SOURCES SOUGHT
17 -- Air Traffic Control Simulator
- Notice Date
- 5/15/2012
- Notice Type
- Sources Sought
- NAICS
- 336413
— Other Aircraft Parts and Auxiliary Equipment Manufacturing
- Contracting Office
- ACC-RSA - (Aviation), ATTN: AMSAM-AC, Building 5303, Martin Road, Redstone Arsenal, AL 35898-5280
- ZIP Code
- 35898-5280
- Solicitation Number
- W31P4Q12RFISC
- Response Due
- 5/30/2012
- Archive Date
- 7/29/2012
- Point of Contact
- Sarah Chatman, 256-876-6877
- E-Mail Address
-
ACC-RSA - (Aviation)
(sarah.chatman@peoavn.army.mil)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- The Air Traffic Control (ATC) Simulator requirement is for a single common ATC simulator system that provides realistic training for US Army air traffic controllers when not engaged with actual air traffic while operating in an Army ATC system. The ATC simulator will simulate a start to finish control effort, meaning Mobile Tower System (MOTS) & Tactical Terminal Control System (TTCS) simulation at the airfield for take-off/landing under Visual Flight Rules (VFR), radar simulation for surveillance and precision approach Air Traffic Navigation Integration and Coordination System (ATNAVICS), Fix Base Precision Approach Radar (FBPAR), and Airspace Information Center / Enhanced Flight Traffic Management Services functions and airspace de-confliction Tactical Airspace Integration System(TAIS). These may be separate software programs contained on a common piece of hardware. Position of the virtual aircraft must be consistent across each platform, for example an aircraft in the tower simulator is in the same location, at the same heading, altitude, speed, on the RADAR simulator, and on the airspace management simulation. The goal is one simulator system that can perform all ATC task. The simulator system(s) shall have the capability of integrating together to allow for tower, precision approach/airport surveillance radar and flight following to train separately or as a full crew trainer. The system(s) shall be capable of performing the required 15Q Military Occupational Specialty (MOS) critical task. The system(s) shall also be able to be stored and transported inside/with the tactical systems (ATNAVICS, MOTS, TTCS, TAIS) when not in use. The system(s) must achieve an Army simulation accreditation prior to acceptance and be able to maintain the accreditation for the lifecycle of the hardware/software. The system(s) shall be tactical, ruggedized, and reside in a transit/pelican case. The simulator system(s) shall provide synthetic voice response and voice recognition to allow controllers to talk to the simulator. The voice recognition system recognizes and interprets the controller's commands and translates them to actual aircraft movement depicted on the simulator system(s). The simulator(s) acknowledges controller instructions using synthetic voice and provide corrective actions to the operator. The system(s) shall have a supervisor/pseudo pilot ability allowing for the override of the voice response capability and integration of additional air/ground movements. The system(s) shall have the ability to integrate multiple airfield databases and training scenario development should be easily completed at a unit level with minimal training. Hard copy operator and maintenance manuals shall be provided with the system(s). Sustainment of the equipment and updates to the SW may also be required after the initial development is complete. Operation of the simulator should be at a difficultly level that current Army air traffic controllers can operation the system with the appropriate training. SW development should be modular to allow continuous development and improvement. HW and SW must support simultaneous, collective training for all operating positions within each tactical system and between tactical systems. Training consideration shall include a Plan of Instruction (POI) and Lesson Plan (LP) development. Tower (MOTS/TTCS) Simulator System: To achieve system effectiveness, the minimum capabilities of the system must be measured against required ATC tower skills at the local, ground and flight data positions. The tower simulator shall provide/display an accurate geo-specific 3D out the window view as viewed from the ATC tower. The tower system shall provide an actual visual display with field of view (FOV) of 45 degrees vertical and 315 degrees horizontal with the capability of providing a 360 degrees horizontal and plus or minus 90 degrees vertical FOV. The capability shall exist for the tower FOV to be viewed from any location, ground to 100 feet AGL, on all airfield databases. The tower Capabilities must include weather and seasonal environmental changes, day and night operations, instrument meteorological conditions (IMC) with will require instrument flight rules (IFR), and visual meteorological conditions (VMC), which will require visual flight rules (VFR) capabilities, accurate depiction of aircraft/vehicles with characteristics; to include all US Military fixed wing and rotary wing aircraft, and a sample of civilian commercial and general aviation profiles, all US Military unmanned aircraft systems profiles with accurate launch and recovery capabilities to other than primary runway surfaces. For examples of the aircraft types refer to FAA FAR