TOW ES Alpha 6 RFP SPRRA2-25-R-0045.pdf

DEFENSE LOGISTICS AGENCY

AVIATION / MISSILES

5201 MARTIN ROAD

REDSTONE ARSENAL, ALABAMA 35898

DLA AHCA

June 11, 2025

Raytheon Company Land and Air Defense Systems 1151 E Hermans Rd.

Tucson, AZ 85756-9367

Subject: Letter Request for Proposal (RFP) – SPRRA2-25-R-0045

Mr. Guy Broadhurst, The Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) issuing a solicitation SPRRA2-25-R-0045 to establish the TOW System Engineering Services 5-year Cost-Plus Fixed-Fee (CPFF); Firm-Fixed Price (FFP) subsumable contract under the negotiated (Alpha 6) Umbrella Contract SPRBL1-26-D-0TBD that will supersede the DLA-Raytheon Depot Level Repairable (DLR) SPRBL1-15-D-0017 (Alpha 5) LTC The basic terms and conditions of the Umbrella Contract shall govern the Contractors’ and Governments’ rights and obligations. This solicitation is sole sourced to Raytheon Company, CAGE 15090. IAW 10 U.S.C. 2304 (c)(1) FAR 6.302-1. “…Only one responsible source, and no other type of supplies or services will satisfy agency requirements…”.

This requirement is to provide support for the TOW Weapon Systems, TOW Family of Missiles and TOW Family of Launchers and associated equipment for engineering services.

The Government anticipates a 5-year Cost-Plus Fixed-Fee subsumable contract for the services outlined in Enclosure 1 Statement of Work (SOW), Enclosure 2 – Document Summary List (DSL) and Contract Data Requirements List (CDRLs), Enclosure 3 – Parts Management Plan (PMP) and shall be in accordance with the Umbrella Contract.

• The Government estimates a Not to Exceed (NTE) contract value of $175,000,000.00 for the 5-year contract.

• The Scope of Work for each effort under this contract will be established at the Task Order (TO) level as directed by Technical Directives (TD’s)

• The Period of Performance for each effort will be established at the TO level as directed by TD’s

• Subject to availability of funds, funds will be allocated at the TO level as directed by TD’s

• Raytheon shall only propose sole source items or services under this contract. Raytheon shall notify the

Government immediately if the items or services being solicited are not sole source to Raytheon.

The Ordering Periods for this service are:

Ordering Period 01: 01 Date of Award through 31 December 2025

Ordering Period 02: 01 January 2026 through 31 December 2026 Ordering Period 03: 01 January 2027 through 31 December 2027 Ordering Period 04: 01 January 2028 through 31 December 2028 Ordering Period 05: 01 January 2029 through 31 December 2029 Ordering Period 06: 01 January 2030 through 31 December 2030

The Defense Logistics Agency (DLA), requests Raytheon Company provide a fully compliant proposal for the procurement of the TOW Routine Engineering Services Technical Directives (TD) as outlined in paragraph C below.

A. The following timelines are proposed in this RFP:

1. Indicate your intention to provide a responsive proposal to this letter RFP in writing within five (5) business days. It is requested that a negative response be accompanied by an explanation. Responses shall be provided to the contracting team identified above.

2. If you choose to submit a proposal in response to this RFP it shall be submitted on/or before 7:00 P.M. Central Standard Time (CST) 11 July, 2025.

B. Instructions:

1. Please ensure that you read the entire RFP, including all of the enclosures, prior to submitting a proposal. The proposal shall be in full compliance with the instructions of this RFP.

2. This RFP is not an authorization to start work.

3. The basic terms and conditions of the Umbrella Contract SPRBL1-25-D-0TBD shall govern the Contractors’ and Governments’ rights and obligations.

4. Contract clauses are governed by the Umbrella Contract unless otherwise indicated, excluding classified clauses; Notices, clauses, and provisions shall apply to all add-ons, delivery orders, task orders and shall govern the Contractor’s and Governments’ rights and obligations. No alternative or additional clauses shall be submitted with this proposal. Raytheon may propose alternate terms and conditions as assumptions to their proposal.

5. Your proposal shall remain valid for a minimum of one hundred and eighty (180) days from receipt by the Government.

6. Nothing in this RFP shall be construed to preclude the Contracting Officer from requiring the offeror to supply sufficient information to determine the reasonableness of price, regardless of whether the offeror was required to provide such information in connection with any earlier procurement. If the Contracting Officer determines that the pricing information submitted is not sufficient to determine the reasonableness of price, the Contracting Officer may request other relevant information prior to accepting the proposal as adequate and consistent with the solicitation.

