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Performance Work Statement (PWS) AIR FORCE SBIR/STTR Operational Demonstration and Experimentation (Tech Warrior Enterprise) Program

1 PROGRAM OVERVIEW

1.1 Mission Statement

The mission of the Air Force Small Business Innovation Research, Small Business Technology Transfer Program (AF SBIR/STTR) is to serve the technology needs of the Air Force warfighter. This program, together with the people who manage the resulting RDT&E projects, accomplish this goal as part of the Air Force's technology development efforts to identify and operationalize advanced, affordable, and integrated technologies that help make our Air Force the best in the world. Through a unique partnership the Air Force seeks to capitalize on the attributes of small businesses as a critical source of innovative technologies for the air, space, and cyberspace force. Specifically, the AF SBIR/STTR Program is designed to:

· Leverage and foster a business ecosystem that makes it easy and effective to do business with the Air Force

· Put strategic initial investment into Air Force problem areas, thereby providing innovative, efficient, effective, and timely solutions for the warfighter

· Using proactive innovation on our part, grow the small business industrial base to help build the United States economy

1.2 Background AF SBIR/STTR Program

In 1982, Congress mandated in law the SBIR program (Public Law 97-219). The SBIR program was established with a statutory purpose to strengthen the roll of innovative small business concerns in federally funded R&D. For the very first time, a program was dedicated to provide access to small businesses to participate in federal R&D programs and the investment funding to stimulate new and innovative technologies. The STTR program was established in 1992 (Public Law 102-564) to fund cooperative RDT&E projects with small businesses and non-profit U.S. research institutions, such as universities.

Since the beginning of the SBIR program, the scope and results of the AF SBIR STTR program have grown and improved exponentially. The AF SBIR/STTR program is a three-phased program that funds early-stage innovative RDT&E conducted by small businesses.

· Phase I - technical merit and feasibility is determined with contracts typically valued between $50,000 and $250,000 over a period of typically three to nine months

· Phase II - the necessary RDT&E is accomplished to produce a well-defined product, process or prototype. For the Air Force these awards typically span two years, with a typical initial value between $750,000 and $1,500,000.

· Phase III - the small business is expected to obtain funding from the private sector and/or non-SBIR government sources to develop the prototype into a viable product or service for sale in military and/or private markets.

1.3 Scope of the PWS for the Tech Warrior Enterprise Program

The purpose of the Air Force SBIR/STTR Transfer, Operational, Demonstration, and Experimentation Program (termed the Tech Warrior Enterprise) is to provide small businesses (in particular SBIR/STTR businesses) with the support, expertise, facilities, and feedback to test, experiment, conduct data collection, insert, and/or otherwise showcase and demonstrate state-of-the-art war fighting technologies in a realistic operational environment.

The goals are specifically targeted to:

· Push the limits of promising small business technologies by exposing them to operator subject matter experts throughout the development cycle

· Tailor a technology experimentation and demonstration environment that best matches the realistic environment, conditions, users and scenarios that the technologies would experience operationally

· Accelerate the development of technologies while containing cost and managing risk

· Improve and generate a strong return on investment for the AF SBIR/STTR programs

· Stimulate technological innovation and contributions by the small business industrial base

2 TASK REQUIREMENTS

2.1 TASK #1. Base Program Technical Support

The contractor shall provide Tech Warrior Enterprise base program technical support to include at a minimum, Program Management, Operations, Exercise/Event Management, Technology Integration Coordination, and Subject Matter Expertise Coordination.

