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R -- THIRD SYNOPSIS FOR ADMINISTRATIVE AND CLERICAL SUPPORT SERVICES AT NADEP CHERRY POINT, NORTH CAROLINA, UNDER OMB CIRCULAR NO. A-76 (COMMERCIAL ACTIVITIES STUDY) SOL N00421-00-R-0502 DUE 101800 POC Contract Specialist: Katie Nepini, (301) 757-9723; Contracting Officer: BethAnne Caccivio, (301) 757-9748 WEB: Click here to go to NAVAIR Contracts., http://www.navair.navy.mil/business/ecommerce/index.cfm. E-MAIL: Click here to respond to the above synopsis or to, nepinikm@navair.navy.mil. This is the third notice of an OMB Circular No. A-76 Commercial Activities study of administrative and clerical support services at the Naval Aviation Depot (NADEP), Cherry Point, North Carolina. The Sources Sought Synopsis for this requirement was published in the Commerce Business Daily (CBD) on 25 May 2000, and the Pre-solicitation Synopsis was published on 21 July 2000 under solicitation number N00421-00-R-0502. This third notice is issued pursuant to Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 7.303(b)(1). Prospective offerors must obtain International Standards Organization (ISO) 9001 (1994), ISO 9002 (1994), or ISO 9001 (2000) registration in accordance with Raad voor Accreditatie (RvC) and ANSI-RAB accreditation requirements by the date upon which this solicitation closes (estimated at 18 October 2000) in order to be considered technically acceptable. The ISO 9000 registration requirement is in addition to all other requirements of the solicitation that must be met in order to be considered technically acceptable. A certificate of registration in accordance with the above criteria must be submitted with the offeror's proposal. The solicitation will not be extended for firms awaiting registration. This effort will be competed on a full and open basis. The requirements, which will be defined in a Performance Work Statement (PWS), involve Administrative and Clerical Support. More specifically, the functions included are: Office Operations Support Services, Office Automation Support Services, Correspondence Management Support Services, Clerical Support Services, Mail Distribution Services, Time and Attendance Support Services, Training Support Services, and Electronic Office Environment Support Services. These functions are currently performed by a Government workforce supplement by contractor support. A cost comparison will be conducted, under OMB Circular No. A-76, to determine the most cost-effective mode of operation. The Government is developing an in-house cost estimate and a contract may or may not be awarded as a result of this study/comparison. If a contractor is selected as the most cost effective performing activity, an award will be made in accordance with OMB Circular No. A-76 in conjunction with all other applicable Government and Navy acquisition regulations. The solicitation will be issued on a fixed-price basis, and will include labor hour line items to accommodate surge requirements. The proposed contract will be for base year plus four one-year option periods. The anticipated date for the release of the solicitation is 18 August 2000. A site visit will be hosted on 09 September 2000 at the NADEP Cherry Point, North Carolina. Requests for copies of the solicitation must be submitted via e-mail to nepinikm@navair.navy.mil. TELEPHONE REQUESTS FOR SOLICITATIONS WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED. ALL PROSPECTIVE OFFERORS MUST USE THE INTERNET TO RESPOND. All Internet responses must provide the return Internet address, mailing address, phone number, fax number, and single-point-of-contact within the body of the response. Internet responses without the aforementioned addresses/information will not be recognized. accordance with Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 7.303(b)(1). NOTE: If you already responded to the Pre-solicitation Synopsis for N00421-00-R-0502, it is not necessary to respond again. All responsible sources may download a copy of the solicitation, attend the site visit, and shall be considered by the agency unless this synopsis is amended or replaced. The solicitation will be available over the Internet in WORD 97TM format and will reside on the NAVAIR Home Page, located on the World Wide Web. NO SOLICITATION DOCUMENTS EXIST AT THIS TIME. The Request for Proposals (RFP)/solicitation will not be released before the anticipated date of 18 August 2000. It is essential that you respond to this synopsis if you would like be notified (i.e. electronically) when the Request for Proposals (RFP) is released. Offerors who request electronic updates on the status of the RFP will be notified via E-mail when it is released. The WWW address, or URL, for the NAVAIR Home Page is: http:/www.navair.navy.mil/business/ecommerce/index.cfm. Posted 08/07/00 (W-SN483287). (0220)

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