Attachment_02_-Statement_of_Work_(SOW).pdf

STATEMENT OF WORK ADVANCED SNIPER RIFLE

21 June 2018

1. SCOPE. The objective of this Statement of Work (SOW) is to define the contractor’s production and delivery of Advanced Sniper Rifle (ASR) to the United States Government (USG) in accordance with the USG’s ASR Performance Specification, Attachment 2 of the solicitation. The contractor shall support and sustain the proposed ASR system to meet the USG’s quantities required for the United States Special Operations Command (USSOCOM) to test, operate, maintain and sustain the proposed

ASR.

2. BACKGROUND. The ASR requirement is tailored to the current and future needs of Special Operations Forces (SOF) Operators. Those needs are stated in the ASR Specifications and Solicitation and are based on years of field and training experience.

3. Contract Data Requirements List (CDRL) REQUIREMENTS. Provides information to Contractor relating to performance in delivery to the Government of CDRL requirements. Further detailed performance requirements should be obtained from DD Form 1423-1 relating to specific CDRLs. Data resulting from the CDRLs shall be marked with Distribution Statement D: Distribution authorized to the Department of Defense and U.S. DoD contractors only unless otherwise stated.

a. CDRL REFERENCE.

A001 Commercial Off-the-Shelf (COTS) Manuals and Associated Supplemental Data - Maintenance Technical Manual

A002 Commercial Off-the-Shelf (COTS) Manuals and Associated Supplemental Data – Operators manual

A003 Commercial Drawings and Associated Lists

A004 Maintenance Support Plan

A005 Inspection/Test Plan

A006 Test/Inspection Report - Inspection/Test Report

A007 Engineering Change Proposal (ECP)

A008 Configuration Management Guidance

A009 As Built Configuration List (ABCL)

A010 Report of Receipts, Inventory, Adjustments and Shipments of USG Property

A011 Quality Program Plan

A012 Conference Agenda

A013 Report, Record of Meeting/Minutes

A014 Syllabus: Train-the-Trainer/New Equipment Training (NET)

A015 Provisioning Parts List : Parts Listing

A016 Safety Assessment Report (SAR)

A017 First Article Qualification Test Plan and Procedures

b. DETAILED CDRL INFORMATION.

(1) CDRL A001/ A002: COMMERCIAL OFF-THE-SHELF (COTS) MANUALS

AND ASSOCIATED SUPPLEMENTAL DATA. The Contractor shall provide concise, easy to use operator’s manual and maintenance manual in Contractor’s format that meets the criteria as set forth in MIL-PRF-32216A as applicable. The USG shall have the right to reproduce the manual for Government use.

(a) The manuals shall consist of the required operator’s manual (covering installation, operation, troubleshooting, and operator-level maintenance) and a more detailed maintenance manual (containing complete lists of necessary repair parts and special tools, including exploded views of all assemblies and subassemblies, as well as any supplemental data). The contractor shall provide both Operator and Maintenance Manuals in electronic format and individual imagery files of technical photos and exploded diagrams suitable for customized use by USSOCOM cadre.

(b) The contractor’s manuals shall clearly identify operator field level maintenance procedures. Operator maintenance may include Go/No Go Checks, preventive maintenance checks and services (PMCS). Field Level maintenance shall include removal and replacement of defective components with serviceable components. Field level maintenance may be conducted with an associated maintenance tool kit. The field level maintenance tool kit shall be detailed in the field level maintenance manual, clearly identifying all maintenance tools.

(c) The contractor shall provide digital (Microsoft Word (version 2003 or later) and/or pdf format) commercial manuals with government purpose license rights (reference DFARS 252.227-7013) that consist of data required for operation and organic maintenance (i.e., operator and intermediate maintenance). Refer to CDRL for required format.

(d) CONTRACTOR VALIDATION. The Contractor shall validate the operator/maintainer manuals produced in accordance with the CDRLs. The Validation effort shall be held at the Contractors facility unless otherwise specified by the Contracting Officer. Within 60 days after CLIN execution, the Contractor and Government shall agree to a date to conduct the Validation. The Government reserves the right to observe the Validation effort and will schedule observers as needed. The Contractor shall produce a Validation Plan DI-TMSS-81818, and a Validation Report DI- TMSS-81819A in support of the TM CDRLs.

