DRAFT PWS - N0017425SN0023.pdf

DRAFT Performance Work Statement

FOR

RAPID RESPONSE MUNITIONS TESTING AND ENGINEERING SERVICES

1 SCOPE

1.1 Introduction

The Naval Surface Warfare Center Indian Head Division (NSWC IHD) is the premier center for energetic technology innovation. NSWC IHD takes emerging concepts and applies novel design techniques to develop and field new energetic products. Systems include conventional and non- traditional warfare applications across the full spectrum of energetic competencies. NSWC IHD sustains and nurtures a workforce possessing the critical talents necessary to function as national stewards for energetic technology.

NSWC IHD and other Navy and DoD requiring activities require engineering services and rapid response testing support for a variety of programs, which protect and support the warfighter. The engineering services and rapid response testing support are a major requirement of the life-cycle process. Much of the testing support will require specialized test facilities with the capability to handle live ordnance and fixturing, which is able to accommodate extreme size and weights. This support shall include engineering services and infrastructure for characterizing, testing, and documenting the performance of weapons, ammunition, munitions, and energetic systems, components and related systems.

The Contractor shall advise and assist the Government but shall not make final decisions or certifications on behalf of the Government nor perform any inherently governmental functions. The Contractor and its employees shall not represent the Government nor appear to represent the Government in performance of these contract services. The Government will provide required support in accordance with specific, individual task orders (TOs), issued by NSWC IHD within the general scope of this PWS and the contract.

2.0 APPLICABLE DOCUMENTS

Applicable documents will be addressed within the various Tasking Areas in 3.0 Requirements Section.

3.0 REQUIREMENTS

The Contractor shall provide engineering services and rapid response testing support for the Research, Development, Test and Evaluation (RDT&E) of energetic components, equipment, and systems for NSWC

IHD and other Navy and DoD requiring activities. This support shall include, but not be limited to:

Environmental and Dynamics Testing

Safety and Insensitive Munitions Testing

Fuzing, Sensor, C³I Testing

Transportation and Packaging Safety Testing

Ammunition, Weapons and Munitions Performance Characterization

Mechanical Function, Fatigue and Cycling Testing

Exploitation Support of Asset Weapons, Equipment and Munitions

Ammunition, Weapons and Munitions Handling and Storage

The Government test engineer/witness reserves the right to review and reject any test data generated by the

Contractor that is not in compliance with the test plan. Any deviations shall be approved by the test engineer/witness prior, during and after the testing. At the conclusion of each test a debriefing of each test result/issue shall be provided to the Government within one (1) day of the testing. The Government’s preference is for at least government purpose rights in technical data in all deliverables.

The Contractor shall support development, planning, and creation of task specific test plans, test procedures, and scheduling as appropriate. The Contractor shall also, upon request, support task specific development of documents and information, Test Readiness Reviews (TRR), and TRR hosting/attendance. The

Contractor shall have the capability and facilities to perform the following tests for ammunition, weapons, munitions, energetic and related systems:

3.1 Task Area I: Environmental and Dynamics Testing

Applicable Documents

MIL-STD-810 - TEST METHOD STANDARD

MIL-STD-461/462 - EMI/EMR, ESD

MIL-STD-464C - Electromagnetic Environmental Effects

MIL-STD-331 - Fuzing, Components

MIL-STD-167-1(Ships) - Mechanical Vibrations of Shipboard Equipment

MIL-S-901 - Shipboard Shock Tests (High Impact) Lightweight, Medium Weight, Heavy

Weight Levels

MIL-STD-1316F - Department Of Defense Design Criteria Standard: Fuze Design, Safety

Criteria For fuzes, Safety, and Arming (S&A) devices that are subsystems of fuzes

The Contractor shall perform all tests identified in MIL-STD-810. The Contractor shall simulate environments for hazardous articles up to 20 feet long for the following environmental and dynamics tests within the limits specified below:

Vibration - To 34,000 force lb. and up to 6-inches of displacement

Temperature & Humidity - +300 Degrees F to -150 Degrees F, 99% RH

Altitude - To 100,000 ft. with Temperature and Humidity

Shock and Acceleration - Shock Machine, Pendulum, Pyroshock

Combined Environments

The Contractor shall perform all engineering tasks as stated in MIL-STD-810, Appendix A. The Contractor shall be capable of performing tests in accordance with the methodology of MIL-STD- 810, Part I.

3.2 Task Area II: Hazard Assessment, Hazard Classification and Insensitive Munitions Tests

Applicable Documents

AOP-39 - Policy for Introduction and Assessment of Insensitive Munitions

SRD AOP-39.1 - Guidance on the Organization, Conduct and Reporting of the Full Scale Tests

STANAG 4382 - Slow Heating Testing Procedures for Munitions

STANAG 4439 - Policy for Introduction and Assessment of Insensitive Munitions

AASTP-03 - Manual of NATO Safety Principles for the Hazard Classification of Military

Ammunition and Explosives

STANAG 4240, Edition 2, “Liquid Fuel / External Fire, Munition Test Procedures,” April 2003.

