LRCCA_SOW_3_29_2016.doc

Statement of Work (SOW)

Long Range Command and Control Aircraft

1. General Information.

1.1. Title of Project: Lease of a Long Range Command and Control Aircraft (LRCCA).

1.2. Scope of Work: The contractor shall provide all resources necessary to accomplish the tasks and deliverables described in this Statement of Work (SOW). The contractor shall provide a Gulfstream G550 aircraft configured to serve as a Command and Control (C2) aircraft for the Commandant of the U.S. Coast Guard (Coast Guard) and the Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security. The primary location of the aircraft will be U.S. Coast Guard Air Station Washington (ASW), located at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport.

1.3. Background: The primary mission requirement is to provide the Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security (SECDHS) and the Commandant of the Coast Guard with rapid, safe, and efficient transportation to locations around the globe. The lease aircraft shall be configured to provide administrative equipment capabilities similar to the office, and unrestricted secure C2 communication capabilities that provide the flexibility to maintain awareness of emergent situations, enable operational tasking, and perform normal duties while airborne. The Commandant, as one of the five military service chiefs, is required to safely and reliably deploy to destinations throughout the world to manage Coast Guard missions mandated by U.S. Statute including Maritime Security, Enforcement of Laws and Treaties, Maritime Safety, Protection of Natural Resources, Maritime Mobility, and National Defense. This transport will be used to respond to national and international emergencies in which Coast Guard and Department of Homeland Security (DHS) resources are needed, including environmental disaster relief operations (hurricane, flood, earthquake), marine environmental responses, major search and rescue operations, mass migrant interdictions, etc; participate in national security planning and operational military exercises, conduct formal visits to Coast Guard facilities, conduct formal visits to foreign U.S. Governmental and maritime officials/entities, maintain personal security, and command and control during wartime and/or national emergencies.

2. Contractor Requirements

2.1. Contractor Furnished Property

2.1.1. The contractor shall furnish all facilities, materials, equipment, and services necessary to fulfill the requirements of this SOW, except for the United States Government (USG) Furnished Property specified herein. Ground support equipment and tools already owned by the Coast Guard will be available in support of this contract. The leased aircraft shall not require the USG to provide any aircraft-specific ground support equipment or tooling, and shall be compatible with all industry standard G-V ground support equipment at ASW.

2.2. Aircraft Requirements.

2.2.1. The contractor shall provide a G550 aircraft for lease that is flyable by Coast Guard aircrew under the Gulfstream G-V aircraft pilot type rating designation.

2.2.2. The contractor shall provide aircraft that does not require the current ASW pilots and aircrew to obtain another type rating certification (“differences” training for other aircraft operable under the same type rating designation is permissible).

2.2.3. The contractor provided aircraft shall be supportable using the G-V ground support equipment at ASW. Any additional equipment required to support the aircraft shall be the provided by the contractor. The lease aircraft shall be a commercial passenger, non-developmental, worldwide airspace access capable jet aircraft, with no damage history.

2.2.4. The contractor shall deliver an aircraft compliant to Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) next generation (ADS-B in & ADS-B out) mandates, and the North Atlantic Track (NAT) Future Air Navigation System (FANS) 1/A, i.e., capable of worldwide airspace access without restriction throughout the term of the lease. The contractor shall not make further modifications to meet this requirement after delivery of the aircraft.

2.2.5. The aircraft shall be able to operate at 95% availability, while taking into account scheduled and unscheduled maintenance, performance of FAA Airworthiness Directives, manufacturer-recommended inspections, manufacturer approved maintenance, or aircraft modifications. The Contractor shall provide an aircraft that is no greater than 3 years old, has no greater than 3000 engine cycles, and no greater than 6000 landing cycles. The aircraft shall have an N registered rating throughout its entire life.

2.2.6. The contractor shall provide an aircraft with the following cabin configuration and equipment. Upholstery, equipment or markings shall be in proper working and operational order and shall not bring discredit to the DHS/USCG service.

2.2.6.1. 115-volt 60 Hz outlets shall be provided in the passenger compartment at each seating location.

2.2.6.2. Provide an environmental control system which provides cooling/ heating for the cabin and sufficient cooling for proper operation of avionics components on the ground using only Auxiliary Power Unit (APU) power under all conditions.

2.2.6.3. Two vacuum toilet lavatories capable of supporting crew of five (5) and 12 passengers.

2.2.6.4. Potable water supply, food storage and meal preparation space shall be able to support crew of five (5) and 12 passengers for at minimum one (1) meal per flight. Galley shall include microwave and convection oven capabilities, a refrigerator, a sink with hot and cold running water, and a coffee maker.

