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Section B - Supplies or Services and Prices

Phase-In Transition

CPFF

The contractor shall provide all supplies, services, materials, equipment, labor and transportation to perform the Phase-In of full responsibility for the Defense Systems Basic Center Operations. The period of performance for the Phase-In of each individual IAC will be up to 90 days, with the possibility of more than one IAC transitioning simultaneously.

FOB: Destination

SIGNAL CODE: A

ESTIMATED COST

FIXED FEE

TOTAL EST COST + FEE

0001AA

Phase-In Transition (RIAC)

The contractor shall provide all supplies, services, materials, equipment, labor and transportation to perform the Phase-In of the RIAC Basic Center Operations. The Phase-In of RIAC will be specified from award up to 90 days thereafter.

0001AB

Phase-In Transition (SENSIAC)

The contractor shall provide all supplies, services, materials, equipment, labor and transportation to perform the Phase-In of the SENSIAC Basic Center Operations. The Phase-In of SENSIAC will be specified from award up to 90 days thereafter.

0001AC

Phase-In Transition (AMMTIAC)

The contractor shall provide all supplies, services, materials, equipment, labor and transportation to perform the Phase-In of the AMMTIAC Basic Center Operations. The Phase-In of AMMTIAC will be specified from award up to 90 days thereafter.

0001AD

Phase-In Transition (CPIAC)

The contractor shall provide all supplies, services, materials, equipment, labor and transportation to perform the Phase-In of the CPIAC Basic Center Operations. The Phase-In of CPIAC will be specified from award up to 90 days thereafter.

0001AE

Phase-In Transition (SURVIAC)

The contractor shall provide all supplies, services, materials, equipment, labor and transportation to perform the Phase-In of the SURVIAC Basic Center Operations. The Phase-In of SURVIAC will be specified from award up to 90 days thereafter.

0001AF

Phase-In Transition (WSTIAC)

The contractor shall provide all supplies, services, materials, equipment, labor and transportation to perform the Phase-In of the WSTIAC Basic Center Operations. The Phase-In of WSTIAC will be specified from award up to 90 days thereafter.

Basic Center Operations

Conduct Basic Center Operations for the Defense Systems Basic Center Operations in accordance with the Performance Work for each defined period of performance.

0002AA

Basic Center Operations (Base Period)

Conduct Basic Center Operations for the Defense Systems Basic Center Operations in accordance with the Performance Work Statement for a base period of 21 months.

0002AB

CPFF

Conduct Basic Center Operations for the Defense Systems Basic Center Operations in accordance with the Performance Work Statement. For a period of 24 months from the completion of the Base Period.

0002AC

CPFF

Conduct Basic Center Operations for the Defense Systems Basic Center Operations in accordance with the Performance Work Statement. For a period of 24 months from the completion of Option Period 1.

Core Analysis Tasks (R&D)

COST

This CLIN is for non-personal RDT&E Core Analysis Tasks within the scope of the DSIAC BCO PWS. This CLIN is to provide the scope for CPFF & FFP task orders to be issued against individual pricing of CAT requirements. (If the Government exercises the option(s) for CLIN 0002XX, the ordering period dates will be extended for CLIN 0003.)

Data

COST

Develop and provide data in accordance with Section J, Exhibit A, DD Form 1423 (Contract Data Requirements List) made part of this solicitation/contract. This CLIN is Not Separately Priced. (If the government exercises the option(s) for CLIN 0002XX, the ordering period dates will be extended for CLIN 0004.)

ESTIMATED COST

Extension of Services

Conduct Extension of Services for the Defense Systems Basic Center Operations in accordance with the Performance Work Statement. If the Government exercises the option(s) for CLIN 0005, the ordering period dates will be extended for CLIN s 0002-0004. (The period of performance for subCLINs 0005AA through 0005AF will be specified at time of award for subsequent months at the end of the last option period)

0005AA

CPFF

Conduct Extension of Services for the Defense Systems Basic Center Operations in accordance with the Performance Work Statement.

0005AB

CPFF

Conduct Extension of Services for the Defense Systems Basic Center Operations in accordance with the Performance Work Statement.

0005AC

CPFF

Conduct Extension of Services for the Defense Systems Basic Center Operations in accordance with the Performance Work Statement.

0005AD

CPFF

Conduct Extension of Services for the Defense Systems Basic Center Operations in accordance with the Performance Work Statement.

0005AE

CPFF

Conduct Extension of Services for the Defense Systems Basic Center Operations in accordance with the Performance Work Statement.

0005AF

CPFF

Conduct Extension of Services for the Defense Systems Basic Center Operations in accordance with the Performance Work Statement.

MINIMUM AND MAXIMUM VALUES

The minimum obligation under this contract shall not be less than the minimum quantity and minimum contract value stated in the following table. This minimum amount will be issued via a Task Order issued concurrently with the DSIAC BCO IDIQ Award. ESG/PKS will administer this contract and issue all orders and modifications.

