TASK ORDER 001 PERFORMANCE WORK STATEMENT

RDT&E ENGINEERING AND TECHNICAL SUPPORT (RETS)

OFFICE OF THE UNDERSECRETARY OF WAR FOR RESEARCH AND ENGINEERING

(OUSW(R&E))

DEPUTY CHIEF TECHNOLOGY OFFICER (CTO) FOR MISSION CAPABILITIES (MC) (DCTO(MC))

PROTOTYPING AND EXPERIMENTS (P&E) TECHNICAL AND ENGINEERING SUPPORT

April 03, 2026

PART 1:

GENERAL INFORMATION

1 INTRODUCTION

This is a non-personal services contract to provide Prototyping and Experiments (P&E) Technical and Engineering support to the Office of the Under Secretary of War for Research and Engineering (OUSW(R&E)) Assistant Secretary of War for Mission Capabilities (ASW(MC)). This support is defined in FAR 37.1 Advisory and Assistance Services.

The Government shall not exercise any supervision or control over the contract service providers performing the services herein. Such contractor service providers shall be accountable solely to the Contractor who, in turn, is responsible to the Government.

1.1 BACKGROUND

The Assistant Secretary of War for Mission Capabilities (ASW(MC)) recognizes, identifies, explores, and ensures the development, integration, and funding of new technology and capabilities to maintain U.S. technological superiority.

It takes a unified, missions-level view across the entire Department of War (DoW) enterprise to analyze joint missions and identify cross-cutting technology gaps critical to military readiness. It maintains a focus on the innovative application of technology and works with a robust network of transition partners within and external to the DoW to mitigate gaps through accelerated prototyping, demonstration, and fielding, with the goal of operational sustainment.

OUSW(R&E)/ASW(MC) Prototype and Experiments (P&E) mission is to identify, develop, and demonstrate forward looking concepts encompassing multi-domain technologies to satisfy Multi-Service and Combatant Commands (CCMDs) priorities for the DoW. The focus areas include, but are not limited to, seeking to explore opportunities using rigorous prototyping and experimentation, engaging the Interagency, International, and non-governmental partners to expand the DoW’s access to innovation spawning from Government, academia and industry, all essential for warfighting success, and providing engineering expertise to support OUSW(R&E) modernization priorities. The contractor shall provide technical and engineering support for OUSW(R&E) through P&E.

P&E will address Joint Operational Problems (JOPs) by means of prototype development that accelerates innovation and modernization efforts to compete with a peer/near-peer adversary through the development of combined capabilities that support the Joint Warfighting Concepts (JWC). Future capabilities areas and enablers require development and experimentation efforts push innovative technologies across the “valley of death,” providing fieldable end-to-end mission capabilities for Services and joint application more quickly than traditional acquisition.

Prototyping and Experimentation facilitates rapid modernization of the force by supporting and encouraging multicomponent assessments and experimentation through a campaign of learning and collecting a body of evidence.

Services, Agencies, and other participating organizations identify “best of breed” capabilities developed among the DoW prototyping programs and execute approved projects through large-scale experiments to refine and/or validate the JWC. P&E ensures that capabilities and prioritized JOPs resulting experimentation efforts are threat-informed, aligned to the JWC, and executed using mission integration management best practices. All work is performed at fully informed classification levels.

DRAFT

1.2 DESCRIPTION OF SERVICES

The contractor shall provide all properly cleared personnel, equipment, supplies, facilities, transportation, tools, materials, supervision, and other items and non-personal services necessary to perform P&E Technical and Engineering Support as defined in this Performance Work Statement (PWS) except for those items specified as government furnished property and services. The Contractor shall perform to the standards in this contract.

1.3 OBJECTIVES

The goal and focus of P&E are facilitating multi-component / multiclassification level Joint experimentation designed to accelerate innovation and modernization efforts to compete with peer and near-peer adversaries. Efforts and experiments are designed to validate and accelerate required capabilities enabling the JWC; facilitate rapid modernization of the force; inform budget decisions that effect changes throughout the Department; and foster collaboration among Government laboratories, academia, commercial research, and innovation institutions. P&E capabilities will execute threat informed system-of-systems experiments to fully address Joint capability gaps and serve as an integrating effort for DoW and Service prototyping capabilities.

1.4 SCOPE

The Contractor shall provide highly technical support to the OUSW(R&E) mission to ensure U.S. military technological superiority by synchronizing science and technology efforts, rapidly developing and fielding advanced warfighting capabilities through innovation and mission engineering in support of U.S. security and national priorities. The Contractor shall provide the following support services:

• Mission Engineering, Systems Engineering, Software Engineering, and Developmental Test and Evaluation

• Prototyping, Experimentation, Demonstration, and Scaling

• Modeling and Simulation

• Strategic Operational Analysis and Technology Assessment

• S&T Research and Assessment

• Data Management & Analysis

• Technology Protection

• Ad Hoc Surge Support

This Task Order (TO) provides professional technical and engineering services, including expertise for all Congressional reporting, that enables OUSW(R&E) P&E to accomplish its mission. The P&E mission is to identify, develop, and demonstrate forward looking concepts and Joint Operational Problems (JOPs) encompassing Offensive / Defensive Cyber, Command, Control, Communications, Computing, Cyber (C5), Intelligence, Surveillance, Reconnaissance, and Targeting (C5ISRT) and Counter C5ISRT; Artificial Intelligence (AI) / Machine Learning (ML), and multi-domain collaborative autonomy to satisfy Multi-Service and Combatant Command (CCMD) priorities for the DoW.

