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Section SF 1449 - CONTINUATION SHEET

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0001 12 Months Analysis Support

FFP

Base Year - Analysis in accordance with the Performance Work Statement para C- 5.1.

FOB: Destination

NET AMT

0002 12 Months Records/Data Management

FFP

Base Year - Data Records Management in accordance with the Performance Work Statement para C-5.2.

0003 12 Months Software/Server Lifecycle Maintenance

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Base Year - Software Maintenance in accordance with the Performance Work Statement para C-5.3.

0004 Cost Travel

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Base Year - Government directed travel in accordance with the attached Performance Work Statement. The Government estimate for this line item is $20,000.00. This is a NTE cost reimbursable, non-fee bearing line item. Travel shall be in direct support of tasks within the attached PWS and will be reimbursed only in accordance with FAR Part 31 and only up to the NTE amount identified in this order or as modified by the Government. As stated in FAR 31.2, per diem costs that exceed the rates in the Joint Travel Regulations (JTR) will be found unreasonable. The Government will not reimburse local travel. Local travel is defined as travel within a 50-mile radius of the Government's location.

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1002 12 Months OPTION Records/Data Management

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PWS

Performance Work Statement Lessons Learned Analysis, Records/Data Management, and Software/Server Maintenance Support

C-1. Background. The Marine Corps Center for Lessons Learned (MCCLL) actively collects, analyzes, publishes, and archives lessons learned materials to include observations, insights, lessons, trends, after action reports, and Marine Corps lessons learned reports. These efforts support training and planning for both exercises and operations, and the war fighting capability development process. MCCLL focuses on tactics, techniques, and procedures of immediate importance to the operating forces thereby identifying gaps and best practices, and recommending solutions across the doctrine, organization, training, materiel, leadership, personnel, and facilities (DOTMLPF) spectrum.

Marine Corps Order 3504.1 The Marine Corps Lessons Learned Program (MCLLP) describes the program and assigns MCCLL the responsibility to be the single fusion center for the MCLLP and to rapidly adapt lessons into the Operating Forces and the Supporting Establishment while providing a relevant, responsive source for institutional knowledge with direct input to TECOM, MCCDC, advocates and proponents and joint lessons learned community to enable the Marine Corps to field combat-ready forces.

MCCLL requires Contractor support to meet operational goals of the Marine Corps Lessons Learned Program at MCCLL Headquarters in Quantico broken down into the following three areas: 1) analysis, 2) records/data management, and 3) software/server lifecycle maintenance.

C-2. Scope. The scope of this effort is to provide a full range of analysis, records/data management, and software/ server lifecycle maintenance services to support of the Marine Corps Lessons Learned program.

C-2.1. Analyses Support : Include the development and writing of Marine Corps lessons learned reports and other written analytical products, and development and writing of draft lessons learned periodicals (monthly newsletters, bi-weekly operations and intelligence summaries), Historically, this analysis effort used (7) man-years per year in the areas of:

1) Senior Editor/Writer: Marine Air-Ground Task Force (MAGTF) Command Element Analysis

2) Editor/Writer: MAGTF Ground Combat Element analysis

3) Editor/Writer: MAGTF Aviation Combat Element analysis

4) Editor Writer: MAGTF Logistics Combat Element analysis

5) Editor/Writer: Monthly Lessons Learned Newsletter

6) Editor/Writer: Bi-Weekly Operations/Intelligence summary

7) Editor/Writer: MAGTF Trends Analysis Report

C-2.2. Records/Data Management support: Include the catalogue and archiving of lessons learned records into the Marine Corps Lessons Management System (LMS), management of LMS subscriber accounts, management of lessons learned requests for information, transcription (audio files converted to word documents) of lessons learned interviews, and quantitative analysis to support survey analysis, and other quantitative lessons learned metrics, to include but not limited to trend analysis, subscriber demographics and website activity. Historically, this Records/Data Management support effort used (3) man years in the areas of:

1) Data Manager: New Data Rollups, catalogue archive lessons learned records

2) Data Manager: Catalogue/archive lessons learned records

3) Transcriptionist

C-2.3. Software/Server Lifecycle Maintenance: Includes maintenance and enhancements to the LMS software, system/server administration, and accreditation/information assurance support for the Marine Corps Lesson Management System (LMS). The Marine Corps’s Lessons Management System (LMS) is an Marine Corps accredited information system, hosted in the MCEITS data center in Kansas City on both classified (SIPRNET) and unclassified (NIPRNET) networks. The LMS development environment is currently hosted at MCCLL HQ (Bldg 1776) aboard MCB Quantico, but will be transitioning to Marine Corps Enterprise Development and Test Environment (iEDTE) during FY 16/17 timeframe. Historically, this software/server life cycle maintenance support effort utilized (5) man years in the following areas:

