DRAFT EPG Performance Work Statement 20211021.pdf

CUI

1 | P a g e

C-1 GENERAL

C-1.1. BACKGROUND INFORMATION

C-1.2. EPG MISSION

C-1.3. OVERVIEW OF EPG ORGANIZATION/FACILITIES/CAPABILITIES

C-1.3.1. General C-1.3.2. Description of Services C-1.3.3. Mission Command and Network Test Directorate C-1.3.3.1. Mission Command & Network System Test Division C-1.3.3.2. Mission Command Systems and Software Test Division C-1.3.3.3. Test Analysis Division C-1.3.4. Test Resources & Laboratories Directorate C-1.3.4.1. Electromagnetic Environmental Effects (E3) and Test Facility (E3TF) C-1.3.4.2. Antenna Test Facility (ATF) C-1.3.4.3. Environmental Test Facility (ETF) C-1.3.4.4. Global Positioning Systems (GPS) C-1.3.4.5. Search and Rescue Beacon Test Facility C-1.3.4.6. Cyber Security Testing Division C-1.3.4.7. Electronic Warfare and Intelligence Surveillance and Reconnaissance Test Division

(EW&ISR) 16

C-1.3.5. Staff Support Directorate (SSD) C-1.3.5.1. Meteorological Support C-1.3.5.2. Spectrum Management/Spectrum Monitoring/ Land Mobile Radio (LMR) C-1.3.5.3. Office of Chief Information Officer (CIO) C-1.3.6. Office of Technology Development (OTD) C-1.3.6.1. OTD – Future and Emerging Requirements C-1.3.6.2. OTD – Current Instrumentation C-1.3.6.3. OTD – Hardware Design and Development C-1.3.6.4. OTD – Instrumentation Training and Support C-1.3.6.5. OTD – Configuration Management, Quality Assurance, Logistics C-1.3.6.6 OTD – Software and Hardware Instrumentation

C-2 SPECIFIC TASK DESCRIPTIONS

C-2.1. General

C-2.2. Requirements

C-2.3. Program Management C-2.3.1. Organization C-2.3.2. Staffing Skill Levels and Experience C-2.3.2.1. Skill Levels C-2.3.2.2. Experience C-2.3.2.3. Technical Qualifications C-2.3.2.4. Staffing

C-2.4. Task Management

2 | P a g e

C-2.5. Best Industry Practices

C-2.6. General Test Support C-2.6.1. Modeling and Simulation (M&S) – Integration of Test and M&S C-2.6.2. Test Planning, Execution, and Reporting C-2.6.2.1. Test Plans and Procedures C-2.6.2.2. Document Review and Comment C-2.6.2.3. Test and Inspection Reports C-2.6.2.4. Technical Paper and Intellectual Property C-2.6.2.5. Test Operating Procedures (TOPs) C-2.6.2.6. Technical Support and Surge Capability C-2.6.2.7. Test Design and Assessment C-2.6.2.8. Test Databases C-2.6.2.9. Test Disclosure

C-2.7. Mission Command and Network Test Directorate

C-2.8. Test Resources and Laboratories Directorate C-2.8.1. C4 Test Bed C-2.8.2. Cybersecurity Testing C-2.8.2.1. Cybersecurity Developmental Test and Evaluation C-2.8.3. Physical Environments and Electromagnetic Environmental Effects C.2.8.3.1. Environmental Effects C.2.8.4. Global Positioning Systems (GPS) C-2.8.4.1. GPS Product Support C-2.8.4.2. Cosmicheskaya Sistyema Poiska Avariynich Sudov Search and Rescue Satellite-Aided Tracking (COSPAS-SARSAT) Beacon Certification Facility

C-2.8.5. Electromagnetic Environmental Effects (E3) C-2.8.5.1. Specific Staffing Requirements C-2.8.6. Antenna Testing C-2.8.6.1. Specific Staffing Requirements C-2.8.7. Electronic Warfare and Intelligence Surveillance and Reconnaissance Test Division

(EW&ISR) 31

C-2.8.7.1. Electronic Warfare Developmental Test Support C-2.8.7.2. Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance Test Support

C-2.9. Test Support Services C-2.9.1. Data Processing and Analysis

C-2.10. RESERVED

C-2.11. STAFF SUPPORT DIRECTORATE

C-2.11.1. Meteorology C-2.11.2. Motor Pool Operations C-2.11.2.1 Specific Staffing Requirements C-2.11.2.2. Test Vehicle Operations C-2.11.2.3. Fleet Vehicle Maintenance C-2.11.2.4. The Army Maintenance Management System (TAMMS) C-2.11.2.5. Defense Property Accountability System (DPAS)

C-2.11.2.6. VEHICLES AND EQUIPMENT OPERATIONS

3 | P a g e

C-2.11.3. Facility Engineering and Maintenance Operation and Support C-2.11.3.1. Facility Maintenance Operation Support

C-2.11.4. SECURITY

C-2.11.4.1. Security Requirements C-2.11.4.2. Search and Seizure C-2.11.4.3. Lost and Found Property C-2.11.4.4. Clearance Requirement C-2.11.4.5. Personnel Security Clearances C-2.11.4.6. Classified C-2.11.4.7. Sensitive Compartmented Information (SCI) C-2.11.4.8. Communications Security (COMSEC) C-2.11.4.9. Special Access Programs C-2.11.4.10. Personnel Attestations C-2.11.4.11. Reports of Adverse Information C-2.11.4.12. Installation Access C-2.11.4.12.2 Access into Restricted Areas C-2.11.4.13. Security Identification Badges with Photograph C-2.11.4.14. Common Access Card C-2.11.4.15 Departing Employees C-2.11.4.16 Foreign Nationals/Immigrant Aliens C-2.11.4.17. Safeguarding Government Information and Property C-2.11.4.18. Security Inspections C-2.11.4.19. Control and Accountability of Top Secret Information C-2.11.4.20. Loss or Possible Compromise of Classified Information C-2.11.4.21. Physical Security C-2.11.4.22. Operations Security (OPSEC) Reviews C-2.11.4.23. Photographic and Recording Equipment C-2.11.4.24. Disclosure of Information – Proprietary Information C-2.11.4.25. Personnel Requiring Visit Authorization Request (VAR) C-2.11.4.26. Contractors Authorized to Accompany the Force C-2.11.4.27. Contractor Performance or Delivery in a Foreign Country

