MODIFICATION
16 -- T-38C Avionics Upgrade Program (AUP) CLS Sustainment for FY09-FY13
- Notice Date
- 8/20/2007
- Notice Type
- Modification
- NAICS
- 336413
— Other Aircraft Parts and Auxiliary Equipment Manufacturing
- Contracting Office
- 663 AESS/PK Bldg 11A, Room 201-I 1970 Monahan Way Wright-Patterson AFB OH 45433
- ZIP Code
- 45433
- Solicitation Number
- FA8617-08-R-6170
- Response Due
- 9/7/2007
- Archive Date
- 9/30/2008
- Point of Contact
- Karen Shelley, (937) 904-4217
- E-Mail Address
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Email your questions to karen.shelley@wpafb.af.mil;joshua.trantham@wpafb.af.mil
(karen.shelley@wpafb.af.mil;joshua.trantham@wpafb.af.mil)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- TITLE: T-38C Avionics Upgrade Program Sustainment Description: 1. 337th Aeronautical System Group (337 AESG), 663d Aeronautical Systems Squadron (663 AESS) is contemplating a competitively awarded contract for Sustaining Engineering and Logistics Support for limited avionics upgrades and sustainment of the T-38C avionics system. This Request for Information is intended to provide the Air Force with an understanding of the interest within industry, the technology, and resources available to support competitive acquisition of a contract to cover sustaining engineering and contractor logistics support (CLS) of the avionics system for 450 AETC (Air Education and Training Command), 3 AFMC (Air Force Materiel Command) and 10 Navy T-38C aircraft and related ground support equipment. Sustaining engineering, but not CLS parts support, also extends to T-38C Aircrew Training Devices (ATD), including Operational Flight Trainer (OFT), the Unit Training Device (UTD) and the Weapon System Trainer (WST). The T-38C avionics system consists of approximately 60 non-developmental items (NDI) and commercial Line Replaceable Units (LRUs). The contract will be a firm-fixed price, performance based contract consisting of a base year (FY09) with four additional years of FFP (Firm Fixed Price) options. The contract will provide for: a) A block upgrade process that keeps the T-38C aircraft airworthy and current by providing up-to-date capabilities (e.g. GPS approach). b) Contractor Operated and Maintained Base Supply (COMBS) operations at each of AETC?s T-38 main operating bases (MOBs) (Randolph AFB, Columbus AFB, Vance AFB, Laughlin AFB and Sheppard AFB with the ability to support operations at Edwards AFB and Patuxent River NAS); c) Contractor supplied spare parts and equipment; Contractor repair of removed components at the contractor?s (or Original Equipment Manufacturer?s) facilities and return to COMBS, based upon a fixed price for each of the annual number of hours flown by AETC, AFMC and the Navy Test Pilot School (approximately 110,000 hours total annually); d) Technical order recommendations to responsible engineering organization; e) Contractor repair of damaged AUP equipment and maintain an effective damaged equipment program; f) Field Service Representatives at each of the AETC MOBs, Edwards AFB and Patuxent River NAS; g) Systems engineering processes to resolve any issues involving software support and material deficiency reporting; h) A system that collects, manages, analyzes and archives Maintenance Fault Lists (MFL)/Pilot Fault Lists (PFL), engine, flight loads and ACMI (Air Combat Maneuvering Information) data for each flight, including mission planning and debrief data, that enables analysis and could lead to product improvement; i) An effective means to manage obsolescence and Diminishing Manufacturing Sources; j) Systems engineering and program management services to keep the T-38 training system up to date, current, and airworthy. k) Maintenance of Technical Data Package l) Periodic technical review of in-service system performance, to include monthly performance factor reports for the USG m) Over and Above (O & A) activities necessary for correction of problems found during maintenance; n) Materials for the O & A corrections; o) In coordination with government organizations having systems engineering responsibility, resolve any issues involving software support, engineering services and material deficiency reporting 2. Sustaining Engineering process provides sustaining program and business management, sustaining engineering capability and the block upgrade process including requirements definition/generation, ECP (Engineering Change Proposal) and proposal preparation, and, test and implementation of the change. Sustaining Engineering includes systems engineering and program management services to keep the avionics system for the T-38C training system up to date, current, and airworthy. The contractor will provide configuration management and control for the AUP components to include requirements