SOURCES SOUGHT
70 -- Unit Deployment Manager Online Training and Simulation Program
- Notice Date
- 8/2/2012
- Notice Type
- Sources Sought
- NAICS
- 541511
— Custom Computer Programming Services
- Contracting Office
- Department of the Air Force, Air Mobility Command, 87th CONS, 2402 Vandenburg, McGuire AFB, New Jersey, 08641, United States
- ZIP Code
- 08641
- Solicitation Number
- F3AT4D-UDMOnlineCrs
- Archive Date
- 8/31/2012
- Point of Contact
- Maria Wood, Phone: 609-754-2889
- E-Mail Address
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maria.wood.3@us.af.mil
(maria.wood.3@us.af.mil)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- I. Introduction: This sources sought notice is for information and planning purposes only and shall not be construed as a solicitation or as an obligation on the part of Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, New Jersey. The Joint Base (JB) McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst (MDL) is currently conducting market research to locate qualified, experienced and interested potential sources. Responses will not be considered as proposals, nor will any award be incurred by interested parties in responding to this sources sought announcement. The JB MDL is seeking interested sources (contractors) for a near-future solicitation and procurement of a Unit Deployment Manager (UDM) Online Course and Training Simulation Program. At this time no solicitation exists. Therefore, DO NOT REQUEST A COPY OF THE SOLICITATION. II. Background: The 87th Contracting Squadron, JB MDL is looking for a contractor to develop UDM modules, deploy the course, and Simulation Program which provides unit level deployment managers throughout the Air Force (AF) with consistent and standardized training. The course focuses on UDM roles and responsibilities, and the part each plays in deployment/operational-level planning as it relates to the unit. The course also provides baseline Logistics Module training to familiarize students with this key deployment command and control software program and the UDM's role in ensuring accurate and timely data input. The contractor will develop a three-part online training course for deployment on the AF's Advance Distance Learning System (ADLS) and accessible via the AF Portal. The three parts of the course will be comprised as follows: 1) conversion of the current UDM classroom training as described in the course's Instructional System Design to an on-line, interactive course, 2) conversion of the practical training in the use of Logistics Module (LOGMOD) for UDMs into an interactive, on-line course, and 3) an on-line playable capstone simulation in which the UDM student experiences daily routine and deployment functions in an immersive, virtual environment that mimics the processes and challenges faced within a typical AF unit. III. Requirements: SPECIFIC MANDATORY TASKS AND ASSOCIATED DELIVERABLES 1. Task One: Online UDM Training Course. 1.1. Task 1A: The contractor will conduct a kickoff meeting within the first 10 days after contract award. During this meeting, the contractor will meet with the government to discuss the overall project and gather information necessary to analyze the existing course materials. The results of the analysis will be a design document which specifies how the course will be designed and developed. The government recognizes that the design document may need to be updated throughout the course of the project. However, the government and contractor must agree with the changes and these changes must remain inside the scope of the contract. Deliverable 1A: Arrange and conduct a project kick-off meeting within 10 business days of notification of the contractor of contract award. Online UDM Training Course Design Document. 1.2. Task 1B: The contractor will design and develop the on-line UDM Training Course in accordance with the approved Design Document developed in Task 1A. The contractor will, as much as practical, reuse portions of the Air Force's online War Reserve Materiel (WRM) Training Course, as well as any existing models or code previously developed during creation of the USAF Expeditionary Centers's Aerial Port Expediter Simulator, Installation Deployment Officer Simulator, the Joint Inspection Simulator, Command and Control Simulator, and the Airlift Planner Simulator in order to reduce overall development costs. The on-line course will provide the same effective level of didactic training that UDMs previously received in the classroom-based course, including testing the UDMs grasp of the main concepts and skills needed to succeed as a UDM. The course will also include, as appropriate, multimedia and immersive simulation technologies in order to enhance the student's training experience. The course will provide feedback to the student along the course of the training via quizzes and/or exercises on topics covered in each section of the course. Students who do not satisfactorily complete a quiz will be cycled back for remedial training. The course will include a final exam which the student must pass. The UDM Course Director will determine the passing score. UDMs failing to meet the minimum passing score will be required to redo only those portions of the course where they demonstrated they didn't adequately learn the material. The UDM Course Director will determine the adequate level of learning for each section of course material. Deliverable 1B: Online UDM Training Course alpha, beta, release candidate, final version software and user documentation. Provide a Online UDM Training Course Design Document for government approval within 30 calendar days of contract award. 