69 -- Portable Sources Initiative

Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR) Orlando Training Systems Division (TSD) intends to negotiate under Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Part 13, Simplified Acquisition Procedures (SAP), with FlightSafety International (FSI) of Hazelwood, MO, on a sole source basis under the authority of FAR Paragraph 6.302-1, - Only One Responsible Source and No Other Supplies or Services Will Satisfy Agency Requirements. The scope of this effort is to perform a Portable Sources Initiative (PSI) compliance study to analyze and document an assessment of the means and costs of adapting certain fielded visual databases along with their associated visual computer systems for the FSI Vital 8 and Vital 9 Image Generators (IGs) on the following training devices: AH-1W Weapons Systems Trainers (WSTs) (Camp Pendleton, CA and New River, NC); MV-22B (New River, NC); and CV-22 (Kirtland, NM and Hurlburt Field, FL). The contractor shall refer to NPSI-1019-001 as a source of PSI compliance requirements. The fielded image generators and visual databases operate on Marine Corps aircraft trainers, previously purchased and delivered to the Government. The contractor shall determine and document the technical and cost data to adapt, convert, or replace those existing visual databases and associated image generating computer systems to attain PSI compliance. The contractor shall develop and document, at a minimum, an outline of approach to PSI compliance, software development diagrams, steps describing the complete database generation cycle, estimates of manpower requirements, and descriptions of necessary upgrades to existing hardware, along with labor and material cost estimates. The contractor shall prepare the Scientific and Technical Report (PSI Compliance Plan) in accordance with the applicable Contracts Data Requirements Lists (CDRL). The Government will make available to the contractor all of the available trainer image generator and database documentation for use during the contract performance period. A bundle of PSI compliant source data files will be provided to the contractor for the exhibition of a PSI compliant database. Department of the Navy documents NPSI-1019-001, Naval Aviation Simulation Master Plan (NASMP) visual database and Portable Source Initiative (PSI) Data Preparation Standard, Version 1.0, 5 Jan 2005 will also be provided to the contractor. The period of performance for this effort is 90 days from award. Delivery shall be made FOB Destination and acceptance shall be made at Destination upon the Government's final approval of the CDRL deliverable. Any response to this notice must show clear and convincing evidence that competition would be advantageous to the Government. In doing so, interested sources must submit detailed technical capabilities, pricing, and any other information, which demonstrates their ability to meet the needs of the Government. Detailed capabilities must be submitted via e-mail to michael.lanza@navy.mil with informational copies to nancy.gillan@navy.mil and philip.gaylord@navy.mil no later than 2:00 PM EST on May 27, 2005. All information shall be furnished at no cost or obligation to the Government. Responses shall be limited to a maximum of FIVE pages. This synopsis is not to be considered a request for quotations or proposals. No solicitation document is available. No contract will be awarded on the basis of offers received in response to this notice, but will be used to determine if a comparable source is available and more advantageous to the Government. If no affirmative written response is received, the contract will be awarded without further notice.*****