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FBO DAILY ISSUE OF MARCH 25, 2010 FBO #3043
MODIFICATION

15 -- USAF HH-60 Personnel Recovery Recapitalization Program (HH-60 Recap)

Notice Date

3/23/2010
 

Notice Type

Modification/Amendment
 

NAICS

336411 — Aircraft Manufacturing
 

Contracting Office

Bldg 461895 5th StreetWPAFB, OH 45433-7233
 

ZIP Code

45433-7233
 

Solicitation Number

PIXS6470
 

Response Due

4/13/2010
 

Archive Date

3/24/2015
 

Point of Contact

Joshua Carter, 937-255-6379
 

E-Mail Address

joshua.carter@wpafb.af.mil;richard.saltsman@wpafb.af.mil
(joshua.carter@wpafb.af.mil;richard.saltsman@wpafb.af.mil)
 

Small Business Set-Aside

N/A
 

Description

Personnel Recovery Recapitalization Program (HH-60 Recap) Sources Sought Synopsis (SSS)/Capability Request For Information (CRFI) NOTE: To see pdf version of this SSS/RFI, which includes attachments 1 - 3, tables and graphs, scroll down to bottom of this page, under Additional Info, click the link entitled "USAF HH-60 Personnel Recovery Recapitalization Program (HH-60 Recap)." You will be taken to PIXS site, then scroll down to bottom of page and under current attachment table, open up pdf file. INTRODUCTION The Air Force is planning to acquire a Personnel Recovery Recapitalization aircraft to replace the current HH-60G fleet. This is NOT an Invitation for Bid (IFB) or a Request for Proposal (RFP). The Government does not intend to award a contract on the basis of this SSS/CRFI. This SSS/CRFI is part of ongoing Government conducted market research for planning purposes. It is NOT a solicitation. The Government will not provide reimbursement for costs associated with this request. Responses will be treated as information only and will not be used as a proposal. The submitted documentation, upon delivery, becomes the property of the US Government and will not be returned. Such information will be reviewed by a team comprised of Government as well as contractor personnel hired to provide technical assistance for the Government's preparation of an acquisition approach. All members of the team will be reminded of their obligation to protect such information to the maximum extent perm! itted or required by the Economic Espionage Act, 18 U.S.C. 1831 et seq., and other applicable statutes or regulations. In addition, Government members will be reminded of their obligations to afford protection under the Trade Secrets Act, 18 U.S.C. 1905. All contractor members are required to protect the information by the terms of their contracts. The Government will determine that their contractor team members have no organizational conflicts of interest that could adversely affect protection of the information. The Government will not reply to information received. The Government may conduct follow-on discussions with responders through individual one-on-one and/or collective "industry day" sessions. It is anticipated the United States Air Force will replace an estimated 112 HH-60G air vehicles. The first lot is anticipated to be awarded beginning in FY12. To assist in this effort, the Aeronautical Systems Center (ASC), 303rd AESW, 669th AESS/SYKA, Wright-Patterson AFB OH, is issuing this Sources Sought Synopsis (SSS)/Capability Request for Information (SSS/CRFI) to obtain market insight into potential solutions and sources capable of providing eight (8) aircraft (excluding any RDT&E aircraft) with sufficient training and other support (initial spares, support equipment, technical data) to operate those aircraft. The Air Force requires Initial Operational Capability (IOC) no later than 30 September 2015. Meeting IOC at an affordable cost is critical. If the solution cannot meet all the capabilities, describe the capabilities your solution can meet if a contract award is made in FY12 and describe the cost and schedule needed to meet all the capabilities. If a respondent has more than one solution to discuss, a separate response for each is desired. Respondents must describe their solutions' compatibility and comparability to the given capabilities, rough order-of-magnitude (ROM) cost estimates, delivery schedules, and other market information of potential solutions.  