DRAFT REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL 2 - Remotely Piloted Aircraft (RPA) Maintenance (Mx)

1.0 Description

1.1 Air Combat Command, Acquisition Management and Integration Center (ACC AMIC), Langley AFB, VA is providing a second DRAFT Request for Proposal (DRFP) in support of the Remotely Piloted aircraft (RPA) Maintenance (Mx) support services upcoming competitive requirement. The purpose of this DRFP 2 Review is to give industry a preview of the solicitation and allow for industry questions and identification of unclear elements in the RFP.

1.2 The RPA Mx support services provide organizational-level (O-level) Mx support, sustainment of combat and training capabilities, qualified management and supervisory personnel, and qualified organizational maintenance personnel at CONUS and OCONUS locations.

1.3 The period of performance is anticipated to consist of a five-year ordering period with an estimated award date of 1 April 2025.

1.4 The applicable North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) for this requirement is 488190 which is defined as establishments primarily engaged in providing specialized services for air transportation (except air traffic control and other airport operations). The small business size standard is $35 million.

1.5 This announcement is a DRFP Review for questions and clarifications purposes only. This is NOT a Request for Proposal or a Request for Quote.

1.6 The DRFP and all associated documents are posted on the SAM.gov website. Hard copies of documents will not be provided by the government.

2.0 Requested Information 

2.1 All interested parties should utilize an electronic format using Microsoft Office 365 and/or Portable Document Format (PDF) using Adobe Acrobat Pro or later in response to this DRFP 2 review. All documents must be electronically searchable. All documents shall be virus checked by the originator prior to submission. Include all of the below information on all submissions: 

• Company name

• Company point of contact (POC) to include telephone number and email address

• Company address

• Company telephone number (main incoming telephone number, if different than b. above)

• Business size under NAICS 488190. Firms responding must state whether they are a Small Business (SB), Veteran-Owned Small Business (VOSB), Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business (SDVOSB), HUBZone Small Business (HSB), Small Disadvantaged Business (SDB), Women-Owned Small Business (WOSB), Economically Disadvantaged Women-Owned Small Business (EDWOSB), Historically Black College or University or Minority Institution (HBCU/MI), 8(a) firm, an Indian Tribe or Alaskan Native Corporation or a large business based on the size standards in Para 1.4 above.

• Any questions or clarifications regarding the DRFP 2, its attachments, and associated documents.

2.2 DO NOT submit capability statements in response to this DRFP. 

2.3 Potential offerors should submit all questions and clarifications via email to the POCs listed in SAM.gov with subject line “XYZ DRFP 2 Review for RPA Mx Re-compete” (insert your company’s name in place of “XYZ”). This posting will remain open until the official solicitation is released and responses will be reviewed on a rolling basis. Multiple responses may be submitted to the Government. The Government will provide email confirmation of all DRFP 2 reviews received. If companies do not receive an email confirmation after submission, please contact all POCs listed in SAM.gov by email to verify receipt. All information provided by interested parties will become property of the U.S. Government and will not be returned to the originating parties. If the government elects to destroy the DRFP 2 Reviews, destruction certificates will not be provided. 

2.4 The government will consider all information submitted by interested parties in response to this DRFP 2 Review. The government intends to use the internet and email as the primary means of disseminating and exchanging information.   

3.0 Additional Information

3.1 Funds are presently not available at this time for this re-compete requirement. The government’s obligation for this re-compete requirement is contingent upon availability of appropriated funds from which payment for this requirement can be made. No legal liability on the part of the government for payment of this acquisition may arise until funds are made available to the Contracting Officer for this follow-on requirement.  

4.0 OMBUDSMAN DAFFARS 5352.201-9101 (JUL 2023) 

As prescribed in DAFFARS 5301.9103,  

OMBUDSMAN (JUL 2023) 

(a) An ombudsman has been appointed to hear and facilitate the resolution of concerns from offerors, potential offerors, and others for this acquisition. When requested, the ombudsman will maintain strict confidentiality as to the source of the concern. The existence of the ombudsman does not affect the authority of the program manager, contracting officer, or source selection official. Further, the ombudsman does not participate in the evaluation of proposals, the source selection process, or the adjudication of protests or formal contract disputes. The ombudsman may refer the interested party to another official who can resolve the concern. 

(b) Before consulting with an ombudsman, interested parties must first address their concerns, issues, disagreements, and/or recommendations to the contracting officer for resolution. Consulting an ombudsman does not alter or postpone the timelines for any other processes (e.g., agency level bid protests, GAO bid protests, requests for debriefings, employee-employer actions, contests of OMB Circular A-76 competition performance decisions). 

(c) If resolution cannot be made by the contracting officer, the interested party may contact the ombudsman, AFICC KC Ombudsman supporting ACC, Deputy Director of Contracting, AFICC/KC (OL-ACC), 114 Thompson Street, Bldg. 586, Room 129, Langley AFB, VA, 23665, telephone 757-764-5372 (DSN 574-5372). The alternate Ombudsman is the Civilian Deputy Director of Contracting, AFICC/KC (OL-ACC), 114 Thompson Street, Bldg. 586, Room 129, Langley AFB, VA, 23665, telephone 757-764-5372 (DSN 574-5372). Concerns, issues, disagreements, and recommendations that cannot be resolved at the Center/MAJCOM/FLDCOM/DRU ombudsman level, may be brought by the interested party for further consideration to the Department of the Air Force ombudsman, Associate Deputy Assistant Secretary (ADAS) (Contracting), SAF/AQC, 1060 Air Force Pentagon, Washington DC 20330-1060, phone number (571) 256-2395, facsimile number (571) 256-2431. 

(d) The ombudsman has no authority to render a decision that binds the agency. 

(e) Do not contact the ombudsman to request copies of the solicitation, verify offer due date, or clarify technical requirements. Such inquiries shall be directed to the contracting officer. 

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5.0 Summary

THIS IS FOR QUESTIONS AND CLARIFICATION ONLY to give industry a preview of the solicitation and allow for industry questions and identification of unclear elements in the RFP. The information provided herein is subject to change and is not binding on the government. ACC AMIC has not made a commitment to procure RPA Mx support services, and the release of this DRFP 2 should not be construed as a commitment or as authorization to incur costs for which reimbursement would be required or sought. The government will not provide any compensation, monetary or otherwise, for companies providing responses.  All submissions become government property and will not be returned.