Missile Fuels Mission Overview

Presented to DESCs 2003 Quality Conference Sharon L. Murphy Director, Missile Fuels CBU November 18, 2003

Missile Fuels CBU Mission Statement

To provide the Department of Defense, Federal Government customers, and commercial and academic space-related customers, with comprehensive logistics support for all missile fuels, chemicals and gases, cryogenic liquids and propellants in the most effective and economical manner possible USAF transferred mission to DESC on October 1, 2001
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Total Supply Chain Management

Safety Finance

Customer
Quality Technical

#1
Contracting
Inventory Management

Transportation
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Customer Support Profile

DoDs IMM for Missile Fuels products and services
DoD 4140.25M

266 Customers
Includes Space Launch Act customers

213 Supply Points 21 Controlled Storage Points with DLAowned product FY-03 Sales: $69M
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Major Programs Supported by the Missile Fuels CBU

USAF Titan, Delta and Atlas and commercial follow-on the EELV (Evolved Expendable Launch Vehicle F-16 Emergency Power Unit F-15/F-16 Air Intercept Missile, Avenger, Sidewinder All Cruise Missiles Navy Tomahawk, Harpoon, & USAFs ALCM/ACM AIM9 and Stinger Missiles US Army 37C Drone and Lance Missiles Fiber Optics Guided Missile (R&D) USAF U-2 All Wind Tunnels All DoD Laser Programs All Space-Based Weapons (R&D) NASA Space Shuttle International Space Station
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Missile Fuels Customer Profile (FY 2003)

DoD
Air Force Army Navy USMC Subtotal DoD

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109 44 10 2 165 16 1 17 84 266

%
41% 16% 4% 1% 62% 5% 1% 6% 32% 100%
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Federal Civilian
NASA DOE Subtotal Federal Civilian Commercial Total

Contracting Snapshot
77 Active contracts
95% Requirements-type contracts Existing contracts are normally 3 year contracts w/two one year options Moving toward multi year contracts 3 to 5 year Most are without Economic Price Adjustment FOB Origin and Destination

Cradle to Grave Pre-award to contract closeout

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Best Value Source Selection

All Contracts Majority are Low Price Technically Acceptable
Technically Acceptable or Technically Unacceptable Technical Capability and Past Performance Technical Proposals limited to 5 pages

Also utilize the Trade Off Process

Always used when Industrial Base of One N204, Hydrazine, JP-10, RP-1 Non-Cost Factors
Technical Capability Management and Mission Capability Past Performance Socio Economic (over $5M)

Plus Price Evaluation

Approx equal to Non Cost Factors

Tech Eval Team

MIC, MIP, BP, BQ and MK Sometimes the customer
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Product Line Overview

92 NSNs 32 types of products/65 product classes Propellants
Hypergols Liquids Cryogenics

Non-Propellant Cryogenics Gases Every product supports a DoD major weapon system or DoD space application in some way 9

CBU Snapshot - Product Line Overview

Three categories of products
 Propellants 3 types
 Hypergols
 Hydrazine 7 grades  N204 Oxidizer

 Liquids
 Priming Fluid (PF-1)  RP-1  Isopropyl Alcohol (IPA)  Hydrogen Peroxide (H2O2)  Inhibited Red Fuming Nitric Acid (IRFNA)  JP-10

 Cryogenic
 Liquid Oxygen (LOX)  Liquid Hydrogen (LH2)
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CBU Snapshot - Product Line Overview Contd

Non-Propellant Cryogenics
 Liquid Nitrogen (LN)  Liquid Air  Liquid Argon  Liquid Helium

Gases
 Nitrogen  Argon  Helium  Hydrogen  Gaseous Deuterium (D2)  Nitrogen Trifluoride (NF3)  Fluorine  Xenon  Krypton  Neon

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Hypergolic Propellants

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Hydrazine Background
Industrial base of ONE
 Arch Chemicals
 Production Plant Lake Charles, LA  Storage McIntosh, AL

 Sole source since early 80s  Plant is 100% dedicated to Govt requirements
 $17M/year facility fee
 DWCF benefit to customer

DESC-M serves as ordering officer SO Consolidated and synchronized production runs Reduces admin costs to customer Allows coordinated blending of AH & UDMH = A50 Reduces storage costs at production site
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Hydrazine Production Schedule

Pounds
700000 600000 500000 400000 300000 200000 100000 0
Production Sequence

MPH AH H70 UDMH A50 Blend MMH AH H70 MPH UDMH A50 Blend MMH MMH
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Hydrazine
Application: Propellant for missile launches, engines, & space vehicles Number of products: Seven Requirements for six Programs:
                F-16 Titan EELV Atlas Delta THAAD Military and commercial satellites Peacekeeper Milstar Fleet Leader Sea Launch Genesis Space Shuttle Global Star Pegasus Foreign Sales
 F-16 Turkey, Korea & Greece (FMS)  Thruster testing Germany & Japan 15

