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FY24-28 Technical and Program Management Support Services (CMC) Contract Lin Item Number (CLIN) layout.

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Applicable to all ITEMs:

1. The tasks, duties, and responsibilities set forth in this SOW may not be interpreted or implemented in any manner that results in any Contractor employee creating or modifying Federal policy, obligating the appropriated funds of the United States Government, overseeing the work of Federal employees, or providing direct personal services to any Federal employee. The Contractor acknowledges that it is familiar with Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR) Subpart 9.5, Organizational and Consultant Conflicts of Interest, and agrees to avoid, neutralize, or mitigate such conflicts of interest in accordance with the principles set forth in the FAR. If performance of any CLIN within this SOW requires the Contractor (to include subcontractors) to supply technical support related to systems or projects with which the Contractor is already directly concerned, either prime or subcontract, the Contractor shall so immediately inform the Contracting Officer. The SOW may be corrected if a conflict is found.

2. The Contractor shall be responsible for employing technically qualified personnel to perform the work specified in this SOW. The Contractor shall maintain the personnel, organization, and administrative control necessary to ensure that the work delivered meets contract specifications and requirements. Personnel assigned to, or utilized by, the Contractor in performance of work shall be fully capable of performing the contemplated functions of the respective categories in an efficient, reliable, and professional manner. SSP reserves the right, during the life of the resulting contract, to request work histories on any Contractor employee for the purposes of verifying compliance with the above requirements.

3. No data provided to, or developed by, the Contractor shall be used for any purpose other than the CLINs within this SOW. All information (data files and hard copy) become the property of the Government and the Contractor shall return them to SSP at the completion of the task, unless directed and contracted to archive on behalf of SSP. All materials provided to the Contractor by the Government, results, conclusions, and recommendations obtained thereof should be considered sensitive in nature and treated appropriately and consistently in accordance with the requirements specified. The information shall not be disclosed, copied, modified, used (except in the completion of the CLINs within this SOW) or otherwise disseminated to any other person or entity at any time without SSP’s express written consent.

4. Travel will be required as a condition of the Contractor’s performance of the CLINs within this SOW. A trip report shall be submitted no later than 10 days following the completion of required travel. The Trip Report shall include as a minimum, the purpose of the trip, date of travel, tasks performed, and significant outcome of the trip.

SECTION C – DESCRIPTION/SPECIFICATIONS/WORK STATEMENT

ITEM 0001 – FY24 Technical and Program Management Support Services for COLUMBIA/Common Missile Compartment Program (CMC). FY24 Base. CPFF-LOE.

During the period 1 October 2023 through 30 September 2024 the Contractor shall make available and employ its facilities, personnel, services of others, and materials, and shall use its best efforts to perform the following technical and programmatic services for the re-hosting and integration of the TRIDENT II (D5) Submarine Launched Ballistic Missile (SLBM), Strategic Weapon System (SWS) within the joint U.S./UK Common Missile Compartment (CMC) on-board the U.S. COLUMBIA (CLB) Class and UK Dreadnought (UKD) Submarine platforms and within Land-based Facilities.

A. Technical Services and Programmatic Support:

1. The Contractor shall provide SSP with top-level technical, systems engineering and program management support for the processes and planning required for production, procurement/production, installation, test and life-cycle support of the SWS, its subsystems, and components on-board the U.S. COLUMBIA (CLB) and UK Dreadnought (UKD) platforms and within Land-based Facilities. The Contractor shall assist in the execution, assessment and revision of program strategies and plans, and aid in the communication and coordination of changes to Program strategies and plans. Assist in assuring compliance with SSP and higher-level requirements and initiatives, and provide independent top-level technical, schedule, and risk assessments as well as considerations for technical, operational, and programmatic impacts associated with proposed modifications to the SWS prime contractors’ and shipbuilder’s Integrated Master Schedules, pre-construction and construction schedules, and their manufacturing and assembly plans. Support involves creating assessment reports, implementation plans, procurement strategies, and participation in Program-related meetings, Design-Build-Sustain teams, and reviews.

2. The Contractor shall assist with the development and/or update of presentations, provide technical reviews, evaluations and recommendations and participate in teams and meetings to include, but not limited to, System Integration Teams (SIT), Major Area Teams (MAT), Major Area Integration Teams (MAIT), Process Integration Teams (PIT), Technical Information Meetings (TIM), PMS397/SSP Bi-Weekly Meetings, Coordination Meetings, Cross Functional Teams (CFT), CLB Class / UKD Common Products Meetings, Successor Technical Exchange (SUTEX) Meetings, Test Documentation Group (TDG) Meetings, Shipyard Execution Planning Meetings (SEPM), and working groups/focus teams relating to the execution of the CMC Program.

3. The Contractor shall participate in the NAVSEA Integrated Product Development Environment (IPDE) activities, execution and meetings.

