Attachment_4_-_Market_Research_Questionnaire.docx

DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE

HEADQUARTERS AIR COMBAT COMMAND

ACQUISITION MANAGEMENT AND INTEGRATION CENTER

LANGLEY AIR FORCE BASE, VIRGINIA

21 April 2015

MEMORANDUM FOR POTENTIAL OFFERORS

FROM: ACC AMIC/PKC

SUBJECT: Solicitation FA4890-15-R-0007 T-38 Aircraft Maintenance Program (AMP)

1. GENERAL REQUIREMENTS OF POTENTIAL CONTRACT: The contract is for aircraft maintenance services at five Air Combat Command (ACC) Air Force Bases (AFBs) and one Air Force Global Strike Command (AFGSC) AFB. T-38 AMP aircraft are located at Beale, Holloman, Langley, Tyndall and Whiteman Air Force Bases (AFBs). The contract is centrally managed by the ACC Acquisition Management and Integration Center (ACC AMIC) at Langley AFB, Virginia. The contract consists of a 45-day transition period, a one year base period, and six option years. The contract includes requirements for priced options: (1) to expand operations with an additional OL at Nellis AFB, NV (2) establish a capability for contractor Functional Check Flight Pilots and (3) a 6-month option to extend services. These options will be addressed within the contract solicitation with two priced optional Contract Line Items Numbers (CLINs). If all options are exercised, the contract will expire on 30 Sep 23. The primary function of the program is to provide intermediate and organizational maintenance for T-38 AMP aircraft at Beale, Holloman, Langley, Nellis, Tyndall and Whiteman Air Force Bases. In addition to providing aircraft maintenance support at Beale, Holloman, Langley, Nellis, Tyndall and Whiteman, the T-38 AMP provides contract maintenance support at Holloman AFB for the 96th Test Group and German Air Force (GAF) Tornado aircraft. Support is also provided to the US Army Air Operations Directorate White Sands Missile Range, and NASA, located in El Paso, TX. Finally, the contract provides transient maintenance and services at Holloman and Whiteman AFBs.

2. OBJECTIVE OF MARKET RESEARCH: This market research is conducted to assist in determining acquisition strategy for the subject procurement. Specifically, feedback is sought from industry in regards to commercial practices to obtaining the required services, as well as the capability of industry in providing the required services within our military environment. Contract type, commercial practices, and performance-based specifications are being considered in development of the solicitation. Your input will greatly assist in this development. A draft performance work statement (PWS) is being posted to this website (www.fbo.gov), and you are invited to review this document and provide feedback on the document itself, as well as to the below questions.

3. QUESTIONS: Please review the associated draft Performance Work Statement (PWS) posted to this site and the following questions, and provide any input you would like considered as we formulate the acquisition. Questions from prospective offerors and the subsequent answers will be posted throughout the presolicitation phase of the procurement. Please mark any information that you wish to be protected as “acquisition sensitive” or “proprietary.” We expect to make further postings of draft documents (including a draft solicitation) in the coming weeks, in anticipation of issuing a final solicitation in the next few months. Your continued input is welcome throughout this process.

GENERAL

a. Are maintenance/technical support services similar to our requirement typically performed utilizing standard, commercial regulations/standards? Do other commercial contracts include any industry-specific training, certification, or inspection requirements that are in conflict with the referenced Air Force standards? Please note any major differences in the government’s requirement and similar requirements found in the commercial marketplace.

b. We anticipate a fixed-price type contract to cover the day to day support and a portion of the effort for travel, equipment purchases, and other expenses procured on a cost-reimbursable basis.

c. The anticipated NAICS code for this procurement is 488190, which has a small business threshold of $32,500,000.00. Provide any input regarding your capability as a small business to accomplish the work as a prime contractor, or any other information relative to setting aside the procurement for small business participation only.

d. This requirement will include support for T-38 AMP aircraft at Beale, Holloman, Langley, Nellis, Tyndall and Whiteman AFBs. Please identify any risks/concerns that you may have regarding industry’s capability to provide a qualified workforce.

e. Do you anticipate any problems with acquiring a trained workforce to support the level of effort described in the PWS? Provide any information/obstacles on commercial practices to train T-38 technicians and industry standards for certification.

f. The proposed contract will be solicited on a best-value basis. Please identify any criteria you feel should be considered as part of the proposal evaluation criteria, as well as proposal page limitations that would be sufficient.

FUNCTIONAL CHECK FLIGHT/FERRY PILOT CAPABILITY

g. The Government intends to include a requirement for Functional Check Flight/Ferry Pilot capability in the contract PWS. Does the PWS adequately describe the required capability?

h. What suggested revisions do you have for the PWS?

i. What government furnished support would you suggest be provided for the pilot support?

j. What approach and pricing methodology would you suggest is most beneficial to the contractor and the government...fixed price, cost-reimbursable, or some combination of fixed price and reimbursable?

PERFORMANCE WORK STATEMENT

k. What changes, if any, do you suggest we make to the draft PWS to allow for a more performance-based requirement? Please identify any portions of the draft PWS that, as written, are too restrictive or prohibit the flexibility to perform according to your established practices.

l. Identify any particular requirements that will drive up costs and/or risks to performance in meeting our mission.

m. Do the referenced mandatory Air Force instructions and other publications conflict with established commercial practices? Provide any comments you may have as to standard commercial practices for procuring similar services in the commercial marketplace.

n. Please provide any comments you may have regarding the estimated workload as shown in the draft PWS. Identify any limitations to fixed-pricing of the effort.

o. Identify any components of the PWS that conflict with the quality assurance provisions that are part of your normal, established practices. What would you consider to be key critical performance measurements and minimum standards to be met?

INDUSTRY PRACTICES

p. Are there industry standards, instructions or procedures that would meet AF needs or replace Government directives that are listed in the PWS?

q. What is the industry standard for quality surveillance and document submittals?

r. What industry standards exist for performance metrics for this type effort?

4. INFORMATION UTILIZATION: This information will be used for market research purposes only and will not be used as a part of the source selection evaluation. Information will be used solely to formulate acquisition strategy and development of the solicitation. Feedback is welcome at any time, although we request responses to the above information by 4:30p.m. EST on Friday, 22 May 2015. Please submit your questions/comments to ACCAMIC.T38.Recompete@us.af.mil.

//SIGNED//

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