NRTF_Industry_Day_Briefing_Slides.pdf

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National RCS Test Facility (NRTF)

96 TG Det 2 Industry Day

Lt Col Richard “Bart” Huffman 96 TG Det 2 Commander

18 Feb 15

Developing, Fielding, and Sustaining America’s Aerospace Force

NRTF Industry Day Agenda

• Day 1:

– 0830-0915 Arrive/Check-in

– 0915-0930 Welcome (Lt Col Huffman/Capt Heersche)

– 0930-1000 E-OMS Acquisition (Mr Jay Moyer/Mr John Nalezny)

– 1000-1015 Break

– 1015-1100 NRTF Requirements (Lt Col Huffman)

– 1100-1200 Lunch Break

– 1200-1700 Site Visit

• Day 2:

– 0800-1600 One-on-One Sessions distribution unlimited. 96TW-2015-0037

National RCS Test Facility

Capt Jason Heersche 96 TG Det 2 Dir of Operations

18 Feb 15

Developing, Fielding, and Sustaining America’s Aerospace Force

Administration and

Industry Day Overview

TEAM NRTF

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Welcome

• Welcome to sunny/warm Alamogordo NM

• Garden spot of the United States

• Outdoorsman paradise

• Home where “cool stuff” is accomplished for the

Department of Defense and the Air Force

• E-OMS/NRTF team is available to answer questions; all answers will be available to all participants distribution unlimited. 96TW-2015-0037

Administration

• Facility Information

• Restrooms

• All briefings and discussions are unclassified

• Question & answer session following each section in the agenda

• One-on-one meetings scheduled for tomorrow

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Industry Day Objectives

• Provide an overview of the NRTF program

• Identify opportunities for industry engagement

• Provide industry with interfaces into the Det 2

NRTF team

• Industry engagement is critical to increased capability and reduced cost for the NRTF and Department of Defense distribution unlimited. 96TW-2015-0037

THIS IS YOUR DAY!

• Please:

• Participate in discussions

• Ask for clarifications as needed

• All questions will be documented

• Answers will be posted on FedBizOpps

• Sensitive information will be protected

• Source of questions

• Answers may be “genericized”

National RCS Test Facility

Mr Jay Moyer and Mr John Nalezny

E-OMS PM and CO

Developing, Fielding, and Sustaining America’s Aerospace Force

E-OMS Acquisition

I n t e g r i t y - S e r v i c e - E x c e l l e n c e

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Rules of Engagement

• This is an open forum seeking industry input on requirements and processes. Ideas and information presented may be recorded and publicized on FedBizOpps

• The public forum portion of Industry day is not appropriate for proprietary disclosures. Please advise the Government team if any part of your One-on-One discussion is considered Proprietary so those questions will not be posted to FedBizOpps

• No agreements, promises or other commitments are made or implied during Industry Day and the One-on- One sessions

Rules of Engagement

• Questions should be recorded on index cards and submitted to Government contracting personnel

• Answers to Industry Day questions will be posted on FedBizOpps shortly after Industry Day is complete

• Contractor recommendations may or may not be incorporated into Government documents

• Reminder: To ensure everyone has access to the same information, non-proprietary questions and answers will be recorded and placed on FedBizOpps

• Single award o NAICS - 541330 o Full and open competition o 5-year base with 1- year option with 2 X 2-year award terms o Full trade off -- Trade mission capability and past performance and cost o 25% Small business subcontracting goal (Of total contract value)

Integrity – Service - Excellence

Integrity – Service - Excellence

• Evaluation Criteria: All Factors and Subfactors are listed in order of importance below:

o Factor 1: Mission Capability Subfactor 1: Technical Approach (to include

Innovation) Subfactor 2: Management Approach (to include

Experience) Subfactor 3: Transition o Factor 2: Past Performance o Factor 3: Cost/Price

Organizational Conflict of Interest (OCI)

• Must comply with FAR Subpart 9.5

• Restrictive OCI clause oNo weapon developers and manufacturers oNo major subsystem developers oNo AFTC A&AS contractors

