Log Ops
Written by / Compiled by KMI Media Group staff
E-9A Logistics Support Sought
The Department of Defense and Tinker Air Force Base (OC-ALC) require assistance in the logistics management, supplies and services required for contractor logistics support (CLS) of the E-9A weapons system, related spares, support equipment and technical data. CLS includes all maintenance, installation and test of modifications, supply support, data, all engineering services, transportation of parts and components, support equipment, and launch and recovery of the E-9A aircraft. Additionally the contractor will provide sea surveillance operators and telemetry system operators for all mission flights. Normal utilization is estimated to be a fleet average of 650 hours per year (54 hours per month).
The E-9A is a derivative of the de Havilland Aircraft of Canada Dash-8 Model 102 aircraft. The mission of the aircraft is to accomplish sea surveillance coverage to locate and provide a clear shot and provide the relay of radio frequency transmissions between airborne mission vehicles (service and support aircraft, missiles and drone targets) and ground-based sites.
Among other details, a prospective contractor must be able to support, maintain and service the aircraft and its subsystems to government standards and requirements. The contractor shall perform all organizational-level maintenance to the E-9A fleet; conduct weekly maintenance and operations scheduling meetings; and maintain life support system, subsystems and components.
At the depot level, the contractor shall provide all required depot level maintenance (performed at an FAA-certified repair station) and assess aircraft condition and maintenance requirements upon induction into depot and develop a schedule for completion of work and delivery of the aircraft.
An interesting aspect of the contract calls for the contractor to provide mission-ready aircraft, in an alternate passenger configuration, to support unit weather evacuation.
Tactical Idle Reduction
CECOM Contracting Center Washington expects to issue a request for proposal using 100 percent small business set aside on behalf of the U.S. Army Communication- Electronics Research Development and Engineering Center (CERDEC), Command and Control Directorate (C2D), Army Power Division in cooperation with the Product Manager for Heavy Tactical Vehicles (PM HTV) to develop an idling reduction prototype demonstrator to be integrated on the M915A5 and other vehicles in the family of line haul tractor trucks. This prototype consists of an auxiliary power unit (APU) prototype and an auxiliary environmental control unit (ECU) prototype that will help conserve fuel by reducing vehicle idling periods during long haul mission execution.
This effort will support the Tactical Idle Reduction for Heavy Tactical Vehicles Technology Transition Initiative Project.
The resulting contract will require the contractor to design, develop, fabricate, test and integrate two idling reduction APU prototypes and two idling reduction ECU prototypes onto two M915A5 or equivalent tractor truck vehicles. The fully integrated vehicles will then be demonstrated at a minimum of one operational test and at a minimum of two operational demonstrations for the user community.
Tracking Supply-Chain Metrics
Odyssey Logistics and Technology Corp. (OL&T), a logistics and transportation service provider for chemical and process industries, has announced the availability of its new customer-accessible interactive Web dashboards.
According to Michael Sadowski, OL&T’s chief information officer, “The interactive dashboard allows our customers to select from among several metrics for viewing over the Web, using a graphical dashboard tool. Available metrics include freight spend by mode, number of shipments by location, and weight shipped by mode.”
Sadowski explained that the interactive dashboards will utilize a Rich Internet Application user interface, meaning that the user interface behaves more like a desktop software application rather than a traditional Web application. Each metric has a window that can be resized, and users can arrange the various metric windows to suit their preference.
The system permits managers and executives of OL&T’s clients to keep tabs on the high-level supply-chain metrics that matter most to them. One of the key differentiators OL&T provides its clients is actionable data for use in measuring and monitoring their network, which allows for standards to be set supporting best practices. This feature is highly sought by its clients as no other technology can provide the level of detail and accuracy provided by the Odyssey Global Logistics Platform.
The new functionality supplements OL&T’s other mechanisms for providing clients actionable data about their supply chains, including: self-service query screens accessible to clients over the Web; custom analytical reports provided by OL&T’s client services group; and periodic status updates from OL&T’s analytical and procurement staff, who provide the reports and market insight as well as root cause analysis. ♦