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UNCLASSIFIEDREMOTE CONTROL UNIT (RCU) STATEMENT OF OBJECTIVES (SOO)

RCU Statement of Objectives United States Air Force (USAF) Remote Control Unit (RCU) Program Statement of Objectives (SOO)

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8 October 2024

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RCU Program Statement of Objectives

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(U) BACKGROUND

(U) Remote Control Unit (RCU) – RCUs are ancillary devices that control VINSON/ANDVT End Cryptographic Units (ECUs). The RCUs allow the user to remotely control ECUs placed on the platform out of reach of the user. These RCU devices were fielded in the late 1970s and were redesigned to address obsolescence and sustainment issues. The objective of the RCU program is to replace diminishing supplies of existing legacy RCUs. Because of parts obsolescence with the current legacy design, it was necessary to reverse engineer and redesign the RCUs with modern components that replicate current functionality. RCUs are non-cryptographic devices and will not require National Security Agency (NSA) certification or involvement. The Z-ANP RCU variant is the only variant that will be redesigned and produced.

(U) SCOPE

(U) This Statement of Objectives (SOO) defines the production efforts to be accomplished by the Offeror (also referred to as the contractor in this SOO). The scope includes documentation, integration, training, maintenance, production, acceptance testing, and logistics of a new RCU device.

(U) PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE

(U) Production of required operational units will be accomplished within the Period of Performance (PoP) specified in this requirement. The Government does not anticipate a PoP of longer than 36 months for production.

(U) OBJECTIVES

(U) Detailed objectives are described below, with corresponding Contract Data Requirements List (CDRL) references to the RCUs CDRL Table identified in Section 5.0. The Offeror shall identify additional applicable CDRLs appropriate for this effort. The Offeror shall levy on proposed teammates and subcontractors the same requirements, restrictions and statutes that are levied on the Offeror by this acquisition.

4.1 (U) Prime Mission Product

(U) The objective of the RCU program is to replace diminishing supplies of existing legacy Z-ANP RCU devices by producing a total of 888 Z-ANP RCU devices. 800 AF RCUs will have the following configuration: 640 RCUs with attached 5V NVIS Green light panel and knobs and 160 RCUs with 28V White light panel and knobs. The 145 RCUs for Foreign Military Sales (FMS) will have the 5V NVIS Green light panel and knobs configuration. The 50 Navy RCUs will have the 5V NVIS Green light panel and knobs configuration. The Offeror shall provide RCU device pricing based on production run quantities of 200 AF RCUs in FY25, 200 AF RCUs in FY26, and 400 AF RCUs in FY27 as well as 50 Navy RCUs in FY25 and 145 FMS RCUs in FY26.

(U) Additionally, the contractor shall produce and deliver 80 each of the following Z-ANP RCU components.

(i) X202405212 RCU Printed Circuit Board Assembly, Z-ANP(M)

(ii) X202405209 Flex Printed Circuit Board Assembly, Z-ANP(M)

(iii) X202405204 Case, Z-ANP(M)to include J1 Connector

(iv) X202405205 Gasket, LID, Z-ANP(M)

(v) X202405206 LID, Z-ANP(M)

(vi) X202405207 POTENTIOMETER ASSEMBLY, Z-ANP(M)

(vii) One (1) Knob, 0.75 Diameter x 0.62" Tall, for 0.125" Diameter shaft

(viii) One (1) Knob 0.88" Diameter x 0.56" Tall, for 0.125" Diameter shaft

(ix) One (1) Knob, 0.88" Diameter x 0.75" Tall, for 0.125" Diameter shaft

(U) The contractor shall deliver all RCU devices in accordance with (IAW) the specific delivery instructions identified on a production run basis and will be delivered to the Government located at the Cryptologic and Cyber Systems Division located at Lackland AFB, San Antonio, TX. The contractor shall not deviate from specifications outlined without submitting an explanation/justification as to why.

(U) In addition to the above requirements, the offeror shall be AS9100, Rev D certified, which is the international quality management system standard for the Aviation, Space, and Defense (AS&D) industry.

4.2 (U) Initial Production Line Start up and Final Production Line Shutdown

(U) The contractor shall separately price the initial start-up and final shutdown activities of the RCU production line. Initial start-up of the production line shall be proposed for year one of the contract base period. A list of proposed production line enhancements making the production of RCU devices more efficient and affordable shall be provided with the proposal. Production line shutdown activities shall be priced for the final year of the base period and each option period.

