20106722_-_Statement_of_Work_-_Air_Operations_USBP_LEOD_-_Solicitation.pdf

Statement of Work

United States Border Patrol Law Enforcement Operations Division

Contractor-Owned / Contractor-Operated

Air Support Services

PR Number: 20106722 APFS Number: F2018042329

July 18, 2018

1 BACKGROUND

2 SCOPE

3 APPLICABLE DOCUMENTS

4 SPECIFIC TASKS

5 DELIVERABLES AND DELIVERY SCHEDULE

6 GOVERNMENT FURNISHED EQUIPMENT AND INFORMATION

7 PLACE OF PERFORMANCE

8 PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE

9 SECURITY

10 SPECIAL CONSIDERATIONS

11 POINTS OF CONTACT:

1 BACKGROUND

The U.S. Border Patrol has a large requirement for air support to perform the border security mission.

Historically, CBP Air and Marine Operations (AMO) provides approximately 30% of USBP’s overall air requirement. Department of Defense, State, Local and Tribal partners provide an additional 10-15% of that requirement, thus leaving USBP with a minimum of 55% shortfall in air support.

2 SCOPE

The Contractor shall provide all personnel, equipment, fuel, supplies, facilities, transportation, tools, materials, technical manuals, supervision and other items and services to support the requirements as outlined in this Statement of Work (SOW). Launch and storage of aircraft, FAA and FCC COA’s, and all other logistical functions relating to supporting the aircraft and crew shall be the responsibility of the Contractor. The Contractor shall furnish a concept of operations (CONOP) that will provide for 30 days of aerial support in strict accordance the specifications as outlined.

3 APPLICABLE DOCUMENTS

USBP CoT Implementation Guide shall be provided to awardee. This guide outlines how integration with ATAK will take place.

4 SPECIFIC TASKS

The Contractor shall complete the following tasks as required to comply with this SOW:

4.1 Personnel Requirements: The Contractor shall provide an adequate number of pilots, systems operators (who will be responsible for EO/IR and SAR operations), mechanics, personnel responsible for mission coordination, management, and staff personnel to support the frequency of operations.

4.1.1 Based on changing operational requirements, the Contractor shall provide mission coordination personnel to assist the CBP principal staff in mission tasking.

4.1.2 The Contractor shall ensure that all contractor and subcontractor employees are medically and psychologically fit for performance of their duties.

4.2 Aircraft Requirements:

4.2.1 Aircraft Flight Endurance: 6-8 hours.

4.2.2 Aircraft must have seats to allow for all pilots, sensor operators, and one

(1) USBP Agent to operate secure CBP communications.

4.2.3 Able to perform flights 5 days per week (to be outlined by USBP Sector).

4.2.4 Sensor Package on aircraft will provide at a minimum:

4.2.4.1 Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) with Ground Motion

Target Indicator Radar (GMTI) operating with real-time processing.

4.2.4.2 MX15 or similar EO/IR camera able to slew and cue to

points of interest identified by the GMTI. The camera must feature multiple fields of view, maintaining situational awareness while also achieving long-range performance and image blending.

4.2.4.3 IR Laser designator to designate targets on the ground for responding agents.

4.2.5 Communication cradle onboard aircraft to allow for docking of a CBP Motorola APX7000 radio. Once docked, CBP radio should work through aircraft headsets, thus allowing for effective communication between air crew and agents on the ground.

4.2.5.1 Adequate communications antennas onboard the aircraft to allow for real-time, tactical communications to agents on the ground with no delay.

4.2.6 Ability to record (on a removable media device owned by USBP) Full Motion Video (FMV) and capture still images from EO/IR camera/GTMI radar.

4.2.7 Communication and downlink equipment on board to allow for integration of Android Team Awareness Kit (ATAK) using Cursor on Target (CoT) format. The network must integrate and populate on the U.S. Government furnished Android Tactical Assault Kit (ATAK) an Android smartphone government-off-the-shelf geo-spatial infrastructure app for tactical users to receive real-time information from the contractor aircraft.

4.2.7.1 Export protocols

• The system exporting CoT should support the multi-cast protocol to a specified multi-cast group and port.

• The system exporting CoT should support the TCP/IP sent to a specific IP address and port.

• The system exporting CoT should support the UDP sent to a specific IP address and port.

4.2.7.2 Domain Name Resolution

• The system exporting CoT should support domain name resolution of a DNS address (e.g. www.takserver.com) entered into an IP address field.

4.2.7.3 CoT messages (USBP Sensor System Cursor-on-Target

(CoT) Implementation Guide for details.

• The system should produce aircraft position messages while in operation.

• The system user should have the ability to share (export) sensor point of interest (SPOI), radar track, and laser designator (SPOI) messages on demand.

