DTRT5716R20001.pdf

DTRT5716R20001

SOLICITATION, OFFER AND AWARD

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SOLICITATION

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PART IV - REPRESENTATIONS AND INSTRUCTIONS

OTHER STATEMENTS OF OFFERORS

EVALUATION FACTORS FOR AWARD

INSTRS., CONDS., AND NOTICES TO OFFERORS

REPRESENTATIONS, CERTIFICATIONS AND

LIST OF ATTACHMENTS

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12. In compliance with the above, the undersigned agrees, if this offer is accepted within ______________ calendar days (60 calendar days unless a different period is inserted

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STANDARD FORM 33 (Rev. 9-97)

Prescribed by GSA - FAR (48 CFR) 53.214(c)

TABLE OF CONTENTS

SECTION B - SUPPLIES OR SERVICES AND PRICES/COSTS

B.1 CONTRACT TYPE (DEC 2013)

B.2 CONTRACT LIMITATIONS (FEB 2016)

B.3 CONTRACT SCOPE (DEC 2013)

B.4 CONTRACT LINE ITEMS (FEB 2016)

SECTION C - DESCRIPTION/SPECIFICATIONS/STATEMENT OF WORK

C.1 BACKGROUND

C.2 SCOPE OF WORK

C.3 TASK AREAS OF WORK

C.4 GENERAL REQUIREMENTS

C.5 SUSTAINABLE ACQUISITION REQUIREMENTS

SECTION D - PACKAGING AND MARKING

D.1 PACKAGING (MAY 1999)

D.2 MARKING (MAY 1999)

SECTION E - INSPECTION AND ACCEPTANCE

E.1 FAR 52.252-2 CLAUSES INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE (FEB 1998)

E.2 GOVERNMENT REVIEW AND ACCEPTANCE (APR 2013)

SECTION F - DELIVERIES OR PERFORMANCE

F.1 FAR 52.252-2 CLAUSES INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE (FEB 1998)

F.2 CONTRACT PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE (OCT 2013)

F.3 DELIVERIES (MAY 2013)

F.4 MONTHLY CONTRACT PROGRESS REPORT (JAN 2014)

F.5 MONTHLY TASK ORDER PROGRESS REPORTS (DEC 2013)

F.6 MONTHLY TASK ORDER COST REPORTS (DEC 2013)

F.7 TECHNICAL REPORTS – TASK ORDER CONTRACTS (APR 2013)

F.8 REPORTS OF WORK - REPORT DISTRIBUTION (DEC 2013)

F.9 DOCUMENTATION OF COMPUTER PROGRAMS (MAY 1999)

F.10 RIGHTS IN DATA (DEC 2007)

F.11 WARRANTIES (MAY 1999)

F.12 LICENSES (MAY 1999)

F.13 PLACE OF CONTRACT PERFORMANCE (APR 2016)

F.14 DELIVERABLE FORMAT (MAY 2013)

SECTION G - CONTRACT ADMINISTRATION DATA

G.1 RESPONSIBILITY FOR CONTRACT ADMINISTRATION (APR 2016)

G.2 ORDERING (JUN 2013)

G.3 TASK ORDERS ISSUED UNDER MULTIPLE AWARD CONTRACTS (JAN 2014)

G.4 TASK ORDER OMBUDSMAN (JAN 2014)

G.5 TECHNICAL DIRECTION (APR 2016)

G.6 PAYMENT AND CONSIDERATION (JAN 2014)

G.7 PAYMENT REQUEST SUBMISSSION REQUIREMENTS (APR 2016)

G.8 PAYMENT OF FEE - COST-PLUS-FIXED-FEE (DEC 2013)

G.9 PERFORMANCE EVALUATIONS (NOV 2015)

G.10 VOUCHER REVIEW (APR 2016)

G.11 COST ACCOUNTING SYSTEMS (JAN 2015)

G.12 INCREMENTAL FUNDING OF TASK ORDERS (NOV 2015)

G.13 TRAVEL AND PER DIEM (JAN 2016)

G.14 ALLOTMENT (NOV 2015)

SECTION H - SPECIAL CONTRACT REQUIREMENTS

H.1 NON-PERSONAL SERVICES (APR 2016)

H.2 GPO PRINTING REQUIREMENT (DEC SEP 2009)

H.3 CONTRACTOR RESPONSIBILITY (DEC 1998)

H.4 SALES TAX EXEMPTION (MAY 2009)

H.5 LEVEL-OF-EFFORT NOTIFICATION (DEC 2013)

H.6 HANDLING OF DATA (AUG 2011)

H.7 TECHNOLOGY UPGRADES/REFRESHMENTS (MAR 2008)

H.8 INSURANCE (FEB 2009)

H.9 MAXIMUM FEE/PROFIT (JAN 2014)

H.10 SMALL BUSINESS SUBCONTRACTING PLAN (JAN 2014)

H.11 SUBCONTRACT CONSENT (JAN 2014)

H.12 ACCOUNTING SYSTEM (DEC 2013)

H.13 SECURITY AND POSITION SENSITIVITY DESIGNATIONS (APR 2016)

