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FA248722RA002

STATEMENT OF WORK

Test & Evaluation Technologies for Ranges, Armaments & Spectrum (TETRAS) II

1 February 2022

1.0 INTRODUCTION

The 96th Test Wing (TW) has tasked the 96th Range Group to manage all Eglin Test and Training Complex facilities and to provide support to all users and managers of the range complex with the primary goal of meeting every test-customer’s need, and ensuring successful tests. The 96th Range Group has primary responsibility for infrastructure, instrumentation, and support systems improvements and modernization for a wide variety of test capabilities that are necessary in the daily performance verification of user systems and new technologies. These include major test facilities and simulators for the test of weapon systems, Command, Control, Communications, Computer, Cybersecurity, Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance (C5ISR), and electronic combat systems, components, and instrumentation for, but not limited to, environmental behaviors, vulnerabilities, performance, warhead characterization, climatic behaviors, and data distribution.

The primary output of a test for any range user is the successful reporting of systems performance data obtained through real-time uplinks and downlinks that is established by telemetry hardware and software dedicated for use within specified frequencies. Through executive and legislative actions taken to support the National Broadband Plan, several previously available frequency bands have been assigned to commercial applications, thus forcing the relocation of military systems to higher frequency bands. This contract supports procuring the transitional equipment at Eglin Air Force Base (AFB) and its associated Department of Defense (DoD) ranges to support operations in the recently designated military test frequency bands. Future auctions by the Department of Commerce make this a fluid requirement. In particular, it supports efforts to implement the DoD Air Force Transition Plan for the 1755-1780 megahertz (MHz) Band as well as future frequency redistributions not currently defined.

Instrumentation refers to a broad range of specialized, distributed or embedded equipment including: basic data-gathering sensors and hardware such as Radio Detection and Ranging (RADAR), Laser Acquisition Detection and Ranging (LADAR)/Light Detection and Ranging (LIDAR), multi-spectral and multi-speed video, electro-optical (EO)/signature detectors and acoustic sensors; communications equipment such as radio, microwave, and fiber optics; control systems including flight safety, range slaving, drone control, remote controlled and unmanned systems, and command guidance systems; support equipment necessary for successful conduct of test missions such as operational consoles, frequency and energy monitoring and control, data transmission, timing and storage systems. Test ranges and targets include environment scene and scenario generators, threat systems and simulators, weapon launch and impact areas, target items and specialized measurement and support systems. The test facilities and systems vary in sophistication from little or no instrumentation to extensive capabilities for precise measurement and recording of complex and time sensitive events.

For C5ISR, munitions, and electronic combat/countermeasures systems and related Test and Evaluation (T&E) systems, T&E support includes systems under test requirements development and verification, test design and planning, analysis, data management and evaluations for the specific hardware/software developed or tested under this contract. Systems support can require any of the following actions: hardware and software parametric measurements, performance measurements, interoperability, interconnectivity, compatibility, operational effectiveness and suitability, multi-spectral target signature measurements, multi-spectral test environment quality control measurements, output measurements, internal state characterization, precise target position measurements, blast, structural and ballistics tests, impact scoring, hard and soft damage, seeker, sensor, guidance, control, or aiming systems as defined by the unit under test (UUT) test plan or requirements specification.

1.1 OBJECTIVE. Eglin AFB, along with all associated DoD test ranges, continues to support needs to manage the Third Offset Strategy. This is a strategy designed to maintain and improve the military technical supremacy of our forces in order to offset adversarial efforts aimed at achieving equality with current US military capabilities. The 2017 DoD budget request kicked-off the Third Offset effort by earmarking billions of dollars for the initial investment. This work and funding is expected to continue through this contract life cycle. These funds are earmarked to develop 5th and 6th generation weapons programs as well as upgrading current guided munitions, advancing hypersonic weapons, improving jamming resistance and reducing current reliance on Global Positioning System (GPS). In addition, strong consideration will be given to cross-service investments in electronic warfare (EW), countermeasures and cyber weapons programs. In order to support this initiative, the test community must upgrade test technology to match the capabilities these new systems will present. This is anticipated to reflect on new requirements at the test range complexes at all levels including infrastructure, tracking, scoring, data management and manipulation, simulating, lethality, accuracy, etc. This TETRAS II Indefinite-Delivery-Indefinite- Quantity (IDIQ) multiple award rapid response contract will be a valuable tool for the test and test user community to support the changes and advances in the test landscape and will provide future test programs with the contracting vehicle to meet their needs.

The primary objective of this contract is to provide the 96th Range Group and their customers the capability to meet the need to urgently develop and modify T&E systems and facilities and to support mandatory radio frequency (RF) spectrum transition plans as the test community employs technologies to ensure the performance of 5th generation weapons and cyber systems and begins the process of validating and transitioning to 6th generation technologies. Testing modern weapons systems with rapidly changing technologies and tactics are inherent to defense programs. The capability for rapid response, surge capacity, and flexibility to manage unforeseen events is a critical requirement to meet short lead-times and dynamic test requirements. This contract provides the capability to respond rapidly to customer test requirements that cannot be accomplished through the normal acquisition cycle, particularly when acquiring highly specialized hardware/software. Implementing improvements and upgrades of test capability to support developmental test (DT) and operational test (OT) of C5ISR, munitions, and electronic combat systems and next generation operational environments is critical to the test mission and the warfighter.

