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Section C - Descriptions and Specifications STATEMENT OF WORK Section C. Descriptions and Specifications

1.0 Background

The Naval Surface Warfare Center, Carderock Division (NSWCCD) Signatures Department develops, operates, and maintains major research, development, test and evaluation (RDT&E) sites, including the South Florida Ocean Measurement Facility (SFOMF) located in Dania Beach, Florida. SFOMF operates and maintains an underwater electromagnetic (UEM) signature acquisition range in support of fleet asset UEM silencing and stealth performance requirements. SFOMF also operates and maintains an offshore range in support of unmanned maritime vehicles.

1.1 Scope

The SFOMF requires logistics and maritime support services (LMSS) for ongoing RDT&E operations. LMSS requirements include support for data acquisition systems, offshore test ranges, underwater sensors, systems, infrastructure, shore based sensors and systems, vessels, vehicles, equipment shelters, weight handling equipment (WHE), observation towers, and tracking systems for SFOMF RDT&E activities. Providing these diverse services requires coordination between SFOMF and other on-site contractors. Although most of these services can be scheduled in advance, sometimes services are required with little advance notice (i.e., emergent support/services). Such emergent support requirements must be addressed as soon as contract support can be arranged, often on the same day they are identified, but no later than the next day. However, emergent boat requirements may take as many as three days to fulfill. See section 3.0.1 below for further clarification. Such emergent support is required to efficiently and effectively deal with the effects of the tropical marine environment, where high temperatures, high humidity, salt-air corrosion, and destructive weather can impact the site scheduling, equipment, and structures.

Immediate action is required to repair damage and resume operations after destructive weather events. Similarly, one of SFOMF’s primary functions is supporting fleet submarine trials, which require flexible support to adjust to fleet schedules and real-time changes in trial support schedules.

2.0 Applicable Documents

A. CARDEROCKDIVINST 3150.5B Diving Program 1). CARDEROCKDIV 3150/1, NSWCCD Dive Plan 2). CARDEROCKDIV 3150/2, NSWCCD Emergency Assistance Checklist B. CARDEROCKDIVINST 11262.2D Weight Handling Program Management

3.0 Requirements

3.0.1 Program Management

The Contractor shall manage logistics in support of SFOMF mission objectives. The Contractor shall provide ship services, diving services, weight-handling services, machining services, aircraft services, general services, and materials as defined and outlined in the appropriately headed Section three subsection below. The Contractor shall maintain a facility operational schedule and attend the Government’s weekly projects and operations meetings to discuss current support needs, costs, scheduling, and priorities. During the meetings, the Contractor shall provide updates on the availability of ships, divers, cranes, aircraft, and services for scheduled SFOMF missions. Also during the meetings, the Contractor shall provide updates on costs, materials, equipment, services, and delivery schedules. Upon discovery, the Contractor shall immediately notify the Government of any known or anticipated impacts to operational schedules or estimated costs. The Contractor shall closely monitor funds expenditures and balances, and provide detailed and timely financial updates with Status Reports (CDRL A001).

The contract support services shall provide flexible scheduling, quick allocation and management of resources, and timely coordination and communication with designated Government personnel essential for the successful completion of missions. The amount of scheduling notice the Government provides to the Contractor depends on whether the support is planned or emergent (See Section 1.1). It is expected that emergent needs may comprise about 10% of the support required. Planned support requirements scheduling may vary in the amount of notice provide. For instance, Submarine trials are planned months in advance; smaller projects typically provide about 2- weeks scheduling notice. However, emergent situations may result in unscheduled changes to otherwise scheduled work, requiring the Contractor to provide rapid response. Such emergent changes may result from unforeseen issues related to late testing/submarine trial schedule changes, destructive weather, and unplanned requirements.

3.1 Vessels and Support Services

The Contractor shall provide vessels, including ships and smaller craft. The Contractor shall submit Ships Log Operations Report (CDRL A002) after each mission or after each multi-day mission. In addition, the Contractor shall provide maintenance and other support services for SFOMF and other Government-owned ships, craft, and other offshore vehicles.

