Statement of Work

(SOW)

100 LRS, Wheel & Tire Containers at

Royal Air Force (RAF) Mildenhall Rev. 1, 18 February 2026

1. Introduction

1.1. Mission: The 100th Logistics Readiness Squadron at RAF Mildenhall provides support to 2 wings: 100th Air Refueling Wing and 352nd Special Ops Wing.

1.2. Background: The 100th Air Refueling Wing (ARW) and 352nd Special Operations Wing (SOW), operating from RAF Mildenhall, play a critical role in global air refueling and special operations capabilities. The 100th ARW provides vital air refueling support using KC-135 Stratotankers, enabling rapid global reach for U.S. and allied forces. The 352nd SOW executes special operations missions utilizing C-130 variants, requiring agility and responsiveness in diverse and demanding environments. The 100th Logistics Readiness Squadron (LRS) supports these missions through its Mobility Readiness Space Packages (MRSP), ensuring rapid deployment capabilities for exercises and real-world contingencies. A significant bottleneck exists in the current process of preparing and deploying aircraft wheels and tires, hindering the rapid generation of ACE packages and directly impacting mission readiness. The current reliance on manual palletization and rudimentary protection methods results in lengthy preparation times, potential damage to critical components, and inefficiencies in resource utilization. The Rapid Deployment Aircraft Wheel & Tire System (RDAWTS) directly addresses these challenges by providing a streamlined, secure, and efficient solution for deploying aircraft wheels and tires.

1.3. Scope: This innovation focuses on developing and implementing a RDAWTS to replace the current manual and inefficient process for preparing and deploying aircraft wheels and tires within the 100th LRS MRSP program. This system will provide a standardized, secure, and rapidly deployable solution, directly supporting the missions of the 100th ARW and 352nd SOW.

1.4. Key Features of the RDAWTS:

1.4.1. Rapid Deployment Capabilities: Pre-fabricated, ruggedized kits specifically designed for KC-135 and C-130 wheels and tires, significantly reducing the 2-3 hour palletization and weatherproofing time to near-instant deployment. This directly supports an agile scheme of maneuver and enables rapid response to wartime taskings.

1.4.2. Enhanced Protection & Security: Durable, weatherproof containers with integrated internal padding and secure locking mechanisms to prevent damage during transit. This ensures the operational readiness of wheels and tires upon arrival, eliminating the risk of damage.

1.4.3. Ergonomic Design & Safety: Designed for safe and efficient handling, minimizing the risk of injury to personnel during loading, unloading, and transport. The kits will include clear markings for weight and handling instructions.

1.4.4. Optimized Space Utilization: Fully stackable kits that collapse to approximately 10 inches when empty, significantly reducing the wheel and tire footprint in warehouse and deployment locations.

This aligns with the base's strategic posture as a forward operating location.

1.4.5. Forklift Accessibility & Tie-Down Points: Design incorporates two-sided forklift accessibility and multiple integrated tie-down points, ensuring secure transport on various platforms (C-130, KC-135, truck) and efficient loading/unloading at forward operating locations.

1.4.6. Modular & Scalable: Designed to be modular and scalable, allowing for easy adaptation to different aircraft wheel and tire configurations and deployment requirements.

1.5. Direct Mission Ties:

1.5.1. 100th ARW (KC-135): The RDAWTS will ensure the rapid deployment of spare wheels and tires for

KC-135 aircraft, enabling quick recovery from maintenance issues and maintaining the aircraft's high operational tempo for air refueling missions. This directly impacts the wing's ability to provide critical air refueling support to U.S. and allied forces globally.

1.5.2. 352nd SOW (C-130): The RDAWTS will facilitate the rapid deployment of spare wheels and tires for C-130 variants used in special operations missions. This is crucial for maintaining operational readiness in austere and potentially hostile environments, ensuring the wing's ability to execute its demanding and time-sensitive missions.

1.5.3. Supports ACE (Agile Combat Employment): By drastically reducing deployment preparation time and ensuring the safe and reliable arrival of mission-critical wheel and tire components, the RDAWTS directly supports the ACE concept, enabling the rapid deployment of forces and equipment to dispersed locations, enhancing survivability and operational effectiveness.

1.6. Impact: The RDAWTS will significantly enhance the operational readiness and agility of the 100th ARW and 352nd SOW, directly supporting their critical global missions. By streamlining the deployment process, protecting critical assets, and optimizing resource utilization, the RDAWTS will empower Airmen, foster a Ready culture, and strengthen the overall strategic posture of the Air Force. The potential for standardization force-wide would further amplify these benefits, creating a unified and efficient deployment process for all units.

2. General Requirements

2.1. Business Relations: The Contractor shall successfully integrate and coordinate all activity needed to execute this requirement. The Contractor shall manage the timeliness, completeness, and quality of problem identification. The Contractor shall promptly identify issues to the Government and take timely corrective action. The Contractor shall seek to ensure mission partner satisfaction and professional and ethical behavior of all contractor personnel.

