AT6E T6 PPEILS PWS DRAFT.pdf

DRAFT PWS: N00421-24-RFPRQ-TPM273-0080

AT-6E and T-6A/B Postproduction Support Engineering and Integrated Logistics Support

Performance Work Statement

December 15, 2023

1. General

1.1. This Performance Work Statement (PWS) identifies the total scope of effort for Postproduction, Engineering and Integrated Logistics Support (ILS) required to support NAVAIR, PMA-273 in the sustainment of Navy AT-6E and T-6 A/B aircraft.

Execution of requirements in this PWS will occur through negotiated Task Orders that specify specific effort and applicable data deliverables.

1.2. Instructions for delivery, acceptance, approval and upload of Contract Data Requirements Lists (CDRL) to the TexanNET Website are provided in Section J, Attachment (2).

2. Program Management, Engineering and Integrated Logistics Support Services

2.1. General Tasks:

2.1.1. The Contractor shall provide AT-6E and T-6A/B program management, engineering and logistical support and analysis to meet sustainment needs for aircraft, aircraft subsystems, support equipment, ancillary equipment, emergent operational aircraft issues, repair, modifications and supply.

2.1.2. The Contractor shall review all active task order effort and provide status, cost, schedule and performance risk, mitigations and any pertinent information necessary to ensure successful task execution in recurring Meetings and in accordance with

(IAW) CDRL A001.

2.1.3. The Contractor shall report financial status of all task orders by CLIN monthly

IAW CDRL A017.

2.1.4. The Contractor shall travel to support task execution when defined within this PWS and future task orders.

2.1.5. The Contractor shall provide phone and email support and respond to

Government inquiries relative to the contract, task orders and technical matters during normal business hours (0900-1700 EST Monday through Friday).

2.1.6. The Contractor shall participate in meetings and provide recommendations, insight and advice on issues at hand during Technical Coordination Meetings (TCMs), System Safety Working Group (SSWG), Naval Aviation Requirements Group (NARGs), Logistics Summits, Individual Material Readiness List (IMRL) Reviews, Program Management Reviews (PMR), System Sustainment Reviews (SSR) and other meetings.

2.1.6.1. The Contractor shall coordinate, schedule and participate in a bi-weekly virtual meeting that will occur for 1 (one) hour on a bi-weekly basis for the duration of the contract. At this meeting, the Contractor shall communicate status, cost, schedule and performance risk and mitigations on active Task Orders and any pertinent information relative to effort on this contract that requires understanding and resolution. These meetings shall be conducted via web based virtual interface accessible to the Government.

2.1.6.2. For the purpose of proposing, SSWG’s, NARG’s, Logistics Summits, IMRL reviews, PMR’s, SSR’s are to be considered Program Virtual Meetings (PVM). Four (4) PVM’s will occur each year. The contractor shall support PVM’s with minimum attendance of the Program Manager and at least one (1) subject matter expert with knowledge in areas of PVM subject matter. PVM duration will be no more than two (2) days for eight (8) hours each day during normal working hours (0900-1700 EST) Monday through Friday. PVM’s not identified by name in this PWS will be identified by name by the PMA 273 T- 6/AT-6 Navy Integration Lead program manager or Technical Point of Contact (TPOC) and may replace one or more of the above meeting events.

2.1.6.3. The Government will request PVM attendance by the contractor a minimum of 15 days prior to a PVM with the necessary details for the Contractor to fulfill PVM meeting requirements.

2.1.7. The Contractor shall provide Task Order related presentation material IAW

CDRL A008.

2.1.8. The Contractor shall provide cost estimates IAW CDRL A009 when requested through a Task Order.

2.1.9. The Contractor shall provide proposals in response to Request for Proposals

(RFP) IAW CDRL A010.

