PWS.pdf

PERFORMANCE WORK STATEMENT (PWS)

MISHAP ANALYSIS & ANIMATION FACILITY (MAAF)

FLIGHT RECORDER DOWNLOAD SOLUTIONS ACQUISITION AND

SUSTAINMENT

1.0 Scope of Work

The contractor shall provide engineering, acquisition, and sustainment services to develop, maintain, and sustain modern hardware+software solutions for USAF aircraft flight recorder download and data decompression / transcription.

This effort encompasses developing download capabilities for both full-up (undamaged) flight recorders and bench-level extracted Circuit Card Assemblies (CCA) across diverse solid-state recorder architectures. All software and hardware interfaces developed must execute on modern computer hardware and operating systems (e.g., Red Hat Enterprise Linux or Microsoft Windows) and yield output file formats fully compatible with Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM) data decompression and transcription software tools.

2.0 Specific Technical Requirements & Deliverables

• 2.1 Hardware and Software Interface Development: Design, manufacture, and test standardized download interfaces (chassis, cabling, test fixtures, and software drivers) capable of interfacing directly with full-up units and extracted CCAs.

• 2.2 Media & Architecture Compatibility: Maintain and build download solutions for the full spectrum of MAAF-designated solid-state recorders, including but not limited to:

o General Electric (GE): KVADR (CV-22, Model 3253K6); DAU/ECSMU (C-17, Block 52 F-16); IDAR / Refreshed IDAR; Legacy CSFDR/SFDR/SAU/CSMU (non-Block 52 F-16, T-1, FMS F-15, C-17).

o General Dynamics: F-16 Seat Data Recorder.

o Fairchild: F1000, A200S.

o L3Harris / Acron: SRVIVR (F-15, B-52H, UH-1N); F-22 CSMU; F-35 CSMU;

FA2100 CVR/FDR (5V NOR, 3V NOR, 3V NAND); FA2300 MADRAS;

FA5003 CVR (RC-135).

o Honeywell / Allied Signal: SSFDR (E-8C), SSCVR 30/120.

o Universal Avionics: CVR-120 / FDR (C-21A, EC-37B).

o Curtiss-Wright: CVFDR (HH-60G), CSR (T-6, MH-139).

o Mercury Mission Systems: FDR (HH-60W).

• 2.3 Decompression and Transcription Integrity: Ensure raw data extractions map cleanly to OEM-native binary formats to permit bit-exact transcriptions.

• 2.4 Obsolescence Management & System Sustainment: Monitor software, driver, and component lifecycles. Provide hardware repairs, driver updates, or replacement hardware within 3 business days of notification to restore non-operational download systems.

• 2.5 Equipment and Software Operation Training: Provide training on MAAF government personnel in the operation of hardware and software for each solution and, in the event of hardware and software malfunctions, limited diagnostics.

• 2.6 Data Rights: Pursuant to DFARS 252.227-7013/7014, the Government retains Unlimited Data Rights to all software, source code, schematics, API specifications, and technical documentation developed under this contract at Government expense.

3.0 Operating Parameters & Constraints

• Place of Performance: Work shall be performed at contractor facilities and AFSEC/SEFE (MAAF) facilities located at Kirtland AFB, NM.

• Period of Performance: 12-month Base Period plus four (4) 12-month Option Periods.

• Hours of Operation: Monday through Friday, 08:00 to 17:00 MST, excluding federal holidays.

• Cybersecurity Environment: All download solutions shall function strictly as stand-alone systems disconnected from local networks or the internet. Data transfer to analysis workstations shall occur exclusively via physical USB media following base security protocols. Network Authorization to Operate (ATO) requirements do not apply.

• Security Clearance: Facilities and contractor personnel must maintain clearance to process Controlled Unclassified Information (CUI).

• Proprietary Data & NDAs: The contractor must negotiate and maintain Non-Disclosure Agreements (NDAs) directly with flight recorder OEMs as required to obtain proprietary pinout data, data structures, and decompression algorithms.

