Fleet & Industrial Supply Center, Regional Contracts Dept, Attn: Bid Officer/Code 210A94, 937 N. Harbor Drive, Suite 212, San Diego, CA 92132-0212

R -- REO IN-SERVICE ENGINEERING SOL N00244-99-R-0170 POC Jo Escalera, Code 2701, A/C 619-532-2558 E-MAIL: Click here to contact the contracting officer via, jo_c_escalera@sd.fisc.navy.mil. The Fleet and Industrial Supply Center, San Diego CA is Issuing this "Market Research -- Sources Sought" synopsis as specified in FAR Part 10 and for obtaining sources capable of performing the requested work requirement. Industry comments regarding this effort may be considered in the final procurement package. Preliminary draft copies of the Statement of Work and the Labor Category/Man-hours, along with the Market Research Notice, are now available from the Bid Officer at fiscsd_bid_officer@sd.fisc.navy.mil or the Contracting Officer, jo_c_escalera@sd.fisc.navy.mil. Direct all information via email or FAX, to the attention of the Contracting Officer, Ms. Jo Escalera. FAX number is 619-532-2287. Please provide your business status (Large, Small Business or Small Disadvantaged Business). Also include a complete company address, point of contact, telephone number and email address. The Government anticipates a Pre-Proposal Conference, Oral Presentations of Technical proposals, and Best Value Source Selection. The proposed contract will be an Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity, Multiple Award contracts as specified in FAR 16.504(c) and the task order procedures of FAR 16.505(b)). The period of performance is a Base and Four 1-Year Option Years. The Base Year performance period is anticipated to commence on 01 October 1999. The results of the Market Research will be considered by the FISC-SD Small Business Spcialist in establishing the FSC and SIC. The proposed contract is for the REO Design, Development and In-Service Engineering in support of the Research and Engineering Office North Island (REO NORIS). The REO NORIS is tasked with providing product design and development, and product In-Service Engineering (ISE) support services for various US Navy and other Department of Defense (DOD) owned systems. Platforms supported include but are not limited to: F/A-18, E-2, S-3, and Air Combat Electronics (ACE), Support Equipment (SE), platform Peculiar Support Equipment (PSE), Common Support Equipment (CSE), and Aircraft carrier based Launch and Recovery Equipment (ALRE). REO customers are Navy and other DOD platform Program Managers, Navy maintenance activities (Operational, Intermediate, & Depot), Foreign Military Sales (FMS) clients, and other DoD maintenance activities. The contractor is required to be proficient in the use of the most currently available (by commercial means) Microsoft Office suite of software (Word, Access, Excel, PowerPoint and Microsoft Project). The contractor is also required to be proficient in the use of ATLAS compilers and Automatic Test Program Generators (ATPG) such as the Logic Automated Stimulus and Response (LASAR) and the Hierarchical Integrated Test Simulator (HITS). The contractor is required to be proficient in providing systems administration services for Windows NT, UNIX, Novell Netware, VAX/VMS, and World Wide Web environments. The contractor is required to be proficient in C, C++, L200, UNIX, Scripts, Hyper Text Markup Language (HTML), Automated Technical Information (ATI), PERL, Oracle, Lotus Notes, Access, AutoCAD, CMPro, Corel Draw, Fortran, Visual Basic, and Visual dBase computer languages. The Contractor must maintain the ability to remain proficient in new state of the art or emerging software. The Contractor is required to provide technical, logistics, engineering and scientific support to the Support Equipment and Aircraft Launch and Recovery Equipment (SE & ALRE) Department. The engineering/technical support of the proposed Statement of Work consists of: In-Service Engineering Studies; Research Studies; Test and Evaluation Studies; Maintenance Methodology Studies; Technical Documentation Support Services; Duplication Support Services; In-Service Engineering; Product Support; Logistics Support Services; Configuration Management; Management Support Services; Implementation Support; Customer Site Support; Management Processes; Equipment Maintenance; Design Requirements; Development Requirements; and Product Support. This announcement is for information and planning purposes only, and does not constitute an RFP. Nothing in this notice shall be construed as a commitment by the Government. Posted 02/23/99 (W-SN301614). (0054)

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