C. Proposal Content/Cost/Price Supporting documentation. At a minimum your proposal shall be addressed with the following:

1. Scope of Effort for Routine Engineering Technical Directive:

Period of Performance is 12 months

i. Develop Rough Order of Magnitude (ROM) estimates as requested by the Government.

ii. A001 should reflect and note the progress made per active ES task and hours utilized per functional type within those tasks.

iii. Meeting support

a. Participation in bi-weekly teleconferences with the Government in conjunction with the submittal of CDRL A001. Meetings will be used to review progress and the hours spent during the previous two weeks, to outline anticipated ES tasks, and discussion of action items.

b. Quarterly integrated reviews to address progress, performance, cost, issues and risks, and schedule

iv. Provide shipping support to the Government to support Redstone Test Center (RTC)

v. Planning, coordination, and Statement of Work (SOW) development of all tasks created via an Engineering Services Authorization (ESA) or TD request

vi. Support systems tasks for short term and long-term planning of TOW and technical review of documentation not assigned to an active work center.

vii. Provide technical support for the completion of active work center close-out.

viii. Requirements Management (RM):

a. Support system level requirements review and documentation update of the following:

i. Test Incident Reports (TIR)

ii. Interface Control Documents (ICDs)

iii. System Level Specifications

ix. Configuration/Data Management, cost, and status reporting as required by contract scope of work.

a. Bi-weekly Engineering and Technical Services Accomplishment Report (A001)

b. Monthly Performance and Cost Report (A022)

c. Monthly Presentation Material (A030)

d. Yearly Government Property (GP) Inventory Report (A039)

e. Yearly Government Furnished Material (GFM) Report (A040)

CDRL(s) as required via IPT:

• A001, DI-MGMT-80061, Engineering and Technical Services Accomplishment Report

• A022, DI-FNCL-80912, Performance and Cost Report

• A030, DI-ADMN-81373, Presentation Material

• A039, DI-MGMT-80441D, Status of Government Property (GP) Inventory Report

• A040, DI-PSSS-80727A, Receipt of Government Furnished Material (GFM)

Assumptions:

• All CDRL items must be submitted to the USG for approval and/or concurrence.

• Travel will be required on an as-needed basis at the request of the Government to support administrative tasks.

• Within the POP, the contractor shall facilitate a full GFP/GFM baseline audit with Government participation.

• Revisions to the Government Furnished Property (GFP) attachment shall be reviewed in the IPT prior to the yearly report.

• Routine updates shall be provided via the IPT if there is a change in supply condition.

Government Furnished Material (GFM):

• NONE

Milestones:

• Bi-Weekly Meetings

• Completion of baseline GFP/GFM audit

Task Close-Out:

• USG acceptance of final Engineering and Technical Services Accomplishment Report within Period of Performance.

2. The offeror shall prepare pricing information as provided in in a Microsoft Excel file. The offeror’s summary shall reconcile with the total overall price offered and applicable data within the proposal. The offeror should provide full-supportable cost data substantiating the offeror’s summary schedule.

3. The submission of cost data must include working cost model with excel formulas. Submission shall be in accordance with FAR 15.408, Table 15-2, Instructions for Submitting Cost/Price Proposals when Certified Cost or Pricing Data are required. Back up documentation shall detail the labor categories to be used, labor hours proposed by category, material and equipment cost, and a total cost breakdown. The offeror shall also provide supporting cost/price documentation for all proposed subcontractors, to include the proposed type of subcontract.

4. Should the proposal not require certification of cost and pricing data, the Offeror’s attention is directed at the Federal Acquisition Regulation - FAR 15.403-3, relative to the requirements for obtaining Other Than Certified Cost or Pricing Data. The Offeror is required to submit Other Than Certified Cost or Pricing Data with the submission of the proposal. If additional supporting documentation is requested, the government is seeking a timely response (5-10 business days).

Failure to provide Other Than Certified Cost or Pricing Data will result in the offeror being deemed as inadequate and/or deficient.

5. Per FAR 15.408, Table 15-2, cost analysis must be performed by the offeror for subcontracts identified in the Consolidated Bill of Materials (CBOMs) as having total proposed pricing that exceeds the regulatory threshold indicated in FAR Part 15.403-4 for the BEQ only. Fair and Reasonable subcontractor analysis in accordance with FAR 15.404-3(b) Subcontract Pricing Considerations shall be provided for the BEQ only.

6. In support of the proposed Indirect Expense Rates, Raytheon business units perform as an internal work transfer, and any other subordinates shall provide documentation of the most recent Indirect Expense Rates, to include at least one of the following (by order of acceptability):

i. Forward Pricing Rate Agreements (FPRAs) with DCMA.

Note: the rates reflected in any existing FPRA shall directly match the proposed rates as detailed in the proposal.

ii. Forward Pricing Rate Recommendations (FPRR)from DCMA.

Note: if proposed rates do not match an existing FPRR, the offeror shall provide sufficient detail explaining how the cost realism of the rates proposed.

iii. Forward Pricing Rate Proposals (FPRP) previously accepted by the DACO at DCMA pursuant to the establishment of a new FPRR.

iv. OR Approved provisional Rates or other statement of current rates including three

(3) years of Incurred Cost Submissions to DCAA detailing historical (actual) Pools and bases (by expense accounts), and any information which validates the calculations.

Note: the rates reflected in the FPRA directly match the proposed rates as detailed in the proposal. If the rates do not match, the offeror shall provide sufficient detail explaining how the proposed rates are realistic.

7. A sanitized cost break-down (no cost information, no rates/dollars) shall also be provided in a Microsoft excel file in addition to the other information required by the RFP.

8. The proposal will identify key business unit personnel related to contracting, technical and pricing questions and known DCMA or DCAA business unit point of contract (POC) to expedite the question/review process.

D. Additional Terms, Conditions, Clauses, and Provisions specific to this procurement needs and/or agency requirement:

1. All communications SHALL be submitted in writing ONLY and directly to the contract team email addresses identified on the first page of this RFP. Raytheon shall not contact any other Government personnel other than the person(s) identified. Contracting any Government personnel other than the individual(s) identified above could result in an organizational conflict of interest

(COI).

2. The contractor shall bill cost and fee in accordance with FAR 52.216-8 Fixed Fee.

3. The established pricing shall allow for the award of the TOW Engineering Services Technical Directives (TD) – Task Orders (TO) as described in FAR 16.306 & FAR 16.307(b)

4. The contractor shall propose in accordance with providing services as outlined in Paragraph C above.

5. Additional Contract Clauses are identified in Enclosure 4 for this procurement.

E. DLA Huntsville Contracting Team Identification:

a. Siyeicea Jackson, DLA AVN-HSV, Branch Chief/Contracting Officer

E-mail: Siyeicea.jackson@dla.mil

b. Adam Henson, DLA AVN-HSV, Team Lead E-mail: Jeffrey.henson@dla.mil

c. Kereen Johnston, DLA AVN-HSV, Contract Specialist E-mail: Kereen.johnston@dla.mil

If you have any questions, please contact the undersigned Kereen Johnston, Contract Specialist at Kereen.johnston@dla.mil.

Sincerely, Kereen Johnston Kereen Johnston DLA AVN-HSV, Contract Specialist Email: Kereen.johnston@dla.mil Phone: 256-280-6784 mailto:Siyeicea.jackson@dla.mil mailto:Jeffrey.henson@dla.mil mailto:Kereen.johnston@dla.mil mailto:Kereen.johnston@dla.mil mailto:Kereen.johnston@dla.mil

STATEMENT OF WORK

FOR

TOW WEAPON SYSTEMS

ENGINEERING SERVICES FY26-30

DATED: 25 March 2025

Prepared by TAGM Project Office

PEO Missiles and Space Redstone Arsenal, Alabama

TABLE OF CONTENTS

1.0 General 2

1.1 Scope 2

1.2 Objective 2

2.0 Applicable Documents 2

3.0 Engineering Services Requirements 2

3.1 Engineering Services in Support of TOW Weapon Systems Retrofits 2

3.2 Engineering Services in Support of Operation and Maintenance of Fielded Equipment 2

3.3 Technical Directives 2

4.0 Continuous Acquisition and Life Cycle Support (CALS) 4

5.0 Security Requirement 4

6.0 Engineering 4

6.1 Objectives 4

6.2 General Requirements 5

6.3 Equipment Requirements 5

6.4 System Safety 6

6.5 Human Factors Engineering 8

7.0 Product Assurance 8

7.1 Objective 8

7.3 Requirements 8

7.3.5 Hardware 9

8.0 Configuration Management 10

8.1 Objective 10

8.2 TDP Development, Documentation, and Maintenance 10

8.3 Configuration Documentation 10

8.4 Configuration Change Control 11

9.0 System Integrated Logistics Product Support 11

9.1 Integrated Product Support (IPS) Program Management 11

9.2 Support Validation/Verification/Testing 12

9.3 Product Support Analysis (PSA) Program 12

9.4 Provisioning Requirements 14

9.5 Equipment Publications 15

9.6 Test Program Set (TPS) Development Support 16

9.7 Field Specification Analysis (FSA) 16

9.8 Packaging Documentation 16

9.9 Field Service Representative (FSR) Support 17

9.10 Engineering Change Proposal Support Documentation 18

9.11 Logistic Support For Foreign Military Sales 18

9.12 Depot Level Repair 18

9.13 New Equipment Training (NET) 19

10.0 Contractor Deployment 20

11.0 Information Data Management 20

12.0 Contractor Cost and Software Data Reporting 20

13.0 Contractor Manpower Reporting 22

14.0 Earned Value Management System 22

15.0 Threat/Intelligence Information 22

16.0 AT/OPSEC Additional Requirements 23

STATEMENT OF WORK (SOW)

ENGINEERING SERVICES (ES)

1.0 General.

1.1 Scope. This Statement of Work (SOW) establishes the engineering services tasks to be performed by the contractor in support of the TOW Weapon Systems that include but are not limited to the TOW family of missiles and TOW family of Launchers and associated equipment. All tasks specified in this SOW shall be performed when specified in a Government approved Technical Directive (TD).

1.2 Objective. The objective of this SOW is to provide engineering services for refinement and maintenance of the TOW Weapon Systems including engineering, configuration management, Field Service Representative (FSR), logistics support, fielding, and contractor repair. The services performed under this contract do not duplicate any efforts that have been accomplished or are required to be performed on existing or concurrent TOW Weapon System production contracts.

2.0 Applicable Documents. The applicable top-level documents are cited in the Document Summary List (DSL) by number, title, revision, date, contract reference and Category. The document versions specified on the DSL take precedence over the generic references (those without the revision letters) cited in the SOW.

3.0 Engineering Services Requirements. The contractor, as an independent contractor and not as an agent of the Government shall provide engineering services support for the TOW Weapon Systems and associated equipment not supported in other Government engineering services or production contracts. The contractor's services under this SOW shall include the documentation support and the accomplishment of other functions to support the TOW Weapon Systems so that producibility, reliability, maintainability, and quality are not degraded.

3.1 Engineering Services in Support of TOW Weapon Systems Retrofits. The contractor shall provide retrofit engineering services for TOW Weapon Systems upgrades including generation of documentation suitable for production.

3.2 Engineering Services in Support of Operation and Maintenance of Fielded Equipment.

Engineering services shall be provided by the contractor in accordance with (IAW) this SOW in support of the operation and maintenance of the fielded TOW Weapon Systems.

