USAMS_III_PWS_v8.pdf

OPR: USSTRATCOM/J834

USAMS III - PWS

PERFORMANCE WORK STATEMENT

USSTRATCOM Systems and Missions Support

USAMS III

December 2012

TABLE OF CONTENTS

SECTION 1 DESCRIPTION OF SERVICES/GENERAL INFO/ADMIN

1.1 Mission

1.2 Mission Areas

1.3 Scope

1.4 Support Requirement

1.5 Task Requirements

1.5.1 Management and Professional Support Services Tasks

1.5.2 Studies, Analysis, and Evaluation Tasks

1.5.3 Engineering and Technical Services Tasks

1.5.4 Operations and Maintenance Services (Non-A&AS)

1.5.5 Outputs

1.5.6 Performance Locations

1.5.7 Information Technology (IT) Restrictions

1.5.8 Customers

1.5.9 Contract Data Requirements List (CDRL)

1.5.10 Management Requirements

1.6 Task Orders (TO)

1.6.1 General Information

1.6.2 Content

1.6.3 Changes/Deviations

1.6.4 Services Summary

1.7 General Information/Administration

1.7.1 Publications and References

1.7.2 Records Management

1.7.3 Records, Files, Documents

1.7.4 Administrative Support

1.8 Security Requirements

1.8.1 General

1.8.2 Personnel Security Clearance Requirements

SECTION 2 SERVICES SUMMARY (SS)

2.1 Quality Assurance

2.2 Performance Deficiency Notification

SECTION 3 GOVERNMENT-FURNISHED PROPERTY AND SERVICES

3.1 General Information

3.2 Government-Furnished Property/Equipment

SECTION 4 APPENDICES

4.1 Acronyms

SECTION 1: DESCRIPTION OF SERVICES

1.1 Mission: USSTRATCOM conducts global operations in coordination with other

Combatant Commands, Services, and appropriate U.S. Government agencies to deter and detect strategic attacks against the U.S. and its allies, and is prepared to defend the nation as directed.

USSTRATCOM provides a broad range of strategic capabilities and options for the President and Secretary of Defense, and specialized expertise to the joint warfighter. It is the command and control center for U.S. strategic forces and controls military space operations, cyberspace operations, strategic warning and intelligence assessments as well as global strategic planning.

1.2 Mission Areas: Strategic Deterrence; Space Operations; Cyberspace Operations; Joint

Electronic Warfare; Global Strike; Missile Defense; Intelligence, Surveillance and

Reconnaissance; Combating Weapons of Mass Destruction; and Analysis and Targeting. These mission areas are not inclusive. The dynamic nature of the Command's responsibilities may require the addition of areas not currently identified.

1.3 Scope: The USSTRATCOM Systems and Missions Support (USAMS) contract supports all missions and requirements of USSTRATCOM. The USAMS contract is primarily an advisory and assistance services (A&AS) contract with a secondary function of acquiring limited non-advisory and assistance services (non-A&AS). A&AS support primarily comprises three major categories of services: Management, Operational and Professional Support Services; Studies, Analyses, and Evaluations; and Engineering and Technical Services. Non-A&AS support primarily covers operations and maintenance services for Information Technology and Telecom

Services. In addition to supporting Headquarters USSTRATCOM at Offutt AFB, NE, support is also required for subordinate and supporting agencies, the sub-unified Command, component commands, and supported agencies worldwide. These efforts include the mission areas listed in

Para 1.2, above, as well as the following Joint Functional Component Commands (JFCCs):

Global Strike (GS); Integrated Missile Defense (IMD); Intelligence, Surveillance and

Reconnaissance (ISR); and Space Operations (SPACE). Also included are the following

Functional Components: the USSTRATCOM Center for Combating Weapons of Mass

Destruction (SCC-WMD), Standing Joint Force Headquarters - Elimination (SJFHQ-E), Joint

Warfare Analysis Center (JWAC), and the Nuclear Task Forces. The Nuclear Task Forces consist of: Intercontinental Ballistic Missiles (ICBMs), Strategic Bombers, Air Refueling

Tankers, TACAMO (Airborne Communications), Pacific Submarines, and Atlantic Submarines.

The evolving responsibilities of USSTRATCOM may require additional missions/requirements not currently identified.

1.3.1 Support shall include all USSTRATCOM-related systems such as: the Integrated

Strategic Planning and Analysis Network (ISPAN); USSTRATCOM Command and Control

(C2) systems; Command infrastructure; common-user and dedicated satellite control networks;

the Space Surveillance Network; Missile Warning systems; current and future operational spacecraft programs; National/Ballistic Missile Defense Systems; Computer Network Defense, Exploitation and Attack (CND/E/A); current and future commercial programs; a family of tactical space systems; national space systems; distributive C2 nodes/networks; and space launch vehicles to include new generation expendable and reusable launch vehicles and the overall integration of the various mission areas concept of operations. The USAMS effort also addresses intelligence, intelligence-related, counterintelligence (CI), and information assurance systems.

