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N00173

US Naval Research Laboratory 4555 Overlook Ave, SW, Washington, DC 20375-5326

N00173-16-R-HD01

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PART I – THE SCHEDULE

SECTION B

SUPPLIES OR SERVICES AND PRICES/COSTS

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B–1 The research, development, and technical services to the Naval Research Laboratory’s (NRL) Electronics Science and Technology Division (NRL-ESTD) program is being procured as a partial small business set-aside. This contract covers two separate lots. Lot I is a small business set-aside procurement. Lot II is a full and open procurement. The maximum dollar amount the Government may order under this contract is $48,000,000.00; the minimum amount is $2,500.00.

B–2 SUPPLIES/SERVICES AND COSTS

ITEM NO SUPPLIES/SERVICES QUANTITY UNIT UNIT PRICE

1001 – 1999

Noun: Research, Development, and Technical Services for the NRL-ESTD

PSC: AJ1X or AJ4X (to be defined in task order)

Contract Type: Firm-Fixed-Price (FFP)

Ordering Period Date of Award through 5 Years

FOB: Destination

Descriptive Data:

The Contractor shall furnish all labor, material, travel, and items reasonably required to accomplish DO/TOs issued pursuant to the requirements contained in the Statement of Work (SOW) entitled “Research, Development, and Technical Services for the NRL-ESTD Program,” and IAW Section G clause “G-8, Ordering Procedures.”

TOTAL PRICE $TBD

2001 – 2999

Contract Type: Firm-Fixed-Price, Level-of-Effort (FFPLOE)

The Contractor shall furnish all labor, material, travel, and items reasonably required to accomplish DO/TOs issued pursuant to the requirements contained in the Statement of Work (SOW) entitled “Research, Development, and Technical Services for the NRL-ESTD Program,” and IAW Section G clause “G-8, Ordering Procedures.”

TOTAL PRICE $ TBD

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ITEM NO SUPPLIES/SERVICES ESTIMATED COST FIXED FEE

3001 – 3999

Contract Type: Cost Plus Fixed Fee (Term OR Completion Type)

The Contractor shall furnish all labor reasonably required to accomplish DO/TOs issued pursuant to the requirements contained in the Statement of Work (SOW) entitled “Research, Development, and Technical Services for the NRL-ESTD Program,” and IAW Section G clause “G-8, Ordering Procedures.”

ESTIMATED COST PLUS FIXED FEE $ TBD

N/A

Noun: Materials in support of Research, Development, and Technical Services for the NRL-ESTD

PSC: AJ1X or AJ4X (to be defined in task order)

Contract Type: Cost Only

The Contractor shall furnish all materials reasonably required to accomplish DO/TOs issued pursuant to the requirements contained in the Statement of Work (SOW) entitled “Research, Development, and Technical Services for the NRL-ESTD Program,” and IAW Section G clause “G-8, Ordering

ESTIMATED COST $ TBD

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N/A

Noun: Travel in support of Research, Development, and Technical Services for the

NRL-ESTD

PSC: AJ1X or AJ4X (to be defined in task order)

Contract Type: Cost Only

The Contractor shall furnish all travel reasonably required to accomplish DO/TOs issued pursuant to the requirements contained in the Statement of Work (SOW) entitled “Research, Development, and Technical Services for the NRL-ESTD Program,” and IAW Section G clause “G-8, Ordering

ESTIMATED COST $ TBD

NSP*

Noun: Data and Reports

DD1423 is Exhibit Destination

The Contractor shall furnish all data as required by the Contract Data Requirements List (CDRL), DD Form 1423, which is hereby incorporated as Exhibit A. Applicable data will be indicated on each DO/TO issued hereunder.

TOTAL PRICE NSP

*NSP – Not Separately Priced

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B–3 DESCRIPTION OF LOT I AND LOT II

(a) LOT I – The set-aside portion consists of materialized requirements which market research indicated that two or more offers from responsible small business concerns would be received and those offers would be competitive in terms of market prices, quality, and delivery.

(b) LOT II – The unrestricted portion consists of materialized requirements which market research indicated that two or more offers from responsible small business concerns would not be received or those offers would not be competitive in terms of market prices, quality, and delivery.

(c) Assignment of materialized requirements to Research Fields under LOT I or II is at the discretion of the DO/TO Contracting Officer. The assignment will be based on the Contracting Officer’s determination whether there is a reasonable expectation that offers from two or more responsible small business concerns would be received and those offers would be competitive in terms of market prices, quality, and delivery. In cases where a requirement spans across multiple Research Fields (e.g. a requirement that includes Radiation Effects (Research Field 2) and Vacuum Electronics (Research Field 5)) the determination will be limited to only those contract holders awarded the right to compete in either of the Research Fields included in the requirement. In the example given, the determination would only include Contractors awarded the right to compete in either Research Fields 2 or 5.

