U.S. Army CECOM, CECOM Acquisition Center, Fort Monmouth, NJ 07703-5008

58 -- LONG RANGE ADVANCED SCOUT SURVEILLANCE SYSTEM (LRAS3) SOL DAAB07-99-R-J653 POC Deborah Gilligan, Contracting Officer, 732-532-5454 or Joseph Manganaro, Contract Specialist, 732-427-1389 WEB: Interagency Business Opportunities Page, http://abop.monmouth.army.mil. E-MAIL: Click here to e-mail the POC, manganar@mail1.monmouth.army.mil. The US Army CECOM is planning the release of a Request for Proposal (RFP) for the acquisition of the Long Range Advanced Scout Surveillance System (LRAS3). The total LRAS3 requirement from FY00 through FY06 is in excess of 600 systems. It is anticipated that the release of the draft RFP will occur in mid August with release of the final RFP on the Interagency Business Opportunities Page in late August. Proposals will be due 30 days later. This acquisition will be awarded on best value, full and open competition basis. The Government anticipates a firm fixed price (FFP), five year multiyear contract with two one-year options. It is the Government's intention the system selected shall meet all Government requirements identified as Key Performance Parameters (KPP) with best value consideration for meeting additional requirements beyond the KPPs. The HTI 2nd Generation FLIR B-Kit may be provided as Government Furnished Material (GFM) if included in the design. However, offerors are not limited to providingan approach which includes a B-Kit. Contract award is projected for late December 1999 with delivery beginning in FY01. Successful completion of initial production test is required prior to Government acceptance of product. This solicitation requires that any potential contractor be cleared for access to SECRET information. All interested contractors possessing a SECRET clearance should forward their "in the clear" address and CAGE code to US Army CECOM Acquisition Center, Bldg 1208 West, ATTN: AMSEL-AC-CC-A-CD -- Joseph Manganaro, Ft. Monmouth, NJ 07703-5008. See the Interagency Website at http://abop.monmouth.army.mil for draft statement of work (SOW), performance specifications, Interface Control Documents, and delivery requirements. See Note 26. Posted 07/21/99 (W-SN357063). (0202)

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