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GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION (GSA)

ASSISTED ACQUISITION SERVICES (AAS) REQUEST FOR INFORMATION (RFI)

TO

SAM.GOV

I. Introduction

General Services Administration (GSA), Assisted Acquisition Services (AAS) is releasing this Request for Information (RFI) on behalf of United States Marine Corps (USMC). The purpose of this RFI is to assist the Government in conducting market research focused on identifying interested parties for a potential solicitation and resulting contract. This information will be used for market research only. The Government is not obligated to release a future solicitation.

This RFI does NOT constitute a Request for Proposal and is not to be construed as a commitment, implied or otherwise, by the Government that a procurement action will be issued.

Response to this notice is not a request to be added to a bidders list or to receive a copy of a solicitation. No entitlement to payment of direct or indirect costs or charges by the Government will arise as a result of the submission of the requested information. No reimbursement will be made for any costs associated with providing information in response to this announcement and any follow up information requests. Responses to this RFI may be considered in the future determination of an appropriate acquisition strategy for the program. The Government may not respond to any specific questions or comments submitted in response to this RFI or information provided as a result of this request. Any information submitted by respondents as a result of this notice is strictly voluntary.

II. Background

The contractor shall perform aircraft maintenance functions of the aircraft cleaning and washing maintenance support for squadrons within Marine Aircraft Group (MAG) 26 and Marine Aircraft Group (MAG) 29 at the Organizational level (O-Level). Aircraft maintenance support for the MV-22, CH-53, and H-1platforms shall be provided aboard Marine Corps Air Station New River, NC at Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 162, 261, 263, 264, 266, 365, Marine Medium Tiltrotor Training Squadron 204, Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 461, 464, Marine Heavy Helicopter Training Squadron 302, Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadrons 167, and 269.

The contractor shall perform Scheduled and Unscheduled Organizational level (O-Level) aircraft maintenance, aircraft cleaning and washing maintenance support on all Type Model Series aircraft within MAG-26 and MAG-29 squadrons at Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) New River, North Carolina (NC).

The Maintenance Control Officer will communicate via email or verbal to the contractor to ensure completion of work within the allotted time and provide safe flyable aircraft(s) to execute

Template Version 08/26/2024 2 the unit’s daily flight schedule, which is subject to change due to aircraft availability, weather and other factors. The COR or Maintenance Control Officer will provide as much notice as possible regarding schedule changes.

The contractor shall maintain assigned aircraft/aeronautical equipment in a manner that meets or exceeds the requirements of the listed CNAFINST 4790.2 (series) programs in the attached Draft Performance Work Statement (PWS).

The Contractor shall review and ensure all documentation such as work guides and checklists are accurate and completed prior to issuing to crews or individuals.

The Contractor shall support scheduled inspections at intervals specified by applicable Maintenance Requirement Cards (MRC) or Interactive Electronic Technical Manual (IETM).

The Contractor shall perform and support Corrosion Control and ensure aircraft services are performed IAW governing directives by ensuring all inspection standards are met.

Tools Equipment and Hazardous Material/Waste. The Contractor shall inventory and maintain tools, and properly handle hazardous materials/waste per activity’s Material Safety Data Sheet (MSDS) and local governing directives.

The contractor shall ensure all maintenance/inspections are documented on a Work Order (WO).

Contractor personnel shall acquire appropriate Special Maintenance Qualifications (SMQ) to initiate WOs and complete maintenance action within Squadron Optimized Organizational Maintenance Activity (OOMA) information system.

Contractor personnel shall examine, inspect, investigate, repair, and provide recommendations to the local Maintenance Control and/or government agency as required.

III. Functional Areas

Ensure all contractor personnel possess and maintain qualifications on the maintenance, modification, and repair experience on the aircraft platforms at contract start and throughout the Period of Performance (PoP).

Ensure the Site Lead has the minimum experience and qualifications outlined in Attachment 2 of the Draft PWS.

Ensure the Site Lead or a designated contractor representative is present on every shift when any contractor personnel is performing duties under this contract.

Review and ensure accurate completion of all maintenance documentation of contractor personnel prior to submission to COR and/or Government personnel.

Ensure Site Lead or designated contractor representative attend meetings.

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Coordinate with the Contract Officer’s Representative (COR) for prioritization of work efforts.

Ensure contractor personnel obtain and maintain qualification requirements for CDQARs, and CDIs (see Attachment 2 in the Draft PWS). Periodically, accompany CDIs and CDQARs during scheduled maintenance and unscheduled maintenance tasks to recheck their qualifications. The Site Lead may be required to sign Contractor personnel qualifications and certifications for Contractor employees.

IV. Government Estimate

The Government currently estimates the total amount of this requirement to be from $15,000,000.00 to $20,000,000.00 over a one-year base period and four, one-year, options.

