T6 COMBS IV - RFI I.pdf

DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE

AIR FORCE LIFE CYCLE MANAGEMENT CENTER (AFLCMC)

TINKER AIR FORCE BASE OKLAHOMA

24 August 2022

CONTRACTOR OPERATED AND MAINTAINED BASE SUPPLY

(COMBS) SERVICES FOR THE T-6A/B/D TEXAN II AIRCRAFT

THERE IS NO SOLICITATION AVAILABLE AT THIS TIME. REQUESTS FOR A SOLICITATION

WILL NOT RECEIVE A RESPONSE.

This Request for Information (RFI) is in support of Market Research being conducted by the United States Air Force to identify potential sources and to determine if this effort can be competitive or a Small Business Set-Aside. This is not a Request for Proposal, Solicitation, or an indication that a contractual commitment will exist for this requirement. The Government does not intend to award a contract on the basis of this market research. No funds are available for the information requested.

The Air Force Life Cycle Management Center at Tinker Air Force Base (AFB) is requesting information in support of Market Research to identify potential sources for the effort listed below. The Government will use this information to determine the best future acquisition strategy for this procurement, inclusive of the need to do an Industry Day.

The proposed North American Industry Classification Systems (NAICS) Code is 488190, “Other Support Activities for Air Transportation”, which has a corresponding Standard of $35M. The Government is interested in all businesses to include, Large Businesses, Small Businesses, Small Disadvantaged Business 8(a)'s, Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Businesses, HUBzone Businesses, and Women- Owned Small Businesses.

DESCRIPTION:

The Contractor Operated and Maintained Base Supply (COMBS) services contractor shall be capable of furnishing Supply Chain Management (SCM) services to support 739 T-6A/B/D Texan II Aircraft (T- 6A/B/D) for the United States Air Force (USAF), United States Navy (USN), and United States Army (USA) at the following Operating Locations: Columbus AFB MS, Laughlin AFB TX, Randolph AFB TX, Sheppard AFB TX, Vance AFB OK, USAF Combat Systems Officer (CSO) at Naval Air Station (NAS) Pensacola FL, NAS Whiting Field TX, NAS Corpus Christi TX, USN Naval Flight Officer (NFO) at Pensacola FL, NAS Patuxent River MD, U.S. Army Aviation Flight Test Directorate (AFTD) Redstone Arsenal AL, as well as the following Depot Location: Fleet Readiness Center South East (FRCSE) NAS Jacksonville FL.

This aircraft fleet is maintained using commercial manuals and Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) processes. The parts repair, facilities and labor must be compliant with the FAA regulations and U.S. Air Force, Navy and Army requirements as outlined in the draft PWS. Contractors must establish Associate Contracting Agreement (ACA) or necessary working relationships with Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEMs) in order to access necessary data to support the fleet and allow the Contractor to maintain engines, accessories and repairable assets such that the FAA certification is not compromised.

The COMBS services provider will be responsible for providing supply support in the form of serviceable

FAA certified material and support equipment to the maintenance provider in support of Air Education & Training Command (AETC), Chief of Naval Air and Training (CNATRA) and United States Army Flight Test Directorate (USA/FTD) daily flying mission as outlined in the draft PWS. The T-6 fleet is primarily supported by Government Furnished Property (GFP). The contractor will be required to augment GFP with Contractor Furnished Property (CFP) for any additional needed parts. The USG anticipates providing a GFP list with the future RFP.

The full spectrum of transparent SCM services will support safe, flyable aircraft to meet users’ daily flight schedule consistent with Department of Defense (DoD) and commercial sector best practices in procuring, producing, and delivering products and services to customers. These SCM activities include, but are not limited to, managing supply and demand, sourcing parts, assembly, disposal, warehousing and inventory tracking, order entry and order management, distribution across all channels, and delivery to the customer.

Listed below are the number of T-6A/B/D by location the contractor will be responsible for supporting:

Air Force Navy Army Columbus 99 Corpus Christi 97 Redstone 4 Laughlin 103 Whiting Field 147 Pensacola 24 Pensacola 43 Randolph 41 Pax River 6 Sheppard 76

Vance 99

TOTAL 442 TOTAL 293 TOTAL 4

An Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) type contract is contemplated.

A five-year base contract (with 180-day transition period) plus the potential of 1 five-year option period, or a five-year base contract plus the potential of 1 three-year option period and 2 one-year incentive option periods are considered.

The anticipated categories of work may include, but are not limited to the following:

‐ COMBS Services and Program Management ‐ COMBS Program Management – Detachment Support ‐ Off-Station Support ‐ Support Equipment ‐ Price Per Flight Hour ‐ Overhaul – Major Time Change Items (Engines, Propellers, Landing Gear) ‐ Repair – Major Time Change Items (Engines, Propellers, Landing Gear) ‐ Beyond Fair Wear and Tear (BFWT) and Depot Maintenance Material Support (DMMS) ‐ Data ‐ Contract Transition ‐ Travel ‐ Over and Above

Anticipated Schedule:

Industry Day October 2022 RFP Release March 2023

Proposals Due June 2023 Award May 2024 Transition-In Start Date May 2024 Full Performance Begins November 2024

Interested parties with the capacity to supply this requirement, please provide a capability statement addressing the following areas for your company and for any teaming or joint venture partners:

PART I: BUSINESS INFORMATION

‐ Company Name and Address ‐ Registered on System for Award Management (SAM): Yes/No ‐ Cage Code & Unique Entity Identification (UEI) Number ‐ Company business size by NAICS Code 488190 ‐ Small Business Type(s) (if applicable) ‐ A statement as to whether your company is domestically or foreign owned (if foreign, please indicate the country of ownership) ‐ Is your company interested in possible subcontracting opportunities? If so, please describe in detail what part or parts of this requirement that your company is capable or interested in performing.

