N00014-16-R-0004_NEMC_Attachment_1_Statement_of_Work.pdf

Section J, Attachment No. 1 i Statement of Work

RFP # N00014-16-R-0004

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MANUFACTURING TECHOLOGY (ManTech)

NAVY ELECTRONICS MANUFACTURING

CENTER OF EXCELLENCE

(NEMCOE)

STATEMENT OF WORK

Office of Naval Research Arlington, VA

Section J, Attachment No. 1 i

RFP # N00014-16-R-0004

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ManTech Navy Electronics Manufacturing Center of Excellence

Table of Contents

1.0 OVERVIEW

1.1 BACKGROUND OF NAVY MANUFACTURING TECHNOLOGY (MANTECH)

PROGRAM

1.2 OVERVIEW OF NEMCOE

1.3 NEMCOE CORE MISSION AND SCOPE OF WORK

2.0 FIRST TASK ORDER: CENTER OPERATIONS AND MANAGEMENT

2.1 CENTER OPERATIONS

2.1.1 COE Core Mission Management and Support

2.1.2 Naval Technical Advisor Activities…………...……………………………..6

2.1.3 Special Projects

2.1.4 Connectivity to Navy and DoD Laboratories ………………………….….7

2.1.5 Outreach Activities

2.2 CENTER BUSINESS OPERATIONS

2.2.1 COE Performance Management

2.2.2 COE Performance to Financial Benchmarks

2.3 COE-LEVEL MEETINGS AND TRAVEL

2.4 COE-LEVEL DELIVERABLES

2.5 COE-LEVEL DATA REQUIREMENTS

3.0 SECOND TASK ORDER: PROJECT DEVELOPMENT AND

MANAGEMENT

3.1 PROJECT DEVELOPMENT

3.1.1 Issue Identification

3.1.2 Candidate Project Selection……………………………………………

3.1.3 Individual Project Development

3.2 PROJECT MANAGEMENT

3.3 PROJECT DEVELOPMENT AND MANAGEMENT MEETINGS AND TRAVEL

3.4 PROJECT-LEVEL DELIVERABLES

3.5 PROJECT-LEVEL DATA REQUIREMENTS

3.6 Contractor Manpower Reporting Requirement

Section J, Attachment No. 1

ManTech Navy Electronics Manufacturing Center of Excellence

1.0 Overview

1.1 Background of Navy Manufacturing Technology (ManTech) Program The Secretary of Defense established a Manufacturing Technology Program to further the national security objectives of Section 2501(a) of U. S. Code Title 10 – Armed Forces, through the development and application of advanced manufacturing technologies and processes that will reduce the acquisition and supportability costs of defense weapon systems and reduce manufacturing and repair cycle times across the life cycles of such systems. The purpose of the program is to improve the manufacturing quality, productivity, technology, and practices of business and workers providing goods and services to the Department of Defense (DoD). DoD Directive 4200.15 implements the Manufacturing Technology Program, and it dictates that DoD is to rely on private sector investment and the “free enterprise” system to provide the manufacturing technology necessary to produce DoD material. The Directive mandates ManTech investments are to be directed at improving the quality, productivity, technology, and practices of business and workers providing goods and services to the DoD.

The Navy Manufacturing Technology (ManTech) Program, operated out of the Office of Naval Research (ONR), is focused on affordability improvements for specific key acquisition platforms as defined in the Navy ManTech Investment Strategy. The current Navy ManTech Affordability Initiatives include: the CVN 78 Class carrier; the DDG 51 Class destroyer; the VIRGINIA Class Submarine and OHIO Replacement Program; the CH53K Heavy Lift Helicopter; and the Joint Strike Fighter (JSF). ONR ManTech helps these Navy programs achieve their respective affordability goals by transitioning developed manufacturing technology which, when implemented, results in needed cost reduction or cost avoidance.

