JOINT SERVICE AIRCREW MASK (JSAM) REQUEST FOR INFORMATION Questions: Special Notice The JSAM acquisition team requests industry input in determining CAIV (Cost as An Independent Variable) objectives. System requirements are provided below and should be referenced by number in your response. The JSAM Operational Requirements Document may be used as a reference and can be found at http://www.brooks.af.mil/HSC/PKA/programs/jsam/master.html Written responses should submitted via e-mail to David Manchester, Program Manager, at david.manchester@hermes.brooks.af.mil or Sharon Bickford, Contracting Officer, at sharon.bickford@hermes.brooks.af.mil. For more information, call Mr. Manchester at 210-536-5050 or Ms. Bickford at 210-536-4584. 1. Given a fixed performance schedule, what system requirements would you rank order (prioritize) as the top 20 most technically difficult to achieve? 2. Given a fixed cost and schedule, what system requirements would you rank order (prioritize) as the top 20 not achievable due to cost constraint(s)? 3. What are your past or current Chem/Bio or Gz systems? In what ways do your systems not meet the JSAM system requirements? 4. For the PDRR phase, we will request delivery of prototypes (how many?) for feasibility, material and interface evaluation. How many months after award, in your estimation, will it take to deliver the prototypes? 5. Given a quantity of 75,000 and no specific time constraint to complete deliveries, what would you recommend as: a) the optimal number of years to complete delivery of all masks; b) the production profile? System Requirements 1. Chemical Protection 2. Biological Protection 3. Continuous Protection 4. GLOC Protection 5. Compatibity with current personal clothing and aircrew life support equipment/systems. 6. Emergency Mode QFF protection capability (blower or oxygen systems) 7. Hypoxia protection up to 60,000 feet 8. Interface/compatible with all applicable aircraft and aircrew systems 9. Donned in 15 seconds or less during ground aircraft operations 10. Donned and doffed in flight without assistance (except for fighter applications) 11. Doffed during Contamination Control Area (CCA) processing with no transfer of contamination 12. Equal/better than existing systems mobility in the cockpit, including head maneuverability 13. Meeting optical distortion needs, not causing eye discomfort or user to misinterpret visual information 14. Peripheral vision not less than current helmet/visor non-CB protective systems 15. Defog capability without any use of topical anti-fog compounds 16. Interface with aircrew vision correction systems, or provide integral aircrew vision correction 17. One-handed valsalva without breaking the seal of the mask. 18. Not hinder normal ingress and egress from aircraft 19. Provide intelligible voice communication on the ground without breaking the seal of the mask or loss of CB protection 20. Permit intelligible voice transmission (face to face) and not interfere with hearing 21. Provide communication level of 85% (Modified Rhyme Test) at 3 meters, in background noise of 40-50 dB 22. Permit the use of receiving and transmitting communication devices 23. Provide compatibility with aircraft communication devices 24. Cause no excessive physical or physiological burden to aircrew members 25. Have minimal breathing resistance IAW ASCC Air Standard 61/101/6A 26. Provide capability to intake hot or cold liquid, including liquid medication 27. Allow discharge of vomitus without violating CB integrity 28. Be resealed after vomitus discharge without subsequently removing part of the CB protective system 29. Not prevent operation of the aircrew ejection system 30. Be compatible with aircrew emergency oxygen systems 31. Remain structurally intact, minimize chance of injury during an escape system windblast 32. Not prevent operation of large aircraft emergency escape hatches or impede non-assisted manual bailout 33. Total head born weight will be within the system weight and center of gravity curve of survivable crash stroke sequences 34. The head-mounted and total weights will not exceed existing air crash worthiness weight standards 35. Not prevent parachute opening or any procedure required to be performed while descending under the canopy 36. Not cause adverse flotation characteristics 37. Not impede egress from a submerged aircraft 38. Compatibility with Emergency Underwater Breathing Devices 39. Provide aircrew-activated anti-suffocation and anti-drown capability 40. Provide passive anti-drown capability 41. Not prevent aircrew performance of any land survival procedure or use of land survival equipment 42. Not obscure visibility of, or impede access of Search and Rescue equipment or performance of SAR procedures 43. Be stable under high G forces 44. Provide CB protection during aircraft carrier operations, including catapult-assisted launch 45. Remain structurally intact and operational after exposure to all natural and induced environments of military aviation 46. Mean Corrective Maintenance Time of 30 minutes at the organizational (O) level 47. Mean Corrective Maintenance Time of 120 minutes at the intermediate (I) level 48. Disposal of unserviceable components IAW current service directives 49. Not require depot level maintenance, to include TCTOs or Technical Directives, to modify equipment 50. Have an Inherent Availability (AI) of 0.999 51. Reconfigurable to any other variant within 10 minutes using no special tools or equipment 52. Require no special tools to perform O-level maintenance. All tools must be in the DOD inventory 53. Support equipment (if required) and tools shall be usable in the operational maintenance environment 54. Unit pack shall not contain materials that would require special handling or classify it as hazardous for storage or transportation 55. Unit pack shall be capable of unrestricted movement (air, highway, rail, marine transport) using existing equipment 56. Unit pack shall not require special disposal procedures 57. Use existing Test, Measurement and Diagnostic Equipment 58. Have a carrying case providing transit shock protection 59. Be capable of being sanitized or decontaminated without reducing CB or Anti-G protection, or causing damage 60. Be reusable after agent exposure and decontamination 61. Be electromagnetically compatible with the environments of military aviation 62. Be high-altitude electromagnetic pulse survivable 63. Not be susceptible to damage or malfunction from electrostatic discharge 64. Not be toxic to the wearer and will not produce/offgas harmful fumes or vapor 65. Use materials that are compatible with oxygen enriched atmospheres up to 100% oxygen 66. Be fire resistant, not melt or release toxic or combustible vapors at any temperature which an aircrew member would survive. 67. Not require any aircraft modification 68. Fit the smallest (2nd percentile female) through the largest (98th percentile male) 69. Allow for Custom fitting to fit remaining aircrew 70. Not require increases in training resources at any level 71. Not increase the operator, maintainer, repairer, or supporter manpower requirements 72. Retain all flame resistant/retardant characteristics to meet safety requirements 73. Not present safety hazards to personnel throughout its life cycle 74. Materials must be safe to use, store, and maintain throughout its life cycle 75. If a power source is required, then the appropriate Service Safety requirements will be met 76. Not increase the likelihood of detection when compared to current aircrew CB protective masks and anti-G systems 77. Not increase the storage footprint of packaging design 78. Not exceeding current CB protective masks and anti-G systems packaging size 79. Packaging will not be adversely affected by prolonged storage under any climatic conditions or exposure to substances such as CB agents, POLs, flight line chemicals, etc 80. Provide a method to automatically determine shelf life expiration 81. A Shelf Life of 10 years 82. Ensured impedance matching between JSAM and aircraft communications systems 83. Compatible with TEMPEST requirements and existing secure communications equipment. 84. Not conduct or radiate detectable emissions 85. Adhere to equipment specifications and procedures outlined in international standardization agreements (e.g., NATO STANAGS, Quadripartite Agreements, QSTAGS, and ASCC Advisory Publications) Response to this Special Notice will not be made available to industry. This information will be for Government use only. Although we have not and will not post your responses, your input is extremely important and has directly influenced the acquisition strategy and planned activities. Your continued responses to our special notices is appreciated. WEB: click here to download a copy of the JSAM special notice, http://www.brooks.af.mil/HSC/PKA/programs/jsam/master.html. Posted 10/21/98 (W-SN264240).

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