Attachment 1 - IDIQ SOW Proposal_Febv2.docx

Naval Center for Space Technology (NCST) Mission System Research and Development Support for Blossom Point Satellite Command and Tracking Facility (BPTF)

Contract Statement of Work

Statement of Work (SOW)

Naval Center for Space Technology Mission System Support for Blossom Point Satellite Command and Tracking Facility (BPTF)

GENERAL REQUIREMENTS

1.1. Contract Purpose

The Naval Center for Space Technology (NCST), located at the U.S. Naval Research Laboratory (NRL) in Washington, DC, is the designated lead for Navy space programs. NCST has the mission to "preserve and enhance a strong space technology base and provide expert capabilities in the development and acquisition of space systems which support Naval missions." NCST has the primary responsibility to develop space systems, spacecraft payloads, tactical communications, and aerospace systems, and actively pursue emerging technologies in an effort to advance space, tactical, and aerospace system development.

The Spacecraft Engineering Division (SED), a division within NCST, has the responsibility of space mission development and operations organization and Blossom Point Satellite Command and Tracking Facility (BPTF) is directly under SED.

Through application of NRL’s proprietary Neptune® Common Ground Architecture software, BPTF provides spaceflight support services for automated testing and qualification of space flight articles; intelligent automation of on-orbit assets with minimal staffing or in ‘lights-out’ operation; contact execution and pre-defined autonomous anomaly response and configuration; monitoring and reporting of the space and ground status and tracking, telemetry, and operation and control of satellites; receiving satellite data transmissions; and monitoring satellite health and data quality.

The contractor will be responsible for executing satellite and ground command and control functions encompassing managerial, cybersecurity, maintenance, engineering, and technical requirements including supporting mission operations tasks at BPTF.

1.2. Overall Objectives

The contractor shall furnish all personnel, labor, equipment, material, tools, supplies, supervision, management, and services, except as may be expressly set forth as Government furnished and otherwise do all things necessary to or incident to, perform and provide the work efforts described herein. It is understood this Statement of Work (SOW) is not inclusive of all assigned duties and/or responsibilities but provides a general overview of overall performance expectations and responsibilities.

1.2.1. Satellite & Ground Command and Control

In support of Spacecraft Engineering Division’s research and development activities, the BPTF is responsible for providing the capability to perform spacecraft engineering analysis and anomaly resolution. Additionally, the BPTF provides engineering services during both spacecraft development and the ground system development phases. This includes ground system hardware development, spacecraft and ground system integration and testing, launch, early on-orbit operations, flight command and control functions, and satellite termination. The BPTF is also responsible for providing the ability to train personal on the operations of new spacecraft and their associated missions.

1.3 Quality Control

The contractor shall develop and maintain an effective quality control program to ensure services are performed in accordance with this contract. The contractor shall develop and implement procedures to identify, prevent, and ensure non-recurrence of defective services. The contractor’s quality control program is the means by which the contractor assures that the work complies with the requirement of the contract. After acceptance of the quality control plan, the contractor shall receive the contracting officer’s acceptance in writing of any proposed change to the contractor's quality control system.

1.4. Quality Assurance

The contracting officer's representative shall evaluate the contractor’s performance under this contract in accordance with the Quality Assurance Surveillance Plan (QASP). This plan is primarily focused on what the contracting officer's representative and contracting officer must do to ensure that the contractor has performed in accordance with the performance standards. It defines how the performance standards will be applied, the frequency of surveillance, and the minimum acceptable defect rate(s).

1.5. Place of Performance

Normal duty tasks identified within this work statement shall be accomplished at the Naval Research Laboratory, BPTF located at 10050 Blossom Point Road, Welcome, Maryland, 20693. Occasional travel may be required to government facilities or contractor facilities at remote sites both inside and outside the continental United States in order to perform ground command and control tasks as well as to maintain geographically separated remote antennas and associated infrastructure that are part of the BPTF baseline.

Due to the mission-critical nature of the work, security, operations, systems administration, and engineering functions are expected to maintain a daily onsite presence to ensure uninterrupted, real-time operational and mission support, technical integration, and compliance with operational and cybersecurity requirements.

1.5.1 The contractor shall submit all travel requirements (including plans, agenda, itinerary and dates) for pre-approval to the contracting officer's representative and is on a strictly cost reimbursable basis.

1.5.2 The contractor shall bill costs for travel in accordance with FAR 31.205-46 Travel Costs (subject to local policy & procedures).

