United States Air Force, Air Education and Training Command, Specialized Contracting Squadron, 2021 First Street West, Randolph AFB, TX, 78150-4302

M -- LACKLAND AFB BASE OPERATIONS AND SUPPORT COST STUDY SOL F4168999R0031 DUE 042499 POC Sharon Cooper, Contracting Officer, Phone 210-652-5188, Email sharon.cooper@randolph.af.mil -- Lavonne Shingler, Capt, USAF, Phone 210-652-3551, Fax 210-652-3445, Email lavonne.shingler@randolph.af.mil WEB: Visit this URL for the latest information about this, http://www.eps.gov/cgi-bin/WebObjects/EPS?ACode=R&;ProjID=F4168999R0031 &LocID=467. E-MAIL: Sharon Cooper, sharon.cooper@randolph.af.mil. The Air Education & Training Command (AETC) Contracting Squadron is seeking qualified small businesses, 8(a) contractors, SDB contractors, historically underutilized businesses, women-owned businesses, and historically black colleges and universities and minority institutions under SIC Code 8744 (Size Standard $20 million) to participate in an Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Circular A-76 Cost Comparison study. The study will consist of looking at all personnel, equipment, tools, materials, supervision, and other items and services necessary to perform selected service functions, identified below, for the 37th Training Wing at Lackland AFB, TX. This is the initial market research phase of the study. The A-76 study will involve a performance based, outcome-oriented source selection competition among offerors, with AETC selecting the offer that represents the overall best value to the Government. AETC will then compare the selected offer with the Government_s in-house offer and select the lower price of the two. THIS COST STUDY WILL NOT RESULT IN A CONTRACT AWARD IF GOVERNMENT PERFORMANCE IS CONSIDERED MORE ADVANTAGEOUS. If the results are to contract out, AETC will award only one major contract. AETC is considering the feasibility of setting-aside for small business one of the functions, Marketing and Publicity, in which case a separate award would be made to a small business firm for this one area, with the remaining functions falling under a separate contract award. Please note that AETC has not yet made a decision as to whether the potential acquisition will be set-aside and thus it reserves the right to determine the appropriate method of procuring the services based upon its analysis and evaluation of the responses to current market research. A cost plus incentive type contract is contemplated for the major BOS component. The functional groupings, to support the infrastructure at Lackland AFB as well as requirements being incorporated from the Base Realignment and Closure of Kelly AFB TX aredefined as follows: (PLEASE NOTE THAT THESE AREAS MAY NOT BE ALL ENCOMPASSING) 1) Communications, including DSCS Maintenance, BISS Maintenance, maintenance control, secure communication maintenance, telephone inside and outside maintenance, non-hardened cable maintenance, land mobile radio, support flight, publishing, plan/implementation flight, information systems flight, base network control center, information protection, admin communications and telecommunication center. 2) Services, including, resource management, military support to include combat support, physical fitness, recreation center/ITT, recreation support, general libraries, arts and crafts, and outdoor recreation. 3.) Transportation to include combat readiness. 4.) Civil Engineering, to include dormitory management, air base operability readiness, engineering, housing,, resources, and environmental. 5.) Supply, to include munitions, management and systems flight, materiel storage and distribution flight, material management flight, fuels management flight, and combat operations flight. 6.) Personnel _ military personnel flight, civilian personnel flight, education services flight, and family support center. 7.) Logistics Support. 8.) Operations Support, to include life support, weather flight, current operations flight, and quality assurance. Only offerors interested in submitting a proposal for the entire requirement should respond with a _capability statement_ identifying their size status and detailing all of their relevant technical qualifications. In the capability statement, firms should include, as a minimum: 1) Information relative to past performance and experience, both governmental and commercial, in performing major operating and maintenance contracts. This information should include detailed references (contract numbers, descriptions of services, types of contracts, and points of contact, to include the names and phone numbers) of major clients; 2) Experience and capabilities in managing a large and functionally diverse workforce; 3) Experience and capabilities in mobilizing an extensive and varied work force, including personnel at management level, in a new geographic area; 4) Information regarding the firm_s accounting system, including its adequacy to track costs for a cost reimbursement or fixed-price incentive (firm type) contract; and 5) Information demonstrating the firm_s ability to finance a large service contract. This information should include sufficient financial capacity, working capital, and other financial, technical and management resources to perform the contract without financial assistance from the Government. Documentation should provide evidence of sufficient capital and cash flow to carry the government account receivable for at least 90 calendar days from government receipt of a proper invoice. In addition to the capabilities statement, the firm should include it_s name, address, and a point of contact (POC), as well as the POC_s telephone number, FAX number, and e-mail address. Please ensure that AETC receives the capabilities statement not later than close of business 24 April 99. The response should be simultaneously e-mailed to Ms. Sharon Cooper (sharon.cooper@randolph.af.mil) and Capt Lavonne Shingler (lavonne.shingler@randolph.af.mil). The mailing address for all individuals listed above is AETC CONS/LGCK, 2035 FIRST STREET WEST, RANDOLPH AFB, TX 78150-4303; FAX (210) 652-7151. No telephone inquires accepted. For additional contracting opportunities, please access the AETC Contracting Home Page on the internet at http://www-contracting.aetc.af.mil/cgi-bin/afbop. Please note that all prospective contractors must be registered in the Central Contractor Registration (CCR) database in order to be eligible for award of a Department of Defense contract, basic agreement, basic ordering agreement or blanket purchase agreement. To learn more about this CCR requirement and how to register, please visit the CCR internet website at http://ccr.edi.disa.mil or call 1-888-227-2423 Posted 03/31/99 (D-SN314823). (0090)

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