Commander, U.S. Army Aviation and Missile Command, Acquisition Center, Research Development and Engineering Center, Redstone Arsenal, AL 35898-5000

H -- CONFORMANCE INSPECTION SERVICES SOL DAAH23-98-R-R001 POC Vicki Sullivan, Contract Specialist, 256/842-7506, Richard Williams Contracting Officer, 256/876-5207 The U.S. Army Aviation and Missile Command (AMCOM) anticipates a requirement for Conformance Inspection Services of designated aircraft parts for all Army aircraft systems (rotary and fixed-wing) and similar aircraft equipment for other Government agencies and services in support of the Army's Flight Safety Parts program. Conformance Inspections are to be performed on production samples to determine compliance to the Spares Technical Data Packages (TDPs) from which the parts were manufactured. Typical inspection requirements include dimensional, material, processes/finishes/coatings, and other inspections. Metallurgical evaluations shall be performed where necessary. A report documenting all activities and results shall be required for each inspection. The contractor shall have the capability to perform conformance inspection of aircraft components/assemblies at a rate of twenty (20) inspections per month. The Government shall provide only the inspection parts as Government Furnished Property (GFP), and the required Government Furnished Data (GFD) (i.e. TDPs, Technical Direction Orders -- TDOs). The Contractor is required to provide all resources (i.e. facilities, equipment, instrumentation, resources, manpower, etc.) necessary to perform all examinations, tests, and analyses of components. The Contractor shall use industry standard measurement equipment and instrumentation to perform the required conformance inspections. Metallurgical analyses shall be performed using state-of-the-art equipment capable of measuring characteristics/composition of the selected inspection specimens. This anticipated Cost-Plus-Fixed-Fee (level-of-effort) contract shall be solicited as a 100% Small Business Set-Aside under applicable SIC code 8731 and associated size standard of 1000 employees.. A single award shall be made as a result of this solicitation. The period of performance for the resulting contract will be from date of award through 12 months for the basic effort and will include five options, one for the firstyear and one each for four option years. Approximately 240 Conformance Inspections shall be performed per year. The total period of performance of the contract, if all options are exercised, shall not exceed five (5) years. ESTIMATED date of Request for Proposals (RFP) DAAH23-98-R-R001 release is 19 Oct 1998. The RFP, when issued, will be available on the World Wide Web (WWW), via the AMCOM Acquisition Center Contracting Information System. IT IS THE OFFEROR'S RESPONSIBILITY TO PERIODICALLY CHECK THE WWW FOR SOLICITATION RELEASE (AND AMENDMENTS IF APPLICABLE). No further notice will be given. The Contracting Information System may be accessed through the AMCOM Acquisition Center Home Page at the following WWW address: https://wwwproc.redstone.army.mil/acquisition. To accept the cite certificate, select "Next" 4 times, and "Finish" to enter the Acquisition Center website. At the homepage, select "Contracting Information System". Finally, select "Solicitations". IT IS THE INTENTION TO FULLY UTILIZE THE WWW TOISSUE THE SOLICITATION AND AMENDMENTS, AND OFFERORS ARE STRONGLY ENCOURAGED TO ACCESS THE WWW FOR OBTAINING THE SOLICITATION, AND AMENDMENTS, WHEN ISSUED. A hardcopy of the solicitation will also be placed in a reading room upon issuance to the WWW. However, should this prove an untenable hardship, hard copies of the RFP shall be provided on a case-by-case basis upon specific written request but shall in no means be construed as a basis for extension of the proposal receipt date. No telephone requests will be honored, but requests may be submitted via e-mail to sullivan-vc@redstone.army.mil or by facsimile to 256/842-6052. All responsible sources may submit an offer which shall be considered by the Agency. A reading room, entitled Conformance Inspection Services, will be available for this requirement. This facility is located in the Redstone Scientific Information Center (RSIC), Bldg. 4484, third floor. Point of Contact is Ms. Gwen Wallace at 256/842-8446 or fax 256/876-6000 for reading room appointments, which will be made on a first-come, first-serve basis. Reading room hours are 0830-1130 or 1230-1530, Monday through Thursday, except Federal Holidays. Appointments shall not exceed three hours and are limited to no more than four people. U.S. citizens representing wholly owned U.S. companies or U.S. entities may review unclassified information with reproduction allowed. RSIC provides equipment and monitors for site reproduction. Please send company header facsimile to 256/876-6000, ATTN: Gwen Wallace, prior to appointment stating the company's CAGE code, and that person(s) visiting are U.S. citizens and company is a wholly owned U.S. company. Representatives of foreign owned companies/entities and non-U.S. citizens must get specific approval through intelligence and security channels. SEE Numbered Note 1. Posted 09/28/98 (W-SN255442). (0271)

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