Navy Light Lift (NLL) Contractor Logistics Support (CLS)

Added: Jul 28, 2009 12:02 pm Modified: May 05, 2010 2:01 pmTrack Changes The Naval Air Systems Command, NAS Patuxent River, Maryland, Program Management Office (PMA-207) intends to issue a solicitation, as full and open competition, for the consolidated RC/EC/C-26D and UC-35C/D Contractor Logistics Support (CLS) requirements. The RC/EC/C-26D is a militarized version of the commercial Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) type-certified Fairchild Metro 23, SA227. The RC/EC/C-26D aircraft were procured with a FAA type-certificate. The RC/EC/C-26D aircraft mission is to provide time-sensitive movement of personnel and cargo, as well as limited medical evacuation. The Navy's seven (7) RC/EC/C-26D aircraft operate from three (3) sites. Three (3) are located in the Pacific Missile Range Facility (PMRF) Barking Sands, Hawaii, two (2) are located at the Naval Air Station (NAS) Sigonella, Italy, and two (2) are located at Naval Support Activity (NSA), Naples, Italy. The UC-35C/D is a commercial derivative of the Cessna Citation UltralEncore aircraft. The aircraft were procured with an FAA type-certificate. The UC-35C/D aircraft mission is to provide on-call rapid response air transport of high priority supply items and movement of key personnel. Its support role also includes such functions as medical evacuations, administrative movement of personnel, transportation connections and courier flights. Deployments to overseas sites in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIP) currently occur for extended durations. The Navy's twelve (12) UC-35C/D aircraft operate from five (5) sites. Three (3) aircraft are located at Naval Air Facility (NAF) Andrews Air Force Base (AFB), MD, three (3) are located at Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) Futenma, Japan, two (2) are located at MCAS Miramar, CA, two (2) are located at MCAS Cherry Point, NC and two (2) are located at NAS New Orleans, LA. CLS requirements include maintenance, repair, engineering, technical services, required aircraft upgrades, and integrated logistics support. Identified by the North American Industry System Classification (NAICS) Code 488190, the Government intends to award an Indefinite Delivery Firm-Fixed Price Contract for these services, possibly providing for some Cost Reimbursable Contract Line Numbers (CLINs). The period of performance includes the basic year with four (4) one year options, for a total of five (5) years. This information is provided for informational and planning purposes only. This notice does not constitute a solicitation for bid or proposals and is not to be construed as a commitment by the Government. This notice and the Draft Statement of Work (SOW) will also reside on the NAVAIR web site, http://www.navair.navy.mil. Select “Doing business with us,” then select “Open Solicitations,” reference “N00019-09-R-0294.” Please submit any questions or comments regarding the SOW electronically to: Naval Air Systems Command Point of Contact Ms. Lindsey Metcalf (Lindsey.Metcalf@navy.mil) and Cc' Mr. Jim Smith (James.M.Smith@navy.mil) no later than close of business on 21 August 2009.

Added: May 04, 2010 4:37 pm Modified: May 05, 2010 2:01 pmTrack Changes The following documents have been updated on the NAVAIR website (http://www.navair.navy.mil). However, please allow 24 hours for the updated documents to appear.

1.) The C-26 Useage data has been updated and is posted under "C26 Useage."

2.) Under "RFP Questions & Answers," the answer to question 121 has been amended. Additionally, the answer to questions 158 and 159 have been provided.

Added: May 04, 2010 4:37 pm The following documents have been updated on the NAVAIR website (http://www.navair.navy.mil). However, please allow 24 hours for the updated documents to appear.

1.) The C-26 Useage data has been updated and is posted under "C26 Useage."

2.) Under "RFP Questions & Answers," the answer to question 121 has been amended. Additionally, the answer to question 158 has been provided.

Added: Apr 29, 2010 5:00 pm
The following documents have been posted/updated on the NAVAIR website (http://www.navair.navy.mil). However, please allow 3-4 days for them to appear.

1.) The PWS has been updated and is posted under "Attachment 1 - NLL CLS PWS." All changes are annotated in yellow.

2.) CDRL A016 has been added under Exhibit A and has been posted as "Exhibit A - CDRL A016."

3.) Amendment 0002 to the RFP has been posted under "SF 30 - Amendment 2." All changes are annotated in yellow.

Added: Apr 29, 2010 3:05 pm
The Government's answers to Industry's questions have been updated on the NAVAIR website (http://www.navair.navy.mil). However, please allow 3-4 days for them to appear.

Under "RFP Questions & Answers," the answer to question 153 has been amended. Additionally, answers have been provided to questions 155 through 157.

Added: Apr 22, 2010 3:52 pm
The Government's answers to Industry's questions have been updated on the NAVAIR website (http://www.navair.navy.mil).  However, please allow 3-4 business days for them to appear.

