112th ATT PWS_20 AUG 25.docx

Performance Work Statement (PWS)

FOR

112th Signal Advanced Technical Training (ATT)

1.0 DESCRIPTION OF SERVICES:

112th Signal Battalion (SO)(A) and Theater Special Operations Command Signal Detachments require advanced tactical and enterprise communications expertise to ensure mission readiness to SOCOM units globally and enable the USASOC CG’s priority for C5ISR innovation.

2.0 BACKGROUND:

The 112th Signal Battalion (SO) (A), as a subordinate command, is charged to install, operate, maintain, defend, and modernize IT support services on behalf of ARSOF Commanders globally. The 112th SIG BN leverages this contract for Information Assurance Training Support.

3.0 PURPOSE:

The purpose of this Contract is to provide, but not limited to, IT Network Support Training, Ordering Material/Supplies/Equipment Training, IT Asset/Warehouse Management Training, Program Management Training, and Information Assurance Training Support to encompass all USASOC locations, CONUS/OCONUS.

4.0 SPECIFIC REQUIREMENTS/DELIVERABLES

The course list below and other required training and certifications as required. The vendor will propose training plan and length for each course to 112th Signal Battalion (SO)(A) for approval within 30 days following contract award. 112th Signal Battalion (SO)(A) will provide training dates within 30 days of vendor providing course length. The location of these courses will be conducted on Fort Bragg, NC, offsite locations, or virtual as directed. Three signal detachments quarterly need training CONUS/OCONUS as the baseline requirement (see Section 8). This training will require the vendor to provide project management, course preparation, workstations, and necessary training materials in order to conduct the courses. The contractor will provide Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) to a designated repository, as needed, that are specific to satisfying the requirements of the class. The vendor shall provide the labor, travel, vouchers, and training material. Contractor shall include test vouchers in the cost to the contract quote. The contractor will provide test centers for all IT certification exams. The vendor will conduct pre course assessments with students at the beginning of each course and provide this feedback to 112th Signal Battalion (SO)(A). The vendor will conduct post course assessments with students following each course and provide this feedback to 112th Signal Battalion (SO)(A). The acceptance criteria will be assessed as greater than or equal to 90% of students increasing the day one pretest score on final test. Vendor is responsible for providing a pretest and posttest or certification. All vendor developed tests must be validated by 112th Signal Battalion (SO)(A). Support shall be provided as directed by 112th Signal Battalion (SO)(A) until funding is exhausted.

4.1 Information Assurance Training Support:

5.0 CONTRACTOR’S RESPONSIBILITIES:

In addition to the above, Contractor’s responsibilities will include the following:

· Performing site technology surveys, attending site meeting, and participating in site reviews

· Provide technical consultation expertise

· Program management and administrative support (resumes will be evaluated)

· Provide deliverables to include, but not be limited to:

· By course invoice report

· Monthly financial report, government provided template

· Quarterly In-progress Review (IPR)

· Provide cleared escorts as needed to support contractor support required to perform tasking as outlined by the G6 in support of tasking directly related to this contract

· Provide Material/Supplies/Equipment for training for relevant courseware

· Provide software licensing in support of training classes

6.0 SECURITY REQUIREMENTS:

6.1 AT Level I training. All contractor employees, including subcontractor employees, requiring access to an Army or USSOCOM controlled installation, facility, or area shall complete AT Level I Awareness Training within 60 calendar days after contract start date or effective date of incorporation of this requirement into the contract, whichever applies. The contractor shall submit certificates of completion for each affected contract employee and subcontract employee to the COR (or to the contracting officer, if a COR is not assigned) within 90 calendar days after completion of the training by all employees and subcontractor personnel. This is an annual training requirement. AT Level I training is available at: https://jkodirect.jten.mil/Atlas2/faces/page/login/Login.seam.

6.2 AT awareness training for US based contractor personnel traveling overseas. All US based contract employees and associated subcontractor employees will receive government provided AT awareness training specific to the area of responsibility (AOR) as directed by AR 525-13, Antiterrorism prior to deploying overseas. Specific AOR training content is directed by the combatant commander, with the unit ATO being the point of contact.

6.3 Access and general protection policy and procedures. All contractor employees, including subcontractor employees, requiring access to an Army or USSOCOM controlled installation, facility, or area shall comply with applicable security policies and procedures (provided by the government representative). This includes policies pertaining to the use or prohibition of electronic recorders, devices, cameras, etc. If the Contractor is required to take photographs or videos on a Government Installation, the Contractor must obtain written permission from the Senior Commander. The contractor shall also provide all information required for background checks to meet installation and facility access requirements to be completed by the installation Provost Marshal Office, Director of Emergency Services, or Security Office. The contractor workforce must comply with all personal identity verification requirements as directed by DoD, HQDA, USSOCOM, USASOC and/or local policy. In addition to the changes otherwise authorized by the changes clause of this contract, should Force Protection Condition (FPCON) at any individual facility or installation change, the government may require changes in contractor security matters or processes.

6.4 For contractors requiring Common Access Card (CAC). Before CAC issuance, the contractor employee requires, at a minimum, a favorably adjudicated National Agency Check with Inquiries (NACI) or an equivalent or higher investigation in accordance with Army Directive 2014-05. The contractor employee will be issued a CAC only if duties involve one of the following: (1) Both physical access to a DoD facility and access, via logon, to DoD networks on-site or remotely; (2) Remote access, via logon, to a DoD network using DoD-approved remote access procedures; or (3) Physical access to multiple DoD facilities or multiple non-DoD federally controlled facilities on behalf of the DoD on a recurring basis for a period of 6 months or more. At the discretion of the sponsoring activity, an initial CAC may be issued based on a favorable review of the FBI fingerprint check and a successfully scheduled NACI at the Office of Personnel Management.

