Attachment 1- PWS v4 - Jumper Training Service Support (JTSS).docx

PERFORMANCE WORK STATEMENT (PWS)

YPG Air Delivery Branch Jumper Training Service Support (JTSS) Contract

May 15, 2024

PART 1

GENERAL INFORMATION

1. GENERAL: This is a non-personal services contract to provide U.S. Army Yuma Proving Ground (YPG) Test Jumper Training services for the Air Delivery Test Jumper Team. The Government shall not exercise any supervision or control over the contract service providers performing the services herein. Such contract service providers shall be accountable solely to the Contractor, who in turn is responsible to the Government non-personal service contract under which the personnel rendering the services are not subject, either by the contract’s terms or by the manner of its administration, to the supervision and control usually prevailing in relationships between the Government and its employees. The United States (U.S.) Government shall not exercise supervision or control over the Contractor’s employees performing the tasks herein. Such contract employees shall be accountable solely to the Contractor who, in turn shall be responsible to the U.S. Government.

1.1 Description of Services/Introduction: The contractor shall provide all personnel, equipment, supplies, facilities, transportation, tools, materials, supervision, and other items and non-personnel services necessary to perform the military free fall support services as defined in this PWS except for those items specified as government furnished property and services. The contractor shall perform to the standards in this contract.

1.2 Background: Air Delivery Branch, YPG, manages the Army’s test and evaluation programs for all aspects of air delivery systems. The systems include personnel systems, cargo parachute systems, aerial delivery platforms, delivery techniques, and certification of equipment for airdrop. The branch defines the test requirements, develops detailed test plans, executes the test program, and reviews and reports on the results as well as trains its own test parachutist team. In accordance with the YPG Air Delivery Test Parachutist Certification Program, each test parachutist must undergo quarterly and annual training in order to maintain certification and proficiency to support test programs at YPG.

At this time, YPG has very limited access to a vertical wind tunnel (VWT) and limited air lift assets at YPG in order to accomplish training at the minimum cost to the government. Aircraft and VWT stationed at YPG for test parachutist training are owned by US Army Special Operations Command. The priorities of these aircraft are to support U.S. Army Military Free Fall (MFF) School.

1.3 Objectives: The main objective of this contract is to supplement the YPG Air Delivery branch’s training readiness in order to support mission to conduct personnel air drop testing into FY25 and beyond.

1.4 Scope: The described work shall be performed at contractor locations no greater than one day of travel from YPG, Arizona. The contractor shall provide the VWT for a minimum of 4 personnel at a time, aircraft support for up to 15 personnel at a time conducting MFF operations consisting of High Altitude Low Opening and High Altitude High Opening (to altitudes of 19,500 feet [ft] Mean Sea Level [MSL] and twelve nautical miles of standoff), individual lift tickets, and provide United States Parachute Association (USPA) instructor personnel that can certify MFF jumpers IAW all USPA licensing requirements upon request. Aircraft utilized for MFF operations during day or night will require (1) aircraft (tailgate) capable of meeting the above referenced requirements.

1.5 Period of Performance: Please refer to the contract schedule for the contract’s period of performance.

1.6 General Information:

1.6.1 Quality Control Plan (QCP): Reserved

1.6.2 Quality Assurance (QA): The government shall evaluate the contractor’s performance under this contract in accordance with (IAW) the Quality Assurance Surveillance Plan. This plan is primarily focused on what the Government must do to ensure that the contractor has performed IAW the performance standards and contract quality requirements are met. Contract quality requirements” means the technical requirements in the contract relating to the quality of the product or service and those contract clauses prescribing inspection, and other quality controls incumbent on the contractor, to ensure the product or service conforms to the contractual requirements. It defines how the performance standards will be applied, the frequency of surveillance, the performance threshold, and deductions, if applicable.

1.6.3 Recognized Holidays: The contractor may be required to perform air lift services on the following government recognized holidays as needed by the YPG Air Delivery test parachutist team.