PURPOSE The purpose of this SSS/CRFI is (1) to engage industry early in the effort, (2) to identify sources that can provide capability if a contract award is made in FY12, and (3) to assist the Air Force in ascertaining schedule, cost and technical risk associated with acquisition of the HH-60 Recap capability. The information respondents submit may be used to develop an acquisition approach. The information in this SSS/CRFI is preliminary and may be updated or changed prior to any formal release of an RFP. RESPONSE GUIDANCE Information received as a result of this request will be considered sensitive and will be protected as such. Any company proprietary information contained in the response should be clearly marked as such, by paragraph, such that 'publicly-releasable' and 'proprietary' information are clearly distinguished. Any proprietary information received in response to this request will be properly protected from any unauthorized disclosure. The Government will not use proprietary information submitted from any one responder to establish the capability and requirements for any future systems acquisition, so as to not inadvertently restrict competition. SSS/CRFI responses should include a: 1. Cover page containing identification of the company Commercial and Government Entity (CAGE) code, street address, and large business, small business, small disadvantaged business (SDB), woman-owned small business (WOSB), 8(a)-certified business, service-disabled veteran-owned small business (SDVOSB), veteran-owned small business (VOSB), or Historically Underutilized Business small business (HUBZone) designation for NAICS code 336411 (aircraft manufacturing) and the names and telephone numbers of the technical Point of Contact (POC) and the overall company POC (in the case of a partnership, please provide appropriate CAGE codes and POC information for the lead company). 2. Responses are limited to 30 pages and must be received by 12:00 Eastern Time 13 April 2010. Responses must be submitted via e-mail with a CD copy by regular mail in text searchable Portable Document Format (.pdf). 3. Responses should be sent to the Contracting Officer, Jim Dinwoody, 669th AESS/SYKA, james.dinwoody@wpafb.af.mil, 1895 Fifth Street, Building 46, Wright-Patterson AFB, OH 45433-7233. HH-60 Recap Summary The HH-60G helicopters to be replaced by the HH-60 Recap are employed by various USAF organizations to accomplish personnel recovery missions within the full Range of Military Operations (ROMO) worldwide in various weather conditions. Required Assets Available (RAA) to achieve FY15 IOC:. Four primary trainer aircraft inventory and four primary mission aircraft inventory, plus sufficient spares and support equipment.. Initial training of aircrews (including courseware and training system devices). Implementation of interim logistics support. Verified and published operations and maintenance procedures. One set of training/courseware material for maintenance and support   RESPONSE DISCUSSION TOPICS Respondents should describe their solution that can best meet the capabilities described in Attachment 1 and achieve the IOC. Provide a technical description of the solution to include details of the airframe, subsystems, and costs as requested in Attachments 1, 2 and 3. In addition to the information requested in Attachments 1, 2 and 3 address the following interest areas: 1) Discuss the proposed solutions' current mission(s), users, and delivered quantities. 2) Describe your production rate versus capacity (i.e. excess production capacity) to provide eight (8) aircraft (excluding any RDT&E aircraft) no later than 30 September 2015 and to support follow-on production delivery. If currently in production, discuss lead times, any approach used to ramp-up production and the associated risk. Discuss major GFE systems your production line relies on or expects and their associated cost. 3) Provide a notional schedule clearly showing contract award, development, integration, modification, certification and testing, long lead procurement, production milestones, training events, and logistics/sustainment events you would execute to satisfy the FY15 IOC. 4) Describe your solution's current airworthiness certification status and the agencies who conducted or are conducting the certification. Discuss effort, to include cost and schedule, to achieve US Air Force airworthiness certification by IOC date. 5) Describe if any Developmental Testing (DT) and Operational Testing (OT) has already been accomplished and what agency performed the testing. Discuss effort to accomplish required testing. 6) Describe if any system and subsystem live fire testing has already been performed and what agency performed the testing. 7) Describe the two level maintenance plan (Organizational and Depot) for your solution (scheduled maintenance, on condition, required inspections) and existing maintenance training courses. Describe any existing logistics contracts for your solution; include contracting agency, performance metrics and number of aircraft supported. 8) Provide list and associated costs for support equipment, diagnostic tools and spares. 