69--C-130T Operational Flight Trainer (OFT) Device 2F152 Visual System Upgrade and Resolution of Hardware Obsolescence

Description

This contract action is being conducted pursuant to the procedures at FAR Subpart 16.505 under the auspices of Training Systems Contract III (TSC III) LOT II, a Naval Air Warfare Center Training Systems Division (NAWCTSD) Multiple Award Contract (MAC). Therefore, pursuant to FAR Subpart 5.202(a)(6) and 16.505(a)(1), this contract action is exempt from synopsizing requirements. However, to increase transparency of NAWCTSD requirements and increase opportunities for subcontracting, notice of this opportunity is being provided. Only TSC III LOT II Prime Contractors (contractors previously awarded a contract within this vehicle) are considered an interested party in this contract action. All inquiries regarding participation as a subcontractor should be submitted to a Prime Contractor for consideration. Any documents available for this contract action not otherwise attached hereto, including but not limited to Solicitations, Statements of Work (SOW), and Specifications will be made available only to qualifying Prime Contractors. Interested subcontractors may contact Prime Contractors for access to these documents. A list of NAWCTSD MAC Prime Contractors and their Points of Contact (POCs) may be obtained via the following link. http://www.navair.navy.mil/nawctsd/EBusiness/BusOps/MACHolders.cfm I. PRE-SOLICITATION CONFERENCE/SITE VISIT a. NAWCTSD is hosting a Pre-Solicitation Conference (Industry Day) and Site Visit for interested contractors at will be conducted at the following location: Site/Platform JB Fort Dix POC Address/Phone/SMO COR and POC: Dale Erickson W. (609) 754-8258 JB MDL C-130 Simulator Facility Building 3370 3370 Wannocotte Ave Fort Dix, NJ 08064 dale.erickson@navy.mil Date/Time and Location Date: 12 Jan 2016 Time: 0900-1600 Bldg 3370 JB Fort Dix 3370 Wannocotte Ave Fort Dix, NJ 08064 b. The purpose of the Industry Day and Site Visit is for the Government to provide interested TSC III Lot II contractors (“offeror�?) an overview of the program requirements and also provide an opportunity for interested offerors access to the an 2F152 Flight Training Device (FTD) for purposes of acquiring familiarity of the FTD. c. TSC III Lot II contractors interested in attending the Industry Day and Site Visit should contact Ms. Elouise Bryant via email at elouise.bryant@navy.mil no later than (NLT) 1600 EST on 4 January 2015. Please courtesy copy the Contracting Officer’s Representative in paragraphs (a) in order to obtain base and building access. Please include company name, attendees’ names, email addresses, phone numbers, company’s address and if the attendees have a Common Access Card (CAC) with date of expiration. State if you are interested in scheduling a site visit session in the email response. d. Subcontractor requests must be requested through the Prime Contractor. The Subcontractor attendees will count toward the limit of attendees. All prospective offerors are urged to attend the Industry Day. However, each company is restricted to (3) three attendees (including subcontractors and/or teaming members) to attend the Industry day and site visit sessions. The time of the requested site visit session will be sent via email directly to each interested offeror NLT 1600 EST on 7 January 2015. Ms. Bryant will compile an attendee list consisting of name, company, email address and phone number. The listing will be posted to Navy Electronic Commerce Online (NECO) website at https://www.neco.navy.mil and the Federal Business Opportunities (FBO) website at http://www.fbo.gov/ after Industry Day and site visit is completed. e. Questions: All Questions generated at the Pre-Solicitation conference and site visit shall be submitted in writing IAW Attachment L-1. At no time will the Government answer questions to a single potential offeror regarding the solicitation; answers to all solicitation questions will be provided to all potential offerors. The Government will not engage in side-bar question and answer sessions with any individual potential offeror. f. Schedule: The following is the tentative schedule for the Industry Day/Site Visit: Date 12 January 2016 Time 0900 Event Description Industry Day Group Forum and Site Visit Sessions Location JB Fort Dix Building 3370, room TBD g. Failure of an offeror to attend the conference or to submit any questions will be construed to mean that the offeror fully understands all requirements of the solicitation. Prospective offerors were advised that the conference will be held solely for the purpose of explaining the specifications and terms and conditions of this solicitation. All prospective offerors were advised that this solicitation will remain unchanged at the conclusion of the conference, unless this solicitation is amended in writing. If an amendment is issued, normal procedures relating to the acknowledgement and receipt of any such amendment shall be applicable. In no event, will failure to attend the conference constitute grounds for a claim after award of the task order. h. The Government is not responsible for, nor will the Government pay, any portion of the costs associated with attendance at the respective site visits by prospective contractor personnel. II. DRAFT DOCUMENTS a. The following Attachments listed in Section J below will be made available to the TSC III Lot II contractors via the AMRDEC Safe Access File Exchange due to some the documents markings:  Attachment 1 – Statement of Work (Draft)  Attachment 2 – Performance Specification (Draft) b. Offerors are hereby informed that the documents may change. All final documents will be included in the final solicitation or RFP. The RFP will be posted on the Navy Electronic Commerce Online (NECO) website at https://www.neco.navy.mil and the Federal Business Opportunities (FBO) website at http://www.fbo.gov/ on or about 4 February 2015. Due to the markings, some attachments will be provided via the AMRDEC Safe website https://safe.amrdec.army.mil/safe/ and/or Compact Disc (CD) or Digital Versatile Disc (DVD).