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Opportunity description
The United States Coast Guard (USCG), Aviation Logistics Center (ALC), Short Range Recovery (SRR) Product Line is seeking qualified contractors with the facilities, equipment, skills, knowledge, and resources required to repair the MH-65 Nose and Main Landig Gear Cylinder Assemblies. Service will be required to be performed in accordance with (IAW) the most up to date Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM) Safran Landing Systems S.A.S. France�s Component Maintenance Manual (CMM). The contractor shall be required to perform all repair activities IAW the OEM�s technical requirement. This is not a request for quote or proposal. This RFI is for market research purposes only and is not to be construed as a commitment by the Government. This is not a solicitation announcement for quotes/proposals and no contract will be awarded from this announcement. This RFI notice has been issued to survey the market to identify possible sources for consideration. This notice is to assist the USCG in determining potential sources. All contractors responding to this RFI notice are advised that their response to this notice is not a request to be considered for a contract award. The USCG ALC requests capability statements from interested companies for the purpose of identifying OEM certified sources capable of repair services for the items below in accordance with the OEM Manuals. The Nomenclatures, National Stock Numbers (NSN), Part Numbers (P/N) are listed below: Nomenclature NSN PN Cylinder Assembly 1650-14-387-2620 19575-101 (Nose Landing Gear) Cylinder Assembly 1650-14-043-0964 19570-101D (Main Landing Gear) Please respond to the following questions in addition to submission of your company�s capability statement: Is your company the OEM or OEM Service Center certified? Does your company maintain FAA or equivalent certifications for repair of components identified above? Is your company capable of performing repair/testing for the Part Numbers identified above? Does your company have the ability to obtain OEM replacement parts? Is your business a large or small business? If small, define your company�s socioeconomic classification. If your company is a small business, are you capable of performing at least 50% of the work, in order to comply with Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Clause 52.219-14, specifically 52.219-14(c)(1), �At least 50 percent of the cost of contract performance incurred for personnel shall be expended for employees of the concern.� Does the company send out work to subcontractors? If so, how much work and what type of work is subcontracted? What is your company�s estimated lead time for the repair of these items? Would you subcontract any part of the work? Does your company offer warranty on repairs? If yes, what is the standard warranty? Is this work exempt from the Service Contract Labor Standards or does it apply? State the exemption if applicable. Where is your Maintenance Repair facility located? After the review of the responses to this sources sought announcement, and if the USCG still plans to proceed with the acquisition, a solicitation announcement will be published on SAM.gov website. Responses to this RFI synopsis are not adequate responses to any future announcement. All interested offerors will have to respond to the solicitation in addition to responding to this RFI synopsis. Responses to this RFI synopsis are NOT a request to be added to a prospective offerors list or to receive a copy of the solicitation. Reimbursement will not be made for any costs associated with providing information in response to this announcement and any follow-up information requests. Closing date and time for receipt of response is November 06, 2026, at 12:00 pm EST. Telephone responses will not be accepted. Responses should be submitted to Selmary.MelendezGonzalez3@uscg.mil and/or Charles.B.Colson2@uscg.mil. Please indicate 70Z03827IB0000002 in the subject line.
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