Synopsis_Solicitation - Repair of UH001 Flight Data Recorder and Control Indicator.pdf

Combined Synopsis/Solicitation FA8117-24-R-0005 Repair of the UH001 Flight Data Recorder and Control Indicator

NSN: 6610014608896 and 6610014608898

IAW MP 5332.7 Funds Availability "Notice to Offeror(s)/Supplier(s): Funds are not presently available for this effort. No award will be made under until funds are available. The Government reserves the right to not solicit this requirement or cancel the solicitation after issuance, either before or after the closing date. In the event the Government cancels the solicitation, the Government has no obligation to reimburse an offeror for any costs."

The purpose of this synopsis is to notify industry of the Air Forces’ intent to award a Sole Source follow-on contract directed to GE Aviation Systems LLC with a Cage Code 35351, IAW 10 U.S.C. 2304 (a)(1), as implemented by FAR 6.302-1.

This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items prepared in accordance with the format in Subpart 12.6, as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation; proposals are being requested and a written solicitation will not be issued.

This solicitation is being issued as a request for proposal (RFP) IAW FAR Part 13, the Defense FAR Supplement (DFARS) Part 213, and the Air Force FAR Supplement (AFFARS) Par 5313.

This solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular FAC #2023-04, DFARS Change #06/09/2023, and AFFARS Change #2022-05.

1. Solicitation Number: FA8117-24-R-0005

2. Purchase Request Number: FD20302302207

3. Nomenclature/Noun: Recorder, Flight Data and Control Indicator

4. National Stock Number (NSN): 6610014608896LN and 6610014608898LN

5. Part Number: 174213-01-01 and 174543-01

6. Application: UH001

7. Repair Method Code (RMC): R3

8. History: FA8117-21-D-0002

9. IUID-1

10. Description: NAICS: 336413 JO16

Delivery Repair Requirements Contract with Base year and two 1-year options: The Contractor shall provide the necessary labor, materials, parts, facilities, and equipment required to disassemble, analyze, troubleshoot, repair, and test assets, assemblies and/or parts that are maintained or repaired under this contract. These services also include alignment, adjustment, calibration, testing, movement, storage and reporting status related services to the repair and return of it to the users. Work performed under this work specification includes all actions necessary to ensure that the repair activity returns the serviceable end item with the same form, fit, function, and testability to the

Government, including updating to the latest hardware/software configuration approved and funded by the government. The extent of repair required to assure a serviceable end item efficiently serves its intended purpose shall be determined by the inspection, test, bench check, and required disassembly. Repaired items shall pass all OEM specifications, validated by the special Test Equipment final acceptance test. Any component parts that do not meet specified inspection requirements, or if there is any doubt as to its serviceability or longevity shall be replaced at the Contractors expense. This includes any part requiring replacement due to catastrophic failure, fatigue failure, or normal deterioration.

Purchase Request (CLIN structure for Contract)

Year NOUN NSN CLIN Qty U/I

Base Major Repair 6610014608896LN 0001 2 EA

Base Repair 6610014608896LN 0002 1 EA

Base No Fault Found (NFF)

6610014608896LN 0003 1 LT

Base Major Repair 6610014608898LN 0004 2 EA

Base Repair 6610014608898LN 0005 1 EA

Base No Fault Found (NFF)

6610014608898LN 0006 1 EA

Base Over and Above (O&A)

6610OAH23016C 0007 1 LT

Base Data 6610DTH230246 0008 1 LT

OY I Major Repair 6610014608896LN 1001 2 EA

OY I Repair 6610014608896LN 1002 1 EA

OY I No Fault Found (NFF)

6610014608896LN 1003 1 EA

OY I Major Repair 6610014608898LN 1004 2 EA

OY I Repair 6610014608898LN 1005 1 EA

OY I No Fault Found (NFF)

6610014608898LN 1006 1 EA

OY I Over and Above (O&A)

