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SYNOPSIS ACTION CODE: Pre-Solicitation Notice DATE: 7 March 2023 YEAR: 2023 CONTRACTING OFFICE ZIP CODE: 35898-5820 Product or Service Code: 1560 Contracting Office Address: U.S. Army Aviation and Mis... SYNOPSIS ACTION CODE: Pre-Solicitation Notice DATE: 7 March 2023 YEAR: 2023 CONTRACTING OFFICE ZIP CODE: 35898-5820 Product or Service Code: 1560 Contracting Office Address: U.S. Army Aviation and Missile Command (W58RGZ) ATTN: CCAM-ALB, Building 5303, Martin Road Redstone Arsenal, AL 35898-5280 (US) SUBJECT: Synopsis for the Overhaul of Left-Hand Stabilator for the (UH-60) Blackhawk SOLICITATION NUMBER: W58RGZ-23-B-0043 SET-ASIDE CODE: N/A RESPONSE DATE: 15 days from posting. Contract Point or Contracting Officer: Edward A. Peterson Contract Award Date: TBD PLACE OF PERFORMANCE: Contractor’s facility. DESCRIPTION: The contractor shall furnish all labor, facilities, parts, materials, equipment, tools and data (other than Government Furnished Property), necessary to accomplish the overhaul of the following assets: INPUT NSN: 1560-01-542-7904 INPUT P/N: 70200-07801-101 OUTPUT NSN: 1560-01-542-7904 OUTPUT P/N: 70200-07801-101 ESTIMATED QUANTITY RANGE: Minimum 100 each – Maximum 600 each (Maximum includes a Foreign Military Sales (FMS) Quantity of 100 each) The proposed contractual action will be a Five (5) year, Firm-Fixed-Price (FFP) Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) Maintenance and Overhaul type contract, with minimum/maximum quantities listed above. These items are non-commercial; FAR Part 12 will not be utilized. Required delivery shall be FOB Origin. This procurement will be solicited as a Full and Open, competitive requirement. The Government does not have a Depot Maintenance Work Requirement (DMWR) for the proposed solicitation. 1. The U.S. Army Contracting Command – Redstone Arsenal (ACC-RSA) will issue an Invitation for Bid (IFB) using the procedures of FAR Part 14 for Two-step sealed bidding for the overhaul of the Left Hand Stabilator. 2. A single, Firm-fixed Price (FFP) type contract will be awarded to the responsive, responsible bidder whose bid represents the lowest priced in step two, after being determined technically acceptable in Step one. This IFB will be issued using the Two-Step Sealed Bidding Method. See Section L, Instructions to Bidders within the solicitation when it is posted for the Technical Requirements and Evaluation Criteria for Step-One. 3. Contractor questions regarding the proposed solicitation, the work solicited in the Statement of Work (SOW), and any procedures are due to the POCs listed below no later than 15 days from the date of publication of the synopsis to assure that all Contractor questions will be answered in the solicitaion for the benefit of all Contractors prior to the closing of Step-One, Technical Proposal Submissions. 4. Technical proposals (Step-One) shall not include prices or pricing information. The Technical proposal due date will be established upon issuance of the solicitation. 5. Prospective bidders will only advance to Step two if submitted technical proposals in Step-One are determined to be acceptable, either initially or because of discussions. Bidders shall submit bids that are acceptable without additional explanation or information. The Government may proceed with Step-Two without requesting further information from any bidder; however, the Government may request additional information from bidders that it considers reasonably susceptible of being made acceptable and may discuss technical proposals with the prospective bidders. 6. A notice of unacceptability will be forwarded to any Bidder upon completion of the technical proposal evaluation in Step-One that resulted in a final determination of unacceptability. 7. Contractors determined to eligible to move on to Step two shall ensure submission of fully complete bids, including completion of all fill-in-the blanks. Any bidder submitting a bid agrees by submission that its bid and the prices contained therein will be valid for 60 days after receipt of bids. Technical acceptability for step-one will be determined by the bidder’s responses to the following questions. 1. Technical Expertise: Describe your expertise with conducting an overhaul, remanufacture, or repair of the UH-60 Stabilator or a similar item. Include in your response the details that demonstrate the extent of your expertise and how you acquired it. Please include the quantity and frequency. If not, have you performed a composite overhaul, or repair, on the same, or like item? a. If yes, to either question, when, for how long, in what quantity, and what specific item? b. If it was under a military contract, what is the contract number? c. Who was the Primary Contracting Officer? Please provide his or her name, organization, and contact information. Please provide contact information for the Defense Contract Management Agency (DCMA) that served as your administrative contracting officer. d. What certifications and experience do your employees have to qualify them to perform the work? Provide all certifications relevant to the M&O program. e. Describe your experience and capability with sheet metal repair? If yes, do you have airworthiness substantiation for the individual repairs? Provide three examples. f. Describe your hand sanding and Plastic Media Blast (PMB) experience and expertise? g. Do you have machining capability to remove and install mount bushings? h. Describe your electrical repair expertise and capability to check and test the stabilator formation lights? i. Describe your paint application capability to re-apply the Infrared Reflective (IR) Primer and Chemical Agent Resistant Coatings (CARC)? 2. Facility, Equipment, and tools: Do you have the following: a. Digital Voltmeter (DVM) for electrical tests? b. A fixture to locate and line ream bushings? c. A clean room with temperature and humidity control necessary to perform composite and adhesive repairs? d. A paint room free from airborne particulates? e. The ability to obtain all necessary materials and parts from approved suppliers to complete the overhaul? f. Sikorsky data or drawings of the Left-hand Stabilator and if so provide proof of your use authorization from Sikorsky. 3. Engineering Approach: Do you have an overhaul plan for the Left Hand Stabilator? If yes, provide a copy. At a minimum, the plan should contain instructions and procedures covering the following categories: a. Disassembly instructions. b. Cleaning instructions. c. Overhaul Inspection Requirements. d. Repair instructions. e. Assembly instructions. f. Prime, paint, and corrosion protection measures. No telephone requests for the solicitation will be accepted. Requests for the solicitation shall be by email. You may email your request to Gerod A. Ferrell, email: gerod.a.ferrell.civ@army.mil. The solcitation will be posted on SAM.gov. No FAX responses shall be accepted for the initial proposal. This requirement is currently unfunded. Award will be withheld pending receipt of sufficient funds. The proposed closing date of the solcitation will be 15 May 2023. This is an estimated date and may be adjusted dependent upon the date of release of the solicitation; however, the solicitation will not close prior to the closing date stated above.