SOURCES SOUGHT
U -- COMMAND AIRCRAFT CREW TRAINING (CACT) PROGRAM FOR ACADEMIC AND SIMULATOR TRAINING ON THE C-37A and C-37B AIRCRAFT
- Notice Date
- 1/8/2009
- Notice Type
- Sources Sought
- NAICS
- 611512
— Flight Training
- Contracting Office
- Department of the Navy, Naval Air Systems Command, Naval Air Warfare Center Training Systems Division, 12350 Research Parkway, Code 253, Orlando, Florida, 32826-3224
- ZIP Code
- 32826-3224
- Solicitation Number
- N61339-09-R-0018
- Archive Date
- 2/6/2009
- Point of Contact
- Alan W Wright,, Phone: 407-380-4066, Tracy Hunter,, Phone: 407-380-8212
- E-Mail Address
-
alan.wright@navy.mil, tracey.hunter@navy.mil
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- The Naval Air Warfare Center Training Systems Division (NAWCTSD), Orlando, FL has a requirement to support the Navy’s Command Aircraft Crew Training (CACT) Program for academic and simulator training on the C-37A (Navy configured Gulfstream G-V) and C-37B aircraft (Navy configured Gulfstream G-550). A commercial, Firm Fixed Price (FFP) Requirements contract is anticipated with a 60-month period of performance commencing 01 October 2009. North American Industry Classification Systems (NAICS) Code is 611512, size standard $21.5 million. This acquisition is anticipated to be conducted in accordance with FAR 6.1, Full and Open Competition. The following C-37A and C-37B specific individual courses are required: C-37A/B (G-V/G-550) Differences Training, C-37A (G-V) and C-37B (G-550) Pilot Initial Training, C-37A (G-V) and C-37B (G-550) Pilot Recurrent Training, C-37A/B (G-V/G-550) Maintenance Initial Training, C-37A (G-V) and C-37B (G-550) Crew Chief Recurrent Training, C-37A/B Flight Attendant/Emergency Initial Training and C-37A/B Flight Attendant/Emergency Recurrent Training. The following individual non-aircraft specific International Procedures training courses are required: Pilot Initial International Procedures Training and Pilot Recurrent International Procedures Training. The C-37A/B pilot courses must be presented at a Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Part 142 certified training center for the Gulfstreams G-V and G-550 aircraft at time of training. All contractor C-37A/B pilot instructors shall be certified under the 14 CFR Part 142 Training Center certification. For all courses, the contractor shall provide: all the necessary facilities, certified instructors, management personnel, scheduling/administrative personnel; materials; rights for use of materials for this contracted training, training devices, simulators; and courseware/materials needed for each course. Pilot Initial course attendees will be designated "military aviators". C-37A/B Pilot Recurrent course attendees will be qualified Navy C-37A/B "pilot-in-command" or "second pilot military aviators" who will have normally completed the C-37A/B Pilot Initial Course. These C-37A/B CACT program training courses require classroom (academic and practical) training, a Cockpit Familiarization Trainer (CFT) that depicts all cockpit systems, a Part Task Trainer (PTT) for aircraft system training with trainee input and trainer response capability, and both C-37A (G-V) and C-37B (G-550), Level “D” flight simulators. In lieu of the CFT or PTT, a higher order device may be used. Courses are stand-alone in that no contractor, pre-arrival training requirements of the trainee will be allowed. Courses may be existing commercial-off-the-shelf (COTS) training courses modified to meet specific requirements delineated herein. All training courses shall be taught in compliance with the C-37A/B Model Manager Approved Training Syllabi. The contractor will be required to submit training syllabus for each course for government approval. C-37A/B training will not result in a FAA check flight or certification. Anticipated annual throughput for this requirement will be approximately fifteen (15) Pilot Initial students, 49 Pilot Recurrent students, three (3) Differences Training students, sixteen (16) Crew Chief Recurrent students, ten (10) Maintenance Initial students, seven (7) Flight Attendant/Emergency Initial students, eight (8) Flight Attendant/Emergency Recurrent students, twelve (12) International Procedures Initial, and sixteen (16) International Procedures Recurrent students. Businesses capable of accomplishing the required services are invited to submit literature, brochures, and capability summaries identifying, at a minimum, business size and past and/or current performance (within past three years) on similar contracts (include dollar value, complexity and point of contact). Brevity of extraneous information is desired. Responses or questions are requested to be sent to alan.wright@navy.mil, but can be faxed to 407-380-4742, or mailed to: Naval Air Warfare Center Training Systems Division; ATTN: A. Wright - 25341; 12350 Research Pkwy.; Orlando, FL 32826-3275. Responses are requested by 3:00 PM EST, 22 Jan 2009. The submission of this information is for planning purposes only and is not to be construed as a commitment by the government to procure any services, nor does the government assume any financial obligation for any information received. No solicitation document exists at this time. Questions concerning this requirement should be directed to the Contract Specialist, Alan Wright, via email at alan.wright@navy.mil (preferred) or by telephone at (407) 380-4742.
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- Place of Performance
- Address: TBD, United States
- Record
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