FAA Technical Center, Contracts Branch ACM-510, Atlantic City International Airport, NJ 08405

R -- ENGINEERING AND TECHNICAL SUPPORT SERVICES FOR AERONAUTICAL DATA LINK POC Anne Marie Ternay, Contracting Officer, (609) 485-6990. The FAA Technical Center is seeking sources which are interested in providing engineering services and technical support to the FAA Aeronautical Data Link (Airborne) Program (FAATC/ACT-350). This support will be for the acquisition of products and services to enhance the flight simulation capability at the FAA Technical Center. This support will incorporate both engineering services and technical support services. The scope of the engineering services requirement will include the construction of reconfigurable cockpit simulators (RCS) for a range of transport aircraft including software development to support their operation. This includes: a) support for the development and research into new displays and flight management software in support of data link, b) incorporation of force loading on controls to replicate modeled aircraft, and c) incorporation of a motion based system meeting the requirements for a Level B simulator. Simulators must meet the standards identified in FAA Advisory Circular 120-40B, Airplane Simulator Qualifications. The scope of the software support requirements will include: a) software development for aircraft related functions, b) procurement/installation of specialized hardware/software to facilitate terrain scene generation, c) software scene development using Coryphaeus software, d) modification of existing software based on a software package developed by Computer Technology Associates (CTA) called Mission Simulator Support (MSS), e) modification of RCS to support data link services associated with Aeronautical Telecommunications Network (ATN), and f) technical support for the planning, design, execution, and analysis of RCS simulation experiments. Firms should indicate whether they are socially or economically disadvantaged business, a small business, woman-owned business, and/or eligible under Section 8(a) of the Small Business Act, for which the Standard Industrial Classification (SIC) is 7371. This sources sought is for information only, does not constitute a Request for Proposal (RFP), and is not to be construed as a commitment by the Government. The Government will use the information obtained from this notice to understand the capabilities of the markeplace. All interested parties should provide, at no cost to the Government, full descriptive literature demonstrating their capabilities to provide the above requirements within 30 days after publication of this notice. To be considered capable, parties must demonstrate the following: (1) demonstrated performance, including on site inspection of an operational flight simulator built by the contractor, (2) knowledge/experience in software packages and protocols identified above, (3) general knowledge of/experience with performing the types of tasks shown above, (4) past/current performance as it pertains to relevant experience in conducting services such as those described, and (5) corporate capabilities in areas of research, technical, engineering, analytic, modelling, and software support for those types of services described above. The Government requests that any literature provided be limited to six (6) pages, contractor format acceptable. All of the literature provided in response to this synopsis will become property of the Government and will not be returned. Mail to: FAA Technical Center, Contracts Section, ACT-131, Attn: Anne Marie Ternay, Atlantic City International Airport, NJ 08405. No facsimile submissions will be accepted. (0102)

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