DRFP_Attachment 1_PWS.pdf

PERFORMANCE WORK

STATEMENT (PWS)

FOR THE

WEST DESERT TEST CENTER

MISSION SUPPORT SERVICES

(WDTC MSS)

DRFP – Attachment 1

Table of Content

1. Performance Work Statement General information 2

1.2 Background 2

1.3 Objective 3

1.4 Period of Performance 6

1.5 Quality Control and General Requirements 7

1.6 Labor Categories and Requirements 24

1.7 Contractor Management Reporting (CMR) 49

1.8 Contractor Transition and Phase In/Out 50

1.9 Safety Program 53

1.10 Training Program 54

2. Definitions 56

3. Government Furnished Property and Services 58

4. Contractor Furnished Items and Services 66

5. Organization Specific Tasks 67

5.1 West Desert Test Center (WDTC) General 67

5.2 Operations Division 72

5.3 Chemical Test Division 76

5.4 Special Programs Division 84

5.5 Data Management Division 87

5.6 Test Support Division 92

5.7 BioTesting Dugway 95

5.8 Test Support Items Maintenance Support 99

6. Applicable Publications and Forms 114

7. Acronyms 115

PART 1 GENERAL INFORMATION

1. The Contractor shall provide non-personal services required to support the

West Desert Test Center (WDTC) located at Dugway Proving Ground (DPG), Utah.

1.1 Description of Services/Introduction. The Contractor shall provide all personnel, management, supervision, supplies, materials, equipment, and tools, not otherwise provided as Government furnished property, to perform non-personal services required to support the developmental and operational testing at WDTC.

1.1.1 The Contractor shall provide qualified and appropriately trained personnel necessary to work in Government facilities, laboratories, chambers, or field and range locations throughout WDTC. During performance of work on the installation, the Contractor shall conform to all safety rules and requirements issued by the Dugway Safety Office. The Contractor shall take all reasonable steps and precautions to prevent accidents and preserve and protect personnel and property. Any violations of established safety and accident prevention rules and regulations may be grounds for termination of the contract.

1.1.2 The Contractor shall comply with all Federal, State and local laws, governmental, safety, surety and security regulations, policies, and Standing Operation Procedures (SOP), WDTC’s International Organization for Standardization (ISO) 17025 General Requirements for the Competence of Testing and Calibration Laboratories and quality practices.

1.1.3 The Contractor shall implement, manage, and execute a Quality Control

Program (QCP), Safety Program (SP) and Training Program (TP) in support of the WDTC. The Contractor shall implement, manage, and execute a Property-Management System (PMS) necessary to control, manage and track all Government furnished property (GFP) (see Technical Exhibit (TE) A).

1.2 Background. The WDTC, located on U.S. Army Dugway Proving Ground

(DPG), Utah, plans, conducts, evaluates, and reports on developmental and operational tests and supports Tactics, Techniques, and Procedures (TTP) development and training to assess the military value of Chemical and Biological (CB) defense systems, incendiary smoke/obscuration munitions systems, and related operational concepts.

1.2.1 WDTC plans, conducts, evaluates, reports, and supports CB and non-CB testing efforts for the Department of Defense (DOD), other federal agencies, private industries, and foreign Governments (e.g., environmental assessment/impact evaluations, weapons and munitions demilitarization, chemical energetics/homemade explosive testing, unmanned systems testing, direct and indirect fire weapons testing, hazard assessments, and technical/logistical support of operations at DPG).

1.2.2 WDTC programs include CB detection, decontamination, and protection devices, evaluation of munitions, testing to determine Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear (CBRN) contamination and decontamination survivability of various DOD materiel and equipment along with a wide range of developmental testing and applied research related to TTP. Test procedures involve energetic and non-energetic indirect fire systems, physical and environmental stress testing, human factors engineering, methodology development and implementation, accelerated climatic storage, contamination/decontamination evaluations, and performance and reliability testing of items in the field or within enclosed chambers.

1.2.3 WDTC maintains and operates chemical and biological laboratories to support various test and training programs. Such activities include the management and control of chemical warfare agents along with the growth and purification of biological simulants and organisms. Simulant agent materials are frequently disseminated to challenge detection and protection equipment and to evaluate concepts of deployment of detection and protection equipment. Chemical analytical activities are performed to support test and compliance programs to satisfy Army, State, and Federal Government regulations on safety, surety, hazardous waste, and the environment.

1.2.4 WDTC protocols and standing operating procedures comply with calibration and laboratory ISO 17025 standard. WDTC’s management has adopted the policy of providing equipment and services that meet or exceed these quality standards and guarantee customer satisfaction throughout the test cycle. To achieve this objective, it is WDTC policy to establish and maintain an efficient and effective quality system, planned and developed in conjunction with all management functions. Determination of work conformance with customer and regulatory requirements is verified on the basis of objective evidence of quality. Complying with the ISO 17025 standard is essential in adding creditability to WDTC policies.