V. Questionnaires

Complete the questionnaire as outlined below:

a. Responses shall be submitted electronically by email only to Joe Loersch (AAS Contracting Officer) at joseph.loersch@gsa.gov and Drew Zimmerman (AAS Contract Specialist) at drew.zimmerman@gsa.gov. Use the attached questionnaire to provide the requested information (i.e., no substitutions, additions, or deletions).

b. All responses shall maintain one-inch margins, 12-point Times New Roman font, and are single spaced.

c. Table 1: Corporate Overview shall be no longer than two (2) pages in length.

d. Table 2: Prior and Current Corporate Experience shall be no longer than three (3) pages in length (no longer than one (1) page for each example of Corporate Experience). All Corporate Experience must be performed by the respondent as a Prime contractor.

e. Corporate Capabilities and Approaches shall be no longer than two (2) pages and is further limited below.

f. All information submitted shall be UNCLASSIFIED.

g. Responses shall be submitted no later than 11 a.m. Eastern Time on September 2, 2025.

h. Send questions to Joe Loersch (AAS Contracting Officer) at joseph.loersch@gsa.gov and

Drew Zimmerman (AAS Contract Specialist) at drew.zimmerman@gsa.gov.

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Table 1: Corporate Overview

Question Answer Name of Company Name of Business Unit Responding to the RFI (if applicable)

Unique Entity ID Number Commercial and Government Entity (CAGE) Code

Corporate Address Total Number of Full Time Employees

Website URL Small Business under North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) Code 488190

☐ YES

☐ NO

Type of Small Business, if applicable (e.g., Woman-Owned, Service Disabled Veteran Owned, 8(a), HUBZone)

Do you have a cost accounting system deemed adequate by a cognizant audit agency? (e.g., Defense Contract Audit Agency

(DCAA))

☐ YES

☐ NO

Do you have an approved Purchasing System?

☐ YES

☐ NO

One Point of Contact (POC) (Enter name, phone number, and email address)

Name:

Phone #:

Email:

Please identify which, if any, of the formal accreditations or certifications listed below are held by your firm (do not include any self-certifications):

International Organization for Standardization (ISO) 9001 Quality Management System (QMS)

☐ YES

☐ NO

Other, please specify ☐ YES

☐ NO

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How does your company integrate commercially available offerings to meet the needs of the stated mission requirements?

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Table 2: Prior and Current Corporate Experience

Please respond to the following inquiries (Note: If your company is divided into separate business units, responses shall be based upon the Corporate Experience of the business unit responding to the RFI):

Please complete the following table for prior Corporate Experiences performed in the last five years in which the contractor (serving as prime contractor) provided or currently provides services similar in size, complexity, and scope to the stated requirements and technical environment as listed in Sections III and IV. Use individual task order values for the table below, not the overall Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) or Blanket Purchase Agreement (BPA) ceiling value the task order may have been awarded from.

Contract Vehicle/Contract Number Contract/Project Name Value at Award Value at Completion/Current Value

Contract Type: check the type that represents the largest ($) for this contract

☐ Time-and-Materials (T&M)/Labor-Hour (LH) ☐ Firm-Fixed-Price (FFP) ☐ Cost-Plus-Incentive-Fee (CPIF) ☐ Cost-Plus-Award-Fee (CPAF)

Client Department or Agency Project Description Client POC, Name, E-mail, Phone Percentage of Services Sub-contracted

Number of Users Average Monthly Service Contact Volume

Amount of Tools/Other Direct Costs (ODCs) Procured for Life of Task Order

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Corporate Capabilities and Approaches

a. Describe your corporate capabilities as they relate to the holistic and integrated Functional Areas listed above. Please include which contract types these experiences were with, making specific note of (insert type of contract, e.g., Cost-Plus-Award-Fee) task orders (limited to half a page).

b. Describe your company/business unit’s experience, if any, with providing innovative solutions in terms of technology, process, or automation to drive operational service delivery efficiencies (cost and performance) without disrupting current operations, leveraging investment through savings in automation, and integrated delivery (limited to half a page).

c. Describe your company/business unit’s capability, experience, and methodology for properly staffing a (insert applicable description of type of contract; e.g., worldwide Enterprise Service Delivery and Management contract), with the same size, scope, and complexity as referenced in Section II above. Additionally, please provide the methodology used to provide cleared personnel (specify level; e.g., with Minimum Background Investigation (MBI)) for (specify situation; e.g., touch labor, surge, and project implementations) so as not to burden cleared Government and contractor resources with escort duty (limited to half a page).

d. Describe your company/business unit’s experience and methodology for identifying and delivering meaningful, and real-time executive management dashboards views to your client in an Enterprise Service Delivery and Management contract (limited to half a page).