9) Describe Flight Training and other crew training devices (simulators, part task trainers), courseware available to support your aircraft. Provide the number of training systems already in service, users/operators, procurement lead times and cost estimates. 10) Describe your Environment, Safety, and Occupational Health (ESOH) Program and Hazardous Material (HAZMAT) Management Program Plan. Describe your solution's current compliance with FAA, international civil aviation organization (ICAO) and other international noise standard requirements. 11) Describe your Configuration and Data management system as it relates to change control Engineering Change Proposal/Configuration Control Board and configuration status accounting. 12) Provide a table depicting aircraft starting and ending weights at each segment for the Attachment 2 mission scenarios. SUMMARYTHIS IS A SOURCES SOUGHT SYNOPSIS (SSS)/CAPABILITY REQUEST FOR INFORMATION (CRFI) ONLY to obtain market insight into potential solutions and sources capable of providing a HH-60 Recap operational capability. The information provided in the SSS/CRFI is subject to change and is not binding on the Government. The Government has not made a commitment to procure any of the items discussed, and release of this SSS/CRFI should not be construed as such a commitment or as authorization to incur cost for which reimbursement would be required or sought. All submissions become Government property and will not be returned. ATTACHMENT 1 - AIRCRAFT CAPABILITIES The HH-60 Recap capabilities are listed below. The mission descriptions and the Standard Configuration Load (SCL) are listed in Attachment 2. Describe your solution's capability to meet or not meet each of the items below if a contract award is made in FY12 and IOC is in FY15. State the level of engineering design and testing this integration effort will require if needed. Discuss if any required modifications will be completed in the production line, or as post-production modification kits. Discuss the cost of the integration effort in Attachment 3. You may use an attachment for these write-ups. Capability AND Capability Description 1.Adverse Weather Operational Capabilities: The HH-60 Recap must have Electro-Optic/Infrared (EO/IR) and radar systems with flight path vector, or similar capability, allowing for terrain and weather avoidance under low illumination/adverse weather conditions. 2.Aerial Refueling: HH-60 Recap must be aerial refueling capable and compatible with AF Rescue techniques and aircraft. 3.Airspeed: The HH-60 Recap must be capable of sustaining 130 knots true air speed (KTAS) 4,000' PA, 35 o C conditions while combat configured with SCL and fuel load sufficient to meet maximum Combat Radius. 4.Combat Radius: A combat configured HH-60 Recap with full SCL must have a straight-line unrefueled combat mission radius of 220 nm in accordance with mission profile, Figure A-1 at cruise airspeed, 4,000' PA, 35 o C... 5.Communication: HH-60 Recap must be capable of simultaneous transmit and receive (voice/data) on two SATCOM channels. 6.Deployability: HH-60 Recap must be configurable for deployment (self-deployment and via USAF C-5 and C-17) within three hours and be flight-ready within three hours of arrival at destination. 7.External Hoist: HH-60 Recap must have an external, variable speed electric hoist system capable of performing a 600 pound hoist from 200 feet at 250 feet per minute. 8.Force Protection: The cabin walls around the primary crew member positions and the entire cabin floor will have the capability to defeat 7.62 mm X 54R armor piercing incendiary (API) projectiles at 100 meters. 9.Force Protection: The HH-60 Recap crew served weapons must be capable of inflicting a 50 percent probability of incapacitation on a grouped 8-man enemy element in the open (i.e., not dug in) out to 1,000m. 10.Force Protection:The HH-60 Recap crew served weapons must be capable of inflicting a 50 percent probability of firepower kill on unarmored/thin skin infantry transport vehicles out to 1,000m. 11.Fuel Efficiency: HH-60 Recap shall meet all capability requirements while performing training and operational profiles without exceeding current annual legacy fleet average fuel consumption rates by more than 30 percent. 12.Hover Performance: A combat configured HH-60 Recap with SCL must have an out-of-ground-effect (OGE) hover capability at mid-mission gross weights1 at 6,000' PA, 35oC. 13.Material Availability: Mission Capable (MC) rate of 83 percent at IOC. 14.Materiel Reliability: Maintenance man hours per flight hour should not exceed 20 hours. 