2.2.6.5. The contractor shall provide a plane with executive-style seating and accommodate at least 12 passengers and five (5) crewmembers. The Flight deck shall be configured to accommodate three (3) crewmembers to include a jump seat to accommodate a Flight Engineer. The cabin shall have a minimum of 14 passenger seats, two (2) seats of which are occupied by remaining crewmembers. No more than three (3) passenger seating positions may be fulfilled through a divan-style seating arrangement.

2.2.6.6. The contractor shall provide a plane with a seating compartment that can be physically closed off from the rest of the aircraft that has four (4) seats and work surfaces for each. There are no soundproofing special requirements.

2.2.6.7. The contractor shall maintain the survival and support equipment in accordance with (IAW) vendor instructions and IAW Federal Aviation Regulation (FAR) Part 145. The contractor shall maintain documentation IAW FAR (Aviation) Part 91 and 135, Subpart J, annotating required inspections and maintenance actions accomplished. Survival and life support equipment is defined as; emergency medical kits (to include AED), life vests, life rafts, and emergency oxygen/smoke masks, and Enhanced Vision Assurance System (EVAS).

2.2.7. The aircraft shall be equipped with the following avionics capabilities.

2.2.7.1. Navigation equipment shall be certified for terminal (Required Navigation Performance (RNP 0.3), en route (RNP-4 and Basic Area Navigation), oceanic (RNP-10) navigation and global RVSM operation.

2.2.7.2. Dual Global Positioning System (GPS) certified for IFR en route.

2.2.7.3. Automatic Direction Finder (ADF) and Dual Very High Frequency Omni Directional Radio Range/Distance Measuring Equipment /Instrument Landing System (VOR/DME/ILS) systems with FM immunity.

2.2.7.4. Dual High Frequency (HF) aeronautical radios connected to the FMS remote tune capability and with Selective Calling Radio System (SELCAL).

2.2.7.5. Dual standard aeronautical-band radios with 8.33 kHz frequency spacing.

2.2.7.6. Enhanced ground proximity warning system (EGPWS) or Terrain Awareness and Warning System (TAWS).

2.2.7.7. Color weather radar with turbulence detection.

2.2.7.8. Traffic Collision Avoidance System (TCAS) II and enhanced mode S compliant with European airspace requirements.

2.2.7.9. Wide Area Augmentation System (WAAS) enabled Localizer Performance with Vertical (LPV) guidance landing assistance.

2.2.7.10. A Heads Up Display / Enhanced Vision System (HUD/EVS) at the pilot flight station.

2.2.7.11. Dual yoke-mounts for Electronic Flight Bags (EFBs) with 110V AC power supply.

2.2.8. The contractor shall ensure the plane has FAA and European Aviation Safety Administration (EASA) certified Integrated Navigational Data Service (INDS).

2.2.9. The following communication equipment shall be purchased and installed on the aircraft.

2.2.9.1. The contractor shall equip the aircraft with a broadband data link capability to provide at least 1.8 megabits per second (mbps) service throughout the cabin. This shall include SIPRNET/Swift Broadband/Iridium capability.

2.2.9.2. Communication system shall provide reliable, redundant, global coverage for secure and non-secure voice (STE), data, and facsimile, and shall receive and transmit secure and non-secure data simultaneously to all passengers. The system shall provide the capability for wideband protected and secure voice, data, video and imagery transmission and reception worldwide to include global flights.

2.2.9.3. The passenger compartment shall have data capability to support standard office operations. An on-board wireless local-area network shall be provided to allow laptop computers to connect with unlimited data service.

2.2.9.4. A Satellite television system shall be available to provide 24 hour access to global commercial news services with standard television screen, a minimum of 17 inches.

2.2.9.5. An airborne cellular telephone system shall be available in the passenger compartment with cabin controls for alternating satellite or cellular communications.

2.2.9.6. The contractor shall install a wireless network data capability that gives all passengers unlimited internet access.

2.2.9.7. The contractor shall install a minimum of one (1) classified data port and encrypted voice connection in the cabin.

2.2.9.8. The aircraft shall be XM capable.

2.2.10. The Government Furnished Equipment (GFE) shall be installed on the aircraft IAW the GFE list attached to this RFP.

2.2.11. Communications systems shall provide isolation to ensure that classified voice / data communications are not captured by the cockpit voice recorder system, and to preclude inadvertent or undesired access to the encryption key, classified, or sensitive information.

2.2.12. After installation of classified communications equipment, the aircraft shall pass TEMPEST test in no more than one week to be performed by the USG.

