15 -- H-1 Upgrade Performance Based Logistics (PBL) Request For Information (RFI)

This announcement constitutes a Request For Information (RFI) Synopsis. This is NOT a Request for Proposal. The following information is provided to assist the Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR) in conducting market research of industry to identify potential contractors who have the skills, experience, qualifications, and knowledge required to successfully support an H-1 Upgrade aircraft PBL product support strategy, and to exchange ideas with industry on how best to implement an H-1 Upgrade aircraft PBL program. The U.S. Marine Corps H-1 Upgrades program is currently a combination of remanufacture and new build of legacy warfighter aircraft to increase payload, power, endurance, and range. The UH-1Y, replacement for the UH-1N, is a new build platform commencing with Lot III deliveries. The AH-1Z, replacement for the AH-1W, is a remanufacture platform. The program incorporates state of the art designs into the existing fleet of AH-1Ws and into the new build UH-1Ys. A total of 180 AH-1Zs will be remanufactured and 100 UH-1Ys will be built. The H-1 Upgrades aircraft will have several common systems such as: four-blade main and tail rotor systems; hinge-less and bearing-less main rotor system; updated drive train systems; crashworthy seats; and modified landing gear. The AH-1Z and UH-1Y will also have an integrated cockpit display to provide enhanced navigational reliability and accuracy, and a Helmet Mounted Sight Display that is compatible with all cockpit avionics and will improve weapons delivery. The original equipment manufacturer and prime contractor for the H-1 Upgrades Program is Bell Helicopter Textron, Inc. The H-1 Upgrades program is currently in the latter stages of the Engineering and Manufacturing Development (EMD) phase. Low Rate Initial Production was approved in Oct 2003, with the first production aircraft delivering in FY 06. The program is currently completing the first phase of a two-phase Operational Evaluation (OPEVAL) at Naval Air Warfare Station China Lake, California. H-1 Upgrade aircraft operate from Marine Corps Air Stations, Navy ships, and airfields, worldwide. The H-1 Upgrade concept has three levels of maintenance (organizational, intermediate and depot). O-level maintenance is performed by USMC personnel that have custody of the aircraft/equipment (inspecting, servicing, lubricating, adjusting, and replacing parts). I-level maintenance is performed by designated maintenance activities for direct support of organizational activities (calibration, repair or replacement of damaged or unserviceable parts, components, or assemblies). D-level maintenance is performed by designated maintenance facilities on material requiring major rework or a complete rebuild of parts, assemblies, subassemblies, and end items, including manufacture, modification, testing, and reclamation of parts as required. The Navy/Marine Corps H-1 Upgrade aircraft have been designated as a Joint Chiefs of Staff planning scenario aircraft. Accordingly, as delineated in Title 10 USC Sec. 2464, core capability must be supported by performing H-1 Upgrade depot maintenance at a Government owned and operated facility, by Government personnel. For depot level maintenance, public-private partnership is the preferred approach to meet Title 10 USC Core logistics capability requirements. Innovative approaches to providing a broad based support package that is efficient and embraces continuous process and product improvement, is being sought to optimize the life cycle support provided to the Navy/Marine Corps forces operating H-1 Upgrade aircraft, worldwide. PBL support is being considered for all H-1 Upgrade aircraft, to provide a more cost-effective readiness solution. PBL is a support strategy that places emphasis on meeting the needs of the Warfighter to project the most cost effective solution with an acceptable amount of risk. Its primary tenets are to meet Warfighter requirements - system availability and reliability - as documented in the Performance Based Agreement. The outcome of this activity is expected to result in improving overall life-cycle management of system availability, reliability, supportability, and total ownership costs. For PBL, performance is defined by more than just managing parts. PBL should be used as a form of sustainment to meet operational