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Section B

Supplies or Services and Prices/Costs

Contents

B.1 GENERAL

B.2 CONTRACT TERM

B.3 PRICES

B.4 QUANTITIES

B.5 DESCRIPTION OF DUTIES

B.1 GENERAL

The contractor shall furnish EQ&EPT (Environmental Quality, Energy & Power Technology) program support to the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL/RXSC) Environmental & Energy Quality Technology (E&EQT) Program Office, Wright Paterson Air Force Base, Ohio in accordance with the Performance Work Statement (Section C).

The Contractor shall provide a comprehensive solution for client requirements to include, but not limited to, all personnel, materials, services, facilities and management necessary (unless specifically furnished by the Government) to perform the requirements as set forth in this contract and all orders issued under this contract.

B.2 CONTRACT TERM

This is a five-year IDIQ contract. The effective date of the contract is the date of award. Task Orders can be placed against this IDIQ contract at any time during the five years performance period in according with the Ordering Instructions, Section H. Tasks will be performed during the period of performance stipulated in the individual Task Orders. Task Orders that extend beyond the five year term of the contract are valid through the final delivery date on the Task Order, provided all work is completed within 24 months after the contract expiration date (ref.

Clause H.9 – Ordering Period).

B.3 PRICES

B.3.1 Prices set forth in the Schedule of Items/Services and Prices, and on subsequent orders, shall be fully burdened; that is, prices shall be inclusive of all costs (i.e., material, labor, fringe, overhead, etc.), fees, and profit associated with each item.

The total price of each order placed under this contract must be supported by labor, material, and travel prices that are consistent with the prices set forth in the

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Schedule of Items/Services and Prices in Section B of this contract.

B.3.2 The Government will only be obligated to pay the prices stated on each individual Task Order for items/services that are actually requested, received, and accepted by the Government.

B.3.3 Items/Services and Prices fall into three primary categories; (1) labor, (2) material, and (3) travel.

B.4 QUANTITIES

The quantity of work ordered under this IDIQ contract is governed by the total contract dollar ceiling. Offerors shall propose a schedule of labor categories and labor rates for potential use when pricing task orders. The Government will verify the proposed rates as fair and reasonable at the contract level so that the use of those rates at the task order level will not have to undergo further price analysis and a fair and reasonable determination. The Goverrment will perform a price analysis at the task order level for any rates or prices proposed for inclusion in a task order that are not pre-approved at the contract level. This contract does not make any guarantee, either explicit or implied, that the Government will process and place Task Orders for the total contract dollar ceiling during the life of this contract.

A SAMPLE Schedule of Items and Price is attached. The Contractor shall replace the generic labor categories with its own labor categories and enter the proposed rates.

B.5 DESCRIPTION OF DUTIES

A generic labor category description of duties is provided in Section J. Attachment 1.

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B.5 SCHEDULE OF ITEMS / SERVICES AND PRICES

PROPOSAL PRICING

SAMPLE

Schedule of Items/Service and Prices – Year One

CLIN Description Unit Unit

Price Extended

Price EQ&EPT Engineering Support

Services

0101 Program Manager hours

0102 Project Manager hours 0103 Professional Level 1 hours 0104 Professional Level 2 hours 0105 Professional Level 3 hours 0106 Professional Level 4 hours 0107 Professional Level 5 hours 0108 Technical Level 1 hours 0109 Technical Level 2 hours 0110 Technical Level 3 hours 0111 Technical Level 4 hours 0112 Technical Level 5 hours 0113 Administrative Level 1 hours 0114 Administrative Level 1 hours 0115 Administrative Level 1 hours

Labor Hour Subtotal Discount (if not included in individual CLINs) Discounted Labor Hour Total

0116 Travel (reimbursable)

0117 Material (reimbursable)

Total Estimated Ceiling Price (shall not exceed $99 million ceiling for all orders)

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Schedule of Items/Service and Prices – Year Two

SAMPLE

CLIN Description Unit Unit

Price Extended

Price EQ&EPT Engineering Support

Services

0101 Program Manager hours

0102 Project Manager hours 0103 Professional Level 1 hours 0104 Professional Level 2 hours 0105 Professional Level 3 hours 0106 Professional Level 4 hours 0107 Professional Level 5 hours 0108 Technical Level 1 hours 0109 Technical Level 2 hours 0110 Technical Level 3 hours 0111 Technical Level 4 hours 0112 Technical Level 5 hours 0113 Administrative Level 1 hours 0114 Administrative Level 1 hours 0115 Administrative Level 1 hours

Labor Hour Subtotal Discount (if not included in individual CLINs) Discounted Labor Hour Total

