Block 45 Full Rate Production Group A Kit Procurement

****30 January 2015 NOTICE*** Amendment 3 will NOT have a SF1449 and as such will NOT require signature acknowledgement.
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***Amendment 0002 to the Solicitation has been posted***
The due date for receipt of offers has been extended to3 Feb 2015
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***NOTE: Mrs. Deshields email address has been corrected from the previous post. The correct address is now listed above. 12/15/2014
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This RFP is associated with the Draft RFP posted on 21 Oct 2014, and the Synopsis FA8105-14-R-0001 posted on 26 Aug 2014. It also is associated with the RFI titled KC-135 Block 45 Group A Kit Follow On Production RFI Sources Sought, posted to FBO on 31 Oct 2013.
*Note: some of the documents associated with this solicitation have changed from those posted under the Draft RFP.General Requirements
The Government plans to award a multiple award contract for Block 45 Full Rate Production Group A Kit acquisition. Block 45 will primarily consist of the development, fabrication, testing, packaging and management to deliver up to 377 Block 45 Group A Production Kits. This work is required to construct a kit IAW drawings and technical data provided. The Block 45 Group A Production Kit is required to integrate and install Block 45 Group B Line Replaceable Units (LRUs) into the C/KC-135 aircraft. The Group B LRUs are indentified in Table 1 and are not a part of this requirement, however they are indentified in the provided drawing and data packages. The Block 45 Group A Production Kits include, but are not limited to, cables, wiring, junction boxes, connectors, lights, panels, mounts, racks and the hardware necessary to install Group B LRUs as identified in the drawings and technical data packages provided.
The drawings for this contracting effort are export controlled and require a DD 2345 US-Canada Joint Certification. A DD 2345 certification can be obtained at htttp://www.dlis.dla.mil/jcp/
This acquisition will be for a FAR Part 12 Lowest Price Technically Acceptable (LPTA), multiple award IDIQ contract and is a 100% small business set-aside.
The period of performance for the contract is anticipated to be for a three-year basic contract starting May 2014 through April 2018, as well as six 1-year options beginning Apr 2018 through April 2024.