H.14 HARDWARE/SOFTWARE (SEP 2015)

H.15 REQUESTS TO ACQUIRE EQUIPMENT (MAY 2013)

H.16 SECURITY MEASURES ON THE VOLPE CENTER PREMISES (DEC 2013)

H.17 PERFORMANCE OF WORK AND SAFETY PROVISIONS ON GOVERNMENT PREMISES (DEC

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H.18 CONSENT TO RELEASE GOVERNMENT-ORDERED ITEMS (MAR 2014)

H.19 ORGANIZATIONAL CONFLICT OF INTEREST (JAN 2014)

H. 20 EXCLUSIONS DUE TO ORGANIZATIONAL CONFLICTS OF INTEREST

(JUL 2015)

H.21 U.S. DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION (DOT) CONTRACTOR PERSONNEL SECURITY

AND AGENCY ACCESS (NOV 2011)

H.22 VISITOR IDENTIFICATION REQUIREMENTS FOR FEDERAL FACILITIES (MAR 2016)

H.23 LEGAL HOLIDAYS/INSTALLATION CLOSING (JAN 2014)

H.24 CONFLICT OF INTEREST DISCLOSURE (MAR 2008)

SECTION I - CONTRACT CLAUSES

I.1 FAR 52.252-2 CLAUSES INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE (FEB 1998)

I.2 FEDERAL ACQUISITION REGULATION (48 CFR CHAPTER 1) - FULL TEXT CLAUSES

I.3. TRANSPORTATION ACQUISITION REGULATION (48 CFR CHAPTER 12) CLAUSES

SECTION J – LIST OF ATTACHMENTS

TMSEDS MASTER CONTRACT COST AND BUSINESS PROPOSAL CHECKLIST

SECTION K - REPRESENTATIONS, CERTIFICATIONS, AND OTHER STATEMENTS OF OFFERORS

OR RESPONDENTS

K.1. IMPORTANCE OF ANNUAL REPRESENTATIONS AND CERTIFICATIONS (FEB 2013)

K.3. FAR 52.204-8 ANNUAL REPRESENTATIONS AND CERTIFICATIONS (FEB 2016)

K.4. FAR 52.209-7 INFORMATION REGARDING RESPONSIBILITY MATTERS (JUL 2013)

K.5. FAR 52.227-15 REPRESENTATION OF LIMITED RIGHTS DATA AND RESTRICTED COMPUTER

SOFTWARE (DEC 2007)

K.6. FAR 52.230-1 COST ACCOUNTING STANDARDS NOTICES AND CERTIFICATION (OCT 2015) 77

K.7. TAR 1252.237-71 CERTIFICATION OF DATA (APR 2005)

K.8 FAR52.209-11 REPRESENTATION BY CORPORATIONS REGARDING DELINQUENT TAX

LIABILITY OR A FELONY CONVICTION UNDER ANY FEDERAL LAW (FEB 2016)

K.9 52.209-12 CERTIFICATION REGARDING TAX MATTERS (FEB 2016)

SECTION L - INSTRUCTIONS, CONDITIONS, AND NOTICES TO OFFERORS OR RESPONDENTS .. 81

L.1 SOLICITATION PROVISIONS

L.2 GENERAL INFORMATION

L.3 GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS FOR COST AND BUSINESS PROPOSAL AND TECHNICAL

PROPOSAL PREPARATION

L.4 INSTRUCTIONS FOR COST AND BUSINESS PROPOSAL

L.5 INSTRUCTIONS FOR TECHNICAL PROPOSAL

SECTION M - EVALUATION FACTORS FOR AWARD

M.1 GENERAL

M.2 TECHNICAL PROPOSAL EVALUATION

M.3 ADJECTIVAL RATING, PROPOSAL CHARACTERISTIC, AND RISK LEVEL DEFINITIONS

M.4 COST AND BUSINESS PROPOSAL EVALUATION CRITERIA

SECTION B - SUPPLIES OR SERVICES AND PRICES/COSTS

B.1 CONTRACT TYPE (DEC 2013)

A. This is an Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) task order contract. Work will be placed under this contract through the issuance of task orders.

B. Task orders may be issued on a Firm-Fixed-Price (FFP), Cost-Plus-Fixed-Fee (CPFF) completion, or CPFF term basis at the Contracting Officer's discretion consistent with the guidelines provided in Part 16 of the Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR). Performance-based task orders will be used to the maximum extent practicable.

C. Individual CPFF task orders will be issued on a completion-type basis pursuant to FAR 16.306 (d)(1).

If a completion-type task order is not appropriate, a term-type task order may be issued pursuant to FAR 16.306(d)(2).

D. The Contract Line Item Number (CLIN) structure provided in Subsection B.4 below establishes a CLIN for the three contract types/pricing methods available for use under this contract. Because using a particular contract type/pricing methodology requires terms and conditions specific to that use, this contract includes terms and conditions covering FFP, CPFF completion, and CPFF term tasks. In general, these terms and conditions are clear on their face with regard to applicability.

