FA8100-24-ABDRTRLRS -- Request for Information (RFI).pdf

REQUEST FOR INFORMATION (RFI)

Aircraft Battle Damage Repair (ABDR) Trailers

(FA8100-24-ABDRTRAILERS)

1. SYNOPSIS

The Air Force Materiel Command (AFMC), Air Force Sustainment Center (AFSC), Logistics Directorate (LG/LZ), Supply Chain Requirements Division, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base (WPAFB), Ohio is conducting market research seeking vendor interest for production and delivery of a total potential minimum quantity of nine (9) and a maximum quantity of eighty-three (83) Tool Trailers to ABDR Technical Support Office located at Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio.

PLEASE NOTE: a previous request for information (RFI) went out on SAM.gov on November 14, 2023 (FA8100-24-EDMT) for this requirement seeking a total quantity of three (3) trailers.

That acquisition is no longer moving forward. An additional request for information (RFI) went out on SAM.gov on December 15, 2023 (FA8100-24-TRLRS) for this requirement seeking a total maximum quantity of eighty (80) trailers. This RFI (FA8100-24-ABDRTRAILERS) is subsequent to the FA8100-24-TRLRS RFI and includes updated documentation and additional inquiries.

THERE IS NO SOLICITATION AVAILABLE AT THIS TIME. REQUESTS FOR A

SOLICITATION WILL NOT RECEIVE A RESPONSE.

This is a Request for Information (RFI) only. This RFI is issued solely for market research purposes. It does not constitute a Request for Proposal (RFP) or a promise to issue an RFP in the future. This request for information does not commit the Government to contract for any supply or service whatsoever. Further, the Air Force (AF) is not seeking proposals, nor will it accept unsolicited proposals at this time.

Respondents are advised that the United States Government will not pay for any information or administrative costs incurred in response to this RFI. All costs associated with responding to this RFI will be solely at the interested party’s expense. Not responding to this RFI does not preclude participation in any future RFP, if any is issued. It is the responsibility of the potential offerors to monitor the Government’s point of entry (www.sam.gov) for additional information pertaining to this requirement.

2. PURPOSE

The purpose of this RFI is for the AFSC/LG, Aircraft Battle Damage Repair (ABDR) Technical Support Office to gather information about the market interest and capability to provide the Air Force with design, production, and delivery of a potential total contract minimum quantity of one

(1) trailer per year (with the First Article serving as one in the base year of production) and a http://www.sam.gov/ maximum of nine (9) trailers per year, with a total expected contract maximum quantity of eighty-three (83) trailers delivered to the ABDR Program Office at Wright-Patterson AFB, OH over a ten-year period.

Aircraft Battle Damage Repair (ABDR) maintenance technicians serve during conflict. ABDR forces rapidly deploy to repair battle damaged aircraft across 10 different airframes: A-10, B-1, B-52, C-130, KC-135s, C-5, E-3, F-15, F-16, and F-22. To support these forces, the ABDR Technical Support Office (TSO) currently sustains 60 ABDR Trailers worldwide. These trailers contain non-hazardous tooling and parts required for execution of these repairs.

The current tool trailers are built on top of old demilitarized MHU-12 and MHU-141 ammo trailers. Provisions were added to house tool cabinets and sheet metal in order to support the ABDR mission. Through attrition, new aircraft have dictated additional tooling be added in order to support changing mission requirements, for which we no longer have space to expand or alter due to space and weight constraints. Trailers are stored in facilities ranging from fully enclosed supply buildings to open ended hangar storage, deployed to Forward Operating Bases, and improvised landing locations outside, to support mission requirements.

The ABDR program and its maintenance technicians are currently operating with tool trailers that are slowly deteriorating in condition. Salt-water and sand locations, paired with long term storage in humid environments, have slowly taken their toll on overall lifespan. Additionally, it is necessary to produce modern trailers that will maximize use of space, improve efficiency for the maintenance technicians, and prepare to accommodate upcoming next generation aircraft repair tooling and fasteners.

