Commander, Naval Air Systems Command (Code 2.4.3), Building 441, UNIT 7, Naval Air Station, Patuxent River, MD 20670-1127

J -- COMMERCIAL LOGISTICS SUPPORT AND TECHNICAL ENGINEERING SUPPORT SERVICES FOR THE USMC KC-130J AIRCRAFT PROPULSION SYSTEM" SOL N00019-00-R-0270 POC Contact, Michael R. Powell-Salas, 301-757-8972, Contracts Specialist E-MAIL: Click here to contact Mr. Powell-Salas via e-mail, powellsalamr@navair.navy.mil. I. SUBJECT: The Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR) intends to enter into sole source negotiations and subsequently award a contract to Rolls Royce/Allison for the procurement of Commercial Logistics Support (CLS) and Technical Engineering Support Services for the USMC KC-130J propulsion system. Unless otherwise stated herein, no additional written information is available, and no formal Request for Proposal (RFP) or other solicitation regarding this announcement is currently available. Requests for the same will be disregarded. It is anticipated that the sole source solicitation will be made available on the Internet before 15 May 2000. The solicitation will reside on the NAVAIR Solicitation Home Page at: www.navair.navy.mil. Retrieval instructions are as follows: 1) Click on "Business". 2) Scroll down; click on "Doing Business with Us". 3) Scroll down; click on "Upcoming Procurements". THIS NOTICE OF INTENT IS NOT A REQUEST FOR COMPETITIVE PROPOSALS. A determination by the Government not to compete this effort is solely within the discretion of the Government. II. GENERAL INFORMATION: For the purposes of this announcement, the KC-130J propulsion system consists of the following components: 1) The AE2100D3 turboprop engine and propeller gearbox which were designed, developed, and are currently manufactured by Rolls Royce/Allison; and, 2) The R391 propeller system and related components which were designed, developed, and are currently manufactured by Dowty Aerospace Propellers. Rolls Royce/Allison and Dowty have retained all proprietary data and software rights for their respective components. Industry is notified that the Government does not have access to, nor is it planning to obtain, the technical proprietary data and software rights for any of the components that make up the KC-130J propulsion system. Based on the information above, it is the Government's position that Rolls Royce/Allison and its prime subcontractor Dowty are the only known firms that possess the necessary knowledge, experience, and technical data necessary to perform the required efforts. Access to propulsion system proprietary data and software rights is required for the following identified efforts: (1) Engineering Support Services -- Engineering drawings, schematics, and source data are required for the performance of basic design, non-recurring engineering, and logistics efforts associated with major modification programs; sustaining engineering efforts; preparing documents to support configuration management processes/functions; and performing engineering investigations; (2) Maintenance/Supply Support -- Conduct depot level maintenance and repair of propulsion system spares and support equipment (including calibration). The contractor will be required to provide inventory management for KC-130J peculiar propulsion systems spares and its support equipment; field service support; and warranty management; (3) Software Support Services -- Proprietary software code is required to maintain KC-130J Computer Software Configuration Items (CSCI); resolve software design and Software Trouble Reports (STRs); establish and conduct software change review boards; prepare documents to support software configuration management processes/functions; and, (4) Technical Data Management -- These functions include the development and maintenance of a Technical Data Information System; development of technical source data/engineering drawings for revision of Propulsion System Technical Publications; validate, verify, and incorporate Technical Publications Deficiency Reports (TPDRs); prepare and issue Interim Rapid Action Changes (IRACs). The KC-130J maintenance/support philosophy being employed for this acquisition is a hybrid Organizational level to Commercial depot-level concept. USMC personnel will perform all on-aircraft (Organizational level) maintenance and the contractor will accomplish off-aircraft (depot-level) maintenance. In general, the procurement scope is for various Integrated Logistics Support (ILS) and engineering support elements. These elements include, but are not limited to Basic Design Engineering (BDE), Configuration Management, Depot Level Maintenance, Detachment Support, Engineering Support Services, Material Management, Quality Assurance, Satellite Site Support, Software Engineering Support, Supply Support, Sustaining Engineering, and Technical Data Management. The contractor logistics and engineering support effort is to maintain the propulsion systems for an initial complement of up to eight (8) KC-130J aircraft (and spares) in fiscal year 2001 at MCAS Cherry Point, North Carolina. Within the contract period, comprised of a base year plus between four (4) and a maximum of seven (7) one-year options, there may be a need to support additional propulsion systems for aircraft beyond the initial complement of eight (8) to a maximum of thirty (30). It is anticipated that these additional aircraft may be located at up to three (3) military bases: MCAS Cherry Point, North Carolina, U.S.A; MCAS Miramar, California, U.S.A; and,MCAS Okinawa/Iwakuni, Japan. Under the contract, provisions may also be in place to allow additional Government activities to use the subject contractual vehicle. III. CONTRACT TYPE: Hybrid. Anticipated contract will include Fixed Price, Fixed price per flight hour, Time and Material, and Cost-reimbursable (predominately material) contract line item numbers (CLINs). The Standard Industrial Classification (SIC) code for the supplies and services anticipated needed herein is 8711 -- "Engineering Services (Military, Aerospace Equipment, and Military Weapons)" with the small business size standard of $20 million. IV. AREAS OF INTEREST: NAVAIR intends to use Non-Government support for the USMC KC-130J Contractor Logistics and Engineering Support program. Non-Government personnel may have the need to access industry data in order to support the Government. Therefore, before an award of a contract(s), it may be necessary for the solicited company to enter into non-disclosure agreements with these individual's companies. Provided for interested parties is the address and telephone number for Rolls Royce/Allison: a) Rolls-Royce Allison, P. O. Box 420, Indianapolis, IN 46206-0420 USA b) Telephone number: (317) 230-6375, and, c) Fax number: (317) 230-6216. IMPORTANT ADDITIONAL INFORMATION FOR INTERESTED PARTIES: Once NAVAIR finalizes its requirements and contracting method for the subject effort, a prerequisite for receiving a contract award will be registration in the DOD Central Contractor Registration (CCR) database. For more information on the CCR, contact the CCR Assistance Center at 1-888-227-2423. There is no commitment by the Government to issue a solicitation, make an award or awards, or to be responsible for any monies expended by any interested parties before award of a contract(s) for the effort mentioned above. Information provided herein is subject to change and in no way binds the Government to solicit for or award a contract. Points of Contacts (POC) for this synopsis are Contract Specialist, Michael Powell-Salas, e-mail address powellsalamr@navair.navy.mil, tel. #(301)-757-8972; and Contracting Officer, LCDR Steven Morgan, e-mail address morgansa2@navair.navy.mil, Tel #(301) 757-8960, and fax #(301) 757-9046. See note No.22. Posted 02/15/00 (W-SN425534). (0046)

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