Department of the Navy, NAWCAD Contracts Competency Division, Villa Road, Bldg. 8110, St. Inigoes, Maryland 20684-0010

D -- TECHNICAL AND ENGINEERING SUPPORT SERVICES SOL N00421-00-R-0404 DUE 072400 POC Agnes Birch, Contract Specialist, Phone: 301-862-8884, Fax: 301-862-8670; D. Mark Diehl, Contracting Officer, 301-862-8690 WEB: Click here to download a copy of the SOW, Section B, http://www.navair.navy.mil/business/ecommerce/index.cfm. E-MAIL: Click here to contact the Contract Specialist via, BirchAE@navair.navy.mil. P- The Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division (NAWCAD), Code 4.5.8.6, St. Inigoes, MD has identified a requirement for engineering and technical support services to support the Information Technology Branch (ITB) and its customers with a mechanism to develop and integrate state-of-the-art information technology solutions with a flexible means of maintaining and upgrading highly sophisticated information processing systems and networks. The ITB of NAWCAD, Ship and Shore Based Electronic Systems Division, supports various Joint and Special Operations Warfare and service units of the Department of Defense, as well as other national and international level government agency sponsors. The purpose of the proposed acquisition is to provide engineering solutions to problems identified by NAWCAD. In order to implement solutions, the contractor shall design, integrate, test and evaluate, and maintain local area networks, enterprise networks, and information management systems; provide computer security services; provide a wide spectrum of technical and engineering services related to emerging technologies, including optical technology and electronic enterprise solutions (E2S); acquisition support; and program management. The contractor shall provide a full range of engineering and technical services which shall include systems development and support, programming services, requirements definition, system design, development, verification and validation, implementation, life cycle support, routine maintenance, facility requirements, acquisition support, joint services and special warfare technical support, technical services support, research and development, integrated logistics support, technical data review, configuration computer center operation, computer security services, network security requirements, and technical program management support. The contract is anticipated to be Cost-Plus-Fixed-Fee with an estimated total level of effort of 495,000 man-hours over a period of five years, with the requirement that a minimum of 25% of the total estimated contract value be subcontracted to small, small disadvantaged and woman owned businesses. This action is a follow-on to contract N00140-95-C-K067, and the incumbent contractor is Booz-Allen and Hamilton, Inc., 8283 Greensboro Drive, McClean, VA 22102-3838. Basis for award of the resultant contract will be the best value to the Government, cost and non-cost factors considered. All potential offerors must either have or be able to obtain a SECRET facility clearance. It is the Government's intention to release the "unrestricted" Request for Proposal (RFP), including any subsequent amendments via the Internet in Microsoft Word format, with some attachments perhaps to be provided in Microsoft Excel and Portable Document Format. The anticipated release date of the RFP is no later than 30 June 2000. The RFP will reside on the NAVAIR Home Page located on the World Wide Web (WWW). The WWW server may be accessed using client browsers such as NETCSCAPE, and Microsoft InternetExplorer. The WWW address, or URL for the NAVAIR Home Page is as follows: http://www.navair.navy.mil. The RFP will be located under the Business Opportunity heading. In addition to making the solicitation available for downloading via the Internet site, this office will also E-mail a notification of release of the solicitation and any subsequent amendments to all prospective offerors that submit a request to register for this information via E-mail. E-mail requests should be sent to the following address: "BirchAE@navair.navy.mil", and should contain the following information for the purposes of compiling a complete and accurate Bidders Mailing List; 1. Company Name 2. Company Address 3. E-Mail Address 4. Point of contact, telephone number, and fax number In the interest of acquisition streamlining, prospective offerors are strongly encouraged to use the Internet for the purpose of submitting requests with respect to this solicitation. Paper copies of the RFP and subsequent amendments will not be availablenor issued. If you have questions or concerns, please write to: Department of the Navy, Contracts Group (Attn: Mrs. Agnes Birch, Code 2.5.4.1.3.3, Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division, Building 8110, Unit 11, Villa Road, St. Inigoes, MD 20684-0010; or preferably via E-mail (BirchAE@navair.navy.mil). Telephone requests for the solicitation will neither be accepted nor returned. Questions regarding the RFP shall be submitted electronically to the e-mail address cited in the preceding sentence, with subsequent answers to be provided by the Government electronically in amendments via the Internet at the same location as the RFP. The point of contact for this procurement action is Mrs. Agnes Birch, Code 2.5.4.1.3.3, Telephone: (301) 862-8884; Fax: (301) 862-8670; and the Contracting Officer is Mr. D. Mark Diehl, Telephone: (301) 862-8690. Posted 06/05/00 (W-SN461504). (0157)

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