1.1.1 Critical Requirements. A high level of technical expertise is critical and required to include a wide variety of engineering, test, and manufacturing experience to support test community requirements for analysis, test support, design and delivery of qualified hardware and software designs from initial requirements definition to fielded operational capability in accordance with (IAW) all relevant standards. A thorough understanding of acquisition and systems engineering best practices and knowledge of technology advances in state-of-the art C5ISR, smart munitions, hypersonic, directed energy (DE), target scoring and signature measurements, and virtual test practices are necessary to implement test solutions under this contract. This contract will support design and modification of digital simulation models, hardware in-the-loop test facilities, measurement facilities, installed system test facilities, open-air range facilities, networked test facilities, and systems under test.

1.1.2 Project/Program Management. Comprehensive program management structure is required to efficiently manage the diverse efforts under this contract. The TETRAS contractor, hereafter referred to as the Contractor, shall support this wide range of diverse tasks through sound technical management processes and effective project management of cost, schedule and performance factors.

1.2 SCOPE. The Contractor shall acquire specialized hardware and software and/or prototype systems and test equipment to develop and/or modify air, ground, sea, or space systems, facilities, infrastructure, and equipment urgently required for test, training and evaluation of C5ISR, munitions/weapon systems, cyber and electronic combat/countermeasures within live and virtual test parameters. Installation includes structural and site management and incidental construction.

Testing is accomplished on DoD System-of-Systems, subsystems, system components, and system support items. The Contractor shall acquire all hardware, software, and support necessary to support systems used on platforms involved with the test process, tests of ground based, airborne, seaborne, and space-borne ordnance/armament/weapon systems and supporting guidance/control, seeker/sensor, navigation or ranging systems and may include radars, high energy lasers, high power microwave, and other new technologies for systems in development. Data management tools are required to support systems under test and may include use of motion imagery, data fusion, machine learning and artificial intelligence techniques. Test includes analysis, inspection, or test through acceptance, qualification, or developmental or operational demonstrations IAW system engineering best practices.

This contract shall acquire test support and equipment to include, but not limited to, laboratory test equipment with design and measurement capacities and ancillary equipment such as power supplies, antennas, and equipment mounting hardware. The Contractor shall also acquire specialized system equipment designed for C5ISR, munitions or electronic combat systems verifications or specialized test sets necessary to perform system operational checkout or automated built-in-tests, and support test and training requirements to include all matters of test and logistics support.

Additionally, range systems have been impacted by the National Broadband Plan and associated spectrum sell off. To ensure continued test support in any spectrum, the Contractor shall acquire specialized hardware, software, test equipment, facility upgrades, and support necessary to transition equipment at Eglin AFB and its associated ranges from operations in frequencies auctioned by the Department of Commerce IAW the National Broadband Plan to the higher frequencies documented above. The Contractor shall support development of technologies for aiding in spectrum sharing, migration, and efficient usage. Efforts may include ground based, aeronautical mobile telemetry, airborne, seaborne and space borne data transfers for any DoD range user system.

The Contractor shall be proficient in all of the following processes and disciplines: requirements analysis, develop initial designs; redesigns or modifications; modeling and simulation; Model- Based Systems Engineering (MBSE); prototype fabrication; integration; installation; limited manufacturing or fabrication of components; systems or test hardware; test execution; user training; configuration auditing and production or fielding transition support. Services directly associated with a delivery order may also be included. Specific requirements will be defined in each applicable delivery order.

1.3 TECHNICAL REQUIREMENTS. Requirements in this section reflect the necessary experience, skills, and knowledge necessary to meet specified requirements in each delivery order under this contract. The Contractor shall provide the required technical expertise, skill levels, and skill mix necessary to accomplish each delivery order. The Contractor shall provide technical engineering support for system design, hardware, software, and test developed under this contract throughout the test program and until the Government formally accepts the system.

1.3.1 DESIGN/REDESIGN. The Contractor shall provide all labor, materials, facilities, and travel necessary to design, develop, integrate and install original equipment or software, redesign or modify existing equipment or software, or fabricate equipment as required within the delivery order.

Applicable Contract Data Requirements List (CDRL)s: A001, A002, A003, A004, A005, A006, A007, A009, A010, A011, A012, A013, A014, A015, A016, A017, A018, A019, A020, A021, A023, A024, A025, A027, A028, A029, A030, A031, A032, A033, A036, A037, A038, A039, A040, A041, A042, A043, A044, A045, A046, A047, A048, A049, A050, and A052.

