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15 -- AIRCRAFT MAINTENANCE SOL N00019-99-R-1169 DUE 033199 POC Mr. John Lewis, 301-757-8964/Ms. Catherine M. Haddon, Contracting Officer,301-757-8965 WEB: Naval Air Systems Command Business Opportunities, www.navair.navy.mil. E-MAIL: Point of Contact e-mail, lewisjd4@navair.navy.mil. 1. The Naval Air Systems Command has released a DRAFT SOLICITATION, N00019-99-R-1169, for Industry comment. This draft solicitation is for the Depot Level Maintenance support for the Navy and Air Force C-9 aircraft fleets of a total of 52 aircraft. The anticipated solicitation will be for a seven-year contract beginning 1 February 2000. The period of performance will be a base year plus six (6) one year options. The resultant contract will be a Fixed Price Requirements contract with Cost reimbursement provisions (predominately material). In addition to the scheduled heavy maintenance, to include conditional maintenance, the Contractor will be required to provide, as necessary, permanent technical representatives at specific Navy/Air Force operating sites (CONUS and OCONUS); Drop-in repair; Field Team repair; aircraft modification capability to include engineering development of any required modification, Engineering Change Proposal development and preparation and installation of the modification in theaircraft. Technical manual revisions would also be required. Since the Air Force C-9C aircraft will have classified equipment the successful contractor will be required to obtain, as a minimum, a secret security clearance. The draft solicitation may be obtained at the following Internet web site: www.navair.navy.mil, under "Business Opportunities". The draft solicitation currently consists of Sections B through K (except section J) and the Specifications. As additional sections are developed the draft solicitation on-line will be revised and industry notified through the CBD. We are requesting industry comments by the end of March in order that they may be evaluated and incorporated, as necessary, into the final solicitation. One major issue of which we are specifically concerned is the re-orientation of the procurement toward commercial practices. Industry is particularly encouraged to provide comments as to how the C-9 re-compete may be revised to incorporate commercial practices. The final solicitation isexpected to be released in late April or early May 1999. No alternate proposals will be considered. Posted 02/24/99 (W-SN301661). (0055)

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