Combined Synopsis Solicitation W9124L-21-R-0022 FCOE Video Live Stream.pdf

FCOE Video Live Stream W9124L-21-R-0022

This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items prepared in accordance with the format in Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Subpart 12.6, as supplemented with additional information included in this notice and in accordance with the simplified acquisition procedures authorized in FAR Part 13. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation; quotes are being requested and a written solicitation will NOT be issued.

The solicitation number is W9124L-21-R-0022. This solicitation is issued as a Request for Quotation (RFQ).

The solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular (FAC) 2020-04, effective 01/15/2020.

This requirement is being solicited as unrestricted. The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code is 518210 – Data Processing, Hosting, and Related Services. The business size standard is $35 Million.

List of Contract Line Item Numbers (CLINs), quantities, and units of measure:

CLIN 0001

QUANTITY: 1

UNIT OF ISSUE: EACH

MEDIA STREAMING AND STORAGE SUBSCRIPTION NET AMOUNT______________

Description: Media Streaming and Storage Platform. Contractor shall provide media streaming and storage platform in accordance with Statement of Work. Contractor’s quote shall include information showing ability to meet requirements listed with attached Statement of Work. The Livestream Business Communications- Tier III platform must meet the minimum following salient characteristics:

a. Streaming from ten (10) simultaneous locations.

b. Unlimited viewers of live and on demand videos.

c. Ability to control site, URL, and stream banding, media.

d. Media streaming player able to be embedded on social media sites.

e. No install requirement for viewers.

f. Control of live stream buffer.

g. Ability to predesign broadcast with embedded video and slides.

h. Ability to password protect stream.

i. Automatic archival of stream with unlimited storage.

j. User friendly encoding software supported by network streaming service.

k. Ability to halt stream broadcast and still record event.

l. Complete web based encoding and streaming solution.

m. Any required software included in contract cost.

n. No ads.

o. Dedicated contract support representative.

p. 7 day a week phone Technical Support.

q. Shall have 98% reliability of streaming platform.

Date(s) and place(s) of delivery and acceptance and FOB point: Period of Performance shall be from 30 September 2021 to 29 September 2022. Acceptance by: Government. FOB: Destination.

FAR 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors – Commercial, applies to this acquisition. The following addendum to FAR 52.212-1 is applicable to this requirement:

QUOTE SUBMISSION REQUIREMENTS

Contractor shall submit the following documents in their quote submission;

a. Completed bid schedule (Page 1 of combined synopsis NET AMOUNT)

b. Contractor Quote showing ability to meet requirement.

c. Completed FAR 52.204-24 and FAR 52.204-26 Representation

d. Any amendments (If applicable)

CLARIFICATION OF THIS SOLICITATION

Prospective offerors are cautioned against soliciting views, clarification, interpretations, etc., of this solicitation from agencies or individuals of the Government other than the office issuing this solicitation. The points of contact (POCs) below. All clarifications and/or questions are due 11 June 2021 at 4 PM, central time. Sufficient time should be allowed for a reply to reach offerors before submission of their bids/offers. No phone calls, email only. Oral explanations will not be binding.

Contracting Officer (KO): Pauline K. Abraham; pauline.k.abraham.civ@mail.mil Contract Specialist (CS): Michael S. Mitchell; michael.s.mitchell.civ@mail.mil

INTERRUPTION OF GOVERNMENT PROCESSES

If an emergency or unanticipated event interrupts normal Government processes so that quotations/proposals/bids cannot be received at the office designated for receipt by the exact time specified in the RFQ, and urgent Government requirements preclude an amendment or other notice of an extension of the bid opening/closing date, the time specified for receipt of quotes/proposals/bids will be deemed to be extended to the same time of day specified in the RFQ on the first work day on which normal Government processes resume. If no time is specified in the solicitation, the time for receipt is 4:00 p.m., local time for the designed Government office.

EVALUATION AND AWARD

The Government will evaluate offers in response to this request and award a purchase order/contract to the responsible offeror whose quote conforming to this request, will be most advantageous to the Government considering price and past performance. Award will be made based upon the best value to the Government in accordance with procedures in FAR 13.106-2(b).