4. The Contractor shall generate, update, maintain, and manage configuration of the CLB and joint U.S./UK CMC Program planning factors, top-tier schedule, and detailed schedules focused on key procurement, production, installation and test efforts and deliverables. This shall include conduct of coordination and adjudication meetings with Technical Branches, NAVSEA COLUMBIA Program Office, Program Manager (PMS397), and shipbuilder representatives to generate and refine SSP Branch planning factors, schedules of key events, and Government Furnished Equipment (GFE) / Information (GFI) delivery dates to ensure they remain closely aligned with the top-level (Level 0) schedule. To accomplish this:

a. The Contractor shall provide analysis of the CMC section of the SSP Official Schedule Estimate (SPOSE) for technical and programmatic alignment to internal and external Program milestones.

b. The Contractor shall generate and maintain the Level 0 and Level 1 Schedules for the CLB and joint U.S./UK CMC Program.

c. The Contractor shall facilitate coordination meetings between SSP, NAVSEA COLUMBIA Program Office (SP29/PMS397), the UK Ministry of Defense (MoD), and Chief Strategic Systems Executive (CSSE) as well as other U.S Navy organizations such as Office of the Chief of Naval Operations. The Contractor shall provide Program participants with insight into the scheduling process and elements of the CLB and joint U.S./UK CMC Program schedules which enable alignment between the CLB / CMC section of the SPOSE and the UK Joint Program Requirements (JPR).

d. The Contractor shall facilitate review sessions of comments to the CLB / CMC section of the SPOSE with the affected Technical Branches. During these reviews, the Contractor shall detail the interdependencies of the CLB and joint U.S./UK CMC Program elements, adjudicate and consolidate the Technical Branch feedback, and integrate the feedback into the CLB/CMC section of the SPOSE.

e. The Contractor shall generate and maintain the Joint Schedule Control Board (JSCB) operating processes. The contractor shall update and maintain the JSCB CMC Program of Record Tier 0 and Tier 1 schedules, Rolling Wave Document, and associated documents and definitions in accordance with program planning factors and ensure milestone alignment between NAVSEA PMS397, UK MOD, and SSP Integrated Master Schedules and key milestones.

f. The Contractor shall conduct detailed analysis of the impacts of changes to the Level 0/1 schedule milestones, particularly for work that involves multiple Branches. The Contractor shall generate a set of Level 1 schedules, which are aligned to the CLB / CMC section of the SPOSE, Level 0 schedule milestones and segregate into logical major work areas.

g. The Contractor shall maintain the SP26 Key Milestones Schedule (KMS) and all lower level schedules associated with planning and program execution. The contractor shall continuously analyze these schedules for alignment with Technical Branch Level 1 schedules and evaluate for program impacts associated with Technical Branch provided milestone impact sheets. The Contractor shall analyze the CLB / CMC section of the SPOSE, UK JPR, Branch Level 1 schedules, and other key documents to determine those events most relevant to executive level presentations. The Contractor shall then extract and compile those key events and create a cohesive, over-arching CLB and joint U.S./UK CMC Program schedule for executive level presentations.

h. In response to formal SSP “What-If” drills, the Contractor shall provide technical and systems engineering analysis required to generate Program level alternative schedules (SPOSE updates), and assess GFE/GFI impacts.

5. The Contractor shall provide systems engineering and technical assessments of PMS397 commitments related to the SWS on the CLB platform and within the joint U.S./UK CMC. PMS397 commitments include, but are not limited to, the areas of shipbuilder construction schedules, shipbuilder manufacturing and assembly plans, GFE delivery schedules, and manning profiles for construction, installation, and testing. The Contractor shall provide, but are not limited to, technical assessments of PMS397 commitments against top-level U.S. and UK schedules, program assumptions of the CMC SPOSE and UK JPR, GFE delivery schedules, and Technical Branch schedules. The Contractor’s specific contributions in this area shall include:

a. Evaluate General Dynamic Electric Boat (GDEB) Missile Tube Construction Schedules and the Missile Control Center Module (MCCM) and Missile Tube Module (MTM) Manufacturing and Assembly Plans against top-level U.S. and UK schedules.

b. Provide Program assumptions within the CLB and joint U.S./UK CMC Program section of the SPOSE and UK JPR.

c. Conduct a comparison of GDEB’s whole boat Integrated Master Schedule (IMS) versus the CLB and joint U.S./UK CMC Program section of the SPOSE, CLB / CMC Program Level 0 schedule, GFE delivery schedules, and Technical Branch Level 1 schedules.

d. Evaluate and monitor the CMC SWS Modernization and Refresh Schedule and provide analysis on its linkages to the SSP Shipboard Integration program and CMC construction schedules.

