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Section A - Solicitation/Contract Form

COMBINED SYNOPSIS/RFQ FOR GEOPOLITICAL ANALYSIS SUBJECT MATTER EXPERT (SME)

SERVICES

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Section B - Supplies or Services & Prices or Costs

Additional Information/Notes

Item Supplies/Service Quantity Unit Unit Price Amount

GEOPOLITLCAL ANALYSIS SUBJECT MATTER

EXPERT (SME) SERVICES IN ACCORDANCE WITH

(IAW) THE PERFORMANCE WORK STATEMENT

(PWS). SEE SECTION C FOR MORE DETAILS.

Pricing Arrangement: Firm Fixed Price

450 Hours

TRAVEL IN ACCORDANCE WITH (IAW) THE

PERFORMANCE WORK STATEMENT (PWS). SEE

SECTION C FOR MORE DETAILS.

Pricing Arrangement: Firm Fixed Price

7 Each

Option Line Item

GEOPOLITLCAL ANALYSIS SUBJECT MATTER

EXPERT (SME) SERVICES IN ACCORDANCE WITH

(IAW) THE PERFORMANCE WORK STATEMENT

(PWS). SEE SECTION C FOR MORE DETAILS.

Pricing Arrangement: Firm Fixed Price

300 Hours

Option Line Item

TRAVEL IN ACCORDANCE WITH (IAW) THE

PERFORMANCE WORK STATEMENT (PWS). SEE

SECTION C FOR MORE DETAILS.

Pricing Arrangement: Firm Fixed Price

4 Each

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GEOPOLITLCAL ANALYSIS SUBJECT MATTER

EXPERT (SME) SERVICES IN ACCORDANCE WITH

(IAW) THE PERFORMANCE WORK STATEMENT

(PWS). SEE SECTION C FOR MORE DETAILS.

Pricing Arrangement: Firm Fixed Price

300 Hours

Option Line Item

TRAVEL IN ACCORDANCE WITH (IAW) THE

PERFORMANCE WORK STATEMENT (PWS). SEE

SECTION C FOR MORE DETAILS.

Pricing Arrangement: Firm Fixed Price

4 Each

Section C - Description/Specifications/Statement of Work

Performance Based Statement of Work (PWS) Mission Engineering Support Integrated Deterrence, Navy Future Fleet Design, and Contested Logistics Using Quantified Geopolitical Analysis Naval Postgraduate School (NPS)

1.0 Background/Introduction: This statement of work intends to provide up to two (2) Subject Matter Experts (SME) in geopolitical analysis to support an integrated deterrence strategy under the guidance of the US Operational Navy (OPNAV) N7 for Force Design and the Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Navy (DASN), Operational Energy. The deterrence strategy primarily includes military deterrence options and Functional Economic Deterrent Options (FEDO) but also considers and multiple elements of national power. The scope of FEDOs include energy related initiatives which has brought attention to the vulnerabilities of US, allies and partners in a protracted conflict in the Indo-Pacific. Contested logistics is a critical issue that the team is examining by creating operational logistics (OPLOG) initiatives that mitigate the vulnerabilities, thereby signaling to China that US, allies, and partners can win in a protracted conflict. The study specifically requires expertise in geopolitics in the China-Taiwan issue and the surrounding countries. Broad knowledge about the economics, social dynamics and culture of the countries is sought. Analysis may take various forms, such as Delphic methods, wargame analysis, campaign analysis, as well as output analysis of computer simulations. Interpretation of the data requires in-depth knowledge of regional conflicts, the state actors, leaders, and the population of the affected countries. Period of Performance will be 1 year upon Award, with two options.

The scope of the subject matter is partitioned into 1) the development of value models that are associated with military and economic 2.0 Scope:

deterrent option, along with the reasoning and geopolitical foundations for the level of deterrence that may be expected if an option is revealed to an aggressor, 2) provide geopolitical analysis on the results of wargames, campaign analysis, simulation experiments and exercises, as well as qualitative assessments of conditions in the China-Taiwan scenario, 3) provide technical advice to the research and project leads regarding the China-Taiwan issues, as well as capture the processes and decision calculus of China's leadership, and 4) serve as the co-principal investigator and primary advisor to the Principal Investigator for the associated research projects. The scope of work includes travel and support to the broader analysis team at events in the United States Indo-Pacific Command (INDOPACOM) Theater, Washington DC, and where academic and research institutes that can support this effort may be located.

The contractor shall perform the following task(s) as follows:3.0 Tasks:

3.1 Prepare for the analysis by completing the following preparation phase tasks:

3.1.1 Review the results of computer simulation outcomes in a China-Taiwan scenario, wargame results of the FEDO development workshop, and analysis of operational logistics initiatives.

3.1.2 Attend a bi-weekly meeting with the FEDO analysis team to become familiar with the event trace output format (the primary visual aid used for reasoning about FEDO behaviors), analysis execution, and expectations.

3.1.3 Recommend specific and sequence of FEDOs, as well as operational logistics initiatives that may result in increasing the likelihood of deterring China from acting to seize and control Taiwan.

