Draft PWS ATTACHMENT 1.pdf

PERFORMANCE WORK STATEMENT

Chemical Biological Test Division Laboratory Support

C.1.0 SCOPE. The Protection and Decontamination Test Branch (PDTB) and the Detection Branch (DB), part of the U.S. Army Combat Capabilities Development Command (DEVCOM) Chemical Biological Center (CBC), Engineering Directorate, Chemical Biological Test Division (CBTD) requires chemical surety laboratory technical experience and expertise, technical laboratory work, and programmatic support for applied research, technology evaluation, methodology development and systems development to defeat a chemical threat and to evaluate materials for customer programs in the area of individual and collective protection of the war fighter and first responders. This effort will enhance national chemical defense programs by providing chemical surety expertise to support the PDTB, the DB and the CBTD mission in the areas of chemical detection, chemical protective materials, decontamination, chemical demilitarization, and other military life cycle programs. This contract requires access to Chemical Warfare surety materials, Experimental Chemical Agents, and toxic industrial chemicals (TICs).

C.1.1 Background: The U.S. Army DEVCOM CBC, at Edgewood Area, Aberdeen Proving Ground, Maryland, is a subordinate command of the U.S. Army Futures Command. The Engineering Directorate of DEVCOM CBC is responsible for the development, testing, and fielding of various systems for support of the chemical and biological defense program. Personnel working under this effort will support the PDTB or DB Branches.

The PDTB mission includes the evaluation of chemical protective equipment used by the Nation’s Warfighters. The PDTB is the only laboratory in the U.S. certified to test the activated carbon used within every filter in the entire Department of Defense (DoD) inventory, and the only lab capable of supporting NIOSH CBRN respirator certification testing. The PDTB effort is to support the current capability primarily through the conduct of chemical agent and toxic industrial permeation test and evaluation of various end items as part of first article, production lot acceptance, and shelf life extension inspections of depot-stored materials. This not only includes the measurement of various physical properties, analytical determination of key analyte content and measuring the permeation rate by qualitative and quantitative means but also key support functions that allow the PDTB to conduct this testing.

The DB mission is to support the growth of enhanced capability in the National Chemical Defense mission, primarily through the development of test and evaluation methodology aimed at detecting and protecting against chemical threats. Test requirements are typically specified in the military specification for the end item being tested or in detailed statements of work (SOWs) or Technology Support Agreements (TSAs) that are provided by the customers. The DB maintains chemical surety agent laboratories for the execution of prototype, first article testing, third party production verification and acceptance, Developmental and Operational testing and analyses of chemical detection or protective equipment. DB provides research and evaluation support for detector development and evaluations for chemical demilitarization, decontamination, and other military life cycle programs using agents and experimental compounds. DB capabilities range from Science and Technology (S&T) experimental research to Operational Test and Evaluation (OT&E) to provide critical test data for evaluations of Chemical Detection programs and equipment.

C.1.2 The objective of this contract is to provide qualified surety laboratory, technical, programmatic and administrative services in support to the mission of PDTB and DB to evaluate biological and chemical defense materials and meet the objectives identified with the Scope relating to chemical detection, chemical protective materials, decontamination, chemical demilitarization and other military life cycle programs.

C.2.0 APPLICABLE DOCUMENTS:

C.2.1 PDTB ISO 17025 Quality Manual and QMS-QA-01 DB Laboratory Quality Assurance Plan, current Version

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C.2.2 PDTB and DB Standing Operating Procedures (SOPs), Internal Operating Procedures (IOPs), Work Instructions (WI’s), Test Plans, Technology Support Agreements (TSAs), Statements of Work (SOWs) and military specifications referenced therein

C.2.3 Aberdeen Proving Ground Regulation 200-60, Environmental Quality Hazardous Waste Management, most current version

C.2.4 Code of Maryland Regulation 26.13.05.02.G, Disposal of Controlled Hazardous Substances, Pre-transportation Requirements

C.2.5 Army Regulation (AR 50-6 “Chemical Surety” most current version) https://armypubs.army.mil/epubs/DR_pubs/DR_a/pdf/web/ARN3125_AR50-6_WEB_FINAL.pdf

