SOURCES SOUGHT
28 -- Request for Information (RFI) Sources Sought (SS) from Vendors for Technical Services required for CH-47 Aircraft T55-GA-714A Engine Production, CH-47 Aircraft T55-GA-714A Engine Installation Kits Production, and CH-47 Aircraft T55-GA-714A Engine Electron
- Notice Date
- 2/16/2017
- Notice Type
- Sources Sought
- NAICS
- 336412
— Aircraft Engine and Engine Parts Manufacturing
- Contracting Office
- Department of the Army, Army Contracting Command, ACC - RSA (W58RGZ) Aviation, SPARKMAN CIR BLDG 5303, Redstone Arsenal, Alabama, 35898-0000, United States
- ZIP Code
- 35898-0000
- Solicitation Number
- W58RGZ17R0117
- Archive Date
- 3/25/2017
- Point of Contact
- CHARLES EDWARD MALONE, Phone: 2568769119, Thelma E. Coley, Phone: 2568769125
- E-Mail Address
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CHARLES.E.MALONE.CIV@MAIL.MIL, thelma.e.coley.civ@mail.mil
(CHARLES.E.MALONE.CIV@MAIL.MIL, thelma.e.coley.civ@mail.mil)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- Request for Information (RFI) Sources Sought (SS) from Vendors for Technical Services required for CH-47 Aircraft T55-GA-714A Engine Production, CH-47 Aircraft T55-GA-714A Engine Installation Kits Production, and CH-47 Aircraft T55-GA-714A Engine Electronic Control Units (ECU) production to Support the Cargo Helicopters Project. Synopsis: This RFI is for source planning purposes only and shall not be considered as an invitation for bid, requests for quotation, request for proposal, abstracts, or as an obligation on the part of the Government to acquire any products or services. Your response to the RFI will be treated as information only. No entitlement to payment, of direct or indirect costs, or charges by the Government will arise, as a result of a contractor's submission of a responses to this announcement' or the Government's use of such information. This request does not constitute a solicitation for future proposals or the authority to enter into negotiations to award a contract. The information provided may be used by the Government in developing its source acquisition strategy and statement of work/statement of objectives and performance specifications. The Government does not intend to award a contact solely on the basis of this RFI or to otherwise pay for the information submitted in response to this RFI. The US Army Cargo Helicopters Project Management Office (PMO) is conducting market research to determine the availability of CH-47 aircraft engine production, CH-47 aircraft T55- GA-714A engine installation kits production, and CH-47 aircraft engine electronic control units (ECU) production. The purpose of this notice is to obtain information from industry vendors regarding their engine production for the Cargo Helicopters PMO, Program Executive Office, Aviation (PEO Aviation). SERVICE DISABLED VETERAN OWNED SMALL BUSINESSES ARE ENCOURAGED TO RESPOND. Include whether or not you are a small business; HUB- Zone small business; service-disabled veteran owned, veteran-owned small businesses; women- owned small business; or small disadvantaged business in order to assist the government in determining the appropriate acquisition method, including whether a set-aside is possible. The US Army Cargo Helicopters PMO is seeking information on available CH-47 aircraft T55- GA-714A engine production, CH-47 aircraft T55-GA-714A engine installation kits production, and CH-47 aircraft T55-GA-714A engine electronic control units (ECU) production, to support the Cargo Helicopter's Programs and Foreign Military Sales (FMS) requirements. Cargo Helicopters PMO is not interested in any information about engine production that require any developmental effort. Cargo Helicopters PMO is interested in receiving information about existing engine production that is designed to mount to CH-47 helicopters without any permanent modification to the aircraft. The purpose of this Request for Information (RFI) is to gather information that will assist the PMO in evaluating who can manufacture the T55-GA- 714A for installation on the CH-47F aircraft. RFI Requirements - Description of Requested Information The Cargo Helicopters PMO is requesting information from vendors regarding existing engine production that is designed to mount to CH-47 helicopters without any permanent modification to the aircraft. 1. Provide company information including: a. Company name and address b. Size of company (number of personnel, total revenue, ownership, Parent Corporation, etc.) c. Point(s) of contact including name, phone number, address, and email; length of time in business d. Geographic presence 2. Describe your organization's Engine product and provide technical data for how your Engine mounts to a CH-47F. 3. Provide technical data describing the total weight of your engine, Shaft Horsepower (SHP) output, Specific Fuel Consumption (SFC) @ Intermediate Rate Power (IRP). 4. Provide dimensional, materials and weight information of your Engine. 5. Provide any existing test reports and data from previous airworthiness qualification efforts on a Chinook variant. 6. Provide any commercial or catalog price information for your system. 7. Identify any Chinook Operators that are currently using your Engine system. 8. Identify conditions or issues requested in the RFI that cannot be met or may interfere with the intention of this project. 9. Provide any other pertinent information that will assist us in this assessment. All responses shall be submitted to the US Army Contracting Command, ATTN: CCAM-CH-B/Charles Malone, 5678 Hicks Road, Redstone Arsenal, AL 35898 or charles.e.malone.civ@mail.mil and courtesy copied to Cargo Helicopter Project Management Office, ATTN: SFAE-AV-CH-ICH/Ingrid Owens (Lead Acquisition Analyst), 5678 Hicks Road, Redstone Arsenal, AL 35898 or e-mail to Ingrid.e.owens.civ@mail.mil. Your response is required no later than 1500 CDT 10 March 2017. All questions and comments must be in writing (electronic e-mail responses are acceptable), and no telephone calls will be accepted. Electronic transmissions must not exceed 5 megabytes and responses in the form of white papers should be limited to 25 pages in length and may include technical specifications and product sheets as deemed necessary. The submission of this information is for planning purposes and is not to be construed as a commitment by the Government to procure any services, nor does the US Army intend to award on the basis of this request for Sources Sought or otherwise pay for the information solicited. All material submitted in response to the RFI must be unclassified.
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