SOURCES SOUGHT
15 -- Request for Interested Manufacturers of NSN 1560-01-507-0827FX, F-15C Model Joint Helmet Mounted Cueing System (JHMCS) Canopy
- Notice Date
- 6/14/2017
- Notice Type
- Sources Sought
- NAICS
- 336413
— Other Aircraft Parts and Auxiliary Equipment Manufacturing
- Contracting Office
- Department of the Air Force, Air Force Materiel Command, PK/PZ - Robins AFB, 215 Page Rd, Robins AFB, Georgia, 31098-1611, United States
- ZIP Code
- 31098-1611
- Solicitation Number
- 1560-01-507-0827
- Archive Date
- 8/31/2017
- Point of Contact
- Charles T. Massey, Phone: 478-926-5476
- E-Mail Address
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charles.massey.3@us.af.mil
(charles.massey.3@us.af.mil)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- Sources Sought Request for Interested Manufacturers FROM: Vinson Howell/409 th SCMS/GUMCC TO: DLA Aviation Procurement Operations at Warner Robins (SPRWA1) LOCATION: Robins AFB, GA 31098-1813 FBO Post Title: Request for Interested Manufacturers of NSN 1560-01-507-0827FX, F-15C Model Joint Helmet Mounted Cueing System (JHMCS) Canopy SUBJECT: Market research is being conducted to identify potential sources that may possess the expertise, capabilities, and experience to meet the requirements for qualification and production of the F-15C Model JHMCS Movable Canopy, NSN 1560-01-507-0827FX, PN 68G350004-2029. ITEM DESCRIPTION The C Model JHMCS Canopy is a major component in the aircraft's Crew Escape and Safety System. The canopy is designed for the F-15C single-seat configuration and is a clamshell-type, aft-hinged, plastic transparency supported by a metal frame that provides a pressurized, controlled envelope in which the pilot operates during flight. Improper manufacture of the canopy can result in a failure to maintain proper pressure and issues with proper aircraft egress of the pilot in the event of catastrophic aircraft failure and/or in-flight emergencies. Failure to maintain proper pressure in the aircraft can also lead to hypoxia, rendering the pilot unconscious, leading to loss of aircraft and loss of life. Impediment to Competition: The Boeing Company (CAGE: 76301), the Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM), is the only current qualified source that produces the F-15C JHMCS canopy. The canopy is a specification-controlled item which requires five (5) special tooling fixtures to manufacture. The Government does not have the specialized tooling, appropriate data, drawings, schematics or any other releasable technical data to provide to any other potential source. The Government does own the canopy assembly drawing and some partial drawings applicable to the Over Haul fixture utilized for routine depot level maintenance, but does not own the manufacturing drawing or other drawings applicable to the manufacture of the canopy. Boeing maintains the only manufacturing capability of this asset and is the only source able to support this requirement. INTEREST The DLA/AWB Contracting Office intends to award a sole source contract to Boeing for the manufacture of the F-15C Model JHMCS Canopy in support of the F-15C program. Other interested parties may identify their interest and capability to respond to the requirement no later than 29 June 2017 by emailing Vinson Howell (Vinson.Howell@us.af.mil) and/or dla.dlr.proc@us.af.mil. The Government intends to procure these items using Other Than Full and Open Competition as prescribed by FAR 6.302-1, Only One Responsible Source and No Other Supplies or Services Will Satisfy Agency Requirements. DISCLAIMER T h i s s o u r c e s s ou g h t synopsis is f o r i nf or m a t i o n a l p u rpo s e s o nl y. T h i s is n o t a req u e s t f or propo s a l. I t d oe s n o t c o ns t i tu t e a s o l ic i t a t i o n, a n d s h a l l n o t be c o n s t r u e d as a c o mmi t m e n t by t he g over n m e nt. Re s p o ns e s in a n y f or m a r e n o t o ff er s, a n d t he g over n m e n t is u nd e r n o o b l i g a t i o n t o awa r d a c o nt r act as a re sul t o f t h is a nn o u n c e m e n t. N o f u n d s a r e a v ai l ab l e t o p ay f o r prep a r a t i o n o f re s po n s e s t o t h i s a nn o u n c e m e n t. A n y i nf or ma t i o n s u bm i t t e d by re s po nd e n t s t o t his t e c h n ic a l d e s c r i p t i o n is s t r ic t l y vo lu n t a r y.
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