Commander, Naval Sea Systems Command, SEA 0264H, 2531 Jefferson Davis Hwy, Arlington, VA 22242-5160

R -- NEW ATTACK SUBMARINE PROGRAM MANAGEMENT AND ACQUISITION MANAGEMENT SUPPORT SERVICES. SOL N00024-97-R-6403 POC Michael A. Harris, Contract Specialist, (703) 602-7501 ext. 647 The Naval Sea Systems Command and the Program Executive Officer for Submarines require contractor support services in the areas of (a) Program Management and Acquisition Management in support of the New Attack Submarine (NSSN) Program Office (PMO450) and (b) Special Project Efforts in support of PMO450 and the Submarine Electronics Systems Program Office (PMS401). This procurement will be a total Small Business Set-Aside (Standard Industry Code (SIC) 8711) . Program Management effort includes: 1) coordinating technical, management, cost, schedule, performance, and data delivery requirements; 2) performing economic and program management studies and creating supporting documentation required by the Navy to make decisions and direct the program; 3) maintaining financial and technical status tracking systems and master files, analyze cost/schedule data from development and production contractors and government supporting activities; and 4) reviewing specifications, hardware contractor's engineering change proposals and prepare and analyze program options. Acquisition Management Support includes: 1) recommendations and input regarding DoD acquisition policy, alternatives, and risk assessments; 2) recommendations and input regarding the NAVSEA Procurement Request Process, Statements of Work, CDRLs and schedules for various procurements; 3) maintaining traceability data among cost performance reports and/or contract funds status reports; and 4) analyzing program schedule information. Special Projects Support includes: 1) Developing, maintaining and conducting Assessment Teams, and 2) Evaluating and assessing the viability of various types of submarine and submarine related information to make recommendations to the Navy. Services will be for one base year and four 1-year options. The total anticipated effort required to perform the outlined tasking is approximately 30 man-years/year over a five year period. Primary effort will be performed at the Contractor's facilities located within a 1-mile radius of the Naval Sea Systems Command Headquarters currently located in Arlington, Virginia and have a facility clearance up to and including SECRET material. Specifications will be contained in RFP N00024-97-R-6403. The solicitation will be posted on the internet November 8, 1996. A limited number of hardcopies will be available on a ''first come, first served'' basis beginning November 8, 1996 at Naval Sea Systems Command, Zachary Taylor Office Building, National Center Building 3, 2531 Jefferson Davis Highway, NAVSEA Industry Liaison Office, Room 5E40, Arlington, Virginia. To access solicitation N00024-97-R-6403 electronically, use one of the following methods: Users with internet access can use WEB browsers such as NETSCAPE and MOSAIC to access the NAVSEA CONTRACTS WEB page at http://sea02www.navsea.navy.mil/. Users with dial-up hosts connection to the INTERNET (such as America On Line, CompuServe or Prodigy) can access the NAVSEA CONTRACTS WEB page by using their INTERNET access software. The solicitation, which will include related files (i.e. RFP, CDRLs and DD254) listed under the solicitation number, can then be downloaded directly to your workstation. Questions concerning this procurement should be directed to Mr. Michael Harris at (703) 602-7501. (0296)

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