ID05180055_-_DRAFT_PWS.docx

AFRL/711th HPW

RFI # ID05180055

PERFORMANCE WORK STATEMENT

For

Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) —711th Human Performance Wing (HPW)

## April 20## Rev xxx

A procurement by the U.S. General Services Administration on behalf of Air Force Research Laboratory — 711th Human Performance Wing (HPW)

Solicitation TBD

NAICS Code 541712 – Research and Development in the Physical Engineering and Life Sciences Product Service Code R408 – Program Management/Support Services

AFRL/711th HPW

Contents

NAICS Code 541712 – Research and Development in the Physical Engineering and Life Sciences

1. Background Procurement Objective Special Operations Aviation must anticipate acoustic (aural) detection of aircraft over hostile areas. Many mission sets require low level flight operations which are extremely susceptible to ground fire engagement. The U.S. Special Operations Command (USSOCOM) requires decision support technology enabling planners and aircrews the ability to anticipate when and where special aviation activities will become acoustically detected by insurgents. The Battlespace Acoustics Branch within the Air Force Research Laboratory’s 711th Human Performance Wing (AFRL/711 HPW) is leading an advanced research program to develop new measurement, modeling and simulation capability to predict aircraft audibility.

2. Orientation

Objective 1 – Technical Modeling and Simulation Support.

The Contractor shall provide all necessary support (SME’s, Program Management, Scientists, etc.) needed to support the Governments acoustic data collection and processing mission. The contractor will assist/support the Government with specialized data collection capability, information technology development and deployment, scientific research, software development, model validation, documentation, planning and other required/needed services to insure the mission requirements are met.

Objective 2 – Range Support The Contractor shall provide the ability to schedule and travel to the Government test site(s) to support: Range instrumentation servicing (including the procurement of needed specialized equipment), equipment deployment, calibration and maintenance, data collection, networking, communications, data post processing support, and technical support.

Objective 3 – Program Management The Contractor shall provide the ability to effectively and efficiently manage and implement the needed support for the Government. The AFRL/711HPW advanced research program in Acoustic Modeling & Simulation is a multi-year effort designed to provide aircraft audibility predictions to specialized Joint entities. The criticality of this research is directly tied to a Joint Urgent Operational Need (JUON) statement from U.S. Special Operations Command.

Resources Under this contract, unless otherwise stipulated (see Section 11 – Government Furnished Items), the Contractor shall furnish or provide all personnel, personnel management and supervision, all related internal supporting business functions (including background and “overhead” personnel), materials, supplies, equipment, and facilities to perform the full range of technical and administrative services required by this contract.

Government personnel will be made available to provide technical input, answer questions, review completed draft deliverables, provide feedback, and provide shipping directions for deliverables.

Placement and Management of Work All work under this Task Order shall be assigned through the Contractor’s Project Manager. Contractor employees shall perform work as specified in this task order as directed by the Contractor’s designated project manager, who shall have full responsibility for the assignment and monitoring of Contractor employee activities. All work shall be performed within the scope of this PWS and the Government will not ask or require the Contractor to perform work that is outside of the scope of this task order.

NOTE: The Contractor shall start work under each of the tasks of this task order ONLY after receiving a written Government authorization to proceed.

Customers The customer and recipient of all technical and software deliverables performed under this contract is the U.S. Air Force, Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL/711HPW/Battlespace Acoustics Branch), Wright Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio.

Performance Monitoring The Contractor will submit a plan to ensure their performance shall meet industry standards for software verification, software testing, software documentation and be monitored by the Government representatives in accordance with the Contractor’s Quality Control Plan (QCP).

3. Assumptions

The contractor shall employ a staff with sufficient experience and expertise with AFRL programs to perform each of the tasks in PWS.

4. Performance Objectives

The Contractor shall provide advisory and assistance services for the following tasks (NOTE: A classified addendum will accompany this document). Unless otherwise specified positions to be located inside secure Government-furnished facilities inside on Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio

Objective 1 – Technical Modeling and Simulation Support The Contractor shall provide all necessary support (SME’s, Program Management, Scientists, etc.) needed to support the Governments acoustic data collection and processing mission. The contractor will support the Government with data collection, information technology capability development and deployment, scientific research, professional software development and other needed services to insure the mission requirements are met.

