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FD Support Contract Recompete

Performance Work Statement (PWS) For Technical, Analytical and Financial Services Office of the Deputy Chief of Staff for Programs (G-8) Force Development (FD) Directorates

PART 1 GENERAL INFORMATION

Description of Services/Introduction: The contractor shall provide all personnel, equipment, tools, materials, supervision, and other items and non-personal services necessary to perform technical, analytical and financial services to the Office of the Deputy Chief of Staff G-8 (DCS) as defined in this PWS except for those items specified as government furnished property and services. The contractor shall provide support with respect to the functions set forth in this contract, but shall not perform any inherently governmental functions set forth in FAR 7.5. The contractor shall perform to the standards in this contract. The contractor shall be solely responsible to manage its own personnel, to include hiring and firing decisions and other staffing decisions with respect to contractor personnel. The contractor, and not the Government, shall be responsible for approving time schedules and leave schedules for the contractor's employees. Accordingly, nothing in this contract shall be deemed as creating an employer/employee relationship with the Government. Additionally, the contractor shall provide to the Government a single point of contact within the contractor where the Government COR and/or contracting officer can submit concerns. The contractor's management, upon receiving information from the Government, shall be solely responsible to make staffing decisions with respect to the contractor's personnel.

1.0 Background: The Force Development (FD) Directorate's overall responsibility is to provide fully equipped forces, in a fiscally constrained environment, that meet of the Army Force requirements outlined in the Army Campaign Plan (ACP). Essential to this mission is the FD's role in supporting the DCS G-8 as the principal Army Staff advisory to the Chief of Staff of the Army (CSA) on all materiel requirements and the prioritization, integration and programming of Army and Joint materiel capabilities to include translating Army materiel requirements into programs that are synchronized across the domains of Doctrine, Organization, Training, Materiel, Leadership and Education, Personnel, and Facilities (DOTMLPF); coordinating Army efforts with the Joint Requirements Oversight Council (JROC) and Army Requirements Oversight Council (AROC); validating, approving, and prioritizing Army materiel capabilities; and ensuring the integration of materiel capabilities across missions and functional areas. As part of the Planning, Programming, Budgeting, and Execution (PPBE) process, the FD builds the materiel portion of Program Objective Memorandum (POM).

The contractor shall perform a broad range of technical, financial, and operational analysis in support of the Department of the Army. Contract support shall include recommendations relating to the overall force development of the Army. The contractor shall be required to provide subject matter expertise for an Army system, however, at no time will the contractor serve as the lead for any Army systems to include ACAT I, ACAT II, and ACAT III programs. Government maintains control and oversight of all programs. Contractors are not directing Government personnel at any time during the performance of this contract and at no time will the contractor personnel be supervised by Government personnel.

1.1.1 The mission of the Director of Materiel (DOM) is to review, analyze, and prioritize requirements and then program resources within the Equipping Program Evaluation Group (PEG) in support of approved force structure equipment requirements and approved Joint Capabilities Integration and Development System (JCIDS) material solution requirements. The DOM leads and synchronizes the material requirements prioritization, validation, and approval through the AROC as well as development of both the Program Objective Memorandum (POM) and the Strategic Planning and Resourcing (SPAR) investment strategies in order to field the Army with optimum equipping capabilities, within resource constraints, across equipping modernization Portfolios managed by divisions that could change over time due to reorganizations. Examples include: The Mobility and Force Protection Portfolios in Force Development Full Dimension Protection (FDB); the Mission Command Portfolio in Force Development Mission Command (FDC); Robotics, Maneuver and Soldier Portfolios in Force Development Soldier and Maneuver (FDD); the Air and Missile Defense and Fires (Indirect) Portfolios in Force Development Fires (FDG); the Intelligence Portfolio in Force Development Intelligence (FDI); the Sustainment, Transportation and Munitions Portfolios in Force Development Focused Logistics (FDL); and, the Aviation Portfolio in Force Development Aviation (FDV). The DOM and DOM Divisions develop portfolio sections in both the Army Equipment Modernization Plan and the Army Equipment Modernization Strategy in support of defending Army modernization objectives and investments to the Office of the Secretary of Defense (OSD), the Joint Staff and the Congress. Additionally, DOM and DOM Divisions support the Director of Force Development, the Army G-8, and other Army Senior Leaders in support of Congressional testimony pertaining to Army equipment modernization and in the development of the Army G-8 position in support of all activities and venues conducted under DODI 5000.2 "Operation of the Defense Acquisition System" and Army Futures Command’s rapid acquisition. The DOM also allocates Program Manager (PM) identified monthly production and depot delivery quantities in support of unit level distribution and redistribution planning by Army Sustainment Command (ASC) Lead Materiel Integrator (LMI).

