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FORENSIC EQUIPMENT MARITIME TESTING
STATEMENT OF WORK (SOW)
1.0 INTRODUCTION
The National Forensic Science Technology Center (NFSTC), in conjunction with the Naval Expeditionary Forensics and Biometrics (NEFB) group within the Naval Surface Warfare Center, Dahlgren Division (NSWCDD), Z14, will test and deliver results on the effects to the functional capabilities of forensics exploitation analysis equipment in a maritime environment. The results will detail the overall effects to the equipment, components, and their ability for continued function while aboard ship. Testing will also be completed on the chemicals and reagents to determine the effectiveness when deployed in a maritime environment. This testing will be conducted on a Maritime Demonstration Platform, specifically the Stiletto, ported in Norfolk, Virginia.
1.1 Background
The US Marine Corps (USMC) and the US Special Operations Command (USSOCOM) have tasked NSWCDD Z14 NEFB with testing the survivability and functional capabilities of forensics exploitation analysis equipment in a maritime environment. To date, the forensic exploitation equipment has only been utilized in shore based facilities and tested on “pier side” ships. This project constitutes Phase I of a broader, more complex demonstration, and is scheduled to be complete six (6) months from award of the order.
1.2 Phase I Goals
The NEFB team at NSWCDD Z14 seeks to identify what/if forensic analysis equipment and the chemicals used in exploitation are appropriate for operation in a maritime environment aboard naval vessels. It is expected that test and evaluation (T&E) activities will be required for HAZMAT, HERO, power requirements, ventilation, storage, maritime degradation to chemicals, failure rates associated to the maritime environment, all chemistry sensors (RAMAN, FTIR, GC/MS) pitch, roll, vibration, and light sources. The goal of this SOW is to acquire contract support to perform T&E and process developments. The contractor will provide support in the development of system environmental and operational T&E plans.
2.0 APPLICABLE DOCUMENTS
None
| 3.0 | REQUIREMENTS |
| 3.1 | The following are the overarching objectives of the effort: |
| 3.1.1 | Performance testing on forensics equipment in a maritime environment aboard a naval vessel; |
| 3.1.2 | Evaluation reports for each piece of equipment being tested; |
| 3.1.3 | Identification of process work flows and environments that can be accommodated aboard a naval vessel; and |
| 3.1.4 | Analysis and a report for potential enhancements for the forensics environment aboard naval vessels. |
| 3.2 | The contractor shall conduct shipboard testing on specific devices and capabilities designated by the government. |
| 3.3 | Testing shall be conducted aboard a Naval Vessel specifically utilized to conduct such testing. |
| 3.4 | Equipment to be tested will be supplied by vendors free of charge, directly to the contractor. The Contractor shall integrate the equipment into shipboard operations, test the equipment while underway, document findings, and report those findings to the government. (NOTE: The purpose of the testing is to ascertain the effects of a maritime environment on forensics exploitation equipment and the chemicals used to operate them.) |
| 3.5 | The tests to be conducted shall include: |
| 3.5.1 | Environmental testing: Integrate selected equipment into shipboard operations, to determine: |
| 3.5.1.1 | How does the equipment react to this environment? |
| 3.5.1.2 | Does the equipment operate and produce correct and reliable results? |
| 3.5.1.3 | How do the chemicals react to this environment and do the chemicals degrade faster reducing their shelf life? |
| 3.5.2 | Pitch, roll, and vibration testing: What are the equipment thresholds? |
| 3.5.3 | HAZMAT testing: Storage and use of chemicals needed for the exploitation equipment. |
| 3.5.3.1 | Determine ventilation requirements of equipment and chemicals and potential airborne contamination within the operating environment. |
| 3.5.4 | Radio frequency emission level testing: Power and lighting requirements of equipment testing. |
| 3.5.4.1 | Determine issues due to voltage variation |
| 3.5.5 | The contractor shall assist in all aspects of preparation, installation, execution, analysis, and extraction of forensics equipment testing aboard a naval vessel while afloat. |
| 3.6 | Analysis and Recommendations: |
| 3.6.1 | The contractor shall analyze the results of the tests performed on the individual forensics exploitation equipment and on operation processes. |
| 3.6.2 | The contractor shall analyze the operating processes for the equipment to ascertain if modifications would gain better results. |
| 4.0 | Deliverables |
| 4.1 | The contractor shall develop a Task Program Plan (A001); |
| 4.2 | The contractor shall develop a Shipboard Test Plan (A002); |
| 4.3 | The contractor shall document each individual device test event and the operating processes into an Individual Capability Performance Evaluation (A003); |
| 4.4 | The contractor shall document any recommendations that are proposed to modify the original state of the devices or the processes required to operate them in a Capability Recommendations Report (A004); and |
| 4.5 | The contractor shall prepare and deliver a Final Report (A005). |
| 4.6 | The contractor shall prepare and deliver a Status Report (A006). |
| 5.0 | DATA RIGHTS |
| 5.1 | All contractor software, materials, or information collected, compiled, produced, and processed for this project are the property of the Government and may not be otherwise used without the prior, written approval of the Government. |
| 5.2 | Any tools or models developed by the Contractor in support of any task area is the property of the Government and may not be otherwise used without the prior, written approval of the Government. |
| 6.0 | PLACE OF PERFORMANCE |
Contractor personnel shall perform services at their own facilities, NSWC Dahlgren, or at Naval Station Little Creek, VA aboard the M80 USS Stiletto.
