3PL Sources Sought NoticeFinal.pdf

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SOURCES SOUGHT TECHNICAL DESCRIPTION FOR CARGO INTERNATIONAL

LOGISTICS DIVISION PROGRAM OFFICE (ILD) THIRD PARTY LOGISTICS (3PL)

SUPPORT

INTRODUCTION

The US Army Contracting Command, Redstone, CCAM-AVD-C, Redstone Arsenal, AL 35898-5000 is issuing a sources sought synopsis on behalf of the (ILD) office as a means of conducting market research to identify potential sources that have an interest and capability to provide Third-Party Logistics (3PL) aircraft parts supplies in support of Cargo International Logistics Division Program Office (ILD) requirements for multiple aircraft platforms.

The result of this market research will contribute to determining the method of procurement, if a future requirement materializes. Based on the responses to the sources sought notice/market research, this requirement may be set-aside for small businesses (in full or in part) or procured through full and open competition. Multiple awards may be made. All small business set-aside categories as defined in the Federal Acquisition Regulation will be considered. Telephone inquiries will not be accepted or acknowledged, and no feedback or evaluations will be provided to companies regarding submissions.

DISCLAIMER

THIS SOURCES SOUGHT IS FOR INFORMATIONAL PURPOSES ONLY. THIS IS

NOT A REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL (RFP) TO BE SUBMITTED. IT DOES NOT

CONSTITUTE A SOLICITATION AND SHALL NOT BE CONSTRUED AS A

COMMITMENT BY THE GOVERNMENT. RESPONSES IN ANY FORM ARE NOT

OFFERS AND THE GOVERNMENT IS UNDER NO OBLIGATION TO AWARD A

CONTRACT AS A RESULT OF THIS ANNOUNCEMENT. NO FUNDS ARE

AVAILABLE TO PAY FOR PREPARATION OF RESPONSES TO THIS

ANNOUNCEMENT. ANY INFORMATION SUBMITTED BY RESPONDENTS TO THIS

TECHNICAL DESCRIPTION IS STRICTLY VOLUNTARY

PROGRAM BACKGROUND

ILD is chartered by the Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment (OSD-AS) to procure, field, sustain, and provide training and technical support of non-standard aircraft for the Department of Defense (DoD) and allied countries. ILD provides support to customers worldwide for a variety of former DoD program of record (POR), commercial, and foreign military rotary wing aircraft. Current examples of non-standard rotary wing aircraft supported include S-70i, MD-530, MD- 500, Bell 200/400 series, CH-47 (legacy aircraft), AW139, UH-1, Huey-II and the AH-6i.

REQUIRED CAPABILITIES

The Government requires a broad range of equipment, supplies, and related incidental services to support aviation systems. The intent of this Sources Sought is to assess the state-of-the art of the technology available to provide the following, but not limited to, equipment and supplies and incidental services:

Equipment and Supplies

• Aviation Parts

• Aircrew Equipment

• Ground Support Equipment (GSE)

• Aviation Ground Support Equipment (AGSE)

• System Peculiar Ground Support Equipment (PGSE)

• Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)

• Weapon Parts and Accessories

• Testing Equipment for Systems/Components

• Navigation and Display Systems

• Communications Equipment

• Airfield Operations Equipment

Incidental Services

• Obsolescence Management

• Package Handling and Transportation (PHS&T)

• Supply/Inventory Management

• Supplier Management

The Government envisions a 3PL provider(s) solution to perform program management, procurement of equipment and supplies using Manufactures Part Number, coordination and execution of transportation of equipment and supplies both domestically and internationally, management of suppliers, implementation of an Electronic Data Interchange (EDI) to provide asset visibility to the Government on status of orders, provide Quality Program/Quality Assurance systems to ensure airworthiness of components, component repair, maintenance engineering, fabrication, qualification testing, logistical and support to delivery of hardware to meet operational and program requirements.

Qualification. The 3PL provider must be qualified and demonstrate compliance to provide equipment, supplies and incidental services. Equipment and supplies must be New, Overhauled and/or Rebuilt IAW requirements of cognizant engineering authority (I.E. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), Military Airworthiness Authority (MAA) etc.).

The 3PL provider must have a working knowledge of DoD Critical Safety Item (CSI) program and the Army Aviation Air Worthiness Release (AWR) process is required.

It is imperative that the 3PL contractor(s) have the capability to develop an extensive network of subcontractors and material vendors to fulfill the requirement(s).

SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS

Any resulting contract is expected to have a security classification level of Secret, as applicable. Any resulting contract shall be compliant with the specialty metals restriction of the Berry Amendment (10 U.S.C. 2533a and 2533b) in accordance with DFARS clauses 252.225-7008 and 252.225-7009.

ELIGIBILITY: The applicable NAICS code for this requirement is 336413 (Other Aircraft Parts and Auxiliary Equipment Manufacturing) and 336 (Transportation Equipment Manufacturing) with a Small Business Size Standard of 1,250 Employees. The Product Service Code (PSC) is 1615, 1650, 1680, 2925, 3040, and 4710.

SUBMISSION DETAILS

Interested businesses should submit a brief capabilities statement package (no more than ten 8.5 X 11-inch pages, font no smaller than 10 point) demonstrating ability to provide the products/systems listed in this Technical Description.

