Department of the Air Force, Air Force Materiel Command, SMC -- Space & Missiles System Center, 2420 Vela Way, Suite 2420, El Segundo, CA, 90245-4659

R -- TECHNICAL ACQUISITION SUPPORT SERVICES (TASS) SOL F04701-99-Q-AXC1 DUE 082099 POC Matthew Whiteman, Primary POC, Phone 310-363-0872, Email matthew.whiteman@losangeles.af.mil -- Janice Smets, Secondary POC, Phone 310-363-1491, Email janice.smets@losangeles.af.mil WEB: Visit this URL for the latest information about this, http://www.eps.gov/cgi-bin/WebObjects/EPS?ACode=P&;ProjID=F04701-99-Q-A XC1&LocID=901. E-MAIL: Matthew Whiteman, matthew.whiteman@losangeles.af.mil. . The Space and Missiles Systems Center (SMC)/Specialized Contracts Office (AXC) invites prospective contractors to participate in SMC/AXC_s Industry Day/Pre-Proposal Conference to be held on Tuesday, 24 August 1999, from 0800 -- 1600 (8 A.M. to 4 P.M.) at the Aerospace Corporation, 2350 E. El Segundo Blvd., El Segundo, CA, 90245-4691, in Bldg. A-1, Room 1062. The purpose of this meeting is to provide industry with information and to solicit industry feedback on the pending Draft Request For Quotation (RFQ) for SMC_s approach to fulfilling its centralized Technical Advisory and Assistance Services (A&AS) requirements. It is SMC/AXC_s intent to issue multiple BPAs incorporating the GSA Federal Supply Schedule (FSS) 70 (Information Technology (IT)). The Standard Industrial Code (SIC)-4813, Communication and Subgroup, Telephone Communication (which includes Satellite Facilities and defines a small business as 1500 employees) will be applicable to this effort. SMC/AXC recommends that contractors form teaming relationships for this effort. In order to be a _team_ member each contractor must have a GSA FSS. This requirement is for the acquisition of services and support covering the following 6 Core Competencies (and their associated sub-elements): 1) Systems Engineering and Integration (Requirements Analysis, Modeling and Simulation, Systems Safety, and Test & Evaluation), 2) Management Services (Configuration and Data Management and Management Service), 3) Specialty Acquisition Support (Manufacturing and Producibility, Quality Assurance, Reliability and Maintainability (R&M), Electromagnetic Interference/Compatibility (EMI/EMC)), 4) Integrated Logistics Support (ILS) (ILS Performance Planning, Packaging, Handling, Storage, and Transportation (PHS&T), and Continuous Acquisition and Life Cycle Support (CALS)), 5) Computer Resources and Software (Computer Resources and Software Engineering and Office Automation), and 6) Acquisition Security (Acquisition Security Support, Program Protection Support, Systems Security Engineering (SSE), and Acquisition Security Training, Orientations, and Conferences). Note: Competency #2, Management Services will be set-aside for small business support (participation) only. The Draft RFQ will be posted on the SMC homepage under _Business Opportunities_ at http://www.laafb.af.mil/SMC/PK/PKHOME/pkhome.htm not later than 18 August 1999. Request interested parties review Draft RFQ and provide questions to Janice.Smets@LOSANGELES.AF.MIL by 1700 (5 P.M.), 20 August 1999. The morning session is a combined meeting covering SMC_s Technical and Financial Advisory and Assistance Services (A&AS) Support requirements. For this morning session, contractor attendance will be limited to 2 people from each prospective contractor. (Note: For the morning session, the Conference Room Occupancy is limited to 200 people. So attendance will be based upon a first-come, first served basis). The afternoon session will be separated into Technical and Financial unique meetings, which will be held concurrently in separate conference rooms. For these afternoon sessions, contractor attendance will be limited to 2 people from each prospective contractor at each meeting (Technical and/or Financial). Prospective contractors may attend both afternoon sessions. Please provide your name, company, organization and division/group, and telephone number to SMC/AXC, 2420 Vela Way, Suite 1467, El Segundo, CA, 90245-4659 or by e-mail to Matthew.Whiteman@LOSANGELES.AF.MIL or Janice.Smets@LOSANGELES.AF.MIL or fax #(310) 363-1759, no later than Friday, 20 August 1999 for pre-registration. Requests for registration received after 20 August 1999 will not be accepted. This meeting is considered unclassified. This invitation to participate in the Industry Day/Pre-Proposal Conference does not constitute a request for bid or a request for quotation. The information presented herein will not obligate the Government in any manner. The Government will not reimburse the attendees for any cost associated with participation and is under no obligation to award any related contract/agreement associated with this event. Additional information has also been posted in SMC/AXC_s Website http://www.ax.losangeles.af.mil/axc/. If further information is required, contact Ms Corrine Heine at (310) 363-0340 or Mr. Jeff Dedrick at Posted 08/06/99 (D-SN364919). (0218)

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