FA564120R0003_-_JTAC_CAS_-_Atch_1_-_PWS.pdf

Attachment 1

Joint Terminal Attack Controller (JTAC) Close Air Support (CAS)

Training Support Services

Performance Work Statement (PWS)

09 Sept 2019

TABLE OF CONTENTS

SECTION 1 DESCRIPTION OF SERVICES/GENERAL INFORMATION/ADMIN

1.0. Description of Services

1.1. Background

1.2. Specific Tasks

1.2.1. Organizations Supported

1.2.2. Work Period

1.2.3. Aircraft Capability

1.2.4. Pilot/Aircrew Requirements/Qualifications

1.2.5. Performance Locations

1.3. Government Directed Travel

1.4. Access to USG Facilities

1.5. Licensing, Insurance, Airworthiness, and Registration

1.6. Phase-In/Out

SECTION 2 SERVICES SUMMARY

2.0. Services Summary

SECTION 3 APPENDICES

Appendix A – Publications Appendix B – Contractor Manpower Reporting

Appendix C – Letter of Identification

SECTION 1 DESCRIPTION OF SERVICES/GENERAL INFORMATION/ADMIN

1.0. Description of Services. The contractor shall provide non-personal services to include all management, tools, equipment, materials, fuel and labor of tactically-relevant aircraft (reference paragraph 1.2.3.) to provide up to 320 flying hours per year for Joint Terminal Attack Controller

(JTAC) Close Air Support (CAS) training in support of; 1) the United States Air Force in Europe

(USAFE), Warrior Preparation Center (WPC), 4th Combat Training Squadron (4 CTS) (formerly

USAFE Air Ground Operations School (AGOS) and subordinate units, and; 2) 4th Air Support

Operations Group (ASOG) and subordinate units in their primary training areas in Germany and/or in countries agreed upon by user organization and contractor throughout Europe. Performance includes flying a maximum of 12 hours per day to include night and may include Saturdays and Sundays. For the purpose of this requirement, all references to 4 CTS and/or 4 ASOG includes members of the 4

CTS and/or 4 ASOG and their associated subordinate units. The 4 ASOG and 4 CTS units will henceforth be referred to as the customer. The services required under this PWS are not mission essential.

1.1. Background. From forward positions, JTACs direct the action of aircraft engaged in close air support. A qualified and current JTAC will be recognized across the U.S. Department of Defense as capable and authorized to perform terminal attack control. JTAC personnel are recognized experts in coordinating and controlling close air support. They are also trained radio operators and work with supporting equipment, e.g., tactical computers, moving map displays, field expedient antennas, air to ground digital & video downlinks, LASER, thermal optics, orienteering, global positioning system

(GPS)-Falcon View vehicle navigation, maps, mission planning, radar beacon operations, and integrating multiple airborne command and control assets.

1.2. Specific Tasks.

1.2.1. Organizations Supported. The contractor shall provide CAS training support at times and days of the week as scheduled by the customer, weather dependent in accordance with (IAW) International

Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) Visual Flight Rules (VFR ) weather minimums as identified in

Air Force Instruction (AFI) 11-202 V3. The USAFE WPC is the lead scheduling agent for contract flying hours.

1.2.2. Work Period. The contractor shall provide CAS training support, as coordinated with the customer, Monday through Friday (primary) and Saturday/Sunday (approximately 4 weekends per year).

1.2.2.1. Flying Hours Execution. The contractor shall provide up to 35 flying hours per flying week, with a maximum of 12 flying hours per day/night and a minimum of 1.5 hours per flying day, with a minimum pilot to JTAC radio communications time of 40 minutes. The contractor shall check-in and check-out with JTAC/Range Control at the scheduled times. The contractor must meet all training objectives unless released by the USG.

1.2.2.1.1. The customer will draft flying schedules (fly weeks/days) annually, and confirm them quarterly. The USAFE WPC will gather 4 CTS and 4 AGOS schedules and provide the drafted yearly schedule to the contractor 45 days prior to period of performance start. The contractor shall possess the flexibility to increase or decrease weekly planned flying support by 10 hours (not to exceed 35 hours) if notified a minimum of two working days prior to the first scheduled mission.