1.1.2 The mission of the Director of Resources (DOR) is to provide oversight and management of the timeline, process, and procedures used in developing the Equipping portion of the Army's Program. The DOR is also responsible for providing resource policy guidance and prioritization, equipment affordability assessments, and quick-turn analysis that assists FD leaders in making informed programming and budgeting decisions. The DOR also executes Headquarters, Department of the Army (HQDA) staff responsibility over several key areas to include the operation and maintenance of the Army Equipping Enterprise System Modern (AE2S-M). The DOR is also the HQDA Staff lead for a wide variety of programming and equipment allocation issues that fall under the category of "Transparency" which is a DoD led effort designed to increase the tracking, tracing, and visibility of funding and procurement activities, especially those in support of the Reserve Components.

1.1.3 The mission of the Director's Initiatives Group (DIG) is to support G-8's internal and external strategic engagements with senior Army/Service/DoD leadership, Congress, press, industry, think tanks, foreign militaries and other professional engagements. The DIG supports the G-8 in preparing for engagements tasking subject matter experts and distilling a wealth of information into a salient and succinct format to maximize time and decision-making. The DIG executes preparatory sessions for the G-8, coordinates the actual engagements, and will capture the event's relevant insights, due outs and other required follow-up.

1.1.4 The mission of the Directorate of Joint & Integration (DJI) performs integrating functions across Office of the Secretary of Defense OSD, the Joint Staff, Army Staff (ARSTAF), Training and Doctrine Command (TRADOC), Army Futures Command (AFC), Army Materiel Command (AMC), and U.S. Forces Command (FORSCOM), Assistant Secretary of the Army for Acquisition, Logistics and Technology (ASA(ALT)) and the other Services as it pertains to the AROC and JROC; serves as the Secretariat for the AROC chaired by the CSA; serves as the Army lead for implementation of policy and procedures for the Army, Joint, and Cyber Capabilities Integration and Development System (-CIDS) process; coordinates G-8 input to the Army's Equipment Modernization and Distribution Strategy, Plans, and Policies; provides oversight to the planning and sourcing materiel solutions in support of the Army Equipment on Hand (EOH) requirements for all modernized and retrofitted equipment to meet the needs of the Army's forces. These tasks require an ability to develop, coordinate, and oversee equipping and fielding plans to ensure synchronization and to provide increased war fighting capabilities; support materiel readiness; and provide G-8 management of requirements, procurements and coproduction, including foreign military sales of operational systems, with assistance from the Directorate of Materiel. Further, it ensures that key Army and DoD decisions regarding materiel requirements and materiel acquisition solutions are supported by sound analytical underpinnings that span a continuum of analysis from requirement analysis and framing analysis to specific analysis of alternatives (AoAs); shapes Army science and technology objectives and demonstrations to ensure they reflect the Army priorities; and seeks to improve the methods, tools and processes for transforming concepts to capabilities.

1.2 Objectives: The objective of this procurement is to provide the Director, Force Development with dedicated analytic subject matter expertise and programmatic support in force development processes, analysis, integration, information and tactical data systems, force modernization, and the equipment fielding process needed to support the Army's mission. Analytic subject matter expertise will be primarily, but not exclusively, in the areas of: 1) Army capabilities integration and prioritization, experimentation, T&E, and S&T; 2) support validation, approval, sourcing, resourcing, and prioritization of current and future warfighting capabilities; 3) support analysis, reviews, recommendations, and assess analytical products such as Analysis of Alternatives (AoA); 4) gathers information from a diverse community of stakeholders to draw conclusions based on warfighter requirements; 5) provides configuration management research, findings and recommendations; quality assurance documentation of information and documents associated with Army capability requirements, capability strategies, and programs; and 6) provides administrative support for meetings and the coordination and staffing of products.

1.3 Scope: The contractor shall provide on-site strategic, operational and subject matter expertise with a focus on research, analytic, requirements development, programmatic, communications, financial, and liaison services to ensure successful execution of the G8-FD mission. This also includes expertise on matters associated with Army warfighting capability development and include expertise on matters associated with reviewing and assessing analysis supporting Army capability development decisions.

1.4 Quality Control (QC): The contractor shall develop and maintain an effective quality control plan (CDRL A0001) to ensure services are performed in accordance with this PWS. The contractor shall develop and implement procedures to identify, prevent, and ensure non-recurrence of defective services. The contractor's quality control plan is the means by which he assures himself that his work complies with the requirement of the contract. As a minimum, the contractor shall develop quality control procedures that address the areas identified in the Quality Assurance Surveillance Plan (QASP). The quality control plan shall be delivered to the Contracting Officer within 30 days of award. The Contracting Officer shall request any changes within 5 days of receipt of the plan and the contractor shall make the requested changes within 5 days. The final plan shall be approved within 15 days of submission. After acceptance of the quality control plan the contractor shall receive the Contracting Officer's acceptance in writing of any proposed change to the quality control plan.

