RFI-SSN AMENDMENT 0001.pdf

STATEMENT OF WORK/ TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS

LEASE WITH OPTION TO PURCHASE: BOEING 737-700 OR 737-800

JUSTICE PRISONER AND ALIEN TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM (JPATS)

OKLAHOMA CITY, OKLAHOMA

REFERENCE # 15M300-21-R-A370-0001

AMENDMENT 0001

QUESTION #1: UNDER TABLE 4 AIRCRAFT DATALINK SOC (SEE BELOW), “FANS 1/A” AND “FANS

1/A+” IS IDENTIFIED UNDER AIRCRAFT ELIGIBILITY; HOWEVER, FANS IS NOT CAPTURED UNDER

SECTION B AVIONIC/NAVIGATION/AUTO FLIGHT SYSTEM AS A REQUIREMENT. PLEASE CLARIFY AND

CONFIRM IF FANS IS A REQUIREMENT TO MEET AND PROVIDE SPECIFIC LANGUAGE ACCORDINGLY.

RESPONSE: PARA 12 WILL BE CHANGED TO READ:

12. Aircraft Data Link System at a minimum ACARS management unit interfacing with Aircraft Condition Monitoring System (ACMS) software functions and Digital Flight Data Acquisition Unit (DFDAU) reporting functionality. DATA LINK SOC REPORT: In addition to avionics equipment list, appropriate to offeror aircraft configuration, a data link equipage report must include Statement of Compliance (SOC) summary detailed under Table 4. (See Attached)

NOTE: fill out TABLE-4 AIRCRAFT DATALINK SOC REFLECTING AIRCRAFT DATALINK

INTEROPERABILITY / SUBNETWORK / PERFORMANCE EQUIPAGE DATA SUMMARY.

QUESTION #2: WHILE DESIRED DELIVERY IS SHORT (12 WEEKS FROM AWARD), CERTAIN

SPECIFICATIONS MAY TAKE LONGER THAN 12 WEEKS TO COMPLY WITH. IF THE COMPLIANCE WITH

THE SPECIFICATION(S) TAKES MORE THAN 12 WEEKS AND COMPLIANCE WITH SUCH SPECIFICATION(S)

DOES NOT IMPACT DELIVERY OF AN AIRWORTHY AIRCRAFT, CAN THE AIRCRAFT BE DELIVERED WITH

COMPLIANCE OCCURRING POST-DELIVERY?

RESPONSE: IT IS THE GOVERNMENT’S INTENT THAT ANY OFFERED AIRCRAFT MEET THE STATEMENT

OF WORK – TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS AT THE TIME OF DELIVERY. OFFERORS WILL BE REQUIRED TO

PROVIDE A DETAILED PLAN OF HOW ALL REQUIREMENTS WILL BE COMPLIED WITH. ITEMS NOT

COMPLIED WITH AT DELIVERY WILL BE CONSIDERED TECHNICALLY UNACCEPTABLE IF: THE ITEM’S

ABSENCE WILL COMPROMISE THE AIRCRAFT’S AIRWORTHINESS, RESTRICT THE GOVERNMENT’S

ABILITY TO PLACE THE AIRCRAFT INTO SERVICE UPON DELIVERY, OR REQUIRE EXTENDED DOWN-TIME

ONCE THE AIRCRAFT IS PLACED INTO SERVICE.

REFERENCE DRAFT SOW SECTION III.A.24 FOR QUESTIONS #3, #4, #5 & #6

“HAS ALL LIFE LIMITED PARTS (LLP) THAT ARE ASSOCIATED WITH THE AIRFRAME, ENGINES, APU, APPLIANCES, AND LANDING GEAR AT “MID-LIFE” OR GREATER MEANING THAT THEY HAVE 50% OR GREATER LIFE REMAINING

BASED ON THE INTERVAL SPECIFIED BY THE MANUFACTURER IN TERMS OF FLIGHT HOURS, FLIGHT CYCLES OR

CALENDAR MONTHS AND THE PROJECTED AIRCRAFT UTILIZATION IDENTIFIED IN PARAGRAPH II.”

