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HHS’s Health Resources and Services Administration plans to solicit proposals for outreach to increase awareness of the National Health Service Corps services in areas where there are shortages of health professionals. This is a small business set-aside. The NAICS code is 541611. The solicitation, Reference-Number-03-BHPR-0, will be posted on FedBizOpps about May 12. Contact Hanif S. Abdul-Amin at habdul-amin@hrsa.gov.

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The Marine Corps has announced three A-76 competitions at Camp Lejeune, NC. All are small business set-asides:
•Supply operations support, NAICS code 561210. The operation involves 77 positions and the contract is estimated to be worth $12.5 million. The RFP, number M6700103R0005, is expected to be issued in July. Details are available to subscribers of www.epipeline.com.
•Support services for the Manpower Department, Adjutant and Military Support Divisions, NAICS code 561210. The solicitation, number M6700103R0007, will be available about May 5 at www.neco.navy.mil. Notify the contracting office of your interest by e-mail message to robinsonmn@lejeune.usmc.mil.
•Support services for the Transportation Management Division of Business & Logistics Services, NAICS code 561210. About 56 positions are involved. The solicitation, number M6700103R0006, will be available about May 27 at www.neco.navy.mil. Notify the contracting office of your interest by e-mail message to williamslp@lejeune.usmc.mil.

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NASA has issued requests for proposals for the unbundled contract vehicle to replace the Consolidated Space Operations Contract now held by Lockheed Martin.

The new contract, called the Space Mission Communications and Data Services, is divided into five work packages. The portion for the Huntsville Operations Support Center at Marshall Space Flight Center is a small business set-aside. The solicitation number is RFP-03-HAW-001.

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The Naval Air Systems Command-Aircraft Division plans to issue a solicitation for a multiple award contract to provide program management professional support services. One award is a small business set-aside, one is an 8(a) set-aside and one is a HUBZone set-aside. The NAICS code is 541330. Most of the work will be done at Patuxent River Naval Air Station, MD, and at the contractor’s facilities within 25 miles of that location.

The draft solicitation will be available in about 60 days at http://www.navair.navy.mil/doing_business/open_solicitations. A pre-solicitation conference will be held after the draft is released. Contact Deidre Murree at 301-757-9057.

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The Naval Undersea Warfare Center, Division Newport, RI, plans a solicitation for an indefinite delivery, indefinite quantity contract to provide professional, administrative and management support services. This is a small business set-aside. The NAICS code is 541330. Labor categories include Project Manager, Analyst, Computer Systems Analyst, Management Analyst, Chemist, Acoustical Engineer, Computer Engineer, Design Engineer, Scientists, Training Specialist, Supervisory Technical Writer, Technical Writer, Laboratory Technician, Drafter, Illustrator and Word Processor.

The incumbent contractor is McLaughlin Research Corp. under contract N66604-99-D-0127. The solicitation, number N66604-03-R-3701, will be posted at http://www.npt.nuwc.navy.mil/contract/.

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The Air Force Pentagon Communications Agency intends to outsource a substantial portion of the work now performed by military personnel. A draft performance work statement is available for comment at http://www2.eps.gov/spg/USAF/DRU/11CONS/Reference-Number-F49642-03-R-8010/Synopsis.html. Contact Senior Master Sgt. Ed Gaines at edward.gaines@pentagon.af.mil.

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The Seattle District, Army Corps of Engineers, plans to award an indefinite delivery, indefinite quantity construction contract for work in Washington, Oregon, Idaho and Montana. This is an 8(a) set-aside for firms that are either headquartered in one of those states or that have a branch office in one of those states. The NAICS code is 236220. The contracts will be for quick and straightforward military and civil projects, including some small but complex construction. Task orders will include a variety of trades such as carpentry, road repair, roofing, excavation, interior/exterior elements, steam welding, asbestos and lead paint abatement incidental to construction and/or project design. Three awards will be made. The ceiling for all task orders is $45 million over the base year and two option years. Proposals are due June 13. Solicitation number DACA67-03-R-0217 is available at www.nws.usace.army.mil.


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