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This document outlines technical requirements for the Department of Homeland Security's Tactical Communications II (TacCom II) indefinite delivery, indefinite quantity multiple award contract. The contract will establish multiple IDIQ contracts to provide DHS with access to a wide range of tactical communications equipment, solutions, and services from multiple original equipment manufacturers. It will cover equipment in categories such as infrastructure, radios and accessories, high frequency, maritime, and satellite communications. Related services include operations and maintenance, radio maintenance, RF technical services, site services, and system design and integration. Contractors must propose capabilities within defined technical categories and will be required to meet standards, provide training, warranties, product integration and technology refreshment, and report on subcontracting goals and transactional data when requested. The contract aims to leverage DHS's department-wide buying power to obtain lowest prices for interoperable tactical communications solutions to support both existing and emerging technologies over the life of the awards.

TACCOM II SECTION C

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SECTION C – TECHNICAL REQUIREMENTS

(CONTINUATION OF SF 1449, BLOCK 20)

C.1.General
C.1.1.Objective

In support of its mission and strategic goals, DHS requires commercial TacCom commodity solutions for a wide variety of applications throughout the Department and its Components. This acquisition will establish multiple IDIQ contracts to support legacy systems, as well as, providing access to updated technology and interoperable solutions for tactical communications. DHS plans to establish a suite of IDIQ contracts to enable the Department to leverage its Department-wide buying power to obtain the lowest available prices for all products and related services on catalogs offered by the Contractor. This Statement of Work (SOW) defines the scope of TacCom. Specific requirements will be further identified and defined at the delivery order level.

C.1.2. Scope The Contractor shall provide DHS with access to a wide and renewable variety of TacCom commodity products (equipment such as subscribers, infrastructure, and test equipment) from multiple Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEMs) as made available from published commercial and GSA catalogs. The Contractor shall also provide related support services such as infrastructure, operation, and maintenance services. As defined in individual delivery orders, TacCom equipment/solutions/capabilities will support DHS CONUS, OCONUS, and at U.S. territories which will be specified on individual orders. The Contractors shall furnish the necessary equipment, supplies, personnel, materials, travel, and other services required to satisfy the ordered TacCom requirements. While the SOW identifies the technical categories, the suite of resulting contracts is intended to satisfy the full range of TacCom related requirements. With the pace of change it is impossible to anticipate how TacCom requirements and individual programs will evolve over the life of the contracts. It is intended that the TacCom contract remains current with market solutions and continues to provide the full range of TacCom equipment/capabilities/solutions and emerging technologies throughout its life. The scope of each individual IDIQ contract will be based upon the Technical Category for which the Contractor proposed and is selected with specific requirements to be set forth in the delivery orders.

Equipment, including:

· Infrastructure - includes software, communications infrastructure, microwave, control/base stations, repeaters, comparators, and encryption equipment

· Radios and Accessories - includes end-user equipment and all associated accessories

· High Frequency – includes end-user equipment, associated accessories, and infrastructure to support

· Maritime - includes tactical communication equipment to outfit and interface with boat crew communication system

· Satellite - includes end-user equipment, associated accessories, and dishes

Services, including:

· O&M - general services category for providing operations and maintenance of the tactical communications infrastructure and systems

· Radio - services to provide for the maintenance, repair, installation and reprogramming of radios and/or radio accessories

· RF - specialized technical services knowledgeable in radio frequency, spectrum analysis and usage, and overall implementation of radio frequency technology

· Site - services to provide for analysis, recommendations, maintenance, installation, and repair of RF radio infrastructure in the field

· System – services to design, integrate, and support interoperability across radio frequency technology, and to include any satellite service plans for voice, video, and data

C.1.3. Contract and Delivery Order Management Contract and Order management is a mandatory contractor requirement for all IDIQ holders and orders placed under the TacCom II contract. The objective of contract and order management is to provide the program management, project control, and contract administration necessary to manage a high volume order process so that the cost, schedule, and quality requirements of each order are tracked, communicated to the government, and ultimately attained. The use of commercially available automated tools and the application of expertise on processes and metrics that support order management are encouraged to achieve the above objectives. The objective of the tools is to provide quicker access, improved accuracy, and enhanced accessibility for Contractors/clients; real-time monitoring of status/deliverables; tracking of the quality of work products; and gauging of overall customer satisfaction.

C.2. Requirements This section describes DHS’s technical and management requirements and consideration that must be accommodated by the Contractor in the development of potential solutions. These items relate directly to the TacCom Program Objectives listed in C.1.1. Objective.

