RFI1SSSF137 31Mar22.docx

F137 (AE 3007H ) Engine Sustainment Support Request for Information (RFI) / Sources Sought Synopsis (SSS) 31 March 2022

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"Notice to Offeror(s)/Supplier(s): Funds are not available for this effort. No award will be made under this Sources Sought Synopsis (SSS)/ Request for Information (RFI) Market Survey. The Government reserves the right to cancel this SSS/RFI, either before or after the closing date. The Government has no obligation to reimburse an Offeror for any costs."

This is a Request for Information (RFI) only, which, as part of market research, is being issued in accordance with (IAW) Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) subpart 15.201(e). The United States Air Force is looking for a potential source to support sustainment of the F137 engine. The contract will include a variety of sustaining engineering, maintenance, overhaul, repair, supply chain management, logistics support and related support efforts. This is not a solicitation/request for proposal and no contract shall be resultant from this synopsis. The F137 Program Office (AFLCMC/LPSCB), located at Tinker AFB, OK, is seeking to identify potential vendors and gain market insight for future F137 workload requirements.

Background

The F137 is a Rolls-Royce engine that powers the RQ-4 Global Hawk, MQ-4C Triton, and MQ-25 Stingray.

F137 The F137 is the military designation for the AE 3007H. It is an 8,000-pound class high-bypass two-spool turbofan engine featuring a wide-chord single-stage low-pressure compressor, a 14-stage high pressure compressor followed by an effusion-cooled annular combustor, a two-stage high-pressure turbine, and a three-stage low-pressure turbine.

The F137 is derived from the AE 1107C-Liberty turboshaft engine used on the Bell Helicopter Textron/Boeing V-22 Osprey. It was initially developed to create a turbofan member of the AE common core family for the regional jet and medium/large business jet markets but has subsequently been developed for military aircraft applications.

The U.S. Air Force RQ-4 Global Hawk performs high-altitude real-time high-resolution Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance (ISR) collection, while the U.S. Navy MQ-4C Triton provides persistent maritime ISR. In addition, the primary mission of the U.S. Navy MQ-25 Stingray is to provide a persistent, organic aerial refueling capability, with a secondary long-endurance Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance (ISR) mission, to the Carrier Air Wing (CVW).

Description of Services The support requirements include sustaining engineering services, technical services, depot maintenance, supply chain management, line replaceable unit (LRU) and engine warranty processing, data affiliated with the services to maintain worldwide serviceable engine levels, and engine program administration to maintain and service the USAF and USN F137 fleet.

Engine Overhaul/Repair: consists of the labor and material necessary to accomplish the overhaul/repair of the F137 engine, modules, components, accessories, and piece parts. The engines will be repaired in accordance with (IAW) applicable 3007H Technical Order (T.O.) requirements. This requirement also entails receiving, handling, transporting, storage, inspecting, non-destructive inspection (NDI), repair, overhaul, performance testing, functional testing, pre/post bore-scope inspections and engine preservation. Scheduled and unscheduled depot maintenance, analytical condition inspection, engine mishap investigation support and maintenance data systems management are within the scope of this requirement.

Overhaul/Repair also involves management of repairable spares, storage of engines, serviceable spares, transition support, consumable materials, and material procurement. The maintenance program for the F137 engine is based on the principles of "Reliability Centered Maintenance" (RCM). All maintenance performed shall be based on: the actual condition of the item as determined by inspection; the likely time to failure of the assemblies (sub-assemblies) once returned to service; testing; storage, occurrence of a specific event; or the expiration of operating time limits which themselves are based upon previously determined conditions. These will be prescribed by the applicable AE 2100 D3 T.O.s and Time Compliance Technical Orders (TCTO's).

It should be noted that the government does not own the technical data to this engine.

Program Management: F137 program oversight responsibilities to ensure program and administrative requirements are met, providing requested information and F137 expertise, and advisement on logistics, engineering, configuration management, supply chain management, warranty administration, and repair maintenance. Other functional support will include electronic tracking of data consisting of logistics, supply chain management and data management of CEMS, G081 and other Air Force tracking systems used for the F137 engine fleet/inventory to include managing spares levels, support equipment (SE), deviations/waivers, data system access, maintenance, interface, program integration, cost schedule control, surge/contingency support, crisis management support, quality assurance management, supplier management, engine depot maintenance planning and scheduling, long term sustainment support, post production support planning, partnership support planning, sustaining logistics support analysis, T.O.s, and TCTOs.

