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R -- TECHNICAL SUPPORT SERVICES FOR CONVENTIONAL STRIKE WEAPONS SOL N00421-99-R-1009 POC Lakeeta J. Young-Hill (301)757-9070 E-MAIL: younglj@navair.navy.mil, younglj@navair.navy.mil. The Naval Air Systems Command, Naval Air Warfare Center-Aircraft Division proposes to procure domestic and Foreign Military Sales (FMS) engineering, technical, financial, planning, and evaluation services in support of the Conventional Strike Weapons Program Office, PMA201. Specifically, the contractor will be providing engineering services for evaluations of weapons maintenance and performance data; performance of technical, engineering, and production analyses; program planning, financial support, FMS case management, and evaluations; and recommendations for existing Conventional Strike Weapons System programs. Included are the Joint Standoff Weapon (JSOW), Joint Direct Attack Munition (JDAM), Joint Air-to-Surface Standoff Missile (JASSM), General Purpose Bombs, Practice Bombs, Cartridge Actuated Devices and Aircrew Escape Propulsion Systems (CAD/AEPS), and Racks and Launchers (Common AAE). Solicitation N00421-99-R-1009 will result in a Time and Materials, Indefinite Quantity ordering contract with possible Cost Plus Fixed Fee elements. The resulting contract will be for one base year and four option years, with an estimated minimum ordering requirement for 18,000 labor hours per year and an estimated maximum ordering requirement for 60,000 labor hours per year. This requirement is restricted to an 8a small business set-aside, under Standard Industrial Classification Code 8711, for firms whose average annual receipts for the preceding three fiscal years do not exceed $20 million. Due to the nature of the requirement, the contractor must maintain facilities located within 30 miles of the main gate of Naval Air Station, Patuxent River, MD. To be considered for award, the contractor must have a secret security facilities clearance. The incumbent, The Prometheus Company, is currently performing under contract N00019-95-D-0126. The Navy intends to release the Request for Proposal via the Internet. Requests for RFPs may be sent via e-mail to YOUNGLJ@NAVAIR.NAVY.MIL. Written requests may be sent to Naval Air Systems Command, NAWC-AD Contracts Building 441, AIR-2.5.5.1.1M, 21983 Bundy Road Unit 7, Patuxent River, MD 20670-1127. Facsimile requests are acceptable at (301)757-2628. No telephone requests for solicitations will be accepted or returned. All prospective offerors are strongly encouraged to use the Internet to respond. All Internet responses should give the return Internet address, Post Office mailing address, telephone number, and facsimile number in the body of the response. Internet responses without a return address will not be recognized. The RFP will be made available over the Internet in a Word 6.0 format and will reside on the NAVAIR Home Page residing on the World Wide Web Server. Hard copies will not be available for pick-up or mailing. The WWW Server may be accessed using client browsers such as MOSAIC or NETSCAPE. Offerors who have requested an electronic copy of the RFP will be notified via E-mail when it is released. The WWW address or URL for the NAVAIR homepage is HTTP://WWW.NAVAIR.NAVY.MIL and click on "Business Opportunities" and "Naval Air Systems Command" The point of contact is Lakeeta J. Young-Hill, AIR-2.5.5.1.1M, FAX 301-757-2628. NAVAIR Solicitation No. N00421-99-R-1009.!! Posted 06/01/99 (W-SN337464). (0152)

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