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11. TABLE OF CONTENTS

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SPECIAL CONTRACT REQUIREMENTS

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L INSTRS., CONDS., AND NOTICES TO OFFERORS

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14. ACKNOWLEDGMENT OF AMENDMENTS

(The offeror acknowledges receipt of amendments

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to the SOLICITATION for offerors and related documents numbered and dated):

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12. In compliance with the above, the undersigned agrees, if this offer is accepted within calendar days (60 calendar days unless a different period

SOLICITATION, OFFER AND AWARD

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PART II - CONTRACT CLAUSES

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SOLICITATION

6. REQUISITION/PURCHASE NO.5. DATE ISSUED

26 Mar 2021

4. TYPE OF SOLICITATION

SEALED BID (IFB)

NEGOTIATED (RFP)

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3. SOLICITATION NO.

W91CRB21R0030

Section B - Supplies or Services and Prices

ITEM NO SUPPLIES/SERVICES QUANTITY UNIT UNIT PRICE AMOUNT

Transition: Phase In Period Labor & ODCs

FFP

NOT TO EXCEED 60 DAYS. This CLIN shall support Labor & ODC (if any) costs associated with transitioning to full performance under CLINs 0002, 0003 and 0004. See PWS Section 5.7 for full description of performance under this Transition-Phase In Period.

Direct Costs (ODCs) up to $25,000.00 requires written Contracting Officer Representative (COR) approval. ODC in excess of $25,000.00 requires written Contracting Officer (KO) approval.

FOB: Destination

NET AMT

Ordering Period Labor

CPFF

All costs associated with this CLIN shall correspond with the appropriate Level of Effort (LOE) spreadsheet, to include all hours listed under Hazard Duty Pay.

Ordering Period shall be for 58 months.

ESTIMATED COST

FIXED FEE

TOTAL EST COST + FEE

Ordering Period ODCs

COST

Includes all costs for travel and materials. Other Direct Costs (ODCs) up to $25,000.00 requires written Contracting Officer Representative (COR) approval.

ODC in excess of $25,000.00 requires written Contracting Officer (KO) approval.

Ordering Period - FFP

FFP

This CLIN is reserved for FFP Task Orders to be issued up to the ceiling amount stated on the CLIN. FFP Task Orders may be issued under this CLIN after contract award on an as needed basis.

Surge Labor

CPFF

This CLIN is reserved for Surge Labor to be issued up to the ceiling amount stated on the CLIN. CPFF Task Orders may be issued under this CLIN after contract award on an as needed basis.

Ordering Period shall be for 58 months

Transition: Phase-Out Period Labor

CPFF

NOT TO EXCEED 60 DAYS. This CLIN shall support Labor costs associated with transitioning out of full contract performance.

Transition: Phase-Out Period - ODCs

COST

NOT TO EXCEED 60 DAYS. Direct Costs (ODCs) up to $25,000.00 requires written Contracting Officer Representative (COR) approval. ODC in excess of $25,000.00 requires written Contracting Officer (KO) approval.

CDRLs

FFP

All Contract Data Deliverables (CDRLs) for the life of the contract.

Ordering period shall be for 58 months.

ORDERING INSTRUCTIONS

MIN / MAX TABLE

The Minimum Order on the IDIQ is CLIN 0001, Transition: Phase-In Period, AND $10,000.00 under CLIN 0003, Ordering Period Labor.

The Maximum Order on the IDIQ is the Total Max Value of all CLINs.

PLACING ORDERS

Orders shall be initiated through a Request for Proposal (RFP) emailed to the contractor by the Contracting Officer.

The Contractor’s proposal will be evaluated for technical acceptability, cost realism, and price reasonableness. The Contracting Officer will provide a task order to the Contractor. In order to have a valid task order it must be signed by both the Contractor and Contracting Officer

Section E - Inspection and Acceptance

PERFORMANCE WORK STATEMENT

Performance Work Statement (PWS)

U.S. Army Redstone Test Center (RTC)

Redstone Test and Engineering Services (RTES) Contract

Revision 13

23 March 2021

Vision Statement

1 . INTRODUCTION

1.1 Mission

1.2 Scope

2 . GENERAL REQUIREMENTS

2.1 Non-Personal Services

2.2 Business Relations

2.3 Contract Administration and Management

2.3.1 Contract Management

2.3.2 Contract Administration

2.3.3 Personnel Administration

2.3.4 Resource and Financial Management

2.4 Subcontract Management

2.5 Contractor Personnel, Disciplines, and Specialties

2.6 Location and Hours of Work

2.7 Travel / Temporary Duty (TDY)

3. CONTRACT SUPPORT AND REPORTING REQUIREMENTS

3.1 Contract Management Reports

3.1.1 Contractor Personnel Roster

3.1.2 Contract Status Reports

3.1.3 Contract Funds Status Report

3.2 Enterprise Contractor Manpower Reporting

4.0 MISSION SUPPORT REQUIREMENTS

4.1 Major Mission Areas

4.1.1 Environmental and Component Test

4.1.1.A - Climatic Testing 4.1.1.B - Non Destructive Test

(NDT)

