SPRPA123R002E Sources Sought Notice

Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) Aviation at Philadelphia is issuing this sources sought notice as a means of conducting market research to identify parties having an interest in and the resources to support this requirement for the V-22 aircraft. The Government intends to solicit for the following requirement in support of the V-22 COI:

Naval Air Technical Data and Engineering Service Center (NATEC) provides Engineering Technical Services (ETS) in support of Naval Aviation weapons systems throughout their sustainment life-cycle.  In addition to aircraft programs, NATEC is responsible for ETS services in support of all associated systems and equipment. The objective of ETS is to develop the technical skills and abilities of Navy and Marine Corps military and Government civilians, personnel who are responsible for the operation and maintenance of their assigned aviation weapon system/program. Weapon system maintenance, along with maintenance on associated support equipment, is essential for its successful performance in a military role and is therefore indispensable for both current deployments and national security. It is essential that aircraft be mission-ready and able to perform their military tasking with the minimum possible failures or faults. Insufficiently trained military or civilian personnel exist within the Government to perform the necessary tasks, particularly those on new or modified systems.

NATEC, San Diego, CA requires Contractor Engineering Technical Services (CETS) Contractor Field Services (CFS) to be provided to various Fleet shore activities for the purpose of informing, instructing, and training Navy, Marine Corps military and DOD civilian personnel to be proficient in the installation, operation, and maintenance to include technical guidance and advice to resolve unusually complex technical problems. CFS technical expertise is categorized by Aviation Core Discipline: Avionics (AV) and Airframes (AF). This acquisition is for CFS type of ETS in support of the V-22 aircraft; AN/APR-39 RADAR Signals Detecting Set; AN/AAR-47 Missile Warning Set; AN/ALE-47 Countermeasures Dispensing Set (CMDS); AN/AAQ-24 Directional Infrared Countermeasure (DIRCM); associated Aircraft Survivability Equipment (ASE) systems; Marine Air-Group Task Force (MAGTF) Agile Network Gateway Link (MANGL) systems to include Full Motion Video (FMV), Link-16, ANW2, MAGTAB, Operating Systems; and associated support equipment.

The Government intends to solicit and negotiate with only one source under the authority of FAR 6.3021. The government does not possess (or cannot provide) the data necessary to perform all of the required services to support the V-22 aircraft. All responsible sources may identify their interest and provide capability statements in response to this notice.  This notice of intent is not a request for competitive proposals. Sources that are not approved must obtain source approval from the Government. Please note that if the evaluation of source approval requirements precludes the ability to obtain subject support in time to meet Government requirements, award of the subject requirement may continue based on support needs.

The POC is Kelly Sickel, kelly.sickel@dla.mil.