INTELLIGENT TUTORING SYSTEMS - RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT - PRE-SOLICITATION NOTICE - SOL # F41624-96-R-1000 POC HSC/YAK, 8107 13th Street, Brooks AFB TX 78235-5218, Capt Holly M. Funk, Contract Manager, (funkh@diamond.brooks.af.mil), (210) 536-6398; Ms Yolanda Tollinger, Contracting Officer, (210) 536-6370. Intelligent Tutoring Systems Sol F41624-96-R-1000 POC Capt Holly M. Funk, Contract Manager, (funkh@diamond.brooks.af.mil), (210) 536-6398; Ms Yolanda Tollinger, Contracting Officer, (210) 536-6370. This announcement serves two purposes. First, is to announce the Air Force Human Systems Center is inviting potential offerors to a Pre-Solicitation Conference. The second is to announce that all future information regarding the Intelligent Tutoring System (ITS) solicitation will be posted to the San Antonio RFP and Acquisition Highway (SARAH) Home Page available through the internet. ITS is part of the Maintenance Skills Tutor (MST) program. MST previously released Draft RFP# F41624-93-R-1011 in 1993, but it is no longer considered valid and the associated bidder's mailing list is no longer relevant. All sources that responded in writing to HSC/YAK in response to the 8(a) Sources Sought synopsis published in the CBD on 11 Sep 95 will be included in the bidder's mailing list for ITS RFP# F41624-96-R-1000. The United States Air Force plans to acquire the development, production, and maintenance of computer based Intelligent Tutoring Systems (ITS). A Pre-Solicitation Conference will be held on the 25th of January, 1996 in San Antonio TX. The participants of this conference should be serious potential offerors only. The agenda will include a discussion of the technical requirements of the contract, an overview of the Cognitive Task Analysis (CTA) process, and a demonstration of the current state of the art in intelligent tutoring systems. Next, the Government will discuss its approach to streamline the acquisition process and the implications on the evaluation process and contract management. The Air Force procurement approach is to competitively award an Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity (ID/IQ) Cost Plus Award Fee contract. The contract will have a five year ordering period. The Contractor will design, develop, produce, and test the ordered Intelligent Tutoring Systems, and deliver required documentation. The RFP is planned for release in March of FY96 with a contract award in the first quarter of FY97. Until a final RFP is issued, the above approach is only a baseline concept that may be revised based on input from industry and other considerations. Brooks AFB has established a Home Page available through the internet. The Human Systems Center (HSC) intends to use this Home Page to post all future information regarding this solicitation. The Home Page is located at (http://www.brooks.af.mil) and attached to the Home Page is a pointer to SARAH, (http://www.brooks.af.mil/HSC/PK/sarah.htm). Various documents associated with the ITS RFP are posted under SARAH along with a Question and Answer (Q&A) file for each of the documents, as necessary. Contractors are invited to comment on the draft documentation to Capt Holly M. Funk (funkh@diamond.brooks.af.mil), before they become final. Contractors may also use SARAH to register their companies as potential offerors for the ITS RFP. This announcement solicits potential contractors who would like to attend the Pre-Solicitation Conference to respond to the Contract Manager, Capt Holly M. Funk (funkh@diamond.brooks.af.mil), HSC/YAK, 8107 13th Street, Brooks AFB TX 78235-5218. Please respond in writing or via e-mail within 30 days from the date of this announcement. The requested information will enable the Government to make appropriate arrangements for the Pre-Solicitation Conference. Final arrangements will be posted on SARAH. The Human Systems Center (HSC) has established an Ombudsman to address your concerns on a non-attribution basis. Potential offerors are encouraged to exhaust all avenues within the contracting and program management chain as the Ombudsman is not meant to be a substitute for actual program personnel. The HSC Ombudsman is Mr Emile Baladi, HSC/XR. Submit your concerns, other than contractual or technical, to HSC/XR, Attn Ombudsman (Mr Emile Baladi), Brooks AFB TX 78235-5000. Include a copy of this CBD announcement as a reference. Otherwise, address questions to Capt Holly M. Funk, (funkh@diamond.brooks.af.mil), HSC/YAK, 8107 13th Street, Brooks AFB TX 78235-5218, (210) 536-6398. This announcement contains the best currently available information and is subject to change. This announcement is not a request for proposal and in no way commits the Government to award a contract.

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