Objective 2 – Range Support

The Contractor shall provide the ability to schedule and travel to the Government test sites and ranges to support data collection/acquisition (including the procurement of special test equipment), equipment/instrumentation deployment and maintenance, calibration, data post processing support, and technical and flight test support.

Objective 3 – Program Management

The Contractor shall provide the ability to effectively and efficiently manage and implement the needed support for the Government. On a monthly basis, the contractor shall generate documentation to track the progress and status of this effort, including billing vouchers, hours charged by person, total funds earned, funds remaining, incremental funding changes, subcontractor charges, material purchases, training, and travel. A final report shall be generated at the end of the effort to document all tasks performed by contractor.

5. Meeting Objectives To accomplish the Meeting Objectives of this Task Order the Contractor shall participate in the following meetings. Nothing discussed in any meetings or discussions between the Government and the Contractor shall be construed as adding, deleting, or modifying contractual agreement without written authorization from the Contracting Officer.

Meeting Objective 1 – Initial Kickoff Meeting Within five (5) business days following the Task Order award date (or other time mutually agreed between the parties), the Contractor representatives will meet with the GSA Contracting Officer, GSA COTR, and Government program manager or designee to review the contractor’s understanding of the requirements, goals and objectives of this task order. The contractor shall also address the status of any issues that will affect contractor start-up/ramp-up toward achieving full service/support capability. The contractor shall take minutes of this meeting.

Meeting Objective 2 – In-Process Review (IPR) Meetings Each month, the team will conduct an In-Process Review (IPR). The Contractor shall develop the Monthly IPR Agenda (CDRL A001) and materials will be distributed to all participants in advance via e-mail in the form of a draft Monthly IPR Report. During the IPR, the Contractor shall provide, at a minimum:

Schedule Status Report;

Funding and Expense Status Report;

Key Issues and Risks;

Accomplishments since last IPR;

Planned Activities before next IPR;

Issues and Action Items; and Document Results and Issues/Action Items Following the IPR, the Contractor shall finalize the Monthly IPR Report (CDRL A002) to include a summary of the IPR discussions and a comprehensive list of the outcomes, issues, and action items resulting from the IPR.

REFERENCE CDRLS A001 and A002

Meeting Objective 3 – Ad Hoc Technical Interchange Meetings.

The contractor shall, if requested by the Government, participate in ad hoc technical, work status, or task order administrative meetings to discuss technical matters, tasking, work progress, technical problems, and/or task order performance or administrative issues. The Contractor shall take minutes of these meetings.These meetings will occur at a time and place mutually agreed upon by the parties. (CDRL A003)

Meeting Objective 4 – Contract Administration Meetings The Contracting Officer (CO) may require the authorized Contractor representative to meet or participate in a teleconference with authorized Government personnel as often as deemed necessary to discuss contract performance or administrative issues. The Contractor may also request a meeting with the CO when deemed necessary. The content of meetings shall be documented in writing. Minutes shall be approved by both parties and shall be included in the Government contract file.

6. Contract-wide Objectives

Contract-wide Objective 1 — Program Management The Contractor shall be solely responsible for managing the work performed in the execution of this contract/order. This includes the responsibility to:

Assign appropriate resources to each aspect of the work at each location;

Maintain clear organizational lines of authority;

Ensure effective contract work management and administration; and Establish and use proven policies, processes, analyses, and best practices The Contractor shall maintain work or project milestones when appropriate. The Contractor shall coordinate all work with Government representatives. The Contractor shall update Government representatives on work progress and work milestones during the Monthly IPRs.

Contract-Wide Objective 2 — Subcontract Management The Contractor shall be fully responsible for management, control, and performance of any Subcontractor used on this contract. If a Subcontractor is being used, the Prime Contractor must inform the Government. Use of a Subcontractor on the Contractor’s team shall not relieve the Prime Contractor of responsibility nor accountability in the execution of this contract/order.