6.5 For contractors to maintain and recover a CAC. Contractor shall comply with DoDI 5200.46, dated 9 Sep 14, DoD Investigative and Adjudicative Guidance for Issuing the Common Access Card (CAC). When eligibility is denied, revoked, contract completion, or contractor fails to maintain the DODI Basic Adjudication Standards or Supplemental Adjudication Standards listed within, CACs will be recovered by the Contractor and will immediately be rendered inoperable and returned to the COR or the local Real-time Automated Personnel Identification System (RAPIDS) site and the turn-in receipt forwarded to the COR. In addition, agencies' physical and logical access systems will be immediately updated to eliminate the use of a CAC for access. Contractor shall report departed employees and the dates their CAC were returned to the COR or RAPIDS site as of the last day of the month on a monthly basis IAW SOFARS clause 5652.242-9002. The report will include the names and circumstances of those departed employees whose CAC was not retrieved. Negative reports are required.

6.6 For contractors that do not require CAC, but require a federal ID access to a DoD facility or installation. Contractor and all associated sub-contractors employees shall comply with adjudication standards and procedures using the National Crime Information Center Interstate Identification Index (NCIC-III) and Terrorist Screening Database (TSDB) (Army Directive 2014-05/AR190-13), applicable installation, facility and area commander installation/facility access and local security policies and procedures (provided by government representative), or, at OCONUS locations, in accordance with status of forces agreements and other theater regulations. When issued by local authority the Contractor shall report departed employees and the dates their local identification cards were returned to the COR or the Installation issuing facility as of the last day of the month on a monthly basis. The report will include the names and circumstances of those departed employees whose local identification card was not retrieved. Negative reports are required.

6.7 iWATCH training. The Vendor and all associated sub contractors shall brief all employees on the local iWATCH program (training standards provided by the government requiring activity Antiterrorism Officer (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 or the designated security office. Training shall be completed within 60 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 90 days after contract award and new employees' commencing performance.

6.8 Access to government information systems. All contract employees with access to a government information system must be registered in the Army Training Certification Tracking System (ATCTS) at commencement of services and must successfully complete the DoD Information Assurance Awareness training prior to access to the information system and then annually thereafter.

6.9 Requirement for OPSEC training. Per AR 530-1, Operations Security, new contract employees must complete OPSEC Level I training within 30 calendar days of reporting for duty. All contract employees must complete annual OPSEC Awareness Training.

6.10 Information assurance/information technology training. All contractor employees and associated subcontractor employees must complete the DoD IA awareness training before issuance of network access and annually thereafter. All contractor employees working IA/IT functions must comply with DoD, Army, USSOCOM and USASOC training requirements in DODD 8570.01, DoD 8570.01-M, AR 25-2 and published USSOCOM and USASOC requirements within 180 calendar days of employment.

6.11 Information assurance/information technology training certification. 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. Baseline certification as stipulated in DoD 8570.01-M, must be completed upon contract award. Only staff that are instructing specific course are required to have certification in that course material.

6.12 Vendor to obtain a Facility Clearance and individual clearances at the appropriate level. The Vendor must obtain a Facility Clearance at the appropriate level (IAW the NISPOM DoD 5220.22-M) prior to the start of the contract awarded period of performance. Contractor personnel performing work under this contract must have the required minimum SECRET security clearance at the appropriate level at the start of the period of performance. Security clearances and Facility Clearance (FCL) requirements are required to be maintained for the life of the contract in accordance with the DD254 attached to the contract. Expected labor categories include technical consultation and administrative support.

6.13 Pre-screen applicants using E-Verify Program. The Vendor must pre-screen applicants using the E-verify Program (http://www.dhs.gov/E-Verify) website to meet the established employment eligibility requirements. The vendor must ensure that the applicant has two valid forms of government issued identification.

7.0 GOVERNMENT FURNISHED INFORMATION, MATERIAL, AND EQUIPMENT:

The government will provide access to facilities and areas requiring network installation as needed. The government will provide all desktop workstation personal computers, as needed. The government will provide the required networking equipment to connect facility to the USASOC Network (routers, switches, etc.), as needed. Government will provide equipment when course requires unit MTOE training aids for specific courses.

8.0 TRAVEL:

Travel will be required. All travel will be will project-based and included in Vendor Cost Proposal. Travel and lodging will be included in course pricing. Based off historical data, Contractors can budget for travel for 3 TDYs quarterly to include Colorado, Hawaii, Florida, Germany, South Korea as reoccurring locations with other locations occasionally as directed by unit. Contractor shall coordinate all authorized travel expenses consistent with the substantive provisions of the Joint Travel Regulation (JTR), FAR 31.205-46.

8.1 Lodging & Meals

Contractor shall provide all lodging and meals for duration of all courses requested and throughout the duration of the contract. Any local hire instructors residing within fifty (50) miles of course location will not have lodging or meals funded

TRANSPORTATION OF EQUIPMENT & MATERIAL:

The contractor is responsible to ensure all equipment & material is delivered to destination.

10.0 HOURS OF WORK:

Normal working hours for this effort are 8 hours per day Monday through Friday, within core Command hours which are 0600-1800 Monday through Friday, excluding Federal Holidays. The contractor is required to work 8 hours during the 12 hour period of time as directed by Government Lead. There may be periods during which Contractor will be required to work weekends, extended hours, and be on call for mission support.

11.0 ATTACHMENTS:

Attachment 1 - Performance Requirements Summary (PRS)

Attachment 2 - Deliverables Schedule

Performance Requirements Summary (PRS)

Attachment 1

Attachment 2

Deliverables Schedule