SSS - B-1 Weld Repairs.pdf

SOURCES SOUGHT

THERE IS NO SOLICITATION AVAILABLE AT THIS TIME. REQUEST FOR A SOLICITAION

WILL NOT RECEIVE A RESPONSE. This Sources Sought Synopsis is in support of Market Research being conducted by the United States Air Force to identify potential sources and if this effort can be competitive or a Small Business Set-Aside.

The proposed North American Industry Classification Systems (NAICS) Code is 541330 which has a corresponding Size Standard of 1,500 employees. The Government will use this information to determine the best acquisition strategy for this procurement. The Government is interested in all small businesses to include 8(a), Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned, Hubzone, and Women-Owned small business concerns. The Government requests that interested parties respond to this notice if applicable and identify your small business status to the identified NAICS code. Additionally, please provide any anticipated teaming arrangements, along with a description of similar services offered to the Government and to commercial customers for the past three years. Any responses involving teaming agreements should delineate between the work that will be accomplished by the prime and the work accomplished by the teaming partners.

This Sources Sought is to notify companies that the U. S. Air Force is seeking sources to develop new build and repair techniques for titanium aircraft structural components. These components are made from 6Al-4V titanium forgings and sheet metal. These items have experienced wear and service damage, and range in thickness from .020 inches to 1.000 inches. Electron beam, plasma arc, or other welding techniques are required.

The Air Force envisions a two-phased approach:

Phase One: A non-recurring engineering effort to develop the repair techniques and appropriate tooling, followed by applicable qualification testing to validate the developed repairs.

Phase Two: A repair / new-build effort employing the information gained during Phase One.

Qualifications:

- Offeror must not be owned (directly or indirectly) by a foreign company(ies) or individual(s) for the duration of any potential Government contract.

- Maintains a corporate cost accounting system that meets the requirements of DCMA and/or DCAA.

- Quality system requirements:

o AS9110 Certification (or equivalent);

o Has a documented quality system that requires sub-contractors comply with

AS9110 Certification (or equivalent).

o NADCAP Certified Processor (Welding) o NADACP Certified for Hot Forming Titanium/Access to NADCAP approved source

- Personnel certified in accordance with AWS D17.1

- Possesses, or has access to, appropriate material testing laboratory equipment for destructive and non-destructive testing.

All interested firms shall submit a response that includes detailed product information demonstrating their capabilities to produce the requested equipment to the primary point of contact listed below.

Any information submitted by respondents to this sources sought synopsis is strictly voluntary.

As stipulated in FAR 15.201(e), responses to this notice are not considered offers and cannot be accepted by the Government to form a binding contract. No solicitation exists; therefore, do not request a copy of the solicitation. The decision to solicit for a contract shall be solely within the Government's discretion. This Sources Sought Notice is not to be construed as a commitment by the Government, nor will the Government reimburse any costs associated with the submission of information in response to this notice. Respondents will not individually be notified of the results of any Government assessments. The Government's evaluation of the capability statements received will factor into whether any forthcoming solicitation will be conducted as a full and open competition or as a set-aside for small businesses, or any particular small business designation (e.g. SDVOSB, HUBZone, 8(a), SDB, WOSB, VOSB, etc.).

Capabilities package: All interested firms shall submit a capabilities package that explicitly demonstrates company capabilities - indicating examples of commercial sales and product specifications related to this effort. This notice will expire on 15OCT2024. Responses can be submitted to 424scms.rfi.responses@us.af.mil. Note: this is a common e-mail address receiving messages for multiple sources sought announcements. Please put the following in the subject line of any submitted capabilities package: “B-1 Titanium Weld Repair”. It is suggested your capabilities pack include the following:

- Quality certificates (ISO, NADCAP, etc.)

- Capabilities list

- Previous Government and Commercial efforts

- Resumes of key personnel

At the end of the announcement period, the Government may contact your company to schedule an on-site visit.