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R -- ENGINEERING, TECHNICAL, FINANCIAL AND MANAGEMENT SUPPORT SERVICES FOR THE F/A-18 PROGRAM OFFICE SOL N00421-99-R-1184 POC Linda Mobley, 301-757-9072 The Naval Air Systems Command, Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division intends to procure Contractor Advisory and Assistance Services to provide domestic and Foreign Military Sales (FMS) engineering, technical, management, financial, and acquisition and production of Government Furnished Equipment (GFE) support services for the F/A-18 Program Management Air (PMA-265) office. This procurement is planned as a multiple award competition with two Lots. One contractor will be selected for each Lot. Lot I includes the engineering, technical, management and financial support effort and Lot II includes the technical services in support of acquisition and production of the F/A-18 and GFE. Lot one will be processed as a full and open competition and Lot Two is restricted to a 100% small business set-aside for firms whose average annual receipts for the preceding three fiscal years do not exceed $20 million. Both Lots are under Standard Industrial Code (SIC) 8711. Solicitation N00421-99-R-1184 will result in two Time and Material (T&M), Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) ordering contracts each for one base year and four one year options. For Lot I, the estimated minimum ordering requirement is expected to be 92,550 labor hours per year. The estimated maximum ordering requirement is expected to be 308,500 labor hours per year. For Lot II, the estimated minimum ordering requirement is expected to be 15,600 labor hours per year. The estimated maximum ordering requirement is expected to be 52,000 labor hours per year. Due to the nature of the requirement, the contractor must maintain facilities located within thirty (30) miles of the main gate of Naval Air Station, Patuxent River, MD. Lot I is currently performed by Veda, Inc. under contract N00019-94-D-0262. Lot II is currently performed by National Systems Management (NSM) under Omnibus contract N00019-95-D-0178, delivery orders 0092, 0094, 0099, 0108, 0109, 0110. The Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) office may be contacted for information regarding these contracts at phone number (301) 757-2116 or address 22145 Arnold Circle, Building 404, Suite 105, Unit 7, Patuxent River, MD 20670. The Navy intends to release the Request for Proposal (RFP) via the Internet by the beginning of April. Requests for proposals may be sent via E-mail to russellmm@navair.navy.mil. Written requests may be sent to Naval Air Systems Command, NAWC-AD Contracts, AIR-2.5.5.1.1I, 21983 Bundy Road, Building 441, Patuxent River, MD 20670-1127. Facsimile requests are acceptable. Fax request to (301) 757-2628. NO TELEPHONE REQUESTS FOR SOLICITATIONS WILL BE ACCEPTED OR RETURNED. All internet responses should list a telephone number, fax number, return internet address, Post Office mailing address and the applicable solicitation number in the body of the response. Internet responses without a return address will not be recognized. The solicitation will be made available via the Internet in a Word 6.0 format and will reside on the NAVAIR Home Page residing on the World Wide Web (WWW) server. The WWW Server may be accessed using client browsers such as MOSAIC, NETSCAPE and Microsoft Internet Explorer. Offerors who have requested an electronic copy of the RFP will be notified via email when it is released. The WWW address or URL for the NAVAIR home page is http://www.navair.navy.mil and click on "business Opportunities" and "Naval Air Systems Command" and "Open Solicitations" The point of contract is Meg Russell, AIR-2.5.5.1.1I. NAVAIR Solicitation No. N00421-99-R-1184. Posted 03/04/99 (W-SN305161). (0063)

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