(2) CDRL A003: COMMERCIAL DRAWINGS AND ASSOCIATED LISTS:

TECHNICAL DATA PACKAGE (TDP). The TDP provides product definition information such as product definition data and engineering drawings. The TDP is the foundation for configuration management and source data for technical publications and manuals.

The TDP of the ASR shall be adequate for supporting an acquisition strategy, and defining the required design configuration and procedures to ensure adequacy of item performance. The TDP consists of all applicable technical data such as drawings, associated lists, specifications, standards, performance requirements, QA provisions, and packaging details. The TDP shall be sufficient to allow the Government to provide third party vendors sufficient details to permit development of training aids, training munitions, accessories that require the fit/form/function data, and other product improvements in the form of attachments to the ASR. The USG shall retain government purpose license rights (reference DFARS 252.227-7013) to the TDP.

Detailed production quality drawings of the chamber and barrel bore shall be included if the vendor does not utilize the GUIDE requirements as outlined the Performance Specification.

(3) CDRL A004: MAINTENANCE SUPPORT PLAN. Contractor shall provide a Preventive Maintenance and Parts Replacement Schedule and Instructions for the ASR System. The contractor shall provide an ASR Spare Parts List. The Spare Parts List shall include part nomenclature; part number; quantity used per ASR System; and contractor recommended quantity to support system maintenance at intervals of 0 rounds up to service life as stated in the Performance Specification. Contractor shall provide an economic order quantity for up to 1,000 parts.

(4) CDRL A005: INSPECTION/TEST PLAN. The Contractor shall provide a plan/plans to document the Acceptance Test procedures for the ASR. This CDRL shall be utilized for the First Article Test (FAT) if executed and Lot Acceptance Testing (LAT).

The plan shall specify the configuration to be tested (see As Built Configuration List

CDRL A009).

(5) CDRL A006: TEST/INSPECTION REPORT. The Contractor shall provide a report/reports to document the results of the FAT (if executed) and monthly LAT. LAT report shall be included with each hardware delivery by rifle serial number. Each report shall specify the configuration tested (see As Built Configuration List CDRL A009).

(6) CDRL A007: ENGINEERING CHANGE PROPOSAL (ECP): ECP & NOR.

(a) Contractor shall submit an ECP for each proposed change that will affect the form, fit, function or safety of the ASR system, including any configuration items. The ECP shall include how the change impacts the system, configuration items, and other associated configuration documentation affected by the proposed change. In addition, the ECP shall describe how the proposed change will be implemented, along with providing estimated schedules and associated costs. No Class I/II engineering change shall be implemented until approved by the ASR program manager and authorized in writing by the procuring contracting officer.

(b) Contractor shall prepare a Notice of Revision (NOR) for each ECP that will require changes to ASR drawings, associated lists, or other technical documentation

(c) Any change to component or subcomponent source of supply from the test articles submitted to bid sample testing requires approval via ECP by the USG.

(7) CDRL A008: CONFIGURATION MANAGEMENT GUIDANCE: REQUEST

FOR DEVIATION (RFD). Prior to the manufacture of the ASR system, if Contractor considers it necessary to temporarily depart from the mandatory requirements of the specification or drawings, Contractor may request a deviation be authorized.

Contractor shall submit an RFD to request departure from the contractually-specified configuration documentation for a specific number of units or for a specified period of time. Contractor shall prepare ECP and NOR for each RFD that will require changes to ASR drawings, associated lists, or other technical documentation.

(8) CDRL A009: AS BUILT CONFIGURATION LIST (ABCL). The Contractor shall provide an ABCL for the ASR for product traceability. An updated ABCL shall be provided with each hardware delivery. The ABCL shall specify source of supply of each component or subcomponent by rifle serial number and part number/nomenclature.

The ABCL/IPB shall be in Contractor’s format.

(9) CDRL A010: REPORT OF RECEIPTS, INVENTORY, ADJUSTMENTS

AND SHIPMENTS OF USG PROPERTY: GOVERNMENT FURNISHED MATERIEL.

The Government will provide GFM applicable to specific sections of this effort. The contractor's written request for use shall be provided at least two weeks in advance.

The Government has the right to refuse any test event they consider as excessive to the GFM. USG ammunition will be provided as GFM to support acceptance testing at the contractor’s facility. The applicable CDRL shall be utilized to account for GFM usage and inventory.

