Aircraft_Painting_Sources_Sought_Notice_12Apr19.doc

Coast Guard Office of Aeronautical Engineering (OAE) Intermediate Paint Application Training – Sources Sought 12 April 2019 Sources Sought Notice This sources sought notice serves as part of a market research effort by the United States Coast Guard (USCG) in support of the OAE. This is not a request for proposal and in no way obligates the Government to award any contract. The intent of this notice is to identify commercially available sources for training support services to conduct basic instructional courses for application of paint on military aircraft (painting patch repairs) between overhaul cycles starting July 2019 through July 2024.

The contractor shall provide a formal course on military aircraft paint application. The training shall take place in both a classroom setting and a shop/lab environment. The course shall have a “hands on” portion that includes physical paint application. Simulated painting is NOT acceptable. Additionally, the contractor shall NOT endorse a specific product during the training course. Lastly, the vendor shall provide all supplies and services to accommodate 6 to 8 attendees no less than 2 days and no more than 3.

Responses must include the vendor’s capabilities, business point of contact, phone number, email address and Cage Code. The anticipated North American Industry Classification Standard Code (NAICS) is 611519. This small business size standard is $15M in average annual receipts. Responses to this Sources Sought Notice should also state whether the business is currently classified as Large, Small, Small Disadvantaged, 8(a), HubZone Small Business, Women Owned Small Business, Service Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business concern under the NAICS 611519.

This Sources Sought Notice does not constitute a Request for Proposal and is not to be construed as a request for an offer. Therefore, there will be no evaluation of responses to this notice for contract award purposes. Reimbursement will not be made for any cost associated with providing information in response to this announcement and any follow-up information requests.

Responses and Questions regarding this notice shall be submitted in writing to George D. Baptist III via email at George.D.Baptist@uscg.mil and Sharnte Crown via email at: Sharnte.K.Crown@uscg.mil no later than Monday, 22 April 2019 at 3:00 PM (EST).

A draft copy of the Performance Work Statement (PWS) for this effort is attached in this notice.