6610OAH23016C 1007 1 LT

OY I Data 6610DTH230246 1008 1 LT

OY II Major Repair 6610014608896LN 2001 2 EA

OY II Repair 6610014608896LN 2002 1 EA

OY II No Fault Found (NFF)

6610014608896LN 2003 1 EA

OY II Major Repair 6610014608898LN 2004 2 EA

OY II Repair 6610014608898LN 2005 1 EA

OY II No Fault Found (NFF)

6610014608898LN 2006 1 EA

OY II Over and Above (O&A)

6610OAH23016C 2007 1 LT

OY II Data 6610DTH230246 2008 1 LT

TERMS, CONDITIONS, PROVISIONS, & CLAUSES

The quote must conform to the solicitation requirements, to include all stated terms, conditions, representations, and certifications. All items will be evaluated to ensure they conform to the requirements set forth in this solicitation.

PROPOSAL SUBMISSION INFORMATION

Proposals are due to the point of contact (POC) below by 08 December 2023, 03:00 PM Central Daylight Time

Name: Sasha Lewis Title: Contracting Specialist Office: AFSC/PZABA

Email: sasha.lewis.1@us.af.mil

Name: Cory Wilson Title: Contracting Officer Office: AFSC/PZABA Email: cory.wilson.1@us.af.mil

All quotes must be good for no less than 90 days after the quote submission date above.

Offeror must be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM; https://sam.gov/) prior to quoting. Failure to have an active registration status in SAM by the time of award will make that Offeror ineligible to receive the award with no exceptions.

SHIPPING INFORMATION

Shipping for each item will be FOB Origin (DLA Distribution Depot Oklahoma, 3301 F Ave Cen Rec Bldg 506 DR 2, Tinker AFB, OK 73145) and the Data CLIN will be FOB Destination.

Separate charges for shipping/freight will not be allowed. Please work this into your proposal.

PAYMENT TERMS

Payment terms will, by default, be Net 30, which means the Government has 30 days to pay you after you submit your invoice. You may offer payment discounts for early payment, but this will not be considered in quote evaluation.

INVOICING

Invoices must be submitted in Wide Area Workflow (WAWF) application, which can be found in the Government's Procurement Integrated Enterprise Environment (PIEE; https://piee.eb.mil/).

Payment will be made after the invoice is signed in WAWF and after the item is received and accepted by the Government; do not submit invoices until the item has been delivered/performed.

SOLICITATION PROVISIONS AND CLAUSES

All clauses and provisions can be found on the following websites:

Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) – https://www.acquisition.gov/browse/index/far Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (DFARS) – https://www.acquisition.gov/dfars mailto:sasha.lewis.1@us.af.mil mailto:cory.wilson.1@us.af.mil https://sam.gov/ https://piee.eb.mil/ https://www.acquisition.gov/browse/index/far https://www.acquisition.gov/dfars

Department of the Air Force Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (DAFFARS) – https://www.acquisition.gov/daffars

Standard commercial warranties apply.

52.212‐1 ‐‐ Instructions to Offerors – Commercial Items

ADDENDUM as prescribed in FAR 12.301(b)(1) –

As prescribed in FAR 12.301(b)(1), the following addendum is provided for this solicitation and hereby amends all language therein:

1. Proposals in response to this solicitation must be submitted no later than 08 Dec 2023 / 03:00 PM CDT. Quote must be submitted via email to Sasha Lewis, sasha.lewis.1@us.af.mil (Cc Cory Wilson, cory.wilson.1@us.af.mil). The Government reserves the right to consider late proposals.

NOTICE TO OFFEROR – SOLICIATION REQUIREMENTS

If you disagree with any of the solicitation requirements (which includes all stated terms, conditions, representations, and certifications), you must inform the Government of your issue with the aforementioned requirements and provide your rationale for disagreement. The Government reserves the right to reject any/all quotes which do not conform to the solicitation requirements

NOTICE TO OFFEROR – OPTION

The Government does not guarantee that an Option will be exercised; however, since Option pricing is included in the TEP, it is to Offeror advantage to provide us with the best possible pricing for the initial order and the Option.

