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B -- CIVIL ENGINEERING SERVICES A-76 STUDY SOL F19650-00-R-0001 DUE 030800 POC Steve Pekunece, Contract Specialist, (781) 377-4680; Janice R. Book, Contracting Officer, 781-377-4592 WEB: ESC Business Opportunities Web Page, http://www.herbb.hanscom.af.mil. E-MAIL: Click Here to E-mail the POC, Janice.Book@hanscom.af.mil. CIVIL ENGINEERING SERVICES, 66TH AIR BASE WING, HANSCOM AFB, MA. Notice of Contract Action for the purpose of issuing a solicitation to conduct an A-76 cost comparison study for Hanscom's Civil Engineering Services to be performed at Hanscom AFB, MA and geographically separated units (Cape Cod Air Station, Fourth Cliff Recreation Center, Ipswich Air Station, Maynard/Sudbury Support Site, Searsport Defense Fuel Support Area, Dow Pines Recreational Site and Sagamore Hill Support Site. Any resultant solicitation may include the following, subject to change depending on varying mission requirements; 1) customer support services, 2) infrastructure maintenance, 3) facility maintenance, 4) physical plant operations, 5) utilities management, 6) civil engineer services, 7) environmental protection services, 8) architectural and engineering services, 9) property management, and 10) financial management. The duration of this contract, with all options, is anticipated to be five years. Copies of the draft RFP documents and updated information will be posted on the Hanscom Electronic Bulletin Board (HERBB) at http://www.herbb.hanscom.af.mil. Industry comments are highly encouraged during the draft phase. The formal Request for Proposal (RFP) will also be issued electronically. HERBB will be used as the primary source of document distribution. All companies who are registered for business opportunities on the Civil Engineering Services HERBB site will automatically receive an e-mail every time there is an update to that web site or a file is added. The government does not intend to award a contract on the basis of this notification or otherwise pay for any information or inquiry. This synopsis does not constitute a request for proposal, and is not considered to be a commitment by the government. SIC Code 8744, Facilities Support Management Services, $20.0M, will be used for this acquisition. An Acquisition Ombudsman, Colonel Steven H. Sheldon, Director, Commander's Staff, has been appointed to hear concerns from offerors or potential offerors during proposal development. You should only contact the Ombudsman with issues or problems you cannot satisfactorily resolve with the program manager and/or contracting officer. The Ombudsman role is to hear concerns, issues, and recommendations and communicate these to the appropriate government personnel. The Ombudsman will maintain strict confidentiality if desired. The Ombudsman does not evaluate proposals or participate in source selection. You can contact the Ombudsman at (781) 377-5106. See Note 26. Posted 12/14/99 (D-SN408279). (0348)

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