Request for Information (RFI) - F-15SA AMDS.pdf

REQUEST FOR INFORMATION (RFI) – F-15SA Aircraft Maintenance Debrief System (AMDS)

The Air Force Life Cycle Management Center, F-15 FMS program office is seeking sources to determine the availability of capable contractors to provide AMDS administrative and technical support services to the Royal Saudi Air Force (RSAF). This includes maintaining RSAF’s F-15C, D, S and SA operating squadrons at up to six (6) locations throughout the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. This is a recurring requirement currently occupied by a sole source vendor.

The RSAF requires contractor support to assess, install new equipment when required, maintain hardware and software, provide trained Saudi AMDS administrators, and provide familiarization training to other Saudi nationals that will enable the RSAF to safely and efficiently operate all AMDS equipment at all AMDS operating locations. AMDS technical services personnel are needed to manage and maintain AMDS equipment to carry out day-to-day reporting of F-15 post flight fault data in support of the RSAF flight operations. Most of the contractor's support shall be conducted in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia except for Red/Green Flag training exercise support or other deployments. Other services include producing documents to meet RSAF requirements in the correct format and on time.

These services have been performed sole source for more than five (5) years. The Government does not own or have access to the data for these F-15 FMS Royal Saudi Air Force engineering services. Over the past five (5) years, software has been delivered semi-annually and status reports delivered monthly.

Thorough technical, price and/or cost analyses have been and will be performed as necessary by the F-15 System Program Office (SPO), Defense Contract Audit Agency (DCAA) and/or the Defense Contract Management Agency (DCMA).

A complete description of work is provided in the attached draft Performance Work Statement (PWS), dated 27 Jan 2023.

The acquisition and contract strategy have yet to be finalized, and this survey will be one of the factors used by the Government in the acquisition planning process. This is neither a Request for Proposal (RFP) nor a Notice of Contract Action (NOCA). This is a market research survey to determine the availability and adequacy of potential sources prior to determining an acquisition strategy and contract strategy. Requests for a solicitation will not receive a response.

Any information submitted by respondents to this RFI is strictly voluntary. The Government will not pay for any information that is submitted by respondents to this RFI. The Government requests interested parties submit a statement of their qualifications with respect to the criteria described herein. To the maximum extent possible, please submit non-proprietary information. Any proprietary information submitted should be identified as such and will be properly protected from disclosure. No classified information shall be submitted.

Any response submitted by respondents to this RFI constitutes consent for that submission to be reviewed by Government personnel and/or Advisory & Assistance Services contractor employees supporting the F-15 Foreign Military Sales (FMS) Sustainment Branch (WAQI), unless the respondent clearly objects in writing to the release of this information to Advisory & Assistance Services Contractor employees supporting the F- 15 Foreign Military Sales (FMS) Sustainment Branch (WAQI), in a cover letter accompanying your capabilities package.

Questions concerning this requirement should be addressed to the Procurement Contracting Officer, James “Daniel” Faulkner james.faulkner.8@us.af.mil or the Contract Specialist Mark Vanderhoek at mark.vanderhoek@us.af.mil.

INSTRUCTIONS FOR RESPONDING TO

RFI

F-15SA Aircraft Maintenance Debrief System (AMDS)

INSTRUCTIONS:

1. The attached PWS for AMDS support services requirement and a contractor capability survey is given to allow you to provide your 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.) 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.

4. Please submit your response no later than 2 p.m. eastern standard time 3 Mar 2023. Responses can be submitted via e-mail. Please note: Emails containing file types such as: .zip, .xlsx, .docx, or other macro-enabled extensions, may not be delivered to the intended recipients.

5. If further information/clarification is needed, please contact Mr. Mark Vanderhoek, Contract Specialist at mark.vanderhoek@us.af.mil or Mr. James "Daniel" Faulkner, Contracting Officer, at james.faulkner.8@us.af.mil.

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:

a. Company/Institute Name

b. CAGE code and UIE number

c. Address

d. Telephone Number

e. Fax Number

f. Email Address

g. Web Page URL:

h. Point of Contact for further clarification or questions

i. Government Proposed North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) Code: 541330

j. Based on the Government proposed NAICS Code, state whether your company is:

k. Small Business (Yes / No)

l. Woman Owned Small Business (Yes / No)

m. Small Disadvantaged Business (Yes / No)

n. 8(a) Certified (Yes / No)

o. HUBZone Certified (Yes / No)

p. Veteran Owned Small Business (Yes / No)

q. Service Disabled Veteran Small Business (Yes / No) mailto:mark.vanderhoek@us.af.mil mailto:james.faulkner.8@us.af.mil

r. System for Award Management (SAM) (Yes / No)

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

Part II – Capability Survey Questions

A) General Capability Required Information

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/experience and management structure.

2. Describe your company’s past 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. Describe your company’s experience in performing work in Outside Continental United States

(OCONUS).

4. Describe your company’s experience in developing, validating, and utilizing AMDS software on the F-15 aircraft and/or similar maintenance debrief software and supporting technical data.

5. Describe your company’s experience in establishing, implementing, maintaining a training program for maintenance personnel.

6. Describe your company’s capabilities and experience in establishing and maintaining a local area network (LAN), capable of supporting a server, multiple workstation and peripherals, while operating within the customer’s network framework.

7. Describe your company’s experience in providing maintenance support to customers at deployed locations in the Continental United States (CONUS) and OCONUS.

8. Are there specific requirements in the documentation that was provided that would currently preclude your company from being a viable solution in meeting the requirement?

9. Is your company’s cost and accounting system certified by Defense Contract Auditing Agency (DCAA) as adequate?

B) Commerciality Requested Information

1. Describe your company’s capabilities and experience in procuring specially configured computer hardware and managing a warranty program for procured hardware.