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FBO DAILY ISSUE OF DECEMBER 07, 2008 FBO #2568
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J -- Kirtland AFB, Aircraft Maintenance Support Services - Sources Sought Questionnaire - Comment/Question Spreadsheet

Notice Date

12/5/2008
 

Notice Type

Comment/Question Spreadsheet
 

NAICS

488190 — Other Support Activities for Air Transportation
 

Contracting Office

Department of the Air Force, Air Education and Training Command, Specialized Contracting Squadron, 2021 First Street West, Randolph AFB, Texas, 78150-4302
 

ZIP Code

78150-4302
 

Solicitation Number

FA3002-09-R-0009
 

Response Due

12/18/2008
 

Point of Contact

Charles D Wingerter,, Phone: 210-652-3424, John S. McLaurin,, Phone: 2106527878
 

E-Mail Address

charles.wingerter@randolph.af.mil, john.mclaurin@randolph.af.mil
 

Small Business Set-Aside

N/A
 

Description

The Air Education and Training Command (AETC) Contracting Squadron is seeking information concerning the availability of capable contractors to provide non-personal services for Aircraft Maintenance Support Services at Kirtland AFB, NM for the period of 1 Oct 09 through 30 Sep 2010 with up to five one-year options. This RFI is an attempt to locate businesses experienced in Aircraft Maintenance services that express interest in performing these requirements. This RFI shall not be construed as a formal solicitation or an obligation on the part of the Government to acquire any products or services. Any information provided to the Government is strictly voluntary and at no cost to the Government. Any formal solicitation will be announced separately. The Air Force is only interested at this point in identifying interested and capable contractors for this service. The tentative timeframe to issue a solicitation February/March 2009, however this is subject to change. The Government intends to award one contract. A source selection will be conducted per Air Force Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (AFFARS) 5315 and Mandatory Procedures (MP) 5315.3 at HQ AETC, Randolph AFB, TX. Contact with government personnel other than the Contracting Officer (CO) or authorized representative by potential offerors or their employees’ regarding this project is prohibited. The CO will post all information regarding this solicitation as soon as it becomes available. Comments and information on the following are requested: (1) Company name, address, cage code, DUNS number, point of contact, their telephone number and e-mail address; (2) Your companies approximate annual gross revenue; (3) Your companies small business status if any (8(a), HUBZone, veteran-owned, women-owned, etc.); (4) Indicate if your anticipated role in the performance of the requirement would be (a) Prime Contractor; (b) Subcontractor; or (c) Other, please describe; (5) If you indicated your anticipated role as a “Prime Contractor”, indicate the functions for which you would use subcontractors; (6) If you indicated your anticipated role as “Prime Contractor”, provide brief information you feel would indicate your capability to mobilize, manage, and finance a large service contract such as this; (7) If you indicated your anticipated roll would be a “Subcontractor”, indicate which functional areas your company has capability to cover; (8) Indicate if your company primarily does business in the commercial or Government sector; (9) Describe any commercial-sector contracts you have performed for similar services [if applicable]; (10) Indicate which NAICS code(s) your company usually performs under for Government contracts; (11) Provide estimated small business subcontracting goals and rationale; and (12) Please provide suggestions you feel would maximize the effectiveness of the anticipated acquisition and resulting contract in providing quality services to Kirtland AFB. (13) The government is considering the use of a Firm Fixed Price contract type for this acquisition. Please provide pros and cons in your opinion on contract type. Please include rationale supporting your response. (14) Please provide feedback on the anticipated length of the contract that will result from this acquisition. Please provide responses using the questionnaire provided no later than 18 December 2008. The Government is under no obligation to consider information received after the due date as part of the formal market research for this acquisition. The planned North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code is 488190 (Other Support Activities