*The total of all Core Analysis Task Orders issued to the contract holder under the DSIAC BCO IDIQ contract shall not exceed the maximum award amount of $15M. The amount proposed for CLIN 0001, 0002, and 0005 and the maximum $24M for CLIN 0003 will establish the maximum ceiling value for the awarded contract. The Government reserves the right to move values between CLINs.

OPTION EXERCISE/ORDERING PERIOD EXTENSION

If the government exercises the option(s) for CLINs 0002XX and/or 0005XX, the ordering period dates will be extended for CLIN 0003.

Section C - Descriptions and Specifications

PWS

PERFORMANCE WORK STATEMENT

Defense Systems Information Analysis Center (DSIAC)

Basic Center Operations

Defense Technical Information Center (DTIC)

Information Analysis Centers Program Management Office (DTIC-I)

TABLE OF CONTENTS

SECTION 1

DESCRIPTION OF SERVICES

1.1 Introduction and Mission

1.2 Purpose and Scope

1.3 Contract Objectives/Contractor Responsibilities - General

1.4 Task Requirements

1.5 Service Charge System

1.6 Categories of User Services

1.7 General Information/Administration

1.8 Security Requirements

1.9 Publishing Requirements

SECTION 2

SERVICES SUMMARY (SS)

2.1 Quality Control

2.2 Quality Assurance

SECTION 3

GOVERNMENT-FURNISHED PROPERTY AND SERVICES

3.1 General Information

3.2 Defense Property Accounting System

3.3 Documents

SECTION 4

CONTRACTOR PHASE-IN AND PHASE-OUT/TRANSITION

4.1 Phase-In Activities

4.2 Phase-Out Activities

SECTION 5

APPENDICES

5.1 DSIAC Contract Data Requirement Summary

5.2 Historical Workload Estimate

5.3 Description of Legacy Contractors' Digital Libraries, Server Facilities and ListServes

5.4 Acronyms

5.5 Glossary

SECTION 1:

DESCRIPTION OF SERVICES

1.1 Introduction and Mission.

The Department of Defense (DoD) Information Analysis Center (IAC) Program operates in accordance with (IAW) DoD Instruction 3200.14, Principles and Operational Parameters of the DoD Scientific and Technical Information (STI) Program (STIP), 13 May 97. DoD IACs function as specialized subject focal points and centers of excellence, supplementing the Defense Technical Information Center (DTIC) services within DoD Directive (DoDD) 3200.12, DoD Scientific and Technical Information Program, 11 Feb 98.

The mission of the Defense Systems Information Systems Information Analysis Center (DSIAC) is to perform the functions of a DoD IAC as described in DoDI 3200.14 in support of the vital technical areas delineated under paragraph 1.2 “Scope” below. IACs are operated by contractors from industry and academia. This DSIAC contract is a consolidation of six predecessor "legacy" contracts: the Weapons Systems Technology Information Analysis Center (WSTIAC) contract, the Survivability/Vulnerability Information Assurance Technology Information Analysis Center (SURVIAC) contract, the Reliability Information Analysis Center (RIAC) contract, the Advanced Materials, Manufacturing, and Testing Information Analysis Center (AMMTIAC) contract, the Chemical Propulsion Information Analysis Center (CPIAC) contract, and the Military Sensing Information Analysis Center (SENSIAC) contract. As a result of this consolidation, all tasks and deliverables described herein shall be applicable to all technical focus areas; the contractor is not expected or required to generate work products specific to each of the six legacy categories (for example, only one DSIAC newsletter and one DSIAC website is required).

Prior to 2010, IACs performed both “Basic Center of Operations” (BCO) services, as well as “technical area tasks” (TATs). The latter are task orders that encompass emerging government requirements and necessitate a rapid and authoritative response, integrating the expertise of subject matter experts. The level of research and analysis conducted for TATs are above and beyond that required by the Basic Center Operations services. The IAC Program Management Office (PMO) is now implementing a strategy to procure BCO services under separate contracts from the TAT services. The first IAC contract limited to BCO services, DACS, was awarded in June, 2010 as a single-award, indefinite-delivery type contract; this was followed by the award of the CSIAC BCO contract in June, 2012 (CSIAC replaced DACs). CSIAC's TAT counterpart, the multiple award, indefinite-delivery type contract vehicle for Software Networks, Information, Modeling & Simulation (SNIM) was awarded to nine contractors in May, 2010.

The interdependence between “Core” services and TATs is defined in DoD guidance -- DoD Instruction 3200.14 establishes IACs to provide Core and additional tasks. The BCO establishes a knowledge base in areas of strategic importance. The intent of TATs is to leverage the knowledge base to increase efficiency and effectiveness. BCOs serve as the foundation for TATs. The requirement described herein is for BCO services.