C-2.11.5. SAFETY

C-2.11.5.1. Safety and Contractor Acquired Facilities C-2.11.5.2. Responsibilities C-2.11.5.3. Safety and HAZMAT C-2.11.5.3.1. Responsibilities C-2.11.5.4. Safety Policy C-2.11.5.5. Safety Plan and Preparatory Meetings C-2.11.5.6. Medical Surveillance Plan C-2.11.5.7. Safety Procedures C-2.11.5.8. Unsafe Procedures C-2.11.5.9. Safety Training Plan C-2.11.5.10. Accident Reporting C-2.11.5.11. Investigation Cooperation C-2.11.5.12. Building Fire Marshal C-2.11.5.13. Accountability

4 | P a g e

C-2.11.5.14. Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) C-2.11.5.14.1. Respirators C-2.11.5.15. Defibrillator C-2.11.5.16. Emergency Medical Service C-2.11.5.17. Industrial Hygiene C-2.11.5.18. Occupational Safety and Health Act (OSHA) References C-2.11.5.19. Other Applicable Safety Documents, Publications, and References C-2.11.5.20. Environmental Regulatory Requirements C-2.11.5.21. Environmental Coordination C-2.11.5.22. Environmental Contamination C-2.11.5.23. Pollution Prevention C-2.11.5.24. Storm Water Management Plan C-2.11.5.25. Environmental Considerations C-2.11.5.26. Smoking Policy C-2.11.6. Spectrum Management Office (SMO) C-2.11.6.1. Spectrum Management C-2.11.6.2. Spectrum Monitoring C-2.11.6.3. Land Mobile Radio (LMR) C-2.11.7. Office of the Chief Information Officer C-2.11.7.1. General Information C-2.11.7.2. Cybersecurity Requirements C-2.11.7.3. IT Contractor Employees C-2.11.7.4. Cybersecurity Workforce Improvement Program C-2.11.7.5. Cybersecurity /Information Technology (IT) Training C-2.11.7.6. Cybersecurity/Information Technology (IT) Certification C-2.11.7.7. Contractor Employees Requiring Access to Government Information Systems C-2.11.7.8. SharePoint/ Web Software Development and Maintenance C-2.11.7.9. System Administration C-2.11.7.10. Information System Security Manager (ISSM) Support C-2.11.7.11. Local Area Network (LAN) and TITAN Support

C-2.12. OFFICE of TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT C-2.12.1. Instrumentation and Software Development C-2.12.1.1. Development Priorities C-2.12.1.2. Development Methodologies C-2.12.2. Quality Control/Integration Testing C-2.12.3. Configuration Management C-2.12.3.a. Configuration Management Logistics C-2.12.4. Tool Documentation/Training

C-2.13. RESERVED

C-2.14. PERSONNEL MANNING

C-2.14.1. General C-2.14.2. Qualifications and Relevance C-2.14.3 Workload Resource Requirements C-2.14.4. Job Description Database C-2.14.5. Standards of Conduct

5 | P a g e

C-2.14.5.1 Removal of Personnel C-2.14.6. Contract Administration C-2.14.6.1. Interfaces C-2.14.7. Hazardous Conditions C-2.14.8. Hours of Operation C-2.14.8.1. Scheduled Operations C-2.14.8.2. Test Mission Hours of Operation C-2.14.8.3. Other Hours of Operation C-2.14.8.4. Changes to Hours of Operation C-2.14.8.5. Temporary /Part-time / Surge Support C-2.14.8.6. Host Installation (Base/Post) Closure C-2.14.9. Emergency Plans/Operations C-2.14.10. Green Operations C-2.14.11. Place of Duty C-2.14.11.1. Government Office Space C-2.15.1. Quality Control Plan C-2.15.2. Quality Assurance C-2.15.3. Corrective Action C-2.15.3.1. Nonconformance Report (NCR) C-2.15.3.2. Corrective Action Plan (CAP) Requirements C-2.15.4. Government Inspections, Audits, Surveys, and Requests for Information and Technical Advice 71 C-2.15.4.1. Government Inspections, Audits, and Surveys C-2.15.4.2. Request for Information and Technical Advice C-2.15.5. Internal Control Checklists and Command/IG Inspections C-2.15.6. Files C-2.15.7. Performance Evaluation Meetings C-2.15.8. Process Improvement

C-2.16. FINANCIAL TRACKING AND REPORTING

C-2.16.1. Financial Systems

C-2.17. AUTOMATED INFORMATION SYSTEMS (AIS)

C-2.17.1. Use of AIS C-2.17.2. AIS Communication C-2.17.3. Temporary Manual Operation of AIS C-2.17.4. Data Ownership

C-2.18. TRAINING OF CONTRACTOR PERSONNEL

C-2.18.1. Government Funded Training C-2.18.2. Surge Support Training C-2.18.3. Emerging and Unforeseen Requirements Training C-2.18.4. Security Training C-2.18.5. Antiterrorism Level I Training C-2.18.6. AT Awareness Training for Contractor Personnel Traveling Overseas C-2.18.7. iWATCH Training C-2.18.8. OPSEC Training