AOP 4382, Edition A, Revision 1, “Slow Heating, Munition Test Procedures,” 2018.

STANAG 4241, Edition 2, “Bullet Impact, Munition Test Procedures,” April 2003.

STANAG 4496, Edition 3, “Fragment Impact, Munition Test Procedures,” March 2010.

STANAG 4396, Edition 2, “Sympathetic Reaction, Munition Test Procedures,” April 2003.

STANAG 4526, Edition 1, “Shaped Charge Jet Impact, Munition Test Procedures,” October 2002.

The Contractor shall perform component and system level tests, at a single location, in accordance with

NAVSEAINST 8020.8 (Department of Defense Ammunition and Explosive Hazard Classification

Procedures), MIL-STD-2105 (Hazard Assessment Tests for Non-Nuclear Munitions) and all applicable

North American Treaty Organization (NATO) Standard Agreement (STANAG) documents. The tests may include:

28-Day and 4-Day Temperature and Humidity

Transportation Vibration, highway, shipboard and aircraft

12 Meter Drop Test

Fast Cook-Off

Slow Cook-Off - Method 1 (Standard Test)

Bullet Impact - Multiple caliber 7.62 mm, .30 caliber, .50 caliber

Fragment Impact - 8300 ft/s fragment impact

Sympathetic Reaction (Confined and unconfined)

Shaped Charge Jet Impact and Spall Impact

Harmonized IM and Hazard Classification tests to the latest version of TB 700-2

The prospective test facility shall have multiple test ranges at their disposal to distribute testing accordingly and or to run parallel tests in order to save time. The ranges shall have higher limit on net explosive weight

(N.E.W) with hazard classification of 1.1 through 1.6. The test facility shall also have class 1 (Explosives) rated Arms, Ammunition and explosive (AA&E) storage capability in accordance with DOD Contractor’s

Safety manual 4145.26-M

3.3 Task Area III: Fuzing, Sensor, C3I Testing

The Contractor shall perform the following fuze, sensor and Command Control Communication and

Intelligence (C3I) testing. The Fuze and Fuze Components (Environmental and Performance) tests shall be conducted (IAW MIL-STD-331 with all applicable North American Treaty Organization (NATO) Standard

Agreement (STANAG) documents.

Timing, Function, Performance

Electromagnetic Interference (EMI)/ Electromagnetic Compatibility (EMC) - 200 volt/meter, 10-kHz to 40-kGHz test capacity

Hazards of Electromagnetic Radiation to Ordnance (HERO)

Electrostatic Discharge (ESD)

Jolt

28-Day Temperature and Humidity

Transportation Vibration

Thermal Shock

Transportation Shock

1.5 Meter Drop Test

Primary Explosive Component Safety (Barrier Effectiveness and Out-of-Line Safety)

Progressive Arming

Explosive Component Output

3.4 Task Area IV: Transportation and Packaging Safety Testing

The Contractor shall perform the following transportation and packaging safety testing: Department of

Transportation Specification, NAVSEAINST 8020.8 (TB 700-2)

United Nations Recommendations on the Transport of Dangerous Goods

Interim and Hazards Classification Testing

Performance Orientated Packaging (POP) Testing

3.5 Task Area V: Ammunition, Weapons, and Munitions Performance Characterization

The Contractor shall support Ammunition, Weapons, and Munitions Performance Characterizations for small, medium, and large caliber gun, mortar, and rocket live fire for:

Multiple indoor and outdoor ballistics ranges

Calibers to 155 mm and 3000 meters range

Interior Ballistics - Pressure, Recoil, Downbore Imaging, Muzzle Exit/Sabot Function

Exterior Ballistics - Velocity, Trajectory, Stability, Aerodynamics, Sabot Function

Terminal Ballistics:

o Hard, Soft, Structural, Vehicle Targets o Accuracy, Airburst, Penetration, Fragmentation, Residual Effects

Range contraction and segmentation as required for less than 3000-meters

Ballistics range, equipment, and procedures must be Defense Contract Management Administration

(DCMA) audited and certified. The Contractor shall perform static firing of ammunition and munitions for assessment of:

Blast - Incident, Reflected

Fragmentation - Recovery, Mapping

Penetration - Armor, Soil, Vehicles, Structural, explosive targets

Sympathetic Response

Fire Start

Arena Testing - Joint Munitions Effectiveness Manual (JMEM) arena characterization test, characterize warhead lethality, fuze safe separation distance, fragmentation behavior.

Shape Charge penetration test - Determine the depth the shape charge penetrates into selected targets, water, armor steel, explosives.