Under "RFP Questions & Answers, " the answers to questions 003, 013, 016, 034, 059, 060, 062, and 071 have been amended. Additionally, answers have been provided to questions 146 through 154.

In accordance with Questions 013 and 149, WD 05-2154 (Rev-13) has also been posted.

Added: Apr 15, 2010 3:11 pm

The following documents have been posted to the NAVAIR website (http://www.navair.navy.mil). However, please allow 3-4 business days for them to appear.

1.) Under "RFP Questions & Answers, " the answers to questions 010, 015, 035, 109, and 133 have been amended.  Additionally, answers have been provided to remaining questions 069, 117, 139, 140, 141, 142, and 145.

2.) The PWS has been updated and is posted under "Attachment 1 - NLL CLS PWS."  All changes are annotated in yellow.

3.) Appendix E has been updated and is posted under "Appendix E - UC-35D Aviation Ordnance Qualifications and Program Maintainability."  All changes are annotated in yellow.

4.) Attachment 3 has been updated and is posted under "Attachment 3 - RC/EC/C-26D Required Logbook Forms."  All changes are annotated in yellow.

5.) Exhibit A has been updated and is posted under "Exhibit A - CDRLS." CDRLS A002, A009, and A010 have been updated.

6.) Attachment 4B has been updated, IAW RFP Question 075, and is now posted under "Attachment 4B - C-26 GFE."

7.) The C-26 Usage report has been added under "C26 Useage."

8.) Amendment 0001 to the RFP has been posted under ""SF 30 - Amendment 1."  All changes are annotated in yellow.

Added: Apr 07, 2010 3:06 pm
The Government's answers to Industry's questions have been posted to the NAVAIR website (http://www.navair.navy.mil).  However, please allow 3-4 business days for them to appear.

An amendment to the RFP, reflecting necessary changes, will follow as soon as possible.

Added: Mar 29, 2010 2:58 pm

Many questions have been submitted by Industry regarding this RFP. Any additional questions shall be submitted before 5:00pm EDT on Wednesday, 31 March 2010.



The Government will respond to all questions as soon as possible, but no later than Thursday, 15 April 2010.

Added: Mar 10, 2010 4:52 pm The following documents have been posted to the NAVAIR website (http://www.navair.navy.mil):



1.) C-26 Flight Hours

2.) C-26 Paint Schedule

3.) C-26 Prop Schedule

4.) UC-35 Paint Schedule

5.) UC-35 Useage Report

6.) UC-35 Flight Hours

Added: Jul 28, 2009 12:02 pm Modified: Mar 09, 2010 12:22 pmTrack Changes This announcement constitutes a Request for Proposal (RFP). The Naval Air Systems Command, NAS Patuxent River, Maryland, Program Management Office (PMA-207) intends to procure, via full and open competition, follow-on Contractor Logistics Support (CLS) for the consolidated RC/EC/C-26D and UC-35C/D aircraft.



The RC/EC/C-26D is a militarized version of the commercial Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) type-certified Fairchild Metro 23, SA227. The RC/EC/C-26D aircraft were procured with a FAA type-certificate. The RC/EC/C-26D aircraft mission is to provide time-sensitive movement of personnel and cargo, as well as limited medical evacuation. The Navy's seven (7) RC/EC/C-26D aircraft operate from three (3) sites. Three (3) are located in the Pacific Missile Range Facility (PMRF) Barking Sands, Hawaii, two (2) are located at the Naval Air Station (NAS) Sigonella, Italy, and two (2) are located at Naval Support Activity (NSA), Naples, Italy. The UC-35C/D is a commercial derivative of the Cessna Citation UltralEncore aircraft. The aircraft were procured with an FAA type-certificate. The UC-35C/D aircraft mission is to provide on-call rapid response air transport of high priority supply items and movement of key personnel. Its support role also includes such functions as medical evacuations, administrative movement of personnel, transportation connections and courier flights. Deployments to overseas sites in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIP) currently occur for extended durations. The Navy's twelve (12) UC-35C/D aircraft operate from five (5) sites. Three (3) aircraft are located at Naval Air Facility (NAF) Andrews Air Force Base (AFB), MD, three (3) are located at Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) Futenma, Japan, two (2) are located at MCAS Miramar, CA, two (2) are located at MCAS Cherry Point, NC and two (2) are located at NAS New Orleans, LA. CLS requirements include maintenance, repair, engineering, technical services, required aircraft upgrades, and integrated logistics support.



Identified by the North American Industry System Classification (NAICS) Code 488190, the Government intends to award a single Requirements, FAR Part 15, Task Order Contract to the company evaluated as providing the "Best Value" to the Government, all factors in accordance with Section L and M of the RFP taken into consideration. In accordance with Block 9 of the SF 33, proposal submission dead-line is no later than 02:00 PM EST on 07 May 2010.



