J -- CONTRACTOR LOGISTICS SUPPORT & STC MAINTENANCE FOR CRAF AESS

Notice Date

January 23, 2001

Contracting Office

311 HSW/YASK, 7909 Lindbergh Drive, Brooks AFB, TX 78235-5352

ZIP Code

78235-5352

Solicitation Number

F41624-98-D-1001

Response Due

February 22, 2001

Point of Contact

David M. Foote, (210) 536-2107

E-Mail Address

see above (david.foote@brooks.af.mil)

Description

The Air Force is contemplating issuing a sole source, follow-on contract for sustainment (contractor logistics support) of the Civil Reserve Air Fleet Aeromedical Evacuation Shipsets (CRAF AESS), pursuant to the authority of FAR 6.302-1(a), Only One Responsible Source. We are currently in the fourth year of a five-year contract with Raytheon E-Systems, Greenville Division, of Greenville, TX. Raytheon E-Systems is the developer, manufacturer, and maintainer of the CRAF AESS. We likely will exercise the option for the fifth year. A follow-on contract would likely be a base year plus four one-year options. This system was designed for use on the 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 Certificate (STC) granted by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA). Three major subsystems comprise the CRAF AESS: 1) The patient transport subsystem (litter stanchions) 2) The medical oxygen subsystem (450 liters of liquid oxygen), and 3) The aeromedical operations subsystem (patient/flight crew seating and electrical power distribution). Each shipset is stored in 29 large, individual crates. Forty-four (44) shipsets were manufactured and are currently maintained in a 40,000 square foot General Services Administration (GSA) warehouse located in Fort Worth, TX. Contractors will be required to conduct preventative maintenance inspections, repairs, STC maintenance, hardware modifications, installation and de-installation of shipsets during activation or training exercises, and other tasks necessary for sustainment of the system. Activation of the shipsets is possible at any time and requires a 10-man crew to install the shipset into a properly baselined B-767 aircraft in 12 hours. Up to forty (40) shipsets can be activated, depending on the urgency of the situation. Upon activation, the contractor will be responsible for transporting shipsets from the GSA warehouse (or the contractor's warehouse) to the contractor's installation facility. The successful contractor will be required to have the following capabilities: 1) be licensed by the FAA as a Designated Alteration Station (DAS), 2) be licensed to perform work on B-767 aircraft, 3) have expertise in working with large liquid oxygen systems, 4) provide a runway capable of accepting B-767 aircraft at any time, 5) provide space to park up to three B-767 aircraft and have two aircraft undergoing modification at the same time, 6) have the capability (during a national emergency) to provide the facilities, equipment and personnel to transport and install shipsets at the rate of three aircraft every 12 hours beginning 48 hours after activation notice, 7) obtain a station license modification, which adds CRAF AESS sustainment and installation/de-installation (may require the contractor to provide a B-767 for an installation demonstration for the FAA) and, 8) obtain Parts Manufacturing Authority for the CRAF AESS components Interested/potential sources with the necessary qualifications have up to thirty (30) days to respond to this notice. Please submit your response to Mr. David Foote, Contract Specialist, 311 HSW/YAMA, 7909 Lindbergh Drive, Brooks AFB, TX 78235-5352. Note 22 applies

Web Link

see above (under construction)

Record

Loren Data Corp. 20010125/JSOL013.HTM (W-023 SN50B657)