Director, USAMC Acquisition Center, Aberdeen Proving Ground, Attn: STEAA-AE, 4118 Susquehanna Ave., Aberdeen Proving Ground, MD 21005-5002

M -- OMBCIRUCLAR A-76 PERFORMANCE OF COMMERCIAL ACTIVITIES FOR THE U.S. ARMY ABERDEEN TEST CENTER, ABERDEEN PROVING GROUND, MD DUE 112999 POC Mr. Jeff Pierce, 410-278-0861 WEB: Business Opportunity, http://www.atc.army.mil. E-MAIL: OMB Circular A-76 Commercial Activities Study for, jpierce@apg-emh1.apg.army.mil or ext:jpierce@apg-emh1.apg.army.mil. This is a sources sought Synopsis. This is not a request for proposals and in no way obligates the Government in an award of any contract. This sources sought synopsis contains the most currently available information. This information is subject to change at any time. The Aberdeen Test Center (ATC), located at Aberdeen Proving Ground, Aberdeen, Maryland, is seeking sources capable of providing Test Support Services. Currently, the Government's in house workforce is performing these services. It is intended to perform a cost comparison, pursuant to OMB Circular No. A-76, in order to determine the most efficient and cost effective performing activity. Accordingly, a contract may or may not ultimately be awarded as a result of the cost comparison. If a contractor is determined to be the most cost effective performing activity, an award will be made in accordance with OMB Circular A-76 in conjunction with all other applicable Army and Government acquisition regulations and best practices. A brief summaryof their functions included under this solicitation can be found at the following internet address: http://www.atc.army.mil. Once at this cite, click on 'Business Opportunities", then go to "Commercial Activities Studies". It is anticipated that personnel and facility requirements will include the necessity to have or obtain security clearances. If you are interested in competing for this requirement, please indicate your interest by sending an email no later than 30 September 1999 to Mr. Jeff Pierce, E-mail: jpierce@apg-emh1.apg.army.mil or ext:apg-emh1.apg.army.mil. All valid email responses from prospective offerors must provide the return email address, mailing address, telephone number, and facsimile number within the body of their response. Email responses without the aforementioned information will not be recognized as valid. No telephonic responses will be considered. In addition, to assist in the planning of acquisition strategy, please respond to the following questions: 1. Is your business a large business or small business, 2. If a small business, does your firm qualify as disadvantaged? 3. Under which SIC codes are you eligible to propose? List all codes. 4. Identify which of the listed functions your organization has experience in. 5. Identify those functions in which you have little or no experience, but you believe you can perform and why. 6. Other pertinent information. ALL PROSPECTING OFFERORS MUST RESPOND TO THIS SYNOPSIS VIA EMAIL. TELEPHONE REQUESTS FOR SOLICITATIONS WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED OR RETURNED. The solicitation will be available over the Internet in Microsoft Word 6.0TM format and will reside upon the APG Homepage, located on the Word Wide WeB. No solicitation exists at this time. It is anticipated that the solicitation will be released in February, 2000. It is recommended that you respond to this synopsis, including all information requested above, if you would like to be notified electronically upon release of the solicitation. All offerors who request to be notified will be informed via email. Airfield Operations Operating the airfield for use by ATC and other tenants, and supporting testing by performing tasks such as aerial photography, sling-load operations, and hazardous cargo transport. Ammunition Accountability Oversight of acquisition, inventory and disposition of ammunition throughout ATC to ensure adequate safeguards are in place to provide 100% accountability for all ammunition. Artillery Test Support Test set up, ammunition handling and firing of weapons to support testing of foreign and domestic weapons, ammunition and armor. Automotive Shop Inspection, maintenance, repair and modification of test vehicles, and evaluation of items undergoing tests based on analysis of vehicle condition. Ballistics Analysis Analysis of data using mathematical and statistical concepts to compare engineering test data against specific criteria, and provide customers with conclusions and recommendations related to test item performance. Budget Analysis Develop short and long range funding requirements, and monitor execution of the test activity funding program comprised of RDTE, Procurement and Other Maintenance, Army (OMA) appropriations. Business Development Identifying and pursuing potential workload from new and existing customers to maximize the use of ATC capabilities and facilities in place to sustain the DOD Major Range and Test Facility Base. Development of partnerships with industry, local governments and academia where mutually beneficial and to promote technological advancements and technology transfer. Chemistry