RPA Creech Site Visit Brief

This Briefing is:

UNCLASSIFIED

Headquarters Air Combat Command

Remotely Piloted Aircraft (RPA)

Site Visit

3 August 2011

Creech AFB, NV

Agenda

• 0830 – 0900

• Registration/Sign In

• 0900 - 1000

• RPA Briefing

• 1000 - 1200

• Tour of RPA Facilities

• Major customers

• ACC A4C/A8Q (MQ-1 & MQ-9 functionals)

• Combatant Commanders

• 432 Wing, Creech AFB, NV

• Air Force Special Operations Command

• Potential for additional customers

• Reachback communications customers

• MQ-1 & MQ-9

• RQ-4

• Other weapon systems as required

RPA Contract Scope

• Provide organizational-level (O-level) maintenance for

MQ-1 and MQ-9 weapons systems and communication reachback support for remotely piloted aircraft

• Aircraft Maintenance Unit (AMU) environment

• No depot-level maintenance in this effort

• Direct system support includes aircraft, ground control station, associated communication equipment

• Weapons loading

• Munitions

• Storage, inventory, control, build-up, flightline delivery

• AF retains Munitions Accountable Systems Officer (MASO) responsibilities

• Support tailored to unique site requirements

RPA Contract Scope, cont

• Communications reachback support

• Support, operate, maintain, configure, repair C4ISR systems

• Includes tactical and fixed satellite terminals and associated circuits and equipment

• Deployments & OCONUS sites

• Meet all enroute/host country travel and work requirements

• Visas, entry/exit requirements, etc.

• German Technical Expert Status Accreditation (TESA)

Program

• Meet all Combatant Command deployment requirements

• Maintenance documentation

• Aircraft forms and Integrated Maintenance Data System (IMDS)

• Plans, Scheduling, and Documentation

• Maintenance Analysis

• Track metrics, provide Monthly Logistics Indicators Report

(ACC-A4P(M)9302), and other reports as required

• Manage Support Section

• Tool room, technical order library, Precision Measurement

Equipment Laboratory (PMEL) (tracking, scheduling, pickup/delivery)

• Supply Management

• Support Equipment (SE) identified & accounted for on allowance standard

• Contractor maintains custodial responsibility for SE

• Standard Base Supply System (SBSS)

• Mobility Readiness Spares Package (MRSP) supply kit management

• Mission capable (MICAP) parts

• Bench stock

• Repair asset management (Due in From Maintenance)

• Item Unique Identification (IUID)

• IUID registry

• >$5000

• Meetings

• Local daily/weekly/monthly as required by local policy

• Maintenance metrics

• Aircraft availability rate

• Mission capable rate

• Non-mission capable for maintenance rate

• 12-hour fix rate

• Repeat/recur rate

• Cannibalization rate

• Scheduling effectiveness rate

• Communications equipment operational readiness (Ao) rates

• Reachback communications circuit Ao rate

• Ancillary programs

• Environmental, Safety, Health

• Security

• Information Management

CONUS Operational Requirements

• Main operating base is Creech AFB, NV

• Up to 14 MQ-1/MQ-9 aircraft and 6 GCSs, and equipment

• Average 8 sorties per day; 1,584 flying hours per month

• Additional CONUS sites:

• Grand Forks AFB, ND (support local flying only)

• Whiteman AFB, MO (support GCS flying OCONUS missions only)

• Additional sites as required per PWS Appendix N, Operational

Requirements

• Mix of local flying support and GCS only support

RPA Deployments

• Combat Air Patrol (CAP)

• The total effort (personnel, aircraft, equipment, etc.) required to generate and sustain a combat capable aircraft in the air, 24 hours a day, continuously as dictated by mission requirements.

• The government reserves the right to schedule a CAP as two separate operational sorties. The second sortie is considered part of the original CAP.

• Contractor shall launch additional aircraft as required to support a CAP when original aircraft is unable to support mission requirements (Ex: maintenance abort, fuel/munitions, etc.).

RPA Deployments, cont

• Stand-Alone CAP

• The first CAP at a given deployed location (core maintenance/support package).

• The government shall assign up to 4 MQ-1 or MQ-9 RPAs as applicable, up to 2 Ground Control Stations (GCSs), and up to 2

Ground Data Terminals (GDTs) per stand-alone CAP.

• Collocated CAP

• All additional CAPs at a given deployed location after the stand-alone CAP.

• The government shall assign up to 4 MQ-1 or MQ-9 RPAs as applicable for each collocated CAP.

• Two additional GCSs & 2 GDTs may be assigned for every 6 additional collocated CAPs, after the first 5 collocated CAPs.

• Commander Discretion Sorties

• Contractor shall support up to 2 sorties per day (in addition to the number of CAPs on contract) at the local commander’s discretion.

• Limited to 20 sorties in a 30-day rolling window at each site

• Contractor shall launch spare aircraft if primary aircraft aborts for maintenance malfunction during first two hours of flight under this provision.

• Divert Aircraft

• The government may need to divert MQ-1 or MQ-9 aircraft to a base other than the originating base, due to an in-flight emergency, unforeseen maintenance problems, unpredicted weather issues, or for other unforeseen circumstances.

• The contractor shall recover, service aircraft, upload/download weapons, perform required maintenance, and launch these aircraft.

• Since the additional workload may exceed the normal contracted level-of-effort at the divert site, the contractor shall coordinate with local military leadership at the divert site to determine contractor capabilities, operational priorities and build a mutually agreeable plan to support all operational requirements.

Deployed Operational Requirements

Contract Year Max # Locations Max # CAPs

FY13 8 40

FY14 8 40

FY15 9 45

FY16 9 45

FY17 10 50

Satellite Relay Site Requirements

Location # Satellite Estimated

Terminals Start Date

Ramstein AB (Site A) 16 Contract Start

Ramstein AB (Site B) 16 FY13

European Theater (Site B) 16 FY14

Pacific Theater (Site A) 12 FY13

Pacific Theater (Site B) 12 FY15

Quality

• Service Summary (PWS Section B and Appendix H)

• Integrated program management

• Operations and maintenance

• C4ISR Operational Readiness Rates

• Standard AF Weapons System Metrics

• Performance management

• Comply with ANSI/ISO/ASQ 9001-2008

• Mission support

• Compliance with applicable technical orders is mandatory

• AFI 21-101, 21-201, 21-200 compliance matrix

Site Visit Rules of Engagement

• NO picture taking/video recordings are permitted

• Do not separate from the group without a Government escort

• Normal operations are being conducted during visit

• Do not interfere with or solicit information from site personnel

• All questions shall be directed to Government personnel

Questions

• All questions shall be directed to Government personnel

• The Government’s verbal answers to contractor questions are not considered official or binding

• Any questions for which an official or binding answer is requested must be submitted to the Contracting Officer (Ms.

Sharon Potter) in writing for staffing and “official” Government response

• Questions may be submitted on the forms provided or via email at: RPARecomp@langley.af.mil

• Questions must be submitted no later than 4:30 p.m., Monday, 29 August 2011 mailto:RPARecomp@langley.af.mil

Q&A Session