SOURCES SOUGHT
U -- COMMAND AIRCRAFT CREW TRAINING (CACT) PROGRAM - SS CACT C-20D
- Notice Date
- 7/27/2015
- Notice Type
- Sources Sought
- NAICS
- 611512
— Flight Training
- Contracting Office
- Department of the Navy, Naval Air Systems Command, Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division Pax River, Building 441, 21983 Bundy Road Unit 7, Patuxent River, Maryland, 20670, United States
- ZIP Code
- 20670
- Solicitation Number
- N61340-15-R-0824
- Archive Date
- 9/27/2015
- Point of Contact
- Kelly M Stevens, Phone: 407-380-4143
- E-Mail Address
-
kelly.stevens@navy.mil
(kelly.stevens@navy.mil)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- SS CACT C-20D COMMAND AIRCRAFT CREW TRAINING (CACT) PROGRAM FOR ACADEMIC AND SIMULATOR TRAINING ON THE C-20D AIRCRAFT INTRODUCTION Naval Air Warfare Center Training Systems Division (NAWCTSD) has a requirement to support the Navy's Command Aircraft Crew Training (CACT) program for academic and simulator training on the C-20D aircraft (military version of the Gulfstream GIII). This acquisition is necessary to facilitate pilot and crew chief currency in the C-20D Fleet. Each of the services being acquired under this contract require use of a Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), Level "C" (or higher) simulator owned by the contractor. NAWCTSD intends to award in accordance with FAR Part 12 - Acquisition of Commercial Items. A commercial, Firm-Fixed-Price (FFP) requirements contract is anticipated with a 60-month ordering period commencing 01 June 2016. The applicable NAICS code for this requirement 611512, size standard $27.5 million. The Product Service Code is U099. Interested parties may identify their interest and capability to respond to the requirement no later than 2 pm, EST, 17 August 2015. The results of the Sources Sought will be utilized to determine sources capable of satisfying the agency's requirements. This market research tool is being used to identify potential and eligible contractors, of all sizes, prior to determining the method of acquisition. Estimated Request for Proposal release: November 2015. Estimated Award: June 2016. Period of Performance: 60 months. PLACE OF PERFORMANCE: Location: Contractor Facility, 100%. DISCLAIMER "THIS SOURCES SOUGHT IS FOR INFORMATIONAL PURPOSES ONLY. THIS IS NOT A REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL. IT DOES NOT CONSTITUTE A SOLICITATION AND SHALL NOT BE CONSTRUED AS A COMMITMENT BY THE GOVERNMENT. RESPONSES IN ANY FORM ARE NOT OFFERS AND THE GOVERNMENT IS UNDER NO OBLIGATION TO AWARD A CONTRACT AS A RESULT OF THIS ANNOUNCEMENT. NO FUNDS ARE AVAILABLE TO PAY FOR PREPARATION OF RESPONSES TO THIS ANNOUNCEMENT. ANY INFORMATION SUBMITTED BY RESPONDENTS TO THIS TECHNICAL DESCRIPTION IS STRICTLY VOLUNTARY." PROGRAM BACKGROUND NAWCTSD, Orlando, FL is the contracting and administrative agent for CACT Programs. In accordance with this designation, NAWCTSD provides a contract vehicle and administrative support for training on the Gulfstream GIII (C-20D) aircraft. This requirement is a follow-on procurement; awarded to Flight Safety International (FSI): contact number N61340-11-D-1012. The existing contract is a commercial, Firm Fixed Priced (FFP), Indefinite-Delivery Indefinite-Quantity (IDIQ) Type, due to expire 31 May 2016. REQUIRED CAPABILITIES The contractor shall provide C-20D specific individual courses to include C-20D Pilot and Crew Chief Initial Training Course, C-20D Pilot and Crew Chief Recurrent Training Course, and C-20D Maintenance Initial Training Course. The contractor shall provide individual non-aircraft specific international procedures training courses to include Pilot Initial International Procedures Training and the Pilot Refresher International Procedures Training. The C-20D pilot courses must be presented at a Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Part 142 certified training center for the Gulfstream GIII aircraft at time of training. For all courses, the contractor shall provide: All the necessary facilities Certified instructors Management personnel Scheduling and administrative personnel Materials Rights for use of materials for this contracted training, training devices and simulators Courseware materials needed for each course •5. The C-20D 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 FAA certified level C (or higher) simulator for the C-20D. In lieu of the CFT or PTT, a higher order device may be used. •6. All training courses shall be stand-alone in that no contractor, pre-arrival training requirements of the trainee will be allowed. •7. Courses may be existing commercial-off-the-shelf (COTS) training courses modified to meet specific requirements delineated herein. •8. All training courses shall be taught in compliance with the C-20D model manager approved training syllabi. •9. The contractor will be required to submit a training syllabus for each course for government approval. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION The C-20D pilot training courses will not require a FAA Type/ATP check flight or certification. •2. Pilot initial course attendees will be designated military aviators. •3. C-20D pilot recurrent course attendees will be qualified military C-20D Pilot-in-Command (PIC) or second pilot military aviators that will have normally completed the C-20D pilot initial course. •4. All international procedures course attendees will be designated military aviators. ELIGIBILITY The applicable NAICS code for this requirement 611512, size standard $27.5 million. The Product Service Code is U099. Businesses of all sizes are encouraged to respond; however, each respondent must clearly identify their business size in their capabilities statement. If applicable, respondents shall include their socio-economic status. Please identify SDVOSB, HUBZone, 8(a), etc. status as applicable. SUBMISSION DETAILS (CAPABILITIES STATEMENT) Businesses capable of accomplishing the required services are invited to submit literature, brochures and capabilities statement of no more than ten (10) pages in length in Times New Roman font of not less than 10 pitch. Summaries shall identify, at a minimum, business size and past (limit to within 3 years) and/or current performance 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 Kelly.stevens@navy.mil. The deadline for response to this request is 2 pm, 17 August 2015. The contract type is anticipated to be a Commercial, FFP, Requirements contract. The estimated ordering period consists of 60 months. The proposed contract is anticipated to include tasking that would be accomplished by task orders that are subject to FAR Part 12- Acquisition of Commercial Items. The results of the sources sought synopsis will be used to assist in the determination of an acquisition strategy, if it is determined that this requirement will be an unrestricted competition, the Government intends to evaluate the Small-Business responses and conduct further market research to identify a subcontracting goal Your response to this Sources Sought, including any capabilities statement, shall be electronically submitted to the Contract Specialist, Kelly Stevens, in either Microsoft Word or Portable Document Format (PDF), via email at Kelly.stevens@navy.mil. Alternative submittal methods by mail to: ATTN: Kelly Stevens, Code 25322, NAVAIR Orlando Training Systems Division, 12211 Science Drive, Orlando, FL 32826. This notice is for planning purposes only and is not to be construed as a commitment by the Government to procure any services, or for the Government to pay for the information received. The Government is not committed nor obligated to pay for the information provided, and no basis for claims against the Government shall arise as a result of a response to these Sources Sought. All data received in response to this Sources Sought that is marked or designated as corporate or proprietary will be fully protected from any release outside the Government.
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