(a) The property delivered hereunder will be subject to the provisions of the Government Furnished Materiel clause set forth in this contract. The Government Furnished Property is issued for the performance of this contract only.

(b) The contractor must notify the Government of receipt of said property per the GFM CDRL. The contractor will promptly report any and all damage or defects to said property.

(c) Upon completion of use or termination of this contract, the contactor must return said property not otherwise disposed of by the direction of the Government. The contractor shall prepare, package, and pack such property for normal domestic commercial shipment standards and deliver it for return or disposition, F.O.B carrier’s equipment or freight station at the contractor’s expense to the location noted on BLKs 2 and 3 of DD Form 1149, Requisition and Invoice/Shipping Document. DD Form 1149 will be provided to the contractor when the written request is received.

(10) CDRL A011: QUALITY PROGRAM PLAN. The contractor shall submit a Quality Program Plan IAW DI-QCIC-81722.

(11) CDRL A012: CONFERENCE AGENDA. The contractor shall submit an agenda in advance of regularly scheduled IPT meetings/reviews and ad hoc meetings as applicable. The agenda shall provide information concerning purpose, location, and issues to be addressed as required to manage the acquisition of systems equipment, related items, and services.

(12) CDRL A013: REPORT, RECORD OF MEETING/MINUTES. The contractor shall manage a living document/report that contains minutes and actions from all meetings and reviews as applicable. This document shall be updated as actions are tasked and completed and will be up to date at all times.

(13) CDRL A014: TRAIN-THE-TRAINER/NEW EQUIPMENT TRAINING (NET)

AND PLAN. Training shall not occur without advanced USG approval of the applicable training materials and plan.

The Lesson Plans shall contain specific definition and direction to the instructor, identification of visual aids, discussion points, equipment, and instructional media requirements necessary for the conduct of training. These aids shall be based on the Operator and Maintenance Technical Manuals. Instructional Visual Aids shall be in the form of presentation (PowerPoint) slides. The contractor shall provide concise, easy-to-use, and easy-to-understand printed technical manuals in English. The manuals shall consist of the required operator’s manual (covering installation, operation, troubleshooting and operator-level maintenance) and a more detailed maintenance manual (containing complete lists of necessary repair parts and special tools, including exploded views of all assemblies and subassemblies and such supplemental data as may be useful in enhancing the utility of these manuals).

(14) CDRL A015: PROVISIONING PARTS LIST (PPL): PARTS LISTING.

The PPL is intended to be a complete list of all parts at the unit, component, and complete end item level priced annually on a firm fixed price level.

(15) CDRL A016: SAFETY ASSESSMENT REPORT (SAR). The SAR shall be provided with respect to the proposed materiel solution to support Government safety and health assessments and certifications.

(16) CDRL A017: First Article Qualification Test Plan and Procedures

4. CLIN REFERENCE.

a. 10 production representative systems in support of the USG Production Qualification Test (PQT).

b. 20 production representative systems in support of the USG Operational Test

(OT).

c. Yearly production ordering periods over the 5 year IQID contract.

d. Train-the-Trainer/New Equipment Training (NET). The contractor shall develop and submit training materials and provide training for the Government's Train-the-Trainer and New Equipment Training (NET) IAW CDRL A014. The training shall be conducted at the contractor’s facility. The training shall be for up to 30

Government Instructors and Key Personnel in two training sessions of 15 students in each class. The contractor shall provide NET in support of the ASR Operational Test (OT).

(1) The contractor shall make provisions to accomplish Train-the- Trainer and New Equipment Training (NET) prior to or concurrent with fielding. Product technical and support information shall be made available to sniper schoolhouses to support doctrine development.

(2) The contractor shall develop and present instruction to USG personnel that details the operation and maintenance of the ASR.

The objective of the training is to provide Government personnel with the knowledge and skills necessary to administer formal military instruction on the operation and maintenance of the ASR.

The training shall be developed based upon the appropriate ASR operator and maintenance manuals. All training materials shall be developed using MIL-HDBK- 29612-2A as guidance.

(a) The scope of the operator training shall include operation of the ASR in a tactical environment and organizational preventive and corrective maintenance tasks. The operator course shall provide students with the knowledge and understanding of the system's capabilities, limitations, interfaces, and operations; and shall include as a minimum: Preventive Maintenance Checks and Services (PMCS), capabilities and function of the system, and operations/operator maintenance. The course shall allow the student to become proficient with the required operator tasks.

