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Non-Standard Rotary Wing Aircraft Project Management Office 17 November 2017 1 Scope of the Non-Standard Rotary Wing Fleet Non-Standard Rotary Wing Aircraft Project Management Office 17 November 2017 1 Scope of the Non-Standard Rotary Wing Fleet Aircraft Overhauls (OH) Procurement & Heavy Repair (HR) Sustainment Cockpit Mods (CP) Jordan Mi A/C Bulgaria Kazakhstan Bell A/C Slovakia MD 530F Mi‐17 MD Helicopters A/C Mi‐17 Huey II(4) (OH & HR) AH‐1F Augusta Westland A/C Czech Rep (OH & HR) Boeing Mi‐17 (HR) Afghanistan USAACE Croatia Mi‐17 (AAF)(47) Mexico Mi‐17 (SMW)(43) Mi‐17(8) OH‐58D(16) Bell 412 MD 530F (AAF)(27) Tunisia El Salvador OH‐58D(24) Pakistan MD 500E(3) Lebanon AH‐1 Costa RIca Huey II(9) Bell 412(3) UH‐1 MD 600N(2) MD‐530F(6) UAE Colombia Egypt Mi‐17 Thailand Huey II AW‐139(2) (OH & CP) AH‐1 Cobras Engine Spares & Tools Uganda Iraq Huey II (5) Bell 412 Brazil OH‐58(9) Saudi AW‐119 Huey II(13) Arabia Bell 407(38) MD 530F(12) Indonesia Australia Argentina AH‐6i(24) Kenya Bell 412 & 205 AH‐6i Bell 206 Bell 412 Publications, MD 530F(6) UH‐1 tools, & 412 Huey II(8) mods Bell 412 (4) As of Oct 172 Scope of the Non-Standard Rotary Wing Fleet Aircraft Overhauls (OH) Procurement & Heavy Repair (HR) Sustainment Cockpit Mods (CP) Georgia Mi A/C BulgariaArgentinaHuey II Bell A/C Slovakia Kazakhstan Mi‐17 MD Helicopters A/C Mi‐17 (OH & HR) Huey II Augusta Westland A/C Czech Rep (OH & HR) Boeing Mi‐17 (HR) Afghanistan USAACE Croatia Mi‐17 (AAF) Mexico Mi‐17 (SMW) Mi‐17 OD‐58D Bell 412 MD 530F (AAF) Jordan El Salvador MD 530F AH‐1F • Four Bell 412EP Aircraft, Pakistan MD 500 Spare Parts & Training AH‐1 Tunisia Costa RIca Bell 412 OH‐58D (Complementary & Depot MD 600 Level) UAE Lebanon • UCA Awarded: June 2017 Colombia Huey II Mi‐17 Thailand Huey II UH‐1 • Target(OH & Delivery:CP) DD 250’d NLTAH‐1 Cobras Engine Spares Dec ’17. Country will DCS for & Tools Iraq Egypt shipping of aircraft AW‐139 Bell 412 Brazil OH‐58 • Not goingSaudi with traditional Total AW‐119 Uganda Huey II PackageArabia Fielding – just Huey II Bell 407 aircraftMD 530F and minimalIndonesia sparesAustralia & AH‐6i Kenya training Bell 412 & 205 AH‐6i Bell 412 Publications, MD 530F tools, &site Huey II survey As of Oct 173 Bell 412 / HUEY II Production Aircraft • Contract awarded to support the delivery of 5 Huey II to Ugandan Air Force Nov 17 • Contact awarded to support the delivery of 4 Bell 412 to the Argentina Air Force World Wide Logistics Support Service - Training (WLSS-T) • Contract awarded to RAVCO to support Kenya Defence Force Pilot and Maintainer Training Period of Performance: • Huey II Production Period of Performance Sep 16 - Dec 2017 • Bell 412 Production Period of Performance Jun 17 - May 2018 • WLSS-T Base Sep 2017 - Apr 2018 4 Scope of the Non-Standard Rotary Wing Fleet Aircraft Overhauls (OH) Procurement & Heavy Repair (HR) Sustainment Cockpit Mods (CP) Georgia Mi A/C Bulgaria Huey II Bell A/C Slovakia Kazakhstan Mi‐17 MD Helicopters A/C Mi‐17 (OH & HR) Huey II Augusta Westland A/C Czech Rep (OH & HR) Boeing Mi‐17 (HR) Afghanistan USAACE Croatia Mi‐17 (AAF) MexicoTunisia Mi‐17 (SMW) Mi‐17 