Air Traffic Control Portable Training Simulator

THIS IS A SOURCES SOUGHT ANNOUNCEMENT TO BE USED FOR MARKET ANALYSIS IN

DETERMINING THE AVAILABILITY OF THE ATTACHED “DRAFT” REQUIREMENT:

**(DRAFT) Air Traffic Control Portable Training Simulator (DRAFT)**

**NO AWARD WILL BE MADE FROM THIS SOURCES SOUGHT**

**DO NOT SUBMIT A QUOTATION OR PROVIDE COST AND PRICING DATA**

**NO SOLICITATION IS AVAILABLE AT THIS TIME**

ALL RESPONSES WILL BE USED TO DETERMINE THE APPROPRIATE ACQUISITION

STRATEGY FOR THE POSSIBLE FUTURE ACQUISITION.

This sources sought is seeking interest from vendors who are interested in providing a commercial Air Traffic Control Portable Training Simulator system in accordance with the attached salient characteristics to the 28 Operational Support Squadron (28 OSS) at Ellsworth Air Force Base, South Dakota.

The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) for this acquisition is 334511 - Search, Detection, Navigation, Guidance, Aeronautical, and Nautical System and Instrument Manufacturing, with a size standard of 1,250 employees

All interested parties are invited to provide the below listed information about your company/institution, or any teaming or joint venture partners.

NOTE: IF YOU DO NOT INTEND TO SUBMIT A PROPOSAL FOR THIS PROJECT WHEN IT IS FORMALLY ADVERTISED, PLEASE DO NOT SUBMIT A RESPONSE TO THIS SOURCES SOUGHT SYNOPSIS.

If your firm has an interest in proposing on future requirements as described above, who believe they can meet the requirements, you are invited to submit, in writing, a complete capabilities package. Provide responses NO LATER THAN 3 August 2020 to laurie.lykken.1@us.af.mil .

At a minimum, a capabilities package shall include the following capability statement which shall state:

1. The skills, experience, and knowledge required to perform this type of work.
2. Company name, address, point of contact (POC), telephone number, fax number, email address, website, and CAGE Code.
3. Company's business size and/or socioeconomic status (i.e. Small Business, SBA Certified 8A Program Participant, SBA Certified HUB Zone Firm, Small Disadvantaged Business, Service Disabled Veteran Owned Business, Woman‐Owned Small Business).
4. A positive statement of your intention to bid on this contract as a prime contractor.
5. Offerors Joint Venture, Partnering Agreement, or Mentor-Protégé information if applicable – existing and potential.
6. A listing of any government contracts your company held as the primary contractor over the last three (3) years.
7. What are the most critical criteria that would distinguish your company's capabilities from another? Explain.

The information requested will be used within the Air Force to facilitate decision making and will not be

disclosed outside the agency.

**Responses are due NOT LATER THAN 3:30PM MST, MONDAY, 3 August 2020, and shall only be

submitted electronically to: laurie.lykken.1@us.af.mil  .

Primary Government Point of Contact: Laurie Lykken

Questions relevant to this notice shall be sent electronically to the above email address.

NO PHONE INQUIRIES WILL BE ACCEPTED.

All communication shall be in writing and submitted electronically with reference/subject:

“Sources Sought Response: Air Traffic Control Portable Training Simulator”

THIS IS A NOTICE FOR SOURCES SOUGHT ONLY. THIS NOTICE DOES NOT CONSTITUE A

PROCUREMENT COMMITMENT BY THE UNITED STATES AIR FORCE, IMPLIED OR OTHERWISE. NO

CONTRACT WILL BE AWARDED FROM THIS NOTICE. RESPONSE IS STRICTLY VOLUNTARY; NO

REIMBURSEMENT WILL BE MADE FOR ANY COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH PROVIDING INFORMATION IN REPSONSE TO THIS NOTICE OR ANY FOLLOW‐UP INFORMATION REQUESTS. THE GOVERNMENT SHALL NOT BE LIABLE FOR OR SUFFER ANY CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES FOR ANY IMPROPERLY IDENTIFIED

INFORMATION.