Attachment 1PWS Publication Research Assistant Sppt Services.pdf

PERFORMANCE WORK STATEMENT (PWS)

Historical Office of the Office of the Secretary of Defense (OSD)

Publications Program Publications Research Assistant Services

August 3, 2021

PART 1

GENERAL INFORMATION

1. GENERAL: This is a non-personal services contract to provide Publications Research Assistant services for the Publications Program. The Government shall not exercise any supervision or control over the contract service provider performing the services herein. The contract service provider shall be accountable solely to the Contractor who, in turn, is responsible to the Government.

1.1 Description of Services/Introduction: The contractor shall provide all personnel, equipment, supplies, facilities, transportation, tools, materials, supervision, and other items and non-personal services necessary to perform Publications Research Assistant services as defined in this Performance Work Statement except for those items specified as government furnished property and services. The contractor shall perform to the standards in this contract.

1.2 Background: The Historical Office of the Office of the Secretary of Defense (OSD) dates back to 1949. It is one of the longest serving continuously operating offices in OSD and has been recognized for the excellence of its publications and programs for over a half a century. The Publications Program within the Historical Office seeks contractor support to assist in the development and production of a variety of historical products.

1.3 Objectives: The objective is to provide timely and accurate historical support to the OSD Historical Office Publications Program, particularly with the Secretaries of Defense Historical Series, the DoD Acquisition History Series, historical corridor exhibits on the Pentagon Reservation, information papers, and special historical studies.

1.4 Scope: Publications Research Assistant services consist of a variety of tasks that support the production of publications from the Historical Office’s Publications program. These tasks include preparing and submitting historical manuscripts for pre-publication security review; preparing and submitting cited historical documents for mandatory declassification review; tracking progress of manuscripts and historical documents through declassification and production processes; verifying the accuracy of endnotes and the compilation of complete endnote files; coordinating design, print production, and distribution of Historical Office publications; conducting photographic research and drafting captions; and assisting in the administration of the Historical Office’s archival collection. Additional responsibilities may include responding to requests for historical information, including writing historical information papers and memos, and assisting with the DoD History Speaker Series.

1.5 Period of Performance: The period of performance shall be for one 12-month Base Period and two 12-month Option Periods.

1.6 General Information

1.6.1 Quality Control: Reserved.

1.6.2 Quality Assurance: The government shall evaluate the contractor’s performance under this contract in accordance with the Quality Assurance Surveillance Plan. This plan is primarily focused on what the Government must do to ensure that the contractor has performed in accordance with the performance standards. It defines how the performance standards will be applied, the frequency of surveillance, and the minimum acceptable defect rate(s).

1.6.3 Recognized Holidays: The Contractor is not required to perform service on the following Federal holidays:

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

1.6.4 Hours of Operation: The Contractor is responsible for conducting business starting not earlier than 6:30 A.M.

and ending not later than 6:00 P.M., Monday thru 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. A work week will be no more than 40 hours. During the Base and Option Periods the contractor shall work 1,800 hours or the equivalent of 40 hours per week for 45 weeks. The Contractor must at all times 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 keep in mind that the stability and continuity of the workforce are essential.

1.6.5 Place of Performance: The work to be performed under this contract will be performed in a government provided office space in the OSD Historical Office in the Pentagon, with the exception of production-related site visits, which will be performed within the National Capital Region. Contractor personnel may be requested to work at the Government’s alternate locations during emergencies and emergency exercises. Individual Contractor personnel may be designated as essential personnel to support contingency operations at alternate Government locations during actual emergencies and emergency exercises.

1.6.6 Type of Contract: The government will award a firm fixed price contract.

1.6.7 Security Requirements: A Security Clearance is not required at the time of proposal submission. However, within eleven months of contract award, the Contractor performing work under this contract must obtain an Interim TOP SECRET clearance. Thereafter, the contractor must be able to obtain and maintain access to TS/SCI, NATO, CNWDI, and Q information for the life of the contract. The security requirements are in accordance with the attached DD254.

1.6.7.1 Security Clearance: The Contractor must be able to obtain a TOP SECRET clearance, and must also be able to obtain and maintain access to SCI, NATO, CNWDI, and Q information. The Contractor shall have access to classified material, including the SIPRNET, JWICS, SCI, RD/FRD, and CNWDI in the OSD Historical Office. The Contractor shall work on classified manuscript material prior to submission of the manuscript for declassification review by the Department of Defense and other government agencies. The Contractor shall perform all work with classified documents at the OSD Historical Office, which provides the Contractor safe storage for classified documents.

