Air Lift PWS.docx

106 RQW/103 RQS

Air National Guard

Performance Work Statement (PWS) for

Military Freefall, Static Line Parachute Airlift Support Services & Parachute Rigger Services

March 2022

GENERAL. This Performance Work Statement (PWS) defines the requirement for Military Freefall and Static Line Parachute Airlift Support Services.

BACKGROUND. The mission of the Air National Guard (ANG) is to maintain well-trained, well equipped units available for prompt mobilization during war and provide assistance during national emergencies. The mission of the 106 RQW is combat search and rescue which ultimately is to provide worldwide personnel recovery, combat search and rescue capability, expeditionary combat support to federal and state authorities. Furthermore, the mission of Pararescuemen is to recover downed and injured aircrew members in austere and non-permissive environments.

SECTION 1 - DESCRIPTION OF SERVICES

1.1. SCOPE OF WORK.

The contractor shall provide all personnel, equipment, tools, materials, supervision, and quality control necessary, to perform military freefall and static line parachute airlift support services in support of the 103rd Rescue Squadron, as defined in this PWS.

· The contractor shall provide the use of civilian/military SC-7 Skyvan aircraft capable of supporting 22 day hours and three (3) evening/period of darkness hours of parachute operations and

· The use of civilian/military C-23 Sherpa aircraft capable of supporting 22 day and three (3) evening/period of darkness hours of parachute operations.

· Both SC-7 Skyvan and C-23 Sherpa shall be available within 24 hours should the aircraft scheduled to fly malfunction or not be available to accomplish the mission. All aircraft must meet the standards for military free-fall via DOD/FAA requirements.

All finalized pricing for a total of 44 day hours and six (6) evening/period of darkness hours for a total of 50 flight hours will also include all applicable relocating hours associated with below requirements.

1.1.1. The Air Force maintains the right to separate the flight hours into a day block of training, followed by an aircraft shutdown period, and finish with a night block of training to meet mission requirements. In accordance with (IAW) the training objectives, the contractor shall provide flight time of 0.5 hours minimum each sortie.

1.1.2. Contractor shall provide the following

a. Clean and serviceable aircraft with qualified aircrew

b. The vendor shall have insurance coverage to include parachute and HALO/HAHO/SL operations per USTRANSCOM DoD certification.

c. Contractor will provide Oxygen for pilots.

d. Necessary miscellaneous office supplies, as needed to fulfill contract.

1.1.3. Parachute packing service:

One (1) Senior Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Parachute Rigger or higher to pack Special Operations Vector (SOV-3) Military Free Fall (MFF)/Static line square & Advanced Parachute System (APS) parachutes.

· Senior Rigger or higher must be available to pack Parachutes for all jumps during the 50 hours of performance.

Expectation of Senior Rigger or higher is;

· MFF/APS: Eight (8) per day or,

· Double Bag Static Line (DBSL): Four (4) per day

· Approximately, 80 DBSL and 120 MFF/APS total parachute packing.

Refer to 1.3.1. for coordination on packing of parachutes per block of training.

1.2. DELIVERY DATE: Multiple specified dates to be determined by the Contracting Officer Representative (COR), no later than 365 days after contract award.

1.3. PLACE OF PERFORMANCE:

1.3.1. Contractor will provide aircraft during the time frame of/on or about 15 Sept 2022 through 14 Sept 2023, which have been designated as training days and are outlined below. All pick-up and drop-off points will be under the 25 NM radius as directed by FAA Regulation Part 91. Staging location will be on civilian side of Francis S. Gabreski Airport (KFOK) or alternate training location pre-coordinated and agreed upon between contractor and 103rd Rescue Squadron. Contractor shall coordinate staging and parking of aircraft. Subsequent 2nd and 3rd quarter training weeks will be coordinated with the contractor with minimum of 30 day notice. The locations below depict staging locations, where training will start and end each day. During training days, flight hours will be coordinated between the hours of 0400 through 2330. All daily flight hours will be used within a 12 hour day.

Example: Training started at 0400 will end no later than 1600.

f. Jan – Mar 2022: SL/HALO/Landing Zone 25 Hours Training Block: 5 continuous training days, Monday – Friday: 5 hours per day

g. Apr - Jun 2022: SL/HALO/Landing Zone 25 Hours Training Block: 5 continuous training days, Monday – Friday: 5 hours per day

1.3.2. WEATHER & OPERATIONAL TASKINGS: Contractor will only invoice for per-diem for personnel and aircraft, for actual hours performed. Cancellations due to inclement weather per DOD guidance or operational taskings (ie. National/State Emergencies (ie. Hurricane, Pandemic, Civil Unrest, Air Force Rescue Coordination Center taskings)) will not result in a loss of flight hours.