Contract-wide Objective 3 — Business Relations A primary element of project success is the business relationship between the Contractor and Government representatives. Within this context the Government will monitor the Contractor’s contribution to business relations and provide feedback when required. The Contractor shall make every effort to establish and maintain clear and constant communication channels with the Government primaries (CO, COTR, and Air Force Technical Representative) of this contract for the purpose of:

Promptly identifying PWS and/or business relationship issues of controversy and the bilateral development and implementation of corrective action plans Ensuring the professional and ethical behavior of Contractor personnel Maintaining effective and responsive Subcontractor management Ensuring the Contractor support team is fully aware and engaged in strengthening the interdependency that exists between the Contractors and their Government counterparts Facilitating Contractor–Government collaboration for continuous improvement in the conduct of PWS tasks, reducing risks, controlling costs, and meeting the mission needs of the AFMOA/SGD.

Contract-wide Objective 4 — Team Continuity and Employee Retention The Government recognizes the benefits in maintaining the continuity of contractor team members. These benefits include but are not limited to retention of corporate knowledge, minimizing contractor familiarization, maintaining/increasing performance levels, schedule adherence and preserving organizational interfaces developed over time. These benefits also accrue to the Contractor. Within the context of effective and efficient personnel management, the Contractor shall take reasonable and appropriate steps to retain the qualified employees staffed against this contract to maintain continuity and performance while effectively reducing costs borne by the Government. Given the risks of team continuity to the government program office, the contractor shall submit a detailed transition plan with its proposal to be evaluated for risk of performance under its proposal.

Contract-wide Objective 5 — Contractor Response The contractor shall ensure prompt response to Government inquiries, requests for information or requests for contractual actions.

Contract-wide Objective 6 — Professional Appearance Contractor employees shall present a neat and professional appearance appropriate to the work being performed at all times when interacting with Government representatives, working in Government facilities, or representing the Government at meetings or before third parties.

7. Additional Performance Requirements Location of Work The task performance will take place within secure government furnished facilities at two primary locations: Wright Patterson AFB, Ohio and within government furnished special use airspace on Test Range located on at White Sands Missile Range, NM. Applicable Government regulations, directives, and/or guidance will apply to all work performed on Government facilities.

The Contractor may also be required to perform work at other locations on a temporary basis. Temporary duty assignments will be authorized by the Government to support training, meetings, or project related events.

The Government will furnish work stations at the Wright-Patterson AFB locations as described in the PWS paragraph entitled - Government Furnished Items – Equipment. The Contractor shall be responsible for providing its own work locations for all employees that are not accommodated by the available Government Furnished facilities.

Time of Work Work performed at Contractor’s work locations shall be performed according to the Contractor’s standard commercial practice; however, the Contractor representatives at these locations must be available for interaction with Government employees between of 0800 and 1700 Eastern time, Monday through Friday, with the exception of government designated holidays or base closures. The Government shall observe the following holidays:

Base Closures In the event of unplanned closure of the Government facility for any reason (e.g. natural disasters, military emergency, government shut-down, or severe weather) the Contractor shall make its best effort to mitigate loss of work time. If Contractor employees are working on the Government installation, this may be done by moving employees to an off-site location. If performance under this contract is not possible, the Contractor shall take steps to assign employees to other projects on a temporary basis or place them in leave status to minimize non-productive costs to the Government under this contract. Additional instructions may be provided by the Contracting Officer on a case-by-case basis. Disagreements between the parties resulting from base closures shall be settled through negotiations to the maximum extent possible or shall otherwise be settled pursuant to the provisions of the Disputes provisions of this contract. Additional instructions may be provided by the Contracting Officer on a case-by-case basis. Disagreements between the parties resulting from base closures shall be settled through negotiations to the maximum extent possible or shall otherwise be settled pursuant to the provisions of the Disputes provisions of this contract. All services to be performed under this contract/order have been determined to be non-essential for performance during a base closure. Should the base be closed, the Contractor shall be notified by the Contracting Officer, Air Force Technical Representative, or a local television or radio station. The Contractor is responsible for notifying its employees about base closures. Contractor employees are not to report to the base if it is closed and will adhere to delays, unless otherwise specifically instructed otherwise by the CO or Air Force Technical Representative. This latter case would only be necessary if it is determined that Contractor operations are necessary to support crisis operations per Department of Defense Instruction (DoDI) 3020.37, Continuation of Essential DoD Contractor Services during a Crisis, and Air Force implementation thereof.

