The Department of the Air Force, Air Force Special Operations Command (AFSOC) has a continuing requirement for Joint Terminal Attack Control (JTAC) and Small Unmanned Aerial Systems (SUAS) instructor support.

The mission of a Special Tactics Group (STG) is to train, organize, and equip Special Tactics (ST) forces for rapid worldwide employment in support of the full range of Special Operations missions. The force is required to rapidly deploy in support of joint operations in all physical environments, night and day, to provide the Combatant Commanders the ability to project air and ground forces to any region of the world in support of our national objectives. Traditionally, Special Tactics Squadrons (STS) have organically supported their Joint Terminal Attack Controller and Small Unmanned Aerial System program management Government personnel.

The number of qualified and current ST JTAC positions has increased to meet the growing demand. With this growth of operators and equipment the program management and training requirements for JTAC and SUAS have increased. In order to meet current world-wide requirements and, in an attempt to maintain at least the mandated deployed and sustained force, ST must deploy all of its active duty JTACs including JTAC and SUAS program managers, instructors and evaluators. This means that while units are deployed JTAC and SUAS training greatly decreases impacting training of future operators. Contractors will provide necessary assistance in managing programs and producing Combat Mission Ready (CMR) JTAC and SUAS operators, instructors and evaluators. Overall, the 24th SOW, 720th and 724th Special Tactics Groups require contracted JTAC and SUAS program managers to support Air Force Special Operations Command (AFSOC) tasks.

The contractor shall provide support of AFSOC squadron Joint Terminal Attack Control (JTAC) and Small Unmanned Aerial Systems (SUAS) programs by providing JTAC program management, JTAC-I and SUAS program management to 17 STS at Ft Benning, GA; 724 STG at Ft Bragg, NC. Additionally, only JTAC program management and instructors are required at 21 STS at Pope AFB, NC; 22 STS at McChord AFB, WA; 23 STS at Hurlburt Field, FL; 26 STS Cannon AFB, New Mexico; 720 OSS at Hurlburt Field, FL, 320 STS at Kadena AB, JP; and 321 STS at RAF Mildenhall, UK.

The Government requires a mandatory 24 Full Time Equivalent (FTE) positions at the following locations: three (3) at 17 STS; four (4) at 724 STG; two (2) at 320 STS; three (3) at 321 STS; four (4) at 21 STS; four (4) at 22 STS; four (4) at 23 STS; two (2) at 26 STS; one (1) at the 123 STS, one (1) at the 125 STS, one (1) at SOTACC and one (1) at 720 OSS.

The contractor JTAC program management and SUAS program management shall support AFSOC unit training to include JTAC, JTAC-Instructor (I), JTAC- Stan/Eval Examiner (SEE), Close Air Support (CAS) simulator operations, SUAS pilot, SUAS simulator operations and SUAS instructor duties on local and off-station ranges. The contractor shall provide all personnel and other services necessary to perform JTAC/JTAC-I/JTAC-SEE control duties, SUAS pilot and instructor duties, operator maintenance of SUAS, simulator operations, and limited training of Air Force or other joint agency personnel as outlined in the Performance Work Statement, in accordance with pertinent SOCOM, Air Force, AFSOC, 24 SOW, 720 STG, 724 STG, and squadron directives. All personnel under the PWS are non-deployable to combat zones.