THE Purpose of the AOS Contract IS to Support the Operations of ALL Aircraft (platform, Research, and Support) Assigned to Dryden Flight Research Center (dfrc). the Contractor Shall Manage ITS Workforce to Ensure That Quality Products and Safe Operations ARE Provided to Nasa and Nasa Customers. Dfrc Aircraft ARE Those Located AT the Main Campus (edwards AIR Force Base, California) and Dryden Aircraft Operations Facility (daof) Located in Palmdale, California. the Contractor Shall Also Support ALL Operations During the Deployment of These Aircraft for Operations AT Other Facilities, Both Within the Contiguous United States (conus) and Outside the Contiguous United States (oconus). Aircraft Operations Support Includes Aircraft Maintenance (organizational [O], Intermediate [I], AS Well AS Limited Depot [D] Level), Aircraft Modification, Aircrew, and Flight-Line Operations. the Contractor Shall Maintain ALL Assigned Equipment, AS Described Herein on Airframes, and Engines Assigned to Dfrc. Aircraft Types Include, BUT ARE NOT Limited to, Motorglider Through Large Commercial, Military and Experimental One-Of-A-Kind Research Aircraft, Some of Which ARE FAA Certified
Contract Overview
Contract Amount: $124,753,446 ($124.8M)
Contractor: Vertex Aerospace LLC
Awarding Agency: National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Start Date: 2013-06-05
End Date: 2019-12-31
Contract Duration: 2,400 days
Daily Burn Rate: $52.0K/day
Official Description: IGF::OT::IGF THE PURPOSE OF THE AOS CONTRACT IS TO SUPPORT THE OPERATIONS OF ALL AIRCRAFT (PLATFORM, RESEARCH, AND SUPPORT) ASSIGNED TO DRYDEN FLIGHT RESEARCH CENTER (DFRC). THE CONTRACTOR SHALL MANAGE ITS WORKFORCE TO ENSURE THAT QUALITY PRODUCTS AND SAFE OPERATIONS ARE PROVIDED TO NASA AND NASA CUSTOMERS. DFRC AIRCRAFT ARE THOSE LOCATED AT THE MAIN CAMPUS (EDWARDS AIR FORCE BASE, CALIFORNIA) AND DRYDEN AIRCRAFT OPERATIONS FACILITY (DAOF) LOCATED IN PALMDALE, CALIFORNIA. THE CONTRACTOR SHALL ALSO SUPPORT ALL OPERATIONS DURING THE DEPLOYMENT OF THESE AIRCRAFT FOR OPERATIONS AT OTHER FACILITIES, BOTH WITHIN THE CONTIGUOUS UNITED STATES (CONUS) AND OUTSIDE THE CONTIGUOUS UNITED STATES (OCONUS). AIRCRAFT OPERATIONS SUPPORT INCLUDES AIRCRAFT MAINTENANCE (ORGANIZATIONAL [O], INTERMEDIATE [I], AS WELL AS LIMITED DEPOT [D] LEVEL), AIRCRAFT MODIFICATION, AIRCREW, AND FLIGHT-LINE OPERATIONS. THE CONTRACTOR SHALL MAINTAIN ALL ASSIGNED EQUIPMENT, AS DESCRIBED HEREIN ON AIRFRAMES, AND ENGINES ASSIGNED TO DFRC. AIRCRAFT TYPES INCLUDE, BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO, MOTORGLIDER THROUGH LARGE COMMERCIAL, MILITARY AND EXPERIMENTAL ONE-OF-A-KIND RESEARCH AIRCRAFT, SOME OF WHICH ARE FAA CERTIFIED.
Place of Performance
Location: California, 93523