C.2.1. Technical Categories (TC) The Contractor shall furnish a range of equipment, solutions and/or services necessary to meet requirements of this contract and individual orders as related to the technical categories as summarized below. Common features of core equipment requirements to be ordered under TacCom II as well as services commonly required are included in Section J, Attachment TACCOM II REQUIREMENTS. All equipment and services must meet DHS policies, standards, and procedures as identified in individual orders.

C.2.1.1. Technical Category 1 – Equipment The Contractor shall provide tactical communications equipment to include, but not limited to, multiple variations of the items as specified in the DHS TacCom II Requirements Spreadsheet included in Section J, Attachment TACCOM II REQUIREMENTS (TAB TC 1 EQUIPMENT).

C.2.1.2. Technical Category 2 – SERVICES The Contractor shall provide services to include, but not limited to, services as specified in the DHS TacCom II Requirements Spreadsheet included in Section J, Attachment TACCOM II REQUIREMENTS (TAB TC 2 SERVICES).

C.3. New Equipment and Software Release The Contractor shall provide only new OEM equipment under this contract unless refurbished items are authorized at the Order-level by the Government. For software products, the Contractor shall provide only the latest commercially available version under this contract unless otherwise expressly approved, in writing, by the Government. The Contractor will assist the Government in obtaining the software technical support (updates, patches, bug-fixes, etc.) for all products purchased under this contract.

C.4. OEM Management Requirements The prime Contractor shall be responsible for the management of their OEMs, suppliers and subcontractors during the term of the contract. Attributes of such responsibility are expected to involve the assessment, selection, coordination, and management of the OEMs, suppliers, and subcontractors who provide the products included in the proposed catalog.

C.5. Technology Refreshment Requirements The Contractor shall be responsible for introducing new equipment (both hardware and software) to their catalog as soon as it is commercially available from the OEM(s).

C.6. Warranty Requirements The Contractors shall provide standard commercial warranties for products under contract for the time specified in the standard commercial warranties consistent with the referenced Commercial Catalog or GSA Schedule warranty. Product warranties shall include a product return policy. Any OEM warranties associated with products delivered under this contract shall be available directly to DHS. Extended warranties may be required by DHS, as specified in individual delivery orders.

C.7. Reporting Requirements DHS requires reporting and data as detailed below. DHS holds non-exclusive, fully paid rights to hold, use, distribute, transfer such data, and to modify such data for its use. DHS’ rights are perpetual in duration and worldwide in scope. The Contractor shall provide DHS with electronic copies of all such data upon its request if the data is not otherwise available in the aggregate to DHS as a matter of course.

C.7.1. Subcontracting Reports

(a) Large Businesses TacCom II contract holders shall submit periodic reports which show compliance with the subcontracting requirements established in Section L.7.1.3 INDIVIDUAL SMALL BUSINESS SUBCONTRACTING PLAN and its subcontracting plan. The Contractor shall submit its report via the electronic Subcontracting Reporting System (eSRS) in accordance with the instructions on the website. The Contractor shall ensure that its Subcontractors agree to submit reports via the eSRS when applicable. The Individual Subcontracting Report (ISR) and the Summary Subcontracting Report (SSR) are available online at http://www.esrs.gov.

(b) The work of the small businesses identified in the Subcontracting Plan shall be tracked against the Prime’s proposed goals.

C.7.1.1 Individual Subcontracting Report (ISR)

(a) The Contractor shall submit the Individual Subcontracting Report (ISR) electronically via the eSRS within thirty (30) calendar days after the close of each calendar period as follows: (1) April 30th, for the period October 1st, through March 31st; and (2) October 30th, for the period April 1st, through September 30th. Each semi-annual ISR reflects cumulative task order subcontracting accomplishments from the inception of the contract through the relevant ISR reporting period.

(b) One (1) ISR is required at the contract level for all subcontract awards accomplished, (which is a roll-up of all task and delivery order awards) and submitted to the TacCom II CO via eSRS for review and acceptance. When failure to meet the goals of the small business subcontracting plan as stated in Section L.7.1.3 INDIVIDUAL SMALL BUSINESS SUBCONTRACTING PLAN, of the contract, the Contractor shall state in the report (either remarks field or separate letter) what good faith effort has been made to meet the goals; and/or future plan on how to improve small business opportunities for future task orders.

(c) No separate ISR submission at the task order level is required via eSRS. However, when the task or delivery order CO determines that the subcontracting status report is necessary to measure the extent of compliance by the Contractor, the Contractor shall manually submit periodic subcontracting status reports (DD-294) to the task or delivery order CO based on mutual agreement by both parties.

