FY2018-2019 F-35 Annualized Sustainment Contract

INTRODUCTION The Joint Strike Fighter Joint Program Office (AIR-2.6) at Arlington, VA announces its intention to procure, on a Sole Source basis, the services necessary to provide Annual Sustainment support services for the Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR), JSF JPO (AIR-2.6). The services are currently being performed by LM Aero of Fort Worth, TX under N00019-17-C-0045. The existing contract is a Cost Plus Incentive Fee term type. This contract is due to expire 28 February 2018. THIS AMENDMENT IS TO CLARIFY THAT A SOURCES SOUGHT IS NOT BEING REQUESTED ON THE FY2018 - 2019 F-35 ANNUALIZED SUSTAINMENT CONTRACT. However, a sources sought will be requested on a future annualized sustainment pre-soliciation notice. ELIGIBILITY The PSC for this requirement is 1510; the NAICS is 336411 with a size standard of 1,500 employees. All interested businesses are encouraged to respond. Specifically, the Government is evaluating the possibility of establishing this requirement as a Small Business/Other Socio-economic Set-Aside. As such, all eligible SB/SDVOSBs/8(a)/etc in Zone X are encouraged to respond. PROGRAM BACKGROUND The Joint Strike Fighter Joint Program Office (JSF JPO) at Arlington, VA is the program and contract agent for this JPO action. In accordance with these assignments, JPO provides the following: design, development and systems upgrade; system certification; technical support; pre-positioned technical support; supply support; systems engineering; systems development support, systems test and evaluations; software support; operational software development and maintenance support; test support software development and maintenance; production engineering support; overhaul and restoration program support; program management support; and quality assurance and system safety. ANTICIPATED PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE The anticipated period of performance includes a base period of twelve (12) months and a single one (1) year option for a total performance period of two (2) years. The anticipated start date is 01 March 2018. ANTICIPATED CONTRACT TYPE The contract type is anticipated to be a Hybrid consisting of Cost Plus Incentive Fee (CPIF), Cost Plus Fixed Fee (CPFF), Fixed Price Incentive Fee (FPIF), Firm Fixed Price (FFP), and Cost with an estimated total Level of Effort of approximately 17-Million man-hours (based on 1,920 hours per year) over a period of two years. These services shall be performed off-site at Naval Air Station Patuxent River, MD, off-site at the contractor's facility at Fort Worth, TX, off-site at various United States Service Bases, and at other locations specified in the Performance Work Statement (PWS). REQUIREMENTS The Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) Joint Program Office (JPO) intends to award a Sole Source contract, as defined in FAR 5.201(a). All responsible sources may submit a capability statement which shall be considered by JPO. This Sole Source contract will be awarded to Lockheed Martin Corporation, Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Company (LM Aero), Fort Worth, TX, for non-recurring and recurring sustainment support for all fielded F-35 aircraft for FY18-19. The material and non-recurring sustainment activities include: Training Material and Infrastructure, Initial Spares, Support Equipment, Autonomic Logistics Information System (ALIS) Material and Infrastructure, Site Surveys and Site Activation Activity, Depot Activation, Reliability, Maintainability and Health Maturation, and the Structural Integrity Program. All recurring sustainment support and PBL Operations for the United States Air Force (USAF), United States Marine Corps (USMC), and United States Navy (USN), non-U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) Participants and Foreign Military Sales (FMS) customers, to include: Program Management, Sustainment Integration Activities, Systems and Sustaining Engineering, Product Support Management, ALIS Maintenance and Operations, Fleet Management, Security Management, Joint Technical Data Management, Low Observable Management, Training and Training Support, Training Systems Operations, Support Equipment Support, Supply Support and Management Services, Industrial Operations, Warfighter Support, Support of Customer Unique Requirements, Ferry of Aircraft, Engineering Change Management, Support of the United States Reprogramming Laboratory, and DMS/MS support. Sustainment support will apply to all fielded aircraft and propulsion systems to include sustainment for two-hundred and eighty-three (283) F-35A aircraft for the USAF through the end of FY18, and three-hundred and forty-three (343) F-35A aircraft for the USAF through the end of FY19, or for other such quantities as may be authorized and appropriated