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PERFORMANCE WORK STATEMENT

POWERED FLIGHT PROGRAM (PFP)

UNITED STATES NAVAL ACADEMY (USNA)

1.0 Background

The United States Naval Academy (USNA) graduates approximately1000-1200 midshipmen each year, who commission as officers in the United States Navy and Marine Corps. Depending on needs of the services, between 300-400 of the graduates each year go on to train as Naval Aviators, Naval Flight Officers, or Marine Corps Aviators.

The mission of the US Naval Academy is to develop Midshipmen morally, mentally and physically and to imbue them with the highest ideals of duty, honor and loyalty in order to graduate leaders who are dedicated to a career of naval service and have potential for future development in mind and character, to assume the highest responsibilities of command, citizenship and government.

To achieve this mission, midshipmen conduct training during both the academic year (fall through spring) and during the summers. While in the academic year training time is split between the academic, military, and physical missions, the summers focus primarily on professional military training. Midshipmen must participate in at least two summer training evolutions each year. One training option for rising First Class Midshipmen (seniors) who are considering a career in military aviation is to spend approximately four weeks as students in the Powered Flight Program. Acceptance to the program is competitive.

2.0 Objectives

The primary objective of the USNA Powered Flight Program (PFP) is to provide USNA midshipmen a professional training opportunity that closely mimics the rigors of Naval Primary Flight Training in order to aid midshipmen and Naval Academy leadership in determining suitability for aviation service assignment. The secondary objective of PFP is to maximize the number of students who safely solo within this “flight-school-like” environment. Students who solo in PFP will validate Initial Flight Screening (IFS) if selected for aviation.

The PFP program consists of three (3) training blocks during the summer beginning on the Tuesday following Memorial Day. Each training block is approximately four (4) weeks in duration. The PFP program will provide training to a maximum of 250 students. The PFP Contractor shall provide flight instruction to 70% of the students enrolled, while military instructors will provide flight instruction to 30%. The students will be equally divided among the three training blocks and must complete the syllabus during their assigned training block. Students will be paired with another student, and each student pair will be assigned an on-wing instructor. The on-wing instructor will conduct ground and flight training events with his/her students according to the PFP Syllabus, Flight Training Instruction and 14 CFR 61.87. Standardization of instruction is of utmost importance to ensure the objectives of PFP are met.

The PFP Syllabus is maintained and updated by the Government Chief CFI and approved by the USNA Senior Aviator. The syllabus complies with applicable Combined Federal Regulations, and is designed to provide approximately 10.0 pre-solo flight hours per student, culminating in a student first-solo of 0.25 hours in duration. Total student flight time to complete the syllabus is 10.5 hours. The PFP program is an aggressive syllabus. Students are allowed to fail one flight event before facing attrition. Failure of a flight event results in a re-fly of that syllabus event. Subsequent failures result in attrition. However, the attrition decision resides with the USNA Senior Aviator. On rare occasions, when circumstances exist that contribute to a student’s failure that are beyond the student’s control, the Senior Aviator can approve retention of the student. As a result, some students attrite before executing the programmed 10.5 hours and some students fly over the programmed 10.5 hours due to syllabus event re-flies. These two outcomes along with students who complete the syllabus without failures have resulted in a historic average of 0.6 hours executed per student enrolled. The PFP program utilizes Contractor and military CFIs for ground and flight instruction. The Contractor shall provide all aircraft used for flight instruction.

Additionally, the PFP program will include aircraft rental for training of new government CFIs as well as government CFI standardization flights. Military pilots stationed at the Naval Academy make up about 30% of the PFP CFI cadre (Contractor CFIs make up about 70% of the PFP CFI cadre). Those military pilots who have not yet earned their CFI certificate will participate in training flights with military CFIs in contractor aircraft. FAA check flights for military pilots earning their CFI will also be conducted in contractor aircraft. Although PFP begins on the Tuesday following Memorial Day, military pilots may utilize aircraft hours for CFI training during the period from purchase order award to the last day of the PFP period of performance.