e. Maintain a Risk Registry for monitoring SSP Branch and Key Initiative Risks associated with the CLB CMC Program. The contractor will attend CMC and Hull Mechanical and Electrical (HM&E) Program Risk Review Boards (RRB) led by PMS397. In support of the CMC and HM&E RRBs, contractor shall coordinate with the CMC Risk Manager and Technical Branches to maintain and update risks and mitigation steps owned by SSP. Contractor will hold periodic RRB to review all CMC Risks help by SSP Branch’s and the Key Initiative.

f. Provide analysis and support to the CMC GFE/GFI Manager by coordinating with Technical Branches to evaluate and identify key SSP GFE vendors, generate GFE/GFI schedules, update the GFI Management System, and monitor GFE deliveries.

g. Conduct independent assessments of the Test Procedure Index against the CLB / CMC level 0 schedule.

h. Assess draft GDEB Tier 1 schedules showing shifts in the CLB / CMC Program, coordinate with the appropriate representatives in each of the Technical Branches, provide a comprehensive assessment of each schedule, and recommend schedule options for selection.

i. Provide written assessments highlighting potential issues with SWS production, delivery, installation and test for program executives.

j. Provide periodic reports for the status GFE deliveries, to include shipping, and assessment of meeting Required In Yard (RIY) dates.

k. Assist SP26 with the execution of CMC Technical Director’s Reviews (TDR). Contractor shall assist in the development of the Program Management and Overview presentation, review of Branch Presentations, Executive Summary development, and the capturing of the minutes and Action Items at the TDR.

6. The Contractor shall participate in the Integrated Logistic Support (ILS) meetings held between SSP and PMS397, and provide insight into the complex interdependencies between ILS and other key Program elements such as GFE / GFI and key program milestones. The Contractor shall provide SP26 with an independent assessment of the roles and responsibilities frameworks, and topics/actions discussed in the meetings.

7. The Contractor shall serve as the CLB CMC Program Schedule Subject Matter Expert (PSSME) and provide analysis related to GFE, the sequencing of key technical elements of the CLB / CMC Program procurement and construction efforts, and key program milestones.

8. The Contractor shall provide support for SSP New London Office (NLO) operations at Electric Boat New London / Groton, CT and Quonset Point, RI locations. The Contractor shall:

a. Create and/or update key processes and documentation for SSP NLO operations to meet New London / Groton and Quonset Point SSP requirements.

b. Support preparations and management of Shipyard Execution Planning Meetings (SEPM) and all associated splinter efforts to include development and management of action items, briefings, and conduct and facilitation of these SSP led events.

c. Assist in the development of process maps and SSP process instructions that integrate SSP, NAVSEA, and GDEB processes related to installation, test, material management, and deficiency and resolution management.

d. Provide independent assessments of construction status and risk associated with CMC (MCCM/MTM) construction to include adjudication and disposition of engineering change requests, trouble, failure/casualty reports and/or corrective action reports/requests affecting the SWS. 50% of this effort should be planned for on-site support to the NLO in Groton, CT (with occasional travel to Quonset Point, RI).

e. Provide dedicated on-site support to the NLO in Groton, CT (with occasional travel to Quonset Point, RI) to assist in establishment of a CMC Project Team including the associated programs, training and development of team members, process instructions and practices necessary to fully integrate the local project team into SSP, NAVSEA, and GDEB shipbuilding processes.

f. Provide dedicated on-site support to the NLO in Groton, CT (with occasional local travel to Quonset Point, RI) to facilitate the development and promulgation of SSP lessons learned in the CMC construction program.

g. Assist in the development of a CMC Project Team information portal using web-based systems designed to promote retention of key information, management of workload, key project team training and qualification information, SWS installation and test schedules, programmatic information, and lessons learned.

9. Participate in GFE coordination, tracking and change control efforts between SSP, PMS397 and both U.S. and UK Shipbuilders, the UK Trident Systems Project Team (TSPT) and Future Submarine Project Team (FSMPT), including NLO personnel. This includes generation and refinement of processes for early identification of all physical material and information required to ensure their timely delivery to support Hull Construction and/or Required In Yard (RIY) dates as well as support for Facilities and/or Ready For Use/Training (RFU/T) dates.

10. The Contractor shall provide support for matters concerning the Strategic Weapon System Ashore (SWSA) and Integrated Test Facility (ITF).

11. The Contractor shall conduct an annual technical review of the SSP CLB and U.S./UK joint CMC Program Acquisition Plan for the procurement and production of the SWS against applicable Navy and Department of Defense regulations. The Contractor shall provide explanations of each deficiency or regulation change, recommendations for an update, generate a required timeline of acquisition milestones, and integrate updates into a draft version of the Acquisition Plan for senior Branch personnel editing, concurrence and release.

