MC-130 Air Refueling System (MCARS) Contractor-Inventory Control Point (C-ICP)

The Government is conducting market research to identify potential sources that possess the expertise, capabilities, and experience to meet qualification requirements to provide Contractor-Inventory Control Point (C-ICP) support for the MC-130 Air Refueling System (MCARS) installed on Air Force Special Operational Command (AFSOC) MC-130H aircraft. The C-ICP is expected to satisfy all requirements of the PWS with minimal assistance from the Government. The Contractor will provide total material management for all associated MCARS-unique hardware and consumable components until depletion or until contract end. The Contractor shall be responsible for managing MCARS-unique spare parts until exhausted or until contract end. Fulfilling material management responsibilities for MCARS will require the Contractor to be an AF Material Command (AFMC) certified Contractor-Inventory Control Point (C-ICP) at the time of solicitation. The contractor will be expected to establish/provide full asset visibility of all MCARS unique components to Government retail inventory systems. The C-ICP will be expected to implement an Information Management System capable of interfacing with DOD and Air Force systems through the Defense Logistics Agency's Defense Automated Addressing System (DAAS) using Defense Logistics Management Standards (DLMS) transactions. This includes maintaining accountability records in the Air Force Accountable Property System of Record (APSR), the Defense Property Accountability System (DPAS), for property in the contractor's possession. Contractors that do not have an Information Management System capable of interfacing with DPAS can use the Self-Service module to maintain accountability records. The Contractor's mandatory roles and responsibilities are Chief Financial Officer compliance, cataloging, maintaining a stock control and distribution system, assisting Headquarters AFSOC Readiness Spares Package manager, determining distribution, processing requisitions, controlling stock, handling special items, and collecting and reporting data for metric generation. The Contractor will be expected to comply with all inventory reporting requirements for DoD's Financial Improvement Audit Remediation (FIAR) requirements. This includes, but is not limited to, accurately reporting all transactions required to maintain accountability records for contractor managed and possessed Government Furnished Property (GFP) in the Government's APSR. The contractor will be expected to maintain accurate and auditable records and provide key supporting documentation for transactions within two (2) business days upon request to support audit requirements. The contractor will be expected to adhere to policies for contractor managed and possessed GFP IAW DOD and AF policy directives. The contractor will be expected to establish the C-ICP and parts storage within a five (5) mile radius of Hurlburt Field, FL, and be prepared to deliver all MCARS inventory to an AF specified location at the end of the contract. The sole source for MCARS is: CICP MCARS Program FWB Boeing 626 Anchors Street NW Fort Walton Beach, Florida 32548-3886 (850) 301-66 This Request for Information (RFI) is for planning purposes only and is not a Request for Quotations or Proposals. No solicitation document exists, and a formal solicitation may or may not be issued by the Government as a result of the responses to this RFI. The Government will not be liable for payment of any response preparation expenses nor does the Government intend to pay for the information submitted in response to this posting. Contractors/Institutions responding to this market research are placed on notice that participation in this survey may not ensure participation in future solicitations or contract awards. Interested parties are responsible for adequately marking proprietary or competition sensitive information contained in their response. FAR 52.215-3 - Request for Information or Solicitation for Planning Purposes As prescribed in FAR 15.209(c), insert the following provision: Request for Information or Solicitation for Planning Purposes (Oct 1997) (a) The Government does not intend to award a contract on the basis of this solicitation or to otherwise pay for the information solicited except as an allowable cost under other contracts as provided in subsection 31.205-18, Bid and proposal costs, of the Federal Acquisition Regulation. (b) Although - proposal and - offeror are used in this Request for Information, your response will be treated as information only. It shall not be used as a proposal. (c) This solicitation is issued for the purpose of market research in an attempt to overcome barriers to competition. (End of Provision)