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Title: RSAF Flight Operations and Maintenance Support Training NAICS: 488190 – Other Support Activities for Air Transportation PSC: J015 – Maintenance and Repair of Aircraft R499 – Other Professional ... Title: RSAF Flight Operations and Maintenance Support Training NAICS: 488190 – Other Support Activities for Air Transportation PSC: J015 – Maintenance and Repair of Aircraft R499 – Other Professional Services (for Flight Operations) Primary POC: John Neal THIS POSTING CAPTURES BOTH FEDERAL SERVICE CODES, J015 FOR AIRCRAFT MAINTENANCE AND REPAIR, AND R499 FOR FLIGHT OPERATIONS AND TRAINING. INTERESTED PARTIES MAY SUBMIT CAPABILITY PACKAGES FOR EITHER MAINTENANCE OR FLIGHT OPERATIONS SINGULARLY, OR AS COMBINED CAPABILITIES. This is a Sources Sought Notice in accordance with FAR Part 10, Market Research. This is for planning purposes only. There is no solicitation available at this time. The Government is seeking business concerns interested in this requirement with capabilities and qualifications required to perform the below services. The Government will use this information to determine the best acquisition strategy for this procurement. The Government is interested in small businesses socio-economic categories. The Government requests that interested parties respond to this notice if capable to perform these type services, and also identify your small business status against the identified NAICS code if applicable. If a solicitation is released, it will be synopsized and posted on the beta.sam.gov website. It is the responsibility of the potential offerors to monitor the site for additional information pertaining to this requirement. DESCRIPTION: The contractor shall be responsible for providing expertise to train, assist and perform operations supporting Republic of Singapore Air Force (RSAF) personnel on proper maintenance (Mx) and flying operations. The contractor shall provide personnel, supervision, and services necessary to maintain RSAF F-15SG aircraft, United States Air Force (USAF) F-15E aircraft, and support equipment, all assigned to the 366th Fighter Wing located at Mountain Home AFB (MHAFB), Idaho. The acquisition could result in two (2) separate contracts, Maintenance and Flight Operations, and may be Firm-Fixed Price (FFP) or Cost Reimbursement or a combination, for a maximum of a one year base period and four (4) one-year options. The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) for this effort is 488190 - Other Support Activities for Air Transportation, with a U.S. small business size standard of $35,000,000; NAICS 611512 for Flight Training, with a U.S. small business size standard of $30,000,000 if submitted separately. OBJECTIVE: The following labor categories and functions shall be the primary, but not limited to, contract services covered by this acquisition effort. MAINTENANCE SUPPORT Maintenance Operations (MO) to include functions such as Maintenance Operations Center (MOC), Plans/Scheduling/Documentation (PS&D), Mx Training Instructor/Unit Training Manager, Weapons Standardization, Mx Analyst, Quality Assurance Inspection, and limited Product Improvement Management (PIM) functions for technical data/publications. Aircraft Mx functions such as Production Superintendent (Pro Super), Flight Line Expediter, Aircraft Mx Section Chief, Weapons Section Chief, Aircraft Technicians (Crew Chief), Avionics Specialist, Electrical & Environmental Specialist (E&E), Weapons Specialist/Expediter, Structures Mx, Aircraft Phase Inspection, Supply Specialist, Functional Systems Administrator (FSA)/Information Manager (IM) and Technical Order Distribution Officer (TODO), and Support Section Technicians. Component Mx functions such as Fuel Shop, Test, Measurement & Diagnostic Equipment (TMDE), Precision Measurement Equipment Laboratory (PMEL), and Jet Engine Intermediate Mx (JEIM) Support. Equipment Mx functions such as Aerospace Ground Equipment (AGE), Armament, Fabrication, Crash & Recovery/Repair & Reclamation/Wheel & Tire Sections, Munitions Mx (AMMO), Metals Technology, and Structural Mx. Petroleum, Oil & Lubricant (POL) refueling and support operations. FLIGHT OPERATIONS SUPPORT F-15 Instructor Pilots/Instructor Weapons System Officers (IP/IWSO) current and qualified for flight duties (a minimum of two IPs and two IWSOs must be weapons officers), Flight Simulator Operators/Platform Instructors, Aircrew Flight Equipment (AFE), Squadron Aviation Resource Management (SARM), Wing Scheduler, Lead Squadron Scheduler, Functional Systems Administrator (FSA), Information Manager (IM). QUALITY OF SERVICE Quality of Management System (QMS) functions covering use of Technical Orders and Directives, Form Usage, Ensuring Training Needs are Met, Training Plans, Analyze for Process Improvement. QMS shall contain a Quality Control Plan (QCP), Inspection Schedules, Acceptable Quality Levels, Process for Corrective Action Plans, Quality Control Inspectors, Risk Management Plan. Quality Control Manager functions such as attending Performance Meetings, and request Quality Control Plan (QCP) adjustment. GOVERNMENT-FURNISHED PROPERTY, EQUIPMENT AND SERVICES USAF or RSAF will provide all tools, equipment, parts, materials, facilities and vehicles necessary to perform the requirements mentioned herein. The GFE provided includes use of a Tool Accountability System/TCMAX, Computers and hardware, and POL. Government Furnished Services will include utilities, telephone service for official business, refuse collection, real property Mx and repair to Government facilities, police/fire/medical, bioenvironmental, PMEL, postal and base distribution, and Local Area Network access. GENERAL INFORMATION Contractor employees must not be current Government employees, must read/write/speak English, and must be able to obtain required security clearance/restricted area badge. Duty will change depending on mission requirements. Overtime work does occur as needed. Contractor employees do plan and execute logistics support of temporary duty (TDY) operations several times a year, and will support contingency and exercise events. An international Letter of Agreement (LOA) establishes and controls the number of RSAF personnel. The follow-on LOA that will govern this supporting contract is not yet established. The current contract manpower composition is 110 personnel (defined in the table at the end of this document), based on an RSAF squadron size of 14 aircraft, but with a possibility of permanent manpower increases to support up to 20 aircraft. INFORMATION AND INSTRUCTIONS: Respondents are requested to include the following information within their statement of capability packages. It is requested the capability packages not exceed 5 single-sided pages in length. a. Your Company’s name, address, point of contact with email address and telephone number, Federal Cage Code, Data Universal Numbering System (DUNS), and business size. Your company must be registered in System for Award Management (SAM) to be considered for any future award. To register, go to https://www.sam.gov. b. A Statement of Capabilities demonstrating the skills, experience, knowledge, and capabilities necessary to perform the work specified within the summary of requirements outlined above. c. Capabilities should also indicate proven plans/techniques to recruit personnel to meet these specific position type qualifications, and indicate successful experience to fill these specific position types. d. Please limit your relevant past performance to the past five years and include the Contract Number(s) or Customer/Company Name. e. Capability package responses shall be sent via email to john.neal.12@us.af.mil and eric.nagel.3@us.af.mil. Oral communications ARE NOT acceptable in response to this notice. f. The Government will accept information and responses past required due date. Meeting the deadline is obviously preferred and targeted. g. Paper copies of this announcement will not be provided. Any information received will be used solely for the purpose of market research. GOVERNMENT RESPONSIBILITY: This sources sought should not be construed as a commitment by the Government for any purpose. Any information submitted in response to this sources sought is strictly voluntary and will be used solely for the purpose of market research. Please be advised that all submissions become Government property and will not be returned. All Government personnel reviewing submissions will have signed non-disclosure agreements and understand their responsibility for proper use and protection from unauthorized disclosure of proprietary information as described in 41 USC § 423. Questions on this notice shall be submitted via email to john.neal.12@us.af.mil and eric.nagel.3@us.af.mil. This table establishes the minimum need, but vendors may determine more personnel are needed to successfully perform the job functions.