1.3.1.1 This requirement may include special purpose or one-of-a-kind hardware/software to support specific test requirements, prototyping, pre-production, or transition to production hardware, modifications and upgrades to existing government-furnished property, test facilities, infrastructure, Commercial Off-the-Shelf (COTS) or Government Off-the-Shelf (GOTS) systems to meet specific purposes for Government test and system under test (SUT) applications in ground, air, sea, and space applications.

1.3.1.2 Requirements may involve targets, interfaces, test set-up benches or shelters, special safety equipment, control systems, data collection equipment, instrumentation, modeling and simulations, scenario/scene generators, threat simulators and related electronic attack (EA) systems, SUT input/output, munitions servos, transmitters, receivers, displays, antennas, pedestals, firmware, advanced wireless services (AWS) technologies, innovative radio/repeater/transponder technologies, application of adaptive spectrum monitoring and management systems, and other test facility and infrastructure modifications and upgrades required to support test user needs.

1.3.1.3 All designs shall be compatible with existing range infrastructure and capable of being interfaced within systems, between systems, within facilities, between facilities, within test ranges, and between test ranges as required within the delivery order.

1.3.1.4 Instrumentation applications may include sensing devices, data collection, storage, manipulation, filtering, feature extraction, data processing, data formatting, real-time display and analysis. Instrumentation systems may be required to operate as multi-spectral systems collecting system under test, test environment, and background data simultaneously. The instrumentation shall use computation systems to include graphic displays, real-time processing, and analysis to the maximum extent practical. The instrumentation shall be capable of operating in the time domain, spectral domain, modulation domain, digital domain, analog domain, or polarization domain as required.

1.3.1.5 The Contractor shall emphasize open-architecture based designs/redesigns that are modular, scalable, extensible, reusable, and reconfigurable to maximize commonality. Designs developed under this contract shall be Test and Training Enabling Architecture (TENA) compliant whenever practical.

1.3.1.6 As an integral part of the design effort, the Contractor shall perform appropriate design/engineering analysis for C5ISR, munitions, electronic combat systems and test facilities in accordance with specific delivery orders. Analyses are accomplished to assess feasibility and cost/schedule/performance trade-offs within a design, technical approach, and specifications.

Analyses may include, but are not limited to, risk identification and mitigation, system performance requirements, system configuration, system interfaces, test design and failure mitigation, cyber vulnerabilities, reliability and maintainability. Modeling and simulation are used to validate/test hypothesis or potential solution sets via analysis, capability decomposition, requirements exploration and synthesis.

1.3.1.7 The Contractor shall conduct solution set analysis, trade space analysis, capability studies, effectiveness and suitability modeling, deficiency resolution, and requirements traceability to establish system requirements, functional requirements, allocated requirements, and production requirements baselines as required within the delivery order.

1.3.1.8 The Contractor shall conduct technical and/or program reviews to evaluate progress, risk resolution progress, technical adequacy of the proposed design approach and to obtain Government approval of the proposed baselines as defined within the delivery order.

1.3.1.9 The Contractor shall completely identify all interfaces and obtain interface data from commercial or Government sources, where applicable, and shall ensure the design compatibility of each of the interfaces.

1.3.1.10 The Contractor shall integrate systems, subsystems, equipment, instrumentation, software, circuits, and components into existing systems, facilities, or test ranges as indicated by delivery order. Integration shall include hardware, firmware, software, calibration procedures and methodologies, structural management and incidental construction needs, and necessary operation and maintenance training as defined within the delivery order.

1.3.1.11 The Contractor shall maintain a failure analysis and reporting system as part of the quality assurance and configuration management practices and procedures. The Contractor shall inform the Government of all failures, including nonrelated failures. If failure trends (2 or more similar failures) develop, the Contractor shall determine the failure mode for each trend and institute corrective action to eliminate that failure mechanism.

1.3.1.12 The Contractor shall support technical requirements of new and fielded standards-based telemetry systems for telemetry. Support will be associated with, but not limited to, advanced and/or emerging techniques in special data coding techniques and modulation schemes for advanced efficient data transmission and data transmission system architectures such as Worldwide Interoperability for Microwave Access (WiMAX), Long-Term Evolution (LTE), software defined radios, and development of directional networking technologies in all testing and operational environments.

1.3.1.13 The Contractor shall establish and maintain a configuration management program that addresses configuration identification, control, status accounting, and verifications. If required by delivery order, the Contractor shall apply their configuration management process to guide the specified system design, processes, and related documentation, and to facilitate development of the system.

1.3.1.14 The Contractor shall document design efforts and deliver System Requirements Specifications (SRS), Users Manuals, Interface Control Document (ICD), installation and risk plans, technical reports, Commercial-Off-The-Shelf (COTS) Manuals and Associated Supplemental Data, as required within a delivery order.

1.3.1.15 Technical Data Packages. The Contractor shall develop technical data packages (TDP) as required within a delivery order. The Government may use the TDP in contracting for production units.

1.3.2 HARDWARE. The Contractor shall provide all labor, materials, facilities, and travel necessary to fabricate pre-production or limited use systems to support test requirements in sufficient specified quantities to allow for both Contractor and Government testing and final deliveries. Each order may require specialized manufacturing techniques to account for the extreme effects associated with highly dynamic environments. Each delivered item may require inspection, acceptance testing or other predefined manufacturing test procedures, proof of concept demonstrations, user manuals and training, or both, as defined in each applicable delivery order.

