DASS RFP for release 0128_Final.docx

SECTION M – EVALUATION FACTORS FOR AWARD

REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL (RFP)

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Directed Analysis Support Services (DASS) Contract in support of:

Joint Improvised Explosive Device Defeat Organization (JIEDDO) Counter-IED Operations Integration Center (COIC)

Issued to:

Small Business Administration, 8a Business Development Program, Small Business Concerns performing work under NAICS code 541712

Conducted under FAR 15 Issued by:

The Federal Systems Integration and Management Center (FEDSIM) 2100 Crystal Drive Suite 800 Arlington VA 20406

January 28, 2011 FEDSIM Project Number 10052DEM

B.1 GENERAL DESCRIPTION

This contract is being established under Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR) Parts 15 and 19.8 as a Small Business Administration (SBA) 8(a) Program, small business set-aside. A multiple-award, indefinite delivery, indefinite quantity (IDIQ) type contract is envisioned against which firm fixed priced (FFP) or cost plus task orders will be issued.

The work shall be performed in accordance with all sections of this contract.

B.2 SERVICES AND PRICES/COSTS

The following abbreviations are used in this price schedule:

NTE: Not To Exceed CLIN: Contract Line Item Number ODC: Other Direct Cost

Individual task orders will establish contract types, dependent upon the nature of the work required (e.g. FFP, CPAF, CPIF, etc.). The labor categories proposed for the IDIQ contract shall be applied to any Directed Analysis Support Services (DASS) task orders. The labor category direct and indirect costs used in proposing work for individual task orders shall not exceed those included in the DASS contract.

B.2.1 LABOR

The Contract labor categories and descriptions are listed in List of Attachments, Attachment K. The categories are based upon the DISA ENCORE II contract and the JIEDDO-COIC Operations Support contract.. Each contract will include the Contractor’s proposed categories, mapped to the standard set of DASS labor categories in Attachment K.

The specific amount / percentage of fee for labor under the DASS contract will be negotiated at the task order level. However, for cost plus task orders, the Government is establishing a cap of 2 % for base (or minimum) fee to be applied under the DASS contract.

B.2.1.1 CLIN 0001 - Base Period (24 Months)

CLIN 0001a - Year One

CLIN 0001b – Year Two

B.2.1.2 CLIN 1001 – Option Year 1 (12 Months)

B.2.1.3 CLIN 2001 – Option Year 2 (12 Months)

B.2.1.4 CLIN 3001 – Option Year 3 (12 Months)

B.2.2 TOOLS, TRAVEL, and ODCs

Indirect / material handling rates for Travel, Tools, and ODC costs incurred under DASS task orders shall be in accordance with those proposed in the DASS contract. If no indirect/material handling rate is specified in the basic contract, no indirect/material handling rate shall be applied to or reimbursed on such costs within DASS task orders.

B.2.2.1 Base Period (24 Months)

Year One

Year Two

B.2.2.2 Option Year 1 (12 Months)

B.2.2.3 Option Year 2 (12 Months)

B.2.2.4 Option Year 3 (12 Months)

B.3 CONTRACTOR ACCOUNTING FOR CONTRACT SERVICES

The costs to be reported are those associated with the reporting requirements specified in C.3.1.1. The costs shall be reported at the task order level.

B.4 INCREMENTAL FUNDING

The Government, at its discretion, reserves the right to incrementally fund any fixed price or cost plus task order issued under this IDIQ Contract. If a task order is incrementally funded, it shall specify the total amount of the task order, the amount obligated, the estimated performance period based on the amount of obligated funds and a statement that the Contractor is not required to perform work nor is the Government obligated to reimburse the Contractor for work performed in excess of the amount obligated. All incrementally funded task orders will be funded in accordance with the FAR 52.232-22 “Limitation of Funds.”

B.5 MAXIMUM CONTRACT CEILING AND MINIMUM CONTRACT GUARANTEE

The total maximum quantity of all labor, fee, tools, travel and ODCs under the IDIQ Contract (for all awardees combined) shall not exceed $157,000,000.00 including options.

The total minimum quantity, guaranteed by the Government, is $25,000 for each awardee.

SECTION B – SUPPLIES OR SERVICES AND PRICES/COSTS

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DASSC.1 PURPOSE

The purpose of the Directed Analysis Support Services (DASS) contract is to research and capture open source information and provide a conduit to harvest the best thinking and innovations from leading industry and academic experts from the United States, its allies, and coalition partners to provide insights into the likely effects for the Counter-improvised explosive device (IED) fight. This analysis will be employed to add country and regional context to traditional intelligence information (e.g., image intelligence [IMINT], signal intelligence [SIGINT], measurement and signature intelligence [MASINT]) and Counter-IED Operations Integration Center (COIC) Requests for Service (RFS), prepare personnel in the pre-deployment work-up stages, provide training, and perform research, experimentation, studies, and analysis as directed by Joint IED Defeat Organization (JIEDDO)-COIC leadership.

