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CHAMP DRAFT STATEMENT OF WORK EXCERPT

C.1. GENERAL STATEMENT OF WORK

C.1.1 Today the Navy relies on an aging Fleet of auxiliaries and sealift vessels built over several generations and approaching end of service life. An era of rapid technological advancement requires a different approach to capturing requirements and ensuring future flexibility. Evolving threats and future warfighting challenges require a mix of mission-capable ships that provide improved operational depth. Expanding the number of distributed “bases” supporting logistics, medical response, and command & control to keep the Fleet forward in the fight is critical.

C.1.2 Through the Common Hull Auxiliary Multi-Mission Platform (CHAMP) program, the Navy is developing ships that can leverage multi-mission functionality. Identified missions include strategic sealift, aviation intermediate maintenance support, medical services, command & control, and submarine tending. The CHAMP solution may include a new construction ship purpose-designed to meet CHAMP requirements; a new construction ship utilizing an existing hull design modified as required; and/or conversion of existing commercial ships to meet CHAMP requirements. The complete set of CHAMP requirements may be addressed by either a single common hull solution capable of accomplishing all five missions, or by multiple complimentary design(s)/conversions that together are capable of accomplishing all five missions. Commonality, modularity and force package concepts may be employed to adapt the CHAMP ships for assigned missions, whether built-in at the time of construction or exchangeable during the ships lifecycle to provide acquisition and lifecycle cost, logistics and operational benefits.

C.1.3 CHAMP will comply with American Bureau of Shipping (ABS) rules and U. S. Coast Guard (USCG) regulations. Proven technologies shall be employed. The Contractor shall place emphasis on affordability, reliability, and mission performance.

C.1.4 In accordance with the draft CHAMP Circular of Requirements (COR) (Attachment J-1) and the Auxiliary and Sealift Ship Retirement Profiles (Attachment J-2), and the terms and conditions of this contract, the Contractor shall perform studies addressing acquisition approaches and technical solutions for CHAMP. [Attachments J-1 and J-2 will be provided with the full solicitation at a later date] Due to the nature of the scope of work for this effort, the Government requires that the successful US Department of Defense (DoD) registered Contractor have facilities that can support construction or conversion of a ship capable of meeting the technical requirements of a CHAMP ship. The resultant contracts for this solicitation will only be awarded to shipyards capable of constructing or converting the CHAMP ship as a lead or follow yard.

C.1.5 The metric system of measurement (International System of Units (SI)) shall be used for technical efforts and related documents, except where necessary to interface with existing English unit equipment or systems. Where existing technical documents are in English units for equipment or systems, conversion of the documentation to metric system need not be performed.

C.1.6 The Contractor’s obligation to perform this contract is in no way conditioned upon the Government providing any facilities, material, property, equipment, services, or information, except as may be otherwise expressly provided herein.

C.1.7 The Government intends to use the deliverables from this contract to refine the DRAFT CHAMP COR (Attachment J-1), which may include Contractor recommended acquisition strategy ideas, process improvement initiatives, innovative methods, and alternative standards. The Government will retain Government Purpose Rights to technical data while business data such as financial reporting and shipyard capability can still be provided and marked as “proprietary.” Therefore, future solicitations may contain some or all of the recommendations developed by the Contractor under this contract.

C.1.8 All non-commercial data delivered must be marked with the technical data rights appropriately asserted by the Contractor. Assertions must be made in DFAR 52.227-7013 and 52.227-7017.

C.1.9 Any proprietary or sensitive business data provided by the Contractor via a deliverable must be marked appropriately and, as such, will not be shared with other industry participants.

C.1.10 The Government does not anticipate that any classified data will be generated or submitted under this effort. However, if the Contractor believes that the submission of any classified data would best meet the requirements delineated in this Statement of Work and under any resulting CDRLs, the Contractor shall contact the Procuring Contracting Officer (PCO) for further direction before submitting any classified data.

C.2. ITEM 0001 – PROJECT MANAGEMENT, STATUS AND DOCUMENTATION REVIEW (PRIOR TO PRELIMINARY DESIGN)

C.2.1 The Contractor shall participate in an initial post-award meeting within two weeks after contract award (details will be provided by the Government at time of contract award). The Contractor shall prepare and provide minutes of the post award meeting.