for Air Transportation), with the applicable small business size standard of $6.5 million in annual gross receipts. An electronic response is the accepted method. Future information on this acquisition (draft Performance Work Statement (PWS), solicitation, etc) will be located on the Federal Business Opportunities website (www.fbo.gov) and can be found by typing FA3002-09-R-0009 in the ‘Quick Search’ box in the upper right-hand corner. Information contained in this synopsis is subject to change. It is the responsibility of the prospective offeror to check this site regularly for any changes. Requirement: (Note: The description herein is a summary of the required services and is not intended to be all-inclusive). This acquisition is for non-personal services necessary to provide aircraft maintenance in support of the flight crew training mission of the 58th Special Operations Wing (SOW) at Kirtland Air Force Base (AFB) NM. Services include aircraft on-equipment maintenance, on-equipment engine maintenance and limited support equipment maintenance on six (6) UH-1N and (12) HH¬60G aircraft at Kirtland AFB. The service provider shall maintain service, ground handle, launch, recover, inspect, and repair all unit assigned aircraft, engines, and associated mission support equipment in order to meet flying training, medical evacuation, search and rescue and aircrew/instructor qualification/currency requirements. In addition, the service provider shall also provide functional check flight (FCF) Pilots and Flight Engineers and off-station aircraft recovery support for UH-1N and HH¬60G aircraft at Kirtland AFB. Furthermore, the service provider shall provide aircraft corrosion prevention, custodial services and perform minor facility upkeep on Government provided facilities the service provider and service provider employees occupy. The Government will provide off-equipment maintenance, on-equipment structural maintenance, and support equipment maintenance/calibration support for the UH-1N and HH-60G aircraft at Kirtland AFB via host units and Government depot-level maintenance. Air Force Material Command’s 377th Air Base Wing is the host unit at Kirtland AFB and the 58th SOW is a tenant. The service provider shall also provide FCF pilots and flight engineers for CV-22 aircraft in support of AFSOC training requirements. Small Business (SB) Set-Aside Determination: The Government reserves the right to decide whether a SB set-aside is appropriate for this acquisition based on responses to this notice. In order for the Government to make a SB set-aside determination, it is emphasized that SB concerns provide sufficient written information to indicate their capability to successfully perform and manage all the requirements of this magnitude. Small Business Subcontracting In the solicitation, the extent to which prime contractors provide for the significant use of small and small disadvantaged business subcontractors will be a consideration in the evaluation of proposals. Interested vendors are requested to provide estimates of the percentage of the total contract dollars they would expect to be able to subcontract to the following small business categories in response to this RFI. (Current Air Force goals are indicated below in parentheses). If zero percent is indicated in your response, provide a brief explanation of why no small business subcontracting opportunities are expected for this requirement overall or for a particular category. Total small business (23%) Small Disadvantaged Businesses (5%) Woman-owned small business (5%) Service-disabled Veteran-owned small business (3%) HUBZone small business (3%).
 

Web Link

FedBizOpps Complete View
(https://www.fbo.gov/?s=opportunity&mode=form&id=70a7d7cb8337771f3d90ce86a9676483&tab=core&_cview=1)
 

Document(s)

Comment/Question Spreadsheet
 

File Name: Sources Sought Questionnaire (Sources Sought Questionaire.doc)

Link: https://www.fbo.gov//utils/view?id=566d04d2118dda08cdc8a151bc8d09ac

Bytes: 29.00 Kb
 

File Name: Comment/Question Spreadsheet (SS Q&A.xls)

Link: https://www.fbo.gov//utils/view?id=18f58ef28a867a0b4483e659f3ad284a

Bytes: 24.50 Kb
 

Note: If links are broken, refer to Point of Contact above or contact the FBO Help Desk at 877-472-3779.
 

Place of Performance

Address: Kirtland AFB, Albuquerque, New Mexico, 87117, United States

Zip Code: 87117
 

Record

SN01714278-W 20081207/081205220126-70a7d7cb8337771f3d90ce86a9676483 (fbodaily.com)
 

Source

FedBizOpps Link to This Notice
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