Aircraft Intermediate Maintenance Departments (AIMD)

5 DECEMBER 2016 - GOVERNMENT CLARIFICATION pursuant to AIMD Manning Estimate Teleconference.

During the industry AIMD Government Manning Estimate teleconference on 1 Dec 2016, reference was made to NDI, Tire and Wheel Maintenance, and T-6 Support Equipment (SE) Management efforts beginning in Option Year 2 for Whiting Field. 

This posting is to clarify that the T-6 SE Management tasks begin in the Base Year for all sites."

INDUSTRY QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS:  Government responses to industry questions #89- #97 have been posted in this update.


Also, Attachment 2, Applicable Documents is revised. The revised Attachment 2 have been posted in this update.

RFP N00019-15-R-0079 will be amended to include the Revised Attachment 2, Applicable Documents dated 2 December 2016.

30 NOVEMBER 2016 - AMENDMENT 01 to SOLICITATION N00019-15-R-0079

Solicitation N00019-15-R-0079 for Aircraft Intermediate Maintenance Departments (AIMD) Contractor Logistics Support is hereby amended by the Government. The amendment document and attachment L-4 Past Performance Questionnaire (updated version) are posted hereto for interested offerors to retrieve.

Questions received from interested offerors after the Government response to Question #88 will be posted shortly.

Questions about solicitation N00019-15-R-0079 and its amendment may be submitted to T'ann Perrault at (407) 380-4723 or trang.perrault@navy.mil

Also, below is contact info for NAWCTSD PCO for AIMD:
Erin Young
(407)380-4155
erin.b.young @navy.mil

 This is to announce that the Attachment L-4 Past Performance Questionnaire is revised to reflect new Points of Contact Information. The updated version of Attachment L-4 is provided with this posting. Amendment 01 to the RFP N00019-15-R-0079 will capture this change to Attachment L-4 and new Points of Contact Information and will be posted shortly.

On 1 December 2016 at 13:00 EDT, the Government will provide further information/clarification on the Government Manning Estimate referenced in Section L of the solicitation and provided in the Competition Library.  Participation in the telephone conference  will be via the below dial-in number and is expected to last approximately 15 minutes.  It is recommended that potential Offerors consolidate their participation as there is a maximum of 40 participants supported on this line.  Questions will not be answered during the meeting and should instead be submitted in writing to trang.perrault@navy.mil.   

Interested companies are requested to provide a list of their intended participants to the following email addresses:  trang.perrault@navy.mil and marianne.martin@navy.mil."

Confirmation of the intended participants as well as an Audio Call Number will be provided to each interested company via email message.

23 November 2016 -

UPDATE to POINTS OF CONTACT for AIMD Solicitation:
Contract Specialist: T'ann Perrault
Contracting Officer: Erin Young

Questions about the solicitation N00019-15-R-0079 may be submitted to T'ann Perrault at (407) 380-4723 or trang.perrault@navy.mil

INDUSTRY QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS:  Government responses to industry questions #88 have been posted in this update.

16 NOVEMBER 2016 – OFFICIAL SOLICITATION ISSUANCE

Solicitation N00019-15-R-0079 for Aircraft Intermediate Maintenance Departments (AIMD) Contractor Logistics Support is hereby issued by the Government. The solicitation document and all associated Exhibits and Attachments are posted hereto for interested offerors to retrieve, except for Attachments 5, 6, and 22-25.  Attachment 5, AIMD IMRL for Corpus Christi, and Attachment 6, AIMD IMRL for Pensacola, which have been uploaded onto the competition’s Technical Library which is open for registration and use.  See Solicitation Section L, Part A, Section 6.0 for instructions on how to register for access.  Attachments 22-25 are intended to be included onto the contract prior to award.  Feedback or questions received from interested offerors thus far have been considered during finalization of the official solicitation.

Offeror proposals are due 12:00 Noon EST on Wednesday, 04 January 2017 to the location listed on the SF33, Block 9.  Questions about the solicitation may be submitted to Patrick Abell at patrick.abell@navy.mil.

This is a follow-up announcement to previously posted SOURCES SOUGHT and PRESOLICITATION synopses under solicitation number N00019-15-R-0079 for AIMD.

UPDATE TO THE COMPETITION LIBRARY:  The Government intends to post a copy of the Independent Government Manning Estimate to the AIMD Competition Library by 1700 EST on 10 November 2016.