B.2 CONTRACT LIMITATIONS (FEB 2016)

A. Multiple Contract Awards: (TO BE COMPLETED AT TIME OF AWARD) contracts have been awarded under the Volpe National Transportation Systems Center’s (Volpe Center) Solicitation No.

DTRT5716R20001.

B. Maximum Contract Value: The value of all task orders placed under all contracts awarded shall not exceed $(TO BE COMPLETED AT TIME OF AWARD). As a task order is issued to one Contractor, its value is subtracted from the total value available to all Contractors.

C. Minimum Guarantee: The guaranteed minimum is $2,500 for each contract.

B.3 CONTRACT SCOPE (DEC 2013)

The Contractor, acting as an independent Contractor and not as an agent of the Government, shall furnish all personnel, supplies, facilities, materials, support, and management necessary to provide the services required under this contract. The scope of this effort is defined in the Statement of Work (SOW) (see Section C). Specific work requirements will be stated in individual task orders.

B.4 CONTRACT LINE ITEMS (FEB 2016)

CLIN Description Unit Price Total 0100 The Contractor shall furnish all personnel, supplies, facilities, materials, support, and management necessary to provide the services in accordance with the SOW entitled Traffic Management Systems Engineering and Development Support (TMSEDS) and other terms and conditions of this contract through one or more of the contract types set forth below.

N/A $200,000,000.00 (Not-to-Exceed)

0200 Minimum Guarantee $2,500.00 $2,500.00

SECTION C - DESCRIPTION/SPECIFICATIONS/STATEMENT OF WORK

Traffic Management Systems Engineering and Development Support (TMSEDS) Services

C.1 BACKGROUND

The Volpe Center is a Federal fee-for-service organization within the Office of Research and Technology of the U. S. Department of Transportation (USDOT). The Volpe Center’s mission is to improve the nation’s transportation system by anticipating emerging issues and advancing technical, operational, and institutional innovations. In partnership with sponsoring agencies, the Volpe Center provides technical research and analysis services to the USDOT, other Federal agencies, state agencies, and other organizations in connection with the transportation-related components of their missions.

The Volpe Center is supporting the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and other modal agencies in future aviation system plans/developments as well as future plans in other transportation modes. The Volpe Center utilizes a combination of Federal and Contractor personnel to marshal the broad range and quantity of skills needed to support sponsoring agencies’ projects. By establishing a “pool” of professional technical/scientific resources, the Volpe Center can respond to uncertain, long-range requirements of its technical program in a timely and effective manner. The Contractor will constitute an important part of the Volpe Center’s resources and will provide high-technology capabilities and skills targeted to the Volpe Center’s programmatic requirements in the area of TMSEDS.

C.2 SCOPE OF WORK

The Volpe Center’s programmatic activities for TMSEDS fall primarily in the area of transportation infrastructure, which is the foundation of facilities, equipment, and related services needed for the safe and secure movement of goods and people. The Contractor must possess skills in the engineering and physical science disciplines (see below) as they relate to the specification, design, development, testing, and operation of traffic management systems. The primary skill requirements for this contract may include, but are not limited to, the following:

Systems Engineering and Integration Electronic Engineering Electrical Engineering Aeronautical Engineering Mechanical Engineering Marine Engineering Operations Research Industrial Engineering Environmental Test Engineering Civil Engineering Railroad Engineering Safety Engineering Physics Chemistry Meteorology

In addition, the Volpe Center requires skills in a wide spectrum of other disciplines, including economics, program management, earned value management, financial management, emergency response as related to transportation, man-machine interface analysis and development, risk management, and information systems. Work under this contract may address all transportation modes – air, surface, marine, and potentially space. Current indications are that the largest volume of tasking will be in the aviation area, specifically in support of the Next Generation Air Transportation System (NextGen) which will leverage new technologies to transform the National Air System (NAS) into a safer, more secure system while improving the capacity of air transportation systems. There may also be tasking in the area of surface transportation, including, but not limited to, motor vehicle crash avoidance technologies and transit/ traffic management systems. Representative task areas under this contract are described in Section C.3.

The Contractor may be required to provide administrative and logistic services that are an integral and interconnected part of TMSEDS work performed. These support services may include business and technical writing; development of presentations; graphic arts design and production (demonstrations); and organizing and/or participating in conferences, meetings, or symposia. All Contractor involvement with conferences, meetings, and symposia will be in accordance with Federal regulations on conference spending and Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Circular M-12-12 (Promoting Efficient Spending to Support Agency Operations).

Task Areas of work include:

• Air Traffic Management (ATM) Systems

• Position, Navigation and Timing (PNT) Systems

• Communication Systems

• Autonomous Operations and Remote Sensing Systems (AORSS)

• System Engineering

C.3 TASK AREAS OF WORK

C.3.1 Air Traffic Management (ATM) Systems

This task area covers ATM systems. The International Civil Aviation Organization defines ATM as “the aggregation of the airborne functions and ground-based functions (air traffic services, airspace management, and air traffic flow management) required to ensure the safe and efficient movement of aircraft during all phases of operations.” Given that the FAA is a major sponsor of the Volpe Center’s work in ATM systems, understanding the FAA’s approach to ATM within NextGen is essential to understanding the nature of the Volpe Center’s future efforts in this task area.