1) Lead Programmer/Testing/Configuration Management

2) Cold Fusion Programmer/Autonomy Idol (Search Engine)

3) Database Administrator

4) Systems/Server Administrator/ Cyber Security Support

5) Web Page Design/Graphics Artist Support

In summary, historically, the below efforts used 15 man-years per year:

Support Requirement

1) Senior Editor/Writer: Marine Air-Ground Task Force (MAGTF) Command Element Analysis

2) Editor/Writer: MAGTF Ground Combat Element analysis

3) Editor/Writer: MAGTF Aviation Combat Element analysis

4) Editor Writer: MAGTF Logistics Combat Element analysis

5) Editor/Writer: Monthly Lessons Learned Newsletter

6) Editor/Writer: Bi-Weekly Operations/Intelligence summary

7) Editor/Writer: MAGTF Trends Analysis Report

8) Data Manager: New Data Rollups, catalogue archive lessons learned records, COP mgmt.

9) Data Manager: Catalogue/archive lessons learned records, subscriber mgmt., COP mgmt.

10) Transcriptionist

11) Lead Programmer/Testing/Configuration Management

12) Cold Fusion Programmer/Autonomy Idol (Search Engine)

13) Database Administrator

14) Systems/Server Administrator/Information Assurance Support

15) Web Page Design/Graphics Artist Support (HTML, CSS, JAVASCRIPT)

C-3. General Requirements

C-3.1. Non-Personal Services. The Government shall neither supervise contractor employees nor control the method by which the contractor performs the required tasks. 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 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 Contracting Officer immediately.

C-3.2. Business Relations. The Contractor shall successfully integrate and coordinate all activity needed to execute the requirement. The contractor shall manage the timeliness, completeness, and quality of problem identification. The Contractor shall provide corrective action plans, proposal submittals, timely identification of issues, and effective management of subcontractors. The contractor shall seek to ensure customer satisfaction and professional and ethical behavior of all contractor personnel.

C-3.3. Contract Administration and Management. The following subsections specify requirements for contract, management, and personal administration.

C-3.3.1. Contract Management. The Contractor shall establish clear organizational lines of authority and responsibility to ensure effective management of the resources assigned to the requirement. The contractor must maintain continuity between the support operations at the on-site government facility and the contractor’s corporate offices.

C-3.3.2. Contract Administration. The Contractor shall establish processes and assign appropriate resources to effectively administer the requirement. The Contractor shall respond to Government requests for contractual actions in a timely fashion. The Contractor shall have a single point of contact between the Government and Contractor personnel assigned to support contacts or task orders. The Contractor shall assign work effort and maintaining proper and accurate time keeping records of personnel assigned to work on this requirement.

C-3.3.3. Personnel Administration. The Contractor shall provide the following management and support as required. The contractor shall provide for employees during designated Government non-work days or other periods where Government offices are closed due to weather or security conditions. The Contractor shall maintain the currency of their employees by providing initial and refresher training as required to meet the PWS requirements.

The Contractor shall make necessary travel arrangement for employees. The Contractor shall provide necessary infrastructure to support contract tasks for on-site and off-site support. The contractor shall provide administrative support to employees in a timely manner (time keeping, leave processing, pay, emergency needs).

C-3.3.4. Subcontract Management. The Contractor shall be responsible for any subcontract management necessary to integrate work performed on this requirement and shall be responsible and accountable for subcontractor performance on this requirement. The Contractor will manage work distribution to ensure there are no Organizational Conflict of Interest (OCI) considerations.

C-3.3.5. Contractor Personnel, Disciplines, and Specialties. The Contractor shall accomplish the assigned work by employing and utilizing qualified personnel with appropriate combinations of education, training, and experience. The Contractor shall match personnel skills to the work or task with a minimum of under/over employment of resources.

C-3.3.6. The Contractor shall provide the necessary resources and infrastructure to manage, perform, and administer the contract.

C-3.3.7. Contractor Identification in the Government Workplace. Contractors and subcontractor personnel shall be required to wear company picture identification badges to distinguish themselves from Government employees.

