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This document outlines a draft performance work statement and related federal contract opportunity. The performance work statement seeks systems engineering, research, development, prototyping and testing capabilities to support maritime systems assessments, with a focus on manned and unmanned maritime systems. Key details include a five-year contract period from January 2020 to January 2025 consisting of five one-year ordering periods and a six-month option; support for programs through the Special Operations Forces Acquisition, Technology and Logistics Center; a best value source selection evaluating technical, past performance and price factors; responses due by November 14th, 2019; and work to be conducted at contractor and government facilities involving travel to locations such as Panama City, Florida, San Diego, California, Newport, Rhode Island and Pearl Harbor, Hawaii.

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United States Special Operations Command (USSOCOM) Program Executive Office (PEO) Maritime Performance Work Statement (PWS) for Maritime Requirements

ID04190107

Attachment 1 18 September 2019 United States Special Operations Command (USSOCOM) Program Executive Office (PEO) Maritime Requirements Performance Work Statement (PWS)

1.0 Introduction

United States Special Operations Command (USSOCOM) Special Operations Forces Acquisition, Technology, and Logistics (SOF AT&L) Center is responsible for all USSOCOM research, development, acquisition, procurement, and logistics. SOF AT&L works closely with Government, academia, and industry in meeting its mission to provide rapid and focused acquisition, technology, and logistics support to Warfighters, delivering the most effective capabilities to our Special Operations Forces. Within SOF AT&L, the Program Executive Office for Maritime (PEO-M) is dedicated to providing Special Operations Forces (SOF) Warfighters with operationally effective and sustainable maritime mobility platforms and equipment with its primary customer being the Naval Special Warfare Command (NAVSPECWARCOM).

2.0 General Requirements

Under this contract, the Contractor shall provide systems engineering, research, development, prototyping, and mission support capabilities to support both manned and unmanned maritime systems. The Contractor shall support systems design reviews, conduct design and prototyping, and support the demonstration/assessment of the utility and limitations of manned and unmanned maritime systems. Specifically, the Contractor shall possess the facilities, processes, and licenses to conduct activities involved in the development, testing, and support of maritime systems, subsystems, components, payloads and materials.

2.1 Scope

This effort is to enhance U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) capabilities by providing systems engineering, research, development, prototyping and testing capabilities to support maritime systems assessments. The contract requirements shall focus principally on maritime systems, but shall also include engineering efforts in support of mission support and launch and recovery operations.

2.2 Place of Performance

The Contractor shall commence work upon contract award by the Contracting Officer. The work shall be accomplished primarily at the Contractor’s facility and at the locations specified in Section 2.4

2.3 Facilities and Specialized Handling

The Contractor shall, during the performance of this contract, collect and analyze data in Contractor-owned laboratory facilities as well as under field conditions. Therefore, the Contractor shall have ownership of and control over access to the required laboratory facilities prior to submitting a proposal and shall provide proof of its capabilities for the following:

· Temperature controlled test pool, greater than 30 feet in depth, with heavy crane capability.

· X-ray tomography capability to allow internal component inspections without disassembly.

· Maritime materiel and corrosion test capability allowing for corrosion and dynamic testing, marine fouling testing and materials performance in splash-zone and tidal environments.

· Experience and facilities to perform off-gas screening and other chemical and material analysis and testing.

· Secure facilities, as outlined in Section 6.0, for conducting sensitive and classified work when required by task order.

· The Contractor shall hold active quality program certification [International Standards Organization (ISO) 9000] and adhere to Det Norske Veritas Germanischer Lloyd (DNVGL) certification standards for the Undersea Systems.

2.4 Anticipated Travel Requirements

Mandatory travel within the Continental United States (CONUS) may be required to perform the assigned tasks. Prior to travel, all travel requests shall be coordinated and approved by the Contracting Officer's Representative (COR). The Contractor shall utilize GSA’s electronic Assisted Services Shared Information System (ASSIST) to request travel and COR approval. The numbers of trips and types of personnel traveling shall be limited to the minimum required to accomplish work requirements.