1.2.2.2. Saturday and Sunday flying periods/requirements. The contractor shall obtain any Host Nation

(HN) waivers required to fly weekends, to include waivers for the takeoff and landing base and the designated training areas. The customer’s scheduled flying period may include German holidays.

1.2.2.3. Contingency Scheduling. The contractor shall have the ability to adapt scheduled times to actual needs (based on weather conditions, student progress, and/or other factors). The contractor and customer/user organization will coordinate any same day scheduling changes no later than one hour prior to the scheduled aircraft takeoff time.

1.2.2.4. Cancellations. The customer may cancel training events the day of training at no cost to the

USG for weather that is less than required to execute CAS operations (1,500 foot ceiling and 3 miles visibility during the day or 3,000 foot ceiling and 5 miles of visibility at night).

1.2.3. Aircraft Capability. The contractor’s aircraft must be capable of speeds in excess of 300 Knots

Indicated Air Speed (KIAS), be able to sustain a maximum 4Gs, and have the capability to perform aerobatic tactical maneuvering to achieve up to 30 degree deliveries for simulated ordnance release.

The contractor’s aircraft shall have the capability to reach an elevation of 10,000 MSL and operate in high density altitude environments. The contractor’s aircraft shall be capable of maintaining a time-on-station of no less than 40 minutes. The contractor’s aircraft shall be capable of performing flight maneuvers to simulate those of fighter/attack aircraft that have been designed for Close Air

Support/air-to-ground operations or Close Air Support/air-to-ground training operations as described in

JP 3-09.3.

Table 1: Aircraft Capability

Criteria Threshold

Sustained air speed 300 KIAS

G-Force Sustainment 4 Gs

Dive Deliveries 30°

Time-On-Station 40 Minutes

Operate over high terrain 10,000 feet Mean Sea Level (MSL)

Operate at high altitudes 15,000 feet Above Ground Level (AGL)

1.2.3.1. Minimum Equipment. The contractor’s aircraft shall possess at least two Ultra High Frequency

(UHF)/Very High Frequency (VHF) capable radios, night vision devices, infrared (IR) pointers, video downlink (VDL), Night Vision Devices (NVD) and laser spot tracker (LST) capable equipment.

1.2.3.1.1 Infrared and Night Vision Devices. The contractor shall have night CAS tactical employment capability; period of “night” is defined in AFI 11-202 V3, Atch 1. The contractor must possess their own IR pointer and pilot/aircrew night vision devices capable of viewing both the JTAC and pilot/aircrew pointers. The contractor shall adhere to Joint Publication 3-09.3, Chapter 3, night CAS procedures.

1.2.3.1.2. Video Downlink. The contractor shall be capable of real-time VDL to provide a Full Motion

Video (FMV) downlink to the customer. The contractor must possess their own equipment and will adhere to JP 3-09.3, Chapter 3, VDL procedures. The customer shall request this capability a minimum of 21 calendar days prior to the training event.

1.2.3.1.3. Laser Spot Tracker. The contractor shall be capable of employing LST capabilities during the execution of no less than 10% of the contracted flying hours. The contractor must possess their own equipment and will adhere to JP 3-09.3, Chapter 3, laser procedures. The customer must request this capability a minimum of 30 calendar days prior to the training event.