The requirements of the RFI are referenced in the Statement of Work (SOW) documentation to define / layout expectations of the ABDR Technical Support Office after contract award. The Air Force is seeking information for capability to provide specialized Tool Trailer design, first article trailer and production trailers, including all contents of the trailer to be provided as denoted below:

a.) Trailers built to specifications and in compliance with MIL-STDs.

b.) Tooling cabinets must be provided and mounted to trailer floor. 4 each steel posts and

4 each steel roll holders mounted to upper back of tooling cabinets.

c.) Tools from Attachment 2 “Inventory Listing” must be included and inserted into black foam pre-cut out specifically for tools with red PVC to provide as a backing.

All tools must be etched, and labels must be on PVC where tool cutout is to help identify tool locations. (See attached photos).

d.) Provide all bench stock items and place into bins. (See Attachment 3 “Bench Stock Listing”).

e.) Lubrication, service life, maintenance and/or repair manuals.

The attached draft SOW does not represent the exact requirements that will be provided with any future official RFP but are considered similar in size and scope to the anticipated requirement.

3. DELIVERY

Final delivery anticipated to be completed by September 2035 with all contents denoted.

All interested Contractors should answer the following question:

a. Does your company possess capability to complete one (1) First Article within one hundred twenty (120) days after receipt of order (ARO). If not, what is your company’s delivery capability?

b. Can company provide a potential minimum of one (1) to a maximum of nine (9) trailers 120 days after receipt of order (ARO)? If not, please explain and provide your company’s production capability.

4. ANTICIPATED CONTRACT ELEMENTS

The anticipated contract type is Firm Fixed Price (FFP) indefinite delivery indefinite quantity (IDIQ) for supplies, with a base and nine 1-year options. The proposed North American Industry Classification (NAICS) Code is 336214 which has a corresponding Size Standard of 1,000 employees.

5. SCOPE/REQUIREMENTS

AFSC/LZ is conducting an RFI for potential companies who are interested in designing, producing, and delivering the ABDR trailers and the corresponding design documents (technical specifications, blueprints, etc. in digital/hard copy format). The Government is interested in all businesses to include, Large Business, Small Business, Small Disadvantaged Businesses, Small Disadvantage Businesses 8(a)’s, Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Businesses, HUBZone Businesses, and Women-Owned Small Businesses. The government requests that interested parties respond to this notice, if applicable, and provide the requested information below. In addition to the specifics below, see the attached SOW for a description of the anticipated requirements.

All interested Contractors should include the following information in their response:

a. Confirmation that trailers will be built to ATTLA specifications that all required data will be entered into the ATTLA Universal Data Sheet (Attachment 5); and that that data sheet will be sent to the ABDR Technical Support Office.

b. Complete fill-ins for Attachment 3, Bench Stock Listing.

I. Fill-in column L for each item that your company can or cannot provide.

II. Fill-in column M of the attachment number that will be used for the ATTLA Universal Data Sheet.

c. Complete Attachment 6, Additional Vendor Questions.

d. Provide a statement on the contractor’s intention to respond to the RFP for ABDR Trailer contract implementing the attached SOW.

e. Provide a Rough Order of Magnitude (ROM) for planning purposes only.

f. Briefly describe your approach, and capability to satisfy the “Deliverables” section within the attached SOW.

g. Identify if contractor is interested in Prime or Subcontracting Opportunities.

I. Additionally, provide any anticipated teaming arrangements. Any responses involving teaming agreements should delineate between the work that will be accomplished by the prime and the work accomplished by the teaming partners.

h. Provide a brief history of your contractor / teaming experience in:

I. Does your company have experience or working knowledge of:

i. First Article (FA) testing and approval.

ii. Fabrication, machining, and manufacturing ground support equipment or trailers.

iii. Engineering and producing specialized trailers that are certified to be transported by C-130, C-17, or C-5 aircraft.

iv. Tooling cabinets, tooling foam pre cutouts, tool etching, and acquisition of tooling.

v. Logistics for delivery of trailers or heavy duty equipment nationwide and overseas. NOTE: all trailers will be shipped to the ABDR Program Office at Wright-Patterson AFB, OH.

vi. Aircraft Maintenance tooling, hardware, and aircraft fasteners such as composi-loks, jobolts, cherrymax blind fasteners, aircraft fittings, and rivet guns.

vii. Is your company capable of complying with the Air Transportability Test Loading Activity (ATTLA) certification requirements and providing data to ensure comliance?

viii. Building equipment in compliance with Military Standards (MIL-STDs):

