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A -- ENGINEERING DEVELOPMENT IN SUPPORT OF ADVANCED SONAR DEVELOPMENT SOL N66604-99-R-1305 DUE 011299 POC R. Hall, Contracting Officer at (401) 832-1522; FAX (401) 832-4820. WEB: Naval Undersea Warfare Center Division, Newport, http://www.npt.nuwc.navy.mil/contract/. E-MAIL: Richard Hall, Contracting Officer, hallrl@npt.nuwc.navy.mil. Five year cost plus fixed fee, indefinite delivery contract for approximately 205,000 manhours (22 manyears), beginning in May 1999. Services will include system technical definition, technical investigations and studies, configuration management, integrated logistics support, test and evaluation (not related to acceptance), design and fabrication of fixtures, development of experimental transducers and arrays, modeling, design drafting, and maintenance of program technical data. No organizational conflict of interest is present. Skills include acoustic, electrical, mechanical and sonar systems engineers, configuration management specialists, technicians, drafters and administrative support. The contractor(s) will work closely with Government personnel at NAVUNSEAWARCENDIV Newport, RI. The solicitation will include provisions for possible multiple awards and two-step written and oral proposals. The contract(s) will be awarded without discussion if possible. Our department no longer issues solicitations or amendments in paper form. Instead, they may be accessed at our web site http://www.npt.nuwc.navy.mil/contracts. We also provide electronic access in our Bid Room. Estimated RFP release date: 11 JAN 1999; SIC Code: 8711. Posted 12/15/98 (W-SN280292). (0349)

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