NGSW_Industry_Day_Slides.pdf

Project Manager Soldier WeaponsProject Manager Soldier Weapons

Our Strength and PurposeOur Strength and Purpose

FOUO/Distro F/Export Control

Next Generation Squad Weapons

(NGSW)

Industry Day

14 November 2018

NGSW Industry Day Agenda 14 Nov 2018

Time Topic Speaker

0830 Registration, Building 121 Cannon Gates Conference Center All

0900 Opening Remarks BG Anthony Potts

0910 Administrative Remarks and Ground Rules Mr. Corey Woodson

0920 Next Generation Squad Weapons Program Approach LTC Jason Bohannon

Other Transaction Authorities/Agreements, Prototype Opportunity Notice Proposal and Follow-on Production Overviews

Mr. Travis James

1000 Break All

Statement of Work, Weapon and Ammunition Prototyping, and Test & Evaluation Overviews

Mr. Rob Greenfield Mr. Todd Townsend

1150 Closing Remarks COL Elliott Caggins

1200 END: Depart Cannon Gates All

One-on-Ones between USG & Industry Partners, Building 151 By Appointment

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Opening Remarks

BG Anthony W. Potts Program Executive Office, Soldier

Program Executive Office Soldier

PEO Sergeant Major Executive Officer

TRADOC

Rapid Equipping Force

Project Director

Program Executive Officer

Resource ManagementAcquisition

Chief of Staff

Rapid Equipping Force

Project DirectorProgram Manager

Integrated Visual Augmentation System

Soldier Sensors & Lasers

Project Manager

Soldier Warrior

Project Manager Project Manager

Soldier Weapons Soldier Protection &

Individual Equipment

Project Manager

Ops & Comms Product Support Manager

• Soldier Clothing & Individual Equipment

• Soldier Protective Systems

• Air Warrior

• Ground Soldier System

• Soldier Maneuver Sensors

• Soldier Precision Targeting Devices

• Individual Weapons

• Crew Served Weapons

Deputy PEO ASA(ALT) Soldier & Maneuver Systems (S&MS) Directorate

Assistant PEO Futures & Integration

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Picatinny Arsenal, New Jersey

Afghanistan

Bagram Main Base of

CROWS

Operation

Product Manager Crew Served Weapons

LTC J. Bohannon

PM Soldier Weapons COL E. Caggins Jr

Dir of Sys Engineering Mr. Doug Cohen (Acting)

Acquisition Operations Director

Mark Keck

Product Manager Individual Weapons

LTC S. Power

Director, Business Mgt Ms. Cynthia Alesandro (Acting)

Director of Logistics/PSM Mr. Mike Friedman

APMs

CPT. W. Goodrich

CPT S. McIntosh

Deputy Mr. Pete Errante

Project Manager Soldier Weapons

South Korea

Regional Fielding Support

Center-West Joint Base

Lewis- McChord

Regional Fielding Support Centers - Ft Hood/Ft Bliss

TACOM, Warren, MI TPF/NET (Mobile Teams)

CONUS

OCONUS

Asset Mgmt

PEO

Soldier

Anniston Army Depot

Rock Island Arsenal Tobyhanna

Army Depot

Senior Enlisted Advisor

MSG Richardson

Army and Other Services and Agencies

Deputy Mr. Fred Coppola

Deputy Ms. Barbara Muldowney

APMs

MAJ N. Holman

CPT S. Leslie

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Administrative Remarks and Ground Rules

Mr. Corey Woodson

Agreements Specialist

Army Contracting Command - NJ

Ground Rules

• Any Material presented today will not be provided in a handout. All responses to inquiries will be posted to FBO after conclusion of this Industry Day.

• A lack of attendance to this Industry Day does not preclude participation in any future solicitations, if any are issued.

• Reminder to all Foreign Visitors – While on the Arsenal you must be escorted at all times. If you have to leave this room to go outside to stretch your legs or make a phone call, etc., a Government employee will accompany you until you are back inside the briefing area.

• General Reminder to all here today – The use of cameras, tape recorders, or other recording devices will not be allowed at any time during the Industry Day. Vendor hardware is prohibited.

