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D -- OPERATIONS AND MANAGEMENT OF MAUI SUPERCOMPUTING CENTER (MSC) SOL F29601-00-R-0005 DUE 060100 POC Barbara Steinbock, Contracting Officer, Phone 505 846 2246, Fax 505 846 1546, Email steinbob@plk.af.mil WEB: Visit this URL for the latest information about this, http://www.eps.gov/cgi-bin/WebObjects/EPS?ACode=R&ProjID=F29601-00-R-0-R-0 005&LocID=1122. E-MAIL: Barbara Steinbock, steinbob@plk.af.mil. PART: U.S. GOVERNMENT PROCUREMENTS SUBPART: SERVICES CLASSCOD: D -- INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY SERVICES OFFADD: Air Force Research Laboratory, Directorate of Contracting, 2251 Maxwell Avenue SE, Kirtland AFB, NM 87117-5773 SUBJECT: A -- OPERATIONS AND MANAGEMENT OF MAUI SUPERCOMPUTING CENTER (MSC) SOL F29601-00-R-0005 DUE 01 JUNE 2000 POC Ms Dee Sanchez, Contract Specialist, (505) 846-2537, Contracting Officer: Barbara Steinbock, DET 8 AFRL/PKDB, 2251 Maxwell Avenue SE, Bldg 499, Room 126, Kirtland AFB, NM 87117-5773, voice (505) 846-2246, fax (505) 846-1546, e-mail steinbob@plk.af.mil; Source Selection Lead: Capt Gary Puhek, AFRL/DEBI, voice (808) 874-1508, fax (808) 874-1640, e-mail puhek@eagle.mhpcc.af.mil. DESC: F29601-00-R-0005 -- Sources Sought Synopsis for _Operations and Management of Maui Supercomputing Center (MSC)_. Information concerning this acquisition will be available on the Electronic Posting System (EPS) http: www.eps.gov (use the following path after the main web page is accessed: EPS for Vendors / USAF Offices / Air Force Material Command (AFMC) locations / AFRL -- Directed Energy Directorate, Kirtland AFB, NM _Posted Dates_). The Air Force Research Laboratory, Directed Energy Directorate, Kirtland AFB, NM is seeking sources for the MSC supercomputing contract to provide operations, management, and business development of the MSC, currently referred to as the Maui High Performance Computing Center (MHPCC), facilities located at the Maui Research and Technology Park (MTRP) in the town of Kihei on the island of Maui, Hawaii. The MSC is a distributed center as part of the DoD High Performance Computing Modernization Program. The assets that compose the MSC currently include, but are not limited to, an IBM SP System with a computing capability that consists of 699 processors, 388 GFLOPS, 250 GB total memory, 5.8 TB disk storage, 20 TB on-line tape storage. In addition, the center has a Silicon Graphics Onyx Reality Engine2 in support of 3D graphics applications. The primary objectives of these assets is to provide computational support to AFRL, Maui Space Surveillance Systems (MSSS), the DoD High Performance Computing Modernization Office (HPCMO), and other DoD users of the MDC high performance computation facilities. Secondary objectives of these assets shall include, but are not limited to: fostering technology exchange between U.S. industrial and academic entities, maintaining the MDC educational outreach objectives through the establishment of Cooperative Research and Development Agreements (CRADA), as well as continual development in the area of high performance computing technology in an effort to support DoD supercomputing objectives. The contractor shall support and honor any Cooperative Research and Development Agreements (CRADA) AFRL elects to enter in an effort to support the secondary objectives of the MDC. This contract will provide for both classified and unclassified processing, including TS/SCI tasks. The contractual effort is contemplated as a five-year indefinite delivery/indefinite quantity (ID/IQ) effort beginning in FY01. The task orders contemplated for all services under this effort, except program management, will be Cost-Plus Fixed Fee (CPFF); the program management task orders are contemplated to be Cost-Plus Award Fee (CPAF). Anticipated ordering value is an average of $15M/year for five years or $75M (plus funds required for a three-month contract phase-in period, if required). Small businesses having the capability to perform this work are invited to submit a Statement of Capability (SOC) to assist the Government in making a set-aside decision. Based upon responses to this announcement, the Government may elect to set aside this acquisition for small businesses, qualifying 8(a) businesses, certified HubZone small businesses, or historically black colleges, universities, and minority institutions (HBCU/MI). All small businesses submitting Statements of Capability should indicate whether they are a small, small disadvantaged, 8(a), certified HubZone small businesses, or woman owned businesses, or an HBCU/MI. Small Disadvantaged Businesses must be certified by the SBA (contact your local SBA office or online at www.sba.gov). The SIC code is 7376, size standard of $18.0M as defined in FAR 19.101. The following criteria will be used in evaluating all responses to the