4.1.1.C - Stockpile Reliability Program (SRP)/Surveillance 4.1.1.D - Component, Sub-system and System Testing 4.1.1.E - Missile Modification and Test 4.1.1.F - Electro Magnetic Environmental Effects (E3) 4.1.1.G - Dynamic Testing 4.1.1.H - Instrumentation Support

4.1.2 Missiles and Sensor Test

4.1.2.A - Missile Flight Testing

4.1.2.B - Warhead Testing 4.1.2.C - Telemetry 4.1.2.D - Propulsion Testing 4.1.2.E - Insensitive Munitions (IM) Testing 4.1.2.F - Sensors Testing 4.1.2.G – Instrumentation

4.1.3 Aviation Flight Test

4.1.3.A - Flight Operations Support

4.1.3.A.i - Flight and Ground Operations

4.1.3.A.ii - Flight and Ground Operations Procedures Manual

4.1.3.A.iii -Aircrew Training Program (ATP) Support

4.1.3.A.iv - Standardization Pilot

4.1.3.A.v - UAS Standardization Instructor/Operator

4.1.3.A.vi - Flight Records Entry 4.1.3.A.vii - Flight Dispatch & Monitoring 4.1.3.A.viii - Aircraft Life Support Equipment (ALSE)

4.1.3.B - Flight Test

4.1.3.B.i - Human Factors Engineering (HFE) Support

4.1.3.B.ii - Operations Officer/Project Pilot

4.1.3.B.iii - UAS Pilot and Payload Operators

4.1.3.B.iv - Flight Test Engineering Support

4.1.3.B.v - Systems 4.1.3.B.vi - Software Engineering 4.1.3.B.vii - Instrumentation Engineering 4.1.3.B.viii - Structural Engineering 4.1.3.B.ix - Modeling and Simulation 4.1.3.B.x - RAM Data Collection 4.1.3.B.xi - Aviation Safety Officer 4.1.3.B.xii - COMSEC Loading

4.2 Engineering, Scientific, and Technical Direct Test Support

4.2.1 Engineering support

Mechanical Electrical Aerospace

Human Factors Instrumentation Systems Software

4.2.2 Modeling and Simulation Development and Support

4.2.3 Programmatic Test Support, Coordination, Integration and Project Management

4.2.3.A - Programmatic Test Support 4.2.3.B - Test Coordination and Project Management 4.2.3.C - Test Incident Reports (TIRs) 4.2.3.D - Test Inspection

4.2.4 Data Collection and Analysis

4.2.4.A - Telemetry and Data Acquisition 4.2.4.B - Data Reduction and Analysis 4.2.4.C - Instrumentation 4.2.4.D - Instrumentation Calibration 4.2.4.E - Photographic and Video Data Collection

4.2.5 Engineering Technician

1. Mechanical

2. Electrical

3. Aerospace

4. Human Factors

5. Instrumentation

6. Systems

7. Software

4.2.6 Test Technology Development

4.3 Test Operations Support

4.3.1 - Ammunition Assembly, Disassembly, Modification & Related Duties

4.3.2 - Explosive Operations and Handling

4.3.3 - Range/Facility/Equipment Operations

4.3.4 - Test Scheduling and Resourcing

4.3.5 - Control Center Operations and Test Monitoring

4.4 Reserved For Future Use

4.5 Quality Management and Continuous Process Improvement

4.6 Configuration Management

4.7 Business Management and Administrative Support

5. SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS

5.1 Security

5.2 Safety

5.2.1 Safety Plan

5.2.2 Safety training and meetings

5.2.3 Unsafe Procedures

5.2.4 Safety Procedures

5.2.5 Accident/Incident Reporting

5.2.6 Emergency Plan/Operations

5.2.7 Industrial Hygiene

5.2.8 Medical Exams

5.2.9 Respirators

5.2.10 Mandatory Drug Testing

5.3 Environmental Requirements

5.4 Vehicle Control

5.5 Government-Furnished Property and Services

5.6 Contractor-Furnished Property and Services

5.7 Transition

5.8 Information Security and Intellectual Property

5.9 Organizational Conflicts of Interest

6. DELIVERABLES

7. APPLICABLE DIRECTIVES

8. DEFINITIONS AND ACROYNYMS

9. PERFORMANCE REQUIREMENT SUMMARY (PRS)

10. ANTITERRORISM/OPERATIONS SECURITY (AT OPSEC)

Performance Work Statement (PWS)

Redstone Test and Engineering Services Contract (RTES) Vision Statement The Department of Defense (DOD) premier Test Center, providing safe, timely and cost effective test services in support of the Warfighter.