1.2 Purpose and Scope.

The purpose of this performance work statement is to define the mission, background, period of performance, with outcome based objectives and define constraints applicable to the current and future environment. The scope of this contract encompasses functions necessary to fulfill the mission and objectives applicable to the DoD RDT&E and Acquisition communities' needs in the areas listed below and fulfill the objectives of this contract. The contractor shall operate the BCO IAC for DSIAC. The list below is not all inclusive and may be expanded to include disciplines and subjects in related areas as new technologies emerge in the area of DSIAC. The legacy contracts' periods of performance will end concurrently with the award of this contract after completion of a phase-out period for those contracts. Therefore all new Defense System BCO requirements will be procured under this contract starting at time of award (requirements will be phased in over a 90 day transition period).

Representative examples of the STI functional subject areas covered under this PWS are described below:

Weapons Systems refers to any integrated system, usually computerized, for the control and operation of weapons; this includes strategic and tactical, offensive and defensive weapons. This domain area covers any facet of technical research and analysis related to Weapons Systems that is not covered in a more specific bolded sub-category. The scope of this contract is focused on the research and analysis of this subject matter area. Examples of topics that fall within the general scope of Weapon Systems (this list is not all-inclusive) are shown below -- the contractor shall have technical familiarity to work with these STI subject areas:

Space and anti-satellite systems; soldier systems; future combat systems; guidance systems; tanks, aircraft, ship, submarine, and missile systems; countermeasures against laser-guided or laser-aided threats; revolutionary lethal, less lethal and non-lethal munitions-related research for new airframe/ordnance and guidance/control technology weapon paradigms; and the environmental impacts of weapon systems (for example, safe disposal of weapons, materials, and components; energy consumption, conservation and management; and environmental remediation and restoration).

Survivability and Vulnerability refers to the science and technology for remaining mission- capable after a military engagement. The term “survivability” relates to the survivability of DoD platforms to avoid or survive a hostile threat (survivability of platforms and ability against specific threats). The scope of this contract is focused on the research and analysis of this subject matter area. This subcategory comprises four elements: Susceptibility - the likelihood of being detected, identified, and hit; Vulnerability - the effects of being hit by a weapon; Recoverability - damage control, restoration, mission continuation, and escape and evacuation; and Lethality – the effectiveness of munitions. Examples of topics that fall within the general scope of Survivability and Vulnerability (this list is not all-inclusive) are shown below -- the contractor shall have technical familiarity to work with these STI subject areas:

Survivable conventional force requirements; air platform survivability/vulnerability; ground system survivability/vulnerability; ship survivability/vulnerability; systems survivability; low observable technology requirements for system survivability; space related survivability; laser effects; advanced materials for enhanced survivability; high power microwave (HPM) susceptibility and vulnerability; battle damage repair; advanced weapon survivability/vulnerability; helicopter survivability/vulnerability; missile system survivability/ lethality analysis; aircraft survivability equipment; munitions/ammunition vulnerability; live fire testing analysis; ballistic test facility; modeling and simulation tools that are vital to survivability/vulnerability and lethality analysis; integrated survivability; crew casualty methodology improvement; support of combat operations; damage repair methodologies; and logistics implications of survivability.

Additionally, the contractor should have technical familiarity with the following non-nuclear threats: conventional weapons, directed energy weapons, chemical and biological weapons, and non-lethal weapons.

Reliability, Maintainability, Quality, Supportability, and Interoperability (RMQSI) is composed of how well each weapons system is designed and manufactured, and its maintainability over time. The scope of this contract is focused on the research and analysis of this subject matter area. Examples of topics that fall within the general scope of RMQSI (this list is not all-inclusive) are shown below -- the contractor shall have technical familiarity to work with these STI subject areas:

RMQSI applications in the following areas: interrelations between forms/functions/ shapes/ behaviors/structures/dynamics, principles and constraints that govern the interactions between multiple functions; the multi-functional component integration issues and system adaptation capabilities that allow systems to select and switch functions based on tasks and environments; and reliability and life-lengthening methodologies for analyzing mechanical and electrical systems, especially those with extremely low failure rates.

Additionally, the contractor shall have technical familiarity with RMQSI as it pertains to the following areas: System Acquisition Planning and Management; Systems Interoperability Assessment; Integrated Supply Chain Management; Application of Non-Developmental and Commercial Technology in Military Applications; Reliability Centered Maintenance Implementation; Logistics Management and Planning Tools; Root Cause Analysis; Corrective Action and Re-engineering; Sustainment Management Planning; Reliable Human Factors; Integrated Reliability & Maintainability (R&M) Test Planning; Affordability and Life Cycle Cost Analysis; Environmental Characterization; Quality Improvement Planning and Implementation; Design Trade-Off Analysis; and System/Equipment Lifetime Extension Analysis.

Advanced Materials is composed of traditional material and processes science, engineering and technologies in the context of defense systems and military applications. The scope of this contract is focused on the research and analysis of this subject matter area. Examples of topics that fall within the general scope of Advanced Material (this list is not all-inclusive) is shown below -- the contractor shall have technical familiarity to work with these STI subject areas:

Organic materials and organic-matrix composites including aerospace structural/thermal composites and hard coatings for wear and corrosion resistance; effects of ion bombardment; material and component technologies; self-assembly of microstructures for advanced materials including tubules; advanced ceramics and ceramic sol gels; and the assessment of potential applications including: controlled release, advanced composites for electronic, structural, and thermal applications, and environmental applications.

