B08.02 Attachment 1 - Sample Task Order.docx

- Performance Work Statement - (Tasks for NEW ID / IQ Contract - WQCMB)

Conduct FRESCO™ Framework and Model Debugging, Perform Model Evaluations, and Perform Validation Testing

1. General. The U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center (ERDC), Environmental Laboratory (EL), Water Quality and Contaminants Modeling Branch (EP-W) require tasks and deliverables for the development and application of predictive mathematical models to solve complex environmental challenges through multi-disciplinary integration of science and engineering. Outcomes of this research are to elucidate the ecological process issues that reduce the contamination of waterways and ground water to protect the environment, fish and wildlife.

2. Task Descriptions. The contractor shall provide all labor and expertise necessary to provide research, development, and special studies to predict environmental quality for military installations, civil works and government agencies.

Specific tasks are listed below.

TASK 1. Conduct FRESCO™ Framework, Models, and Components Debugging.

The U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center, Environmental Laboratory (EL), located in Vicksburg, MS, is conducting research to address the fate and transport of military munition constituents (MC) to help solve problems for DoD training ranges throughout the U.S. The tools address MC migration from training ranges and human and ecological risk assessment due to exposure to MC.

1. Scope: ERDC-EL is funding the integration of existing and upgraded ARAMS™ and TREECS™ models and components into the FRESCO™ framework. As part of this work debugging of the framework, models, and components to ensure simulation accuracy will be done.

2. Deliverables:

a) Updated FRESCO™ Framework, Models, and Components based on debugging activities.

b) The contractor shall submit monthly status reports summarizing any updates done to FRESCO™ Framework, Models, and Components with a description of the problem that necessitated the update. Monthly reports should also summarize progress made, describing all major research activities, and report steps taken to assure quality control.

3. Travel to meetings for the development meetings and presentation of results may be required.

a.) 1 trip (5 days) for two people to Vicksburg, MS – Team Coordination meeting.

4. Qualifications: This task is usually conducted by a team of 2-4 scientists with at least a Master’s degree and 5-15 years of experience.

5. Estimated Level of Effort: 750-800 hours

6. Period of Performance: 12 months after award

TASK 2. Conduct FRESCO™ Framework, Models and Components Testing and Evaluation.

The U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center, Environmental Laboratory (EL), located in Vicksburg, MS, is conducting research to address the fate and transport of military munition constituents (MC) to help solve problems for DoD training ranges throughout the U.S. The tools address MC migration from training ranges and human and ecological risk assessment due to exposure to MC.

1. Scope: ERDC-EL is funding the integration of existing and upgraded ARAMS™ and TREECS™ models and components into the FRESCO™ framework. As part of this work testing and evaluation of the new framework, models, and components will be done.

2. Deliverables:

a) The contractor shall submit a plan for testing and evaluating the accuracy of FRESCO™ Framework, Models, and Components.

b) The contractor shall submit monthly status reports summarizing testing and evaluation activities that demonstrate that the FRESCO™ Framework is functioning properly and that the models and components are simulating accurate results. Monthly reports should also summarize progress made, describing all major research activities, and report steps taken to assure quality control.

3. Travel to meetings for the development meetings and presentation of results may be required.

a.) No Trips are anticipated for this task.

4. Qualifications: This task is usually conducted by a team of 2-4 scientists with at least a Master’s degree and 5-15 years of experience.

5. Estimated Level of Effort: 280-310 hours

6. Period of Performance: 12 months after award

TASK 3. Conduct FRESCO™ Framework, Models, and Components Validation using Existing Army Datasets.

The U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center, Environmental Laboratory (EL), located in Vicksburg, MS, is conducting research to address the fate and transport of military munition constituents (MC) to help solve problems for DoD training ranges throughout the U.S. The tools address MC migration from training ranges and human and ecological risk assessment due to exposure to MC.

1. Scope: ERDC-EL is funding the integration of existing and upgraded ARAMS™ and TREECS™ models and components into the FRESCO™ framework. As part of this work validation of the new framework, models, and components, will be done to ensure simulation accuracy using existing Army training range datasets.

2. Deliverable:

a) Plan for validating the accuracy of FRESCO™ Framework, Models, and Components using Existing Army Datasets

b) The contractor shall submit monthly status reports summarizing validation activities that demonstrate that the FRESCO™ is able to simulate accurate results when compared to existing Army datasets. Monthly reports should also summarize progress made, describing all major research activities, and report steps taken to assure quality control.

3. Travel to meetings for the development meetings and presentation of results may be required.

a.) No trips are anticipated for this task.