1.4 Support Requirements. USSTRATCOM requires contracted advisory and assistance services (A&AS) to support development of strategy and doctrine, and long range strategic planning (defined as both deliberate and adaptive planning employing the full spectrum of kinetic and non-kinetic weapons). These missions are enabled by the Integrated Strategic

Planning and Analysis Network (ISPAN) as the means for conducting strategic planning;

integrated priority list (IPL); necessary policies and procedures; capability and systems integration analyses and evaluation; exercises and war gaming; logistics support analysis and recommendations; documentation updates; and quick reaction technical support for all mission areas and associated command, control, and communications systems. Technical expertise is required to guide the components in the development, acquisition, certification, and sustainment of their systems, supporting technical documentation, and subsystem architectures. Development of operational, systems, and technical architectures will be IAW the Department of Defense

(DoD) Architecture Framework Document.

1.5 Task Requirements. The Contractor shall provide A&AS non-personal services support for management, studies, system engineering and technical analysis for USSTRATCOM, its components, and supporting or supported agencies in paragraph 1.3. This end-to-end support includes all USSTRATCOM systems and missions. This A&AS support shall assure advocacy, operational, intelligence, and CI requirements are satisfied through technically feasible, integrated, cost-effective system improvements, programmatic acquisition recommendations, logistics support, integration, and procedures analysis. Support consists of planning, analyzing, engineering and engineering guidance establishment, system integration, information assurance, software design/development, configuration management (CM), and testing/certification efforts in order to define, document, and evolve the USSTRATCOM systems and procedures. It shall provide across-the-board technical expertise to ensure planned developments, system specifications, planned upgrades/enhancement, testing/certification and operational procedures throughout USSTRATCOM systems ensuring conformance with performance requirements.

1.5.1 Management and Professional Support Services Tasks. The Contractor shall provide management and professional support services; i.e., services that provide assistance, advice or training for the efficient and effective management and operation of organizations, activities

(including management and support services for Research and Development (R&D) activities), or systems. These services are normally closely related to the basic responsibilities and mission of the agency originating the requirement. Included are efforts that support or contribute to improved organization of program management, logistics management, project monitoring and reporting, data collection, budgeting, accounting, performance auditing, and administrative technical support for conferences and training programs. Contractor shall support the following requirements:

1.5.1.1 Obtain current information on rapidly evolving plans and activities, assess this information for impacts, and quickly incorporate required changes into ongoing Contractor requirements. Maintain frequent contact with the Contracting Officer Representative (COR) throughout the performance of each task to assure that CORs are aware of all technical and administrative issues and that they are afforded the opportunity to provide timely technical guidance of work efforts in progress.

1.5.1.2 Integrate and operate Government or Contractor furnished communications, electronics, computer, and test equipment to the extent that this equipment supports the contractual study, analysis, and test efforts.

1.5.1.3 Obtain, store, maintain, and reproduce the required technical data and applicable documents, plans, regulations (obtained through the publication distribution officer (PDO)), specifications, etc. (up to the TOP SECRET/SCI, SCI, TOP SECRET/NC2-ESI, and TOP

SECRET/SPECAT, SPECIAL ACCESS PROGRAMS (SAP) classification levels) from the

Government for the purpose of fulfilling the requirements described in the Performance Work

Statement (PWS). When appropriate channels and/or procedures exist, the Contractor shall acquire the above information directly. The Contractor shall provide the Government or other agencies as approved by the Government, access to any and all program information and data prepared or obtained as part of this contract or in support of any tasking of this PWS. The

Contractor shall return to the Government or dispose of this material at contract termination or completion, or upon the request of the Contracting Officer.

1.5.1.4 Review and assist in establishing and maintaining standardization guidance and policies that facilitate standardization and interoperability between and among USSTRATCOM systems and other systems. Assist in development of Memoranda of Agreement (MOA) with DoD, external agencies, industry, and Allies.

1.5.2 Studies, Analysis, and Evaluations Tasks. Contracted services are considered to be acquired labor needed for providing organized, analytical assessments/evaluations in support of policy development, advocacy, decision making, management, or administration. Included are studies in support of R&D activities. Also included are acquisitions recommendations of models, methodologies, and related nonproprietary software supporting studies, analyses, or evaluations.

Contractor shall support performance of the following requirements:

1.5.2.1 Analyze, define, and document deficiencies within USSTRATCOM interest programs and their interrelationships with the entire military system network. Perform exercise, real world, and operational systems analysis (CDRL A003).

1.5.2.2 Review and evaluate military systems performance data to ensure proposed and developed systems meet operational and performance requirements. Review collateral and other systems to determine potential interface impacts. Recommend actions to be taken with other

Government agencies to resolve any identified interface impacts (CDRL A003).

1.5.2.3 Analyze and determine technical deficiencies of military programs and their interrelationships with Command, Control, Communications, and Computers (C4) systems.

Determine and document interoperability potentials, system level vulnerabilities, deficiencies, solutions to defined deficiencies, and components' compliance with interoperability/integration standards and architectures. Such characteristics as security, speed, reliability, survivability, flexibility, compatibility, interoperability, standardization, and economy shall be addressed.