Travel Controlling Regulation: All travel performed under this Task Order shall be governed by the Joint Travel Regulations (JTR) referenced therein.

Travel Requirement and Authorization The Government may authorize and require Contractor personnel to travel to participate in meetings, reviews, audits and other efforts as necessary to accomplish assigned tasks. All travel plans (including agenda, itinerary, and dates), shall be coordinated and approved by Government representative prior to travel. The Contractor shall ensure that the requested travel costs do not exceed the amount authorized in this task order. A Trip report will be provided to Government representative upon completion of trip. Reimbursement is not authorized for local travel.

Limitations on Contractor Performance The Contractor shall NOT perform the following functions in connection with the services provided under this task order.

Approve, decide, or sign as a Contracting Officer;

Negotiate with Air Force suppliers;

Accept or reject supplies or services;

Determine acquisition, disposition, or disposal of Government property;

Direct other contractor or Government personnel;

Determine cost reasonableness, allowability, or allocability;

Vote on a source selection board;

Supervise government personnel;

Approve Government requirements or plans;

Determine government policy.

Personnel Qualifications – General All personnel working on this contract shall meet the following minimum experience requirements.

All experience should be recent (within past three years). Experience should involve performing work that is the same or similar to the work the individual is required to perform under this contract/task order.

The Contractor shall furnish adequate documentation to substantiate compliance with this requirement for each assigned staff member. The Contractor shall certify as to the accuracy and completeness of the supporting documentation.

NOTE: The Government, at its sole discretion, may consider substitutions and/or requests for deviation from any of the above personnel requirements (e.g., experience in lieu of education), if to do so would be in the best interest of the Government.

Key Personnel All individuals assigned to the program are considered key personnel.

NOTE: Key Personnel are defined as those individuals who are so essential to the work being performed that the contractor shall not divert them to other projects or replaced them without receiving prior approval from the Contracting Officer.

Senior Program Manager

Experience Required: Several years of professional experience managing test plans, test cards, flight safety, ground safety, schedule, personnel, resources, material, travel, emergency services, security, test range engineers, meteorologists and other support associated with classified and unclassified military flight test operations.

Duties: Author and board flight test plans based on acoustic test points specific to mission design; Board test plans through DoD aviation technical and safety review boards to obtain all approvals to conduct successful flight test operations. Work closely with Headquarters Air Force, Air Force Flight Standards Agency (AFFSA), to obtain required low altitude waivers. Coordinate pilots, aircraft, fuel, funds across Air Force, Army, Navy and other government agency points of contact. Coordinate with Joint Combatant Commands and their respective aviation requirements specific to the R&D program. Coordinate with test range schedulers and engineers to achieve the required airspace, communication frequencies, test windows, air traffic control, mission codes, aviation fuel, aircraft bed-down, staging, maintenance and flight test authorization. Serve as Deputy Test Director: Set roadblocks, security patrols, and control air and ground operations via direct voice contact with the test pilot and ground crew as the test is in progress. Determine sequence of flight tracks and planned test events. Determine when all test points are met. Determine when mission is complete and clear the aircraft to return to base under the direction of range airspace flight controllers.

Functional Analyst

Experience Required: Several years of experience evaluating software models simulating human auditory perception and cognition.

Duties: Evaluate specialized computer models simulating human listener abilities in laboratory and real world outdoor circumstances. Collaborate with Subject Matter Experts in government and academic settings who have expertise in applying computers to the modeling of human auditory sensitivity, brainstem pathways, cortex, and cognitive psychoacoustic functions. Determine relative accuracy of candidate software models compared to data from actual outdoor test events. Analyze the predicted and measured responses within the context of classic signal detection theory. Analyze the validity of the algorithms and functions of all candidate models to achieve government research objectives.

Computer Systems Analyst (1):

Experience Required: Fifteen years experience in the following: Set-up and time code alignment of acoustic and atmospheric sensors across a large area networked array; Linking all sensors to digital recording hardware/software and data analysis systems; Monitoring the real-time health and integrity of all networked systems for faults and interruption.