The focus areas include, but are not limited to, seeking to explore opportunities using rigorous prototyping and experimentation, engaging the Interagency, International, and non-governmental partners to expand the DoW’s access to innovation spawning from Government, academia and industry, all essential for warfighting success, and providing engineering expertise to support OUSW(R&E) modernization priorities. The contractor shall provide technical and engineering support for OUSW(R&E) through P&E. This Performance Work Statement (PWS) supports the requirements to complement and support OUSW(R&E)’s mission.

1.5 PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE

The period of performance shall be for one (1) Base Period of 12-months and four (4) 12-month option periods.

1.6 CONTRACT TYPE

The Government will award a hybrid contract that include Labor Hours (LH) CLINs for labor support and Time and Materials (T&M) CLINs for Travel and Other Direct Costs (ODCs).

1.7 PLACE OF PERFORMANCE

The work to be performed will be performed at both the Contractor’s facility and Government facilities, including:

the Pentagon, Washington D.C., other locations within the National Capital Region (NCR) (as defined in 10 USC § 2674), other and Continental United States (CONUS) and international (i.e., outside the CONUS) locations. The contractor shall supply the contractor facility to accomplish the task independent of Government facilities.

Reference Section 1.13 for details on security requirements. See Section PWS Section 3.2 for additional details on facility clearance requirements.

1.8 TELEWORK

Telework privileges are subject to advance scheduling based on need and required deliverables, with written approval from the COR. Contractor employees covered under this TO are authorized to Telework upon receipt of COR approval. The Contractor must submit a telework plan identifying the need for telework and the deliverables to be accomplished (e.g. plan of the day), along with a formal agreement, or another form of agreement as requested by the COR. Contractor employees must comply with criteria and guidelines established by the DoW Chief Information Office and its respective Components for using both GFP and non-GFP and for access to DoW information systems and networks to perform telework. Telework arrangements may be terminated at the Government’s discretion.

1.9 HOURS OF OPERATION

The contractor is responsible for conducting business during regular Government core hours 0800 -1600 Monday through Friday except Federal holidays or when the Government facility is closed due to local or national emergencies, administrative closings, or similar Government directed facility closings. Ref Section 1.10.3 of the IDIQ PWS. The contractor must always maintain an adequate workforce for the uninterrupted performance of all tasks defined within this PWS when the Government facility is not closed for the above reasons. When hiring personnel, the contractor shall consider its impact to the stability and continuity of the workforce.

1.10 RECOGNIZED HOLIDAYS

The contractor may be required or authorized to work when their assigned facility is on holiday or closed. Government facilities are closed and unavailable to Contractor personnel. Government personnel observe the following holidays, in accordance with 5 U.S.C. § 6103:

New Year’s Day January 1 Birthday of Martin Luther King Third Monday in January Inauguration Day Limited Applicability. See 5 U.S.C. §6103(c) Washington’s Birthday Third Monday in February Memorial Day Final Monday in May Juneteenth June 19 Independence Day July 4 Labor Day First Monday in September Columbus Day Second Monday in October Veterans Day November 11 Thanksgiving Day Fourth Thursday in November Christmas Day December 25

*If the date falls on a Saturday, the Government holiday is the preceding Friday. If the date falls on a Sunday, the Government holiday is the following Monday.

In addition to the days designated as holidays, the Government observes the following days:

• Any other day designated by Federal Statute

• Any other day designated by Executive Order

• Any other day designated by the President’s Proclamation

1.11 QUALITY CONTROL/ASSURANCE

1.11.1 Quality Assurance Surveillance Plan (QASP)

The Government will use a quality assurance surveillance process to monitor the contractor’s performance under this TO. The use of a LH and T&M contract type will be utilized and will leverage the Quality Control (QC), QASP, and COR surveillance. All order performance, including those not evaluated under the QASP (such as general requirements, Integrated Schedule, Integrated Status Report and the Monthly Reports) will be considered in the requisite annual evaluation of this contractor’s performance.

1.12.2 Quality Control (QC)

The contractor shall institute a complete QC Program to ensure that the requirements of this TO are fulfilled as specified. At a minimum, the contractor shall include the following elements in the program:

• A comprehensive inspection system of all scheduled and unscheduled services required in this document.

• Name and contact information of designated QC Inspector and backup performing inspections.

• A proactive methodology to identify and correct problems before the Government identifies these problems.

Contractor shall notify the Government of any problems.

• An organized, current file of all contractor conducted inspections, corrective actions taken, and follow-up inspections.

• How projects will be managed to minimize layers of management and oversight, while still providing for accountability.

• How orders will be managed to provide clear communications between the contractor, Government program office, and Ordering Contracting Office.

After acceptance of the quality control plan, the Contractor shall receive the Contracting Officer’s acceptance in writing of any proposed change to its quality control program.

