Attachment1-StatementofWork.doc

STATEMENT OF WORK

UNITED STATES COAST GUARD

RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT CENTER

SYSTEM ENGINEERING AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE (SETA)

C.1 BACKGROUND

In July, 2007 the United States Coast Guard (CG) announced the official stand up of its newly consolidated Acquisition Directorate (CG-9) which brought all elements of Coast Guard acquisition under one command. One of the offices under CG-9 is the Research, Development, Test and Evaluation Office (CG-926) and the CG Research and Development Center (RDC). RDC is the CG’s sole facility performing research, development, test and evaluation (RDT&E) in support of the CG’s major missions of Maritime Law Enforcement, Maritime Safety, Marine Environmental Protection and National Security. RDC supports CG acquisition and regulatory processes and strives to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of CG operations and resources.

RDC needs to augment the capacity, acquisition experience, and technological expertise in its role as advisor and consultant to CG-9 and their sponsors. This augmentation will result in a long-term partnership to provide support of major and non-major systems throughout the acquisition lifecycle.

RDC provides direct support to and participates in acquisition teams. Activities the Contractor shall perform in support of the RDC include the following: requirements, alternatives, and cost analysis; systems engineering and planning; prototype evaluation; environmental and human systems analysis; logistics; safety and security analysis; modeling and simulation; workforce and staffing analysis; test and evaluation; risk analysis; operations analysis; statistical analysis; acquisition strategy; manufacturing readiness; technology maturity analysis; risk analysis; market analysis; user wants and needs assessments; gap analysis; business case development; generation of data intended for input into a CG solicitation; and participation in proposal evaluations in an advisory capacity. When these activities support major and non-major acquisition efforts, the need for independence and clearly demonstrated absence of conflict of interest, real or perceived, becomes of highest importance.

In addition to CG and Department of Homeland Security (DHS) decision makers, target audiences for final products and presentations include high level Government and non-Government reviewers and organizations such as the Office of Management and Budget (OMB), Inspectors General (IG), the United States Congress, etc. Credentials of the staff involved in the creation of these products have to clearly demonstrate expertise with analysis tools and technology, and extensive experience with major and non-major system acquisition.

C.2 SCOPE OF WORK

The scope of this contract provides system engineering and technical assistance to all aspects of RDC activities that support the newly consolidated Coast Guard Acquisition Directorate.

C.3 RDC FUNCTIONAL AREAS

The Contractor shall provide system engineering and technical assistance support that will typically involve complex analyses requiring the coordinated integration of experience and expertise to be applied to the following RDC functional areas:

1. Requirements, Alternatives, Cost and Operations Analysis – RDC supports sponsors in the development of operational requirements definitions and performance metrics to support current and future acquisitions. RDC’s support includes the development of acquisition documentation such as Mission Needs Statements, Preliminary Operational Requirements, Concept of Operations Documentation, Market Surveys and Analyses, User Wants and Needs Assessments, and Gap Analysis, Modeling and Simulation Plans, Trade-off and Alternatives Analysis, Feasibility Studies, and Cost Analyses and cost estimates for potential material solutions that may result in major or non-major acquisition projects. Alternatives analysis provides decision and analytic support to acquisition Program Managers in identifying and documenting the most resource efficient method of satisfying an identified mission capability gap. RDC efforts involve the use of trade studies, identification of life-cycle cost for each viable alternative, and cost-benefit analysis to establish a return on investment measure. Additional efforts include market research of the state-of-the-market using credible technology and manufacturing readiness level estimation methods and when appropriate, market research of developmental systems when limited proven technologies are shown to exist.

2. Systems Engineering and Planning – RDC performs analysis and planning for total system solutions. RDC provides support in transforming broad operational capabilities into integrated field systems (across all life-cycle phases). RDC will draw upon expertise across all functional areas and many disciplines including systems engineering, science and technology, test and evaluation, logistics, C4ISR technology, and manufacturing.

3. Human Systems Integration (HSI) – RDC ensures that acquisition products will support effective and efficient human and mission performance. This is accomplished by considering job task requirements, end-user needs, and human factors standards during the needs assessment, requirements development, system design, developmental test and evaluation (DT&E), and operational test and evaluation (OT&E). HSI includes the sub-disciplines of manpower (staffing), personnel (workforce), training, human factors engineering (HFE), habitability, occupational health and safety, and personnel survivability; as such, HSI experts will likely team with members of other functional areas over the course of an acquisition. Through the use of user needs analysis, task analysis, staffing models, human factors engineering standards, human-in-the-loop simulation, usability, operability, and workload assessment, and user/system/mission performance assessment, HSI contributes to every phase of an acquisition.

4. Environmental Impact and Safety Assessments of Proposed Acquisitions/Systems – RDC performs independent scoping assessment of compliance with environmental laws such as Clean Air Act, Clean Water Act, Marine Mammals Act (MMA), National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), and any local laws in anticipated operational areas. These are not formal environmental assessment or impact analysis as required under NEPA, but a scoping of likely issues. Safety assessments include independent assessment scoping of compliance with all applicable safety regulations.

5. Logistics – RDC conducts the analysis required to determine resource/technology needed to sustain operational support of field systems. This may encompass support across any or all Integrated Logistics Support (ILS) elements (maintenance planning, manpower and personnel, supply support, support equipment, technical data, training and training support, facilities, packaging, handling, storage and transportation, computer resources support, and design interface). It provides life-cycle risk and reliability management solutions.