0116 Travel (reimbursable)

0117 Material (reimbursable)

Total Estimated Ceiling Price

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Schedule of Items/Service and Prices – Year Three

SAMPLE

CLIN Description Unit Unit

Price Extended

Price EQ&EPT Engineering Support

Services

0101 Program Manager hours

0102 Project Manager hours 0103 Professional Level 1 hours 0104 Professional Level 2 hours 0105 Professional Level 3 hours 0106 Professional Level 4 hours 0107 Professional Level 5 hours 0108 Technical Level 1 hours 0109 Technical Level 2 hours 0110 Technical Level 3 hours 0111 Technical Level 4 hours 0112 Technical Level 5 hours 0113 Administrative Level 1 hours 0114 Administrative Level 1 hours 0115 Administrative Level 1 hours

Labor Hour Subtotal Discount (if not included in individual CLINs) Discounted Labor Hour Total

0116 Travel (reimbursable)

0117 Material (reimbursable)

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Schedule of Items/Service and Prices – Year Four

SAMPLE

CLIN Description Unit Unit

Price Extended

Price EQ&EPT Engineering Support

Services

0101 Program Manager hours

0102 Project Manager hours 0103 Professional Level 1 hours 0104 Professional Level 2 hours 0105 Professional Level 3 hours 0106 Professional Level 4 hours 0107 Professional Level 5 hours 0108 Technical Level 1 hours 0109 Technical Level 2 hours 0110 Technical Level 3 hours 0111 Technical Level 4 hours 0112 Technical Level 5 hours 0113 Administrative Level 1 hours 0114 Administrative Level 1 hours 0115 Administrative Level 1 hours

Labor Hour Subtotal Discount (if not included in individual CLINs) Discounted Labor Hour Total

0116 Travel (reimbursable)

0117 Material (reimbursable)

Total Estimated Ceiling Price

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Schedule of Items/Service and Prices – Year Five

SAMPLE

CLIN Description Unit Unit

Price Extended

Price EQ&EPT Engineering Support

Services

0101 Program Manager hours

0102 Project Manager hours 0103 Professional Level 1 hours 0104 Professional Level 2 hours 0105 Professional Level 3 hours 0106 Professional Level 4 hours 0107 Professional Level 5 hours 0108 Technical Level 1 hours 0109 Technical Level 2 hours 0110 Technical Level 3 hours 0111 Technical Level 4 hours 0112 Technical Level 5 hours 0113 Administrative Level 1 hours 0114 Administrative Level 1 hours 0115 Administrative Level 1 hours

Labor Hour Subtotal Discount (if not included in individual CLINs) Discounted Labor Hour Total

0116 Travel (reimbursable)

0117 Material (reimbursable)

Total Estimated Ceiling Price

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Section C

Description/Specifications/Performance Work Statement for the

Environmental Quality, Energy & Power (EQ, E&P) Technology Program Support

A procurement by the U.S. General Services Administration on behalf of

Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL/RXSC) Environmental & Energy Quality Technology (E&EQT) Program Office

Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio

Solicitation Number / Contract Number

GSA ITSS # 5TP57120007

This requirement is being solicited as an open market IDIQ contract

NAICS 541330 – Engineering Services Product Service Code (PSC) - R425- Engineering and Technical

Services

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Contents

1 Background:

Government Mission & Procurement Objective Project History

2 Orientation General Scope of Work Resources Placement and Management of Work Control of Contractor Employees Customers Performance Monitoring General Definitions Technical Definitions

3 Assumptions 4 Primary Performance Objectives (Technical) – Statement of Objectives (SOO)

General Program Objectives General Program Objective 1 – Reducing Hazardous Substances and Improving Energy Efficiency .8 General Program Objective 2 – Identifying M&P Technologies General Program Objective 3 – Technology Transfer General Program Objective 4 – Technology Acceptability

Technical Objectives Technical Objective 1 - Alternatives to Inorganic Finishing and Associated Applications Technical Objective 2 - Alternatives to Chemical and Mechanical Cleaning Materials and Processes.9 Technical Objective 3 - Alternatives to Organic Coating and Corrosion Preventative Systems Technical Objective 4 - Alternatives to Application and Removal of Organic Coating Systems Technical Objective 5 - Alternatives to Petroleum Based Energy including Renewable Sources Technical Objective 6 - Alternative power technologies Technical Objective 7 - Sustainable technologies that Eliminate or Reduce Toxic or Hazardous Chemicals, Materials Or Waste-Streams

Technical Management Objectives Technical Management Objective 1 – Innovative Flexibility Technical Management Objective 2 – Multiple Technology Integration Technical Management Objective 3 – Project Status