Navy ManTech executes through Centers of Excellence using this key acquisition platform approach to develop cost reduction/avoidance platform portfolios and specific projects. There are presently seven Navy ManTech Centers of Excellence (COEs), and they serve as focal points for the development and technology transfer of new and advanced manufacturing processes and technology in a cooperative environment with industry, academia, and the Naval Research Enterprise. The COEs serve as corporate repositories of expertise in particular technological areas and collaborate with acquisition Program Executive Offices (PEOs) / Program Offices (POs) and relevant industry to identify and resolve manufacturing issues impacting the key Navy acquisition platforms. The COEs develop and demonstrate manufacturing technology solutions for identified Navy manufacturing requirements, provide consulting services to naval industrial activities and industry, and facilitate the implementation of developed manufacturing technologies.

1.2 Overview of NEMCOE

The Navy has a continuing need for an Advanced Electronics Manufacturing Center of Excellence. The Advanced Electronics Manufacturing Center of Excellence is dedicated specifically to advanced electronics science and technology, manufacturing technology, technology transfer, the United States electronics industrial base improvement and education/workforce development.

The primary focus of the NEMCOE is to expedite the transition of advanced electronics technology into Navy and DoD systems applications.

Inasmuch as the assigned missions of the Office of Naval Research (ONR) Manufacturing Technology (ManTech) Navy Electronics Manufacturing Center of Excellence (NEMCOE) are dynamic, this Statement of Work (SOW) is not intended to be all-inclusive or restrictive, but is intended to provide a broad framework and general scope of the work to be performed at the NEMCOE. This SOW does not represent a commitment to, or imply funding for, specific projects or programs. The ONR ManTech work requirements are developed through strategic planning and program plans.

The NEMCOE Contractor shall, in accordance with the provisions of this Contract, provide the resources, intellectual leadership, and management expertise necessary and appropriate to managing and operating the NEMCOE to accomplish its primary mission. The primary mission of the NEMCOE is to develop advanced manufacturing technologies and deploy them in the U.S.

advanced electronics industrial base with the goal of facilitating industry improvements and ultimately reducing the cost and time required to transition advanced electronics technology into Navy and DoD system applications as defined in the ONR ManTech Investment Strategy:

The NEMCOE (hereinafter, the contractor) shall be the center of expertise for the following electronics technologies and related subjects:

Electronics manufacturing technology (materials, devices, circuits, modules, subsystems)

Semiconductor devices / vacuum electronics / passive components

Integrated circuit technologies (digital, analog, ICs, MICs, MMICs)

Interconnections

Compound semiconductors / wide bandgap semiconductors

Low-Cost, High-Throughput Manufacturing and Assembly Techniques

Nanoelectronics

Power electronics

Trusted and resilient electronics hardware

Thermal management

Micro-Electro-Mechanical Systems (MEMS)

Electronics packaging technologies (including tamper proof and non-hermetic approaches)

Energy storage

Microwave electronics

Emerging electronics technologies

Technology obsolescence

COTS integration

U.S. electronics manufacturing industrial base

Supply chain integrity

Detection and testing for counterfeit parts

Detection and testing for embedded viruses, other cyber threats

System Integration

In accomplishing its mission, the NEMCOE will work closely with the Navy’s acquisition community as well as well as the advanced electronics industrial base to identify manufacturing technology issues that negatively impact transition of advanced electronics products to the fleet, with respect to both cycle-time and cost.

The NEMCOE contractor will develop and apply advanced electronics manufacturing technologies that will:

Reduce the acquisition and supportability costs of weapon systems and platforms

Reduce manufacturing and repair cycle time

Bridge the gap from research and development advancements to full-scale production

Disseminate project results throughout the industrial base

Improve the quality, productivity, technological capability and practices of businesses and workers and promote higher levels of worker education related to advanced electronics technologies

The NEMCOE will solicit, select, award, and manage projects to address the identified cycle-time and cost reduction issues.

