Market Survey - Enterprise Information Display System (E-IDS)

This is a market survey for the Enterprise Information Display System (E-IDS) Program. The responses to this market survey will be used for informational purposes only. This is not a Screening Information Request (SIR) or Request For Proposal (RFP). The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is not currently seeking or accepting unsolicited proposals. The FAA is seeking interested sources that are capable of meeting the service delivery requirements associated with the E-IDS program. The attached documents are for information gathering purposes and to highlight the current operational concept and functional and performance requirements for E-IDS: • Market Survey Questionnaire • Preliminary Program Requirements Document (pPRD) • Concept of Operations (ConOps) • Preliminary Alternatives Decision Document The E-IDS program received a positive Joint Resource Council (JRC) Investment Analysis Readiness Decision (IARD) in June 2016, and was granted authorization to conduct investment analysis toward an Initial Investment Decision (IID) in 2017. Proceeding further with a planned Final Investment Decision (FID) in 2018, E-IDS is scheduled to complete the system’s Key Site Initial Operating Capability (IOC) in the 2021/2022 timeframe. The responses to this market survey may or may not result in scheduling individual meetings with one or more qualified vendors in the industry and the E-IDS Program Office beginning around the 1st week of December 2016. BACKGROUND: In the National Airspace System (NAS), Air Traffic Management (ATM) personnel rely on a variety of decision support tools and sources of information to perform their jobs. Controllers use their primary radar displays to monitor air traffic and operational information; Traffic Managers depend on automation and displays that help them to identify and resolve operational constraints and ensure efficient flows; Front Line Managers (FLMs) use a combination of these systems to ensure controllers in their operational areas are aware of the latest operational conditions; and Operational Managers (OMs) use a combination all of these displays to monitor their facilities. These systems focus on dynamic, more timely information. However, operational personnel often need information in addition to their primary display (e.g., radar display, Traffic Situation Display (TSD), oceanic display) to assist in operational situations they encounter. Some of this information is dynamic, such as local weather conditions and equipment status. Other information changes infrequently and is essentially static, such as operational procedures, letters of agreement, and aircraft characteristics. The display of this information is provided through what is generally referred to as Information Display Systems (IDSs). IDSs are separate from primary displays, and their purpose is to provide Air Traffic Controllers (ATCs), FLMs, and Traffic Management Coordinators (TMCs) with supplemental but operationally essential information for controlling aircraft. IDSs were introduced in the terminal domain in the 1990’s, and many are relying on obsolete technology and interfaces with facility-centric, inefficient data organization and manual update methods. Access to trusted information sources varies from facility to facility depending upon the type of IDS model and whether the facility has a direct interface to source data. The Terminal environment includes four distinct systems, each with different hardware/software configurations. En Route includes a system that provides non-tactical information to FAA personnel in the Air Route Traffic Control Centers (ARTCCs). The Traffic Flow domain is present in both the Terminal and En Route environments, and consists of large monitors that display real-time, high-level traffic and Traffic Flow Management (TFM) information. The Alaska ARTCC has also developed its own IDS, which is unique in the NAS. In some cases, vendor-supplied information may be the only source available. These limitations make it cumbersome for users to search, retrieve, and display information. It also adds to the workload of both controllers who use the systems and data managers who maintain the systems. Having multiple types of information retrieval and display systems creates inefficient maintenance activities necessary to sustain all of the system variations. Because each system is separate and facility-bound, there is no centralized data backup, data migration, or data recovery capability. The Enterprise Information Display System (E-IDS) will provide an enterprise-level platform that replaces multiple types of IDSs in the NAS, including EnRoute, Terminal, Traffic Flow and Offshore domains at over 500 facilities with common hardware and software. E-IDS will eliminate differences in the information displayed by obtaining it from trusted sources through a portal that supplies the NAS with all types of aggregated data from multiple sources. E-IDS will be an integrated system with common hardware and software that uses a common enterprise-based server to collect, store, update, and provide information from authoritative sources to thousands of client displays in the field rather than having each IDS collect, store and update its own information. The FAA will require full unlimited data rights for E-IDS. Since current IDSs are incapable of capitalizing on NextGen capabilities, E-IDS, with its enterprise-level platform, will leverage NextGen capabilities and provide secure, timely, and accurate information to all service providers. E-IDS will also add system displays at Oceanic controller