6. Test and Evaluation – RDC provides independent and objective test and evaluation (T&E) of products and systems prior to and throughout the formal acquisition process. RDC maintains expertise, contacts, and appropriate tools for test and evaluation. RDC supports development of T&E Master Plans, performance metrics, test execution plans, test methodologies, analysis tools and methods, and test reports as appropriate before and throughout the acquisition life cycle. Concept demonstrations, developmental T&E and operational T&E are included in this area, particularly with respect to unmanned systems, electronic systems, sensors, marine fire testing, personal protection equipment and aids to navigation technologies.

7. Modeling and Simulation – RDC maintains expertise, contacts, and appropriate tools for Modeling and Simulation (M&S). RDC provides M&S services and advice throughout the pre-acquisition and acquisition cycle. RDC uses M&S to provide CG-9 and its customers improved understanding of the applications of new assets, sensor performance, technologies, concept of operations (CONOPS), and demands on CG mission outcomes. RDC uses a wide range of M&S tools such as campaign level modeling, tactical level modeling, risk analysis, visualization techniques, and statistical analysis to provide a quantitative, consistent and unbiased methodology in assessing the impacts on operational performance.

8. Workforce and Staffing Analysis – RDC analyzes the number and type of personnel required to operate a new acquisition, and identifies any risks to the availability of adequate personnel. Workforce and staffing requirements are estimated through a staffing model based on task analysis and anticipated training requirements derived from the acquisition CONOPS and preliminary system designs. Whether sufficient personnel will be available to staff the new acquisition product is predicted using workforce models which forecast fluctuations in the availability of different ranks and rates based on recruiting/retention/attrition, training shortfalls, etc. Together, these estimates inform the Coast Guard whether sufficient personnel with the requisite skills will be available to staff the new acquisition, or whether changes are needed in the acquisition to accommodate a different workforce mix.

9. Risk Analysis – RDC efforts in this area cut across many dimensions from project risk management, risk-based decision making, systems risk management, reliability analysis, and dealing with uncertainty in a representation or model of an important acquisition decision. The Coast Guard acquisition risk space includes: life-cycle cost, schedule, and performance factors; the operational effectiveness of the proposed solution; the costs associated with unreliable performance; and compliance of new platforms to regulations and standards. Depending on the level of precision and certainty required in an acquisition decision, either qualitative or quantitative risk analysis tools are applied to assess the threats and/or vulnerabilities to an acquisition project. Sensitivity analyses are routinely performed on analysis assumptions or to understand the potential risk impact (e.g., mission, safety, environmental, and schedule) on the project or system of interest. Services may require analysis of both threats to project objectives or to established platform/system performance parameters and opportunities to improve on those objectives that can produce an increase in a new asset’s operational performance.

RDC helps acquisition Program Managers control risk in their program with appropriate safeguards, rate technical alternatives using analytical methods that might combine risk, cost, and performance, and avoid unwanted outcomes by predicting loss exposure with fielded Coast Guard systems. This is accomplished through the systematic organization/integration of information using appropriate tools and models (e.g., risk profiling, cause-and-effect, decision trees, and influence diagrams).

10. Acquisition Strategy (Business Case Development) – RDC provides strategic planning and strategic initiatives for the increased integration of the RDT&E program into the acquisition process. RDC provides inputs to the CG Acquisition Review Council (CGARC) supporting RDT&E issues. RDC provides consultation with major and non-major acquisition Program Managers with respect to RDT&E and monitors and reviews all RDT&E for major and non-major acquisition programs in the CG to ensure adherence to approved policies and standards.

11. Request for Proposal Generation and Proposal Evaluation – RDC generates the technical content of requests for proposal (RFP) and participates in the technical evaluation of proposals submitted in response to RFPs.

C.4 OTHER

Facilities and Facilitators – In support of tasking requirements, facilitators and facilities may be required for workshop-based sessions (e.g., collaborative requirements generation).

Data Deliverables – The Data Deliverables, Attachment A, is representative of data likely to be required during performance of this contract. Place and time of delivery of data will be as specified on the Data Deliverables, provided with each task order.

DATA DELIVERABLES

(SAMPLE)

Deliverable No. 1 Title: Monthly Progress Report Reference/Guidance Documents: Contractor’s Progress, Status and Management Report

(DI-MGMT-80227)

SOW Reference: Paragraph 5.1 Due Date: 15 calendar days after invoice period

#Copies Copies To:

COTR

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Submit via e-mail (MS Office for Windows compatible – current CG version)

Deliverable No. 2 Title: Presentation

Reference/Guidance Documents: RDC presentation format

SOW Reference: Paragraph 3.5 Draft Due Date: 50 calendar days after award

Government Review: Within 5 calendar days

#Copies Copies To:

Final Due Date: 5 calendar days after Government comments

1 COTR

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Deliverable No. 3 Title: Informal Technical Report Reference/Guidance Documents: Contractor format

SOW Reference: Paragraph 3.6

Outline Due Date: 45 calendar days after award

Draft Due Date: 100 calendar days after award

Government Review: Within 10 calendar days

Final Due Date: 10 calendar days after Government comments

COTR

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Deliverable No. 4 Title: Formal Technical Report Reference/Guidance Documents: RDC Report Reference Guide (See Clause H.11) SOW Reference: Paragraph 3.7

Outline Due Date: 45 calendar days after award

Draft Due Date: 100 calendar days after award

Government Review: Within 10 calendar days

Final Due Date: 10 calendar days after Government comments

COTR

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Deliverable No. 5 Title: CDROM Deliverables Archive Reference/Guidance Documents: Contractor format

SOW Reference: Paragraph 5.2

Due Date: End of period of performance

KO

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