SUBTASK #1-1. Tech Warrior Enterprise Program Management

a) The contractor shall organize the Tech Warrior Enterprise program and activities in accordance with the mission, vision, goals, and objectives of the AF SBIR/STTR program.

b) The contractor shall develop new Tech Warrior Enterprise program aspects to support the strategic direction of the AF SBIR/STTR program.

c) The contractor shall develop a budget and operating plan for the Tech Warrior Enterprise program.

d) The contractor shall develop a reporting method to assess the Tech Warrior Enterprise program strengths and identify areas for improvement.

e) The contractor shall manage a team of individual employees and supporting organizations (and their associated employees) to address the requirements of the Tech Warrior Enterprise program

f) The contractor shall implement and manage changes and interventions to ensure Tech Warrior Enterprise program goals are achieved.

g) The contractor shall meet with Tech Warrior Enterprise program stakeholders to make communication easy and transparent regarding Tech Warrior Enterprise program issues and decisions on projects/tasks/activities.

h) The contractor shall produce monthly reports of program status.

i) The contractor shall report and analyze Tech Warrior Enterprise program risks.

j) The contractor shall coordinate Tech Warrior Enterprise program marketing strategies with the AF SBIR/STTR Center for Excellence Communication and Marketing Branch.

SUBTASK #1-2. Tech Warrior Enterprise Event/Exercise Management

k) The contractor shall initiate events in the need for an event, determine what the event should accomplish, and formally launch the event with an event charter.

l) The contractor shall plan events and provide a detailed plan for the event that includes the task list, resource assignments, schedule, budget, communication plan, and risk plan.

m) The contractor shall control events in order to perform the work according to the plan, identify variances, and keep the event on track with regard to cost, schedule, and performance.

SUBTASK #1-3. Tech Warrior Enterprise Operations

n) The contractor shall provide scheduling support in order to find a suitable time for Tech Warrior Enterprise program events, meetings, and activities. The contractor shall take into account what impact particular dates could have on the success of the events, meetings, and activities and how the scheduling aligns with the overall “Battle Rhythm” of the AF SBIR/STTR program.

o) The contractor shall provide facility management and coordination in order to identify, coordinate, and secure an installation, contrivance, building, location and assets where Tech Warrior Enterprise events, meetings, and activities can be accomplished.

p) The contractor shall provide logistics support to ensure detailed organization and implementation of a complex operation, the management of the flow of assets between the point of origin and the point of consumption in order to meet requirements of Tech Warrior Enterprise events.

· The resources managed in logistics may include tangible goods such as materials, equipment, and supplies, as well as food and other consumable items.

· The logistics of physical items may involve the integration of information flow, materials handling, production, packaging, inventory, transportation, warehousing, and security.

q) The contractor shall ensure all participants involved in Tech Warrior Enterprise program events, meetings, activities are protected from harm or other non-desirable outcomes as well as controlling recognized hazards in order to achieve an acceptable level of risk.

r) The contractor shall provide security measures to include acts and systems that provide security for all participants involved in Tech Warrior Enterprise program events, meetings, and activities.

s) The contractor shall provide administrative support including answering phones, taking memos, maintaining files, sending/receiving correspondence, and greeting participants involved in Tech Warrior Enterprise program events, meetings, and activities.

SUBTASK #1-4. Tech Warrior Enterprise Subject Matter Expertise Coordination

t) The contractor shall provide the appropriate number and type of subject matter experts in order to support technical assessment, operational utility evaluation, and operational training for Tech Warrior Enterprise program events, meetings, and activities.

u) The contractor shall ensure that subject matter experts are available within the contractor organization and supporting organizations to address technical assessment, operational utility evaluation, and operational training in the areas of Air Force Service Core Functions.

v) The contractor shall provide subject matter experts within the contractor organization and supporting organizations for Tech Warrior Enterprise program events, meetings, and activities.

SUBTASK #1-5. Tech Warrior Enterprise Technology Integration Coordination:

w) The contractor shall perform technical analysis to ensure small business developers are collecting appropriate operational feedback to ensure products have the potential to meet defined operational needs.

x) The contractor shall perform technical analysis to ensure small business developers are collecting appropriate operational feedback to ensure products are applicable to the operational environments in which they will be used.

y) The contractor shall perform technical analysis to ensure small business developers are collecting appropriate operational feedback to ensure products are applicable to the operational conditions commiserate with the anticipated area of responsibility.

z) The contractor shall perform technical analysis to ensure small business developers are collecting appropriate operational feedback to ensure products have potential commercial markets with non-military users with similar operational environments and needs.

aa) The contractor shall facilitate interaction between small businesses, buyers, and customers in such a way that maximizes the potential for technology transition.