C.7.1.2 Individual Subcontracting Report (ISR) & Summary Subcontract Report (SSR) The Contractor shall submit the Individual Subcontracting Report (ISR) & the Summary Subcontracting Report (SSR) electronically via the electronic Subcontracting Reporting System (eSRS). The ISR is due semi-annually April 30 and October 30 respectively for the calendar period October 1 through September 30. The SSR is due annually October 30th for the calendar period October 1 through September 30. The ISR shall reference the CO. The SSR shall reference the DHS eSRS Coordinator at e-mail address Kyle.Groome@dhs.gov.

C.7.2. Annual Small Business 50% Report (Applicable to Small Business Track) SMALL BUSINESS LIMITATIONS ON SUBCONTRACTING (APPLICABLE TO SMALL BUSINESS TRACK) For firms submitting offers on the small business track of TacCom II:

In order to ensure that the required percentage of costs incurred for performance under TacCom small business set-aside task orders be expended by the prime contractor, the prime must demonstrate that it has achieved the required percentage for each order. FAR 52.219-14 (total small business set-asides) requires that:

(1) Services (except construction). At least 50 percent of the cost of contract performance incurred for personnel shall be expended for employees of the concern.

(2) Supplies (other than procurement from a nonmanufacturer of such supplies). The concern shall perform work for at least 50 percent of the cost of manufacturing the supplies, not including the cost of materials.

For the TacCom II IDIQ, this 50% rule applies to each individual order.

The Contractor shall report on its compliance in accordance with FAR 52.219-14, Limitations on Subcontracting. In order to ensure that the required percentage of costs on each set-aside order under TacCom small business is performed by the prime Contractor, each small business track prime Contractor must demonstrate annually that it has performed the required percentage to that date. Small business prime contractors under TacCom shall report annually, on the anniversary of contract award, the total cost work performed under set-aside task orders during the 12-month reporting period, and the total subcontracted cost during the same period. The report shall list each order awarded and the total subcontractor cost for each order with a cumulative total at the bottom for the 12-month period. For set-aside orders, each individual order and the combined total of all orders issued during each 12-month period must reflect that the prime Contractor has performed at least 50% of costs incurred. The annual report shall be submitted to the IDIQ CO.

The order-level CO may also require the Small Business Prime Contractor to submit, as a deliverable, a monthly report that tracks the costs by Prime Contractor and Subcontractors incurred and invoiced under the order.

C.7.3. Re-representation of Small Business Size Status Report All TacCom II-small business awardees are required to re-represent small business size status according to the following schedule.

Due Dates:
Following:
Within thirty (30) days
Approval of Contract Novation Agreement
Within thirty (30) days
Merger or acquisition where a novation agreement is not required

C.7.4. TRANSACTIONAL DATA Report DHS reserves the right to request transactional data from the Contractor. The Transactional Data Report will help DHS obtain spend and order information on TacCom II orders, including line item details such as item description and unit pricing. This report shall be provided only when requested by DHS but no more frequently than annually. Awardees shall provide the report in a format that includes the reporting fields as listed below. The report shall be provided in .xls or .csv format with the fields as column headers. The column headers shall be ordered from left to right in the same order as listed below. DHS believes awardees shall be able to generate this report in an automated manner through their enterprise reporting systems without manual data entry. Any vendor that is unable to do so can submit a waiver request identifying the data field it is unable to provide to the DHS Contracting Officer.

1. Contract Number

2. Delivery/Task Order Number

3. Order Date

4. Ordering Agency

5. Ordering Agency POC

6. Description of Product/Service

7. Manufacturer Name (leave blank for services)

8. Manufacturer Part Number (leave blank for services)

9. Unit Measure (each, hour, case, lot)

10. Quantity of Item Sold

11. Price Paid per Unit

12. Total Price

C.8. Customer Support and Technical Assistance Considerations DHS has substantial TacCom infrastructure support services available through other sources, e.g., organic capability, and component-specific operation and maintenance contracts. The Contractor shall consider the availability of these services in development of their solutions in response to order solicitations. DHS may require technical assistance that supplements the existing DHS organic capabilities. Specific requirements for technical assistance, which may include installation and integration of ordered equipment, will be specified in individual delivery issued under the base contract.

C.9. Testing Considerations DHS may require the Contractors to provide equipment for testing and evaluation purposes. The terms and conditions for providing equipment for testing purposes will be addressed in individual delivery orders. DHS may also require that Contractors successfully pass testing, such as interoperability, compatibility, and performance testing, prior to placing orders with the Contractor.

