58 -- UHF SATCOM ANTENNAS

Notice Date

October 2, 2000

Contracting Office

Department of the Navy, NAWCAD Contracts Competency Division, Villa Road, Bldg. 8110, St. Inigoes, Maryland 20684-0010

ZIP Code

20684-0010

Solicitation Number

N00421-00-R-0514

Response Due

October 17, 2000

Point of Contact

Jason Lev 301-862-8899

E-Mail Address

Jason Lev Contract Specialist (levjj@navair.navy.mil)

Description

The Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division, Code 4.5.8.2, St. Inigoes, MD has identified a requirement for the procurement of 88 DMC 121-2 High Gain SATCOM Antennas along with 22 Operations and Maintenance/Service Manuals on a firm fixed-price basis under RFP N00421-00-R-0514. The following minimum operational requirements shall apply: (1) Capable of being dismantled or collapsed and stored or transported in a case no longer than 36 inches nor wider than 12 inches, (2) Combined weight of all antenna components may not to exceed 25 pounds, (3) Antenna must be erectible or unfolded and set up by a single person in less than two minutes, (4) Antenna must cover the frequency range of 240-400 MHz, (5) Maximum Radio Frequency power handling capacity of 200 Watts, (6) Minimum gain of +8dBic in the frequency range of 240-318 MHz, and (7) circular polarization for directional radiation. The contract line item numbers and descriptions are CLIN 0001 DMC 121-2 High Gain SATCOM Antenna, 88 each, CLIN 0002 Operations and Maintenance/Service Manuals (Contractor format is acceptable), 22 each. All deliverables shall be FOB Destination to Receiving Officer, NAWCAD, Bldg. 8115, Villa Road, St. Inigoes, MD 20684-0010; M/F: Robert Walsh, JBS(V)2B Systems 1-11. Inspection and acceptance shall also be made at destination. CLINs 0001 and 0002 shall be delivered within 120 days of contract award. Earlier, partial deliveries are acceptable; however they should be in increments of not less than 8 each of CLIN 0001 accompanied by 2 each of CLIN 0002. This procurement action will be processed under full and open competition. Basis for award of the resultant contract will be a based on a Technically acceptable, low price determination. It is the Government's intention to release the Request for Proposal (RFP), including any subsequent amendments via the Internet in Microsoft Word format. The anticipated release date of the RFP is the week 17 Oct 2000. A copy of the complete system specification and eventual RFP will reside on the NAVAIR Home Page located on the World Wide Web (WWW). The WWW server may be accessed using client browsers such as NETSCAPE and Microsoft Internet Explorer. The WWW address, or URL for the NAVAIR Home Page is http://www.navair.navy.mil/business/business.cfm?show=doingbusiness under Business Opportunity (Upcoming Procurements for the synopsis & system specification and Open Solicitations for eventual RFP). In addition to making the solicitation available for downloading via the Internet site, this office will also E-mail a notification of release of the solicitation and any subsequent amendments to all prospective offerors that submit a request to register for this information via E-mail. E-mail requests should be sent to the following address: "levjj@navair.navy.mil", and should contain the following information for the purposes of compiling a complete and accurate Bidders Mailing List; 1. Company Name 2. Company Address 3. E-Mail Address 4. Point of contact, telephone number, and fax number. In the interest of acquisition streamlining, prospective offerors are strongly encouraged to use the Internet for the purpose of submitting requests with respect to this solicitation. Paper copies of the RFP and subsequent amendments will not be available or issued. If you have questions or concerns, please write to: Department of the Navy, Contracts Group (Attn: Jason Lev, Code 2.5.4.1.2.6, Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division, Building 8110, Unit 11, Villa Road, St. Inigoes, MD 20684-0010; or preferably via E-mail (levjj@navair.navy.mil). Telephone requests for the solicitation will neither be accepted nor returned. Questions regarding the RFP shall be submitted electronically to the e-mail address cited in the preceding sentence, with subsequent answers to be provided by the Government electronically in amendments via the Internet at the same location as the RFP. The point of contact for this procurement action is Jason Lev, Code 2.5.4.1.2.6, Telephone: (301) 862-8899; Fax: (301) 862-8670; and the Contracting Officer is Mr. William Case, Telephone: (301) 862-8641.

Web Link

www.navair.navy.mil/business/business.cfm?show=doingbusiness (www.navair.navy.mil)

Record

Loren Data Corp. 20001004/58SOL002.HTM (W-276 SN502997)