Duties: Responsible for maintaining, calibration and readiness of all hardware, software, and data acquisition systems linking a networked large outdoor array of high sample rate sensors dispersed over several miles connected by cable and fiber and synchronized to GPS time code. Responsible for in-depth knowledge of the system set-up, networking, data acquisition, data storage and data storage/recovery of the following systems: PXI acquisition systems manufactured by National Instruments Corporation, GRAS Sound and Vibration Sensors, Columbia Weather Systems, Kestrel Weather Systems, NRG Weather LiDAR Systems, and SoundPro’s digital audio recording systems. Communicates the status of all systems to the Test Director. Must be able to perform all duties in harsh outdoor environment (extreme heat and cold). Must be familiar with military flight test procedures and safety. Must be able to work under time pressure.

Computer Systems Analyst (2):

Experience Required: Ten years experience in the following: Electronics (diagnostics, troubleshooting and repair of sensors and software/firmware maintenance) and computer programming. Experience in RF ID tagging and wireless data recovery of sensor (location, data and calibration) for implementation over large outdoor array consisting of 50+ sensors distributed over several miles of rugged terrain. Must be able to write custom software routines and user interfaces in several languages to include LabView. Must be able to code in JAVA and Android to interface with wearable computer devices.

Duties: Responsible for maintaining, calibration and readiness of all hardware, software, and data acquisition systems linking a networked large outdoor array of high sample rate sensors dispersed over several miles connected by cable and fiber and synchronized to GPS time code. Responsible for in-depth knowledge of the system set-up, networking, data acquisition, data storage and data storage/recovery of the following systems: PXI acquisition systems manufactured by National Instruments Corporation, GRAS Sound and Vibration Sensors, Columbia Weather Systems, Kestrel Weather Systems, NRG Weather LiDAR Systems, and SoundPro’s digital audio recording systems. Communicates the status of all systems to the Test Director. Must be able to perform all duties in harsh outdoor environment (extreme heat and cold). Must be familiar with military flight test procedures and safety. Must be able to work under time pressure.

Test Engineer:

Experience Required: 15 years experience in advanced professional software development and testing. Must be experienced and proficient in the following languages: C++, C#, Fortran, Matlab and Fortran to C conversion.

Duties: Responsible for source code development and testing of all modeling algorithms and deliverables. Works directly with the government lead scientist on the program. Establishes strict procedures for benchmarking speed, accuracy and performance of all routines and subroutines. Utilizes object oriented code structures. Optimizes speed performance by parallel and multi-threading key software routines. Responsible for versioning, complete documentation and interface control of all code bases. Must be able to understand and identify all numerical routines and algorithms at the root level in the code bases. Must independently verify and test all routines within each object/sub-model for proper numerical solution via exhaustive code testing. Must engineer/incorporate error handling throughout all developed software. Will be the final approval authority for delivery of all tested and verified software libraries to the government.

Project Manager Requirements The Contractor’s Project Manager shall be the primary point of contact for the Government and shall be responsible for the quality of work performed on this task order. The Contractor’s Project Manager must be available to coordinate with Government representatives on a daily basis if required. The Contractor shall provide the Project Manager who is specified in their proposal for a minimum of the initial period of this Task Order, unless otherwise agreed between the parties. The Contractor shall provide a competent backup for the Project Manager in the event of a temporary absence and a competent replacement for the Project Manager in the event of the PM’s extended absence (more than two weeks or other time as agreed between the parties).

Staff Maintenance Due to the demanding nature of the AFRL program, it is essential that the Contractor maintain sufficient staffing levels to accomplish all required tasks. This is especially true because many labor skills are in short supply and the program must rely on a single employee to fill one for multiple roles. During any transition of personnel, the Contractor shall make every effort to maintain manning without loss of service days to the Government. This may necessitate the use of temporary employees to fill short term gaps between permanently assigned employees. Failure of the Contractor to employ an adequate number of qualified personnel will not be an excuse for failure to perform this work within the cost, performance, and delivery parameters of this contract/order.

Personnel Substitutions Although Government approval is not required prior to replacing any of its staff, the Contractor shall provide resumes or other adequate documentation to verify to the Government that all proposed replacements (temporary or permanent) meet the security and minimum educational and experience requirements of this PWS. Additionally, the Government requests the courtesy of being immediately informed of any potential vacancy or prior to any staff member being removed, rotated, re-assigned, diverted or replaced.

