CH53K_Phase3_Sources Sought_Notice_10.2.2024.docx

SOURCES SOUGHT NOTICE

CH-53K CONTAINERIZED FLIGHT TRAINING DEVICE (CFTD) TECH REFRESH

PHASE III

INTRODUCTION: The Naval Air Warfare Center Training Systems Division (NAWCTSD), Orlando, FL, has a request to conduct a technical refresh of Containerized Flight Training Device (CFTD) 2F243-1 located at Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) New River.

The CFTD is used for training CH-53K pilots and copilots in areas such as:

(1) Naval Aviation Training and Operational Procedure Standardization (NATOPS) procedures.

(2) Emergency procedures training.

(3) Forward Looking Infrared (FLIR) training.

(4) Night Vision Goggle (NVG) Training and networked training within existing infrastructures.

PURPOSE: This is a Sources Sought Notice (SSN) Technical Description to determine the availability and technical capability of any interested Training Systems Contract IV (TSC IV) awardees to provide the required products and/or services. In addition, the results of this SSN will be utilized to determine the acquisition and contracting strategy for this effort.

BACKGROUND:

The Government issued a Request for Information (RFI) N6134023CH53KPH3 on December 14, 2022, via SAM.gov. The RFI closed on January 17, 2023. The purpose of the RFI was to determine the availability and technical capability of any interested businesses and utilize the results of the RFI to determine the acquisition and contracting strategy for this effort. Based on the results of the RFI responses, the Government expected at that time to compete this effort as an unrestricted fair opportunity under the auspices of TSC IV. However, there has been a significant requirements reduction from the original RFI. Derived from the RFI responses, the Government still believes this effort can be competed under the auspices of TSC IV (FAR 16.505 procedures) but wanted to determine the acquisition strategy on whether unrestricted or Small Business Set-Aside. For any non-TSC IV Awardee interested in teaming may reach out to the TSC IV Prime POCs, which are posted on the TSD’s homepage at https://www.navair.navy.mil/nawctsd/sites/g/files/jejdrs596/files/2020-01/TSC IV Awardee Listing 01.13.20.pdf

DETAILED REQUIREMENTS:

The contractor shall design, install, and test modifications to the United States Marine Corps (USMC) CH-53K Containerized Flight Training Device (CFTD) 2F243-1. The Government will provide a SOW and SPEC. The contractor shall organize, coordinate and control the program activities to ensure compliance with all requirements including the timely delivery of the CFTD. The contractor shall include program meetings, Integrated Product Team (IPT) meetings, risk tracking and management, quality and configuration management, and compliance with operational security requirements to ensure a timely and quality delivery of the CFTD. Technical requirements described within this document and any associated attachments are not final and may change.

The CH-53K CFTD shall provide:

· Simulated training capabilities outlined in the CH-53K Training and Readiness Manual

· Full tactical and familiarization training

· Naval Aviation Training and Operational Procedure Standardization (NATOPS) procedures

· Night Vision Goggle (NVG) stimulation

· Instrument Flight

· Emergency Procedures

· Aircraft communication modes

· Navigation capabilities

· Shipboard operations

· Forward Looking Infrared (FLIR) simulation

· Basic and advanced tactics

· Weapon delivery procedures

· Electronic Counter Measure (ECM) operations

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION RELATED TO THE DETAILED REQUIREMENTS FOR THE CH-53K CFTD:

· The visual system shall provide visual and sensor scenes necessary for training CH-53K fleet squadron pilots and co-pilots in aircraft control skills, systems operation skills, and tactical skills for day, dusk, night, and all simulated weather, environmental, and tactical conditions.

· The Out-The-Window (OTW) display system shall provide a field-of-regard (FOR) such that when observing the training scene through the cockpit windows (i.e. windshields, side windows, and chin bubbles) from any position within the viewing volume specified for each trainee (i.e. pilot and co-pilot) the displayed training scene image subtends a Field Of View (FOV) that meets or exceeds the FOV afforded by the corresponding cockpit windows through which the scene is being observed.

· Database Requirements (Domestic)

· United States East Coast

· United States West Coast

· Hawaii

· Iraq

· Afghanistan

· Bridgeport, CA (Summer and Winter) database

· Mediterranean

· West Pacific

· Middle East

· Southeast Asia

· The CFTD cockpit shall be a full-scale replica of the Design Basis Aircraft (DBA) cockpit.