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What this IS

• This Industry Day is for the purpose of informing Industry of the NGSW planned acquisition approach.

• The Government is seeking Industry questions and comments to assist in shaping the NGSW program strategy to rapidly develop and deliver prototype weapons and ammunition.

• The Intent is to engage industry in order to provide the best material solution for the NGSW program.

• All vendor information will be treated confidentially.

• It is an opportunity for industry to gain a better understanding of the Prototype Opportunity Notice (PON) and to ask questions for clarification of anything that seems unclear.

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What this is NOT

• The Industry Day is not the Vendors opportunity to provide sales pitches or giveaways.

• No award is intended as a result of this Industry Day

• This is not the Offerors opportunity to try and leverage more information from the Government. It is to gain further clarification.

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Next Generation Squad Weapons Program

Approach

LTC Jason D. Bohannon

PdM Crew Served Weapons

NGSW Program Background

• The Small Arms Ammunition Configuration (SAAC) study, completed in 2017, identified potential weapon system approaches that can address operational needs

• NGSW-R is the planned replacement for the M4/M4A1 Carbine in the close combat force

• NGSW-AR is the planned replacement for the M249 Squad Automatic Weapon (SAW) in the Automatic Rifleman Role in the close combat force

• Both weapons will leverage a common cartridge. The Government will be providing Vendors with 6.8mm Surrogate, and General Purpose (GP) projectiles

• Next Generation Squad Weapon – Fire Control is a separate acquisition effort

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FY18 FY19 FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26

Section 804 Authority

First Unit EquippedPrototyping

Proposal Request

Bid Sample Testing

Prototype Awards

(up to three KTRs)

Prototype Test #1

AR

Rifle

Per KTR

Prototype Test #2

AR

Rifle

Per KTR

TM Development

USG

Log

Demo

Production Proposal Request

Production Award

(One KTR)

Fielding

Potential Transition

Traditional Production & Deployment

Rapid Prototyping Rapid Fielding

Prototype Build #1

Prototype Build #2

DRAFT

Proposal Request

– Soldier Touch Point PON – Prototype Opportunity Notice AR – Next Generation Squad Automatic Rifle Rifle – Next Generation Squad Rifle KP – Knowledge Points KTR – Contractor/Vendor GFE – Government Furnished Equipment

LFT&E

Rifles – 15 weapons AR – 15 weapons Cartridges – 325K

Rifles – 35 weapons AR – 35 weapons Cartridges – 525K

MR

OT

Delivery Order 1

Delivery Order 2

Delivery Order 3

Delivery Order 4

Lead Time Production

Lead Time Production

Lead Time Production

Lead Time Production

Delivery Order 4

Lead Time

1 2 3 4 5 6

Surrogate & General Purpose Projectile

Deliveries

NGSW Notional Schedule

Delivery Date GP Surrogate

8/1/2019 - 60,000

10/31/2019 100,000 100,000

12/15/2019 230,000 210,000

2/1/2020 150,000 -

4/1/2020 170,000 -

6/1/2020 700,000 65,000

Total 1,350,000 435,000

Notional Schedule: Represents most aggressive schedule

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Other Transaction Authorities/Agreements (OTA), Prototype Opportunity Notice (PON) Proposal and Follow-on Production Overviews

Mr. Travis James

Agreements Officer

Army Contracting Command - NJ

OTA Background

• What are they?

• How do they work?

• Why do we use them?

Want more?

• Refer to the Department of Defense (DoD), Other Transactions Guide, dated January 2017

OTA Overview

Notional Proposal Timeline

1. PON OTA Released

2. Bid Sample Safety Assessment Due 15 calendar days after PON OTA issue date

3. Government Notification of Safety Assessment 45 calendar days after PON issue date

4. Proposal and Bid Samples due 60 calendar days after PON issue date

Notional Timeline: Represents most aggressive schedule

NGSW PON Proposal Timeline

Note: Government exploring potential to change Safety Assessment delivery date to allow more time without impacting evaluation timeframe

Proposal Content: Each Proposal shall consist of the following separate sections:

• Written Sections:

• Section 1 – Introduction (no page limit)

