"update" draft request for proposal (RFP) a-kits

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Solicitation number
W58RGZ-20-R-0063
Agency
Responses due
Set-aside
Total Small Business

Opportunity facts

Place of performance
USA

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About this opportunity

This draft pre-solicitation notice seeks contractors to provide indefinite quantity manufacture of airframe modification kits over the next five years. The U.S. Army Contracting Command at Redstone Arsenal intends to issue a small business set-aside solicitation restricted to small businesses located in the Huntsville-Decatur-Albertville Combined Statistical Area. The kits will provide wiring harnesses, mechanical brackets, fasteners and connectors for installation of Advanced Sight and Display Computer collectors, Encryptable Aircraft Wireless Intercom System collectors and Aviation Information System collectors onto rotary wing aircraft. Respondents must employ a quality system meeting ANSI/ASQ/ISO 9001 and ISO 17025 standards and be capable of fabrication and soldering of electrical and electronic assemblies to standards including ANSI/J-STD-001 Class 3 and IPC-A-610 Class 3. Interested parties are requested to provide any questions or comments on the draft RFP by July 15, 2020.

The anticipated solicitation is designated as a total small business set-aside with a NAICS code of 336413 for other aircraft parts and auxiliary equipment manufacturing. The solicitation will be restricted to small businesses located in the Huntsville-Decatur-Albertville Combined Statistical Area and seeks contractors capable of meeting the indefinite quantity manufacture of these kits over the next five year period. Sample technical data packages are provided for representative CH-47 and UH-60M airframe modification kit configurations to demonstrate the scope of requirements.

Notice text

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Update #2 · Latest ·

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>UPDATE TO DRAFT<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<

The Questions and Answers have been posted as an attachement, SEE: (A-kit Draft RFP Questions and Responses (07282020), and due to the delay this Draft notice will be extened 1 week until August 4th 2020 1600hrs est. Please be advised that the official RFP will be soon to follow, stay tuned!

01 July 2020

Draft Request for Proposal (RFP) for Airframe Modification Kit (A-kits) Manufacture

NAICS: 336413 Other Aircraft Parts and Auxiliary Equipment Manufacture

THIS IS A DRAFT RFP ONLY.  This Request for Proposal (RFP) is hereby posted for  preliminary planning purposes in accordance with Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Part 10. The Army Contracting Command – Redstone Arsenal, AL intends to issue Small Business Set-Aside solicitation restricted to small businesses located in the Huntsville-Decatur-Albertville Combined Statistical Area as defined in the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Bulletin No. 18-04, dated 14 September 2018, for manufacture of hardware. THIS NOTICE IS NOT AN OFFICIAL REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS.   This announcement does not commit the Government to solicit or award a contract now or in the future.  Interested parties may identify their interest and capability by responding to this notice.  Respondees are hereby  advised that the US Government will not pay for any information or administrative costs incurred in response to this DRAFT RFP.  ALL costs associated with responding to this RFP will be solely at the expense of the interested party. The Government will consider all information received prior to the closing date of this notice.

Purpose: The Product Manager Air Warrior (PM AW) is seeking to identify interested contractors capable of providing manufacture of airframe modification kits, also known as A-kits, for installation of the Air Soldier System components onto rotary wing aircraft.  The A-kits can generally be grouped into three types: Advanced Sight and Display Computer collectors, Encryptable Aircraft Wireless Intercom System collectors and Aviation Information System collectors. The US Government is looking for interested sources capable of manufacture and kitting an indefinite quantity over the next five years.

Background: The A-kits provide the wiring harnesses, mechanical brackets, fasteners, and connectors for installation of Air Soldier System line replaceable units. The US Government is looking for small businesses capable of manufacture of wiring harnesses, mechanical brackets, and procurement and kitting of items into a kit in accordance with the modification work order or drawing. The US Government will provide the technical data package for each A-kit manufacture.

