C.H. Pre-solicitation Notice.pdf

NOTICE OF INTENT TO AWARD SOLE SOURCE

The United States Air Force (the Government) intends to issue a Firm-Fixed-Price contract for the services outlined herein to a single source, The Boeing Company (“Boeing”), P.O. Box 516, St. Louis, MO 63166, under the authority of RFO 6.103-1, Only one responsible source and no other supplies or services will satisfy agency requirements. Contract award is anticipated to occur on or before 31 March 2027. The period of performance (PoP) shall be one year from date of award plus four Option years. There are no set-asides for this effort.

Points of Contact:

Sonia Taylor, Contracting Officer - sonia.taylor.1@us.af.mil Kevin Flowers, Contract Specialist – kevin.flowers.5@us.af.mil 1970 Monahan Way, Bldg 11A Wright-Patterson AFB, OH 45433-7142

PSC: 1510

NAICS: 541330

Service name: Conference Hotel Services

Contractor name: Boeing

Service description: Provide Conference Hotel services, which consists of real-time assistance from T-7 system experts via telephone during in-flight emergencies. The services must comply with AFI 11-418 and its AETC supplement.

Service characteristics required:

• Experience in providing Conference Hotel support for complex aircraft systems, comparable in scope and complexity to the T-7.

• In-depth knowledge of T-7 systems and subsystems, or the demonstrated ability to attain it in a reasonable period should a contract award occur. This includes general aircraft, avionics/electrical, flight technologies, subsystems, engines/propulsion integration, fuel, and structures.

• The ability to obtain minimum data requirements (e.g., engineering drawings, engineering analyses/models, test/qualification reports parts list, and/or technical orders) and additional Government support required to provide the scope of T-7 services.

This pre-solicitation notice satisfies the requirement in RFO 5.101. A quote will be solicited directly from Boeing. Contract award is anticipated to occur no later than 31 March 2027.

The requirement is not subject to the World Trade Organization Government Procurement Agreement (WTO GPA) and/or a Free Trade Agreement (FTA).

Technical data will not be furnished as part of the solicitation and would need to be obtained from the Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM), Boeing.

This is not a construction requirement.

This will be a sole source contract in accordance with RFO 6.103-1, as Boeing is the only vendor that possesses the requisite capabilities to successfully fulfill the requirement. This determination is primarily based on the fact that Boeing as the Original Equipment Manufacturer has the expertise and data specific to the T-7 systems that are required to provide Conference Hotel services. Market Research did not result in discovery of any other vendors who could provide this service.

This notice of intent is not a request for competitive quotations. However, all responsible sources may submit a capability statement, proposal, or quotation, which shall be considered by the Government. The Government will consider responses received within 10 days of issuance of this notice. Information received will normally be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether or not to conduct a full and open competitive procurement or a small business set aside competitive procurement. The Government will not pay for any information received in response to this announcement.

If the Government decides to compete this requirement, a new synopsis shall be issued utilizing the combined synopsis/solicitation procedure identified in RFO 12.202(b). If this effort becomes a Small Business Set-Aside, FAR 52.219-14, Limitations on Subcontracting, will apply.

Therefore, small businesses that want to be considered for a small business set-aside should demonstrate how they intend to comply.

A determination not to compete this requirement based upon responses to this notice is an administrative decision by the Government that is solely within its discretion.

Contractors should be aware of the following information:

1. Contractors must include the following information:

a. Points of contact, addresses, email addresses, phone numbers.

b. Identification as a large U.S. business, a small U.S. business, or a foreign business. Please note that size indicated should be based on the NAICS code for this effort listed above.

c. Identification of any other socioeconomic status including Women-Owned Small Business, Economically Disadvantaged Small Business, 8(a), Service Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business, Veteran Owned Small Business or HUBZone.

d. Company CAGE Code or DUNS Number.

2. In your response you must address how your company will meet the service characteristics specified above.

3. Submitted information shall be UNCLASSIFIED.

4. Responses are limited to 10 pages in a Microsoft Word compatible format.

Responses should be emailed to Sonia Taylor at sonia.taylor.1@us.af.mil and Kevin Flowers at kevin.flowers.5@us.af.mil. Any questions should be directed to Kevin Flowers through email.

mailto:kevin.flowers.5@us.af.mil

Service characteristics required: