Final PWS Draft for RFI purposes.docx

PARTIAL/DRAFT

PERFORMANCE WORK STATEMENT

FLIGHT ATTENDANT SIMULATOR TRAINING and

RODEO SUPPORT

1.0 DESCRIPTION OF SERVICES. The contractor shall provide qualified personnel, equipment, tools, materials, supervision, and other items and services necessary to ensure United States Air Force (USAF) Flight Attendant (F/A) personnel are provided with professional aircraft egress simulator training.

1.0.1 Flight Attendant Simulator Training: Professional aircraft egress simulator training will include normal and emergency procedures, emergency equipment, in-flight illness training, and aircraft systems training in the classroom. The contractor shall provide an operational aircraft simulator for conducting mock drills for unplanned ground evacuation procedures, planned and unplanned crash landing and ditching procedures, fire fighting procedures, and sea survival procedures. Training shall include normal and emergency flight attendant procedures in accordance with the Performance Work Statement (PWS).

1.0.2 RODEO Support: The contractor shall provide support for Rodeo Exercises held bi-annually (2013, 2015, etc.) at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washington - this includes providing a mobile aircraft simulator, simulator set-up and removal, and instructors. The contractor shall provide qualified personnel for observations and evaluation assistance of emergency procedures, equipment and other items and services necessary to ensure F/A personnel have received professional F/A training. The contractor shall provide an operational aircraft simulator for conducting mock drills for unplanned ground evacuation procedures, planned and unplanned crash landing and ditching procedures and firefighting procedures. The simulator shall have the ability to simulate a crash landing, provide smoke throughout the cabin and have a minimum of one over-wing exit and a minimum of one entry door.

1.1 OBJECTIVE. The main objective of the training is to provide USAF flight attendants the ability to safely egress passengers from an aircraft in an emergency situation. The anticipated award(s) could potentially incorporate flight attendant training for any or all of the following aircraft; therefore, a separate training proposal shall be submitted for each of the following tasks:

1.1.1 Flight Attendant Simulator Training for Gulfstream III, IV, V and G550 (designated C-20B, C-20H, C-37A and C-37B by the USAF)

1.1.2 Flight Attendant Simulator Training for Boeing 757 (designated C-32 by the USAF)

1.1.3 Flight Attendant Simulator Training for Boeing 747-200 (designated E-4 and VC-25 by the USAF)

1.1.4 RODEO Support: The main objective is to provide USAF flight attendants a professional and operational mobile aircraft simulator to conduct planned and unplanned egress procedures in a realistic crash environment.

1.2 SPECIFIC SUPPORT SERVICES.

1.2.1 Flight Attendant Simulator Training

1.2.1.1 Initial/Refresher Flight Attendant Training. The contractor shall provide professional initial and refresher aircraft classroom and egress simulator training. The contractor shall provide all instructional materials including equipment, tools, and handouts necessary to provide for the performance of training flight attendants. Training shall be to the level necessary to allow students a thorough understanding and the ability to perform all required F/A tasks when confronted with emergency conditions. Each student, at the completion of training, shall be able to perform the necessary procedures when confronted with emergency situations. The F/A Emergency Procedures Manual includes all emergency procedures to be covered in the training program. Government-specific procedures that are in the manual are provided in the “Government Specific Abstracts” which are conveyed in Appendix A. Students will bring their manual to the training session.

1.2.1.2 Emergency Procedures. Training shall include general operation and use of aircraft emergency exits, decompression of aircraft cabin, smoke and fumes in the aircraft.

1.2.1.3 Crew Resource Management (CRM) Training. Training shall include as a minimum the basic principle of CRM and its use as a flight attendant.

1.2.1.4 Hazardous Material Handlers Training. Training shall include the examples of hazardous material a flight attendant may be exposed including the hazardous material symbols. Explain safety precautions necessary as a hazardous material handler.

1.2.1.5 In-flight Illness Training. Training shall provide overview of in-flight illnesses and the first aid response training. The contractor will also provide hands-on familiarization on an Automatic External Defibrillator (AED). The contractor will provide American Red Cross Cardio Pulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) Certification.