The Option, should it be exercised, will be exercised via unilateral modification from the Government on a Standard Form 30. The Option must be exercised within one year from the date of award, and it can be exercised at any time during that duration.

https://www.acquisition.gov/daffars mailto:cory.wilson.1@us.af.mil

2. All price quotations must be submitted on the Quote Sheet, which must be filled out completely.

3. Shipping will be FOB Origin and FOB Destination on the DATA CLIN. Separate charges for shipping/freight will not be allowed. Please work this charge into your proposal’s total price.

4. Please provide item specifications/technical information to us. This information must be sufficient for us to determine that each item either fits/does not fit the description of what we’re asking for.

Failure to follow all of these instructions will render you ineligible for award.

5. DFARS Provision 252.215-7010 Alt I is amended with the following addendum in section (d)(3)

a. Matrix, in Adobe or Excel format, of proposed labor categories, hours and rates.

b. Proposed indirect rates for this repair.

c. List of at least three, but not more than five, previous contracts with this or other agencies for same or similar repairs.

52.212‐3 ‐‐ Offeror Representations and Certifications ‐‐ Commercial Items.

The Offeror shall complete only paragraphs (b) of this provision if the Offeror has completed the annual representations and certification electronically via the System for Award Management (SAM) Web site located at http://www.sam.gov/portal (Only complete and return if there are changes to current SAM Registration. If 52.212-3 is not returned the Offeror is affirming that the current SAM registration is current, accurate, and complete). If the Offeror has not completed the annual representations and certifications electronically, the Offeror shall complete only paragraphs (c) through (u) of this provision.

52.212-4 -- Contract Terms and Conditions -- Commercial Products and Commercial Services (Nov 2023) This clause applies to this acquisition 52.212‐5 ‐‐ Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statues or Executive Orders—Commercial Items

52.217-5 -- Evaluation of Options (Jul 1990)

Clauses/Provisions IAW FAR 12.30:

52.204-16, Commercial and Government Entity Code Reporting 52.204-18, Commercial and Government Entity Code Maintenance

52.209-5, Certification Regarding Responsibility Matters 52.232-40, Providing Accelerated Payments to Small Business subcontractors

The following clauses within 52.212-5 are included but not limited to:

52.203-6, Restrictions on Subcontractor Sales to the Government 52.203-13, Contractor Code of Business Ethics and Conduct 52.204-10, Reporting Executive Compensation and First-Tier Subcontract 52.209-6, Protecting the Government's Interest When Subcontracting with Contractors Debarred, Suspended, or Proposed for Debarment 52.219-14, Limitations on Subcontracting 52.219-28, Post Award Small Business Program Representation 52.222-3, Convict Labor 52.222-19, Child Labor—Cooperation with Authorities and 52.222-21, Prohibition of Segregated Facilities 52.222-26, Equal Opportunity 52.222-35, Equal Opportunity for Veterans 52.222-36, Equal Opportunity for Workers with Disabilities 52.222-37, Employment Reports on Veterans 52.222-40, Notification of Employee Rights Under the National Labor Relations 52.222-50, Combating Trafficking in Persons 52.223-18, Encouraging Contractor Policies to Ban Text Messaging While 52.223-20, Aerosols 52.225-13, Restrictions on Certain Foreign Purchases (E.O.’s, proclamations, and statutes administered by the Office of Foreign Assets Control of the Department of the Treasury).

52.232-33, Payment by Electronic Funds Transfer—System for Award Management (31 U.S.C. 3332).

