17-R-RT03_Attachment_1.pdf

SOLICITATION NUMBER: N00173-17-R-RT03

ATTACHMENT 1

Statement of Work

Multifunctional Materials RDT&E Services

Version 1.0

Vision Statement 3

1.0 Introduction 3

1.1 Mission 3

1.2 Background 3

1.3 Scope 4

2.0 General Requirements 5

2.1 Non-Personal Services 5

2.2 Business Relations 5

2.3 Contract Administration and Management 5

2.3.1 Contract Management 5

2.3.2 Personnel Administration 5

2.3.3 Contract Administration 6

2.3.4 Contractor’s Management Plan (CMP) 6

2.4 Contractor Furnished Equipment, Materials, Subcontracts and Supplies6

2.5 Location and Hours of Work 7

2.6 Travel/Temporary Duty (TDY) 7

3.0 Performance Requirements 7

3.1 Advanced Navy Materials 8

3.2 Personal Protection Equipment for Navy Applications 10

3.3 Technology Transfer, Field Demonstration, and Engineering 11

4.0 Special Requirements 13

4.1 Security and Safety 13

4.1.1 Security Requirements 13

4.1.2 Safety Requirements 13

4.2 Deliverables 13

Multifunctional Materials RDT&E Services

Statement of Work (SOW)

Vision Statement

Provide world-class materials based solutions for the US Navy.

1.0 Introduction

The Naval Research Laboratory (NRL), Multifunctional Materials Branch (MMB) in the

Material Science and Technology Division seeks multi-disciplinary support of basic, experimentation and engineered systems related to materials science and engineering mechanics.

1.1 Mission

The MMB is responsible for a wide spectrum of basic and applied research to further understand the interplay between structural and functional properties of metal alloys, ceramics, and composites and to develop and optimize advanced multifunctional materials for Navy applications; and to establish a technology base to promote rapid insertion of advanced multifunctional materials into Navy systems by developing predictive models, materials, and devices characterization techniques, and nondestructive evaluation methods for materials and structures.

1.2 Background

The MMB is responsible for conducting both basic and applied research focusing on the development and application of new materials and devices for Naval and DOD applications.

Theoretical, experimental, and computational methods are used to develop fundamental understanding of the properties and behavior of materials and material-systems as a function of their composition, constituents, processing, multiscale structure, geometry, and multiphysics environment under a variety of loading and other stimuli (thermal, electrical, chemical, optical, etc.). A wide range of materials and material-systems are of interest encompassing every conceivable class of materials: metals, polymers, ceramics, composites, multifunctional, smart, hybrid, natural, bio-materials, structural, functional, multi-phase, etc.

Areas of active interest include: advanced material modeling, continuum and sub-continuum damage models, biological materials and surrogates, smart materials and structures, multifunctional composites (e.g. structure-power composites), material design and optimization, precision material mesostructure, fluid-structure interaction, thermo-electro-mechanical and electrochemical-diffusion-mechanical phenomena, acoustics, statistical and stochastic computational techniques, novel acoustic frequency windowing techniques, multi-field characterization of microscale specimens, and strain visualization techniques.

At the basic science level, programs include the study of new materials and devices; testing of new materials and devices; optical and electron microscopy; analysis by optical and mechanical methods; development and use of sensors to assess materials performance; development of material models for numerical simulations of material behavior over multiple scales when subjected to various mechanical and environmental loadings, from quasi-static to dynamic rate, using software such as ABAQUS, COMSOL and MATLAB; refinement of material models to correctly simulate observed behavior; post-processing and data reduction for correlation and calibration of numerical models with experimental results; statistical, stochastic and pattern finding techniques for underlying correlations; and contribution to publications and presentations of research results.

The range of capabilities required to support these activities include: continuum modeling and analysis; experimental mechanics; materials testing and instrumentation; coating and thin film technologies; modern instrumental analysis technique development and applications; advanced mechanics and materials (pressure, deformation, temperature, etc.) sensor development;

computer modeling and graphics; software development; sophisticated data reduction and analysis; generation of briefings and reports; and hardware design and system engineering experience.

