Sources Sought for Possible Integrated Product Support (IPS) in Support of PMA-265

DISCLAIMER THIS SOURCES SOUGHT IS FOR INFORMATIONAL PURPOSES ONLY. THIS IS NOT A REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL. IT DOES NOT CONSTITUTE A SOLICITATION AND SHALL NOT BE CONSTRUED AS A COMMITMENT BY THE GOVERNMENT. RESPONSES IN ANY FORM ARE NOT OFFERS AND THE GOVERNMENT IS UNDER NO OBLIGATION TO AWARD A CONTRACT AS A RESULT OF THIS ANNOUNCEMENT. NO FUNDS ARE AVAILABLE TO PAY FOR PREPARATION OF RESPONSES TO THIS ANNOUNCEMENT. ANY INFORMATION SUBMITTED BY RESPONDENTS TO THIS TECHNICAL DESCRIPTION IS STRICTLY VOLUNTARY. INTRODUCTION The Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR) at Patuxent River, MD (V2231) announces its intention to issue an Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract on a sole source basis for the procurement of integrated product support services in support of PMA-265 sustaining all United States Navy (USN), United States Marine Corps (USMC) and Foreign Military Sales (FMS) (Spain, Canada, Switzerland, Malaysia, Kuwait, Australia, and Finland) Fighter/Attack F/A 18A-F and Electronic Attack EA-18G Type/Model/Series (T/M/S) aircraft. This effort will be responsible for identifying and implementing all twelve (12) Integrated Product Support (IPS) elements due to production and retrofit changes to the TMS. The 12 IPS Elements are Product Support Management, Design Interface, Sustainment Engineering, Maintenance Planning, Manpower and Personnel, Supply Support, Support Equipment, Technical Data, Training and Training Support, Computer Resources Support, Facilities, and Packaging, Handling, Storage and Transportation (PHS&T) per the DoD Product Support Manager's (PSM) Guidebook. Additionally, this effort will be responsible for: Sustaining the F/A-18 Automated Maintenance Environment (FAME) system to support fleet maintenance activities and ensuring Interactive Electronic Technical Manuals (IETMs) are up-to-date and released to the fleet. Logistics Technical Service Teams Field Service Representatives (FSRs), highly skilled personnel and experienced in the F/A-18 and EA-18G system theory and operation who will provide a liaison between USN/USMC Fleet, Training units, and Industry. Hornet Support Centers (HSC) required to support USMC and US Navy F/A-18 and US Navy EA-18G aircraft operating out of NAS Lemoore (CA), NAS Oceana (VA), NAS Whidbey Island (WA), NAS Fallon (NV), MCAS Miramar (CA), MCAS Beaufort (SC) and CW-5/MCAS Iwakuni (JP). Failure Reporting and Corrective Action System (FRACAS) maintenance. Physiological Episode (PE) FSRs at each HSC to act as liaison to the United States Navy, Naval Air Technical Data, and Engineering Service Center (NATEC), and the Contractor's engineering, quality and logistics communities to ensure technical data and logistics requirements are met in a timely manner. Reach-Back Engineering Support, engineering reach-back support for the Super Hornet and Growler fleet sustainment with a focus on repair disposition. Out of Reporting (OOR) Reduction Engineering and Logistics Support for the contractor to provide engineering, logistics, and program management support for the F/A-18 and EA-18G aircraft programs to reduce fleet OOR rates, expand IETMS/Structural Repair Manual (SRM) work pages, and improve maintenance troubleshooting, task execution, and planning. Item Unique Identification for the implementation of IUID on all F/A-18E/F and EA-18G current and future baseline components. The Boeing Company under various NAVAIR and Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) contract vehicles is currently providing these supplies/services. The Boeing Company as the original equipment manufacturer (OEM) is the sole designer, developer, manufacturer, and supplier of the F/A-18 and EA-18G aircraft and systems. Only Boeing possesses the technical data necessary to fulfill the requirements listed above. . The Government does NOT own a complete F/A-18 drawing package with Government Purposes Rights. The issuance of this follow-on contract will fall within the statutory authority of Title 10, U.S.C. Section 2304(c) (1), as implemented by Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 6.302-1, "Only one responsible source and no other supplies or services will satisfy agency requirements." THIS SOURCES SOUGHT IS NOT A REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL. It is a market research tool being used to determine if any firm other than Boeing can provide the services described herein prior to determining the method of acquisition and issuance of a Request for Proposal. The Government is not obligated to and will not pay for any information received from potential sources as a result of this sources sought. A separate Pre-solicitation Notice/Synopsis will be posted with contact information for small business subcontract opportunities. ELIGIBILITY The preponderance of anticipated requirements under this IDIQ effort is PSC R706 - Logistics Support Services. The NAICS is 541330 - Engineering Services with a small business size standard of $41.5M. PROGRAM BACKGROUND NAVAIR intends to establish a sole-source, follow-on IDIQ contract with The Boeing Company, which provides for the issuance of fixed-price and cost-reimbursement task orders for USN, USMC and FMS requirements. ANTICIPATED PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE The follow-on IDIQ effort will allow for the placement of orders from 1 January 2023 through 31 December 2027. Each task/delivery order issued under this effort will designate an applicable period of performance. ANTICIPATED CONTRACT TYPE Per FAR 16.501-2, an IDIQ contract may be used to acquire supplies and/or services when the exact times and/or exact quantities of future deliveries are not known at the time of contract award. The Government anticipates issuing fixed-price and cost-reimbursement task orders under this IDIQ. REQUIRED CAPABILITIES Task orders issued under this IDIQ will provide the required services in support of PMA-265 sustaining all United States Navy (USN), United States Marine Corps (USMC) and Foreign Military Sales (FMS) (Spain, Canada, Switzerland, Malaysia, Kuwait, Australia, and Finland) Fighter/Attack F/A 18A-F and Electronic Attack EA-18G Type/Model/Series (T/M/S) aircraft. Since at least a portion of the resultant IDIQ contract will involve orders of a cost-type basis, the contractor must have an accounting system deemed adequate by DCMA for accumulating and reporting costs under cost reimbursable contracts at time of contract award. . INCUMBENT This is a follow-on requirement. The incumbent contractor is The Boeing Company. Responses to this sources sought notice shall be sent to william.gentry@navy.mil. Submissions must be received at the office cited no later than 5:00 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time on 13 May 2021. Questions or comments regarding this notice may be addressed to Susan Hollins at (301) 995-4562 or via email at susan.hollins@navy.mil.