SOURCES SOUGHT
16 -- External Strip and Paint for USCG HC-144 and HC-27J Aircraft
- Notice Date
- 8/22/2016
- Notice Type
- Sources Sought
- NAICS
- 488190
— Other Support Activities for Air Transportation
- Contracting Office
- Department of Homeland Security, United States Coast Guard (USCG), USCG Base Elizabeth City, 1664 Weeksville Road, Elizabeth City, North Carolina, 27909-6404, United States
- ZIP Code
- 27909-6404
- Solicitation Number
- HSCG38-16-S-010007
- Archive Date
- 9/24/2016
- Point of Contact
- Shauna C. McLarney, Phone: 2523345212
- E-Mail Address
-
shauna.c.mclarney@uscg.mil
(shauna.c.mclarney@uscg.mil)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- This is not a solicitation announcement. This is a sources sought synopsis only. This is NOT a request for proposals and in no way obligates the Government to award any contract. The purpose of this sources sought synopsis is to gain knowledge of commercially available paint services that may be of interest to the United States Coast Guard (USCG). BACKGROUND: The USCG Medium Range Surveillance Maritime Patrol Aircraft (HC-144 and HC-27J) are transport and surveillance aircraft that are used to perform search and rescue, enforce laws and treaties, marine environmental protection, military readiness, and international ice patrol missions. The USCG currently operates eighteen (18) HC-144 (CN-235, series 300M) aircraft manufactured by Airbus Military, Seville, Spain, and is in the process of acquiring fourteen (14) HC-27J aircraft from the U.S. Air Force. Due to the mission requirements to frequently operate at lower altitudes in salt-laden environments, both of these aircraft undergo Programmed Depot Maintenance (PDM) every four (4) years at which time they require exterior paint removal and application of a new paint system to combat airframe and aircraft component corrosion. SYNOPSIS: The USCG is seeking information and industry comments from potential sources that can provide all services necessary to prepare, scuff sand or strip coatings, and externally paint the HC-144 (four (4) aircraft annually) and HC-27J (three (3) aircraft annually). The contractor shall supply all labor, equipment, facilities, masking materials, pre-paint solutions, primer, and topcoats. Contractor shall have an onsite strip and paint facility and the capabilities and equipment to perform minor aircraft maintenance. The USCG will inspect and paint the following areas during depot maintenance: Engines (propeller cap, and propellers), interior and frames of crew entrance doors, escape hatches and cargo ramp, landing gear and interior landing gear wells, flight control surfaces (ailerons, elevators, rudder, flaps) and their leading edge box structures, antennas and radomes during PDM. These areas do not require strip or painting by the contractor. The aircrafts' exterior surfaces have numerous areas of composite materials. Location and type of composite materials can be found on the aircraft paint drawings. As required for each aircraft, the Contractor may be required to perform one of the following options: Option 1: Scuff sand and paint aircraft external surface. Completed within sixteen (16) calendar days after delivery of the aircraft to the contractor by USCG personnel. Option 2: Strip and paint aircraft external surface. This step will be broken down into two phases: 1. Strip metallic structures prior to PDM. Protect composite (and adjacent seam sealant), rubber and plastic materials, engines, propeller and all intakes, exhaust ports and orifices during the paint removal process. Completed within seven (7) calendar days after delivery of the aircraft to the contractor by USCG personnel. 2. Post PDM; alodine bare metal surfaces, scuff sand existing coatings applied to composites do not break the primer coat if possible and apply final paint finish. Completed within sixteen (16) calendar days after delivery of the aircraft to the contractor by USCG personnel. Post Scuff or Strip and Paint requirements: The contractor shall perform the following maintenance actions after strip and paint: - Post strip, apply temporary aircraft numbers to the nose of the aircraft. - Weigh the aircraft post scuff or strip and paint. - Perform post scuff or strip and paint lubrication. OBJECTIVE: The USCG seeks to identify potential sources that are authorized and capable to provide all services necessary to prepare, scuff sand or strip, and externally paint both the HC-144 and HC-27J aircraft. Please respond to the following questions: (1) Is your business a large or small business and how many employees? (2) If small, does your firm qualify as a small, emergent business, or a small, disadvantaged business? (3) If disadvantaged, specify under which disadvantaged group and is your firm certified under Section 8(a) of the Small Business Act? (4) Is your firm a certified hub zone firm? (5) Is your firm a woman-owned or operated business? (6) Is your firm a certified Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned? (7) Is your service listed on a GSA schedule? (8) Do you have other government agencies using the service, and if so which agencies, POCs and contract numbers? (9) If possible, any POCs for civilian users for general usage of services questions. After the review of the responses to this sources sought announcement, and if the USCG still plans to proceed with the acquisition, a solicitation announcement will be published in the Federal Business Opportunity (FBO). REPLIES: This notice is to assist the USCG in determining potential sources only. All firms responding to this sources sought notice are advised that their response to this notice is not a request to be considered for a contract award. Reimbursement will not be made for any costs associated with providing information to this sources sought. All interested parties must respond to any subsequent solicitation notice published on the Federal Business Opportunities website, www.fbo.gov. Responses shall be emailed to Shauna McLarney, Contract Specialist at Shauna.C.McLarney@uscg.mil, and shall include "HSCG38-16-S-010007 Sources Sought" in the subject line. Telephone responses will NOT be accepted. Responses are requested no later than 4:00 PM Eastern time on September 9, 2016.
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