NOTICE OF AWARD

A written notice of award or acceptance of an offer, mailed or otherwise furnished to the successful offeror within the time for acceptance specified in the offer, shall result in a binding contract without further action by either party.

Before the offer’s specified expiration time, the Government may accept an offer (or part of an offer), whether or not there are negotiations after its receipt, unless a written notice of withdrawal is received before award.

(x) Offerors shall include a completed copy of the provision at 52.212-3, Offeror Representations and Certifications – Commercial Items with its quote.

(xi) The clause at FAR 52.212-4, Contract Terms and Conditions – Commercial Items applies to this acquisition. The following addendum to FAR 52.212-1 is applicable to this requirement:

APACHE GATE DELIVERY INFORMATION

All delivery trucks, transportation trucks, vehicles pulling trailers, every type of cargo or construction vehicle must enter through Apache Gate.

Location of Apache Gate: Take the Medicine Park exit 45 off of Interstate 44, proceed west on highway 49 (approximately 0.5 mile). Entrance to Apache Gate is on the left (south).

Hours for Apache Gate are: Mon- Fri/5 a.m.-9 p.m., Sat/6 a.m. – 2 p.m., closed on Sunday.

CONTRACTUAL AUTHORITY

No written or oral statements of any person whosoever other than the Contracting Officer will, in any manner or degree, modify or otherwise affect the terms of this contract. The Contracting Officer is the only person authorized to approve changes in any of the requirements under this contract, and notwithstanding any provisions contained elsewhere in this contract, the said authority remains solely with the Contracting Officer.

CHANGES

Changes in terms and conditions of this contract may be made only by written agreement of the parties with the exception of administrative changes such as changes in paying office, appropriation data, etc., which may be made unilaterally by the Government.

The clause at 52.212-5, Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or Executive Orders – Commercial Items, applies to this acquisition and the following additional FAR clauses cited in the clause are applicable to this acquisition: FAR; 52.219-28; 52.222-3; 52.222-19; 52.222-21; 52.222-26; 52.222-36; 52.222-40;

52.222-50; 52.223-18; 52.225-13; 52.232-33; 52.239-1.

The following additional contract requirements or terms and conditions are applicable to this requirement:

CLAUSES INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE

52.204-13 System for Award Management Maintenance OCT 2018 52.204-18 52.204-25

Commercial and Government Entity Code Maintenance Prohibition on Contracting for Certain Telecommunications and Video Surveillance Services and Equipment

JUL 2016

AUG 2020

52.212-4 Contract Terms and Conditions--Commercial Items OCT 2018 52.232-39 Unenforceability of Unauthorized Obligations JUN 2013 52.232-40 Providing Accelerated Payments to Small Business

Subcontractors

DEC 2013

52.247-34 F.O.B. Destination NOV 1991 252.203-7000 Requirements Relating to Compensation of Former DoD

Officials

SEP 2011

252.203-7002 Requirement to Inform Employees of Whistleblower Rights SEP 2013 252.204-7003 Control Of Government Personnel Work Product APR 1992 252.204-7012 Safeguarding Covered Defense Information and Cyber

Incident Reporting

DEC 2019

252.211-7003 Item Unique Identification and Valuation MAR 2016 252.223-7008 Prohibition of Hexavalent Chromium JUN 2013 252.225-7001 Buy American And Balance Of Payments Program-- Basic DEC 2017 252.225-7012 Preference For Certain Domestic Commodities DEC 2017 252.232-7010 Levies on Contract Payments DEC 2006 252.243-7001 Pricing Of Contract Modifications DEC 1991 252.244-7000 Subcontracts for Commercial Items JUN 2013

252.247-7023 Transportation of Supplies by Sea FEB 2019

CLAUSES INCORPORATED BY FULL TEXT

52.252-2 Clauses Incorporated by Reference FEB 1998 Fill-ins:

https://www.acquisition.gov/?q=browsefar http://farsite.hill.af.mil

252.232-7003 Electronic Submission of Payment Requests and Receiving

Reports

DEC 2018

252.232-7006 Wide Area WorkFlow Payment Instructions DEC 2018 Fill-ins provided upon award.

