MODIFICATION
A -- Request for Information AFMMST Program
- Notice Date
- 4/6/2011
- Notice Type
- Modification/Amendment
- NAICS
- 541712
— Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Biotechnology)
- Contracting Office
- Department of the Air Force, Direct Reporting Unit - Air Force District of Washington, AF Surgeon General, 2509 Kennedy Circle, Bldg 125, Rm 187, Brooks City-Base, Texas, 78235-5116, United States
- ZIP Code
- 78235-5116
- Solicitation Number
- RFI-AFMMST-Program-(Increments)
- Archive Date
- 4/29/2011
- Point of Contact
- Alice P. Sanders, Phone: (210) 395-9393
- E-Mail Address
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alice.sanders.2@us.af.mil
(alice.sanders.2@us.af.mil)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- NOTE: There are no formatting requirements or page limits for responses to this RFI. AIR FORCE MEDICAL MODELING AND SIMULATION PROGRAM - REQUEST FOR INFORMATION IMPORTANT NOTE AND DISCLAIMER: THIS IS NOT A REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS (RFP) OR A REQUEST FOR QUOTATIONS (RFQ); IT IS STRICTLY A REQUEST FOR INFORMATION (RFI). NEITHER UNSOLICITED PROPOSALS NOR ANY OTHER KINDS OF OFFERS WILL BE CONSIDERED IN RESPONSE. NO CONTRACT WILL BE AWARDED PURSUANT TO THIS ANNOUNCEMENT. This document shall serve as the overall parent document for the attached RFIs. It consists of five separate RFIs that will be used within the Air Force Medical Modeling and Simulation (AFMM&S) Program's enterprise delivery of cutting-edge medical education and training. The competing missions of war, beneficiary care, homeland security, natural disaster and pandemic response training have put huge demands on the military medical service. Due to the dissimilar nature of civilian versus battlefield trauma and the low volume of cases, training opportunities fall short in offering adequate preparation for the management of battlefield trauma. The Air Force Medical Service (AFMS) must bridge this gap with new technology that offers distributed training in virtual environments using medical gaming scenarios, and with synthetic tissue that mimics characteristics of live tissue and tissue tool surgery. These five RFIs are portions of an overarching knowledge management strategy. The AFMS will access web based technology leveraging a cloud computing strategy that will link medical gaming simulations and virtual environments hosted on Department of Defense (DoD), Defense Information Assurance Certification and Accreditation Process (DIACAP) certified server(s). Performance metrics will be created, tracked and archived within an enterprise-wide Learning Management System. Broadband will be adequate to support single as well as multiplayer gaming as well as multiple user access. Content will be available in the deployed setting and by portable device. Validation research will be conducted to determine adequacy of training, skill acquisition, and clinical performance when deployed and in garrison to include impact on team training and resultant patient safety data. As you prepare your response, review all RFI areas and projects. The Air Force desires that the web based system components be compatible and interoperable. Five RFI Areas 1. Medical Training Virtual Environments 2. Medical Gaming 3. Learning Management System 4. Synthetic Tissue Model 5. Virtual Reality with Haptic Feedback Responders can provide a response for a single RFI, all five RFIs, or any combination thereof. Each RFI will contain a clear response to each of the desired capabilities (referred to as Key Performance Parameters and Key System Attributes). Desired capabilities are explained in greater depth in paragraph 4 below. Responses to this RFI are due by 4 PM (1600) CDT, four weeks from the date of posting. The following paragraphs are applicable in their entirety to each of the five RFI without exception! 1. SUBJECT: The Air Force Medical Information Test Bed (AFMISTB) is conducting market research for an AFMM&S technology research and development program capability that will provide AFMS personnel validated, standardized and effective strategic, tactical, and operational training world-wide via virtual learning environments and using realistic synthetic tissue models. 2. DISCLAIMER: This RFI is issued solely for information and planning purposes and does not constitute a solicitation for a proposal or quote from the DoD or the United States Air Force (USAF). Neither unsolicited proposals nor any other kind of offers will be considered in response to this RFI. Responses to this notice are not offers and will not be accepted by the government as such nor will they be considered by the Government as a binding contract. Responders may submit RFIs on as many of the five areas as they choose; however, they must submit a single response for each RFI area they are responding to. Respondents are solely responsible for any and all expenses associated with responding to this RFI. All information received in response to this RFI marked as "proprietary" will be handled in accordance with existing business practices. It will be assumed by the government that a responder has legal right to use the technology or other elements of their response without restriction. Information provided as a response to the RFI will not be returned to the originator, but will be protected as proprietary information. Other than questions associated with this RFI, AFMISTB will not entertain any questions concerning the composition, requirements, or the nature of services to be performed under any future RFIs, RFQs, or RFPs associated with information outside the scope of the AFMM&S Program. 