There are several key automation and decision support systems that directly facilitate the transformation to NextGen operations in the NAS:

• Traffic Flow Management System

• Time-Based Flow Management (TBFM)/Traffic Management Advisor

• Terminal Flight Data Manager

• Terminal Automation Modernization and Replacement

• En Route Automation Modernization

Additionally, there are several additional automation systems and conceptual capabilities attendant to NextGen information access and dissemination in the NAS:

• System Wide Information Management (SWIM) o SWIM Flight Data Publication Service o SWIM Terminal Data Distribution Service o SWIM Integrated Terminal Weather System o NAS Common Reference

• Flight Object / Flight Information Exchange Model

• Aeronautical Information Management/Aeronautical Information Exchange Model

• Common Support Services – Weather/Weather Information Exchange Model

This list is not inclusive of all ATM programs/systems that may be supported under this task area as there are interdependencies with other programs being used to transform the NAS that are primarily covered by other communication, navigation, and/or surveillance task areas.

Activities in this task area relate to traffic management systems and automation applications at various stages in their development, including initial research, conceptualization, design feasibility studies, proof-of-concept models, prototyping, design and development testing, verification, implementation, analysis, and continued operation and maintenance. Work will take into account transportation needs, present and/or planned systems, current and emerging technologies, and policy guidance concerning future directions provided by the sponsoring organization. In general, the products of the work performed in this area will provide support to the Government in making its decisions concerning proposed TMSEDS programs attendant to air transportation.

In this task area, the Contractor may be required to perform, but not be limited to, the following:

• Conduct research in support of formulating goals and objectives for new capabilities (e.g., trajectory-based aircraft traffic management)

• Perform functional and engineering analyses to evaluate the viability of proposed NextGen functions and capabilities

• Provide comprehensive system analyses and syntheses for new capabilities

• Support technical feasibility study of a proposed new traffic management system

• Develop modeling and simulation capabilities (e.g., fast-time modeling agents) to support the exploration and demonstration of future Air Traffic Control (ATC) and ATM concepts, functionality, and requirements

• Develop, engineer, and maintain proof-of-concept prototype capabilities, software/hardware, devices, technologies, and applications in support of legacy or advanced NAS operational concepts

• Develop or refine functional, system, and enterprise architectures supporting the decomposition of architectures into functional components and program products

• Assist in designing, developing, installing, and maintaining software and hardware for system-wide processing, transfer, and distribution of near-real-time traffic information

• Provide support for initiatives to reduce the impact of weather on NAS operations

• Provide support for initiatives to improve safety, capacity, and efficiency of NAS operations that includes evaluating the impacts, benefits, and costs of continuous descent arrival procedures on noise, emissions, and fuel burn; defining wake vortex procedures; and supporting the development of standard approach and departure procedure

• Support development of cost and benefits estimates and performance of trade-off studies to support the economic feasibility of proposed traffic management systems and solutions

• Develop environmental studies, including impacts such as noise, fuel consumption, and emissions, for proposed traffic management systems and solutions. These studies can use existing environmental analysis tools, potentially augmented with supplemental tools and methods

• Provide support for site implementation engineering, analysis, and planning. This may include site visits and operations analysis for select existing or conceptual capabilities (e.g., placing data collection instruments and sensors at sites as required).

• Develop enhancements to Collaborative Air Traffic Management (CATM) capabilities and probabilistic tools to improve the management of air traffic demand, uncertainty, and NAS assets

• Devise system architecture techniques, methodologies, and algorithms that allow the synthesizing of various navigation, surveillance, communication, and control data inputs to aid in decision making

• Assess TBFM and Time-Based Metering techniques and methodologies

• Provide support for installation and maintenance of NextGen automation system hardware and software

• Design, develop, deploy, and maintain systems and applications which reduce and mitigate risks to safety and information security attendant to air traffic management systems

• Provide support for mechanisms for greater information dissemination, standardization, and situational awareness across NAS domains (e.g., surface, terminal, en route) such as through SWIM, CATM, and the flight object

• Provide support for initiatives to advance trajectory-based operations, which is a transition of traditional pilot/controller roles to management of air traffic by trajectory

• Provide support for initiatives to advance performance-based navigation capabilities such as Area Navigation and Required Navigational Performance

• Provide support for initiatives that enhance resiliency of critical NAS infrastructure resources and facilities; e.g., to reduce the impact of disruption to real-time NAS operations of loss of services

C.3.1.1 Transform Facilities and Improve Critical Infrastructure Resiliency

The Transform Facilities solution set focuses on capabilities that enable a network of integrated facilities designed to support the delivery of safer and more efficient operations system-wide. The network enables a facilities infrastructure that supports NextGen and other transportation-related facilities (i.e., rail, high-speed rail, ground, and marine) capabilities as they are integrated into the current system and as they mature over time. Enhancing critical infrastructure resiliency focuses on capabilities that improve the NAS’s ability to better absorb disruptions without significant loss of services. It provides design-level robustness so that a specific facility (Tower, Terminal Radar Approach Control, Air Route Traffic Control Center, etc.) can withstand severe blows. It is adaptable and enables the NAS to respond appropriately to threats, and it can mitigate the consequences of threat through response and recovery operations.

