MTASCA IDIQ PWS 21-1F1 Redacted.pdf

Microelectronic Technical and Supply Chain Analyses (MTASCA) Performance Work Statement (PWS)

21-1F1 7 June 2021

Contract Officer Representative:

1.0 Introduction

The mission of the Defense Microelectronics Activity (DMEA) is to leverage advanced technologies to extend the life of weapon systems. An important part of this effort is DMEA’s role in ensuring that the Department of Defense (DoD) has a reliable supply chain of manufacturers of key microelectronics technologies that are secure and trustworthy and that are vital to the accomplishment of its mission. DMEA provides technical and engineering support for transforming advanced technologies into weapon systems applications. Through DMEA, advanced technologies are translated into solutions that resolve problems caused by existing hardware and software that are obsolete, unreliable, unmaintainable, underperforming, or require additional capability. DMEA manages an in-house capability to support advanced technologies within the DoD.

2.0 Scope

To accomplish its mission, DMEA has established a technical and management approach that provides rapid access to a pre-qualified contractor through the MTASCA contract. This document defines the overall technical scope of the MTASCA contract. Specific requirements will be defined, as they are identified, in Performance Work Statements (PWSs) / Task Orders (TOs) during the life of the MTASCA contract. The MTASCA contract supports requirements that will benefit the knowledge and strategic direction of DMEA and the DoD.

2.1 Requirements

The purpose of the MTASCA contract is to develop technology studies, strategic analyses, and recommendations in furtherance of the DMEA mission or related to the mission of DMEA or its parent organizations, including analyses of DMEA’s business operations. These studies, analyses, and recommendations will involve subject matter that is specified within the areas discussed in the following sub-paragraphs. Any DD Form 254 requirements will be identified on individual task orders.

2.1.1 Policy and Regulation Assessment and Recommendations

The contractor shall provide policy and regulation assessment and recommendations. Policy and regulation assessment and recommendations involves the analysis of government and industry policies and regulations as it affects the evolution of the science and technologies related to the capabilities of advanced electronics either used today by U.S. military forces or contemplated for their future use. It also pertains to analyzing the affects of issuances, policies and regulations, and programs—e.g., DOD transformation, public-private partnerships, microelectronics trends, government and industry policy and regulation, and investment trends—on the development and acquisition of microelectronics. Policy and regulation assessment and recommendations may include evaluation of the economics and impacts of changes in science and technology underlying advanced systems used by the DOD, and changes in the structure of government organizations or their policies that impact the acquisition of advanced technology affecting national security. In order to improve DMEA’s understanding of, access to, and acquisition of advanced technical capabilities needed by national security and defense forces, the contractor may be required to development policy, regulations and process recommendations. Assistance with the implementation of government-approved policy and process recommendations may also be required.

2.1.2 Strategic and Business Planning

The contractor shall provide advice related to strategic and business planning. Strategic and business planning involves assisting DMEA in the setup, structuring, and facilitation of a strategic and business outlook for DMEA to develop a vision, enterprise roadmap and long-term plan for the organization to best meet its mission. It also pertains to assisting DMEA to institutionalize dynamic initiatives to provide a self-sustaining enterprise framework for implementing DMEA’s mission, as well as addressing business and operational transformation. Such initiatives should allow DMEA to anticipate and adjust to future challenges, balance current demands against creating and executing strategic intent, adapt to emerging trends and requirements, address the efficacy of a growth strategy, and assess organizational performance over the long term. Strategic and business planning also involves evaluating, analyzing and providing recommendations on DMEA’s potential role in the larger United States Government and/or Nationwide Microelectronics ecosystem and strategies.

2.1.3 Microelectronics Supply Security and Trustworthiness

The contractor shall provide analyses and advice regarding the development or sustainment of policies and regulations, and the implementation of a reliable supply chain of manufacturers of key microelectronics technologies that are secure and trustworthy. A reliable supply chain analysis involves the analysis of risks and security vulnerabilities inherent in utilizing both commercial and foreign sources of microelectronics in military weapon systems. Typical analysis may include the areas of counterfeit mitigation, design integrity, anti-tamper techniques, and an assessment of various methods for verification of integrity of semiconductors. Such analysis may involve the investigation of state-of-the-practice methods, as well as methods under development, for verifying the trustworthiness of Defense semiconductors. Recommendations may be required regarding design and manufacturing technologies, ongoing advanced research, and policies to improve trustworthiness and the verifiability of Trust for semiconductors and high risk critical components and assemblies. The investigation and analysis of aspects of the intelligence community’s need for secure and trustworthy integrated circuit foundries may be addressed, as may the investigation of the overall DoD requirement for secure and trustworthy sources of microelectronics and the appropriateness and efficacy of the approaches proposed or implemented.

2.1.4 Manpower Reporting Through System for Award Management (SAM)

The Contractor shall report ALL contractor labor hours (including subcontractor and consultant labor hours) required for performance of services provided under this contract for DMEA via a secure data collection site. The Contractor shall report these labor hours in accordance with each Task Order Statement of Work and Section H supplemental instructions.

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.

2.2 Terms

The terms “include,” “includes,” and "including," as used in this document, means “includes, but is not limited to.”

3.0 Reference Documents

Reference documents will be specified as required in each PWS/TO.

3.1 Active Documents

Active specifications, standards, handbooks and other published documents may be required to fully understand and perform the tasks associated with this contract. The contractor may be tasked to acquire, modify, and/or deliver needed active documents. Active documents will be specified as required in each PWS/TO.

4.0 Data

Data development, management, and delivery will be specified as required in each PWS/TO.

4.1 Contract Data Requirements List (CDRL)

The Government may specify data requirements or the contractor may be requested to propose data requirements.

Data requirements will be based on the needs of the Government and will be in the form of a CDRL in each PWS/TO. CDRLs will contain Data Item Descriptions (DIDs) whose content and format will be tailored in each PWS/TO. Any DID that is active at the time a PWS/TO is awarded may be required.