The following FAR clauses and provisions are included but not limited to:

52.203-7002, GRATUITIES (APR 1984) (IAW FAR 3.202)

52.204-19, INCORPORATION BY REFERENCE OF REPRESENTATIONS AND

CERTIFICATIONS

52.204-23, PROHIBITION ON CONTRACTING FOR HARDWARE, SOFTWARD, AND

SERVICES DEVELOPED OR PROVIDED BY KASPERSKY LAB AND OTHER COVERED

ENTITIES (JUL 2018) (IAW FAR 4.2004)

52.204-25, PROHIBITION ON CONTRACTING FOR CERTAIN TELECOMMUNICATIONS

AND VIDEO SURVEILLANCE SERVICES OR EQUIPMENT (AUG 2020) (IAW 4.2105(b))

52.204-27, PROHIBITION ON A BYTEDANCE COVERED APPLICATION

52.232-39, UNENFORCEABILITY OF UNAUTHORIZED OBLIGATIONS

52.232-40, PROVIDING ACCELERATED PAYMENTS TO SMALL BUSINESS

SUBCONTRACTORS

52.245-1, GOVERNMENT PROPERTY

52.245-9, USE AND CHARGES (APR 2012) (IAW FAR 45.107(c))

52.246-4, INSPECTION OF SERVICES--FIXED-PRICE

52.246-11, HIGHER-LEVEL CONTRACT QUALITY REQUIREMENT

52.246-16, RESPONSIBILITY FOR SUPPLIES

52.247-1, COMMERCIAL BILL OF LADING NOTATIONS

52.247-29, F.O.B. ORIGIN

52.247-30, F.O.B. ORIGIN, CONTRACTOR'S FACILITY

52.247-34, F.O.B. DESTINATION

52.247-65, F.O.B. ORIGIN, PREPAID FREIGHT--SMALL PACKAGE SHIPMENTS

The following DFARS clauses and provisions are included but not limited to:

252.203-7000, Requirements Relating to Compensation of Former DoD Officials 252.203-7003, Agency Office of the Inspector General 252.203-7005, Representation Relating to Compensation of Former DoD Officials 252.204-7015, Notice of Authorized Disclosure of Information for Litigation Support

252.204-7012, SAFEGUARDING COVERED DEFENSE INFORMATION AND CYBER

INCIDENT REPORTING

252.204-7018, PROHIBITION ON THE ACQUISITION OF COVERED DEFENSE

TELECOMMUNICATIONS EQUIPMENT OR SERVICES

252.211-7003, ITEM UNIQUE IDENTIFICATION AND VALUATION

252.211-7007, REPORTING OF GOVERNMENT-FURNISHED PROPERTY

252.215-7010, Requirements for Certified Cost or Pricing Data and Data Other Than Certified Cost or Pricing Data 252.223-7008, Prohibition of Hexavalent Chromium 252.225-7000, Buy American—Balance of Payments Program Certificate 252.225-7001, Buy American and Balance of Payments Program

252.225-7012, PREFERENCE FOR CERTAIN DOMESTIC COMMODITIES (DEC 2017)

(IAW DFARS 225.7002-3(a)) 252.225-7050, Disclosure of Ownership or Control by the Government of a Country that is a State Sponsor of Terrorism

252.225-7972 PROHIBITION ON THE PROCUREMENT OF FOREIGN-MADE

UNMANNED AIRCRAFT SYSTEMS

252.226-7001, UTILIZATION OF INDIAN ORGANIZATIONS, INDIAN-OWNED

ECONOMIC ENTERPRISES, AND NATIVE HAWAIIAN SMALL BUSINESS CONCERNS

(APR 2019) (IAW DFARS 226.104)

252.232-7003, Electronic Submission of Payment Requests and Receiving Reports 252.232-7006, Wide Area WorkFlow Payment Instructions 252.232-7010, Levies on Contract Payments