Types of technology areas include, but are not limited to, the following:

Design for Producibility/Design for Manufacturability of advanced digital and analog electronics, semiconductors, solid state materials, and vacuum electronics critical to advanced electronics system performance

Modeling and Simulation technologies

Model-based tools and approaches to optimize producibility

Intelligent manufacturing planning and factory execution

Supply chain Information Security Risk Management for electronics devices used in advanced electronics systems

Supply chain analyses to investigate adequacy and security of critical material, component, and subsystem sources of supply

Advanced inspection and testing technologies to reduce test time, increase process yields and ensure end-item quality/performance

Development of techniques, designs, and processes to integrate cybersecurity into electronics hardware designs to include tamper proof devices, supply chain security, hardware resiliency concepts and trusted architectures.

In addition, the NEMCOE shall perform all supporting functions for a Navy ManTech Center of Excellence, such as serving as a corporate repository of expertise in its particular technological area; performing special projects and industry surveys related to the mission as required; planning and conducting outreach activities to increase awareness of the NEMCOE and disseminate manufacturing technology throughout the nation’s advanced electronics industrial base to achieve manufacturing technology transition beyond the developing organization; and other functions as assigned by the ONR ManTech Division.

1.3 NEMCOE Core Mission and Scope of Work

The core mission and function of the NEMCOE is to identify, develop, and facilitate the transition of advanced electronics manufacturing technologies to reduce the cost and time to deploy critical ISR, EW, photonic, computer, guidance and control, IFF, and advanced communications systems to Naval ships, aircraft, submarines, space-based, and unmanned systems.

The NEMCOE Contractor will operate and manage the NEMCOE in its mission to develop naval platform-related manufacturing technologies and transition the technology to the US advanced electronics industrial base. In addition to accomplishing the NEMCOE’s core mission, the NEMCOE Contractor shall manage, operate, sustain, and enhance the NEMCOE's ability to function as an ONR ManTech Center of Excellence.

The NEMCOE Contractor shall, with the highest degree of vision, quality, integrity, and technical excellence, maintain a strong scientific and engineering resource base responsive to manufacturing technology issues of national importance. The scope of work of this Contract includes:

1. Operating and managing the COE in an efficient, cost effective, and innovative manner to accomplish its core mission of developing and facilitating the implementation of advanced manufacturing technologies to the US electronics industry to reduce the cost and time to design, build, and test critical naval offensive and defensive electronics systems.

(Section 2.0)

2. Organizing, facilitating and executing an advanced electronics manufacturing-focused project selection process, supporting the key naval platform programs identified by the ONR ManTech Investment Strategy and the ONR Program Officer, in order to recommend technical work.

Projects selected should be aligned with Navy and DoD priorities for advanced electronics. (Section 3.0).

3. Initiating and managing ManTech projects approved by the ONR Program

Officer. Management of projects should include the use of an earned-value or similar methodology that tracks and relates technical progress, schedule, and funding. (Section 3.0)

4. Providing support of special projects or non-ManTech funded projects that relate to the COE mission, as directed by the ONR Program Officer.

(Section 3.0)

5. Providing all required reporting, including COE-level and project-level deliverables, for the evaluation of the technical and financial progress of the Center and of each technical project. (Sections 2.0 and 3.0)

6. Planning, coordinating, and conducting outreach activities and projects to increase awareness of the NEMCOE and to facilitate technology transition and implementation of ManTech-developed manufacturing technology to advanced electronics suppliers serving the broad DoD requirements base.

(Section 2.0)

7. Traveling in support of the NEMCOE. Travel shall be planned and conducted in such a fashion to provide maximum flexibility and use of time in support of the COE. All travel shall be in accordance with the FAR and applicable federal travel regulations. (Sections 2.0 and 3.0)

It is currently envisioned that the NEMCOE contract will be structured with multiple task/delivery orders. This Statement of Work covers two general activity areas critical to the NEMCOE’s accomplishment of its mission: First Task Order:

Center of Excellence (COE) Operations and Management (Section 2.0) and Second Task Order: Project Development and Management (Section 3.0).

