E-6B Contractor Logistics Support (CLS)

Added: Oct 20, 2009 10:39 am Naval Air Systems Command, NAVAIR, is seeking information regarding the current level of technology and capability of the commercial sector to provide Contractor Logistics Support (CLS) in a military environment to support the E-6 fleet. The results of this Sources Sought will be utilized to develop the acquisition strategy and determine if any Small Business Set-Aside opportunities exist. All Small Business Set-Aside categories will be considered.



THIS SOURCES SOUGHT IS FOR INFORMATIONAL PURPOSES ONLY AND IS NOT A REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL. IT IS A MARKET RESEARCH GATHERING TOOL USED TO DETERMINE POTENTIAL BUSINESS FIRMS CAPABLE OF PROVIDING THESE SERVICES. IT DOES NOT CONSTITUTE A SOLICITATION AND SHALL NOT BE CONSTRUED AS A COMMITMENT BY THE GOVERNMENT. RESPONSES IN ANY FORM ARE NOT OFFERS AND THE GOVERNMENT IS UNDER NO OBLIGATION TO AWARD A CONTRACT AS A RESULT OF THIS ANNOUNCEMENT. NO FUNDS ARE AVAILABLE TO PAY FOR PREPARATION OF RESPONSES TO THIS ANNOUNCEMENT. ANY INFORMATION SUBMITTED BY RESPONDENTS TO THIS TECHNICAL DESCRIPTION IS STRICTLY VOLUNTARY.



Support will be utilized in an Organization to Depot (O to D) maintenance environment, and will encompass CLS Program Management, Supply Support, Support Equipment (SE) to include Maintenance and Training, Packaging, Handling, Storage and Transportation (PHS&T), as well as metrics data collection, management, and reporting. No engineering or aircraft maintenance support will be required.



The customer recipients of CLS are Commander, Strategic Communications Wing One and Fleet Air Reconnaissance Squadrons Three (VQ-3), Four (VQ-4) and Seven (VQ-7) at Tinker Air Force Base (AFB), Oklahoma; Travis AFB, California; Naval Air Station Patuxent River, Maryland; Offutt AFB, Nebraska; Systems Integration Lab at Patuxent River, Maryland; P-2 Lab at Richardson, Texas; Center for Naval Aviation Technical Training and the Enhanced Phase Maintenance program at Tinker AFB, Oklahoma.



Potential offerors are requested to provide information on current products and services, relevant history, and evidence of past performance / capability. Of particular interest to the Navy are following topics / services:



1. Supply Management Data Base -- Government access, experience linking to NALCOMIS OOMA, customized reports / downloads

2. Experience Performing contract transitions - - Length of time required and other suggestion as applicable

3. Experience Executing Repairs/Procurements in a Fixed Price Environment

4. Contract Incentives Tied to Performance Metrics -- industries ideas and success associated with effective implementation of performance metrics in a CLS performance based contracting environment.



Please submit your response in an executive summary format not to exceed 5 pages. All responses shall include Company Name, Company Address, Company Business Size, and Points-of-Contact (POC) including name, phone number, fax number, and e-mail address. If your response includes information, you consider to be proprietary, please mark the information in accordance with regulatory guidance. Please do not include company brochures or other marketing type information.



Interested parties are asked to provide all information submitted in response to this request for information in writing to Meghan Huett, Contract Specialist, via e-mail, meghan.huett@navy.mil. Responses are expected NLT close of business 30 October 2009. No telephone inquiries will be accepted.



Information provided herein is subject to change and in no way binds the Government to solicit or award a contract. If a draft and/or solicitation is released, it will be synopsized and made available on the Federal Business Opportunities website located at http://www.fedbizops.gov. It is the potential offeror's responsibility to monitor this site for the release of any follow-on information.