12. The Contractor shall work with SSP in order to ensure completeness, accuracy and timeliness of data used in connection with analyses, strategies and assessments for the CLB and joint U.S./UK CMC Program. In some cases, the Contractor shall provide completed analyses and program documentation in as few as 48 hours.

13. For SP26, the Contractor’s personnel shall travel to SWFLANT, SWFPAC, New London / Groton CT, Sunnyvale CA / Denver CO, Cape Canaveral FL, and other sites for a total of approximately 29 times a year and to the UK no more than 3 times a year to assist with CMC technical and programmatic issues. For SP27, the Contractor’s personnel shall travel to Cape Canaveral FL, and other sites for a total of approximately 4 times a year to assist with CMC technical and programmatic issues.

ITEM 0002– Travel in support of the required effort for Item 0001. FY24 Base. Cost, None Fee Bearing, Not to Exceed Line Item.

Item 0002 is designated for travel required in support of Item 0001 during its period of performance. All travel shall be conducted in accordance with the Joint Federal Travel Regulations (JFTR). Required Travel established as a Cost Reimbursable, None Fee bearing line item at Not-to-Exceed (NTE) amount, as set forth in Section B of the Schedule, and shall be reimbursed in accordance with FAR 52.232-20. All travel must be approved in advance by the Contracting Officer Representative (COR) or COR-designated Government Line Personnel.

ITEM 0003 –FY24 Technical Services and Program Management Support Services for D5LE2.

FY24 Base. CPFF-LOE.

During the period 1 November 2023 through 31 October 2024 the Contractor shall make available and employ its facilities, personnel, services of others, and materials, and shall use its best efforts to perform the following technical and programmatic services in support of the TRIDENT II (D5) Life Extension 2 (D5LE2) Program:

A. D5 Life Extension 2 (D5LE2) Technical Support:

1. The Contractor shall provide on-site programmatic and technical support to SP26 and SP27. In this role, the Contractor shall assist in monitoring and assessing the overall status of the D5LE2 program development efforts.

2. The Contractor shall collect and develop input, which is presented weekly, monthly, and periodically on the TRIDENT II D5LE2 Program to senior SSP and Department of the Navy leadership, including the D5LE2 Deputy (SP26B), the Assistant Chief Engineer for Missile Systems (SP201-27), and the Technical Division Director (SP20). The Contractor may develop programmatic and technical white-papers on a variety of issues technical and program plan changes.

3. The Contractor shall provide SP26B and SP201-27 with insight into late tasks and off-target Program milestones, track milestone trends, and provide weekly status with access to SSP tools such as Real Time Projects and MS Project. Additionally, the Contractor shall assist with collecting and monitoring technical issues, which allows SP26B and SP201-27 to track technical issues from discovery until closure. Furthermore, the Contractor shall provide customized metrics regarding Prime Contractor performance to major milestones.

4. The Contractor’s personnel shall provide daily on-site assistance to the Missile Branch Head (SP27), Assistant Chief Engineer for Missile Systems (SP201-27), D5LE2 Deputy (SP26B), and their staffs by taking minutes, tracking action ITEMs, coordinating and documenting meetings. The Contractor’s personnel shall travel to Cape Canaveral FL, Denver CO, and other sites for a total of approximately 12 times a year to assist with TRIDENT II D5LE2 technical and programmatic issues.

5. The Contractor shall collect input and author weekly reports. The Contractor shall serve as point of contact for D5LE2 meetings, including, but not limited to, Commonality Meetings, Program Reviews, Readiness Reviews, and Technical Director Reviews (TDRs). In this role, the Contractor shall assist the Missile Branch (SP27), Assistant Chief Engineer for Missile Systems (SP201-27), and D5LE2 Deputy (SP26B) in scheduling, planning, and coordinating technical reviews. The contractor shall take meeting minutes and action ITEMs to distribute. The Contractor shall coordinate the agenda between Technical Branches, Contractors, Government Agencies, and presenters; set-up dry runs; and host the event at the designated locations.

6. The Contractor shall collect and organize Government employee assessments of the TRIDENT II D5LE2 Program. These assessments may be presented to an open forum of SP27 Prime Contractor and Missile Branch (SP27) executive management and others.

7. The Contractor shall maintain and update an overview brief for D5LE2 for new-hires.

8. The Contractor shall provide input to core SSP planning documents including, but not limited to, the SPOSE, Technical Baselines, Systems Engineering Management Plans, Integrated Master Schedules, CONOPs, Cost Analysis, Entrance/Exit Criteria, Technology Development Strategies, and Test and Evaluation Plans. In addition, the Contractor will review those documents for technical sufficiency and accuracy and provide comments.

9. The Contractor shall assist in the Key Initiative Review process across all participants. This includes the development and review of coordinated planning factors across branches, development of templates and standards, collation of input, building of integrated graphics/charts/tables, coordinating meetings, and any other associated activities as defined by the Key Initiative Coordinator.

