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INSTRUCTIONS

(U) Section L - Instructions, Conditions and Notices to Offers

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(U) SPECIAL NOTICE TO OFFERORS

L-1.1. (U) The exclusive responsibility for Source Selection will reside wi the Government. Proprietary information submitted in response to this solicitation shall be clearly marked as such an will be protected from unauthorized disclosure as required by Subsection 27 of the Office of Procurement Polic Act as amended (41 U.S.C. 423) (hereinafter referred to as ''the Act") as implemented in the FAR. Any unm ked proprietary information will be considered releasable under the restrictions of the Freedom of Information ct.

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(U) FORMAL COMMUNICATIONS

L-2.1. (U) Any formal communication such as requests for clarification, dijcussions, and information concerning this solicitation shall be submitted in writing, by e-mail, to the Contracting Officers at the following address:

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ACC AMIC/PK OL-JWAC

ATTN: Mr. Steve Barva Reference: Solicitation No. FA4890-XX-X-XXXX, Phone: 540-653-2075 E-mail: steven.l.barva.civ@mail.mil

(U) SUBMISSION OF PROPOSALS

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L-3.1. (U) Proposals should be submitted via UNCLASSIFIED e-mail to stehn.1.barva.civ@mail.mil, or JWICS e mail to sbarva@jwac.ic.gov. In the event that a proposal cannot be submi d via email it can be submitted electronic media (CD-R, Thumb Drive, etc.) and shall be sent or hand deliv red to the issuing office listed in Block 7 of the Standard Form 33 on/before the date/time specified on the front pag . Mark the front of the envelope/box with the following: "Proposal No. FA4890-XX-X-XXXX, ATTN: Mr. Ste e Barva, ACC AMIC/OL-JWAC, DO NOT OPEN IN MAIL ROOM." If proposals are hand delivered, Offerors all contact the Contracting Officers at the numbers listed in L-2.1 above. Offerors are cautioned to strictly compl with all instructions within this solicitation to ensure submission of a complete proposal. Failure to furnish complete proposal at the time of proposal submission may result in an unacceptable proposal that the Gove~ent eliminates from consideration for award. The Government will not accept any changes to Offerors' proposal after the closing date of this solicitation (see FAR 15.208 for further information regarding late proposals). NOTE: lectronic media WILL NOT be returned. ·

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(U) DISPOSITION OF UNSUCCESSFUL PROPOSALS

L-4.1. (U) In compliance with FAR Subpart 4.8, the Government will reta~ one electronic copy of all unsuccessful proposals. All other electronic media of unsuccessful proposais will be destroyed. No destruction certificate will be provided. i

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(U) PROPOSAL PREPARATION INSTRUCTIONS

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L-5 .1. (U) The instructions below prescribe the format of proposals. Propo$als shall· include all of the information requested in the specific instructions. Failure to include all inf~rmation requested may adverse~ affect the evaluation. .

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L-5.2. (U) A proposal that is orderly and sufficiently documented will ena~e the Government to easily understand and perform a thorough and fair evaluation. The Government may incorpo te into this contract, by referen~e or full text, portions of the successful Offeror's proposal submitted in respons to this solicitation as revised ~d

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'1 supplemented through the final proposal revision.

L-5.3. (U) Proposal Format. A complete proposal consists of two (2) separate volumes: Mission Capability and Past Performance.

L-5.3.1. (U) Page Format. Type size forixt shall not be smaller than Microsoft Word Times New Roman IO point font, single column, normal propo ional spacing and one inch (I") margins (top, bottom, left and right).

The text for charts, tables, graphs, and fl ures shall be no smaller than Microsoft Word, Times New Roman 8 point font, and used only when absolute} necessary. Text lines and table lines of text shall be single-spaced.

This does not apply to the Subcontractor / Teaming Partner Consent Letter data entered, as described in paragraph L-8.1.2. i

L-5.3.2. (U) Electronic Copies. Electro4 copies ofall proposal information for each volume shall be submitted on a CD-R, Thumb Drive, etc., using Mi~rosoft Office 2010 or higher, or Portable Document Format (PDF) using Acrobat Adobe 9.0 or higher. Off¥ors shall NOT submit any documents in PDF that are copied as images.

Offerors may use JPEG images for chart' or screen shots. Offerors shall name files in an unambiguous manner, using plain language text, which facilita~s the evaluator's ease of accessing the files for evaluation, using standard naming conventions (e.g., Ojfe r name-volume name). Each volume shall be in a single searchable file, with copy/paste capability, and stored in folder that corresponds to the proposal volume it represents. Offerors shall insert the file name in the header o each document. All electronic media shall be virus checked prior to submission. Replacement electronic med a (CD-R, Thumb Drive, etc.,) shall be required to update the final proposal resulting from any discussions, ·hould they occur.

L-5.3.3. (U) Organization/Page Limit. Information submitted shall not exceed the page limits stated below for each volume. Evaluators will only read *p to the maximum number of pages specified. If the page limit is exceeded, the pages in excess of the lim~ will be removed from the applicable volume and will not be considered as part of the evaluation. Copy requiremqnts and page limitations are as follows:

(U) TABLE 1: COi 'Y REQUIREMENTS AND PAGE LIMITATIONS

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VolUJ!ne Title Electronic Coov Page Limit Closing Date

C D-R, Thumb Drive, etc.

