TPS-TISS Support - RFI.pdf

Request for Information

408 SCMS/GULB

Electronic Warfare (EW) Supply Chain Management Squadron

Air Force Sustainment Center Robins AFB, GA

AN/ALR-56C Test Program Set Support

For

AN/ALM-246 TISS

CAUTION:

The Government is conducting market research to identify potential sources that possess the expertise, capabilities, experience and required technical data to provide engineering support and deficiency report investigations pertaining to the TEWS Intermediate Support Station (TISS).

This questionnaire/survey is for the purpose of obtaining information relative to an upcoming engineering effort in the Electronic Warfare Supply Chain Management Squadron (408 SCMS/GULB) at Robins AFB, GA. The Services Contracting Office within the Air Force Sustainment Center will serve as the procuring organization. Companies are encouraged to provide responses to this questionnaire but are advised that their participation is voluntary and no reimbursement of any kind will be provided.

The original equipment manufacturer for TISS is Boeing. The Government does not own complete data, drawings, schematics, or any other releasable technical data in support of this requirement. As a result, Boeing is the only known source with adequate knowledge of the TISS performance requirements and possession of the required technical data and capabilities needed to produce this item and ensure compatibility with the equipment.

FAR 52.215-3, Request for Information or Solicitation for Planning Purposes (Oct 1997) applies to this request for proposal:

(a) The Government does not intend to award a contract on the basis of this request or to otherwise pay for the information solicited except as provided in subsection 31.205-18 Bid and Proposal (B&P) Costs, of Federal Acquisition Regulation

(b) Although "proposal" and "offeror" are used in this Request for Information, your response will be treated as information only. It shall not be used as a proposal.

(c) This solicitation is issued for the purpose of: informational planning and budgetary forecasting by the government.

INSTRUCTIONS:

1. The document(s) below contain a description of the TISS Support Requirements and a Contractor Capability Survey. The Survey allows Contractors to provide their company’s capability. See attached SOW.

2. If, after reviewing these documents, you desire to participate in the market research, you should provide documentation that supports your company’s capability in meeting these requirements. Failure to provide documentation may result in the government being unable to adequately assess your capabilities.

3. ATTENTION: SMALL BUSINESS RESPONDENTS who are interested in participation for this effort:

a. No set aside decision has been made; however, the Government will determine the final strategy after thorough analysis of the small business responses and other market research available, considering the demonstrated interest and capability.

Please ensure that you provide a thorough response to each question. If your company does not currently possess the full capability required to fulfill the entire requirement, what teaming/partnership/joint venture/subcontracting arrangement do you have in place to fulfill the government needs? Providing evidence of this arrangement, e.g. emails, letter, etc. that demonstrates a united response to this RFI is highly encouraged, but not required. The evidence should state the type of arrangement and the role each member will fulfill. If you are only interested in being a subcontractor to the future awardee, state the portion of the work that your organization has capability of fulfilling.

b. Identify any areas of work that your organization believes should be broken out exclusively for Small Business.

4. Both large and small businesses are encouraged to participate in this Market Research.

Joint ventures or teaming arrangements are encouraged.

5. Questions relative to this market survey should be addressed to the PCO.

TISS SUPPORT REQUIREMENTS:

This effort will require the Contractor to investigate and resolve Deficiency Reports (DR) concerning the ALR-56C Test Program Sets (TPS) which run on the AN/ALM-246 TEWS Intermediate Support Station (TISS) and provide Test Program Set (TPS) updates. The objectives for the contractor to accomplish is to perform a DR investigation, submit Report of Findings (ROF) identifying potential fixes/solutions, perform the fix once agreed to by the Government, test the fix, and packaging the fix for distribution. The Government shall receive monthly status updates on the work accomplished. Additionally, the contractor shall provide telephone support, conduct an acceptable Contractor Safety Program and do not delay Mishap Notification and Reporting when required. The TISS is used to maintain the AN/ALR-56 Radar Warning Receiver (RWR) for the F-15C/D/E aircraft. Over the past several years, numerous Deficiency Reports (DRs) have been reported for the ALR-56C system but were actually TPS issues. Verticality testing issues have been identified as a significant cause. With the current operations tempo every effort must be made to reduce shop flow time and DR’s that restrict carcasses from being available to the war fighter.

