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****SOURCES SOUGHT FOR MARKET RESEARCH PURPOSES ONLY****

Sources Sought Announcement for Egyptian Wind Tunnel O&M

ONLY FIRMS THAT ARE FROM THE UNITED STATES OR ARE A JOINT VENTURE

CONSISTING OF A US FIRM WITH MAJORITY OWNERSHIP (>51%) ARE ELIGIBLE

FOR AWARD.

1. AGENCY:

United States Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Middle East District (TAM)

2. NAICS:

NAICS codes which may be applicable to this procurement include (but are not limited to):

811210 Electronic and Precision Equipment Repair and Maintenance 541330 Engineering Services

3. PLACE OF PERFORMANCE:

Egyptian Airborne Training Facility, vicinity of Cairo, Egypt

4. ACQUISITION INFORMATION:

TAM anticipates soliciting and awarding an operations and maintenance (O&M) contract to maintain the 16’ Skyventure/iFly wind tunnel used for airborne training of the Egyptian Armed Forces. The tunnel is approximately 5 years old and will require a firm with the requisite experience and capability to maintain this sophisticated and specialized piece of equipment.

Small and Small Disadvantaged Business set asides are not applicable to this project due to its specialized nature and OCONUS location.

Period of Performance: The O&M services associated with this market research is anticipated to be a 5-year contract for the services described below.

5. PROJECT DESCRIPTION:

USACE - TAM is seeking interested US firms, or a joint venture with a US firm as the majority owner (i.e., >51%) capable of maintaining a 16’ wind tunnel and skydiving simulator. The capabilities required for this contract includes the following:

• Aeronautical engineering expertise (required to check fan blade condition and pitch)

• Electronics engineering expertise (required to check and test the primary electrical components such as the variable frequency drives (VFDs) and motors).

• The general technical capability and experience with the wind tunnel system to facilitate regular and reoccurring maintenance, including regular inspections.

• Local technical and engineering support which will have the capability to respond quickly and capably to maintenance issues, including the ability to respond to issues which inhibit or prohibit operations within 24 hours.

• Procurement support and local storage for spare parts and specialized lubricants to support the rapid turnaround time required for conducting corrective maintenance.

Items to be maintained under the program include:

• VFDs and associated electronic components, cabling, and controls.

• Tunnel control systems including programable logic controls (PLCs), remote input/output enclosure, control room junction box and associated sensors, switches, buttons, and computers.

• Tunnel control panel and tunnel computer including provisions to ensure a continuous internet connection to these control devices.

• Axial fans including associated motors, fan vibration isolators, thrust restraints, flexible fan seal connectors, fan motor bearing grease lines, fan motor vibration sensors, and fan junction boxes.

• Structural maintenance of the flight deck including the flight chamber glass, staging areas and entry connections, control room, cable trays and electrical/communications cables, and cable floor netting.

• Air ducting including make up air dampers.

The following is NOT included in the anticipated scope of services:

• Water chiller maintenance.

• Power generation maintenance.

• Overall building maintenance for areas not associated with the wind tunnel itself.

• Software support and associated system functionality related to the operating software and control system.

6. KEY REQUIREMENTS:

This work will be administered under the Foreign Military Financing (FMF) subset of the Foreign Military Sales (FMS) program. United States procurement laws and regulations will apply. The contract will be awarded and paid in U.S. dollars. This procurement will be restricted to United States firms only, in accordance with 41 U.S.C 421, 48 C.F.R.

Chapter 1, FAR 6.302-4, and DFARS Part 225. Contractors participating in the anticipated solicitation must be U.S. firms. Any joint venture shall require a U.S. firm have a majority ownership stake in the JV. The use of local or regional subcontractors is permitted.

7. SOURCES SOUGHT:

The purpose of this sources sought is to gain knowledge of interest, capabilities and qualifications of firms who have the capabilities to complete and perform the requirements described herein, and to address any questions, recommendations or concerns from Industry. The Government must ensure there is adequate competition among potential pool of responsible contractors. Prior Government contract work is not required for submitting a response under this announcement.

8. RESPONSES:

The Capabilities Statement requested for this sources sought is not intended to be a Request for Proposal nor Invitation for Bid, nor does it restrict the Government to an ultimate acquisition approach. It is to request statements regarding interested companies’ ability to demonstrate existing-or-developed expertise and experience in relation to the areas specified herein. Any commercial brochures or currently existing marketing material may also be submitted with the Capabilities Statement. Submission of Capabilities statement is not a prerequisite to any potential future offerings, but participation will assist the US Army Corps of Engineers in tailoring requirements to be consistent with industry capabilities. This synopsis is for information and planning purposes only and is neither to be construed as a commitment by the Government nor will the Government pay for information solicited. Respondents will not be notified of the results of the evaluation.

9. SUBMISSION REQUIREMENTS:

Offerors response to this Sources Sought should be limited to 5 pages and should include the following information (Clarifications and or questions may be submitted in a separate word document and will not count towards the 5-page limitation):

Capability Statements are requested to include:

• Firm's Name, address(es), English speaking point of contact, phone number and e-mail address

• Firm's interest in proposing on the solicitations when they are issued

• Firm's Cage Code and UEI number or System for Award Management (SAM) information/registration, if available

• Firm's Joint Venture information or Teaming Arrangements (including name of specialized subcontractor), if applicable.

• Firm's capability to perform contract(s) of this scope, including:

- Firm's (or specialized subcontractor’s) experience working with wind tunnel systems, including a list of wind tunnels for which they have provided some type of service, and the nature of that service.

- Any pertinent details related to wind tunnel work previously performed including location, scope, contract amount (if releasable), customer contact information, and any specialized certifications or acknowledgements the firm (or specialized subcontractor) may possess indicating that they are qualified to work on systems of this type.

- Firm’s approach for executing this project in Egypt, including how they would establish the local capabilities necessary to perform the work as described herein.

• A rough order of magnitude (ROM) cost for yearly maintenance and spare parts.

For the purposes of this estimate, any mobilization costs associated with establishing in-country capabilities in Egypt should be spread over the expected five-year period of performance. Please note: any ROM costs provided by interested vendors will NOT be considered an actionable price proposal for services and it will not be used to hold any interested vendors to any future pricing proposals, nor will receiving the ROM represent any commitment on behalf of the Government. This ROM cost will be used for program budgeting purposes only.

10. RESPONSES DUE:

All interested contractors should submit responses via email by 10:00 AM Eastern Standard Time (EST) on 30 October 2024. Submit responses and information to Stephanie.L.Langhorne@usace.army.mil. No hard copies will be accepted.

*****This announcement seeks information from industry which will be used for preliminary planning purposes. No proposals are being requested or accepted with this announcement. THIS IS NOT A SOLICITATION FOR PROPOSALS AND NO

CONTRACT SHALL BE AWARDED FROM THIS SYNOPSIS. NO SOLICITATION,

SPECIFICATIONS OR DRAWINGS ARE AVAILABLE AT THIS TIME.

THE GOVERNMENT RESERVES THE RIGHT TO CANCEL THE SOLICITATION,

EITHER BEFORE OR AFTER PROPOSAL OPENING WITH NO OBLIGATION TO THE

OFFEROR BY THE

GOVERNMENT ******

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