This notice and all documents will reside on the NAVAIR web site, http://www.navair.navy.mil. Select Business Opportunities, then select Open Solicitations, reference N00019-09-R-0294.



Please submit any written questions or comments regarding the attached documents electronically to: Naval Air Systems Command Point of Contact Ms. Lindsey Metcalf (Lindsey.Metcalf@navy.mil) and Cc' Mr. Jim Smith (James.M.Smith@navy.mil).

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Added: Nov 23, 2009 5:19 pm Modified: Mar 09, 2010 12:22 pmTrack Changes

Added: Dec 18, 2009 12:42 pm Modified: Mar 09, 2010 12:22 pmTrack Changes

Added: Nov 06, 2009 3:03 pm Modified: Feb 25, 2010 12:01 pmTrack Changes Due to unanticipated delays, the NLL Final RFP will not be released to industry as originally planned.



An updated tentative milestone schedule for this competition is listed below.



Gov't Response to Industry's Questions: 16 November 2009

Final RFP Released: Early to mid March 2010

Proposals Due: Late April to early May 2010

Contract Award: 25 August 2010



This schedule is subject to change and should not be construed as a commitment on the part of the Government.

Added: Nov 06, 2009 3:03 pm Modified: Jan 28, 2010 1:06 pmTrack Changes Due to unanticipated delays, the NLL Final RFP will not be released to industry as originally planned.



An updated tentative milestone schedule for this competition is listed below.



Gov't Response to Industry's Questions: 16 November 2009

Final RFP Released: Mid to late February 2010

Proposals Due: Mid to late April 2010

Contract Award: 25 August 2010



This schedule is subject to change and should not be construed as a commitment on the part of the Government.

Added: Nov 23, 2009 5:19 pm Modified: Jan 28, 2010 1:06 pmTrack Changes The Government's answers to Industry's questions have been posted to the NAVAIR website.



To locate, please visit http://navair.navy.mil/. Select "Doing Business With Us." Under "Selling Products & Services to NAVAIR," select "Open Solicitations." Select N00019-09-R-0294. Then scroll down until you see "DRAFT RFP Questions & Answers."

Added: Dec 18, 2009 12:42 pm Modified: Jan 28, 2010 1:06 pmTrack Changes This notification is being posted to inform Industry that three (3) additional Questions and Answers (numbers 142, 143, and 144) have been added to the "DRAFT RFP Questions and Answers" located on the NAVAIR website.

Added: Nov 06, 2009 3:03 pm Modified: Jan 05, 2010 5:35 pmTrack Changes Due to unanticipated delays, the NLL Final RFP will not be released to industry as originally planned.



An updated tentative milestone schedule for this competition is listed below.



Gov't Response to Industry's Questions: 16 November 2009

Final RFP Released: No earlier than the last week of January 2010

Proposals Due: Late March/Early April 2010

Contract Award: 25 August 2010



This schedule is subject to change and should not be construed as a commitment on the part of the Government.

Added: Nov 23, 2009 5:19 pm Modified: Jan 05, 2010 5:35 pmTrack Changes

The Government's answers to Industry's questions have been posted to the NAVAIR website.



To locate, please visit http://navair.navy.mil/. Select "Doing Business With Us." Under "Selling Products & Services to NAVAIR," select "Open Solicitations." Select N00019-09-R-0294. Then scroll down until you see "DRAFT RFP Questions & Answers."

Added: Dec 18, 2009 12:42 pm Modified: Jan 05, 2010 5:35 pmTrack Changes



This notification is being posted to inform Industry that three (3) additional Questions and Answers (numbers 142, 143, and 144) have been added to the "DRAFT RFP Questions and Answers" located on the NAVAIR website.

Added: Dec 18, 2009 12:42 pm





This notification is being posted to inform Industry that three (3) additional Questions and Answers (numbers 142, 143, and 144) have been added to the "DRAFT RFP Questions and Answers" located on the NAVAIR website.

Added: Nov 23, 2009 5:19 pm



The Government's answers to Industry's questions have been posted to the NAVAIR website.



To locate, please visit http://navair.navy.mil/. Select "Doing Business With Us." Under "Selling Products & Services to NAVAIR," select "Open Solicitations." Select N00019-09-R-0294. Then scroll down until you see "DRAFT RFP Questions & Answers."

Added: Nov 06, 2009 3:03 pm

Due to unanticipated delays, the NLL Final RFP will not be released to industry as originally planned.



An updated tentative milestone schedule for this competition is listed below.



Gov't Response to Industry's Questions: 16 November 2009

Final RFP Released: 14 January 2010

Proposals Due: 15 March 2010

Contract Award: 25 August 2010



This schedule is subject to change and should not be construed as a commitment on the part of the Government.