(d) The following list identifies the respective Research Fields for which each Contractor is qualified to compete at the DO/TO level as requirements materialize:

Research Field LOT I – Restricted to

Small Business Concerns LOT II – Unrestricted

1 Optoelectronics 2 Radiation Effects 3 Physics of Electronic Materials 4 High Power Electronics 5 Vacuum Electronics 6 Microwave and Millimeter-wave Circuits 7 Microwave and Millimeter-wave Materials and Devices

[Note: The Contractor shall indicate in the tables above by placing an “X” in the Research Field(s) in which they wish to be considered for award as DO/TO requirements materialize. This table will be replaced with the successful Offerors’ information upon award of the basic IDIQs.]

B–4 TRAVEL COSTS

(a) Except as otherwise provided herein, the Contractor shall be reimbursed for its reasonable actual travel costs in accordance with FAR 31.205-46 and the Joint Travel Regulations (JTR). The costs to be reimbursed shall be those costs accepted by the cognizant DCAA office.

(b) The Contractor shall not be reimbursed for the following daily local travel costs:

(i) Travel at U.S. military installations where Government transportation is available;

(ii) Travel performed for personal convenience/errands, including commuting to and from work; and

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(iii) Travel costs incurred in the replacement of personnel when such replacement is accomplished for the Contractor's or employee's convenience.

B–5 MATERIALS PURCHASES

(a) Material purchases must be itemized and reported monthly to the COR. Any purchase order greater than $3,000.00 requires advanced approval by the DO/TO Contracting Officer’s Representative (COR). Any purchase order greater than $25,000 must be approved by the DO/TO Procuring Contracting Officer (PCO) prior to purchase.

SECTION C

DESCRIPTION/SPECIFICATIONS/ WORK STATEMENT

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C–1 STATEMENT OF WORK

(a) INTRODUCTION

(1) This contract is intended to provide research, development, and technical services to the Naval Research Laboratory’s (NRL) Electronics Science and Technology Division (NRL-ESTD), located in Washington, D.C.

(2) This Statement of Work (SOW) describes the research, development, and technical services to be provided to the NRL-ESTD. The Government will provide detailed requirements, in the form of a SOW or Performance Work Statement (PWS), for each Delivery Oder/Task Order (DO/TO).

(b) BACKGROUND

(1) NRL-ESTD is the Naval Research Laboratory's (NRL's) principal organization in the areas of electronic materials, devices, components, and sub-systems. Basic and applied research in these areas is focused on both the fundamental science as well as the development of technologies that can positively impact the warfighter through improved electronic systems that are used in systems including radar, communications, power conversion/control and electromagnetic warfare.

(2) Forming the basis for many of the devices and components is the development of new electronic materials.

NRL-ESTD has extensive capabilities in the materials deposition, growth, processing, and characterization.

Materials researchers collaborate with device scientists and engineers to design, model, and realize unique electronic materials properties.

(3) Advanced electronic devices, components and circuits are realized through a combination of basic device physics understanding, innovative processing and fabrication, new device and component architectures, and novel electronic materials. The result is the realization of advanced state-of-the-art performance for future Navy and DoD electronic systems.

(4) Fundamental theoretical modeling, sophisticated numerical modeling, as well as advanced simulation techniques are applied as appropriate at the material, device, component, and subsystem level to both guide and support experimental efforts.

(5) Leveraging the advanced materials and device concepts developed within NRL-ESTD, advanced component and subsystem demonstrations are performed to validate system improvements and initiate transition opportunities through Navy and DoD system commands as well as through industry collaborators.

(c) SCOPE

(1) The scope of this contract covers a broad range of services and solutions needed to support NRL-ESTD.

(2) Functional work may be applied to any of the research fields in which NRL-ESTD is engaged. NRL-ESTD develops new electronic materials, devices, components, and subsystems for next generation systems in support of customers throughout NRL, the Department of Defense and other US Government organizations. The vast majority of work will take place on site at NRL, Washington, DC, as success will often require ongoing technical collaboration with NRL scientists and engineers, and access to specialized research equipment and

Solicitation No. N00173-16-R-HD01 Page 8 of 100 facilities. However, some aspects of some projects will require performance at other Government and non- Government sites in both the continental United States (CONUS) and outside the continental United States (OCONUS). For instance, NRL-ESTD prototype devices and systems will need to be tested and demonstrated in real-world settings. Such testing could involve, for example, testing new photovoltaic systems at various test ranges around the country in order to establish realistic performance and reliability data for the use of photovoltaics in military systems. Research to be conducted under this contract are categorized into 7 broad research fields as follows, and are further defined in Paragraph C-2 below:

Research Field 1 Optoelectronics Research Field 2 Radiation Effects Research Field 3 Physics of Electronic Materials Research Field 4 High Power Electronics Research Field 5 Vacuum Electronics Research Field 6 Microwave and Millimeter-wave Circuits Research Field 7 Microwave and Millimeter-wave Materials and Devices

