Tactair update to Technical Manual NAVAIR 03-30ET-63

Request for Information (RFI): Tactair update to Technical Manual NAVAIR 03-30ET-63

1.0. Description

THIS IS A REQUEST FOR INFORMATION (RFI) ONLY.  This RFI is issued solely for information and planning purposes – it does not constitute a Request for Proposal (RFP) or a promise to issue a RFP in the future.  This request for information does not commit the Government to award a contract as a result of this announcement.  Further, the Navy is not at this time seeking proposals and will not accept unsolicited proposals.  Respondents are advised that the Government will not pay for any information or administrative costs incurred in response to this RFI.  All costs associated with responding to this RFI will be solely at the expense of THE interested party.  Not responding to this RFI does not preclude participation in any future RFP, if issued.  If a solicitation is released, it will be synopsized on THE SAM.gov website.  It is the responsibility of the potential offeror(s) to monitor this website for additional information pertaining to this requirement.  INFORMATION PROVIDED HEREIN IS SUBJECT TO CHANGE AND IN NO WAY BINDS THE GOVERNMENT TO SOLICIT OR AWARD A CONTRACT. 

The Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR) in support of the H-1 Program Office (PMA-276) may issue a Simplified Acquisition Purchase (SAP) delivery order under a Basic Ordering Agreement for the procurement of an update to United States Marine Corp AH-1Z/UH-1Y Technical Manual NAVAIR 03-30ET-63 in support of the H-1 aircraft’s future readiness and maintenance. The resultant order may have firm-fixed price and/or cost-plus-fixed-fee (CPFF) CLINS.

2.0. PURPOSE

The effort under the resultant order will include the procurement of the technical manual updates and shall include clear and precise redlines of the changes to the Technical Manual for the H-1 personnel to pursue future intermediate repair capability of the Hydraulic Reservoir Filter Module Assembly.  These efforts also include Program Management, Logistics Management, Configuration Management, Engineering, and financial reporting.

3.0 Requested Information

Responsible sources may submit a Letter of Intent (LOI) and a concept summary, which contains a detailed description of the effort(s) described in paragraph 2.0 written from a system solution perspective and outlines development concepts that ensures maximum utilization of infrastructure and platform integration elements that already exist.  Prospective offerors should explain how they are able to work with the Government and the aircraft manufacturer to integrate the aforementioned efforts into the H-1 program.  Interested parties must 1) provide a teaming agreement signed by the OEM indicating partnership, or a subcontracting relationship, to obtain the necessary technical data for the proposed modification including licenses and software; 2) demonstrate that your company currently possesses or has authorized access to the necessary technical data, or has a viable plan to obtain, generate, or otherwise secure authorized access to the necessary technical data, and that it will be maintained throughout the duration of the effort being solicited; 3) highlight unique data generation techniques used by your company, without technical data provided by the Government or OEM; 4) demonstrate examples where your company has generated similar technical data to modify aircraft of this type and scale.

Each concept summary should address how the proposed efforts meet the following requirements:

1. Description of the specific effort described in paragraph 2.0 with a listing of applicable FAR/DFAR clauses

In addition, the interested party should have or had a working relationship with the H-1 OEM (Bell Textron Inc.).

4.0 Responses

Data Markings.  In order to complete its review, NAVAIR must be able to share an interested respondent’s information both within the Government and with covered Government support contractors as defined in DFARS clause 252.227-7013 Rights in Technical Data – Noncommercial Items (FEB 2014).  Any responses marked in a manner that will not permit such review may be returned without being assessed or considered.  All submissions (both the Letter in Intent (LOI) and the full response) must include a statement which clearly allows for the information to be disclosed with covered Government support contractors.  The Government will not reimburse any costs incurred to prepare responses to this notice.

International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) - If the respondent is a foreign concern or if a US respondent has a team member or partner who is a foreign entity, adherence to all ITAR regulations is required.

Full Response Submissions. Full response submissions to the above requested supporting unclassified data must be received no later than 4:30 PM EDT 12/18/2025 to Farhan Qazi (Farhan.a.qazi.civ@us.navy.mil).

It is requested that the response, regardless of its classification level have a page limit of 25 pages and must be in English.

Any questions regarding this RFI can be directed to Farhan Qazi (Farhan.a.qazi.civ@us.navy.mil) at 240-526-1385.