Air Force Seeks Information on Minuteman III Missile Component Replacement

The purpose of this Sources Sought Synopsis is to conduct market research to determine if responsible sources exist and if this effort can be competitive and/or a total Small Business Set-Aside. The proposed North American Industry Classification Systems (NAICS) Code is intended to be 336212 or 336999 which have a corresponding size standard of 1,000 or fewer employees.

The Government will use this information to determine the best acquisition strategy for this procurement. The Government is interested in all small business, to include 8(a), Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned, historically underutilized business zone (Hubzone), and Women-Owned small business concerns. BACKGROUND: The Air Force’s (AF) fleet of PTT must support the MMIII LGM-30G ICBM until the end of its operational life.

However, the existing challenge of parts obsolescence poses a significant obstacle to providing seamless support. Additionally, a scarcity of spare parts, some entirely unobtainable, coupled with substantial engineering updates required by the Technical Data Package (TDP), further complicates the situation.

Given these considerations, the AF aims to develop a new design, create a new TDP, and ultimately increase the PTT fleet. Procurement of five PTT2, including one to two PTT2 during the Engineering, Manufacturing, and Development (EMD) phase, will be required. During Production, the AF expects to procure the remaining three or four PTT2s for a total of five.

PTT DESCRIPTION: The PTT is a trailer that provides protection and transportation of PSREs housed within a PSRE Shipping Container. The PTT is used to transport the PSRE(s) to various storage and operational locations. The PTT provides a transportation platform that limits excessive shock and vibration to the PSRE assembly.

It also provides a temperature-controlled environment designed to keep the PSRE within its required temperature range during transportation. The Environmental Control Unit provides the required temperature control by use of an on-board diesel fueled generator and a closed loop Heating, Ventilation, and Air Conditioning unit.

INFORMATION SOUGHT: Detail how your company plans for and mitigates discrete risks related to cost, schedule, and technical ability. Detail examples, from previous contracts, of how your company has planned for and mitigated issues involving the procurement of items with long-lead times. Using NAICS code 336212, detail whether your business meets the small business classification.

At what stages in the manufacturing process would you recommend Government Mandatory Inspection Points or Defense Contract Management Agency (DCMA) inspection points? Use previous contracts as examples (include applicable contract number(s)). Indicate years of experience for each phase of the Department of Defense acquisitions process (i.e., Technology Maturation & Risk Reduction, EMD, and Production & Deployment).

Provide expected schedule durations starting at contract award through qualification testing and delivery; include all engineering gates and milestones one could reasonably expect for the PTT2 effort.

Provide an estimate cost range as a Rough Order of Magnitude (ROM) from contract award through qualification testing and delivery; including individual ROM pricing for: Engineering and design Testing Production Per unit cost (tiered pricing if applicable) Please identify expectations for testing locations for requirements assumed to be verified by test based on the attached Source Requirements Document (SRD) (i.e., what would you do in house vs.

at another facility). List experience with environmental (e.g., rain, hot/cold, sunshine, etc.) testing. List experience with shock and vibration testing for vehicles. Share the mitigation strategy for managing intellectual property, including drawings, welding standards, specifications, etc., as technology matures?

If awarded, what would your company expect the team size to be throughout the PTT2 contract (e.g., engineers, program managers, welding staff, certified weld inspectors, electricians, etc.)?

RESPONSES: Responsible and capable sources may identify their interest by providing a white-paper capability statement (limited to 10 pages) with sufficient information to substantiate that respondents can successfully perform all requirements. Responses shall be submitted using the provided template ( PTT2 Response Template 2 ) additional information, if required, shall be included after template as appendices.

Interested parties should make an earnest effort to thoroughly answer the Government’s questions. Please see the RFI question set. Government will consider responses to one or all purposes depending on company’s capability.

ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENT: Distribution of the PTT2’s Statement of Work and SRD are limited to contractors with a DD 2345 certified by the Defense Logistics Information Service, Joint Certification Program (1-877-352-2255) who have a legitimate business purpose. As such, these Attachments cannot be provided to a contractor without a certification.

Contractors who would like to become certified can find the form and instructions at: https://public.logisticsinformationservice.dla.mil/PublicHome/jcp/default.aspx. This RFI is issued solely for informational and planning purposes. 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.

For access to the attachments, your response advising if the requirements stated above can be met, and all questions related to the above please email to the following addresses: kyle.andersen@us.af.mil and torrey.boggs.2@us.af.mil Submit the following information: Company Name and Address Cage Code Unique Identifier Company business size by North American Industry Classification (NAIC) code Small Business Type (s), if applicable Provide a response, including any recommendations and/or comments Point of Contact for questions and/or clarification Telephone Number and email address Web Page URL Teaming Partners (if applicable) Determination of Adequacy of your accounting system by DCMA and/or DCAA for Cost Type Contracts.

ATTACHMENTS / LINKS: Attachment 1. General Requirements PTT2 PTT2 Response Template PTT2 Statement of Work edit: limit adjusted to 10 pages Q&A: Question 1: Is this a new requirement? Or is there an incumbent contract/contractor currently performing the services? Would you be able to share the contract details for reference?

Answer 1: The PTT2 acquisition will be a new design and manufacturing effort to procure supplies not services, therefore there is no incumbent contractor performing services related to this acquisition.

While this is not a new requirement in terms of the Minuteman III Weapons System, as an existing (i.e., legacy) fleet of PTTs exists, procurement of this new fleet will include new technical data package development and PTT2 manufacturing; these will mirror the legacy PTTs in terms of form, fit, and function. The legacy fleet was procured in 2004 and there has been no involvement from the OEM since procurement.

Sustaining maintenance/repairs over the past 21 years has been accomplished at the depot-level, as defined in Title 10 USC 2460, consequently there are no contracts available for reference.