13 -- AMMO

Notice Date

September 19, 2000

Contracting Office

U.S. Army Operations Support Command, Attn: AMSOS-ACA-R, Bldg. 350, 5th Floor, Rock Island, IL 61299-6000

ZIP Code

61299-6000

Solicitation Number

DAAA0999R0090

Point of Contact

Kevan Woodin (309)782-3961

Description

PART: U.S. GOVERNMENT PROCUREMENTS SUBPART: SERVICES CLASSCOD: L -- Technical Services OFFADD: U.S. Army Industrial Operations Command, Attn: AMSOS-CCE-S, Building 350, 5th Floor, Rock Island, IL 62199-6000. SUBJECT: NON-STOCKPILE SYSTEMS CONTRACT POC Contact: Contract Specialist, Kevan Woodin, 309-782-3961; Contracting Officer, James Loehrl, 309-782-7161. DESC: Solicitation DAAA09-99-R-0090 will be issued as an unrestricted request for proposal (RFP) for the purpose of obtaining the Non-Stockpile Systems Contract II requirements, as contained in the solicitation, the umbrella statement of work, and the sample task statements of work. The solicitation will be issued, via the Internet, on 20 Oct 2000. The proposal preparation period of this solicitation will be ninety (90) days from the issuance date; all comments and/or questions shall be submitted, within thirty (30) days from the issuance date, in writing or by E-mail to the address contained in the solicitation. Proposals are due on 19 Jan 2001, by 1600CST, and will be governed by the terms and conditions contained in the FAR provision 52.215-1, Instructions of Offerors Competitive Acquisitions. The applicable web-site is: http://www.osc.army.mil/ac/aais/ioc/solinfo/index.htm. The government will provide answers to any industry's comments and/or questions and/or amendments to the solicitation via the same electronic means. It is anticipated that a pre-proposal conference will be held, at the Edgewood Area of Aberdeen Proving Ground, in the early part of November 2000. Full details for the pre-proposal conference will be contained in the solicitation. The RFP is structured for award of one or more systems contract(s) based on a best value evaluation. The award(s) will be an indefinite delivery/indefinite quantity task order type with a variety of contract types being available for ordering. The solicitation contains the ordering procedures, the ordering period, and overall period of performance. The evaluation methodology is based on four sample tasks. The corresponding instructions to offerors and evaluation bases and criteria are contained in Sections L and M, respectively, of the RFP. The overall objective of this RFP and its umbrella statements of work is to establish support requirements for the Product Manager for Non-Stockpile Chemical Materiel (PMNSCM). The support requirements shall include program management and integration, equipment design, design upgrade or modification, fabrication, engineering, system development and integration, testing, system operations (Chemical Warfare Materiel (CWM) demilitarization), and former production facility decontamination and disposal. The objectives of the efforts of one or more contracts will be: 1) To destroy CWM and provide further treatment and final disposal of byproducts 2) To destroy Former Production Facilities (FPF) in a safe, environmentally sound manner, 3) Use, modify, and maintain assigned Government Furnished Property (GFP), 4) Transport CWM and hazardous waste, 5) Provide interim storage of recovered CWM as necessary, 6) Assist with the assessment of recovered munitions, 7) Implement innovative techniques or equipment design to achieve the PMNSCM mission, and 8) Develop novel systems from concept exploration through final system demilitarization to address one of the listed missions. 9) Provide fabrication and testing of equipment. 10) Provide PMNSCM support to ensure the satisfaction of international Chemical Weapons Convention (CWC) Treaty requirements. All activities conducted in the support of the Non-Stockpile Systems Contract (NSSC) shall be compliant with all applicable laws and regulations. As specified by the individual task order, the Contractor shall receive and temporarily store CWM items and shall be responsible for their decontamination, demilitarization, and final disposition. As part of these activities, the Contractor shall be required to use a variety of systems including the Rapid Response System (RRS), Munitions Management Devices (MMD), Explosive Destruction System (EDS), other Government-supplied or specified systems, and/or commercially available or contract-developed Government-approved systems. The contractor shall be required to destroy CWM or hazardous waste, or to transport them to another location as directed for final disposition. The Contractor shall provide design and engineering services for the development of specialized CWM handling and disposal systems and associated equipment, and shall fabricate and provide acceptance and evaluation testing services for the newly fabricated equipment. The Contractor shall provide program management of the assigned systems, projects and missions. Program management is always provided under the purview and guidance of the PMNSCM or his agent. The RFP contains complex requirements, extensive integration and coordination efforts, and significant environmental and safety matters.

Record

Loren Data Corp. 20000921/13SOL001.HTM (W-263 SN498149)