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D -- TOTAL ENGINEERING AND INTEGRATION SERVICES (TEIS) SOL DAAB07-98-R-0022 DUE 060299 POC Barbara J. Trujillo, Contract Specialist (520) 538-7472; Sandra K. Wilde, Contracting Officer, (520) 533-2232 (Site Code DAAB07) This presolicitation notice is a follow-on to the special notice published in the Commerce Business Daily on July 30, 1998 with subject "Consolidation of Requirements-Information Technology Services". This notice is for non- personal information technology systems engineering, information systems integration, systems analysis, technical, quality assurance and test, training, installation support, security engineering, and software development intrinsic to engineering tasks at Continental United States (CONUS) and Outside CONUS (OCONUS) locations in support of the U.S. Army Communications-Electronics Command (CECOM) and the U.S. Army Information Systems Engineering Command (USAISEC) and its supported customers. The objective of this acquisition is to provide integral support to USAISEC's mission. This acquisition will consist of a consolidation of the following existing contractual vehicles: Information Mission Area (IMA) contract DAEA32-95-D-0001, Science Applications International Corporation (SAIC); Technical Integration Engineering Support (TIES) contracts DAAB07-98-D- 0005, EER Systems Inc. and DAAB07-98-D-0006, Research Analysis and Maintenance, Inc.; Quality Assurance, Acceptance Testing and Test and Evaluation (QAATTE) contracts DAAB07-97-D-0002, Correa Enterprises and DAAB07-97-D-0003, FC Business Systems; and Information Security Engineering (INFOSEC) contract DAAB07-97-D-0001, J.G. Van Dyke and Associates. The acquisition is titled Total Engineering and Integration Services (TEIS) (pronouned "tease"). The anticipated period of performance is a 60 day phase-in period and a base period plus four option periods commencing on or about 1 January 2000 for a total of five or up to ten years. The government intends to have multiple awards up to three contracts with one partial small business set-aside with a goal of 30% of the total contract value. The contract type intended is an indefinite delivery, indefinite quantity contract with fixed priced (prenegotiated loaded hourly labor rates) and reimbursable and cost reimbursable contract line items. The government intends on applying the Standard Industrial Classification (SIC) code 4813-Telephone Communications, Except for Radiotelephone, small business size standard 1,500 employees to this acquisition. A top secret facility clearance will be required with access to classified information at a level up to and including Top Secret and Sensitive Compartmented Information (SCI). This acquisition will be conducted on the CECOM Acquisition Center's Business Opportunities Page (BOP) at internet site "http://acbop.monmouth.army.mil/". For assistance with the BOP webpage call 1-888-414-2677. Hard copies of documents will not be provided. The CECOM Acquisition Center, Southwest Operations Office intends on releasing a Draft SOW (DSOW) on or about September 18, 1998. The DSOW will be located, in Microsoft Word for Windows 97 format, at the solicitation as a solicitation message. In order to locate this message, go to the solicitation then click on the "blue arrow". Industry comments regarding the DSOW, the acquisition strategy, and any other pertinent issues regarding this acquisition are encouraged. Comments can be submitted to the Contracting Officer's attention via e-mail to "wildes@emh1.hqisec.army.mil" or via facsimile to (520) 538-7471. The following abbreviated milestones (subject to change) are provided for your planning purposes: Draft Request for Proposal (RFP), February 1999; Presolicitation Conference, March 1999; Final RFP, May 1999; and Contract Award, August 1999. Vendors are encouraged to monitor the status of this acquisition on the CECOM BOP. The technical point of contact for USAISEC mission and technical aspects of this acquisition is Dr. Frank Jenia, USAISEC Technical Director at (520) 538-8792. Contact the contracting officer for contractual issues. See Notes 2 and 26. Posted 09/16/98 (I-SN250662). (0259)

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