2.2. Contract Management & Administration

2.2.1 Contract Management: The Contractor shall establish clear organizational lines of authority and responsibility to ensure effective management of resources assigned to the requirement. The Contractor must maintain continuity between the mission partner and the contractor’s corporate offices.

2.2.2 Contract Administration: The Contractor shall establish processes and assign appropriate resources to effectively administer the contract. The Contractor shall respond to the Governments requests for contractual actions in a timely fashion. The Contractor shall have a single point of contact between the Government and contractor personnel assigned to support the contract. The Contractor shall assign resources in order to maintain proper and accurate records related to this contract.

2.3 Subcontract Management: If applicable, the Contractor shall be responsible for any subcontractor and any subcontractor management necessary to integrated work executed under this contract.

2.4 Hours of Work: Work days are from Monday through Friday excluding US federal holidays and UK bank holidays.

Work hours are from 0800 to 1700 local UK time.

3. Product Specifications & Installation Requirements

3.1. The contractor must provide all personnel, equipment, tools, materials, supervision, transportation, safety equipment, any other items, and services necessary to supply the Wheel and Tire Containers for the 100th Logistics Readiness Squadron, located at RAF Mildenhall UK.

3.2. The contractor shall ensure the supplied containers meet the minimum specification requirements listed in the salient characteristics document at Appendix A.

3.3. Contractor shall deliver the containers and any other supplied accessories to the specified delivery address.

Contractor shall be responsible for unpacking the supplied items, assembling/installing as required and fully testing the equipment.

3.4. Contractor shall ensure the most favorable warranty period is provided with the containers to cover parts and labor required for repairs. Warranty period shall be a minimum of 12 months.

4. Special Requirements

4.1. Security & Safety

4.1.1 Operational Security (OPSEC): If any installation is required to take place in a Government facility, the Contractor shall be familiar with the organizational critical information and indicators list (CIIL) and OPSEC policy of any installation they require access to. The required CIIL can be provided by the Contracting Officer.

4.1.2 Safety: The Contractor and any of its subcontractors (if applicable) shall promptly report pertinent facts regarding mishaps involving Government property damage or injury to Government/Contractor personnel that takes place on an installation. The Contractor shall notify the cognizant Contracting Officer within 24 hours of all mishaps or incidents. The Contracting Officer will in-turn notify the Safety Office. The Contractor shall cooperate in any resulting safety investigation.

4.2 Contractor Access to Installations: Access to DoD installations is limited to personnel with a valid installation access pass. Failure to submit required information to obtain required documentation will result in the exclusion of such employees from the installation until such documentation is obtained. Contractor employees may be subject to personal and vehicle searched when entering or leaving a DoD installation. If installation access is required, the Government will provide the Contractor with the required information and documents for installation access passes upon award. Subsequently, the Contractor shall provide a list of all employees along working under this contract, along with the required documentation upon receipt of contract award, and no later than 30 days prior to the projected need for any new installation access pass requirements. The Contractor is responsible for maintaining an adequate number of personnel with active installation access passes, and adhering to the timeframes stated in this section. The cognizant mission partner is responsible for the coordination of installation access passes. Upon termination of employment, termination or cancellation of the contract, or expiration of the contract the Contractor is responsible for collecting employee installation access passes and turning them in to the CO, or the cognizant mission partner in a timely fashion.

4.3 Shipping Instructions

4.3.1 For vendors located inside the United Kingdom.

4.3.1.1 Shipment shall be FOB Destination.

4.3.1.2 All shipping and transit costs must be included as part of the total purchase price submitted to the Government (vendor may either include the shipping in the costs of the items, or outline it in a separate line item).

4.3.1.3 The Government will provide the shipping address as part of the solicitation document. Additionally, the Government will provide the vendor with the point of contact at the physical destination delivery address.

4.3.2 For vendors located outside of the United Kingdom.

4.3.2.1 Option One: United States Postal Service.

4.3.2.1.1 Shipping shall be FOB Destination.

4.3.2.1.2 All shipping and transit costs must be included as part of the total purchase price submitted to the Government (vendor may either included the shipping in the costs of the items, or outline it in a separate line item).

4.3.2.1.3 Weight of individual shipments must not exceed 70lbs.

4.3.2.1.4 Dimensions of individual shipments must not exceed 119 inches in length, and/or 72 inches in width or height.

4.3.2.1.5 Hazardous material is not submitted.

4.3.2.1.6 The Government will provide the APO shipping address as part of the solicitation.

4.3.2.2 Option Two: Commercial small parcel carrier.

4.3.2.2.1 Shipping shall be FOB Destination.

4.3.2.2.2 All shipping and transit costs must be included as part of the total purchase price submitted to the Government (vendor may either included the shipping in the costs of the items, or outline it in a separate line item).

4.3.2.2.3 Weight of individual shipments must not exceed 300lbs.

4.3.2.2.4 Dimensions of individual shipments must not exceed 119 inches in length, and/or 72 inches in width or height.

4.3.2.2.5 The Contractor is responsible for arranging and performing all shipping actions from origin to final destination.

4.3.2.2.6 The Government will provide the shipping address as part of the solicitation document. Additionally, the Government will provide the vendor with the point of contact at the physical destination delivery address.