C.10. Applicable Standards as Requirements All offered equipment and software shall conform to all applicable standards identified in Section J, Attachment TACCOM II REQUIREMENTS. If those standards are revised, the Contractor shall examine furnished items to validate continued compliance with the revised standard.

C.11. Schedule The Contractor shall develop and maintain a program master schedule for all projects awarded to them under the DHS TacCom II contract. Each order shall be considered as a separate project.

C.12. Subcontractors The Contractor shall be responsible to manage all subcontractor work to ensure compliance with requirements of each order, quality of product delivered and the meeting of schedules.

C.13. Proposals DHS TacCom Equipment and Services Contractors will respond to customer orders with a detailed proposal describing the work effort, projected schedule, and price. The proposal will be submitted within a time frame defined in the order.

C.14. Existing Operations Existing operations and services at customer sites shall be accommodated during the performance of any on-site activity and shall not be disrupted without coordination with and concurrence of the customer. The Contractor shall coordinate all site activity with the Government who will arrange for clearance and access to the sites and facilities.

C.15. Lease The Contractor shall offer and provide equipment lease financing when individual orders issued under this base contract require it. Delivery and return of the equipment shall be addressed in the lease terms set forth in individual orders.

C.16. Logistics Program The Contractor shall provide logistics support, as required, for orders under this contract. Logistics support shall include, but not be limited to, training, spare parts, test measurement diagnostics equipment, tools, manuals and other documentation, initial site development support and follow-on site support. Logistics support requirements for each order will be described in the customer requirements. The Contractor shall address initial training, spares and documentation requirements as part of its response to the customer requirements.

C.17. Training Training courses shall be provided in accordance with best commercial practices. The Contractor shall provide training to government personnel, local nationals and third party contractors, if they are employed by the U.S. Government in the operations and management of the system affected by the order. Unless otherwise specified, training will be provided in accordance with the Contractor’s standard commercial offerings. Training requirements, dates and locations will be coordinated and specified at the order level.

C.18.Maintenance
C. 18.1.Initial Site Support

The Contractor shall provide all replacement parts and repairs to the system from delivery or start of installation of the equipment/system through testing until acceptance by the government. Initial site support includes, but is not limited to, repair of equipment, remote diagnostics, on-site assistance (routine or emergency), documentation updates and software support.

C. 18.2. Follow-on Support The Contractor will provide maintenance services as defined by each order. The initial maintenance requirements that supplement the warranty will be described in each order. Maintenance will be in accordance with the Contractor’s commercial practices as reviewed and approved by the government.

C. 18.3. Warranty The Contractor shall offer the standard commercial warranty for all OEM products and services delivered under this contract unless a greater period of time or condition is specified in the individual Delivery Order. Warranties offered by vendors who are subcontractors will be extended to the government with the same terms as offered by the subcontractor as a minimum. The prime Contractor will be the responsible agent to exercise all warranties. Contractors may offer extended warranties for government consideration. In all cases, the Contractor will notify the government of all warranties as part of the proposal. If changes occur after the Delivery Order award, the Contractor will notify the government of any warranties applicable to new equipment introduced.

C. 18.4. Start of Warranty Period The warranty period for a system shall start at the time of government acceptance of a fully operational system. This includes the start of warranty for all items of equipment shipped on a system delivery order. The warranty period for equipment shipped as part of an equipment-only Delivery Order shall start upon signed receipt of the equipment at destination. The Contractor is advised that there are many types of personnel (government, third party contractor, or local national) responsible for operation and maintenance of a system at a government site. Operation and Maintenance by non-government personnel shall not void, or in any way affect, the manufacturer’s warranties for the systems, and/or services provided under this contract.

C.19.Quality Program
C. 19.1Quality Assurance System

The Contractor shall implement and maintain a system to ensure product integrity that meets or exceeds the commonly accepted practices employed by industry both in national and international environments.

C. 19.2 Product Integrity The Contractor shall establish/maintain an approach to ensure the product integrity satisfies contract or order requirements.

C. 19.3. Document Control The Contractor shall ensure that the latest revisions of drawings, specifications, work instructions, inspection/test instructions, and other documents required to satisfy the contract are utilized in production, inspection, and test.

C. 19.4. Records The Contractor shall maintain records of all inspections and tests to demonstrate that the quality approach satisfies contractual requirements.