INDUSTRY QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS:  Government responses to industry questions #64 – #87 have been posted in this update.

DISCLAIMER:  THIS IS NOT A REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL. IT DOES NOT CONSTITUTE A SOLICITATION AND SHALL NOT BE CONSTRUED AS A COMMITMENT BY THE GOVERNMENT. RESPONSES IN ANY FORM ARE NOT OFFERS AND THE GOVERNMENT IS UNDER NO OBLIGATION TO AWARD A CONTRACT AS A RESULT OF THIS ANNOUNCEMENT. NO FUNDS ARE AVAILABLE TO PAY FOR PREPARATION OF RESPONSES TO THIS ANNOUNCEMENT. ANY INFORMATION SUBMITTED BY RESPONDENTS TO THIS ANNOUNCEMENT IS STRICTLY VOLUNTARY.

This is a follow-up announcement to previously posted SOURCES SOUGHT and PRESOLICITATION synopses under solicitation number N00019-15-R-0079 for AIMD.

UPDATED DRAFT RFP:  The AIMD N00019-15-R-0079 DRAFT RFP has been revised in this posting.  First, the DRAFT RFP has been revised to include updates to several applicable clauses: H-4, 252.227-7037, 5252.216-9534, 52.222-26, and 52.244-6.  Also, the DRAFT RFP has been revised to include DRAFT Sections L and M.

DISCLAIMER:  THIS IS NOT A REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL. IT DOES NOT CONSTITUTE A SOLICITATION AND SHALL NOT BE CONSTRUED AS A COMMITMENT BY THE GOVERNMENT. RESPONSES IN ANY FORM ARE NOT OFFERS AND THE GOVERNMENT IS UNDER NO OBLIGATION TO AWARD A CONTRACT AS A RESULT OF THIS ANNOUNCEMENT. NO FUNDS ARE AVAILABLE TO PAY FOR PREPARATION OF RESPONSES TO THIS ANNOUNCEMENT. ANY INFORMATION SUBMITTED BY RESPONDENTS TO THIS ANNOUNCEMENT IS STRICTLY VOLUNTARY.

This update is to serve as the Naval Air System Command's official notification pursuant to FAR 5.203 for the Aircraft Intermediate Maintenance Department (AIMD) effort described in this FBO posting under solicitation number N00019-15-R-0079. Final solicitation release is anticipated to be mid-November 2016 and provides for a proposal response time of thirty (30) calendar days from solicitation release. Full contract performance is anticipated to commence by 1 October 2017.

The resultant contract will be an indefinite-delivery requirements type services contract with a period of performance (POP) of a total of five (5) years, inclusive of a one-year base period and four one-year option periods. Information posted to this FBO website under solicitation number N00019-15-R-0079 provides all synopsis information and full description of the effort. 

This effort is currently performed under Contract N00019-12-D-0016 awarded to L-3 Communications Vertex Aerospace, LLC. The NAVAIR Freedom of Information Action (FOIA) website is available at http://www.navair.navy.mil/foia/.

Please continue to monitor this website for updated information as it becomes available.

This is a follow-up announcement to previously posted SOURCES SOUGHT and PRESOLICITATION synopses under solicitation number N00019-15-R-0079 for AIMD.

SITE VISIT UPDATE:  The document entitled "Site Visit Registration & Schedule" has been updated to reflect the cancelation of the NAS Patuxent River, MD site visit scheduled for 21 October 2016.

UPDATED DRAFT RFP:  Several AIMD N00019-15-R-0079 DRAFT RFP documents have been revised or removed in this posting.  The DRAFT RFP has been revised to update Section J.  The DRAFT Attachment 1, Performance Work Statement (PWS) for the Aircraft Intermediate Maintenance Department (AIMD) Contractor Logistics Support (CLS) effort, DRAFT Attachments 3.1 and 3.2 listing the AIMD facilities for NASP and NASCC, and DRAFT Attachments 27 through 29 listing the T-6 support equipment at NASCC, NASWF, and NASP have also been revised.  Attachments 30 and 31 were removed from this DRAFT RFP.

