EDUCATION MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS -- REQUEST FOR INFORMATION This announcement constitutes a Request for Information synopsis and market research. Information contained in this synopsis is for planning purposes only. It does not constitute an invitation for sealed bid or request for proposal (RFP), nor is it to be construed as a commitment by the Government. The Government is currently conducting a market survey and analysis of government-off-the-shelf and commercial-off-the-shelf products that can meet the following requirements. The Education Management System (EMS) will be an information system supporting the education mission of the USAF Air Education and Training Command (AETC). The EMS will support all areas of the AETC education mission, including registrar (records management), admissions, scheduling, curriculum/course management, evaluations, production/quota management, student administration, faculty administration, research management, publications, financial management, equipment resources, and general office automation. It will collect, maintain, organize, analyze, and share education information electronically with the people managing and accomplishing the education mission. The EMS will support the management of resident and non-resident instruction, including distance learning (e.g., satellite and Internet). The EMS will be a distributed computer system that automates and integrates the management of AETC's education programs at the headquarters, school, and department-level organizations. It will be used by approximately 25 schools with missions including professional military education, professional continuing education, accessions, and degree granting education. Schools are located at three primary bases (Maxwell AFB AL, Gunter Annex of Maxwell AFB, and Wright-Patterson AFB OH) and twelve secondary bases (NCO Academies). ROTC students are attending 144 colleges and universities, as well as 609 high schools throughout the country. Distance education is conducted at all AF bases worldwide, as well as other military installations and civilian locations. Approximately 60,000 students annually attend residence programs, ranging from several days to all year in duration. More than 500,000 students annually participate in non-resident programs. The EMS must serve approximately 10,000 faculty and staff. The EMS will use a seamless network across all the sites of AETC education organizations. All EMS components (including application and database components) shall communicate via an open standard infrastructure for distributed communication across heterogeneous systems. The EMS will be structured so that it will be maintainable. Information about this requirement will be posted on the business opportunities web site called SARAH (San Antonio RFP and Acquisition Highway) for Air Force organizations in San Antonio, Texas. All future updates, information, etc. will be posted on this web site only and not in the CBD. No paper copies of information will be provided. Potential Vendors may express interest, make comments and ask questions via electronic mail. For businesses responding to the market research and are currently offering same or similar services are requested to provide what they have available within 25 days after the posting date of this notice. Point of contact is Lt. Sarah Dahl, Program Manager. Potential Vendors may email or fax comments or questions to Lt. Sarah Dahl at sarah.dahl@hermes.brooks.af.mil, Fax (210) 536-3308. All comments and questions must be in writing and must identify the company source, contact person, and phone number. WEB: San Antonio RFP and Acquisition Highway, http://www.brooks.af.mil/HSC/PKA/sarah.htm. E-MAIL: Lt. Sarah Dahl, Human Systems Center, Systems Program Office, Brooks AFB, TX, sarah.dahl@hermes.brooks.af.mil.

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