Production of CNU-745/E Common Missile Containers

This notice serves as a pre-solicitation notice for the procurement of CNU-745/E Common Missile Containers (NAICS code: 332439, "Other metal container manufacturing", Size Standard: 500 persons) for U.S. Air Force Joint Air-to-Surface Standoff Missile (JASSM) and U.S. Navy Long Range Anti-Ship Missile (LRASM) requirements. The Air Force Materiel Command, Air Force Life Cycle Management Center, Long Range System Division, Joint Air-to-Surface Standoff Missiles (JASSM) Production/Sustainment Branch (AFLCMC/EBJK) intends to award a sole source contract for the procurement of up to thirty-three (33) CNU-745/E Common Missile Containers. This acquisition is contemplated as sole source under authority of FAR 6.302-1, Only One Responsible Source and No Other Supplies or Services will Satisfy Agency Requirements (10 USC 2304(c)(1)), to Advanced Industries, Inc. (CAGE Code: 14555), 301 R L Kelly Street, Odessa, MO 64076-1704. Specific procurement requirements may include, but are not limited to: production of AGM-158 series common containers, CNU-745/E, as well as, spares and/or repair parts and ancillary equipment and integration in support of USAF and USN requirements. The fulfillment of the supplies/services listed above requires substantial initial investment and an extended period of preparation for manufacture and production. All responsible sources may submit a capability statement which shall be considered by the Government. Any capability statement will need to demonstrate how the source can provide a qualified CNU-745/E Common Missile Container within the required timeframes (a quantity of up to thirty-three (33) Common Missile Containers delivered no later than (NLT) 30 September 2019, three (3) of which will be delivered NLT October 2018) and without substantial duplication of costs. A Government-Owned technical data package is available. The date of response to this synopsis for the Production of CNU-745/E Common Missile Containers is fifteen (15) days after the date of this synopsis publication. Communication concerning this acquisition should be directed to Danielle M. Capik, Contracting Officer at AFLCMC/EBJK, 205 West D. Avenue, Suite 632, Eglin AFB, FL 32542-6807 at (850) 882-3904 or e-mail danielle.capik@us.af.mil. An Ombudsman has been appointed to address concerns of offerors or potential offerors. 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 points of contact identified above. The Ombudsman is Lt Col Kenneth L. Decker, Jr., AFLCMC/AQP, 1790 10th Street, WPAFB, OH 45433-7630; phone number (937) 255-5472.