Commander, Naval Air Warfare Center Weapons Division, Code 220000D, 1 Administration Circle, China Lake, CA 93555-6100

L -- PROPULSION, WARHEAD, AND ENVIRONMENTAL TEST FACILITIES, MAINTENANCE AND OPERATION SERVICES -- SOURCES SOUGHT SOL N68936-98-R-0059 DUE 021998 POC Marge Schafer, Contract Specialist (760) 939-4292 or Maureena Mueller, Contracting Officer, (760) 939-8176 The Naval Air Warfare Center Weapons Division, China Lake, CA anticipates issuing a solicitation for a five-year contract for Propulsion, Warhead and Environmental Services. The Standard Industrial Classification (SIC) Code is 8734 and the small business size standard is $5 million average annual receipts over a three year period. The solicitation will be issued as part of an OMB Circular A-76 cost comparison study. Based on the results of the cost comparison, the Government may elect to award a contract or to retain the function in-house. In the event the function is contracted out, the successful offeror must possess the ability to obtain a TOP SECRET clearance. The requirement is to provide all management, administration, supervision, labor, materials, supplies, and tools to provide for the operation, maintenance improvement, modification and management of test and evaluation systems, associated test and evaluation support systems and subsystems, equipment and test sites and shall perform all tasks as related to the Ordnance Operations Division of the Naval Air Warfare Center-Weapons Division at China Lake CA. Requirement will provide the capability for conducting propulsion, warhead, environmental, safety, non-destructive, plume measurement, aeroheat and gun projectile ordnance test operations in support of the Ordnance Research, Development and Test and Evaluation (RDT&E) community. The propulsion test facilities provide the capability to static fire solid propulsion systems. The warhead test facilities cover the complete range of testing on explosives and warheads by providing at one extreme a completely instrumented facility for laboratory scale research and testing and at the other, facilities and instrumentation for tests involving thousands of pound of high explosives. The environmental and safety test facilities provide the capabilities required for qualification of all-up live tactical weapons and the ordnance components prior to fleet introduction. Sources interested in providing these services should complete the following Contractor Profile Data Questionnaire. In answering the questions, you may submit other data to support your answers, however, the minimum requirement is submission of the company profile data. Written responses must be received by 19 February 98. Address mailed responses to: Commander (Code 220000D -- Attn: Marge Schafer), Naval Air Warfare Center Weapons Division, 1 Administration Circle, China Lake, CA 93555-6100. facsimile responses are acceptable and should be sent to: Marge Schafer (760) 939-8186; e-mail responses are acceptable, however, messages must contain a contact name and phone number, and any attachments must be readable in Microsoft Word Version 6.0. E-mail responses to: mschafer@ban.chinalake.navy.mil. THE FOLLOWING CONSTITUTES THE CONTRACTOR PROFILE DATA QUESTIONNAIRE. RESPONSES SHOULD BE CLEARLY NUMBERED AND ARRANGED IN THE SAME SEQUENCE AS BELOW: 1) Name & address of applicant (Corporate/Principal Office); 2) name & phone number of point of contact; 3) date firm started; 4) type of business: (i.e., small business, small disadvantaged business 8(a) certified, HBCU/MI, Woman-owned small business, small disadvantaged business (not 8(a) certified), or large business); 5) work force (a) labor categories (Percentage of engineering, other professionals, administrative, technicians, craftsmen, general helpers, clerical, and other) (b) security clearances (Percentage of current employees that have clearances); 6) financial data should include: (a) average annual sales/receipts for last 3 fiscal years, (b) receipts for each of the following fiscal years: 1994, 1995 and 1996, (c) does your firm have a DCAA -- approved cost accounting system, if so, what was the approved date, (d) date of last pre-award survey, (e) office performing pre-award survey, (f) Dun & Bradstreet rating, (g) DUNS number; 7) list key words that describe your firm's expertise; 8) list major programs on which your firm has worked; 9) describe your firm's principal product and/or service (list as many areas as you wish, indicating the number of individuals within your firm with their expertise cited and their cumulative work-years of experience in the specific area listed); 10) key personnel, provide academic credentials, key areas of expertise, and a synopsis of major accomplishments -- limit of 6 personnel; 11)list your firm's most significant contracts which are relevant to providing support services similar to the required services for the past 3 years. list up to three contracts and include the following information: (a) customer (DOD agency, other government agency), (b) contract number, (c) contracting officer name & telephone number, (d) contracting officer's representative (COR) name & telephone number, (e) contract value, (f) period of performance, (g) description of product/services; 12) future trends (i.e., if the focus of your firm is changing, how do you want to be perceived in the future; 13) if you have submitted a proposal on a Naval Air Warfare Center Weapons Division solicitation in the past 3 years (including both successful and unsuccessful efforts) identify by solicitation number, brief description, contract number/date of award if APPLICABLE. The Contracting Officer reserves the right to set-aside the requirement for small business participation if determined to be in the best interest of the Government. Commander, Naval Air Warfare Center Weapons Division, Code 220000D, 1 Administration Cr., China Lake, CA 93555-6100 (0019)

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