U.S. Army Industrial Operations Command, Attn: AMSIO-ACA-R, Bldg. 350, 5th Floor, Rock Island, IL 61299-6000

M -- OPERATION/AMMUNITION FACILITIES POC Contract Specialist: Shirlene Wise (309) 782-3764, Contracting Officer: Patricia F. Martel (309) 782-6628 WEB: click here to download a copy of the RFP, http://www4.ioc.army.mil/scripts/padds_web/open4.asp. E-MAIL: click here to contact the contracting officer via, wises@ioc.army.mil. Service Code: M151 Service Description (1): Operation/Ammunition Facilities Service Description (2): This notice provides additional information beyond that which was previously published 20 Oct 98 in our Market Survey/Sources Sought synopsis on the CBDNet. The Industrial Operations Command (IOC) has a requirement for services: Demilitarization and Renovation of Conventional Ammunition, Ammunition Supply Depot Operations, MILVAN Repair and Tenant Support. The work is currently performed at the Hawthorne Army Depot, Hawthorne, Nevada. The solicitation will include a performance based statement of work that will allow offerors considerable latitude to propose innovative approaches, based on their expertise and experience. Under the auspices of the Armament Retooling and Manufacturing Support (ARMS) Act, the IOC anticipates providing rent free use of the Hawthorne Army Depot via a no-cost Facilities Use Contract if an offeror desires to use the depot to satisfy the IOC's requirements. The no-cost Facilities Use Contract will require maintenance of the government-owned facilities that the contractor intends to use. Hawthorne Army Depot is located in the west central part of Nevada close to the California state line. It is approximately two hours southeast of Reno on US Highway 95. FACTS: Area Leased/Owned (Acres): 147,000 Floor Space: 7.6M Sq. Ft. Buildings: 178 Igloos: 2,427 BRIEF HISTORY: Established in early 1930 after the Lake Denmark, New Jersey explosion which injured hundreds in nearby towns. Employment was at its highest at 5,625 in 1945. Converted to government-owned, contractor-operated (GOCO) on December 1, 1980. The Western Area Demilitarization Facility located at Hawthorne is the premiere resource recovery and recycling center of conventional ammunition. Hawthorne has an ammunition surveillance program and is a Tier II cadre site that maintains additional war reserve stocks. Hawthorne covers approximately 226 square miles, providing ample room for expansion, and is divided into three ammunition storage and production areas, plus an industrial area housing command headquarters, facilities engineering shops, etc. HWAD claims to be the "Worlds Largest Depot" and is the largest industrial activity in the state of Nevada. Tier II facilities store War Reserve ammunition to be used after the first 30 days. They are partially staffed in peacetime, but would increase staffing when needed. The IOC is holding a presolicitation conference on 12 Jan 99 at 1:00 pm Pacific Standard Time, at Hawthorne Army Depot, Hawthorne, Nevada. The plant tour will commence on 13 Jan 99. There may be multiple tours based on the number of interested personnel. Interested parties are invited to attend- attendance is limited to three personnel per firm. Please provide the following by electronic mail to wises@ioc.army.mil not later than 24 Dec 98: name of your firm, name and title of attendees, who will participate in the plant tour, and an electronic mail address to which we may mail our past performance questionnaire. Questions generated during the presolicitation conference and plant tour will be submitted in writing. The questions and answers will be posted on the web at the following site under the title Depot/Demil 2000: http://www.ioc.army.mil/ac/aais/ioc/solinfo/sow/sow.htm. After conclusion of the plant tour, offerors will have until 18 Feb 99 to electronically submit industry concept papers. We are interested in your approach to meeting our needs. Posted 12/02/98 (W-SN276240). (0336)

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