10 page limit per Technical

Subcontractor I Teaming I Mission Capability Partner Consent Letter

Requirements Areas (TRA) AsperRFP in PWS 3.1 -3.12 s1~bmitted per paragraph L-

See L-7 8 1.2

II Past Performance C D-R, Thumb Drive, etc. None AsperRFP

L-5.3.4. (U) Page Count. An electronic p; ge shall be configured as an 8 W' x 11" measurement. All material shall be contained within the page limit ic entified for each volume, and all appendices, charts, graphs, diagrams, tables, photographs, drawings, etc., are in eluded in the page count, with exception of items stated in L-5.3.5.

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L-5.3.5. (U) Pa es Not Included in Pa e ount. The past performance documentation, organizational chart, acronym list, cross reference matrix, and verview section (for exceptions) will not be included in the page count. Covers for volumes, tables of cont nts, indices, title pages, and section dividers/tables will not be included in the page count if they are inserted sole to provide ease to the reader in locating parts/sections of the proposal. They will be counted if they co tain any other information, e.g., diagrams, extraneous data, etc. Pages marked "This page intentionally left bl " will not be counted.

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(U) EXCEPTIONS I

L-6.1. (U) The Government reserves the jght to limit the number of submissions for administration purposes.

L-6.2. (U) The Government reserves the ght to award without discussions; therefore, Offerors are advised that taking exception to any requirements spe ified in this solicitation may result in the Government finding the proposal

I unacceptable. Clarification of Government requirements shall be handled b submitting questions/recommendations within 15 calendar days after fmal solicitation release date. If Offerors still md it necessary to take exception to any of the requirements specified in this solicitation (Sections A through M, to elude the PWS and attachments), clearly identify each exception in the overview section of the appropriate v lume along with a complete explanation of why the exception was taken and the resulting benefit to the Governmen . Exception to solicitation requirements may render a proposal unacceptable or may require the Government to am d the solicitation to reflect a changed requirement. The Government will consider the absence of a stated excepti n to mean the Offeror takes no exception to the applicable volume and the proposal will be evaluated as su mitted.

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(U) GENERAL INFORMATION ~

L-7.1. (U) Offerors selected for award will be assigned to one or more offi ur (4) security level pools.

The pools are:

Pool 1: TOP SECRET//SENSITIVE COMPARTMENTED INFORMATirlN (TS//SCI)// SPECIAL ACCESS REQUIRED (SAR) · l Pool 2: TS//SCI I Pool 3: SECRET//SAR

Pool 4: SECRET

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(U) Offerors may propose on as many or as few of the 12 Technical Requ· ments Areas (TRA) listed in the PWS based on associated experience and appropriate security clearances ti r their facility and personnel. See ordering procedures for more information.

(U) This contract will have TOs that range from the levels listed in the Poo 1-4 above. If an Offeror is qualified to propose on TOs in Pool I work, they are automatically qualified to prop se on TOs in Pools 2-4. If an Offeror is qualified to propose on TOs in Pool 2 work, they are automatically quali ed to propose on TOs in Pools 2 and

4. If an Offeror is qualified to propose on TOs in Pool 3, they are automaf ally qualified to propose on TOs in Pool 4. If an Offeror qualified to propose on TOs in Pool 4 work, they will

I nly be considered for TOs in Pool 4.

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(U) INSTRUCTIONS FOR VOLUME I, MISSION CAPABILITY (FA,.CTOR 1)

L-7.2. (U) Contents. Offerors shall submit a Mission Capability Volume c4ntaining the following:

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Mission Capability Volume Cont mts

I Table of Contents Not to exceed one (1) pa1 e 2 Summary Not to exceed two (2) pa1 es

See oaram-aoh L-7. 7 '

3 Reps and Certs/Business Info No limit 4 White Papers Not to exceed three (3) p lges per TRA. See paragraph L-7 .2 5 Facility Clearance Documentation No limit 6 Data Rights Methodology No limit

7 Cross Reference Matrix No limit 8 Acronym List No limit

(U) Offers shall include a One-page Executive Summary.

(U) Offers shall include Representations and Certifications and other Bus ess Information needed to facilitate the award of a contract such as size status, TIN number, DUNS number, SAM registration, etc.

(U) Offers shall include white paper synopsis of the Offeror's technical e erience in each TRA that an Offeror possesses a core competency in. As an attachment, the white pape~ shall al o have a reference letter from the supported customer(s) that describes the work that was accomplished with the past twenty four (24) months and

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the degree to which the Contractor satis d the work requirements.

(U) Each white paper shall have a cover page that clearly identifies the TRA for which the Offeror wishes to be considered.

L-7.3. (U) Cross-Reference Matrix. Asp of the offer, a separate cross-reference matrix shall be completed and submitted with the Mission Capability V lume. All referenced paragraphs shall include all subsequent subparagraphs (for example, 5.0 include 5.1, 5.2, 5.2.1, etc.). Offerors shall fill in the columns related to their proposal. Offerors are ultimately respons ble for ensuring that their proposal fully addresses all requirements and that all requested information is complet d in accordance with Sections L and M of this solicitation. Offerors shall complete the last column of this matrix ith paragraph number references from the Mission Capability Volume.

Offerors may provide additional referenc s to the other columns as deemed necessary. See below Table for example format: 1

(U) cm :>SS REFERENCE MATRIX EXAMPLE

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Sub factors R eference Section L SectionM Mission Capability

Proposal

Experience PWS Secti< 1n l, Paragraphs

L-7.5.1.1 M-3.2.2 1.2, 1.3, U ' 1.5

Facility Clearance PWSAppe 11dixD; L-7.5.1.2 M-3.2.3 RFP Sectfo 1H-3

Data Rights PWS Secti< ID 1, L-7.5.3 M-2.2.3 Paragraph .7

L-7 .4. (U) Acronym List An acronym , shall be provided as an attachment within the Mission Capability Volume.