2.2 TASK #2. Conduct Tech Warrior Enterprise Experimentation Events and Operational Demonstrations The contractor shall conduct experimentation events and operational demonstrations.

SUBTASK #2-1. Tech Warrior Connect (Experimentation) Events

a) The contractor shall perform Tech Warrior Connect (Experimentation) Events partnered with small businesses currently supporting the Air Force or potentially supporting the Air Force through the AF SBIR/STTR program.

b) The contractor shall provide small businesses currently supporting the Air Force or potentially supporting the Air Force through the AF SBIR/STTR program with the following, or any combination of the following, based on requirements/needs:

· Subject Matter Expert (SME) Consultation: The contractor shall provide access to subject matter experts from their intended user community, present their technology, and receive SME feedback.

· Experimental/Development Environment: The contractor shall provide access and experiment with how their technology functions in the complex environments used by warfighters in the real world AOR.

· Fundamental Test/Experimentation: The contractor shall provide the ability to execute a simple experiment(s) to collect data and analyze results.

c) The contractor shall be available to provide experimentation support and technical interchange meetings throughout each fiscal year based on scheduling of locations and availability of resources (in-house SMEs, external SMEs, government provided SMEs, in-house operational assets, external operational assets, government provided operational assets).

d) The contractor shall conduct up to four Tech Warrior Connect (Experimentation) Events each fiscal year covering one or more of the areas listed in Appendix B: Demonstration and Experimentation Areas. Applicable subtask activities (required and optional/as needed) are also shown for the various areas.

SUBTASK #2-2. Tech Warrior Operations (Demonstration) Events

e) The contractor shall perform Tech Warrior Operations (Demonstration) Events partnered with small businesses currently supporting the Air Force or potentially supporting the Air Force through the AF SBIR/STTR program.

f) The contractor shall provide small businesses currently supporting the Air Force or potentially supporting the Air Force through the AF SBIR/STTR program with the following, or any combination of the following, based on requirements/needs:

· Operational Environment: The contractor shall provide use of their technology (or have their technology used) in demonstration environments designed to simulate the real world operational environment including but not limited to: physical sites, facilities, and infrastructure; use of real (or representative) operational assets (and equipment); realistic scenarios; and operational conditions.

· Joint Approach: The contractor shall collaborate with federal, state, and local organizations to allow both military and civilian operators to be included in events and to allow technology demonstration across a broader market space.

· Cooperative Simulation: The contractor shall provide use of their technology (or have their technology used) in integrated training designed as a blend of free-play and scripted scenarios.

· Operator Exposure: The contractor shall provide the opportunity to interact with operators or persons with operational experience.

g) The contractor shall provide a framework that allows for modifications that meet specific, just in time technology demonstration needs.

h) The contract shall conduct up to four Tech Warrior Operations (Demonstration) Events each fiscal year based on scheduling of locations and availability of resources (in-house SMEs, external SMEs, government provided SMEs, in-house operational assets, external operational assets, government provided operational assets) covering one or more of the areas listed in Appendix B: Demonstration and Experimentation Areas.. Applicable subtask activities (required and optional/as needed) are also shown for the various areas.

2.3 TASK #3. Tech Warrior Enterprise Data Collection, Analysis and Reporting The contractor shall conduct data collection, analysis, and reporting associated with the Tech Warrior Enterprise Program.

SUBTASK #3-1. Data Collection

a) The contractor shall gather and/or support the gathering of quantitative and qualitative information on specific aspects of technologies, products, and/or services participating in Tech Warrior Enterprise Events.

b) The contractor shall provide small businesses currently supporting the AF or potentially supporting the AF through the AF SBIR/STTR the opportunity to collect data and/or utilize in-house data collection assets and approaches.

c) The contractor shall provide small businesses currently supporting the AF or potentially supporting the AF through the AF SBIR/STTR with any data products collected at any Tech Warrior event or activity within 5 working days of the event or activity completion.