252.232-7017 ACCELERATING PAYMENTS TO SMALL BUSINESS SUBCONTRACTORS

PROHIBITION ON FEES AND CONSIDERATION

252.225-7048 EXPORT-CONTROLLED ITEMS

252.225-7052 RESTRICTION ON THE ACQUISITION OF CERTAIN MAGNETS,

TANTALUM, AND TUNGSTEN (DEVIATION 2020-O0006) (FEB 20200) (IAW

DEVIATION 2020-O0006)

252.237-7010 PROHIBITION ON INTERROGATION OF DETAINEES BY CONTRACTOR

PERSONNEL

252.247-7028 APPLICATION FOR U.S. GOVERNMENT SHIPPING

DOCUMENTATION/INSTRUCTIONS

252.201-7000 CONTRACTING OFFICER'S REPRESENTATIVE

252.203-7002 REQUIREMENT TO INFORM EMPLOYEES OF WHISTLEBLOWER

RIGHTS

252.243-7999 SECTION 3610 REIMBURSEMENT (DEVIATION 2020-O0021)

252.245-7001 TAGGING, LABELING, AND MARKING OF GOVERNMENT-FURNISHED

PROPERTY

252.243-7002, Requests for Equitable Adjustment 252.244-7000, Subcontracts for Commercial Items

252.245-7002 REPORTING LOSS OF GOVERNMENT PROPERTY

252.245-7003 CONTRACTOR PROPERTY MANAGEMENT SYSTEM ADMINISTRATION

252.245-7004 REPORTING, REUTILIZATION, AND DISPOSAL

252.247-7022, Representation of Extent of Transportation by Sea

5352.201-9101, OMBUDSMAN (OCT 2019) (IAW DAFFARS 5301.9103)

5352.223-9000, Elimination of Use of Class I Ozone Depleting Substances (ODSs)

The following clauses are included in full text:

52.216-18 Ordering.

(a) Any supplies and services to be furnished under this contract shall be ordered by issuance of delivery orders or task orders by the individuals or activities designated in the Schedule. Such orders may be issued from TBD through TBD.

(b) All delivery orders or task orders are subject to the terms and conditions of this contract.

In the event of conflict between a delivery order or task order and this contract, the contract shall control.

(c) A delivery order or task order is considered "issued" when—

(1) If sent by mail (includes transmittal by U.S. mail or private delivery service), the Government deposits the order in the mail;

(2) If sent by fax, the Government transmits the order to the Contractor's fax number; or

(3) If sent electronically, the Government either—

(i) Posts a copy of the delivery order or task order to a Government document access system, and notice is sent to the Contractor; or

(ii) Distributes the delivery order or task order via email to the Contractor's email address.

(d) Orders may be issued by methods other than those enumerated in this clause only if authorized in the contract.

52.216-19 Order Limitations.

(a) Minimum order. When the Government requires supplies or services covered by this contract in an amount of less than , the Government is not obligated to purchase, nor is the Contractor obligated to furnish, those supplies or services under the contract.

(b) Maximum order. The Contractor is not obligated to honor-

(1) Any order for a single item in excess of ;

(2) Any order for a combination of items in excess of ; or

(3) A series of orders from the same ordering office within 365 days that together call for quantities exceeding the limitation in paragraph (b)(1) or (2) of this section.

(c) If this is a requirements contract (i.e., includes the Requirements clause at subsection 52.216-21 of the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR)), the Government is not required to order a part of any one requirement from the Contractor if that requirement exceeds the maximum-order limitations in paragraph (b) of this section.

(d) Notwithstanding paragraphs (b) and (c) of this section, the Contractor shall honor any order exceeding the maximum order limitations in paragraph (b), unless that order (or orders) is returned to the ordering office within 30 calendar days after issuance, with written notice stating the Contractor’s intent not to ship the item (or items) called for and the reasons. Upon receiving this notice, the Government may acquire the supplies or services from another source.