L-7 .5. (U) Factor 1: Mission Capability.

L-7.5.1. (U) Subfactor 1: Experience.

L-7.5.1.1. (U) TRA 1: Communicationsl{Ref. PWS Section 3.1).

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L-7.5.1.1.1. (U) Telecommunication an Computer Networks. Telecommunications networks constitute a wide range of systems, sub-systems, compone ts, and processes. The Government is required to understand these networks with respect to normal operatio s, control systems, Supervisory Control And Data Acquisition (SCADA) systems, vulnerability, susceptibility, and response to targeting. A key communications network of interest is telecommunications, to include landline, ireless, space communications, and SCADA. An additional key communications network of interest is co puter networks, to include IT systems supporting infrastructure networks and military operations, as well as the abi ity to virtualize large networks. The Government must understand the dependencies of these key networks with ther infrastructure networks, ties to enemy military operations, and the second and third order impacts of targe · .

L-7.5.1.1.1.2. (U) The Contractor's white paper shall describe its experience in providing support at all levels/scales of the networks to advance methodologie , develop software, obtain data, and provide industry access (site visits), and consultation and training. The white aper' s description of the contractor's experience shall relate the experience to the TRA in such a way as t demonstrate the contractor's understanding of the TRA.

L-7 .5.1.2. (U) TRA 2: Electric Power ef. PWS Section 3.2 .

L-7.5.1.2.1. (U) Electrical Power. Elec ·cal power networks constitute a wide range of systems, sub-systems, components, and processes to include geniation, transmission, distribution, and SCADA/Emergency Management Systems. The Government is required to derstand these infrastructure networks with respect to normal operations, control systems, SCADA systems, vulne bility, susceptibility, and response to targeting. The Government must understand the dependencies of this key n twork with other infrastructure networks, ties to enemy military

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operations, and the second and third order impacts of targeting.

L-7.5.1.2.1.1. (U) The Contractor's white paper shall describe its experien in providing support at all levels/scales of the networks.to advance methodologies, develop software, obtain data, d provide industry access (site visits), and consultation and training. The white paper's description of the contra or's experience shall relate the experience to the TRA in such a way as to demonstrate the contractor's un erstanding of the TRA.

L-7.5.1.3. (U) TRA 3: Industrial (Ref. PWS Section 3.3).

L-7.5.1.3.1. (U) Industrial Systems. A significant part of JWAC's infras cture analysis mission is the targeting analysis of industrial systems. Industrial systems in this context refer to a ide range of manufacturing, processing, chemical and other processes. Examples of these include, but are not limit d to, oil and gas refineries and processing plants, specialized chemical plants for missile fuel production, eel manufacturing plants, and nuclear facilities.

L-7.5.1.3.1.1. (U) The Contractor's white paper shall describe its experient in industrial system analysis to advance JWAC's capability in this area and support specific tasking relate to industrial systems. The white paper's description of the contractor's experience shall relate the experienc to the TRA in such a way as to demonstrate the contractor's understanding of the TRA. , I

L-7. 5 .1.3 .1.2. (U) The Contractor's white paper shall describe its experie~ in methodology development, software support and tool development, vulnerability assessments of processes, proc ss characterizations/ templates, and verification/ validation of models/ approaches. The white paper's descrip ·on of the contractor's experience shall relate the experience to the TRA in such a way as to demonstrate the con ctor's understanding of the TRA.

L-7.5.1.3.2. (U) Critical Industries. These industries are networks that co stitute a wide range of systems, sub systems, components, and processes to include oil and gas operations and cilities/processes/control SCADA/Distributed Control System (DCS) related to key industries, hea Industries, and specialty material. The Government is required to understand these infrastructure networks with r pect to normal operations, control systems, SCADA systems, vulnerability, susceptibility, and response to tar eting. The Government must understand the dependencies of these key networks with other infrastru networks, ties to enemy military operations, and the second and third order impacts of targeting.

L-7.5.1.3.3. (U) The Contractor's white paper shall describe its experience· providing support at all levels/scales of the networks to advance methodologies, develop software, obtain data, d provide industry access (site visits), and consultation and training. The white paper's description of the contra or's experience shall relate the experience to the TRA in such a way as to demonstrate the contractor's un erstanding of the TRA.

L-7.5.1.4. (U) TRA 4: Logistics <Ref. PWS Section 3.4).

L-7.5.1.4.1. (U) Logistics. Logistics networks constitute a wide range ofs stems, sub-systems, components, and processes to include transportation networks and logistics; including rail, p rt, and offshore systems/nodes as well as SCADA. The Government is required to understand these networks wi respect to normal operations, control systems, SCADA systems, vulnerability, susceptibility, and response to tar eting. The Government must understand the dependencies of these key networks with other infrastruc networks, ties to enemy military operations, and the second and third order impacts of targeting.

L-7 .5.1.4.2. (U) The Contractor's white paper shall describe its experiencei providing support at all levels/scales of the networks to advance methodologies, develop software, obtain data, d provide industry access (site visits), and consultation and training. The white paper's description of the contra or's experience shall relate the experience to the TRA in such a way as to demonstrate the contractor's un erstanding of the TRA.

L-7.5.1.5. (U) TRA S: Space (Ref. PWS Section 3.S). I

L-7 .5.1.5 .1. (U) Space Systems. The Contractor's white paper shall descrite its experience providing support at all levels/scales of the networks to advance methodologies, develop software, btain data, and provide industry access

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(site visits), and consultation and trainin The white paper's description of the contractor's experience shall relate the experience to the TRA in such a way s to demonstrate the contractor's understanding of the TRA.

ef. PWS Section 3.6 .