by Congress. Sustainment for forty-six (46) F-35C aircraft for the United States Navy (USN) through the end of FY18, fifty-six (56) F-35C aircraft for the USN through the end of FY19, or for other such quantities as may be authorized and appropriated by Congress. Sustainment for ninety-nine (99) F-35B aircraft for the United States Marine Corps (USMC) through the end of FY18, one-hundred and nineteen (119) F-35B aircraft for the USMC through the end of FY19, or for other such quantities as may be authorized and appropriated by Congress. Sustainment for twenty-one (21) F-35B aircraft for the British Royal Navy (RN) through the end of FY18, twenty-four (24) F-35B aircraft for the RN through the end of FY19, or for other such quantities or variants as may be authorized by the Ministry of Defence; Sustainment for sixteen (16) F-35A aircraft for the Italian Air Force (IAF) through the end of FY18, eighteen (18) F-35A aircraft for the IAF through the end of FY19, or for other such quantities or variants as may be authorized by the Ministry of Defence. Sustainment for eight (8) F-35B aircraft for the Italian Navy (IN) through the end of FY18, eleven (11) F35B aircraft for the IN through the end of FY19, or for other such quantities or variants as may be authorized by the Ministry of Defence. Sustainment for thirty-three (33) F35A aircraft for the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) through the end of FY18, forty-eight (48) F35A aircraft for the RAAF through the end of FY19, or for other such quantities or variants as may be authorized by the Department of Defence. Sustainment for zero (0) F-35A aircraft for the Royal Danish Air Force (RDAF) through the end of FY18, six (6) F-35A aircraft for the RDAF through the end of FY19, or for other such quantities or variants as may be authorized by the Ministry of Defence. Sustainment for eighteen (18)F-35A aircraft for the Royal Netherlands Air Force (RNLAF) through the end of FY18, twenty-six (26) F-35A aircraft for the RNLAF through the end of FY19, or other such quantities or variants as may be authorized by the Ministry of Defence. Sustainment for twenty-eight (28) F-35A aircraft for the Norwegian Air Force (NAF) through the end of FY18, thirty-four (34) F-35A aircraft for the NAF through the end of FY19, or other such quantities or variants as may be authorized by the Ministry of Defence. Sustainment for fourteen (14) F-35A aircraft for the Turkish Air Force (TAF) through the end of FY18, twenty-two (22) F-35A aircraft for TAF through the end of FY19, or other such quantities or variants as may be authorized by the Ministry of National Defense. Sustainment for six (6) F-35A aircraft for the Republic of Korea (ROKAF) through the end of FY18, sixteen (16) F-35A aircraft for the ROKAF through the end of FY19, or other such quantities or variants as may be authorized by the Ministry of Defense. Sustainment for ten (10) F-35A aircraft for Japanese Air Self Defense Force (JASDF) through the end of FY18, sixteen (16) F-35A aircraft for the JASDF through the end of FY19, or other such quantities or variants as may be authorized by the Ministry of Defense. Sustainment for fifteen (15) F-35A aircraft for the Israeli Air Force (ISRAF) through the end of FY18, twenty-one (21) F-35A aircraft for the ISRAF through the end of FY19, or other such quantities or variants as may be authorized by the Ministry of Defense. Ordering line items to allow for additional supplies and services for DMS procurements, Participant-directed procurements of country-unique F-35 requirements, and government-furnished equipment (GFE) maintenance and repair. Labor categories anticipated to execute the contemplated services include: Sr. Acquisition Logistics Manager, Acquisition Logistics Manager, Sr. Operations Logistics Manager, Operations Logistics Manager, Sr. Logistics Analyst, Logistics Analyst, Sr. Logistics Engineer, and Jr. Logistics Engineer. In addition to the requirements above, please note that under a Small Business Set-Aside, the small business prime must perform at least 50% of the work themselves in terms of cost of performance. Cost of performance includes direct labor costs, overhead that has only direct labor as its base, and the small business' General & Administrative rate multiplied by the labor cost. The small business prime cannot utilize the cost performance of other small businesses it utilizes as subcontractors in calculating its performance to comply with FAR Clause 52.219-14. If the prime is a joint venture, the cost of performance by both small business concerns is utilized in calculating its performance to comply with FAR 52.219-14. Since at least a portion of the resultant contract will be on a cost-type basis, the successful awardees will also be required to have a Government approved accounting system upon contract award.