When conversing with Government personnel during business meetings, over the telephone, or via electronic mail, contractor and subcontractor personnel shall identify themselves as such to avoid situations arising where sensitive topics might be better discussed solely between Government employees. Contractors and subcontractors personnel shall identify themselves on any attendance sheet or any coordination documents they may review. Electronic mail signature shall identify company affiliation.

C-3.4. Location and Hours of Work.

C-3.4.1. Work will be conducted at MCCLL, Building 1776, Elliot Road, Marine Corps Base, Quantico VA.

22134.

C-3.4.2. Normal workdays are Monday through Friday except US Federal Holidays. Workers typically work eight (8) hours per day, 40 hours per week. Flex-time workers start not earlier than 0700 and not later than 0830.

Core hours of work are from 0900 to 1500 daily. All employees are expected to be available during core hours.

The facility closes no later than 1700 daily.

C-3.5. Travel. Travel will be required and identified by the COR when and if necessary. All travel per diem rates in performance of this effort will comply with the Joint Travel Regulations (JTR). All travel will be coordinated and prior written approval by the COR will be required.

C-4. Performance Requirements

C-4.1. Basic Requirements

C-4.1.1 Contractor support is required to provide analyses, records/data management, and software/server lifecycle maintenance support to support the operational mission, goals, and objectives of the Marine Corps Lessons Learned Program. This Performance Work Statement (PWS) specifies the tasks to be performed, deliverables to be provided and performance objectives to be met in support of the Marine Corps Lessons Learned Program.

C-4.1.2 The Contractor shall furnish all work, management, supervision, labor and materials necessary to ensure the effective and efficient performance of functions identified throughout this PWS. The Contractor must be capable of providing flexible, responsive, and high quality services and support. The Contractor will conduct analytical support services that are necessary to ensure the effective and efficient performance of functions identified throughout this PWS. The contractor will provide a monthly performance report by the 5th of each month detailing the performance of functions accomplished during the preceding month.

C-4.1.3 Each Contractor employee shall have the ability to attend all meetings, conferences, reviews, training, and workshops at both government and commercial facilities.

C-4.1.4 The Marine Corps Lessons Learned Program processes information at the UNCLASSIFIED, UNCLASSIFIED FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY (FOUO), and SECRET level. Contractor access to NATO SECRET, foreign government, and unclassified FOUO information is required. The Contractor will operate on a daily basis both the NIPRNET (UNCLASSIFIED/FOUO) and SIPRNET (SECRET) versions of the LMS.

C-4.1.5 Work shall be performed for a 12 month base period and two (2) One (1) year option periods.

C-4.2. Performance Requirements

C-4.2.1 The Contractor shall perform the following tasks listed in paragraph C-5, Specific Requirements, in accomplishing the requirements of this Contract. The Contactor shall provide the necessary timely support to meet requirements requested by the Program Manager, Contracting Officer’s Representative (COR), or other properly designated authority.

C-4.2.2 The Contractor shall develop and maintain a corresponding Work Breakdown Structure consistent with program objectives, produce monthly status reports and coordinate quarterly reviews of progress. Additionally, the Contractor shall assist in developing and drafting lessons learned reports and other documents to include information, position, and decision papers and utilize the Marine Corps Lesson Management System to maintain this lessons learned information.

C-5. Specific Requirements

C-5.1. Analysis Requirements.

C-5.1.1. The Contractor shall provide MAGTF analysis lessons learned support to include development, production, staffing, and review of synthesized lessons learned reports principally derived from lessons learned collection efforts and trend analysis for the lessons learned topics identified in the annual Marine Corps lessons learned campaign plan and lessons learned materials, primarily command submitted after action reports, input into the Marine Corps Lesson Management System (LMS). LMS will be utilized as the information system and data repository to support the process of developing MCCLL lessons learned reports. The development, production, staffing, and review of formal lessons learned reports are the primary focus of the requirements identified in this Analysis requirements section of this PWS.

C-5.1.2. The Contractor shall assist in the annual MCCLL lessons learned collection campaign plan development and execution process by providing lead analysis/facilitation support for each MAGTF element (Command Element (CE), Ground Combat Element (GCE), Aviation Combat Element (ACE), and Logistics Combat Element (LCE) lessons learned working groups. The Contractor shall document the results of each working group in the prescribed out brief format for the Government’s review and approval. The Contractor shall also revisit the annual collection campaign plan at the mid-year mark (March/April) to revalidate existing topics and solicit emerging topics as required along with topics that are submitted throughout the year to support real world events such as Humanitarian Assistance, Disaster Relief (HA/DR) and other crisis response operations as they arise. The annual lessons learned campaign plan results in the identification of approximately 16-30 annual lessons learned topics, categorized by MAGTF element. Each lessons learned topic develops into a collection effort with the results published in a MCCLL lessons learned reports.

