Remanufacture of the KC135 Flap Gearbox Assembly NSN 1680006210768FL

The United States Air Force through Air Force Sustainment Center (AFSC), Tinker AFB 73145 is contemplating the Remanufacture of the KC135 Flap Gearbox Assembly.  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 5-year Requirements type contract, consisting of one-3 year basic ordering period and one-2 year option period is contemplated. 

The requirements set forth in this notice are defined per Purchase Request FD20302302173 as follows:

Written response is required.

Item 0001: Remanufacture of NSN 1680-00-621-0768FL   P/N:5-84049-12

Year             Best Estimated Qty           

3-year Basic        456        

2-year Option      304       

Item 0002 Remanufacture of NSN 1680-00-621-0768FL  P/N:5-84049-12 (with ballscrew replacement)

Year             Estimated Qty    

3-year Basic         45            

2-year Option       30     

Item 003 - Over and Above

Item 0004 - Data: Not Separately Priced – (NSP)

Function:  Mechanically driven gearbox/ballscrew assembly.  Used to extend and retract the wing flaps on the KC-135 aircraft.

Dimensions:  8.00” h x 8.00” w x 13.32” l and weighs 23.60 lbs.  Material:  Steel, aluminum, gears, shafts, etc.

Delivery:  Deliver 1 unit(s) 25 ea. AR0 within 60 days followed by 25 ea. every 30 days thereafter, the later of delivery order or repairables.  Early delivery is acceptable

Ship To:  SW3211

Duration of Contract Period: 5-Year Requirement, 3-yr basic/2-yr option.

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 acquisition, offerors must send an email request to Nonika Allen at Nonika.allen.1@us.af.mil. Release of any data is subject to applicable data rights. The request shall be on company letterhead and include the applicable solicitation number, the specific data needed (including TO and/or drawing numbers), and a copy of the current, approved DD Form 2345. The form, including instructions for completing the form, is available at: http://www.dtic.mil/whs/directives/infomgt/forms/forminfo/forminfopage2220.html.

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

Export Control:  N/A

This is a competitive requirement to approved Small Businesses.

Set-aside: Set-Aside to approved Small Business

NAICS: 336413

PSC/FSC: 1680

The Government intends to issue solicitation FA8118-24-R-0061 on or about 27 August 2024 with a closing response date on or about 26 Sep 2024.  This notice does not in itself represent the issuance of a formal request for proposal and is not intended to be taken as such.

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/TITLE/REVISION AND/OR OTHER

TO NUMBER                        DIRECTIVES (AFTO FORM 252)

5-84049-12                            16G2-2-20-3                                                    Technical Manual, April 2024

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 RESOLUTION

OTHER PUBLICATIONS FOR INFORMATION PURPOSES ONLY

NOTE:  These publications are for information purposes only.

Air Force Manuals

DOCUMENT NUMBER                     DATE                                  TITLE

AFI 23-101                                        12 OCT 2020         AIR FORCE MATERIAL MANAGEMENT

AFMAN 23-122                                 26 OCT 2020        MATERIAL MANAGEMENT PROCEDURES

DoD/Air Force Forms

FORM NUMBER                 TITLE

SF 364                                 REPORT OF DISCREPANCY

SF 368                                 PRODUCT QUALITY DEFICIENCY REPORT

DD250                                  MATERIAL INSPECTION AND RECEIVING REPORT

DD1348-1A                           ISSUE RELEASE/RECEIPT DOCUMENT

DD1574                                SERVICEABLE TAG – MATERIAL

DD1574-1                             SERVICEABLE LABEL – MATERIAL

DD1577-2                              UNSERVICEABLE (REPAIRABLE) TAG – MATERIAL

DD1577-3                              UNSERVICEABLE (REPAIRABLE) LABEL – MATERIAL

DD1577                                 UNSERVICEABLE (CONDEMNED) TAG – MATERIAL

DD1577-1                              UNSERVICEABLE (CONDEMNED) LABEL – MATERIAL

DD1575                                 SUSPENDED TAG – MATERIAL

DD1575-1                              SUSPENDED LABEL – MATERIAL

DD1694                                 REQUEST FOR VARIANCE (RFV)

AFMC FORM 158                  PACKAGING REQUIREMENTS

CONTRACTOR DOCUMENTS

PART NUMBER                  DRAWING NUMBER                        TITLE AND DATE

N/A                                                   N/A                                                   N/A

OMBUDSMAN (AUG 2005) (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: Nonika Allen, Contract Specialist, nonika.allen.1@us.af.mil

                             Shirley Harmon, Chief of Contracting, Accessories Section  Contracting Officer,                              shirley.harmon.1@us.af.mil