Request for Proposals Attachment 3 STATEMENT OF OBJECTIVES

Statement of Objectives – Common Armament Tester – Fighter (CAT-F)

COMMON ARMAMENT TESTER – FIGHTER (CAT-F)

STATEMENT OF OBJECTIVES (SOO)

Prepared by:
AFMC AFLCMC/ROA ATS Program Office
Robins AFB, Georgia

I. Purpose

The Government requires a common armament tester to execute both flightline and backshop requirements prioritizing the F-16 first, followed by F-15 then A-10 fighter fleets. The Government’s primary objective is t h e development, manufacture, deployment, and sustainment of a Common Armament Tester for Fighter (CAT-F). The CAT-F will be used at both Organizational (O-LVL) and Intermediate (I-LVL) Level maintenance. The tester shall be able to execute preload, clean wing, and fault isolation armament requirements and replace, or augment, legacy testers for the F-16, F-15, A10. The CAT- F shall be cyber secure, nuclear certified and use a Modular Open System Architecture approach. The program will require industry to utilize a CAT-F specific Government Reference Architecture (GRA). The CAT-F acquisition will also be a solution for Diminishing Manufacturing Sources and Materiel Shortages (DMSMS) and Obsolescence Issues across several legacy testers.
The Government is providing industry with the overall solicitation objectives which allow flexibility for each offeror to propose an innovative development approach to achieve the Government’s CAT-F requirements. Offerors shall use the Statement of Objectives (SOO) and attachments with the Request for Proposal (RFP) as a basis for preparing their proposal. Proposals shall include a contractor Statement of Work (SOW) and expected Contract Data Requirements Lists (CDRLs). Proposals shall also include an Integrated Master Schedule (IMS) that indicates their schedule to design, manufacture, and deliver a CAT-F solution for the F-16, F-15, and A-10 platforms. II. CAT-F Scope
The “CAT-F System” is defined as an O-Level (Flightline) an I-Level (Backshop) tester. The CAT-F System will be comprised of components with each component requiring kitting designed for safe storage and rapid deployment. The required components are:
• O-Level Handheld tester
• Aircraft Specific O-Level Cable and Adapter Kit
• I-Level Functional and Fault Isolation tester
• Aircraft Specific I-Level Cable and Adapter Kit

Statement of Objectives – Common Armament Tester – Fighter (CAT-F)

III. O-Level Handheld Tester
The CAT-F O-Level Handheld tester must be able to execute legacy O-Level Maintenance (Flightline) Pre-load and Clean Wing requirements for the F-16, F-15, and