CH-53K Program Support Under BOA N00019-19-G-0029

DISCLAIMER: THIS SOURCES SOUGHT IS FOR INFORMATIONAL PURPOSES ONLY. THIS IS NOT A REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL. IT DOES NOT CONSTITUTE A SOLICITATION AND SHALL NOT BE CONSTRUED AS A COMMITMENT BY THE GOVERNMENT. RESPONSES IN ANY FORM ARE NOT OFFERS AND THE GOVERNMENT IS UNDER NO OBLIGATION TO AWARD A CONTRACT AS A RESULT OF THIS ANNOUNCEMENT. NO FUNDS ARE AVAILABLE TO PAY FOR PREPARATION OF RESPONSES TO THIS ANNOUNCEMENT. ANY INFORMATION SUBMITTED BY RESPONDENTS TO THIS TECHNICAL DESCRIPTION IS STRICTLY VOLUNTARY.

INTRODUCTION: The Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR), Patuxent River, Maryland, is conducting market research to identify potential sources capable of supporting the requirements described below.

The Government anticipates modifying one or more active orders issued under Basic Ordering Agreement (BOA) N0001919G0029 to extend coverage and continue performance beyond the current order periods of performance. The anticipated modifications are intended to support continued requirements associated with those presently being performed under the identified active orders.

THIS SOURCES SOUGHT IS NOT A REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL. It is a market research tool being used to determine potential and eligible businesses capable of providing the services described herein prior to determining the method of acquisition and issuance of a Request for Proposal. The Government is not obligated to and will not pay for any information received from potential sources as a result of this notice.    

ELIGIBILITY:

• Product Service Code (PSC): 15
• North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) Code: 336413

All interested businesses are encouraged to respond.

ANTICIPATED PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE:  The Government anticipates extending orders under the N0001919G0029 BOA through 30 September 2030[CH1] . The exact period of performance, scope, quantities, funding, and terms of any modification will be determined based on Government requirements, available funding, applicable authorities, and the results of this market research.

ANTICIPATED CONTRACT TYPE: The Government anticipates that the contract type for any modification will be consistent with the order to be modified and the nature of the continued requirement. The BOA provides for fixed-price and cost-reimbursement ordering, as applicable.

PROGRAM BACKGROUND: The CH-53K is the U.S. Marine Corps heavy-lift helicopter program and is intended to replace the legacy CH-53E aircraft. The Government requires continued technical, engineering, logistics, production, and sustainment support for CH-53K aircraft, associated subsystems, and training simulators/devices.

REQUIRED CAPABILITIES: Interested sources must demonstrate the ability to provide supplies and services supporting CH-53K aircraft and training systems, including the following:

1. Engineering Change Proposal Support
   • Development, manufacture, installation, validation, and verification of engineering changes;
   • Upgrades, obsolescence corrections, retrofit and production forward-fit kits;
   • Systems engineering, production assessments, life-cycle analyses, prototyping, and technical-data/publication updates;
   • Support equipment, tooling, spare parts, repair parts, and cost-reduction initiatives.
2. Software and Systems Support
   • Software development, integration, testing, and infrastructure support for CH-53K systems and subsystems;
   • Avionics and vehicle-management-system upgrades;
   • Training simulator/device upgrades and associated hardware modifications;
   • Support for integrated system and computing platforms, fleet operating-environment engineering and sustainment, product-lifecycle-management system concurrency, and operational test-program sets.
3. Testing, Logistics, and Sustainment
   • Bench, avionics-system, qualification, developmental, operational, and integration testing;
   • Integrated logistics support, production support, technical investigations, service-life analyses, and engineering studies;
   • Obsolescence management, including trade studies, component testing, and bridge or life-of-type buys;
   • Requalification of subsystems or parts; production tooling or tooling modifications; repair analyses; repair of repairables; and procurement of kits and spares.

Interested businesses shall demonstrate that your company currently possesses or has authorized access to the necessary technical data, or has a viable plan to obtain, generate, or otherwise secure authorized access to the necessary technical data, and that it will be maintained throughout the duration of the effort being solicited. The effort in this procurement will satisfy the Government's minimum need.

INCUMBENT: This is a follow-on requirement. The incumbent contractor is: Sikorsky, A Lockheed Martin Company, Stratford, Connecticut

SUBMISSION DETAILS: Interested business shall submit a brief capabilities statement package (no more than ten (10) 8.5 x 11 inch pages, font no smaller than 12 point, 1.5 line spaced) demonstrating their ability to perform the services described herein; Documentation should be in bullet point format. The capability statement package shall be sent by email to kristin.a.furfaro@us.navy.mil and Christopher.harritt@us.navy.mil.  Submissions must be received via email cited no later than 3:00 p.m. Eastern Standard Time on 11 November. Questions or comments regarding this notice may be addressed to Procuring Contracting Officer (PCO), Christopher J. Harritt or Contract Specialist, Kristin Furfaro at the above email addresses. All responses shall include Company Name, Company Address, Company Business Size, and Points-of-Contact (POC) including name, phone number, email address.