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This announcement constitutes the Request for Proposal (RFP) for the KC-46 Support Equipment Multiple-Award Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity (ID/IQ) Contract ("KSE").

The Department of Defense, United States Air Force (USAF), Air Force Materiel Command (AFMC), Air Force Life Cycle Management Center (AFLCMC), KC-46 Division (WLC), is soliciting proposals for the KSE ID/IQ Contract.

In accordance with the attached Section L, Instructions, Conditions and Notices to Offerors, Paragraph 2.7.9, dated 16 November 2022, proposals in response to this RFP are due no later than 4:00pm EST on 6 January 2023. Proposals received in response to this RFP will be evaluated in accordance with the attached Section M, Evaluation Factors for Award, dated 16 November 2022.

The Government will accept questions regarding this RFP. Please submit questions using the attached Comment Resolution Matrix to the below-listed POCs by 4:00 pm EST on 23 December 2022. The answers will be posted to SAM.gov under this announcement.

NOTE: Pre-Solicitation announcements regarding KSE may be found under reference number FA8609-22-R-B0002 linked below.

NOTE: If you intend on providing a proposal in response to this solicitation, please do not send it via email. Per Section L, paragraph 2.7.8, All volumes must be received via DoD SAFE. In order to submit via DoD SAFE, a drop-off request is required. In order to receive a DoD SAFE drop-off, email the Contracting Officer or Contracting Specialist listed in paragraph 2.1 above no more than 14 calendar days and no less than three (3) calendar days prior to proposal submittal date .

Based on this information, all Offerors must request a DoD Safe Drop-off Code no later than 4pm (EST) on 3 January 2023. The DoD Safe Drop-off code will be valid for 14 calendar days after you receive them.

7 Dec 2022:

• Proposal due date on cover letter of solicitation has been updated to 6 Jan 2023 to match the Sam.gov posting. Amendment FA860923RB0010001 reflects this change in proposal due date.
• Solicitation number has been updated to FA860923RB001, it replaces (Solicitation FA860922RB002). This change in solicitation number does not affect any of the existing attachments still referancing FA860922RB002.

14 Dec 2022:

• Updated Attachment 1 Statement of Work (SOW).
• Provided USG Q&A responses.

20 Dec 2022:

• Updated Attachment 3 - Capability Statement
• Provided USG Q&A response V2

23 Dec 2022:

• The suspense date to request a drop-off code for proposal submission to DoDSAFE has been extended from 4pm, 3 Jan 23 to 4pm, 5 Jan 23 to allow additional time for vendors to support the proposal timeline over the holiday season.

29 Dec 2022:

• Added excel version of Capability Statement

3 Jan 2023:

• The proposal due date for this solicitation has been officially extended by one week from 6 Jan 23 to 13 Jan 23 to allow additional time for industry to submit proposals due to the holiday season impact on vendor operating hours. Additionally, requests for DODSAFE proposal drop-off is has also been extended one week from 5 Jan 23, to 12 Jan 23. A formal solicitation amendment reflecting this update will be added as soon as possible. Please continue to check SAM.gov for updates. Thank you for your interest and support.

4 Jan 2023:

• The proposal due date for this solicitation has been again extended from Friday, 13 Jan 23 to Tuesday, 17 Jan 23. Requests for DODSAFE proposal drop-off remains the same, 12 Jan 23.
• Additionally, an updated Attachment 1 Statement of Work (SOW) and Attachment 3 Section L, Instructions to Offerors,reflecting the new due date, as well as a third set of questions and answers have been added. Please continue to follow SAM.gov for official updates and thank you for your interest and support.

10 Jan 2023

• Proposal due date is clarified to show Tuesday, 17 Jan 23 as the correct due date

11 Jan 2023

• Provided USG Q&A response V4

17 Jan 2023

• the KSE proposal due date has again been extended to Tuesday, 24 Jan 2023 at 4pm. Requests for DOD SAFE Access Codes for Proposals has also been extended to Friday, 20 Jan 2023 at 4pm.

20 JAN 2023

• Provided USG Q&A response V5

23 JAN 2023

• Provided USG Q&A response V6
• Requests for DoD SAFE Access Codes for Proposals has been exteneded to Tuesday, 24 Jan 2023 at 12:00pm (EST)