15.Materiel Reliability: The HH-60 Recap system abort rate must not exceed 5 percent of initiated sorties, as defined in mission scenarios, Attachment 2, without failure of any subsystem (excluding battle damage) that causes the sortie to be aborted. 16.Situational Awareness: System must be able to display Joint Forces/Non-opposing forces, Isolated Personnel (IP) and threat positions on a moving map. Must include Situational Awareness Data Link (SADL) and Intelligence Broadcast Receiver (IBR). 17.Survivability: The HH-60 Recap must have a 95 percent probability to withstand flight critical damage anywhere on the aircraft and continue operations for 30 minutes imposed by a single hit by 7.62 mm X 54R (API) projectile at 100 meters and 12.7 X 108mm API at 500 meters. 18.Survivability: EO/IR countermeasures are required to actively damage or disrupt EO/IR missile seekers to prevent a successful engagement. 19.Survivability: An RF countermeasure capability is required to detect and prevent a successful engagement. 20.Tactical Navigation With a fully operational navigation system: the HH-60 Recap must navigate to the maximum combat radius of the aircraft to a point within 100 feet. Footnote 1: Mid mission gross weight are depicted in the Attachment 2 missions. ATTACHMENT 2 - MISSION SCENARIOS AND STANDARD CONFIGURATION LOAD (SCL) Figure A-1: HH-60 Recap Mission Profile (Mountain Pass) Configuration Aircraft shall be combat configured with mission fuel, 875 pounds of weapons and ammunition, 105 pounds of IR and RF countermeasure expendables and cabin armor as required meeting Attachment 1 force protection requirements plus an SCL of 2,500 lbs. Mid Mission Gross Weight Mid-Mission gross weight is defined as the weight at the end of the terminal area operations just after picking up two IPs (as noted in the mission profiles), with full SCL, with sufficient fuel to complete the 220 nautical miles (nm) egress and land with fuel reserve in accordance with AFI11-202 volume 3. Segment 1: Start/Taxi/Takeoff Enroute from Forward Operating Location (FOL)-Altitude: 4,000 feet pressure altitude (PA)-Temperature: 35 C -Hover: In Ground Effect (IGE)-Distance to Landing Zone (LZ): 220 nautical miles (nm)-Distance to mountain peak: 100 nm-Velocity: 130 knots true airspeed (KTAS) using no more than maximum continuous power (MCP) Segment 2: Departure Climb-Climb Rate: 400 feet per minute using no more than 10 percent engine limiting-Velocity: Aircraft Best Rate of Climb airspeed Segment 3: Mountain Pass Cruise-Altitude: 15,000 feet PA-Altitude above terrain: 500 feet-Temperature: 23 C (standard lapse rate of 2 deg C/1,000 feet)-Distance: 10 nm-Velocity: Aircraft Best Range airspeed Sufficient excess power and agility shall be available to maneuver in case countermeasures shall be employed and/or evasive maneuvers shall be performed. Segment 4: Enroute Descent and Ingress-Altitude: Descend from 15,000 ft PA to 6,000 ft PA-Temperature: 31 C-Altitude above terrain: 100 feet-Distance following crossing to LZ: 110 nm-Velocity: 130 KTAS using no more than MCP Following mountain pass crossing, aircraft shall descend to low level altitudes for combat ingress. For Segments 3, 4, 5, and 6, the aircraft shall be prepared for combat to include all countermeasures and weapons available for employment and Alternate Infiltration Exfiltration (AIE) operations. Segment 5: Terminal Area Operations-Altitude: 6,000 feet PA-Temperature: 35 C-Hover: OGE-Duration: 10 minutes Terminal Area Employment Operations shall consist of an OGE hover to hoist 2 Isolated Personnel (IP) (400 pounds). Note: Four degree temperature increase accounts for the bubble effect (increased temperatures caused by radiant heat from the Earth's surface). Segment 6: Cruise Egress to Medical Treatment Facility-Altitude: 4,000 feet PA-Temperature: 35 C-Distance: 100 nm to forward medical treatment facility to deplane IPs-Velocity: 130 KTAS using no more than MCP Segment 7: Depart Medical Treatment Facility, Enroute and Land at FOL -Altitude: 4,000 feet PA-Temperature: 35 C-Distance: 120 nm to Forward Operating Base (FOB)-Velocity: Aircraft Best Range-Land with Fuel Reserve: in accordance with AFI 11-202v3 General Note: Mission Performance shall be calculated with JP-8. Figure A-2: HH-60 Recap Mission Profile (Long Range Recovery) Configuration Aircraft shall be combat configured with mission fuel, 875 pounds of weapons and ammunition, 105 pounds of IR and RF countermeasure expendables and cabin armor as required meeting Attachment 1 force protection requirements plus an SCL of 2,500 lbs. Mid Mission Gross Weight Mid-Mission gross weight is defined as the weight at the end of the terminal area operations just after picking up two IPs (as noted in the mission profiles), with full