A -- Antenna Site Development and Maintenance

The Naval Research Laboratory has a requirement to execute new tasking and to increase the signal acquisition capability of the onsite antennas that necessitate the frequent addition or modification of equipment. Types of tasks include: the furnishing of hardware development support as well as necessary hardware modifications, providing support in the execution of hardware modifications, the assessment, improvement, and performance of preventative maintenance tasks and procedures on the antenna systems and related support equipment, and the recommendation of additional material, equipment, and improvements to the existing systems and any changes to current equipment inventory. The contractor shall support operational requirements for projects which use the 3-meter, 9-meter, and 30-meter Full Motion Large Aperture parabolic tracking antennas permanently located at the Pomonkey Facility. In addition, three transportable systems with antennas ranging in size from 1-meter to 3-meters must also be fully supported, including the equipment vans associated with each unit. Also, these support requirements may at times include repair of special one-of-a-kind electronic systems designed by Government scientists. In support of the mission requirements, the contractor shall maintain a local machine shop, with capabilities for precision metal working, within 10 miles of the Pomonkey Facility or a 20-minute drive time to facilitate quick response for emergency repairs and modifications. This list indicates the type of tasks involved in this particular requirement, but is not intended to be all inclusive. A complete Statement of Work (SOW) will be available as part of the solicitation. The work will be performed onsite at the NRL Pomonkey Field Site. The Government anticipates awarding a Time and Materials contract, with the period of performance in which orders may be written anticipated to be five years. The RFP is being issued as a 100% small business set-aside, with a size standard of $4,500,000. It is anticipated that only one award will result from this procurement. NRL uses Electronic Commerce (EC) to issue Requests for Proposals (RFPs) and amendments to RFPs. Paper copies of the RFP will not be provided. All responsible sources may submit a bid, proposal, or quotation which shall be considered by the agency. This and other business opportunities for NRL are available at our website http://heron.nrl.navy.mil/contracts/rfplist.htm. The actual closing date for proposals will be stated in the solicitation when issued. See Numbered Notes 1 and 26.