The scope also includes manufacturing and testing, including: all processing and fabrication methods associated with the design, research and development and repair/remanufacturing of metals, composites, and energetic and munitions technologies; new and existing machine intelligence; non- destructive evaluation (NDE), testing and inspection; corrosion mitigation; mortar tubes; weapons system life extension; thermal controls and batteries; processing techniques that can be developed for rapidly synthesizing materials and structures at low environmental and fiscal costs; and emerging technologies such as non-reflecting and self-cleaning surfaces, biocompatible silk, energetic material (for example, pyrotechnic compositions and explosives) and nanotechnology (for example, designing and developing nano-materials, nano-particles, and potential device application) .

Military Sensing includes all sensing applications that apply to the defense of the United States of America. The scope of this contract is focused on the research and analysis of this subject matter area. Examples of topics that fall within the general scope of Military Sensing (this list is not all-inclusive) is shown below -- the contractor shall have technical familiarity to work with these STI subject areas:

X-ray, ultraviolet (UV), visible/optical, infrared, radar, laser, acoustic, aroma, and many other sensors; electronic warfare and countermeasures systems; and the fusion, processing, distribution, and display of sensed information; sensors, sensor subcomponents and materials technology; counter-countermeasures; directed energy/active systems; target, background and atmospheric phenomenology; manned and automated target acquisition/discrimination techniques.

The following are types of sensors the contractor should have technical familiarity with: electromagnetic (EM); electro-optical (EO); infrared (IR); radar; acoustic; seismic; magnetic; fused sensor combinations. Spectral bands of EM sensors of interest include all wavelengths from the UV through radar (radio waves).

Energetics refers to the scientific study of energy under transformation in the context of defense systems and military applications. The scope of this contract is focused on the research and analysis of this subject matter area. Examples of topics that fall within the general scope of Energetics (this list is not all-inclusive) is shown below -- the contractor shall have technical familiarity to work with these STI subject areas:

Disruptive energetics; swarming bullets; micro- munitions; detonation science, chemical engineering, reactive metals used as explosives and chemical propulsion; all aspects of rocket propulsion ranging from small scale liquid engine components and tactical motors to launch booster class engines and strategic rocket motors as well as intermediate devices including combined cycle designs, spacecraft propulsion and space and missile propulsion system components; research into propulsion concentrated on processes characteristic of reciprocating (diesel) and gas turbine engines and the combustion dynamics of propellants used for gun and missile propulsion; emerging technologies relating to the research and evaluation of hybrid propulsion as a viable propulsion alternative to conventional propulsion; hybrid fuels and oxidizers; pyrotechnics; and rocket nozzle technology and propellant grains.

Directed Energy includes weapons that emit energy in an aimed direction without the means of a projectile. The scope of this contract is focused on the research and analysis of this subject matter area. Examples of topics that fall within the general scope of Directed Energy Weapons (this list is not all-inclusive) are shown below -- the contractor shall have technical familiarity to work with these STI subject areas:

Electronic warfare with subcategories of electronic attachment, electronic protection and electronic warfare support; electromagnetic power – bombs; electro laser and other electroshock weapons; radio frequency technologies; microwaves to disable communications; pulsed energy projectiles; electromagnetic radiation; particle energy projectiles; particle beam weapons; electron particle beam weapons; high-energy laser and related technologies; and countermeasures such as reflective coatings , gas envelopes and chaotic trajectories, and all processing and fabrication methods associated with the design, research and development, production and repair of directed weapons.

Non-lethal Weapons are weapons, devices and munitions that are explicitly designed and primarily employed to immediately incapacitate targeted personnel or materiel, while minimizing fatalities, permanent injury to personnel, and undesired damage to property in the target area or environment. Non-lethal weapons are intended to have reversible effects on personnel and materiel. The scope of this contract is focused on the research and analysis of this subject matter area. Examples of topics that fall within the general scope of Non-lethal Weapons (this list is not all-inclusive) are shown below -- the contractor shall have technical familiarity to work with these STI subject areas:

Sound (sonic weaponry, acoustic weapons); stench warfare (stink bombs); military information support operations; sock rounds, pepper spray; entangling devices; and the use of non-lethal weapons to combat asymmetric threats and operations on a real-time basis in the battlefield and at greater than small arms range.

