Commander, Naval Air Warfare Center, Weapons Division, Code 230000D, 1 Administration Circle, China Lake, CA 93555-6100

R -- ENGINEERING SUPPORT SERVICES SOL N68936-00-R-0004 POC Debra Zamarron, Contract Specialist, (760) 446-3585 x5, Contracting Officer, W B Manson, (760) 939-3801 The Naval Air Warfare Center Weapons Division intends to procure Engineering Support Services under a five-year, CPAF, level-of-effort, delivery-order type contract. The applicable SIC code is 8711. The principle places of performance will be China Lake and Point Mugu, CA. Tasks to be performed include the engineering support disciplines defined in DOD Regulation 5000.2R Change 3, Subj: Mandatory Procedures for Major Defense Acquisition Programs (MDAPs) and Major Automated Information System (MAIS) Acquisition, and SECNAV Instruction 5000.2B, Subj: Implementation of Mandatory Procedures for Major and Non-Major Defense Acquisition Programs and Major and Non-Major Information Technology Acquisition Programs. These support services may be applicable to any life cycle phase. Contractor personnel working on this effort will be required to have a security clearance up to and including Top Secret. Facility clearance must be to the Secret level. The contractor is expected to establish facilities at both the China Lake and Point Mugu sites and these facilities must be located within 20 miles of the main gate at each site. Offerors should note that 33% of the total contract labor related costs is to be accomplished by small business concerns. Included within the subcontracting requirements is a requirement that at least 10% of the total contract labor related costs (30.3% of the 33%) will be accomplished by small disadvantaged business as defined in DFARS 252.219-7003 clause: SMALL, SMALL DISADVANTAGED AND WOMEN-OWNED SMALL BUSINESS SUBCONTRACTING PLAN (DOD CONTRACTS)(APR 1996). Additionally, oral technical presentations, based on random drawing will be scheduled to commence a week after the closing date of the RFP. Oral presentation requirements shall be provided in the solicitation. The RFP is due to be released on or about December 10, 1999 and proposals will be due 60 days after release. IT IS THE GOVERNMENT'S INTENTION TO AWARD THIS CONTRACT WITHOUT DISCUSSIONS. The Government will consider proposals from all responsible offeror's. Note: A pre-proposal conference is scheduled for December 14th, 1999 at 12:30-3:30 PM (PST) at Farris's at the Heritage Inn, Ridgecrest, CA 93555 Posted 11/29/99 (W-SN404045). (0333)

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