1.12 PERSONNEL MATTERS

The contractor shall provide highly qualified, team oriented, cost conscious, innovative professionals dedicated to the development and implementation of OUSW (R&E) Programs and services. The contractor shall function as a coordinated support team in grasping complex concepts and technologies, applying critical and innovative thinking, communicating effectively, and working seamlessly across the breadth of functional areas as identified in the IDIQ PWS. All contractor personnel proposed shall meet the qualifications set forth as identified for this task order PWS.

The contractor shall provide personnel for both on-site support and off-site support, as needed, during normal operations and during surges, special situations, and unforeseen events and requirements. The contractor shall be able to provide the entire PWS portfolio of services across the task order. The contractor shall have the capability and resources to provide for the surge support as identified by this PWS, as defined by the mutually agreed to schedule in the task order.

1.12.1 Key Personnel

Before replacing any Contractor employee designated as key personnel, the Contractor shall notify the COR and KO in writing at least 30 calendar days in advance. The Contractor’s request shall include a written justification along with the resume of the proposed key personnel substitution. All proposed personnel substitutions shall possess qualifications that are equal to or exceed the minimum requirements of the PWS. The Contractor shall not unilaterally change its key personnel without written approval from the KO.

1.12.2 The contractor is expected to attract, hire and retain a quality work force, with minimal turnover in contractor personnel. The Task Order Program Manager (TO PM) shall serve as the single point of contact for the COR with overall responsibility for this task order to manage all programmatic matters and is responsible for managing the day-to-day operation. The TO PM duties include but are not limited to, technical progress, problems, program performance, schedule, cost, resources, other program-related matters, ensures the contractor team is comprised of highly skilled Subject Matter Experts (SMEs) to fulfill tasks and complete deliverables during the performance period, assures team’s performance and support is of high quality and providing on-time delivery of products to the Government and recognizes areas for internal improvement and develops plans for implementing the improvements. The TO PM shall possess a Final TOP SECRET (TS)/Sensitive Compartmental Information (SCI) security clearance.

1.12.3 The following personnel are considered key personnel by the Government

PWS Task Section

Labor Category Minimum Education & Experience

5.1, Subtask 5.1.1

- 5.1.7

Task Order Program Manager

(Government Site)

Security Requirements: Final TS/SCI (Special Access Program (SAP) eligible)

Skill/Experience:

Ten (10) years’ experience managing, planning, developing, and executing major research, engineering, and development efforts for defense organizations.

Executive Program Leadership:

Ten (10) years’ experience as a lead or deputy Program Manager for major technology programs (or a portfolio of programs) exceeding $100M in value.

Demonstrated expertise in managing the entire lifecycle of technology design, manufacturing, integration and testing.

Proven leadership in managing portfolios of diverse technology development programs.

Special Access & Classified Program Expertise:

Five (5) years’ experience leading and operating within highly classified environments, including SAP and SCI.

Defense Acquisition & Organizational Knowledge:

Five (5) years’ experience with the DoW’s Defense Acquisition System DoD 5000 series.

Demonstrated knowledge of DoW organizational structure and experience collaborating with R&E program managers.

Leadership & Communication:

Ten (10) years’ demonstrated experience related to written and oral communication skills, essential for leading cross-functional teams and briefing senior stakeholders.

Education: Bachelor’s Degree from an accredited college or university in one of the following areas:

• System Engineering

• Aerospace Engineering

• Electrical Engineering

• Physical Sciences

• Software Engineering

• Cyber Engineering

• AI /ML Engineering

Preferred Skills and Experience:

Contract and Program Management: Ten (10) years’ experience managing support services contracts of comparable size, scope, and complexity to this task order.

Stakeholder Engagement & Problem Resolution:

Ten (10) years’ experience establishing and maintaining strong, collaborative working relationships with stakeholders across the DoW.

Technical Domain Expertise:

Five (5) years’ experience and foundational knowledge in the field of Electromagnetics and Radio Frequencies

(EM/RF).

5.1, Subtask 5.1.1, 5.1.2, 5.1.3,5.1.6, 5.1.7

SME II Technology Capabilities

(Government Site)

Security Requirements: TS/SCI (SAP eligible)

Skills/ Experience:

Leadership and Security: Ten (10) years’ experience as a Chief System Engineer (CSE), or a Deputy CSE for a major technology program (or portfolio of programs) valued at over $100M to include experience providing leadership and oversight of complex technology design, manufacturing, integration, and/or test programs.

Eight (8) years’ experience in a leadership capacity on classified programs at the SCI level or higher.

Alternate Positioning, Navigation and Timing (APNT) Operational and Technical Experience: Eight (8) years’ experience in military tactics and technical methods focused on control and protection of Positioning, Navigation and Timing (PNT) data in contested environments, to include role of C5ISRT to support military operations.

Five (5) years’ experience of overseeing technical requirements and assessments for new and emerging capabilities.

Development Lifecycle & Process Management: Five (5) years’ experience executing activities in support of the DoD 5000 series acquisition lifecycle process. Five (5) years’ experience using Agile Development processes.

Five (5) years’ experience establishing and managing a formal risk management process for a technology development program.

Education: Master’s degree from an accredited college or university in engineering, scientific, or technical discipline that is related to PNT and/or C5ISRT.

Preferred Skills and Experience:

Military or DoW experience.