C.2 BACKGROUND

The Joint IED Defeat Organization was established as a Deputy Secretary of Defense (DEPSECDEF) directed initiative with the mission to rapidly provide solutions to defeat the Enemy’s IED Campaign and save service members’ lives deployed fighting insurgent networks that employ IEDs as a strategic weapon of choice. The JIEDDO-COIC was established to innovatively harness and amass information, analyses, and technology to empower the warfighter with the insight needed to predict, preempt, and defeat IEDs and other asymmetric threats.

C.3 SCOPE

The DASS contract is a five-year (2-year base plus three, 1-year options), multiple-award, Indefinite Delivery / Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract that will research and capture open source information and provide a conduit to harvest the best thinking and innovations from leading industry and academic experts from the United States, its allies, and coalition partners to provide insights into the likely effects for the Counter-IED fight. The contract will provide the below specialized capabilities globally, that are critical to satisfying the mission requirements of the JIEDDO-COIC Defeat the Network Line of Operation:

· Subject matter expert (SME) research on cultural, religious, political, economic, military and intelligence operations/capabilities, foreign affairs, geographical, and environmental characteristics of specific theaters of operation, including 1) Iraq and the Middle-East, 2) Afghanistan and Pakistan, 3) Iran, and 4) other evolving theaters,

· A Open Source Augmentation and Analysis Cell (OSAAC) that produces analysis and reports based on information researched and captured from a wide variety of open sources (e.g., printed media, radio, television, online sources),

· Red Teaming and wargaming at the threat network and individual level in support of Attack the Network Operations, including a network role-playing capability (e.g., Strategic Interplay Exploration - SIE) for leaders to understand the socio-economic environment and to practice (experiment) how to effectively operate in a specific theater of operation before deployment,

· An OSAAC research and conference center that provides a collaborative environment for industry and academic experts to discuss and mature the understanding of specific theaters of operations.

· Research and experimental effort to discover and implement new and evolving advanced analytical techniques, processes, and tools.

Task orders will be competed on a Fixed Price or Cost Plus basis (depending upon the perceived risk to the Government) with performance-based incentives as deemed necessary by each individual task order. This is a modular contract divided into the five Task Areas listed below and detailed in Section 4.

· Task Area 1: Subject Matter Expert (SME) Research

· Task Area 2: Open Source Augmentation and Analysis Cell (OSAAC)

· Task Area 3: Red Teaming and Wargaming

· Task Area 4: OSAAC Research and Conference Center

· Task Area 5: Advanced Analytical Techniques, Processes and Tools

C.3.1 OVERARCHING PROGRAM MANAGEMENT REQUIREMENTS

The Contractor shall provide the requisite program management capabilities to facilitate the work required and enable an effective and productive level of communication with the Government. This includes the oversight of all activities performed by contractor personnel, including subcontractors, to satisfy the requirements identified in this Performance-Based Statement of Work (PBSOW). The contractor shall identify a Program Manager (PM) by name, who shall provide overarching management, direction, administration, quality assurance, and leadership of all task or delivery orders issued under the contract. Contract-level Program Management functions shall not be directly billed to the contract.

At a minimum, the contractor shall participate in a Contract Kick-Off Meeting at a location approved by the Government. The meeting will provide an introduction between the contractor personnel and Government personnel who will be involved with the contract. The meeting will provide the opportunity to discuss technical, management, and security issues. At a minimum, the attendees shall include vital contractor and JIEDDO personnel, and the Federal Systems Integration and Management Center (FEDSIM) Contracting Officer’s Representative (COR). There may be additional kickoff meetings required upon award of task orders; the Government will communicate those requirements in individual task orders.

In addition to kickoff meetings, the Contractor may be expected to submit monthly status reports, prepare project plans, submit trip reports, prepare consent to purchase forms, provide transition out plans, etc. The specific project management requirements will also be communicated in individual task orders.

C.3.2 ACCOUNTING FOR CONTRACT SERVICES

The Office of the Assistant Secretary of the Army (Manpower & Reserve Affairs) operates and maintains a secure Army data collections site where the contractor shall report ALL contractor manpower (including subcontractor manpower) required for performance of task orders under this contract. The contractor is required to completely fill in all the information in the format using the following web address https://cmra.army.mil. The required information includes:

a. Contracting Office, Contracting Officer, Contracting Officer’s Representative, Contracting Officer’s Technical Representative

b. Contract number

c. Beginning and ending dates covered by reporting period

d. Contractor name, address, phone number, e-mail address, identity of contractor employee entering data

e. Estimated direct labor hours (including subcontractors)

f. Estimated direct labor hours paid this reporting period (including subcontractors)

g. Total payments (including subcontractors)

h. Predominant Federal Service Code (FSC) reflecting services provided by Contractor (and separate predominant FSC for each subcontractor if different)

i. Estimated data collection cost

j. Organizational title associated with the Unique Identification Code (UIC) for the Army Requiring Activity. (The Army requiring activity is responsible for provided the Contractor with its UIC for the purposes of reporting this information.)

k. Locations where Contractor and subcontractors perform the work (specified by zip code in the United States and nearest city, country, and when in an overseas location, using standardized nomenclature provided on the website)

l. Presence of deployment or contingency contract language

m. Number of Contractor and subcontractor employees deployed in theater this reporting period (by country).