3. BACKGROUND: The Air Force Medical Support Agency Requirements Division (AFMSA/SG5R) has identified a need for the development of synthetic tissue and virtual learning environments at the strategic, tactical, and operational levels of Air Force medical operations. This strategy is conducive to recruiting and delivering training to a generation of Americans who grew up in the digital age. To provide this required capability within the context of the above operational environment and the Surgeon General's intent, it is imperative the AFMS develop and implement a course of action for an AFMM&S technology research and development program. Traditional methods of providing medical readiness, currency, sustainment, team, and graduate medical education training in central locations are insufficient for the scope, complexity, and flexibility of required medical knowledge, expertise and technical proficiency. Specifically there is a shortage of standardized training curriculum, trainers, funds, time allocated for training, and lack of effective means to expose trainees to appropriate learning situations. Increased use of modeling and simulation by the military services and the field of medicine and surgery has become an integral means to overcome these barriers. Research has also shown that virtual environments provide an immersive learning experience and, when coupled with haptic (tactile) feedback, can simulate real life situations and teach learners how to plan and manage potential complications. Medical gaming has been shown to improve cognitive function and critical thinking skills. Also, synthetic tissue development that mimics biological functions can augment live tissue training. A learning management system will capture all performance metrics from each system to track outcome measures over time. AFMISTB is seeking information about academic, prototypical, developmental, foreign, and domestic commercially available products that meet or can be readily modified to meet the requirements discussed above (and identified in each separate RFI). Anyone who can offer DIACAP approved commercial off-the-shelf (COTS),Government off-the-shelf (GOTS), or research and development (R&D) options that fulfill the capabilities outlined above (and/or each of the attached RFI's) should respond to this RFI. 4. REQUIREMENTS: The AFMMST Program concept establishes the requirement and foundation for research, development, and operational testing of novel modeling and simulation training environments and standardized educational curricula. The concept includes, but is not limited to technologies related to standards of care for prevention, diagnosis, treatment, and maintenance of clinical health problems of concern to beneficiaries of military healthcare, trauma management and aerospace expeditionary operations. AFMSA/SG5R assembled a high performance team (HPT) composed of subject matter experts (SME) who identified the requirements needed to fill the capability gap. They categorized the requirements into two main groups: Key Performance Parameters (KPP) and Key System Attributes (KSA). The KPPs are mandatory requirements while the KSAs are other key system attributes. Each of the following RFIs contains a list of specific KPPs and KSAs. There is some overlap in these as Service and Joint requirements require standardization to ensure intra and interoperability among systems and standardization in both system and networking security infrastructure and procedures. Responses to an RFI should address all of the requirements identified in that particular unique set of requirements. Submission should comply with "open architecture" standards to the extent practical. ANY sole or proprietary solutions must be clearly identified in the RFI response. 5. CONTACT INFORMATION: Response to this RFI must be submitted to Mr. James (Levie) Herndon Office Manager, AFMISTB via e-mail at levie.herndon.ctr@us.af.mil. Responses must be received on or before 4 PM (1600) CDT four weeks from the date of posting of the RFI. This RFI is not a commercial solicitation. The Government will not pay for any information submitted, or for any costs associated with providing the information. Please include the number and name of the RFI or RFI areas you are responding to, a point of contact, phone number, e-mail address, website information, and indicate whether the company is a foreign or US-domestic entity in the contents of the e-mail. Responses should describe the company's capability to offer, field, and sustain an AFMMST Technology research and development program as characterized by the requirements addressed in the RFI.s If unable to provide an AFMMST Technology research and development program capable of meeting all identified requirements, the respondent should offer tradeoff considerations. 6. LATE SUBMISSIONS: Failure to respond to this RFI does not preclude participation in any future competition, nor will information provided in response to this RFI be used to exclude anyone from responding to any future requests for proposals. Communications with AFMISTB with regard to this RFI will only be permitted in writing during the RFI response period. Responses to the RFI received by AFMISTB after the submittal deadline and time indicated may be considered. The respondent assumes the risk of the method of dispatch chosen. Postmarking by the submittal date and time shall not substitute for actual response receipt. 7. OWNERSHIP OF RESPONSE TO RFI: All informational material submitted in response to this request will become property of USAF. Physical samples will be returned to the vendor at the owner's written requests and their own expense. 8. RELEASE OF CLAIMS, LIABILITY, AND PREPARATION EXPENSES: Under no circumstances shall AFMISTB be responsible for any response preparation expenses, submission costs, or any other expenses, costs, or damages, of whatever nature incurred as a result of the respondent's participation in this RFI process. The respondent understands and agrees that it submits its response at its own risk and expense, and releases AFMISTB from any claim for damages or other liability arising out of the RFI process. 9. ERRORS IN RESPONSE: AFMISTB shall not be liable for any errors in respondent's response. The respondent is responsible for careful review of its entire response to ensure that all information is correct and complete. The respondent is liable for all errors or omissions contained in its responses. 10. ADDENDUM: AFMISTB reserves the right to issue an addendum to this RFI at any time, for any reason.
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