C5ISRT and C-C5ISRT: Eight (8) years’ experience with systems that integrate and analyze data from multiple sources and countering these systems.

5.1, Subtask 5.1.1, 5.1.2, 5.1.3,5.1.4

Senior Financial Manager

(Government Site)

Security Requirements: TS/SCI (SAP eligible)

Skills/Experience:

SAP & Financial Systems Expertise: Fifteen (15) years of SAP project management, project liaison, and statistical analysis experience.

Eight (8) years’ experience on Air Force Special Access Program CORE (AF SAP CORE), Capability Viewpoint 2 (CV2 system) & Specialized Accounting and Finances Enterprise System (SAFES) systems.

Major Program Financial Leadership: Ten (10) years’ experience managing stakeholder communications financial oversight for large-scale technology programs exceeding $100M in value, covering design, manufacturing, integration, and testing.

Five (5) years’ experience applying policies, procedures, and standards from Secretary of the Air Force/Financial Management, Investment and Budget Branch (SAF/FMBIB) or leading a portfolio of technology development programs.

Education: Bachelor’s Degree from an accredited college or university in any field or study.

Preferred Skills and Experience:

Military or DoW experience.

Master’s degree from an accredited college or university in any field or study.

5.1, Subtask 5.1.1, 5.1.2, 5.1.3,5.1.6, 5.1.7

SME III Technology Capabilities

(Government Site)

Security Requirements: TS/SCI (SAP eligible)

Skills/Experience:

Core Experience & Project Management: Fifteen (15) years of technical expertise related to cyber engineering and cyberspace test and evaluation with 10 years’ experience in project management.

Technical & Operational Focus: Ten (10) years’ experience supporting the analysis, assessment, demonstration, testing, and/or experimentation of cyber capabilities.

Demonstrated participation in the research, development, integration, and testing of innovative technologies for both offensive and defensive cyber.

System Evaluation & Validation: Ten (10) years’ experience evaluating and validating sensor system performance, effectiveness, and operational feasibility.

Demonstrated experience in recommending assessments to determine system performance to risks.

Compliance & Certification: Must meet certification requirements per applicable DoD Directives and DoD Instructions. Must have relevant industry credentials such as:

• Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP)

• Certified Information Security Manager (CISM)

• Certified Information Systems Auditor (CISA)

• CompTIA Advanced Security Practitioner

(CASP+)

• Offensive Security Certified Professional

(OSCP)

• Global Information Assurance Certifications

(GIAC)

• Certified Cloud Security Professional (CCSP)

Education: Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university in computer science, Information Technology, cybersecurity, or related science or engineering field.

Preferred Skills and Experience:

Military or DoW experience.

5.1, Subtask 5.1.1, 5.1.2, 5.1.3,5.1.6, 5.1.7

Senior Analyst (Government Site)

Security Requirements: TS/SCI (SAP eligible)

Skills/Experience:

Core SAP Project Management:

Fifteen (15) years’ experience managing SAP projects and five (5) years’ experience in the analysis and demonstration of technical capabilities.

Demonstrated experience managing technology applications related to SAP projects.

Technical Focus:

Ten (10) years’ experience executing the following:

analysis, assessment, demonstration, testing, and/or experimentation of technical capabilities.

Technology & Security Integration:

Ten (10) years’ experience supporting the analysis, assessment, demonstration, testing, and/or experimentation of SAP capabilities and technologies.

Eight (8) years’ experience researching and integrating technologies that support the SAP security processes.

Education: Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university in engineering or physical sciences.

Master of Business Administration (MBA) degree or master’s degree in a related field.

1.12.4 Non-Key Personnel: Labor category minimum qualifications are required to perform based on the Government’s needs outlined in PWS Part 5. Please note: the Government may request resumes to be submitted to ensure the proposed personnel meets the minimum qualifications listed below:

PWS Task Section Labor Category Minimum Education & Experience

5.1, Subtask 5.1.8 Senior Analyst (Government Site)

Security Requirements: TS/SCI (SAP eligible)

Skills/ Experience:

Advanced Model Development: Ten (10) years' experience designing, constructing, and implementing sophisticated ML and deep learning models to solve complex analytical problems.

Eight (8) years’ expertise in a wide range of algorithms, including supervised, unsupervised, and reinforcement learning.

System Architecture & Optimization: Ten (10) years' experience leading the continuous improvement, re-architecting, and updating of existing AI/ML system to create efficient, scalable, and self-learning applications.

Demonstrated experience in model performance tuning, feature engineering, and deploying models into production environments (MLOps).

ML Operations (MLOps) & Scalability: Ten (10) years’ experience designing and implementing robust MLOps pipelines for automated training, validation, deployment, and monitoring of models at scale.

Demonstrated experience with cloud-based AI/ML platforms and containerization technologies.

Advanced Data & Statistical Analysis: Ten (10) years’ experience in statistical analysis, experimental design, and data storytelling to extract actionable insights from large, complex datasets.

Eight (8) years’ experience in data governance, data quality, and ensuring the ethical use of data and algorithms.

Education: Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university in computer science, physics or engineering.

Preferred Skills and Experience:

Eight years’ (8) experience communicating complex technical concepts to non-technical stakeholders, to drive adoption and demonstrate value.