3.0 Scope of Work

3.1 Operations and Scheduling

During all three training blocks, the Contractor shall provide services at the home airfield(s) Monday through Saturday, sunrise to sunset, with Sunday flight operations at the discretion of the government, and only as needed to complete the syllabus. Flight operations are conducted in parallel with ground school during each training block.

Ground school is taught by Government instructors only and is located at the U.S. Naval Academy. Half of the students in each training block attend ground school in the morning and then travel to the home airfield for flight instruction in the afternoon. The other half participate in flight instruction in the morning with ground school in the afternoon. A Government duty van with a Government duty driver transports the students to and from USNA multiple times per day. Students may also utilize their own privately owned vehicles.

Daily scheduling of all PFP aircraft, instructors and students will be performed via a published daily flight schedule. The daily flight schedule is authored and published by the government Flight Scheduler in coordination with the

Government Chief Flight Instructor and the Contractor Chief Flight Instructor and approved by the government Operations Officer or PFP OIC. The number of sorties conducted each day will be equal to the number of students participating in the training block divided by two. To meet this sortie rate, the normal flight schedule will consist of 5 waves of a maximum of 8 to 9 sorties each, beginning with a 0630 first brief time for Wave 1 and ending with a 2000 land time for Wave 5. Because of overlap in time of briefs for sorties in the next wave with debriefs for sorties in the previous wave, pilots will not be able to fly in adjacent waves (e.g. CFI#1 will fly 1-3, CFI#2 will fly 2-4, CFI#3 will fly 3-5). To the maximum extent possible, each flight shall carry two (2) students so that “out and back” flights may be conducted with one student receiving dual instruction on the “out” leg and the other student receiving dual instruction on the “back” leg after an engine shut-down and crew swap at an nearby airfield.

The Contractor shall provide a sufficient cadre of fully qualified CFIs sufficient to meet this flight schedule model for up to 58 students each block. GCFIs will provide ground and flight instruction for a minimum of 26 students each block. Daily coordination will occur between the Government’s Chief Flight Instructor and Contractor’s CFI to ensure the flight schedule is executed efficiently and safely.

In order to complete the PFP syllabus in the time allotted, each midshipman shall be scheduled to complete one syllabus event per day. It is understood that circumstances beyond the program’s control will result in lost flying days (e.g. bad weather, emergent aircraft airworthiness directives, etc.). Often, half-days are lost due to things like morning fog or afternoon thunderstorms. The Contractor shall provide a minimum 10 dedicated and fully operational PFP student training aircraft during Blocks 1, 2 and 3. After the government releases its daily flight schedule, the Operations Officer may release aircraft back to the contractor in accordance with the needs of the published flight schedule. These are baseline planning numbers; actual numbers will vary based on weather, aircraft or instructor availability, or other operational or training needs at the discretion of the government. No more than 10 aircraft will be scheduled for flight during any given wave during Block 1, 2 or 3. Scheduling and flying during the weekend between Blocks 1 and 2 and Blocks 2 and 3 will be at the discretion of the USNA Senior Aviator and will primarily consist of finishing a student who did not complete his/her solo flight before the end of the block or GCFI currency and training.

All Government and Contractor personnel flying on the PFP Flight Schedule shall abide by Operational Crew Day and Operational Crew Rest limitations in the interest of safety and quality of training.

· Operational Crew Day shall be no more than 14 hours

· Operational Crew Rest shall be such that students and instructors are afforded the opportunity for no less than 8 hours of continuous sleep in a 24 hour period.

· Operational Crew Day for a CFI or student begins at first scheduled event time of the day and ends at last landing of the day.

