C17 Globemaster III_Phase 2_Sources Sought Synopsis 2.1.24.pdf

SOURCES SOUGHT SYNOPSIS (SSS)

C-17 GLOBEMASTER III SUSTAINMENT CONTRACT (G3)

CAUTION:

This Sources Sought Synopsis (SSS) is in support of Market Research being conducted by the United States Air Force to identify potential sources that may possess the expertise, capabilities, and experience to meet the requirements for worldwide sustainment support of the USAF C-17 Globemaster III weapon system. This notice does not constitute a commitment by the Government.

All information submitted in response to this announcement is voluntary. Participation in this RFI will not ensure participation in future solicitations or contracts (or similar) awards. The Government will not pay for responses to information requested, and it will not compensate any cost incurred in developing information provided to the Government. This SSS is for planning purposes only and shall not be considered as a request for proposal or as an obligation on the part of the Government to acquire any products or services. At any time after receipt of RFI responses, the Government may contact respondents independently for further clarification regarding the submittal.

GENERAL OVERVIEW:

This requirement is for sustainment and logistical support necessary for the C-17 fleet in order to continually provide both strategic and tactical airlift capability to the United States Air Force (USAF), Air National Guard, Air Force Reserve Command, and Foreign Military Sales (FMS) partner nations. The amount of foreign participation in this requirement includes Australia, United Kingdom (UK), Canada, Kuwait, Qatar, India, United Arab Emirates (UAE), and NATO Airlift Management Program (NAMP), which is comprised of 12 NATO member-nations and peace nations.

The contract number associated with this effort is FA8526-21-D-0001. An Indefinite-Delivery Indefinite-Quantity (IDIQ) contract with a ceiling value of approximately $23.7B was awarded for the aforementioned on or about 28 September 2021. The duration of the contract was stated as 9 years and 8 months, and it includes Fixed-Price-Incentive (Firm Target) (FPIF), Firm-Fixed Price (FFP), Cost-Plus-Fixed-Fee (CPFF), Cost-Plus-Incentive-Fee (CPIF), and Time and Material (T&M) line items.

The contract was awarded with three phases of ordering periods: (1) “Phase I” (Basic Ordering Period 1, Ordering Period 2, and Ordering Period 3), (2) “Option - Phase II”, and (3) “Option - Phase III”. Phase I was included in the initial award. Option Phase II and Option Phase III have not yet been exercised. The Option – Phase II was awarded with an order start date of 1 Oct 2024 and an order end date of 31 Oct 2027.

As provided in the redacted synopsized Justification and Approval (J&A) on or about Oct 13, 2021 on SAM.gov, this contract was awarded using Other Than Full and Open Competition prescribed by FAR 6.302-1 to The Boeing Company.

This SSS seeks to identify sources that can provide the expertise, capabilities, and experience to meet the requirements for worldwide sustainment support to the USAF C-17 Globemaster III weapon system. The responses received will be used for Market Research that will primarily be used to support additional analysis for the current and/or future acquisition strategy or strategies, particularly before exercise, if any, of Option Phase II and/or Option Phase III. The responses received will be reviewed and analyzed to assist with determining if other contractors/offerors/vendors can meet the requirements for worldwide sustainment support of the C-17, in whole or in part, namely to assist with overcoming any barriers to competition of the previously identified contract.

INSTRUCTIONS:

1. Below is a document containing a description and overview of the C-17 GLOBEMASTER III SUSTAINMENT CONTRACT (G3) requirement.

2. Attached is a Contractor Capability Survey, which allows you to provide your company’s capability.

3. 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.

4. Both large and small businesses are encouraged to participate in this Market Research.

Joint ventures or teaming arrangements are encouraged.

5. Deadline for submission. Responses must be received no later than 8PM Eastern Daylight Time on Thursday, 2 Mar 2024.

6. Electronic and Paper Submission of Responses. Written responses through e-mail or

DoD SAFE only; no facsimile or hardcopy paper submissions. Oral Communications are not acceptable in response to this notice. While email submissions are preferred, the Government will facilitate DoD SAFE submittals as requested in advance by respondents.

Please send the requests to both Government Contract persons identified below.

Other written submissions (such as hardcopy paper submissions) may be considered, if necessary, provided they are coordinated and approved by the lead contracting officer in writing and in advance.

7. Electronic File Format. Electronic submissions shall be in Microsoft Office or Adobe PDF compatible format. Additionally, MS Office document file extensions that are submitted shall end in “x” (examples: .docx, .xlsx, .pptx.); otherwise, they might not be able to be converted for later review by the Government, and therefore they might not be considered.

8. Points of Contact for Submission or Questions. Electronic submission via email or inquiries shall be sent directly to both

a. lead contracting officer: Lauren Griffin at Lauren.Griffin.2@us.af.mil and

b. contract specialist: Sharnarra Reid at Sharnarra.Reid.1@us.af.mil mailto:Lauren.Griffin.2@us.af.mil mailto:Sharnarra.Reid.1@us.af.mil

REQUIREMENT DESCRIPTION

C-17 GLOBEMASTER III SUSTAINMENT CONTRACT (G3)

PURPOSE/DESCRIPTION

This effort provides sustainment tasks for the C-17 weapon system from 1 Oct 2021 thorough 30 May 2031.This effort includes assuming platform integration responsibility for the current C-17 weapon system. It is anticipated that the sustainment of the C-17 weapon system will entail several delivery orders using multiple contract types at the contract line item level (e.g., firm fixed-price, cost-plus incentive fee, cost-plus fixed fee, time and material, etc.) to accommodate a wide range of potential tasks. Contract efforts are subject to FAR 52.232-18 Availability of Funds. Contract(s) may include level of effort and discrete tasks for sustainment of the existing aircraft configuration, as well as planning, development, test, qualifications, integration, production, installation, fielding, as related to the sustainment of the C-17 fleet.