4.0 Personnel Requirements

• Program Manager (Key): Responsible for overall contract performance, deliverable tracking, and risk management.

• Lead Systems Engineer (Key): Must possess deep domain expertise in legacy and modern flight recorder OEM data structures, bus protocols (e.g., MIL-STD-1553, ARINC 429, IRIG Chapter 10/11), and CCA-level raw flash extraction methodologies.

5.0 Government-Furnished Equipment (GFE)

GFE will be strictly limited to legacy download hardware previously fabricated by the contractor, representative flight recorder chassis, and limited "golden" chassis/CCAs required for capability development and test verification.

6.0 Quality Assurance Surveillance Plan (QASP) - Services Summary

Performance Objective

Performance Threshold

Method of Surveillance

Remediative Action

System Uptime

Maintain $\ge$ 99% operational availability for fielded download stations.

Monthly Government Audit / Logs

Immediate engineering response; root-cause analysis required within 48 hours.

System Recovery Time

Restore down/failed systems within 3 business days of fault notification.

Maintenance Ticket Logs / COR Inspection

Priority repair dispatched;

contractor-funded replacement module if unserviceable.

OS &

Hardware Compatibility

All software/driver solutions must run natively on modern RHEL or MS Windows operating systems without emulation layer faults.

Acceptance Testing / Functional Demonstration

Contractor fixes software defect at no additional cost to the Government.

Deliverable Timeliness & Quality

100% of technical reports, source code drops, and hardware schematics delivered on schedule and fully compliant with data rights clauses.

COR Review

Deliverable rejection and re-submission within 5 business days.

7.0 Mandatory Administrative Attachments

Attachment 1: Non-Personal Services Certification

• Supervision: Government personnel will not exercise direct supervision or control over contractor personnel performing under this contract. Contractor employees report exclusively to contractor management.

• Property: GFE provided is limited strictly to items enumerated in Section 5.0.

Attachment 2: Inherently Governmental Functions Determination

• Functions: All duties performed under this PWS are strictly advisory, analytical, software/hardware engineering, and technical sustainment services. Final decision-making, technical acceptances, acquisition policy formulation, and contract administration remain exclusively with Government officials.

• Closely Associated Functions: This effort requires access to third-party OEM proprietary information. Formal NDAs between the contractor and OEMs shall be maintained to prevent conflicts of interest or improper disclosure.

Attachment 3: OPSEC Validation Memorandum

• Review Status: Standard baseline CUI handling applies. A dedicated project-specific OPSEC Plan is not required.

• Designated OPSEC Reviewer:

o Name: Fritz Kaddidelhopper o Title: AFSEC OPSEC Representative o DSN: 263-OOPS o Email: fritz.kaddidelhopper@us.af.mil

ABBREVIATIONS AND ACRONYMS

• AFSEC: Air Force Safety Center

• API: Application Programming Interface

• ARINC: Aeronautical Radio, Incorporated

• ATO: Authorization to Operate

• CCA: Circuit Card Assembly

• COR: Contracting Officer's Representative

• CSMU: Crash Survival Memory Unit

• CUI: Controlled Unclassified Information

• CVR: Cockpit Voice Recorder

• DAF: Department of the Air Force

• DFARS: Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement

• DSN: Defense Switched Network

• FDR: Flight Data Recorder

• FMS: Foreign Military Sales

• GFE: Government-Furnished Equipment

• GE: General Electric

• IRIG: Inter-Range Instrumentation Group

• MAAF: Mishap Analysis & Animation Facility

• MIL-STD: Military Standard

• MS: Microsoft

• MST: Mountain Standard Time

• NAND: Negative-AND (Flash Memory Type)

• NDA: Non-Disclosure Agreement

• NOR: Negative-OR (Flash Memory Type)

• OEM: Original Equipment Manufacturer

• OPSEC: Operations Security

• OS: Operating System

• PWS: Performance Work Statement

• QASP: Quality Assurance Surveillance Plan

• RHEL: Red Hat Enterprise Linux

• SEFE: Aviation Safety Division, Engineering Branch

• USB: Universal Serial Bus