· Operational Crew Rest for a CFI or student begins when the last event of the day is complete (including debrief) and ends at first scheduled brief time the following day. These standards apply to a CFI’s availability to fly on the PFP Flight Schedule, but are calculated using all flight activity. (Note: PFP students are not authorized to fly outside of the PFP program during their enrollment in the PFP program.) To ensure Operational Crew Rest requirements are met, CFIs will not normally be scheduled for more than two (2) syllabus events per day limiting them to no more than 4 students assigned per block.

3.2 Locations and Facilities

The Contractor shall provide all facilities described within the PWS. The aircraft and operations shall be based at no more than two (2) home airfields, each no further than 40 statute miles driving distance, as measured using Google Maps, from the U.S. Naval Academy in Annapolis, MD. A single home airfield is preferred, but not required.

At each home airfield, the Contractor shall supply airport facilities that include adequate restroom facilities, adequate parking and indoor spaces sufficient to support all flight activities including briefing, debriefing, waiting, flight following, flight planning and filing to include access to on-line weather forecasts. If a single home airfield is planned, up to 54 personnel will brief and debrief at a given time. Additionally, one of the home airfields shall have sufficient office space for a government Flight Scheduler, the PFP Operations Officer, and USNA PFP Officer in Charge (OIC). The office shall be climate-controlled, have desktop workspace for three (3) personnel using laptop computers as well as electrical power for laptops, and high speed wireless internet. A separate space is required at the home airfield(s) for a Squadron Duty Officer (SDO) with a desk and adequate space for two projection screens and projectors (projectors and screens provided by the government) to display the daily flight schedule and coordinate working area assignments. The SDO space shall include high-speed wireless internet and power for computer equipment. CFIs review the aircraft logbook with the SDO before each sortie and check out with the SDO before each event. If schedule changes are made during the course of the day, the SDO is the point of contact to communicate changes and other issues to appropriate personnel. The SDO space shall be nearby to briefing spaces and the flight line and easily accessible by students and CFIs.

The Contractor shall also provide a conference room type space with a table and seating for a minimum of six (6) people for conducting Training Review Boards (TRBs) coincidently with flight operations. Because of overlap between flight events, the contractor shall provide facilities such that all the spaces together can support up to 75 people during peak flight operations.

4.0 Aircraft Support

4.1 The contractor shall provide the aircraft support:

· Minimum 10 dedicated and fully operational PFP student training aircraft during Blocks 1, 2 and 3.

· Manage aircraft sparing to account for planned and unplanned maintenance periods to ensure 10 up and operational aircraft are available to the government in Blocks 1, 2 and 3 for scheduling and operations throughout each day for each wave to fit the PFP flight-scheduling model (up to 5 sorties per day per aircraft). These aircraft shall be based at the home airfield(s). Airplane category and class shall be Normal category, airplane, single engine land with a four (4) person minimum capacity including pilots and passengers (for example: Cessna 172 or equivalent).

· All aircraft shall have an airspeed indicator whose primary display (outside ring) shows airspeed in units of knots. All aircraft shall have position-selectable flaps (e.g. 10⁰, 15⁰, 30⁰ and not up, off, down) only.

· All aircraft shall have 4 station integrated ICS and not less than one working NAV/COMM. Although not required, a GPS navigation system and ADSB In/Out that allow for cockpit display of traffic on either an installed or portable system (e.g. ForeFlight) are preferred. Aircraft used for student training shall have brakes at both pilot positions.

· Provide only one make and model of aircraft. Variations of aircraft within the same model may be considered the same model only if the aircraft are similarly configured, have similar operating speeds and limitations, and do not require additional training or authorization requirement as defined in 14 CFR Part 61.31. If there is any question if aircraft may be considered same make and model, the contractor should seek clarification from the government.

· PFP student training aircraft shall have performance sufficient to allow for safe operations at the home airfield and all planned outlying practice airfields with three 190 lbs occupants (570 lbs total occupant weight) and sufficient fuel to execute a 2.5 hour flight and land back at the home airfield with 1 hour of fuel reserve.

