Sources Sought for a potential Supply Chain Management Contract for F108 Engine Support – Mission Analysis

Description: Sources Sought for a potential Supply Chain Management Contract for F108 Engine Support Solicitation Number To be advised at time of issuance DISCLAIMER: THE GOVERNMENT DOES NOT INTEND TO AWARD A CONTRACT ON THE BASIS OF THIS SOURCES SOUGHT NOTICE OR TO OTHERWISE PAY FOR THE INFORMATION SOLICITED. This Sources Sought Notice is issued for information and planning purposes only and does not constitute a solicitation. The Government requires that only non-proprietary information be submitted in response to this Sources Sought Notice. The Government shall not be liable for or suffer any consequential damages for the use of any proprietary information submitted. Responses to the Sources Sought Notice will not be returned. The responses to this notice are not an offer and cannot be accepted by the Government to form a binding contract. The Government reserves the right to reject, in whole or in part, any contractor's input resulting from this Sources Sought Notice. Responders are solely responsible for all expenses associated with responding to this Sources Sought Notice. PURPOSE: This Sources Sought Notice is issued as a means of conducting market research to determine if other companies, besides CFM International (CFMI), are capable of performing all necessary tasks required to; Assess the validity of engine usage assumptions made during engine certification and, by extension, the Life Limited Part (LLP) Low Cycle Fatigue (LCF) limitations and maintenance intervals published by CFMI. Update thermal, CAD and stress F108 part models to prepare for future use during lifing analysis, field investigations, design tasks or other program needs. Provide a full self-locking borescope plug certification for the F108 with a service bulletin release that approves the self-locking borescope plug set with a new auto-locking feature, eliminating the need for safety wire. Perform Program Management support to coordinate and manage all elements of this effort including...