L-7.5.1.6.1. {U//FOUO) Weaponeering. JWAC is required to provide engagement options against adversary systems that assess the likelihood of succ ssful employment, account for a range of weapon and environmental uncertainties, as well as collateral effects This effort seeks to provide high fidelity modeling and analysis of a wide range of current and future damage mech isms and weapons and includes the following elements.

L-7.5.1.6.2. {U) The Contractor's white per shall describe its experience in providing general and specialized weaponeering support, solutions, data, operational employment concepts in support of JW AC targeting efforts.

The white paper's description of the con ctor's experience shall relate the experience to the TRA in such a way as to demonstrate the contractor's understan ing of the TRA.

L-7.5.1.6.3. (U) The Contractor's white tper shall describe its experience in providing support in weaponeering analytical methods, supplemental analyti al support, procurement of fragility data, Failure Analysis Logic Tree, and identification and assessment ofemergin damage mechanisms and weapons. The white paper's description of the contractor's experience shall relate thee erience to the TRA in such a way as to demonstrate the contractor's understanding of the TRA. I

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L-7 .5.1.6.4. {U) The Contractor's white piper shall describe its experience in providing support at all levels/scales of the networks to advance methodologie , develop software, obtain data, and provide industry access (site visits), and consultation and training. The white aper's description of the contractor's experience shall relate the experience to the TRA in such a way as t demonstrate the contractor's understanding of the TRA.

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L-7.5.1.7.1. {U//FOUO) Human Netwo Targeting. Human Network Targeting applies scalable methods from social science and other disciplines to ad ersary networks or systems comprised primarily, though not exclusively, of humans in order to identify and/or prio "tize potential targets. This application is especially complicated in the study of clandestine social networks (e.g. terrorists, gangs, cartels, traffickers, etc.), where the individuals under investigation are actively trying to obscur information about themselves and their relationships, often resulting in incomplete and noisy data. I

L-7 .5.1. 7 .2. {U) The Contractor's white ptper shall describe its experience in providing support at all levels/scales of the networks to advance methodologie , develop software, obtain data, and provide industry access (site visits), and consultation and training. The white paper's description of the contractor's experience shall relate the experience to the TRA in such a way as t demonstrate the contractor's understanding of the TRA.

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L-7 .5.1.8. (U) TRA 8: Socio Political R f. PWS Section 3.8 .

L-7 .5.1.8.1. {U) Political Analysis. The ovemment has a requirement to develop and refine social science techniques and political analysis methods and to integrate them with engineering research in order to understand how social, cultural and political enviro ents of a country interact with the key influencers (groups or individuals), and identify the levers to tar et that will influence opinions and behaviors.

L-7.5.1.8.2. (U) The Contractor's white p per shall describe its experience in providing support at all levels/scales of the networks to advance methodologie , develop software, obtain data, and provide industry access (site visits), and consultation and training. The white aper's description of the contractor's experience shall relate the experience to the TRA in such a way as t demonstrate the contractor's understanding of the TRA.

ef. PWS Section 3.9 .

L-7.5.1.9.1. (U) Section reserved for fu use.

Ref. PWS Section 3.10.

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L-7.5 .1.10.1. (U) Data Science Support. The contractor shall provide data scientist support to ensure data science methods address mission needs for analyzing and visualizing comp ex systems and core networks utilizing Command and Intelligence Community computing and IT resour s across the enterprise. Successful data science projects require the performer to work closely with the analyst from problem formulation through reporting of results incorporating quantitative and statistical analysis to g · insight from data. Through analytic modeling, scripting, and/or programming, Data Scientists will dev lop and implement qualitative and quantitative methods for characterizing large datasets in various states of o anization, cleanliness and structure that account for the unique features and limitations inherent in JW AC data oldings.

L-7 .5.1.10.2. (U) The Contractor's white paper shall describe its experiencJ in providing support at all levels/scales of the networks to advance methodologies, develop software, obtain data, ~d provide industry access (site visits), and consultation and training. j

L-7.5.1.11. (U) TRA 11: Anal tic Tools and Tecbni ef. PWS Sec ion 3.11 .

L-7.5.1.11.1. (U) Modeling and Simulation. The Contractor's white pape shall describe its experience In providing support in mathematical, computational, and geospatial methods! ccess to recognized national mathematical and computational experts, algorithmic performance of math matical models, algorithm implementation, and verification and validation. The white paper's descri ·on of the contractor's experience shall relate the experience to the TRA in such a way as to demonstrate the contr .ctor's understanding of the TRA.

L-7 .5 .1.11.2. (U) The Contractor's white paper shall describe its experiencl in providing support at all levels/scales of the networks to advance methodologies, develop software, obtain data, $d provide industry access (site visits), and consultation and training. 1

L-7.5.1.12. (U) TRA 12: ITS stems and Architectures ef. PWS Secti n 3.12.

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L-7 .5.1.12.1. (U) Data Science Support. The Contractor's white paper sh 11 describe its experience in providing support in creating data architectures/methodologies for complex system d data integration programs and lead and work collaboratively with core network analysts and technology stake olders in the areas of data science to establish and maintain the Command data architecture, strategy, and ro ap; participating in the enterprise architecture development process by providing cross-domain expertise; an providing data analysis, design, modeling, implementation support to project teams, database development oups, and IT across the enterprise.

