Request For Information - VC25A Contractor Logistics Support

REFERENCE: VC-25A Contractor Logistics Support (CLS) Contract Request For Information (RFI) INTRODUCTION: The 727th Aircraft Sustainment Group located at Tinker AFB, Oklahoma is requesting information and conducting market research to determine if there are potential sources which have the capabilities to provide Contractor Logistics Support (CLS) for the VC-25A aircraft. This RFI is for planning and market research purposes only and should not be considered as a request for proposals or as a solicitation to do business with the Government. DESCRIPTION: (a) The Government does not intend to award a contract on the basis of this RFI 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 RFI, your response will be treated as information only. It shall not be used as a proposal. (c) The CLS provider will be responsible to provide support for VC-25A aircraft which consists of two specially modified Boeing Commercial 747-200 aircraft. This effort includes responsibility to perform depot level Heavy Maintenance (HM) in an FAA certified facility staffed with Top Secret Yankee White qualified maintenance personnel. In order to maximize aircraft availability HM activities also require the integration and scheduling of ongoing modification efforts being performed by other contractors. The CLS effort includes management and maintenance of government owned assets, support equipment and spare parts stored in the Contractor Operated and Maintained Base Supply (COMBS) located at Andrews AFB. The contractor shall also be responsible for engine & auxiliary power unit management, drop-in unscheduled depot maintenance, system integration laboratory operation, technical data management, Time Compliance Technical Order/service bulletin compliance/installation, aircraft modification, aircraft paint, on-site field service representatives and to dispatch contract field teams as required in support of the aircraft during the performance of its mission. Maintenance includes all areas with an added emphasis on strip and repaint of the complete aircraft, corrosion control, major structural repair, and interior refurbishment. In addition to the unique requirements of this highly visible program, the Government has only limited rights in the data for the aircraft from the Original Equipment Manufacturer and therefore will not be able to provide data to interested sources. Interested and capable sources should contact by e-mail the Program Manager, Randy DeWitt at leslie.dewitt@tinker.af.mil or the Contracting Officer, John Hawk at john.hawk@tinker.af.mil, fax: 405.739.5451, by no later than 30 May 2008. There is no solicitation package available at this time. Responses to this RFI must at a minimum be able to describe your capabilities and provide a brief synopsis of your ability to meet either all or a portion of the requirements described herein. Recommendations regarding the potential breakout of this requirement will be considered for preliminary planning and market research purposes. For information purposes assume the effort begins on 1 October 2009 and runs through 30 September 2019, a one-year basic contract with nine one year options.