27-30002_RFI_RW Sustaining Engineering Support Draft.docx

Request for Information:

Helicopter Program Office (HPO) Sustaining Engineering Support for Aircraft Structural Integrity Program (ASIP), Mechanical Equipment and Subsystems Integrity Program (MECSIP), Avionics Integrity Program (AVIP) and Electrical Wiring Interconnect System (EWIS)

This market survey is being conducted to identify potential sources that may possess the expertise, capabilities, and experience to provide continual engineering support to the current Aircraft Structural Integrity Program (ASIP), Mechanical Equipment and Subsystems Integrity Program (MECSIP), Avionics Integrity Program (AVIP), and Electrical Wiring Interconnect System (EWIS) for the Helicopter Program Office (HPO) HH-60W, MH-139A, TH-1H, and UH-1N weapon system. The level of security clearance or the amount of foreign participation in this requirement has not been determined.

Contractor shall furnish all material, support equipment, tools, test equipment, and services. The Contractor is responsible for providing, maintaining, and calibrating all support equipment required at their facility or a subcontractor’s facility. Contractor furnished material or parts used for replacement shall equal or exceed the quality of the original material or parts.

Contractors/Institutions responding to this market research are placed on notice that participation in this survey may not ensure participation in future solicitations or contract awards. The Government will not reimburse participants for any expenses associated with their participation in this survey.

In accordance with FAR 52.215-3:

a. The Government does not intend to award a contract on the basis of this solicitation or to otherwise pay for the information solicited except as an allowable cost under other contracts as provided in subsection 31.205-18, Bid and proposal costs, of the Federal Acquisition Regulation.

b. Although “proposal” and “offeror” are used in this Request for Information, your response will be treated as information only. It shall not be used as a proposal.

c. This Request for Information is issued for the purpose of market research.

INSTRUCTIONS:

1. The document(s) below contain a description of the HPO HH-60W, MH-139A, TH-1H, and UH-1N ASIP/MECSIP/AVIP/EWIS requirements and a Contractor Capability Survey, which allows you to provide your company’s capability. Reference attached DRAFT PWS.

2. If, after reviewing these documents, you desire to participate in the market research, you should provide documentation that supports your company’s capability in meeting these requirements. Failure to provide documentation may result in the Government being unable to adequately assess your capabilities.

a. If your company does not currently possess the full capability required to fulfill the entire requirement, please provide details explaining how you would overcome the lack of experience/capabilities in order to perform that portion of the requirements (i.e. what teaming/partnership/joint venture/subcontracting arrangement do you have in place to fulfill the Government needs, etc.).

b. Providing evidence of this arrangement, e.g. emails, letter, etc. that demonstrates a united response to this RFI is highly encouraged, but not required. The evidence should state the type of arrangement and the role each member will fulfill. If you are only interested in being a subcontractor to the future awardee, state the portion of the work that your organization has capability of fulfilling.

c. Identify any areas of work that your organization believes should be broken out exclusively for Small Business.

3. Both large and small businesses are encouraged to participate in this Market Research. Joint ventures or teaming arrangements are encouraged.

4. ATTENTION SMALL BUSINESS RESPONDENTS who are interested in participation for this effort: No set-aside decision has been made; however, the Government will determine the final strategy after thorough analysis of the Small Business responses and other market research available, considering the demonstrated interest and capability. Please ensure that you provide a thorough response to each question.

Questions relative to this market survey should be addressed to PCO Jeanette Jordan (jeanette.jordan.2@us.af.mil) and Contract Specialist Casey Price (casey.price.3@us.af.mil).

Request for Information

Helicopter Program Office (HPO) Sustaining Engineering Support for Aircraft Structural Integrity Program (ASIP), Mechanical Equipment and Subsystems Integrity Program (MECSIP), and Avionics Integrity Program (AVIP), and Electrical Wiring Interconnect System (EWIS)

PURPOSE/DESCRIPTION

The Government is conducting market research to identify potential sources that possess the expertise, capabilities, and experience to meet qualification requirements to provide continual engineering support to the current ASIP, MECSIP, AVIP and EWIS per MIL-HBK-525, for the United States Air Force helicopter fleets consisting of HH-60W, MH-139A, TH-1H, and UH-1N weapon systems. The effort will concentrate on engineering analyses pertaining to continuing efforts outlined in Task V of MIL-STD-1530D Change 1 (ASIP), Task V of MIL-STD-1798D (MECSIP), Phase V of MIL-STD-1796A (AVIP), and Task IV of MIL-HDBK-525 (EWIS).

