38_RQS_Training-SOW_Rev_1._12-18-2014.doc

38th RESCUE SQUADRON

STATEMENT OF WORK

For

Combat Rescue Officer and Pararescue Training

MOODY AIR FORCE BASE

GEORGIA

Revision 1 Date: 18 DEC 2014

STATEMENT OF WORK

FOR

Combat Rescue Officer and Pararescue Training for 38 RQS

1. Scope

1.1. Objective. Contractor is to provide instructional services/training opportunities for Combat Rescue Officer (CRO) and Pararescue (PJ) operations and procedures to include: Academic Instruction, Theater Orientation, Scenario Development, and Field Instruction. Services shall be provided in the continental United States (CONUS) at contractor identified locations during the period of performance. This will include CRO and PJ specific evolutions.

1.2. General Description. The contractor shall provide support logistics, training areas and/or instructor expertise required to meet CRO and PJ Career Field Education and Training Plans (CFETP) or AFI 10-3502 Volume 1 currencies.

1.3. CRO and PJ training:

1.3.1. The contractor shall provide the following types of training:

Medical

Technical Rescue

Rope Rescue

Maritime Recovery

Small Unit Tactics

Terminal Control

Communications

Fixed Wing Insertion

Mounted Movement

Environmental

1.3.2. Delivery

1.3.2.1. The following requirements apply to any core skill training or environmental training areas that can be contracted within the scope of this contract:

1.3.2.1.1. The Contractor will provide instructor Staff/ Subject Matter Experts (SMEs) to provide the following:

1.3.2.1.1.1. Class size. Facilitate up to 24 students for all training courses.

1.3.2.1.1.2. Instructors. Provided at a student to instructor ratio of 3:1. Collectively include operational SOCOM experience for tactical types of training and/or recognition as a national level subject matter expert in the types of training listed in paragraph 1.3.1.

1.3.2.1.1.3. Plan of Instruction. Syllabus must meet 13D and 1T2X1 Career Field Education Training Plan (CFETP) line item task, condition, and standard.

1.3.2.1.1.4. Closed Course. Ensure training is closed to outside organizations during the duration of instruction.

1.3.2.1.1.5. Full Mission Profiles. Ensure realistic scenarios are used to culminate part task training.

1.3.2.1.1.6. Videographers. Provide videographers that record applicable training evolutions for debrief as requested. All video recorded during training will become government property upon completion of training. All video recorded will be provided in DVD format.

1.3.2.1.1.7. Classroom. Provide classroom and audio/visual equipment needed for academics, mission planning, and debrief. Contractor will provide CRO and PJ related equipment/ classroom specific equipment (i.e. projector, computer, etc.)

1.3.2.1.1.8. Storage. Provide secure weapons, munitions, and equipment storage space for all government property that will stay at the training site.

1.3.2.1.1.9. Food. All food must be catered by a company that has been certified by the United States Department of Agriculture, Food Safety and Inspection Service with an A+ rating.

1.3.2.1.1.10. Lodging. All lodging must facilitate a safe environment with 1 bed per student.

1.3.2.1.2. Medical

1.3.2.1.2.1. Contractor will provide National Registry (NR) or Advanced Tactical Practitioner (ATP) instructor Staff/SMEs as applicable to provide instruction to government personnel in the following areas:

1.3.2.1.2.1.1. EMT-Paramedic. Refresh student certifications in accordance with (IAW) NR standards to include continuing education units. Output: NR EMT-paramedic re-certification.

1.3.2.1.2.1.2 ATP. Provide SOCOM approved test administrator for ATP certification or, if students are already certified, provide refresher training. Output: ATP re-certification IAW the most current SOCOM DIRECTIVE 350-29.

1.3.2.1.2.1.3 Tactical Combat Casualty Care (TCCC) Protocols. Instruct to most current TCCC protocols for Tactical Field Care and Tactical Evacuation Care.

1.3.2.1.2.1.4 Civilian Health Care System Trauma Rotations. Provide access to civilian emergency rooms and ambulances in order to allow performance of medicine within certified protocols.

1.3.2.1.2.1.5 Live/Preserved Tissue. Provide live or preserved tissue training aides that can replicate most common injuries of combat trauma.

1.3.2.1.2.1.6 Role Players. Provide costumed role players that have life-like injuries applied.

1.3.2.1.3 Technical Rescue

1.3.2.1.3.1 Contractor will provide instructor Staff/SMEs to provide instruction to government personnel in the following areas:

1.3.2.1.3.1.1 Extrication. Utilize Guardian Angel extrication tools to gain access to a confined space, collapsed structure, aircraft, military and/or commercial vehicles.

1.3.2.1.3.1.2 Confined Space. Utilize Guardian Angel confined space tools to search and rescue/recover within confined spaces.

