Ion Vapor Deposition Upgrade/Retrofit and Maintenance

Sources Sought

IVD (Ion Vapor Deposition) Chamber

The Commander, Fleet Readiness Center (COMFRC) Procurement Group (PG), in support of the Fleet Readiness Center Southwest (FRCSW), San Diego, CA intends to procure an upgrade to an existing Ion Vapor Deposition (IVD) chamber. Additionally, COMFRC intends to procure ongoing maintenance for both the upgrade and an IVD chamber situated at the same location.

Please see the DRAFT Statement of Work Statement (SOW) (Attachment 1) for the entire set of requirements. 

DISCLAIMER: 

ALL LARGE AND SMALL BUSINESSES THAT ARE INTERESTED SHOULD SUBMIT A CAPABILITY STATEMENT. THE RESULTS OF THIS SOURCES SOUGHT WILL BE UTILIZED TO DETERMINE IF ANY SMALL BUSINSS SET-ASIDE OPPORTUNITIES EXIST. ALL SMALL BUSINESS SET-ASIDE CATEGORIES WILL BE CONSIDERED. 

THIS SOURCES SOUGHT IS FOR INFORMATIONAL PURPOSES ONLY. THIS IS NOT A REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL. 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

Any resultant solicitation(s) will be released on the Procurement Integrated Enterprise Environment.  It is the responsibility of the potential offerors to monitor PIEE for additional information as the direct method of communication with the Government.  The solicitation is anticipated to be released at the end of FY24 Q3.

PROGRAM BACKGROUND: 

FRCSW delivers top-tier support to Navy and Marine Corps tactical, logistical, and rotary-wing aircraft and their components. Leveraging state-of-the-art management systems, FRSCW ensures comprehensive maintenance for all aircraft and associated components, thereby ensuring peak operational performance. An Ion Vapor Deposition (IVD) is an equipment that is used to coat various aircraft parts with aluminum. This process is a non-toxic protection coating for steel and aluminum parts that replaces highly toxic processes such as cadmium plating and compliments the zinc nickel anti-corrosion coating process. This equipment uses a vacuum chamber that vaporizes pure aluminum wire and creates an ion charged to attach to the substrate part to attract and vaporize aluminum and coats the entire part.

This process is used for the F/A-18, F35, E2C and SLM parts. The IVD chamber is used extensively with four to five parts going through the process daily with each cycle lasting two to three hours.

ANTICIPATED CONTRACT TYPE:

The Government is utilizing this sources sought to conduct market research.  This procurement is anticipated to be a “C” type contract with Firm Fixed Price (FFP) Contract Line Item Numbers (CLINs). The projected timeline for completion is estimated at 18-22 weeks, with ongoing maintenance needs extending over a four-year period post-project culmination.

ELIGIBILITY:  

Product Service Code (PSC): J016: Maintenance, Repair and Rebuilding of Equipment: Aircraft Components and Accessories

North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) 332813 - Electroplating, Plating, Polishing, Anodizing, and Coloring

Businesses of all sizes are encouraged to respond; however, each respondent must clearly identify their business size in their capabilities statement.  

SUBMITTAL INFORMATION: (CAPABILITIES STATEMENT)  

Interested parties shall adhere to the following instructions for the submittal of their capabilities statements:

• Page Limit and Format: Ten (10) 8.5 X 11-inch pages in Times New Roman font of not less than 10 point. 
• Document Type: Microsoft Word or Adobe PDF. 
• Delivery: Electronic submission within Sam.gov Sources Sought Notice.
• Response date: Responses are due by 4:30 PM Eastern Daylight Time (EDT) on 10 May 2024. 
• No classified information shall be submitted in response to this Sources Sought. 
• No phone calls will be accepted. 
• All Questions shall be submitted via email to the POC’s listed at the end of this notice.
• All responses shall include:
  •  Sources Sought Notice name/number, Company Name.
  • CAGE code.
  • Unique Entity Identifier (UEI).
  • Company Address
  • Company Business Size Company Business Size: Large business or qualify as a Small Business (SB), Small Disadvantaged Business (SDB), Women-Owned Small Business (WOSB), HUBZone Small Business (HUBZone), Veteran-Owned Small Business (VOSB), or Service-Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business (SDVOSB) Concern.
  • Points of Contact (POC), including names, phone numbers, and email addresses. 
• All data received in response to this Sources Sought Notice that is marked or designated as corporate or proprietary will be fully protected from any release outside the Government. Contractors should appropriately mark any data that is proprietary or has restricted data rights.
• Any information or materials provided in response to this Sources Sought Notice will not be returned. The Government is not committed nor obligated to pay for the information provided, and no basis for claims against the Government shall arise as a result of a response to this Sources Sought Notice.

REQUESTED INFORMATION: 

Information and materials submitted in response to this request WILL NOT be returned. Classified material SHALL NOT be submitted. 

Capability statement packages should demonstrate the ability to perform the services listed in the attached SOW. This documentation must address, at a minimum, the following:

Reference to the Notice ID number N68520-24-R-0035 and the title of the draft SOW being referenced.  

• What specific technical skills does Offeror possess which ensures capability to perform the draft SOW tasks? It is requested that in the response to the Sources Sought, the company explain its capability to accomplish the work specified under the sections 3.1 thru 3.7.1 of the draft SOW Technical Requirements.  

  • Title of the draft SOW being referenced.  
  • Statement regarding capability to obtain the required industrial security clearances for personnel.
  • What specific technical skills does your company possess which ensures capability to perform the draft SOW tasks?
  • If the company finds itself not capable to perform all parts of the draft SOW, please specify which portions of the draft SOW it is capable of accomplishing. If the company will be teaming or utilizing subcontracts, please include information regarding which draft SOW paragraphs the subcontractor will be responsible for and how the prime will determine the subcontractor is capable of accomplishing the work.
  • Interested Contractors should respond with existing capabilities that meet all or a subset of the draft SOW. Please provide details on one or more examples of IVD repairs or upgrades with no more than two (2) examples from the past three (3) years that fall within the scope of the draft SOW to demonstrate the Contractor has successfully performed and delivered.
• Include in response Offerors ability to meet the Facility and Safeguarding requirements (Secret).

In addition to the above, the Government is requesting feedback on the draft SOW and CDRLs. If the Contractor has any questions about the requirement or areas that may need further definition, please identify those in the capability response. If feedback is submitted with the capability statement, the Contractor shall list specific paragraphs in the draft SOW and draft CDRL number to help in supporting the response. This feedback DOES NOT count against the page limitations for the capabilities statement and should be submitted as a separate file at the same time as the capabilities statement submission. The Government may or may not reach back out to the companies to discuss the feedback in depth. 

Responses to this Sources Sought, including any capability statements and communications regarding this solicitation, shall be electronically submitted via DoD SAFE. All respondents must request via email, to the below POCs, a DoD SAFE link seven (7) days prior to the closing date/time stated in this source sought.

ATTACHMENTS: 

The following documents are attached to this Sources Sought Notice:  

• Draft Statement of Work (SOW) 
• Draft Contract Data Requirements List (CDRLs) 

CONTRACT SPECIALIST

Name: CDR Adam Coombs

Email: adam.c.coombs.mil@us.navy.mil

CONTRACTING OFFICER

Name: Amanda Taylor

Email: Amanda.j.taylor80.civ@us.navy.mil