The Army Contracting Agency ITEC-4 West plans a solicitation for comprehensive maintenance and operational support of the Enterprise System Management (ESM) environment. This is a small business set-aside. The NAICS code is 541519. The contractor will support both the maintenance of the environment and any continued expansion to support an additional customer base and provide operation and maintenance is for software. Place of performance is Fort Sam Houston, TX. The solicitation, number W91RUS-05-R-0022, will be released around Sept. 27. Contact pamela.garnes@hua.army.mil.

The Command Control, Communications and Computer Systems (C4S) Directorate of Military Sealift Command plans to award an indefinite delivery, indefinite quantity contract for IT Technical Support Services. This is a small business set-aside. The NAICS code is 541513. The contractor will provide services to maintain the Financial Management System, Financial Data Mart, Human Resources Management System, Integrated Command Communication Control System, Enterprise Data Warehouse, and N10 Web page. Solicitation number N00033-05-R-6508 will be available around Sept. 26 at www.msc.navy.mil. Contact Cynthia Vass-Frye at 202-685-5575.

The Army Engineer District Philadelphia intends to award up to four indefinite delivery, indefinite quantity contracts for design-build services primarily at Air Force activities east of the Mississippi. This is a HUBZone set-aside. The NAICS code is 236220. The total program value is up to $75 million per year. The RFP, number W912BU-06-R-0002, will be issued around Oct. 14 at https://ebs.nap.usace.army.mil/AdvertisedSolicitations.asp. Contact Joseph T. Bujnowski at 215-656-6761.

The Army Engineer District Philadelphia intends to award up to two indefinite delivery, indefinite quantity contracts for design-build services primarily at Air Force activities east of the Mississippi. This is set-aside for service-disabled veteran owned businesses. The NAICS code is 236220. The total program value is up to $10 million per year. The RFP, number W912BU06R0004, will be issued around Oct. 14 at https://ebs.nap.usace.army.mil/AdvertisedSolicitations.asp. Contact Michelle Bertoline at 215-656-6914.

The Labor Department’s Job Corps Office plans to award a contractor for infrastructure and data processing, technical assistance and training. This is an (8)a set-aside. The NAICS code is 541611. The work includes collecting, processing and analyzing survey data; preparing specialized report including Web site hosting activities; and technical assistance and training to the Job Corps National Office, regional offices and centers in the areas of continuous improvement, best practices and other programmatic areas. The solicitation, number Reference-Number-PR051936, will be available around Sept. 29 at www.doleta.gov/sga/rfp.cfm. Contact Chanta Ferrell at 202-693-3622.

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services intends to award two to four indefinite delivery, indefinite quantity contracts for Contact Center Operations. This is a full and open competition. The NAICS code is 561421. The solicitation, number RFP-CMS-2005-0027, was due to be released on FedBizOpps around Sept. 23. Contact Debbie Lester at 410-786-5136.

The Defense Logistics Agency will host a site visit and pre-proposal conference for the competition to provide installation support services at the Defense Distribution Depot, San Joaquin, CA. This is a small business set-aside. The NAICS code is 561210. The conference will be held Oct. 5-6. 2005. The two distribution facilities occupy over 1,600 acres and are located some 14 miles apart. The depot stores a wide range of supplies and equipment commonly ordered by the military services. The installation support services include: facilities and housing maintenance; operations and maintenance of utilities systems; operations and repair of HVAC and mechanical systems; material handling equipment, and vehicle maintenance; grounds maintenance and repair; and miscellaneous services. The annual baseline cost is approximately $7.6 million. Solicitation number SP0700-05-R-7018 is available at www.supply.dla.mil/a76. To attend the conference, e-mail Kathy Manley at BaseOps@dla.mil by Sept. 30.

The National Institutes of Health has announced a streamlined competition for Systems Administration at its campus in Bethesda, MD. The NAICS code is 541512. Functions include operational planning, operational continuity, systems management, system security, backup and recovery, training, support and documentation. The services are currently provided by 81 government employees. Contact Lisa Schneider at 301-435-8447.