United States Air Force, Air Force Space Command, 30CONS, Blgd 7015, STE 2D, Vandenberg AFB, CA, 93437-5221

R -- NETWORK MANAGEMENT OPERATIONS TO PROVIDE LAUNCH COMMUNICATIONS SOL F04684-99-R-0015 POC Roberta Halls, Contract Specialist, Phone (805)605-0488, Fax (805) 922-1703, Email hallsr@vafb5a.vafb.af.mil -- Pat Ryun, Contracting Officer, Phone COMM 805.606.6966, Fax COMM 805.922.1703, Email WEB: Visit this URL for the latest information about this, http://www.eps.gov/cgi-bin/WebObjects/EPS?ACode=R&;ProjID=F04684-99-R-0 015&LocID=528. E-MAIL: Roberta Halls, hallsr@vafb5a.vafb.af.mil. This notice amends a previous notice issued 9 Mar 99. Special Notice to Small Businesses: Small Businesses with the required technical expertise are encouraged to participate in this acquisition. Any small business intending to propose, either alone or using the new affiliation and teaming rules issued by SBA, are invited to give a capability presentation to the government (limited to 1 hour). Under the new rules, small businesses may now affiliate or team together with large business subcontractors when at least 50% of the services will be performed by the collective efforts of all small business members of the team. Contact the Contract Specialist or the Contracting Officer no later than 12 May 1999 to schedule a presentation time. Presentations will be held the week of 17 May 99. The presentation should focus on the following issues, which will affect the decision of whether to set-aside this procurement: 1) the contractor must demonstrate an understanding of the "big picture" of launch communications systems and have a diverse knowledge and understanding of the communications systems and how they_re integrated, 2) the contractor must demonstrate an ability to perform configuration control oversight for launch communications systems, 3) the contractor must have the ability to proactively assist in solving communications problems, understanding the impacts of the proposed solutions on the launch communications community as a whole, and advising decision makers, 4) the contractor must demonstrate the capability to provide qualified and trained personnel at the onset of the contract, 5) if teaming, the contractor must demonstrate a contract management structure that allows for a single organization accountable for total performance responsibility and a plan that provides for the small business members of the team to perform 50% of the work. A bidder_s library and questions and answers from the previous one-on-one discussions will available on the EPS no later than 7 May 99. Posted 04/28/99 (D-SN325576). (0118)

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