3.2 Serve as the co-Principal Investigator and primary technical advisor to the Principal Investigator for Future Fleet design, Contested Logistics, and Operational Logistics Initiatives Studies:

3.2.1 Attend regular meetings with faculty, researchers and students to provide guidance in their research methodologies in person or remotely depending on the location and circumstance utilizing in person communication, phone, or teams or other video teleconferencing software/technology when in person meetings are not an available option.

3.2.2 Support presentations to leadership at different organizations.

3.2.3 Assess the content and quality of products that are revealed and/or deployed in an exercise, game, or campaign.

3.3 Apply value-focused thinking to create models that relate People's Republic of China's critical decision variables with its desire to behave contrary to US wishes. Tasks include:

3.3.1 Identify quantitative variables critical to PRC's decision-making.

3.3.2 Provide analysis and evidentiary support for the credibility of the variables.

3.3.3 Create a relational function or model for the variables with PRC operational commanders' projected actions and outcomes and the PRC's level of desire to behave contrary to US wishes.

3.3.4 Validate the models through independent and analytic means, including but not limited to consultation with research institutes and inter-agencies, and use of historical data and other models.

3.3.5 Apply the value models to military outcomes and to results of economic deterrent options. Use value models to aggregate the impact on the level of deterrence.

3.4 Travel will be required to complete all tasks to support broader analysis team at events in the INDOPACOM Theater, Washington DC, and where academic and research institutes that can support this effort may be located.

The contractor shall be responsible for providing the following deliverables:4.0 Deliverables:

4.1 A validation review and analysis of FEDO. Incorporate analysis of the effects of certain military postures that support the FEDOs.

4.2 A validation review and analysis of OPLOG initiatives in a contested logistics scenario. Incorporate analysis of the effects of certain military postures that support the OPLOG initiatives.

4.3 A recommended selection (with rationale) of FEDOs and the sequence that they are revealed or deployed such that they have the greatest chance to deter China's decision to seize and control Taiwan.

4.4 A report on how the PRC decision variables apply to military operations, OPLOG initiatives, and economic options.

4.5 Briefings to leadership.

4.6 White papers and information papers to support discussion and decisions which may include mention of information found valuable by travel to required locations.

Performance Measurement - Quality Assurance Plan

TASK

DELIVERABLE

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BE INSPECTED

ACCEPTABLE QUALITY LEVEL (AQL) METHOD FREQUENCY

4.1 Showcase Presentation Assessment

Informs OPNAV N7 and DASN (Operational Energy) about the project according to a provided rubric and includes free-text observations, learning outcomes, and areas for further research resulting from SME's participation in the FEDO analysis.

Review conducted with NPS faculty and other SMEs.

Contract initiation

4.2 Validation Review

The review and analysis must be supported with relevant theoretical foundations and practical experience.

Peer review with NPS faculty and other SMEs.

Continuously throughout the period of performance

If performance falls below the AQL defined above, the technical representative shall document the instance(s), coordinate with the Contracting Officer and advise the technical representative. The Contractor will be requested to review the documentation and provide a written response on how performance will be corrected in the future. Re-performance of any work for failure to perform in accordance with the specified AQL or task requirement shall be completed at the Contractor's own expense and at no additional cost to the Government.

5.0 Minimum Technical Requirements:

Security Clearance: "Secret" level clearance at the time of award Education: SMEs must have studied the China-Taiwan issue in depth and have a PhD in geopolitics or a related area, including political theory, within the last 5 years.

Resumes must demonstrate (through related experience examples or otherwise) the following:

Demonstrated expertise in geopolitical analysis, particularly concerning the China-Taiwan scenario and the decision-making processes of China's leadership.

Proven ability to develop value models related to military and economic deterrent options. This includes identifying critical quantitative variables, creating relational models, and validating them through analytic means.

Experience in reviewing and interpreting the results of computer simulations, wargames, and campaign analyses Ability to apply value-focused thinking to create models that link the People's Republic China (PRC) decision variables to potential actions and outcomes.

Experience serving as a co-principal investigator or primary technical advisor on research projects.

Ability to provide expert guidance on research methodologies to faculty, researchers, and students.

Excellent communication skills with experience briefing senior leadership.

Proven ability to produce high-quality written reports, including validation reviews, white papers, and information papers with supporting rationale.

Proficiency with modern communication and collaboration tools (e.g. Microsoft Teams or similar teleconferencing software) for remote and in-person meetings.

Must be available to travel to support events and collaborations in the INDOPACOM Theater, Washington D.C., and other locations as required.

6.0 Period of Performance: Upon Award, with two Options.

Contractor's Site or online and at sites for wargames, exercises, and simulation events as the work dictates. Presentations 7.0 Place of Performance:

to leadership will be on-site as needed.

8.0 Government Furnished Property:

8.1 Is the technical representative going to provide the contractor with any Government property? N/A

8.2 Is the Technical POC going to provide the contractor with any Government information? SMEs will be provided with the outputs from previous workshops that will describe the scenarios and economic deterrent options to be analyzed from separate events that occurred in 2025.

9.0 Work Week and Hours of Operation:

The Contractor shall provide services during normal working hours excluding federal holidays. Normal working hours are 0730-1630, Monday through Friday, unless requirements dictate otherwise. Exceptions can be made by the technical representative upon request and at the technical representative's discretion.

Following is a list of holidays observed by the Government.

