Request for Information (RFI) for Utility Helicopters Project Office (UHPO)

19 November 2024: Product Service Code updated to: 1520, NAICS updated to: 336413

SYNOPSIS: This Request for Information (RFI) is for source planning purposes only and shall not be considered as an invitation for bid, requests for quotation, request for proposal, abstracts, or as an obligation on the part of the Government to acquire any products or services. Your response to this RFI will be treated as informational only. No entitlement to pay, direct or indirect costs, or charges to the Government will arise, as a result of a contractor's submission of a response(s) to this announcement or the Government's use of such information. This request does not constitute a solicitation for future proposals or the authority to enter into negotiations to award a contract. The information provided may be used by the Government in developing its source acquisition strategy and Statement of Work/Statement of Objectives and performance specifications. The Government does not intend to award a contract solely on the basis of this RFI or to otherwise pay for the information submitted in response to this RFI. The purpose of this RFI is to gather information that will assist the Utility Helicopters Project Office (UHPO) in evaluating vendor capability of meeting its potential need. The Government has not determined the final acquisition approach. This market research will allow the UHPO to make an informed decision about how to proceed.

It is contemplated that this award will be made on an Other Than Full and Open Competition (FAOC), Sole Source basis in accordance with Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 6.302-1. The Government intends to increase the ceiling of an existing contract W58RGZ-24-D-0059 - a Cost Plus Fixed Fee (CPFF)/Firm Fixed Price (FFP) contract for these requirements. The anticipated contract period of performance is June 2024 through June 2029.

This RFI is applicable to the following UHPO Mission Design Series (MDS): UH-60M, HH-60M, UH-60L, HH-60L, UH-60A and HH-60A for Army, Department of Defense (DoD) agencies, Foreign Military Sales (FMS) and Other Government Agencies (OGA). The Government does not own the complete H-60 Technical Data Packages (TDPs) that established the current and baseline H-60 MDS configurations, including system/subsystems drawings, tooling drawings, software source code or models and simulations.

The intent of this RFI is to determine industry capabilities to design, develop, test, integrate, validate and verify hardware and software systems, subsystems and system of systems, maintain configuration management, manage obsolescence, develop and update the Integrated Logistics Support (ILS) documentation to support each H-60 MDS configuration. System and subsystems must meet Airworthiness Release (AWR) criteria and be able to be integrated into the UH-60M and HH-60M production helicopters via Engineering Change Proposals (ECP), with an objective of integrating common systems and subsystems into all H-60 MDS configurations while minimizing the logistics infrastructure.

The vendor must be capable of sustaining and maintaining the inherent H-60 MDS configuration over its lifecycle that maintains the inherent technical, suitability and functional performance, safety, reliability, sustainability and maintainability characteristics. The vendor must maintain an office with technical, logistic and contracting personnel in Huntsville, AL vicinity. The vendor must be able to obtain and maintain personnel and facilities at the SECRET clearance level. The Government desires that all software and hardware have, at a minimum, Government Purpose Rights (GPR) and software development meets Capability Maturity Model Integration (CMMI) level III criteria and processes.

The vendor must be capable of complying with the Safeguarding of Controlled Unclassified Technical Information clause in DFARS 252.204-7012, have a Cybersecurity program that follows the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Framework for Improving Critical Infrastructure Cybersecurity document at a minimum, and subsequent compliance assessments performed by the Government.

RFI Requirements - Description of Information Requested

1. Provide company information including:

a. Company name and address.

b. Size of company (number of personnel, total revenue, ownership, CAGE Code, Parent Corporation, etc.).

c. Point(s) of contact including name, phone number, address, and email and length of time in business.

d. Geographic presence.

2. Describe your organization's experience with similar efforts.

3. Describe how your organization would support the complete lifecycle of each H-60 MDS as outlined in this RFI:

a. TDP availability

b System Safety

c. Production Integration

d. Inherent system performance and suitability

e. ILS and associated documentation

f. Facilities and personnel resources

g. Flight Operations

4. Address how to ensure an adequately experienced and trained staff, your process for verifying qualifications, education, certification, and professional requirements and how often this information is obtained or updated.

5. Describe how your organizations Cybersecurity policy and practices align with the provided references.

6. Provide recommendations on benchmark skills or criteria used to evaluate quality analysis, including analytic tools and writing techniques.

7. Identify conditions or issues requested in the RFI that cannot be met or may interfere with the intention of this project.

8. Provide any other pertinent information that will assist the Government in this assessment.

This is NOT a solicitation for proposals, proposal abstracts, or quotations. The purpose of this notice is to obtain information from industry vendors regarding their interest, capabilities, and recommendations in developing proposals for the UHPO, Program Executive Office, Aviation (PEO Aviation). SERVICE DISABLED VETERAN OWNED SMALL BUSINESSES ARE ENCOURAGED TO RESPOND. Include whether or not you are a small business; HUB-Zone Small Business; Service-Disabled Veteran Owned, Veteran-Owned Small Businesses; Women-Owned Small Business; or Small Disadvantaged Business in order to assist the Government in determining the appropriate acquisition method, including whether a set-aside is possible.

Electronic transmissions must not exceed 5 megabytes and responses in the form of white papers should be limited to 25 pages in length and may include technical specifications and product sheets as deemed necessary. All material submitted in response to this RFI must be unclassified.

All interested firms with capabilities identified herein are encouraged to respond to this RFI, by technical questions, data requests and inquiry.

All responses to this RFI may be submitted via e-mail to Oren Gilbert, Contract Specialist at oren.l.gilbert.civ@army.mil courtesy copy Contracting Officer, LaNita McGraw-Holloway at lanita.m.mcgraw-holloway.civ@army.mil.

Contracting Office Address:

ACC-RSA - (Aviation), ATTN: CCAM-BHB, Building 5308, Martin Road, Redstone Arsenal, AL 35898-5280