ASC/YW, Bldg 11, 2240 B Street, Suite 7, Wright-Patterson AFB, OH 45433-7111

69 -- TRAINING DEVICE, ACQUISITION OF C-141 SYSTEM TRAINERS SOL F33657-95-R-0048 POC Robert Nolin, Contracting Office, (513) 255-7288, ext 462. The following Request for Information is a follow-up to the Sources Sought announcements for the C-141 Aircrew Training System previously published on 28 Oct 1994, and updated on 10 and 13 Mar 95. Additional Industry comment is invited on solicitation F33657-95-R-0048 as regards the planned upgrading of the C-141 aircrew training system with the All Weather Landing System (AWLS) modification. To date, the government has placed all available technical data in the data library at Altus AFB, and the ASC electronic Bulletin Board. The government invites industry's candid assessment of the realism of the draft solicitation's requirements regarding the All Weather Landing System modification. Specifically, a) Is the technical data package currently provided by the government sufficient for industry to determine the full scope of aircraft program and assess the total impact to the C-141 ATS? If, not, what further data is needed to mitigate risk in pricing? b) Does the lack of aircraft procedures regulations for AWLS modified aircraft at this time adversely impact industry's ability to gauge the scope of this courseware change effort and thereby its ability to develop a realistic, credible firm-fixed-price cost estimate? c) Is the 1 Feb 97 delivery date for completion of the entire AWLS line item for Memphis International Airport realistic given the scope of the systems changes effected by the AWLS modifications? d) If the schedule is deemed unrealistic for accomplishing the entire line item, what type of training could be in place on 1 Feb 97, and would it be sufficient to permit aircrews to safely operate an AWLS modified aircraft? e) What would be a realistic schedule be for final delivery of a AWLS modified weapons system trainer? f) What is industry's informal assessment of the number of software lines of code that the AWLS modification might require to be created or modified? g) Given the draft request for proposal's page limitations, the government solicits industry input on alternate ways industry can demonstrate to the government that use of commercial standards (that are not approved ISO-9000 standards) will ensure development/delivery of quality products/services that application of Military Specifications/Standards were designed to ensure, without resorting to the lengthy comparisons suggested by the draft RFP's current Section L requirements. h) The Air Force invites comment on the draft RFP's language regarding requirements for an Integrated Master Plan. Does the draft RFP clearly communicate/describe this tasking, or is additional information required in order for industry to respond? Individual responses to this RFI will be considered proprietary and not releasable outside the Government. The government may revise its acquisition strategy and solicitation based on industry responses. Responses to this request for information are due fourteen calendars from the date of publication. They should be submitted to Robert M. Nolin, Training Systems Product Group (ASC/YWMA), Bldg 11, 2240 B St, Suite 7, Wright-Patterson AFB OH 45433-7111. An Ombudsman has been appointed to hear concerns from offerors and potential offerors during the proposal development phase of this acquisition. The purpose of the Ombudsman is not to diminish the authority of the program director or Contracting Officer, but to communicate Contractor concerns, issues, disagreements, and recommendations to the appropriate Government personnel. When requested, the Ombudsman will maintain strict confidentiality as to the source of the concern. The Ombudsman does not participate in the evaluation of proposals or in the source selection process. Potential offerors are invited to contact ASC's Ombudsman, Col Robert C. Helt, Director of Program Management, ASC/CY, Bldg 2041, 2511 L St, Wright-Patterson AFB OH 45433-7303, phone (513) 255-1427, with serious concerns only. Routine communication concerning this acquisition should be directed to the Contracting Officer, Mr Robert Nolin, at (513) 255-7288. (0097)

Loren Data Corp. http://www.ld.com (SYN# 0380 19950410\69-0001.SOL)