B. D5 Life Extension 2 (D5LE2) Programmatic Support

1. The Contractor shall provide on-site D5LE2 programmatic support for the D5LE2 Deputy (SP26B), the Assistant Chief Engineer for Missile Systems (SP201-27), and Missile Engineering Section Head (SP273). The Contractor shall ensure that SP26 and SP27 interests are represented at attended reviews, monitors the status of actions resulting from the reviews, and ensures action ITEMs are tracking to schedule and take/provide minutes.

2. The Contractor shall collect information, organize meetings and provide assessments for the support of areas of Future Vision, WAR room, Age Management, Special investigations and other area of interest to the Section/Branch.

3. The Contractor shall generate, update and maintain detailed charts and graphs for these special projects.

4. The Contractor shall serve as the TRIDENT II (D5) Life Extension 2 historian. The Contractor shall leverage their experience from D5LE development and transition to production to generate reports, white-papers, presentations, and other material to apply history, lessons learned, and best practices from the D5LE Program to current efforts.

5. The Contractor shall provide Risk Management, Action ITEM, and Problem Investigation support. This includes review of the SSP risk database, SP27’s Prime Contractor’s risk database, integration of risks, participation of Risk Management and Opportunity Boards, scheduling of internal Risk Management Reviews, review and periodic updates of SP27 Risk Management instructions and processes, development of metrics to include aging or incomplete ITEMs, development of reports and other activities deemed necessary by the SP27 Risk Manager or Engineering Section Head. This effort requires knowledge of SP27 and SP27’s prime contractor’s specific tools to include the FBM Risk Opportunity Management Tool (FROT), FBM Action ITEM Tool (FAIT), and the FBM Action Status Tool (FAST).

C. Operations, Reducibility and Lifecycle Affordability Support for D5LE2

1. The Contractor shall provide programmatic and technical support to the CONOPS Working Group Lead (WGL). CONOPS for D5LE2 is defined as all operations performed or controlled, contractually or otherwise, by the government regarding the design, production, protection, transport, testing, training, operation, support, and disposal of the SWS. This spectrum starts with operations within contractor facilities, to pre-DD250 operations in government facilities, post-DD250 operations in government facilities, all strategic weapon facilities (SWF), Naval Ordnance Test Unit (NOTU), and fleet operations, and varied disposal operations

a. The Contractor shall provide programmatic and technical support to analyze the impact of integrating the D5LE2 SWS into the existing facility and contractor infrastructure as well as SSBNs including using modeling and simulation for evaluation of schedule integration, force structure and SSBN operational availability analysis, production, testing and inventory analysis excursions, CONOPs document development and CONOPs excursion analysis. The contractor shall provide subject matter expertise for future trade studies examining Life Cycle Support Planning and cost modeling, Support Equipment, MILCON/Infrastructure, Production/AI&T Planning, Logistics, Supply Chain Analysis & Market Research, SWF and Missile CONOPs, Trainers, and integration with Nuclear Weapons Security.

D. Financial Management, Acquisition, and Budget Support

1. The Contractor shall provide the following professional, technical or administrative services in support of financial management, acquisition and budget support to include organizing, tracking, summarizing, validating, verifying, interpreting, archiving and making recommendations on the status, documentation, analysis and coordination of all financial and contractual efforts. The contractor shall provide program and financial planning support to SSP management and financial personnel including coordination with Branch personnel and assist with planning, organizing, and updating financial documentation.

ITEM 0004– Travel in support of the required effort for Item 0003. FY24 Base. Cost, None Fee Bearing, Not to Exceed Line Item.

Item 0004 is designated for travel required in support of Item 0003 during its period of performance. All travel shall be conducted in accordance with the Joint Federal Travel Regulations (JFTR). Required Travel established as a Cost Reimbursable, None Fee bearing line item at Not-to-Exceed (NTE) amount, as set forth in Section B of the Schedule, and shall be reimbursed in accordance with FAR 52.232-20. All travel must be approved in advance by the Contracting Officer Representative (COR) or COR-designated Government Line Personnel.

ITEM 0005 – FY24 SSP Facilities Management, Activation and Assessments Support Services.

FY24 Base. CPFF-LOE During the period 01 October 2023 through 30 September 2024 the Contractor shall provide program management and program analysis support to SSP program office. The Contractor shall make available and employ its services (including the services of others), facilities, personnel, and materials. The work effort is to provide the support required to achieve the desired degree of responsiveness essential to accommodate workload demands. These tasks are defined as follows:

A. Facilities Activation and Management

1. Strategic Planning: The contractor shall assist in the planning, scheduling and conduct of trade studies related to the submarine force and facilities maintenance and upgrades to ensure the ability to meet strategic commitments. The Contractor shall apply and maintain optimization toolsets to provide schedules that accommodate Strategic Weapons Facilities (SWFs), Facility Loading, and other areas. The contractor shall assist in the development of Program Plans, costs and description, and response to external inquiries and assist in development of program acquisition strategies and supporting documentation.

