SOURCES SOUGHT
U -- Instructor Pilot Training Services
- Notice Date
- 7/9/2014
- Notice Type
- Sources Sought
- NAICS
- 611512
— Flight Training
- Contracting Office
- RCO Hawaii (PARC Pacific, 413th CSB), Regional Contracting Office, Hawaii, ATTN:CCEC-PAH, 742 Santos Dumont Ave., Building 108 Wheeler Army Air Field, Schofield Barracks, HI 96857
- ZIP Code
- 96857
- Solicitation Number
- W912CNFLIGHTSIM
- Response Due
- 8/1/2014
- Archive Date
- 9/7/2014
- Point of Contact
- Susan Shafii, (808)656-0976
- E-Mail Address
-
RCO Hawaii (PARC Pacific, 413th CSB)
(susan.shafii.civ@mail.mil)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- THIS IS A SOURCES SOUGHT FOR MARKET RESEARCH PURPOSES ONLY. The 413th Contracting Support Brigade, Regional Contracting Office (RCO), Hawaii is in the process of determining the acquisition strategy for UH-60 L/M and CH-47 Simulator Instructor Pilot Training Services on Wheeler Army Airfield, Schofield Barracks, Hawaii. This is a sources sought notice and request for information (RFI). This is not a formal solicitation. Any formal solicitation will be announced separately at a later time. Please note that the solicitation number used for this sources sought is different from the one that will be used in the pre-solicitation notice. Information provided to the Government as a result of this posting is strictly voluntary and given with no expectation of compensation, and clearly provided at no cost to the Government. Contact with Government personnel, other than the Contract Specialist or Contracting Officer, by potential offeror or their employees regarding this requirement is strictly prohibited. The purpose of posting this RFI is to locate experienced service providers capable of and interested in performing a non-personal services contract that provides simulator instructor pilot training on Wheeler Army Airfield, Schofield Barracks, Hawaii. The summary of services is as follows The contractor shall provide qualified personnel to conduct pilot training and evaluations on three simulators located on Wheeler Army Airfield, Hawaii. The three simulators are the Synthetic Flight Training System (SFTS, UH60L), Transportable Blackhawk Operations Simulator (TBOS, UH60M), and the CH47F Transportable Flight Proficiency Simulator (TFPS). Contractor personnel shall perform duties as Instrument Examiner (IE), Instructor Pilot (IP) and Instructor Operator (IO) to ensure operations and support of military units is uninterrupted as stated herein. The contractor will provide personnel who are qualified as instrument flight examiners and instructor pilots in the UH-60 and CH47F aircraft to perform duties as an Instructor/Operator (I/O) in the flight simulator only and as stated herein. In addition the personnel selected for this position will be trained and available to perform I/O duties in either the UH60 or CH47 device as required. These personnel will be qualified as per Para 4-5.e of AR95-1 (March 2014), and shall maintain a SECRET clearance throughout the duration of the contract due to interaction with current and emerging technology and other information that may be classified. Personnel will undergo an initial, and thereafter, an annual instructor pilot and instrument flight examiner evaluation conducted by the 25th Combat Aviation Brigade (CAB) standardization officer (SP) or his designee. If the 25th CAB SP is not available an SP will be designated by the 25th CAB Commander. Copies of the evaluations will be maintained on file and a copy provided by the Contracting Officer Representative (COR). If for any reason the IO/IE does not maintain qualifications they will be terminated. The anticipated period of the contract is for one (1) base year and two (2) one-year option periods. The resultant contract will be a firm fixed price requirements type contract. The tentative date for issuance of the solicitation is 15 October 2014 and the tentative date of receipt of offers is 15 November 2014. The solicitation will be issued electronically and will be available for viewing at the following websites: the Army Single Face to Industry (ASFI) website at: https://acquisition.army.mil/asfi/ or FEDBIZOPPS.GOV at https://www.fbo.gov. 413th Contracting Support Brigade is interested in obtaining information from industry that will help supporting a determination of the appropriate set aside category for the acquisition strategy. Both large business concerns and all categories of small business are encouraged to respond to this request. The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) Code anticipated for this requirement is 611512 - Flight Training and small business size standard for the selected NAICS is $25.5 Million. To support the set-aside decision, it is particularly important that potential small business concerns provide comments/input as follows: (1) If you are a Small Business that currently performs or has recently performed on contracts similar to the requirements described above, and you would plan to participate in a competitive solicitation situation for this procurement, please provide specific and relevant work experience in a capabilities statement/brief. Information should be sufficient to support your capability to perform these requirements and should include detailed references (contract number, dollar value, scope of services and point of contact with their telephone numbers and whether it was a Government or a Commercial type contract); (2) state your business size and approximate annual gross revenue (averaged over the past three years); (3) list the specific small business category (if applicable) for your company whether (a) Federally certified HUBZone Small Business; (b) Small Disadvantaged Business; (c) certified 8(a) Firm; (d) Woman-owned Small Business; (e) Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business; (f) Veteran-Owned Small Business; or (g) other (explain); (4) provide your company's name, CAGE code, DUNS, address, point of contact, telephone number, and e-mail address; (5) and number of years you have been in business. Responses are due in this office no later than 2:30 p.m. HST, on 1 August 2014. Please send your capabilities statements and responses to this RFI via email directly to Susan Shafii, Contract Specialist, at susan.shafii.civ@mail.mil and carbon copy Melanie Phaniphon, Contracting Officer, at Melanie.d.phaniphon.civ@mail.mil.
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- Place of Performance
- Address: RCO Hawaii (PARC Pacific, 413th CSB) Regional Contracting Office, Hawaii, ATTN:CCEC-PAH, 742 Santos Dumont Ave., Building 108 Wheeler Army Air Field Schofield Barracks HI
- Zip Code: 96857
- Zip Code: 96857
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