SOW_-_Overland_Mobility_PWS.pdf

US Air Force 26th Special Tactics Squadron Tactical Ground Mobility Pre-Deployment Training

Performance Work Statement (PWS)

SCOPE

In response to operational requirements, USAF 26th Special Tactics Squadron must possess the intrinsic ability to perform mounted operations in a safe and effective manner across all terrain types and operating environments in high-risk Areas of Operation (AOs) worldwide. Due to austere forward operating locations and a high operational tempo, operators must be proficient at employing offensive and defensive tactical driving techniques, conducting motorcade operations, reacting to ambushes, as well as driving in congested urban and off-road environments in a heightened threat level with Non-Standard Commercial Vehicles (NSCVs). The requirement for an advanced, multi-discipline tactical ground mobility course is needed to provide the 26 STS with an intense immersion program of instruction. The course shall be structured to provide additional attention to junior personnel, who may need further instruction to overcome basic challenges allowing for successful integration alongside more experienced peers. This course will encompass proven tactics, techniques, and procedures that promote mission success and survivability under stress induced tactical situations. The 26th STS requires combined advanced mobility and foreign weapons training to prepare personnel for upcoming deployments.

This outsourced training will include every aspect of long range desert mobility and long range advanced mobility military operations.

1 Applicable Documents and References

AFI 13-219v1 USSOCOM Combat Convoy Handbook 04-24 720 STG Standard Operating Procedures AFMAN 31-129, USAF Small Arms and Light Weapons Handling Procedures

2 Course Requirements The Contractor shall provide all labor, communications, transportation, supervision and other supplies and services necessary to support an overland mobility training course scheduled for 3 March 2018 through 20 March 2018. The objective of the course is to provide instruction and practical exercises that will focus and improve the students understanding and practical knowledge of conducting mobility operations in areas with an austere environments integrating live fire weapons training. Particular attention will be focused on route planning, selection and execution, vehicle repair/recovery while in an austere environment. Routes will consist of recovering caches, which are given in MGRS, Lat/Long and UTM coordinates.

The contractor shall provide two (9) day training courses that satisfiy all requirements for two groups of 10 students. Due to the exercise combining weapons training with mobility training, additional coordination is necessary. Specific to this exercise is the extra preparation for integrated live fire, route planning, and range safety. This exercise shall commence with the Government training representative making an advance trip to the awarded contractor facility. At the facility, the government training representative will be briefed on the route, mission plan and finalize the order of events for the training exercise. The course will at a minimum have 2 days of mechanical, recovery, navigation and driving classes before conducting the overland movement and live fire training. The course will provide field based vehicle extractions and rigging multiple vehicle recovery scenarios in an austere environment. The course shall be a true desert overland of 500-800 miles minimum of off road travel with weapons training in a live fire range at the start or end of the course.

The course shall provide advanced level instruction and practical application on the following topics:

2.2.1 Function and advantages/disadvantages of the four distinct types of

4WD systems: Part-time, Full-time, Permanent and All-wheel drive.

2.2.2 Pros and cons of automatic v. manual transmissions with respect to off-road conditions.

2.2.3 Identifying and selecting the appropriate traction control devices to include, sand ladders, bridging ladders and improvised means (logs, rocks, sand, etc.).

2.2.4 Understanding and applying the appropriate route selection, gear selection, braking and steering techniques in varying off-road terrain and conditions.

2.2.5 Understanding and applying various vehicle recovery techniques to include towing and assisted/unassisted winching and righting rolled-over vehicles.

2.2.6 Commercially available vehicle recovery equipment.

2.2.7 Plan routes using commercially available Maps and GPS.

2.2.8 Supervise and conduct planned routes and practical exercises in accordance with the requested training.

2.2.9 Provide vehicle instruction on all aspects of operating while in an austere environment.

2.2.10 Instructor to student ratio of 1:4 to provide combined assessment and performance evaluated driving scenarios to sustain and enhance the requisite levels of knowledge, understanding and basic tactical mobility skills in the below listed subject areas.

2.2.11 Advanced tactical mobility instructors are utilized to assess, develop, refine and enhance basic performance levels. Instructors will ensure demonstrated abilities of attending personnel are progressing to the performance base applications of required austere mobility training.

2.2.12 Non-standard weapons familiarization training, including long-range target engagement, training conducted at live fire range.

2.2.12.1 Weapons systems to cover AK-47/AK-74 Assault Rifles, SVD Sniper Rifle, PKM Machine Gun, DShKM Machine Gun and RPG-7 Launcher (live fire not required for RPG)

3 Instructor Requirements:

a. (U) Minimum Qualifications:

3.1.1 Driving Instructor/Subject Matter Expert (SME): The Driving Instructors shall each possess a minimum of 20 years of experience in off road driving and competitions. The instructors must also have previously driven a minimum of 4 times in an austere locations (South America, Africa, Mexico, or Afghanistan) which include rocky, desert, and mountainous terrain. The instructors must be proficient in all aspects of tactical communications (ability to have military communications between vehicles), GPS navigation, and 4X4 vehicle operations and maintenance.

