SOLICITATION NOTICE
16 -- Aircraft components and accessories.
- Notice Date
- 3/19/2004
- Notice Type
- Solicitation Notice
- NAICS
- 333999
— All Other Miscellaneous General Purpose Machinery Manufacturing
- Contracting Office
- US ARMY AVIATION & MISSILE COMMAND, REDSTONE ARSENAL AL 35898-5280
- ZIP Code
- 35898-5280
- Solicitation Number
- W58RGZ04R0231
- Response Due
- 4/30/2004
- Archive Date
- 7/7/2004
- Point of Contact
- CHARLES MALONE,Contract Specialist,(256)876-9119 or EDWARD L. MOBLEY,Contracting Officer,(256)876-9120
- E-Mail Address
-
US ARMY AVIATION & MISSILE COMMAND
(CHARLES.MALONE@PEOAVN.REDSTONE.ARMY.MIL)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- Total Small Business
- Description
- NA THE U.S. ARMY AVIATION AND MISSILE COMMAND (AMCOM) HAS A REQUIREMENT FOR THE DEVELOPMENT AND PRODUCTION OF APPROXIMATELY FOUR HUNDRED (400) CH47 AIRCRAFT FORWARD CABIN CHIEF CREW SEATS. AT PRESENT, THE CREW CHIEF IS UNABLE TO PROPERLY SIT DURING FLIGHT OPERATIONS. THEREFORE, THE PRODUCTION OF A FORWARD CABIN CRASHWORTHY SEAT IS NECESSARY AND WILL PROVIDE THE CREW CHIEF IMPROVED SURVIVABILITY AND VISIBILITY DURING FLIGHT OPERATIONS. THE CREW SEAT WILL BE PROCURED VIA THE TWO-STEP SEALED BID PROCEDURES AS OUTLINED UNDER FEDERAL ACQUISITION REGULATIONS (FAR) 14.5, WITH WRITTEN TECHNICAL PROPOSALS AND REQUIRED DATA SUBMITTED IN STEP 1. ALL REQUIRED DOCUMENTS SUBMITTED BY EACH POTENTIAL CONTRACTOR FOR REVIEW BY THE GOVERNMENT, SHALL BE IN THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE. ALL APPLICABLE CLAUSES ADDRESSED IN THE SOLICITATION SHALL BE COMPLIED WITH BY EACH POTENTIAL BIDDER. THE GOVERNMENT WILL PROVIDE ALL POTENTIAL BIDDERS A COPY OF THE STATEMENT OF WORK (SOW) AND AIRWORTHINESS QUALIFICATION PLAN (AQP), SPECIFYING THE REQUIREMENTS OF THE GOVERNMENT. EACH BIDDER IS REQUIRED TO SUBMIT A TECHNICAL PROPOSAL FOR THE CRASHWORTHY CREW CHIEF SEATS WHICH MEETS REQUIREMENTS IN ACCORDANCE WITH (IAW) THE SOW AND AQP. TECHNICAL FEATURES AND PERFORMANCE CHARACTERISTICS/CAPABILITIES WHICH EXCEED THESE REQUIREMENTS ARE ACCEPTABLE; HOWEVER, NO ADDITIONAL CONSIDERATION WILL BE GIVEN IN THE EVALUATION OF SUCH A TECHNICAL PROPOSAL DUE TO THE INCLUSION OF SUCH TECHNICAL FEATURES AND PERFORMANCE CHARACTERISTICS/CAPABILITIES. THE CONTRACTOR SHALL BE REQUIRED TO INCLUDE IN HIS PRODUCTION SEAT WHATEVER TECHNICAL FEATURES AND PERFORMANCE CHARACTERISTICS/CAPABILITIES ARE CONTAINED IN THE TECHNICAL PROPOSAL THAT ARE ULTIMATELY RATED ACCEPTABLE BY THE GOVERNMENT DURING STEP 1. IF THE CONTRACTOR'S TECHNICAL PROPOSAL IS CONSIDERED ACCEPTABLE BASED ON THE DATA SUBMITTED A! ND EVALUATED DURING STEP 1 PROCESS, THE CONTRACTOR WILL BE DETERMINED ELIGIBLE TO ADVANCE TO STEP 2 SOLELY ON THE MERITS OF THE TECHNICAL PROPOSAL. HOWEVER, IN THE EVENT THE GOVERNMENT DETERMINES A BIDDER'S TECHNICAL PROPOSAL TO BE UNACCEPTABLE, THE BIDDER WILL BE NOTIFIED OF THE REASON(S) IN WRITING AT THE COMPLETION