1.3.2.1.3.1.3 Collapsed Structure. Utilize Guardian Angel collapsed structure tools to search and rescue/recover within collapsed structures.

1.3.2.1.3.1.4 All training must be IAW the following most current standards: National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) 1006 & 1670; Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA) 1910.146.

1.3.2.1.4 Rope Rescue

1.3.2.1.4.1 Contractor will provide instructor Staff/SMEs to provide instruction to government personnel in the following areas:

1.3.2.1.4.1.1 Environments. All climbing needs to be performed in a natural environment.

1.3.2.1.4.1.2 Rope Systems. Construct and utilize mechanical advantages for raising or lowering loads within a rescue rope system.

1.3.2.1.4.1.3 Aid Climbing. Scale a route by intentionally weighting artificially placed protection/devices.

1.3.2.1.4.1.4 Lead Climbing. Scale route with artificially placed protection and belayer in place for emergency only should the lead climber fall during ascent.

1.3.2.1.4.1.5 Ice Climbing. Scale route using equipment and techniques specifically designed for ascending ice.

1.3.2.1.5 Maritime Recovery

1.3.2.1.5.1 Contractor will provide instructor Staff/SMEs to provide instruction to government personnel in the following areas:

1.3.2.1.5.1.1 Environments. All maritime needs to be performed in a natural environment.

1.3.2.1.5.1.2 Swiftwater. Accurately assess most likely location of victim swept down canal or river. Mitigate danger of performing water crossing or sub surface recovery in swiftwater conditions IAWwith National Fire Protection Association SRT1 and SRT1A certification.

1.3.2.1.5.1.3 SONAR/Non-SONAR Search Techniques. Utilize Guardian Angel SONAR devices to accurately locate victim or refine search area. Utilize non-SONAR search techniques to locate victim or refine search area.

1.3.2.1.5.1.4 Restricted Space Diving. Utilize Guardian Angel diving equipment to recover victim from restricted (not confined) space, such as a culvert or vehicle that is submerged under water.

1.3.2.1.5.1.5 Altitude Diving. Conduct sub surface recovery at altitude.

1.3.2.1.6 Small Unit Tactics

1.3.2.1.6.1 Contractor will provide instructor Staff/SMEs to provide instruction to government personnel in the following areas:

1.3.2.1.6.1.1 Designated Marksman (DM). Utilize Guardian Angel weapon inventory to suppress a target at 400m.

1.3.2.1.6.1.2 Tactical Movement. Move as a 6 to 12 man team from insertion point to recovery site and finally to extraction point utilizing appropriate formation. Maintain 360 degree security in all three dimensions while mitigating unexpected contact in all potential operating environments.

1.3.2.1.6.1.3 Immediate Action Drills (IADS). Respond to contact from various patrolling formations utilizing simulated and live fire drills for 360 degrees in all three dimensions.

1.3.2.1.6.1.4 Close Quarters Battle (CQB). Clear and secure a portion of a building large enough to provide cover and concealment for a Casualty Collection Point (CCP).

1.3.2.1.6.1.5 Proficiency Fire. Gain general proficiency with the entire Guardian Angel weapon inventory utilizing dry and live courses of fire up to 100m.

1.3.2.1.6.1.6 Opposition Force (OPFOR). Provide OPFOR role players with simulated rounds.

1.3.2.1.6.1.7 Provide ammunition/ordinance storage facility IAW Air Force Instruction 21-201.

1.3.2.1.7 Terminal Control

1.3.2.1.7.1 Contractor will provide instructor Staff/SMEs to provide instruction to government personnel in the following areas:

1.3.2.1.7.1.1 Control Systems. Understand how to properly leverage the control systems for terminal attack control with and without a certified Joint Terminal Attack Controller (JTAC).

1.3.2.1.7.1.2 Terminology, Formats, Types. Review the terminology, format, and types of control that apply to Close Air Support IAW the following publications: Field Manual (FM) 3-09.32, JFIRE; Joint Publication (JP) 3-09.3, Close Air Support; Joint Publication (JP) 3-09, Joint Fire Support.

1.3.2.1.7.1.3 Airspace Deconfliction. Understand various methods of deconflicting airspace to include Keyhole CAS.

1.3.2.1.7.1.4 Munitions Selection. Select the appropriate weaponeering effect taking into account collateral damage and danger close estimates.

1.3.2.1.7.1.5 Fixed/Rotary Wing Fires. Plan and employ dry and live CAS procedures from both fixed wing and rotary aircraft in all potential operating environments.

1.3.2.1.7.1.6 Provide certified ranges IAW Joint Publication (JP) 3-09, Joint Fire Support for conducting fixed and rotary live fire training.

1.3.2.1.7.1.7 Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance (ISR). Utilize ISR sensors to perform a search or maintain situational awareness. Understand the limitations/capabilities of sensors for various weather or altitude conditions.

