Air Combat Training System (ACTS) Sources Sought

The United States Air Force (USAF), Air Combat Command Acquisition Management Integration Center (ACC AMIC) is in the process of determining the acquisition strategy to obtain non-personal services for the Air Combat Training Systems operation and maintenance support at Barksdale AFB LA, Eglin AFB FL, Langley AFB VA, Mountain Home AFB ID, Nellis AFB NV, Seymour Johnson AFB NC, Shaw AFB SC, Tyndall AFB FL, Dyess AFB TX, Ellsworth AFB SD, Aviano AB IT, Spangdahlem AB GE and RAF Lakenheath UK. The Air Combat Training System (ACTS) program supports rangeless and tethered aircraft instrumentation, which increases the quality of aircrew training in air combat, weapons firing boundary recognition, and tactics employment by presenting graphic and alphanumeric displays of aircraft and weapon status data both during the operational training sortie and for post-flight debriefings. ACTS support is primarily centered around O&M of the P5 Combat Training System (P5CTS) and its associated ancillary, integration, and communication systems. P5CTS pods have real-time kill notification, air-to-air data link, onboard recording, downlink, and in-pod weapon simulations. Associated equipment provides interface to electronic warfare threats, radar sources, datalink integration, and communications interface. Maintenance activities include hardware and software maintenance of all assigned ACTS equipment as well as daily loading/unloading of pods. Operational activities include operating all assigned equipment, provided dedicated debriefing services, Range Training Officer duties, and Tactical Data Link Manager duties. Operational and maintenance activities function together to provide a consolidated operational picture of the entire training environment allowing a complete reconstruction of the sortie. The resulting contract will be centrally managed by ACC AMIC at Langley AFB, Virginia.

Please review the attached Market Research Questionnaire and return to the point of contacts listed above. The Draft Performance Work Statement (PWS) is attached.