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69 -- E-3 AWACS MISSION TRAINING CENTER (MTC) PROGRAM SOL F33657-98-R-0021 POC Capt Bob Gileza, (937) 255-7388, ext 226/Paul Weikert, ext 272/Lt Jarens Murray, ext 280 The Government intends to enter into a service contract for the E-3 AWACS Mission Training Center (MTC) Program through full and open competition to provide a training capability for aircrews using E-3 AWACS systems. The E-3 AWACS MTC program will provide a Distributed Mission Training (DMT) capability for the E-3 AWACS units in Air Combat Command (ACC) and Air Education and Training Command (AETC). This acquisition anticipates employing a Commercial Training Simulation Services (CTSS) approach, similar to the F-15C Aerial Combat Enhanced Simulation (ACES) contract, awarded Nov 1997. The E-3 AWACS MTC program will provide HQ ACC a simulation service at Tinker AFB OK to support full mission training for all AWACS mission crew operators, including briefing, debriefing, and operations, for a full range of AWACS employment options in a DMT environment. The service will also provide an E-3 MTC at Tyndall AFB FL to support AETC's Undergraduate Controller Training for all AWACS mission crew operators, including briefing, debriefing, and operations, for a full range of training scenarios in either an integrated mode in a DMT environment or a stand-alone mode. The E-3 AWACS MTC contract will allow the Government to buy services on an availability basis, versus a device or hardware. The contractor is expected to own all hardware and software, and be responsible for all trainer concurrency and technology upgrades with the current aircraft configuration. Instructors and courseware will be provided by the Air Force. The contractor shall be responsible for system operation instruction; system maintenance; product baseline management; training system modification; and system availability. The contractor shall maintain the training devices concurrent with the changing configuration of the fielded E-3 AWACS aircraft and insert new technology, as it becomes available. The service is expected to be placed on contract by Nov 98 with service commencing by Oct 00. We have made several important changes to this acquisition. First, the Initial Training Capability required in Jun 99 has been deleted from this program. This contract will provide a full MTC capability by Oct 00 at Tinker AFB. Second, we have changed the AETC fielding schedule from 3 MTCs in Mar 00. We will require the first Tyndall site by Jan 01.. Third, we are pursuing an early services approach to alleviate risk. A related Request for Information will be published in the CBD and posted on PIXS. The System Capabilities Requirements Document will be posted on PIXS at least one week prior to our second Industry Day. Your company is invited to participate in our second Industry Days on 22-24 July 98 at Wright-Patterson AFB, OH. One-on-one meetings will be held on 24 July. The location for the 22-23 July meeting will be Area B/Bldg. 560 (B-1 SPO along the flightline)/Rm. 205. There are approximately 100 seats available. RSVP for the meeting is requested NLT 17 July 98. The agenda and time for the meeting will be posted on the Air Force Pre-Award Information Exchange System (PIXS). This meeting will focus on system requirements, associated cost, schedule and technical concerns, risk assessment and acquisition strategy. The results of this meeting will affect significant aspects of both the acquisition strategy and the resultant solicitation/contract. This procurement will utilize an electronic bulletin board for the bidders' library in an effort to streamline the communication process between the Government and industry. All releasable E-3 AWACS MTC information will be posted on the PIXS at http://pixs.wpafb.af.mil/pixslibr/AWACSMTC/AWACSMTC.asp. For questions concerning operation of the PIXS system contact the system administrator, Mr. Johnny Harshbarger, at (937) 255-2739. The program title is AWACSMTC. Contact Capt Bob Gileza at (937) 255-7388 ext. 226 or e-mail: gilezarm@asc-yw.wpafb.af.mil. As a minimum, the selected contractor shall be required to hold a Secret facility clearance in order to participate on this program. As stated above, the government intends to contractfor the acquisition of training flight hours only, and anticipates adequate price competition will be sufficient to justify price reasonableness. As part of the source selection process, the government will require interested parties to demonstrate their capability in order to assess the realism of the proposed schedule and prospective training utility. An ombudsman has been established for this program. 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 concerns during proposal development phase of the acquisition. Potential offerors are invited to contact ASC's Ombudsman's, Mr. Stephen Plaisted, ASC/SYI, Bldg. 572, 1790 10th Street, Rm. 102.01, Wright-Patterson AFB OH 45433-7630; E-mail: stephen.plaisted@ascsy.wpafb.af.mil; phone: (937) 255-9095. Posted 07/08/98. (0189)

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