SOURCES SOUGHT
15 -- B-2 FAST Contract J&A Ceiling Increase
- Notice Date
- 4/14/2009
- Notice Type
- Sources Sought
- NAICS
- 336411
— Aircraft Manufacturing
- Contracting Office
- Department of the Air Force, Air Force Materiel Command, ASC - Aeronautical Systems Center, 2275 D Street, Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio, 45433-7218
- ZIP Code
- 45433-7218
- Solicitation Number
- F3365799D0028
- Archive Date
- 5/14/2009
- Point of Contact
- Paul E Hendrix,, Phone: 937-656-5123, George O. Boyette III,, Phone: 937-656-5120
- E-Mail Address
-
paul.hendrix@wpafb.af.mil, george.boyette@wpafb.af.mil
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- DESC: (Note: This notice is being generated to conduct market research prior to increasing the ceiling price of the existing B-2 Flexible Acquisition and Sustainment Team indefinite delivery/indefinite quantity contract. The current contract ceiling price is $6.1B and the contemplated ceiling increase is $3.44B.) The 726th Aeronautical Systems Group (726 AESG) contemplates awarding additional delivery orders under the existing flexible acquisition and sustainment team contract for the B-2 weapon system. This effort includes assuming Platform Integration responsibility for the current B-2 weapon system baseline and will include future enhancements or improvements. The flexible acquisition and sustainment for the B-2 weapon system will contain multiple contract types at the contracts line item level (e.g., firm fixed-price, cost-plus incentive fee, cost-plus fixed-fee, time & materials,, etc.) to accommodate a wide range of potential tasks. The original estimated minimum/maximum amount for the flexible sustainment was anticipated to be $6.1B; this action will include a $3.44B ceiling increase for a total estimated maximum amount of $9.54B. Contract efforts are subject to FAR 52.232-18 availability of funds.. Contract(s) may include level of effort and discrete tasks for sustainment of the existing aircraft configurations, as well as planning, development, test, qualification, integration, production, installation, fielding, and sustainment of new or upgraded capabilities in hardware and/or software. Sustainment activities for existing capabilities will include analysis, planning, and execution of Programmed Depot Maintenance (PDM), product support and software maintenance, interim contractor support, Contract Depot Maintenance, Technical Order development/publication/maintenance, Contractor Integrated Technical Information Services (CITIS), configuration and data management, and spares and support equipment procurement/sustainment, Support for new and upgraded capabilities requires robust expertise in multiple functional areas, including systems engineering, program management, contracting, pricing, financial management, subcontracts management, and facilities management. Core technical disciplines requiring robust competency include, electrical engineering, material sciences, survivability/vulnerability, nuclear hardness and nuclear surety, software engineering, avionics, communications, and aerospace engineering. In addition, the ability to implement Defense Department processes for major defense contractors, e.g., earned value management and program reporting, are also required. The requirements for this acquisition are further defined in terms of functions to be performed relative to flexible acquisition and sustainment for the B-2 weapon system. Sufficient capability must exist to perform PDM planning for the fleet of twenty aircraft. PDM planning is required to outline provisions for manpower, equipment, facilities, business support systems, security, material, support infrastructure, induction/delivery schedules, test requirements, ROM labor and material impacts and drop-in aircraft maintenance plan for PDM performance. Provide interim contractor repair on programmed and known/unknown non-programmed B-2 weapon system items identified for repair/modification. Product support requires the contractor to identify, evaluate and recommend solutions to resolve B-2 weapon system hardware and software technical and supportability anomalies, deficiencies, and problems. Integrate hardware modifications with software and testing to verify adequate proposed engineering problem solutions. Provide software support efforts required to analyze software change requests, field anomalies, and software block changes. Software block changes include requirements development, design, code, test and integration, administrative support, interfacing to flight test, firmware manufacturing, and retrofit processes. Efforts for mission planning systems, B-2 Training System, and associated ancillary equipment include identifying and evaluating impacts to those systems resulting from air vehicle anomalies, field anomalies and software block changes. Develop and maintain B-2 system related technical orders as required. At a minimum provide maintenance of CITIS for Government to access all B-2 program data electronically. The Government cannot predetermine at the project level the precise B-2 aircraft flexible acquisition and sustainment requirements or improvements to be acquired. The 726 AESG 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 in-depth knowledge of the B-2 aircraft design and have the existing capability to perform all of the stated requirements commencing 1 Jan 2010. 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 and storage/handling of documentation up to the TOP SECRET SPECIAL ACCESS REQUIRED (SAR) Level. Minimum personnel security clearance requirements for this effort are SECRET; (c) Qualifications of lead management and engineering personnel projected to work on this 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 company's overall weapon systems acquisition and sustainment processes; (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 SIC Code for this acquisition will be 8711, Engineering Services: Military and Aerospace Equipment and Military Weapons. Interested sources shall also include their Size and CAGE code in the information provided. Interested firms should submit sufficient information which will permit evaluation of technical capabilities in writing or electronically to Aeronautical Systems Center, 702 AESG/SYK, Attn: Mr. George O. Boyette, AMC III, Bldg 556, 2690 Loop Road, West, Wright-Patterson AFB OH 45433-7148 within 15 calendar days from the date of this announcement. An electronic transmission in Microsoft Office 97 compatible format is acceptable and can be sent to email address george.boyette@wpafb.af.mil. An Ombudsman has been established for this acquisition. The only purpose of the Ombudsman is to receive and communicate serious concerns from the potential offerors when an 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, Howard E. Marks Jr., Chief, Acquisition Center of Excellence, Aeronautical Systems Center, 1755 11th St., Bldg 570, Room 101, Wright-Patterson AFB, OH 45433-7404, at (937) 255-8642 with serious concerns only. Routine communication concerning this acquisition should be directed to Mr. Paul Hendrix at email paul.hendrix@wpafb.af.mil phone number (937) 256-5123, Aeronautical Systems Center, 702 AESG/SYK, AMC III, Bldg 556, 2690 Loop Road, West, Wright-Patterson AFB OH 45433-7148.
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- Place of Performance
- Address: Aeronautical Systems Center (ASC), 702 AESG/SYK, AMC III, BLDG 556, 2690 Loop Road West, Wright-Patterson AFB, OH 45433-7148, Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio, 45433, United States
- Zip Code: 45433
- Zip Code: 45433
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