SOURCES SOUGHT
99 -- Traffic Flow Management Modernization (TFM-M)
- Notice Date
- 5/27/2003
- Notice Type
- Sources Sought
- Contracting Office
- FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION, ASU-340 FAA Headquarters (ASU)
- ZIP Code
- 00000
- Solicitation Number
- 3106
- Response Due
- 6/26/2003
- Point of Contact
- Tim Eckert, 703-326-3799
- E-Mail Address
-
Email your questions to Tim.Eckert@faa.gov
(Tim.Eckert@faa.gov)
- Description
- The FAA=E2=80=99s Traffic Flow and Enterprise Management (TF&EM) Inte= grated Product Team (IPT), AUA-700, is responsible for developing and deplo= ying technology to support the safe and efficient movement of aircraft thro= ugh the NAS. They are responsible for ensuring that new TFM systems and te= chnologies provide NAS-level benefits in addition to providing localized be= nefits within a particular volume of airspace or phase of flight. AUA-700 = is planning for the modernization of the current TFM system. Modernization of the existing TFM system will replace portions of the exist= ing automation systems with a modernized automation environment that suppor= ts both legacy and new functional capabilities. The automation systems to = be modernized by the TFM-M program include the current TFM centralized proc= essing capability located at the Volpe National Transportation Systems Cent= er in Cambridge, MA; the TFM subsystems located at the FAA Air Traffic Cont= rol System Command Center (ATCSCC) in Herndon, VA and at the William J. Hug= hes Technical Center (WJHTC) in Atlantic City, NJ; and the TFM subsystems l= ocated at various ATC facilities. This Screening Information Request (hereafter referred to as SIR1) is being= conducted to identify qualified technical sources for a contract to design= , develop, test and implement the modernized TFM system. This contract sha= ll also have options for additional Maintenance and Training Tasks and Eng= ineering Services on an as-ordered basis by the Government. Projected aw= ard of a contract is anticipated by June 2004, with a period of performance= from the date of award for a minimum of one (1) year and a maximum of twel= ve (12) years inclusive of all options. The Government desires unlimited ri= ghts to all data and computer software produced under this contract in acco= rdance with FAAAMS provision 3.5-13 (Rights in Data =E2=80=93 General)(Octo= ber 96). In order to make a determination of qualified bidders, the FAA requires the= following information from interested sources:=20 1.=09Capabilities Statement - This statement shall contain all information = identified in Section L. =20 2.=09Completion of the attached Business Declaration form and Representatio= ns and Certifications. SIR1 proper consists of the following sections: 1.Section C, Draft Statement of Work, 2.Section L, Capabilities Statement Requirements, 3.Section M, Evaluation Factors, 4.Acronym List, and 5. Representations and Certifications and Business Declaration Form The draft Statement of Work identifies the preliminary areas of tasking tha= t are expected to be required in the TFM-M Program. Interested parties res= ponding to SIR1 should carefully consider if they have all the expertise re= quired to meet the Government=E2=80=99s expected tasking. The purpose of t= he evaluation is to identify those Offerors that have the expertise, intere= st, and capabilities to perform these tasks. In the case where multiple ven= dors have teamed together to submit a Capabilities Statement, the Governmen= t will consider the capabilities of all members of the Team during the eval= uation. Cost information is not requested. SIR1 is for informational purposes only and shall not be construed as a com= mitment or a promise of a contract by the Government. SIR1 does not commit= the Government to pay any costs incurred in the submission of responses. A= n Offeror must be found qualified under SIR1 in order to submit a proposal = under the subsequent TFM-M RFO/SIR (SIR 2). Offerors shall be notified in= writing whether they qualify for SIR2. If selected as a qualified source= for SIR2, the qualified Offeror=E2=80=99s team shall be the only team perm= itted to submit a SIR 2 proposal. Changes in teaming arrangements after SI= R1 qualification will invalidate Offeror eligibility for consideration unde= r SIR2 =E2=80=93 unless prior approval is obtained by the Contracting Offic= er in the case of unusual circumstances. Projected schedule dates are as follows: =20 Determination of Offerors qualified to submit SIR 2 proposal =E2=80=93 Augu= st 03 Issuance of and comments received on draft RFO/SIR from qualified Offerors = =E2=80=93 August 03 Issuance of SIR2 to qualified offerors =E2=80=93 late August-early Septembe= r 03 Receipt of proposals =E2=80=93 November 03 Contract Award =E2=80=93 June 04 Your response and Capabilities Statement must be submitted in accordance wi= th L.5 of this SIR.
- Web Link
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FAA Contract Opportunities
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- Record
- SN00332706-W 20030529/030527213308 (fbodaily.com)
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