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19 -- JOINT MODULAR LIGHTER SYSTEM (JMLS) POTENTIAL SOURCES SOUGHT SOL N47408-00-R-2106 DUE 012600 POC Contracting Officer, Sheila Oxender (805) 982-2172 oxendersk@slc.navfac.navy.mil, Penni Wilson wilsonpm@slc.navfac.navy.mil WEB: Background and planning information to be posted in, http://esol.navfac.navy.mil. E-MAIL: Contracting Officer, oxendersk@slc.navfac.navy.mil. The Naval Facilities Engineering Command Contracts Office (NAVFACCO)is issuing this sources sought synopsis for the production and support of the Joint Modular Lighter System (JMLS). The JMLS production program is expected to be in excess of $600 M. In addition, the program expects to include a significant support option. The JMLS Program Office is encouraging all potentially interested contractors to participate in an Industry Day designed to introduce the JMLS system to potential industry sources. An unclassified Industry Day will be held on January 31st, 2000. The morning session will be held in the Conference Center, Building 3430, at Little Creek Naval Amphibious Base (NAB), Norfolk, Virginia. The session will begin at 9 AM with the JMLS Introductory Briefing. This presentation will include information on JMLS background, current status and plans for the upcoming procurement. The afternoon session, beginning at 1:30, will consist of a tour of the prototype hardware and will be conducted at the Naval Station Norfolk small craft basin, located approximately 15 miles from Little Creek NAB. Contractors interested in either session must provide name, company, organization and/or division/group, telephone number and e-mail address to Mr. Marc Turner, John J. McMullen Associates, Inc. (JJMA) at mturner@jjma.com or 703-933-6643. Attendees must register no later than 26 January 2000. Maps to the Little Creek Conference Center and the Naval Station Norfolk will be posted on the web site indicated below. Contractors will be responsible for their own transportation between Little Creek NAB and Naval Station Norfolk. Contractors are asked to limit participation in Industry Day to no more than 3 people per company. Following the one day industry wide forum, the JMLS Program Office is encouraging individual one-on-one meetings with potential sources. One hour appointments are awailable for potential contractors to meet individually with the JMLS Program Team. These appointments will be held in the Little Creek Conference Center on February 1st and 2nd. Please contact Mr. Marc Turner, JJMA, at mturner@jjma.com or 703-933-6643 to schedule an initial appointment. The JMLS Program Office asks that contractors be prepared to present introductory information on their corporate capabilities and experience; to discuss their initial assessment of their production capacity vs. the expected JMLS production rate requirements; and to discuss their ideas on the feasibility of the Government's desired strategy for full contractor support following the production phase. The Conference Center will provide audiovisual equipment including VCR, computer hook-ups and overhead projectors. Follow-up sessions will be scheduled as necesssary. Background and planning information on the JMLS program will be posted at http://esol.navfac.navy.mil prior to the conference. The web site will contain top level assembly drawings, annual production/requirements estimates, preliminary performance specification, draft ORD and JMLS configurations. The JointModular Lighter System will support Joint Logistics Over the Shore (JLOTS) operations in Sea State 3 (SS3) conditions. JMLS is a modular system consisting of six different module types that can be assembled to form the following five basic operational subsystems: Warping Tug (WT), Causeway Ferry (CF), Floating Causeway (FC), Roll-On/Roll-Off Discharge Facility (RRDF), and Air Cushioned Vehicle Landing Platform (ACVLAP). The JMLS program was initiated as an Advanced Concept Technology Demonstration program in March 1998. Three contractors were selected to develop conceptual or preliminary design, life-cycle cost predictions and management plans. In September 1998, CDI Marine, Inc. was selected from the original three contractors to finalize the design, fabricate prototype modules and test and demonstrate the system. The US Joint Forces Command, the JMLS Operational Manager, will begin its integrated Military Utility Assessment (MUA) of the JMLS system in March 2000 and complete its assessment in July 2000. Assuming a successful MUA, a full OPEVAL of the JMLS system will be scheduled the following year. A joint acquisition program is planned for the Army/Navy to procure the JMLS system. Current inventory plans envision a roughly $600 M production program from FY01 through FY05. The JMLS Program Office is also considering the feasibility of including a support option for the fielded systems. This invitation to participate in the Industry Day Conference does not constitute a request for proposal. The information presented herein will not obligate the Government in any manner. The Government will not reimburse the attendees for any cost associated with participation and is under no obligation to award any related contract/agreement associated with this event. Posted 01/14/00 (W-SN416263). (0014)

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