Sources Sought for the Apache AH-64 Support Shock Strut

DESCRIPTION: This is a sources sought for W58RGZ-23-B-0028 Support, Shock Strut
of the AH-64 Apache Helicopter. Overhaul/Repair of this item requires that the contractor
receive source approval from the Combat Capabilities Development Command
(DEVCOM) Aviation and Missile Center (AvMC) Systems Readiness Directorate (SRD).
Therefore, inspection/overhaul can only be performed by an approved source in
accordance with Defense Federal Acquisitions Regulations (DFARS) Subpart 209.2 -
Qualification Requirements which implement quality control provisions of aviation critical
safety items as stated in Public Law 108-136, dated November 2003. The statute
requires overhaul by a source approved by the DEVCOM AvMC SRD. Currently,
GoodRich Corporation (CAGE Code: 17576) and Boeing (CAGE Code 8V613) are the
known approved sources.
The U.S. Army Contracting Command-Redstone Arsenal (W58RGZ) ATTN: CCAM-ALA,
Building 5303 Martin Road, Redstone Arsenal, AL 35898-5280 is issuing this Sources
Sought synopsis as a means of conducting research to identify potential sources having an
interest in submitting a Source Approval Request to SRD to become an approved source to
overhaul/repair the Support, Shock Strut, Part Numbers: 1168100-509, 1168100-505,
1168100-507, 1168189-105, 1168189-101.
Telephone inquiries will not be accepted or acknowledge, and no feedback or evaluations will
be provided to companies regarding submissions.
DISCLAIMER:
THIS SOURCES SOUGHT IS FOR INFORMATIONAL PURPOSES ONLY. THIS IS NOT A
REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL (RFP) TO BE SUBMITTED. 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. NO FUNDS ARE AVAILABLE TO PAY FOR PREPARATION
OF RESPONSES TO THIS ANNOUNCEMENT. ANY INFORMATION SUBMITTED BY
RESPONDENTS TO THIS TECHNICAL DESCRIPTION IS STRICTLY VOLUNTARY.
REQUIRED CAPABILITIES:
The Government requires that contractors be able overhaul/repair the Support, Shock Strut
with Part Numbers: 1168100-509, 1168100-505, 1168100-507, 1168189-105, 1168189-101,
NSN numbers: 1620016101094, 1620-01-147-4775, 1620-01-465-9332, 1620-01-610-1094,
1620-01-610- 3206. The Support, Shock Strut is a Critical Safety Item (CSI). No Depot
Maintenance Requirement (DMWR) has been identified for this requirement.
SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS:
The contractor must have an approved Source Approval Request (SAR) by the Systems
Readiness Directorate (SRD). Additional information on SAR process is located at
https://www.avmc.army.mil/Directorates/SRD/SAR/.
SUBMISSION DETAILS:
Interested businesses should email a statement demonstrating its intention to submit a
Source Approval Request to provide the products/systems listed in this Technical
Description. No phone or email solicitations with regards to the status of the RFP will be
accepted prior to its release. Your response to this Sources Sought, including any
capabilities statement, shall be electronically submitted to the Contract Specialist, Mallory
Davis in either Microsoft Word or Portable Document Format (PDF), via email
Mallory.a.davis7.civ@army.mil no later than the provided response date as referenced on
https://sam.gov and reference this synopsis number in the subject line of the e-mail and on
all enclosed documents. Information and materials submitted in response to this request
WILL NOT be returned. DO NOT SUBMIT CLASSIFIED MATERIAL. If your organization has
the potential capacity to provide the required products/systems, please provide the following
information: 1) Organization name, address, primary points of contact (POCs) and their email
address, Web site address, telephone number, and type of ownership for the organization;
and 2) A brief statement confirming that you have an approved SAR. If significant
subcontracting or teaming is anticipated in order to deliver technical capability, organizations
should address the administrative and management structure of such arrangements. All data
received in response to this Sources Sought that is marked or designated as corporate or
proprietary will be fully protected from any release outside the Government.