5152.233-4000 AMC-Level Protest Program FEB 2014 Fill-ins:

Prior to submitting an agency protest, it is preferable that you first attempt to resolve your concerns with the responsible contracting officer. However, you may also file a protest to the Headquarters (HQ), Army Materiel Command (AMC). The HQ AMC-Level Protest Program is intended to encourage interested parties to seek resolution of their concerns within AMC as an Alternative Dispute Resolution forum, rather than filing a protest with the Government Accountability Office (GAO) or other external forum. Contract award or performance is suspended during the protest to the same extent, and within the same time periods, as if filed at the GAO. The AMC protest decision goal is to resolve protests within 35 calendar days from filing. To be timely, protests must be filed within the periods specified in FAR 33.103. If you want to file a protest under the HQ AMC-Level Protest Program, the protest must request resolution under that program and be sent to the address below.

Headquarters U.S. Army Materiel Command Office of Command Counsel-Deputy Command Counsel 4400 Martin Road Rm: A6SE040.001 Redstone Arsenal, AL 35898-5000 Fax: (256) 450-8840 or email usarmy.redstone.usamc.mbx.protests@mail.mil

The AMC-Level Protest procedures are found at: http://www.amc.army.mil/amc/commandcounsel.html.

If internet access is not available, contact the contracting officer or HQ, AMC to obtain the HQ AMC-Level Protest Procedures.

(End of Clause)

PROVISIONS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE

52.204-7 System for Award Management OCT 2018 52.204-16 Commercial and Government Entity Code Reporting JUL 2016 52.212-1 Instructions to Offerors – Commercial Items OCT 2018 252.203-7005 Representation Relating to Compensation of Former DoD

Officials

NOV 2011

252.204-7004 Antiterrorism Awareness Training for Contractors FEB 2019 252.213-7000 Notice to Prospective Suppliers on Use of Supplier

Performance Risk System in Past Performance Evaluations

SEP 2019

PROVISIONS INCORPORATED BY FULL TEXT

52.204-24

52.204-26

52.212-3 ALT 1

Representation Regarding Certain Telecommunications and Video Surveillance Services or Equipment Covered Telecommunications Equipment or Services- Representation Offeror Representations and Certifications – Commercial Items

OCT 2020

OCT 2020

DEC 2019

52.252-1 Solicitation Provisions Incorporated by Reference FEB 1998 Fill-ins:

https://www.acquisition.gov/?q=browsefar http://farsite.hill.af.mil

The date, time and place offers are due: All quotes shall be submitted to the following email address. Electronic submissions only. Facsimile or mailed quotes will not be accepted.

Due Date: 18 June 2021 by 4:00 PM, central time.

Submit to both Pauline K. Abraham, CONTRACTING OFFICER. Email: pauline.k.abraham.civ@mail.mil and Michael S. Mitchell, CONTRACT SPECIALIST. Email: michael.s.mitchell.civ@mail.mil with the subject line:

“[insert company’s name] Quote for W9124L21R0022 / Video Live Stream”

The name and telephone number of the individual to contact for information regarding the solicitation: Pauline K.

Abraham, Contracting Officer. 580-442-3904.

[End of Combined Synopsis/Solicitation]

STATEMENT OF WORK

Live Stream Video Platform

1. INTRODUCTION.

1.1. ORGANIZATION: U.S. Anny Fires Center of Excellence and Fort Sill (USAFCOEFS) Fort Sill, OK 73503-5600.

1.2. BACKGROUND. Public streaming of graduations has been directed by the Fort Sill Commanding General and the Initial Military Training (IMT) Commanding General for all IMT training installations. Live streaming increases the overall audience of an event where some attendees may not be able to attend due to scheduling or logistical conflicts. Commanders can utilize event streaming for a wide range of opportunities from including family members that cannot attend a graduation ceremony to increasing participation with Town Hall meetings.

1.3 PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE. The requested Period of Performance is 30 September 2021 to 29 September 2022

1.4. PLACE OF PERFORMANCE: The primary place of performance shall be multiple locations on Fort Sill, Oklahoma depending on event schedules.