Table 2: Equipment Capabilities

Criteria Threshold

UHF/VHF-AM Radio Quantity: 2

Night Vision Devices Capable of viewing JTAC/aircrew infra-red pointers from 13,000 feet slant range (10,000 feet altitude / 2 nm range)

Infra-red Pointers Illuminate a specified point from 13,000 feet slant range (10,000 feet altitude / 2 nm range)

Laser Spot Tracker Acquire laser energy from 13,000 ft. slant range (10,000 feet altitude / 2 nm range)

Video Down-link Transmit data on C, L, S analog/digital bandwidths

1.2.4. Pilot/Aircrew Requirements/Qualifications. The contractor pilots shall be graduates of military fighter/attack training programs with a minimum of 350 hours in fixed wing or rotary wing fighter/attack aircraft. The contractor pilots/aircrew shall be able to perform CAS procedures and techniques IAW JP 3-09.3. The contractor shall execute CAS procedures in scenarios as provided by customer/user organization.

1.2.4.1. Each contractor pilot/aircrew member shall speak/understand English (NATO level III minimum) and be a licensed pilot/aircrew member IAW Host Nation laws. Upon request of the

Contracting Officer Representative (COR), the contractor shall provide copies of all required language proficiency, aircraft and pilot certification and/or licenses allowing the contractor’s pilot and aircrew members to conduct flying operations as describe in this PWS.

1.2.4.2. The contractor pilots/aircrew shall be capable of high, medium and low altitude tactical employment and attack deliveries to include pop-up-attacks IAW JP 3-09.3. For the purposes of this

PWS, high altitude is defined as simulated weapons release above 15,000 feet Above Ground Level

(AGL), medium altitude is defined as tactics flown above 8,000 feet AGL, and low altitude is defined as tactics flown below 8,000 feet AGL IAW Host Nation directives.

1.2.4.3. The contractor aircrew/pilots shall be capable of night employment and attack delivery simulations to include use of night vision devices as outlined in JP 3-09.3, Chapter 3.

1.2.4.4. The contractor must shall be able to simulate varying aircraft weapons employment tactics in accordance with JP 3-09.3, Chapter 3, and the CAS scenarios provided by and coordinated with the customer. Specific CAS scenarios will be coordinated between contractor and customer no later than one week prior to sortie execution.

1.2.4.5. The contractor pilots/aircrew shall be capable of target plotting, both in latitude/longitude

(Lat/Long) and Military Grid Reference System (MGRS), and possess ability to convert between

Lat/Long and MGRS.

1.2.4.6. Briefing Requirements. The contractor shall have the ability to pre-brief and de-brief (ex:

telephonic, e-mail, face-to-face at contractor location) with customer units IAW AFI 11-214, Attachment 3.

1.2.5. Performance Locations. All contract performance will be within Europe.

1.2.5.1. Primary Performance Locations. The primary training centers are: 1) within 100 kilometer

(km) radius centering on Kaiserslautern - Einsiedlerhof, Germany; 2) within 100 km radius centering on the city of Amberg, Germany with primary working areas of Grafenwoehr and Hohenfels training ranges. These primary performance locations include those areas in France which fall within these guidelines.

1.2.5.2. Secondary Performance Locations. Additional training ranges/areas include but are not limited to: Baumholder, Polygone, and/or anywhere in Temporary Reserved Airspace (TRA) 205 A thru D.

TRA refers to designated training airspace in Germany. Other location/area(s) within Europe may be used if required by the customer and approved by the appropriate Host Nation authority. Contractor is responsible for coordinating host nation clearance.

1.2.5.3. Support of Multiple Locations. Contractor sorties shall be flown single-ship (single-aircraft) unless the contractor coordinates sorties of more than one ship prior to sortie execution with the COR.

The customer is responsible for scheduling ranges and associated air space.

1.2.5.4. Commute time. In order to minimize non-effective flight time (commute time), the contractor shall be able to commute to the primary performance locations referenced in paragraph 1.2.5.1. within

45 minutes, and commute to the secondary performance locations referenced in paragraph 1.2.5.2.

within 90 minutes. Also, the contractor shall be prepared to relocate aircraft and pilots (government directed travel reference paragraph 1.3.) to employ aircraft at alternate performance locations

(paragraph 1.2.5.2.) within Europe for up to 7 consecutive days, at a minimum of 10 times per contract performance period.