1.3 Scope

The scope of this contract is to conduct scientific, engineering, technical, and analytical Research and Development (R&D) for a wide range of NRL research projects supporting the Navy’s corrosion mitigation, coatings, environmental and prevention programs, in the following areas:

- Advanced Navy Materials

- Personal Protection Equipment for Navy Applications

- Technology Transfer, Field Demonstration, and Engineering

The contractor will provide the R&D services to accomplish PWS for the effort at the laboratory, field and facility levels. This includes support for:

1) Scientific discovery and invention: Development of scientific and research oriented test plans, perform analyses, conduct basic/applied studies and conduct RDT& E projects to contribute to the overall objectives of the Branch’s programs,

2) Applied Engineering: Perform engineering design, fabrication, installation and evaluation of equipment, techniques and platform based demonstrations as part of developmental programs, proof of concept and fleet technology transition goals, and

3) Logistical and Technical Program Support: Provide logistics, demonstration coordination, field activity support, facility development and experimental fabrication.

2.0 General Requirements

The Contractor shall have its support team in place and fully functioning within 30 days of contract award or exercise of a contract option. During this period the contractor will transition all activities from the incumbent, as required. The Contractor must execute the scope of work in a manner that provides for high quality, timely services while incorporating the proper mix and the most effective use of personnel.

2.1 Non-Personal Services

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.

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.

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

2.2 Business Relations

The contractor shall integrate and coordinate all activity needed to execute this contract.

2.3 Contract Administration and Management

The following subsections specify requirements for contract management and contractor personnel administration.

2.3.1 Contract Management

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

2.3.2 Personnel Administration

The Contractor shall assign a single point of contact, also known as the Program Manager (PM), who must work closely with the government Contracting Officer and Contracting Officers

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.

The Contractor shall maintain the adequacy of their employees by providing initial and refresher training to meet the SOW requirements.

The Contractor shall make necessary travel arrangements for employees.

2.3.3 Contract Administration

The Contractor shall establish processes and assign appropriate resources to effectively administer this contract.

The Contractor shall respond to Government requests for contractual actions within five work days.

2.3.4 Contractor's Management Plan (CMP)

The Contractor must submit a Contractor's Management Plan (CMP) defining the contractor's approach to implementing the contract. The CMP provides the Government insight to the systems, processes, and structure within which the contractor operates. The CMP should include, as applicable and if not defined in a separate plan: quality control, risk management, systems engineering, software development, configuration management, earned value management, and subcontract management.

A draft CMP must be delivered with the contractor’s proposal. Desired changes after award of the contract to the CMP must be submitted to the KO no later than 5 working days prior to the desired implementation date for the changes.

The Contractor shall receive the contracting officer’s acceptance in writing of any proposed change to his management plan once the CMP has been accepted by the Government.

2.4 Contractor Furnished Equipment, Materials, Subcontracts and Supplies

Equipment and unexpended materials and supplies purchased by the contractor under this contract become the property of the Government at the end of the performance period, including all options.

The Contractor shall provide supplies for contractor personnel.

The Contractor shall provide any other equipment, material, and supplies, not furnished by the

Government, but required to perform the work defined under Section 3, Performance

Requirements, below.

The Contractor shall be responsible for any subcontract management necessary for performing efforts described in Section 3, Performance Requirements, below.

2.5 Location and Hours of Work

Accomplishment of the results contained in this SOW requires work at the NRL Washington, DC site. Normal workdays for NRL are Monday through Friday except US federal holidays.

NRL Workers typically work eight (8) hours per day, forty (40) hours per week. All employees are expected to be available during core hours. Core hours of work are from 1000 to 1100 and

1300 to 1400 daily. In the event of severe weather conditions, the contractor should refer to the top banner of the NRL website (www.nrl.navy.mil) for the NRL-DC operating status or refer to the Office of Personnel Management website (www.opm.gov) for the operating status of the U.S.

Government offices in Washington, DC, area and for additional information.

Some demonstrations and evaluations may take place at current or former DOD ranges containing UXO or other hazardous materials. Access to these sites may require appropriate training, use of personal protective gear and OSHA and Hazardous Waste Operations

(HAZWOPR).

