Sources Sought - BICmd Prepositioning June 30 2025.pdf

CUI

Sources Sought for Marine Corps Aviation Prepositioning Program and Logistics Support, for Blount Island Command (BICmd)

DISCLAIMER

THIS SOURCES SOUGHT IS FOR INFORMATIONAL PURPOSES AND RECEIVING

CAPABILITY STATEMENTS ONLY. THIS IS NOT A REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL. IT

DOES NOT CONSTITUTE A SOLICITATION AND SHALL NOT BE CONSTRUED AS

A COMMITMENT BY THE GOVERNMENT. RESPONSES IN ANY FORM ARE NOT

OFFERS AND THE GOVERNMENT IS UNDER NO OBLIGATION TO SOLICIT OR

AWARD A TASK ORDER AS A RESULT OF THIS ANNOUNCEMENT. NO FUNDS ARE

AVAILABLE TO PAY FOR PREPARATION OF RESPONSES TO THIS

ANNOUNCEMENT. ANY INFORMATION SUBMITTED BY RESPONDENTS TO THIS

TECHNICAL DESCRIPTION IS STRICTLY VOLUNTARY. THIS SOURCES SOUGHT

IS A MARKET RESEARCH TOOL BEING USED TO DETERMINE POTENTIAL AND

ELIGIBLE BUSINESS FIRMS CAPABLE OF PROVIDING THE SERVICES

DESCRIBED HEREIN PRIOR TO DETERMINING THE METHOD OF ACQUISITION

AND ISSUANCE OF A REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL.

Controlled by: DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY

Controlled by: COMFRC CUI Category: General Procurement and Acquisition and Source Selection

Distribution/Dissemination Control: FEDCON POC: PCO, Kurt J Dronenburg, kurt.j.dronenburg.civ@us.navy.mil

1.0 INTRODUCTION

The BICmd announces its intention to procure on a competitive basis Marine Corps Aviation prepositioning and contractor logistics support services. This Market Research tool is being used to identify potential and eligible firms, of all sizes, prior to determining the method of acquisition and issuance of a solicitation. The results of the Sources Sought will be utilized to determine if any Small Business Set-Aside opportunities exist. Additionally, this Sources Sought is being used to gather constructive information and capability statements from industry to improve the Request for Proposal (RFP). These requirements are subject to change and the information provided below is for informational purposes only. The final requirement will be defined under a formal RFP.

The work required includes a full range of logistics services in support of the Marine Corps’ Prepositioning Programs (MCPP): the Maritime Prepositioning Ship (MPS) Program and the Global Positioning Network (GPN) located at the BICmd in Jacksonville, FL. The primary operational locations include Okinawa, Japan; TBD, Australia; and TBD, Palau. This is a new requirement to provide Marine Corps Aviation Prepositioning and Contractor Logistics Support for support equipment.

2.0 DISCLAIMER

THIS SOURCES SOUGHT IS FOR INFORMATIONAL PURPOSES AND RECEIVING

CAPABILITY STATEMENTS ONLY. THIS IS NOT A REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL. IT DOES

NOT CONSTITUTE A SOLICITATION AND SHALL NOT BE CONSTRUED AS A

COMMITMENT BY THE GOVERNMENT. RESPONSES IN ANY FORM ARE NOT

OFFERS AND THE GOVERNMENT IS UNDER NO OBLIGATION TO SOLICIT OR

AWARD A TASK ORDER AS A RESULT OF THIS ANNOUNCEMENT. NO FUNDS ARE

AVAILABLE TO PAY FOR PREPARATION OF RESPONSES TO THIS ANNOUNCEMENT.

ANY INFORMATION SUBMITTED BY RESPONDENTS TO THIS TECHNICAL

DESCRIPTION IS STRICTLY VOLUNTARY.

3.0 ANTICIPATED CONTRACT TYPE AND PROGRAM BACKGROUND

a. The Government is anticipating this contract to be a Single Award IDIQ contract. The anticipated period of performance includes a twelve (12) month base period and four (4) option years.

b. Program Background/Requirement: BICmd is the unit designated to execute Marine Corps Prepositioning. The Contractor shall provide Organizational level (O-level), Intermediate (I- Level), scheduled (preventative), and unscheduled (restorative) maintenance; which includes the servicing, functional and operational testing, repair and replacement of unserviceable parts, assemblies, subassemblies and components, making structural repairs, fabrication of parts, incorporation of modifications, technical directives, support configuration, reclamation, and conversions, as well as perform non-destructive inspections, perform corrosion control to include paint, blast and final finish of equipment. These services shall also include supply support to enable the maintenance of equipment. These services shall enable the operating forces to rapidly and successfully conduct and quickly recover from assigned missions across the full spectrum of expeditionary warfare. Organizational and Intermediate level maintenance and supply support shall be accomplished at government facilities for all prepositioned equipment.

The BICmd Jacksonville, FL and Okinawa, Japan locations must be fully operational by second quarter FY26. The TBD, Australia location site stand-up is to start by third quarter of FY26 and must be fully operational by the end of the third quarter FY28. The TBD, Palau location site stand-up is to start by third quarter of FY26 and must be fully operational by first quarter FY29.

