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COMMERCE BUSINESS DAILY ISSUE OF JANUARY 29,1996 PSA#1519ASC/YWM, Bldg 11, 2240 B Street, Suite 7, Wright-Patterson AFB, OH
45433-7111 69 -- TRAINING DEVICES, C17 MAINTENANCE TRAINING DEVICES POC Teresa
Cochran, Contracting Officer, (513) 255-5188. USAF/Aeronautical Systems
Center, Training System Product Group is seeking sources for the
upgrade and support of the C-17 Maintenance Training Devices (MTDs) and
Maintenance Training Device Support Center (MTDSC) to the C-17
Production number 33 aircraft baseline document dated 25 Mar 95 to
provide Air Force maintenance personnel with the skills necessary to
support the operational requirements of the C-17 fleet. Follow-on
concurrency will be required throughout the C-17 aircraft life cycle to
maintain MTD concurrency with the aircraft configuration. The MTDSC and
the development suite of C-17 MTDs are currently operational at
Charleston Air Force Base and will require a continuation of contractor
logistic support after 1 Oct 97. Aircraft concurrency modifications are
presently being implemented on a second suite of MTDs (the first
production suite), currently in storage in Orlando, Florida. The
concurrency changes are then retrofitted to Charleston Air Force Base
to minimize impact to training. The second MTD suite (production units)
will be transitioned to an Air Force Base (CONUS) in an incremental
fashion. Storage plan alternatives, based on training facility
availability, must be provided in the event programmed training
facilities are not ready when the MTDs are scheduled for delivery. A
C-17 MTD suite consists of complex, high fidelity, full size trainers
that replicate portions of the C-17 aircraft. Each MTD suite consists
of the following 12 trainers: Two Simulators for Training
Evaluation/Performance (STE/P), One Flight Controls System Trainer
(FCST), One Engine Cowling Maintenance Procedures Trainer (ECMPT), One
Landing Gear Maintenance Trainer (LGMT), One Air Conditioning
Maintenance Procedures Trainer (ACMPT), One Cargo Doors/Rails System
Trainer (CD/RST), One Universal Aerial Refueling Receptacle Slipway
Installation Trainer (UARRSIT), One Organizational Engine Maintenance
Trainer (OEMT), One Auxiliary Power Unit Organization Maintenance
Trainer (APUOMT), One Consolidated Maintenance Trainer (CMT), One Fuel
Tank Maintenance Trainer (FTMT). The MTDs are used to train and
certify maintenance personnel in the performance of specific
maintenance tasks. These maintenance tasks are included in the Prime
Item Development Specifications (PIDS) for the C-17 MTDs which will be
included in the C-17 bidders' library. The Air Force is considering
the cost effectiveness of implementing a ''guaranteed student'' concept
for C-17 maintenance personnel. This effort may include contractor
identification, development, and implementation of the required
courseware . In order to be considered a potential source, interested
parties must submit in writing a clear, concise, and complete statement
of capability (no more than 15 pages) to the contracting officer at the
buying office noted above not later than 20 Feb 96. A general
capability statement will not be considered sufficient. As a minimum,
interested parties must detail the following areas: 1. Current
resources, including manpower (technical skills, numbers and types),
facilities (space to accommodate MTDs, computer resources to maintain
and update complex trainer software) and financial resources, available
to accomplish the requirements of this program. 2. Past performance in
maintaining and updating multiple baselines of complex training
simulators. 3. Describe how you would maintain and update the C-17 MTD
PIDS, Software Product Specification (SPS), and engineering drawings
to incorporate concurrency changes or other new requirements. 4. Proven
ability to manage and operate the logistics support of complex suites
of maintenance training devices at multiple sites. Include your
planning to insure contractor logistics support personnel are in place
1 Oct 97. 5. Your approach and schedule to enter into an associate
contractor agreement with the C-17 aircraft manufacturer, McDonnell
Douglas Aircraft Company, and the jet engine manufacturer, Pratt &
Whitney, to transition into integrated performance with them. An actual
ACA is not needed in any response to this synopsis. The Air Force is
seeking only your plan and schedule, to accomplish this critical
interface. 6. Explain how you would accommodate the following: a.
Taking possession of the MTDs on an incremental basis as current
upgrades are completed, and b. Storage of devices. (During the
concurrency upgrades of this contract, and if programmed maintenance
training facilities are not available, or late to need, after
completing concurrency upgrades. Storage alternatives for concurrency
and facility non-availability must consider a two storage approaches.
The first, incremental, is for one or more trainers for one or more
months. The second, full suite, is for all trainers for varying lengths
of time.) 7. Your company's experience and operating philosophy
concerning the use of a guaranteed maintenance student concept. 8.
Description of the differences between your existing resources and all
additional resources needed to accomplish the above requirements. As
they become available, portions of the RFP will be placed on the
Pre-Award Information Exchange System (PIXS) electronic bulletin board
(access via modem at 513-476-7217). An industry day will be held at
0830 on 15 Feb 96 in the ASC/YW Management Information Center, Wright
Patterson Air Force Base, OH to solicit industry comments on the
planned acquisition approach. All prospective offerors are requested to
indicate by fax, prior to 5 Feb 96, their intent to participate in both
this competition and the 15 Feb 96 industry day. Send fax to
(513)255-1292, ATTN: Ms Teresa Cochran, C-17 MTD Contracting Officer,
with the following information: Company name, Point of Contact,
Telephone number, and Company Small Business status and 8A status.
Note: The Standard Industrial Classification (SIC) code for this effort
is 3728, Aircraft Equipment Not Elsewhere Classified, size standard
1000 employees. An Ombudsman has been established for this acquisition.
The only purpose of the Ombudsman is to receive and communicate serious
concerns from potential offerors when an offeror prefers not to use
established channels to communicate his/her concern during the proposal
development phase of this acquisition. Potential offerors should use
established channels to request information, pose questions, and voice
concerns before resorting to use of the Ombudsman. Potential offerors
are invited to contact ASC's Ombudsman, Colonel Michael J. Corcoran,
ASC/IG, Bldg 14, 1865 Fourth St Ste 12, Wright-Patterson AFB OH
45433-7126, phone number (513) 255-0600, with serious concerns only.
Routine communication concerning this acquisition should be directed to
the point of contact listed above. Information contained in this
synopsis is for information and planning purposes only, it does not
constitute a Request for Proposal (RFP) or an Invitation for Bid (IFB),
and it is not to be construed as a commitment by the Government.
Further, the Government reserves the right to set this acquisition
aside for small business. (0025) Loren Data Corp. http://www.ld.com (SYN# 0341 19960126\69-0002.SOL)
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