52.216-21 REQUIREMENTS (OCT 1995)

(IAW FAR 16.506(d)(1))

(a) This is a requirements contract for the supplies or services specified, and effective for the period stated, in the Schedule. The quantities of supplies or services specified in the Schedule are estimates only and are not purchased by this contract. Except as this contract may otherwise provide, if the Government's requirements do not result in orders in the quantities described as "estimated" or "maximum" in the Schedule, that fact shall not constitute the basis for an equitable price adjustment.

(b) Delivery or performance shall be made only as authorized by orders issued in accordance with the Ordering clause. Subject to any limitations in the Delivery-Order Limitations clause or elsewhere in this contract, the Contractor shall furnish to the Government all supplies or services specified in the Schedule and called for by orders issued in accordance with the Ordering clause. The Government may issue orders requiring delivery to multiple destinations or performance at multiple locations.

(c) Except as this contract otherwise provides, the Government shall order from the Contractor all the supplies or services specified in the Schedule that are required to be purchased by the Government activity or activities specified in the Schedule.

(d) The Government is not required to purchase from the Contractor requirements in excess of any limit on total orders under this contract.

52.217-8 Option to Extend Services (Nov 1999)

(IAW FAR 17.208(f))

The Government may require continued performance of any services within the limits and at the rates specified in the contract . These rates may be adjusted only as a result of revisions to prevailing labor rates provided by the Secretary of Labor. The option provision may be exercised more than once, but the total extension of performance hereunder shall not exceed 6 months. The Contracting Officer may exercise the option by written notice to the Contractor within 15 days of the end of the current period of performance.

52.217-9 OPTION TO EXTEND THE TERM OF THE CONTRACT (MAR 2000)

(IAW FAR 17.208(g))

(a) The Government may extend the term of this contract by written notice to the Contractor within 15 days of contract expiration; provided that the Government gives the Contractor a preliminary written notice of its intent to extend at least 15 days before the contract expires. The preliminary notice does not commit the Government to an extension.

(b) If the Government exercises this option, the extended contract shall be considered to include this option clause.

(c) The total duration of this contract, including the exercise of any options under this clause, shall not exceed 36 months.

252.217-7001 SURGE OPTION (DEC 2018)

(IAW DFARS 217.208-70(b))

(a) General. The Government has the option to--

(1) Increase the quantity of supplies or services called for under this contract by no more than percent;

252.217-7028 OVER AND ABOVE WORK (DEC 1991)

(IAW DFARS 217.7702)

(a) Definitions.

As used in this clause--

(1) "Over and above work" means work discovered during the course of performing overhaul, maintenance, and repair efforts that is--

(i) Within the general scope of the contract;

(ii) Not covered by the line item(s) for the basic work under the contract; and

(iii) Necessary in order to satisfactorily complete the contract.

(2) "Work request" means a document prepared by the Contractor which describes over and above work being proposed.

(b) The Contractor and Administrative Contracting Officer shall mutually agree to procedures for Government administration and Contractor performance of over and above work requests. If the parties cannot agree upon the procedures, the Administrative Contracting Officer has the unilateral right to direct the over and above work procedures to be followed. These procedures shall, as a minimum, cover--

(1) The format, content, and submission of work requests by the Contractor. Work requests shall contain data on the type of discrepancy disclosed, the specific location of the discrepancy, and the estimated labor hours and material required to correct the discrepancy. Data shall be sufficient to satisfy contract requirements and obtain the authorization of the Contracting Officer to perform the proposed work;

(2) Government review, verification, and authorization of the work; and

(3) Proposal pricing, submission, negotiation, and definitization.

(c) Upon discovery of the need for over and above work, the Contractor shall prepare and furnish to the Government a work request in accordance with the agreed-to procedures.

(d) The Government shall--

(1) Promptly review the work request;

(2) Verify that the proposed work is required and not covered under the basic contract line item(s);

(3) Verify that the proposed corrective action is appropriate; and

(4) Authorize over and above work as necessary.