1.2.5 The WDTC goal, which is critical to WDTC mission, is a zero-defect environment in safety, security and surety laws and regulations and are monitored by both internal and external inspections and audits. Failure to comply leads to delays, potential shut down and expenses while corrections are put into place. Contractor shall meet physical/medical requirements to wear Personal Protective Equipment (PPE), meet security requirements, drug screening requirements, and security clearance requirements. Staff members must comply with safety, security, and surety requirements such as obtaining and wearing appropriate PPE, securing facilities and property, obtaining medical evaluations, obeying safety rules, and complying with command policies and security regulations.

1.3 Objectives. The Contractor shall provide services necessary to support and perform field, chamber, and laboratory test services in support of WDTC’s mission.

The Contractor shall support and maintain the WDTC divisions, Michael Army Airfield (MAAF), and support the BioTesting Dugway (BTD), Chemical Biological Center (CBC), Combat Capabilities Development Command (DEVCOM) Army Futures Command (AFC) and Test Support Items Maintenance Support. The Contractor shall work with lethal or incapacitating chemical and biological agents, chemical and biological simulants, and test items that have been previously exposed to these agents.

The Contractor shall provide engineering and test support in the design and development of test fixtures and facilities, air supply and vacuum systems, vapor and aerosol dissemination and sampling systems, virtual reality methodology and implementation, and manned and unmanned defeat targets. The Contractor shall support the operations and sustainment of laboratories, chambers, ranges, test areas and manned/unmanned system operations in support of the following missions: chamber controlled surety materiel testing, chemical energetic and homemade explosive testing, smoke and obscurant testing, energetic and non-energetic direct/indirect fire, artillery and weapons system testing, large-area simulant disbursement, chemical/biological monitoring and sampling, range debris remediation, environmental and climatic condition test chambers, Unmanned Aerial Systems, Unmanned Ground Systems (UAS/UGS) testing and training to include targets and transportation of UAS/UGS system and equipment items, sensor testing, decontamination testing, meteorological monitoring and chemical/biological material testing. Specific work requirements, performance criteria, and quality control requirements shall be tasked by the government personnel within each WDTC divisions.

1.3.1 The government requires the integration of a new tracking program that will be used to create and track tasks to the contractor and enable the contractor to provide a response to each created task. This program will maintain the task or requirement through the applicable approval levels and once approved continue to track the labor hours and cost throughout the contractor tasks. In addition, the program will allow contractors to allocate and track resources for each tasking requirement. This program is under development with an unknown execution date, and thus, it may or may not be implemented prior to the award of this contract. If the new government tracking program is not in place prior to award of this contract, the contractor shall follow the process outline in section 1.3.2 through 1.3.5.4 of this PWS. If the new government tracking program is complete and implemented prior to the award of the contract, the PWS will be revised accordingly. If the new tracking program is complete and implemented after the award of the contract, the PWS and contract will be modified to reflect the new tracking system.

1.3.2 CWO Contract Work Orders (CWOs) will be issued by the Contracting

Officer (KO) defining the specific requirements or tasks to be performed by the Contractor.

1.3.3 Each CWO defines the specific requirements or tasks; test, training, laboratory, range, airfield, WDTC compliance, DPG protocol function and methodology development process to be performed. Each CWO will contain sufficient background information (e.g., specifications, drawings, work breakdown structures, schedules, hour and financial management tracking/reporting requirements, quality assurance, inspection standards, and other appropriate descriptive material) necessary for the Contractor to determine the scope of work and performance criteria to complete the CWO.

1.3.4 The Contractor shall generate and submit a Task Implementation Plan (TIP) no later than four (4) working days after receipt of approved CWO to the Contracting Officer Representative (COR) and KO. Each CWO shall contain sufficient information to serve as a basis for establishing appropriate performance criteria. Each CWO and associated TIP shall be monitored by the COR and evaluated as outlined in the Government’s Quality Assurance Surveillance Plan (QASP).

1.3.5 CWO Tracking/Cost Management System

1.3.5.1 The Contractor shall have a web based CWO Tracking system that tracks the submission and approval of Government CWOs and contractor TIPs issued against this contract no later than day 50 of the 60-day phase-in period (Contract Data Requirements List (CDRL) A001). This system shall be accessible by the Government and shall include the following features:

• Allow Government personnel to upload CWOs and supporting CWO files and/or diagrams.

• Track CWOs and TIPs throughout the review/approval process

• Allow Government personnel to upload changes or amendments to existing

CWOs and track contractor submission of TIP revisions and have the capability to print CWOs and TIPs.