requirements - the right aircraft, in the right configuration, in the right place, at the right time. Furthermore, the PBL should provide a process that will resolve obsolescence issues, and find ways to integrate support solutions. To implement a successful PBL contract, contractors should be able to exhibit the capability to: 1) improve inherent design reliability 2) establish and execute Lean processes 3) reduce cost. The H-1 Upgrade program intends to engage with contractors in an Alpha process where there is a collaborative discussion between the government and the contractor. Using this process the government will define the requirement(s) and metric(s). We are looking for contractor PBL approaches that address all of the following areas: - General Contracting Approach - to include recommendations regarding: - Contract Relationships: traditional prime sub, thin prime/sub, joint venture, public/private teaming and/or sub-contractor contractual relationships that encourage flow-down of PBL concepts and incentives - Contract Type and Length - Payment based on: e.g. flight hours - Metrics: e.g. NMC, system reliability and system availability - Information Technology: established bidder?s infrastructure; familiarity with, and access to systems such as: NMCI, NALCOMIS, Emall, etc. - Sustaining Engineering - to include inherent reliability improvements; development of changes/modifications; failure analysis; and maintenance engineering support of all three levels of maintenance. - Supply Chain Management - to include the management of actions, procedures, and techniques necessary to determine requirements; to acquire, document, receive, store, transfer, issue and dispose of spares, repair parts, and supplies; provide Packaging, Handling, Storage, and Transportation; comply with Unique Identification; and manage Diminishing Manufacturing Sources and Material Shortages/Obsolescence. - Maintenance - to include approaches and experience in maintaining aircraft and associated components. The contractor should explicitly address their approach to satisfy Title 10 requirements. - Tech Support - to include approach for providing on-site technical support. - Support Equipment/Automated Test Set (ATS) (peculiar and common) - to include approach for management of all support equipment (hardware & software/TPS) that will be required for the operation and maintenance of the aircraft. - Training - to include all the appropriate processes, procedures, techniques, training devices, and equipment used to train flight crew, as well as O, I, and D level maintenance personnel, to operate and support a system. - Technical Data/Interactive Electronic Technical Manuals (IETMs) - to include approach for management of technical data (i.e. technical maintenance and operator manuals, engineering drawings, and supporting graphics) in addition to the implementation of a long-range requirement to develop, deploy, and maintain IETMs. - Configuration Management - to include the approach for documenting the configuration of each aircraft/system/component. - Exit Criteria - to include approaches which will allow the government to continue sustainment in the event the contractor should fail to perform, or, does not negotiate in good faith at the end of the contract term. Contractor responses should include information on all of the aforementioned areas pertaining specifically to the following H-1 Upgrade Systems: 1) airframe and integral systems, 2) mission systems, 3) Target Sighting System, 4) Helmet Mounted Sight Display. (Refer to attachment (1) for a detailed description of the four break-out categories.) Contractors may respond to any or all of these four sections. Responses should not exceed 20 pages for each section. Companies interested in responding to this request should mail the following: a company pamphlet, brochure, or short statement of the company's abilities/history with this type of service, the name and telephone number of a company representative that can be contacted, and the company's address. Once responses are received, interested parties may be requested to provide a presentation to further describe their capabilities and allow an opportunity to exchange ideas on how best to provide cost-effective performance based outcomes for the H-1 aircraft. Contractors should submit responses electronically to andrew.warner@navy.mil. Hardcopy responses to this announcement can be