SOURCES SOUGHT
J -- AIRCRAFT OPERATIONS SERVICES
- Notice Date
- 2/9/2011
- Notice Type
- Sources Sought
- NAICS
- 488190
— Other Support Activities for Air Transportation
- Contracting Office
- NASA/Dryden Flight Research Center, Code A, P.O. Box 273, Edwards, CA 93523-0273
- ZIP Code
- 93523-0273
- Solicitation Number
- NND11374506L
- Response Due
- 2/25/2011
- Archive Date
- 2/9/2012
- Point of Contact
- Brian G. Bowman, Contracting Officer, Phone 661-276-3329, Fax 661-276-2904, Email Brian.G.Bowman@nasa.gov
- E-Mail Address
-
Brian G. Bowman
(Brian.G.Bowman@nasa.gov)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- NASA/DFRC is seeking capabilities from Small Businesses (SBs), Small DisadvantagedBusinesses (SDBs) 8(a), HUBZones, Women-Owned Small Businesses (WOSBs), Veteran-OwnedSmall Businesses (VOSBs), Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Businesses (SDVOSBs),and/or Historically Black Colleges and Universities/Minority Institutions (HBCU/MIs) thatare potential sources for determining the appropriate level of small businesssubcontracting goals for an anticipated contract for aircraft operations supportservices. This preliminary information is being made available for planning purposesonly, subject to FAR Clause 52.215-3, entitled 'Request for Information or Solicitationfor Planning Purposes.' It does not constitute a Request for Proposal, Invitation forBid, or Request for Quotation, and is not to be construed as a commitment by theGovernment to enter into a contract. This document is for information and planningpurposes to allow industry the opportunity to verify reasonableness and feasibility ofthe requirement, as well as promote competition. Please note the requirements in the statement of work for AOS may differ from the currentstatement of work. DFRC aircraft are operated to meet both Center and Agency platform, research, and supportaircraft. DFRC aircraft are defined as those located at main campus (Edwards Air ForceBase, California) and Dryden Aircraft Operations Facility (DAOF) located in Palmdale,California. During deployments, DFRC may conduct aircraft operations from otherfacilities. The Contractor shall support all aircraft operations, including aircraftmaintenance (Organizational [O], Intermediate [I], as well as limited Depot [D] level),aircraft modification, aircrew, and flight-line operations. The contractor shall maintain all assigned equipment on airframes, and engines assignedto DFRC. Aircraft types include, but are not limited to, motor glider through largecommercial, military and experimental one-of-a-kind research aircraft.Some aircraft areFAA certified. The Contractor shall meet the requirements for maintenance and operations as directed inNPR 7900.3, Aircraft Operations Management, NPR 7120.5, NASA Program and ProjectManagement Processes and Requirements, and the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA)Federal Aviation Regulations 14 CFR Part 43. 14 CFR Part 43 shall be the defaultdocument for minimum standards for acceptable maintenance practices. The Contractorsresponsibilities include management and operational control for performance but are notlimited to:1) Management ActivitiesThe Contractor shall establish management procedures to fulfill the requirements of thisacquisition. The Contractor also shall be required to interface, as required, withvarious NASA organizations, other NASA Contractors, and appropriate regulatory bodies. Anon-site management presence is expected.2) Quality Management SystemThe Contractor shall establish and maintain a Quality Management System (QMS)encompassing all services and requirements of this SOW. The Contractor's QMS shall meetor exceed the elements contained in the SAE AS9100C, Quality ManagementSystems-Requirements for Aviation, Space, and Defense Organizations. Third partycertification or compliance of the Contractor QMS is required.The Contractors QMSshall be compatible with DFRC QMS. 2.1The contractor shall meet the requirements of the DFRC QMS and all requiredtraining by DFRC to support maintenance, quality and safety requirements. 2.2The contractor shall have a Quality Manual for supporting aircraft maintenanceservices at DFRC. The Quality Manual shall be submitted DFRC for compliance to AS9100Cand DFRC QMS. The manual will be evaluated by the MDSO, or Quality Assurance Branch, orboth for compliance. The contractor quality manual will not be approved by DFRC but willbe concurred with by signature by the DFRC CO or COTR.3) Maintenance Activities (Scheduled and Unscheduled)Contractor operations shall include preventive and routine maintenance on DFRC aircraftand their respective systems. The Contractors responsibilities include but are notlimited to: 3.1Remove, disassemble, inspect, repair, overhaul, adjust, test, assemble andre-install components when required by the aircraft inspection program. 3.2Perform maintenance to comply with FAA regulations as defined in NPR 7900.3,Aircraft Operations Management and applicable aircraft technical data. 3.3Maintenance Operations Office support to maintain currency of permanentrecord/historical databases, operate and maintain F-18 Similar to Automated MaintenaceEnvironment System (SMAE), aircraft schedule for unscheduled and scheduled maintenanceactivities, coordinate mission support requirements, process documentation for aircraftflight release, request fuel and maintenance support, provide daily updated aircraftstatus, input data into the maintenance data collection system, interface daily with NASAto meet flying requirements and requests, ensure aircraft are not released for flightwith safety issues pending, provide parts expediter, and tool crib attendant. 