4.3.2.3 Option Three: Consolidated Shipping Point.

4.3.2.3.1 Shipping shall be FOB Destination.

4.3.2.3.2 All shipping and transit costs must be included as part of the total purchase price submitted to the Government (vendor may either included the shipping in the costs of the items, or outline it in a separate line item).

4.3.2.3.3 Weight of individual shipments must exceed 300lbs.

4.3.2.3.4 Dimensions of individual shipments must exceed 72 inches of any one dimensions (length, width, height).

4.3.2.3.5 Hazardous material may be shipped via this method.

4.3.2.3.6 The Contractor must complete a DD Form 1139 “XXX” to determine if the cargo can be shipped via MILAIR.

4.3.2.3.7 The Contractor shall ensure all cargo is marked “UNITED

STATES AIR FORCE” in order to ensure shipments clear customs.

4.3.2.3.8 100 ARW logistics points of contact are provided for in 4.3.3.

4.3.3 Contact Information; 100th Logistical Readiness Squadron (100 LRS)

4.3.3.1 100 LRS/Customs; 100lrs.lgrd.customs@us.af.mil.

4.3.3.2 100 LRS/Inbound Cargo; 100lrs.lgrdcr@us.af.mil.

4.3.3.3 Commercial phone number; +44 01638 542775.

4.4 Government Furnished Material: The US Government will not provide any Government Furnished Property (GFP) or Government Furnished Equipment (GFE) as part of this contract.

4.5 Applicable Directives: Contractor shall ensure that all products supplied, and the installation comply with all applicable UK Standards.

5. Appendix: Related Documents

Appendix A: Salient Characteristics Appendix B: MIL-STD-1791C_Air Cargo mailto:100lrs.lgrd.customs@us.af.mil mailto:100lrs.lgrdcr@us.af.mil

Appendix A: Salient Characteristics

1. Introduction

This document outlines the specifications for the manufacturing of the C-130 Main and Nose Landing Gear Tire (MNLGT) & KC135 Main Landing Gear Tire (MLGT) Containers. These containers must be designed in accordance with MIL-STD-1791 and be compatible with the 463L pallet system.

HCU 463L Air Cargo Pallet (HCU-6/E) Specs & Capabilities:

• Dimensions: 108" W x 88" L x 2-1/4" H

• Tare Weight: 290 lbs.

• Capacity: 10,000 lbs.

• Certified for these aircraft: C-130, C-5, C-27, CH-47, KC-10, C-17, C-9

Additional requirements: Vendor must be able to provide Airworthiness certification form The Air Transportability Test Loading Activity (ATTLA)

2. Containers Manufacturing Requirements

C-130 MNLGT Container:

A potential seller seeking to manufacture C-130 Main and Nose Tire (MNLGT) containers must demonstrate the ability to produce containers custom-designed to hold four main tires and two nose tires. The design must incorporate sidewalls that fold down to serve as loading ramps for simplified tire handling. Dimensions should ensure a perfect fit within the usable space of a 463L pallet, with sufficient overhead clearance to allow stacking two Tire Accessory Containers while adhering to regulated height requirements. The container lid must feature twelve mounted tie-down rings for secure pallet attachment, and the container must incorporate four 10-inch forklift tubes to facilitate forklift access from all sides. Finally, the container must collapse to a compact 16-inch height for storage when not in use, in contrast to its fully erected height of 62 inches.

Additional measurements to consider:

Nose Wheel Dimensions

Width: 13 Inches

Overall Diameter : 38 Inches

Main Wheel Dimensions:

Width: 20 Inches

Overall Diameter : 50 Inches

KC-135 MLGT Container:

A potential seller seeking to manufacture KC-135 Main Landing Gear Tire (MLGT) containers must demonstrate the ability to produce a custom-designed container optimized for transporting KC-135 main tires. The container must feature four lower tie-down rings secured to the bottom corners to facilitate sling loading, and eight tie-down rings positioned on the container lid to securely fasten it to a 463L pallet. Internally, the container must be divided into four sections, each precisely sized to accommodate a KC-135 Main Landing Tire. Furthermore, similar to the C-130 design, the container must incorporate four 10-inch forklift tubes to facilitate forklift access from all sides.

Additional Measurements to consider:

Main Wheel Dimensions:

Width: 16 Inches

Overall Diameter :44 Inches

3. Contractor Requirements:

A. Manufacture Drawings

• Contractor to provide detailed drawings with precise dimensions, including length, width, and height

• Contractor to provide detailed drawings showing precise location and spacing of tie-down rings.

B. Testing and Inspection

• Military Standards: Must comply with MIL-STD-1791.

• Certifications: ATTLA Air Transportation Certification

C. Packaging and Delivery

• The Contractor shall be responsible for packaging the containers in a manner that protects them from damage during shipping and handling. The containers will be delivered to RAF Mildenhall.

D. Special Considerations

• Environmental Conditions: The container will be used in a variety of environmental conditions, including extreme temperatures, humidity, and exposure to aircraft fluids.

Materials and coatings must be selected accordingly.