3.1.1 Contractor-Provided Vessels

The Contractor shall provide ships and boats that are sea-worthy in accordance with American Bureau of Shipping (ABS) standards and in good working order. In addition, the vessels must be provisioned to accomplish the required operations, fully staffed with qualified crew, outfitted with all relevant safety of life at sea (SOLAS) equipment, and comply with United States Coast Guard (USCG) regulations. Historically, Contractor provided ship utilization is eleven (11) standby days per month, two (2) mobilization/demobilization days per month, four (4) half-day at sea days per month, and three (3) full-day at sea days per month. The majority of offshore work requires a work boat with a large after deck area outfitted with dynamic positioning, a large A-frame, deck crane, winches, and deck cargo sockets in a NATO bolted grid pattern for securing both Contractor-provided and SFOMF-provided deck mounted equipment. The ships must be able to support a team of scientists, engineers, and technicians for a single day mission, or for overnight multi-day missions up to 1-month in duration. Ships shall be capable of deployment, recovery, towing, search, and survey. Performance is primarily accomplished with a Contractor-provided 150’ class or larger dynamically positioned (DP) workboat, capable of holding position in the Gulf Stream current, though actual dimension requirements may vary from requirement to requirement.

Additional Contractor-provided vessel requirements will be specified through projects and operations meetings, and include, but are not limited to, chase boats, tugboats, towboats, and law-enforcement patrol boats. Detailed vessel capabilities and requirements will be specified during the Government projects and operations meetings.

3.1.2 Vessel Support Services

The Contractor shall provide transport, storage, dockage, routine and unscheduled maintenance, parts, provisions, services, and crew for SFOMF-owned boats, small craft, and remote operated vehicles (ROV), as well as for other Government or customer owned and operated ships, craft, and offshore vehicles at SFOMF. In addition, the Contractor shall provide fuel for other Government Customer/Test Craft..

3.2 Diving Services

The Contractor shall provide diving services and logistics in support of SFOMF mission objectives. The Contractor shall conduct all diving operations in accordance with the NSWCCD Diving Program. The Contractor shall submit a dive plan in accordance with Dive Plan (CARDEROCKDIV 3150/1) (CDRL A003) and checklist in accordance with the NSWCCD Emergency Assistance Checklist (CARDEROCKDIV 3150/2) (CDRL A004), to the Command Diving Officer for approval before commencing dive operations. Divers shall be professional/commercial certified divers in compliance with NSWCCD Diving Program CARDEROCKDIVINST 3150.5B, with experience in underwater rigging, repairs, assembly, construction, inspection, cleaning and salvage. Divers shall submit after action dive reports accompanied by high definition underwater still photography and/or high definition underwater video when required (CDRL A005). Historically, Contractor provided Dive Services consist of a four or five-man dive team with diver support boat, with approximately 21 dive operations per year. Dive-types required may include Surface-Supplied Air, SCUBA, and Nitrox.

3.3 Weight Handling Services

The Contractor shall provide Weight Handling Equipment (WHE) services and logistics, WHE rigging, hardware, and supplies in support of SFOMF mission objectives. All WHE shall be inspected, load tested, and certified to the requirements of CARDEROCKDIVINST 11262.2D. The Contractor shall document all WHE operations with the Crane Operations Checklist (CDRL A006) before commencing WHE activity. Crane operators shall be trained and licensed as per CARDEROCKDIVINST 11262.2D. Historically, Contractor provided WHE support consists of approximately 100-crane lifts per year, with the majority of lifts accomplished with a Contractor provided 70-Ton mobile crane. The Contractor shall provide CARDEROCKDIVINST 11262.2D certified, tested, licensed crane support and services. The Contractor shall provide maintenance, parts, repairs, and inspections of SFOMF owned forklifts and WHE. The Contractor shall provide CARDEROCKDIVINST 11262.2D certified, tested, and properly marked rigging gear such as wire rope, shackles, slings, chain, and binders. Existing rigging gear must be routinely tested and re-certified as per CARDEROCKDIVINST 11262.2D.