1.3.5.2 The Contractor shall provide a web-based cost management system that provides access to data on demand. Functionality of this system shall include the ability to track, and report incurred costs at the CWO level and Contract Line-Item Number (CLIN) level.

All cost reporting information such as labor, travel, overtime, and purchasing (including Contractor Acquired Property) shall be included. The system shall be able to project schedule variances and percentage of completion. The cost management system shall track Contractor charges by CWO against the Government’s funded obligations in order to ensure invoices do not exceed available funding. The system shall be capable of performing data searches based, at a minimum, on date and cost element, and be readily adaptable to changes/revisions to CWOs.

The system shall back up cost and project data at customarily acceptable intervals and have the capability of being archived. A user manual shall be available and stored online within the web-based system, to be submitted with CDRL A001 above.

1.3.5.3 The Contractor shall provide to the KO a Summary CWO Report (CDRL

A002), No Later Than (NLT) the close of business Monday (or Tuesday if a holiday) each week, detailing the following:

• CWO Number

• CWO Program Name and status

• Government funding number (WBS Element)

• CWO estimated cost

• CWO current financial status (funded amount and balance)

• Hours charged, by labor category, and Burn rates

• Government CWO Point of Contact and Contractor TIP point of Contact

• Direct/Indirect (80/20) Status

1.3.5.4 The Contractor shall provide a continuing cost management process that incorporates intensive appraisal of all elements influencing the cost of contract performance.

The Contractor shall reduce expenditures to the minimum necessary for satisfactory performance In Accordance With (IAW) normally acceptable engineering or industrial practices and standards. The Contractor shall place special emphasis on achieving and maintaining the proper mix of appropriately qualified managerial, professional, technical, craft, and support personnel to accomplish the contractual objectives economically.

1.3.6 The Contractor shall provide or procure the needed supplies, specialized training, engineering support, equipment, or equipment fabrication, and/or service(s) to support each CWO prior to the execution start date of the CWO.

1.3.6.1 Support Staff: In addition to the Key Personnel the Contractor shall provide staff, as required, to administer the required Test Support Services. Staff shall include supervisory and team leadership, resource management, human resources, procurement, logistics, and safety functions, as well as system support functions. In addition, the Contractor shall provide support specialists assigned to procure and manage materials, equipment, maintenance and repairs in support of testing. The Contractor’s Management and Administrative support staff shall be efficient and economical, as well as sufficient to manage a contract of this magnitude. The cost of the Contractor’s Management and Administrative support staff shall be captured in the direct Program Management Office (PMO) rate, as defined at 1.3.6.4 below.

1.3.6.2 Contract Management: The Contractor shall continuously evaluate the adequacy and effectiveness of the work 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, craft, and support personnel required to economically accomplish the contractual objectives. The Contractor shall obtain approval from the Contracting Officer / Contracting Officer’s Representative for all proposed substitutes to key management personnel. Substitutes for key personnel shall have qualifications that are equal to or higher than the qualifications of the person or subcontractor proposed. 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, cost control, and process improvement.

The Contractor shall recruit, retain, and replace personnel to support requirements, including reach back for quick responses to tasks, as well as an ability to replace personnel for all labor categories, particularly in highly technical labor categories that require certifications (e.g.

Security+) and those that require security clearances. The Contractor shall provide, starting ninety (90) days after award and quarterly thereafter, an Employment Report, a report and analysis of their hiring and termination trends, as well as the number of personnel employed by labor category and WDTC cost center (see CDRL A016).

The Contractor shall have a staffing and workforce management structure that ensures requirements are filled with qualified personnel as soon as possible. The Contractor shall have the ability to flex the workforce with fluctuating workload to include the capability to provide additional support in the event of a surge or quick response requirement.

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

The Contractor shall work cooperatively with a mixed workforce of Government and other Contractor personnel in the performance of this PWS. The Contractor shall share Government-furnished facilities, property, materials, and equipment. The Contractor shall refer all unresolved disputes with other Contractors to the COR and Contracting Officer 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 shall meet the reporting requirements as specified herein.

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

1.3.6.3 Direct and DPG Overhead Charges: The Reimbursable Labor Rate (RLR) is an ATEC Commanding General initiative that specifies an 80/20 direct labor RLR goal for ATEC and DPG requirements to sustain affordability. In working to that goal, ATEC contracts shall include mechanisms to support attainment to the RLR goal. Accordingly, cost measures, cost expectations, and putting cost performance requirements in the contract ensures that the contractor is held accountable for managing their workforce in an affordable and lean way. ATEC cannot afford to keep contractors on staff if they are not being fully work loaded and the RLR is a direct correlation to the affordability level that DPG can pay for. US Army and ATEC funds are realigning. DPG must ensure it is operating within the realignment and ensure it as an efficient contractor workforce – with the proper right sized contract. To assist ATEC’s management and 80/20 goal attainment, the Contractor shall provide, starting 90 days after award and quarterly thereafter, a quarterly Reimbursable Report identifying the cost codes, labor hours and labor categories billed to date (see CDRL A017).