F-16 (H-70) (H-

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Hypergolic Propellants
Titan IV Delta

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Cant Go Without Us MMH and N204

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Hydrazines

Pounds
600000 500000 400000 300000 200000 100000 0 FY03 FY04 FY05 FY06 FY07 FY08 FY09
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QUANTITY

On-Going Hydrazine Procurement

Over-sized and aging production facility Arch Chemicals, Lake Charles LA
Previous hydrazine contract expired 31 Dec 00 Contractor would not accept an order for CY01 production New contract needed to support customer requirements starting in May 01

Forecast reflects a significant reduction after FY04

Close out Titan program

Opportunity to Right-Size to a more efficient plant Awarded bridge contract to Arch through Feb 04 Competing new production plant First Article Feb 07 RFP closes for initial offers on 2 Dec 03 Interim Storage awarded to Arch on 4 Nov 03 20

Dinitrogen Tetroxide (N2O4)

Application: An oxidizer most commonly used with hydrazine to create propulsion Number of Products: 12 Programs:
 Titan rockets  Atlas rockets  Delta rockets Boeing Satellite System

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N204 Background
Vicksburg Chemicals (VCC) had been sole source N204 provider since 1979
All grades of product Services
Rail car and cylinder maintenance Technical escort team Emergency response

Filed for Chapter 11 on 8 Mar 02

But, complete liquidation per debtors attorney Plant went into immediate warm idle Currently mothballed
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New N204 Contract

Contract competitively awarded on 16 Aug 02 to Mississippi Chemicals
A leader in the Chemical Production Industry Top Notch Nitric Acid facility in Yazoo City, MS

Awarded five year requirements-type contract Firm fixed price Miss Chem filed for Chapter 11 in June 03 BUT, still in production
DESC ordered all quantities p Aug FY07 Currently at 70% Stored at VAFB HSF and in railcars
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Liquid Propellants

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Priming Fluid (PF-1)

Application: A starting fluid Number of Products: 1 Programs:

AF Air-Launched Cruise Missile AF Conventional Air-Launched Cruise Missile AF Research and Development projects

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AirAir-Launched Cruise Missile (ALCM) PF-1 PF-

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RP-1

Application: High grade missile propellant oxidized by the addition of LOX to become a fuel for rocket engines Number of Products: 2 Programs:
Atlas Delta

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Lockheed Martin Atlas III RP-1

RD-180

Atlas III

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Isopropyl Alcohol

Application: Burned with Liquid Oxygen and water to create steam to simulation high altitude Number of Products: 1 Programs:
DoD ALPHA Integrated Flight Experiment FED CIV - NASA Space Shuttle, Space Station

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High Altitude Simulation IPA and LOX

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Hydrogen Peroxide

Application: Monopropellant and Oxidizer Number of Products: 8 Programs:

US Army/Israeli Tactical High Energy Laser plus MTHEL Air Force Airborne Laser Potential DoD Rocket Propellant

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Airborne Laser H2O2

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Inhibited Red Fuming Nitric Acid (IFRNA)

Application: Oxidizer for rocket engines Number of Products: 3 Programs:

Army 37C Drone Missiles Army Lance Missile [Target practice] Potential Navy Requirement (China Lake)

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Lance Missile Nitric Acid

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JP-10

Application: Used as rocket engine oxidizer Number of Products: 1 Programs:

Air Force Air Launch & Advanced Cruise Missiles, R & D Programs, Non-line of Sight Program Navy Tomahawk & Harpoon Missiles Fiber Optics Guided Missile

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Navy Tomahawk & Harpoon Missiles JP-10 JP-

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Tomahawk JP-10

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Cryogenic Propellants

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Liquid Oxygen

Application: Propellant, engine testing and mixed with nitrogen for breathing air Number of Products: 3 Programs:
AF Atlas, Delta, Titan, NAVSTAR GPS, Wind Tunnel Testing DoD/COM Atlas, RL-10B2 Engine, R&D NASA Fleetleader, Wind Tunnel Testing, TLMED

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Liquid Hydrogen

Application: Propellant, cryogenic cooling, laser firing and independent R&D Number of Products: 1 Programs:
AF Atlas, J-4 Test Cell, SLC-3E DoD/COM Atlas Centaur, MMLV, RS-68 Engine, Titan Centaur, RL-10B2 Engine NASA R&D