C.2.6 Army Regulation (AR 190-59 “Chemical Agent Security Program” most current version) https://armypubs.army.mil/epubs/DR_pubs/DR_b/pdf/web/r190_59.pdf

C.2.7 Army Regulation (AR 385-10 “The Army Safety Program” most current version) https://armypubs.army.mil/epubs/DR_pubs/DR_a/pdf/web/ARN16777_ARN16343_AR385_10_FINAL.pdf

C.2.8 DA Pam 40-8, Occupational Health Guidelines for the Evaluation and Control of Occupational Exposure to Nerve Agents GA, GB, GD, and VX, most current version

C.2.9 DA Pam 40-173, Occupational Health Guidelines for the Evaluation and Control of Occupational Exposure to Mustard Agents H, HD, and HT, most current version

C.2.10 DA Pam 385-61, Toxic Chemical Agent Safety Standards, most current version

C.2.11 Preparation of Standing Operating Procedures (SOPs), most recent version

C.2.12 DEVCOM CBC Chemical Hygiene Plan, most recent version

C.2.13 Test Operating Procedure 8-2-501

C.2.14 Military Standard 282A (MIL-STD-282A)

C.2.15 29 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) 1910.134

C.2.16 Army Regulation (AR 11-34 “The Army Respiratory Protection Program”) https://armypubs.army.mil/epubs/DR_pubs/DR_a/pdf/web/r11_34.pdf

C.2.17 Army Regulation (AR 381-12 “Threat Awareness and Reporting Program”) https://armypubs.army.mil/epubs/DR_pubs/DR_a/pdf/web/AR%20381-12%20FINAL%20WEB.pdf

C.2.18 Army Regulation (AR 530-1 “Operations Security”) https://armypubs.army.mil/epubs/DR_pubs/DR_a/pdf/web/r530_1.pdf

C.2.19 Army Regulation (AR 25-2 “Army Cybersecurity”) https://armypubs.army.mil/epubs/DR_pubs/DR_a/pdf/web/ARN17503_AR25_2_Admin_FINAL.pdf

C.2.20 DODI 6055.15 (DoD Laser Protection Program)

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https://armypubs.army.mil/epubs/DR_pubs/DR_a/pdf/web/ARN3125_AR50-6_WEB_FINAL.pdf https://armypubs.army.mil/epubs/DR_pubs/DR_b/pdf/web/r190_59.pdf https://armypubs.army.mil/epubs/DR_pubs/DR_a/pdf/web/ARN16777_ARN16343_AR385_10_FINAL.pdf https://armypubs.army.mil/epubs/DR_pubs/DR_a/pdf/web/r11_34.pdf https://armypubs.army.mil/epubs/DR_pubs/DR_a/pdf/web/AR%20381-12%20FINAL%20WEB.pdf https://armypubs.army.mil/epubs/DR_pubs/DR_a/pdf/web/r530_1.pdf https://armypubs.army.mil/epubs/DR_pubs/DR_a/pdf/web/ARN17503_AR25_2_Admin_FINAL.pdf https://www.esd.whs.mil/Portals/54/Documents/DD/issuances/dodi/605515p.pdf

C.2.21 DODI 5220.22M (National Industry Security Program) https://www.esd.whs.mil/Portals/54/Documents/DD/issuances/dodm/522022M.pdf

C.2.22 DOD 8570.01 (Certification Requirements)

C.2.23 DOD 8570.01M (Information Assurance Workforce Improvement Program) https://www.esd.whs.mil/Portals/54/Documents/DD/issuances/dodm/857001m.pdf

C.3.0 REQUIREMENTS: The Contractor, as an independent entity and not as an agent of the Government, shall provide the necessary resources (except those specifically designated as Government-furnished) to accomplish tasks of the type set forth below. Since the work requires specialized facilities, equipment and procedures, Contractor personnel will be required to perform work on site at the DEVCOM Chemical Biological Center, Aberdeen Proving Ground. The Contractor must have an active DEVCOM CBC Chemical Personnel Reliability Program (CPRP) and provide a fully qualified CPRP staff with requisite experience on day one of contract award.