5 Meeting Objectives Meeting Objective 1 – Kickoff Meeting Meeting Objective 2 – Ad hoc Technical / Work Status / Administrative Meetings

6 Contract-wide Objectives Contract-wide Objective 1 – Project Management and Control Systems Contract-wide Objective 2 – Subcontract Management Contract-wide Objective 3 – Business Relations Contract-wide Objective 4 – Team Continuity and Employee Retention Contract-wide Objective 5 – Contractor Response Contract-wide Objective 6 – Acquisition Support for EQ E&P Technology

Purchase Procedures Items to be Purchased

7 Additional Performance Requirements Location of Work

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Time of Work Normal Hours Services Outside Normal Hours Overtime Holidays Base Closures Work During Emergency Conditions Performance at the Contractor’s Facilities

Travel Controlling Regulation General Travel Requirements and Authorization EQ E&P TECHNOLOGY Specific Travel Requirements and Authorization Travel Funding and Reimbursement

Limitations on Contractor Performance Personnel Qualifications Exceptions to Personnel Qualifications Key Personnel

Definition & List of Key Personnel Key Personnel Substitution

Non-Key Personnel Substitutions Continuity of Qualified Personnel Contractor Employee Work Credentials Privacy Act Requirements Personal Services Rehabilitation Act Compliance (Section 508) Operation of Privately Owned Vehicles on Wright Patterson Air Force Base Physical Security of Government Facilities

Safeguarding Property

Safety Requirements Performance of Services during a Crisis Declared by the National Command Authority or Overseas Combatant Commander

8 Government Furnished Items Data Materials Equipment Facilities Training

9 Security Requirements Security Requirements - General Personal Identity Verification of Contractor Personnel Subcontractor DD254 Submission Common Access Cards Non-Disclosure Agreement The Use of Foreign Nationals Contractor Employee Credentials Security Expenses Contractor Visitor Group Security Agreements OPSEC Requirements

10 Notices Contracting Officer’s Representative Task Management

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11. Period of Performance

12. Packing, Marking, and Shipping

13. Inspection and Acceptance

14. Deliveries or Performance Requirements

15. Post Award Evaluation of Contractor Performance

16. Contact Information

17. Additional Provisions

18. PWS Attachments

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1 Background:

Government Mission & Procurement Objective

The goal of the Air Force EQ&EPT (Environmental Quality, Energy & Power Technology) program is to execute, provide and maintain a strong environmentally driven Research Development Test and Evaluation (RDT&E) Program in the area of Materials and Processes (M&P) systems support and engineering capability for the Air Force (AF).

The Government’s procurement objective is to obtain contractor support to manage the integration of various RDT&E skill sets and carry out the various aspects of the EQ&EPT program to assist the Air Force meet its environmental quality, energy & power technology goals.

Project History

Throughout its history, the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL/RXSC) Advanced Power Technology Office & Environment and Energy Programs has contracted for engineering support using a variety of contract vehicles through their organic procurement office (AFRL/PK). In 2009, the svquadron established the Environmental Quality, Energy & Power Technology contract to support the elimination of the use of pollution generating chemicals and processes including but not limited to: Ozone Depleting Substances (ODS), Greenhouse Gases (GHG), Toxic Release Inventory (TRI), Biological Oxygen Depleting (BOD), Chemical Oxygen Depleting (COD), and Resource Conservation Recovery Act (RCRA) regulated chemicals. This is necessary to achieve pollution prevention and ensure environmental compliance during manufacture, operation, maintenance and remanufacture of U. S. Air Force aeronautical, space and missile systems and ground equipment. Specific research and development efforts are needed for effective and timely identification, development, testing, and implementation of environmental and new alternative energy technologies to address Air Force needs. Program continuation is envisioned in response to changes in Executive Orders, Federal and International regulations, DoD/AF policies, State and local laws, and rules and regulations restricting hazardous, toxic, ozone depleting and global warming substance usage and affecting waste disposal processes that impact weapon system manufacturing, operations, and re-manufacturing; and Installation infrastructure security.

The purpose of this contract is to bring together under one contract vehicle all the support functions needed for the squadron to accomplish its mission. These functions included, but are not limited to the preparation of technical studies and analysis, concept development and analysis, cost-benefit analysis, and ultimately systems design, fabrication and assembly, engineering and integration, and test and evaluation.

2 Orientation

General Scope of Work

This is an IDIQ (Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity) contract. This PWS (Performance Work Statement) describes general technical, performance, and procurement requirements. The technical SOO (Statement of Objectives) is incorporated into this PWS as Section 4. Detailed requirements will be provided in Task

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Orders placed under this contract. The terms, conditions, and requirements of this IDIQ contract will apply when more specific terms, conditions, and requirements are not clearly stated in subsequent task orders.

The technical activities of this work are summarized as follows.

reducing Air Force environmental and energy footprints and costs by reducing the quantity of toxic and hazardous chemicals and materials used, improving energy efficiency and reducing greenhouse gas emissions, increasing sustainable environmental practices by increasing renewable energy sources, reducing water consumption, increasing use of biobased, environmentally preferable, energy-efficient, water efficient, and recycled materials, products, and processes used in development, manufacture and sustainment of Air Force weapon system, supporting infrastructure and operation and maintenance (O&M) activities.

Successful performance and execution of this contract requires that the Contractor be capable of, and highly skilled at, integrating multiple technologies into a cohesive solution(s). This integration capability is crucial to meeting Air Force program objectives and requirements.

Government Furnished Property (GFP) shall be accounted for and maintained by the contractor. GFP will b e identified in individual task orders.

Necessary special purpose materials, equipment, and associated hardware/software, when neither Contractor owned nor available as GFP or base support, shall be procured and maintained by the contractor upon Government approval.

Work will be performed over the period of approximately five years.

Resources

Under this contract/task order, unless otherwise stipulated (see Section 11 – Government Furnished Items), the Contractor shall furnish or provide all personnel, personnel management and supervision, all related internal supporting business functions (including background and “overhead” personnel), materials, supplies, equipment, tools, and facilities to perform the full range of technical and administrative services required by this contract/task order.

The contractor shall provide fully trained personnel for all required EQ&EPT requirements. (Reference “Staff Employee Requirement” in Section 7 of this PWS.)

Placement and Management of Work

This PWS describes the overall scope of this requirement. The Government will issue task orders for specific work requirements. All program efforts shall be performed through the use of these Task Orders (TO’s). TO’s will be issued periodically on an as-needed basis. Some requirements will materialize quickly and will require expedited processing and completion. The Government anticipates that the task orders will predominately use the Time and Material contract type; however, other contract types

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C - 7 of 29 may be used based on the nature of the work. The task orders may have a single period of performance or a base and option periods of performance. Periods of performance will be clearly identified in the orders. Associated CDRL Data Items will be identified for each TO.

The Contracting Officer (CO) is the only person authorized to place or amend TO’s pursuant to this contract and its Statement of Objectives (SOO).

Control of Contractor Employees

Contractor employees shall perform work as specified in the task orders as directed by the Contractor’s designated project manager. The selection, assignment, reassignment, transfer, supervision, management, monitoring, and control of contractor employees in performance of all work under this contract shall be the responsibility and prerogative of the contractor. All work shall be performed within the scope of this PWS and the Government will not ask or require the Contractor to perform work that is outside of the scope of this contract.

NOTE: The Contractor shall start work under each task order ONLY after receiving a written Government authorization to proceed.

Customers

The customer and recipient of all work performed under this contract is the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL/RXSC) Environmental & Energy Quality Technology (E&EQT) Program Office, Wright Paterson Air Force Base, Ohio and any client activity designated by them.

Performance Monitoring

Contractor performance shall be monitored by the Government representatives in accordance with the Contractor’s Quality Control Plan (QCP) and the Government’s Quality Assurance Surveillance Plan (QASP)(see Section G and Section J attachments).

General Definitions

Quality Assurance Personnel (QAP). A functionally qualified government person(s) responsible for surveillance of contractor performance and providing communications to the contractor(s) and PCO.

Quality Assurance Surveillance Plan (QASP). A plan detailing the contract surveillance procedures.

QASP Objectives, Measures and Expectations. An attachment to the QASP that lists the measures and expectations that will be used to evaluate contractor performance of the PWS objectives.

QASP Performance Evaluation Report. A table listing performance objectives and deliverables that is used by government evaluators to record the results of contractor performance evaluations.

Quality Control. Those actions taken by a contractor to control the production

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Normal Workweek. A workweek is 40 hours occurring per shift assignment each week.

Overtime. Time worked by a contractor’s employee in excess of the employee’s normal workweek.

Man-year - For the purposes of this SOW one (1) man-year is defined as a total of 1920 labor hours.

Technical Definitions

None identified.

3 Assumptions

The contractor shall employ a staff with sufficient experience and expertise to perform each of the tasks in the PWS.

4 Primary Performance Objectives (Technical) – Statement of Objectives (SOO)

The Contractor shall perform work to meet the following program and technical objectives. The following performance objectives are those required by the Government to support the Air Force EQ E&P Technology program. The Contractor shall be capable of effectively and efficiently integrating multiple technologies into final solutions to meet the following Air Force program and technical objectives and requirements.

General Program Objectives

General Program Objective 1 – Reducing Hazardous Substances and Improving Energy Efficiency

This program shall research, develop, perform physical, mechanical, chemical, and environmental testing, evaluate, demonstrate and transition new technologies to reduce or eliminate hazardous chemicals, materials, and waste streams through cost-effective programs and practices, while improving energy efficiency and reducing greenhouse gas emissions for the Air Force. Specifically, projects target technologies that reduce or eliminate chromium, cadmium, nickel and petroleum based products as well as reduce or eliminate Hazardous Air Pollutants, (HAPS), Volatile Organic Compounds (VOCs), and Class I and II Ozone Depleting Substances (ODS), Greenhouse Gases, global warmers and biochemical oxygen demand (BOD) and to increase the use of renewable and alternative fuels.

General Program Objective 2 – Identifying M&P Technologies

This program shall identify new and emerging environmentally friendly and energy efficient M&P technologies that can be further developed and transitioned to new and existing weapon systems. Once transitioned, these technologies will be used to improve turnaround time for combat readiness, extend the useful life

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General Program Objective 3 – Technology Transfer

This program shall plan for and implement procedures, in conjunction with the Air Force Program Manager (PM), for transferring M&P, repair, and maintainability technology developed or investigated under this contract to the USAF and other DoD organizations and their contractors. Included in transferring technologies is the training of appropriate personnel.

Data generated under this program shall be transitioned/transferred, as applicable, to pertinent organizations including manufacturing, remanufacturing, and field and depot-level maintenance activities. The contractor shall collect and report contract results in a responsible manner to assure customer confidence in the data.

General Program Objective 4 – Technology Acceptability

This program shall evaluate the environmental and energy impacts, occupational safety; chemical hygiene concerns and costs of the technologies developed under this program and shall develop suggestions for making the technology more acceptable when applicable.

Technical Objectives

This program shall support the following key technical areas:

Technical Objective 1 - Alternatives to Inorganic Finishing and Associated Applications

The objective of this program is to investigate, evaluate, test and demonstrate commercially available and newly emerging inorganic finishing materials, processes and associated processes used in corrosion prevention and material rebuilding.

Technical Objective 2 - Alternatives to Chemical and Mechanical Cleaning Materials and Processes.

The objective of this program is to investigate, evaluate, test and demonstrate commercially available and newly emerging cleaning processes.

Technical Objective 3 - Alternatives to Organic Coating and Corrosion Preventative Systems

The objective of this program is to investigate, evaluate, test and demonstrate commercially available and newly emerging organic coating and corrosion preventative systems.

Technical Objective 4 - Alternatives to Application and Removal of Organic Coating Systems

The objective of this program is to investigate, evaluate, test and demonstrate commercially available and newly emerging application and removal systems for

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Technical Objective 5 - Alternatives to Petroleum Based Energy including Renewable Sources

The objective of this program is to investigate, evaluate, test and demonstrate commercially available and newly emerging technologies energy sources.

Technical Objective 6 - Alternative power technologies

The objective of this program is to investigate, evaluate, test and demonstrate commercially available and newly emerging power technologies.

Technical Objective 7 - Sustainable technologies that Eliminate or Reduce Toxic or Hazardous Chemicals, Materials Or Waste-Streams

The objective of this program is to investigate, evaluate, test and demonstrate commercially available and newly emerging sustainment processes for weapon systems and supporting infrastructure.

Technical Management Objectives

Technical Management Objective 1 – Innovative Flexibility

The primary management/administrative objective of this program is to allow the contractor maximum flexibility to innovatively manage program cost, schedule, performance, risks, subcontractors, and data requirements and to maintain clear government visibility into program cost, schedule, technical performance, and risk.

Technical Management Objective 2 – Multiple Technology Integration

A critical capability of the contractor (s) will be the ability to effectively and efficiently integrate multiple technologies into a final solution to meet Air Force program objectives and requirements.

Technical Management Objective 3 – Project Status

The contractor shall conduct monthly meetings to keep the Air Force Program Manager (PM) informed regarding program status, manpower issues, and budget status. The budget shall be broken down into individual tasks performed during the monthly reporting period.

5 Meeting Objectives

To accomplish the Meeting Objectives of Task Orders placed under this IDIQ contract, the Contractor shall participate in the following meetings. Nothing discussed in any meetings or discussions between the Government and the Contractor shall be construed as adding, deleting, or modifying contractual agreement without written authorization from the Contracting Officer.

