INDUSTRY DAY ANNOUNCEMENT/REQUEST FOR INFORMATION -- MULTI-ENGINE TRAINING AIRCRAFT (META)

**************Amendment 10************** This announcement, dated 26 May 2020, serves to notify interested parties of an update to the Notice ID number and future posting location for the Multi-Engine Training Aircraft (META) effort. Henceforth, Government notifications, inclusive of a forthcoming draft Aircraft Performance Based Specification, will be under Notice ID N0001920R0071. Please continue to monitor beta.sam.gov under N0001920R0071 for future META notifications. **************End Amendment************* **************Amendment 9************** This announcement, dated 24 March 2020, serves to: -Disseminate the presentation material provided during the 04 February 2020 Industry Day (file labeled "META Industry Day Brief") -Notify interested parties of an update to the Government point of contact for the Multi-Engine Training Aircraft Announcement/Request for Information. The revised point of contact for this notice is: Blake Strickland Procuring Contracting Officer Procurement Group, NAVAIR HQ Blake.strickland@navy.mil **************End Amendment************* **************Amendment 8************** Please see attached PDF file with notes from Industry Day 4 February 2020. **************End Amendment************* **************Amendment 7*************** The industry day will be extended through 5 February 2020 in order to accommodate all requested one on one sessions. ****************End Amendment*************************** ****AMENDMENT 6**** *****Industry Day Agenda***** Please contact Ms. Marika Vickers at marika.vickers@navy.mil to schedule one on one sessions. The Ggovernment does not intend on providing a draft overview of the Performance Work Statement (PWS). *****End Amendment 6***** ****AMENDMENT 5**** ***Requirements Information*** MULTI-ENGINE TRAINING AIRCRAFT (META) SEE ATTACHMENT: "META_Requirements" This document is for information only. This DOCUMENT is for information gathering and/or internal planning purposes only. With this information and question list submittal, it serves the purpose of generating dialog during the META Industry Day open forum and subsequent one-on-one meetings that day. ***END**** ****AMENDMENT 5**** ****AMENDMENT 4**** ***INDUSTRY DAY ANNOUNCEMENT*** MULTI-ENGINE TRAINING AIRCRAFT (META) 4 FEBRUARY 2020. SEE ATTACHMENT: "META Industry Day Announcement" ***END**** ****AMENDMENT 4**** ****AMENDMENT 3*** **REQUEST FOR INFORMATION (RFI)*** MULTI-ENGINE TRAINING AIRCRAFT (META) RFI Attachment Questions_2_20190710_FINAL provides Questions and Responses received to date. ***END**** ****AMENDMENT 3**** ***AMENDMENT 2*** **REQUEST FOR INFORMATION (RFI)*** MULTI-ENGINE TRAINING AIRCRAFT (META) RFI Attachment Questions_1_20190702_FINAL provides Questions and Responses received to date. ***END**** ****AMENDMENT 2**** ***AMENDMENT 1*** **REQUEST FOR INFORMATION (RFI)*** MULTI-ENGINE TRAINING AIRCRAFT (META) RFI Attachment remains unchanged except Section 5, Bullet 7 is changed to read "Any questions on this RFI must be directed to.....no later than 1 August 2019." ***END**** ****AMENDMENT 1**** ***REQUEST FOR INFORMATION (RFI)*** MULTI-ENGINE TRAINING AIRCRAFT (META) **THIS RFI IS FOR INFORMATION AND/OR PLANNING PURPOSES ONLY*** THIS QUESTIONNAIRE IS A REQUEST FOR INFORMATION (RFI) ONLY. This RFI is for information gathering and/or internal planning purposes only. It does not constitute a Request for Proposals (RFP) or a promise to issue an RFP in the future. This RFI does not commit the Government to award a contract as a result of this announcement. No solicitation documents exist at this time. Thus, the Navy is NOT at this time seeking proposals and will NOT accept unsolicited proposals. This RFI does NOT constitute an Invitation for Bids (IFB), an RFP, a Request for Quote (RFQ), or an indication that the Government will contract for any of the items and/or services contained in this notice. Respondents are advised that the Government will NOT pay for any information or administrative costs incurred in response to this RFI. All costs associated with responding to this RFI will be solely at the interested party's expense. Although not desired, partial responses to this RFI are acceptable. Not responding to this RFI does not preclude participation in any future RFP, if any is issued. If a solicitation is released, it will be synopsized on the Federal Business Opportunities (FBO) website. It is the responsibility of the potential offeror to monitor this website for additional information pertaining to this request. If necessary to properly asses an offeror response, the Government may subsequently request amplifying and/or clarifying information from that offeror. PLEASE SEE ATTACHMENT. This announcement constitutes a Request for Information (RFI) for planning purposes only. Its purpose is to obtain information relative to industry capabilities and systems that could be developed to satisfy the Navy's current and future advanced multi-engine training aircraft needs, in addition to cost, delivery data and system capabilities. The information provided will be used to assess the current state of technology and inform whether the candidate system/s can satisfy the capability needs to perform missions in support of Chief of Naval Air Training (CNATRA's) T-44 Multi-Engine Flight Instructor and Transition Curriculum (i.e. CNATRAINST1542.153C), T-44C Advanced Multi-Engine MPTS (i.e. CNATRAINST 1542.168), T-44C Multi-Engine Flight Instructor (i.e. CNATRAINST 1542.170), and T-44C Intermediate E-2/C-2 MPTS syllabi (i.e. CNATRAINST 1542.175). The Naval Air Systems Command (AIR 4.0M), at the direction of the Naval Undergraduate Flight Training Systems Program Office (PMA-273), is conducting a Decision Support Analysis (DAS) to identify potential solutions. The responses will also assist in the requirements generation process, development of the acquisition strategy and budgetary submission. Each alternative currently comprises of three component capabilities: (1) A Multi-Engine Training Aircraft, (2) An Unit Training Device (UTD) and (3) an Operational Flight Training (OFT) Device. Material alternatives may include upgrades to existing systems, modifications to existing training aircraft, and new design systems. Appropriate multi-engine training media (i.e. simulator) is to be incorporated and developed as part of the material solution/concept. Strategic planning by PMA-273 and Air Warfare, Office of the Chief of Naval Operations (OPNAV N98) has established future utilization projections for the T-44. Such rates, when compared to service life predictions highlight a potential shortfall of flight hours capability around the 2025 timeframe. Hence the urgency to plan for an advanced Navy multi-engine training capability now, given the normal acquisition timelines associated with development of new or upgraded systems. Please respond to this RFI N6134019R0118 utilizing information in the attached document titled Multi-Engine Training Aircraft (META) Request for Information (RFI) dated 05/20/2019. All final responses should be submitted no later than 16 September 2019.