1.5 Quality Assurance (QA): The government shall evaluate the contractor's performance under this contract in accordance with the QASP. This plan is primarily focused on what the Government must do to ensure that the contractor has performed in accordance with the performance standards. It defines how the performance standards will be applied, the frequency of surveillance, and the minimum acceptable defect rate(s).

1.6 Recognized Holidays: The contractor is not required to perform services on the following days:

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1.7 Government Site Hours of Operation: The Contractor shall at all times maintain an adequate work force for the uninterrupted performance of all tasks defined within this PWS unless the government facility is closed. The number of productive hours per year for contractor support personnel is 1880 hours, roughly equivalent to a 40-hour work week and an eight-hour work day. The eight hours of services shall be provided between the hours of 0700 through 1800 Monday thru Friday except Federal holidays or when the Government facility is closed due to local or national emergencies, administrative closings, or similar Government directed facility closures. Weekend performance may also occur but only by mutual agreement when the COR requests and the contractor agrees (the contractor shall retain the discretion to decide whether or not to perform on Saturdays and/or Sundays). Additionally, it is acknowledged that individual personnel supplied to meet the terms and conditions of this PWS may be given additional time off in the event of family emergency or need for other event (vacation, leave, sick time, etc.) arises and scheduled IAW the contractor's policy for time off. However, during any "other" time off (other than time listed above as a recognized holiday), the government shall not go without services. During contractor personnel "other" time off, the contractor shall continue to meet the intent of this PWS, providing qualified substitute personnel capable of filling in for personnel not available during scheduled work hours (if needed).

The Contractor shall obtain prior approval from the COR when conducting support services outside of the hours stated above. The contractor shall notify the COR of any support requirement that exceeds the 40-hour work week and is outside the services support range of 0700 through 1800, Monday through Friday.

This notification shall include task description, PWS tasks being supported and copy of weekly/bi-weekly time card. The contractor shall obtain approval from the COR for performance outside the expected support range.

Unless approved in accordance with the above, the Contractor shall not be reimbursed when the government facility is closed for the above reasons. Also, the contractor shall make provisions for the contract work force on those days that the government is closed as the workforce will not be permitted inside of government offices. Productive hours are defined as hours actually providing support to meet PWS requirements.

1.8 Place of Performance: The work to be performed under this contract will be performed at Government facilities within the National Capital Region (NCR). In the event of continuity of operations (COOP) during emergency situations, contractors identified as "Key Personnel" may be required to work at the G-8 alternate assigned Government work sites within the NCR. All contract personnel may be allowed to telework in the event of COOP operations, but only if approved in advance by the Contracting Officer and only if there is no additional expense to the government. In the event of an extended emergency situation such as a Pandemic like COVID-19, the COR may authorize contract personnel to telework (after coordination with the Contracting Officer) if the following conditions are met:

1. Telework shall not result in any additional contract costs beyond the contract value and funding amounts already exercised and agreed with the Government and identified in the existing contract.

2. The contractor has reasonable and appropriate management plans and telework policies established and in place to ensure all contract terms are met and that there is no disruption in the service quality provided;

3. The contractor personnel have the appropriate IT equipment and software to ensure they can complete their work remotely while remaining compliant with all applicable AT/OPSEC and cybersecurity requirements (pending any contrary guidance from HQDA, logging into the normal work network via approved programs (i.e. OWA Webmail or CITRIX) using a CAC reader at an alternate worksite approved by the COR or from the residence will meet the IT equipment and software requirement;

4. The requiring activity receiving the services has no objections to the contractor performing services remotely;

5. The work to be performed deals only with UNCLASSIFIED information, unless the contractor has approved access to a SCIF to perform remote classified work; and

6. There are no other rules, regulations, or circumstances that would prohibit their working from a remote site (includes approved remote site or residence if all other conditions are met).

All contract personnel may be authorized to telework (after KO approval) in the event of shorter term COOP operations; but, the COR (after coordination with the KO) may authorize all contractors to telework (if listed conditions are met) in the event of an extended emergency situation (like a COVID-19 pandemic). Otherwise, telework will be handled on a case by case basis.

The Program/Contract Manager shall reside at contractor provided space. However, the Program/Contract Manager shall physically visit the Government place of performance a minimum of three (3) times per week (Monday-Friday) to ensure that all employees are performing to the terms and conditions of the contract. The Program/Contract Manager shall communicate daily with the Contracting Officer's Representative (COR) on days he or she does not physically visit the Government place of performance.

