DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE
AIR FORCE LIFE CYCLE MANAGEMENT CENTER
ROBINS AIR FORCE BASE GEORGIA
MEMORANDUM FOR TUNNER & HALVORSEN LOADERS
FROM: AFLCMC/WNKAC
235 Byron Street, Suite 19A
Robins AFB, GA 31098-1670
SUBJECT: U.S Government (USG) Response to Questions/Clarification Requests.
1. The USG is responding to questions asked on industry day for the Tunner & Halvorsen
Source Selection.
2. QUESTIONS.
A. What is the expected release date for the RFP? The Government intends to
releaseaDRAFTRFPinthelatterpartof2021.TheGovernmentintendstorelease
theFINALRFPinspringof2022,withananticipatedawarddateofJanuary2023.
B. WhatistheexpectedresponsetimeforFINALRFP?TheGovernmentintendsto
allot45to60Daysforproposals.Ifadditionaltimeisrequired,acontractormay
request an extension to the response deadline. However, the Government
reservestherighttodenyanyextensionrequests.
C. WillthiscompetitiveSourceSelectionbeconsideredforaSmallBusinessSet
Aside?WhiletheGovernmenthasnotyetcompletedSBcoordination,wedonot
anticipatethisbeingaSmallBusinessSetAside.
D. Does the Government anticipate any major clause or FAR changes? The
GovernmentwillincludeallanticipatedclauseswithintheDRAFTRFP;however
thegovernmentretainstherighttoaddorremoveclausesasdeemednecessary.
E. When and how does the Government intend to release the Technical Data
Package(TDP)andOverhaulInstructionsManual(OIM)?TheGovernmenthas
takenintoconsiderationindustryconcernsandisactivelyworkingtodetermine
the best method and timeline of release of TDP and OIM. Updates associated
withthereleasedatesofthisdatawillbepostedviaSAM.gov.
IstheTDPconsideredControlledUnclassifiedInformationandwillaspecific
certification be required to access the information? The TDP is considered
ControlledUnclassifiedInformation,atthecurrenttime,nospecificcertification
willberequiredtoaccessthisinformation.Documentationmayberequiredfor
contractorstoreceivethedrawingpackage,suchasanapprovedcopyofyour
companys DD Form 2345 for example; however, this documentation will not
includeanycertifications.
DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE
AIR FORCE LIFE CYCLE MANAGEMENT CENTER
ROBINS AIR FORCE BASE GEORGIA
G. WhatlevelofdatapackagewilltheGovernmentprovideduringthebidding
process?TheTunnerconsistsofalevelthreedatapackage.TheHalversonisa
sustainmentonlydatapackage.
H. Will the Government be providing Service bulletins? The Government will
provideallknownhistoricalServiceBulletinswiththeRFPrelease.
DoestheGovernmentanticipateanyoftheexistingprocedurescreatedforthe
currentoverhaulactivitytobetransferredwiththecontract?Aretheseowned
by the USAF? The Government will not provide specific manufacturing
procedures, other than those identified in the OIM. Manufacturing instruction
setsaretobedevelopedbythecontractortosupporttheiruniqueoverhaulsetup.
J. DoestheGovernmentanticipateanyoftherequiredengineeringprogramsand
planstobetransferredfromtheincumbentorwilltheawardeeberesponsible
fordevelopingtheirownsystems?Thiscanalsoapplytotheinformationand
data distribution systems mentioned in various requirements. Are these
ownedbytheUSAF?TheGovernmentwillprovideallgovernmentowneddata
with the RFP. The current contractor developed data systems, to manage this
data, will not be provided. The processes with government rights such as
corrosioncontrolplanandproductionacceptancetestwillalsobeprovided.The
completelistanddocumentswillaccompanytheRFP.
K. CantheGovernmentprovideasnapshotintimeofthecurrentDMSdatafor
thepartsinthematerialpipeline?IfanyknownDMSissuesarepresentattime
ofRFPrelease,theywillbeprovidedwiththeRFPpackage.
L. WilltheGovernmentprovidepastperformanceinformationassociatedwith
theincentivemetrics?TheGovernmentwillprovidehistoricalinfoonhowthe
loadershaveperformedinpastfewyears,aswellaswhattheincentivemetrics
are.However,theGovernmentwillnotreleaseinformationrelatedtohowthe
currentcontractorhasperformedtothesemetrics.
M. Will prime bidders be required to have a Cost Accounting Standards (CAS)
compliant financial system and how far down the supply chain will the
requirementbenecessary?FAR52.2302andFAR52.2306willbeincluded.