(3) The Contractor will, in response to DO/TO issued under this contract by NRL, provide services that potentially span the entire spectrum of research, development, and technical services to NRL-ESTD. Services to be provided under this contract are categorized into 8 Functional Areas as follows, and are further defined in Paragraph C-2 below:

Functional Area 1 Basic, Applied & Advance Technology Development Functional Area 2 Modeling, Simulation & Emulation Functional Area 3 Science & Engineering Functional Area 4 Operations Functional Area 5 Experimentation, Test, and Evaluation Functional Area 6 Analysis and Evaluation Functional Area 7 Technical Support Functional Area 8 Project Management

C–2 TECHNICAL OBJECTIVES

(a) The following section specifies the objectives of the contract. The objectives below are organized into two categories – Research Fields and Functional Areas. Each task issued under this contract will involve performing one or more of these functions in one or more of the fields (or adjacent, emerging fields).

(b) RESEARCH FIELDS:

(1) Optoelectronics:

(i) The Optoelectronics Research Field executes a broad research and development portfolio ranging from basic to applied research on optoelectronic materials and devices for space and terrestrial applications where operation under situations of high environmental stress is required. Activities include creating semiconductor materials that display characteristics such as wavelength sensitivity, electrical conversion efficiency, and

Solicitation No. N00173-16-R-HD01 Page 9 of 100 switching speed superior to current state of the art, and development of low dimensional structures and materials that allow control of the electronic and optoelectronic properties at the quantum mechanical level.

(ii) In order to retain battlefield spectrum dominance in potential future engagements via new sensing and imaging techniques it is necessary to invent new materials with superior optical and optoelectronic response at infrared (IR) wavelengths. This research and development focuses heavily on semiconductor band structure modeling that produces novel material designs, semiconductor growth, characterization, and fabrication to realize the materials and create devices from them.

(iii) Future operational concepts rely heavily on unmanned and man-portable systems. The energy needed to power these systems will require advances in photovoltaic (PV) technologies with the goal to invent new PV that have features including; high efficiency, low cost, survivability under extreme conditions, flexible substrates, and fabrication in the field.

(2) Radiation Effects:

(i) The Radiation Effects Research Field focuses on developing military electronics with the ability and certainty of surviving and operating in harsher environments than is required in commercial electronics. In particular, research is performed to understand the interaction of radiation with electronic and optoelectronic materials and devices with the goal of mitigating or eliminating the effect of the radiation on device and system performance.

(ii) The research is in all areas of radiation effects including total ionization dose (TID), single event effects (SEE), displacement damage effects, high power microwave and millimeter-wave effects, electromagnetic pulse effects, full capability in theory, modeling and simulation, and experimentation.

(iii) The research focus is on both space and manmade radiation environments. The research devises new methods, materials, devices, and mitigation strategies to enable electronic and optoelectronic devices that bring state of the art capability to these harsh radiation environments.

(3) Physics of Electronic Materials:

(i) The Physics of Electronic Materials Research Area focuses much of its effort in the nanoscopic regime where dimensional constraints affect device behavior in unexpected ways, because the device size is smaller than the characteristic length-scale of the fundamental excitations that control the electronic, optical and thermal properties of materials and which can exhibit fundamentally different properties than their microscopic counterparts. This Research Field focuses on investigating the physics of these nanoscale phenomena, developing new nanoscale electronic materials and exploring innovative device concepts that operate using nontraditional device physics.

(ii) Basic and applied research is performed in the areas of novel electronic materials and applications including the growth of oxides, metals, and semiconductors via atomic layer deposition and epitaxy (ALD and ALE) and molecular beam epitaxy (MBE) to exploit phenomena such as plasmonics and surface-enhanced Raman scattering (SERS) for applications such as chemical sensing, radiation-tolerant electronics, and ultra-low-power analog and digital electronics.

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(iii) Low-dimensional materials and DNA constructs offer intriguing possibilities to realize new electronic materials and devices with applications such as chem./bio sensors, high-linearity electronics, and nanomechanical resonators. Understanding materials growth and characterization are important to realizing low-dimensional materials applications.

(iv) At the nano-scale a fundamental understanding of quantum effects is crucial to the realization of high performance electronics. Work includes studies of surfaces and interfaces, investigations of semiconductor heterostructures and nanostructures, defect studies, implementations of quantum information and modeling of advanced device structures.

(v) At the nanometer length scale the ability to produce functional electronic materials that are on the same size scale as functional biologicals such as DNA, proteins, etc. exists. Electronic/biological hybrids have the potential to produce complex new functionality unobtainable in either electronic or biological systems alone.

Work in this area ranges from basic studies of electronic/biological interactions to applied development of bioelectronic and biomimetic devices and systems.

