This program is for engineering support, technology assistance, test and evaluation support to the Night Vision and Electronic Sensors Directorate (NVESD) of the RDECOM Research, Development and Engineering Center (CERDEC). This acquisition will pr ovide a vehicle for exploring technology solutions to night vision and electronic sensor system problems, as projected by the Department of Army, for future NV/EO/ES systems and supporting systems. The services include support for research and development , systems engineering, technology demonstrations, modeling and simulation, prototype fabrication, field-testing and data collection, facilities and equipment maintenance, engineering parts and materials management, networking and other technical and admini strative support. These services will require personnel with scientific, engineering, analytical, computer programming, manufacturing, administrative, management and various other technical skills. This contract shall support the equipment, systems, faci lities and operations under the responsibility of NVESD at both Fort Belvoir and Fort A.P. Hill, Virginia. Under this competitive acquisition, the Government reserves the right to award more than one (with the intention of making dual awards) Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity type contracts under which task orders may be issued on a time and materials, or firm fixed price basis, although it is possible that some may be on a cost plus fixed fee basis. The awards are restricted to qualified small business concerns. The contracts shall be awarded for a period of five years. Solicitation Number W15P7T-07-R-P441 has been assigned to this effort and will be issued on or about 15 July 2007. The applicable North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) Code is 541710. The small business size standard is 1,000 employees. Th e U.S. Army C-E LCMC has established the IBOP website as part of the Army's Single Face to Industry, to allow electronic posting of Solicitation for Request for Proposals (RFP) Request for Quotations (RFQ) and Invitation for Bids (IFB) from C-E LCMC to Ind ustry. All Parties interested in doing business with C-E LCMC are invited to access, operate, send and receive information from the IBOP at https://abop.monmouth.army.mil. Upon accessing this web page, click on CECOM-200X (select appropriate year), and then hit go. You will need to register with the IBOP in order to view solicitations. Drawings and/or links to drawings will be provided on the website. Please be advised that hard copies of the solicitation will not be made available; you must downloa d solicitation documents from the IBOP. Please contact the IBOP help desk at (732) 532-1840 or (732) 532-5246 for technical assistance with the IBOP. Offers and bids shall be submitted electronically via the IBOP. Files shall not contain any classified data. To register, go to the IBOP website at https://abop.monmouth.army.mil and click on the User Registration link under Support Services. For technical assistance with the website, please call (732) 532-1840 or (732) 532-5246. Note 1 applies.

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