synopsis: (1) Experience in the past five years in supercomputing operations and management related to assets and/or technologies similar to those at the MSC in the areas of high performance computing, development of scaleable software tools and applications, image processing and visualization, and the transition of these technologies to a leading edge, production environment; and (2) Availability of an adequate number of qualified personnel to support the effort. Include any other specific and pertinent information as it pertains to this particular area of procurement that would enhance our consideration and evaluation of the information. The Statements of Capability will be limited to 15 pages not including resumes. An original Statement of Capability and two (2) copies must be sent to the Contracting Officer no later than 1630 (mountain daylight time -- MDT) on 01 June 00. Foreign firms are advised they will NOT be allowed to participate as the prime contractor. The operations, research, and test data produced under a resultant contract may contain Military Critical Technology List (MCTL) information whose export is restricted by the Export Control Act (Title 22, USC, Section 2751, et seq.) or the Export Administration Act of 1979, as amended (Title 50, USC, App. 40-1, et seq.). Therefore, only offerors who are certified by the Defense Information Service (DLIS) may submit proposals. Contact DLIS on-line at http://www.dlis.mil/ccal or at DLIS, US/Canada Joint Certification Center, Federal Center, 74 North Washington, Battle, MI, 49017-4312 (1-800-352-3572) as soon as possible. To be eligible to receive an award of any contractual document, a firm is required to be registered in the DOD Central Contractor Registration Database for awards after 31 May 98. Firms must register on a one-time basis and annually to confirm accuracy and completeness of information. Either the Commercial and Government Entity (CAGE) code or a Data Universal Numbering System (DUNS) number will be used to identify the contractor to the paying office. If a contractor proposes using an FFRDC as a subcontractor, it must provide rationale in its proposal that supports the unique capability of the FFRDC (FAR 35.017). An Ombudsman has been appointed to hear significant concerns from offerors or potential offerors during the proposal development phase of this acquisition. Routine questions are not considered to be of _significant concern_ and should be communicated directly to the Contracting Officer. The purpose of the Ombudsman is not to diminish the authority of the Contracting Officer or Program Manager, but to communicate contractor concerns, issues, disagreements, or recommendations to the appropriate Government personnel. The Ombudsman does not participate in the evaluation of the proposals or in the source selection process. The Ombudsman for this acquisition is Mr Eugene DeWall, Deputy Director of Contracting, Det 8, AFRL/PK, (505) 846-4979, Gene.Dewall@plk.af.mil, 2251 Maxwell Avenue SE, Kirtland AFB, NM 87117-5773. Organizational Conflict of Interest (OCI) rules, procedures, and responsibilities, as described in FAR Subpart 9.5 may be applicable to this contract and any resulting subcontracts. If applicable, the general rules of FAR 9.505-1 through 9.505-4 would apply. AFRL will host an unclassified Pre-Solicitation Conference at Kirtland AFB, NM on 19-20 Sept 00 in Building 201 from 0800-1700 MDT. The tentative agenda is as follows: 0730-0800 check-in; 0800-0930 AFRL briefings; 0930-1200 private sessions with potential sources; 1200-1300 lunch; 1300-1700 continuation of private sessions with potential sources. The time allocated to the private sessions depends on the number of potential sources requesting sessions. Call Ms Irma Aragon at (505) 846-5044, fax at (505) 846-6197, or e-mail at aragon@plk.af.mil by 4:30pm MDT on Friday, 15 Sept 00 to schedule Pre-Solicitation Conference attendance and private sessions. Please include the following in your communication with Ms Aragon: name, title, address, date and place of birth, and naturalization or alien registration number, if applicable, of each representative. All potential sources will be limited to two (2) attendees during the AFRL briefings. There is a five (5) person limit during the private sessions. The directions to Building 201 are as follows: enter Kirtland AFB from the Truman Avenue gate; turn right on Aberdeen Avenue; turn right on Kirtland Drive; Building 201 (AFRL Phillips Space Conference Center) is located on the left-hand side at 1750 Kirtland Drive. Submit all questions/comments electronically to both Ms Dee Sanchez at sanchezd@plk.af.mil and Capt Puhek at puhek@eagle.mhpcc.af.mil. Responses will be posted electronically at http: www.eps.gov. SEE NOTE 26. Posted 05/03/00 (D-SN451105). (0124)

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