As a part of DASS task order proposal submissions, the contractor shall also provide the estimated total cost (if any) incurred to comply with this reporting requirement. Reporting period will be the period of performance, not to exceed 12 months ending September 30 of each government fiscal year and must be reported by October 31 of each calendar year or at the end of the contract, whichever comes first. Contractors may use XML data transfer to the database server or fill in the fields on the website. The XML direct transfer is a format for transferring files from a contractor’s systems to the secure web site without the need for separate data entries for each required data element at the website. The specific formats for the XML direct transfer may be downloaded from the web. The contractor shall provide a copy of the Contractor Manpower Accounting Input Data to the task order COR upon upload of required information to the Army data collections website.

C.4 TASKS

The following describes the services required for each Task Area. Specific and detailed information will be provided in individual Task Orders.

The Contractor shall manage this contract, ensuring that the desired outcomes contained in each Task Area and in the Performance Requirements Summary (PRS) for individual Task Orders, are achieved on time, and in a cost effective and cost accountable manner. If stipulated in a task order, the Contractor shall use an ANSI/EIA-748 compliant earned value management system that correlates cost and schedule performance with technical progress. The Contractor shall participate in technical working groups, interchange meetings, Program Management reviews, and support technical requirements review meetings as required by the Government. The Contractor shall also develop briefing/presentation material, reports, and plans as required by each task order and communicate contract status and issues to JIEDDO-COIC and other stakeholders as appropriate. This material may include, but is not limited to the following:

· Task Cost, Schedule, and Performance Management

· Metrics measurements, trends, analysis, consequences, and recommendations

· Earned Value Management

· Status Reporting

· Risk Management

· Performance Benchmarking/Performance Measurements

C.4.1 TASK AREA 1: SUBJECT MATTER EXPERT RESEARCH

Desired Outcome: Request for Support (RFS) responses and other intelligence discovery projects are provided within the Latest Time of Value and are enhanced with cultural, religious, political, economic, foreign affairs, geographical, and environmental information, as well as military and intelligence operations/capabilities.

The Contractor shall provide SME research to act as a Red Team conducting threat emulation within given operational scenarios. This Red Team will produce threat scenarios in written, oral, and video form. As a minimum, the Contractor shall provide SME research in the following areas:

· Asymmetric Warfare - general asymmetric warfare issues including (but not limited to) unconventional/irregular warfare, counter terrorism, and improvised explosive device tactics.

· Aviation and Logistics - general aviation operations and logistical operations in order to provide understanding of these activities when assessing enemy threat intentions.

· Counterintelligence - general threat activities as viewed through a Counterintelligence perspective, with special emphasis on the role of host nation workers and third country nationals in Coalition Force operations.

· Cultural - general cultural anthropological issues related to Iraq, Afghanistan, Pakistan, and the Middle-East.

· Middle East Foreign Area – regional subject matter expertise on cultural, political, economic, foreign affairs, geographical, and environmental concerns involving trans-national networks, inter-tribal alliances and issues, and growth of IED networks beyond current areas of interest.

· Islamic Religion - general cultural anthropological issues, Islamic Religion and the Middle East.

C.4.2 TASK AREA 2: OPEN SOURCE AUGMENTATION AND ANALYSIS CELL (OSAAC)

Desired Outcome: JIEDDO-COIC acquires and maintains an indigenous-like detailed working knowledge and understanding of the focus Areas of Operation (AOR) and applies this knowledge and understanding to the Counter-IED fight.

The Contractor shall conduct open source research and data exploitation, prioritizing and analyzing a broad range of both target and English language oral and written products (including hardcopy, electronic, websites, and multi-media material). The Contractor shall apply in-depth knowledge of the target culture to identify emerging substantive issues within the focus AOR and succinctly communicate findings to JIEDDO-COIC by generating open-source assessments which provide insight on cultural, political, economic, and social trends potentially affecting Counter-IED operations in the AOR. The Contractor shall apply this expertise to wargaming, exercises, and Red Team events sponsored by the JIEDDO-COIC.

C.4.3 TASK AREA 3: RED TEAMING AND WARGAMING

Desired Outcome: JIEDDO-COIC is able to conduct Red Teaming and wargaming at the threat network and individual level in support of Attack the Network Operations.

The Contractor shall develop, operate and maintain a simulation capability (e.g., the Strategic Interplay Exploration system) to immerse analysts and pre-deployment leadership personnel into target AOR environments using potential scenarios to develop understanding and practice in operating within a foreign culture and environment. This includes, but is not limited to, development and application of automated tools and techniques, development of scenarios and scripts, a robust lessons learned program (from previous sessions as well as in-theater live operations), and injection of analysis conducted under this contract.

The Contractor shall enable JIEDDO-COIC to challenge its strategy and decisions by providing independent, critical, and alternative perspectives that are technologically, culturally, and politically aware. These analytical efforts shall be aimed at gaining and maintaining a competitive advantage across the global operational environment. The Contractor shall fully explore alternatives in plans, operations, concepts, organizations, and capabilities in the context of the operational environment and from the perspectives of partners, adversaries, and others.

