This is a Sources Sought announcement seeking responses from Woman Owned Small Business (WOSB) concerns. The Government is interested in all available business sources. The Government is also looking for WOSBs that are interested in providing the services listed on the Draft Performance Work Statement (PWS). FIRMS CHOOSING TO RESPOND TO THIS ARE CAUTIONED THAT THIS IS FOR MARKET RESEARCH AND PLANNING PURPOSES ONLY AND NOT A REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL (RFP). The Headquarters (HQ) Pacific Air Forces (PACAF) is seeking potential sources to support Live Fire Trainer Inspection, Testing, Maintenance, and Repairs (Live Fire) and obtain comments from interested parties in order to clarify the content of the attachment. HQ PACAF requires support for Live Fire Trainers at the following locations 1) Kunsan AB & Osan AB, Republic of Korea 2) Eielson AFB & Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska 3) Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii; 4) Joint Region Marianas, Guam; 5) Kadena AB, Misawa AB, & Yokota AB, Japan. The Contractor shall provide all consumable materials, specialized tools and equipment, and qualified labor to inspect, test, maintain, and repair the PACAF Standard Design Aircraft LPG, Mobile Aircraft/Helicopter, and Commercial Structural fire trainers to ensure serviceability and prevent deterioration in operational effectiveness. The Contractor shall coordinate with the Contracting Officer Representative (COR) after identifying any necessary maintenance to ensure the serviceability and the prevention of deterioration for operational safety and effectiveness of the trainers and structures. Contractor shall comply with Air Force Technical Order (TO) 35E1-2-13-1 - Operation and Maintenance Instructions for Aircraft Fire Training Facilities, the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) Standard 1403, and the Air Force Occupational Safety and Health (AFOSH) Standard 91-501, Section 8.10.6, commercial standards, manufacturer's recommendations, procedures, and technical data, and local, state, and federal guidelines as applicable to the work involved. All electrical equipment installation, replacement and/or repair will be In accordance with (IAW) guidance contained in the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) 70, National Electrical Code (Current Edition). The required maintenance shall be performed at each of the 17 live fire trainer twice annually. Businesses having the capabilities to perform this requirement are invited to submit the following: 1) Company Information: Name, address, telephone number, point of contact names, email addresses, CAGE code, and verification that they are a woman owned small business. 2) Description of capabilities as they relate to the above requirements and your firms ability to provide highly trained pilot instructors at each location. The primary areas of interest are: (1) the ability of your firm in maintaining and providing preventative maintenance for the three types of live fire trainers; Air Force Standard Design Aircraft Liquid Propane Gas (LPG), Mobile Aircraft/Helicopter, and Commercial Structural), (2) describe your ability to schedule and coordinate with each of the locations listed above and whether or not you have experience working in those theaters. (3) Describe your business Quality Control approach and the practices in place to sustain PWS mission. Please provide clear and concise information articulating performance capabilities. 3) Major Risks: Identify any major performance, schedule, or cost risks anticipated. Discuss options to mitigate those risks. 5) Please provide any comments to the attached Draft PWS. The Government requests that industry carefully review the attachment and offer comments or suggestions, with specific references to the attachments (section, paragraph number, page number). Comments submitted that do not cite specific references to the drafted material may not be considered. Any changes to the Draft PWS will be at the discretion of the Contracting Officer. No telephone discussions of the material will be conducted and faxed comment/material is not desired. 6) Assuming there is a solicitation issued and after reviewing the Draft PWS, please provide comments on your firm's need to do a site visit to one or more locations to provide an adequate proposal. 7) The information should be sent electronically to 766 Specialized Contracting Squadron, ATTN: Brian C Powell, Contracting Officer, email: brian.powell.1@us.af.mil , responses should be provided no later than 08 Jan 2018, 4:00 PM HST. The Draft PWS is attached and addresses all currently known requirements. The Draft PWS's currently known requirements are subject to change prior to issue of a solicitation, if one is issued. This announcement is for the purpose of market research to determine the adequacy of eligible business sources prior to determining the acquisition strategy and issuance of a RFP. The Government is not obligated to and will not pay for any information received from any sources responding to this Notice and will not provide any feedback or carry on discussions with non-federal government activities regarding the information provided in response to this Notice. Responses to this notice are not offers and cannot be accepted by the U.S. Government to form a binding contract or agreement. The Air Force will not be obligated to pursue any particular acquisition alternative as a result of this notice. Responses to this will not be returned. Not responding to this does not preclude participation in any future solicitation, if one is issued. The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code to be used for this procurement is 811310, Commercial and Industrial Machinery and Equipment Repair and Maintenance, size standard $7M. This requirement is a potential follow-on to Contract #FA5215-13-P-7029, currently being performed by WRG FIRE TRAINING SIMULATION SYSTEMS INC. Currently, there is no timeframe for potential RFP release. Approximate start date, assuming a contract is issued, would be 24 Sep 2018. This date is subject to change based on the length of any potential source selection.
