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AMENDMENT OF SOLICITATION/MODIFICATION OF CONTRACT

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SECTION SF 30 BLOCK 14 CONTINUATION PAGE

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SECTION C - DESCRIPTIONS AND SPECIFICATIONS

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DESCRIPTION / SPECIFICATIONS

STATEMENT OF WORK (SOW)

RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT SERVICES

FOR

NRL SPACE SCIENCE DIVISION

STATEMENT OF WORK

(Research and Development Services for NRL Space Science Division)

Table of Contents

Section 1 – Introduction

Section 2 – General Requirements

Section 3 – Requirements

Section 4 – Special Requirements

Section 5 – Deliverables

1 INTRODUCTION

1.1 Mission

The Naval Research Laboratory (NRL) is the Navy’s corporate laboratory for conducting basic and applied research in the space sciences. NRL supports a number of terrestrial and space experiments in the areas of terrestrial, atmospheric, solar, and astronomical research from a variety of ground based, airborne, balloon, rocket, and space platforms. Major research thrust areas include ultraviolet remote sensing of the upper atmosphere, spectrographic and imaging studies of the solar atmosphere and heliosphere, and astronomical radiation ranging from ultraviolet through gamma rays. The results are of importance to a fundamental understanding of natural radiation and geophysical phenomena in the space environment, radio communications, and ultimately to the operation of

Naval ships and aircraft. Ongoing and planned research includes stand-off detection of the terrestrial environment, in situ and remote sensing of the middle and upper atmosphere, environmental modeling of the geospace environment, studies of the Sun and heliosphere, and studies of high energy celestial sources.

1.2 Background

To conduct these investigations, technical support is needed for the design, fabrication, assembly, testing, and calibration of experiments, scientific instrument structures, components, subsystems, support equipment, and related field operations. Tasks include computer modeling, experiment design, data analysis, instrument packaging, payload testing, and field deployments. Furthermore, technical expertise is required for the analysis of data obtained from these investigations. New computer programs must be written and existing software must be modified and documented. Among the scientific instrument modeling, simulation, development, data acquisition, reduction, and analysis efforts are the following activities:

Geospace Science and Technology: Investigations to study, understand and ultimately forecast the energetics, dynamics, and state of the geospace (i.e. terrestrial and near-Earth space) environment, to develop and apply new techniques for in situ and remote sensing of the geospace environment and associated theoretical modeling activities.

High Energy Space Environment: Investigations to advance the observational and theoretical understanding of the energetic photon and charged particle environment in space, and the development and use of advanced detector systems for energetic photons and particles for space and terrestrial applications.

Solar and Heliospheric Physics: Investigations to advance the understanding of the origin of the outer solar atmosphere, the corona, the coupling between the fine magnetic structure at the photosphere and, the dynamic processes occurring in the corona, the coupling between the Sun and the Earth, and to develop the experimental and theoretical techniques to forecast this coupling

1.3 Scope

The purpose of this Statement of Work (SOW) is to acquire scientific, engineering, and related services to the Space Science Division

(SSD) and related organizations, as required, for the formulation, design, development, fabrication, integration, testing, verification, operation, and data analysis of spaceflight and ground system hardware and software, including the development and validation of technologies to enable future science missions. To this end, the Contractor shall provide on/off-site multi-disciplinary scientific and engineering evaluation, analysis, and development, pursuant to Technical Direction Memorandums (TDMs) issued by the Contracting

Officer’s Representative (COR). TDMs may be issued to perform services in all aspects of mission and instrument development and implementation for components, subsystems, systems, scientific instruments, observatories, launch, ground system, spacecraft, and suborbital craft (e.g., sounding rockets, UAVs, balloons, and aircraft), including Space Station, free-flying spacecraft, and suborbital payloads, as well as Ground Support Equipment (GSE), simulators, non-flight models and prototypes;

candidate, feasibility, and systems definition studies; project planning, direction, and control; systems engineering; analysis;

preliminary and detailed design; fabrication; assembly; integration and test; test and verification; calibration; test instrumentation;

data systems management; launch and post-launch operations; research and technology unique to the intended use; phenomenology;

data reduction; documentation; maintenance; sustaining engineering; configuration management; safety, reliability, and quality assurance (SR&QA); architectural trades; performance, cost, and risk assessment; and systems safety.

