Assistant Commander For Contracts, Naval Air Systems Command, Air 2.5.3 Bldg 3189 Unit 8, Naval Air Station, Patuxent River, MD 20670-5449

R -- V-22 OSPREY TILT ROTOR AIRCRAFT SOL N00019-97-R-0019 POC Contact, Brian Neiheisel, Phone (301)342-4659 The Naval Air Systems Command has a requirement for logistics analysis support services of a non-personnel nature for the Naval Aviation Depot, Cherry Point, North Carolina. The contractor will be required to provide a team of experienced personnel, services, material and equipment to assist with assessment and recommendations for various logistics issues. Although the effort will primarily support the V-22 Tilt Rotator Aircraft, the effort will also involve several other marine aircraft including the H-60, H-53 and H-1 helicopters, AV-8B Harrier Vertical Takeoff and Landing Aircraft, and the Joint Strike Aircraft. Support will be across several different acquisition phases (Concept and Validation through Early Operations Stages). Support will include conducting investigations to resolve critical issues and developing corrective course of action for design to support programs, supportability processes, procuring support procedures and program management support. Under the Concept and Validation Phase, the contractor may be tasked to develop, review, update, and/or maintain requirements defined for tasks under the Designing for Support category including support system improvement analyses, technological logistics impact assessments, Naval Aviation Plan (NAP) guidance and future maintenance/logistics concepts, logistics research, supportability plans, industry supportability response, Logistics Support Analyses (LSA). Under the Engineering, Manufacturing, and Development Phase, the contractor may be tasked to develop, review, update, and/or maintain requirements defined under Supportability Planning categories such as the LSA candidate list, maintenance plans, logistics support requirements data enabling implementation of maintenance plans, site activation milestones schedules, logistics support source identification, phased support plan requirements, Pre-Physical Configuration Audit (PCA) engineering changes, mock-up engineering test evaluations, and LSA program development. Under the Production Prior to Operations phase the contractor may be tasked to develop, review, update, and/or maintain requirements defined under the Procuring for Support categories such as phased support plans, Master Index of Repairables (MIR), MIR data resulting from changes, logistics data update and execution of the age exploration program in the "Early operations" phase of the life-cycle. In the Early Operations phase the contractor may be required to develop, review, update, and/or maintain requirements defined under Phasing-in Support categories such as MIR updates, phased support plan, age exploration program execution, Engineering Change Proposal (ECP) progress, ECP implementation status, configuration status, and remedial action status. The Contractor shall provide program management support. Specific tasks related to this effort may consist of investigating and evaluating alternative acquisition strategies for the procurement of new or replacement systems, equipment and components, participating in and provide support for program reviews, audits, and meetings (provided to Product Support Directorate as it pertains to program management planning documentation). This will be a competitive acquisition set aside under section 8(a) of the Small Business Act. The standard industrial Classification code for this acquisition is 8711. Interested 8(a) firms are encouraged to request a copy of the solicitation from the Naval Air Systems Command, 2.5.3.3.1 Attn: Brian Neiheisel, Naval Air Station, Unit 8 bldg. 3189 Paxtuxent River, MD 20670-5449. All question are to be submitted in writing. Fax Requests: (301) 342-4974. See note No. 4. (0073)

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