Minuteman III (MMIII) Carriages Acquisition Procurement (CAP) Request for Information(RFI)

Request for Information (RFI)

FOR

Operational Carriages 1st, 2nd, 3rd Stages

Minuteman III (MMIII) Acquisition of Transportation and Handling (MATH)

Minuteman III (MMIII) Intercontinental Ballistic Missile (ICBM)

Department of the Air Force, Air Force Materiel Command, AFNWC/NMAB

BACKGROUND: The Air Force (AF) is in need of operational carriages-1st, 2nd, 3rd- to aid in operations for MMIII through transition to SENTINAL. The AF would like to obtain information to understand if assets are obtainable. The purpose of this RFI is two-fold.

The first purpose is to conduct market research to determine if responsible sources exist, to assist in determining if this effort can be a full and open competition and/or a total small business set-aside. The proposed North American Industry Classification Systems (NAICS) code is 336414, 336415, or 336419. If an alternate NAICS code is recommended, please provide the recommendation in the response. The AF will use this information to determine the best acquisition strategy for this procurement. The AF is interested in all businesses to include 8(a), Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned, Hubzone, and Women-Owned small business concerns. The AF requests that interested parties respond to this notice if applicable and identify your business status to the identified NAICS code (see the Section labeled Responses for response requirements). Additionally, please provide any anticipated teaming arrangements. Any responses involving teaming agreements should delineate between the work that will be accomplished by the prime and the work accomplished by the teaming partners.

The second purpose of this RFI is to obtain information about schedule, cost, and other aspects of this potential procurement from the perspectives of development and implementation. Please review the draft documents provided and provide feedback with the questions provided in the attached CAP_Questions.pdf document in mind:

NOTICE: This is not a solicitation but rather an RFI to obtain information for planning purposes only. Neither the release of this RFI nor any responses to it guarantee a solicitation will be issued. Rather, the purpose of this RFI is to determine potential sources for information and planning purposes only. A determination by the Government not to compete this solicitation is solely within the discretion of the Government.

DESCRIPTION: The United States Air Force (USAF) maintains ICBM's in the northern United States. In an effort to establish greater warfighter capabilities multiple systems are capable of initiating ICBM launches. The MATH Program is used to ensure the Transportation and Handling (T&H) equipment will be sufficient to sustain MMIII and through the transition to SENTINAL through acquisition (and modification as needed) of required equipment.

CAPABILITIES:

Operational Carriage 1st Stage

Operational Carriage 2nd Stage

Operational Carriage 3rd Stage

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION REQUESTED:

Respond to questions in the attached CAP_Questions.pdf

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 respondents have all of the capabilities listed in Capabilities and answering all of the AF questions. Please see the section for Eligibility Requirement.

Government will consider responses to one or all of the purposes depending on company's capability.

ADDITIONAL NOTICES:

Neither the release of this RFI nor any responses to it guarantee a solicitation will be issued. A determination by the AF not to compete this solicitation is solely within the discretion of the AF. The AF will not pay for either the effort or the associated costs to respond, or for any information provided.

ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENT:

The distribution of the draft specification and top level drawings is limited to contractors with a DD 2345 certified by the Defense Logistics Information Service, Joint Certification Program (JCP).

A DD 2345 is a form used by U.S. Contractors or subcontractors who wish to obtain access to unclassified technical data disclosing militarily critical technology with military or space application that is under the control of, or in the possession of, the DoD. It is the only tool used by DoD by which North American contractors can apply and obtain access to unclassified DoD militarily critical (export controlled) technical data with a military or space application. The Militarily Critical Technical Data Agreement (DD 2345) is the institutional form used to register in the JCP.

Please note: the DD 2345 process has recently been updated. For updated instructions please visit:

https://www.dla.mil/Logistics-Operations/Services/JCP/

Interested parties are advised that certification of a DD Form 2345 may take time, so completion and submission of that form as soon as possible is highly recommended.

DOCUMENTS

All Documents will be sent out digitally as a package. Please use contacts below to request the package.