Industry_Q As_09Feb_2015.pdf

Question # Question Response

Is it possible to provide the current staffing profile for each site? The current staffing profile is contractor specific and is not available for release.

What is the purpose of the CONECT software? Is it a standalone trainer effort, does it allow interface between the trainers or is it a combination of both?

The CONECT software is used to drive the CONECT system in the A/C. The requirements of

CONECT are outlined in the solicitation and what is expected to integrate its functionality into the trainers.

3 Does the TSSC generate ATOs? No TSSC does not generate Air Tasking Orders

Will the contractor need to provide their own Inventory

System and Training Management System?

In accordance with PWS 3.12 of the draft, the contractor is expected to provide a Inventory

Management System.. A Training Management System (TMS) is not part of this solicitation.

The only training requirement under this contract is to provide training to the Maintenance

Techs and System Operators to ensure they know how to maintain and operate the trainer after any modifications are installed. The contractor does not provide any training to Air

Force Crewmembers.

A section in the PWS identified several requirements associated with establishing an ACA. IS the Government planning on evaluating these requirements as part of this competition?

See Section L & M

6 Are the existing IA compliant? Are there any that are not? All devices are currently IA compliant

Will you be providing through‐put requirements and the

Training Need Analysis or Training Requirement Analysis?

There are no throughput requirements on this contract.

The only training requirement under this contract is to provide training to the Maintenance

Techs and System Operators to ensure they know how to maintain and operate the trainer after any modifications are installed. The contractor does not provide any training to Air

Force Crewmembers.

Does the Government plan to have the contractor replace, refurbish, or upgrade the CPT and T‐4 trainer under a new contract?

The Government has included studies within this RFP for the offeror to provide analysis of building and /or refurbishing T4s and CPT. No additional information is available at this time.

What is defined as the support software? Is it everything outside the host software? Yes

10 Can you provide pictures? All photo's available have been posted to the bidder's library website.

11 What is the primary SW language of the Host SW?

Primary software language includes C and C++. Other languages including Ada and Jovial may be part of some trainers.

Will the debrief computer system need to be modified to support the Top Secret conversations in the device?

The debrief system already has TS capability.

Are the current operations and maintenance documents available for bidder review? Orange books are a part of the Bidder's Library

Are encountered obsolescence issues in scope of base CLS effort or addressed via ECPs or modifications?

Scope for encountered obsolescence issues are outlined in the solicitation including, but not limited to the PWS Diminishing Manufacturing Sources/Material Shortages (DMS/MS) and Obsolescence section.

Tools used in TSSC / CLS ‐ EDMS tool? LOTUS notes?

Problem Reporting System? Maintenance Data Collection?

Logistics Support Mgmt System? Help Desk Application?

The government is unsure of the question being posed. Insight into tools used by the current contractor cannot be provided by the Government.

16 What is timing requirement for TS clearance? See Section M of the solicitation.

Are there any dedicated IA personnel over and above the

Security Manager? Are IA requirements & verify efforts managed at the TSSC?

Staffing levels to support all requirements are the responsibility of the offeror.

Is it written anywhere or can you tell us what computer languages are current used in the software for the B‐52 effort? Is most of the code Cobol, C, C++, or Java. My guess due to the age of the trainers, it is Cobol or C. Primary software language includes C and C++. Other languages including Ada and Jovial may be part of some trainers.

We need some clarification on the draft RFP requirement concerning the web based Inventory Control System (ICS) and the web based Maintenance Data Collection (MDC)

System. By web‐based, do you mean web accessible software applications that the Gov can manipulate/query

24/7? Or is the web‐based term used indicate that all products/deliverables from the ICS and MDC database shall be web accessible to Gov representatives? To clarify, the government requirement is for web accessible software applications that the

Gov can manipulate/query 24/7.

Will the government be releasing any other information

(white papers / studies, etc.) regarding the priced options

(CONECT, IFF, 1760)?

The government has taken this request under consideration and will review any documentation available for release. (subject to government data rights to the information)

From the references sited, does the Government expect spares to be priced in response to this initial solicitation?

If so, will spares pricing be included in the total evaluated price? REFERENCE: PWS 5.0 NEW

DEVICES/PWS 6.3 MAINTAINABILITY

The government is not soliciting priced options for any new training devices at this time.

Therefore no spares pricing of new devices is anticipated. Spares are anticipated for the priced options and will be evaluated in the TEP under the priced option CLINs

Table 1, SIL reads Digital Radar and Mass System should it read Digital Radar Land Mass System? REFERENCE PWS

1.3 Yes, the PWS will be updated

SCOPE lists all of the support for the training devices, including CLS, but does not list CLS for the SIL. Should there be CLS for the SIL? Pricing spreadsheet ‘B‐

52_TS_Price_Matrix_‐_TEP.xlsx’ does not include a CLIN for SIL CLS. REFERENCE

PWS 1.2

The TSSC contractor will be responsible for maintaining the SIL under the FFP TSSC option

CLIN. This includes contractor's that wish to locate the SIL in close proximity to the TSSC in

Barksdale. The WST Development Systems at Barksdale shall be maintained under the FFP

CLS option CLIN. After the 4 year CLS PoP, the new CLS contractor will maintain the WST

Development Systems.

What are the government data rights for CONECT LRU hardware and software design data?

REFERENCE PWS APPENDIX 5 (OSMT CONNECT PWS 6.8)

Please assume only limited data rights to the CONECT LRU hardware and software design data.