Sources Sought for

H-53 General Electric (GE) Basic Ordering Agreement (BOA)

INTRODUCTION

The Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR), in support of PMA-261 H-53 Heavy Lift Helicopters Program Office, is seeking sources that have the capability, experience and facilities required to provide sustaining engineering, program management, and logistics support required to support operation, maintenance, and training of the H-53 T-64-GE-416/416A/419 (T64) and the CH-53K T408-GE-400 (T408) engines and associated support equipment.

DISCLAIMER

THIS SOURCES SOUGHT IS FOR INFORMATIONAL PURPOSES ONLY. IT IS A MARKET RESEARCH TOOL BEING USED TO DETERMINE POTENTIAL AND ELIGIBLE BUSINESSES CAPABLE OF PROVIDING THE SUPPLIES/SERVICES DESCRIBED HEREIN PRIOR TO DETERMINING THE METHOD OF ACQUISITION AND ISSUANCE OF A REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL. THIS IS NOT A REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL. IT DOES NOT CONSTITUTE A SOLICITATION AND SHALL NOT BE CONSTRUED AS A COMMITMENT BY THE GOVERNMENT. RESPONSES IN ANY FORM ARE NOT OFFERS AND THE GOVERNMENT IS UNDER NO OBLIGATION TO AWARD A CONTRACT AS A RESULT OF THIS ANNOUNCEMENT. THE GOVERNMENT IS NOT COMMITTED NOR OBLIGATED TO PAY FOR THE INFORMATION PROVIDED, AND NO BASIS FOR CLAIMS AGAINST THE GOVERNMENT SHALL ARISE AS A RESULT OF A RESPONSE TO THIS SOURCES SOUGHT. ANY INFORMATION SUBMITTED BY RESPONDENTS TO THIS TECHNICAL DESCRIPTION IS STRICTLY VOLUNTARY

PROGRAM BACKGROUND

General Electric (GE) T64-GE-416/416A/419 turboshaft engines have powered U.S. Navy and Marine Corps' H-53 Heavy Lift Helicopters since 1964. The T408-GE-400 turboshaft engine is a 7,332 Shaft Horse Power (SHP) rated turboshaft engine, developed to power the CH-53K helicopter. The T408 uses increased compressor efficiency, erosion resistant coatings, increased airflow, higher turbine temperatures and efficiency, and design techniques to achieve the increased shaft horsepower necessary to meet the increased tactical range, payload, and survivability of the CH-53K Helicopter. The CH-53K Program has a requirement for the procurement of T408 Engines for the CH-53K System Demonstration Test Article (SDTA), Low Rate Initial Production (LRIP) and Full Rate Production (FRP) aircraft.  Orders placed under this BOA by PMA-261 will support GE efforts related to program management, engineering, depot standup, logistics support and various recurring and non-recurring requirements, to include studies, design, prototyping, and testing of improved systems, engineering change proposals and modification kits.[A1] [A2] 

ELIGIBILITY

The applicable NAICS code is 336413 with a Small Business Size standard of 1,250 employees. The Product Service Code (PSC) is 2840. Businesses of all sizes are encouraged to respond; however, each respondent must clearly identify their business size.

ANTICPATED PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE

The planned period of performance will include a single five-year ordering period.  Assume an earliest contract award date of September 2025.

ANTICIPATED CONTRACT TYPE

Basic Ordering Agreement with multiple contract types per delivery order.

REQUIRED CAPABILITIES

The requirements under this effort are to provide sustainment support for the USMC/USN H-53 helicopter in order to improve aircraft readiness, enhance reliability, and increase maintainability of aging aircraft.  The Government is unable to furnish H-53 technical data for aircraft components that will require prototype modifications or technical data required for integration of the prototype parts. Specific tasking may include:

1. Provide necessary engineering support to design, develop, and manufacture aircraft prototype parts and modifications to existing parts. Lead efforts to test and qualify aircraft parts for production; 
2. Prepare, maintain, revise and submit drawings for production and retrofit of aircraft parts or auxiliary equipment.  These drawings define the configuration of the prototype or equipment being developed or manufactured;
3. Provide necessary engineering and facilities to support Engineering Investigations (EIs), to include support of the teardown, identification of problems, investigation of cause, and recommendations for improvement, including updated drawing packages as required for developmental and production items;
4. Systems engineering and integration analysis, including but not limited to: Engineering Change Proposals; non-recurring engineering; Engineering/Data Requirements Agreement Plan (E/DRAP) and flight clearance analysis; life cycle analysis; prototyping/capability development; retrofit safety and test equipment changes; spare and repair analysis for aircraft, subsystems, training simulators/devices; support equipment and related software efforts; interface analysis and management; engineering investigations; service life a