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Joint STARS E-8C Flight Crew Training System Contractor Logistics Support (CLS) and Training System Support Center (TSSC) Operations

CAUTION:

The Government does not own or have access to all data for this effort. The Government has determined that this system is a commercial item. Commercial item descriptions, commercial vendor catalog or price lists or commercial manuals assigned a technical manual number apply.

Contractor shall furnish all material, support equipment, tools, test equipment, and services. The contractor is responsible for providing, maintaining, and calibrating all support equipment required at their facility or a subcontractor’s facility. Contractor furnished material or parts used for replacement shall equal or exceed the quality of the original material or parts.

Contractors/Institutions responding to this market research are placed on notice that participation in this survey may not ensure participation in future solicitations or contract awards. The government will not reimburse participants for any expenses associated with their participation in this survey.

This market survey is being conducted to identify potential sources that may possess the expertise, capabilities, and experience to meet the requirements for Contractor Logistics Support (CLS) and Training System Support Center (TSSC) Operations for the Joint STARS E-8C Flight Crew Training System for use by United States Air Force (USAF) personnel at Robins Air Force Base, GA. Access to classified information and the SIPRNET may be required. The contractor must provide a minimum of one engineer and one visual database support personnel equivalent with a secret clearance. Contractors/Institutions responding to this market research are placed on notice that participation in this survey may not ensure participation in future solicitations or contract awards. The government will not reimburse participants for any expenses associated with their participation in this survey.

INSTRUCTIONS:

1. Below is a document containing a description of the Joint STARS E-8C Flight Crew Training System Contractor Logistics Support (CLS) and Training System Support Center (TSSC) Operations overview of requirements and a Contractor Capability Survey, which allows you to provide your company’s capability.

2. If, after reviewing these documents, you desire to participate in the market research, you should provide documentation that supports your company’s capability in meeting these requirements. Failure to provide documentation may result in the government being unable to adequately assess your capabilities. If you lack sufficient experience in a particular area, please provide details explaining how you would overcome the lack of experience/capabilities in order to perform that portion of the requirement (i.e., teaming, subcontracting, etc.)

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3. Both large and small businesses are encouraged to participate in this Market Research.

Joint ventures or teaming arrangements are encouraged.

4. Questions relative to this market survey should be addressed to Ken Burke, (478) 926-

5871.

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Joint STARS E-8C Flight Crew Training System (FCTS) Contractor Logistics Support (CLS) and Training Systems Support Center (TSSC) Operations

PURPOSE/DESCRIPTION

We are conducting market research to identify potential sources that may possess the expertise, capabilities, and experience to meet the requirements to provide Contractor Logistics Support (CLS) and Training System Support Center (TSSC) Operations for the Joint STARS E- 8C, Level-D equivalent Flight Crew Training System. Our acquisition strategy is a 13 Month bridge contract (7 month basic plus up to 6 mos Extension of Services options) and will cover the period of 4 Feb 2017 to 5 Mar 2018. A follow on contract and sustainment of the FCTS will be managed by Wright Patterson AFB, AFLCMC/WNS after this bridge contract expires.The approximate value of the bridge contract will be $4.0 M. This requirement is currently supported by Rockwell Collins under contract FA8529-15-C-0001. This effort is currently supported by 17 on-site personnel with additional reach-back capability (10 personnel) located at corporate facility.

The Joint STARS E-8C Flight Crew Training System consists of the following devices: two Weapon Systems Trainers (WSTs) as shown in Figure 1, two Navigator Training Systems (NTSs) as shown in Figure 2, four Desktop Operator Work Stations (OWSs) as shown in Figure 3, and a System Integration Lab (SIL). The Contractor must operate, maintain, and support the Joint STARS E-8C Flight Crew Training System located at Robins Air Force Base, GA by providing all trained personnel, expertise, equipment, tools, material, and supervision. The following notes are some of the unique specifications to take into account:

• The E-8C avionics are primarily analog type systems which are incorporated in the

WST and NTS. These systems are either simulated or stimulated and replicate the systems in the aircraft.