· Consider aircraft performance in Maryland summer-time density altitudes in choosing aircraft. Aircraft of not less than 150 horsepower shall be selected, but aircraft with greater performance margin are preferred.

· Responsible for all maintenance, fuel, aircraft inspections, and aircraft/personnel insurance. The contractor may charge the government for GCFI checkout flights if required by insurance agreements. Checkouts are not to exceed one (1) hour of flight time and one (1) hour of CFI labor per flight; cost for requirements beyond this allowance shall be borne by the Contractor.

Within 10 days of the contract being awarded, the contractor shall have at least one aircraft of same type and model being provided for student training in Blocks 1, 2, and 3 available at the home airfield or a suitable airfield closer to USNA for GCFI training, currency, insurance checkouts, and standardization flights. This aircraft does not need to be for the exclusive use of the government but should not have any prolonged periods (greater than 2 days) of non-availability. Scheduling of these flights will be coordinated between the Government PFP Chief CFI and the Contractor.

Additionally, within 10 days of the contract being awarded, the contractor shall have at least one aircraft available suitable for initial SEL CFI training at the home airfield or a suitable airfield closer to USNA. This aircraft shall comply with the FAA’s definition of a complex aircraft (has retractable landing gear, flaps and a controllable pitch propeller). Examples of suitable aircraft for reference include PA28R-201 and C-172RG. This aircraft does not need to be for the exclusive use of the government but should not have any prolonged periods (greater than 2 day) of non-availability. Scheduling of these flights will be coordinated between the Government PFP Chief CFI and the Contractor.

5.0 Ground and Flight Instructions

The PFP Syllabus consists of USNA-approved Flight Training Instruction, Flight Training Syllabus, Flight Training Procedures, a standard aircraft checklist developed by the government, a Flight Instructor Guide (FIG), Ground School Course and other course material. These materials meet all applicable requirements of 14 CFR Part 61 and Part 91 for solo-flight operations and will be provided electronically to the Contractor. A private pilot aviation ground school Jeppesen-equivalent ASEL course will be taught by government AGIs at USNA as part of the PFP Syllabus. The syllabus is executed in three phase: 4 ground phase events, 5 flight phase events that develop basic air work and 5 flight phase events that focus on developing landing skills while refining basic air work. All Government CFIs provided by USNA will be FAA-certificated flight instructors with at least SEL ratings and will have appropriate current FAA or equivalent medical. Contractor CFIs shall be FAA-certified flight instructors with at least SEL ratings, shall hold an appropriate current FAA medical, and shall comply with PFP standardization as established by the Government Chief CFI.

Contractor and Government CFIs shall conduct flight training in accordance with the PFP Syllabus, to include pre-flight briefings, in-flight instruction, post-flight de-briefings and documentation in student logbooks and training folders. As soon as possible and prior to leaving the airfield each day, CFIs shall ensure electronic grade sheets are completed accurately and in-full for each student instructed that day.

There shall be no CFI labor charge to the contract for the Government CFIs (i.e. Contractor shall not charge for government employee time). Contractor CFIs may charge for instruction time performed as defined below. Instruction time is defined as either flight instruction during flight or ground instruction as part of the brief/de-brief.

Military and Contractor CFIs shall adhere to instruction time and flight time allotted in the PFP Syllabus. It is understandable that due to circumstances beyond an instructor’s control (weather, traffic, etc), a syllabus event might go over the allotted flight time (e.g. fly a 1.1 for a 1.0 hour scheduled event). In those cases, instructors should seek to make up the excess flight time in subsequent syllabus events (e.g. next syllabus event fly 0.9 hours). Should a military instructor exceed the PFP Syllabus flight hours for a student, the government will be responsible to pay for 100% of the additional flight time. Should a Contractor CFI exceed the syllabus flight time for the events accomplished with a student, the government will pay for only the allotted syllabus time for the events flown.