1.6. Period of Performance

The period of performance is for 1 base year of 12 months (including a mobilization period) and four 12-month option years to be exercised concurrent to previous services in order to avoid a lapse in service.

1.7. Hours of Operation

Normal workdays are Monday through Friday except US Federal Holidays. Most BPTF workers typically work 8 hours per day, 40 hours per week. Flextime workers usually do not start earlier than 0600 and not later than 0900. Core hours of work are from 0900 to 1500 daily. All employees are expected to be available during core hours.

The BPTF provides the previously identified capabilities and services 24 hours per day, 7 days per via a rotating on-call duty roster with standard manned operations to 8 hours per day for a 5 day work week. Satellite mission support member(s)on call (24 hours per day, 7 days per week) to support ground or on-orbit anomalies based on a rotating duty roster.

During Launch and Early Orbit Operations (LEOps) standard manning hours are extended to meet the needs of the sponsor in support of a new spacecraft. Although this mission phase pertains mostly to the satellite mission support staff, the situation could drive the entire BPTF roster onto a 24-hour manning schedule for several days or possibly one week.

SCOPE

Requirement Summary The BPTF provides the facilities and equipment necessary to support satellite and ground station mission engineering, development, and command and control. BPTF monitors and analyzes pre- launch and post-launch engineering data for management of the spacecraft systems health in order to provide the capability to perform spacecraft engineering analysis and anomaly resolution. Areas of particular interest include thermal control system, attitude control system, power system, and command, telemetry & data handling system performance.

Additionally, the BPTF provides engineering services during satellite and ground command and control functions, spacecraft and ground integration and testing support, spacecraft development and testing support, on-orbit spacecraft checkout, testing and calibration, software and hardware support, operations support, ground system maintenance, and budget tracking of some of these activities, and implementation and administration of safety procedures.

BPTF’s capabilities allow worldwide coverage through connectivity to various ground station networks including the Air Force Satellite Control Network (AFSCN), local and remote assets on NRL property as well as other properties. With its adaptable and scalable hardware and software architectures, the BPTF provides affordable solutions to spacecraft launch services through the application of state-of-the-industry software and hardware. The BPTF satellite operations environment is highly automated utilizing the Neptune® software suite as well as numerous mission unique applications.

All BPTF satellite services support staff shall be required to respond in the event of after-hours ground or spacecraft anomalies as part of a rotational recall response team and on an as needed basis. All BPTF satellite services support staff shall be required to support ground or spacecraft operations after hours in special needs cases to include but not limited to ground or on-orbit anomaly, satellite launch, early orbit operations or satellite termination.

Contractor Tasks Satellite & Ground Command and Control

Satellite Command and Control Support The contractor shall command and control the spacecraft while providing real-time and near real-time performance analysis, fault detection and correction. Command and control shall be primarily accomplished through automated means utilizing the Neptune® software suite as well as numerous mission unique applications. The contractor shall be responsible for the creation and maintenance of all spacecraft command and control processes and procedures. All command and control activities shall be conducted in accordance with contracting officer's representative or government representative and spacecraft owner guidance and approval. Based upon the performance analysis, the contractor shall perform fault detection and correction for attitude control systems, power systems, thermal control systems, reaction control systems, station keeping, command, telemetry & data handling system, radio frequency system, operability, and calibration of payload data management and experimental systems.

Operations Monitoring The contractor shall monitor spacecraft operations, conduct performance analysis, coordinate and conduct spacecraft tests and prepare and execute commands. Operations monitoring shall be primarily accomplished through automated means utilizing the Neptune® software suite as well as numerous mission unique applications. The contactor shall be responsible for the creation and maintenance of all spacecraft monitoring processes and procedures. All spacecraft monitoring operations activities shall be conducted in accordance with contracting officer's representative or government representative approval.

Spacecraft Engineering The contractor shall perform a planning and scheduling functions to provide operational information. The contractor shall utilize appropriate satellite signal collection and transmission means for satellite operations while in BPTF antenna line-of-site, AFSCN antenna line-of-site, or other approved use of a remote antenna line-of-site. The contractor shall be responsible for all AFSCN scheduling and other submittals in accordance with AFSCN standards. The contractor shall perform spacecraft engineering for current and newly launched spacecraft being controlled by the BPTF.

The contractor shall diagnose spacecraft malfunctions and anomalies and provide corrective measures for implementation on-board the spacecraft. Additionally the contractor shall provide for any corrective measures in ground based command and control and operations monitoring activities in response to anomalies.