2. Calibration: The contractor shall assist SP27 with technical and process SME support for Calibration Laboratory standards modernization. The contractor shall provide analysis of Test and Measuring Equipment (T&ME) program issues and alternative program approaches. The contractor shall analyze, document and recommend further efficiencies and improvements in SWF calibration processes including repair processes, extent of external support for calibration customers, and exchange pool processes.

3. Crane & Infrastructure Program Management: The Contractor shall provide program management support to the SSP Crane and Infrastructure Programs and coordinate/facilitate Program Reviews that are rotated between facilities. This effort will require a working knowledge of and experience with the FBM Crane & Infrastructure programs and operations. The Contractor shall coordinate the preparations with the SWFs and NOTU, draft the agenda, and issue the meeting announcement for these quarterly program reviews. The Contractor shall record notes and actions during these meetings, develop and distribute meeting minutes and track actions to completion. The purpose of these meetings is to review crane and infrastructure status, maintenance and budget issues, and continue to share best practices and lessons learned between the facilities. The Contractor shall support updating of Crane & Infrastructure instructions and ODs and resolution of audit findings.

4. The Contractor shall track and update monthly a listing of SWF, NOTU, and contracted site crane and infrastructure issues so that SSP leadership and external organizations, such as NAVFAC and the Warfare Enterprise Flag Officer (WEFO) can be briefed on these issues. The Contractor shall assist the cranes and infrastructure PM(s) in resolution of crane and infrastructure issues as requested. The Contractor shall coordinate and assist the updating of long range planning such as the facilities 20-year plans.

5. Infrastructure Program Facility Planning and Activation: The Contractor shall provide program management and technical support to coordinate management of long-term facility plans for infrastructure activation, maintenance, sustainment, Special Projects, and MILCON projects in the form of requirements review, data collection, evaluation, assessment, policy development and reporting as requested on issues involving SP27 and SP25. The Contractor shall coordinate and support comparison of long-term facility plans to identify major schedule and budget changes for SSP leadership. This effort will require a working knowledge of and experience with the FBM infrastructure program and operations, MILCON process, Special Projects process, and sustainment funding.

6. SP27 cognizant issues include, but are not limited to: D5LE and future missiles both SWS and others; SWS infrastructure; future test & training facilities and launch platforms; wireless power equipment controls including cranes booms, lifts, etc.; NOSSA and DDESB AA&E handling, storage, and operational requirements; OSHA requirements; BOSC Contractor oversight; maintenance and sustainment issues at the SWFs, NOTU, and contracted sites. The Contractor shall provide recommendations for issue resolution that may include new or updated CONOPs, updated contracts and requirements, technical or material solutions, and updated documentation. The Contractor shall be available to travel to the SWFs, NOTU, and contracted sites to perform this work.

7. Nuclear Weapons Related Materials (NWRM): The Contractor shall provide program management representation responsible for assisting the SSP NWRM Program Manager. The Contractor shall coordinate and facilitate NWRM Program Reviews that are rotated between the NWRM sites and facilities. The Contractor shall coordinate the preparations with the SWFs, NOTU, contracted sites and draft the agenda, and issue the meeting announcement for these program reviews. The Contractor shall record notes and actions during these meetings, develop and distribute meeting minutes and track actions to completion. The purpose of these meetings is to review NWRM status, maintenance, sustainment, and budget issues, and continue to share best practices and lessons learned between the facilities.

8. The Contractor shall track NWRM issues at the SWFs, NOTU, and NWRM sites so that SSP leadership and external organizations, such as NAVAUDSVC, can be briefed on these issues. The Contractor shall assist the NWRM PM in resolution of NWRM issues.

9. The Contractor shall coordinate and assist the updating of long range NWRM plans and assist the updating of NWRM instructions and documentation.

10. Stockpile: The Contractor shall provide program management representation to act as SP27’s representative to liaison with the Defense Threat Reduction Agency (DTRA) and the Air Force on program management and technical issues. The Contractor shall be available to attend and support DTRA meetings such as the Problem Report (PR) and Change Request (CR) Meetings. The purpose of these monthly meetings is to review and adjudicate open stockpile PRs and CRs for Navy and Air Force facilities. The Contractor SME shall be able to act as SP27’s representative and provide SSP’s position on program management and technical issues.