Contractor ground instruction time billed shall not exceed the brief/debrief/ground instruction time allotted for each event in the syllabus. Each flight event has a one-hour brief and a one hour debrief period. The one hour brief and debrief time is evenly divided between the instructor’s student pair. During this time, rather than briefing the student, the student is briefing the instructor on the contents of the syllabus card and covering FAA regulatory briefing items. In support of this, each student receives one hour of total ground instruction (brief and debrief) per syllabus event. The student solo syllabus event is programmed as one half hour of total ground instruction.

Should an instructor brief a syllabus event with his students and subsequently cancel the event due to maintenance, weather or other circumstances, the government will not be billed for re-briefing the event. The student has already demonstrated competency on the contents of that syllabus card. In this circumstance, the instructor shall use an appropriate amount of the remaining one hour debrief for a shortened brief to review FAA regulatory preflight items before flight. The instructor shall shorten the debrief time so as not exceed the total allotted ground instruction time for the syllabus event. Should a student be authorized to re-fly a syllabus event after an event failure, the student will receive the syllabus allotted brief and debrief for the re-fly.

Several ground training events are part of the PFP Syllabus during week one (1) of each training block. These ground events include cockpit familiarization, standard procedures, emergency procedures, and culminate in a blind- fold cockpit check. Up to 6 of the dedicated aircraft may be scheduled at the discretion of the government to support these ground events during this week. These aircraft are not required to be in a flight operational status. The remaining dedicated aircraft will either be scheduled for flights or released back to the contractor.

· The contractor shall not charge aircraft rental time for the aircraft used in ground events, but may charge for Contractor CFI labor for instruction given as part of these scheduled ground events. The Contractor CFIs shall charge actual instruction time performed for these ground events not to exceed the scheduled event time. For discrepancies in flight time billing, the flight schedule shall be considered to contain the correct flight time. Ground phase events build in complexity. The initial ground event in the PFP Syllabus is introductory in nature and is an instructor demonstration of proper preflight preparation. As such, for the first ground event, instructors can be scheduled with up to six students. Subsequent ground events shall maintain the normal two to one student to instructor ratio and students. In all cases, the

· Contractor shall bill one hour of total instruction and not one hour times the number of students (e.g. first ground event is billed as one hour even though 6 students are being taught simultaneously). Day 1 of each training block will include a 1-hour standardization meeting that shall be attended by all Contractor CFIs.

· The Contractor shall charge the government one (1) hour of CFI labor for each Contractor CFI in attendance. The Government Chief CFI will act as the PFP Standardization Officer. The Government Chief CFI is responsible for establishing and approving standards for syllabus content, flight training procedures, operating procedures and student performance expectations in order to meet PFP objectives (including safety).

Contractor and Government CFIs shall be required to pass written standardization tests prior to providing flight instruction as part of the PFP Program. The Government and Contractor Chief CFI will administer these exams. The Government Chief CFI will retain results. Noteworthy underperformance may be used in documenting grievances should CFIs demonstrate sub-par performance in executing the syllabus. Contractor and Government CFIs shall maintain standardization throughout the PFP Program in the event that changes or clarifications to the PFP Syllabus or procedures are required to meet the program objectives. In exceptional cases, the Chief Government CFI or OIC may conduct standardization meetings with some or all of the Contractor CFIs as necessary. The Contractor may bill the Government according to the CFI instruction labor rate for instructor participation in these meetings provided that attendance is requested by the Chief Government CFI or OIC.

The PFP Syllabus contains a series of stage checks to ensure quality of training and standards of performance are being maintained as the student progresses through the PFP Syllabus. Government CFIs will perform all C990 Stage Checks. C590 Stage Checks will be divided among military Stage Check Pilots and Contractor Stage Check Pilots. A cadre of Contractor Stage Check Pilots will be required to support the Syllabus. Stage Check Pilot standards and qualifications will be determined by the Government Chief CFI in coordination with the Contractor CFI.