Parts 23,25,27,29, and FAA Super, Heavy, Large, and Small categories of aircraft. The system shall accurately depict desired airfield environments and movement areas and have the ability to update movement's areas with proper training, emulate airport/weather and radar information and emulate standard tower communication capabilities. Airport/airfield database movement areas should allow for helicopter, fixed wing, and UAV traffic to land, depart, taxi and operate at desired locations as specified by the controller. All legs of the traffic patterns should be easily manipulated during scenario development. ATNAVICS/ FBPAR Simulator System: The ATNAVICS and FBPAR final approach radars are the same and any simulation system should be accredited for both. The radar simulator shall emulate all PAR and airport surveillance approach (ASR) operational functions found on the ATNAVICS system. The simulator shall consist of ASR and PAR positions. All soft key functionality shall work exactly as it does in the ATNAVICS. The tracking ball (mouse) shall look like and function like the hardware found in the ATNAVICS. The PAR shall have the capability of ranging 10 nautical miles, the ASR shall have the capability of ranging 25 nautical miles, and the Secondary Surveillance Radar SSR shall have the capability of ranging 60 nautical miles. The PAR final approach system shall simulate the exact course and glide slope functionality and visual depictions found in the ATNAVICS. The system shall have the following capabilities: (a) To develop and display maps using the commands provided in the ATNAVICS ASR Mapping feature. (b)To simulate tracks coasting and to simulate the loss and re-acquisition of tracks. (c) To simulate the full set of ATNAVICS SDD main menus and submenus and to use the menus using both keyboard function keys and trackball or mouse. (d) To simulate the Communication Selection Panel (CSP) or Communication Access Unit (CAU) allowing the Operator to select radios and voice communications. (e) For the Operator to direct the simulated aircraft on final approach verbally and for the simulated aircraft to respond to Operator transmissions. TAIS Simulator System: The TAIS Simulator System will provide a collective training simulation/stimulation capability to allow event-driven scenarios that replicate unit battle drills and combat actions. The flight following capability shall facilitate home station training of collective operator and section tasks without the need for participation by other external MC systems and/or external agencies or organizations. The flight following capability shall provide for realistic Air Traffic Services (ATS) simulation of TAIS performing AIC functions without the need for live aircraft and aircrew participation. This capability shall provide for creation of simulated air tracks and a simple trainer interface to allow the trainer to "fly" the air tracks using scenario based inputs or gaming technology. The AN/TSQ-221 Tactical Airspace Integration System (TAIS), also known as a "Full" TAIS, is a mobile, airspace management system providing combined air-ground operational environment management based on joint service and information system inputs. It is the Army's system of record for the integration and synchronization of Airspace Command and Control (AC2) and Air Traffic Services (ATS) within the Army Battle Command System (ABCS) System of Systems (SoS). A digitized Battlefield Automated System (BAS), TAIS provides situational awareness of friendly and enemy air activity and is interoperable with joint, coalition, and civil aviation forces. It is currently employed by the United States Army in every theater of operation. TAIS Variants The Tactical Airspace Integration System (TAIS) comes in two variants: single-user portable workstations and the shelter-mounted vehicle ("Full" TAIS) with full capabilities. The AN/FSQ-211, or TAIS Airspace Work Station (AWS), is a portable computer system that hosts the TAIS mission software. The AWS provides a single operator position and relies on external support for air track information and communications connectivity. TAIS AWS are located at every level in the Army from Brigade Combat Team and supporting brigades to theater echelons. This notice is not a request for proposals. The government will not award a contract on the basis of this notice, or otherwise pay for information solicited by it. Funding for the first year is available for this requirement. Proprietary information should be clearly marked. The requested information is for planning and market research purposes only and will not be publicly released. In responding to this RFI, please adhere to the numbering and areas of concentration. If you do not respond to a specific statement, please acknowledge by placing a "NA" by the applicable number. Approach Please address all two of the following scenarios: Scenario 1: Cost and schedule estimate for producing an ATC Simulator and providing a full level 3 TDP to PM ATC with all technical data rights. The SW developed for the system shall be provided to the Government with unlimited data rights to all of the software lines of code. Scenario 2: Cost and schedule estimate for producing an ATC Simulator without the TAIS functions. General 1. Provide a brief description of your company's expertise and qualifications for providing Engineering Services and Air Traffic Control Simulation. 