C.4.4 TASK AREA 4: OSAAC RESEARCH AND CONFERENCE CENTER

Desired Outcome: The OSAAC Research and Conference Center provides a central location to conduct seminars and meetings on C-IED subjects in which world class experts from national security, academia, business, and other disciplines can be concentrated to solve problems.

The Contractor shall host (i.e., provide space, research capabilities, and IT services) an unclassified (open source) and classified (Secret through TS/SCI) research and conference center that attracts the world’s top industry, academic, and military experts to conduct research, share thoughts and ideas on Counter-IED innovations, and collaborate on solutions to the toughest and enduring problems facing the JIEDDO-COIC.

C.4.5 TASK AREA 5: ADVANCED ANALYTICAL TECHNIQUES, PROCESSES, AND TOOLS

Desired Outcome: JIEDDO-COIC employs the most advanced and proven analytical techniques, processes, and tools to defeat human enemy networks that facilitate the use of IEDs.

The Contractor shall research and experiment with innovative, new, and evolving analytical techniques, processes, and tools and shall perform feasibility assessments for integration into the COIC suite of analytical methodologies. Once approved by the TPOC and COR, the contractor shall integrate the new analytical techniques, processes, and tools into the COIC suite of analytical methodologies on an experimental trial basis for evaluation. Techniques, processes, and tools that are determined by the TPOC to provide added value to the COIC mission, shall be fully incorporated by the contractor into the operational suite of methodologies. This includes development and implementation training and documentation. The deliverables required for this work may take many forms such as: Information Papers, Point Papers, White Papers, Mission Area Analyses, briefings, training packages, Concept of Operations (CONOPs), end-to-end mission capability packages (MCPs), and demonstration reports.

Specifically, the Contractor shall provide the following services:

· Research and discovery of innovative new and evolving analytical techniques, processes, and tools.

· Keep abreast of current analysis techniques and trends

· Create, discover, analyze, evaluate, and assess promising innovations.

· Provide analytical insertion and exploitation

· Develop and demonstrate prototypes and new analytical techniques, processes, and tools;

· Develop and demonstrate the results of process development, reengineering, and improvement;

· Determine the compatibility of new analytical tools or systems with those systems being utilized by JIEDDO and the military units serving OCONUS.

· Analyze and improve workflow;

· Benchmark performance; compare and contrast with standard and state of the art;

· Conduct gap analysis; and, test out new or modified concept of operations

C.5 SECTION 508 COMPLIANCE REQUIREMENTS

Unless the Government invokes an exemption, all EIT products and services proposed shall fully comply with Section 508 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, per the 1998 Amendments, 29 U.S.C. 794d, and the Architectural and Transportation Barriers Compliance Board’s Electronic and Information Technology Accessibility Standards at 36 CFR 1194. The Contractor shall identify all EIT products and services proposed, identify the technical standards applicable to all products and services proposed and state the degree of compliance with the applicable standards. Additionally, the Contractor must clearly indicate where the information pertaining to Section 508 compliance can be found (e.g., Vendor’s or other exact web page location). The Contractor must ensure that the list is easily accessible by typical users beginning at time of award. The Government believes the following 508 standards are applicable (this does not relieve the Contractor of the responsibility for their determination and compliance):

a. 1194.21 - Software Applications and Operating Systems

b. 1194.23 - Telecommunications Products

c. 1194.26 - Desktop and Portable Computers

d. 1194.41 - Information, Documentation and Support

e. 1194.31 - Functional Performance Criteria

SECTION C – PERFORMANCE BASED STATEMENT OF WORK

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D.1 PRESERVATION, PACKAGING, PACKING, AND MARKING

Preservation, packaging, packing and marking of all deliverables must conform to normal commercial packing standards to assure safe delivery at destination.

D.2 DELIVERABLES MEDIA

The Contractor shall provide virus-free electronic format deliverables (ie. CDROM) and/or printed deliverables to addresses identified in Section F.6, or contractor’s secure portal for those deliveries that cannot be emailed.

D.3 MARKINGS FOR DELIVERY

Electronic copies shall be delivered via email attachment. For printed and electronic deliverables, the contractor shall label each delivery with the IDIQ contract, Task Order Number and Project Title in the subject line of the an email transmittal, or in the packing list for printed materials.

Packing, marking and storage costs shall not be billed to the Government unless specifically authorized in an order.

D.4 552.211-73 MARKING (FEB 1996)

(a) General requirements. Interior packages, if any, and exterior shipping containers shall be marked as specified elsewhere in the Contract (See Section D.3). Additional marking requirements may be specified on Orders issued under this Contract. If not otherwise specified, interior packages and exterior-shipping containers shall be marked in accordance with the following standards:

(1) Deliveries to civilian activities. Supplies shall be marked in accordance with Federal Standard 123, edition in effect on the date of issuance of the solicitation.