6.0 Roles and Responsibilities

6.1 Government Roles and Responsibilities includes:

1. Senior Aviator – The Senior Aviator is the overall authority for setting and refining objectives of the PFP program to align the program to both the USNA and CNAF/CNATRA training continuum. The Senior Aviator is responsible for approving the initial PFP Syllabus to be updated and managed by the Government Chief CFI. Final authority to attrite a student from the program resides with the Senior Aviator.

2. PFP Officer In Charge (OIC) – The PFP OIC is responsible to align all PFP activities to the overall PFP objectives. The OIC is responsible for the overall execution of the program.

3. Government Chief CFI– Government Chief is responsible for establishing and approving standards for syllabus content and student performance expectations, and for setting (establishing, approving and inspecting) standardization in flight training and procedures in order to meet PFP objectives (including safety). These standards will meet or exceed FAA standards for flight training conducted under all applicable CFRs. In close coordination with the Contractor Chief Flight Instructor or, the Government Chief CFI approves any changes to the PFP Syllabus. Additionally, Government Chief CFI will inspect standardization among the cadre of both contractor and government CFIs, and is responsible for maintaining standardization among the government CFIs. The Government Chief CFI is also responsible for establishing, designating and tracking Stage Check Pilot qualifications for both Government and Contractor CFIs and, if necessary, designating a Government Chief CFI for any training block during which he/she will be absent.

4. Operations Officer – The Operations Officer works for the PFP OIC, and is responsible for planning, scheduling and conducting daily flight operations in support of the direction of the PFP OIC. The Operations Officer is responsible for aircraft dispatching and the accounting of all flight and instruction hours, by aircraft and instructor. The Operations Officer is responsible for scheduling and chairing all Training Review Boards.

5. Assistant Operation Officer (AOO) – The AOO works for the PFP OIC, and is responsible to execute all duties of the Operations Officer when the Operations Officer is unavailable.

6. Flight Scheduler – The Flight Scheduler is responsible for generating the daily PFP Flight Schedule. A draft flight schedule will be forwarded to the Operations Officer by approximately 1500 the day prior.

7. Squadron Duty Officer (SDO) – A SDO will be located at the home airfield(s) each day from the start of the first briefing of the day until the last brief of the day is complete. The SDO reports to the PFP OIC through the Operations Officer. The SDO facilitates PFP Flight Schedule execution and coordinates changes to the flight schedule with CFIs and students as they arise. CFIs check out with the SDO prior to each flight, and the SDO records take-off and landing times.

8. Duty Driver – The Duty Driver is responsible for transporting midshipmen to and from the home airfield(s) and USNA according to the schedule promulgated in the PFP Flight Schedule.

6.2 Contractor Roles and Responsibility includes:

The Contractor shall be responsible for program management to ensure all requirements levied on the Contractor in the PWS are met. The Contractor is responsible for management of all Contractor personnel including CFIs. Although government personnel write the daily flight schedule and set the standards for flight training in the PFP Syllabus and FTI, the Contractor is responsible to ensure that Contractor CFIs are qualified and available to instruct when required. The Contractor is also responsible for assessing the quality of instruction provided by CCFIs to ensure compliance with the Federal Aviation Regulations (FAR) as well as the PFP syllabus and FTI and to inform the government of plans to correct instances when these standards are not met.

The Contractor shall be responsible for tracking of aircraft hours and Contractor CFI instruction hours. The government will manage a web-based flight scheduling and hours tracking database. The Contractor may use this database to verify aircraft hours and instruction hours utilized.

The following list contains required Contractor key personnel but does not represent a complete list of Contractor personnel necessary to perform the PFP contract.