1.5. ADMINISTRATIVE CONSIDERATIONS.

1.5.1. Work Schedule. The hours of 0800 to 1700 are the projected normal hours operating over a standard five-day period, excluding Government Holidays.

1.5.2. Overtime. Overtime is not anticipated.

1.5.3. TRAVEL. Travel is not required.

2. SCOPE OF WORK.

The purpose of this requirement is for the purchase of a Live Video Streaming Platform that meets or exceeds the requirements located in Technical Specifications.

3. TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS. (If any) Work shall be completed in a professional manner according to standard industry practices.

3.1 The live streaming platform shall be able to stream a minimum of l0ea simultaneous events at 10 unique locations at any given time.

3.2 The live streaming platform shall have at a minimum the capability of supporting 2,000 viewers per event and supporting a total of 500,000 viewers annually for both live and/or on demand viewing.

3.3 The live streaming platform shall give FCOE admins the ability to control site, URL, stream branding, and block viewers by geolocation or IP address.

3.4 The live streaming platform shall have a media streaming player able to be embedded on social media sites.

3.5 The live streaming platform shall not have any installation requirements for viewers.

3.6 The live stream platform shall have the ability y to password protect or hide streams and on demand files.

3.7 The live stream platform shall have the ability y to have automatic archival of stream with unlimited storage.

3.8 The live stream encoding software shall have the ability to record an event offline, control broadcast buffer, and recover stream in the event of loss of network access.

3.9 The live stream platform shall have no ads embedded on the live stream.

3.10 The live stream platform shall have a dedicated support representative with 7 day a week technical support as well as a dedicated onboarding/ integration team.

3.11 The encoding software and streaming service shall have the ability to predesign broadcast with embedded video and slides.

3.13 The live stream platform shall have user friend ly encoding software that has the ability to control resolution, bitrate, integrate multiple cameras and microphones, digital content, and digitally control input/output settings.

3.14 Any required software shall be included in the base contract cost.

3.15 The live stream platform shall have the ability to provide a live chat function allowing for chat in order for participants to ask questions pertaining to the streaming video or subject matter being presented.

3.16 All technical questions shall be sent to the below government personnel:

CW2 Richard F. Dahlstrom @ (580) 558-0230, richard.f.dahlst rom2.mil@ mail.mil Mr. Ronald S. Bonar @ (580) 442-2573, ronald.s.bonar.civ@mail.mil

4. NON-PERSONAL SERVICES. The Government and the Contractor understand and agree that the work described in this task order is a "Non-personal Services Contract" as defined in FAR Part

37.101. Therefore, it is further understood and agreed that the Contractor and/or the Contractor's employees:

1). Shall perform the services described herein as independent contractors, not as employees of the Government.

2). Shall NOT be placed in a position where they are under the supervision, direction n o r evaluation of a federal employee, military or civilian, but shall, pursuant to the Government's right to inspect, accept or reject work, comply with such general direction of the Contracting Officer or the duly appointed representative of the Contracting Officer as is necessary to ensure completion of the contract objectives.

3). Shall NOT be placed in a position of command, supervision administration or control over DA military civilian personnel or personnel of other contractors, or become part of the Government organization.

4). Further as this contract/task order does not create an employer-employee relationship, the entitlements and benefits applicable to such relationships do NOT apply. Such include, but are not limited to, federal income tax withholding, Federal Insurance Contributions Act (FICA), unemployment compensation and workman's compensation benefits by virtue of this contract/task order.

5. CONTRACTOR ACCESS TO FORT SILL (NOV 2014)

Effective 30 January 2015, personnel requiring access to the installation shall possess a Common Access Card (CAC), Long Term Unescorted Access Pass or Military ID, or Individual temporary pass issued by the Fort Si ll, Directorate of Emergency Services (DES) pursuant to Army Directive 2014-05, Policy and Implementation Procedures for Common Access Card Credentialing and Installation Access for Un-cleared Contractors. Fort Sill will initiate a system which provides three forms of access documentation based upon the duration of required access and DOD network requirements. The three forms, described below, are as follows: (I) Common Access Card (CAC); (2) Long Term Unescorted Access Pass or Military ID; or an (3) Individual Temporary y Pass. The Prime Contractor shall provide the designated Contracting Officer's Representative (COR) or Government Point of Contact (POC) required documentation (FS Form

118) for each prime or sub-contract employee who requires a CAC or Long Term Unescorted Access Pass in the performance of this contract. The required documentation shall be provided by the Prime Contractor within 10 calendar days of notification of this requirement or of contract award (whichever occurs first).

