Commander, Naval Air Warfare Center Weapons Division, Code 230000D, 1 Administration Circle, China Lake, CA 93555-6100

D -- HARDWARE MAINTENANCE FOR GOVERNMENT-OWNED DIGITAL EQUIPMENT CORPORATION (DEC) MANUFACTURED EQUIPMENT SOL N68936-99-R-0004 DUE 121698 POC Kay Eiband, Contract Specialist, Phone: (760) 939-4275, Fax: (760) 927-3488, Email: eibandk@navair.navy.mil or John R. Davidson, Contracting Officer, Phone: (760) 939-7408, Fax: (760) 927-3488 The Naval Air Warfare Center Weapons Division (NAWCWPNS), China Lake, CA intends to procure on a competitive basis a Time and Materials type contract for on-call and per-call preventive maintenance, repair, reconfiguration, and deinstallation/reinstallation as needed for Government-owned Digital Equipment Corporation (DEC) manufactured equipment and attached peripherals (which may be third party). The equipment to be maintained encompasses existing inventories and equipment that will be acquired during the life of the contract to be awarded. To qualify for award of this contract, all firms must be able to obtain and maintain a facility clearance. Contractor personnel performing under the resulting contract will be required to have and maintain a security clearance up to and including the SECRET level. The equipment to be maintained is located at two NAWCWPNS sites: China Lake and Point Mugu, CA. The China Lake site of NAWCWPNS is adjacent to the city of Ridgecrest, CA located in Southern California's Mojave Desert approximately 150 miles northeast of Los Angeles. Equipment to be maintained at China Lake will be located within a 50-mile radius of the main complex. The Point Mugu site of NAWCWPNS is situated on the Pacific coast approximately 53 miles northwest of Los Angeles, CA. Equipment to be maintained at Point Mugu will be located either within a 20-mile radius of the main complex or on San Nicolas Island located 60 air miles off the coast in the Pacific Ocean. Proposals will be solicited by lots for each site and for all sites combined, and will be evaluated for multiple award consideration. The Period of Performance for the resulting contract(s) will be one year with four one-year options. The estimated contract(s) start date is 1 March 1999. A site visit will be held for this procurement with details provided in the solicitation package. Additional acquisition requirements will also be included in the solicitation, which will be released on or about 16 November 1998 and close 30 days thereafter. Requests for a copy of the solicitation must be submitted in writing to Commander, Code 231000D, 1 Administration Circle, Naval Air Warfare Center Weapons Division, Attn: K. Eiband, N68936-99-R-0004, China Lake, CA 93555-6100; or may be FAXED to (760) 927-3488, Attn: K. Eiband, Solicitation N68936-99-R-0004; or may be made by referencing the solicitation number in an EMAIL message to eibandk@navair.navy.mil . All responsible sources may submit a proposal which shall be considered by the agency. See Note 26. Posted 10/15/98 (I-SN262498). (0288)

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