Analyze all risks by degree of severity and impact on the specific project that have dependency relationships with the prime project. (CDRL A003)

1.5.2.4 Prepare, research, and evaluate Joint Staff, Canadian Defense Staff (CDS), and other

DoD documentation, and new/evolving C4 systems/technologies, and mission area documentation. This includes such items as system operational concepts, Defense Planning

Scenarios (DPSs) multi service force deployment (MSFD) documents, strategic environment documents, security documents, logistic support concepts, and other reports impacting on

USSTRATCOM war fighting support system C4 to ensure USSTRATCOM requirements are met in a cost-effective manner (CDRL A003).

1.5.2.5 Evaluate hardware and software deficiencies within the systems supporting military missions and architectures. Evaluation should be in terms of system performance, maintainability, and life cycle support. Perform trade studies to ensure candidate replacement systems conform to military policies and standards while adhering to logistics support requirements (CDRL A003).

1.5.2.6 Analyze concepts, designs, and specifications for proposed, new, modified, and existing facilities and subsystems supporting military systems missions to determine if the proposals will provide the required degree of nuclear effects protection. Analyze test plans and test data to assure with a high degree of confidence that results will adequately characterize the current protection. Make recommendations on corrective actions (CDRL A003).

1.5.2.7 Perform technical performance, cost trade-off, and risk/survivability analyses to ensure current and future operational requirements conform to military system architectural, integrity, interoperability, and technical performance requirements. Identify technical deficiencies within these systems to assure end-to-end survivability, integrity, and technical performance (CDRL

A003).

1.5.2.8 Assess nuclear survivability of the overall end-to-end USSTRATCOM systems and the subsystems' ability to support the mission if exposed to the specified threats. Special assessments will be conducted on elements of the USSTRATCOM systems. Develop a methodology to assess and rank survivability enhancement options (SEO) for space systems specified by the Government. Using this methodology, the Contractor shall evaluate the space systems, considering all existing and programmed SEOs, and identify the best options and rationale. System, as well as procedural and managerial, recommendations shall be made to correct any deficiencies identified. Assist in maintaining information on the survivability status of the overall USSTRATCOM systems, the survivability status of major USSTRATCOM systems subsystem, protection features at each USSTRATCOM systems site and status of deficiencies. Support development of USSTRATCOM’s input to global Command, Control, and

Communications (C3) survivability assessments (CDRL A003).

1.5.2.9 Provide system support for requirements, analysis, and planning for the military satellite communications (MILSATCOM) program. Remain cognizant of and current in USSTRATCOM

Global Ballistic Missile Defense-related missions, and other related satellite, sensor, and communications programs and systems that impact the Nuclear Planning and Execution System.

1.5.2.10 Evaluate the impact of proposed enhancements, additional capabilities, or changes to existing, or proposed capabilities. Evaluate recommended deletions, additions, or modifications to a mission area system for consistency with the validated system’s operational architectural concepts (CDRL A003).

1.5.2.11 Review and evaluate design, integration, and testing documents for the proposed subsystem upgrades to ensure compliance with applicable USSTRATCOM test standards.

Support system certification in ensuring commonality of testing functions between upgrades

(CDRL A003).

1.5.2.12 Assist in development and/or review of theory, doctrine, vision and policies.

Understand the implications of USSTRATCOM policy, doctrine, plans, exercises, tactics, techniques and procedures as they impact the Space, C4ISR, Global Strike, Global Ballistic

Missile Defense, and Information Operations mission areas. Understand aspects of joint and combined operations and joint doctrine as they affect the USSTRATCOM mission.

1.5.2.13 Provide long-range space and Information Assurance (IA) planning and strategy support. Primary support is to the Space Planning and Requirements System (SPRS) and includes support to required working groups and support for the development of military visions, implementation strategies, and plans.

1.5.2.14 Provide expertise on information assurance related topics and perform detailed studies, analyses, and operational concepts, as required (CDRL A003).

1.5.2.15 Perform analysis and evaluate changes in threat, requirements, system environments, science, technology, and resource allocation to determine technological and programmatic impacts on military systems and potential changes to military policies (CDRL A003).

1.5.2.16 Develop and execute operational plans (OPLANS), assessment of methodology and assessment collection, conduct, and analysis on OPLANs (CDRL A003).

1.5.2.17 Develop, evaluate, and document cost effective alternatives needed to meet military requirements based upon funding constraints and new technology developments (CDRL A003).

1.5.2.18 Provide detailed assessments of future operational capabilities through the development of a technology nodal analysis plan that highlights the critical path for emerging technologies

1.5.2.19 Provide expertise on space related topics and perform detailed studies, analyses, and operational concepts, as required (CDRL A003).

1.5.2.20 Assist in the review and evaluation of technology availability for far-term space system concepts. The Contractor shall identify the far-term space technologies required to support capability and architecture development and operation. These technologies shall be linked in parametric form to mission requirements. The Contractor shall review technology development planning efforts and support commands in prioritizing and advocating required technologies

1.5.2.21 Provide analysis and support to the Command for exercise and war game development.

Exercise war fighting seminar and war game development may include development of regional scenarios, orders of battle and capabilities, and event stimulators.

1.5.2.22 Provide professional, technical, and analytical assistance in support of exercise evaluations, experiments, tests, and Joint Warrior Interoperability Demonstrations (JWIDs) utilizing DoD and national space and IA systems. In-depth knowledge and detailed understanding of Tactical Exploitation of National Capabilities (TENCAP), space support for tactical applications and Joint Staff directives regarding conduct of Special Projects (SPs) involving space systems is required.

