PF2_-_RFP_-_Attachment_4_-_Commercial_Interim_Payment_Plan.pdf

Attachment 4

COMMERCIAL SATELLITE

COMMUNICATIONS (COMSATCOM)

Pathfinder #2

COMMERCIAL INTERIM PAYMENT PLAN

FA8808-17-R-0004

15 MARCH 2017

Revision Date Affected Pages Comments

I. Basis of Payment The basis of payment for this effort shall be the successful accomplishment of milestone events scheduled for the COMSATCOM Pathfinder #2 (PF2) effort throughout the period of performance for the purchase of transponders. The milestones represent meaningful efforts or actions that are an integral and necessary part of contract performance. The basis for an event should be either specifically described events or a measurable criterion of performance. Included within this Payment Plan is a description of what constitutes successful performance of each event. For purposes of establishing and calculating payment amounts, a percentage of the total contract price for the applicable firm fixed price (FFP) Contract Line Item Number (CLIN) pertaining to the mission (CLIN 0001) will be assigned to each milestone. The dollar amount associated with each milestone will be calculated based on the percentages assigned to each milestone.

A. Milestone Success Criteria and Completion Evidence Each event milestone has associated measurable success criteria that serve to validate milestone accomplishment. All milestone success criteria must be met before the milestone payment will be authorized. When the Contractor has successfully completed all applicable milestone success criteria, the Contractor shall provide a written Request for Interim Payment (RIP) to the Procurement Contracting Officer (PCO). This RIP shall cite supporting documentation to substantiate meeting the milestone success criteria as provided in the completion evidence defined herein.

To support milestone tracking and verification, on a quarterly basis, the Contractor will provide schedule updates, status of payments, and status of deliverables. Delivery of RIP supporting documentation to the Government shall be in electronic format via the TopVue Contract Portal System tool. Milestone payments will be tied to CDRL delivery.

B. Payment Plan A RIP may not be submitted more often than once monthly, regardless of how many milestones have been completed in that month. Therefore, a RIP may include a payment request for multiple milestones.

Completion of milestones and subsequent RIPs may be submitted non-successively (e.g., if milestone four is completed before milestone three, then the Contractor may submit a RIP for milestone four before a RIP for milestone three). In the event the Contractor completes a milestone ahead of the milestone completion date, the Contractor may submit a proper invoice and the Government will consider on a case-by-case basis, the early payment of the milestone.

The PCO will determine whether or not the Contractor has successfully met each of the milestone success criteria based on inputs provided by the United States Government (USG) Team.

For Air Force missions, the USG Team consists of the Air Force Space and Missile Systems Center, Military Satellite Communications (MILSATCOM) Directorate (SMC/MC) and Air Force Program Executive Officer for Space (AFPEO/SP) office personnel, but also includes The Aerospace Corporation, MC’s Systems Engineering and Integration (SE&I) Contractor, MC’s Systems Engineering and Technical Assistance (SETA) support Contractors, the SMC Independent Readiness Review Team (IRRT), Defense Contract Management Agency (DCMA), Defense Contract Audit Agency (DCAA), National Security Agency (NSA), Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA), and other organizations as designated by the SMC/MC PCO.

Within fifteen (15) business days after receipt of the Contractor’s RIP, the PCO will provide written notification to the Contractor specifying which milestones contained in the RIP are determined to be “met” (complete) and, if necessary, which are considered “not met” (incomplete). For milestones identified as incomplete, the PCO will: (1) specify in the notification the issue(s) that led to the determination based upon the milestone success criteria and completion evidence provided herein, and (2) the corrective action(s) required to complete the milestone. The Government and Contractor will ensure agreement and understanding of the corrective actions, and the Contractor will make a good faith effort to quickly reconcile any incomplete milestones. When the Contractor accomplishes the corrective actions, the Contractor will submit an RIP addendum to the PCO for Government review. To the maximum extent possible within fifteen (15) business days after receipt of the Contractor’s RIP addendum, the PCO will provide a written notification to the Contractor specifying whether the Government concurs that all corrective actions have been accomplished and the milestone has been “met” (completed).

For each milestone, the Estimated Completion Date is the estimated date that the Contractor will complete the payment event and submit the associated RIP for payment of each milestone under this Plan. For each milestone, the value in the percentage “%” column of Table 1 indicates the percentage of the contract value of all applicable FFP CLINs (CLIN 0001) that will be used to calculate the dollar amount to be paid to the Contractor upon successful completion of the milestone.