DISCLAIMER:  THIS IS NOT A REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL. IT DOES NOT CONSTITUTE A SOLICITATION AND SHALL NOT BE CONSTRUED AS A COMMITMENT BY THE GOVERNMENT. RESPONSES IN ANY FORM ARE NOT OFFERS AND THE GOVERNMENT IS UNDER NO OBLIGATION TO AWARD A CONTRACT AS A RESULT OF THIS ANNOUNCEMENT. NO FUNDS ARE AVAILABLE TO PAY FOR PREPARATION OF RESPONSES TO THIS ANNOUNCEMENT. ANY INFORMATION SUBMITTED BY RESPONDENTS TO THIS ANNOUNCEMENT IS STRICTLY VOLUNTARY.

PMA-273 intends to host Site Visits for the AIMD solicitation, N00019-15-R-0079. The Site Visits are scheduled to be held 17-21 October 2016 at NAS Corpus Christi, TX; NAS Kingsville, TX; NAS Pensacola, FL; NAS Whiting Field, FL; and NAS Patuxent River, MD. Full instructions regarding registration for one or all of these Site Visits is provided in the attached document titled "Site Visit Registration & Schedule".

These Site Visits will be no fee events. The Government will not reimburse the attendees for any costs associated with participation or attendance and is under no obligation to award any related contract associated with this event. If you have any questions regarding the Site Visits that are not answered in the attached document ("Site Visit Registration & Schedule"), please contact Patrick Abell at patrick.abell@navy.mil.

This is a follow-up announcement to previously posted SOURCES SOUGHT and PRESOLICITATION synopses under solicitation number N00019-15-R-0079 for AIMD.

UPDATED DRAFT RFP:  Several AIMD N00019-15-R-0079 DRAFT RFP documents have been revised or added in this posting.  The DRAFT RFP has been revised to updates applicable clauses and Section J.  The DRAFT Attachment 1, Performance Work Statement (PWS) for the Aircraft Intermediate Maintenance Department (AIMD) Contractor Logistics Support (CLS) effort, has been revised to add scope associated with management and maintenance of all T-6 support equipment (SE) at Corpus Christi, Pensacola/Whiting Field.  The SE are reflected in DRAFT Attachments 27 through 31 and may be incorporated into an updated Individual Material Readiness Lists (IMRLs) at a later date.  The Government does not have historical maintenance data associated with maintenance of this SE, but available maintenance manuals have been loaded to the Competition Library.  Additionally, beginning in Option Period 2, work is added to the PWS associated with T-6 scheduled and unscheduled Non-Destructive  Inspection (NDI), T-6 I-level ALSS maintenance for T-6 aircraft at Whiting Field and T-44 TDs/SEBs.  The Government intends to post DRAFT Sections L and M at a later date.

DISCLAIMER:  THIS IS NOT A REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL. IT DOES NOT CONSTITUTE A SOLICITATION AND SHALL NOT BE CONSTRUED AS A COMMITMENT BY THE GOVERNMENT. RESPONSES IN ANY FORM ARE NOT OFFERS AND THE GOVERNMENT IS UNDER NO OBLIGATION TO AWARD A CONTRACT AS A RESULT OF THIS ANNOUNCEMENT. NO FUNDS ARE AVAILABLE TO PAY FOR PREPARATION OF RESPONSES TO THIS ANNOUNCEMENT. ANY INFORMATION SUBMITTED BY RESPONDENTS TO THIS ANNOUNCEMENT IS STRICTLY VOLUNTARY.

This is a follow-up announcement to previously posted SOURCES SOUGHT and PRESOLICITATION synopses under solicitation number N00019-15-R-0079 for AIMD.

UPDATED DRAFT RFP:  The following AIMD N00019-15-R-0079 DRAFT RFP documents are hereby posted based on the incorporated changes to the DRAFT Attachment 1, Performance Work Statement (PWS), posted on 26 July 2016:  DRAFT Attachment 27 - Contractor Operated and Maintained Base Supply (COMBS) Support Equipment (SE) for Corpus Christi and DRAFT Attachment 28 - COMBS SE for Pensacola.  The Government intends to post DRAFT Sections L and M at a later date.

DISCLAIMER:  THIS IS NOT A REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL. IT DOES NOT CONSTITUTE A SOLICITATION AND SHALL NOT BE CONSTRUED AS A COMMITMENT BY THE GOVERNMENT. RESPONSES IN ANY FORM ARE NOT OFFERS AND THE GOVERNMENT IS UNDER NO OBLIGATION TO AWARD A CONTRACT AS A RESULT OF THIS ANNOUNCEMENT. NO FUNDS ARE AVAILABLE TO PAY FOR PREPARATION OF RESPONSES TO THIS ANNOUNCEMENT. ANY INFORMATION SUBMITTED BY RESPONDENTS TO THIS ANNOUNCEMENT IS STRICTLY VOLUNTARY.

