SOURCES SOUGHT
16 -- RFI for Spare Parts for the A-10 Aircraft/TF-34 Engine
- Notice Date
- 8/22/2002
- Notice Type
- Sources Sought
- Contracting Office
- Defense Logistics Agency, Logistics Operations, Defense Supply Center Richmond, 8000 Jefferson Davis Highway, Richmond, VA, 23297-5000
- ZIP Code
- 23297-5000
- Solicitation Number
- Reference-Number-A10T34-2
- Response Due
- 9/23/2002
- Point of Contact
- Catherine Contreras, Contract Specialist, Phone 804-279-6820, Fax 804-279-3715,
- E-Mail Address
-
Catherine.Contreras@dscr.dla.mil
- Small Business Set-Aside
- Partial Small Business
- Description
- A SET-ASIDE DETERMINATION HAS NOT BEEN MADE FOR THIS ACQUISITION. THIS REQUEST FOR INFORMATION IS BEING POSTED IN THE SET-ASIDE SECTION TO PROVIDE THE GREATEST DISSEMINATION TO THE SMALL BUSINESS COMMUNITY. PLEASE ENSURE THAT YOUR RESPONSE TO THIS RFI ADDRESSES ALL OF THE INFORMATION REQUESTED IN THE RFI INFORMATION SOUGHT SECTION. IT IS PARTICULARLY IMPORTANT THAT YOU COMMENT ON THE GROUP COMPOSITION. IF YOUR COMPANY EXPRESSES INTEREST IN A GROUPING AND IS NOT ABLE TO PROVIDE ALL OF THE NSNs WITHIN THAT PARTICULAR GROUPING, YOU MUST STATE THAT FACT AND SPECIFICALLY STATE WHY. THIS TYPE OF INFORMATION IS CRITICAL TO THE GOVERNMENT IN MAKING SET ASIDE DETERMINATIONS AND ADJUSTMENTS TO GROUP COMPOSITION. Defense Supply Center Richmond (DSCR) is in the process of preparing solicitations in support of competitive spare parts for the A-10 Aircraft/TF-34 Engine. There will be one unrestricted solicitation and one solicitation set aside for small businesses. Multiple awards will be made from each solicitation. It is envisioned that the resultant contracts will be for a basic contract period of three years with two twenty-four month option periods and one thirty six month option period, for a total maximum period of performance of ten years. The Government's goal in this program is to increase mission readiness levels by increasing stock availability, reducing contractor processing time, and reducing time on back order. Another DSCR objective is to use Direct Vendor Delivery (DVD) for any items that, after evaluation of proposals, are determined by business case analysis to be provided more efficiently by contractor support. It is envisioned that this procurement will allow offerors to indicate those items that they propose to provide via DVD. The Government reserves the right to designate or recommend DVD items prior to solicitation. DVD items are generally fast moving items that have many users, frequent demand, and varying quantities. Under a DVD arrangement the contractor is responsible for providing a complete range of services to support the DVD items. These services include: forecasting, purchasing, inventory management, quality control, receipt, storage, packing, and transportation. DELIVERY REQUIREMENTS: Performance metrics will apply to the resultant contracts. At this time it is envisioned that within a period of one year after contract award, the following performance metrics will be used to evaluate contractor performance: 1. CPT for DVD Routine Requisitions, within 5 days 95% of the time, 2.CPT for DVD High Priority Requisitions, within 2 days, 95% of the time,3.Time on Backorder for DVD, maximum number of days 20, 95% of the time 4.CPT for DLA Stock, PLT for NSN, 95%. DEFINITIONS: CPT (Contractor Processing Time) is defined as the number of days from the delivery order issue date to the date that the total quantity ordered is shipped. Time on Backorder is defined as the delivery order ship date minus the delivery order due date. PLT (Production Lead Time) goal is negotiated on an NSN by NSN basis. SURGE AND SUSTAINMENT: In addition to the delivery metrics, Surge and Sustainment requirements do apply to some NSNs covered under this procurement. A list of the covered NSNs can be found at http://www.dscr.dla.mil/proc/VPV/A10Air/a10air.htm. For your information, sample Surge and Sustainment clauses can be found at the same web site. SYSTEMS INTERFACE REQUIREMENTS: Contractors will be required to interface with DLA's Standard Automated Materiel Management System (SAMMS) and Defense Automatic Addressing System (DAAS). In this case the contractor must be capable of sending, receiving, and processing the ANSI X12 transaction sets (3050 implementation convention) 850 (Purchase/Delivery Order), 856 (Shipment Notice), and 997 (Functional Acknowledgement). An electronic mailbox on a DAASC certified Value Added Network (VAN) would also be required. Contractors may be required to interface with the Government's Global Transportation Network (GTN) to enable the government to track and trace contractor shipments. NSN CATEGORIES: The Government has divided the NSNs covered by the acquisition into (number) manufacturing categories. Depending on the responses to this RFI, it is possible that the Government will make each category all or none, meaning that the contractor must propose and be able to provide all NSNs in the category in order to be considered responsive. All NSNs listed in this RFI are categorized G (meaning that the Government has unlimited rights to the technical data of the NSN and the package is complete). SMALL BUSINESS SET-ASIDE: DLA is setting aside those NSNs with a previous small business buy history for small business concerns. As it is a goal of DSCR to aggressively seek small business participation, the purpose of this Request for Information (RFI) is to determine if adequate small business capability and interest exist to justify the setting aside of additional NSNs that have not historically been supplied by the small business community. In order to set the acquisition aside, DSCR must determine if two or more interested small businesses are capable of meeting the requirements outlined in this RFI. Although general information is provided in this RFI, contractors are strongly encouraged to review the draft Statement of Work. The draft Statement of Work and a list of the NSN groupings, nomenclatures, annual demand values for the last four years, four quarter frequency, four-quarter quantity, and expected Production Lead Time (PLT) can be found at (http://www.dscr.dla.mil/proc/VPV/A10Air/a10air.htm). INFORMATION SOUGHT: To indicate an ability to meet the requirements of this potential acquisition, small businesses should submit the following general information to the address shown below NLT the closing date of this synopsis: 1.Corporate Information to include an indication of type of Small Business (e.g. 8A, Hubzone, WOSB, SDVet, etc); 2. A list of the specific NSN groupings that your company is interested in and capable of providing; 3. Descriptions of your relationship with suppliers for make or buy parts. In the case of buy parts, include a statement that the parts will be purchased from another small business manufacturing concern in accordance with FAR 19.502-2(c); 4. NSNs for which you would be interested in providing DVD services; 5.Past experience in providing/manufacturing similar parts in support of Government or other similar contracts; 6. Comments on the NSN groupings. If you recommend the addition/deletion of an NSN from a grouping, you must provide the rationale for doing so; and 7. Any other comments on the requirement. PLEASE BE AS SPECIFIC AS POSSIBLE. Responses to this RFI should be forwarded in Microsoft Word via e-mail to Catherine Contreras at Catherine.Contreras@dscr.dla.mil no later than 20 September 2002. Industry is reminded that this is a Request for Information, not a Request for Proposals (RFP). Please do not submit a complete proposal with prices at this time. The Government reserves the right to structure the acquisition in any number of ways to enhance competition and optimize operational efficiencies. Individual NSNs or groups of NSNs may be added or deleted as necessary to enhance competition. The Government also reserves the right to add or delete any combination of services.
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- SN00147550-W 20020824/020822213232 (fbodaily.com)
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