C-5.1.3. The Contractor shall provide MAGTF analysis lessons learned support for the planning and execution for each lessons learned collection effort. Planning for each lessons learned collection effort includes the drafting, development, and collaboration of the collection proposal and collection plan. The Contractor shall provide MAGTF analysis support to advice and review collection proposals and plans for accuracy, completeness, and consistency, paying particular attention to the identification of collection focus areas and questions sets for commanders and key billet holders.

C-5.1.4. During the planning stage of each collection effort, the Contractor shall assist the collection team with the development of the collection proposal and collection plan. The collection proposal scopes the collection and includes the collection situation, mission, execution timelines, focus areas, units and key billets to be collected on;

the collection plan adds the questions sets for each individual to be interviewed or surveyed as part of the collection effort. The Contractor shall provide quality control to help ensure consistent, high quality lessons learned collection efforts are performed.

C-5.1.5. The Contractor shall develop, draft, and review Marine Corps lessons learned reports following each collection effort identified in the annual lessons learned collection campaign plan. The annual lessons learned collection campaign plan includes approximately 16-24 formal in-depth collections efforts per year, with capacity for additional 6 collections per year for emergent crisis response requirements (contingencies, humanitarian assistance/disaster relief, etc). As a result of each collection effort, the Contractor shall be provided a collection debrief prepared by the collection team leader. The collection team is typically a two-four person team of subject matter experts, comprised of military, civilians, and Contractors external to this effort. Along with the collection debrief, the Contractor shall analyze and review the materials collected during the collection and posted to the LMS, to include but not limited to interview transcripts of commanders and key staff members, and other documents, such as standard operating procedures, briefs, information papers and other materials necessary to prepare the lessons learned report. Literature search of LMS and other research will be conducted as necessary to support the development of the lessons learned reports that contribute to DOTMLPF analysis and provide the rigor necessary to support the recommendations made in the report.

C-5.1.6. The Contractor shall develop, draft, and review lessons learned MAGTF element lessons learned trend reports. MAGTF element lessons learned trends reports will be developed by data mining and analyzing unit after actions reports and other lessons learned materials contained in LMS. These materials will be analyzed by the Contractor for trends and best practices, with the results captured in a MCCLL draft report format on a periodicity not to exceed a semiannual basis for each MAGTF element (CE, GCE, ACE, LCE).

C-5.1.7. The Contractor shall assist in developing and drafting Marine Corps Lessons Learned periodicals to include the Marine Corps Center for Lessons Learned monthly newsletter, an unclassified/FOUO publication that provides summary and links to Marine Corps Unclassified/FOUO lessons learned materials, and other significant after action report materials received over the previous month. Other required lessons learned periodicals to be developed and drafted include the weekly Classified Operational Intelligence Summary.

C-5.1.8. The Contractor shall be responsible for maintaining derivative classification certification, an annual requirement provided by the Marine Corps Combat Development Command Security Manager , to ensure that support personnel are properly trained and certified to mark, down to the individual paragraph level, all classified SECRET and unclassified FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY materials developed as a result of this effort, in accordance with applicable clearance guides and Marine Corps directives.

C-5.1.9. The Contractor shall provide analysis support for lessons learned information requests/taskers from higher headquarters in the form of draft information papers and briefs. This includes supporting lessons learned information taskers periodically received from higher headquarters, providing inputs for Operational Advisor Groups (OAGs), and other Marine Corps working groups. Outputs of this requirement include information papers, briefings, talking points and other materials.

C-5.1.10. The Contractor shall assist in lessons learned collection team training by providing orientation and training briefings to new lessons learned collection team members. The purpose of the orientation and training briefings is to provide lessons learned collection teams the tactics, techniques and procedures to conduct high quality collection efforts and collection debriefs for turnover to the Contractor. The training materials normally consist of four existing two-hour classes: 1) Senior Analyst Orientation; 2) Survey TTPs and Development; 3) Post- Collection Data Compilation and Debrief; and 4) Collection Practical Application: Interviews, Summaries, and Transcriptions. The Contractor shall maintain this training and provide it on an as required basis, typically once every other month for collection team or new MCCLL personnel training.