The Contractor shall provide technical and scientific support within the scope of this SOW. Task deliverables will consist of scientific, engineering, and related technical services, documentation, data, equipment, and materials according to the TDMs and the

Contract Data Requirements List (CDRL) of the base contract. The tasks will involve activities both on-site and off-site of NRL and may require extensive travel, including travel both in the continental United States (CONUS) and outside of the continental United

States (OCONUS). The Contractor shall provide the requisite personnel, supplies, materials, and equipment and shall provide scientific, engineering, technical, and analytical capabilities for the conceptualization, system engineering, design and development, and analysis of ongoing and proposed experiments, projects, and programs. The Contractor shall perform the design, fabrication, assembly, integration, test, calibration, and operation of sophisticated scientific instruments, experimental payloads, and their support equipment.

This effort will include the development and documentation of software in laboratory and operational environments. The Contractor shall provide scientific and engineering skills to support spaceflight, launch vehicle, sounding rocket, aircraft, and ground sensor systems, including payload processing and vehicle integration, ground support equipment (GSE), mission planning, and operations.

The Contractor shall perform data processing, reduction, cataloging, archiving, and distribution. The Contractor shall provide design, development, fabrication, integration, test, calibration, and operation of flight instrumentation and related equipment that are required to collect, analyze, archive, and distribute scientific data.

2 GENERAL REQUIREMENTS

The Naval Research Laboratory (NRL) Requirements for On-Site Contractors (ROSC) dated 8 December 2008 provides general instructions for Contractors conducting business at/on NRL property. Compliance with specific paragraphs of the NRL ROSC cited in the Section 2 - General Requirement and Section 4 - Special Requirements is mandatory, other requirements in the NRL

ROSC are provided for information purposes only.

2.1 Period of Performance

The period of performance is for 1 base year of 12-months and four 12-month option years. The estimated period of performance reads as follows and will be finalized upon award:

Base Year 10/09/2021 to 10/08/2022

Option Year 1 10/09/2022 to 10/08/2023

Option Year 2 10/09/2023 to 10/08/2024

Option Year 3 10/09/2024 to 10/08/2025

Option Year 4 10/09/2025 to 10/08/2026

2.2 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 Paragraph 3, Performance Requirements, below.

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

3 REQUIREMENTS

The Contractor shall perform the tasks and deliver all supplies, equipment, and items as set forth herein.

3.1 Management, Control, and Reporting

a) The Contractor shall support R&D efforts such as concept development, systems engineering, development, prototyping, fabrication, test, calibration, mission operation, and data reduction.

b) The Contractor shall employ efficient cost and performance management methods compatible with earned value management system (EVMS) analyses, as required for specific projects, to provide the Government with task status and periodic progress reports.

c) The Contractor shall employ efficient cost and performance management methods to provide the Government with task status and periodic progress reports.

d) The Contractor shall provide logistical and administrative support for various meetings, reviews, seminars and conferences.

a. This includes development of briefings in the form of graphics transparencies and slides, poster board charts, multi-media videos, or other specified media. Data to be produced includes viewgraphs and slides, videos, brochures, publications, photographs, webpages and websites, and briefing materials supporting program and project objectives.

e) The Contractor shall compose scientific and technical reports and summaries of surveys, investigations, or fact- finding efforts, including a Contract Final Report.

f) The Contractor shall support publications by preparing visually effective briefing materials, video and multimedia presentations, programmatic and technical documentation.

g) The Contractor shall perform technical writing and editing tasks associated with the development of flight hardware, software, and GSE.

h) The Contractor shall prepare and maintain technical documentation.

a. This includes analysis reports; specifications and ICDs; design descriptions for both hardware and software;

interface requirements and configuration management documentation; test plans, procedures, and reports;

documentation, instructions and parts list; and drawing packages providing for a system baseline. Hardware will include documentation for maintenance and operation.

b. The contractor shall provide Technical Documentation to the COR shall include: engineering logbooks, designs, schematics, requirements documentation, procedures, systems block diagrams, field integration documents, interface control documents, as-built drawings, contamination, cleanliness, quality assurance, and test results.

i) The Contractor shall participate in the technical review of the development process, including System Requirements

Review (SRR), Preliminary Design Review (PDR), Critical Design Review (CDR), and Final Design Review.

j) The Contractor shall also participate in unit level design reviews and supplemental design reviews on systems and subsystems.

k) The Contractor shall obtain, store, maintain, and reproduce program technical data.