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

1.6.7.3 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 immediately report any occurrences of lost or duplicate keys/key cards to the Contracting Officer.

1.6.7.3.1 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.

1.6.7.3.2 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.

1.6.7.4 Lock Combinations. The Contractor shall establish and implement methods of ensuring that all lock combinations are not revealed to unauthorized persons.

1.6.9 Post Award Conference/Periodic Progress Meetings: The 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 contracting officer, Contracting Officers Representative (COR), and other Government personnel, as appropriate, may meet periodically with the contractor to review the contractor's performance. At these meetings the contracting officer will apprise the contractor of how the government views the contractor's performance and the contractor will apprise the 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 the government.

1.6.10 Contracting Officer Representative (COR): Please refer to Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Clause 252.201-7000 Contracting Officer's Representative.

1.6.11 Key Personnel: The following personnel are considered key personnel by the government: The Publications Research Assistant provided under the contract. The Publications Research Assistant shall have full authority to act for the contractor on all contract matters relating to daily operation of this contract. Qualifications for the key personnel are listed below:

a) Possess at least a master’s degree in history, political science, international relations or a closely related field from an accredited university by September 2021.

b) Have extensive background and experience of at least 1 year in the history of the nation’s national security policy, conflicts, and foreign affairs, or in governmental affairs. This must include experience conducting research in diplomatic, defense, or military records in official national archives or private repositories and experience conducting and/or utilizing oral history interviews in support of a graduate thesis or book.

c) Have experience writing focused research papers as part of a graduate program and have published at least one article in a professional journal or by a government history office that demonstrates an understanding of diplomatic or national security policy and/or military strategy and operations.

d) Possess experience planning and producing historical publications or managing records. Experience is evidenced by formal course work at the graduate level, by performing such tasks in support of a research project, or by at least one year of contract work or employment in a position incorporating such tasks as primary duties.

e) Possess skill and experience in using the Chicago Manual of Style, 17th edition, as evidenced by completion of at least one published article or a graduate thesis, and be able to quickly learn and apply the OSD Historical Office Style Guide.

f) Possess effective communications skills, as evidenced by making at least two presentations at professional conferences or meetings or teaching at least two college-level courses. Be able to write with correct grammar, effective organization, and readable style. Be able to interact and effectively coordinate with OSD and other agency personnel at all levels in order to efficiently and effectively expedite Historical Office publications through the production process.

1.6.12 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. Contractor personnel will be required to obtain, use, and display a Common Access Card in the performance of this service.

1.6.13 Contractor Travel: Contractor will be required to travel within the NCR during the performance of this contract to attend production-related meetings and site visits.

1.6.14 Other Direct Costs: Not Applicable.

1.6.15 Data Rights: Please see the Solicitation/Contract for Data Rights FAR/DFARS clause(s)

1.6.16 Organizational Conflict of Interest: Contractor and subcontractor personnel performing work under this contract may receive, have access to or participate in the development of proprietary or source selection information (e.g., cost or pricing information, budget information or analyses, specifications or work statements, etc.) or perform evaluation services which may create a current or subsequent Organizational Conflict of Interests (OCI) as defined in FAR Subpart 9.5. The Contractor shall notify the Contracting Officer immediately whenever it becomes aware that such access or participation may result in any actual or potential OCI, and shall promptly submit a plan to the Contracting Officer to avoid or mitigate any such OCI. The Contractor’s mitigation plan will be determined to be acceptable solely at the discretion of the Contracting Officer and in the event the Contracting Officer unilaterally determines that any such OCI cannot be satisfactorily avoided or mitigated, the Contracting Officer may effect other remedies as he or she deems necessary, including prohibiting the Contractor from participation in subsequent contracted requirements which may be affected by the OCI.

1.6.17 PHASE IN /PHASE OUT PERIOD: Reserved.

PART 2

DEFINITIONS & ACRONYMS

2. DEFINITIONS AND ACRONYMS:

2.1. DEFINITIONS:

2.1.1. CONTRACTOR. A supplier or vendor awarded a contract to provide specific supplies or service to the government. The term used in this contract refers to the prime.

