SOURCES SOUGHT
J -- Sources Sought for the Redstone Test Center Aviation Maintenance Contract
- Notice Date
- 10/26/2011
- Notice Type
- Sources Sought
- NAICS
- 488190
— Other Support Activities for Air Transportation
- Contracting Office
- ACC-RSA - (Aviation), ATTN: AMSAM-AC, Building 5303, Martin Road, Redstone Arsenal, AL 35898-5280
- ZIP Code
- 35898-5280
- Solicitation Number
- W58RGZ12R0058
- Response Due
- 11/10/2011
- Archive Date
- 1/9/2012
- Point of Contact
- Larry E Davis, 256-955-9109
- E-Mail Address
-
ACC-RSA - (Aviation)
(larry.e.davis2@us.army.mil)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- Competitive 8(a)
- Description
- The Army Contracting Command - Redstone, is seeking information concerning the interest and availability of capable contractors to provide maintenance of flight test aircraft located at Redstone Test Center (RTC), Redstone Arsenal, Alabama. This is a market survey for information purposes only. This RFI shall not be construed as a formal solicitation or an obligation on the part of the Government to acquire any products or services. Any information provided to the Government is strictly voluntary and at no cost to the Government. Any formal solicitation will be announced separately. The current contract is an 8(a) set-aside and it is anticipated that any follow-on effort will also be awarded to an 8(a) business. Therefore, the Government requests that only 8(a) business concerns respond to this notice. Anticipated Period of Performance: There is currently a contract in place with yearly options exercisable thru 1 October 2013. A draft Performance Work Statement for the flight test aircraft maintenance effort at Redstone Arsenal is attached as clarification of the scope of the aviation maintenance effort. The results of this request will be used to refine the Performance Work Statement requirements as well as complete the Acquisition Strategy/Approach, Program Cost Estimate and other acquisition documentation required to support procurement of this capability. Background: The RTC has the need to perform flight test aircraft maintenance at the Redstone Army Airfield on a fleet of approximately 60 test aircraft. The fleet is made up of from 1-12 of each of the modern army aircraft, Model Design Series (MDS) including combinations of modern rotary wing aircraft:(AH-64D, H/M/E/UH-60A/L/M, M/CH-47D/F, OH-58A/C/D, Bell-407) aircraft that are being modified for test, and 5 UH-1 test support aircraft. The Aviation Flight Test Directorate (AFTD) of RTC performs Field, Sustainment and limited Depot maintenance on the aircraft mentioned above. AFTD also has a set of support shops, flight operations (This requirement is an internal contractor Flight Operations (Maintenance Test Pilots, crewmembers, non crewmembers, records, scheduling, training, etc))and aviation logistics functions as a part of the scope of maintenance effort. Sources Sought Purpose: The purpose of this synopsis is to conduct Market Research and to gain knowledge of interest, capabilities and qualifications of potential sources interested in providing the services for aviation maintenance in support of Army aviation flight test. The eventual contract will either span a five period through a base with optional years to complete the time period. Industry feedback is vitally important and the Government will be receptive to any and all ideas received from industry. Proprietary information is not being solicited. Sources Sought Responses: Please include in your response, a statement of capabilities as it relates to this effort, as well as a statement about your 8(a) status. Provide information as to previous contracts that the firm has executed and explain the relevance of the past project to the scope of the aviation maintenance need described herein. Include the magnitude of the past project along with contract numbers, description of work, points of contact, phone numbers, professional qualifications and specific experience of personnel identified to perform the work as well as any other information that would enable the government to assess a firm's capabilities. Responses to the Sources Sought should be limited to 20 single sided pages. All information included in the offeror responses should be specific to this Sources Sought Synopsis. Contacts to Government personnel by potential offerors regarding this RFI subject are restricted and must proceed through the POC. The Government has posted all current information regarding this requirement on the FedBizOpps website under solicitation number W58RGZ-12-R-0058. Email is the preferred method of communication. Telephone calls will not be accepted. Sharon Mueller-Myers, Point of Contact: sharon.muellermyers@us.army.mil
- Web Link
-
FBO.gov Permalink
(https://www.fbo.gov/notices/ad8cbc1d2a33d70389a36ec644f02f32)
- Place of Performance
- Address: ACC-RSA - (Aviation) ATTN: AMSAM-AC, Building 5303, Martin Road Redstone Arsenal AL
- Zip Code: 35898-5280
- Zip Code: 35898-5280
- Record
- SN02613386-W 20111028/111026234410-ad8cbc1d2a33d70389a36ec644f02f32 (fbodaily.com)
- Source
-
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