Orbital Maintenance and Maneuver The contractor shall prepare a maneuver plan when a designated spacecraft is to be maneuvered on a regular basis throughout its life cycle. The maneuver plan shall include as a minimum Spacecraft identifier, Date of the maneuver, and Type of maneuver.

The contractor shall prepare an orbital separation report to manage the system when more than one spacecraft is flown as part of a system. The orbital separation report shall describe Nominal vs.

Actual position and Rates of closure (if applicable).

Mission Plan and Scheduling The contractor shall develop mission plans and schedules for uplink to the spacecraft that consist of, but not limited to, as mission need dictates: state of health downlink windows, mission data downlink windows, mission data collect or experimentation, calibration activities, spacecraft engineering activities and spacecraft maintenance activities. The contractor shall be responsible for the development, scheduling and execution of pass plans and scenarios consisting of the operations to be performed on specific satellites during specific passes and to develop the implementation procedures necessary to execute the appropriate pass plan during the passage of the satellite of interest. The contractor will receive operations requirements and technical direction from the designated government representatives and shall translate these into directives, procedures, and instructions. The contractor shall develop operations plans to satisfy project mission requirements and analyze data to determine the status of the spacecraft at all times.

Analysis The contractor shall perform analysis of spacecraft state of health major subsystem performance to include but not limited to fault detection, thermal control system, attitude control system, power system, reaction control system, station keeping, command, telemetry & data handling, radio frequency system, operability, calibration of payload data management and experimental subsystems. Summary status of spacecraft state of health denoting mission-impacting anomalies shall be documented and maintained by the contractor. Analysis of ground station performance as it pertains to spacecraft data collection, transmission and availability shall be performed and documented by the contractor.

Ground Command and Control Systems All ground systems are used to track spacecraft, receive and transmit signals, de-commutate bit streams, frame synchronization, process, and archive data. Repair, maintenance, and sustainment of ground systems require a combination of engineering and operational efforts. The contractor shall perform sustainment and advanced engineering on the ground systems that provide command and control for spacecraft of interest, and to accommodate ongoing project development comprised of multiple Radio Frequency (RF), digital and analog signal processing equipment, and RF and/or optical data communications mechanisms and mediums that interface to complex hybrid computer networks, to include but not limited to the external operations center, development networks, technical support networks, and ancillary support systems. The contractor shall perform software integration and compatibility testing. The contractor shall handle and deal with the operation of communications security (COMSEC) equipment, keying material, manuals and other related items and follow COMSEC government directives and policies.

The contractor shall perform sustainment engineering for all assigned ground system equipment, including repair, calibration, integration, testing, installation and maintenance of equipment required to sustain current capabilities, support new capabilities or to complete system upgrades. The contractor shall provide a hardware configuration process approved by the government and hold configuration change reviews as directed by designated government representatives. The contractor shall provide hardware engineering solutions and suggestions for system upgrades. In addition, the contractor shall interface with other program system engineering groups, and stay cognizant of program level engineering goals. The contractor shall prepare and maintain a government Computerized Maintenance Management System (CMMS) database of maintenance records.

RF Engineering and Maintenance The contractor shall analyze performance and capabilities of existing RF systems and equipment, research and integrate new RF and/or optical equipment necessary to meet project requirements as directed, provide electronics technical support required to sustain assigned RF and/or optical equipment. Presently 10+ antenna (S, L, X, Ka, UHF, and USB), 10+ network attached controllers and numerous ancillary systems are utilized for BPTF satellite services.

The contractor shall perform equipment diagnostic and test functions to assist in fault isolation at the system, subsystem, and unit level. These tests shall be initiated by the software part of the pass initialization process with the intent of validating link integrity and data path in preparation for operations. These tests shall also support transmission of test signals and commands to test the downlink and uplink subsystems. Should any of the pass initialization tests fail, corrective action shall be taken to reconfigure operational system resources. The contractor staff shall have installation and maintenance responsibility for all antennas, pedestals, drives, controllers, feeds, transmitters, receivers, combiners, up/down converters, amplifiers, switching matrices, connecting cables, associated RF and analog equipment, or optical equipment. The contractor shall have responsibility for proper timing standards and precision clocks maintenance. The contractor shall accomplish or obtain major repairs, overhaul, and routine maintenance of equipment that is beyond personnel repair capability. The contractor shall design, develop, specify, and obtain and/or fabricate, modify, integrate, and evaluate equipment to meet existing, projected, or new RF and/or optical ground station requirements. The contractor shall prepare and maintain a government Computerized Maintenance Management System (CMMS) database of maintenance records.

