ID05140075_Salient_Points.docx

Solicitation: ID05140075 Title: Air Mobility Command (AMC) Patient Movement Items (PMI) Asset Tracking Systems

Asset Tracking System (ATS)/Real Time Location Systems (RTLS) Salient points:

1) The contractor must hold a current Air Force Authority to Operate (ATO) and Authority to Connect (ATC) certification.

2) The contractor must have the ability to deliver upon installation a solution that has been documented by the Defense Information Assurance Certification Process (DIACAP)

3) The contractor must be responsible for all Information Assurance certifications/documentation and required approvals.

4) The contractor’s system must use universal standard 802.11 wireless protocol mandated by the Air Force medical facility’s data network.

5) The contractor must have relevant past performance with the JMLFDC as it pertains to MHS Help Desk services including Tier III technical support, JMAR, and TRACES.

6) The contractor’s system must be able to perform a bi-directional interface used to interface required data into the DMLSS system architecture framework which is the equipment item system of record. This interface with DMLSS shall conform to the architecture and conventions outlined by Defense Heath Services System (DHSS) and Joint Medical Logistics Functional Development Center (JLMLFDC). This interface is a key feature in the initial deployment of the PMI ATS system and will support the ongoing interoperability between the PMI and DHA MTF’s.

7) The contractor must demonstrate the capability and authorization to that will allow them to interface with the existing PMITS database for the purposes of converting and migrating the current and historical PMITS data archive into the system being acquired.

8) The contractor must demonstrate the capability of providing mission specific pre-configured “PMI ATS Deployment Kits”. These deployment kits must be made up of specific PMI ATS software and hardware componentry that has been configured with the unique location-specific settings. The kits must also be delivered, turnkey and conform with Base IT network requirements.

9) The contractor must have relevant experience and be capability of interfacing with the existing RTLS systems that have been installed at Andrews and Travis MTF’s.

10) The contractor must have relevant past performance with the Aero Medical Evacuation System, the Patient Movement Item (PMI) program as well as the PMI Tracking System (PMITS) that is currently in use through the PMI network. This experience includes specialized skills, expertise and knowledge associated with PMI inventory, the PMI concept of operations, the current PMI tracking system, and knowledge of the aeromedical evacuation business model.

11) The contractor must have a COTS system that is ready for immediate fielding.

12) The contractor must have the expertise and knowledge associated with making the Plexus system interoperable with the newly acquired asset tracking system during initial fielding/deployment without loss of program capability.