1. Flight Operations Manager - The Flight Operations Manager along with the Contractor Chief Flight Instructor shall act as the Government’s direct points of contact with contractor personnel for daily operations. The Flight Operations Manager shall liaise between government operations personnel and contractor maintenance personnel. The Flight Operations Manager shall work to resolve daily flight and ground operations issues that are within the contractor’s responsibility. The Flight Operations Manager shall be on site daily, or shall have delegated authority to an on- site contractor representative, normally the Contractor Chief Flight Instructor.

2. Contractor Chief Flight Instructor – The Contractor Chief Flight Instructor along with the Flight Operations Manager shall act as the government’s only point of contact with contractor personnel for daily operations. The Contractor Chief Flight Instructor shall be on site daily, or shall have delegated authority to an on-site contractor representative, normally the Flight Operations Manager. For scheduling purposes, the Contractor Chief Flight Instructor shall be responsible for coordinating with the government Operations Officer, and shall ensure Contractor CFI availability information is correct and up-to-date, and available to the Operations Officer in a timely manner for scheduling purposes. The Contractor Chief Flight Instructor shall ensure that sufficient Contractor CFIs are qualified (including standardization) and available to meet the daily flight schedule requirements. The Contractor Chief Flight Instructor shall also be the primary point of contact for maintaining Contractor CFI standardization. He shall work with and meet weekly with the Government Chief CFI to ensure standardization and safety information is promulgated to the Contractor CFIs. If deficiencies in Contractor CFI standardization are noted, the Contractor Chief Flight Instructor shall address the deficiencies and ensure Contractor CFIs maintain acceptable levels of performance with regard to standardization. When the Contractor Chief CFI is flying, the Flight Operations must be on-site to ensure smooth execution of the daily flight schedule.

3. Maintenance Officer – The Contractor shall be responsible for ensuring all aircraft are airworthy, comply with all applicable airworthiness directives and inspections, and suitable for flight training. The Maintenance Officer shall be responsible for providing correct and up-to-date aircraft status to the Operations Officer in a timely manner, and shall ensure that sufficient aircraft are “up” and available to meet the daily flight schedule requirements. The maintenance officer shall ensure there is a plan to comply in a timely manner to aircraft discrepancy and meet the requirements of 14 CFR 91.213 and present that plan prior to the start of student training.

7.0 Requirements

7.1 Home Airfield/Base of Operations:

7.1.1 The contractor shall provide “suitable” home airfield / base of operations. It is required that operations be based at a single home airfield. It is also required that student solos be allowed at the home airfield. To be considered “suitable”, the home airfield (these are considered threshold values):

· Shall be no further than 40 statute mile driving distance, as measured using Google Maps, from the U.S. Naval Academy in Annapolis, MD.

· Any airfield used for PFP shall have a minimum runway length of 2,700 feet and runway width not less than 60 feet. Touch-n-go airfields within 30 nautical miles may be used for practice events as long as the flight initiates and ends at the home airfield, and shall have a minimum length of 3,000 feet.

7.1.2 The contractor shall provide a minimum of 10 dedicated / prioritized up and operational aircraft available for scheduling and usage each day during each wave in Blocks 1, 2 and 3. The aircraft must all be of a single make and model and of no less than 150 horsepower. The contractor shall include in the proposal the make and model of aircraft to be used. The aircraft performance shall be sufficient to allow for safe operations at the home airfield and all planned outlying practice airfields with three 190 lbs. occupants (570 lbs. total occupant weight) and sufficient fuel to execute a 2.5-hour flight and land back at the home airfield with 1 hour of fuel reserve. The contractor shall provide copies of the appropriate performance charts to aid in the performance evaluation.

7.1.3 The contractor shall provide VFR sectionals and headsets for each person in the aircraft. The contractor shall provide enough sectionals and headsets for 10 aircraft flying at one time.

