CH-47 Obsolescence Engineering (Re-Engineering), Modification, Manufacturing, Testing & Logistics
Closed Pre-Solicitation Posted
- Solicitation number
- CH47OBSOLESCENCE2025
- Agency
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ACC Redstone
Army Contracting Command, Department of Defense
- Responses due
- Set-aside
- 8(a) Sole Source
Opportunity facts
- NAICS code
- 488190 Other Support Activities for Air Transportation
- Place of performance
- Redstone Arsenal, Alabama 35898, United States
- Points of contact
Notice details come from SAM.gov. Updated .
About this opportunity
The Department of the Army Materiel Command Contracting Command Redstone Arsenal is seeking an 8(a) small business contractor to manage and mitigate obsolescence for the CH-47 aircraft through comprehensive engineering services. The procurement will focus on design, reverse engineering, prototyping, modification work orders, technical data package creation, fabrication, testing, and logistics sustainment for aircraft components. Interested contractors must submit a 20-page response including a 10-page capability statement and 10-page response to specific capability questions by February 28, 2025. Evaluation criteria will likely emphasize technical capabilities, past performance in obsolescence engineering, facility security clearances, and ability to manage complex aviation modification projects. Respondents must demonstrate alignment with NAICS code 488190 and provide detailed information about their company's qualifications and technical approach.
The contract is structured as an 8(a) sole source small business set-aside with an estimated total value of $25 million. The procurement will be a hybrid firm-fixed-price and cost-reimbursable indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity (IDIQ) contract with a 12-month base period and four 12-month option periods, creating a total potential performance period of 60 months. Contractors will need to support multiple funding types including APA, AWCF, RDT&E, and OMA funds, and demonstrate capabilities for both -30 and -50 level modification work orders. The government anticipates making a direct award through the 8(a) program, with work primarily to be performed at the contractor's facilities. Successful bidders must maintain AS9100-compliant quality management systems and have robust capabilities in mechanical/electrical systems manufacturing, composites work, and integrated logistics support.
Notice text
Program Executive Office (PEO) Aviation Project Management Office (PMO) Cargo Helicopters (CH) has a requirement to mitigate and manage obsolescence of the CH-47 aircraft. The work to be performed includes design, engineer, reverse engineer, prototype, generate Modification Work Orders (MWOs) (validation and verification), create technical data packages, fabricate items, experiment, conduct concept/studies exploration, testing and qualification, and program management of any associated logistics sustainment for new equipment storage support, training, equipment systems or similar capabilities as required as related to obsolete items on the CH-47.
ACQUISITION APPROACH: The Government anticipates an 8(a) sole source small business set aside contracting vehicle. This vehicle will be utilized for obsolescence services pursuant to Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Part 15. The Government will make the award on basis of the 8(a) direct award program. The Government anticipates a hybrid firm fixed price (FFP) and cost reimbursable IDIQ contract for a 12-month base period with four (4) 12-month option periods, a total period of performance of 60 months.
North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) 488190,
Other Support Activities for Air Transportation Product Service Code (PSC) J016, Maintenance, Repair, And Rebuilding Of Equipment- Aircraft Components And Accessories
ESTIMATED DOLLAR VALUE: IDIQ contract will be approximately $25,000,000.00.
RESPONSE FORMAT: Company Name, Address and Point of Contact including phone number, e-mail address. Interested offerors desiring to be considered for this opportunity are requested to respond by the closing date above to the Contracts POC listed below. Offerors shall provide the following: 1) Capability statements which shall not exceed ten (10) pages and outline their ability to provide requirements to the attached draft Performance Work Statement (PWS). 2) Provide responses to the attached Capabilities Questions which shall not exceed ten (10) pages.
PAGE LIMITATION: Twenty (20) pages MAXIMUM for your response.
RESPONSES REQUIRED: Interested 8(a) small business responses are due by the closing date listed above to the Contracts POC noted below. Submissions not received by close of business on the date above will not be reviewed.
DISCLAIMER: This notice is for information and planning purposes only and does not commit the Government to any contractual agreement. This is not a request for proposals. The Government does not intend to award any contracts based on responses under this announcement nor otherwise pay for preparing any information sent or the Government's use of the information. Any proprietary information should be so marked.
Files
| File | Type | Posted |
|---|---|---|
| Capability Questions.pdf | ||
| Draft Performance Work Statement.pdf |
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