‐ Point of Contact (to include phone number and email address) ‐ Web page URL

PART II: CONTRACTOR CAPABILITIES

The Government is seeking industry input on questions provided.

All interested parties should send responses, questions and/or comments to the Procuring Contracting Officer (PCO), Mr. Ethan Welton at ethan.welton@us.af.mil. Please identify in your response a representative to support potential USG inquiries and/or requests for clarification. Marketing materials are considered an insufficient response to this RFI. All responses must be received no later than 4:00PM CST, 23 September 2022. Oral submissions of information are not acceptable. Any responses involving teaming agreements should delineate between the work accomplished by the prime and the work accomplished by the teaming partners.

Respondents should indicate which portions of their responses are proprietary and mark accordingly. All information received in response to this RFI that is properly marked as “proprietary” will be handled accordingly. Proprietary information must be clearly marked on communications and attachments. The Government shall not be liable for, or suffer any consequential damages, for any proprietary information not properly identified.

1. Describe your company’s capability for demand forecasting for both established and volatile demand. Include details such as fleet size, number of locations and estimated inventory size (quantity and dollar value).

2. Describe your company’s capability with handling and adjusting for flexibility and volatility of customer demand and supplier cycle fluctuations?

3. Describe your company’s capability including the process and method for calculating Demand Forecast Accuracy and Bias as required by CDRL OM-01 and its importance.

4. What is your company’s capability for setting and maintaining both the Requisition Objective/High Limit and actual inventory levels across multiple locations? Include details such as number of locations, inventory size (quantity and dollar value), and any relevant and/or recent experience managing inventory.

5. IAW PWS 1.3.3 the contractor is required to maintain and utilize a Commercial Off-The-Shelf (COTS) Enterprise and Resource Planning tool.

a. What contractor Enterprise and Resource Planning (ERP) would be used on this contract?

b. Does your company already have an ERP tool? (Please describe its current capability)

6. Can the ERP meet the requirements as outlined in this Draft PWS to include the ability to display a dashboard in real-time for the all the Service Summaries/Key Performance Indicators? If not, would the requirements be met by the first day of full performance (after contemplated 180-day transition period)?

7. Describe your company’s capability effectively managing Time Change parts to ensure parts will be available when needed.

8. Section 2 of the PWS outlines the metrics the government is considering as a requirement for this effort.

a. Do you believe these metrics will drive timely and cost-effective parts supportability? If yes, please explain.

b. If no, please provide the metrics your company considers appropriate and value-added for evaluating performance? (Provide the metric, measurement and rationale - be specific)

9. The USG is considering the inclusion of incentive options.

a. Will incentive options motivate your company to perform?

b. Are there other types of incentives (i.e., cost, schedule, or performance, etc.) that would be better suited to motivate your company? If yes, please provide specific details on the type of incentive and how it would work.

10. If you are a small business interested in being the Prime contractor, are you able to comply with FAR clause 52.219-14 Limitations on Subcontracting as shown below?

a. Limitations on subcontracting. By submission of an offer and execution of a contract, the Contractor agrees that in performance of a contract assigned a North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code for—

i. Services (except construction), it will not pay more than 50 percent of the amount paid by the Government for contract performance to subcontractors that are not similarly situated entities. Any work that a similarly situated entity further subcontracts will count towards the prime contractor's 50 percent subcontract amount that cannot be exceeded. When a contract includes both services and supplies, the 50 percent limitation shall apply only to the service portion of the contract;

Similarly situated entity, as used in this clause, means a first-tier subcontractor, including an independent contractor, that—

i. Has the same small business program status as that which qualified the prime contractor for the award (e.g., for a small business set-aside contract, any small business concern, without regard to its socioeconomic status); and

ii. Is considered small for the size standard under the North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code the prime contractor assigned to the subcontract.

11. The USG is contemplating awarding between an eight (8) or ten (10) year contract. If an 8-year contract is selected, clause 52.217-8 - Option to Extend Services is anticipated to be included.

a. What advantages/disadvantages does your company realize regarding this length of contract?

b. What capability does your company have to propose a Firm Fixed Price over the duration of this contract?

c. This requirement is for a flying hour program, where all material needed to support the aircraft will be priced per hour flown per aircraft. The selected contractor will then only bill actual hours flown. Is your company capable of pricing in this fashion?

12. Does your company have an Associate Contracting Agreement (ACA), letter of intent (LOI), other legal agreement, or necessary working relationships with Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEMs)/required vendors Textron Aviation Defense and Pratt & Whitney Canada?

a. If so, provide copies or a detailed description of what the ACA or LOI covers.

b. If not, could you obtain such an agreement or LOI?

Provide any recommendations and/or concerns in writing (email preferred).

Questions with responses to this synopsis will be posted through SAM.gov