· The CFTD shall simulate all cockpit and helmet instrument indications automatically in response to control movement by the pilots, simulated aircraft performance, instructor-inserted actions, or external simulated environmental effects, such as turbulence or wind shear. All displays, instruments, symbols, panel assemblies, switches, levers, knobs, and lights the cockpit shall be provided to replicate the form, fit, function, feel, and finish of the DBA. In addition, the CFTD shall replicate both static and dynamic responses and be Night Vision compatible. All cockpit equipment shall be fully integrated into the CFTD that its functionality is the same as the DBA.

· Government Furnished Information and Software (GFI/S). The following is a sample list of key GFI/S the Government intends to provide after award. This list is not all inclusive and subject to change:

· Tactical Environment network (TEn) and Interface Control Document

· CH-53K Aircraft Documentation

· NATOPS

· CH-53K Device 2F243-1 Documentation

· Operations & Maintenance Manual (O&M)

· Product Drawings and Associated Lists (PDAL)

· Training System Support Document (TSSD)

· Test Procedures (ATPs)

· Software Product Description (SPD)

· Maintenance Requirements Cards (MRC)

· Sequence Control Chart (SCC)

· Aircraft Trainer Criteria Report (ATCR)

· The place of performance will be at MCAS New River, North Carolina.

· It is anticipated that any resulting contract would be accomplished under the provisions of a firm-fixed-priced (FFP) contract.

· Contract award is planned for October 2025 and is subject to change. See the Tentative Schedule below.

DRAFT REQUIREMENTS DOCUMENTATION REQUEST INSTRUCTIONS:

Requests to obtain the DRAFT requirements documentation shall be sent to the Lead Contract Specialist with a copy to the Procuring Contracting Officer, identified in the Sources Sought Notice Submission Response Details below. Requests are acceptable from TSC IV awardees only. The Requests shall include Exports Control – Security POC(s) as these documents are marked with DISTRIBUTION STATEMENT D – Distribution authorized to Department of Defense and U.S. DoD Contractors only (Export Control, Administrative and Operational Use Only) (01 July 2023).

SOURCES SOUGHT NOTICE SUBMISSION RESPONSE DETAILS:

Written responses to this announcement should be succinct, but sufficient in detail to adequately demonstrate the required capability to meet the Government’s stated requirements. The Government intends to utilize the data collected from this announcement to finalize the acquisition and contracting strategy for the CH-53K Devices specified in the detailed requirements.

1. Information about your company:

a. Name and address of your company. TSC IV Small Business Awardees shall complete and return the embedded form below along with its response

b. Cage Code.

c. Names of two principals to contact, including title and telephone number.

d. Statement of intent to propose as prime; and

e. If interested in subcontracting only, please state as such and identify the type of capability(is) your company would provide as a subcontractor.

2. Delivery Schedule

a. A discussion of your company’s capabilities to upgrade the CH-53K Device 2F243-1 within the Government’s delivery schedule requirements of TBD months to include trainer downtime. Please provide supporting rationale for your response to include a discussion of manufacturing capacity, resources and facilities that will be employed to meet the Government’s delivery schedule requirements.

b. Identify your lead time from contract award to RFT of the CH-53K Device 2F243-1 per the Government’s required delivery schedule. Please provide supporting rationale for your response.

3. If the above referenced GFI is insufficient; please describe in detail what additional data would be required and how it would aid your company in meeting the Government’s requirements.

4. Provide your experience with helicopter simulations.

5. Provide your experience with integration of actual aircraft equipment in training systems such as:

a. Multi-Function Displays (MFD)

b. Primary Flight Display (PFD)

c. Control Display Unit (CDU)

d. Data Concentrator Unit (DCU)

e. Flight Controls

f. 1553 bus

g. ARINC 429

h. Digital Map System

6. Provide your experience simulating aircraft systems such as:

a. Aircraft communications systems

b. Navigation systems

c. DECM systems

d. Avionics

e. Flight Control System (FCS) NOTE: Where applicable, include the following information:

a. Government contract number.

b. Contract value.

c. Role your company played.

d. Point of contract telephone number.

If your company is a TSC IV awardee and interested in competing for this requirement, please provide a response to this request by email to the Lead Contract Specialist, Xavier Rojas, at xavier.e.rojas.civ@us.navy.mil with a copy to the Procuring Contracting Officer, Erin Young, at erin.b.young.civ@us.navy.mil no later than 10/24/2024, 12:00pm (EDT). Submissions shall be no more than ten (10) 8.5 x 11-inch pages excluding tables, spreadsheets, and graphics; with a font size no smaller than 10-point; and single line spacing. Please submit all questions by email to the same POC.