3.4Maintenance and repair at the Organizational (O) and Intermediate (I) Level, aswell as limited Depot (D) level for all platform, research, and support aircraft, underthis contract.The Contractor shall maintain all aircraft systems in accordance withNASA, Navy, FAA or Air Force requirements.Maintenance includes scheduled maintenance, pre-dock meetings and unsceduled maintenanceincluding off station maintenance. 3.5Flight Line Services including servicing, launch, and recovery. 3.6Maintenance Support to include Life Support/Egress, Avionics/AirborneInstrumentation, Electronics Lab, Metrology Calibration, Environmental Testing, EngineShop, Hydraulic Shop, Machine Shop, Non-Destructive Inspection (NDI) Shop, Sheet MetalShop, and Welding Shop. 4) Configeration Control and Drawing Control 5) Material ControlThe Contractor shall perform provisioning, property control, receipt and inspection,packing, shipping, delivery, redistribution, and disposal functions that meet therequirements of this contract.The Contractor shall use the Government furnishedautomated logistics support system. Logistic services are required for DFRC.6) Flight Operations ActivitiesThe Contractor shall provide flight operations support for aircraft operations identifiedin the SOW. NPD 7900.4, titled, 'NASA Aircraft Operations Management' defines theprocedures and guidelines for management, utilization, operation, and control of NASAaircraft. The contractor will be required to provide full-time and as needed thefollowing labor categories: Pilots; Flight Engineers; Navigator/Mission Planner; FlightSafety Technicians; Flight Instructors; and Operations/Scheduling Officer. The pertinent contract information for the current contract in which many aspects of theAOS Statement of Work are currently detailed is as follows: Current Contractor: CSC Applied Technologies, LLC Contract Number: NNJ09JE44C Estimated Contract Value: $104.5 million Contract Expiration Date: The current contract's period of performance ends February 28,2011. There is one, one-year option available which would extend the period ofperformance through February 29, 2012.In addition to the above, potential sources should understand the above contract isissued from NASA-JSC in Houston TX and that currently NASA-DFRC receives its support as atask order to that contract. The corresponding NASA-DFRC task order details are asfollows:Estimated Task Order Value: $29.5 million Estimated Level-of-Effort: 356,176 hours (prime and subcontractor)The types and quantities of aircraft currently being supported at NASA-DFRC are asfollows:2 Beechcraft King Air B200; 1 G-III; 1 G-II; 1 C-20 (Military version of G-III); 5F-18A/B; 3 F-15B/D; 1 TG-14; 1 Predator; 2 Global Hawk; 2 ER-2s (NASA version of U-2); 1DC-8; 1 Boeing 747 SP; and 1 Raytheon T-34Information Requested Interested companies having the required specialized capabilities to perform any of theaspects of the effort described should submit a capability statement indicating theirability to meet the specific requirements related to their area of expertise. Responses must include the following: name and address of firm, size of business; averageannual revenue for past 3 years and number of employees; ownership; whether they areSmall Businesses (SBs), Small Disadvantaged Businesses (SDBs) 8(a), HUBZones, Women-OwnedSmall Businesses (WOSBs), Veteran-Owned Small Businesses (VOSBs), Service-DisabledVeteran-Owned Small Businesses (SDVOSBs), and Historically Black Colleges and/orUniversities/Minority Institutions (HBCU/MIs) number of years in business; affiliateinformation such as parent company or joint venture partners; list of customers coveringthe past five years (highlight relevant work performed, contract numbers, contract type,dollar value of each procurement; and point of contact - address and phone number).Specific examples of relevant experience, including detailed descriptions, arerecommended. NASA intends to release the names, addresses, and points of contact of allrespondents for this procurement unless specifically requested not to do so by therespondent. NASA will not pay for any information solicited. No evaluation letters and/or resultswill be issued to the respondents. No solicitation exists; therefore do not request acopy of the solicitation. If a solicitation is released it will be synopsized inFedBizOps and on the NASA Acquisition Internet Service. It is the potential offerorsresponsibility to monitor these sites for the release of any solicitation or synopsis. No solicitation exists; therefore, do not request a copy of the solicitation. If asolicitation is released it will be synopsized in FedBizOpps and on the NASA AcquisitionInternet Service. It is the potential offerors responsibility to monitor these sitesfor the release of any solicitation or synopsis.Interested offerors/vendors having the required specialized capabilities to meet theabove requirement should submit a capability statement of 5 pages or less indicating theability to perform all aspects of the effort described herein.Please advise if the requirement is considered to be a commercial or commercial-typeproduct. A commercial item is defined in FAR 2.101.This synopsis is for information and planning purposes and is not to be construed as acommitment by the Government nor will the Government pay for information solicited. Respondents will not be notified of the results of the evaluation. Respondents deemedfully qualified will be considered in any resultant solicitation for the requirement. The Government reserves the right to consider a set-aside based on responses hereto. Allresponses shall be submitted to Brian G. Bowman via e-mail at brian.g.bowman@nasa.gov nolater than February 25, 2011 at 3:00pm PST. Confirming hard copies of all materials mustbe mailed to Brian G. Bowman, NASA-DFRC, P. O. Box 273, Mail-stop D-1422, Edwards, CA93523-0273. Please reference NND11374506L in all correspondence. Any referenced notesmay be viewed at the following URLs linked below.
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