(e) The Contractor shall promptly submit to the Contracting Officer, a proposal for the over and above work. The Government and Contractor will then negotiate a settlement for the over and above work.

Contract modifications will be executed to definitize all over and above work.

(f) Failure to agree on the price of over and above work shall be a dispute within the meaning of the Disputes clause of this contract.

(The above Clause/Provision has been modified.)

THE FOLLOWING IS FILL-IN DATA FOR CLAUSE 52.212-5 PARA (b)(22):

52.219-28 POST-AWARD SMALL BUSINESS PROGRAM REREPRESENTATION (JUL

2013)

(g) If the Contractor does not have representations and certifications in SAM, or does not have a representation in SAM for the NAICS code applicable to this contract, the Contractor is required to complete the following rerepresentation and submit it to the contracting office, along with the contract number and the date on which the rerepresentation was completed:

The Contractor represents that it [ ] is, [ ] is not a small business concern under NAICS Code _____________ assigned to contract number ______________________________.

[Contractor to sign and date and insert authorized signer's name and title].

52.222-1 NOTICE TO THE GOVERNMENT OF LABOR DISPUTES (FEB 1997)

(IAW FAR 22.103-5(a), DAFFARS 5322.101-1) (IAW FAR 22.101-1(e), Applicable when the head of the contracting activity designates programs or requirements for which it is necessary that contractors be required to notify the Government of actual or potential labor disputes that are delaying or threaten to delay the timely contract performance (see 22.103- 5(a)).

52.222-42 STATEMENT OF EQUIVALENT RATES FOR FEDERAL HIRES (MAY 2014)

This Statement is for Information Only:

It is not a Wage Determination

LIST OF ATTACHMENTS

ATT

DESCRIPTION

01 PWS

02 GFP

03 IUID

04 Transportation 05 Packaging 06 Exhibit A

Qualification requirements are set forth in the Repair/Remanufacture Qualification Requirements for Commodity Critical Safety and Critical Application Items (RQR-848) that is posted on SAM.gov. Overhaul sources that have produced actual or similar items will be considered. There are no costs incurred by an offeror for pre-qualification testing and testing evaluation. However, the offeror’s development of a new Source Approval RQR-848 package to be submitted for Government evaluation may cost as much as $5,000.00. In addition, the cost incurred by the Government for the evaluation of the SAR package may be as much as $2,500.00.

In accordance with FAR 5.207(c) (16) (ii), All responsible sources may submit a capability statement, proposal, or quotation, which shall be considered by the agency.

OMBUDSMAN (AUG) (An Ombudsman has been appointed to hear concerns from offerors or potential offeror’s during the proposal development phase of this acquisition.) The purpose of the Ombudsman is not to diminish the authority of the program director or contracting officer, but to communicate contractor concerns, issues, disagreements, and recommendations to the appropriate government personnel. When requested, the Ombudsman will maintain strict confidentiality as to source of concern. The Ombudsman does not participate in the evaluation of proposals or in the source selection process. Interested parties are invited to call the Ombudsman at 405-736-3273. DO NOT CALL THIS NUMBER FOR SOLICITATION REQUESTS.

Electronic procedures will be used for this solicitation.

All questions regarding this notice are to be submitted in writing via E-mail. All questions submitted to this office are subject to be posted in this notice along with the appropriate response(s). Vendor identities will not be disclosed.

11. CONTRACTING OFFICE POC

Name: Sasha Lewis Title: Contracting Specialist Office: AFSC/PZABA Email: sasha.lewis.1@us.af.mil

Contracting Office Address:

mailto:sasha.lewis.1@us.af.mil

3001 Staff Drive, Ste 1AC198C Tinker AFB, Oklahoma 73145-3015 United States

Secondary Point of Contact:

Name: Cory Wilson Title: Contracting Officer Office: AFSC/PZABA Email: cory.wilson.1@us.af.mil mailto:cory.wilson.1@us.af.mil