The course shall be of sufficient depth to ensure that students are qualified to properly operate the system. Operator instruction and lesson plans shall include the following:

Safety procedures Loading and Unloading Procedures;

Firing (including battle zero procedures and cycle of operations);

Immediate and Remedial Action for Malfunctions or Stoppages;

General Disassembly;

Assembly Preventative Maintenance Checks and Services Cleaning

(b) The maintenance course shall be developed around the Government approved maintenance concept. This course shall be of sufficient depth to ensure that students are qualified to maintain the system to the appropriate level using the technical manuals, general-purpose test equipment, and all available diagnostics. This course shall provide students with the knowledge and understanding of the system capabilities, limitations, interfacing, operations, maintenance tasks, and required skill sets. Maintainer instruction and lesson plans shall encompass the following:

Break-in and cleaning Safety procedures Repair parts, Special Tools, and Support Equipment Detailed Disassembly;

Inspection of subassemblies and components;

Corrective Maintenance (remove and replace repairable components);

Assembly Functional Checks and Gauging.

(3) The contractor shall provide all necessary documentation to support the training we provide. This documentation shall include all lesson plans, lesson outlines, instructional support materials, student outlines, and student handout materials. The contractor shall also develop and provide instructional visual aids to assist in the execution of the Instructor and Key Personnel Training.

(4) The Contractor will provide NET to operational personnel as part of the user test. Location will be in the United States and will consist at a minimum of 1/2 day of classroom training and 1/2 day of live fire at the range. Vendor shall provide training materials in the form of a PowerPoint presentation, outlining the basic weapon characteristics, safety, and operation. Live fire will consist of zeroing at 200 meters and then firing for record at 300, 600, 900, 1200, and 1500 meters.

e. PROVISIONING PARTS LIST (PPL) and PROVISONED ITEMS ORDER (PIO) for obtaining spares. Provisioning is the management process of determining and acquiring the range and quantity of support items necessary to operate and maintain an end item of materiel. The PPL (CDRL A015) is intended to be a complete list of all parts at the unit, component and complete end item level priced annually on a firm fixed price level. The initial PPL to be provided within 30 days after award and updated annually as the configuration changes. Additional CDRLs for commercial drawings and As Built Configuration List (CDRL A009) are required to support the provisioning process. The PIO CLIN is required to sustain ASR systems. Spare parts shall be of the same quality and performance as parts supplied with the original weapon system.

(1) The USG will procure initial spares, repair parts, and support equipment for test and evaluation weapons through delivery orders to be determined at the time the requirement arises and if an order is placed over the length of this 5 year contract.

(2) The contractor’s program shall also address the cost and availability of spare parts as the Government shall evaluate the total system cost throughout the lifecycle of the ASR.

(3) AMMUNITION TEST EQUIPMENT. The following deliverables may be required to support USG ammunition development and acceptance. These items should be priced as part of the PIO CLIN. Detailed drawings of the chamber and barrel bore shall be included if the vendor does not utilize the GUIDE requirements as outlined the Performance Specification.

Chamber pressure test barrels (Electronic Pressure Velocity and Action Time

(EPVAT))

Accuracy test barrels Conformal pressure transducer calibration fixture Go/No Go Headspace Gages

f. ENGINEERING SERVICES. Engineering services may be required over the 5 year life of the contract for product improvements and/or investigation of potential additional caliber modularity. In order to more effectively provide products that meet the ever changing needs of the SOF operator, a contractual vehicle must be available to enable a vendor to continually evolve currently produced configuration items. Therefore, a CLIN is being proposed to provide the Government an avenue to pursue engineering changes to individual/spare parts for operational assessment. This CLIN would not affect a change to the configuration of the weapon system until a formal ECP process is undertaken.

