F-16 Environmental Control System (ECS) Duct

SOURCES SOUGHT SYNOPSIS F-16 Program Office System Program Management Division (SPO) Air Force Life Cycle Management Center (AFLCMC/WWM) Wright-Patterson AFB, OH Manufacture of Environmental Control System (ECS) Duct Required for Installation of the Multifunction Information Distribution System (MIDS) 1.0 Description 1.1 This market survey is being conducted to identify potential sources that may possess the expertise, capabilities, and experience to meet hardware manufacturing requirements using drawings provided by the F-16 MIDS program office. Representative images are below and technical drawings will be provided on request. 1.2 The F-16 Program Office, operating location WPAFB, is seeking a source for manufacturing approximately 300 (ea) delivered over a one-year period ARO, Environmental Control System (ECS) ducts used in the installation of the MIDS-JTRS radio in the F-16 aircraft. Responders should indicate if they can manufacture the build to print aircraft part. Respondents are advised that they must have current knowledge of the overall manufacturing of this type of part and experience manufacturing parts for the Department of Defense (DoD) weapons systems. 2.0 Sources Sought Synopsis Only 2.1 This Sources Sought Synopsis (SSS) is issued solely for market research only (information and planning purposes) and it does not constitute a Request for Proposal (RFP), or a promise to issue an RFP in the future. This SSS does not commit the U.S. Government to contract for any supply or service whatsoever. 2.2 The Air Force has not determined the acquisition strategy for this requirement. If it is determined that a small business set-aside is appropriate and your company anticipates submitting a response as the prime contractor for a small business set-aside, please provide specific details and rationale as to how compliance with FAR clause 52.219-14 would be achieved, including specific details regarding teaming arrangements, etc. If subcontracts are to be used, provide anticipated percentage of effort to be subcontracted and whether small or large businesses will be used. Teaming and/or subcontracting arrangements should be clearly delineated and previous experience in teaming must be provided. If a company is capable of some, but not all of the consolidated requirements stated in this SSS, please provide a response that explains the requirements for which you are capable. Not responding to this SSS does not preclude participation in any future RFP, if any is issued. If a solicitation is released, it will be synopsized on the Federal Business Opportunities website. It is the responsibility of the potential respondents to monitor these sites for additional information pertaining to this requirement. 2.3 Market research results will assist the Government in determining whether this requirement will be a full and open competition, a small business set-aside, or a sole source acquisition. 2.4 The Air Force is not, at this time, seeking proposals and will not accept unsolicited proposals. Respondents are advised that the U.S. Government will not pay for any information or administrative costs incurred in responding to this SSS. All costs associated with responding to this SSS shall be solely at the interested parties' expense. Respondents are encouraged to include a budgetary estimate for the work involved. INSTRUCTIONS: 1. Below are the Requirements Description and a Contractor Capability Survey, which allows interested parties to provide company capabilities. Drawings will be provided by the U.S. Government upon request. (a) Scope of similar/same experience (b) Teaming and/or subcontracting arrangements, which should be clearly delineated, particularly with any proposed teaming arrangements. (c) Delineate if work was in support of a Government or commercial contract (d) Capable of achieving maximum production quantityof approximately 300 within a 12-month period. 2. All interested parties shall clearly explain how they intend to meet the stated requirements via teaming/subcontracting while maximizing opportunities for small business participation in accordance with FAR Part 19. 3. Both small and large business should recommend small business utilization percentages as a percent of total contract value to be considered if the acquisition is not set aside for small businesses. This recommendation should include supporting rationale for the recommended percentage. 4. Both small and large business should also recommend any potential effort(s) that may be broken out of this requirement. 5. If, after reviewing these documents, there is a desire to participate in the market research, interested parties should provide documentation that supports the company's capability in meeting these requirements. Failure to provide documentation may result in the Government being unable to adequately assess the company's capabilities. If there is a lack of sufficient experience or capabilities in a particular area, the interested party should provide details explaining how this lack would be overcome in order to perform that portion of the requirement (i.e., teaming, subcontracting, etc.) All documentation should be provided in the form of a white paper, which is not to exceed a total of ten (10) pages in length and a maximum of 3 MB. 6. Any questions relative to this sources sought synopsis / market research should be addressed to the Program Manager, Lt. Frank Hayden at (937) 713-6540, or Contracting Specialist, Mr. Jason R. Pickart, telephone: (937) 713-7274, email jason.pickart@us.af.mil or the Procuring Contracting Officer, Mr. Christopher Hampton, telephone: (937) 713-6996, email Christopher.hampton.8@us.af.mil. 7. Your package can be submitted via e-mail or AMRDEC (https://safe.amrdec.army.mil/safe/). Be advised that all correspondence sent via e-mail mus contain a subject line that reads "ECS-DUCT-SSS." Note that e-mail filters at Wright-Patterson AFB are designed to filter e-mails without subject lines or with suspicious subject lines and/or certain attachments (i.e., .exe or .zip files). Therefore, if this subject