Solicitation announcement for the special operations forces aviation systems trainers - enhancements (SOFAST-E)

Amendment 0003 for the PEO STRI, PM STS Special Operations Forces Aviation Systems Trainers - Enhancements (SOFAST-E) Request for Proposal (RFP) revises Attachment 17 to address additional questions received to date.

NOTE: As a reminder, from this point forward, any and all correspondence between Industry and the Government regarding this Solicitation (W900KK-13-R-0002) must be conducted solely through the Procuring Contracting Officer (PCO).  

NOTE: The release of this Amendment does not warrant an extension to the proposal submission deadline. The deadline remains 11 December 2012 @ 10:00 AM EDT.

Amendment 0002 for the PEO STRI, PM STS Special Operations Forces Aviation Systems Trainers - Enhancements (SOFAST-E) Request for Proposal (RFP) addresses an inconsistency in the Past Performance Evaluation Factor. Sections L (L.7.1) and M (M.4.5) language were revised to clarify the definition of "major subcontractor". This Amendment also incorporates Attachment 17 which represents the consolidated questions and answers received subsequent to the RFP release on 31 October 2012.

As a result, Amendment 0002 and Attachment 17 are posted as part of this Amendment Notice.

NOTE: The release of this Amendment does not warrant an extension to the proposal submission deadline. The deadline remains 11 December 2012 @ 10:00 AM EDT.

NOTE: As a reminder, from this point forward, any and all correspondence between Industry and the Government regarding this Solicitation (W900KK-13-R-0002) must be conducted solely through the Procuring Contracting Officer (PCO).

Amendment 0001 for the PEO STRI, PM STS Special Operations Forces Aviation Systems Trainers - Enhancements (SOFAST-E) Request for Proposal (RFP)

This Amendment is to inform interested parties of the following administrative corrections to several documents related to solicitation W900KK-13-R-0002.

1) Proposal due date correction under Section L.7.4 of the Solicitation, from 14 December 2012 to 11 December 2012
2) Correct DO 0001 SOW paragraph 3.1.3.1 which references Basic SOW paragraph 3.1.4.5.1. Basic SOW reference should be 3.1.4.4.1
3) Attachment 8 - Schedule B - CLIN 0015 should be correctly annotated as an OPTION
4) Attachment 9 - Government Furnished Information (GFI) revised to include additional DO 0001 Proposal Prep GFI, Volume II

This Amendment is also intended to inform interested parties that a second volume of GFI is now available for proposal preparation purposes.

The Government will be providing this GFI to those interested parties that comply with, and submit the signed Distribution Agreement (DA) (Attachment 14) found in the solicitation. For those parties who have already provided signed DAs, please contact the Government Point of Contact (POC) via email to set up the delivery method most suitable. For those who have not already provided a signed DA, please send your formal request along with this form to the Government POC via email to set up the delivery method most suitable. This request, at a minimum, must include the company's full name, Cage Code, physical address and POC. The POC must provide current contact information (email and phone number). For those parties able to pick up this GFI in person, you must coordinate with the Government POC to arrange a time/day for pick-up at the appropriate PEO STRI location in Orlando, Florida.

DISCLAIMER: The GFI available for proposal preparations is to be provided by the Government as a courtesy and is made available only for those approved Offerors that wish to utilize it for proposal assistance. The Government will not guarantee that the data made available represents the most recent version or that it conveys a complete system, subsystem or architecture. Offerors shall not assume or expect that any data provided in the library constitutes technical direction on the part of the Government. This information is not intended to be part of the Governments RFP and is provided only for the purpose of assisting Offerors in gaining a better understanding from a technical perspective. The Government will not accept responsibility for any errors or misleading assumptions proposed by the Offerors from information derived from this GFI proposal preparation library.

NOTE: As a result of this additional GFI Volume, the deadline for requests will be extended and must be in by no later than 1300 hrs. (EDT), 13 November 2012. The deadline for proposal submissions will not be extended due to this amendment and will remain 11 December 2012.

NOTE: As a reminder, from this point forward, any and all correspondence between Industry and the Government regarding this Solicitation (W900KK-13-R-0002) must be conducted solely through the Procuring Contracting Officer (PCO). Correspondence may be sent directly to the PCO or through the following designated POC:

PCO
Lovisa D. Parks
12350 Research Parkway
Orlando, FL 32826-3276
Telephone number: 407-208-3476 or 407-394-7341
E-mail: lovisa.parks@us.army.mil

POC
Matt Sanders
12350 Research Parkway
Orlando, FL 32826-3276
Phone: 407-208-3327
Email: matthew.sanders6@us.army.mil

Amendment to the Pre-solicitation Notice for the SOFAST-E Effort

NOTICE OF CHANGE TO THE SOFAST-E NORTH AMERICAN INDUSTRY CLASSIFICATION SYSTEM (NAICS) CODE

In accordance with recent changes implemented to the NAICS, code 333319 no longer exists. Accordingly the Government will be utilizing the NAICS 333318. This adjusted NAICS has the same connotation (Other Commercial and Service Industry Machinery Manufacturing) as 333319, however, the size standard for business participation will increase from 500 to 1000 employees.

