Constant Speed Drive Performance Based Logistics

Request for Proposal FA809-15-R-0001, in accordance with FAR 15.206(e), is hereby canceled in its entirety.

The Constant Speed Drive (CSD) Performance Based Logistics (PBL) strategy has returned to the market research phase in anticipation of a potential new solicitation. 

The purpose of this notice is to associate amenment FA8109-15-R-0001-0002 with technical data package FD20301502069-04-01-16.

The government requests industry feedback on whether or not there are issues in providing a proposal by the current RFP response time. If so, the government requests potential offerors to provide, in writing, those concerns and proposed amount of extension.  Please provide a response by 10 Mar 2016, 3:00 PM CST.   A lack of response will be interpreted as no concerns or issues with providing a proposal by the currently stated RFP response date.  It will be solely within the government discretion whether or not to extend the response time and length of extension.  Any extension of response time will be via amendment to solicitation.

Added: 4 Feb 16

The government hereby releases request for proposal (RFP) FA8109-15-R-0001. Interested offerors shall only use document packages contained within this announcement in response to submitting a proposal. The date and time for proposal response is referenced in RFP, SF1447, page 1, block 9. All times are Central Standard Time (CST).

Potential offerors are reminded that all previous conversations and responses to industry have been considered and offerors shall only provide proposals based on this RFP announcement and document packages contained within this announcement.  Any changes will be addressed via RFP amendment.

The government will host a pre-proposal conference as specified in RFP provision 5352.215-9001, Notice of Pre-Bid/Pre-Proposal Conference. The government will not pay for contractor travel or attendance for this conference.

Added: 3 Feb 16
CSD Inquiry and Comment Tracker, revised 3 Feb 16.

Added: 13 Jan 16
CSD Inquiry and Comment Tracker, 12 Jan 16
Government Property Attachment 1, Revised 7 Jan 16

Advisement:
Interested offerors may contact Ms. Kerri Boulay, UTAS Contracts Supervisor - Military Programs, Customer Service, for specific information regarding UTAS specific CSD-PBL proposal pricing information.  Interested offerors should consider using HAYSTACK to estimate pricing for the CSD-PBL proposal.  If there is no available price history in HAYSTACK, then interested offerors should contact Ms. Boulay for assistance.  This announcement has been approved by UTAS.  The government shall not be liable for any pricing issues as a result of prime offeror and subcontractor business relations. 

Ms. Boulay's contact info:

1 Hamilton Road, Windsor Locks, CT 06096
Phone (860) 654-5915
Fax (860) 660-2488
Email kerri.boulay@utas.utc.com

The government plans to conduct final business clearance approval to release the RFP on or about 25 Jan 16 with proposal release expected shortly thereafter.  The government intends to conduct a pre-proposal conference approximately 5-10 calendar days after release of the RFP.  Specific information regarding the pre-proposal conference will be contained within the RFP.

Added:  23 Dec 15.  Offerors shall NOT use bid set uploaded on 6 Nov 15 to respond to Request for Proposal.  FBO.gov does not allow removal of packages from announcements once posted on FBO.gov.

The bid set uploaded on 6 Nov 15 is hereby replaced with bid set labled ""PBL" Data Package 12/22/15"

Offerors shall use bid set labeled "PBL" Data Package 12/22/15" in response to Request for Proposal. 

Added: 6 Nov 15.  The government is advance releasing the bid set for this acquisition to allow interested offerors opportunity to prepare proposals in advance of an official RFP release.  The government reserves the right to cancel this acquistion at no cost to the government.

Added:  23 Oct 15, attached revised synopsis.

See attached Presoliciation Synopsis.  This announcement will be used to post official Request For Proposal and any technical data required for offerors to respond to Request For Proposal FA8109-15-R-0001.

It is highly recommended that interested vendors establish automated notifications for this announcement to receive alerts for changes to this announcement.

Market Research and Draft RFPs were previously posted under:

https://www.fbo.gov/spg/USAF/AFMC/OCALCCC/RFI-CSD-Improvement/listing.html

No data posted for market research and draft RFPs shall be relied upon for responses to official Request for Proposal, FA8109-15-R-0001 or any amendments, if required.