Atch 1 GOVERNMENT SALIENT CHARACTERISTICS_ CYPRES 24.pdf
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- FA520924Q0080
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This document is an Attachment containing the Government Salient Characteristics for the CYPRES Automatic Activation Device (AAD) required under Solicitation FA520924Q0080. The CYPRES AAD is a backup device to manual parachute activation, to be utilized on all C-130 aircraft at Yokota Air Base, Japan. The document specifies the CYPRES AAD must have a service life of 15.5 years from the date of manufacture, with maintenance required at 5-year intervals. Units delivered prior to August 2016 have a 14.5 year service life with maintenance required at 4 and 5 years. All CYPRES AAD units must be sent to the manufacturer, Butler Parachute Systems, for factory maintenance within a 1-year window around the 5th and 10th year anniversaries of the manufacture date. No training or technical support requirements are specified. The Solicitation is being issued by the Department of the Air Force Pacific Air Forces for the CYPRES AAD requirement at Yokota Air Base.
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Attachment 1 for FA520924Q0080
GOVERNMENT SALIENT CHARACTERISTICS
FOR
BA-30 LOW PROFILE PARACHUTE CYPRES STOCK, YOKOTA AIR BASE, JAPAN
NAME OF EQUIPMENT: CYPRES Automatic Activation Device (AAD)
NAME OF MANUFACTURER: BUTLER PARACHUTES SYSTEMS, INC.
Requiring Activity: 374 OSS/OSL, Yokota Air Base, Japan
APPLICATIONS to install following devices to be utilized: None
Number of Supported Aircraft: 14 (All C-130’s on station)
Number of Supported Users: N/A
License Period: N/A
SCOPE OF SERVICES: Initial Purchase
Capability of Equipment: The CYPRES AAD is a backup device to the manual activation of the parachute in the event that the user is unable to pull the ripcord.
A. All CYPRES AAD units delivered after August 2016 have a service life of fifteen-and-a-half years from the date of manufacture. These units have a maintenance interval of 5 years from the date of manufacture. CYPRES units delivered prior to August 2016 have a total service life of fourteen-and-a-half years and have a first maintenance interval of 4 years, and a second maintenance interval of 5 years. Both versions of the CYPRES must be maintained in accordance with the applicable service manuals and directives. The CYPRES AAD must be removed from the parachute and sent to Butler Parachute Systems for factory maintenance within a one-year window of the fifth- and tenth-year anniversary of the manufacture date. The window extends from six months before, to six months after the designated date of the maintenance due date.
TRAINING: N/A
TECHNICAL SUPPORT: N/A
MAINTENANCE AND UPDATE SERVICE: Lifetime Maintenance
END USER AGREEMENT:
CYPRES AAD, AAD2C2LPPL (Butler PN: 801146)
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