Juneteenth

1.6.4 Hours of Operation: The contractor is responsible for conducting business between the normal hours of 6:00 AM - 4 PM Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays where service is not scheduled IAW paragraph 1.6.3 or when the Government facility is closed due to local or national emergencies, administrative closings, or similar Government directed facility closings. For other than firm fixed price contracts, the contractor will not be reimbursed when the government facility is closed for the above reasons. The Contractor must, at all times, maintain an adequate workforce for the uninterrupted performance of all tasks defined within this PWS when the Government facility is not closed for the above reasons.

1.6.5 Place of Performance: The work to be performed under this contract will be performed at contractor’s facility(ies).

1.6.6 Type of Contract: The Government anticipates the award of a Firm Fixed Price type contract.

1.6.7 Security Requirements:

1.6.7.1 Key Control: Reserved.

1.6.7.2 Lock Combinations: Reserved.

1.6.8 Post Award Conference/Contract Periodic Progress Meetings: The Contractor shall attend the post award conference convened by the contracting activity or contract administration office IAW Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Subpart 42.5. The KO, COR, with other Government personnel, as appropriate, may meet periodically with the Contractor to review the Contractor's performance. At these meetings the KO will apprise the contractor of how the government views the Contractor's performance and the Contractor will apprise the Government of problems, if any, being experienced. Appropriate action shall be taken to resolve outstanding issues. These meetings shall be at no additional cost to the government.

1.6.9 Contracting Officer Representative (COR): The COR will be identified by separate letter. The COR monitors all technical aspects of the contract and assists in contract administration. The COR is authorized to perform the following functions: ensure the Contractor performs the technical requirements of the contract; perform inspections necessary in connection with contract performance; maintain written and oral communications with the Contractor concerning technical aspects of the contract; issue written interpretations of technical requirements, including Government drawings, designs, specifications; monitor Contractor's performance and notifies both the KO and Contractor of any deficiencies; coordinate availability of government furnished property; and provide site entry of Contractor personnel. A letter of designation issued to the COR, a copy of which is sent to the Contractor, states the responsibilities and limitations of the COR, especially with regard to changes in cost or price, estimates, or changes in delivery dates. The COR is not authorized to change any of the terms and conditions of the resulting order.

1.6.10 Contractor Travel: Reserved.

1.6.11 Other Direct Costs (ODC): Reserved.

1.6.12 Data Rights: Reserved.

1.6.13 Non-Disclosure Requirements: Performance under this contract may require the Contractor to access data and information proprietary to a government agency, another Government Contractor, or of such nature that its dissemination or use other than as specified in this work statement would be adverse to the interests of the Government or others. Neither the Contractor, nor Contractor personnel, shall divulge, nor release data or information developed, or obtained under performance of this work statement, except to authorize Government personnel or upon written approval of the KO. The Contractor shall not use, disclose, or reproduce proprietary data, which bears a restrictive legend, other than as specified in this PWS. All documentation showing individual names or other personal information shall apply and shall be controlled and protected under the provisions of the Privacy Act of 1974, Public Law 93-579, 5 United States Code (U.S.C.) Section 552a.

1.6.13.1 Non-Disclosure Statements: Reserved.

1.6.13.2 Advertisement and Social Media: The Contractor shall NOT post information to public website or social media locations, personal or professional, that in any way disclose names, locations, hotel data, participants, discussions, pictures, etc. before, during or after the contract period of performance without the express consent of the Government. The use of propaganda violates DOD Commercial Use of Imagery Guidelines stated at (http://www.defenseimagery.mil/products/DODimagery/commercialuse.html). The Contractor shall not cite any information (e.g., contract information, pictures, locations, etc.) obtained through this contract on any marketing tools to include its company website.

1.6.13.3 Information Assurance: At no time will the Contractor or associated sub-contractor employees transmit government documents or information over using methods that do not meet the security requirements specified in the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Special Publication (SP) 800-171, "Protecting Controlled Unclassified Information in Nonfederal Information Systems and Organizations" such as personal electronic mail accounts, public digital data storage sites (cloud storage), social media platforms or instant messaging. Approved government sites such as U.S. Army Aviation and Missile Research Development and Engineering Center (ARMDEC) Safe Exchange at https://safe.amrdec.army.mil/SAFE/About.aspx, or All Partners Access Network (APAN) at https://community.apan.org/, or other transmission means determined by the government must be used.

