Precision Measurement Equipment Laboratory

Precision Measurement Equipment Laboratory Services This announcement constitutes an official pre-solicitation notice. The intent is to notify potential Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business concerns of the Precision Measurement Equipment Laboratory (PMEL) acquisition (NAICS 811219 and size standard $6,500,000). Required services are non-commercial, therefore, FAR Part 15, Contracting by Negotiation, shall apply to this acquisition. The Government anticipates the issuance of the Request For Proposal (RFP) in June 2008. The target award date is 1 Sep 08 with a start date of 1 Oct 08. The contractor will provide non-personal services for PMEL at Maxwell AFB-Gunter Annex, AL. These services shall include tenants and other off-base activities receiving support from Maxwell-Gunter AFB. The contractor shall furnish all personnel, equipment, materials, tools, supervision, and other items necessary to manage, test, calibrate, repair, modify, certify, and perform maintenance on all assigned equipment and test equipment under Air Force Metrology Calibration (AFMETCAL) procedures, technical oversight and lab accreditation. Operation of the PMEL shall be of such quality as to provide the professional level of calibration certification required in Technical Orders (T.O.s) and other directives contained within the Performance Work Statement (PWS) to assure prescribed accuracy, traceability, and reliability of all test, measurement, and diagnostic equipment (TMDE). The period of performance shall consist of one (1) basic year with four (4) option years. Contract award will be based on best value using Performance-Price Tradeoff (PPT) with past performance being significantly more important than price. Potential offerors are responsible for monitoring FedBizOpps. New and revised solicitation information will only be available through FedBizOpps. To be eligible for contract award or payment from any DoD activity, offerors must be registered in the DoD Central Contractor Registration (CCR) and Wide Area Work Flow Receipt and Acceptance (WAWF-RA) websites. Information on CCR registration and annual confirmation requirements may be obtained by calling 1-888-227-2423, or by registering via the CCR website at http://www.ccr.gov/. Information on WAWF-RA registration may be obtained by calling 1-866-618-5988, or by registering via the WAWF-RA website at https://wawf.eb.mil/. Contractors must also submit their representations and certifications at the Online Representations and Certifications Applications (ORCA) website at http://orca.bpn.gov. There will be no paper copies of the subsequent solicitation notice available. The RFP will be released using the Electronic Posting System (EPS) available at www.fbo.gov. All solicitation information may be obtained through the above referenced website. The Government will not reimburse any interested parties for monies spent to provide a response to the subsequent solicitation notice. Any questions in regards to this notice must be submitted in writing, via e-mail, or facsimile to the Contract Specialist listed under Point of Contact.