Pleasereviewtheprescribinglanguageforwhenitisapplicable.
N. WhoisresponsibleformanagingAirTransportabilityCertification?Currently,
all Aircraft Cargo Loaders (ACL) have air transportability certification. The
contractor is responsible to ensure ACLs are supported in a manner that
maintainstheircertification.
O. WilltheGovernmentrequireaUSpersonorLCNforinternationallocations?It
isthecontractorsresponsibilitytohirethebestpeoplefortheposition.TheUSG
doesnotrequireUSoverLCNaslongasLCNcanhavethecorrectapprovalsto
accomplishtheworkrequired.
DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE
AIR FORCE LIFE CYCLE MANAGEMENT CENTER
ROBINS AIR FORCE BASE GEORGIA
P. How can a contractor get recognized for past performance experience that
occurred outside of the last 3 years? The Government is taking into
consideration industry concerns and is trying not to limit relevant and very
relevant to the incumbent. For this reason, relevant and very relevant past
performancewillnotbespecifictotheTunnerandHalversonloaders.
Q. WilltheGovernmentrecognizeandcountindividualexperiencerelatedtopast
performance? Not at this time, as it is highly unlikely that an individuals
experiencewillcoverallanticipatedcharacteristicsofrelevancy.
R. Willthepastperformanceofsubcontractorsbeconsidered?TheGovernment
will consider past performance of critical subcontractors. The Government is
workingondefiningwhatconstitutesacriticalsubcontractorforpurposesofthe
pastperformanceevaluation.
Is the incumbent exempt from qualifications and LRIP? The incumbent is
exemptfromqualificationandLowRateInitialProduction(LRIP).Itmaybethe
sameCLINhoweveritwillbeconsideredfullrateproduction.
T. How does the Government plan on leveling the playing field between
incumbentandnewbiddersregardingaccesstoinformation?TheGovernment
cannot share the incumbents performance to metrics or the manufacturing
instructions;howeverallbidderswillhaveaccesstotheinformationnecessaryto
makeacompetitivebid.TheOIMandTDPwillbeprovided,aswellasinformation
aboutrepairablepartsandexpendableparts.
U. Does the Government have a way to measure the incumbent and new
contractors differently pertaining to cost associated with developing
procedures?TheGovernmentisawarethathavingaccesstocurrentoperational
procedureistypicallytotheincumbentsadvantage;however,theGovernmentis
inquiring with the pricing department about this issue and any additional
informationwouldbepostedonSAM.gov..
V. HowisTunnerLoadersperformancemeasured?PleaseseeServicesSummary
inthePWS.Also,TSSAisfurtherexplainedintheattachedbackupchartswhich
havebeenincludedinthislisting.
W. How is the Halvorsen Loaders performance measured? Please see Services
Summary in the PWS. Please see attached backup charts which have been
includedinthislisting.
X. CantheAFclarifywhatwasthedrivingfactoronwhythemetricforTunneris
available,butnotforHalvorsen(LRT)?HalversonhaslowerusagethanTunner,
and is not compatible with an availability metric similar to Tunner. The
RequirementOwnersdirectedtheTunner/HalversonMetricsinuse.
Y. WhatarethelifecycleexpectationsoftheTunnerandHalvorsenLoaders?The
Government anticipates, with robust sustainment, that there will not bea life
DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE
AIR FORCE LIFE CYCLE MANAGEMENT CENTER
ROBINS AIR FORCE BASE GEORGIA
limitoneithertheTunnerorHalvorsenloaders.TheGovernmentcurrentlydoes
not have an intention to purchase another type of loader for the foreseeable
future.
CantheGovernmentprovidetheTunnerandHalvorsenhistoricaloperational
availability?No.ThisinformationtheUSGhasdeemedasproprietary.
AA. Are the Tunner Chassis wells constructed with 300 kpsi materials?
Specification?No,Thisdoesnotapply.
BB. Are any components proprietary to the current contractor? There is nothing
proprietary related to the Tunner, as the Government owns all data rights.
However,ontheHalvorsenthereisascissorassembly,manufactured,whichis
proprietary.TheGovernmentdoesnotanticipatethisbeinganissueastherehas
notbeenanyissuesinthepastsixyears.
CC. HasanoverhaulbeenperformedontheLoadersbefore?BoththeTunnerand
HalvorsenLoadershavebeenthrutheoverhaulprocess.Currently,theTunneris
on the second round and the Halvorsen is 25% done with the first round of
overhauls.
DD. How frequently are overhauls performed? Based on historical data, the
overhaulsoccurapproximatelyeverytenyears.
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