Attachment_1-PWS_H92240-14-Q-2001_Ammended.docx

PERFORMANCE WORK STATEMENT

RALLY DRIVING COURSE OF INSTRUCTION (COI)

1.0 Background

In response to operational requirements, Naval Special Warfare (NSW) operators must possess the intrinsic ability to perform mounted operations in a safe and effective manner across all terrain types and operating environments in high-risk Areas of Operation (AOs) worldwide. Required core driving skills include, but are not limited to, operation of a verity of vehicle platforms such as front wheel drive, rear wheel drive, all-wheel drive, four wheel drive, etc., on multi surface/environment, vehicle handling, instinctive driving, multi surface/environment threat recognition and avoidance principles. Due to austere forward operating locations and a high operational tempo, operators must also be able to perform basic field diagnostics and repair on mobility platforms.

2.0 Objectives

The Rally racing course of instruction (COI) shall provide students with a thorough understanding of safe and fundamental driving skills of operation, inherent platform risks and capabilities in a Rally environment and terrain. The COI shall begin with platform familiarization, basic field repair, mechanical instruction, basic operation of vehicles, and progress in difficulty to develop and hone student’s driving and terrain negotiation skills. The intent of this course is to learn the skills necessary to negotiate obstacles not encountered in existing driving courses (i.e. hills, mud, rain, snow, and ice) using vehicle platforms specified below, and to learn basic maintenance needed to keep these vehicles operational.

3.0 Scope

The Rally COI shall include a minimum of seven (7) hours of instruction per day, broken into one (1) hour of classroom/maintenance instruction and six (6) hours of driving instruction. But no more than 10 hours per day of combined instruction. The COI shall cover a pre-ride checklist (to be provided with vendor proposal) to include, but not limited to, tire inspection, oil & fuel levels and lights. Vendor shall have a daily itinerary which includes daily maintenance, on-site repair, driving objectives, and driving. Maximum class size will be 12 students per COI; students will be NSW operators with varying levels of driving experience. No lodging, meals or incidentals are included in this contract.

4.0 Place of Performance

Vendor must provide training on private property on a closed course.

Additionally, NSW requires that the training site provides for training in rain, sleet and snow (when possible) during the appropriate seasons of the year. This allows the training to be near real or mimic real world environments allowing NSW operators to develop skills necessary for operations. Training environment must provide a course where there are hills, of varying degree of grades and slopes, and drops in elevation to mimic operational environment (no less than 500 ft in elevation). Training shall also include water obstacles/crossings. Training environment must include tracks available for all five (5) days of training and an on-site classroom(s). Vendor must obtain and make available any and all applicable permits or agreements in place with regard to land use of proposed training site(s).

Training track characteristics are to include, but are not limited to:

· The vendor shall have grounds that provide at least three tracks with multiple configurations, to include turns, hills, and straights.

· At least one track that includes two and a half (2.5) mile or greater course run that incorporates all of the following: gravel course with fast, medium and slow corners with run off areas, straight lane with run off, slalom.

· Assorted off-road terrain, with elevation changes, assorted terrains and road conditions.

5. Instructor Qualifications Instructors shall have experience in Rally driving/racing, Special Operations Forces (SOF) ground mobility Tactics, Techniques, and Procedures (TTPs). TTP’s are dynamic in nature, and training must continuously evolve and be refined in order to stay current with the battlefield threat level, and anticipated platform employment and locations. Vendor must be capable of providing a fluid curriculum, which is responsive to emerging techniques.

5.1 A minimum two instructors with at least 10 years each of rally racing experience as a driver or co-driver/navigator in sanctioned racing events is required.

5.2 Three instructors are required to have a minimum of three out of the last five years of experience training SOF personnel in rally style car control techniques. The number of days or hour of instruction provided to SOF forces per year should be demonstrated in the proposal for each instructor. Only three instructors in any combination are required to have this requirement.

5.3 Instructors shall provide verbal or written evaluation of each driver on vehicle handling skills, precision and consistency, assimilation of knowledge and competence in training drivers in multiple platforms.

5.4 Vendor shall have an instructor to student ratio of 1:2.

5.5 Vendor shall provide a resume for all instructors with its proposal to verify credential information; these resumes shall meet the requirements set forth in this PWS.

6.0 Vendor Furnished Equipment

6.1 Training Vehicles and facility:

· Vendor shall demonstrate ownership of training vehicles to include front, rear, and all-wheel drive cars, and high center of gravity 4 x 4 SUV’s. Rental vehicles are not acceptable.

· All vendor vehicles shall be equipped at a minimum, with ROPS (roll-over protection system), 4 point safety restraints, and fire extinguishers.

· Vendor shall provide all vehicles for training and shall incorporated the following requirements in the five (5) day COI training:

AWD (all-wheel drive) rally type cars with manual transmission.