1.3. Government Directed Travel. All contractor travel shall be directed by the government, approved by the COR and authorized by the CO. A Government Letter of Identification (LOI) (see Appendix C) shall initiate all government directed travel. The contractor shall prepare an LOI for each contractor employee who will participate in each government directed travel tasking . For travel authorization, the contractor shall process these LOIs through the COR for authorization and to the CO for approval prior to contract personnel beginning travel. Government approved TDY travel expenses will be reimbursed to the contractor in accordance with the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Part 31.205-46 --

Travel Costs. The Government will reimburse the contractor’s travel expenses (i.e. air fare, auto rental, per diem, billeting, and movement of aircraft, aircraft support equipment, tools, and other items coordinated with the COR) at cost under the contract. The contractor shall not add profit/fee and indirect rates, general and administrative and overhead will not be added to travel costs for reimbursement. The Government will reimburse contractor travel costs after receipt of a proper travel voucher with supporting documentation that clearly documents all reimbursable expenses.

1.4. Access to United States Government (USG) Facilities. Routine contractor access to USG facilities is not expected to be necessary for performance of this PWS. The Government, via an escort, will provide access to contractor personnel on USG installations, when necessary.

1.5. Licensing, Insurance, Airworthiness and Registration. The Contractor shall ensure that all aircraft are licensed, registered, maintained, and operated in accordance with host nation regulations for which the aircraft will operate within. All aircraft shall be certified as airworthy by trained and certified mechanics for that specific airframe in accordance with host nation regulations for which the aircraft will operate within. Airworthy certificates shall be made available to the Government upon request.

The Contractor shall procure and maintain a level of aircraft liability insurance coverage commensurate with the commercial standard and in accordance with the host nation’s statutory requirements during the entire period of performance under this contract.

1.6. Phase-in/Out. The contractor will create a phase-in plan. There will be a 2-month transition phase-in period at the beginning of the contract, whereby the incumbent contractor will remain as lead contractor for a period of 2 months while the new contractor sources/delivers appropriate aircraft and meets all administrative requirements. During the 2-month transition period, the incumbent contractor must retain full responsibility for performance of the contract. That responsibility will shift to the new contractor on day one of full performance. A phase-out plan may be requested by the Contracting

Officer prior to exercise of the last option.

SECTION 2 SERVICES SUMMARY

2.0. The contract service requirements are summarized in performance objectives that relate directly to mission critical items. The performance threshold briefly describes the minimum acceptable levels of service required for each requirement.

SS# Performance Objective

PWS

Reference

Performance

Threshold

Check-in and check-out at the scheduled time with JTAC/Range

Control

1.2.2.1.

80% on-time quarterly / remaining 20% w/in 30 minutes of scheduled time. Tracked and reported to COR by lead scheduler.

Aircraft capable of flying Close Air

Support

1.2.3. 100% of the time

Perform terminal attack control procedures in accordance with

(IAW) JP 3-09.3.

1.2.4.,

1.2.4.1. thru

1.2.4.4.

The contractor may have only 1

JP 3.09.3 procedure discrepancy per training event to have accomplished an effective sortie.

The scheduling coordinator will report discrepancies to the COR.

Appendix A – Publications

AFI 11-202 Volume 3, Flying Operations, General Flight Rules, http://www.e-publishing.af.mil/.

AFI 11-214, Air Operations Rules and Procedures, http://www.e-publishing.af.mil/.

JP 3-09.3, Close Air Support, supplied by Contracting Officer’s Representative (COR).

http://www.e-publishing.af.mil/ http://www.e-publishing.af.mil/

Appendix B – Contractor Manpower Reporting

General Information. The contractor shall report ALL contractor labor hours (including subcontractor labor hours) required for performance of services provided under this contract via a secure data collection site. The contractor is required to completely fill in all required data fields at http://www.ecmra.mil.

Reporting. Reporting inputs will be for the labor executed during the period of performance for each

Government fiscal year (FY), which runs 1 October through 30 September. While inputs may be reported any time during the FY, all data shall be reported no later than 31 October of each calendar year. Contractors may direct questions to the CMRA help desk.