3.2 Systems Engineering

a) The Contractor shall study the development of scientific objectives, mission requirements, and technical concepts for instrument systems, flight systems, ground systems, and launch systems.

a. Study products include, but are not limited to, integration of joint missions and other collaborative efforts; research, science, technology, and cost trade studies; candidate operation and system architectures; cost, schedule, and risk estimates; and research and technology unique to the system development.

b) The Contractor shall conduct functional analysis, requirements development, interface definition, interoperability, design alternatives, and performance assessments for proposed and on-going scientific investigations and experiments.

c) The Contractor shall analyze systems, perform evaluations of systems interfaces, and participate in system definition and development.

d) The Contractor shall evaluate experiments and tests of generic subsystems and components for applicability to specific scientific investigations.

a. This effort includes ongoing flight and non-flight instruments supporting exploratory and advanced development projects that are related to the NRL objectives in the areas of terrestrial, upper atmospheric, solar, and astronomical research.

e) The Contractor shall conduct technical analyses for advanced sensing concepts.

a. The goal is to identify and evaluate alternative technical issues, critical phases and potential problem areas, tradeoff studies with the attendant risk analyses, and specific recommendations for selected approaches.

f) The Contractor shall recommend architecture design and performance alternatives, assess reliability, and perform system-engineering analyses.

g) The Contractor shall provide system level integration test plans and procedures, and identify and report deficiencies of test subject.

h) The Contractor shall originate reviews for operations and maintenance procedures and checklists.

3.2.1 Payload and Launch Processing

a) The Contractor shall provide systems safety, hazard analyses and reporting, experimental payload processing, and launch vehicle integration support to the space vehicle integrating contractor (SVIC) and the launch site integrating contractor

(LSIC).

a. These activities include reviewing facilities, assessing SVIC and LSIC requirements, and verifying that requirements are met.

b) The Contractor shall coordinate with safety and logistical personnel to plan, document, and control the safety and procedural information necessary to ensure safe and efficient payload processing according to requirements set forth in launch range regulations.

c) The Contractor shall participate in experimental payload and launch vehicle working groups that address experiment and payload integration, safety training, launch processing, pre-flight and post-flight operations, and related activities.

3.2.2 Processing Procedures

a) The Contractor shall produce documentation for the experimental payload, for use by space vehicle and launch vehicle processing activities.

a. This includes hazard data, experiment and space vehicle test plans and procedures, verifications, ground simulations, and functional tests supporting the processing and integration environment.

b) The Contractor shall develop and maintain hazardous and non-hazardous operating procedures required by the SVIC and the LSIC.

3.2.3 Systems Safety Program

a) The Contractor shall apply safety engineering and safety management principles, criteria, and techniques to optimize safety and enhance mission effectiveness within the constraints of operational effectiveness, time, and cost.

b) The Contractor shall promote system safety activities such as early hazard identification, evaluation, and elimination or reduction of residual risk to preclude system damage or destruction and injury to personnel.

c) The Contractor shall conduct the system safety program in accordance with launch site regulations.

3.3 Hardware Engineering

a) The Contractor shall specify and document controllers and central processors using reduced instruction set computers

(RISC), radiation-tolerant microprocessors, digital signal processors (DSP), Field Programmable Gate Arrays (FPGA), and microprocessor-based designs.

b) The Contractor shall design, develop, procure, fabricate, assemble, integrate, and test analog-to-digital converters (ADC), flight processors, and embedded controllers for ground and spaceflight applications.

c) The Contractor shall design, develop, test, build and be responsible for the front-end electronics for various detector systems used in a variety of scientific instrumentation.

d) The Contractor shall make maximum use of FPGA, their development systems, and standardized formats (e.g., VME, SEM-E, PCI) that enable reuse of designs among multiple flight instruments and experimental payloads.

e) The Contractor shall maintain and use CAD tools for the design and simulation of FPGA designs.

3.3.1 Interface and Data Handling Electronics

a) The Contractor shall specify, document, and develop specific interface and data handling electronics for sensors, detectors, storage, and electro-mechanical devices.

b) The Contractor shall design, develop, procure, fabricate, assemble, integrate, and test interface units for ground and spaceflight applications.

c) The Contractor shall design, build, and test interface electronics and simulators to verify electronic subsystem functionality.

3.3.2 Circuit Card Design and Layout

a) The Contractor shall design, lay out, and document layout of Printed Wiring Boards (PWB) and Printed Wiring Assemblies

(PWA) using Computer Aided Design (CAD) software tools.

3.3.3 Backplanes, Power Converters, and Chassis Units

a) The Contractor shall define and specify electrical and mechanical requirements for backplanes, power converters, and chassis units.

b) The Contractor shall design, develop, procure, fabricate, assemble, integrate, and test backplanes, power converters, and chassis systems for ground and spaceflight applications.

3.3.4 Multi-Disciplinary Analysis, Design, and Implementation Engineering

a) The Contractor shall design, develop, fabricate, assemble, unit-test, system integrate, verify, deploy, and operate hardware and software on spacecraft, platform, and/or payload(s) as defined by this SOW.

a. These engineering tasks shall involve, but not be limited to, mechanical, thermal, optics (including radiometrics and stray light), contamination, control, guidance, navigation, detector, electrical, electronics, and software aspects of flight and ground systems, including GSE.