LIMITATION ON SUBCONTRACTING: If you are a small business interested in being the prime contractor for this effort, please be advised that the FAR 52.219-14, ‘Limitations on Subcontracting,’ Class Deviation 2021-O0008, Revision 1, is now in effect which includes the definition of “Similarly Situated Entity” and provides a methodology for the 50% calculation for compliance with the clause. Small business primes may count “first tier subcontracted” work performed by Similarly Situated Entities as if it were performed by the prime itself. Please read the full text of Class Deviation 2021-O0008, Revision 1 - Limitations on Subcontracting for Small Business, dated 15 February 2023, at [https://www.acq.osd.mil/dpap/policy/policyvault/USA000277-23-DPC.pdf].”

*NOTE: This language is not applicable to contract holders under the TSC IV MAC, as the contract does not contain the latest version of the Limitations on Subcontracting clause.

DISCLAIMER

“THIS SOURCES SOUGHT NOTICE IS FOR INFORMATIONAL PURPOSES ONLY. THIS IS NOT A REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL. IT DOES NOT CONSTITUE A SOLICITATION AND SHALL NOT BE CONSTRUED AS A COMMITMENT BY THE GOVERNMENT. FURTHER, ANY DOCUMENTATION PROVIDED OR MADE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST ARE CONSIDERED DRAFT DOCUMENTS AND MAY NOT REFLECT THE GOVERNMENT’S FINAL REQUIREMENTS. RESPONSES IN ANY FORM ARE NOT OFFERS AND THE GOVERNMENT IS UNDER NO OBLIGATION TO AWARD A CONTRACT AS A RESULT OF THIS ANNOUNCEMENT. NO FUNDS ARE AVAILABLE TO PAY FOR PREPARATION OF RESPONSES TO THIS ANNOUNCEMENT. ANY INFORMATION SUBMITTED BY RESPONDENTS TO THIS TECHNICAL DESCRIPTION IS STRICTLY VOLUNTARY. ALL DATA RECEIVED IN RESPONSE TO THIS SOURCES SOUGHT THAT IS MARKED OR DESIGNATED AS CORPORATE OR PROPRIETARY WILL BE FULLY PROTECTED FROM ANY RELEASE OUTSIDE THE GOVERNMENT. INFORMATION AND MATERIALS SUBMITTED IN RESPONSE TO THIS REQUEST WILL NOT BE RETURNED. CLASSIFIED MATERIAL SHALL NOT BE SUBMITTED. NO BASIS FOR CLAIMS AGAINST THE GOVERNMENT SHALL ARISE AS A RESULT OF A RESPONSE TO THIS SOURCES SOUGHT.”

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RFI_Questionaire.docx TSC IV Request for Information

Instructions: Only TSC IV Small Business award holders shall complete this form and return it to the Delivery Order Contract Specialist. If a Small Business concern is a TSC IV awardee as both a prime contractor and as a member of a Joint Venture, the Government will only consider 1 response from the concern for the purposes of determining interest & capability as outlined in Section H.1 of the TSC IV Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity Contract

Return responses to (insert Government POC) NLT (insert response time) EST on (insert response date)

1. TSC IV Contractor:

2. TSC IV Contract Number:

3. Contractor POC Name:

Phone:

Email:

4. Based on the attached requirements document(s) is your firm interested in submitting a proposal for this requirement?

· Yes

· No

Explain Yes/No Response Provided Above:

5. Based on the attached requirements document(s) describe your firm’s capability to successfully perform the requirements from below perspectives considering other contracts that your firm is executing to or planning to execute:

Resources:

Staffing:

Facilities:

6. Based on the attached requirements document(s) is your firm is capable of successfully completing the requirements IAW FAR 52.219-14 Limitations on Subcontracting?

· Yes

· No

Please provide the approximate percentage of the cost of manufacturing the supplies, not including the cost of materials, to be performed by the concern:

Please provide the approximate percentage of the cost of manufacturing the supplies, not including the cost of materials, to be performed by subcontractors/teaming partners:

7. If this order is competed as a Small Business set-aside under TSC IV, please confirm that the Prime is able to meet the requirements of the FAR 52.219-14, Limitations on Subcontracting (Jan 2017). Please note, the version of the clause included in the TSC IV basic contract requires that the Prime be able to meet the requirement to perform at least 50% of the cost of manufacturing the supplies, not including the cost of materials on this order, without the use of similarly situated entities.

· Yes

· No