The Department of the Air Force, Air Combat Command, HQ ACC Acquisition Management and Integration Center, Aircraft Maintenance Division has a requirement for aircraft maintenance and support services.

The Air Combat Command (ACC) T-38 Aircraft Maintenance Program (AMP) contract has been in effect for over 25 years. Over this period, the versatility of the T-38 aircraft has expanded considerably, as have maintenance requirements. Since the 1960s, the Air Education and Training Command has used the T-38 aircraft for Undergraduate Pilot Training. ACC has utilized the aircraft in various other roles, but all roles have taken advantage of the low cost per flying hour cost savings the aircraft provides. The U-2 pilots assigned to Beale AFB, CA use the aircraft as a supplemental trainer to hone U-2 pilot flying proficiency skills. At Holloman AFB, NM, the aircraft was used as a “chase” aircraft for the F-117 Nighthawks until the F-117 retirement from service in 2008. Air Force Global Strike Command B-2 pilots at Whiteman AFB, MO integrated the T-38 as a companion trainer to complete core airmanship training within the B-2 training process versus using much more expensive B-2 flying hours. In 2010 a special test was conducted at Holloman AFB, NM to determine the value of utilizing the T-38 as an Adversary Air (ADAIR) platform to support F-22 pilot training. The test results showed a 30% increase in F-22 pilot readiness and reduced operating costs of $15M – $26M when compared to utilizing other F-22s or 4th generation aircraft. This prompted ACC A3 in 2010 to direct the regeneration of 15 T-38 aircraft bound for the Aerospace Maintenance and Regeneration Group (AMARG, also known as the aircraft “boneyard”) along with 10 T-38 aircraft released from the Air Force Material Command (AFMC). These aircraft were regenerated at the Holloman Centralized Repair Facility (CRF), and once fully mission capable, transferred to two new operating locations (OL): Langley AFB, VA and Tyndall AFB, FL. After a couple years of highly successful operations, a new capability was added to the ADAIR fleet of T-38s through an aircraft modification to carry Electronic Attack (EA) pods to further increase the effectiveness of the ADAIR T-38 aircraft. The overall T-38 program has grown from the three “legacy” OLs of Beale, Holloman and Whiteman AFBs to five locations, with the ADAIR OLs at Langley and Tyndall AFBs. The ACC Acquisition Management and Integration Center has managed the contract and provided T-38 functional management since 2006.

• The ACC Acquisition Management and Integration Center (AMIC) managed T-38 AMP contract provides for the sustainment of 63 T-38A/AT-38B aircraft. These T-38 aircraft are located at Beale, Holloman, Langley, Tyndall, and Whiteman AFBs.The program utilizes one Centralized Repair Facility (CRF) located at Holloman AFB, NM to service the four geographically separated T-38 OLs. The CRF contractor workforce performs all aircraft phase inspections with associated intermediate (back-shop) repairs.CRF technicians also perform aircraft modifications as approved by the Ogden Air Logistics Center (OO-ALC). The CRF must have a sufficient workforce to meet CRF maintenance requirements, deploy technicians to repair OL aircraft with discrepancies beyond the OL on-site capability, and deploy technicians to repair aircraft broken off-station.

  The contractor is also required to provide Transient Maintenance services at Holloman and Whiteman AFBs.

  In addition, aircraft maintenance support is required at Holloman AFB for the 96th Test Group and German Air Force Flying Training Center (GAF FTC).  Contractor-provided tenant support is also required for US Army Air Operations Directorate, White Sands Missile Range, NM, and NASA, El Paso, TX. The T-38 AMP contractor must provide the Program Management, Operations and Maintenance (O&M), Mission Support, and Transition necessary to achieve effective and efficient aircraft maintenance services as defined in the PWS. The contract includes requirements for priced options:

  • Expand operations with an additional OL at Nellis AFB, NV
  • Establish a capability for contractor Functional Check Flight Pilots and (3) a 6-month option to extend services. These options will be addressed within the contract solicitation with two priced optional Contract Line Items Numbers (CLINs).