Business continuity is built into the system and provides for a more resilient infrastructure, better contingency operations, and a higher degree of service. This solution set includes multi-discipline laboratories and test beds to support NextGen or other transportation mode requirements development and risk-mitigation efforts.

Work in this area may include future facilities investment planning that may involve conducting the detailed engineering necessary to develop comprehensive facility requirements for future transportation facilities; performing integration, development, and operational analysis that may involve prototyping and assessing the transition to NextGen or other transportation capabilities and conducting man machine interface simulations; and performing test bed demonstration that may involve, but not be limited to, testing of operational improvements during all phases of flight that will allow the integration of new and emerging technologies or applications into existing or planned NAS or other transportation infrastructure enhancements.

In this task area, the Contractor may be required to perform, but not be limited to, the following:

• Provide support determining key metrics at the facility and investment levels

• Support information gathering processes and approaches

• Prepare for portfolio and investment reviews and corrective actions as needed to achieve investment performance and benefits

• Support development and evaluation of critical infrastructure resiliency action plans

• Measure and track progress against action plans

• Conduct reporting, and risk and opportunities management at the facility level

• Provide support and recommend changes to management policies and processes to optimize restoration of services loss due to natural or man-made event

• Utilize lessons learned to improve facility, investment, and in-service management

C.3.2 Position, Navigation and Timing (PNT) Systems

This task area addresses the planning, development, and utilization of PNT systems for solutions to present and future transportation needs. Work in this area includes, but is not limited to, assessing PNT requirements for transportation systems, making recommendations for navigation technology to fulfill previously established requirements, performing analyses of the capabilities of current and future PNT systems, and supporting technical and cost-benefit analyses on present and proposed navigation systems and concepts.

The Contractor may be required to support the following for operating or developing Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS):

• The Navigational, Strategic, Tactical & Relay Global Positioning System (GPS); the Galileo satellite navigation system; and the GNSS space-based augmentation systems to GNSSs, including the Wide Area Augmentation System, the European Geostationary Navigation Overlay Service, the Multifunctional Transport Satellite, and the GPS and Geo-Augmented Navigation system.

• Ground-based augmentation systems to GNSSs, including the Local Area Augmentation System (LAAS).

• Existing U.S. Air Transportation System: transition to the NextGen Air Transportation System Very High Frequency Omni Directional Range/Distance Measuring Equipment

/Tactical Air Navigation System Inertial Navigation System - gimbaled, strap down, and space-stable mechanizations Radio beacons - unmodulated and modulated with GNSS corrections in various formats Instrument Landing System Microwave Landing System Electronic map or chart databases

The Contractor may be required to support activities that address:

• GPS modernization reflected in the Block IIR-M and IIF satellites

• Delayed implementation of GPS L2C and L5 signals, constellation replenishment, schedules, and onset of increased solar activity

• Support selection activities of a future radio navigation systems mix

• Harmonizing the evolving civil and military requirements and policies for GPS

• Current gaps in GPS PNT service; e.g., hostile jamming or spoofing environments, and continuing to meet civil and military signal integrity requirements (in addition to current system improvements such as a new military signal on L1 and L2 and flexible power for Precise Positioning Service (PPS) L1 and L2)

The Contractor may also be required to perform assessments that involve collection of laboratory and field test data, review reports with technical experts, and build prototype systems. This may involve, for example, supporting FAA studies relating to TMSEDS work that are currently underway to determine whether LAAS meets the requirements for Category II and III precision approach operations.

The Contractor may be required to support performance analyses and evaluation of current operational systems and to assess the need for new PNT systems and/or analyze proposed PNT systems to determine whether the proposed systems can be expected to satisfy projected needs/requirements developed by the Government (e.g., Nationwide Differential GPS). In performing these studies and evaluations, the Contractor may be required to perform simulation, modeling, and/or theoretical analyses; develop prototype hardware and software; and perform field testing. Additionally, the Contractor may be required to perform trade-off studies and to evaluate transition strategies, including the phasing-in/-out of existing systems and the scheduling of changeovers. Examples of proposed systems that the Contractor may be required to assess include:

• Hybrid combinations of GNSS and Inertial Navigation System

• Obtaining GNSS augmentation signals via a commercial terrestrial transmitter or geostationary satellite

• Satellite-based systems versus ground-based systems

• Use of GPS in National Aeronautics and Space Administration’s (NASA) outer space projects and operations

• Laboratory, field, and flight tests of radio frequency interference location systems

• Radio wave propagation (for frequencies from 10 KHz through 2 GHz covering Loran through GPS) to determine statistics for the PNT system availability, accuracy, and integrity

Research continues at NASA on using GPS signals for science observations and applications requiring high precision. Examples include:

• Using signals for atmospheric research using occultation measurements through the Earth's atmosphere

• Observations of signals reflected off the Earth's surface

• Measurements used in geodetic applications

C.3.2.1 Geodetic Reference Frame

NASA has undertaken the task of coordinating efforts among Federal agencies to identify the geodetic requirements to meet future PNT requirements. The Department of Defense (DoD) is currently assessing Satellite Laser Retro-reflectors as a potential payload on GPS III-B and evaluating any integration/ compatibility risks as well as identifying cost and schedule impacts.

