Engineering support for meteorology and oceanography (metoc) and joint integrated systems

The Department of the Navy, Space and Naval Warfare Systems Center, SanDiego intends to issue a solicitation to provide technical and engineeringservices for design, development, integration, testing, and fielding supportforMeteorology and Oceanography (METOC) systems engaged in worldwideoperations, ashore and afloat. The estimated level of effort is 1,495,591hours over the contract's expected five-year period of performance. Anindefinite delivery, indefinite quantity contract with a cost-plus-fixed-feepricingarrangement is anticipated. The Government anticipates making multipleawards pursuant to the criteria in the RFP. This solicitation will be afollow-on toN66001-06-D-0043. Additional information will be available on the SPAWAR e-commerce web site under "future opportunities" as it becomes available. NOSOLICITATION EXISTS AT THIS TIME. It is currently anticipated thatSolicitationN66001-08-R-0083 regarding this requirement will be released on or about May29, 2008. The solicitation and any subsequent amendments resulting fromthis announcement will be available to interested parties via the SPAWAR E-Commerce Central web site at https://e-commerce.spawar.navy.mil,under "Business Opportunities", "SSC SAN DIEGO", "Open Solicitations." Thesolicitation will only be available electronically at this web site. Hardcopies ofthe solicitation will not be available. It is the responsibility of interestedpartiesto periodically monitor the SPAWAR E-Commerce page for updates and newlistings.