W58RGZ26B0013 Step 1 Solicitation for Overhaul of the Searchlight for the UH60…

SOLCITATION STEP 1 FAR PART 14 TWO STEP SEALED BIDDING DATE: 10 Jun 2026 Product or Service Code: 6230 Contracting Office Address: U.S. Army Aviation and Missile Command (W58RGZ) ATTN: CCAM-AVA-B, Building 5303, Martin Road Redstone Arsenal, AL 35898-5280 (US) SUBJECT: Overhaul of the  Searchlight for the (UH-60) Blackhawk SOLICITATION NUMBER: W58RGZ-26-B-0013 RESPONSE DATE: 9 July 2026 Contracting Officer: Edward A. Peterson, email:edward.a.peterson4.civ@army.mil  Set-Aside Status : NA DESCRIPTION: The contractor shall furnish all labor, facilities, parts, materials, equipment, tools and data (other than Government Furnished Property), necessary to accomplish the overhaul of the following assets: INPUT NSN : 6230-01-653-9052 INPUT P/N : 727-1198/02 OUTPUT NSN : 6230-01-653-9052 OUTPUT P/N: 727-1198/02 ESTIMATED QUANTITY RANGE: Minimum 24 each - Maximum 86 each (Maximum includes a Foreign Military Sales (FMS) Quantity of 14 each) The proposed contractual action will be a Five (5) year, Firm-Fixed-Price (FFP) Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) Maintenance and Overhaul type contract, with minimum/maximum quantities listed above. These items are commercial; FAR Part 12 will be utilized. Required delivery shall be FOB Origin. This procurement will be solicited as a Full and Open competitive requirement. 1. The U.S. Army Contracting Command - Redstone Arsenal (ACC-RSA) will issue an Invitation for Bid (IFB) for the overhaul of the Searchlight. All work shall be completed in accordance with the Statement of Work. The Government does not have a Depot Maintenance Work Requirement for this effort (DMWR). The IFB will be issued as a Full and Open Competitive action using the Two-Step Sealed Bidding Method. It is anticipated that a single Firm-fixed Price (FFP) type contract will be awarded to the responsive, responsible bidder. Only bids based upon technical proposals (Step-One) determined to be acceptable, either initially or as a result of discussions, will be considered further for award into Step-Two. Each bid in the second step must be based on the bidder’s own technical proposal. Bidders shall submit bids that are acceptable without additional explanation or information. The Government may make a final determination regarding a technical proposal’s acceptability solely based on the bid as submitted. The Government may proceed with Step-Two without requesting further information from any bidder. A notice of unacceptability will be forwarded to the Bidder upon completion of the technical proposal evaluation (Step-One) and final determination of unacceptability. Technical proposals (Step-One) shall not include prices or pricing information.This notice begins the technical proposal (Step-One) submission period which ends 9 July 2026. 2. If a bidder is approved to move to step 2, bidders shall ensure submission of fully complete bids, including all fill-in-the blanks. Any bidder submitting a bid agrees by submission that its bid and the prices contained therein will be valid for 60 days after receipt of bids. Only bids based upon technical proposals determined to be acceptable, either initially or as a result of discussions, will be considered for awards, and each bid in the second step must be based on the bidder’s own technical proposals. Technical acceptability for step-one will be determined by the bidder’s response to the following questions: Has your company ever conducted a repair/overhaul or manufacture of the SEARCHLIGHT for the UH-60? If not, has your company performed repairs on the same, or like item in the past? If yes, when, for how long, in what quantity, and what specific item? If it was under a military contract, what is the contract number? Who was the Primary Contracting Officer? Please provide his or her name, organization, and contact information. Please provide contact information for the Defense contract management Agency (DCMA) that serves as your administrative contracting officer. Describe the following in the amount of detail necessary. If any portion of the overhaul program is outsourced, then the following requirements of line items E – K) must be imposed on the outsourced vendor(s). Does your company have overhaul and replacement capability? Does your company have a documented quality plan/process? Please provide the following details regarding your company's quality plan. Calibration program Continues improvement/self-audits program Non-conformance parts & quality escapes Parts obsolescence Periodic training/certification/recertification program Certification/release of test stand/equipment for production Traceability of repair & maintenance performed, records keeping program What are the required minimal qualification and specialized skills of an electronic technician? Describe experience in depinning and pinning electrical connectors. De