Laboratory Support Perform chemical analyses in laboratory and field settings using standard and non-standard procedures. Computer Networking and Wireless Communications Design, installation and maintenance of local area network, addressing connectivity and security issues. Environmental Compliance Implement policies and procedures and manage programs to accomplish highly complex, dynamic and intrusive RDTE activities to protect the environment and ensure compliance with federal, state, and local environmental laws and regulations while accomplishing highly complex and potentially intrusive testing. Experimental Fabrications Fabrication, modification and repair of test models, text fixtures, weapons, instruments, gages and related equipment using machining, welding and metalworking techniques. Experimental Weapons Diagnosis, repair and modification of large and small caliber weapons used in testing that may be foreign, prototype, fielded or obsolete. Also requires machining and welding of small arms, modifying and fabricating weapons parts to correct malfunctions or meet test requirements. Fire Control Support Operation and maintenance of foreign and domestic combat vehicle fire control systems; repair and modification of assemblies/subassemblies. Geodetics Application of mathematical and surveying techniques in a military-unique environment to determine ballistics reference data and to provide other geographical information concerning geometric reference points and mapping. Heavy Equipment Support Lifting, hauling, rigging, earth moving, bulk fuel delivery, and blocking/bracing to support testing. High Explosive Operations Modification and loading of all calibers of ammunition (standard and experimental, foreign and domestic) to support test programs; preparation and static detonation of explosive charges; demilitarization of excess munitions by open burning and open detonation. Human Factors Evaluation Conducting or providing technical advise for human factors testing and evaluation of military and commercial test items, addressing factors such as field of view, field of fire, speech intelligibility, manual readability, physical hazards, and heat stress. Imaging Services Provides support to the ATC test mission by providing visual information in the form of videos, motion pictures, still and electronic photography.  Digital images of high speed ballistic detonations masked by fire and smoke  Photographs of high speed artillery rounds in flight showing sabot development and parts integrity. Mechanical Design Scientific and engineering services for long-range planning and development of measurement instrumentation, test methodologies, test fixtures, to support the test mission. Quality Assurance Monitors organizational performance; and develop and implement a plan to obtain certification of ATC procedures. Safety Compliance Implementation of a safety and health program to address all aspects of operating in a testing environment, including aviation safety, radiation protection, ammunition handling requirements, and safeguards for working in areas that may contain unexploded ordnance. Security and Intelligence Implementation of a security program to ensure compliance with regulatory requirements for information, personnel, physical, technology, nuclear, and communications security to safeguard the highly sensitive test information and operations at ATC. Small Arms Repair Repair and maintain small arms (generally 37mm or smaller, hand-held, or automatic); weapons to be repaired are currently fielded items, prototype, foreign, and obsolete. Software and Robotics Testing System testing involving the integration of hardware and software systems under development; performance of verification, validation and analysis to support development of models and simulation applications. Systems Operations System administration of corporate computing platforms including e-mail, corporate database server, desktop operations and user support at widely dispersed locations at Aberdeen and Edgewood areas of APG. Test Information Management Development of business and software applications, e.g., to control instrumentation, provide a means of transmitting data from test sites to centrally accessible computer. Manage the Army Test Incident Reporting System and other ATC-developed systems containing developmental and operational test data and information for DOD. Modeling and Simulation Services Development of a comprehensive testing environment, using models and simulations for more focused testing; creation of a VPG infrastructure shared by TECOM test centers, and providing a virtual test bed for ground systems. Workload Analysis and Test Policy Monitoring of current and projected workload and analysis of trends-short range to determine how to adjust manpower commensurate with fluctuating workload, and long range to justify resource requirements since projected workload is the basis by which TECOM allocates resources. Implementation of test policy to ensure compliance with laws and regulations. Posted 10/26/99 (W-SN395142). (0299)

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