The scale of hardware deliveries may range from large-scale products suitable for manned aircraft or ground based assets to small-scale products suitable for weapon systems and UAVs to miniature-scale products suitable for man-portable weapon systems.

Applicable CDRLS: A001, A002, A003, A004, A005, A006, A007, A008, A011, A012, A025, A028, A029, A030, A031, A032, A033, A034, A035, A036, A037, A038, A039, A040, A041, A042, A043, A045, A046, A047, A048, A049, A050, A051, and A052.

1.3.2.1 The Contractor shall integrate production engineering into the overall systems engineering effort concurrently with design engineering to assure that prototypes, preproduction/transition to production, or limited quantities of system, equipment, and components shall be economically produced as required by delivery orders. The production design may include technical support to the production contractor for the development and implementation of production processes to enable a smooth transition to the production phase.

1.3.2.2 The Contractor shall provide training related to delivered/modified hardware and software as specified in each applicable delivery order. Training includes, but is not limited to, procedures and support for alignments, calibrations, process data, and implementation of mission support to include test set up, equipment and technical support, pre-mission preparation, post-mission analysis and teardown, system operation and maintenance requirements.

1.3.2.3 The Contractor shall determine spares support required for the developed/delivered systems and deliver initial spares as required by delivery orders.

1.3.2.4 The Contractor shall establish controls to ensure quality of design throughout the production effort to ensure compliance with system specifications and performance verifications as defined in each applicable delivery order.

1.3.3 SOFTWARE. The Contractor shall provide all labor, materials, facilities, and travel necessary to plan, estimate, develop and integrate software products (including firmware and embedded software components within hardware systems) that are compatible and interoperable with existing systems in accordance with best commercial practices and Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers (IEEE) Standard (STD) 12207-2008 to meet requirements stated in each applicable delivery order. Applicable CDRLS: A001, A002, A003, A004, A006, A007, A008, A009, A010, A011, A012, A013, A014, A015, A016, A017, A018, A019, A020, A021, A022, A023, A024, A028, A029, A030, A031, A032, A033, A034, A035, A036, A037, A038, A039, A040, A045, A048, A050, A051, and A052.

1.3.3.1 Software applications may include digital simulation and modeling, scene generation, advanced communications protocol generation, scenario test scripting, simulated data streams, systems/test facilities/test beds/environmental models, commercial and customized applications for data collection, storage, manipulation, filtering, feature extraction, control systems, data processing, display, archiving, formatting and conversion as required by delivery order.

1.3.3.2 The Contractor shall provide the skills and experience in communications and networking necessary to integrate diverse distributed range test and evaluation facilities to conduct distributed simulations of weapon systems and interconnect multi-service/multi-level C5ISR systems undergoing test and evaluation or training. Cyber-related requirements include, but are not limited to, assessment of cyber vulnerabilities in existing systems, application of novel cyber-attack vectors in test environments, and creation of advanced cybersecurity evaluation capabilities for weapon systems, and management/execution of all Risk Management Framework (RMF), DoD Information Assurance Certification and Accreditation Process (DIACAP) or similar processes as specified or tailored in each applicable delivery order.

1.3.3.3 The Contractor shall provide user training, acceptance testing, and/or results from predetermined testing as defined within each applicable delivery order.

1.3.3.4 The Contractor shall exercise a defined and repeatable software development process. The Contractor shall support an independent software capabilities evaluation by the Government at any time, as required by the individual delivery order. The Contractor shall be required to participate in reviews to achieve Government accreditation for use as defined within the delivery order.

1.3.3.5 The Contractor shall develop databases utilizing Test and Training Enabling Architecture (TENA) in accordance with the Department of Defense Architecture Framework (DoDAF), and the C5ISR Architecture Framework, as required by the delivery order. The Government will approve database design architecture and database management software.

1.3.3.6 Software product engineering shall utilize Computer Aided Engineering (CAE) methods and Computer Aided Software Engineering (CASE)/Computer Aided Design (CAD) tools throughout the software (SW) design process in accordance with documented software engineering best practices.

1.3.3.7 Software items shall be placed under configuration control that includes the identification and management of Hardware Configuration Items (HWCI) and Computer Software Configuration Items (CSCI). For each critical software item, the Contractor shall conduct a systems analysis including task planning and risk assessment. The Contractor shall develop software development plans that include reviews for requirements analysis, design, implementation, testing, accreditation (DIACAP, RMF or similar), fielding, and support that will be approved by the Government prior to accomplishment.

1.3.3.8 The Contractor shall plan for and accomplish software integration, performance, and regression testing IAW government approved test plans as defined in each applicable delivery order.