In support of PEO-M programs, travel shall include trips from the Contractor’s primary location to USSOCOM in Tampa, FL, for one-day program status meetings. Annual trips will be required to perform design/project reviews at client facilities, while numerous trips are anticipated for subsystem and system level testing and assessment. Additional travel to provide technical field support at the listed locations, and/or additional locations as required, will be necessary to meet with Operators, perform demonstrations, and provide technical support to maritime systems.

The following chart characterizes anticipated annual travel, but is not all-inclusive. The Government anticipates that while some travel will be superseded, additional new travel will be identified through the life of the task order. While events and locations may change, the total amount of travel remains generally static from year-to-year.

Location
# of Days
# of Trips
Panama City, FL
2
2
San Diego, CA
3
2
Newport, RI
2
2
Pearl Harbor, HI
4
1
Tampa, FL
2
12
Norfolk, VA
3
4

Long-distance travel is defined as travel to a location over fifty (50) miles from the Contractor employee’s normal duty station. Local travel will not be reimbursed. Contractor costs for travel will be reimbursed at the limits set in the following regulations (see FAR 31.205-46):

●Federal Travel Regulations (FTR) - prescribed by the GSA, for travel in the contiguous U.S.
●Joint Travel Regulations (JTR), Volume 2, Department of Defense (DoD) Civilian Personnel, Appendix A - prescribed by the DoD, for travel in Alaska, Hawaii, and outlying areas of the U.S. Department of State Standardized Regulations (DSSR) (Government Civilians, Foreign Areas), Section 925, "Maximum Travel Per Diem Allowances for Foreign Areas" - prescribed by the Department of State, for travel in areas not covered in the FTR or JTR.

The Contractor shall invoice in accordance with the Contractor’s accounting cycle for the incurred travel costs in compliance with the JTR/FTR. The invoice shall include the period of performance (PoP) covered by the invoice, the Item Number, GSA Task Order ID Number, and identify all cumulative travel costs billed by Item Number. The Contractor shall provide separate worksheets; in Microsoft Excel format for travel with the following information:

●GSA Task Order ID Number
●Travel Authorization Request number or identifier, approver name, and approval date (upon request from the Government)
●Current invoice period
●Names of persons traveling
●Travel Location
●Number of travel days (upon request from the Government)
●Dates of travel
●Number of days per diem charged (upon request from the Government)
●Per diem rate used (upon request from the Government)
●Total per diem charged (upon request from the Government)
●Transportation costs (upon request from the Government)
●Total charges
●Explanation of variances exceeding 10% of the approved versus actual costs

All travel requests / invoices provided by the Contractor shall also include all Indirect charges (e.g., Overhead, General and Administrative, Material and Handling, etc.), Indirect rates, backup documentation of purchase (e.g., receipts)).

2.5 Points of Contact (POCs)

All current POCs, Government and Contractor, for the contract should be registered in ASSIST and listed under the contract to ensure POCs’ contact information is current and accurate.

3.0 Specific Tasks

The Contractor shall execute the specific task areas defined in the paragraphs below.

3.1 Manned Maritime Systems Support

The Contractor shall provide independent technical expertise to the development of manned maritime systems capability for Special Operations Forces (SOF). A primary objective will be to identify technology needs and then develop solutions to address them. This includes Technical Review and Fabrication Survey support; Engineering Support through Independent Assessments, Evaluations, and Tests; Technical Field Support and Technical Package Completion; and Technology Insertion through Rapid Prototyping, Technology Assessment, and Technology Integration. This shall involve the following subtasks:

3.1.1 The Contractor shall support the detailed technical reviews (to include Quarterly Program Reviews and Critical Design Reviews [CDRs]) of system designs. The Contractor’s general areas of expertise shall include, but will not be limited to, hull, mechanical, and electrical systems and launch and support systems. The Contractor shall review proposed modifications to the system for installation of Government Furnished Equipment (GFE) as well as to support the review of human system integration design factors, effectiveness, reliability, safety of ship, weight, balance, and trim. The Contractor shall review procedures related to operating, emergency and maintenance of the system as well as training plans.

Similarly, the Contractor shall assist with hazard identification and assessments for hazard severity, probability, consequences, and categorization. The Contractor shall review Manned Maritime’s system engineering plans and procedures to assess program impacts of proposed technical changes.