QUESTION #3: NEW LLPS FOR CFM56-7B24 HAVE CYCLES REMAIN OF 20,000, SO HALF-LIFE

WOULD BE 10,000 CYCLES REMAINING. SPECIFICATION FOR ENGINE IN 5K CYCLES

REMAINING. WOULD ENGINE LLPS OF 5K CYCLES REMAINING SATISFY SOW III, A, 24?

RESPONSE: SOW III. A. 26 SPECIFIES ENGINES WITH A MINIMUM OF 5,000 CYCLES REMAINING

PRIOR TO ANY SCHEDULED SHOP VISIT (SCHEDULED OFF-WING MAINTENANCE) WITH ANY RECURRING

INSPECTIONS IDENTIFIED. SOW III.A.24 WILL BE REVISED TO REMOVE LIFE LIMITED PART REFERENCE

TO ENGINES.

QUESTION #4: WHAT IS DEFINITION OF “APPLIANCES”?

RESPONSE: APPLIANCE MEANS ANY INSTRUMENT, MECHANISM, EQUIPMENT, PART, APPARATUS,

APPURTENANCE, OR ACCESSORY, INCLUDING COMMUNICATIONS EQUIPMENT, THAT IS USED OR

INTENDED TO BE USED IN OPERATING OR CONTROLLING AN AIRCRAFT IN FLIGHT, IS INSTALLED IN OR

ATTACHED TO THE AIRCRAFT, AND IS NOT PART OF AN AIRFRAME, ENGINE, OR PROPELLER.

QUESTION #5: LANDING GEAR WILL BE DELIVERED WITH AT LEAST 5 YEARS REMAINING UNTIL

NEXT OVERHAUL AND LLPS THEREIN WOULD BE SUCH NOT TO REQUIRE REMOVAL UNTIL NEXT

SCHEDULED OVERHAUL. WOULD SUCH LANDING GEAR WITH LLPS FOR AT LEAST FIVE YEARS SATISFY?

RESPONSE: AN AIRCRAFT DELIVERED WITH LANDING GEAR THAT HAS AT LEAST 5 YEAR REMAINING

UNTIL NEXT SCHEDULED OVERHAUL MEETS THE REQUIREMENTS OF SOW III.A.24; LIFE LIMITED

PARTS OF THE LANDING GEAR ARE REQUIRED TO HAVE A MINIMUM OF 50% LIFE REMAINING.

QUESTION #6: FOR APU, LLP NOT REQUIRING SCHEDULED OVERHAUL FOR 5 YEARS MEETS THE

REQUIREMENT OF III A 24?

RESPONSE: SOW III.A.24 REQUIRES LIFE LIMITED PARTS OF THE APU TO HAVE A MINIMUM OF

50% LIFE REMAINING.

REFERENCE: SOW SECTION IV.2 (QUESTION #7)

“THE CONTRACTOR WILL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE ACCOMPLISHMENT OF “UNSCHEDULED” HEAVY

MAINTENANCE ON THE AIRCRAFT, ENGINES, AND APU. WHEN SUCH HEAVY MAINTENANCE WAS A DIRECT RESULT

OF THE ACTIONS, OR INACTIONS, ON THE PART OF JPATS EMPLOYEES, OR THE EMPLOYEES OF JPATS LINE

MAINTENANCE CONTRACTOR, REIMBURSEMENT FOR THIS MAINTENANCE WILL BE MADE TO THE CONTRACTOR AS

AN OVER AND ABOVE EFFORT UNDER A SEPARATE CONTRACT LINE ITEM NUMBER (CLIN).”

QUESTION #7: IF AN ENGINE INGESTS F.O.D. NOT CAUSED BY MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL, WOULD

THAT BE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE GOVERNMENT FOR REPAIRS?

RESPONSE: THE CONTRACTOR IS REQUIRED TO HAVE INSURANCE ON THE AIRCRAFT DURING THE

LEASE PERIOD AND HIGHLY RECOMMENDS THE CONTRACTOR OBTAINS F.O.D. INSURANCE AS WELL.

