REPAIR OF MULTIPLE NSN'S FOR AIR FORCE

1. Notice

This is not a solicitation but rather a Sources Sought Synopsis to determine potential sources for information and planning purposes only.

    1.1

The purpose of this Sources Sought is to conduct market research to determine if responsible sources exist, to assist in determining if this effort can be competitive and/or a total Small Business Set-Aside.  The proposed North American Industry Classification Systems (NAICS) Code is 811210 which has a corresponding Size standard of $34.0M.  The Government will use this information to determine the best acquisition strategy for this procurement.  The Government is interested in all small businesses to include 8(a), Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned, HUBZone, and Women-Owned small business concerns.  The government requests that interested parties respond to this notice if applicable and identify your small business status to the identified NAICS code.  Additionally, please provide any anticipated teaming arrangements, along with a description of similar services offered to the Government and to commercial customers for the past three years.  Any responses involving teaming agreements should delineate between the work that will be accomplished by the prime and the work accomplished by the teaming partners.

2. Description

The Government is conducting market research to identify potential sources that possess the production data/repair data, expertise, capabilities, and experience to meet qualification requirements for the overhaul, repair and remanufacture of the following stock numbers for use by United States Air Force (USAF) personnel stock numbers below. The level of security clearance and amount of foreign participation in this requirement has not been determined.   An interested company must submit a source approval request (SAR) and become an approved source to repair this item. Contractors/Institutions responding to this market research are placed on notice that participation in this survey may not ensure participation in future solicitations or contract awards.  The Government will not reimburse participants for any expenses associated with their participation of this sources sought synopsis.

3. Instructions

1. Below is a list of NSNs with a description of the item(s) and a Contractor Capability Survey, which allows you to provide your company’s capability.
2. If, after reviewing this document, you desire to participate in the market research, you should provide documentation that supports your company’s capability in meeting these requirements.  Failure to provide documentation may result in the Government being unable to adequately assess your capabilities.  If you lack sufficient experience in a particular area, please provide details explaining how you would overcome the lack of experience/capabilities to perform that portion of the requirement (i.e., teaming, subcontracting, etc.)   a. Identify any areas of work that your organization believes should be broken out exclusively for Small Business.

      3. Both large and small businesses are encouraged to participate in this Source Sought Synopsis.  Joint ventures or teaming arrangements are encouraged.

      4. No funds are available to fund the information requested.  The information in this notice is current as of the publication date but is subject to change and is not binding to the Government.  Oral submissions of information are not acceptable.