C. 19.5. Control of Purchases The Contractor shall ensure that all supplies and services conform to contractual requirements. The Contractor shall require that its subcontractors control the quality of their services and supplies.

C.20. Government Furnished Material (GFM) For all GFM received under this contract the Contractor shall be responsible for conducting all necessary examinations, inspections, maintenance, and tests. The Contractor shall be responsible for reporting all inspection results, maintenance actions, losses, and damage to the government.

C.20.1. Materials Control The Contractor shall maintain controls over all materials and products throughout the manufacturing process. These controls shall enable the identification of materials that have passed inspection from those that have not. The Contractor shall maintain records identifying the status and final destination of all materials/products.

C. 20.2. Nonconforming Material The Contractor shall establish and maintain an approach for controlling material that does not satisfy contractual requirements, including procedures for its identification, segregation, and disposition (rework/repair, scrap, etc.).

C. 20.3. Corrective Action The Contractor shall promptly act to correct nonconforming materials and processes to preclude the recurrence of the problem and to satisfy contractual requirements.

C.21. Manufacturing Operations/Process Controls The Contractor’s quality approach shall be responsible for assuring/monitoring that all manufacturing operations/processes are accomplished under controlled conditions. Controlled conditions include documented work instructions (including workmanship), production equipment, special work environments, inspections/test operations, work specifications, and approval/rejection criteria.

C.21.1. Inspection and Testing The quality approach shall assure that all inspections and tests required to satisfy contractual requirements are conducted.

C. 21.2. Measuring, Testing, and Inspection Equipment The Contractor shall provide and maintain gauges (including production tooling used for inspection purposes) and other measuring and testing equipment to assure that products conform to contractual requirements. These devices shall be calibrated against certified measurement standards that are traceable back to national/international standards.

C. 21.3. Inspection and Test Status The Contractor shall maintain a system for the identification of the inspection and test status of all products throughout the manufacturing cycle.

C.22. Quality Review The Contractor shall assure effectiveness of quality (e.g., internal quality audits, Statistical Process Control, and related measures).

C.22.1. Contractor Training Requirements The Contractor shall identify/provide for the training needs of its personnel performing quality functions.

C. 22.2. Statistical Quality Control and Analysis The Contractor’s quality approach shall establish/use statistical methods whenever appropriate to satisfy the contract or order requirements.

C. 22.3. Continuous Process Improvement The Contractor shall monitor the effectiveness of their quality system and continually improve quality processes.

C. 22.4. Handling, Storage, Preservation, Packaging, and Shipping The Contractor shall establish/maintain procedures for handling, storage, preservation, packaging, and shipping to protect the quality of products and prevent damage, loss, deterioration, degradation or substitution of products.

C. 22.5. Testing The Contractor shall conduct tests of equipment, system components, software, firmware, and complete systems to demonstrate the product ability to satisfy requirements of the order. All testing will be IAW Contractor developed plans and procedures. All discrepancies will be corrected and re-tested to demonstrate conformance to test plan parameters. The results of all testing will be documented in reports.

C.22.5.1. In-Plant Systems built under this contract will be tested and certified for operational conformance to the order requirements at the Contractor’s facility or other site as specified in the order prior to shipment to the customer’s location. The test will be conducted by the Contractor with the government having the option to participate and/or witness the test. The in-plant test will be conducted in accordance with a Contractor-prepared, government-approved written test plan. The results will be documented in a written test report submitted to the COR. All test deficiencies will be corrected and retested by the Contractor prior to the system being shipped to the customer.

C. 22.5.2. On-Site When specified in the order, the Contractor will conduct an operational on-site test of the system to validate its conformance to the delivery or task order. The on-site test will measure system performance for all criteria of the order. The test will include the government as participants and/or witnesses at the government’s option. The test will be conducted in accordance with a Contractor-prepared, government-approved test plan. The test results will be documented in a test report and submitted to the COR with all deficiencies clearly noted. Deficiencies will be corrected and retested prior to government acceptance of the system.

C. 22.5.3. Burn-in Test When specified in the order, the customer will operate the system in a fully functional capacity for a period of 30 consecutive calendar days. The start date will be mutually agreed upon by the Contractor and the customer. During this test, the system must meet the following performance conditions.

1. No failure causes total system downtime.

2. No loss of ability for any user or talk group to communicate over the system.

3. Successful demonstration of meeting the coverage requirements defined in the delivery or task order.

Any discrepancies will be corrected and re-inspected to demonstrate conformance to specified parameters. The results of all inspections will be documented in reports and submitted to the COTR.