C.3.1 The contractor shall conduct a Start of Work Meeting within 14 calendar days after contract award.

C.3.1.1 The start of work meeting shall include a verbal “walk-through” of this PWS to summarize its understanding of the specific tasks to be completed, ask and answer questions, and serve as a venue for all parties to make introductions.

C.3.1.2 The contractor shall provide start of work meeting minutes to the Government not later than (NLT) forty eight (48) hours after the start of work meeting in accordance with (IAW) Exhibit Line Item Number (ELIN) A001.

C.3.2 The contractor shall provide hands-on chemical surety expertise, technical interpretations and laboratory test support to the Government on matters dealing with the use and development of surety laboratory testing approaches and methodologies, laboratory instrumentation, analyses and proper waste disposal procedures following the PDTB Quality Manual and the DB Laboratory Quality Assurance Plan listed in paragraph 2.1.

C.3.2.1 The contractor shall review the technical literature and provide recommendations in the form of comments to the Government on matters concerning the development or modification of test methodologies and operational procedures pertinent to the production/first article testing of chemically protective materials, surveillance/shelf life extension testing of depot-stored materials, the evaluation of protective fabrics and materials, detection technologies, decontamination items/techniques and process chemistries or other items relevant to the PDTB or DB.

C.3.2.2 On day one of contract award, the contractor shall provide personnel certified in the CPRP program with DEVCOM CBC in accordance with AR 50-6. New personnel must be capable of being made CPRP certified within two months of contract award.

C.3.2.3 The contractor shall conduct hands on chemical surety laboratory testing and analyses of chemical warfare agents, emerging threat compounds, experimental agents, and toxic industrial chemicals (TICs) or other military unique compounds and materials and must stay current in the Chemical Personnel Reliability Program (CPRP).

When working on site at the Edgewood Area of Aberdeen Proving Ground, the contractor will operate under approved Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) for all hazardous operations to include, but not limited to: toxic chemicals, radioactive materials, lasers, or any other substance or equipment which is hazardous. It the contractor must prepare an SOP, it shall do so IAW the latest version of Preparation of Standing Operating Procedures (SOP).

https://www.esd.whs.mil/Portals/54/Documents/DD/issuances/dodi/605515p.pdf https://www.esd.whs.mil/Portals/54/Documents/DD/issuances/dodm/522022M.pdf https://www.esd.whs.mil/Portals/54/Documents/DD/issuances/dodm/857001m.pdf

C.3.2.4 The contractor shall comply with applicable documents listed in paragraph 2.0 and all local policies for operations involving chemical agents or other chemicals which fall into the same range of toxicity as chemical agents (such as agent degradation products or precursors) when using chemical agents on-site at the Edgewood Area of Aberdeen Proving Ground.

C.3.2.5 The contractor shall participate in the preparation of test planning detailing the test and evaluation approach of the detection work. The test planning shall identify the purpose, deliverables, scope, methods and anticipated outcomes for all hazardous operations to include, but not limited to: chemical agents GA, GB, GD, GF, VX, lewisite, HD, HN-1, HN-3, AC, CK, EA Compounds, non-agent compounds, Toxic Industrial Chemicals (TICs) and various solvents, explosives and pyrotechnics, or any other substance or equipment which is hazardous. The contractor may be required to interact with the DEVCOM Chemical Biological Center Risk Management Office for the SOP approval.

C.3.2.6 The Government will conduct, and contractor personnel are subject to, respirator fit testing IAW the current versions of 29 CFR 1910.134 and AR 11-34 (The Army Respiratory Protection Program). The contractor shall meet all requirements for a respirator medical clearance and proper mask fit as part of being in the CPRP. Individuals failing to meet all medical and fit requirements will be prohibited from performing operations in a chemical agent or hazardous work environment that requires respiratory protection.

C.3.2.7 The contractor shall examine prior to use and make use of proper personal protection equipment (PPE) as needed per SOP testing.

C.3.2.8 The contractor shall notify the Government Contracting Officer’s Representative (COR) of any accident or incident mishap related to, or incurring during the performance of, this contract immediately.

