K -- UPGRADE AND REFURBISH OPTIONS FOR FRASCA MODEL 141 (NEW

Notice Date

September 6, 2000

Contracting Office

Department of the Air Force, Direct Reporting Units, 10 ABW/LGC, 8110 Industrial Drive, Suite 200, USAF Academy, CO, 80840-2315

ZIP Code

80840-2315

Solicitation Number

F05611-00-M0121

Response Due

September 15, 2000

Point of Contact

Dana Kurtz, Contracting Specialist, Phone (719) 333-4054, Fax (719) 333-4404, Email dana.kurtz@usafa.af.mil -- Rose Roach, Contract Officer, Phone (719) 333-4969, Fax (719) 333-4404, Email rose.roach@usafa.af.mil

E-Mail Address

Dana Kurtz (dana.kurtz@usafa.af.mil)

Description

This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items prepared in accordance with the format in FAR Subpart 12.6 and FAR 13, as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation; quotations are being requested and a written statement will not be issued. This solicitation, F05611-00-M0121, is issued as a request for quotation (RFQ). Please note, there have been some changes made to the requirements for this solicitation from the last EPS listing on this RFQ. This solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular 97-19. The proposed solicitation listed here is set aside 100 percent for small business. The Standard Industrial Classification Number is 8734 and the Business Size Standard is 5 million. REQUESTERS MUST STATE THEIR BUSINESS SIZE ON EACH QUOTE. This synopsis outlines the requirements for Upgrade and Refurbish Options for Frasca Model 141, Flight Simulator as defined in the following description of work to be accomplished. All interested parties are encouraged to review these documents and provide written documentation to the contracting officer if they believe they can meet the stated requirements. All responses to this synopsis are due 15 September 2000. Please email all questions or concerns to dana.Kurtz@usafa.af.mil or rose. Roach@usafa.af.mil. No telephone requests will be accepted. Description: Upgrade and refurbish options for host computer Frasca Model 141, single engine flight training device. This upgrade replaces the following equipment; instructor's station (terminal, plotter, and desk) with a Pentium PC, color monitor, color printer, and a new desk. It also will replace the Flight Training Device's older central processing unit with Frasca's newest software. Upgrading the host is necessary to make it compatible with the newer software used with Graphic Instructor Station. This updated configuration is the same as installed in Frasca's newly manufactured FTD's. Instead of a keyboard and text based menus, the unit will present graphical images to the instructor which permits more intuitive monitoring of and allowing more time for instructing the student. Cockpit equipment including flight, engine, and systems controls and indicators will be modeled after actual aircraft parts. The flight simulation will begin at engine start through taxi, takeoff, climb, cruise, slow flight, stalls, descent and landing for use at the Air Force Academy with the Pilot Training Program conducted at Colorado Springs, Colorado. This will require the re-hosting of FTD's older unit with Pentium PC and Frasca's newest software for additional computer capacity. The systems should be at least Pentium family of processors on a PC running either the Windows 95 or Windows 98 operating systems. The systems should be at least Pentium II computers with 400 MHZ processing speed, 64 MB memory, and 4.3 GB hard drives. All current NIFA (National Intercollegiate Flying Association) configuration and scoring programs for the Ground Trainer (simulator) and IFR events shall be included with the system software. The update and refurbish options for the Frasca Model 141 shall also include the following: 1. Operation and maintenance manuals shall be updated if operating procedures are changed. 2. Component parts shall be identified with vendor part numbers and vendor addresses. 3. Stability and control derivatives and aircraft constants shall be easily accessed and changed (within 15 seconds). 4. Initial flight conditions shall be easily set and changed between runs. 5. The ability to build and store variety of aircraft shall be provided. 6. The update rate for the equations of motion (EOMs) shall be high enough to eliminate perceived computational lags by the pilot. 7. Time history plots of key parameters shall be obtained easily. 8. Student designed control laws shall be easily incorporated and flown. 9. The EOMs shall be documented in the manual with all terms included and the numerical integration technique. 10. An error function for tracking tasks shall be provided. 11. The CPU shall be capable of being maintained and trouble shot by USAF technicians. 