SOW_for_Engineering_Services_&_Rapid_Response_Testing_Support.pdf

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STATEMENT OF WORK

FOR

ENGINEERING SERVICES AND

RAPID RESPONSE TESTING SUPPORT

1.1 GENERAL

1.2 Introduction

The Naval Surface Warfare Center Indian Head Explosive Ordnance Technology Division (NSWC IHEODTD) is the premier center for energetic technology innovation. They take emerging concepts and apply novel design techniques to develop and field new energetic products. Systems include conventional and non-traditional warfare applications across the full spectrum of energetic competencies. NSWC IHEODTD sustains and nurtures a workforce possessing the critical talents necessary to function as national stewards for energetic technology.

2.0 SCOPE

NSWC IHEODTD and other Navy and DoD requiring activities require engineering services and rapid response testing support for a variety of programs, which protect and support the warfighter. The engineering services and rapid response testing support are a major requirement of the life-cycle process. Much of the testing support will require specialized test facilities with the capability to handle live ordnance and fixturing, which is able to accommodate extreme size and weights. This support shall include, but not be limited to, engineering services and infrastructure for characterizing, testing, and documenting the performance of weapons, ammunition, munitions, and energetic systems, components and related systems.

The Government intends to award one Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity (ID/IQ) contract resulting from this solicitation. The contract will have a period of performance of 60 months, including a base and four option periods.

Required support shall be in accordance with specific, individually written task orders issued by NSWC IHEODTD within the general scope of this Statement of Work (SOW).

The Contractor shall advise and assist the Government, but shall not make final decisions or certifications on behalf of the Government nor perform any inherently governmental functions. The Contractor and its employees shall not represent the Government nor appear to represent the Government in performance of these contract services. The Government will provide required support in accordance with specific, individual task orders (TOs), issued by NSWC IHEODTD within the general scope of this SOW and the contract.

3.1 REQUIREMENTS

The Contractor shall provide engineering services and rapid response testing support for the Research, Development, Test and Evaluation (RDT&E) of energetic components, equipment, and systems for NSWC IHEODTD and other Navy and DoD requiring activities. This support shall include, but not be limited to:

Environmental and Dynamics Testing Safety and Insensitive Munitions Testing Fuzing, Sensor, C³I Testing Transportation and Packaging Safety Testing Ammunition, Weapons and Munitions Performance Characterization Mechanical Function, Fatigue and Cycling Testing Exploitation Support of Asset Weapons, Equipment and Munitions Ammunition, Weapons and Munitions Handling and Storage

The Contractor shall support development, planning, and creation of task specific test plans, test procedures, and scheduling as appropriate. The Contractor shall also, upon request, support task specific development of documents and information, Test Readiness Reviews (TRR), and TRR hosting/attendance. The Contractor shall have the capability and facilities to perform the following tests for ammunition, weapons, munitions, energetic and related systems:

3.2 Task Area I: Environmental and Dynamics Testing

MIL-STD-810 – All revisions

MIL-STD-461/462 – EMI/EMR, ESD

MIL-STD-464C – Electromagnetic Environmental Effects MIL-STD-331 – Fuzing, Components MIL-STD-167-1(Ships) – Mechanical Vibrations of Shipboard Equipment MIL-S-901 – Shipboard Shock Tests (High Impact) Lightweight, Medium Weight, Heavy Weight

Levels MIL-STD-1316F- Department Of Defense Design Criteria Standard: Fuze Design, Safety Criteria For fuzes, Safety, and Arming (S&A) devices that are subsystems of fuzes.

The Contractor shall perform all tests identified in MIL-STD-810. The Contractor shall simulate environments for hazardous articles up to 20 feet long for the following environmental and dynamics tests within the limits specified below:

Vibration – To 34,000 force lb. and up to 6-inches of displacement Temperature & Humidity – +300 ºF to -150 ºF, 99% RH Altitude – To 100,000 ft. with Temperature and Humidity Shock and Acceleration – Shock Machine, Pendulum, Pyroshock Combined Environments

The Contractor shall perform all engineering tasks as stated in MIL-STD-810, Appendix A, in accordance with (IAW) the specific direction provided in individual task orders. The Contractor shall be capable of performing tests in accordance with the methodology of MIL-STD-810, Part II, as tailored by individual task orders.

3.3 Task Area II: Hazard Assessment, Hazard Classification and Insensitive Munitions Tests

AOP-39 – Policy for Introduction and Assessment of Insensitive Munitions SRD AOP-39.1 – Guidance on the Organization, Conduct and Reporting of the Full Scale Tests STANAG 4432 – Slow Heating Testing Procedures for Munitions STANAG 4439 – Policy for Introduction and Assessment of Insensitive Munitions AASTP-03 – Manual of NATO Safety Principles for the Hazard Classification of Military Ammunition and

Explosives STANAG 4240, Edition 2, “Liquid Fuel / External Fire, Munition Test Procedures,” April 2003.

