F100 Engine Sole Source Holistic Spare Parts Support Follow-on Contract to SPE4AX15D9436

The Defense Logistics Agency Aviation - Richmond issues this Sources Sought for a potential Long-Term Contract (LTC) as a follow-on contract to sole source contract SPE4AX15D9436 (formerly SPE4AX13D9424). Information about the preceding contract is available at http://www.dla.mil/HQ/GeneralCounsel/FOIA/Privacy-Contacts/. The potential contract is anticipated to have a five-year base and a five-year option. The potential contract will be a comprehensive sole source supplier-initiated orders (SIO) requirements-type contract, issued as a subsumable contract under the terms and conditions of contract SPE4AX22D0001, for F100 Engine support. It will include both consumable and depot-level repairable (DLR) spare parts and may include demand projection and supply planning for the same. The current potential add population consists of approximately 1438 consumable NSNs and 288 DLR NSNs identified as sole source. This projected population is attached. Items will be evaluated on a line-by-line basis. Items identified for competitive sourcing will be removed from the final award population. Additional NSNs may be added in the future in which case amendment(s) may be made to the sources sought notice. DISCLAIMER: THE GOVERNMENT DOES NOT INTEND TO AWARD A CONTRACT SOLELY ON THE BASIS OF THIS SOURCES SOUGHT OR TO OTHERWISE PAY FOR THE INFORMATION SOLICITED. This Sources Sought notice is issued for information and planning purposes only, does not constitute a solicitation, and shall not be construed as a commitment by the Government. The Government requires that only non-proprietary information be submitted in response to this Sources Sought Notice. The Government shall not be liable for or suffer any consequential damages for the use of any proprietary information submitted. Responses to the Sources Sought will not be returned. The responses to this notice are not offers and cannot be accepted by the Government to form a binding contract. The Government reserves the right to reject, in whole or in part, any contractor's input resulting from this Sources Sought. Based on the information received in response to this notice, the Government may change the initial acquisition strategy. However, the Government is under no obligation to award a contract as a result of this announcement. Responders are solely responsible for all expenses associated with responding to this Sources Sought. This agency proposes this Sources Sought as a means of conducting market research to determine if other companies are capable of providing any items that have been determined to be sole source to Pratt & Whitney. All NSNs are source controlled to Raytheon Technologies, Pratt & Whitney Military Engines (CAGE codes 52661 &/or 77445) Objective: The Government intends to solicit and negotiate with only one source under authority of FAR 6.302. Other interested parties may identify their interest and capability to comprehensively support the objectives by responding to this notice. The proposed sole source LTC letter solicitation and resulting potential award of a sole source contract will be issued to Raytheon Technologies Corporation, Pratt & Whitney Military Engines, CAGEs 52661/77445. Other interested parties may identify their interest and capability to respond to the requirement as described below. All responses received by the notice response date will be considered by the Government. A determination by the Government not to compete this proposed contract based upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. Information received in response to this notice will be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement. 1. Responses are required by no later than 21 November 2022. 2. Reponses must include the following information: a. Company Name b. Address c. CAGE Code d. Point of Contact e. Phone f. Email g. Web page URL, if available h. Small business type or category you represent, if applicable i. Identify as a U.S. or Foreign Owned Entity j. Indicate whether your interest is as a prime contractor or as a subcontractor 3. Respondents must address: a. Their capability to comprehensively support the objectives listed above b. Experience on efforts that are similar in nature and scope c. Their experience with F100 Engine spare parts d. Their level of access to the proprietary engineering and logistics data where applicable e. Their transition and implementation actions and timeframes to successfully execute the anticipated requirements of this acquisition in a rapid manner f. Willingness to provide long-term pricing for the full term of the potential contract SUBMISSION OF INFORMATION: Responses to this Sources Sought Notice must be readable by Adobe Acrobat. Response to this Sources Sought Notice shall be unclassified and not exceed 20 pages in length. Please note, emails containing file types such as .zip, .xlsx, docx, or other macro-enabled extension, may not be delivered to the intended recipient. All responses and questions under this Sources Sought Notice must be transmitted electronically to Mr. Rick Alexander at richard.alexander@dla.mil.