Flight Test Technical Training PWS vmi MLA 4-7-25.docx

PERFORMANCE WORK STATEMENT

TECHNICAL TRAINING COURSES FOR FLIGHT INSPECTION PILOTS AND TECHNICIANS EMPLOYED BY THE FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION (FAA)

1.0 GENERAL

1.1 Scope of work

For the three (3) courses listed in Section 5.4 and below:

1. HUMAN FACTORS EVALUATIONS

2. OPERATIONAL TEST AND EVALUATION (OT&E)

3. TECHNICAL PILOT PRODUCTION/ACCEPTANCE/MAINTENANCE FLIGHT TEST

It is important to note that Contractors may submit proposals for:

The Contractor(s) shall develop and present flight inspection pilot and mission specialist technical training consisting of one or more courses detailed in this PWS, and as ordered by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA).

All students, who attend these courses will be pre-approved by the FAA Flight Program Operations (AJF); this includes any attendees not initiated by AJF.

A typical class is composed of five (5) students as follows: (1) mission specialist and up to four (4) flight inspection pilots, with deviation at the discretion of AJF. The length of each course should be approximately ten (10) days or more. Instruction must accomplish the training outcomes listed in section 6, Specific Tasks.

1.2 Quality Assurance

1.2.1 The Contracting Officer (CO) and/or the Contracting Officer’s Representative (COR) may review individual course material at least one time during period of performance. The FAA shall advise the Contractor of specific changes required within fifteen (15) business days after each review. The Contractor shall incorporate the changes prior to the next review. The third review will be the final review and disposition. Deviations from this procedure will be by mutual agreement with all parties involved. Any changes must remain within the scope of the contract.

1.2.2 Class Monitoring

An FAA technical representative shall be permitted to monitor classroom and laboratory sessions. to assure that all training outcomes and contract specifications are met.

1.2.3 Student Completion Reports

Upon completion of all training, the Contractor shall issue a Certificate of Training copy for each student and is to be submitted to the COR within 5 business days. The results of all student surveys must be provided to the FAA.

1.3 Operations

Prior to conducting the first class of any course, the Contractor shall have in place an operations policy. This written policy must include at a minimum weather, wind, heat index, etc,

1.4 Safety Program, Reporting, and Accident Investigation System.

Prior to conducting the first class of any course, the Contractor shall have in place a safety program approved by the FAA course manager or his/her designee. The safety program must encompass both maintenance and operations and shall include an accident/incident reporting system and a Risk Management-System in compliance with FAA Order 4040.26. The reporting system must notify the course manager, the course mentor, and the Aircraft Certification Service Flight Test Program Flight Safety Officer (FTPFSO), the Contracting Officer (CO) and the Contracting Officer’s Representative (COR) immediately upon the occurrence of an accident or incident during class sessions. The FTPFSO retains the right to order an aircraft accident/incident investigation as deemed necessary in accordance with FAA Order 4040.26.

2.0 CONTRACTOR FURNISHED PROPERTY and FACILITIES

2.1 Training Facilities. The following elements shall apply to Contractor furnished facilities:

a. Classrooms must be large enough to accommodate the entire class plus two (2) observers, with either desks or tables large enough to allow the students to take notes and keep their reference books open. Student chairs must be ergonomically appropriate for eight-hour occupancy.

b. Presentation boards for effective teaching shall be provided.

c. The classroom shall have adequate lighting.

d. All training aids and devices, including audio-visuals, mockups and charts must be accurate and appropriate to the course. The classroom shall be kept clean and trash emptied regularly.

e. Sanitary restroom facilities shall be available within convenient distance of the classroom.

f. The classroom facilities shall be adequately ventilated; heated in winter and cooled in summer. Temperature limits shall range between 68 and 74 degrees, Fahrenheit.

g. Ambient noise shall be below the distraction point. At any position in the classroom, normal instructor voice levels should be audible to all students, or the use of a microphone will be required.

h. The Contractor shall comply with safety standards specified by the National Electrical Code, the National Fire Code, and the United States of America Standards Institute in conducting contract training.

i. Any distraction adversely affecting student learning shall be eliminated.

j. Adequate free student parking shall be available near the training site.

k. The Contractor shall have reasonable access from the main training facility to adequate airspace to help prevent mid-airs/conflicts with other aircraft during flight training exercises.

l. A copy of the course syllabus, training schedule and description of all procedures/maneuvers to be conducted in the course will be provided to each student on the first day of training.

3.0 CONTRACTOR FURNISHED EQUIPMENT

3.1 The Contractor(s) must have the equipment listed in Table 4.1, as applicable to the course proposals being submitted, and be in compliance with the requirements specified. These are minimum requirements and should not be treated as a goal. Simulators may be used to supplement the training, provided that they are approved at the number of flight hours in simulators, however, must NOT exceed the flight hours of actual aircraft in the training program, unless specifically noted in table 6.3.

