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R -- LOGISTICS SYSTEMS INTEGRATION SUPPORT SERVICES (AIR-3.1) SOL N00421-99-R-1614 POC Chris Lyons, Contract Specialist, (301) 757-9054; Emily Harman, Procuring Contracting Officer, (301) 757-9055 E-MAIL: LyonsCJ@navair.navy.mil, LyonsCJ@navair.navy.mil. The Naval Aviation Systems TEAM has a requirement for Logistics Systems Integration Support Services in support of the AIR-3.1 Logistics Management Competency. This includes logistics planning, developing supportability analyses, maintenance planning and development, support structure activation, Metrology and Calibration (METCAL) Program logistics support services for Navy calibration laboratories, mobile facilities and mobile facility ancillary equipment, modeling and simulation, and configuration management. A Draft Statement of Work is available at the AIR-3.0 TEAM Logistics website at http://www.nalda.navy.mil/teamcontract. Please note that the Statement of Work documents on this website are to be considered draft only, and are not part of the Request for Proposal (RFP). Services will include providing support at the following locations: Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR), Patuxent River, MD; Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division (NAWCAD), Patuxent River, MD; Naval Air Warfare Center AircraftDivision (NAWCAD), Lakehurst, NJ; Naval Air Warfare Center Weapons Division (NAWCWD), China Lake, CA; Naval Air Warfare Center Weapons Division (NAWCWD), Point Mugu, CA; Naval Air Warfare Center Training Support Division (NAWCTSD), Orlando, FL; Naval Aviation Depot (NADEP) Cherry Point, NC; NADEP Jacksonville, FL; NADEP North Island, San Diego, CA. Offerors will be required to provide off-base contractor office spaces at the following sites: NAVAIR and NAWCAD Patuxent River, MD; NADEP Cherry Point, NC; NADEP Jacksonville, FL; NADEP North Island, San Diego, CA. Services are required for a base one-year period plus four one-year option periods, performance to commence on or about February 2000. The Government will also include the option provisions in FAR 52.217-8. Estimated Work Years are as follows: Base year, 615 Work Years; Option Year One, 684 Work Years; Option Year Two, 753 Work Years; Option Year Three, 822 Work Years; Option Year Four, 891 Work Years. Each Work Year equals 2,080 hours. It is anticipated that solicitation N00421-99-R-1614 will include multiple award provisions and result in multiple cost plus award fee contracts. The Government will award contracts resulting from this solicitation to the responsible offeror(s) whose offer(s) conforming to the solicitation will be most advantageous to the Government, cost or price and other factors specified elsewhere in the solicitation, considered. This solicitation is being issued on an unrestricted basis. However, the Government is reserving one award for a certified 8(a) firm and one award for an eligible small business under the applicable Standard Industrial Classification (SIC) Code. These reservations will only be applied to the extent that the proposals received by such firms are both technically acceptable and generally evaluated to be in line with all other proposals being considered for award. The Government reserves the right to make additional awards. This requirement is being classified under SIC Code 8711 ($20.0M). To encourage 8(a) and small business participation, the Government will include beneficial rating criteria in the RFP for offerors participating in the Small Business Administration's 8(a) Mentor/Prot g Program or for any 8(a) or small businesses entering into teaming arrangements (per FAR 9.6) with other qualified 8(a) or small businesses. Regulations pertaining to the aforementioned 8(a) arrangements are available on the internet at: http://www.sba.gov/regulations/124/. The 8(a) Mentor/ Prot g Program is under regulation 13 CFR 124.520, and regulations pertaining to 8(a) teaming arrangements are under 13 CFR 124.513. The SBA has provided the following points of contacts: for the 8(a) Mentor/Prot g Program -- Ms. Carol Thompson, E-mail: carol.thompson@sba.gov, phone: (202) 205-6118 and for teaming arrangements -- Ms. Brenda Fernandez, E-mail: brenda.fernandez@sba.gov, phone: (202) 205-7337. Any contracts awarded to companies under the 8(a) and small business reserved awards will each have a minimum guarantee of $400,000.00. Any additional awards will divide the minimum guarantee of $100,000.00 equally regardless of business size. Responsible sources may request a copy of the solicitation by contacting Mr. Chris Lyons via e-mail at LyonsCJ@navair.navy.mil. Phone and fax requests for RFPs will not be accepted. All internet responses must provide the return internet address and post office mailing address. Internet responses without these return addresses will not be accepted. A pre-proposal conference will be held approximately 15 days after release of the RFP. The location and details regarding the pre-proposal conference will be stated in the RFP. The solicitation will be made available on the internet in Word 6.0 format and will reside on the NAVAIR Solicitation Home Page at: http://www.navair.navy.mil/business/ecommerce/index.cfm. Offerors who have requested a copy of the RFP will be notified via e-mail when it is released. All responsible sources may submit a proposal which shall be considered by the agency. Posted 09/01/99 (W-SN375500). (0244)

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