1.9 Signature Blocks: Contractor personnel will not include their company's name on emails connected to the performance of their work on this task order, but instead will use the following standard signature block template on those emails:

Name Position Title- Support Contractor HQDA ODCS G-8 FD (DAPR-XXX) Unclass email SIPR email

(v) Phone number

1.10 Security Requirements: The contractor shall comply with all appropriate Government security directives and regulation when performing work in support of this contract. The highest security classification of work to be performed under this execution plan is Top Secret/Sensitive Compartmented Information (TS/SCI). The Contractor shall provide services up to the classification level of Top Secret/SCI as required. Contractor personnel working in support of this contract may require a favorably completed Access National Agency Check and Inquiries (ANACI) or National Agency Check with Local Agency and Credit Check (NACLC). Interim Secret or Secret accesses must be posted in Joint Personnel Adjudication System (JPAS) by the Facility Security Officer (FSO) before the start of the contract for those individuals requiring appropriate clearances.

Contractor personnel for this contract may be subject to additional security clearance requirements for access and non-classified security requirements such as: search of person, their hand carried items and/or their vehicle; use of a metal detector; the requirement to provide personal information in completing a visitor access or vehicle parking pass form, etc. This requirement applies to any personnel performing on the contract, including the contractor's own employees and any subcontractor personnel.

Contractor personnel performing work under this contract must have a Secret (S) or Top Secret (TS) clearance or be able to obtain and must maintain the level of security required for the life of the contract. The security requirements are in accordance with the attached DD254. There is a requirement for the contractor to provide at least nine individuals (Senior Analysts) with Top Secret and/or Top Secret, Special Compartmented Information (TS-SCI). The Government will provide Contractor with advanced written notification if Top Secret clearances are required.

1.10.1 Physical Security: The contractor support personnel shall be responsible for safeguarding all government property provided for contractor use. At the close of each work period, government facilities, equipment, and materials which the contractor is responsible for shall be secured.

1.10.2 Key Control: The Contractor shall establish and implement methods of making sure all building passes, Common Access Cards (CAC), and keys/key cards issued to the Contractor by the Government are not lost or misplaced and are not used by unauthorized persons. NOTE: All references to keys include key cards, CAC, and building passes. No keys issued to the Contractor by the Government shall be duplicated. The Contractor shall develop procedures covering key control that shall be included in the Quality Control Plan. Such procedures shall include turn-in of any issued keys by personnel who no longer require access to locked areas. The Contractor shall immediately report any occurrences of lost or duplicate keys/key cards to the COR.

1.10.2.1 In the event keys, other than master keys, are lost or duplicated, the Contractor shall, upon direction of the COR, re-key or replace the affected lock or locks; however, the Government, at its option, may replace the affected lock or locks or perform re-keying. When the replacement of locks or re-keying is performed by the Government, the total cost of re-keying or the replacement of the lock or locks shall be deducted from the monthly payment due the Contractor. In the event a master key is lost or duplicated, all locks and keys for that system shall be replaced by the Government and the total cost deducted from the monthly payment due the Contractor.

1.10.2.2 The Contractor shall prohibit the use of Government issued keys/key cards by any persons other than the Contractor's employees. The Contractor shall prohibit the opening of locked areas by Contractor employees to permit entrance of persons other than Contractor employees engaged in the performance of assigned work in those areas, or personnel authorized entrance by the COR.

1.10.3 Lock Combinations: The Contractor shall establish and implement methods of ensuring that all lock combinations are not revealed to unauthorized persons. These procedures shall be included in the Contractor's Quality Control Plan.

1.11 Antiterrorism/Operations Security:

1.11.1 Antiterrorism (AT) Level I Training. All contractor employees, to include subcontractor employees, requiring access Army installations, facilities and controlled access areas shall complete AT Level I awareness training within 30 calendar days after contract start date or effective date of incorporation of this requirement into the contract, whichever is applicable. All contractor employees must complete annual AT Level I training. The contractor shall submit certificates of completion for each affected contractor employee and subcontractor employee, to the COR within 10 calendar days after completion of training by all employees and subcontractor personnel.

1.11.2 AT Awareness Training for Contractor Personnel Traveling Overseas. Specific Area of Responsibility (AOR) training content is directed by the combatant commander with the unit Antiterrorism Officer (ATO) being the local point of contact.

