Commander, Naval Air Systems Command (Code 2.0), 1421 Jefferson Davis Hwy, Arlington, Va 22243-5120

R -- SUPPORT SERVICES FOR AERIAL TARGET AND DECOY SYSTEMS PROGRAM OFFICE SOL N00019-96-R-0010 POC Contact, PAUL E. YOUNG, Phone (703)604-0903 NAVAL AIR SYSTEMS COMMAND (NAVAIR) intends to conduct a Small Business set-aside competition for services in support of the Aerial Target and Decoy Systems Program Office (PMA-208). Efforts include: Concept Exploration; Concept Demonstration and Engineering and Manufacturing Development; Engineering and Technical services in support of production, and Management and Professional Services. Effort will be for base year and four option years under an Indefinite Quantity, Time and Material type (fixed labor rate) contract. Contract is estimated to begin 1 December 1996. Anticipate solicitation requirement of 37,000 hours/year, 185,000 hours total. Applicable SIC 8711. This RFP will be transmitted through the Space and Naval Warfare Systems Command (SPAWAR) Bulletin Board System (BBS). The RFP will only be available by calling the SPAWAR BBS, (703) 602-9494, and downloading the RFP. The Bulletin Board operates at 14,4000 BAUD with a setting of 8:N:1. The RFP will be in MS Word 6.0 format. The file will be compressed by a shareware program, PKZIP 2.04G. The RFP file name is AIR96R10.ZIP. To download this RFP, the prospective offeror will need at a minimum, PC or MAC with modem emulation software that supports VT100 or ANSI standing; a modem that operates between 300 bps - 14.4 bps and a minimum of 1.5 MEG of free disk space. The RFP will not be available for at least 21 days from the date of this synopsis. Prospective offerors are required to supply the name and address of their company; the Point of Contact's name and phone number; and optionally, provide answers to a questionaire on electronic contracting, in order to be placed on the RFP's Bidders List. The bulletin board will be available 24 hours a day, seven days a week. However, as the demand may be heavy, it may be necessary to call repeatedly or on off hours. If any assistance is needed regarding use of the BBS, please contact Mark Gurganus at (703) 602-1842. Telephone and written inquiries for the RFP will not be honored. Offerors who would like a copy of the RFP and do not have access to a modem may bring a high density 3 1/2'', formatted disk to the Cruise Missile/Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Division, Naval Air Systems Command, 1213 Jefferson Davis Highway CG-4, Arlington, VA 22243, Room 412 between the hours of 8:00 am and 4:30 pm, Monday - Friday. All responsible offerors may submit a proposal which will be considered. Interested parties should upload their questions to the NAVAIR ACTIVE RFP file library and the file name must contain ''AIR10'' plus three other characters of their choice, example: AIR10ADC.DOC. Closing date O/A 45 days after release of RFP. See note No. 1 - NAVAIR Synopsis No. 40008-96. (0019)

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