3PEP_8a_RFI.pdf

REQUEST FOR INFORMATION (RFI)

THIRD PARTY EQUIPMENT PURCHASING (3PEP) ACQUISITION PROGRAM

FOLLOW-ON to THIRD PARTY LOGISTICS (3PL) Program

8(a) SET-ASIDE SOCIO-ECONOMIC CATEGORY

NAICS: 336413 (Other Aircraft Part and Auxiliary Equipment Manufacturing)

CAUTION:

The Government is conducting market research to identify potential sources within the small business community that possess the expertise, capabilities and experience to meet the requirements for providing third party equipment purchasing (3PEP) supplies in support of sourcing, acquiring and ensuring delivery of a wide range of common support equipment. The 3PEP provider strategy has been developed in an effort to obtain leverage for buys, improve overall cycle times and continue to enhance a robust small business vendor base. The current Air Force strategy involves seven competitive contracts, FA8517-14-D-0009, FA8517-14-D-0010, FA8517-14-D-0011, FA8517-14-D-0012, FA8517-14-D-0013, FA8517-14-D-0014, FA8517-

14-D-0015 which were awarded 15 Aug 14. These contracts expire 14 Aug 21.

Contractors responding to this market research are placed on notice that participation in this survey may not ensure participation in future solicitations or contract awards. The government will not reimburse participants for any expenses associated with their participation in this survey.

FAR 52.215-3 -- Request for Information or Solicitation for Planning Purposes (Oct 1997)

(a) The Government does not intend to award a contract on the basis of this RFI or to otherwise pay for the information solicited except as an allowable cost under other contracts as provided in subsection 31.205-18, Bid and proposal costs, of the Federal Acquisition Regulation.

(b) Although “proposal” and “offeror” are used in this Request for Information, your response will be treated as information only. It shall not be used as a proposal.

INSTRUCTIONS:

1. Below is a draft Statement of Work (SOW) and a Contractor Capability Survey, which allows you to provide your company's capability.

2. 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.

3. The government anticipates that this acquisition will consist of two socioeconomic categories.

The specific socioeconomic categories will be determined after completion of our market research. The government must ensure there is adequate competition among the potential pool of responsible contractors.

4. The government anticipates holding an Industry Day in support of this acquisition (Date to be determined)

5. Questions relative to this Request For Information should be addressed to:

Brain Palmer, (478)327-0010, Commodity Council Logistics Manager, AFMC 429 SCMS/GUMB, brian.palmer.11@us.af.mil

Part 1. PURPOSE/DESCRIPTION

The Government is conducting market research to identify potential sources that possess the expertise, capabilities, and experience to meet qualification requirements as outlined in the included draft Statement of Work (SOW). The contractors providing this supply shall source, acquire, and ensure delivery of a broad range of commercial/noncommercial common support equipment. The scope of work encompasses approximately 2,800 national stock numbers (NSNs), from a subset of approximately 139 federal stock classes (FSCs). A descriptive range of the items involved consists of, but is not limited to, aircraft fixtures, compressor units, tool kits, aircraft maintenance slings, hoisting units, maintenance stands, ground handling equipment, adapters, oscilloscopes, network analyzers, gages, wrenches, jacks, multimeters and other common support equipment. Our providers are not precluded from also providing manufacturing capability. This effort shall include but is not limited to the following:

Managing vendors to ensure they meet performance and quality requirements Managing vendors to ensure on time delivery Evaluating adequacy of data/drawings as they relate to sourcing the items Electronic ordering and tracking of items

Multiple award, multiple-year indefinite delivery/indefinite quantity (ID/IQ) contracts are contemplated with a three year basic period of performance plus option periods totaling a potential period of performance of ten years. The total estimated value of all contracts is $547M.

The government expects to award four contracts within each socio economic category determined by the results of market research. The government must ensure there is adequate competition among the potential pool of responsible contractors.

Part II. BUSINESS INFORMATION

Please provide the following business information for you company and for any teaming or joint venture partners.

• Company Name

• Address

• Point of Contact

• CAGE Code

• 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).

• Please indicate your interest in participating in Industry Day. (TBD)

• Size of business North American Industry Classification (NAICS) Code: 336413 Size

Standard Number of Employees: 1,250 Based on your 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)

• System for Award Management (SAM) (Yes/No)

All responses should be sent via email to Brian Palmer (brian.palmer.11@us.af.mil).

Responses must be received no later than close of business May 17, 2019.

Questions relative to this RFI/market research should be addressed to Brian Palmer, (478) 327-

Part III. CAPABILITY SURVEY QUESTIONS

A. General Capability Questions:

1. Describe briefly the capabilities of your facility and the nature of the procurement activities you provide. Include a description of your staff composition and management structure.

2. Describe your company's past experience on previous programs similar in scope and complexity to this requirement. Focus on capabilities and experience in organizing and executing material sourcing, acquisition of material, asset visibility and delivery tracking.

B. Administrative and General Management Questions:

1. Describe your capability and experiences in general and administrative management in areas such as financial planning and budgeting, asset management, records management, office planning, strategic and organizational planning, market research, vendor selection and business process improvement.

2. Describe your experience, processes, and any permissions in procuring materials through government sources of supply.

3. Describe your Electronic Data Exchange (EDE) system as compared with description in the included SOW.

C. Process, Physical Distribution and Logistics Questions:

Describe your capabilities and experience in providing operating assistance, prime or subcontracted support for activities such as:

a. Operations improvement

b. Productivity improvement

c. Planning and control

d. Vendor quality assurance and quality control

e. Vendor management and asset visibility

D. Procurement Services Questions:

1. Specifically describe your capabilities and experience in providing services to source, acquire and ensure delivery of hardware/equipment.

2. Describe your market research and competitive evaluation process and how you employ it in implementing cost management.

E. Contract Management Questions:

1. Describe your processes for vendor management and the scale of vendor management that your company has accomplished, to include large and small vendors from diverse industry groups.

2. Describe your processes for identifying alternate sources of supply for equipment.

3. If you also possess manufacturing capability describe any impact this may have on your ability to provide the supplies required.

F. General Comments:

Please provide any pertinent information that you think the government should consider regarding this effort.