Commander, Pacific Division, Naval Facilities Engineering Command, Contracts Department, Bldg. 57, Code 024, Pearl Harbor, Hawaii 96860-7300

M -- BASE OPERATIONS SUPPORT (BOS) SERVICES, VARIOUS ACTIVITIES, TERRITORY OF GUAM SOL N62742-98-R-1803 POC Mr. James Gordon, Contracting Officer, Pacific Division, Naval Facilities Engineering Command, Building 57, Pearl Harbor, HI 96860-7300 (Code 024). Telephone (808) 471-9472 or Ms. Jill Nii at (808) 474-2038. EMAIL ADD: guama76@efdpac.navfac.navy.mil WEB: Click here to download a copy of the synopsis, http://www.efdpac.navfac.navy.mil/divisions/guam/C09g.htm. E-MAIL: click here to contact our office, guama76@efdpac.navfac.navy.mil. N62742-98-R-1803, BASE OPERATIONS SUPPORT (BOS) SERVICES, Various Activities, Territory of Guam. This solicitation may result in the award of a combination Firm Fixed-Price (FFP), Time and Materials (T&M) and Indefinite Quantity (IQ) type contract with Award Fee provisions with full performance starting 1 October 1999. The estimated date of contract award is 29 July 1999. The U.S. Navy seeks interested parties for this request for proposal (RFP) relevant to this solicitation for a major Base Operating Support (BOS) services contract to support Naval Facilities on the Territory of Guam. This acquisition is an A-76 cost comparison study that will comply with the procedures prescribed in Office of Management and Budget Circular No. A-76, the "Commercial Activities" (CA) program. This A-76 cost comparison study will examine the possibility of converting Government "in-house" operations to contractor operations. It will result in a cost comparison between Government and private sector providers for the services involved. Current Guam service activities to be replaced by this contract are provided by a mixed force of approximately 2,263 military personnel and Government employees. The required BOS services will provide management and administration of services performed in 15 functional areas. Operations will include Administrative Services; Contingency Preparedness; Engineering & MRP Management Services; Buildings and Structures Maintenance/Repair; Transportation Services; Environmental Services; Steam and Demineralized Water Services; Electrical Services; Potable Water Services; Wastewater Services; Housing Operations & Maintenance; Food Services; Family Services Center; Morale, Welfare, & Recreation Services; Supply Services; Ordnance Services and Waterfront Operations. These functional areas describe nearly all of the non-core mission support functions for the Navy on Guam. A draft of the Performance Work Statement (PWS) is located on the Internet at the following address http://www.efdpac.navfac.navy.mil/divisions/guam/pws05.html. The proposed contract is to be awarded approximately 29 July 1999, with a mobilization and phase-in period of 2 months, leading to full performance on 1 October 1999. The contract will consist of a base period plus 7 option periods for a total of 86 months. The Government intends to select a 'Best Value' contractor through formal source selection procedures. This contractor will compete against the Government's Most Efficient Organization (MEO) to determine who can provide the services sanctioned under this CA study at the greatest cost benefit to the Government. This procurement will take the performance based language trend to its next logical conclusion, namely an "Outcome Oriented Specification" (OOS). The OOS will describe the general end results desired, as opposed to the specific actions required to deliver those results. The OOS tells the proposer only the "outcomes" desired, and not the "what" or the "how", to pursue those outcomes. The outcome oriented contracting approach places additional burdens upon any proposer however, this approach is believed to offer maximum flexibility for the contractor (and Government) innovation. In a sense we will be asking proposers to start from scratch and build the services and operations that they will provide to fulfill the Government's outcomes. It will be up to the proposer to determine the details of what they will do and the methodology that they will use to meet the stated outcomes without the constraints of our historically prescriptive specifications. The open architecture of the OOS will be definitized by the proposer's method of operations. We are inviting service providers to propose innovative methodologies based on industry's best practices and experience. The PWS will specify if there are services that will be mandatory for the contractor to provide (which is a small amount in relation to the total project). The rest of the services to be provided will be left to the proposer's innovation and experience in the field, to devise a plan to meet the Government's desired outcomes. This concept is essentially a design-build process for services. This approach will be complemented by the award fee structure to powerfully incentivize the contractor to meet the Government's desires while, allowing maximum flexibility in the method. Beginning 30 January 1998, potential proposers have been provided access to the Technical Reference Library that contains unclassified information, including U.S. Government references listed in the contract (e.g., regulations, manuals, drawings, instructions and procedures). The reference materials will be maintained by the ISSOT contractor on Guam for the duration of this CA study. The library is open Monday through Friday from 8:00 AM to 3:00 PM and is located at COMNAVMAR HQ Bldg. 3190, telephone (671) 339-6640. For additional details about the Technical Reference Library refer to our Data Pack webpage at http://www.efdpac.navfac.navy.mil/divisions/guam/Data01.htm. The Standard Industrial Code is 8744 and the annual size standard is $20 million. The RFP will be available and issued over the Internet at the following address http://www.efdpac.navfac.navy.mil/divisions/guam/C09g.htm and by CD-ROM media on or about 13 July 1998. Cost of the CD-ROM version is $40 per copy. Offerors interested in obtaining the CD-ROM version must submit their requests via email to guama76@efdpac.navfac.navy.mil not later than 18 June 1998, refer to the company "Registration" button at http://www.efdpac.navfac.navy.mil/divisions/guam/rfp.htm on the Internet website. Provide your company name, address, point of contact, area code and phone number. Payment must be received by our office at Pacific Division, Naval Facilities Engineering Command, Contracts Department Code 024:JG, Bldg. 57 Makalapa, Pearl Harbor, HI 96860-7300 prior to issuance of the RFP. Payment for CD-ROM should be paid by check payable to "U.S. Treasury". Paper copies of the solicitation will not be provided. It is the proposer's responsibility to check the Internet website address stated above in order to be notified of any changes to this solicitation. Amendments to the solicitation will be issued via our Internet website and mailed to contractor's that requested and paid for the CD-ROM version of the RFP. Prospective respondents may register via our website to be notified of any changes to this solicitation. A pre-proposal conference and site visit will be conducted on Guam August 3rd -- 7th 1998. Prospective offerors should provide notification via email to guama76@efdpac.navfac.navy.mil not later than 22 July 1998 of contractor personnel who plan to attend. The agenda and location for the conference will be posted to our Internet website on or about 13 July 1998 (by the RFP release date). Request for additional information may be addressed to the attention of Mr. James Gordon via email at guama76@efdpac.navfac.navy.mil or fax at (808) 471-4391. Closing time for receipt of proposals is 2:00 PM HST, 14 October 1998 at Pacific Division, Naval Facilities Engineering Command, Building 57, Pearl Harbor, HI 96860-7300 (Code 024). (0163)

Loren Data Corp. http://www.ld.com (SYN# 0059 19980616\M-0001.SOL)