6 | P a g e

C-2.19. TRAVEL

C-2.19.1. Remote Testing C-2.19.2. Conferences, Meetings, and Workshops C-2.19.3. Travel Time Compensation C-2.19.4. Privately Owned Vehicle (POV) Usage C-2.19.5. OCONUS Travel C-2.19.5.1. Travel to Germany C-2.19.5.2. Travel to Republic of Korea (ROK) C-2.19.5.3. Travel to Japan C-2.19.5.4. Travel to Southwest Asia C-2.19.5.5. Travel to Central America C-2.19.5.6. Travel to Canada

C-2.19.5.7. NOTE 1

C-2.19.5.8. NOTE 2

C-2.20. REPORTING

C-2.20.1. Safety Summary C-2.20.2. Accident Reporting C-2.20.2.1. Commander’s Critical Information Reporting (CCIR) C-2.20.3. Quality Deficiency Reports C-2.20.4. Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) and Plans C-2.20.5. Engineering Drawings, Associated Lists, and Code C-2.20.6. Organizational Files C-2.20.7. Monthly Activity Reports (MAR) C-2.20.8. Cost Performance Reporting C-2.20.8.1. Labor Charges C-2.20.8.2. Other Direct Costs (ODC) C-2.20.8.3. Travel C-2.20.8.4. Relocation/Recruiting C-2.20.8.5. Fully Burdened C-2.20.9. Cost Reporting Period C-2.20.10. Cost Reporting Accuracy and Completeness C-2.20.11. Preliminary Cost Estimates C-2.20.12. Test Cost Estimates

C-2.21. PERSONNEL REPORTING

C-2.21.1. Contractor Strength C-2.21.2. Personnel Roster C-2.21.3. Personnel Notification Form C-2.21.4. Transition of Personnel C-2.21.5. Surge Support C-2.21.6. Average Labor Rates by Category C-2.21.7. Accountability C-2.21.8. Training Requirements and Reports C-2.21.9. Contractor Operated Government Owned or Leased Equipment C-2.21.10. Waiver to Authorized Work Locations C-2.21.11. Data Calls

7 | P a g e

C-2.21.12. Activity Based Costing Data

C-2.22. CONTRACT SURVEILLANCE

C-2.22.1. Accounting for Contractor Support C-2.22.2. On a three (3) month updated basis (on the 5th day of the month following the quarter):

C-2.22.3. On a six (6) month updated basis C-2.22.4. On yearly updated basis (due 1 June of each year):

C-2.23. RECORDS

C-2.23.1. Record Management C-2.23.2. Contract Data C-2.23.3. Procedures and Processes

C-2.24. CONTRACT CLOSE-OUT AND TRANSITION

C-2.24.1. Phase-In Period C-2.24.2. Property C-2.24.3. Continuity of Operations C-2.24.4. Documentation Transition C-2.24.5. Procurements C-2.24.6. Phase-Out Period

C-2.25. COORDINATION WITH OTHER CONTRACTORS

C-3. GOVERNMENT FURNISHED PROPERTY AND SERVICES

C-3.1. Government Furnished Property

C-3.2. Incidental Property

C-3.3. Contractor Property

C-3.4. Contractor Responsibility and Accountability of GFP

C-3.5. Property Damage in Conjunction with Accidents

C-3.6. Government Services Administration (GSA) Vehicles C-3.6.1. Government Furnished GSA Leased Vehicles C-3.6.2. User Responsibilities C-3.6.3. User Responsibility for Cleaning Interior and Exterior of GSA Vehicle C-3.6.4. Government Owned Vehicles (GOV) C-3.6.4.1. Government Owned Vehicle (GOV) Issuance to Contractor

C.3.7. SERVICES

C.3.7.1 . Facilities C-3.7.2. Contractor Responsibilities in Government Furnished Facilities C.3.7.3. Facilities Maintenance and Repair C-3.7.4. Test, Measurement and Diagnostic Equipment (TMDE) C-3.7.5. Load Testing C-3.7.6. Utilities C-3.7.7. Potable Water C-3.7.8. Telephone Service – Land Lines C-3.7.9. Telephones Services

8 | P a g e

C-3.7.10. Network Access C-3.7.11. Refuse Collection C-3.7.12. Custodial Services C-3.7.13. Copying, Printing, and Reproduction C-3.7.14. Insect and Rodent Control C-3.7.15. Fire Protection C-3.7.16. Police Protection C-3.7.17. Mail C-3.7.18. Repair Parts C-3.7.19. Tools C-3.7.20. Petroleum, Oils, and Lubricants (POL) C-3.7.21 Warehouse Support C-3.8. Maintenance and Repair

C-4 DEFINITIONS AND ACRONYMS

C-4.1. DEFINITIONS

C-4.2. ACRONYMS

Appendix 1 Deliverables

Appendix 2 Tables of Notifications and Requests

3.1 Publications & Forms

3.2 Internet Accessible References

APPENDIX

Appendix 1 Table of Deliverables Appendix 2 Table of Notifications & Requests

Appendix 3 Publications & Forms…………………………………………………………………………………… 127

9 | P a g e

Section C. Performance Work Statement

C-1 GENERAL

C-1.1. BACKGROUND INFORMATION

The United States Army Electronic Proving Ground (EPG) is located at Fort Huachuca, Arizona, one of Department of Defense’s (DoD) foremost test and training ranges, supporting both military and commercial materiel developers by testing a broad spectrum of equipment throughout its life cycle. EPG is a tenant on Fort Huachuca with an area of operation which includes more than 76,000 acres of both public and private lands and the Fort Huachuca Military Installation. EPG is organized by core competencies, and the Contractor shall provide services to the following test and test support competencies as part of an integrated team: Command, Control, Communications and Computing (C4), Intellegence, Surviellance and Reconnaisance (ISR), tactical communications networks, electronic warfare/offensive cyber, mission command software systems, Assurred Posistion Navigation and Timing (APNT) and Global Posistioning Systems (GPS) testing; electromagnetic environmental effects (E3) which includes:

electromagnetic interference / electromagnetic compatibility (EMI/EMC), radio frequency electromagnetic environment (RF-EME), TEMPEST, telecommunication emission security and antenna testing; environmental climaticclimatic and dynamics effect; and operations support to the the, logistics, safety/security, data processing and analysis, and technical reporting.

