CKI 2 Request For Information Form SB.pdf

CONTRACTOR KIT INSTALLATION (CKI) OF THE COMBINED C-130J BLOCK 7.0/8.1

MODIFCATION TO THE UNTED STATES GOVERNMENT (USG) FLEET

US Air Force C-130J Retrofit Program Office

Small Business Request for Information (RFI) #2

In support of its comprehensive market research, the United States Air Force (USAF) is releasing this RFI to assess the ability of the small business market place to perform the receipt, induction, scheduling, installation, quality assurance, functional checks, and return to service of a major Block Upgrade 8.1 modification and the description of work included as an attachment with this RFI. Referenced actions will be accomplished in accordance with specified technical and regulatory requirements.

This request is specifically targeted for small business sources. Consistent with the anticipated North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) 336411 (Aircraft Maintenance, Repair, and Overhaul in the US) for this acquisition, a "small business" is defined as a business enterprise with less than 1,500 employees.

Notes for consideration:

This information request should not be construed as a decision to pursue a small business set aside. Instead, this information will be compiled, along with prior RFI responses, to inform the Government's acquisition strategy.

Only those companies which qualify as a small business under NAICS 336411 and its corresponding size standard should respond to this RFI.

Should this acquisition be set aside for small business, your company must comply with FAR 52.219-14 Limitations on Subcontracting. Additionally, your company must comply with the Small Business Administration rules regarding affiliation and ostensibility by performing the primary and vital requirements of this contract.

Please provide responses to this RFI to the following email address no later than 24 September 2022 (mitchell.frost@us.af.mil). Responses to this Data collected will become the property of the USAF and will be used to provide a snapshot of how businesses who participated are capable of providing Block Upgrade kit installation services.The data collected may be shared with other Services and agencies but will not be shared with any entity outside of the USG.

Thank you for your participation.

Part I. Business Information

1.1 Company/Institute Name

1.2 CAGE Code

1.3 Company Web Site URL

1.4 Company Point of Contact

a. Name

b. Telephone number

c. Email address

d. Mailing address for primary work location

If clarification is needed in any response, may we contact this person directly?

Yes

No

1.5 Contemplated NAICS for this potential effort include 336411 (SBA size standard of 1,500 employees or less). By this reference, please indicate your company Small Business status (check all that apply):

Small Business

Small Disadvantaged Business (SDB)

Woman-Owned Small Business (WOSB)

Economically Disadvantaged Woman-Owned Small Business (EDWOSB)

8(a)-certified business

Veteran-Owned Small Business (VOSB)/Veteran-Business Enterprise (VBE)

Historically Underutilized Business Zone Small Business (HUBZone)

1.6 What is the average number of full-time equivalent (FTE) staff employed by your company (provide best estimate available)?

<50 FTE

50 - 200 FTE

200 - 450 FTE

450 - 750 FTE

750 - 1250 FTE

1250 - 1500 FTE

>1500 FTE

NOTE TO RESPONDENT: SCORED QUESTIONS BEGIN HERE.

Part II. Service Contracting and DoD Experience Survey Questions

2.1 When executing as a Prime contractor, how many years have you delivered support to the US Government under a services contract?

None

1 - 3 years

4 - 6 years

7 or more years

2.2 When executing as a Prime contractor under a Government contract, have you completed an acceptance process culminating in a DD-250?

Yes

No

2.3 When executing as a Prime or Subcontractor under a Government contract, have you completed aircraft modifications, installations or related aircraft support requirements via a Time Compliance Technical Order (TCTO)?

Yes

No

If "Yes," please identify the latest Government contract and customer.

2.4 When executing as a Prime contractor in support of a Government contract, have you delivered programmatic (e.g., schedule), technical (e.g., technical data), or financial (e.g., cost status) Contract Data Requirements List (CDRL) consistent with a Data Item Description (DID)?

Yes

No

2.5 Please provide a brief description of the cost accounting standards that you apply to budgetary planning and management of contracted work.

2.6 Does your projected installation infrastructure currently maintain facility clearance and classified storage certification in accordance with DoD security directives and the attached Work Description?