2.0 First Task Order: COE Operations and Management

The NEMCOE Contractor shall operate the NEMCOE to function as an ONR ManTech Center of Excellence to serve as a national resource in advanced electronics manufacturing technology in general and to accomplish the NEMCOE’s core mission in particular. The NEMCOE Contractor shall manage and operate the COE in an efficient, cost effective, and innovative manner --developing strategies to plan, track, and analyze projects and expenditures to ensure efficient operation of the COE.

2.1 Center Operations

NEMCOE operations can be broken down into the following activities:

2.1.1 COE Core Mission Management and Support Activities

The NEMCOE Contractor shall provide management and programmatic support as required to accomplish the NEMCOE core mission of identifying, developing, and transitioning advanced manufacturing technology to the U.S electronics defense industrial base (as detailed in Section 3.0). In so doing, this includes but may not be limited to:

Assisting the government in planning and executing new manufacturing technology or development initiatives including programmatic support (briefings, cost estimates, reporting) in connection with these initiatives

Providing both the technical and administrative support needed for the efficient operation of the NEMCOE assisting the government in planning and executing new manufacturing technology or development initiatives.

Supporting ONR in the development of roadmaps and investment strategies for the development and production of key advanced electronics technologies with emphasis on Navy manufacturing issues

Submitting COE-level deliverables as directed by the ONR Program Officer and as specified in the Annual ManTech Guidance.

Submitting COE-level deliverables to include items such as input for the Navy ManTech Project Book or associated databases, specific project reports

Responding to “data calls” as requested by the ONR ManTech Director, the ONR Program Officer, or their representatives.

Creation of outreach or technology transfer material as required/approved by the ONR Program Officer

Creation and management of an appropriate internet website to keep the ONR Program Officer informed about the status of on-going electronics technology projects.

Establishment and maintenance of an Advanced electronics prototyping and test capability to provide validated and independent measurements of advanced electronics devices, components, and systems as a means of certifying new manufacturing processes

2.1.2 Naval Technical Advisor Activities

The NEMCOE Contractor shall provide an average of 8 to 12 technical assessments and recommendations on specific advanced electronics manufacturing and industrial base issues as required by the Government.

Reports delivered to the Government shall include independent analyses and specific recommendations by the NEMCOE Contractor. The NEMCOE Contractor shall avoid any conflicts of interest and act as an independent advisor (honest broker) to the Government. As a result of such in-house support, the NEMCOE Contractor may be ineligible on Organizational Conflict of Interest (OCI) grounds from performing the actual development work on the recommended technologies. The NEMCOE Contractor will provide management, control, and support for Navy and DoD funded developments and coordinate the research of participating government, industry, and academic organizations.

The contractor shall assess U.S. industrial manufacturing capabilities for and affordability of various advanced electronics technologies and recommend programs to improve the industrial base. The contractor shall promote new manufacturing technology initiatives that improve the competitiveness and responsiveness of the advanced electronics industrial base.

2.1.3 Special Projects.

As part of Naval Technical Advisor Activities, the NEMCOE Contractor shall perform Special Projects as directed by the ONR ManTech Division. Special Projects may include, but are not limited to, the following: support to Navy PEOs, POs, and PMSs/PMAs to identify and resolve critical advanced electronics manufacturing issues, conduct advanced electronics industrial base benchmarking surveys; development of technology roadmaps; assessments of foreign electronics manufacturing. This effort includes executing Rapid Response projects to quickly meet emergent Navy requirements. These Rapid Response projects will be executed in accordance with the ManTech process in effect on the date the project is initiated.