3.1.2 The Contractor shall provide engineering expertise and shall analyze relevant military, Government and commercial requirements and standards applicable to the Manned Maritime’s system. The Contractor shall review, analyze, interpret and make recommendations on reports from the system builder as well as from Government and commercial certifying agencies. These include conducting independent calculations and testing; reviewing potential courses of action; and providing focused lessons-learned, technical advice, and recommendations. The Contractor shall review draft test plans and procedures; analyze technical requirements to develop draft test plans and procedures; and assist in the development of mission profile testing. The Contractor shall possess the capability to conduct field and laboratory demonstrations, assessments, operational assessments, field experiments, and operational test evaluations. The Contractor shall also test and collect test data during land-based and at-sea testing; analyze test data and evaluate test results; and prepare draft test reports. The Contractor shall provide recommendations based on test results and priorities, regarding design or manufacturing changes and future testing. The Contractor shall support the program by using its in-house capabilities in conducting the following tests: structural, pressure and off-gas screening and other chemical and material analysis and testing.

3.1.3 The Contractor shall provide technical field support for the integration and employment of sensors developed for the Manned Maritime’s system. The Contractor shall also provide technical field support for system integration and human systems interface (HSI) integration of sensors. The Contractor shall develop technical information packages, to include master parts lists, drawing packages, and required maintenance manuals for depot and user level procedures, with the intent to provide this technical information package for future sustainment and procurement via a separate Government activity.

3.1.4 The Contractor shall possess agile capability to access and exploit organizations engaged in technology development and demonstration, operational assessment capabilities, and rapid prototyping /fabrication facilities. The Contractor shall provide the capability to design, fabricate, deliver, and integrate hardware and software items as required by the task order. The Contractor shall provide rapid prototyping and testing support for the demonstration of technologies. The Contractor shall review proposed system modifications for potential improvements in design and manufacturing methods. Selected concepts may be chosen for prototyping and introduction as Government Furnished Property (GFP). The Contractor shall develop and demonstrate advanced technologies for future system integration.

3.2 Unmanned Maritime Systems Support

The Contractor shall review the Unmanned Maritime Systems (UMS), subsystems, and components to identify vulnerable components and to assess processes, methods, or materials that will enable current and future UMS to operate effectively in the underwater battlespace. This shall involve the following tasks:

3.2.1 The Contractor shall provide systems engineering and technical support to evolve and integrate prototype hardware and software solutions and to improve design interfaces for existing or evolving unmanned maritime systems.

3.2.2 The Contractor shall conduct technical analyses to identify, evaluate and address operational, technical and supportability gaps.

3.2.3 The Contractor shall provide engineering support and subject matter expertise to conduct trade studies to identify technical issues and present recommendations, provide input into the development of technical briefs and provide technical documents, white papers and presentations to support efforts that include:

· Development of modular autonomous systems and their associated energy and power systems;

· Integration of new and existing payloads and sensors into existing systems; and

· Development and demonstration of advanced maritime surveillance and communication systems.

3.2.4 The Contractor shall provide support for planning and executing tests of unmanned maritime systems, components and associated software.

3.3 Payload Design, Prototyping and Integration

The Contractor shall provide the efforts necessary for design, prototyping, demonstration, and assessment of maritime system payloads. This shall involve the following tasks:

3.3.1 The Contractor shall develop component and payload designs based on reviews of requirements and specifications.

3.3.2 The Contractor shall conduct component and subsystem design validation. Conduct component and subsystems material and operation assessments using actual or simulated environments. Simulated environments must be sufficiently realistic to verify employment in actual conditions.

3.3.3 The Contractor shall verify integrated operation of preliminary designs, including all pertinent integrated subsystems. This task includes component laboratory prototyping efforts necessary to support demonstration and assessment or test, and to support fit-checking of a model in a candidate platform.

3.3.4 Based on analyses, systems engineering and prototype designs, the Contractor shall prepare integrated, documented designs, suitable to fabricate an operational prototype that can be used for demonstrations, assessments and design tests.

3.3.5. The Contractor shall integrate prototypes using hardware previously developed to verify ability to conduct operations under specified conditions. This includes integration of all support systems required to conduct the operations.

3.3.6. The Contractor shall provide field and mission support to integrated payloads.

4.0 Deliverables

Contractor shall provide data as required in Exhibit A, Contract Data Requirements List (CDRL).