3.3.5 Optical Design and Development

a) The Contractor shall provide optical engineering design, development, analysis, acquisition, assembly, integration and test, calibration, and performance testing.

a. Efforts under this task may include geometric optical design, diffraction analysis, tolerancing of components, Gaussian beam analysis, interferometry, radiometry, stray light analysis, alignment and calibration, and optical systems design.

3.3.6 Specialized Detector and Array Engineering

a) The Contractor shall design and develop state-of-the-art detection systems requiring low noise levels and calibrations traceable to physical standards.

b) The Contractor shall design, specify, acquire, assemble, maintain, retrofit, repair, and rework specialized detector assemblies for terrestrial, spaceflight and sounding rocket missions

a. These specialized detectors include RF, millimeter, microwave, infrared, visible, X-Ray, gamma-ray, neutral and charged particle, nanotechnology, Charged Coupled Devices (CCD), active pixel sensors, calorimeters, radiometers, and optical sensor assemblies, along with wedge and strip type ultraviolet detectors.

c) The Contractor shall provide electronic circuitry to simulate all detector interfaces.

3.4 Software Engineering

a) The Contractor shall provide software engineering for technology assessments.

b) The Contractor shall make maximum use of existing NRL software packages for analyses where appropriate.

c) In cases where existing NRL software packages are inadequate for analyses, the Contractor shall design, develop, and maintain additional software analytical packages to address specific problem investigations.

d) The Contractor shall develop and maintain databases for the efficient use of scientific data and provide for information transfer to other software systems.

e) The Contractor shall implement a software development process that will work in conjunction with each project’s configuration management system. By default, NRL will be the designated site for configuration managed software.

f) The Contractor shall provide an effective mechanism to incorporate software changes during development and operational use.

3.4.1 Flight and Ground Software

a) The Contractor shall design, develop, fabricate, integrate, and test flight and ground software for use on existing and new flight instrumentation, experimental payloads, and their GSE.

b) The Contractor shall develop flight code using high order languages (e.g., C/C++).

c) The Contractor shall develop the root and follow-on code supporting high-performance radiation- tolerant computer processor development, integration, and testing for flight applications.

d) The Contractor shall develop new software systems through extension or modification of current software systems.

e) The Contractor shall use computer-aided software engineering (CASE) tools for documentation to the extent practical.

3.4.2 Modeling and Simulation Software

NRL investigators are developing software to meet the broad needs of the DoD, national programs, and scientific space and near-space community for high-fidelity, physics-based modeling and simulation. Among those efforts is a vertically integrated software package for simulation of propagation of high energy radiation through matter for homeland security applications and terrestrial and space applications. This system, SWORD, uses existing radiation transport codes but supplies a graphical CAD-like system for design of simulation scenarios, built-in simulation objects, detectors and radiation sources, and spectrum and image analysis capabilities.

a) The Contractor shall design, implement, test and document modeling and simulation code, and provide product and user support for those code systems. This work could involve activities at the RD/CNWDI security level.

b) The Contractor shall employ engineering and physics expertise and technical judgement to develop and build virtual models, execute simulations, and analyze both simulated and real-world data for specific modeling and simulation projects, including SWORD and related successor systems. This work could involve activities at the RD/CNWDI security level.

c) The Contractor shall create documentation, technical presentations, publications, authoritative assessments, and evaluations of results of specific modeling and simulation projects.

d) The Contractor shall produce training materials and provide training to designated personnel on the system’s operation and maintenance.

e) The Contractor shall perform modeling applications in the TS/SCI environment.

3.4.3 Ground Data Analysis Software

NRL investigators are developing algorithms for extracting scientifically significant information from large remote sensing and in-situ data sets and performing the theoretical analysis required for interpretation of the resultant data. NRL theoretical modeling and research led to the design and development of space-flight instrumentation to fly aboard government, civilian, or university sponsored satellites. Operational Ground Data Analysis Software (GDAS) is under development to provide comprehensive space environmental data to the mission data centers.

a) The Contractor shall design, develop, test and verify, qualify, and install operational GDAS based on the Scientific

Algorithms.

b) The Contractor shall use an object oriented analysis and programming development methodology to produce GDAS as required to comply with the appropriate mission data centers.

c) The Contractor shall develop GDAS software which is compatible with existing software suites as required.

d) The Contractor shall explore alternative uses of the GDAS to meet other scientific and experimental payload needs.