2.1.4 Connectivity to Navy and DoD Laboratories

The NEMCOE Contractor shall develop and maintain working relationships and technical interchanges with DoD Laboratories and the US advanced electronics industrial base utilizing these relationships to facilitate technology transfer to the nation’s defense industries.

2.1.5 Outreach Activities

The NEMCOE Contractor shall perform outreach activities as approved by the ONR Program Officer. The objectives of these activities are to encourage partnering with government, industry, and academic organizations and to facilitate transfer of developed manufacturing technologies to achieve manufacturing technology transition beyond the originating industrial lab or organization.

The contractor shall actively participate in industrial/professional associations/societies and working groups dedicated to electronics technology in order to advance the Government’s critical electronics Manufacturing Science and Technology and promote U.S. preeminence in all areas of electronics.

The contractor shall create innovative strategic relationships between industry, universities and government laboratories/centers in order to:

Expand the electronics technology database through dissemination of R&D results.

Improve the competitiveness of the U.S. electronics industrial base.

Improve electronics education / develop an educated electronics workforce.

Accelerate technology transfer from research to products.

Provide a positive influence on national strategic industrial planning in electronics R&D and commercialization.

This includes, but is not limited to, the following:

• Providing uninterrupted maintenance of a NEMCOE public domain website and server.

• Providing promotional materials and logistics support for exhibits, demonstrations, conferences, workshops, and displays.

• Attending and showcasing the NEMCOE mission and accomplishments at specific conferences and trade shows, such as the Defense Manufacturing Conference, ShipTech, and relevant IEEE conferences, and other related Advanced Electronics Technology Workshop and conferences.

Attendance and exhibition at trade shows, conferences, and the like must be approved in advance by the ONR Program Officer or ManTech Director. Typically this is 3-6 events annually.

• Distributing a physical and/or electronic newsletter on a minimum quarterly basis to key government and industry personnel.

• Presentation or coordination of technical papers that broadcast NEMCOE manufacturing technology breakthroughs at relevant manufacturing and/or electronics conferences.

2.2 Center Business Operations

The NEMCOE Contractor shall manage and administer a system of internal controls for all COE business and administrative operations. Management of the NEMCOE business and administrative operations shall include integrating common systems of internal controls across the NEMCOE and implementing business processes that are risk-based, cross-functional, and cost-effective; that optimize and streamline operations; and that increase efficiency and enhance productivity. Included shall be plans to accomplish the following:

2.2.1 COE Performance Management

The contractor shall implement a financial management system that can accurately track expenditures for NEMCOE Center Operations. An in-house Earned Value Management System (EVMS), or equivalent, shall be used for tracking Center Operations projects to assist the ONR Program manager in measuring performance and triggering corrective actions as needed for each of the foregoing tasks. The EVMS shall analyze the expenditure of funds in light of work accomplished and quantify technical problems in terms of cost and schedule. Favorable and unfavorable cost and/or schedule variances that exceed ±20% shall be identified and reported along with proposed corrective actions.

The contractor shall generate a Work Breakdown Structure (WBS) using MIL- HDBK-881 and DI-MGMT-81334 as guides to represent all work under the contract (including both in-house and subcontracted work).

2.2.2 COE Performance to Fiscal Benchmarks

The NEMCOE Contractor shall develop a plan to meet the Navy’s obligation and expenditure fiscal benchmarks, track center performance with respect to these benchmarks, and develop “get well” plans if necessary.

2.3 COE-Level Meetings and Travel

NEMCOE personnel shall participate in meetings as directed by the Navy ManTech Director and/or ONR Program Officer. These are expected to include, but are not limited to, the following:

ManTech “All Hands” or Center Director Meetings - typically 2-3 times annually.

Candidate Project Selection Meetings - typically once annually.

Quarterly Program Management Reviews (PMRs) - quarterly with the ONR Program Officer at ONR, the COE, or other site as approved by the Program Officer. Other attendees will be at the option of the ONR Program Officer. Each PMR shall address at a minimum: center financial performance and plans; updates on active projects including information such as technical; progress and accomplishments, schedule status, and adherence to spend plan; technology implementation updates; and planned meetings and activities;. The PMR shall address other technical and programmatic topics as directed by ONR.