1.5.2.23 Assist commands in analyzing the use of civil, commercial, and allied spacecraft programs and launch systems to augment DoD space systems. The Contractor shall also assist in collecting data relevant to the use of non-DoD space and IA systems, evaluate related documents, and incorporate findings into planning documents (CDRL A003).

1.5.2.24 Model, simulate and analyze military C2 systems, including Ballistic Missile Defense/

Nuclear Missile Defense (BMD/NMD) integration using Government and commercially developed programs. This effort will include, long-term and quick reaction evaluations and analysis (to include, but not limited to, the use of computer models and simulations) of proposed changes to military systems and the effects on mission architectures and planning documents

1.5.2.25 Provide professional, technical and analytical support to NetCentric and Network

Operations and Network warfare responsibilities. Specifically, the tasks support the ability to analyze national strategic plans, programs, and portfolio activities in support of Global

Information Grid (GIG) Information Assurance Portfolio (GIAP), Joint Net-Centric Operations

(JNO) Capability Portfolio Manager (CPM), and other planning and portfolio management activities. Determine the operational impact across the GIG of funding, portfolio, and program changes in Net-Centric, Information Assurance and Network Operation areas.

1.5.2.26 Identify, analyze, and monitor emerging issues across the Political, Military, Economic, Social, Infrastructure and Information (PMESII) spectrum in order to forecast future patterns and assess potential impacts in USSTRATCOM’s mission areas. Develop alternative futures and present a plausible set of paths into the future.

1.5.2.27 Develop and coordinate all strategic level assessments. Strategic level assessments will focus on measuring and reporting progress towards USSTRATCOM’s military objectives, and monitoring and reporting changes to the strategic environment that necessitate changes in DoD and USSTRATCOM strategy and policy.

1.5.2.28 Coordinate, develop, and execute modeling and simulation capabilities to inform strategic and operations assessments and related studies.

1.5.3 Engineering and Technical Services Tasks. Contractor shall support the program office during the acquisition cycle by providing such services as systems engineering and technical guidance to ensure the effective operation and maintenance of a weapon system or major system or provide direct support of a weapon system that is essential to research, development, production, operation, or maintenance of the system. Contractor shall support performance of the following requirements:

1.5.3.1 Participate in engineering design reviews, technical working groups, test planning meetings, configuration control boards (CCBs), configuration audits, and other technical interchange meetings (TIMs) relating to military systems, and support USSTRATCOM systems technical integrity review teams (CDRL A001, A003, A005).

1.5.3.2 Assist in establishing and maintaining engineering guidance and policies through technical analysis that will facilitate interoperability and/or standardization between military systems.

1.5.3.3 Examine mission systems to include hardware, software, firmware, communications, and procedures to identify weaknesses, vulnerabilities, or technical characteristics to ensure integrity and technical performance.

1.5.3.4 Review and evaluate new subsystems specifications, integration plans, and logistic support plans. Provide engineering guidance for interface plans. Provide interface recommendations to ensure future systems properly integrate the new systems into military missions and architectures. Ensure new systems are logistically supportable. Evaluate program plans to ensure compatibility in and between the mission areas, and to ensure architectural and technical integration requirements are met (CDRL A003).

1.5.3.5 Provide quick reaction, time critical, and short duration system engineering support.

Support development of integration and interoperability requirements and projects involving military architectures. Provide system expertise and support to develop military architectural and integration products, and update and incorporate changes to architectures and other planning and security documents. This effort will include long term and quick reaction projects and analyses of proposed changes on military systems and the effects on mission architectures and planning/security documents.

1.5.3.6 Develop, maintain, and conduct the configuration management (CM) audit checklist for verification of compliance to CM policies and procedures. Establish and maintain the auditing criteria for high-risk systems where results will improve overall system management. Use of metric data is appropriate. Collect and maintain CM metric data on the performance of CM policy and procedures. Establish criteria on the efficiency of CM for use by Headquarters staffs and senior leadership. Identify processes where resource expenditures and quality of service improvements are feasible (CDRL A003).

1.5.3.7 Advise, design, assemble, install, integrate, and test changes to military systems as a result of a Government sustainment engineering task. Prepare, update and maintain current military systems documentation to maintain configuration control. Update associated interface control documents, drawings, technical orders, provisioning documents, spares, and other logistic support analysis (LSA) documentation (CDRL A003).

1.5.3.8 Review changes in DoD, military, USSTRATCOM, component, and supporting agency policies, standards and regulations for impact to existing and proposed CM guidance. Identify changes that must meet Integrated Tactical Warning/Attack Assessment (ITW/AA) CCB and

USSTRATCOM oversight bodies.

1.5.3.9 Verify the inclusion and adequacy of interface control documents requirements during system development and maintenance.

1.5.3.10 Review interface control documents, programming plans, and civil engineering plans to ensure integrity and technical performance. Create and maintain engineering drawings and diagrams, as appropriate, to ensure integrity and technical performance.

1.5.3.11 Create and maintain databases. May include, but is not limited to, use in geographical information systems (GIS) exploitation.