1.2.1

DoD IAC PROGRAM LINKS

DoD IACs:

http://www.iac.dtic.mil

DoD IACs – IAC Mission:

http://iac.dtic.mil/iac_mission_goals.html

DoD IACs – Overview:

http://iac.dtic.mil/iac_overview.html

DoD IACs – PMO:

http://iac.dtic.mil/iac_pmo.html

Way Ahead Considerations:

http://iac.dtic.mil/iacs_wayahead.html

WSTIAC:

http://wstiac.alionscience.com/

SURVIAC:

http://www.bahdayton.com/surviac/

RIAC:

http://www.theriac.org/

AMMTIAC:

http://ammtiac.alionscience.com/

CPIAC:

http://www.cpia.jhu.edu/

SENSIAC:

https://www.sensiac.org/external/index.jsf DoD Directive 3200.12:

http://www.dtic.mil/whs/directives/corres/pdf/320012p.pdf

DoD Instruction 3200.14:

http://www.dtic.mil/whs/directives/corres/pdf/320014p.pdf

ASD (R&E):

http://www.acq.osd.mil/asdre/

DTIC:

http://www.dtic.mil/dtic/

1.3 Contract Objectives/Contractor Responsibilities -- General

The purpose of this contract is to leverage the best expertise from industry, other Government agencies, and academia to solve the government’s toughest scientific and technical problems and enhance the knowledge bases of those communities across the entire spectrum of the Defense Systems domain. The IAC shall serve as a ready tool for strategic, operational and tactical organizations within DoD and the broader community to understand and apply new technologies and emerging threat trends. The IAC shall take the lead in disseminating DS-related STI to stakeholders throughout DoD, reducing duplication of effort, both in terms of avoiding the creation of duplicate holdings of STI as well as duplicate analytical capabilities among various R&D support components. A key stakeholder that the IAC will interface with is the Joint Army-Navy-NASA-Air Force Interagency Propulsion Committee (JANNAF), and the IAC may participate in JANNAF events for which JANNAF is either a sponsor or attendee. The contractor shall ensure that it ties in with JANNAF when performing all chemical propulsion and energetics-related activities under this contract. Other key stakeholders the IAC will be responsible for interfacing with are the Military Sensing Symposium (MSS), the Joint Aircraft Survivability Program Office (JASPO) and the Joint Technical Coordinating Group on Munitions Effectiveness (JTCG/ME). The IAC shall build a community of subject matter experts (SMEs) and provide long-term STI corporate memory for the DoD. Principal objectives of this contract include:

Investing up-front resources for discovering and covering areas of strategic and tactical importance

Keeping abreast of current and emerging areas of DoD STI by collaborating with scientists and other SMEs around the globe including the Unified Combatant Commands, Defense research laboratories, U.S. Intelligence organizations, as well as engineers, physicists, biologists, medical professionals, and other experts from various government organizations (DHS, CDC, NASA), and private industry

Maintaining awareness, relevance, and value to emerging issues

Combating and enabling military strategic surprise by conducting trend analyses and capacity building

Enabling rapid response to existing and emerging threats through proactive knowledge development

Maintaining and expanding DoD’s Scientific and Technical Information (STI) repository

Developing IAC products / responses to technical inquiries

Developing and maintaining a subject matter expert (SME) network and building a community of experts and stakeholders across government, industry, and academia in all scope areas and yet-to-be identified subjects falling within the contract focus areas

Integrating knowledge bases and customer-funded work to provide increased value in a time of shrinking budgets and growing requirements

Providing tactical relevance by responding to an immediate need

Developing strategic capabilities by analyzing trends and recommending improvements to the acquisition community

Increasing the productivity of the DoD Research, Development, Test, and Evaluation (RDT&E) community, as well as other scientific and engineering groups

Facilitating the use of DSIAC STI;

Transferring DSIAC technology information within the U.S. Government and from the U.S. Government to authorized customers; and Promoting standardization within the field of DSIAC for example, by providing in-depth analysis, creating products, responding to technical inquiries, performing technology assessments, and supporting exchanges of information among Scientists, Engineers, and practitioners of various disciplines

Interfacing with the JANNAF on technical matters of mutual interest within the DSIAC scope areas.

The contractor shall operate the IAC in accordance with all directives, instructions, regulations, and military standards listed in Section J, Attachment 1. The services to be provided apply performance- based principles (FAR 37.6) to deliver research and development (R&D) and/or R&D related advisory and assistance services and all task orders will result in the creation of specific identified deliverables. The contractor is not authorized to perform personal services as defined at FAR 37.101, or inherently governmental functions as defined at FAR 7.5 at any time under this contract. This contract is an indefinite delivery/indefinite quantity type contract. All services, whether performed under the BCO contract line items (CLINs), the Phase-In/Transition CLIN, the Data CLIN, the Core Analysis Task (CAT) CLIN or Extension of Services CLIN, will be procured and funded through the issuance of task orders (TOs) with the exception of non-BCO services sales made directly by the IAC to customers (see paragraph 1.5.1.2.2.). As a general rule the core services BCO task order period of performance will mirror the overall contract period of performance, with a base period and option years that align with the contract. CATs will have periods of performance of up to one year (see section 1.6).