2.1.10. The Contractor shall provide a Contractor Funds Status Report IAW CDRL A017.

2.2. FAA and OEM Bulletins, Advisories and Information

2.2.1. AT-6E Only: The Contractor shall review and provide applicable bulletins, advisories, directives, information, rules and letters issued by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) or the Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM) that affect safety, operations and maintenance of the AT-6E IAW CDRL A0XX. Such information may be issued as the following:

Airframe, Engine and Propeller Service Bulletins (SBs) Airframe, Engine and Propeller Service Letter (SLs) Airframe, Engine and propeller Service Instructions (SIs) Structural Item Interim Advisories FAA Special Airworthiness Information Bulletins (SAIBs) FAA Notices of Proposed Rule Making (NPRM) - New and Revised Airworthiness Directives (ADs) Any other new or revised FAA final rules

2.2.1.1. For any of the above advisories, bulletins, letters and rules requiring immediate action, the contractor shall notify the PMA 273 TPOC in writing as soon as possible and not later than the time specified for operator notification in the document. At a minimum, the Contractor shall include the following information in notifications:

Notification document (i.e., advisory, bulletin, letter) The system affected Part Number Number of units or aircraft affected Analysis performed Safety implications Where discovered Manufacturer Name Mitigations planned Action required by (Flight Hours, calendar date or other)

2.3. Engineering

2.3.1. The Contractor shall perform Non-Recurring Engineering (NRE) to include integration, qualification, certification, airworthiness approval and associated specifications and technical data and publication updates for modifications and Engineering Changes as specified in Task Orders.

2.3.2. The Contractor shall provide its Systems Engineering Management Plan IAW A004.

2.3.3. The Contractor shall provide OEM reach back support of Airworthiness substantiation.

2.3.4. The Contractor shall provide updates to airworthiness substantiation artifacts

IAW CDRL A0XX.

2.3.5. The Contractor shall perform suitability evaluations, preparation of repair concepts and instructions as defined in Task Orders and associated CDRLs.

2.3.6. The Contractor shall conduct Business Case Analysis and deliver IAW Task

Order CDRLs.

2.3.7. The Contractor shall perform System Safety Hazard analysis and Safety Assessments defined in Task Orders and deliver associated data IAW CDRLs A0XX, System Safety Assessment Report (SSHAR) and CDRL A0XX, Safety Assessment Report.

2.3.8. The Contractor shall implement and manage an Aircraft Structural Integrity

Program (ASIP) and deliver an ASIP Master Plan IAW CDRL A0XX.

2.3.9. The Contractor shall implement and manage a Propulsion/Engine Structural Integrity Program (PSIP/ENSIP) and deliver ENSIP/PSIP data IAW CDRL A0XX.

2.3.10. Per Task Order, the Contractor shall coordinate PSIP efforts with Government representatives and the engine OEM, Pratt & Whitney Canada. (CDRL A0XX)

2.3.11. The Contractor Shall conduct an Individual Aircraft Tracking (IAT) and Loads/Environmental Spectral Survey (L/ESS) program and deliver L/ESS data

IAW CDRL A0XX.

2.3.12. The Contractor shall review technical reports provided by the Government and respond by providing information IAW CDRLs specified in Task Orders.

2.3.13. The Contractor shall prepare Engineering Change Proposals (ECP) IAW A005.

2.3.14. The Contractor shall provide ECPs that conform to a PMA-273 approved CM Plan (Attachment 6) and utilize EIA-649B Configuration Management Standard, EIA-649-I Configuration Management Requirements for Defense Contracts and MIL-HDBK-61A as references.

2.3.14.1. Per Task Order, the Contractor shall provide ECP, engineering and logistics support to include prototype installation; Validation and Verification; Parts and Material; tooling and support equipment and the preparation of ECP related directives, instructions and associated data.

2.3.14.2. Per task Order, the Contractor shall travel to provide engineering and logistics support at NAS Pax River, MD, NAS Pensacola FL, NAS Whiting Field, FL, NAS Corpus Christi, TX and the Fleet readiness Center Southeast (FRCSE), Jacksonville, FL.

2.3.15. The Contractor shall conduct independent assessments, research, investigations and analyses required to prepare responses to Navy inquiries and deliver them IAW Task Order CDRL A0XX.

2.3.16. The Contractor shall provide recommendations to address technical solutions and mitigate issues affecting safety, operation, maintenance, readiness and aircraft availability IAW CDRL A0XX.

2.3.17. The Contractor shall maintain a Failure Analysis and Corrective Action System

(FRACAS) and deliver associated data IAW CDRL A0XX.