The Lead Instructor shall have extensive knowledge in the preparation of international, austere off road driving courses, preparation and the conduct of endurance off road courses, convoy operations, After Action Reports, and student critiques and the ability to supervise and manage a team of Contractor personnel.

3.1.2 Mechanic: The Mechanic shall possess a minimum of 20 years’ experience in all aspects of four wheel drive systems design and operations, field expedient repairs, and vehicle recovery. In addition, the Mechanic shall possess the ability to plan, conduct, and supervise practical exercises of vehicle breakage and maintenance and possess effective coaching, mentoring, and critiquing. Finally, the mechanics shall be an Automotive Service Excellence Certified Master Technician. Prior Master Mechanic experience is preferred.

3.1.3 A minimum of one instructor for the live fire portion shall have leadership experience with the 724th STG or other Special Mission Unit to ensure seamless integration between unit SOPs. Additionally, that specified instructor must have experience with foreign weapons listed in Section

2.2.12.1 during Operation Iraqi Freedom, Operation Inherent Resolve, or Operation Enduring Freedom and will ensure students are trained in a safe manner and IAW AFMAN 31-129, USAF Small Arms and Light Weapons Handling Procedures.

3.1.4 The instructors must be able to provide necessary documents as credentials ie career brief, job history, orders, or retirement summary.

3.1.5 All Instructors proposed for this effort shall be considered Key Personnel.

Key Personnel are certain experienced professional and/or technical personnel that are essential for successful accomplishment of the work to be performed in support of this requirement. If any of the proposed personnel become unavailable for performance prior to or during performance of this requirement, the contractor shall promptly notify the contracting officer within 24 hours. The resume(s) of the replacement personnel shall be submitted to the Contracting Officer for review and approval within 48 hours of notification that contracted personnel are unavailable. Notification of approval or disapproval will sent to the contractor within 48 hours after receipt of the resume(s). The Government will list the Key Personnel in the resulting contract through a contract modification.

4 Minimum Contractor Facility Requirements:

4.1 The awarded contractor’s training complex shall be located within the Continental United States and possess, at a minimum, the below listed specialty ranges, training areas and facilities to fulfill the training and logistical requirements of this PWS:

4.1.1 Mobility training course; must include desert overland movement to provide the most accurate terrain the 26th STS will encounter during deployed operations.

4.1.1.1 Desert Environment requirement:

a) Multi-day Course (5-days) for practical field training

b) Predominately Desert Terrain

c) Over 500 Miles in Length (Non-repeatable terrain)

d) Washed Out Roads

e) Terrain Suitable for High Speed Driving

f) Sand Dunes

g) Mountainous, Rocky, Loose, and Occasional Steep

Terrain

h) Low Traction Terrain

i) Ability for Driving at Night

j) Sites for Camping Along Course

4.1.2 Minimum of a live-fire, dynamic range within 60 miles from the start or end of the mobility training course. The range must have long range capabilities and the ability to fire all types of weapons. This includes non-standard and foreign weapons that are not utilized by the US military. The Range shall include the following features:

a) 500m Known Distance Range with Barricades, Paper, and Steel Targets

b) 500m Unknown Distance Range with High-Angle Fire and Steel Targets

c) Sniper Loft "Tung's Tower" with High-Angle Fire and Steel Targets

d) 25m Grass Flat Range

e) Crew-Served Weapons Areas

f) Combined Driving/Shooting Area

g) ATV/Off-Road Motorcycle Trails

h) Off-Road Driving Areas

5 Minimum Contractor Material Requirements:

5.1 All targetry materials to include stationary reactive steel, paper re-faces and specialty target arrays/systems.

5.2 Any additional personal protective equipment (PPE) required for safe training that is not government provided (helmet, body armor, eye protection, uniform, boots). Any such equipment must be in quantities/sizes sufficient to protect all students.

Equipment shall be in good condition and working order and be properly sized to each student.

5.3 NSCV-type training vehicles for use throughout training, to include 4-wheel drive, high center-of-gravity vehicles that emulate the current SOCOM Program of Record NSCV vehicles, which are Toyota Hilux and Toyota Land Cruiser. Vehicles shall be in sound mechanical condition, with all preventative maintenance completed.

5.3.1 All training vehicles (NSCVs) shall be equipped, at minimum, with ROPS (roll-over protection system) and fire extinguishers. Contractor shall ensure that the training platforms are properly maintained and ready for safe operation on a daily basis, prior to the beginning of each training day.

