Commander, Naval Air Warfare Center, Weapons Division, Code 210000D, 1 Administration Circle, China Lake, CA 93555-6100

B -- WEB SITE AND HOST FOR REVERSE AUCTIONS SMALL BUSINESS SOURCES SOUGHT DUE 082200 POC Marge Schafer, Contract Specialist, (760) 939-2898, Rena Mueller, Contracting Officer, (760) 939-8176 The Naval Air Warfare Center-Weapons Division, China Lake, Pt. Mugu, CA, and White Sands, NM, is conducting market research regarding the feasibility of establishing a contractor hosted reverse auction web site. The contractor shall provide and host a reverse auction web site including: 1) software and hardware to host the web site; and 2) administration and maintenance of the web site. The site shall have the capability to ensure that procurements are conducted in accordance with federal acquisition laws and regulations, provide security of Government financial data, and anonymity of offerors. Responses to this sources sought announcement shall include: 1. Descriptive product/service literature. 2. A description of your company's current capability to provide a web site which will allow procurements to be conducted in accordance with applicable procurement laws and regulations 3. A description of security safeguards to ensure anonymity of offerors and protection of Government credit card information. 4. Provide web site addresses for all reverse auction sites that your company currently hosts. 5. Address the estimated time to have the web site operational. 6. Provide information regarding how the site will be advertised 7. Provide information regarding standard commercial contract terms and conditions including suggested contract term and standard billing practices. 8. Respondents should indicate business size. It is anticipated that this procurement will be conducted as a small business set-aside. The Standard Classification (SIC) Code is 7375, North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) Code is 514191. The small business size standard is $18 million average annual receipts over a three-year period. Posted 07/31/00 (W-SN480519). (0213)

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