20250729_Sources Sought Synopsis_AIS_FA825125RCB01.pdf

Avionics Intermediate Shop (AIS) Sustainment of Automatic Test Equipment (ATE) of F-16 IAIS/VXI-IAIS/R-IAIS

Request for Information: AIS Engineering Services for Sustainment of ATE

NOTICE: This is not a solicitation but rather a Sources Sought Synopsis, Request for Information (RFI). The purpose of this Sources Sought Synopsis is to conduct market research and is part of Acquisition Market Research Analysis. The Government will use this information as a basis to determine any competitive aspects of this acquisition. This notice is for information and planning purposes only and in no way binds the Government.

1. Synopsis:

The proposed North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) Code is 541330, Engineering Services. The Government is interested in all small business concerns. The Government requests that all interested parties respond to this notice if applicable and identify your small business status to the identified NAICS code. Additionally, please provide any anticipated teaming arrangements, along with a description of similar services offered to the Government and to commercial customers for the past three years. Any responses involving teaming agreements should delineate between the work that will be accomplished by the prime and the work accomplished by the teaming partners.

2. Program Details:

This program is being established to provide independent, prime contractor-level work for all ATE Commodities Sustainment of F-16 IAIS/VXI-IAIS/R-IAIS Engineering Services. The contractor shall be responsible for completion of all ATE Commodities Sustainment Task Orders needed to support operational requirements for F-16 operational users as well as for potential new F-16 users.

3. Services:

Services to be provided include ATE Commodity Sustaining Engineering, Component Hardware, Integration and Maintenance, ATE Maintenance of Government Furnished Equipment/Property located at contractor facilities, and Technical Order Maintenance Support. These services are essential to the task of ensuring integrity, mission readiness, sustainability, reliability, and maintainability of components contained within the AIS series of test stations, to include: AdC AIS, IAIS, VXI-IAIS, and R-IAIS. Additionally, when required, the contractor shall perform Non-Recurring Engineering (NRE) activities to develop resolutions to obsolescence issues over and above Form-Fit-Function interface component replacement, and/or to develop new test capabilities in support of weapon system requirements. These services are needed to resolve Diminishing Manufacturing Sources and meet performance objectives.

4. Sources Sought Synopsis/RFI Response Part 1-Contractor Description:

1. Name of Company

2. Point of Contact with phone number and e-mail address

3. Size of Business according to North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) Code 541330, Engineering Services - $35.5M

a) Other suggested NAICS codes for this program and your size classification based on those codes

4. Does your company possess the following certifications ISO-9001, AS-9100, and/or CMMI Level 3?

5. How would you intend to propose on this effort, as a prime or subcontractor?

6. If you are a prime contractor and believe you have data that limits competition, are you willing to sell the data rights? If so, at what price?

5. Proposal Submittal:

Please submit your information by email to the Buyer and Contracting Officer listed below, no later than 30 calendar days after publication of this notice. Responses to this Notice are due on or before 29 August 2025 at 4:00 MDT. The contracting office will distribute your submitted information to AFMC 416 SCMS for review as well.

6. CONTACT INFORMATION

Contracting Office:

AFMC AFSC OL:H/PZAAB

6050 Gum Lane, Bldg. 1215 Hill AFB, UT 84056

Primary Point of Contact: Christian Barwick@us.af.mil Secondary Point of Contact: Heidi Hodgson@us.af.mil

7. DISCLAIMER:

THIS IS A REQUEST FOR INFORMATION ONLY.

This Sources Sought announcement is issued solely for informational and planning purposes. It does not constitute a solicitation (Request for Proposal or Request for Quotation) or a promise to issue a solicitation in the future. As stipulated in FAR 15.201(e), responses to this notice are not considered offers, shall not be used as a proposal, and cannot be accepted by the Government to form a binding contract. This Sources Sought does not commit the Government to contract for any supply or service whatsoever. Furthermore, the Government is not seeking proposals currently.

Respondents are advised that the Government will not pay for any information or administrative costs incurred in response to this notice. All costs associated with responding to this notice will be solely at the responding party’s expense. The Government requests that non-proprietary information be submitted in response;

however, should proprietary information be submitted, it should be marked

“PROPRIETARY” and will be handled accordingly. The Government shall not be liable for or suffer any consequential damages for any proprietary information not properly identified. Proprietary information will be safeguarded in accordance with the applicable Government regulations.