Uses and Safeguarding of Information. Information from the secure web site is considered to be proprietary in nature when the contract number and contractor identity are associated with the direct labor hours and direct labor dollars. At no time will any data be released to the public with the contractor name and contract number associated with the data.

User Manuals. Data for Air Force service requirements must be input at the Air Force CMRA link.

However, user manuals for government personnel and contractors are available at the Army CMRA link at http://www.ecmra.mil.

http://www.ecmra.mil/ http://www.ecmra.mil/

Appendix C – Letter of Identification (LOI)

Letter of Identification (LOI) - Official Travel of Government Contractors This letter is the official means of contractor employee travel for travel throughout CONUS/OCONUS. Contractor employees are not authorized to use the City Pairs Program Fares. Entitlements designated on this form do not constitute an authorization for those services. The government is not obligated to make arrangements or provide service(s) authorized a contractor employee.

Privileges: Entitlements on this LOI do not mean the contractor is entitled to an Identification card. ID card benefits and privileges are governed by DoD

1000.13 & AFI 36-3026(I),

1. Contractor (Name, Address, E-Mail Address, Telephone & Fax Number)

E-Mail:

Tel:

Fax:

2. Vendor/Cage Code

3.

Date

4. Travel Order

Individual [ ] Group [ ] Amendment [ ] Recission/Revocation [ ]

5. Travel Authorization Number

6. Employee Name & Title

7. SSAN

8. Destination/Itinerary 9. Purpose of Travel 10. TDY Length/Dates

11. Use of Contracted Travel Office is Authorized [ ] Yes [ ] No

12.

Transportation Authorized [ ] Yes [ ] No

12a.

Air [ ] Yes [ ] No

12b. Rail [ ] Yes [ ] No

12c. Military Air Directed Yes [ ] [ ] No 12d. Privately Owned Vehicle Yes [ ] No [ ]

12e. Bus [ ] Yes [ ] No

13. Government Lodging Authorized [ Yes [ ] No

13a. GS Equivalency Rating (Lodging Purposes Only)

14. Excess Baggage Authorized [ ] Yes [ ] No

14a. Number of Pieces

14b. Total Weight (lbs)

15. Installation Access Authorized [ ] Yes [ ] No 15a. Hours of Installation Access

16. Commissary Privileges Authorized [ ] Yes [ ] No 17. Base Exchange Privileges Authorized [ ] Yes [ ] No

18. Medical Services Authorized [ Yes [ ]No

19. Per Diem Authorized [ ] Yes No [ ]

20. Other:

[ ] Yes No [ ]

21. Remarks

22. Contract Number

23. Task Order Number

24. Contract Line Item Number(s) (CLIN(s)

25. Contracting Organization/Address

26. Telephone Number

DSN:

COMM:

27. Contract/Task Order Period

28. Contracting Officer (Name) 29. E-Mail Address, Telephone & Fax Number

DSN:

COMM:

30. Accounting Appropriation N/A

31. Estimated Cost 32. Distribution

1. Contractor

2. Customer 3. Contract File

33. Address any inquiries regarding this LOI (Name) See Block 28

34. Telephone Number See Block 29

35. Authorizing Authority:

(Technical/Functional Representative)

36. Approving Authority:

(Contracting Officer)

37. Name:

Title: Functional Director Telephone Number:

E-Mail:

38. Name:

Title Telephone Number:

E-Mail

Joint Travel Regulation (JTR), Vol 2 is available at http://www.defensetravel.dod.mil/ .

Section 6311 of title 5, United States Code, authorizes collection of this information. The primary use of this information is for the AF and your employer to obtain information related to your government directed travel.

Where the employee identification number is your Social Security Number, collection of this information is authorized by Executive Order 9397. Furnishing this information on this form, including your Social Security Number, is voluntary, but failure to do so may result in the disapproval of this request.

http://www.defensetravel.dod.mil/