Purchase Services Branch, Attn: Code 535.3, Portsmouth Naval Shipyard, Portsmouth Naval Shipyard, Portsmouth, NH 03801-2590

R -- ENGINEERING/TECHNICAL SUPPORT SERVICES SOL N00102-98-R-1405 DUE 031598 POC Patricia R. Vachon, Code 533.3T (207) 438-1320 E-MAIL: Patricia Vachon @ Portsmouth Naval Shipyard, prv_c530@ports.navy.mil. Services to provide for the continuity of engineering and technical support for the Deep Submergence Systems Program Office and the Design Division at Portsmouth Naval Shipyard. Services to be for approximately six months or until a competitive follow-on contract is awarded. The estimated level of effort is 29,860 hours of various labor categories including Program Manager, Senior Naval Architect, Engineering Technician, Technical Writer, Word Processor, and others. Negotiations to be conducted only with Systems Integration and Research, Inc., 2100 Washington Blvd, Suite 100, Arlington, VA. Separate competitive solicitations are being drafted and have been previously announced in the Commerce Business Daily. This action will be accomplished as a modificationn to Contract N00102-98-D-1400. This notice is published only for subcontracting opportunities. See Note 22. (0034)

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