2.6 Travel / Temporary Duty (TDY)

Travel to other government facilities or contractor facilities, as mentioned above, may be required for conduct of experimental research or attendance at government reviews or scientific meetings and seminars. The Contractor shall maintain the capability to arrange the travel of contractor personnel to locations in CONUS/OCONUS often on short notice.

The Contractor shall submit all travel requirements (including plans, agenda, itinerary and dates) for pre-approval to the Government and is on a strictly cost reimbursable basis.

The Contractor shall bill costs for travel in accordance with FAR 31.205-46 Travel Costs

(subject to local policy & procedures).

3.0 Performance Requirements

The following section specifies the performance objectives, requirements, and standards for the contract. Performance standards apply not only to the associated objective or requirement, but each and every lower level requirement under it.

3.1 Advanced Navy Materials

Performance Standards

a) 90% of task schedule objectives met

b) 95% of task cost objective met

c) High quality research results suitable for publication of applicable books, journal articles, NRL memorandum reports or conference papers

Deliverables

A002 Monthly Funds Status and Contractor On-Site Labor Report

A003 Monthly Technical Status Report

A004 Formal Technical Reports

A005 Meeting/Briefing Minutes and Reports

A008 Contract Summary Technical Report

3.1.1 The contractor shall conduct fundamental and applied studies to determine the composition, performance, operation and degradation of Navy centric materials, including metallic alloys, composites, polymers, multiferroics, ceramics and other advanced materials in a variety of Navy relevant environments.

Work may include studies the area of computational and experimental mechanics relating to advanced materials, structural behavior, and multiscale and coupled multi-field phenomena.

3.1.2 The Contractor shall identify, and assess Navy centric advanced materials as well as

Navy material problems in the laboratory, in the field, and aboard ship.

3.1.2.1 The Contractor shall determine and measure material mechanical, thermal and electrical response as well as damage and failure mechanisms, fatigue performance, corrosion performance, durability, physio-chemical properties, and degradation for simple, sequential and combined multi-physics loading conditions.

Methods may include mechanical testing, chemical analyses, metallographic investigations and other analytical tests. Efforts may include development of techniques for experimental determination of material characterization and performance testing for in situ testing and characterization of micro- and nano- size samples including the design, analysis and fabrication of testing apparatus, fixtures and instrumentation. In-situ testing may include Scanning Electron

Microscope (SEM) and Transmission Electron Microscope (TEM) characterization setups which can form the basis of simultaneous testing of samples. This may involve development of new techniques to identify mechanisms which affect performance such as pitting and pit to crack transition.

3.1.2.2 The contractor shall fabricate nano- to macro- scale samples of advanced materials for testing.

The techniques employed may include, but are not limited to, conventional machining techniques including polishing, electro-discharge machining, and laser milling as well as micro- and nanofabrication techniques using photo lithography, wet/dry etching, focused ion milling, various deposition tools, and mask aligners. During fabrication samples may be subjected to additional processing, such as heat treatment to facilitate grain growth. Work may involve specimen and process design so that appropriate specimens can be excised from larger material samples. Work may involve handling of battery/cell test equipment and battery materials including electrolyte, lithium, and silicon in glovebox.

3.1.3 The contractor shall develop advanced material models at multiple scales for constitutive performance, failure and predictive capabilities for Navy centric advanced materials with detailed verification and validation based on experimental data.

This may involve finite element, boundary element, meshless, statistical, stochastic, coupled physics approaches including electrochemical-mass transfer-mechanical and other advanced modeling techniques.

3.1.3.1 The contractor shall perform multiscale (nano- to macro-) and multi-field modeling and simulations of structural components including corrosion, environmental degradation and single, combination and sequential loading including any combination of electrical, thermal and mechanical loading.

This may involve development of predictive coupled material behavior models at multiple scales, with detailed verification and validation based on experimental data. Loading scenarios may include single, sequential or concurrent combinations of electrical, thermal and mechanical loadings, vehicular crashes, falls, blunt force impacts, ballistic impact or blast over-pressure.

Efforts may include statistical mechanics will be used to develop computational solution strategies for structural problems in which uncertainly exist at all levels of material, component, geometric and applied loading definitions. Work may include development of models for pit evolution, pit-to-crack transition, dislocation dynamics at sub-micron scale, crystal plasticity at the micron scale and phenomenological homogenizations at the macro scale.