These programs require that the Contractor possesses detailed and extensive technical expertise in all of the following:

· Rotary wing structures (airframe and dynamic components), mechanical systems and avionics systems on UH-1N, TH-1H, and HH-60W

· Past experience with the UH-60M (from which the HH-60W is derived) or HH-60W

· Past experience running all of the Task V activities of ASIP

· Past experience running all of the Task V activities of MECSIP

· Past experience running all of the Phase V of AVIP

· Past experience running all of the Phase IV of EWIS

· Past experience developing and sustaining individual aircraft tracking, including rotorcraft dynamic components, per MIL-STD-1530D for rotary wing aircraft

· Analysis skills and tools are also needed for calculation of flight-by-flight severity factors for all current ASIP tracking locations, and developing the necessary components of these calculations for new tracking locations (loads, remote stress spectra, detailed finite element models, durability and damage tolerance analysis, etc.).

Aircraft Structural Integrity Program (ASIP): The Contractor shall update and execute the HH-60W, MH-139A, TH-1H, and UH-1N ASIP per the Master Plans that identify the tasks and processes needed to sustain the specified integrity (e.g., performance, reliability, safety and supportability) of the avionics systems under specified operational environments throughout the remainder of its operational service life per MIL-STD-1530D. The updated Rotary Wing HH-60W, MH-139A, TH-1H, and UH-1N ASIP Master Plan will address Task V, Force Management of MIL-STD-1530D. Information used to update the HH-60W, MH-139A, TH-1H, and UH-1N ASIP Master Plan shall be taken from various government and non-government owned data systems. Additionally, the Contractor shall host working–level meetings to implement solutions to execute the ASIP per the Master Plans.

Mechanical Equipment and Subsystems Integrity Program (MECSIP): The Contractor shall update and execute HH-60W, MH-139A, TH-1H, and UH-1N MECSIP Master Plans that identify the tasks and processes needed to sustain the specified integrity (e.g., performance, reliability, safety, and supportability) of mechanical equipment and subsystems under specified operational environments throughout the remainder of its operational service life per MIL-STD-1798D. The updated Rotary Wing HH-60W, MH-139A, TH-1H, and UH-1N MECSIP Plan will address Task V, Force Management of MIL-STD-1798D. Information used to update the MECSIP Master Plan shall be taken from various government and non-government owned data systems. Additionally, the Contractor shall host working–level meetings to implement solutions to execute the MECSIP per the Master Plans.

Avionics Integrity Program (AVIP): The Contractor shall update and execute HH-60W, MH-139A, TH-1H, and UH-1N AVIP Master Plans that identify the tasks and processes needed to sustain the specified integrity (e.g., performance, reliability, safety, and supportability) of avionics equipment under specified operational environments throughout the remainder of its operational service life per MIL-STD-1796A. The updated Rotary Wing HH-60W, MH-139A, TH-1H, and UH-1N AVIP Plan will address Phase V, Force Management of MIL-STD-1796A. Information used to update the AVIP Master Plan shall be taken from various government and non-government owned data systems. Additionally, the Contractor shall host working–level meetings to implement solutions to execute the AVIP per the Master Plans.

Electrical Wiring Interconnect System (EWIS): The Contractor shall update and execute HH-60W, MH-139A, TH-1H, and UH-1N EWIS Master Plans that identify the tasks and processes needed to sustain the specified integrity (e.g., performance, reliability, safety, and supportability) of avionics equipment under specified operational environments throughout the remainder of its operational service life per MIL-HDBK-525. The updated Rotary Wing HH-60W, MH-139A, TH-1H, and UH-1N EWIS Plan will address Phase IV of MIL-HDBK-525. Information used to update the EWIS Master Plan shall be taken from various government and non-government owned data systems. Additionally, the Contractor shall host working–level meetings to implement solutions to execute the EWIS per the Master Plans.

CONTRACTOR CAPABILITY SURVEY

Helicopter Program Office (HPO) Sustaining Engineering Support for Aircraft Structural Integrity Program (ASIP) andMechanical Equipment and Subsystems Integrity Program (MECSIP), Avionics Integrity Program (AVIP) and Electrical Wiring Interconnect System (EWIS)

Part I. Business Information

Please provide the following business information for your company/institution and for any teaming or joint venture partners:

· Company/Institute Name:

· Address:

· Point of Contact:

· CAGE Code:

· Phone Number:

· E-mail Address:

· Web Page URL:

· Size of Business pursuant to Government Proposed North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) Code: 541330 Size standard: $41.5M

Based on the Government proposed NAICS Code, state whether your company is:

· A statement as to whether your company is domestically or foreign owned (if foreign, please indicate the country of ownership).

