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D -- REQUEST FOR INFORMATION FOR ACQUSITION TOOLS DUE 030695 POC Raymond W. DeCerchio, Telephone:202-267-3095, FAX:202-267-5071, E-Mail: Raymond_W._DeCerchio_at_AXQ@mail.hq.faa.gov The Federal Aviation Administration is seeking information on the availability of ''tools'' to assist managers in planning, development, and execution of major acquisition programs for systems, equipment, facilities, and software. Tools are defined to be specific, structured information that assists in decision making and development of required planning and associated documentation. A second area of interest is related systems for presentation and delivery of this information.The tools should encompass currently accepted ''acquisition best practices'' and should provide one or more of the following types of information or capability: Program Document Creation - Tools should assist in the development of required FAA major acquisition management documents such as Integrated Logistic Support Plan, Statement of Work, Test and Evaluation Master Plan, Risk Management Plan, Work Breakdown Structure, Specification, etc. Tools should directly provide document content that is independent of the specific acquisition program and should guide the user through development of program-specific content. At minimum, use of the tool will result in a skeletal planning document that identifies and generically addresses all essential elements of the document's area of consideration. Acceptable program document creation tools could be manual or automated and take the form of manuals, charts, checklists, expanded document tables of content, templates (electronic and paper), databases, spread sheet applications, intelligent systems, etc. Automated Program Planner - The Federal Aviation Administration seeks information on existing products or mature concepts that would enable specialists to access and tailor FAA acquisition processes for specific programs. The output would be a top-level plan of the critical milestones, activities, and products that must be accomplished to achieve efficient and effective execution of the program. The product or concept sought by FAA must house all elements of the FAA acquisition process, as well as the instructions, checklists, templates, and other aids that will be developed to assist specialists in planning and executing acquisition programs. The product/concept must be robust and able to accommodate changes to and expansions in acquisition processes and supporting tools and aids. Document Management - Document management tools should facilitate review and revision of draft documents by multiple reviewers. Tools should be automated or manual systems for presenting and distributing the above types of information. Acceptable automation presentation systems include databases, multi-media systems, intelligent systems, etc. Automated tools and delivery systems must be accessible in a user friendly environment and be compatible with IBM PC Local Area Network (LAN)/Wide Area Network (WAN) or a platform-independent LAN/WAN environment. Please respond in writing (conventional mail, E-Mail, or FAX). This Request for Information will be on the Internet at gopher://depository.dot.gov:70/11/faa/Acquisition_Information/RFIs (0046)

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