3.3 Technical Directives. All contractor tasks specified in this SOW and the Contract Data Requirements List (CDRL) shall be performed only when specified in a Government approved TD.

The contractor shall submit, upon direction of the Government, a TD defining the effort to accomplish any task within the provisions of this SOW including the manufacture and procurement of hardware to perform the approved task. The contractor shall submit all the essentials for the Government to determine the need, system impact, and desirability for the proposed effort. The contractor shall not submit an unsolicited TD to cover the preparation of TDs. The contractor shall appoint an engineering services manager for the entire contract and a specific monitor shall be appointed for each TD.

3.3.1 Technical Directive Content and Preparation. Technical directives shall consist of a task description and schedule with estimated man-hour and funding requirements. The contractor shall identify the contractor monitor responsible for the execution of each TD. The contractor shall prepare and deliver TDs IAW A027 DI-SESS-81269.

3.3.2 Technical Directive Approval. The Government TD Manager will approve TDs within the scope and funding of the contract. The Government TD Manager is the Tactical Aviation and Ground Munitions (TAGM) TOW Contracting Officer Representative (COR) or designee. TDs may only be issued after approval by TOW COR or designee. It is not within the authority of the TD Manager to approve TDs that may change the scope of the contract.

3.3.2.1 Technical Directive Execution. The contractor shall plan, coordinate, control and execute all tasks defined in Government approved TDs. The contractor shall implement direction to assure execution of contracted effort.

3.3.2.2 Technical Directive Liaison. The contractor shall furnish engineering and logistics representatives to coordinate activities between the contractor, the TAGM Project Office, other TAGM contractors, and other Government agencies, when directed by the Government TD Manager IAW the

SOW.

3.3.2.3 Technical Directive Documentation and Reporting. The contractor shall document and maintain control of TD costs, data, reports, letters of transmittal, and technical direction. The contractor shall prepare a consolidated report and deliver IAW A001 DI-MGMT-80061 and a performance and cost report IAW A022 DI-FNCL-80912.

3.3.3 Reserved.

3.3.4 Technical Directive Submission and Revision

3.3.4.1 The contractor shall prepare and submit, upon direction of the technical manager, a TD, IAW A027 DI-SESS-81269, to provide the effort to accomplish any task within the provisions of this SOW including the manufacture and procurement of hardware as required for test or check-out of proposed design changes. The contractor shall submit all the essentials necessary for the Government to determine the need, system impact, and desirability for the proposed effort. All Government deliverables or requirements should be listed in the TD. Any requirements or deliverables discovered after a TD is signed must be sent to the Government by contracts letter.

3.3.4.2 The contractor shall not submit a TD to cover the preparation of unsolicited TDs.

3.3.4.3 Technical Directive Revision. If it becomes necessary to make any addition, deletion, or revision to a TD, the contractor shall prepare a revised TD IAW A027 DI-SESS-81269. The revised TD shall be complete within itself and shall be assigned the original TD number with a suffix letter (A, B, etc.) to denote the revision.

3.3.5 Contractor Responsibility. The contractor shall plan, coordinate, and control all tasks defined in TDs. The contractor shall implement direction to assure proper execution of contracted effort. The contractor shall maintain distribution control of all reports, letters of transmittal, and technical direction. The contractor shall prepare a Field Specification Analysis Report and deliver IAW A001 DI-MGMT-80061 and a Performance and Cost Report IAW A022 DI-FNCL-80912.

3.3.6 Reserved.

3.3.7 Financial Management. The contractor shall maintain, budget, and implement a financial management program to control the resources allocated to meet the requirements for TOW Weapon Systems engineering services. The contractor shall prepare a Performance and Cost Report for the overall contract and deliver IAW A022 DI-FNCL-80912.

3.3.8 Engineering Servies Program Reviews. The contractor shall plan, budget, and schedule semi-annual ES program reviews. The reviews shall include financial status, Technical Issues, TD progress and status, as well as potential future efforts IAW A030 DI-ADMN-81373.

3.3.9 Meeting Materials. All documents, reports, and presentation material needed to support Engineering Service meetings shall be sent to the Government two business days prior to the meeting.

4.0 Continuous Acquisition and Life-Cycle Support (CALS). The contractor’s deliverables and correspondence shall be electronically Web accessible to the Government via the Contractor Integrated Technical Information Service (CITIS). The contractor shall ensure that CITIS provides access to the Government of the data generated under this contract and shall ensure that the CITIS entries are compatible with the environment identified within the PEO Missiles and Space, Information Management Office (IMO) Government Concept of Operations (GCO). The contractor’s CITIS manager shall coordinate the automated accessing of contractor data, and shall perform as the contractor focal point regarding the use of automation tools provided by the contractor to the IMO in support of the TAGM Project Management Office (PMO). This shall include automation tools to allow the TAGM PMO to perform analysis, view results of the analysis, and to provide reports from the analysis; the contractor shall prepare and deliver IAW A012 DI-MISC-80508. The contractor shall prepare and deliver a Data Accession List (DAL) of data available on the CITIS IAW A031 DI-MGMT- 81453.

5.0 Security Requirement. The contractor shall comply with the requirements of the accompanying Department of Defense (DoD) Contract Security Classification Specification (DD Form

254) in order to fulfill their requirements as a cleared contractors working under the 32 CFR Part 117 National Industrial Security Program Operating Manual (NISPOM) Rule. This DD Form 254 shall outline the security guidance that is required in addition to this SOW or contract performance criterion.

