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ACC AMIC

COUNTERNARCOTICS AND GLOBAL THREATS (CN&GT) DIVISION

MULTI-COMBATANT COMMAND COUNTER THREAT FINANCE (CTF)

FA4890XXXXX

PEFORMANCE WORK STATEMENT (PWS)

5 FEBRUARY 2019

MULTI-CCMD CTF

FA4890XXXX

Table of Contents

1.0 MISSION OBJECTIVE

2.0 BACKGROUND AND SCOPE

Background Scope

3.0 PERFORMANCE REQUIREMENTS

Program Support Contractor Program Management Points of Contact (POC)

4.0 WORK HOURS AND LOCATION

Performance Schedule Place of Performance

5.0 TRAVEL

Travel Requests Local travel Temporary Duty (TDY) Travel

6.0 OTHER PERFORMANCE REQUIREMENTS

Personnel Contractor Identification Contract Issue Resolution Defense Base Act (DBA) and Medical Evacuation Insurance Life Support/Security Meetings Contractor Manpower Reporting Organizational Conflict of Interest (OCI) Relations with Host Countries

Contractor Furnished Supplies and Services Data Rights Transition Period

7.0 GOVERNMENT FURNISHED information/equipment/services

Government Furnished Information Government Furnished Facilities/Equipment Government Furnished Services

8.0 SECURITY

Visitor Group Security Agreement Clearance Requirements Security Manager Appointment Pass and Identification Items Retrieving Identification Media Weapons, Firearms, and Ammunition

For Official Use Only (FOUO) Reporting Requirements Key and Access Badge Control

9.0 DELIVERABLES

Management Plan Quality Control Plan (QCP) Operations Security (OPSEC) Plan Monthly Status Report Weekly Activity Report Hiring Status Report (HSR)

10.0 SERVICES SUMMARY

1.0 MISSION OBJECTIVE

The Department of Defense (DoD) is the lead agency for detection and monitoring of aerial and maritime transit of illicit drugs into the United States, and contributes to national efforts to counter drug trafficking, other forms of transnational organized crime, and terrorism. DoD conducts operations and activities to disrupt and degrade national security threats posed by terrorism as well as the trafficking of money, human trafficking, illicit financial flows, illegal trade in natural resources and wildlife, trade in illegal drugs and weapons, and other forms of illegal means determined by the Secretary of Defense. The DoD supports Government law enforcement departments and agencies; and partner nations’ anti-trafficking and counter threat finance efforts worldwide. Through its Combatant Commands (CCMD), joint task forces, Military Departments, Defense Agencies, and other Components, DoD provides unique military platforms, personnel, systems, and capabilities that support federal law enforcement agencies, foreign governments, and foreign law enforcement involved in CD missions.

2.0 BACKGROUND AND SCOPE

Background.

The Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Counternarcotics and Global Threats (DASD

CN&GT), under the authority, direction, and control of the Assistant Secretary of Defense (Special

Operations/Low-Intensity Conflict), oversees, implements and executes DoD CD-funded programs and activities, including DoD counter-threat finance (CTF) programs and activities.

DASD CN&GT’s responsibilities include recommending to the Secretary of Defense, or the

Secretary’s delegated representative, the use of DoD CD-funded joint task forces to provide CTF-focused intelligence analysis support to law enforcement agencies conducting counter-terrorism activities or counter-transnational organized crime activities in accordance with section 1022.

DASD CN&GT performs these duties in accordance with DoD Directive 5205.14, Counter Threat

Finance Policy. The CCMDs are the components of primary responsibility for DoD CTF programs within their respective Areas of Responsibility/Areas of Interest (AORs/AOIs), and assist in the implementation of national strategies targeting drug trafficking, terrorist, and transnational criminal organizations, to include illicit finance associated with these organizations.

Scope.

The scope of this effort is to provide support for DOD’s support to the CD, counter-transnational organized crime (CTOC), and/or counterterrorism (CT) missions conducted by the United States

Government (USG) to disrupt and degrade adversary financial networks that support transnational criminal and terrorist organizations. These services shall include: (1) support to DoD CTF program management, (2) threat finance intelligence analysis, and (3) strategic planning. The collection of intelligence, including Open Source Intelligence (OSINT), is permitted under the scope of this contract, as authorized and coordinated IAW DoDI 3115.12, "Open Source

Intelligence," to include appropriate intelligence oversight, compliance with tradecraft and information security standards, and submission of information in support of annual DoD OSINT reporting requirements. Support under this contract will also include any missions or requirements covered by addition, amendment or supplement to the currently established authorities with a

CD/CTOC/CT nexus or as appropriate to cover evolution of DASD CN&GT and/or CD/CT mission(s) over the life of this contract.

3.0 PERFORMANCE REQUIREMENTS

The Contractor shall provide all labor, materials, equipment, travel and all else necessary to satisfy the requirements of this task order unless otherwise stated in the PWS.

Program Support.

The Contractor shall provide Contractor personnel as detailed within Appendix E to support the

DoD Components as captured in Appendix B - D. Contractor personnel shall provide support to an interagency effort to best utilize non-lethal authorities of law enforcement agencies and financial enforcement mechanisms to support Geographic (GCC) priorities. Contractor personnel shall provide program and policy support including, but not limited to:

3.1.1 Provide support for conferences and other activities as specified by GCC CTF Leads.

Conferences may be held at an official USG site or other locale to be determined by GCCs.