(2) Deliveries to military activities. Supplies shall be marked in accordance with Military Standards 129, edition in effect on the date of issuance of the solicitation.

(b) Improperly marked material. When Government inspection and acceptance are at destination, and delivered supplies are not marked in accordance with contract requirements, the Government has the right, without prior notice to the Contractor, to perform the required marking, by contract or otherwise, and charge the Contractor therefore the reasonable actual cost of that performance. This right is not exclusive, and is in addition to other rights or remedies provided for in this contract.

D.5 552.211-75 PRESERVATION, PACKAGING, AND PACKING (FEB 1996)

Unless otherwise specified, all items shall be preserved, packaged, and packed in accordance with normal commercial practices, as defined in the applicable commodity specifications. Packaging and packing shall comply with the requirements of the Uniform Freight Classification and the National Motor Freight Classification (issue in effect at time of shipment) and each shipping container of each item in a shipment shall be of uniform size and content, except for residual quantities. Where special packing is specified in an order, but not specifically provided for by the contract, such packing details must be the subject of an agreement independently arrived at between the ordering agency and the Contractor.

D.6 552.211-77 PACKING LIST (FEB 1996)

(a) A packing list or other suitable shipping document shall accompany each shipment and shall include:

(1) Name and address of the consignor;

(2) Name and complete address of the consignee;

(3) Government Order or requisition number

(4) Government bill of lading number covering the shipment (if any); and

(5) Description of the material shipped, including item number, quantity, number of containers, and packaging number (if any).

(b) When payment will be made by Government commercial credit card, in addition to the information in (a) above, the packing list or shipping document shall include:

(1) Cardholder name and telephone number and

(2) The term “Credit Card.”

SECTION D - PACKAGING AND MARKING

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E.1 52.252-2 Contract Clauses Incorporated by Reference (Feb 1998)

This contract incorporates one or more clauses by reference, with the same force and effect as if they were given in full text. Upon request, the Contracting Officer will make their full text available. Also, the full text of a clause may be accessed electronically at this address: http://www.arnet.gov

52.246-3 INSPECTION OF SUPPLIES – COST-REIMBURSEMENT (MAY 2001)

52.246-5 INSPECTION OF SERVICES – COST-REIMBURSEMENT (APR 1984)

52.246-15 CERTIFICATE OF CONFORMANCE (APR 1984)

52.246-16 RESPONSIBILTY FOR SUPPLIES (APR 1984)

E.2 GOVERNMENT RIGHTS TO INSPECTION

The Government, through its authorized representative, has the right, at all reasonable times, to inspect, or otherwise evaluate the work performed, or being performed, hereunder and shall notify the Contractor of unsatisfactory performance. All inspections and evaluations shall be performed in such a manner as will not unduly delay the work.

It will be the responsibility of individual task order JIEDDO Technical Point of Contacts (TPOCs) and CORs to ensure that adequate records of the inspection or evaluation are kept to support acceptance or rejection of work performed or being performed.

Acceptance will be made by the COR or designated representative(s); the contracting officer, if necessary, will make rejections.

E.3 PLACE OF INSPECTION AND ACCEPTANCE

Inspection and acceptance of all work performance, reports and other deliverables under this Contract shall be performed at destination.

E.4 SCOPE OF INSPECTION

All deliverables will be inspected for content, completeness, accuracy and conformance to contract requirements by the JIEDDO TPOC and FEDSIM COR. The Government will use a Performance Requirements Summary (PRS) as a basis for acceptance of performance and deliverables under task orders. The PRS may be updated throughout the task order period of performance in cooperation with the contractor. Inspection may include validation of information through the use of automated tools, testing or inspections of the deliverables, as specified in the task orders. The scope and nature of this inspection will be sufficiently comprehensive to ensure the completeness, quality, and adequacy of all deliverables.

Unless otherwise specified in individual task orders, the Government requires a period not to exceed 15 work days after receipt of final deliverable items for inspection and acceptance or rejection.

E.5 BASIS OF ACCEPTANCE

The basis for acceptance shall be in compliance with the requirements, terms, and conditions set forth in this Contract, the individual task order, and the Contractor’s proposal. Deliverable items rejected shall be corrected in accordance with the applicable clauses in Section E.1.

For software development, the final acceptance of the software program will occur when all discrepancies, errors or other deficiencies identified in writing by the Government have been resolved, either through documentation updates, program correction or other mutually agreeable methods.

Reports, documents and narrative type deliverables will be accepted when all discrepancies, errors or other deficiencies identified in writing by the Government have been corrected.

If the draft deliverable is adequate, the Government may accept the draft and provide comments for incorporation into the final version.

All of the Government's comments to deliverables must either be incorporated in the succeeding version of the deliverable or the Contractor must demonstrate to the Government's satisfaction why such comments should not be incorporated.

If the Government finds that a draft or final deliverable contains spelling errors, grammatical errors, improper format, or otherwise does not conform to the requirements stated within this contract, the document may be immediately rejected without further review and returned to the Contractor for correction and resubmission. If the Contractor requires additional Government guidance to produce an acceptable draft, the Contractor shall arrange a meeting with the FEDSIM COR and the JIEDDO TPOC.