Platform IPT Reviews – Navy ManTech currently holds Platform IPT project review meetings for each platform supported by the Navy ManTech Investment Strategy approximately 2 times per year per platform. To make effective use of ManTech resources, these meetings are often co-located, resulting in a total of 6-10 meetings annually.

ManTech Conferences/Workshops – as directed by the ONR Program Officer but typically includes the annual Defense Manufacturing Conference (DMC), ShipTech, and other approved conferences/workshops.

2.4 COE-Level Deliverables

The NEMCOE Contractor shall submit COE-level ManTech deliverables as directed by the ONR Program Officer and as specified in the Annual Navy ManTech Guidance, expected to include but not limited to:

COE Monthly Status Report – monthly

COE Funding Allocation Spreadsheets – typically semi-annually

COE Expenditure Estimates – typically semi-annually

COE Monthly Expenditure Reports (MERs) - monthly

COE Affordability Assessments – typically semi-annually

COE Implementation Workbooks – typically annually

2.5 COE-Level Data Requirements

The NEMCOE Contractor shall submit all data requirements as specified in the Contract Data Requirements List (DD Form 1423).

CDRL A001: COE Quarterly Report CDRL A002: Contract Final Report CDRL A003: All other ManTech Program deliverables as required

3.0 Second Task Order: Project Development and Management

In support of the ONR ManTech Program, the NEMCOE shall identify, develop and transition advanced electronics manufacturing technologies to the US electronics industrial base to reduce the cost and time to design, build, and test critical advanced electronics sensors, as identified in the Navy ManTech Investment Strategy. The primary means of accomplishing this core mission is through the development and execution of technical projects whose results will be transitioned to industry. The NEMCOE contractor shall award and manage technical projects funded under the Navy ManTech Program or non-ManTech projects funded by other agencies through this contract and approved by the ONR Program Officer. These projects will most likely be contracts with industry or internal projects within the NEMCOE.

The three basic types of ManTech projects are:

• Standard projects: typically 12-36 months duration; typically $500K - $3M funding range.

• Mega Rapid Response projects - urgent requirement. Maximum 9 months duration and $500K funding (nominally $150K - $500K) or limits set per current ONR guidance.

• Rapid Response projects – smaller, urgent requirement. Typically, 4-6 month duration and $50K-$100K range

Standard Projects and Mega Rapid Response projects will be managed under the second task order but will be executed under other delivery orders awarded under the base contract. Rapid Response projects will be managed and executed under the second task order.

Note: Non-ManTech Projects - At the discretion of the ONR Program Officer, the NEMCOE may execute and manage technical projects, other than Navy ManTech projects, that are related to ship electronics, aircraft electronics [ie ISR, avionics, EW, etc], or other naval- or defense-related industries or platforms.

Examples of these projects may include, but are not limited to, projects from other ONR Technical Codes, congressional interest (“plus-up”) projects, or Office of the Secretary of Defense (OSD)-funded Manufacturing Science and Technology efforts. These Non-ManTech projects are typically awarded under separate, individual delivery orders and the management of these efforts is charged directly to those projects, not the second task order, unless coordinated with ONR ManTech.

3.1 Project Development

The contractor shall institute a continuous project selection process in order to develop, define and prioritize new technical projects. New projects shall be selected based on:

(1) Specific military requirements for electronics and,

(2) Interactions between NEMCOE and Systems Commands (PEOs, PMOs, etc.)

The contractor shall prioritize projects based on the government’s needs for electronics technology. These needs shall be matched to specific recommended manufacturing technology projects, technology development projects or other proposed solutions.

