RFI 4920-01-387-6124 7-17-2025.docx

Request for Information Questionnaire Environmental Control System Test Set 4920-01-387-6124 Robins Air Force Base Warner Robins Air Logistics Center

Caution:

The Government is conducting market research to identify potential sources that possess the expertise, capabilities, and experience to meet qualification requirements to procure the Environmental Control System Test Set. The level of security clearance and amount of foreign participation in this requirement has not been determined.

AMSC/AMC code is 3R.

The Government does not own or have access to the data for these items. The Government has determined that this system is a commercial item. Commercial item descriptions, commercial vendor catalog or price lists or commercial manuals assigned a technical manual number apply.

Current sole source contractor for this effort is Howell (98869).

Contractor shall furnish all material, support equipment, tools, test equipment, and services. The contractor is responsible for providing, maintaining, and calibrating all support equipment required at their facility or a subcontractor’s facility. Contractor-furnished material or parts used for replacement shall equal or exceed the quality of the original material or parts.

Contractors/Institutions 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.

INSTRUCTIONS:

1. The document(s) below contains a description of the ECS requirement and a Contractor Capability Survey. The Survey allows Contractors to provide their 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 (i.e., teaming, subcontracting, etc.)

a. Identify any areas of work that your organization believes should be broken out exclusively for Small Business.

3. Both large and small businesses are encouraged to participate in this Market Research. Joint ventures or teaming arrangements are encouraged.

4. Questions relative to this market survey should be addressed to PCO Alison Amerson, alison.amerson@us.af.mil.

Purpose/Description:

This RFI supports a potential effort for the Environmental Control System Test Set and is being conducted to identify potential sources that may possess the expertise, capabilities, and experience to meet the requirements for qualification and production of this system for use by the U.S. Air Force. If after reviewing the requirement you desire to participate in the RFI, you should provide documentation that supports your company’s capability in meeting these requirements. If you lack sufficient experience/capabilities 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 (i.e., teaming, subcontracting, etc.).

Both large and small businesses are encouraged to participate in this survey. However, this RFI will in part assist the Air Force in determining set-aside potential. Contractors/Institutions 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.

The environmental test set is used on all F-16 aircraft to measure the environmental systems of the aircraft. The environmental test set uses a temperature subsystem, a pressure subsystem, and a multimeter subsystem to troubleshoot the environmental control system (ECS).

H301-4

The Tester uses a digital display panel assembly for testing aircraft equipped with electronic sensor/controllers and 41-pin test connectors. The display panel has a small microprocessor on a computer driver board that controls 36 digital display modules on a digital display board, a small power supply dedicated to the digital display panel, and a display board with 36 digital display modules with AND gating circuits, a temperature subsystem, a pressure subsystem, and a multi- meter subsystem to troubleshoot the ECS of all F-16 aircraft.

Questions related to this RFI should be addressed to the PCO.

CONTRACTOR CAPABILITY SURVEY

Environmental Control System Test Set

NSN 4920-01-387-6124, P/N H301-4

Part I. Business Information

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

· Name of Business:

· Size of business pursuant to North American Industry Classification (NAICS) Code:

· Based on the above NAICS Code, state whether your company is:

· How long have you been in business?

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

Responses to the Capability Survey Part I and Part II must be received no later than close of business 29 Aug 2025. Please ensure data is in a readable electronic format that can be received through a firewall. Attachments shall not to exceed 10 MB per email. Multiple emails are acceptable. Responses must be sent via email to the following:

• Alison Amerson, alison.amerson@us.af.mil

• Iris Armstrong, iris.armstrong@us.af.mil

Part II. Capability Survey Questions A. General Capability Questions:

1. Describe briefly the capabilities of your facility and the nature of the goods and/or services you provide. Include a description of your staff composition and management structure.

2. Describe your company's past experience on previous projects similar in complexity to this requirement. Include a brief description of the work performed, period of performance, agency/organization supported, and individual point of contact (Contracting Officer or Program Manager).

3. Based upon the experience and composition of your company, what is your best estimate of production time for three (3) Environmental Control System Test Set to be procured per drawing H301-4? What is the production lead-time for a production unit?

4. Based upon your current facilities, staffing, and resources, what is your best estimate of maximum monthly production capacity?

5. Do you have the ability to either construct new facilities or subcontract to meet a production capacity higher than 4 units a year?

6. Please indicate how you price the following data items:

Production/First Article Test Procedures

Test Report

Provisioning

Technical Manuals

Training Materials (Instructional Media)

Conference Agenda

Conference Minutes

Engineering Change Proposal

Request for Deviation

Request for Waiver

7. Describe your company's capabilities for generating, handling, processing and storing classified material and data.

8. Describe your company's capabilities and experience in generating technical data, engineering drawings and manuals. Identify which software programs are utilized to generate these data products and what formats are available for delivered items.

9. What is your company’s current maximum capacity per month for this particular type of requirement? Provide information on any facility reserves you may possess to increase capacity in the event of an immediate need due to critical operational mission requirements.

10. Are you familiar with the environmental control system performance of the F-16?

11. Is your company able to subcontract the services of environmental testing and laboratory facilities? Does your company have laboratory facilities furnished to conduct environmental testing per MIL-STD-810?

12. What quality assurance processes and test qualification practices does your company employ? Provide a description of your quality program (ISO 9001, AS9100, etc.).

a. Provide a detailed quality plan implementing AS9100 (or equivalent).

B. Commerciality Questions:

1. Are there established catalog or market prices for our requirement?

2. If you offer this product and/or service to both U.S. Government and commercial sources, is the same workforce used for both the U.S. Government and general public?

3. Is our requirement offered to both under similar terms and conditions? Briefly describe any differences.

4. Describe your standard warranty and return process for goods and services furnished to the Government for items similar in nature to this requirement.

5. What type of warranties do you provide?

6. What experience do you have with Government technical manual requirements? Explain. Do you subcontract out any of the work?

7. Does your company provide discounts or price breaks on orders for large quantities? If so, what are the quantity ranges?

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