Sources Sought_ISO REGISTRATIONS_April 2026.docx

DISCLAIMER

THIS SOURCES SOUGHT IS FOR INFORMATIONAL PURPOSES ONLY. THIS IS NOT A REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL. IT DOES NOT CONSTITUTE 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.

Sources Sought Synopsis AS- International Organization of Standardization (ISO) 9001, ISO 14001, & ISO 45001 & Aerospace Standard (AS) 9110 Registrations And Certifications For Depot Level Activities

PID - N68520-26-RFPREQ-F600000-0079

Controlled by: DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY Controlled by: COMFRC CUI Category: General Procurement and Acquisition and Source Selection Distribution/Dissemination Control: FEDCON POC: Kalynn Jackson, kalynn.r.jackson.civ@us.navy.mil

1.0 INTRODUCTION

The Fleet Readiness Centers (FRCs) maintain registration to ISO 9001, AS9110, ISO 14001, and ISO 45001, with FRCMA and FRCW registered to AS9110 only. Collectively, the FRCs perform maintenance, repair, and overhaul of designated airframes, engines, and components, and provide field team support, manufacturing, engineering, and logistics services essential to naval aviation sustainment. To support these mission requirements and ensure continued alignment with applicable ISO based management system standards, the Contractor shall provide qualified personnel and technical services that meet the following updated competency and security expectations:

1. Cybersecurity Compliance (CMMC Level 1) Self-Certification: This procurement is subject to Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (CMMC) Level 1 requirements. Offerors are notified that they must demonstrate compliance with the 110 security requirements derived from NIST SP 800171 and maintain a current self-assessment in accordance with Department of Defense policy.

This requirement is not subject to bundling or consolidation.

a. Interested businesses please see the attached Attachment 01-DRAFT Statement of Work (SOW) via SAM.gov The following dates apply to this Sources Sought Notice:

1. Estimated Award Date: 29 SEP 2026

2. Period of Performance/Ordering Period: 30 SEP 2026 – 29 MAR 2032 (including the 52.217-8)

b. Approximately 100% of the work shall be performed at Government sites as identified in Table 1. These locations represent the primary Fleet Readiness Centers (FRCs) supported under this requirement. Each site’s audit scope includes the associated air stations, detachments, and operational areas necessary to execute audit, surveillance, and certification activities.

TABLE #1

2.0 DISCLAIMER

THIS SOURCES SOUGHT IS FOR INFORMATIONAL PURPOSES ONLY. THIS IS NOT A REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL. IT DOES NOT CONSTITUTE 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 AWARD A CONTRACT 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 SOURCES SOUGHT IS STRICTLY VOLUNTARY.

3.0 ANTICIPATED CONTRACT TYPE

a. The Government anticipates this follow on requirement to be awarded as a Firm Fixed Price (FFP) contract with Contract Line Item Numbers (CLINs) for Audit Days by Description (FRCSE, FRCE, FRCSW, FRCMA, FRCW, Auditor Training, Cost Reimbursement Travel, Optional T&M: Special Surveillance, and Optional T&M: Standards Revision / Updates), associated Other Direct Costs (ODCs), and Contract Data Requirements List (CDRL) deliverables, in accordance with the Statement of Work (SOW) in Section C of the contract/solicitation. The estimated level of effort is reflected in Table #2, with a total of 199 audit days in the Base Year, 174 days in Option Year (OY) 1, 195 days in OY2, 199 days in OY3, 174 days in OY4, and 92 days under FAR 52.217-8, to support the FRCs’ ISO 9001, AS9110, ISO 14001, and ISO 45001 management system requirements.

TABLE #4

DISTRIBUTION OF AUDIT DAYS BY SITE

Standard

b. The incumbent contract information is as follows:

1. Incumbent Contractor: INTERTEK TESTING SERVICES NA, INC.

2. Contract Number: 47QFAA21Q0064-47QFAA21F0041

3. Contract End Date: 29 SEP 2026

4. Contract Type: Firm Fixed Price (FFP)

5. Previous Set-Aside Designation: N/A

6. Number of FTEs on the contract: N/A

Program Background: The Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR), Commander, Fleet Readiness Centers (COMFRC), Patuxent River, Maryland intends to procure Safety and Compliance Group and Quality Group provide enterprise level Quality, Environmental, and Occupational Safety and Health (QEOSH) direction to all Fleet Readiness Centers (FRCs) to ensure conformance with applicable standards and regulatory requirements. Specifically, supported locations include those operating under the Navy’s Commander, Fleet Readiness Center (COMFRC) sites, Fleet Readiness Center Southeast (FRCSE), Jacksonville, Florida; Fleet Readiness Center East (FRCE), Cherry Point, North Carolina; Fleet Readiness Center Southwest (FRCSW), North Island, California; Fleet Readiness Center Mid Atlantic (FRCMA), Virginia Beach and Norfolk, Virginia; and Fleet Readiness Center West (FRCW), Lemoore, California. These FRCs are Department of War (DoW) owned and operated naval aviation maintenance depots staffed by civilian and military personnel.

