Statement of Work PlaneSkate_FINAL.docx

Statement of Work

(SOW)

48 MXG “PlaneSkate” Aircraft Disabled Wheel Dolly at Royal Air Force (RAF) Lakenheath 12 March 2024

1.0 Introduction

1.1 Background: These assets will replace the current wheel dollies, which cause significant secondary damage to the aircraft when in use.

1.2 Scope: The “PlaneSkate” aircraft disabled wheel dolly will be used for recovery a multitude of other aircraft should the need arise in the case of transient aircraft.

2.0 General Requirements

2.1 Business Relations: The Contractor shall successfully integrate and coordinate all activity needed to execute this requirement. The Contractor shall manage the timeliness, completeness, and quality of problem identification. The Contractor shall promptly identify issues to the Government and take timely corrective action. The Contractor shall seek to ensure mission partner satisfaction and professional and ethical behavior of all contractor personnel.

2.2 Contract Management & Administration

2.2.1 Contract Management: The Contractor shall establish clear organizational lines of authority and responsibility to ensure effective management of resources assigned to the requirement. The Contractor must maintain continuity between the mission partner and the contractor’s corporate offices.

2.2.2 Contract Administration: The Contractor shall establish processes and assign appropriate resources to effectively administer the contract. The Contractor shall respond to the Governments requests for contractual actions in a timely fashion. The Contractor shall have a single point of contact between the Government and contractor personnel assigned to support the contract. The Contractor shall assign resources to maintain proper and accurate records related to this contract.

2.3 Subcontract Management: If applicable, the Contractor shall be responsible for any subcontractor and any subcontractor management necessary to integrated work executed under this contract.

2.4 Hours of Work: Workdays are from Monday through Friday excluding US federal holidays and UK bank holidays. Work hours are from 0800 to 1700 local UK time.

3.0 Product Specifications & Installation Requirements

3.1 The following characteristics are needed for the disabled wheel dollies being acquired.

3.2 The contractor must provide all personnel, equipment, tool, materials, supervision, transportation, safety equipment, and delivery to RAF Lakenheath

3.3 Product Specification:

· Maximum:

· Footprint: 5’W X 9’L Comment by COMPEAN, JAIME A III MSgt USAF USAFE 48 CONS/PKA: Are these max or minimum requirements for plane skate?

· Tray Size: 35”W X 52”L

· Weight: 2300 lbs

· Usable load: Max 100,00 lb GW aircraft

· Made with high grade ¼” and ½” steel

· Stowable tow bar

· Able to attach to an MD-1 Universal tow bars Comment by COMPEAN, JAIME A III MSgt USAF USAFE 48 CONS/PKA: Is there more specific verbiage as to what tow bar is used by the Air Force? Does not allow vendor to accurately quote.

· Able to move with forklift

· Battery powered winch Comment by COMPEAN, JAIME A III MSgt USAF USAFE 48 CONS/PKA: What capacity must the winch be able to pull, and what is the rating required for cable?

· Minimum 18,000 lbs capacity

· Winch cable fairlead

· Minimum 2 12-Volt rechargeable battery(s)

· Battery charger

· Nylon axle strap

· Heavy-duty castor wheels

· Set of chocks Comment by COMPEAN, JAIME A III MSgt USAF USAFE 48 CONS/PKA: Is the government asking for additional shocks? I assume the machine comes with shocks.

· Minimum 24 month warranty

4.0 Special Requirements

4.1 Security & Safety

4.1.1 Operational Security (OPSEC): If any installation is required to take place in a Government facility, the Contractor shall be familiar with the organizational critical information and indicators list (CIIL) and OPSEC policy of any installation they require access to. The required CIIL can be provided by the Contracting Officer.

4.1.2 Safety: The Contractor and any of its subcontractors (if applicable) shall promptly report pertinent facts regarding mishaps involving Government property damage or injury to Government/Contractor personnel that takes place on an installation. The Contractor shall notify the cognizant Contracting Officer within 24 hours of all mishaps or incidents. The Contracting Officer will in-turn notify the Safety Office. The Contractor shall cooperate in any resulting safety investigation.

