SOURCES SOUGHT
U -- Curriculum/Courseware Professional Services Support - Chief of Naval Air Training (CNATRA)
- Notice Date
- 3/15/2007
- Notice Type
- Sources Sought
- NAICS
- 611512
— Flight Training
- Contracting Office
- Department of the Navy, Naval Air Systems Command, Naval Air Warfare Center Training Systems Division, 12350 Research Parkway Code 253, Orlando, FL, 32826-3224, UNITED STATES
- ZIP Code
- 00000
- Solicitation Number
- N61339-07-R-XTBD
- Response Due
- 3/30/2007
- Archive Date
- 4/14/2007
- Small Business Set-Aside
- 8a Competitive
- Description
- The Naval Air Warfare Center - Training Systems Division (NAWC-TSD) has a requirement to provide curriculum and courseware support for the Chief of Naval Air Training (CNATRA). The CNATRA mission is to train Pilots, Undergraduate Military Flight Officers (UMFOs) and Enlisted Air Crewmen for the Navy, Marine Corps, Air Force, Coast Guard, the National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), as well as several foreign countries, through the Foreign Military Sales (FMS) program. The overall goal / objective is to produce military qualified aviators that meet the skill requirements of a diverse client base optimized to a production and completion schedule that integrates with customer demand. The Assistant Chief of Staff (ACOS) for Aviation Training and Standardization, CNATRA N7, is tasked with the study, analysis, design, definition, development, documentation, implementation, training management, Revision and Maintenance (R&M), and standardization of all aviation training curricula, courseware, and training materials. This N7 tasking includes management and organizational support, front end analysis, labor, equipment, training facilities, tools, training devices, supervision and other services necessary to support all Naval Air Training Command (NATRACOM) classroom, simulator, and flight training programs; including extensive on-site support at the locations identified below. Located at NAS Corpus Christi, Texas, the Chief of Naval Air Training (CNATRA) oversees the Naval Air Training Command (NATRACOM), which includes five Training Air Wings located on five Naval Air Stations in Florida, Mississippi, and Texas. The five wings are home to 17 Training Squadrons. In addition, Joint Services Training (JST) is also conducted with the Air Force on bases in Oklahoma and Texas. There are six NATRACOM locations that support the primary mission of the CNATRA, including the N7 centrally managed Flight Training Support Center (FTSC). NATRACOM squadrons log approximately 400,000 flight hours each year in seven types of training aircraft/platforms with a total compliment of over 750 airplanes. More than 1,800 pilots and Naval Flight Officers (NFOs) earn their ?Wings of Gold? from the NATRACOM annually. These six NATRACOM locations include: CNATRA N7 Flight Training Support Center (FTSC) ? NAS Corpus Christi, TX Training Air Wing One ? NAS Meridian, MS Training Air Wing Two ? NAS Kingsville, TX Training Air Wing Four ? NAS Corpus Christi, TX Training Air Wing Five ? NAS Whiting Field, FL Training Air Wing Six ? NAS Pensacola, FL This effort is to provide direct support for all NATRACOM curricula, courseware, and training materials, centrally managed and maintained by the Flight Training Support Center (FTSC), satisfying the Command?s aviation training requirements within a well timed, efficient, and accurate corporate continuum. The FTSC is composed of the Operational Support Segment (OSS), which includes Training Integration Management System (TIMS) product development, the Curriculum and Courseware Support Segment (CSS), and the Configuration Management and Quality Control ? Support Segment (CM/QC-SS); all Support Segments are dedicated to direct operational/functional training support. The FTSC Support Segments are critical elements of the NATRACOM training environment and crucial to primary mission objectives. Present course material is undergoing conversion to Authorware 7.0 with full Shareable Content Object Reference Model (SCORM) compliance. The Contractor shall deliver to the Government all products, software, author-ware, hardware, documentation, data rights, and operating licenses procured / developed for, or incidental to, this Contract effort. This total effort involves ?roughly? 40 aviation curricula, 825+ Computer Based Training (CBT) lessons, and approximately 135 aviation training technical documents/publications. Contractor activities will include the design, development, Revision and Maintenance (R&M), conversion, testing, documentation, training, delivery of completed product to the government, and establishing and tracking the inter-dependent relationships and operational support of all CNATRA Headquarters and NATRACOM aviation training curricula, courseware, and training materials/publications. This requirement also includes: Instructional System Design (ISD); courseware authoring; technical publication support; program/project management; configuration management and quality control; and data management. In addition, the contractor shall provide process-engineering support that is focused on a continuous process improvement that increases the quality of the product and services provided to the CNATRA and NATRACOM customer base. The selected contractor must be able to comply with Capability Maturity Model Integrated (CMMI)-Level 3. A critical element of the CNATRA corporate business process, which includes the contract work-force, is effective utilization and implementation of Operational Risk Management (ORM). Structurally, the NATRACOM and CNATRA staff utilize microcomputer based client server network, hardware, and software to support current and future requirements. All technology services provided must comply with Navy Marine Corps Intranet (NMCI) standards established by Naval Network Warfare Command (NETWARCOM). It is anticipated that the contracted effort will take the form of a combination SOO/SOW, with written proposals supported by an oral component. Anticipated contractual milestones are as follows: ? RFP Release -16Apr07 ? Possible site visits ? 7-11May07 ? Proposals due - 14Jun07 ? Anticipated award - 1Sep07 ? Anticipated contract start date - 1Oct07 The Government intends to conduct a competitive acquisition under the 8(a) Program per FAR Subpart 19.8. The resultant contract is anticipated to be a 5-year contract with one (1) base year and four (4) option years with both Fixed Price and Cost contract type elements. 8(a) businesses capable of accomplishing the required effort, within the NAICS code 511210, are invited to submit a statement of interest to include possible teaming/subcontractor arrangements. Information should be sent via e-mail to paul.host@navy.mil. Alternative submittal methods are via facsimile to (407) 380-4272 Attn: Paul Host, Code 25323 or by mail to: NAWC-TSD, ATTN: Paul Host, Code 25323, 12350 Research Parkway, Orlando, FL 32826-3224. Responses are requested by close of business 30 Mar 07. The submission of this information is for PLANNING PURPOSES ONLY and is not to be construed as a commitment by the Government to procure any services, nor for the Government to pay for the information received. No solicitation document exists at this time. Questions concerning this requirement should be directed to the Contract Specialist, Paul Host, via email at paul.host@navy.mil or by telephone at (407) 380-4272. An alternate point of contact for questions is Alan Wright at alan.wright@navy.mil or 407-380-4066. Tasks in support of this effort are subject to change as the dynamics of the Department of Defense, Department of Navy, and CNATRA mission requirements change. As the Navy undergoes an evolution in automation, tasks within this effort are subject to modification, revision, removal, or addition.
- Place of Performance
- Address: 12350 Research Pkwy, Code 25323
- Zip Code: 32826
- Country: UNITED STATES
- Zip Code: 32826
- Record
- SN01252216-W 20070317/070315222551 (fbodaily.com)
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