This is a follow-up announcement to previously posted SOURCES SOUGHT and PRESOLICITATION synopses under solicitation number N00019-15-R-0079 for AIMD.

COMPETITION LIBRARY:   A previous PRESOLICITATION posting notified industry of the temporary closure of the AIMD N00019-15-R-0079 Competition Library.  The Competition Library was reopened on 21 July 2016.

UPDATED DRAFT RFP:  The following AIMD N00019-15-R-0079 DRAFT RFP documents are hereby posted incorporating suggested changes based on industry reviews and comments:  DRAFT Attachment 1, Performance Work Statement (PWS), and DRAFT Exhibit A, Contract Data Requirements List (CDRL).  Also posted are Government responses to industry questions #44 - #63.   The Government intends to post DRAFT Sections L and M at a later date.

DISCLAIMER:  THIS IS NOT A REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL. IT DOES NOT CONSTITUTE A SOLICITATION AND SHALL NOT BE CONSTRUED AS A COMMITMENT BY THE GOVERNMENT. RESPONSES IN ANY FORM ARE NOT OFFERS AND THE GOVERNMENT IS UNDER NO OBLIGATION TO AWARD A CONTRACT AS A RESULT OF THIS ANNOUNCEMENT. NO FUNDS ARE AVAILABLE TO PAY FOR PREPARATION OF RESPONSES TO THIS ANNOUNCEMENT. ANY INFORMATION SUBMITTED BY RESPONDENTS TO THIS ANNOUNCEMENT IS STRICTLY VOLUNTARY.

Please be advised that the competition library is temporarily unavailable as of today, 24 June 2016.  A separate notice will be posted informing industry when the competition library is again available.  The Government anticipates the shutdown period to be approximately two weeks.

This is a follow-up announcement to previously posted SOURCES SOUGHT and PRESOLICITATION synopses under solicitation number N00019-15-R-0079 for AIMD. The SOURCES SOUGHT announcement posted on 4 February 2015 includes details regarding general tasking required.  The previous PRESOLICITATION announcement posted on 15 December 2015 provides information regarding establishment of access to the AIMD N00019-15-R-0079 Competition Library and draft solicitation documents.

DRAFT RFP:  The following AIMD N00019-15-R-0079 DRAFT RFP documents are hereby posted for industry review and comment:   DRAFT Sections A - K; DRAFT Attachments 1-3, 5-10, 15-21, and 26; DRAFT Exhibits A and B; and DRAFT Data Item Descriptions (DIDs) and Samples.  Also posted are Government responses to industry questions.   DRAFT Sections L and M will be posted for comment at a later date.

INDUSTRY FEEDBACK to DRAFT RFP:  Comments may be submitted with regard to this DRAFT solicitation but are strictly voluntary and will be considered by the Government to further refine the requirement and enhance the solicitation.  Such comments should be submitted no later than 4pm EDT 9 June 2016to the Contract Specialist, Patrick Abell, at patrick.abell@navy.mil, with a copy to the Contracting Officer, Noelle Reimers, at noelle.reimers@navy.mil.  The Government does not intend to post responses to industry comments but will consider them as the solicitation is finalized.

DISCLAIMER:
THIS IS NOT A REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL. IT DOES NOT CONSTITUTE A SOLICITATION AND SHALL NOT BE CONSTRUED AS A COMMITMENT BY THE GOVERNMENT. RESPONSES IN ANY FORM ARE NOT OFFERS AND THE GOVERNMENT IS UNDER NO OBLIGATION TO AWARD A CONTRACT AS A RESULT OF THIS ANNOUNCEMENT. NO FUNDS ARE AVAILABLE TO PAY FOR PREPARATION OF RESPONSES TO THIS ANNOUNCEMENT. ANY INFORMATION SUBMITTED BY RESPONDENTS TO THIS ANNOUNCEMENT IS STRICTLY VOLUNTARY.

This is a follow-up announcement to the previously posted SOURCES SOUGHT and PRESOLICITATION synopses under solicitation number N00019-15-R-0079.  The SOURCES SOUGHT announcement includes details regarding the general tasking required.  Based on the review of the SOURCES SOUGHT responses, Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR) intends to solicit for this effort using full and open competitive procedures under North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) 488190.  Please continue to monitor FedBizOpps for further information regarding this solicitation as it becomes available.