Digital and Electronics Engineering and Maintenance The BPTF is comprised of 50+ Intermediate Frequency, frame synchronization, and data processing equipment network attached modulation/demodulation equipment and numerous ancillary systems. The contractor shall analyze performance and capabilities of existing interior electronics systems and equipment. The contractor shall research and integrate new electronics equipment necessary to meet project requirements as directed and provide electronics technical support required to sustain assigned interior electronics and data processing equipment. The contractor shall provide for periodic calibration of all electronic equipment and test equipment utilized in and assigned as property to the BPTF. The calibration shall meet manufacturer's requirements for accuracy and precision, and shall employ standard calibration methods and established standards. The contractor shall be responsible for periodic and preventative maintenance of all such equipment. The contractor shall also be responsible for establishing and administering calibration and maintenance plans and schedules, control documentation and records, calibration procedures, maintenance procedures, and for providing ancillary services, such as emergency, short turnaround repair and calibration, equipment rental or lease, and related logistical support. The contractor shall prepare and maintain a government Computerized Maintenance Management System (CMMS) database of maintenance records.

Systems Engineering The contractor shall perform sustainment and advanced engineering on the ground systems that provide command and control for spacecraft of interest, and to accommodate ongoing project design and development to include software integration, compatibility testing and participate in reviews.

The contractor shall generate proposed alternatives for meeting current and future requirements with modifications to the current BPTF system, introduction of new support systems into the current BPTF architecture, or replacement of subsystems with new subsystems.

The contractor shall provide reports, which outline the advantages, disadvantages, schedules, costs, and risks associated with proposed alternatives, and (if necessary) provide prototype implementations for selected features or subsystems to demonstrate their feasibility and capabilities. The contractor shall assist with the technical systems integration. The contractor shall ensure the level of documentation delivered with these new/prototype systems.

Information Technology (IT) and Cybersecurity The contractor shall provide servicing, installing, troubleshooting, and maintaining all of the BPTF network hardware and software. The contractor shall perform IT sustainment services on Red Hat Linux and Microsoft (server and workstation operating systems), Juniper, Cisco networking equipment, and other network systems to support BPTF’s mission and administrative activities. The contractor shall provide servicing, maintaining and enhancing existing networks based on BPTF network requirements comprised of 20+ servers, 50+ workstations, and numerous routers and switches supporting operations and development activities across three primary (minimum) subnets, utilized by 50+ personnel, and the environment includes both physical resources and virtual resources on multiple VMware clusters. The contractor shall provide servicing and maintaining of switch and router configuration and installation, interfaces to cryptographic equipment, configuration and system management, and installation of cable, fiber, and devices for communication circuits. The contractor shall maintain technical drawings and documentation for all network components. The contractor shall allow Information Technology/System Administration to do computer network training that leads towards certification(s) on a noninterfering basis with BPTF mission needs.

The contractor shall provide cybersecurity support for all assigned equipment and software that involve performing, validating, and documenting compliant security configuration implementation

(Security Technical Implementation Guides, Information Assurance Vulnerability Alert, Information Assurance Vulnerability Bulletin, Risk Management Framework tasks, utilizing Enterprise Mission Assurance Support Service (eMASS), etc.) necessary to support the certification, accreditation and authorization of all assigned equipment, networks and software. Contractor duties shall perform maintaining system logs, monitoring network for vulnerabilities and attempted intrusions, and regular network resource scanning. The contractor shall allow relevant cybersecurity personal attend a cybersecurity certificate or training course once per year on a noninterfering basis with BPTF mission needs.

Software and Applications The contractor shall perform all required software and application engineering, testing, and documentation as directed to support BPTF mission. The contractor shall also include compliant configuration support and coordination with cybersecurity staff necessary to support certification, accreditation and NRL Information Security requirements. The contractor shall provide direct support for the Neptune® software suite as well as numerous mission unique software applications utilized for spacecraft and ground system operations. Examples are configuration management, ground system automation services, spacecraft operations services, automated notification services and building health and welfare services.

Initial Neptune® specific software training shall be provided by the government upon contract award.

