Aircraft Towing Mats

The 87th Contracting Squadron (CONS) located at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst (JB MDL), New Jersey, 08641, is performing market research to determine the availability, interest and capability of potential sources in preparation for a potential future contract. This is a market survey for written information only. 87 CONS has a requirement for Mobile Aircraft Tow Mats (MOBI-MATS) or equal product. The mats are portable roadway materials necessary for creating ground reinforcement and towing rescue pathways for the recovery of any type of aircraft in the event that an aircraft leaves a paved surface. Portable roadway materials offer one of the quickest ways to get the aircraft back to pavement. The portable roadway material must meet the following requirements: capable to store indoors; capable to support a C-17 airframe; sustain at least a 10 year shelf life; able to be loaded on to a trailer/CONNEX; and able to be moved manually. The contractor shall provide the following product: Tow-Mat/MM3C25-C17, MOBI-MAT Tow-Mat MM3C25 3 meters X 2 meters, or equal One Blue MOBI-MAT Tow-Mat MM3C25 3 meters X 4.2 meters, or equal One Black Separating Non-Woven Undermat 3 meters x 2.3 meters, or equal Separating Non-Woven Undermat 3 meters x 4.5 meters Bag with 8 Stacks {500mm) & Tools, Jack, and Thermic Hammer Set or EQUAL product. The NAICS code for this requirement is 339999, All Other Miscellaneous Manufacturing. The small business size standard is 500 employees. Any interested firms should submit a written capabilities statement detailing: (1) product descriptions and (2) estimated delivery dates. In the capabilities statement, potential contractors should provide their size status for the above referenced NAICS (i.e. large or small) and whether or not they are certified HUBZONE, Section 8(a), woman owned, small disadvantaged, and/or service disabled-veteran owned business. Capability statements shall not exceed six (6) pages. Capability statements should be submitted in a PDF or Microsoft Word format to: Stacey Little at stacey.little@us.af.mil not later than 19 July 2016 by 4:00 p.m. EST. For questions regarding this notice, please contact to Stacey Little via e-mail at stacey.little@us.af.mil.