Synopsis_-_Aero-I.pdf

Publication Date: 19 Jul 19

Written response is required.

Anticipated Award Date: On or before 30 Apr 20

Duration of Contract Period: A five-year contract ordering period. Contract shall not exceed 5 years.

This will be a Firm-Fixed Price, Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity Contract.

Description: There are 359 C/KC-135 aircraft based throughout the United States (U.S.), Pacific, and Europe that will receive the Aero-I Satellite Communications (SATCOM) Replacement. The KC-135 Aero-I SATCOM Replacement supports mitigating anticipated airspace restrictions within the global Communications, Navigation, and Surveillance/Air Traffic Management System (CNS/ATM) and overall KC-135 shortcomings in reliability, maintainability, and supportability. KC-135 Aero-I SATCOM Replacement will consist of: A Kit (wiring harness, mounts and associated cabling), B Kit (SATCOM transceiver (receiver/transmitter) and SATCOM antenna) and all associated components. Projected time-line for KC-135 Aero-I Replacement fielding is FY20 integration and testing followed by FY21 installs continuing through the end of

FY24.

The KC-135 utilizes the International Marine/Maritime Satellite (INMARSAT) organization's Aeronautical Intermediate (Aero-I) service as part of its Global Air Traffic Management (GATM) system. Aero-I provides oceanic Controller/Pilot Data Link Communications (CPDLC) to Air Traffic Control (ATC) and Aircraft Communications Addressing\Reporting System (ACARS) beyond line-of-sight (BLOS) messages to 618 Tanker Airlift Control Center (TACC) Global Decision Support System. The installed equipment that provides this communications path is the SRT-2000 Satellite Communications (SATCOM) Transceiver Part Number (P/N) 822-1346-001 and IGA-2000 SATCOM Antenna P/N: 822-1369-001. Both of these items are becoming increasingly unsupportable, resulting in increasing maintenance and Mission Impaired Capability Awaiting Parts (MICAP) hours. In addition, INMARSAT has announced that their Aero-I service will be discontinued as of December 31, 2022.

Service/Spare/Repair/OH: Supply

Application: C/KC-135 and OC-135, to include FMS

Destination: CONUS and OCONUS

Qualification Requirements: None.

Export Control: No.

Unique Identification (UID): Note to contractor: If unit price exceeds $5,000 then UID requirements will apply.

LINE ITEM INFORMATION:

Quantity: The quantity will be based on the number of C/KC-135 aircraft in the fleet (359) plus FMS (10). Quantities are subject to change.

CLIN Description BEQ X001 Aero-I Installation 134 X002 CFT Travel TBD X003 O&A - Labor TBD

X004 O&A – Material TBD X005 Group A Kits 359 X006 Group B Kits 395 X007 Data NSP X008 Block 40 First Article Installation and Test 1 X009 Block 45 First Article Installation and Test 1 X010 FMS Only – Integration and Test 10

Data (CDRL/DID Reporting, Not Separately Priced)

Mandatory Language:

One or more of the items under this acquisition may be subject to an Agreement on Government Procurement approved and implemented in the United States by the Trade Agreements Act of 1979. All offers shall be in the English language and in U.S. dollars. All interested suppliers may submit an offer.

The solicitation document contains information that has been designated as "Militarily Critical Technical Data." Only businesses that have been certified by the Department of Defense, United States/Canada Joint Certification Office, and have a valid requirement may have a copy of the solicitation document. To obtain certification follow the procedures at website:

http://www.dlis.dla.mil/jcp/.

Based upon market research, the Government is not using the policies contained in Part 12, Acquisition of Commercial Items.

Prospective vendors must comply with all the requirements of the solicitation and its attachments to be considered responsive. The Government does not intend to hold discussion but may hold discussion if it is deemed necessary.

An Ombudsman has been appointed to hear concerns from offerors or potential offerors during the proposal development phase of this acquisition. The purpose of the Ombudsman is not to diminish the authority of the program director or contracting officer, but to communicate contractor concerns, issues, disagreements, and recommendations to the appropriate government personnel. When requested, the Ombudsman will maintain strict confidentiality as to source of the concern. The Ombudsman does not participate in the evaluation of proposals or in the source selection process. Interested parties are invited to call the Ombudsman at 405-736-3273.

Buyer name, phone#, and email address: Maisie Heck, 405-739-3388, maisie.heck@us.af.mil