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Sources Sought for potential contractor to provide repair services of the Brake Head Assembly. BACKGROUND: The USCG HC-144 is a pressurized, twin-turboprop aircraft with a high cantilever wing and ret... Sources Sought for potential contractor to provide repair services of the Brake Head Assembly. BACKGROUND: The USCG HC-144 is a pressurized, twin-turboprop aircraft with a high cantilever wing and retractable tricycle undercarriage. It is powered by two General Electric CT7-9C3 turboprops which drive Hamilton Sundstrand 14RF-31 four-blade reverse-pitch propellers. The aircraft is specifically equipped to perform all USCG missions which include: search and rescue, maritime safety, security logistics, as well as national defense and protection of natural resources. The Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM) for the HC-144 Aircraft is Airbus Military. PURPOSE: The United States Coast Guard (USCG) is issuing this request for information (RFI) for market research purposes to identify sources that troubleshoot, clean, repair, calibrate, test and provide technical support for the Brake Head Assembly from Kayaba Industries, Part Number 42113-10601, or alternate General Electric Part Number 782544-30. The vendor must have access to the current Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEM) Component Maintenance Manuals (CMM), repair parts, and acceptance testing procedures of the components In-Accordance-With the OEM CMM. The USCG does not own the data rights for the OEM CMM for the Brake Head Assy P/N 42113-10601. Repaired Brake Head assemblies shall comply with the Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEM) specifications, OEM maintenance manuals, drawings, Service Bulletins, or and the performance requirements set forth in the OEM technical specifications that are current at the time of repair. Each Brake Head assemblies component when installed will be required to operate as designed and interface with the other subsystems onboard the aircraft without the need for adjustment, calibration or induce degradation of system operations. The source shall provide all necessary resources to perform services requested. This includes, but is not limited to: Trained personnel; Required Tooling; Calibrated Test Equipment; FAA and/or OEM approved replacement parts; possession of or access to all current publications and documents pertaining to repair of the Brake Head Assy P/N 42113-10601; preservation and shipping. The source shall ensure it has access to updated drawings and specifications for parts and material required for repairs on the Brake Head Assy P/N 42113-10601. As well as provide the necessary facilities, labor, tooling, and test equipment, and consumables (min/max, bulk items, piece-parts, etc.) required to return the items to a Ready for Issue (RFI) condition. The applicable North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code assigned to this procurement may be [333999]. Disclaimer: There is no solicitation at this time. This RFI is not a request for proposals; submission of any information in response to this request is purely voluntary; the Government will not pay for any costs incurred nor is obligated to respond. All submissions become Government property and will not be returned. After reviewing RFI responses to this RFI, and if the USCG still plans to proceed with the acquisition, a solicitation announcement may be published on the BetaSam website or distributed to contract holders if a strategically-sourced vehicle is deemed appropriate. It is the responsibility of the interested parties to monitor the BetaSam website. Failure to respond or submit sufficiently detailed information may result in a company not being considered a likely offeror when making a decision on whether or how to set aside a solicitation for restricted competition. Regardless of the information submitted, the Government reserves the right to consider any arrangement as determined appropriate for this requirement. No proprietary, classified, confidential, or sensitive information should be included in your response to this RFI. The Government reserves the right to use any information provided by respondents for any purpose determined necessary and legally appropriate, including using technical information provided by respondents in any resultant solicitation. Request: If your organization has the capability to perform the maintenance services as described above for Kayaba Brake Head Assy., P/N 42113-10601, or alternate General Electric Part Number 782544-30, please provide the following information: Organization name Address Website Point of contact name Point of contact email address Point of contact telephone number Socioeconomic status Unique Entity Identifier What information and/or resources would you typically need from the government to perform this effort? Does your company currently have existing government-wide acquisition contracts (GWAC) (e.g. GSA) or other strategically sourced contracts for these types of requirements that the USCG can order off? If yes, please provide contract number, what agency it is with, and agency point of contact information. What type of contract (e.g. firm-fixed-price, cost-reimbursement, etc.) have you been issued before for this type of work? Do you recommend one type or a perhaps a hybrid (i.e. a contract that allows several types)? Provide any general comments, thoughts, and feedback your company would like to share regarding this RFI. Submission Instructions: Interested parties are invited to submit a response to the above questions by July 5, 2022. Responses shall be emailed to John.H.Krebs@uscg.mil with "70Z03822IL0000003 Sources Sought Response" inserted in the subject line of the email. TELEPHONE RESPONSES WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED. Responses must be received no later than 5 July, 2022 at 0900 hours (9:00 AM EST).