Presidential_Helicopters_FCS_Industry_Day_Brief_21_June_2017.pdf

Chris Rawlings, Procuring Contracting Officer Jonathan Pope, Chief Engineer

Presidential Helicopters Future Communication System

(FCS)

Industry Day Brief

21 June 2017

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Question Ground rules

• Industry Day Questions

– Index cards are provided to capture industry questions

– Written questions will be collected at the conclusion of the brief

– The Government team will take a short break to review questions and identify any that can be answered immediately

– Meeting will reconvene to answer the written questions and provide a conclusion to FCS Industry Day

– All Questions/Answers, including those answered verbally, will be captured and posted by the PCO

• Solicitation questions

– To the maximum extent possible written questions should be non-proprietary

• If required the questions should be marked appropriately

– Company name or POC is not required, but will assist the

Government if we need any clarification

– Questions/Answers with FOUO content will only be provided to

Offerors that have been provided GFI

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Disclaimer

• The remarks today of Government officials involved in this procurement should in no way be construed as a guarantee of the Government’s course of action in proceeding with the acquisition.

• The information shared today reflects current Government intentions and is subject to change based on a variety of circumstances, including internal and external comments.

• The formal solicitation, when issued, is the ONLY document that should be relied upon in determining the Government’s requirements.

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Communication

• Before final release of the solicitation, ALL industry communication for the Draft BAA shall come through the PCO and/or Contract Specialist.

• After release of the solicitation, the contracting officer shall be the focal point of any exchange with potential Offerors - FAR 15.201(f).

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BAA Overview

• Broad Agency Announcement (BAA) is an RFP for a competitively awarded contract/contracts

• Solicits research and development to advance technical understanding, knowledge, and state of the art concepts

– Does not produce hardware products or specific systems

• Contracts awarded based on best value and the available budget

– Not specifically bound to award any number of contracts

– Decision to award will be based on selection criteria outlined in the RFP

• Participation in this BAA is not a prerequisite for involvement in future FCS contracts

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Acquisition Strategy

• Contract Type/Funding: The contract type will be Firm Fixed Price (FFP).

• Up to 4 contracts may be awarded; maximum value of $1.5 million for each award.

• Period of Performance: 10 to 14 months from date of award

• Staggered awards: awards may be staggered due to budget constraints and during execution to facilitate Technical Coordination Meetings (TCM).

• Government seeks unlimited rights in all data delivered;

however Offerors must provide list of restrictions with proposal in accordance with DFARS 252.227-7017

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Evaluation Criteria

• Technical is substantially more important than Price

• Past Performance not evaluated

• Technical: The soundness of the Offeror’s proposed technical solution and approach to providing that solution will be evaluated, to include:

– Ability to define VH-92A FCS Design Concept(s)

– Approach and ability to achieve the BAA objectives

– Key personnel, their BAA roles and relevant experience, and the infrastructure to support BAA activities

• Price: The proposals will be evaluated based on the reasonableness of the proposed prices.

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Proposal Requirements

• One Volume containing Sections:

– Technical; no greater than 40 pages

– Price; no greater than 5 pages

– Small Business Utilization Strategy and Small

Business Subcontracting Plan; as needed number of pages

• Include the Contractor Statement of Work (SOW)

– No proprietary and/or other restrictive markings

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Notional BAA Schedule

Dates Activities

May 23, 2017 Draft RFP announcement with GFI - COMPLETE

June 12, 2017 Sources Sought Response - COMPLETE

June 21, 2017 Industry Day - COMPLETE

July 31, 2017 Final RFP and GFI

Aug 30, 2017 Proposals Due

~ Oct 2017 Contracts Awarded

~ March 2018 TCM 1 – Requirements Analysis, Initial System Concepts

~ Aug 2018 TCM 2 – Final System Concepts, Schedule, Cost, Risk

~ Oct 2018 End of contract – Final deliverables

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Presidential Lift Mission Requirement

• Provide safe and reliable transportation for the President, Vice President and foreign heads of state

• Aircraft provides communication capability to perform the duties of Commander in Chief, Head of State and Chief Executive

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FCS BAA Objectives

• Gain knowledge and reduce risk in definition of the next generation VH-92A Communications Suite

• Understand the full spectrum of solution sets available for an FCS system concept

– Explore all ranges of concept from radical redesign to simplified modifications to the existing system

– Use the BAA to provide information to define a concept and

Capability-level requirements associated with that concept

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Mission Communication System

• Current Mission Communication System (MCS) Features

– 8 Radio Subsystems

– 2 Network Security Enclaves

– 1 Intercommunication System

– Voice-Over-Internet-Protocol Functionality

– MCS Operations controlled by Communication System Operator

• Design Drivers

– Weight Constrained

– FAA Certified

– TEMPEST Certified

– Electro Magnetic Pulse (EMP) Hardened

– Suitable for rotary wing environment

• GFI provides physical and architectural details of MCS

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FCS Capabilities

• Requirements for the BAA defined in GFI

– Capabilities Document for VH-92A Future Communications

System

• Current MCS meets the majority of FCS Capabilities

– MCS Objectives have become Thresholds for FCS

– Additional enhancements included as required by user needs

• FCS Capabilities are mature and stable

– Given the exploratory nature of the BAA and the early phase of system development, the Government is open to discussing changes to the capabilities baseline

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• Systems Engineering

- System Concept

- Requirements Analysis

- Size, Weight, Power and Cooling (SWaP-C)

- Airworthiness

- Cost and Schedule

- Risk

- Suitability and Supportability

- Cyber Security

- Open Architecture

Technical - FCS

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• Communications

- ICS

- System Capacity

- Conferences

- Data Distribution System

- Virtualization

- Cyber Security Hardening

- Narrow Band System

- Wide Band System

Technical - FCS

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FCS BAA Outputs

• System Concepts

• Requirements Refinement

• Risk Identification

– Performance against draft capabilities

– Air Vehicle Integration Risks

– Development, Production and Operations & Sustainment Risks

– Technology Maturity

– Schedule

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FCS Presidential Helicopter

VH-92A