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R -- ASSET MAINTENANCE MANAGEMENT ASSESSMENT (AMM) AND RELIABILITY CENTERED MAINTENANCE (RCM) ANALYSES METHODOLOGIES SUPPORT POC Contact Gary J. Meade, 303-236-9038, Contracting Officer E-MAIL: Gary Meade, gary_meade@BLM.GOV. Notice of intent to issue a contract to Aladon Ltd. in accordance with FAR 6.302-1 and as authorized by 41 U.S.C. 253(c)(1) -- Other Than Full and Open Competition. The contract will be for support services during the proposal solicitation, proposal evaluation, award and post award phases of the Joint Pipeline Office's (JPO's) requirement for performance of an Useful Life Evaluation of the Trans-Alaska Pipeline System (TAPS) through the use of Asset Maintenance Management Assessment (AMM) and Reliability Centered Maintenance (RCM) analyses methodologies. These procurement actions are being performed by the Bureau of Land Management on behalf of the JPO. The period of performance will consist of a basic period of one (1) year and two (2) each option periods of one (1) year duration. The selected contractor, Aladon Ltd., will be prohibited from functioning as a prime or subcontractor (at any level) on the Useful Life Evaluation of the TAPS. Aladon Ltd. has been selected to provide the needed support since they are the only firm known to possess the following unique qualifications needed to meet the agency's requirements: (1) internationally recognized totally impartial organization, (2) internationally recognized highly technically competent firm that has demonstrated a uniqu and innovative capability to provide the required services, (3) a firm that has substantial experience in the processes associated with the performance of AMM and RCM assessments/analyses, (4) a firm with recognized the expertise in AMM and RCM necessary to provide an independent verification and validation of the assessments to be produced in the performance of the Useful Life Evaluation of the TAPS, (5) a firm that has significant resources available to support the program. Firms who believe they meet the above requirements should submit their qualifications in writing specifically addressing each of the five (5) criteria set forth above to the Contracting Officer. See Note 22.***** Posted 06/12/00 (W-SN463670). (0164)

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