Rotors_Pre_Qual_Post.pdf

Date Posted:

August 24, 2017

Response Date:

Sep 25, 2017 3:30 pm Eastern

Prequalification-M61A1_and_M61A2_Gun_Rotors - NSNs: 1005-00-419-7188 and 1005-01- 351-2131

SOLICITATION NUMBER: PREQUALIFICATION-M61A1_AND_M61A2_GUN_ROTORS

NOTICE DETAILS

Solicitation #:

Prequalification-M61A1_and_M61A2_Gun_Rotors

Procurement Type:

Sources Sought

Title:

Prequalification-M61A1_and_M61A2_Gun_Rotors - NSNs: 1005-00-419-7188 and 1005-01-351-2131

Classification Code:

10 -- Weapons

NAICS Code:

332111 -- Iron and Steel Forging

Is this a Recovery and Reinvestment Act Action?:

No

Primary Point of Contact.:

Randy W. Miller, Source Development Specialist randy.miller.22@us.af.mil Phone: 4789265871

Description:

PRE‐AWARD SOURCE QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENTS

AMSC C: These parts are aviation Critical Application Items (CAI) and require engineering source approval by the design control activity in order to maintain the quality of the parts. Alternate sources must qualify by submitting a Source Approval Request (SAR) in accordance with design control activity's procedures, AFMCI 23‐113, and receiving approval from the applicable government Engineering Support Activity (ESA), AFLCMC/EBWEW Engineering Office (Weapons Engineering Section), Robins AFB, GA.

SECTION A: ITEM IDENTIFICATION's Stock Number (NSN): 1005‐00‐419‐7188 Part number: 7790672 Noun: Rotor, Gun, 20mm Application: M61A1 20mm gun

Stock Number (NSN): 1005‐01‐351‐2131 Part number: 12599988 Noun: Rotor, Gun, 20mm Application: M61A2 20mm gun

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See Attached Pre-Award Source Qualification Requirements document for further detalis and instructions on how to submit your response.

Place of Contract Performance:

Contractor's Facility Robins AFB, Georgia 31098 United States

Archiving Policy:

Automatic, 15 days after response date

Allow Vendors To Add/Remove From Interested Vendors:

Yes

Allow Vendors To View Interested Vendors List:

No

ATTACHMENTS

Is this package sensitive/secure? No

Pre-Award_Source_Qualification_Requirements.pdf (94.35 Kb) Description: Pre-Award Source Qualification Requirements

Pre-Award Source Qualification Requirements

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PRE-AWARD SOURCE QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENTS

AMSC C: These parts are aviation Critical Application Items (CAI) and require engineering source approval by the design control activity in order to maintain the quality of the parts. Alternate sources must qualify by submitting a Source Approval Request (SAR) in accordance with design control activity’s procedures, AFMCI 23-113, and receiving approval from the applicable government Engineering Support Activity (ESA), AFLCMC/EBWEW Engineering Office (Weapons Engineering Section), Robins AFB, GA.

SECTION A: ITEM IDENTIFICATION’s Stock Number (NSN): 1005-00-419-7188 Part number: 7790672 Noun: Rotor, Gun, 20mm Application: M61A1 20mm gun

Stock Number (NSN): 1005-01-351-2131 Part number: 12599988 Noun: Rotor, Gun, 20mm Application: M61A2 20mm gun

SECTION B: JUSTIFICATION FOR ESTABLISHING A QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENT

1. Extremely close tolerances of these components are required and specialized heat treatment process(es) is/are required. Special care in machining and heat treatment is required to assure end item compliance with specified acceptance test requirements. These components are at the core of the gun and provide a mounting surface for many moving parts. They also absorb the firing loads generated by the gun operation. The rotor turns at a rate of 1000 RPM and is of sufficient mass that any imbalance caused by improper fabrication could cause serious issues.

2. These components require master gears to check the acceptability/quality of the gear portion.

Unsatisfactory gearing of these components can result in deleterious product performance and structural or durability degradation.

3. The qualification requirements specified herein are necessary to verify the structural and functional integrity and legal requirements of the item being procured.

4. Failure to procure these items from a fully qualified source can result in structural or functional deficiencies that will compromise the mission capability of the respective weapon system and may have legal implications. Deficiencies may have safety implications that could lead to increased risk of injury to personnel, as well as damage to equipment. Catastrophic failure of the component may lead to degraded mission capabilities, aircraft damage or loss, and loss of life.

SECTION C: QUALIFICATION REQUIRMENTS:

Source approval information: Listed below are the minimum requirements necessary to become a pre-award screened bidder on the items listed above.

a) Potential bidders shall provide a summary of the company’s capabilities, including a detailed factory layout, a list of the machinery, fixtures, tooling, and test and inspection equipment.

