SOLICITATION NOTICE
J -- D10PS30146 - INTENT TO NEGOTIATE A SOLE SOURCE CONTRACT TO PROCURE AN MSG-3 LUMP MAINTENANCE INSPECTION PROGRAM FOR BOEING 737-400 AIRCRAFT
- Notice Date
- 9/17/2010
- Notice Type
- Presolicitation
- Contracting Office
- NBC, ACQUISITION SERVICES DIVISION, BOISE BRANCH 300 E. MALLARD DR., STE 200 BOISE ID 83706
- ZIP Code
- 83706
- Solicitation Number
- D10PS30146
- Response Due
- 10/4/2010
- Archive Date
- 9/17/2011
- Point of Contact
- MICHAEL MCFARLANE CONTRACTING OFFICER 2084335027 michael_mcfarlane@nbc.gov;
- E-Mail Address
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Point of Contact above, or if none listed, contact the IDEAS EC HELP DESK for assistance
(EC_helpdesk@NBC.GOV)
- Small Business Set-Aside
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- Description
- The U.S. Department of the Interior is in the process of procuring three used Boeing 737-400 aircraft in support of National Nuclear Security Administration mission requirements. As a part of this requirement, the NNSA is required to procure a maintenance inspection program from the original equipment manufacturer (OEM). This announcement serves as notification of the U.S. Department of the Interior's intent to negotiate a sole source contract with The Boeing Company, at 2529 S. 112th Av., Tukwila, WA 98168 for the purchase of an Manufacturer's Steering Group #3 Low Utilization Maintenance Program (MSG-3 LUMP). The justification to negotiate on a sole source basis The Boeing Company is attached below. All reasonable sources may submit a bid, proposal, or quotation by the closing date of this announcement which shall be considered by the Agency. There will be no solicitation issued with this announcement, and interested parties shall contact the contracting Officer at 208-433-5027 or Michael_mcfarlane@nbc.gov for additional information on these requirements.Justification for Other Than Full and Open Competition (JOFOC) - Purchase a Orignal Equipment Manufacturer (OEM) MSG-3 Low Utilization Maintenance Program (LUMP)1. Identification of the Agency and Contracting Activity: The U.S. Department of the Interior (DOI), National Business Center (NBC), Acquisition Services Directorate (AQD), Boise Branch plans to contract by means of other than full and open competition for a Manufacturer's Steering Group #3 (MSG-3) Low Utilization Maintenance Program (LUMP) which is required to maintain Government procured aircraft in support of the National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA), Office of Secure Transportation (OST), Program Office for Aviation Operations (POAO).This document sets forth the justification and approval for the use of other than full and open competition for the procurement of the services identified within. 2.Description of the Action Being Approved: AQD intends to procure a Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) required maintenance program from the Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM). Regardless of the aircraft flight operating rules, the government is required by Title 14 CFR 91.409 (e) to establish a Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Approved aircraft maintenance program prior to operating fleet aircraft. Title 14 CFR 91.409 (f) (3) requires the government to select an inspection program that is recommended by the aircraft manufacturer, The Boeing Company. Boeing recommends the MSG-3 inspection program for maintaining Boeing 737-400 aircraft and produces and provides revisions to the FAA for this inspection program. This approved inspection is referred to as the MSG-3 inspection program. To be in compliance with the aforementioned Title 14 CFR requirements, this inspection program meets the regulatory requirement and has been selected by the government as the "operator". The Government does not have the resources to develop, maintain, and submit for approval (to the FAA) an inspection program that meets the Title 14 CFR 91.409 requirements and therefore, will procure the inspection program from Boeing, the OEM. In addition to the standard MSG-3 inspection program, Boeing has a low utilization maintenance program that can be tailored to meet the user's requirements when aircraft are operated in what is considered to be low utilization situations. This LUMP will allow for longer intervals between maintenance events on certain critical aircraft components effectively reducing the overall long term cost of maintenance support on the aircraft. The most cost effective maintenance program for the NNSA/OST aircraft based upon anticipated aircraft usage has been determined to be the Boeing MSG-3 Low Utilization Maintenance Program (LUMP). The NNSA has an approved justification for other than full and open competition for brand name specifications for used Boeing 737-400 aircraft and therefore will be procuring the MSG-3 LUMP for NNSA owned and operated aircraft directly from The Boeing Company. The procurement will be a firm fixed price contract for the MSG-3 LUMP maintenance program. Funds are currently available for purchase of the maintenance program. The Government will provide the anticipated annual aircraft usage to Boeing and they will provide an MSG-3 LUMP specifically tailored to our needs. 