3.4 Machining Services

The Contractor shall provide machining services and logistics in support of SFOMF mission objectives. Machining consists of a variety of Contractor provided raw stock, but primarily for non-magnetic materials such as titanium, G10 fiberglass, Delrin, and stainless steel. Machining services typically consist of water-jet cutting, computer numerical control (CNC) mill, CNC lathe, and welding. Historically, Contractor provided machining services consist of 60 outsourced machine shop jobs per year. Contractor shall also provide maintenance, and services for SFOMF owned and operated machine tools and CNC’s.

3.5 Aircraft Services

The Contractor shall provide aircraft services and logistics in support of SFOMF mission objectives. The Contractor shall provide fixed wing and rotary aircraft capable of performing offshore search, instrumentation towing, equipment lifting/installation, and observation/filming/photographing offshore testing events. Approximately four

(4) flight operation days per year are expected. Aircraft services shall include, but not be limited to: aerial search and survey; aerial observations, filming, and photographing; aerial instrumentation towing; and aerial crane services/heavy lift. The Contractor shall file a Flight Operations Report (CDRL A007) at the completion of flight operations.

3.6 General Operations Services

The Contractor shall provide general services and logistics in support of SFOMF mission objectives. General Operations Services include but are not limited to support for all air, surface, and subsurface tracking systems and sensors, the radar/observation tower, the electronics lab, the ROV lab, the pressure test lab, the fabrication shop, the data acquisition lab, engineering/administration office, the corrosion lab, HAZMAT storage, cable storage, weather station, open air storage, and covered/warehouse storage. The logistics support includes freight shipping and receiving of large items via road/rail/air/ship as well as meeting all permitting requirements for oversize or overweight items. Freight locations include but are not limited to Contractor vendors, SFOMF Sites, NSWCCD Sites, and SFOMF customer locations.

3.6.1 Shore Support

The Contractor shall provide services support and maintenance support for shore side operations including the dock, cable landing station, pressure test lab, corrosion test lab, weather station, satellite, radar, communications, and observation tower, outdoor equipment storage, mine laydown area and enclosure, HAZMAT storage and disposal, fabrication shop, machine shop, data acquisition lab, sensor lab, ROV lab, and engineering lab. Required waterfront operations support shall include:

a. Autonomous Underwater Vehicle/Remotely Operated Vehicle (AUV/ROV): storage and maintenance

b. Corrosion lab equipment, maintenance, upgrades, and outdoor sample racks

c. Cutting, Welding, Grinding, Coatings, Media Blasting, Potting services

d. Data Acquisition lab services, equipment and maintenance

e. Dock equipment corrosion mitigation

f. Dock lighting, electrical, water, bollard: repair and maintenance

g. Electronics storage racks, weather protection, cooling

h. Emergency support for tropical storms/hurricanes

i. Engineering lab equipment and maintenance

j. Equipment Shelters

k. HAZMAT Lockers maintenance, inspection, signage, cleanout, and certification

l. HAZMAT Shipping and Receiving, including Lithium Ion batteries or similar

m. Outdoor equipment shelters, covers, racks, cradles, tie downs, and maintenance

n. Pressurized test tank equipment maintenance repair and calibration

o. Range Control equipment and racks

p. Seawater pump, piping, filtering, discharge systems, and maintenance

q. Sensor lab equipment and maintenance

r. Services for SFOMF machine shop, tooling, diagnostics, maintenance, repairs, coolant, lubricant, and equipment

s. Tower equipment shelters, mounts, racks, and cooling equipment

t. Tower maintenance, repairs, corrosion control, grounding, and cabling

u. Water quality testing

v. Water tank testing

w. Weather station instrumentation, calibration, maintenance and repairs

3.6.2 Offshore Support

The Contractor shall provide services support and maintenance support for offshore operations including surface and subsurface tracking, communications, scientific and experimental observatories, research ranges, seafloor infrastructure and systems development. The Contractor shall provide support for underwater construction, deployment, recovery, inspections, test, and repair, calibrations and surveys of offshore systems. Offshore Operation support shall include:

