Description a. The overall objective of the Anti Submarine Warfare (ASW) Virtual At  Sea Training (VAST) Mission Rehearsal Tactical Team Trainer (MRT3) program is  to produce training systems that will provide single platform and integrated  ASW training. Training systems may be required for any ASW platform and  capability deployed or under development during the period of performance of  this contract. The training systems shall be readily transportable and  deployable. Agile processes within an Integrated Product and Process  Development (IPPD) framework will be utilized to meet emerging requirements in  a timely manner without sacrificing quality and cost effectiveness.  1.0 Engineering Objectives: a. Design, develop, integrate, test, deliver, install and support a high  functional fidelity training system for various ASW platforms and systems. b. Design the training systems to be free of safety hazards to students  and operation and maintenance personnel c. Design the training system to be unpacked, correctly set up and  powered on by two technicians within fifteen minutes. Design to minimize  storage space in the packed and unpacked configuration. d. Design the training systems to be interoperable within the Navy  Continuous Training Environment (NCTE). e. Design the training systems for compatibility with anticipated changes  in commercial products such as operating systems and computer components. f. Design the training systems to be declassified on a daily basis and  for shipping for deployment. g. Design the training systems to be scalable. h. Employ total ownership cost analysis to determine the optimal mix of  common and unique capabilities and configurations for the planned and  developed platforms. i. Leverage from the MRT3 prototype training systems for SH-60B and SH- 60F as a means to control development cost and maintain fidelity.  j. Design a method of providing existing training systems updates while  minimizing baselines. k. Use open computer architectures and high-level software languages for  all computational and data processing computer systems to the maximum extent  feasible. Where feasible reuse current prototype training systems software  baseline and utilize commercial and non-developmental items (CaNDI) software  applications to reduce developmental cost, shorten lead-time and reduce  overall life cycle costs.  l. Develop and document procedures for managing system engineering,  software and hardware development. Manage the MRT3 program in accordance with  these procedures.  m. Provide engineering data in a timely manner which supports government  insight into the system development. n. Provide engineering data required for training system modifications by  the Government or a third party. o. Provide engineering data which defines the hardware and the software  requirements, installation and verification procedures for a third party to  procure additional units and install the software for delivery without  software modifications. p. Provide support to the fleet to integrate and employ MRT3 training  systems.  Provide support for delivered MRT3 training systems. Attachment 1 is the Statement of Objective (SOO) for the basic IDIQ and  attachment 2 is the Statement of Work (SOW) for Delivery Order (DO) 0001. NAVAIR Orlando seeks to competitively purchase these services via full and  open competition in accordance with FAR 6.1 - Full and Open Competition, and  FAR Part 15 - Contracting by Source Selection Procedures. For informational  purposes only, the incumbent contractor for these services is BMH Associates,  Inc.. For purposes of reporting business size, the applicable North American  Industry Classification Systems (NAICS) Code is 541330 Engineering Services at  a small standard size of $25 million. We anticipate a 60-month Period of  Performance to include a 12-month base year with four 1-year options. The  Government intends to make one award of an Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite  Quantity contract resulting from the issuance of a competitive solicitation.  The Government reserves the right to make award on initial offers without  discussions. Award will be based on Best Value/Trade-Off Analysis of offerors  proposed and evaluated proposals as a Performance Base Service Contract.  Delivery orders will be issued on a Performance Based Cost Plus Fixed Fee  basis. Special non-disclosure and conflict of interest clauses are  anticipated provisions of the contract to be awarded. Contractor personnel  will be required to have a DoD Secret Clearance. The formal released Request  for Proposal (RFP), Solicitation N61339-06-R-0094 will be posted on or about 6  September 2006 on FEDBIZOPPS, and via the following NAVAIR Orlando TSD public  website link:  http://www.ntsc.navy.mil/EBusiness/BusOps/Acquisitions/Index.cfm/client/NAWCTSD  (select 'RFP Notice' under the drop-down menu titled 'Entry Types' located at  the top, center of the screen). Please be advised that periodic access of  this web site is essential for obtaining updated documentation and the latest  information regarding this procurement. The RFP will be available for  downloading on our business opportunities website provided above. NO HARD  COPIES WILL BE MADE AVAILABLE. Questions/comments on any of the draft  documents posted shall be submitted in writing via fax, mail, or email to the  Contract Specialist(s) as follows: Primary Contact NAVAIR Orlando Training System Division ATTN: Reginald P. Souffrant, Code 25331 12350 Research Parkway Orlando, FL 32826-3224 Phone (407) 380-4086 Fax (407) 380-8399 Email: [Please use the link below] Secondary Contact NAVAIR Orlando Training System Division ATTN: Domingo Rivera, Jr., Code 25333 12350 Research Parkway Orlando, FL 32826-3224 Phone (407) 381-8631 Fax: 407-380-8399 Email: Domingo.Rivera@navy.mil