The Contractor may be required to:

• Support activities involving the GPS Continuously Operating Reference Stations (CORS), which provides land-surface centimeter-level positioning capability in the U.S.; the CORS network contains about 1,300 stations

• Support Maritime Domain Awareness activities such as the Automatic Identification System used for vessel traffic control around busy seaways

• Develop GPS Radiofrequency Interference mitigation techniques

The primary method of interference mitigation is provided by coordinated Government enforcement response to interference reports and information distribution (e.g., the U.S. Coast Guard’s Navigation Center, the FAA’s NAS Operational Control Center, and the U.S. Strategic Command’s GPS Operation Center). Outage risks can be mitigated in part if the user makes a correct assessment of requirements and implementation of appropriate backup systems or procedures for each individual application.

C.3.3 Communication Systems

This task area covers the planning, development, and utilization of communications systems for solutions to present and future transportation needs and challenges. The Contractor may be required to support a broad range of network and/or communication programs and applications, including ground-based networks, terrestrial radio systems, satellite communications systems, and other communication systems.

Work in this task area may include, but not be limited to, supporting management; planning; system design/engineering; and system certification, test, and evaluation of communication systems. In terms of radio communications, Contractor support may be required for digital fixed, mobile (including 5.9GHz Dedicated Short Range Communications), and aeronautical communication systems and technologies.

C.3.3.1 Network Management

The Contractor may be required to support specific investigations pertaining to network management.

For purposes of this contract, network management is defined as policy considerations, security and emergency response, development of tools for network management and planning, administration, budgetary analysis and projections, and related training. Examples of work required include, but are not limited to, the following:

• Support in the planning, design, engineering integration, implementation, test, and support for computer networks and all associated Information Technology (IT) infrastructure

• Analysis of policy for network management, planning, and configuration control

• Budget analysis, review, and forecasting, including cost tracking and impact assessments

• Specification and dissemination of network standards and protocols

• Preparation and maintenance of technical specifications, orders, and directives related to the operation and management of IT infrastructure components

• Definition, development, and implementation of contingency plans and procedures

• Identification and assessment of current network technologies as well as future network trends

• Assessment and monitoring of network performance, reliability, and security

• IT transactional analysis methodology and troubleshooting

• Information System Security assessments, testing, and documentation

C.3.3.2 Network Planning and System Engineering

The Contractor may be required to support the Volpe Center in conducting network planning and system engineering. These activities may include technical and management analysis; studies; design and operational support for information systems and software engineering, including architectures, data management strategies, and development; requirements analysis; alternatives analysis; feasibility studies;

cost/benefit analysis; operational plans; performance measurement and operational capability support;

strategy development; and implementation, integration, testing, and maintenance. Examples of work required include, but are not limited to, the following:

• Support requirements and specifications gathering, resource ordering, developing implementation and integration plans, and installing and configuring services

• Network system engineering tasks ranging from functional and technical system requirements and specifications to overall system design, acquisition, service, implementation, integration, test, evaluation, and troubleshooting

• Specification and development of criteria and methodologies for measuring and assessing network and system performance

• Design and development of tools and automation aids for network and system design, monitoring, configuration, and management

• Analytical and discrete event modeling of computer network traffic loads

• Technical performance, reliability and risk trade-offs, cost-benefit studies, and economic risk analyses for networks and candidate technologies

• Technology forecasting and cost estimates

• Modeling and computer simulation of network, system, and application performance analysis

• Support the development of policies, procedures, and test methods to ensure network infrastructure reliability and accessibility as well as to prevent and defend against unauthorized access to networks, systems, and data

C.3.3.3 Terrestrial and Satellite Radio Communications

This task area covers the planning, development, and utilization of terrestrial and satellite analog and digital radio equipment and systems for solutions to present and future transportation needs. The Contractor may be required to provide technical support to facilitate development of advanced radio communications systems for fixed point-to-point, fixed point-to-multipoint, fixed point to land/marine mobile, and fixed point to aeronautical services. Contractor work may include requirements analysis;

concept development; feasibility and trade-off studies; spectrum utilization and cost-benefit studies;

system engineering and design; interface analysis; hardware and software specification and evaluation;

technology assessments; test planning and implementation; and data collection, reduction, and evaluation.