(4) High Power Electronics:

(i) The High Power Electronics Research Field is directed at conducting research and development programs in solid state electronics and related technologies that support Navy and DOD interests and capabilities in the full range of new weapons capabilities enabled by high-power solid-state electronic devices.

(ii) The focus of this Research Field is to develop power electronic materials, devices, and conversion circuits for insertion of power electronics into Navy engineering development efforts. The materials and devices developed must be capable of handling very high power, must be highly efficient, and must be compatible with excellent thermal management.

(iii) Current research efforts directed at achieving these goals include: the fabrication, characterization, reliability physics, surface science, and theory of wide bandgap semiconductor power switching devices; the development of optimized growth approaches; the characterization of defects for bulk and epitaxial wide bandgap semiconductor materials; the development of heterojunction-active wide bandgap power devices; the integration of diamond for improved thermal conductivity; the growth and fabrication of related electronic materials including oxides, graphene, magnetic materials, and metamaterials; the application of novel epitaxial techniques developed for wide bandgap semiconductor materials to monolithic integration with other device technologies; and development of power novel high performance, high efficiency power conversion circuits.

(5) Vacuum Electronics:

(i) The Vacuum Electronics Research Field is directed at next generation high-power, high-frequency vacuum electronics by developing the theory, numerical modeling and design tools, and experimental realization of electron beam-electromagnetic wave interaction structures, materials, and fabrication techniques used in microwave and millimeter-wave systems.

(ii) An overall objective is to understand, characterize, and develop high-performance electromagnetically active materials, electrodynamic structures, and electron beam formation and transport systems, as well as to create and

Solicitation No. N00173-16-R-HD01 Page 11 of 100 implement unique meso- to micro-fabrication techniques for advanced active vacuum electronic devices and passive microwave/millimeter-wave components.

(iii) Basic and applied research on novel electron emission/collection, electron gun, power supplies, thermal management, passive components, electromagnetic materials, metamaterials and fabrication techniques for electromagnetic structures, including the development and demonstration of complete vacuum electronic amplifiers is performed.

(iv) Basic and applied research in numerical techniques is used to develop 1-/2-/3-dimensional physics-based models and simulation tools for the design and analysis of vacuum electronics amplifiers/oscillators; supporting passive components such as filters and combiners; and control components such as phase shifters. Theoretical modeling and advanced algorithm development are combined to produce computationally efficient codes that take advantage of hardware advances such as multi-core processors and graphics processing units.

(6) Microwave and Millimeter-wave Circuits:

(i) The Microwave and Millimeter-wave Circuits Research Field is focused the research and development of novel passive and active concepts for analog high-frequency and mixed-signal solid-state components and circuits. These include innovative approaches to the design of frequency-selective circuits, such as fixed-tuned and variable-frequency filters, and novel techniques for realizing high-frequency control components, such as switches, circulators, and phase shifters.

(ii) As Navy and DoD electronic systems in radar, communications, and electromagnetic warfare need to maintain spectrum dominance on the battlefield, this Research Field is broad ranging in exploring all material, device and circuit concepts that will enable adaptive exploitation of the electromagnetic spectrum by increasing tenability and/or dynamic range.

(iii) Tasks associated with circuit and device development are comprehensive in nature, comprised of concept derivation, linear and nonlinear modeling, design, fabrication, and testing. Realization and demonstration can range from proof-of-principle using soft-substrate circuits to state-of-the-art microwave and millimeter-wave monolithic integrated circuits produced through trusted foundries.

(7) Microwave and Millimeter-wave Materials and Devices:

(i) The Microwave and Millimeter-wave Materials and Devices Research Field is devoted to formulating, guiding, and executing the NRL-ESTD’s efforts in solid-state electronic device technology for mixed-signal, microwave, and millimeter wave applications.

(ii) For solid-state power applications the research emphasis is on wide band-gap semiconductors. R&D efforts include materials growth, device design, device fabrication, test and evaluation of test structures, devices, passive components and small-scale circuits to push the state-of-the-art in RF devices.

(iii) Materials and device research on narrow band-gap semiconductors and low-dimensional conductors is focused on addressing the needs for autonomous and man-portable systems. This is realized by focused design, fabrication, test and evaluation of materials, test structures, devices, passive components, and small-scale

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(iv) Navy and DOD systems require a much higher level of reliability in a more stressful environment than commercial applications of similar technologies. Thus, a critical issue is the reliability of microwave and millimeter-wave devices and circuits which is analyzed through accelerated life tests and failure physics characterization and assessment.