Name of Holiday Time of Observance New Year's Day 1 January Martin Luther King Jr. Day Third Monday in January President's Day Third Monday in February Memorial Day Last Monday in May Juneteenth 19 June Independence Day 4 July Labor Day First Monday in September Columbus Day Second Monday in October Veteran's Day 10 November Thanksgiving Day Fourth Thursday in November Christmas Day 25 December

If any of the above holidays occur on a Saturday or a Sunday, then such holiday shall be observed by the Contractor in accordance with the practice as observed by the assigned Government employees at the using activity.

10.0 Travel:

Travel will be in accordance with the Joint Travel Regulations (JTR) and will be reimbursed by the government on an as-incurred basis.

11.0 Transition Activities: It is essential to the Government that services required under this PWS are performed without interruption. At the conclusion of any performance period, including option periods or extensions, the services provided under this PWS may be awarded to another contractor. The contractor in place shall be required to assist in the transition activities.

Contractor personnel performing work under this contract must have secret clearance at time of the proposal 12.0 Security Requirements:

submission and must maintain the level of security required for the life of the contract. The security requirements are in accordance with the attached DD254. Contractor Key Personnel must be U.S. Citizens. Contractors performing on this contract will sign a Non-Disclosure Agreement for the J7 study materials. Contractors performing on this contract are required to familiarize themselves with, and participate in, the Naval Postgraduate School's OPSEC program. Must be familiar with and comply with NPSINST 3432.1B, the NPS Critical Information List, DOD Directive 5205.02E and their applicable references. The contractor will be required to complete OPSEC and counter-intelligence training within 30 days of beginning the work or provide proof of OPSEC and counterintelligence training completed within the previous 12 months. The contractor may not publicly release any information about developmental work or curriculum at NPS without prior written approval from the Principal Investigator (PI).

Full-time contractor personnel working at NPS shall complete Intelligence Oversight training (TWMS-663371 or equivalent) within 30 days of beginning the work and yearly thereafter. Contact your Contracting Officer Representative or Technical Point of Contact listed below for training slides and self-certification. In addition, the contractor shall immediately report any Questionable Intelligence Activity (QIA) or a Significant or Highly Sensitive Matter (S/HSM), as defined by SECNAVINST 3820.3F, to the Technical Point of Contact (TPOC).

13.0 Human Subject Research:

Contractor personnel performing work under this contract may not support, advise, or conduct research involving human subjects. If at any time during the period of performance of this contract the tasks involve human subject research, the Contractor shall immediately notify the Contracting Officer. The contract must be amended in accordance with DoDD 3216.02 and DFAR 252.235-7004 in the event human subject research is proposed.

14.0 Privacy Act Statement:

"Pursuant to Title 5 United States Code 552a(m)(l), the contractor and all employees of the contractor working under this contract are required to comply with the requirements of 5 U.S.C. 552a ("The Privacy Act of 1974")."

15.0 Identification of Contractor Employees:

In accordance with DFAR 211.106, there shall be a clear distinction between Government employees and service contractor employees. Service contractor employees shall identify themselves as contractor personnel by introducing themselves or being introduced as contractor personnel.

Contractor personnel will be required to obtain and wear badges or other visible identification for meetings with Government personnel to provide a clear distinction between service contractor employees and Government personnel. In addition, contractor personnel shall appropriately identify themselves as contractor employees in telephone conversations and in formal and informal written correspondence. They must also ensure that all documents or reports produced by contractors are suitably marked as contractor products or that contractor participation is appropriately disclosed.

16.0 Non-Personal Services Statement:

Contractor employees performing services under this order will be controlled, directed, and always supervised by management personnel of the contractor. Contractor management will ensure that employees properly comply with the performance standards outlined in the SOW. Contractor employees will perform their duties independent of, and without the supervision of, any Government official or other Defense Contractor. The tasks, duties, and responsibilities set forth in the task order may not be interpreted or implemented in any manner that results in any contractor employee creating or modifying Federal policy, obligating the appropriated funds of the United States Government, overseeing the work of Federal employees, or otherwise violating the prohibitions set forth in Parts 7.5 and 37.1 of the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR). The Government will control access to the facility and will perform the inspection and acceptance of the completed work.

17.0 SUPTXT204-9400(4-22) CONTRACTOR UNCLASSIFIED ACCESS TO FEDERALLY CONTROLLED FACILITIES, SENSITIVE

INFORMATION, INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY SYSTEMS OR PROTECTED HEALTH INFORMATION

The following shall be inserted in full text in all solicitations and contracts (including commercial acquisitions) which require contractor unclassified access to federally controlled facilities, sensitive information, Information Technology (IT) systems or protected health information. For commercial acquisitions, this text shall be incorporated into the PWS.

The security text does not apply in cases where the contractor/vendor does not have access to Navy Marine Corps Intranet (NMCI) computers, is not issued a Common Access Card (CAC) and is involved in training or other short-term duties of less than 30 days duration that allow for the use of a visitor request. In these cases, the government employee must submit a Visitor Access Request (VAR) to the main gate or applicable processing entity for your facility and assume responsibility to escort those without CAC Credentials.

This clause local text does not apply to non-United States (U.S.) Nationals (foreign nationals) who are contactor employees performing work overseas. The clause local text is applicable to the U.S. Nationals living in the U.S. or overseas who are performing work on a Navy contract.

