MOP Interim Contractor Support

This is a Sources Sought Synopsis for market research purposes only and is not a Request for Proposal (RFP). No solicitation is being issued at this time and this notice shall not be construed as a commitment by the Government to issue a solicitation or ultimately award a contract. Participation is strictly voluntary with no cost or obligation to be incurred by the Government. The Air Force Life Cycle Management Center, Armament Directorate, Direct Attack Branch seeks information on potential sources for a contemplated 18-month Interim Contractor Support contract in support of the GBU-57 Massive Ordnance Penetrator (MOP) system. The GBU-57 system is composed of BLU-127 warhead, KMU-612 tailkit, BRU-72 bomb rack systems, MOP Loading Adapters, MXU-1012/B separation nuts, and separation nut simulators and GBU-57 (D-1) trainer. The intent of this sources sought notice is to conduct a market investigation to collect supporting data and documentation on which to base an appropriate acquisition strategy. The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) Code for this effort is 334511; with a small business size standard of 750 employees. No solicitation is being issued at this time and this notice shall not be construed as a commitment by the Government to issue a solicitation or ultimately award a contract. Interested and capable sources are encouraged to respond to this synopsis with a Statement of Capability demonstrating the ability to: (a) provide technical engineering support for the resolution of GBU-57 system issues; (b) develop a plan, process, and product to assess safety, reliability and logistics and provisioning support for the GBU-57 system; (c) functionally test, troubleshoot, and provide depot level repair of the GBU-57 system; (d) provide updates to the source data for the following technical orders: 11K57-2-7; 35D-2-2; 11N-H5083 and 1CL-1;1B-2A-2-94JG-30-3; 1B-2A-33-2-1 and CL-3; 11B-29-3-62-2; 1B-2A-94-GS-00-2; 1B-2A-6; 1B-2A-34-2-1; and 60B-2-4-6-39; (e) respond with personnel support within 24 hours of notification of weapon operational use; and (f) provide engineers and technicians with a SECRET level clearance in accordance with Industrial Security Manual (DoD 5220.22M) by contract award. Furthermore, the Statement of Capability should provide evidence that the contractor has: (a) engaged in this type of weapon contractor support for at least 2 years; (b) successfully managed and maintained professional support to customers for at least 2 years [submit names, addresses, and phone numbers of references and a point of contact for each]; (c) possesses or has access to the necessary equipment, data, personnel, repair facilities and financial resources to fulfill the requirements of efforts of this type; and (d) the experience and capability to accomplish the systems engineering, maintenance and repair efforts required for a similar weapon system. In addition to a Statement of Capabilities, firms responding to this announcement should include company name, CAGE code, point of contact, address, and indicate whether they are a small business, 8(a) concern, veteran-owned small business, service-disabled veteran-owned business, HUBZone small business, small disadvantaged business, or women-owned small business. Please limit your Statement of Capability to no more than 10 single-spaced, 10 point font typed pages. In addition to the technical challenges of this planned contract, proprietary data is involved for which the Government has only limited rights. Therefore, the Government does not possess, and will not be able to provide a complete technical data package to potential offerors relative to the GBU-57 MOP system. An Ombudsman has been appointed to address concerns of potential sources. The Ombudsman does not diminish the authority of the program manager or contracting officer, but communicates contractor concerns, issues, disagreements, and recommendations to the appropriate Government personnel. When requested, the Ombudsman shall maintain strict confidentiality as to the source of the concern. The Ombudsman does not participate in the evaluation of proposals or in the source selection process. Matters of routine or administrative nature concerning this acquisition should not be addressed to the Ombudsman, but rather to the contracting point of contact identified above. The Ombudsman is Colonel Deborah Cafarelli, AFLCMC/EN, 101 West D Avenue, Bldg. 11, Eglin AFB FL 32542; phone 850-883-3701. If e-mailing your Statement of Capability, please send it in a PDF or MS Word format. Responses should be submitted to Colin McCranie, Contract Specialist, by e-mail no later than 04 January 2013 at colin.mccranie@eglin.af.mil.