Federal contract award

FA236016F8039

IGF::OT::IGF SILLENCE EMP 001: THE CONTRACTOR SHALL EXECUTE THE SILLENCE PROTOCOL, PREVIOUSLY CALLED THE HARDNESS AND TESTING VALIDATION (H&TV) PROCESS, DEVELOPED IN 2015 BY AFNWC/EZ TO GATHER DATA TO CERTIFY EMP SURVIVABILITY UTILIZING THE RESULTS OF PREVIOUS EMP TESTS/DESIGNS/MAINTENANCE. THIS PROTOCOL SHALL BE IMPLEMENTED ON AIR FORCE (AF) SYSTEMS (DEFINED AS BOTH AIR AND GROUND SYSTEMS WHICH MAY INCLUDE, BUT BE NOT LIMITED TO, FACILITIES, NUCLEAR COMMAND, CONTROL, AND COMMUNICATION (NC3) EQUIPMENT, DUAL-CAPABLE AIRCRAFT (F-15E, F-16, PA200), TANKERS (KC-135) AND BOMBERS (B-2)). THE CONTRACTOR SHALL PERFORM ALL PHASES OF THE SILLENCE PROTOCOL (H&TV PROCESS) TO INCLUDE PLANNING, COORDINATION, DATA COLLECTION, AND ANALYSIS NEEDED TO CERTIFY THAT AF SYSTEMS OF INTEREST WILL NOT FAIL TO COMPLETE THEIR MISSION DUE TO EMP EFFECTS. THE CONTRACTOR SHALL ACCOMPANY THE GOVERNMENT TO ACQUIRE INFORMATION, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, SURVEYING THE ACTIVITIES, PROCEDURES, GOALS, AND LIMITATIONS OF THE ORGANIZATIONS LISTED IN PWS 2.1.1.