2.2.13. The aircraft shall be configured with the Coast Guard provided Paint Scheme IAW the attached paint scheme.

2.3. Maintenance.

2.3.1. The Contractor shall have all depot level maintenance performed at a Gulfstream approved maintenance facility.

2.3.2. The Contractor shall provide a maintenance plan (CDRL A001) which shall use ASW FAA-licensed Airframe and Powerplant personnel IAW FAR Part 65 Subpart D, maintenance personnel to perform field-level maintenance to include removal and replacement of line-replaceable units for which the contractor shall provide training, manuals and special tools as applicable.

2.3.3. The Contractor shall schedule (in coordination with the Coast Guard), all required calendar, hourly and unscheduled depot maintenance IAW FAA requirements or any other USG authority. The aircraft shall be kept in a secure area with controlled access. The Coast Guard will remove classified equipment prior to the aircraft entering maintenance if the service center is unable to store classified components.

2.3.4.

2.3.5. The contractor shall enroll the aircraft in a manufacturer-approved maintenance warranty program. ASW will track hours through Asset Logistics Management Information System (ALMIS), Electronic Asset Log Book. The contractor shall utilize ALMIS to track status. The USG will give the contractor access to the ALMIS database. The assessment will be at the end of the base year and each option year.

2.3.6. The contractor shall provide Gulfstream certified 24-hr aircraft technical and logistics support. The logistics support system shall cover the minor and major maintenance/repair capability, such as technical support for evaluation and troubleshooting of recurring problems, Auxiliary Power Unit APU overhaul, engine overhaul, avionics program support, mandatory airworthiness directives and mandatory service bulletins. This support shall be easily accessible from worldwide locations. Technical support shall be included in the lease price.

2.3.7. The contractor shall utilize a 24 hour Gulfstream certified rapid logistics support service to respond to unscheduled maintenance requirements globally.

The Contractor shall supply any and all parts which may require replacement with the exception of wheel, tires and breaks, which the USG will supply material and labor support.

2.3.8. The contractor shall be responsible for all corrosion found during limited and/or major schedule inspections, or in areas not normally accessible during routine maintenance.

2.4. Technical Data (CDRL A002).

2.4.1. The Contractor shall provide the following subscription services with the monthly cost of the leased aircraft:

2.4.1.1. A globally accessible data service with internet access via the broadband data link IAW 2.2.9.1.

2.4.1.2. Satellite based television subscriptions of commercial global news services.

2.4.1.3. FAA and certified worldwide Honeywell and Jeppesen INDS (Integrated Navigational Data Service) subscription for the Honeywell PlaneDeck/Primus Elite DU-885 upgrade.

2.4.1.4. Subscriptions for Enhanced Ground Proximity Warning System (EGPWS) or Terrain awareness and warning system (TAWS).

2.4.1.5. A total of nine (9) PlaneBook Subscriptions, (which includes electronic flight manuals), nine (9) Jeppesen Navigational electronic applications, and any required periodic updates shall be provided.

2.4.1.6. The contractor shall provide Electronic flight manuals and Navigational Charts. Two hardcopies shall be provided for use in the aircraft.

2.4.1.7. A total of nine (9) electronic weight and balance and aircraft performance application subscriptions.

2.4.1.8. Cell phone service and XM service

2.4.2. Technical Manuals (TMs) (CDRL A003).

2.4.2.1. TMs for the aircraft and manufacturer's aircraft components and systems shall conform to current commercial specifications Air Transport Association Specifications (ATAS) and be reviewed for acceptability. Any furnished electronic checklist or aircraft performance database shall reflect applicable technical data. Source data shall be provided to update the crash and rescue Technical Order. Manuals are required to include structural repair, concurrent servicing, and nondestructive inspection. Manuals for corrosion control are desired. TMs shall reflect the final aircraft configuration and operating procedures.

2.4.3. Weight and Balance Data (CDRL A004).

2.4.3.1. The contractor shall provide weight-and-balance data for the leased aircraft in appropriate Automated Weight and Balance System (AWBS) format.

2.4.4. Other Required Documentation

2.4.4.1. The aircraft shall have a current FAA airworthiness certificate (CDRL A005).

2.4.4.2. The aircraft shall include traceable documentation indicating it has been maintained to FAA maintenance regulations throughout its service life.

2.5. Safety and Survivability.

2.5.1. The aircraft shall perform all assigned missions IAW FAR Part 25 Airworthiness Standards. The contractor shall ensure that a cockpit voice and flight data recorder is installed that meets FAA survivability standards.

2.6. Training.

2.6.1. The Contractor shall provide training of operators, attendants and maintenance personnel for the aircraft type provided.

2.6.2. The contractor shall allow the Coast Guard to exercise training Contract Line Item Numbers (CLINs) before delivering the aircraft to ASW.

2.6.3. The following training courses shall be options, to be used as needed for the base year, and each option year of the contract, priced separately.

