SOURCES SOUGHT
V -- Contracted Air Services (CAS) Stand Off Jamming (SOJ) Jet Services
- Notice Date
- 1/23/2023 8:30:10 AM
- Notice Type
- Sources Sought
- NAICS
- 481219
— Other Nonscheduled Air Transportation
- Contracting Office
- NAVAL AIR WARFARE CENTER AIR DIV PATUXENT RIVER MD 20670-1545 USA
- ZIP Code
- 20670-1545
- Solicitation Number
- N0042124R0002
- Response Due
- 2/22/2023 8:00:00 AM
- Archive Date
- 02/22/2023
- Point of Contact
- Brad Dioguardo, Rhonda Link
- E-Mail Address
-
bradley.dioguardo.civ@us.navy.mil, rhonda.k.link.civ@us.navy.mil
(bradley.dioguardo.civ@us.navy.mil, rhonda.k.link.civ@us.navy.mil)
- Description
- The Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIRSYSCOM) Program Manager Air-226 (PMA-226) Contracted Air Services (CAS) program provides Contractor Owned Contractor Operated (COCO) aircraft to the Department of the Navy (DoN) Fleet and Test customers. The primary mission of Stand Off Jamming (SOJ) Jets is to simulate a wide variety of airborne threats to train and test/evaluate shipboard and aircraft squadron weapon systems operators and aircrew on how to counter potential enemy Stand Off Jamming (SOJ) operations in today�s Electronic Combat (EC) environment. This support is provided in a variety of venues, from basic �schoolhouse� Air Intercept Control (AIC) training to large multinational exercises or small, single unit training exercises. Performance locations include multiple Continental United States (CONUS) sites and foreign and remote operating bases Outside the Continental United States (OCONUS). Aircraft shall operate from contractor basing locations on the East and West Coast, or from any operating site worldwide during temporary periods of authorized deployment. Performance locations include multiple Continental United States (CONUS) sites and foreign or remote operating bases Outside Continental United States (OCONUS). The SOJ Jets contract is anticipated to be awarded as a Single Award Indefinite Delivery, Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ). The resulting IDIQ contract will have an ordering period of 4 years and 364 days. This acquisition is anticipated to be issued as a Final Request for Proposal (RFP) on or about the 4th quarter of FY23. Please note that this is an estimated posting time, and it is the responsibility of the interested businesses to monitor the System for Award Management (SAM) website, https://sam.gov for all subsequent postings. The purpose of this Sources Sought is to determine the acquisition strategy for satisfying this requirement according to the attached Aircraft Performance Requirements. The results of the Sources Sought will be used to determine if unrestricted competition or Small Business opportunities exist. Upon evaluation of industry�s capability statements, if it is determined that this requirement will be an unrestricted competition, the Government intends to evaluate the Small Business responses and conduct further market research to identify subcontracting goals. The anticipated North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) Code to be utilized for this acquisition is 481219. The Product Service Code (PSC) is V121. STATEMENT OF INTEREST AND CAPABILITIES PACKAGE: Interested parties may identify their interest and capabilities in response to this Sources Sought notice. Submission requirements are detailed below. The document titled Aircraft Performance Requirements, attached to this Sources Sought notice, is for interested parties to use in the development of their capabilities statement package. Questions regarding the Aircraft Performance Requirements document may be provided in your capabilities statement package. All data received in response to this notice, marked or designated as corporate or proprietary, will be 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 parties should submit a brief capabilities statement package (no more than ten (10) one-sided, 8.5x11 inch pages, Times New Roman font of not less than 10 point) demonstrating their capability to perform each of the services listed in the attached document, Aircraft Performance Requirements, to the contracting office. Documentation should be in bullet format. All responses must be sufficient to permit agency analysis to determine capability to meet timeline of this requirement. This documentation must address, at a minimum, the following items: 1. Company Name, Address and Points of Contact including name, telephone number, fax number, and email address. 2. Company Business Size as registered under NAICS code 481219 (at https://sam.gov), CAGE code, DUNS Number, and mailing address. Respondents to this notice also must indicate whether they are Large Business or if they are registered in https://sam.gov as a Small, Small Disadvantaged, Women-Owned, HUBZone, or Service Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business Concern under NAICS code 481219 with a corresponding size standard of $25.0 million 3-years average annual receipts. If NAICS code 481219 is not included in your https://sam.gov profile, there must be at least one other NAICS code that indicates your company�s size status for a size standard of $25.0 million or greater 3-years average annual receipts. 