Additional competencies include developmental, integrated, operational intelligence and electronic warfare software, and biometric testing.

C-1.2. EPG MISSION

The mission of EPG is to plan, conduct, analyze and report the results of developmental testing in direct support of Army Futures Command, while continuing to support Program Executive Offices and industry partners ensuring Soldiers receive the best possible equipment that enable mission accomplishment on the battlefield. EPG also supports Operational Tests (OT) and rapid initiative, technical, or customer test and evaluations in support of our C4, Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance (ISR), Network, Electronic Warfare (EW) and offensive cyber mission. To fulfill this mission, EPG provides quality, efficient, timely, value added test services that support the acquisition process, providing comprehensive test and evaluation data products and performance information to its customers. EPG’s customers are Army Program Executive Offices; program, project, and product managers; evaluators; acquisition decision makers; and those supporting the Soldier directly.

C-1.3. OVERVIEW OF EPG ORGANIZATION/FACILITIES/CAPABILITIES

C-1.3.1. General

This is a non-personal services contract to provide personnel, management, transportation, tools, material and equipment (except as specified herein as Government-furnished) to perform non-personal scientific and engineering support services. These services shall include planning, engineering, test design and analysis, software and hardware development, and support of testing activities conducted by the EPG. Intrinsic test services functions comprise: data collection, 10 | P a g e reduction and processing; compilation, review and reporting; technical writing; help desk/computer operations; and typing and editing of Government correspondence and technical reports on a wide variety of automotive, military, electronic, general equipment, and software materiel undergoing extensive testing. The services shall be performed to support the EPG mission and at EPG site locations or as otherwise directed, to include Continental/Contiguous United States (CONUS), Outside of Continental/Contiguous United States (OCONUS) and on occasion within war zones. The primary place of contract performance in support of this contract is Fort Huachuca, Arizona with contingent support from Fort Hood, Texas; and various CONUS and OCONUS Temporary Duty (TDY) locations. The Contractor shall perform to the standards and specifications set forth in the contract.

C-1.3.2. Description of Services

The Contractor shall provide non-personal services and supervision to Contractor personnel in support of the various mission areas that are detailed by the existing EPG organizational structure (i.e., Directorates and Divisions). A variety of services will be required to support the EPG mission areas. Major support will be comprised of C4ISR testing functions, instrumentation development support, logistics and infrastructure support. Support may also include other modernization efforts resulting for Army Directives and Initiatives and future work contemplated but not yet finalized.

C-1.3.3. Mission Command and Network Test Directorate

The Mission Command and Network Test Directorate manages and conducts developmental test and support of operational test for tactical Command, Control, Communications, Computing (C4) and network systems, to include software testing of these systems. The directorate also manages the Test Analysis Division, which is responsible for performing data processing, management of the data authentication group, and providing the final data product deliverable to our customer. The Directorate consists of three Divisions, the Mission Command and Network Test Division, Mission Command Systems and Software Test Division and the Test Analysis Division. Mission command BSETTR. The directorate performs all test roject management, overseeing cost and test resources, schedule and technical performance. Tests are executed locally within the BSETTR and CONUS at another DoD test ranges.

C-1.3.3.1. Mission Command & Network System Test Division

The Mission Command and Network Systems Division conducts developmental testing and provides test support for operational test of Army tactical command, control, communications and network systems. The divisions customers are project and product mangers from the Program Executive Office Command, Control Communications – Tactical (C3T) and Soldier.

The Division performs test projects management, overseeing project funds, schedules, test resources and reporting the results of technical performance. Testing is done at the individual system level up to large scale integrated C4 systems incorporating many of the components of the Army’s integrated tactical network.

11 | P a g e

C-1.3.3.2. Mission Command Systems and Software Test Division

The Division missionconcentrates on mission command systems and software developmental test projects. Focus is on early engagement with project managers within Program Executive Offices such as Enterprise Information Systems (EIS) and Command, Control and Communications- Tactical (C3T) to ensure comprehensive development testing and operational test support. The Division uses the latest commercial-off-the-shelf instrumentation to include EPG’s suite of instrumentation to capture user activity, network and system data, and other metrics from the systems under test. The Division performs test projects management, overseeing project funds, schedules, test resources and reporting the results of technical performance. It leverages diverse skills from mathematicians, engineers, computer scientists and information technology specialists. The Team employs emerging technologies, such as the use of cloud computing to support remote data collection and changing test requirements.

Deliverables are test driven, but typically consist of plans, reports and data products. The data products are validated by the Test Analysis Division prior to delivery to customer. The Team’s implementation of machine learning has transformed data reduction procedures and data organization.mission commandmission commandmission command.

C-1.3.3.3. Test Analysis Division

The Test Analysis Division (TAD) is responsible for providing a comprehensive data processing and analysis capability to support the T&E projects assigned across EPG. The TAD emphasis is transformation, analysis, and authentication of raw data to a Level 3 format in preparation for higher level analysis and system evaluation by TAD customers in developmental and operational testing. TAD handles many data types, both manual and digital, and employs a variety of software for analysis, from custom in-house developed suites to the newest commercially available analysis, data management and visualization tools.

The typical TAD customers are Program or Project Managers (PMs), Army Evaluation Command (AEC) analysts and evaluators, Director, Operational Test and Evaluation (DOT&E) analysts and evaluators, and Army Capability Managers (ACMs). TAD personnel often chair or facilitate Data Authentication Group (DAG) activities for customers and interface with the test operations team to manage instrumentation issues. The TAD has also been tasked to support atypical areas such as commercial specific testing and frequently collaborates with other test divisions to develop and improve data collection and analysis and adapt to emergent technologies.