line is not included, the e-mail may not get through the e-mail filters. Also be advised that .zip or .exe files are not allowable attachments and may be deleted by the e-mail filters at Wright-Patterson AFB. If sending attachments with e-mail, ensure only. PDF, .docx, or .xlsx documents are sent. The e-mail filter may delete any other form of attachments. Other file types or your entire package can be submitted using AMRDEC. ? REQUIREMENTS DESCRIPTION PURPOSE/DESCRIPTION The Government is conducting market research in order to identify potential sources that may possess the expertise, capabilities, and experience to successfully complete the following tasks in accordance with original equipment manufacturer drawings and requirements: 1. Manufacture ECS ducts in accordance with the attached statement of work (SOW) and corresponding drawings provided upon request: a. Provide 5-First Article Test (FAT) ducts 90 calendar days ARO b. Provide approximately 300 ducts in a 1-year period (quantity subject to change) ? CONTRACTOR CAPABILITY SURVEY PART I. BUSINESS INFORMATION Interested parties shall provide the following business information for your company/institution as well as for any teaming or joint venture partners: - Company/Institute Name: - Address: - Point of Contact: - CAGE Code: - Number of Employees: - Phone Number: - E-mail Address: - Web Page URL: - Size of business pursuant to NAICS Code 336413, size standard of 1,250 employees: Based on the above NAICS Code and size standard above, state whether your company is: - Small Business (Yes / No) - Woman Owned Small Business (Yes / No) - Woman-Owned Small Business (WOSB) (Yes / No) - Small Disadvantaged Business (Yes / No) - Economically Disadvantaged Women Owned Small Business (Yes / No) - 8(a) Certified (Yes / No) - HUBZone Certified (Yes / No) - Veteran Owned Small Business (Yes / No) - Service Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business (Yes / No) - System for Award Management (SAM) (Yes / No)* *NOTE: All prospective contractors must be registered in the SAM database to be awarded a DoD contract. The NAICS code for this requirement, if applicable to the company's capabilities, should be included in the company's NAICS code listing in SAM. Interested parties shall provide a statement as to whether the company is domestically or foreign owned (if foreign, please indicate the country of ownership). Please submit one (1) copy via e-mail (maximum of 3 MB) or AMRDEC SAFE (https://safe.amrdec.army.mil/safe/) no later than close of business 19 March 2019 to the Contract Specialist, Jason Pickart, email: jason.pickart@us.af.mil. ? PART II. CAPABILITY SURVEY General Capabilities: 1. Briefly describe the capabilities of the company's facility and the nature of the goods and/or services the company can provide. Include a description of the company staff composition and management structure. 2. Describe the company's past experience on previous projects similar in complexity to this requirement. Include contract numbers, a brief description of the work performed, period of performance, agency/organization supported, and individual point of contact (Contracting Officer or Program Manager). 3. Identify any specific requirements in the documentation that the Government provided that would currently preclude the Respondents' company from being a viable solution to this requirement. 4. Describe the company's proposed contract type and anticipated period of performance as it relates herein. Engineering Services: 1. Describe the company's capabilities in manufacturing parts for DoD weapons systems. Repair: 1. Describe the company's capabilities and experience in modifying existing systems/equipment (hardware and software) to solve maintenance and support problems in the depot environment. 2. Describe the company's capabilities and experience in developing/modifying repair or maintenance procedures. Please include associated upgrade of technical orders and preparation of new technical orders. 3. Describe the company's configuration management processes 4. Describe the company's process for maintaining inventory records and reporting on hand/in work balances and repair status to the customer. ? Proprietary Data 1. Proprietary Information (PI) or Intellectual Property (IP) should be minimized and clearly marked: a. Segregate PI and IP information to the maximum extent practical. b. Proprietary Data Protection Agreement should be in place that would permit F-16 program office support contractors to view proprietary information. The following is a list of support contractors who will review the responses. Isaac R. Jones Design and Hardware Engineer Pelatron Technologies, LLC 1464 W 40 S, Lindon, UT 84042 Daniel L. Moore Avionics Equipment Specialist Sumaria Systems, Inc 3164 Presidential Dr, Fairborn, OH 45324 Joel B. Jacobson Sr. Mechanical Engineer NexOne Inc. 1725 E. 1450 S. Suite 330 Clearfield, UT 84015 Oryan H. Joseph Program Manager Sumaria Systems, Inc. 3164 Presidential Dr, Fairborn, OH 45324 Demetrius G. Poulos Logistics Pelatron Technologies, LLC 1464 W 40 S, Lindon, UT 84042 Brian Taylor Logistics Sumaria Systems, Inc 3164 Presidential Dr, Fairborn, OH 45324 2. The U.S. Government will secure Non-Disclosure Agreements from contractors supporting AFLCMC/WW, F-16 Division as identified above. 3. Interested parties, if unwilling for the U.S. Government to release their proprietary data to support contractors, shall provide a statement detailing their position. Summary THIS IS AN SSS ONLY to identify sources that can provide expertise, capabilities, and experience to meet the build-to-print, manufacturing requirements of the ECS duct required to install and integrate MIDS/JTRS on the F-16. The information provided in the SSS is subject to change and is not binding on the U.S. Government. The Air Force has not made a commitment to procure any of the items discussed, and release of this SSS should not be construed as such a commitment or as authorization to incur cost for which reimbursement would be required or sought. All submissions become U.S. Government property and will not be returned.