5.0 Government Furnished Equipment (GFE), Property (GFP) and Data

5.1. Contract GFE and GFP

GFP to include High Energy Battery System hardware and existing Gumball EO/IR sensor assemblies will be identified at the task order level and included an attachment on the awarded task order.

5.2. Data Sharing

The Contractor project team members shall obtain Common Access Cards (CACs) as necessary to access CAC-enabled computers and obtain Government Furnished Information (GFI). These project personnel shall have the capability to send and receive unclassified sensitive encrypted e-mails on NIPRNET and access SharePoint technology on NIPRNET to collaborate with offsite stakeholders. Standard software formats used shall be Microsoft Office and Microsoft Project.

5.3. Data Rights

All data and data rights associated with this effort shall include an unlimited rights license for the Government. All data and deliverables submitted for Government acceptance shall not include any restrictive markings limiting the Government’s licensing rights under the DFARS.

6.0 Security

The Contractor shall hold a Top Secret facility clearance with Top Secret safeguarding capability. In accordance with a DoD Contract Security Classification Specification Form (DD 254) that will be provided upon contract award, the Contractor shall receive and generate classified material up to the SECRET level. All aspects of the program shall conform to the provisions of applicable Security Classification Guide(s) and DD Form 254s. Contractor individuals supporting this task will be cleared at the Secret level when required.

The Contractor shall insure requirements for safeguarding classified information and classified materials, for obtaining and verifying personnel security clearances, for verifying security clearances and indoctrination of visitors, for controlling access to restricted areas, for protecting Government property, and for the security of automated and non-automated management information systems and data are fulfilled. The Contractor’s security management system will prevent unauthorized disclosure of classified and sensitive unclassified information. The Government shall be immediately notified if any security incident or any indication of a potential unauthorized disclosure or compromise of classified or sensitive unclassified information.

The Contractor shall provide security management support. Typical efforts include, but are not limited to, performing classified document control functions, classified materials inventories, program access requests, preparing and monitoring personnel indoctrination and debriefing agreements, and maintaining and using security related databases.

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

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

6.1 Anti-Terrorism (AT)/Operational Security (OPSEC)

1. AT Level I training. All contractor employees, to include subcontractor employees, requiring access to Government installations, facilities and controlled access areas shall complete AT Level I awareness training within 30 calendar days after contract start date. The contractor shall submit certificates of completion for each affected contractor employee and subcontractor employee, to the COR and to the Contract Specialist within 30 calendar days after completion of training by all employees and subcontractor personnel. AT level I awareness training is available at the following website http://jko.jten.mil.

2. Access and general protection/security policy and procedures. Contractor and all associated sub-contractors’ employees shall provide all information required for background checks to meet installation access requirements to be accomplished by installation Provost Marshal Office, Director of Emergency Services or Security Office. Contractor workforce must comply with all personal identity verification requirements (FAR 52.204-9, Personal Identity Verification of Contractor Personnel) as directed by DOD, HQDA and/or local policy. In addition to the changes otherwise authorized by the changes clause of this contract, should the Force Protection Condition (FPCON) at any individual facility or installation change, the Government may require changes in contractor security matters or processes.

2a. 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 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 Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) fingerprint check and a successfully scheduled National Agency Check with Inquiries (NACI) at the Office of Personnel Management.

2b. For contractors that do not require CAC, but require access to a DoD facility or installation. The Contractor and all associated subcontractors employees shall comply with adjudication standards and procedures using the National Crime Information Center Interstate Identification Index (NCIC-III) and Terrorist Screening Database (TSDB), 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.

3. Registration for contractor employees who require access to Government information systems. All contractor employees with access to a Government info system must be registered at commencement of services, and must successfully complete the DOD Information Assurance (IA) Awareness prior to access to the IS and then annually thereafter.

4. For contracts that require a formal OPSEC program. The contractor shall develop an OPSEC Standing Operating Procedure (SOP)/Plan within 90 calendar days of contract award, to be reviewed and approved by the responsible Government OPSEC officer. This plan will include a process to identify critical information, where it is located, who is responsible for it, how to protect it and why it needs to be protected. The contractor shall implement OPSEC measures as ordered by the commander. In addition, the contractor shall have an identified certified Level II OPSEC coordinator per AR 530-1.