3.Description of the Services Required to Meet the Agencies Need: The NNSA has a requirement to operate and maintain their aircraft in accordance with select 14 CFR maintenance and operating rules. These rules require that the operator maintain their aircraft in accordance with an FAA approved maintenance program. That program must be purchased by the owner operator of the aircraft, the NNSA and is an MSG-3 Low Utilization Maintenance Program (LUMP). Boeing will gather the required data for development of the MSG-3 Low Utilization Maintenance Program (LUMP), meet with the customer to discuss and review special requirements or considerations, and meet with the local regulatory agency to discuss the new MSG-3 LUMP to ensure all regulatory concerns are addressed. Boeing will discuss interval options based on the customer's anticipated utilization. From the information gathered, Boeing will create a Maintenance Specification Document (MSD) that will reflect the LUMP results for tasks that are applicable to the Aircraft. The MSD will outline the scheduled maintenance tasks for systems, power plant, structures, and zonal maintenance program tasks. The MSD will contain up to twenty (20) Customer unique scheduled maintenance requirements not already identified in the Boeing generic MPD. The unique scheduled maintenance requirements are limited to scheduled maintenance tasks due to previous repairs, local regulatory requirements and airline policy items. Boeing will also provide a task card deck which contains up to twenty (20) Customer Originated Change (COC) task cards to support the twenty (20) unique scheduled maintenance requirements described above. All data for the twenty (20) COC task items must be provided by the customer for inclusion in the task card deck for the purposes of maintaining the aircraft. Boeing will develop the task card package based upon customer specific maintenance packaging requests and Aircraft utilization plan. The estimated price to have the MSG-3 LUMP Program developed for NNSA is $500,000. This price is a onetime cost and will not have to be procured for additional aircraft. 4.Statutory Authority: The authority used to justify this procurement of other than full and open competition is 41 U.S.C. 253(c) (FAR 6.302-1, Only One Responsible Source and No Other Supplies or Services will Satisfy the Agencies Requirement) due to the fact that no other supplies other Boeing MSG-3 LUMP will satisfy Agency Requirements due to Federal Regulation. 5.Demonstration of Unique Qualifications: The Boeing Company is the Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM) for the Boeing 737-400 and has developed the MSG-3 LUMP programs with input from a committee comprised of customers that operate Boeing 737-400 aircraft. Boeing heads the committee, which meets periodically to review the maintenance programs and make changes as necessary. The maintenance programs are the sole property of Boeing and Boeing issues formal changes to the maintenance program as needed. Boeing is the only authorized seller of the maintenance program. 6. Efforts to Locate Sources: Federal Regulation requires that the FAA approved maintenance program be procured by the aircraft owner/operator (the Government) and that maintenance program must be procured from the OEM which in this case is Boeing. Because Boeing is the OEM for the aircraft to be acquired, the Government is required by FAA Regulation to acquire the maintenance program from The Boeing Company. The MSG-3 inspection program is a unique supply item that is only available from the original manufacturer, The Boeing Company. The estimated cost of the DOE/NNSA to develop the inspection criteria and inspection intervals could easily exceed $900,000.00 and could take over 1 year to develop and submit for approval by the FAA. By purchasing the MSG 3 inspection program through Boeing, the DOE/NNSA will save almost $400,000.00 from what it would cost NNSA to develop the program. 7.Fair and Reasonable Price Determination: The Government will make every effort to ensure that the Government receives a fair and reasonable price for the services that will be obtained under this requirement based on established prices offered to commercial enterprises. Should this information not be provided or readily available, the practices of price analysis as identified in FAR Subpart 15.404-1(b) will be employed to determine that prices are considered to be fair and reasonable. Award will not be made without assurance that the prices are considered to be fair and reasonable. 8.Market Research: Market research was conducted by contacting several Boeing 737 operators to determine what maintenance inspection programs are available. The Title 14 CFR 121 operators must go to the manufactures' (Boeing) inspection program with their internal engineering departments and their FAA Primary Maintenance Inspector. Once the MSG-3 inspection program is purchased from Boeing, Title 14 CFR 121 operators have some latitude to tailor the inspection program to their operational needs. The Title 14 CFR 91 operators also purchase the manufacturer's inspection program from Boeing. Like the government, the CFR 91 operators use the Title 14 CFR 91.409 (f)(3) " a current inspection program recommended by the manufacturer" as the regulatory guidance to procure MSG inspection programs. 9.Other Supporting Facts: The Government is purchasing the manufacturer's recommended maintenance inspection program in accordance with 14 CFR 91.409 (e). 10.Sources that have Contacted this Office Regarding this Requirement: None 11.Removal of Barriers to Competition: This is a onetime purchase of the maintenance program, no other purchases are anticipated. 12.Contracting Officer Certification: I hereby certify that the justification is accurate and complete to the best of my knowledge and belief.
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