SOURCES SOUGHT
15 -- MH-47G Renew Production, BLK II LOT 1, Request for Information
- Notice Date
- 7/12/2016
- Notice Type
- Sources Sought
- NAICS
- 336411
— Aircraft Manufacturing
- Contracting Office
- Department of the Army, Army Contracting Command, ACC - RSA (W91215) FT EUSTIS - (SPS), LEE BLVD BLDG 401, Fort Eustis, Virginia, 23604-5577, United States
- ZIP Code
- 23604-5577
- Solicitation Number
- W91215-16-R-0011
- Archive Date
- 8/27/2016
- Point of Contact
- Ryan Palmer, Phone: 7578783777
- E-Mail Address
-
ryan.palmer4.civ@mail.mil
(ryan.palmer4.civ@mail.mil)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- Request for Information MH-47G Renew Production, BLK II LOT 1 1.0 General Information The Technology Applications Program Office is conducting market research in support of the acquisition for the production of replacement airframes for the currently fielded 61 legacy, sheet metal MH-47G aircraft. The Government requests industry information on cost-effective acquisition options. The expected end result of this effort will be a modernized fleet of MH-47G airframes based on the current monolithic, machined airframe designed for the MH-47G New Build aircraft. The Government does not possess a full technical data package for manufacturing a new airframe. Responses should address how it will produce airframe without having this data available and incurring significant additional test costs. This Request for Information (RFI) is the initiation of market research under Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR), Part 10, and does not constitute a Request for Proposal (RFP) or a promise to issue a RFP in the future. This announcement is for informational and planning purposes only and should not be construed as a commitment by the Government. The Government does not intend to award a contract on the basis of this RFI or to pay for any information, or otherwise reimburse responders for any costs associated with their respective submissions in response to this RFI. All submissions will be treated as information only. Respondents will not be notified of the results of any review of this RFI; however, clarification of submissions may be requested by the Contracting Officer. Not responding to this RFI does not preclude participation in any future RFP, if any is issued. In accordance with FAR 15.201(e), responses to this notice are not offers and cannot be accepted by the Government to form a binding contract. It is the responsibility of the interested parties to monitor this site for additional information pertaining to this RFI or any subsequent issued RFP, if any. Responders are solely responsible for all expenses associated with responding to this inquiry. All products must comply with the Buy American Act and participation in this effort is strictly voluntary. 2.0 Proprietary Materials Protection This notice is part of Government Market Research, a continuous process for obtaining the latest information from industry with respect to their current and near-term abilities to support an acquisition of this magnitude. The information collected may be used by the Government to explore acquisition options and strategies for the possible approaches within the military. All information received in response to this RFI that is properly marked as "proprietary" will be handled accordingly. The Government shall not be liable for, or suffer any consequential damages, for any proprietary information not properly identified. RFI responses which contain information that is marked as proprietary will be protected as proprietary information. Such information will be reviewed by a team comprised of Government as well as contractor personnel hired to provide technical assistance for the Government's preparation of an acquisition strategy. All members of the team will be reminded of their obligation to protect such information to the maximum extent permitted or required by the Economic Espionage Act, 18 U.S.C. 1831 et seq., and other applicable statutes or regulations. In addition, Government members will be reminded of their obligations to afford protection under the Trade Secrets Act, 18 U.S.C. 1905. All contractor members are required to protect the information by the terms of their contracts. The Government will make a determination whether or not contractor personnel have organizational conflicts of interest that could adversely affect protection of the information. 3.0 RFI Response Responses to this RFI are requested by 4:00 p.m. E.T., 12 August 2016 and are not to exceed 20 pages in length including all appendices. Unclassified responses should be submitted electronically via the U.S. Army Aviation and Missile Research Development and Engineering Center (AMRDEC) Safe Access and File Exchange website (https://safe.amrdec.army.mil/safe/) in Microsoft Office format or as a portable document format (".pdf") file. Use the following distribution email address as prompted by the site: ryan.palmer4.civ@mail.mil. Verbal questions will not be accepted. Respondents are advised to submit questions via email to the above Government POC. Responses from U.S. firms will be accepted to this RFI. Responses to questions from interested parties will be promptly answered and posted on this FedBizOpps (FBO) website, unless some release of proprietary information is involved or the answer addresses a question peculiar to a Company or that Company's response. Post submittal, one-on-one information sessions with respondents are not contemplated. The Government reserves the right to not address questions received after 4:00 p.m. E.T., 12 August 2016.
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