TAD personnel possess a wide range of skills to provide customers effective methods for examining and interpreting test results. The TAD expertise includes mathematical and analytical data processing and modeling, large database structures and analysis techniques, and data reporting and visualization. TAD personnel acquire unique skills such as HIPPA compliance and Section 508 testing methods when needed as well.C

12 | P a g e

TAD deliverables typically include quick look reports and spreadsheets, data summaries and visualization, and full data model databases. TAD personnel may also develop unique styles of products and work with customers to ensure data models provide the necessary information to evaluate a System Under Test (SUT). Additionally, TAD provides archiving of test information and data models post-test for future reference.

C-1.3.4. Test Resources & Laboratories Directorate

The Test Resources and Laboratories Directorate (TRLD) manages and conducts developmental testing and support of operational testing for Electromagnetic Environmental Effects (E3), Military standard electromagnetic interference (EMI). electromagnetic capability (EMC), Open-air electromagnetic susceptibility and E3. TEMPEST, antenna systems testing in the near and far-field, environmental and climatic testing, Global Positioning Systems (GPS) testing, Search and Rescue Beacon Testing, Cyber Security Testing Division, and Electronic Warfare and Intelligence Surveillance and Reconnaissance testing. These test programs are conducted within the Directorate’s three Divisions, the E4/TEMPEST and Antenna Division, Cyber Security Division and Electronic Warfare, Intelligence, Surveillance, Reconnaissance and NAVWAR Division. Each test Division performs overall test project management, overseeing project funds, schedules, test resources and reporting the results of technical performance.

C-1.3.4.1. Electromagnetic Environmental Effects (E3) and Test Facility (E3TF)

EPG performs the full range of E3 testing, provides solutions to E3 problems, and provides technical consultation to the U.S. Army, DoD, and other government agencies. Test experience includes all phases of the acquisition cycle to include early research and development through system deployment and modification stages. Testing abilities include the following:

Military standard electromagnetic interference (EMI).

Military standard electromagnetic capability (EMC).

Open-air electromagnetic susceptibility.

Open-air E3.

Open-air electric-field (E-field) measurements and mapping.

The E3TF is comprised of the main building (13,100 square foot), a smaller building (3,750 square feet) that is the TEMPEST, and the planned Telecommunication Emission Security Test Facility, and several open area test sites, in a secure 270,400 square foot compound. As an adjunct to the E3TF, there is a general purpose transmitter site outside the compound area that extends from the E3TF into Blacktail Canyon. The Smoke Week compound can be used as an extended EMC test site or staging area. The E3TF is equipped with the permanent infrastructure and instrumentation to perform the full range of E3 testing; this includes four (4) anechoic chambers and one (1) RF shielded acoustic chamber. The large chamber provides 120 decibels (dB) of RF isolation and is sized for large tactical vehicles like Stryker, Armored Multi-purpose Vehicle (AMPV), and Bradley. It can also accommodate large shelter systems on or off vehicle.

This chamber has an exhaust handling system so vehicles can be run in chamber. The medium anechoic chamber provides 120 dB of RF isolation and is sized for small tactical vehicles like HMMWV, Joint Lightweight Tactical Vehicle (JLTV) and smaller shelter systems. This chamber has an exhaust capability. These two (2) chambers are suitable for EMI and TEMPEST testing. The remaining two (2) anechoic chambers are 90 and 100 dB of RF isolation and are

13 | P a g e suitable for smaller systems for EMI and TEMPEST bench top testing. The RF shielded acoustic chamber is designed to perform acoustic telecommunication emission security testing. All five

(5) chambers include shielded control rooms for instrumentation and personnel. E3TF test capabilities include testing to verify that the SUT can operate in the intended electromagnetic in accordance with (IAW) Military Standard (MIL-STD)-461, MIL-STD-462, MIL-STD-464, RTCA/DO-160, ATPD-2497, CISPR, NACSIM-5100A, NACSEM-5112, NSTISSAM 1-91, NSTISSAM 1-92, and KAG-30. E3TF testing includes:

E3/EMI/EMC/TEMPEST/Telecommunication Emissions Security, bench tests, platform tests, MANPRINT/RAM, environmental, software testing, systems (airborne, ground, waterborne, C4, GPS/navigation and distributed), system-of-system (SoS), cybersecurity, exploitation testing, single system testing and interoperability testing.

The EPG E3TF is the Army’s TEMPEST tester. Engineers and technicians conduct and evaluate Electromagnetic Interference (EMI), Electromagnetic Capability (EMC), and TEMPEST tests.

Performance anomalies and issues are investigated, impacts described, and recommendations/solutions identified and provided. E3TF subject matter experts (SMEs) also serve as technical consultants to project managers, to review and/or monitor tests and test documentation, either conducted by vendors or other Government agencies, and to conduct special electromagnetic investigations. Special personnel requirements include certification in the TEMPEST Security Engineering Certification Program and the International Association for Radio, Telecommunications and Electromagnetics (iNARTE) – Electromagnetic Capability

(EMC).

C-1.3.4.2. Antenna Test Facility (ATF)

The U.S. Army EPG ATF is used to conduct tests of antenna systems in the near- and far- field, and also supports testing of direction finding and emitter identification systems. Antenna characteristics are conducted by measuring radiation patterns or system responses of antennas and antenna systems that are mounted or free-standing. The facility consists of five (5) Antenna Pattern Measurement systems: a 75-foot radius vertical Arc Range, a Low Observable Tower (100-foot Red and White nonmetallic tower), a Compact Antenna Test Range, Small Arc, and Near-Field Measurement System. The ATF is located on over 400 acres, which is suited and instrumented to perform direction finding and emitter identification measurements. Further, the vast real estate and remoteness of the East Range make possible the outdoor measurement necessary to reliably test the lower frequency spectrum. The ATF is capable of testing in the frequency range of 20 MHz to 18 GHz, with provisions for frequencies down to 10 MHz and up to as high as 60 GHz. The personnel at the ATF have responsibility for test project management, to include overall test planning, test design, data measurement and collection, analysis, and reporting.