The DD Form 254 shall work in conjunction with the guidance defined in the NISPOM Rule in order to mandate the security requirements for each specific contract. The DD form 254 is a living document and may be updated as regulation and policies may change. If guidance outlined in the DD254 is superseded by new requirements, the TAGM Chief of Intelligence and Security Management may elect to send out a formal memorandum instead of updating the DD Form 254. If any undue difficulty is encountered in applying the guidance outlined the DD Form 254 or if any other contributing factor indicates a need for deviation of this guidance, the contractor is encouraged to provide their recommended changes and/or challenges to the guidance or to the classification level assigned to any information or material furnished or generated under this contract. However, it shall be understood that the DD Form 254 is designed to outline the critical security aspect required for working within the confines of the NISPOM Rule and the requirements of the NISPOM apply to all security aspects of this effort. If a DD254 is not received immediately contact your PCO and request a copy.

6.0 Engineering.

6.1 Objectives. The objective of this section shall be to provide guidelines and general requirements for engineering and product evaluation of the TOW Weapon Systems.

6.2 General Requirements. The contractor shall perform engineering analyses, investigations, inspections, design/redesign, documentation, fabrication, and test and evaluation tasks to maintain or improve TOW Weapon Systems performance requirements. Areas of activity in this program shall include the following:

a. Configuration definition.

b. Corrosion resistance.

c. Shelf-life of the missile and for the launcher system, components, and equipment.

d. Assurance of physical and functional compatibility of all components and major items of complete TOW Weapon Systems and equipment.

e. Assurance of maximum standardization.

f. Elimination of restricted source items where feasible.

g. Completed reliability and qualification testing of components.

h. Diminishing manufacturing sources and material sources (DMSMS)/Obsolescence/Producibility related problems).

i. Operational readiness.

j. User system interface.

k. Applicable software engineering.

l. System performance trends and recommended corrective actions to preclude performance deficiencies.

m. Systems lethality assessments.

n. Countermeasures assessment.

o. Engineering support to resolve Safety/MANPRINT/Human Factors Engineering (HFE) related problems.

p. Maintaining system safety and reliability.

q. Technical assistance for Foreign Military Sales (FMS) customers

r. Hardware-in-the-loop (HIL) simulation maintenance and support.

s. Simulation analysis.

t. Stockpile.

u. Flight test support.

v. Laboratory evaluation testing.

w. Support integration efforts for changes and additions.

x. Insensitive Munitions

y. Cybersecurity/Information Assurance monitoring, evaluations and implementation in order to comply with cybersecurity requirements

z. Electronic Parts Selection, Evaluation, and Management.

6.3 Equipment Requirements. All equipment, manufacturing techniques, methods and/or processes resulting from effort under this SOW shall meet the contractor processes and procedures and Government specified contract requirements.

6.3.1 Standardization of Equipment, Production Techniques, Methods and/or Processes.

6.3.1.1 The contractor shall ensure maximum utilization of equipment that is readily available through Government or commercial channels and the maximum use of standardized manufacturing techniques which have been proven most adequate. The contractor shall ensure that the performance of the work required under this contract leads to end results that will provide ease of reproduction by or for the Government, using standard equipment and manufacturing methods.

6.3.2 Interchangeability. The contractor shall provide design changes for parts, subassemblies, or assemblies within TOW Weapon Systems that produce physical and functional interchangeability, without modification, with the same parts, subassemblies or assemblies within any other TOW Weapon System of the same type, e.g. ITAS and M220/MCTNS. Any changes that unavoidably result in one-way-interchangeable parts, subassemblies, or assemblies shall be so identified in the engineering change proposal (ECP) to the TOW Technical Data Package (TDP) or applicable product performance specifications.

6.4 SYSTEM SAFETY

6.4.1 System Safety Program. The contractor shall maintain a system safety engineering program to support missile performance design changes, and engineering, analysis, and test activities. The system safety program shall utilize the established general requirements specified IAW MIL-STD- 882E(1), Standard Practice for System Safety. The contractor system safety engineering efforts shall include evaluating changes to the existing TOW missile configuration that affect established Surface Danger Area (SDA), Final Hazard Classifications (FHC), Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) procedures, and firing operations, to include any missile design changes which degrade safety or introduce new hazards. Required hardware for Government testing needed to support changes affecting the SDA, FHC, and/or EOD shall be identified in time to support fielding the missile.

6.4.2 Safety Hazard Analysis. The contractor shall document comprehensive safety program, safety assessment, and hazard analysis efforts for TOW Weapon Systems design changes by revising and updating the applicable TOW Safety Assessment Report (SAR) and delivering IAW A003 DI-SAFT-80102. The SAR shall describe the System Safety Program/Approach, tasks, and activities associated with the required safety management and engineering efforts, to include test data and analyses of safety critical components necessary to support a safety and materiel release. When design, materiel, or production procedure changes affect inherent safety aspects or missile performance, the safety assessment shall identify all design safety features, functions, and characteristics of the hardware and software, and safety analyses efforts, hazards, and risks associated with its design, use, testing, maintenance, and training. Included as part of the assessment shall be any system, subsystem, operating and support, and/or software hazard analyses required to adequately evaluate all functions, operations, and interfaces affected by the change. The contractor shall prepare a System Safety Hazard Analysis Report (SSHAR) and deliver IAW A002 DI- SAFT-80101 and may be submitted separately or provided as an appendix to the SAR.

