Commander, Pacific Division, Naval Facilities Engineering Command, Contracts Department, Building 258, Pearl Harbor, HI 96860-7300 (Code 0221)

J -- TRANSPORTATION EQUIPMENT MAINTENANCE (LIGHT VEHICLES, HEAVY EQUIPMENT AND MATERIAL HANDLING EQUIPMENT) FOR NAVY PUBLIC WORKS CENTER PEARL HARBOR, HAWAII SOL N62742-98-R-3500 POC Contact: Ms. Velma Wong, at (808) 471-5118 or vwong@efdpac.navfac.navy.mil; Contracting Officer; Mr. Ralph K. Naito, Code 0221, (808) 471-3213; Facsimile No. (808) 471-5881 E-MAIL: vwong@efdpac.navfac.navy.mil, vwong@efdpac.navfac.navy.mil. POTENTIAL SOURCES SOUGHT/A-76 Transportation Equipment Maintenance of Light Vehicles, Heavy Equipment and Material Handling Equipment for Navy Public Works Center Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. RFP N62742-98-R-3500. The Pacific Division, Naval Facilities Engineering Command (PACNAVFACENGCOM), Contracts Department, Pearl Harbor, Hawaii 96860-7300 intends to issue a solicitation to acquire Transportation Equipment Maintenance services for various Navy locations on the Island of Oahu, Hawaii. A cost comparison to determine the feasibility and economy of converting Transportation Maintenance Services performed by Government personnel to contract performance is simultaneously being done. A contract will not be awarded unless the costs of contracting are lower than the costs of continued Government performance by a factor equal to or greater than ten percent of the Government's personnel costs. Government personnel adversely affected by conversion of government performed services to contract have the Right of First Refusal for jobs for which they are qualified. Service requirements include the following: (1) The contractor shall be licensed to provide Transportation Equipment Maintenance i.e. tools, materials, equipment, preventive maintenance, safety inspections, road and towing service calls, vehicle system repairs, body and fender repairs, glass replacement, upholstery work, painting, and transportation necessary to provide maintenance services, (2) The contractor must furnish labor and supervision, (3) The contractor will be responsible for planning scheduling and service writing. For the draft performance work statement, visit our web site at, www.efdpac.navfac.navy.mil. The standard industrial classification (SIC) Code is 7539. The contract will probably be a combination fixed price and indefinite quantity contract. The period of performance includes a 12-month base period with option provisions to extend the term in subsequent years for a total period not to exceed 60 months. Respondents are requested to submit letters of interest, by mail or fax, which includes a brief company profile, size and experience statement, for this potential acquisition, to Pacific Division, Naval Facilities Engineering Command, Contracts Department, Code 0221:VW, Pearl Harbor, Hawaii 96860-7300. FAX: (808) 471-5881. This is not a Request for Proposal. A request for a solicitation should not be submitted as a result of this notice. (0013)

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