4.0 SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS AND REQUIRED CAPABILITIES

Any anticipated special requirements and required capabilities are detailed in Attachment 1, Draft SOW. This document details security clearance requirements for personnel, facility requirements, and any specific certifications that are required for the performance of this requirement.

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

5.0 ELIGIBILITY

TABLE #3

a. Businesses of all sizes are encouraged to respond; however, each respondent must clearly identify their business size in their capabilities statement. Note: FAR 52.219-14, Limitations on Subcontracting, as modified by Class Deviation 2021-O0008, Rev 1 dated Feb 2023, requires that a small business prime on a set aside acquisition performs at least 50 percent of the cost of contract performance. Under this deviation, small business primes may count first tier subcontracted work performed by similarly situated entities toward their performance requirement. Offerors are encouraged to review the full text of the deviation available at the 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 and 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 SB 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) to assist the Government’s capability determination.

6.0 SUBMISSION INFORMATION

a. 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 of performing the requirement, so it is important to address these areas with sufficient and specific details to permit agency analysis to establish bona fide capability to meet requirements.

If the company finds itself not capable of performing, please specify which portions it cannot accomplish. If the company is teaming or utilizing subcontracts, please include information regarding which work the subcontractor will be responsible for and how the prime will determine the subcontractor can accomplish the work. If your company has any questions about the requirement, please also identify those in the response.

REQUESTED INFORMATION:

Capability statement packages should demonstrate the ability to perform the services. Information provided should include specific technical skills your company possesses, which ensures capability of performing the tasks. This documentation must address, at a minimum, the following: Reference number N68520-26-RFPREQ-F600000-0079.

1. Describe past or current Department of War (DoW) and/or commercial experience performing efforts of similar size and scope within the last five (5) years. Include contract number, supported organization, prime/subcontractor status, contract value, and Government point of contact with current email and telephone numbers.

2. Describe experience and capabilities regarding your company's ability to manage DOW tasks of this nature and size as it relates to the services described in FO ISO Registrations for Depot Level Activities Attachment 1, Draft SOW.

3. Has your company managed a team of subcontractors before? If so, provide details regarding scope, structure, and oversight.

4. Provide details on your intended management approach for meeting the requirements of a contract of this scope, complexity, and magnitude.

a. Explain how you will staff the effort with qualified personnel.

b. Provide a description of your team, including roles and responsibilities.

5. 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 (UEI), etc.

6. 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.

7. Describe your organization’s experience supporting ISO 9001, AS9110, ISO 14001, and ISO 45001 certification, surveillance, and recertification audits across multi-site Government or DoW environments. Include contract numbers, scope, and years of performance.

8. Identify the qualifications, certifications, and experience of proposed personnel supporting ISO audit, surveillance, and management system activities. Specify whether your staff includes certified ISO Lead Auditors for the applicable standards.

9. Explain your company’s ability to provide the required number of audit days per performance period (Base Year and Option Years) across all Fleet Readiness Center locations. Include staffing approach, surge capability, and geographic coverage.

10. Describe your capability to support implementation, maintenance, and continuous improvement of ISO based management systems, including document control, corrective action management, internal audits, and risk based thinking.

11. Provide examples of experience delivering ISO related training, special surveillance activities, and standards revision/integration support (e.g., transitions to updated ISO/AS standards).

12. Provide past performance examples demonstrating experience supporting aviation, depot level maintenance, or technical sustainment organizations with ISO based management system requirements.

13. Explain your ability to support integrated management systems (e.g., ISO 9001, AS9110, ISO 14001, ISO 45001) and describe your approach to harmonizing processes across multiple standards.

14. Describe your ability to support geographically dispersed audit activities, including travel management, surge support, and coordination across multiple FRC locations.

15. Describe your ability to deliver accredited annual internal and lead auditor training for all disciplines, for up to 16 personnel per performance period, either online via Microsoft Teams or onsite.

b. In addition to the above, the Government is requesting feedback on Attachment 1, Draft SOW. If there is any feedback on the SOW, please include that within the capabilities statement submission. Specific details are requested to help in supporting the feedback. This feedback DOES NOT count against the page limitations for the capabilities statement and should be submitted as a separate file at the same time as the capabilities statement submission. The Government may or may not reach back out to the companies to discuss the feedback in depth.

c. Interested parties shall adhere to the following instructions for submitting their capabilities statements.

0. Page Limit and Format: Fifteen (15) 8.5 X 11inch pages in Times New Roman font of not less than 10 points.

0. Document Type: Microsoft Word or Adobe PDF.

0. Delivery: Electronic submit via email to Contract Specialist, Alyssa Wenger, alyssa.m.wenger.civ@us.navy.mil, with company name, Cage Code and reference number: N68520-26-RFPREQ-F600000-0079

0. Response date: Responses are due by 4:00PM EST on 07 May 2026.

0. Classified Information: No classified information shall be submitted in response to this Sources Sought.

0. Phone Calls: No phone calls will be accepted.

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

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

0. Any information or materials provided in response to this Sources Sought Notice WILL NOT be returned. Classified material SHALL NOT be submitted. The Government is not committed nor obligated to pay for the information provided, and no basis for claims against the Government shall arise because of a response to this Sources Sought Notice.

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