• Section 2 – Factor 1 – NGSW-R (counts toward combined 100 page limit)

• Section 3 – Factor 2 – NGSW-AR (counts toward combined 100 page limit)

• Section 4 – Factor 3 – Special License Agreements (no page limit)

• Section 5 – Factor 4 – Price (no page limit)

• Section 6 – Data Rights Assertions (no page limit)

• Section 7 – Significant Non-Traditional Participation Or Cost Share (no page limit)

• Bid Sample Section:

• Section 8 – Bid Samples (not part of the written proposal)

• Oral Presentation Section:

• Section 9 – Oral Presentation (not part of the written proposal; 3hr max)

NGSW PON Proposal Overview

Vendor must complete

• Capability Matrix

• Price Spreadsheet

Factors:

NGSW-R and NGSW-AR Sub-factors:

NGSW-R NGSW-AR

Special License

Agreements

Price Slightly More

Important Than

More Important than

More Important than

User Acceptance

Risk

Proposed Threshold

Requirements

Design Maturity

Integrated Master

Schedule

Equal to

Equal to

Equal to

Tier 1 Tier 2 Tier 3 More

Desirable than

More Desirable than Note: The combination of all factors, other than Price, are more important than Price.

NGSW PON Proposal Selection Criteria

• Potential Quantities

• 250,000 total weapon systems (NGSW-R, NGSW-AR, or both)

• 150,000,000 rounds of ammunition

• Spare parts, tools/gauges/accessories, and engineering support

• Potential Production Rates

• Within the first 6 months

• 200 or more total weapons (NGSW-R, NGSW-AR, or both) per month

• 500,000 or more rounds of ammunition per month

• Within 3 years, plans to ramp up to:

• 2,000 or more total weapons (NGSW-R, NGSW-AR, or both) per month

• 5,000,000 or more rounds of ammunition per month

• Spare parts production is in addition to the above quantities

NGSW Follow-on Production Overview

Statement of Work (SOW) Weapon and Ammunition Prototyping and Test & Evaluation Overviews

Mr. Robert J. Greenfield

Mr. Todd N. Townsend

• “NGSW-R” refers to a prototype 6.8 millimeter rifle with sling, flash hider, suppressor, cleaning kit, flash hider/suppressor removal tool, and quantities of magazines required to provide a minimum of 210 stowed rounds.

• “NGSW-AR” refers to a prototype 6.8 millimeter automatic rifle with bi-pod, sling, flash hider, suppressor, cleaning kit, flash hider/suppressor removal tool, and quantities of magazines/drums/belts/other required to provide a minimum of 210 stowed rounds

• “Ammunition” includes an assembled cartridge case with propellant, primer, and a 6.8 millimeter projectile. The Ammunition includes the Load, Assemble and Pack (LAP) of Government provided projectiles, Surrogate or General Purpose (GP), and Contractor developed Drill Dummy Inert (DDI) and High Pressure Test (HPT) cartridges

• ”Common Ammunition” refers to the same ammunition designed to work in both the NGSW-R and NGSW-AR

• Prototypes delivered for PT#2, shall be production representative

Prototype Definitions

Part A – Prototype Hardware and Government Testing

• Prototype Hardware

• NGSW-R

• NGSW-AR

• Ammunition

• Surrogate

• General Purpose

• Drill Dummy Inert

• High Pressure Test Round

• Primed Case

• Test Barrels

• Electronic Pressure, Velocity, Action Time (EPVAT) Barrels

• Mann Barrels

• Government Testing

• Prototype Test #1 (PT#1)

• Technical Test

• Soldier Touch Point A: User Acceptance and Mobility

• Prototype Test #2 (PT#2)

• Technical Test

• Soldier Touch Point B: User Acceptance, Mobility, and Controllability

• Soldier Touch Point C: Operational Evaluation

• Live Fire Test and Evaluation (LFT&E)

SOW Overview – Part A

• Engineering Support

• Configuration Management and Control

• Technical Data Packages

• Computer Software Data Delivery

(if applicable)

