Performance Work Statement

PERFORMANCE WORK STATEMENT (PWS)

MISHAP ANALYSIS & ANIMATION FACILITY (MAAF)

FLIGHT RECORDER DOWNLOAD SOLUTIONS ACQUISITION AND

SUSTAINMENT

1.0 Scope of Work

The contractor shall provide engineering, acquisition, and sustainment services to develop, maintain, and sustain modern hardware+software solutions for USAF aircraft flight recorder download and data decompression / transcription.
This effort encompasses developing download capabilities for both full-up (undamaged) flight recorders and bench-level extracted Circuit Card Assemblies (CCA) across diverse solid-state recorder architectures. All software and hardware interfaces developed must execute on modern computer hardware and operating systems (e.g., Red Hat Enterprise Linux or Microsoft Windows) and yield output file formats fully compatible with Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM) data decompression and transcription software tools.

2.0 Specific Technical Requirements & Deliverables

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2.1 Hardware and Software Interface Development: Design, manufacture, and test standardized download interfaces (chassis, cabling, test fixtures, and software drivers) capable of interfacing directly with full-up units and extracted CCAs. 2.2 Media & Architecture Compatibility: Maintain and build download solutions for the full spectrum of MAAF-designated solid-state recorders, including but not limited to: o General Electric (GE): KVADR (CV-22, Model 3253K6); DAU/ECSMU (C-17, Block 52 F-16); IDAR / Refreshed IDAR; Legacy CSFDR/SFDR/SAU/CSMU (non-Block 52 F-16, T-1, FMS F-15, C-17).
o General Dynamics: F-16 Seat Data Recorder.
o Fairchild: F1000, A200S.
o L3Harris / Acron: SRVIVR (F-15, B-52H, UH-1N); F-22 CSMU; F-35 CSMU; FA2100 CVR/FDR (5V NOR, 3V NOR, 3V NAND); FA2300 MADRAS; FA5003 CVR (RC-135).
o Honeywell / Allied Signal: SSFDR (E-8C), SSCVR 30/120. o Universal Avionics: CVR-120 / FDR (C-21A, EC-37B).
o Curtiss-Wright: CVFDR (HH-60G), CSR (T-6, MH-139).
o Mercury Mission Systems: FDR (HH-60W).
2.3 Decompression and Transcription Integrity: Ensure raw data extractions map cleanly to OEM-native binary formats to permit bit-exact transcriptions. 2.4 Obsolescence Management & System Sustainment: Monitor software, driver, and component lifecycles. Provide hardware repairs, driver updates, or replacement hardware within 3 business days of notification to restore non-operational download systems.

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2.5 Equipment and Software Operation Training: Provide training on MAAF government personnel in the operation of hardware and software for each solution and, in