The US Government requires the manufacturer to be capable of the following:

  1. Employ a quality system IAW ANSI/ASQ/ISO 9001 and ISO 17025 or equivalent system.
  2. Fabrication and soldering of electrical and electronic assemblies IAW ANSI/J-STD-001, Class 3, with acceptance IAW IPC-A-610, Class 3, (or equivalent as agreed between the contractor and the government).
  3. Fabrication and acceptability of soldering of cable and wire harness assemblies IAW IPC-A-620, Class 3, (or equivalent as agreed between the contractor and the government).
  4. The contractor shall include tin whisker mitigation plans IAW GEIA-STD-0005-2, “Standard for Mitigating the Effects of Tin Whiskers in Aerospace and High Performance Electronic Systems” at control level 2B. For tin whisker mitigation at control level 2B, the contractor shall: (1) flow this requirement to its suppliers and sub-tier suppliers; (2) review supplier designs to identify any usage of pure tin; and (3) monitor supplier designs for potential introduction of pure tin.
  5.   

The US Government is interested in manufacturer’s capabilities possessing the standards delineated above and any impacts to the manufacturer, if required and applicable, to meet standards above.

The RFP includes two sample technical data packages representative of the configurations of A-kits to be included on any future solicitation. The TDP packages are as follows: PDF's marked TDP1 are CH-47 AWIS A-Kit, and PDF's marked TDP2 are UH-60M A-Kit 1051772-10.

Instructions:   Request that interested parties provide  questions, concerns or comment  in relation to this  DRAFT RFP NLT 15 July 2020 1400hrs/2:00pm CST; to Eddie Gordon via email eddie.l.gordon.civ@mail.mil  and Tarshalyn M. Sanders via email tarshalyn.m.sanders.civ@mail.mil .  Telephone inquiries will not be accepted or acknowledge. All feedback regarding such will be before the RFP official closing date of 30 July 2020.

Update #1 ·

01 July 2020

Draft Request for Proposal (RFP) for Airframe Modification Kit (A-kits) Manufacture

NAICS: 336413 Other Aircraft Parts and Auxiliary Equipment Manufacture

THIS IS A DRAFT RFP ONLY.  This Request for Proposal (RFP) is hereby posted for  preliminary planning purposes in accordance with Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Part 10. The Army Contracting Command – Redstone Arsenal, AL intends to issue Small Business Set-Aside solicitation restricted to small businesses located in the Huntsville-Decatur-Albertville Combined Statistical Area as defined in the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Bulletin No. 18-04, dated 14 September 2018, for manufacture of hardware. THIS NOTICE IS NOT AN OFFICIAL REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS.   This announcement does not commit the Government to solicit or award a contract now or in the future.  Interested parties may identify their interest and capability by responding to this notice.  Respondees are hereby  advised that the US Government will not pay for any information or administrative costs incurred in response to this DRAFT RFP.  ALL costs associated with responding to this RFP will be solely at the expense of the interested party. The Government will consider all information received prior to the closing date of this notice.

Purpose: The Product Manager Air Warrior (PM AW) is seeking to identify interested contractors capable of providing manufacture of airframe modification kits, also known as A-kits, for installation of the Air Soldier System components onto rotary wing aircraft.  The A-kits can generally be grouped into three types: Advanced Sight and Display Computer collectors, Encryptable Aircraft Wireless Intercom System collectors and Aviation Information System collectors. The US Government is looking for interested sources capable of manufacture and kitting an indefinite quantity over the next five years.

Background: The A-kits provide the wiring harnesses, mechanical brackets, fasteners, and connectors for installation of Air Soldier System line replaceable units. The US Government is looking for small businesses capable of manufacture of wiring harnesses, mechanical brackets, and procurement and kitting of items into a kit in accordance with the modification work order or drawing. The US Government will provide the technical data package for each A-kit manufacture.

The US Government requires the manufacturer to be capable of the following:

  1. Employ a quality system IAW ANSI/ASQ/ISO 9001 and ISO 17025 or equivalent system.
  2. Fabrication and soldering of electrical and electronic assemblies IAW ANSI/J-STD-001, Class 3, with acceptance IAW IPC-A-610, Class 3, (or equivalent as agreed between the contractor and the government).
  3. Fabrication and acceptability of soldering of cable and wire harness assemblies IAW IPC-A-620, Class 3, (or equivalent as agreed between the contractor and the government).
  4. The contractor shall include tin whisker mitigation plans IAW GEIA-STD-0005-2, “Standard for Mitigating the Effects of Tin Whiskers in Aerospace and High Performance Electronic Systems” at control level 2B. For tin whisker mitigation at control level 2B, the contractor shall: (1) flow this requirement to its suppliers and sub-tier suppliers; (2) review supplier designs to identify any usage of pure tin; and (3) monitor supplier designs for potential introduction of pure tin.
  5.   

