R -- OMB CIRCULAR A-76 STUDY OF MECHANICAL ENGINEERING SERVICES AT NADEP CHERRY POINT

This is the second Sources Sought Notice issued for this requirement. The first Sources Sought Notice was issued on 22 January 2003. If you already responded to the first Sources Sought Notice you are not required to respond to this notice. This Sources Sought Notice requests information needed by the Government prior to release of any potential solicitation. Details follow ? please read this entire synopsis. OFFERORS MUST RESPOND TO THE QUESTIONS CONTAINED (BELOW) IN THIS SYNOPSIS. This is not a request for proposal and in no way obligates the Government to award a contract. The Naval Aviation Depot (NADEP), Cherry Point, North Carolina, is seeking sources capable of providing Mechanical Engineering and Technical Services to include mechanical design services, mechanical technical services, support services including drafting and design library support required to effectively accomplish the above requirements. Currently, the Government in-house workforce is performing the services. It is intended to perform a cost comparison, pursuant to OMB Circular Number A-76, in order to determine the Service Provider. Accordingly, a contract may or may not ultimately be awarded as a result of the study/cost comparison. If a contractor is selected as the service provider, an award will be made in accordance with OMB Circular A-76 in conjunction with all other applicable Navy and Government acquisition regulations. This agency envisions some work will require personnel cleared at the secret level. The requirement will fall under the NAICS code 541330, Mechanical Engineering Services. The small business size standard associated with this effort is $4M. If you are interested in competing for this requirement, please indicate your interest by sending an e-mail (only) to Regina Lewis at LewisRK@Navair.Navy.Mil NO LATER THAN 6 MARCH 2003. All valid e-mail responses from prospective offerors must provide the return e-mail address, mailing address, telephone number and facsimile number in the body of the response. Responses without the aforementioned information will not be recognized as valid. In addition, to assist in the planning of acquisition strategy, please respond to the following questions: (1) For North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code 541330, is your business a large or small business? (2) If small, does your firm qualify as a small emergent business, a small disadvantaged business, a veteran-owned small business or a service-disabled veteran-owned small business? (3) If disadvantaged business, specify under which disadvantaged group, and whether your firm is certified under Section 8(a) of the Small Business Act. (4) Is your firm a certified Hubzone small business? (5) Is your firm a woman-owned or operated small business? (6) Is your firm currently ISO 9001:2000 registered in accordance with ANSI-RAB accreditation requirements? (7) If not currently registered, by what date do you anticipate becoming ISO 9001:2000 registered in accordance with ANSI-RAB? (8) What actions have you taken towards this certification? ALL PROSPECTIVE OFFEREORS MUST USE E-MAIL TO RESPOND TO THIS SYNOPSIS. TELEPHONE AND FACSIMILE RESPONSES TO THIS SOURCES SOUGHT WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED. The solicitation will be made available over the Internet in Microsoft Word format and will reside on the NAVAIR Homepage, located on the World Wide Web. Specifically, the URL for the NAVAIR Homepage is http://www.navair.navy.mil/doing_business/open_solicitations/. NO SOLICITATION EXISTS AT THIS TIME. It is anticipated that a solicitation may be released in approximately June 2003. It is recommended that you respond to this notice, including all information above. It is the responder?s responsibility to provide an e-mail address that is current and valid through the time of notification. Any expected or actual changes to this address should immediately be sent via e-mail to the Contract Specialist. The Government is not responsible for inability to deliver to provide e-mail addresses. All responsible sources that request to be notified will be considered by the agency and will be informed via e-mail.