The investigation of a non-U.S. national at a foreign location must be consistent with a National Agency Check with Written Inquiries (NACI), to the extent possible and include a fingerprint check against the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) criminal history database, an FBI investigations file (name check) search and a name check against the terrorist screening database. Also, the above cited reference notes that Foreign Nationals may not be granted CAC credentials until completion of their investigation and not in the interim.

Per Department of Defense Memorandum (DoDM) 5200.2, Department of Defense (DoD) components must initiate and ensure completion of a background investigation before applying the credentialing standards to a non-U.S. national at a foreign location. The background investigation must be favorably adjudicated before a CAC can be issued to a non-U.S. national at a foreign location. The type of background investigation may vary based on standing reciprocity treaties concerning identity assurance and information exchanges that exist between the U.S. and its allies or agency agreements with the host country.

CONTRACTOR UNCLASSIFIED ACCESS TO FEDERALLY CONTROLLED FACILITIES, SENSITIVE INFORMATION, IT

SYSTEMS OR PROTECTED HEALTH INFORMATION

Executive Order 13467, Reforming Processes Related to Suitability for Government Employee, Fitness for Contractor Employees and Eligibility for Access to Classified National Security Information, Homeland Security Presidential Directive (HSPD)-12, requires government agencies to develop and implement Federal security standards for Federal employees and contractors. The 5 CFR 32 Part 157 in concert with DoD Manual 1000.13, Vol 1, implements the Federal Standards.

APPLICABILITY

This text applies to all DoD sponsored individuals who require CAC eligibility (or login and P/W if acceptable per contract) for: Physical access to DoD facilities or non-DoD facilities on behalf of DoD; Logical access to information systems (whether on site or remotely); or remote access to DoD networks that use only the CAC logon for user authentication, or access to sensitive and protected information. This applies to the Office of the Secretary of Defense (OSD), the Military Departments, the Office of the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and the Joint Staff, the Combatant Commands, the Office of the Inspector General of the DoD, the Defense Agencies, the DoD Field Activities and all other organizational entities within the DoD (hereinafter referred to collectively as the "DoD Components").

Each contractor employee providing services at a Navy command under this contract is required to obtain a DoD CAC. Additionally, depending on the level of computer/network access, the contract employee will require a successful investigation as detailed below.

ACCESS TO FEDERAL FACILITIES

Per HSPD-12 and implementing guidance, all contractor employees working at a federally controlled base, facility or activity under this clause will require a DoD CAC. When access to a base, facility or activity is required contractor employees shall in-process with the Command's Security Manager (CSM) upon arrival at the command and shall out-process prior to their departure at the completion of the individual's performance under the contract.

START-UP PERIOD

All contractor resource onboarding documents must be submitted via the prime contractor. The prime contractor shall make all necessary preparations to assume full responsibility for productive performance as of the performance start date.

Definition of "productive":

a. Visit Authorization Request (VAR)

b. Contractor Information Sheet (CIS)

c. FD-258 Fingerprint Card

d. Completed Electronic Investigation (EQIP)

e. All contractor resource(s) must have an active Joint Personnel Adjudication System (JPAS) profile

f. Common Access Card (CAC)

Note (1): Invoicing by the contractor will begin as of the commencement of the performance period of services and no reimbursement will be paid by the government for efforts expended during the start-up period.

Note (2): Foreign Nationals are not allowed access to the functional/system side of Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP).

ACCESS TO DOD INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY (IT) SYSTEM

In Accordance With (IAW) Secretary of the Navy (SECNAV) M-5510.30, contractor employees who require access to Department of the Navy (DoN) or DoD networks are categorized as IT-I, IT-II, or IT-III. The IT-II level, defined in detail in SECNAV M-5510.30, includes positions which require access to sensitive information. Sensitive information includes information protected under the Privacy Act, to include PHI. All contract employees under this contract who require access to Privacy Act protected information are therefore categorized as no lower than IT-II. IT Levels are determined by the required activity's Command Information System Security Manager (ISSM)/Information Assurance Manager (IAM).

Contractor employees requiring privileged, or IT-I level access, (when specified by the terms of the contract) require a Single Scope Background Investigation (SSBI) or T5 or T5R equivalent investigation, which is a higher-level investigation than the National Agency Check (NAC) with Law and Credit (NACLC)/T3/T3R described below. Due to the privileged system access, an investigation suitable for High-Risk national security positions is required. Individuals who have access to system control, monitoring, or administration functions (e.g., system administrator, database administrator) require training and certification to Information Assurance (IA) Technical Level 1 and must be trained and certified on the Operating System (OS) or Computing Environment (CE) they are required to maintain.

Access to sensitive IT systems is contingent upon a favorably adjudicated background investigation. When access to IT systems is required for performance of the contractor employee's duties, such employees shall in-process with the Navy CSM and ISSM/IAM manager upon arrival to the Navy command and shall out-process prior to their departure at the completion of the individual's performance under the contract. Completion and approval of a System Authorization Access Request Navy (SAAR-N) form is required for all individuals accessing Navy IT resources. The decision to authorize access to a government IT system/network is inherently governmental. The contractor supervisor is not authorized to sign the SAAR-N;

therefore, the government employee with knowledge of the system/network access required or the technical point of contact shall sign the SAAR-N as the supervisor.