6.4.3 Engineering Change Proposal Safety Analysis. Prior to submission of an ECP package, the contractor shall perform an analysis on proposed changes to deliverable hardware to determine safety impact of the change to assure safety shall not be degraded. The safety analysis shall accompany each ECP package and shall contain beneficial or detrimental effects of the change on the safety of the system and tests or assessments performed to determine the effect of the change on safety.

6.4.4 Surface Danger Zone. The contractor shall prepare Surface Danger Zone (SDZ) data when design changes affect flight performance, consistent with that produced for TOW, and derived from a combination of actual and historical flight and simulation data. The contractor shall construct the testing and tactical range footprints to a 10E-6, 10E-5, and 10E-4 probability missile escapement criteria, and shall incorporate both normal and abnormal/malfunctioning flight modes with assumptions made, and a description of the vehicular behavior for each malfunction possible with probability of occurrence. Destruct and fragment dispersion analysis shall be established and shall consider casualty expectancy/damage of probability for personnel and property located within the SDZ and test range, probability of missile/debris impacting outside the SDZ, and maximum range of fragments and debris. The tactical range footprints, fragment dispersion analysis and related data, and the proposed

SDZ diagrams covering all firing elevations, azimuths, and impact distances shall be provided as an appendix to the SAR.

6.4.5 Explosive Hazard Classification. The contractor shall prepare a final hazard classification for any changes to the explosive constituents and nomenclature. Analogy data for explosive hazard classification tests conducted for the TOW missile shall be utilized to support the Government request for interim and final hazard classification assignments of the explosive components used in the TOW program. Changes to the explosive constituents used in the system that prevent an analogy to the TOW Missile shall require test and hardware allocation planning to conduct the required explosive hazard classification testing and to allow the Government to obtain an assignment of an interim and ultimately a final explosive hazard classification. The contractor shall conduct test planning IAW TB 700-2 and Department of Transportation requirements. Data required for interim hazard classifications for explosive components/system hardware during development and testing shall be consistent with TB 700-2. The contractor shall prepare this data and deliver IAW A028 DI-SAFT- 81299 and may be submitted separately or provided as an appendix to the SAR.

6.4.6 Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD). The contractor shall comply with existing EOD requirements for TOW systems. When the energetics of the missile are modified or changed, the contractor shall provide information required for testing on Government ranges, training, and for the tactical system and shall deliver the information in a report IAW A024 DI-SAFT-80931;, the contractor shall update the report periodically when the TOW Missile design changes, hazards change, or major modifications are made to the system. The contractor shall include Safe-to-Ship procedures to address tactical hardware, and hardware test assets required for EOD assessments shall be addressed concurrently with the TOW system.

6.4.7 Health Hazards. Potential health hazards that are indigenous to and generated by the system, including GFP, shall be identified and controlled to Occupational Safety and Health Administration compliance criteria or to acceptable levels when regulations do not exist. These identified health hazards shall be delineated according to those found during the operational, maintenance, and training phases, and shall include Material Safety Data Sheets on all hazardous materials to be used in and with the system. The contractor shall prepare this information and deliver IAW A004 DI-SAFT-80106 and may be submitted separately or provided as an appendix to the SAR.

6.4.8 Hazardous Materials Management The contractor shall implement a Hazardous Materials Management Program (HMMP) IAW NAS 411 Rev 4 and NAS 411-1 Rev 2. The contractor shall prepare an HMMP Plan IAW A046 DI-MGMT-81398. The contractor shall prepare HMMP Reports IAW A047 DI-MISC-81397. The HMMP Reports shall identify, via graphic or drawing, the specific location of each hazardous material contained in the end item(s).

The contractor shall report the Prohibited, Restricted, and Tracked hazardous materials defined in NAS 411-1 Rev 2 appendices A, B, and C. The contractor shall report the data elements found in MIL- STD-882E(1), Task 108, section 108.2.4 a, b, and d for NAS 411-1 Rev 2 Appendix C Tracked HAZMATs. The contractor shall report coatings (identified by MIL SPEC), functional fluids (e.g., coolant, hydraulic fluid, lubricants, etc.), per/polyfluoroalkyl substances, radionuclides (40 CFR 302.4, Appendix B) and energetics/solid rocket motor components (including Explosives Class Number) with the same 108.2.4 a, b, and d data elements. The contractor shall provide Material Safety Data Sheets (MSDSs) or Safety Data Sheets (SDSs) for all reported materials.

The contractor shall report any hazardous material, as defined in NAS 411-1 Rev 2, to be used for the maintenance, sustainment, and demilitarization of the end item under this contract. The hazardous material shall be properly identified and include any applicable identification number, such as National Stock Number or Special Item Number. The contractor hazardous materials list shall be updated during performance of the contract whenever the contractor determines that any other material to be used in the maintenance, sustainment, and demilitarization of the end item under this contract is hazardous.