3.1.2 Provide support for the planning, set-up, execution, removal and any follow-on activities related to any conference activities.

3.1.3 Recommend and assist in drafting guidance and provide expertise on matters related to implementing DoD CN/CTF policy and DoD efforts to support overarching USG programs to counter the illicit drug trade and adversary finances.

3.1.4 Assist in the development of strategic documents, DoD Directives and Instructions, and related issuances that affect U.S. military activities to counter challenges to U.S. national security in global threats related areas, particularly by narcoterrorists, drug trafficking networks, transnational organized crime and illicit finance networks, in support of the interagency process and/or interagency partners.

3.1.5 Work closely with GCCs, the intelligence community, Federal department and agency counterparts, including the law enforcement community, to research issues, identify stakeholder impacts and support coordination.

3.1.6 Analyze highly complex policy, strategy, concept, and program issues and implications of broad changes to the threat finance environment and provide recommendations to GCC leadership or designated representative.

3.1.7 Assist in the drafting of policy concerning threat finance and support to law enforcement for DoD leadership or designated representative review.

3.1.8 Recommend training and support training efforts for building partner capacity of host nations within the respective AOR/AOI. Contractor support to training efforts will not include providing any equipment to foreign partners.

3.1.9 Receive and analyze information disseminated by Components or elements of the

Intelligence Community, including Top Secret/Sensitive Compartmented Information (TS/SCI).

3.1.10 Assist in the development of CTF Intelligence Analysis-derived Action Plans, Papers, Studies, Reports, Target Packages1, and Strategies described below, as required:

Action Plans. Narrative and/or briefing products which (1) describe strategic and/or tactical objectives against an adversary's financial network; (2) list Interagency operations, activities, and actions to be pursued to support an objective; (3) list Interagency intelligence activities to be pursued to illuminate an adversary's financial vulnerabilities; and (4) list Interagency

Operations Actions and Activities (OAAs), which can synchronized with military operations to increase impact against an adversary network.

Papers. Narrative products which highlight (1) an adversary's financial network (financial assets, methods of storage, processes for financial transfer); (2) the vulnerabilities in an adversary's financial network and interagency capabilities which can exploit those vulnerabilities; and (3) the "gaps" in an adversary's financial network and the intelligence capabilities which can pursued to decrease those "gaps".

Studies. Narrative and/or briefing products which (1) describe an adversary's financial network, addressing the adversary’s network throughout its history or lifecycle, capabilities of USG to affect the network, second- and third-order effects of affecting the network, and methods of synchronizing USG (military and other) capabilities; and/or (2) describe positive and negative aspects of USG authorities which can be leveraged against adversary financial networks; includes recommendations on authorities and how to leverage them efficiently

Reports. Narrative and/or briefing products which provide updates to OAAs; describe lessons learned from OAAs; and summarize ongoing OAAs or intelligence activities.

Target Packages. Narrative and/or briefing products, which describe a specific target, the significance of the target to the network in which they operate, target's centers of gravity, vulnerabilities, effect on the network if the target's activities are disrupted, and summarizes community reporting on the target.

Strategies. Narrative and briefing products, which detail specific, tailored strategies that involve a whole-of-government/interagency approach to defeat enemy/threat financial networks, which contribute to GCC strategic plans.

Counter Threat Finance (CTF) Intelligence Analysis Support.

The Contractor shall support CTF intelligence analysis support and shall facilitate DoD CTF activities throughout GCC AOR/AOI, the GCC Headquarters (HQ), various CTF locations in the

National Capital Region, and in GCC AOR/AOI. Contractor personnel shall deploy to the

AOR/AOI to support Combined Joint Operations Area Commanders, Task Force Commanders, Law Enforcement Agencies, threat finance and counter narcotics cells. Within the GCC AOR, the

CTF program drives the DoD contribution for the implementation of the National Action Plan to

1 The term “Target Packages” is used in the Law Enforcement sense, such as the target of an investigation.

Combat Terrorist Financing, which responds to the national security threat posed by international terrorist and insurgent funding. The Contractor shall:

3.2.1 Provide support to the planning, organizing, and coordinating of CTF activities in respective GCC AORs/AOIs, and recommend whether the activities meet the Commander, Component Commanders, deployed Task Forces, and other USG agencies/department’s operational needs;

3.2.2 Analyze, develop courses of action, and recommend specific operational alternatives to the

GCC Commander and as requested by USG agency/departments or international CTF organizations in respective AOR. Coordination of operational CTF requirements shall, on a routine basis, necessitate close interface with CTF personnel (GS-13–15 level) and Action Officer from GCCs, Functional CCMDs, various USG and Non-Governmental Organizations, and high-level officials from the banking industry and law enforcement agencies.

3.2.3 Provide CTF intelligence analysis support. Contractor personnel shall be responsible for the development of theater-wide CTF intelligence analytical products to support CTF activities.

These efforts shall leverage commercially available analytical finance tools and/or services to provide associated products and deliverables (e.g., link charts, financial spreadsheets) and include action plans and target packages, as defined in PWS paragraph 3.1.10.

