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L -- SOURCES SOUGHT FOR TECHNICAL DATA SUPPORT SERVICES AT NADEP JACKSONVILLE UNDER OMB CIRCULAR NO. A-76 (COMMERCIAL ACTIVITIES STUDY) SOL N00421-00-R-0484 POC Greg Blew, Contract Specialist (301)757-9737; BethAnne Caccivio, Contracting Officer (301)757-9737 WEB: Click here to go to NAVAIR "Open Solicitations" WebPage., http://www.navair.navy.mil/business/ecommerce/index.cfm. E-MAIL: Click here to respond to the above sources sought, blewgt@navair.navy.mil. This is a sources sought synopsis. This sources sought synopsis requests information needed prior to release of any resultant solicitation. OFFERORS SHOULD CAREFULLY READ THIS PORTION OF THE SYNOPSIS. OFFERORS MUST ANSWER THE QUESTIONS CONTAINED (BELOW) IN THIS SYNOPSIS. This is not a request for proposals and in no way obligates the Government in an award of any contract. This sources sought synopsis contains the most currently available information. This information is subject to change at any time. The Technical Data Support function at the Naval Air Depot (NADEP) Jacksonville, Florida is seeking sources capable of providing Technical Data Support Services. Currently, the Government in-house workforce is performing these services. It is intended to perform a cost comparison, pursuant to OMB Circular No. A-76 Commercial Activities Studies, in order to determine the most efficient and cost effective performing activity. Accordingly, a contract may or may not ultimately be awarded as a result of the study/cost comparison. If a Contractor is found to be the most cost effective performing activity, an award will be made in accordance with OMB Circular A-76 in conjunction with all other applicable Navy and Government acquisition regulations and best practices. It is anticipated that personnel and facility requirements will include the necessity to have or obtain security clearances. If you are interested in competing for this requirement, please indicate your interest by sending an email (only) no later than 27 April 2000 to Mr. Greg Blew at blewgt@navair.navy.mil. All valid Internet responses from prospective offerors must provide the return Internet email address, mailing address, telephone number, facsimile number, and a named point of contact within the body of their response. Internet responses without the aforementioned information will not be recognized as valid. In addition, to assist in the planning of acquisition strategy, please respond to the following questions: (1) Is your business a large business or small business? (2) If small, does your firm qualify as disadvantaged? (3) Under which SIC codes are you eligible to propose under (list all SIC codes)? NO SOLICITATION EXISTS AT THIS TIME. Ultimately, the solicitation will be available over the Internet in Microsoft Word 97 TM SR-2 format and will reside upon the NAVAIR Homepage, locate on the World Wide Web. Specifically, the URL or the NAVAIR Homepage is http://www.navair.navy.mil. Specific directions to access NAVAIR online solicitations are as follows (or see the direct access weblink below): From the homepage select "Business" on the black menu bar directly beneath the TEAM banner. When the next page comes up, select the first bullet entitled "Doing Business With Us". After the next page loads, click the third bullet entitled "Open Solicitations" at the second level of indenture, which resides under the second bullet of first level indenture entitled "Doing Business With The Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR)". It is anticipated that the solicitation will be released in July 2000. It is recommended that you respond to this synopsis, including all information required above, if you would like to be notified electronically upon release of the solicitation. Due to email "rules" (i.e. automatic routing), your email MUST specify the following subject line (absent the quotations) for request of solicitation notification: "RESPONSE TO SOURCES SOUGHT AND REQUEST FOR NOTIFICATION OF RELEASE -- N00421-00-R-0484". All offerors who request to be notified, in accordance with all instructions herein, will be informed via email. Any offeror who's request for notification is received different than specified herein may not be notified upon the release of the solicitation due to the automation of this process. It is the offerors responsibility to provide an email address that is valid through the time of notification. Any expected or actual changes to this address should immediately be sent via email to the Contract Specialist with the subject line (minus quotations) "NOTIFICATION OF EMAIL ADDRESS CHANGE FOR SOLICITATION N00421-00-R-0484. Offeror's should note -- TELEPHONE REQUESTS FOR SOLICITATIONS WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED OR RETURNED. Posted 04/13/00 (W-SN444661). (0104)

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