The white paper's description of the contractor's experience shall relate th experience to the TRA in such a way as

. to demonstrate the contractor's understanding of the TRA.

L-7 .5.1.12.2. (U) Data Services. JWAC-developed architectures are base!on technologies and platforms including, but not limited to, Amazon Web Services, Cloudera Hadoop, A ache Nifi, Apache Solr, Apache Spark, Apache Hive, Kafka, Linux, Java, SQL, NoSQL, Git/GitHub, Extract Tran form Load (ETL) frameworks, and Puppet. JW AC is implementing a DevOps architecture that will allow for ~ontinuous monitoring of systems (software and hardware) and offer the ability for the system to detect its lefel of functionality and self-correct as needed. I

L-7 .5.1.12.2. l. (U) The Contractor's white paper shall describe its experiete in providing support in engineering and architectural services to develop and expand JWAC's data services ar itecture to operate in our DevOps environment. JW AC envisions three separate areas of expertise to comp le e the data service support, data service engineering, cloud engineering, and data warehouse development. Thew ·te. paper's description of the contractor's experience shall relate the experience to the TRA in such a way as to dem nstrate the contractor's understanding of the TRA.

L-7.5.1.12.2.2. (U) The Contractor's white paper shall describe its experie ce in providing support in the creation of a sustainable data supply chain backend for the JW AC data science progr that will aid in the identification of new sources of data, develop methodologies to work with structured and structured data, and inform computer environments. The white paper's description of the contractor's experienc shall relate the experience to the TRA in such a way as to demonstrate the contractor's understanding of the T

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L-7.5.1.12.3. (U) The Contractor's whit paper shall describe its experience providing support at all levels/scales of the networks to advance methodologies, evelop software, obtain data, and provide industry access (site visits), and consultation and training. The white pa er's description of the contractor's experience shall relate the experience to the TRA in such a way as to demonstrat the contractor's understanding of the TRA.

L-7.5.2. (U) Subfactor 2: Facility Clear~ce.

L-7.5.2. l. (U) Facility Clearance. Offero~s shall demonstrate the ability to meet the facility security level up to the level of the highest pool of work (as refeF.d to in section L-7.l) that they intend to propose for. Facility clearance, to include storage, is required at proposal s'bmission date.

L-7.5.3. (U) Subfactor 3: Data Rights. I

Le 7.5.3.1. (U) Data Rights. The Contracf r shall describe their proposed approach to the issue of data rights for this effort--describe the contractor's internal rocess for tracking ownership of data and making data rights "assertions" on future contracts. Describe how the co tractor tracks work effort and funding sources to substantiate its future claims to rights in technical data.

L-7.6. (U) Summary. Briefly summarize ~xperiences, provide CAGE code for facility security clearance level, and comment on intent of the proposed applch to the issue of data rights.

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(U) INSTRUCTIONS FOR VOLUME III, PAST PERFORMANCE (FACTOR 2)

L.8.1. (U) Contents. Offerors shall submi~ a Past Performance Volume containing the following:

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I ast Performance Volume Contents l Table of Contents Not to exceed one (1) page 2 Summary

Not to exceed two (2) pages See para1rranh L-7. 7

3 Subcontractor Consent Letters One per subcontractor 4 Organization Change Structure Hi ~tory Not to exceed two (2) pages 5 Contracts for Past Performance I Not to exceed three (3) pages per contract 6 Questionnaires ! Not Used.

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L-8. l. l. (U) Summary. Describe roles of ptierors and all subcontractors, and/or teaming partners requiring past performance information IA W paragraph IL-8.1.2.

L-8 .1.2. (U) Past Performance On Gov ent Contracts If A licable .

L-8.1.3. (U) Past Performance Verificatio . The Government will conduct past performance verification by checking the Federal Awardee Performance and Int grity Information Systems (F APIIS) and Contractor Performance Assessment Reporting System CPARS o the Prime, the subcontractor(s), and Teaming Partner(s).

L-8.1.4. (U) Subcontractor/Teamin P er Consent Letter Attachment l . Past performance concerning subcontractor and teaming partners canno be disclosed to a private party without the subcontractor's or teaming partner's consent. Because a Prime Contr ctor is a private party, the Government will need that consent before disclosing subcontractor/teaming partner erformance information to the Prime during exchanges. Completed consent forms shall be submitted as part of the P Performance Volume. It is the offeror's responsibility to send consent letters, in sufficient time to receive them d include them in the proposal, to all subcontractors and/or teaming partners that participated in any contract i entified for past performance consideration. Use the template attached.

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L-8.1.5. (U) Organizational Structure Change History. Many companies ha e acquired, have been acquired by, or have otherwise merged with other companies, and/or reorganized their divi ions, business groups, subsidiary companies, etc. In many cases, these changes have taken place during the t e of performance ofrelevant efforts or between conclusion of recent past efforts and this source selection. As a esult, it is sometimes difficult to determine what past performance is relevant to this acquisition. To facilitat the Government's past performance evaluation, Offerors shall include in this proposal volume a detailed "roa ap" describing all such organizational changes (if applicable), to include specific names and dates. i i L-8.1.6. (U) Contracts for Past Performance. Provide a summary of eachi c tract submitted for past performance consideration. Include the contract number, Period of Performance, name d contact information of the customer/Government Program Manager, name and contact information o the Contracting Officer, a summary/description of the Statement of Work, a discussion of the contrac 's recency and relevance to this proposal effort, and a self-assessment of the offeror's performance. Also· elude all of the above information for any major subcontractors. 1

