Department of the Navy, NAWCAD Contracts Competency Division, Villa Road, Bldg. 8110, St. Inigoes, Maryland 20684-0010

R -- ENGINEERING AND LOGISTICS SERVICES IN SUPPORT OF COMBAT IDENTIFICATION (CID), AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL (ATC), AND ELECTRONIC COUNTERMEASURES (ECMS) EQUIPMENT, SYSTEMS, AND SUB-SYSTEMS. SOL N00421-00-R-0184 POC J. Larry Mattingly, Contract Specialist, (301) 862-8119 ; D. Mark Diehl, Contracting Officer, (301) 862-8690 WEB: A copy of the RFP will be posted on the NAVAIR Home, http://www.navair.navy.mil. E-MAIL: MattinglyJL@navair.navy.mil, MattinglyJL@navair.navy.mil. R- The Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division, Code 4.5.8.2, St. Inigoes, MD has identified a requirement for engineering and logistics services to support Combat Identification (CID), Air Traffic Control (ATC), and Electronic Countermeasures (ECMS) equipment, systems, and sub-systems for fleet ship and shore-based stations. Required services will include technology assessment/requirements analysis; system level performance analysis, specification development, test planning, test and evaluation support; integrated logistics support; hardware/software engineering; life cycle support; configuration management; technical management support; preparation and monitoring of program acquisition documentation; program implementation; and execution of planning studies. The contract type is anticipated to be Cost-Plus-Fixed-Fee Term, with an estimated total level of effort of 393,024 man-hours over a period of five years. The period of performance consists of a base period beginning 1 July 2000 and ending 30June 2001, with four option periods which if exercised by the Government will extend the period of performance of the resultant contract through 30 June 2005. This action is a follow-on to contract N00140-96-C-E102, and the incumbent contractor is Booz, Allen and Hamilton, Inc., 8283 Greensboro Drive, McClean, VA 22102-383. This procurement action will be processed under full and open competition. Basis for award of the resultant contract will be the best value to the Government, cost and non-cost factors considered. All potential offerors must either have or be able to obtain a SECRET facility clearance. It is the Government's intention to release the Request for Proposal (RFP), including any subsequent amendments via the Internet in Microsoft Word format, with some attachments perhaps to be provided in Microsoft Excel and Portable Document Format (PDF). The anticipated release date of the RFP is the week of 21 February 2000. The RFP will reside on the NAVAIR Home Page located on the World Wide Web (WWW). The WWW server may be accessed using client browsers such as NETCSCAPE, and Microsoft Internet Explorer. The WWW address, or URL for the NAVAIR Home Page is as follows: http://www.navair.navy.mil. The RFP will be located under the Business Opportunity heading. In addition to making the solicitation available for downloading via the Internet site, this office will also E-mail a notification of release of the solicitation and any subsequent amendments to all prospective offerors that submit a request to register for this information via E-mail. E-mail requests should be sent to the following address: "MattinglyJL@navair.navy.mil", and should contain the following information for the purposes of compiling a complete and accurate Bidders Mailing List; 1. Company Name 2. Company Address 3. E-Mail Address 4. Point of contact, telephone number, and fax number In the interest of acquisition streamlining, prospective offerors are strongly encouraged to use the Internet for the purpose of submitting requests with respect to this solicitation. Paper copies of the RFP and and subsequent amendments will not be available nor issued. If you have questions or concerns, please write to: Department of the Navy, Contracts Group (Attn: Mr. J. Larry Mattingly, Code 2.5.4.1.1, Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division, Building 8110, Unit 11, Villa Road, St. Inigoes, MD 20684-0010; or preferably via E-mail (MattinglyJL@navair.navy.mil). Telephone requests for the solicitation will neither be accepted nor returned. Questions regarding the RFP shall be submitted electronically to the e-mail address cited in the preceding sentence, with subsequent answers to be provided by the Government electronically in amendments via the Internet at the same location as the RFP. The point of contact for this procurement action is Mr. J. Larry Mattingly, Code 2.5.4.1.1, Telephone: (301) 862-8119; Fax: (301) 862-8342; and the Contracting Officer is Mr. D. Mark Diehl, Telephone: (301) 862-8690. Posted 01/28/00 (W-SN419691). (0028)

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