Contracted Air Services (CAS), Fixed Wing Airborne Range Services (FWARS)   3

This Special Notice update is for information planning purposes only and shall not be considered as an invitation for bid, request for quotation (RFQ), request for proposal (RFP), or as an obligation on the part of the Government to acquire any products or services. No entitlement to payment of direct or indirect costs or charges by the Government will arise as a result of contractor participation in the Industry Day or contractor responses to this notice. Interested parties need not participate in the Industry Day nor respond to this notice as a prerequisite for responding to the final RFP.

The Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR), Specialized and Proven Aircraft (PMA- 226), Contracted Air Services (CAS) program is issuing this notice to publish draft sections of the RFP as well as to share the intent to conduct an Industry Day for CAS Fixed Wing Airborne Range Services (FWARS). The FWARS effort will provide the Department of the Navy (DoN) Fleet and program customers Range Surveillance and Clearance (RS&C) to support a variety of testing. The purpose of the Industry Day is to provide industry with the opportunity to review the DRAFT RFP (Sections A, B, C, H, L, M, Attachment (1) Performance Work Statement (PWS), and Attachment (2) DD-254, DoD Contract Security Classification Specification) and for NAVAIR to have a two-way dialogue with industry regarding concerns, suggestions and comments.

Industry Day is a mechanism where interested parties can gain more insight into NAVAIR's proposed acquisition. The Government will present a briefing with an open forum, to address questions. A limit of 30 minutes will be allowed for one-on-one discussions after the open forum, if requested by the potential offeror. Both large and small businesses are encouraged to attend.

INDUSTRY DAY WILL BE HELD:

DATE: Thursday, 08 September 2022

TIME: To be provided upon receipt of RSVP

LOCATION: Cherry Point, NC Address to be provided upon receipt of RSVP

A virtual option will be available for extreme circumstances only. To receive approval to attend this event virtually through Microsoft Teams, a written request must be submitted to the Procuring Contracting Officer at david.s.silverstone.civ@us.navy.mil stating what extreme circumstances exist. An RSVP is still required to receive the link to join virtually.

GENERAL INFORMATION:

Please note the following regarding the Industry Day:

1. Arrive 15 minutes early for registration

2. Bring identification

3. Cell phones, tape recorders and videos are prohibited

4. NAVAIR intends to discuss the following areas:

a. General capabilities of aircraft services being sought.

b. Industry concerns with DRAFT RFP Sections A, B, C, H, L, M, Attachment (1) Performance Work Statement (PWS), and Attachment (2) DD-254.

c. Contract structure/CLIN structure recommendations.

d. Expected cost per Flight Hour (FH) (may be discussed during 30 minute one-on-one discussions if preferred).

e. Other areas/information that industry may wish to discuss.

5. RSVPs are required in order to attend. Please send RSVPs to: Sherona Thomas, sherona.thomas.civ@us.navy.mil, Aaron Wetherington, aaron.r.wetherington.civ@us.navy.mil, and Rhonda Link, rhonda.k.link.civ@us.navy.mil no later than 2:00pm EDT 01 September 2022. Please include the following when sending the RSVP:

1. Name of each participant that will be attending

2. Email address for each participant that will be attending

3. Business title/position for each participant that will be attending

4. Phone number for each participant that will be attending

5. Please indicate if assistance is needed with submitting a visitor's request for base access or not.

6. Identify if you desire a one-on-one discussion

Please note due to space available, contractors will be limited to 3 attendees per vendor.

The DRAFT RFP sections contain publicly releasable, unclassified documentation, which is posted herein. All subsequent Draft RFP documents and publicly releasable information will reside on the System for Award Management (SAM). It is recommended that interested Offerors check the Sam.gov site frequently for any updates.

Note: Vendors may also submit any additional non-proprietary questions via email to Sherona Thomas, sherona.thomas.civ@us.navy.mil, Aaron Wetherington, aaron.r.wetherington.civ@us.navy.mil, and Rhonda Link, rhonda.k.link.civ@us.navy.mil prior to the Industry Day event. If time allows, the Government will address these questions during the event. Ultimately, all questions and responses prior to/ or during the Industry Day will be posted to Sam.gov after the event.

Contact Information

Contracting Office Address

• BUILDING 439 SUITE F 47110 LILJENCRANTZ ROAD UNIT 7
• PATUXENT RIVER , MD 20670-1545
• USA

Primary Point of Contact

• Sherona Thomas

Secondary Point of Contact

• David Silverstone.

***UPDATE***

Industry Day Questions and Answers has been added on 6 December 2022.

***UPDATE 12/19/2022***

Industry Day briefs has been added:

-Airworthiness Brief

-GFR & Continued Airworthiness Brief

-PMA-226 CAS FWARS Industry Day Brief

***UPDATE 1/12/23***

Please see amended Industry Day Questions and Answers.

***UPDATE 2/8/23***

Please see amended Industry Day Questions and Answers.