Sustainment activities for existing capabilities will include analysis, planning, and execution of aircraft Heavy Maintenance (HM), product support and software maintenance, interim contractor support, contract depot maintenance, technical order development/publication/maintenance, configuration and data management, contractor inventory control point/contractor logistics support, spares and support equipment procurement/sustainment, classified aircraft component support to purge classified data before placing repair items into the AF supply system, diminishing manufacturing sources and material shortages (DMSMS) management and parts acquisition, as well as contractor field team (CFT) support to include emergency fleet repair support.

Support of these capabilities requires robust expertise in multiple functional areas, including systems engineering, program management, contracting, pricing, financial management, subcontract management, and facilities management. Core technical engineering disciplines require competency in electrical, flight systems, information assurance, material sciences, survivability/vulnerability, software, avionics, communications/airborne networking, operational safety, suitability, and effectiveness, systems, structural, and aerospace. Additionally, the contractor must possess the ability to implement Department of Defense processes for major defense contractors such as Earned Value Management (EVM) and program reporting.

The requirements for this acquisition are further defined in terms of functions to be performed relative to sustainment for the C-17 weapon system. Sufficient capability must exist to perform HM planning, specifically, to outline provisions for manpower, equipment, facilities, business support systems, security, material, support infrastructure, induction/delivery schedules, test requirements, rough order of magnitude labor and material impacts, and drop-in aircraft maintenance plan for HM performance of approximately 275 aircraft. The contractor will provide interim contractor repair on programmed and known/unknown non-programmed C-17 weapon system items identified for repair/modification.

Product support requires the contractor to identify, evaluate and recommend solutions to resolve C-17 weapon system hardware and software technical and supportability anomalies, deficiencies, and problems. Integration of hardware modifications with software and testing including flight testing, to verify adequate proposed engineering problem solutions is required. It will also require maintaining a core flight test capability (personnel and equipment) as part of the C-17 combined test force at Edwards AFB, CA. The contractor must be able to provide necessary software support to analyze software change requests, field anomalies, and software changes, including changes to the operational flight programs, and it requires a comprehensive understanding of how independent changes affect the entire weapon system. The software support concept consists of management and operation of software integration at Oklahoma City. Software changes include requirements development, design, code, test and integration, administrative support, flight test interfacing, firmware manufacturing, and retrofit processes. Efforts for mission planning systems, C-17 training systems and other mission essential ground equipment include identifying and evaluating impact to those systems resulting from air vehicle/field anomalies, aircraft integrations/modifications, and software changes. Lastly, it requires maintenance of C-17 system(s)-related technical orders as required.

The C-17 system program office is surveying the market to determine if any sources are qualified to perform any or all of the aforementioned requirements for this contract. Qualified sources must have an in-depth knowledge of the C-17 aircraft design and have the existing capability to perform any or all of the stated requirements commencing 01 Oct 2024. The government does not own the source code nor a complete product level technical data package.

The capabilities of the contractor team must recognize that the acquisition strategy for the C-17 program’s aircraft did not include procuring drawings (detailed design data) or re-procurement (production) data. Boeing (and their subcontractors) has been the sole designer, manufacturer and integrator of the C-17 aircraft since the program’s inception. Data the Air Force has procured as of this date are Organizational technical orders and limited engineering drawings. The Government does not own the data rights to the systems, nor will the depot maintenance technical order library be complete during the current contracts’ period of performance. Consequently, the contractor must possess a complete technical knowledge and understanding of the C-17 aircraft.

CONTRACTOR CAPABILITY SURVEY

C-17 GLOBEMASTER III SUSTAINMENT CONTRACT

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

336411 Aircraft Manufacturing.

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)

• Central Contractor Registration (CCR). (Yes / No)

• A statement as to whether your company is domestically or foreign owned (if foreign, please indicate the country of ownership).

PART II. CAPABILITY SURVEY QUESTIONS

Interested sources must submit the following information for government evaluation:

1. Description of existing weapon system experience relative to sustainment support activities to include an outline of previous work performed.

2. Description of capability to integrate, fabricate, test, install and support improvements to weapon systems. This description shall include the contractor's capability to provide for the security of classified and unclassified hardware/software and storage/handling of documentation up to the Secret level (minimum personnel security clearance requirements for this effort are Secret).

3. Qualifications of lead management and engineering personnel projected to work on this contract (to include education, background, accomplishments, and other pertinent information relevant to the tasks outlined above)

4. Organizational structure, with emphasis on how this program fits into the company's overall weapon system acquisition and sustainment processes.

5. Information on existing plant, laboratory, test, and production facilities needed to accomplish these requirements including TEMPEST facilities needed to develop and test hardware and software.

6. Any deficiencies in capabilities and a proposed fix to those deficiencies.

7. If subcontractors are to be utilized, similar information as requested above for the prime contractor is required for each identified subcontractor.

8. Describe your company’s ability to gain or access OEM source data and technical data pertinent to engineering and technical services.

9. Describe your capabilities and experience in managing subcontractors. Include any experience in project planning, work breakdown structures, resource allocations, schedule tracking, risk analysis and cost management.

10. Describe your ability or legal authority (data rights) to provide Government access to C-17

Technical Data Package.