SOURCES SOUGHT
16 -- Support of the C-17 Performance Enhancement and Product Improvements (PEPI) IV Effort
- Notice Date
- 6/16/2011
- Notice Type
- Sources Sought
- NAICS
- 336413
— Other Aircraft Parts and Auxiliary Equipment Manufacturing
- Contracting Office
- Department of the Air Force, Air Force Materiel Command, ASC - Aeronautical Systems Center, 2275 D Street, Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio, 45433-7218
- ZIP Code
- 45433-7218
- Solicitation Number
- FA8614-11-D-2002
- Archive Date
- 8/2/2011
- Point of Contact
- Kendall D. Jordan, Phone: 9379044681, Christine L Sauls, Phone: 937-255-3367
- E-Mail Address
-
kendall.jordan@wpafb.af.mil, christine.sauls@wpafb.af.mil
(kendall.jordan@wpafb.af.mil, christine.sauls@wpafb.af.mil)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- DRAFT SOURCES SOUGHT PRE-SOLICITATION IN SUPPORT OF THE C-17 PERFORMANCE ENHANCEMENTS AND PRODUCT IMPROVEMENTS (PEPI) IV EFFORT Program Name: C-17 Performance Enhancements and Product Improvements (PEPI) IV Organization: ASC/WLM, C-17 Division Service or Product: Supply This is a pre-solicitation notice/synopsis only. This is not a Request for Proposal (RFP). No solicitation is being issued at this time and this notice shall not be construed as a commitment by the Government to issue a solicitation or ultimately award a contract. No entitlement to payment of direct or indirect costs or charges to the Government will arise as a result of a response to this notice. This acquisition is a follow-on to the current sole-source C-17 Aircraft Producibility Enhancements/Performance Improvement (PE/PI) contract currently being performed by Boeing (Contract #FA8614-08-D-2080). An indefinite delivery/indefinite quantity (IDIQ) contract with an ordering period of 5 (five) years is planned. This effort, which is to be called C-17 Performance Enhancements and Product Improvements, provides for the development of integrated software and hardware upgrades to the Boeing developed C-17 aircraft and for providing infrastructure support necessary to support these development efforts. Development of system upgrades include correcting existing defects, modifying the system to include new requirements, changing the system to incorporate new requirements, and changing the system to add capability and enhance performance. Boeing has been the sole designer, manufacturer and integrator of the C-17 air vehicle since the program inception. No data package is available for other contractors. The Government anticipates issuing a solicitation to The Boeing Company on a sole-source basis. The Boeing point of contact for subcontracting possibilities is Anna S. Johnson, 2401 E. Wardlow Road, MC C052-0096, Long Beach, CA 90807-5309, (562) 496-7266. The Government intends to issue a solicitation by approximately February 2012, with contract award approximately October 2012. An Ombudsman has been established for this acquisition. The purpose of the Ombudsman is to receive and communicate serious concerns from potential offerors when an offeror prefers not to use established channels to communicate his/her concerns. Potential offerors should use established channels to request information, pose questions, and voice concerns before resorting to use of the Ombudsman. The Center/MAJCOM ombudsmen is Mr. Howard E. Marks, Jr., ASC/AQ, 1755 Eleventh Street, B570, Room 113, Wright-Patterson AFB OH 45433-7404, Telephone: 937-255-8642, Fax: 937-656-7193, Email: Howard.MarksJr@WPAFB.AF.MIL. Potential offerors are invited to Contact Mr. Howard E. Marks, Jr. with serious concerns only. Notice to foreign owned firms: such firms should be aware that restrictions apply which exclude foreign participation at the prime contractor level. Any subcontracting arrangements shall be handled in accordance with the International Traffic in Arms Regulation (ITAR). All materials submitted in response to this synopsis must be received at the following address: Ms. Christine Sauls, ASC/WLMK, 2590 Loop Road West, Bldg 558, WPAFB, OH 45433-7142. Direct any routine communication concerning this acquisition to, Ms. Christine Sauls, Procurement Contracting Officer, at 937-255-3367, or e-mail Christine.Sauls@WPAFB.AF.MIL.
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