Meeting Objective 1 – Kickoff Meeting

Within five (5) business days following this contract award date or a Task Order award

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Meeting Objective 2 – Ad hoc Technical / Work Status / Administrative Meetings.

The contractor shall, if requested by the Government, participate in ad hoc technical interchange, Interface Control Working Group, project team, work status, or task order administrative meetings to discuss technical matters, tasking, work progress, technical problems, and/or task order performance or administrative issues. The Contractor shall brief the Government on results of efforts undertaken for this PWS during these meetings when so requested. The Contractor shall provide a summary of these meetings in the Monthly Status Report. These meetings will occur at a time and place mutually agreed upon by the parties, provided they are conducted in appropriately cleared areas and IAW security rules and regulations.

6 Contract-wide Objectives

Contract-wide Objective 1 – Project Management and Control Systems

The contractor shall provide a program manager who will be responsible for total task management and supervision of contractor personnel. The program manager shall serve as the primary point of contact to the EQ E&P Technology Government Client Representative (CR) and/or Alternate Client Representative (ACR) for all technical aspects of the required work. No personal services shall be performed.

The Contractor shall be responsible for managing this project in coordination with the EQ E&P TECHNOLOGY Government Client Representative (CR) and/or Alternate Client Representative (ACR). The Contractor shall use proven processes, analyses, and best practices to perform this requirement. The contractor shall also exercise administrative and financial management functions during the course of this effort such as: scheduling of activities and milestones; describing and reporting status; outlining status; outlining contractor activity and progress toward accomplishment of objectives; studying safety issues; planning, financial forecasting, financial reporting of commitments and expenditures, and making recommendations on funding and funding changes; program planning; and describing in detail the overall results of the effort.

The Contractor shall be responsible for selecting personnel for each task who are well qualified to perform the required services, having the appropriate combination of education, training and experience. Those in supervisory positions shall be versed in supervising techniques used in their work. The Contractor shall also be responsible for keeping its personnel informed of all improvements, changes, and methods of operation.

Contract-wide Objective 2 – Subcontract Management

The Contractor shall be fully responsible for management, control, and performance of any subcontractor used in conjunction with task orders placed under this contract. Use

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In some cases subcontractors will be used to perform specialized services. Specialized services are those services of personnel, laboratories and/or machines required to provide completeness and continuity of the assigned work, to include hardware and software services, which cannot be performed by the prime contractor personnel or equipment regularly assigned to the facilities. Facility modifications that are performed by subcontractors shall be documented by the Contractor. In these cases the Contractor shall obtain prior approval from the government of any sub-contractor arrangement and shall complete any sub-contracting agreement with the sub-contractor within 45 days of approval by the government of the sub-contracting solution.

Contract-wide Objective 3 – Business Relations

A primary element of project success is the business relationship between the Contractor and Government representatives. Within this context the Government will monitor the contractor’s contribution to business relations and provide feedback to the contracting agency when required. The contractor shall make every effort to

Establish and maintain clear and constant communication channels with the Government representatives. (Timely communication is essential to meet shortened suspense dates particularly as it relates to documentation and informational meetings.)

Promptly identify PWS and/or business relationship issues of controversy and the bilateral development and implementation of corrective action plans.

Ensure professional and ethical behavior of contractor personnel.

Maintain effective and responsive subcontractor management.

Ensure that the members of the Contractor’s team are fully aware and engaged in strengthening the interdependency that exists between them and their Government counterparts.

Facilitate contractor–government collaboration for continuous improvement in the conducting PWS tasks, reducing risks, controlling costs, and meeting the mission needs of the AFMC Aeronautical Systems Center (ASC) Modeling, Simulation, and Analysis Division (ASC/XRA).

Contract-wide Objective 4 – Team Continuity and Employee Retention

The Government recognizes the benefits in maintaining the continuity of contractor team members. These benefits include but are not limited to retention of corporate knowledge, minimizing contractor familiarization, maintaining/increasing performance levels, schedule adherence and preserving organizational interfaces developed over time. These benefits also accrue to the Contractor. Within the context of effective and efficient personnel management, the Contractor shall take reasonable and appropriate steps to retain the qualified employees staffed against this contract to maintain continuity and performance while effectively reducing costs borne by the Government.

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Contract-wide Objective 5 – Contractor Response

The contractor shall ensure prompt response to Government inquiries, requests for information or requests for contractual actions.

Contract-wide Objective 6 – Acquisition Support for EQ E&P Technology

To meet the overall objectives of this contract the Contractor shall used approved procedures to procure equipment, materials, software, spare parts, expendable supplies, and services in support of EQ&EPT operations. All purchases must be approved by the Government either individually, as part of a task order award, or as authorized by an approved purchasing system letter.

