REQUEST FOR INFORMATION -- MULTI-ENGINE TRAINING AIRCRAFT (META)

****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.