PERFORMANCE WORK STATEMENT (PWS)

ANALYTICAL LABORATORY SYSTEM INSTRUCTION, BASE + 4 OPTION YEARS

AMO-26-7630

Part 1 GENERAL INFORMATION

1. GENERAL: This contract is to provide instructional services for the Analytical Laboratory System Operator Course. In support of this mission, the Contractor shall provide qualified instructors who are able to effectively convey the materials in the Government provided training support material, culminating in Soldiers and Airmen who are well trained ALS Operators.

1.1 Background: The Homeland Defense Civil Support Office (HDCSO) has a requirement to train the ALS Operators Course. Upon completion of a Force Management Analysis review, the Army G-3 established this requirement and appointed the US Army Maneuver Support Center of Excellence (MSCoE) as the Specified Proponent and directed MSCoE to develop and integrate the WMD-CST training program.

The Government requires a Contractor to provide instructional support to the ALS Operator’s Course which instructs Civil Support Teams (CST) (military). The Contractor shall instruct four (4) iterations of the ALS Operator Course, which are conducted yearly as scheduled in Army Training Requirements and Resource System. This course has an annual throughput of up to 32 students. The maximum number of students is 8 per course. The contracted academic hours associated with this course are 178 hours (25 days) for two instructors. The Contractor shall provide instructional services for four (4) of the (5) modules/(13) of the (14) lessons in the ALS Operator Course listed in this PWS. Tasks performed shall be directly related to the ALS educational and training concepts developed at the HDCSO, Fort Leonard Wood (FLW), Missouri. All work shall be accomplished according to the current Training and Doctrine Command (TRADOC) Regulation 350-70, Systems Approach to Training Management, Processes, and Products, 10 July 2017.

1.2 Hours of Operation: 0730 to 1630

1.3 Place of Performance: The Government will provide the Contractor with the appropriate classrooms necessary to conduct effective training. Instruction of four (4) course iterations shall be conducted on FLW.

1.4 Federal Holidays: The Contractor's performance shall not be required on the Federal public holidays listed below or when the Government facility is closed due to local or national emergencies, administrative closings, or similar Government directed facility closings.

New Year's Day Labor Day Martin Luther King Jr.'s Day Columbus Day President's Day Veteran’s Day Memorial Day Thanksgiving Day Independence Day Christmas Day Juneteenth

1.5 Installation Closures. When an unforeseen installation closure occurs on a regularly scheduled day of work, the Contractor shall reschedule the work to be performed the following day unless the following day is a Saturday, Sunday, a Federal public holiday, or reschedule the work on any day mutually satisfactory.

PART 2 ACRONYMS AND RELEVANT PUBLICATIONS

2. ACRONYMS and PUBLICATIONS:

2.1. ACRONYMS

2.2 Applicable Publications (Current Editions)

2.2.1 Contractor shall comply with all of the applicable regulations, publications, manuals, local policies and procedures listed in the table above. All material can be found at https://adminpubs.tradoc.army.mil/regulations.html

PART 3 DELIVERABLES/TASKS

3. Specific Deliverables: Contractor shall provide services for instruction of four (4) iterations of the ALS Operators Course IAW the lesson plans and Special Text. The Contractor shall ensure all training material (slides and handouts) that are used in conducting instruction are correct, clear, and current and or updated to improve low survey result averages that are identified by the Government. Performance of this work shall be measured IAW the Performance Requirements Summary (PRS) within this PWS. The Contractor shall provide qualified instructors who are able to effectively convey the materials in the Government provided training support package (lesson plans and Course Management Plan), culminating in Soldiers who are well trained ALS Operators. The Government will provide the Contractor proposed class dates outlined in the ALS Course Management Plan (CMP) Required References Appendix A, and the proposed daily Training Schedule as outlined in ALS CMP Appendix B Daily Training Schedule.xlsx. The Government will provide the Contractor any changes to the training schedule or daily activity calendar at least ten calendar days prior to the start of each lesson. The lesson plans shall be utilized IAW the PWS for official Government use only.

