Fleet Industrial Supply Center Norfolk, Detachment Philadelphia, 700 Robbins Ave., Bldg. 2B, Philadelphia, PA 19111-5084

L -- TECHNICAL, MAINTENANCE AND SUPPLY SUPPORT SERVICES FOR GOVERNMENT OF KUWAIT DEFENSE PROJECT SOL N00140-99-R-4578 POC Tom Kaczmarek, Code 02P1A, 215-697-9666 E-MAIL: CLICK HERE TO CONTACT THE PCO/NEGOTIATOR, SYNOPSIS@PHIL.FISC.NAVY.MIL. The Fleet and Industrial Supply Center (Norfolk) Detachment Philadelphia intends to acquire through full and open competition technical, maintenance, logistics and related services to support the Government of Kuwait L100-30KU and Kuwait Supply Support defense programs. The required in-country effort includes contractor maintenance Services which encompasses organizational ("O") and and intermediate ("I") level maintenance, and Kuwait Air Force Supply Support (KSS) and indirect support (IS) functions. All work will be accomplished in Kuwait. The program effort shall consist of a Basic Program Term of 12 months encompassing Calendar Year 2000 plus two (2) successive option terms consisting of twelve months each term. If all options to extend the term of the contract are exercised, performance will continue through 31 December 2002. The projected level of effort consists of 51 task billets comprised of 29 billets for the L100-30KU and ancillary assignments and 22 task billets for KSS functions. The estimated total level of productive effort in each of the three anticipated program performance terms is 94,248 man-hours of direct labor. The solicitation will contain the specifications, applicable statement of work, and staffing prerequisites. The solicitation may enable assignment of Third Country National employees to staff some of the task billets. The solicitation will require the submission of technical and cost proposals and the Government will conduct a best value analysis. The technical proposal factors are past performance, personnel resources, and corporate past experience. Respondents will submit specified key personnel resumes as identified in the solicitation. The evaluation of proposals will consider the offeror's technical proposal more important than the offeror's cost proposal. Costs will be assessed on the basis of cost realism. The Government intends to issue the award to the eligible, responsible offeror whose proposal, conforming to the solicitation, is determined to represent the best value to the Government after evaluation in accordance with the factors in the solicitation. The Government contemplates award of a cost-plus-fixed-fee instrument and any resultant contract may be subject to incremental funding provisions under the governing FMS Case. If the offeror's proposal is determined unacceptable in any of the technical evaluation factors and/or subfactors, the proposal may not be considered for award. The Government reserves the right to award the contract to other than the lowest priced offeror. The solicitation will be available on or after 6 August 1999. All responsible sources may submit a proposal which shall be considered by the Fleet and Industrial Supply Center (Norfolk) Detachment Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA 19111-5083. Requests for a copy of the solicitation should be made by letter or telefax to FISC Norfolk Detachment Philadelphia, Code 02P52G Bid Officer, Fax# 215-697-9738. The applicable Standard Industrial Classification code for this acquisition is 8711. Thisis a procurement for Foreign Military Sales within the meaning of DFARS 25.7300. The Government will not pay for information received. Posted 07/23/99 (W-SN358144). (0204)

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