Purchase Procedures

General Procurements Requirements: The Contractors shall follow applicable Government compliant purchase policies and procedures when making purchases under this contract/task order. These procedures include the use of Government source purchase methods and vehicles, such as GSA Schedules, when specifically authorized. The Contractor is authorized to make purchase up to the prescribed dollar ceiling stated in their Government approved purchase system authorization letter. The cost of all items purchased shall be reimbursed by the Government. The Contractor is authorized to apply G & A (general and administrative) charges to purchases if the cost of their purchasing staff is not directly charged to this contract/task order. All purchases become property of the U.S. Air Force.

Manufactures’ Literature and Drawings: The Contractor shall be responsible for obtaining and storing literature, manuals, and drawings that accompanying purchased items or services on behalf of the government.

Warranties: The Contractor shall obtain, register, and retain all manufacturers’ commercial warranties. If manufacturers’ warranties are optional or if manufacturers offer optional warranty periods and/or provisions, the Contractor shall obtain prior written authorization from the Government as to which warranty periods and/or provisions to purchase along with verification of funding. The Contractor shall pursue remedies under the warranty if equipment fails during the warranty period. (Ref: Section F, Paragraph F.3 – Data Item Delivery Schedule, Item 10).

Items to be Purchased

The Contractor shall purchase items in the following categories.

Equipment: The contractor shall be required to purchase both the standard off-the-shelf and nonstandard types of equipment. The contractor shall have the ability to purchase, modify, and utilize standard off-the-shelf equipment such as audiovisual equipment that may be more cost effective than specially developed equipment.

Materials: The contractor shall purchase materials required to operate and

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Software: The contractor shall purchase facility computer software (e.g.

operating systems, memory management. Interface, etc.) and associated update services as required by the Air Force to maintain/upgrade capabilities.

The contractor shall maintain an inventory of EQ&EPT computer system software.

Spare & Replacement Parts: The contractor shall identify spare parts and establish the minimum number of electronic modules/parts, electromechanical parts, connecting materials, electronic components, mechanical components, etc., to assure equipment availability. An absolute minimum number of modules, components, and materials shall be established. The contractor shall have the capability to provide all the items under emergency conditions and to establish a maintenance support package.

Expendable Supplies: The contractor shall purchase expendable supply items such as cleaning agents, lubricants, etc.

Services: The contractor may also need to acquire consultant or other technical expert services, which cannot be performed by the personnel regularly assigned to the contract.

7 Additional Performance Requirements

Location of Work

The primary place of task performance is the contractor’s facility.

Alternately, Contractor personnel may be required to perform work at CONUS or OCONUS government sites on a temporary basis as designated by the EQ E&P Technology program manager. Anticipated government temporary duty locations will be identified in Task Orders and on DD254 Security Forms.

Applicable Government regulation, directive, and/or guidance will apply to all work performed on Government facilities. (See Government Furnished Items – Facilities and Government Furnished Items – Equipment, below)

The Contractor shall be responsible for providing its own work locations for all employees that are not accommodated by the available Government Furnished facilities.

Time of Work

When performing work on government installations, the Contractor shall comply with the following guidelines.

Normal Hours

The Contractor shall perform assigned tasks at the specified Government furnished facilities at those time specified in local directives. Work hours will be controlled by the host base if the work is to be performed on a base.

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Services Outside Normal Hours

When workload demands exceed basic staffing levels or when work requires expedited performance to meet schedule constraints, the Government shall communicate that need to the Contractor’s Project Manager who, in turn, is responsible for managing the Contractor’s labor resources to meet the schedule constraints. The Contractor shall draft contingency staffing plans to handle excessive or emergency work and shall implement these plans when the occasion arises. Communications regarding extended hour work shall be documented in writing, by email or otherwise, and included in the contract administration file.

Overtime

It is the Government’s policy to limit overtime to the maximum extent possible.

However, if overtime is necessary to meet mission requirements, the Contractor shall submit an overtime request to the Air Force program manager for approval.

Overtime requests shall be approved in advance and in writing by the Air Force program manager or by the GSA Contracting Officer in coordination with the Air Force program manager. Overtime premiums are not authorized under this contract/order (FAR 52.232-7(a)(3)).

