Commander, Naval Air Warfare Center, AIR 2.5.3.1.2, Mailstop 34, Patuxent River, MD 20670-5449

U -- COMMERCIAL AIR SERVICES IN THE CONTINENTAL UNITED STATES SOL N68520-95-R-0010 DUE 031596 POC Sandra Lamb, Contract Specialist, (301) 342-3663; Carole Romary, Contracting Officer, (301) 342-3663. The Commercial Air Services program will support US Navy, DOD and other Gov't training programs in the Continental US, Hawaii and Far East. Operations are normally conducted in designated warning areas around Norfolk, VA; Jacksonville, FL; Puerto Rico; San Diego, CA; Whidbey Island, WA, Honolulu, HI (MIDPAC); and Japan (WESTPAC). The broad objective of the program is to provide basic, intermediate, and advance training to fleet units to achieve and maintain combat readiness by practice or drill, test to evaluate or test to develop equipment and tactical procedures or concepts; or to measure the degree of readiness achieved in specific operations. Specifically, the contractor shall provide aircraft, including Lear 35 and 36 series aircraft, all labor including pilots, special mission equipment operators, GFE equipment installers/ GFE maintenance personnel, fuel and material. Flight services to be provided by the contractor include air intercept control (AIC), antisubmarine aircraft control (ASAC), tracking (TRACK), ferry and utility missions. Utility/transport missions make up less than 5% of the contract effort. The contractor shall also provide tow targets/reels and perform missions (including launch, recovery, and control of the targets/banners/operators) as follows: surface-to-air target tow (STOW); towed targets (TRX, TPT) to surface units who will then fire at the targets using a variety of surface-to-air weapons; air-to-air tow (ATOW) utilizing GFE targets. Electronic Warfare (EW) missions to be provided shall include internal and external EW and test beds and will consist of the contractor emitting a signal to simulate a radar transmission of a threat radar or emitting a signal-to-jam radar, communications, and other electronic systems, simulating a threat force approaching from various directions, speeds and altitudes; and will include uploading and downloading of pods, installation of all internal controls and providing operators. Aircraft modifications, including the procurement, installation and maintenance of various special equipment, is a requirement of the contract. The successful offeror shall be certified under Federal Aviation Administration (FAA); Federal Aviation Regulation (FAR) Part 135 or FAR Part 121 and all Supplemental Type Certificates (STCs) shall be acquired by the contractor. An Air Mobility Command certification is a requirement of this contract. A Top Secret facilities clearance is required to perform services. Contractor personnel shall have a Secret security clearance, and the contractor shall provide Operations Security (OPSEC) protection for classified information. The date for receipt of offers is estimated to be 15 March 1996. This date is subject to change. The type of contract contemplated is an Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity contract with cost-reimbursement and requirements line items. Delivery orders will be issued to order services utilizing unit prices in Section B of the contract. A contract will be awarded for a base period of performance and four option periods of performance. The requirement is 100% Set-Aside for Small Business. Standard Industrial Code (SIC) 4522 with a size standard of 1,500 employees applies. Telephone requests for copies of the solicitation will not be accepted. All requests for the solicitation shall be mailed to: Commander, Naval Air Systems Command, AIR 2.5.3.1.2, Mailstop 34, Naval Air Warfare Center, Patuxent River, MD 20670-5449 or faxed to the Contract Specialist/Contracting Officer at (301) 342-4974. An original of the request must be mailed. All faxed requests must be legible and contain a phone number and point of contact. See Numbered Note(s): 1. (0011)

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