Newly-defined projects will generally fall into the following two categories:

(1) Projects to be funded under the Navy ManTech Program or

(2) Non-ManTech projects to be funded by other agencies through this contract and approved by the ONR Program Officer.

TRL tools shall be used to assess project viability and risks. Projects shall be executed through contracts with industry or internal projects within the NEMCOE.

New projects to be funded under the Navy ManTech Program shall be developed, authorized and initiated under the following three-step process:

Note: The below information is based on current ONR ManTech policy and guidance. ONR reserves the right to revise and refine the below project development process.

3.1.1 Issue Identification

The NEMCOE Contractor, via their relationships with Navy PEOs, program offices, warfare centers, and Navy Laboratories will identify advanced manufacturing technology issues and/or needs. An Issue Sheet for each proposed project shall be jointly developed by the NEMCOE and the ONR Program Officer based on stakeholder(s) requirements. These needs shall be turned into ManTech project candidates. The NEMCOE Contractor shall document these issues as appropriate by generating an issue sheet, quad chart, and/or other documentation as appropriate.

3.1.2 Candidate Project Selection

The contractor shall undertake a continuous project selection process in which military requirements for advanced electronics technology are prioritized so that resources can be properly allocated. This project selection process shall be based on interactions between NEMCOE and various Systems Commands program offices (Program Executive Offices, Program Management Offices, etc.). The contractor shall identify and prioritize the government’s needs for advanced electronics technology and match these needs to recommended development programs, manufacturing technology programs or other proposed solutions.

The NEMCOE contractor shall provide technical assessments and recommendations on specific advanced electronics technologies as required by ONR in the prioritization process. These assessments and recommendations shall be based on independent (honest broker) analyses and should avoid any conflicts of interest. In this “honest broker” role, the contractor may be considered ineligible to perform certain work on recommended technologies.

Project selection will be in accordance with guidance and timelines set by the Navy ManTech Office in effect at that time. Currently, the COEs present their prioritized list of candidate projects to the ONR ManTech Director and Program Officers at a Candidate Project Selection Meeting in the winter of the prior fiscal year (i.e., candidate projects for Fiscal Year 2016, which begins October 1, 2015, will be presented December 2015). The ManTech Director and the Program Officers will select project ideas for further development based on anticipated availability of funds. Off-cycle project candidates will be considered based on need and funding availability. This project selection process should also be in keeping with the approved ManTech Investment Strategy and any key platforms or PEO(s) identified within.

3.1.3 Individual Project Development

Projects may be developed as ManTech projects, Mega Rapid Response projects, or Rapid Response projects. As the majority of efforts are expected to be ManTech projects, the ManTech project development process is described below. Mega Rapid Response and Rapid Response projects may have an alternate, simplified development process as described by ONR guidance and/or Program Officer direction.

As part of project development, the NEMCOE Contractor will endeavor to obtain quality cost share from participating project subcontractors, program offices, etc.

as well as identify available leveraging opportunities and other methods to augment Navy ManTech investment.

Upon candidate selection and approval by the ONR ManTech Office, each ManTech project shall be initiated under a three-step process.

1. Program Planning Document (PPD) Development: The NEMCOE

Contractor will coordinate the development of a Program Planning Document with teaming partners and Navy points of contact. An Issue Sheet for each proposed project shall be jointly developed by the NEMCOE and the ONR Program Officer based on stakeholder(s) requirements. Once the issue is clearly defined and approved by the ONR Program Officer, a Program Planning Document shall be developed by the NEMCOE. The Program Planning Document shall indicate the project goals, teaming arrangements, points of contact, estimated project costs, technical statement of work outline, benefit information, draft schedules, draft metrics, and other information as requested by the Program Officer. This PPD will then be submitted to the Program Officer for review and approval.

Upon approval of the PPD, the ONR Program Officer will issue the NEMCOE a Project Development Request (PDR) which authorizes the COE to develop a project plan for the proposed effort. The PDR signals an intention to provide, but is not a guarantee of, eventual project funding.

