C-130 Maintenance & Repair Services

Sources Sought Notice

C-130 Maintenance & Repair Services

Fleet Logistics Center Yokosuka (FLCY) & Fleet Readiness Center Western Pacific (FRC WESTPAC), in support of NAVAIR's Program Manager Aviation (PMA) 207, is seeking interested contractors with significant KC-130J experience to provide Scheduled and Unscheduled Maintenance, Repair and Overhaul (MRO) services for U.S. Marine Corps KC-130J aircraft forward deployed to the Western Pacific region as a Rolling Admission to an existing Multiple Award Contract (MAC).

The existing MAC awardees are MARSHALL OF CAMBRIDGE AEROSPACE LIMITED (CAGE K3784) (N62649-20-D-0014), and CASCADE AEROSPACE INC. subcontractor to CANADIAN COMMERCIAL CORPORATION (CAGE 98247) (N62649-20-D-0015). Work currently performed by MARSHALL is in Cambridge, United Kingdom, and work performed by CASCADE is in Abbotsford, Canada. Both contracts were awarded in response to Solicitation N62649-19-R-0167 as part of the Indefinite Delivery, Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) MAC. 

The place of performance will be in facilities proposed by the Contractor that meet the requirements of the contract. If approved, the government is considering potential for 7 option years to align with the Period of Performance in the existing IDIQ MAC of July 2023 to July 2030.

Contractor MRO support will include the following:

1) Depot Level Maintenance

Depot level maintenance (also known as Heavy Maintenance) tasks/actions are those requiring major overhaul or complete rebuilding, remanufacturing, or modification of aircraft structures, parts, assemblies, and end items, including support equipment in accordance with the Integrated Maintenance Plan (IMP) Specification and other applicable maintenance manuals.

2) Planned Maintenance Interval (PMI) work under IMP

IMP requirements provide for airframe, systems and component inspection (through visual and Non-Destructive Inspection (NDI) methods), defect correction, preventative maintenance, operational checkouts and Technical Directive compliance.

The IMP requirements for aircraft subject to this process are the minimum requirements, formulated and established to the depth required to ensure the reliability, operational availability, safe operation and airworthiness of the aircraft for the duration of the established service period. The IMP Program will provide depot support throughout the total service life of the aircraft.

a. PMI events for KC-130J will be based on the latest NAVAIR Specification.

b. The estimated Aircraft throughput is 4 aircraft per year. However, the existing contract type is an IDIQ, and does not guarantee either the quantity or frequency of aircraft inductions.

c. It is anticipated that the Contractor shall be capable of supporting a nominal workload of two (2) aircraft in flow, with a surge capacity of three (3) to five (5) aircraft in flow.

d. Aircraft inducted for PMI will be flown to the contractor's facility.

3) In-Service Repairs (ISR)

Unscheduled Maintenance requirements are those requirements, (typically identified as Depot Level Maintenance), which cannot be directly related to any scheduled requirement described herein and which are discovered as an incidental result of the following functions accomplished as a part of and during the scheduled inspection, and during squadron operational use.

a. ISR repairs are expected to be completed either concurrently with PMI events or as standalone actions.

b. ISR repairs may require the Contractor to dispatch personnel as a contractor field service team (CFT) to perform aircraft ISR throughout the east Pacific region, and other areas as required, without impacting PMI event turn-around times (TAT).

4) Aircraft Modifications

a. Aircraft modifications (e.g. technical directives, airframe changes, etc.) shall be accomplished either concurrently with PMI events or as standalone actions.

b. The Government will normally provide technical directive kits, special materials, and special support equipment required for completing modifications.

5) Customer Service

Customer Service requirements include Squadron Operational Level maintenance tasks typically performed concurrent with PMI activities when approved by the Government.

6) Engineering Support

Engineering services, necessary to support the requirements of the contract, including submittal of repair procedures to be reviewed and approved by the Government.

7) Logistics Support

Logistics services necessary to support the requirements of the contract, including timely supply data and material requisition requests necessary for completing aircraft maintenance requirements within the established TAT. The government will directly fund procurement of all material.

8) Program Management Support

Program Management necessary to support the requirements of the contract, including annual Program Management Reviews (PMR), weekly production meetings, Production Plans that identify the critical path to PMI completion within the established TAT.

Interested companies are asked to respond to this notice by submitting the following information to the Contract Specialist, Jonathan Groeschel, and the Contracting Officer, Sara Robinson. Please also include any questions or comments related to the requirements described above:

(1) Company name, point of contact, telephone numbers, e-mail address, company CAGE Code, and DUNS

(2) Approximate annual gross revenue for the past 5 years (if available).

(3) Description of the company's ability to mobilize, manage and finance a contract of this size.

(4) Description of Government or commercial contracts for work on identical Type/Model/Series (T/M/S) aircraft (both as prime and sub-contractor)*

(5) If you do not have any past or current work on identical T/M/S aircraft, please describe Government or commercial contracts for similar work (either as prime or sub-contractor)*

(6) Description of your workforce skill-sets performing similar or identical T/M/S work.

(7) Description of your facilities used to perform similar or identical work.

*Please include details such as production volume, levels of maintenance performed (organizational, intermediate, or depot), facility attributes, owned tooling / equipment, workforce size and employed labor categories, etc. that demonstrate your ability to perform the work.

The Government is under no obligation to consider information received after the required due date as part of the formal market research for this acquisition.

Please also note that FRC WESTPAC is considering an Industry Day in support of this requirement to be held at Naval Air Facility Atsugi during September to October 2023. Attendance is anticipated to be limited to only five representatives per firm. If the government decides to host an industry day, a separate announcement will be made in the future with additional information.

Contracting Office Address:

PSC 473 Box 11

FPO, 96349-0011

Japan

Place of Performance:

Contractor's Facility

United States

Primary Point of Contact:

Contracting Officer

Sara Robinson

Sara.e.robinson19.civ@us.navy.mil

Secondary Point of Contact:

Contract Specialist

Jonathan Groeschel

jonathan.j.groeschel.civ@us.navy.mil