N6134018R0003_T45_SLEP2_Source_Sought.pdf

Source Sought Notice

T-45 Service Life Extension Program

Engineering and Integrated Logistics Support

NOTIFICATION OF INTENT TO SOLE SOURCE

INTRODUCTION

The Naval Air Warfare Center Training Systems Division (NAWCTSD) located in Orlando, FL and the Naval Undergraduate Flight Training Systems Program Office (PMA-273) announces its intention to award a sole source delivery order to the Boeing Company that will include the production of the T-45 Service Life Extension Program (SLEP) retrofit kits and associated

Support Equipment (SE)/Special Tooling (ST), Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM) engineering and logistics support, and initial spares for the requirements under the T-45 SLEP

Phase II. This order is intended to be awarded by the end of FY 19 with a one-year base period and four (4) option periods that will allow procurement of retrofit kits through FY 24. The anticipated contract type is a delivery order from Boeing’s Basic Ordering Agreement (BOA).

The Boeing Company is the original designer, developer, and manufacturer of the T-45 aircraft and its systems, as well as the owner of the Technical Data Package of the airframe required for this effort. The Government intends to award a sole source delivery order to The Boeing

Company. For information regarding subcontracting opportunities, please contact Amir Guirguis with The Boeing Company at Amir.M.Guirguis@boeing.com.

If any other company believes that it can fulfill the Government’s requirements, they should submit a capabilities package as outlined below. Submission of a capabilities package does not guarantee that the Government will compete this requirement.

DISCLAIMER

THIS SOURCES SOUGHT IS FOR INFORMATIONAL PURPOSES ONLY. THIS IS NOT A

REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL. IT DOES NOT CONSTITUTE A SOLICITATION AND

SHALL NOT BE CONSTRUED AS A COMMITMENT BY THE GOVERNMENT.

RESPONSES IN ANY FORM ARE NOT OFFERS AND THE GOVERNMENT IS UNDER

NO OBLIGATION TO AWARD A CONTRACT AS A RESULT OF THIS

ANNOUNCEMENT. NO FUNDS ARE AVAILABLE TO PAY FOR PREPARATION OF

RESPONSES TO THIS ANNOUNCEMENT. ANY INFORMATION SUBMITTED BY

RESPONDENTS TO THIS TECHNICAL DESCRIPTION IS STRICTLY VOLUNTARY.

PROGRAM BACKGROUND

Some of the previous contract work for this contract was performed under N00019-16-G-0001, DO N61340-18-F-0001 T-45 SLEP 2 FY17-19 Retrofit Kits.

REQUIRED CAPABILITIES

1. The interested party shall be capable of providing:

a. Non-recurring engineering and logistics support to complete Systems

Requirements Reviews (SRRs), Preliminary Design Reviews (PDRs), Critical

Design Reviews (CDRs), and Test Readiness Reviews (TRRs) related to the integration of engineering changes into the T-45 aircraft.

b. Prototype and validation hardware for testing, flight test and engineering validations.

c. Class I Engineering Change Proposals (ECPs) and engineering drawings associated with the development and integration of new and modified hardware and software into the T-45 aircraft.

d. Studies, analysis, design, test, and reports associated with modernization and obsolescence activities.

e. Engineering, Technical and Logistics support related to Navy queries involving areas such as SLEP Kit Production and aircraft retrofit.

2. The interested party must be able to demonstrate its ability to obtain the required Original

Equipment Manufacturer (OEM) Technical Data Package (TDP) to perform this work.

ELIGIBILITY

The applicable NAICS code for this requirement is 336413 (Other Aircraft Parts and Auxiliary

Equipment), which has a small business size of 1,250 employees. The Product Service Code is

1680, which is for Hardware: Miscellaneous Aircraft Accessories and Components. Businesses of all sizes are encouraged to contact The Boeing Company; however, each respondent must clearly identify its business size in its capabilities statement. Please note that under a Small-

Business Set-Aside, the small business prime contractor must perform at least 50% of the work themselves in terms of the cost of performance in accordance with FAR 52.219-14.

All new entities registering in the General Services Administration’s (GSA) System for Award

Management (SAM), as well as existing registrations being updated or renewed, will require the submission of an original, signed notarized letter identifying the authorized Entity Administrator for the entity associated with the Data Universal Numbering System (DUNS) number before the registration will be activated. It is recommended that all interested parties be aware that processing this additional information may take several days/weeks and are proactive in maintaining the SAM registrations in an “Active” status as the Government cannot award to an entity without an “Active” SAM registration. More information can be found at www.gsa.gov/samupdate.”

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION AND SUBMISSION DETAILS (CAPABILITIES

STATEMENT)

Interested parties are requested to submit a capabilities statement of no more than ten (10) pages in length in Times New Roman font of not less than 10 pitch in an electronic format that is compatible with Word 2010. All responses shall include Company Name, Company Address, Company Business Size, and at least two Points of Contact including name, phone number, and e-mail address.

This documentation must address at a minimum the following items:

1.) What type of work has your company performed in the past in support of the same or similar requirement?

2.) Can or has your company managed a task of this nature? If so, please provide details.

3.) Can or has your company managed a team of subcontractors before? If so, provide details.

4.) What specific technical skills does your company possess which ensure capability to perform the tasks?

5.) Provide a statement including current small/large business status and company profile to include number of employees, annual revenue history, office locations, DUNs number, etc.

6.) Respondents to this notice also must indicate whether they qualify as a Small, Small

Disadvantaged, Women-Owned, HUB Zone, or Service Disabled Veteran-Owned Small

Business Concern.

7.) Include in your response your ability to meet the requirements in the Facility and

Safeguarding requirements.

The deadline for response to this request is 7 Sep 2018.

Upon evaluation of the capability statements, if it is determined that this requirement will be an unrestricted competition, the Government intends to evaluate the Small-Business responses and conduct further market research to identify a subcontracting goal. Market research results will assist the Government in determining whether this requirement will be a full and open, a small business set aside, or a sole source acquisition.

All information shall be furnished at no cost or obligation to the Government, and no basis for claims against the Government shall arise as a result of a response to this Sources Sought.

Verbal submissions via phone will not be honored. Information and materials submitted in response to this request WILL NOT be returned. Classified material SHALL NOT be submitted.

All data received in response to this Sources Sought that is marked or designated as corporate or proprietary will be fully protected from any release outside the Government.

All questions regarding this Sources Sought Notice must be submitted via e-mail to Marlon

Ramos, at Marlon.Ramos@navy.mil with a copy to David Kors at David.Kors@navy.mil. No questions will be accepted by phone.

mailto:Marlon.Ramos@navy.mil