3.2.4 Brief products daily to CTF leadership (GS-14/15 level), work side-by-side with

Interagency counter-parts (GS-13/14 and Action Officer-level), and write for and/or brief Law

Enforcement Agency senior leaders (SES-level) as required. In the NCR, guidance will be provided by the USG department or agency being supported.

3.2.5 Draft correspondence and briefings for flag-level DoD leaders and civilian Law

Enforcement Agency equivalents, and provide CTF intelligence analysis to operations and plans personnel within the command HQs, component HQs, deployed task forces, and interagency HQs.

3.2.6 Provide CTF-specific analytical support. Contractor Personnel shall be responsible for all activities associated with identifying, detecting, providing targeting and interdicting recommendations for terrorist, narcotic traffickers, insurgent, and trans-national criminal organizations’ activities. These activities shall leverage commercially available analytical finance tools and/or services for information operations and planning. This support consists of conducting research and analysis of AOR issues relevant to strategic effects planning.

3.2.7 Provide CTF intelligence analysis support at Coalition-partner analytic centers. Guidance will be provided to the Contractor daily (or as needed) via virtual communication means (e.g.

secure telecommunication with designated GCC personnel); however, the Contractor will operate without a co-located GCC CTF Lead. The Contractor will brief products daily to Coalition leadership (GS-15 level), work side-by-side with Coalition counter-parts (GS-13/14 and action officer level), and write for / and brief Coalition flag officer or civilian equivalents as required.

3.2.8 Provide CTF network analysis support. Contractor personnel shall be responsible for conducting intelligence analysis of information disseminated by Components or elements of the

Intelligence Community. Contractor personnel shall identify and locate entities and networks of interest. Contractor personnel shall also be responsible for analyzing raw data with the purpose of providing analytical support to relevant USG agencies and liaison partners, and briefing USG officials on the results of ongoing investigation and targeting efforts, as required by the USG CTF

Lead or designated representative. The Contractor shall leverage commercially available analytical tools and/or services to provide associated products and deliverables (e.g., link charts, financial spreadsheets) and report findings to the appropriate CTF lead, as applicable. The analysis shall include recommendations for integration of additional analytical tools necessary to support improvement or the creation of efficiencies of CTF activities inclusive of existing tools or emerging technologies as necessary.

3.2.9 Analyze and identify potential plans for operations and actions on or effects against financial support networks that are associated with and/or facilitating terrorist networks. Primary focus is on financial support to terrorist activities, including terrorist nexus with narcotic, criminal, and other threat activities.

3.2.10 Analyze, identify, and assist in planning operations and actions on specific links and nodes of threat financial activities from a strategic/global perspective. Assist in coordinating intelligence and operational activities with GCC, other DoD and USG agencies, and Partner Nations as required.

3.2.11 Monitor and provide CTF-related advice on finance-oriented assessments to support DoD and/or Law Enforcement development of case files, evidentiary material, designation packages, to include actionable intelligence on finance-specific entities as identified by the CTF and CNT communities.

3.2.12 Facilitate information sharing among GCCs, other DoD agencies, Law Enforcement and

Partner Nations, subject to USG release.

3.2.13 Assist in coordination of DoD CTF intelligence requirements and capabilities among DoD and USG agencies in coordination with Law Enforcement Agencies.

3.2.14 Assist in developing CTF-related questions for use in custodial interviews and strategic debriefings.

3.2.15 Analyze counterterrorism, CN, criminal/investigative, financial, information operation, and force protection requirements to understand patterns and disseminate lessons learned as approved for distribution by the USG.

3.2.16 Using Financial Intelligence (FININT) methodology, assist in analyzing illicit financial networks and identify vulnerabilities.

3.2.17 Provide additional network mapping capability that includes financial network infrastructure analysis information and supporting documentation on established targets;

3.2.18 Provide CTF analytical support to the CCMD Staff to support exercises, contingency and crisis response situations.

3.2.19 Provide CTF intelligence analytical support analyzing and assisting in the creation of legal pleadings to be filed by the United States Government including Grand Jury Subpoenas, Orders for online service providers content and non-content information, search and seizure warrants, and other court pleadings to support enforcement of money laundering statutes, including 18 U.S.C.

1956 and 1960. (This applies to CTF Analyst Expert position only.)

3.2.20 CTF Experience/Qualifications/ KSAs.

3.2.20.1 In addition to meeting the experience/qualification requirements IAW Appendix E, all

CTF Contractor personnel shall:

Be competent in utilizing Specialized Intelligence Analysis tools (i.e., Orbis, Proton, IC

Reach, Firetruck, KaChing, DataXplorer, Voltron Suite, and QLIX);

Be competent in utilizing Intelligence Report Aggregators/Automated Message Handling

System search tools (i.e., M3, TAC, RMT, and Horizon);

Be competent in utilizing Intelligence Data Visualization Tools (i.e., Google Earth, Palantir, and Target Cop);

Be proficient in utilizing the Microsoft Office suite applications;

Be proficient in utilizing existing and new analytical tools to effectively exploit raw financial data;

Be knowledgeable of other interagency threat finance cells;

Be skilled at implementing and utilizing best practices, proper tradecraft and determining relevancy of information disseminated against the standards set forth by the USG;

Possess experience with reviewing, prioritizing, and managing submitted requests;

Understand interagency restrictions and sensitivities on sharing certain types of data, as well as the steps necessary amongst the interagency to share said data;

Possess and maintain an active TS/SCI Security Clearance for the duration of this effort;

and

Have a valid (less than five years old) and favorable Counterintelligence Scope Polygraph

(CSP), if required for the specific position or performance location.