a. Acoustic, Magnetic, Radar and Video Tracking

b. Autonomous and Remote vehicle operations, maintenance, repair, and upgrades

c. Cable spooling, winches and engines

d. Scientific and Oceanographic equipment repair, maintenance and calibration

e. Sensor construction, calibration, repair, diagnostics

f. System construction, deployment, installation, recovery, repair, and upgrades

g. Underwater cable anchoring, deployment, recovery and repair

h. Underwater communications and data transmission

3.7 Other Direct Cost

The Contractor shall provide materials, supplies and equipment in support of SFOMF mission objectives. Materials can consist of raw stock such as titanium, stainless steel, G10 fiberglass, and Delrin. Materials can consist of system components such as cables and connectors, and materials can consist of full assemblies such as beacons. Specialty materials, metals, and alloys shall be Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (DFARS) compliant (See DFARS 252.225-7008, particularly). Separately billed parts and supplies (not part of a service) in support of section

3.6.2 shall be marked as and billed as materials under section 3.7 Materials. Materials shall include but not be limited to:

a. Acoustic Beacons

b. Acoustic Releases

c. Antennas

d. Automatic Identification System (AIS)

e. AUV/ROV thrusters, sonar, altimeter, lighting, cameras,

f. Cabling, and cable supplies, anchors, armor, connectors, splicers, and diagnostic equipment

g. Computer Hardware and Software

h. Computer Numerical Control (CNC) machines, lathes, presses, mills and 3D printers

i. Discrete electrical/electronic components

j. Electrical cleaning, maintenance, soldering, splicing, supplies, and test equipment

k. Fiber Optic cleaning, maintenance, splicing, supplies, and test equipment

l. Global Positioning System (GPS)

m. Marine anti-fouling coatings, primers, and paint

n. Media blasting supplies

o. Mooring and Rigging materials, supplies, tests and certifications

p. Network Hardware (cable, media converter, switches, wireless bridge, and similar)

q. Power supplies and generators

r. Pressure vessels

s. Printed Circuit Boards

t. Radars

u. Radios

v. Satellite Beacons

w. Sensors (accelerometer, altimeter, conductivity, IR, magnetometer, pressure, seismometer, temperature, wind, and many others)

x. Test Equipment (ammeter, function generator, mega ohmmeter, multi-meter, oscilloscope, voltmeter, and related equipment)

y. Tools and tooling supplies

z. Video systems (cable, camera, display, monitor, television)

3.8 Deliverables

Contract Data Requirements List (CDRL), DD Form 1423-1

4.0 Place of Performance

The majority of the work under this contract is anticipated to be performed at the Government’s SFOMF Area of Operations (AOR), which includes the SFOMF facility and U.S. territorial, Federal, and international waters off the southeast coast of Florida from Key West to the South, then North along the Florida coastline to Cape Canaveral, Florida, then East to the Bahamas Islands and the Atlantic Undersea Test and Evaluation Center (AUTEC), then back to Key West, Florida. Other possible, but infrequently required, locations for sensor baseline and ambient measurements and tests are SFOMF remote-located land or water-based sensors in and around the tri-county area surrounding SFOMF: Broward, Miami-Dade, and Palm Beach Counties, including ports, airports, airfields, and the Everglades. Services may be required at other Government sites to include shipping and freight transport, but non- local, reimbursable travel is not expected.

5.0 Period of Performance

The period of performance for this contract will be five (5) years, consisting of a one-year base period and four (4) one-year option periods. In addition, the Government anticipates the inclusion of SURGE CLINs for each service area applicable to each base and option period of performance for this contract. These SURGE CLINs are provided in order to accommodate unexpected support requirements in excess of those reasonably foreseen by the Government. SURGE CLINs will not be utilized to extend the total period of performance beyond five (5) years, but may be optioned at the sole discretion of the Government during any then active period of performance to accommodate additional performance requirements.

6.0 Government Property

6.1 The Contractor will have access to Government property and equipment available at the Government Facility as deemed necessary by the COR to support execution of the contract. These items will remain in the Government’s custody within the confines of the Government installation, recorded in Government accounting and inventory systems. The Contractor shall take reasonable care in safeguarding these items within the confines of the Government installation and report any loss or damage to the Government.