1.2.1.6 Emergency Equipment. Training shall provide ability to locate on-board aircraft emergency equipment and their respective locations and ability to access and use each piece of emergency equipment. The emergency equipment includes, but is not limited to, portable oxygen, first aid kits, water extinguisher, halon extinguisher, Portable Breathing Equipment (PBE), crash axe, life vests, flashlight, megaphone, Emergency Locator Transmitter (ELT), and survival kits.

1.2.1.7 Aircraft Systems. The contractor shall identify and demonstrate the use of the lighting and electrical systems, communication system, fire-extinguishing system (lavatory), and the emergency evacuation system.

1.2.1.8 Mock Drills. The contractor shall conduct practical simulator drills, using the established emergency procedures in the F/A Emergency Procedures Manual. The simulator drills shall be conducted on equipment that is equivalent/realistic to each specific aircraft equipment/cabin. These drills shall include:

4. Planned Ditching Procedures

1.2.1.9 Fire Fighting Procedures/Training. The contractor shall demonstrate techniques and procedures for extinguishing fires on-board an aircraft utilizing both the halon and water fire extinguisher. The two types of fire extinguishers, halon and water, and the types of fire they are designed to combat shall be identified. The contractor shall also provide hands-on fire fighting training and fire fighting drills which shall be conducted/simulated in a fire fighting simulator which resembles an aircraft in an enclosed environment. This simulator will have the ability to produce live fire and smoke.

1.2.1.10 Instructors. The contractor shall provide qualified instructor(s) who are well-versed in the topics to be covered, who are capable of answering in-depth questions on each topic, and who can perform the required training in accordance with the contract, both in a classroom setting and an egress simulator setting.

1.2.2 Specific Rodeo Support Services: Held bi-annually (2013, 2015, etc.) at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washington. for a period of five days.

1.2.2.1 Aircraft Egress Simulator. The contractor shall provide an operational mobile aircraft simulator for conducting mock drills for unplanned ground evacuation procedures, planned and unplanned crash landing and ditching procedures, and firefighting procedures. The simulator will have the ability to simulate a crash landing, provide smoke throughout the cabin, and have a minimum of one over wing exit and a minimum of one entry door.

1.2.2.2 Simulator Set-up and Removal. The contractor shall provide personnel to set up and remove the simulator. Set-up will be done as directed by the task order request, prior to the beginning of the competition by the contractor. The simulator will be removed by the contractor no later than one day after the final Rodeo egress event.

1.2.2.3 Instructors. The contractor shall provide two qualified instructors who are well-versed in flight attendant procedures for observations and evaluation assistance as needed. These instructors must be capable of operating the egress simulator and must be able to perform practical simulator drills using all capabilities of the simulator.

1.2.2.4 Emergency Equipment. The contractor shall provide aircraft emergency equipment that will be located on the simulator. The emergency equipment includes, but is not limited to, portable oxygen bottle, first aid kits, water extinguisher, halon extinguisher, PBE, crash axe, life vests, flashlight, megaphone, ELT and survival kits.

1.2.2.5 Mock Scenarios. The instructor shall have the ability to evaluate and assist in conducting mock scenarios using the simulator equipment. The scenarios will be conducted on simulator equipment that is equivalent/realistic to USAF equipment/cabin. These drills shall include:

4. Planned Ditching Procedures

4.0 GENERAL INFORMATION.

4.1 PLACE OF PERFORMANCE

4.1.1 Flight Attendant Simulator Training. All training shall be conducted at the contractor’s facility. Simulator and academic instruction will be conducted at the contractor’s learning facility.

4.1.2 RODEO Support: All support shall be conducted off-site at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washington, at a date to be determined by the government.

4.2 TRAINING PERIOD. A training period is defined as the period of time from when a student reports to the training facility to start a training session until the student leaves the facility at the end of the training session.

4.3 TRAVEL

4.3.1 RODEO Support: The contractor shall accomplish travel as necessary to perform the requirements of this PWS. The RODEO event will take place bi-annually (2013, 2015, etc.) over a period of five days at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washington. All costs for travel and lodging will not be separately priced, but will be included in the firm fixed price for RODEO support.