Interagency Operational Planning Support.

The Contractor shall provide Interagency Operational Planners (IOP) to assist the Government with the following activities.

3.3.1 Program Management. The Contractor shall assist the Government with:

Coordinating and managing technical analysis and operational business processes, such as strategic and operational planning, training, operations, and customer support.

Establishing repeatable processes to support DoD stakeholders, and supporting the strategic planning necessary to draft, review, revise, and deliver documents identified within individual subtasks and PWS paragraph 3.1.10.

3.3.2 Integrated Scheduling. The Contractor shall assist the Government with:

Providing key milestone and activity information for strategic planning efforts and tasks.

Coordinating and incorporating changes to the schedule on a weekly basis.

Providing updates on a regular or ad hoc basis to the Government CTF PM, based on changing events and/or on funding decisions that affect the activity of the program.

Analyzing deviations from the schedule baseline once it is established, and determining impacts to the overall program.

3.3.3 Private Sector Outreach. The Contractor shall assist the Government with:

Leveraging relationships to provide introductions to private sector individuals and entities of interest to USG leadership;

Capturing, reviewing and integrating private sector best practices into operations; and

Sharing information between Government and private sector partners, as appropriate.

3.3.4 Strategic Planning. The Contractor shall assist the Government with:

Conducting a baseline assessment of the TFC and making recommendations to support the stated mission goals and program objectives;

Providing ongoing mission planning and requirement integration;

Creating the strategic framework and plan for the TFC;

Synchronizing meetings, as required, including the documentation and dissemination of taskings;

Coordinating interagency lines of effort; and

Recommending priorities and OAAs to interagency participants.

3.3.5 IOP Experience/Qualification/KSAs.

3.3.5.1 In addition to meeting the experience/qualification requirements IAW Appendix E, all

IOPs shall:

Be skilled in planning Operations in, and for, U.S. national-level intelligence agencies;

Understand U.S. national efforts to counter threat networks through the leveraging of financial and economic elements of national power, to include the unique authorities provided by each TFC participant;

Understand USG global efforts relating to counter threat finance efforts;

Understand the DoD Joint Planning Process, to include supporting interagency operations;

Be skilled in working in a fast-paced team environment requiring the ability to prioritize and multi-task effectively, preferably experience working within the interagency culture all levels of management and staff;

Recognize and understand Federal agency performance measurement and reporting requirements, preferably specific experience with value determination methodologies within interagency counter threat finance efforts;

Understand the interagency intelligence cycle to include intelligence consumption and production at all levels by all participants;

Possess and maintain an active TS-SCI Security Clearance for the duration of this effort;

and

Have a valid (less than five years old) and favorable Counterintelligence Scope Polygraph

(CSP), if required for the specific position or performance location.

All-Source Intelligence Analysis Support.

3.4.1 In addition to performing the support activities described in PWS paragraph 3.1, All-

Source Intelligence analysts shall demonstrate capability to perform the following:

Utilize experience in intelligence analysis, law enforcement, and CN efforts to accomplish analytic processes in order to support the effective coordination of CN efforts;

Sustain the constant professional communications between GCC and Naval Forces Central

Command (NAVCENT);

Support program reporting requirements as set forth by the GCC.

3.4.2 Experience/Qualifications/KSAs.

3.4.2.1 In addition to meeting the experience/qualification requirements IAW Appendix E, All-

Source Intelligence analysts shall:

Be competent in utilizing Specialized Intelligence Analysis tools (i.e., Orbis, Proton, IC

Reach, Firetruck, KaChing, DataXplorer, Voltron Suite, and QLIX);

Be competent in utilizing Intelligence Report Aggregators/Automated Message Handling

System search tools (i.e., M3, TAC, RMT, and Horizon);

Be competent in utilizing Intelligence Data Visualization Tools (i.e., Google Earth, Palantir, and Target Cop);

Be proficient in utilizing the Microsoft Office suite applications;

Be proficient in utilizing existing and new analytical tools to effectively exploit raw financial data;

Be knowledgeable of other interagency threat finance cells;

Be skilled at implementing and utilizing best practices, analytic tools and determining relevancy of information disseminated against the standards set forth by the USG;

Have experience with reviewing, prioritizing, and managing submitted requests; and

Understand interagency restrictions and sensitivities on sharing certain types of data, as well as the steps necessary amongst the interagency to share said data;

Have geo-political knowledge of Southwest Asia to include cultural and historical knowledge;

Have completed formal Military Intelligence training or possess related formalized

Government Intelligence experience; and

Possess and maintain an active TS-SCI Security Clearance for the duration of this effort.