5.1, Subtask 5.1.8 SME I Force Operations

(Government Site)

Security Requirements: TS/SCI (SAP eligible)

Skills/Experience: Eight (8) years’ experience as a supervisor or team or project lead, and a two (2) years’ experience working in the DoW.

Strategic Planning & Analysis: Eight (8) years’ experience developing, implementing, and managing strategic planning that supports leadership priorities.

Eight (8) years’ experience conducting research, wargaming, and analysis to provide pre-decisional advice and policy recommendations.

Eight (8) years’ experience identifying, prioritizing, and leading high-interest projects across cross-functional teams.

Executive Communication & Coordination: Eight (8) years’ experience serving as a key advisor to senior leadership and decision-makers.

Eight (8) years’ of demonstrated written and oral communication skills.

Education:

Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university with eight (8) or more years of experience or a master’s degree from an accredited college or university with six (6) or more years of experience.

Command and General Staff College (or equivalent) education may be substituted for degree requirements.

Preferred Skills and Experience:

Multi-disciplinary intelligence experience (broad understanding of the entire intelligence ecosystem) and counterintelligence experience desired. Senior Service School in residence a plus.

5.1, Subtask 5.1.8 Junior Engineer (Contractor Site)

Security Requirements: Top Secret

Skills/Experience: Five (5) years’ experience in modeling and simulation (M&S) visualization.

Simulation & Visualization: Five (5) years’ experience in the following areas: creating models for simulation and visualization; managing and organizing content using SharePoint; and implementation of front-end web technologies such as HyperText Markup Language (HTML), Cascading Styles Sheets (CSS) and Extensible Markup Language (XML).

Education: Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university in web design, computer science, mathematics, or engineering.

Preferred Skills and Experience:

Demonstrated experience with WordPress and Content Management Systems (CMS);

Demonstrated expertise with common MS Office software, e.g., PowerPoint, Word, Excel, etc.

5.1, Subtask 5.1.8 Senior Engineer (Government Site)

Security Requirements: TS/SCI (SAP eligible)

Skills/Experience:

Large-Scale Program Leadership: Fifteen (15) years’ experience in Program Management, with demonstrated experience within the last 5 years serving as the Program Manager for a technology program valued at $50M or greater, encompassing design, manufacturing, integration, and testing. May substitute experience leading a significant portfolio of concurrent technology development programs.

Security Clearance & Environment: Ten (10) years’ experience leading classified programs at the required SCI level or higher.

Acquisition Knowledge: Functional knowledge of the DoW Defense Acquisition System, including familiarity with the DoD 5000 series regulations and milestones.

Education: Master’s Degree from an accredited college or university in any discipline or field.

Preferred Skills and Experience:

Military or DoW experience.

Twenty (20) years’ experience as a program manager providing support to contracts of a similar size, scope and complexity to this task order.

Additional technical background in one or more of the technical areas outlined in Section 5.5.1.

5.1, Subtask 5.1.8 SME II Technology

Capabilities (Government Site)

Security Requirements: TS/SCI (SAP eligible)

Skills/Experience:

SAP experience: Fifteen (15) years of direct, hands-on technical experience working within and providing technical support to SAP projects.

Program Lifecycle Expertise: Ten (10) years’ experience providing SME across the full lifecycle of a technology program, including design, manufacturing, integration, and test phases.

Security Domain Knowledge: Ten (10) years’ experience working within classified programs at the SCI level or higher, with an applied understanding of SAP security policies, procedures, and standards.

Acquisition Acumen: Ten (10) years’ experience with the DoW Acquisition System (DoD 5000 Series) and its specific application to classified and SAP-level procurements.

Portfolio Insight: Ten (10) years’ experience providing strategic guidance across a portfolio of complex technology development programs.

Education: Master’s degree from an accredited college or university in business administration, engineering, scientific or technical discipline.

Preferred Skills and Experience:

Military or DoW experience.

Additional technical background in one or more of the technical areas outlined in PWS Section 5.1.1.6.

5.1, Subtask 5.1.8 Mid-level Engineer (Contractor Site)

Security Requirements: TS/SCI (SAP eligible)

Skills/Experience: Ten (10) years of engineering experience.

Broad Technical Acumen: Ten (10) years’ experience working across a wide range of emerging technology domains such as: AI/ML, Quantum Computing, Biotechnology, Advanced Materials, Autonomous Systems (UAVs/USVs), Hypersonics, and Cyber.

Technology Scouting & Assessment: Eight (8) years’ experience identifying and evaluating nascent technologies from academia, startups, and international sources.

Red Teaming & Wargaming Experience: Eight (8) years’ experience planning and executing red team events, tabletop exercises (TTX), or wargames.

CONOPS Development: Five (5) years’ experience developing Concept of Operations (CONOPS).

Demonstrated ability to articulate how a new technology would be integrated into military operations—how it would be deployed, used, maintained, and supported from a practical standpoint

Education: Bachelor’s Degree from an accredited college or university in engineering, mathematics, scientific, or technical discipline

Five (5) years’ experience interfacing with Joint Staff, Military Services, and warfighters to coordinate engineering and analysis needs and analytic results.

Demonstrated experience with military or intelligence community red teaming.