4.2.7.4 USBP will furnish handheld devices to their agents in support of the ATAK system.

4.2.7.5 USBP shall furnish an ATAK server and designated port.

4.3 Physical Security: The Contractor shall be responsible for safeguarding all government equipment, information and property provided for contractor use. For work performed within a government facility, at the close of each work period, government facilities, equipment and materials shall be secured in accordance with CBP regulations which will be provided to the Contractor prior to contract performance.

4.4 Non-Disclosure Requirements: Performance under this contract may require the

Contractor to access data and information proprietary to a Government agency, another Government Contractor, or of such nature that its dissemination or use other than as specified in this work statement would be adverse to the interests of the Government or others. Neither the Contractor, nor Contractor personnel, shall divulge, nor release data or information developed, or obtained under performance of this work statement, except to authorize Government personnel or upon written approval of the KO. The Contractor shall not use, disclose, or reproduce proprietary data, which bears a restrictive legend, other than as specified in this SOW. All documentation showing individual names or other personal information shall apply, and shall be controlled and protected under the provisions of the Privacy Act of 1974, Public Law 93-579, 5 United States Code (U.S.C.) Section 552a

4.4.8 The Contractor shall not post information to a public website or social media locations, personal or professional, that in any way discloses names, locations, hotel data, participants, discussion, pictures, etc., before, during http://www.takserver.com/ or after the contract period of performance without the express written consent of the government.

4.4.9 At no time will the Contractor or any associated sub-contractor employees transmit government documents or information using methods that do not meet the security requirements specified in the National Institutes of Standards and Technology (NIST).

4.5 Kick Off Meeting

No later than five (5) business days after contract award, key Contractor personnel who will be responsible for carrying out the execution of the contract shall participate in a kick-off meeting with relevant CBP personnel at a to be determined (TBD) CBP location. A list of attendee’s name(s) and company shall be provided to the Contracting Officer Representative (COR) at least two (2) business days prior to the kick-off meeting to ensure required security procedures are followed.

The purpose of the kick-off meeting is to discuss the task order requirements, project objectives, planned course of action, milestones, deliverables, and to resolve any known issues. The Contractor shall be prepared with appropriate briefing materials and conduct a briefing (30–45 minutes) to the Government describing the Contractor’s planned approach.

5 DELIVERABLES AND DELIVERY SCHEDULE

5.1 Deliverables / Milestones

ITEM # TASK # DELIVERABLE (D) / MILESTONE (M) DUE DATE

1. Scope Concept of Operations (CONOPS) To be provided with proposal data.

2. 4.6 Contract Kick-Off Meeting (D) (M) Within five (5) business days after the effective date of award

6 GOVERNMENT FURNISHED EQUIPMENT AND INFORMATION

USBP will assign an agent onboard CO/CO aircraft during all flight operations. The USBP agent will provide an APX7000 radio for integration into the aircraft to allow for secure communications between the aircraft and responding agents on the ground. USBP will provide all agents working with the CO/CO aircraft the proper tablets and devices to work with ATAK. USBP will provide the flight crew an SD card or proper media storage device to be used on the aircraft for FMV and GMTI recordings. USBP will be responsible for all chain of custody issues pertaining to this media storage device.

7 PLACE OF PERFORMANCE

US Border Patrol Tucson Sector Area of Operations.

8 PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE

Operations will start immediately after receipt of award (ARO) and shall be completed within 60 days.

9 SECURITY

This procurement and all information contained within this SOW is Unclassified and Law Enforcement Sensitive, and no additional security classification requirements are associated with this requirement. The Contractor shall comply with all DHS/CBP security policies and procedures and any and all security clauses in the Task Order.

Additionally, Contractor personnel at Government facilities shall be escorted at all times by government personnel.

10 SPECIAL CONSIDERATIONS

10.1 Changes to the SOW:

No changes to this SOW or cost shall be incurred without prior approval of the CO and without coordination with the COR. The CO is the only individual with the authority to amend this contract. Any changes or cost increases will not take effect until the CO executes a written modification.

Only the CO has the authority to represent the Government in cases where the order requires a change in the terms and conditions, delivery schedule, scope of work and/or price of the products and/or services under this task order.

10.2 Travel:

Travel is not required to support the tasks identified in the SOW.

11 POINTS OF CONTACT:

Direct questions and concerns regarding this purchase request to the Points of Contact (POC) as designated below.

11.1 Technical POC:

To be provided at award.

11.2 COR:

To be provided at award.

11.3 CO:

Frank S. Duarte Contracting Officer CBP, Office of Acquisition Border Enforcement Contracting Division – Pacific Branch Tucson, AZ Phone: 202-425-1775 Email: frank.s.duarte@dhs.gov mailto:frank.s.duarte@dhs.gov

4.5 Kick Off Meeting