Privacy Act Requirements Work on this project may require that Contractor personnel have access to information which is subject to the Privacy Act of 1974. Personnel shall adhere to the Privacy act, Title 5 of the U.S. Code, Section 552a and applicable agency rules and regulations when handling this information. Privacy Act information is considered sensitive and appropriate safeguards shall be implemented by the Contractor. The Contractor is responsible for ensuring all contractor personnel are briefed on privacy Act requirements.

Personal Services This is not a “Personal Services” contract as defined by FAR 37.104. The government has taken the following steps and precautions to ensure that “Personal Services” employer-employee relationships are not created between government and contractor employees during performance of this task order. Although Contractor employees who furnish services under this contract are subject to Government technical oversight, the Government shall not oversee Contractor employees but shall provide all direction through the Contractor’s designated representative(s) who is/are solely responsible for supervising and managing Contractor employees.

All government contract monitors shall communicate with the contractor through the approved contractor management representative.

All government representatives responsible for managing this task order shall be briefed on the avoidance of personal services and those actions that represent personal services, prior to assuming their contract responsibilities.

Additionally, the Contractor shall take the following steps to preclude performing, or perception of performing “Personal Services” as stipulated in FAR 37.114(c).

When answering the phone, Contractor employees shall identify themselves as employees of the firm for which they work, as well as giving other information such as their name or the government office they support.

Contractor employees shall wear badges that clearly identify them as Contractor employees, in accordance with established Air Force badge requirements. The badge shall be worn on the outermost garment between the neck and waist so badge is visible at all times.

Name plaques shall be placed at Contractor employees’ work area (cubical or office) that clearly identify them as Contractor employees. The plaques shall be placed in a clearly visible location so they can be seen by all visitors and associated government employees.

Rehabilitation Act Compliance (Section 508) All services and/or products provided in response to this requirement shall comply with Section 508 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as amended (29 U.S.C. 794d), and the Architectural and Transportation Barriers Compliance Board Electronic and Information Technology (EIT) Accessibility Standards (36 CFR part 1194).

The Contractor shall support the Government in its compliance with Section 508 throughout the development and implementation of the work to be performed. Section 508 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as amended (29 U.S.C. 794d) requires that when Federal agencies develop, procure, maintain, or use electronic information technology, Federal employees with disabilities have access to and use of information and data that is comparable to the access and use by Federal employees who do not have disabilities, unless an undue burden would be imposed on the agency. Section 508 also requires that individuals with disabilities, who are members of the public seeking information or services from a Federal agency, have access to and use of information and data that is comparable to that provided to the public who are not individuals with disabilities, unless an undue burden would be imposed on the agency.

Additional information regarding Section 508 can be obtained from the following web sites.

Avoidance and/or Mitigation of Actual or Potential Organizational Conflicts of Interest Contractor employees may have access to sensitive government information while performing this work, may be involved in reviewing and assessing the work of other contractors, and may be involved in developing specifications and work statements for subsequent or complementary work. There is a potential for organizational conflicts of interest if the Contractor has ties with firms whose work it will review or if the Contractor is subsequently awarded a contract that uses a specification or work statement that it prepared. To avoid actual or potential organizational conflicts of interest the Contractor, in conjunction with Government scheduling and oversight controls, must be able to mitigate its relationship with a firm whose work it might review during performance of this Task Order. No specific firm is currently identified but firm may be identified during the course of contract/task order performance. Additionally, the Contractor shall refrain from seeking contracts that incorporate Contractor generated specifications or work statements until it first demonstrates, to the satisfaction of the Contracting Officer, that obtaining such other contracts will not create an actual or potential organizational conflict of interest with work performed on this task order. The Contractor shall comply with the provisions of the task order clauses entitled “Organizational Conflicts of Interest,” “Notification of Conflicts of Interest Regarding Personnel,” “Limitation of Future Contracting,” and “Annual Conflict of Interest Certification” to meet this requirement, which shall be incorporated into the Task Order.

Overtime Overtime premium pay is not authorized for professional services. Overtime requests shall be approved in advance and in writing by the client representative and/or GSA COTR or GSA Contracting Officer.

