Operational Contracting Division, 1940 Allbrook Dr, Ste 3 Bldg 1, WPAFB OH 45433-5309

R -- FLIGHT SIMULATION FACILITIES SUPPORT SOL F33601-97-R-9002 POC For Copy, ASC/PKWO, Attn: Bldg 260, 1940 Allbrook Dr, Ste 3, WPAFB OH 45433-5309 POC: B. Foster/PKWOV/937-257-5841 Fax No 937-257-3926. Wright Laboratory's Flight Dynamics Directorate anticipates a competitive acquisition for technical services in support of real-time, human-in-loop flight simulation activities conducted within the Control Integration and Assessment Branch (WL/FIGD), Vehicle-Pilot Integration Branch (WL/FIGP), Crew Systems Branch (ASC/ENFC) and Development Planning Directorate (ASC/XRA). Specific duty locations include buildings 145, 146, 33 as well as the ''Speckled Trout'' aircraft, for which primarily purchasing support is required. The anticipated period of performance is 01 Oct 97 through 30 Sep 98. Four one-year options may be awarded. Sources capable of providing these services are being sought. In addition to the information requested in the paragraph below entitled ''Capabilities Package,'' responding parties must also indicate thier size status in relation to the applicable Standard Industrial Classification (SIC) code 8731. Businesses, including their affiliates, employing an average of 1000 individuals or fewer during the past 12 months are considered small. Sources with 8(a) status or otherwise classified as small disadvantaged business should state accordingly in their responses. A. Current Contracts: This effort encompasses the follow-on requirements for the following current contracts: F33601-93-DJ016 - Supporting Flight Control Technologies efforts in WL/FIGD; F33601-93-DJ019 - Supporting Vehicle-Pilot Integration efforts in WL/FIGP; and F33657-91-C2067 - Supporting the Crewstation Evaluation work within ASC/ENFC. In addition, the effort includes a new requirement for support of the Simulation and Analysis Facility (SIMAF) efforts in ASC/XRA. Releasable portions of these current contracts may be obtained through functional request made directly to the contracting office identified herein. Due to the size of the documents involved, requestor pick-up of documents at the contracting office is preferred (Buildings one and 260, Area C, WPAFB OH). Copies of the contracts, however, will be provided through standard U.S. Postal service as requested. Requests may be submitted under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) at the discretion of the submitting party. B. Requirement Description: Refer to requirement decription and further background in supplement to this synopsis at URL http://www.pixs.wpafb.af.mil. Users should select the FSFSS library from the PIXS RFP area. Users may contact the PIXS system operator, John Harshbarger at 937-255-2739, with concerns regarding PIXS access. C. Capabilities Package: Interested parties must submit a capabilities package that is brief and concise, yet clearly demonstrates ability to meet the stated requirements with sufficiently qualified personnel. The capabilites package should clearly present evidence that the interested party is fully capable of providing the required services and as such may contain any information (subject to the page limitations stated below) the interested party feels is relevant. The following issues/areas must be addressed: 1) Contractor background/experience in providing on-site service in support of R&D human-in-the-loop simulation testing in large amplitude motion base simulators, dome simulators, networked sumulations, display simulations, and crew station workload simulations; 2) Contractor's abilities in performing the variety of tasks involved in supporting the simulation environment including experience in cockpit development, display development, real-time network analysis, head and eye tracker systems; 3) The nature and extent of anticipated subcontracting, identifying specific areas of the effort for which subcontracting would be relied upon; 4) Contractor capabilities with regard to the required personnel diversity and staffing flexibility, addressing specifically the contractor's capabilities in accommodating significant requirement increases and decreases, as well as maintaining the ability to quickly access sufficient number of personnel (for sudden requirement surges) during exteded period of relatively light workload. Responses must not exceed 20 single-spaced 10-point typed pages. All materials submitted in response to this sources sought synopsis must be received no later than 27 Dec 96. Interested parties should direct all communications of a technical nature to Mr. Fredrick Unfried, Aerospace Engineer, 937-255-4618. Send all capabilites materials and non-technical inquires concerning this acquisition to Barry Foster, Contract Specialist, 937-257-5841, 1940 Allbrook Drive, Suite 3, Wright-Patterson AFB OH 45433-5309. This solicitation will be issued approx 97 FEB 03. 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, Mr Daniel L. Kugel, ASC/SY, Bldg 52, 2475 K Street, Suite 1, Wright-Patterson AFB OH 45433-7642, at (513) 255-3855, E-Mail kugeldl@sy.wpafb.af.mil, with serious concerns only. (0330)

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