APX-119 One Time Effort RFI_Final.pdf

REQUEST FOR INFORMATION

APX-119 Identification of Friend or Foe (IFF) Systems

The National Stock Numbers (NSN), Part Numbers (PN), and Nouns are as follows:

NSN PART NUMBER NOUN

5841-01-656-1177 4079100-0530 RT-1853D;

TRANSPONDER,RADAR

5841-01-645-6210 4079100-0531 RT-1861D;

TRANSPONDER,RADAR

5841-01-614-7844 4079100-0518 RT-1867D;

TRANSPONDER,RADAR

5841-01-651-6247 4087561-0502 CONTROL RADAR SET

The Government is conducting market research to identify potential sources that possess the repair data, expertise, capabilities, and experience to meet qualification requirements to repair the APX-119 Identification of Friend or Foe (IFF) Systems. The level of security clearance and amount of foreign participation in this requirement has not been determined.

The APX-119 IFF Systems, located in the aircraft's avionics bay, provide the interface between the aircraft's identification system and air traffic control, as well as friendly forces. This capability allows the aircraft to be identified as a friendly force and provides the aircrew with situational awareness of surrounding aircraft. The APX-119 systems advise the aircrew of the aircraft's identification status, mode of operation, and any error messages that may exist, and are used to initiate system tests or respond to interrogation requests using the system's controls. It enables the aircraft to transmit its identification and altitude information to friendly forces and receive replies from other aircraft equipped with compatible IFF systems, providing a means of identifying friendly aircraft and distinguishing them from unknown or enemy forces.

The Government does not own or have access to the data for these items to organically repair/modify or compete the repairs/modifications.

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.

Raytheon is the known sole source contractor for repairing these items. The APX-119 was previously repaired by Raytheon (Cage: 06845, Facility: 1LZU1) under contract number SPRBL1-15-D-0017. The primary RMC/RMSC code are R3/R and R4/R.

Interested parties 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.

FAR 52.215-3, Request for Information or Solicitation for Planning Purposes (Oct 1997) applies to this request for proposal:

(a) The Government does not intend to award a contract on the basis of this request 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 solicitation is issued for the purpose of: informational planning and budgetary forecasting by the Government.

INSTRUCTIONS:

1. The document(s) below contain a description of the APX-119 Identification of Friend or Foe (IFF) Systems repair requirements and a Contractor Capability Survey. The Survey allows contractors to provide their company’s capability.

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. If you lack sufficient experience in a particular area, please provide details explaining how you would overcome the lack of experience/capabilities in order to perform that portion of the requirement (i.e., teaming, subcontracting, etc.)

a. 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. Questions relative to this market survey should be addressed by email to Zachary Bressler, Logistic Management Specialist, zachary.bressler@us.af.mil and Andrew Adams, Logistic Management Specialist Lead, andrew.adams.13@us.af.mil.

CONTRACTOR CAPABILITY SURVEY

APX-119 Identification of Friend or Foe (IFF) Systems

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 North American Industry Classification System (NAICS)

Code: 811210 – Electronic and Precision Equipment Repair and Maintenance

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

Small Business (Yes / No) Woman Owned Small Business (Yes / No) Small Disadvantaged Business (Yes / No) 8(a) Certified (Yes / No) HUBZone Certified (Yes / No) Veteran Owned Small Business (Yes / No) Service Disabled Veteran Small Business (Yes / No) Registered in System for Award Management (SAM) (Yes / No) A statement as to whether your company is domestically or foreign owned (if foreign, please indicate the country of ownership).

Written responses submitted via e-mail, no postal mail or facsimiles please, must be received no later than close of business 30 days after the RFI is posted to SAM.gov.

Questions relative to this market survey should be addressed to Zachary Bressler, Logistic Management Specialist, zachary.bressler@us.af.mil and Andrew Adams, Program Manager, andrew.adams.13@us.af.mil.

Part II. Capability Survey Questions

A. General Capability Questions:

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

2. Describe your company's past experience on previous projects similar in complexity to this requirement. Include contract numbers, a brief description of the work performed, period of performance, and agency/organization supported.

3. Describe your company’s experience in repairing the APX-119.

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

5. What is your company’s current maximum capacity per month for this particular type of requirement? Provide information on any facility reserves you may possess to increase capacity in the event of an immediate need due to critical operational mission requirements.

B. Repair Questions:

1. Describe your capabilities and experience in developing/modifying repair or maintenance procedures. Include associated upgrade of technical orders and preparation of new technical orders. State the types of diagnostic and troubleshooting tools utilized for efforts such as this.

2. Provide your commercial manual(s) or Acceptance Test Procedures (ATP) and your rights to these manuals and or ATP used in the depot level repair and functional check of these or similar assets for Government Engineer review.

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

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

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

a. Include a detailed listing of facilities and equipment, including quantities, required to satisfy the requirements of this effort.

b. Provide an outline of the proposed process, including inspections.

c. State the type of test procedures are anticipated for this effort.

d. State the type of inspection processes anticipated for this effort.

e. NDI/T.

f. Destructive testing/inspection.

