DA, Directorate of Contracting, Fort Drum, New York 13602-5220

L -- ENGINEERING TECHNICIAN SUPPORT FOR THE UH-60 AIRCRAFT AT FORT DRUM, NEW YORK SOL DAKF36-99-R-0003 DUE 031199 POC Contracting Officer, Cindy Gillette, Contract Specialist, Monica Junod, (315) 772-6514 WEB: Fort Drum Directorate of Contracting's Home Page, http://www.drum.army.mil/garrison/director/spcl/dircon/service.htm. Information is sought on potential sources and vendor capabilities for the purpose of providing Engineering Technician Support for the UH-60 aircraft at Fort Drum, New York. Intent is to contract for services beginning July 1, 1999 through June 30, 2000, with four one year option periods. Requirement is expected to be serviced by providing Engineering Technician support at Fort Drum for 40 hours per week. The Engineering Technician must have a thorough knowledge of UH-60 and mission peculiar equipment manufacturing processes, repair procedures, and components provided by the manufacturer and its subcontractors/vendors. The primary tasks of the Engineering Technician shall be to provide advisory service for updating the skills of Department of the Army maintenance personnel and to serve as a communication conduit concerning manufacturing support information for the customer organization. Available information is that this requirement can only be provided by Sikorsky Support Services, Incorporated. A market survey is being issued by Fort Drum to determine if there are any business concerns that have the demonstrated capability and the financial resources to successfully provide the required Engineering Technician support. Businesses interested in this requirement are requested to complete the market survey requirements at the Fort Drum Directorate of Contracting's Home Page at http://www.drum.army.mil/garrison/director/spcl/dircon/service.htm. Hard copies of the market survey will not be available. The survey is to be completed in its entirety. The due date for responses to the market survey is 4:00 PM EST, March 11, 1999. Only those responses submitted through the Fort Drum market survey procedures discussed in this synopsis will be accepted. Responses to the market survey will form a part of the determination as to sole source provision of services. Posted 02/24/99 (W-SN302022). (0055)

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