E.6 DRAFT DELIVERABLES

Unless otherwise specified in individual task orders, the Government will provide written acceptance, comments and/or change requests, if any, within 15 work days from Government receipt of the draft deliverable. Upon receipt of the Government comments, the Contractor shall have 10 work days to incorporate the Government's comments and/or change requests and to resubmit the deliverable in its final form.

E.7 WRITTEN ACCEPTANCE/REJECTION BY THE GOVERNMENT

Unless otherwise specified in individual task orders, the Contracting Officer (CO)/Contracting Officer’s Representative (COR) shall provide written notification of acceptance or rejection of all final deliverables within 15 work days. All notifications of rejection will be accompanied with an explanation of the specific deficiencies causing the rejection. If written notification of acceptance or rejection is not received by the Contractor within 15 work days, the Contractor shall not automatically assume that the deliverable is accepted, and shall contact the COR for clarification of the deliverable’s status.

E.8 NON-CONFORMING PRODUCTS OR SERVICES

Non-conforming products or services will be rejected. Unless otherwise specified in individual task orders, the Contractor shall correct deficiencies within 10 work days of the rejection notice. If the deficiencies cannot be corrected within ten (10) work days, the Contractor shall immediately notify the FEDSIM COR of the reason for the delay and provide a proposed corrective action plan.

SECTION E - INSPECTION AND ACCEPTANCE

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F.1 52.252-2 Contract Clauses Incorporated by Reference (Feb 1998)

This contract incorporates one or more clauses by reference with the same force and effect as if they were given in full text. Upon request, the Contracting Officer will make their full text available. Also, the full text of a clause may be accessed electronically at this address: http://www.arnet.gov.

52.242-15 STOP-WORK ORDER (AUG 1989)

52.242-17 GOVERNMENT DELAY OF WORK (APR 1984)

F.2 PLACE OF PERFORMANCE

Current operational needs require that this support be provided at the JIEDDO-COIC in the metro-Washington, DC area, at nearby Contractor facilities, and in forward deployed positions in Iraq, Afghanistan, and other evolving theaters in the world. The specific places of performance may change during the performance of this contract.

Task orders under this contract may require work at Contractor facilities with safeguarding of classified materials as required by the DD254 (see attachment C). Accordingly, the Contractor shall provide appropriately cleared office facilities within close proximity of the COIC office as required by individual task orders. With oversight from proper Government authorities, task orders under this contract may require the Contractor to operate secure facilities in designated anonymous locales. Unclassified and classified telecommunications support and maintenance will be provided by the government.

F.2.1 ROTATIONAL DUTY LOCATIONS

Duty locations shall be rotational between forward deployed conventional and special operations forces in the Central Command Area of Operations, and other locations worldwide. Unit CONUS or OCONUS home base locations, JIEDDO facility locations in the metro-Washington D.C. area, or other home work site locations as the Government may designate in the future. During periods of duty in CONUS, Contractor personnel shall operate from the JIEDDO-COIC or JIEDDO Headquarters, both in the Washington, D.C. area, in analytical and training support roles, as directed by the TPOC. During periods of duty in CONUS, contractor personnel shall travel TDY to and work from Unit home base CONUS or OCONUS locations to support pre-deployment training as agreed upon between JIEDDO-COIC and the unit when scheduling unit pre-deployment training. This is in order to support Unit pre-deployment training and team building. The Contractor may be required to work at one or more alternative work sites outside the metro-Washington, D.C. area as the “home” locations for CONUS.

F.2.2 DEPLOYMENT LOCATIONS

During deployments, the Contractor shall normally operate from a U.S. established Forward Operating Base (FOB) under operational control (OPCON) of forward deployed JIEDDO field team commanders and tactical control (TACON) to the supported command. Contractor personnel may be required to move from the initially supported Unit to another FOB or Task Force during a deployment to meet operational requirements. The standard deployed periods shall be four to six consecutive months. The Government may modify deployment periods. All schedules shall include the requirement for no less than five days of face-to-face turnover between departing and replacement Contractor personnel at the supported Unit headquarters. Each period of deployment shall be followed by a period of duty at the specified CONUS “home” location. Time at the “home” location should be no less than the time deployed approximately equal to twice the period of deployment, before another period of deployment begins. The range for the lengths of a deployment and the period between deployments can be adjusted by mutual agreement between the Government and the Contractor.

F.2.3 WORK HOURS

The work profile expected from this contract is different for CONUS and OCONUS. The Contractor shall comply with the work profile as follows.

· CONUS - While on duty in the United States, a standard 40 hour work week shall be applied. Normal work hours are from 8:00 to 17:00. However, as directed by the JIEDDO TPOC / FEDSIM COR, the Contractor may be required to provide labor hours in excess of 40-hours per work week to include holiday, weekends, and/or during irregular times and shifts based upon operations and exercises which may require 24/7 support. The Contractor shall provide work beyond 40 hours per week only when directed by the JIEDDO TPOC / FEDSIM COR. All overtime work must be approved in advance by the FEDSIM CO and COR IAW FAR 22.103-3. The Contractor shall request overtime in writing and the FEDSIM CO or COR must approve.