This may affect some businesses who, under the auspices of 333319, were ineligible for bidding as the Prime but may now qualify under this new increased size standard. This change should not impact those companies currently planning to bid as the Prime contractor.

The Government will be releasing a revised draft Request for Proposal (RFP) the week of October 8-12, 2012, with a target release of the final RFP sometime in late October.

**End of Amendment Dated 5 October 2012**

Due to internal tracking procedures at PEO STRI, the SOFAST-E solicitation number, W900KK-12-R-0021, has been revised to the subject number W900KK-13-R-0002. The Government will be posting the most current, revised copy of the draft RFP and Attachments under this new solicitation number.

Special Note Regarding Tentative Date Changes in the SOFAST-E calendar:

* Deadline for Distribution Agreement/Request for Document Library access: 12 October 2012, no later than (NLT) 2:00 PM, EST
* Estimated Date for Final RFP Release: 19 October 2012
* Cut-off for questions after RFP release: 2 November 2012, NLT 12:00 PM, EST
* Proposals Due: 14 December 2012, NLT 2:00 PM, EST

Special Note Regarding Access to the Document Library:

The GFI list provided in the draft RFP (Attachment 9) comprises ALL the material currently available to the AWARDEE upon contract inception. The vast amount of data and the mixed media upon which it is archived makes it impossible to include it all in the Library. The Government will be including the data it is able to provide and that it feels are necessary to propose against the RFP.

If there are any questions/concerns regarding this announcement please email the PEO STRI point of contact, Mr. Matt Sanders, matthew.sanders6@us.army.mil

Solicitation for the PEO STRI, PM STS Special Operations Forces Aviation Systems Trainers - Enhancements (SOFAST-E) Request for Proposal (RFP)

The SOFAST-E RFP has been released to FedBizOpps. As a reminder, from this point forward, any and all correspondence between Industry and the Government regarding this Solicitation (W900KK-13-R-0002) must be conducted solely through the Procuring Contracting Officer (PCO). Correspondence may be sent directly to the PCO or through the following designated Point of Contact (POC):

PCO
Lovisa D. Parks
12350 Research Parkway
Orlando, FL 32826-3276
Telephone number: 407-208-3476 or 407-394-7341
E-mail: lovisa.parks@us.army.mil

POC
Matt Sanders
12350 Research Parkway
Orlando, FL 32826-3276
Phone: 407-208-3327
Email: matthew.sanders6@us.army.mil

The following represent key milestone dates that the Government has established during this proposal preparation timeframe. Interested parties must comply with these dates.

Deadline for Request for Government Furnished Information (GFI) 7 November 2012
Deadline for Submission of RFP Questions 13 November 2012
Proposals Due (Electronic & Hard Copy) 11 December 2012

**19 OCT 2012 - AMENDMENT TO THE SPECIAL OPERATIONS FORCES AVIATION SYSTEM TRAINER-ENHANCEMENTS (SOFAST-E) SOLICITATION

A critical system failure which occurred last week with the Army Single Face to Industry (ASFI) has been preventing accessibility to the draft documentation originally posted for this solicitation. This Amendment is to notify industry that this information will be re-posted directly through FedBizOpps and will be available for download.

Additionally, this notice is intended to inform industry of the Government's change in strategy for disseminating the Government Furnished Information (GFI) which will be made available solely for proposal preparations purposes. Due to the numerous file formats of the documentation, FedBizOpps is unable to accommodate our request. As a result, we will be providing DVD compilations of the available GFI to those interested parties that comply with, and submit the signed Distribution Agreement (DA) (Attachment 14) found in the solicitation. Interested parties must provide a formal request for the GFI via email along with the signed DA to the identified Government Point of Contact (POC). This request, at a minimum, must include the company's full name, Cage Code, DUNS number, physical address and POC (must be the same as the signatory on the Distribution Agreement). The POC must provide current contact information (email and phone number). For those parties who have already provided signed DAs, please contact the Government POC via email to set up the delivery method most suitable. For those parties able to pick up this GFI in person, you must coordinate with the Government POC to arrange a time/day for pick-up at the appropriate PEO STRI location in Orlando, Florida.