This is a follow-up announcement to the SOURCES SOUGHT N00019-15-R-0079 previously posted to FedBizOpps on 4 February 2015 at the following link: https://www.fbo.gov/?s=opportunity&mode=form&id=90972b26873fb1b910ea21301950726b&tab=core&_cview=1.  The SOURCES SOUGHT announcement includes details of the aircraft and general tasking required.  Postings on the Sources Sought link are now closed.  All future postings regarding this AIMD effort will be provided on this FBO webpage.

The Government hereby posts the following N00019-15-R-0079 AIMD draft solicitation documents for industry review and comment:

DRAFT SECTION B:  N00019-15-R-0079 draft Section B, Supplies or Services.

DRAFT EXHIBITS:  N00019-15-R-0079 draft Exhibits A and B, Contract Data Requirements Lists (CDRLs) and associated draft Data Item Descriptions (DIDs).

DRAFT ATTACHMENTS:  N00019-15-R-0079 draft attachments are as follows:

Attachment 1, Performance Work Statement (PWS);

Attachment 2, Applicable Documents;

Attachment 3.1, AIMD Facilities NASCC;

Attachment 3.2, AIMD Facilities NASPC;

Attachment 5, AIMD IMRL Corpus Christi;

Attachment 6, AIMD IMRL Pensacola;

Attachment 7, Other GFP Corpus Christi;

Attachment 8, Other GFP Pensacola;

Attachment 9.1, ICRL Corpus Christi;

Attachment 9.2, ICRL Pensacola;

Attachment 10, Abbreviations and Definitions;

Attachment 15, RGFP Corpus Christi;

Attachment 16, RGFP Pensacola;

Attachment 17.1, CDRL Instructions;

Attachment 17.2, AIMD New User Account Request;

Attachment 18, SGFP Corpus Christi;

Attachment 19, SGFP Pensacola;

Attachment 20, CSDR Plan; and

Attachment 21, CAC Procedures.

INDUSTRY FEEDBACK:  Comments may be submitted with regard to these DRAFT documents but are strictly voluntary and will be considered by the Government to further refine the requirement and enhance the solicitation.  Such comments should be submitted no later than 15 January 2016 to the Contract Specialist, Patrick Abell, at patrick.abell@navy.mil, with a copy to the Contracting Officer, Noelle Reimers, at noelle.reimers@navy.mil.  The Government does not intend to post responses to industry's comments but will consider them as the solicitation is finalized.

The AIMD N00019-15-R-0079 Competition Library is hosted on a Department of Defense (DoD) Information System. The link to the library is https://pma273.navair.navy.mil/complib.  Each individual requesting access will be required to have a DoD Common Access Card (CAC) or External Certification Authority (ECA) certificate.  An ECA certificate can be obtained from IdenTrust, Inc. (http://www.identrust.com/certificates/eca/index.html), Operational Research Consultants, Inc. (ORC) (http://www.eca.orc.com), or VeriSign, Inc. (http://www.verisign.com/authentication/government-authentication/index.html).  Additional information on obtaining an ECA certificate is available at http://iase.disa.mil/pki/eca/index.html.  Utilize the link to the library provided above to request access. Once the request information is received, recorded, and validated by the Government, notification of access will be provided via e-mail.  If you have any questions or problems, please contact Patrick Abell at patrick.abell@navy.mil.

The Government intends to issue a DRAFT solicitation containing Sections A-M in April 2016.  Please continue to monitor this website for updated information as it becomes available.

DISCLAIMER:
THIS IS NOT A REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL. IT DOES NOT CONSTITUTE A SOLICITATION AND SHALL NOT BE CONSTRUED AS A COMMITMENT BY THE GOVERNMENT. RESPONSES IN ANY FORM ARE NOT OFFERS AND THE GOVERNMENT IS UNDER NO OBLIGATION TO AWARD A CONTRACT AS A RESULT OF THIS ANNOUNCEMENT. NO FUNDS ARE AVAILABLE TO PAY FOR PREPARATION OF RESPONSES TO THIS ANNOUNCEMENT. ANY INFORMATION SUBMITTED BY RESPONDENTS TO THIS ANNOUNCEMENT IS STRICTLY VOLUNTARY.