C. 2.2 The Contractor shall participate in quarterly status reviews starting at approximately three months after the initial contract award. If the Government places orders against Item 0003, the Government will determine if additional status reviews are required and dates for those status reviews. The Contractor shall provide the government an agenda for each status review. The Contractor shall prepare and provide minutes of each status review and provide copies of all information presented. Each status review shall be held at the Contractor’s facility, at the Government’s facility in Washington, D.C., or via Video-Teleconference. The purpose of the status review is for the Contractor to address adherence to contractual requirements, report study progress, and report anticipated problems and other related matters.

C.2.3 The Contractor shall provide project management services necessary to ensure the on-schedule completion of all the work associated with this contract. A Management Master Plan and Schedule shall be prepared and provided. The Management Master Plan and Schedule shall identify, describe, plan and schedule the major tasks required to complete the work required by this contract. The Contractor shall identify and maintain visibility of all problems and potential problems arising during contract performance.

C.2.4 The Contractor may be required to consult with regulatory bodies during contract performance. Regulatory bodies include, but are not limited to: ABS, USCG, International Maritime Organization (IMO), and Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). The Contractor shall provide copies of all outgoing and incoming correspondence between the Contractor and regulatory bodies.

C.2.5 The Government has established an Integrated Digital Environment Site (IDES) for use on the CHAMP Industry Study and Preliminary Design contract. The Government IDES provides a secure data repository for data exchange and storage with the necessary access control for data protection in conjunction with a collaborative environment. In accordance with DoD requirements, the Government IDES is configured to use the Public Key Infrastructure (PKI) to verify user identity.

C.2.6 The Contractor shall obtain valid DoD-approved certificate(s) to access the Integrated Digital Environment Site (IDES). This certificate(s) may be provided by a DoD-issued Common Access Card (CAC) or may be issued by a DoD-approved External Certification Authority (ECA). Attachment J-3 provides additional information pertinent to IDES access and PKI attributes. [Attachment J-3 will be provided with the full solicitation at a later date]

C.2.7 The Contractor shall review the draft COR, including periodic updates to be provided by the Government, and provide recommendations for potential modifications, including potential affordability and producibility improvements appropriate to support conduct of Items 0004 and 0005. An updated COR will be provided at a minimum no later than 4 months prior to the start of the Preliminary Design phase, and shall be utilized in performing all studies and design efforts subsequent to its release.

C.2.8 The Contractor shall provide monthly status reports.

C.3. ITEM 0002 – BASELINE CHAMP STUDIES

C.3.1 The CHAMP solution may include a new construction ship purpose-designed to meet CHAMP requirements; a new construction ship utilizing an existing fielded hull design; and/or conversion of an existing commercial ship to meet CHAMP requirements. The full suite of CHAMP requirements may be addressed by a single common hull solution capable of accomplishing all five missions, or by multiple complimentary designs that together are capable of accomplishing all five missions. Purpose built, non-reconfigurable single mission concepts will also be considered. Commonality, modularity and force package concepts may be employed to adapt the CHAMP ships for assigned missions, whether built-in at time of construction or exchangeable during the ships lifecycle to provide acquisition and lifecycle cost, logistics and operational benefits. Contractors shall propose and perform as ordered baseline studies describing and examining their proposed CHAMP approach. Contractors shall propose to study a minimum of one (1) CHAMP solution from ITEMS 0002AA, 0002AB and 0002AC. Contractors may propose multiple studies independently or as a combined CHAMP solution. ITEMS 0002AA, 0002AB, and/or 0002AC will be performed as ordered. Contractors shall propose and perform Force Package Study 0002AD if it applies to their capabilities and baseline design concept(s).

C.3.2 New Design Concept Baseline Study (ITEM 0002AA)

C.3.2.1 The contractor shall define and describe a new design common hull, or hulls, baseline design to address one or more CHAMP missions. The approach should minimize variability between designs for purposes of maximizing acquisition and lifecycle affordability, the latter achieved through design, production, logistics and training commonality.

C.3.2.2 The Contractor shall describe modifications to the baseline new ship design(s) required to accommodate each of the five missions, to the extent applicable to the proposed design.

C.3.2.3 The Contractor shall describe the extent to which ships based on the baseline new ship design(s) will be purpose built for a specific mission or missions, or can be periodically reconfigured to perform multiple missions.

C.3.2.4 The Contractor shall identify and assess tradeoffs between commonality, mission performance, acquisition and lifecycle cost associated with the baseline new ship design(s).

C.3.2.5 The Contractor shall develop a ROM procurement and total ownership cost estimate(s) for the new design common hull(s).