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(U) DEBRIEFING OF OFFERORS

L-9 .1. (U) Successful or unsuccessful Offerors may request debriefings by pt oviding a written request to the Procuring Contracting Officer. Debriefings shall be conducted in accordance with F R 15.505 for pre-award debriefings and FAR 15 .506 for post-award debriefings. I

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ATTACHMENT 1

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SAMPLE SUBCONTI}ACTOR/fEAMING PARTNER CONSENT LETTER

MEMORANDUM FOR

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ACC AMICiK OL-JWAC ATTN: Mr. R bert Woodruff 4048 Higley oad Dahlren, VA 2448

SUBJECT: Consent Letter to Release P8F!t Performance Information

Date

We are currently participating as a (subcqntractor/teaming partner) with (prime contractor) in response to the Department of the Air Force solicitation iii.umber FA4890-XX-X-XXXX, Request for Proposal for the Capabilities Contract. ·

We understand that the Government is pl~cing increased emphasis on Past Performance·in order to obtain best value in source selections. In order to facilitate pie Performance Confidence Assessment process, we are signing this consent form to allow you to discuss our past performance information with the Prime Contractor during the source selection process.

Offeror Name:

Company (Teaming Partner/Subcontracttjr) Name:

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M-1.1. (U) This IDIQ contract will consist of four (4) security level pools. lThe pools are:

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Pool 1: TOP SECRET//SENSITIVE COMPARTMENTED INFORMATIJN (TS//SCI)// SPECIAL

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Pool 2: TS//SCI I Pool 3: SECRET//SAR ' Pool 4: SECRET

(U) Offerors can propose on as many or as few of the 12 Technical RequirJments Areas (TRA) listed in the PWS based on associated experience and appropriate security clearances for the, facility and personnel.

(U) This contract will have TOs that range from the levels listed in the Pool 1-4 above. If an Offeror is qualified to propose on TOs in Pool I work, they are automatically qualified to pro~se on TOs in Pools 2-4. If an Offeror is qualified to propose on TOs in Pool 2 work, they are automatically quali ed to propose on TOs in Pools 2 and

4. If an Offeror is qualified to propose on TOs in Pool 3 work, they are au matically qualified to propose on TOs in Pool 4. If an Offeror qualified to propose on TOs in Pool 4 work, . y will only be considered for TOs in Pool 4. ·

M-1.2. (U) This source selection will be conducted in accordance with Fedhal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Part 15 and the DoD Source Selection Procedures dated March 31, 2016. The <1,overnment intends to award the Capabilities Contract (CAPCON) via multiple award ID/IQ contracts. Thetovernment reserves the right to evaluate and/or award more than or fewer than the minimum and/or target umber of contracts based upon Source Selection Authority (SSA) determination that it is in the Government's bes interest. Contract awards will be made to each qualifying Offeror that is determined responsible and submits a p*osal that is determined acceptable in accordance with section M. The Government reserves the right to on/off r p contractors if deemed to be in the best interest of the Government. Additionally, Offerors may have the abili to compete in additional TRAs at the discretion of the Government. At the IDIQ contract level cost evaluation "ll not be performed. Cost evaluation will be performed at the TO level by a JWAC contracting activity indepen ent of the technical evaluations.

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M-1.3. (U) Experience white papers will be assessed and assigned one of;following ratings: "Acceptable" or "Unacceptable. Acceptable is defined as "White paper provides one (1) ex pie per TRA Offerors wish to be considered for within the past twenty four (24) months and indicates thoro gh knowledge and understanding of the TRA". Unacceptable is defined as "White paper examples of services pro'fided for TRA were outside of twenty four (24) months. Service was provided for less than 12 months. Examples!do not demonstrate thorough knowledge and understanding of the TRA". '

M-1.4. (U) Facility clearance will be rated as one of the following ratings:fAcceptable" or "Unacceptable.

Acceptable is defined as "The Offeror can provide the appropriately cleare facility, to include storage, for the TRA being proposed on (to be validated by JPAS code) by proposal subm sion". Unacceptable is defmed as "The Offeror cannot provide the appropriately cleared facility by proposal submf ssion".

M-1.5. (U) Data rights will be assessed and assigned one of the followin~atings: "Acceptable" or "Unacceptable.

Acceptable is defmed as "The Offeror guarantees a minimum of Governm t Purpose Rights. Unacceptable is defined as "The Offeror does not guarantee a minimum of Government ose Rights".

M-1.6. (U) Past Performance will be rated as one of the following ratings: ~'Acceptable" or "Unacceptable.

Acceptable is defmed as "An overall rating of at least "Satisfactory" wasp ovided with no "Unsatisfactory" rated performance elements OR "has no entries in FAPIIS or CPARS". Unacce table is defined as "Customer's overall rating was less than "Satisfactory", or they received an "Unsatisfactory" r ing on any performance element".

M-1.7. (U) The Government reserves the right to award without discussio s, but may conduct discussions if the

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Government determines it is necessary. ¥ "Unacceptable" rating is not awardable. The Government may make a final determination as to whether the Offtror's proposal is acceptable or unacceptable solely on the basis of the initialproposal submitted without discus~ion. Accordingly, Offerors are advised to submit initial proposals that are fully and clearly acceptable without addi~onal information. In the event the Government has specific questions or needs clarification on any of the informa~on contained in either of the Volumes (Mission Capability and Past Performance) it will contact the Offeror. '

M-1.8. (U) In order to be eligible for award, Offerors are required to meet all solicitation requirements, such as terms and conditions; representations and certifications; evaluation factor requirements, and be deemed responsible in accordance FAR Part 9. If an Offeror ijlils to meet all solicitation requirements, the Government may not make a final award to that Offeror. ·

M-1.9. (U) In accordance with Public Law 114-328, Sec 825 "Exception to Requirement to Include Cost or Price to the Government as a Factor in the Eval~ion of Proposals for Certain Multiple-Award Task or Delivery Order Contracts, cost or price will not be considered at the multiple award ID/IQ contract level. Award will be made to each qualifying Offeror that is determin~d responsible and submits a proposal that is determined acceptable in accordance with section M. "Qualifying C!>fferor" is defined as an Offeror that is determined to be a responsible source, submits a proposal that conforms ~o the requirements of the solicitation and the contracting officer has no reason to believe would likely offer otherlthan fair and reasonable pricing.

