SOURCES SOUGHT
B -- Corrosion Mapping and Engineering Analysis Services
- Notice Date
- 4/2/2007
- Notice Type
- Sources Sought
- NAICS
- 541330
— Engineering Services
- Contracting Office
- Department of Homeland Security, United States Coast Guard (USCG), Commanding Officer, USCG Aircraft Repair & Supply Center, HU25, HH65, H60J, C130, EISD, 130J or ALD Support, Elizabeth City, NC, 27909-5001, UNITED STATES
- ZIP Code
- 00000
- Solicitation Number
- Reference-Number-EISDRFI008
- Response Due
- 4/30/2007
- Archive Date
- 5/15/2007
- Description
- THIS IS A SOURCES SOUGHT NOTICE/Request For Information (RFI). In accordance with Federal Acquisition Regulation Part 10.002(iii) the U.S. Coast Guard is conducting Market Research to identify commercially available sources that can provide Corrosion Mapping and Engineering Analysis Services. This RFI is for information and planning purposes only and is NOT a solicitation or a Request For Proposals (RFP). Because this is not a solicitation, nor an RFP, phone calls and correspondence requesting that information submitted in response to this notice be evaluated and considered for contract award at this point will not be honored. No contract will be awarded from this notice. Reimbursement will not be made for any costs associated with providing information in response to this announcement and any follow-up information requests. Respondents deemed fully qualified will be considered in any resulting future solicitation. All submitted materials will be designated For Government Use Only. The Aging Aircraft Branch at the US Coast Guard Aircraft Repair and Supply Center (ARSC) in Elizabeth City, NC is searching for sources that can respond in writing within 30 days of this announcement. The major goal of this Corrosion Mapping and Engineering Analytical Services synopsis is to improve mission readiness, reduce operating & maintenance costs and consolidate legacy data into an intuitively integrated online site from which end users can expand their knowledge base. A desire of any Corrosion Mapping and Engineering Analysis Services Contract is to combine as many of the stated specifications under one vendor as possible, however, vendors are invited to respond even though they may not be able provide all stated services, especially if they are strong in one particular area. The following is the specification for Corrosion Mapping and Engineering Analysis Services: Provide wireless hardware tool(s) to include the interfacing software that can be used to electronically capture the location(s) of corrosion or structural damage found on aircraft at depot (USCG ARSC, Elizabeth City NC). Additionally the hardware solution(s) should provide the mapper with the necessary location display information (i.e. cards, grids, diagrams) to select the extent or stage of corrosion (i.e. mild, minor, or major) and the type (exfoliation, fretting, galvanic, crack, etc?) of corrosion or damage. The reference system to pin point the location should be easily retrieved and intuitively understood by the mapper. The hardware used by the depot personnel to ?map? the damage found should be ruggedized, reliable, cost effective and easily transportable and interoperable with all airframe types or users. In the event digital images are necessary to further document the damage, the hardware tool(s) will have this capability to capture photos electronically (Note: Ease of use will be heavily weighed in selecting a source during a source selection process). The hardware should have the capability to readily download the information to a mapping database. The hardware and software recommended should be chosen with the understanding of the goal to have a future capability to retrieve corrosion and repair data from all air stations through existing legacy Aviation Logistics Management Information System (ALMIS) channels to include Aviation Computerized Maintenance System (ACMS) and Electronic Aircraft Logbook (EAL) as well as being able to dispense the proposed solution to the field units. Provide a readily available Corrosion Mapping Online Integrated Database that should be capable to assist the user with generating applicable text reports and present mapping data pictorially in either 2D or 3D active system diagrams. The database should have a ?dashboard-like? menu from which the user can select a host of options to include but not limited to the aircraft type, model, tail number, unit, date range(s) and type of damage. The system should foster intuitive navigation and provide example damage and degree of damage imagery, be user friendly and have a reference schema to quickly identify the location of the damage to the degree of detail the user (maintainer, engineer, operator, manager) requires. The system should permit the display of corrosion ?hot spots? on individual aircraft; identification of the type and extent (depth, area, orientation, crack length) of corrosion or damage found; capability to display embedded images; historical engineering disposition information; the ability to query the database to view damage found on individual aircraft with rollup capability and/or the ability to request summary information for air station aircraft (i.e. all Coast Guard Air Station Miami H65 helicopters); capture corrosion mapping (data collection) man-hours devoted to individual depot aircraft; capture corrective man-hours to repair corrosion or accidental damage; and the architecture to expand mapping to include capturing non-destructive inspection log results and wiring damage along with capturing repairs in specific locations on aircraft. The menu should be capable of retrieving legacy data to include text from ALMIS, ACMS, and EAL. The menu should allow the selection and identification of the corrosion critical areas to include identification of primary, secondary and tertiary structure. The menu should have the capability to build integrated links to individual aircrafts? Illustrated Parts Breakdown (IPBs) and Structural Repair Manuals (SRMs); links to individual aircraft?s Significant Component History Reports (SCHRs) found in the current legacy ACMS; links to the legacy Engineering Service Request (ESR) Database; links to ALMIS, ACMS and EAL; and links to individual platforms? Aircraft Structural Integrity Program (ASIP) data and inspection results. The menu should also provide the expanded capability to include incorporating environmental severity data, dehumidification hours employed on a particular aircraft, collate impact of the number of rescue swimmer deployments to corrosion detected & mapped, and the number of day?s aircraft are deployed from home unit. Provide engineering analytical services to augment current resources within the Aging Aircraft Branch to support the Product Lines and field units to make sound recommendations for determining casual factors, prevention, material improvements, and repair vs. replace decisions as well as integrating all degraders into a decision matrix to make the most cost effective recommendation for the asset or component. The USCG will allow offerors to propose either web based services or onsite services with the final determination resting with the USCG in the source selection process. Note: Current historical mapping data contained within ALMIS is desired to remain retrievable and ultimately incorporated into this new corrosion integrated database provided it can be accomplished in a cost-effective manner. The data collection hardware and this database should be designed to provide essential information and tools required for the management of the Coast Guard fleet of aircraft. Following review of the responses and prior to issuance of a solicitation/Request For Proposals (RFP), the Aging Aircraft Branch plans to hold a pre-solicitation conference sometime before the end of May 2007. Interested companies are encouraged to respond to this announcement as soon as possible. Responses should include a) name and address of contractor; b) Cage Code; c) point of contact including name, title, phone, and email address; d) descriptive literature, brochures, price ranges and should include if services are of a type customarily available in the commercial marketplace, of a type customarily available in the commercial marketplace with modifications, or used exclusively for governmental purposes; e) state whether the business is currently classified as Large, Small, Small Disadvantaged, 8(a), HubZone Small Business, Women Owned, Veteran Owned, Service Disabled Veteran Owned Small business in terms of the NAICS code; f) GSA Contract information if applicable, and other information that provides the Coast Guard with a more accurate picture of the potential marketplace for any subsequent requirement. The NAICS code is 541330 and the small business size standard is $4.0 mil. Responses should be submitted to AVI2 Erick Ludwigson at Erick.J.Ludwigson @uscg.mil or Denise Hall, Contract Specialist, at Denise.P.Hall@uscg.mil., or faxed to (252)334-5242 or mail to USCG AR&SC, Attn: Denise Hall, EISD Bldg 78, Elizabeth City, NC 27909.
- Place of Performance
- Address: USCG Aircraft Repair and Supply Center, Weeksville Road, Elizabeth City, NC
- Zip Code: 27909
- Country: UNITED STATES
- Zip Code: 27909
- Record
- SN01264211-W 20070404/070402220312 (fbodaily.com)
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