1.3.3.9 The Contractor shall document software development efforts and deliver Software Requirements Specification (SRS), Software Test Plan (STP), Software Test Description (STD), Software Design Description (SDD), Interface Design Description (IDD), Sub-System Design Description (SSDD), Software Version Description (SVD), Software User’s Manual (SUM), Software Test Report (STR), Interface Requirement Specification (IRS), Software Product Specification (SPS), Software Development Plan (SDP), Operational Concept Description (OCD),Computer Programming Manual (CPM), Firmware Support Manual (FSM), Computer Operation Manual, Computer Software Product End Item, and Commercial-Off-The-Shelf (COTS) Manuals and Associated Supplemental Data, as required by each applicable delivery order.

1.3.4 TEST. Testing shall be accomplished by inspections, analyses, demonstrations, acceptance tests, qualification tests, and ground and flight tests IAW applicable standards and guidance.

Levels of testing shall be at the component, subsystem, and system level. Testing shall be performed IAW applicable delivery orders and approved test procedures to verify component, subsystem, or system characteristics and performance prior to and after assembly and integration of the total system to meet user, Director, Opertional Test & Evaluation (DOT&E), Live Fire Test & Evaluation (LFT&E), and Force Development Evaluations (FDE) accredidation criteria. New technologies may require the development of test methods. The contractor shall also support training requirements as it applies to the validation of system performance; this may include ground, sea, and air operations. Applicable CDRLS: A001, A002, A003, A004, A005, A006, A008, A028, A029, A030, A031, A032, A033, A036, A037, A038, A039, A040, A041, A043, A044, A045, A047, A048, A050, and A051.

1.3.4.1 Unless otherwise specified in the delivery order, the Contractor shall be responsible for the development and performance of all inspection and test requirements to include, but not limited to, test planning, test preparation, Time, Space, Positioning Information (TSPI) and truth data management, hazards analysis, test site management, test conduct and logistical support to include support equipment, training, and acquisition of support services and dissimilar support, scoring (cooperative and noncooperative), and analysis and reporting of results necessary to determine effectiveness, suitability, survivability, and safety of the system under test for its intended uses.

Formal test constraints will be identified by individual delivery order. The Government reserves the right to witness any or all tests.

1.3.4.2 Test and performance verification of requirements and method of verification required will be documented in the individual delivery order. Tests may include but are not limited to functional verification, environmental (shock, vibration, thermal, salt fog, fine sand, etc.), electromagnetic interference, electromagnetic compatibility, electrostatic discharge, sled tests, ground, captive carriage, live fire, flight testing for developmental and operational verification as well as safety of flight, and force development activities that incorporate exercises and training to verify end to end system performance.

1.3.4.2.1 The Contractor shall document test design and planning efforts and deliver test plans, test procedures, and test reports as required by each applicable delivery order. The Contractor shall describe and provide all components, parts, instrumentation, and equipment needed for testing.

1.3.4.2.2 The Contractor shall conduct Factory Acceptance Testing (FAT) of the system.

1.3.4.2.3 The Contractor shall conduct Site Acceptance Testing (SAT) and verify that the System Under Test (SUT) meets specified performance requirements at the deployment site(s) or Government designated location(s).

1.3.4.2.4 The Contractor shall conduct electromagnetic vulnerability testing IAW Government approved test procedures. Workloads may include Electromagnetic compatibility (EMC)/Electromagnetic Interference (EMI), Electrostatic discharge (ESD), Hazards of Electromagnetic Radiation to Ordnance (HERO), Hazards of Electromagnetic Radiation to Personnel (HERP), and Hazards of Electromagnetic Radiation to Fuel (HERF), and other similar test criteria. The Contractor shall always opt for the best-value qualified test facility to conduct one of these tests whether it is a commercial facility or government facility.

1.3.4.2.5 The Contractor shall conduct environmental tests IAW Government approved test procedures. Workloads may include shock, pyroshock, thermal, buffet/nonbuffet and free flight vibration, and other similar test criteria.

1.3.4.2.6 The Contractor shall provide field support for test events to include, but not limited to, test site evaluations, environmental clearances and licensing, system and support systems checkout and operation, operator training, on-site maintenance, and test data gathering, recording, reduction and analysis. Training may include formal, tutorial, and on-the-job training (OJT) for hardware, software, and instrumentation as required by each applicable delivery order.

1.3.4.2.7 The Contractor shall support operation and maintenance of the systems and software during all testing. The Contractor shall provide spares, repair parts, support equipment and services, and all maintenance related to the SUT until acceptance by the Government is complete.

1.3.5 PROGRAM/PROJECT MANAGEMENT. The Contractor shall establish and maintain a program management system with a designated program/project manager to manage, administer, and control efforts on this contract for a single delivery order or for multiple delivery orders being completed at the same time. Routine workloads include the establishment and oversight of planned and actual manpower, resources, budgets, schedules, costs, work breakdown structures, tradeoffs, quality, risks and subcontracts as well as the daily management of special handling items such as hazardous materials (HAZMAT), explosives, scientific and technical information (STINFO), communications security (COMSEC), or classified and/or special access items and information.

