RFI - ALE 47 Production (v2).pdf

Electronic Warfare ALE 47 RFI

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REQUEST FOR INFORMATION for Electronic Warfare ALE 47 Countermeasures Dispenser

System (CMDS) Hardware Procurement

SOURCES SOUGHT SYNOPSIS INSTRUCTIONS

Electronic Warfare

PURPOSE

As required by DFARS PGI 206.302-1(d), this market survey is being conducted to identify potential sources that may possess the expertise, capabilities, and experience to meet hardware production requirements for the United States Air Force (USAF) ALE-47 CMDS Program.

OVERVIEW

The Air Force Life Cycle Management Center’s (AFLCMC/WNY) Electronic Warfare and

Avionics (EW&A) division is conducting market research to identify potential sources for the goal of ensuring the United States Government (USG) maintains adequate ALE-47 production support. The contractor(s) must possess at minimum 5-years continuous ALE-47 production experience and be qualified and production ready by 29 December 2020 to support the ALE-47 program.

The Contractor must possess the expertise capabilities and experience to meet the qualification requirements, produce, and deliver the following ALE-47 CMDS Line Replaceable Units

(SRUs) and Shop Replaceable Units (SRUs):

Item name NSN

Safety Switch 5930-01-333-2196 EW

Dispenser, Countermeasure 5865-01-334-8349 EW

Control Display Unit 5865-01-380-8046 EW

Programmer 5865-01-437-3371 EW

Programmer 5865-01-437-3373 EW

Sequencer 5865-01-451-2868 EW

Sequencer 5865-01-527-2187 EW

Circuit Card Assembly 5998-01-357-0599 EW

Circuit Card Assembly 5998-01-357-0600 EW

Circuit Card Assembly 5998-01-357-0601 EW

Circuit Card Assembly 5998-01-357-0602 EW

Circuit Card Assembly 5998-01-357-0603 EW

Circuit Card Assembly 5998-01-388-7062 EW

Circuit Card Assembly 5998-01-333-1980 EW

Panel, Control, Elect 5895-01-335-6069 EW

Circuit Card Assembly 5998-01-414-1387 EW

Circuit Card Assembly 5998-01-580-9469 EW

Circuit Card Assembly 5998-01-383-8263 EW

Circuit Card Assembly 5998-01-580-7506 EW

Circuit Card Assembly 5998-01-439-9525 EW

Electronic Component 5998-01-334-2219 EW

Circuit Card Assembly 5998-01-337-7526 EW

Circuit Card Assembly 5998-01-335-3197 EW

Circuit Card Assembly 5998-01-335-3198 EW

Housing, Countermeasures 5865-01-333-4735 EW

Circuit Card Assembly 5998-01-336-3867 EW

Circuit Card Assembly 5998-01-336-9190 EW

Bracket, Electrical 5935-01-334-3230 EW

Electronic Component 5998-01-357-8993 EW

Contractors/Institutions responding to this market research are placed on notice that participation in this survey may not ensure participation in future solicitations or contract awards. The USG will not reimburse participants for any expenses associated with their participation in this survey.

RFI INSTRUCTIONS:

1. The Survey allows Contractors to provide their company’s capability to participate in the tentative future assessment.

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 as well as research institutes are encouraged to participate in this Market Research. Joint ventures or teaming arrangements are encouraged.

4. Responses should be limited to no more than 20 pages. Contractor format is acceptable.

5. Questions relative to this market survey should be addressed to the POCs below.

NAICS code 334511

CONTRACTOR/INSTITUE CAPABILITY SURVEY

Part I. Business/Institute 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:

Size of business pursuant to North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) Code:

NOTE: For the proper NAICS code, consult with the Buyer/PCO

Based on the above 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).

Due to COV-19 restrictions, E-mail responses only. Responses must be received no later than close of business 10 August 2020. Please e-mail your response to:

UNCLASSIFIED ONLY

AFLCMC/WNKD

Attn: LaKesia Dawson, lakesia.dawson@us.af.mil

Cc: Elizabeth Davis, elizabeth.davis.22@us.af.mil mailto:lakesia.dawson@us.af.mil mailto:elizabeth.davis.22@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 contact (Contracting Officer or Program Manager).

3. Describe your company’s experience in producing/delivering the NSNs listed above that make up the ALE 47 Program.

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).

(Tentative – RFI response dependent)

C. Commerciality Questions:

1. Is 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?

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

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

D. Manufacturing Questions

1. Describe your capabilities and experience in manufacturing with regard to the requirements of this effort.

2. Describe your capabilities and experience in developing/modifying manufacturing procedures.

Include associated upgrade of technical orders and preparation of new technical orders.

3. Demonstrate your ability and experience in the manufacture of the same or similar components, which are currently utilized in the commercial or military environment 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

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

5. Describe your capabilities and experience in test, evaluation, and repair processes/procedures with regard to manufacturing items.

6. Describe your configuration management processes and how you identify and resolve parts obsolescence and diminishing manufacturing sources problems?

7. Discuss your process for addressing any fit, form, and or function issues that may arise out of the requirements of this effort.

8. Describe your process for maintaining inventory records and reporting on hand/work-in-process balance and manufacturing status to your customer.

9. Include a detailed listing of facilities and equipment, including quantities, required to satisfy the requirements of this effort.

a. Provide an outline of the proposed process, including inspections.

i. State the type of test procedures that are anticipated for this effort.

ii. State the type of inspection processes anticipated for this effort.

1. NDI/T.

2. Destructive testing/inspection.

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

11. If the item cannot be manufactured in total, state what your organization can produce.

12. 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.