C.3.2.9 The contractor shall perform tasks associated with the preparation and performance of qualitative and quantitative permeation testing with chemical warfare agents (CWA) and battlefield contaminant testing using written standards and procedures that require the use and knowledge of the Q170 and Q171 apparatus and miniature chemical agent air monitoring systems (MINICAMS®).

C.3.2.10 The contractor shall perform quantitative determination of metals, TEDA and ammonia content in ASZM- TEDA impregnated carbon that require the use and knowledge of wet chemistry, gas chromatography and inductively coupled plasma (ICP) techniques.

C.3.2.11 The contractor shall determine the AC, CK, CG and DMMP gas life on ASZM-TEDA carbon and various end items that require the use and knowledge of the Q95, Q250 and Q223 military unique test fixture and knowledge of gas chromatography and infra-red (IR) techniques.

C.3.2.12 The contractor shall demonstrate experience in and provide personnel that meet the training requirements of the PDTB ISO 17025 Quality Manual and of the DEVCOM, Chemical Biological Center Rock Island Certification Team in the conductance of first article, production lot acceptance, surveillance and shelf life extension testing of individual and collective protection end items specified below.

C.3.2.12.1 ASZM-TEDA Impregnated Carbon (12x30 and 20x40 mesh)

C.3.2.12.2 C2A1 Canister

C.3.2.12.3 M18A1, M12A2 and M61 Filters

C.3.2.12.4 ASZM-TEDA carbon taken from production lines of M98, HSFC, M49 and M48A1 filters

C.3.2.12.5 M40, M42, M45 Primary Lenses

C.3.2.12.6 M14 Hoses

C.3.2.12.7 Kapton Film from Side and Front Voicemitter

C.3.2.12.8 Butyl Cloth

C.3.2.12.9 Type 2, Type I and Type II Chemical Protective, Toxicological Agent Protective (TAP), Drybox and Nuclear Gloves

C.3.2.12.10 ITAP and STEPO Suits

C.3.2.12.11 Extreme Cold Weather Boot and Black Vinyl Over Boot (BVO)

C.3.2.12.12 Saranex Liner Material

C.3.2.12.13 Nylon Coated Fabric

C.3.2.12.14 EPDM Material for M45 Drink Tube

C.3.2.13 The contractor shall follow Government approved written procedures for performing sample extraction or digestion of CWA and CWA contaminated matrices in support of PDTB operations.

C.3.2.14 The contractor shall maintain calibration listing, records of calibration and ensure the calibration of this type of equipment.

C.3.2.15 The contractor shall operate a variety of electronic and electro-mechanical data gathering systems during the conduct of testing on site. The types of equipment used to gather data are Chessell Data Acquisition System and LabView.

C.3.2.16 The contractor shall maintain clean laboratory bench tops and equipment to ensure an orderly and neat appearance of assigned laboratory facilities. All tests will be conducted using good laboratory practices as described in the Preparation of Standing Operating Procedures.

C.3.2.17 The contractor shall maintain the computer hardware capability and software compatibility necessary to capture, test, and evaluate related data and provide detailed reports as required by the Government.

C.3.2.18 The contractor shall participate in test report preparation and technical report writing support to include statistical test design, data analysis, experimental procedures, evaluations, interpretations and conclusions to capture lessons learned to provide improvement and expansion of capabilities to complete customer programs. This effort shall include literature searches, networking with government agencies, academia, and commercial clients.

C.3.2.19 The contractor shall participate in the preparation of presentations of technical data to explain test results in a concise manner.

C.3.2.20 The contractor shall ensure the integrity of the data presented IAW PDTB and DB ISO 17025 procedures, as captured in the PDTB ISO 17025 Quality Manual and QMS-QA-01 DB Laboratory Quality Assurance Plan, and shall demonstrate their ability to conduct data integrity reviews that are in compliance with the PDTB Laboratory Quality Control Coordinator (LQCC) or DB Quality Manager duties.

C.3.2.21 The contractor shall provide test support and method development/ method optimization for conducting permeation testing IAW Test Operating Procedure 8-2-501 and Military Standard 282A (MIL-STD-282A).