positions in ARTCCs and for Tech Ops personnel, which do not currently exist. Incorporating new technology will improve the safety of the NAS and the efficiency of flight-specific ATC operations by providing faster access to specific information by each IDS. E-IDS SCOPE The description of current alternatives includes alternative-specific assumptions; hardware components and configurations and software approach; interfaces; bandwidth considerations; and maintenance approach. The E-IDS system will: • Combine duplicate management activities under an overarching program • Provide capabilities needed to meet NextGen era technologies that cannot be met by today’s IDSs • Provide efficient data access and data management that is not possible with aging IDS systems • Interface with and display data to the ATCs from multiple legacy systems including weather and surface systems Alternatives for E-IDS include but are not limited to: • New commercial off the shelf (COTS) IT infrastructure and new modified commercially available software (CAS) or • Cloud computing services with remote thin client displays connected to high reliability networks at central facilities The following minimum information will be displayed on E-IDS: • Dynamic Information o Notices to Airmen (NOTAMs) o Special Activity Airspace (SAA)-Schedule and Status o Pilot Reports (PIREPS) o Weather reports o Wind reports o Tower sensor data o Traffic Management Initiatives (Ground/Departure Stops, Snow Removal, Miles in Trail, etc.) • Static Information o Charts o Approach Plates o FAA Orders o Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) o Letters of Agreement (LOAs) MARKET SURVEY DETAILS In accordance with AMS policy 3.2.1.2.1, this market survey is to solicit statements of interest, capabilities, and technological options from interested business concerns including SBA certified 8(a) firms and other small business concerns. This market survey also seeks to identify potential vendors for this contract including groups of business teams, as well as determine whether the E-IDS requirements are technically feasible. In order to make this determination, the FAA requires the following information from interested vendors: 1. Capability Statement (Limited to 2 pages) - This document should address your firm’s capability to meet the objectives of the E-IDS program, including the following; a. The type of services provided by your firm. b. Size and type of services provided that are similar in size, scope, and complexity, with information for three (3) to five (5) previous contracts within the past five (5) years, including customer, contract number, dates, project value, customer point of contact, contracting officer’s contact information, description of work performed and your company’s participation as a prime, subcontractor or consultant. c. Identify any federal agency security accreditation. Also identify any relevant certifications such as Capability Maturity Model Integration (CMMI), International Organization for Standardization (ISO), and Information Technology Infrastructure Library (ITIL) or others. d. Be capable of meeting or exceeding the FAA’s comprehensive requirements for Information System Security or Confidentiality, Data Integrity and Availability. 2. E-IDS Requirements Questionnaire – Please fill out the attached questionnaire, referring to the guidance below. a. E-IDS Questionnaire Form – Tab 1. Vendors are requested to provide responses to each of the questions. Use the comments column to provide additional clarification and information as requested. Where applicable, please provide specific examples of previous work where appropriate along with customer points of contact. b. Risk Assessment – Tab 2. Vendors are requested to identify the greatest risks to E-IDS and the requisite mitigation approach. c. Notional Schedule – Vendors are asked to provide a notional schedule for their suggested approach. The notional schedule should include development and installation activities. This can be provided at a high level and in either a PDF, Power Point or MS Project format. 3. A list of all teaming partners with a description of each partner’s responsibility. (Limited to one page.) 4. Comments concerning the pPRD are welcome and optional. The FAA may or may not respond to any comments received. 5. Comments on the alternatives or proposed solutions are welcome and optional. The FAA may or may not respond to any comments received. 6. Interested vendors are encouraged to submit questions pertaining to E-IDS along with the market survey responses. FAA may organize these questions in a matrix and provide the answers to all interested parties. This market survey is for informational purposes only and shall not be construed as a commitment or a promise to contract by the Government. Any solutions or capabilities that are offered in responses to this survey will be public knowledge and not considered proprietary at this time. The FAA may choose to meet with some, all, or no respondents. Responses do not guarantee further meetings with the government. All submissions must be received by November 25, 2016. Submission may be made electronically to contact@example.gov in MS Office or PDF format. Submissions will not be returned. All costs associated with the preparation or submission of responses is the responsibility of the potential source. The Government will not pay for any information received or costs incurred in preparing the response to the market survey. Therefore, any cost associated with the market survey submission is solely at the interested vendor’s expense. 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