OF THE STEP 1 PHASE. ACCEPTABLE/NONACCEPTABLE EVALUATION CRITERIA WILL BE PROVIDED WITHIN ISSUANCE OF THE SOLICITATION. THE GOVERNMENT WILL IDENTIFY ALL DEFINITIVE REQUIREMENTS IN THE STEP 2 SOLICITATION. ALL BIDDERS WHO HAVE SUBMITTED ACCEPTABLE TECHNICAL PROPOSALS AND REQUIRED DATA IN THE STEP 1 PHASE SHALL HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO SUBMIT SEALED PRICED BIDS IN STEP 2. THE RESULTING CONTRACT AWARD WILL BE BASED ON COMPETITIVE BIDS RECEIVED FROM THOSE SMALL BUSINESS ENTITIES WHO SUBMITTED ACCEPTABLE TECHNICAL PROPOSALS DURING THE STEP 1 PHASE. THE SEAT SHALL BE DESIGNED TO SUPPORT THE 5TH FEMALE TO 95TH MALE PERCENTILE ARMY AVIATOR(PER MIL-STD-1472). THE CONTRACTOR SHALL VERIFY BY STRUCTURAL SUBSTANTIATION THAT THE SEAT STRUCTURE AND THE INSTALLATION WILL SUSTAIN ALL FLIGHT AND LANDING LOADS INCLUDING CRASH LOADS, WITHOUT FAILURE IAW CH-47 STRUCTURAL DESIGN CRITERIA, 145-SS-603F. CRASH LOADS FOR THE CH-47 ARE FORWARD 8 G'S, LATERAL +/- 8 G'S AND DOWN 8 G'S. SEAT SHALL PROVIDE 12 INCHES OF VERTICAL STROKING CAPACITY THROUGHOUT THE PERCENTILE RANGE. SEAT SHOULD FOLD UP WITH SUSPENSION OR MOUNTING NOT INTERFERING WITH INGRESS NOR EGRESS FOR A PERSON IN THE 5TH FEMALE TO 95TH MALE PERCENTILE ARMY AVIATOR (PER MIL-STD-1472). A FOUR OR FIVE POINT ADJUSTABLE RESTRAINT SYSTEM WITH AN MA-16 INERTIA REEL IS REQUIRED, INCLUDING A ROTARY TYPE OF DISCONNECT THAT SHALL NOT REQUIRE MORE THAN ONE PERSON USING ONE HAND TO DISCONNECT. THE DISCONNECT TASK SHALL ALSO WORK IN EVERY AXIS INCLUDING FULL 180 DEGREES (INVERTED) ORIENTATION WITH WEIGHT OF OCCUPANT BEARING ON THE RESTRAINT SYSTEM. SEAT MATERIAL, INCLUDING CUSHIONING, SHALL BE SELF-EXTINGUISHING FOR ONE MINUTE EVEN AS THE AIRCRAFT IS BEING CONSUMED. THE GOVERNMENT ANTICIPATES AWARD OF A BASE YEAR AND OPTION YEAR QUANTITIES COMMENCING IN FY '04 THROUGH FY '08. THE REQUIRED DELIVERY SCHEDULE IS TWENTY (20) SEATS PER MONTH. THIS PROCUREMENT IS A 100 PERCENT SMALL BUSINESS SET-ASIDE. INTERESTED/QUALIFIED SOURCES THAT MEET THE STANDARDS OF SMALL BUSINESS CRITERIA, AND CAN PROVIDE THE REQUIREMENTS IAW THE DESCRIPTION ABOVE ARE INVITED TO SUBMIT INTEREST OF INTENT TO BID. PLEASE PROVIDE NAME, TELEPHONE NUMBER, AND EMAIL ADDRESS OF A CORPORATE POINT OF CONTACT. POTENTIAL SOURCES ARE ENCOURAGED TO RESPOND VIA EMAIL TO: MR. CHARLES MALONE, AT CHARLES.MALONE@PEOAVN.REDSTONE.ARMY.MIL, OR VIA POSTAL SERVICE BY MAILING TO: COMMANDER, U.S. ARMY AVIATION AND MISSILE COMMAND (AMCOM) , ACQUISITION CENTER, ATTN: AMSAM-AC-AV-B, C. MALONE, BUILDING 5678, REDSTONE ARSENAL, AL, 35898, NOT LATER THAN 20 APRIL 2004. 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- Place of Performance
- Address: US ARMY AVIATION & MISSILE COMMAND, REDSTONE ARSENAL AL 35898-5280
- Zip Code: 35898-5280
- Country: USA
- Zip Code: 35898-5280
- Record
- SN00607856-F 20040624/040622212357 (fbodaily.com)
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