M -- Maintenance and Operation of the Atlantic Undersea Test and Evaluation Center, Andros Island, Commonwealth of the Bahamas.

The following synopsis is hereby amended to provide notification the solicitation contains option provisions. The solicitation contains provisions to have expanded services performed under the basic performance work statement, as well as under any award terms that may be issued, by the exercise of an option. The Naval Undersea Warfare Center, Division Newport, Rhode Island intends to compete a requirement for Maintenance and Operation (M&O) services for the Atlantic Undersea Test and Evaluation Center (AUTEC). AUTEC is a deep water, test and evaluation facility for making underwater acoustic measurements, testing and calibrating sonars, and providing accurate underwater, surface and in-air tracking data on submarines, surface ships, aircraft, and weapons systems in support of the U.S. Navy's undersea warfare, research and development programs, as well as for assessment of Fleet operational readiness. AUTEC is located on Andros Island, in the Bahamas with a stateside support facility located in West Palm Beach, Florida. The AUTEC M&O contract entails support for planning/conduct/reporting of range test programs, maintenance and operation of range instrumentation and related test support systems, and performance of all base operations functions and related requirements. Site visits will be held at the Andros Island and West Palm Beach facilities from 1-5-04 through 1-15-04. The purpose of the site visits is to allow interested vendors to tour the facilities and to observe work in process. Due to limits on air transportation services and transient quarters available on Andros Island to support the site visits, vendors will be limited to not more than two individuals per company at any one time. Additional information regarding site visit reservations, restrictions and security clearance requirements may be found at http://www.npt.nuwc.navy.mil/contract/ under the heading: Atlantic Undersea Test and Evaluation Center (AUTEC) Information. The resulting contract will be a Cost Plus Award Fee (CPAF) and Cost Plus Incentive Fee (CPIF) with Award Term provisions. The contract will have a three year base with four, 3 year award terms. Award will be based on a best value determination. Evaluation factors will be Management Approach, Technical Approach, Personnel, Past Performance, and Cost. The Service Contract Act applies. This is a follow-on contract to Contract N61339-97-C-0001. NAICS: 561210. 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.