Department of the Navy, NAWCAD Contracts Competency Division, Villa Road, Bldg. 8110, St. Inigoes, Maryland 20684-0010

R -- TECHNICAL AND ENGINEERING SERVICES TO SUPPORT SPECIAL COMMUNICATIONS PROGRAMS SOL N00421-98-R-1201 POC Josephine Scully, Contract Specialist, (301) 862-8117 E-MAIL: ScullyJA@navair.navy.mil, ScullyJA@navair.navy.mil. The Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division (NAWCAD), St. Inigoes, MD has a requirement for technical, engineering, management and professional services for the Special Communications Requirements Branch to support Special Communications Programs of the DoD, Joint Services and Federal Agencies. The services include performing various engineering, design, development, acquisition, integration and installation tasks relating to communication-electronics (C-E) and information transfer systems for Special Communication Programs. The contract type is anticipated to be a cost plus fixed fee with an estimated level of effort of 835,000 man-hours for a total of five years, with the requirement that a minimum of 15% of the total estimated contract value be subcontracted to small, small disadvantaged and woman owned businesses. The period of performance will be for a base period of 12 months (commencing on 1 October 1999 and running through 30 September 2000) with four one-year options (running from 1 October2000 through 30 September 2004). It is anticipated that this solicitation will be released 22 April 1999. This requirement is a follow-on to contract N00140-95-C-L036 in which Booz-Allen and Hamilton is the incumbent. All interested firms must have or be able to obtain a SECRET facility clearance. "The Navy intends to release the solicitation, including any subsequent amendments, via the Internet. The solicitation will reside on the NAVAIR Home Page located on the World Wide Web (WWW). The WWW server may be accessed using client browsers such as NETSCAPE and INTERNET EXPLORER. The WWW address, or URL, for the NAVAIR Home page is: http://www.navair.navy.mil. To access the solicitation, select "Business opportunities" under General Information, and then "NAVAIR Washington, D.C. contracts" . In addition to the availability of the solicitation for downloading at this Internet site, the Navy will also E-Mail a notification of release of the solicitation and any subsequent amendments to all prospective offerors who submit a request to register for this information via E-Mail. Such requests for this solicitation should be sent to ScullyJA@navair.navy.mil. When submitting E-Mail requests, please include the following information so that we may compile a Bidder's Mailing List; 1. Company Name 2. Company address 3. E-Mail Address 4. Point of Contact, phone number and fax number. IN THE INTEREST OF ACQUISITION STREAMLINING, PROSPECTIVE OFFERORS ARE STRONGLY ENCOURAGED TO USE THE INTERNET TO SUBMIT REQUESTS RELATIVE TO THIS SOLICITATION. TELEPHONE REQUESTS FOR THE SOLICITATION WILL NEITHER BE ACCEPTED NOR RETURNED. A PAPER COPY OF THE SOLICITATION WILL BE PROVIDED ONLY ON AN EXCEPTION BASIS. A written request for a paper copy, if necessary, may be sent to: Josephine Scully, Contracts 2.5.4.1.2.1, Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division, Building 8110, Villa Road, St. Inigoes, MD 20684-0010 (Attention NAWCAD Synopsis N00421-98-R-1201). Posted 03/12/99 (W-SN307853). (0071)

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