Neptune® Software Neptune® Software Usage The operational ground system software consists of a library of ground station software modules that provide the functionality to operate the system. This work consists of writing/modifying the mission unique interfaces into the Neptune® software, writing drivers that can be called and statused by the Neptune® software, creating and modifying the scripts and displays used by the Neptune® software and maintaining and updating the databases required by the Neptune® software to operate the satellites under BPTF’s control. The current version of the application installed at the ground station contains a set of mission unique software components used for real-time command and control. The contractor shall assist in the enhancement of the BPTF ground system software of a satellite and ground station command and control functions.

Engineering Analysis The contractor shall provide engineering solutions and suggestions for system upgrades. In addition, the contractor shall interface with other program system engineering groups, and stay cognizant of system engineering goals at the program level.

The contractor shall perform advanced engineering by providing alternatives for meeting current and future requirements with modifications to the current BPTF system, introduction of new support systems into the current architecture, or replacement of subsystems with totally new subsystems to improve the site and modernize its capabilities and create as “plug and play” as possible architecture for research, development, and operations.

a) Shall maximize availability of authentic, originally designed and/or qualified parts throughout the product's lifecycle, including management of parts obsolescence

b) Shall assess potential suppliers to minimize the risk of receiving counterfeit materiel

c) Shall maintain a listing of approved suppliers with documented criteria for approval and removal of suppliers from the list

d) Shall have purchasing procedures which require the selection of parts and materiel from original manufacturer or authorized suppliers whenever possible

e) Shall require a certificate of compliance and supply chain traceability for all materiel purchases

f) Shall use Government (General Services Administration Schedule, etc.) or industry services such as Government-Industry Data Exchange Program (GIDEP) and other commercially available services to identify part or supplier quality or authenticity problems

g) Shall define minimum inspection and test requirements for materiel being procured from unauthorized suppliers, and shall ensure that in-house, third-party, and/or distributor inspection and test procedures and facilities comply with these requirements

h) Shall incorporate procurement clauses which plainly identify quality requirements and liability to all approved suppliers

i) Shall flow the requirements above to affected subcontractors SAE AS6174 contains information regarding the detection, avoidance, and mitigation of counterfeit materiel, and may be used as a reference document for meeting the above steps.

3.3 Scheduling

3.3.1 The contractor shall plan and schedule work to assure material, labor, and equipment are available to complete work requirements with regard to the established time limits and quality standards.

3.3.2 Verbal scheduling and status reports shall be provided by the contractor when requested by contracting officer's representative.

Contractor Management The contractor shall execute the scope identified within this work statement in accordance with the terms and conditions of this contract.

The contractor shall not incorporate proprietary hardware or software in any deliverable developed under this contract unless authorized, in writing, by the contracting officer.

Personnel Administration The contractor shall provide all necessary personnel administrative resources and materials.

The contractor shall facilitate assigned employees during designated government non•work days or other periods where government offices are closed due to weather, security or other special conditions.

The contractor shall maintain the proficiency of their employees by providing initial and refresher training as required to meet the contracted requirements.

The contractor shall be responsible for making all necessary travel arrangements for the assigned employees, as required.

The contractor shall provide for professional development and deliberate growth of its members at BPTF through training and educational opportunities in the respective disciplines required for the maintenance, growth, and overall improvement of the BPTF mission.

Contract Administration The contractor shall establish administrative processes and procedures that are consistent with both Federal and Defense Acquisition Regulations.

The contractor shall respond to government requests for contractual actions within five working days of receipt of request.

Subcontractor Management The contractor shall provide the technical and financial oversight for subcontracts to ensure success of the project being supported. The prime contractor shall ensure the integration of all subcontract efforts into both General Status Report and Monthly Financial Status Report and include other monthly reports as applicable.

8. Security The contractor shall manage all communications security equipment in accordance with NRLINST M-2280.1 and updated versions.

The contractor shall maintain a BPTF Information System Security plan that covers all Information Systems (computer, computer networks, and associated processing devices) installed at Blossom Point. The document shall be written to explain the processes used by the contractor to manage the information systems at Blossom Point in accordance with NRL's latest Information Systems Security Plan (NRL Instruction 5239.1A and updated versions).

Contractor personnel assigned to this contract who require Top Secret/SCI access must have a favorably adjudicated DoD Tier 5 investigation; a final Top Secret security clearance, with eligibility of SCI prior to submission. Contractor personnel assigned to this contract who require Top Secret access must have a favorably adjudicated DoD Tier 5 investigation; a final Top Secret security clearance prior to submission. Contractor personnel, who require access to Secret information, must have a favorably completed Tier 3 investigation and a final Secret clearance prior to submission.