8. Period of Performance

TBD.

9. Deliverables Items, Time of Delivery, Place of Delivery The Contractor shall deliver the following data items as specified in the table below:

001a (Sec. 10)

001b (Sec. 10)

(The Government shall review and provide comments within 7 business days after receipt of the QCP.)

Electronically to the GSA ITSS System

(Sec. 5)

(Sec. 13)

Data Requirements / Descriptions.

Quality Control Plan (QCP) The Contractor shall deliver a Quality Control Plan as defined in PWS paragraph entitled Quality Assurance and Quality Control.

Monthly Status, Labor Hour, and Expenditure Report (MSR) The contractor shall provide a MSR that briefly summarizes, by task, the management and technical work conducted during the month, as well as provides the current task order accounting information indicated below. The contractor shall provide at a minimum the following information:

Summary of effort, progress and status of all activities/requirements by task linked deliverables as appropriate New work added since the previous Monthly Status Meeting Brief summary of activity planned for the next reporting period Deliverables submitted for the period by task and linked to the milestone schedule Travel summaries including travelers' names, dates, purpose, destination All standards followed in support of the requirements Staffing Milestone updates and schedule changes, issues and/or variances.

Problems or issues Government action requested or required Labor hour burn rate Monthly and cumulative costs

NOTE: Travel charges must include the traveler’s name, dates of travel, destination, purpose of travel and cost for each trip.

In addition, the MSR shall include labor charges for Support Items, which are authorized in the task (e.g., travel, training, etc.). Charges shall not exceed the authorized cost limits established for labor and Support Items. The government will not pay any unauthorized charges. Original receipts, travel vouchers, etc. completed in accordance with government Travel Regulations shall be maintained by the contractor to support charges other than labor hours and made available to government auditors upon request.

Trip Reports For all long distance travel, the contractor shall submit Trip Reports five working days after completion of a trip. (See Section 7).

The Trip Report shall include the following information:

Personnel traveled Dates of travel Destination(s) Purpose of Trip; Task objective supported; MAJCOM supported (if applicable); training (be specific) Actual Trip Costs Approval Authority (Copy of the e-mail authorizing travel by Government official) Summary of trip events and accomplishments

The contractor shall reconcile the Trip Reports with each invoice such that they can be matched month by month.

10. Quality Assurance and Quality Control Contractor Quality Control Plan (QCP) The Contractor shall be responsible for quality assurance and quality control of all services performed and all items delivered under this contract/order.

The Contractor shall prepare and maintain a Quality Control Plan (QCP) as a guide for implementing quality assurance and quality control procedures. The Contractor shall submit the QCP to the Government for information and acceptance. The Government has the right to require revision of the Contractor’s QCP should its implementation fail to control the quality of items and/or services delivered under this contract.

The QCP shall include an explanation of the processes and procedures for ensuring satisfactory performance and delivery of quality items and/or services.

All records of inspections performed shall be retained and made available to the Government upon request throughout the task order performance period, and for the period after task order completion, until final settlement of any claims under this task order.

In the event of quality concerns, identified by the Government, the Contractor shall immediately take corrective action in response to Government required changes to the QCP.

11. Government Furnished Items Data The government will give the contractor access to government data that is essential for the performance of individual task, as and when the need arises. The government will provide the contractor with system access as required to perform this work. The contractor is responsible for obtaining data necessary to perform each task if that data is in the public domain and is not otherwise furnished by the government. (Note: See the data list that accompanies the Government Furnished Equipment, below.)

Equipment The government will provide customary office furnishings, equipment, and supplies for the use of contractor employees (i.e. desk, chair, computer, printer, fax, photocopier, telephone, desk accessories, pens, and paper).

The government will also provide as needed for mission support portable computers and communication devices for work performed at home or at government specified locations.

Facilities The government will provide enough work stations in Building 558 located at Wright Patterson AFB, OH and Building 660 located at Robins AFB, GA for performance of this effort.

Training During the course of this contract / order the Government shall provide specialized training for contractor employees. Contractor employees for whom the training is applicable will be required to participate. The training will allow contractor employees to fulfill the requirements of this contract / order. Training will cover topics such as LAN Information Assurance Training, Government unique software or software tools training, and Security Training. This training will be provided by the Government at no charge to the Contractor. Contractor employee time, while in class, is billable and should be recorded for reporting purposes against the task to which the employee is assigned.