IAW 5652.243-9000 Technical Improvements, after contract award, the government may solicit, or independently the contractor may propose, technology improvements to the equipment, software specifications, or other requirements of the contract. For purposes of this contract these improvements will be considered Engineering Change Proposals (ECP) to be implemented if approved as Engineering Change Orders (ECO). These improvements may be proposed to save money, improve performance, reduce maintenance cost, or for any other purpose which presents a technological advantage to the Government. As part of the proposed changes, the Contractor shall submit a price proposal to the Contracting Officer for evaluation. Those proposed technology improvements that are acceptable to the Government will be processed as modifications to the contract. Government may procure Product Improvement through delivery orders with pricing to be determined at the time the requirement arises and an order is placed over the length of this 5 year contract.

g. CONTRACT DATA DELIVERIABLES. CDRL reference 3a.

h. FIRST ARTICLE TEST (FAT). If executed, the contractor shall provide first article testing and assets (at the discretion of the Government) in accordance with the methods specified by the ASR Performance Specification or Government approved alternative verification methods. Details of the FAT shall be provided to the USG in the contractor’s First Article Test Plan. FAT production quantity shall be 30 systems.

The contractor shall produce both the first article and the production quantity at the same facility. The contractor shall perform final assembly, test, and weapon system kitting process for both the first article and the production quantity at the same facility. The contractor shall begin First Article testing, in accordance with the ASR Performance Specification once the FAT plan is approved by the USG, and shall have such testing completed per the applicable CDRL. The First Article Test shall be conducted, in accordance with the approved FAT Plan, at the contractor’s facilities and/or at facilities that contractor has contracted out.

(1) The First Article Tests shall be conducted with the approval of the Government representatives. The Government may require FAT if the contractor makes any changes in material, processes, specifications or facilities, or if production has been discontinued for three or more months.

(2) The contractor shall submit a FAT plan and subsequent FAT report in accordance with the applicable CDRLs (A017) for Government approval.

The Contracting Officer shall notify the contractor in writing of the conditional approval, approval, or disapproval of the First Article. A notice of conditional approval or disapproval shall not relieve the contractor from complying with all requirements of the specifications and all other terms and conditions of this contract.

(3) The contractor understands that if any assembly, component, or ASR fails to comply with any of the applicable requirements, the First article sample may be rejected and shall constitute failure of the FAT. Should the FAT fail, the contractor shall, upon Government request, repeat any or all first article tests.

After each request for additional tests, the contractor shall make any necessary changes, modifications, or repairs. The contractor shall be responsible for all costs related to these tests, including any and all costs for additional tests following a failure. The Government reserves the right to require an equitable adjustment of the contract price for any extension of the delivery schedule, or for any additional costs to the Government, related to these tests. The evaluation process shall be repeated if additional samples are required.

5. WEAPON MANUFACTURING. The contractor shall ensure the ASR meets the manufacturing, inspection, acceptance, secure storage and shipment requirements IAW with the Performance Specification. The contractor shall utilize its facilities, equipment, manufacturing flow, manufacturing and inspection capabilities for continuous production of minimum of (50) ASR systems within a 30 calendar day turnaround cycle with ability to surge continually to (100) systems per 30 day cycle.

6. MEETINGS AND REVIEWS. Meetings and reviews both with USG personnel and with the contractor shall be utilized to identify issues, design corrective measures, assign responsibilities for action items, and follow the status of all issues until they are fully resolved. Including Personnel Status, Issues/Concerns, and Planned and Anticipated Activities. The contractor shall produce meeting agendas, minutes and action items review in accordance with CDRL A012 and A013.

7. INTERGRATEED PRODUCT TEAM. As IPT members, contractor personnel, subcontractor personnel, and Government personnel shall participate in IPT meetings as required throughout the contract life. The time and location (or teleconference) of the IPT Meeting shall be driven by the topic, and as agreed upon among the IPT members.

8. QUALITY SYSTEM COMPLIANCE/CERTIFICATION. The contractor and all subcontractors with production responsibility shall also maintain a quality management system in accordance with ISO 9001:2008 (excluding paragraph 7.3 Design and Development), or equivalent. The contractor shall proactively support all ASR Program performance evaluations and shall be responsive to all issues and needs of the USG.

9. LOT ACCEPTANCE TEST. The contractor shall provide monthly lot acceptance testing in accordance with the methods specified by the ASR Performance Specification or Government approved alternative verification methods.

a. The contractor shall submit a Lot Acceptance Test (LAT) plan in accordance with the Inspection Test Plan CDRL. The contractor shall notify the Contracting Officer in writing of the time and location of the testing so that the Government may witness the tests. The contractor shall commence lot acceptance testing within 15 days after the lot production is completed. The lot acceptance test shall be conducted in accordance with the ASR Performance Specification at contractor facilities and/or at facilities that the contractor has contracted out. LATs shall be conducted under the supervision and with the approval of the Government representatives.

b. LAT reports shall be in accordance with the applicable CDRL.