3.1.4 The contractor shall perform analysis of experimental and computational data to assist in computational model development and derive all pertinent metrics, including damage parameters.

This may involve use of numerical design of experiments using deterministic models as an initial step towards understanding stochastic modeling by application of statistical methods such as the

Monte Carlo technique with adaptive sampling to generate stochastic data. Additionally the work may involve development of fully automated schemes to map subject-to-subject data such as

Magnetic Resonance Elastography (MRE) or TEM/SEM data to computational models for use with any geometry and development of post processing routines to compute damage and injury indicators for use with both deterministic and stochastic models.

3.1.5 The Contractor shall perform microscopic, macroscopic and failure analysis studies on materials bulk, film and thin film properties, surface effects, processes, corroded or otherwise damaged specimens, enhancements, environmental effects, and performance related properties.

The techniques employed may include, but are not limited to: Scanning Electron Microscope

(SEM), Transmission Electron Microscope (TEM), Energy Dispersive X-Ray Analysis

(EDAX), Electron Beam Back Scatter Diffraction (EBSD), X-Ray Fluorescence (XRF), Infrared

Spectroscopy, Gas Chromatograph (GC)/Mass Spectroscope (MS), Differential Scanning

Calorimetry, High intensity X-ray synchrotron (4.5-35 KeV), Dynamic Mechanical Analysis

(DMA), tomography, metallography, crystallography, potentiostat/galvanostat, impedance spectroscopy,

3.2 Personal Protection Equipment for Navy Applications

b) 95% of task cost objective met

c) High quality results suitable for publication of applicable books, journal articles, NRL memorandum reports or conference papers

A003 Monthly Technical Status Report

A004 Formal Technical Reports

A005 Meeting/Briefing Minutes and Reports

3.2.1 The contractor shall conduct fundamental and applied studies to determine the performance of advanced personal protection equipment including enhanced understanding of material system performance, damage mechanisms, injury models and metrics.

3.2.2 The contractor shall develop advanced material models for constitutive performance, failure and predictive capabilities for material damage, injury identification and metric development.

This may involve finite element, boundary element, meshless, statistical, stochastic and other advanced modeling techniques applied to both personal protection equipment materials and the human body. Stochastic descriptions may be used in constitutive modeling of heterogeneous materials hierarchical biological materials such as fibril orientation in brain matter, porous materials, and hybrid composite materials.

3.2.3 The contractor shall perform multiscale and multi-field modeling and simulations of loading impacts and other phenomena on personal protection equipment and the human body through use of surrogate articles and advanced computational methodologies.

Work may involve full scale testing using biofidelic surrogate articles. Loading scenarios may include vehicular crashes, falls, blunt trauma, ballistic impact or blast over-pressure. Work may include the development of high-fidelity geometric models of the human body which will be utilized in the advanced computational models as well as advanced of personal protection equipment including advanced constitutive models. Both hierarchical and concurrent multiscale models comprising cellular networks, tissue and larger body parts may be developed. Also, coupled electrochemical-mechanical response of cellular networks under dynamic loading may be investigated. Other features that may be incorporated are emergency drug delivery to the needed location, surgical deformations, and fluid-structure interaction in the body.

3.2.4 The Contractor shall prepare and characterize 2D/3D/microscale extracellular matrix

(ECM) specimens with and without cells.

Preparation may require culturing cells, performing viability essay and other essays, and operate an optical microscope to collect bright field and fluorescent images of cells and ECM.

Characterization efforts may require integration of characterization methods such as microdevice-based force sensor, AFM, rheometer, and dynamic mechanical analysis with conventional in vitro experimental setup such as Petri dishes, an inverted optical microscope system, and an environmental chamber.

3.3 Technology Transfer, Field Demonstration, and Engineering

b) 95% of task cost objective met

c) High quality research results suitable for publication of applicable books, journal articles, NRL memorandum reports or conference papers

A003 Monthly Technical Status Report

A004 Formal Technical Reports

A005 Meeting/Briefing Minutes and Reports

A006 Software

A007 Software Documentation

3.3.1 The contractor shall support NRL programs in technology development, proof-of concept S&T, and fleet demonstration.

