SOLICITATION NOTICE
99 -- International Aviation Safety Data Analysis and Technical Support
- Notice Date
- 7/29/2008
- Notice Type
- Presolicitation
- Contracting Office
- Department of Transportation, Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), W.J. Hughes Tech Center, FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION, ACX-51 AJP - Technical Center (Atlantic City, NJ)
- ZIP Code
- 00000
- Solicitation Number
- DTFACT-08-R-00041
- Response Due
- 8/11/2008
- Archive Date
- 8/26/2008
- Point of Contact
- Phyliss Schlegel, (609) 485-4380
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- Description of Requirement: The Federal Aviation Administration's (FAA) Air Traffic Organization Operations Planning (ATO-P), Research and Technology Development Office, Airport and Aircraft Safety Group is responsible for conducting research in support of the development of regulations, safety polities and guidance materials to continue enhancement of aviation safety. The FAA SMS Doctrine, Order VS 8000.1, describes the FAA data-driven approach to provide effective safety oversight. The FAA has taken major steps to implement the SMS Doctrine to aviation safety, air traffic management (ATM), airport safety, and international aviation. As part of the FAA SMS approach to manage increased safety, the FAA has taken initiatives to "promote and expand safety information sharing efforts, including FAA-industry partnerships and data-driven safety programs that identify, prioritize, and address risks before they lead to accidents. " Safety Management System (SMS) is being adopted worldwide as the primary means of promoting aviation safety and accident prevention initiatives. The Flight Safety Team (AJP6350) has been conducting specific studies of events that might have safety implications by analyzing available data systems in support of the FAA safety objectives. AJP6350 supports the FAA's safety goals by taking responsibility for developing, managing and conducting research activities that bolster FAA aviation safety, particularly the achievement of the FAA Goal of Increased Safety as outlined in the FAA Flight Plan 2008-2012. Typical examples of research projects currently supported by AJP6350 are: Aviation risk analysisAviation Safety Information Analysis and Sharing (ASIAS)Terminal Area SafetyAircraft icing researchSoftware and digital system safetyUnmanned aircraft system researchAdvanced aircraft systemsNextGen safety initiatives These research activities require: Analysis of a broad range of safety data collected from actual operations around the world to identify technical areas of potential safety issues, to conduct safety risk analysis and to verify and validate outputs generated from safety research initiatives. Accident data on a broad range of airplane types, such as regional jets, propeller airplanes, turbo-props, etc., that operate in both domestic and foreign airspace; Access to a broad range of aviation safety data systems such as Aviation Safety Action Program (ASAP) data for incidents reports, Flight Operational Quality Assurance (FOQA) by multiple airlines internationally and other international aviation data systems; The Contractor must own, operate and manage these data sharing systems, which contain data submitted from member airlines operating around the globe, in a manner that protects the airlines proprietary information but is still available for direct and easy extraction of information relevant to specific aviation events, identify potential risks and safety trends. The contractor must have personnel who have extensive experience and knowledge in the following subjectsall with an emphasis on international aviation: safety, flight operations, fleet management, certification and airworthiness issues, maintenance and inspection requirements, airspace and air traffic management, air navigation and communications At this time, the International Air Transportation Association (IATA), located in Montreal, Canada, is the only organization known to possess these capabilities. IATA owns global aviation databases and employs a complementary staff of aviation accident experts who have a depth of experience with records and coverage of aviation accidents worldwide. IATA maintains two data systems that are critical to the success of the research contemplated by the FAA. Their Safety Trend Evaluation, Analysis & Data Exchange System (STEADES systems contain, respectively, information needed to reduce accidents through identification of safety trends that will be used to make risk management decisions to improve safer flights in the future. Flight Data Analysis (FDA) is a database that contains uploads of member airlines' flight recorders, vital information necessary for analysis safety trends and making accident-avoidance decisions. IATA is considered to be the only source with the requisite data and technical experts capable of successfully responding to the FAA's requirement. Therefore, the FAA intends to enter into a single source, five-year contract with IATA. A competitive solicitation is not available for this procurement. If you do not agree with this single source determination, you must provide evidence of your ability to meet all of the requirements listed above for the FAA to evaluate. All responses to this announcement must be in writing and directed to Phyliss Schlegel no later than close of business Tuesday, August 8, 2008. Responses may be sent to the attention of Ms. Schlegel by fax at 609.485-4088 or by e-mail at: phyliss.schlegel@faa.gov.
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