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V -- OPERATE TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT OFFICE AT LOS ANGELES AFB SOL F04693-98-R-0049 POC Contact: Colleen Trickey, Contract Specialist (310) 363-6561. Direct all inquiries to LT Derek Blough, Contract Specialist, at (310) 363-2188, FAX (310) 363-2463, or E-Mail at Derek.Blough@LOSANGELES.AF.MIL E-MAIL: click here to contact the Contarct Specialist, Derek.Blough@LOSANGELES.AF.MIL. The 61st Air Base Group (61 ABG) and Space and Missile Systems Center (SMC) are analyzing the management and operation of the current Government-operated Traffic Management Office (TMO) for direct conversion to Contractor performance under OMB Circular A-76. The cost of performance by a contractor will be compared to the cost of performance by current in-house Government personnel to determine the most advantageous method of operating the TMO. This acquisition is being considered as a set-aside under section 8(a) of the Small Business Act. Interested sources are encouraged to respond. If this function is contracted out, the Government anticipates the award of a firm fixed-price contract with a one-year basic period of performance and four one-year option periods. Interested sources must submit a Statement of Capability (SOC) which describes in detail the source's capability to: (1) Perform management functions of passenger travel and household goods movement counseling;- (2) Verify legal entitlements and official authorizations for travel;- (3) Counsel temporary duty and permanent change of station members on transportation entitlements, baggage allowance, special conveyances, customs restrictions, and travel related to Air Mobility Command;- (4) Counsel members on entitlement for shipping personal property;- (5) Coordinate emergency moves; and- (6) Manages the Do It Yourself Program, coordinate with organizations involved in the program, and performs administrative assistance for completion of necessary documents. This requirement services approximately 5,000 military personnel, DOD civilians, and family members. SOCs must be submitted within 30 days of the date of this notice. Each SOC must specify the full name of the company, business size, evidence of section 8(a) eligibility, relevant past performance, and any proposed teaming arrangements. Firms should ensure SOCs are complete and sufficiently detailed to allow the Government to determine the firm's qualifications to perform the defined work and business size eligibility. The SOCs will be the basis for the Government's decision to establish this requirement as a section 8(a) set-aside for competitive acquisition. If adequate responses are not received from 8(a) companies, this requirement will be considered as a small business set-aside. Therefore, replies to this notice are also requested from all small businesses that meet the Standard Industrial Classification (SIC) Code 4789. The size standard for this acquisition is $5 million. Responses to this notice may be made by facsimile at (310)363-2463, or mailed to: SMC/PKO, 400 N. Douglas St., Suite 212E, (Los Angeles AFB), El Segundo, CA 90245-4640. This synopsis is for information and planning purposes only and does not constitute a solicitation, nor is it to be construed as a commitment by the Government to issue a solicitation. A determination by the Government not to contract out this requirement, based on responses to this notice, is solely within the discretion of the Government. The Government will not pay for any effort expended in response to this notice. The estimated award date, if this function is contracted out, is April 1999. Posted 10/08/98 (W-SN260782). (0281)

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