C. Event Milestone Schedule Criteria for payment of each event milestones appear in Table 1. In no event shall the Contractor receive payments in excess of 80% of the total contract price until after contract completion [Space Vehicle (SV) delivery on orbit IAW contract clause Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 52.212-04, Addendum to Contract Terms and Conditions—Commercial Items (Sep 2013)].

Table 1: Payment Event Schedule

Milestone Payment Event Completion Criteria % of FFP

CLIN 0001

Total Payment (Dollar Value)*

Program Management Plan

(PMP)

[SOW-39] The first Quarterly Program Review (QPR) shall be held at SMC no later than 45 calendar days after contract signing. The Contractor shall provide the Program Management Plan (PMP) 5 business days prior to the first

QPR. CDRL [A009] 10% $TBD

Spacecraft Preliminary

Design Review

(SPDR)

[SOW-34] For the spacecraft on which the USG Pre-Launch Transponders reside, the Contractor shall provide a letter stating successful completion of the Spacecraft Systems Preliminary Design Review, and a copy of the PDR presentation. CDRL [A008]

10%

$TBD

Spacecraft Critical Design Review

(SCDR)

[SOW-35] For the spacecraft on which the USG Pre-Launch Transponders reside, the Contractor shall provide a letter stating successful completion of the Spacecraft Systems Critical Design Review and a copy of the CDR presentation. CDRL [A008]

20%

$TBD

Final Report Detailing

Implementation of Overdrive Protection

[SOW-32] The final report shall be submitted when implementation and analysis of TRD-07, TRD-08, and TRD- 09 are complete. The final report shall be submitted no later than 10 business days prior to the Pre-Ship Review. CDRL

[A007] 10% $TBD

NSA-issued and Signed CNSSP-12 Compliance Letter

[SOW-05] National Security Agency (NSA) approved encryption techniques for T&C links for the spacecraft on which the USG Transponder(s) are hosted. NSA-issued and signed CNSSP- 12 compliance letter. CDRL [A003] 10% $TBD

Thermal Vacuum

Testing

[SOW-36] For the spacecraft on which the Pre-Launch Acquired Transponders reside, the Contractor shall provide a letter stating successful completion of the Spacecraft Thermal Vacuum Testing. CDRL [A008] 10% $TBD

Separation of

Spacecraft

[SOW-38] For the spacecraft on which the Pre-Launch Acquired Transponders reside, the Contractor shall provide a letter stating successful spacecraft separation and acquisition of spacecraft telemetry. CDRL [A008] 10% $TBD

8 In-Orbit Test

[SOW-39] For the spacecraft on which the Pre-Launch Acquired Transponders reside, the Contractor shall provide a letter stating successful completion of spacecraft in-orbit test. CDRL [A008] 20% $TBD

*The dollar amount for each milestone is to be filled in by the Offeror, and is equal to the percentage multiplied by the value of the contract (CLIN 0001). No adjustment to the payment will occur after milestone award.

MILESTONE 1: Program Management Plan (PMP)

Description:

1. Program Management Plan. Contractor’s documents initial package shall be delivered five business days prior to the first Quarterly Program Review (QPR) meeting. The package contents are described in Contractor Deliverable Requirements List (CDRL) A009. The PMP shall be delivered to the Government in accordance with (IAW) Statement of Work (SOW) Requirement Identifier (REQID) [SOW-39]. Government review of the deliverable will be in accordance with

[SOW-45].

Success Criteria:

1. The Contractor has delivered CDRL A009 to the Government in accordance with SOW-39

2. The Government Team has completed a review of the package and not requested updates in accordance with SOW-45.

Completion Evidence:

1. CDRL A009 has been received by the Government.

2. The Government has approved the final CDRL A009 submission by Contractual Document

Action (CDA).

MILESTONE 2: Spacecraft Preliminary Design Review

Description:

1. Spacecraft Preliminary Design Review (SPDR). The Contractor shall hold an SPDR to present preliminary design considerations for the spacecraft on which the USG Pre-Launch Transponder(s) will reside.

1. The Contractor shall deliver a letter stating successful completion of SPDR, with a copy of the review presentation itself IAW SOW-34 and CDRL A008.

