The US Air Force issued a Request for Information (RFI) and Market Research Survey to locate qualified business concerns for the procurement of the Air Force Safety Center’s (AFSC) Remotely Piloted Aircraft (RPA) Advisory and Assistance Services (A&AS) for the AFSC, Flight Safety Division (AFSC/SEF) located at Kirtland AFB, New Mexico.
REQUIREMENTS DESCRIPTION
The Air Force Safety Center’s (AFSC) Remote Piloted Aircraft (RPA) Safety Branch is tasked with providing RPA safety policy, global mishap prevention strategies and processes. The programme provides Air Force-wide RPA safety strategies, develops RPA safety policy, and conducts RPA mishap investigation analysis and research, and resources safety expertise for key issues including integration into the National Airspace System.
This programme is necessary to safely integrate RPAs into war fighter operations in response to the Secretary of Defense (SECDEF)-directed establishment of 65 Combat Air Patrols (CAPs); Continental United States (CONUS) humanitarian assistance and homeland security; to include crucial support to Combat Commanders in the mishap investigation and prevention processes.
The offeror shall provide a full range A&AS services to AFSC/SEF in efforts to implement AF and AF/SE strategy to provide functional safety capabilities in support of Operation IRAQI FREEDOM (OIF) and Operation ENDURING FREEDOM (OEF) missions; to address Air Force Central Command AFCENT Commander (CC) and Commander of Air Combat Command (COMACC) request to clear RPA investigative backlog, and to facilitate the safe expansion of RPA operations within the National Airspace System, and OIF/OEF AORs.
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