C.3.2.22 The contractor shall provide support in material compatibility testing as it applies to those ASTM methods used to evaluate military surfaces and materials.

C.3.2.23 Equipment and supplies. The contractor shall provide equipment and supplies as necessary with government concurrence, including but not limited to: vapor generator glassware, flow meters, analytical equipment, lab instruments, laboratory equipment and detectors.

C.3.2.24 The contractor shall drive or ride in government vehicles as needed to participate in the transport of test equipment or test materials between buildings. The contractor will ensure personnel have training prior to operating government vehicles.

C.3.2.25 The contractor shall use material handling equipment (e.g., pallet jack, fork lift, compressed gas cylinder cart) as needed to move, position, and set-up equipment or supplies required for testing. The contractor will ensure personnel have training prior to operating government materials handling equipment.

C.3.2.26 The contractor shall provide the DEVCOM CBC Risk Reduction Office with an inventory of all chemicals recommended for purchase under the contract within 30 days of making the purchase. The contractor shall procure only the chemicals that were approved by the Government. The contractor shall submit the inventory as an attachment to the monthly reports, IAW ELIN A002.

C.3.2.27 The contractor shall conduct hands on chemical and chemical surety evaluations of detectors, detection instruments, detection technologies, protective materials, decontamination items and technologies, chemical demilitarization items and technology, and Military Life Cycle items and technologies. The contractor shall provide design support in the area of agent and chemical dissemination to improve existing methods and to provide support in order to comply with new mission requirements.

C.3.2.28 The contractor shall provide technical expertise and conduct hands on analyses for Government customer programs using the following analytical instrumentation, equipment and any new analytical instruments purchased by the Government:

• Gas Chromatographs (GC) with Mass Selective Detector (MSD), Flame Photometric Detector (FPD), Flame Ionization Detector (FID), Nitrogen Phosphorus (NPD) and Halogen Specific (XSD)

• High Performance Liquid Chromatography (HPLC) with Triple Quad (LC/MS/MS)

• Ion Chromatograph (IC)

• Capillary Electrophoresis (CE)

• Ultraviolet Spectrometer (UV VIS)

• DB patented vapor generation system, or same-as similar system

• Automated continuous flow analyzer

• Environmental Test Chamber

C.3.2.29 The contractor shall provide engineering support for the development and improvement of environmentally controlled systems used in individual, collective protection, detection, and decontamination testing to improve existing methods and to comply with new mission requirements. Systems will include implementation of flow, pressure, humidity, and temperature control and measurement devices. The contractor shall participate in the preventive and corrective maintenance of the test devices that are used in section 3.2.28 in accordance with Aberdeen Proving Ground Regulation 200-60 guidance.

C.3.2.30 When using chemical agents on-site at the Edgewood Area of Aberdeen Proving Ground, the contractor shall comply with the current versions of: AR 385-10 (The Army Safety Program); DA PAM 385-61 (Toxic Chemical Agent Safety Standards); DA PAM 385-10 (Army Safety Program); AR 190-59 (Chemical Agent Security Program); Interim Guidance on Occupational Health Practices for the Evaluation and Control of Occupational Exposures to Nerve Agents GB, GA, GD, GF, VX, and Mustard Agents H, HD, and HT; AR 50-6 (Chemical Surety); and all local policies and procedures (available upon request) for operations involving military unique chemical agents or other chemicals which fall into the same range of toxicity as chemical agents (such as agent degradation products and/or precursors). Revisions to these regulations and standards enacted subsequent to award of this contract become applicable to this contract. The contractor shall ensure that all its subcontractors comply with these requirements

C.3.2.31 The contractor shall comply with the current versions of DODI 6055.15 (DoD Laser Protection Program) and AR 385-10 (The Army Safety Program) for all operations involving lasers or high intensity optical sources.

C.3.3 The contractor shall provide decontamination, chemical inventory management and waste disposal support.

C.3.3.1 The contractor shall perform decontamination of test apparatus contaminated with chemical surety agents meeting the requirements of documentation listed in Section 2.0. The contractor shall dispose of protective material (for example, mask filters, and personnel protective equipment (PPE)) that has been contaminated with chemical warfare agents). The contractor shall perform all work in accordance with the applicable documents, DEVCOM Chemical Biological Center standing operating procedures, and DB and PDTB internal operating procedures.

