SPARC SS.pdf

Synopsis:

The purpose of this Sources Sought (SS) is to conduct market research to determine if responsible sources exist, to assist in determining if this effort can be competitive and/or a total Small Business Set-Aside. The proposed North American Industry Classification Systems (NAICS) code is 336413 which has a corresponding size standard of 1000 employees. The Government will use this information to determine the best acquisition strategy for this procurement. The Government is interested in all small businesses to include 8(a), Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned, Hubzone, and Women-Owned small business concerns. The government requests that interested parties respond to this notice, if applicable, and identify your small business status to the identified NAICS code. Additionally, please provide any anticipated teaming arrangements, along with a description of similar services offered to the Government and to commercial customers for the past three years. Any responses involving teaming arrangements should delineate between the work that will be accomplished by the prime and the work accomplished by the teaming partners.

This notice is for information and planning purposes only and does not constitute an RFP or commitment by the Government. DLA Aviation at Ogden (OO-ALC) anticipates possible award of a contract to execute a Performance Based Logistics (PBL) program in support of various supplies consisting of repairable NSNs for support of the A-10, B- 1, B-2, E-3, F-15, KC-46, F-16, F-22, F-35, E-7, C-130, and Gas Turbine Engines for Ground Start Carts. All of the supplies will be provided under a performance-based logistics construct with availability and reliability metrics used to gauge contractor performance. Other metrics may be included. The contractor will be paid based on the aggregate flight hours, operating hours, or other appropriate measurements of usage of the specific weapon systems. The DLRs that will be included in this contract are currently procured under various contracts with the DLA and USAF. The contract will also include necessary support of Foreign Military Sales (FMS) customers. The anticipated contract will be strategic in nature and will be the primary vehicle for procurement of a wide range of supplies. Various Government approved operational sites will be supported by this effort. The contractor will be required to deliver their supplies to Government wholesale and retail supply points both CONUS and OCONUS within specified time windows and at contractor expense. Performance will include a five-year base period with one five-year option to extend the contract for a total performance period of ten years.

Honeywell International Inc. (HII) is the original equipment manufacturer (OEM) of these items with design control, authorization, and documentation to manufacture. HII owns the limited data rights to these items. The Government does not have the drawings or complete data packages. However, some technical repair manuals and usage data is available by request from the owning service.

Under a PBL contract, a Contractor will carry out logistics functions for the depot level repairables while meeting daily Services’ demand requirements (i.e., filling various Services’ requisitions) within a specified response time to CONUS and OCONUS destinations. DLA requires strategies that would include partnering with Government entities such as Organic Depots.

PBL contract logistics functions generally include: repair and/or replacement of the covered items, inventory management, warehousing, configuration management, obsolescence management, training, and sustaining engineering/ maintaining reliability.

There are approximately 300 DLR items in 25 Federal Supply Codes (FSC) to be covered by this contract, with flexibility/processes to add more items as requirements dictate.

The contract will be constructed to allow for the addition of DLRs to the initial population post-award. An initial DLR population of up to 300 items has been identified. A list of NIINs for items currently under PBL support and some projected items with their respective FSCs is attached.

Any entity interested in providing some of the required products but cannot provide the required PBL outcome will be afforded an opportunity to partner with potential prime contractors.

Any responses to this SS should include responses to the following:

1. Describe your experience executing performance-based logistics programs.

2. Are you qualified to manufacture or repair gas turbine engines, or any other component listed in this announcement? Then if so, by whom are you qualified and for what components?

3. What is your experience providing gas turbine engine repairs or repairs of the other components listed?

4. Is your interest in this effort as a prime or sub-contractor?

5. Describe your facilities, transportation, manufacturing, and manpower capabilities and capacity, and inventory management.

6. How much transition time would your company require to perform on this contract?

This would include capabilities to perform under this contract.

7. What quality control measures do you currently have in place (ISO 9000, 9001, AS9100, NADCAP [National Aerospace and Defense Contractors Accreditation Program])?

8. Describe your experience with Government Source Inspection, Critical Safety Items, and other OSHA standards.

9. How many employees are in your company?

10. What is your company annual revenue?

11. Are you currently registered in the Central Contractor Registry (CCR), Online

Representations and Certifications Application (ORCA), and the Wide Area Workflow (WAWF)?

12. What suggestions, if any, do you have for this Performance Based Logistics contract (including evaluation criteria, CLIN structure, contract structure, or other topics)?

13. Do you possess all the necessary technical data to perform for this Performance Based Logistics contract?

14. Describe your experience in partnering with Government repair depots.

15. Do you have electronic interface capability with military inventory control points?

16. Do you have a Continuity of Operations Plan (COOP) in place that outlines the processes and actions to prepare for, and respond to, planned/unplanned supply chain challenges?

17. Are you affected by any Foreign Influence, Ownership, or Control?

18. What are your Cyber Security efforts to protect your own data and government data?

Disclaimer

THE GOVERNMENT DOES NOT INTEND TO AWARD A CONTRACT ON THE BASIS

OF THIS SS OR TO OTHERWISE PAY FOR THE INFORMATION SOLICITED. This SS is issued for information and planning purposes only and does not constitute a solicitation. All information received in response to this SS that is marked Proprietary or competition sensitive will be handled accordingly. Responses to the SS will not be returned. The responses to this notice are not an offer and cannot be accepted by the Government to form a binding contract. The Government reserves the right to reject, in whole or in part, any contractor’s input resulting from this SS. Responders are solely responsible for all expenses associated with responding to this SS.

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