4. Qualifications: This task is usually conducted by a team of 2-4 scientists with at least a Master’s degree and 5-15 years of experience.

5. Estimated Level of Effort: 430-470 hours

6. Period of Performance: 12 months after award

TASK 4. Development of a Final Report documenting FRESCO™ Framework, Models, and Components Debugging, Testing and Evaluation, and Validation using Existing Army Datasets.

The U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center, Environmental Laboratory (EL), located in Vicksburg, MS, is conducting research to address the fate and transport of military munition constituents (MC) to help solve problems for DoD training ranges throughout the U.S. The tools address MC migration from training ranges and human and ecological risk assessment due to exposure to MC.

1. Scope: ERDC-EL is funding the integration of existing and upgraded ARAMS™ and TREECS™ models and components into the FRESCO™ framework. As part of this work a final technical report detailing debugging, testing, evaluation, and validation of the framework, models, and components will be done.

2. Deliverable:

a) Final Technical Report

b) Monthly reports should summarize progress made in the development of a Final Technical Report describing the activities done in Tasks 1, 2, and 3, and report steps taken to assure quality control.

3. Travel to meetings for the development meetings and presentation of results may be required.

a.) No trips are anticipated with this task.

4. Qualifications: This task is usually conducted by a team of 2-4 scientists with at least a Master’s degree and 5-15 years of experience.

5. Estimated Level of Effort: 380-410 hours

6. Period of Performance: 12 months after award

3. Technology Transfer. Results of the research and development shall be disseminated in appropriate technical transfer vehicles such as ERDC Miscellaneous Papers, Technical Notes, and peer-reviewed journal articles.

4. Location. WQCMB offices located in Vicksburg, MS or offsite as appropriate.

5. Security Requirements AT Level I Training. All contractor employees, to include subcontractor employees, requiring access to Army installations, facilities, controlled access areas, or require network access, 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. Upon request, the contractor shall submit certificates of completion for each affected contractor employee and subcontractor employee, to the COR or to the contracting officer (if a COR is not assigned), within 5 calendar days after completion of training by all employees and subcontractor personnel. AT Level I awareness training is available at the following website: http://jko.jten.mil/courses/atl1/launch.html; or it can be provided by the RA ATO in presentation form which will be documented via memorandum.

Access and General Protection/Security Policy and Procedures. All contractor and all associated sub-contractors employees shall comply with applicable installation, facility and area commander installation/facility access and local security policies and procedures (provided by government representative). The contractor shall also provide all information required for background checks to meet installation/facility access requirements to be accomplished by installation Provost Marshal Office, Director of Emergency Services or Security Office. Contractor workforce must comply with all personal identity verification requirements (FAR clause 52.204-9, Personal Identity Verification of Contractor Personnel) as directed by DOD, HQDA and/or local policy. In addition to the changes otherwise authorized by the changes clause of this contract, should the Force Protection Condition (FPCON) at any installation or facility change, the Government may require changes in contractor security matters or processes.

For contractors requiring Common Access Card (CAC). The contractor and all sub-contractors employees will be issued a CAC only if duties involve one of the following: (1) Both physical access to a DoD facility and access, via logon, to DoD networks on-site or remotely; (2) Remote access, via logon, to a DoD network using DoD-approved remote access procedures; or (3) Physical access to multiple DoD facilities or multiple non-DoD federally controlled facilities on behalf of the DoD on a recurring basis for a period of 6 months or more. At the discretion of the sponsoring activity, an interim CAC may be issued based on a favorable review of the FBI fingerprint check and a successfully scheduled NACI at the Office of Personnel Management.

For contractors who do not require CAC, but require access to a DoD facility or installation. Contractor and all associated sub-contractors employees shall comply with adjudication standards and procedures using the National Crime Information Center Interstate Identification Index (NCIC-III) and Terrorist Screening Database (TSDB) (Army Directive 2014-05 / AR 190-13), applicable installation, facility and area commander installation/facility access and local security policies and procedures (provided by government representative, as NCIC and TSDB are available), or, at OCONUS locations, in accordance with status of forces agreements and other theater regulations.

Suspicious Activity Reporting Training (e.g. iWATCH, CorpsWatch, or See Something, Say Something). The contractor and all associated sub-contractors shall receive a brief/training (provided by the RA) on the local suspicious activity reporting program. This locally developed training will be used to inform employees of the types of behavior to watch for and instruct employees to report suspicious activity to the project manager, security representative or law enforcement entity. 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 NLT 5 calendar days after the completion of the training.