(c) FUNCTIONAL AREAS:

(1) Functional Area 1: Basic, Applied & Advanced Technology Development

(i) In this functional area, the Contractor will conduct research and development efforts in R&D categories 1 through 3 (Basic Research through Advanced Technology Development). Scientific study and experimentation will be directed toward advancing the state-of-the-art or increasing knowledge or understanding. In addition to directly advancing NRL’s research, there is also need to evaluate concepts, technologies, and programs developed by others for applicability to NRL research. Goals of the research and development include optimizing the properties and performance of electronic materials, devices, components, and subsystems. This may require growth of materials, analysis of materials or devices by conventional means, and analysis methods and instruments developed specifically for the material (or device) system studied. Materials systems may require unique or conventional growth techniques. Basic chemistry maybe required to develop pre-cursor materials, novel device or material structures. In many projects, technical and scientific writing skills are needed to report project descriptions, status, and results in publication submissions.

(2) Functional Area 2: Modeling, Simulation & Emulation

(i) In this functional area, the Contractor will create and validate representations of phenomena, processes, and systems. This may involve the use of theoretical and numerical modeling and simulations to determine the performance of materials, devices, components, subsystems, and systems. It is desirable to develop models and simulations that are transferable to NRL research.

(3) Functional Area 3: Science & Engineering

(i) In this functional area, the Contractor will develop concepts for various electronic materials, devices, components, and subsystems. The Contractor will work with NRL to develop and assess requirements for electronic materials, devices, components, and subsystems as dictated by the Government. Algorithms and methodologies will be designed, implemented, and tested in hardware and software. Software code will be programmed in a language agreed to by NRL for a variety of hardware platforms. The Contractor will conduct engineering in a variety of disciplines based on the tasking, to include electronic materials process development and characterization, and device and circuit fabrication, testing, and modeling. Engineers will develop and integrate components subsystems and systems to meet the mission objective. Documentation of processes, procedures and designs as well as status and financial reports will be required.

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(4) Functional Area 4: Operations

(i) In this functional area, the Contractor will install, configure, operate, and maintain a variety of highly sophisticated and unique electronic materials fabrication, processing and characterization systems. These systems are frequently reconfigured to accommodate newly developed fabrication, processing and characterization tools. Procedures must be developed and maintained for systems such as shutdown, transport, setup, startup, integration, test, calibration, troubleshooting, and operation. Contractors will install, maintain, test, troubleshoot, configure, update, fix, replace, administer, and optimize these systems. As NRL-ESTD prepares for a future move to a new facility, there will be need to validate that designs will support future operations, and also to facilitate a safe and efficient transition which minimizes impact to research.

(5) Functional Area 5: Experimentation, Test, and Evaluation

(i) In this functional area, the Contractor will conduct experimentation, test and evaluation of materials, devices, components, systems, and architectures in the laboratory, the field and/or in an operational environment.

Support may include participation and/or guidance in the development of a test or exercise plan, execution of the testing and/or demonstration, measurement and analysis of performance, validation and verification of benchmarks, design/execution/analysis of experiments, and operation/maintenance of the components, systems or architectures under test. Tasks may typically include the design, fabrication, calibration, operation, and maintenance of instrumentation, ranges, and facilities as required by a given test plan. Deliverables may also include data; both unprocessed and processed, related signatures, and related metadata.

(6) Functional Area 6: Analysis and Evaluation

(i) In this functional area, the Contractor will provide Subject Matter Expertise (SME) to identify technology gaps and propose how they may be filled. SME support may require the development of new analysis, modeling, and visualization tools which will allow information to be better processed. Custom databases may need to be developed or modified to support analysis of raw data, statistics, project data, and simulation outputs. The Contractor will conduct and evaluate user evaluation studies of software and systems to provide greater insight to NRL. Also in this area is the execution of analysis of data, whether derived by NRL or by the Contractor, to determine the insights and assess the results of the particular test or experience that generated that data set.

(7) Functional Area 7: Technical Support

(i) In this functional area, the Contractor will design and fabricate models, mock-ups, and prototypes of developmental units to include custom mechanical and electronic components. There will be requirements for the identification of data sources and collection of data. Configuration management of hardware, software, and documentation may also be necessary. Once training needs associated with NRL-ESTD projects are identified, training solutions may be developed. Laboratory and field experiments are to be supported through logistics planning, equipment operation, data analysis, and video conferencing. Technical support specialists would integrate, troubleshoot, and repair experimental and technology demonstration ESTD systems. Technical writing, desktop publishing, graphic art, and presentation development support may be needed by projects.

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(8) Functional Area 8: Project Management

(i) In this functional area, the Contractor will provide business, financial, and technical management support to NRL scientists to support project planning, execution, communications, NRL operations, and the development of new opportunities for research and development efforts covered under the NRL-ESTD SOW.

