Procurement of F-5 spare parts

Agency: Department of the Air Force Office: AFLCMC/WLDNA Location: Proven Aircraft Program Office, Hill AFB - 1. Notice: This is not a solicitation, but rather a Sources Sought Synopsis to determine potential sources for information and planning purposes only. The purpose of this Sources Sought Synopsis is to conduct market research to determine if responsible sources exist and to assist in determining if this effort can be considered competitive and/or a total Small Business Set-Aside. The proposed North American Industry Classification Systems (NAICS) Code is 336413, which has a corresponding size standard of 1,250 employees. The Government will use this information to determine the best acquisition strategy for this procurement. The Government is interested in all small businesses, to include 8(a), Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned, Hubzone, and Women-Owned Small Business concerns. The Government requests that interested parties respond to this notice and identify your small business status to the identified NAICS code. Additionally, please provide in your response any anticipated teaming arrangements, along with a description of similar services offered to the Government and to commercial customers within the past three years. Any responses involving teaming agreements should delineate between the work that will be accomplished by the prime and the work accomplished by the teaming partners. This notification is issued for information and planning purposes only and does not constitute a solicitation. Responses will not be returned. In accordance with Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 15.201(e), a response to this notice is not an offer and cannot be accepted by the government to form a binding contract. Responders are solely responsible for all expenses associated with their response. Not responding to this inquiry will not preclude participation in any future Request for Proposal (RFP), if issued. If a solicitation is released, it will be publicized in accordance with the requirements of the FAR. - 2. Program Overview The Proven Aircraft Program Office, located at Hill AFB, Utah, is anticipating the award of a contract to procure 45 F-5 unique spare parts. Parts are listed in Attachment 1. This Sources Sought Synopsis is intended to provide the Government with an understanding of the technology and resources available within industry to support this effort. Proposed Scope of Effort: - a. Procurement of 45 F-5 unique spare parts, which are listed in Attachment 1. Schedule This effort is planned to begin in Fiscal Year 2018. - 3. General Information Interested parties must submit complete printed or electronic responses to each of the following points of contact: Mike Sabin Chad Galioto 6072 Fir Ave, Bldg 1233 6072 Fir Ave, Bldg 1233 Hill AFB, UT 84056-5820 Hill AFB, UT 84056-5820 Phone: 801-775-3801 Phone: 801-586-0690 Email: michael.sabin.1@us.af.mil Email: chad.galioto@us.af.mil Please include the following information: - A. Company/institution and any teaming or joint venture partners - B. Relevant organization contact information, to include address and Point of Contact with telephone number and e-mail address - C. Company status (large, small business, 8a, etc) based on NAICS Code 336413 - D. Would you recommend any other NACIS Code and why? - E. Company Cage Code - F. A statement as to whether the company is domestically or foreign-owned; if foreign, please indicate the country of ownership - G. Answers to the questions identified in Section 4 of this document, in the order indicated below Responses are due no later than 1500 MST Friday, 27 October 2017. All responses from feasible sources will be fully reviewed. However receipt of responses will not be provided. Interested firms should submit routine communications concerning this potential acquisition to the Contracting Officer, at the contact information above. Please limit your response to no more than 10 single-sided 8 - x 11 pages, double-spaced, minimum 12 point font size. - 4. Information Required This Market Research seeks to obtain information regarding industry capability to satisfy the hardware and software development and integration requirements of this program. Questions and Information Requested - 1. Can your company provide all of the parts? If not, which parts can your company provide? - 2. How would your company procure OEM proprietary parts? Surplus OEM proprietary parts would require traceability documentation back to the OEM. - 3. What condition will the parts be in? ie new, surplus, etc - 4. If any, which parts can your company manufacture new? - 5. Which parts have long lead procurement time? - 6. What would be the period of performance (POP) to obtain these parts? Would some parts have a longer lead time than others? If so, what would be the differences in POP for the majority of parts vs long lead time parts?