The Contractor shall provide this capability during all Contractor efforts to facilitate design, integration, fabrication, production, delivery, and test of individual systems, while ensuring the Government receives necessary and current performance, cost and schedule information concerning each applicable delivery order. Applicable CDRLS: A002, A003, A004, A026, A027, A035, and A042.

1.3.5.1 The Contractor shall designate a program/project manager who will be responsible for the control and coordination of all work performed on this contract. The program/project manager shall serve as the focal point for the Contractor's activity to the Government and shall be identified in writing to the contracting officer within 20 days of contract and Delivery order (DO) award, respectively.

1.3.5.2 The Contractor shall provide, maintain, and utilize a technical management system to direct and control all technical, hardware, software, and data formulation functions of this contract. The Contractor shall ensure the Government has full access to this information.

1.3.5.3 The Contractor program management system shall be capable of administering 5-25 delivery orders in various stages of completion, from initial proposal preparation through final delivery order closeout.

1.3.5.4 The Contractor shall establish controls to ensure quality of data preparation, compliance with data specifications, and timely delivery of data. The Contractor shall identify a contract data manager who shall have the authority and responsibility to integrate and control the contractor's data management efforts for the duration of the contract.

1.3.5.5 Earned Value Management Systems (EVMS) may be required for delivery orders IAW

DFARS 252.234-7002.

1.3.6 EXPERIENCE, EXPERTISE AND SKILL LEVELS.

1.3.6.1 Experience. The Contractor shall have a working knowledge and breadth of experience in a broad range of technologies focused on C5ISR, weapons, electronic combat systems, and countermeasure systems with a complete understanding of DoD and commercial test processes, and the test resources to be utilized in implementing these processes. The Contractor shall have a working knowledge of the Eglin Test and Training Complex, its associated DoD ranges, and similar test facilities supporting test users.

1.3.6.2 Areas of Technical Expertise. The Contractor shall provide proof of technical subject matter expertise as required to accomplish engineering analysis, concept development, data analysis, modeling, design, development, fabrication, test and training for systems, components, instrumentation, facilities, and supporting equipment to include Test Measurement & Diagnostics Equipment (TMDE) and ground equipment of various hardware/software types and configurations as identified in sections 1.3.0 through 1.3.5 in the following technology areas:

a. Electromagnetic (EM) Spectrum Design, Analysis and Testing. This includes, but is not limited to 0-1018Hz to include Radio Frequency (RF); Microwave; Millimeter Wave (MMW); Electro-optical (EO); Infrared (IR); laser; ultraviolet (UV) spectrum bands; and associated technologies to facilitate testing systems. These systems may include, but are not limited to frequency control and analysis, target signature measurement, cooperative and non-cooperative targets scoring, radar cross-section, IR/MMW measurement and reduction, seeker/sensor systems, Laser Radar (LADAR), Electromagnetic pulse (EMP) effects, High Energy Lasers (HEL) and High-Powered Microwave (HPM) devices and systems, photo-optics, video, and acoustics.

b. Structural Assessments. This includes, but is not limited to analysis and test of structures, materials and mechanical systems to mitigate problems associated with excessive heat, mechanical loads, resonant frequencies, environmental impacts, etc. for large and small systems such as test facility components and subsystems, RF system support structures (radar pedestals), heat sinks, weapon casings, miniature instrumentation, etc.

c. Aircraft/Weapons/Munitions control, integration, and test technologies. This includes, but is not limited to, guidance, navigation, GPS, Semi-Active Laser (SAL), Time, Space, Positioning Information (TSPI) systems, swarming and control systems, aircraft electrical compatibility (1553/1760), aircraft mechanical compatibility (SEEK EAGLE), weapon test sets, encrypted telemetry system upgrades to include C-Band devices and bandwidth efficient designs, antennas, receivers, and transmitters, etc.

d. Countermeasures (CM)/Electronic Counter-Countermeasures (ECCM). This includes electromagnetic obscurants, decoys/deception, signature alteration, threat systems (live and virtual), surface-to-air Missile (SAM), air-to-air missile (AAM,) anti-aircraft artillery (AAA) systems, jamming, early warning, and intercept systems.

e. C5ISR Systems Processing. This includes, but is not limited to computer applications, hardware, software, networking, distributed networks (Local Area Network (LAN)/Wide Area Network (WAN)), embedded systems interface and connectivity, command and control (C2) concept of operations (con-ops), system functionality, surveillance, reconnaissance, intelligence systems, information warfare, computer/communications security, communications and data transmission, certification and accreditation (DIACAP, RMF, or similar), free-space and indoor-facility signal analysis (microwave, fiber optics, and data bus traffic), computer simulation of C5ISR, munitions, and electronic combat test environments/test items, software applications, advanced analytics, databases, embedded software, virtual and constructive modeling utilizing distributed test networks, modeling and simulation, visualization and graphic user interfaces.

f. Cybersecurity. Cyber test and evaluation of aircraft and weapons bus, controls, and maintenance systems; reverse engineering of avionics firmware and software and protocols; conduct internet protocol penetration tests; penetrate wireless components with transmitters/receivers like voice communications, radars, GPS, and datalinks; conduct cyber tools evaluations and methodologies; develop specialized cyber tools; perform case development, research, and analysis; and provide cyber security training for designated systems.