CONTRACTOR CAPABILITY SURVEY

Part I. Business Information

Please provide the following business information for your company/institution and for any teaming or joint venture partners:

• Company/Institute Name:

• Address:

• Point of Contact:

• CAGE Code:

• Phone Number:

• E-mail Address:

• Web Page URL:

• Government Proposed North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) Code:

541511

Based on the Government proposed NAICS Code, state whether your company is:

• Small Business (Yes / No)

• Woman Owned Small Business (Yes / No)

• Small Disadvantaged Business (Yes / No)

• 8(a) Certified (Yes / No)

• HUBZone Certified (Yes / No)

• Veteran Owned Small Business (Yes / No)

• Service-Disabled Veteran Small Business (Yes / No)

• System for Award Management (SAM) (Yes / No)

• A statement as to whether your company is domestically or foreign owned (if foreign, please indicate the country of ownership).

Responses to the Capability Survey Part I and Part II must be received no later than the close of business 30 days after the posting of this survey. Please ensure data is in a readable electronic format that can be received through a firewall. Attachments shall not exceed 10 MB per email.

Multiple emails are acceptable. Responses must be sent via email to the following:

• PCO: Ken Dickman; kenneth.dickman@us.af.mil

• Logistics Manager: Calvin Harley; calvin.harley.2@us.af.mil

Questions relative to this market research should be addressed to the PCO.

Part II. Capability Survey Questions

A. General Capability Questions:

1. Describe briefly the capabilities of your facility and nature of the goods and/or services you provide. Include a description of your staff composition and management structure.

2. Describe your company's past experience on previous projects similar in complexity to this requirement. Include contract numbers, a brief description of the work performed, period of performance, agency/organization supported, and individual point of contact (Contracting Officer or Program Manager).

3. Describe your company's capabilities for generating, handling, processing and storing classified material and data.

4. Describe your company's capabilities and experience in generating technical data, engineering drawings and manuals. Identify what software programs are utilized to generate these data products and what formats are available for delivered items.

5. What quality assurance processes and test qualification practices does your company employ? Provide a description of your quality program (ISO 9001, AS9100, etc.).

a. Provide a detailed quality plan implementing AS9100 (or equivalent).

B. Commerciality Questions:

1. Is there established catalog or market prices for our requirements?

2. If you offer this product and/or service to both U.S. Government and commercial sources, is the same workforce used for both the U.S. Government and general public?

3. Is our requirement offered to both under similar terms and conditions? Briefly describe any differences.

C. Engineering Services Questions:

1. The ALR-56C is an integral part of a complex Electronic Warfare (EW) system. Does your company have knowledge and experience in the following:

a. General EW principles

b. ALR-56 role within the F-15 Tactical Electronic Warfare System (TEWS)

c. ALR-56 theory of operation

d. ALR-56 detailed knowledge of its Shop Replaceable Units (SRU), their revisions and interchangeability

2. The ALR-56C Automatic Test Equipment (ATE) and Test Program Sets (TPS) are critical to this task. Does your company have knowledge and experience in the following:

a. Development and sustainment of TPSs

b. Experience with the following ATE: AN/ALM-246 (TEWS Intermediate Support Station)

c. Experience with the following ATE and TPS languages: ATLAS, MATE, Fortran, BASIC, Testaid/Fasttrace, C and its derivatives.

d. TPS re-hosting

3. Line Replaceable Unit (LRU) Deficiency Report (DR) investigations are a requirement for this task. Does your company have knowledge and experience in the following:

a. Troubleshooting/fault isolation, both hardware and software

b. Troubleshooting/fault isolation verticality testing issues

c. Minimum of 5 years’ experience in troubleshooting/fault isolation of the ALR-56C LRUs and 56C field verticality issues

4. Do you anticipate the need for any GFE? If so, please provide detailed information.

5. Describe any industry certifications that your company presently holds in the area of quality assurance including Capability Maturity Model for Software and/or configuration management.