(ii) Contractors will typically prepare and manage project schedules, budgets, and resources. In some cases, shared resources may need to be managed to balance the needs of several branches or projects, and resolutions for project problem areas be proposed. Project managers coordinate project activities with the appropriate DoD and non-DoD activities, such as sponsors and potential end users, CONUS and OCONUS. They also track and document all project or program actions, and communicate them to all participants. Common tasks include:

organization and preparation of presentation material and venues for workshops, symposia, demonstrations, and program reviews to achieve NRL ESTD objectives. The generation of technical risk assessments is performed for programs, technologies, and techniques. Overall objectives may include the transition of products from science and technology initiatives into fieldable systems.

C–3 GENERAL REQUIREMENTS

(a) Unless otherwise stated in the DO/TO, The Contractor shall have its support team in place and fully functioning within 30 days of DO/TO award.

(b) NON-PERSONAL SERVICES

(1) The Government will neither supervise Contractor employees nor control the method by which the Contractor performs the required tasks. The Government will not assign tasks to, or prepare work schedules for, individual Contractor employees.

(2) The Contractor shall be responsible for managing its employees and guarding against any actions that are of the nature of personal services, or give the perception of personal services as defined in FAR-Part 37, Service Contracting.

(3) The Contractor shall notify the Contracting Officer (KO) if any Government requested actions constitute, or are perceived to constitute personal services.

(c) BUSINESS RELATIONS

(1) The Contractor shall integrate and coordinate all activity needed to execute this contract.

(d) CONTRACT MANAGEMENT AND ADMINISTRATION

(1) The following subsections specify requirements for contract management and Contractor personnel administration.

(i) CONTRACT MANAGEMENT

(A) The Contractor shall establish clear organizational lines of authority and responsibility to ensure effective management of the resources assigned to this contract.

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(ii) PERSONNEL ADMINISTRATION

(A) The Contractor shall assign a single point of contact, also known as the Program Manager (PM), who must work closely with the Contracting Officer and Contracting Officer’s Representative (COR), as applicable. The Contractor PM must ultimately be responsible for ensuring that the Contractor’s performance meets all Government contracting requirements within cost and schedule. PM must have the requisite authority for full control over all company resources necessary for contract performance. As appropriate, the role of PM may be a full time management position, or a collateral duty assigned to a technical team member.

(B) The Contractor shall maintain the adequacy of their employees by providing initial and refresher training to meet all personal qualification requirements.

(C) The Contractor shall make all necessary travel arrangements for employees.

(iii) CONTRACT ADMINISTRATION

(A) The Contractor shall respond to Government requests for contractual actions within five (5) work days.

(B) The Contractor shall respond to Government requests for PM conference requests within two (2) working days.

(iv) CONTRACTOR IDENTIFICATION

(A) Pursuant to DFARS 211.106 Contractor employees shall identify themselves as Contractor personnel by introducing themselves or being introduced as Contractor personnel and displaying distinguishing badges or other visible identification for meetings with Government personnel. In addition, Contractor personnel shall appropriately identify themselves as Contractor employees in telephone conversations and in formal and informal written correspondence.

C–4 SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS

(a) This section describes the special requirements for this effort.

(1) CLEARANCE REQUIREMENTS

(i) Contractor personnel who require NRL base access or access to NRL unclassified material and/or unclassified systems shall possess a favorably completed DoD National Agency Check with Law and Credit

(NACLC);

(2) INFORMATION SECURITY

(i) All information systems utilized in the execution of this contract will require (at minimum) authorization and accreditation prior to any connectivity to NRL networks or systems. All non-NRL authorization and accreditation documentation is subject to NRL code 1200 review and approval.

(ii) No penetration testing of DoD networks or systems will occur without the express written approval of the governing authority.

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(3) ENVIRONMENTAL REQUIREMENTS

(i) The Contractor shall comply with all documents listed below as mandatory and referenced under Section F-3, Performance Requirements. Compliance with documents listed as non-mandatory is the Contractors' option.

(A) Mandatory compliance at Navy Facilities

(B) OPNAVINST 5090.1C - Environmental Readiness Program Manual

C–5 DATA DELIVERABLES

(a) Specific technical data will be included in individual DO/TO issued under the contract, either as CDRL’s or specified in the Statement of Work. It is anticipated that all deliverables prepared under this contract may be required to be delivered either as hardcopy or on electronic media or both as specified in the individual DO/TOs.

C–6 DELIVERY/TASK ORDERS

(a) The specific work to be carried out shall be further described in DO/TO orders issued under this contract.

CLAUSES INCORPORATED BY FULL TEXT

C–7 ENTERPRISE-WIDE CONTRACTOR MANPOWER REPORTING APPLICATION (ECMRA)

(a) The Contractor shall report Contractor labor hours (including Subcontractor labor hours) required for performance of services provided under this contract for the Naval Research Laboratory via a secure data collection site. Contracted services excluded from reporting are based on Product Service Codes (PSCs). The excluded PSCs are:

(1) W, Lease/Rental of Equipment;

(2) X, Lease/Rental of Facilities;

(3) Y, Construction of Structures and Facilities;

(4) S, Utilities ONLY;

(5) V, Freight and Shipping ONLY.