1. Introduction Redstone Test Center (RTC) is one of the DODs premier test facilities supporting both military and commercial materiel developers by testing a broad spectrum of equipment throughout the life cycle, from concept through deployment. RTC is designated as a DOD lead agency for aviation, missiles and sensor testing. Test services are provided to ensure the safety, performance, and reliability of military hardware and embedded software in their operational environment. RTC strives to provide the best technical results for the customer’s dollar, Test programs are optimized with the best combination and sequence of testing, modeling and simulation. RTC’s strength lies in the highly skilled workforce dedicated to the purpose of providing the safest and most effective weapons systems possible to the soldiers in the field.

RTC supports the Nation's Warfighter by providing the most flexible, responsive, innovative and diverse set of test capabilities, assets and services in its mission area throughout the Army. RTC is committed to staying on the cutting edge of aviation, missiles, sensors, systems, subsystems and components test and evaluation.

RTC is a subordinate of the United States Army Test and Evaluation Command (ATEC) and a tenant activity on Redstone Arsenal, Alabama (RSA). RTC encompasses over 14,000 acres, or about one-third of the land area of Redstone Arsenal with an extensive inventory of test ranges, specialized facilities and laboratories. RTC is organized by Directorate competencies with over 1,300 personnel that consist of Government Civilian, Military, and Contractors. Over 70% of the personnel that make up RTC are support contractors.

1.1 Mission

The primary mission of the RTC is to provide superior technical expertise and state-of-the-art facilities and capabilities to plan, conduct, analyze and report the results of tests on aviation, missile, sensors, systems, subsystems and components. Many of the systems under test are developed by the local Program Executive Offices, the US Army Aviation and Missile Life Cycle Management Command (AMCOM) and the CCDC Aviation and Missile Center. RTC provides technical support to the local aviation, missile and weapon systems acquisition community, the U.S. Army, and other customers (DOD, private industry, Joint Services, and foreign governments) for weapon system research, development, production, and post-deployment testing activities. Test items associated with these mission areas consist of aircraft;

aviation systems, missiles, rockets, and explosives; instrumentation, computers, software, communications, and other electronics; small caliber to large caliber weapons; soldier and support equipment; and developmental technologies.

1.2 Scope

RTC requires contract support personnel for engineering and test services across all directorates and divisions. These services will perform a wide variety of tasks related to the Test and Evaluation programs at RTC. Redstone Test and Engineering Services (RTES) is a requirement to procure specialized personnel, materials, and expertise to help support RTC’s mission.

Services shall be performed primarily at RSA in Huntsville, Alabama. Temporary duty support may be required at other locations in the Continental United States (CONUS) and Outside CONUS (OCONUS). The capacity in which these test and engineering support functions will operate are crucial and essential to RTC and its mission to support the Warfighter. The Contractor shall possess the proper training, certifications, and experience commensurate with the work they will perform, and level of responsibility they will exercise. This effort shall be consistent across all the RTC commodity directorates and support functions relative to RTC operations, and includes labor, supplies, equipment, materials, and transportation incidental to activities described in the performance work statement (PWS). The Contractor shall perform to the standards and specifications in the contract.

This RTES IDIQ contract is intended to maximize efficiency and to provide the flexibility to allocate resources across RTC based on workload requirements. As discussed above, efficiency in test execution and flexibility of the highly trained workforce are critical for RTC’s completion of over 800 test programs per year. All test programs utilize joint Government and Contractor test teams. Though the types of test programs and test capabilities varies greatly at RTC, engineering and services used to support this workload can be organized into large flexible pools of highly trained and skilled labor that can be moved from program to program or mission area to mission area as needed.

The contract allows the prime Contractor to staff to the overall workload at RTC, not to the specific mission area which may fluctuate considerably during the year.

2. General Requirements The Contractor shall perform all functions and tasks described within the contents of this Performance Work Statement (PWS). In accordance with (IAW) all applicable range control, security, safety, and health procedures and other applicable regulations and standing/internal operating procedures associated with a specific type of testing. The Contractor shall provide all personnel labor, equipment, materials, transportation, management, and incidental support personnel required to support all Directorates and Divisions of RTC and the functions that are briefly defined below and further defined within this PWS.

1. Major Mission Areas of Aviation, Missile and Sensors, and Environmental and Component Test and Evaluation.

2. Engineering, Scientific, and Technical Direct Test Support.

3. Test Operations Support.

1. Major Mission Areas of Aviation, Missile and Sensors, and Environmental and Component Test and Evaluation: The Contractor shall perform engineering, scientific, development and technical services, special studies, technical tasks and other support services as required. These services may include the research and development, design, planning, coordination, administration, execution, and reporting of test programs of military equipment, commercial equipment, and other test items. RTC test programs and test effort items shall consist of aviation systems, missiles, rockets, and explosives; instrumentation, computers, software, communications, and other electronics; small caliber to large caliber weapons; soldier and support equipment; and developmental technologies. Personnel assigned to support tasks shall have specialized skills, knowledge, and experience with respect to the unique type of tests conducted in each specialty area.

