Naval Air Warfare Center Training Systems Division, 12350 Research Parkway, Orlando, FL 32826-3224

69 -- SYSTEM DESIGN, MANUFACTURE, AND INSTALLATION, OF TRAINING DEVICES TO REPLACE EXISTING OBSOLETE DEVICES FOR THE NAVY'S AVIATION ELECTRONICS (AE) SCHOOL SOL N61339-96-R-0047 POC Mary Lu Valentine, 407-380-4155/Contracting Officer, Michael J. White, 407-380-4085 The NAWC, TSD is contemplating an acquisition to procure two maintenance type training devices based on real aircraft systems to provide basic electrical troubleshooting training for the Navy's Aviation Electronics (AE) School located at the Naval Air Technical Training Center, Naval Air Station, Pensacola, FL. This procurement will include hardware, full ILS documentation and repair parts. The Government intends to procure in the basic, 30 month contract period of performance beginning on or about January 1997, five 6E36 Basic Aircraft Electrical Systems Training Devices in Lot I. Each will consist of an identical configuration of 12 student stations networked to 2 instructor stations. Each station will be computer driven to train students in the basic organizational maintenance troubleshooting of aircraft electrical wiring, connectors and switches. The aircraft systems to be simulated are arresting gear, speed brakes, nosewheel steering, synchro gauges, tachometer, windshield anti-ice, and wing de-ice. The student hardware console will be approximately 5' wide, 2.5' deep, 5' tall. It will provide a simulated aircraft cockpit with switches, gauges, and simulated digital multimeter. The center section of the instrument panel will contain a video monitor to display animated aircraft gauges and indicators with high resolution graphics. Separate panels will be used to house simulated circuit breakers and cannon protectors for student troubleshooting. All instructor stations will be identical, containing a commercial computer desk, computer, keyboard, mouse, 20'' monitor, and network hardware. Instructor stations will control/monitor student stations such as initiation of simulated fault conditions and maintenance checks. Lot II will be an option for one additional 6E36 Training Device, Identical to Lot I configuration, and 2 Training Devices 6E37 Inertial Navigation Systems Trainer. Delivery will be required within 36 months of the basic contract award. Device 6E37 will be a Multimedia training device consisting of an LCD projector, large screen display, computer, and software. It will be used in the classroom by instructors for mediated interactive lecture. Graphics will be developed in high resolution to provide a high fidelity display of an aircraft cockpit with selected inertial navigation and attitude heading reference components. Instructors will use the system to walk the student through INS alignment procedures using animated indicators, knobs and switches. The 6E37 will also allow instructors to implement 10-15 simulated fault conditions for visual display of system responses. This requirement will be defined in a forthcoming statement of work and specification and will result in a firm fixed price contract. Those firms having trainer design, development, manufacturing and modification experience are requested to submit the following information in original and one copy to the contracting officer indicated not later than 30 days from the date of this notice. All respondents must provide the following information: (1) Company size in relation to SIC code 3699 (750 employees). (2) Prime or subcontract interest. (3) Specific capabilities or plan for obtaining the capabilities to perform the effort as related to the above information. Responses must address all criteria specified above to be considered. The purpose of this notice is to solicit information as to the capabilities of potential offerors. The government will not pay for any information received in response to this notice nor will the government compensate any respondent for any cost incurred in development of information provided to the Government. All responses to this notice will be considered prior to further acquisition action by the Government. Any information received as a result of this notice will not be provided to other contractors. No solicitation currently exists. However, any formal solicitation will be preceded by a separate synopsis. (0100)

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