1.3.6.4 Program Management Office (PMO) Cost: Any anticipated overhead / allowable costs shall be included in the Contractor’s direct charge rate (e.g., contract administration and management, including supervision, team leadership, procurement, logistics, human resources, financial management, safety, quality management, Contractor Furnished

Equipment, Cybersecurity administration and personnel administration, to include scheduling and resource management). The anticipated PMO costs shall be included in the Contractor proposal, with reimbursement based on actual costs, in the PMO Rate.

1.3.6.5 Other Direct Costs: With Government authorization, the Contractor shall purchase materials, supplies, or services to support work in the PWS. Some purchases may include calibration and maintenance of equipment or procurement of non-hand receipted supplies, equipment, or repair parts to support operations. The Contractor shall ensure that maximum effort is made to control costs and promote competition while purchasing parts, supplies, materials, equipment, and subcontracted services.

The Contractor shall follow procedures for obtaining approval to purchase materials, services, or travel through mission support contracts as outlined:

• Prior to the procurement of any materials and travel, under the Material and Travel Contract Line Item Number (CLIN)/Sub-Line Item Number (SLIN), 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 Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR) Part 15.404) that allows the Contracting Officer, with support from the COR, to analyze the request(s) for price reasonableness.

• Travel cost shall be IAW the Joint Travel Regulation (JTR)

• 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 Officer 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. Additionally, Contractor’s handling charges for the Other Direct Costs category shall not include profit and shall not exceed the rate specified in delivery orders issued for the appropriate period. Contractor invoices submitted against delivery orders shall be accompanied by a copy of the supplier’s invoices for the items and services.

The Contractor shall get approval through the COR to purchase materials or equipment in support of the mission support contracts. The Contractor shall be authorized to purchase items and services (e.g.

equipment installation), with prior approval, to perform the requirements of this contract. The Government will not reimburse the Contractor for any items purchased that do not follow the procedures.

The Contractor shall provide a weekly report to the COR of all purchases and status of the purchases (e.g. pending order, ordered, received, property accounted, invoiced), the WBS number covering the purchase, the Government POC for the purchase, the amount of the purchase and any Contractor cost associated with the purchase.

1.3.6.6 Accounting for Direct and WDTC Overhead Charges: Effective 1 Oct 05, WDTC implemented the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) change that requires WDTC to only charge direct costs to DoD test customers and commercial customers who have a DoD contract that provides for government-furnished testing. According to WDTC practices and how their customers are billed, direct costs are those that support a specific program and WDTC overhead costs do not directly support a specific program but may support multiple programs. The current WDTC system for financial accounting is the General Fund Enterprise Business System (GFEBS).

Notwithstanding any conflict with the Contractor’s cost accounting system and practices, labor and materials that directly support a specific program shall be reported and billed with the appropriate CWO that the contractor is working on so the customer can be charged appropriately. Examples of direct labor include test planning, set-up, preparation, conduct, teardown, cleanup, data collection, analysis, and report preparation/review. It is only appropriate for supervisors to charge projects when their time is dedicated to a specific program and is not general in nature. Labor that does not directly support a specific program shall be reported and billed for charge to the appropriate WDTC overhead CWO.

Notwithstanding any conflict with the Contractor’s cost accounting system and practices, non-labor material, supplies, and services that are consumed in support of a specific test program are considered direct costs and shall be charged to the customer CWO. Equipment purchases, facility upgrades, and other purchases that exceed what would normally be consumed during testing may be considered direct but require specific justification to be approved for purchase with DoD test customer funds. Lease costs to support a specific program are direct and shall be charged to the customer CWO. Purchase requests for such items must follow the procedures for obtaining approval to purchase through mission support contracts presented in the OTHER DIRECT COSTS section of the PWS. Any costs that are not directly in support of a specific program are WDTC overhead and shall not be charged to DoD customers.

Training Costs: Notwithstanding any conflict with the Contractor’s cost accounting system and practices, the Contractor shall not directly bill training, licensing, or certification costs (neither training labor hours nor fees) to the Government. These costs are anticipated to be covered under the Contractor’s indirect charge rate. While specialized equipment will be provided by the Government for training purposes, the labor costs and other training costs shall be paid by the Contractor. There may be specific training requirements that are identified by the COR to be billed to a specific test event or customer. The Contractor shall obtain written pre-approval from the COR for any exceptions or requests to directly bill the Government for training hours or fees.