2. Provide and describe examples of your company's experience in designing/modifying Air Traffic Control Simulators. Also, your company's integrated approach to production, software enhancements and fixes, fielding, and maintenance of previously produced systems. 3. Provide information on hardware and software production/modification and production/modification acceptance test (PAT) of Air Traffic Control Simulators and their internal modules, and maintenance of previously produced Air Traffic Control Simulators. 4. Identify the commercial and military sales history include date, customers and quantities. 5. Identify any current Air Traffic Control Simulator currently produced and provide the specifications for that system. Technical 1. Describe the qualifications of your engineering staff, which have experience in the design and production of Air Traffic Control Simulators. 2. Describe your company's software development experience in the areas of Software Development Plans, Code Development, Code Modification/Maintenance, Software Documentation, Software Safety/Hazard Analysis, Software Development Testing, Data Reduction and Analysis, Configuration Control, collaborative software development, and 2D/3D graphics. 3. Describe your company's experience with software interoperability with other Air Traffic Control Simulators. 4. Describe your company's experience with Field Service and technical support to exercises and demonstrations. 5. Describe your company's experience with Quality Assurance Testing, Customer Acceptance Testing, and Army Interoperability Certification Testing support for Air Traffic Control Simulators. 6. Describe your company's experience with developing modification work orders, planning and conducting retrofits of Air Traffic Control Simulators. 7. Describe your company's experience with Information Assurance Vulnerability Management (IAVM) and conduct of IAVM Compliance procedures. 8. Describe your company's experience in developing or updating Technical Data Packages. 9. Describe your company's process for tracking program risks and mitigation steps utilized on past contracts that reduced risks to an acceptable level. 10. What is your company's experience with partnering with industry to incorporate software into your hardware product? Logistics 1. Describe your company's standard approach to performing diagnostics of failed simulator systems. 2. Describe your company's standard approach for storage of systems while they are awaiting repair or awaiting shipment. 3. Describe your company's experience or approach for Air Traffic Control Simulators warranty coverage. 4. Describe your company's experience in the safe packaging and handling of Air Traffic Control Simulators. 5. Describe your company's philosophy with respect to repair of components versus shop replaceable units. Describe your company's capability to replace individual components versus shop replaceable units. 6. Describe your company's ability to provide a predictable and reliable supply of items to meet normal, increased, and contingency (surge and sustainment) maintenance requirements. 7. Describe your company's experience with implementing a Failure Reporting, Analysis, and Corrective Action system and documentation. 8. Describe your company's experience with requesting, tracking, and storage of Government Furnished Equipment and Government Furnished Information. 9. Describe your company's past involvement with Department of Defense logistics requirements and discuss your success record in meeting those requirements on previous DoD contracts. 10. Describe your company's quality and configuration control program for the manufacture of hardware (e.g. ISO 9000 series certification). 11. Describe your company's procedures for identifying, analyzing, correcting and documenting process flow issues and bottlenecks. ISO and and/or SEI CMMI certified? 12. Provide a description of your company's most complex project, which is similar to this project. Focus on overall management, and mitigation of identified risk factors. 13. Provide a description of your company's experience with Life Cycle Management (LCM) of Air Traffic Control Simulators, hardware and software support; Air Traffic Control Simulator engineering, integration, and fielding support. 14. Provide a description of your company's experience with providing transportation/shipping support to missions worldwide and training for system operators and military unit level maintainers. Desired Response Format The Government desires that responses be submitted via email in an electronic format that is compatible with Microsoft Windows/Office and/or Adobe Acrobat and addresses each of the above characteristics and any other important technical aspects of the product. Submit email response to Sarah Chatman, Contract Specialist, sarah.chatman@peoavn.army.mil. Responses must be received no later than 4:30 pm CST, Wednesday, May 30, 2012.
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- Address: ACC-RSA - (Aviation) ATTN: AMSAM-AC, Building 5303, Martin Road Redstone Arsenal AL
- Zip Code: 35898-5280
- Zip Code: 35898-5280
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