R -- TECHNICAL & ENGINEERING SUPPORT SERVICES FOR EXTERIOR COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEMS & SUBSYSTEMS

Notice Date

April 13, 2001

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-0399

Point of Contact

POC Rosa Harding (251222), Contract Specialist (301) 862-6037 / Mark Diehl (2512), Contracting Officer (301) 862-8690

E-Mail Address

click here to contact the contract specialist (hardingrm@navair.navy.mil)

Description

The Naval Air Warfare Center-Aircraft Division (NAWCAD), Special Communications Requirements Division , Code 4.5.11, St. Inigoes, MD, has identified a requirement for technical and engineering services for the design, development, integration, test and evaluation, installation, fielding, certification, maintenance, and logistic support of Navy/Joint/National Agency Command, Control, Communications, Computers and Intelligence (C4I) communications-electronics. This acquisition will provide the technical and engineering services required to accomplish these tasks and shall support various systems including shipboard (interior and exterior communication systems), shipboard radio communication systems, airborne communication systems, and shorebased (fixed, transportable and ground mobile) systems. The contract type is anticipated to be a Cost-Plus-Fixed-Fee Level-of-Effort Term Contract, with an estimated total level of effort of 1,270,000 hours over a period of five years. The period of performance consists of a base year period commencing 1 October 2001 and continuing through 30 September 2002, with four 12-month option periods, which if exercised by the Government, will extend the period of performance of the resultant contract through 30 September 2006. The proposed contract will be subject to the Service Contract Act. This action is a follow-on to Contract N00421-96-C-5225, and the incumbent is BAE Systems Applied Technologies, Inc., 1601 Research Blvd., Rockville, MD 20850. This procurement action will be processed under full and open competition. Basis for award of the resultant contract will be the best value to the Government, cost and non-cost factors considered. All potential offerors must either have or be able to obtain a TOP SECRET facility clearance. It is the Government's intention to release the Request for Proposal (RFP), including any subsequent amendments, via the Internet in Microsoft Word format, with attachments perhaps to be provided in Microsoft Excel, Powerpoint and Portable Document Format (PDF). The 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 as follows: http://www.navair.navy.mil/business/ecommerce/index.cfm. To access the solicitation, select "N00421-00-R-0399". In addition to making the solicitation available for downloading via the internet site, this office will also attempt to 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: HardingRM@navair.navy.mil and should include the following information for the purposes of compiling a Bidders Mailing List; 1. Company Name 2. Company Address 3. Point-of-contact, telephone number, fax number and E-mail address. In the interest of acquisition streamlining, prospective offerors are strongly encouraged to use the internet for the purpose of submitting requests relative to this solicitation. Telephone requests for the solicitation will neither be accepted nor returned. A paper copy of the solicitation and any subsequent amendments will not be available nor issued. The anticipated release date of the RFP is the week of 30 April 2001. Any questions or concerns regarding this solicitation should be directed to: Department of the Navy, Contracts Group (Attn: Ms. Rosa Harding, Code 2.5.1.2.2), Naval Air Warfare Center, Aircraft Division, Building 8110, Villa Road, St. Inigoes, MD 20684-0010; or preferably vial E-mail previously cited above. The point-of-contact for this procurement action is Ms. Rosa Harding, Code 2.5.1.2.2), telephone: (301) 862-6037; and the Contracting Officer is Mr. D. Mark Diehl, telephone: (301) 862-8690.

Web Link

click here to download a copy of the RFP when issued (http://www.navair.navy.mil/business/ecommerce/index.cfm )

Record

Loren Data Corp. 20010417/RSOL017.HTM (W-103 SN50J1W7)