7.1.4 The contractor shall provide a “sufficient cadre” of fully qualified flight instructors to meet the PFP Flight Schedule model and student throughput requirements. A “sufficient cadre” is defined as the minimum required number of full-time CFIs to provide training to the number of students assigned during each 1-month long training block. Each CFI shall be limited to two student pairs per block (4 students). A sufficient cadre would include CFIs to cover all 5 waves of sorties, Monday through Saturday for the entire training block. This is based on a government CFI cadre prepared to instruct 30% of the total students assigned during Blocks 1, 2 and 3 (the Government CFI numbers may vary at government’s discretion). The contractor shall provide a detailed explanation as to how the equivalent of the defined “sufficient cadre” will be met. The explanation should include a list (not listed by personal name, but by CFI#1, CFI#2, etc.) of full-time and part-time CFIs with availability of each, and include sufficient margin to account for days off, other commitments, and surge to peak operations. Contractor CFIs shall not begin flight training in a block with their assigned students if they are not available for the entire block. If, due to unforeseen circumstances, a Contractor CFI must leave the cadre before his/her students complete their solo flight, the Contractor shall provide a plan to the government for the students to fly additional events to meet the requirements of 14 CFR 61.87 before the end of the training block. The additional aircraft hours and instruction time shall not be charged to the government.

7.1.5 The contractor shall provide the facilities specified in the following list at the home airfield. These resources shall be provided by the Contractor at the Contractor’s expense, and expected costs shall be included in Contractor’s proposal. Computers for government personnel, office supplies such as paper, pens, ink, toner, and printers will be supplied by the government.

1. The contractor shall provide briefing/debriefing spaces to support up to 18 simultaneous briefing / debriefing events, for 54 people. Separate briefing tables shall be provided for each brief/debrief with three chairs for each table. The briefing and debriefing space only does not require climate control, but is preferred. The briefing/debriefing space must be a covered, weather-protected facility with low noise to facilitate discussions between instructors and students. Hangar space dedicated to briefing and debriefing may be considered suitable if conflicting operations such as aircraft movement or aircraft maintenance is not occurring during brief/debriefs.

2. The contractor shall provide suitable restroom facilities with toilet paper, hand soap, and water for hand washing in accordance with 29 CFR 1910.141.

3. The contractor shall provide potable water supplied for use by contractor and government staff to be used for drinking water. This could be city supply water (tap water).

4. The contractor shall provide indoor, climate-controlled office space to support up to 3 government operations staff at the primary home airfield. These spaces shall be equipped with electrical outlets for laptop computer recharging and high-speed Wi-Fi Internet Connectivity with sufficient bandwidth to support daily planning, scheduling and tracking.

5. The contractor shall provide an indoor, climate-controlled SDO space with a desk, electrical outlets for computer equipment, high-speed Wi-Fi and a minimum of two (2) large screen displays at the home airfield.

6. The contractor shall provide a conference room type space with a table and seating for a minimum of six (6) people for conducting Training Review Boards (TRBs) coincidently with flight operations. This may be a convertible space as long as using the space for TRBs does not negatively impact flight operations.

7. The contractor shall ensure that contract CFIs have access to computers and internet for flight planning, access to aviation weather resources, and the ability to enter electronic grade sheets in a timely manner.

8. The contractor shall provide facilities such that all the spaces together can support up to 75 people during peak flight operations.

9. If using 2 home airfields, facilities requirements shall be appropriately split based on where aircraft are home-based. For instance, if approximately 70% of aircraft are based at a specific airport, then facilities shall be sufficient for up to 70% of personnel briefing/debriefing. However, the contractor shall supply the SDO space at each home airfield regardless of distribution of aircraft.

10. The contractor shall ensure that there is adequate parking for students, instructors and staff privately owned or government vehicles during peak flight operations.

8.0 Combatting Trafficking in Person (CTIP)

The Department of Defense (DOD) has a zero tolerance policy regarding trafficking in persons. Prescribes overall federal regulation implementing 22 U.S.C. 7104 which applies to all acquisitions. Requires government contracts to (a) Prohibit contractors, contractor employees, subcontractors, and subcontractor employees from engaging in trafficking in persons during the period of performance of the contract.