and certification traceability, specification trees, supplier management, and diminishing resources management. The contractor will record, monitor, and analyze equipment failures and provide recommendations to maintain or improve aircraft readiness levels. The contractor will provide both technical and programmatic risk management. The technical services provided also include on-demand accident investigation analysis and support. The engineering and programmatic expertise includes planning for major and minor modifications to the avionics system for product improvements or as a result of discontinued commercial items (e.g. memory cards). The T-38 community must be able to react quickly and positively to real world changes and have sufficient depth to bring in specific expertise from outside the program as required. A block upgrade process is included that keeps the aircraft airworthy and current by providing up-to-date capabilities (e.g. GPS approach). The changing world of Air Traffic Control (ATC) and Global Air Traffic Management (GATM) has required changes in radio performance (frequency narrowing), additional equipment (i.e., Traffic Collision and Avoidance System), and has significantly increased the pilot workload in heavily used airspace. The USAF is mandating software interface requirements for all software running on networks which mandates major changes in all T-38 software. The block upgrade process enables a systems engineering approach to systematically upgrade the aircraft and training system to keep it viable in a changing world. See Attachment 3 for additional details. 3. Primary CLS tasks include repair of removed failed AUP components, providing spares during repair process, performing Field Service Representative tasks, and operation of a Contractor Operated Maintenance Base Supply (COMBS) at each AETC MOB. The period of performance for this contract is planned FY09 through FY13. The T-38C Sustainment approach will include performance based logistics metrics for Mean Time Between Failure (MTBF) at the avionics system level, and at the LRU (Line Replaceable Unit) level (system level avionics MTBF of 55 hours). Guaranteed part turn-around times and issue rates at the COMBS are planned. In order to comply with the COMBS turn around times, the contractor must assure that sufficient spares are available or other arrangements are in place to assure that these times are met. Other metrics and your suggestions for metrics will be considered. A technical data package (most current configuration) will most likely be available Sep 2007. The contractor must comply with the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) as required to support repairs if by foreign Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEMs) or authorized repair facilities. See Attachment 2 for more COMBS details. 4. This RFI is issued for information and planning purposes only and does not constitute a solicitation. Responses to the RFI will not be returned. In accordance with FAR 15.202(e), a response to this notice is not an offer and cannot be accepted by the government to form a binding contract. Responders are solely responsible for all expenses associated with responding to this RFI. Industry Days are planned for 19-20 Sep 07 with the interested parties. Please email Ms. Marisa Osborne at marisa.osborne@wpafb.af.mil by 7 Sep 07 if you would like to attend Industry Days (Number of attendees limited to 5 per team). A detailed agenda will be posted at a later date. 5. In order to be considered a potential source, interested parties must submit in writing (via U.S. mail or E-mail to marisa.osborne@wpafb.af.mil) the company name, point of contact, telephone number, e-mail address, company status (large or small business, or 8a), and answers to the attached questions in the order indicated below by Attachment 1. All responses from responsible sources will be fully considered, however receipt of responses will not be acknowledged. Interested firms should submit capabilities package and any routine communications concerning this acquisition to Ms. Marisa Osborne, Contracts Manager, or Mr Thomas Jordan, Contracting Officer at 663 AESS/PK 1970 Monahan Way, Bldg 11A, Rm 201I, Wright-Patterson AFB, OH 45433-7211, (937) 904-4174 or 904-4274. Please limit your response to no more than 10 single-sided 8 ? x 11 pages, double-spaced, minimum 12 point font size. Please reference the following attachments: (1) RFI Questions, (2) Additional COMBS Description, and (3) Additional Sustaining Engineering Description. For more information on "T-38C Avionics Upgrade Program (AUP) CLS Sustainment for FY09-FY13", please refer to: https://www.pixs.wpafb.af.mil/pixs_solicitation.asp?id=5254
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