MODIFICATION
16 -- T-6 COMBS Industry Day
- Notice Date
- 5/6/2014
- Notice Type
- Modification/Amendment
- NAICS
- 488190
— Other Support Activities for Air Transportation
- Contracting Office
- Department of the Air Force, Air Force Materiel Command, PK/PZ Tinker AFB, 3001 Staff Drive, Ste 1AG76A, Tinker AFB, Oklahoma, 73145-3015, United States
- ZIP Code
- 73145-3015
- Solicitation Number
- FA8106-14-T6-COMBS-RFI
- Point of Contact
- Shawn C Clay, Phone: 4057365019, Hugh P. Young, Phone: 405-739-4453
- E-Mail Address
-
shawn.clay@us.af.mil, hugh.young@us.af.mil
(shawn.clay@us.af.mil, hugh.young@us.af.mil)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- This Industry Day Announcement has been modified to correct the date of general discussion: The Government will provide briefings and an opportunity to answer questions in an open environment on 21 May from 0815 - 1130. Notice Type: Sources Sought and Request for Information (RFI) FA8106-14-T6-COMBS-RFI Synopsis: T-6 COMBS Industry Day Classification Code: 16 - Aircraft NAICS Code: 488190: Other Support Activities for Air Transportation 1. INTRODUCTION AFLCMC WLZW is sponsoring an unclassified Industry Day to identify potential business sources with the expertise, capabilities and experience to provide Contractor Operated and Maintained Supply for the T-6 fleet. Industry Day will provide a general overview of the T-6 supply requirements and a forum for discussions about the Government's expectations, industry capabilities, the source approval process, performance metrics and potential acquisition strategies. The results of this Industry Day will be used to assess tradeoffs, if any, and alternatives available for determining how to proceed in the acquisition process. Industry Day will be held 21-22 May 2014 at the Navy Reserve Center located at 5316 N. Douglas Blvd, OKC, OK 73145. The Government will provide briefings and an opportunity to answer questions in an open environment on 21 May from 0815 - 1130. All answers provided to questions asked during the open session will be published on FedBizOps on 30 May 2014. The Government will also host private one-on-one sessions with interested companies immediately following the USG brief and will continue through 22 May 2014. Interested companies MUST coordinate with the USG to secure a time slot for a one-on-one meeting. The purpose of the individual sessions is to allow interested parties the opportunity to ask questions related to issues that might be competition sensitive. These individual sessions will be limited to 30 or 60 minutes, depending upon number of requests and available time. Session times will be randomly assigned and companies will be notified of their time slot via email prior to the industry day. This RFI and accompanying industry day is for informational purposes only and is not to be viewed as a request for proposal. It does not constitute a solicitation and shall not be construed as a commitment by the Government. The results of the RFI and Industry Day will be utilized to assist with determining the Government's acquisition strategy. Responses in any form are not offers and the Government is under no obligation to award a contract as a result of this announcement. No funds are available to pay for preparation of responses to this announcement. Any information submitted by respondents is strictly voluntary. Additionally, participation in this survey shall not ensure participation in future solicitations or contract awards. The government will NOT reimburse participants for any expenses associated with their participation in this survey or the Industry Day. 2. BACKGROUND The T-6 is a Commercial Derivative Aircraft of Hawker Beechcraft Hawker 3000. The aircraft is used to train Air Force, Navy and Army Pilots. The T-6 Joint Primary Aircraft Training System (JPATS) fleet which consists of 700+ T-6A/B aircraft. COMBS services will begin in FY17 at approximately 11 CONUS operating locations. The COMBS services provider will be responsible for providing supply support in the form of serviceable Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) certified material and support equipment to the maintenance provider in support of Air Education & Training Command (AETC), Chief of Naval Air and Training (CNATRA) & US Army Fixed Wing (USA) flying mission. The T-6 fleet is primarily supported by Government Furnished Property (GFP). 3. OBJECTIVES AFLCMC WLZW & the T-6 COMBS Integrated Process Team intends to use information provided or received from this industry day, as well as additional market research, to refine the requirement and further develop the acquisition strategy in order to provide the best support to the T-6 Program. 4. REQUIRED CAPABILITIES/SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS AFLCMC WLZW would like to identify companies with the capability to provide supply support to the T-6 fleet of 700+ aircraft as required to meet performance parameters. This will include provisioning, issuance, repair and overhaul of serviceable Federal Aviation Administration certified material and support equipment through use of supply chain & vendor network and industry best practices. 5. BUSINESS INFORMATION Please provide the following business information for your company and for any teaming or joint venture partners: Company Name Address Point of Contact CAGE Code Phone number E-mail Address Web Page URL Size of business North American Industry Classification (NAICS) Code: 541614 Process, Physical Distribution, and Logistics Consulting Services Based on your NAICS Code, state whether your company is: • Small Business (Yes/No) • Woman Owned Small Business (Yes/No) • Small Disadvantaged Business (Yes/No) • 8(a) Certified (Yes/No) • HUBZone Certified (Yes/No) • Veteran Owned Small Business (Yes/No) • Service Disabled Veteran Small Business (Yes/No) • System for Award Management Registration (Yes/No) 6. CAPABILITY SURVEY QUESTIONS NOTE: All responses to the below questions will be treated as proprietary. If your company provided a response to this RFI prior to the 28 February 2014 close date there is no need to provide an additional copy of your submission. A. General Capability Questions Experience In 500 words or less, please briefly describe your company's core competencies. 1) Do you currently, or have you in the past 10 years, provided COMBS support? a) What are/were the number & type of aircraft and at what locations? 