The IAC contractor shall undertake a variety of activities focusing on the collection (including identification and access), analysis, synthesizing/processing, and dissemination of STI. These four terms are further explained and elaborated upon below under paragraph 1.4, “Task Requirements”. The contractor’s activities shall cover all aspects of identified or potential military and national security-related applications of DS technology. The contractor shall conduct research to identify the latest information regarding new DS technologies, methodologies, and emerging threats across the three Services. The contractor shall highlight and disseminate the accomplishments in the DS realm by providing timely and authoritative information relative to key R&D concepts and acquisition functions, results and trends, applications and processes, assessments of DS technology on military operations, and assessment of international R&D technology.

Delivery of such information shall be undertaken in both a proactive as well as responsive manner. Appendix 5.2 provides estimates of historical workload for each of the primary types of BCO services provided by the six legacy BCO contracts (AMMTIAC, CPIAC, RIAC, SENSIAC, SURVIAC and WSTIAC) during fiscal year 2012.

Information collection, analysis, synthesis/processing, and dissemination efforts shall facilitate use of existing STI, while reducing unnecessary duplication of research, information collection and analysis, and information dissemination efforts. The IAC contractor shall integrate output from CATs that it performs under this contract, as well as output from TATs performed under the TAT contracts, to re-use STI. The contractor shall collaborate extensively with the IAC multiple award contract/technical area task (aka MAC TAT) contractors who are conducting TAT analyses in the same or relevant IAC subject areas.

DSIAC shall accomplish the contract objectives through the development and maintenance of anticipatory marketing of IAC products and services to STI users in Government, industry, and academia, as well as decision and policy makers in the acquisition community. DSIAC shall identify and seek out opportunities to provide DSIAC STI to DoD components, other U.S. Government agencies and departments, their contractors, and other authorized recipients of DSIAC STI. The contractor shall capture the most significant Success Stories that it achieves in performing this PWS in the IAC Quarterly Success Stories Deliverable (CDRL A017).

The contractor’s expertise shall cover:

· Basic and applied RDT&E activities carried out by DoD components, other U.S. Government agencies and departments and their contractors, state and local governments, as well as international organizations in which the U.S. Government is a member or participant;

· Military and other related or similar operations conducted by DoD components and other U.S. Government agencies and departments or international organizations to which the United States belongs or foreign governments with which the United States has international agreements for military or related operations;

· Development of doctrine, tactics or plans by DoD components, other Government Agencies and Departments, their contractors, and foreign military organizations that the Department of Defense provides military assistance and sales;

· Basic and applied research carried out by industry, academia, and other institutions where the results of such research are expected to provide benefits to the U.S. Government in the future.

1.4 Task Requirements

1.4.1 BCO Services

1.4.1.1 Information Collection: The contractor shall monitor and extract DSIAC technology- related STI from worldwide engineering, technical, and scientific information, including documents, databases, and electronic, paper, and other media. The contractor shall ensure maximum use of the resources of other DoD IACs. Key processes in this area include employing technology and innovative techniques, utilizing personnel experienced in research analysis and synthesis, maintaining awareness through participation in conferences, symposia, workshops, and engineering and scientific community coordination. The contractor shall review and evaluate STI for relevance and accuracy. Outputs consist of information awareness products, databases, the IAC website and evaluated STI.

The contractor is required to interface with the TAT contractors for their related IAC area and fully utilize TAT STI contributions. TAT contributions consist of gathering, evaluating and producing STI during performance of a TAT.

1.4.1.1.1. Sources: In order to perform work specified herein, the contractor shall utilize information resources of existing information and data transferred from the prior six legacy IAC contractors' holdings; DSIAC technology information collected by the contractor’s staff; information furnished to the DSIAC by the U.S. Government and/or its contractors; and any additionally available (foreign or domestic) DSIAC information. The contractor shall obtain information from DoD staff elements, laboratories and agencies with competence in the fields of science and technology which this center addresses. The contractor shall search and extract information from resources and collections rather than trying to duplicate them.

Collection and use of unclassified, unclassified but limited distribution, and classified (foreign and domestic) information in the performance of this PWS is authorized as long as all security regulations and restrictions are adhered to.

1.4.1.1.2. Collection Activities. The contractor shall employ techniques and technology to monitor and extract STI and engineering data from current and historical sources across government, industry, and academia, utilizing a core staff of technical experts (i.e., scientists, engineers, information specialists, etc.), related to DSIAC. Additionally, in acquiring the source information, the contractor shall utilize personnel experienced in research, analysis and synthesis of technical literature and advanced STI management procedures for evaluation that will ensure the highest possible access and identification of emerging technology STI for the DSIAC user community's benefit.