1.5.3.12 Develop software modules to support studies, analysis, and testing efforts. Modules may include models of the integration of the USSTRATCOM systems, cost benefit and cost-risk models, and prototype or demonstration modules for use in military missions.

1.5.3.13 Provide system engineering and integration support for baseline definition, and baseline documentation maintenance. Assist in auditing baseline modifications and upgrades to military missions, their architectures, and implementation plans (CDRL A003).

1.5.3.14 Provide technical integration, engineering research, and architecture support to enable the creation and updating of DoD system architectures, initial capability documents (ICDs), capability development documents, capability production documents, mission area systems references, engineering-guidance (standards, technical architectures, handbooks, specifications, engineering tenets) documents, master plans, and top-level drawings (TLDs) (CDRL A003).

1.5.3.15 Provide end-to-end technical support (integration, interoperability, engineering research, architecture analysis, and evaluation). This support shall document technical analysis upon which the customer can base development and update of technical policies, system level integration, mission area system references, interoperability guidance (including the Command and Control Technical Architecture), certification criteria, operational, system and technical architectures, engineering guidance, configuration management, master plans, and TLDs (CDRL

A003).

1.5.3.16 Define and establish technical interface guidance for the operational requirements, plans, and specification documents for new subsystems or enhancements to the existing mission subsystems which effect interoperability and/or standardization.

1.5.3.17 Provide technical engineering support for the specification, development, evaluation, testing, and enhancement of new or existing subsystems of military missions.

1.5.3.18 Review and evaluate the technical engineering interface requirements to ensure compliance with directed architectures and technical interface requirements within and between mission areas, and between systems and applicable external networks/facilities, and programs.

Recommend appropriate actions with other Government agencies to resolve any identified integrity impacts.

1.5.3.19 Provide systems engineering and research to develop C4 summaries for approval and submission to higher headquarters.

1.5.3.20 Perform technical analysis to support the update of various mission area documentation such as ITW/AA architectures, C4 summaries, capstone documents, concepts of operation, communications references, mission area system references and TLDs.

1.5.3.21 Ensure operational capability needs, engineering criteria, design concepts, specifications, and test plans meet USSTRATCOM systems architecture requirements and interface standards.

1.5.3.22 Verify designs and implementations of protocols and message conversion methods used on USSTRATCOM System interfaces are in accordance with governing standards or ICDs.

Update communications test unit (CTU) to meet new requirements. Test sets shall be developed or alternate test capabilities shall be evaluated as required by system changes to test and evaluate the protocols of various ITW/AA System interfaces. Provide updates to the test equipment operator manuals. Conduct tests on USSTRATCOM system communications data circuits, as required.

1.5.3.23 Assist in the development of test media used to test the ITW/AA System, Theater Event

System (TES), and Shared Early Warning (SEW). Update and maintain software for test tools.

Using existing test tools develop comprehensive scenarios with sets of predicted results to perform regression and requirements testing during OT&E.

1.5.3.24 Write standard change forms (SCFs) whenever subsystem deficiencies are identified which adversely impact system integrity or system performance. Review Incident Reports (IRs) and version content notifications (VCNs) for potential impact on TES or ITW/AA systems

1.5.3.25 Develop test concept plans and procedures to support end-to-end technical performance testing. Provide support for test execution. This support will include data collection from all test participants.

1.5.3.26 Analyze, assess, and report on all system requirements and characteristics determining if all critical operational issues, measures of evaluations, and measures of performance are satisfactorily performed (CDRL A003).

1.5.3.27 Plan and document system level tests designed to exercise and/or stress elements of an entire mission area. The tests may be conducted in conjunction with network operational exercises (CDRL A003).

1.5.3.28 Support the development and execution of test plans and procedures which shall support evaluation of components compliance with architectures, vulnerabilities, and identification of interoperability deficiencies. Analyze the results and support evaluation of the findings.

1.5.3.29 Review requirements and specifications of new subsystems to ensure adequate simulation and test capabilities, properly located and timed operational historical recordings, and flexible system clocks to accommodate scenario inputs with varying times.

1.5.3.30 Support scenario development, modifications, and implementation.

1.5.3.31 Perform technical and engineering support for enhancement of USSTRATCOM intelligence support architectures; develop intelligence system implementation strategies;

provide engineering and technical support enhancing intelligence connectivity to

USSTRATCOM and its regions; provide technical assessments of nationally developed intelligence capabilities and their potential for enhancing support to USSTRATCOM missions

1.5.3.32 Perform intelligence planning to support the development of the CDR USSTRATCOM

Integrated Priority List (IPL). Review national and command-unique intelligence system dependencies and interfaces for improvement of operational mission connectivity.

1.5.3.33 Support USSTRATCOM efforts in reconnaissance and surveillance and information assurance mission area analysis activity.

1.5.3.34 Collaborate with other unified commands, services, and defense agencies on intelligence support issues.

1.5.3.35 Provide technical expertise for the development and implementation of the command’s computer network defense, exploitation and attack (CND/E/A) missions. Develop CND/E/A education and training requirements and courses (CDRL A003).

1.5.3.36 Collaborate with other unified commands, services, defense agencies, and national/federal Community of Interest (CI) and law enforcement entities on CI support issues.