3.4.4 Mission Planning, Scheduling, and Display Software

a) The Contractor shall develop planning and scheduling tools to support on-orbit operations of and observations by scientific instruments.

b) The Contractor shall develop planning and scheduling tools generate integrated schedules for spaceflight viewing and observations, space vehicle operations, and related communications support.

c) The Contractor shall develop planning and scheduling tools provide a "quick-look" telemetry data display capability for the designated mission.

d) The Contractor shall develop planning and scheduling tools which are easily tailored for new applications by filling in database tables and generating a new user interface using commercially available development tools.

e) The Contractor shall develop planning and scheduling tools which provide telemetry and data displays.

f) The Contractor shall develop planning and scheduling tools to support pre-launch test operations and post-launch space vehicle and instrument engineering data trending requirements.

3.4.5 Web Development Software Support

a) Provide support to develop and maintain access controlled web pages for SSD projects.

b) Revise existing or develop new web pages, as needed, to organize and maintain project information and data for public release, as appropriate. Such public information shall have been approved for public release according to the applicable

NRL procedures.

3.5 Laboratory and Operations Support

3.5.1 Support Equipment

The development of ongoing and new instrumentation and experimental payloads requires the capability to test and characterize their operation and performance under ambient and stressing conditions.

a) The Contractor shall provide the resources to design, develop, procure, fabricate, integrate, and test Support Equipment to support experimental payload checkout and verification.

a. Examples of Support equipment may include, mechanical, thermal, optics (including radiometrics and stray light), contamination, control, guidance, navigation, detector, electrical, electronics, and software aspects of flight and ground systems …

b) The Contractor shall design Support Equipment to simulate all instrument or payload to space vehicle interfaces, to the maximum extent practical within schedule and budget constraints.

c) The Contractor shall design Support Equipment which is user friendly and compatible with existing Support Equipment and common test equipment.

3.5.2 General Laboratory Support

a) The Contractor shall design, procure, fabricate, assemble, test, calibrate, and maintain specialized equipment, facilities, instrumentation, support equipment, and other related laboratory facilities used in the research and development of advanced analytical, engineering, integration, testing, and software for NRL projects and programs.

a. These general laboratory support tasks include, but not be limited to, items supporting instrument systems performance modeling; X-Ray, Ultra-violet, optical, and infrared instrumentation; particle and field instrumentation; autonomous instrument systems; advanced spectrographic concepts; sensor signal processing systems; signal-to-noise analysis; calibration of advanced detectors in vacuum environments; signal sources;

radiometry; computational image enhancement; science data formats; and science data distribution.

3.5.3 Integration and Test Services

a) The Contractor shall provide expertise, engineering test support, and supplies for the integration and test of payloads for space flight.

b) The Contractor shall modify payloads to correct flight specification deficiencies.

c) The Contractor shall support test activities, including environmental, electromagnetic compatibility, shock and vibration, and Comprehensive Performance Testing.

d) The Contractor shall prepare test plans, test reports, and other documentation.

e) The Contractor shall identify the steps necessary to obtain requisite test data.

f) The Contractor shall perform experimental and developmental tests using both common and mission-unique test equipment.

3.5.4 Calibration

a) The Contractor shall provide materials, supplies, and technical support required to perform special calibrations of ground and space flight instruments and payloads and reduce the resultant data sets.

b) The Contractor shall document instrument and payload calibration requirements and results.

c) The Contractor shall develop, fabricate, install, and maintain high-vacuum calibration chambers and related systems supporting the calibration of UV, solar irradiance, and similar instruments.

3.5.5 Payload Processing

a) The Contractor shall provide engineering test support and supplies for the integration of flight instruments and experimental payloads with the host vehicle, for both pre and post launch.

3.5.6 Mission Operations and Data Analysis

a) The Contractor shall provide mission planning, mission operations, and ground operations support for scientific and experimental payloads, making use of existing mission operations facilities and processes.

b) The Contractor shall develop requirements for special communications, computer security, tracking, and near real-time ground support.

c) The Contractor shall design flight and ground systems to incorporate low-cost operation features.

3.6 Mission Assurance

For all levels of flight hardware and software provided by the Contractor, the NRL will establish requirements for a mission assurance program commensurate with flight instrumentation and experimental payload mission requirements. In all cases, these requirements will emphasize verification by test at the subsystem and system level.

a) Electrical, Electromechanical, and Electronic (EEE) Parts: The Contractor shall implement a cost effective, tailored electronics parts program that includes the selection, qualification, acquisition, and correct application of electronic parts.

b) Quality Assurance: The Contractor shall implement a quality assurance (QA) program which includes policies and procedures that enhance quality during the design, fabrication, test, and delivery of flight instruments.

c) Reliability Assurance: The Contractor shall implement a reliability assurance designed to preclude the propagation of failures across interfaces and to enhance overall flight hardware reliability.

