J85-5 Maintenance Repair and Overhaul Services

A REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL/QUOTE. This is a Source Sought Synopsis. There is no solicitation available currently. This synopsis is not to be construed as a commitment on the part of the Government to award a contract nor does the Government intend to directly pay for any information or responses submitted as a result of this synopsis. The government does not intend to award a contract on the basis of this market research. No funds are available to fund the information solicited. This Sources Sought Synopsis is published for market research purposes only. Companies may be contacted if further information is needed. This announcement constitutes a Sources Sought Synopsis to seek new competition for future work pertaining to J85-5 engine sustainment. This synopsis will be for the follow-on contract to the J85-5 Engine Sustainment contract. The current J85-5 contract is an Indefinite Delivery/ Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) service contract for the sustainment of the J85-5 engines supporting T-38 mission

requirements. The T-38 is designed to train future Air Force pilots. The original J85-5 contract was awarded competitively to StandardAero Inc. Contract efforts are subject to Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 52.232-18 availability of funds. The contractor will be required to provide fleet management services that provide the technical information and logistics resources to enable maintenance and material management of 1,019 engines. The contractor will be required to: Provide station services, including material management functions, engine maintenance, and subcontractor component support services. Provide station services including liaison support for supply services, and Organizational (O-level) maintenance & repair capability including equipment and tooling. Manage the fleet program management, maintenance, and support actions, program planning and status reporting documents within a timely manner. Develop and update maintenance build plans based on Reliability Centered Maintenance (RCM+) principles. Comply with Technical Order Data (TOD) and Time Compliance Technical Order (TCTO) including any new technical

requirements or updates. Support Engineering Investigations (EI). Support Product Quality Deficiency Reports (PQDR). Support Component Improvement Programs (CIP). Support USAF qualification testing of obsolete materiel replacements. Provide Analytical Condition Inspections (ACI). Provide Customer Technical Services and Sustaining Engineering Support. Provide support for the management of spare parts, engines and modules to include

requirements determination, requisition, procurement, distribution, item unique identification (IUID). Provide unlimited access to government owned parts and/or equipment. Support and maintain certifications and compliance related to airworthiness. Integrate and coordinate all peculiar support equipment. It is critical that respondents include the degree to which they will require access to J85-5 engine data rights and the degree to which they have or are able to obtain J85-5 engine data rights. The capabilities package should be brief and concise yet clearly demonstrate an ability to meet the stated

requirements. Recent, relevant experience should be provided for each area. If a company is capable of some, but not all of the

requirements stated in this Sources Sought Synopsis, please provide a response that explains the