2.__IRIS_PWS_RFP_Questions_and_Answers.docx

FA9401-17-R-0002 IRIS

Questions and Answers

a. Does the “If necessary” mean the AWS transfer will only be required if the transition to Amazon Government Cloud reference in paragraph 2.2.2 is not complete?

b. Can the government provide the terms of the current web hosting agreement so that bidders can understand their obligation?

c. Material costs for AWS are a function of consumption and vary by number of servers, size of database, amount of network internal and external bandwidth, CPU load, etc. Given that, are the costs for AWS paid directly by the government, contractor paid and reimbursed or borne entirely by the contractor within the FFP CLIN structure?

d. If the answer to the above question is that they are borne entirely by the contractor, can the government provide detailed AWS usage information so that bidders can accurately estimate these costs?

a. As the current contract has been extended to run through 31 Aug 2017, the move of IRIS production from AWS East-West to the AF Safety Center enclave GovCloud will be complete by contract award. The incumbent utilizes a combination of AWS East-West, government equipment, and personal equipment for development. The contractor has the same choices for determining where to host development.

b. The contractor will not be responsible for the cost of production in GovCloud, as those costs will be paid internal to the AF Safety Center. If the contractor utilizes a cloud service provider for development activities, these costs may be paid through the contract.

c. Costs for IRIS production on GovCloud will be paid internal to the AF Safety Center.

d. N/A.

No additional information can be provided.

The government does not anticipate this will be a full-time position as the Safety Center will be managing the ATO staffing and sustainment; the contractor will be responsible for approximately 20% of the security workload normally associated with a government IT system. The contractor shall provide and sustain documentation only for the IRIS-specific details (STIG checklists, COOP, etc.)

The government does not break out information on average file size per mission type per aircraft; a highly dynamic sortie captures more unique data points than a flight that is predominately at cruise, thus aircraft flight data sizes can vary even within a fleet. Ultimately, the number of analysts needed may depend on the analysis software tool utilized, as different software products may take more or less human interaction during the analysis process.

The PWS Appendix 5 lists the projected number of aircraft per fleet per year that would be providing data for analysis, and Appendix 6 lists the average amount of data processed per fleet per month as of Feb 2016. In 2016 the average number of sorties per month was:

KC-135: 3,460

C-5M: 388 C-17A: 4,042 C-32A: 57 C-37A: 131 C-40: 181 C-130J: 3,210

RC-135: 150

HH-60G: 1,081

B-1B: 274 T-6A: 10,691 F-16 and MQ-9: unavailable

Yes/Yes

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USG expects a permanent on-site presence sufficient to support proactive safety programs at MAJCOM lead commands (AETC, ACC, AFSOC, AFGSC, and AMC). No on-site requirement exists for AFSEC or other government facilities at this time.

Sample analysis products are available; see instructions in the FedBizOps posting.

Sample presentation files are available; see instructions in the FedBizOps posting.

Sample files are available; see instructions in the FedBizOps posting.

URL is https://isis.usaf-mfoqa.com, however access is permissions-based and contractors preparing proposals cannot access it. Industry day was held in order to provide information to interested parties; access to a sample of the flight data files was provided prior to Industry Day so appropriate questions could be asked in that forum. The government will not host a webinar displaying capabilities.

Sample software files containing source code are available; see instructions in the FedBizOps posting.

The current legacy systems integrated in IRIS are listed in the PWS (flight data flows from several, post analysis data flows to others). Other legacy systems may come into play as MFOQA is fielded on additional aircraft fleets, depending on what process the AF is using at the time to transfer the flight data files.

a. The Flightscape license is held through the AF Safety Center, and the software will be provided after contract award. The contractor is not required to purchase Flightscape licenses.

b. Flightscape Insight animations are used by FDAs on an as-desired basis when conducting analysis, and when generating animations for presentations.

a. For each of these outside systems, what data is exchanged across the interface?

b. What is the contractor responsibility in maintaining interoperability with these systems?

c. Is there a requirement to deliver IRMS data to these outside systems or is the data exchange one way?

a. ASIMIS/ADADS and G081: flight data files (pre-analysis) and analyzed flight data files. DAWS: analyzed flight data files. ASIAS: At this point the AF does not transfer any data to ASIAS.

b. The contractor is responsible for the IRIS side of automatic data transfer; this includes software scripts that incorporate authentication keys for database access. With ASIMIS/ADADS this involves retrieving flight data files; for G081 it involves retrieving flight data files and pushing analyzed data files; for DAWS it is pushing analyzed data files.

c. See above, data exchange can be both ways.

The current IRIS structure on AWS East-West utilizes these 27 Amazon products, but not all of these are available on AWS GovCloud and will be eliminated when the transition to GovCloud is complete. Ultimately, it is up to the contractor to decide to use any - or none - of these capabilities.

System test results from AWS East-West are OBE, and from GovCloud are not yet available. The contractor shall implement a system in collaboration with AFSEC, and compatible with a STIG’d operating system; Ports, Protocols, and Services; MacAfee HBSS; Nessus ACAS; and Splunk SIEM. The contractor should be familiar with all the referenced security guidelines, and how they are employed in sustaining an Authority to Operate for a DoD IT system.

a. Is there a development environment separate from the web-based IRMS software?

b. If so, is the hardware and software included in the GFE spreadsheet?

c. If not, is the contractor responsible for establishing a development environment?

a. The incumbent utilizes a combination of AWS East-West, government equipment, and personal equipment for development activities.

b. Some; the rest is on AWS or is property of the contractor.

c. The contractor is responsible for establishing and maintaining a development environment. Of note, if real flight data information (rather than notional) is used for development, the development site may be required to acquire a DoD IT ATO; as an option a development site can be established in the AFSEC GovCloud enclave.

MATLAB licenses are used directly by the IRMS system.

0. Does “coordinated” mean the government acquires and provides the software, or is this contractor responsibility?

0. What are the data rights for the decompression software?

a. If / when decompression software is needed, the contractor notifies the government, who then coordinates acquisition.

b. Data rights for decompression software depends on the restrictions applied by the specific platform manufacturer or program office.

The PowerEdge and PowerVault servers are listed on the “To Dispose 2016” and “To Dispose 2012” tabs and are not available for use.

The offsite locations are a mixture of flight data analysts and IRMS development, maintenance, and sustainment activities. Contractors may use these computers and licenses or provide their own.

VMWare is used to run copies of RedHat and Ubuntu on development systems.

As the current contract has been extended to run through 31 Aug 2017, the move of IRIS production from AWS East-West to the AF Safety Center enclave GovCloud will be complete by contract award.