6.4.9 Radioactive Materials. The contractor shall use no radioactive materials.

6.4.10. Ozone Depleting Chemicals (ODC) / Ozone Depleting Substance The contractor shall not use any Class I or Class II Ozone Depleting Chemical/Ozone Depleting Substance (ODC/ODS), identified by the lists at https://www.epa.gov/ozone-layer-protection/ozone-depleting-substances, in the manufacture or support of items required by this SOW unless approved IAW Army ODS policy and/or Title 10 United States Code. All ODS alternatives must be in compliance with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Significant New Alternatives Policy (SNAP) program and identified as approved – per the specific application – in the lists at https://www.epa.gov/snap/snap-substitutes-sector. All ODS alternatives must also receive a Toxicity Clearance for the specific application from the Defense Centers for Public Health-Aberdeen.

6.5 Human Factors Engineering. The contractor shall analyze the user-system interfaces of the proposed changes to deliverable hardware and associated equipment to assure that human factors engineering (HFE) features are enhanced or, if the proposed change is not directed toward the user-system interface, that the established TOW Weapon Systems HFE features are maintained or improved but are not adversely affected. The results of this analysis shall be included with the ECP as data related to block. Absence of an HFE statement shall indicate that the change does not involve the user-system interfaces.

If the change involves the user-system interface, the following shall be required:

6.5.1 The analysis may be limited to the statement, "No human factors engineering changes," if such is the case and if the change does not affect user-system tests or evaluations performed to determine the effects of the change HFE features.

6.5.2 The contractor shall ensure the HFE is not degraded by any change to enhance other aspects of the system and that any user-system performance enhancing change does, indeed, accomplish the intent.

7.0 PRODUCT ASSURANCE

7.1 Objective. The contractor shall provide ES in the areas of Quality Assurance (QA), Reliability and Maintainability (R&M), System Assessment (SA), and Software Quality Assurance (SQA) for the TOW Weapon Systems to include training devices and ancillary equipment as applicable.

7.2 The contractor shall maintain a Quality Assurance Program equivalent to ISO 9001.

7.3 Requirements. The contractor shall provide QA, R&M, SA, and SQA efforts to ensure that field deficiencies are resolved. Evaluation will be performed to ensure the TOW Weapon Systems requirements are maintained.

7.3.1 The contractor shall perform analysis of proposed changes to determine the impact on Reliability, Availability, and Maintainability (RAM) and QA. Assure no degradation of RAM during correction of deficiencies found during engineering evaluations and field support.

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7.3.2 Support Failure Review Board activities as directed by TD. The contractor shall support Government conducted testing by providing data and analysis. The contractor shall coordinate the performance of failure analysis of test program failures or field failures and prepare the necessary corrective action plans and deliver IAW A029 DI-SESS-80255.

7.3.3 The contractor shall perform special reliability studies and tests analyses.

7.3.4 The contractor shall analyze ECPs to identify the effect of the proposed change on reliability, maintainability and quality.

7.3.5 Hardware.

7.3.5.1 Soldering Specification – Hardware designed under this contract shall encompass the contractor processes and procedures and Government requirements. The contractor shall perform soldering IAW IPC J-STD-001 unless otherwise directed.

7.3.5.2 Electrostatic Discharge (ESD) – The contractor shall provide a means of protection against ESD, IAW the plant site Electrostatic Discharge Control Program Plan.

7.3.6 TOW Equipment Analysis. The contractor shall perform failure analysis of TOW equipment.

These failure analyses shall ascertain root cause of failure and shall be conducted IAW specific instructions provided by TAGM in the TDs. The contract shall prepare and deliver a report of each hardware failure analysis, to include recommendations, IAW A006 DI-MGMT-80501, as defined by the

TD.

7.3.7 Technical Support. The contractor shall analyze problems affecting the evaluation, usage and maintenance of the TOW Weapon Systems and test equipment, and shall include efforts at the contractor's facility and on-site to include assignment of personnel to evaluate user and maintenance organizations as directed by the Technical Manual.

7.3.8 Parts, Materials and Processes. The contractor shall implement and maintain parts, materials, and process selection and control procedures to ensure compliance with the TOW product performance specification (PPS) requirements and to prevent the use of prohibited parts, materials, and processes identified in this contract attachment titled, “Parts Management Plan”. For all changes to tactical hardware, the contractor shall be responsible for implementing a part, material, and process (PMP) control program to be integrated into the design and procurement process. The PMP program shall define and incorporate design methodology, procedures, and evaluation techniques, to provide confidence that PMPs shall meet system performance baseline requirements with a full operational capability throughout the system specified storage and operational life. The PEO, Missiles and Space, Best Practices for Use of Plastic Encapsulated Microcircuits (PEMs) is provided as an attachment to this contract, and the contractor shall use it as a guide in evaluating and managing PMPs for use in the TOW missile system program. The Government reserves the right to disapprove the PMP management program, or portions thereof, if it fails to meet its intended objectives. The contractor shall define and coordinate PMP management with the program unique IPTs. A listing of PMPs known to cause poor performance with respect to system reliability is included in the aforesaid attachment. Use of the listed PMPs shall be documented and coordinated with the Government designated representative prior to incorporation into design changes. Upon request, the contractor shall provide all analysis and test results IAW A013 DI-MISC-80508.

8.0 CONFIGURATION MANAGEMENT (CM)

8.1 Objective: The contractor shall be responsible for maintaining a CM program applicable to the TOW Weapon Systems documentation IAW the contractor’s CM plan. The contractor shall coordinate all changes and related configuration activities to the TOW Weapon Systems program through all areas of activity to assure design compatibility.