2. Task Two: Online LOGMOD UDM Training Course. 2.1. Task 2A: The contractor will analyze the existing course materials, and work with the course director to determine the most appropriate methods for converting these didactic materials to an on-line, interactive course. The results of this analysis will be a design document which specifies how the course will be designed and developed. Deliverable 2A: Online LOGMOD UDM Training Course Design Document. 2.2. Task 2B: The contractor will design and develop the online LOGMOD UDM Training Course in accordance with the approved Design Document developed in Task 2A. The contractor will, as much as practical, reuse portions of the Air Force's online WRM Training Course, AMC Comand and Control and Airlift Planners Course training simulations as well as any existing models or code the contractor has previously used to develop training simulations for the USAF Expeditionary Center, in order to reduce development costs. The course will provide the same level of didactic training that UDMs previously received in the classroom-based course, including testing the UDMs grasp of the main concepts and skills needed to succeed as a UDM. The course will also include, as appropriate, multimedia and immersive simulation technologies that may enhance the students training experience. Finally, the course will include realistic, interactive facsimiles of LOGMOD to assist the student in understanding how to navigate through LOGMOD and to demonstrate all the personnel and cargo data entry procedures necessary during normal operations and deployment processing, as determined by the course director. The course will provide feedback to the student along the course of the training via quizzes and/or exercises on topics covered in each section of the course. Students who don't satisfactorily complete a quiz will be cycled back for remedial training. The course will include a final exam which the student must pass. The UDM Course Director will determine the passing score. UDMs failing to meet the minimum passing score will be required to redo only those portions of the course where they demonstrated they didn't adequately learn the material. Again, the UDM Course Director will determine the adequate level of learning for each section of course material. Deliverable 2B: Online LOGMOD UDM Training Course alpha, beta, and release candidate versions of the course. The contractor shall provide a staged and release cycle approach to the development of the software with specific points of feedback from the client, and the revisions by the developer. Additionally, the contractor will provide user documentation. 3. Task Three: Online UDM Training Capstone Simulation. 3.1. Task 3A: The contractor will meet with the government to analyze the existing course materials in order to determine the best way to implement the virtual training simulation capstone exercise. The contractor will work with the government to develop realistic scenario injects to provide the student with the most valuable training experience. The contractor will analyze each inject candidate and provide the government with feedback on the feasibility and cost of implementing each inject. The government will choose which injects to use, based on the contractors analysis. The results of this task will be a design document which specifies how the simulation will be designed and developed. Deliverable 3A: Online UDM Training Capstone Simulation Design Document. 3.2. Task 3B: This training simulation should provide realistic scenarios of the duties and responsibilities experienced by a UDM during a typical day and a unit deployment. The simulation will run approximately two hours, depending on the choices the student makes through the course of the simulation, and present the student with a 3- dimensional, immersive, virtual environment resembling typical daily and unit deployment functions. The simulation will: 3.2.1. Allow students to freely maneuver an avatar around the environment to interact with non-player characters (NPCs) who may represent unit members or other NPCs representing various roles in a typical wing. Additionally, the UDM will be allowed to make telephone calls to select wing offices and unit leadership, as well as make radio calls, as appropriate. 3.2.2. Allow students to freely maneuver an avatar around the environment and in/out of various facilities in order to visually inspect unit cargo (ensure it is properly prepared for deployment, inspect load lists, placards and Declarations of Dangerous Goods, etc), as well as, transporting cargo to and interacting within an area and with avatars designated as the base's CDF (Cargo Deployment Function). The student should have available to them appropriate Air Force Instructions (AFIs) that will help them determine the fitness of the cargo and correctness of the documentation. 