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FBO DAILY - FEDBIZOPPS ISSUE OF OCTOBER 02, 2015 FBO #5061
MODIFICATION

28 -- J85 MISTR COMPONENT REPAIR

Notice Date

9/30/2015
 

Notice Type

Modification/Amendment
 

NAICS

336412 — Aircraft Engine and Engine Parts Manufacturing
 

Contracting Office

DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE; 3001 STAFF DR STE 1AG1 98C; TINKER AFB; OK; 73145
 

ZIP Code

73145
 

Solicitation Number

FA8122-15-R-0023
 

Response Due

8/31/2015
 

Archive Date

11/30/2016
 

Point of Contact

Joe Castillo, Phone: 4057344619, Billie Kindschuh, Phone: (405)734-4631
 

E-Mail Address

joe.castillo@us.af.mil, billie.kindschuh@us.af.mil
(joe.castillo@us.af.mil, billie.kindschuh@us.af.mil)
 

Small Business Set-Aside

N/A
 

Description

J85 Engine MISTR (Management of Items Subject To Repair) Components This is a Sources Sought Synopsis (SSS) for market research purposes issued at Tinker Air Force Base (TAFB). The United States Air Force (USAF) is requesting information for the procurement of repair/overhaul services for J85 Engine MISTR Components to determine available sources for the items listed below under 'Program Requirements'. It does not constitute a solicitation (Request for Proposal or Request for Quotations) or a promise to issue a solicitation in the future. As stipulated in FAR 15.201(e), responses to this notice are not considered offers, shall not be used as a proposal, and cannot be accepted by the Government to form a binding contract. This SSS does not commit the Government to contract for any service whatsoever. Furthermore, we are not seeking proposals at this time. Responders are advised that the Government will not pay for any information or administrative costs incurred in response to this SSS. All costs associated with responding to this SSS will be solely at the responding party's expense. This SSS includes a market research survey pursuant to FAR Part 10 to determine the availability of potential sources, and the need for a Presolicitation Conference. This market research will be used to help determine if this effort should be a Small Business Set-Aside. The information received will be utilized by the Air Force in developing its acquisition strategy, Performance Work Statement, Purchase Description and Specification. The Government requests that non-proprietary information be submitted in response to this SSS. However, should proprietary information be submitted, it shall be marked 'PROPRIETARY,' and will be handled accordingly. The Government will not be liable for or suffer any consequential damages for any proprietary information not properly identified. Proprietary information will be safeguarded in accordance with the applicable Government regulations. Proprietary information or trade secrets shall be clearly identified. The information in this notice is based on currently available information. This information is subject to change and is not binding to the Government. Updated information will be provided in future announcements, if applicable and posted electronically on the Federal Business Opportunities website at www.fbo.gov. Not responding to this Sources Sought does not preclude participation in any future solicitation, if one is issued. Interested persons should identify their interest and capability in response to the SSS. This notice of intent is not a request for competitive proposals. Specifications, plans, or drawings relating to the procurement described are available and can be furnished by the Government. The proposed acquisition is expected to be a Firm Fixed Price (FFP) indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity (ID/IQ) contract for a total of five (5) years (period of performance 2017 - 2022) using FAR Part 15 acquisition processes. It is anticipated the basic period of performance will be three years with 2 one-year options that may be exercised. The proposed North American Industry Classification Systems (NAICS) Code is 336412, which has a corresponding Size Standard of 1,000 employees. The Government is interested in all businesses to include Large Business, Small Business, Small Disadvantaged Businesses 8(a)s, Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Businesses, HUBZone Businesses, and Women-Owned Small Businesses. The Government requests that interested parties respond to subject SSS by identifying their NAICS code, business size status, any proposed teaming arrangements, and history of providing this repair/overhaul (or similar type work) to the Government or to commercial customers for the last three years. Responses and/or questions to this synopsis will be posted through FBO. Program Requirements This requirement is to provide repair/overhaul services for the J85-GE -5/-21 MISTR engine components. These propulsion items are reparable internal components and assemblies made of high strength steel alloys, castings and forgings used on the J85 engine. Other