Example: Weekly training scheduled for 10 hours and 24 September 21 has been cancelled due to inclement weather, the Gov’t will only be invoiced for five (5) flight hours.

1.4. TYPE OF CONTRACT: The Government will award a Firm Fixed Priced (FFP) type contract.

1.5. OTHER DIRECT COSTS: The COR or any other personnel who may appear to have apparent authority, shall not authorize the Government beyond the scope of this FFP type contract. Any additional cost must be pre-approved by the contracting officer (KO).

1.6. POST AWARD CONFERENCE/PERIODIC PROGRESS MEETINGS:

The contractor agrees to attend any post award conference convened by the KO in accordance with FAR Subpart 42.5. The KO, COR and other Government personnel, as appropriate, may meet periodically with the contractor to review the contactor’s performance. At these meetings, the KO will apprise the contractor of how the Government views the contractor’s performance and the contractor shall apprise the Government of problems, if any, being experienced. The contractor shall resolve outstanding issues raised by the Government. Contractor attendance at these meetings shall be at no additional cost to the Government.

1.7. Contract Manager (CM): The contactor shall designate a CM who shall ensure performance under this contract. The name of this person, and an alternate who shall act for the contractor when the CM is absent, shall be designated in writing to the KO. The CM or alternate shall have full authority to act for the contractor on all contract matters relating to daily operation of this contract. The CM shall work through the KO, to resolve issues, receive technical instructions, and ensure adequate performance of services. The CM shall ensure that contractor employees do not perform any services outside the scope of the contract without an official modification issued by the KO. The CM shall ensure contractor employees understand that services performed outside the scope of the contract are performed wholly at the expense of the contractor.

1.8. Combating Trafficking in Persons: The United States Government has adopted a zero tolerance policy regarding trafficking in persons. Contractors and contractor employees shall not engage in severe forms of trafficking in persons during the period of performance of the contract; procure commercial sex acts during the period of performance of the contract; or use forced labor in the performance of the contract. The Contractor shall notify its employees of the United States Government’s zero tolerance policy, the actions that will be taken against employees for violations of this policy. The contractor shall take appropriate action, up to and including termination, against employees or subcontractors that violate the US Government policy as described at FAR 22.17.

1.9. Contractor Travel: The cost of the contractor's lodging and per diem shall be included in the firm fixed price. The cost of aircraft movement to and from the staging location will be included in the fixed firm price. The aforementioned locations above are the staging locations. Operations will begin and end at these staging locations each day. It is recommended that the aircraft remain at that location through consecutive block times but this is not mandatory.

1.10. Organizational Conflicts of Interest (OCI): The contractor and subcontractor personnel performing services under this contract may receive, have access to or participate in the development of proprietary or source selection information (e.g., cost or pricing information, budget information or analyses, specifications or work statements, etc.) or perform evaluation services which may create a current or subsequent OCIs, as defined in FAR Subpart 9.5. The contractor shall notify the KO immediately whenever it becomes aware that such access or participation may result in actual or potential OCI and shall promptly submit a plan to the KO to avoid or mitigate any such OCI. The contractor’s mitigation plan will be determined to be acceptable solely at the discretion of the KO. In the event the KO unilaterally determines that any such OCI cannot be satisfactorily avoided or mitigated, the KO may impose other remedies as he or she deems necessary, including prohibiting the contractor from participation in subsequent contracted requirements which may be affected by the OCI.

1.11. Drug Testing: All personnel employed to perform the services of this requirement; Pilots, Aircrew, Parachute Riggers, are subject to random drug screening at the discretion of the COR.

SECTION 2 - QUALITY ASSURANCE

2.1. QUALITY ASSURANCE: The Government will evaluate the contractor’s performance under this contract in accordance with this PWS.

2.1.1. QUALITY CONTROL: The contractor shall develop and implement procedures to identify, prevent, and ensure non-recurrence of defective services.