6. How will your organization address the absence of drawings, specifications, technical data, test procedures, etc.

7. If the item cannot be repaired in total, state what your organization can repair.

8. Discuss your process for addressing any fit, form, and or function issues that may arise out of this effort.

9. Describe your process for maintaining inventory records and reporting on hand/work-in-process balances and repair status to your customer.

10. State any technology insertion ideas for the item that would be suitable for this effort.

11. Discuss any reverse engineering or item replacement opportunities that may be present.

C. Commerciality Questions:

1. Are there established catalog or market prices for our requirement?

2. If you offer this product and/or service to both U.S. Government and commercial sources, is the same workforce used for both the U.S. Government and general public?

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

D. Engineering Services Questions

1. Describe your services capabilities and experience with regard to the requirements of this effort.

2. Describe your capabilities and experience in developing/modifying procedures. Include associated upgrade of technical orders and preparation of new technical orders.

3. Demonstrate your ability and experience for the same or similar services, which are currently provided in the commercial and/or military environment by providing the following information on the same or similar items:

a. Contract Number

b. Procuring Agency

c. Contract Value

d. Services Provided

E. Continuity of Operations

1. Does your company have an active Continuity of Operations Plan (COOP) or equivalent in the event of a natural disaster or other catastrophic event that causes facilities or operations to be disrupted?

1a. What mitigation strategies are in place for your company to resume operations and to prevent further disruptions?

1b. What customer notifications/reporting processes are in place to provide company operations status to customers?

2. Does your company have primary and secondary transportation modes to ship and track parts?

2a. Does your company have and maintain shipping export licenses for foreign shipment?

If so, for which countries?

2b. How does your company manage traceability for shipments (foreign and domestic)?

2c. What procedures are in place in the event of a lost, damaged, and/or compromised asset?

3. What records management procedures are in place to ensure that the lifecycle knowledge of Government assets is not lost when key employees leave the company?

4. Is your company facing financial disruption?

5. Is your company facing impending merger, acquisition, and/or foreign investment?

6. Has your company ever experienced a disruption resulting in a threat to National Security?

F. Foreign Influence

1. Describe any affiliations your company has with foreign countries, or companies owned by entities in foreign countries, at the company and sub-vendor levels. Are any of your sub-vendors or affiliates in countries barred from doing business with the United States (U.S.)? See link below for a list of countries/entities currently sanctioned from doing business with the U.S. https://home.treasury.gov/policy-issues/financial-sanctions/sanctions-programs-and-country-information

1a. Describe any affiliations your company has with foreign nationals and/or blocked persons. See link below for a list of individuals currently sanctioned from doing business with the U.S. https://home.treasury.gov/policy-issues/financial-sanctions/specially-designated-nationals-and-blocked-persons-list-sdn-human-readable-lists

2. If there is Foreign Ownership, Control or Influence (FOCI) of your company, what percentage of the company is owned by the foreign entity(ies)? Which foreign country(ies)/entity(ies) owns part or all of your company?

3. Are any of your company's primary functions performed in foreign countries? If so, is there an on-site Defense Contract Management Agency (DCMA) representative?

3a. If functions are performed by an overseas vendor, what quality control, inspection processes, and export controls are in place?

4a. How does your company incorporate risk management into their procurement and supplier selection processes?

4b. How does your company handle supply chain disruptions and recovery processes in the face of unforeseen risks or emergencies?

G. Cybersecurity

1. Does your company have a policy/plan for preventing and mitigating risks associated with internal and external information systems security?

1a. Identify actions your company has taken to prevent unauthorized access to information systems (e.g. servers, data lakes, data warehouses etc.) and any results of doing so.

1b. Does your company have procedures to ensure server security in a cloud environment that utilizes Government information, if so is it in compliance with Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (DFARS) 252.239-7010?

2. Has the company implemented cybersecurity requirements given in DFARS clause 252.204-7012, "Safeguarding Covered Defense Information and Cyber Incident Reporting"?

3. Does the company have a list of vendors providing commercial off-the-shelf (COTS) software to the company and for products and services offered to customers?

4. For products and services that contain software, what procedures are in place to securely upgrade software used by customers?

4a. What procedures does your company (or your vendors) follow to perform software vulnerability assessments and mitigate any identified risks?

5. Provide a brief description of the strategy your company uses to continuously monitor the effectiveness of security controls to detect cyber-attacks and defend against them to protect electronic information?

5a. What is the schedule to perform assessments (annual, semi-annual, quarterly, etc.)?

Reference Department of Defense Instructions (DoDI) 8510.01

6. Does your company evaluate the Cybersecurity practices of lower tier vendors before making a decision to buy from or subcontract to them?

7. Is your company current w/ Contractor Self-Assessment against Basic National Institute of Standard Technology (NIST) SP 800-171 controls & is that reflected in the Supplier Performance Risk System (SPRS)?

7a. Does your company have a plan-of-action to remediate deficiencies related to the Basic NIST SP800-171 controls?

8. Has your company employed protections that manage risk in the supply chain for components or subcomponent products and services (e.g., integrated circuits, field-programmable gate arrays (FPGA), printed circuit boards) when they are identifiable (to the supplier) as having a Department of Defense (DoD) end-use? Reference: DoDI 5200.44, para 4.c.(2)