(formally known as Maintenance Manager Course)

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2.6.4. The contractor shall arrange for simulator training times to occur between 0700 and 2200, not to exceed ten hours per day, for the following training courses.

2.6.4.1. Initial type certification or applicable differences training for pilots and Flight engineer.

2.6.4.2. Pilot recurrent training.

2.6.4.3. Flight engineer recurrent training.

2.6.5. Required simulator time shall be priced into the applicable training course options.

2.7. Note: Required training shall be conducted at the nearest applicable training facility to ASW within the contiguous U.S.

2.8. Deconfiguration.

2.8.1. The contractor shall remove all Coast Guard markings from the aircraft and return all installed Coast Guard equipment to ASW at the end of the lease period.

2.8.2. The Coast Guard will move the aircraft at its expense to the commercial depot the contractor selects (within North America) for the physical deconfiguration. Such movement will be made in a timely manner upon request, but not later than five (5) business days after contract completion or request (whichever is later).

2.8.3. The Coast Guard will have personnel at the depot-level to assist in providing appropriate security control for any classified materials removed from the aircraft.

2.8.4. Coast Guard personnel at deconfiguration will take immediate possession of GFE when removed from the aircraft.

3. U.S. Government (USG) Responsibilities.

3.1. The USG will provide property to the contractor for installation as required under this contract. The USG will provide parts storage space, desk space, and internet access for a contractor-owned computer. The Government will provide aircraft usage information and details of maintenance performed by the Government. USG will provide fuel and oil.

4. Travel.

4.1. Contractor travel to accompany the aircraft to depot-level maintenance can be aboard the aircraft. Any additional travel costs incurred by the contractor will not be reimbursed by the USG.

5. Contractor Requirements.

5.1. The Contractor shall hold a kick off meeting IAW CDRLs A006 and A007 and shall provide a project plan IAW CDRL A008. Kickoff meeting shall be a contractor’s facility.

5.2. The Contractor shall submit weekly reports to the USG IAW CDRL A009.

5.3. Contractor Personnel.

5.3.1. The contractor shall provide a primary Project Manager (PM) who shall be responsible for all contractor work performed under this SOW. An alternate PM shall be assigned during periods of non-availability of the PM. The PM shall be available to the Coast Guard Program Manager, Contracting Officer or Contracting Officer’s Representative (COR) via telephone at all times. The PM shall respond to a request for discussion or resolution of technical problems within one hour of notification.

5.3.2. The PM shall be responsible for coordinating the execution of aircraft modification, maintenance and support functions of this contract. These duties include but are not limited to coordination and logistical support for parts delivery; coordination and scheduling of training, aircraft modifications and depot level repairs; tracking and entering of maintenance actions into a FAA approved maintenance database; and update and delivery of any technical data supplied under this contract.

5.3.3. The PM shall hold a current FAA Airframe and Powerplant certification IAW FAR Part 65, Subpart D, and shall be responsible for maintenance performed for the aircraft type provided under this contract.

5.3.4. The PM shall be a single point of contact for the Coast Guard. The name of PM, and the name(s) of any alternate(s) who shall act on behalf of the contractor in the absence of the PM, shall be provided to the USG as part of the contractor's proposal. During any absence of the PM, only one alternate shall have full authority to act for the contractor on all matters relating to work performed under this SOW.

5.3.5. On-site support shall be provided for a minimum of 8-hours per week (after the aircraft is delivered), and during any aircraft maintenance activities (not including routine servicing). Office space with storage space, desk space and internet access for a contractor-owned computer will be provided by the Coast Guard at ASW.

5.4. Hours of Operation.

5.4.1. Contractor employees shall perform all work between the hours of 0700 and 1600 Eastern Time, Monday through Friday (except Federal holidays). However, there may be occasions when contractor employees shall work other than normal business hours, including weekends and holidays, to fulfill requirements under this SOW at no additional cost to the USG. The contractor shall comply with USG regulations regarding employee access to USG facilities and conduct therein IAW HSAR 3052.204-71.

6. Security Requirements.

6.1. Performance of the requirements under this agreement may require contractor access to Secret information. As such, the PM and alternate PM shall have a current clearance appropriate to the level of security. Procedures for handling tracking, marking, and storing of classified material will be outlined in the DD Form 254.

6.2. The contractor shall obtain and hold clearances for the PM. All costs associated with obtaining clearances for contractor-provided personnel will be the responsibility of the contractor. Further, the contractor will be responsible for the actions of all individuals provided to work under this contract. If damages arise from work performed by contractor-provided personnel under the auspices of this contract, the contractor will be responsible for all resources necessary to remedy the incident.