2. Project Plan Submittal: The NEMCOE Contractor shall prepare and submit a Project Plan to the ONR Program Officer for approval. This plan shall generally include:

Executive Summary

Background and need for the project (platform/system requirements)

Statement of Work

NEMCOE point(s) of contact

Required funding (in-house work / subcontract work / cost sharing)

Project schedule and milestones, Project deliverables

Technology transition plans (TTP’s)

Technology transfer / deployment schedules

Stakeholder and Technical Assistant concurrences

Endorsement letter(s) signed by appropriate PEO(s) or Program Office(s)

3. Project Plan Review and Approval: The ONR Program Officer will review the submitted Project Plan. If approved, the Procuring Contracting Officer will execute a modification to the contract to incorporate the approve project.

Once the modification is executed, the NEMCOE shall proceed with in-house work (if applicable) and the initiation of subcontracts (if applicable). The NEMCOE shall schedule project review meetings and keep the ONR Program Officer informed of these meetings and submit periodic reports as required.

The NEMCOE shall also submit invoices in accordance with section G.1 of the contract.

Non-ManTech projects that are funded through other agencies are not subject to this three-step process.

3.2 Project Management

Awarded projects are to be managed by the NEMCOE Contractor as instructed by the ONR Program Officer. This includes, but is not limited to, providing technical, programmatic, and financial oversight and guidance to the project team; coordinating project activities with government stakeholders and technical authorities; and completing all project management documentation (monthly and quarterly reports, quad charts, project final report, etc.).

It is expected that for each awarded project, the NEMCOE Contractor will hold regular status telecons with the project IPT members and hold project kickoff meetings, periodic project status and milestone gate reviews, and final reviews.

Projects shall be tracked using the EVMs or equivalent process referenced in Section 2.3.1.

3.3 Project Development and Management Meetings and Travel

NEMCOE personnel shall expect to travel and participate in meetings in support of Project Development and Management efforts. Typically, these meetings would include, but not be limited to: future FY planning meetings at ONR, relevant Navy Labs and PM/PEO organizations, and industrial facilities; project kickoff and coordination meetings, final project reviews, etc.

3.4 Project-Level Deliverables

For each ManTech project, the NEMCOE Contractor shall submit:

• Project Program Planning Document (PPD)

• Project Plan

In addition, the NEMCOE Contractor shall submit project-level ManTech deliverables as specified in the Annual Navy ManTech Guidance, including but not limited to:

• Technology Transition Plan (TTP)

• Projects Database Information

• Project Book Information

• Project Quad Chart

• Project Briefings, as applicable

• Success Story, as applicable

Other deliverables may include any and all prototypes, mock-ups, tooling, software, samples, and components purchased and/or fabricated under ManTech funding during the execution of individual projects, if applicable. This may also include process specifications, designs (both components and tooling), manufacturing cost data for tooling and component fabrication, and all test results.

3.5 Project-Level Data Requirements

The NEMCOE Contractor shall submit all data requirements as specified in the Contract Data Requirements List (DD Form 1423).

CDRL A001: Project Final Report CDRL A002: All other ManTech Program deliverables as required

3.6 Contractor Manpower Reporting Requirement

For the performance of orders under this basic IDIQ - "The contractor shall report ALL contractor labor hours (including subcontractor labor hours) required for performance of services provided under this contract for the Navy Electronics Manufacturing Center of Excellence (NEMCOE)via a secure data collection site. The contractor is required to completely fill in all required data fields using the following web address: http://www.ecmra.mil/ Reporting inputs will be for the labor executed during the period of performance during each Government fiscal year (FY), which runs October 1 through September 30.

While inputs may be reported any time during the FY, all data shall be reported no later than October 31 of each calendar year, beginning with 2015.

Contractors may direct questions to the help desk at help desk at:

http://www.ecmra.mill.

http://www.ecmra.mil/