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R -- UTILITY RATE INTERVENTION SERVICES PERTAINING TO COST OF CAPITAL SOL N47408-99-R-3943 POC Contract Specialist, Lori Mendez, (805) 982-5614 Naval Facilities Engineering Command Contracts Office, Port Hueneme, CA intends to purchase Professional Services pertaining to Cost of Capital in support of the Navy Rate Intervention Office. The services will pertain to the Navy's intervention in the ratemaking process before various federal, state or local authorities. Due to substantial changes in the utilities industries, the regulatory environment, and actions within the Department of Defense (DOD), many new issues such as deregulation, unbundling of cost of capital, asset securitization, rate freeze, post rate freeze rate design, privatization and other similar issues may also be involved and require support under the resultant contract. The contract will be a Firm Fixed Price, Requirements type, with work ordered by the issuance of delivery orders. The term of the contract will be one (1) year, with four (4) one year options. This acquisition is 100% Set Aside for small business firms, accordingly only proposals from small business will be considered. All requests for copies of the solicitation must be submitted in writing to Ms. Lori Mendez at the address shown above. They may also be submitted via facsimile to (805) 982-3015. Solicitations will not be issued nor proposals accepted via E-mail. It is anticipated that the solicitation will be issued on or about 30 July 1999. See Note 26. Posted 06/18/99 (W-SN344896). (0169)

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