1.1. Contractor shall provide two (2) instructors who provide instructional services for each of the instructional modules outlined below:

1.1.1. Module-A: Course Administrative Requirements (20 hours – performed by Government).

1.1.2. Purpose: This module is designed to present information that pertains to organizing, preparing for and executing the Analytical Laboratory System Course. Areas of concentration include; administrative requirements, graduation activities, conducting an after action review, and any additional requirements that may affect the students while attending the course.

1.1.3. Module-B: ALS1A1 Operation (60 hours).

1.1.4. Purpose: The purpose of this module is to provide ALS operators with the knowledge and skills required to transition the ALS vehicle between transport and operational mode and to safely transport it to and from the CBRN incident.

1.1.5. Module-C: Biological Warfare Agents (BWA) Analytical Instruments Operation (48 hours).

1.1.6. Purpose: The purpose of this module is to provide LS operators with the knowledge and skills required to safely and accurately prepare, analyze and identify Biological samples with the ALS Biological Analysis instruments.

1.1.7. Module-D: Chemical Warfare Agents (CWA) Analytical Instruments Operation (54 hours).

1.1.8. Purpose: The purpose of this module is to provide ALS operators with the knowledge and skills required to safely and accurately prepare, analyze and identify Chemical samples with the ALS Chemical Analysis instruments.

1.1.9. Module-E: Biological and Chemical STX (16 hours).

1.1.10. Purpose: Respond to a simulated situation involving a suspected CBRN WMD incident utilizing the individual skills and knowledge gained to this particular point in training to identify hazardous substances.

1.2. Post Award Meeting. Via face-to-face, the Contractor shall attend a kick-off meeting with Government to discuss the scope of work. The meeting date shall occur no later than 10 days from Contract award, and shall be scheduled by the COR. Contractor shall provide minutes of this meeting within 5 (five) calendar days of the date of the meeting. Minutes shall be prepared in a generally accepted business format, Microsoft Word®, and submitted electronically to the COR.

1.3. Contractor Furnished Property. The Contractor shall provide any equipment or supplies deemed necessary by the Contractor that have not been identified in this PWS.

1.4. General acceptance criteria and quality measures: Contractor shall provide Contractor Furnished Property as defined above and submit deliverables IAW the Deliverables Schedule below. Instructors shall be evaluated on items 1-8 of Item 3c of TRADOC Form 600-21-1 and shall not receive a zero (0) in any category and shall achieve a total rating of sixteen (16) out of twenty-four (24).

1.4.1. Accuracy – All deliverables shall be accurate in quantity, presentation, technical content, and adherence to accepted elements of style.

1.4.2. Clarity – All deliverables shall be concise and clear at every level of distribution. Any and all diagrams shall be easy to understand and be relevant to the supporting narrative.

1.4.3. File Editing – All text and diagrammatic files shall be editable by Government.

1.4.4. Format – Deliverables shall be submitted as specified in the PWS.

1.4.5. Timeliness – Deliverables shall be submitted on or before the due date specified in this PWS.

TECHNICAL EXHIBIT 1 DELIVERABLES SCHEDULE

SECTION

3.2

Instruction by two instructors for module-b:

ALS1A1 Operation

Instruction by two instructors for module C BWA Analytical Instruments Operation

4.3

5.4

5.7

5.9, 5.10

TRAVEL:

People No. of Trips No. of Days No. of Nights

PART 4 ADMINISTRATIVE TASKS

4. ADMINISTRATIVE TASKS: The below tasks will outline the administrative functions the Contractor will need to follow.

4.1 Qualifications/Licenses: Contractor shall provide personnel to perform required services that meet the following qualifications:

4.1.1 ALS Truck Instructors: Must possess one year of experience operating or instructing the operation of the ALS 1A1 Prime Mover and Shelter. Must have at least two (2) years of experience supporting the Civil Support Team mission.

4.1.2 Glovebox Instructors: Must possess one (1) year of experience operating or instructing the operation of the ALS Glovebox.

4.1.3 Laboratory Procedures Instructors: Must possess three years of experience operating in an analytical laboratory. Must have at least two (2) years of experience supporting the Civil Support Team mission.