Yes

No

Part III. Capability and Capacity Survey Questions

3.1 Please identify those fixed wing aircraft for which you have performed the install of avionics, displays, mounts and wiring/routing (select all that apply).

Commercial Transport Aircraft

Commercial Passenger Aircraft

Civil Aircraft (General Aviation)

USAF (Military Transport Aviation (MTA))

US Navy (MTA)

US Marines (MTA)

US Coast Guard (MTA)

C-130 Hercules (any type)

C-130J

3.1.a If you selected "Military Transport Aircraft" above, please list the series:

3.1.b If you selected "C-130J" above, please list all variants that apply:

3.2 Please identify what elements of a standard kit installation cycle, based on the attached Work Description, that you have completed for a large aircraft (i.e., C-130J class) within the last five years (select all that apply):

Ferry flights (from USAF Main Operating Base to Installation Facility

Aircraft receipt and pre-induction inspections

Kit receipt, warehousing, and kit management (in support of install line(s))

Intra-install technical data management (adapting install procedures to Time Compliance Technical Order (TCTO) and Technical Data Package (TDP))

Pre-induction or intra-install coordination, scheduling, and resolution of "green aircraft" issues

Install scheduling and completion (per a Government-furnished TCTO and TDP)

Intra-install cycle quality assurance or continuity checks

Post-install functional and physical configuration checks

Post-install Functional Check Flights

Acceptance procedures (i.e., DD-250)

Post-install ferry flights (from Installation Facility to USAF Main Operating Base)

None

3.3 For the elements referenced in Question 3.2, please describe what percentage were completed as a Prime contractor or Subcontractor.

Prime contractor and less than 50%

Prime contractor and 50% or more

Subcontractor and less than 50%

Subcontractor and 50% or more

3.4 Based on the Work Description and if executing as the Prime contractor, which of the following install cycle elements would you most likely subcontract out?

Ferry flights (from USAF Main Operating Base to Installation Facility)

Pre-induction inspections and scheduling

Warehousing and kit management

Intra-install technical data management (adapting install procedures to TCTO and TDP)

Pre-induction or intra-install coordination, scheduling, and resolution of "green aircraft" issues

Install completion (per a USAF TCTO and TDP)

Intra-install cycle quality assurance or continuity checks

Post-install functional and physical configuration verifications

Post-install Functional Check Flights

Acceptance procedures (i.e., DD-250)

Post-install ferry flights (from Installation Facility to USAF Main Operating Base)

None

3.5 Based on the Work Description, which of the following install cycle elements would you most likely pursue as a subcontracting opportunity to a Prime?

Ferry flights (from USAF Main Operating Base to Installation Facility)

Pre-induction inspections and scheduling

Warehousing and kit management

Intra-install technical data management (adapting install procedures to TCTO and TDP)

Pre-induction or intra-install coordination, scheduling, and resolution of "green aircraft" issues

Install completion (per a USAF TCTO and TDP)

Intra-install cycle quality assurance or continuity checks

Post-install functional and physical configuration verifications

Post-install Functional Check Flights

Acceptance procedures (i.e., DD-250)

Post-install ferry flights (from Installation Facility to USAF Main Operating Base)

None

3.6 Within the last five years and when a Prime contractor, was the supporting kit install infrastructure (e.g., hangars, warehouse, tools, security, personnel, etc.):

Company-owned and pre-existing

Join venture and pre-existing

Leased and pre-existing

In construction or to-be-constructed (with lead time to ensure facility availability)

Choice 1

If "In construction or to-be-constructed," please identify the lead time that was required to ensure facility availability to schedule.

3.7 Does your company have experience working with the C-130J Original Equipment Manufacturing (OEM), Lockheed Martin Aeronautics, or any C-130J supplier (i.g., GE Aviation, Honeywell, Rockwell, L-3 Communication, etc.)? (Select all that apply)

Lockheed Martin

C-130J Supplier

If "C-130J Supplier" was selected, please identify the specific supplier or suppliers:

3.8 Based on the attached Work Description, what do you foresee as the two most significant risks to on-time completion of the specified avionics-based kit install for a large, fixed wing aircraft?