Fleet Industrial Supply Center Norfolk, Detachment Philadelphia, 700 Robbins Ave., Bldg. 2B, Philadelphia, PA 19111-5084

L -- TECHNICAL AND METROLOGY SERVICES FOR GOVERNMENT OF KUWAIT SOL N00140-99-R-4081 POC Tom Kaczmarek, 215-697-9666 E-MAIL: CLICK HERE TO CONTACT THE PCO/NEGOTIATOR, SYNOPSIS@PHIL.FISC.NAVY.MIL. The Fleet and Industrial Supply Center (Norfolk) Detachment Philadelphia intends to acquire through full and open competition technical metrology services to support the Government of Kuwait defense mission. The required effort includes calibration laboratory operations, technical engineering assistance, training and maintenance services. These services will be provided to assist Kuwait Air Force Metrology Branch (KAFMB) staff in the operation of the calibration facilities comprising the Kuwait Air Force Metrology Program (KAFMP). All work will be accomplished in Kuwait. The program effort shall consist of a Basic Program Term encompassing Calendar Year 2000 plus four successive option terms consisting of twelve months each term. If all options to extend the term of the contract are exercised, performance will continue through 31 December 2004. The projected level of effort consists of 38 task billets comprised of two (2) billets for contractor engineering and technical services functions, thirty-five (35) billets for the technical metrology functions, and one (1) billet for laboratory logistics support. It is intended that the acquisition will also contain option provisions to increase the level of effort by a maximum of ten (10) additional billets. The solicitation will contain the specifications, applicable statement of work, and staffing prerequisites. The solicitation may enable assignment of Third Country National employees to staff some of the task billets. The solicitation will require the submission of technical and cost proposals and the Government will conduct a best value analysis. The technical proposal factors are past performance, personnel resources, and corporate past experience. Respondents will submit specified key personnel resumes as identified in the solicitation. The evaluation of proposals will consider the offeror's technical proposal more important than the offeror's cost proposal. Costs will be assessed on the basis of cost realism. The Government intends to issue the award to the eligible, responsible offeror whose proposal, conforming to the solicitation, is determined to represent the best value to the Government after evaluation in accordance with the factors in the solicitation. The Government contemplates award of a cost-plus-fixed-fee instrument and any resultant contract may be subject to incremental funding provisions under the governing FMS Case. If the offeror's proposal is determined unacceptable in any of the technical evaluation factors and/or subfactors, the proposal may not be considered for award. The Government reserves the right to award the contract to other than the lowest priced offeror. The solicitation will be available on or after 20 July 1999. All responsible sources may submit a proposal which shall be considered by the Fleet and Industrial Supply Center (Norfolk) Detachment Philadelphia Philadelphia, PA 19111-5083. All responses should be directed to the attention of FISC NORVA DETPHILA Code 02P1A. The applicable Standard Industrial Code for this acquisition is 8711. This is procurement for Foreign Military Sales within the meaning of DFARS 25.7300. The Government will not pay for information received. Posted 06/29/99 (W-SN348331). (0180)

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