QUESTION #8: THE AIRCRAFT AVAILABILITY IS A FLUID ENVIRONMENT PRESENTLY THAT MAY NOT

HAVE SEEN THE BOTTOM YET. IF WE REPRESENT A PARTICULAR SERIAL NUMBER AIRCRAFT/ENGINES IN

THE RFI, IF AND/OR WHEN THE RFP IS RELEASED ARE WE LOCKED INTO OUR RFI SUBMISSION

AIRCRAFT?

RESPONSE: THIS REQUEST FOR INFORMATION (RFI) IS STRICTLY FOR MARKET RESEARCH

PURPOSES. THE GOVERNMENT WILL BE USING THE INFORMATION PROVIDED TO DEVELOP A

COMPREHENSIVE ACQUISITION STRATEGY. SUBMITTING INFORMATION DOES NOT BIND EITHER THE

GOVERNMENT OR ANY RESPONDENTS.

QUESTION #9: PER THE SPECIFICATION REGARDING INCREASED GROSS WEIGHT (IGW), IT

APPEARS THERE AREN’T ANY BOEING 737-700 IGWS IN PASSENGER CONFIGURATION. THERE ARE

SOME IN VIP CONFIGURATION THAT CAN BE MODIFIED TO PASSENGER CONFIGURATION BUT THAT CAN

TAKE UP TO 18 MONTHS. THE SOW CALLS FOR A 12 WEEK DELIVERY FROM THE DATE OF AWARD. CAN

ADDITIONAL TIME BE ALLOWED FOR THE ABOVE MODIFICATIONS?

RESPONSE: THE GOVERNMENT’S MINIMUM REQUIREMENT IS FOR A BOEING 737-700 OR BOEING

737-800 AIRCRAFT AND WILL NOT ACCEPT AN 18 MONTH DELIVERY FOR AN AIRCRAFT TO BE

CONVERTED INTO A PASSENGER CONFIGURATION.

QUESTION #10: REFERENCE PARA 15. “HAS NOT ACCUMULATED AND WILL NOT ACCUMULATE, MORE THAN

40,000 TOTAL CYCLES SINCE NEW (TCSN) DURING THE CONTRACT PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE (BASE YEAR AND

OPTIONS YEARS).”

DO 40,000 CYCLES APPLY TO AIRFRAME ONLY OR DOES IT APPLY TO THE ENGINES TOO?

RESPONSE: THIS REQUIREMENT IS ONLY APPLIES TO THE AIRFRAME. (PARA 26 STATES THE

REQUIREMENTS FOR THE ENGINES.)

QUESTION #11: REFERENCE PARA 25. “IS POWERED BY CFM56-7B24/B1 SERIES ENGINES (OR

INTERNATIONAL AERO ENGINES OR PRATT & WHITNEY ENGINES OF EQUIVALENT THRUST/PERFORMANCE).”

THE BOEING 737-700 & 737-800 ARE EQUIPMENT WITH CFM56-7B ONLY.

RESPONSE: THIS REQUIREMENT WILL BE CORRECTED IN THE STATEMENT OF WORK – TECHNICAL

SPECIFICATIONS TO REFLECT CFM56-7B24/B1 ENGINES.

QUESTION #12: REFERENCE PARA 27. “IS ACCOMPANIED BY AN ON-WING MAX POWER ASSURANCE RUN

SHEET SHOWING CLEAR DOCUMENTATION OF FULL RATED THRUST FOR THE APPLICABLE INSTALLED ENGINES WITH

DEMONSTRATED EGT MARGINS OF NOT LESS THAN 20 DEGREES FOR EACH INSTALLED ENGINE. THIS

REQUIREMENT MUST BE CURRENT AND VALID AND HAVE BEEN PERFORMED AFTER THE LAST FLIGHT OF THE

PREVIOUS OPERATOR AND PRIOR TO THE FIRST FLIGHT BY JPATS.”