AOP 4382, Edition A, Revision 1, “Slow Heating, Munition Test Procedures,” 2018.

STANAG 4241, Edition 2, “Bullet Impact, Munition Test Procedures,” April 2003.

STANAG 4496, Edition 3, “Fragment Impact, Munition Test Procedures,” March 2010.

STANAG 4396, Edition 2, “Sympathetic Reaction, Munition Test Procedures,” April 2003.

STANAG 4526, Edition 1, “Shaped Charge Jet Impact, Munition Test Procedures,” October 2002.

The Contractor shall perform component and system level tests, at a single location, in accordance with NAVSEAINST 8020.8 (Department of Defense Ammunition and Explosive Hazard Classification Procedures), MIL- STD-2105 (Hazard Assessment Tests for Non-Nuclear Munitions) and all applicable North American Treaty Organization (NATO) Standard Agreement (STANAG) documents. The tests may include:

28-Day and 4-Day Temperature and Humidity Transportation Vibration, highway, shipboard and aircraft 12 Meter Drop Test Fast Cook-Off Slow Cook-Off – Method 1 (Standard Test) Bullet Impact – Multiple caliber 7.62 mm, .30 caliber, .50 caliber Fragment Impact – 8300 ft/s fragment impact Sympathetic Reaction (Confined and unconfined) Shaped Charge Jet Impact and Spall Impact Harmonized IM and Hazard Classification tests to the latest version of TB 700-2

The perspective test facility shall have multiple test ranges at their disposal to distribute testing accordingly and or to run parallel tests in order to save time. The ranges shall have higher limit on net explosive weight (N.E.W) with hazard classification of 1.1 through 1.6. The test facility shall also have class 1 (Explosives) rated Arms, Ammunition and explosive (AA&E) storage capability in accordance with DOD Contractor’s Safety manual 4145.26-M

3.4 Task Area III: Fuzing, Sensor, C3I Testing

The Contractor shall perform the following fuze, sensor and Command Control Communication and Intelligence (C3I) testing. The Fuze and Fuze Components (Environmental and Performance) tests shall be conducted (IAW MIL-STD- 331 with all applicable North American Treaty Organization (NATO) Standard Agreement (STANAG) documents.

Timing, Function, Performance Electromagnetic Interference (EMI)/ Electromagnetic Compatibility (EMC) - 200 volt/meter, 10-kHz to

40-kGHz test capacity Hazards of Electromagnetic Radiation to Ordnance (HERO) Electrostatic Discharge (ESD) Jolt 28-Day Temperature and Humidity

Transportation Vibration Thermal Shock Transportation Shock

1.5 Meter Drop Test

Primary Explosive Component Safety (Barrier Effectiveness and Out-of-Line Safety) Progressive Arming Explosive Component Output

Task Area IV: Transportation and Packaging Safety Testing

The Contractor shall perform the following transportation and packaging safety testing:

Department of Transportation Specification, NAVSEAINST 8020.8 (TB 700-2) United Nations Recommendations on the Transport of Dangerous Goods Interim and Hazards Classification Testing Performance Orientated Packaging (POP) Testing

Task Area V: Ammunition, Weapons, and Munitions Performance Characterization

The Contractor shall support Ammunition, Weapons, and Munitions Performance Characterizations for small, medium, and large caliber gun, mortar, and rocket live fire for:

Multiple indoor and outdoor ballistics ranges Calibers to 155 mm and 3000 meters range Interior Ballistics – Pressure, Recoil, Downbore Imaging, Muzzle Exit/Sabot Function Exterior Ballistics – Velocity, Trajectory, Stability, Aerodynamics, Sabot Function Terminal Ballistics:

– Hard, Soft, Structural, Vehicle Targets

– Accuracy, Airburst, Penetration, Fragmentation, Residual Effects

Range contraction and segmentation as required for less than 3000-meters

Ballistics range, equipment, and procedures must be Defense Contract Management Administration (DCMA) audited and certified. The Contractor shall perform static firing of ammunition and munitions for assessment of:

Blast – Incident, Reflected Fragmentation – Recovery, Mapping Penetration – Armor, Soil, Vehicles, Structural, explosive targets Sympathetic Response Fire Start Arena Testing – Joint Munitions Effectiveness Manual (JMEM) arena characterization test, characterize warhead lethality, fuze safe separation distance, fragmentation behavior.

Shape Charge penetration test – Determine the depth the shape charge penetrates into selected targets, water, armor steel, explosives.

Shape Chare standoff distance test – Determine the jet tip velocity and jet break up time vs velocity after initial target penetration.