6.2 The Contractor shall request, receive, and account for Government material at the Government Facility which includes spares and material furnished for repairs, maintenance, overhaul, or modification. This material also includes Contractor-acquired property in the performance of this contract.

6.3 The Contractor shall receive Government Furnished Information (GFI). The GFI will include technical documents, drawings, and electronic media files or data. The Contractor shall handle GFI in accordance with its classification markings. The Contractor shall return copies of all physical and electronic GFI to the Government at the completion of the associated task or the end of the contract.

7.0 Transition Period

A 30 day transition period is scheduled upon award (phase-in) and the 30 day period immediately prior to contract end date (phase-out) to allow for orderly contract transition. To maximize the effectiveness of the transition process, an initial meeting between the PCO (or delegated representative) and Contract Managers for both the incumbent and awardee shall be held to address phase-in and phase-out requirements and responsibilities not later than five days into the phase-in/phase-out period. Subsequent meetings will be held as determined by the PCO, but not less than weekly thereafter.

7.1 Phase-In

During the phase-in period, incoming Contractor personnel will be permitted to observe current operations of the outgoing Contractor and Government personnel pertaining to the contract. The incoming Contractor shall ensure that its phase-in operations do not interfere with normal operations of the outgoing Contractor, and that maximum effort is made to avoid loss of productivity. By the end of the phase-in period, the incoming Contractor shall have assumed full responsibility for all work requirements under the contract.

7.2 Phase-Out

During the 30-day period immediately prior to the end of this contract, including options if exercised, if the incumbent Contractor is not awarded the subsequent contract for these services, the incumbent Contractor shall permit its successor to observe and become familiar with all operations under this contract. The incumbent Contractor shall remain responsible and liable for the requirements of this contact to the final day of this contract. The incumbent Contractor shall fully cooperate with the successor Contractor and the Government, and shall not interfere with their work or duties to ensure a smooth transition.

7.2.1 Phase-Out Plan

The incumbent Contractor shall provide the PCO with a phase-out plan no later than 45 days prior to the contract end date. This plan shall detail disposition action for all Government Furnished Information (GFI) and Contractor- held documentation with minimal Government input, outlining the incumbent Contractor’s approach to fulfill the requirements of this contract.

8.0 SKILLS AND TRAINING

The Contractor shall provide capable personnel with qualifications, experience levels, security clearances, and necessary licenses, certifications, and training required by federal, state, and local laws and regulations. Training necessary to ensure that personnel performing under this contract maintain the knowledge and skills to successfully perform the required functions is the responsibility of the Contractor. Training necessary to maintain professional certification is the responsibility of the Contractor.

9.0 SECURITY

9.1. The DoD Contract Security Classification, DD Form 254 attached, itemizes the security classification requirements for this contract. The work to be performed shall involve access to, and handling of, classified material up to and including SECRET. The Contractor shall obtain security clearances for all personnel performing under the contract as required for the Government facility or classification identified in the DD Form 254 before access is granted to the facility or classified information.

9.2 Full-scale and model-scale trials at NSWCCD facilities are SECRET, unless otherwise directed. All materials and media generated from trials or operations at NSWCCD facilities are SECRET, unless otherwise directed. During operations, the Contractor shall limit and control the access of Contractor personnel into the restricted areas to those persons cleared for the operation and with the need to know. Contractor personnel with access to the site, who will not need access to the secured lab spaces, shall be cleared Confidential.

10.0 PORTABLE ELECTRONIC DEVICES (PEDs)

10.1 Non-Government and/or personally owned portable electronic devices (PEDs) are prohibited in all NWSCCD buildings, with the exception of personally owned cell phones which are authorized for use in spaces up to and including Controlled Access Areas. The Contractor shall ensure the on-site personnel remain compliant with current PED policy. NSWCCD instruction defines PEDs as the following: any electronic device designed to be easily transported with the capability to store, record, receive or transmit text, images, video, or audio data in any format via any transmission medium. PEDs include, but are not limited to, pagers, laptops, radios, compact discs and cassette players/recorders. In addition, this includes removable storage media such as flash memory, memory sticks, multimedia cards and secure digital cards, micro-drive modules, ZIP drives, ZIP disks, recordable CDs, DVDs, MP3 players, iPADs, digital picture frames, electronic book readers, kindle, nook, cameras, external hard disk drive, and floppy diskettes.