(b) The Contractor is required to completely fill in all required data fields using the following web address https://doncmra.nmci.navy.mil.

(c) Reporting inputs will be for the labor executed during the period of performance during each Government fiscal year (FY), which runs October 1 through September 30. While inputs may be reported any time during the FY, all data shall be reported no later than October 31 of each calendar year. Contractors may direct questions to the help desk, linked at https://doncmra.nmci.navy.mil.

C–8 REQUIREMENTS FOR ON-SITE CONTRACTORS

(a) See Section J, Attachment 2, Requirements for On-Site Contractor Personnel.

SECTION D

PACKAGING AND MARKING

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D–1 UNCLASSIFIED PACKAGING AND MARKING

(a) All unclassified data shall be preserved, packaged, packed and marked and must conform to normal commercial packing standards to assure safe delivery at destination.

D–2 CLASSIFIED PACKAGING AND MARKING

(a) Classified reports, data, and documentation shall be prepared for shipment in accordance with National Industrial Security Program Operating Manual (NISPOM), DOD 5220.22-M dated February 28, 2006 and the DD 254 - Contract Security Classification Specification.

SECTION E

INSPECTION AND ACCEPTANCE

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E–1 INSPECTION AND ACCEPTANCE CLAUSES INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE

FAR CLAUSE TITLE DATE

52.246-4 Inspection of Services – Fixed Price AUG 1996 52.246-5 Inspection of Services – Cost Reimbursement APR 1984 52.246-7 Inspection of Research and Development Fixed Price AUG 1996 52.246-8 Inspection of Research and Development Cost Reimbursement MAY 2001

DFARS CLAUSE TITLE DATE

252.246-7000 Material Inspection and Receiving Report MAR 2008

E–2 INSPECTION AND ACCEPTANCE

(a) Supplies/services will be inspected/accepted at:

CLIN INSPECT AT INSPECT BY ACCEPT AT ACCEPT BY

1001 – 1999 Destination Government Destination Government 2001 – 2999 Destination Government Destination Government 3001 – 3999 Destination Government Destination Government 4001 Destination Government Destination Government 5001 Destination Government Destination Government 6001 Destination Government Destination Government

(b) Items 6001: Inspection and acceptance of all data shall be specified in the attached Contract Data Requirements List(s), DD Form 1423.

(c) Items 1001 – 5001: Acceptance shall be made by the DO/TO Contracting Officer Representative (COR) or an authorized representative of the Government upon receipt of a copy of the authorization for services and the original certification of performance.

SECTION F

DELIVERIES AND PERFORMANCE

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F–1 DELIVERIES OR PERFORMANCE CLAUSES INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE

FAR CLAUSE TITLE DATE

52.242-15 Stop-Work Order (AUG 1989) - Alternate I APR 1984 52.242-17 Government Delay of work APR 1984 52.247-34 F.O.B. Destination NOV 1991

F–2 DELIVERIES OR PERFORMANCE

(a) The effective period of this contract during which DO/TO may be issued is as follows:

CLIN Ordering Period 1001 – 1999 Date of award through 5 years 2001 – 2999 Date of award through 5 years 3001 – 3999 Date of award through 5 years 4001 Date of award through 5 years 5001 Date of award through 5 years 6001 Date of award through 5 years

(b) Each DO/TO order shall specify its period of performance.

(c) All deliverables under each order shall be shipped FOB Destination.

(d) The place of delivery will be defined in each DO/TO:

Receiving Officer Naval Research Laboratory Contract Number:

ATTN:

CODE:

LOCATION:

(e) Each DO/TO shall specify its place of performance.

F–3 DELIVERABLES

(a) Each DO/TO shall establish any additional required deliverables and a schedule for submission. Deliverables shall be provided to the Contracting Officer’s Representative (COR) appointed under separate letter upon award, or as specified in the individual DO/TO(s).

SECTION G

CONTRACT ADMINISTRATION DATA

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G–1 CONTRACT ADMINISTRATION

(a) In order to expedite administration of this contract, the following delineation of duties is provided including the names and contact information for each individual or office specified. Contact the individual/position designated as having responsibility for any questions, clarifications or information regarding the functions assigned herein.

(b) The Contract Administration Office (CAO) designated in Block 20A on the Standard Form 26 is responsible for all matters specified in FAR 42.302(a) and DFARS 242.302(a), except in those areas otherwise designated herein.

(c) The ACO shall direct procuring agency inquiries as follows:

(1) Contract Specialist – [To Be Completed at Award]

(2) Contracting Officer – [To Be Completed at Award]

(3) Security Matters – Representative for Security, Code 1226, (202) 767-2240, DSN 297-2240, security-group@nrl.navy.mil.

(4) Safety Matters – Head Safety Branch, Code 3540, (202) 767-2232, safety@nrl.navy.mil.