C.3.3 Existing Design Modification Concept Baseline Study (ITEM 0002AB)

C.3.3.1 The contractor shall define and describe a common hull, or hulls, baseline design utilizing an existing fielded hull design(s) to address one or more CHAMP missions. The approach should minimize variability between designs for purposes of maximizing acquisition and lifecycle affordability, the latter achieved through design, production, logistics and training commonality. Existing designs proposed in this category shall be currently in production by the proposing yard or produced within the last 5 years. Parent design(s) not meeting these criteria may be proposed as a “New Design” under Item 0002AA.

C.3.3.2 The Contractor shall describe modifications to the baseline existing ship design(s) required to accommodate each of the five missions, to the extent applicable to the proposed design.

C.3.3.3 The Contractor shall describe the extent to which ships based on the baseline existing ship design(s) will be purpose built for a specific mission or missions, or can be periodically reconfigured to perform multiple missions.

C.3.3.4 The Contractor shall identify and assess tradeoffs between commonality, mission performance, acquisition and lifecycle cost associated with the baseline existing ship design(s).

C.3.3.5 The Contractor shall develop a ROM procurement and total ownership cost estimate(s) for the existing design modification common hull(s)..

C.3.4 Conversion Concept Baseline Study (ITEM 0002AC)

C.3.4.1 The Contractors shall study potential commercial hull or hulls to be converted to the CHAMP ship. The study shall include the selected commercial hull(s) and their respective ROM procurement cost(s), conversion cost(s), projected total ownership cost(s), timeline for conversion that includes commercial hull procurement, and any assumptions used when selecting the commercial hull for conversion or the actual conversion to satisfy CHAMP mission(s). The study shall include an analysis of the configuration of the ship, CHAMP missions that can be completed using the selected conversion hull, and modifications required to the existing ship. The Contractor shall study the condition and service life used on the selected commercial hull and the projected service life remaining after the conversion. The study shall also include any risks associated with the selected conversion, including availability of construction and sustainment technical documentation.

C.3.5 Force Package and Modularity Study (ITEM 0002AD)

C.3.5.1 Contractor proposed CHAMP concepts may accomplish multi-mission functionality through the use of force packages, modularity, standardized service interfaces, flexible infrastructure, and definition of space, weight, power, and cooling reservations. Force Packages may include but are not limited to the following:

· Accommodations to include single staterooms, up to six man staterooms, and dormitory-style spaces.

· Sanitary and laundry spaces.

· Galley, messing spaces, and related storage spaces, both refrigerated and non-refrigerated.

· Electric power generation and distribution.

· Potable water production.

· Medical facilities (including surgical facilities, blood bank, and O2 generation).

· Personnel and casualty decontamination facilities.

· Industrial shops.

· Aviation intermediate maintenance facilities.

· Command and control and associated communications facilities, equipment and antennas.

· Spare parts and repair equipment storage.

· Spaces capable of either serving as functional working spaces or other containerized solutions.

C.3.5.2 As applicable to their proposed new design, existing design modification, and/or conversion concepts, the Contractor shall develop a description of a set of Force Packages and modularity concepts for each of the applicable mission areas including their configuration, potential providers, method of employment, and sustainment. Sustainment includes the concept for storage and preservation when not on ship and pre-deployment space/equipment set-up and training/familiarization. The Contractor shall cite modular payload concepts based on existing available Commercial Off-the-Shelf and potential developmental technologies that would facilitate transportation, installation and removal. The Contractor shall maximize standardization and reuse of Force Packages across missions, and identify potential design and operational concepts for those mission areas where the use of Force Packages is considered inefficient from an acquisition and life cycle affordability and/or operability standpoint. Concepts may range from system or mission capability segments to major ship structural elements (bow/stern/midship/superstructure) that provide flexibility for mission tailored ship construction and/or outfitting, as well as procurement from multiple sources to meet production throughput requirements.

C.3.6 Contractors proposing and conducting multiple concept approaches under ITEM 0002 shall rank their solutions for overall satisfaction of CHAMP requirements particularly in regards to producability, and recommend one or more of their proposed acquisition approaches and associated concepts to be advanced to the Concept Design and Trade-Off Studies phase. Preference will be given to approaches which minimize variability between mission designs for purposes of maximizing acquisition and lifecycle affordability through design, production, logistics and training commonality. The mission effectiveness of each approach shall be quantified and plotted against affordability with the goal of finding a “knee-on-the-curve.” (Applicable to all ITEMs 0002). The selection of which, if any, concepts are selected for further study and design development shall be at the sole discretion of the Government.