The SAAR-N shall be forwarded to the CSM at least thirty (30) days prior to the individual's start date. Failure to provide the required documentation at least thirty (30) days prior to the individual's start date may result in delaying the individual's start date.

When required to maintain access to the required IT systems or networks, the contractor shall ensure that all employees requiring access complete annual Cyber Awareness training and maintain a current requisite background investigation. The contractor's security representative shall contact the CSM for guidance when reinvestigations are required.

INTERIM ACCESS

The CSM may authorize issuance of a DoD CAC and interim access to a DoN or DoD unclassified computer/network upon a favorable review of the investigative questionnaire and advance favorable fingerprint results. When the results of the investigation are received and a favorable determination is not made, the contractor employee working on the contract under interim access will be denied access to the computer network and this denial will not relieve the contractor of his/her responsibility to perform.

DENIAL OR TERMINATION OF ACCESS

The potential consequences of any requirement under this clause including denial or termination of physical or system access in no way relieve the contractor from the requirement to execute performance under the contract within the timeframes specified in the contract. Contractors shall plan in processing their employees and subcontractor employees. The contractor shall insert this clause in all subcontracts when the subcontractor is permitted to have unclassified access to a federally controlled facility, federally controlled information system/network and/or to government information, meaning information not authorized for public release.

CONTRACTOR'S SECURITY REPRESENTATIVE

The contractor shall designate an employee to serve as the contractor's security representative. Within three (3) working days after contract award, the contractor shall provide to the requiring activity's Security Manager and the Contracting Officer, in writing, the name, title, address and phone number for the contractor's security representative. The contractor's security representative shall be the primary point of contact on any security matter. The contractor's security representative shall not be replaced or removed without prior notice to the Contracting Officer and CSM.

BACKGROUND INVESTIGATION REQUIREMENTS AND SECURITY APPROVAL PROCESS FOR CONTRACTORS ASSIGNED TO

NATIONAL SECURITY POSITIONS OR PERFORMING SENSITIVE DUTIES

Navy security policy requires that all positions be given a sensitivity value based on level of risk factors to ensure appropriate protective measures are applied. Contractor employees under this contract are recognized as Non-Critical Sensitive [ADP/IT-II] positions when the contract scope of work require physical access to a federally controlled base, facility, or activity and/or requiring access to a DoD computer/network, to perform unclassified sensitive duties. This designation is also applied to contractor employees who access Privacy Act and PHI, provide support associated with fiduciary duties, or perform duties that have been identified as National Security Positions. At a minimum, each contractor employee must be a US citizen and have a favorably completed NACLC or T3 or T3R equivalent investigation to obtain a favorable determination for assignment to a non-critical sensitive or IT-II position. The investigation consists of a standard NAC, and an FBI fingerprint check plus law enforcement checks and credit checks.

Each contractor employee filling a non-critical sensitive or IT-II position is required to complete:

SF-86 Questionnaire for National Security Positions (or equivalent Office of Personnel Management (OPM) investigative product)

Two FD-258 Applicant Fingerprint Cards (or an electronic fingerprint submission

Original Signed Release Statements Failure to provide the required documentation at least thirty (30) days prior to the individual's start date shall result in delaying the individual's start date. Background investigations shall be reinitiated as required to ensure investigations remain current (not older than ten (10) years) throughout the contract performance period. The contractor's security representative shall contact the CSM for guidance when reinvestigations are required.

Regardless of their duties or IT access requirements, ALL contractor employees shall in-process with the CSM upon arrival to the command and shall out-process prior to their departure at the completion of the individual's performance under the contract. Employees requiring IT access shall also check-in and check-out with the Navy command's ISSM/IAM. Completion and approval of a SAAR-N form is required for all individuals accessing Navy IT resources. The SAAR-N shall be forwarded to the Navy CSM at least thirty (30) days prior to the individual's start date. Failure to provide the required documentation at least thirty (30) days prior to the individual's start date shall result in delaying the individual's start date.

The contractor shall ensure that each contract employee requiring access to IT systems or networks completes annual Cyber Awareness training and maintains a current requisite background investigation. Contractor employees shall accurately complete the required investigative forms prior to submission to the CSM. The CSM will review the submitted documentation for completeness prior to submitting it to the OPM; Potential suitability or security issues identified may render the contractor employee ineligible for the assignment. An unfavorable determination is final (subject to SF-86 appeal procedures) and such a determination does not relieve the contractor from meeting any contractual obligation under the contract. The CSM will forward the required forms to OPM for processing. Once the investigation is complete, the results will be forwarded by OPM to the DoD Central Adjudication Facility (CAF) for a determination.

If the contractor employee already possesses a current favorably adjudicated investigation, the contractor shall submit a VAR via the JPAS or a hard copy VAR directly from the contractor's security representative. Although the contractor will take JPAS owning role over the contractor employee, the Navy command will take JPAS "Servicing" role over the contractor employee during the hiring process and for the duration of assignment under that contract. The contractor shall include the IT position category per SECNAV M-5510.30 for each employee designated on a VAR. The VAR requires annual renewal for the duration of the employees' performance under the contract.