C-5.1.11 The Contractor shall provide senior editor quality control, to review all collection reports for consistency, readability, and analytical rigor.

C-5.2 Records/Data Management Requirements

C-5.2.1. The Contractor shall catalogue and archive lessons learned records, documents, and other electronic data in both the classified (SECRET) and unclassified/FOUO Lesson Management System as appropriate by receiving and reviewing lessons learned materials, to include but not limited to, unit after action reports, information briefs, standard operating procedures, etc. These records reviewed against an applicable classification guide to ensure proper classification level, and will be cataloged with appropriate tagging, such as unit, operation/exercise, classification, and other categories as appropriate in order to be retrieved effectively using Marine Corps Lesson Management search functionality, HP Autonomy Idol.

C-5.2.2 The contractor shall develop the FOUO lessons learned new data rollups (a weekly compilation of new inputs to the Marine Corps Lessons Management System (LMS).

C-5.2.3. The Contractor shall maintain user accounts, profile information of Lessons Management System subscribers. As of October 2015, there are over 14,000 LMS subscribers. The Contractor shall maintain the LMS subscriber list ensuring that unit, rank, and other relevant user profile information is current.

C-5.2.4. The Contractor shall maintain the Lesson Management System webpage content to include, but is not limited to, communities of practice, battle board records, binders, archived document libraries, and all other LMS webpage content.

C-5.2.5. The Contractor shall maintain and update Lesson Management System user guides; as required. When LMS application functionality is upgraded; the user guides will be updated accordingly.

C-5.2.6. The Contractor shall provide subject matter expertise and functionality testing of Lesson Management System upgrades, prior to user acceptance testing of LMS system upgrades.

C-5.2.7. The Contractor shall provide LMS subscriber helpdesk support.

C-5.2.8. The Contractor shall maintain email distribution lists, using MCCLL distribution software (LISTSERV) The unclassified distribution list has approximately 30,000 individuals, and classified distribution list has approximately 4,000 individuals.

C-5.2.9. The Contractor shall provide transcription support to convert audio interview files into word documents.

MCCLL averages 600 sixty minute interviews per year. Each sixty minute interview takes about 6-8 hours of processing time, from raw audio file, to final published transcript. Transcriptions shall be completed in a timely manner to support the development of Marine Corps Lessons Learned reports.

C-5.3 Software/Server Lifecycle Maintenance Requirements

C-5.3.1. The Contractor shall provide software and server lifecycle support for the web-based classified and DoD CAC-card protected unclassified for official use only (FOUO) LMS. LMS consists of the following major software components, for which to contractor must be professionally certified and proficient: 1) Adobe Cold Fusion Programming Language, 2) Microsoft SQL Server 2008 R2 database, 3) HP Autonomy Idol Search Engine, 4) MURA web content management system 5) LSOFT LISTSERV Email Distribution Management, and 6) Adobe Creative Suites, 7) Web Page front end development technologies – CSS, HTML, and JavaScript, 8) Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2 IIS, C-5.3.2. The Contractor shall manage a sound, thoroughly planned, and documented disciplined software development/ maintenance process that includes requirements development, design, coding, peer review, testing (development and user), and fielding processes to ensure quality deliverables are met by established deadlines. The contractor shall be proficient in software version control and configuration management tools.

C-5.3.3. The Contractor shall provide Adobe Cold Fusion11 programming support. The Cold Fusion programmer will work as an integral part of a software lifecycle maintenance effort to provide Cold Fusion/Java Script programming. MCCLL-LMS consists of approximately 2,500 Cold Fusion/Java Script modules that require continual maintenance and enhancement, and the cleanup and archival of unused legacy code.

C-5.3.4. The Contractor shall provide database administration (Microsoft SQL Server 2008 and later versions) support. Database administration will be an integral part of a software lifecycle maintenance effort providing design, development, and implementation of web-based applications utilizing Microsoft SQL Server 2008 and later versions. The database administrator shall: Assist programmers in the design of tables, views, queries, and stored procedures; address optimization, normalization, and referential integrity issues: participate in the design, development, and on-going enhancements to the Lesson Management System; monitor and optimize SQL database performance and capacity; maintain/administer SQL Server Monitor and optimize SQL queries, views & stored procedures; develop/maintain new & existing reports; modify existing databases and database management systems;

test programs or databases, correct errors and make necessary modifications; and review project requests describing database user needs to estimate time and cost required to accomplish project. The Contractor shall work as part of a project team to coordinate database development and assist in determining project scope and limitations. The existing MCCLL- LMS database includes over 200 tables with over 5,000 fields, and requires continual maintenance for optimization and removal of legacy, unused components.

