J -- Contractor Logistics Support for T-45TS aircraft

The Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR) intends to procure Contractor Logistics Support (CLS) for approximately 155 (FY04) T-45 Training System (T-45TS) Goshawk Jet Trainer aircraft. The quantity of aircraft is expected to increase during the period of performance as additional aircraft are procured. This program includes conducting a T-45 aircraft retrofit program and supporting the T-45 aircraft development test program, as well as routine servicing of the aircraft, off-site commercial depot repair, and maintenance and support of the Ground Based Training System. The Boeing Company is the developer of the T45TS. The T-45 is a carrier version of the British Aerospace Hawk. This aircraft is the primary jet-training platform for the U.S. Navy. It is a two seat, low wing, carrier capable jet trainer powered by a Rolls Royce F405 engine. All maintenance, inspections, and logs and records required shall be in accordance with OPNAVINST 4790.2 series. Seventy-three (73) T-45A aircraft are located at NAS Kingsville, TX, with the remainder being T-45C aircraft based at NAS Meridian, MS. All facilities required to perform this work will be government furnished. The proposed contract will include a base year plus five option years and will include the following types of effort: 1) Organizational and Intermediate Level T-45 aircraft maintenance support. This will include periodic detachments to various aircraft carriers and remote land based detachment sites in support of pilot training requirements; 2) Organizational Level maintenance support of the Rolls Royce F-405 Turbofan engine. All engines and engine parts shall be supplied to the aircraft CLS contractor under a separate T-45 Engine CLS contract; 3) Supply Support for the T-45 A/C airframe; 4) Training Integration System and Academics; 5) Contractor Depot Field Team (CDFT); support, installation facility for depot level fatigue modifications, airframe changes, system upgrades and repairs to the T-45A/C aircraft. NAVAIR intends to release a draft Request for Proposal (RFP) within 45 days. Requests for the draft RFP may be sent via e-mail to: contact@example.gov. Written requests may be sent to: NAVAIRSYSCOMHQ, 47123 Buse Road, Unit #IPT, Bldg 2272, Rm. 155, ATTN: Ann Thomson (AIR-2.3.1.6.1), Patuxent River, MD 20670-1161. All e-mail requests must provide the company?s name, a company Point of Contact and telephone number, a return e-mail address, and a Post Office Mailing address within the body of the response. E-mail responses without the aforementioned information will be disregarded. Questions and answers concerning this solicitation and related contractual information regarding this procurement are accessible via the Internet in Microsoft Word format and reside on the NAVAIR home page, located at http://www.navair.navy.mil/doing_business/open_solicitations/. A technical competition library is also accessible via the Internet; however, access requests must be directed to Mr. Jim Weiss via email at contact@example.gov. Offerors that request an electronic copy of the RFP will be notified via e-mail when it is released. All respondents to the earlier, related synopsis issued on June 6, 2002 need not respond to this updated synopsis as they will be notified via e-mail of the release of the draft RFP. Numbered Note 26 applies.