Additional technical background in one or more of the technical areas outlined in PWS Section 5.1.1

5.1, Subtask, 5.1.8

Mid-level Engineer (Contractor Site)

Security Requirements: TS/SCI

Skills/Experience: Ten (10) years of engineering experience, with five (5) years’ experience working in operations analysis.

Operations Analysis: Five (5) years’ experience working in Operations Analysis, Systems Engineering, or a related analytical field within a defense context.

Simulation Framework Proficiency: Five (5) years’ hands-on experience with the Advanced Framework for Simulation, Integration and Modeling (AFSIM).

Visualization Software Expertise: Five (5) years’ experience developing with real-time 3D visualization platforms, such as the Unity game engine or an equivalent tool (e.g., Unreal Engine).

Analytical Acumen: Five (5) years’ designing and executing structured experiments, analyzing the resulting data, and drawing actionable conclusions.

Project Leadership: Five (5) years’ experience leading technical tasks, managing analytical study plans, and guiding the development of software tools.

Education: Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university in an engineering or physical science discipline (e.g., engineering, chemistry, physics, biology, computer science, Information Technology, data science, robotics, computer architecture and machine learning)

Preferred Skills and Experience:

Programming Language: Experience with C++.

Architecture Frameworks: Experience with the Unified Architecture Framework (UAF), Department of Defense Architecture Framework (DoDAF), and Tactical Open Government Architecture Framework (TOGAF).

Modeling Languages: Experience with the Unified Modeling Language (UML) and System Modeling Language (SysML).

Modeling & Engineering Tools: Experience with MagicDraw, IBM Rational Rhapsody, Sparx Enterprise Architecture (EA), Cameo EA Suite, CORE, Cameo.

Systems Modeler, and MapleMBSE.

Domain Experience: Five (5) years’ experience with DoW programs.

5.1, Subtask, 5.1.8

SME II Technology Capabilities

(Government Site)

Security Requirements: TS/SCI (SAP eligible)

Skills/Experience:

Technical Experience: Fifteen (15) years’ technical experience in a field related to developmental/operational testing, systems engineering, or operations analysis.

Test & Evaluation (T&E) Expertise: Ten (10) years’ experience planning and conducting analytical studies and experimentation to validate system design, specifications, and performance.

Modeling & Simulation: Ten (10) years’ experience utilizing high-fidelity modeling environments to support verification, validation, and analysis of complex systems.

Doctrine, Organization, Training, Materiel, Leadership and Education, Personnel, Facilities, and Policy (DOTMLPF-P) Framework: Functional and practical knowledge of the DOTMLPF-P integration framework and ten (10) years’ experience developing analysis and recommendations within it.

Analytical Acumen: Ten (10) years’ applying quantitative and qualitative analytical methods to solve complex problems and inform high-stakes decisions.

Education: An advanced degree (Master’s or Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) degree) from an accredited college or university in engineering or physical science discipline (e.g., Engineering, Chemistry, Physics, Biology, Computer Science, Information Technology, Data Science, Robotics, Computer Architecture and Machine Learning, etc.)

Preferred Skills and Experience:

Military or DoW experience.

Five (5) years’ experience supporting SAP projects.

5.1, Subtask 5.1.8 Mid-level Analyst (Government Site)

Security Requirements: TS/SCI (SAP eligible)

Skills/ Experience: Ten (10) years’ experience performing classified operations effectiveness and acquisition systems analysis.

Professional Experience: Ten (10) years of experience working in a technical capacity as an engineer, analyst, or a similar role.

Performance Metrics Expertise: Five (5) years’ experience supporting defense acquisition system's performance measures, including System Requirements Definition, Key Performance Parameters (KPPs), Measures of Performance (MOPs), and Measures of Effectiveness (MOEs).

System Capability Knowledge: Five (5) years’ experience defining and reporting against minimum threshold requirements versus objective (desired) system capabilities.

Technical Documentation: Five (5) years’ experience producing high-quality technical documentation for complex systems, with an ability to synthesize data into clear and impactful summaries.

Education: Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university in any discipline or field.

Preferred Skills and Experience:

Five (5) years’ experience synthesizing large volumes of information into concise, well-formed written products.

Demonstrated experience writing for an DoW audience.

5.1, Subtask 5.1.8 SME III Technology

Capabilities (Government Site)

Security Requirements: TS/SCI (SAP eligible)

Skills/Experience:

Fifteen (15) years’ experience as a data scientist.

Programming & Databases: Fifteen (15) years’ experience with expert-level proficiency in data science programming languages such as Python and/or R/Strong experience with data querying languages (e.g., Structured Query Language (SQL)) and working with large-scale datasets.

Machine Learning & AI: Fifteen (15) years’ experience with extensive theoretical knowledge and practical experience in developing and deploying machine learning models.

Demonstrated specific, hands-on experience with Large Language Models (LLMs) is required.

Statistical Analysis: Fifteen (15) years’ experience with a mastery of statistical methods, including hypothesis testing, regression, classification, and clustering techniques.

Data Visualization Tools: Ten (10) years’ experience using data visualization libraries and platforms (e.g., Matplotlib, Seaborn, Plotly, Tableau) to create impactful reports and dashboards.

Full Lifecycle Experience: Ten (10) years’ experience managing the entire data science project lifecycle: from problem definition and data collection to model deployment and communication of findings.

