MC-12 Contract Aircrew Training and Courseware Development

PRE-SOLICITATION NOTICE FOR FA4890-12-R-0004: This is a pre-solicitation notice only. Air Combat Command, Acquisition Management Integration Center (AMIC) anticipates issuing the final RFP on or about 15 Aug 2012 with a closing date on or about 17 Sep 2012. This will be a competitive acquisition set-aside 100% for small businesses. The Government intends to make one award from this solicitation. The North American Industry Classification System Code (NAICS) for this requirement is 611512 with a corresponding small business size standard of $25.5M. The Contractor shall provide Contract Aircrew Training and Courseware Development (CAT/CWD) in support of the MC-12 SO IQT program. The contractor shall provide technical, non-personal services, aircraft, aircraft maintenance, pilots, instructors, training devices, all courseware materials, and any support labor, equipment and material necessary to enable United States Air Force (USAF) MC-12 Sensor Operator (SO) aircrew members to complete a technical training course that fully trains them to operate their MC-12 electro-optical viewing system and the associated equipment that is specified in the Air Force MC-12 Sensor Operator (SO) training task list (TTL). The Contractor shall provide Contract Aircrew Training and Courseware Development (CAT/CWD) in support of the MC-12 Mission Qualification Training (MQT) program. The contractor shall provide technical, non-personal services, instructors, training devices, all courseware materials, and any support labor, equipment and material necessary to enable all MC-12 aircrew members to complete a technical training course that fully trains them to support war fighting operations. The contract may be modified in the future to include additional training, MC-12 Pilot Initial Qualification Training (IQT), MC-12 Crypto logic Operator (CO) IQT and/or a similar ISR program. In regard to CWD, the contractor shall produce, update, and revise courseware to support academic and training device instruction, and flight phases of the training system covered under the contract. The contractor shall develop all courseware using the current, updated model of instruction Systems Development (ISD) as defined in Air Force manuals and handbooks. The general tasks include the provision of: (1) Academic Scheduling, (2) ISD Management and Quality Program Plans, (3) Employee Training, (4) Instructor Training and Certification Plan, (5) Maintenance of Master Files, (6) An academic database which shall provide an internet-based Learning Management System (LMS)/Courseware Management System that identifies and tracks student progress and deficiencies and student academic/courseware needs, and (7) Assurance that security requirements are met. Performance will consist of a two month Transition/Phase-In period, one One-year Base period and four, One-year, Option periods. The Government will use the Internet and email as the primary means of disseminating and exchanging any information concerning this requirement. Interested parties should review the documents posted and provide any comments via e-mail to the Contracting Office. When submitting comments, offerors should provide their company name, address, point of contact, Cage Code, phone and fax number, email address, and business size. It is the offeror's responsibility to monitor the Internet for the release of the final Request for Proposal (RFP) and closing date. The Air Force will consider and respond to all inputs received. Industry response is encouraged to ensure all parties have maximum opportunity to participate in this acquisition and to ensure that the requirement is understood. A pre-proposal conference is planned to be held on or about 31 Aug 2012 at Beale AFB, CA. Details to follow. Offerors desiring to attend the conference must pre-register by 22 Aug 2012. Registration information is outlined in the RFP. An interested parties listing will be posted to FBO to facilitate teaming and subcontracting opportunities. To be eligible for contract award, offerors must be registered in the Online Representations and Certifications Application (ORCA) site found at http://orcabpn.gov/ and the Central Contractor Registration (CCR) under the applicable NAICS code. All interested parties are cautioned to ensure that information listed in ORCA and CCR is current and correct. Interested parties are to submit all correspondence pertaining to this requirement in writing to the POCs listed below. Hard copies of documents posted on FBO will not be made available. The Government will provide an email confirmation of receipt of information. If you have difficulty in emailing your response and/or an email confirmation of receipt is not received in a timely manner, you are encouraged to contact the POCs below. Primary POC: SSgt Troy McCullough (757) 225-4540 troy.mccullough@langley.af.mil Alternate POC: M. Elizabeth Walker (757) 225-3913 margaret.walker@langley.af.mil.