AFICA Air Force Helicopter Organizational and Intermediate Maintenance

This Request for Information only is being utilized for market research in accordance with (IAW) Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 15.201(e). This is not a Request for Proposal, and the government does not intend to make an award on the basis of this RFI or otherwise pay for the information solicited herein. The Air Force Installation Contracting Agency (AFICA) is seeking to identify sources that may be capable of providing services for a potential consolidation of their contracted helicopter organizational and intermediate maintenance programs. This effort may be accomplished at Air Force District of Washington, MD; Minot AFB, ND; F.E Warren AFB, WY; Malmstrom AFB, MT; Fairchild AFB, WA; Kirtland AFB, NM, Yokota AB, Japan and other locations as requirements arise. The government is contemplating award of a new 10-year Multiple Award Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity performance based service contract with a period of performance that begins on 01 Oct 19. The government intends to award contracts for up to 5 Small Business Set Aside Pool contractors and up to 5 Full and Open Pool contractors (up to 10 contracts). The purpose of these contracts will be to provide mission capable helicopters 24 hours a day, 7 days a week through organizational and intermediate level maintenance, scheduled and unscheduled, primarily for the UH-1N helicopter and aircraft flight equipment (AFE) but also includes HH-60 organizational maintenance and UH-1N/HH-60/V-22 Functional Check Flights (FCF). These requirements will not be personal services. The current North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS) code is 488190 with a size standard of $32.5 Million. The Government is seeking industry input on the questions provided below. There is no Request for Proposal package available at this time. Draft Performance Work Statements are attached for some of the locations. When expressing interest, potential offerors are requested to provide the following information: Company name, company address, CAGE code, size status for this NAICS (Large or Small Business), socio-economic status if a Small Business (Small Disadvantaged Business, Certified 8A, HubZone Small Business, Women Owned Small Business, Veteran-Owned Small Business, etc.) and the Company POC name, title address, telephone number, facsimile number and e-mail address. Interested parties are encouraged to register to receive notifications through the Federal Business Opportunities website. All interested parties are requested to send comments regarding draft sections L&M, draft CLIN structure, Basic Contract Performance Work Statement, Performance Work Statement Annexes for the Operating Locations (Fairchild and Kirtland AFB), and any additional questions regarding the Draft Request for Proposals (in Microsoft Office or Adobe pdf format) to Lt Col Jamey Hartsel via email at jamey.hartsel@us.af.mil or Capt Tiffany D. Carter via e-mail at tiffany.carter.6@us.af.mil. Subject line of the email should be "Response to AFICA Helo Mx Draft RFP." Responses are due no later than 4:00 PM CST on 15 Oct 18. If you have additional questions or comments, they must be submitted in writing, (e-mail is preferred). The Government will not pay for any information received in response to this request, nor will the Government compensate any respondent for any costs incurred in developing the information provided to the Government. Question 1) Do you have any comments regarding the Instructions to Offerors (Section L)? Question 2) Do you have any comments regarding the draft Evaluation of proposals (Section M)? Question 3) Do you have any comments regarding the proposed Contract Line Item Number (CLIN) structure? Question 4) Do you have any comments regarding the Small Business Set Aside Pool (Fairchild AFB Requirement)? Question 5) Do you have any comments regarding the Full and Open Competition Pool (Kirtland AFB Requirement)?