BACKGROUND INVESTIGATION REQUIREMENTS AND SECURITY APPROVAL PROCESS FOR CONTRACTORS ASSIGNED TO OR

PERFORMING NON-SENSITIVE DUTIES

Contractor employees whose work is unclassified and non-sensitive (e.g., performing certain duties such as lawn maintenance, vendor services, etc...)

and who require physical access to publicly accessible areas to perform those duties shall meet the following minimum requirements:

Must be either a U.S. citizen or a U.S. permanent resident with a minimum of 3 years of legal residency in the U.S. (as required by the Deputy Secretary of Defense DTM 08-006 or its subsequent DoD Instruction (INST)) and

Must have a favorably completed NACI or T1 investigation equivalent including a FBI fingerprint check prior to installation access.

To be considered for a favorable trustworthiness determination, the CSR must submit for all employees each of the following:

SF-85 Questionnaire for Non-Sensitive Positions

Two FD-258 Applicant Fingerprint Cards (or an electronic fingerprint submission)

Original Signed Release Statements

The contractor shall ensure each individual employee has a current favorably completed NACI or T1 equivalent investigation or ensure successful FBI fingerprint results have been gained and investigation has been processed with OPM.

Failure to provide the required documentation at least thirty (30) days prior to the individual's start date may result in delaying the individual's start date.

* Consult with your CSM and ISSM/IAM for local policy when IT-III (non-sensitive) access is required for non-U.S. citizens outside the U.S. *

**Alternative language which may be included as appropriate:

Contractor and all Contractor personnel with access to or responsibility for proprietary information of this contract shall comply with DoD Directive 8500.1E IA, DoDI 8510.01 Risk Management Framework (RMF) for DoD IT, DoD Directive 5400.11 DoD Privacy Program, DoD 5200.2-R Personnel Security Program and HSPD 12.

X.1 Be CAC Level II ready prior to reporting for work.

X.2 At minimum, all contractor personnel must possess/maintain a favorable Tier 3 investigation: formerly a NAC with Local Agency Check and Credit Check (NACLC). This requirement is critical in order to access the database systems within NAVSUP. It is Contracting Companies;

responsibility to ensure that 100% of the contractors have Tier 3 investigation/IT Level II. In addition, interim approval of clearances is not authorized.

X.3 Be citizens of the U.S.

X.4 If at any time, any contractor person requiring a CAC is unable to possess/maintain an adjudicated Tier 3 investigation, the contractor shall immediately notify the NAVSUP COR to coordinate removal of such a person from work under this contract.

X.5 Contractor personnel with access to or responsibility for nonpublic government data under this contract must comply with HSPD-12 Personal Identity Verification (PIV) issuance requirements, known as the CAC for NAVSUP.

* Consult with your Command Security Manager and Information Assurance Manager for local policy when IT-III (non-sensitive) access is required for non-US citizens outside the United States.

Requirements Mission Engineering Support Integrated Deterrence, Navy Future Fleet Design, and Contested Logistics Using Quantified Geopolitical Analysis

Section D - Packaging and Marking

Section E - Inspection and Acceptance

Overall Contract Inspection/Acceptance Locations

Inspection and Acceptance Location

Both Destination Instructions: See Performance Work Statement (PWS) for Acceptance/inspection criteria.

DoDAAC: N62271 CountryCode: USA

NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL

PRESIDENT CODE 00B RM HE-159, 1 UNIVERSITY CIRCLE

MONTEREY, CA 93943-5098

UNITED STATES

TBD, TBD

Email: TBD Telephone: TBD

Inspection and Acceptance Location

Both Destination Instructions: See Performance Work Statement (PWS) for Acceptance/inspection criteria.

DoDAAC: N62271 CountryCode: USA

NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL

PRESIDENT CODE 00B RM HE-159, 1 UNIVERSITY CIRCLE

MONTEREY, CA 93943-5098

UNITED STATES

TBD, TBD

Email: TBD Telephone: TBD

Option Line Item

Inspection and Acceptance Location

Both Destination Instructions: See Performance Work Statement (PWS) for Acceptance/inspection criteria.

DoDAAC: N62271 CountryCode: USA

NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL

PRESIDENT CODE 00B RM HE-159, 1 UNIVERSITY CIRCLE

MONTEREY, CA 93943-5098

UNITED STATES

TBD, TBD

Email: TBD Telephone: TBD

Option Line Item

Inspection and Acceptance Location

Both Destination Instructions: See Performance Work Statement (PWS) for Acceptance/inspection criteria.

DoDAAC: N62271 CountryCode: USA

NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL

PRESIDENT CODE 00B RM HE-159, 1 UNIVERSITY CIRCLE

MONTEREY, CA 93943-5098

UNITED STATES

TBD, TBD

Email: TBD Telephone: TBD

Option Line Item

Inspection and Acceptance Location

Both Destination Instructions: See Performance Work Statement (PWS) for Acceptance/inspection criteria.

DoDAAC: N62271 CountryCode: USA

NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL

PRESIDENT CODE 00B RM HE-159, 1 UNIVERSITY CIRCLE

MONTEREY, CA 93943-5098

UNITED STATES

TBD, TBD

Email: TBD Telephone: TBD

Option Line Item

Inspection and Acceptance Location

Both Destination Instructions: See Performance Work Statement (PWS) for Acceptance/inspection criteria.

