SOURCES SOUGHT
14 -- Aging and Surveillance (A&S) for the AGM-86 Air Launch Cruise Missile (ALCM)
- Notice Date
- 3/31/2015
- Notice Type
- Sources Sought
- NAICS
- 541330
— Engineering Services
- 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
- FD2030-15-31008
- Archive Date
- 4/30/2015
- Point of Contact
- Juan Carlos Escobar, Phone: 4056227264
- E-Mail Address
-
juan.escobar@us.af.mil
(juan.escobar@us.af.mil)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- The Department of the Air Force is issuing this sources sought synopsis as a means of conducting market research to identify parties having an interest in and the resources to support this requirement for Aging and Surveillance (A&S for the AGM-86 Air Launched Cruise Missile (ALCM). The result of this market research will contribute to determining the method of procurement. The applicable North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code assigned to this procurement is 541330. The Aging and Surveillance engineering and technical support will be a services contract providing services to establish and sustain effective and efficiently manage life cycle support of cruise missile Nuclear Weapon Sub-Systems (NWSS), non-Nuclear Weapon Sub-Systems (NWSS) components crucial to sustainment of the ALCM weapon system. THERE IS NO SOLICITATION AT THIS TIME. This request for capability information does not constitute a request for proposals; submission of any information in response to this market survey is purely voluntary; the government assumes no financial responsibility for any costs incurred. Companies interested in responding may submit a capability statement to include the following information and/or documentation that demonstrate technical capability in the seven (6) areas listed below. These areas are considered critical for achieving successful technical performance. Include in your companies description/ documentation for each area below whether your company has performed as a prime or as a subcontractor; and identify if personnel have at least three years of recent experience. 1. Describe your experiences working with the AGM-86 ALCM weapon system or similar aerospace systems. 2. (CRITICAL) Ability to conduct technical engineering and logistics support required for the AGM-86 ALCM Aging and Surveillance Test Complex and the ALCM Service STAR Program and Equipment. 3. (CRITICAL) Breadth and depth of aerospace sustaining engineering knowledge. 4. Creating, preparing and updating data system documentation within the AF & DoD environment. 5. Ability to provide additional services/capability in the event of an immediate surge in requirements. 6. Capability to provide engineering services within a secure environment in accordance with DoD. The government will evaluate market information to ascertain potential market capacity to 1) provide services consistent in scope and scale with those described in this notice and otherwise anticipated; 2) secure and apply the full range of corporate financial, human capital, and technical resources required to successfully perform similar requirements; 3) implement a successful project management plan that includes: compliance with tight program schedules; cost containment; meeting and tracking performance; hiring and retention of key personnel and risk mitigation; and 4) provide services under a performance based service acquisition contract. BASED ON THE RESPONSES TO THIS SOURCES SOUGHT NOTICE/MARKET RESEARCH, THIS REQUIREMENT MAY BE SET-ASIDE FOR SMALL BUSINESSES OR PROCURED THROUGH FULL AND OPEN COMPETITION, and multiple awards MAY be made. Telephone inquiries will not be accepted or acknowledged, and no feedback or evaluations will be provided to companies regarding their submissions. Submission Instructions: Interested parties who consider themselves qualified to perform the above-listed services are invited to submit a response to this Sources Sought Notice by 15 April 2015, 4pm. All responses under this Sources Sought Notice must be emailed to Juan C. Escobar at Juan.Escobar@us.af.mil. 1. Submit a 12-page (maximum) paper in the following format and including the following company information: • Page size shall be 8.5 x 11 inches; foldouts are permitted but will be assessed towards total page count. • Pages shall be single-spaced. The font shall be Times New Roman and the font size shall be no less than twelve (12). Use at least 1-inch margins on the top and bottom and 1-inch side margins. • Capability statements need to address fully the seven (7) technical areas identified above. • Responses shall also include information regarding the following: (1) The level of contractor's interest (likelihood of submitting a proposal as a prime contractor). (2) Address potential teaming arrangement if likely to submit a proposal. (3) If a teaming arrangement is considered, describe tasks the prime would perform versus tasks the sub-contractor would perform. 2. Submit the following company information: • Company name and address. • Company business size by North American Industry Classification System NAICS code. • Small Business Type, if applicable • List any multiple award contracts that your company holds. • Point of Contact for questions and/or clarification. • Telephone number, fax number, and email address. • If proposing as a prime and considering the type of technical capability required for this work, would your company alone be capable of performing at least 51 percent of the work for this requirement? At least 51 percent of the cost of contract performance incurred for personnel shall be expended for employees of the concern. • Identify the risk areas associated with this effort? Identify how risks could be mitigated? All Contractor personnel are to have a completed favorable National Agency Check Inquiry (NACI). The Contractor shall not involve any foreign national (resident aliens exempt) in work performed under this requirement. A determination by the Government not to compete this contract priced option period, based upon responses received to this notice, is solely within the discretion of the Government. Information received will be considered solely for the purpose of ongoing market research. Respondents who submit proprietary data shall clearly mark the data with appropriate markings. Any proprietary information submitted in response to this synopsis will be appropriately protected when clearly identified as proprietary. Submitted materials will not be returned, and will be destroyed. Submissions shall not contain any classified information. The Government will not pay for any information submitted as a result of this synopsis. A response to this sources sought synopsis is NOT a request to be added to a prospective bidders list or to receive a copy of the solicitation. If a solicitation is issued, it will be posted later at https://www.fbo.gov and all interested parties must respond to that solicitation announcement separately from the responses to this announcement. This synopsis shall not be construed as an obligation on the part of the Government to acquire any products or services. If you have any questions concerning this opportunity please contact: Juan C. Escobar, USAF AFLCMC/HBSK, Phone 405-622-7264, Email: Juan.Escobar@us.af.mil.
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