KC-135 Center Console Refresh (CCR)

Amendment 02- Changed the document, CCR - Industry Tour Letter, to not be a controlled document. When the form is completed by Industry submit to the POC's via email. Amendment 01- Update added attachment, CCR - Industry Tour Letter to post. This will be the last Amendment to the Synopsis. From this point forward, please refer to the Draft Solicitation. On-Site Technical Tour - Thursday, 27 April 2023, 0800 - 1700 CDT The Government will have an Industry On-Site Technical Tour on Thursday, 27 April. The tentative time for the tour to take place will be assigned to each Contractor within the following time frame: 0800-1700 CDT. Only three (3) individuals, per Company, are allowed to attend in-person. Please submit to the PCO's below, the attached paperwork, CCR - Industry Tour Letter, for those that will attend in-person NLT Noon CDT, Thursday, 20 April 2023. The On-Site Tour schedule of attendees will be posted on SAM.gov, once established. No questions will be allowed during the On-Site Technical Tour. Instead, you may ask your questions during the Virtual Pre-Solicitation Conference or submit NLT the close of the Draft Solicitation - 05 May 2023. Due to the sensitivity of this acquisition, an active DD2345 is required to be on file via the JCP website. Virtual Pre-Solicitation Conference - 02 May 2023, 0800 - 1200 CDT A Virtual Pre-Solicitation Conference will be held on Tuesday, 02 May 2023 from 0800-1200 CDT. Only six (6) individuals, per Company, are allowed to attend with one (1) alternate. These names need to be submitted in an email to the POC's listed below, NLT Noon CDT, Thursday, 20 April. Due to the sensitivity of this acquisition, an active DD2345 is required to be on file via the JCP website. The Virtual Pre-Solicitation Conference will be recorded. Responses given during the Virtual Pre-Solicitation Conference are not the Governments final position. The Government will NOT pay for any travel expenses, information or administrative costs incurred in relation to the Draft Solicitation and associated meetings. Regarding correspondence with the Government; the Government will not go to your company's website to download information. All information requested above will need to be submitted to the below POC's: Lead PCO POC: Sandra A. Newton (405)-622-7835, sandra.newton.1@us.af.mil PCO POC: Jacob Booth, jacob.booth@us.af.mil Buyer POC: L. Taylor McCool, leigha.mccool@us.af.mil Synopsis Contracting Office: AFLCMC/WLTK Legacy Tankers Contracting Tinker AFB Lead PCO POC: Sandra A. Newton (405)-622-7835, sandra.newton.1@us.af.mil PCO POC: Jacob Booth, jacob.booth@us.af.mil Buyer POC: L. Taylor McCool, leigha.mccool@us.af.mil Purpose: Synopsis for KC-135 Center Console Refresh 1. Draft Solicitation issued 04/05/2023 will close 30 calendar days after issuance 2. RFP# - FA8105-23-R-B004 (DRAFT) 3. Nomenclature/Noun - KC-135 Center Console Refresh 4. Application (Aircraft) - KC-135 5. Description: The US Air Force needs an updated Fuel System (FS) and Flight Display System (FDS) due to obsolescence and is looking for innovative ideas to not only replace but improve these systems with turn-key solutions enabling supportability and future growth. The FS, FDS, and the potential derived requirement aspects of both define the scope of the CCR program. 6. The anticipated contract will be a Fixed Price Incentive Firm Target (FPIF), Firm Fixed Price, Cost Reimbursable single award indefinite quantity/indefinite delivery type contract comprised of One Base Year with Eight One-Year Option Periods and a projected period of performance from April/May 2024 to March/April 2033. 7. Please refer to Draft Solicitation Pricing Matrix for CLIN, Quantity and Unit of Issue breakdown. 8. An Ombudsman has been appointed to hear concerns from offerors or potential offerors during the proposal development phase of this acquisition. The purpose of the Ombudsman is not to diminish the authority of the program director or contracting officer, but to communicate contractor concerns, issues, disagreements, and recommendations to the appropriate government personnel. When requested, the Ombudsman will maintain strict confidentiality as to source of the concern. The Ombudsman does not participate in the evaluation of proposals or in the source selection process. 9. An On-Site Visit at TAFB and virtual Pre-Solicitation Conference are expected to be held after release of Draft Solicitation to allow interested parties to inquire further about the KC-135 Center Console Refresh acquisition. Further details will be provided in an amendment to this synopsis. 10. Question and answers from RFI-09 will be provided in an amendment to the Draft Solicitation, prior to the posting closing date. 11. Questions and answers for the Draft Solicitation will be provided approximately 10 business days after close of Draft Solicitation. 12. Reference Documents will be provided in an amendment to the Draft Solicitation, prior to the posting closing date. 13. To request access to view controlled documents via sam.gov, you must have a role assigned in sam.gov. This is not something Government personnel can assist you with. If you are unable to view the controlled documents, you will need to contact sam.gov for questions. After you have a role assigned in sam.gov, request to view the documents and ensure you put your company's cage code in the request. If you do not provide the cage code, this will delay your request for access. Access will be granted to the controlled documents if an active DD2345 is on file for your company via the JCP website, https://public.logisticsinformationservice.dla.mil/jcp/search.aspx. If a DD2345 is not found or is inactive, this will need to be updated and active before access will be granted to view controlled documents.