118) for each prime or sub-contract employee who requires a CAC or Long Term Unescorted Access Pass in the performance of this contract. The required documentation shall be provided by the Prime Contractor within 10 calendar days of notification of this requirement or of contract award (whichever occurs first).

5.1. Required Documentation for Access:

FS 118 REQUEST FOR UNESCORTED INSTALLATION CONTRACT ACCESS TO

FORT SILL fillable form is located at: http://sill-www.army.mil/USAG/forms.htm l

Once documentation is provided by the Prime Contractor to the COR/POC, the COR/POC will initiate and coordinate the process for obtaining Contractor CACs or Long Term Unescorted Passes (for contract employees not possessing a current CAC or military ID) with the Directorate of Emergency Services (DES).

Failure to receive a CAC may result in the contractor personnel being denied admission to the installation. Failure to receive a Long Term Unescorted Access Pass or Individual Temporary Pass will result in the contractor personnel being denied admission to the installation. Failure to receive required access shall not relieve the Contractor from execution of Contract Requirements. Denial of a request can be appealed by completing FS 117 and submitting to the designated COR/POC for action. Submission of an appeal shall not relieve the Contractor from execution of Contract Requirements.

5.2. Required Documentation for Appeal:

- FS 117 FORT SILL ACCESS CONTROL DENIAL WAIVER APPLICATION PROCESS

AND FORT SILL FORM 117 (FS ACCESS CONTRO L DENIAL WAIVER

APPLICATION). A fillable form is located at: http://sill-www.army.mil/USAG/fo1ms.html

5.3. Three Forms of Access Documentation

.L Common Access Card (CAC): Contractor employees and staff (herein referred to as Contractors) requiring access to the installation on a recurring basis for a period of 6 months or more, and requiring access to a DOD computer network shall obtain a CAC.

Contractor employee s who do not require access to a DOD computer network are not eligible for a CAC but should apply for Long term, unescorted access as described below.

ꞏ CACs are issued through the Trusted Associate Sponsorship System (TASS) program.

Issuance of a CAC requires a favorable Federal Bureau of Investigations (FBI) fingerprint check, successful submission of a National Agency Check with Inquiries (NACI) (equivalent or higher) background investigation to the Army's investigative service provider and a favorably adjudicated NACI (equivalent or higher) investigation from a Federal department or agency.

In order to avoid delays in gaining access to the installation, contractors requiring a

CAC are encouraged to contact their Contracting Officer Representative (COR) to begin the process to obtain CACs as soon as possible.

2. Long Term, Unescorted Access Pass: This pass is required for Contractors, Sub-contractors and Vendors requiring physical access to the installation on a recurring basis (greater than 24 hours) and who do not require access to a DOD computer network. The expiration date of the access will be the end of the contract period of performance or 365 days whichever comes first. Sub-contractors shall be bound by this sa me requirement. Prime Contractors are responsible for obtaining timely sub-contractor documents necessary to secure required access documents. Contractors and their employees shall pass a NCIC Interstate Identification Index check in order to secure re this pass.

Military ID: Military ID cards for retirees, reservists and dependents are acceptable for unescorted access onto Fort Sill.

In order to avoid delays in gaining access to the installation, contractors are encouraged to contact their Contracting Officer Representative (COR) to begin the process of securing long term passes as soon as possible.

3. Individual Temporarv Pass: All contractors and sub-contractors who do not possess a CAC, a valid Military ID, or a current long term unescorted pass shall report to the Visitors Control Center located near Sheridan gate to obtain an Individual temporary pass. A temporary pass will ONLY be issued to persons who produce a valid current federal or state issued ID with a picture, and must pass a NCIC Interstate Identification Index check and local exclusion roster. (The Center is anticipated to be open 30 January 2015)

Acceptable forms of ID arc:

1. Valid current State issued Photo ID that is fo r driving or for identification.

2. Valid current Pem1anent Resident Card or Alien Registration Receipt Card (Form 1-551)

3. Valid current Employment Authorization Document (Card) that contain s a photograph (Form l-766)

4. Passport (Foreign Passports must show point of entry stamp).

The contractor shall return issued CACs and Passes to the designated COR at the end of the contract period of performance or the end of the individual employee’s tenure, whichever comes first. The contractor shall also coordinate with the COR for new or replacement CACs or Long Term Unescorted Passes as required.