10.2 PEDs belonging to an external organization shall not be connected to NSWCDD networks or infrastructure without prior approval from the NSWCCD Information Assurance Branch.

10.3 Personally owned hardware or software shall not be connected or introduced to any NSWCCD hardware, network or information system infrastructure.

11.0 INFORMATION SECURITY AND COMPUTER SYSTEM USAGE

In accordance with U.S. Navy policy, any personnel, including the Contractor, who utilizes DoD-owned systems, shall assume responsibility for adherence to restrictions regarding internet and e-mail usage. Navy policy prohibits racist, sexist, threatening, pornographic, personal business, subversive or politically partisan communications. All personnel, including the Contractor, are accountable and must act accordingly. DoD computer systems are monitored to ensure that the use is authorized, to facilitate protection against unauthorized access, and to verify security procedures, survivability and operational security. During monitoring, information may be examined, recorded, copied, and used for authorized purposes. All information, including personal information, placed on or sent over a DoD system may be monitored. Use of a DoD system constitutes consent to monitoring. Unauthorized use may result in criminal prosecution.

Evidence of unauthorized use collected during monitoring may be used as a basis for recommended administrative, criminal or adverse action.

12.0 ELECTRONIC SPILLAGES

12.1 Electronic spillages (ES) are unacceptable and pose a risk to national security. An ES is defined as classified data placed on an information system (IS), media or hardcopy document possessing insufficient security controls to protect the data at the required classification level, thus posing a risk to national security (e.g., sensitive compartmented information (SCI) onto collateral, Secret onto Unclassified, etc.). The Contractor's performance as it relates to ES will be evaluated by the Government. ES reflects on the overall security posture of the Government and demonstrates a lack of attention to detail with regard to the handling of classified information of IS security discipline. In the event that a Contractor is determined to be responsible for an ES, all direct and indirect costs incurred by the Government for ES remediation will be charged to the Contractor. ES incidents will be reflected in the Contractor's performance rating.

12.2 NSWCCD command security will continue to be responsible for the corrective action plan in accordance with the security guidance reflected on the DoD Contract Security Classification Specification - DD254. Command security will identify the Contractor facility and contract number associated with all ES during the investigation involving Contractor support. Command security will notify the contracts division with the Contractor facility name and contract number, incident specifics and associated costs for cleanup. The PCO will be responsible for working with the Contractor facility to capture the costs incurred during the spillage clean up. The Contractor is also responsible for taking Information Security Awareness training annually, via their Facility Security Officer (FSO), as part of the mandatory training requirements. If a spillage occurs, additional training will be required to prevent recurrence.

13.0 Common Access Card (CAC)

Contractor personnel assigned to perform work under this contract may require access to Navy Information Technology (IT) resources (e.g., computers, laptops, NMCI network) requiring a CAC. Contractor personnel requiring access to Navy IT resources shall submit a completed System Authorization Access Request Navy (SAAR-N) form and have initiated the requisite background investigation (or provide proof of a current background investigation) prior to accessing any Navy IT resources. To gain and/or maintain access to Navy IT resources, the Contractor shall ensure completion of initial and annual Information Assurance training, monitor expiration of requisite background investigations, and initiate re-investigations as required.

14.0 DIGITAL DELIVERY OF DATA

14.1 Delivery by the Contractor to the Government of certain technical data and other information is now frequently required to be made in digital form rather than in hardcopy form. The method of delivery of such data and/or other information (e.g., in electronic, digital, paper hardcopy, or other form) shall not be deemed to affect in any way either the identity of the information (e.g., as “technical data” or “computer software”) or the Government’s and the Contractor’s respective rights therein.