DoDAAC: N62271 CountryCode: USA

NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL

PRESIDENT CODE 00B RM HE-159, 1 UNIVERSITY CIRCLE

MONTEREY, CA 93943-5098

UNITED STATES

TBD, TBD

Email: TBD Telephone: TBD

Section F - Deliveries or Performance

Overall Contract Delivery Period

Contractor Destination

Line Item Delivery Schedule Quantity Address and POC

Delivery On Or Before Delivery Date 29 Sep 2027

Period of Performance From 30 Sep 2026 To 29 Sep 2027

450 Hours Ship To DoDAAC: N62271 CountryCode: USA

NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL

RECEIVING OFFICE BLDG 349, 1988 LAKE DEL MONTE DRIVE

MONTEREY, CA 93943-5301

UNITED STATES

TBD, TBD

Email: TBD Telephone: TBD

Delivery On Or Before Delivery Date 29 Sep 2027

Period of Performance From 30 Sep 2026 To 29 Sep 2027

7 Each Ship To DoDAAC: N62271 CountryCode: USA

NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL

RECEIVING OFFICE BLDG 349, 1988 LAKE DEL MONTE DRIVE

MONTEREY, CA 93943-5301

UNITED STATES

TBD, TBD

Email: TBD Telephone: TBD

Option Line Item

Delivery On Or Before Delivery Date 29 Sep 2028

Period of Performance From 30 Sep 2027 To 29 Sep 2028

300 Hours Ship To DoDAAC: N62271 CountryCode: USA

NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL

RECEIVING OFFICE BLDG 349, 1988 LAKE DEL MONTE DRIVE

MONTEREY, CA 93943-5301

UNITED STATES

TBD, TBD

Email: TBD Telephone: TBD

Option Line Item

Delivery On Or Before Delivery Date 29 Sep 2028

Period of Performance From 30 Sep 2027 To 29 Sep 2028

4 Each Ship To DoDAAC: N62271 CountryCode: USA

NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL

RECEIVING OFFICE BLDG 349, 1988 LAKE DEL MONTE DRIVE

MONTEREY, CA 93943-5301

UNITED STATES

TBD, TBD

Email: TBD Telephone: TBD

Option Line Item

Delivery On Or Before Delivery Date 29 Sep 2029

Period of Performance From 30 Sep 2028 To 29 Sep 2029

300 Hours Ship To DoDAAC: N62271 CountryCode: USA

NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL

RECEIVING OFFICE BLDG 349, 1988 LAKE DEL MONTE DRIVE

MONTEREY, CA 93943-5301

UNITED STATES

TBD, TBD

Email: TBD Telephone: TBD

Option Line Item

Delivery On Or Before Delivery Date 29 Sep 2028

Period of Performance From 30 Sep 2027 To 29 Sep 2028

4 Each Ship To DoDAAC: N62271 CountryCode: USA

NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL

RECEIVING OFFICE BLDG 349, 1988 LAKE DEL MONTE DRIVE

MONTEREY, CA 93943-5301

UNITED STATES

TBD, TBD

Email: TBD Telephone: TBD

Section G - Contract Administration Data The NAVSUP Fleet Logistics Center San Diego will retain post award administration of this contract. Contact the contract specialist if any post award delivery delays, performance problems, or other issues arise during the performance of this order.

TBDGOVERNMENT POC for End User:

TBDCONTRACTOR POINT OF CONTACT (POC):

GOVERNMENT POC for Contract Administration:

Brenna Bronder Contract Specialist NAVSUP Fleet Logistics Center San Diego (FLCSD) 3985 Cummings Road, Bldg. 116, 3rd Floor San Diego, CA 92136-4200 E-Mail: brenna.m.bronder.civ@us.navy.mil Phone: (619) 556-5226

METHOD OF INVOICING:

Invoices for materials resulting from this order shall be submitted electronically through Wide Area Work Flow (WAWF). IAW DFARS 252.232- 7003. The Contractor shall upload all applicable inspection/ acceptance documentation to the WAWF system as an attachment. Failure to upload it may result in a delay to invoice payment processing.

iRAPT (Invoicing, Receipt, Acceptance and Property Transfer formerly known as WAWF) has been designated as the Department of Defense standard for electronic invoicing and payment.

iRAPT POINT OF CONTACT: To comply with the above initiative, you must register in iRAPT and have the appropriate CAGE Code activated.

Your System for Award Management (SAM) Electronic Business Point of Contact (EBPOC) is responsible for activating the company's CAGE Code in iRAPT by calling 1-866-618-5988. Once the Recipient's CAGE code is activated, the SAM EBPOC will self-register in iRAPT and follow the instructions for a group administrator. After the CAGE Code is set-up on iRAPT, any additional persons responsible for submitting payment requests must self-register in WAWF.