C-1.3.4.3. Environmental Test Facility (ETF)

EPG has conducted environmental tests on handheld, soldier worn and vehicular based C4ISR systems since 1958 based on the life-cycle process in simulated environments. EPG’s ETF capabilities include various climatic chambers and instrumentation suites. EPG conducts MIL- STD-810 and RDO-160 environmental tests. The ETF can provide effects of all major climatic extremes and a wide range of dynamic tests leveraging climatic chambers and dynamic platforms: temperature; humidity; combined temperature and humidity; combined temperature, 14 | P a g e humidity, and altitude; rain; solar radiation; blowing sand and dust; salt and fog; fresh and sea water immersion testing; and explosive atmosphere testing. The facilities are capable of supporting dynamic testing including sinusoidal and random vibration, shock, loose cargo, vehicle bounce, and bench handling. Four Advisory Group on Reliability of Electronic Equipment (AGREE) chambers provide capabilities for combined climatic/dynamic scenarios for reliability testing. A microbiology lab supports all necessary coordination to conduct fungus testing. The facility has automated digital controllers and monitoring system for all chambers.

Further capabilities include a deep immersion testing chamber (fresh and sea water) and rapid decompression, icing, contamination by fluids, fire suppression system analysis, battery explosive containment analysis, and vehicle combat drop measurements. The ETF test chambers and equipment also require intensive maintenance programs in which the Contractor fills a substantial role.

C-1.3.4.4. Global Positioning Systems (GPS)

The GPS Tactical Navigation Test Bed (GPSTB) provides hardware-in-the-loop and field testing of military GPS receivers and position, navigation and timing (PNT) systems. EPG's conducts MIL-STD-810 environmental tests, MIL-STD-461 electromagnetic interference (EMI) & electromagnetic compatibility (EMC) tests, reliability demonstration tests, open-air and simulated electronic warfare, live sky and simulated environment GPS receiver performance characterization, antenna pattern measurements, and other testing requested by customers which include the GPS Directorate, Los Angeles Air Force Base, Product Manager- PNT (PM-PNT), as well as commercial customers. The GPSTB uses a suite of sophisticated GPS constellation simulators for laboratory performance testing. Portable GPS data loggers have been developed to allow recording of performance data from GPS receivers under test and data collection/reduction tools enable the processing of GPS performance data from singular or multiple units. Portable electronic warfare assets are developed, maintained and regularly used in field tests at locally and at other test ranges (by EPG operators on safari) jammers support electronic warfare (EW) testing. These test tools require regular updates and maintenance to keep pace with emerging technology. EPG also provides logistics support to PM-PNT for tracking, distribution and maintenance of test articles and test support accessories. This includes a wide inventory of DAGR receivers and accessories.

Contract requirements will encompass operation of various commercial and military GPS receivers, operation and development of custom data collection and data reduction systems, operation of test instrumentation to include but not limited to the following: oscilloscopes, spectrum analyzers, signal analyzers, precision network analyzers, vector signal generators, power meters, and multi-meters. The Contractor shall also support testing of embedded GPS systems performed by other EPG facilities and test directorates. The Contractor shall assist with preparation of frequency clearances for field jamming events, develop GPS simulator scenarios and coordinate calibration of instrumentation.

C-1.3.4.5. Search and Rescue Beacon Test Facility

EPG is the only lab in the Western Hemisphere, and one of five sites in the world, that is approved to test the Cosmicheskaya Sistyema Poiska Avariynich Sudov Search and Rescue Satellite-Aided Tracking (COSPAS-SARSAT) distress beacons. The expertise required to support COSPAS-SARSAT testing is very specialized and is provided by EPG's GPS Lab

15 | P a g e directly and in concert with support from EPG’s ETF. Through this synergy common, cross-trained resources support beacon testing as well as GPS based systems. The test results from EPG are delivered to the COSPAS-SARSAT Secretariat from which a Type Approval Certification (TAC) is granted to use the beacon. COSPAS-SARSAT testing applies to all beacon types and protocols (user and location) and includes GPS/data simulation for testing self-locating beacons, antenna characterization tests, and system characterization tests. In addition to COSPAS-SARSAT testing, EPG provides direct program support to the Combat Survivor Evader Locator (CSEL) joint program office. CSEL lab personnel test components of the system which includes a hand-held radio (HHR), radio loading equipment, four Ultra-High Frequency Base Stations (UBS), and workstations installed in rescue coordination centers.

The Contractor shall provide operation, measurement, data collection/reduction and test measurement instrumentation & software development support applicable to testing CSEL and commercial and military COSPAS-SARSAT distress beacons.

C-1.3.4.6. Cyber Security Testing Division

EPG has a test capability to perform developmental testing of Army Program of Record (POR) Systems. The Cyber Security Test Division may lead or be involved in the following five (5) phases of cybersecurity test and evaluation of Army PORs:

Phase 1: Cyber security requirements generation and review Phase 2: Characterization of the cyber-attack surface Phase 3: Cooperative Vulnerability Identification (CVI) execution and verification Phase 4: Adversarial Cybersecurity DT&E support Phase 5: Cooperative Vulnerability and Penetration Assessment (CVPA) support

The EPG Cyber Security Test team provides subject matter expertise in the areas of NIST SP 800-53 control measures, demographics, technical training, assessment and authorization, and vulnerability assessment. The cybersecurity T&E methodology provides much of the essential vulnerability information by fulfilling the cybersecurity requirements with the following regulations, pamphlets and instructions: AR 25-2 Cybersecurity; AR 380-5 Communications Security Monitoring; DoDD 8500.01 Cybersecurity; and Department of Defense Instruction (DoDI) 8510.01 - Risk Management Framework (RMF) for DoD Information Technology.

