Agile Acquisition Strategic Sourcing

This RFI is issued in accordance with the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) clause 52.215-3 (Request for Information or Solicitation for Planning Purposes - Oct 1997) and is published to obtain information for use by the Air Force Lifecycle Management Center (AFLCMC). This RFI is NOT a Request for Proposal, Invitation for Bid, or an announcement of a solicitation; it is only intended for information or planning purposes. There is no bid package or solicitation document associated with this announcement. Response to this RFI is strictly voluntary and will not affect any potential offeror's ability to submit an offer if a solicitation is released. Any requests for a solicitation package will be disregarded. The government does not intend to award a contract on the basis of this RFI or otherwise pay for the information solicited. No entitlement to payment of direct or indirect costs or charges by the government will arise as a result of preparing submissions in response to this RFI and the government's use of such information. Submittals will not be returned to the sender. Respondents to this RFI may be asked to provide additional information/details based on their initial submittals. The information requested will be used within the Air Force and may be disclosed outside of the agency. All information marked PROPRIETARY will be safeguarded in accordance with applicable Government regulations. The AFLCMC/PZJ is seeking information from small business concerns that may possess the ability to rapidly develop and apply unique solutions to air delivered weapons systems requirements, studies and demonstrations. Information is sought to broaden the knowledge base of potential rapid response capabilities available as they apply to all areas and phases of weapons development to include weapons concepts, concept development, and concept demonstrations and weapons system procurement to quickly meet current and future weapons system requirements. Small businesses are to use the spreadsheet attached and select the type of experience for each category. We are encouraging responses from small businesses even with "no experience" in most disciplines. The scope of this contract will not include any aspects of Assistance and Advisory Support (A&AS) Estimated magnitude of the potential requirement is $490M over a 5 year period, with a primary NAICS 332993, FSC AC5. Security Information: Range from Confidential to Top Secret. Responses shall be limited to 4 standard letter (8.5X11) pages - not including the spreadsheet - and must include: Company Profile: Company/Organization Name: Address Point of Contact Cage Code Phone Number E-mail Address Web Page URL Size of Business pursuant to North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) Code Based on the above NAICS Code, state whether your company is: Small Business Woman Owned Small Business Small Disadvantage Business 8(a) Certified HUBZone Certified Veteran Owned Small Business Service Disabled Veteran Small Business Central Contractor Registration (CCR) A statement as to whether your company is domestic or foreign owned (if foreign, please indicate the country of ownership) Other weapons related experience not listed in the spreadsheet Please submit any questions by 24 Jun 14 to the contracting office listed below. Responses are due no later than 3 Jul 14. TO: Robert A. Reyes AFLCMC/PZJ 205 West D Ave, STE 448 Eglin AFB, FL 32542-6864 (850) 883-3748 robert.reyes@us.af.mil Attachments: Attachment 1: Experience Type Spreadsheet Attachment 2: Redacted Statement of Work