2. Engineering, Scientific, and Technical Direct Test Support: The Contractor shall perform test engineering, scientific, and technical services, special studies, and other technical tasks as required. Engineering, scientific and technical support shall align with the test needs associated with component, subsystem, environmental, and system level testing in RTC’s major test mission areas of aviation, missiles and sensors, and environmental and component test and evaluation. Test items may consist of hardware, software, components, subsystems, or fully operational systems in any RTC commodity area. The Contractor shall provide adequate staffing for RTC technical test support for various activities associated with developmental test, operational test, and all test support activities and capabilities. Personnel assigned to support tasks shall have specialized skills, knowledge, and experience with respect to the unique type of tests conducted in each specialty area.

3. Test Operations Support: The Contractor shall provide staffing for activities that directly support the planning, set-up, execution, and reporting of tests conducted at ranges, facilities, and laboratories, as well as the operation of the equipment. Typical test items are aviation systems, missiles, rockets, and explosives; computers, software, communications, and other electronics;

small caliber to large caliber weapons; soldier and support equipment; and developmental technologies. Additionally, these services typically include support functions to RTC associated with handling, issuing, safeguarding class V items, range operations and blockhouse operations.

Additional activities also include required maintenance and repair of test and test support vehicles, equipment, and components, support for fabrication of fixtures, maintenance of facilities and equipment and unique range/facility hardware. Personnel assigned to the range/facility shall have specialized skills and knowledge with respect to the unique type of tests conducted at the respective site.

1.1 Non-Personal Services

The Government will neither supervise employees nor control the method by which the Contractor performs the required tasks. Under no circumstances will the Government assign tasks to, or prepare work schedules for, individual Contractor employees. It shall be the responsibility of the Contractor to manage its employees and to guard against any actions that are of the nature of personal services, or give the perception of personal services. If the Contractor believes that any actions constitute, or are perceived to constitute personal services, it shall be the Contractor's responsibility to notify the Contracting Officer Representative and Contracting Officer immediately.

Contractor personnel under this contract shall not:

(1) be placed in a position where they are appointed or employed by a Federal Officer, or are under the supervision, direction, or evaluation of a Federal Officer, Military or Civilian.

(2) be placed in a staff or policy-making position.

(3) be placed in a position of command, supervision, administration or control over

Department of the Army (DA) Military or Civilian Personnel, or personnel of other Contractors, or become a part of the Government organization.

(4) be used for the purpose of avoiding manpower ceilings or other personnel rules and regulations of DA or the Civil Service Commission.

(5) be used in administration or supervision of military procurement activities.

Employee Relationship:

(1) The services to be performed under this contract do not require the Contractor or its employees to exercise personal judgment and discretion on behalf of the Government, but rather the Contractor’s employees will act and exercise personal judgment and discretion on behalf of the Contractor.

(2) Rules, regulations, directions, and requirements that are issued by command authorities under their responsibility for good order, administration, and security are applicable to all personnel who enter the installation, or who travel on Government transportation. This is not to be construed or interpreted to establish any degree of Government control that is inconsistent with a non-personal services contract.

1.2 Business Relations

The Contractor shall successfully integrate and coordinate all activity needed to execute the requirement. This requirement will result in a contract between the prime of the proposed contract and the government. There is no contract between the subcontractors and the government. The prime will determine the need for the subcontractors and their areas of responsibilities and what workload they execute. The Contractor shall manage the timeliness, completeness, and quality of test services as well as problem identification and resolution. The Contractor shall provide timely identification of issues, corrective action plans, and proposal submittals. The Contractor is expected to establish a history of reasonable and cooperative behavior, effectively manage Subcontractors, award timely subcontracts and meet small/disadvantaged and woman owned business participation goals. The Contractor shall ensure customer satisfaction and professional and ethical behavior of all Contractor personnel.

1.3 Contract Administration and Management

The Contractor shall provide, an onsite Program Manager (PM) and an Assistant PM, who shall be physically present during normal duty hours and perform overall management of the contract.

The PM shall be the Contractor’s primary point of contact and shall have the authority to act or make decisions on all matters on behalf of the Contractor. The Contractor shall designate the Assistant PM as the alternate who shall be authorized to make decisions in the absence of the PM. No subcontractors shall have PMs or Assistant PMs on this requirement as it is the responsibility of the prime Contractor to ensure the subcontractors are managed.

KEY PERSONNEL: Key personnel for this contract are: PM and Assistant PM.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS FOR THE PROGRAM MANAGER (PM): Minimum qualifications for the PM are that they shall possess a Bachelor’s Degree in engineering or an applicable discipline such as other Physical Sciences, Mathematics, or Computer Science from an Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (ABET) accredited college/university and 15 years applicable experience; or a Master’s Degree in engineering or an applicable discipline in other Physical Sciences, Mathematics, or Computer Science from an ABET accredited college/university and 13 years applicable experience. Applicable experience must include a minimum of 2 years’ of test and evaluation experience, and 5 years’ of experience leading/supervising 100 or more people in a technical environment.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS FOR THE ASSISTANT PM: Minimum qualifications for the Assistant PM are that they shall possess a Bachelor’s Degree in engineering or an applicable discipline in other Physical Sciences, Mathematics, or Computer Science from an ABET accredited college/university and 9 years applicable experience; or a Master’s Degree in engineering or an applicable discipline in other Physical Sciences, Mathematics, or Computer Science from an ABET accredited college/university and 7 years applicable experience.