Contractor Employees Who Require Access to Government Information Systems. All contractor employees with access to a government info system must be registered in the Army Training Certification Tracking System (ATCTS) at commencement of services, and must successfully complete the DOD Information Assurance Awareness prior to access to the information systems and then annually thereafter in accordance with personnel security standards listed in AR 25-2 (Information Assurance), an appropriate background investigation will be conducted prior to accessing the government information systems.

For Contracts that Require OPSEC Training. All new contractor employees will complete Level I OPSEC Training within 30 calendar days of their reporting for duty. Additionally, all contractor employees must complete annual OPSEC awareness training. The contractor shall submit certificates of completion for each affected contractor and subcontractor employee, to the COR or to the contracting officer (if a COR is not assigned), within 5 calendar days after completion of training. OPSEC awareness training is available at the following websites: https://www.iad.gov/ ioss/ or http://www.cdse.edu/catalog/operations-security.html; or it can be provided by the RA OPSEC Officer in presentation form which will be documented via memorandum.

For Information assurance (IA)/information technology (IT) training. All contractor employees and associated sub-contractor employees must complete the DoD IA awareness training before issuance of network access and annually thereafter. All contractor employees working IA/IT functions must comply with DoD and Army training requirements in DoDD 8570.01, DoD 8570.01-M and AR 25-2 within six months of employment.

Will be escorted in areas where they may be exposed to classified and/or sensitive materials and/or sensitive or restricted areas. All contract employees, including subcontractor employees who are not in possession of the appropriate security clearance or access privileges, will be escorted in areas where they may be exposed to classified and/or sensitive materials and/or sensitive or restricted areas.

Pre-screen candidates using E-Verify Program. The Contractor must pre-screen Candidates using the E-verify Program (http://www.uscis.gov/e-verify) website to meet the established employment eligibility requirements. The Vendor must ensure that the Candidate has two valid forms of Government issued identification prior to enrollment to ensure the correct information is entered into the E-verify system. An initial list of verified/eligible Candidates must be provided to the COR no later than 3 business days after the initial contract award.

5.0 Performance Requirements Summary

Task 1: Conduct FRESCO™ Framework, Models, and Components Debugging.

Deliverables each month:

1. Updated FRESCO™ Framework, Models, and Components based on debugging activities.

2. Written summary of any updates done to FRESCO™ Framework, Models, and Components with a description of the problem that necessitated the update.

The contractor shall use industry accepted model performance standards in evaluating how well the FRESCO™ models perform.

Monthly reports should summarize progress made, describing all major research activities, and report steps taken to assure quality control.

AQL: Monthly reports and updated software generated during each month will be submitted no later than 10 working days following the end of that month. If a later date is required, government should be notified prior to end of month.

Task 2 – Conduct FRESCO™ Framework, Models and Components Testing and Evaluation.

Deliverables:

1. Plan for testing and evaluating the accuracy of FRESCO™ Framework, Models, and Components

2. Written summary of testing and evaluation activities that demonstrate that the FRESCO™ Framework is functioning properly and that the models and components are simulating accurate results.

Monthly submission of testing and evaluation results demonstrating the functionality and accuracy of FRESCO™ Framework, Models, and Components.

AQL: Testing and evaluation results generated during each month will be submitted no later than 10 working days following the end of that month. If a later date is required, government should be notified prior to end of month.

Task 3: Conduct FRESCO™ Framework, Models, and Components Validation using Existing Army Datasets.

Deliverables each month:

1) Plan for validating the accuracy of FRESCO™ Framework, Models, and Components using Existing Army Datasets

2) Written summary of validation activities that demonstrate that the FRESCO™ is able to simulate accurate results when compared to existing Army datasets.

Monthly reports should summarize FRESCO™ validation progress made, describing all major research activities, and report steps taken to assure quality control.

AQL: Monthly reports and any data sets generated during each month will be submitted no later than 10 working days following the end of that month. If a later date is required, government should be notified prior to end of month.

Task 4: Development of a Final Report documenting FRESCO™ Framework, Models, and Components Debugging, Testing and Evaluation, and Validation using Existing Army Datasets.

Deliverables each month:

1) Development of Final Technical Report.

2) Monthly reports should summarize progress made, describing all major research activities, and report steps taken to assure quality control Monthly reports should summarize progress made in the development of a Final Technical Report describing the activities done in Tasks 1, 2, and 3, and report steps taken to assure quality control.

AQL: Monthly reports and any documents generated during each month will be submitted no later than 10 working days following the end of that month. If a later date is required, government should be notified prior to end of month.