5. For contracts that require OPSEC Training. Per AR 530-1 Operations Security, the contractor employees must complete Level I OPSEC Awareness training. New employees must be trained within 30 calendar days of their reporting for duty and annually thereafter.

6. For IA/information technology (IT) training. All contractor employees and associated sub-contractor 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 and Government training requirements in DoD 8570.01, DoD 8570.01-M and AR 25-2 within six months of appointment to IA/IT functions.

7. For IA/IT 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. The baseline certification as stipulated in DoD 8570.01-M must be completed upon contract award.

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

9. Threat Awareness Reporting Program (TARP). For all contractors with security clearances. Per AR 381-12 Threat Awareness and Reporting Program (TARP), contractor employees must receive annual TARP training by a counterintelligence agent or other trainer as specified in 2-4b.

7.0 Special Requirements and Notices to Contractor

The following sub-sections provide details of various considerations on this effort.

7.1 Safety/OSHA Requirements

The Contractor shall comply with applicable state and Federal safety standards. Special safety requirements will be identified in individual tasks, when required. The Contractor shall assure compliance with all applicable OSHA standards.

7.2 Contractor Furnished Items and Responsibilities

The Contractor shall furnish all personnel, facilities, equipment and supplies unless otherwise provided by the Government. The Contractor shall propose resources to address requirements for this task order.

7.3 Environmental Requirements

The Contractor shall identify and comply with all appropriate state and Federal statutes and regulations applicable to environmental safety, such as, but not limited to, environmental protection; health and public safety; chemicals and hazardous substances; and waste, chemical, and cleanup enforcement.

7.4 Contract Manpower Reporting Application (ECMRA)

The Contractor shall report all Contractor labor hours (including subcontractor labor hours) required to perform services under this contract for the United States Special Operations Command (USSOCOM) Special Operations Forces Acquisition, Technology, and Logistics (SOF AT&L) Center via a secure data collection site. The Contractor is required to completely fill in all required data fields using the following web address: http://www.ecmra.mil/.

Reporting inputs will be for the labor executed during the period of performance during each Government fiscal year (FY), which runs October 1 through September 30. While inputs may be reported any time during the FY, all data shall be reported no later than October 31 of each calendar year. Contractors may direct questions to the help desk at http://www.ecmra.mil.

7.5 Small Business Participation Plan

Report actual achievements relative to proposed small business participation plan (including subcontracting dollars / percentages).

The report shall be submitted, using the Electronic Subcontracting Reporting System (eSRS) at http://www.esrs.gov, semi-annually during contract performance for the periods ending March 31 and September 30. A report is also required for each contract within 30 days of contract completion. Reports are due 30 days after the close of each reporting period, unless otherwise directed by the Contracting Officer. Reports are required when due, regardless of whether there has been any subcontracting activity since the inception of the contract or the previous reporting period.

7.6 Organizational Conflicts of Interest

7.6.1 Definition: The term "Organizational Conflict of Interest (OCI)” is defined in Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 2.1; also see FAR 9.502 (c).

7.6.2 Analysis: The Procuring Contracting Officer (PCO) will review and analyze the Performance Work Statement (PWS) for each task order prior to issuance of a task order Request for Proposal (RFP) and determine that no OCI has been identified, potential or otherwise. However, the Contractor is encouraged to make a preliminary disclosure to the PCO, prior to the due date for receipt of Proposals, of any OCI issues the Contractor has identified. Such preliminary disclosure will allow the PCO more time to assess both the potential OCI and the Contractor’s proposed strategy to negate or mitigate the OCI. This assessment may be crucial since, per FAR 9.504(e), the Government is not permitted to award a task order to a Contractor with an OCI that cannot be negated or mitigated. If the Contractor demonstrates to the PCO that there may be a possible conflict of interest arising out of an existing task order, the PCO will take action to delete that requirement and/or mitigate any conflict of interest that may be present. The Contractor agrees that the Government or an authorized representative may, up to three years after acceptance of all programmatic documentation to be delivered under applicable task orders, restrict the Contractor’s future participation in any resulting program managed system acquisition action(s).

