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United States Coast Guard Operations Systems Center 408 Coast Guard Drive

Kearneysville, WV 25430 Staff Symbol: CG-OSC Phone: 304-264-2566

FAX: 304-264-3817

Email: Kathy.P.Klein@uscg.mil

MEMORANDUM FOR INDUSTRY

From:

Kathy P. Klein

Contracting Officer

Subj:

Application Product Lines Enterprise Services (APLES), Request For Proposal No. HSCGG3-10-R-PWV500.

1. The United States Coast Guard (USCG), Operations Systems Center (OSC), is pleased to announce that formal authorization to release the APLES Solicitation has been granted by the Source Selection Authority, the Director of the Coast Guard C4IT Service Center. The APLES solicitation documents are posted in the Federal Business Opportunities (FedBizOpps) website (http://www.fbo.gov).

2. The APLES requirement is a 100% 8(a) Set-Aside procurement. Therefore, capable and interested 8(a) certified small business sources or 8(a) joint ventures, including those with a SBA Mentor Protégé Agreement are invited to submit proposals. The regulations are prescribed under the SBA rules for Joint Ventures, Prime Contractor/Sub-Contractor arrangements, and the SBA’s Mentor-Protégé Program Procedures. For more information, interested 8(a) firms should consult with their respective Business Development Specialist or visit www.sba.gov.

3. The site visit at the OSC will be held on Wednesday, 17 February 2010, at 10:00 am. EST. Interested vendors must provide notice of their intent to attend the site visit no later than Thursday, 11 February 2010 at 3:00 pm, EST. Vendor questions and/or clarifications may be submitted to the Contracting Officer until Wednesday, 24 February at 3:00 pm, EST. Subsequent responses to the inquiries will be posted in FedBizOps. Proposals are due on Monday, 15 March 2010 at 3:00 pm EDT. Specific information relating to the site visit, submission of vendor questions, and receipt of proposals is included in Section L of the Solicitation document.

4. Any contact and or discussions concerning the APLES solicitation are not allowed outside of the formal source selection process. After release of the solicitation, and prior to contract award, please direct all comments, questions or concerns to the Contracting Officer, Kathy P. Klein.

5. Thank you for your interest in the APLES requirement. Feel free to contact me at (304) 264‑2566 or Kathy.p.klein@uscg.mil should you have any questions or concerns.

KATHY P. KLEIN

Contracting Officer