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The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), Flight Program Operations (AJF) Service Unit contemplates an aircraft acquisition to standardize the Flight Program Operations current fleet of aircraft. Thi... The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), Flight Program Operations (AJF) Service Unit contemplates an aircraft acquisition to standardize the Flight Program Operations current fleet of aircraft. This market survey will support the first phase of the contemplated acquisition for four used (4) Bombardier Challenger 605/650s over a two (2)-year time period. The purpose of this market survey/RFI is for the FAA to obtain market research and determine industry’s capability to provide four used Bombardier Challenger 605/650s. Responses to this market survey will be used to improve the FAA’s understanding of the current market and assist with determining the appropriate acquisition strategy and approach. The nature of competition for this acquisition has not been determined at this time. The following principal North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code for this effort is being considered: 336411 - Aircraft Manufacturing 1. BACKGROUND The FAA’s Flight Program Operations service unit is responsible for all aspects of FAA Flight Program safety, administration, operations, training, and maintenance. The Flight Program Operations service unit conducts four missions: • Flight Inspection: Flight Program Operations ensures the integrity of instrument approaches and airway procedures that constitute our NAS infrastructure and addresses the Agency’s international commitments. Flight Program Operations accomplishes this mission through the airborne inspection of all space and ground-based instrument flight procedures and the validation of electronic signals in space transmitted from ground navigation systems. Flight Program Operations also performs inspections for the Department of Defense (DOD) as essential to the defense of the United States both foreign and domestic. • Research, Development, Test & Evaluation (RDT&E) Support: Flight Program Operations conducts flight and ground testing directly related to research, development, test, and evaluation of new electronic aids, air traffic procedures, aircraft improvement, and aviation medical research. • Critical Event Response/Transportation: Flight Program Operations provides transportation required to accomplish official FAA responsibilities in times of emergency or disaster (hurricane response), as well as support the NTSB in carrying out its duties. Flight Program Operations also serves the transportation needs of DOT and FAA senior executives, and other federal agencies under reimbursable agreements, including the Department of Energy (DOE), Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) and Transportation Security Administration (TSA). • Aviation Safety Training: Flight Program Operations provides formal training and currency/proficiency services to aviation safety inspectors and flight test personnel to ensure they remain qualified and current to operate FAA aircraft. Flight Program Operations is responsible for operating and maintaining a fleet of aircraft to accomplish these missions. The current fleet is comprised of 40 aircraft (twelve makes/models) with an average age of 23 years, including King Air 300, Lear 60, Challenger 601, Challenger 604, Challenger 605, King Air C90GTi, Bombardier Global Express, and Citation 560XL aircraft. The FAA contemplates transitioning to a multiple-use aircraft strategy to decrease the number of makes and models. The FAA assessed the current fleet based on mission, airframe age, scheduled and unscheduled maintenance history, as well as workforce composition and training to determine the recommended make-up of the future fleet. The FAA contemplates a procurement for four (4) used Bombardier Challenger 605s or 650s via an Indefinite Delivery/Requirements contract to supplement the current fleet of Challenger 605 aircraft. The FAA has determined that Bombardier Challenger 605/650 meet the the requirement. This determination is based on the significant investment in operations (pilot) and maintenance training, parts, and tooling, as well as engineering data and support already in place for this airframe which allows the FAA to significantly modify the aircraft (including installation of components that require skin penetration) necessary to meet the FAA mission. The FAA plans to procure Bombardier Challengers over a two (2) year period based on availability of funding and market availability. The FAA will modify the Challenger 605/650 aircraft to meet multiple FAA mission requirements. The requirements for the Bombardier Challenger 605s or 650s are included in Attachment A to this Market Survey. 2. MARKET SURVEY/RFI DISCUSSION TOPICS AND SUBMITTAL INFORMATION Interested vendors’ responses should address the following topics: 1. Provide a description of your business to include company size (large, small, gross receipts, number of employees, etc.); nature of the business; small business designation, if applicable; years in business; and registered North American Industry Classifications (NAICS) codes, if applicable. 2. Provide a brief performance history that includes years of experience in aircraft acquisition and/or disposal. Please include volume of transactions and the types of aircraft bought and/or sold by year. 3. Provide a capability statement that demonstrates your firm’s ability to meet the FAA requirements for procuring used Bombardier Challenger 605/650s, in accordance with the requirements identified in Attachment A. 4. Provide your projection for market availability of the Bombardier Challenger 605 and 650 over the FAA’s timeline for procurement. The FAA appreciates information on the advantages, disadvantages, capabilities, and significant differences between the 605 and the 650. 5. Please provide warranty provisions that could be considered for the used aircraft to include warranty on airframe, engines, and avionics. Please indicate how modifications made by the FAA might impact the warranty. 6. The FAA contemplates issuing fixed priced delivery orders to purchase aircraft at the rate of one or two per year. Interested vendors are encouraged to provide feasibility based on projected market availability. 7. Please include a description of your fees and fee structure for providing the airframes and available warranties. 3. INSTRUCTIONS FOR SUBMITTALS Interested vendors must provide responses in writing. Responses must be in common electronic readable format (Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, PDF), in Times New Roman 12 Font. Responses must be received by 4:00 p.m. CT, Friday November 15, 2019 and must be submitted electronically via email to the Contracting Officer, Kathleen Islas at Kathleen.D.Islas@faa.gov. Any proprietary or confidential information contained in the market survey submissions should be appropriately marked. THIS IS NOT A REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS OR OFFERS. A SIR/Request for Offer may be made under a separate announcement in the future. The FAA is not seeking or accepting unsolicited proposals. The FAA will not pay for any information received or costs incurred in preparing vendor responses to this market survey. Therefore, any cost associated with a market survey submission is solely at the interested vendor’s expense. This Market Survey/RFI is for informational purposes only and must not be construed as a commitment or promise to contract with the Government. All costs associated with the preparation or submission of responses is solely the responsibility of interested parties. The FAA will not pay for any costs associated with preparing responses to this Market Survey/RFI. Any solutions or capabilities that are offered in response to this survey will be public knowledge and not considered proprietary at this time unless so marked. Responses do not guarantee further meetings with the Government. If you're viewing this announcement from a source other than Federal Aviation Administration Contract Opportunities (FAACO), visit https://faaco.faa.gov/index.cfm/announcement/view/35043 to view the original announcement.