Borescope Blending Repair Services for repair of installed F402-RR-406B and F402-RR-408A/B engines on the AV-8B Harrier.

THIS SOURCES SOUGHT IS FOR INFORMATIONAL PURPOSES ONLY. THIS IS NOT A REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL. IT DOES NOT CONSTITUTE A SOLICITATION AND SHALL NOT BE CONSTRUED AS A COMMITTMENT BY THE GOVERNMENT. RESPONSES IN ANY FORM ARE NOT OFFERS AND THE GOVERNMENT IS UNDER NO OBLIGATION TO AWARD A CONTRACT AS A RESULT OF THS ANNOUNCEMENT. NO FUNDS ARE AVAILABLE TO PAY FOR PREPARATION OF RESPONSES TO THIS ANNOUNCEMENT. ANY INFORMATION SUBMITTED BY RESPONDENTS TO THIS TECHNICAL DSCRIPTION IS STRICLY VOLUNTARY. THIS IS NOT AN RFP. By means of the Sources Sought, the Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR) is seeking potential sources for a contract to provide Borescope Blending Repair Services to the US Government and the Government of Italy for repair of installed F402-RR-406B and F402-RR-408A/B engines on the AV-8B Harrier. The service shall include inspection of candidate engines and repair of engines worldwide. The Contractor shall be required to travel to the sites immediately, blend and inspect compressor blades on engines installed in the aircraft and document and photograph the repair. The Contractor must be capable of blending Titanium Alloy Ti 6A1-4V; able to access a 6mm maximum blendable borescope diameter with an 6-inch minimum insertion in the HPC Section of the Engine; able to access a 8mm maximum blendable borescope diameter with a 14-inch minimum length for insertion in the LPC Section of the engine; capable of measuring and recording damage located within the engine; has a capture system to ensure no possibility of Foreign Objects Damage (FOD) due to tool package; capable of recording digital images via electronic mail system; capable of transferring recorded digital images to paper reportin documents; and be able to support a minimum of two borescope efforts simulaneously. The Contractor is required to provide all tooling and equipment necessary to perform services. Responses to the Sources Sought should include: 1) a discussion of the Contractor's technical approach; 2) a synopsis of their experience in the field of turbine engine repairs, to include borescope blending of turbine engine blades defects; 3) a description of the proposed repair levels and responsibilities, as well as tools, equipment, and processes to be utilized: 4) a discussion of any potential participation by small, HUBZone small, small disadvantaged, or women-owned business concerns: and 5) a statement to whether the firm responding to the Sources Sought is a small business for the standard industrial classification code that pertains to the approach(es) being discussed. There is no prescribed format for the response to the Sources Sought. Firms may submit more than one approach for fulfilling the requirement. The Department of the Navy will use the responses to the Sources Sought to formulate a picture of the state of what is possible in the commerical marketplace and to determine whether the Navy should solicit formal proposals to meet its objectives. If the Navy elects to issue a solicitation it intends, consistent with applicable law and regulation, to solicit using a Request for Proposal that will be provided to all commerical entities that respond to this Sources Sought, as well as to any other commerical concerns that requrest a copy. This Sources Sought is published for informational purposes only. Respsonses in any form are not offers. Issuance of this CAA should not be construed as obligating the Department of the Navy, in any way, to issue a solicitation or to award a contract in futherance of the objectives discussed herein. No funds are available to pay for preparing responses to this CAA. The Government reserves the right to review and use data at its own discretion. Upon request, NAVAIR will protect the proprietary information from unwanted disclosure. It is requested that any written responses be submitted in time to be received by 4:00PM Eastern Standard Time on 10 April 2009. Send two copies of written responses to Naval Air Systems Command, Attn: Chuck Norton, AIR-2.2.4.2.4, 21936 Bundy Road, Building 442, Patuxent River, MD. 20670. Electronic responses are encouraged and may be submitted to the following address: chuck.norton@navy.mil. Responses received after this date may or may not be considered in determining whether to issue a Request of Commerical Offerings and what the nature of the Request for Commerical Offerings will be.