2.1.2. CONTRACTING OFFICER. A person with authority to enter into, administer, and or terminate contracts, and make related determinations and findings on behalf of the government. Note: The only individual who can legally bind the government.

2.1.3. CONTRACTING OFFICER'S REPRESENTATIVE (COR). An employee of the U.S. Government appointed by the contracting officer to administer the contract. Such appointment shall be in writing and shall state the scope of authority and limitations. This individual has authority to provide technical direction to the Contractor as long as that direction is within the scope of the contract, does not constitute a change, and has no funding implications. This individual does NOT have authority to change the terms and conditions of the contract.

2.1.4. DEFECTIVE SERVICE. A service output that does not meet the standard of performance associated with the Performance Work Statement.

2.1.5. DELIVERABLE. Anything that can be physically delivered, but may include non-manufactured things such as meeting minutes or reports.

2.1.6. KEY PERSONNEL. Contractor personnel that are evaluated in a source selection process and that may be required to be used in the performance of a contract by the Key Personnel listed in the PWS. When key personnel are used as an evaluation factor in best value procurement, an offer can be rejected if it does not have a firm commitment from the persons that are listed in the proposal.

2.1.7. PHYSICAL SECURITY. Actions that prevent the loss or damage of Government property.

2.1.8. QUALITY ASSURANCE. The government procedures to verify that services being performed by the Contractor are performed according to acceptable standards.

2.1.9. QUALITY ASSURANCE Surveillance Plan (QASP). An organized written document specifying the surveillance methodology to be used for surveillance of contractor performance.

2.1.10. QUALITY CONTROL. All necessary measures taken by the Contractor to assure that the quality of an end product or service shall meet contract requirements.

2.1.11. SUBCONTRACTOR. One that enters into a contract with a prime contractor. The Government does not have privity of contract with the subcontractor.

2.1.12. WORK DAY. The number of hours per day the Contractor provides services in accordance with the contract.

2.1.12. WORK WEEK. Monday through Friday, unless specified otherwise.

2.2. ACRONYMS:

ACOR Alternate Contracting Officer's Representative AFARS Army Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement AR Army Regulation CCE Contracting Center of Excellence CFR Code of Federal Regulations CONUS Continental United States (excludes Alaska and Hawaii) COR Contracting Officer Representative COTR Contracting Officer's Technical Representative COTS Commercial-Off-the-Shelf DA Department of the Army DD250 Department of Defense Form 250 (Receiving Report) DD254 Department of Defense Contract Security Requirement List DFARS Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement DMDC Defense Manpower Data Center DOD Department of Defense FAR Federal Acquisition Regulation HIPAA Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 KO Contracting Officer OCI Organizational Conflict of Interest OCONUS Outside Continental United States (includes Alaska and Hawaii) ODC Other Direct Costs PIPO Phase In/Phase Out POC Point of Contact PRS Performance Requirements Summary PWS Performance Work Statement QA Quality Assurance QAP Quality Assurance Program QASP Quality Assurance Surveillance Plan QC Quality Control QCP Quality Control Program TE Technical Exhibit

PART 3

GOVERNMENT FURNISHED PROPERTY, EQUIPMENT, AND SERVICES

3. GOVERNMENT FURNISHED ITEMS AND SERVICES:

3.1. Services: Reserved.

3.2 Facilities: The Government will provide the necessary workspace for the contractor staff to provide the support outlined in the PWS to include utilities. The Government shall provide, upon completion of required forms by the Publications Research Assistant, appropriate building passes and a Common Access Card for access to information systems.

3.3 Equipment: The Government will provide the basic necessary equipment for the Contractor staff to provide support outlined in the PWS, to include telephones, computers, desk space, and other items necessary to maintain an office environment.

3.4 Materials: The government will provide general office supplies and access to governing issuances pertaining to the task.

PART 4

CONTRACTOR FURNISHED ITEMS AND SERVICES

4. CONTRACTOR FURNISHED ITEMS AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

4.1 General: The Contractor shall furnish all supplies, equipment, facilities and services required to perform work under this contract that are not listed under Section 3 of this PWS.

4.2 Security Clearance: The contractor shall obtain and maintain a TOP SECRET security clearance. Contractor personnel performing work under this contract also must be eligible for, and maintain access to, SCI, RD/FRD, and CNWDI after the contract is awarded. The DD 254 is provided as an attachment.