1.6.14 Organizational Conflict of Interest (OCI): Contractor and subcontractor personnel performing work 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 Organizational Conflict of Interests (OCI) 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 any 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 and in the event the KO unilaterally determines that any such OCI cannot be satisfactorily avoided or mitigated, the KO may affect 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.

1.6.15 Phase-in/Phase-Out (PIPO) Period: Reserved.

1.6.16 General Training Requirements: Reserved.

1.6.20 Safety Requirements:

1.6.20.1 Safety Plan: The Contractor shall comply with all FAA, OSHA, DoD, U.S. Army, USAYPG, State, and other applicable industry.

1.6.20.2 Approved Paratroop Air Carrier. IAW DoDI 4500.53, May 7, 2021, Commercial Airlift Review Board the (CARB) is responsible for safety oversight of air transportation services that are capable of meeting the requirements of parts 121, 129, and 135 of the Federal Aviation Regulation (FAR) (Reference (j)) or foreign CAA equivalent, to include routine medical evacuation services, charter airlift, and group travel. The vendor is required to pass the Commercial Air Transportation Quality and Safety Review Program (DoD Directive 4500.53) which is the system of management, analysis, inspection, review, and evaluation of the safety and quality practices of commercial air carriers that provide air transportation services to the Department of Defense. The vendor must be on the approved paratroop air carrier listing, which is managed by Air mobility Command A3B and located at:https://www.milsuite.mil/book/groups/dod-commercial-airlift-division-amca.

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PART 2

DEFINITIONS & ACRONYMS

2. DEFINITIONS AND ACRONYMS:

2.1. Definitions:

2.1.1. Contractor. The total contractor organization or a separate entity of it, such as an affiliate, division, or plant that performs its own purchasing.

2.1.2. Contracting officer (KO). A person with the authority to enter into, administer, and/or terminate contracts and make related determinations and findings.

2.1.3. Contracting Officer’s Representative (COR). An individual designated and authorized in writing by the contracting officer to perform specific technical or administrative functions.

2.1.4. Defective Service. A service output that does not meet the standard of performance associated with the Performance Work Statement.

2.1.5. Deliverable. Anything that can be physically delivered but may include non-manufactured things such as meeting minutes or reports.

2.1.6. Key Personnel. Contractor personnel that are evaluated in a source selection process and that may be required to be used in the performance of a contract by the Key Personnel listed in the PWS. When key personnel are used as an evaluation factor in best value procurement, an offer can be rejected if it does not have a firm commitment from the persons that are listed in the proposal.

2.1.7. Performance Work Statement (PWS). A statement of work for performance-based acquisitions that describes the required results in clear, specific, and objective terms with measurable outcomes.

2.1.8. Physical Security. Protection of the perimeter area, government property, and assets that prevent the loss or damage of Government property.

2.1.9. Quality Assurance. The various functions, including inspection, performed by the government to determine whether a Contractor has fulfilled the contract obligations pertaining to quality and quantity.

2.1.10. Quality Assurance Surveillance Plan (QASP). A plan describing how the agency will survey, observe, test, sample, evaluate and document the Contractor’s performance in meeting critical performance standards identified in the contract.

2.1.11. Quality Control (QC). Tasks performed by the Contractor to improve the quality of the organization’s output.

2.1.12. Shall. An imperative command: has a duty to or is required to. Denotes that a regulation must be followed unless the contracting officer has obtained a deviation.

2.1.13. Subcontractor. Any supplier, distributor, vendor, or firm that furnishes supplies or services to or for a prime contractor or another subcontractor.

2.1.14. Workday. The number of hours per day the Contractor provides services in accordance with the contract.

2.1.15. Work Week. Monday through Friday, unless specified otherwise.

2.2 Acronyms:

PART 3

GOVERNMENT FURNISHED PROPERTY AND SERVICES

3.1 Government Furnished Property: The Government will not provide property or services in the performance of this contract.

3.1.1 Equipment: The Government will provide their own parachutes, parachute support equipment, protective gear, and ground vehicles.

