ACTS OME - Site Visit Brief.pdf

This Briefing is:

UNCLASSIFIED

Headquarters Air Combat Command

Air Combat Training Systems (ACTS) Operations, Maintenance, and Engineering

(OM&E)

Site Visit Pre-brief

Mr. Timmy Layman

HQ ACC/A3AR

Overview

• Review of ACTS

• ACTS 101

• Customers and Locations

• Review of PWS Requirements

• Major Areas of Performance

• Workload assessment (performance-based)

• Site Visit

• ROEs

• SJ PWS Specifics

• Areas/Activities to visit

• ACTS has critical primary roles in delivering an effective live OTI environment

• Operate & Maintain systems needed to gather training data

• Integrate gathered data into a consolidated training picture

• Use integrated data to support live execution of the training sortie

• Merge live data and offline data to support full re-creation of the training sortie for warfighter debrief

• ACTS has supporting roles to enable an effective live OTI environment

• Cybersecurity functions for systems, networks, and software

• Secure handling of source and aggregate data at appropriate levels

• Routine, persistent, interface with warfighters for scheduling, support, and feedback

• Program and quality management to ensure reliable and repeatable delivery of

ACTS capabilities

• Specialized support to aid technical/engineering activities and to provide critical roles (e.g., Range Training Officer)

ACTS 101

• Operations

• Airborne Instrumentation Systems (AIS) - External, Internal, and Portable systems

• Pre-Mission - Scheduling, planning, and systems prep/check-out

• Mission Execution - Live operations and training execution

• Post-Mission - Mission reconstruction, dedicated debrief, and feedback/follow-up

• Maintenance

• Pod and Ground Stations

• Electronic, Computer, and Networking Systems

• Radios, Datalink, and Remote Instrumentation Transceivers

• Engineering

• Radio and Transceiver Systems - UHF/VHF/SAT, Link-16, microwave, point-to-point

• Network - P5 network, TENA, LMON with associated cybersecurity roles/functions

• Software - ITAS product support, software integration activities

• Management

• Program Management - PM, Site Managers, PROJO,

• Quality Management - Contractor Quality Control Program

• Security Management - Security Clearances, COMSEC, Industrial Security

Major Areas of the PWS

• Performance-based contract

• Government specifies outcomes desired, not method to get there

• Main body of PWS has full requirements

• Check appendices for site-specific requirements

• Information throughout the PWS provides workload estimate basis

• Normal Operating Hours and Support Windows

• Sorties estimates, number of daily sortie ‘turns’, surge operations

• Pod loading (required or not at each site)

• Debriefing required (shared or not at each site)

• Special facilities (supported or not at each site)

• General Equipment categories (supported or not at each site)

• Detailed account/inventory of all systems, equipment, tools, etc. for each site

• Some roles/functions provide support across all sites

• PROJO - 40-hrs/week targeted at key projects across all contract sites

• Radio Engineer and Network Engineer - 40-hrs/week working engineering efforts across all sites

• Software Engineers - Sufficient support for the version releases and software

LOCs in App 8M

Performance-Based Workload Estimates

• “Typical” support windows - 10 hrs, 4 days/week or 8 hrs, 5 days/week

• Check appendices for site-specific requirements

• Mission support day components (Notional site)

• Pods checked out, driven to ramp, and loaded on aircraft before aircrew step

• Live monitoring equipment checked out and ready before flying window starts

• RTO in-place and ready to support first sortie set

• SAM Operator, TDLM, etc. in-place and ready to support first sortie set

• Mission replay file prepped immediately after first sortie set ends

• Pod cross-loads happen between sorties sets (as needed) before aircrew step

• Dedicated debrief of first sortie set happens

• RTO in-place and ready to support second sortie set

• Mission replay file prepped immediately after second sortie set ends

• Pod download/return to maintenance (as needed)

• Dedicated debrief of second sortie set happens

Support Windows

Site Visit ROEs

• Contracting Office (ACC AMIC/PKB) is the POC for all information

• Hold all official questions until the end of the Site Visit

• Use the provided Question Form to document/turn-in questions

• Any remarks, explanations, or answers to questions during the Site Visit shall not qualify the terms of the solicitation

• Do not stray from the group during the Site Visit

• Do not take any photos during the Site Visit

• Site Visit minutes/questions will be posted to SAM.gov

Site PWS Specifics

• Seymour Johnson

• Four supported squadrons (2 Ops, 2 FTUs)

• Full day of dedicated debriefing at each ops squadron

• Full day of dedicated debriefing shared between FTUs

• Visiting Aircraft and periodic exercises

• 2250 Estimated Quarterly Sorties

• Missions Supported

• Live Operations and Dedicated Debrief

• RTO, RTO - Tactics, Exercise/Battlespace Coordinator, and Tactical Data Link Mgr

• Equipment Supported

• Pods, Live Ground Stations, Post-Mission Ground Stations, Remote instrumentation

• Radio/Radio Mgt, Datalink/Datalink Mgt, Track Correlation

• Networking/Gateway

• Central Debriefing Facility (WarRoom)

• Off-Site Facilities (Equipment enclosure at Bogue)

• Off-Site Equipment (Radios, RRUs, etc.)

• Specialized Personnel Qualifications/Requirements

Areas/Activities

• 0900-0930 Introduction/ACTS OM&E Contract Site Visit Pre-brief

• 0930-1030 Tour of Seymour Johnson Pod Shop (Bldg 4501)

• Pod operations & maintenance

• Administrative/Office area

• General maintenance, tools, equipment, etc.

• Vehicles

• 1030-1130 Tour of Seymour Johnson WarRoom (Bldg 4407)

• Live operations, RTO, etc.

• Ground system equipment

• Facility

• 1130-1200 Question/Answer Session at Debden Briefing Room

• 1200 Conclusion of ACTS OM&E Contract Site Visit

Questions