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M-2 (U) EVALUATION FACTORS ~D METHODOLOGY

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(U) Proposals will be evaluated using twtj (2) evaluation factors: (1) Mission Capability and (2) Past Performance.

These areas will be assessed as follows: i

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(U) FACTOR I: MISSION CAPABILifrY M-2.2.1. (U) Offerors' proposals shall djonstrate pertinent experience and a comprehensive understanding of the nature and scope of work required.. e Government will not search for data to cure problems or address inconsistencies in an Offeror's proposal. ach subfactor will be assigned a rating according to its associated referenced table (Table I, Table 2, Table , Table 4). A rating of"Acceptable" will be required in all subfactors to be eligible for award. I

M-2.2.2. (U) Subfactor 1: Experience.

i M-2.2.2.1. (U) TRA 1: Communication~ (Ref. PWS Section 3.1).

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M-2.2.2.l.l. (U) Telecommunication an~ Computer Networks. Telecommunications networks constitute a wide range of systems, sub-systems, com~' onents, and processes. The Government is required to understand these networks with respect to normal op rations, control systems, Supervisory Control And Data Acquisition (SCADA) systems, vulnerability, suscep · ility, and response to targeting. A key communications network of interest is telecommunications, to include 1landline, wireless, space communications, and SCADA. An additional key communications network Qf interest is computer networks, to include IT systems supporting infrastructure networks and military oper;' ions, as well as the ability to virtualize large networks. The Government must understand the depend cies of these key networks with other infrastructure networks, ties to enemy military operations, and the sec nd and third order impacts of targeting.

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M-2.2.2.1.1.2. (U) The Contractor's offeriis acceptable when it demonstrates the criteria in Table I.

M-2.2.2.2. (U) TRA 2: Electric Power ('ef. PWS Section 3.2).

M-2.2.2.2.1. (U) Electrical Power. Elecical power networks constitute a wide range of systems, sub systems, components, and processes to inqlude generation, transmission, distribution, and SCADA/Emergency Management Systems. The Government i~ required to understand these infrastructure networks with respect to

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normal operations, control systems, SCADA systems, vulnerability, suscep~'bility, and response to targeting.

The Government must understand the dependencies of this key network wi other infrastructure networks, ties to enemy military operations, and the second and third order impacts of tar eting.

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M-2.2.2.2.1.1. (U) The Contractor's offer is acceptable when it demonstrat~s the criteria in Table 1.

M-2.2.2.3. (U) TRA 3: Industrial (Ref. PWS Section 3.3).

M-2.2.2.3 .1. (U) Industrial Systems. A significant part of JWAC's infrastucture analysis mission is the targeting analysis of industrial systems. Industrial systems in this context r~fer to a wide range of manufacturing, processing, chemical and other processes. Examples of the~e include, but are not limited to, oil and gas refineries and processing plants, specialized chemical plants for mif sile fuel production, steel manufacturing plants, and nuclear facilities. I

M-2.2.2.3.1.1. (U) The Contractor's offer is acceptable when it demonstrat~s the criteria in Table 1.

M-2.2.2.3.2. (U) Critical Industries. These industries are networks thatjnstitute a wide range of systems, sub-systems, components, and processes to include oil and gas operations d facilities/processes/control SCADA/Distributed Control System (DCS) related to key industries, hea , Industries, and specialty material.

The Government is required to understand these infrastructure networks w; respect to normal operations, control systems, SCADA systems, vulnerability, susceptibility, and respon e to targeting. The Government must understand the dependencies of these key networks with other infras cture networks, ties to enemy military operations, and the second and third order impacts of targeting.

M-2.2.2.3.3. (U) The Contractor's offer is acceptable when it demonstrates!the criteria in Table 1.

j M-2.2.2.4. (U) TRA 4: Logistics (Ref. PWS Section 3.4).

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M-2.2.2.4.1. (U) Logistics. Logistics networks constitute a wide range of{'ystems, sub-systems, components, and processes to include transportation networks and logistics; including r ·1, port, and offshore systems/nodes as well as SCADA. The Government is required to understand these netw rks with respect to normal operations, control systems, SCADA systems, vulnerability, susceptibility, ,and response to targeting. The Government must understand the dependencies of these key networks withj other infrastructure networks, ties to enemy military operations, and the second and third order impacts of targeting.

M-2.2.2.4.2. (U) The Contractor's offer is acceptable when it demonstrateslthe criteria in Table I.

M-2.2.2.5. (U) TRA 5: Space (Ref. PWS Section 3.5).

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M-2.2.2.5.1. (U) Space Systems. The Contractor's proposal shall describe its experience providing support at all levels/scales of the networks to advance methodologies, develop software, obtain data, and provide industry access (site visits), and consultation and training.

M-2.2.2.5.2. (U) The Contractor's offer is acceptable when it demonstrate~ the criteria in Table I.