The summary shall demonstrate that the company has the required facilities and equipment to manufacture, inspect, test, package, and store the item. The contractor shall furnish all material, support equipment, tools, test equipment, and services. The contractor is responsible for providing, maintaining, and calibrating all support equipment required at their facility or a subcontractor’s facility.

b) Potential bidders shall demonstrate the ability and have experience in manufacturing the same or similar aviation critical application items or other items of similar complexity and criticality. Potential bidders shall provide the following information on the items:

1. Part number, stock number, nomenclature, and drawing of similar item.

2. Aircraft similar item is used on.

3. Contract Number.

4. Procuring Agency.

5. Contract Value.

6. Number of assets shipped.

c) Potential bidders shall provide a detailed quality plan implementing AS9100 or ISO 9002 (or equivalent).

d) Potential bidders shall provide a detailed manufacturing plan describing fabrication, inspection, and test procedure that shall provide:

1. Traceability of batch/lot for material, heat treatment, coatings, test/inspections, chemical composition, and certifications.

2. Identification of material sources of these parts. Sources for raw materials must be documented for each type of material called for in the parts, including country of origin. Sources for forgings must be documented. No material waivers will be granted.

3. Identification of sources for all processes not performed in-house. Sources for all processes not performed by the potential bidder shall be documented.

4. Identification and management of the critical application items.

5. A qualification test plan/procedure detailing how compliance with all performance, environmental, mechanical, and quality assurance requirements identified by the ESA- approved engineering data package will be verified.

e) The offeror must manufacture these items to conform to the government requirements as prescribed within the ESA -approved engineering data package. The offeror must show compliance with Unique Identification (UID) requirements in accordance with DFARS 211.274 as prescribed within the ESA-approved engineering data package. The offeror must provide, at i t s own expense, data showing the results of all quality, performance, and environmental evaluations conducted by the offeror to show compliance with the government requirements as prescribed by the ESA. The offeror shall also identify its sources for materials and its standards for internally used processes.

f) Test and Evaluation and/or Verification: The offeror, at his own expense, shall prepare and submit to the design control authority AFLCMC/EBWEW for their prior approval, a qualification test plan/procedure detailing how he intends to verify compliance with all performance, environmental, mechanical and quality assurance requirements identified by drawings 7790672 and 12599988. Following any future contract award, the offeror will be required to submit a formal First Article (FA) of the parts along with the Test Report to the design control authority AFLCMC/EBWEW for their review and approval. The government retains the right to exercise the option to inspect the testing processes, including on-site witnessing of any or all documented testing. To allow accomplishing this, the offeror shall notify the government at least 30 days in advance of the occurrence of any testing that will be used as a basis for qualification. The offeror’s facilities shall be made available for government inspection during these tests.

g) A Quality Control Sampling plan, IAW DS32050-116 Part II, outlying production sample rate and size as well as to how documents will be maintained and controlled.

h) Potential bidders shall provide a sub-vendor qualification and quality assurance process to ensure conformance to requirements on work performed by subcontractors.

i) After qualification of the manufacturing plan, processes, vendor sources, quality procedure, etc., the plan shall be incorporated into any resultant contract, and shall not be changed without the approval of AFLCMC/EBWEW, obtained through the contracting office.

j) The Air Force may not qualify potential bidders who have had quality problems when delivering similar or identical items to the government.

k) Sources who meet any of the following Source Qualification Waiver Criteria (QWC) may apply for a waiver of all or part of the qualification requirements. If a waiver is granted and the offeror is awarded a contract, the offeror may still be required to provide a post-contract award first article exhibit to verify production capability:

QWC 1: The potential source submits written certification that these items have previously been supplied to the government or original equipment manufacturer and shall provide the following:

1. Contract Number

2. Procuring Agency

3. Contract Value

4. Number of Assets Shipped

5. Copies of DD Form 250, Material Inspection and Receiving Report, Purchase Order, or

Invoice.

QWC2: A source qualified to legally provide similar or like items can be qualified to provide the required items, if the source can provide proof that he has the tooling available to produce a qualified forging and the source can prove that he has the ability to carry out the machining and specialized treatment process. However, for approval, the engineering authority must verify that there is no increase in complexity, criticality, or other requirements over that similar item. As a minimum, the source shall provide a complete set of drawings for the similar item and written proof, such as purchase orders, shipping documents, etc., to show that the similar item was provided to the original equipment manufacturer or DoD.

SECTION D: ESTIMATE OF THE TEST AND EVALUATION COSTS

Costs for applicant are negligible. All costs related to pre-award qualification shall be paid by the applicant and would include cost to print/ship pre-award qualification documentation package. If deemed necessary, applicant may host (but not pay for) a Government representative during on-site audit. Travel to applicant site would be incurred by the Government. Submission of contractor package to the government is due within 30 days from posting of this Pre-Award Qualification Requirement on Fed Biz Ops.

SECTION E: GOVERNMENT CONTACT

The Government Point of Contact for the technical requirements specified for qualification is Mark McMullan, 478-327-2846, Mark.McMullan.1@us.af.mil, AFLCMC/EBWEW, Bldg 301, West Wing, 2nd Floor, Cube 54, 235 Byron Street, Robins AFB, GA 31098-1670.

DLA/AW Contracting Officer

DLA/AW

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Office

DLA/AW CHIEF OF THE

Contracting Office

8-22-2017

MASSEY.CHARLE

S.T.1368434937

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