11. Facility and Support Equipment Integration & Sustainment: The Contractor shall support the activation, integration, development, and/or sustainment of SSP facilities and support equipment. This effort may include technical support for inspections, testing, proofing, documentation, lifecycle support/sustainment, and technical reviews. This support will require experience and history with the Integrated Nuclear Weapons Surety System (INWSS) requirements, philosophy, and project details as well as coordination with multiple branches, contractors and other DoD services.

B. Evaluations, Inspections, Investigations, Assessments and Audits

1. Evaluations: The Contractor shall provide program management support for SSP Evaluations, Inspections, Investigations, Assessments and Audits. This includes resolution of findings related to SP27 and SP25 and facilitating/coordinating Continuous Improvement meetings between Strategic Weapons Facility, Atlantic (SWFLANT), Strategic Weapons Facility, Pacific (SWFPAC), and Naval Ordnance Test Unit (NOTU), as well as contracted sites such as Camp Navajo and NSWC Crane. The Contractor shall provide recommendations and oversight for root cause analysis and development of corrective actions, and briefing of closure packages to Missile Branch (SP27) leadership. This effort requires detailed Fleet Ballistic Missile (FBM) experience, knowledge of FBM operations and processes, understanding of SSPs continuous process improvement policies and procedures and, the ability to interface with all FBM field sites (SWFs / NOTU) and contracted sites. Contractor personnel shall be available to travel to SWFLANT, SWFPAC, NOTU, other FBM field sites, and contracted sites to assist with evaluations and programmatic issues.

2. The Contractor shall coordinate and assist with providing inputs, updating the SSP findings database, and collecting and providing objective quality evidence (OQE).

3. Program Analysis and Technical Administrative Support: The Contractor shall perform technical and programmatic analysis support and trade studies. This effort will require a working knowledge of the Fleet Ballistic Missile (FBM) program operations. This support shall include review/generation of design documents, participation/attendance at technical meetings and the capability to host Secure Video Teleconferences (SVTCs). The Contractor shall provide identification and preparation of a strategy, using root cause analysis. The Contractor shall identify potential impacts to implementation of corrective actions. The Contractor shall recommend approaches to achieve resolution of issues.

4. The Contractor shall serve as the Evaluations historian. The Contractor shall leverage their experience from previous SSP Evaluations, Inspections, Investigations, Assessments and Audits to generate reports, white-papers, presentations, and other material to apply history, lessons learned, and best practices from the Evaluations Program to current efforts.

C. Risk Management

1. The Contractor shall provide on-site Risk Management support to SP27. In this role, the Contractor shall assist in monitoring and assessing the overall Risk status of SSP programs of record and future planning efforts.

2. The Contractor shall collect and develop input, which is presented monthly, and/or periodically on the TRIDENT II Programs and D5LE Production Programs (to include future planning) to senior SSP and Department of the Navy leadership. The Contractor may develop and maintain instructions and white-papers on a variety of issues related to Risk Management.

3. The Contractor’s personnel shall provide daily on-site assistance to the Missile Branch Risk Manager and their staff by taking minutes, tracking action ITEMs, coordinating and documenting D5LE2 Production Programs Risk meetings both internal to SSP and with their Prime Contractors. The Contractor’s personnel shall travel to Sunnyvale CA, Cape Canaveral FL, Denver CO, and other sites.

4. The Contractor shall serve as a Risk Management point of contact for SP27 D5LE2 Production Key Initiative meetings, including, but not limited to, SSP Risk Management Boards, Prime Contractor Risk Opportunity Management Boards, Program Reviews, Readiness Reviews, and Technical Director Reviews (TDRs). In this role, the Contractor shall assist the Missile Branch (SP27) in scheduling, planning, and coordinating Risk Management input to these reviews. The contractor shall take meeting minutes and action ITEMs to distribute. The Contractor shall coordinate the agenda between the Technical Branches, contractors, Government Agencies, and presenters; set-up dry runs; and host the event at designated locations.

5. The Contractor shall provide Subject Matter Expert support relating to the historical implementation of Risk Management support throughout the TRIDENT II D5LE2 Production program. In this role the Contractor shall provide white papers, updates, and respond to inquiries relating to the historical implementation of D5LE2 risk management. This includes being familiar with the risks and formats used by SSP for development and production in previous D5LE2 GATE 6 reviews with the Assistant Secretary of the Navy for Research Development and Acquisition (ASN(RDA)).

6. The Contractor shall maintain, up to date, Risk databases in SSP required formats for Missile Branch (SP27), D5LE2 Production Key Initiative Risks. The Contractor shall assist in drafting, evaluating and providing analysis for Risks included in these databases to include the development of metrics for short and long term Risk trends.

7. The Contractor shall review and analyze information in SP27’s Prime Contractor’s Risk Management tools to include the FBM Risk Opportunity Tool (FROT), FBM Action Status Tracking Tool (FAST), and FBM Action ITEM Tool (FAIT). The Contractor will provide metrics and assessments.