For example, the work may include, but not be limited to, the following:

• Concept definition and planning for a pilot-controller communications system utilizing the current Very High Frequency aeronautical communications band that has sufficient capacity for a factor-of-three traffic growth while improving on current signal-to-interference levels

• Concept definition and planning for a rate (e.g., 1 Mb/sec) air-ground data link that provides for ATC communications, airline (e.g., pilot-dispatcher) communications, and passenger communications with a dynamic prioritization scheme

• Data link requirements for GPS/GNSS applications, such as distribution of Differential GPS integrity and correction data for a space-based or ground-based augmentation scheme

• Concept definition and planning for an airport-based wide area network that utilizes the 5091-5150 MHz band currently allocated to the MLS

• Assessment of satellite technologies and trends

• Recommendation of modulation and coding schemes for communication applications;

e.g., analog and digital voice, “next generation” Automatic Dependent Surveillance- Broadcast (ADS-B)

• Prediction of fielded and planned communication system performance (with frequencies ranging from 100 MHz to 5.9 GHz) in terms of availability and reliability, signal-to-noise ratio, and message error rate

• Survey and recommend a commercial communications service provider based on Government-provided requirements for tracking and control of off-shore marine vessels and aircraft in oceanic airspace

• Impact of international/domestic satellite systems regulation and institutional arrangements on service procurement and operations

• Cost-benefit analysis of satellite radio versus terrestrial radio versus landline telecommunication services for specific applications; e.g., networking surface traffic monitoring/control sites in a large metropolitan area

• Support for implementation of ground stations in the continental U.S. and DoD facilities outside the continental U.S., aircraft equipage, and integration with other air traffic control automation platforms

C.3.3.4 Frequency Spectrum Engineering

This task area covers radio spectrum engineering activities associated with implementation of new traffic management systems and the maintenance of existing capabilities. The Contractor may be required to provide support in resolving the challenges that arise as new technologies such as ADS-B are deployed as the electromagnetic spectrum required for this new system has the potential to degrade the performance of currently deployed systems, particularly during the transition period when both generations of systems must operate simultaneously. For example, the work may include:

• Determination of optimal frequency band(s) in which to locate new systems

• Identification of system spectrum requirements and constraints

• Analysis and selection of communication techniques necessary to implement systems within spectrum constraints

• Simulation of the system spectrum environment in order to check for spectrum-related concerns such as co-channel and adjacent-channel interference, inter-modulation products produced by various nearby emitters, industrial machinery-generated noise, and similar issues

• Simulation of system components such as aircraft receivers or transportation-related emergency response equipment in order to verify their spectrum-related performance and to investigate and validate observed problems

• Performance of laboratory and field tests necessary to validate the analyses and simulations

C.3.3.5 System Wide Information Management (SWIM)

This task area covers the information exchange between systems based on the principles of a Service Oriented Architecture (SOA). The Contractor may be required to engineer, design, implement, integrate, test, and analyze the open, flexible, and secure IT infrastructures for NAS systems to share information, increase operability, and encourage reusability of information and services. Additionally, the Contractor may be required to develop conceptual and requirements documents. The following work may be required:

• Establishment of engineering processes to monitor, control, and oversee engineering activities Examples of work that may be required include, but are not limited to, designing and developing engineering processes to support programmatic and technical activities Support the implementation, institutionalization, and adoption of engineering processes Assess, implement, deploy, and administer automated tools that facilitate engineering activities

• NAS integration engineering and analysis, including but not limited to:

Integration support to SWIM Implementing Programs (SIP) Defining/registering an individual SWIM service with the FAA’s NAS Service

Registry/Suppository, enabling the design-time discovery of NAS services Interface definitions and application integration mechanisms

Transition issue identification and resolution

• Engineering and analysis associated with design and implementation of the SWIM infrastructure and SWIM core services

• Concept and requirements development, validation, analysis, and documentation, including but not limited to:

Core capabilities concepts and requirements, segment capability concepts research, and development Conduct technical reviews; provide support for development of and provide analysis, comments, updates, and recommendations for documentation involving concepts of use, concepts of operations, system requirements, service specifications, SIP engineering artifacts, interface controls, interface requirements, and core services standards

• Functional, physical, data, and enterprise architecture analysis and development for all SWIM segments, including but not limited to:

Architectural element definition (e.g., conceptual data models, taxonomies, SOA technologies and standards, and architecture views required by the OMB SWIM NAS Enterprise Architecture Views NAS/NextGen Enterprise Architecture impact analyses and studies Operational Improvement Roadmap analysis Telecommunications considerations

C.3.3.6 Data Communications (Data Comm)

The FAA has established an operational plan for the ATM system of the twenty-first century under the NextGen program. Data Comm is a key element of the transition from the current analog voice-only air-to-ground communications system to a system in which digital communications becomes an alternate and eventually the predominant mode of communication. The NAS Concept of Operations and Vision for the Future of Aviation and the Interagency Planning Office (formerly the Joint Planning and Development Office) concepts of use require communication of complex trajectory clearances, weather information, and air traffic advisories. In the future ATM environment, it will no longer be possible to rely exclusively on voice messages for the exchange of information. Transition from voice for pilot-controller communication to a mixture of voice and data communication has been identified as a key goal for ATC.

Data communications will provide an additional means for two-way exchange between controllers and flight crews for ATC clearances, instructions, advisories, flight crew requests, and reports. Information will be uplinked to the cockpit, allowing for better route and altitude planning. As experience is gained, routine communication will be increasingly handled by data communications for appropriately equipped users.