      4. NSNs

NSN: 5955‐01‐158‐1249BY

Application: C‐130

Part Number: 8008‐2021‐1

Noun: OSCILLATING GROUP

Best Est. Quantity: 56

NSN: 1260‐01‐517‐4127WF

Application: F‐16

Part Number: MB383B‐01

Noun: DISPLAY UNIT

Best Est. Quantity: 296

NSN: 1260-01-543-9004FJ

Application: A-10

Part Number: 264A602-3

Noun: DISPLAY UNIT

Best Est. Quantity: 385

NSN: 1260‐01‐629‐8084WF

Application: F‐16

Part Number: MB383B‐20

Noun: DISPLAY UNIT

Best Est. Quantity: 507

NSN: 1280‐01‐121‐6879WF

Application: F‐16

Part Number: 16E1201‐853

Noun: PANEL ASSEMBLY

Best Est. Quantity: 164

NSN: 1280‐01‐517‐2720WF

Application: F‐16

Part Number: MB391C‐03

Noun: PROCESSOR, SIGNAL

Best Est. Quantity: 60

NSN: 1280‐01‐600‐0813WF

Application: F‐16

Part Number: MB391C‐40

Noun: PROCESSOR GROUP

Best Est. Quantity: 482

NSN: 1280‐01‐600‐0988WF

Application: F‐16

Part Number:MB391C‐20

Noun: PROCESSOR GROUP

Best Est. Quantity: 36

NSN: 1290‐01‐224‐8924WF

Application: F‐16

Part Number: 16E10180‐5

Noun: INTERFACE UNIT, FIRE

Best Est. Quantity: 25

NSN: 1290‐01‐340‐6317WF

Application: F‐16

Part Number: 16E10180‐801

Noun: INTERFACE UNIT, FIRE

Best Est. Quantity: 78

NSN: 1290‐01‐523‐9628WF

Application: F‐16

Part Number: MB332A‐03

Noun: INTERFACE UNIT, FIRE

Best Est. Quantity: 1

NSN: 1290‐01‐592‐8404WF

Application: F‐16

Part Number: MB332A‐04

Noun: INTERFACE UNIT, FIRE

Best Est. Quantity: 779

NSN: 5836‐01‐520‐4682WF

Application: F‐16

Part Number: MB211G‐01

Noun: RECORDER, VIDEO

Best Est. Quantity: 805

NSN: 5836‐01‐622‐0444WF

Application: F‐16

Part Number: DVR‐050A‐02

Noun: RECORDER, VIDEO

Best Est. Quantity: 200

NSN: 5836-01-615-3136

Application: F-16

Part Number: DVR-050A-00

Noun: RECORDER, VIDEO

Best Est. Quantity: 1

NSN: 5836-01-620-7418

Application: F-16

Part Number: DVR-050A-01

Noun: RECORDER, VIDEO

Best Est. Quantity: 1

NSN: 5975‐01‐576‐1361WF

Application: F‐16

Part Number: DD‐4563‐1000‐00

Noun: CIRCUIT CARD ASSEMBLY

Best Est. Quantity: 648

NSN: 5998‐01‐577‐5206WF

Application: F‐16

Part Number: 4569‐1000‐00

Noun: CIRCUIT CARD ASSEMBLY

Best Est. Quantity: 96

NSN: 5975-01-624-8392WF

Application: F-16

Part Number: 24008B-03

Noun: CHASSIS, ELECTRICAL

Best Est. Quantity: 8

NSN: 5985-01-146-9283WF

Application: F-16

Part Number: 27130-1

Noun: ANTENNA

Best Est. Quantity: 1080

NSN: 5998‐01‐559‐1236WF

Application: F‐16

Part Number: 29446B‐01

Noun: CIRCUIT CARD ASSEMBLY

Best Est. Quantity: 48

NSN: 5998‐01‐559‐1237WF

Application: F‐16

Part Number: 33837A‐03

Noun: CIRCUIT CARD ASSEMBLY

Best Est. Quantity: 90

NSN: 5998‐01‐559‐1240WF

Application: F‐16

Part Number: 24009A‐01

Noun: CIRCUIT CARD ASSEMBLY

Best Est. Quantity: 40

NSN: 5998-01-559-1241WF

Application: F-16

Part Number: 44630B-00

Noun: CIRCUIT CARD ASSEMBLY

Best Est. Quantity: 8

NSN: 5998‐01‐559‐3113WF

Application: F‐16

Part Number: 24011A‐03

Noun: CIRCUIT CARD ASSEMBLY

Best Est. Quantity: 8

NSN: 5998‐01‐592‐8704WF

Application: F‐16

Part Number: 23999A‐03

Noun: CIRCUIT CARD ASSEMBLY

Best Est. Quantity: 296

NSN: 5998-01-616-4384

Application: F-16

Part Number:23999A-02

Noun: CIRCUIT CARD ASSEMBLY

Best Est. Quantity: 8

NSN: 7025-01-509-3748

Application: F-16

Part Number: MB025A-32

Noun: DATA ENTRY UNIT

Best Est. Quantity: 280

NSN: 7025‐01‐516‐1147WF

Application: F‐16

Part Number: MB025A‐32H

Noun: DATA ENTRY UNIT

Best Est. Quantity: 144

NSN: 5998-01-623-8811

Application: F-16

Part Number: 29446B-00

Noun: CIRCUIT CARD ASSEMBLY

Best Est. Quantity: 100

       5. Capability Survey

Part I.  Business Information

              Please provide the following business information for your company/institution and for any teaming or joint venture partners:

• Company/Institute Name:
• Address:
• Point of Contact:
• CAGE Code:
• Phone Number:
• E-mail Address:
• Web Page URL:
• Size of business pursuant to North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) Code:      

Based on the above NAICS Code, state whether your company is:

• Small Business                                                    (Yes / No)
• Woman Owned Small Business                          (Yes / No)
• Small Disadvantaged Business                           (Yes / No)
• 8(a) Certified                                                        (Yes / No)
• HUBZone Certified                                              (Yes / No)
• Veteran Owned Small Business                          (Yes / No)
• Service Disabled Veteran Small Business          (Yes / No)
• Central Contractor Registration (CCR).              (Yes / No)

·      A statement as to whether your company is domestically or foreign owned (if foreign, please indicate the country of ownership).

