MARKET SURVEY - IFS Software and Technical Support

The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), Flight Inspection services (FIS), Aircraft Maintenance and Engineering (AMEG), Avionics Engineering (Hangar 9) has a requirement for replacing the existing legacy inventory Logistics & Maintenance (ILM) system with a new system. See attached draft Performance Work Statement for more information. All interested Large and Small businesses are encouraged to submit a response to this market survey. The responses to this market survey will be used for informational purposes only. This is not a screening information request or request for proposal of any kind. The FAA is not seeking or accepting unsolicited proposals. The FAA will not pay for any information received or costs incurred in preparing the response to the market survey. Therefore any cost associated with the market survey submission is solely at the interested vendors expense. The purpose of this market survey is to solicit statements of interest and capabilities from large businesses, small businesses, service-disabled veteran-owned small businesses and 8(a) certified firms, capable of fulfilling this requirement. This market survey is also being conducted in order to obtain the information necessary to determine whether adequate competition exists to set-aside the competition among small businesses, service-disabled veteran-owned small businesses or 8(a) certified firms or if full and open competition is appropriate. At this time the nature of the competition has not been determined. Depending on the responses received from the market survey, the FAA may decide to do a full and open competition or set aside all or part of the procurement for small businesses, service-disabled veteran-owned small businesses or eligible socially and economically disadvantaged businesses that are certified by the SBA for participation in the SBA's 8(a) Program. The principle North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code anticipated for this effort is 541511, Custom Computer Programming Services, with a size standard of $27.5 Million. HOW TO RESPOND TO THIS MARKET SURVEY: Interested contractors should submit the following documents to the point of contact listed at the bottom of this announcement: 1. Business Declaration form and a copy of their SBA 8(a) certification letter, if applicable. 2. Capability Statement - This document should identify: a) Type of services provided by your firm b) Number of years in business c) Geographic area where your company can provide services d) Previous experience for work involving similar scope 3. General Pricing Information. Interested parties are requested, but not required, to provide an estimated top-level rough order of magnitude (ROM) to include a range of the estimated total cost for the effort as defined in the SOW. Details or breakdowns are not necessary during the market survey. The anticipated contract type is an Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity and will be for a base plus four option year periods, if exercised. Any pricing information rendered is for information purposes only and is not to be construed to be binding in any manner by either the government or the contractor. PLEASE NOTE THERE IS A PAGE LIMITATION OF SEVEN (7) PAGES MAXIMUM PER RESPONSE TO THIS MARKET SURVEY. THIS IS ONLY A REQUEST FOR GENERAL INFORMATION. EXCESSIVE SUBMISSIONS ARE NOT DESIRED. Attached is a DRAFT of the Performance Work Statement. Respondents are encouraged to review the Statement of Work and provide comments in their final response. The deadline to receive comments or questions cornering the market survey is one week after issuance on Thursday, 26 May 2016 at 01:00 pm CST. The Contracting Office and Program Office must have sufficient time to review comments/questions in order to provide meaningful feedback and disseminate amongst all interested parties. The Contracting Officer is the sole point of contact for interested companies. If you are viewing this announcement through Fed Biz Ops (www.fbo.gov) the attachments may not be available/viewable to you. If so, please proceed to FAA's Contract Opportunities Website at faaco.faa.gov to obtain the attachments. This Notice is for informational purposes for Minority, Women-Owned and Disadvantaged Business Enterprises: The Department of Transportation (DOT), Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization, has a program to assist small businesses, small businesses owned and controlled by a socially and economically disadvantaged individuals, and women-owned concerns to acquire short-term working capital assistance for transportation-related contracts. Loans are available under the DOT Short Term Lending Program (STLP) at prime interest rates to provide accounts receivable financing. The maximum line of credit is $750,000. For further information and applicable forms concerning the STLP, call the OSDBU at +1 (555) 000-0000." All responses to this market survey must be received by Thursday, 26 May 2016 at 1:00 P.M. CST. Submittals can be by email or hard copy. No phone calls please. All inquiries should be in writing for documentation purposes. All submittals should be submitted to: Email: contact@example.gov (Preferred) If emailing is your method of submission, Please include "MARKET SURVEY RESPONSE: #24420 - IFS SOFTWARE AND TECHNICAL SUPPORT in the subject line of your email. Mailing Address: Federal Aviation Administration Mike Monroney Aeronautical Center ATTN: Janice Hammonds, AAQ-722 Multi-Purpose Bldg., Rm. 313 6500 S. Mac Arthur Blvd. Oklahoma City, OK. 73125 Thank you for your interest and participation in this survey. 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