· OCONUS - While on periods of deployed duty with U.S. forces, a standard 84-hour work week is observed as required by the supported unit commander.

· On-Call Duty or Extended Hours - The Contractor shall be available to work "on-call" to perform mission essential tasks as directed by the CO or COR. The CO, or COR, will identify the parameters of "on-call" duty. The Contractor shall be available to work extended hours to perform mission essential tasks as directed by the CO or COR.

F.3 PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE

The period of performance (POP) will be 24 months from date of award with the ability to exercise three (3), one-year options. Task orders may be issued up until the final day of the contract period of performance; however, any task order issued under the contract cannot be longer than 5 years in length. Furthermore, any task order issued under the contract shall not extend beyond one-year of the IDIQ contract end date. The Government will follow a competitive process to determine the terms and conditions of all task orders awarded under this IDIQ contract.

F.4 TASK ORDER SCHEDULE AND MILESTONE DATES

Each task order shall specifically set forth the items to be delivered, the associated delivery date(s) and/or period of performance.

F.5 DELIVERABLES MEDIA FORMAT

The Contractor shall deliver all virus-free electronic versions by email and CD-ROM as well as placing in the JIEDDO designated repository. Identified below are the required electronic formats, whose versions must be compatible with the latest available version on the market.

F.6 PLACE(s) OF DELIVERY

Unclassified deliverables and correspondence shall be delivered to the GSA COR and JIEDDO TPOC specified in individual task orders. Classified deliverables shall be delivered to the JIEDDO TPOC and notice of the delivery shall be provided to the GSA Contracting Officer and COR.

F.7 NOTICE REGARDING LATE DELIVERY/ PROBLEM NOTIFICATION

REPORT

The Contractor shall notify the task order FEDSIM COR and JIEDDO TPOC via a Problem Notification Report [PNR] (See List of Attachments, Attachment B) as soon as it becomes apparent to the Contractor that a scheduled delivery will be late. The Contractor shall include in the PNR the rationale for late delivery, the expected date for the delivery and the project impact of the late delivery. The task order FEDSIM COR and the JIEDDO TPOC will review the new schedule and provide guidance to the contractor. Such notification in no way limits any Government contractual rights or remedies including but not limited to termination.

SECTION F – DELIVERABLES OR PERFORMANCE

Invoices shall be submitted at the task order level, and not the IDIQ contract level.

The contractor shall submit Requests for Payments in accordance with the format contained in GSAM 552.232-70, INVOICE REQUIREMENTS (SEPT 1999), to be considered proper for payment. In addition, the data elements indicated below shall be included on each invoice.

Task Order number: (from GSA Form 300, Block 2) Paying Number: (ACT/DAC NO.) (From GSA Form 300, Block 4) FEDSIM Project No.:

Project Title:

The contractor shall provide invoice backup data in accordance with the contract type, including detail such as labor categories, costs and quantities of labor hours per labor category.

The contractor shall submit task order invoices as follows:

The contractor shall utilize FEDSIM’s electronic Tracking and Ordering System (TOS) to submit invoices. The contractor shall submit invoices electronically by logging onto the following link (requires Internet Explorer to access the link):

https://enable.its.gsa.gov

Select Vendor Support, log in using your assigned I.D. and password, then click on Create Invoice. The TOS Help Desk should be contacted for support at 877-472-4877 (toll free). By utilizing this method, no paper copy of the invoice shall be submitted to GSA FEDSIM or the GSA Finance Center. However, the Contractor shall provide an electronic copy of the invoice (draft or final) to both the JIEDDO TPOC and the FEDSIM COR listed in the task order prior to submission in TOS.

G.1.1 INVOICE REQUIREMENTS

G.1.1.1 Cost Plus Incentive or Award Fee (CPI/AF) Labor

Unless otherwise specified in individual task orders, for CPI/AF tasks, the contractor may invoice monthly on the basis of cost incurred for the CPI/AF CLINs. The invoice shall include the period of performance covered by the invoice and the CLIN number and title. All hours and costs shall be reported by CLIN element and contractor employee and shall be provided for the current billing month and in total from project inception to date. The contractor shall provide the invoice data in spreadsheet form with the following detailed information. The listing shall include separate columns and totals for the current invoice period and the project to date.

· Employee name (current and past employees)

· Employee DASS labor category

· Mapped Contractor Labor Category

· Monthly and total cumulative hours worked

· Labor costs (as proposed in the task order cost proposal)

· Corresponding DASS Contract labor category costs

· Cost incurred not billed

All cost presentations provided by the contractor shall include Overhead Charges, and General and Administrative Charges.

The Government will promptly make payment of any award fee upon the submission, by the contractor to the FEDSIM Contracting Officer's Representative (COR), of a public voucher or invoice in the amount of the total fee earned for the period evaluated. Payment may be made without issuing a Task Order modification if funds have been obligated for the award fee amount. The contractor shall attach the AFDO/CO determination letter to the public voucher and/or invoice.