Holidays

Unless specifically authorized in writing by the EQ E&P TECHNOLOGY program manager, no work will be performed on a Government facility and no charges for such work will be incurred and/or billed to any Task Order under this contract on any of the Federal Holidays listed below:

New Years Day Labor Day Martin Luther King Day Columbus Day Presidents’ Day Veteran’s Day Memorial Day Thanksgiving Day Independence Day Christmas Day All holidays resulting from the issuance of an Executive Order by The President of the United States

Should Contractor personnel need to work on a Government facility on an observed holiday, prior approval must be given by the EQ E&P TECHNOLOGY program manager. The Contractor shall submit holiday work requests for approval at least 10 days before the work is to occur. The request must include the name of the Contractor employee(s), the number of hours requested, and a Government POC who shall be available to sign the contractor in and out of the facility. If approved by the program manager, the contractor shall only bill the Government at the established contract hourly rate, and not at a higher holiday/overtime rate.

Contractor personnel may work at Contractor facilities on holidays according to Company employment policy. The Government will not pay holiday or overtime premium pay for hours so worked.

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Base Closures

In the event of unplanned closure of the Government facility for any reason (e.g.

natural disasters, military emergency, government shut-down, or severe weather) the Contractor shall make its best effort to mitigate loss of work time. This may be done by moving employees who work on Government installations to off-site locations. If performance under this contract is not possible, the Contractor shall take steps to assign employees to other projects on a temporary basis or place them in leave status to minimize non-productive costs to the Government under this contract. Additional instructions may be provided by the Contracting Officer on a case-by-case basis. Disagreements between the parties resulting from base closures shall be settled through negotiations to the maximum extent possible or shall otherwise be settled pursuant to the provisions of the Disputes provisions of this contract.

Work During Emergency Conditions

There may be occasions when WPAFB will not be closed but performance of Services must be altered due to emergency conditions declared by Wright- Patterson AFB authority. In this event an alternate work schedule (other than a standard 8-hour day, Monday-Friday but not to exceed 40 hours per week) will be implemented. The EQ E&P TECHNOLOGY program manager will negotiate an alternate work schedule with the Contractor in coordination the with the GSA Contracting Officer. A modified work schedule shall be adopted for the duration of the declared emergency and the contractor shall comply with the provisions of that alternate work schedule.

Performance at the Contractor’s Facilities

Work performed at Contractor’s work locations shall be performed according to the Contractor’s standard commercial practice; however, the Contractor representatives at these locations must be available for interaction with Government employees between of 0700 and 1700 Eastern time, Monday through Friday, with the exception of government designated holidays or base closures. Proximity to Wright Patterson AFB is not an essential requirement, although is desirable.

Travel

Controlling Regulation

All travel performed under this contract or Task Orders placed under this contract shall be governed by the Federal Joint Travel Regulations (JTR).

General Travel Requirements and Authorization

The Government may authorize and require Contractor personnel to travel to participate in meetings, reviews, and other efforts as necessary to accomplish assigned tasks. The following requirements apply – All travel plans (including agenda, itinerary, and dates), shall be coordinated and approved by Government representative prior to travel.

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A Trip report will be provided to Government representative upon completion of trip. (Ref: Section F, Paragraph F.3 – Data Item Delivery Schedule, Item 11).

Reimbursement is not authorized for local travel, which is interpreted to be travel within a 50 mile radius of WPAFB.

A Contract Line Item Number (CLIN) will be established in each task order for travel associated with the work performed under that task order. The Contractor shall bill for travel under the appropriate task order CLIN/

EQ E&P TECHNOLOGY Specific Travel Requirements and Authorization

All estimated travel (including the total number of trips, the beginning and duration of each trip, and the number of and occupations of all Contractor personnel making the trip) shall be subject to the advance approval of the Program manager. Professional personnel provided under this contract shall be willing to travel both inside and outside the continental United States as required.

All requests for travel will be submitted to the Government Program manager via GSA Form 87 "Official TDY Travel Authorization” or other authorized form. All travel preparations (air fare, hotel, rental car) shall be made by the contractor.

The contractor will adhere to Joint Travel Regulations policy and claims for reimbursement of expenses. The following additional CONUS and OCONUS travel requirements apply.

CONUS Travel Requirements: The contractor shall adhere to the requirements listed above and shall submit all requests for travel via GSA Form 87 "Official TDY Travel Authorization" or other authorized form and include security clearance requests to the Government Program manager a minimum of 15 calendar days prior to the anticipated travel start date.

OCONUS Travel Requirements: The contractor shall adhere to the requirements listed above, and when travel is required outside the continental United States, the contractor will be responsible for all additional preparations to include, passports, inoculations, and transportation expenses. All clearance requests must be sent to the Program manager a minimum of 30 calendar days before the anticipated travel start date unless an alternate period is authorized by the government program manager.

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