RFI 1680-01-216-4525.pdf

REQUEST FOR INFORMATION

C-5 Hydraulic Winch

NSN: 1680-01-216-4525UC

The Government is conducting market research to identify potential sources that possess the repair data, expertise, capabilities, and experience to meet qualification requirements to repair the C-5 Hydraulic Winch. The National Stock Number (NSN) and Part Number (PN) is as follows:

Item NSN PN Hydraulic Winch 1680-01-216-4525 42420-4

The RMC/RMSC for the Hydraulic Winch is "R4/P. “R4” states that this NSN will be repaired contractual for the first time and will be repaired directly from the actual manufacturer/OEM.

“P” signifies that the rights to use data needed for contract repair of this item from additional source(s) are not owned by the Government and cannot be purchased, developed, or otherwise obtained.

Contractor shall furnish all material, support equipment, tools, test equipment, and services. The contractor is responsible for providing, maintaining, and calibrating all support equipment required at their facility or a subcontractor’s facility. Contractor furnished material or parts used for replacement shall equal or exceed the quality of the original material or parts.

Collins Aerospace is the OEM and the known sole source contractor for repair of this item.

Contractors/Institutions responding to this Request for Information are placed on notice that participation in this survey may not ensure participation in future solicitations or contract awards.

The government will not reimburse participants for any expenses associated with their participation in this survey.

FAR 52.215-3, Request for Information or Solicitation for Planning Purposes (Oct 1997) applies to this request for proposal:

(a) The Government does not intend to award a contract on the basis of this request or to otherwise pay for the information solicited except as provided in subsection 31.205-18 Bid and Proposal (B&P) Costs, of Federal Acquisition Regulation

(b) Although "proposal" and "offeror" are used in this Request for Information, your response will be treated as information only. It shall not be used as a proposal.

(c) This solicitation is issued for the purpose of: informational planning and budgetary forecasting by the government.

INSTRUCTIONS:

1. The document(s) below contain a description of the Hydraulic Winch repair requirement and a Contractor Capability Survey. The Survey allows Contractors to provide their 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.)

a. 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.

Joint ventures or teaming arrangements are encouraged.

4. Questions relative to this market survey should be addressed to the following Government personnel: Josie Daffin, Logistics Management Specialist, Josie.Daffin@us.af.mil; Karen Beckford, Contracting Officer, AFSC/PZAAB, Karen.Beckford.us.af.mil; Tomieka Johnson, Contracting Officer, AFSC/PZAAB, Tomieka.Johnson@us.af.mil mailto:Josie.Daffin@us.af.mil mailto:Tomieka.Johnson@us.af.mil

PURPOSE/DESCRIPTION

The Government is conducting market research to identify potential sources that possess the repair data, expertise, capabilities, and experience to meet qualification requirements to repair the C-5 Hydraulic Winch NSN 1680-01-216-4525, Part Number 42420-4. This requirement is for repair services. Our repair services strategy is a ten-year contract (basic and five one-year ordering periods with an option to extend for an additional five one-year ordering periods) and will continue through FY33. The projected quantities will be Best Estimated Quantities (BEQ) of 36 per year.

The Hydraulic Winch must meet form, fit, function, and interface requirements as referenced in per T.O. 13C1-35-4. However, the Government does not own the data or the rights to the data needed to compete the repair of this part. It has been determined to be uneconomical to reverse engineer the data, qualify a new source, or buy the data and/or data rights. Collins Aerospace is the only source of known repair for this item and has been since it was fielded.

The Hydraulic Winch provides 250 feet of usable cable which is used to pull cargo into and out of the main cargo compartment of an air vehicle. The winch provides two controlled cable speed modes of operation. In the high speed mode, cable speed is controllable from 0 to 100 feet per minute and will pull a load of 200 pounds at 100 feet per minute. In the low speed mode, cable speed is controllable from 0 to 15 feet per minute and will pull a load of 7,500 pounds at 15 feet per minute. In each mode, as the load increases, the speed will decrease proportionally. Each aircraft has two Hydraulic Winches installed.