C-5.3.5. The Contractor shall provide front end web page development capability. The contractor shall be proficient in Cascading Style Sheets (CSS), HTML, and JavaScript – the three corner stone technologies necessary to create visually engaging webpages and user interfaces for web applications. The contractor shall be proficient in MURA, the content management system utilized by the Marine Corps Lessons Management System. The contractor shall be proficient in Adobe Creative Suites 6.0 or later versions, shall: Work as part of a software lifecycle maintenance effort and as a Front End Developer and graphics artist, providing design, development, and implementation of web-based presentations and public web sites; participate in the design, development, and on-going enhancements to MCCLL- LMS web application; and assist the team with testing of product changes and review project requests to estimate time and cost required to accomplish projects. The Contractor shall work as part of a project team to coordinate development and assist in determining project scope and limitations.

C-5.3.6. The Contractor shall provide Autonomy Idol search engine support. The Autonomy Idol search engine is a Commercial off the Shelf (COTS) search engine embedded in MCCLL-LMS to provide intuitive search capability for MCCLL's approximately 40,000 document repository/archive. Programmers shall be proficient in maintaining and optimizing the Autonomy Idol search engine so that it delivers desired results in efficient time.

C-5.3.7. The Contractor shall provide LISTSERV Support Services (an email distribution program). MCCLL-LMS uses LISTSERV to communicate by email with its approximately 25,000 subscribers. Programmers need expertise to maintain and enhance LISTSERV functionality within MCCLL-LMS.

C-5.3.8. The Contractor shall provide Microsoft Windows Server systems administration, information assurance and information technology infrastructure support for the Lesson Management System (LMS) and its related components. The Contractor shall perform the systems administration, information assurance, and information technology infrastructure support tasks required to operate MCCLL’s Lesson Management Systems (LMS) on the

Secret Internet Protocol Router Network (SIPRNET), Non-classified Internet Protocol Router Network (NIPRNET), and development network.

OPTION: C-5.3.8.1 The Contractor shall provide development environment of 7 virtualized servers that replicate the MCCLL LMS production environment. The development environment shall be accessible in the cloud so that they are accessible by log-in for up to 10 users from any location with an internet location, and especially from USMC MCEN comput. The servers will be used to develop enhancements to the MCCLL LMS system, prior to fielding to the production environment. The development environment servers will be accessible to install, configure, re-install, and remove software as required in the development environment. The development environment servers will be sub-contracted via an approved DoD GSA source for Cloud Infrastructure services.

C-5.3.8.2. The Contractor shall provide information assurance support by maintaining information assurance and system configuration documentation for the MCCLL-LMS architecture and servers; maintain documentation for system accreditation in conjunction with updates to the LMS system; ensure updates, patches and antivirus updates are applied as required to servers; comply with all Operational Directives (OPDIRS) by the due date while ensuring no degradation in LMS functionality. Regularly scan; and review threat and vulnerability assessments (retina scans) to analyze the risk to the LMS and take the appropriate corrective measures to be in compliance.

C-6. Knowledge, Skills and Qualifications

C-6.1. Analysis Knowledge, Skills, Qualification Requirements:

Contractor support provided under this PWS must include comprehensive knowledge of each of the following areas: Marine Air Ground Task Force (MAGTF) elements: 1) Command Element (command and control, communications, and/or intelligence expertise); 2) Ground Combat Element (ground combat arms: infantry, artillery, combat engineer, mechanized (tanks, armored assault vehicles), and/or reconnaissance expertise); 3) Aviation Combat Element (naval aviator or naval flight officer expertise); and 4) Logistic Combat Element (combat service support: logistics, supply, maintenance, and/or engineer expertise), operational military experience derived from at least twenty years of duty as a Marine Corps or Navy Officer; a graduate of the Marine Corps Command and Staff College or equivalent, and strong technical writing and editing experience. The resume/experience of the Senior Editor shall include published works and executive level editing experience. Writing samples submitted by proposed candidates will be strongly considered. All documentation pertaining to knowledge, skills and qualifications submitted under this effort will be strongly considered.

