MODIFICATION
J -- UH-1 and HH-60 Aircraft Maintenance
- Notice Date
- 1/4/2013
- Notice Type
- Modification/Amendment
- 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
- KirtlandHeloMaint
- Archive Date
- 2/9/2013
- Point of Contact
- B. Michelle Spencer, Phone: 210-652-7864, Samuel E. Hutchins, Phone: 210-652-9221
- E-Mail Address
-
belinda.spencer@us.af.mil, samuel.hutchins@us.af.mil
(belinda.spencer@us.af.mil, samuel.hutchins@us.af.mil)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- UH-1N AND HH-60G AIRCRAFT MAINTENANCE AT KIRTLAND AFB, NM Contracting Office Address Department of the Air Force, Air Education and Training Command, Specialized Contracting Squadron (AETC CONS), 2021 First Street West, Randolph AFB, TX, 78150-4302 Request for Information (RFI) for Planning Purposes: This is an RFI in accordance with Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 52.215-3 - Request for Information or Solicitation for Planning Purposes (Oct 1997). Responses to this notice are not offers and cannot be accepted by the Government to form a binding contract. THIS IS NOT A REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL (RFP), NOR IS IT A REQUEST FOR QUOTATION (RFQ). Description/Requirement AETC CONS is seeking information concerning the availability of capable contractors to provide non-personal services for 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. The service provider shall also provide functional check flight (FCF) pilots and flight engineers for CV-22, UH-1N and HH-60G aircraft in support of Air Education and Training Command (AETC) training requirements. In addition, the service provider shall also provide 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. 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 solicitation issue date is on or about 5 August 2013; however, this date is subject to change. 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 $30.0 million in annual gross receipts. An electronic response is the preferred method. Future information on this acquisition (draft Performance Work Statement (PWS), solicitation, questionnaires, etc.) will be posted to the Federal Business Opportunities website (www.fbo.gov) and can be found by typing 'KirtlandHeloMaint' in the "Keyword/Solicitation" box on the opening page. 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. Comments and capability information on the following are requested: (1) Company Cage Code, DUNS, name, address, point of contact (to include telephone number and e-mail address); (2) Approximate annual gross revenue; (3) Any small business status (8(a), HUB Zone, Veteran-Owned, Women-Owned, etc.); (4) Indicate if your role in the performance of this requirement would be (a) Prime Contractor; (b) Subcontractor; or (c) Other, please describe; (5) If you indicated your role as "Prime Contractor", indicate the functions for which you would use subcontractors; (6) If you indicated your 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 role will 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 combined 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) Provide suggestions to maximize the effectiveness of the anticipated solicitation and resulting contract (ie: contract type, length of contract, etc) in providing quality services to Kirtland AFB. AETC CONS requests that responses be provided no later than 25 January 2013. The Government is under no obligation to consider information received after the due date as part of the formal market research for this acquisition. Personnel and facility must have a secret clearance. Prospective offerors must have the financial backing to defray mobilization and operating cost for approximately sixty (60) to ninety (90) days. Period of Performance The mobilization period at Kirtland will be 1 - 31 Oct 2014 and the basic period of performance for full operation and maintenance will be 1 November 2014 through 30 September 2015. In addition to the basic period, the Government anticipates including up to five (5) 1-year option periods with an additional 6-month option to extend services beyond the contract period. Small Business Set-Aside Determination The Government reserves the right to decide whether a Small Business (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 requested that SB concerns provide sufficient written information supporting their capability to successfully perform and manage all the requirements of this magnitude. Small, Historically Underutilized (HUB Zone), Small Disadvantaged, Service-disabled Veteran-owned and Women-owned businesses are highly encouraged to respond. Small Business Subcontracting Small Business Subcontracting in this solicitation, the extent to which prime contractors provide for the significant use of small and small disadvantage business subcontractors, will be a consideration in the evaluation of proposals. Interested Large Business 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 SB categories in response to this RFI (current Air Force goals are indicated in parentheses). If zero percent is indicated in your response, please 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 (31.7%) Small Disadvantaged Businesses (5%) Woman-owned small business (5%) Service-disabled Veteran-owned small business (3%) HUB Zone small business (3%) System for Award Management (SAM) mandatory at www.sam.gov Points of contact Ms. B. Michelle Spencer, Contract Specialist, belinda.spencer@us.af.mil, (210) 652-7864 Capt. Samuel E. Hutchins, Contract Specialist, samuel.hutchins@us.af.mil, (210) 652-9221
- Web Link
-
FBO.gov Permalink
(https://www.fbo.gov/spg/USAF/AETC/SCS/KirtlandHeloMaint/listing.html)
- Place of Performance
- Address: Kirtland AFB, NM, Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States
- Record
- SN02959562-W 20130106/130104234423-1c4fe2f17cdee8f4767ab6f61972c556 (fbodaily.com)
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