FINAL_SOW_RHIB_Training.pdf

Statement of Work (SOW)

11 Meter Willard Rigid Hull Inflatable Boat (RHIB) Operator Course

Technical Training Support Services

31 May 2017

1.0 Scope

The Naval Surface Warfare Center, Port Hueneme Division (NSWC PHD), Port Hueneme, California performs as the In-Service-Engineering-Agent (ISEA) for many combat weapon and support systems and as such, is required to provide engineering and logistics services to the Fleet.

The requirements under this procurement support the Littoral & Strike Warfare Department in providing

Technical Training Support Services on an interim basis for the Littoral Combat Ship (LCS) Class.

Specifically these services shall be to conduct an 11-Meter Willard Rigid Hull Inflatable Boat (RHIB)

Operator training course.

The LCS Mission Package is undergoing continuous changes, and therefore the exact configuration of the

11-Meter Willard RHIBs may change during the course of this requirement requiring the contracted support to be flexible with the training asset(s) provided. However, the Government will notify the contractor of any engineering or operational modifications or potential changes as soon as possible. The

Government will also notify the contractor should the training be cancelled, or the training start and end dates move. Notification will be in accordance with the times noted section 4.1 below.

2.0 Applicable Documents

2.1 COMDINST M16672.2D Rules of the Road

2.2 NTTP 3-20.6.29M Tactical Boat Operations

2.3 OPNAVINST 1500.75A Safety Policy and Procedures for Conducting High Risk

Training

2.4 CNETINST P-1552/16 Navy Swimming and Water Survival Manual

2.5 NAVEDTRA 130 Task Based Curriculum Development Manual

2.6 NAVEDTRA 133A Training Requirements Review Management Manual

2.7 Applicable Willard 11 Meter RHIB operations and maintenance manuals.

2.8 NAVEDTRA 43152-J (April 2014) Personal Qualification Standard (PQS) for Forces Afloat, Small Boat Operations

3.0 Requirements

3.1 Course of Instruction (COI) – This course will support the overall training pipeline for Mission

Package Maritime Security Module Detachments. Students will train on the 11-Meter Willard

RHIB for mission operations, and unit level operational maintenance. In accordance with references above (2.1 through 2.8) the contractor will provide an Instructor Planning Document

[Lesson Plan], Student Guides, a supporting media presentation, the Testing Plan and Testing

Materials and finally a Post Training Operations report.

Training Materials – All course curriculum materials, media, and testing items will be submitted for a review and technical approval 45-days prior to the scheduled class start date(s). Curriculum materials will be evaluated based on references above (2.1 through 2.8), the Naval Education

Training Command (NETC) process and proposed course Learning Objectives (listed below).

Curriculum Changes – After course delivery, any identified course changes or issues must be noted in the Post Training Operations report, along with plans and timeline to adjudicate.

Changes to material would need to be incorporated by the contractor a minimum of 45 days prior to the next scheduled class start date.

The COI shall adhere to the following guidelines: present a clear understanding of the requirements; time sensitivity; degree of detail required; complexity of the tasks and subtasks;

classroom Instructor Lead Training (ILT), and practical application - pier side training, bay, ocean, and underway environments. Trainee Guide and Lesson Plan shall include the items listed below as required.

1. Boat Characteristics for the 11-Meter RHIB

2. All Boat Systems to include, but not limited to: engine, hydraulics, propulsion jets, electrical, smart ship/vessel view, trim tabs, batteries, bilge pumps

3. Performance of abnormal non-standard operations to include: towing

(long/short/alongside), single engine maneuvering when towing another RHIB, emergency tiller

4. Pre/Post Operational Checks

5. Refueling Operations from pier side

6. Mission Planning (non-tactical safe operations)

7. Operational Risk Management (ORM)

8. Navigation (chart plotting, underway Dead Reckoning (DR))

9. Rules of the Road (COMDTINST M16672.2D)

10. Radar/GPS

11. Under Way Drills (anchor, ship alongside and station keeping)

12. Ship’s Launch Handling and Recovery System (LHRS) on LCS variants 1 and 2

13. Water Maneuvering Zone (WMZ), Freedom variant 1

14. Twin Boom Extension Crane (TBEC) operations, Independence variant 2

15. Night underway navigation

16. Administer assessment exams to measure attainment

17. Students will be provided an end of course critique opportunity

The Post Training Report and Operations Report will be developed and delivered within 3 weeks of the end of the course. The report will include the following items:

1. Course data information – dates, location, and instructors

2. Key Statistics from the class – PQS sections covered by percentage, and any issues

3. Mission data – hours underway, nautical miles traveled, number of times refueled, fuel used, fuel cost, and any issues

4. Student roster (including rate/rank and command)– and any attendance issues

5. Practical application hours trained

6. Course Master Schedule and/or course planning

7. Course Testing data analysis – and any lessons learned

8. End of Course Critique (EOCC) data – provide copies

9. A comprehensive list of curriculum issues and redline adjudication level of effort (An estimation of hours required to correct curriculum issues)

Course Deliverables

A001-Instructor Planning Document [Lesson Plan]

A002-Student Guides

A003-Post Training and Operations Report

A004-Testing Plan & Testing Materials

3.2 The contractor shall conduct the three-week 11M Willard RHIB Operator Curriculum Outline of

Instruction (COI) for designated Mission Module crews. Class load will have a class maximum of twelve (12) students, with a minimum of six (6) students required to hold the course. All applicable safety requirements (refer to Section 2.0) shall be adhered to during preparation for conduct of the training.

1. Local and/or command Standard Operating Procedures (SOP)

2. Local and/or command engineering practices

3. US Navy OPNAV INSTR 1500.75 High Risk Instruction

4. USCG Navigation Rules and Regulations Handbook

3.2.1 Instructor Education and Qualifications: At a minimum the contracted personnel conducting the training shall have the qualifications listed below. These qualifications shall be vetted and verified by the bidding contractor, via course graduations certificates, letters of appointment, or other substantiating documentations or official correspondence. These items shall be made available for verification upon request.

1. Boat Captain qualified for the 11-Meter Willard RHIB and/or Naval Special Warfare

(NSW) 11M RHIB qualified.

2. Boat Coxswain qualified for the 11-Meter Willard RHIB by the US Navy or Coast

Guard.

a) Rationale: To teach a “Train-2-Qualify” Course, the instructor must have been qualified on the platform he/she is instructing.

3. Served in a training department of an active duty or reserve US Navy or US Coast

Guard command.

a) Rationale: Instructors are required to maintain good order and disciple in the class room using a military system. The instructor must understand this and have been a leader. Instructors also interact with military ranks from E-1 to O-

6.

4. Possession of a valid US Coast Guard Masters License - A 100 Ton Masters License with a near coastal endorsement is desirable.

5. The Senior/Lead Instructor must possess of a valid USCG Near Coastal Masters

License of 25 Gross Tons or greater.

a) Rationale: This license ensures the customer receives instruction on Rules Of

The Road. These are the US Coast Guard recognized boat handling regulations and requirements on the water. This is the etiquette of handling the 11-Meter

Willard RHIB around other ships and during all operations while away from the pier. All Navy ships and boats follow these regulations.

6. Navy NEC 9502 instructor qualification (or other service equivalent)

a) Rationale: Students will all be military members; ensures instructors are trained in the delivery of instructional material.

7. Normal color vision (must not be color blind).

a) Rationale: The buoyage system for maritime navigation is color coded.

8. Physically capable of standing for prolonged periods on small boats, while wearing 20 lbs. of flotation, communications, and other gear.

a) Rationale: The instructors will be standing on the boat for 4-8 hours in a normal day during practical application.

9. Physically capable of climbing Jacob ladders while wearing flotation gear.

a) Rational: The instructors are often required to climb onto/off the ship for operational liaison needs. This happens during the day/night from the 11-Meter

Willard RHIB while the ship is at sea.

10. Capable of working on an open deck 11-Meter Willard RHIB in all weather.

a) Rationale: The operational environment is not always sunny. It rains, there is fog and cold. Instructors must provide their own foul weather gear and safety equipment.

11. Meet US Navy 1 st Class swimmer requirements per CNET Inst. P 1552/16

a) Rationale: Practical application tasks place in harbors and open ocean environments in an open cockpit 11-Meter Willard RHIB. Students (or an instructor) may fall into the water.

12. Pass a security background check (National Crime Information Center).

a) Rationale: Working with military members and government equipment the instructor position requires someone without a criminal record.

13. Eligible for, or hold a, valid SECRET clearance.

a) Rationale: While the course in unclassified, access to the ship requires a clearance.

14. Successfully complete Drug Screen (5-panel DOT).

a) Rationale: The position of instructor is critically important to student safety.