2. The Government Team has completed a review of the CDRL A008 and not requested updates in

1. CDRL A008 (SPDR completion) has been received by the Government.

2. The Government has approved the final CDRL A008 submission by Contractual Document

MILESTONE 3: Spacecraft Critical Design Review

1. Spacecraft Critical Design Review (SCDR). The Contractor shall hold an SCDR to present critical design considerations for the spacecraft on which the USG Pre-Launch Transponder(s) will reside.

1. The Contractor shall deliver a letter stating successful completion of SCDR, with a copy of the review presentation itself IAW SOW-35 and CDRL A008.

1. CDRL A008 (SCDR completion) has been received by the Government.

MILESTONE 4: Final Report Detailing Implementation of Overdrive Protection

1. Final Report Detailing Implementation of Overdrive Protection. The final report detailing implementation of overdrive protection for the USG Pre-Launch Transponder(s) shall be submitted when implementation and analysis of TRD-07, TRD-08, and TRD-09 are complete IAW SOW-32 and CDRL A007.

1. The Contractor shall deliver a report IAW SOW-32 and CDRL A007.

2. The Government Team has completed a review of the CDRL A008 and not requested updates in accordance with SOW-45.

Completion Evidence:

1. CDRL A008 has been received by the Government.

2. The Government has approved the final CDRL A008 submission by Contractual Document

Action (CDA).

MILESTONE 5: NSA-issued and Signed CNSSP-12 Compliance Letter

Description:

1. NSA-issued and Signed CNSSP-12 Compliance Letter. IAW SOW-05, the Contractor shall employ NSA-approved encryption techniques for T&C links for the spacecraft on which the USG Transponder(s) are hosted to obtain full NSA-certified CNSSP-12 compliance.

1. The Contractor shall provide a copy of the NSA-issued and signed CNSSP-12 compliance letter for the spacecraft on which the Pre-Launch USG Transponder(s) reside IAW SOW-05 and CDRL A003.

2. The Government Team has completed a review of CDRL A003 and not requested updates in

1. The final submission of CDRL A003 has been received by the Government.

2. CDRL A003 includes a copy of the NSA-issued and signed CNSSP-12 compliance letter for the spacecraft on which the Pre-Launch USG Transponder(s) reside.

3. The Government has approved the final CDRL A003 submission by Contractual Document

MILESTONE 6: Thermal Vacuum Testing

1. Thermal Vacuum Testing. IAW SOW-36, the Contractor shall perform Spacecraft Thermal Vacuum Testing (TVAC) for the spacecraft on which the USG Pre-Launch Transponder(s) reside. Upon completion of the test, the Contractor shall provide a letter stating successful completion and copy of the test data for the USG Pre-Launch Transponder(s).

1. Upon completion of TVAC, the Contractor shall provide a letter stating successful completion and copy of the test data for the USG Pre-Launch Transponder(s) IAW SOW-36 and CDRL A008.

1. Submission of CDRL A008 (letter of TVAC completion and test report) has been received by the Government.

MILESTONE 7: Separation of Spacecraft

1. Separation of Spacecraft. After launch, the spacecraft on which the USG Transponder(s) reside shall separate from its launch vehicle. Following this event, IAW SOW-37 and CDRL A008, the Contractor shall provide a letter stating successful spacecraft separation from the launch vehicle booster and acquisition of spacecraft telemetry.

1. IAW SOW-37 and CDRL A008 the Contractor shall provide a letter stating successful completion of Spacecraft Separation and Acquisition of Spacecraft Telemetry which includes a description of any issues or anomalies that occurred related to the event.

1. Submission of CDRL A008 (letter successful completion of Spacecraft Separation) has been received by the Government.

MILESTONE 8: In-Orbit Test

1. In-Orbit Test (IOT). IAW SOW-38 and CDRL A008, the Contractor shall provide a letter stating successful completion of spacecraft IOT and a copy of the test data for the USG Transponder(s).

1. IAW SOW-38 and CDRL A008 the Contractor shall provide a letter stating successful completion of IOT.

2. The USG Transponder(s) meet all the relevant performance criteria specified in the Technical

Requirements Document.

3. The Government Team has completed a review of the CDRL A008 and not requested updates in accordance with SOW-45.

Completion Evidence:

1. Submission of CDRL A008 (letter successful completion of IOT) has been received by the Government.