1.11.3 Access and General Protection/Security Policy and Procedures. Contractor and all associated sub-contractor’s employees shall comply with applicable installation, facility and area commander installation/facility access and local security policies and procedures (provided by government representative). The contractor shall also provide all information required for background checks to meet installation access requirements to be accomplished by installation Provost Marshal Office, Director of Emergency Services or Security Office. Contractor workforce must comply with all personal identity verification requirements as directed by DOD, HQDA and/or local policy. In addition to the changes otherwise authorized by the changes clause of this contract, should the Force Protection Condition (FPCON) at any individual facility or installation change, the Government may require changes in contractor security matters or processes

1.11.4 iWATCH Training. The contractor and all associated sub-contractors shall brief all employees on the local iWATCH program (training standards provided by the requiring activity ATO). This locally developed training will be used to inform employees of the types of behavior to watch for and instruct employees to report suspicious activity to the COR. This training shall be completed within 30 calendar days of contract award and within 30 calendar days of new employees commencing performance with the results reported to the COR no later than 30 calendar days after contract award.

1.11.5 Contractor Employees Who Require Access to Government Information Systems. All contractor employees with access to a government info system must be registered in the Army Training Certification Tracking System (ATCTS) at commencement of services.

1.11.6 Per AR 530-1, Operations Security, new contractor employees must complete Level I OPSEC training within 30 calendar days of their reporting for duty. All contractor employees must complete annual OPSEC awareness training.

1.11.7 All contractor employees and associated sub-contractor employees must complete the DoD Cyber Awareness Challenge (previously named IA awareness) training before issuance of network access and annually thereafter. All contractor employees must complete initial Information Security Program training and then annually thereafter. All contractor employees working Information Assurance (IA)/Information Technology (IT) functions must comply with DoD and Army training requirements in DoDD 8570.01, DoD 8570.01-M and AR 25-2 within six months of employment.

1.11.8 Per DoD 8570.01-M, DFARS 252.239.7001 and AR 25-2, the contractor employees supporting IA/IT functions shall be appropriately certified upon contract award. The baseline certification as stipulated in DoD 8570.01-M must be completed upon contract award.

1.11.9 Contractor shall comply with FAR 52.204-2, Security Requirements. This clause involves access to information classified "Confidential," "Secret," or "Top Secret" and requires contractors to comply with- (1) The Security Agreement (DD Form 441), including the National Industrial Security Program Operating Manual (DoD 5220.22-M); any revisions to DOD 5220.22-M, notice of which has been furnished.

1.11.10 Per AR 71-9, the Army requires a well-defined and highly trained Capabilities Development Workforce which excels at capabilities development and force development in support of the Army’s acquisition process. Contractor personnel who provide support to the Army Capabilities Development Workforce must be identified, trained, certified and their certification level codified in their performance work statement. The certification levels applicable to contract employees in this contract include the following: Level A: Requirements support. Level A applies to all personnel who support capability requirements developments, staffing and reviewing documents, conducting coordination, and providing administrative support; Level B: Requirements writers, developers, and/or coordinators. Level B applies to all personnel who are the writers, developers, and coordinators of capability requirements documents. They perform tasks such as leading study elements, adjudicating comments, facilitating document development, and conducting coordination across organizations to the development of capability requirement documents; and Level C: Requirements core experts. Level C applies to personnel who oversee the creation, assessment, prioritization, staffing, or validation of capability requirements documents; training others on requirements, or resourcing forums; or support presentations in Army or Joint requirements working group, councils, or forums. Level C certification is required for AROC members at the colonel level and below who represent their organization in AROC Working Groups or support flag representatives at the 3 Star AROC Capabilities Board and the 1/2 Star AROC Review Board. This includes representatives from the ARSTAF. Contractors are required to complete the following Requirements Management Certification Training course requirements as applicable for their certification levels. Contractors shall complete the DAU online training course requirements within 6 months of contract award or for new hires; however, a time limit is not established for overall RMCT certification completion: How the Army Runs Course (HTAR); Action Officer Integration Course (AOIC); Introduction to JCIDS (CLR 101); RQM 110 Core Concepts for Requirements Management; Core Concepts for Requirements Management (RQM 310); Capabilities Development Course (CDC); Capability Based Assessment (CLR 250); and Developing Performance Attributes (CLR 252). Contractors may accomplish Defense Acquisition University (DAU) on-line training as required, subject to guidance and / or limitations of their specific contract. Contractors may also attend required DAU (RQM 310), CDC, HTAR and AOIC resident courses on a walk-in basis subject to guidance and/or limitations of their specific contract. The training required to complete required AR 71-9 certification levels is considered government unique training; therefore, contractors supporting this contract may complete the training as part of the 1,880 productive hours per year for contractor support personnel hours per year per para 1.7.

Capability Developers Workforce Required Training Courses and Certification Levels—Continued

Senior Leader Requirements Course

Certification level

C A, B A, B, C B, C A, B, C C D D (1 to 3 Star / (SES) D (4 Star / Agency head)

Notes:

1Required for personnel assigned to the HQDA Staff only.