1.3.2.1.7.1.8 All training must be with a certified and current JTAC-Instructor IAW the JTAC MOA and AFI 13-112.

1.3.2.1.8 Communications

1.3.2.1.8.1 Contractor will provide instructor Staff/SMEs to provide instruction to government personnel in the following areas:

1.3.2.1.8.1.1 Line of Sight (LOS). Utilize Guardian Angel radio systems to conduct encrypted LOS voice and data transmissions.

1.3.2.1.8.1.2 Over the Horizon (OTH). Utilize Guardian Angel radio systems to conduct encrypted OTH voice and data transmissions.

1.3.2.1.8.1.3 Tactical Data Links (TDL). Utilize Guardian Angel radio systems to receive and transmit TDLs to include position, status, and free text messaging.

1.3.2.1.8.1.4 Full Motion Video (FMV). Utilize Guardian Angel radio systems to receive FMV from ISR sensors.

1.3.2.1.8.1.5 Blue Force Tracker (BFT). Utilize Guardian Angel radio systems to transmit BFT information.

1.3.2.1.8.1.6 Moving Map. Utilize Guardian Angel software to mission plan and monitor common operating picture on moving map.

1.3.2.1.8.1.7 Survival Radio Interrogation. Utilize Guardian Angel radio systems to interrogate the most current US DoD survival radio.

1.3.2.1.9 Fixed Wing Insertion

1.3.2.1.9.1 Contractor will provide instructor Staff/SMEs to provide:

1.3.2.1.9.1.1 All fixed wing insertions shall be closed to outside organizations during the duration of training.

1.3.2.1.9.1.2 Wind Tunnel. Provide access to a wind tunnel after normal working hours. Allow use of government provided military equipment to include training parachutes, rucksack, helmets, and night vision devices (NVDs). Ability to turn off lights for use with NVDs. Provide coaching on belly flight, back flying, and sit flying techniques. Provide video recordings for post training debrief. Provide suits for tunnel flying.

1.3.2.1.9.1.3 Static Line. Provide high performance aircraft capable of conducting static line jump operations with a minimum stick of 6 jumpers at a max altitude of 3500ft AGL.

1.3.2.1.9.1.4 Military Freefall. Provide aircraft capable of conducting freefall jump operations with a minimum stick of 6 jumpers at a max altitude of 18000ft MSL.

1.3.2.1.9.1.5 Canopy Control. Provide instruction on various techniques under canopy to improve canopy stack, wind indication, pattern establishment, and precision landing.

1.3.2.1.9.1.6 Military Tandem and Tethered Bundle (MTTB). Provide certification in military tandem and tethered bundle operation IAWwith the most current syllabus of instruction. Current syllabus of instruction will be provided by the government.

1.3.2.1.9.1.7 Aerial Equipment Delivery. Provide instruction on various methods of precision aerial equipment delivery to include GPS guided bundles and GPS aided wind modelling for Cargo Delivery System (CDS) deployment. Equipment being delivered will range from 200 – 2000lbs and will be deployed from 300-5000ft AGL.

1.3.2.1.9.1.8 Certified Drop Zones. Provide Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) certified drop zones that are surveyed for static line, freefall, and equipment delivery operations. Ensure FAA certified airfield rated for military fixed wing aircraft is available and has functioning lights for night jump operations. Ensure crash, fire, rescue is available for military fixed wing operations. Highest altitude for GPS guided equipment delivery operations will be 6000ft AGL and will require a corresponding failure ellipse of seven (7) miles.

1.3.2.1.9.1.9 Austere/Unmarked Drop Zones. Provide surveyed drop zones not collocated with an airfield. Drop zones should be higher than 5000ft MSL. Drop zones should provide various types of terrain.

1.3.2.1.9.1.10 Riggers. Provide FAA certified rigger support to repack all Guardian Angel container and parachute combinations.

1.3.2.1.9.1.11 Pilots. Provide FAA certified pilots that can conduct multi-lift day/night operations.

1.3.2.1.10 Mounted Movement

1.3.2.1.10.1 Contractor will provide instructor Staff/SMEs to provide instruction to government personnel in the following areas:

1.3.2.1.10.1.1 Advanced Rescue Vehicle (ARV) Driving. Provide tactical and technical driving techniques for the Guardian Angel ARV. ARV equipment will be provided by the government during the duration of training.

1.3.2.1.10.1.2 Advanced Rescue Craft (ARC) Boating. Provide tactical and technical driving techniques for the Guardian Angel ARC. ARC equipment will be provided by the government during the duration of training if contractor cannot provide equipment equivalent.

