Platform RFI CLIN Descriptions.docx

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This document is a Request for Information (RFI) detailing Contract Line Item Numbers (CLINs) for the Battlefield Airborne Communications Node (BACN) E-11A Platform Maintenance contract. The solicitation covers maintenance services for E-11A platforms at three locations: Forward Operating Location #1, Forward Operating Location #2, and the Main Operating Base, with a base year and potential for four additional option years. The CLINs include maintenance support, critical spares management, data reporting, transition services, and cost-reimbursable efforts such as freight transportation, parts procurement, and engine mission care agreements.

The contract is structured with multiple firm-fixed-price and cost-reimbursable CLINs, with a base period of performance from 24 April 2023 to 23 January 2024. Key services include providing labor and resources for E-11A platform maintenance, evaluating and maintaining critical spares inventories, performing operational and depot-level support, and managing international shipping and transportation. The solicitation is issued by the Department of the Air Force Materiel Command Lifecycle Management Center at Hanscom AFB, Massachusetts, and is currently in the pre-solicitation phase seeking information from interested vendors for both CONUS and OCONUS aircraft maintenance support.

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Below is a sample of the possible CLIN structure for one contract year. In the event of an RFP and contract award, the CLINs below would repeat from the base year to the option years for up to 4 option years. For example CLIN 0001 would become CLIN 1001 in option year 1, and CLIN 2001 in option year 2 and so on.

X001

Noun:
E-11A Platform Maintenance at Forward Operating Location #1 (FOL #1)

PSC:

Contract Type:
Firm Fixed Price
PoP:
12 Months
Descriptive Data:
a. The contractor shall provide all labor and resources for the E-11A platform maintenance and support in order to execute the BACN mission. This CLIN includes the OCONUS depot level support for the BACN E-11A platforms at Forward Operating Location #1.

b. The contractor shall maintain critical spares at Forward Operating Location #1 to support flight operations. This includes evaluating the existing FOL #1 critical spares inventory, based on failure rates, and augmenting the critical spares pool based on the evaluation.

X002

Noun:
E-11A Platform Maintenance at Forward Operating Location #2 (FOL #2)

PSC:

Contract Type:
Firm Fixed Price
PoP:
12 Months
Descriptive Data:
a. The contractor shall provide all labor and resources for the E-11A platform maintenance and support in order to execute the BACN mission. This CLIN includes the OCONUS depot level support for the BACN E-11A platforms deployed to Forward Operating Location #2.

b. The contractor shall maintain critical spares at the Forward Operating Location #2 to support flight operations. This includes evaluating the existing FOL #2 critical spares inventory, based on failure rates, and augmenting the critical spares pool based on the evaluation.

X003

Noun:
E-11A Platform Maintenance at Main Operating Base (MOB)

PSC:

Contract Type:
Firm Fixed Price
PoP:
12 Months
Descriptive Data:
a. The contractor shall provide all labor and resources for the E-11A platform maintenance and support in order to execute the BACN mission. This CLIN includes the OCONUS operational and depot level support for the BACN E-11A platforms at the Maine Operating Base (MOB)

b. The contractor shall perform this effort in accordance with Attachment 1, PWS Para 1.2.1.1, 5, 6, 7, 9, 10.

c. The contractor shall maintain critical spares at the MOB to support flight operations. This includes evaluating critical spares requirements based on failure rates, and augmenting the critical spares pool based on the evaluation.

d. The period of performance on this CLIN is 24 April 2023 to 23 January 2024.

X004

Noun:
Travel/Other Direct Costs(ODC)/Value Added Tax (VAT)

PSC:

Contract Type:
Cost Reimbursable
PoP:
12 Months
Descriptive Data:
The contractor shall capture CR costs for Travel, Other Direct Costs (ODCs) and VAT

X005

Noun:
Data for CLIN X001-X003, X007, X009

PSC:

Contract Type:
Firm Fixed Price
PoP:
12 Months
Descriptive Data:
a. The Contractor shall provide all data associated with the E-11A maintenance and support required by CLINs X001-X003, X007, X009 in accordance with Exhibit A, Contract Data Requirements List (CDRL).

b. This CLIN is Not-Separately Priced. The price of all data furnished under this CLIN is included in the prices of CLINs X001-X003, X007, X009.

c. The period of performance of this CLIN is 24 April 2023 to 23 January 2024.

X006

Noun:
Data for CLIN X004, X008

PSC:

Contract Type:
Firm Fixed Price
PoP:
12 Months
Descriptive Data:
a. The Contractor shall provide all data associated with the E-11A maintenance and support required by CLINs X004, X008 in accordance with Exhibit A, Contract Data Requirements List (CDRL).

b. This CLIN is Not-Separately Priced. The price of all data furnished under this CLIN is included in the price of CLINs X004, X008.

Noun:
Transition-In/Transition-Out

PSC:

Contract Type:
Firm Fixed Price
PoP:
3 Months
Descriptive Data:
a. The Contractor shall develop and implement a Government-approved Transition Plan to coordinate with the current maintenance provider to ensure a smooth transition between contractors that is transparent to the user and allows the warfighter to maintain the Ops Tempo defined in the PWS.

b. The Contractor shall provide the initial packaging and international shipping of Contractor equipment to the operational site at the beginning of the contract.

Transition Out

X008

Noun:
Cost Reimbursable Efforts

PSC:

Contract Type:
COST
PoP:
12 Months
Completion Date:
23 January 2024
Descriptive Data:
a. The Contractor shall provide Freight and Parts Transportation, On-Site Moves, Parts over $50K, Government Requested Aircraft Parts and Consumables and Expendables, Aircraft Fuel, Rolls Royce Engine Mission Care Agreement (MCA) including the Fan Disk Module and Bombardier Smart Parts.

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