Electronic responses to the Capability Survey Part I and Part II must be received no later than 4:30 EST 7 January 2026 to the undersigned below. Please ensure data is in a readable electronic format that can be received through a firewall. Attachments shall not exceed 10 MB per email.

Questions relative to this market survey should be addressed to the following:

· Jeanette Jordan, Contracting Officer (jeanette.jordan.2@us.af.mil)

· Casey Price, Contract Specialist (casey.price.3@us.af.mil)

· Dan Nelson, Program Manager (daniel.nelson.59@us.af.mil)

Part II. Capability Survey Questions

A. General Capability Questions:

1) Describe briefly the capabilities of your facility and the nature of the goods and/or services you provide. Include a description of your staff composition and management structure.

2) Describe your company's experience on previous projects similar in complexity to this upcoming requirement. Include contract numbers, a brief description of the work performed, period of performance, agency/organization supported, and individual point of contact (Contracting Officer or Program Manager).

3) Describe your company's capabilities for generating, handling, processing and storing classified material and data, and sensitive material and data.

4) Describe your company's capabilities and experience in generating technical data, engineering drawings and manuals. Identify what software programs are utilized to generate these data products and what formats are available for delivered items.

5) Are there specific requirements in the documentation provided that would currently preclude your products and services from being a viable solution, if so explain?

6) What quality assurance processes and test qualification practices does your company employ? Please provide a description of your quality program (ISO 9000, QS-9000, EIA-599, or otherwise).

B. Information Integrity Questions:

1) Describe your capabilities and experience with executing the Risk Management Framework to ensure cyber-security of a system used by the DoD.

C. Engineering Services and Software Development Questions

1) Describe your capabilities and experience with Rotary-Wing aircraft platform airframe structural analysis with digital engineering, including finite element methods to support ASIP in accordance with MIL-STD-1530D.

2) Describe your capabilities and experience with rotary-wing aircraft platform Individual Aircraft Tracking Program (IATP).

3) Describe your capabilities and experience in performing fatigue analysis on rotorcraft structural dynamic components.

4) Describe your capabilities and experience with developing Rotary-Wing aircraft platform Non-Destructive Inspection (NDI) procedures.

5) Describe your capabilities and experience executing ASIP Master Plans.

6) Describe your capabilities and experience supplying source data for Force Structural Maintenance Plan (FSMP) updates.

7) Describe your capabilities and experience with Rotary-Wing aircraft platform MECSIP Master Plans compliant with MIL-STD-1798D.

8) Describe your capabilities and experiences in performing research on Reliability, Logistics, Upgrades or Modifications to resolve safety and suitability issues on Rotary Wing aircraft.

9) Describe your capabilities and experience in verifying existing Flight Control systems/equipment.

10) Describe your capabilities and experience in verifying existing wiring for aircraft systems/equipment (AVIP and EWIS).

11) Describe your knowledge of rotorcraft Health Usage Monitoring Systems (HUMS) such as the Vibration Monitoring System (VMS) system installed on the H-60 aircraft, and your capability to leverage HUMS data in support of ASIP.

12) Is your company's software development process certified to the Carnegie Mellon Capability Maturity Model (e.g. CMMI level III)? If so, what level of certification have you achieved and what is the date of your certification.

13) Describe your capabilities and experience in managing software development projects, including subcontractor involvement. Include any experience in project planning, work breakdown structures, resource allocations, schedule tracking, risk analysis and cost management.

D. Repair Questions:

1) Describe your capabilities and experience in modifying existing systems/equipment (hardware and software) to solve maintenance and support problems in the depot environment.

2) Describe your capabilities and experience in developing/modifying repair or maintenance procedures. Include associated changes to technical orders and preparation of new technical orders.

3) Describe your configuration management processes and how you identify and resolve parts obsolescence and diminishing manufacturing sources problems.

4) Describe your process for maintaining inventory records and reporting on hand/in work balances and repair status to your customer. Describe your capabilities and experience in repairing existing systems/equipment (hardware and software) to solve maintenance and support problems in the depot environment.

E. Commerciality Questions:

1) If you provide this service to both U.S. Government and commercial customers, is the same workforce used for both the U.S. Government and commercial customers?

2) Is our requirement offered to both under similar terms and conditions? Briefly describe any differences.

3) Describe your standard warranty and return process for goods and services furnished to the government for items similar in nature to this requirement.