SOURCES SOUGHT
69 -- F-15C Mission Training Center (MTC) Follow-on ServicesSources Sought Notice
- Notice Date
- 4/15/2008
- Notice Type
- Sources Sought
- NAICS
- 333319
— Other Commercial and Service Industry Machinery Manufacturing
- Contracting Office
- Department of the Air Force, Air Force Materiel Command, ASC - Aeronautical Systems Center, 677 AESG/TOAttn: Kimberly Henderson2300 D. Street, bldg. 32Wright-Patterson AFB OH
- ZIP Code
- 00000
- Solicitation Number
- RFI-F-15C
- Response Due
- 5/12/2008
- Point of Contact
- Kimberly Henderson, 937-255-3954
- Description
- F-15C Mission Training Center (MTC) Follow-on Services SourcesSought Notice DescriptionI. Request for Information (RFI) for Planning Purposes. This is a Request for Information (RFI) in accordance with FAR 52.215-3 --Request for Information or Solicitation for Planning Purposes (Oct 1997). a) The Government is conducting market research to identify, as potential sources, companies that may possess the expertise, capabilities, and experience to competently and competitively respond to requirements to provide training services for F-15C Mission Training Centers (MTC) following the end of the existing MTC services contract in November 2012. Only United States companies will be considered for contract award.b) The Government does not intend to award a contract on the basis of this solicitation or to otherwise pay for the information solicited except as an allowable cost under other contracts as provided in subsection 31.205-18, Bid and Proposal costs, of the Federal Acquisition Regulation. Companies responding to this market research are advised that participation does not ensure participation in future solicitations or contract awards. The Government will not reimburse any company or individual for any expenses associated with preparation or participation in this research. Respondents are solely responsible for all expenses associated with responding to this RFI. c) Although proposal and offeror are used in this Request for Information, your response will be treated as information only. It shall not be used as a proposal. d) Background: The Combat Air Forces (CAF) Distributed Mission Operations (DMO) program is utilizing training simulation services at ACC, PACAF, and USAFE main operating bases for F-15C, F-15E, F-16 Block 50, and AWACS platforms, with interoperability between sites provided via the DMO Network (DMON). The F-15C MTC Integrated Product Team at Wright-Patterson AFB, OH is responsible for fielding aircrew training device capability that ensures the trainers maintain concurrency with the aircraft co-located at each base. Currently this capability is provided through a commercial training simulation services contract that meets the Air Force requirements. This contract is programmed to end on 2 November 2012. The Air Force wishes to continue with a simulation services contract on the F-15C MTCs at no less than one (1) location and no more than five (5) locations that may include two (2) USAF CONUS bases, two (2) PACAF bases, and one (1) USAFE base. Contractors will be responsible for maintaining their simulation services concurrent with changes to aircraft and weapons operating at the respective locations. Each F-15C site will connect into the DMON via a portal provided by Northrop Grumman Mission Systems (NGMS), the DMO Operations and Integration contractor, and will have to meet the CAF DMO Interoperability Standards (described at http://www.dmodmt.com). An associate contract agreement with NGMS and other simulator manufacturers will be required in support of DMO integration. e) The Government anticipates a FAR Part 15, non-personal services contract with a total delivery period of no fewer than three (3) years and no more than ten (10) years (three year base period with seven one year options). f) All services will be housed in Government facilities and utilized by personnel designated by the government. Government-contracted instructors, separate from this acquisition, will use all aspects of the services in preparation for and conduct of lessons. g) Payment for training services under this contract will commence with start of service at each site. h) The purpose of this RFI is to determine offeror interest in providing F-15C MTC simulation services to the Air Force. II. Program Requirements: a)The F-15C MTC System will be a high-fidelity simulation system that facilitates F 15C personnel training. This will include maintenance personnel engine run training and pilot training at all levels, ranging from individual events in a single-ship mode of operation to large-scale, theater specific, composite force combat mission training and rehearsal in a distributed mission operation training environment. b)The F-15C MTC will be an integrated set of hardware and software that will implement the performance requirements specified in a requirements document that this organization will provide in the request for proposal (RFP). The MTC will be required to support basic and advanced mission training, tactics development, theater exercise support in both local and Distributed Mission Operations (DMO) environments, and possibly operational test and evaluation, for all active duty F 15C aircraft employment capabilities. c)Each F-15C MTC will include either two (2) or four (4) mission simulators, with a grand total of no more than 18 cockpits in service. Each Mission Simulator must be concurrent with the fielded aircraft baseline and capable of single-ship, local multi-ship, combat theater missions, and DMO training and mission operations. Each MTC will include computer generated force simulation, scenario generation capability, instructor-operator stations, and brief-debrief systems. Specific performance requirements for all system elements will be defined in the requirements documents, but will be similar to the following requirements for the existing system: 1)Cockpits. The simulator system cockpits must be a high-fidelity representation of the F-15C aircraft, including controls, displays, avionics, and aerodynamic flight modeling representative of the F-15C aircraft. The system shall provide realistic simulation of F-15C handling characteristics for all normal ground and flight regimes. The system must be equipped with a full field-of-view visual display, digital image generation system for visual, night vision imaging system, joint helmet mounted cueing system (JHMCS), and radar data base. The four cockpits will be designed for networked training scenarios of one or more participants and in addition allow for stand-alone, solo pilot training. Cockpit hardware and software will be modular and an open architecture design to allow for flexibility for upgrades and incorporation of new hardware/ software technology. 2)Synthetic Environment. The simulator will create a realistic, high fidelity environment capable of supporting a full range of mission scenarios. It will support a mix of constructive and interactive entities that react to aircraft flight maneuvers, avionics, weapons systems, and atmospheric conditions. It will accurately model physical, electronic, and aerodynamic capabilities of real world threats. It will also accurately model and integrate the impact of aircraft countermeasures (i.e., chaff, flares, jamming, anti-radar maneuvers, etc.). It will realistically model electronic combat entities and their effects. Constructive entities will include blue, gray, and red air entities as well as ground based threats. Threats will operate under a realistic, dynamic command and control structure. The system will provide aerodynamic and visual simulation of aircraft battle damage. 3)Instructor Operator Station (IOS). The IOS will provide the instructor the ability to monitor the simulation, all displays, and instrument indications of each cockpit independently or all four interconnected cockpits. The system will also provide the capability to set up and run one or more independent simultaneous missions. It will also include the ability to simultaneously operate local and long-haul network devices and monitor all missions. This system must be capable of managing a DMO mission environment. The IOS will be capable of controlling and inputting threats, emergency procedures (EPs), instrument indications, and weapons hit/miss data. The IOS must provide means for generation, setup, monitoring, and evaluating simulated training scenarios and missions. These scenarios can be changed or modified by the instructors at any time during the mission via the IOS. The capability to share scenarios and missions between networked sites must be provided. The IOS will give the instructor the capability to insert specific or dynamically created situations into the simulation. This includes EPs, threats, instrument indications, weapon hit/miss data, and other mission events. The IOS will be capable of freezing/resetting individual or all four cockpits scenarios independently. The IOS must be capable of restarting at the point of freeze, start of mission, or at a dynamic instructor-selected point in the mission. The IOS must also be able to set mark points and repeatedly reset to those points. The IOS needs to allow generation of additional scenarios of varying classification levels concurrently with flying a scenario. 4)Visual Display System. The simulator system must include a state-of-the-art, high-fidelity digital image to present the pilot with realistic, detailed, real-world imagery. This includes a fully correlated out-the-window visual display system supporting all aspects of complete mission training, including all cues necessary to support such training, as defined in ACC F-15C training syllabi, to include night vision imaging systems. At a minimum, dynamic air model assessments (determination of range, closure, and aspect angle) must support multi-ship tactical formations and basic fighter maneuvers (BFM) cues. The visual display will provide a high-fidelity image (contrast, brightness resolution, scene complexity, etc.) to the pilot. 