SUBTASK #3-2. Data Analysis

d) The contractor shall gather and/or support the analysis of quantitative and qualitative information on specific aspects of technologies, products, and/or services participating in Tech Warrior Enterprise Events.

e) The contractor shall provide small businesses currently supporting the AF or potentially supporting the AF through the AF SBIR/STTR assistance in analyzing data including Qualitative Data Analysis Methods and Qualitative Data Analysis Methods.

SUBTASK #3-3. Data Reporting

f) The contractor shall provide the government with any data products collected and/or developed at any Tech Warrior event or activity within five working days of the event or activity completion.

g) The contractor shall provide an Event Summary Report, no more than 30 calendar days after completion of the event, outlining the event plan, participants, event execution, accomplishments, follow-up actions required, and lessons learned.

2.4 TASK #4: Provide Tech Warrior Enterprise Infrastructure

The contractor shall establish and maintain a technology enterprise infrastructure including, but not limited to operational assets, experimentation environments, development environments, demonstration environments, and collaborative workspaces.

SUBTASK #4-1. Collaborative and Interchange Environments: The contractor shall establish, provide, and/or make assessable adequate workspaces, enduring/long-term or temporary, to facilitate collaboration, information exchange, and technical interchange.

SUBTASK #4-2. Experimentation Environments: The contractor shall establish, provide, and/or make assessable adequate experimentation environments, enduring/long-term or temporary, to facilitate small businesses currently supporting the Air Force or potentially supporting the Air Force through the AF SBIR/STTR Program, the ability to test, evaluate, and collect data on their respective technology products and services supported by subject matter experts.

SUBTASK #4-3. Development Environment: The contractor shall establish, provide, and/or make assessable adequate development environments, enduring/long-term or temporary, to facilitate small businesses currently supporting the AF or potentially supporting the AF through the AF SBIR/STTR Program, the ability to conduct development activities on their respective technology products and services with the support of subject matter experts.

SUBTASK #4-4. Demonstration Environment: The contractor shall establish, provide, and/or make assessable adequate demonstration environments, enduring/long-term or temporary, to facilitate small businesses currently supporting the AF or potentially supporting the AF through the AF SBIR/STTR the ability to conduct demonstration activities on their respective technology products and services with support of subject matter experts, Air Force Acquisition (Program Executive Offices), and Air Force Warfighters (MAJCOMs).

SUBTASK #4-5. Operational Assets:

a) The contractor shall purchase, maintain, and store operational assets on behalf of the government.

b) The contractor shall maintain and store operational assets provided to the contractor as government furnished equipment.

c) The contractor shall acquire, borrow, or rent any additional assets (test articles, equipment, materials, supplies, vehicles, structures, props, expendable items, etc.) required to support experimentation, demonstration, and development.

2.5 TASK #5: Provide Tech Warrior Enterprise Safety, Security, and Testing:

The contractor shall establish and maintain a safety, security, and testing practices in support of the Tech Warrior Enterprise.

SUBTASK #5-1. Safety

a) The contractor shall implement the following safety areas in compliance with any applicable federal, state, and local statutes, regulations, instructions, and policies.

· Ground safety

· Explosive safety

· Weapon safety

· Flight safety

· System safety SUBTASK #5-2. Security

b) The contractor shall implement physical and information security measures in compliance with any applicable federal, state, and local statutes, regulations, instructions, policies, etc.

SUBTASK #5-3. Testing

c) The contractor shall ensure any testing involving human subjects has met the appropriate human subjects review protocols in compliance with any applicable federal, state, and local statutes, regulations, instructions, policies, etc.

d) The contractor shall ensure any specialized testing has met the appropriate review protocols in compliance with any applicable federal, state, and local statutes, regulations, instructions, policies, etc.