4.1.4 ISO 17025 Instructors: Must possess one (2) year of experience auditing Civil Support Teams for compliance with WMD-CST ISO/IEC 17025 standards.

4.1.5 FilmArray Instructors: Must have completed AMEDD’s Field Identification of Biological Warfare Agents (FIBWA) course and possess at least four (4) years of experience with Polymerase Chain Reaction analysis and one (1) year of experience with the FilmArray. Must have at least two (2) years of experience supporting the Civil Support Team mission.

4.1.6 PR2-1800 Instructors: Must have completed AMEDD’s Field Identification of Biological Warfare Agents (FIBWA) course and possess at least two (2) years of experience with the PR2. Must have at least two (2) years of experience supporting the Civil Support Team mission.

4.1.7 BWA Instructors: Must have three (3) years of experience with BWA site characterization and exploitation. Must have at least two (2) years of experience supporting the Civil Support Team mission.

4.1.8 GC/MS Instructors: Must possess a valid Agilent training certificate demonstrating at least five (5) days of specialized Agilent MassHunter Software training. Must possess three (3) years of experience in analyzing GCMS data. Must possess three (3) years of experience operating Agilent MassHunter Software or three (3) years of experience supporting the Civil Support Team mission.

4.1.9 FTIR Instructors: Must possess one (1) year of FTIR experience. Must have at least two (2) years of experience supporting the Civil Support Team mission.

4.1.10 CWA Instructors: Must possess five (5) years of experience with CWA site characterization and exploitation. Must have at least two (2) years of experience supporting the Civil Support Team mission.

4.1.11 BIO and CHEM STX Instructors: Must possess three (3) years of experience with CWA or BWA site characterization and exploitation. Must have at least two (2) years of experience supporting the Civil Support Team mission.

4.1.12 All Instructors: Must have attended the Instructor Training Course, Army Basic Training Instructor Course or DoD equivalent Instructor Training Course, a civilian equivalent, or have two (2) years’ experience as an ALS operator within the last five (5) years. Civilian equivalents are based upon instructor certifications from an institution or organization that validates three (3) years of instruction experience.

4.2 Post Award Meeting/Periodic Progress Meetings: Contractor agrees to attend any post award conference convened by the contracting activity or contract administration office in accordance with Federal Acquisition Regulation Subpart 42.5. The KO, COR, and other Government personnel, as appropriate, may meet periodically with Contractor to review Contractor's performance. At these meetings the KO will apprise Contractor of how Government views Contractor's performance and Contractor will apprise Government of problems, if any, being experienced. Appropriate action shall be taken to resolve outstanding issues. These meetings shall be at no additional cost to Government.

4.3 CONTRACTOR MANAGEMENT REPORTING (CMR): Contractor shall report ALL contractor labor hours (including subcontractor labor hours) required for performance of services provided under this contract for the Office of the Assistant Secretary of the Army (Manpower & Reserve Affairs) via a secure data collection site. Contractor is required to completely fill in all required data fields using the following web address: http://www.ecmra.mil/, and then click on “Department of the Army CMRA” or the icon of the DoD organization that is receiving or benefitting from the contracted services. Reporting inputs will be for the labor executed during the POP for each Government fiscal year (FY), which runs October 1 through September 30. While inputs may be reported any time during the FY, all data shall be reported NLT October 31 of each calendar year. Contractors may direct questions to the help desk by clicking on “send an email” which is located under the Help Resources ribbon on the right side of the login page of the applicable Service/Component’s CMRA website.

PART 5 SECURITY/ACCESS

5. SECURITY/ACCESS

5.1 Required Security Clearance Requirements: NA

5.2 Physical Security: Contractor shall be responsible for safeguarding all government equipment, information and property provided for contractor use. At the close of each work period, government equipment, and materials shall be secured within the laboratory.

5.3 Key Control: NA

5.4. Antiterrorism (AT) Level I Training: This provision/contract text is for contractor employees with an area of performance within an Army-controlled installation, facility, or area. All contractor/subcontractor employees, requiring access to Army installations, facilities and controlled access areas shall complete AT Level I awareness training within 30 calendar days after contract start date or effective date of incorporation of this requirement into the contract, whichever is applicable. The contractor shall submit certificates of completion for each affected contractor employee and subcontractor employee, to the COR (or KO if no COR is appointed) within 45 calendar days after completion of training by all employees and subcontractor personnel. AT Level I Awareness Training (JS- US007-14: Level I Antiterrorism Awareness Training) is available at the following website: http://jko.jten.mil/.

