Sikorsky Aircraft Corporation Basic Ordering Agreement

INTRODUCTION        

The Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR) intends to issue Orders under a Basic Ordering Agreement (BOA) with Sikorsky Aircraft Corporation, a Lockheed Martin Company (Sikorsky), under the authority of 10 U.S.C. 3204(a)(1) as implemented by Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 6.302-1, for the procurement of recurring and non-recurring engineering, logistics support, retrofit integration efforts, Engineering Change Proposals (ECPs), and reliability/ sustainability improvements of aircraft, simulators and trainers.

DISCLAIMER

THIS SOURCES SOUGHT IS FOR INFORMATIONAL PURPOSES ONLY.  IT IS A MARKET RESEARCH TOOL BEING USED TO DETERMINE POTENTIAL AND ELIGIBLE BUSINESSES CAPABLE OF PROVIDING THE SUPPLIES/SERVICES DESCRIBED HEREIN, PRIOR TO DETERMINING THE METHOD OF ACQUISITION AND ISSUANCE OF A REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL.  THIS IS NOT A REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS.  IT DOES NOT CONSTITUTE A SOLICITATION AND SHALL NOT BE CONSTRUED AS A COMMITMENT BY THE GOVERNMENT.  RESPONSES IN ANY FORM ARE NOT OFFERS AND THE GOVERNMENT IS UNDER NO OBLIGATION TO AWARD A CONTRACT AS A RESULT OF THIS ANNOUNCEMENT.  THE GOVERNMENT IS NOT COMMITTED NOR OBLIGATED TO PAY FOR THE INFORMATION PROVIDED, AND NO BASIS FOR CLAIMS AGAINST THE GOVERNMENT SHALL ARISE AS A RESULT OF A RESPONSE TO THIS SOURCES SOUGHT.  ANY INFORMATION SUBMITTED BY RESPONDENTS TO THIS SOURCES SOUGHT IS STRICTLY VOLUNTARY.

ANTICIPATED CONTRACT INFORMATION

1. Anticipated Contract Type:  Basic Ordering Agreement (BOA) Orders with fixed price and cost-type Contract Line Item Numbers (CLINs). 
2. Anticipated Award Date:  1st QTR FY26
3. Anticipated Period of Performance:  Five (5) years
4. DPAS Priority Rating:  DX

REQUIRED CAPABILITIES

This effort is for the procurement of products and services required to provide technical and program management support, recurring and non-recurring engineering, development and implementation of ECPs, and logistics support including retrofit efforts, in support of the VH Presidential (VH-92A®, VH-60N and VH-3D) aircraft, simulators and training devices/aircraft. Delivery orders may include:

1. Development, manufacture of kits and installation of ECPs for upgrades. This includes, but is not limited to, associated non-recurring engineering, systems engineering, integrated logistics support, production support, prototyping, validation and verification of changes, development/validation/verification of technical publications/manuals/changes/directives, associated logistics impacts, testing of retrofit safety and test equipment changes to include instrumentation, spare and repair parts for aircraft, subsystems, training simulators/devices, support equipment and related software efforts.
2. Development, manufacture, installation, test and updates of training devices.
3. Airworthiness and requalification efforts, certification support including updates to the S-92A Type Certification (TC), FAA Organizational Delegated Authority coordination to obtain approval for the updated S-92A.
4. Software development and infrastructure support related to systems and subsystems
5. Testing, including but not limited to, bench testing, avionics system testing, training systems testing, qualification testing, characterization testing, airworthiness, ground and fatigue engineering, modeling and simulation, wind tunnel, ground and flight testing, data reduction and analysis of flight test data, technical publication source data, flight clearance recommendation and tactics development, and related test support for aircraft and subsystems.
6. Obsolescence management efforts.
7. Material management including spares procurement and component overhaul, repair and replacement; overhaul and rework.
8. Support to fielded in-service aircraft including, but not limited to, engineering investigations, service life assessment support, service life extension support,  development/update/expansion of technical publications/manuals and studies.
9. Trade Studies, including, but not limited to, requirements analysis, certification planning, cost-effectiveness analysis, integration studies, system level performance objectives analysis, joint strategic planning and roadmap development, cost reduction studies and logistics support planning.