Shape Chare standoff distance test - Determine the jet tip velocity and jet break up time vs velocity after initial target penetration.

Warhead (100%) fragment recovery test - Mass distribution and number of fragments.

The Contractor shall perform arena testing of warheads, mines, grenades, ammunition, and similar items as identified in individual task orders.

3.6 Task Area VI: Mechanical Function, Fatigue, and Cycling Testing

The Contractor shall perform mechanical function, fatigue and cycling tests for:

Pneumatics - Burst and Cycling

Hydraulics

Electrical - including Lithium Battery Cycling and Failure Testing

Hydrostatic - Burst and Cycling

Heating Ventilation and Air Conditioning (HVAC)

Fire Control, Fuel Tanks, Gas Cylinders, Leak Detection

Combined Systems and individual components

3.7 Task Area VII: Exploitation Support of Asset Weapons, Equipment, and Munitions

The Contractor shall provide exploitation support of asset weapons, equipment and munitions to include:

Inspection - Radiographic, Visual

Documentation - Dimensional, Photographic, Video

Performance - Static and Live Firing for Lethality, Survivability, Vulnerability

Function - Assessment and Verification Testing of Render Safe and EOD procedures

3.8 Task Area VIII: Ammunition, Weapons and Munitions Handling and Storage

The Contractor shall provide ammunition, weapons, munitions handling and storage to include:

Handling, firing, and render safe operations of Arms Ammunition & Explosives (AA&E) at ambient and temperature extremes

Class 1.1 Material Storage

Bureau of Alcohol Tobacco and Firearms (BATF) and Federal Firearms License (FFL) licensing for purchasing, receipt, storage, and handling

Component and system level test articles and data

Digital and film radiographic inspection test articles and data

4.0 GOVERNMENT FURNISHED PROPERTY (GFP)

The Government will provide the appropriate GFP as required for individual task orders. The Contractor shall provide a detail report of all GFP received and returned in accordance with DFARS 252.211-7007

Reporting of Government-Furnished Property.

The Government will provide Interim Hazard Classifications (IHC) and Final Hazard Classifications

(FHC) required for the packaging, handling, storage and transportation of energetic materials, munitions components and munitions subjected to testing under this statement of work.

Any price proposal is requested to include any restricted assertions for data rights per DFAR Section

252.227-7017.

5.0 SECURITY

Personnel associated with this contract may be required to have a DoD “Secret” clearance. The Contractor may have access to information and compartments with a “Secret” classification. The Contractor shall be capable of securely storing up to “Secret” level information in their facility. Individual task orders shall specify the security requirement.

6.0 DELIVERABLES

When the following deliverables are required, the Government will identify them in individual task orders. The Monthly Progress Report is required as a deliverable on the base contract and may be required for individual task orders.

6.1 Monthly Progress Report: The Contractor shall submit a Monthly Status Report. Reports shall be in accordance with A001 (Contracting Officer’s Management Report).

6.2 Government Furnish Property (GFP): The contractor shall provide a Monthly GFP Report when required by individual task orders in accordance with DID DI-MGMT-81947b.

6.3 Conference Minutes: The contractor shall provide Conference Minutes when required by individual task orders in accordance with DID DI-ADMIN-81250B.

6.4 Government Furnished Property (GFP) Inspection: The contractor shall provide an Incoming

Inspection Summary Report when required by individual task orders in accordance with DID DI-

QCIC-80376A.

6.5 Scientific and Technical Report

The contractor shall provide a Scientific and Technical Report when required by individual task orders and in accordance with A002 (Scientific and Technical Report).

6.6 Technical Report

The contractor shall provide a Technical Report when required by individual task orders and in accordance with A003 (Technical Reports-Studies, Services).

6.7 Conference Minutes

The contractor shall provide Conference Minutes when required by individual task orders and in accordance with A004 (Conference Minutes).

6.8 Test Inspection Reports

The contractor shall provide Test Inspection Reports when required by individual task orders and in accordance with A005 (Test Inspection Report).

6.9 Test Procedure/Test Plans

The contractor shall provide Test Procedure/Test Plans when required by individual task orders and in accordance with A006 (Test Procedure).

6.10 Government Furnish Property (GFP)

The contractor shall provide a Monthly GFP Report. Report shall be in accordance with A007

(GOVERNMENT FURNISHED PROPERTY INVENTORY AND FORECASTING REPORT)

7.0 DISCLAIMER STATEMENT

All reports resulting from this contract shall contain the following disclaimer statement on the cover of such reports:

“The views, opinions and findings contained in this report are those of the author(s) and should not be construed as an official Department of Defense (DOD) position, policy, or decision, unless so designated by other official DoD documentation."

8.0 TRAVEL REQUIREMENTS

The Government does not anticipate travel during this contract; however, as requirements develop and travel becomes necessary, the Government will identify any travel requirements in each individual task order.