1.3.7 Invoicing For Rates That Deviate from Proposed Rates, Contract Performance Assessment Reporting System (CPARS).

1.3.7.1 If in any performance period, the Contractor is projecting a cost overrun more than 10% of the proposed estimated cost for that period, which is determined to not be a result of Government direction and not attributable to Forward Pricing Rate Agreement (FPRA) changes, the projected cost overrun may trigger a Show Cause or Termination for Default subject to the Contracting Officers discretion. Note: Contractors proposing at current FPRA rates and invoicing at current Provisional Billing rates shall not trigger a Show Cause or termination for Default.

1.3.7.2 If in performance of the contract and CWOs, if the Contractor incurs a cost overrun of greater than 5% and less than 10% during that CPARS evaluation period, which is determined not to be a result of Government direction or Contractor Provisional Billing rates, the Contractor shall receive a Marginal rating for that period’s CPARS cost element.

1.3.7.3 If in performance of the contract and CWOs, the Contractor incurs a cost overrun greater than 10% during that CPARS evaluation period, which is determined not to be a result of Government direction or Contractor Provisional Billing rates, the Contractor shall receive an Unsatisfactory rating for that periods CPARS cost element.

1.3.7.4 Regarding cost overruns and estimated costs mentioned in paragraphs 1.3.7.2 and 1.3.7.3, the Government will compare actual cost of work performed to estimated cost at the end of each contract period. Contractors are cautioned that costs should be directly proportional to hours expended, and if in excess, may be considered a cost overrun by the Government.

1.4 Period of Performance (PoP).

PoP Timeframe Projected Dates Phase-In 2 months 23 Oct 2025 through 22 Dec 2025 Base PoP 4 years, 10 months 23 Dec 2025 through 22 Dec 2030 Option PoP 2 years 23 Dec 2030 through 22 Dec 2032 Total PoP 7 years Contract end 22 Dec 2032

1.5 Quality Control and General Requirements

1.5.1 Quality Control is the responsibility of the Contractor. The Contractor is responsible for the delivery of quality services/supplies to the Government (see Federal Acquisition Regulation FAR 52.246-5, Inspection of Services, Cost Reimbursement).

1.5.1.1 The Contractor shall develop, implement, and maintain an effective Quality

Control System which includes a written Quality Control Plan (QCP). The QCP shall implement standardized procedure/methodology for monitoring and documenting contract performance to ensure all contract requirements are met. The Contractors’ QCP must contain a systematic approach to monitor operations to ensure acceptable services/products are provided to the Government. The QCP, as a minimum, shall address continuous process improvement;

procedures for scheduling, conducting and documentation of inspection; discrepancy identification and correction, segregation of nonconforming materials; corrective action procedures to include procedures for addressing Government discovered non-conformances;

procedures for root cause analysis to identify the root cause and root cause corrective action to prevent re-occurrence of discrepancies; procedures for trend analysis; procedures for collecting and addressing customer feedback/complaints. The Contractor shall provide to the Government their QCP within 60 days upon award of contract (CDRL A003). After acceptance of the Quality Control Plan, the Contractor shall receive the Contracting Officer’s written acceptance/approval of the QCP. All future changes to the QCP are to be submitted to the COR office for acceptance and approval.

1.5.1.2 The Contractor’s Quality Control is how the Contractor ensures that the support provided, to include that of subcontractors and consultants, complies with the requirements of the contract. The Contractor QCP shall ensure that all required work has been completed and is in compliant with the contract. The Contractor QCP shall ensure that materials, equipment, and sample work are on hand, conform to test and safety standards, and are properly used and/or stored. The Contractor’s QCP shall be implemented at the start through execution of the CWO and until completion.

1.5.1.3 The Contractor shall outline a monthly process/schedule NLT the 10th business day of the following month for inspecting all contractor CWO/tasks and identify past CWO/tasks inspected, results of inspection, discrepancies, and corrective actions.

1.5.2 Quality Assurance. The Government shall evaluate the Contractor’s performance under this contract in accordance with the QASP. This plan is a government only document primarily focused on what the Government must do to assure that the Contractor has performed in accordance with the requirements of the contract.

1.5.3 Federal Government Holidays. On occasions, the Contractor may be tasked to support tests, training, or other support tasks (to include inspections or travel) that require work on specified holidays. The following 11 Federal Holidays are observed:

New Year’s Day 1st day of January Martin Luther King Jr.'s Birthday 3rd Monday of January Presidents’ Day 3rd Monday of February Memorial Day Last Monday of May Juneteenth Day 19th day of June Independence Day 4th day of July Labor Day 1st Monday of September Columbus Day 2nd Monday of October Veterans Day 11th day of November Thanksgiving Day 4th Thursday of November Christmas Day 25th day of December

NOTE: Per the Utah State Wage Determination, Utah has 12 paid holidays, the 11 federal observed holidays and one added holiday to be used at the Contractors discretion. The 12 paid holidays can be used on any day Monday through Thursday and in conjunction with federal holidays. The Contractor can determine how the holiday is to be used by their employee, example would be to allow the employee to take their birthday (the week prior or after) as their 12th paid holiday.

