Solicitation For a Five Year Basic Ordering Agreement for the Repair of Items in Support of the F-18 Aircraft

What they want

• Repair three F-18 items (NIIN 015830123 / P/N 2028844-032, NIIN 015830119 / P/N 2030584-001, NIIN 016281388 / P/N 2030584-002) to Ready For Issue condition
• Receive government-owned items at the repair plant, verify them, and tear down and evaluate before repair
• Supply all parts, labor, tooling and test equipment except government-furnished items
• Get written DCMA concurrence for items found beyond repair, beyond economical repair, or missing parts on induction
• Report every receipt, condition change and shipment in the Commercial Asset Visibility (CAV RP) system
• Follow configuration control rules for engineering changes and variances, and report nonconformances to GIDEP
• Preserve, pack and mark per Navy rules, with Level B packing for domestic shipments
• Spares can also be ordered under the BOA

What to include when you submit

• Complete the Proposal Adequacy Checklist (DFARS 252.215-7993) with page references or explanations
• Submit an Identification and Assertion of data restrictions (252.227-7992), dated and signed, or enter none
• Offers should be valid at least 60 calendar days unless you insert a different period on the SF 33
• Provide pricing information if available: catalog or price list, plus the three most recent sales
• The apparently successful offeror must complete the sources-of-supply table (252.217-7026) before award
• State an opinion on economic purchase quantities (52.207-4)
• Certified cost or pricing data may be required, and a Certificate of Current Cost or Pricing Data is included
• Price orders separately and segregate costs by order number
• Complete representations and certifications such as Buy American and trade agreements certificates

You must have

• The text is a BOA with a named contractor, DRS Training & Control Systems, LLC (CAGE 12339); it is unclear whether any other company can qualify This is a Basic Ordering Agreement (BOA) with DRS Training & Control Systems, LLC (CAGE 12339).
• Register in CAV RP, which needs a purchased commercial PKI certificate, about 1 hour of training and a System Authorization Access Request CAV RP registration requires the contractor to purchase a commercial PKI certificate, complete web-based information
• Contract Security Classification Specification (DD254) applies, so facility security clearance or similar may be needed; details are not in the text provided The associated DD254, Contract Security Classification Specification, for this solicitation effort is attached.
• Use the government-approved repair manuals and drawings; any change to manuals, drawings, repair source or facility needs prior written approval from the contracting officer Any repairs performed using unapproved changes to manuals, drawings, specifications, or unapproved changes to a repair source or

Current contractor

DRS Training & Control Systems, LLC (CAGE 12339) is named as the BOA contractor; the text calls this a renewal and refers to Prime Contract N00383-22-G-ZP01.

Not in the notice text

• How award will be decided: Section M in the text only lists a UK levies waiver clause, with no evaluation factors
• How and where to submit the offer is not stated in the text provided
• Estimated quantities, repair turn-around times and replacement prices are in Attachment A, which was not provided
• Packaging details (Attachment B), repair manuals and facility details (Attachments D and E) were not provided
• Whether companies other than DRS can be added to or compete for this BOA
• Security clearance requirements under the DD254
• Estimated contract value is not stated
• Much of the solicitation text (about 242,000 characters from the middle) was left out, including Sections H, I, J and K clauses