Department of Transportation, United States Coast Guard (USCG), Contracting Office (fp), c/o USCG Research and Development Center, 1082 Shennecossett Rd, Groton, CT, 06340-6096

A -- A -- RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT TECHNICAL SUPPORT SERVICES SOL DTCG39-00-R-R00008 DUE 060800 POC Dinah Mulligan, Contracting Officer, Phone 860-441-2885, Fax 860-441-2888, Email dmulligan@rdc.uscg.mil -- Gomes David, Contracting Officer, Phone 860-441-2875, Fax 860-441-2888, Email dgomes@rdc.uscg.mil WEB: Visit this URL for the latest information about this, http://www.eps.gov/cgi-bin/WebObjects/EPS?ACode=M&ProjID=DTCG39-00-R-R 00008&LocID=101. E-MAIL: Dinah Mulligan, dmulligan@rdc.uscg.mil. The U.S. Coast Guard (USCG) Research and Development Center (R&DC) intends to award multiple contracts under Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity type contracts to support the missions of the Coast Guard through research, development, and evaluation which seeks solutions to performance gaps based on scientific and technologic advances. Solicitation DTCG39-00-R-R00008 was issued on 17 February 2000 with a closing date of 17 April 2000. No proposals were received for Line Item 0005, Business Planning. Only Line Item 0005, Business Planning, is being reopened with a closing date of 8 June 2000. Proposals are being requested for Line Item 0005 only. Proposals received on any other line item will not be considered for award. The resulting contract will have a base year with three one year options. Line Item 0005 is set aside 100% for Small Business and is estimated at $2,000,000. Offerors proposals will be evaluated on the basis of best value. The evaluation may result in multiple awards if the CoastGuard determines that it is economically advantageous. Awards will be based on initial offers and will be made to one or more responsive and responsible offerors whose offers provide the greatest overall value to the Government based on the technical proposal, cost/business proposal, and other factors. Technical proposals will consist of Past Performance, Staffing, Technical Understanding and Management Approach. Oral Presentations will be required. All responsible sources may submit an offer, which the Coast Guard will consider. The Standard Industrial Code (SIC) is 8741 -- $5 Million. The Coast Guard intends to award Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity type contracts with Cost Plus Fixed Fee and Firm Fixed Price provisions. Task orders may be issued on a cost type basis or on a firm fixed price basis. Our office no longer issues solicitations or amendments in paper form. Instead they may be accessed at the following website: http://www.eps.gov. The listing will be under the Department of Transportation, United States Coast Guard, USCG Research & Development Center, Groton, CT. Offerors should register to receive notifications and subscribe to the mailing list while at the following site: http://www.rdc.uscg.mil/rdcpages/business.html. A copy of the solicitation may be accessed at the USCG Research & Development Center, Room 139, by contacting Jim Hazlin at (860) 441-2837. See Note 26. Posted 05/08/00 (D-SN452328). (0129)

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