Maintenance Support of VXS-1 UV-18 Aircraft Twin Otter Operations

**The PWS was amended on 12/14/22 and added to the Attachments/Links section as Amendment 0001**

OBJECTIVE

The Naval Research Laboratory (NRL) is searching for potential sources that are capable of providing proper maintenance, repair, modification and ground testing of one (1) Twin Otter research aircraft located at Hangar 109, Naval Air Station (NAS) Patuxent River (PAX), MD, ensuring safe, airworthy, mission capable aircraft and well-maintained support equipment ready to meet mission requirements of NRL’s Scientific Development Squadron One (NRL/VXS-1) as described in the attached Performance Work Statement (PWS). 

CONTRACTOR RESPONSE FORMAT

The NRL asks that interested parties, at a minimum, supply the following information:

Contact/Business Information
a) Name of Company
b) Point of Contact (POC)
c) Business Size/Socioeconomic Categories

Technical Information
a) Prior experience of similar scope in the attached PWS
b) Does your firm consider this requirement to be a commercial (as defined in FAR 2.101) or noncommercial service?
c) Any questions/suggestions related to the PWS
d) Suggested NAICS and PSC for the effort
e) What level Facility Clearance does your firm have?

PLACE OF PERFORMANCE

A majority of the work is conducted at Naval Air Station Patuxent River, NRL/VXS-1 facilities with occasional travel to CONUS, OCONUS and international locations. The contractor shall be located in close proximity of the NAS PAX facility.

Responses should be no more than five (5) pages, and should be emailed to the Contract Specialist at connor.murphy@nrl.navy.mil.

NOTE: THIS IS NOT A SOLICITATION. This is a sources sought notice for information and planning purposes only, and is not to be construed as a commitment by the Government, nor will the Government pay for information solicited. No evaluation letters and/or results will be issued to the respondents. The Government is not committed to awarding a contract or issuing a solicitation pursuant to this announcement. No solicitation package is available at this time.

OBJECTIVE

The Naval Research Laboratory (NRL) is searching for potential sources that are capable of providing proper maintenance, repair, modification and ground testing of one (1) Twin Otter research aircraft located at Hangar 109, Naval Air Station (NAS) Patuxent River (PAX), MD, ensuring safe, airworthy, mission capable aircraft and well-maintained support equipment ready to meet mission requirements of NRL’s Scientific Development Squadron One (NRL/VXS-1) as described in the attached Performance Work Statement (PWS). 

CONTRACTOR RESPONSE FORMAT

The NRL asks that interested parties, at a minimum, supply the following information:

Contact/Business Information
a) Name of Company
b) Point of Contact (POC)
c) Business Size/Socioeconomic Categories

Technical Information
a) Prior experience of similar scope in the attached PWS
b) Does your firm consider this requirement to be a commercial (as defined in FAR 2.101) or noncommercial service?
c) Any questions/suggestions related to the PWS
d) Suggested NAICS and PSC for the effort
e) What level Facility Clearance does your firm have?

PLACE OF PERFORMANCE

A majority of the work is conducted at Naval Air Station Patuxent River, NRL/VXS-1 facilities with occasional travel to CONUS, OCONUS and international locations. The contractor shall be located in close proximity of the NAS PAX facility.

Responses should be no more than five (5) pages, and should be emailed to the Contract Specialist at connor.murphy@nrl.navy.mil.

NOTE: THIS IS NOT A SOLICITATION. This is a sources sought notice for information and planning purposes only, and is not to be construed as a commitment by the Government, nor will the Government pay for information solicited. No evaluation letters and/or results will be issued to the respondents. The Government is not committed to awarding a contract or issuing a solicitation pursuant to this announcement. No solicitation package is available at this time.