The Government will negotiate specific travel requirements as required. The Government Contracting

Officer’s Representative (COR) shall approve any costs associated with travel and lodging in advance by the Government and allowable subject to the limitations in FAR subsection 31.205-46.

9.0 CONTROLLED UNCLASSIFIED INFORMATION (INCLUDES FOR OFFICIAL USE

ONLY INFORMATION)

Contractor may be required to handle Controlled Unclassified Information (CUI). There are numerous types of CUI, e.g. documents with limited distribution statements, documents marked as For Official Use

Only (FOUO), etc. The minimum level of protection for all CUI is adherence to FOUO protection standards. Distribution Statements (DS) and warning labels, such as the Arms Export Control Act

Warning, identify additional protection requirements for a given document. Minimum FOUO protection requirements/controls applicable to the performance of this contract for CUI are listed below. Additional protection requirements, as marked on a given CUI document, are in addition to the standards listed.

9.1 Handling/Storage: Access to FOUO is limited to those needing it to conduct official business for the Department of Defense (DoD). FOUO information is not classified information but requires extra precautions to ensure it is not released to the public. During business hours, reasonable steps shall be taken to minimize risk of access by unauthorized personnel. After business hours, FOUO information shall be stored in unlocked containers, desks, or cabinets if Government or Government-contracted building security is provided. If it is not, store in locked desks, file cabinets, bookcases, locked rooms, or similar items.

9.2 Transporting/Transmitting/Release/Destruction: FOUO information shall be transported in a manner that prevents disclosure of the contents. FOUO information may be sent via USPS first-class mail, parcel post, or for bulk shipments - 4th class mail. Electronic transmission of FOUO information

(voice, data, or facsimile) shall be by approved secure communications systems. Transmission via unsecure fax is acceptable if an authorized person is standing by on the receiving end to take custody. All emails containing FOUO or attachments with FOUO must be digitally signed and encrypted when transmitted within a Navy network or to an approved Contractor email address. Transmission of FOUO

(e.g. any CUI) to personal email accounts (e.g. AOL, Yahoo, Hotmail, Comcast, etc.) is strictly prohibited. FOUO sent out of the Contractor’s facility electronically must be encrypted (DoD FIPS 140-2 standard). FOUO material shall not be released outside the Contractor’s facility except to representatives of DoD. When no longer needed, destroy FOUO by a method that precludes its disclosure to unauthorized individuals.

9.3 Markings: Unclassified documents (paper or electronic) generated in support of this contract which contain FOUO are to be marked “For Official Use Only” at the bottom on the outside of the front cover (if any), on each page containing FOUO information, and on the outside of the back cover

(if any). Each paragraph containing FOUO information shall be marked as such. Within a classified document, an individual page with both FOUO and classified information shall be marked at the top and bottom with the highest security classification of information appearing on the page. Individual paragraphs shall be marked at the appropriate classification level, as well as unclassified or FOUO, as appropriate. Within a classified document, an individual page that contains FOUO information, but no classified information shall be marked “For Official Use Only” at the top and bottom of the page, as well as each paragraph that contains FOUO information. Other records, such as photographs, films, tapes, or slides, shall be marked “For Official Use Only” or “FOUO” in a manner that ensures that a recipient or viewer is aware of the status of the information therein. DS on technical documents identify access restrictions. DS “B” through “D” preclude public release and while not marked as

FOUO, are subject to all FOUO protection requirements, including the prohibition on unencrypted transmission over the public Internet.

10. OPERATIONS SECURITY (OPSEC) REQUIREMENTS

Contractor personnel are subject to applicable provisions of Department of Defense Manual 5205.02-M, Enclosure 6 and NSWC IHEODTD 3070.3A OPSEC Program. Contractor personnel supporting this contract/task order must complete government approved or provided OPSEC awareness training. OPSEC education and training may be accomplished through established programs within the DoD Component, using external resources such as the Interagency OPSEC Support Staff (IOSS) and the Defense

Security Service Academy, or a combination (i.e., https://securityawareness.usalearning.gov/opsec/).

Contractor personnel may have access to government Critical Information (CI), Indicators and Observables that may indirectly disclose CI. CI includes but is not limited to: Ship movements and schedules, weapons and sensor system installations, capabilities, and configurations; specific platform installations and characteristics, test schedules, deficiencies, and vulnerabilities. Indicators and Observables may include but are not limited to: Outdoors system testing; ship's external hull or superstructure modifications; shipboard equipment, ordnance, weapons, fuels, and/or stores loading/unloading operations, and/or personnel or aircraft embarkation. No CI, Indicators, or Observables may be divulged to third parties (including other company employees who are not subject to this contract) without approval of the local command Security Officer, OPSEC Officer, or the NSWC IHEODTD OPSEC Program Manager.