Department of the Navy, NAWCAD Contracts Competency Division, Villa Road, Bldg. 8110, St. Inigoes, Maryland 20684-0010

23 -- 5TH WHEEL TRAILER SYSTEM SOL N00421-99-R-1350 DUE 100599 POC Josephine Scully, Contract Specialist, 301-862-8117 or William A. Case, Jr., Contracting Officer, 301-862-8641 E-MAIL: Click here to contact contract specialist via E-Mail, ScullyJA@navair.navy.mil. The Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division (NAWCAD), St. Inigoes, MD has a requirement for modified 5th wheel trailer system. The Joint Base Station Variant One, JBS(V)1 is a rapidly deployable, air transportable, ground mobile, integrated communication system, installable in a S-710/M shelter mounted on a trailer that can use a High Mobility Multi-purpose Wheeled Vehicle (HMMWV), model M1097A2 or M1113 ECV, as the prime mover. The system allows deployed Army Special Operations Forces (ARSOF) headquarters command and control elements to communicate with deployed Special Forces Operational Detachments (SFODs) operating in remote locations, at distances up to 4,000 kilometers. The JBS(V)1 shall be capable of being transported by military aircraft C-130, C-141, C17, and C-5 and will transverse primary, secondary, and unimproved roadways when deployed. The JBS(V)1 shall be capable of operating from single-phase commercial power (90-240 Vac, 47-63Hz), military tactical (90-125 Vac, 47-63 Hz), or vehicular (28 Vdc) power. The contract type is anticipated to be a five year Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity with firm-fixed-price delivery orders being issued. The period of performance will be for a base period of 12 months with four one-year options. It is anticipated that this solicitation will be released 15 September 1999. This proposed contract is 100% set aside for small business concerns. "The Navy intends to release the solicitation, including any subsequent amendments, via the Internet. The solicitation will reside on the NAVAIR Home Page located in the World Wide Web (WWW). The WWW server may be accessed using client browsers such as NETSCAPE and INTERNET EXPLORER. The WWW address, or URL, for the NAVAIR Home page is: http://www.navair.navy.mil. To access the solicitation, select "Business". Under Business select "Doing Business With Us". Under Doing Business with the Naval Air Systems Command select "Open Solicitations". Under Solicitations Index select "N00421-99-R-1350". In addition to the availability of the solicitation for downloading at this Internet site, the Navy will also E-Mail a notification of release of the solicitation and any subsequent amendments to all prospective offerors who submit a request to register for this information via E-Mail. Such requests for this solicitation should be sent to ScullyJA@navair.navy.mil. When submitting E-Mail requests, please include the following information so that we may compile a Bidder's Mailing List; 1. Company Name 2. Company address 3. Point of Contact, phone number, fax number and E-Mail Address. IN THE INTEREST OF ACQUISITION STREAMLINING, PROSPECTIVE OFFERORS ARE STRONGLY ENCOURAGED TO USE THE INTERNET TO SUBMIT REQUESTS RELATIVE TO THIS SOLICITATION. TELEPHONE REQUESTS FOR THE SOLICITATION WILL NEITHER BE ACCEPTED NOR RETURNED. A PAPER COPY OF THE SOLICITATION WILL BE PROVIDED ONLY ON AN EXCEPTION BASIS. A written request for a paper copy, if necessary, may be sent to: Josephine Scully, Contracts 2.5.4.1.2.1, Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division, Building 8110, Villa Road, St. Inigoes, MD 20684-0010 (Attention NAWCAD Synopsis N00421-99-R-1350). See Numbered Note 1. Posted 08/05/99 (W-SN363756). (0217)

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