1.5.4 DPG Hours of Operation. The Contractor is responsible for conducting business, between the hours of 7:00 A.M. to 5:30 P.M., (0700 – 1730) Mountain Standard Time (MST), Monday thru Thursday except Federal holidays or when the Government facility is closed due to local or national emergencies, administrative closings, environmental conditions, or events that warrant base commander approved base closure, or similar Government directed facility closings.

1.5.4.1 The Contractor shall support extended work hours or extended workdays in support of tests, training, or other support tasks (to include inspections or travel). The Contractor shall submit a consolidated extended work request for tasks that require extended work hours or days for all supporting divisions (CDRL A004). The request shall be submitted to the COR or KO for approval the week prior to extended work schedule or two weeks prior to extended work schedule in support of travel and tasks outside DPG.

1.5.4.2 Sustainability and retention are crucial to ensure the WDTC mission meets customer expectations. The Contractor shall ensure that their workforce is available and fully staffed workforce that will cover the performance of all tasks defined within this PWS or each individually generated CWO. This especially applies to those personnel that a have been certified or highly trained individual to perform functions such as but not limited to Project Scientist, Agent Handlers, Lab Analyst, Project manager, Miniature Chemical Agent Monitor (MINICAM) Operators that support each test center. When hiring personnel, the Contractor shall keep in mind that the stability and continuity of the workforce are essential.

1.5.5 MAAF Hours of Operations: The typical MAAF flight operations normal duty hours/days for MAAF are 7:00 A.M. to 5:30 P.M. MST (0700 – 1730) Monday through Thursday. The Contractor shall support extended work hours or extended workdays in support of tests, training, or other support tasks (to include inspections or travel). The Contractor shall submit a consolidated extended work request for tasks that require extended work hours or days for all supporting divisions. The request shall be submitted to the COR or KO for approval the week prior to extended work schedule or two weeks prior to extended work schedule in support of travel and tasks outside DPG.

1.5.6 Place of Performance. Services and work described herein shall be performed at DPG WDTC and at various locations CONUS and OCONUS. DPG WDTC is located in the remote western region area of the state of Utah. The main gate is approximately 90 miles southwest of Salt Lake City, Utah. Contractors may be required to travel up to 150 miles one way from Salt Lake Valley or surrounding cities to DPG/WDTC.

1.5.7 Type of Contract. The government will award a hybrid contract as follows, Phase-in shall be Firm Fixed Price (FFP), mission support service performance shall be Cost Plus Fixed Fee (CPFF) contract type, while Other Direct Costs (ODCs) shall be Cost Reimbursement contract type.

1.5.8 Security Requirements. Contractor personnel (to include subcontractors) performing work under this contract must have the appropriate security clearance based on their duty position prior to performing work under this contract and must maintain the level of security required for the life of the contract. The security requirements are in accordance with, DD Form 254, DOD Contract Security Classification Specification (see TE B). DPG will provide the Contractor employees with security training and/or briefings pertinent to the test projects that may require contractor support service. The Contractor shall comply with all published security regulations, including installation operations, physical security, and security classification standards. Additionally, the Government will provide an Operations Security (OPSEC) briefing and/or Annex when a test is deemed to be sensitive/classified. The Contractor shall be required to attend such OPSEC briefings/training classes as necessary. The Contractor must complete Antiterrorism Level 1 training, provided by the Government. The Contractor shall provide oversight / escort to all specialty subcontractors performing on this contract.

1.5.8.1 Access to DPG requires that contractor employees voluntarily submit personal data (e.g., name, social security number, date of birth) when applying for a DOD Common Access Card (CAC) or temporary access pass. This information is routinely used by DPG Law Enforcement and Security personnel to conduct driver’s license and criminal history/background checks. Adverse information revealed by such checks (e.g., outstanding criminal warrants, criminal history indicating a potential risk to DPG Installation security, or similar negative information indicating a potential security and/or law enforcement risk to DPG), may result in a denial of access and/or reentry to U.S. Army DPG. Delays caused by any adverse employee information do not constitute a basis for claim by the Contractor. It is the Contractor’s responsibility to assure all personnel scheduled to work on the installation meet acceptable backgrounds for clearance.

1.5.8.2 Contractor employees shall be U.S. citizens and successfully pass a personnel investigation background check. Contractor personnel who lack the required access to exclusion or limited access areas must obtain clearance from the DPG Security Office and be escorted into the restricted area(s) by contractor personnel with approved access and appropriate badge IAW Army Regulation (AR) 50-6 (see paragraph 6.3). The certifying official may exclude from exclusion areas any contractor personnel who violates written safety, surety, or security requirements. The exclusion may be temporary (pending an investigation of action or circumstance) or permanent. Exclusion or removal of contractor personnel from the Chemical Personnel Reliability Program (CPRP) or Biological Personnel Reliability Program (BPRP) shall not relieve the Contractor of their obligation to complete assigned tasks.