12. The new hardware shall be commercial-off-the-shelf Pentium computers with either the Windows 95 or Windows 98 operating system. Shipping of all equipment, parts and computer software shall be provided by the contractor. The contractor shall be responsible for re-hosting of the FTD's older unit on site at the US Air Force Academy. CLIN 0001 Quantity 1, Unit of Issue EA, Unit Price $____________, Total $____________ Upgrade Frasca Model 141 flight simulator, which is a single engine flight-training device. This upgrade replaces the existing instructor's station (terminal, plotter, and desk) with a Pentium PC, color monitor, color printer, and a new desk. This portion of the upgrade will require the re-hosting of FTD's older unit with Pentium PC and Frasca's newest software for additional computer capacity. The contractor shall re-host the software onto the Pentium family of processors on a PC running either the Windows 95 or Windows 98 operating system. The systems shall be at least Pentium II computers with 400 MHZ processing speed, 64 MB memory, and 4.3 GB hard drives. CLIN 0002 Quantity 1, Unit of Issue EA, Unit Price $____________, Total$____________ Radio Stack Upgrade-FTD's current NAV/COM radio stack will be replaced with Frasca's newest simulated avionics package, SAP 100, which looks and operates very similar to the nav/com radio stacks that are installed in the most modern aircraft. Advantages are the ability to train students on more modern nav/com radios with digital, flip/flop frequency selectors and standby functions. (Required for GIST and Host upgrade). CLIN 0003 Quantity 1, Unit of Issue EA, Unit Price $____________, Total$____________ GPS Upgrade-This upgrade installation shall include Bendix/King KLN 89B or 90B GPS. The GPS unit provides all of the navigation position outputs, as it would be in the aircraft. Provide position and altitude data to the unit. Provide removable cartridge containing Navigation database. (Required for GIST and Host Upgrade. CLIN 0004 Quantity 1, Unit of Issue EA, Unit Price $____________, Total$____________ Visual System Upgrade-Provide a new FVS200T textured color visual system; using a Pentium PC and a color monitor. The FVS200T utilizes raster-based technology that creates realistic airport scenes as added detail to runway surface, ground patterns, and sky cloud patterns. (Required for FIST and Host Upgrades). CLIN 0005 Quantity 1, Unit of Issue EA, Unit Price $____________, Total$____________ Factory Refurbishment/Warranty-The FTD will be refurbished to original specifications, including but not limited to, repairing or replacing assemblies and components as needed, calibrating circuitry, cleaning and lubricating mechanical linkages and installing various service modifications. In addition, a one-year warranty will be reinstated on the FTD, which will include parts exchange for Frasca components. Government proposed delivery is 45 days after receipt of order. Contractor proposed delivery is ___________. FOB for this RFQ is Destination. Delivery of items shall be accomplished between 7:30 a.m. and 3:30 p.m., local time, Monday through Friday. No deliveries to be made on Saturdays, Sundays, or federal holidays. FAR 52.212-4, Contract Terms and Conditions -- Commercial Items, FAR 52.212-5, Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or Executive Orders-Commercial Items, to include clauses (b)(12)(13)(14)(15)(22). DFARS 252.212-7001, Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or Executive Orders Applicable to Defense Acquisitions of Commercial Items; 252.225-7001, Buy American Act and Balance of Payment Program (41 U.S.C. 10, E.O. 10582); 252.225-7036, North American Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act (Alt I); and 252.204-7004, Required Central Contractor Registration. Offerors must comply with all instructions contained in FAR 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors -- Commercial. The following additional FAR provisions and clauses apply: FAR 52.212-2, Evaluation -- Commercial Item, the Government will award a contract resulting from this solicitation to the responsible offeror whose offer conforming to the solicitation will be most advantageous to the Government, price and other factors considered. The following factors shall be listed in descending order of importance used to evaluate offers: 1-technical capability of the item offered to meet the Government requirement, 2-past performance, and 3-price. Technical is more important than Past performance (see FAR 15.304); and are significantly more important than cost or price. An "or equal" will not be accepted and offerors that bid an "or equal" will be considered non-responsive. Past performance will be evaluated on similar or like work performed/supplied in the past three (3) years. Past Performance shall be limited to 3 years and would be an addendum to 52.212-1. Price will be evaluated to determine its fairness, completeness, and reasonableness as it relates to the items offered. Government proposed delivery is 45 days after receipt of order. Contractor proposed delivery is ___________. FAR 52.212-3, Offeror Representations and Certifications-Commercial Items, a completed copy of this provision shall be submitted with the offer. Full text of the provision is available at the e-mail address; http://farsite.hill.af.mil. .Offers must be received at the Operational Contracting Office, 8110 Industrial Drive, Suite 200, USAF Academy, CO 80840-2315, no later than 3:00 p.m. Mountain Daylight Time on 15 September 2000. Facsimile quotes are acceptable; at (719) 333-4404, however, a hard copy must follow by mail. Contact Contract Specialist, Dana Kurtz at (719)333-4986 or Contracting Officer, Rose Roach, at 719-333-4969.prior to faxing quote.

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Record

Loren Data Corp. 20000908/KSOL001.HTM (D-250 SN493479)