Applicable experience must include a minimum of 2 years’ of test and evaluation experience and 3 years’ of experience leading/supervising 100 or more people in a technical environment.

If Contractor proposes above the minimum qualifications for Key Personnel and if the person proposed is different from the person brought on board at contract start then that person must meet or exceed the proposed employee’s qualifications. No substitutions in key personnel shall be made except in accordance with this paragraph. All proposed substitutions must be submitted in writing 30 days in advance of the proposed substitutions to the Contracting Officer (180 days if security clearance is to be obtained). All requests for substitutions must provide a complete resume for the proposed substitute. The Contracting Officer’s Representative (COR) will review the resume to ensure Contract requirements are met. Should the Contractor fail to provide a suitable substitute as determined by the Contracting Officer, this may be documented in relevant past performance reviews and the contract may be terminated for default.

START OF PERFORMANCE: Ten (10) calendar days prior to start of full performance, the Contractor shall submit to the Government, in writing, the names, addresses, and the home and office telephone numbers of the PM and Assistant PM to perform work under this PWS. The Contractor shall ensure all personnel prominently display their Government issued Contractor identification (ID) badge at all times while inside the RTC work area.

MEETINGS: The PM, and/or designated representative, and Contractor personnel shall attend meetings and conferences when notified by the COR. The Government will notify the Contractor in advance of the date, time, and place of each meeting or conference.

FILES: The Contractor shall maintain files of documentation, records, and reports required under the terms of this contract in accordance Army Regulation (AR) 25-400-2, and shall retain the files for the entire performance period. All files shall be available for Government review and shall become the property of the Government at the completion of this contract.

1.3.1 Contract Management

The Contractor shall establish clear organizational lines of authority and responsibility to ensure effective management of the resources assigned to the requirement. The Contractor must maintain continuity between the support operations at the RTC and the Contractor's corporate offices.

CONTRACT MANAGEMENT

The Contractor shall continuously evaluate the adequacy and effectiveness of all areas of work the performed under this contract. This shall include appraisals of all company elements to assure the effective safeguarding, control and utilization of resources. The data resulting from the evaluation efforts shall be made available to the Government upon request. The Contractor shall place special emphasis on achieving and maintaining the proper mix of appropriately qualified managerial, professional, technical, and support personnel to economically accomplish the contractual objectives. The Contractor shall provide clearly defined policies and procedures for effective and responsive project management. The Contractor shall provide a management system that incorporates continuing quality and process improvement.

The Contractor shall manage the workforce to ensure that excessive turnover does not interfere with mission requirements. The Contractor shall track and analyze hiring and termination trends, as well as the number of personnel employed by labor category and RTC cost center. The Contractor hiring, training, and cross-training plans shall be thus designed to quickly adapt to future needs and at a reasonable cost.

The Prime Contractor is the responsible and accountable contractor to the government for the activity on this effort. All management on site will be Prime Contractor management.

Subcontractor management should not interface with the government for this effort. No charges should be billable to the government for Subcontractor management.

All contract purchases shall be accomplished by the Prime Contractor. All invoices for purchases will be Prime Contractor invoices. No contractor G&A for material purchases should be charged to the contract except by the Prime Contractor.

The Contractor shall be required to work cooperatively with a mixed workforce of Government and other Contractor personnel in the performance of this PWS. The Contractor shall be required to share Government facilities, property, materials and equipment. The Contractor shall refer all unresolved disputes with other Contractors to the COR or KO for resolution within 30 calendar days.

The Contractor shall establish and maintain a financial tracking system that is compatible with the current Government business and financial systems (e.g. General Fund Enterprise Business System (GFEBS); Army Test and Evaluation Command (ATEC) Decision Support System (ADSS); Contractor Information Management System (CIMS)) and will meet the reporting requirements.

In the event the Governments financial system changes during the life of the contract the Contractor’s system shall be compatible. The Contractor shall provide Contracting Officer designated Government personnel read only access to Contractor databases/ spreadsheets for data review. A list of these designated Government personnel will be provided by the Government within thirty (30) days after the start of the transition period.

RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE CONTRACTOR FOR PERFORMANCE UNDER THIS

CONTRACT

Performance by the contractor of the technical aspect of this contract shall be under the cognizance of the COR and assisted by the Technical Monitors from each directorate. All technical liaison with and technical surveillance of the contractor, within the scope of this contract, will be furnished by the Contracting Officer or authorized representatives (Contracting Officer’s Representatives (CORs) and Government Flight Representative (GFR)) appointed by the Contracting Officer. Communication of technical matters pertaining to this contract shall be directly between the contractor and the Redstone Test Center, U.S. Army Test and Evaluation Command, Redstone Arsenal, AL 35898-8052. Communication of functional matters pertaining to this contract shall be directly between the contractor and the Redstone Test Center, U.S. Army Test and Evaluation Command, Redstone Arsenal, AL 35898-8052, with a copy of such correspondence to the Contracting Officer.

It has been determined by the Government that various categories of labor are necessary for performance of this contract. The categories, minimum requirements are attached hereto. The contractor shall have the personnel identified in the attachment for performance of the contract commencing with the basic period. The contractor shall comply with Hazardous Pay Differential applicable to work that has been specifically designated by the agency for ordnance, explosives, and incendiary material differential pay. RTC functions and situations meeting the criteria for duty involving hazard are determined IAW the Service Contract Act and as listed by the Department of Labor Wage Determination Table covering this contract.

RTC identifies the following hazardous functions:

Differential (4 Percent)

1. Loading/unloading of missiles, rocket motors, warheads, and other explosive, energetic components for test;

2. Handling of donor explosives utilized in pyro-shock testing; electrically configuring energetic test items for initiation;

3. Handling and transporting C4, DetaSheet or det cord (et al);

4. Filling reactive target cassettes with explosives;

5. Hauling ordnance (missiles, rocket motors, warheads, and other explosive components).

6. Performing flare & armament loading (as required), both locally and off-site

The contractor shall provide handling and transportation to the work site of all material procured or produced off Redstone Arsenal in support of this contract.

Material defined for the material/travel CLIN: Items or property (other than real property) that are incorporated into or attached to an end item or that are consumed, expended, or lose their identity when used or become a part of another item. Assemblies, components, repair, and replacement parts, raw and processed materials, and small tools and supplies that are consumed in normal use in performance of the contract, or produced as required by the contract.

Instrumentation and equipment necessary for performance of the contract. Services for labor performed by other than the prime contractors employees, which are necessary for contract performance and employment is on a temporary or occasional basis. Minimum equipment, and vehicles requirements as delineated in the contract.

The contractor shall provide the proper containers, if required, for municipal waste at their place of work/construction site and coordinate with the Directorate of Public Works for disposal of its contents at the City of Huntsville’s Solid Waste Incinerator (SWI) located at 5251 Triana Boulevard, Huntsville, AL. No disposal charges will be levied.

INTERNAL CONTROLS: The Contractor shall safeguard Government resources in accordance with AR 11-2, and shall complete all required documentation including Department of the Army (DA) and RTC checklists.

GOVERNMENT QUALITY ASSURANCE: The Government will monitor the Contractor’s performance using the quality assurance procedures specified in the Quality Assurance Surveillance Plan (QASP).

PERFORMANCE EVALUATION MEETINGS: A Contractor designated representative shall meet with the Contracting Officer, COR, and RTC Government representatives at least once every two weeks during the first quarter of the contract to discuss performance. Thereafter, the Contracting Officer will schedule meetings as determined necessary.

1.3.2 Contract Administration

The Contractor shall establish processes and assign appropriate resources to effectively administer the requirement. The Contractor shall respond to Government requests for contractual actions in a timely fashion. The Contractor shall have a single point of contact between the Government and Contractor personnel assigned to support contracts or task orders. The Contractor shall assign work effort and maintain proper and accurate time keeping records of personnel assigned to work on the requirement.

Any change to this contract shall be made in writing, and such change shall be executed by contract modification by the Contracting Officer (KO). The contractor is responsible for ensuring that all contractor personnel are notified of this contract provision. Changes, whether within or out of scope of this contract, performed by contractor personnel without specific prior written authorization from the KO shall not be binding on the Government, nor shall the Government be obligated to pay any costs associated therewith. The contractor assumes liability for any and all costs resulting directly or indirectly from the performance of unauthorized work by contractor personnel.

The Contractor will not accept any instructions issued by any person other than the Contracting Officer (KO) or the Contracting Officers Representative (COR) when one is appointed. If a COR is appointed, the appointment will be done by letter to the COR with the scope of the CORs authority set forth in the appointment letter. A copy of the appointment letter will be furnished to the Contractor. No information received from any person employed by the U.S.

Government or otherwise will be considered as grounds for deviation from any stipulation of this purchase instrument, reference drawings, or specifications, unless such information is contained in a KO authorized and issued modification to the purchase instrument.

The COR reserves the right to stop work in progress and redirect the Contractor's work to higher priorities established by the Government. If necessary, the COR will allow for the necessary time extensions for the Contractor to complete work that was in process at the time of stoppage.

INTERFACES

The COR is the primary Government liaison with the Contractor; however, the following personnel are authorized to interact with the Contractors managerial, designated representative, and supervisory personnel:

Technical Monitors (TMs) will provide the Contractor’s working leaders a listing of projects requiring Contractor support, job order number, ADSS project number (if applicable), with an overview of the project requirements, if necessary.