1.3.2.1.11 Environmental

1.3.2.1.11.1 Contractor will provide instructor Staff/SMEs to provide:

1.3.2.1.11.1.1 For the referenced environments the contractor must be capable of providing a training area and the option to make instructors/guides for operations in that given training area available for the following geographic/physical attributes. These environments may be requested for any given training evolution. All training areas must be capable of permitting drop zones, helicopter landing zones, and weapons employment

1.3.2.1.11.1.1 Maritime. Provide a training area with swiftwater, canals, and open water.

1.3.2.1.11.1.2 Jungle. Provide a training area with at least double canopy.

1.3.2.1.11.1.3 Desert. Provide a desert training area.

1.3.2.1.11.1.4 Alpine. Provide an alpine training area that permits glacier, avalanche, and general snowpack considerations.

1.3.2.1.11.1.5 Urban. Provide an urban training area that is rated for simulated and live fire.

1.3.2.1.11.1.6 Degraded Electromagnetic Spectrum. Provide a degraded communications training area that simulates electronic warfare threats to include active jamming.

1.3.2.1.11.1.7 Natural or Man-Made Disaster. Provide a disaster training area that replicates natural and man-made disasters to include floods, hurricanes, earthquakes, and terrorist attack.

1.3.2.1.11.1.8 Provide opportunity for instruction on survival and tactics specific to the environment where the training is being conducted.

2 GENERAL INFORMATION.

2.1 Contractor Personnel.

2.1.1 Contractor will provide the following personnel with respect to the required types of training listed in paragraph 1.3.1:

2.1.1.1 JTAC. Joint Terminal Air Controller

2.1.1.1.1 Must have JTACs that have been qualified as JTAC-I/-E in the past two (2) years, and that have served with Tier 1 or Tier 2 special operations units in this timeframe, with at least 50% of them having prior Tier 1 experience for every event. The NSWG-1 Air/Fires officer will ensure this requirement is met in coordination with contractor.

2.1.1.1.2 Pilot SMEs. Pilots must have held DOD flight status within the previous two years and must have held a Forward Air Controller/Airborne (FAC_A) and instructor pilot (IP) qualifications. A minimum of 50% of the pilots who service this contract must be graduates of the USAF Weapons School or the US Navy’s Fighter Weapons School (Top Gun).

2.1.1.1.3 Must have instructors with OEF/OIF experience.

2.1.1.1.4 Must have personnel with at least a Secret clearance for specific training events/locations. Form DD254 will be utilized for duties related to handling encrypted radios, teaching current theater Special Instructions (SPINS), assisting intelligence officers in building mission products, etc., as required.

2.1.1.1.5 Instruction will include integration into Current TRADET ULT (Unit Level Training) schedule. (This information is classified).

2.1.1.1.6 Additional instruction will be provided for JTAC (Joint Terminal Attack Controller) specific training evolutions. (Nellis AFB, Greyling Air National Guard Active Guard/Reserve(ANG AGR), Utah Test and Training Range (UTTR), Luke AFB, FT Irwin, San Clemente Shore Bombardment Area (SCI SHOBA), China Lake, CA, etc.)

2.1.1.1.7 Contractor should have training equipment to sustain staff for range/classroom evolutions. Controlled equipment exempt.

2.1.1.2 Other Contractor Personnel

2.1.1.2.1 The contractor shall ensure that employees have current and valid professional certifications before starting work. The contractor shall maintain all certifications.

2.1.1.2.2 The contractor shall not employ any person who is an employee of the United States Government if the employment of that person could create a conflict of interest, nor shall the contractor employ any person who is an employee of the Department of the Air Force, either military or civilian, unless such person seeks and receives approval IAWwith DOD 5500.7-R Joint ethics Regulation (JER), Chapter 2. In addition, the contractor shall not employ any person who is an employee of the Department of the Air Force if such employment would be contrary to the policies contained in AFI 64-106, Air Force Industrial Labor Relations Activities, paragraph 3.

2.1.1.2.3 The contractor is cautioned that off-duty active military personnel hired under this contract may be subject to permanent change of station (PCS), change in duty hours, or deployment. Military Reservists and National Guard members may be subject to recall or active duty. The abrupt absence of these personnel could adversely affect the contractor’s ability to perform. Their absence at any time shall not constitute an excuse for non-performance under this contract.

3. SAFETY REQUIREMENTS.

3.1 Safety. Safety of all personnel and performance of work shall conform to the Office of Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) requirements and the FAA.

3.2 Hazardous Material/ Waste Management. The government does not intend for the contractor to use or provide any hazardous chemicals during performance of this contract.

3.3 Spill Response. The government does not intend for the contractor to respond to a spill.

4 Government-Furnished Property, Material, Equipment, or Information (GFP, GFM, GFE, or GFI). The Government-Furnished Property will be identified and listed prior to each training evolution.

5 Emergency Medical Services. Emergency medical services will be provided by the contractor. Contracting Officer will review planned emergency action plan and inform the contractor of any required improvements.