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REMOTELY PILOTED AIRCRAFT TRAINING SUPPORT

Awarded

FA4801-17-R-0004Federal

Submission Closed12/22/2017, 12:00:00 AM UTC

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Solicitation FA4801-17-R-0004 is an award notice for Remotely Piloted Aircraft Training Support (RPATS) at Holloman Air Force Base, New Mexico. The contract requires the contractor to provide management, labor, and equipment to support up to 15 concurrent simulators and 85 daily events. Key personnel roles include a Site Lead, Simulator Duty Director, Simulator Console Operators, Tactical Programmers, and Administrative Support staff. The contractor is responsible for submitting comprehensive Management, Organizational, and Staffing and Retention plans to ensure operational continuity and performance. The contract follows a Firm Fixed Price structure with a base period and option years extending through fiscal year 2022. Strict security requirements are in place, necessitating a Secret level Facility Clearance by the proposal deadline and Secret clearances for key personnel. Additionally, contractors must adhere to National Crime Information Center background check procedures for base access and comply with Department of Labor wage determinations for the New Mexico region. The procurement process included multiple amendments to refine the bid schedule, update event counts, and incorporate a Collective Bargaining Agreement.

General Info

Agency

Department Of Defense → FA4801 49 Cons Pk

Contract Value

$27,313,444.82

NAICS

611512 - Flight Training

Place of Performance

16 TRS at Holloman AFB, HOLLOMAN AFB, NM, USA

Set-Aside

NONE

Awardee

ROCKHILL GROUP, INC., THE

Award Issued Date

01/01/2018, 12:00:00 AM UTC

Documents

Attachment 4: Past Performance Information Sheet (RPATS)

2 pages · past-performance

High

Attch_1.1_RPATS_Bid_Sheet_0004

5 pages · specifications

High

Attch_1.1_RPATS_Bid_Sheet_0005

5 pages · specifications

High

FA4801-17-R-0004 Amendment 0001

4 pages · amendment

High

FA4801-17-R-0004 Amendment 0002

13 pages · amendment

High

FA4801-17-R-0004 Amendment 0003

4 pages · amendment

High

FA4801-17-R-0004 Amendment 0004

6 pages · amendment

High

FA4801-17-R-0004 Amendment 0005

2 pages · amendment

High

FA4801-17-R-0004 Amendment 0006

3 pages · amendment

High

FA4801-17-R-0004 Amendment 0007

2 pages · amendment

High

FA4801-17-R-0004 DD Form 254 Attachments

5 pages · specifications

High

FA4801-17-R-0004 NCIC Base Access Requirements

sow

High

RPATS Bid Sheet FY18-FY22

5 pages · bid-sheet

High

RPATS Bid Sheet FY18-FY22 CLIN Pricing Schedule

5 pages · bid-sheet

High

RPATS Performance Work Statement - Holloman AFB

30 pages · sow

High

RPATS Performance Work Statement - Holloman AFB

30 pages · sow

High

RPATS Performance Work Statement - Rev. 20 Sep 2017

29 pages · sow

High

RPATS PWS Rev 5 Sep 2017

30 pages · sow

High

Solicitation FA4801-17-R-0004 - RPATS

79 pages · rfp

High

WD 15-5455 Rev. 4 Wage Determination - New Mexico

10 pages · wage-determination

High

Rockhill Group and RASSEA Collective Bargaining Agreement (Effective 01 July 2017)

contract-document

Low

RPATS Pre-Proposal Meeting Minutes - FA4801-17-R-0004

2 pages · industry-day

Low

RPATS_Slides_31Aug17.ppt

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AwardedJan 1

Contract was awarded

Submission Closed

12/22/2017, 12:00:00 AM UTC

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Organization & Contact Information

AgencyDepartment Of Defense → FA4801 49 Cons Pk

Contacts2 people available

OfficeHOLLOMAN AFB, NM, 88330-8225, USA

Organization / AgencyDepartment Of Defense → FA4801 49 Cons Pk

Office AddressHOLLOMAN AFB, NM, 88330-8225, USA

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Sally D. RobertsContracting Officer

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Justin A. ScalesContract Specialist

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Full Description

10 Mar 17 Notice: The title of this acquisition has changed from SCO to Remotely Piloted Aircraft Training Support (RPATS) as the requirement has increased in scope. The Government will post the synposis as soon as possible. The contractor shall provide all management, tools, supplies, equipment, and labor necessary to operate and maintain Remotely Piloted Aircraft (RPA) training requirements. The contractor shall provide enough personnel to support up to 12 (and maybe 15 in the future) concurrent simulators, with a maximum of up to 40 events per day. Optional Contract Line Item Numbers (CLINs) will be included in order to increase events to a maximum of 80 per day (CLINs will be in multiples of five). Personnel will include Simulator Console Operators (SCO), Simulator Tactical Programmers (STP), Simulation Duty Director (SDD), Administrative Support personnel, and site lead. A few of the personnel duties are listed below: The primary duty of the SCO is to provide real time Predator Mission Aircrew Training Simulator (PMATS) mission support to on-going simulator missions, including EPE's, Launch and Recovery, Continuation Training (CT), regular syllabus missions, student practice missions, debriefs and VIP and/or guest demonstrations. The SCO shall arrive 15 minutes prior to the scheduled start time of the event and is responsible for loading the appropriately scheduled missions ahead of the arrival of the instructor and student crew scheduled for the simulator. Each event lasts between 2.5 to 3.0 hours The SCO shall maintain an immediate presence during the conduct of the mission in order to provide real-time tactical adjustments as directed by the instructor or CT crew. The SCO will inject pre-planned inputs taken from scripts provided by the Government via voice communications or via the mIRC chat program. During the event, the SCO will manage a government provided real-time flight tracking program (such as Zeus) by having the software loaded and configured for the Instructor to reference. The SCO shall provide troubleshooting assistance for maintenance or programming issues that may occur. The SCO shall coordinate with the Simulator Duty Director to resolve malfunctions. The primary duty of the STP is the construction, maintenance adaption, correction and troubleshooting of PMATS mission scenarios for all training events. This includes air to ground munition (AGM) 114, Guided bomb Unit (GBU)-12, and GBU-38 weapons profiles, robust target array visual setups to include explosions, patterns of life, vehicular travel, city construction, road patrols with IEDs, and other real-world scenarios in accordance with (IAW) training syllabi, real time flight tracking program updates, and map updates to the PMATS. The scenarios for the STPs to build will be provided by the government, and will be accepted by the appropriate military subject matter expert (SME) as determined by the 16 TRS/DO. The tactical programmer shall also transfer files as requested by instructors between the base network and the simulator dedicated network prior to scheduled events so they are available in the PMATS during training. At least one STP will be available during all normal operating hours. The primary duty for administrative support is to support three (3) of the flying squadron's training programs, which are located in three different buildings. The normal duty day for these positions is M - F 0730 - 1630 (Normal Hours of Operation). The contractor shall perform SCO, STP, and SDD services during the following hours: M-F 0445 - 2100. Due to seasonal requirements, these hours may be adjusted to start earlier (Monson season) or later (winter). The daily requirement will remain at 16 hours of functional training time. Firms responding to this sources sought notice are requested to provide 49 CONS with capability statements, which need to include at a minimum: Company Name Point of Contact Name and Number Registered in System for Award Management (SAM) Business Status (8(a), Small, Hubzone, Woman-owned, etc) under NAICS 611512 Commercial and Government Entity (CAGE) code. Capabilities statement should be submitted via e-mail to all of the POCs no later than 4:00PM MST on 14 December 2016.