The underlying concepts for the data communications services are described in the Communications Operating Concept and Requirements (COCR) for the Future Radio System, COCR Version 1.0. The addition of data communications will support improvements in airspace use and capacity. Data communications will:

• Provide for a more efficient air/ground (A/G) information exchange mechanism

• Provide an additional means of communication between pilots and controllers

• Reduce congestion on the voice channels

• Reduce operational errors and pilot deviations resulting from misunderstood instructions and read back errors

• Enable trajectory based operations

Data Comm in the NAS is envisioned to be implemented in three segments to meet the mission shortfalls in a practical, evolutionary approach.

• Segment 1 will facilitate data communications deployment and introduce initial four-dimensional (4-D) (latitude, longitude, altitude, and time) routes

• Segment 2 will introduce conformance management and initial 4-D agreements

• Segment 3 will expand 4-D agreements and provide an operational environment that allows the transfer of some separation assurance tasks from the ground to the air

The Contractor may be required to provide support in the following areas:

• Planning, scheduling, project control, risk management and earned value management expertise to support lifecycle program management

• Systems and requirements engineering, safety engineering, operational integration, aviation data communications analysis, and air-to-ground Data Comm system analysis

• Aircraft avionics development oversight

• System definitions, architectures, requirements baselines, functional baselines, system and subsystem specification documents, interfaces, and program requirements documents

• Internal and external communications; outreach and information dissemination to airspace users and the flying public; and coordination and education activities such as the development of trial plans, procedures, implementation, and fielding, including the development of training syllabuses and materials for associated trial and demonstration training

• Development of test plans, test procedures, test cases, and required tools to evaluate system and subsystem performance in order to assure successful introduction of A/G Data Comm into the NAS

In addition, the Contractor may be required to:

• Provide input to the Government for the development of regulatory material to permit safe and secure introduction of Data Comm Avionics into the NAS

• Provide input to the Government for the development of international standards that specify aviation safety, performance, and interoperability requirements

C.3.4 Autonomous Operations and Remote Sensing Systems (AORSS)

This task area covers research, planning, development, and utilization of AORSSs for solutions to present and future transportation needs and challenges. The Contractor may be required to support a broad range of studies, demonstrations, and public applications of AORSS, including identifying and adapting innovations in artificial intelligence and sensor fusion, machine learning, dynamic information architectures, and remotely piloted and/or autonomous vehicles (RPV) development. Work in this area may include, but not be limited to, research; planning; system design/engineering; system certification, test, and evaluation of remotely piloted vehicles; and relevant systems.

C.3.4.1 Remotely Piloted Vehicles (RPVs)

The Contractor may be required to support specific investigations pertaining to RPVs. In support of this task, the Contractor shall perform, but not be limited to, the following activities:

• Perform definition, analysis, modeling, validation, verification, and support management of system requirements

• Support Certificate of Authorization application processes

• Analyze and assess legacy and NextGen automation systems for RPV applications such as the

Standard Terminal Automation Replacement System

• Provide support for conducting concept demonstration programs in support of remotely piloted aircraft (RPA)/unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) integration in the NAS

• Provide development of adaptive/autonomous control systems (aircraft, car, boat)

• Provide support for the development of proof-of-concept models, prototypes, and/or initial capabilities of small unmanned aircraft systems operations

• Review and analyze technical integration issues of proposed vehicles

• Evaluate the vulnerability of the Advanced Radar Surveillance System to unauthorized access and use or susceptibility to sabotage and assess the ability of the system to survive a security threat in the expected operational environment

• Evaluate cost estimates and analyze benefits to support the economic feasibility of proposed RPVs and infrastructure.

• Develop, analyze, and track Technical Performance Measures and other system and service metrics

• Analyze and model the life-cycle cost and benefits of RPV programs and their component projects, both collectively and individually

• Develop White Papers on FAA cross-agency UAS issues

The Contractor may be required to support RPV Safety Engineering activities that include:

• Program Safety Plans (PSPs) which describes the plans for addressing system safety and ensuring compliance with Air Traffic Organization (ATO) Safety Management System (SMS) provisions

• All hazards assessments, including full systems approach, and plan development

• Safety Risk Management Documents (SRMD) that describe the change to the NAS associated with each demonstration program-related system safety hazards and hazard tracking and risk resolution plans

• Operational Safety Assessments from the Concept of Operations documents

• Recommendations of safety risk mitigations with the affected program elements, including program management, implementation strategy and planning, and requirements development

C.3.4.2 Command and Control (C2) Link Communications

The Contractor may be required to support the Volpe Center in conducting C2 link communications planning and system engineering. These activities include technical and management analysis; studies;

design, and operational support for information systems and software engineering, including architectures, data management strategies, and development; requirements analysis; alternatives analysis;

feasibility studies; cost/benefit analysis; operational plans; performance measurement and operational capability support; strategy development; and implementation, integration, testing, and maintenance.

Examples of work required include, but are not limited to, the following:

• Support Requirements and specifications gathering, resource ordering, developing implementation and integration plans, and installing and configuring services

• Support requirements development for C2 spectrum allocation methodologies

• C2 network system engineering tasks ranging from functional and technical system requirements and specifications to overall system design, acquisition, service, implementation, integration, test, evaluation,…