(CDRL A003, A005)

1.5.3.37 Provide multidiscipline CI (MDCI)/counterterrorism (CT) analytical support and technical expertise.

1.5.3.38 Provide on-site systems engineering web development and portal management support to JFCC Global Strike. (CDRL A003)

1.5.3.39 Support the activities of Concepts of Operations (CONOPS) development including user capability requirements and resource identification. (CDRL A003)

1.5.3.40 Provide interface with users and functional managers for testing, training, development of experimentation objectives, and support user forums identifying, addressing and correcting deficiencies resulting from the development of web and portal products. (CDRL A002, A003,A005)

1.5.3.41 Provide maintenance and modifications, based on user interface, developing web pages and portlets supporting the ISPAN and Global C2 systems. (CDRL A003, A005)

1.5.3.42 Coordinate with external government agencies ensuring compliance and governance support efforts defining data standards and entry into national metadata registry. (CDRL A003)

1.5.3.43 Provide support in managing the user and Commander expectations as programs goes through various stages of requirements definition, development, and sustainment. (CDRL A003)

1.5.3.44 Assist in the development of experiment/pilot/technical demonstration scenarios and use cases to support evolving mission needs. (CDRL A003, A005)

1.5.3.45 Make user changes to meet current and future operational needs and support development of ISPAN Planning as recommended by the user and maintain a close liaison with the HQ USSTRATCOM Web Master team. (CDRLA003, A005)

1.5.3.46 Provide an interface with Commanders, Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA) and other agencies ensuring ISPAN is available for all users and assist in overseeing migration plans ensuring proper Mission Planning and Analysis System (MPAS) and Global Adaptive

Planning/tools/application training needs are met. (CDRL A003, A005)

1.5.3.47 Assist in defining data flow processes, information requirements and capabilities to integrate and display data in a format to support user decision making and mission execution needs. (CDRL A003, A005)

1.5.3.48 Utilize Subject Mater Expert (SME) knowledge to support requirements, such as ongoing USSTRATCOM C2 development, piloting and various Community of Interest activities and JCIDS requirements. (CDRL A003, A005)

1.5.3.49 Provide architectural information to support the feasibility analysis of any implementation and ensure that the implementations adhere to all required Information

Assurance requirements and performance standards (CDRL A003, A005)

1.5.3.50 Perform detailed mission requirements analysis and requirements validation research utilizing all available sources of classified and unclassified information. (CDRL A003, A005)

1.5.3.51 Logically assimilate and de-conflict collected Global Strike data ensuring information accuracy and ease of access to all authorized personnel. (CDRL A003, A005)

1.5.3.52 Support the coordination of lessons learned, results, and conclusions with relevant organizations, including but not limited to JFCCs, JTFs, COCOM, Non-DoD agencies. (CDRL

A002, A003, A005)

1.5.3.53. Provide interface with users and functional managers for testing, training, development of experimentation objectives, and support user forums identifying, addressing and correcting deficiencies. (CDRL A002, A003, A005)

1.5.3.54 Propose, analyze and support the development of Global Strike policy alternatives and review documents for planning impacts. (CDRL A003, A005)

1.5.3.55 Provide a user interface with Program Management Office for requirements, delivery schedules and other issues. (CDRL A003, A005)

1.5.3.56 Develop training plans and conduct user training sessions on ISPAN development and facilitate the integration and synchronization of ISPAN capabilities in Command and Joint

Expeditionary Force Experiment (JEFX) exercises. (CDRL A003, A005)

1.5.3.57 Assist with writing and coordinating Global Strike CONOPS, contingency plans, test plans, and maintain documents with updates as they become available. Assist, gather and coordinate required information for annexes to plans from appropriate staff offices. (CDRL

A003, A005)

1.5.3.58 Effectively work with other United States Government (USG) agencies and stakeholders to integrate their inputs and help integrate ISPAN planning efforts with other combatant commanders. (CDRL A003, A005)

1.5.3.59 Assist in reviewing military plans and assess for adequacy, redundancy and/or problems and recommend methods to improve and synchronize plans. (CDRL A003, A005)

1.5.3.60 Develop processes to plan, integrate and coordinate Space, ISR and IO collaborative planning needs in support of USSTRATCOM and Global Strike missions. (CDRL A003, A005)

1.5.3.61 Support PPBE efforts by interfacing with the USSTRATCOM Staff to stay abreast of current taskings supporting the Command’s PPBE processes. (CDRL A005)

1.5.3.62 Ensure experiments are technically sound and scientifically valid and are consistent with the long-range goals of ISPAN, USSTRATCOM and meets the Command’s Unified

Command Plan (UCP) mission needs. (CDRL A003, A005)

1.5.3.63 Support training classes and demonstrations. (CDRL A005)

1.5.3.64 Coordinate with customers regarding personnel support requirements, training and expected experiment duration along with support the development of, coordinate and finalize the experiment plan. The Contractor will notify the government when experiment schedules are at risk due to problems noted with the requirements and change request processing. Contractor personnel shall initiate requirements and changes requests supporting experiment plans. (CDRL

1.5.3.65 Provide technical level support to the customer in developing experiment objectives, writing System Architecture Documents, experiment plans, and test documents. The contractor shall also guide the experiment plus tailor requirements to be executed in the Test Integration

Facility (TIF) environment and recommend entrance and exit criteria for evaluations of capabilities plus experiments brought into the TIF. The contractor shall also develop, review, coordinate and finalize experimental reports containing the experiment’s findings. (CDRL

1.5.3.66 Coordinate with contracted systems/data personnel supporting experiment implementation and coordinate hardware and system administrator support as necessary.

