W--This purpose of this notice is to announce the award of an ID/IQ competitive contract for an as evaluated price of $920,576.00. The maximum period of ordering performance with use of all available options is 4 April 2008 through 31 March 2010.

This notice also serves to convert the presolicitation notice of W911RX-08-T-0001 that was posted 25 October 2007, for technical reasons. Due to the FAR part 13 special test program authorization expiration, this solicitation is being converted into a request for proposal that complies with FAR part 12 and 15. Below is the updated original notice: This is a presolicitation notice in compliance with FAR 5.204. The 15 day notification period is considered completed due to the 25 Oct. 2007 original posti ng date of the T solicitation notice. All who responded by e-mail to that notice do not need to respond to this one. This is not a request for proposal, bid, or quote. Government may perform an unrestricted (free and open competition) solicitation for a si ngle awardee, commercial, ID-IQ requirements type Firm Fixed Price contract with a base period of performance from award through 30 Sept. 08. The contract may include up to 2 (two) ea. 6 (six) month duration options to extend the period of performance. It is expected that the tasks and task content of the equipment and training requirements will exist in a dynamic, evolutionary, and adaptive environment. Contractor's continuous improvement of (or additions to) the processes, contents, and tasks is expected. For consideration of any potential award, the respondent must be registered in both the Central Contractor Registration (CCR) and Online Representations and Certifications Application (ORCA) database including the NAICS code specified for this announcemen t. The potential solicitation's release to industry date, and final content, are subject to change and dependent on Government obtaining all necessary internal reviews and approvals. THIS ANNOUNCEMENT IS FOR INFORMATION AND PLANNING PURPOSES ONLY AND SHOU LD NOT BE CONSTRUED AS A COMMITMENT BY THE GOVERNMENT FOR ANY PURPOSE. SCOPE: The scope of this project includes, but is not limited to, the furnishing of management, labor, equipment, materials, storage, and transportation necessary to perform any part of or all of the current and future required work to provide specified foreign weapons equipment, Firing Range Monitor, and/or foreign weapons training. LOCATION: The project site of the required Foreign Weapons Training and Foreign Weapons Equipment require ment is Fort Riley, Kansas. BACKGROUND: The Foreign Weapons Training is designed to provide Fort Riley personnel and Training Mission Cadre with training on the opposition weapons, capabilities, and qualification and to provide resources (fully functioning weapons and blank/ball ammunition) for future training in support of designated personnel including teams deploying to Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF), Operation Enduring Freedom (OEF), and Host Nation Personnel (HNP) training at Fort Riley. The training wi ll include, but is not limit ed to, the following foreign weapons: AK-47, RPK Machinegun, SVD Sniper Weapon, PKM Machinegun, and RPG-7 Rocket Propelled Grenade (RPG inert/static training only). The Foreign Weapons Equipment project will primarily provide e nduring capability for equipment temporary issue to designated personnel, Military Transition Teams (MiTT), HNP Forces, and Opposing Force (OPFOR) units for training. The Firing Range Monitor project is designed to provide Contractor technical expertise to inspect for issue, provide malfunction service/repair, and inspect for turn-in, the Contractor furnished weapons/equipment during specified live-fire events. This announcement does not constitute a request for proposal, bid, or quote and no contract will be awarded from this announcement. Requests for the solicitation will not receive a response. Technical data and/or the statement of work will not be made available at this time for review. No reimbursement will be made for any costs associated with provid ing information in response to this announcement and/or any follow-up information requests. No basis for claim against the government shall arise as a result fr om a response to this announcement or government use of any information provided. This announcement does not restrict the government to an ultimate acquisition strategy. The government reserves the right to consider acquisition strategies as deemed appropr iate. Interested parties may indicate their interest to receive the proposed solicitation after its release, by sending an e-mail to contact@example.gov prior to 16 Jan. 2008.