C.3.3.2 The contractor shall participate in the management and maintenance of records for waste generated as part of testing in accordance with the applicable documents, DEVCOM Chemical Biological Center standing operating procedures, and DB and PDTB internal operating procedures listed in Section 2.0.

C.3.3.3 The contractor shall participate in the management and maintenance of records of Satellite Accumulation Sites (SAS) and 90-Day sites used by the PDTB and DB to store RCRA and NON-RCRA regulated waste.

C.3.3.4 The contractor shall participate in customer meetings as needed to relay test information.

C.3.3.5 The contractor shall operate a chemical material inventory system which orders, distributes, stores, redistributes, tracks, and disposes of obsolete, out-of-date, and unwanted chemicals in keeping with good pollution prevention practices, described in Aberdeen Proving Ground Regulation 200-60.

C.3.3.6 The contractor shall participate in maintaining a hazardous materials inventory for the PDTB and the DB.

C.3.4 The contractor shall be required to use gas and liquid chromatography techniques to analyze samples. The contractor shall select the gas chromatography (GC) mass spectroscopy, GC Flame Ionization Detection (FID), GC Flame Photometric Detection (FPD) or liquid chromatography mass spectroscopy to detect chemical agent compounds and their potential by-products. The contractor shall provide support in testing as it applies to those ASTM methods used to evaluate military surfaces and materials.

C.3.4.1 The contractor shall use or modify existing analytical methods to analyze liquid, solid and gaseous unknowns that result from PDTB and DB tests.

C.3.4.2 The contractor shall support the measurement and characterization of complex matrices using gas and liquid chromatographic techniques, to include liquid and solid phase adsorption techniques and thermal desorption.

C.3.4.3 The contractor shall execute the test following the methods required by the test and using equipment and materials required by the methods.

C.3.4.4 The contractor shall participate in maintaining analytical instrumentation and equipment and shall be responsible for the proper function and operation during daily testing.

C.3.4.5 The contractor shall analyze the captured mass via thermal desorption onto a GC system.

C.3.4.6 The contractor shall use aerosol detection and quantification equipment such as particle analyzers and particle counters, to measure the composition of organic aerosols.

C.3.5 The contractor shall provide administrative support.

C.3.5.1 The contractor shall perform administrative tasks associated with the successful management of the PDTB and DB to include the following:

C.3.5.2 The contractor shall answer phones, prepare correspondence, and prepare reports required to maintain PDTB and DB client relations.

C.3.5.3 The contractor shall collect and maintain time sheets from the PDTB and DB personnel to provide for Government use in time keeping duties.

C.3.5.4 The contractor shall maintain a supply room ensuring that enough of the routine supplies are on hand to support PDTB and DB operations. The Government will select the vendors and input the purchase requests to support the contractor in the maintenance of the supply room.

C.3.5.5 The contractor shall inspect all incoming supplies for conformance to the purchase request and report any deficiencies to the appropriate PDTB and DB member.

C.3.5.6 The contractor shall ensure that the quality documentation such as certificates of analysis, Safety Data Sheets, and certificates of calibration are available and maintained for all equipment and chemicals.

C.3.6 Environmental

C.3.6.1 Compliance with Environmental Laws and Regulations. Contractor shall comply with all applicable federal, state, and local environmental laws, statutes, regulations, executive orders, permits, Army regulations (with supplements), as well as Major Subordinate Command (MSC) and installation regulations and policies. Contractor shall immediately report any conflicts between applicable federal, state, local environmental laws, statutes, executive orders, and provisions of Army Regulation 200-1, and any specifications within this contract to the Contracting Officer Representative (COR) as well as the Director of Engineering & Public Works.

C.3.6.2 Reporting Noncompliance. Contractor shall immediately report any nonconformance and/or noncompliance with applicable Federal, State or Local environmental laws, Army and installation environmental regulations or policies to the COR and Director of Engineering & Public Works.

C.4.0 ADMINISTRATION.