1.5.8.3 This PWS is not Classified, however, the classification of work to be performed for each CWO shall have the appropriate classification selected at the time of CWO creation and acknowledged in the contractor’s Technical Response including all supporting documents created by the Contractor shall be handled in accordance with the CWO Contract Security Classification Specification.

1.5.8.4 It is anticipated that all labor categories under this contract shall be required to maintain SECRET security clearances except for the Program Manager (PM) and the Facility Security Officers (FSO), Project Manager Special Program Division (SPD), and Security Administrative Custodian/Assistant Special Security Officer (SPD) which require TOP SECRET clearance. In addition, certain CWO assigned to the Contractor may require TOP SECRET clearances and the Contractor shall be required to plan accordingly in obtaining clearances for those employees.

1.5.8.5 Most labor categories shall require a Secret security clearance except for those labor categories identified in paragraph 1.5.8.4 requiring a Top-Secret clearance. All contractor personnel must possess the required level of security clearance for the CWO that they are assigned to support. They are not required to have their security clearance at the time of award, but the Contractor must aggressively pursue clearances for the specified employees.

1.5.8.6 Contractors may be required to access Foreign Government Information (FGI) classified information as part of this contract. The Joint Worldwide Intelligence Communications System (JWICS) contains North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) information, and a NATO awareness briefing is required for everyone who needs access to the JWICS. The purpose of providing a NATO awareness briefing is to inform personnel how to protect NATO information in the event they come across it while on the JWICS.

1.5.8.7 The Contractor shall, provide chemists and biologist Subject Matter Experts

(SMEs) to provide temporary or permanent exports consisting of technical information and defense services with regards to Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear, and Explosives (CBRNE) elements as requested by Dugway Proving Grounds, West Desert Test Center, Special Programs Division. The contractor is directed to, and shall provide, technical data and defense services to train personnel on the identification, handling, and disposal of chemical and biological weapons and hazards as part of reciprocal use of test facility agreements between the U.S. Army and the governments of Australia, Canada, Germany, U.K, New Zealand, Netherlands, South Korea, and Poland. The contractor shall export technical data and defense services to train foreign personnel from any of these countries.

1.5.8.8 This work shall be IAW International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) requirements under this task and shall be compliant with Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (DFARS) clause 252.204 7008 and 252.225-7048 of the basic contract.

The contractor shall be prepared to perform defense services and/or export technical data to the following foreign countries and their approved support contractors: Australia, Canada, Germany, U.K and New Zealand.

1.5.8.9 West Desert Test Center (WDTC) provides test-support and Tactics, Techniques, and Procedures (TTP) development activities for a variety of customers, some of whose programs and data are classified at the collateral SECRET or TOP SECRET level.

Additional need-to-know safeguards and access restrictions may also be implemented, including Sensitive Compartmented Information (SCI), Alternative Compensatory Control Measures (ACCM), and Special Access Program (SAP). Detailed Requirement: SAP access will only be granted to Contractors who possess previously adjudicated SECRET or TOP SECRET clearances; Contractors must maintain their current clearance, and follow standard self-reporting requirements; Contractors must have a current investigation; Contractors must submit a Program Access Request (PAR) to the Government, which details personnel information, qualifications, level of clearance, justification, etc.; Contractors must submit a Personnel Security Pre- Screening Questionnaire to the Government, which details foreign affections, foreign associations, foreign travel, personal conduct, and financial responsibility; the Contractor is not responsible for maintaining SAP facilities or networks; and the Contractor is not responsible for physically storing or safeguarding SAP material.

1.5.9 Physical Security. The Contractor shall be responsible for safeguarding all government information and property provided for contractor use. At the close of each work period, government facilities, property, and materials shall be secured.

1.5.10 Key Control. The Contractor shall establish and implement methods of making sure all keys/key cards issued to the Contractor by the government are not lost or misplaced and are not used by unauthorized persons. NOTE: All references to keys include key cards. No keys issued to the Contractor by the government shall be duplicated. The Contractor shall develop procedures covering key control that shall be included in the QCP. Such procedures shall include turn-in of any issued keys by personnel who no longer require access to locked areas. The Contractor shall immediately report any occurrences of lost or duplicate keys/key cards to the COR.

1.5.10.1 In the event keys, other than master keys, are lost or duplicated, the Contractor shall, upon direction of the COR, re-key or replace the affected lock or locks; however, the government, at its option, may replace the affected lock or locks or perform re-keying. When the replacement of locks or re-keying is performed by the government, the total cost of re-keying or the replacement of the lock or locks shall be deducted from the monthly payment due the Contractor. In the event a master key is lost or duplicated, all locks and keys for that system shall be replaced by the government and the total cost deducted from the monthly payment due the Contractor.

