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Sources Sought Remotely Piloted Aircraft Line Operations Safety Audit (RPA LOSA)

INTRODUCTION/BACKGROUND:

Mission. The Air Combat Command Directorate of Safety (ACC/SE) mission is to preserve resources through mishap prevention and nuclear surety. In support of this goal, ACC/SE analyzes trends to establish mishap reduction objectives, develops mishap prevention policy, and identifies opportunities for improvement. Risk Management (RM) is part of the ACC culture and is the basis for proactive mishap reduction. ACC/SE facilitates the RM program for ACC. ACC/SE also oversees all ACC safety program disciplines.

The objective of this acquisition is to provide LOSA services under a firm fixed-price contract that supports HQ ACC and other Major Commands (MAJCOMs) operating Combat Air Forces (CAF) remotely piloted aircraft (RPA). The base year will encompass the RPA LOSA Proof of Concept with option years focused on the mature LOSA process should those option years be exercised.

General Questions: Per the RFI, the following questions, at a minimum, shall be covered by respondents:

1. What past performance qualifications do you have performing Line Operational Safety Audits (LOSA)? Specifically state whether LOSAs were civilian or military.

2. What experience do you have with regards to Threat and Error Management (TEM) as it applies to military flight operations?

3. What experience do you have with creating TEM matrices? Please provide an example.

4. What experience do you have with developing customized LOSA data collection software? Does the software enable processing and query functions of collected data? Please provide an example of where similar data collection software was developed.

5 What experience do you have with developing short and long term software capable of archiving previous aircrew and aircraft analysis for comparison with future LOSA observations and subsequent trending?

6. What experience do you have with training military aircrew personnel to operate as an unbiased observer and effectively communicate their observations in a non-punitive “just culture” manner?

7. What experience do you have with training military aircrew to document threats, errors, undesired aircraft states, crew resource management, crew coordination and aircrew comments?

8. What experience do you have with development of web-based software and infrastructure that allows observer reports to be received by secure and confidential electronic means directly from observer locations?

9. What experience do you have with DOD agencies, specifically Air Force agencies, relating to Safety support and Remotely Piloted Aircraft (RPA) Operations? Respondents should provide applicable contract numbers and a short synopsis of the activity. Negative responses required.

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10. When have you previously provided a team of analysts to review and analyze raw LOSA data in order to document strengths and weaknesses of that specific weapons system? Please list those contracts individually.

REQUEST FOR INFORMATION (RFI)