THIS IS A SOURCES SOUGHT FOR MARKET RESEARCH PURPOSES ONLY.
The FBI is seeking a qualified Contractor to provide airframe and component maintenance services in compliance with the Bombardier Q400 Maintenance Requirements Manual, Chapter 5 of the Aircraft Maintenance Manual, the FBI General Maintenance Manual, and Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) regulations governing the operation of this aircraft. The FBI owns and operates a Bombardier Dash8-Q400 aircraft. The estimated total time on airframe and #2 engine is 7298hrs. The #1 engine has 7188hrs. Total cycles is 3522. The aircraft operates under 14 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Part 91.

This is a sources sought notice and request for information (RFI). This is not a formal solicitation. Any formal solicitation will be announced separately later. Information provided to the Government as a result of this posting is strictly voluntary and given with no expectation of compensation, and clearly provided at no cost to the Government. Contact with Government personnel, other than the Contract Specialist or Contracting Officer, by potential offeror or their employees regarding this requirement is strictly prohibited. The purpose of posting this RFI is to locate experienced service providers capable of providing Bombardier Q400 Scheduled and Unscheduled Maintenance.

The summary is as follows:

All Contractor provided maintenance shall be performed in a 14 CFR Part 145 Certified Repair Station with the Dash8-Q400 airframe listed on its Part 145 certificate. All Contractor required maintenance will be scheduled and unscheduled. All Contractor provided maintenance shall comply with applicable Airworthiness Directives, Service Bulletins, Service Instructions, and manufacturer approved technical data instruction.

The anticipated contract type will be firm fixed price.

The FBI is interested in obtaining information from industry. Both large business concerns and all categories of small business are encouraged to respond to this request. The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) Code anticipated for this requirement is 488190 - Other Support Activities for Air Transportation and small business size standard in number of employees for the selected NAICS is 1,500.

Vendors shall address the following 3 components within their submittal:

1. Company Information:

Please provide your

- Unique Entity ID

- Cage Code and SAM.gov registry status

- Large or Small business status (8a, woman-owned, veteran-owned, etc.)

- Point of contact, to include:

1. name, title,
2. telephone number,
3. business address, and
4. email address

- Primary NAICS provided on previous contracts

- Number of years in business

- Past Performance related to similar projects

Please ensure your response covers, at a minimum, capabilities for all requirements called out in the description.

Submission:

The page count not including the cover page should be limited to 25 pages, 12 Times New Roman font, with a minimum of 1-inch margins.

Responses are due no later than 4:30 p.m. CDT, 12 September 2023

Please send your capabilities statements and responses to this RFI via email directly to:

Corey Linnen, Contract Specialist, clinnen@fbi.gov

Kaitlin Casey B. Contracting Officer, kbcasey@fbi.gov

This notice is for informational purposes only. This is not a request for proposal or quote it does not constitute a solicitation and shall not be construed as a commitment by the government. Responses in any form are not offers and the Government is under no obligation to award a contract as a result of this announcement. No funds are available to pay for preparation of responses to this announcement. Any information submitted by respondents to this technical description is strictly voluntary.

The Government intends to award a contract under a separate solicitation, but with this notice wants to obtain capabilities, delivery, or other market information for planning purposes. All interested, capable, and responsible are encouraged to submit a response to this notice.

Not responding to the RFI does not preclude participation in any future RFP, if any is issued. If a solicitation is released, it will be synopsized on sam.gov; it is the responsibility of potential offerors to monitor sam.gov for additional information pertaining to any such solicitation. Proprietary information, if any, should be minimized and must be clearly marked. To aid the Government, proprietary information should be segregated. Please be advised that all submissions become Government property and will not be returned.

All emails shall address in the subject line RFI 15F067-23-R-0000115 Q400 Aircraft Maintenance. The government will not provide any feedback to any vendor. This information collected is for the purpose of market research only.

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