submitted to: Andrew Warner NAVAIRSYSCOMHQ NAVAIR Contracts 2.3.2.3.2 47123 Buse Road Unit IPT Patuxent River, MD 20670-1547 H-1 Upgrade PBL Breakout Listings The following systems will be included in the Mission Systems category: UH-1Y Mission Systems: Advanced Memory Unit (AMU) AFCS ? Automatic Flight Control System ARC 210s Attitude Indicator Auxiliary Fuel System Auxiliary Power Unit (APU) AWIRT 1 ? Aircraft Wiring Integrated Remote Terminal AWIRT 2 Barometric Altimeter Blade Fold System Blade Tip Light Cabin Heating Cargo Doors Cargo Hook Counter Measures Dispensing System (CMDS) CREW ICSs - Inner Communication System Crew Served Weapons CWIRT 1 ? Cockpit Wiring Integrated Remote Terminal CWIRT 2 DFD ? Dual Function Display Digital Map (TAMMAC) External Electrical Power Fast Ropes FLIR ? Forward Looking Infra-Red Green Form Light HMSD* - Helmet Mounted Sight Display Horizontal Situation Indication (HSI) IFFs ? Idnetify Friend or Foe IMD/HUMS ? Integrated Mechanical Diagnostics/Health Usage Management System Improved Defensive Armament System (IDAS) Inlet Heater Internal Lights (Pilot/Co-Pilot) Internal Rescue Hoist IR Anti-Collision Light IR Form Light IR Search Light Laser Litter Kit Missile/Laser Warning System (AAR 47 V2) OBIGGS ? On-Board Inert Gas Generating System Pitot Heat Position Lights (Navigation) Primary ADC ? Air Data Computer Radar Altimeter Radar Detection System Radios Rocket System Rotor Brake SAR Equipment (Minimum Per NWP-19-1) Search Light Secondary ADC Standby Compass TACAN - Tie Down Fittings Troop Seats Turn & Slip Indicator (Primary) VTR ? Video Tape Recorder Windshield Wipers Wing Doors *May be broken out on a separate contract AH-1Z Mission Systems: AAR47 V2 Advanced Memory Unit (AMU) AFCS AIM-9 System ARC 210s Attitude Indicator Auxiliary Fuel System Auxiliary Power Unit (APU) Barometric Altimeter Blade Fold System Blade Tip Light COM 1 COM 2 Counter Measures Dispensing System (CMDS) Digital Map (TAMMAC) Engine Anti-Ice Environmental Control System External Electrical Power Green Form Light Gun Turret Hellfire Missile System HMSD* Horizontal Situation Indication (HIS) IFFs IMD/HUMS Inlet Heater Internal Lights (Pilot/Co-Pilot) IR Anti-Collision Light IR Form Light Jettison System LAADS/Pitot Heat ? Low Altitude Air Directional System Mission Grip MLVS ? Mission Loader Verifier System OBIGGS Pitot Heat Position Lights (Navigation) Radar Detection System (APR 39) Rain Removal System Rotor Brake Rotor System Search Light Standby Compass (Wet Compass) TACAN Target Sight System* Tie Down Fittings TSS FLIR* - Telescopic Sighting System TSS Laser Designator* Turn and Slip Indicator (Primary) VTR *May be broken out on a separate contract All other systems will be required to support Airframe and Integral Systems missions to include but not be limited to: UH-1Y Airframe and Integral Systems: Airframe (Structural) Airspeed Indicator Anti-Collision Light Battery Both Secondary Turn and Slip Indicators Drive System/Transmission System/Power Plants Electrical Distribution System Embedded GPS and INS (EGI) ? Internal Navigational System Emergency EGRESS - Emergency Stores Jettison Fire Detection Fire Extinguishing System Flight Control Computer (FCC) Flight Controls Force Trim Fuel Quantity System Fuel System Hydraulic System ICS (Pilot/Co-Pilot) Mission Computers Multi-Function Display (MFD) Radalt and Baralt INOP Radios Rotor System Safety and Survival Equipment Seat Assembly (Cockpit) Stability Control Augmentation System (SCAS) Warning/Caution/Advisory Lights and Panels WOG System ? Weight On Gear AH-1Z Airframe and Integral Systems: Airframe (Structural) Airspeed Indicator Anti-Collision Light AWIRT 1 AWIRT 2 Baralt and Radalt Battery CWIRT 1 CWIRT 2 DFD Drive System/Transmission System/Power Plants Electrical Distribution System Embedded GPS and INS (EGI) Embedded Global I? Emergency EGRESS Emergency Stores Jettison Fire Detection Fire Extinguishing System Flight Control Computer (FCC) Flight Controls Force Trim Fuel Quantity System Fuel Systems Hydraulic System ICS (Pilot/Co-Pilot) Keyboard Units (KBU) Landing Gear Mission Computers Multi-Function Display (MFD) Primary ADC Radios/ARC-210 Rotor System Safety and Survival Equipment Seat Assembly Secondary ADC Secondary Turn and Slip Indicators Special Inspection Stability Control Augmentation (SCAS) Technical Directives Compliance Warning/Caution/Advisory Lights and Panels WOG System