M-2.2.2.6. (U) TRA 6: Weaponeering (Ref. PWS Section 3.6).

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M-2.2.2.6.1. (U//FOUO) Weaponeering. JWAC is required to provide ~gagement options against adversary systems that assess the likelihood of successful employment, account for a range of weapon and environmental uncertainties, as well as collateral effects. This effort seeks to provide hi fidelity modeling and analysis of a wide range of current and future damage mechanisms and weapons and in ludes the following elements.

M-2.2.2.6.2. (U) The Contractor's offer is acceptable when it demonstrates the criteria in Table I.

M-2.2.2.7. (U) TRA 7: Human Networks (Ref. PWS Section 3.7). j

M-2.2.2. 7 .1. (U//FOUO) Human Network Targeting. Human Network targeting applies scalable methods

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from social science and other disciplines{ adversary networks or systems comprised primarily, though not exclusively, of humans in order to identi and/or prioritize potential targets. This application is especially complicated in the study of clandestine s cial networks (e.g., terrorists, gangs, cartels, traffickers, etc.), where the individuals under investigation are ac ively trying to obscure information about themselves and their relationships, often resulting in incomple and noisy data.

M-2.2.2.7.2. (U) The Contractor's offer ii, acceptable when it demonstrates the criteria in Table I.

M-2.2.2.8. (U) TRA 8: Socio Political ~ef. PWS Section 3.8).

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M-2.2.2.8.1. (U) Political Analysis. Tod Government has a requirement to develop and refine social science techniques and political analysis method~ and to integrate them with' engineering research in order to understand how social, cultural and politik:al environments of a country interact with the key influencers (groups or individuals), and identify the If vers to target that will influence opinions and behaviors.

M-2.2.2.8.2. (U) The Contractor's offer i' acceptable when it demonstrates the criteria in Table 1.

M-2.2.2.9. (U) TRA 9: Business Operat~ons (Ref. PWS Section 3.9).

M-2.2.2.9.1. (U) Section open for future Tse.

M-2.2.2.10. (U) TRA 10: Intelligence ~ethods and Sources (Ref. PWS Section 3.10).

M-2.2.2.10.1. (U) Data Science Suppol1t The contractor shall provide data scientist support to ensure data science methods address mission needs fQr analyzing and visualizing complex systems and core networks utilizing Command and Intelligence Co~unity computing and IT resources across the enterprise. Successful data science projects require the performe:v to work closely with the analyst from problem formulation through reporting of results incorporating quanti · ve and statistical analysis to gain insight from data. Through analytic modeling, scripting, and/or pro · g, Data Scientists will develop and implement qualitative and quantitative methods for characterizing I ge datasets in various states of organization, cleanliness and structure that account for the unique features and Ii itations inherent in JW AC data holdings.

M-2.2.2.10.2. (U) The Contractor's offer fs acceptable when it demonstrates the criteria in Table 1.

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M-2.2.2.11. (U) TRA 11: Analytic Tools and Techniques (Ref. PWS Section 3.11).

M-2.2.2.11.1. (U) Modeling and Simulation. The Contractor's proposal shall describe its experience In providing support in mathematical, compl)ltational, and geospatial methods, access to recognized national mathematical and computational experts, rtgorithmic performance of mathematical models, algorithm implementation, and verification and valirtion.

M-2.2.2.11.2. (U) The Contractor's offer ts acceptable when it demonstrates the criteria in Table I.

M-2.2.2.12. (U) TRA 12: IT Systems an~ Architectures (Ref. PWS Section 3.12).

M-2.2.2.12.1. (U) Data Science Support., The Contractor's proposal shall describe its experience in providing support in creating data architectures/mej:dologies for complex system and data integration programs and lead and work collaboratively with core n twork analysts and technology stakeholders in the areas of data science to establish and maintain the Co and data architecture, strategy, and roadmap; participating in the enterprise architecture development proce~s by providing cross-domain expertise; and providing data analysis, design, modeling, implementation suppotj to project teams, database development groups, and IT across the enterprise.

M-2.2.2.12.2. (U) Data Services. JWAC1developed architectures are based on technologies and platforms including, but not limited to, Amazon We~ Services, Cloudera Hadoop, Apache Nifi, Apache Solr, Apache Spark, Apache Hive, Kafka, Linux, Java, $QL, NoSQL, Git/GitHub, Extract Transform Load (ETL) frameworks, and Puppet. JW AC is implei!nenting a DevOps architecture that will allow for continuous

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monitoring of systems (software and hardware) and offer the ability for theisystem to detect its level of functionality and self-correct as needed. ·

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M-2.2.2.12.2.1. (U) The. Contractor's proposal shall describe its experienceiin providing support in engineering and architectural services to develop and expand JWAC's data services arc itecture to operate in our DevOps environment. JW AC envisions three separate areas of expertise to complet the data service support, data service engineering, cloud engineering, and data warehouse development. , i

M-2.2.2.12.2.2. (U) The Contractor's proposal shall describe its experiencejin providing support in the creation of a sustainable data supply chain backend for the JW AC data science pro~am that will aid in the iden!ification of new soui:ces of data, develop methodologies to work with f tructured and unstructured data, and mform computer envrronments. · .

M-2.2.3 (U) The Contractor's proposal is acceptable when it demonstrates ~e criteria in Table 1.

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(U) TABLE 1. EXPERIENCE :

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Acceptable White paper provides one (1) example per TRA Offer01 ~ wish to be considered for within the past twenty four (24) months and indicates thorough knowle li2e and understanding of the TRA.

White paper examples of services provided for TRA were outside of twenty four…