Black Hawk NASC-6 Unique Effort

Solicitation Number: W58RGZ-16-R-0261 Notice Type: Sources Sought Synopsis: This Request for Information (RFI) is for source planning purposes only and shall not be considered as an invitation for bid, request for quotation, request for proposal, abstracts, or as an obligation on the part of the Government to acquire any products or services. Your response to RFI will be treated as information only. No entitlement to pay direct or indirect costs or charges by the Government will arise as a result of a contractor's submission of a response(s) to this announcement or the Government's use of such information. This request does not constitute a solicitation for future proposals or the authority to enter into negotiations to award a contract. The Government does not intend to award a contract solely on the basis of this RFI or to otherwise pay for the information submitted in response to this RFI. It is contemplated that this award will be made on an Other Than Full and Open Competition (FAOC), Sole Source basis in accordance with Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 6.302-1. The Government intends to execute a bilateral modification to W58RGZ-12-C-0008 to procure six uniquely configured UH-60M Black Hawk aircraft. The anticipated contract period of performance is June 2016 through November 2019. This RFI is applicable to the UHPO Taiwan Foreign Military Sales UH-60M uniquely configured aircraft. The Government does not own the complete UH-60M Technical Data Packages (TDPs) that established the Taiwan unique current and baseline UH-60M configuration, including system/subsystems drawings, tooling drawings, software source code or models and simulations. The intent of this RFI is to determine industry capabilities to design, develop, test, integrate, validate and verify hardware and software systems, subsystems and system of systems, maintain configuration management, develop and update the Integrated Logistics Support (ILS) documentation to support each uniquely configured UH-60M configuration. System and subsystems must meet Airworthiness Release (AWR) criteria and be able to be integrated into the Taiwan uniquely configured UH-60M production helicopters via Engineering Change Proposals (ECP). The vendor must be capable of sustaining and maintaining the inherent UH-60 Taiwan unique configuration over its lifecycle that maintains the inherent technical, suitability and functional performance, safety, reliability, sustainability and maintainability characteristics. The vendor must be able to obtain and maintain personnel and facilities at the SECRET clearance level. The Government desires that all software and hardware have, at a minimum, Government Purpose Rights (GPR) and software development meets Radio Technical Commission for Aeronautics (RTCA)/DO-178B like criteria and processes. RFI Requirements - Description of Information Requested - 1. Provide company information including: - a. Company name and address. - b. Size of company (number of personnel, total revenue, ownership, CAGE Code, Parent Corporation, etc.). - c. Point(s) of contact including name, phone number, address, and email and length of time in business. - d. Geographic presence. - 2. Describe your organization's experience with similar efforts. - 3. Describe how your organization would support the complete lifecycle of each uniquely configured Taiwan UH-60M aircraft as outlined in this RFI: - a. TDP availability - b. System Safety - c. Production Integration - d. Inherent system performance and suitability - e. ILS and associated documentation - f. Facilities and personnel resources - g. Flight Operations - 4. Address how to ensure an adequately experienced and trained staff, your process for verifying qualifications, education, certification, and professional requirements and how often this information is obtained or updated. - 5. Provide recommendations on benchmark skills or criteria used to evaluate quality analysis, including analytic tools and writing techniques. - 6. Identify conditions or issues requested in the RFI that cannot be met or may interfere with the intention of this project. - 7. Provide any other pertinent information that will assist us in this assessment. This is NOT a solicitation for proposals, proposal abstracts, or quotations. The purpose of this notice is to obtain information from industry vendors regarding their interest, capabilities, and recommendations in developing proposals for the UHPO, Program Executive Office, Aviation (PEO Aviation). SERVICE DISABLED VETERAN OWNED SMALL BUSINESSES ARE ENCOURAGED TO RESPOND. Include whether or not you are a small business; HUB-Zone Small Business; Service-Disabled Veteran Owned, Veteran-Owned Small Business; Women-Owned Small Business; or Small Disadvantaged Business. All interested firms with capabilities identified herein are encouraged to respond to this RFI. Technical questions, data requests and industry responses to this RFI are to be sent via email to Ms. Diane Wyatt, CCAM-BHA, at diane.wyatt.civ@mail.mil. All mail requests must be received by 1600 hours CST15 business days after release of this notice (10 June 2016). Electronic transmissions must not exceed 5 megabytes and responses in the form of white papers should be limited to 25 pages in length and may include technical specifications and product sheets as deemed necessary. All material submitted in response to this RFI must be unclassified. Contracting Office Address: ACC-RSA - (Aviation), ATTN: CCAM-BHA, Building 5308, Martin Road, Redstone Arsenal, AL 35898-5280