Sources Sought Memo C-20G.pdf

Solicitation Number:

Notice Type: Sources Sought – (This is not a request for proposals)

Synopsis:

This is a sources sought request for vendor information. The Naval Air Warfare Center

Training Systems Division (NAWCTSD) in Orlando, FL has a requirement to support the Navy's Command Aircraft Crew Training (CACT) program for academic and simulator training on the C-20G aircraft (a military version of the Gulfstream IV (G-IV).

This acquisition is necessary to facilitate pilot, maintenance personnel and flight attendant training in the C-20G fleet. Each of the services being acquired under this contract require use of a Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), Level "D" (or higher) flight simulator. This acquisition is anticipated to be conducted in accordance with FAR

13.5 Simplified Procedures for Certain Commercial Products and Commercial Services.

1. The contractor shall provide C-20G specific individual courses to include:

C-20G Pilot Initial Training, C-20G Pilot Refresher Training, C-20G Pilot Prior

Experience Training, C-20G Refresher Crew Chief Training, C-20G CPDLC-GIV

Training (eLearning), C-20G Initial Maintenance Training, C-20G Advanced

Trouble Shooting Training, C-20G Maintenance Manager Familiarization

Training, C-20G Weather Radar Training (eLearning), Cockpit Fault Analysis

Training, C-20G Operational Maintenance Procedures Training, C-20G 5th Week

Avionics Training, C-20G Maintenance Update Training, Emergency Vision

Assurance System (EVAS) Training (eLearning), Flight Attendant/Emergency

Initial Training, Flight Attendant/Emergency Recurrent Training and Large Cabin

Connectivity Training.

2. The contractor shall provide C-20G specific individual courses to include:

Pilot Initial International Procedures Training, Pilot Refresher International

Procedures Training (eLearning) and ICAO Enroute and Terminal RNAV Training

(eLearning).

3. The C-20G training courses must be presented at a Title 14 Code of Federal

Regulations (CFR) Part 142 certified training center for the Gulfstream IV (C-

20G) aircraft at time of training.

4. For all courses, the contractor shall provide: All the necessary facilities, certified instructors, management personnel, scheduling and administrative personnel, materials including courseware materials needed for each course and the rights for use of materials for this contracted training, training devices and simulators.

The C-20G CACT program training courses require classroom (academic and practical) training, a Cockpit Familiarization Trainer (CFT) that depicts all cockpit systems, a Part Task Trainer (PTT) for aircraft system training with trainee input and trainer response capability and FAA certified level D (or higher) simulator for the C-20G. In lieu of the CFT or PTT, a higher order device may be used.

5. All training courses shall be stand-alone in that no contractor, pre-arrival training requirements of the trainee will be allowed. (This does not apply to eLearning courses)

6. Courses may be existing commercial-off-the-shelf (COTS) training courses modified to meet specific requirements delineated herein.

7. All training courses shall be taught in compliance with the C-20G model manager approved training syllabi.

8. The contractor will be required to submit a training syllabus for each course for government approval.

Eligibility

The applicable NAICS code for this requirement is 611512, with a size standard of $30 million. The Product Service Code is U099. Businesses of all sizes are encouraged to respond; however, each respondent must clearly identify their business size in their capabilities statement. If applicable, respondents shall include their socio-economic status. Please identify your WOSB, EDWOSB, SDVOSB, HUBZone, and/or 8(a) status as applicable.

Submission Details (Capabilities Statement)

Businesses capable of accomplishing the required services are invited to submit literature, brochures and capabilities statement of no more than five (5) pages in length in Times New Roman font of not less than 10 pitch. Summaries shall identify, at a minimum, business size and past (limit to within 3 years) and/or current performance on similar contracts (include dollar value, complexity and point of contact). Small businesses are encouraged to identify if they are interested in being a prime or subcontractor for this effort. If interested as a prime contractor, be sure to address all required capabilities identified above. If interested as subcontractor, please specify which area(s) your company is interested/capable of providing support.

Small businesses interested in being the prime contractor for this effort, please be advised that the FAR 52.219-14 Limitations on Subcontracting clause has changed.

Deviation 2021-O0008 is now in effect which includes the definition of “Similarly Situated Entity” and provides a revised methodology for the 50% calculation for compliance with the clause. Small business primes may count “first tier subcontracted” work performed by similarly situated entities as if it were performed by the prime itself.

Please read the full text of the clause deviation (52.219-14 Class Deviation 2021-O0008 dated 09/10/21 at https://www.acq.osd.mil/dpap/policy/policyvault/USA001770-21- DPC.pdf ).

To assist in our market research and determination of any applicable small business set-aside for this effort, if you are a small business interested in priming this effort and plan to utilize “similarly situated entities” to meet the Limitations on Subcontracting, please identify the name & CAGE Code of the specific firm(s) you intend to partner/subcontract with to meet the requirements as well as their SB size status under the NAICS that you as the prime would assign for their workshare. Information regarding any planned similarly situated entity should be included in answering any questions outlined in the SSN in order to assist the Government’s capability determination.

Brevity of extraneous information is desired. The contract type is anticipated to be a commercial, Firm-Fixed Price, Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity contract. The estimated ordering period consists of up to 84 months from contract award. The proposed contract is anticipated to include taskings that will be accomplished via task orders that are subject to FAR Part 12- Acquisition of Commercial Items.

The results of this sources sought synopsis will be used to assist in the determination of an acquisition strategy, if it is determined that this requirement will be an unrestricted competition, the government intends to evaluate the small-business responses and conduct further market research to identify a subcontracting goal.

Your response to this notice including any capabilities statement, shall be electronically submitted to the contracts specialist, Mr. Anhvu Do, in either Microsoft Word or Portable Document Format (PDF), via email at anhvu.do.civ@us.navy.mil. Alternative submittal methods by mail to: ATTN: Mr. Anhvu Do, Contracts Code GT27000, NAWCTSD, 12211 Science Drive, Orlando, FL 32826. Responses shall be received no later than 1:00 PM (Eastern Daylight Time (EDT) on 1 November 2022.

This notice is for planning purposes only and is not to be construed as a commitment by the government to procure any services or for the government to pay for the information received. The government is not committed nor obligated to pay for the information provided, and no basis for claims against the government shall arise as a result of a response to these sources sought notice.

All data received in response to this notice that is marked or designated as corporate or proprietary will be fully protected from any release outside the government.

Your response to this notice in any form are not offers. Issuance of this sources sought notice does not obligate the government in any way to issue a solicitation or to award a contract in furtherance of the objectives discussed herein.

At this time there are no funds available to pay for preparing responses to this notice.

The government reserves the right to review and use the data received from this sources sought notice at its own discretion.

All interested parties must register in the Systems for Award Management (SAM) website at https://sam.gov to be eligible for award of government contracts.

Contracting Office Address:

N61340 Naval Air Warfare Center Training Systems Division 12211 Science Drive, Orlando, FL 32826

Points of Contact:

Mr. Anhvu Do, Contracts Specialist, anhvu.do.civ@us.navy.mil, (407) 380-8245

Ms. Jessica McTaggart, Contracting Officer, jessica.h.mctaggart.civ@us.navy.mil, (407) 380-8458