4.3 (U) Interim Production Line Start / Stop

(U) The Government’s intent is for continuous production of the RCU devices throughout this contract to ensure the Government procures the RCU devices at the lowest per unit price. The contractor shall separately price the cost for the production line to start and stop due to the Government’s inability to procure RCU devices in a manner which does not allow for continuous production. If the Government is not able to start production runs that enable continuous production, then this line item will be utilized for the interim start / stop of the production line. Upon start of each production run, the contractor shall notify the Government of the date in which the next production run must be started to prevent the production line from shutting down.

4.4 (U) Program Management (PM)

(U) It is the objective of the Government to work closely and collaboratively with the Offeror and maintain maximum insight of the Offeror’s, schedule, and status through frequent formal and informal meetings such as contractor’s progress, status, and management reports and weekly Program Management Reviews (PMR), periodic Technical Interchange Meetings (TIM), bi-weekly Integrated Product Team (IPT) meetings.

4.4.1 (U) The Offeror shall support and provide the necessary resources (i.e., meeting agenda, conference room, applicable data, minutes, and appropriate personnel available to answer any questions) to conduct meetings and reviews effectively. (A001)

4.4.2 (U) The Offeror shall provide an integrated Contractor Statement of Work (CSOW) to capture all information provided in this SOO.

4.4.3 (U) The Offeror shall provide program status updates weekly during PM IPT and a weekly status report. Status updates shall include, but not limited to production schedules, production line of balance, parts management, production status report, production a/o delivery problems, maintenance manual status and schedule, training material status and schedule. (A002)

4.4.4 (U) The Offeror shall conduct a security program IAW Security Classification Guide, DD-254, and Contract Security Classification Specification. In addition, the contractor shall levy all security requirements to any subcontractors used for this requirement. Additionally, the offeror shall implement procedures and processes for their adherence to Contractor’s Record of Tier 1 Level Suppliers Receiving/Developing Covered Defense Information. (D003)

4.4.5 (U) Quality Assurance. FAR Clause 52.246-11, Higher-Level Contract Quality Requirement is applied on this contract. The quality requirement will be ISO AS9100, Rev D, 2016.

4.4.6 (U) Deficiency Reporting. The contractor shall propose and shall implement a deficiency reporting and tracking system (IAW) the contractor’s configuration and data management best practices and/or Technical Order (TO) 00-35D-54. The contractor shall provide the Government an invitation to attend in person and shall provide dial-in capability to all deficiency related meetings. The contractor shall host and conduct all such DR meetings. Examples of the meetings include but not limited to: Failure Review Board (FRB), Material Review Board (MRB), etc. At a minimum, the contractor shall perform a root cause analysis and provide the Government with courses of actions to resolve the deficiency.

4.4.7 (U) The Offeror shall develop and maintain a Manufacturing Plan to document the approach to manufacturing and highlight important aspects of their program, such as producibility, supplier management, and quality assurance. The Offeror shall implement a Manufacturing and Quality program using MIL-HDBK-896 as a guide. The Offeror shall maintain compliance to the AS9100 standard and shall use MIL-HDBK-896 as a guide for implementation of the quality and manufacturing programs. (B001)

4.4.8 (U) Factory Acceptance Tests (FAT). The contractor shall conduct Factory Acceptance Tests on the equipment or components before they are delivered to their intended destination. These tests include burn-in testing per AS 9100D and environmental stress screening tests for defense avionic equipment addressed in MIL-STD-810H. FAT plans and data shall be made available at the contractor’s location for Government review as required. (B002, B003)

4.4.9 (U) Automatic Test Equipment (ATE). The contractor shall use the Government provided ATE to verify functionality before shipping. The Government ATE consists of a PCI eXtensions for Instrumentation (PXI) tester with RCU specific testing components and Government developed software written in LabView ®. This device and associated documentation will be provided after contract award and prior to production of the first unit. RCU PXI test data shall be made available at the contractor’s location for Government review as required. (B003)

4.4.10 (U) First Article Inspection (FAI). FAI plans and data shall be made available at the contractor’s location for Government review as required. The Government shall perform first article functional testing at its facility prior to continued RCU production. (B002)

4.4.11 (U) The contractor shall promptly notify the Government of any issues which have the potential to stop, interrupt, or severely impact the production or delivery of contract end items.

4.4.12 (U) The contractor shall travel on an as-needed basis for contract management efforts. All travel shall be IAW the Joint Travel Regulation (JTR).

4.4.13 (U) The contractor shall utilize an active risk management program, tracking all risks associated with schedule, parts management, training material and manual generation. This program shall also encompass feasible and realistic mitigation strategies.

4.4.14 (U) The contractor shall utilize an active configuration management process, compliant with AS9100D requirements, ensuring any needed changes are actively tracked and captured from inception to completion.

