HSC/YAK, 8107 13th Street, Brooks AFB TX 78235-5218

J -- MAINTENANCE OF CIVIL RESERVE AIR FLEET AEROMEDICAL EVACUATION SHIPSETS DUE 091296 POC HSC/YAK,David Foote, (210) 536-6386,or Contracting Officer Ms Janelle J Larrison at (210) 536-5464. INPUT FOR SOURCES SOUGHT, CRAF SUSTAINMENT The Air Force is contemplating issuing a competitive contract for the sustainment of the Civil Reserve Air Fleet Aeromedical Evacuation Shipset (CRAF AESS) beginning on 1 Oct 97 for a period of up to 5 years. This system was designed for use on Boeing 767 aircraft as a conversion kit which allows the aircraft to be used as an aeromedical evacuation platform during times of conflict or peacetime disasters. The CRAF AESS is maintained under a Supplemental Type Certification (STC) granted by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA). Three major subsystems comprise the CRAF AESS: the patient transport subsystem, the medical oxygen subsystem (450 liters of LOX) and the electrical subsystem. Each shipset is stored in 29 individual large storage crates. Forty-four shipsets were manufactured and are currently maintained in a 40,000 square foot GSA warehouse in Fort Worth, TX. The contractor will be required to conduct periodic maintenance inspections, repairs, STC maintenance, hardware modifications, installations/deinstallations and other tasks associated with sustainment and system activation/deactivation. Activation of the shipsets is possible at anytime and requires a 10 man crew to install a single shipset over a 12 hour period. Shipsets will be transported from Fort Worth, TX to the contractor's installtion facility by the contractor upon activation. The successfull contractor will be required to have or obtain the following capabilities: 1. Be licensed by the FAA as a Designated Alteration Station 2. Be licensed to conduct work on the B-767 aircraft 3. Have expertise in working with large liquid oxygen systems 4. Provide a runway capable of receiving B-767 aircraft at any time 5. Provide space to park up to 3 B-767 aircraft and have two of those aircraft undergoing modification at the same time 6. Have the capability to provide the facilities, equipment and personnel to transport and install shipsets at the rate of two every 12 hours beginning 48 hours after activation notice 7. Obtain a station license modification which adds CRAF AESS sustainment and installation/deinstallation (may require the contractor to provide a B-767 for an installation demonstration for the FAA) 8. Obtain Parts Manfacturing Authority for the CRAF AESS components Contractors will have up to 20 days to respond to this Request For Information (RFI)/Sources Sought synopsis. Please submit your requests to David Foote, Contract Specialist, HSC/YAK, 8107 13th Street, Brooks AFB TX 78235-5218. (0234)

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