(CDRL A003, A005)

1.5.3.67 Coordinate configuration and data requirements for experiment implementation plan and provide data/software backups for recovery during experiments as required. (CDRL A003, A005)

1.5.3.68 Coordinate and support the transition of new processes and capabilities from the TIF to the ISPAN production environment and/or coordinate the tasks into ISPAN programs. (CDRL

1.5.3.69 Review, coordinate, and maintain Service Level Agreements (SLAs) between the TIF and internal or external organizations. Prepare and submit all required security requests and documentation that pertain to experiments as well as day-to-day operations such as: interim

Approval to Test (IATT), System Information Profile (SIP), and Service Change Request (SCR) for software that will be used in the TIF. (CDRL A004)

1.5.3.70 Maintain a log of Plan of Action and Milestones (POAMs) that shall be posted on the

Command Information Assurance (IA) SharePoint site and Submit security requests for TIF

User-Ids. (CDRL A003)

1.5.3.71 Support development of modeling that includes: a script, figures, summary of information and systems used during an exercise and/or in conjunction with an experimentation event. (CDRL A003)

1.5.3.72 Provide quantitative analysis of the planning processes identifying the gaps, shortfalls and bottle necks in the process using proven analytic techniques. (CDRL A003)

1.5.3.73 Validate and update changes in processes that take place on products produced during

JFCC GS Day-to-Day, Global Strike Time Sensitive Planning and Global Strike Execution.

(CDRL A003)

1.5.3.74 Support development of modeling for target Development, non-kinetic, ISR and IMD

Offensive-Defensive integration, Cyber and Space as they pertain to and support Global Strike processes. (CDRL A003)

1.5.3.75 Support the coordination of lesson learned, results and conclusions with relevant organizations including: JFCCs, JTFs, COCOM, non-DoD. (CDRL A002, A003, A005)

1.5.3.76 Provide scheduled and ad hoc briefings and point papers on Global Strike mission and planning requirements. (CDRL A003, A005)

1.5.3.77 Possess a working understanding of JOPES, APEX, JPEC and JCIDS processes that will allow the various mission requirements integration in to the necessary CONCOPS, policy and procedures. (CDRL A003, A005)

1.5.3.78 Conduct highly-specialized studies and consultation: Provide long-range strategic planning and future concept development technical support. Support may cover diverse activities integrating new policies and state-of-the-art capabilities into all strategic planning efforts and documents. The contractor may be required to provide reach back access to highly specialized niche expertise for the mission areas listed in Para 1.2 and assist in the development, coordination, and staffing of joint operating concepts (JOCs), functional operating concepts, and enabling concepts.

1.5.3.78.1 Provide technical support for the review, analysis, and update of the USSTRATCOM vision and long-range plan. This may include update analysis of National Space Policy; National

Military Strategy, Defense Planning Guidance, Joint Vision, joint Space and Cyber support to combined and joint military operations, treaty implications, emerging missions, and other issues and documents affecting the development of the Command’s vision and long range plan. It also includes attendance and participation in the preparation for concept development related seminars.

1.5.3.78.2 Assessments may include Quadrennial Defense Reviews, nuclear stockpile recapitalization efforts, nuclear requirement studies, Joint Capabilities Integration Development

System (JCIDS) efforts, as well as shaping efforts and advocacy opportunities both inside and outside the command. Deliverables may include nuclear force requirement and recapitalizations studies, National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) complex transformation, JCIDS products, Program Objective Memorandum (POM) and acquisition recommendations, Quadrennial Defense Reviews (QDR), Nuclear Posture Reviews (NPR), Senior Warfighter

Forums (SWarFs) and OPLAN/CONPLAN development. Access to PPBE related material and documents may be required.

1.5.4 Operations and Maintenance Services (Tele)

1.5.4.1 Cyber Security and Data Backup: Employ the body of technologies, processes and practices designed to protect networks, computers, programs and data from attack, damage or unauthorized access and to preform data backup operations.

1.5.4.2 Data Conversion – Perform services required for changing computer data from one format to another as required for achieving a Service Oriented Architecture (SOA)

1.5.4.3 Information and Distribution Services- Perform operations and maintenance at remote locations to ensure distributed mission critical systems are fully-mission capable

1.5.4.4 System Services – Perform Systems Acquisition Support, Systems Analysis, and

Development Services as required

1.5.4.5 Telecom Services – Perform operations and maintenance at remote locations to ensure critical telecommunications services are maintained

1.5.4.6 Computer Aided Design (CAD) Services - The contractor shall possess expertise to perform CAD services required to support distributed operating centers

1.5.4.7 IT Strategy and Architecture –Perform services to design and develop strategy and architectures needed to achieve a SOA for the new USSTRATCOM C2 facility

1.5.4.8 Programming Services - Design and implement integrated business applications and mission critical software programs that are integrated from the inside-out

1.5.5 Outputs: May take the form of information, advice, opinions, alternatives, analyses, evaluations, recommendations, training and services (see FAR 37.203).