E-OMS CLIN Structure

• Eglin Operation & Maintenance CLIN (CPAF)

• Army Range O&M Labor CLIN (CPAF)

• NRTF Operation & Maintenance CLIN (CPAF)

• Major Ground Test Facilities CLIN (CPFF)

• Contractor Acquired Property CLIN (CR)

• Travel & Per Diem CLIN (CR)

• Overtime CLIN (CR)

• Task Manning CLIN (CR)

• Data CLIN (NSP)

• Award Fee CLIN distribution unlimited. 96TW-2015-0037

National RCS Test Facility

Lt Col Richard “Bart” Huffman 96 TG Det 2 Commander

Developing, Fielding, and Sustaining America’s Aerospace Force

NRTF

Requirements

TEAM NRTF

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NRTF Mission

Mission: The National Radar Cross Section (RCS) Test Facility (NRTF) provides accurate, impartial, secure, timely, & cost-effective:

- Static RCS Measurements

- Antenna Pattern Measurements

- Comprehensive Data Products for the DoD & industry low observable community.

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NRTF Organization

96 Test Wing (Eglin AFB) BGen David Harris

NRTF / Det 2 Commander Lt Col Richard Huffman

NRTF / Det 2 Dir of Operations Capt Jason Heersche

96 Test Group (Holloman AFB) Col Hans Miller

NRTF / Det 2 Tech Director Eric Lagier

AF Project Office (AFPO) Government

NRTF / Det 2 White Sands Missile Range

PK

Jon Heitkam

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Our Customers

• Testing in Support of:

• Air Force

• Navy

• Army

• Other DOD Agencies

• Commercial

• Type of Tests have Included:

• Monostatic

• Bistatic / Glint

• Antenna Patterns

69%

7%24%

Air Force

Other DoD

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Logistics

• Government Owned, Contractor Operated

• Only DoD outdoor static RCS test range: The NRTF’s

RCS Advanced Measurement System (RAMS):

• 45 miles NW of Alamogordo, NM

• Shadow plane range (paved surface)

• Monostatic & bistatic RCS testing

• NRTF Mainsite (RATSCAT), 15 miles west of Holloman AFB will be completely deactivated/closed in FY15 distribution unlimited. 96TW-2015-0037

Local Area

NRTF/RAMS

Holloman

AFB

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NRTF RAMS Overhead

SUPPORT BLDGS

SILO

RVUMS

RCMS ReDI Range

MRFMS

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Shadow Plane Range

RVUMS Radar 100’ Pylon In Silo Target Support Facilities

Permanent Pit Foam Column Mount RCMS Radar

NRTF RAMS

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• Operations and Test Provide high quality, accurate, and efficient testing, throughout the test program life cycle

• Engineering Plan, execute, and manage an engineering program which effectively supports test, infrastructure, and facility upgrade efforts

• Maintenance Identify, schedule, accomplish and report a cost effective and efficient maintenance program which results in early detection, prevention and correction of deficiencies

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Requirements

• Security

• Implement a security program in compliance with the requirements of the PWS. Twenty-four hour, seven-day per week physical security is required at

RAMS.

• Provide a sufficiently manned and qualified workforce with the requisite clearance and accessibility to satisfy customer test and security requirements with no interruptions to test activity due to lack of cleared and accessed personnel in accordance with applicable standards.

• Safety and Environmental

• Execute safety, environmental compliance, and occupational health programs that will maintain a safe working environment in accordance with applicable government guidance and instructions distribution unlimited. 96TW-2015-0037

Test Requirements

• Planning: gather requirements, test design, predict performance, design upgrades to meet requirements

• Provisioning: modify/fabricate test equipment/site, ensure systems meet test requirements

• Conduct: operate systems, perform calibrations, data verification, adapt test plans, mount/dismount/flip targets