8.2 Technical Data Package (TDP) Development, Documentation, and Maintenance.

8.2.1 The contractor shall provide technical writing, drafting, checking, and other engineering services as required to identify TDP requirements, to incorporate engineering requirements into existing TDP, or to develop a new TDP from engineering requirements IAW MIL-STD-31000.

8.2.2 The documentation furnished to the Government by the contractor under this SOW shall support design evaluation; procurement and production of the TOW Weapon Systems, associated equipment, and Modification Work Order (MWO) kits; inspection, test, and acceptance of TOW Weapon Systems, associated equipment, and MWO kits; system operation; and logistics.

8.2.3 The contractor shall provide technical assistance in performing TDP reviews and configuration audits.

8.2.4 The Government may, at its option, inspect any or all documentation generated at any time during the course of this contract.

8.3 Configuration Documentation

8.3.1 This SOW provides the requirements for establishing and maintaining the configuration documentation (CD) for materiel required under this contract.

8.3.2 Existing Data. The contractor shall use existing data to the maximum extent possible to satisfy the CD requirements stated herein. The contractor shall use existing data such that every line, number, letter, and character is clearly legible and readable.

8.3.3 Performance-based product/process specifications. The contractor shall prepare TOW specifications to the lowest level of work breakdown structure necessary to define the system/equipment and shall deliver IAW A032 DI-SDMP-81465.

8.3.4 Engineering drawings and Associated Lists. Engineering drawings, retrofit kits, and associated lists for the TOW Weapon Systems shall be prepared by the contractor using contractor’s internal drawing requirements. Note: Electronic “Gerber” files for Printed Wiring Boards are to be considered drawings for this SOW.

8.3.5 Distribution Statements. The CD provided or prepared under this contract shall be marked with appropriate distribution statements as defined in the CDRLs.

8.3.6 Configuration Documentation Numbering. All CD designated for delivery to the Government shall contain the AMCOM CAGE Code (18876); drawing and ECP numbers shall be furnished by the Government; Notice of Revisions (NORs), Notice of Change (NOC) or Engineering Change Notice (ECN) numbers shall be furnished by the contractor.

8.3.7 Engineering Release of Documentation. The contractor shall prepare an Engineering Release Record (ERR) and deliver IAW A011 DI-SESS-80463 to officially release the CD that will be placed under Government control.

8.3.8 Engineering Data. The contractor shall prepare maintain, or update Product Drawings and Associated Lists for the components including detail, assembly, installation, control, interface, electrical, and special application drawings IAW ASME Y14.100, Y14.24, Y14.34, Y14.35, and Y14.5.

The contractor shall prepare and deliver engineering data drawings, associated lists, specifications, classified data and all other deliverable data to the Government IAW A025 DI-SESS-81000 and its accompanying MIL-STD-31000 Technical Data Package (TDP) Option Selection Worksheet. NOTE:

The contractor shall not deliver classified documentation electronically.

8.4 Configuration Change Control

8.4.1 All contractor changes shall be accomplished by an approved engineering change proposal (ECP). TOW Weapon Systems changes will only be initiated by Government direction.

8.4.2 The contractor shall prepare and deliver ECPs and NORs IAW A014 DI-SESS-80639 and A016 DI-SESS-80642. ECPs shall be prepared on DD Forms 1692 thru 1692-7, or Government acceptable alternates. NORs shall be prepared on DD Form 1695, or Government acceptable alternates. The contractor shall prepare and deliver Requests for Variances IAW A015 DI-SESS- 80640. The Government will approve changes prior to contractor implementation.

8.4.3 Changes to common usage (common item) documentation, i.e., documentation not under custodianship of the prime contractor and used by other systems, commands, or services, shall be initiated as separate change proposals and coordinated with other users of the documentation prior to submittal.

8.4.4 ALL ECPs affecting documentation (i.e. specifications, drawings, etc.) under TAGM control shall obtain TAGM approval.

8.4.5 The media and format for delivery of engineering data, drawings, associated lists, specifications, calibration procedures, and other data that define the TOW System hardware shall be IAW MIS-STD-52406-IS. The contractor shall mark and handle IAW 32 CFR 117 all documentation containing classified documentation. The contractor shall NOT electronically transmit classified documentation.

9.0 System Integrated Logistics Product Support.

9.1 Integrated Product Support (IPS) Program Management. The contractor shall perform a logistics management program to assure accomplishment of the integrated logistic support requirements of this contract, to assist in planning required support actions, and to assure transition upon contract completion to the Government of all data, files, information and records established and maintained under this contract. The contractor’s management effort shall include the following:

a. Provide planning, coordination and technical resolution of fielding problems and implementation of changes into logistic elements resulting from Government approved system engineering changes.

b. Participate, in joint planning and management meetings.

c. Maintain and update the weapon systems, spare configuration baseline for logistic support.

d. Management of financial, technical, and scheduling oversight of logistics efforts.

9.2 Support Validation/Verification/Testing.

9.2.1 The contractor shall provide logistic support and facilities for validation, verification, and test evaluation. The support required shall include the following, plus any other additional tasks defined by the TD:

a. Department of the Army Modification Work Order (DAMWO) Kit Validation/Verification

b. DAMWO Technical Publication Validation/Verification

c. Technical Manual Validation/Verification

d. Maintenance and Test Problem Investigation

e. Test and Repair Procedure Development and Validation

f. Engineering Change Validation

g. Training Material

h. Logistics Demonstration or BIT/BITE Validation/Verification

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