SECTION 3 - SECURITY REQUIREMENTS

3.1 COMSEC/IT Security. All communications with Department of Defense (DoD) organizations are subject to communications security (COMSEC) review. All telephone communications networks are continually subject to intercept by unfriendly intelligence organizations. DoD has authorized the military departments to conduct COMSEC monitoring and recording of telephone calls originating from, or terminating at, DoD organizations. Therefore, the contractor is advised that any time contractor place or receive a call they are subject to COMSEC procedures. The contractor shall ensure wide and frequent dissemination of the above information to all employees dealing with DoD information. The contractor shall abide by all Government regulations concerning the authorized use of the Government's computer network, including the restriction against using the network to recruit Government personnel or advertise job openings.

3.2 Controlled Unclassified Information (CUI). Controlled Unclassified Information (CUI). The contractor shall protect all CUI encountered in the performance of services established by Executive Order 13556, and implemented by 32 CFR part 2002. If a CUI breach results from the contractor’s violation of the aforementioned policies, the contractor shall bear all notification costs, call-center support costs, and credit monitoring service costs for all individuals whose CUI has been compromised.

3.3 OPSEC Requirements/Training. The contractor will receive initial OPSEC training within the first 30 days of the contract but must be conducted prior to services being initiated. OPSEC training will be provided to the contractor by a Wing OPSEC coordinator or other OPSEC professional. The contractor will receive additional OPSEC training periodically as necessary for length of the period of performance.

SECTION 4 – SPECIAL QUALIFICATIONS

4.1. The contractor shall have the following qualifications:

4.2. Pilot: The pilot shall meet the following qualifications:

4.3. Aircrew. The contractor shall provide qualified aircrew to perform all contract requirements. The aircrew operating the aircraft must be licensed to fly the SC-7 Skyvan or C-23 Sherpa as applicable to the training block in the geographic location agreed upon by the contractor and 103 RQS. All aircrew personnel shall be United States citizens with citizenship verifiable by provision of birth record or passport. Aircrew shall have oxygen systems (portable or permanent). The Aircraft must have valid certification to fly in United States and will be used for free fall or static line use.

4.4. Aircraft Requirements. The aircraft shall possess the following features/specifications:

a. The vendor shall be US Air Mobility Command (AMC) approved (inspected) to include aircrew certifications and licenses.

b. Side mounted troop seats/side-facing seats (military style canvas/nylon seats with extended length seats) for sixteen (16) parachutists per lift Maintenance provided on site for facility owned aircraft.

c. At a minimum, standard VHF/AM radios are required with UHF radio preferred and, if available, Global Positioning System (GPS) Navigation.

d. Parachute jump lights (red/green) must be in cargo compartment for jumpmaster/aircrew coordination.

e. Aircraft must have a cargo compartment capable of accommodating sixteen (16) parachutists and portable oxygen consoles.

f. There must be intercom communications between aircrew and jumpmaster.

g. The aircraft must be configured for over the ramp static line operations. Aircraft must have static line cable and retrieval system. Static line cables must be permanently installed; temporary installations are not acceptable. Aircraft must be capable of deploying nine (9) Double Bag Static line (DBSL) jumpers in one single pass.

h. Aircraft must be configured for day and night HALO/HAHO operations.

i. Aircraft must be capable of air drop operations up to 17,500 feet via ramp.

j. The aircraft ramp must have a non-skid surface.

k. Aircraft must have ramp and door for jumper’s exits.

l. Aircrew shall have an oxygen system (portable or permanent)

4.5. Parachute Rigger.

a. Must follow all local, Air Force and DOD technical manuals, practices, and guidelines pertaining to parachute rigging, inspections, and air delivery recovery.

b. Must be able to read, write, speak and understand the English language.

c. Must be a certified Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Senior or higher Rigger and able to provide a recent certification from either the U.S. Air Force, Army or Navy Loadmaster Course, or Parachute Rigger/Parachute Packer Course.

d. Must have no less than five (5) years of experience as a Parachute Rigger.

e. Experience packing United States Special Operations Command (SOCOM) or Pararescue parachutes.

f. Inspects, cleans and packs parachutes.

SECTION 5 – GOVERNMENT FURNISHED EQUIPMENT (GFE)

5.1. There will not be any GFE provided to the contractor for this requirement.

SECTION 6 - PERFORMANCE OF SERVICES DURING CRISIS

6.1. IAW DoDI 1100.22, DFARS 237.76 “Continuation of Essential Contractor Services” and aforementioned Air Force implementation, unless otherwise directed by Contracting Officer, it is determined that services as identified in this PWS are mission essential for performance during a crisis.