Contractor Program Management

3.5.1.1 Contractor Program Manager (Contractor PM). The Contractor shall provide a full-time, dedicated Contractor PM to exclusively perform overall management of this contract;

including personnel, planning and execution, contract quality control efforts, deliverables management, direction, and coordination and reviews necessary to ensure successful performance.

3.5.1.2 Contractor PM Description of Duties. The Contractor PM will function as the

Contractor’s single representative authorized to interface with the Government Contracting Officer

(CO), Government Contracting Officer’s Representative (COR), Government Program Manager

(PM), and customer agency representatives. Responsible for formulating and enforcing work standards, assigning Contractor schedules, reviewing work discrepancies, supervising Contractor personnel and communicating policies, purposes, and goals of the organization to subordinate

Contractor personnel. Responsible for the overall contract performance and shall not serve in any other capacity under this contract. Manage Contractor support team across all elements of the mission programs. Provide monthly contract status reports to responsible government personnel, to include Government PM and/or COR. Interface with CN&GT staff on status of contract or task order performance. Coordinate program review meetings, including arranging for facilities and equipment, developing agendas, preparing attendance lists, and publishing meeting results. Ability and willingness to deploy and travel independently worldwide. See Appendix E for the labor category specifics.

Points of Contact (POC). All POCs will be provided at contract kick-off.

4.0 WORK HOURS AND LOCATION

Performance Schedule. The performance schedule is specified in contract.

4.1.1 Work Hours.

Except as noted in a specific appendix to this contract, contract performance shall be Monday through Friday, except U.S. Federal holidays or when the USG facility is closed due to local or national emergencies, administrative closings, or similar USG-directed facility closings. The normal work week will consist of 40 hours per week. Individual Contractor employees may be required to perform work in excess of 8 hours per day and/or 40 hours per work week to include holidays, weekends, and/or during irregular times and shifts based upon mission operations and exercises, particularly in OCONUS performance locations.

4.1.2 Base Shutdown/Inclement Weather. In events such as a base / performance location shutdown due to severe weather or security issues, IAW FAR Clause 52.249-14, Excusable

Delays, the Contractor, CO and/or PM/COR will negotiate payment terms with the final decision subject to CO approval

4.1.3 Telework. If allowed by the Contractors’ internal policy telework may be permitted on a case-by-case basis as requested by the Contractor and approved by the PM, CO, or COR.

4.1.4 Legal Holidays. The following US Federal holidays apply to in-CONUS performance:

Table 1 – Government Legal Holidays

Holidays Dates

New Year's Day 1 January

Martin Luther King, Jr. Birthday Third Monday in January

President's Day Third Monday in February

Memorial Day Last Monday in May

Independence Day 4 July

Labor Day First Monday in September

Columbus Day Second Monday in October

Veteran's Day 11 November

Thanksgiving Day Fourth Thursday in November

Christmas Day 25 December

Inauguration Day NCR – Washington, DC only

The Contractor shall observe any Federal holiday that falls on a weekend IAW the Government’s observation of that holiday. Place of performance may dictate that Contractor personnel are subject to foreign holidays.

Place of Performance.

4.2.1 The principal place(s) of performance for Contractor personnel shall be DoD and USG sites at locations listed the applicable appendices. The specific places of performance (actual address) will be determined based on mission requirements. Performance at alternate locations such as the Contractor’s facility or other vendor facilities (off-site) for short durations is not permitted without the requiring activity’s and concurrence, and PM or COR approval.

4.2.2 The principal place of performance for the Contractor PM shall be at Contractor site, a non-

USG supplied workspace.

5.0 TRAVEL

The Contractor shall coordinate all travel with the PM and/or COR. Only travel pre-approved by the CO, COR or PM shall be reimbursed under this contract. The Contractor shall conduct all travel in accordance with FAR 31.205-46, “Travel Costs,” and the Joint Travel Regulations (JTR). The USG will only reimburse allowable costs in accordance with FAR 31.205-46 and the current JTR. The

Contractor shall be required to provide travel receipts to the COR as attachments in WAWF. For

OCONUS travel, the Contractor shall ensure that all employees are loaded into the Synchronized

Pre-deployment and Operational Tracker (SPOT) database and have a current DD Form 93, Record of Emergency Data Card, on file with the Contractor. The Contractor shall ensure that all OCONUS travelers have country clearance to enter the country for this mission and a Letter of Authorization (LOA) approved by the CO prior to travel. COR or PM approval is required prior to country clearance and SPOT submittal.

Travel Requests.

All travel requests must include the information below:

Purpose

In-country POC

Personnel traveling

Location(s) and Length of trip

Validation that travel prerequisites are met prior to travel (Individual Replacement

Deployment Operations (IRDO), medical, training, etc.)

Departure and Arrival airport

In Travel dates

Cost Estimate (cost reimbursable) and supporting CLIN

Contract number that travel will be supporting (as applicable)

Country Clearance lead time met? (Yes/No) If No, PM/COR waiver approval is required and waiver shall include detailed justification with impact.

Local travel.

Local travel to attend meetings within the local city or principal place of performance commuting vicinity shall be considered a cost of doing business and will not be reimbursed. This includes parking, bus/train fares, and commuting costs. Local travel is defined as a 50 mile radius from place of performance.