d) Change Management: The Contractor shall implement a streamlined change management process to evaluate, adjudicate, and control proposed hardware and software changes.

a. The process should include: (i) establishing an approved baseline configuration for the software (definition), (ii) maintaining configuration control over all changes in the baseline software (change control and processing), and (iii) providing traceability of the software baselines and changes to these baselines (configuration accounting).

e) Materials and Processes (M&P): The Contractor shall implement an M&P control program for scientific and experimental payloads that meets mission requirements.

f) Contamination Control: The Contractor shall implement a tailored Contamination Control process to assure that flight hardware is not compromised due to molecular or particulate contamination.

g) Design Reviews: The Contractor shall support a series of major reviews [Preliminary Design

Review (PDR), a Critical Design Review (CDR), and a Pre-Ship Review (PSR)] for all flight electronics and GSE developed under this SOW. This support may range from preparing specific

PowerPoint slides to conducting the entire review.

4 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 Compliance

The Contractor shall comply with all NRL safety and security requirements with respect to all Contractor employees located at NRL, including the NRL Occupational Safety and Health Manual, 5100.13F, and the NRL

Security Manual, 5510.40E. The Contractor shall establish the appropriate measures to accomplish these requirements. The Contractor may request copies of the NRL manuals referenced in this section from the

Contracting Officer’s Representative, as listed in Section G.

All contractor personnel who require access to Secret material shall possess a final Secret clearance based on a favorably completed DoD investigation, and those who require access to TS/SCI material shall possess a final DoD-granted Top Secret security clearance with the eligibility of SCI at time of proposal submission.

Detailed security requirements for access to NRL unclassified information and systems will be delineated in the issued award DD 254 relevant to this contract. The contractor shall ensure that all classified material is handled in accordance with the issued DD 254, the National Security Program Operating Manual (NISPOM) (DoD

5220.22M, see https://www.esd.whs.mil/portals/54/documents/dd/issuances/dodm/522022m.pdf) and all NRL and applicable Security Program Guides/Directives.

Contractors issued a DoD interim secret security clearance may ONLY work on unclassified tasks in accordance with this contract SOW. No classified access will be authorized. Unclassified IA or IT positions are

NOT authorized with a DoD issued interim secret clearance.

4.2 Transition

The Contractor shall follow the transition plan submitted as part of the Contractor's Management Plan

(CMP) and keep the Government fully informed of status throughout the sixty (60) day transition period.

5 DELIVERABLES

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

3.0 of this Statement of Work and the CDRL’s.

C-1 ENTERPRISE-WIDE CONTRACTOR MANPOWER REPORTING APPLICATION (SAM)

The Contractor shall report contractor labor hours (including subcontractor labor hours) required for performance of services provided under this contract for the NRL 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) D, Automatic Data Processing and Telecommunications, IT and Telecom-Telecommunication (D304) and

Internet (D322) ONLY;

(5) S, Utilities ONLY;

(6) V, Freight and Shipping ONLY.

The contractor is required to completely fill in all required data fields using the following web address https://www.sam.gov.

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://www.sam.gov.

SECTION J - LIST OF DOCUMENTS, EXHIBITS AND OTHER ATTACHMENTS

LIST OF ATTACHMENTS

LIST OF DOCUMENTS, EXHIBITS, AND OTHER ATTACHMENTS

Exhibit A (Revised) - DD Form 1423, Contract Data Requirements List

J-1 RESERVED

J-2 RESERVED

J-3 Personnel Qualifications (Revised)

J-4 RESERVED

J-5 DD Form 254, Contract Security Classification Specification

J-6 Requirements for Onsite Contractors

J-7 Past Performance Questionnaire

J-8 Cost Proposal Excel Template

J-9 Offeror Questions Submittal Form https://www.sam.gov/ https://www.sam.gov/

SECTION L - INSTRUCTIONS, CONDITIONS AND NOTICES TO BIDDERS

INSTRUCTIONS TO OFFERORS

Section L - Instructions, Conditions and Notices to Bidders

L-1 INSTRUCTIONS FOR SUBMISSION OF PROPOSALS/OFFERS

This acquisition is to be procured as a small business set-aside.

The Offeror shall submit all information required by this solicitation. Failure to comply with the terms and conditions of the solicitation may result in the Offeror being deemed non-responsive and therefore not eligible for award.

The Offeror’s proposal shall be based on the requirements contained in this solicitation (including those documents, exhibits, and other attachments to the solicitation identified in Section J). Offerors are required to submit a proposal encompassing all items listed in Section B of this solicitation.

The solicitation will be made available only through the internet via the Government wide point of entry:

http://www.sam.gov

Offerors are hereby notified that from time to time, the Government may post additional information to the sam.gov website relating to this solicitation (e.g. responses to questions, amendments, etc.). It is the Offeror’s sole responsibility to check the website for any such information.