SCL, with sufficient fuel to complete the 220 nautical miles (nm) egress and land with enough fuel reserve to meet AFI11-202 volume 3. Segment 1: Start/Taxi/Takeoff Enroute from Ship-Altitude: 0 feet pressure altitude (PA)-Temperature: 35 C -Hover: In Ground Effect (IGE)-Distance to Landing Zone (LZ): 600 nautical miles (nm)-Distance to #1 Helicopter Aerial Refueling (HAR): 400 nm-Velocity: 130 knots true airspeed (KTAS) using no more than MCP Segment 2: Climb to Aerial Refueling-Climb Rate: 400 feet per minute using no more than 10 percent engine limiting-Velocity: Aircraft Best Rate of Climb airspeed-Final Altitude: 500 feet MSL Segment 3: Air Refueling-Aerial refueling Altitude: 500 feet MSL-Temperature 350 C Velocity: 110 KTAS-Fuel load at end of HAR: Full primary and auxiliary fuel tanks-Distance travelled during HAR: 20 nm -Descent to low-level ingress altitudes-Distance to LZ: 180 nm Segment 4: Enroute Ingress and Climb with Terrain-Altitude: 1,000 feet PA-Climb Rate: 400 feet per minute using no more than 10 percent engine limiting-Velocity: Aircraft Best Rate of Climb airspeed-Temperature: 35 C-Altitude above terrain 100 feet-Terminate terrain following climb at: 6,000 feet PA As aircraft transitions from water to land, the aircraft shall maintain low level altitudes for combat ingress climbing with terrain. For Segments 4, 5, and 6, the aircraft shall be prepared for combat to include all weapons and countermeasures available for employment and AIE operations. Segment 5: Terminal Area Operations-Altitude: 6,000 feet PA-Temperature: 35 C-Hover: OGE-Duration: 10 minutes Terminal Area Employment Operations shall consist of an OGE hover to hoist 2 IP (400 pounds). Note: Lack of temperature decrease accounts for the bubble effect (increased temperatures caused by radiant heat from the Earth's surface). Segment 6: Cruise Egress Enroute to Remote Landing Strip for Transload-Altitude: 4,000 feet PA-Temperature: 35 C-Distance: 100 nm to remote strip for HC-130J patient transload-Velocity: 130 KTAS using no more than maximum continuous power Segment 7: Air Land at Remote Strip, Trans Load and Depart for HAR-Altitude: 4,000 feet PA-Temperature: 35 C-Distance: 100 nm to HAR-Velocity: 130 KTAS using no more than MCP  Segment 8: Enroute to HAR and Land at Ship -Altitude: 500 feet PA-Temperature: 35 C-Distance to HAR: 100 nm-Fuel load at end of HAR: Full primary and auxiliary fuel tanks-Velocity: 110 KTAS-Distance to Ship: 400 nm-Land with Fuel Reserve: in accordance with AFI 11-202v3 General Note: Mission Performance will be calculated with JP-8. Table A-1: HH-60 Recap Standard Configuration Load (SCL)HH-60 Recap Standard Configuration Load Item Description SCL Values QTY Weight TotalStokes Litter 14646Collapsible Israeli Litter 11414O2 12020Medical Anti-Shock Trousers (MAST) 11111Miller board/SKED Litter 12525Pro/Life Pak 11818Accessory Kit 16565Hypo Kit 12828Casualty Treatment Bag 188Fast Rope 60' 16060Rappel Kit 11717Penetrator(1) and Horse Collar (2) 12222Tag line 155Rope Ladder 13535PJ Medical Ruck 14040Extrication Kit 15252Primary Crew 42671068PJ (Combat Loaded) 3322966SCL Total 2500 ATTACHMENT 3 - HH-60 RECAP COST INFORMATION TABLE (SAMPLE FORMAT) NOTE 1: Costs and hours should be submitted. Costs should be submitted in current year (FY10) dollars NOTE 2: Cost format and data should be submitted in Microsoft Excel NOTE 3: Describe what is included in each cost element and basis of costNOTE 4: Separate Initial Logistics Support from SustainmentNOTE 5: O&S Costs should be calculated based on 300 flying hours per aircraft per year RDT&E (if required) -Non-Recurring -Integration -Recurring -Other Costs -Prototypes/Test Articles -Engineering and Manufacturing burdened labor rates -Representative Overhead rates -Average Profit/Fee Production -Recurring -Other Costs -Average Unit Production Cost (AUPC) for 112 aircraft -Assumed Learning or Improvement curve rate -Average Engineering and Manufacturing burdened labor rates -Average Overhead rates -Average Profit/Fee rate Operation and Support -Assumed Flight Hours per Year -Operating Cost per Flying Hour (est.) - Breakout each component of the formula-Annual O&S Cost (ROM estimate) Total Estimated (ROM) Program Cost For more information on "USAF HH-60 Personnel Recovery Recapitalization Program (HH-60 Recap)", please refer to:https://www.pixs.wpafb.af.mil/pixs_solicitation.asp?id=6470
 

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Place of Performance

Address: Bldg 461895 5th StreetWPAFB, OH 45433-7233

Zip Code: 45433
 

Record

SN02099834-W 20100325/100323235345-e0d2f218043862f1a8f4e3c3d1200c83 (fbodaily.com)
 

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