2024 Market Survey for ATSA Test Admin.pdf

Market Survey Announcement, April 2024 1

REQUEST FOR INFORMATION (RFI) / MARKET SURVEY

ANNOUNCEMENT

1. Purpose

In accordance with Federal Aviation Administration’s (FAA) Acquisition Management System

(AMS) Procurement Guidance T3.2.1.2, the purpose of this announcement is to conduct a market survey to solicit statements of interest and capabilities from interested vendors. Responses will aid the FAA in its determination as to whether adequate competition exists to compete this effort.

2. Background

The Federal Aviation Administration’s (FAA’s) Office of Human Resource Management (AHR) is responsible for developing and managing the policies, procedures, and systems that ensure that the Agency recruits, hires, trains, and retains the right people to carry out its mission. The Air

Traffic Control Specialist (or more simply, controller) position is one of FAA’s Mission Critical

Occupations (MCOs). It is also our largest single job category with nearly 15,000 controllers serving nationwide. It is essential that FAA maintain the highest standards to identify, screen, assess, and select the best controller applicants. Toward that end, the FAA uses the Air Traffic

Skills Assessment (ATSA), a pre-employment selection test battery, to identify candidates who have the highest probability of succeeding as air traffic controllers. Each year, the FAA administers the ATSA to thousands of controller job applicants.

3. Objective

The FAA requires a Contractor with a vast network of proctored testing facilities (multiple facilities in each of the 50 United States and its territories) to administer the ATSA.

Requirements include:

• Scheduling applicants via a web-based application

• Providing physical testing facilities, associated computer equipment and peripherals on which to run the test, and trained personnel to welcome candidates, monitor exams, and ensure security of test content (receptionists, test administrators/proctors)

• Recording and monitoring of the testing rooms

• Tracking and maintaining issues and metrics related to the testing cycle, such as number of tests taken per testing cycle, location, scores, incomplete tests, no-shows, non-responders, and other data.

• Providing customer support to the applicants and the FAA throughout the process

The attached draft Statement of Work (SOW) describes FAA’s requirements in detail.

4. Nature of Competition

The acquisition strategy for the procurement has not been determined at this time. Depending on the responses to the market survey, the FAA will choose the appropriate strategy.

5. Standard Language

Market Survey Announcement, April 2024 2

Vendors should note that

(a) This is not a Screening Information Request or Request for Proposals of any kind;

(b) The FAA is not seeking or accepting unsolicited proposals;

(c) The FAA will not pay for any information received or costs incurred in preparing the response to the market survey; and

(d) Any costs associated with the market survey submittal is solely at the interested vendor’s expense.

7. North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) Code

The NAICS code is 541380, Testing Laboratories and Services.

8. Submittal Requirements for Market Survey

Interested parties should provide a response no more than fifteen (15) pages in length (Times New

Roman, 12-point font; one-inch margins; single spaced), inclusive of a cover letter and any/all attachments that addresses the following:

• Point of Contact with name, email, and phone number

• Business classification (e.g., small business, woman owned, service-disabled veteran-owned business, 8(a) certified business, large business)

• Corporate capabilities that support the type, size, and scope of work described in the attached draft SOW

• A summary of past contracts with at least two customers of similar size and scope

9. Submittals

Responses to this market survey are due at noon Eastern Time (ET) on May 23, 2024. Vendors should submit responses electronically to the Contracting Officer, Ms. Anita Flack-Colon, at anita.flack-colon@faa.gov.

10. Attachments

(a) Draft Statement of Work mailto:anita.flack-colon@faa.gov