Synopsis for the Special Operations Forces Aviation Systems Trainers - Enhancements II (SOFAST-E II) Procurement

Synopsis for the Special Operations Forces Aviation Systems Trainers - Enhancements II (SOFAST-E II) Procurement U.S. Army Contracting Command-Orlando (ACC-ORL) on behalf of the Program Executive Office for Simulation, Training and Instrumentation (PEO STRI), is issuing this synopsis in accordance with Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR) Subpart 5.2 Synopses of Proposed Contract Actions. The Government intends to issue a Small Business Set Aside Competition Request for Proposal (RFP) for the award of a single award Indefinite-Delivery-Indefinite-Quantity (IDIQ) contract, with an 8 year ordering period (5 year base and one 3 year option) for the for the Special Operations Forces Aviation Systems Trainers - Enhancements II (SOFAST-E II) effort.The Government anticipates an RFP to be posted to FedBizOpps https://www.fbo.gov/ on or about October 31, 2019, under solicitation number W900KK-20-R-0013 formerly

(W900KK-19-R-0054), with an anticipated proposal response date of December 16, 2019 and an anticipated award date by September 27, 2020.The SOFAST-E II contract vehicle will establish the SOFAST-E II technical, planning, and managerial efforts required in support of the 160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment (Airborne) [SOAR (A)] at Ft. Campbell, KY. In support of 160th SOAR (A), the contractor will be required to design, build, test, modify, and field capabilities in support of the Combat Mission Simulators (CMSs) and Combat Flight Training Device (CFTD). The support includes all peripheral equipment and capabilities that support live, virtual, and constructive training including the Mission Rehearsal Exercise Training System (MRETS), Mission Rehearsal Operations Center (MROC), Storage Area Network (SAN), Desk Top Trainers (DTT), and associated systems.The 160th SOAR (A) flight simulation and mission rehearsal facilities presently use a mix of simulators, simulation applications, and mission rehearsal systems that exist at various stages of concurrency and compatibility with Regimental operational capabilities and configurations. The Army Special Operations Aviation (ARSOA) flight training systems, flight simulation, and mission rehearsal master plan requires that these simulators, simulations, and mission rehearsal systems be capable of supporting current mission profiles and stay current with operational systems enhancements and upgrades. The objective of this on-going effort is to fully support 160th SOAR (A) training operations, CMSs, CFTDs, and related devices must remain concurrency with respective aircraft platforms.The applicable NAICS for this effort is: 333318 Other Commercial and Service Industry Machinery Manufacturing, 1,000 size standard in number of employees. The total maximum ceiling value of the contract to be awarded is $218M. DISCLAIMER: This synopsis is published in accordance with FAR Subpart 5.2 and does not constitute a Request for Proposal (RFP) or a commitment by the U.S. Government, nor should it be construed as such. Submission of any information in response to this synopsis is not requested. There shall be no basis for claims against the Government as a result of any information contained in this posting.  Contracting POC: Jason Holden, Contracts Specialist, jason.n.holden.civ@mail.milAlternate POC: Justin Mauser, justin.r.mauser.civ@mail.milTechnical POC, Daniel Lynch, Project Director, daniel.a.lynch5.civ@mail.mil