Written responses and emails must be received no later than close of business 25 May 2025. 

Please e-mail your response advising if the requirements stated above can be met to the following address darin.rector@us.af.mil. 

Questions relative to this market research should be addressed to Darin Rector at (801) 777-9246

Part II. Capability Survey Questions

       A. General Capability Questions:

1. Describe briefly the capabilities of your facility and the nature of the goods and/or services you provide.  Include a description of your staff composition and management structure.
2. Describe your company's past experience on previous projects similar in complexity to this requirement.  Include contract numbers, a brief description of the work performed, period of performance, agency/organization supported, and individual point of contact (Contracting Officer or Program Manager).
3. What quality assurance processes and test qualification practices does your company employ?  Please provide a description of your quality program (ISO 9001, AS9100, etc.)
4. Describe your company's capabilities for generating, handling, processing and storing classified material and data.
5. Describe your company's capabilities and experience in generating technical data, engineering drawings and manuals.  Identify what software programs are utilized to generate these data products and what formats are available for delivered items.
6. What is your company’s current maximum production capacity per month?  Provide information on any facility reserves you may possess to increase production capacity in the event of an immediate need do to critical operational mission requirements.
7. Are there specific requirements in the documentation that we provide that would currently preclude your product from being a viable solution to our requirement?
8. Include a detailed listing of facilities and equipment, including quantities, required to satisfy the requirements of this effort.                                                                                                                                                                           Provide an outline of the proposed process, including inspections.

B. Hardware Production Questions:

1. Describe your capability and experiences in the manufacturing/fabrication of components

C. Repair Questions:

1. Describe your capabilities and experience in modifying existing systems/equipment (hardware and software) to solve maintenance and support problems in the depot environment.
2. Describe your capabilities and experience in developing/modifying repair or maintenance procedures.  Include associated upgrade of technical orders and preparation of new technical orders.
3. Describe your configuration management processes and how you identify and resolve parts obsolescence and diminishing manufacturing sources problems.
4. Describe your process for maintaining inventory records and reporting on hand/in work balances and repair status to your customer.

D. Commerciality Questions:

1. Are there established catalog or market prices for listed NSN’s?  If you offer this product and/or service to both U.S. Government and commercial sources, is the same workforce used for both the U.S. Government and general public?  Is our requirement offered to both under similar terms and conditions?  Briefly describe any differences.
2. Describe your standard warranty and return process for goods and services furnished to the Government for items similar in nature to this requirement. 

E. Services Questions

1. Describe your services capabilities and experience regarding the requirements of this effort. 
2. Describe your capabilities and experience in developing/modifying procedures.  Include associated upgrade of technical orders and preparation of new technical orders. 
3. Demonstrate your ability and experience for the same or similar services, which are currently provided in the commercial and/or military environment by providing the following information on the same or similar items:               a. Contract Number

           b. Procuring Agency

           c. Contract Value

           d. Services Provided

4. Describe your capabilities and experience in any required test, evaluation, and repair processes/procedures regarding the required items.

5. Describe how you/your organization will identify and resolve parts obsolescence and diminishing manufacturing sources problems?

6. Discuss your process for addressing any fit, form, and or function issues that may arise out of the requirements of this effort.

7. Describe your process for maintaining inventory records and reporting on hand/work-in-process balance and manufacturing status to your customer as required.

8. How will your organization address the absence of drawings, specifications, technical data, test procedures, etc.

9. If your company can not perform the entirety of the requirement what part could or would your company be able to perform.  Provide specific info on what could be broken out for your company’s performance.