STATUS: C-130 FMS Parts Procurement, Support Equipment & Warehousing IDIQ

Closed Pre-Solicitation Posted

Solicitation number
FA8553-23-R-0017
Agency
Responses due
Set-aside
No set-aside

Opportunity facts

Place of performance
United States

Notice details come from SAM.gov. Updated .

About this opportunity

The U.S. Air Force Materiel Command Lifecycle Management Center at Robins Air Force Base is conducting market research to identify potential sources to provide agile and streamlined procurement of major C-130 aircraft parts and support equipment for its Foreign Military Sales (FMS) and Technical Coordination Group (TCG) partner nations. The contract will cover a broad range of parts, including avionics, engines, hydraulics, structures, and consumables, as well as support equipment such as test equipment, stands, and carts. The primary objectives are timely processing of requisitions, best value pricing, responsive customer support, quality material, and effective program management. The contract will allow C-130 FMS partners to easily requisition required parts and equipment, with the contractor responsible for user familiarization and customer support.

This is not a set-aside opportunity. The government anticipates utilizing a five-year indefinite delivery, indefinite quantity (IDIQ) contract with a one-year base period and four option years. Responses to the Sources Sought notice are due by July 27, 2023. The NAICS code is 336413 - Other Aircraft Parts and Auxiliary Equipment Manufacturing, and the PSC code is 1560-P - Airframe Structural Components.

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Update #3 · Latest ·

STATUS: 1-May-2024: There is no additional information to be provided to any interested party at this point in time regarding this opportunity. This effort continues to be in the acquisition planning and requirement definition stages within the Government. 

At such time that acquisition planning is complete and the requirements are fully defined, the Issuing Office responsible for posting this opportunity will provide an update on SAM.gov.

Until such time that a future update is provided by the Issuing Office responsible for posting this opportunity, NO inquiries on program status, requests for meetings, or questions received from interested parties about this opportunity will be entertained or answered. 

When an update to this announcement is provided, interested parties are welcome to submit questions to the POCs (which will be updated) at that point in time. Interested parties are encouraged to submit questions only once the update to this announcement has been provided by the Government. Questions received from interested parties after the future update posting will be consolidated, and answers will be posted under the SAM announcement for all interested parties to view. 

Update #2 ·

AMENDMENT 1: This amendment revises the following:

  1. Revises the previously published Sources Sought due date on this document from                                           24 May 2023 to 27 July 2023.
  2. Includes additional POC for submission of Questions and Capabilities Packages:                       Abby Markert, abby.markert.1@us.af.mil .

The U.S. Government is conducting market research to identify potential sources that possess the expertise, capabilities, and experience to meet qualification requirements to provide agile streamlined procurement of major C-130 parts and support equipment, user operational familiarization to the receiving C-130 Foreign Military Sales (FMS) Technical Coordination Group (TCG) partner nation by the contractor as well as yearly customer support visits to ensure operational capabilities are met.  This effort will also include parts storage and warehousing to allow the contractor to bundle and bulk shipment to the FMS/TCG end user.

The C-130 parts covers a broad range of parts to include avionics Line Replaceable Units (LRUs), engine and hydraulic components, aircraft structural parts, assemblies and sub-assemblies, hardware, and consumables. The primary objectives of the contract are timely processing of requisitions (from requisition receipt to shipment), best value prices, responsive customer support, quality material, and effective program management.

The contract vehicle will provide the capability for C-130 Foreign Military partners, currently 45 partner nations, to procure both C-130 specific and commercial parts, support equipment, user operational familiarization and parts warehousing in a timely manner.

The Contractor shall institute a parts ordering system whereas the end-user can easily requisition the required part by identifying the item by its nomenclature, part number, national stock number (NSN) if available, quantity, Technical Order (TO) reference if available and FMS Case and line number.  The parts procurement process will be via email directly to the Contractor from our FMS and TCG program offices. Due to parts obsolescence and Diminishing Manufacturing Sources and Material Shortages (DMSMS), the Contractor is allowed to procure repaired/overhauled or refurbished parts as long as the source of supply provides a Certificate of Conformance (CoC) stating that the part has been repaired/overhauled in accordance with the Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM) standards.  Repaired/overhauled parts mainly pertains to avionics LRUs and not structural parts.