G.1.1.2 Cost Plus Fixed Fee (CPFF) CLINS

Unless otherwise specified in individual task orders, for CPFF tasks, the contractor may invoice monthly on the basis of cost incurred for the CPFF CLINs. The invoice shall include the period of performance covered by the invoice and the CLIN number and title. All hours and costs shall be reported by CLIN element and contractor employee and shall be provided for the current billing month and in total from project inception to date. The contractor shall provide the invoice data in spreadsheet form with the following detailed information. The listing shall include separate columns and totals for the current invoice period and the project to date.

· Employee name (current and past employees)

· Employee DASS labor category

· Mapped Contractor Labor Category

· Monthly and total cumulative hours worked

· Labor costs (as proposed in the task order cost proposal)

· Corresponding DASS Contract labor category costs

· Cost incurred not billed

· Fixed fee

All cost presentations provided by the contractor shall also include Overhead Charges, and General and Administrative Charges.

G.1.1.3 Firm Fixed Price (FFP) CLINS

Unless otherwise specified in individual task orders, for FFP tasks, the contractor may invoice as stated in the task order proposal for the FFP CLINs. The invoice shall include the period of performance/deliverable or progress payment period covered by the invoice and the CLIN number and title. All costs shall be reported by CLIN element and shall be provided for the current invoice and in total from project inception to date. The contractor shall provide the invoice data in spreadsheet form with the following detailed information. The listing shall include separate columns and totals for the current invoice period and the project to date.

G.1.1.4 Tools and Other Direct Costs (ODCs)

Unless otherwise specified in individual task orders, for tools and ODCs, the contractor may invoice monthly on the basis of cost incurred. The invoice shall include the period of performance covered by the invoice, the CLIN number and title. In addition, the contractor shall provide the following detailed information for each invoice submitted, as applicable. Spreadsheet submissions are required.

· Tools and/or ODCs purchased

· Consent to Purchase number or identifier

· Date accepted by the Government

· Associated CLIN

· Project to date totals by CLIN

· Cost incurred not billed

· Remaining balance of the CLIN

All cost presentations provided by the contractor shall also include Overhead Charges, General and Administrative Charges.

G.1.1.5 Travel

The contractor may invoice monthly on the basis of cost incurred for cost of travel comparable with the JTR. Long distance travel is defined as travel over 50 miles. The invoice shall include the period of performance covered by the invoice, the CLIN number and title. Separate worksheets, in MS Excel format, shall be submitted for travel.

CLIN/Task Total Travel: This invoice information shall identify all cumulative travel costs billed by CLIN/Task. The current invoice period’s travel detail shall include separate columns and totals and include the following:

· Travel Authorization Request number or identifier

· Current invoice period

· Names of persons traveling

· Number of travel days

· Dates of travel

· Number of days per diem charged

· Per diem rate used

· Total per diem charged

· Transportation costs

· Total charges

All cost presentations provided by the contractor shall also include Overhead Charges and General and Administrative Charges.

G.2 CONTRACTING OFFICER (CO)

GSA FEDSIM

ATTN: Michael Chappelle, CO 2100 Crystal Drive, Suite 800 Arlington, VA 20406 Telephone: (703) 605-2656 Fax: (703) 605-9895 Email: michael.chappelle@gsa.gov

G.3 JIEDDO TECHNICAL POINT OF CONTACT (TPOC)

(To be provided at award)

ATTN:

Street City/State Telephone:

Fax:

Email:

G.3.1 TECHNICAL POINT OF CONTACT (TPOC) RESPONSIBILITIES

The Contracting Officer will appoint a Technical Point of Contact (TPOC) to act in coordination with the Contracting Officer’s Representative, to monitor the Contractor's performance to ensure that all of the technical requirements under the contract are met. The TPOC will provide technical guidance for technical phases of the work. The TPOC will provide no supervisory or instructional assistance to Contractor personnel.

The TPOC is not authorized to change any of the terms and conditions of the Contract. Changes in the scope of work will be made only by the CO via properly executed modifications to the contract.

G.4 CONTRACTING OFFICER’S REPRESENTATIVE (COR)

GSA FEDSIM

ATTN: Alan Lemberg, COR 2100 Crystal Drive, Suite 800 Arlington, VA 20406 Telephone: (703) 589-2930 Email: alan.lemberg@gsa.gov

G.4.1 CONTRACTING OFFICER’S REPRESENTATIVE (COR) RESPONSIBILITIES

The Contracting Officer will appoint a COR in writing for the contract and each task order. The COR will receive for the Government all work called for by the contract/task order and will represent the CO in the technical phases of the work. The COR will provide no supervisory or instructional assistance to contractor personnel.

The COR is not authorized to change any of the terms and conditions of the Contract or the contract/task order. Any changes in the scope of work will be made by the CO via properly executed modifications to the contract or the task order.

SECTION G – CONTRACT ADMINISTRATION DATA

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H.1 GOVERNMENT FURNISHED PROPERTY/INFORMATION (GFP/GFI)

A list of applicable Government…