RECOVERY--R--PROJECT NUMBER 0634201N, Modification Recovery Act Funds

Naval Surface Warefare Center. RECOVERY - PER FAR 5.7 THIS NOTICE IS PROVIDED FOR INFORMATION PURPOSES ONLY; THEREFORE FAR 5.203 DOES NOT APPLY. THIS OPPORTUNITY IS AVAILABLE ONLY TO CONTRACTOR(S) UNDER N65540-08-D-0009-0007.

Naval Surface Warfare Center, Carderock Division Philadelphia intends to procure, on a competitive basis under the Section 8(a) Contracting Program, engineering and technical analysis and support services in connection with assigned tasks for naval ship Hull, Mechanical and Electrical (HM&E)/Combat Support Systems. Services will be related to Surface Ships with emphasis on DDG 51 Class Surface Combatants and associated program initiatives. The tasks will require support in the following geographical locations with the estimated percentage of time provided in parentheses: Philadelphia PA (54%), West Coast including San Diego CA and Everett WA (6%), Wash DC (6%), Pascagoula MS (15%), Bath ME (7%), Mayport FL (3%), Yokosuka JA (3%) and Norfolk VA (6%). Other locations may need to be visited to support assigned tasking. This is a follow-on effort to contract N65540-02-D-0002 (incumbent Basic Commerce & Industries, Inc.) The Solicitation is expected to result in one in! definite delivery, indefinite quantity, cost-plus-fixed-fee type contract providing for the issuance of delivery orders during a five-year period starting on the date of contract award. An estimated total of 635,000 hours of direct labor are expected to be required in the performance of the contract. Offerors will be required to submit technical and cost proposals. Award will be made to the 8(a) offeror with the proposal representing the best value to the Government. The Solicitation is expected to be released on or about 30 June 2006. Solicitation packages will only be available electronically and no hard copies will be sent. The NAICS for this work is 541330. All interested parties may download the Solicitation and any amendments at http://www.neco.navy.mil or http://www.fedbizopps.gov after the Solicitation release date.