SPAWARSYSCEN-Charleston, PO Box 190022, N. Charleston, SC 29419-9022

R -- HARDWARE INTEGRATON, SYSTEMS ENGINEERING, SOFTWARE ENGINEERING AND SOFTWARE INTEGRATION AND TECHNICAL SUPPORT SERVICES FOR JOINT UAV OPERATIONS-POTENTIAL SOURCES SOUGHT SOL N65236-98-R-0501 DUE 123198 POC Penny Leya, Code 1117PL, (843)974-5927; Contracting Officer Joliene Bowers E-MAIL: http://www.spawar.navy.mil, leyap@spawar.navy.mil. SPAWARSYSCEN Charleston is soliciting information from potential sources for Joint Operations; Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) operations and training; Cryptologic operations; Electronic Support (ES) operations; Electronic Attack (EA) operations; and Intelligence operations; Virtual Reality Systems; Signal exploitation; and surveillance activities support. Systems to be supported include Imagery systems, Electronic Warfare support systems, Cryptologic systems, Exploitation systems, Display systems, Information Warfare (IW)/Command and Control Warfare (C2W) systems, Intelligence systems, Electronic Attack (EA)/Electronic Countermeasures Equipment and Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Systems and Payloads. The primary focus of this acquisition will be for imagery systems, intelligence visualization, training and the prototype/limited production efforts directed towards UAV systems and payload integration, analysis, design, modeling, software/hardware development, integration, test/evaluation, intelligence dissemination, cryptologic, electronic warfare (EW) and intelligence sensors and processing systems. Potential sources must demonstrate capability to have facilities located within one (1) hour's driving time of: SPAWARSYSCEN Charleston, SC; National Maritime Center at Suitland, MD; Central Intelligence Agency at Washington, DC; McDill AFB at Tampa, FL; Langley AFB at Langley, VA; Naval Security Group Activity at Fort Belvoir, MD; Patuxent River Naval Air Station, Lexington Park, MD; Randolph Air Force Base, San Antonio, TX, and Nellis Air Force Base, North Las Vegas, NV. These facilities will require a minimum of a Secret Facility Clearance and one or more may require Top Secret Facility Clearance. This acquisition will require fifteen or more contractor employees with clearance at the Top Secret SCI level. The period of performance will for a 12-month base period and two 1-year options. This notice is for planning purposes only. If satisfactory responses are received, a solicitation may be issued for an indefinite delivery, indefinite quantity type contract with cost plus fixed fee task orders. Firms are invited to submit appropriate documentation, literature, brochures, and references that support they possess the required specialized experience with the above systems and capabilities necessary to meet or exceed stated requirements. Responses shall be submitted to SPAWARSYSCEN, Charleston, Code 1117PL, P.O. Box 190022, North Charleston, SC 29419-9022, or by electronic mail to leyap@spawar.navy.mil. (Request that name of firm be stated in subject line of e-mail message). Responses must include the following: 1) name and address of firm; (2) size of business: average annual revenue for past three years and number of employees; (3) ownership: Large, Small, Small Disadvantaged, 8(a), and/or Woman-Owned; (4) number of years in business; (5) technical capability; (6) affiliate information: parent corporation, joint venture partners, potential teaming partners, prime contractor (if potential sub) or subcontractors (if potential prime); (7) a list of customers covering the past 5 years; highlight relevant work including a summary of work performed, contract number, contract type, dollar value for each customer reference, and customer point of contact with phone number. THIS SYNOPSIS IS FOR INFORMATION AND PLANNING PURPOSES AND IS NOT TO BE CONSTRUED AS A COMMITMENT BY THE GOVERNMENT. THIS IS NOT A SOLICITATION ANNOUNCEMENT FOR PROPOSALS AND NO CONTRACT WILL BE AWARDED FROM THIS ANNOUNCEMENT. NO REIMBURSEMENT WILL BE MADE FOR ANY COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH PROVIDING INFORMATION IN RESPONSE TO THIS ANNOUNCEMENT AND ANY FOLLOW-UP INFORMATION REQUESTS. RESPONDENTS WILL NOT BE NOTIFIED OF THE RESULTS OF THE EVALUATION. RESPONDENTS DEEMED FULL QUALIFIED WILL BE CONSIDERED IN ANY RESULTING SOLICITATION FOR THE REQUIREMENT. THE GOVERNMENT RESERVES THE RIGHT TO CONSIDER A SMALL BUSINESS SET-ASIDE OR 8(A) SET-ASIDE BASED ON RESPONSES HERETO. THE APPLICABLE SIC CODE IS 8711 WITH A SIZE STANDARD OF $20 MILLION IN ANNUAL RECEIPTS. CLOSING DATE FOR RESPONSES IS 31 DECEMBER 1998. Posted 12/21/98 (W-SN282094). (0355)

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