(5) Patent Matters – Associate Counsel (Intellectual Property), Code 1008.2, (202) 404-1552, DSN 297-1552, patents@nrl.navy.mil.

(6) Release of Data – Public Affairs Officer, Code 1030, (202) 767-2541, DSN 297-2541, nrlpao@nrl.navy.mil.

(7) Contract administration functions withheld, additional contract administration functions assigned, or special instructions are set forth below:

None

(d) Inquiries regarding payment should be referred to DFAS at http://www.dod.mil/dfas/Contractorpay/myinvoice.html

G–2 CONTRACTING OFFICER’S REPRESENATIVE (COR)

(a) [To Be Completed at Award] is hereby designated as the Contracting Officer's Representative (COR). Unless terminated sooner, this appointment is effective for the period of performance of this contract including any options, if exercised. COR authority may not be re-delegated. No change in COR assignment shall be made without written notice by the Contracting Officer, who will modify the contract to reflect the change of COR assignment. The Contracting Officer may designate assistant or alternate COR(s) to act for the COR by naming such assistant/alternate(s) in writing and transmitting a copy of such designation to the Contractor via contract modification.

(b) The responsibilities and limitations of the COR are as follows:

(1) The COR is responsible for:

(i) Submitting interim and final Contractor Performance Assessment Reports (CPARS) at www.cpars.csd.disa.mil/cparsmain.htm.

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(ii) Quality assurance of services performed or deliveries made

(iii) Inspection and acceptance of services or deliverables

(iv) Ensuring that Government Furnished Property, to include any Contractor use of on-site equipment and/or IT resources is adequately monitored and accounted for.

(v) Security requirements on Government installation, such as the request and retrieval of personnel security badges and vehicle passes.

(vi) Monitoring Contractor's performance and promptly report problems and recommendations for corrective action to the

PCO

(vii) Annually, furnish a written report on performance of the Contractor to the PCO. And, if deemed necessary, attending a follow-up meeting to discuss.

(viii) Attend post award conference, if conducted.

(ix) Ensuring a copy of all Government technical correspondence, to include Technical Direction Memorandums/Guidance, is forwarded to the PCO for placement in the contract file.

(x) Monitoring of funds expended

(xi) Ensuring that the Contractor does not exceed the defined statement of work set forth in the contract.

(c) Limitations: The COR is not authorized to take any action, either directly or indirectly, that could result in a change in the cost/price, quantity, quality, place of performance, delivery schedule, or any other terms or conditions of the contract.

If, as a result of technical discussions, it is desirable to alter contract obligations or the statement of work/specifications, a modification must be issued in writing and signed by the Contracting Officer in order to effect such changes. No such changes shall be made without the express written prior authorization/direction of the Contracting Officer.

G–3 TASK ORDER CONTRACTING OFFICER’S REPRESENATIVE (COR)

(a) [To Be Completed in Each DO/TO] is hereby designated as the DO/TO Contracting Officer's Representative (COR).

Unless terminated sooner, this appointment is effective for the period of performance of the DO/TO including any options, if exercised. DO/TO COR authority may not be re-delegated. No change in DO/TO COR assignment shall be made without written notice by the Contracting Officer, who will modify the DO/TO to reflect the change of DO/TO COR assignment.

(b) The responsibilities and limitations of the DO/TO COR are as follows:

(1) The DO/TO COR is responsible for:

(i) Providing technical direction and guidance as necessary with respect to the performance of work under this contract.

Technical direction and guidance may be used to provide technical advice/recommendations/clarifications on the statement of work/specifications. It MAY NOT be used to tell the Contractor how to perform the work.

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(ii) Quality assurance of services performed or deliveries made

(iii) Inspection and acceptance of services or deliverables

(iv) Ensuring that Government Furnished Property, to include any Contractor use of on-site equipment and/or IT resources is adequately monitored and accounted for.

(v) Monitoring Contractor's performance and promptly report problems and recommendations for corrective action to the

PCO

(vi) Annually, furnish a written report on performance of the Contractor to the PCO. And, if deemed necessary, attending a follow-up meeting to discuss.

(vii) Attend post award conference, if conducted.

(viii) Ensuring a copy of all Government technical correspondence, to include Technical Direction Memorandums/Guidance, is forwarded to the PCO for placement in the DO/TO.

(ix) Monitoring of funds expended

(x) Ensuring that the Contractor does not exceed the defined statement of work set forth in the DO/TO.

(c) Limitations: The DO/TO COR is not authorized to take any action, either directly or indirectly, that could result in a change in the cost/price, quantity, and quality, place of performance, delivery schedule, or any other terms or conditions of the DO/TO. If, as a result of technical discussions, it is desirable to alter DO/TO obligations or the statement of work/specifications, a modification must be issued in writing and signed by the Contracting Officer in order to effect such changes.