2DAU–administered courses 3Officers/DA Civilians who complete the Functional Area 50 “Q Course” or Functional Area 49 “ORSA MAC” meet the requirements of the Capabilities Development Course.

4CDC is not required for Level A and B personnel assigned to the HQDA Staff.

5Officers/DA Civilians who complete the US Army War College meet the requirements of the “How the Army Runs Course”.

The RMCT level for G-8 FD contractors is RMCT Level-C except for the following:

FDM and FDR: RMCT Level-A FDA, FDJ and FDP: RMCT Level-B

CORE Plus Training Courses (RMCT Level-C Only)

Notes:

1DAU–administered courses

1.12 Post Award Conference/Periodic Progress Meetings: The Contractor shall attend any post award conference convened by the contracting activity or contract administration office in accordance with Federal Acquisition Regulation Subpart 42.5. The contracting officer, COR, and other Government personnel, as appropriate, may meet periodically with the contractor to review the contractor's performance. At these meetings the Contracting Officer will apprise the contractor of how the government views the contractor's performance and the contractor will apprise the Government of problems, if any, being experienced. Appropriate action shall be taken to resolve outstanding issues.

1.13 Contracting Officer Representative (COR): The COR will be identified by separate letter. The COR monitors all technical aspects of the contract and assists in contract administration. A letter of designation issued to the COR, a copy of which is sent to the Contractor, states the responsibilities and limitations of the COR, especially with regard to changes in cost or price, estimates or changes in delivery dates. The COR is not authorized to change any of the terms and conditions of the resulting contract.

1.14 Identification of Contractor Employees: In accordance with the United States Army Acquisition Corps, Army Contracting Agency Guide, Contractors in the Workplace, March 2008, all contract personnel attending meetings, answering Government telephones, and working in other situations where their contractor status is not obvious to third parties are required to identify themselves as such to avoid creating an impression in the minds of members of the public that they are Government officials. They must also ensure that all documents or reports produced by contractors are suitably marked as contractor products or that contractor participation is appropriately disclosed. Contractor personnel will be responsible for obtaining and wearing badges appropriate for the facilities where they work. Contractors are also responsible for obtaining CAC necessary to gain access to Government provided computer equipment.

1.15 Proprietary Information: The Contractor and all contractor support personnel must sign a nondisclosure statement regarding the use and promulgation of information obtained in the accomplishment of all tasks. The Contractor shall ensure compliance with its obligations under FAR 9.505-4 relating to accessing the proprietary data of other contractors.

1.16 Fiscal Accountability: The Government will use sources of funds appropriate for the project/program to which services are provided. Contractor shall be responsible for tracking costs by the appropriation, to include a breakout of all subcontractor costs. Contractor will allocate, track, invoice, and account for labor hours, travel, and other expenses, by program, project and source of funds.

1.17 Organizational Conflict of Interest (OCI): Refer to Section H for information relating to OCI.

1.18 Government Furnished Property, Equipment and Services:

1.18.1 General: The government shall provide, the facilities, equipment, materials, and/or services listed below.

1.18.2 Equipment: The Government will provide the contractor with access to information, systems and databases concerning force structure, doctrine, concepts, training, program, budget, equipment requirements, authorizations and on-hand data, including data on various weapon systems, programs, processes, and schedules, to facilitate the contractor's review and analysis. The government will provide the contractor information required to perform the tasks in this PWS and facilitate the interface of contractor personnel with other Army Staff offices as required completing this effort. In the event of a long term emergency situation such as a pandemic, the government may decide to provide contract personnel with equipment (such as MobiKEYs / CAC readers, etc.,) to enable contractor personnel to operate from an alternate Government work site or from their residence as required. The Contractor may also be directed by the COR to procure select equipment to ensure contractor personnel operability during extended emergency situations like a pandemic with the understanding the Contractor will be reimbursed after submission of COR authorized equipment purchase invoices. On a case by case basis, the Government may also authorize the issuance of GFE laptops for contractor travel or special situations such as medical telework following a surgery.

1.18.3 Services: Utilities. All utilities in the Government's facility will be available for the contractor's use in performance of duties outlined in this PWS. The Contractor shall instruct employees in utilities conservation practices. The contractor shall be responsible for operating under conditions that preclude the waste of utilities.

1.18.4 Facilities: The Government will furnish the necessary workspace for a maximum of 132,540 work hours which is approximately 70.5 man years within the NCR consisting of the Pentagon, Crystal City and Fort Belvoir. The workspace will be provided for the support outlined in this PWS to include desk space, telephones, computers and other items necessary to maintain an office environment. The Program/Contract Manager shall not reside within government workspace. However, the Program/Contract Manager shall visit the Government work space a minimum of three (3) times per week and communicate with the Contracting Officer's Representative regarding contract performance. On days that the Program/Contract Manager does not physically visit the Government work space, the Program/Contract Manager shall be available via phone or email.