The contractor shall maintain affiliations, associations, and specific involvement in and with the Defense research, development, testing and engineering community, to include other Federal Agencies, contractors, educational organizations, technical societies, State and local governments and foreign governments, sufficient to hold a well- established presence in that community. This includes coordination with JANNAF to acquire selected JANNAF papers, if released, and acquire abstract information and metadata from JANNAF for all JANNAF documents generated from JANNAF proceedings, for uploading into DTIC Online. The contractor shall leverage these interactions to (1) support and promote exchanges of information among scientists, engineers, and practitioners, including awareness of historical and on-going research, (2) identify current and future technical information needs, including gaps in the knowledge base, and (3) provide a ready pool of reach-back subject matter experts to provide further technical information and analysis, related to the DSIAC subject areas. The contractor shall participate in professional/technical activities every year, sponsored by national and international DSIAC- related organization and related societies and associations. The purpose of such participation shall be to identify both defense related as well as national DSIAC technology needs and priorities, to collect related information, to develop consensus on information assessment and evaluation techniques and to disseminate DSIAC information.

The contractor shall emphasize user service by anticipating and responding to customers’ needs. Anticipation of DSIAC user information needs shall result from continuing awareness and analysis of the social, political, and technical contexts influencing the course and direction of scientific, technical and operational disciplines or domains which define or influence the needs of the user community.

1.4.1.1.3. Conferences, Symposia, Workshops, and other Meetings (CDRL A002). In order to respond to Government requirements, IACs engage in the collection, synthesis and dissemination of information. The contractor shall provide technical input to support scientific, technical, and DoD-related DSIAC management conferences, symposia, workshops, and other meetings. These functions shall include providing technical coordination and information services required to support and host the meetings of the DSIAC Executive Steering Committee and Program Review which will occur at least once a year. Activities planned and accomplished under this task shall be captured under Contract Data Requirements List (CDRL) deliverables A007, A008, A009 and A017.

In preparation for the conferences, symposia, workshops, and other meetings, the contractor shall also prepare and disseminate acceptance/rejection letters to respective authors; and collect, edit, publish and distribute manuscripts, papers and proceedings. Use of conferences, symposia, and workshops and other information collection, analysis, and dissemination as part of basic DSIAC operations are authorized when approved in advance by the COR.

1.4.1.1.4. Media:

a. Review, analysis, and evaluation: The contractor shall review and evaluate DSIAC STI without limitation of information media, which includes paper, non-print electronic media, micrographic media including microfilm and microfiche, and other media, as proposed by the contractor. Information must be verified and validated that the STI is technically accurate, reliable and relevant.

b. Storage: The contractor will not be responsible for storage of hardcopy STI (books, displays, exhibits, journals, compact disks, DVDs, VHS tapes, reports, etc.) and hardcopy STI holdings in the possession of legacy DS contractors will not be transferred to the DSIAC contractor's facilities, with one exception. The only hardcopy STI that will transfer to DSIAC will be 100 textbooks in the RIAC collection – these 100 volumes will be made available by RIAC during the DSIAC phase-in period. See paragraph 1.4.1.3 for an over-arching description of the various DTIC STI holdings the contractor will be working with under this contract. Of these, hardcopy holdings are only one type.

DTIC will contract with a data warehouse company prior to award of the DSIAC contract and the third party data warehouse company will securely store hardcopy holdings from the legacy defense systems contractors which it will receive and catalogue prior to the award of DSIAC. The data warehouse company will be required to maintain the holdings in an organized, searchable system that is compliant with standard library science methodologies, so as to enable the DSIAC contractor to be able to search and query the system and request and retrieve any item from the holdings via the data warehouse company. The data warehouse company will be responsible for providing enough metadata for all hardcopy holdings in DTIC Online to allow searching of its hardcopy holdings. The data warehouse company will parse and migrate the required fields into DTIC Online that are needed for searching and requesting the documents by the DSIAC contractor.

The data warehouse company will be responsible for retrieving any hardcopy item requested by the DSIAC contractor, scanning it (if unclassified), performing quality assurance on the scan, and delivering the document electronically to the DSIAC contractor using secure encrypted email or, for classified materials, by secure DVD sent by registered mail. The data warehouse company will also transmit any metadata available on the material to DSIAC, for example, the SF298. DSIAC shall adhere to the requirements of DoD Instruction 8520.03 "Identity Authentication for Information Systems" and 5200.01 "DoD Information Security Program" for receipt, holding and dissemination of all STI. Quality assurance to be performed by the data warehouse company consists of ensuring the document was scanned correctly, is complete, and the scan is readable. For unclassified materials, the data warehouse company shall deliver the item at its own expense to the DSIAC contractor within 72 hours of the request. For classified materials, the data warehouse company shall mail the item, using registered mail, at its own expense to the DSIAC contractor.

The data warehouse company will have procedures for the tracking, accountability and return of checked out hardcopy items, which the DSIAC contractor will be responsible for adhering to. It is anticipated that the vast majority of materials in the repository will be delivered electronically. Upon receipt of the STI, the DSIAC contractor will bear the expense of any further dissemination. The identification of the data warehouse company and its procedures will be provided to the DSIAC contractor during the transition period. Checkout timeframes for various types of hardcopy holdings have not yet been established but will be included with the data warehouse company procedures provided to the DSIAC contractor. All DSIAC holdings within the hardcopy data repository are in English or have been translated into English. Holdings will consist of both unclassified material and classified material at the Secret and below level, including Confidential and NATO restricted.