The policy of zero tolerance on drug is a requirement. The instructor will make on-the-spot decisions which will affect the entire 11-Meter Willard RHIB safety.

15. Possess current CPR/1 st

Aid Certifications (American Red Cross/American Heart

Association).

a) Rationale: The training is at times High Risk and instructors may have the need to administer CPR/1st Aid. Also, portions of training will be offshore and no medical care is immediately available.

16. Received training for, and participated in, Launch Handling and Recovery System operations for the: Freedom variant 1 (Lockheed Martin variant) Water Maneuvering

Zone (WMZ) Stern Ramp, and the Independence variant 2 (Austal Ship variant) Twin

Boom Extension Crane (TBEC).

a) Rationale: This is a High-Risk course. To train TBEC & WMZ operations, the instructors must have knowledge of the system, and must have also completed launching and recovering operations.

17. Must have a valid state driver’s license.

a) Rationale: The contracted instructors may be required to drive various types of government vehicles while conducting the three week course.

18. Background in the creation and delivery of Concept of Operations (CONOPs) briefing to staff level officers and Government Specialist (GS) personnel.

a) Rationale: The 11-Meter Willard RHIB course has a requirement to create and plan operations with LCS Ships during the course. This includes the creation of briefs and explanations of RHIB operations which are delivered to the senior ship staff (CO, XO, Operations Officer). The senior staff has limited time. The instructors must ensure the brief, given by student, is correct and ready for presentation from both an operational point and Operational Risk Management

(ORM) point.

19. 11-Meter Willard RHIB troubleshooting knowledge, skills, and abilities.

a) Rationale: The 11-Meter Willard RHIBs will, from time-to-time, break down or have issues. The course instructors will need to be able to quickly and safety handle these issues.

4.0 Training Dates

4.1 The Period of Performance shall be after award with the training course dates planned for:

FY 2018

Start Date End Date Course Location

30 October 2017 17 November 2017 NAB Coronado, San Diego CA

29 January 2018 16 February 2019 Naval Station Mayport FL

Notes:

1. The training dates and locations are dependent upon student availability. Training will be canceled if the minimum number of students to safely hold the class (6 students) is not met.

2. Additionally, these training dates may also change due to training and fleet asset availability, or other unforeseen events.

3. If class start and stop dates cannot be moved the class training event will be removed from the schedule. Coordination with the contracted instructors and the government

SUW Training Lead, located at Port Hueneme is required.

4. Cancellation notification will be provided by the government 30 days prior to listed class convening date should these requirements not be met.

5.0 Place of Performance

5.1 Training dates noted above shall be performed in/around the Littoral Combat Ship (LCS) homeports of Naval Amphibious Base (NAB) Coronado in San Diego CA, or Naval Base

Mayport FL, to include local harbors/bays/ocean, and onboard ship or other identified government facilities. Meetings, curriculum reviews, curriculum development and course preparation will be performed at the contractor’s facility, or a designated Government facility.

6.0 Security

6.1 Access to classified material is not required and classified material will not be generated. Access to classified or controlled buildings will not be required for instruction.

7.0 Inspection and Acceptance

7.1 Inspection and acceptance will be performed by NSWC PHD, L50 Department, using basic

Instructional System Design (ISD) principals.

1. NSWC PHD may visit/audit the course during the course offering. PHD will notify the course Lead Instructor of intended dates of visit.

2. NSWC PHD and other Navy Subject Matter Experts (SME) will review, approve and accept the following deliverables:

a) Instructor Planning Document [Lesson Plan]

b) Student Guide

c) Testing Plan/Testing Materials

d) Post Training Operations Report

8.0 Government Property (RHIBs)

1. Quantity - Two (2) 11M Willard RHIBs may be provided at course convening on the first day of training from the Mission Package Support Facilities (MPSF), or from another source, as available such and an available Littoral Combat Ship (LCS).

2. Checkout procedures will be in accordance with references noted in Section 2.

3. While it is required that a military member sign for the craft, the contracted instructors will command the craft during the instructional period and maintain responsibility for the safe handling and condition of the vessels throughout the course until completion.

4. Requirements for returning the RHIB will be provided when receiving the craft upon issue on the first day of training (or whenever issuing of the RHIBs to support the training session is designated).

5. RHIB Fueling operations will be performed during the course. The contracted instructors will supervise and train fueling all operations in accordance with references noted in

Section 2. Fuel costs should be included in the contractor’s bid.