3. 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. 4. 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. The NAICS code is 481219 and the corresponding size standard is $25.0M million 3-years average annual receipts. 5. Capabilities: This information will be used to determine if sources are capable of satisfying agency requirements. Include related assumptions, issues, and risks. a.� What is your proposed aircraft solution to meeting Aircraft Performance Requirements Table 1 for SOJ services? What is your estimated lead time to provide aircraft and to begin performing SOJ services? b.� What is your experience flying aircraft for the SOJ profile identified in the Aircraft Performance Requirements? c.� What is your experience with providing the typical mission identified in the Aircraft Performance Requirements section 1.1.1? d.� What is your proposed timeline for receiving a Navy Interim Flight Clearance (IFC) for Public Aircraft Operations (PAO)? Is this flight clearance timeline incorporated into your response to question 5a above? e.� What is your basing operation solution to meet the SOJ Jet requirements on the east coast and west coast? What is your estimated lead time to secure an east and west coast basing location to support contract requirements? 6. Additional Information: This information will be used to assist the Government to refine its requirements. Include related assumptions, issues, and risks. a.� What are the cost drivers to meet the full SOJ performance requirements? b.� What cost risks do you anticipate to meet the full performance requirements? c.� What is your proposed costs for monthly fixed costs, capability stand up, and flight minutes?� Please provide individual responses for each price proposed. d.� What is your forecast related to staffing level for both flight crews and maintenance personnel? e.� What technical risks do you anticipate?� Please be specific. f.� Provide current copies of the US Navy airworthiness assessment Civil Aircraft Operations (CAO) or Public Aircraft Operations (PAO) assessment, if applicable.����������������� g.� Provide current copies of the US Navy IFC(s) for the proposed aircraft, if applicable. h.� Do you currently possess a �Secret� Facility Clearance and �Secret� Safeguarding capability? 7. Please note that under a Small-Business Set-Aside, in accordance with FAR 52.219-14, the small business prime must perform at least 50% of the work themselves in terms of the cost of performance. If your company is registered in https://sam.gov as a Small, Small Disadvantaged, Women-Owned, HUBZone, or Service Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business Concern, provide an explanation of your company�s ability to perform at least 50% of the tasking for the proposed contract as the prime. 8. Include in your response your ability to possess and maintain minimum secret level facility clearance. Note: Vendors may also submit any additional non-proprietary questions via email to bradley.dioguardo.civ@us.navy.mil , shane.m.dalpiaz.civ@us.navy.mil and rhonda.k.link.civ@us.navy.mil prior to response due date. If time allows, the Government will address these questions prior to the due date. This announcement is not a contract, request for proposal, a promise to contract, or a commitment of any kind on the part of the Government. Respondent costs in response to this Sources Sought are not an allowable direct charge to the Government; therefore, NAVAIR will not assume liability for any costs incurred for preparation of responses to this notice. All information released in this announcement is considered a DRAFT and for informational purposes only. Information released in draft form is not a guarantee of the Government�s course of action in proceeding with the project or future contract award. Information released in the draft form reflects current Government intentions and is subject to change based on a variety of circumstances, including both internal and external comments; and the formal solicitation is the only document that should be relied upon in determining the Government�s requirements. Interested businesses shall submit responses electronically to bradley.dioguardo.civ@us.navy.mil, shane.m.dalpiaz.civ@us.navy.mil and rhonda.k.link.civ@us.navy.mil in Microsoft Word or Portable Document Format (PDF) no later than 11:00 am EST on 22 February 2023. All subsequent documents and publically releasable information will reside on SAM. It is recommended that interested businesses check the https://sam.gov frequently for any updates.
- Web Link
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- Place of Performance
- Address: USA
- Country: USA
- Country: USA
- Record
- SN06571115-F 20230125/230123230109 (samdaily.us)
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