J85-5 Follow-on_Contractor Capability Survey.docx

Sustainment Program for the J85-5 Engine

CONTRACTOR CAPABILITY SURVEY

Part I. Business Information Please provide the following business information for your company/institution and for any teaming or joint venture partners:

Company/Institute Name:

Address:

Point of Contact:

CAGE Code:

UEI:

Phone Number:

E-mail Address:

Web Page URL:

Size of business pursuant to North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) Code: 336412 Based on the above NAICS Code, state whether your company is:

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

Is your company interested in performing as a Prime contractor?

Can you comply with FAR clause 52.219-14 Is your company interested in performing possible subcontracting opportunities? If so, please describe in detail what part or parts of this requirement that your company capable or interested in performing.

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

When addressing questions in Part II, please address the following in each response as applicable:

· Performance parameters, to include design and installation

· Program Estimated Cost information (rough order of magnitude)

· Delivery schedule/product availability

· Any alternatives/suggestions that satisfy airworthiness requirements, to include cost and schedule 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 experience on previous projects similar in complexity to this requirement. Include contract numbers, a brief description of the work performed, period of performance, agency/organization supported, and individual point of contact (Contracting Officer or Program Manager).

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

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

5. What is your company’s current maximum production capacity per month? Provide information on any facility reserves you may possess to increase production capacity in the event of an immediate need do to critical operational mission requirements.

6. What is your current process for updating the work control documents for any new requirements?

7. Are there specific requirements in the documentation that we provide that would currently preclude your product from being a viable solution to our requirement?

8. Include a detailed listing of facilities and equipment, including quantities, required to satisfy the requirements of this effort.

9. Provide an outline of the proposed process, including inspections.

B. Hardware Production Questions:

1. Describe your capability and experiences in the manufacturing/fabrication of components

C. Repair Questions:

1. Describe your capabilities and experience in modifying existing systems/equipment (hardware and software) to solve maintenance and support problems in the depot environment.

2. Describe your capabilities and experience in developing/modifying repair or maintenance procedures. Include associated upgrade of technical orders and preparation of new technical orders.

3. Describe your configuration management processes and how you identify and resolve parts obsolescence and diminishing manufacturing sources problems?

4. Describe your process for maintaining inventory records and reporting on hand/in work balances and repair status to your customer.

D. Commerciality Questions:

1. Are there established catalog or market prices for our requirement? 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? Is our requirement offered to both under similar terms and conditions? Briefly describe any differences.

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

E. Services Questions:

1. Describe your services capabilities and experience with regard to the requirements of this effort.

2. Describe your capabilities and experience in developing/modifying procedures. Include associated upgrade of technical orders and preparation of new technical orders.

3. Demonstrate your ability and experience for the same or similar services, which are currently provided in the commercial and/or military environment by providing the following information on the same or similar items: a. Contract Number, b. Procuring Agency, c. Contract Value, d. Services Provided

4. Describe your capabilities and experience in any required test, evaluation, and repair processes/procedures with regard to the required items.

5. Describe how you/your organization will identify and resolve parts obsolescence and diminishing manufacturing sources problems?

6. Discuss your process for addressing any fit, form, and or function issues that may arise out of the requirements of this effort.

7. Describe your process for maintaining inventory records and reporting on hand/work-in-process balance and manufacturing status to your customer as required.

8. How will your organization address the absence of drawings, specifications, technical data, test procedures, etc.

9. If your company can not perform the entirety of the requirement what part could or would your company be able to perform. Provide specific info on what could be broken out for your company’s performance.

F. Contract Strategy Development:

1. USAF has historically utilized long term contracts that are structured as Indefinite Demand Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) and Requirements strategies. From your company’s experiences, can you provide your company’s understanding of each strategy to include a preference of the different strategies?

2. USAF has historically utilized long term contract strategies that have a base period of performance with either Option Years or Award Term years. From your company’s experiences, can you provide your company’s understanding of each strategy to include a preference of the different strategies?

3. Are there any concerns regarding an ID/IQ contract for XXX years – pricing or otherwise? Explain.

4. USAF utilizes DCMA Quality Assurance Representatives (QAR) for production/remanufacture/repair contracting efforts. Can you provide your experiences with DCMA QARs? Do you have a DCMA QAR in your local area or do you utilize a regional QAR?

G. J85-5 Program Specific:

1. What is your experience to sustain the J85-5 engine or comparable platform and accomplishing maintenance services, material procurement & management, support equipment parts forecasting, technical data management, customer technical services, production forecasting and reporting, and sustaining engineering? If not J85-5, identify what comparable platform you have experience in.

2. What is your plan to ensure War Readiness Engine (WRE) standards, cost accountability and Mean Time Between Removal (MTBR), and safety requirements are met?

3. Do you have knowledge and specialized experience necessary to sustain the J85-5 engine and accomplish repairs/overhauls? What kind of Government/commercial jet engine maintenance has your company accomplished in the past? At what level of repair were those repairs done?

4. What is the turnaround time/flow days to overhaul an engine of this engine variant? Please consider levels of repair when responding.

5. A new support provider would continue to rely on OEM or approved vendor for parts procurement. How would you handle supply chain integration with OEM, sub-contractors, and transition of long-lead parts?

6. Do you have a specialized forecasting model capable of projecting long-lead parts, quantity buys, potential delays in receiving of parts, and future sustainment actions? How would you communicate potential increase patterns of rejections to the customer?

7. What is your experience with Continuous Improvement Process (CIP) concepts and your ability to incorporate them into Engineering Change Proposals (ECP) designs?

8. Do you have the current facility and equipment to inspect, test and repair engine parts?

9. Are you compliant with the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) regulations for maintenance, parts, labor and depot facilities? Please share all certifications and working agreements with OEM.

10. Please provide any additional relevant feedback that is deemed important in developing this requirement. Any information that is propriety should be clearly marked.

Interested firms should submit sufficient information (limit to 20 pages – 12-point font, single-spaced, 1" margins) which will permit assessment of technical capabilities electronically to Air Force Life Cycle Management Center, AFLCMC/LPK, Attn: Hassan Hammi (405) 734-0298, e-mail: hassan.hammi@us.af.mil Responses must be received no later than close of business 30 days after posting date for this announcement