• Program Management

• Data Deliveries Method

• Information Exchange

• Meetings and Reviews

• Meetings and Review Support

• Subcontractor Meetings and Review

• Program Start-Up Meeting

• PT#1 Pre-Ship Meeting

• Design Completion Review

• PT#2 Pre-Ship Meeting

• Security

• Integrated Master Schedule

• Contractor Work Breakdown Structure

• Copyright and Data Rights

• Export Control Requirement

• Reliability Growth Plan

• System safety

• System Safety Program

• System Safety Hazard Analysis Report

• Accident/Incident Report

SOW Overview – Part B

Part B – Prototype Program Management and Engineering Support

• Ammunition Hazard Classification

• Energetic Material Qualification (If

Applicable)

• EOD Procedures

• Contractor Test Ammunition

• Test and Evaluation prior to delivery

• Responsibility for Tests

• System Level Contractor Test

Documentation

• Environmental Life Cycle Activities

• Pollution Prevention Program/Plan

• Hazardous Materials Management

Program/Plan (HMMP)

• HMMP Report

• Hazardous Materials

• Hazardous Waste Report

• Control of Government Furnished Property

• Integrated Logistics Support

• Technical manuals

• Instructor and Key Personnel Training

(I&KPT)

• Marking

• Item Unique Identification (IUID)

• Ammunition Packaging and marking

• Manufacturing Readiness

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NGSW-R and NGSW-AR Prototype Characteristics

• Ambidextrous

• Removable flash hider, suppressor, and tool for removal

• Sling with quick release attachments

• Safe, Semi-Automatic and Automatic Firing modes

• Systems Survivability

• Non-reflective/non-black color

• Capable in Mission Environments

• Combat Clothing Compatible

• Interchangeable magazines (If NGSW-AR utilizes a magazine)

• Capable of mounting legacy and emerging enablers

Weapon Prototypes

• Surrogate and General Purpose Ammunition Prototypes

• The Contractor will LAP cartridges with the following Government provided projectiles

• Surrogate

• General Purpose

• Test and Training Ammunition Prototypes

• The Contractor shall develop, build and deliver the following cartridges

• High Pressure Test (HPT)

• Drill Dummy Inert (DDI)

• The contractor shall also deliver Primed Cases (Case and Primer)

Ammunition Prototypes

Bullet + Case + Powder + Primer = Cartridge

Bullet - designed for maximum terminal performance on target or highest level of accuracy

Case - holds all of components together, but also seals the chamber so that the pressure and gas from the burning powder drives the bullet forward down the barrel

Powder - an explosive mixture of potassium nitrate, charcoal and sulfur used for propelling the projectile

Primer - is what ignites the powder charge, thereby firing the cartridge

A Cartridge is made up of four main components: Bullet, Case, Powder and Primer

Can be:

• Brass

• Stainless Steel

• Polymer

• Hybrid

• Other Lightweight

Cartridge Description

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Ammunition Data

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Ammunition Data

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Delivery Date General Purpose Surrogate General Purpose Surrogate

8/1/2019 - 60,000

10/31/2019 100,000 100,000

12/15/2019 100,000 100,000 130,000 110,000

2/1/2020 150,000

4/1/2020 170,000

6/1/2020 155,000 545,000 65,000

Total 675,000 260,000 675,000 175,000

Contractor Testing Government Testing

Attachment 3 - Government Furnished Property

Projectile Delivery Schedule

Projectile Delivery Schedule Notional

* Requesting Contractor feedback on quantity and schedule of projectile deliveries to support Contractor testing

Government Delivery to Vendor

Ammunition Transition into Production

• Intent is that selected vendor would transition the following cartridges into production:

• General Purpose

• Drill Dummy Inert

• High Pressure Test

• Other cartridges that may be introduced in the future during production:

• Special Purpose

• Reduced Range

• Others

• LAP of future cartridges may require access to a classified manufacturing environment

• Testing in production may require access to a classified range

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Tier 1 is more desired than Tier 2 which is more desired than Tier 3 Capabilities are Tradeable

Tier 1

• Dispersion

• Weapon Weight

• Ammunition Weight

• Length

• Weapon Signature (Flash and Acoustic)

Tier 2

• Muzzle Velocity (using Surrogate Projectile)

• Sustained Rate of Fire

• Reliability

• Suppressor Point of Shift (with and without suppressor)