This includes programs such as Next Generation Alloy Development, Characterization of High

Energy Density Dielectric Materials, Warfighter Blast, Axonal Damage Responses under

Dynamic Loading Including Cavitation, Injury-Based Ballistic Acceptance Test Method for

Combat Helmets, Helmet-Borne Blast Sensors, Effects of High-Level Overpressure on Cognitive

Performance, Piping Repair Against Erosion and Cavitation, Aging of Cathodic Surfaces and

Associated Polarization Curves.

3.3.1.1 The Contractor shall assess new materials, technologies and designs in terms of existing material systems, techniques, specifications and instructions.

This may include evaluation of new designs for personal protection equipment based on newly identified injury metrics. Work may include studies to identify transition paths.

3.3.1.2 The Contractor shall execute planning for technology demonstrations related to advanced Navy centric materials or personal protection for Navy applications.

This may include ONR Future Naval Concepts (FNC), ONR Innovative Naval Prototypes (INP), DoD and OSD initiatives.

3.3.2 The Contractor shall perform site work, installation, and operations in support of experimentation and system concept evaluation.

Experiments typically require platforms, machinery, test stands, mockups, and/or simulated environments.

3.3.3 The contractor shall design and fabricate experimental test beds, components and parts.

3.3.3.1 The Contractor shall provide personnel trained in machining, welding, material handling equipment, CPR, and other specified requirements per program requirements.

The use of appropriate machine shop tools, milling machine, lathe, water jet cutter, shears/brake, welding equipment, and shop equipment may be needed. Utilization of forklift, truck and related industrial equipment in support of these tasks may also be needed. Access to sites containing

UXO or other hazardous materials may require appropriate training, use of personal protective gear and OSHA and Hazardous Waste Operations (HAZWOPR) certification.

3.3.4 The Contractor shall provide subject matter experts to support policy development.

3.3.5 The Contractor shall perform software engineering in the development of sensors, test platforms, and analytical tools.

The MMB does not engage in large scale software development, but does occasionally require the custom development of minor applications, algorithms, and code as part of its projects.

a) Full documentation to include all manuals, code and drawings.

b) Unrestricted government rights to use

4.0 Special Requirements

This section describes the special requirements for this effort. The following sub-sections provide details of various considerations on this effort.

4.1 Security and Safety

4.1.1 Security Requirements

No classified area or access of classified information is anticipated for this contract. The security classification of all tasks shall be at the UNCLASSIFIED level.

All contractor personnel with access to unclassified information systems, including e-mail, require at a minimum a favorable National Agency Check (NAC).

4.1.2 Safety Requirements

The contractor shall be required to follow all NRL, Navy and DoD regulations in regards to safety in areas such as hazardous material usage and disposal, biological safety, laser safety, radiological safety and human subjects.

4.2 Deliverables

The contractor shall provide deliverables with the schedule and format as described in section

3.0 of this contract and outlined in the CDRL's listed below.

Identifier Name Description

A001 Contractor’s Management Plan (CMP) Describes the contract implementation approach, including the systems and processes, to provide overall coordination of contract management activities, and subcontract management activities if applicable. It provides insight into staffing, organizational structure, and approaches.

A002 Monthly Funds Status and Contractor

On-Site Labor Report

Indicates the progress of the contractor's work on assigned tasks, and the status of the program. Reports costs and labor hours for the current month. Forecasts costs and labor for the next 12 months or when the task ends, whichever is shorter. Informs of existing or potential problem areas.

A003 Monthly Technical Status Report Provides report of all technical work accomplished during the quarter.

A004 Formal Technical Reports Consistent with NRL reports or professional society standard, upon completion of a technical project

A005 Meeting/Briefing Minutes and Reports as required

A006 Software For software developed or modified, the Contractor shall provide a functional executable and complete source code

A007 Software Documentation For software developed or modified, the Contractor shall provide system requirements documents, software requirements documents, interface requirements documents, software design documents, software test plans, software test reports, software version descriptions, and configuration management documentation.

A008 Contract Summary Technical Report Provides report of all technical work accomplished during the period of performance.