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COMMERCE BUSINESS DAILY ISSUE OF MAY 14,1999 PSA#2346U.S. Army Industrial Operations Command, Attn: AMSIO-ACA-R, Bldg. 350,
5th Floor, Rock Island, IL 61299-6000 R -- SEARCH FOR INTERESTED PARTIES AND REQUEST FOR INFORMATION POC POC
Contact: Sue Mesa (309) 782-5842, Contact: Susan McKinnis (309)
782-7345 The Industrial Operation Command (IOC) intends to
competitively solicit from the private sector an operating arrangement
that will achieve the following objectives at Watervliet Arsenal (WVA)
in Watervliet, New York: a. Preserve the nation's only capability to
produce large caliber artillery and gun tubes. b. Retain the critical
labor skills to support the Military missions. c. Substantially
increase utilization of the facilities at Waervliet Arsenal by bringing
into WVA additional defense work and non-defense work that is
synergistic to the skills and mission located at Watervliet. WVA
possesses a large caliber cannon/gun tubes manufacturing capability
that is unavailable anywhere else in the United States. It is a
National imperative to maintain the capability to domestically produce
large caliber cannon in an environment where projected workload for
WVA is cyclical and uncertain. The occasional retention of skills above
Army production needs and declining production base have resulted in
higher product costs. Product diversification and expansion of economic
activity which more fully utilizes the available skills and
capabilities could remedy the current situation. Increased utilization
will spread the cost of ownership, retain critical skills, and
significantly enhance the ability of these facilities to support the
readiness of the armed forces. New York State has chartered a Local
Development Corporation, The Arsenal Business and Technology
Partnership (The Partnership), to help facilitate and stimulate
economic growth and activity at WVA. The IOC is seeking sources
interested in submitted concept papers, with Government-Owned
Contractor-Operated and other approaches, that address the stated
objectives. Concept papers must provide an Executive Summary followed
by a discussion of the following topics: a. Type(s) of new work to be
brought to WVA, along with the probability and commitments that
identified workload wqill materialize. b. Plans to maintain critical
skills and facilities at WVA. c. Plans and commitments to provide a
soft landing for the converted Government workforce, with and without
special legislation. d. Plans and commitments to provide fair and
reasonable pricing to WVA customers. e. Plans to support all on-going
tenant efforts and to accommodate additional Military and Industry
activities at WVA. The Army plans to continue with its commitments to
tenants at WVA. f. Plans to work with State and local officials and
institutions. g. Plans to reach a cooperative agreement with the
bargaining unit representative. All concept will be treated as
PROPRIETARY/PROCUREMENT SENSITIVE INFORMATION. The tenants, including
Benet Laboratory, are not part of this initiative. After review of the
concept papers, the army intends to issue a formal Request for
Proposal (RFP) or other appropriate legal instrument. A competitve
award of a long-term contractual agreement with the source that
provides for award, interested sources must submit concept papers to
the Contracting Officer by 4:00 PM, CDT on 14 Jun99. An Industry Day
will be held at WVA on 26 May 99. Sources interested in attending
Industry Day must contact the Contracting Officer by 4:00 PM CDT on 21
May 99. The Contracting Officer is Ms. Susan McKinnis, HQ IOC, ATTN:
AMSIO-ACG-I, Rock Island, IL 61299-6000. Ms. McKinnis may be reached at
(309) 782-7345/email is mckinnis@ioc.army.mil. An overview of WVA is
avilable at www.wva.army.mil. Posted 05/12/99 (W-SN330511). (0132) Loren Data Corp. http://www.ld.com (SYN# 0083 19990514\R-0021.SOL)
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