sUAS_for_NSC_RFP_Attachment_J-1_SOO.pdf

Attachment J-1

Statement of Objectives (SOO)

Overall Objectives: The United States Coast Guard (USCG) small Unmanned Aircraft System (sUAS) for National Security Cutter (NSC) Program will provide the NSC with a persistent, tactical airborne intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance (ISR) capability that can remain airborne for at least 12 continuous hours per day. The sUAS will provide surveillance, detection, classification, identification, and prosecution for all of the NSC’s missions.

Contract Objectives: Provide all required commercial sUAS products and ISR services to perform all efforts necessary to execute installation, deployment and de-installation activities as defined herein.

This Statement of Objectives (SOO) is intended to describe the type of commercial sUAS products and ISR services to be acquired and explain how the USCG intends to use them in terms of functions to be performed, performance requirements and essential physical characteristics. Describing the USCG’s needs in these terms allows each Offeror to propose a solution that will best meet the needs of the

USCG.

The purpose is to acquire ship-based commercial ISR services for the entire USCG NSC fleet.

The Offeror shall be in compliance with section 899 (c) ACQUISITION OF UNMANNED AERIAL SYSTEMS of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017 (PUBLIC LAW 114-328- Dec 23, 2016). The USCG shall not accept a proposal that is not in compliance with the foregoing provision of the law.

Performance Objectives: Conduct surveillance, detection, classification, and identification (SDCI) operations up to 12 continuous hours per day of a wide range of targets of interest (TOI). Support prosecution by providing real-time imagery, data, target illumination, communications relay, or other capabilities to NSC and other government assets depending on the nature of the prosecution.

The sUAS is intended to operate as an integral component of a larger integrated and networked system.

Its mission effectiveness will be highly dependent on interoperability with the other Government units including:

• Operational coordination. The sUAS shall perform missions as directed by the NSC commanding officer and return navigation and sensor data.

• Cutter Boats and Aircraft. At a minimum, the sUAS will transmit electro-optical (EO) / (IR) imagery to cutter boats and manned aircraft properly equipped to receive the data (e.g. through use of a government-provided compatible remote video terminal (RVT) and perform communications relay.

• TOI. Communications exchange between host cutter and TOI may be relayed through the Unmanned Aircraft (UA).

• Other on-scene operating/response units (afloat, air, and ashore): The sUAS will transmit sensor data to units properly equipped to receive the data (e.g., through use of a government-provided compatible RVT) and will relay communications between units.

• National Airspace System (NAS) and International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO): The sUAS will comply with applicable Federal Communications Commission (FCC) and Federal

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Aviation Administration (FAA) directives and standards when flying within the NAS. The sUAS will be capable of meeting applicable ICAO flight standards, including those governing Due Regard operations, to enable worldwide maritime deployment.

System Design Objectives: Provide support to the Government for Time Compliance, Technical Orders (TCTO) and Engineering Change Proposals (ECP).

Factors to consider for meeting these objectives:

• Installation of the Contractor’s commercial sUAS solution on the NSC will require the Contractor to support annual program management reviews (PMR), post-deployment operational reviews and multiple technical interchange meetings with the USCG and a number of government technical reviews. Technical reviews the Contractor shall be required to support include the Program Planning Review, System Definition Review, Critical Design Review (CDR), Integration Readiness Review, Production Readiness Review, and Operational Test Readiness Review. These reviews are described in the DHS Systems Engineering Center of Excellence Technical Review Guide.

Logistics Objectives: The Contractor shall provide configuration management support, maintenance, sustainment, and repair of the sUAS systems while deployed to meet the contract sUAS Mission Reliability Rating (MRR). Sustainment of the system relies on the Contractor to support, operate, and maintain the sUAS until the De-installation CLIN is exercised.

Factors to consider in meeting these objectives:

• Available onboard space for maintenance and storage is limited to the Port-side hangar while deployed.