Each Offeror shall submit only one proposal which represents its best approach to meeting the requirements of the solicitation. No alternative proposals will be accepted by the Government.

In order to allow for procurement lead time and a fair and equal evaluation of all proposals submitted under this competitive solicitation, all proposals shall be based on a contract start date of Government Q1FY22. This date is only an estimate of the anticipated contract start date and will be used for the purpose of evaluation only. A definitive start date will be incorporated at time of contract award.

1.1 Background

The Government contemplates award to one (1) Offeror with a single prime contract as a result of this solicitation.

1.2 Point of Contact

Unless otherwise specified, the Naval Research Lab Procuring Contracting Officer (PCO) and the Contract

Specialist, identified in Section G, are the sole points of contact for this acquisition.

1.3 Solicitation Security Classification

This solicitation is unclassified.

1.4 Proposal Delivery Information

Proposals shall be submitted in electronic format (email) to sonya.diazdeleon@nrl.navy.mil. Please note that attachments are limited to 20MB per email. If the email exceeds the limit, the proposal will need to be submitted over multiple emails. Please clearly label and number each email in the subject line.

http://www.sam.gov/ mailto:sonya.diazdeleon@nrl.navy.mil

PROPOSALS ARE DUE NO LATER THAN 3:00PM EASTERN DAYLIGHT TIME (EDT) ON AUGUST

12TH, 2021.

Offerors are instructed they may submit questions in response to this solicitation until 3:00PM EDT ON JULY

20TH, 2021. See paragraph L-9, Inquiries Concerning the RFP, for additional information.

Proposals in response to this solicitation will ONLY be accepted via electronic transmission.

All reference to proposal “pages” in this section refer to the electronic version only. No paper copy proposals shall be submitted.

Proposals in response to this solicitation not received by 3:00PM EDT on AUGUST 12TH, 2021will be considered late, as defined by FAR 52.215-1. Timeliness of receipt of proposals will be determined based on the time of receipt at the NRL Washington, DC location.

L-2 PROPOSAL VOLUME REQUIREMENTS

This section delineates general information and requirements to be followed in the preparation of the Offeror’s proposal. An Offeror’s failure to comply with the content requirements will be considered during evaluation and will result in a lower evaluation rating or ineligibility for award.

An Offeror’s proposal shall be sufficiently detailed to enable Government Evaluation Board Members to make a thorough evaluation and sound determination as to the prospective Offeror’s ability to perform in accordance with the stated requirements based on the Offeror’s proposal submission alone.

The Offeror’s proposal shall be specific, detailed and complete so as to clearly demonstrate to the Government that the Offeror has a thorough comprehension of and capability to perform all aspects of the solicitation requirements to include but not limited to technical capability, management approach, and efficiencies, as required by the SOW and all other sections and attachments contained in the solicitation.

Offerors should assume that the Government has no prior knowledge of the Offeror’s knowledge, experience, or abilities and will base its evaluation solely on the information presented in the Offeror's proposal. The Contractor should not presume that data previously submitted, or presumed to be known (e.g., data or services previously submitted or performed for the Government), will be considered as part of the proposal. The Government does not assume the duty to search for data to cure deficiencies it finds in proposals. Failure to conform to all requirements of this solicitation may form the basis for rejection of the proposal.

General statements such as but not limited to, “The Offeror understands the method for performing the engineering efforts (or any portion thereof) and can or will comply with the requirements of the solicitation”, or "The Offeror utilizes standard IT industry support methodologies” and "ensures the highest response rates” will be considered inadequate. The Offeror’s proposal must address all topics described in the following section(s).

The Proposal MUST include the following information in Volume V to be eligible for award:

Standard Form 33 (SF 33), “Solicitation, Offer and Award”: The Offeror shall complete, sign, and submit the SF

33 with blocks 12 through 18 populated, as well as all sections with applicable fill-ins. Submission of a signed offer to the Government constitutes agreement and acceptance of the solicited terms and conditions. The representative who signs this form must be authorized to contractually bind the company providing the offer. The

Offeror must also include and acknowledge all amendments. The information contained in SF 33 is exempt from the font and spacing requirements identified under Section L, paragraph 3.1.

Sections A through K “Solicitation, Offer and Award”: Offerors must fill in all areas of the solicitation listed as

Offeror fill-ins. The information in Sections A through K is exempt from the font and spacing requirements identified under Section L, “Page Size and Format”.

Section B, Supplies or Services and Prices: Offerors shall complete all pricing (including Section B), including proposed costs and fees, in WHOLE DOLLARS only. The information in Section B is exempt from the font and spacing requirements identified under Section L, “Page Size and Format”.

