US Army Materiel Command Acquisition Center, White Sands Missile Range Branch, STEAA-CD-W (Bldg 126W), White Sands Missile Range, New Mexico 88002-5201

A -- THEORETICAL STUDIES AND ENGINEERING RESEARCH SOL DAAD07-99-R-0128 DUE 080999 POC Contract Specialist Margaret Carrillo (505) 678-5455 (Site Code DAAD07) E-MAIL: carrillomt@wsmr.army.mil, carrillomt@wsmr.army.mil. The U.S. Army White Sands Missile Range (WSMR), New Mexico, has a requirement for Theoretical Studies and Engineering Research support services. The contractor shall provide support for engineering research and theoretical studies in research and development (R&D) topics such as: facility upgrade development, theoretical assessment of a new system concept, the expected performance of an instrumentation system in a dynamic field environment, electromagnetic energy coupling circuit or hardware configuration, aerial cable dynamics and wave motion, etc. Research and development assignments would include development of special measurement instrumentaion, synthesizing instrumentation concepts into a breadboard configuration, conducting instrumentation research, demonstrating the effectiveness of new instrumentation concepts, etc. Examples of field support tasks include technical support to high-power microwave (HPM) experiments, field measurements of new instrumentation hardware supporting unique brassboard field tests, supporting analysis of dynamic targets at the aerials cable test facility, etc. Data analyses encompasses assignments in data collection, reduction, and interpretation from lab and field measurements, development of multispectral data reduction and analysis concepts, etc. Hardware support in the acquisition and fabrication of material such as equipment or components necessary to meet scheduled milestones set forth in specific assignments. Functional areas include: (1) Theoretical Studies; (2) Engineering Research; (3) Research and Development; (4) Development; (5) Demonstration; (6) Field Support; (7) Data Analysis; (8) Hardware Support. The services are for WSMR with most of the effort performed at the contractor's facility with some travel within the Continental United States. Period of Performance will be five (5) years from date of contract award. A cost reimbursement non-fee bearing contract is anticipated to be awarded. RFP DAAD07-99-R-0128 will be issued on or about 16 Aug 99. The proposed contract is being considered as a 100 percent set-aside for historically black colleges and universities (HBCUs) and Minority Institutions (MIs), as defined by the clause at 252.226-7000 of the Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement. Interested HBCUs and MIs should provide the Contracting Office as early as possible, but not later than 15 days after this notice evidence of their capability to perform the contract, and a positive statement of their eligibility as an HBCU or MI. If adequate responses are not received from HBCUs and MIs, a Cost-Plus-Fixed Fee solicitation will instead be issued, without further notice as an 8(a) set-aside; a Small Disadvantaged Business (SDB) set-aside; or a small Busness (SB) set-aside, depending upon the response(s) received to this synopsis. Therefore, replies to this notice are also requested from 8(a)s and Small Businesses (please declare the type of firm you are). The SIC Code is 8711 and the Size Standard is $2.5 Million. Please send all information to the address listed at the top of this synopsis or fax to (505) 678-5107 or e-mail to carrillomt@wsmr.army.mil. See Note 5. Posted 07/08/99 (W-SN351949). (0189)

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