Remanufacture of F-16 Heat Exchanger

The United States Air Force through Air Force Sustainment Center (AFSC), Tinker AFB 73145 is contemplating the Remanufacture of F-16 Heat Exchanger. The contractor shall provide all labor, facilities, equipment and all material to accomplish remanufacture. The work encompasses the disassembly cleaning, inspection, maintenance re-assembly, testing, and finishing actions required to return the item to a like-new condition in accordance with the solicitation requirements and all attachments.  A firm fixed price Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity type contract is contemplated with a three-year basic and two-1 year options. 

The requirements set forth in this notice are defined per Purchase Request FD2030-20-02692 as follows:

Written response is required.

Item 0001: Heat Exchanger, Three Year plus Two - 1 Year Options; NSN: 1660-01-050-5847 P/N: 764962-2; Applicable to B-1 aircraft for a Minimum quantity (MIN) and Maximum (MAX) of – MIN: 4 each/year MAX: 10 each/year.

Item 0002: Over and Above. To be negotiated.

Item 0003: Data (Not Separately Priced)

NSN: 1660-01-050-5847:

Function:  Provides additional cooling of the high-pressure bleed air leaving the primary/secondary heat exchanger.

Dimensions:  14.5” h x 13” w x 33” l and weighs 30.30 lbs.  

Material:  Aluminum Alloy

RMC:  R1/C

UID Note to Contractor:  If unit price of item (not repair cost) exceeds $5,000, then UID requirements will apply.  Please see DFARS 252.211-7003 and DFARS 211.274-2 for further requirements for UID marking.

Delivery:  4 each every 30 days after receipt of funded order (ARO). Early delivery is not acceptable.

Ship To:  Shipping instructions will be provided by the Production Management Specialist (PMS) prior to any shipments of serviceable assets.

Duration of Contract Period: 5 Year IDIQ Contract (3 Year Basic with Two – 1 Year Options)

Qualification Requirements: QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENTS APPLY.  Interested vendors that have not been previously qualified for this acquisition must submit a Source Approval Request (SAR) package to the Source Development, Small Business Office at 405-739-7243.  As prescribed in FAR 9.202(e), the contracting officer need not delay a proposed award in order to provide a potential offeror with an opportunity to demonstrate its ability to meet the standards specified for qualification. 

Part requires engineering source approval by the design control activity in order to maintain the quality of the part.  Existing unique design capability, engineering skills, and manufacturing knowledge by the qualified source(s) require acquisition of the part from approve sources. 

In order to receive any technical data related to this synopsis, send your T.O. request (DD Form 2345 and letter on company letterhead) to the Public Sales Office (AFLCMC.LZP.PubSales@us.af.mil). The Public Sales Office will track this entire process (Please allow 30 calendar days before requesting status of your request.). The form, including instructions for completing the form, is available at: https://www.esd.whs.mil/Portals/54/Documents/DD/forms/dd/dd2345.pdf.

The Government is not responsible for incomplete, misdirected, or untimely requests.**

Some units of items listed in Section B may, upon disassembly and/or inspection, be determined to be beyond repairable limits specified in the Work Specification and/or Technical Orders. Any cost for work performed by the Contractor, prior to determination that such equipment is beyond repairable limits, shall be included in the unit price(s) of the listed item(s). Condemned units will not be counted as production.

Based upon market research, the Government will not be using policies contained in Part 12, Acquisition of Commercial Items, in its solicitation for the described supplies or services.  However, interested parties may identify to the contracting officer their interest and capability to satisfy the Government's requirement with a commercial item within 15 days of this notice. 

All questions regarding this notice are to be submitted in writing via E-mail.  All questions submitted to this office are subject to be posted in this notice along with the appropriate response(s).  Vendor identities will not be disclosed.  Prospective offerors must comply with all the requirements of the solicitation and any attachments thereto to be considered responsive.  All offerors are to specify in their response whether they are a large business, small business, small disadvantaged business, 8(a) concern, women-owned small business, HUBZone small business, veteran-owned small business or service-disabled veteran-owned small business.  Also offerors must specify whether they are a U.S. or foreign-owned firm.

APPLICABLE TECHNICAL ORDERS

Specific Technical Orders

PART NUMBER       REMANUFACTURE MANUAL/TO NUMBER     TITLE/REVISION AND/OR OTHER DIRECTIVES (AFTO                                                                                                                       FORM 252)

764962-2                  15A4-84-3                                                           OVERHAUL INSTRUCTIONS WITH ILLUSTRATED PARTS                                                                                                                  BREAKDOWN PRIMARY HEAT EXCHANGER

General Technical Orders

TO NUMBER                                     DATE                         TITLE

00-5-1                                                25 JAN 2021               AF TECHNICAL ORDER SYSTEM

00-5-3                                                11 AUG 2021              AF TECHNICAL ORDER LIFE CYCLE MANAGEMENT

00-35D-54                                          15 APR 2021              USAF DEFICIENCY REPORTING, INVESTIGATION AND RESOL

OTHER PUBLICATIONS FOR INFORMATION PURPOSES ONLY

NOTE:  These publications are for information purposes only.

Air Force Manuals

DOCUMENT NUMBER                 DATE                       TITLE

AFI 23-101                                   21 OCT 2020            AIR FORCE MATERIAL MANAGEMENT

AFMAN 23-122                             26 OCT 2020            MATERIEL MANAGEMENT PROCE

DoD/Air Force Forms

FORM NUMBER                       TITLE

SF 364                                     REPORT OF DISCREPANCY

SF 368                                     PRODUCT QUALITY DEFICIENCY REPORT

DD1574                                    SERVICEABLE TAG – MATERIEL

DD1574-1                                 SERVICEABLE LABEL – MATERIEL     

DD1577-2                                 UNSERVICEABLE (REPAIRABLE) TAG – MATERIEL

DD1577-3                                 UNSERVICEABLE (REPAIRABLE) LABEL – MATERIEL

DD1577                                    UNSERVICEABLE (CONDEMNED) TAG – MATERIEL

DD1577-1                                 UNSERVICEABLE (CONDEMNED) LABEL – MATERIEL  

DD1575                                    SUSPENDED TAG – MATERIEL

DD1575-1                                 SUSPENDED LABEL – MATERIEL

AFMC 158                                PACKAGING REQUIR

CONTRACTOR DOCUMENTS

PART NUMBER                        DRAWING NUMBER                 TITLE AND DATE

N/A                                           N/A                                           N/A

An Ombudsman has been appointed to hear concerns from offerors or potential offerors during the proposal development phase of this acquisition.  The purpose of the Ombudsman is not to diminish the authority of the program director or contracting officer, but to communicate contractor concerns, issues, disagreements, and recommendations to the appropriate government personnel.  When requested, the Ombudsman will maintain strict confidentiality as to source of the concern.  The Ombudsman does not participate in the evaluation of proposals or in the source selection process.  Interested parties are invited to call the Ombudsman at 405-736-3273.  DO NOT CALL THIS NUMBER FOR SOLICITATION REQUESTS.

Electronic procedures will be used for this solicitation. No telephone requests. Only written or emailed requests received directly from the requestor are acceptable.

Point of Contact:

Shanita Manuel

(405) 734-1141

shanita.manuel@us.af.mil.

David O’Rourke

(405) 734-4622

david.orourke@us.af.mil