Education: Master’s degree from an accredited college or university in engineering or science discipline relevant to the field of data science.

Preferred Skills and Experience:

Military or OSW experience.

5.1, Subtask 5.1.8 SME III Technology

Capabilities (Contractor Site)

Security Requirements: TS/SCI (SAP eligible)

Skills/Experience:

Professional Experience: Fifteen (15) years of hands-on technical engineering experience, with ten (10) years as an Autonomous Systems Engineer or in a closely related technical field.

Autonomous Systems Design: Ten (10) years’ experience in end-to-end design and construct of complex autonomous systems.

Command & Control (C2): Ten (10) years’ experience and extensive technical knowledge of C2 principles and experience integrating them into unmanned platforms.

Unmanned & Counter-Unmanned Systems: Ten (10) years’ demonstrated expertise in both the development of unmanned systems (air, ground, or sea) and the domain of Counter-Uncrewed Systems (C-UXS).

First-Person View (FPV) Operations: Ten (10) years of expertise in the principles and application of FPV for controlling and operating unmanned systems.

Modeling & Simulation: Eight (8) years’ experience with demonstrated proficiency in using modeling and simulation environments to advance and validate system designs and operational concepts.

Education: Master’s degree from an accredited college or university in engineering or science discipline relevant to the field of autonomous systems engineering.

Preferred Skills and Experience:

Military or OSW experience.

Demonstrated in-depth understanding of systems command and control (C2) and experience analyzing and developing counter C2 systems.

5.1, Subtask 5.1.8 SME I Force Operations

(Government Site)

Security Requirements: TS/SCI (SAP eligible)

Skills/Experience: Eight (8) years of experience as a supervisor or team or project lead, and a minimum of two (2) years’ experience working in the DoW.

Strategic Planning & Analysis: Eight (8) years’ experience developing, implementing, and managing strategic planning that supports leadership priorities.

Eight (8) years’ experience conducting research, wargaming, and analysis to provide pre-decisional advice and policy recommendations.

Eight (8) years’ experience identifying, prioritizing, and leading high-interest projects across cross-functional teams.

Executive Communication & Coordination: Eight (8) years’ experience serving as a key advisor to senior leadership and decision-makers.

Eight (8) years’ demonstrated experience in written and oral communication skills.

Technical Foundation & Domain Expertise: Ten (10) years’ experience in the core principles of designing and constructing autonomous systems.

Ten (10) years’ experience in at least two or more of the following areas: Command and Control (C2) for complex systems, Unmanned Systems (air, ground, or sea), Counter / Uncrewed Systems (C/UXS), and Operational employment concepts, including First- Person View (FPV) operations.

Education: Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university with eight (8) or more years of experience or a master’s degree from an accredited college or university with six (6) or more years of experience. Command and General Staff College (or equivalent) education may be substituted for degree requirements.

Preferred Skills and Experience:

Military or OSW experience.

Five (5) years’ experience supporting SAP projects.

Analytical Modeling: Demonstrated strong understanding of how modeling and simulation is used to advance designs, test concepts, and validate strategic applications.

1.12.5 Conduct: Contractor personnel shall always present a professional appearance consistent with the usual and customary workforce attire of the assigned Government on-site locations, and their conduct shall not discredit the United States Government. The Government, at its sole discretion, may request the contractor to remove any contractor employee from Government facilities for misconduct, failure to perform, security reasons, or other appropriate reasons that may jeopardize the success of the mission. The Contracting Officer may provide the contractor with a written explanation to support any request to remove an employee. Removal of contractor personnel does not relieve the contractor of the responsibility to continue providing the services required under this task order.

1.12.6 Identification of Contractor Employees: All contract personnel attending meetings, answering Government telephones, and working in other situations where their contractor status is not obvious to third parties are required to identify themselves as such to avoid creating an impression in the minds of members of the public that they are Government officials. They must also ensure that all documents or reports produced by Contractors are suitably marked as Contractor products or that Contractor participation is appropriately disclosed.

1.12.7. Special Qualifications: Key Personnel are desired to have military or OSW backgrounds. These personnel will be communicating verbally and in writing to Senior Pentagon staff and Congressional liaisons and must have communication skills commensurate with the task.

1.12.8 Non-disclosure Agreements (NDAs): The Contractor may be required to access Confidential, Proprietary and/or Sensitive Information held by the Government related to the tasks to be performed under this task order. In consideration of the Government granting the contractor access to this information, non-disclosure agreements (NDA) shall be required between the contractor and the Government. The terms and conditions are described in detail within the NDA Form document (Attachment 01). This form shall be signed by all contractor personnel working under this contract and submitted prior to the first day of performance and sent to the CO and COR. The Contractor shall ensure that all contractor personnel (including subcontractors) use said information only to meet the requirements of this task order. The Contractor (to include subcontractors) shall not disseminate proprietary information or place said information at risk of disclosure unless required and authorized by this task order. If Contractors are replaced during the performance of this TO, then new contractor employees shall sign the NDA Form upon beginning work.