C.4. ITEM 0003 – SPECIAL STUDIES, ANALYSES AND REVIEWS

C.4.1 The Contractor shall provide up to [TBD] man-hours to perform special studies, design, analyses, and reviews as Additional Government Requirements in support of the CHAMP program. These Additional Government Requirements are over and above that specified in other contract line item numbers (CLINs). Orders for this effort shall be placed in accordance with the General Requirement in SECTION C of this contract entitled “PROVISIONED ITEMS ORDER – ALTERNATE II.” Tasks shall consist of studying, analyzing and/or reviewing tasks similar to the samples provided in the Contract Data Requirements List (Attachment J-4). [Attachment J-4 will be provided with the full solicitation at a later date]

C.5 ITEM 0004, OPTION (if exercised as ITEM 0004AA, 0004AB and/or 0004AC) – CHAMP CONCEPT DESIGN AND TRADE-OFF STUDIES

C.5.1 The Government intends to award one or more option(s) under ITEM 0004 for Concept Design and Trade-Off Studies correlating to each concept selected by the Government from prior phase performance (i.e. if the Contractor submits concept designs under ITEMs 0002AA, 0002AB, 0002AC and 0002AD, and the Government selects two of the Contractor’s concept designs developed under ITEMs 0002AA and 0002AC, then the Government will award two options under ITEMs 0004AA and 0004AC that correlate with those concepts). Up to three options may be awarded Under ITEM 0004. The Contractor shall preform only the applicable studies listed herein, building upon concepts selected by the Government from prior phase performance, and reflecting the updated COR (Attachment J-1) and ship class retirement profile (Attachment J-2) as issued by the Government. Force Package studies, under paragraph C.5.4, shall not be completed for concepts not employing Force Packages.

C.5.2 Concept Design Study

C.5.2.1 The Contractor shall prepare a Concept Design Description Report providing an assessment of design maturity for the proposed CHAMP concept assessing the readiness to proceed to Preliminary Design. If an existing design or existing ship is used as the baseline, then the Contractor shall discuss design refinements and system modifications that will need to be made. The Contractor shall provide information on the design tools and how they have been used to size the design and verify that other naval architectural features are adequate. The baseline design shall be used as the basis for performing the trade-off studies under this contract and evaluating potential benefits and disadvantages of the options studied. The Concept Design Description Report shall also include:

- General Arrangements

- Hull Lines

- Hull Structure

- Weight and Stability Estimate

- Speed-power

- Endurance

- Notional Major Equipment List

C.5.3 Main Machinery Study

C.5.3.1 The Contractor shall perform a main machinery study to evaluate the potential options for providing propulsion and ship service power using the operating profiles as defined in the updated CHAMP COR (Attachment J-1). The Contractor shall identify the range of alternatives investigated. For each alternative investigated, the Contractor shall develop the design sufficiently to assess any hull form impacts for optimization to the alternative and determine the resultant speed-power estimate. The main machinery space arrangements shall be developed to sufficiently identify any impacts to the general arrangements. An electric plant load analysis for each alternative shall be prepared to assess the ship’s electrical power requirements across the operating profile. This data shall be used to support the preparation of the various calculations below. The following data shall be prepared for the baseline design for each mission alternative:

- Machinery Space Arrangements (Including Uptake Space)

- Major Machinery Equipment List (MMEL)

- Electric Plant Load Analysis (EPLA)

- Electrical One-Line Block Diagram

- Speed-power Estimates

- Endurance and Annual Fuel Consumption Calculations

C.5.4 Force Package Study

C.5.4.1 The Contractor shall update the deliverable provided under paragraph C.3.5 (ITEM 0002AD), the description of the Contractor’s proposed Force Packages required for each mission area, based on the selected baseline design(s) (paragraph C.5.1). Provide by mission area descriptions of candidate Force Packages, interface requirements, prior use, and potential providers.

C.5.4.2 Force Package Arrangement Studies

C.5.4.2.1 Based on the CHAMP COR (Attachment J-1) and the selected baseline design(s) (paragraph C.5.1), the Contractor shall prepare general arrangement drawings depicting each of the Force Package arrangements, associated working areas, notional antenna space reservations, and special stowage areas (e.g., mooring fender stowage for the submarine tending mission) for each of the CHAMP missions.