C-6.2 Records/Data Management Knowledge, Skills, Qualification Requirements

C-6.2.1. The Contractor shall be proficient in MS Office software programs; Acrobat Publishing tools (Adobe Creative Suites), and audio file conversion. Comprehensive knowledge of the United States Marine Corps, the Marine Air Ground Task Force MAGTF, and operational Marine Corps experience.

C-6.2.2. Transcriptionists qualifications: The Transcriptionist shall proficiency in transcriptionist software such as Start-Stop; minimum typing speed of 80 WPM; experience in transcribing audio interviews; manipulating computer files; and uploading files to databases. The transcriptionist must be familiar with and capable of transcribing military style language, terms and acronyms.

C-6.3. Software and Server Lifecycle Maintenance Knowledge, Skills, and Qualification Requirements

C-6.3.1. Programmer Qualifications: MCCLL maintains an integrated technology environment in support of the MCCLL technology requirements. This requires a range of technology skill sets for those individuals' assigned roles and responsibilities in support of the MCCLL technology. The Contractor shall be certified and proficient in the following areas. These skills include but are not limited to:

� Adobe Cold Fusion Programming Version 10 and later � Front End Web Page Development: MURA, CSS, Java Script, and HTML Programming

� Microsoft SQL Server 2008 and later Software Programming and Database administration � Miscrosoft Server 2008 and later Microsoft IIS Administration.

� HP Autonomy IDOL Programming and Administration � ListServ Software Administration

C-6.3.2. Information Assurance Qualifications. A l l c o n t r a c t o r p e r s o n n e l s u p p o r t i n g C-5.3 Software/Server Lifecycle Maintenance Requirements portion of this requirement are considered IA workforce personnel. Per the DoD 8570, IA Workforce Improvement Program, all IA, system administrator personnel, and other personnel who require privileged server access are required to meet baseline and Computing Environment (CE) Certification requirements within six (6) months from award. The DoD Approved Baseline Certifications are located in Table AP3.T1, page 92, of the DoD 8570.01-M. MCCLL requires IAT Level II Certification at a minimum for the system administrator/IA personnel and IAT Level I Certification for other privileged users. Security + certification (level II) is the preferred baseline certification. The applicable CE certification is for the operating system (Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2). Reference: DoD 8570.01-M, page 23.

C-6.3.3. The Contractor shall be proficient in Microsoft server operating systems (Windows Server 2008/2012).

C-7. Security Requirement

C-7.1. The work performed under this contract will be conducted at MCCLL, Bldg 1776, Elliot Road, Quantico VA, which is a classified facility. Personnel performing this effort will be required to have a SECRET clearance as they will require access to classified information up to the SECRET level. A DD254 will be provided to the contractor upon contract award. Access to NATO information, foreign government information, and For Official Use Only information is required.

C-7.2. Contractor personnel will require within 30 days of contract award, a government provided Secure Internet Protocol Router Network (SIPRNet) account in the performance of this contract. All personnel will receive a NATO security brief by the local Security Manager prior to receiving SIPRNet accounts. A copy of the NATO briefing certificate will be kept in their local security folder and forwarded to the employees company to validate briefing requirements are met.

C-8. Government Furnished Equipment (GFE) and Government Furnished Material (GFM)

C-8.1 The Government will provide workspace, classified/unclassified workstations, office supplies, computer equipment, telephone, fax machine (local, DSN and long distance), electronic mail, reproduction facilities, and proper building access identification badges as required. The Government will furnish any computer software, such as access to Lesson Management System which may be needed to accomplish tasks at the Government site. The Government will provide access to appropriate reference material and databases necessary in the performance of this effort. The Contractor will be provided the authority to access all information required in performance of these duties. The Government will provide coordination assistance to assist the Contractor in accessing required information. The Government will provide the following information: access to relevant Government organizations, information and documentation, manuals, briefs and associated materials, as required and available. Government Furnished Equipment (GFE) includes access to Government databases and seats (e.g., MS Word, Excel, Power Point, the Lesson Management System and other systems required to perform this effort.

C-9. Protection of Human Subjects.

