SOLICITATION NOTICE
99 -- FAA Tower Simulator Systems (TSS) Program
- Notice Date
- 7/24/2009
- Notice Type
- Presolicitation
- Contracting Office
- Department of Transportation, Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), Headquarters, FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION, AJA-46 HQ - FAA Headquarters (Washington, DC)
- ZIP Code
- 00000
- Solicitation Number
- 8538
- Response Due
- 8/7/2009
- Archive Date
- 8/22/2009
- Point of Contact
- Dawn Brown, 202-385-8571<br />
- E-Mail Address
-
dawn.n.brown@faa.gov
(dawn.n.brown@faa.gov)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- This announcement is issued in accordance with the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Acquisition Management System (AMS), Section 3.2.2.4. The FAA currently has a contract with Adacel Systems, Inc. to design, develop, produce, install and test TSS at various sites utilizing their proprietary MaxSim 4 software. The FAA has a requirement to procure the same software for 21 MaxSim Mobile Scenario Preparation Tool Stations (MSPTS). Adacel Systems, Inc. currently licenses the use of their proprietary MaxSim 4 software to the FAA on the TSS. The MSPTS gives the site the ability to develop visual database scenarios without interrupting training. The FAA plans to deploy the MSPTS to those HUB sites that currently have the TSS and scheduled to receive the TSS. It will be utilized to build scenarios for the Hub site and any satellite site designated to use the Hub site for training. The hardware for MSPTS will be provided by the government. The following characteristics describe the necessary functionality of the MSPTS: The scenario preparation tool (SPT) must be comprised of a set of graphical and tabular editing tools integrated on a single windows platform. The SPT must have the ability to be used to configure and modify playing areas, airspace objects, airport objects, aircraft parameters, weather and other scenario data. It also must provide the mechanisms to share data among currently installed Tower Simulation Systems within the FAA to allow data compression clean-up of databases, and to work with certain logs and reports. The graphical editing tool must allow a user to define airspace and airport features. It must provide the drawing tools to set fixes, ground vertices (points), and route segments that define and modify the ground maneuvering areas and airborne navigation features. This tool must also allow the ability to create background video maps for the radar displays. The tabular editing tools must provide the designer with data tables and forms. The SPT must provide the option to create scenarios from scratch or to copy, edit and save a previously designed scenario under a new name. The SPT must provide the means for users to configure, view and print logs and reports that are provided to assist the instructors in collecting training data and assessment information. In addition, the SPT must provide system reports to assist the scenario designers in determining and correcting design data errors. The SPT must provide the option to be broken down into four parts; the establishment of general parameters, the definition of common data for a playing areas, the creation of scenario specific data, and generating the scenario. Data generated through the SPT is designed to accommodate upward compatibility within the TSS software and hardware systems subject to the constraints of the COTS component manufacturers when upgrades are required. Any scenarios must be executable within the current Tower Simulation Systems installed within the FAA. The following activities need to be performed without interruption of any ongoing training. 1. Scenarios can be generated and tested using an interface.2. Scenarios and playing areas are able to be transferred to the TSS via a flash drive, or some compatible type of media. Firms interested in participating in a competitive procurement for this requirement are requested to submit a capabilities statement which addresses each of the aforementioned functionalities. It is requested that this statement also address the following: 1. Describe your experience and expertise in tower simulator software design and development. 2. Identify any subcontractor or teaming arrangements that may be used to fulfill the requirements3. Provide a completed Business Declaration Form (attached). The FAA will use the capabilities statements to determine if adequate capability exists among vendors to conduct full and open competition. This is not a request for offers and The FAA will not be liable for any costs associated with the preparation of responses nor reimburse or otherwise pay any costs incurred by any party responding to this survey. Interested firms should provide their capabilities statements electronically to the Contracting Officer at curtis.fields@faagov, or Contract Specialist at dawn.n.brown@faa.gov. They may also be provided to the following address. Federal Aviation Administration600 Independence Ave., SWWashington, DC 20591Attn: Curtis FieldsFOB 10B, Suite 4W150, It is requested that Capability Statements be submitted by 3:00 PM ET on Friday, August 7, 2009. The principle North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code for this effort is 541519, with a size standard of $23.0M.
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