Temporary Duty (TDY) Travel

Travel projections are subject to change based on USG requirements.

6.0 OTHER PERFORMANCE REQUIREMENTS.

Personnel

6.1.1 The Contractor PM is considered a key person for this contract. See paragraph 6.1.3 for requirements. All other Contractor personnel hired to support this contract are considered mission essential personnel.

6.1.2 All Contractor personnel are subject to resume (or qualifications summary) review and security clearance verification by the Government CO, PM, COR, DASD CNGT staff, or other designated representative to ensure the candidates meet the minimum qualification requirements identified in this PWS. Government prescreening and acceptance of proposed candidates is required as a condition of performance due to the nature of this requirement.

6.1.3 The Contractor shall provide for the continuity of services to the Government in case of personnel absences, resignation, or dismissal to avoid disruption of needed services. The

Contractor shall provide the CO written notification within three (3) business days when the

Contractor becomes aware of a pending employee resignation or dismissal regardless of the circumstances. This written notification shall include the date and time the position will be vacant, the reason the employee will no longer work on the task, anticipated replacement date, and management action being taken to provide continuation of services. Position vacancies shall not exceed 14 calendar days CONUS and 35 calendar days OCONUS unless approved in writing or otherwise directed in advance by the CO.

6.1.4 All personnel who have received KSAs and/or education waivers on T/O 1003 contract are considered qualified for the same position on this contract.

Contractor Identification.

Each Contractor employee shall, while on duty at any Government location, wear in plain view on the upper portion of one’s outer garment at all times (expect in locations where such display would threaten the safety and security of the Contractor employee), a durable, easily legible identification badge, furnished by the Contractor, containing the Contractor company name, employee name, employee photograph and Government organization that the Contractor employee supports at the place of performance.

Contract Issue Resolution

The Contractor shall monitor and report all situations that could cause delays in performance or unsuccessful contract performance to the Government within two (2) business days. The

Contractor shall only communicate and address contractual issues through the CO, PM and/or

COR, as applicable. Only the CO, PM, COR or officially designated representative will communicate contract performance status with other Government personnel and management chains.

Defense Base Act (DBA) and Medical Evacuation Insurance

The Contractor shall comply with the DBA per FAR 52.228-3.

Life Support/Security

The Contractor shall be responsible for providing all life support services (lodging, air and ground transportation) and security for personnel while performing in country subject to the terms and conditions of this contract and unless otherwise specified in PWS Section 7.

Meetings

6.6.1 Kick-off Meeting.

The Contractor shall participate in a joint Government and Contractor kick-off meeting to be coordinated and scheduled by the Government after contract award. The method of the meeting

(e.g., in-person, teleconference, video teleconference) will be determined by the Government.

6.6.2 Status Meetings.

The Contractor shall conduct and/or participate in status meetings (or other related meetings) as required. These meetings shall be structured to provide the Government with an up-to-date status of the Contractor’s technical and programmatic progress for specific requirements or tasks.

Following each meeting, the Contractor shall prepare a report for the Government’s approval, as required.

6.6.3 Periodic Progress Meetings.

The CO, COR, and other Government personnel, as appropriate, may meet periodically with the

Contractor to review the Contractor's performance. At these progress meetings, the Government may require a Contractor’s self-assessment of their performance or a presentation to be provided on topic matters that shall be sent prior to the meeting. The CO may provide feedback to the

Contractor on how the Government views the Contractor's performance, and the Contractor shall apprise the USG of problems experienced, if any. The Government and the Contractor shall take appropriate action to resolve outstanding issues. These meetings shall be at no additional cost to the USG. These meetings may be formal or informal meetings.

Enterprise-wide Contractor Manpower Reporting Application (eCMRA).

The Contractor shall report all Contractor labor hours (including subcontractor labor hours) required for performance of services provided under this contract via a secure data collection site.

The Contractor is required to completely fill in all required data fields using the following web address http://www.ecmra.mil. Reporting inputs shall be for the labor executed during the period of performance during each Government FY, which runs October 1 through September 30. While inputs may be reported any time during the FY, all data shall be reported NLT October 31 of each calendar year. Contractors may direct questions to the eCMRA help desk

Organizational Conflict of Interest (OCI).

Contractors shall address OCI as part of their on-going management of the contract.

Relations with Host Countries.

In the interest of assuring and maintaining the highest order of foreign and diplomatic relations with the host countries, the Contractor is enjoined from having any direct or indirect negotiations, dealings, agreements, business or entreaties with officials of a host government, which would have a direct or indirect effect upon accomplishing or performing on this contract, and which could be construed by the host government or host country citizens as having been officially or unofficially sanctioned, approved or constructively condoned by the U.S. Government. Contacts by the

Contractor relating to the above shall be through appropriate U.S. Government channels as prescribed by the CO. Specifically excluded from the prohibition herein set forth is the incidental daily contacts of the Contractor or his employees, which they may reasonably be expected to have in the normal course of travel, daily work, labor disputes, customs clearances, and passport control.

Contractor Furnished Supplies and Services.

Except for those items or services specifically stated in PWS Section 7.0 as Government furnished, the Contractor shall furnish the required supplies and services needed to perform the requirements set for in this PWS.