9.1. The Contractor shall not commence performance of research involving human subjects that is covered under Code of Federal Regulations Title 32 (32 CFR) Part 219 or that meets exemption criteria under 32 CFR 219.101(b), or expend funding on such effort, until and unless the conditions of either the following paragraph (9.1.1) or (9.1.2) have been met:

9.1.1. The Contractor furnishes the Human Research Protection Official (HRPO), with a copy to the Contracting Officer, an assurance of compliance and IRB approval and receives notification from the Contracting Officer that the HRPO has approved the assurance as appropriate for the research under the PWS and also that the HRPO has reviewed the protocol and accepted the IRB approval for compliance with the DoD component policies. The Contractor may furnish evidence of an existing assurance of compliance for acceptance by the HRPO, if an appropriate assurance has been approved in connection with previous research. The Contractor shall notify the Contracting Officer immediately of any suspensions or terminations of the assurance.

9.1.2. The Contractor furnishes to the HRPO, with a copy to the Contracting Officer, a determination that the human research proposed meets exemption criteria in 32 CFR 219.101(b) and receives written notification from the Contracting Officer that the exemption is determined acceptable. The determination shall include citation of the exemption category under 32 CFR 219.101(b) and a rationale statement. In the event of a disagreement regarding the Contractor’s furnished exemption determination, the HRPO retains final judgment on what research activities or classes of research are covered or are exempt under the contract.

C-10. Deliverables, Handling, and Use of Items and Intellectual Property.

10.1. Deliverables are identified within the Tasks and summarized within this PWS/ task order. Execution of the PWS tasks will frequently yield deliverables in the form of, but not limited to, reports, papers, and presentation packages such as PowerPoint briefings, slides, computations with backup information, databases and database-related items, software and software-related items, website and website-related items, graphics, visual aids, meeting minutes, and other PWS required deliverables. Reports shall contain information in sufficient detail to ensure that a professionally qualified third party can follow the logic of the report(s). Government review comments shall be incorporated into the final deliverable in the form of revisions, deletions, additions and corrections.

10.2. The Contractor shall not use Contractor’s or third-party proprietary items and/or materials unless otherwise agreed upon in writing by the Contracting Officer prior to the commencement of the work.

10.3. No data, materials, information or other items (hereinafter singularly or collectively “Items”) created or provided expressly for this PWS shall be used by the Contractor for any purpose other than those that are in support of, or for performance under, this PWS without the prior written permission of the Contracting Officer. The Contractor is obligated to protect from unauthorized use or disclosure all Government confidential or classified material and/or Government-owned proprietary, and/or Personally Identifiable Information or Personal Privacy, Items obtained in the course of performance under the Government contract, as long as such Items remains proprietary, confidential, sensitive or classified. Any information obtained in the course of duties, or the performance of services, under this contract including, but not limited to, information that may be made available for use that relates to the technical data, trade secrets, processes, operations, style of work, or apparatus, or to the technical data, statistical data, amount or source of any income, profits, losses, or expenditures of any person, firm, partnership, corporation, or association is included in this clause (and with “Items”). Contract personnel shall not publish, divulge, disclose, or make known Items in any manner, or to any extent not authorized by the Contracting Officer. When the Contractor’s need for any Items ends, the Items shall be returned promptly (within ten (10) business days) to the appropriate government program personnel. However, the obligation not to discuss, disclose, release, reproduce or otherwise provide or make available such Items, or any portion thereof, shall continue, even after completion of this contract/order. Any actual or suspected unauthorized use, disclosure, release, or reproduction of any Items or violation of this agreement, of which the company or any employee is or may become aware, will be reported promptly (within one business day) to the Contractor’s program manager, who will inform the Contracting Officer within five (5) business days of receiving such report.

10.4. All Items and or deliverables generated by the Contractor under this PWS, and all associated intellectual property, in whatever form, created, generated, or produced under this PWS shall become the property of the U.S.

Government/Marine Corps and not the Contractor, subcontractor, or individual author or researcher; therefore, the U.S. Government/Marine Corps shall have the irrevocable, royalty-free, worldwide right to use, modify, reproduce, perform, display, release, or disclose such Items, in whole or in part, in any manner, and for any purpose whatsoever, and to have or authorize others to do so. The contract will include DFARS 252.227-7020.

10.5. All Contractor developed databases and database related items, all software and software-related items, all website and website-related items, analyses, studies, applications, information and other Items, and all associated intellectual property, completed or in progress under the contract shall be solely and fully owned by the Government. During the transition period, the Contractor shall turn over such documents, information, and all associated intellectual property, to the Government if not already delivered.

10.6. Distribution, Media and Format

10.6.1. The Marine Corps shall have unrestricted access and use of all deliverables upon delivery. The Contractor shall provide all deliverables in a version, format, and media used/useable and modifiable by the Marine Corps.

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