12. Government Delays in Reviewing Deliverables or Furnishing Items If contractor performance or submission of deliverables is contingent upon receipt of government furnished items (data, equipment, materials, facilities, and support) or input, or upon government review and approval of interim items or draft documents (collectively referred to as Government Performance), the government shall specify when it will provide such items or input, or the time it will need to perform reviews or give approvals. If the government fails to meet item, input, review, or approval deadlines, contractor performance or submission of deliverables shall automatically be extended one calendar day for each day of government delay. The contractor shall promptly advise the Contracting Officer of any delays in receipt of government furnished items, input, reviews, or approvals. If dates for Government performance are not specified in this contract/order or associated task directives, this clause will not apply, and contractor delays must be handled or negotiated under other provisions of this contract or order.

13. Special Requirement for Performance Eligibility Security Requirements Work related to these tasks shall involve a Top Secret (TS) security clearance with Sensitive Compartmented Information (SCI) access.

SECURITY CLEARANCES: The contractor's key personnel must have a valid a Top Secret (TS) security clearance with Sensitive Compartmented Information (SCI) access.

The Contractor shall do everything possible to ensure continuity of effort by using the same key personnel throughout the period of the contract. However, if an individual leaves the contractor before the contract expires, the contractor must provide the Government with an individual of comparable qualifications, security clearances, and acceptable standards of moral and ethical conduct.

The Contract Manager or Alternate shall complete DD Form 1172-2, Application for Department of Defense Common Access Card-DEERS, May 2004 and DD Form 2842, DoD Public Key Infrastructure (PKI) Subscriber Certificate Acceptance and Acknowledgement of Responsibilities, September 2002, for each Contractor employee requiring access to WPAFB or any other Government installation. The Government shall provide a completed Identification Credential, AFMC Form 387, which shall be issued, displayed and surrendered as directed in AFI 31.101, The Air Force Installation Security Program March 2003.The Contractor shall ensure all employees properly display and wear Identification (ID) Badges at all times during duty performance. Contractor employees shall be easily recognized as Contractor employees with an ID Badge that includes, as a minimum, a person’s name, the name of the contractor, and the word “Contractor.” Each employee shall wear the Badge on the outer clothing on the front of the body between the neck and the waist so that the ID Badge is visible at all times. (Note: If wearing an ID Badge jeopardizes safety of contractor personnel in performance of their duties, the Badge will be removed until the job is completed and the hazard is no longer present.)The Contractor shall observe and comply with all USAF, AFMC, and site specific security provisions in effect during the contract period of performance. Work on this project may require that personnel have access to Privacy Information. The Contractor personnel shall adhere to the Privacy Act, Title 5 of the U.S. Code, Section 552a and agency rules and regulations.

Program Protection Plan (PPP) Requirements A Program Protection Plan (PPP) and supporting annexes will be provided as Government Furnished Information (GFI). The contractor shall follow guidance in the PPP and annexes for protection of Critical Program Information (CPI) identified in the PPP. The contractor shall, as requested by the government, provide input to updates of the PPP and associated annexes. Any modifications or deviations to the PPP or annexes shall be made in writing by the Program Manager (PM). Requests for clarification of the PPP or annexes shall be made by the contractor to the PM not later than thirty (30) days from receipt of the PPP, its annexes, or updates thereof.

Operations Security (OPSEC) Requirements Operations Security (OPSEC) requirements are required in an effort to reduce program vulnerability from successful adversary collection and exploitation of critical information. OPSEC will be applied throughout the contract performance period. Critical Information list will be provided by the government within the annexes of the PPP. In performing this contract, the Contractor will have access to classified information only at another contractor's facility or a government activity; be authorized to use the services of the Defense Technical Information Center (DTIC) or other secondary distribution center; and have Operations Security (OPSEC) requirements. Administrative duties performed by the Contractor will not require a clearance and may require an investigation for Information Technology (IT) sensitive duties.

Visitor Access 88 ABW/IPD will coordinate a Visitor Group Security Agreement (VGSA) between the…