2) Diminishing Manufacturing Sources and Material Shortages (DMSMS) issues will likely occur during this effort: a) Identify, specify and name experiences with DMSMS b) Identify and specify unique capabilities or business relationships with suppliers and OEMs to address DMSMS issues? Acquisition Strategy 1) We are contemplating awarding between a five (5) and eight (8) year contract. a) Can you accurately reflect your costs for that Period of Performance? b) What are advantages/disadvantages do you realize regarding this length of contract? c) How long is your typical contractual arrangement with vendors/subcontractors and would you be able to maintain those agreements for this length of time? 2) What length of transition between outgoing & incoming contractors would most benefit successful performance: 90, 120 or 150 days? 3) What types of incentives (i.e. option periods, cost savings incentives, award fee, etc...) would most motivate your company? a) Are there incentives that would motivate you to offer continuous supply rate improvements while driving down cost? 4) What advantages and/or disadvantages do you perceive would be obtained by using: a) FAR Part 12 contract? b) FAR Part 15 contract? 5) Do you have a preference to using a "C" or "D" type contract? Please explain your answer. a) Is there a preference to using Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) Task Orders on the contract? 6) What previous experience does your company have with USG contracts? a) What types of pricing arrangement were used? b) What type of pricing arrangement would you recommend for this contract? 7) Is your company familiar with the USG processes of contracting, billing, engineering, etc...? 8) What do you perceive are the pros and cons of including liquidated damage penalties that are tied to aircraft availability? 9) Detail past teaming arrangements, i.e., partnering, joint ventures, etc... with small businesses 10) Describe and detail subcontracting opportunities by function & percentage of contract a) What function and/or what percentage of set-aside would you deem most advantageous to this effort? b) What teaming arrangements (if any) can be established to help develop small business for this effort? 11) Do you believe this effort could be a total small business set-aside? Market Research In an effort to optimize flexibility within COMBS services contracts, the USG is exploring pricing variable levels of support in order to adjust required levels of support as needed without driving costs or significantly increasing risk to either the USG or the contractor. We would like candid feedback to the following possible contract options and any additional ideas the respondent may have to increase contract flexibility. 1) Do you have capability to price incremental levels of supply support? For example, are you able to price separate flying hour rates for a Total Non-Mission Capable Supply (TNMCS) rate between 2% and 10%? (TNMCS includes both NMCS & NMCB times) a) Would there be a significant price difference between increments? b) At what increment(s) would the USG see the greatest price difference? c) Do you foresee additional risks of pricing different levels of TNMCS support? i) Please briefly explain any risks. d) In your opinion, would the overall contract price increase, decrease, or remain the same if an incremental pricing structure was established versus pricing to support a single TNMCS rate? 2) Would it be difficult to adjust your level of support at the beginning of each FY or Period of Performance based on a change in the required TNMCS rate? 3) Do you have other recommendations for making a supply support contract more flexible? B. Additional Information 1) What are your recommendations and/or concerns with this source selection? a) Do you have other recommendations/approaches that would result in successful contract performance? 2) What do you envision as the implementation and execution risk(s) associated with this effort and how would you mitigate those risks? C. General Comments: Please provide any additional pertinent information that you think the government should consider regarding this effort and/or a short closing statement. Electronic responses only, in Microsoft Word or Adobe.pdf format, by CoB 1600 CST on May 12, 2014. Please e-mail your response to Shawn Clay - shawn.clay@us.af.mil or Hugh Young - hugh.young@us.af.mil. 7. INDUSTRY DAY REGISTRATION Pre-registration is REQUIRED. This is a no-fee event. Questions relative to Registration and this Request for Information should be addressed to: Shawn Clay, AFLCMC/WLZWZ Program Manager or shawn.clay@us.af.mil or Hugh Young, AFLCMC/WLKLA Contracting Officer - hugh.young@us.af.mil Companies are required to e-mail the above listed individuals no later than 4:00 PM (CST) on 12 May 2014, the following pre-registration information: (1) Company Name, (2) Company size under the applicable NAICS codes (Small Business Administration business size classification), (3) CAGE Code, (4) a one page company profile, (5) Name(s) of employees/representatives attending Industry Day, and (6) if you are a Prime Offeror, whether your company would be interested in participating in one-on-one discussions. All firms must be registered in System for Award Management (SAM) to be eligible for award of Government contracts. Electronic responses shall be submitted in Microsoft Word or Microsoft Excel format, or Portable Document Format (PDF). Hard copies of the presentation materials will not be provided at the Industry Day, but will be posted to the FBO website. Specific questions regarding the presentation materials must be submitted to the registration point of contact no later than 4:00 PM (EST) on 12 May 2014 via e-mail. Please indicate whether the question is either "General" - to be addressed during the Industry Day presentation or "Competition Sensitive" - to be discussed in a one-on-one session. The presentation materials, resulting "General" Questions and Answers and a listing of the Companies who attended will be provided via the FBO website following the event. All responses should indicate which portions of their response are proprietary and should mark them accordingly. Failure to release response information to listed Government support agents may prevent its review.   PRE-REGISTRATION REQUIRED Industry Day Agenda May 21, 2014 Navy Reserve Center 5316 N. Douglas Blvd OKC, OK 73145 Day 1 - 21 May 2014 0745 - 0815 Arrival and Registration/Sign-In 0815 - 0830 Opening Remarks/Administrative Matters 0830 - 0930 Background & Services Overview 0930 - 1000 Logistics Requirements 1000 - 1015 Break 1015 - 1115 Acquisition Strategy/Risks 1115 - 1130 Open Question 1130 - 1300 Lunch Break 1300 - 1700 Scheduled One-on-One Discussions Navy Reserve Center 5316 N. Douglas Blvd OKC, OK 73145 Day 2 - 22 May 2014 0800 - 1500 Scheduled One-on-One Discussions
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