Section K, “Representation, Certifications and Other Statements of Offerors”: The Offeror shall complete all requirements in Section K of this Solicitation. The information in Section K is exempt from the font and spacing requirements identified under Section L, “Page Size and Format”.

The Offeror shall include a signed statement on the Offeror’s letterhead stating that the associated proposal:

a) Is for all requirements as stated in the solicitation (including all attachments, appendices, exhibits, and amendments);

b) Is made without qualification, condition or exception to any terms and conditions appearing in the solicitation; and

c) Is valid for a period of one-hundred and eighty (180) days from the date established for the receipt of proposals.

PROPOSAL CONTENT:

The Offeror shall prepare the proposal as set forth in the Proposal Organization Table below. The titles and contents of the volumes shall be as defined in this table, all of which shall be within the required page limits and with the number of copies specified in the table. The contents of each proposal volume are described in the paragraphs noted in the table.

PROPOSAL ORGANIZATION

Volume # and Title File Naming Convention Section L

Reference

File Type Page

Limit

COVER LETTER Cover Letter_Company Name L-2 Word/PDF 2

I - TECHNICAL PROPOSAL Volume I_Company Name L-3 Word/PDF 50*

1. TECHNICAL UNDERSTANDING Volume I_Company Name L-3 Word/PDF 10

2. PERSONNEL QUALIFICATIONS Volume I_Company Name L-3 Word/PDF 10

3. MANAGEMENT CAPABILITY Volume I_Company Name L-3 Word/PDF 30**

MANAGEMENT PLAN MANAGEMENT PLAN L-3 Word/PDF 10

TRANSITION PLAN TRANSITION PLAN L-3 Word/PDF 10

STAFFING PLAN STAFFING PLAN L-3 Word/PDF 10

II – PAST PERFORMANCE

INFORMATION

Volume II_Company Name L-4 Word/PDF 20

III – SMALL BUSINESS

PARTICIPATION

Volume III_Company Name L-5 Word/PDF No Limit

IV - COST PROPOSAL Volume IV_Company Name L-6 Word/PDF No limit

IV - COST SPREADSHEET (EXCEL) Volume IV_Company Name L-6 Excel No limit

V - CONTRACT INFORMATION Volume V_Company Name L-7 Word/PDF No limit

*Volume I, Technical Proposal, has a 50 page overall limit. This includes Subfactor 1: Technical Understanding, Subfactor 2: Personnel Qualifications, and Subfactor 3: Management Capability.

**Subfactor 3: Management Capability, has a 30 page overall limit. This consists of the 10 page limits for the

Management, Transition, and Staffing Plans.

The proposal volumes discussed below shall be accompanied by a cover letter (letter of transmittal) prepared on the company’s letterhead stationery. The cover letter (letter of transmittal) shall identify the contractor’s name, address, DUNS #, cage code, business size and all enclosures being transmitted. It shall be used only to transmit the proposal and shall include no other information. The cover letter shall be in accordance with FAR 52.215-1, paragraph

(c)(2).

(1) PAGE SIZE AND FORMAT

A page is defined as each face of a sheet of paper containing information. Page size shall be 8.5 x 11 inches. Pages shall be single spaced. Except for the reproduced sections of the solicitation document the text size shall be no less than 12-point font. Use at least 1 inch margins on the top, bottom and each side. Pages shall be numbered sequentially by volume. In the upper right header of all pages, the Offeror shall include the following information:

RFP #, volume #, volume title, proposal date, and page #.

Legible tables, charts graphs and figures shall be used wherever practical to depict organizations, systems and layout, implementation schedules, plans, etc. These displays shall be uncomplicated, legible, and shall not exceed 11 x 17 inches in size. Foldout pages shall fold entirely within the volume, and shall count as two pages for each side;

double sided shall count as four pages. Foldout pages may only be used for large tables, charts, graphs, diagrams and schematics not for pages of text. For tables, charts, graphs and figures the text shall be no smaller than 8 points.

These limitations shall apply to both electronic and hard copy proposals except for the Volume IV – Cost

Spreadsheet (Excel). Provide Microsoft Office Excel formulas in any spreadsheets.

Within all Microsoft Excel spreadsheets, the Offeror shall use formulas and functions to the maximum extent possible and avoid using output type “value only” cells. Spreadsheets shall not be protected.

No hyperlinks shall be within the proposal. Proposals shall not be supplemented by any additional package or reference documents.

(2) PAGE COUNT

Page limits should be treated as the maximum. If exceeded, the excess pages will not be read, will not be considered, and will not be included in the evaluation of the Offerors…