SOURCES SOUGHT
V -- Commercial Air Services (CAS) Aerial Refueling Services
- Notice Date
- 6/20/2016
- Notice Type
- Sources Sought
- NAICS
- 481219
— Other Nonscheduled Air Transportation
- Contracting Office
- Department of the Navy, Naval Air Systems Command, NAVAIR HQ, Building 2272, 47123 Buse Road Unit IPT, Patuxent River, Maryland, 20670, United States
- ZIP Code
- 20670
- Solicitation Number
- N00421-16-R-0032
- Archive Date
- 8/4/2016
- Point of Contact
- Margo O'Rear, Phone: 3019953980, Patricia A Collier, Phone: 301-757-5910
- E-Mail Address
-
margo.orear@navy.mil, patricia.collier@navy.mil
(margo.orear@navy.mil, patricia.collier@navy.mil)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- The Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR), Specialized and Proven Aircraft (PMA- 226), Contracted Air Services (CAS) program, Patuxent River, MD 20670 intends to procure aerial refueling services through contractor owned and operated aircraft to the Department of the Navy, other Department of Defense Agencies, Foreign Military Sales, and Government Contractors during missions ranging from basic training to multi-national exercises in a variety of locations including domestic sites and foreign and remote operating bases outside Continental United States (OCONUS). The Contractor is required to operate and maintain its assets under applicable Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) regulations for aerial operations within U.S. airspace. Required services include tanking for the F/A-18 A-F, EA-18G, EA-6B, AV-8B, UAS, V22, F-35B-C, and possibly P-8A platforms for major exercises, cross country drags, and various Fleet training requirements. The government anticipates a follow-on Firm Fixed Price (FFP) contract award in FY2018 with a period of performance of one (1) base year plus four (4) one-year option periods. DISCLAIMER: THIS SOURCES SOUGHT IS FOR INFORMATIONAL PURPOSES ONLY. THIS IS NOT A REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL. IT DOES NOT CONSTITUTE A SOLICITATION AND SHALL NOT BE CONSTRUED AS A COMMITMENT BY THE GOVERNMENT. 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 TO THIS TECHNICAL DESCRIPTION IS STRICTLY VOLUNTARY. Requirements: Respondents to this Sources Sought should describe their ability to support the following performance requirements and objectives: 1. Altitude- Support tanking from 5,000 to 35,000 feet above ground level (AGL) 2. Range and Time on Station- Five (5) hours on-station mission with 150 mile transit and provide 60,000 lbs off load; four (4) hour on-station mission with 150 mile transit and provide 70,000 lbs off load; three (3) hour on-station mission with 150 mile transit and provide 80,000 lbs off load 3. Day and Night- Capable of providing both day and night Air-to-Air Refueling (AAR) operations 4. Lighting-AAR Lighting will meet ATP-56 and DOD requirements 5. Refueling tanker must possess PART-91 FAA certification 6. Refueling tanker must have US Navy NAVAIR air-to-air refueling certification/airworthiness, which could potentially be achieved after contract award 7. All Contractor personnel who have access to classified material during the performance of this anticipated contract shall have the appropriate security clearances. All Contractor aircrews and any other personnel who in the conduct of their normal work would be aboard the aircraft during a classified mission, including EA technicians, shall have SECRET security clearances. The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) Code utilized for this acquisition is 481219. The Product Service Code (PSC) is V121. Response: Interested businesses shall submit responses electronically to NAVAIR Contract Specialist, Margo O'Rear, in Microsoft Word or Portable Document Format (PDF) at margo.orear@navy.mil no later than 2:00 pm Eastern Standard Time on 20 July 2016. No phone or email solicitations with regard to the status of the Request for Proposal (RFP) will be accepted prior to its release. Specific details will be provided in a solicitation which is anticipated to be released in the first quarter of 2017 at https://www.fbo.gov/. Be advised that periodic access to the website is essential for obtaining updated documentation and the latest information regarding this procurement. All data received in response to this sources sought, marked or designated as corporate or proprietary, will be fully protected from release outside the Government. Information and materials submitted in response to this request WILL NOT be returned. Classified material SHALL NOT be submitted. Interested Businesses should submit a brief capabilities statement package (no more than five (5) one-sided, 8.5x11inch pages in length with font no smaller than 10 point) demonstrating the ability to perform the services listed in this notice and draft PBSOW. Capabilities documentation must address, as a minimum, the following: 1. Title Page: The capability package must be assembled with a title page containing the following information: Company name Company address Point of contact (including name, phone number, email address, and fax number) Cage code DUNS number Business size 2. Corporate Experience: Prior/current corporate experience performing efforts of similar size and scope, including contract number, organization supported, indication of whether a prime or subcontractor, contract value, Government point of contact with current telephone number, a brief description of how the contract referenced relates to the requirements described herein. 3. Company Profile: Office location(s), annual revenue history, include number of employees, statement indicating business size and if company is small, small disadvantaged business (SDB), Woman-Owned Small Business (WOSB), Veteran-Owned Small Business (VOSB), Service-Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business (SDVOSB), HUBZone Small Business (HUBZone), or 8 (a) business. All responses must be sufficient to permit agency analysis to establish bona fide capability to meet requirements.
- Web Link
-
FBO.gov Permalink
(https://www.fbo.gov/spg/DON/NAVAIR/N00019/N00421-16-R-0032/listing.html)
- Place of Performance
- Address: 21983 Bundy Road, Bldg 441, Patuxent River, Maryland, 20670, United States
- Zip Code: 20670
- Zip Code: 20670
- Record
- SN04155479-W 20160622/160620234544-8020c0585d535baa60e51af3f76c726d (fbodaily.com)
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