g. Weaponization. Directed Energy, Warhead and munitions effectiveness, Acoustics, other non-conventional methodologies.

h. Test Support. Functional, developmental and operational testing concepts, airborne and ground telemetry, test planning, test preparation, and test conduct, support equipment, test scheduling, operation and maintenance of systems during test, on-site test support, collection and recording of data, test data software preparation, reduction, validation, and analysis, real-time and quick-look data analysis and post-mission detailed analysis and reporting for T&E events as well as flight termination, range and system safety, facility and range communications systems/networks, control systems to include range slaving system (RSS), calibration systems to include bore sight towers, radar instrumentation systems, and data collection, analysis, transport to include encoding and decommutation, archiving, mining, recording, and instrumentation for testing using simulations, laboratory, ground, flight, and real world environments.

i. Test Facilities Supported. Including, but not limited to:

Integrated Base Defense Security System (IBDSS) Guided Weapons Evaluation Facility (GWEF) Electro-Optical Evaluation Complex (EOEC) Gulf Test Range (GTR) Gunnery and Ballistics Test Facilities Joint Tactical Information Distribution System (JTIDS) Kinetic Energy Munitions Test Facility (KEMTF) McKinley Climatic Laboratory Multispectral Test and Training Environment (MSTTE)

Preflight Integration of Munitions and Electronic Systems (PRIMES) Simulated Test Environment for Munitions (STEM) Static Munitions Test Arenas, Precision Measurements Facility (PMF) Operational Ground Test (OGT) Facility C-80A Supersonic Airborne Tri-Gimbaled Infrared System (SATIRS) Seeker Test Van (STV) Mobile Radiometric Infrared Tower System (MRITS) Millimeter Wave (MMW) Radars – Advanced MMW Imaging Radar Systems

(AMIRS-1 and AMIRS-2), MMW Micro Synthetic Aperture Radar (uSAR), Directed Energy-High Power Microwave (DE-HPM), Millimeter-Wave Obscurant Characterization System (MROCS), Millimeter-Wave Emitters, Radars, and Jamming System (MERAJS), and MMW Material Measurement System

Open Air Hardware In-The-Loop (OA HITL) 300ft Tower simulation system Similar ground, sea, and air, and space instrumentation and test facilities for measurement, characterization, digital modeling, simulations, software integration labs, hardware-in-the-loop, and constructive domains

1.3.6.3 Areas of Educational experience. The Contractor shall provide technical subject matter expertise as required to accomplish engineering tasks as identified in sections 1.3.0 through 1.3.6.2 in the following technical fields: aeronautical, calibration, chemical, civil, computer hardware/software, computer operations and data management, computer programming, computer science an systems analysis, cybersecurity, digital simulations, drafting, electrical/electronics, environmental engineering, functional analysis and design, information assurance, manufacturing, material processes, mechanical engineering, corrosion, mathematics, physics, quality assurance, reliability, software, statistics, structures, systems engineering, target signatures and identification, test engineering, and technical documentation. Others may be required to meet individual delivery order requirements.

1.3.6.4 Scientific, Engineering, and Technical (SE&T) Skill Levels. Contractor skill levels are based on education, experience, and capabilities as identified in the following paragraphs. The following Scientific, Engineering, and Technical (SE&T) skill levels represent the Government’s minimum requirements. Experience in lieu of education is acceptable for all SE&T skill levels (paragraph 1.3.6.4.1 through 1.3.6.6.4). Two (2) years of specific experience related to the skill level and labor category may be substituted for one year of education for each year of education required.

1.3.6.4.1 Level 4 Recognized Professional Authority. A recognized authority in a specialty area is capable of solving major problems in a narrow specialty field, or over broad scope of specialties.

Recommendations and conclusions are considered authoritative and are seldom questioned from a technical point of view. Is capable of exercising a high degree of originality and sound judgment in formulating, evaluating, and correlating broad engineering/scientific concepts, guiding the analysis of unique problems and developing new and improved techniques and methods. Must have technical graduate degree (Master of Sceince (MS)) and a Doctorate, and a minimum of 15 years technical experience.

1.3.6.4.2 Level 3 Senior Professional. Has full technical responsibility for interpreting, organizing, executing, and coordinating assignments and is capable of planning and developing projects concerned with unique or controversial items having a major effect on programs.

Performs work involving exploration of subject area, definition of scope, and selection of problems for investigation. Applies intensive and diverse knowledge to problems and makes independent decisions. Must have a technical undergraduate (Bachelor of Science (BS)) and graduate degree (MS) with a minimum of 10 years technical experience.

1.3.6.4.3 Level 2 Journeyman Professional. Is fully competent professional in all aspects of the subject matter of the functional area evaluation, selection, and substantial adaptation and modification of standard techniques, procedures, and criteria. Devises new approaches to problems encountered. Must have a technical undergraduate degree (BS) with a graduate degree (MS) preferred, and at least 3 years technical experience.

