LRAFB Bird Strike Calculator

THIS IS A SOURCES SOUGHT NOTICE. NO SOLICITATION IS AVAILABLE AT THIS TIME. The purpose of this Sources Sought Notice is to identify potential sources capable of performing the effort described herein pursuant to FAR part 10, Market Research and FAR part 19, Small Business Programs. This is for planning purposes only. Any information submitted by respondents to this Source Sought Notice is voluntary. The Air Force does not intend to award a contract on the basis of this notice or to otherwise pay for the information solicited. Respondents should not construe this notice as a commitment by the Air Force for any purpose, and should refrain from providing proprietary information in the response. 1. INTRODUCTION: This is the initial step in the planning process for procuring a Bird Strike Calculator. The 19 CONS/PKA at Little Rock Air Force Base seeks sources to provide LRAFB aircrews with a Bird Strike Threat Calculator (BST) capable of utilizing data sets that include but not limited to historical strike data, weather, common routes with associated legs resulting in a calculation usable in current and future Aviation Operational Risk Management (AvORM) tools. 19 CONS/PKA anticipates conducting a competitive acquisition for this effort. The effort is expected to result in a Firm-Fixed-Price contract. NAICS code is anticipated to be 541511 with a size standard $30M. 2. INSTRUCTIONS: All businesses capable of providing a Bird Strike Calculator IAW with the attached Statement of Objectives (SOO) are invited to respond electronically. All responses shall include the following: a. Capabilities statement: shall include company name, address, DUNS number, CAGE code, point of contact with email address and telephone number. b. Business size and any additiional socio-economic categories (small business, small disadvantaged business, service-disabled veteran-owned small business, economically disadvantaged woman-owned small business, woman-owned small business, or HUBZone) using NAICS 541511, size standard of $30M. The Air Force reserves the right to consider a small business set-aside for any subsequent acquisition based upon responses to this notice. c. A positive statement of intent to bid as a prime contractor. d. Any current government contract vehicles that may be utilized to procure this requirement. e. Any recommendations on the attached SOO (clarifications, questions, etc). Statement of Capabilities are limited to 5 pages, and should demonstrate capability to provide the requirement IAW the attached SOO. Responses must be received no later than 2 June 2022, and addressed to the Contract Specialist, SSgt Scipio, Asim and the Contracting Officer, Ms. Stephanie Gibbs.