Per DoD 8570.01-M (Information Assurance Workforce Improvement Program) Contractor personnel supporting cybersecurity workforce functions shall obtain the appropriate DoD-approved Cyber baseline certification prior to being engaged. Contractors have up to six (6) months to obtain the rest of the qualifications for their positions as outlined in DoD Manual

8570.01. All costs associated with cybersecurity certification and training under this contract shall be unallowable direct costs, as defined in Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 31.201-2.

Uncertified personnel are not authorized to have privileged access to IT systems. Contractor personnel designated to work on wireless networks shall also have the required wireless certifications. The Contracting Officer will ensure that Contractor personnel are appropriately certified. Contractor personnel working in support of the EPG Cyber Security Division should be certified in the IASAE (Level I, II or III) role, based on the DoD approved 8570 baseline certification requirements, as testing may include vulnerability scanning, penetration testing, and

16 | P a g e an in-house Cyber laboratory with reconfigurable capacity that may connect via a distributed network to the DoD National Cyber Range Complex.

C-1.3.4.7. Electronic Warfare and Intelligence Surveillance and Reconnaissance Test Division (EW&ISR)

The EW&ISR Division conducts customer and developmental testing, and supports Operation tests of tactical aerial and ground ISR, EW, and intelligence processing and reporting systems.

The Division also tests military training systems and devices to include training range communication systems, combat training devices and multiple laser integrated engagement systems (MILES). The Division supports predominately Army PEOs, but also supports other military services’ testing by providing signals, threat sources, spectrum and signal monitoring, and radio frequency measurements. The testing is conducted on Fort Huachuca, Arizona at the Buffalo Soldier Electronic Test Range or Sunny Side Range, at other MRTFB locations or other CONUS locations. The Division has responsibility for test project management, to include overall test planning, test design, data collection and reporting.

C-1.3.5. Staff Support Directorate (SSD)

The EPG Staff Support Directorate provides a staff/command presence for liaison relationships with Fort Huachuca, external organizations, and headquarters elements. The Command Staff develops and maintains Command policies and memorandums, conducts training programs, and conducts operations management. Functions include: operations, safety, health, security, environmental risk, logistics and command engineers, equipment management, property book administration, motor pool, training, Public Affairs Office, protocol, purchasing, spectrum management, tower inspection/maintenance, and range management to support EPG’s test officers in accomplishing their test missions.

C-1.3.5.1. Meteorological Support

In support of testing across the vast ranges of Ft. Huachuca, EPG provides support to maintain, operate, calibrate and inventory the Surface Automated MET System (SAMS) Data Collection Towers (DCTs) and MET Sensors. Under limited supervision, the primary responsibilities of the MET Technician are to participate in assignments such as designing, building, installing, maintaining, operating, calibrating, evaluating and inventorying of equipment composing a complex weather data collection system. The MET technician also captures upper air sounding data and supports various MET tracking systems. Due to the small team composition and technical level of instrumentation involved, the Technician must exercise independent judgment in resolving maintenance and operational problems in connection with systems, subsystems, and components involving equipment installation.

C-1.3.5.2. Spectrum Management/Spectrum Monitoring/ Land Mobile Radio (LMR)

The EPG Spectrum Management Office (SMO) capability is essential to both EPG and the Fort Huachuca Garrison as it coordinates radio frequency (RF), electromagnetic spectrum, communication needs and scheduling across multiple organizations to include the installation as required. The SMO is responsible for obtaining, managing, coordinating, monitoring and granting access to and maximum utilization of the electromagnetic spectrum resources for EPG and on the Buffalo Soldier Electronic Test and Training Range (BSETTR). The SMO will

17 | P a g e validate, control, protect, justify, account for, and defend the electromagnetic environment for all operations and is the single test range focal point for all range electromagnetic spectrum access requirements. The SMO provides technical, regulatory, procedural guidance and resolves electromagnetic interference (EMI) and electromagnetic compatibility (EMC) issues. The SMO is also the single focal point for all internal/external coordination with the government and civil authorities that may be necessary to preclude or resolve test range EMI/EMC conflicts.

C-1.3.5.3. Office of Chief Information Officer (CIO)

The Office of the CIO is responsible for the installation, maintenance, and management of all Information Technology (IT) and Cybersecurity (CS) equipment, processes, and accreditations within EPG.

To successfully support EPG’s mission, the CIO requires the ability to rapidly move, store, and retrieve data from a wide variety of sources and locations in a highly reliable and secure manner.

The CIO requires a high level of technical expertise, flexibility, and depth of professional and technical expertise in order to meet its mission goals and objectives.

A technical staff capable of modifying and operating sophisticated information management systems in a timely and cost-efficient manner is required to meet the needs of EPG. To further this end, the Contractor shall support IT, CS, System Administration, Network Administration, Cabling, SharePoint/Development, Web, Cybersecurity and Video Teleconference (VTC) efforts within the Office of the CIO.

C-1.3.6. Office of Technology Development (OTD)

C-1.3.6.1. OTD – Future and Emerging Requirements

The Contractor shall participate in research and development of technology requirements, acquisition, and integration. Contractor performs System Engineering functions for EPG to ensure standardization and compliance with appropriate C4I architectures. Contractor shall be responsible for research and development of technical areas pertinent to the EPG mission, leveraging open source, Commercial Off-The-Shelf (COTS), Government Off-The-Shelf (GOTS) products/capabilities as integrated components to EPG software and hardware capabilities.

