Fleet and Industrial Supply Center, San Diego-Monterey Site, Attn: Code 220M, 1588 Cunningham Road, Room 103, Monterey, CA 93943-5209

R -- RESEARCH IN AVIATION MAINTENANCE ERROR SOL N00244-00-T-0052 DUE 111599 POC E. Malissa Williams, 831-656-2049, FAX 831-656-1029 The Fleet and Industrial Supply Center San Diego Simplified Acquisition Monterey Site intends to negotiate and award on a sole source procurement using Simplified Acquisition Procedures under the authority of FAR Part 13.106-1 (b) and 6.302 with Mr. Donald Lawson, Hillcrest #8, 97 West Hill Road, Stowe, VT. To provide a support in the development of a comprehensive aviation maintenance mishap investigation analysis and reporting process. The following task will be required. 1) Contractor shall contractor shall be responsible for providing NPS with a summary outlining the current status of ongoing military and civilian programs. 2) Assist the School of Aviation Safety with the development of Comprehensive literature review to be presented to NASA and FAA program managers. 3) Assist with the development of a process of conducting aviation mishap investigation analysis and reports involving the maintenance error. Tailor the current Navy Human Factors Analysis of historical maintenance incidents, populate and incident database and perform a preliminary analysis database for detecting problem areas and trends. 4) Participate in presentation and publication of research project. In addition, develop training materials of the process. 5) Assist in the development of a universal program of instruction on maintenance error management and presentations, lecture guides, course materials. 6) Assist in the analysis of military and commercial aviation maintenance mishap data. Categorize and critiqued mishap investigative techniques, mishap causal factors, and maintenance program discrepancies. 7) provise initial training on maintenance error management. 8) Assist in monitoring and analysis of organizational maintenance error management program effectiveness. 9) provide lecture presentations and information sharing to participating organizations and /or symposiums on the revised dated maintenance error management program. Contract period one year from date of award. all findings and reports shall be provided to the Schoolof Aviation Safety, Naval Postgraduate School, Monterey, Ca. The proposed purchase action is for supplies or services for which the Government intends to solicit and negotiate with only one source under authority of FAR 6.302. Interested persons may identify their interest and capability to respond to the requirement or submit a quotation. This notice of intent is not a request for competitive proposals. However, all proposals received within ten days after date of publication of this synopsis will be considered by the Government. A determination by the Government not to compete this proposed purchase order based upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. Information received will normally be considered solely for determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement. The full text of the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) can be accessed on the Internet at www.arnet.gov.far or www.deskbook.osd.mil; Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (DFARS) at www.ditc.mil/dfars. Posted 10/25/99 (W-SN394747). (0298)

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