2.3.18. The Contractor shall provide engineering support and respond to Engineering

Investigations (EI), Discrepancy Reports (DR), deficiency reports and other reports submitted through the Joint Discrepancy Reporting System (JDRS), The Government will provide access to the JDRS and DECKPLATE ETR website for engineering investigation direction/reporting, aircraft discrepancy reporting, and product quality deficiency reporting. NMCI for NALCOMIS/OOMA– The Government will provide and pay for NMCI seats for NALCOMIS/OOMA computers. A DOD CAC is required to gain access to NMCI computers by completing form DD1172-2. Procedures for obtaining NMCI access will be provided in Task Orders.

2.3.19. The Contractor shall maintain a process and respond to engineering assistance requests to support PMA 273, the FST and the CLS maintenance contractor. This process shall ensure prioritization of requests for Aircraft On Ground (AOG) and other situations identified by the USG as a priority within the times identified in the applicable Task Order.

2.3.20. The Contractor shall support PMA 273, the FST and the Naval Safety Center

MISHAP Board with fleet mishap investigations and reporting.

2.3.20.1. When requested by the Government, the Contractor shall support mishap investigations and investigate issues affecting aircraft and aircraft systems to assess root cause and correlate findings to determinations of fleet risk and impacts on safety, aircraft operation, system performance, maintenance, operations and readiness.

2.3.21. The Contractor shall perform review, analysis, evaluation, testing, assessment and appraisal of T-6 and AT-6E aircraft systems, components, furnishings, equipment, and peculiar support equipment and deliver associated Contract Data Requirements defined in task orders. Examples of these efforts and data deliverables include:

Airframe structures and subsystems analysis Avionics architecture descriptions and analysis Electrical power and distribution descriptions and analysis Airframe structures, Structural Integrity, service life assessments, extensions, descriptions and analysis

Wiring analysis Hydro-mechanical subsystem analysis and descriptions Engine and Propulsion system and associated Structural

Integrity program descriptions, assessments and analysis Environmental control system descriptions and analysis Flight control system descriptions and analysis Electromechanical system descriptions and analysis Weapons delivery and targeting system descriptions and analysis External fuel system descriptions and analysis Aircraft data acquisition and recording system descriptions and analysis Air crew Escape and Life Support System descriptions and analysis Equipment installations and armament descriptions and analysis Ground Based Training System (GBTS) device descriptions and analysis Reliability analysis Logistics and maintainability analysis

2.4. Technical Data

2.4.1. The Contractor shall provide aircraft, aircraft system, performance and component level technical data needed by the Government to perform inherently governmental programmatic functions. Technical data of this nature is intended to support engineering design review, flight test, configuration changes, military airworthiness approval; Engineering Change Proposal (ECP) and Technical Directive (TD) authoring, mishap investigations, logistics and sustainability assessments; obsolescence and DMSMS management, suitability assessments and maintaining Instructions for Continued Airworthiness (Maintenance and repair Publications and instructions). Data from the above examples shall be delivered IAW Task Order CDRLs.

2.4.2. For Contract Data deliverables and pertinent requirements requiring access to TexanNet for this contract, the Contractor shall request access to the AT-6E TexanNet website in accordance with Section J, Attachment (2).

2.4.3. The Contractor shall provide technical data IAW CDRL A003, Technical Data

Package (TDP).

2.4.4. The Contractor shall provide a Data Accession List (DAL) IAW CDRL A002.

2.5. Integrated Logistics Support (ILS)

2.5.1. The Contractor shall provide supply support services for the AT-6E Aircraft Contractor Logistics Support (CLS) provider at Naval Air Station Patuxent River, Maryland.

2.5.2. The Contractor shall provide the source data for the Government to update supply provisioning data.

2.5.3. The Contractor shall provide a Logistic Support Analysis (LSA) plan IAW CDRL A014 when requested by Task Order.

2.5.4. Per Task Order, the Contractor shall provide support for obsolescence management to include parts analysis, cost analysis, cost, schedule and performance risk assessments, supportability assessments and the identification and certification of replacement parts and alternative sources of supply.

2.5.5. AT-6E Only: The Contractor shall notify the Government of AT-6E peculiar

Diminishing Manufacturing Sources and Material Shortages (DMSMS) issues on any component for which a lack of parts or repair capability will occur within five

(5) years.

2.5.6. The Contractor shall provide a Diminishing Manufacturing Sources and Material

Shortages (DMSMS) Health Analysis Report IAW CDRL A018.

