Internal Audit and Quality Management System (QMS) Support Plan

Sources Sought The Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR) of Patuxent River, Maryland is requesting information and conducting Market Research to determine potential sources for Internal Audit and Quality Management System (QMS) Support Plan procurement. In more detail, the APSD competency wishes to identify potential sources that can conduct ISO 9001:2015/AS9100D semi-annual internal audits of design, manufacture and installation of aircraft parts and components to ensure ISO 9001:2015/AS9100D compliance, provide support for recertification and semi-annual surveillance audits, provide QMS development support, and conduct critical supplier risk assessments for APSD. Internal audits, recertification, and surveillance audit support shall take place at APSD, NAS Patuxent River, MD. QMS development support shall take place remotely as needed. Critical supplier risk assessments shall take place at the vendor's location as applicable. This Sources Sought is for planning and market research purposes only and should not be considered as a Request for Proposal (RFP) or as a solicitation to do business with the Government. There is no solicitation package available at this time. THIS SOURCES SOUGHT (SS) ANNOUNCEMENT IS NOT A REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL. This SS is a market research tool being utilized to determine potential and eligible sources capable of providing the hardware and/or services described herein prior to determining the method of acquisition and issuances of an RFP. The appropriate Product Service Code (PSC) is R704. The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code for this requirement is 541380. All interested and responsible businesses are encouraged to respond. The Government is not obligated to, and will not pay for any information received from potential sources as a result of this SS announcement. SCOPE: The contractor shall conduct ISO 9001:2015/AS9100D semi-annual internal audits of design, manufacture and installation of aircraft parts and components to ensure ISO 9001:2015/AS9100D compliance, provide support for recertification and semi-annual surveillance audits, provide QMS development support, and conduct critical supplier risk assessments for APSD. Internal audits, recertification, and surveillance audit support shall take place at APSD, NAS Patuxent River, MD. QMS development support shall take place remotely as needed. Critical supplier risk assessments shall take place at the vendor's location as applicable. REQUIREMENTS 1. Performance Requirements: a. The contractor shall conduct ISO 9001:2015/AS9100D semi-annual internal audits of design, manufacture and installation of aircraft parts and components to ensure ISO 9001:2015/AS9100D compliance. Each audit is three (3) days in length. The contractor shall provide APSD with an internal audit report within ten (10) working days past the conclusion of the site visit. Internal audits shall be conducted in accordance with APSD-D-3137 Internal Audit Procedure. b. The contractor shall provide on-site audit support during APSD's recertification and semi-annual surveillance AS9100D Certifying Body (CB) audits. AS9100D CB audits consist of one (1) recertification audit and five (5) surveillance audits. Each audit is three (3) days in length. The contractor shall provide APSD with notes and recommendations to detail the outcome of the audits within ten (10) working days past the conclusion of the site visit. c. The contractor shall provide APSD with QMS development support for process and procedure improvement. QMS development support shall take place remotely for a total of two hundred eighty-eight (288) working hours. Contractor support will be requested by the APSD Quality Manager or QMS team as needed. d. The contractor shall conduct on-site critical supplier risk assessments per APSD processes for necessary suppliers on APSD's Approved Supplier List (ASL). Critical supplier assessment support will be provided for twenty four (24), four (4) day trips at the supplier's facility. Trip duration includes travel to and from the supplier's facility, conducting the assessment, and generating necessary reports for the supplier. 2. Contractor Qualifications: a. Contractor must be a U.S. citizen. b. Contractor must be able to utilize and/or read reports from Navy ERP and AMODS. c. The Contractor shall have a background in quality management system development and implementation along with experience in auditing to the Aerospace AS9100D standard. d. The Contractor shall have expert knowledge in process development (aerospace standards), aerospace auditing techniques, problem solving, and implementing a management system that also complies with the Naval Aviation Maintenance Program (NAMP) regulatory requirement. e. The Contractor shall have experience in the certification and the subsequent ongoing improvement of an Aerospace AS9100D management system. f. The Contractor shall present evidence of their ability to develop and continually improve an AS9100D management system. g. The Contractor shall provide any or all past or current contracts with NAVAIR (preferably) or a Department of Defense facility (minimum) in order to confirm or validate experience and expertise in the Aerospace AS9100D standard. Basic description of requirement: Internal Audit and Quality Management System (QMS) Support Plan POP: 3 years