OD‐58D Bell 412 MD 530F (AAF) Jordan El Salvador MD 530F AH‐1F Pakistan MD 500 AH‐1 Costa RIca Bell 412 MD 600 Lebanon UAE Colombia Huey II Mi‐17 Thailand Huey II UH‐1 (OH & CP) AH‐1 Cobras • 24 BellEngine OH-58DSpares Kiowa Warrior & Tools Egypt Iraq delivered, Training , CLS & AW‐139 Bell 412 Brazil CFSR OH‐58 Saudi • Not a TraditionalAW‐119 FMS Uganda Huey II Arabia Huey II Customer with unique Bell 407 MD 530F Indonesia Australia AH‐6i Kenya Bell 412 & 205 AH‐6i requirements Bell 412 Publications, MD 530F tools, &site Huey II survey As of Oct 175 Contractor Logistics Support Tunisian Armed Forces (TAF) OH-58D Contractor Logistics Support (CLS) Urgent need to establish a CLS team in Gabes, Tunisia to support the initial delivery of six (6) OH-58Ds in Dec 2016 AMCOM Aviation Field Maintenance Directorate (AFMD) • Blanket Contract in place allowing a contract modification to expeditiously provide an eleven (11) person team from Germany • Team provided all aspects of maintenance while the majority of the country’s technicians and pilots were undergoing training in Roswell, NM • Team remained in place until 30 Jun 17 • The CLS team enabled the TAF to conduct training flights and gunnery until the arrival of the Contractor Field Service Representatives (CFSRs) and their recently trained technicians • CLS team conducted Port Operations for the delivery of eighteen (18) additional OH-58Ds, spare parts, Peculiar Ground Support Equipment (PGSE) and ammunition in May 2017 6 UNCLASSIFIED Contractor Field Service Representatives Croatian Defense Forces (CDF) and Tunisian Armed Forces (TAF) OH-58D Contractor Field Service Representatives (CFSR) • Contract with Bell Helicopter Textron, Inc. (BHTI) • Total of three (3) personnel at each location • Two (2) Textron System Support Services (TSSS) providing aircraft CFSR and Logistics Support Representative (LSR) • One (1) DRS CFSR for the Mast Mounted Sight • Provide Over the Shoulder support and Mentorship Period of Performance: • Base Year – 19 Dec 2016 – 18 Dec 2017 • Due to hiring and ramp up, CFSRs were not in place until the end of Mar 2017 • Option Year – 19 Dec 2017 – 18 Mar 2019 • Option Year extended three (3) months to accommodate base year delay • Option Years has been approved by both countries and contract modification in progress UNCLASSIFIED 7 Scope of the Non-Standard Rotary Wing Fleet Aircraft Overhauls (OH) Procurement & Heavy Repair (HR) Sustainment Cockpit Mods (CP) Georgia Mi A/C Bulgaria Huey II Bell A/C Slovakia Kazakhstan Mi‐17 MD Helicopters A/C Mi‐17 (OH & HR) Huey II Augusta Westland A/C Czech Rep (OH & HR) Boeing Mi‐17 (HR) Afghanistan SaudiUSAACE ArabiaCroatia Mi‐17 (AAF) Mexico Mi‐17 (SMW) Mi‐17 OD‐58D Bell 412 MD 530F (AAF) Jordan El Salvador MD 530F AH‐1F Pakistan MD 500 AH‐1 Tunisia Costa RIca Bell 412 OH‐58D MD 600 Lebanon UAE Colombia Huey II Mi‐17 Thailand • 24 AH-6iHuey IILight UH‐1 (OH & CP) AH‐1 Cobras Engine Spares Attack/Reconnaissance& Tools Egypt Iraq Helicopters AW‐139 Bell 412 Brazil • Training spares, CLS & CFSR OH‐58 AW‐119 Uganda • Nine aircraft delivered in CY17, 15 Huey II Huey II Bell 407 Indonesia to be delivered in CY18 Australia Kenya