3 GENERAL REQUIREMENTS

3.1 Non-Personal Services

The government shall neither supervise contractor employees nor control the method by which the contractor performs the required tasks. The government shall not, under any circumstances, assign tasks to, or prepare work schedules for individual contractor employees. The contractor shall manage its own employees and guard against any actions that are or give the appearance of personal services. If the contractor believes that any actions constitute or are perceived to constitute personal services, the contractor shall notify the Procuring Contracting Officer (PCO) immediately.

3.2 Business Relations

The contractor shall seek to ensure the professional and ethical behavior of all contractor personal at all times.

3.3 Contract Administration and Management

The following subsections specify requirements for contract, management, and personnel administration.

3.3.1 Contract Administration

The following subsections specify requirements for contract, management, and personnel administration. The contractor shall establish clear organizational lines of authority and responsibility to ensure effective management of the resources assigned to the task order. The contractor shall maintain continuity between operations at all of the locations supported by their personnel, to include the contractor(s) corporate offices

3.3.2 Contract Management

The contractor shall establish processes and assign the appropriate resources to effectively administer task efforts. The contractor shall respond to government requests for contractual actions in a timely manner. The contractor shall designate a single point of contact between the government and the contractor personnel assigned to support contracts or task orders. The contractor shall assign work effort and maintain proper and accurate time keeping records of personnel assigned to the do the work on this contract.

The Contractor Shall: Develop and maintain a functional Program Management Plan.

3.4 Personal Administration

The contractor shall provide for employees during designated government non-work days or other periods where the government offices are closed due to weather, or security conditions. The contractor shall maintain the currency of their employees by providing initial and refresher training as required to meet the requirements as stated in the PWS. The contractor shall provide the necessary infrastructure to support both on-site (government site) and off-site (contractor site) contract tasks.

3.5 Duration of Task

This contract shall have the option at the discretion of the Air Force to be extended as requirements dictate, to be used as a bridge-gap necessitated to assure program continuity on a limited basis, or until a new follow- on contract vehicle has been fully set in place/awarded.

3.6 Deliverables

All deliverables to include: Invoices, CDRLs, CLINs

Invoices: Must be accurate and be submitted on time and within the agreed upon constraints at the time of contract award.

CDRLs & CLINs: Must be accurate, and be submitted on time and within the agreed upon constraints at the time of contract award.

3.7 Special Requirements

3.7.1 Health and Safety

The Contractor shall perform work in a safe manner as required by OSHA Safety and Health requirements. The Contractor shall ensure company employees and managers have a comprehensive understanding of the full compliance with OSHA requirements. The Contractor shall follow the safety and health rules of the installation being worked. The Contractor shall comply with the specific health and safety requirements identified in the OSHA (Public Law 91-596) and/or the local health and safety requirements for their work area. The Contractor shall comply with the health and safety rules of the government installation not directly addressed in this PWS. The Contractor shall take reasonable steps and precautions to prevent accidents and preserve health and safety of contractor and government personnel performing in any way coming in contact with the performance requirements of each task order.

4. GOVERNMENT FURNISHED PROPERTY AND INFORMATION

4.1. Government Furnished Property (GFP)

Any additional GFP will be specifically identified in each task requirement to ensure appropriate actions are taken under FAR Part 45, Government Property, for accountability and responsibility, when applicable. The contractor shall ensure accurate control and accountability of all GFP. To accomplish this act of stewardship, contractors are required to have a Property Management System in accordance with the requirements of the GP clause, FAR 52.245-1. A list of specific GFP is attached hereto. CDRL DI-MGMT-80441, DATA ITEM #A010

4.2. Government Furnished Information (GFI)

GFI to include: documents, manuals, drawings, publications, forms, and other data will be provided to the contractor, when appropriate, and specified in each task requirement. If provided, it will be screened to ensure no classified information is released without proper authorization and security. Most GFI will reside in government controlled facilities and be handled IAW applicable guidance. GFI that is not in government control will be handled IAW the instructions specified in the task requirement DD Form 254, Contract Security Classification Specification. Access to policy documents, texts, briefings, web sites, and databases related to the AF SBIR STTR CRP will be provided by the government. The government will provide initial familiarization/orientation, standard operational procedures, and reasonable access to personnel and information as required.