Contractors issued a DoD interim secret security clearance may ONLY work on unclassified tasks as outlined in the SOW. Unclassified IA or IT positions are NOT authorized with a DoD issued interim secret clearance.

Contract Facility Security Officers (FSOs), and/or NRL CORs, are required to report immediately to Code 1230 any derogatory information regarding a contractor holding an interim Secret clearance, either on- or off-site. FSOs and NRL CORs shall also notify Code 1230 when a contractor’s interim or final clearance has been declined or revoked.

For Contractors working on unclassified task orders and performing at the locations listed in block 13, a favorably completed suitability determination and a submitted T3 investigation is required prior to the start of work. Individual installation access restrictions may apply.

Contractor personnel who require access to Top Secret/Sensitive Compartmented Information material must have, at a minimum, a favorably completed DoD National Agency Check with Law and Credit and final DoD granted Top Secret security clearance with the eligibility of Sensitive Compartmented Information. Key Roles identified must possess a final DoD Top Secret/Sensitive Compartmented Information at time of award while others requiring Top Secret/Sensitive Compartmented Information must be cleared within six months of contract award.

The contractor shall ensure that all classified material is handled in accordance with the issued DD Form 254, the National Security Program Operating Manual (NISPOM) (DoD 5220.22M) and all NRL and applicable Security Program Guides/Directives.

Contractor personnel performing any function designated as a component of the Cyber Security Work Force (CSWF), and/or having privileged user access to NRL information systems and/or networks will require background investigations as specified in SECNAV M-5510.30. Contractors with privileged access shall meet the training and certification requirements specified in SECNAV M-5239.2. A submitted DoD Tier 5 Investigation is required for all with privileged access. Personnel performing these duties must be identified as such on all badge and visit request submissions.

All contractors (including subcontractors) identified in the Statement of Work shall supplement their current security practices by requiring any personnel involved in executing the contract to Operations Security (OPSEC) training via DCSA through their CDSE site https://securityawareness.dcsa.mil/opsec/index.htm; any OPSEC guidance that may pertain to the project.

DD Form 254 The contractor shall be granted access to classified information necessary for performance of this contract upon contract award as specified in the basic DD Form 254. All contractor personnel with access to unclassified information systems, including e-mail, require at a minimum a favorable Tier 3 investigation.

Identification (ID) Badges Based on required access, the government will issue ID badges to contractor personnel working at NRL and/or the BPTF site in accordance with the requirements. A favorable National Agency Check with Local Agency Checks and Credit Check is required in order for nominated contractor personnel to be granted access to NRL facilities and issued an NRL badge. NRL issued contractor badges shall be worn and readily visible at all times while contractor personnel are on NRL facilities.

The contractor shall provide all requested information required facilitating the use and possession of badges passes.

The contractor shall ensure the immediate return of all ID badges issued to contractor employees under any of the following conditions completion of contract, relocation, retirement or termination of an employee, or upon request of the contracting officer or contracting officer's representative.

Applicable Documents The NRL Requirements for On-Site Contractors (ROSC) provides general instructions for contractors conducting business at/on NRL property. The Requirements for On-Site Contractors is available at the following address:

https://www.nrl.navy.mil/doing-business/on-site-contractors

DELIVERABLES

Kickoff Meeting The contractor shall initiate within the first 30 days after contract award, a kickoff meeting with the assigned government representatives/point-of-contacts in order to review initial Contractor Management Plan, deconflict areas of work performance during transition between the incumbent contractor, identify initial badging requirements, and cursory review of Requirements for On-Site Contractors items. In addition, the government will detail the methods of receiving work requests and service tickets for work to be completed and the process for closing and/or escalating any service tickets not resolved in a timely manner. This initial meeting shall take place at NRL at a location coordinated by the contracting officer’s representative with follow-on meetings at the BPTF site in order to indoctrinate the new contractor to the work site. All on-site documentation and material is unclassified, and is not for distribution outside of NRL.

Plans and Reports The contractor shall provide spacecraft operations plans and reports that satisfy project mission requirements for all satellites of interest to the NRL. Reports shall be submitted electronically in standard Microsoft Office format or Portable Document Format.

Unless otherwise noted, reports are due to the contracting officer's representative and NRL Code 8251 no later than the 15th of each month to cover the period of performance for the previous month.

