Description
Organization: NAVAIR, PEO (AIR), PMA-273
Team Name: T45TS Acquisition Team
Related Acquisition Topic(s): Alpha Contracting, Commercial and Non Developmental Items (CANDI), Contract Logistics Support (CLS), Financial Management, Integrated Digital Environment (IDE), Integrated Product Teams (IPT), Integrated Product and Process Development (IPPD), Partnering
Description: T45TS Naval Undergraduate Flight Training System
Organization:
Acquisition Program Description: The T-45 Training System is the first totally integrated training system developed for and used by the Department of the Navy. It includes the Boeing-built T-45 Goshawk, advanced flight simulators, computer-assisted instructional programs, a computerized training integration system, and a contractor logistics support package. The integration of all five system elements produces a superior pilot in less time and cost than previous training systems.
The Goshawk replaces both the T-2C and TA-4J.
325 Strike and 36 E2/C2 pilots will be trained/produced each year through FY20.
2 Operating Sites, NAS Kingsville and NAS Meridian
187 Production A/C; 17 Simulators; Academic Materials, Training Aids, & Equipment
Total Contractor Logistics Support (CLS) reduce/streamline infrastructure
Program Acquisition Innovation Highlights: The T45TS Acquisition Team is performing their acquisition duties in a highly exemplary manner. Overall program management efforts have resulted in an unparalleled five month acceleration in the site activation date for Naval Air Station Meridian. The T45TS carrier based jet training system has realized significant procurement and Life Cycle Cost (LCC) cost avoidance, environmentally safe corrosion control facility, and a multi-year aircraft buy which will produce a 5.2 percent procurement cost avoidance.
Dedicated use of T45TS Integrated Product Teams (IPTs). PMA-273 has harnessed the power of government/industry team led IPTs to optimize various acquisition initiatives and processes to make the acquisition system more efficient, effective and faster.
Shepherded a Multi-year Procurement Plan to Congress to save 5.2 percent of the program airframe budget, totaling 47.4 million dollars.
Initial Operational Capability (IOC) at NAS Meridian has accelerated forward 5 months at a reduced Life Cycle Cost (LCC). The T45TS acquisition team realized significant cost avoidance, but more importantly allowed for schedule advances to alleviate emerging critical asset shortages in carrier-based Student Naval Aviator (SNA) training. Accomplishments :
Best practice software and hardware engineering enabled expeditious, critical operational flight program safety of flight improvements with zero software regression and early hardware delivery .
The Government/industry team produced a CLS organization that continues to set the standard. Through an innovative and aggressive program of "right-sourcing", the team formed an optimum mix of government and contractor support elements destined to equal the perfect 100 percent sortie completion rate currently boasted by the NAS Kingsville, TX T45TS CLS.
Use of Commercial-off-the-Shelf (COTS) Simulator equipment, "Alpha Contracting", concurrent engineering and production of the first two T-45C Simulators realized an initial procurement cost avoidance of $9M. Facility and resource reuse of existing Meridian assets reduced Military Construction (MILCON) with a projected LCC cost avoidance of $600K and a 5 month schedule acceleration.
Developed/demonstrated Electronic Data Interchange (EDI) connectivity between all T-45 Integrated Product Team (IPT) members (Navy, Boeing, British Aerospace, Rolls Royce, and contractor support) which includes Secure Web based access to drawings, technical publications and aircraft flight status .
Support Equipment (SE) acquisition initiative using integrated Government IPT maximizing the use of existing and excess resources in the system as well as COTS wherever possible with a projected cost avoidance of $4M in initial procurement cost.
Formulated a T45TS Cockpit 21 Transition-to-Production team, developed and monitored the elements and the subsequent critical path to transition the Cockpit 21 development to production minimizing cost, schedule, and performance risks. Resulted in the first production cockpit 21 (T45C) aircraft being delivered on time.
Procured state-of-the-art paint removal system to reduce HAZMAT/environmental impacts with projected LCC cost avoidance of $7M. As well as, an unprecedented 98 percent reduction in hazardous waste disposal requirement. Implementing an Enhanced Intermediate Repair Capability facility for T-45 engine with projected LCC cost avoidance of $107M. Completed "up front and early" fatigue testing and gained a predicted life extension of 10 years. Efforts produced new procurement cost avoidance of over $4B . Pioneered the "Alpha Contracting" acquisition initiative with the prime contractor resulting in a 3 to 6 month reduction in acquisition lead time and immediate aircraft unit cost avoidance.
The T45TS Team has continued to set the pace in all acquisition disciplines. Documented accomplishments, including fully integrated IPTs, creative use of Multi-year contracting, superb CLS, and state-of-the-art systems integration, make the T45TS team deserving of the Defense Acquisition Executive Certificate of Achievement. 1997 Defense Acquisition Executive Certificate of Achievement Winner
