DSAM 2 INFO_Final.pptx

Air Force Cost Analysis Agency (AFCAA) Datasets, Analysis and Methods (DSAM) Development Effort

December 2020

Department of the Air Force I n t e g r i t y - S e r v i c e - E x c e l l e n c e

Overview SAF/FMC and AFCAA Organization

Economics & Business Mgmt (FMCE) Cost Integration (FMCC) Technical Director (TD) Aircraft & Weapons Programs (FMCA) Info Tech, Electronics, & Advanced Systems (FMCI) Space, Launch, & ICBM Systems (FMCS) Operations & Support (FMCY)

AFCAA

Deputy Assistant Secretary (Cost & Economics) and Executive Director, Air Force Cost Analysis Agency

Associate Deputy Assistant Secretary (Cost & Economics)

AFCAA Products/Services & Impact of Research AFCAA Products Milestone and annual estimates on all Air Force major capability acquisitions, middle tier of acquisition programs, defense business systems POM Estimates; What-If Drills Special Studies Analysis of alternatives consultation Should Cost/Affordability consultation

Cost Capability Infrastructure Building (Ensures Capability to Build Future Products) Cost Research: Develop databases, methods, studies & tools for estimators Community Involvement/Outreach: Industry & Gov’t CIPTs; Collaborative WGs Training DoD Cost Support & Info Sharing: Data/Methods, Best Practices & Lessons Learned

IMPACT OF AFCAA RESEARCH

AF-wide use and benefit

Relevant data/methods - centrally accessible Quality data/methods underpin quality cost estimates Reduces risk, strengthens credibility to AF budgets, POMs & other key decisions Meets Title 10 and regulatory requirements:

Independent Cost Estimates MS-A & MS-B certified, credible estimates Annual cost estimates (ICEs, POEs, NACAs, SCPs) for POM/MSs/breaches Improves OSD assessment of AF cost capability (annual assessment to Congress) Enhances cost credibility w/ Congress

AFCAA Goal – Meet demand for increased volume & timeliness (e.g. AoAs, affordability analysis, POM/PB analysis)

AFCAA Cost Research Strategic Plan Desired To-Be State and Benefits

Joint wherever possible

Technical assessment tool sets

Improved budgets/program baselines and acquisition credibility

Improved analyst efficiency and effectiveness

Less data collection during estimate development and more innovative in-depth analysis and decision support

Increased volume/quality to meet growing demand for cost estimating products in resource constrained environment

CADE is the host for most of our Air Force Data and Research!

DSAM Development – Increment 2 R&D Objectives AFCAA long-term vision and goals Cost analysts will have all required data and institutional knowledge at their fingertips It will be the exception – not the rule – that we have to go back to industry to get data to do our estimates Meet unfulfilled customer demand for higher volume and timeliness of cost estimates and analysis

DSAM Development – Increment 2 R&D Objectives Establish a contract with a qualified and experienced commercial entity to perform Cost Estimating and Modeling – Research and Development (R&D) services in order to:

Deliver improved datasets, tools, and methods Increase AFCAA cost analyst productivity so AFCAA can meet its growing demand Improve the efficiency and effectiveness of Air Force (AF) and Department of Defense (DoD) cost estimating capabilities Comprehensive Data Availability With the Office of the Secretary of Defense (OSD) Cost Assessment Data Enterprise (CADE) project, this research, analysis, and assessment will improve the quality, timeliness, and effectiveness of the acquisition program cost estimates required by statute (e.g., 10 USC 2366, 2433, 2434) and regulation (e.g., DoD Instruction 5000.02) in support of the AF and DoD acquisition decisions, programming and execution decisions, and Congressional mandates

Key Issues The Government intends to evaluate offers and award a contract without discussions with offerors The offeror's initial offer should contain the offeror's best terms from a price and technical standpoint The Government reserves the right to conduct discussions if later determined by the Contracting Officer to be necessary The Government may use non-Government advisors to support the source selection

Resource Requirements This is a Research and Development effort Approximately 30 different unique skills/experience levels required over a 5 year period Anticipate 10 to 14 FTEs of effort per year

Special Contract Requirements Security Specific portions require Top Secret (TS) cleared personnel All other portions require Secret (S) cleared personnel Contractor must have a final TS Facility Clearance DD254 will be issued with the formal solicitation Facilities/Government Property/GFE Government facilities/space for contractor personnel will not be provided No Government Property or Government Furnished Equipment will be provided

Performance Work Statement – Objective

OBJECTIVE

Research, analyze, design, and modernize cost, technical and programmatic data and estimating methods and tools Improve the quality, timeliness, and effectiveness of the acquisition program cost estimates required by statute in support of the AF and DoD acquisition decisions, programming and execution decisions, and Congressional mandates

