2023 Robins Requirement Symposium WNA Brief-23MAR2023.pdf

Robins AFB Requirements Symposium

Automatic Test Systems (ATS)

Division

Scott H. McClain, NH-04, DAF

Chief, Automatic Test Systems Division

AFPEO Agile Combat Support

Commercial: (478) 222-2105 scott.mcclain.1@us.af.mil

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◼ Mission: Provide and sustain world class enterprise test solutions that maximize warfighter core capabilities

◼ Vision: Transform ATS / ATE to a common Joint Technical Architecture (JTA) across Air Force enterprise— transportable to DoD; offers a state-of-the-art test solution and keeps the warfighters’ equipment mission capable

◼ Values: Delivering on commitments

◼ Annual budget: $380M

◼ Footprint:

◼ 6 ATS Product Groups, 3 Acquisition Category (ACAT III) Programs, FMS

◼ 300+ tester variants, ~8,000 testers

◼ Flight lines, Back shops, Air Logistics Complexes, Industry

◼ Stakeholders: Total Force/MAJCOMS

Our Organization

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Leadership Team

Kevin Simpson, Chief Engineer

Scott H. McClain, Division Chief

Lauren Lord, Branch Chief, Product Group Management

Bennett Unsworth, Branch Chief, Weapon System Management

VACANT,

Section Chief, Innovation and Digital

Transformation

Michael Brox, Deputy PM for

Nuclear Matters

Arniecia Randolph, Chief Financial Officer

Christie Brown, Chief, ATS Contracting

Ed Smart, Chief of Logistics, Product Support Manager (PSM)

Lt Col Marc Lewis, Deputy Chief

Workforce

- Military: 6

- Civilians: 164

- Contractors: 23

- Total: 193

Our Capabilities

Armament & Stores ATS

•COLT

•Cruise Missile Automatic Test Systems (CM-ATS) •Bomber Armament Tester (BAT)

•F-15 Armament Testers (Stores Management Test Set)

•F-15 APITS

•F-16 Stores System Tester (SST) & ACPTS

•B-52 MUSTANG

•PATS (70/A)

•Smartcan

Avionics ATS

•MBFI (F-16)

•A-10 ATS

•F-15 AFCSTS

•BRAT

•F-16 AIS

•F-15 Avionics Intermediate

•B-1B ADTS

•B-1B EPCAT

•B-1B IATE

•VDATS

•CBATS

•Depot Avionics

Electronic Warfare ATS

•JSECST

•EW Chaff/Flare

•Countermeasure Test Set

•B-1B EASTE

Software Loader/Verifier &

BIT ATS

•CAPRE

•CAPRE SMLV

•CMBRE

•CMBRE SLEP

•VIPER MLV (F-16)

Radar and IFF

ATS

• IFF-RTS

•Radar Signal Simulator

•B-52 RTS

•B-1B Advanced Radar/EW Test Station

•RFTLTS

•EEETS

Specialized ATS

•Common Cargo ATS

•AWTS

•Mature/Proven A/C

ATS

•B-1B O-Level ATS

•B-1B Oil Cooling Cart

•F-15 Suitcase Testers

•TMDE Test Sets

•TMDE Analyzers

•TMDE Calibrators

•TMDE Generic/Meters

•Depot Hydraulic/ Pneudraulics/ Pneumatic

•PATEC

•HCS-ATE

Our Capability Gaps

Modular, Open

Systems Architecture, Agile Software

Wireless on Flight Line

ATS Network Connectivity

Scalable ATS

SMART ATS

(Synthetic

Technology)

Digital Twins

Rapid Reprogrammability

◼Focusing on capabilities to improve posture against pacing threat; supporting Persistent Logistics

◼Accelerating ATS Digital Transformation

◼ Infuse Digital Engineering into legacy systems to realize game-changing agility

◼ Adopt Model Based System Engineering, agile software development, and open systems architecture

◼ Infusing game-changing technology into new and legacy ATS enabling Agile Combat Employment

Top Issues

Business Opportunities

ATS Enterprise Contract:

Opportunity 1

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ATS Acquisition (ATSA-I) Enterprise Contract

• Large and small businesses

• Improved timeline to award

• FMS and non-FMS

Contract Information

Anticipated Contract Strategy:

• Estimated Contract Value: $900M

• All contract types; task order specific

POC: Daniel Segno, (478) 222-1906

Schedule

• Early Strategy and Issues Session

(ESIS): 3QFY23

• RFP Release Date: 1QFY24

• Period of Performance: 10 years

• Objective: Establish Indefinite

Delivery/ Indefinite Quantity Multi-

Award Contract encompassing full life cycle management

• Scope: 52 testers, 350+ tester types, ~8K fielded systems, and TPS development; 6 ATS capabilities, 3

ACAT III programs, and FMS

Opportunity 2

Common Armament Tester – Fighters (CAT-F)

• Objective: Provide reliable, nuclear-certified, cyber-resilient armament tester for A-10, F-15, and F-16 platforms

• Scope: Comprehensive armament tester to perform full diagnostics of aircraft armament systems, bomb racks, and launchers

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Business Opportunities

ATS’ first digital acquisition program

• Modular Open Systems Architecture

(MOSA)

• Design Agent Other Transaction

Authority (OTA) to build

Government Reference Architecture

(GRA)

Contract Information

Anticipated Contract Strategy:

• Estimated Contract Value: $267M

• Full and Open Competition

POC: Daniel Segno, (478) 222-1906

Schedule

• Materiel Development Decision

(MDD): FY23

• Program Start: FY25

• Period of Performance: TBD

Opportunity 3

Aircraft Smart Weapons Test Set (ASWTS)

• Objective: To procure a lightweight, hand-held, battery/aircraft powered, universal, configurable/programmable common test set capable of integrating into the Flight-Line of the future tester by streamlining current inventory and existing capability gaps with a lighter, leaner, smaller mobility footprint required by

Agile Combat Employment

• Scope: Replace the legacy Armament Circuits Pre-load

Test Sets (ACPTS) for A-10, F-15, and F-16 platforms

Schedule

• Materiel Development Decision

(MDD): FY23

• Program Start: FY25

• Period of Performance: TBD

Contract Information

Anticipated Contract Strategy:

• Estimated Contract Value: $100M

• Full and Open Competition

POC: Daniel Segno, (478) 222-1906

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Business Opportunities

• Modular Open Systems Architecture

(MOSA)

• Potential to combine requirements with

CAT-F

Questions?

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For further inquiries please contact:

Lauren Lord, Chief, Product Group

Management Branch

Email: lauren.lord@us.af.mil

DSN: 468-9700

Comm: 478-926-9700 mailto:lauren.lord@us.af.mil