TMs, test officer and other technical experts (civilians, Contractors, or soldiers) will provide on-site technical guidance, to include clarification and/or changes to the test plan, Test Operating Procedure (TOP)/ Internal Test Operating Procedure (ITOP), and Standing Operating Procedure (SOP). The test director has the authority to make changes to test procedures or test set-ups in order to ensure that test data are properly and safely collected.

All personnel shall have the authority to stop operations for safety, health, security, or environmental reasons. The individual who stops an operation shall notify Contractor management and the COR, who will contact the Contractor regarding corrective actions that shall be taken before the operation resumes.

The Government has other test support contracts and the Contractor shall work cooperatively with these service providers. The cooperation will occasionally require sharing of Government-furnished facilities and equipment. Additional direction regarding interface with other Contractors will be provided by the COR. The Contractor shall refer unresolved disputes with other Contractors to the COR within 2 hours from the time the dispute occurs.

CONTINUITY OF OPERATIONS (COOP)

The Contractor shall adhere to the U.S. Army COOP Program Policy and Planning IAW with AR 500-3 as directed by the Government.

1.3.3 Personnel Administration

The Contractor shall provide the following management and support as required. The Contractor shall provide for employees during designated Government non-work days or other periods where Government offices are closed due to weather, reduced operations, or security conditions. The Contractor shall maintain the currency of their employees by providing initial and refresher training as required to meet the PWS requirements. The Contractor shall make necessary travel arrangements for employees. The Contractor shall provide necessary infrastructure to support contract tasks. The Contractor shall provide administrative support to employees in a timely fashion (time keeping, leave processing, pay, emergency needs).

MISSION SUPPORT CONTRACTS TIMEKEEPING SYSTEM

The Contractor shall enable employees with the capability of entering data into a time capturing Contractor owned commercial program that is compatible with the Government programs to meet the requirements of this PWS.

Subsequent training that may be required because of personnel changes shall be the responsibility of the Contractor.

The Contractor shall maintain a daily record of regular, overtime, and shift hours worked, specifying the work breakdown structure (WBS), Internal Order, Cost Center, labor category, delivery order number, and contract number which will be provided electronically and submitted in the format, schedule and manner designated by the Government. If problems develop, in which the Contractor is unable to enter time into their system, the contactor shall notify the COR immediately in order that the problem can be documented. The Contractor is responsible to verify timekeeping data and make corrections as necessary.

PERSONNEL

Contractor personnel shall remain employees of the Contractor and will not be considered employees of the Government. The Contractor shall possess a flexible organization to provide a rapid-response capability to meet last-minute mission changes and requirements. Personnel must be versatile and must be able to adapt to range equipment reconfiguration, upgrading, and modernization. To keep pace with a continuously changing technical environment, personnel must be trained to current certification levels. The Contractor shall provide trained, qualified, certified and licensed personnel to meet variable workload demands by RTC to ensure the requirements specified in this PWS are accomplished. This provision shall apply notwithstanding past historical records, estimates of personnel needed, or any minimum levels established elsewhere in this PWS, prior to starting work. The Contractor shall maintain records of training, qualifications, and applicable certification or licenses as required and shall ensure that the employees remain fully qualified. The Contractor shall provide records on a semi-annual basis (or when requested) to the COR for evaluation in compliance with this PWS.

All Contractor personnel shall have at a minimum, a high school degree or equivalent. All Contractor personnel shall be able to speak, read, write, and understand English proficiently. The Contractor shall only hire personnel who are U.S. citizens; except in special circumstances when the Contractor has an approved Limited Authorization Agreement (LAA). All contract personnel hired to support this PWS must be proficient in the use of computers and software required to perform work (e.g. Microsoft Office Software). All Contractor employees shall possess a minimum of a SECRET clearance, in addition, all Contractor personnel shall possess training, certification(s), and experience commensurate with the work they shall perform, and level of responsibility they shall exercise. The Contractor shall not employ off-duty Government personnel, nor a spouse or dependent child of Government personnel, if such employment would create a conflict of interest.

PHYSICAL FITNESS

The Service Provider shall ensure that all Contractor personnel meet the physical requirements to perform the function(s) and task(s) to which they are assigned. This may include performing work in conditions of extreme heat and cold, high humidity, blowing sand and dust, working in confined spaces and at heights, or walking distances over unimproved terrain while wearing personal protective equipment.

TRAINING

Training of personnel is covered in Contractor Personnel, Disciplines, and Specialties Section.

CONDUCT OF PERSONNEL

Employees of this contract shall comply with standards of conduct. All Contractor personnel shall comply with the Army’s Acceptable Use Policy (AUP) dated 7 November 2018 or later if updated, for persons who use computers. The Contractor shall enforce standards of employee conduct and take disciplinary action, as necessary. Employees shall not participate in disruptive activities or interfere with operations.

