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R -- A-76 FOR CIVIL ENGINEER GROUP (CE II) SOL F33601-99-B-9002 DUE 070699 POC Lt Andy Loving 257-6147 x 4424 WEB: http://www.pixs.wpafb.af.mil, http://www.pixs.wpafb.af.mil. E-MAIL: lovingak@pkwsmtp.wpafb.af.mil, lovingak@pkwsmtp.wpafb.af.mil. CORRECTION: To Submission Number 320197. The Presolicitation Notice was accidentally posted with the wrong solicitation. The correct Presolicitation Notice should be as follows: Period of Performance is estimated 01 Aug 2000 30 Sep 2000. Five one-year options may be awarded. This acquisition will be 100% Small Business Set-Aside. SIC 8744, Size Standard is $20,000,000.00. Only companies, including their affiliates, with an average annual receipt of $20,000,000.00 or less during the last three (3) completed fiscal years are considered small. An award will be made using Two-Step Sealed Bidding procedures in accordance with FAR 14.5. Under Step 1, offerors are to submit a technical proposal only. Price or cost estimates are NOT included in Step 1. An Invitation for Bid will be issued under Step 2 to those firms whose technical proposals have been determined to be acceptable. The Request for Technical Proposal (RFTP) and Performance Work Statement (PWS) will be posted on the ASC PreAward Information Exchange System (PIXS) at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio (http:www.pixs.wpafb.af.mil). This procurement is part of a Government cost comparison to determine whether accomplishing the specified work under contract or by government performance is more economical. The lowest bid obtained from offerors will be compared to the Government bid, and award will be made to the bidder whose offer is the most advantageous to the Government. If the Government is determined to be the most advantageous offeror, the solicitation will be canceled and award will be made to the Government. The Request for Technical Proposal (RFTP) and Performance Work Statement (PWS) will be posted on 21 May 99 on the ASC PreAward Information Exchange System (PIXS) at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio (http://www.pixs.wpafb.af.mil). NO HARD COPIES WILL BE SENT. All responsible sources may submit a proposal which shall be considered. Facsimile or alternate proposals are not acceptable. This is part of a Government cost comparison to determine whether accomplishment of the specified work under contract or by Government performance is more economical. If Government performance is determined to be more economical, this solicitation will be cancelled and no contract will be awarded. This procurement is to provide for the management and operation of engineering and construction efforts within the Engineering Division (88 CEG/CEC); for management, operations and accountability of computer systems, real property, human resources and financial activities within the Resources Division (88 CEB/CER); operational readiness and deployment within the Readiness Division (88 CEG/CEX) Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, OH. There are a total of 104 authorizations in the study. Direct all questions to the attention of Lt Andy Loving, fax number 937-257-3926 or e-mail address: lovingak@pkwsmtp.wpafb.af.mil. See Numbered Note 1. The proposed contract is 100% set aside for small business concerns. "Mr. Stephen J. Plaisted has been appointed as Ombudsman to hear concerns from offerors, or potential offerors, during the proposal development. The purpose of the Ombudsman is to communicate contractor concerns, issues, disagreements, and recommendations to the appropriate government personnel. Existence of an Ombudsman does not diminish the authority of the program director or the contracting officer. Accordingly, the Ombudsman does not participate in the preparation of solicitations, the evaluation of proposals or the source selection process and, therefore, for routine matters on individual solicitations, please contact [Lt Andy Loving 257-6147 x 4424]. When requested the Ombudsman will maintain strict confidentiality as to the source of the concern. Should you desire to contact the Ombudsman, Mr. Plaisted can be reached at (937) 255-9095, extension 232." Contractor must be registered in CCR prior to award for solicitations issued after 31 May 1998. Tel: 1-800-CCR-2423 Fax: 1-703-696-0213 Every solicitation issued after 31 May 1998 must include the clause af DFARS 252.204-7004 "Required Central Contractor Registration". Duns/CCR Website: http://ccr.edi.disa.mil/ccr/cgi-bin/query.pl Posted 04/15/99 (W-SN320549). (0105)

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