• Data Analysis: quality checks, post-processing, test reports

• Tempo – year round, support multiple tests in various phases simultaneously

– Approx. 42 weeks of testing per year distribution unlimited. 96TW-2015-0037

Engineering Requirements

• Revolutionary Developmental Efforts

– Software – Command & Control, signal processing, waveform design

– Hardware – microwave engineering, radar engineering, hydraulic engineering, networks/comm

• Evolutionary Upgrades

– Same type of tasks as developmental

– State-of-the-art, one-of-a-kind radars & signal processing

• Tempo – year round, standing requirement

• 8-12 ongoing engineering projects, ~$7M/year distribution unlimited. 96TW-2015-0037

Maintenance Requirements

• Preventive & Emergency maintenance

– Vehicles/Equipment: bridge cranes, boom lifts, tractors, trailers, forklifts, general-purpose vehicles

– Buildings: Utilities, air handling systems, structures, janitorial services, security/safety systems

– Radar & antenna systems (RVUMS, RCMS, MRFMS, MRLA)

– RAMS Range: Ground plane, Silo, HTM, Pylons, Rotators, Pits

– Grounds: paved surfaces, multipath zone, arroyos

– Misc: tools, computers, communications equipment

• Tempo – year round, standing requirement

– Surge for approx. four, 1-4 week maintenance periods distribution unlimited. 96TW-2015-0037

Security & Safety and Environmental

• Security:

– Physical and Site Security

– Classified Document Control

– Information Systems

– Security Clearance and Access Management

– Managing facility and equipment certifications

• Safety and Environmental:

– HAZMAT/HAZWASTE program covering government and customer materials

– Responsible for the safety of all contractor and customer personnel on site

– Comply with applicable safety and environmental regulations distribution unlimited. 96TW-2015-0037

CONOPS

• Desirable staffing philosophy

• Effective and efficient cross-utilization of personnel to meet testing, operations, and maintenance contract requirements

• Testing not scheduled in week-long increments; can schedule partial weeks for test programs

• Simultaneous activity

• Testing

• Planning

• Provisioning

• Conduct

• Data analysis/reporting

• Technology insertions

• Engineering projects/jobs and range upgrades

• Construction projects

• Site and equipment maintenance distribution unlimited. 96TW-2015-0037

CONOPS

• All testing will be accomplished at RAMS

• Testing/development will occur on the main RAMS range and the Research, Development, and Integration (ReDI) range

• Normal test ops 12 months of the year, seven (7) days/week

• Spans weekends and holidays (as required)

• Majority of test conduct occurs between dusk and dawn

• Can occur at any time within a twenty four hour period

• Baseline staffing for test conduct must support RAMS pylon or RAMS Pit 6/Permanent Pit testing seven (7) days per week:

• Suggestion 1: Five (5) 18 hour days and two (2) 10 hour days

• Suggestion 2: Four (4) 20 hour days and three (3) 10 hour days

• Staffing for other testing/development (simultaneous at RAMS and/or ReDI, foam column, etc.) will come from the baseline staffing distribution unlimited. 96TW-2015-0037

Summary

• Industry Day Schedule

• Contract ROEs

• NRTF Requirements

• CONOPS

NRTF Industry Day Agenda

• Day 1:

– 0830-0915 Arrive/Check-in

– 0915-0930 Welcome (Lt Col Huffman/Capt Heersche)

– 0930-1000 E-OMS Acquisition (Mr Jay Moyer/Mr John Nalezny)

– 1000-1015 Break

– 1015-1100 NRTF Requirements (Lt Col Huffman)

– 1100-1200 Lunch Break

– 1200-1700 Site Visit

• Day 2:

– 0800-1600 One-on-One Sessions

Tour Rules of Engagement

• Questions should be recorded on index cards and submitted to Government contracting personnel

– Questions will be answered at a later date

– Answers will be posted on FBO

• Tour limited to 2 representatives per company

• Dress comfortably

• No cell phones or electronic devices

• Taking pictures is not allowed

• Limited opportunities for bathroom breaks

• Areas being visited are restricted access areas

• Tour is scripted, scripts will be posted on FBO after Industry Day

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