R--SUPPORT- PROFESSIONAL: ENGINEERING/TECHNICAL

The U.S. Army Contracting Command (ACC) - New Jersey on behalf of the International Logistics Program Office - AIR 6.6F, at Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division (NAWCAD) Patuxent River, Maryland, intends to issue a Request For Proposal (RFP) to provide acquisition logistics, sustainment, and life cycle Contractor Support Services (CSS) for of the Foreign Military Sales (FMS) programs across Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR). The mission of AIR 6.6F is to provide customers with technical investigations and analyses of the Integrated Product Support (IPS) elements in support of their FMS programs. Based on the results of the technical investigations and analyses, AIR 6.6F provides recommendations to ensure cost effective, timely and technically complete Integrated Logistics Support (ILS) for FMS programs. Potential offerors are required to provide new and existing FMS customers with life cycle logistics support services, for the 12 IPS elements during all phases of the acquisition life cycle, including new program logistics support, sustainment logistics support, and the termination of logistics support. The 12 IPS elements are: (1) Product/Program Support Management, (2) Sustaining Engineering, (3) Supply Support, (4) Maintenance Planning and Management, (5) Packaging, Handling, Storage and Transportation (PHS&T), (6) Technical Data, (7) Support Equipment, (8) Training and Training Support, (9) Manpower and Personnel, (10) Facilities and Infrastructure, (11) Computer Resources and (12) Design Interface. This procurement is a Full and Open (FO&C) acquisition for the single award of a two (2) year hybrid Firm Fixed Priced (FFP)/Cost Plus Fixed Fee (CPFF) Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity (ID/IQ) contract with two (2) one year ordering periods, with up to six (6) twelve (12) month Award Terms.. The contract will include an incentive provision which would allow the total contract length to be extended up to eight (8) years based upon meeting performance metrics set forth in the contract. The Government intends to award this contract on a best value basis. This is a pre-solicitation notice and the Government anticipates that a formal solicitation for RFP will be posted on or about 07 May 2014. All information is to be furnished at no cost or obligation to the Government. The Point of Contacts (POCs) for this action is Ms. Laura Mackie, Contract Specialist, contact@example.gov, +1 (555) 000-0000 and Mr. Mark Zator, Contract Specialist, contact@example.gov, 973-724-, 8121, U.S. Army Contracting Command - New Jersey; ACC-NJ-MA, Bldg 10; Picatinny Arsenal, NJ 07806-5000.