International Partner F-16 Support Equipment Purchase

FMS REQUIREMENT International Partner F-16 Support Equipment Purchase Sources Sought Synopsis THIS IS A SOURCES SOUGHT ANNOUNCEMENT ONLY. THERE IS NO SOLICITATION AVAILABLE AT THIS TIME. REQUESTS FOR A SOLICITATION WILL NOT RECEIVE A RESPONSE. The United States Air Force (USAF) Life Cycle Management Center (AFLCMC), F-16 System Program Office (SPO) is conducting market research to determine if this effort can be competitive and/or a total Small Business Set-Aside. This effort is to provide International Partner a variety of F-16 Support Equipment as outlined in the attached list. The attached list (Appendix 1) contains the Support Equipment that the International Partner is considering to purchase. The information in this notice is based on the best and most current information available to date. This information is subject to change and is not binding to the United States Government (USG). Updated information will be provided in future announcements and posted electronically on the Federal Business Opportunities homepage at www.fbo.gov. The proposed NAICS for this requirement is 336413 size standard 1250. The USG shall not reimburse the costs of preparing responses to this request for information. The Ogden Air Logistics Complex Contracting Directorate, Hill Air Force Base (AFB), Utah intends to issue a formal Request for Purchase (RFP) in fiscal year 2020 for the acquisition of F-16 Support Equipment for the International Partner . The USG requests interested parties to submit a brief statement of current capability to provide F-16 Depot technical support and a letter of interest. The USG will use this information to determine the best acquisition strategy for this procurement. The USG is interested in all small businesses to include: 8(a), Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned, Hub-zone, and Women-Owned small business concerns. Interested offerors should send a response to the sources sought inquiry, responses to questions listed below, and inquiries to the Procurement Contracting officer (PCO) (see contact information below). Responses should be submitted by 10:00 am MST on 09 September 2019. Email responses in PDF or Microsoft Word format are preferred. Interested and qualified sources should provide the following information. CONTRACTOR CAPABILITY QUESTIONNAIRE Part I. Business Information 1. Company/Institute Name: 2. CAGE Code: 3. Company Point of Contact a. Name b. Telephone # c. Email address 4. Physical Address: 5. Web Page URL: 6. Provide your company's North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) Code: a. If your company is a small business, is it a woman owned business, small disadvantaged business, 8(a) business, HUBZone business, Serviced Disabled Veteran Owned Business, etc.? Part II. Capability Survey Questions 1. Provide your suggested NAICS code. 2. Are you anticipating your company to be a prime contractor or a subcontractor? 3. Are you anticipating a teaming arrangement? a. Any responses on teaming agreements should delineate between the expected work accomplished by the prime and work accomplished by the teaming partners. 4. What is the anticipated lead time? Part III. Financial Information 1. Describe financing methods customarily provided by buyers in this industry (industry defined by the NAICS code or by providing this type of requirement). Note: the USG is not authorized to make advance payments (payments before costs are incurred or work is completed). Part IV. General Capability Questions: 1. Describe briefly the capabilities of your company and the nature of the goods and/or services you provide. Include a description of your staff composition and management structure. 2. Describe your company's past experience on previous projects similar in complexity to this requirement: please include contract numbers, a brief description of work performed, period of performance, agency/organization supported, and individual point of contact (Contracting Officer or Program Manager). 3. Describe your company's capabilities and experience in generating technical data, engineering drawings and manuals. Identify what software programs your company utilizes to generate these data products and what formats are available for delivered items. 4. Are there specific requirements in the documentation that we provide that would currently preclude your product from being a viable solution to our requirement? PCO Joseph Barthold Contracting Officer AFLCMC/WWMK Email: joseph.barthold.1@us.af.mil Contract Negotiator Skye Barnard Contracting Officer AFLCMC/WWMK Email: skye.barnard@us.af.mil The information provided is for USG market research and is given understanding the USG has no obligation to pay for the information. The information may be used in developing a request for proposals (RFP) but does not obligate the USG to issue an RFP or contract. Any proprietary information submitted may be used as a general concept but specific information will be safeguarded as proprietary, if so marked.