Additionally, the Contractor and Government team coordinate the development and implementation of new technologies that support EPG’s strategic goals and objectives for technical modernization and advancement. The team addresses immediate technology needs or the development/acquisition of capabilities to respond to longer term technical requirements.

Activities include supporting the government performing technical analysis of emerging requirements and documenting impacts/implications of these requirements on present or planned capabilities. Further, strategic investment planning also includes the prioritization of EPG’s Technology Development Acquisition Program (TDAP), Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Program and Military Construction and Army (MCA) projects.

C-1.3.6.2. OTD – Current Instrumentation

The Test Technology team is responsible for instrumentation development, design and deployment. As such, computer science and engineering professionals are responsible for

18 | P a g e developing technical approaches for all software and hardware projects that support testing and for producing program management plans for each project. The joint Government and Contractor team develop and distribute test instrumentation in the six (6) focus areas: (1) Test Planning, Control and Monitoring; (2) Data Reports and Analysis; (3) Data Collection and Reduction; (4) Stimulation/Simulation; (5) Timing/Global Positioning System (GPS)/Electromagnetic (EM); and

(6) Data Management. EPG keeps pace with leading edge technologies in C4ISR, networks and electronic system testing and other focal areas IAW the EPG Strategic Plan and objectives.

Based on customer requirements, research, planning, and strategic direction, the development team initiates and develops software test capabilities to address four testing areas: (1) Functional testing; (2) Interface/Integration testing; (3) Performance testing/Reliability, Availability, Maintainability (RAM); and (4) Security/Safety testing. The simulation/stimulation and data collection components of EPG instrumentation rely on expertise that historically resides across all offices/sites within the Command. The instrumentation is specialized and focused on unique C4ISR military capabilities that require knowledge and expertise in the field of military messaging, command echelon, and military C4ISR systems. All software must meet cyber security requirements identified in the RMF.

Phoenix Architecture is an overarching structure that integrates all of EPG’s capabilities across six functional areas providing seamless communication and efficient data exchange: Test Planning, Data Reduction and Stimulation, Data Reduction and Analysis, Status and Control, Data Management, and Visualization and Reporting. Phoenix is EPG’s core capability and the instrumentation is used across ATEC to support all of the test centers in the area of C4 testing.

Test Technology is an area that requires substantial investment and intellectual capital. Due to the emerging technologies being integrated into modern-day and future military communication systems and electronic devices, EPG requires support from a variety of sources. Contractor shall coordinate work requirements with other specialty vendors with which EPG contracts for delivery of developmental and emerging technology products. Additionally, EPG requires contract support to adapt to and implement current industry best practices in software development methodologies including change management, release management and all related industry standard software development lifecycle processes. For instance, Scrum is an iterative and incremental Agile software development framework for managing software projects, product, and application development. In order to document and track progress EPG requires the use of Microsoft Team Foundation Server (MS TFS) (or equivalent) for version control, issue tracking, and general application lifecycle management. Contractor shall provide the applicable training required to adopt emerging methodologies given a 30 calendar day notification by the Contracting Officer’s Representative (COR).

Instrumentation development requirements include research, user applications, network services, embedded solutions, legacy system support, as well as modeling and simulation. Unit, functional, system, and acceptance testing shall be based on user stories, test case development, and reports on test results. Regression testing is critical, especially in EPG’s dynamic environment where customer requirements often require customized or unique solutions that cannot impact or compromise the overall capability set of the instrumentation suite. EPG has various guidelines, plan, and process documents by which the Contractor shall comply and perform these various functions.

19 | P a g e

C-1.3.6.3. OTD – Hardware Design and Development

The Test Technology Design and Development (T2D2) Lab initiates, develops, and distributes EPG hardware test instrumentation. The Hardware Development team contributes to the design, development and fabrication of specialized electronic test equipment and associated software/firmware. T2D2 synthesizes new technologies to meet the demanding needs of the test officer conducting tests on cutting edge C4I systems. Additionally, the team provides specialized hardware in support of tests.

C-1.3.6.4. OTD – Instrumentation Training and Support

The EPG Instrumentation Training and Integration team is responsible for conducting training on new and upgraded software and hardware instrumentation capabilities. Training curriculum and media shall be suitable and appropriate for staff familiarity, general user capability, super user capability, detailed operator capability, and specific or general customer capabilities using various training methodologies, such as demonstrations and technology briefings; Computer Based Training (CBT); hands-on training; and by maintaining a ‘hotline’ for access to technical support for instrumentation and test capability troubleshooting/issue resolution.

C-1.3.6.5. OTD – Configuration Management, Quality Assurance, Logistics

EPG requires unified guidance that assures management and customers that verified and validated test tools have been tightly coupled to requirements throughout the lifecycle with clear guidelines leading to acceptance testing. The software employed at EPG for testing C2 systems are function focused, and therefore require levels of agility and adaptability that are not often required in the commercial or DoD Program of Record (POR) environments. Various requirements to support the EPG Configuration Management and Quality Assurance Plan (CMQAP) include system engineering, life-cycle management (MS TFS), configuration management, customer acceptance testing, and quality assurance reviews and assessments. The CMQAP addresses the development, adaptation, modification, management and especially verification and validation throughout the entire lifecycle. The Quality Assurance team analyzes organizational, testing, or developmental issues that require resolution, policy, or standards to be developed. Tying requirements to products is performed by the customer acceptance team.

During acceptance testing, the team reviews the software requirements, reviews results of test cases, defines standards for user documentation, and assures customer of release that meets their specific requirements. The configuration management team manages versioning and releases through MS TFS, enforces CM policy and procedures, and provides customer liaison support for technical troubleshooting. CM also tracks all instrumentation hardware and issues it to the Test Officers with the latest software releases. The Quality Assurance team verifies all instrumentation before it is issued to support a test.