SOURCES SOUGHT
16 -- E-3 AWACS SEATS
- Notice Date
- 8/21/2017
- 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
- E-3_AWACS_SEATS
- Archive Date
- 10/4/2017
- Point of Contact
- Juan C. Escobar, Phone: 4056227264
- E-Mail Address
-
juan.escobar@us.af.mil
(juan.escobar@us.af.mil)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- Solicitation Number/Requirement: E-3 Seat replacement Notice Type: Request for Information Synopsis: This is a Request for Information (RFI) with regard to a replacement pilot and co-pilot seats on the E-3 Flight Deck. The E-3 user community is in need of more reliable flight deck seats. We are interested in near-term availability of pilot and copilot seats that meet current military standards. The desired seat must already be airworthiness certified and be qualified for use on the E-3 / Boeing 707 airframe. We request information for potential prototype with production availability, cost, and Failure Mode Effect and Criticality Analyses (FMECA) status and certification compliance data. Current Seat Specifications: Total seat height (from floor): 38.4" Total seat width (with armrest): 23.0" Vertical raise/lower: 4" Forward/backward sliding motion: 7" Reclining: 21 degrees total (from 8 - 29 degrees) Lower seat recline angle: 0 - 10 degrees Armrests must be removable and the following dimensions: Adjustment: 10 degrees Depth (from backrest): 9.7" Width: 2.5" Flight deck seats shall meet the Fixed Aircrew Seat Standardization (FASS) specification type I (HSW-YAPA-02-FASSII/PS0001-REV I, dated 10 Oct 2008). Any proposed solutions should be produced with no known diminishing material spares issues, being supportable for the next several (12 to 15) years. Replacement items must be able to pass applicable E-3 qualification testing to include but not limited to MIL-STD-810, MIL-R-8236 and FAR 25.853. We desire a Mean Time Between Failure (MTBF) of at least 12 months; no preflight inspection requirement as well as continued air worthiness of the seat. The maintenance concept will be organic repair therefore all maintenance data to include drawings, maintenance intervals, and parts replacement instructions, and replacement schedules must be available and obtainable. The potential replacement should interface / attach to the current aircraft flight deck configuration hardware without modification to the aircraft. This information is being made available for planning purposes only, subject to FAR Clause 52.215-3, entitled Request for Proposal or Solicitation for Planning Purposes. It does not constitute a contract, and it is not to be construed as a commitment by the Government to enter into a contract, nor will the Government pay for the information submitted in response to this request. The schedule, method of solicitation, type of contract, set aside potential, selection criteria, pricing structure, and other considerations to be used in any subsequent procurement will depend on our analysis of the responses received from this RFI. Responses to this RFI must include the following minimum information: Company name, address, points of contact, phone number, e-mail, and website (if applicable), number of years in business, and name of parent company (if applicable). Also required is information about the vendors business size (i.e., large, small, small disadvantaged, woman-owned, veteran-owned, service-disabled veteran owned), whether the firm is under a GSA Schedule Contract for this product, and which industries the vendor identifies itself with in the North American Industry Classification System (NAICS). Detailed requirements for the acquisition have not been finalized, nor have the specifics for the acquisition strategy been determined. Responses to this RFI are due by 3:30 PM Central Time on 19 September 2017. Interested parties are requested to submit their technical information, capability statements, suggestions, as well as any comments on the acquisition approach (email only) to the below points of contact. Responses shall be provided in Adobe pdf or other format compatible with and accessible using Microsoft Office software applications. To ensure files are not returned undeliverable, total e-mail files sizes shall not exceed 20 MB. Points of Contact: Contracting Negotiator: Juan C. Escobar Juan.Escobar@us.af.mil Contracting Officer: Josh A. Williams Joshua.Williams.77@us.af.mil
- Web Link
-
FBO.gov Permalink
(https://www.fbo.gov/spg/USAF/AFMC/OCALCCC/E-3_AWACS_SEATS/listing.html)
- Record
- SN04639497-W 20170823/170821232615-5cc5f55185698fb75ca7830eb334ac77 (fbodaily.com)
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