Data Rights.

The Government will have unlimited rights to all deliverables of this contract to include intellectual property rights.

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Transition Period.

6.12.1 Transition-Out.

Upon the request of the CO, the Contractor shall provide a Transition-out plan no later than 60 calendar days prior to the end of the contract period of performance, or when directed by CO. The

Contractor shall support a fifteen (15) business day (120 hours) transition-out period and shall work with the USG and incoming Contractor to transfer knowledge, information, and documentation for all work related to this contract. During this period, all programs, information, data, etc. will be passed from the incumbent Contractor to the incoming Contractor so that there is no break in mission support.

7.0 GOVERNMENT FURNISHED INFORMATION/EQUIPMENT/SERVICES

The Government will provide information, equipment and/or services below for Contractor use during the performance of this contract. The Contractor shall use Government property, either furnished or acquired under this contract, only for performing this contract unless otherwise provided for in the contract or approved in writing by the CO. All records, files, documents and work papers provided by the Government or generated in support of this work effort are

Government property and shall be marked, maintained, and disposed of per FAR 3.104.

Government Furnished Information.

The Government will provide access to appropriate Government regulations, instructions, policies, presentations, software, best practices, and lessons-learned documentation as required for performance of this contract. All Government-furnished information and software shall be returned to the Government upon completion of the requirement.

Government Furnished Facilities/Equipment.

7.2.1 The Government will provide the collateral and/or Sensitive Compartmented Information

Facility (SCIF) working space at Government performance locations (CONUS and OCONUS) as required for the performance of this contract. The Government will also furnish the necessary administrative, communications and computer equipment (classified and unclassified) and support for the onsite Contractor personnel. This includes desk space, chairs, cabinet space, telephone, desktop computers, printers, facsimile and copy machines, and other items necessary to maintain an office environment. The Government will provide access to secure/non-secure systems, equipment and supplies necessary for the production/reproduction of materials. Additional equipment needed beyond a standard office space shall be provided by the Contractor at no additional cost to the Government.

7.2.2 All Contractors shall strictly observe all requirements regarding the appropriate usage of

Government computers and other equipment (e.g., restricted internet sites, conducting personal business, etc.). The Contractor shall ensure that all Contractor personnel, including on-site subcontract personnel if applicable, are in full compliance throughout performance.

7.2.3 The Contractor shall establish and implement procedures to ensure all Automated Data

Processing Equipment (ADPE), to include computers, laptops and other data processing devices, issued to the Contractor by the USG are not lost or misplaced, are not used by unauthorized persons or are not subject to unauthorized external devices. The Contractor shall immediately report to the CO or PM any occurrences of lost ADPE within two (2) hours of discovery of occurrence. In the event that ADPE is lost, the Contractor may be required, upon written direction of the CO, to replace the equipment at no additional cost to the USG. The USG may replace the equipment and deduct the cost of such from the monthly payment due the Contractor.

Government Furnished Services.

7.3.1 Pre-deployment training.

The Government will provide training to Contractor personnel traveling to the CCMD AOR prior to departure and as required by CCMD, Army, Air Force, and/or other DoD directives. This will also apply to any future GCCs requiring pre-deployment training.

7.3.2 Life Support/Security.

The Government will provide lodging, life support, meals, air and ground transportation, and security to Contractor personnel performing services OCONUS in areas AORs where security is an issue.

8.0 SECURITY

Work performed under this contract shall be classified up to Top Secret/Sensitive Compartment

Information (SCI). The Government will issue a DD Form 254, DoD Contract Security

Classification Specification, as part of this contract. If a subcontractor is contracted to perform work on this contract, a DD Form 254 between the primary Contractor and subcontractor must be signed and provided to CO before the subcontractor begins performance, unless otherwise approved in writing by the CO. The Contractor shall also perform IAW the National Industrial

Security Program Operating Manual (NISPOM – DoD 5220.22M).

Visitor Group Security Agreement (VGSA).

The Contractor shall enter into a long term VGSA through the host base Information Protection

Office (IPO) or equivalent if contract performance is on an AF or DoD base or installation for 90 days or more (NOTE: the Contractor shall coordinate with the IPO or equivalent for any base or threat specific considerations and/or for any performance considerations on an AF or DoD base or installation). This agreement shall outline how the Contractor integrates security requirements for contract operations with the AF or DoD, to ensure effective and economical operation on the installation. The VGSA should address:

8.1.1 Security support provided by the AF/DoD to the Contractor to include storage containers for classified information/material, use of base destruction facilities, classified reproduction facilities, use of base classified mail services, security badging, base visitor control, investigation of security incidents, base traffic regulations, the use of security forms, and conducting inspections required by DoD 5220.22-R, Industrial Security Regulation, and AFI 16-1406, Industrial Security Program Management.

8.1.2 Security support requiring joint AF/DoD and Contractor coordination, to include packaging classified information, mailing and receiving classified materials, implementing emergency procedures for protection of classified information, security checks, and internal security controls for protection of classified material and high value pilferable property.

8.1.3 On base, the long term VGSA may take the place of a Standard Practice Procedure (SPP).

Clearance Requirements.

