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COMMERCE BUSINESS DAILY ISSUE OF SEPTEMBER 29,1997 PSA#1940

ASC/YCK, Bldg 558, Room 113A, 2590 Loop Road West, Wright-Patterson AFB, OH 45433-7142

15 -- C-17 FLEXIBLE SUSTAINMENT PROGRAM SOL F33657-97-R-0008 DUE 103197 POC Roger Mullins, Contracting Officer, (937) 255-1079 Acquisition of Flexible Sustainment for the C-17 aircraft is presently being contemplated by ASC/YCK. This C-17 requirement is a sole source acquisition with the Boeing Company, Military Transport Aircraft (formerly McDonnell Douglas Corporation). Boeing is the only responsible source able to satisfy the C-17 Flexible Sustainment Program requirements because award to any other source would result in unacceptable delays in fulfilling the agency's requirements. The purpose of this synopsis is to notify industry of the impending action so that possible subcontracting opportunities may be pursued. The C-17 Flexible Sustainment Program is designed to satisfy the Government's goals of achieving improvements in logistics support and mission readiness while reducing operating and support costs. Flexible Sustainment provides total program depot-level maintenance support during the current C-17 production schedule. Organizational-level maintenance will remain with the Air Force. This effort is a culmination of existing support contracts and post-BRAC planned organic depot support. Contract award is estimated to occur at the end of the first quarter of fiscal year 1998. Flexible Sustainment goals are to adopt world class business practices, integrate commercial and military industrial bases, depend on performance specifications and commercial standards, streamline processes to reduce cost and cycle time, and streamline technology insertion processes. The attainment of these goals will result in increased C-17 readiness and decreased life cycle costs. The offeror must provide single point management for all C-17 sustainment activities including: program management, materiel management, sustaining engineering, heavy aircraft maintenance, control of support assets, data, and quality assurance. Establish or demonstrate the capability for Program Management -- plan for support of entire C-17 fleet, budget, execute, and report program performance for an ICS program for the C-17 air vehicle and associated peculiar support equipment; establish contracts where appropriate to provide sources of supply and repair for products; and provide the government direct access to integrated management information components. In the area of Materiel Management -- show the capability for supply support in managing, cataloging, determining requirements, procuring, distributing, engineering, modifying, performing depot level repair of reparables, overhauling, and disposing of materiel. Perform Sustaining Engineering including: airworthiness support, engineering support, Reliability Based Logistics (RBL), software planning and execution, failure investigations, and Configuration Management. Conduct Aircraft Heavy Maintenance -- plan and perform all scheduled/unscheduled depot level heavy maintenance/repair, corrosion control, paint/depaint, Analytical Condition Inspection, Aircraft Battle Damage Repair, modifications, and be able to support contingency operation surges. Control Support Assets -- manage support equipment and spares to meet program requirements. In the area of Data and Configuration Management, Data and Engineering Management -- provide a disciplined, efficient, time responsive system which documents engineering changes to include form, fit, function and interface (F3I); share data with the Government in an electronic environment; and delineate current C-17 fleet configuration baseline(s) and outstanding Class I, II and III changes not incorporated into drawings. These areas would also include provisioning, Logistics Support Analysis Report, and technical orders. Coordinate as necessary with the training systems contractor and engine contractor through provisions of the Associated Contractor Agreements to ensure weapon system integration. Develop a quality assurance program that will ensure system performance requirements and continuous improvements are met throughout the sustainment period. The offeror must: 1) possess or demonstrate the ability to possess program management, logistics, maintenance, engineering, financial, and contracting personnel, 2) possess or demonstrate the ability to possess the materiel, engineering, factory, and physical facilities, 3) have demonstrated recent military aircraft sustainment responsibility, and 4) show evidence of these capabilities. The offeror shall indicate their size status in relation to SIC code 3721. An Ombudsman has been appointed to hear concerns from offerors or potential offerors during the proposal development phase of this acquisition. The purpose of the Ombudsman is not to diminish the authority of the program director or contracting officer, but to communicate contractor concerns, issues, disagreements, and recommendations to the appropriate government personnel. When requested, the Ombudsman will maintain strict confidentiality as to the source of the concern. The Ombudsman does not participate in the evaluation of proposals or in the source selection process. Interested parties are invited to contact ASC's Ombudsman, Mr. Michael S. Coalson, ASC/SYI, Bldg 52, 2475 K Street, Suite 1, Wright-Patterson AFB, OH 45433-7642, at (937) 255-9279 ext 232. The Ombudsman should only be contacted with issues or problems that have been previously brought to the attention of the contracting officer and could not be satisfactorily resolved at that level. Direct all routine communication concerning this acquisition to Mr. Roger Mullins, Contracting Officer, ASC/YCK, Bldg 558, Rm 009, 2590 Loop Road West, Wright-Patterson AFB, OH 45433-7142, at (937) 255-1079. (0268)

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