4.4.15 (U) The Government objective is to have insight into the manufacturing process, yield rate, first article test/inspection, and acceptance testing of production items and spare parts. Test results and identification of unsuccessful or failed tests shall be made available to the Government as testing occurs. The contractor shall inform the Government of changes to their acceptance test procedures through the weekly meetings (referenced in paragraph 4.4.3).

4.4.16 (U) The Offeror shall provide a one (1) year parts and labor warranty, from date of individual item acceptance by the Depot, to resolve and correct any deficiencies. This warranty shall not be separately priced and will be part of the per unit cost of the RCU. This warranty shall be explicitly stated in the Offeror’s proposal.

4.4.17 (U) The contractor shall provide the necessary FastPac XC4 (NSN 8115-00-787-2142) to safely ship and store the RCU. The contractor will be responsible for delivering the completed devices to the Government via Free on Board (FOB) Destination, implementing Packaging, Handling, Storage And Transportation (PHS&T) IAW MIL-STD2073-1E.

4.4.18 (U) The Offeror shall utilize an Item Unique Identifier (IUID) for each critical component. This identifier must be difficult or impossible to alter. The Offeror shall implement IUID IAW DFARS Clause 252.211-7003, MIL-STD-129 and MIL-STD-130 marking requirements and methods for identification of military property produced for the DOD. The offeror shall implement the same requirements in all supplier agreements to provide traceability of components. The critical components for this acquisition are the individual completed RCU devices (estimated 995 units), completed Z-ANP Printed Circuit Assembly (estimated 80 units), and completed Z-ANP Flex Printed Circuit Board Assembly (estimated 80 units). (C001)

4.4.19 (U) The Offeror shall develop and deliver Engineering Data for Provisioning (EDFP). EDFP is the engineering data used in the initial provisioning of support resources. This technical data provides definitive identification of dimensional, materiel, mechanical, electrical, or other characteristics adequate for provisioning of the support items of the end item(s) on contract. EDFP consists of data needed to indicate the physical characteristics, location, and function of the item. (C002)

4.4.20 The Offeror will acquire light panels directly from Sun Display Systems as identified in the Technical Data Package (TDP) in drawing X202405202 Z-ANP(M) Assembly. The light panels are referenced in Item #14 of this drawing. The light panels are non-commercial items. Contractor will record these parts as Government Furnished Material (GFM).

4.5 (U) Data Objectives

4.5.1 (U) The objective of the Government is to retain all data rights in relation to the RCU device and associated hardware and software.

4.5.2 (U) The Offeror shall establish a document control system to track unclassified and controlled unclassified information (CUI) documents, to deliver CDRLs, update/track CDRL reviews, and track program review/technical interchange action items.

4.5.3 (U) The Offeror shall maintain the TDP which accurately depicts the final product. Product data shall reflect the approved, tested, and accepted configuration of the defined delivered item. (MIL-STD-31000B)

4.6 (U) Product Support

(U) The objective of the Government is to augment diminishing supplies of existing legacy RCUs that offer the best performance factors of reliability, availability, and maintainability at a low cost of ownership throughout its lifecycle.

4.6.1 (U) The Offeror shall develop and implement a Counterfeit Prevention Plan (CPP) in compliance with SAE AS5553 or AS6081 to prevent the inclusion of counterfeit parts into products intended for sale to the Government. As an alternative to a stand-alone CPP, the elements of DI-MISC-81832 may be included in the Program Protection Implementation Plan (PPIP). (D001, D002)

4.6.2 (U) The Offeror shall develop and deliver to the Government a limited maintenance manual and depot maintenance manual, based on utilizing the PXI tester, that includes all information required for product support. Verification of maintenance manuals shall be conducted during maintenance training. (B004, B005)

4.7 (U) Training

4.7.1 (U) The Offeror shall develop and deliver to the Government the training material which covers, at a minimum, inspection, adjustment, and maintenance of the RCU devices in the form of a maintenance manual. This material shall incorporate use of the PXI tester to accomplish these goals.

4.7.2 (U) The Offeror shall conduct a training session for depot maintenance personnel at a designated Government facility at the Cryptologic and Cyber Systems Division at Lackland AFB, San Antonio, TX and propose the number of trips required to prepare for and conduct the training session. The training shall use the training material developed under SOO paragraph 4.7.1.

4.8 (U) Government Furnished Property/Government Furnished Information (GFP/GFI)

(U) Upon request, the Government can/will provide the Offeror with the following GFP/GFI in performance of this contract:

a. Z-ANP Remote Control Unit

b. Z-ANP PXI tester/ATE/test harness

c. Z-ANP TDP, to include Bill of Materials (BOM)

d. Z-ANP Test Report(s)

e. Z-ANP Physical Configuration Audit report(s)

(U) RCU PROGRAM CDRL TABLE

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PMR

PoP Program Management Review Period of Performance

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