R--SUPPORT- PROFESSIONAL: ENGINEERING/TECHNICAL

The United States Army Contracting Command, Aberdeen Proving Ground (ACC-APG) intends to procure Program Support Services in Program Management, Engineering, Logistics and Administration for current User Equipment (UE) and emerging Positioning, Navigation, Timing (PNT) products and technologies at various phases of the Defense Acquisition System (DAS) program lifecycle. The place of performance shall be Aberdeen Proving Ground, Maryland, Robins Air Force Base, Georgia, and Fort Gordon, Georgia. The types of services are Program Management support, System Engineering Support, Logistics Support, and Administrative Support. The Program Management Support will include Planning and Analysis and Program Integrator Analysis. System Engineering Support will include Systems Integration, Installation, and Demonstration, Modeling and Simulation, Test and Evaluation, Sustainment Engineering, and Product Data. Logistics Support will include Fielding and Distribution, fielding Shipments, New Equipment Training, Product Data/Documentation, and Data Management. Administrative Support will include Operation Management/PNT Website Support, Meeting/Briefing Preparations, Materials and Supplies. This acquisition is set-aside for small business, which provides full and open competition among small businesses utilizing best value procedures. The North American Industry Classification Systems code for this effort is 541330, which has a small business size standard of $14,000,000.00. This will be a Cost Plus Fixed Fee (CPFF) contract. The period of performance is twelve (12) months base period with two (2) additional twelve (12) month optional periods. The Solicitation is anticipated to be released in April 2013. The anticipated award date is July 2013. All parties interested in doing business with Army Contracting Command - Aberdeen Proving Ground (Command, Control, Communications, Computers, Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance) (ACC - APG (C4ISR)) are invited to access the Army Single Face to Industry (ASFI) at https://acquisition.army.mil/asfi?ASFI_FAQ.cfm. The Government anticipates the draft solicitation and associated documents to be issued on or about 30 March 2013. Upon accessing this web page, look for the tab titled quote mark ASFI for Industry quote mark . Under the quote mark ASFI for Industry quote mark tab you will be able to: check for business opportunities by clicking on the Contract Opportunities Search link, receive notifications by clicking on the Vendor Notification Service link. Vendor cannot submit responses via the Vendor Bid History. Vendors can only view quote mark high level quote mark information regarding the response. No registration is needed for the Vendor to browse for business opportunities. For the Vendor to receive notifications he merely needs to provide company Commercial and Government Entity (CAGE) Code and E-Mail address. To submit a response the Vendor must provide the CAGE Code and Marketing Partner Identification Number (MPIN). Your company must be registered and current in the Central Contractor Register (CCR) in order to submit bids/proposals on ASFI. Please be advised that hard copies of the solicitation will not be made available. You must download solicitation documents from the ASFI. Instructions on how to use ASFI to include; receiving notification, submitting and uploading bids or proposals, formatting and system requirements are provided at https://acquisition.army.mil/asfi?ASFI_FAQ.cfm. For Technical ASFI assistance please e-mail help desk at contact@example.gov. The instructions describe the time, place and date that the bids will be received. The Point of Contact for this action is Laura O'Rourke, Contract Specialist, +1 (555) 000-0000 or contact@example.gov.