PRE-PROPOSAL CONFERENCE - Remotely Piloted Aircraft (RPA) Maintenance (Mx)

Amendment 3: The purpose of this amendment is to post the slides, attendee list, and Q&As from the pre-proposal conference. The slides presented at the conference are included in the new attachment titled "RPA Mx Pre-Solicitation Conf Brief (10Sep24)_Final." The attendee list is included in the new attachment titled "Pre-solicitation Conference List of Attendees." The Q&As are included in the new attachment titled "Pre-proposal Conference Q and As." No changes have been made to the Pre-proposal Conference information. Amendment 2: The purpose of this amendment is to post questions submitted by industry along with Government answers. All Q&As are included in the new attachment titled "Consolidated Industry Questions on Pre-Proposal Conference_Amend 2." The attachment titled "Consolidated Industry Questions on Pre-Proposal Conference_Amend 1" is now obsolete and has been deleted from the post. No changes have been made to the Pre-proposal Conference information. Amendment 1: The purpose of this amendment is to post questions submitted by industry along with Government answers. All Q&As are included in the new attachment titled "Consolidated Industry Questions on Pre-Proposal Conference_Amend 1." No changes have been made to the Pre-proposal Conference information. 1.0 Description 1.1 The Air Combat Command, Acquisition Management and Integration Center (ACC AMIC), Langley AFB, VA will hold a Pre-proposal Conference in support of the Remotely Piloted aircraft (RPA) Maintenance (Mx) support services upcoming competitive requirement. The purpose of the Pre-proposal Conference is to provide industry with a PWS and solicitation overview and an opportunity to tour the airfield, hanger, MQ-9 aircraft, and ground control station (GCS) at Creech Air Force Base (AFB), NV. A detailed itinerary will be provided to all registered attendees. 1.2 The RPA Mx support services provide organizational-level (O-level) Mx support, sustainment of combat and training capabilities, qualified management and supervisory personnel, and qualified organizational maintenance personnel at CONUS and OCONUS locations. 1.3 The period of performance is anticipated to consist of a five-year ordering period with an estimated award date of 1 April 2025. 1.4 The applicable North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) for this requirement is 488190 which is defined as establishments primarily engaged in providing specialized services for air transportation (except air traffic control and other airport operations). The small business size standard is $35 million. 1.5 This announcement is for the Pre-proposal Conference only. This is NOT a Request for Proposal or a Request for Quote. 1.6 The Pre-proposal Conference and its attachments are posted on the SAM.gov website. Hard copies of documents will not be provided by the Government. 2.0 Requested Information 2.1 The Government will fill out the Entry Authorization List (EAL) Form on behalf of the potential offerors; the EAL Form has been attached to the SAM.gov posting for situational awareness ONLY. DO NOT fill out or sign this form. Each potential offeror is allowed a MAXIMUM of 2 participants for the Pre-proposal Conference. Include the following information for all participants in the body of an email: Full Name of Visitor Social Security Number of Visitor Date of Birth of Visitor Driver's License State Driver's License Number 2.2 All email correspondence should include the subject - XYZ Pre-proposal Conference for RPA Mx Recompete (insert your company's name in place of - XYZ). 2.3 All questions regarding the Pre-proposal Conference shall be emailed to ALL POCs listed in the SAM.gov posting. Questions may be submitted in the body of an email or via an electronic format using Microsoft Office 365 and/or Portable Document Format (PDF) using Adobe Acrobat Pro or later. All documents must be electronically searchable. All documents shall be virus checked by the originator prior to submission. 2.4 The government is unable to guarantee access to the Pre-proposal Conference to any potential offerors that submit the EAL Form after 03 September 2024 @ 1400 EST. The government intends to use the internet and email as the primary means of disseminating and exchanging information. 3.0 Additional Information 3.1 Funds are presently not available at this time for this re-compete requirement. The government's obligation for this re-compete requirement is contingent upon availability of appropriated funds from which payment for this requirement can be made. No legal liability on the part of the government for payment of this acquisition may arise until funds are made available to the Contracting Officer for this re-compete requirement. 4.0 OMBUDSMAN DAFFARS 5352.201-9101 (JUL 2023) As prescribed in?DAFFARS 5301.9103, OMBUDSMAN (JUL 2023) (a) An ombudsman has been appointed to hear and facilitate the resolution of concerns from offerors, potential offerors, and others for this acquisition. When requested, the ombudsman will maintain strict confidentiality as to the source of the concern. The existence of the ombudsman does not affect the authority of the program manager, contracting officer, or source selection official. Further, the ombudsman does not participate in the evaluation of proposals, the source selection process, or the adjudication of protests or formal contract disputes. The ombudsman may refer the interested party to another official who can resolve the concern. (b) Before consulting with an ombudsman, interested parties must first address their concerns, issues, disagreements, and/or recommendations to the contracting officer for resolution. Consulting an ombudsman does not alter or postpone the timelines for any other processes (e.g., agency level bid protests, GAO bid protests, requests for debriefings, employee-employer actions, contests of OMB Circular A-76 competition performance decisions). (c) If resolution cannot be made by the contracting officer, the interested party may contact the ombudsman, AFICC KC Ombudsman supporting ACC, Deputy Director of Contracting, AFICC/KC (OL-ACC), 114 Thompson Street, Bldg. 586, Room 129, Langley AFB, VA, 23665, telephone 757-764-5372 (DSN 574-5372). The alternate Ombudsman is the Civilian Deputy Director of Contracting, AFICC/KC (OL-ACC), 114 Thompson Street, Bldg. 586, Room 129, Langley AFB, VA, 23665, telephone 757-764-5372 (DSN 574-5372). Concerns, issues, disagreements, and recommendations that cannot be resolved at the Center/MAJCOM/FLDCOM/DRU ombudsman level, may be brought by the interested party for further consideration to the Department of the Air Force ombudsman, Associate Deputy Assistant Secretary (ADAS) (Contracting), SAF/AQC, 1060 Air Force Pentagon, Washington DC 20330-1060, phone number (571) 256-2395, facsimile number (571) 256-2431. (d) The ombudsman has no authority to render a decision that binds the agency. (e) Do not contact the ombudsman to request copies of the solicitation, verify offer due date, or clarify technical requirements. Such inquiries shall be directed to the contracting officer. (End of clause) 5.0 Summary THIS IS FOR THE PRE-PROPOSAL CONFERENCE ONLY to provide potential offerors with a PWS and solicitation overview and an opportunity to tour the airfield, hanger, MQ-9 aircraft, and GCS at Creech AFB. The information provided herein is subject to change and is not binding on the government. ACC AMIC has not made a commitment to procure RPA Mx support services, and release of this Pre-proposal Conference should not be construed as a commitment or as authorization to incur costs for which reimbursement would be required or sought. The government will not provide any compensation, monetary or otherwise, for companies providing responses. All submissions become government property and will not be returned.