7.0 TRAVEL
The contractor shall be required to travel in performance of this contract. The number of trips and types of personnel traveling shall be limited to the minimum required to accomplish work requirements and shall be coordinated with the technical point of contact. All travel shall be conducted in accordance with the Federal Travel Regulations (FTR). The following travel is required:
| Event |
| Duration |
| Person(s) |
| Location |
| Trip(s) |
| Reviews/Prep |
| 2 Days |
| 1 |
| Dahlgren, VA |
| 1 |
| Testing Site Visit |
| 3 Days |
| 1 |
| Norfolk, VA |
| 1 |
| Testing Site Visit |
| 8 Days |
| 3 |
| Norfolk, VA |
| 1 |
| 8.0 | SECURITY |
| 8.1 | Personnel providing direct support to this effort will be required to have at a minimum a DoD SECRET clearance at time of award. The contractor will have access to information and compartments with a SECRET classification. All deliverables associated with this contract are unclassified unless otherwise specified. Access to classified spaces and material and generation of classified material shall be in accordance with the attached DD Form 254. The Department of Defense Contract Security Classification Specification (DD Form 254) provides the security classification requirements for this task order. The contractor shall obtain facility and personnel security clearances as required by the Department of Industrial Security Program prior to starting to work on tasks requiring clearances. Access to classified spaces and material and generation of classified material shall be in accordance with the NISPOM and the NSWCDD Command Security Manual. |
8.2 The contractor shall require SECRET access to perform shipboard work. For Official Use Only (FOUO) and Personally Identifiable Information (PII) generated and/or provided under this contract shall be safeguarded and marked as specified in DoD 5400.7-R Chapters 3 and 4.
8.3 Facility Clearance: The Contractor shall possess and maintain a SECRET facility clearance as verified within the Industrial Security Facility Database.
8.4 Physical Security: No safeguarding of classified material is authorized at the contractor facility. Safeguarding will only be required at the actual performance site listed in Block 13 on the DD254. Actual performance site’s security regulations and guidelines will apply.
8.5 Electronic Spillages (ES) are unacceptable and pose a risk to national security. An electronic spillage is defined as classified data placed on an information system (IS), media or hardcopy document possessing insufficient security controls to protect the data at the required classification level, thus posing a risk to national security (e.g., sensitive compartmented information (SCI) onto collateral, Secret onto Unclassified, etc). The contractor's performance as it relates to ES will be evaluated by the Government. ES reflects on the overall security posture of NSWCDD and a lack of attention to detail with regard to the handling of classified information of IS security discipline and will be reflected in the contractor's performance rating. In the event that a contractor is determined to be responsible for an ES, all direct and indirect costs incurred by the Government for ES remediation will be charged to the contractor.
8.6 NSWCDD Security will continue to be responsible for the corrective action plan in accordance with the security guidance reflected on the DOD Contract Security Classification Specification - DD254. NSWCDD Security will identify the contractor facility and contract number associated with all electronic spillages during the investigation that involve contractor support. NSWCDD Security will notify the Contracts Division with the contractor facility name and contract number, incident specifics and associated costs for cleanup. The Contracting Officer will be responsible to work with the Contractor Facility to capture the costs incurred during the spillage clean up. The Contractor is also responsible for taking Information Security Awareness training annually, via their Facility Security Officer (FSO), as part of the mandatory training requirements. If a spillage occurs additional training will be required to prevent recurrence.
