S-76D Flight Simulator Visual System - Amended

AMDENDMENT 01: Questions have been uploaded to the attachment section and this SIR has been extended to 12/2/2024.

The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has a requirement for a visual system for the S-76D cockpit simulator maintained by the Cockpit Simulation Facility (CSF) at the William J. Hughes Technical Center in Atlantic City, NJ. The CSF S-76D simulator is currently employed for flight safety research in helicopter operations. The CSF S-76D simulator visual system provides the view out of the windows as seen by the pilots and depicts any visual object that could be encountered in all phases of flight of the aircraft.

All work shall be accomplished in accordance with the attached SIR and Statement of Work. It is anticipated that a stand-alone contract with a firm fixed-price (FFP) pricing arrangement will be awarded as a result of this solicitation. The NAICS code applicable to this requirement is 333310. The business size standard for this NAICS is 1,000.

Contractors must be registered with the System for Award Management (SAM,) www.sam.gov on the date established for receipt of offers. Reference AMS Clause 3.3.1-33, paragraph (d), "if the offeror does not become registered in the SAM database in the time prescribed by the Contracting Officer, the Contracting Officer may proceed to award to the next otherwise successful registered Offeror."

The Government will award a contract resulting from this solicitation to the responsible offeror whose offer conforming to the solicitation will be most advantageous to the Government, price and other factors considered. AMS T3.2.2.5 Commercial and Simplified Purchase Method utilizing Lowest Priced Technically Acceptable (LPTA) factors will be used for the evaluation process.

Potential offerors should note that the FAA reserves the right to communicate with one or more offerors at any time during the SIR process. This SIR is not to be construed as a contract or a commitment of any kind. The Government shall not be liable for payment of any costs attributed to the preparation and submission of proposals.

All questions regarding the SIR must be received via email in to the Contracting Officers Lisa.t.Bethea@faa.gov and Christine.yezzo@faa.govno later than 1:00p, p.m. EDT, November 6, 2024 to allow for responses to be provided prior to due date for receipt of proposals.  Mark all emails with solicitation number 692M15-25-R-00002.

Site Visit:  A site visit is scheduled for 11:00 AM EST on Wednesday October 30, 2024. Contractors are encouraged to have at least (1) one representative attend this site visit as a 2nd site visit may not be permitted. Contractors must preregister with the Contracting Officer (CO) with the name and company they plan on having attend the site visit.  Contractors must have all attendees sign in at the site visit. This representative must be an employee of the Prime in order to be included on future distributions following the site visit. All persons wanting to attend the site visit must pre-register with the CO, no later the 1:00 PM EST on Tuesday October 15, 2024. Any person not pre-registered will not be permitted to attend the site visit.

Any responses received after the time specified may not be considered in accordance with AMS provision 3.2.2.3-14, Late Submissions, Modifications, and Withdrawals of Submittals, incorporated by reference in the solicitation. If all requested information is not furnished, the vendor's response maybe determined ineligible.

Note: The FAR references cited in SAM.gov are not applicable to the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) as the FAA has its own policies and guidance referenced in the Acquisition Management System (AMS).