C.5.4.3 Ship/Force Package Interface and Securing System Studies

C.5.4.3.1 Based on the CHAMP COR (Attachment J-1), the selected concept design(s) (paragraph C.5.1) and Force Package Arrangement Studies (paragraph C.3.5), the Contractor shall prepare studies defining the ship/Force Package interfaces and module securing systems for each of the CHAMP missions. Prepare a Ship/Force Package Interface and Securing System Studies report describing the study and results.

C.5.4.4 Force Package Handling Studies

C.5.4.4.1 Based on the CHAMP COR (Attachment J-1) and the selected concept design(s) (paragraph C.5.1), the Contractor shall define the sequence and projected timeline of loading/unloading the Force Packages for each CHAMP mission. Identify required handling facilities and whether they would be built-in to the ship or if off-ship handing facilities. Prepare a Force Package Handling Studies report describing the study and results.

C.5.4.5 Built-In Force Package Infrastructure versus Add-On Force Package Infrastructure Trade-Off Studies

C.5.4.5.1 Based on the CHAMP COR (Attachment J-1), the selected concept design(s) (paragraph C.5.1), and the other trade-off studies (paragraphs C.5.2 through C.5.4.4.1), the Contractor shall study the range of options available for built-in infrastructure at time of construction versus add-on infrastructure which may be added or reconfigured throughout the ship’s operational lifecycle. The range of infrastructure options shall address electric power generation and distribution, air conditioning refrigeration, freshwater production, stowage and distribution, interior communications, data distribution, fuel service, fixed firefighting, compressed air, sewage and graywater, and oily waste. Address the issue of deck stiffness required to accommodate industrial shop equipment. Provide a recommendation of built-in infrastructure/ add-on infrastructure that considers both first cost and ease of reconfiguration from one Force Package to another. Prepare a Built-In Force Package Infrastructure versus Add-On Force Package Infrastructure Trade-Off Studies report describing the study and results.

C.5.4.6 CHAMP Mission Reconfiguration Studies

C.5.4.6.1 Based on the CHAMP COR (Attachment J-1) the selected baseline design(s) (paragraph C.5.1), and the other trade-off studies (paragraphs C.5.2 through C.5.4.5.1) the Contractor shall provide descriptions on how to reconfigure from one set of Force Packages to another. Identify required facilities (industrial and own-ship), time to perform the reconfiguration, and an estimated cost. Identify any additional features that should be added to the design(s) that will enhance the speed of reconfiguration or reduce its cost. Prepare a CHAMP Mission Reconfiguration Studies report describing the study and results.

C.5.5 Regulatory Body Compliance Studies

C.5.5.1 The Contractor shall identify compliance issues for the base ship and the ship when configured for each of the CHAMP missions, if designed to be reconfigurable for multiple missions.

- Review the base ship design without the modules aboard against the regulatory body requirements for compliance. Identify design revisions required to achieve compliance.

- Review the integrated ship design in each of its CHAMP configurations for compliance with the regulatory body requirements. Identify design revisions required to achieve compliance and/or contradictory requirements that would prevent compliance

- Evaluate the impact of emerging regulations

- Prepare a Regulatory Body Compliance Studies report describing the study and results.

C.5.6 CHAMP Producability Studies

C.5.6.1 The Contractor shall review the design for approaches and methods that will enhance the producability of the CHAMP ship during construction and during configuration changes. Prepare a CHAMP Producability Studies report describing the study and results.

C.5.7 CHAMP Cost Estimate

C.5.7.1 The Contractor shall prepare feasibility level CHAMP procurement and total ownership cost estimates using the results of their concept design studies and trade studies. The Contractor shall prepare a CHAMP Procurement and Total Ownership Cost Report defining their cost estimating methodology and providing the resulting costs.

C.5.7.2 Feasibility design estimates are those costs prepared using design information available from ship feasibility studies. The feasibility study produces three-digit ESWBS weight data and general guidance, with respect to major electronics and weapons systems, but may not identify all major equipment items that have significant cost impact.

C.5.8 CHAMP Affordability Studies

C.5.8.1 The Contractor shall review the design for approaches and methods that will improve affordability of the CHAMP ship during construction and during service life. The Contractor shall provide an estimated cost savings for each improvement. The Contractor shall prepare a CHAMP Affordability Studies describing the affordability study and results.

C.6 ITEM 0005, OPTION (if exercised) – PRELIMINARY DESIGN To Be Determined

C.7 ITEM 0005 – DATA FOR ITEMS 0001, 0002, 0003, 0004 and 0005 To Be Determined

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