H -- N00189-04-R-0005

The government intends to negotiate and award an Indefinite Delivery, Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract with Time and Material (T&M) pricing provisions for engineering and analytical support services for the operational testing and evaluation (OT&E) of aircraft as required by the Commander, Naval Operational Test and Evaluation Force (COMOPTEVFOR). This requirement will be solicited utilizing full and open competition. The solicitation and resulting contract will be for one base year and three additional one-year option periods. The main testing squadron supported by this acquisition will be Air Test and Evaluation Squadron NINE (VX-9). The scope of this acquisition includes engineering and technical support for all phases of OT&E. OT&E may be divided up into early involvement, OT&E planning, OT&E execution, OT&E reporting, and in-service monitoring phases. The OT&E phases may be generally described as follows:* Early Involvement: This is the earliest OT&E phase of a program, and typically begins more than one year prior to the first scheduled OT&E event. Tasks and deliverables during this phase focus on planning and resourcing future OT&E, and coordination with DT&E (Developmental Test and Evaluation). * OT&E Planning: This includes preparation for an OT&E phase of a program that will typically occur within one year. Tasks and deliverables during this phase center on detailed test planning and scheduling. DT&E coordination continues. * OT&E Execution: This includes executing the actual OT&E. Tasks during this phase focus on scheduling, coordination, briefing, participation in, and debriefing test events. Deliverables focus on data collection and anomaly reporting. * OT&E Reporting. This phase of OT&E centers on drafting the OT&E report after completion of the testing. This phase is time limited. Tasks include data collection and analysis. The draft final report deliverable is the contractor's prime focus during this phase. * In-Service Monitoring. This optional phase occurs after OT&E is completed, reported, and the tested system is fielded. COMOPTEVFOR and VX-9 may determine a need exists to situate an analyst on-site with a fleet unit employing a system VX-9 recently completed testing on. Tasks focus on monitoring the performance of the fielded system. Deliverables include anomaly reports and drafts standard USN/USMC deficiency reports. Potential Offerors are hereby notified that the solicitation and subsequent amendments to the solicitation will only be available by downloading the documents at http://www.neco.navy.mil or at http://www.fedbizopps.gov. This office will no longer issue hard-copy solicitations. The NAICS code applicable to this procurement is 541330. A Small Business Subcontracting Plan will be required from all large business offerors. By submitting a proposal, the contractor will be self-certifying that neither the requestor nor the principal corporate officials and owners are currently suspended, debarred, or otherwise ineligible to receive contracts from any Federal Agency. Failure to so represent may be grounds for refusing to accept the proposal. NO SOLICITATION EXISTS AT THIS TIME. It is anticipated that RFP N00189-04-R-0005 will be issued on or about 3 NOV 04 with a response date 30 days afterwards. Selection of the awardee will be made on a best-value basis; price and other factors will be considered