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

R -- PROFESSIONAL, ADMINISTRATIVE, AND MANAGEMENT SUPPORT SERVICES SOL N00421-97-R-1353 DUE 030397 POC Beverly Abell, Contract Specialist, Code 25412E, (301) 342-3310 ext. 21, Brenda Pickett, Contracting Officer, Code 25412Q, 342-3310 ext. 18 E-MAIL: Abell_Beverly%PAX9@MR.NAWCAD.NAVY.MIL, Abell_Beverly%PAX9@MR.NAWCAD.NAVY.MIL. 17. The Naval Air Warfare Center's E-2C Integrated Program Team, Patuxent River, Maryland, has a requirement for Analytical, Engineering and Managerial services for the E-2C Airborne Early Warning (AEW) Foreign Military Sales (FMS) program. The required tasking is comprised of the following distinct and interrelated areas: (1) FMS pre-case; (2) FMS program support during design, development, acquisition, and case closure phases; (3) software configuration, analysis, and post production engineering; (4) FMS test planning, witnessing, and analysis; (5) Weapon System specification analysis; (6) Integrated Logistics Support (ILS) functions; (7) Data Link interoperability analysis; and (8) training systems support. It is anticipated that this requirement will also include the following "Optional Services": (1) Engineering Change Proposals (ECPs) analysis; (2) foreign country unique subsystem development analysis; (3) special reporting requirements; (4) Weapon System liaison support services; and (5) Unique Hardware/Software Requirements . The exercise of any options will be based upon requirements generated by foreign government or the requirements of the Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIRSYSCOM). This effort will be performed 100% off-site. The period of performance shall include a base year and four one year option periods. The estimated level of effort is 415,600 man-hours including all options. A Department of Defense Secret facility clearance and Secret level of safeguarding is required to perform this effort. ALL POTENTIAL OFFERORS ARE ADVISED THAT PRIOR TO RELEASE OF THE SOLICITATION, THE GOVERNMENT INTENDS TO ISSUE A DRAFT STATEMENT OF WORK, PERSONNEL QUALIFICATIONS, AND SOLICITATION SECTIONS L & M. Potential offerors will be asked to provide comments, questions, and recommendations. All requests for draft solicitation documents must be made in writing to the address below within 20 DAYS of the appearance of this notice to receive the aforementioned draft documents. Telephone requests will not be honored. Send written request to Contracts, Code 25412E, Beverly Abell, Contract Specialist, Bldg. 588, Suite #2, NAWCAD, 47253 Whalen Road Unit 588, Patuxent River, MD 20670-1463. The estimated solicitation closing date is 03 March 1998. The closing date is for estimating purposes only and may be revised as necessary within the solicitation. All responsible sources may submit a proposal which will be considered. (0350)

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