CONTRACTOR CAPABILITY SURVERY

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:

• Phone Number:

• E-mail Address:

• Web Page URL:

Government Proposed North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) Code: 811210 – Electronic and Precision Equipment Repair and Maintenance

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

• Small Business (Yes / No)

• Woman Owned Small Business (Yes / No)

• Small Disadvantaged Business (Yes / No)

• 8(a) Certified (Yes / No)

• HUBZone Certified (Yes / No)

• Veteran Owned Small Business (Yes / No)

• Service Disabled Veteran Small Business (Yes / No)

• Central Contractor Registration (CCR). (Yes / No)

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

Responses to the Capability Survey Part I and Part II must be received no later than close of business 6 August 2023. Please ensure data is in a readable electronic format that can be received through a firewall. Attachments shall not to exceed 10 MB per email. Multiple emails are acceptable. Responses must be sent via email to the following:

Josie Daffin, Logistics Management Specialist, Josie.Daffin@us.af.mil Karen Beckford, Contracting Officer, AFSC/PZAAB, Karen.Beckford.us.af.mil Tomieka Johnson, Contracting Officer, AFSC/PZAAB, Tomieka.Johnson@us.af.mil

Questions relative to this market research should be addressed to Josie Daffin, Logistics Specialist and Karen Beckford, Contracting Officer via email at josie.daffin@us.af.mil and Karen.Beckford.us.af.mil; Tomieka Johnson, Contracting Officer, AFSC/PZAAB, Tomieka.Johnson@us.af.mil mailto:josie.daffin@us.af.mil

Part II. Capability Survey Questions

A. General Capability Questions:

1. Describe briefly the capabilities of your facility and nature of the goods and/or services you provide. Include a description of your staff composition 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 contract (Contraction Officer or Program Manager)

3. Describe your company’s experience in repairing the C-5 Hydraulic Winch (NSN 1680-01-

216-4525UC).

4. Describe your company's capabilities for generating, handling, processing and storing classified material and data.

5. 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.

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

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

a. Provide a detailed quality plan implementing AS9100 (or equivalent).

B. Repair Questions:

1. Describe your capabilities and experience in repairing 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.

a. State the types of diagnostic and troubleshooting tools utilized for efforts such as this

3. Provide your commercial manual(s) or Acceptance Test Procedures (ATP) and your rights to these manuals and or ATP used in the depot level repair and functional check of these or similar assets for Government Engineer review.

4. Demonstrate your ability and experience in repair of the same or similar components, which are currently in use on commercial or military aircraft by providing the following information on the same or similar items:

a) Contract Number

b) Procuring Agency

c) Contract Value

d) Number of assets shipped

5. Describe your configuration management processes and how you 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 this effort.

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

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

9. If the item cannot be repaired in total, state what your organization can repair.

10. State any technology insertion ideas for the item that would be suitable for this effort.

13. Discuss any reverse engineering or item replacement opportunities that may be present.

C. Commerciality Questions:

1. Are there established catalog or market prices for our requirement?

2. 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?

a. Is our requirement offered to both under similar terms and conditions? Briefly describe any differences.

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

D. Continuity of Operations and Cybersecurity

1. Does your company have an active Continuity of Operations Plan (COOP) or equivalent in the event of a natural disaster or other catastrophic event that causes facilities or operations to be disrupted?

a. What mitigation strategies are in place for your company to resume operations and to prevent further disruptions?

2. Is your company facing financial disruption, impending merger, acquisition and/or foreign investment?

3. If there is Foreign Ownership, Control or Influence (FOCI) of your company, what percentage of the company is owned by the foreign entity(ies)? Which foreign country(ies)/entity(ies) owns part or all of your company?

4. Does your company have a policy/plan for preventing and mitigating risks associated with internal and external information systems security?

5. Has your company implemented cybersecurity requirements given in DFARS clause 252.204-7012, "Safeguarding Covered Defense Information and Cyber Incident Reporting"?