SYS_213_SOW__20121211.pdf

STATEMENT OF WORK

(ao: 11 December 2012)

This request is for a subject matter expert (SME) to develop, deliver and teach manufacturing readiness assessment courses of instruction as professional continuing education

(PCE) to the Air Force and Department of Defense acquisition community. The individual should be well versed in assessing manufacturing readiness and quality assurance and certified as level III in the Production, Quality, and Manufacturing field by the DoD Acquisition

Professional Development Program. Expertise in assessing manufacturing readiness and quality assurance should include reviewing acquisition programs manufacturing plans and resolving manufacturing and quality assurance issues, speaking with technical authority as a member of working groups and similar teams, and preparing and conducting manufacturing readiness assessments for acquisition programs, to include physical inspections of contractor facilities and manufacturing and quality assurance procedures.

The individual/SME shall act as a faculty member and instructor in AFIT/LSS. As such, the individual may be called upon to attend conferences and/or workshops both as an attendee and as a presenter, participate in working groups, provide consulting services to acquisition programs, and augment AFIT/LSS faculty/instructor resources involved in other systems engineering courses. The individual/SME should have demonstrated experience in professional continuing education instruction, instructional course development and management, presentation of course material before live audiences, leadership in a classroom setting to accomplish specific learning objectives, technical writing, and editing. Such experience should be supported by breadth and depth of knowledge, skills, and abilities.

The contractor's work will be performed at the Air Force Institute of Technology, School of Systems and Logistics, Department of Systems and Software Engineering, or as agreed to upon occasion by the contractor and program office POC. Work from home, tele-commuting or an alternate contractor selected facility may be authorized, on a case-by-case basis as approved by the program manager/officer or designated POC. The individual will be required to travel and conduct course offerings at locations throughout the United States. The amount of travel is estimated at 10-15 trips per year, with each trip lasting approximately 5 days. All travel must be approved in advance by the program manager/officer or designated POC, and all normal travel costs will be reimbursed by the government on a cost basis. The period of performance shall run from 16 April 2012 through 15 April 2013.

The individual will report to and work directly for the Department of Systems and

Software Engineering Department Head who is also the program office POC and project manager for the curriculum of courses.

Specific hours of work are as follows: available dates and work hours are established

Monday through Friday, from 0800 hours or 8:00 AM to 1700 hours or 5:00 PM.

Due to the nature of the workload, surges in daily workloads may occur. Adjustments to daily and normal work hours/week (8 hrs daily and 40 hrs weekly) may be adjusted periodically to meet mission workload demands. In all cases, the contractor will be notified so necessary work hour adjustments may be made (e.g., short-term situations may make performance in excess of 8 hrs per day, 40 hrs per week necessary on occasions. The contractor must ensure he/she can provide for this type of unscheduled or unforeseen workload contingency).

Job Tasks Summary: The contractor / SME shall participate as a team member to develop, test, deliver, train-the-trainer(s), and/or teach the following:

A. SYS 113—Introduction to Assessing Manufacturing Readiness:

Course Description: The purpose of this course is for each student to understand the

Manufacturing Readiness Assessment (MRA) process. The course will focus on an overview of MRA that includes the processes, tools, and methodologies associated with assessing manufacturing risks. The course will be informational in nature and provide students with an introductory knowledge of the importance of manufacturing readiness for the Department of

Defense (DoD) system acquisition process.

Course Objectives: For this online course, students will have a basic understanding of

MRLs and the USAF MRA process. They will have knowledge of how MRL measurements are used to determine the level of manufacturing readiness associated with acquisition programs.

B. SYS 213—Assessing Manufacturing Readiness

Course Description: The Manufacturing Readiness Assessment (MRA) course is intended to prepare the student to integrate the MRA process in the acquisition life cycle of DoD programs. The course will use case studies based on actual Air Force MRAs, as well as the

DoD MRA Guidebook to educate students on the manufacturing readiness assessment process used to assess the readiness of the critical manufacturing elements associated with that acquisition program. The course will also prepare the student to immediately participate in a MRA and conduct an accurate and defensible MRA report on an acquisition program.

Course Objectives: Students will learn how continuous Manufacturing Readiness

Assessment is applicable throughout the lifecycle of DoD programs. Students will understand MRA terminology, how to conduct an MRA, the meaning of the Manufacturing

Readiness Levels (MRL), best practices, and how to manage manufacturing risk. Students will also become familiar with integrating MRA and MRLs into contract language.

C. SYS 186—Critical Safety Item Orientation Course:

Course Description: A course for all who manage, design, and support systems containing items whose failure would directly result in loss of an air vehicle or loss of life. This internet-based course will enable students to achieve a basic comprehension of Critical

Safety Item (CSI) management within the Air Force. It provides a simple overview of

CSIs—what they are, why and to whom they are important, and the policies, processes, and procedures for managing them.

Course Objectives: Upon completion of this course, the student should comprehend: 1) the overall role of acquisition and sustainment personnel in identification and management of

CSIs, and 2) the role of CSIs (identification and management) in the Systems Engineering

(SE) environment.