4.2 Contractor Access to Installations: Access to DoD installations is limited to personnel with a valid installation access pass. Failure to submit required information to obtain required documentation will result in the exclusion of such employees from the installation until such documentation is obtained. Contractor employees may be subject to personal, and vehicle searched when entering or leaving a DoD installation. If installation access is required, the Government will provide the Contractor with the required information and documents for installation access passes upon award. Subsequently, the Contractor shall provide a list of all employees along working under this contract, along with the required documentation upon receipt of contract award, and no later than 30 days prior to the projected need for any new installation access pass requirements. The Contractor is responsible for maintaining an adequate number of personnel with active installation access passes and adhering to the timeframes stated in this section. The cognizant mission partner is responsible for the coordination of installation access passes. Upon termination of employment, termination or cancellation of the contract, or expiration of the contract the Contractor is responsible for collecting employee installation access passes and turning them in to the CO, or the cognizant mission partner in a timely fashion.

4.3 Shipping Instructions

4.3.1 For vendors located inside the United Kingdom.

4.3.1.1 Shipment shall be FOB Destination.

4.3.1.2 All shipping and transit costs must be included as part of the total purchase price submitted to the Government (vendor may either include the shipping in the costs of the items or outline it in a separate line item).

4.3.1.3 The Government will provide the shipping address as part of the solicitation document. Additionally, the Government will provide the vendor with the point of contact at the physical destination delivery address.

4.3.2 For vendors located outside of the United Kingdom.

4.3.2.1 Option One: United States Postal Service.

4.3.2.1.1 Shipping shall be FOB Destination.

4.3.2.1.2 All shipping and transit costs must be included as part of the total purchase price submitted to the Government (vendor may either included the shipping in the costs of the items or outline it in a separate line item).

4.3.2.1.3 Weight of individual shipments must not exceed 70lbs.

4.3.2.1.4 Dimensions of individual shipments must not exceed 119 inches in length, and/or 72 inches in width or height.

4.3.2.1.5 Hazardous material is not submitted.

4.3.2.1.6 The Government will provide the APO shipping address as part of the solicitation.

4.3.2.2 Option Two: Commercial small parcel carrier.

4.3.2.2.1 Shipping shall be FOB Destination.

4.3.2.2.2 All shipping and transit costs must be included as part of the total purchase price submitted to the Government (vendor may either included the shipping in the costs of the items or outline it in a separate line item).

4.3.2.2.3 Weight of individual shipments must not exceed 300lbs.

4.3.2.2.4 Dimensions of individual shipments must not exceed 119 inches in length, and/or 72 inches in width or height.

4.3.2.2.5 The Contractor is responsible for arranging and performing all shipping actions from origin to final destination.

4.3.2.2.6 The Government will provide the shipping address as part of the solicitation document. Additionally, the Government will provide the vendor with the point of contact at the physical destination delivery address.

4.3.2.3 Option Three: Consolidated Shipping Point.

4.3.2.3.1 Shipping shall be FOB Destination.

4.3.2.3.2 All shipping and transit costs must be included as part of the total purchase price submitted to the Government (vendor may either included the shipping in the costs of the items or outline it in a separate line item).

4.3.2.3.3 Weight of individual shipments must exceed 300lbs.

4.3.2.3.4 Dimensions of individual shipments must exceed 72 inches of anyone dimensions (length, width, height).

4.3.2.3.5 Hazardous material may be shipped via this method.

4.3.2.3.6 The Contractor must complete a DD Form 1139 “XXX” to determine if the cargo can be shipped via MILAIR.

4.3.2.3.7 The Contractor shall ensure all cargo is marked “UNITED STATES AIR FORCE” in order to ensure shipments clear customs.

4.3.2.3.8 48 FW logistics points of contact are provided for in 4.3.3.

4.3.3 Contact Information; 48th Logistical Readiness Squadron (48 LRS)

4.3.3.1 48 LRS/Inbound Customs; 48lrs.lgrddc.inboundcustoms@us.af.mil.

4.3.3.2 48 LRS/Inbound Cargo; 48lrs.inboundcargo@us.af.mil.

4.3.3.3 Commercial phone number; +44 01638 52620.