C.4.1 On-Site Workers: The Government will coordinate with the contractor’s program manager for assignment of work tasks to on-site contractor personnel. The contractor support personnel working on-site shall:

C.4.1.1 Implicitly consent to Government searches, monitoring and surveillance, including audio and video recording of actions and conversations while entering and working on the Government facility.

C.4.1.2 Wear a Common Access Card (CAC) or a DA Form 1602, Contractor Identification Card, attached above the waist or on a lanyard around the neck at all times while in any U.S. Army Futures Command owned or controlled building or facility.

C.4.1.3 Label contractor workstations or offices with employee and company name.

C.4.1.4 Identify themselves as a contractor when answering government telephones.

C.4.1.5 All email shall have an auto-generated caveat in the name field that distinctly identifies the person as a contractor.

C.4.1.6 Not sign memoranda or other documents which in any way implies that they are making a decision on behalf of the Government.

C.4.1.7 Not attend meetings as the sole representative of U.S. Army Futures Command with the Department of the Army (DA), Department of Defense (DOD), or other agencies.

C.4.1.8 Identify themselves as contractor employee at the start of any meetings.

C.4.2 DOD Computer Network Access. All Contractor employees, subcontractors, and suppliers at the applicable installation or facility shall comply with governing policies for gaining network access and for securing and using email accounts. All Contractor employees, subcontractors, and suppliers shall comply with DOD and agency-specific regulations and policies pertaining to Government-owned websites and databases. The contractor shall coordinate with the Government to obtain approval from the agencies’ security and public affairs officials.

C.4.3 Security. This contract requires access to classified materials. The highest clearance required shall be SECRET. The DD Form 254 for this contract governs access and use of classified materials.

C.4.3.1 AT Level I training. 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: http://jko.jten.mil.

C.4.3.2 iWATCH Training. The contractor and all associated subcontractors 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 CO. 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 30 calendar days after contract award.

C.4.3.3 Army Training Certification Tracking System (ATCTS) registration for contractor employees who require access to government information systems. All contractor employees with access to a government information 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 IS and then annually thereafter.

C.4.3.4 Information assurance (IA)/information technology (IT) training. All contractor employees and associated subcontractor employees must complete the DoD lA awareness training before issuance of network access and annually thereafter. All contractor employees working lA/lT functions must comply with DoD and Army training requirements in DoD 8570.01, DoD 8570.01-M and AR 25-2 which must be completed upon contract awards.

C.4.3.5 The contractor shall develop an OPSEC Standing Operating Procedure (SOP)/Plan with 90 calendar days of contract award, to be reviewed and approved by the responsible government OPSEC officer. This plan will include a process to identify critical information, where it is located, who is responsible for it, how to protect it and why it needs to be protected. The contractor shall implement OPSEC measures as ordered by the commander. In addition, the contractor shall have an identified certified Level II OPSEC coordinator per AR 530-1.

C.4.3.6 Per AR 530-1, the contractor employees must complete Level I OPSEC Awareness training. New employees must be trained with 30 calendar days of their reporting for duty and annually thereafter.

C.4.3.7 Access and general protection/security policy and procedures. Contractor and all associated subcontractors employees shall 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 (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 individual facility or installation change, the Government may require changes in contractor security matters or processes must be completed upon contract award.

C.4.3.8 For contractors requiring a Common Access Card (CAC). Before CAC issuance, the contractor employee requires, at a minimum, a favorably adjudicated national Agency Check with Inquiries (NACI) or an equipment or higher investigation in accordance with Army Directive 2014-05. The contractor employee 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, do 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 initial 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.

C.4.3.9 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 "Confidential," "Secret," or "Top Secret" 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) and any revisions to DoD 5220.22-M, notice of which has been furnished to the contractor.

C.4.3.10 Threat Awareness Reporting Program. For all contractors with security clearances. Per AR 381-12, Threat Awareness and Reporting Program (TARP), contractor employees must receive annual TARP training by a CI agent or other trainer as specified in 2-4b.

