SOLICITATION NOTICE
99 -- DIRECT USRER ACCESS TERMINAL(DUAT)SERVICE
- Notice Date
- 3/16/2005
- Notice Type
- Solicitation Notice
- Contracting Office
- FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION, ATO-A/ASU340 FAA Headquarters (ASU)
- ZIP Code
- 00000
- Solicitation Number
- 4060
- Response Due
- 3/30/2005
- Archive Date
- 4/29/2005
- Description
- MARKET SURVEY - REQUEST FOR INFORMATION Direct User Access Terminal (DUAT) Service The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) intends to negotiate and award up to two contracts to provide the Direct User Access Terminal (DUAT) Service. The contract type will be Firm-Fixed-Price, Indefinite Quantity. The contract will be for a twelve (12) month base period with one (1) one-year option period. The current contracts end 09/30/2005. The FAA is surveying the market to determine if qualified vendors are interested in this contract opportunity. The DUAT Service provides on-line current weather information, forecast weather information, Notice to Airmen (NOTAM) information, and flight planning services to authorized users. The DUAT Service is currently provided under two separate contracts, one each with Data Transformation Corp. (a small business) and CSC Information Systems LLC. On 1 February 2005 the Federal Aviation Administration announced the award of the FAA's A-76 Public/Private Competition of the Automated Flight Service Stations (AFSSs), excluding the three (3) AFSSs in Alaska, to Lockheed Martin (LM) as the Service Provider (SP). It is anticipated that DUAT service will be integrated into LM FS21 system; however when and how DUAT service will be integrated is uncertain at this time. In order to ensure that the DUAT service requirement continues until LM's transition includes the DUAT functionality, the existing DUAT service needs to be extended. Interested vendors should respond with a technical statement of experience and proven capability which will be reviewed according to the following criteria: ? Ability to provide Final Operational Capabilities (FOC) by COB 30 September 2005 with no gap in service ? Approved Qualified Internet Communications Provider (QICP) ? X.25 protocol experience ? NADIN II certification ? Experience providing aviation weather and displaying weather graphics ? Experience providing flight planning services ? Experience providing a 24 hour, seven day a week Help Desk ? Established customer base or demonstrated ability to acquire one ? Experience interfacing with the National Airspace System (NAS) ? Experience operating telephone and Internet based systems ? Experience providing information security ? Experience developing and maintaining large databases ? Upon initiation and at regular intervals, new vendors must undergo security certification and accreditation through development and submission of an FAA Security Certification and Authorization Package (SCAP) in accordance with the FAA Information Systems Security Handbook. Each criterion will be reviewed to determine vendor suitability. All criteria above must be met. This Market Survey-RFI will be used to determine the extent of industry interest in providing DUATS services. The FAA is aware that the incumbent vendors are qualified and interested. To assist you in responding to this Market Survey, attached are the current DUAT Statement of Work (SOW), the current QCIP Requirement Specification and the QCIP Advisory Circular. Responses should be addressed to: Elisa Brown, (ASU-350) Federal Aviation Administration 800 Independence Ave., SW Washington, D.C. 20591 Responses must be received no later than 15 April 2005, 3:00 p.m., Eastern Standard Time. If there are questions, please contact the FAA Contracting Officer, Ms. Elisa Brown at 202-385-8397, or via e-mail at Elisa.Brown@faa.gov. This announcement is a Request for Information (RFI). This announcement IS NOT A SCREENING INFORMATION REQUEST (SIR) OR A REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL (RFP) of any kind. Further, the FAA is not seeking or accepting unsolicited proposals.
- Web Link
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FAA Contract Opportunities
(http://www.asu.faa.gov/faaco/index.cfm?ref=4060)
- Record
- SN00769846-W 20050318/050316211826 (fbodaily.com)
- Source
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