SOURCES SOUGHT
D -- FLIGHT PLANNING SOFTWARE FOR EDWARDS AFB, CA - SPECIFICATIONS
- Notice Date
- 6/3/2009
- Notice Type
- Sources Sought
- NAICS
- 541511
— Custom Computer Programming Services
- Contracting Office
- Department of the Air Force, Air Force Materiel Command, AFFTC - AF Flight Test Center, 5 S WOLFE AVE, Edwards AFB, California, 93524-1185, United States
- ZIP Code
- 93524-1185
- Solicitation Number
- F1S0AK9127BC01
- Point of Contact
- Terence D Vickers, Phone: 661-277-9659
- E-Mail Address
-
terence.vickers@edwards.af.mil
(terence.vickers@edwards.af.mil)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- Specifications of the requirements. SOURCES SOUGHT FOR: FLIGHT PLANNING SOFTWARE FOR EDWARDS AFB, CA The Air Force Flight Test Center (AFFTC), Edwards Air Force Base, CA is seeking potential sources capable of providing world-wide mission planning software and filing solution to 412th Flight Test Squadron, Speckled Trout Division. In addition, the requirement entails 20 percent physical service to be performed on this software acquisition to include: technical support and training. The software intuitively generates upgrades. An annual warranty is also required. The following listed items outline the requirements: The following listed items outline the requirement needed: 1. Military Flight Planning Facility - Enhanced flight plans, Weather, and NOTAMS (2 Aircraft) - Ability to set Hold Times - Ability to set Fuel Requirements - Ability to Set Individual Payloads - Compute Flight Plans to Alternates - Ability to Set Restricted areas and FIRs to Avoid - Ability to Set Multiple Speed and Altitude Points - Compute Equal Time Point (ETP)/Extended-Range Twin-Engine Operational Performance Standards (ETOPS), Two and Four Engine modes. - Compute Winds and Temperature - Current - Historical - Statistical - Air Refueling Orbits - Ability to Set Multiple Orbits/Anchors - Dispatch information - Crew - ATC Remarks -Non NGA Approach Plates, SIDS, STARS, as well as TERPS Information for worldwide Airfields - Access to Software Applications Online through an Internet Service Provider - Unlimited Flight Planning, Text Weather, Graphic Weather, NOTAMS on a 24 -hour basis - NOTAMS services not already provided to USAF crews - Electronic Air Traffic Control Flight Plan Filing - 24/7/365 Dispatch Support, Crews able to contact an FAA or relevant NAA (National Aviation Administration) dispatcher - Contacts within EUCOM CENTCOM or PACOM to air in mission planning, slot times and dispatch services - Access to Flight Plans through Software Application Online - Access to ATC Status - Ability to View a Plan - Ability to Rerun a Plan - Ability to Plot a Plan - Ability to Save a Plan - View Plan as a DD Form 175 - View Plan as a DD Form 1801 - View as ICAO Flight Plan - ATC Summary - Transmit Plan - Email - Fax (World Wide Digital Fax) - Uplink Plan - GPS RAIM Prediction - 2 Copies of Contractor's 28-Day Cycle Navigation Data for Online Software Application for Ground Applications - 2 Copies of Contractor's 28-Day Electronic Chart Data for Online Software Application for Ground Applications - Unlimited Use of all Customer Databases -Weather - Radar - Weather Maps - Individual Airport Weather - International Weather Reports - SIGMETs - Oceanic FIRs - Space Weather - Satellite Imagery - Text Weather - METAR - TAF - Airport Flow Status - Preferred Departure Routes - Flight Briefings - Restricted Areas - Route Summary - Route Constraints - Enroute Charges- enables user to preview and fly the Route with the Lowest Navigational Charges - Database Specific to unit aircraft (1 KC-135R and 1 C-20E), Adjusted for Airplane Certifications, and its Unique Characteristics of Performance for an Individualized Flight Plan - Unlimited Use of the Global Support and Control Center (GSCC) Services - Updated worldwide Preferred routing daily or weekly - Optimization Capabilities Allowing Route Optimization Based on ATC Delays, Euro/Asia/Pacific Flow and Real Time Factors 2. Contractor to provide the following Services: - 24/7/365 Technical Assistance - Provide User Training for all Online Software Solutions or Software Application (not Web Based) at Edwards Air Force Base or Contractors Location (1 Class per year, with up to Eight (8) seats per class) Any performance of maintenance must conform to Department of Labor Standards and Wages in place at this time, if applicable. Conformance with both domestic and foreign standards will provide the 412th Flight Test Squadron with the capability to meet both domestic and foreign customer requirements. Please note that this synopsis is for planning purposes only and does not constitute a solicitation for competitive bids/proposals and is not to be construed as a commitment by the Government. However, all interested parties who believe they can meet the requirements are invited to submit in writing complete information describing their ability to provide Software packages needed to maintain global mission schedules. Firms responding to this synopsis must identify their company's capabilities to perform the requirements described herein, reference the synopsis number and indicate whether or not that they are a small or small disadvantaged business concern as defined in FAR 52.219-1. The NAICS code is 541511. The information received as a result of this notice will be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement. A determination by the Air Force not to open the requirement to open competition, based on response to this sources sought synopsis, is solely within the discretion of the Air Force. The Government does not intend to pay for any information provided under this sources sought synopsis. It is anticipated that a Firm Fixed Price contract will be awarded in July 2009. Request responses are be sent via e-mail to Terence.vickers@edwards.af.mil, or Faxed to Number: 661-277-0470, or mailed to AFFTC/PKEW, 5 South Wolfe Ave, Edwards AFB, CA 93524-1185, Attention: Terence D. Vickers. Responses to this sources sought synopsis are due in the office 12 June 2009, 1200 noon, PST.
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- Place of Performance
- Address: Edwards AFB, CA, Edwards, California, 93524, United States
- Zip Code: 93524
- Zip Code: 93524
- Record
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