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COMMERCE BUSINESS DAILY ISSUE OF SEPTEMBER 29,1997 PSA#1940ASC/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) Loren Data Corp. http://www.ld.com (SYN# 0175 19970929\15-0005.SOL)
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