Overhaul/Repair of the AH-64 Housing Assembly, Pitch

The contractor shall furnish all labor, facilities, parts, materials, equipment, tools and data (other than Government Furnished Property), necessary to accomplish the overhaul of the following assets:

NOMENCLATURE: Housing Assembly, Pitch

INPUT NSN:              P/N:
1615-01-507-5295    7-311411215-19

OUTPUT NSN:           P/N:
1615-01-507-5295    7-311411215-19

ESTIMATED QUANTITY RANGE: Minimum 75 each - Maximum 450 each
(Maximum includes a Foreign Military Sales (FMS) Quantity of 75 each)

The proposed contractual action will be a Five (5) year, Firm Fixed Price Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) Maintenance and Overhaul type contract, with minimum / maximum quantities listed above. These items are non-commercial; FAR Part 12 will not be utilized. Required delivery shall be FOB Origin.

Depot Maintenance Work Requirement (DMWR) 1-1615-312, Date: 7/9/2010, is currently available for the Overhaul/Repair requirement; however, the Housing Assembly, Pitch is a Critical Safety Item. Pursuant to the provisions of Public Law No. 108-136, National Defense Authorization Act Fiscal Year 2004, Section 802, Quality Control in Procurement of Aviation Critical Safety Items and Related Services, as implemented for acquisition by Department of Defense Acquisition Regulation Supplement (DFARS 209-270), contracts for modification, repair, or overhaul of CSI can only be awarded to a source approved by the head of the design control activity. Currently the only known approved sources for the overhaul/repair data for the Housing Assembly, Pitch are The Boeing Company (CAGE code 8V613) and PCX Aerostructures (CAGE code 82001). Contractors are encouraged to seek Source Approval Requests (SAR) in order to become an approved source by submitting documentation in accordance with the Competition Advocate's Shopping List procedures. These procedures are outlined at the following website: http://amcomdmz.redstone.army.mil/casl_cmo/casl_cmo_home.

No telephone requests for the solicitation will be accepted. Requests for the solicitation shall be by mail. You may mail your request to Andrew Cameron, CCAMALM,
Building 5303, 2nd Floor, Redstone Arsenal, AL 35898- 5000. Email requests should be sent to andrew.e.cameron.civ@mail.mil. Proposals can be hand-carried,
mailed via the US Postal Service, or delivered by a commercial delivery service. No FAX or email responses shall be accepted for the initial proposal. This requirement is
currently unfunded. Award will be withheld pending receipt of sufficient funds. The closing date annotated is an estimated date and may be adjusted dependent upon the
date of release of the solicitation; however, the solicitation will not close prior to the closing date stated above.

DESCRIPTION: This is a sources sought announcement. This announcement is in support of market research to determine the feasibility of a full and open source acquisition and to identify potential sources that can provide the overhaul and repair of the following item:
NOMENCLATURE: Housing Assembly, Pitch
INPUT/OUTPUT NSN: 1615-01-507-5295
INPUT/OUTPUT P/N: 7-311411215-19
ESTIMATED QUANTITY RANGE: Minimum 75 each - Maximum 475 each (Maximum includes a Foreign Military Sales (FMS) Quantity of 75 each)
The applicable North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code is 336413 and the size standard is 1000 employees. Interested parties who have the capability to perform the above effort should respond to this notice and identify your business size and socio-economic status as applicable. All submissions must include full company names, Point of Contacts (POCs) to include, name, position, office and mobile telephone numbers and email address.
Depot Maintenance Work Requirement (DMWR) 1-1615-312, Date: 7/9/2007 has been identified for this effort. The Housing Assembly, Pitch has been identified as a Critical Safety Item (CSI). Pursuant to the provisions of Public Law No. 108-136, National Defense Authorization Act Fiscal Year 2004, Section 802, Quality Control in Procurement of Aviation Critical Safety Items and related services, as implemented for acquisition by Department of Defense Acquisition Regulation Supplement (DFARS 209-270), contracts for modification, repair, or overhaul of CSI items can only be awarded to a source approved by the head of the design control activity. The Boeing Company (CAGE code 8V613) and PCX Aerostructures (CAGE code 82001) are the only known sources possessing the technical data in its entirety required to accomplish the overhaul effort. Both a Product Verification Audit (PVA) and M&O CSI Quality Systems Requirement (QE-STD-2) are required for the overhaul. Contractors are encouraged to seek Source Approval Requests (SAR) in order to become an approved source by submitting documentation in accordance with the Competition Advocate's Shopping List procedures. These procedures are outlined at the following website:
http://amcomdmz.redstone.army.mil/casl_cmo/casl_cmo_home.
This announcement is for information and planning purposes only and should not be construed as a commitment by the Government for any purpose. This announcement does not constitute a RFP. A synopsis will be issued at a later date for this requirement. Requests for a solicitation will not receive a response. No reimbursement will be made for any costs associated with providing information in response to this announcement and any follow-up information requested. No basis for claim against the Government shall arise as a result of a response to this announcement or Government use of any information provided. This announcement does not restrict the Government to an ultimate acquisition strategy. The Government reserves the right to consider acquisition strategies as deemed appropriate. Submittal of information is requested via electronic mail only to Melissa Limbaugh, Contract Specialist, Melissa.d.limbaugh.civ@mail.mil, no later than 22 March 2016.