For additional information, see:

http://sill-www.amw.mil/installat ion access change.html http://sill -www.army.mil/ USAG / forms.html

Fort Sill unesco1ted access regulation (to be published).

Homeland Security Presidential Directive 12, Policy for a Common Identification Standard for Federal Employees and Contractors located at http://www.dhs.gov /homela nd-security-presidential- directive-12#1

Army Regulat ion (AR) 190-13, the Army Physical Security Program loca ted at http://armypubs.army.mil/epubs /190 Series Collection I . html

Arm y Directive 2011-08 , Army Implementation of Homeland Security Presidential Directive -12 loca ted at http://armypubs.army.mil/epubs/pdf/ad2011 08.pdf

6. ANTITERRORISM/OPERATIONS SECURITY

7.1. Anti-Terrorism (AT) Considerations and Awareness Training. In accordance with (IAW) Army Regulation 525-13, paragraph 5-19, all prospective contractors will undergo a verification process to determine the trustworthiness and suitability prior to being granted access to federal property. Limited access with escort may be granted (at the installation' s discretion) for an interim period while investigations are being conducted. IAWAR 25-2 and HSPD-12, Installation Security Office will submit all background invest igat io ns on prospective contractors requiring Common Access Cards (CAC), network access. Upon notification, the Provost Marshal Office will conduct background checks on all other contractor personnel when there isn' t a requirement for CAC and/or IT requirements in the contract All contractor personnel assigned to this contract must complete the " Anti-Terrorism Level I Training " provided on-line at https://at level l .dtic.mil/at/ annually. Certificate of completion will be provided thru the COR to the unit/activity security manager. (Reference Department of the Army, US Army Contracting Agency, SFCA-CO, 5 Sep 07, subject: Incorporation of Anti- Terrorism Measures into the Contracting Process and AR 525-13, Antiterrorism).

7.2. Security Awareness Training. All contractor personnel assigned to this contract must complete the Contractors Security Awareness Training annually. Go to Internet Explorer, Fort Gordon website, select Fort Gordon and click on Dir, Plans Training & Mobilization, select Security /Intelligence, and click on Contractor OPSEC Awareness Training.

A record on co mple ion will be provided thru the COR to the unit/activity security manager. (Reference AR 530-1, Operations Security (OPSEC), Chapter 6).

7.3. Contractor personnel will have routine and unavoidable access to proprietary information which they are required to protect. Personnel app lied to the tasks in this PWS may not work on other tasks for the contractor or for any other agency without a formal written request, and written consent granted by, the contracting officer.

7.4. Uses and Safeguarding of Information. In formation from the secure web site is considered to be proprietary in nature when the contract number and contractor identity are associated with the direct labor hours and direct labor dollars. At no time will any data be release d to the public with the contractor name and contract number associated with the data.

7.5. Privacy Act. All contract personnel assigned to this task will have access to information that may be subject to the Privacy Act of 1974. The contractor is responsible for ensuring all assigned contract personnel are briefed on Privacy Act requirements.

7.6. AT Level I Training. This provision/contract text is for contractor employees with an area of performance within an Army controlled installation, facility or area. All contractor employees, to include subcontractor employees, requiring access to Army installations, facilities and controlled access areas shall complete AT Level I awareness training within 30 calendar days after contract start date or effective date of incorporation of this requirement into the contract, whichever is applicable. The contractor shall submit certificates of completion for each affected contractor employee and subcontractor employee, to the COR or to the contracting officer, if a COR is not assigned, within 30 calendar days after completion of training by all employees and subcontractor personnel. AT Level I awareness training is available at the following website: https://atlevel 1.dt ic.mil/at.