10. NON-CONFORMING MATERIALS AND CORRECTIVE ACTIONS. To ensure the quality and conformance of all materials and parts that make up the ASR, the contractor shall establish a Failure Analysis and Corrective Action system (FACAS) that shall be used for the full life cycle of this contract. The FACAS, managed by the Program Manager and the Quality Assurance Manager, shall be a closed-loop failure reporting system with documented procedures for failure analysis to determine root cause. Using this system the contractor shall design, prioritize, assign responsibility for, set a timetable for, and implement corrective actions. It shall provide a way to record all failures, store and review failure analyses reports, and track all corrective actions (both planned and completed). Such records shall be in the ASR Program database and shall be fully accessible to authorized USG personnel for review. Through the FACAS, the contractor shall identify all hardware failures from the system level down to the component level throughout the testing period and field deployment. Non-conforming parts and materials may have to be scrapped but can often be re-worked. Examples of rework would include but are not limited to part coatings, labeling, broken screws, Foreign Objects Debris (FOD) in optics and other issues that would prevent the scraping of parts without effecting the operation/reliability of the ASR.

a. Throughout any ASR related testing, the contractor shall immediately report to the

USG any critical failures (i.e., one that prevents the system from performing its mission). Non-critical failures shall be entered into the database through the procedures outlined in the FACAS. A failure summary and analysis report shall be submitted after each failure during testing. Later in the ASR lifecycle, the contractor shall track all field data and test data to quickly identify any non-conformance and its root cause and to implement appropriate corrective actions.

11. INSPECTION AND TEST EQUIPMENT. The contractor shall use an established system for the calibration and control of all measuring and testing equipment used for the performance of the ASR contract. The calibration system shall fully comply with the requirements of ANSI/NCSL Z540.3-2006. The contractor shall also provide upon request, for Government review, documentation verifying the calibration and accuracy of all inspection and test equipment. Contractor personnel shall always be made available for operation of inspection equipment and for verification of their accuracy and condition.

12. PRODUCT TRACEABILITY AND LOT CONTROL. In accordance with the item specification and MIL-STD-1916, the contractor shall keep a detailed database to assure effective product traceability and lot control on all components and assemblies under this ASR contract. The contractor and their subcontractors shall maintain product identification data and evidence of the acceptance status of all material throughout the entire manufacturing and assembly process to ensure traceability to original material identification and quality status. The contractor database, shall include all evidence of product traceability and lot control documentation, and shall always be accessible to authorized Government personnel for review. The ABCL CDRL directly supports this requirement.

a. INSPECTION PROCESSES. The contractor’s Inspection and Testing Plan shall cover all inspections and tests to be performed under the ASR contract and shall include, but not be limited to, incoming inspections, in-process inspections and controls, and final inspections. It shall include the processes to identify and immediately correct critical defects. It shall also include a description of the Acceptance Inspection Equipment (AIE) and the system of documentation for all aspects of the inspection process.

b. The contractor shall perform verification of purchased product as specified in ISO 9001-2008 (or equivalent QMS) and their Quality Management System requirements. The contractor shall, in particular, conduct stringent inspections and test to verify production materials from vendors or subcontractors when those materials are used in components or assemblies that contain key characteristics.

(1) The contractor shall also provide upon request, for Government review, documentation verifying the calibration and accuracy of all inspection and test equipment. Contractor personnel shall always be made available for operation of inspection equipment and for verification of their accuracy and condition.

13. The contractor shall report small arms shipments in accordance with AR 710- 3 Section II.

14. SECURE STORAGE. The contractor shall provide secure storage for the weapon and ammunition items described herein in accordance with DoD Directive 51000.76-M, DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE PHYSICAL SECURITY OF SENSITIVE

CONVENTIONAL ARMS, AMMUNITION, AND EXPLOSIVES. As such, the AA&E category for the rifle is a CAT IV device and the suppressor is a CAT II device. When the rifle and suppressor are coupled or are stored together, they shall be treated as a CAT II item. Government furnished ammunition will be provided for contractor verification testing and must also be secured in accordance with DoD Directive 51000.76-M.