The new cut off for parties interested in utilizing this GFI for proposal preparation is 23 October 2012. Again, please provide your signed DA along with an email identifying the aforementioned information.

DISCLAIMER: This notice does not constitute an invitation for bids or a Request for Proposal (RFP) and is not a commitment by the U.S. Government to procure subject products or services nor will the Government reimburse any parties for costs associated with this request.

The GFI available for proposal preparations will be provided by the Government as a courtesy and is made available only for those approved Offerors that wish to utilize it for proposal assistance. The Government will not guarantee that the data made available represents the most recent version or that it conveys a complete system, subsystem or architecture. Offerors shall not assume or expect that any data provided in the library constitutes technical direction on the part of the Government This information is not intended to be part of the Governments RFP and is provided only for the purpose of assisting Offerors in gaining a better understanding from a technical perspective. The Government will not accept responsibility for any errors or misleading assumptions proposed by the Offerors from information derived from this GFI proposal preparation library. The Government intends to release the formal RFP the week of 2 November 2012. The Government will not be responsible for any reasonable delay in a party's access to the RFP GFI for requests made on or after the stipulated cut-off date.

Gov POC: Matt Sanders, Contract Specialist, SFAE-STRI-KOV
12350 Research Parkway
Orlando, FL 32826-3276
E-mail: matthew.sanders6@us.army.mil

**End of Amendment**

Amendment to the Pre-solicitation Notice for the SOFAST-E Effort

NOTICE OF CHANGE TO THE SOFAST-E NORTH AMERICAN INDUSTRY CLASSIFICATION SYSTEM (NAICS) CODE

In accordance with recent changes implemented to the NAICS, code 333319 no longer exists. Accordingly the Government will be utilizing the NAICS 333318. This adjusted NAICS has the same connotation (Other Commercial and Service Industry Machinery Manufacturing) as 333319, however, the size standard for business participation will increase from 500 to 1000 employees.

This may affect some businesses who, under the auspices of 333319, were ineligible for bidding as the Prime but may now qualify under this new increased size standard. This change should not impact those companies currently planning to bid as the Prime contractor.

The Government will be releasing a revised draft Request for Proposal (RFP) the week of October 8-12, 2012, with a target release of the final RFP sometime in late October.

**End of Amendment Dated 5 October 2012**

Due to internal tracking procedures at PEO STRI, the SOFAST-E solicitation number, W900KK-12-R-0021, has been revised to the subject number W900KK-13-R-0002. The Government will be posting the most current, revised copy of the draft RFP and Attachments under this new solicitation number.

Special Note Regarding Tentative Date Changes in the SOFAST-E calendar:

* Deadline for Distribution Agreement/Request for Document Library access: 12 October 2012, no later than (NLT) 2:00 PM, EST
* Estimated Date for Final RFP Release: 19 October 2012
* Cut-off for questions after RFP release: 2 November 2012, NLT 12:00 PM, EST
* Proposals Due: 14 December 2012, NLT 2:00 PM, EST

Special Note Regarding Access to the Document Library:

The GFI list provided in the draft RFP (Attachment 9) comprises ALL the material currently available to the AWARDEE upon contract inception. The vast amount of data and the mixed media upon which it is archived makes it impossible to include it all in the Library. The Government will be including the data it is able to provide and that it feels are necessary to propose against the RFP.

If there are any questions/concerns regarding this announcement please email the PEO STRI point of contact, Mr. Matt Sanders, matthew.sanders6@us.army.mil

Due to internal tracking procedures at PEO STRI, the SOFAST-E solicitation number, W900KK-12-R-0021, has been revised to the subject number W900KK-13-R-0002. The Government will be posting the most current, revised copy of the draft RFP and Attachments under this new solicitation number.

Special Note Regarding Tentative Date Changes in the SOFAST-E calendar:

* Deadline for Distribution Agreement/Request for Document Library access: 12 October 2012, no later than (NLT) 2:00 PM, EST
* Estimated Date for Final RFP Release: 19 October 2012
* Cut-off for questions after RFP release: 2 November 2012, NLT 12:00 PM, EST
* Proposals Due: 14 December 2012, NLT 2:00 PM, EST

Special Note Regarding Access to the Document Library:

The GFI list provided in the draft RFP (Attachment 9) comprises ALL the material currently available to the AWARDEE upon contract inception. The vast amount of data and the mixed media upon which it is archived makes it impossible to include it all in the Library. The Government will be including the data it is able to provide and that it feels are necessary to propose against the RFP.

If there are any questions/concerns regarding this announcement please email the PEO STRI point of contact, Mr. Matt Sanders, matthew.sanders6@us.army.mil