KC-135/KC/KDC-10 Engineering Sustainment Support

KC-135/KC/KDC-10 Engineering Sustainment Support Sources Sought Synopsis This is a Sources Sought Synopsis (SSS) only, which, as part of market research, is being issued in accordance with (IAW) Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) subpart 15.201(e). This is not a solicitation/request for proposal and no contract shall be resultant from this synopsis. There is no solicitation package available at this time. All interested parties should send company and/or descriptive literature along with responses to the following questions and any comments or questions to Ms. Jennifer Russ, email jennifer.russ@us.af.mil,or address: AFLCMC/WKDK 3001 Staff Drive STE 1AG76A, Tinker AFB, OK 73145-3015. All responses should be received NLT 3:00 PM CST 05 Jan 16. All questions and comments must be in writing, no telephone calls. The Government will not pay for any information received in response to this request, nor will the Government compensate any respondent for any costs incurred in developing the information provided to the Government. The Oklahoma City Air Logistics Center (OC-ALC) is seeking to identify sources that may be capable of providing KC-135/KC/KDC-10 Engineering Sustainment Support. Description: The North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS) code is 541330, size standard $4.5 Million. Major logistics elements will include, but are not limited to providing KC-135/KC/KDC-10 Engineering Sustainment Support. The United States Air Force, through the OC-ALC is conducting market research to identify potential business sources interested in providing KC/KDC-10A and C/KC-135 fleet support through sustaining engineering services. The KC/KDC-10A is a Commercial Derivative Aircraft (CDA) that must maintain the Department of Transportation Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Supplemental Type Certificate (STC) for airworthiness. Sources Sought: KC-135/KC/KDC-10 Engineering Sustainment Support The KC/KDC-10A and C/KC-135 fleet support contract may involve recurring and non-recurring engineering services. Contractual requirements will include systems engineering support, detailed design engineering, design change analyses, system and subsystem integration, technical analyses, liaison engineering support, stress analyses, drawing and technical order development, safety analyses, reliability and maintainability analyses, ground and flight test support, program analyses, design study preparation, mishap investigation, engineering feasibility studies, material deficiency report analyses, field problem investigation, failure analyses, and in-flight emergency response. Qualified contractors must have expertise in all aspects of C/KC-135 design, structures, engineering, configuration, sustainment, aerodynamics, propulsion, electronics, hardware, support equipment and system integration. Contractors must obtain access to KC/KDC-10A and C/KC-135 design, engineering, qualification, test, reliability, and configuration data. Contractors must have suitable facilities, tools, equipment, and personnel to provide all KC/KDC-10A and C/KC-135 sustaining engineering services. Modification/integration questions: - 1) What will be the potential advantages and disadvantages of combining the KC-135 organic contract and KC/KDC-10 CLS contract? - 2) What are the anticipated cost savings that could be realized other than administrative? - 3) How does the solution you provide maintain the KC/KDC-10A FAA certification? - 4) If you are not the OEM, what OEM interface will be needed for interface requirements to reduce technical risk to the USG. Assuming that reverse engineering typically takes more time than researching an existing design database, how would you overcome the risk to the fleet of potentially not having timely responses to safety issues with aircraft? - 5) Would small businesses propose on this effort if the two platforms were separated? - 6) Have there been any market changes within the last three years? - 7) How will you partner with or obtain permission from the current aircraft Type Certificate/Supplemental Type Certificate holder? Small Business Questions: 1). If you are a small business what types of opportunities do you envision for small business, by function, for this effort? Small Business Questions: - 1.) What teaming arrangements (if any) can be established to help develop small business for this level of effort? Other Market Research Information: - 1.) Has your company accomplished engineering sustainment support of this magnitude within the last 5 years?