THE 20 DEGREES IS FOR WHAT THRUST RATING? FOR EXAMPLE, 737-700S CAN BE 26K, 24K AND 22K.

20 DEGREES C IS IT APPLICABLE FOR MPA RUN OR TEST CELL RUN ENGINES?

RESPONSE: THE CFM56-7B24/B1 ENGINES INSTALLED REQUIRE A MINIMUM OF 20 DEGREES EGT

MARGIN. AN ON-WING MAXIMUM POWER ASSURANCE RUN OR TEST CELL RUN IS ACCEPTABLE.

REFERENCE RESPONSE TO QUESTION #1:

NEW TABLE 4

AIRCRAFT ELIGIBILITY - Interoperability / Subnetwork / Performance

INTEROP

Designator

AFM SOC

SUBNETWORK

Designator

AIRCRAFT PERFORMANCE

Allocated Rate (sec)

Rqrd COMM Perf Rqrd SURV Perf

CPDLC - RCP ADS-C - RSP

(130 / 240 / 400) (160 / 180 / 400)

Notes:

SOC

Statement of Compliance published in AFM/AFMS/STC or avionics manual.

The statement of compliance must indicate the aircraft data link system meets the aircraft-allocated requirements of Required Communication Performance (RCP) and Required Surveillance Performance (RSP) specifications.

Subnetwork *

•VDL M0/A,

•VDL M2,

•High Frequency Data Link (HFDL), •Inmarsat SATCOM •Iridium SATCOM Short Burst Data (SBD)

* - The statement of compliance must indicate the subnetworks that are supported and a reference to the definition of the subnetworks. The compliance statement must reference AC 20-140 or later for any subnetworks ABOVE; aircraft utilizing Inmarsat SwiftBroadband (SBB) SATCOM, the SOC must reference AC 20-140C or later.

Rqrd COMM Perf Rqrd SURV Perf

CPDLC - RCP ADS-C - RSP

(130 / 240 / 400) (160 / 180 / 400)

VDL M0/A 240 RCP 180 RSP

VDL M2 240 RCP 180 RSP

HFDL 400 RCP 400 RSP

SATCOM (SBD) 240 RCP 180 RSP

EXAMPLE #1 Notes:

FANS1/A+

With/without

AUTOMATION

FANS1/A

Rqrd COMM Perf Rqrd SURV Perf

CPDLC - RCP ADS-C - RSP

(130 / 240 / 400) (160 / 180 / 400)

VDL M0/A N/A N/A

VDL M2 N/A N/A

HFDL N/A N/A

SATCOM (SBB) N/A N/A

EXAMPLE #2 Notes:

ACARS ATS

Same as FANS 1/A interoperability listed below, except with additional features, such as the message latency timer function compatible with ground stations.

Note 1: FANS 1/A(+) aircraft is interoperable with FANS 1/A and FANS 1/A(+) ground stations.

FANS1/A+ data link communication systems In U.S. domestic en route airspace must have “push to load” capability into the navigation system whenever a routing change is received. SOC must reflect WITHOUT if system is not fully integrated and operator intervention is required to complete datalink message transaction.

ACARS ATS

Interoperability: ATS applications, DCL, OCL, TWIP, and D-ATIS supported by ACARS. Subnetwork link established with service provider SATCOM/HFDL or directly with ATSU using VDL subnetworks.

Initial FANS 1/A interoperability with ATSU applications, ATSU Facilities Notifications (AFN), CPDLC, and ADS-C supported by FANS 1/A.

EXAMPLE #1: specifically in this case, aircraft is equipped with FANS1/A+ data link system with full automation.

EXAMPLE #2: aircraft is equipped with ACARS ATS data link system

INTEROP

Designator

AFM SOC

SUBNETWORK

Designator

AIRCRAFT PERFORMANCE

Allocated Rate (sec)

INTEROP

Designator

AFM SOC

SUBNETWORK

Designator

AIRCRAFT PERFORMANCE

Allocated Rate (sec)

FANS 1/A+

with

AUTOMATION