7.6.3 Test and Evaluation: Title 10 US Code (USC) Section 2399 prohibits the involvement of a defense contractor in the operational test and evaluation (OT&E) of its own systems and equipment. Consequently, all parties must be particularly sensitive to potential, actual, or perceived OCI in which system contractors are or appear to be involved in the OT&E of their own equipment or systems, including involvement as a test support contractor. The Contractor acknowledges that it is familiar with 10 USC 2399 and FAR 9.5 and agrees that it will avoid conflicts of interest and, to the maximum possible extent, the appearance of conflict of interest, in accordance with the principles set forth in the Statute and FAR. The Contractor also acknowledges that statutory operational testing and evaluation conflicts of interest arising under 10 USC 2399 may not be mitigated or "firewalled" using the FAR 9.5 procedures.

7.6.4 General Restrictions and Limitations: During the performance of this task, the Contractor shall not:

· Participate in the operational test and evaluation or assessment and evaluation of system designs that the Contractor or its subsidiaries have developed.

· Participate in reviewing designs in cases wherein the Contractor or its subsidiaries have also submitted designs in competition for Government consideration.

7.7 Government – Contractor Relationships

a. The Government and the Contractor understand and agree that the services to be delivered under this task order by the Contractor to the Government are non-personal services and the parties recognize and agree that no employer-employee or master-servant relationships exist or will exist under the task order between the Government and the Contractor and/or between the Government and the Contractor's employees. It is therefore in the best interest of the Government to afford the parties a full and complete understanding of their respective obligations.

b. Contractor personnel under this task order shall:

(1) Perform all program management, engineering management, and data management required to accomplish the design, prototype and test functions,

(2) Provide program, technical, manufacturing, and engineering liaison management. Contractor shall identify a single focal point to interface with the Government personnel and associate Contractors,

(3) Be responsible for establishing configuration management (CM) methods and assure that they are DOD compliant, and

(4) Develop and deliver data as specified in individual orders issued under this contract. The Contractor will maintain a system to track and report on individual data items delivered under each order.

c. Employee Relationships

(1) The services to be performed under this task order do not require the Contractor or its employees to exercise personal judgment and discretion on behalf of the Government, but rather the Contractor's employees will act and exercise personal judgment and discretion on behalf of the Contractor.

(2) Rules, regulations, directions, and requirements which are issued by command authorities under their responsibility for good order, administration, and security are applicable to all personnel who enter any Government installation, or who travel on Government transportation. This is not to be construed or interpreted to establish any degree of Government control which is inconsistent with a non-personal services task order.

7.8 Identification of Contractor Employees

a. All Contractor employees shall be identified as such by wearing badges at all times while performing work at Government facilities and when performing work for the Government under the scope of specific contract at other installations or non-Government sites to include, e.g., attendance at meetings/seminars. The badges may be either affixed to clothing or be displayed from a chain or other mechanism worn around the neck. Badges must include the Contractor's company name and employee's name. No other items may be placed on the badge.

b. Contractor employees’ workspaces shall be furnished with means to assure that Federal employees and the public know that they are not Federal employees.

c. Contractor employees shall initially identify themselves by name and company affiliation when answering the telephone, presenting briefings, conducting or attending meetings/seminars or any other situations in which their Contractor status is not obvious.

d. Official Contractor correspondence (written, facsimile, and email display) shall include their company name. Any other documents or reports produced by Contractors shall be identified as Contractor products or shall disclose Contractor participation.

7.9 Non-Personal Services

The Government shall neither supervise Contractor employees nor control the method by which the Contractor performs the required tasks. Contractor employees shall be accountable solely to the Contractor who, in turn is responsible to the Government. Under no circumstances shall the Government assign tasks to, or prepare work schedules for, individual Contractor employees. It shall be the responsibility of the Contractor to manage its employees and to guard against any actions that are of the nature of personal services, or that give the perception of personal services. If the Contractor believes that any actions constitute, or are perceived to constitute, personal services, it shall be the Contractor's responsibility to notify the Procuring Contracting Officer (PCO) immediately.

7.10 Inherently Government Functions

The Contractor shall not provide inherently Governmental functions, as defined in FAR 2.101, under this task order.

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