4.0 SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS AND REQUIRED CAPABILITIES

It is anticipated that any resultant contract will have the following specialist requirements and required capabilities:

a. Security Classification level up to Secret

b. Status of Forces Agreement (SOFA) process

c. Synchronized Pre-deployment Operational Tracker (SPOT) Letters of Authorization process

5.0 ELIGIBILITY

a. The applicable NAICS code for this requirement is 488190, "Other Support Activities for Air Transportation” with a Small Business Size Standard of $40M.

b. The Product Service Code is J015 "Maintenance, Repair, and Rebuilding of Equipment - Aircraft and Airframe Structural Components."

c. Businesses of all sizes are encouraged to respond; however, each respondent must clearly identify their business size in their capability statement. Note: FAR 52.219-14 Limitation on Subcontracting requires a small business prime on a Set-Aside to perform at least 50% of the cost of contract performance. Small business primes may now count “first tier subcontracted” work performed by similarly situated entities as if it were performed by the prime itself.

Please read the full text of the clause deviation (52.219-14 Class Deviation 2020-O0008 dated 03 April 2020 at https://www.acquisition.gov/browse/index/far).

To assist in our market research and determination of any applicable Small Business Set-Aside for this effort, if you are a small business interested in priming this effort please provide your Socio-Economic Status. If, as a small business, you plan to utilize “similarly situated entities” to meet the limitations on subcontracting, please identify the name & CAGE Code of the specific firm(s) you intend to partner/subcontract with to meet the requirements as well as their small business size status under the NAICS that you as the prime would assign for their workshare.

Information regarding any planned similarly situated entity should be included in answering any questions outlined in the Sources Sought Notice (SSN) in order to assist the Government’s capability determination.

6.0 SUBMISSION REQUIREMENTS

Interested parties should address the following questions in their response. The responses to these questions will aid the Government in determining whether a company is capable in performing the requirements, so it is important to address these areas with specific details.

1. What type of work has your company performed in the past five (5) years in support of the same or similar requirement? Please provide the contract number, agency support and basic scope of the contracts held as a Prime for the following:

a. Describe experience in the maintenance, repair, and overhaul of Aviation Support Equipment items. Please include details such as production volume, levels of maintenance performed (organizational, intermediate, or depot), workforce size and employed labor categories, etc. that demonstrate your ability to perform the work.

b. Describe experience in Logistics Support for equipment maintenance, to include but not limited to managing tool rooms and toolbox inventories, managing warehouse and inventories, and ordering of parts. Please include details such as the number of inventory items managed, workforce size and employed labor categories, etc. that demonstrate your ability to perform the work.

c. Describe how you would meet the following fully operational capable requirements as follows:

BICmd Jacksonville, Florida, second quarter FY26 Okinawa, Japan, second quarter FY26 TBD, Australia, end of third quarter FY28 TBD, Palau, first quarter FY29.

2. Please note that under a Small-Business Set-Aside, in accordance with FAR 52.219-14, the small business prime must perform at least 50% of the work themselves in terms of the cost of performance.

3. Provide a statement including current small/large business status and company profile to include number of employees, annual revenue history, office locations, Unique Entity Identifier (UIE) number, etc.

4. Respondents to this notice also must indicate whether they qualify as a Small, Small Disadvantaged, Women-Owned, HUBZone, or Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business Concern under the NAICS code identified for this requirement.

5. Include in your response your ability to meet the requirements in the Facility and Safeguarding requirements (if applicable).

6. Interested parties shall adhere to the following instructions for the submittal of their capabilities statements:

a. Page Limit and Format: Ten (10) 8.5 X 11-inch pages in Times New Roman font of not less than 10 point font.

b. Document Type: Microsoft Word or searchable Portable Document Format (PDF)

c. Delivery: Electronic-mail (Email) Submission to the Procuring Contracting Officer, Kurt J

Dronenburg, kurt.j.dronenburg.civ@us.navy.mil and the Contract Specialist, Kara Ridgell at kara.m.ridgell.civ@us.navy.mil.

d. Response date: Responses are due by 15:00 pm EST on 30 June 2025.

e. No classified information shall be submitted in response to this Sources Sought.

f. No phone calls will be accepted.

g. All questions must be submitted via email to the Procuring Contracting Officer, PCO, Kurt J

Dronenburg, kurt.j.dronenburg.civ@us.navy.mil and the Contract Specialist, Kara Ridgell at kara.m.ridgell.civ@us.navy.mil.

h. All responses shall include Sources Sought Notice name/number, Company Name, Company Address, Company Business Size, Cage Code, and Points of Contact (POC), including names, phone numbers, and email addresses.

i. All data received in response to this Sources Sought that is marked or designated as corporate or proprietary will be fully protected from any release outside the Government.

j. Any information or materials provided in response to this Sources Sought Notice will not be returned. The Government is not committed nor obligated to pay for the information provided, and no basis for claims against the Government shall arise as a result of a response to this Sources Sought Notice.