15. The contractor shall coordinate Transportation Protective Services (TPS) for shipments as prescribed under AR 55-355, Defense Traffic Management Regulation.

Small parcel releases of CAT II items may use traceable USPS methods such as U.S.

Registered Mail with a return receipt required. Approved Constant Surveillance Service (CSS) carrier or a motor express CSS carrier may be used as an alternative to registered mail.

16. The contractor shall support Government Qualification testing (GQT)/Production Qualification Testing (PQT). This includes providing personnel and spare parts in the event of a system malfunction. The contractor shall provide for all travel arrangements for contractor representatives attending IAW 31.205-46. The contractor shall also support GQT with spare parts in the event that their submitted equipment is broken, fails, or faulty.

17. REQUIRED TRAVEL. It is estimated that no more than 20 trips will need to be taken to NSWC Crane, SOCOM HQ and/or operational test facilities. It is also estimated that15 guns will be taken to their maximum barrel life in support of PQT.

Spare parts will be required for the aforementioned weapons.

18. CONFIGURATION MANAGEMENT. The contractor shall be responsible for configuration management of all components and assemblies of the ASR manufactured to meet the performance requirements of this contract. Prior to contractor implementation the contractor shall submit in writing to the contracting officer any proposed Engineering Change Proposal (ECP). For any ECP for each proposed change that will affect the form, fit, function or safety of the ASR system, including any configuration items. The ECP shall include how the change impacts the system, configuration items, and other associated configuration documentation affected by the proposed change. In addition, the ECP shall describe how the proposed change will be implemented, along with providing estimated schedules and associated costs. No engineering change shall be implemented until approved by the ASR program manager and authorized in writing by the procuring contracting officer. The contractor shall prepare a Notice of Revision (NOR) for any ECP that will require changes to ASR drawings, associated lists, or other technical documentation. The Contractor also shall send one copy (1 each) of ECP or NOR to the custodian of each specification, drawing, associated list, or other applicable document so custodian can implement required documentation changes.

Prior to the manufacture of the ASR system, if the Contractor considers it necessary to temporarily depart from the mandatory requirements of the specification or drawings, Contractor may request a deviation be authorized. Contractor shall submit a Request for Deviation (RFD) or a Request for Waiver (RFW) to depart from the contractually-specified configuration documentation for a specific number of units or for a specified period of time. The Government shall have sufficient time and information to accept/reject contractor’s request. The Government will approve and or provide feedback, if any, within 14 calendar days of receipt. The final Configuration Management change request shall be submitted within 14 days of receiving the Governments comments. The physical configuration (to include manufacturer of subcomponents) shall be representative of sample production hardware submissions and shall be frozen at contract award.

a. The contractor understands that all hardware, software, and firmware delivered under this contract must be of a single design. The Government shall be granted complete access to design documentation.

b. Any unauthorized changes shall be considered non-conforming, and that non-conforming systems shall not be accepted by the Government. All configuration management requirements within this SOW shall also apply and be passed on to all subcontractors and vendors. The contractor’s Configuration/Data Manager shall serve as the primary point of contact to the USG for all CM matters and shall oversee all aspects of CM for the ASR System, to include maintenance of current design specifications, all change requests, and associated documentation and engineering data, and program data management. The manager shall also be responsible for any subcontractor's configuration and data management issues.

c. ASR DESIGN CONTROL AND SUBMITTAL OF PROPOSED CHANGES. Any permanent proposed changes to the baseline design must be submitted to the Government via the Engineering Change Proposal (ECP) process for review and Government authorization prior to implementation, in accordance with the applicable CDRL. Any temporary proposed changes to the baseline design shall be forwarded to the government through a Request for Deviation (RFD) in accordance with the applicable CDRL.

(1) Additionally a Notice of Revision (NOR) in accordance with the ECP/NOR CDRL shall be utilized as applicable. For each approved change, the contractor shall maintain a record including the narrative reasons for each change and any relevant data. The contractor shall track and record configuration changes to each fielded unit, the current approved configuration, and the configuration of each produced item by serial number via Configuration Status Accounting Information methods. Configuration change documentation shall include the results of any relevant testing to adequately demonstrate that the proposed changes meet all requirements. Test sample quantities for configuration change purposes shall be statistically relevant

d. Government approval of configuration change documentation shall not alleviate the contractor’s obligation to meet Performance Specification and SOW requirements.