1.5.10.2 The Contractor shall prohibit the use of government issued keys/key cards by any person other than the Contractor’s employees. The Contractor shall prohibit the opening of locked areas by contractor employees to permit entrance of persons other than contractor employees engaged in the performance of assigned work in those areas, or personnel authorized entrance by the COR.

1.5.10.3 Lock Combinations. The Contractor shall establish and implement methods of ensuring that all lock combinations are not revealed to unauthorized persons. The Contractor shall ensure that lock combinations are changed IAW security policies such as when personnel having access to the combinations no longer have a need to know such combinations. These procedures shall be included in the Contractor’s QCP.

1.5.11 Special Qualifications.

1.5.11.1 The Contractor shall be required to work with chemical and biological simulants, with lethal or incapacitating agents, and with test items that have been previously exposed to lethal or incapacitating agents. Individuals participating in chemical or biological surety operations must be enrolled in the CPRP IAW Chapter 5 of AR 50-6 (see paragraph 6.3;

or the Army BPRP, AR 50-1 (see paragraph 6.2).

1.5.11.2 Certain duty positions may require specialized certification training which are managed, verified, and certified by each WDTC work center. Those duty position include Munitions Handler, Explosive Handler, Heavy Duty Equipment Operator. Specific training requirements are outlined within each duty position as outlined in AR 385-10 (see paragraph

6.3 and DPG Regulation 350-104 (see paragraph 6.2).

1.5.12 Post Award Conference/Periodic Progress Meetings. The Contractor shall attend post award conference meetings (at least quarterly) convened by the contracting activity or contract administration office in accordance with FAR Subpart 42.5, Post Award Orientation and AR 70-13, Management and Oversight of Service Acquisitions. The COR and other Government personnel, as appropriate, may meet periodically with the Contractor to review the Contractor's performance. At these meetings, the COR will apprise the Contractor of how the government views the Contractor's performance and the Contractor shall apprise the government of problems, if any, being experienced. Appropriate action shall be taken to resolve outstanding issues. These meetings shall be at no additional cost to the Government.

1.5.13 Contracting Officer Representative (COR). The COR will be identified by separate letter. The COR monitors all technical aspects of the contract and assists in contract administration. The COR is authorized to perform the following functions: assure that the contractor performs the technical requirements of the contract; perform inspections necessary in connection with contract performance; maintain written and oral communications with the Contractor concerning technical aspects of the contract; issue written interpretations of technical requirements, including government drawings, designs, and specifications; monitor contractor's performance and notify both the COR office and contractor of any deficiencies; and provide site entry of contractor personnel. A letter of delegation issued to the COR, a copy of which is sent to the Contractor, states the responsibilities and limitations of the COR, especially with regards to changes in cost or price, estimates or changes in delivery dates. The COR is not authorized to change any of the terms and conditions of the resulting order.

1.5.14 Chemical Personal Reliability Program (CPRP) and Biological Personal

Reliability Program (BPRP). Contractor personnel accepted into the CPRP and the BPRP will be selected randomly for Random Drug Testing IAW Chapter 5 of AR 600-85 “The Army Substance Abuse Program” (see paragraph 6.3). DPG will coordinate and perform the random drug testing and will bear the cost of the testing. The DPG Drug and Alcohol Office will notify the Contractor through the COR office with the names of the Contractor personnel selected for drug testing. The DPG Drug and Alcohol Office will provide any positive findings from the testing activity to the Government PRP certifying official. Based on positive finding confirmation, the certifying official shall determine removal/retention of the Contractor from the CPRP or BPRP. The certifying official shall remove any contractor employee from the CPRP or BPRP who fails to report for drug screening within four hours of notification. When Contractor personnel are selected for drug testing and are absent from duty, the Contractor shall notify in writing to the COR office stating the reason for absence and next testing availability date. The COR upon receipt shall submit the written document to the DPG Drug and Alcohol Office.

1.5.15 Occupational Health and Industrial Hygiene Support. The Government will not provide occupational health support, except for areas/items listed:

1.5.15.1 Any medical surveillance or treatment for exposure or potential exposure derived from Army and/or DPG Chemical Program requirements where Chemical Warfare Agents (CWA) (pure, dilute, or simulant), Non-Traditional Agents (NTA) (pure, dilute or simulant) are used. Treatment (for purposes of direct reimbursable costs) is defined as actions taken to provide individuals initial assessment and medical assistance related to chemical exposure or potential chemical exposure. Nothing contained herein is meant to replace the Contractor’s Worker Compensation Fund requirements.

1.5.15.2 Any medical surveillance or treatment for exposure or potential exposure derived from Army and/or DPG Biological…