C.4.4 ACCOUNTING FOR CONTRACT SERVICES REQUIREMENT – The contractor shall report ALL contractor labor hours (including subcontractor labor hours) required for performance of services provided under this contract via a secure data collection site. The contractor is required to completely fill in all required data fields using the following web address: http://www.sam.gov. For instructions, please select “Help” from the main navigation menu, then select “User Guides”, and then select “Quick Start Guide for Service Contract Reporting” to create the required report. Reporting inputs will be for the labor executed during the period of performance during each Government fiscal year, which runs October 1 through September 30. While inputs may be reported any time during the FY, all data shall be reported no later than October 31 of each calendar year, beginning with 2021. If further assistance is required, contractors may direct questions to the Federal Service Desk located at www.fsd.gov.

C.5.0 DELIVERABLES The following items will be delivered by the contractor. All data shall be delivered in accordance with the attached DD Form(s) 1423. The contractor may obtain a copy of Data Item Descriptions listed in block 4 on the DD1423 from: http://assist1.daps.dla.mil/quicksearch/.

C.5.1 ELINA001; Start of Work Meeting Minutes. The contractor shall deliver minutes from the start of work meeting.

C.5.2 ELINA002; Contractor’s Progress, Status, and Management Report. The contractor shall prepare monthly progress reports

C.5.3 ELIN A003; Annual Report. The contractor shall prepare and provide an annual report at the end of each year.

C.5.4 ELIN A004; Final Comprehensive Report. The contract shall prepare and provide a final comprehensive report at the end of the total effort.

C.6.0 SECURITY/SURETY CLEARANCE. Efforts performed under this contract shall require access to documentation up to the SECRET level. Failure to obtain or maintain these clearances shall be considered grounds for termination. Access to some of the data and field test sites will require a SECRET level security clearance.

C.6.1 The contractor must provide personnel with SECRET level clearances on day one of contract award. New personnel must be capable of obtaining an interim SECRET level clearance within two months of contract award.

C.7.0 PLACE OF PERFORMANCE: This effort will take place at U.S. Army laboratory facilities located at the Aberdeen Proving Ground, Edgewood Area (APGEA). The Government shall provide maintenance of environmental controls and other laboratory infrastructure. The Government will provide basic utilities (electric, water, gas, vacuum, communication) to support work on the contract. The contractor shall have a Government desk area and computer access, be required to facilitate and attend meetings in government conference rooms, and conduct laboratory evaluations in government lab rooms. The contractor will use Government facilities for surety evaluations.

C.7.1 Government Furnished Property/Equipment (GFP/GFE): None.

C.8.0 HAZARDS INFORMATION. This contract requires the contractor to perform surety operations with the chemical agents GA, GB, GD, GF, VX, lewisite, mustard, HT, and TGD; toxic industrial chemicals AC, CK, CG, DMMP, and ammonia; and various solvents IAW DB and PDTB Standing Operating Procedures (SOPs), DEVCOM Chemical Biological Center written procedures, DEVCOM Chemical Biological Center requirements, local guidelines and material safety data sheets. The contractor shall also handle chemical agent contaminated items in accordance with PDTB and DB SOPs, written procedures, DEVCOM Chemical Biological Center requirements, and local guidelines to minimize hazards. The contractor shall follow the requirements of the SOP and local guidelines to minimize hazards and shall comply with the applicable SOPs. The contractor shall follow the SOP that pertains to the agent and operation per evaluation.

C.9.0 TRAVEL REQUIREMENTS. There is limited travel requirements associated with this effort, to include possible attendance at off-site meetings, conferences, or required trainings and in accordance with the Joint Travel Regulations (JTR). Travel locations for this effort are listed in the table below and are estimated based on program history; however, exact locations and trips are dependent upon anticipated requirements.

Trip Destination # of Trips # of Days # of People Falls Church Virginia 1 1 1 Stafford Virginia 1 1 1 Dugway Proving Ground UTAH 1 5 2

C.10.0 PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE. All work, including acceptance of all deliverables by the Government, shall be completed over one 12 month base period and two 12 month option periods.

C.11.0 GOVERNMENT CONTRACT MANAGER. To be announced at Contract Award

C.12.0 GOVERNMENT CONTRACTING OFFICER’S REPRESENTATIVE (COR) To be announced at Contract Award