Contractor Logistics Support

Contractor Logistics Support (CLS) Services providing the full range of supply and technical support for the Royal Saudi Air Force (RSAF) F-15 Electronic Systems Test Set (ESTS) are to be acquired. The ESTS is an intermediate level Automatic Test System (ATS) consisting of the test set and associated Interface Test Adapter (ITA) hardware along with 75 software programs. It is used by the RSAF to maintain 56 F-15 avionics Line Replaceable Units (LRUs). This is a follow-on effort to contract FA8505-11-C-0003 which expires 30 Sep 2015. The contractor shall provide the full range of logistics support to include depot repair of hardware; technical support for fielded stations, resolution of reported software deficiencies, Technical Order (T.O.) management, sustaining engineering and obsolescence program management. The contractor will develop and implement upgrades to add additional test capability or improve station performance and reliability as directed and funded by the customer through the PCO. Maintaining, to the maximum extent possible, a common hardware / software (HW/SW) configuration between the seven RSAF owned stations and the larger USAF ESTS population is of paramount importance for long term supportability and affordability.

The ESTS is a highly integrated system consisting of the station and ITA hardware controlled by 75 specialized software programs and requiring over 100 ESTS specific T.0.s. The Northrop Grumman Corporation (NGC) is the original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM) of the ESTS. They developed and built the stations, wrote the software, produced the technical orders, developed the logistics support strategy, and control the configuration. They have sole access to the total package of engineering data and drawings of the Saudi equipment. They are the only company with a complete set of the software source code for the Saudi unique Test Program Sets (TPSs). Thus they have unique experience and capability as the overall system integrator. The RSAF requirement for a total logistics support concept can currently be met only by the unique ability of NGC to integrate total program requirements.

a. Source: Northrop Grumman Electronic Systems, 600 Hicks Rd. Rolling Meadows IL b. Other: Contractor Logistics Support (CLS) for Automatic Test System (ATS) Sustainment
c. In support of F-15 Royal Saudi Air Force (RSAF)
d. Type Requirements: Foreign Military Sales (FMS)
e. Period of Performance: One year basic contract with two one-year options and the 6 month option to extend services; estimated contract completion date 31 March 2019
f. Response to Request for Proposal tentatively due 10 August 2015