2.5.7. Upon request, the Contractor shall provide a copy of its DMSMS Obsolescence Management Plan, IAW CDRL A0XX.

2.5.8. The Contractor shall assist PMA-273 / FST, NAWC-AD Lakehurst, NAWC-WD

China Lake, Naval Supply Systems Command Weapons Systems Support (NAVSUP-WSS), AT-6E CLS provider, USNTPS, Pax River, MD and DLA in maintaining and improving AT-6E readiness, to include resolving reliability, availability, and/or supportability issues affecting the Navy. This includes, but is not limited to, attending logistics meetings.

2.5.9. The Contractor shall provide support to resolve T-6 and AT-6E logistics issues.

This includes, but is not limited to, coordination with program logistic and engineering stakeholders to verify technical information, review supply data, address sub-contractor issues and monitor, investigate, track and report information needed for Government Supply Chain Management.

2.5.10. The Contractor shall evaluate and respond to Government provided information and data requests that address the aircraft Naval Air Training and Operating Procedures Standardization (NATOPS) and Naval Aviation Technical Information Programs (NATIP).

2.5.11. Support Equipment, Tooling Management

2.5.11.1. The Contractor shall provide Data Files and associated support for Special Tooling (ST) and Special Test Equipment (STE) Data Files needed to maintain NAVAIR publications for the AT-6E when defined in Task Orders as follows:

2.5.11.2. The Contractor shall ensure efforts are taken to correct data, reconcile and clean-up Post-Production Support Analysis (PPSA) files and submit/process patch files to ensure an accurate and robust system is maintained.

2.5.11.3. The Contractor shall process STE disposition actions received from the Navy and update NAVAIR Aircraft and SE publications.

2.5.11.4. The Contractor shall upload Defense Property Accountability System (DPAS) data requirements (file format currently not identified) from the PPSA data.

2.5.11.5. The Contractor shall update and submit SE LSA/Maintenance Plans as needed. The Government will provide source data to the Contractor for SE/LSA Support Equipment Recommendation Data (SERDs) updates.

2.5.11.6. The Contractor shall provide updates and submissions of Support

Equipment Recommendation Data (SERDs) IAW CDRL A015.

2.5.12. The Contractor shall provide OEM reach back in support of Technical

Publications.

2.5.12.1.1. The Contractor shall host a virtual Quarterly Support Equipment and Aircraft Maintenance Manual Review Conferences (MMRC) to review submitted Publications Change Requests (PCR) and Technical Publication Discrepancy Reporting (TPDR) changes IAW CDRL A0XX.

2.5.12.1.2. The Contractor shall host a virtual Flight Manual Review Conferences (FMRC) to review submitted PCRs prior to incorporation into the flight manuals and pilot’s checklists.

2.5.12.1.3. The Contractor shall assist with TPDR/PCR requests and provide a quarterly report, utilizing Section J Attachment XX as a template to reflect status of TPDR and PCRs IAW CDRL A0XX.

2.5.12.1.4. The Contractor shall incorporate approved USN TPDR/PCR changes into the Aircraft and Support equipment maintenance and manuals.

2.5.12.1.5. The Contractor shall incorporate approved TPDR changes into the Aircraft weapon systems and NATOPS manuals.

2.5.12.1.6. The Contractor shall deliver all updated publications quarterly via TexanNet IAW CDRL A0XX.

2.5 T-6/AT-6E Field Support Representative (FSR) [TBD]

2.6 Cyber Security

2.6.1 Cyber Security requirements will be defined at the Task Order level.

2.7 Research, Development and Testing (RDTE)

2.7.1 The Contractor shall provide technical support to the PMA-273 Integrated

Product Team (IPT) for research, design, development, testing and demonstration to determine product suitability, maturity, effectiveness, supportability and lethality. The Contractor shall:

2.7.2 The Contractor shall perform aircraft system research, assessment, analysis, development, testing, evaluation and investigations in support of research and development projects and proposed engineering changes.

2.7.3 Develop, test and qualify products and support Government flight test, airworthiness determinations, ground testing, laboratory testing, system assessments and qualification. Tasks include Test Work Description preparation and test execution.

2.7.4 Perform Engineering Studies (Improvement Investigations, Technology

Applications, Platform Improvements) associated with feasibility studies or technology application IAW CDRL A012.

2.7.5 Prototype and validate all hardware, software, support equipment, labor categories and data required for all testing.