B1-SourceSought(RFI).pdf

Sources Sought/Request for Information (RFI)

The United States Marine Corps (USMC) Regional Contracting Office (RCO) Marine Corps Installations (MCI) West at Camp Pendleton, CA is requesting information as detailed below.

Synopsis:

The RCO MCI-West is issuing this Sources Sought/Request for Information (RFI) as a means of conducting market research to determine if there are a sufficient number of qualified businesses interested in and capable of providing aircraft engine test cell operator services for Marine Aviation Logistics Squadron-16 (MALS-16) located at Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) Miramar, California (CA). MALS-16 is responsible for the management, readiness, and operational support of approximately sixty-five (65) CH-53E Aircraft. MALS -16 operates under the Naval Aviation Maintenance Program (NAMP).

The required services include all manual and automated processes, procedures and interfaces necessary to manage and sustain aircraft systems, as well as providing management of associated programs within NAMP. Marine Aircraft Group 16 (MAG-16) operates four (4) “O” organizational level maintenance activities and one (1) “I” intermediate level maintenance activity to ensure there are sufficient full mission capable aircraft and that mission capable aircraft are operationally ready in order to maintain required pilot training.

The result of this market research will contribute to determining the method of procurement in accordance with FAR Part 12 (Acquisition of Commercial Items). As the preceding contract, M0068119P0080, was a 100% set-aside 8(a) contract the Government is only interested in responses from qualified Small Business Administration (SBA) certified 8(a) businesses.

The North American Industry Classification Standard (NAICS) code selected is 488190 (Other Support Activities for Air Transportation), which primarily engaged in providing specialized services for air transportation (except traffic control and other airport operations). The small business size standard for this procurement is $40,000,000.00. NAICS code compliance will occur if/when proposals are submitted. Quotes/Proposals are not to be submitted at this time.

Scope of Work:

See attached DRAFT Performance Work Statement (PWS).

Potential offerors are invited to provide feedback to the draft PWS and responses to RFI items # 1-3 below.

Responses will be used to determine the appropriate acquisition strategy for a potential future acquisition.

Responses to Request for Information:

Contractors are reminded that this is a REQUEST FOR INFORMATION and IS NOT A REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL/BID/QUOTE. Responses to this notice shall not constitute responses to solicitation, which is not currently available. The Government will not pay for the information submitted in response to this Sources Sought/RFI. Telephone inquiries will not be accepted or acknowledged, and respondents will not be notified of the results of any Government assessments.

It is requested that interested businesses submit to the contracting office a brief capabilities statement.

The capabilities statement must clearly detail the firm's ability to perform all aspects of this notice and must include the following:

1. Company Profile to include:

a. Organization name, address, email address, web site address, telephone number

b. Size and type of organization, number of employees, office locations if multiple

c. UEI number

d. CAGE code

e. 8(a) SBA Certification

2. Relevant Experience to include:

a. Relevant Experience in performing efforts of similar size and scope -

b. Recent Experience – within the last five (5) years

c. Please include a brief description of the project, contract number, contract value, and an agency point of contact to include current telephone number.

3. Indicate whether your company has an active General Services Administration (GSA) contract that covers these services outlined in the attached draft PWS. If the answer is yes, include a copy of the GSA contract along with your response to this RFI.

The information received will be utilized to assist in formulating the acquisition. All responses will be treated as proprietary.

Disclaimer: This Sources Sought/RFI is issued solely for informational and planning purposes. It does not constitute a solicitation or a promise to issue a solicitation in the future.

THE DEADLINE FOR RECEIPT OF SUBMISSIONS IS 01 August 2024 by 10:00 a.m. (Pacific).

All submissions must have the corresponding subject line R091164155PL00 Capabilities Statement

Response and must be in Microsoft Word or PDF formats.

All submissions must be sent via e-mail to corey.slivnik@usmc.mil, alex.budai@usmc.mil, and maria.caceres@usmc.mil.

Primary Point of Contact:

Corey Slivnik, Contract Specialist MCI-West – Regional Contracting Office Camp Pendleton, CA Email: corey.slivnik@usmc.mil

THIS SOURCES SOUGHT/RFI IS FOR INFORMATIONAL PURPOSES ONLY. THIS IS NOT A REQUEST

FOR QUOTE OR REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL TO BE SUBMITTED. IT DOES NOT CONTSINTUTE A

SOLICICATION 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 REUSLT OF THIS ANNOUCNEMENT. NO FUNDS ARE AVAILABLE TO

PAY FOR THE PREPARATION OF RESPONSES TO THIS ANNOUNCEMENT. ANY INFORMATION

SUBMITTED BY REPSONDENTS IS STRICTLY VOLUNTARY.

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