• The WST and NTS uses several different types of flight profiles to provide realistic flight simulation for the pilot, navigator, and flight engineer including degraded operations and emergency procedures which can be performed in both the independent and integrated modes.

• The WST and NTS utilize a FMR-200 Digital Weather Radar that works in conjunction with a weather generating image generator (IG) which allows crews to visualize weather patterns on both the weather radar screen and the visual screen.

The IG can produce weather scenarios for the pilot, navigator and flight engineer in both the independent and integrated modes allowing weather avoidance training in any location and can be used in conjunction with air refueling training.

• The WST permits Instrument Flight Rules (IFR) training based on FAA FAR Part 91 requirements and simulator certification (SIMCERT) results.

This requirement has two main parts – CLS and TSSC Operations.

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CLS:

See attached draft Statement of Objectives (SOO), Section 4.3

TSSC:

See attached draft SOO Section 4.4

Additional Requirements:

See attached draft SOO Sections 4.5, 4.6, 4.7, 4.8, 4.9, 4.10, and 4.11.

Specific Level of Performance Requirements (will be part of Performance Assessment Plan):

• The Contractor shall maintain the Joint STARS E-8C Flight Crew Training System devices to ensure a 95% availability rate (of contracted Government Use Hours) for each device.

• The Contractor shall establish a regular preventive maintenance schedule and perform 100% of preventive maintenance IAW the Original Equipment Manufacturer’s (OEM) required or recommended procedures and schedules.

• The Contractor shall maintain a 100% level of effort for all TSSC daily tasks.

• The Contractor shall perform software and/or hardware modifications within negotiated schedule 95% of the time.

• The Contractor shall correct Quality Deficiency Reports (QDRs) within negotiated schedule 95% of the time.

• The Contractor shall maintain Aircrew Training Devices such that there are no

SIMCERT deficiencies less than Training Value Code level 3.

• The Contractor shall conduct testing on 100% of baseline Automatic Test Procedures

(ATPs) and 100% of baseline Qualification Test Guides (QTGs) annually and must correct ATP and QTG Technical Deficiency Reports (TDRs) within 90 days of TDR write up. (contractor must test 25% of baseline ATPs/QTGs each quarter)

• The Contractor must conduct testing on 100% of developed Airfields in the Image Generator (IG) database annually and correct TDRs within 90 days of TDR write up.

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Figure 1. WST

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Figure 2. NTS

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Figure 3. Desktop OWS

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CONTRACTOR CAPABILITY SURVEY

Joint STARS E-8C Flight Crew Training System Contractor Logistics Support (CLS) and

Training System Support Center (TSSC) Operations

Part I. Business Information

Please provide the following business information for your company/institution and for any teaming or joint venture partners:

• Company/Institute Name:

• Address:

• Point of Contact:

• CAGE Code:

• Phone Number:

• E-mail Address:

• Web Page URL:

• Size of business pursuant to North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) Code:

541511, 336413

Based on the above NAICS Code, state whether your company is:

• Small Business (Yes / No)

• Woman Owned Small Business (Yes / No)

• Small Disadvantaged Business (Yes / No)

• 8(a) Certified (Yes / No)

• HUBZone Certified (Yes / No)

• Veteran Owned Small Business (Yes / No)

• Service Disabled Veteran Small Business (Yes / No)

• SAM (old CCR) Registration (Yes / No)

• A statement as to whether your company is domestically or foreign owned (if foreign, please indicate the country of ownership).

Written responses, no facsimiles or e-mails please, must be received within 30 days from date posted. Please mail two (2) copies of your response to:

WR-ALC/SB

Bldg 205 Attn: Ken Burke 50 Richard Ray Boulevard Robins AFB GA 31098-1600

Questions relative to this market research should be addressed to Ken Burke, (478) 926-5871.

