Dahlgren Division, Naval Surface Warfare Center, 17320 Dahlgren Road, Dahlgren, VA 22448-5100

A -- TECHNICAL & ENGINEERING SUPPORT FOR U.S. NAVY SURFACE COMBATANTS SOL N00178-00-R-2003(WAS PREVIOUSLY SYNOPSIZED AS N00178-99-R-2003) POC Linda Kline, (540) 653-7942 WEB: NSWCDD Procurement Homepage, http://www.nswc.navy.mil/supply. E-MAIL: Questions concerning this synopsis., sd12@nswc.navy.mil. The Naval Surface Warfare Center Dahlgren Division requires engineering services in support of surface Navy programs involved in conceiving, designing, testing, and lifetime support of US Navy surface combatants such as AEGIS cruisers and destroyers, amphibious ships, and aircraft carriers. This work will support such areas as Fleet operational events, training systems development and evaluation, development and evaluation of operational concepts, evaluation of prototype systems, and expert consultation services in areas such as combat and weapon systems, combat direction systems, sensors and weapons, and advanced surface warship joint warfighting capabilities. In addition, expertise in surface ship Human System Integration (HSI), including manning, personnel and training, as well as human factors engineering, is also required in development of joint warfare doctrine and of multi-service and joint tactics, techniques, and procedures. This work may be performed in a variety of warfare capability areas, at the unit, tactical group, operational force, and theater-strategic Joint Task Force (JTF) levels. Functional areas include Air Defense, Land Attack, Tactical Ballistic Missile Defense, Theater Air Defense, Strike, Anti-Surface Warfare, and Anti-Submarine Warfare. Significant operational and systems design experience in these areas is required. Approximately 33 manyears of support is estimated for year one increasing to 40 manyears during the fifth year of a five-year contract. The proposed contract is 100 percent set aside for companies in the 8(a) program. Offers from concerns other than 8(a)'s will not be considered. This is a follow-on to contract N00178-96-D-2007 with Basic Commerce & Industries, Inc. (an 8(a) company), 304 Harper Drive, Suite 105, Moorestown, NJ 08057. An Organizational Conflict of Interest Clause as defined by FAR 9.505-1 will be included in the RFP and resultant contract. The contractor is required to have a facility located within one-hour travel time from Dahlgren, VA. The SICCode is 8711 and the FSC Code is AD26. Solicitations and amendments will only be available via the World Wide Web at http://www.nswc.navy.mil/supply. No hard copies will be provided. It is anticipated that the solicitation will be posted in October 1999 and will close forty days following date of issuance. Vendors should access the NSWCDD web site to ensure they have downloaded all amendments. DoD will no longer award contracts to Contractors that are not registered in the Central Contractor Registration (CCR) database. Registration may be done by accessing the CCR Web Site at http://ccr.edi.disa.mil/ or via dial up modem at (614) 692-6788, (USER ID: ccrpub; PASSWORD pub2ccri). Any certified Value Added Network (VAN) can be used for registration. A paper registration form may be obtained from the DoD Electronic Commerce Information Center at 1-800-334-3414. Posted 08/23/99 (W-SN371049). (0235)

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