Freefall_Instruction_(revised)_7_Jun_16_Redacted.pdf

Performance Work Statement For

Military Freefall Canopy Control / Camera Refresher Course

1.0. Description of Services. The contractor shall furnish all labor, parts, tools, materials, equipment, facilities, transportation, personnel, management, and supervision necessary to instruct military freefall canopy control techniques in support of the

1.1. Scope. The contractor shall provide instruction, training (hands-on & in-air), and debriefs during the period of 20-28 June 2016 within 350 miles of Portland, Oregon.

1.1.1. Basic Services. The contractor shall provide instruction, training, and debriefs to support parachute operations for the following:

a. Canopy Control Skills to include canopy drills, controlling the canopy with all of the different controls, the different options associated with alternate techniques, how to properly handle dangerous situations

b. Decision Making Matrix training for each of the different positions in a parachute stack – lead jumper, middle of the parachute stack, or the last man.

c. Parachute Stacks to include blind spots, separation, maneuvers, adjustments for wing loading, staying position and adjusting position relative to other jumpers in the stack, collision avoidance, and tandem and bundle placement in the stack.

d. Navigation while under canopy to include Global Positioning System (GPS) navigation, heading, bearing, distance-to-target and glide ratios, and adjusting for winds and other factors once under canopy.

e. Landing patterns to include how to determine and set a safe, predictable pattern; safely changing a pattern as required; making corrections as the lead jumper in a stack; and avoiding collisions while executing a safe landing pattern.

f. Landing to include different types and reasons for each flare, improving landing accuracy, landing in all wind conditions (into the wind, crosswind, downwind, strong wind, and no wind conditions).

g. Debriefs for each parachute jump.

h. Minimum of Two Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) certified Senior Parachute

Riggers

i. Minimum of two Canopy Control course Instructors

1.1.1.1. Performing Parachute Activities. In accordance with required training objectives, the contractor shall perform parachute operations each day with the parachutists. The contractor must be capable of deployment at any altitude between 3,500 and 18,000ft Mean Sea Level

(MSL).

1.1.2. Qualifications. The contractor shall have the experience/qualifications to provide the following:

a. The instructors shall be knowledgeable in High Altitude High Opening (HAHO), High Altitude Low Opening (HALO), Basic Military Free Fall (MFF) skills, Advanced MFF/Canopy Control skills, Free Fall Camera, and High Altitude Drop Zone (i.e. above 10,000ft MSL).

b. The lead instructor shall have a minimum of 25 years of skydiving experience and a minimum of 5 years’ experience instructing US special operations units. Additionally, no less than 125 HAHO profile jumps, 50 jumps at night, 50 jumps above 18,000ft MSL, certified United States Parachute Association (USPA) Accelerated Free Fall (AFF) Instructor / Examiner, and experience jumping from C-130, V-22, C-17, and H-60 airframes.

1.1.4. Deliverables. The contractor shall provide the following:

a. Canopy Controllability Course in HAHO operations (5-days, 15 students, 6-8 Jumps a Day, with a minimum of 5hrs flight time a day)

b. Camera Refresher course (3-days, 3 students & 6 film subjects a day, and 5 jumps a day)

c. No less than 12 hours of classroom/practical instruction per day

d. Contractor’s parachute and packing services will be coordinated/procured by the contractor with a minimum of two Senior Master Riggers Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) certified.

e. Contractor’s lodging and meals will be coordinated/procured by the contractor

f. Provide a civilian aircraft Certified by the US Army Special operations Command

(USASOC) and listed on the approved Paratrooper Air Carrier Listing to deliver US Military Freefall and Static Line Operations personnel with a Cargo compartment capable of carrying up to 15 students. Estimated capacity of 5,400 pounds.

g. The contractor shall have insurance coverage to include parachute and HALO operations per Department of Defense certification.

2.0. General Information

2.1. Contractor Employee Restrictions. The contractor shall not employ persons for work on this contract if such employee is identified to the contractor by the Contracting Officer as a potential threat to the health, safety, security, general well-being or operational mission of the installation and its population.

2.1.1. Conflict of Interest. The contractor shall not employ any individual who is an employee of the United States Government if the employment of that individual would 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 of the employment in accordance with DODD 5500-7, Standards of Conduct. 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.

2.1.2. Military Personnel. 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 to 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.

2.2. Reporting Requirements. Contractor personnel shall immediately report to an appropriate Government authority any information or circumstances of which they are aware may pose a threat to the security of Department of Defense personnel, contractor personnel, resources, and classified or unclassified defense information.

2.3. Safety. The contractor shall comply with all applicable laws and safety regulations.

Compliance with OSHA and other applicable laws and regulations for the protection of contractor employees is exclusively the obligation of the contractor, and the Government will assume no liability or responsibility for the contractor’s compliance or non-compliance with such responsibilities.

3.0. Government Provided Items, Equipment and Materials

a. The Government will ensure that parachutes, individual/ team equipment, and uniforms will be provided to students as needed.

b. The Government will provide a drop zone medic and medical equipment in accordance with Air Force Instruction (AFI) 13-217, Drop Zone and Landing Zone Operations.