1.19 Contractor Furnished Items and Services

1.19.1 General: The Contractor shall furnish all supplies, equipment, facilities and services required to perform work under this contract that are not listed as Government Furnished Property (GFP) in this PWS.

1.19.2 Top Secret Facility Clearance: The prime contractor and all subcontractors providing personnel with a Top Secret clearance or higher shall possess and maintain a Top Secret facility clearance from the Defense Security Service at proposal submission. The Contractor's employees, performing work in support of this contract shall have been granted a SECRET security clearance, except as those requiring TS/SCI from the Defense Industrial Security Clearance Office. The DD 254 is provided as Attachment 1. The contractor shall furnish the necessary workspace for the Program/Contract Manager.

1.20 Contractor Travel: Contractors may be required to travel locally, within the Continental United States (CONUS), and Outside Continental United States (OCONUS) in the performance of designated tasks and duties. The contractor shall invoice travel costs based on actual costs incurred, not to exceed the maximum lodging and per diem rates stipulated in the Department of Defense Joint Federal Travel Regulations (JTR), FAR 31.205.46, and the limitation of funds clause specified in the contract. The contractor is responsible for making their own travel arrangements. The contractor shall also adhere to Joint Travel Regulations relating to the reimbursement of travel costs. Local travel costs (commuting costs) between the contractor/subcontractor employee's home and their regular worksite (even if the regular worksite is a Government site), will not be reimbursed by the Government. The Contractor will provide the COR supporting documentation with invoices. Invoices including travel shall display the travel costs separately from the labor price, and show a breakdown of the number of personnel in travel status, the number of days/nights for each person, the points of departure and arrival (lodging site), and the transportation costs involved. All travel requires Government approval/authorization and notification to the COR.

The table below is a list of locations that the contractor may be required to travel to in order to support this requirement. This list is representative of locations that have been supported through this contract vehicle in the past, or may require future support within the period of performance of this requirement. This list is not inclusive and locations may be added or deleted throughout the performance period.

1.21 Travel Authorizations and Documentation (CDRL A0002) - The contractor shall provide advance notification for travel to facilities outside the Washington DC metropolitan area, as well as travel to locations requiring additional Government coordination. All travel requires Government approved representative authorization and notification to the COR. Authorization requests shall be submitted no later than 5 working days prior to the proposed travel start date, and all travel shall be conducted in accordance with the Joint Travel Regulation. Travel authorization requests shall include the following:

· Title, purpose/objective, expected outcome

· Date, time (window), and location

· Proposed itinerary

· Proposed meeting/activities agenda

· Number of contractor participants

· Desired Government participants

· Requested Government support

The contractor shall prepare a trip report to the relevant directorate no later than 5 days following the conclusion of the trip, providing actual costs, attendees, and a description of activities conducted on the trip.

1.22 Compliance with Regulation: Contractor shall ensure performance complies with all applicable Army and DOD regulations relating to the services provided unless otherwise stated in this PWS or deviation is approved in writing by the COR.

1.23 Transition Period: To minimize any decreases in productivity and to prevent possible negative impacts on additional services, the Contractor shall have Key Personnel on board during the thirty (30) day Transition Period. The contractor shall manage an overlap of operations with the replacement provider in accomplishment of tasks beginning at the end of the contract.

1.23.1 Start-up - The Contractor shall be responsible for conducting all tasks necessary to be capable of fully performing within 30 days after contract award without disruption or degradation of the FD mission. The contractor is responsible for coordination of all information needed to obtain appropriate access to facilities and badges required by government sites. Contractor Phase-In tasks include ensuring that sufficient resources that are fully trained and qualified to perform the requirements set forth in the PWS are on hand and available to begin work on the first day after the 30-day Start-up period.

1.23.2 Phase-Out: The Contractor shall be responsible for providing a phase-out plan within 30 days of contract award, which enables a smooth transition to replacement services for one-month when the contract ends (including technical data rights considerations). The plan shall provide phase-in support for up to forty-five (45) days to the selected contractor if the incumbent contractor is not selected for subsequent contract. The contractor is responsible for returning all badges and access obtained as a result of performance under the contract. Contractor Phase-out tasks include ensuring that sufficient resources are available to perform the requirements set forth in the PWS during the forty-five (45) day Phase-out period.

PART 2 PERSONNELREQUIREMENTS

2.1 Special Qualifications: All contractor personnel shall be proficient in using all Microsoft Office applications to include Excel, Word and Power Point.