C.23. Inspection An acceptance inspection will be performed by the contractor to demonstrate that supplies and services provided meet the requirements of the order. All inspections will be IAW Contractor developed plans and procedures. All discrepancies will be corrected and re-inspected to demonstrate conformance to specified parameters. The results of all inspections will be documented in reports and submitted to the COR.

C.24. Configuration Management The Contractor must have a documented and functioning Configuration Management program that covers all aspects of the contracted effort. The program must address how the Contractor controls project documentation, to include proposals, specs/sows, drawings, etc. in addition to the hardware/software to be installed. The requiring activity will specify how “Baselines” are established and maintained at the order level.

C.25. Documentation DHS TacCom program documentation will be identified in individual delivery or task orders. Types of documents that may be requested are:

C.25.1. Commercial Literature This consists of commercial technical manuals, training materials, maintenance manuals, etc. Documents are available from OEM’s and will be provided with each delivery of products or services as appropriate.

C. 25.2. Special Documentation This consists of reports and documents requested by customers with individual or specific requirements. Documents will be in the Contractor’s format and will be tailored to the specific customer’s project. Special documents include but are not limited to: system description, system designs, engineer drawings, site development reports, installation reports, project execution plans, site survey reports, test and inspection reports, memorandums of technical understanding (MOTU), etc. The contents of special documents will be described in individual orders along with requirements for the media to be used, frequency of submission and/or the need for draft versions. Information in these documents shall be considered as unrestricted. The occurrence of proprietary information, if necessary, must be clearly marked and is subject to negotiation.

C.26. Spectrum Compliance The Contractor shall assist the customer in preparing DD-1494/J/F-12 registration requirements for all applicable equipment, when required by the customer and as defined in the order.

C.27.Work Hours
C.27.1.Normal Business Hours

When on-site performance is required, the Contractor is expected to perform during the normal business day at the customer site. Normal business day is nine continuous hours including a lunch period. The hours of normal work will be identified in each order. If not specifically identified, normal work hours shall be considered to be from 0800 to 1700 local time. A normal business week is five consecutive days, Monday thru Friday. Exception: Contractors may be supporting communications equipment in the field for routine maintenance as well as response to disasters, both natural and manmade. Therefore, the technician may be required to provide extended support and other duties as assigned for special events and disasters and may be needed in austere environments for extended periods of time.

C. 27.2. Holidays

(a) The Contractor is not required to perform during recognized federal holidays. In addition, the Contractor may be exempted from performance during unique local holidays as identified in the order.

(b) In the event a holiday falls during a project effort, the government will not pay for holiday-related travel of Contractor personnel to and from the work area.

C.28. Labor Categories Services shall be provided using the labor categories identified in the Section J, Attachment TACCOM II LABOR CATEGORIES. When such requirements arise, the government will issue a task order request for proposal. The Contractor must submit proposals for the performance of services under TacCom II in accordance with the labor categories as listed in the Section J, Attachment TACCOM II LABOR CATEGORIES. The use of standardized labor categories will ensure that all offers and task orders cuse the same vocabulary and can be compared on an “apples to apples” basis. The Contractor will not be allowed to create and offer its own labor categories unless stated in writing by the task order CO. Specialized labor categories not currently listed on the Section J, Attachment TACCOM II LABOR CATEGORIES must be permitted in writing by the order level CO.

C.30. DHS Enterprise Architecture Compliance All solutions and services shall meet DHS Enterprise Architecture policies, standards, and procedures. Specifically, the contractor shall comply with the following Homeland Security Enterprise Architecture (HLS EA) requirements:

· All developed solutions and requirements shall be compliant with the HLS EA.

· All IT hardware or software shall be compliant with the HLS EA Technical Reference Model (TRM) Standards and Products Profile.

· All data assets, information exchanges and data standards, whether adopted or developed, shall be submitted to the DHS Enterprise Data Management Office (EDMO) for review and insertion into the DHS Data Reference Model.

· In compliance with Office of Management and Budget (OMB) mandates, all network hardware shall be IPv6 compatible without modification, upgrade, or replacement.

C.31. DHS Geospatial Information System Compliance All geospatial implementations shall comply with the policies and requirements set forth for the DHS Geospatial Information Infrastructure (GII). This shall include submission to the Enterprise Architecture Board, or their designee, for review and approval of insertion of hardware, software, services, appliances, and/or structural metadata into the Homeland Security Enterprise Architecture (HLS EA).

TACCOM II SECTION C – TECHNICAL REQUIREMENTS

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