DSIAC shall maintain and expand the libraries of digital holdings (digital libraries and databases) which will be transferred to the contractor from the six legacy DS contractors during the transition period. See paragraph 1.4.1.3 for additional details on the digital libraries and databases requirements. Descriptive information on the current digital libraries of the six legacy DS contractors used to perform BCO functions, is provided in Appendix 5.3.

c. Server Facilities: Appendix 5.3 provides a description of the current servers and server facilities used by the incumbent contractors to operate their BCO data centers. This information is provided as background only; the contractor under this contract is responsible for acquiring and maintaining the necessary data center facilities and associated systems to successfully perform all requirements of this PWS, and in accordance with the description set forth in its accepted proposal. The attached description is not intended to establish a mandatory or optimal configuration.

d. Internet/Website: DSIAC is a user of and contributor to the Internet/World Wide Web (WWW). The DSIAC contractor shall become familiar with and knowledgeable about multiple networks at various classification levels for use in collecting and disseminating information to the DSIAC user community. The contractor shall publish and disseminate information with multiple Internet tools and resources including Hypertext Markup Language (HTML), various search engines and tools, File Transfer Protocol (FTP), Extensive Markup Language (XML), and World Wide Web (WWW). The contractor shall develop/maintain an internet home page website for DSIAC within 60 days from award of contract with related collaboration areas for DSIAC groups, which shall at a minimum contain information about DSIAC, as well as content of interest to the DSIAC user community, to include: newsletters and publications, calendar of events, databases, other IAC products such as State of the Art Reports (SOARs), and Critical Reviews and Technology Assessments. The contractor shall maintain, update and provide continuing support for the Internet resources and tools in order to ensure reliable information for its user community. The DSIAC website shall be designed and maintained to maximize its useful and relevance to the DSIAC community. The website materials for the six legacy BCO contractors will be provided to the contractor as GFP during the contract phase-in/transition period. The DSIAC contractor shall maintain an electronic archive of all information displayed by DSIAC on its website. This archived information shall be returned to the Government at the completion of the contract or otherwise disposed/transferred as directed by the Contracting Officer. (CDRL A001).

1.4.1.2. Information Analysis. In anticipation of and in response to technical inquires, BCO services task orders and core analysis tasks, the contractor shall analyze STI to create and distribute STI products and offer STI technical advisory services. In providing analytical and technical support, the contractor will attempt to fill the gaps identified in the knowledge base by (1) creating the missing information through analysis of available STI, or (2) utilizing available STI to support applied and basic research programs. The contractor shall serve as a gateway to information resources and collections in the DSIAC field and shall search and extract information resources and collections. TAT contractors contribute by conducting detailed analyses of STI and may identify new areas requiring a detailed knowledge base. Analysis outputs consist of reports, databases, handbooks, models, simulations, inquiry responses and new/improved tools and techniques.

The contractor is required to interface with the TAT contractors for their related IAC area and fully utilize TAT STI contributions. Additionally, the DSIAC contractor shall conduct STI literature searches/analyses for new TATs. This interface shall occur between the DSIAC contractor and the six legacy IAC contractors until the legacy contracts have expired and are replaced by the DS TATs multiple award contract vehicle. At the point of award of DS TATs, the DSIAC contractor shall transition to interfacing with the DS TATs contractors. Literature searches will be accomplished at the request of the DS TATs or legacy contractors' Contracting Officer's Representative (s) (COR) to assist the COR in reviewing new incoming TATs requirements. For DS TATs, these searches shall be conducted during the TAT pre-award /requirements planning stage using DTIC STI databases and other resources deemed relevant by the DSIAC contractor, and will be focused on identifying existing STI that will shape the requirements and technical approach of the TAT. See Section J, Exhibit J-9_Literature Search and Gap Analysis, for instructions applicable to the literature search. For purposes of providing historical information, the chart on the next page depicts the number of active TATs in place as of June 2012 for all six legacy DS contractors. However, this workload data should not be interpreted as indicative of the TAT requirements (and associated STI) that will be generated under DS TATs. The typical number, period of performance and dollar value of TATs to be issued under the DS TATs contract vehicle is unknown. The total ceiling value of the DS TATs contract vehicle (all contracts combined) is estimated at $3B over a 5-year period of performance.

As part of the analysis function in the survivability/vulnerability scope area, the contractor shall provide subject matter expertise to run, update, provide user assistance on, generate test cases on, respond to inquiries on, analyze, and distribute model inputs and outputs, for approximately 14 survivability-related models. Some of this model-related support may be performed at the contractor's facility. However, some of the models require higher classification levels and require special access to the SIPRnet. Thus, sending out classified model updates and responding to classified model inquiries will require the contractor to access the SIPRnet. These activities shall only be performed through the government-furnished SIPRnet account that will be provided in an IAC facility located at Wright Patterson Air Force Base (WPAFB).