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D -- INDEPENDENT VERIFICATION & VALIDATION & SECURITY ENGINEERING CERTIFICATION & PRODUCT EVALUATION FACILITY SOL DAHA90-99-R-0003 DUE 020199 POC Contract Specialist Carolyn Baltimore (703) 681-0603 (Site Code DAHA90) The Reserve Component Automation System (RCAS) Program Management Office (PMO) requires a team consisting of personnel, technical methods, and a Product Evaluation Facility to provide Independent Verification and Validation (IV&V), and Security Engineering Certification Accreditation Services. This requirement is a follow-on to a technical support contract. Contract award will be made on a "best value" basis. The Evaluation factors, in descending priority are: (1) Technical Proposals for overall Statement of Work (2) Past Performance, and (3) Management Proposal. Cost proposals will not be rated; however, they will be evaluated as to the reasonableness and realism of the cost estimates. A detailed description of the factors wil be cited in the solicitation. The contract resulting from this solicitation will be fixed price with cost reimbursable items and will cover a base year (1 April 99 30 Sep 99) and four one year option periods. This is a 100% Small Business Set- Aside. The SIC Code applicable to this solicitation is SIC Code 7379. The small business size standard is $18 million. Requests for a copy of this solicitation must be made in writing, on company letterhead which includes mailing address, telephone and fax numbers, and e-mail address if available to Carolyn E. Baltimore, Contract Specialist or Maj. Deborah Shaw, Contracting Officer, NGB-AQC-(Army), Skyline VI, Suite 401B, 5109 Leesburg Pike, Falls Church, VA 22041-3201. Mail or facsmile (703-681-0669 or 0668) requests must be directed to the Contract Specialist and the Contracting Officer, and must reference the solicitation number (DAHA90-99-R-0003) and must contain the size status of requester. NO TELEPHONE REQUESTS WILL BE ACCEPTED. Limited quantities of the solicitation are available; therefore, copies will be mailed only to the first twenty-five (25) respondees. Numbered Note 1 applies; Numbererd Note 26 does not apply since this requirement includes proposed line items which cannot be fixed priced. Posted 01/05/99 (I-SN285182). (0005)

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