8. The Contractor shall collect information, organize meetings and provide assessments for the support of areas of Future Planning, WAR rooms, Age Management, Special Investigations and other area of interest to the Command/Branch related to Risk. The Contractor shall generate, update, and maintain detailed charts and graphs for these projects.

ITEM 0006 – Travel in support of the required effort for Item 0005. FY24 Base. Cost, None Fee Bearing, Not to Exceed Line Item.

Item 0006 is designated for travel required in support of Item 0005 during its period of performance. All travel shall be conducted in accordance with the Joint Federal Travel Regulations (JFTR). Required Travel established as a Cost Reimbursable, None Fee bearing line item at Not-to-Exceed (NTE) amount, as set forth in Section B of the Schedule, and shall be reimbursed in accordance with FAR 52.232-20. All travel must be approved in advance by the Contracting Officer Representative (COR) or COR-designated Government Line Personnel.

ITEM 0007 – FY24 Missile Systems Support services. FY24 Base. CPFF-LOE During the period 15 April 2024 through 14 April 2025 the Contractor shall make available and employ its services (including the services of others), facilities, personnel, and materials. Completion reports for all projects will be a requirement. The Contractor shall use its best efforts to perform the following technical services in support of SSP:

A. Systems Integration and Missile Systems Engineering

1. Flight Test Support: The Contractor shall perform technical and programmatic analysis support to Trident II D5LE flight tests. This support will require experience with and a detailed understanding of the Fleet Ballistic Missile flight test program requirements and philosophy as well as coordination with multiple branches, contractors and Navy commands. This shall include delivery of reports and analysis in support of flight test planning, flight test experiment planning, independent review of technical documentation, and support to critical milestone reviews (e.g. Flight Safety Reviews, Mission Readiness Reviews, Flight Readiness Reviews, and Experiment Readiness Reviews). Additionally, the contractor shall prepare briefings for senior leadership related to status of preparation for the next Flight Test critical milestone review and facilitate problem investigations addressing high priority issues affecting the ability of command to execute a flight test.

2. Systems Engineering Support: The Contractor shall perform technical and programmatic analysis to support Trident II D5LE missile systems engineering, integration, and testing activities. This support will require experience with and a detailed understanding of the Fleet Ballistic Missile program requirements, standards, and practices as well as coordination with multiple branches and contractors. This shall include support to Strategic Weapon System (SWS) integration, accuracy, and reliability reporting as well as system improvements. An understanding of new program requirements including cyber and nuclear weapons security issues is required.

3. Safety & Support Equipment Development: The Contractor shall perform technical and programmatic analysis to support Trident II D5LE missile, support equipment, and facility safety projects. This support will require prior experience with the Strategic Systems Safety program requirements and process. This shall include the development of systems safety requirements, independent review of documentation, support of critical design milestone reviews, and assist in the authoring and timely routing of documentation and special test memos required prior to the critical milestone reviews. Additionally, the contractor shall support safety studies and other high level reviews.

B. D5 Life Extension (D5LE) Production Support

1. The Contractor shall provide technical support to Missile Branch for D5LE production. In this role, the Contractor shall assist in monitoring and assessing the overall status of the program and production efforts. Furthermore, the Contractor shall assist to identify, review, and recommend mitigation strategies for risk and issues that could impact D5LE production.

2. The Contractor shall support at the D5LE Program Management and Production Reviews. The Contractor shall ensure the Missile Branch’s interests are represented at the reviews, monitors the status of actions resulting from the reviews, and ensures action ITEMs are tracking to schedule and supporting Program milestones.

3. The Contractor shall provide support to address ongoing and emergent production program management and technical support issues. This effort includes attending / supporting review boards (CCB, FRB, and other ad hoc meetings) including periodic travel sub-tier suppliers / subcontractors to work issues real-time with SP27, SPF and the Prime Contractor.

ITEM 0008– Travel in support of the required effort for Item 0007. FY24 Base. Cost, None Fee Bearing, Not to Exceed Line Item.

Item 0008 is designated for travel required in support of Item 0007 during its period of performance. All travel shall be conducted in accordance with the Joint Federal Travel Regulations (JFTR). Required Travel established as a Cost Reimbursable, None Fee bearing line item at Not-to-Exceed (NTE) amount, as set forth in Section B of the Schedule, and shall be reimbursed in accordance with FAR 52.232-20. All travel must be approved in advance by the Contracting Officer Representative (COR) or COR-designated Government Line Personnel.

Item 0009 – Contract Data Requirements List (CDRL)

The data called for in this Statement of Work shall be delivered in accordance with the applicable Contract Data Requirements List, DD Form 1423, Section J, Exhibit A. Non - CDRL deliverables required under the Statement of Work shall be delivered pursuant to the requirements of the contract.