ARC 169 Band Pass Filter
BAND PASS FILTER, 5915-01-535-6666BY
FOR THE ARC-169
PURPOSE/DESCRIPTION
The Government is conducting market research to identify potential sources that possess the expertise, capabilities, and experience to meet qualification requirements to repair the Band Pass Filter for the ARC- 169 components listed below:
NOUN NSN P/N
Band Pass Filter 5915-01-535-6666BY 800125-03
This requirement is for repair services. Our repair services strategy is a five-year contract (basic plus four option years) and will continue through FY2022. The projected quantities will be Best Estimated Quantities (BEQ) of 32 per year.
The Government's need for repair services are required in order to support the E-3 Sentry, an airborne warning and control system (AWACS) aircraft, with an integrated command and control battle management, surveillance, target detection, and tracking platform. The E-3 AWACs mission is to provide an accurate, real-time picture of the battlespace to the Joint Air Operations Center. The ARC-169 BPF is a remotely tunable RF filter which diminishes inessential signals, providing clear voice communication over the Military UHF Band.
The ARC-169 Band Pass Filter (BPF), installed on the E-3, is a device that passes one of 7,000 UHF channels and rejects all other frequencies. The E-3 provides the ability to find, fix, track and target airborne or maritime threats and to detect, locate and ID emitters as well as to detect threats and control assets below and beyond the coverage of ground-based command and control or C2. The BPF contributes to completing this task.
CONTRACTOR CAPABILITY SURVEY
Band Pass Filter, 5915-01-535-6666BY, 30192-0201
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).
RFIs are to be posted for 30 days for efforts greater than $3.0M, 45 days for foreign place of performance, otherwise, 15 days.
Written responses, no facsimiles or e-mails please, must be received no later than close of business ________. Please mail two (2) copies of your response to:
407 SCMS/GULA
Attn: Karen Ludwig
Program Manager
235 Bryon St., STE 19A
Robins AFB GA 31098-1600
Questions relative to this market research should be addressed to Karen Ludwig, 478-327-5082.
Part II. Capability Survey Questions
A. General Capability Questions:
1. Describe briefly the capabilities of your facility and 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. Describe your company's experience in repairing the Band Pass Filter (Part Number/NSN listed above) or like items.
4. 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.
5. What is your company's current maximum capacity per month for this particular type of requirement? Provide information on any facility reserves you may possess to increase capacity in the event of an immediate need do to critical operational mission requirements.
6. What quality assurance processes and test qualification practices does your company employ? Provide a description of your quality program (ISO 9001, AS9100, etc.).
a. Provide a detailed quality plan implementing AS9100 (or equivalent).
B. Repair Questions:
1. Describe your capabilities and experience in repairing 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.
a. State the types of diagnostic and troubleshooting tools utilized for efforts such as this.
3. Demonstrate your ability and experience in repair of the same or similar components by providing the following information on the same or similar items:
a) Contract Number
b) Procuring Agency
c) Contract Value
d) Number of assets shipped
4. Provide your commercial manual(s) or Acceptance Test Procedures (ATP) and your rights to these manuals and or ATP used in the depot level repair and functional check of these or similar assets for Government Engineer review.
5. Describe your capabilities and experience in test, evaluation, repair or maintenance procedures.
6. Describe your configuration management processes and how you identify and resolve parts obsolescence and diminishing manufacturing sources problems?
7. Describe your process for maintaining inventory records and reporting on hand/work-in-process balances and repair status to your customer.
8. Include a detailed listing of facilities and equipment, including quantities, required to satisfy the requirements of this effort.
a. Provide an outline of the proposed process, including inspections.
i. State the type of test procedures are anticipated for this effort.
ii. State the type of inspection processes anticipated for this effort.
1. NDI/T.
2. Destructive testing/inspection.
9. How will your organization address the absence of drawings, specifications, technical data, test procedures, etc.
10. If the item cannot be repaired in total, state what your organization can repair.
C. Commerciality Questions:
Not Applicable - (this item is military unique and no commercial equivalent item is known to exist).
D. Manufacturing Questions
Not Applicable - (this contract is for repairs only).
E. Services Questions
1. Describe your services capabilities and experience with regard to 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 with regard to 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. Provide a test plan and acceptance procedures.
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.
Charles H. Harris, Contract Negotiator, Phone 4789267055, Email charles.harris.3@us.af.mil