5.4 Foreign Weapons and ammunitions required for the live fire training.

5.5 Any and all supplies, equipment and manpower necessary for training vehicle refueling, maintenance and repair.

6 Government Provided Transportation, Items of Equipment and Materials:

6.1 Unit specific items of equipment will be provided by the unit per their organizational

Table of Equipment

6.2 Individual and Team Uniforms and Equipment per SOPs (Night Vision, Helmet, Body Armor, Assault Gear, Optics, etc.)

6.3 All Communications and Navigation Items (GPS, radios, etc.)

6.4 The Government will provide lodging, and meals for the attendees at the place of performance throughout the period of performance.

7 Student Meals. Meals will be purchased by individual students on their Government Travel

Cards. If meals are not available for purchase on site, students will be given time to procure food each day or they will be instructed to procure enough food to last them through training.

8 Services Summary The Contractor service delivery requirements are summarized into performance objectives that relate directly to standards of performance required to meet mission essential needs.

For the Performance Objective to be met, service delivery must be in substantial compliance with applicable performance standards. The Performance Threshold describes the minimum overall levels of service delivery required for acceptable quality control.

Failure to meet these Performance Thresholds means that contractor Quality Control is unacceptable. The following is a list of the key performance objectives that will be verified as contractually compliant by government personnel; however, inspection of any contract requirement is authorized.

Performance Objective PWS Para Performance Threshold SS-1: Training schedules 2.2.1 – 2.2.11, 3 100% of identified services are are met. as listed in PWS.

Desired Learning Objectives are met.

Instructor to Student ratio is Met.

Required equipment provided

9 General Information

9.1. Quality Control:

The Contractor is required to control the quality of service delivery and offer to the Government for acceptance only services which conform to contract requirements. The overall control of quality must meet the specified performance thresholds for each requirement in the Services Summary.

9.1.1. The government shall rely on the contractor's existing quality assurance systems as a substitute for government inspection and testing, when contracting for commercial services, unless market research indicates otherwise.

9.1.2. Records of inspections shall be kept and made available to the Government throughout the contract performance period and for the period after contract completion until final settlement of any claims under this contract.

9.2. Quality Assurance:

The government will periodically evaluate the contractor's performance by appointing a representative(s) to monitor performance to ensure services are received. The government representative will evaluate the contractor' s performance through on-site inspection during the training.

In the event of an accident/mishap, take reasonable and prudent action to establish control of the accident/mishap scene, prevent further damage to persons or property, and preserve evidence until released by the accident/mishap investigative authority through the contracting officer.

9.3. Contractor Personnel:

Contract Manager: the contractor shall provide a contract manager and alternate contract manager (responsible in the absence of the contract manager) who shall be responsible for the performance of the services. The names of the contract manager and alternate(s) shall be provided to the CO in writing prior to the beginning of the first performance period. The contract manager and alternate(s) must be able to read, write, speak, and understand English.

9.3.1. The contract manager and alternate shall have full authority to act for the contractor on all contract matters relating to daily operations of this contract.

9.3.2. The contract manager or alternate shall be available during normal duty hours to discuss problems.

9.3.3. Contractor Employees: the contractor shall not employ persons for work on this contract if such employee is identified to the contractor by the CO as a potential threat to the health, safety, security, general well-being or operational mission of the installation and its population. The contractor shall not employ any person who is an employee of the U.S. Government if employing that person would create a conflict of interest. Additionally, the contractor shall not 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 according to DOD 5500-7-R Joint Ethics Regulation.· 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 in AFI 64-106, Air Force Industrial Labor Relations Activities.

9.3.4. The contractor is cautioned that off-duty active military personnel hired under this contract may be subject to permanent change of station, change in duty hours or deployment. Military Reservists and National Guard members may be subject to recall to active duty. The abrupt absence of these personnel could adversely affect the contractor's ability to perform; however, their absence at any time shall not constitute an excuse for nonperformance under this contract.

9.4. SAFETY REQUIREMENTS:

In performing work under this contract, the contractor shall:

9.4.1. Conform to the safety requirements contained in the contract for all activities related to the accomplishment of the work as required by OSHA.

9.4.2. Provide protection to government property to prevent damage during the period of time the property is under the control or in possession of the contractor.

9.4.3. Record and report promptly (within one hour) to the contracting officer or designated government representative (GR), all available facts relating to each instance of damage to government property or injury to either contractor or government personnel.

10 Appendices

A. Training Schedule

Appendix A

Training Schedule

The training will consist of two (9) day mobility courses starting or ending with live fire weapons training for two groups of 10 students. The period of performance required is from 3 March 2018 to 20 March 2018.

Title Date Group 1 Mobility Training Course 3/3-3/4 Class

3/5 – 3/9 Field (Mobility Course)

3/10 – 3/11 Weapons Training (Live fire Range )

Group 2 Mobility Training Course 3/12 – 3/13 Weapons Training (Live fire Range )

3/13 - 3/15 Class 3/16-3/20 (Mobility Course)