Table 3.1: Aircraft & Equipment Requirements for Training

Aircraft

Turbojet/Turbofan multi-engine airplane with OR without reverse thrust capability (14 CFR 25)

R

Equipment

Autopilot (AP)

Flight Management System (FMS)

Heads Up Display (HUD)

D

Area Navigation (R-NAV)

R – Required D – Desired

a. The above-listed aircraft must include instrumentation appropriate to the test technique being trained and all proposals should justify the proposed instrumentation packages to be used.

b. The Contractor must possess or have reasonable access to a modern, approved, level D simulator of a CFR Part 25 aircraft as applicable.

c. All civil aircraft utilized in the training program must be maintained in accordance with CFR Part 91.165 (or equivalent).

d. All public aircraft utilized in the training program must be maintained in accordance with 100 hour/annual inspections as outlined in CFR Part 43, Appendix D (or equivalent).

e. All experimental aircraft operating on waivers in the training program must be maintained in accordance with 100 hours/annual inspections as outlined in CFR Part 43, Appendix D and CFR Part 91.42, or equivalent.

f. Any military aircraft shall be maintained under an accepted military maintenance program.

g. If hard copy classroom reference materials are provided, the Contractor shall make provisions to have each student’s reference materials and notebooks, etc. mailed to his/her home base within two weeks upon completion of the training. Distribution of electronic versions of the classroom materials is also acceptable.

4.0 QUALIFICATIONS

Instructor must be flight test professionals with a minimum of five years of industry/military experience in flight test and a minimum of one year of teaching experience as a civilian flight instructor or military IP. Flight test pilot instructors must have, as a minimum, a Commercial Pilot certificate. An Airline Transport Pilot certificate and/or a Certified Flight Instructor rating is also desirable for flight test pilot instructors. The Contractor must also have at least one qualified pilot-in-command with a minimum of one year of instructional experience in each aircraft utilized in the course.

Table 4.1: Instructor Requirements for Training

FAA Certification Experience

Desired

5.0 SPECIFIC TASKS

5.1 Daily Sessions

Training shall be conducted on a one-shift basis, eight hours per day, five days per week, Monday through Friday. Normal hours of training must be from 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., with a half hour for lunch. Should a requirement exist to change either the hours or days of training indicated, permission for this change must be approved in advance from the CO or the Contracting Officer’s Representative (COR).

5.2 Student Grade and Reports

The Contractor shall, within two weeks after class completion, furnish a report to the CO and COR reflecting each student’s final grade, attendance records, and any additional comments deemed necessary concerning his/her attitude and ability. Each student shall receive a certificate of completion, pending conclusion of required testing. Testing may be conducted with open textbook for reference.

FAA personnel are expected to perform at a level compatible with the highest standards of the specialty. Accordingly, each course of instruction will be offered at a level consistent with this philosophy.

5.3 The course syllabus must be focused on the following objectives and graduates must be able to:

a. Understand the primary subjects relating to aircraft flight testing and compliance with Title 14 CFR and technical guidance relating to FAA Aircraft Certification.

b. Apply Civil Air Regulations (CAR’s), Code of Federal Regulations (CFR’s), and technical guidance relating to FAA Aircraft Certification.

c. Understand current FAA standard practices and procedures used for aircraft certification flight test tasks including but not limited to hands on flight test pilot skills, test conducting, and data analysis.

d. Understand current FAA accepted and approved safety requirements for flight test projects.

e. Understand FAA regulations, technical orders, advisory circulars and other material applicable to aircraft certification flight testing.

f. Understand the applicable FAA flight test procedures and maneuvers used for aircraft certification flight testing. This will be accomplished through the use of aircraft or aircraft simulators.

g. Reinforce the knowledge, skills, and abilities to plan and conduct an FAA aircraft certification flight test program.

FAA FLIGHT TEST TECHNICAL TRAINING COURSE SYLLABUS

Training courses will be provided in each of the subject areas listed in Section 6.4 (three courses). Each of these three courses should be approximately 10 days in length and include all the parts detailed in Section 6.5. These courses shall be used as continuing education, flight inspection technical training.

-Basic Flight Principles -Operational Test and Evaluation Philosophies -Hands-On OT&E flight testing

-Basic aerodynamics and aircraft performance -Introduction to theory of production, acceptance, and maintenance flight test

-Systems testing overview -Systems theory and operating practice

* Primary use of simulators for this test is acceptable.

(S) – SIMULATOR OR AIRCRAFT DEMONSTRATION

(A) – AIRCRAFT DEMONSTRATION

(C) – CLASSROOM LECTURE

6.0 PERFORMANCE REQUIREMENTS FOR TRAINING COURSES

As part of the proposal, the Contractor must submit:

a. A training syllabus for each course proposed, in sufficient detail to determine compliance with the requirements specified in Section 1, Section 4 and Section 6 of this performance work statement (PWS).

b. A description of the training aids and facilities for each course proposed in sufficient detail to determine compliance with the requirements specified in Section 3 and Section 4 of this PWS.

c. Evidence of Contractor furnished equipment available to complete the required training for each course proposed as specified in section 4 of this PWS.

d. Proposed training hours required to complete courses proposed as outlined in Section 1 and Section 6 of this PWS.

7.0 DELIVERABLES

The Contractor must:

a. At least two weeks prior to any course, provide each registered student with the training site address, map and/or directions to the training site, a local point of contact and telephone number or email address, and commercially available lodging near the training site.

b. Provide training as specified in their submitted training syllabus.

c. Commence training upon the student’s arrival at the Contractor’s facility on the date and time agreed upon.

d. Provide a copy of the syllabus, training schedule and course description, course reference book and any other needed course materials to each student on the first training day of each training course.

e. Complete the training within the proposed number of training days barring unforeseen circumstances beyond the control of the Contractor.

f. Provide the CO and COR with a completed certificate of training within 5 calendar days of the completion of the training.

g. Within 90 days of completion of an offering present the FAA with any course changes that will be made based on course feedback, critiques or lessons learned.