14.2 Whenever technical data and/or computer software deliverables required by this contract are to be delivered in digital form, any authorized, required, or permitted markings relating to the Government’s rights in and to such technical data and/or computer software shall also be digitally included as part of the deliverable and on or in the same medium used to deliver the technical data and/or software. Such markings must be clearly associated with the corresponding technical data and/or computer software to which the markings relate and must be included in such a way that the marking(s) appear in human-readable form when the technical data and/or software is accessed and/or used. Such markings must also be applied in conspicuous human- readable form on a visible portion of any physical medium used to effect delivery of the technical data and/or computer software. Nothing in this paragraph shall replace or relieve the Contractor’s obligations with respect to requirements for marking technical data and/or computer software that are imposed by other applicable clauses such as, where applicable and without limitation, DFARS 252.227-7013 Rights in Technical Data-Noncommercial Items and/or DFARS 252.227-7014 Rights in Noncommercial Computer Software and Noncommercial Computer Software Documentation.

14.3 Digital delivery means (such as, but not limited to, Internet tools, websites, shared networks, and the like) sometimes require, as a condition for access to and/or use of the means, an agreement by a user to certain terms, agreements, or other restrictions such as, but not limited to, “Terms of Use,” licenses, or other restrictions intended to be applicable to the information being delivered via the digital delivery means. The Contractor expressly acknowledges that, with respect to deliverables made according to this contract, no such terms, agreements, or other restrictions shall be applicable to or enforceable with respect to such deliverables unless such terms, agreements, or other restrictions expressly have been accepted in writing by the PCO; otherwise, the Government’s rights in and to such deliverables shall be governed exclusively by the terms of this contract.

15.0 NON-PERSONAL SERVICES/INHERENTLY GOVERNMENTAL FUNCTIONS

15.1 The Government will neither supervise Contractor employees nor control the method by which the Contractor performs the required tasks. The Government will not direct the hiring, dismissal, or reassignment of Contractor personnel. Under no circumstances shall the Government assign tasks to, or prepare work schedules for, individual Contractor employees. It shall be the responsibility of the Contractor to manage its employees and to guard against any actions that are of the nature of personal services or give the perception that personal services are being provided. If the Contractor feels that any actions constitute, or are perceived to constitute personal services, it shall be the Contractor's responsibility to notify the PCO immediately in accordance with the clause 52.243-7 Notification of Changes.

15.2 Inherently Governmental functions are not within the scope of this contract. Decisions relative to programs supported by the Contractor shall be the sole responsibility of the Government. The Contractor may be required to attend technical meetings for the Government; however, the Contractor is not, under any circumstances, authorized to represent the Government or give the appearance that it is doing so.

16.0 CONTRACTOR PERSONNEL IDENTIFICATION

16.1 In the performance of this contract, Contractor employees shall identify themselves as Contractor personnel by introducing themselves or being introduced as Contractor personnel and by displaying distinguishing badges or other visible identification for meetings with Government personnel or when representatives from another contractor are present. Contractor personnel shall appropriately identify themselves as Contractor employees in telephone conversations and formal and informal written correspondence including email.

16.2 The Contractor shall obtain identification badges from the Government for all Contractor personnel requiring regular access to Government property. The identification badge shall be visible at all times while employees are on Government property. The Contractor shall furnish all requested information required to facilitate issuance of identification badges and shall conform to applicable regulations concerning the use and possession of the badges. The Contractor shall be responsible for ensuring that all identification badges issued to Contractor employees are returned to the appropriate Security Office within 48 hours following completion of the contract, relocation, or termination of an employee, and upon request by the PCO.

17.0 CONTROL OF CONTRACTOR PERSONNEL

The Contractor shall comply with the requirements of NAVSEA and NSWCCD instructions regarding performance in Government facilities. All persons engaged in work while on Government property shall be subject to search of their persons (no bodily search) and vehicles at any time by the Government, and shall report any known or suspected security violations to the appropriate Security Department. Assignment, transfer, and reassignment of Contractor personnel shall be at the discretion of the Contractor. However, when the Government directs, the Contractor shall remove from contract performance any person who endangers life, property, or national security through improper conduct. All Contractor personnel engaged in work while on Government property shall be subject to the DoD Standards of Conduct.