Market Research for availability of F-15 Aircrews

I. General Information The Air Force Installation Contracting Agency, 338 Specialized Contracting Squadron (SCONS), [formerly the Air Education and Training Command Contracting Squadron (AETC CONS] is seeking information concerning the availability and rough order of magnitude (ROM) for locating and hiring specific categories of aircrew labor specialties. Positions may be required to support various Government contracts for the Royal Saudi Air Force (RSAF) in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia in support of the Security Cooperation/Security Assistance acquisition program. This Request for Information (RFI) is issued for informational and planning purposes only. This is NOT a Request for Proposal (RFP). It is not to be construed as a formal solicitation or an obligation on the part of the Government to acquire any products or services. The information requested by this RFI will be used within the Air Force to facilitate decision making and will not be disclosed outside the agency except as indicated in paragraph III. The required Aircrew positions and qualifications are as follows: -F-15C Instructor Pilot, see attachment 1. -F-15C, RFW Instructor Pilot, see attachment 2. -F-15E/S Instructor Pilot, see attachment 3. -F-15E/S Instructor WSO, see attachment 4. -F-15E/S RFWS Instructor Pilot, see attachment 5. -F-15E/S RFWS Instructor WSO, see attachment 6. -F-15E or S Simulator Instructor, see attachment 7. II. Vendor Response At a minimum the following information is requested: -Company Information --Company Name --Address --Point of Contact --Telephone Number --E-mail address -Describe availability and ROM for attached aircrew position descriptions for service in-Kingdom (to include Dhahran and Khamis) for two - five years. Dependents will be authorized. --Provide ROM for fully burdened annual labor cost (including G&A and profit/fees) per each aircrew position. --Provide approximate recruiting pool for each aircrew position. --Provide any additional comments, concerns, or suggestions --Limit responses to twenty pages. III. Notice Respondents are advised that data submitted to the Government in response to this RFI may be released to non-government advisors for review and analysis. These advisors may be required to provide advice within their area of expertise. All representatives have signed nondisclosure forms. Non-government advisors will be subject to civil and criminal penalties associated with any release of information pursuant to FAR Part 3.104 procurement integrity violations. If respondent has any objection to non-government advisor access to their response, the respondent shall provide grounds and justification for their objections. The non-government advisors are: -The Systems Group 104 Etowah Court Bonaire, GA 31005 -STS Systems Integration, LLC 1077 Central Parkway South San Antonio, TX 78232 Note: The companies listed above may not assist or participate in preparation or submission of any proposal resulting from this market research / RFI. Contracting Office Address: Department of the Air Force, Air Force Installation Contracting Agency, 338th Specialized Contracting Squadron, 2021 First Street West, Randolph AFB, TX, 78150-4302 Point of Contact(s): Please provide responses to this RFI by 24 Jan 2014, at 2:00 PM CST via e-mail to Mr. Joe Sitterly at, joseph.sitterly@us.af.mil