Air Vehicle Contractor Logistic Support

This Request for Information (RFI) is issued for informational and market research purposes only in accordance with RFO (Revolutionary FAR Overhaul) Part 10. It does not constitute a solicitation, a Request for Proposal (RFP), or a promise to issue RFP in the future. The Government will not reimburse any company or individual for expenses associated with preparing or submitting information in response to this RFI. The information provided may be used by the U.S. Air Force in developing its acquisition strategy, Statement of Work (SOW), and performance specifications. Interested parties are responsible for adequately marking proprietary or competition-sensitive information. BACKGROUND / DESCRIPTION The United States Air Force (USAF) operates a fleet of MH-139A aircraft for security and support missions. The aircraft is primarily used for security and transportation patrols across extensive intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) fields, while supporting search and rescue missions, and personnel/cargo transport. The aircraft platform is a commercial Leonardo AW139 helicopter modified by Boeing for military use. The existing fleet is twenty-six (26) aircraft with approximately thirty (30) additional aircraft planned in production. The fleet is disseminated at six (6) CONUS AFB locations. SCOPE OF REQUIRED CAPABILITIES The Air Force Materiel Command (AFMC) is seeking information from industry sources on the potential capability to provide Contractor Logistics Support (CLS) Services for the MH-139A (Grey Wolf) helicopter platform. The information provided by industry responders will be used to assess logistical support capability from contractors in the marketplace to assist the United States Government (USG) in refining its acquisition strategy as the MH-139A fleet transitions from its current Interim Contractor Support (ICS) and Interim Supply Support (ISS) postures to continued sustainment. The functional areas include, but are not limited to the list below:? Material Acquisitions Purchasing Management Support for Helicopter Rotable/Repairable Assets, Parts, and major Line Replaceable Units (LRUs) (e.g., engines, main gearboxes): Manage high-value components that can be physically repaired and reused rather than thrown away as well as disposable items that may or may not have a life limit. Purchasing Management Support for Consumable/Expendable Support: Manage a consumables program of parts as well as sourcing one-time use items required for daily maintenance. Purchasing Management Support for Test and Support Equipment: Procuring the specialized tools, stands, and calibration equipment necessary to test aircraft systems and to perform depot-level maintenance. Procurement Planning:?Execute timely, "just-in-time" procurement of scheduled maintenance materials to ensure parts are on hand prior to the commencement of heavy inspection events, minimizing aircraft downtime.? Inventory Management Inventory Stores Management: Operating the physical warehouse on base, tracking stock levels, and ensuring parts are ready for immediate issue to the flightline. Tool Crib Support Management: Manage and track check-in/check-out tooling usage for daily maintenance activity. Spares Management and APSR Integration: Maintain 100% floor-to-ceiling accountability of all Government Furnished Property (GFP) and spares using an approved DoD Accountable Property System of Record (APSR) (e.g., ELMS) that provides Total Asset Visibility (TAV) to the Government. Support Equipment (SE) Transition: Execute a 100% joint inventory, resolve discrepancies, and manage the physical relocation of all SE and tooling from incumbent facilities to operational bases, while maintaining strict calibration (AFMETCAL) and diagnostic software version control. FIAR and Accountability: Ensure strict adherence to Financial Improvement and Audit Readiness (FIAR) guidance by sustaining verifiable audit trails for all asset lifecycle transactions, enabling accurate financial valuation, and supporting independent audits to guarantee total operational accountability." Maintenance Management Heavy (Depot Level) Maintenance Management Unscheduled / Time Inspection Events Unscheduled Hourly Inspection Events: Inspections triggered strictly by aircraft flight hours Depot Flow Plan (DFP): Develop, maintain, and execute a comprehensive Depot Flow Plan (DFP) detailing aircraft retrofit and modification schedules to be coordinated with the SPO. Over and Above (O&A) Management: Possess a structured process to identify, document, estimate, and execute O&A repairs for unprogrammed work (e.g., severe corrosion or structural defects) discovered during inspections. Analytical Condition Inspections (ACI): Integrate structured ACI activities into planned depot work to foreclose structural integrity risks. Depot component Level Maintenance Management Scheduled / Time Inspection Events Maintainers must proactively execute TCTOs and engineering directives. Maintainers must also submit, respond to, and resolve technical requests, coordinating directly with Field Service Representatives and OEM engineers as required. Scheduled Hourly Inspection Events: Inspections triggered strictly by aircraft flight hours Modifications, Technical Order/Engineering Order event activity: Physically installing hardware/software upgrades or safety modifications on the aircraft flightline Depot-level repair actions must comply with directed TCTOs and engineering dispositions. Heavy (Depot Level) Maintenance Management Unscheduled / Time Inspection Events Unscheduled Hourly Inspection Events: Inspections triggered strictly by aircraft flight hours Reliability and Engineering Data Analysis: The contractor shall establish a robust data analytics program to provide the Government with full transparency into component lifecycle health. This includes conducting continuous Failure Modes, Effects, and Criticality Analysis (FMECA) and providing detailed maintenance shop data. The contractor must generate and report true Reliability, Availability, and Maintainability (RAM) metrics (e.g., Mean Time Between Failure [MTBF], Mean Time To Repair [MTTR]) for both the airframe and individual components Component Depot Level Maintenance Activity Repair Order Management Outsourcing Service Orders Component Warranty Management Component Modifications Programs Airworthiness Directives, TCTOs, Service Bulletins, Service Information Letters: Monitoring and implementing FAA, OEM, or military airworthiness alerts to ensure the aircraft remains legally certified to fly. Contract Field Team Provide CFTs for tasks requiring shop facilities, tooling, support equipment, processes beyond organizational level capability technical manuals, and/or personnel of higher technical skills. Field Team Logistics: For all CFT deployments, the contractor shall be solely responsible for coordinating all personnel requirements, scheduling work, obtaining workspace, securing base access/clearances, and provisioning all required tools and Support Equipment. Engineering Support OEM Engineering Reach-Back and Data Currency: The contractor shall establish and maintain a direct line of communication and authorized data exchange with the Type Certificate (TC) holder (Leonardo). Technical Order and Engineering Order Management STC Management Deficiency Report Analysis and Investigation Health and Usage Monitoring Systems (HUMS): The contractor shall utilize aircraft diagnostic data (e.g., from HUMS/HELIWISE systems) to actively review fleet health, predict component degradation, and recommend proactive or unscheduled maintenance prior to catastrophic failure. Reliability and Maintainability Management Program (RAMMP): Manage a formal RAMMP in accordance with the Life Cycle Sustainment Plan (LCSP) to address, track, and correct R&M problems. This includes providing analysis to the SPO to help prioritize product improvements and tracking the implementation of all approved modifications by individual tail number. Technical Publications and Documentation: Demonstrate?authorized access to, and the authority to use, all OEM proprietary technical data, drawings, maintenance manuals, and engineering dispositions necessary to perform the?1200-hour?and four-year?inspections?on the AW139/MH-139A platform.? OEM Portal and Technical Data Reach-Back: The contractor must secure and maintain direct, authorized access into Leonardo's customer portal (Wingman Portal) to download and manage the distribution of all technical publications, including Service Bulletins, Service Information Letters, manual maintenance revisions, and Flight Manuals. This includes access to Interactive Electronic Technical Publications (IETP) and a regular summary of IETP changes. The contractor must also possess a clear process to receive and propose updates to Flight Manuals based on changing military operational profiles. ?? Sustainment/Obsolescence Program: PMA Management DER/ODA Management DMSMS monitoring…