PART 4

CONTRACTOR FURNISHED FACILITIES AND EQUIPMENT

4.1 Contractor Furnished Facilities and Equipment – General

4.1.1 GENERAL: The Contractor shall furnish all supplies, equipment, facilities, and services required to perform work under this contract.

4.1.2 Except for those items and services specifically stated in Part 3 as Government-furnished, the contractor shall furnish everything needed to perform this contract according to all its terms and conditions as stated in specific sections of this PWS and as identified in the Purchasing/Invoicing Guide.

4.1.3 Contractor shall provide VWT facility(ies), certified Drop Zones and aircraft.

PART 5

SPECIFIC TASKS

5. Specific Tasks:

5.1. Basic Services. The contractor shall provide services to support paratrooper MFF operations for (4) paratroopers at a time. Contractor personnel must be available to assist and/or train YPG personnel in the proper use of the wind tunnel and equipment associated.

5.1.2 Contractor provided aircraft support service, picking up and transporting personnel to support paratrooper MFF operations. Supporting aircraft must be capable of carrying up to (15) personnel in MFF parachute and O2 equipment and gear. Aircraft must be able to airdrop personnel from an altitude up to 19,500 ft MSL, mission dependent.

5.1.3 Supporting aircraft must be able to support the operational tempo necessary by the mission profile (weather dependent) in order to maximum mission time.

5.1.4 USPA instructor personnel must be able to provide coaching and examine and certify all USPA ratings and licensing requirements upon request.

5.1.5 Contractor provided certified Drop Zone(s) to support paratrooper MFF operations.

5.1.6 Contractor provided environmentally controlled rigging and parachute shop space adjacent to jump aircraft and drop zone to support paratrooper MFF operations.

5.1.7 Contractor will comply with all applicable FAA requirements and regulations.

PART 6

APPLICABLE PUBLICATIONS

6. APPLICABLE PUBLICATIONS (CURRENT EDITIONS)

6.1. The Contractor must abide by all applicable regulations, publications, manuals, and local policies and procedures.

6.1.1 FAA Par 91.307

PART 7

ATTACHMENT/TECHNICAL EXHIBIT LISTING

7. Attachment/Technical Exhibit List:

7.1 Attachments:

7.1.1 Attachment 1 – Performance Requirements Summary

7.2 Technical Exhibits

7.2.1 Technical Exhibit A – Estimated Workload Data

ATTACHMENT 1

Performance Requirements Summary The contractor service requirements are summarized into performance objectives that relate directly to mission essential items. The standard should relate to timeliness, quality, or quantity (metrics) of service required by the Contractor is stated in the PWS verbiage. The performance threshold briefly describes the minimum acceptable levels of service required for each requirement. These thresholds are critical to mission success.

Standards: The performance thresholds established for each of the performance objectives is the ability of the contactor to provide Vertical Wind Tunnel time, USPA certifications, and Military Free Fall paratrooper jumps at a prescheduled time.

Surveillance: COR shall conduct evaluations of the above SOW/PWS Para items whenever Military Free Fall operations are supported by the contractor.

Procedures:

Period of Use Evaluations: The COR will monitor or observe the contractor’s performance or review documents. The COR will document the Contractor’s evaluations on the Virtual Contracting Enterprise when Military Free Fall operations are supported by the contractor. The COR will notify the Contractor’s supervisor of any discrepancy in performance of the service, the COR shall notify the contracting officer if the performance thresholds are exceeded.

Customer’s Complaints: Any employees observing unacceptable services or quality work for any of above items shall immediately contact the COR. The COR will initially consider the complaint valid – verbally notify the inspector of the contractor or supervisor of the inspector and documents the complaint. The COR shall respond back to the customer when the discrepancy is corrected. If the COR notifies the contractor with a written request for correcting a discrepancy, the contractor shall respond within a day with a resolution. After investigation, if the discrepancy hasn’t been corrected, the COR shall submit a written report on the defect to the Contracting Officer, who determines to take action to remedy the situation. The COR documents the data of a discrepancy for future recurring performance.

The COR should well understand the requirements of these tasks IAW all regulatory standards prior to accepting a customer’s complaint and interprets all requirements of regulatory standards to them.