USAF/AFMC, ASC/LCA, 2275 D St, Bldg 16, Ste 16, WPAFB, OH, 45433-7233

N -- KC-135R MULTIPOINT REFUELING SYSTEMS TCTO KIT INSTALLATION SERVICES FOR PRODUCTION LOT II/III POC Contact Mr Melvin Boykins, Contract Negotiator, 513 255-1944 or Mr C. P. Mengos, Contracting Officer, 513 255-6606. KC-135R MULTIPOINT REFUELING SYSTEM ACCELERATED TCTO KIT INSTALLATION SERVICES FOR PRODUCTION LOT II/III SOURCES SOUGHT MARKET SURVEY. F33657-95-C-0046, P00009, POC C.P. Mengos, Contracting Officer (513) 255-6606. USAF Aeronautical System Center is seeking sources for accelerated TCTO Kit Installation Services for the KC-135R Multipoint System. The TCTO Kit services consists of installation of both Group A and Group B effort on up to 10 USAF KC-135R aircraft following PDM cycle. Group A consists of controls, displays, lighting, wiring, mounting hardware, fuel system plumbing, hydraulic plumbing, ducting, inboard wing reinforcement and structural modifications required for installation of Group B. Group B consists of refueling Pods and Pylons. The Group A and B kits will be furnished as Government Furnished Property (GFP) supplied by Boeing Military, Wichita, KS. The Group B air refueling pods are a Non-Development Item, Mk 32B Refueling Pod, manufactured by Flight Refueling Limited (FRL). The Phase I Trial Kit installation will be performed by the EMD Contractor. Low rate production TCTO kit installations will be between 5-10 depending on program funding. Government verification TCTO data will not be available since these production kits are accelerated in advance of kit-proofing to meet mission needs. OC-ALC/CC may approve production concurrency foregoing depot installation on initial KC-135R aircraft basec upon an out-sourcing determination. Sources will be required to acquire access to necessary technical and engineering data through other private sources or conduct necessary reverse design engineering.. Sources must possess resources and facilities capable of performing modification work on USAF heavy aircraft (300K lbs.), and have experience in particular on the KC-135R Strato Tanker. Interested respondents are asked to submit statement of capabilities and responses within 30 days to Melvin Boykins, Contract Negotiator, ASC/LCA, 2275 D St, Bldg 16, Ste 16, WPAFB OH 45433-7218. Direct all request for solicitation and routine communication concerning this acquistion to the aforementioned. Follow-on TCTO kit installation of approximately twenty five (25) aircraft using full and open competition will be synopsized at a later date with verified TCTO data package, subject to any ALC depot installation decision. An Ombudsman has been established for this acquisition. The only purpose of the ombudsman is to receive and communicate serious concerns from potential offerors when an offeror prefers not to use established channels to communicate his concerns during the proposal development phase of this acquisition. Potential offerors should use established channels to request information, pose questions, and voice concerns before resorting to use of the Ombudsman. Potential sources are invited to contact ASC's Ombudsman, Daniel L. Kugel, ASC/SY, Bldg 52, 2475 K Street, Suite 1, Wright-Patterson AFB OH 45433-7642, (513) 255-3855, with serious concerns only. (0248)

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