5)Networking. The MTC must provide local area and wide area network capability and use the most current long-haul networking protocols. The systems will be capable of connecting to and being a full participant in the DMO environment for one, two, or more trainers and will be required to meet the CAF DMO standards. 6)Briefing/Debriefing Facilities. The brief/debrief capability should be able to provide a Gods eye view, selected cockpit or target views, and full battlefield observation (observation of the entire scenario, or a selectable major portion thereof). The system should include the ability to observe sensor outputs, including Joint Tactical Information Distribution Systems (JTIDS), radar, or visual display. The system must have the capability to record full mission data for replay. The recordings should be both archivable on removable media and transferable to other sites over the network. Minimum recording time length of 120 minutes will be supported (a longer recording time is highly desired). The current brief/debrief system represents an example of the required capability. The brief/debrief capability should be able to provide before the mission planning or briefing mode, after the mission debrief capability, and real time observation capability to watch the mission as it unfolds. The before/after mission period modes require a video teleconferencing capability for all participating crews, at the appropriate classification levels. d)F-15C pilots obtain over 20 percent of their overall training events through the MTC; therefore, Air Combat Command requires no break in training during the transition from the incumbent contractor.e)F-15C MTCs must be delivered and maintained in a fully operational status that remains concurrent with the home station aircraft configuration and that maintains the ability to be available for use at least 95 percent of the time. III: In response to this RFI, please provide the following information: Part I: Business Information: Please provide the following business information for your company and for any teaming or joint venture partners:Company Name:Address:Point of Contact:CAGE Code:Phone Number:E-mail Address:Web Page URL:North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) Code: 333319 Teaching Machines (Flight Simulators). Size standard: 500Based on the above NAICS Code, state whether your company is:Small Business*(Yes / No)Woman Owned Small Business(Yes / No)Small Disadvantaged Business(Yes / No)8(a) Certified(Yes / No)HUBZone Certified(Yes / No)Veteran Owned Small Business(Yes / No)Service Disabled Small Business(Yes / No)Central Contractor Registration (CCR)(Yes / No)(*) If you answered yes, please explain whether your company would be capable of meeting the requirements of FAR 52.219-14, Limitations on Subcontracting.Part II: Capabilities: a)Describe your cost-effective approach to provide training services for up to five (5) operational MTCs, worldwide, in November of 2012 and provide the training capability and availability. A requirement of the government is to have no training interruption. Please provide your approach to accommodate this requirement and your risk mitigation strategy.b)Describe your companys experience in providing simulation services for networked high-fidelity training devices and simulations for fighter aircraft combat training systems. Include a brief description of the work performed, length of effort, and agency/organization supported. [Please limit the response to this paragraph to no more than three (3) pages.]c)Describe your specific capabilities with networked, high-fidelity, fast-jet training devices and simulations, and threat generation for combat training in a classified environment.d)Are there any other relevant topics, concerns, and information that will help the Government in forming an acquisition strategy? Please e-mail your responses to kimberly.henderson@wpafb.af.mil and nancy.thomas@wpafb.af.milE-mail must be received no later than 1700 EDT, 12 May 2008. Also, please mail an original signed copy of your response, postmarked on or before the same date, to:677 AESG/TOAttn: Kimberly Henderson2300 D Street, Bldg 32Wright-Patterson AFB OH 45433-7249(937) 255-3954 Direct and succinct responses are preferred. Marketing materials are considered an insufficient response to this RFI. Please limit responses to no more than 20 pages, and identify a representative to support further Government inquiries and requests for clarification of the information provided, if needed.Respondents should indicate which portions of their response are proprietary and should mark them accordingly. For more information on "F-15C Mission Training Center (MTC) Follow-on Services Sources Sought Notice", please refer to: https://www.pixs.wpafb.af.mil/pixs_solicitation.asp?id=5593
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