COASTSYSTA Dahlgren Division, NSWC, 6703 West Highway 98, Panama City, FL 32407-7001

B -- SHOCK AND VIBRATION ANALYSIS INFORMATION EXCHANGE SOL N61331-96-R-0010 DUE 122395 POC Mary Kitchen, Contract Specialist, (904)235-5389 Carol A. Dreger, Contracting Officer, (904)234-4863. The Naval Surface Warfare Center, Dahlgren Division, Coastal Systems Station (COASTSYSTA), Panama City, Florida is soliciting proposals for a Cost Plus Fixed-Fee (CPFF), Indefinite Quantity Contract to provide Management and Operation of the Shock and Vibration Information and Analysis Center (SAVIAC). It is anticipated that the resulting contract will consist of a base year and four option years. SAVIAC is an organization established to provide information exchange between Government agencies and/or private industry in the areas of shock and vibration. Operation of the center will be from the contractor's facilities. This information exchange exists in the form of symposia, publication of technical journals, newsletters, on-line Internet services, and information searches. Operation of SAVIAC requires the collection, review, analysis, appraisal, summary, and dissemination of pertinent and timley information and literature on the processes, techniques, and associated technologies within the scope of SAVIAC's competence and concern. In the execution of this effort, COASTSYSTA requires the following functions to be performed immediately upon award: (1) Basic or Core operations of SAVIAC wherein primary emphasis will be on archieving and maintaining an information base that will enable SAVIAC to contribute to ongoing R&D effort in the field of shock and vibration, and in applications to Defense systems design, development, and production. This includes planning for, and conducting symposia, publication of newsletters, providing an on-line Internet service for various shock and vibration information, answering various questions concerning shock and vibration issues, and maintaining and monitoring, to the best extent possible, the in-service material. (2) The capability of providing support for performance of specific tasks on separate delivery orders requiring analytical/engineering support for new shock and vibration issues. This effort requires a subject expertise and information base which could be utilized to answer specific, large-scale and detailed questions and perform engineering supprt services within the SAVIAC applicable technologies. This could include development and maintenance of specific shock databases; publication of monographs; and research on specific shock and vibration topics. This solicitation is Full and Open Competition. A single award will result from this solicitation. No telephone requests will be accepted. Only written requests for this solicitation will be accepted. However, we will accept requests for this solicitation via facsimile, at (904)234-4251, Attn: Mary Kitchen, Code SC12. All requests should include the company's cage code. (0296)

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