REMOVAL OF PERSONNEL

The Government may request the removal of any Contractor employee for reasons of misconduct, safety, environmental, security, or any other reason if in the best interest of the Government. The Government may request the removal of any Contractor employee found to be, or suspected of being, under the influence of alcohol, drugs, or incapacitating agent. The Government may request the Contractor to test employees suspected of being under the influence of alcohol, drugs, or incapacitating agent. The removal of a Contractor employee from the job site shall not alleviate the Contractor of the requirement to provide sufficient personnel to perform the services as required by this contract.

WORKSPACE

Contractor workspace (office, laboratory, and/or desk) shall contain a sign signifying the space is occupied by “Contractor employee(s)” to ensure that Federal employees and the public know that they are not Federal employee(s).

IDENTIFICATION OF CONTRACTOR PERSONNEL

All Contractor personnel shall be required to wear the Government issued contractor Common Access Card (CAC) that distinguishes contract personnel from Government employees.

Contactor employees shall identify themselves by name and company affiliation when answering the telephone, presenting briefings, conducting or attending meetings/seminars or any other situations where their Contractor status is not obvious.

Contractor employees shall initially identify themselves by name and company affiliation when answering the telephone, presenting briefings, conducting or attending meetings/seminars, or any other situations where their Contractor status is not obvious.

WORK CORRESPONDENCE

All Contractor correspondence (written, facsimile, and email display) shall include their company name, and any other documents or reports produced by Contractors are identified as Contractor products or Contractor participation is disclosed.

PERSONAL APPEARANCE

Contractor personnel shall practice high standards of personal hygiene and maintain a clean, neat appearance while on duty. The Contractor shall ensure that personnel are properly attired for accomplishment of their duties. Ten calendar days prior to start of performance, the Contractor shall submit to the Government, in writing, the standards for attire for approval by the Government. Standards for attire must include uniforms or dress code for employees assigned to range, flight line, or test functions/areas in order to promote safety and provide additional measures to identify personnel executing test functions.

1.3.4 Resource and Financial Management

ELECTRONIC INVOICING: IAW DFARS 252.232-7003 - Electronic Submission of Payment Requests. The Contractor is required to submit request for payment (invoicing) thru the Wide Area Workflow (WAWF) electronic invoicing application.

ACCOUNTING FOR CONTRACT SERVICES: The Office of the Assistant Secretary of the Army (Manpower & Reserve Affairs) operates and maintains a secure Army data collection site where the Contractor shall report ALL Contractor manpower (including Subcontractor manpower) required for performance of this contract. The Contractor is required to completely fill in all the information in the format using the following web address:

https://www.ecmra.mil/

• Contracting Office, Contracting Officer, Technical Monitor;

• Contract number, including task and delivery order number;

• Beginning and ending dates covered by reporting period;

• Contractor name, address, phone number, e-mail address, identity of Contractor employee entering data;

• Estimated direct labor hours (including Subcontractors);

• Estimated direct labor dollars paid this reporting period (including Subcontractors);

• Total payments (including Subcontractors);

• Predominant Federal Service Code (FSC) reflecting services provided by

Contractor (and separate predominant FSC for each Subcontractor if different);

• Organizational title associated with the Unit Identification Code (UIC) for the Army

Requiring Activity (the Army Requiring Activity is responsible for providing the Contractor with its UIC for the purposes of reporting this information);

• Locations where Contractor and Subcontractors perform the work (specified by zip code in the United States and nearest city, country, when in an overseas location, using standardized nomenclature provided on website);

• Presence of deployment or contingency contract language, and,

• Number of Contractor and Subcontractor employees deployed in theater this reporting period (by country).

DIRECT AND INDIRECT CHARGES

The Contractor shall purchase items and services (e.g. equipment installation) to perform the requirements of this contract. All Material Purchases shall be accomplished by the prime contractor through the prime’s material purchase process. Purchases shall be submitted through the RTC Material Purchase Process for the purposes of tracking their status and the identification of any readily available items. The Contractor shall ensure that maximum effort is made to control costs and promote competition while purchasing parts, supplies, materials, equipment, and subcontracted services.

Prior to the procurement of any materials and travel, under the Material and Travel CLINs/SLINs, the Contractor shall provide a detailed estimate of the materials or travel required along with back-up detail (i.e., quotes from vendors, previous buy information, price lists, airline and hotel costs, and other such information as defined in FAR Part 15.404) that allows the Contracting Officers Representative to analyze the request(s) for price reasonableness. The materials and travel purchase requests must be concurred with by the COR which indicates that the material and travel are needed for performance of the contract. Once the Contracting Officers Representative has determined that the estimates are fair and reasonable, approval will be provided to the Contractor. The Contractor may then proceed with the purchase of the materials or booking of the travel arrangements.

Within 15 days after receipt of a purchase, the Contractor shall forward documentation (suppliers invoice), to the COR as to the basis of the expenditure and evidence of receipt before submitting the request for payment.