1. MIL-STDs-209K Interface Standard for Lifting and Tiedown

Provisions

2. MIL-STDs-810 Environmental Engineering Considerations and

Laboratory

3. MIL-STD-1366 Interface Standard for Transportability Criteria

4. MIL-STD-1791 Designing for Internal Aerial Delivery In Fixed

Wing Aircraft

5. Deliverying design drawings/data capable of being used for manufacturing

i. In accordance with this RFI, describe any potential Organizational Conflict of Interest

(OCI) issues that you believe to exist in association to this effort as described in the attached Draft SOW. For any potential OCI issue(s), please describe the plan for addressing and alleviating any issue.

j. Provide any questions or comments concerning the requirements described in the Draft

SOW.

I. Additionally, if contractor is unable to meet any requirements identified in the draft SOW please provide brief explanation.

If this effort is not set-aside for small business, small business utilization will be considered. Request that large and small businesses provide a reasonable expectation for small business utilization as a percent of total contract value. Please provide supporting rationale for the recommended percentage and categories of work your company would consider subcontracting opportunities.

6. ORGANIZATIONAL CONFLICT OF INTEREST

OCI, as defined and discussed in FAR 9.5, Organizational and Consultant Conflicts of Interest, is a concern in all acquisitions across the Department of Defense. Early involvement with our industry partners is a key element of the OCI process, and it is critical for the Government to be able to identify any potential OCI issues as early as possible for an acquisition. This would allow ample time to address and evaluate any potential OCI issues, if required, prior to contract award with minimal impact to critical acquisition schedules.

Interested Offerors are requested to evaluate any potential OCI issues with regard to this requirement. Interested Offerors are encouraged to identify any OCI issues, as stated in FAR 9.5 to the Contracting Officer (CO). This will assist the CO in determining if the contractor will need to submit an OCI Mitigation Plan for any solicitation that might result from this notice.

7. ADDITIONAL ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION REQUESTED

The Contractor's RFI response shall be:

• 5 pages or less (cover page is not included in page count)

• Times New Roman 12 font

• One (1)-inch margins

• Page size should be 8.5 x 11 inches.

• Foldouts are permitted but will be assessed toward total page count.

Provide the following business information for your company/institution and for any teaming or joint venture partners.

• Company/Institute Name

• CAGE Code

• Address

• Point of Contact

• Phone Number

• E-mail Address

• Web Page URL

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

• An acknowledgement of your registration for NAICS code 336214, Size Standard of 1,000 employees.

*Socio-Economic Size Status:

• ____ Large Business

• ____ Small Business (check all that apply)

• ____ Small Disadvantaged Business

• ____ Certified 8A Program Participant: SBA Certification Date: Expiration Date:

• ____ Woman-Owned Small Business

• ____ HUBZone Small Business

• ____ Veteran-Owned Small Business

• ____ Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business

• ____ Ability One Provider

Note: All interested contractors must be registered in SAM to be eligible for award of Government contracts. The Government reserves the right to consider a small business set-aside based upon responses hereto for any subsequent action.

Due Date: Responses should be submitted electronically to the Contracting Officer, Chelsea Kuykendall, chelsea.kuykendall@us.af.mil, and the Contract Specialist, Kaysi Simmons, kaysi.simmons@us.af.mil by May 14 at 3:00PM CST. Late responses may not be reviewed.

8. SUBMISSIONS/QUESTIONS

Please do not submit proprietary information.

THIS IS AN RFI ONLY. The information provided in this RFI is subject to change and is not binding on the Government. The AF has not made a commitment to procure any of the items or services discussed above, and release of this RFI should not be construed as such a commitment or as an authorization to incur cost for which reimbursement would be required or sought. All submissions become Government property and will not be returned.

A determination by the Government not to compete this proposed contract based upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. Information received will normally be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement.

Any questions should be directed to the Contracting Officer and/or the Contract Specialist, as identified above.

Attachment:

1. SOW

2. Inventory Listing

3. Bench Stock Listing (contractor required fill-ins)

4. Prototype Trailer Photos

5. ATTLA Universal Data Sheet

6. Additional Vendor Questions mailto:chelsea.kuykendall@us.af.mil mailto:kaysi.simmons@us.af.mil