2.2 Key Personnel: This contract requires 245 key personnel. The Program/Contract Manager at 1/2 man year (paragraph 2.2.1), 21 Senior Analyst, 2 Senior Operations Research Analyst, and 1 Operations Research Analyst. Positions identified as key are noted in the Workload attachment (Attachment 4). Prior to any Key Personnel reassignment, removal, or resignation, the Contractor shall provide written notification at least fifteen (15) working days in advance to the COR and shall submit justification (including proposed substitutions and its resume) in sufficient detail to permit evaluation of the impact of the proposed change on the program and its schedule. No replacement of Key Personnel shall be made by the Contractor without COR review of the replacement resume to ensure all PWS requirements are met. All replacement personnel must meet the minimum requirements of the PWS. COR approval does not constitute agreement by the Government that the requirements of the PWS have been met. The COR does not have the authority to change the PWS requirements.

2.2.1 Program/Contract Manager - The contractor shall provide a Program Manager (PM) who shall be responsible for the performance of the work. The name of this person and an Alternate Program Manager (APM) who shall act for the contractor when the PM is absent shall be designated in writing to the Contracting Officer. The PM or APM shall have full authority to act for the contractor on all contract matters relating to daily operation of this contract. The PM or APM shall be available between 0800 to 1630 Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays, or when the government facility is closed for administrative reasons.

The PM will not be provided government work space. It is expected that the PM will operate from corporate work space in the Washington D.C. area. The PM will not be given any additional duties found in the PWS. Conversely, employees assigned to PWS tasks will not perform PM functions, duties or responsibilities. The sole exception to this is for the APM.

The APM will be designated in writing and may be an employee working a PWS task in the government work area. The APM will only perform PM related tasks when the PM is physically unavailable for duty. This would include annual vacations, occasional travel and emergencies. The APM would not be expected to perform PM duties more than 20 work days in any given fiscal year.

2.3 Requirements

2.3.1 Program/Contract Manager (Key Personnel) - Required - A Bachelor's Degree, specialized knowledge and expertise in contract management, and a minimum of five (5) years of demonstrated program management experience with project planning, execution, and performance. Specialized knowledge and expertise areas include requirements definition, contract management, work planning, control of budget, schedule, and task execution, and personnel management and supervision of analyst and consultants. The PM will not be provided government work space. It is expected that he/she will operate from corporate work space in the Washington D.C. area.

2.3.2 For the purposes of personnel qualification, the Force Development Directorate (FD) requires an interdisciplinary skill set of PPBE, DOD acquisition processes and procedures (DoDI 5000.2) as well as expertise with materiel and /or force structure requirements development and validation (JCIDS). The mix of these skills will vary at echelons of command. Force Development experience is obtained by applying force development skills across the domains of Doctrine, Organization, Training, Materiel, Leadership, Education, Personnel and Facilities (DOTML-PF) in a fiscally constrained environment. Examples of force development experience range from programming materiel and force structure requirements at the highest Army echelons such as HQDA, down to integrating new equipment into units at battalion levels.

2.3.3 Senior Analyst - Required: Bachelor's or Master's degree. Have a minimum of eight (8) years of experience and expertise in Force Development duties. Experience may be obtained at varying levels of Army organizations but candidates should have experience at most senior levels of the Army such as HQDA, MACOMs, or Army Service Component Commands.

2.3.4 Senior Operations Research Systems Analyst (ORSA) - Required: Bachelor's degree in operations research, applied mathematics, statistics, engineering (Systems or Industrial), or computer science. A minimum of eight (8) years ORSA experience at most senior levels of the military such as the HQDA, MACOMS, or Army Service Component Commands.

2.3.5 Analyst - Required: Bachelor's degree. Have a minimum of four (4) years of experience and expertise in Force Development duties. Experience may be obtained at varying levels of Army organizations but candidates should have experience at most senior levels of the Army such as HQDA, MACOMs, or Army Service Component Commands.

2.3.6 Operations Research Systems Analyst (ORSA)- Required Bachelor's degree in operations research, applied mathematics, statistics, engineering (Systems or Industrial), or computer science. A minimum of four (4) years ORSA experience at most senior levels of the military such as the HQDA, MACOMS, or Army Service Component Commands

2.3.7 Force Documentation Analyst - Required - Must have a Bachelor's degree and mastery of the Excel program. Position requires a minimum of six (6) years of experience in force management processes and documents to include the use of TDAs, TOEs, and MTOEs and process and procedures for army manpower authorizations for military and civilian. Position requires an in-depth knowledge of HQDA staff and the organization and functions of the Army and Secretariat staffs, and the Department of Defense staff.

2.3.8 Communications Liaison - Required - must have a Bachelor's Degree in a graphic arts related study; two (2) or more years of experience in graphic art, design or commercial art; proficient in several graphics programs including but not limited to Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Acrobat Pro, Adobe InDesign, Adobe Illustrator; practical…