• The Contractor shall notify the Government of all shipping and tracking information prior to shipping. Specific shipping instructions and addresses are found in Section D of individual Delivery Orders.

• Contractor installed equipment shall not be removed from the NSC after installation without Government approval.

• The government will not be responsible for post-deployment storage of contractor equipment.

• Any change to the configuration of the approved system shall not be made without authorization of the Government.

• CM for the hardware and software may require the contractor to provide the Government with copies of system configuration.

Training Objectives: (CLIN-UAS PILOT TRAINING/MISSION COORDINATOR TRAINING) This objective addresses training of Government personnel in the contractor’s sUAS only. Training of Government personnel in the contractor’s System is on an “as needed” basis and not necessarily an annual requirement. Current estimates are for the contractor to train one pilot every three years, and six to nine mission coordinators per year. The Contractor shall ensure that its personnel are qualified and current in the sUAS being operated and that the costs associated with training of its personnel are built into the deployments for sUAS ISR services.

Security Objectives: This contract will require personnel with security clearances. The security clearance level shall be in accordance with the DD Form 254 Contract Security Classification Specification provided as Attachment J-10 of the contract. The Contractor shall obtain and verify

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The installation and operation of the Contractor’s system shall adhere to Coast Guard and Department of Defense Cyber/Information Assurance methodologies for the protection of information.

Refer to GFI of section J-12.

Installation Objectives: (CLIN-PREDEPLOYMENT INSTALL SUPPORT)

A two-part installation will occur to achieve complete system installation on the NSC platform. The first part is known as the A-kit and involves infrastructure modifications made by the Government to the NSC. Details of the A-kit installation can be found in the technical drawing packages provided by the government in section J-13. The second part is known as the B-kit. This will include the contractor specific equipment and the necessary vessel modifications to integrate the contractor provided equipment into the vessel. The National Security Cutter Program Management Office is serving as the integrator for this project and will develop the B-kit installation drawings. Both the A and B kits will be installed through the use of a Government contracted Alteration Installation Team (AIT). The B kit will be accomplished with the on-site technical assistance of the Contractor.

A total of four technical interchange meetings are anticipated for the first installation in order to ensure the engineering change and shipboard integration is properly planned. After the first installation, only one technical interchange meeting is anticipated per vessel.

Installation and testing of contractor equipment will last a maximum of seven weeks.

Inspection & Acceptance Objectives: Demonstrate the proposed solution meets the performance requirements of the contract with a System Operations Verification and Test (SOVT). The Government will exercise a Deployment CLIN of appropriate length to accommodate these events.

Operational Test & Evaluation (OT&E) Support Objectives: The USCG will conduct independent operational testing to assess the performance requirements of the first delivered sUAS solution. The Government OT&E will be conducted in conjunction with and leverage information from the contractor’s SOVT to the maximum extent practicable.

Deployment Objectives: (CLIN-DEPLOYMENT) Provide sUAS ISR commercial services.

Factors to consider for meeting this objective:

• Total number of hours per deployment and length of deployment will vary and will be specified in each Delivery Order. Each Delivery Order will utilize a combination of 15 and 30 day deployment CLINs to meet the anticipated length of deployment. For example, a 60 day deployment Delivery Order would include two 30 day deployment CLINs and a 75 day deployment Delivery Order would include two 30 day deployment CLINs and one 15 day deployment CLIN. It is anticipated that there will be several individual cutter deployments of varying length annually. However, total time away from homeport will range from 185 to 200 days per year.

• Perform ISR services for at least 100 hours per 15-day operational patrol period and 200 hours per 30-day operational patrol period.

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NSC De-installation Objectives: (CLIN-NSC DEINSTALLATION) Upon notification by the government, remove all Contractor owned equipment from the NSC.

Factors to consider for meeting this objective:

• One de-installation per NSC shall be required of the contractor. The UAS Contractor is responsible for removal of all Contractor equipment from the NSC.