Warhead (100%) fragment recovery test – Mass distribution and number of fragments.

The Contractor shall perform arena testing of warheads, mines, grenades, ammunition and similar items as identified in individual task orders.

Task Area VI: Mechanical Function, Fatigue, and Cycling Testing

The Contractor shall perform mechanical function, fatigue and cycling tests for:

Pneumatics – Burst and Cycling Hydraulics Electrical – including Lithium Battery Cycling and Failure Testing Hydrostatic – Burst and Cycling Heating Ventilation and Air Conditioning (HVAC) Fire Control, Fuel Tanks, Gas Cylinders, Leak Detection Combined Systems and individual components

Task Area VII: Exploitation Support of Asset Weapons, Equipment, and Munitions

The Contractor shall provide exploitation support of asset weapons, equipment and munitions to include:

Inspection – Radiographic, Visual Documentation – Dimensional, Photographic, Video Performance – Static and Live Firing for Lethality, Survivability, Vulnerability Function – Assessment and Verification Testing of Render Safe and EOD procedures

3.8 Task Area VIII: Ammunition, Weapons and Munitions Handling and Storage

The Contractor shall provide ammunition, weapons, munitions handling and storage to include:

Handling, firing, and render safe operations of Arms Ammunition & Explosives (AA&E) at ambient and temperature extremes

Class 1.1 Material Storage Bureau of Alcohol Tobacco and Firearms (BATF) and Federal Firearms License (FFL) licensing for purchasing, receipt, storage, and handling Component and system level test articles and data Digital and film radiographic inspection test articles and data

3.9 Contractor Manpower Reporting

The contractor shall report ALL contractor labor hours (including subcontractor labor hours) required for performance of services provided under this contract for the Department of Defense via a secure data collection site.

The contractor is required to fill in all required data fields using the following web address https://doncmra.nmci.navy.mil.

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

GOVERNMENT FURNISHED EQUIPMENT (GFE), INFORMATION (GFI) AND

MATERIAL (GFM)

The Government will provide the appropriate GFE, GFI, and GFM as required for individual task orders. The Contractor shall provide a summary of all GFE, GFI, and GFM received within the Monthly Status Report.

The Government will provide Interim Hazard Classifications (IHC) and Final Hazard Classifications (FHC) required for the packaging, handling, storage and transportation of energetic materials, munitions components and munitions subjected to testing under this statement of work.

5.0 SECURITY

Key Personnel associated with this contract may be required to have a DoD “Secret” clearance. The Contractor may have access to information and compartments with a “Secret” classification. The Contractor shall be capable of securely storing up to “Secret” level information in their facility. Individual task orders shall specify the security requirement.

6.0 DELIVERABLES

When the following deliverables are required, the Government will identify them in individual task orders. The Monthly Progress Report is required as a deliverable on the base contract, and may be required for individual task orders.

6.1 Monthly Progress Report

The Contractor shall submit a Monthly Status Report. Reports shall be in accordance with A001 (Contracting Officer’s Management Report).

6.2 The contractor shall provide a Scientific and Technical Report when required by individual task orders and in accordance with A002 (Scientific and Technical Report).

6.3 The contractor shall provide a Technical Report when required by individual task orders and in accordance with A003 (Technical Reports-Studies, Services).

6.4 The contractor shall provide Conference Minutes when required by individual task orders and in accordance with A004 (Conference Minutes).

6.5 The contractor shall provide Test Inspection Reports when required by individual task orders and in accordance with A005 (Test Inspection Report).

6.6 The contractor shall provide Test Procedure/Test Plans when required by individual task orders and in accordance with A006 (Test Procedure).

7.0 DISCLAIMER STATEMENT

All reports resulting from this contract shall contain the following disclaimer statement on the cover of such reports:

“The views, opinions and findings contained in this report are those of the author(s) and should not be construed as an official Department of Defense (DOD) position, policy, or decision, unless so designated by other official DoD documentation."

8.0 TRAVEL REQUIREMENTS

The Government does not anticipated travel during this contract; however, as requirements develop and travel becomes necessary, the Government will identify any travel requirements in each individual task order. The Government will negotiate specific travel requirements as required. The Government Contracting Officer’s Representative (COR) shall approve any costs associated with travel and lodging in advance by the Government and allowable subject to the limitations in FAR subsection 31.205-46.

9.0 ENTERPRISE-WIDE CONTRACTOR MANPOWER REPORTING

APPLICATION (ECRMA)

The Contractor shall report Contractor labor hours (including subcontractor labor hours) required for performance of services provided under this contract for engineering services and rapid response testing support for the Research, Development, Test and Evaluation (RDT&E) of energetic components, equipment, and systems, 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-Telecommunications

Transmission (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 www.ecmra.mil

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, at DoD.ECRMA.Support.Desk@mail.mil