8.7 Portable Electronic Devices (PEDs)
8.7.1 Non-government and/or personally owned portable electronic devices (PEDs) are prohibited in all NSWCDD buildings with the exception of personally owned cell phones which are authorized for use in spaces up to and including Controlled Access Areas. The Contractor shall ensure the onsite personnel remain compliant with this PED policy. NSWCDD instruction defines PEDS as the following: any electronic device designed to be easily transported, with the capability to store, record, receive or transmit text, images, video, or audio data in any format via any transmission medium. PEDS include, but are not limited to, pagers, laptops, radios, compact discs and cassette players/recorders. In addition, this includes removable storage media such as flash memory, memory sticks, multimedia cards and secure digital cards, micro-drive modules, ZIP drives, ZIP disks, recordable CDs, DVDs, MP3 players, iPADs, digital picture frames, electronic book readers, kindle, nook, cameras, external hard disk drives, and floppy diskettes.
8.7.2 PEDs belonging to an external organization shall not be connected to NSWCDD networks or infrastructure without prior approval from the NSWCDD Information Assurance and Compliance Branch, CXA10. This approval will be granted using the TARIS form and action tracker process.
8.7.3 Personally owned hardware or software shall not be connected or introduced to any NSWCDD hardware, network or information system infrastructure.
9.0 PRIVACY ACT
Work on this project requires that personnel have access to Privacy Information. All Contractor personnel shall adhere to the Privacy Act, Title 5 of the U.S. Code, Section 552a and applicable agency rules and regulations.
10.0 TECHNICAL POINT OF CONTACT (TPOC)
William Tremper
NSWCDD/Z14
Email: william.tremper@navy.mil
11.0 SHIPBOARD PROTOCOL
11.1 This tasking may involve platform engineering and fleet support onboard ship. As such, the offeror is reminded of his responsibility to assure that shipboard protocol is stringently followed. Specifically, visit clearances must be arranged through the Government sponsor and must be forwarded to the individual command being visited as well as to all supporting commands, such as the base, squadron, tender, etc. that the visitor must pass through to get to the ship; the contractor is responsible for obtaining and maintaining specialized training (i.e. nuclear awareness, safety, quality control, etc.) and certification (i.e. SUBSAFE certificates etc.); personnel performing on board US Navy Ships must have at least a Secret Security Clearance; if not led by a government representative the contractor is responsible for briefing the ship/command upon arrival; and the contractor is responsible for debriefing the ship/command upon departure to include operational status of the equipment.
11.2 The Contractor shall ensure its personnel adhere to these requirements when performing shipboard tasking. Compliance shall be reported in the trip report.
11.3 All assigned personnel must possess at least a SECRET Security Clearance.
11.4 All personnel, while shipboard, shall conform to the rules and regulations of the ship. It is the responsibility of the Contractor to determine the proper rules, regulations, actions, policy and procedures.
11.5 Alarms - actual or drill shall be reported and procedures appropriately adhered.
11.6 Safety - hardhats, tag-outs, safety shoes, goggles, safety harnesses, etc., as appropriate shall be utilized.
11.7 Some shipboard tasking may require ascending and descending vertical ladders to and from the highest points of the ship both pier side and underway.
11.8 Must be able stand; walk; climb stairs; balance; stoop; kneel; crouch or crawl around and lift a maximum of 50 lbs (single person) in the test environment.
11.9 HAZMAT - Bringing hazardous materials aboard, using hazardous materials is strictly prohibited.
11.10 The designated team lead shall, upon arrival, brief the Commanding Officer or his/her designated representative as to the purpose of the visit and expected duration.
11.11 The designated team lead shall, upon final departure, debrief the Commanding Officer or his/her designated representative as to the success of the tasking and the operational condition of affected equipment.
11.12 The Contractor shall comply with COMUSFLTFORCOM/COMPACFLT INSTRUCTION 6320.3A regarding the medical and dental screening of all personnel that may embark aboard any U.S. Navy vessel.
11.13 The Contractor shall be ensure that repair and maintenance employees working aboard vessels, dry docks and piers shall have a valid 10 hour OSHA Maritime Shipyard Employment Course #7615 completion card within 60 days of employment.
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