TSA IV Whats New - 29 Jul 20.docx

TSA IV What’s New???

This file will provide a running log of what is placed on betaSAM concerning the Training Systems Acquisition (TSA) IV acquisition (Solicitation #FA8621-21-R-0030). We’ll not only identify the item(s) posted but also what has changed, as applicable. All questions/thoughts/concerns should be addressed to our Contract Specialist, Marcia Hall at 937-656-8265 (alternate phone 937-238-9224 [cell]), marcia.hall@us.af.mil.

9 July 2020: This is the introduction of the What’s New document to keep industry abreast of what’s happening on the TSA IV acquisition. AFLCMC/WNS (Simulators Division) has established a dedicated team to work TSA IV. This team includes:

Ms. Andrea Heeley – Program Manager, 937-656-8199, andrea.heely@us.af.mil Mr. Steve Godby – Contracting Officer, 937-713-2731, steven.godby@us.af.mil Ms. Marcia Hall – Contract Specialist, 937-656-8265, marcia.hall@us.af.mil Note: The team has changed since the program announcement in September 2019 and I/ITSEC Industry Day in December 2019.

We are progressing with the acquisition strategy process and anticipate releasing a draft Statement of Objectives (SOO), Section L, and Section M in November 2020. In addition, we intend to hold an Industry Day and one-on-one meetings with industry during the 2020 I/ITSEC.

29 July 2020: As the Government continues to work the acquisition strategy for TSA IV, we’d like to gather industry feedback on some possible approaches. Our intent is not to make TSA IV a “logical” follow-on to TSA III, but to ensure we are acquiring and modernizing our training systems to support the warfighter with the new technologies and innovation needed to meet the ever-changing warfighting environment. The following options are being considered:

1. Evaluate the prime offeror only to ensure all awardees can meet TSA IV SOO as a whole. Offerors would be evaluated for technical acceptability for all subfactors. Past performance (PP) would be evaluated and rated at the subfactor level (there would not be an overall PP factor rating). The subfactors would have an order of importance for the PP evaluation and award would be made via tradeoff based on the PP subfactor ratings.

2. Evaluate the prime offeror only. As part of the source selection methodology, to be eligible for award, offerors must be technically acceptable and demonstrate past performance in the Program Management subfactor, as well as at least two other subfactors. Offerors will not be required to “perform” all of the SOO paragraphs. The SOO provides a top level scope of TSA IV and what task orders may encompass. The offerors for the TSA IV IDIQ would provide their processes/approaches at a corporate level for each subfactor and then provide past performance that demonstrates their ability to perform in those areas.

The following are the subfactors that will be used for both the Technical and PP evaluations. These are top-level subfactor descriptions and will be fleshed out as we proceed with the acquisition strategy.

Subfactor 1: Program Management

· Program Management and control

· Quality Assurance, including Quality Control Plan (QCP) Master Plan

· Risk management, including Risk Management Plan (RMP) Master Plan

· Cybersecurity and obtaining and maintaining an Authority to Operate (ATO) Subfactor 2: Engineering and Innovation

· Systems engineering, including a Systems Engineering Management Plan (SEMP) Master Plan. the SEMP shall address the offeror's adoption and application of emerging Systems Engineering initiatives and practices, such as Model Based Systems Engineering (MBSE) and Modular Open Systems Approach (MOSA), across their enterprise

· Configuration Management including Configuration Management Plan (CMP) Master Plan

· Concurrency modifications (e.g., ECPs), including change management process. This would also include the opportunity for the offeror to provide “innovation” concepts

· Integrating new technologies into the AF Simulator environment, generally across 2 or more “families” of simulators i.e., “innovation” Subfactor 3: Sustainment

· Contractor Logistics Support (CLS)

· Distributed Mission Operations (DMO)

· Diminishing Manufacturing Sources and Materiel Shortages (DMS/MS)

· Operate Aircrew/Maintenance Training Systems, Training System Support Center (TSSC) Subfactor 4: Courseware Development/Instruction

· Training System Requirements Analysis (TSRA)

· Courseware development process

· Training management approach, which may include flexibility of providing instruction and student; adaptive types of training; Pilot Training NEXT; virtual instruction, etc.

Please direct any questions/comments/concerns to Steve Godby, steven.godby@us.af.mil and Marcia Hall, marcia.hall@us.af.mil. To assist in strategy development, request feedback be received by 6 August 2020.