ESC/PKOB, Specialized Contracting Branch, Operational Contracting, 104 Barksdale St., Hanscom AFB, 01731-1806

B -- CIVIL ENGINEERING SUPPORT A-76 COST COMPARISON STUDY, HANSCOM AFB, MA DUE 021499 POC Steve Pekunece, Contract Specialist, 781-377-4680; Janice Book, Contracting Officer, 781-377-4592 WEB: ESC Business Opportunities Web Page, http://www.herbb.hanscom.af.mil. E-MAIL: Click Here to E-mail the POC, pekuneces@hanscom.af.mil. Sources are sought to provide Civil Engineering Support services in accordance with the following: On 15 December 98 it was announced under the direction of HQ/AFMC that the 66th Air Base Wing, Civil Engineering Support was to be the subject of an A-76 Cost Comparison Study. The Federal policy for the performance of recurring commercial activities was established in the 1983 Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Circular No. A-76, "Performance of Commercial Activities". The intent of the program is to determine the most efficient and effective method of providing service. The study will determine whether commercial activities should be performed under contract with commercial sources, or in-house, using Government facilities and personnel. Based on this program, sources are sought for Hanscom's Civil Engineering Support for the Electronic Systems Center, 66th Air Base Wing, and various units assigned to Hanscom Air Force Base, MA. Any resultant solicitation may include the following, subject to changedepending on varying mission requirements. Functions performed include: 1) Perform Command Section Management support; 2) Provide Engineering support; 3) Provide Resource Management support; 4) Provide Environmental Functional support; 5) Provide Housing Management support; 6) Provide Base Operations and Facility Maintenance Support. These functions are integrated to provide complete Civil Engineering support to Hanscom's customers while focusing on quality filled practices. This requirement services Hanscom AFB, MA consisting of approximately 846 acres, plus geographically separated units. The duration of this contract, with all options, is anticipated to be five years. The government does not intend to award a contract on the basis of this notification or otherwise pay for any information or inquiry. This synopsis does not constitute a request for proposal, and is not considered to be a commitment by the government. Respondents capable of satisfying the requirements stated herein should send two (2) copiesof their response in writing within 30 days of this publication to Steve Pekunece, ESC/PKOB, 104 Barksdale St., Hanscom AFB, MA 01731-1806. Responses should include a narrative identifying the scope of past and current services contracted for within the past three (3) years and describe capabilities to perform the services described in this synopsis. Firms should ensure their responses are complete and sufficiently detailed to allow the Government to determine the firm's qualifications to perform the defined work. Contractors must identify their business type (i.e. large business, small business, small, disadvantaged business, 8(a) certified business, woman-owned small business). The responses will serve as a basis for the Government's decision to establish this requirement as an 8(a), small business set-aside or unrestricted requirement. SIC Code 8744, Base Maintenance, small business size standard $20.0M, will be used for this acquisition. PLEASE NOTE: THE PRIMARY SOURCE OF INFORMATION REGARDING THIS COST COMPARISON STUDY WILL BE THE HANSCOM ELECTRONIC RFP BULLETIN BOARD (HERBB) which can be found at http://www.herbb.hanscom.af.mil. A Civil Engineering A-76 website will be established on HERBB in the future. Any resulting solicitation will be issued exclusively on this website. Posted 01/14/99 (D-SN288128). (0014)

Loren Data Corp. http://www.ld.com (SYN# 0015 19990119\B-0008.SOL)