Contracts Group, Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division, Bldg 2272 Suite 353, 47123 Buse Road, Patuxent River, MD 20670-1547

10 -- ADVISORY AND ASSISTANCE SERVICES FOR AIR-TO-AIR MISSILE SYSTEMS PROGRAM OFFICE SOL N00421-00-R-0180 DUE 050100 POC Michael Kangas, 301-757-6540 The Naval Air Systems Command, Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division (NAWCAD), intends to procure Advisory and Assistance Services (A&AS) in support of the Air-to-Air Missile (AAM) Program Office for PMA-259. These areas include: independent technical trade-off assessments and projections of weapon system performance; operational effectiveness, test and evaluation data; proposed missile upgrades; analyze cost-effectiveness, affordability, and inventory requirements of AAM development programs; technical and programmatic analyses of development AAM relative to the requirements in DOD 5000 series instructions to enter and complete major acquisition milestones; AAM systems configuration management; budget support and funds management for AAM research, development, and acquisition programs; provide independent engineering, financial, and logistics in support of Foreign Military Sales (FMS); and the Operations Security (OPSEC) Program. Solicitation N00421-00-R-0180 will result in a Time and Material (T&M), Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) ordering contract for one base year and four option years. This requirement is restricted to a 100% Small Business set-aside under Standard Industrial Classification (SIC) Code 8711, Engineering Services, with a dollar size standard threshold of $20 Million. Due to the nature of the requirement, the contractor must maintain facilities located within 25 miles of the main gate (Gate 2) of Naval Air Station, Patuxent River, MD. The Navy intends to release the solicitation via the Internet on or about the 10 March 2000. For bidder's list purposes, requests for solicitations may be sent via e-mail to kangasme@navair.navy.mil or written requests may be sent to Naval Air Systems Command, NAWCAD Contracts, Michael Kangas/AIR-2.5.5.3G, Building 2272, Suite 353, 47123 Buse Road, Unit IPT, Patuxent River, MD 20670-1547. Facsimile requests are acceptable and may be faxed to (301) 757-6516. TELEPHONE REQUESTS FOR SOLICITATIONS WILL NEITHER BE ACCEPTED NOR RETURNED. All Internet responses should give their telephone number, fax number, Internet address, Post Office mailing address and the applicable solicitation number in the body of the response. Internet responses without a return address will not be recognized. The solicitation will be made available over the Internet in a Word 97 version format and will reside on the NAVAIR Home Page on the World Wide Web (WWW) server at: http://www.navair.navy.mil/business/ecommerce/index.cfm. The WWW server may be accessed using client browers such as Netscape Navigator and Microsoft Internet Explorer. Electronic copies of the solicitation will not be e-mailed by this office to requestors. Hardcopies of the solicitation will not be available for pickup or mailing. Offerors who have requested the solicitation will be notified via e-mail when it is released. Offerors are reminded that all contractors must be registered in the Central Contractor Registration (CCR) database. The Department of Defense no longer awards contracts to contractors that are not registered. Information on CCR registration may be obtained by calling 1-888-227-2423 or by accessing the CCR web site at http://www.ccr2000.com. Posted 02/29/00 (W-SN429458). (0060)

Loren Data Corp. http://www.ld.com (SYN# 0176 20000302\10-0005.SOL)