7.7. AT Awareness Training for Contactor Personnel T raveling Overseas. This standard language text required US based contractor employees and associated subcontractor employees to make available and to receive government provided area of responsibility (AOR) specific AT awareness training as directed by AR 525-13. Specific AOR training content is directed by the combatant commander with the unit ATO being the local point of contact.

7.8. Access and General Protection/Security Policy and Procedures. This standard language text is for contractor employees with an area of performance within an Army controlled installation, facility or area. 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 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 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 individual facility or installation change, the Government may require changes in contractor security matters or processes.

7.9. iWATCH Training. This standard language is for contractor employees with an area of performance within an Army controlled installation, facility or area. The contractor and all associated sub-contractors shall brief all employees on the local iWATCH program (training standards provided by the requiring activity ATO). This local 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 COR. This training shall be completed within 14 calendar days of contract award and within 14 calendar days of new employees commencing performance with the results reported to the COR NLT 30 calendar days after contract award.

7.10. Contractor Employees Who Require Access to Government Information Systems. All contractor employees with access to a government info system must be registered in the ATCTS (Army Training Certification Tracking System) at commencement of services, and must successfully complete the DOD Information Assurance Awareness prior to access to the information systems and then annually thereafter.

7.11. For Contracts that Require OPSEC Training. Per AR 530-1, Operations Security, new contractor employees must complete Level I OPSEC training within 30 calendar days of their reporting for duty. All contractor employees must complete annual OPSEC awareness training.

7.12. 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.

7.13. For information assurance (IA)/information technology (IT) cortication. Per DoD 8570.01-M, DFARS 252.239.7001 and AR 25-2, the contractor employees supporting IA/IT functions shall be appropriately certified upon contract award. The baseline certification as stipulated in DoD 8570.01-M must be completed upon contract award

7.14. For Contracts That Require Handling or Access to Classified Information. Contractor shall comply with FAR 52.204-2, Security Requirements. This clause involves access to information classified "(Con)fidential," "(Sec)ret," or "Top (Sec)ret" and requires contractors to comply with-(1) The Security Agreement (DD Form 441), including the National Industrial Security Program Operating Manual (DoD 5220.22-M); any revisions to DOD 5220.22-M, notice of which has been furnished to the contractor.

7.15. In support of the DOD policy on terrorism, it is DA policy that- Commanders do not have the same legal responsibility to provide AT training for Defense contractors as that provided for military forces or direct-hire employees. Contractors remain private U.S. citizens. The DOD will assist the DOS, where militarily feasible, in supporting efforts to protect U.S. citizens abroad. Contractors are required to contact the combatant command to obtain, and comply with, the specific AT guidance for that particular area.

Commanders are required to offer AT training to contractors under the terms specified in the contract. Contractors working within a U.S. military facility or in close proximity of U.S. Forces will receive incidentally the benefits of measures undertaken to protect U.S. Forces. Operating contractors at Government Owned Contractor Operated facilities will comply with the provisions of this regulation , and with ACOM, Major Subordinate Command (MSC), DRU, and GCC directives and guidance, which supplement or amend AR 525- 13. Army officials’ responsible for developing and negotiating contracts with contractor operators of government facilities will ensure that this provision is included in all operating contracts. Compliance with the “No Double Standard " policy on dissemination of terrorist threat information is maintained.

7.16. All Contractor employees shall complete the Defense Information System Agency Information Security Awareness CD-ROM course as a minimum training requirement.

The Contractor employees shall also receive basic computer security awareness training.

Infom1ation required to execute will be provided by the Government after TO award.

7.17. The Contractor shall ensure that all assigned personnel understand applicable s e c u r i t y policies and directives. Personnel who knowingly violate security policies or directives shall be dismissed.

7.18. All Electronic and Information Technology (EIT) procured through this task must meet the applicable accessibility standards at 36 CFR 1194, unless an agency exception to this requirement exists. 36 CFR 1194 implements Section 508 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as amended, and is viewable at http://access-board.gov/sec508/508standards.htm.

7.19. All Contractor employees shall complete the Defense Information System Agency (DISA) training in accordance with the ID/IQ contract's PWS paragraph C.1.6. 14.