The C-130 support equipment covers a broad range of items and parts to include general test equipment, specialized test equipment, wrap-around stands, maintenance stands, dollies, slings, hoists, pallets, specialized modular and palletized systems with roll-on/roll-off capabilities, specialized test equipment, tools, and hydraulic and power carts as well as any ancillary ground support equipment.  The Contractor shall ensure the procurement of major equipment will include initial user familiarization from the Source of Supply on the operation of the equipment and yearly customer support visits to ensure the end-user customer’s operational requirements are met as well as their contact information (name, phone number and email) in case the end user has any follow-up questions or issues.  The Contractor shall also ensure all operation manuals/instructions are included with the equipment, as applicable.  The C-130 FMS or TCG program office will identify which support equipment is considered major equipment that requires the user familiarization and customer support visits.  The Contractor shall ensure the parts ordering system is the same system and process that is identified in paragraph 4.1 of the attached PWS.  If multiple procurements are received by the same end-user customer, the Contractor shall be allowed to kit the procurement to bundle parts for bulk shipment to the end-user.

The Contractor shall provide warehouse capabilities sufficient to secure and store parts and equipment. The Contractor shall provide warehouse space in lots of 10,000 square feet, both for climate-controlled and non-climate controlled.  The US Government will determine the number of lots required and make the climate/non-climate control determination.  The Contractor shall ensure all GFP is in a secure location and not co-mingled with contractor or other commercial parts. 

The Government anticipates utilizing a five-year indefinite delivery, indefinite quantity (IDIQ) contract vehicle, with a period of performance of one basic year plus four option years.

Update #1 ·

The U.S. Government is conducting market research to identify potential sources that possess the expertise, capabilities, and experience to meet qualification requirements to provide agile streamlined procurement of major C-130 parts and support equipment, user operational familiarization to the receiving C-130 Foreign Military Sales (FMS) Technical Coordination Group (TCG) partner nation by the contractor as well as yearly customer support visits to ensure operational capabilities are met.  This effort will also include parts storage and warehousing to allow the contractor to bundle and bulk shipment to the FMS/TCG end user.

The C-130 parts covers a broad range of parts to include avionics Line Replaceable Units (LRUs), engine and hydraulic components, aircraft structural parts, assemblies and sub-assemblies, hardware, and consumables. The primary objectives of the contract are timely processing of requisitions (from requisition receipt to shipment), best value prices, responsive customer support, quality material, and effective program management.

The contract vehicle will provide the capability for C-130 Foreign Military partners, currently 45 partner nations, to procure both C-130 specific and commercial parts, support equipment, user operational familiarization and parts warehousing in a timely manner.

The Contractor shall institute a parts ordering system whereas the end-user can easily requisition the required part by identifying the item by its nomenclature, part number, national stock number (NSN) if available, quantity, Technical Order (TO) reference if available and FMS Case and line number.  The parts procurement process will be via email directly to the Contractor from our FMS and TCG program offices. Due to parts obsolescence and Diminishing Manufacturing Sources and Material Shortages (DMSMS), the Contractor is allowed to procure repaired/overhauled or refurbished parts as long as the source of supply provides a Certificate of Conformance (CoC) stating that the part has been repaired/overhauled in accordance with the Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM) standards.  Repaired/overhauled parts mainly pertains to avionics LRUs and not structural parts.

The C-130 support equipment covers a broad range of items and parts to include general test equipment, specialized test equipment, wrap-around stands, maintenance stands, dollies, slings, hoists, pallets, specialized modular and palletized systems with roll-on/roll-off capabilities, specialized test equipment, tools, and hydraulic and power carts as well as any ancillary ground support equipment.  The Contractor shall ensure the procurement of major equipment will include initial user familiarization from the Source of Supply on the operation of the equipment and yearly customer support visits to ensure the end-user customer’s operational requirements are met as well as their contact information (name, phone number and email) in case the end user has any follow-up questions or issues.  The Contractor shall also ensure all operation manuals/instructions are included with the equipment, as applicable.  The C-130 FMS or TCG program office will identify which support equipment is considered major equipment that requires the user familiarization and customer support visits.  The Contractor shall ensure the parts ordering system is the same system and process that is identified in paragraph 4.1 of the attached PWS.  If multiple procurements are received by the same end-user customer, the Contractor shall be allowed to kit the procurement to bundle parts for bulk shipment to the end-user.

The Contractor shall provide warehouse capabilities sufficient to secure and store parts and equipment. The Contractor shall provide warehouse space in lots of 10,000 square feet, both for climate-controlled and non-climate controlled.  The US Government will determine the number of lots required and make the climate/non-climate control determination.  The Contractor shall ensure all GFP is in a secure location and not co-mingled with contractor or other commercial parts. 

The Government anticipates utilizing a five-year indefinite delivery, indefinite quantity (IDIQ) contract vehicle, with a period of performance of one basic year plus four option years.

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