Contractor Management Plan

The Contractor Management Plan shall include the contractor's approach to quality control, staffing and manpower (to include the status of hiring actions necessary to fully perform the contract requirements), initial maintenance and operational schedules showing no gaps in operational and maintenance functions upon the end of the transitional period, and details of how transition will be coordinated with incumbent contractor. Within the first 30 calendar days following contract award, the contractor shall submit an initial plan identifying the contractor's approach to implementing the contract performance requirements. The initial plan shall be reviewed and commented upon by the government and returned to the contractor to make necessary adjustments. A final plan shall be submitted by the contractor no later than 60 calendar days after contract award and approved by the contracting officer's representative.

Monthly Financial Status Report The contractor shall provide a Monthly Financial Status Report that includes information on cost data and staffing levels, including subcontractors. Cost data and staffing levels include current month, cumulative monthly cost data, and manpower usage reporting. The contractor shall provide the contract number, reporting period, Task Order and Contract Line Item Numbers (CLINs) used, the contracted value, contract funded value, expenses in current pay period and Accounting Classification Reference Number (ACRN), date submitted, cumulative value, and projections to the end of the contract year. The contractor shall estimate spending to the end of the year/task in order to determine an over run/under run. If the contractor worked on multiple tasks, programs or spacecraft then the number of hours worked on each task shall be shown separately.

Contractor shall report status of invoices as a part of the financial management status report. All invoice numbering shall follow a sequential numbering system of the contractor's choosing with all revisions suffixed with an R followed by the current number of revisions for the specific invoice number.

General Status Report The contractor shall provide a General Status Report that highlights significant actions, assesses technical achievements, measures progress, and accomplishments that occurred during the reporting period. Significant actions shall include any activity that will impact, or have impacted, the performance, cost and schedule of any program effort, forthcoming or present. Actions included in the report shall be limited to those performed by the contractor unless significantly impacted by influence or activity from external parties including but not limited to on site government staff or other contractors in which case will be explicitly described as such.

Spacecraft Status Report The contractor shall provide a Spacecraft Status Report of each supported spacecraft. Report shall include as a minimum: subsystem performance assessment such as thermal control system, power system, attitude control system, command, telemetry and data handling system, on-orbit activity report, spacecraft ground contact metrics, anomaly descriptions with actions taken, result and recommendations and lessons learned with life extension or performance recommendations, where applicable. Actions included in the report shall be limited to those performed by the contractor unless significantly impacted by influence or activity from external parties including but not limited to on site government staff or other contractors in which case will be explicitly described as such. Certain project information shall include estimated time to complete, expected cost, schedule and planning information of when the work should be programmed for execution.

Ground Command and Control Status Report The contractor shall provide a Ground Command and Control Status Report. Report shall include ground command and control activity report, upgrades and preventative measures performed, anomaly descriptions with actions taken, result and recommendations and lessons learned and life extension and performance recommendations, where applicable. Actions included in the report shall be limited to those performed by the contractor unless significantly impacted by influence or activity from external parties including but not limited to on site government staff or other contractors in which case will be explicitly described as such. Certain project information shall include a description of the necessary repair or upgrade, estimated time to complete, expected cost, schedule and planning information of when the work should be programmed for execution.

10.7 Information Security Status Report

The contractor shall provide an Information Security Status Report. The report shall include (at a minimum):

a) Number of network vulnerabilities, attempted intrusions and regular network resource scanning conducted

b) Report both information technology related accounts and security badges granted and/or terminated

c) Certification and Accreditationasks and/or status

10.8 Contract Data Requirement List

The following are the Contract Data Requirements List (CDRL) deliverables. Denoted as [CDRL A0xx] and listed below:

10.8.1 CDRL A001 - Contractor Management Plan

Defines the contractor's approach to implementing the contract.

10.8.2 A002 - Monthly Financial Status Report

Provides information on cost data and staffing levels.

10.8.3. CDRL A003 - General Status Report

Provides a summary of significant actions that occurred during the reporting period relative to the BPTF’s mission performance.

10.8.4. CDRL A004 - Spacecraft Status Report

Provides technical status of each supported spacecraft. Describes the contractor’s plans and procedures for the on-orbit management of the designated spacecraft. Report includes a description of the necessary repair or upgrade, estimated time to complete, expected cost, planning information of when the work should be programmed for execution.

10.8.5. CDRL A005 - Ground Command and Control Status Report

Provides ground systems status in relation to antenna configuration,ground networks, and software related tools for spacecraft command and control. Describes the recommended modifications and architecture enhancements for increased effectiveness in meeting current and future requirements. Report includes details of proposed projects for repair or upgrade of existing infrastructure, equipment, or systems; and description of the necessary repair or upgrade, estimated time to complete, expected cost, planning information of when the work should be programmed for execution.