APPENDIX A: Customer and Stakeholder Information

Table 1 - AF SBIR/STTR Customers (Leadership)

Congress

· Senate Armed Services Committee

· House Committee on Small Business

· Senate Committee on Small Business

SBA

DOD/OSBP

SAF/SB

SAF/AQ

· Office of Contracting (AQC)

· Office of Innovation (AQ)

AF TEO

Table 2 - AF SBIR/STTR Customers (Acquisition/Buyers)

PEOs

· Presidential Aircraft Recap PEO

· Armament PEO

· Fighters and Bombers PEO

· Tanker PEO

· Business and Enterprise

· Systems PEO

· Agile Combat Support PEO

· Digital PEO

· ISR/SOF PEO

PEO

PEOs

· Rapid Capabilities PEO

AF TEO

Prime Defense Contactors

Other DoD Agencies/Services

· DARPA

· Missile Defense Agency (MDA)

· US Army

· Others

Commercial Industry

Other Investors

· Peer-to-peer lenders

· Venture capitalists

· Personal investors

· Others

Table 3 - AF SBIR/STTR Customers (Users)

ACC

· Personnel Recovery

· Command and Control

· Global Integrated ISR

AETC

· Education and Training

AFSOC

AFMC

AFSC

· Cyberspace Superiority

AMC

AFGSC

· Nuclear Deterrence Operations

Combatant Commands

· Central Command (CENTCOM)

· Cyber Command (CYBERCOM)

· European Command (EUROCOM)

· Indo-Pacific Command (INDO-PACOM)

· Northern Command (NORTHCOM)

· Southern Command (SOUTHCOM)

· Special Operations Command (SOCOM)

· Strategic Command (STRATCOM)

· Transportation Command (TRANSCOM)

APPENDIX B: Demonstration and Experimentation Areas

Nuclear Deterrence Operations

Designed to operate, maintain, and secure nuclear forces to achieve an assured capability to deter an adversary from taking action against vital US interests.

· Sub elements include:

· Assure/Dissuade/Deter

· Nuclear Strike

· Nuclear Surety

Global Precision Attack

The ability to hold at risk or strike rapidly and persistently, with a wide range of munitions, any target and to create swift, decisive, and precise effects across multiple domains.

· Sub elements include:

· Strategic Attack

· Air Interdiction

· Close Air Support

Air Superiority

The degree of dominance in the air battle of one force over another, which permits the conduct of operations by the former and its related land, sea, air, and special operations forces at a given time and place without prohibitive interference by the opposing force.

· Sub elements include:

· Offensive Counter-air

· Defensive Counter-air

· Airspace Control

Rapid Global Mobility

The timely deployment, employment, sustainment, augmentation, and redeployment of military forces and capabilities across the Range of Military Operations. (ROMO)

· Sub elements include:

· Air Lift

· Air Refueling

· Aeromedical Evacuation

· Sub elements include:

· Planning and Directing

· Collection

· Processing and Exploitation

· Analysis and Production

· Dissemination and Integration

· Sub elements include:

· Cyber Force Application

· Cyber Defense

· Cyber Support

· Sub elements include:

· Cyber Force Application

· Cyber Defense

· Cyber Support

· Sub elements include:

· Strategic Level C2

· Operational Level C2

· Tactical Level C2

· Sub elements include:

· Agile Combat Support

· Foreign Internal Defense

· Battlefield Air Operations

· Command and Control

· Information Operations

· ISR

· Military Info Support Ops

· Precision Strike,

· Air Mobility/Air Refueling.

· Sub elements include:

· Combat Search and Rescue

· Civil Search and Rescue

· Disaster Response

· Humanitarian Assistance Operations

· Medical/Casualty Evacuation

· Sub elements include:

· Basic Military Training

· Flight Training

· Air University

· Medical Services Training

· Sub elements include:

· Prepare the battle space

· Ready, Position, Protect, Sustain, Recover Total Force

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