Range Operations. 5.7.1 The contractor shall provide range operations including management, coordination, and integration of all aspects of internal functions and range staff, as well as coordination and integration of external functions of installation management at the ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ Staff and Command levels. Support includes the procedures and means by which Army range infrastructure is managed, operated, and maintained. This support is provided in a dynamic environment of changing Federal budget priorities, Army strategies and doctrine, readiness and deployment postures, Federal laws and regulations, DoD and Army policies and standards, and Army TSS-E priorities. The contractor shall provide SRP support that complies with all relevant Federal, DoD and Army laws, regulations and policies and is responsive to this dynamic environment, and ensures tasks are completed in a manner a scope and schedule that meets live training goals. Several areas of range operations functions are dynamic and are impacted by temporal variables that cannot be determined in advance. Use of this contract is discretionary; not mandatory. 5.7.2 The contractor shall plan, manage, and operate range control centers/complexes. The contractor shall conduct planning tasks which include/support the development of the Range plans. The plan shall include the integration of range considerations into other installation plans such as the Real Property Master Plan and Utilities Plan, Environment Management Plans, Integrated Natural Resource Management Plans (INRMP), Army Compatible Use Buffer (ACUB) proposals, Force Modernization/Force Integration studies and business process reviews. Range planning shall include the use of GIS tools to enhance integrated planning; staffing and coordination with the Installation Planning Board (IPB) consisting of the range manager, ITAM coordinator, GIS staff, Director of Public Works (DPW) staff, environmental staff, range safety office staff (for Surface Danger Zone (SDZ) analysis), Directorate of Information Management (DOIM) staff (for range communications) and others, as required. The contractor shall conduct range inspections in accordance with AR 385-63, DA ▇▇▇ 385-63 and AR 350-19 and local policy to assess the functionality and status of a range as part of the real property inventory ; monitor the tracking of critical range issues which relate to trends in maintainability, sustainability, and availability; maintain a tracking mechanism of those existing ranges which require upgrade in facilities infrastructure or target/software/equipment infrastructure and assessing status for upgrade as required as part of the Range Development Plan (RDP); and ensure liaison with outside agencies as appropriate to each installation SOP to coordinate for assistance and technical information. 5.7.3 The contractor shall ensure control of range and maneuver training operations and access to range/maneuver training area by preparing range issue log/sign-in per SOP; operate fire desk for ranges/training areas/training facilities in accordance with Range Control SOP/Policy; initiate and conduct preparation phase radio check with training unit in accordance with Range Control policy; contact fire fighters to suppress fires on the range/training areas; contact and assist Medical Evacuation (MEDEVAC)/local emergency services in case of medical emergency; execute airspace management to include Notice to Airmen (NOTAM) preparation and distribution status sheets; conduct on-site range and safety briefings for units in accordance with AR 385-63 and local range policies. These actions are inherently iterative, and require frequent coordination, reviews, and coordination/approvals with other offices. Many range operations actions, particularly those related to integration/support of mission needs into support and planning, are subject to local timelines and processes. 5.7.4 The contractor shall prepare the firing range/training area/training facility for the training user in accordance with Range Control SOP/policy; conduct clearance inspection of range/training area/training facility and receives range book and all hand receipted items from user; provide Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) surface and subsurface clearance services on various project sites over a wide range of terrain types; scheduling and conducting sweep for unexploded ordnance, and detonation of unexploded ordnance; establish/coordinate education programs related to munitions, impact areas, and Unexploded Ordnance (UXO) in accordance with policy/procedures and the installation SRP Outreach Program. These actions are inherently iterative, and require frequent coordination, reviews, and coordination/approvals with other offices. Many range operations actions, particularly those related to integration/support of mission needs into support and planning, are subject to local timelines and processes.
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