Sikorsky Aircraft Corporation, a Lockheed Martin Company (Sikorsky), is the Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM) of the VH-3D, VH-60N, and VH-92A. Given Sikorsky is the OEM of the VH platforms (VH-92A is a variant of the commercial S-92A), is the only source with the design expertise, technical data, equipment, and subject matter experts that can provide in-depth support for the efforts described herein. The Government believes no other firm possesses the required proprietary data and expertise on this effort. However, responsible sources may submit a capability statement, which will be considered by the agency. Any offer must clearly demonstrate the capability to respond to this requirement without detriment to the VH Presidential Helicopters Program and must address the submission information elements below.

ELIGIBILITY

The Government is considering applicable North American Industry Classification (NAICS) code is 336413. The Product Service Code (PSC) is 1680. All businesses, regardless of size, are eligible to reply to this request.

SUBMISSION INFORMATION

It is requested that interested businesses submit to the contracting office a brief capabilities statement package (no more than 10 pages in length, single-spaced, 12 point font minimum) demonstrating ability to perform the tasking listed under the required capabilities.  This documentation must address at a minimum the following:

1. Company Name; Company Address; CAGE Code, Company Business Size, and Point-of-Contact (POC) name, phone number, fax number, and e-mail address.
2. Company profile to include number of employees, annual revenue history, office location(s), DUNS number, and a statement regarding current small/large business status and socio-economic set-aside status, if applicable. If you are a small business, provide an explanation of your company’s ability to perform at least 50% of the tasking described in required capabilities, either individually or along with any combination of small businesses.
3. Prior/current corporate experience performing efforts of similar size and scope to the tasking described under Required Capabilities Section within the last three (3) years, including contract numbers, indication of whether as a prime or a subcontractor, contract values, Government point of contract with current telephone number, and a brief description of how the referenced contract relates to the proposed required capabilities and scope of performance.
4. Management approach to staffing this effort with qualified personnel.
5. What specific technical skills does your company possess which ensures capability to perform the tasks?
6. Company’s experience to operate a closed-loop supply chain system, meet 100% readiness, while complying with Level III Restricted area security measures for the protection of the VH program, have personnel to support Secret, Sensitive Compartmented Information (SCI), Top Secret, and Yankee White access.
7. Company’s prior/current experience and demonstrated knowledge of VH loads and dynamics, weight and balance, electrical, flight control and hydraulic systems, human systems, performance analysis, system safety, and E3 to provide adequate analysis in support engineering support.
8. Company’s prior/current experience and ability to analyze VH enhancements to determine if they necessitate updates to any Flight Certification and/or NATOPS performance charts.
9. Company’s prior/current experience and ability with the VH-92A Automated Logistics Environment.
10. Company’s ability to access to VH (to include S-92A) technical data required to design, develop, manufacture and integrate Navy & FAA major and minor ECPs and aircraft components for upgrades and obsolescence, and retrofit kits.
11. Company’s prior/current experience and ability to design, development and manufacture aircraft prototype parts.
12. Provide any existing technical data licenses of agreements with the VH OEM for performance of related tasking or provided documentation, with concurrence from the OEM, demonstrating the ability to obtain any necessary license/agreement for access to required technical data for this effort. Documents submitted in response to this requirement will not be counted against any page limitations.

Interested parties are advised against submitting a Capability Statement that merely mimics information in this Notice, provides brochure-like information, or provides general information. Acknowledgement of receipt will be provided.  All information submitted will be adequately safeguarded from unauthorized disclosure in accordance with FAR 15.207. 

Responses to this Sources Sought, including any capabilities statement, shall be electronically submitted via email to Brittany Reynolds at brittany.s.reynolds3.civ@us.navy.mil, in either Microsoft Word or Portable Document Format (PDF).  The deadline for response to this request is 4:00 p.m., Eastern Standard Time, 22 January 2025.

All data received in response to this Sources Sought that is marked or designated as corporate or proprietary will be protected.  Information and materials submitted in response to this request WILL NOT be returned.  Classified material SHALL NOT be submitted.  No phone calls will be accepted. 

All questions must be submitted via e-mail.  The Government is not committed nor obligated to pay for the information provided, and no basis for claims against the Government shall arise as a result of a response to these Sources Sought.

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