CECOM Acquisition Center Southwest Operations Office, Attn: AMSEL-AC-CC-E-CB, Building 61801, Room 3210, Fort Huachuca, AZ 85613-6000

D -- INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY SERVICES TO INCLUDE OPERATION, MAINTENANCE AND SUPPLY SUPPORT SOL DAAB32-00-R-0002 POC Contact Kim Wentrcek, Contract Specialist at (520) 533-5269 or wentrcekk@hqisec.army.mil or Jadie Rudkin, Contract Specialist at (520) 538-8728 or rudkinj@hqisec.army.mil or Laura O'Brennan, Contracting Officer at (520) 538-8698 or obrennanl@hqisec.army.mil E-MAIL: Click here to contact the Contracting Officer via, obrennanl@hqisec.army.mil. The CECOM Acquisition Center, Southwest Operations Office, Fort Huachuca, Arizona is providing this notification to announce the upcoming solicitation DAAB32-00-R-0002 for the recompetition of Contract DAEA32-96-C-0006, Operation, Maintenance, and Supply -- Europe (OPMAS-E) for the 5th Signal Command, Germany. The services to be provided include operation, maintenance and supply support for the 5th Signal Command, Europe, covering information systems support throughout the 5th Signal Command area of responsibility which includes Central Europe, Italy, Belgium and the United Kingdom. OPMAS-E includes the Area Maintenance and Supply Facility-Europe (AMSF-E), a Government-Owned, Contractor-Operated facility at Sullivan Barracks, Mannheim, Germany, with outlying facilities throughout Europe. The OPMAS-E also consists of operations and logistics support to the Defense Information Infrastructure (DII), Defense Red Switch Network (DRSN), Video-Teleconferencing Centers (VTC), Data Processing Installations (DPI), maintenance of American Forces Television (AFTV), Air Traffic Systems (ATS), and the operation of three supply accounts. The anticipated period of performance is a base period plus four option years commencing on October 1, 2001. There will be a 60-day phase-in period beginning on or about August 1, 2001 for contractor transition, if required, and processing of "technical expert" packages immediately after award. The contract type intended is Cost-Plus-Fixed-Fee (CPFF). The Government intends on applying the Standard Industrial Classification (SIC) code 4899, small business size standard $11 million, to this acquisition. This acquisition will be subject to full and open competition and will not be set aside for small business concerns. A Top Secret facility clearance granted by the Defense Industrial Security Clearance Office (DISCO) shall be required prior to performing any part of the contract; in addition, the Top Secret security clearance and indoctrination for access to Sensitive Compartmented Information (SCI) will be required to perform parts of this contract. This acquisition will be conducted on the CECOM Acquisition Center's Business Opportunities Page (BOP) at internet site http://acbop.monmouth.army.mil. For assistance with the BOP webpage call 1-888-414-2677. Hard copies of documents will not be provided. The CECOM Acquisition Center intends to release a Draft Performance Work Statement (DPWS) on or about March 6, 2000. The DPWS will be located in Microsoft Word for Windows 97 format, at the solicitation as a document. Industry comments regarding the DPWS, the acquisition strategy, and any other pertinent issues regarding this acquisition are encouraged. Comments may be submitted to the Contract Specialist, Kim Wentrcek via e-mail to wentrcekk@hqisec.army.mil or the Contracting Officer, Laura O'Brennan via e-mail to obrennanl@hqisec.army.mil or via facsimile to (520) 538-8556. The following abbreviated milestones (subject to change) are provided for planning purposes: Draft Request for Proposal(RFP), April 2000; Presolicitation conference in Germany, July 2000; Final RFP, January 2001; and Contract Award, May 2001. Posted 02/24/00 (W-SN428323). (0055)

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