1.3.6.4.4 Level 1 Junior Professional. Able to perform entry level or supervised assignments in a particular area, i.e., assignments that have clear and specific objectives and require the investigation of a limited number of variables. Limited exercise of judgment is required on details of work and Supervisor provides specific instructions and screens assignments for difficult or unusual problems. Must have a technical undergraduate degree (BS).

1.3.6.4.5 Field Team Manager. Experienced in liaison activity with management level personnel within the technical activities of the 96TW and delivery order defined test locations. The field team manager shall have a diversified and extensive background in test of C5ISR and/or Munitions as outlined in paragraph 1.3.4 as well as diversified and extensive experience in testing/training with ETTC users and is fully competent in all aspects of the subject matter of the functional area evaluation, selection, and substantial adaptation and modification of standard techniques, procedures, and criteria. Devises new approaches to problems encountered. Must have a technical undergraduate degree (BS) with a graduate degree (MS) preferred, and at least 5 years technical experience.

1.3.6.5 Technical Support Skills. Perform support tasks for members of the SE&T staff. Perform laboratory experiments, observe field tasks, monitor data collection and reduction activities, perform computer data entry and operations tasks, and conduct library research.

1.3.6.5.1 Level 4 Master or Lead Level. A recognized master in a specific technical support discipline. Typically, has 20 or more years of experience in the discipline and has achieved the proficiency normally expected of a master technician or engineering associate in the industry.

1.3.6.5.2 Level 3 Senior or Lead Level. Has qualifications of the journeyman level plus 15 or more years of experience in the discipline and has achieved the proficiency normally expected of a lead technician in the industry.

1.3.6.5.3 Level 2 Journeyman Level. Has the skills and education of the entry level, has 5 or more years of professional experience in the discipline and has achieved the proficiency expected of a journeyman-level performer in the industry.

1.3.6.5.4 Level 1 Entry Level. Has completed the basic educational requirements applicable to the discipline and is proficient in the rudiments of the discipline. Has limited professional experience in the discipline.

1.3.6.6 Other Non-Technical Skill Levels.

1.3.6.6.1 Level 4. Performs various support tasks over broad scope of specialties for members of the SE&T staff. Recommendations and conclusions are considered authoritative and seldom questioned. Is capable of exercising a high degree of originality and sound judgment. Must have a BS degree and a minimum of 10 years’ experience.

1.3.6.6.2 Level 3. Has full responsibility for interpreting, organizing, executing, and coordinating assignments and is capable of planning and developing efforts concerned with unique or controversial items. Must have a BS degree and a minimum of 5 years’ experience.

1.3.6.6.3 Level 2. Is fully competent in all aspects of the subject matter of the functional area.

Devises new approaches to problems encountered. Must have an AA degree with at least 5 years’ experience.

1.3.6.6.4 Level 1. Able to perform entry level or supervised level assignments in a particular area, i.e., assignments that have clear and specific objectives. Limited exercise of judgment is required on details of work and supervisor provides specific instructions and screens assignments for difficult or unusual problems. Must have completed high school.

2. DELIVERABLES

2.1 TYPES OF DELIVERABLES. The Contractor will provide specialized hardware, software, test support, and the technical expertise required to meet mission-critical customer requirements.

Major classes/types of hardware and software may include, but are not limited to: digital models;

data collection equipment and software; data processing, display, manipulation and analysis applications; data archiving software; interface devices; electronic combat simulators; test scenario/scene generators; targets and target scoring systems; electromechanical components from large scale for aircraft or ballistic missiles to miniature scale designs for today’s smaller weapon systems and man-carried assets, test support equipment and instrumentation; ground-based jammers; global positioning system (GPS) simulators; communications protocol simulators, test and training support needs, and documentation. Specific deliverables will be identified in each applicable delivery order.

2.2 CDRLs. Specific CDRL requirements will be defined within the delivery order.

2.3 DELIVERY REQUIREMENTS.

2.3.1 Preparation for delivery of the newly constructed and upgraded system, equipment, or software to the operational test sites is the responsibility of the contractor. All hardware / software shall be delivered to the appropriate test site during normal working hours. The Contractor shall be responsible for unloading, moving, and installation.

2.3.4 DOCUMENT MARKING. All documents containing technical information shall be marked as identified within the delivery order.

2.3.5 RELEASE OF INFORMATION. The Contractor shall not release any information to any person, Government agency, or contractor concerning the program under each applicable delivery order without the approval of the Government Program Manager.

2.3.6 DELIVERY INSTRUCTIONS. Delivery instructions will be defined within the delivery order.

3. GENERAL INFORMATION

3.1 PERFORMANCE LOCATION. The Contractor shall expect performance to be DoD/worldwide. Site access requirements and Contractor responsibilities for on-site operations will be specified in each applicable delivery order. Base access may be required. Specific access requirements, instructions and point of contacts will be provided in each applicable delivery order.

3.2 COMMON ACCESS CARDS (CAC).