Industry Engagement April 2025 (1).pdf

Presented to:

Presented by:

UJTS Industry Engagement

PMA273

Industry

Ground Rules

• Primary Purpose – to inform interested industry partners about the latest updates to UJTS requirements and timeline.

• Everything discussed during the industry day and one-on-ones is notional and should NOT be construed as final.

• Questions will be answered to the best of the Government team's ability. However, the Government has not fully defined the full requirements set and specifics discussed may change between today and the final release of the RFP.

• The remarks today of Government officials involved in this procurement should not be considered a guarantee of the Government’s course of action in proceeding with the acquisition.

• The Government appreciates industry's interest, time, and most importantly feedback to assist the Government in delivering a training system capable of producing the next generation of Student Naval Aviators.

• This meeting is not being recorded and consent to record is not given.

• The Government is conducting one-on-ones with potential Prime Contractors only.

UJTS Overview Requirements

• Draft air vehicle WSS released via RFI to industry 31 March 2025

• Draft GBTS WSS anticipated to be released with next RFI

Program Description & Goals

• Undergraduate Jet Training System (UJTS) comprises:

– Air Vehicle

– Ground Based Training Systems (GBTS)

– Curriculum

• Goals:

1. Speed to IOC

2. Quality of training

Industry Engagement

• Through sam.gov

• Routine engagement with industry for document review/comments

• One on ones as needed

Acquisition

• Full and Open Competition for EMD of system of systems and first lot of LRIP aircraft

Sam.Gov Postings

• The only sources of official program information are sam.gov and the Procuring Contracting Officer

• Additional draft solicitation package documentation will be released as it is available. Slides will be made available on sam.gov post Industry Day activities.

• The Government will seek industry’s input routinely during development of the solicitation package

Goal is to have a well-understood RFP for industry to propose a robust solution in a timely manner

Notional Schedule

• Pre-solicitation Activities Draft WSS released to industry: March 2025

Industry day / one on ones: April 2025

Draft WSS/SOW/CDRLs released to industry: June 2025

Draft RFP (includes L&M) released to industry: November 2025

• RFP Release: December 2025

• Proposals Due: March 2026

• Contract Award: January 2027

Draft WSS Overview

INCLUDES:

• FCLP: Flare to land / wave off

• Airframe life of 8,000 hrs

• CNS/ATM compliance

• Airframe requirements for CNATRA mission profiles

• SW capability to support NFO training

• Luggage stores

• Simulated weapons/sensors

GBTS – requirements will follow in updated WSS

LVC – requirements will follow in updated WSS

Contracting Plan

• Government seeks industry's feedback on contract types for both EMD and LRIP that will allow for:

Maintaining schedule

Flexibility to account for unknowns

New NAVAIR Conflict of Interest Clauses

• Conflict of Interest Representation(NAVAIR)(Feb 2025)

Requires offerors to disclose conflict of interest prior to proposal submission

• Conflict identified for the offeror itself OR

• Information that any other offeror/potential offeror may have an actual or potential conflict of interest

Affirmation submitted with proposal:

• Actual or potential conflicts of interest for the Offeror are being disclosed; and/or

• Actual or potential conflicts of interest for another Offeror/potential Offeror are being disclosed; or

• There are no actual or potential conflicts of interest to disclose.

Compliance with clause will be reviewed by PCO and if determination is made that the Offeror has not complied, the Offeror may be found to be not responsible and therefore ineligible for award.

• Conflict of Interest Requirements(NAVAIR)(Feb 2025) Offeror shall submit information detailing actual or potential conflict.

Offeror shall submit mitigation plan if actual conflict or potential conflict identified for itself

Submission will be reviewed by PCO.

• If PCO determines the conflict cannot be neutralized, mitigated or avoided such that the integrity of the procurement is maintained, then the conflicted Offeror may be deemed ineligible for award.

Conflict of Interest Clauses

KTXT.209-9511 CONFLICT OF INTEREST REPRESENTATION

USE: In Section K of all competitive solicitations. Use in conjunction with LTXT.209-9512, Conflict of Interest Requirements. Use of this text is in addition to other Organization Conflicts of Interest contract language, as applicable, e.g., HTXT.209-9510 and LTXT.209-9513.

KTXT.209-9511 CONFLICT OF INTEREST REPRESENTATION (NAVAIR) (FEB 2025)

(a) This solicitation contains conflict of interest disclosure requirements to maintain the integrity of the source selection.

(1) Subparts 9.5 and 3.1 of the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) prohibit organizational and personal conflicts of interest in Government procurements and establish the following principle: “Government business shall be conducted in a manner above reproach. . . . The general rule is to avoid strictly any conflict of interest or even the appearance of a conflict of interest in Government contractor relationships.” FAR 3.101-1.