5.5 Access and General Protection/Security Policy Procedures: Contract employees with an area of performance within an Army-controlled installation will need an installation pass. The sponsor will provide the contractor with a FLW Automated Installation Entry (AIE) Pass Spreadsheet. The contractor will complete the spreadsheet with the information of all associated contractor personnel for background screening. Contract personnel must comply with all personal identity verification requirements (CFR clause 52.204-9, Personal Identity Verification of Contract Personnel) as directed by DoD, HQDA and/or local policy. The contractor will submit the completed spreadsheet to the sponsor. The sponsor will add the FPCON level, days and times for entry and will digitally sign the spreadsheet before forwarding it to the Visitor Control Center (VCC) via encrypted email at usarmy.leonardwood.usag.list.des-physec-vcc@mail.mil. VCC personnel will conduct background screening and pass processing. The contracted workforce must comply with applicable installation, facility and local security policies and procedures (provided by government representative). In addition to the changes otherwise authorized by the changes clause of this contract, should the Force Protection Condition (FPCON) at the installation change, the Government may require changes in contractor security matters or processes.

5.5.1 For contractors requiring CAC: Not applicable due to contractors not requiring access to government system.

5.5.2 For contractors that do not require CAC but require access to a DoD facility or installation:

Contractor and all associated subcontractor employees shall comply with adjudication standards and procedures using the National Crime Information Center Interstate Identification Index (NCIC-III) and Terrorist Screening Database (Army Directive 2014-05/AR 190-13); applicable installation, facility and area commander installation and facility access and local security policies and procedures (provided by Government representative); or, at OCONUS locations, in accordance with status-of-forces agreements and other theater regulations.

5.6 AT Awareness Training for Contractor Personnel Traveling Overseas: N/A

5.7 iWatch Training: This standard language is for contractor employees with an area of performance within an Army controlled installation, facility, or area. The contractor and all associated subcontractors are required to review the Fort Leonard Wood, Directorate of Emergency Services (DES) Web link on iWatch. This locally developed Web-linked training will be used to inform employees of the types of behavior to watch for and instruct employees to report suspicious activity. Suspicious Activity will also be reported to the COR (or KO if no COR is appointed). This training shall be completed within 30 calendar days of contract award and within 30 calendar days of new employees commencing performance with the results reported to the COR (or KO if no COR is appointed) NLT 30 calendar days after contract award. The following iWatch Web link is provided http://www.wood.army.mil/LEC/iWatch/iWatch.htm.

5.8 Army Training Certification Tracking System (ATCTS) registration for contractor employees who require access to Government information systems: Not applicable due to contractors not requiring access to government system.

5.9 For Contracts that require a Formal OPSEC Program: The contractor shall develop an OPSEC Standing Operating Procedure(SOP)/Plan within 90 calendar days of contract award, to be reviewed and approved by the responsible Government OPSEC officer. This plan will include a process to identify critical information, where it is located, who is responsible for it, how to protect it, and why it needs to be protected. The contractor shall implement OPSEC measures as ordered by the commander. In addition, the contractor shall have an identified certified Level II OPSEC coordinator per AR 530-1.

5.10 For Contracts that require OPSEC Training: Per AR 530-1, Operations Security, the contractor employees must complete Level IOPSEC Awareness training. New employees must be trained within 30 calendar days of their reporting for duty and annually thereafter. The Installation OPSEC Office, or a certified Level II trained OPSEC Officer, will provide Level I OPSEC Awareness training on Fort Leonard Wood for contractor employees who work on the installation. Contact information for this Government employee will be provided at the kick-off meeting. The COR will coordinate this training at the time of task order modification or award. The contractor shall provide a list of personnel trained to the COR within five (5) business days of training completion. Contractor personnel working at installations other than FLW shall coordinate with the COR and local OPSEC Office to obtain training applicable to that installation.