10.8.6. CDRL A006 - Information Security Status Report

Provides BPTF's information security activity.

10.8.7. CDRL A007 – Site Security Status Report

Provides status related to the BPTF security to include but not limited to physical, COMSEC, TEMPEST, and OPSEC security activity for all BPTF classified and unclassified spaces as well as security clearance submissions and tracking.

10.9. DELIVERABLE SCHEDULE

A001

Contractor Management Plan Microsoft Office format or Portable Document Format.

Initial - 30 days After Award Final - 60 days After Award

A002

A003

General Status Report

A004

Spacecraft Status Report Microsoft Office format or Portable Document Format.

15th Calendar Day of Each Month

A005

15th Calendar Day of Each Month

A006

15th Calendar Day of Each Month

A007

15th Calendar Day of Each Month

CONTRACTOR REQUIREMENT

Key Roles Listed are the key roles the contractor shall provide at time of contract award and the general functionality of their position is listed in Appendix G. The minimum education, training, and experience required by contractor personnel (whether prime or subcontractor) to perform support tasks identified in this contract are defined in the labor category descriptions provided herein.

Additional information on these categories is found in Appendix G. Personnel in labor categories designated as key roles cannot be replaced without the approval of the government. The following are identified as key roles:

a) Program Manager

b) Systems Engineer

d) Facilities Manager

e) Security Manager Contractor Employees Contractor employees shall abide by NRL and BPTF badging requirements. Contractor employees shall be able to read and converse in English.

Contractor employees shall be legal US citizens and shall not maintain dual- citizenship.

Contractor personnel performing any function designated as a component of the Cyber Security Work Force (CSWF), and/or having privileged user access to NRL information systems will require background investigations as specified in SECNAV M-5510.30. System Administrators with privilege access may work in the computing, network and/or enclave environments. System Administrators with privileged access shall meet the training and certification requirements for IAT level I at the computing environment (CE), IAT level II at the network environment (NE), and IAT level III for the enclave environment as specified in SECNAV M-5239.2. A submitted DoD Tier 5 Investigation is required for all System Administrators with privileged access serving in these positions.

Personnel performing these duties must be identified as such on all badge and visit request submission.

WARRANTY SUPPORT

Warranty Management Prior to performing repair work, the contractor shall report to the contracting officer any defect in workmanship, material, or parts, and any improper installation of equipment and components that are covered by a warranty. The contractor is responsible for knowing which equipment and components are covered by the original warranty and the warranty duration. The contracting officer will provide available warranty documents.

Contractor Warranty Contractor shall warranty all work repair and project work performed under this contract for a period of one year from the date of acceptance. Warranty shall cover defects in workmanship and/or materials and if defects are found then original work/project will be re-performed at no additional cost to the government.

GOVERNMENT FURNISHED PROPERTY

The contractor shall be responsible for the inventory, storage, maintenance, health/welfare, and calibration of all Government-Furnished Equipment (GFE) and Government Furnished Property (GFP) located at the BPTF and remote locations and utilized in accordance with Government Property Management and NRL's policy.

Contractor shall:

a) Establishing and maintaining an inventory report, bar coding functions for both NRL and BPTF, and maintenance log of all GFP and GFE

b) Scheduling, conducting, and reconciling physical inventories

c) Preparing appropriate forms when property is acquired, modified, lost, damaged, transferred, or disposed of

d) Identifying and reporting equipment no longer required

e) Continuing surveillance to ensure that equipment is properly used, maintained, and physically protected

f) Providing transportation of equipment to other locations

g) Assist with NRL's Triennial inventory and other related inventories

h) Establishing and maintaining an inventory report and maintenance log of all GFP and GFE by utilizing the online GFP module within Wide Area Workflow (WAWF)

i) Supporting data calls related to status of GFP and GFE The contractor shall obtain and maintain a current stock requirements list and estimated usage. Stock levels shall be maintained on required items (min/max) based on usage and procurement lead-time. Stock shall be acquired using the contractor's government approved procurement system, and shall consider urgency as well as cost in these actions. Non-stock items, such as equipment that is required to perform the contract, shall be procured and entered into inventory. The stock system shall be continuously reviewed to establish additional items required for routine stock and to detect and dispose of inactive and/or surplus items.

The contractor shall evaluate the viability of using in-stock GFP prior to…