Added: Sep 28, 2009 3:32 pm



DRAFT RFP documents have been posted to the NAVAIR web site, http://www.navair.navy.mil. Select Doing business with us, then select Open Solicitations, reference N00019-09-R-0294.



The entire contents of Sections L & M will not be released to Industry until the Final RFP is posted.



This information is provided for informational and planning purposes only. This notice does not constitute a solicitation for bid or proposals and is not to be construed as a commitment by the Government.



Please submit any questions or comments regarding the DRAFT attached documents electronically to: Naval Air Systems Command Point of Contact Ms. Lindsey Metcalf (Lindsey.Metcalf@navy.mil) and Cc' Mr. Jim Smith (James.M.Smith@navy.mil) no later than close of business on 13 October 2009.

Added: Sep 23, 2009 9:47 am



As mentioned above, NAVAIR had anticipated releasing a DRAFT RFP to industry 18 September 2009. However, the http://www.navair.navy.mil website is experiencing technical difficulties. The DRAFT documents will be posted as soon as possible. Industry will be notified via this website (https://www.fbo.gov/) as soon as the documents are posted.

Added: Sep 01, 2009 10:04 am



A tentative milestone schedule for this competition is listed below.



Draft RFP Released to Industry: 18 September 2009

Industry Comments/Question Due: 02 October 2009

Gov't Response to Industry's Questions: 16 October 2009

Final RFP Released: 25 November 2009

Proposals Due 05 February 2010

Contract Award 25 August 2010



This schedule is subject to change and should not be construed as a commitment on the part of the Government.

Added: Aug 10, 2009 11:52 am



Please ignore any announcements, updates, or changes that were posted to FedBizOpps on 06 August 2009. A system error occurred. N00019-09-R-0294 is still a PRE Solicitation notice. Industry's questions/comments regarding the SOW are still due to Lindsey Metcalf no later than close of business on 21 August 2009. An anticipated schedule of the official RFP release will be provided to industry as soon as possible. Thank you.

Added: Jul 28, 2009 12:02 pm The Naval Air Systems Command, NAS Patuxent River, Maryland, Program Management Office (PMA-207) intends to issue a solicitation, as full and open competition, for the consolidated RC/EC/C-26D and UC-35C/D Contractor Logistics Support (CLS) requirements.



The RC/EC/C-26D is a militarized version of the commercial Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) type-certified Fairchild Metro 23, SA227. The RC/EC/C-26D aircraft were procured with a FAA type-certificate. The RC/EC/C-26D aircraft mission is to provide time-sensitive movement of personnel and cargo, as well as limited medical evacuation. The Navy's seven (7) RC/EC/C-26D aircraft operate from three (3) sites. Three (3) are located in the Pacific Missile Range Facility (PMRF) Barking Sands, Hawaii, two (2) are located at the Naval Air Station (NAS) Sigonella, Italy, and two (2) are located at Naval Support Activity (NSA), Naples, Italy.



The UC-35C/D is a commercial derivative of the Cessna Citation UltralEncore aircraft. The aircraft were procured with an FAA type-certificate. The UC-35C/D aircraft mission is to provide on-call rapid response air transport of high priority supply items and movement of key personnel. Its support role also includes such functions as medical evacuations, administrative movement of personnel, transportation connections and courier flights. Deployments to overseas sites in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIP) currently occur for extended durations. The Navy's twelve (12) UC-35C/D aircraft operate from five (5) sites. Three (3) aircraft are located at Naval Air Facility (NAF) Andrews Air Force Base (AFB), MD, three (3) are located at Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) Futenma, Japan, two (2) are located at MCAS Miramar, CA, two (2) are located at MCAS Cherry Point, NC and two (2) are located at NAS New Orleans, LA.



CLS requirements include maintenance, repair, engineering, technical services, required aircraft upgrades, and integrated logistics support.



Identified by the North American Industry System Classification (NAICS) Code 488190, the Government intends to award an Indefinite Delivery Firm-Fixed Price Contract for these services, possibly providing for some Cost Reimbursable Contract Line Numbers (CLINs). The period of performance includes the basic year with four (4) one year options, for a total of five (5) years.



This information is provided for informational and planning purposes only. This notice does not constitute a solicitation for bid or proposals and is not to be construed as a commitment by the Government.



This notice and the Draft Statement of Work (SOW) will also reside on the NAVAIR web site, http://www.navair.navy.mil. Select Doing business with us, then select Open Solicitations, reference N00019-09-R-0294.



Please submit any questions or comments regarding the SOW electronically to: Naval Air Systems Command Point of Contact Ms. Lindsey Metcalf (Lindsey.Metcalf@navy.mil) and Cc' Mr. Jim Smith (James.M.Smith@navy.mil) no later than close of business on 21 August 2009.