SOURCES SOUGHT
15 -- B-52 IDIQ Flexible Acquisition and Sustainment Contract
- Notice Date
- 8/17/2007
- Notice Type
- Sources Sought
- NAICS
- 541330
— Engineering Services
- Contracting Office
- 651 Aeronautical Systems Squadron 2690 Loop Road West, Bldg 556 Wright-Patterson AFB, OH 45433-7148
- ZIP Code
- 45433-7148
- Solicitation Number
- FA8628-08-R-2251
- Response Due
- 9/1/2007
- Archive Date
- 9/16/2007
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- 1. S 2. 0817 3. 07 4. N/A 5. 45433-7148 6. 15 7. Contracting Office Address: 651 Aeronautical Systems Squadron, 2690 Loop Road West, Bldg 556, Wright-Patterson AFB, OH 45433-7148 8. B-52 IDIQ Flexible Acquisition and Sustainment Contract 9. FA8628-08-R-2251 10. 081707 to 090107 11. Contact Point or Contracting Officer: Contracting Officer, Donald S. Poole (937)904-5454. Contract Negotiator, Mike Hemmelgarn (937)904-4934 12. N/A 13. N/A 14. N/A 15. N/A 16. N/A 17. The 651st AESS contemplates awarding contract(s) for flexible acquisition and sustainment of B-52 weapon system baseline and will include future enhancements, modifications, or improvements. The flexible acquisition and sustainment for the B-52 weapon system will contain multiple contract types at contract line item level (e.g., cost-plus award fee, time & materials, firm fixed price, etc.) to accommodate a wide range of potential tasks. The estimated minimum/maximum amount for the flexible sustainment is anticipated to be $2M/$8.5B. Contract efforts are subject to FAR 52.232-18 availability of funds. Anticipated award is 1 April 2008 for a portion of the effort contemplated herein. Contract(s) may include level of effort and discrete tasks for acquisition and sustainment activities such as Contractor Logistics Support, Technical Orders, configuration and data management, spares and support equipment as well as enhancements or improvement efforts for upgrades to the weapon system. The requirements for this acquisition are further defined in terms of functions to be performed relative to flexible acquisition and sustainment for the B-52 weapon system. Sufficient capability must exist to perform at a minimum the following related tasks: Support PDM aircraft troubleshooting and problem resolution to bring aircraft back to the fleet; discrepancy reports; studies and analyses. Provide support for field contractor repair. Product support requiring the contractor to identify, evaluate and recommend solutions to resolve B-52 weapons system hardware, software and supportability anomalies, deficiencies, and problems. Integrate hardware and software modifications with appropriate testing to verify proposed engineering solutions. Provide software support efforts required to analyze software changes requests, field anomalies, work AF deficiency reports, and implement software changes. (Software changes include studies and analysis, requirements development, design code, test and integration, administrative support, interfacing to flight test firmware, manufacturing and retrofit processes.) Efforts for mission planning, B-52 training systems and associated ancillary equipment including identifying and evaluating impacts to those systems resulting from air vehicle anomalies, field anomalies and software changes. Develop and maintain B-52 system related technical orders as required. Perform weapon system enhancements, modifications, or improvements to support at a minimum all B-52 weapon system upgrades including studies and analysis, development, test, verification, validation, certification, production, retrofit modifications, training, training systems, and related sustainment efforts. The Government cannot predetermine at the project level the precise B-52 aircraft flexible acquisition and sustainment requirements or improvements to be acquired. The 651st AESS is surveying the market to determine if any sources are qualified to perform ALL of the aforementioned requirements for this contract(s). Qualified sources must have an in depth knowledge of the B-52 aircraft design, development, sustainment, and life-cycle management and have the existing capability to perform all of the stated requirements commencing 1 Apr 08 . Interested sources must submit the following information for Government evaluation: (a) Description of existing weapon system experience relative to flexible acquisition and sustainment support activities to include an outline of previous work performed; (b) Description of capability to design, develop, integrate, fabricate, test, install and support improvements to weapon systems. This description shall include the contractor?s capability to provide for the security of classified and unclassified hardware, software, and storage/handling of documentation up to the TOP SECRET, and Emergency War Order Levels. Minimum personnel security clearance requirements for this effort are SECRET; (c) Qualifications of lead management and engineering personnel projected to work on thus contract (to include education, background, accomplishments, and other pertinent information relevant to the tasks outlined above); (d) Organizational structure, with emphasis on how this program fits into the overall company?s weapon system sustainment process; (e) Information on existing plant, laboratory, test and production facilities needed to accomplish these requirements, including TEMPEST facilities needed to develop and test hardware and software; (f) Any deficiencies in capability and a proposed fix to those deficiencies; (g) If subcontractors are to be utilized, similar information as requested above for the prime contractor is required for each identified subcontractor. The NAICS Code for this acquisition will be 541330, Engineering Services. Interested sources should submit sufficient information which will permit evaluation of technical capabilities in writing or electronically to ASC/651st AESS, Attn: Lt Col Benedict, 2690 Loop Road West, Area B, Building 556, Wright Patterson, OH 45433-7221 within 15 calendar days from the date of this announcement. An electronic transmission in Microsoft Office 2003 compatible format is acceptable and can be sent to email address Donald.Poole@wpafb.af.mil or Mike.Hemmelgarn@wpafb.af.mil. Submissions should be limited to eight pages. An Ombudsman had been established for this acquisition. The only purpose is to receive and communicate serious concerns from the potential offeror prefers not to use established channels to communicate his/her concern during the proposal development phase of this acquisition. Potential offerors should use established channels to request information, pose questions, and voice concerns before resorting to use of the Ombudsman, Craig Cassino, ASC Ombudsman, 1755 Eleventh Street, B570 R110, Wright Patterson AFB, OH 45433-7404 with serious concerns only. Routine communication concerning this acquisition should be directed to Mike Hemmelgarn at email Mike.Hemmelgarn@wpafb.af.mil phone number (937)-904-4934, ASC/651st AESS, 2690 Loop Road West, Area B, Building 556, Wright Patterson, OH 45433-7221. ***** 18. N/A 19. N/A For more information on "B-52 IDIQ Flexible Acquisition and Sustainment Contract", please refer to: https://www.pixs.wpafb.af.mil/pixs_solicitation.asp?id=5359
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