8.2.1 Facility Clearances.

The Contractor shall possess a facility security clearance at the classification level of Top Secret at the time of proposal.

8.2.2 Personnel Security Clearances.

All Contractor personnel performing work on this Contract shall possess a Top Secret clearance with SCI eligibility. Additional accesses (e.g., Special Intelligence (SI), Talent Keyhole (TK), Gamma (G), HUMINT Control System (HCS), Special Category (SPECAT), Special Access

Program (SAP), and Law Enforcement Sensitive (LES)) may be required. Contractor personnel shall have the appropriate clearances prior to commencing work unless otherwise approved in writing by the CO. The Contractor shall also complete visit requests for each individual who will be performing work on this contract in the Defense Security Service (DSS) Joint Personnel

Adjudication System (JPAS) prior to performance start unless otherwise approved in writing by the CO. The Prime Contractor shall ensure that any subcontractors have the appropriate clearances prior to beginning performance. The Contractor shall comply with guidelines specified in the respective DD Form 254s.

8.2.3 SCI Indoctrinations.

The respective DOD Component’s GCC Special Security Office (SSO) will provide assistance, when requested by the Air Combat Command (ACC) SSO to process indoctrinations and access certifications for Contractor personnel performing work under this contract and its attachments or modifications (additional requirements or levels of effort). Contractors requiring access to SAP and/or SPECAT information and activities will be provided the necessary accesses by the appropriate DoD Component’s GCC Control Officer.

8.2.4 Counterintelligence-Scope Polygraphs (CSP) Requirements.

In addition to a TS/SCI security clearance, there are multiple positions that require a CSP as identified in Appendix E. These positions require a valid (less than five years old) and favorable

CSP examination as a condition to performance. Prior to performance, Contractors shall provide proof of a valid CSP examination with favorable results; or submit for a test to be administered by the Government department or agency that requires successful completion and adjudication of a

CSP. Additionally, any Contractor performing work on this contract may be subject to a CSP. All cost associated with obtaining or maintaining a valid CSP will be borne by the Government. The

Government reserves the right to withdraw this requirement at any time.

8.2.5 Clearance Documentation.

Within 10 calendar days after contract award, the Contractor shall provide the COR or PM a list with the names, location of performance and clearance requirements of all company employees assigned to this effort.

8.2.6 Notification of Performance.

The Contractor shall notify the COR or PM five (5) calendar days before Contractor personnel begin performance on the contract. The notification shall include the name, address, and telephone number of company representatives; the contract number and contracting agency; the highest level of classified information which Contractor employees require access to; the location(s) of contract performance; the date contract performance begins, and the location of where the Contractor employee will be indoctrinated.

8.2.7 Listing of Employees. The Contractor shall maintain a current listing of all employees.

The list shall include each employee’s name, social security number and level of security clearance. The list shall be validated and signed by the Contractor’s Facility Security Officer

(FSO) and provided to the sponsoring Agency’s Security Manager. The Contractor shall provide an updated listing when a new employee comes on board, an employee leaves, or an existing employee’s status or information changes.

8.2.8 Security Assistant Appointment. The Contractor shall appoint a Security Assistant for the on base Visitor Group. The Security Assistant may be a full time position or an additional duty position. The Security Manager shall provide all Contractor employees performing on this contract with training required by DoD 5200.01, DoD Information Security Program: Overview, Classification and Declassification, and AFI 16-1406, Industrial Security Program Management.

The Contractor shall also provide initial and follow-on training to Contractor personnel who work in AF controlled/restricted areas, which are covered in AFI 16-1406, Industrial Security

Program Management.

Pass and Identification Items. The Contractor shall ensure the pass and identification items required for contract performance are obtained for employees and non-government owned vehicles.

Retrieving Identification Media. The Contractor shall retrieve all identification media, including vehicle passes, from employees who depart for any reason before the contract expires;

e.g. terminated for cause, retirement, new employment, etc.

Weapons, Firearms, and Ammunition. Contractor employees are prohibited from possessing weapons, firearms, or ammunition on themselves or within their Contractor-owned vehicle or privately-owned vehicle while on DoD installations.

For Official Use Only (FOUO). The Contractor shall comply with requirements of DoD

5400.07, Chapter 4, DoD Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) Program, as well as The Privacy

Act of 1974, as amended at 5 USC 552. These regulations/guidance set policy and procedures for the disclosure of records to the public and for marking, handling, transmitting and safeguarding

FOUO and Privacy Act information/material.

Reporting Requirements. The Contractor shall report to an appropriate authority (CO, PM, COR) any information or circumstances which may pose a threat to the security of DoD personnel, Contractor personnel, resources and classified or unclassified defense information.

Contractor personnel shall be briefed by their Security Manager upon initial on-base assignment.

Key and Access Badge Control. The Contractor and its employees shall comply with all base / installation traffic regulations.

9.0 DELIVERABLES.

The following are deliverables required by this Contract:

TABLE 2. Contract Deliverables

Name No. of

Copies

PWS

Reference Due

Management Plan (MP) MP 1 9.1 At proposal

Quality Control Plan (QCP) QCP 1 9.2 30 calendar days after contract award

Operations Security

(OPSEC) Plan

OP

1 9.3 15 calendar days after contract award

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