SOURCES SOUGHT
16 -- F-16 Wiring Harness/Kit Assemblies
- Notice Date
- 11/5/2015
- Notice Type
- Sources Sought
- NAICS
- 336413
— Other Aircraft Parts and Auxiliary Equipment Manufacturing
- Contracting Office
- Department of the Air Force, Air Force Material Command, AFLCMC / AFSC / AFNWC - HILL AFB, ., Hill AFB, Utah, 84056, United States
- ZIP Code
- 84056
- Solicitation Number
- FA8232-16-R-3006
- Archive Date
- 12/22/2015
- Point of Contact
- Vick A. Peltier, Phone: 801-777-3280
- E-Mail Address
-
vick.peltier@us.af.mil
(vick.peltier@us.af.mil)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- 1. NOTICE: This is not a solicitation, but rather a Sources Sought Synopsis to determine potential sources for information and planning purposes only. 1.1 The purpose of this Sources Sought is to conduct market research to determine if responsible sources exist, to assist in determining if this effort can be competitive and/or a total Small Business Set-Aside. The proposed North American Industry Classification Systems (NAICS) Code is 336413, which have a corresponding Size standard of 1000 employees. The Government will use this information to determine the best acquisition strategy for this procurement. The Government is interested in all small businesses to include 8(a), Service-Disabled Veteran­ Owned, Hubzone, and Women-Owned small business concerns. The government requests that interested parties respond to this notice if applicable and identify your small business status to the identified NAICS code. Additionally, please provide any anticipated teaming arrangements, along with a description of similar items offered to the Government and to commercial customers for the past three years. Any responses involving teaming agreements should delineate between the work that will be accomplished by the prime and the work accomplished by the teaming partners. 2. Program Details: 2.1 The following information is provided to identify potential contractors who have the skills, experience, and knowledge required to successfully provide the described capability. AFLCMC/WWMPA F-16 System Program Office, Integration Section, Hill AFB, UT intends to award an Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract to provide diverse wiring harnesses and harness kits for the United States Air Force. Potential harnesses can have a broad range of connectors such as coax, triax, Bayonet Nut Connector (BNC ), Ethernet, spade tip, etc. They will be made out of tin, aluminum, copper, etc. The harnesses range in types of material to include; shielded, non-shielded, coax, Ethernet and will range in gauges from 26 to 6. The harnesses may require that heat shrink material be applied and they may require marking with unique identifier UID. The kits include parts which may require purchasing from outside sources. Parts for kits will vary. Items needed to complete kits will be required to be furnished by the contractor unless otherwise noted or agreed upon. Common items found in kits include the following: clamps, screws, knobs, switches, resistors, ties, splices, contacts, nuts, bolts, relays, sockets, socket assemblies, nut plates, face plates, terminal lugs, back shell, expandable sleeve tubing end caps, rivets and RF cables. 3. This action is being conducted to identify potential sources capable of meeting the requirements for the following areas. a. As stated previously, the contractor shall be required to manufacture/procure, assemble and deliver all parts to the specifications provided in each separate Delivery Order placed against this contract. b. The outer sheaths may be made of but not limited to; shielded, non-shielded, wire mesh, nylon. c. The Contractor shall build and deliver, to provided drawings, requirements and standards, diverse wiring harnesses/kits used on all current and future Blocks of F-16 aircraft The Contractor shall be provided a Statement of Work (SOW), reporting requirement, and set of drawings with each solicitation and Delivery Order. These drawings will provide the set requirements that will be mandatory to be met in order to be considered successful. d. The harnesses may require that heat shrink material be applied and that they may require marking with UID. e. The Contractor shall have the resource and manufacturing capability of performing a number (2 (minimum) or more) of multiple delivery orders, of varying complexity, simultaneously. f. Quality Assurance Plan - The Contractor shall have a Quality Assurance Plan that complies with SAE AS9100 and AS9102. This program, as a minimum, shall include inspection, validation, evaluation, corrective action and procedures necessary to effect quality of all products provided under this contract. - The program shall allow inspection by the Government and shall be applicable to all subcontractors and members of the contractor's team, as appropriate. - Quality Assurance shall demonstrate that the government's designs are adhered to and that material used conforms to the approved designs/drawings provided by the government. g. Delivery Requirements - A Delivery Order (DO) will be issued to the contractor to delineate the Governments requirements and standards. - Delivery Requirements will be specified on each solicitation and delivery order placed against this contract. - A Status Report shall be provided documenting the effort towards achieving the contract objectives and subsequent Delivery Order (D.O.) objectives. h. Parts - Parts ordered via this contract will be in units of 1 to 1000 each and will be determined by each delivery order. 4. This is a request for information seeking sources capable of meeting the requirements listed above. When responding please include: a. Company Name and Cage code. b. A POC's email address and phone number. c. Experience with regards to the manufacturing of aircraft wiring harnesses and harness kits. Also, describe how you would address the requirements in Section 3 of this Sources Sought. d. Experience in meeting strict delivery schedules. e. Suggested NAICS Code. f. Business Size Classification for NAICS and qualifications if any and any sub-category.
- Web Link
-
FBO.gov Permalink
(https://www.fbo.gov/spg/USAF/AFMC/OOALC/FA8232-16-R-3006/listing.html)
- Place of Performance
- Address: Contractor facilities, United States
- Record
- SN03938930-W 20151107/151105234212-e149d94148869a533f642d7047669175 (fbodaily.com)
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