FWD (front-wheel drive) cars with manual and automatic transmissions.

RWD (rear-wheel drive) vehicles with manual transmission.

HCG (high-center of gravity) 4x4 SUVs vehicles with manual and automatic transmissions.

· Vendor’s vehicles must be in safe operational condition and pass all safety checks.

· Vendor shall have adequate insurance to cover accidents, negligence, and other unforeseen issues. Insurance information is to be provided in the proposal.

· Vendor must state agreement to comply with any and all safety addressed in the COMNAVSPECWARGRUINST 3510.1.

· The Government participants of the COI shall be not be required to sign any release forms, as Government liability is governed by the contract and applicable Federal law and regulation.

· Vendor shall provide up to date maintenance logs, upon request, which demonstrates routine maintenance and repair of all training vehicles by a certified mechanic upon request.

· Vendor shall be responsible for provision of any and all supplies, equipment and manpower necessary for training vehicle refueling, maintenance and repair, before, during, and after the COI.

· Vendor shall be responsible for provision of any and all supplies, equipment and manpower necessary to maintain optimal training site conditions.

· Vendor shall furnish Department of Transportation (DOT) approved helmets in good condition and properly sized for each student.

7. Course Briefs & Handouts

7.1 Provide a detailed brief at the start of each day that covers daily objectives, re-enforces safety guidelines, lessons learned, and critiques from the previous day.

7.2 Provide training syllabus detailing the course outline and schedule of events based on tasks specific to the instructed and administrative events. A copy is to be provided as part of the proposal.

7.3 Provide a Certificate of Completion to each student upon their successful completion of the COI.

8. COI Design. Proposal is to include detail on how the vendor will meet the following:

8.1 Provide an introduction brief prior to the start of each course that covers staff introduction and experience, safety objectives, rules for the course and medical brief.

8.2 Vendors COI shall include training on off road rally driving skills and awareness in multiple styles of vehicles with multiple tracks.

8.3 COI shall include unpaved road driving, off-road driving, emergency response driving, anti-brake system and non-abs straight line braking drills, anti-brake system and non-abs turn braking drills, slalom, instinct response drills, skid control, high-speed driving, cornering techniques, braking zones, obstacle negotiation, trail drives, left-foot breaking, reversing, controlling under and over steering, pendulum turns, J-turns, line selection, and heel-toe shifting.

· Braking will be accomplished primarily using left foot braking techniques.

· All techniques will be practice the AWD, RWD, FWD and HCG platforms

· Field level vehicle diagnostics and repair.

8.4 The COI shall provide instruction in rally style driving which provides students with increasingly difficult terrain negotiation and operating skills. Instructors shall provide verbal guidance and explanation at each interval of training.

8.5 Course duration:

· Minimum of 30 hours total

· Maximum of 50 hours total

· Maximum of 12 students per COI

9. Delivery

9.1 The vendor shall deliver lesson guides, briefs, or other instruction aids at the beginning of each COI. Lesson guides to include, but not limited to safety instructions, points of contacts, and schedule.

9.2 The vendor shall deliver an After Action Report (AAR) within five (5) days upon completion of the course to the Contracting Officer’s Representative and the Delivery Order point of contact.

9.2.1 The vendor shall include overall class points of performance and individual student’s points of performance in the AAR. Any problems with students or equipment should be pointed out in the AAR. Also the AAR shall also include the course critiques. Proposal must include a sample course critique

10. Security: All training scenarios and the names of participants/units in those scenarios, is considered unclassified sensitive information. The Vendor shall not disclose to any third party the nature of training being conducted, or the names of individuals, names of units, or home bases of those units who are participating in the training. Additionally, the vendor will not use participating units for commercial representation or advertising.

11. Other Unique Requirements: The NSW representative or senior military member will share the ability to stop, and are required to stop training due to any unsafe conditions. The NSW representative or senior military member retains the capability to determine whether or not to continue training after identifying an unsafe condition. The Government retains the ultimate right to stop training for unsafe conditions. Independent of the Government’s rights the vendor has the duty to stop training for any reason concerning safety.

11.1 In the event a course is not completed the contractor must notify the COR within one workday.

12. CONTRACTOR MANPOWER REPORTING: The contractor shall report ALL contractor labor hours (including subcontractor labor hours) required for performance of services provided under this contract for the Recruiting Directorate via a secure data collection site. The contractor is required to completely fill in all required data fields using the following web address: http://www.ecmra.mil/. Reporting inputs will be for the labor executed during the period of performance during each Government fiscal year (FY), which runs October 1 through September 30. While inputs may be reported any time during the FY, all data shall be reported no later than October 31 of each calendar year, beginning with 2013. Contractors may direct questions to the help desk at help desk at: http://www.ecmra.mil.

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