3.2.3. Allow students to freely maneuver an avatar around the environment and in/out of various facilities in order to interact/question other avatars which represent unit/base personnel, as well as, transporting personnel to and interacting within an area and with avatars designated as the base's PDF (Personnel Deployment Function). The student should have available to them appropriate AFIs that will help them determine the wellness of their personnel and the procedures to replace those as needed. 3.2.4. Include at least five scenario injects involving both routine and deployment related personnel issues as determined by the course director. The scenarios will have the UDMs interacting with members of their unit, as well as, various base agencies outside of their unit (like the IDO, FSS, PDF, etc). 3.2.5. Include at least five scenario injects involving both routine and deployment related cargo issues as determined by the course director. The scenarios will have the UDMs interacting with members of their unit, as well as, various base agencies outside of their unit (like the IDO, FSS, CDF, etc). 3.2.6. Include distractors, just like real life, that the UDM will have to respond to along with the above personnel and cargo injects, as approved by the course director. 3.2.7. Include realistic interactive facsimilies of various IT systems that a UDM would interactive with, as determined by the Course Director [i.e. AEF Reporting Tool, LOGMOD and other various components of Integrated Deployment System (IDS)]. 3.2.8. Have a scoring mechanism that provides the UDM with feedback on their performance with respect to the discovery and proper resolution of cargo and personnel issues affecting the deployment. 3.2.9. Provide students with an introduction and overview of the scenario and all assumptions/planning factors before they begin the exercise. 3.2.10. Provide a staged and release cycle technology approach to the development of the software with specific points of feedback from the client and revisions by the developer. Deliverable 3B: Alpha, beta, release candidate, final version of software and user documentation. IV. Project Criteria: The UDM Training Simulation will as a minimum, meet the following criteria: 1. Represent the training objectives of the Online UDM Training Course. 2. Be wholly owned by the government. 3. Have no recurring software licenses and fees. 4. In order to reduce development costs, reuse to the maximum extent possible models and environments previously created for the following existing simulations: IDOC, Training Simulation, APEX Training Simulation, JIIQ Training Simulation, C2 Training Simulation, and Airlift Planners Course Training Simulation. 5. Will be developed with software that is approved for deployment on the AF Portal and/or ADLS. The government will be responsible for obtaining the approvals needed to deploy the software, as well as providing the software to applicable AF offices for installation of the software. V. Submittal Information: Contractors having the skills and capabilities necessary to perform the stated requirements should submit a response of no more than 3 pages in length, single spaced, 12 point font minimum. The Government will not review any other data or attachments that are in excess of the 3 pages. Companies should provide clear and unambiguous evidence to substantiate their capability to fulfill these requirements. Please submit responses via e-mail to Ms. Mary Wood, maria.wood.3@gmail.com, by August 16, 2011 at 2:30p.m. Eastern Time. Interested parties shall furnish the following minimum information: 1. Company name and address. 2. Company point of contact name, telephone number and email address. 3. Company business size and status (i.e., Large Business, Small Business, Service-Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business, Women-Owned Small Business, etc.), the number of years in business, affiliate information: parent company, joint venture partners, potential teaming partners. 4. If the company holds a Federal Supply Schedule (FSS) Contract, list the GSA Contract Number and relevant SINS. 5. Capabilities/Qualifications: A written response providing clear and unambiguous evidence to substantiate the capacity to fulfill this requirement. Description of your company offers to perform services described in the scope of work. DISCLAIMER: This notice is issued solely for information and planning purposes only and does not constitute a solicitation. All information received in response to this notice that is marked as proprietary will be handled accordingly. In accordance with FAR 15.201(e), responses to this notice are not offers and cannot be accepted by the Government to form a binding contract. Responders are solely responsible for all expenses associated with responding to this request for information.
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