The US Government is interested in manufacturer’s capabilities possessing the standards delineated above and any impacts to the manufacturer, if required and applicable, to meet standards above.

The RFP includes two sample technical data packages representative of the configurations of A-kits to be included on any future solicitation. The TDP packages are as follows: PDF's marked TDP1 are CH-47 AWIS A-Kit, and PDF's marked TDP2 are UH-60M A-Kit 1051772-10.

Instructions:   Request that interested parties provide  questions, concerns or comment  in relation to this  DRAFT RFP NLT 15 July 2020 1400hrs/2:00pm CST; to Eddie Gordon via email eddie.l.gordon.civ@mail.mil  and Tarshalyn M. Sanders via email tarshalyn.m.sanders.civ@mail.mil .  Telephone inquiries will not be accepted or acknowledge. All feedback regarding such will be before the RFP official closing date of 30 July 2020.

Files

File Type Posted
A-KIT DRAFT RFP QUESTIONS and REPONSES (07282020).pdf PDF
TDP 2 1051772 REV - COLLECTOR KIT ASDC UH-60M.pdf PDF
TDP 1 WTG00167 REV- COMPONENT FAB AWIS.PDF PDF
TDP 1 WTG00148 REV- DECAL.PDF PDF
TDP 1 WTG00031 REVD HARNESS ASSEMBLY W4 AWIS.PDF PDF
W58RGZ-20-R-0063.pdf PDF
TDP 1 1005936 RevL FLAME RETARDANT (FR) TEXTURED NYLON CLOTH.PDF PDF
TDP 2 1051738 REV - BRACKET AMTU_CDIU.pdf PDF
TDP 1 WTG00140 REV- ACOUSTIC BLANKET MOD.PDF PDF
TDP 1 WTG00012 REV-_ACCESS PANEL ASSY.PDF PDF
TDP 2 1051736 REV - BRACKET ASSY AMTU_CDIU.pdf PDF
TDP 1 WTG00061 REVA BRACKET OUTBOARD AWIS CH-47.pdf PDF
TDP 1 WTG00146 REV- PLATE CONTROL PANEL.PDF PDF
TDP 1 WTG00041 REV- MOUNTING PLATE ASSY AWIS.PDF PDF
TDP 1 WTG00029 REVA HARNESS ASSEMBLY W2 AWIS.PDF PDF
TDP 2 1051786 REV - CDIU INSTL UH-60M.pdf PDF
TDP 1 1005938 REVB ELECTROSTATIC DISPLAY TEST.PDF PDF
TDP 1 WTG00118 REV- MOUNTING PLATE ASSY CH-47F.PDF PDF
TDP 1 WTG00169 REV- DECAL AWIS.PDF PDF
TDP 1 WTG00032 REVC HARNESS ASSEMBLY W5 AWIS.PDF PDF
TDP 2 1051824 REV - HARNESS INSTL ASDC UH-60M.pdf PDF
TDP 2 1051810 REV - WIRING DIAGRAM ASDC UH-60M.pdf PDF
TDP 1 WTG00143 REV- CONTROL PANEL ASSY EMCON.PDF PDF
TDP 1 WTG00094 REV- ELECTRICAL INSTALL CH-47F AWIS.PDF PDF
TDP 1 WTG00042B REVB CABLE BAG ASSY AWIS.PDF PDF
TDP 1 WTG00098 REV- HARNESS ASSEMBLY AWIS.PDF PDF
TDP 1 Excerpt Pages 1-7 from MWO 1-1520-271-50-22.pdf PDF
TDP 1 WTG00168 REV- TERMINATION KIT AWIS.PDF PDF
TDP 1 WTG00145 REV- PLATE CONTROL PANEL.PDF PDF
TDP 1 WTG00097 REVB MECHANICAL INSTALLATION.PDF PDF
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Notice history

Notice Type Posted
Request for proposal (RFP) a-kits Latest solicitation Solicitation
This notice Pre-Solicitation
Sourses Sought for Airframe Modification Kits -A-KITS Manufacturer Pre-Solicitation
Sources sought for WASHER, KEY Original Pre-Solicitation

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