4.3. Materials. Reserved.

4.4. Equipment. Reserved.

PART 5

SPECIFIC TASKS

5. SPECIFIC TASKS:

5.1. Basic Services. The contractor shall provide the following range of historical services for the Publications Program.

5.1.1 Declassification of Manuscripts and Source Documents. As directed by the Chief Historian, the contractor shall prepare and submit Historical Office manuscripts for pre-publication security review; prepare and submit cited historical documents for mandatory declassification review; and track the progress of manuscripts and historical documents through their respective declassification and prepublication security review processes.

5.1.2 Endnote Verification. The contractor shall verify the accuracy of endnotes in Historical Office manuscripts, and shall assist authors in compiling complete and accurate files of cited documents for each manuscript chapter.

5.1.3 Publishing, Production, and Distribution. The contractor shall coordinate the design and production of Historical Office publications with staff in OSD Graphics, the Defense Logistics Agency, and the U.S. Government Publishing Office, and shall track progress of publications through the design and production processes. The contractor shall also work with the Senior Historian for Publications to coordinate the print and electronic distribution of Historical Office publications, and develop and maintain tailored distribution lists for different publications.

5.1.4 Photographic Research and Captions. The contractor shall conduct photographic research to identify appropriate, print-ready historical images for Historical Office manuscripts, and shall draft accurate, succinct captions for photographs selected for publication.

5.1.5 Archival Collection. The contractor shall assist in the administration of the Historical Office’s archival collection. This may include updating the collection’s inventories and finding aids, accessioning newly acquired material, recommending material for digitization, and periodically conducting digitization work.

5.1.6 Information Papers and Memos. As directed by the Chief Historian, the contractor may assist with research and writing of information papers and memos in response to historical reference inquiries from DoD leadership, Congress, other executive branches, the media, and the public.

5.1.7 Speaker Series. The contractor may also assist in managing the DoD History Speaker Series by recommending topics and speakers, scheduling speakers and venues, arranging advertising, and helping to coordinate Speaker Series events.

PART 6

APPLICABLE PUBLICATIONS

6. APPLICABLE PUBLICATIONS (CURRENT EDITIONS)

6.1. The Contractor must abide by all applicable regulations, publications, manuals, and local policies and procedures.

PART 7

ATTACHMENT/TECHNICAL EXHIBIT LISTING

The data provided is an estimate of what it may take to perform the major categories of requirements listed in the Performance Work Statement. The contractor is not required to propose the hours listed below and is encouraged to use sound judgment and business practices when preparing cost proposal.

7.1 Attachment 1/Technical Exhibit 1 – Performance Requirements Summary

7.2 Attachment 2/Technical Exhibit 2 – Deliverables Schedule

7.3 Attachment 3/Technical Exhibit 3 – Estimated Workload Data

TECHNICAL EXHIBIT 1

PERFORMANCE REQUIREMENTS SUMMARY

The 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

Standard

Performance

Threshold

Method of Surveillance

PRS #1

Contractor shall provide quarterly progress reports in accordance with PWS sections 5.1.1- 5.1.7

Provide reporting as required by Government.

100% data accuracy

Validated as required by the government

TECHNICAL EXHIBIT 2

DELIVERABLES SCHEDULE

Deliverable Frequency # of Copies Medium/Format Submit To Non-Disclosure Agreement

Once, within five

(5) DAYS OF

CONTRACT

PLACEMENT

1 MS WORD OR ADOBE .PDF DELIVERED TO COR

VIA EMAIL

Quarterly Status Report, PWS 5.1.1 – 5.1.7

Final day of the month

1 MS Word or Adobe .pdf Delivered to COR via email

Complete and Accurate Endnote Files for Manuscript Chapters, PWS 5.1.2

On-going 1 MS Word or Adobe .pdf Delivered to COR via email

TECHNICAL EXHIBIT 3

ESTIMATED WORKLOAD DATA

The data provided below is an estimate of what it may take to perform the major categories of requirements listed in the Performance Work Statement. The contractor is not required to propose the hours listed below and is encouraged to use sound judgment and business practices when preparing their cost proposal.

Item Labor Category Estimated Quantity 1 Publications Research Assistant 1,840* Hours per year

*One Full Time Equivalent (FTE) is 2,080 hours, which means that 240 hours will be used for leave, such as Federal holidays as stated in this PWS, sick leave, and annual leave.