Industry Day 2 QA.pdf
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This document appears to be a Question and Answer session from an industry day event related to the upcoming F117 Engine Sustainment Support (ESS) contract opportunity.
The key details are:
- The USAF Materiel Command Lifecycle Management Center at Tinker AFB is holding a 2nd industry day event on August 5, 2024 to discuss the upcoming ESS contract.
- A presentation, initial PWS, GFP lists, workscopes, and other pertinent information will be posted by July 23, 2024.
- One-on-one sessions will be available after the morning presentation, and the sign-up link will be posted by July 23, 2024.
- The current MTBR (Mean Time Between Removal) for the F117 engine is around 4,300 hours, with a goal of 5,500 hours.
- The scope includes ensuring the engines meet the 5,500 hour MTBR threshold, leveraging RCM (Reliability Centered Maintenance) data and analysis.
- The contractor will be responsible for determining the required maintenance workscopes to meet the MTBR goals.
- Funding for any new improvement items will involve a three-part approach of incentives, OEM participation, and government funding.
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General Meeting:
Q: In reference to our Market Research conclusion and sources sought post on SAM.gov, will USAF take the holidays into account?
A: Yes.
Q: Are we going to discuss the centerline upgrade? Will it affect the build and material?
A: Wright Patterson is actively working on the centerline upgrade, so we are not going to discuss that here. We would only be able to talk to it at a high level at this time. It will definitely affect the build and material if we go to a different centerline as far as the engine goes.
Q: Are we talking with the airlines in conjunction with the RCM study that we are doing?
A: The contractor that we’re utilizing for the RCM tool is leveraging the commercial markets to build this RCM tool.
Q: How far away are we from our MTBR goal versus where it is today?
A: Today we are basically 100-150 hours off of that. We are pretty close and so a lot of the service bulletins that we’re trying to implement today are going to be in support of getting us back to that 5500 threshold. Right now our build goal is 4400 and the last time we did a MTBR calculation was 4309.
Q: Is all of the information right now coming out of G081?
A: Yes
Q: Do we want to surge 13+ engines per month? Is a surge capacity of 15 engines per month normal.
A: Negative, 15 is not normal at all. We are looking at 12 per month, plus 1-3 surge each month only if needed.
Q: How long does it take an engine to fly 5500 hours?
A: 6-10 years, depending on the environment and how they are flying.
Q: IS the contractor going to be getting direction from sustained engineering work under operator?
A: The MTR is really driving that discussion. One of the deliverables that USAF provided in the Bidder’s library was a sample breakdown of workscopes, which would be to address specific discrepancies as they come in. Build goals will correlate for each specific situation, but we have every intention of meeting a performance threshold.
Q: When an engine comes in, we want to make sure it’s 5500 hours or a different number depending on what data is analyzed?
A: Yes, plus RCM calculators are also going to inform of workscopes. Look at the data, the components, and the life. Sustainment engineering.
Q: Will it be the decision of the vendor on what needs to be completed to meet 5500 hours requirement?
A: That is right, you will have to gauge.
Q: Is the engine configuration available in the bidder’s library?
A; There is a rough configuration of the engine on the bidder’s library.
Q: Will we be able to pull the existing life by serial number for the existing pipeline and parts in the field?
A: Yes
Q: Will industry be expected to take over EMUS and system safety analysis?
A: We want to make sure that industry can reach out to the OEM to include them.
Pratt & Whitney
Q: What is the source selection and/or evaluation criteria for EPRSS contract award?
A: USAF has not determined the evaluation criteria for EPRSS contract at this time.
Standard Aero
Q: Where is GFP coming from?
A: The GFP would need a 100% inventory completion. Upon accountability of all GFP, it will have to be transferred from the current contractor to the incoming contractor.
Q: Who Funds new items for improvement?
A: It will be a three-prong approach involving incentives, the OEM, and GVT funds.
MTU Canada
Q: When do we provide our evaluation criteria for Source Selection?
A: It is scheduled to be posted this December. 
Q: What is our recommended pricing strategy/CLIN structure for engines?
A: We are still in the process of putting this together.
Q: MTBR measurement challenging to achieve in under 6 years, can we consider a TOW versus MTBR?
A: Guaranteed minimums will be included in the contract for EGT, TOW, etc.
SAPAC
Q: Can we provide the RCM tool/calculator?
A: sample of what the RCM calculator will look like has been added to the Bidders Library.
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