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Non-Propellant Cryogenics

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Liquid Nitrogen
Application: Non-propellant cryogen for cooling, purging and blanketing fire suppression & optical systems; engine testing Number of Products: 4 Programs:
AF Atlas, Delta, Titan, C-5 Aircraft, F15 & F16 COM Delta, MELVS, Space Based Infrared System NASAs TLMED & Earth Observing System

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C-5 (LN2)

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F-15 (LN2)

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Liquid Air

Application: Supplement atmospheric oxygen in engine test cell to simulate altitude and pressure conditions Number of Products: 1 Programs:
AF Titan, Minuteman

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Liquid Argon
Application: Coolant, purge gas, inert cover gas for radioactive material for back filling evaporators Number of Products: 2 Programs:
Heliarc Welding (F100) Lube System Research

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Liquid Helium Dewar

Application: Cryogenic coolant for test and measurement equipment Number of Products: 1 Programs:
Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Labs AF Superconductive Electronic Circuitry AF Superconducting Power Systems Medical Imaging Research Lab

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Liquid Helium Bulk

Application: Pressurizes the fuel tanks of liquid-fueled rockets Number of Products: 1 Programs:
Air Force Titan

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Gaseous Nitrogen
Application: Launch pad suppression, cooling, purging/blanketing fire suppression & optical systems; engine testing; independent R&D Number of Products: 3 Programs:
AF Atlas & Delta Launch Pad Support, Titan RS-68 Engine, F-119 Aircraft COM Delta, Independent Research & Development NASAs TLMED & Earth Observing System

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Gaseous Argon

Application: Argon is used as a coolant to enhance target discrimination Number of Products: 2 Programs:
Hughes Infra Red Camera Stinger Missile Sys Avenger Missile F-15/F-16 Air Intercept Missile-9 Sidewinder

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Stinger Missile Systems Argon

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Gaseous Helium Cyl

Application: Cools parametric amplifiers, pressurizing/purging systems, welding, lifting gas, leak detection, and cryogenics Number of Products: 3 Programs:
Air Force Lab Support, R&D High Energy Lasers DoD weather related missions FED CIV NOAA weather missions, NASA Shuttle REAP (Quads)

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REAP

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Gaseous Helium Bulk

Application: Pressurizes fuel tanks of liquidfueled rockets and Laser Research Number of Products: 1 Programs:
AF Titan, Airborne Laser, Tethered Aerostat Radar Sys Com/AF Atlas/Delta Alpha Phase Experiment Tactical High Energy Laser

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Aerostat Bulk Helium

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Gaseous Hydrogen

Application: Short term engine testing and laser firing Number of Products: 1 Programs:
DoD/COM Space Based Laser Integrated Flight Experiment COM MIRACLE and AIPH

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Gaseous Deuterium
Application: Research and Development on Laser Programs Number of Products: 2 Programs:
ALPHA Integrated Flight Experiment Advanced Phase Contingent Experiment Boeing-ASE Integrated Flight Experiment Hydrogen Fluoride/Deuterium Gain Generator Reflective Lab Helious Laser Project

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Nitrogen Trifluoride NF-3

Application: Oxidizer of High Energy Fuel Number of Products: 1 Programs:
Army Tactical High Energy Laser plus MTHEL Army Mid-Infrared Advanced Chemical Laser Com Space-Based Laser Integrated Flight Experiment Com Alpha-Laser Phase

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Tactical High Energy Laser NF3 (also H2O2 and D2)

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Xenon Gaseous

Application: Laser research and development. Potential use for space propulsion Number of Products: 2 Programs:
Electric Propulsion Space Experiment Hall Effect Thruster NASAs International Space Station

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Special Projects

Army Space & Strategic Defense Command

Classified Overseas Shipments Blue Velvet Program

Sea Launch Provided containers and directed transportation of Russian product

RP-1: Pratt & Whitney Requirements in Russia

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Transportation
Special Handling Agreements, Exemptions Technical Escort N204 Container Management over 14K pieces of GFP DTTS ETA Carrier Contracts
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DESC Missile Fuels Customer POCs

CBU Director: Sharon Murphy 210-925-4455 sharon.murphy@dla.mil
Logistics Management Division Chief: Raymond Roolf 210-925-6532

raymond.roolf@dla.mil Requirements Chief: Jose Reyes 210-925-4842 joe.reyes@dla.mil Transportation Chief: Cathy Mokry 210-925-1579 catherine.mokry@dla.mil Contracting Division Chief: Vacant 210-925-7249 Technical: Quality: Ken Grams 210-925-2488 ken.grams@dla.mil Rod Fischer 210-925-2503 rodney.fischer@dla.mil

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