United States - MC-130 Air Refueling System Contractor Logistics Support

Description

Added: Jun 27, 2019 2:41 pm

 

The Government is conducting market research to identify potential sources that possess the repair data, expertise, capabilities, and experience to meet qualification requirements to provide CLS for the MCARS installed on Air Force (AF) Special Operational Command (SOCOM) MC-130H aircraft.  The contractor is expected to satisfy all requirements of the PWS with minimal assistance from the Government.  CLS will include depot-level repair/full depot sustainment support of all MCARS-unique hardware/software components installed as part of MCARS on the MC-130H.  The contractor is expected to have repair capability and will use transportation, cost, repair turnaround, and other factors to make best-value determinations and support decision making.  The contractor will provide MCARS technical reach back lines of communication to address any/all technical/engineering issues affecting overall system performance.  The contractor will provide total material management for all associated MCARS-unique hardware and consumable components.  Fulfilling material management responsibilities for MCARS will require the contractor or their subcontractor to be an AF Material Command (AFMC) certified Contractor-Inventory Control Point (C-ICP).  The contractor will establish/provide full asset visibility of all MCARS unique components.  The contractor will provide serviceable retail MCARS components to be stored in base supply units.  Serviceable wholesale MCARS-unique spares will be stored in contractor/subcontractor's facilities.  In addition, the contractor will provide MCARS-unique consumables to satisfy bench stock and Consumable Readiness Support Package (CRSP) requirements at all MCARS operating locations.  The original design of the end item and parts thereof, or the design functional capabilities of the end item, will not be changed, modified, or altered unless such changes (Class I design changes affecting form, fit, function, or safety) are concurred with by the Government Program Office and authorized in writing by the Procuring Contracting Officer (PCO).   The Government does not own or have access to the data for these items. It has been determined to be uneconomical to buy the data or rights to the data. It is uneconomical to reverse engineer the part. The OEM and sole source for MCARS is:
 
Cobham Mission Equipment
Brook Road
Wimborne, Dorset, United Kingdom
CAGE: U1918
 
Contractor shall furnish all material, support equipment, tools, test equipment, and services.  The contractor is responsible for providing, maintaining, and calibrating all support equipment required at their facility or a subcontractor's facility.  Contractor furnished material or parts used for replacement shall equal or exceed the quality of the original material or parts.
 
Contractors/Institutions responding to this market research are placed on notice that participation in this survey may not ensure participation in future solicitations or contract awards. 
 
This Request for Information (RFI) is for planning purposes only and is not a Request for Quotations or Proposals. No solicitation document exists, and a formal solicitation may or may not be issued by the Government as a result of the responses to this RFI. The Government will not be liable for payment of any response preparation expenses nor does the Government intend to pay for the information submitted in response to this posting. Contractors/Institutions responding to this market research are placed on notice that participation in this survey may not ensure participation in future solicitations or contract awards. Interested parties are responsible for adequately marking proprietary or completion sensitive information contained in their response.
 
52.215-3 - Request for Information or Solicitation for Planning Purposes
 
As prescribed in 15.209(c), insert the following provision:
 
Request for Information or Solicitation for Planning Purposes (Oct 1997)
 
(a) The Government does not intend to award a contract on the basis of this solicitation 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 Request for Information, your response will be treated as information only. It shall not be used as a proposal.
 
(c) This solicitation is issued for the purpose of market research in an attempt to overcome barriers to competition.
(End of Provision)

Opportunity closing date

29 July 2019

Value of contract

to be confirmed