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M -- ACQUISITION FOR OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE OF NATIONAL RADAR CROSS SECTION (RCS) TEST FACILITY SOL F08635-00-DRFP-PKZ01 POC Marco Pochy, Contract Specialist, Phone 850-882-8567x4654, Fax 850-882-9685, Email pochym@eglin.af.mil -- Elizabeth Gordon, Contracting Officer, Phone (505)475-1245, Fax (505)475-1396, Email WEB: Visit this URL for the latest information about this, http://www.eps.gov/cgi-bin/WebObjects/EPS?ACode=P&;ProjID=F08635-00-DRF P-PKZ01&LocID=1182. E-MAIL: Marco Pochy, pochym@eglin.af.mil. The National Radar Cross Section (RCS) Test Facility (NRTF), Division of the 46th Test Group at Holloman AFB, New Mexico, intends to issue a Draft Request for Proposal (DRFP) on or about 3 December, 1999, and a Request for Proposal (RFP) on or about 31 March, 2000. The DRFP and the RFP will be a competitive acquisition for the Operation and Maintenance (O&M) of the NRTF. After issuance of the draft RFP, a presolicitation conference/site visit at Holloman AFB is planned about 6 January 2000. All information concerning the presolicitation conference will be in the draft RFP. The overall contract type will be Cost Plus Award Fee (CPAF) with a basic 4-year contract and two, 2-year options. Foreign participation is excluded. The SIC Code is 8744 with a small business size standard of $5M average annual gross receipts. Full and open competition is anticipated; however, the Government reserves the right to make this acquisition a small business set-aside or an 8(a) set-aside based upon responses to this notice. ORGANIZATIONAL CONFLICT OF INTEREST: An Organizational Conflict of Interest (OCI) clause as defined by FAR 9.505-1 will be included in the DRFP, RFP and resultant contract. All offerors and proposed subcontractors must affirmatively state whether they are or anticipate utilizing NRTF for testing purposes during the anticipated period of performance. Affirmations should be furnished at the time of proposal submission. All facts relevant to the existence or potential existence of organizational conflicts of interest, as that term is defined in FAR 9.501, and in the OCI clause in the RFP, must be disclosed. This disclosure shall include a detailed description of the action the Contractor has taken, or proposes to take, to avoid, neutralize or mitigate such conflict. NRTF is the premier DoD outdoor, ground-plane Radar Cross Section (RCS) measurement range. The NRTF consists of two separate sites Mainsite, and the Radar Target Scatter Advanced Measurements System (RAMS), located approximately 30 miles northwest of Mainsite. Both facilities are physically located on White Sands Missile Range. The NRTF provides test and evaluation capability for DoD, other Government agencies and commercial entities. Operations include management, administration and performance of test operations, facilities operations, engineering services, radar cross section scale model design and fabrication, safety support, environmental compliance, security administration, logistics support, training and technical support. Maintenance includes preventive and corrective maintenance of real property and real property installed equipment, automated data processing equipment, and heavy equipment and vehicles. Procurement questions should be referred to Mr. Marco Pochy, Contract Specialist at (850) 882-8567 ext. 4654. Ii is requested that interested parties contact the Contract Specialist and provide their company name and size status (small business, large business, etc.). Technical questions should be referred to the Program Manager, Mr. ClayBlevins, 46 TG/TGRP at (505) 679-3307. Collect calls will not be accepted. The DRFP F08635-00-DRFP-PKZ01 and other procurement documents will be posted on the Electronic Posting System (www.eps.gov) as they become available. An Ombudsman has been appointed to address concerns from offerors or potential offerors during the proposal development phase of this acquisition. The Ombudsman does not diminish the authority of the program director or Contracting Officer, but communicates contractor concerns, issues, disagreements, and recommendations to the appropriate Government personnel. When requested, the Ombudsman shall maintain strict confidentiality as to the source of the concern. The Ombudsman does not participate in the evaluation of proposals or in the source selection process. Matters of a routine or administrative nature concerning this acquisition should not be addressed to the Ombudsman but rather to the Contracting Officer, Contract Specialist, or the Program Manager identified above. For any other concerns, interested parties may call the AAC Ombudsman, Dr. Mario J. Caluda at (850)882-5558. See Numbered Note Number 26. Posted 09/15/99 (D-SN380576). (0258)

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