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Part II. Capability Survey Questions

General Capability Questions:

1. Describe briefly the capabilities of your facility and the nature of the goods and/or services you provide. Include a description of your staff composition and management structure. Provide specifics such as software development expertise, aerospace engineering expertise, and hardware design expertise. Do you have any documented experience providing logistics support and maintaining a Training System Support Center for an FAA-certified Level D/Level D equivalent flight simulator? Do you have any employees with experience as a Boeing 707 pilot? Do you have any employees with military experience as a flight engineer for E-8C or similar platform? Do you have any employees with military experience as a navigator for E-8C or similar platform?

2. Describe your company's past experience providing Contractor Logistics Support and operating a Training Systems Support Center for a highly complex flight simulator programmed using aeronautical data. Include contract numbers, a brief description of the work performed, total contract value, period of performance, agency/organization supported, and individual point of contact (Contracting Officer or Program Manager). If subcontractors were utilized on any of the contracts, please provide the name(s) of subcontractors and percentage of total work they accomplished.

3. Describe your company’s experience in maintaining and managing connections between multiple training devices so these devices can work together in the same training scenario or separately in different scenarios.

4. Describe your experience operating, maintaining, and modifying hardware/software for a flight simulator with an analog cockpit.

5. Describe your company’s experience in operating and maintaining an FMR-200 digital weather radar. Include your experience in operating and maintaining a Blue Ridge type image generator system.

6. Describe your company's capabilities and experience in generating and maintaining configuration control of technical data, engineering drawings and manuals. Identify what software programs are utilized to generate these data products and what formats are available for delivered items.

7. Are there specific requirements in the documentation that we provide that would currently preclude your product from being a viable solution to our requirement?

8. Will you be able to provide at least two employees with Secret Clearances since access to the SIPRNET and classified information will be required in the performance of this work effort?

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Hardware Production Questions:

9. Describe your capability and experiences in delivering high quality hardware modifications to existing highly complex flight simulators, navigator training systems, and desktop operator work stations? What quality assurance processes and test qualification practices does your company employ? Please provide a description of your quality program (ISO 9000, QS-9000, EIA-599, or otherwise)?

10. Describe your experience in conducting integration and regression testing for hardware modifications and/or upgrades for a highly complex flight simulator, navigator training system, and desktop operator work station.

Engineering Services and Software Development Questions:

11. Is your company's software development processes certified to any industry standard capability model? If so what level of certification have you achieved and what is the date of your certification.

12. Describe your capabilities and experience in performing software development/modification for operation of a highly complex flight simulator programmed using aeronautical data, including subcontractor involvement. Include any experience in project planning, work breakdown structures, resource allocations, schedule tracking, risk analysis and cost management.

13. Describe your experience in conducting integration and regression testing for software development/modifications/upgrades for a highly complex flight simulator programmed using aeronautical data, navigator training system, and desktop operator work station.

14. Do you have any experience in translating operational mission software into a simulator environment?

15. Describe your experience working with the following operating systems: Linux, Windows XP Pro, VXWORKS, and DOS.

16. Describe your experience using C, C++, and TCL software language.

Maintenance/Repair Questions:

17. Describe your capabilities and experience in modifying existing systems/equipment (hardware and software) to solve maintenance and support problems?

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18. Describe your capabilities and experience in maintenance and repair of a highly complex flight simulator, navigator training system, and desktop operator work station.

19. Describe your capabilities and experience in developing/modifying repair or maintenance procedures. Include associated upgrade of technical orders and preparation of new technical orders.

20. Describe your configuration management processes and how you identify and resolve parts obsolescence and diminishing manufacturing sources problems?

21. Describe your process for maintaining inventory records for spare parts, support equipment, and consumable items.

22. Describe your process for recording and tracking maintenance and repair actions.

Commerciality Questions:

23. Are there established market prices for our requirement? If you offer this service to both U.S. Government and commercial sources, is the same workforce used for both the U.S.

Government and general public? Is our requirement offered to both under similar terms and conditions? Briefly describe any differences.

24. Describe your standard warranty and return process for goods and services furnished to the government for items similar in nature to this requirement.