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58 -- WIDE APERTURRE ARRAY (WAA) HYDROPHONE STAVE ASSEMBLY SOL N66604-00-R-0117 DUE 020300 POC D. Christensen, Contracting Officer at (401) 832-1445; FAX (401) 832-4820 WEB: Naval Undersea Warfare Center Division, Newport, http://www.npt.nuwc.navy.mil/contract/. E-MAIL: Diane Christensen, Contracting Officer, christensendc@npt.nuwc.navy.mil. The Naval Undersea Warfare Center Division Newport, RI (NUWCDIVNPT) intends to solicit proposals for Wide Aperture Array (WAA) Hydrophone Stave Assemblies with Installation Kits. Preliminary information on this procurement was made available in prior CBD synopis number 389293 dated October 6, 1999. First Article Acceptance Testing will be required. If supplies identical or substantially identical to those called for herein have been previously furnished by the offeror and accepted by the Government, the requirement for first article approval may be waived by the Contracting Officer. Ten (10) first article WAA Hydrophone Stave Assemblies are required. The Government has an Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity (ID/IQ) requirement for a minimum of 130 units to a maximum of 150 WAA Hydrophone Stave Assemblies in the first production year. Production quantities for the second, third, fourth, and fifth years are estimated at a minimum of 50 to a maximum of 500 WAA Hydrophone Assemblies per year. The awardwill be made using a Best Value methodology. The evaluation factors are Technical Capability and Price. Technical Capability includes the subfactors of Technical Approach and Past Performance. The proposed acquisition is unrestricted. The resulting contract will include Firm Fixed Price (FFP) provisions. The staves will be built to a performance specification, not built to a print. The Critical Item Product Specification (CIPS) is classified as a confidential document and will be provided upon request when the solicitation is available. To obtain a copy of the CIPS, please contact Annette Ainsworth at NUWCDIVNPT (401) 832-8464 or email: AINSWORTHAE@NPRI21.NPT.NUWC.NAVY.MIL. Our department no longer issues solicitations or amendments in paper form. Instead, they may be accessed at our web site http://www.npt.nuwc.navy.mil/contract/. We also provide electronic access in our Bid Room. Estimated RFP release date: 12/17/99; SIC Code: 3812 Posted 11/03/99 (W-SN397484). (0307)

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