(2) Actual or potential conflicts of interest may arise, among other circumstances, when an Offeror has or may have unequal access to nonpublic information relevant to the solicitation or when a current or former Government employee may be negotiating for employment or be employed by an Offeror or any of an Offeror’s subcontractors, partners, or affiliates. Unequal access may occur through communications (e.g., verbal, written, or electronic means) with current or former Government employees or through current or previous contracts that the Offeror or its subcontractors, partners, or affiliates have or had with the Government.

(b) Conflicts of Interest Prior to the Receipt of Proposals. Prior to and commensurate with the due date for receipt of proposals, the offeror shall comply as follows. Consistent with FAR Subparts 9.5 and 3.1 and as applicable to this solicitation, if the Offeror identifies for itself (or any of its subcontractors, partners, or affiliates); or has information that any other Offeror/potential Offeror has or may have an actual or potential conflict of interest, the Offeror shall check the appropriate box(es) below and shall include the supplemental information required per paragraph (d) of this text. Otherwise, the Offeror must affirmatively represent that no such actual or potential conflicts of interest are known or should have been known commensurate with the due date for receipt of proposals.

[ ] Actual or potential conflicts of interest for the Offeror are being disclosed; and/or

[ ] Actual or potential conflicts of interest for another Offeror/potential Offeror are being disclosed; or

[ ] There are no actual or potential conflicts of interest to disclose.

(c) Conflicts of Interest After the Receipt of Proposals. After the due date for receipt of proposals, the offeror shall comply as follows. Consistent with FAR Subparts 9.5 and 3.1 and as applicable to this solicitation, if the offeror identifies for itself (or any of its subcontractors, partners, or affiliates); or has information that any other Offeror/potential Offeror has or may have an actual or potential conflict of interest , the Offeror shall within 3 business days of conflict identification provide the Contracting Officer an updated representation by checking the appropriate box(es) below and shall include the supplemental information required per paragraph (d) of this text.

[ ] Actual or potential conflicts of interest for the Offeror are being disclosed; and/or

[ ] Actual or potential conflicts of interest for another Offeror/potential Offeror are being disclosed

(d) If the Offeror represents that there are actual or potential conflicts of interest pursuant to either paragraph (b) or paragraph (c), see LTXT-209-9512 for additional requirements.

(e) The Offeror’s compliance with the representation requirements of paragraphs (b) and (c) will be reviewed as part of the Contracting Officer’s responsibility determination and will not be considered as part of the evaluation conducted per Section M. If the Contracting Officer determines that the Offeror has not complied with the above representation requirements, then the Offeror may be found to be not responsible and therefore ineligible for award in accordance with the best interests of the Government.

LTXT.209-9512 CONFLICT OF INTEREST REQUIREMENTS

USE: In Section L of all competitive solicitations. Use in conjunction with KTXT.209-9511. Use of this text is in addition to other Organization Conflicts of Interest contract language, as applicable, e.g., HTXT.209-9510 and LTXT.209-

9513.

LTXT.209-9512 CONFLICT OF INTEREST REQUIREMENTS (NAVAIR) (FEB 2025)

(a) Any time the Offeror represents that there is an actual or potential conflict of interest per KTXT.209-9511 either for itself (or any of its subcontractors, partners, or affiliates) or other Offerors or potential Offerors, the Offeror shall submit information detailing the actual or potential conflict. There is no page limitation on this information.

(b) Any time the Offeror represents that there is an actual or potential conflict of interest for itself (or any of its subcontractors, partners, or affiliates) per KTXT.209-9511, Conflict of Interest Representation, the Offeror shall also submit a mitigation plan. The mitigation plan shall, at a minimum, identify the conflicted party/parties, provide salient facts, provide an analysis of the actual or potential conflict of interest, and recommend an approach to neutralize, mitigate, or avoid the actual or potential conflict. There is no page limitation on the conflict of interest mitigation plan.

(c) The actual or potential conflict of interest and the Offeror’s proposed mitigation plan, if applicable, will be reviewed as part of the Contracting Officer’s responsibility determination and will not be considered as part of the evaluation conducted per Section M. If the Contracting Officer determines that the conflict of interest cannot be neutralized, mitigated, or avoided such that the integrity of the procurement is maintained, then the conflicted Offeror may be deemed ineligible for award.

(d) The Offeror’s mitigation plan may be submitted at any time prior to the due date for receipt of proposals and, if not provided in advance, shall be submitted no later than the due date for receipt of proposals. If the Offeror provides an updated KTXT.209-9511 representation after the due date for receipt of proposals, the Offeror’s mitigation plan shall be submitted concurrently with the submission of the updated representation.

Help Needed from Industry

• As per RFI, please identify any information the

Government can provide that will enable you to prepare a quality proposal within the 90-day response time.

• Expeditious review of documentation submitted via sam.gov

• Open, honest feedback on draft Government documentation

• Relay all comments/questions/concerns over

Government produced products to ONLY the PCO