R -- F-16

Notice Date

February 23, 2001

Contracting Office

Directorate Of Contracting/Bld 1233, Oo-Alc 6072 Fir Avenue, Hill Air Force base, Ut 84056-5820

ZIP Code

84056-5820

Solicitation Number

F42620-01-R-AAAAQ

Point of Contact

Carolyn Kolan/Lgkf/[801]777-6173, For additional information contact Carolyn Kolan/Lgkf/[801]777-6173

E-Mail Address

Click Here to E-mail Buyer***** (Carolyn.Kolan@hill.Af.Mil)

Description

The following is provided for purposes of a market survey of industry. It is not a formal Request For Proposal (RFP). Responses to this publication are elicited to provide comment and to identify sources who believe they may have the comprehensive knowledge, skills, and capacity to meet the Air Force's overall requirement for implementing a long-term engineering support program for continuing quality long-term engineering sustainment of F-16 radar systems in the post-production environment through the year 2020 and beyond. The post-production program will support U.S. Air Force (USAF), European Participating Air Forces (EPAF), and Foreign Military Sales (FMS) customers for radar system sustainment. The Air Force acquisition team, under the auspices of the Falcon 2020 review program, is pursuing a sole source justification to solicit the Northrup Grumman Corp, Electronic Sensors and Sys Division, (the F-16 Radar Prime contractor) as the only qualified source to provide these engineering services. Continuous day to day support including on-call technical expertise, telephone support, temporary on-site support, long-term on-site support (at Hill AFB) and specialized laboratory support for resolution of specific problems and the flexibility to obtain major technical and programmatic support to be defined is also required. Post-production technical and programmatic support is required in the form of specialized expertise, equipment, configuration management, data, and tooling required to provide essential services for continued support for F-16 radar systems. Support will be required in the areas of 1) radar system engineering and technical support, 2) system, item and material support and services, 3) test and evaluation, 4) industrial base, and 5) programmatics and configuration management. The Government intends to provide for equitable allocation of cost share for a quantifiable "core requirement" (infrastructure) and additional support as required, amongst applicable customers without duplication of effort while at the same time minimizing government and industry resources required to administer the program. Applicable federal supply group: R414, engineering services. Program management responsibility will be provided by OO-ALC/LG. The contract will be managed by OO-ALC/LGKF with administration responsibilities delegated as applicable. Obviously, extensive experience with the F-16 aircraft and it's radar systems or other major fighter weapons system radar is mandatory. Past performance will be evaluated at a level at least equal to price in accordance with latest DOD "Streamlining" procedures. Subject to Government verification and in accordance with criteria to be detailed in the RFP, the successful offerer will also be expected to demonstrate in their proposals that they meet high standards for (1) knowledge and understanding ofthe requirement, (2) facilities, employees with satisfactory qualifications, databases and other resources reflecting readily discernible capability and adequate capacity, (3) effective purchasing systems, materials management, access to parts suppliers as required, and viable subcontracting relationships or teaming concepts as required, (4) and appropriate management and engineering expertise to meet the technical capability required. Demonstration of these and other capabilities in areas to be defined at the discretion of the Air Force requiring activity may be detailed in the yet-to-be-released RFP. Potential offerors may identify their interest and submit documentation as to their general qualifications per the above within 15 days to OO-ALC/LGKF, Bldg 1233, 6072 Fir Avenue, Hill AFB, UT 84056-5820, Attn: Carolyn G. Kolan, Contracting Officer. Requests for further information regarding this announcement should be directed to the contracting officer. Only written responses received directly from the requester will be acceptable. Each will receive a written response. Electronic procedure will be used for this solicitation. See our Web page.

Web Link

Click Here for Contracting Web Page (http://contracting.hill.af.mil/html/SourceSought/SShp.htm)

Record

Loren Data Corp. 20010227/RSOL024.HTM (I-054 SN50E4X1)