Performance Work Statement – Requirements

REQUIREMENTS

Conduct and use data collection efforts to develop datasets, methods and tools for use by cost estimators to meet objectives of an up-to-date, searchable, user-friendly, centrally available data and method repository Provide surge support, when required that may satisfy mission requirements, or the requirements of other organizations (e.g., technical assessment for specific program estimate)

Performance Work Statement – Requirements

REQUIREMENTS

Systematically and continuously document Air Force and associated joint service cost estimating data requirements Collect data, develop approach to store and retrieve the required data, and use data to provide analyses, methods, and tools for use by cost estimators Perform efforts for all listed commodity areas (see slide 13) in a manner that ensures collected data is fully documented and, based on sponsor approval, shared within OSD CAPE’s CADE system and/or the appropriately designated repository Provide all deliverables, material, equipment, labor and supplies, tools, transportation, supervision and other expenditures necessary to fulfill this effort as described in the PWS tasks (see chart 14)

Performance Work Statement – Commodity Groups Weapon System Commodity Groups Aircraft/Unmanned Air Vehicles (UAVs) Missiles/Munitions Intercontinental Ballistic Missiles (ICBMs) Automated Information Systems (AIS) & Associated Equipment C4I/Electronics and Associated Equipment Software Other Government Costs (OGC) Operations and Support (O&S) Costs for All Commodities Space and Launch Systems

Performance Work Statement - Tasks REQUIREMENTS (Tasks 1-5 applicable for contract duration) Task 1 – Establish Required Nondisclosure Agreements (NDAs) Task 2 – Develop a Plan of Action and Milestones (POA&M) for the Tasks and Subtasks Task 3 – Perform Studies/Analysis, Develop Organized Datasets and Methods Tools, and Develop Other Analytic Approaches for Cost Estimating Task 4 – Product Finalization Task 5 – Surge Support (Optional CLIN)

Performance Work Statement The contractor is responsible for ensuring its assigned personnel (to include subcontractors) fully comply with the minimum experience and knowledge requirements The following personnel are considered key personnel Integrated Technical Manager and Program Manager Weapon System Commodity Leads/Senior Cost Estimators/Analysts Subject area experience generally includes Technical – major DOD or AF weapon system requirements analysis, systems analysis, engineering, system design Cost – Knowledge of technical cost drivers and how they are used in common cost estimating methodologies

The Contractor is required to interface and interact with other AFCAA and OSD-CAPE Contractors based on AFFARS 5352.217-9500 Associate Contractor Agreements Companies and POC info will be included in the formal RFP Contractor is responsible for understanding the methods and applications used and/or developed by the Associate Contractors for cost estimating and analysis in support of the AFCAA Contractor shall notify the COR in areas that they are aware duplication exists Work with other AFCAA Contractors on occasional tasks that will be under the management of an Associate Contractor task lead Each contractor is responsible for quality control of its part The task lead is responsible for the overall product

The contractor shall provide personnel to perform as Integrated Technical Manager, Program Manager, and Commodity Leaders for each of the weapon system commodity groups.

The Commodity Leaders (at minimum qualified as Senior Cost Estimator/Analyst) - responsible for performance of work in their applicable weapon system commodity The Integrated Technical Manager- responsibilities include ensuring technical content quality, commonality & configuration compliance within all tasks/subtasks.

The Program Manager - manages the coordination and completion of tasks and subtasks/projects on time within budget and within scope; works with project leads and ITM to set deadlines, assign responsibilities & monitor project timelines.

As approved by AFCAA & COR, personnel may be assigned to several areas of performance as long as the person meets the required KSAs in each category (e.g., one person as both Aircraft/UAV & Missile Commodity lead, or as both ITM & PM).

Administrative and clerical support - shall not be a direct task or labor category.

Contractor personnel supporting the Space and Launch Systems weapon system commodity group must have their FINAL TOP SECRET clearances prior to commencing work on this contract. All other positions must have a FINAL SECRET clearance prior to commencing work on this contract.

Task Direction Memorandum(s) (TDMs, para 10.6):

When necessary, technical direction or clarification concerning details of specific tasks set forth in the contract shall be given through issuance of TDMs by the COR.

Each TDM/TDM amendment shall be in writing, and is subject to the terms and conditions of this contract.

In no event shall a TDM constitute an assignment of new work or changes of such nature as to justify any adjustment to the estimated costs of delivery terms under this contract.

In the event of a conflict between a TDM and the contract, the contract shall control.

If in doubt, notify the COR and Contracting Officer in writing within two working days of having received the TDM.

Best Value Tradeoff Process This acquisition will use a full tradeoff process between non-cost factors and cost/price Award is to be made to the offeror proposing the combination most advantageous to the Government based upon an integrated assessment of the evaluation factors and subfactors The Government may accept other than the lowest priced proposal or other than the highest technically rated proposal to achieve a best-value contract award The following evaluation factors and subfactors, ranked in order of importance, will be used to evaluate each proposal:

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