components consist of accessory assemblies (i.e. main fuel control, afterburner fuel control, main fuel pump, afterburner fuel pump, and variable exhaust nozzle power unit). This requirement will provide performance based services with technical, logistics management and repair/overhaul requirements for the return of unserviceable J85 components to a serviceable condition for Air Force-managed items and common items to the user community. The Repair Qualification Requirements (RQR) identified as J85 Repair Qualification Requirements was posted to FBO on 26 June 2015 and is available to offerors to provide guidance on repair source approval requirements. The forecasted J85 component workload is identified on the Best Estimated Quantity (BEQ) attachment (Attachment 2) for the planned five-year period. The quantities are estimates only and may not reflect actual quantities of components to be generated over the anticipated period of performance for this requirement. A DRAFT Performance Work Statement (PWS) is attached (Attachment 1) and identifies the levels of anticipated work scope and the list of AF component manuals. This DRAFT PWS is subject to change/updating and may not reflect the exact work scope of any resulting solicitation. Support for USAF, USN, Foreign Military Sales (FMS), and National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) requirements will be provided by this requirement. The FMS work scope will be repair and return. Support for the following will be provided by this: a. J85 Intermediate and depot level requirements b. Two (2) Engine Regional Repair Centers (ERRC): Laughlin Holloman c. Propulsion Modernization Program for T-38 Planned Period of Performance - Basic Year: January 2017 - January 2020 Option I: January 2020 - January 2021 Option II: January 2021 - January 2022 All responsible offerors interested in providing services for this requirement are requested to provide a written summary of information concerning their technical certifications, capabilities, experience (current services or contracts - include points of contact and telephone numbers) and corporate background. Responses to this SSS shall be limited to 30 pages maximum, typographical font size 12 using either Arial or Times New Roman fonts. For purposes of market research, the Government is seeking to understand the capability and capacity of all interested sources. The following questions apply to an acquisition strategy in which workload items are a set-aside that could potentially be awarded to a Small Business for a portion or for all the requirements described in Attachment 2 List of National Stock Numbers (NSN) and Best Estimated Quantities (BEQ) to this SSS. The current Product Service Codes (PSC) for this workload are J028, J029, J030, J031, J043, J048, J059, and J061. Please provide the following business information for your company and for any teaming or joint venture partners: - Company Name/Address - CAGE Code (if available) - DUNS Number - Point of Contact for questions and/or clarification - Phone/Fax Number - Email address - Web page URL - Teaming Partners (if applicable) - Size of Business (i.e. Large/Small Business, Small Disadvantaged Business, 8 (a) concern, Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Business, HUBZone Business, Women-Owned Small Business) Size relative to NAICS Code 336412 (Small Business Size Standard 1000 employees or less) - U.S. or Foreign Owned Entity - Provide any recommendations and/or concerns. - Please indicate whether your interest in this as a prime contractor or as a subcontractor? Capabilities: For any workload you are interested in performing, provide a brief summary of your company's experience and past performance history within the past five years (indicating if you performed the work as a prime or subcontractor) as it relates to the magnitude of this anticipated requirement. For any workload you are interested in performing, do you have the required support equipment tooling and fixtures, as well as facility to perform the J85 repair/overhaul / repair of the anticipated requirements? Do you also have the capacity in terms of skills and resources to perform the repair/overhaul workload, as well as supply chain management support of Contractor Furnished Material (CFM)? Is there any J85 specific workload currently performed by your company, or have you performed any J85 workload in the last 5 years? Is your company currently at maximum capacity? a. If not, how much extra capacity is possible (per month)? b. If so, could your company increase capacity to meet the projected workload plus any Surge requirement, as identified in the PWS (1.7.4)? i. Would it require more manpower ii. Would it require more equipment/tooling iii. Would it require more certifications c. How long would it take to increase capacity? d. Would capacity increases involve contractual actions with sub-vendors? Does your company use Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM) and/or Government (Gov.) Cognizant Engineering Authority (CEA) approved sources for CFM for your Government workload? Has your company ever been awarded a Government contract before? Has your company ever worked with Defense Contract Management Agency (DCMA)? Is your company familiar with Gov. FAR 15 contract Business Accounting requirements? Is your business a Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) collaboration customer? Is your company familiar with processing Demand History Adjustments (DHA)? Is your company familiar with processing Demand Data Exchange's (DDE)? Does your company own or lease: Repair facilities? Special tooling / equipment / test benches? If leased, what are the terms and expiration dates of the lease arrangement and plans if any to renew? If you were to bid on a solicitation, do you anticipate having a subcontractor perform any portion of the workload requirements or would your company be performing all the requirements? a. If a subcontractor is anticipated, for what requirements would the subcontractor be responsible? b. What percentage of the workload you are interested in would a subcontractor be performing? Are your repair facilities located in the United States? If not, where are they located? a. Are your sub-contractor's facilities located in the United States? b. If your company and / or your sub-vendors are located outside the continental United States, do you possess all necessary export and U.S. Customs requirements to effectively package, ship, and transport J85 components? If your company currently performs, or your subcontractor performs any J85 requirements today, what are the average turn-times / flow days from receipt of asset to sale of asset? Additionally, the Government is seeking to better understand the market-based input to minimizing risk in pricing and for strategy involved in an ID/IQ contract solicitation. Please respond to the following questions. Will establishing quantity ranges provide efficiencies/economies of scale that will enable lower prices to be established? Please explain your answer. a. Does the use of quantity ranges impact whether you would propose on this effort in the future? Explain your response. b. Are there any unintended consequences/complexities by using quantity ranges? (For example administration, invoicing, etc...) Please explain your response. Will the use of quantity ranges reduce Offeror risk in proposing Firm Fixed Prices for the stated quantity ranges? Explain why or why not? Are there any constraints with the intended Government strategy for a five year contract effort that would keep your company from bidding on any potential future solicitation, and if so, please describe the constraints and impacts caused by the constraint as well as propose what strategy would better suit your company in terms of potentially bidding on any potential future solicitation? Does your company have access & knowledge of, or the ability to obtain before contract award, access to the Government systems listed in the attached PWS, Section 1.6, and other reporting systems that are required to update official Government material, and accounting records? If so, identify those Government systems and how they are used (i.e., input accounting data, submit various reports, read-only capability, etc.). a. Does your company and / or your sub-vendors have Government Public Key Infrastructure (PKI) access and security checks to be able to submit for access to the Government systems required? Are there any other comments or considerations you would like us to be aware of? Respond (along with any supporting documentation) directly to: Billie Kindschuh at the following e-mail address: billie.kindschuh@us.af.mil. Responses are requested to be submitted by 31 August 2015. Please note: Emails containing file types such as:.zip,.xlsx,.docx, or other macro-enabled extensions, may not be delivered to the intended recipients. Industry Day Information The Industry Day will be held from 9:00AM to 5:00PM in the Story Time Room on 13 July 2015 at the Moore Public Library. The Library is located at 225 S. Howard Ave., Moore, OK 73160. The Industry Day Registration Form is attached (Attachment 3) and must be completed and returned to Billie Kindschuh no later than 8 July 2015. Industry Day Charts will be posted to FedBizOpps at a later date. Only those interested parties pre-registered will be permitted to attend the Industry Day. Questions should be directed via email to Billie Kindschuh, Contracting Officer at billie.kindschuh@us.af.mil. Contracting Office Address: Primary Point of Contact: 3001 Staff Drive Billie Kindschuh Tinker AFB, OK 73145 Contracting Officer United States Billie.Kindschuh@us.af.mil Phone: 405-734-4615 Attachments: 1. DRAFT Performance Work Statement 2. List of National Stock Numbers and BEQ 3. Industry Day Registration Form Added: <input