1.12.9 Training: The contractor shall participate in organizational training as required. The contractor shall also complete OSW mandatory training to include but not limited to Information Assurance and Security training, Privacy Act training, and Combating Trafficking in Persons training. The Contractor shall submit certificates of completion for each affected Contractor employee and Subcontractor employee, to the COR or to the Contracting Officer. This training shall be completed and reported to the COR within 30 calendar days of contract award and annual refresher training for the remaining contract duration.

1.13 SECURITY

1.13.1 For the performance of this PWS, both the facility and personnel will require access to classified information up to the level of TOP Secret (TS), including Sensitive Compartmented Information (SCI) (Special Intelligence (SI)/ Talent Keyhole (TK)/ Gamma (G) / HUMINT Control System (HCS)), KLAMATH Reporting (KLM-R), Special Access Program/Special Access Required (SAP/SAR), and Alternative Compensatory Control Measures (ACCM).

Contractor personnel performing work under this contract shall have a TS/SCI and shall maintain the level of security required for the life of the contract. The security requirements are in accordance with the attached DD254. The contractor shall comply with all security requirements contained in the DD Form 254, “Department of Defense Contract Security Classification Specification,” of the task order, and the terms and conditions set forth in FAR clause 52.204-2, “Security Requirements,” incorporated by reference. Individual task orders may specify that a comprehensive security plan is required. In addition, the contractor may be required to assist with the assessment, and/or acquisition, of facility clearances granted by DoW. The contractor should have the capability to transport classified information to and from their corporate offices and store classified materials up to TS level at their off-site office spaces. Security procedures will be in accordance with DoW policies.

1.13.2 Physical Security: The Contractor shall be responsible for safeguarding all Government equipment, information and property provided for Contractor use. This applies to work performed at both US Government and contractor work locations. At the close of each work period, Government facilities, equipment, and materials shall be secured.

1.13.3 Key Control: The Contractor shall establish and implement methods of making sure all keys/key cards issued to the Contractor by the Government are not lost or misplaced and are not used by unauthorized persons. NOTE: All references to keys include key cards. No keys issued to the Contractor by the Government shall be duplicated. The Contractor shall develop procedures covering key control that shall be included in the Quality Control Plan. Such procedures shall include turn-in of any issued keys by personnel who no longer require access to locked areas. The Contractor shall immediately report any occurrences of lost or duplicate keys/key cards to the Contracting Officer.

1.13.4 In the event keys, other than master keys, are lost or duplicated, the Contractor shall, upon direction of the Contracting Officer, re-key or replace the affected lock or locks; however, the Government, at its option, may replace the affected lock or locks or perform re-keying. When the replacement of locks or re-keying is performed by the Government, the total cost of re-keying or the replacement of the lock or locks shall be deducted from the monthly payment due the Contractor. In the event a master key is lost or duplicated, all locks and keys for that system shall be replaced by the Government and the total cost deducted from the monthly payment due the Contractor.

1.13.5 The Contractor shall prohibit the use of Government issued keys/key cards by any persons other than the Contractor’s employees. The Contractor shall prohibit the opening of locked areas by Contractor employees to permit entrance of persons other than Contractor employees engaged in the performance of assigned work in those areas, or personnel authorized entrance by the Contracting Officer.

1.13.6 Lock Combinations: The Contractor shall establish and implement methods of ensuring that all lock combinations are not revealed to unauthorized persons. The Contractor shall ensure that lock combinations are changed when personnel having access to the combinations no longer have a need to know such combinations. These procedures shall be included in the Contractor’s Quality Control Plan.

1.13.7 Facility Clearance.

The contractor shall always possess and maintain a TOP SECRET facility clearance from the Defense Counterintelligence and Security Agency during the performance of the task order, unless otherwise noted within the PWS. Reference the RETS IDIQ DD254 for details.

1.13.8 Security Clearances.

All contractor personnel (unless otherwise noted in the job description), to include part-time personnel, subcontractors and independent consultants, shall possess a current in scope Single Scope Background Investigation (SSBI) (preferably within 7 years, or alternatively being a current participant in the DoW Continuous Evaluation/Vetting Program) and a Final DoW TS showing in Defense Information System for Security (DISS) or other comparable systems (i.e., Scattered Castles). Contract personnel performing support functions such as, but not limited to accounts receivable, accounts payable, accounting, invoicing, administrative functions, etc. who do not handle classified information as a routine part of their job are not required to have security clearances.

The contractor will maintain a dedicated video teleconference capability up to TS with minimum of Secret level across contractor facilities under this TO. The contractor shall be capable of hosting conferences and meetings to support at minimum twenty personnel to include four breakout rooms to support pertinent working groups.

1.13.9 Physical Access Security.

Physical access to federally controlled facilities will be required and identity verification will be in compliance with FAR 52.204-9 “Personal Identity Verification of contractor Personnel.” As required, the Government will provide facility access, required building identification, and required systems access in order for personnel to perform their duties, which is in accordance with existing Office of the Secretary of War (OSW) facility access security procedures.

The contractor shall complete OSD mandatory Information Assurance and Security training and comply with all

Washington Headquarters Services (WHS) and OSD Operational Security guidelines and directives. Reference Section 6.7.2 for additional details.

1.13.10 Keys, Badge and Common Access Card (CACs) Control.

The contractor shall establish and implement methods of making sure all keys, badges and CACs issued to the contractor by the Government are not lost or misplaced and are not used by unauthorized persons.