1.5.6 Performance Locations: Performance under this contract shall be required both within the

Continental United States (CONUS), to include Alaska and Hawaii, and outside the Continental

United States (OCONUS).

1.5.7 Information Technology (IT) Restrictions. In accordance with FAR 37.202, A&AS services acquired under USAMS III may not include: routine information technology services, unless they are an integral part of an A&AS contract; architectural and engineering services as defined in the Brooks Architect-Engineers Act (40 U.S.C. 1102); and research on theoretical mathematics and basic research involving medical biological, physical, social, psychological, or other phenomena.

1.5.8 Customers. All organizations within HQ USSTRATCOM and geographically separated unit customers listed in Para 1.3 are authorized primary using activities of this contract.

1.5.9 Contract Data Requirements List (CDRL). The Contractor shall provide deliverables as specified in the basic contract and in the task order performance work statement (TO PWS).

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CDRL / TITLE

A001: Progress Report / Program Progress Report and Quarterly Management Review.

A002: Conference Minutes / Meeting Minutes and Trip Reports

A003: Service Engineering Reports / Technical Reports

A004: Funds and Man-Hours Expenditure Report (Mandatory on all task orders)

A005: Presentation Material / Briefing Material

A006: Manpower Report (Mandatory on all task orders)

A007: Generic CDRL: Reserved for specific task order requirements that need additional

CDRL information – to be updated by customer.

1.5.9.1 The Contractor shall schedule a quarterly consolidated Program Management Review

(PMR) that summarizes the results of all information required in the monthly progress reports to include work performed, the type and amount of effort (man-hours), expenses incurred, deliverables completed, work in progress, percentage of annual effort expended by effort, problems encountered, recommended solutions, and work planned during the next reporting period. The Progress Report shall include a cumulative running total of effort expended in performance of the contract. The Contractor shall develop and update a "next quarter" schedule of all Contractor products to be delivered to the Government, and shall present it at the quarterly

PMR. Required format for the report is identified on CDRL A004 (CDRL A001, A004, and

A005)

1.5.9.2 The Contractor shall maintain monthly records that summarize all work performed, type and amount of effort, expenses, deliverables, etc., and make these records easily accessible for

Contracting Officer Representative (COR) review upon request (normally, no less than monthly)

(CDRL A001, A002, A004).

1.5.9.3 The Contractor shall attend and participate in meetings, briefings, and technical interchange meetings (TIMs) in order to provide the joint review of assigned activities, action items, schedule resource expenditures, and joint discussion of any technical and/or administrative problems incurred. The Contractor shall prepare and present necessary information and data, produce minutes, as well as recommended solutions to problems (CDRL

A002, A005).

1.5.9.4 The Contractor shall maintain and develop test analysis tools to automate analysis and keep current tools with test data collection requirements. The Contractor shall prepare test reports, to include Quick Look reports, interim reports of analysis progress, discrepancy/anomaly reports with recommended standard change forms (SCFs), and a final/formal test report. The

Contractor shall present test results briefing (CDRL A003).

1.5.9.5 The Contractor shall examine mission systems to include hardware, software, firmware, communications, and procedures to identify weaknesses, vulnerabilities, or technical characteristics to ensure integrity and technical performance (CDRL A003).

1.5.9.6 The contractor shall report ALL contractor labor hours (including subcontractor labor hours) required for performance of services provided under this contract via secure data collection site. The contractor is required to completely fill in all required data fields at http://www.ecmra.mil. Reporting inputs will be for the labor executed during the period of performance for each Government fiscal year (FY), which runs 1 October through 30 September.

While inputs may be reported any time during the FY, all data shall be reported no later than 31

October of each calendar year. Contractors may direct questions to the CMRA help desk at http://www.ecmra.mil. (CDRL A006)

1.5.10 Management Requirements

1.5.10.1 General. The Contractor’s organization shall be established with authority to effectively accomplish the management and development objectives of the PWS. Individual organization assignments shall be identified to facilitate the identification of a single point of contact for Government managers in all major areas of the PWS. The Contractor shall provide the necessary personnel meeting the requirements described in the PWS.

1.5.10.2 The Contractor manages all aspects of work associated with providing services to the

Government via this contract. At a minimum, but not limited to, the Contractor shall:

a. Manage employees and performance associated with any issued Task Order (TO).

b. Maintain a stable workforce.

c. Develop and maintain a customer-oriented philosophy, create an environment that improves employee performance, solves programmatic issues and delivers high-quality performance.

d. Ensure the new personnel meet or exceed the stated qualification requirements as stated in the original TO proposal.

e. Respond to Contracting Officer (CO) or Government Program Manager (PM) requests in a timely manner as directed.

f. Identify, document, and notify the Government of actual or potential Contractor program management problems and deficiencies and report unresolved problems to the CO and

Government PM.

g. Perform corrective actions for all identified Contractor program management problems and deficiencies IAW time frames specified by CO.

1.5.10.3 The Contractor shall assure accessibility to on-line publications and international, national, federal, military, and DoD standards/publications which relate to DoD standardization policy efforts.