type="hidden" name="dnf_class_values[procurement_notice][description][1][added_on]" value="2015-09-17 11:14:17">Sep 17, 2015 11:14 am Modified: <input type="hidden" name="dnf_class_values[procurement_notice][description][1][modified_on]" value="2015-09-30 15:45:35">Sep 30, 2015 3:45 pm Track Changes POSTED 17 SEP 15 (Modified 30 SEP 15 to Annotate AS9110 vice AS9100) DISCLAIMERS: The Government does not intend to award a contract on the basis of this Request For Information (RFI). As stated in Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 15.201(e), responses to this notice are not offers, and shall not be accepted by the Government to form a binding contract. As stated at FAR 52.215-3, RFI for Planning Purposes; the Government does not intend to award a contract on the basis of this RFI or to otherwise pay for the information. REQUEST FOR INFORMATION (RFI): This RFI for solicitation FA8122-15-R-0023 is issued for the purpose of collecting market research, solely for informational, planning, identification of capable sources/recommended strategy. The information provided in response to this RFI is for discussion purposes and any potential strategy that may be developed from these discussions would be the subject of a separate, future announcement. Not responding to this RFI will not preclude participation in any future solicitation. The information received in response to this RFI may be utilized by the Government in developing an acquisition strategy, and requirements documents (i.e.; Statement of Objectives, Performance Work Statement, or Purchase Description). The Air Force requires that only non-proprietary information be submitted in response to this RFI. The Air Force shall not be liable for or suffer any consequential damages for the use of any proprietary information submitted. SMALL BUSINESS PARTICIPATION: The Government is interested in all businesses to include, Small Businesses, Small Disadvantage Business, 8(a)s, Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned, Small businesses, Hubzone Businesses, and Women-Owned Small Businesses. The Government requests that interested parties respond to this notice as a prime or subcontractor as applicable and identify your small business status to the identified NAICS code. Additionally, please provide any anticipated teaming arrangements, along with a description of similar services offered to the Government and to commercial customers for the past three years. Any responses involving teaming agreements should delineate between the work that will be accomplished by the prime and the work accomplished by the teaming partners. PURPOSE: This RFI is intended to determine the impact on potential/interested small business vendors of utilizing the AS9110 quality system vs the ISO 9001 quality system. RESPONSES: Please provide the following information for your company: 1. Company name/Address - Cage Code - DUNS Number - Point of Contact - Phone/fax Number - Email Address - Web Page URL - Size of Business relative to NAICS Code (Small Business Size Standard employees or less) - U.S. or Foreign Owned Entity - Please indicate whether your interest is as a prime contractor or as a subcontractor - Please provide responses to the following: 1) What would the impact be to your business if your company needed to be AS9110 certified (instead of ISO 9001-2000) to qualify for this workload? A) In terms of financial impact? B) In terms of impact to your current operations? C) In terms of time to acquire the certification? 2) Would your company benefit in any way other than qualifying for this workload? 3) Have you been denied, or refused to bid on, any other workload, government or other, because your company is not AS 9110 certified? SUBMISSION OF INFORMATION: Responses to this RFI must be readable by Microsoft Office or Adobe software. Responses to this RFI shall be unclassified and should not exceed 5 pages in length. Prior to the response date, if necessary, potential respondents may request clarifications by email. Significant responses to a potential respondent's request for clarification will be posted to FedBizOpps under this RFI. All interested parties are invited to submit a response to this RFI on or before 24 Sep 15, 03:00 PM, Central Standard Time (CST). Please note: emails containing file types such as:.zip,.xlsx,.docx, or other macro-enabled extensions, may not be delivered to the intended recipient. All responses and questions under this RFI must be transmitted electronically via e-mail to Capt. Joe Castillo, Contract Manager, email: joe.castillo@us.af.mil, or Billie Kindschuh, Procuring Contracting Officer, email: billie.kindschuh@us.af.mil
 

Web Link

FBO.gov Permalink
(https://www.fbo.gov/spg/USAF/AFMC/OCALCCC/FA8122-15-R-0023/listing.html)
 

Record

SN03909762-W 20151002/150930235708-d9348e55d6fde65ac512010626dd1a8c (fbodaily.com)
 

Source

FedBizOpps Link to This Notice
(may not be valid after Archive Date)

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