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J -- CONTRACTOR OPERATIONS AND MAINTENANCE SERVICES (COMS)FOR SURFACE WARFARE OFFICERS SCHOOL COMMAND (SWOSOLCOM), NEWPORT SOL N61339-99-R-0008 DUE 021099 POC Contract Specialist -- Phil Coffin, 407-380-4419, Fax 407-380-4031, Contracting Officer -Jerry Miller, 407-380-8383, Fax 407-380-4031 WEB: NAWCTSD OPEN ACQUISITIONS, http://www.ntsc.navy.mil/contract/rfp/index.cfm. E-MAIL: Phil Coffin, Contract Specialist, Code 25722, CoffinPC@navair.navy.mil. The RFP will be available electronically at www.ntsc.navy.mil/contract/rfp/index.cfm The estimated date for posting the RFP is on or before 2 Dec 1998. The title of the RFP is "Surface COMS Recompete -- Newport". There are no hard copies available for distribution. [It should be noted that the draft of this RFP has been posted at this site since 3 Sep 1998.] The services will be acquired using full and open competition and will be negotiated using a "tradeoff process", which permits tradeoffs among price and non-cost factors, and allows the Government to accept other than the lowest priced proposal, as appropriate. Reference paragraph M.2 of the solicitation entitled "AWARD BASIS" for a description of the factors and their relationships. There will be mobilization period followed by yearly option periods followed by a period of transition. The total contract period of performance will not exceed 60 months. There will be a pre-proposal conference combined with a site survey. Carefully follow the directions of paragraph L.6 of the solicitation entitled "PRE-PROPOSAL CONFERENCE/SITE VISIT" for procedures related to this visit. Also, frequently review the web site shown above, specifically the category entitled "Sources Sought/Market Survey Notices" for an information notice entitled "Information Area -- Surface COMS Recompetes". This is where directions relating to the conduct of the acquisition will remain current. This is also where directions for the pre-proposal conference will be posted. IT IS CRITICALLY IMPORTANT THAT THIS WEB SITE BE FREQUENTLY ACCESSED IN ORDER FOR PARTICIPANTS IN THIS ACQUISITION TO STAY CURRENT AS THIS IS THE ONLY MEANS BY WHICH THE GOVERNMENT WILL PROVIDE UPDATES ON THIS ACQUISITION. This acquisition differs from previous surface COMS competition in several critical areas: 1) Trade-off (that is, other than low-cost, technically acceptable) selection will take place. 2) Alternate proposals are authorized. 3) We are employing a Statement of Objectives (SOO) and a Training Systems Requirements Document (TSRD). The Offeror will write the Statement of Work (SOW) and a Quality Assurance Process for evaluation. 4) Oral presentations are required. 5) Periods of performance are priced in Section B, not individual devices. Individual device pricing will appear in an attachment. In view of these differences, Section L must be reviewed very carefully and in its entirety as it pertains to the proposal process. Posted 11/17/98 (W-SN272289). (0321)

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