Documentation should be in bullet format. No phone or email solicitations with regards to the status of the RFP will be accepted prior to its release.

Your response to this Sources Sought, including any capabilities statement, shall be electronically submitted to the Contract Specialists, Christopher Clemons, and Cheerisa Evans in either Microsoft Word or Portable Document Format (PDF), via email christopher.r.clemons2.civ@mail.mil and cheerisa.l.evans.civ@army.mil no later than 12:00 p.m. Central Standard Time on 20 March 2026 and reference this synopsis number in subject line of e-mail and on all enclosed documents. Information and materials submitted in response to this request WILL NOT be returned. DO NOT

SUBMIT CLASSIFIED MATERIAL.

If your organization has the potential capacity to provide the required products/systems, please provide the following information: 1) Organization name, address, primary points of contact (POCs) and their email address, Web site address, telephone number, and type of ownership for the organization; and 2) Tailored capability statements addressing the requirements of this notice, with appropriate documentation supporting claims of organizational and staff capability. If significant subcontracting or teaming is anticipated in order to deliver technical capability, organizations should address the administrative and management structure of such arrangements.

All data received in response to the Sources Sought that is marked or designated as corporate or proprietary will be fully protected from release outside the Government.

mailto:christopher.r.clemons2.civ@mail.mil mailto:cheerisa.l.evans.civ@army.mil

CAPABILITIES QUESTIONNAIRE:

SECTION 1: GENERAL

Business Name:

Business Address:

Cage Code:

Duns number:

NAICS Code: Is your firm registered under NAICS Code 336413; Other Aircraft Parts and Auxiliary Equipment Manufacturing and/or 336, Transportation Equipment Manufacturing Responsible Point of Contact (Name, telephone and email):

SECTION 2: CONTRACTOR ARRANGEMENT

Our firm will be proposing on this project as a:

Prime Contractor (if small business) -Please provide the following information relating to your firm:

Prime contractor (SB) performing 50% of the work - The current team you plan to propose with as a subcontractor (Insert business name, business size, cage code, and work which will be subcontracted), state specifics about the prime and subcontractor’s experience.

Prime contractors (SB) performing 100% of the work - provide specifics about the firm’s experience as a prime contractor.

Joint venture with (Insert business name, business size, and cage code). (See FAR subpart 9.6 for Government policy on teaming arrangements, as well as 8(a)Program regulations described in 13 CFR 124.513, HUBZone Program regulations described in 13 CFR 126.616, and Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Program regulations described in FAR 19.1403(c) and 13 CFR 125.15(b).)

1. Describe your firm’s approach to Electronic Data Interface processes in terms of providing real-time information to customers on order status. Narrative should include the process and any software tools used to perform this function.

2. Describe your firm’s quality assurance plan to include ensuring items are manufactured/produced by a Cognizant Airworthiness Authority approved source.

3. Describe your key personnel who have primarily worked to support third party logistics support. Describe the qualifications, credentials, professional experience, and years of experience in the areas of program management, procurement, quality assurance/control, PHS&T and engineering.

4. Provide information on the maximum dollar value of delivery orders your firm has executed in the past. Also, describe the level of financial risk that would be acceptable to your business model in supporting issued delivery. How many delivery orders would your firm be able to execute in a 30-day period?

5. Describe your relationship with suppliers obtaining parts and how you would mitigate risk in the supply chain to obtain equipment, supplies, and related incidental services.

6 What are some of the risks you have encountered with part acquisition overall and what is your mitigation plan?

7. What does your company see as risk areas and/or potential issues associated with an acquisition of this type? How can the USG assist in mitigating these risks/issues?

8. Do you have a facility that can support ordering, and receipt of equipment purchased under this effort? Is the facility located within a 60-mile radius of Redstone Arsenal, AL

9. (For small businesses only). If the USG were to set-aside an acquisition for small business and your company were in the multiple award queue to propose, would your company be able to comply with the limitations on subcontracting clause (FAR 52.219-

14) and perform at least 50% of the contract cost incurred for personnel? How would your company accomplish work beyond in-house capabilities?

10. Describe your capability to provide the parts listed in Attachment 1 in either “New”, “Overhauled and/or Rebuilt” condition.

11. Describe your experience procuring items similar to those listed in Attachment 1, from the commercial marketplace.

12. Are you currently providing supply support services to the Department of Defense?

Are you the Prime/Sub? If yes, please list contracts/delivery orders and the dollar value of the contract/delivery order.

13. Describe your experience and/or approach to providing engineering services to support qualifying aviation components and/or support systems.

14. How do you manage warranty?

15. Described your Counterfeit Avoidance and Detection Program.

16. Describe your parts obsolescence experience/mitigation plans.

17. What is your experience procurement/management of Special Tools and Test Equipment?

18. Provide any other applicable comments or recommendations not addressed in the above questions.

Any information provided by industry to the USG as a result of this questionnaire is strictly voluntary. Responses will not be returned. No entitlements to payment of direct or indirect cost or charges to the USG will arise as a result of contractor submission of responses or the USG’s use of such information.

CLOSING DATE AND TIME:

The closing date and time for this Sources Sought Synopsis is 12:00 PM CST on Friday, 20 March 2026. Responses to this announcement are due on this closing date and time.