311th HSW/PKR, 8005 9th St, Bldg 626, Brooks AFB, TX 78235-5353

R -- COMBINED MISSION SUPPORT SOL F41624-98-R-9000 POC Ronda.Bradley@brooks.af.mil WEB: Click here to download a copy of the RFP., http://www.brooks.af.mil. E-MAIL: Click here to contact the contract specialist., Ronda.Bradley@brooks.af.mil. AMENDED NOTICE OF PROPOSED CONTRACT ACTION The 311th Human Systems Wing (HSW) is an acquisition and technology development wing in Air Force Materiel Command. HSW intends to acquire professional, administrative and management support services under three (3) Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity, Time-and-Material type contracts. Three awards will be made as follows: (1) unrestricted, (1) set aside for small business, and (1) set aside for 8(a) firms. The Standard Industrial Classification (SIC) Code is 8731 and the size standard is 1,500 employees. Task orders will be issued on an as-needed basis for a five-year ordering period with a six-year period of performance with an overall program ceiling of $300 million. HSW's principal product activities include: development and fielding of life support, chemical defense, aeromedical and training systems in the Systems Program Office, presentation of biomedical educational courses in the School of Aerospace Medicine, presentation of acquisition educationalcourses in the Systems Acquisition School, support for the Air Force environmental, safety and occupational health programs, research program support for the Human Effectiveness Directorate of the Air Force Research Laboratory. HSW is host to the Air Force Center for Environmental Excellence as well as detachments from the Army, Navy and Marines. HSW has a need for broad mission support to include, but not limited to the following: communications/computer infrastructure support, webpage design and development, medical program systems support, medical consultation services, medical laboratory testing, basic and applied research support, engineering, studies and analyses, business management support, conferencing, training/course presentation, international program management support, environmental compliance support as well as weapon systems and environmental pollution prevention and compliance programs support. Due to the broad nature of this procurement and the diverse organizations requiring support, organizational conflicts of interest will be considered at the task order level. The solicitation for this procurement will be released in its entirety via the Internet. No hard copies will be provided. Additional information regarding this procurement may be found at both the San Antonio Request For Proposal and Acquisition Highway (SARAH) website which resides on the Brooks AFB homepage: http://www.brooks.af.mil and the Electronic Posting System (EPS) http://www.eps.gov. Contractors are encouraged to register through each website. This will add your name to the bidders' list and you will be provided with email notification of updates and additions to the website. The final Request for Proposal (RFP) and any amendments shall be published at the website. Release of the solicitation is anticipated on or about 13 Sep 1999. Proposals will be due forty-five (45) calendar days after the release date of the solicitation in accordance with FAR 5.203(c). Award will be subject to the availability of funds. An Ombudsman hasbeen appointed to address concerns from offerors or potential offerors during the proposal development phase of this acquisition. The Ombudsman does not diminish the authority of the program director or contracting officer, but communicates contractor concerns, issues, disagreements, and recommendations to the appropriate government personnel. When requested, the Ombudsman shall maintain strict confidentiality as to the source of the concern. The Ombudsman does not participate in the evaluation of proposals or in the source selection process. Interested parties are invited to call Mr. Stephen Plaisted, ASC/SY, at (937) 255-9005. See Note 2 and Note 26. Posted 09/07/99 (W-SN377123). (0250)

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