SOURCES SOUGHT SYNOPSIS:

Solicitation Number:                                               

FA8251-22_F-16_Advanced_Avionics_(ACPDG, CCIU, ACMFD)                                               

Notice Type: Sources Sought

Synopsis:

1. NOTICE:  This is not a solicitation but rather a Sources Sought Synopsis to determine potential sources for information and planning purposes only.

1.1 The purpose of this Sources Sought is conduct market research to determine if responsible sources exist, to assist in determining if this effort can be competitive and/or a total Small Business Set-Aside. The proposed North American Industry Classification Systems (NAICS) Code is 811219 which has a corresponding Size standard of $20.5M. The Government will use this information to determine the best acquisition strategy for this procurement. The Government is interested in all small business to include 8(a), Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned, Hubzone, and Women-Owned small business concerns. The government requests that interested parties respond to this notice if applicable and identify your small business status to the identified NAICS code. Additionally, please provide any anticipated teaming arrangements, along with a description of similar services offered to the Government and to commercial customers for the past three years. Any responses involving teaming agreements should delineate between the work that will be accomplished by the prime and the work accomplished by the teaming partners.

2. Program Details:

The Air Force is issuing this repair sources sought announcement as part of a market research survey to determine if additional sources exist that could become qualified for repair of the F-16 Advanced Color Program Display Generator (ACPDG), Advanced Color Multi-Function Display (ACMFD) Common Central Interface Unit (CCIU) and its components.  Responses to this Notice shall consist of an initial white paper (not to exceed 3 pages) describing the offeror’s capabilities with regard to trouble shooting, testing and repairing the F-16 items. 

The specific parts involved are as follows: 

FSC                    NIIN                                    MMAC                                  Part #

1280                   01-517-2720                       WF                                        MB391C-03

1280                   01-600-0988                       WF                                        MB391C-20

1280                   01-600-0813                       WF                                        MB391C-40

1260                   01-517-4127                       WF                                        MB383B-01

1260                   01-629-8084                       WF                                        MB383B-20

1290                   01-523-9628                       WF                                        MB332A-03

1290                   01-592-8404                       WF                                        MB332A-04

The government does not own any repair manuals or detailed parts lists for the ACPDG ACMFD and CCIU.  Additionally, the government does not have any special test equipment available for repair of the ACPDG, ACMFD and CCIU.  Therefore, the respondent would need to be able to demonstrate the ability to obtain or create those resources necessary to perform trouble shooting, repair and testing of the ACPDG, ACMFD and CCIU in a timely fashion.  If the offerer is able to develop or obtain the data, manuals, and tech orders from another party, they must be able to demonstrate that they have access to such resources and the legal right to use said resources to repair assets for the government.

Interested organizations who feel they possess the necessary capabilities should respond by providing the Government the following information: a point of contact, address, telephone, and fax numbers, email address, duns number, cage code, and/or tax ID number, as well as size category, (large, small, small disadvantaged, etc.), a brief summary of the companies capabilities, description of facilities, personnel, related manufacturing experience, and existing safety approvals (refer to the white paper listed above).

Provide any supporting information such as commercial literature, catalogues, manuals, etc.  If a respondent chooses to utilize the services of sub-tier vendors or subcontractors, those vendors or subcontractors must meet the criteria specified herein as well.

Responses to this Notice are due on or before 20 Sep 2021.  All information marked as proprietary information will be safeguarded to prevent disclosures to nongovernment personnel and entities.  Parties interested in remanufacture of the ACMFD, ACPDG and CCIU will be required to become a qualified source.

Please send all correspondence to the following: Travis Stephens, via email at [email protected], or call at (801) 586-5091 and Timothy C. Howard, via email at [email protected], or call (801) 675-1350.