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Standard competition initial announcement

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SCOTT AIR FORCE BASE, Ill. --  Lt. Gen. Christopher Kelly, vice commander, Air Mobility Command has announced a standard competition of Communications Support Squadron, Systems Support Center Flight functions. It impacts a total of 88 DoD personnel (0 officers, 0 enlisted, 88 civilians, and 0 NAF civilians). The standard or competition was announced on Feb. 20 and is projected for completion by February 2008. The Component Competitive Sourcing Official is Lt. Gen. Roger A. Brady, Deputy Chief of Staff, Personnel, the Contracting Officer is Ms. Evelyn Bauer, and the Agency Tender Official is Ms. Shirley Quinn.

This standard competition will be conducted in compliance with the Air Force policies in AFI 38-203, Commercial Activities Program, that implements the Office of Management and Budget Circular (OMBC) A-76, Performance of Commercial Activities, and the Federal Acquisition Regulation, as supplemented. The Commercial Activities Program reaffirms the government's policy to rely on the private sector for needed commercial services. To ensure that the American people receive maximum value for their tax dollars, commercial activities should be subject to the forces of competition.

When a competition between in-house and contract performance determines contracting is more cost effective, OMBC A-76 and Federal Acquisition Regulation require the contractor to offer adversely affected DoD civilian and NAF employees the Right of First Refusal for employment openings to positions (under the contract) for which they are qualified. Since DoD is sensitive to the personal impact this action may have on civilian employees, the DoD Program for Stability of Civilian Employment ensures every effort is made to help adversely affected civilian employees who desire placement assistance. These employees are registered in the Defense-wide computerized Priority Placement Program. Registrants under this program receive placement rights to vacancies within DoD (other Federal agencies are also solicited). When adversely affected civilian employees must relocate to continue Federal employment, transportation and moving expenses are paid by the government