Contracts Group, Bldg 588, Mail Stop 32, Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division, Patuxent River, MD 20670-5304

A -- JOINT PROTECTIVE AIRCREW ENSEMBLE (JPACE) SOL N00421-00-R-0183 POC Denice Cribb (301) 757-8943 Cribbdb@navair.navy.mil; Jennifer Mars (301) 757-8952 MarsJW@navair.navy.mil WEB: Solicitation will be available at these sites., http://navair.navy.mil/business/ecommerce; http://pma202.navair.navy.mil/JPACE. E-MAIL: Point of Contact for Solicitation, MarsJW@navair.navy.mil. The Naval Air Warfare Center -Aircraft Division, Patuxent River MD has a requirement for two aviation, chemical biological warfare protective ensembles, that will include body coverage as well as interfaces for head, hand and foot protection. The ensembles support the Joint Protective Aircrew Ensemble (JPACE) program. The two ensembles, referred to as Type I and Type II, will provide protection from varying chemical agent challenge levels. The Type I ensemble will include protection from a 10g/m2 liquid challenge and a 5000ct vapor and aerosol challenge. The Type II ensemble will include protection from a 5 g/m2 liquid challenge and a 5000ct vapor and aerosol challenge. In all other respects, the requirements for the Type I and Type II ensembles are the same. The government will use a Phased-type evaluation process in order to award to the offeror(s) who represent the best value to the government with respect to technical acceptability, past performance, and price. Offerors are encouraged to submit proposals as a team. This team shall consist of, but is not limited to, the fiber producer(s), fabric producer(s) and finisher(s), and garment manufacturer (cut & sew) for the life of the development effort and production. It is not the government's desire to have the same CB Filter or Barrier Fabric and Cut and Sew Vendors participating on more than one team. It is the intention of the government to limit the number of proposals from each team to a maximum of two. The government anticipates evaluating product samples, both material systems as swatches and garment pre-prototypes, created using government provided designs and patterns, submitted by the offeror. Anticipated evaluation criteria will include: Technical Performance of the Product Samples and Design Compatibility, Management Approach and Production Capability, Past Performance and Financial Stability, and Price. This evaluation will include some pass/fail criteria. If offerors cannot meet the key performance parameters, their proposal may not be considered for award. It is the Government's desire to award a Fixed Price indefinite delivery indefinite quantity contract to multiple vendors. It is anticipated that the solicitation will be available by 31 August 2000. The solicitation will reside on the NAVAIR Home Page located on the World Wide Web at http://www.navair.navy.mil/ business/ecommerce/index.cfm. This office will email 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 email. Requests for inclusion on the email solicitation release list should be sent to Ms. Jennifer Mars at marsjw@navair.navy.mil or by facsimile to (301) 757-8959 or (301) 757-2628. TELEPHONE REQUESTS FOR THE SOLICITATION WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED OR RETURNED. ALL PROSPECTIVE OFFERORS ARE STRONGLY ENCOURAGED TO USE THE INTERNET TO RESPOND. All internet responses must provide the return internet address, mailing address, telephone number and facsimile number within the body of the response. All responsible sources may submit a proposal, which shall be considered by this agency. Contractors must be registered in the Central Contractor Registration (CCR) database to be eligible for contract award or payment from any DOD activity. Information on registration and annual confirmation requirements may be obtained by accessing the CCR web site at http://www.ccr.dlsc.dla.mil/ccr. Posted 08/03/00 (W-SN481631). (0216)

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