Bell 412 & 205 AH‐6i • Experienced FMS Customer Publications, MD 530F tools, &site Huey II survey As of Oct 178 NSRWA CLS Success Sustained combat flying hour programs (+26,000 hours) meeting US Army OR/Bank Time standards Integration of four (4) foreign Depots into the CLS Fight Contract agility to meet Customer requirements (retention of aircrew instruction/mentorship in CLS mission) Strong linkage to stakeholders (responsive around the clock, Forward Cell construct) OEM standards and airworthiness (your sons or daughters aboard) 9 NSRWA CLS Leader Issues • Russian Sanctions • Fixed Price Contracts • Mi-17 Sunset 10 Summary DoDs involvement in non-standard rotary wing aircraft management is significantly different than 2010 The scope and responsibility of the NSRWA PMO fleet continues to grow Not just Mi-17s…. NSRWA portfolio continue to expand to meet the needs of our Partner Nations 11 NSRWA Project Office Team LTC (P) Calvin Lane Project Manager Mr. Mike Switzer Deputy Project Manager Curtis Gross Olda Phillips Neale Bruchman Chief , Logistics Division Chief, Business Division Chief ,Technical Division Picture Unavailable LTC Joe Alexander LTC Chris Enderton Prod Dir , Scout/Attack Prod Dir , Cargo/Utility Julia Kidd Jody Sanders Dan McClintock Director, ACC NSRWA/FMS Division Chief, SAMD Picture Division Chief, AED Contracts Directorate Unavailable 12 Questions 13 NSRWA CLS Stakeholders (Afghanistan) 14 Armed MD-530F Production Aircraft • Multi-year IDIQ award ceiling up to $1.3B, with ordering provisions for up to 150 aircraft • Delivery Order 001 Contract Award for 30 Armed MD-530F • Cases in development to support 12 additional Armed MD-530F . Delivery 002 supports 6 Armed MD-530F to Kenya Defence Force . Delivery 003 supports 6 Armed MD-530G to Lebanese Air Force Contractor Logistics Support (CLS) • CLS contract awarded to support AAF Fleet World Wide Logistics Service Support - Training (WLSS-T) • Contract awarded to ARMA to support Armed MD-530 Maintainer Training Period of Performance: • IDIQ Production Period of Performance Sep 2017 - Sep 2022 • CLS Base year Jun 2017 - May 2018 . Option Period 1: Jun 2018 - Nov 2019 • WLSS-T Base Jun 2017 - May 2018 15 AH-6i Path Forward Production Aircraft • Fourteen aircraft scheduled for delivery in early 2018 • Final aircraft retained at Boeing for APKWS/DVR integration . New contract effort for integration and testing of APKWS and DVR capability . Estimated sea shipment of aircraft Dec 2018 • Case in development to support additional 12 AH-6i . Supports development and award of IDIQ for future AH-6 purchases . MNG 12 anticipated to be first Delivery Order (DO) on this contract Post Production Sustainment Support (PPSS) • Base plus four one-year options • Integrated Product Support for up to 36 aircraft . Performance Based Logistics (PBL) support . Contractor Field Service Representative (CFSR) support . Non-PBL support (publications, obsolescence and parts management) Period of Performance: • Production Period of Performance (POP) 1 May 2018 • PPSS Base year 30 April 2018 • Option Year 1: 1 May 2018 – 30 April 2019 16.
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