5.11 Information Assurance (IA/Information Technology (IT) Training: All contractor employees and associated subcontractor employees must complete the DoD IA Awareness training (available at https://ia.signal.army.mil) before issuance of network access and annually thereafter. All contractor employees working IA/IT functions must comply with DoD and Army training requirements in DoDD8570.01, DoD 8570.01-M, and AR 25-2 within 6 months of appointment to IA/IT functions. Submit certificates of completion for each affected contractor employee to the COR (or KO if no COR is appointed) within 30 calendar days after completion of training.

5.12 Information Assurance (IA)/Information Technology (IT) Certification: N/A

5.13 Contractor Authorized to Accompany the Force clause: N/A

5.14 Contract requiring performance or delivery in a foreign country: N/A

5.15 Handling or access to classified information: N/A

5.16 Controlled Unclassified Information (CUI): Include DFARS clause 252.204-7012, which requires the contractor to comply with NIST 800-171. Also include DFARS provision 252.204-2019 into solicitations. Acquisition officials should follow procedures outlined in DFARS 204.73 and verify vendors have an adequate NIST SP 800-171 summary assessment score within the Supplier Performance Risk System (within PIEE). If the score doesn’t show a medium- or high-level assessment with a score of 110 or better (as described in the “NIST SP 800- 171 DoD Assessment Methodology”), include clause 252.204-7020 and obtain the vendor’s “system security plan” and “plan of action” for NIST SP 800-171 verification and assurance by Army security officials.

5.17 Threat Awareness Reporting Program (TARP): N/A

Facilities: Government will provide the contractor with the appropriate classrooms necessary to conduct effective training. Instruction of the four (4) course iterations shall be conducted in Building 2137 or in the ALS Simulation Building on FLW IAW Proposed Schedule and Activity Calendar at Appendix A and B. Real property usage shall be in accordance with (IAW) Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Clause 52.237-2.

Equipment: Government will allow use of two (2) ALS 1A1 Trainers (vehicles), four (4) sets of laboratory equipment, and eight (8) classroom desks, chairs and laptops to the Contractor as required for the tasks/deliverables as outlined in the PWS for the dates of instruction as provided in proposed schedule and activity calendar at Appendix A and B. The Contractor shall utilize all equipment in strict compliance with the equipment technical manuals and manufacturer’s instructions that are available for Contractor use. All equipment shall be used only in the performance of these Task Order requirements.

All Government equipment shall be inspected by both the Government and Contractor prior to at the start and end of each class. Contractor shall inform Government of any deficiencies in the equipment following the end of each class.

IAW AR 25-2, only equipment will be used on installation networks, unless expressly approved by NEC.

Contractor shall operate and utilize all equipment in strict compliance with the GFP equipment technical manuals and manufacturer’s instructions that are available for Contractor use. All GFP shall be used only in the performance of these PWS requirements.

Materials:

TECHNICAL EXHIBIT 2 PERFORMANCE REQUIREMENTS SUMMARY

Contractor service requirements are summarized into performance objectives that relate directly to mission essential items. The performance threshold briefly describes the minimum acceptable levels of service required for each requirement. These thresholds are critical to mission success.

Performance Objective

PRS # 1.

Contractor shall provide 2 instructors for Module B: ALS1A1 Operation (60 hrs X 4 iterations) in accordance with PWS paragraph 3.1.3 and 3.1.4 subparagraphs

PRS # 2.

Contractor shall provide 2 instructors for Module-C: BWA Analytical Instruments Operation (48 hrs X 4 iterations) in accordance with PWS paragraph 3.1.5 and 3.1.6 subparagraphs

PRS # 3.

Contractor shall provide 2 instructors for D: CWA Analytical Instruments Operation (54 hrs X 4 iterations) in accordance with PWS paragraph 3.1.7 and 3.1.8 subparagraphs

PRS # 4.

Contractor shall provide 2 instructors for Module-E: Biological and Chemical STX (16 hrs X 4 iterations) in accordance with PWS paragraph 3.1.9 and 3.1.10 subparagraphs