• Power and Data Rail

Tier 3

• Back-Up Iron Sight

• Shot Counter

• Field Stripping (without use of special tools)

• Mean Time to Repair (Field Level)

• Special Tools (lack of)

• Magazine (visual indicators for rounds remaining and wear, and/or rapid reload tool)

Capability Matrix

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Bid Sample Testing

• Technical Testing

• Soldier Touch Point: User Acceptance

• Hardware Required

• 1 functional Rifle with 600 rounds of ammunition

• 1 functional Automatic Rifle with 600 rounds of ammunition

Prototype Test #1

• Technical Testing

• Soldier Touch Point A: User Acceptance and Mobility

• Hardware Required:

• Weapons: (15) NGSW-R and (15) NGSW-AR

• Ammunition: (130K) General Purpose and (106K) Surrogate

Prototype Test #2

• Technical Testing:

• Soldier Touch Point B: User Acceptance, Mobility, and Controllability

• Soldier Touch Point C: Operational Evaluation

• Live Fire Test and Evaluation

• Hardware Required:

• Weapons: (35) NGSW-R and (35) NGSW-AR

• Ammunition: (545K) General Purpose and (60K) Surrogate

Government Testing

Duration: ~30 days

Technical Testing

• Tests are conducted with Vendor Rifle, Automatic Rifle and ammunition

• Subtests may include, but are not limited too: Initial Inspection, Weapon Weight, Ammunition Weight, Weapon Length, Buttstock Adjustability, Functioning, Firing Modes, Safety Selector, Dispersion (Semi-Auto), Dispersion (Full Auto), Cyclic Rate of Fire, Muzzle Velocity, Weapon Signature (Flash), Acoustic Signature, and Enabler Compatibility

User Acceptance

• User feedback on human factors and ergonomics from representative Soldiers with relevant experience

Bid Sample Testing

Durations:

• Prototype Test #1: ~3 months

• Prototype Test #2: ~6 months

Prototype Test #1 Technical Tests

• Purpose: To inform the Contractor of current design compliance to select requirements

• Tests are conducted with NGSW-R, NGSW-AR, and common ammunition

Prototype Test #2 Technical Tests

• Purpose: To assess compliance to safety and Vendor proposed threshold requirements

• Results will characterize system performance for follow-on production proposal

• Tests conducted with production representative NGSW-R, NGSW-AR, and common ammunition

Prototype Technical Testing

Soldier Touch Points (STP)

NGSW Soldier-Systems Testing Strategy:

• User Acceptance

• Technical human-in-the-loop performance

• Mobility

• Controllability

• Operational Evaluation

STP A: User Acceptance and Mobility

STP B: User Acceptance, Mobility, and Controllability

STP C: Operational Evaluation

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Ensure Soldiers get the capabilities they need and expect

• More holistic approach to Soldier-system effectiveness:

• Controllability

• Suppression (AR)

• Human Factors & Ergonomics

• Maneuverability & Mobility

• Operationally relevant scenarios to ensure Users experience the use of the system in the context of the important Soldier-system characteristics

• Methodology used to avoid comparison bias (Soldier acceptance vs. Soldier preference)

• Determine risk to Soldier Acceptance of fielded system

User Acceptance (STP A & B)

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Maneuverability and portability of weapon system

LEAP-A

Load Effects Assessment Program -

Army

• Demographically matched groups of Soldiers for each candidate

• Each group will run through course with candidate and baseline (M249 or M4A1)

• full kit

• counterbalanced

• Course familiarization with and without kit

Mobility (STP A & B)

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Human in the loop dispersion and accuracy

Controllability (STP B)

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Operational Evaluation (STP C)

System suitability for airborne and ground combat operations

Duration: 4 weeks

Resources:

a) NGSW-AR Weapons

b) Fire Control

c) Magazines

d) NGSW Ammo GP

Scope:

1) New Equipment Training

2) Human System Integration

3) React to Contact (MOUT)

4) React to Contact (Woodland)

5) Static Line Drops

6) Military Free Fall Drops

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Closing Remarks

COL Elliott R. Caggins

Project Manager Soldier Weapons