Material Management and Equipment Management: Material management is engine maintenance history/planning, computations, contractor integrated material management for spare parts (worldwide spares and repairs), engine parts supportability review, readiness spares package management, readiness driver program, provisioning data development and management, cataloging documentation, Source/Maintenance/Recoverability (SMR) code authority, spares allocation (central warehousing, engine storage, depot, base retail supply, and en-route support). Equipment management is integrated management of peculiar SE end items (replacement forecasting, end item replacement, common SE requirements, Government Furnished Equipment (GFE) reporting), engine peculiar equipment storage and distribution (depot, main operating bases, and en-route support), maintenance of SE Table of Allowance (TA), peculiar SE maintenance and engine test equipment for the propulsion system. The reporting system required is Commercial Asset Visibility Air Force (CAV AF). The CAV AF office can assist in providing training.

Depot Technical Management Support Services: This specialized support constitutes depot planning and F137 organic maintenance workload assistance when tasked to assist USAF strategy to devise alternatives evaluating transitioning depot level repair from contract maintenance to future organic depot maintenance IAW Title 10 USC 2464, core logistics capabilities. This information may be used to identify current and future capability gaps the government would need to plan for establish perform maintenance repair.

All responsible sources interested in providing services for this requirement are requested to provide a written summary of information concerning their technical certifications, capabilities, experience (current services or contracts – to include points of contact and telephone numbers) and corporate background. Any information submitted by respondents to this RFI is strictly voluntary.

F137 Questions A. General Capability Questions:

1. Describe your company’s experience in the maintenance, overhaul and repair of the F137 engine.

2. Does your company have Engine Test Cell capabilities for the F137 engine?

3. Where is your test cell work accomplished for the F137 engine?

4. Does your company have all equipment necessary to overhaul and/or repair F137 end items?

i. If not, what equipment is your company lacking?

ii. Does another company overhaul and/or repair F137 end items for your company and if so,

iii. Who does the sub-contracted repairs?

iv. Where is the work performed?

v. What engine variants or components are overhauled and/or repaired?

vi. What is the percentage of workload performed on the end items by the subcontractor?

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. Describe your capability of obtaining technical data rights for depot repairs from the Original Engine Manufacturer (OEM).

7. 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.

8. Does your company have the capability of handling transportation responsibilities of engines assemblies such as transport to the CONUS point of use or point of debarkation for OCONUS?

9. Does your company provide familiarization training to U.S. Government personnel for a basic understanding of the engine system?

B. Repair Questions:

1. Describe your capabilities and experience in repairing existing F137 systems/equipment (hardware and software) to solve maintenance and support problems in a 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.

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

3. Describe your capabilities and experience in test, evaluation, repair or maintenance procedures.

C. Commerciality Questions:

1. 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?

2. 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. Pricing Questions

1. Given the FAR requirement for firm fixed pricing, what options are recommended to provide flexible FFP pricing (e.g. pre‐priced levels of repair)?

2. Assuming the levels of repair are the best options, how many levels would you recommend and how would those be levels best be defined?

3. How would you recommend structuring LRU repairs? (e.g., transactional or menu based) E. Informed Decision Making Questions

1. The government is interested in collecting as much useful information as possible while reducing cost and reporting. What options exist for providing the information to the Government needed to make informed OSS&E decisions with the fewest number of CDRL items? For example, the government may desire information on parts’ usage, replacements, rates, factors, etc. but may not need it in a custom format.

2. The government doesn’t require ownership of intellectual property, data, drawings, etc. but would desire to have more information for better decision making. What additional information would assist the government to that end and how could that be achieved?

F. Program Administration Representation Questions

1. What type of quality standards does your company have in place? (e.g., ISO 9001, AS9100 etc.).

2. Does your organization have any other thoughts or suggestions on ways to increase Small Business participation in this requirement, such as incentives or goals?

Business Information Please provide the following business information for your company/institution and for any teaming or joint venture partners:

NOTE: For the proper NAICS code, consult with the Buyer/PCO Based on the above NAICS Code, state whether your company is:

This RFI does not constitute a Request For Proposal (RFP) or an Invitation for Bids, nor does its issuance restrict the Government’s ultimate acquisition approach. The Government will not award a contract solely on the basis of this notice, nor pay for any information that is submitted by respondents to this RFI.

Contracting Office Address:

3001 Staff Drive, Ste. 2AA2/102 Tinker, AFB, Oklahoma 73145-3015

Primary Point of Contact:

Ryan Brinkley Contracting Officer Email: ryan.brinkley@us.af.mil

All offers have 30 days from the date of publication to www.sam.gov to respond to this Request for Information.

"Notice to Offeror(s)/Supplier(s): Funds are not available for this effort. No award will be made under this Sources Sought Synopsis (SSS)/ Request for Information (RFI) Market Survey. The Government reserves the right to cancel this SSS/RFI, either before or after the closing date. The Government has no obligation to reimburse an Offeror for any costs."