DO NOT SEND INVOICES TO THE NAVSUP FLC SAN DIEGO CONTRACTING DEPARTMENT

PAYMENT INSTRUCTIONS:

Payment table included at PGI 204.7108(b)(2) is hereby incorporated at the following link:

https://www.acq.osd.mil/dpap/dars/pgi/pgi_htm/current/PGI204_71.htm#payment_instructions PAYMENT: The Government anticipates paying fully certified invoices on a Net 30-day basis. Payment of fully certified invoices for partial delivers of material is hereby authorized. Distribution of payment will be made by Electronic Funds Transfer (EFT) to the contractors account established in the CCR database. It is the responsibility of the contractor to review such accounts to ensure that payment has been reviewed.

The Contractor is hereby advised that the United States Government and Agencies are exempt from State and Local SALES TAX EXEMPTION:

Government Tax by virtue of Article 6 of the United States Constitution. No exemption certificate is required.

UNIT PRICES (OCT 2001)

Contractor unit prices, when incorporated into a Government contract, will be released under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) without further notice to the contractor submitter. If the Contractor takes issue with the release, it should submit its proposal data with the appropriate legends and explain in detail why such data cannot be released as a public record under the Freedom of Information Act.

REVIEW OF AGENCY PROTESTS

The contracting activity, Fleet Logistics Center San Diego (FLCSD) will process agency protests in accordance with the requirements set forth in FAR 33.103(d). Pursuant to FAR 33.103(d)(4), agency protests may be filed directly with the appropriate reviewing authority; or, a protestor may appeal a decision rendered by a contracting officer to the reviewing authority.

The reviewing authority for FLCSD is the Director, Regional Contracts Department, Fleet Logistics Center San Diego at 3985 Cummings Road, Bldg.

116, San Diego, CA 92132-0060. Agency procurement protests should clearly identify the initial adjudicating official, i.e., the "contracting officer" or "reviewing official." Offerors should note this review of the Contracting Officer's decision will not extend GAO's timeliness requirements. Therefore, any subsequent protest to GAO must be filed within 10 days of knowledge of initial adverse agency action.

SUPTXT 203.1106-1 (3-18) NAVY USE OF ABILITYONE SUPPORT CONTRACTOR - RELEASE OF OFFEROR INFORMATION NAVSUP Fleet Logistics Center San Diego (FLCSD) may utilize contractor support through the AbilityOne Program, as needed, to perform contract closeout functions for this acquisition. Information, including business sensitive/confidential or proprietary data, that the offeror provides to the government or information already in the possession of the government may be viewed and utilized by the AbilityOne Program support contractor personnel during the course of its contract performance. The information that may be made available to the support contractor may include, for example, pricing and technical proposals, historical contract, pricing and performance information, Commercial Asset Visibility (CAV) reporting information and similar data/information. By submission of a proposal in response to this solicitation, the offeror and its subcontractors consent to a release of their business sensitive/confidential or proprietary data to the government's AbilityOne Program support contractor personnel. AbilityOne will have a Non-Disclosure/Non-Use Agreement in place with the Government in order to comply with DFARS 252-227-7025. The offeror retains the right to engage AbilityOne in a non-disclosure agreement pursuant to DFARS 252.227-7025(b)(5)(iv).

DFARS Clauses Incorporated by Reference

Number Title Effective Date

Alternate/ Deviation

Variation Effective Date

252.232-7003 Electronic Submission of Payment Requests and Receiving Reports. Dec 2018

DFARS Clauses Incorporated by Full Text

252.232-7006 Wide Area WorkFlow Payment Instructions. (Jan 2023)

WIDE AREA WORKFLOW PAYMENT INSTRUCTIONS (JAN 2023)

(a) As used in this clause- Definitions.

"Department of Defense Activity Address Code (DoDAAC)" is a six position code that uniquely identifies a unit, activity, or organization.

"Document type" means the type of payment request or receiving report available for creation in Wide Area WorkFlow (WAWF).

"Local processing office (LPO)" is the office responsible for payment certification when payment certification is done external to the entitlement system.

"Payment request" and "receiving report" are defined in the clause at 252.232-7003, Electronic Submission of Payment Requests and Receiving Reports.

(b) The WAWF system provides the method to electronically process vendor payment requests and receiving reports, as Electronic invoicing.

authorized by Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (DFARS) 252.232-7003, Electronic Submission of Payment Requests and Receiving Reports.

(c) To access WAWF, the Contractor shall- WAWF access.

(1) Have a designated electronic business point of contact in the System for Award Management at https://www.sam.gov; and

(2) Be registered to use WAWF at https://wawf.eb.mil/ following the step-by-step procedures for self-registration available at this web site.

(d) The Contractor should follow the training instructions of the WAWF Web-Based Training Course and use the Practice WAWF training.

Training Site before submitting payment requests through WAWF. Both can be accessed by selecting the "Web Based Training" link on the WAWF home page at https://wawf.eb.mil/

(e) Document submissions may be via web entry, Electronic Data Interchange, or File Transfer WAWF methods of document submission.

Protocol.

(f) The Contractor shall use the following information when submitting payment requests and receiving reports WAWF payment instructions.

in WAWF for this contract or task or delivery order:

(1) The Contractor shall submit payment requests using the following document type(s): Document type.

(i) For cost-type line items, including labor-hour or time-and-materials, submit a cost voucher.

(ii) For fixed price line items-

(A) That require shipment of a deliverable, submit the invoice and receiving report specified by the Contracting Officer.

(Contracting Officer: Insert applicable invoice and receiving report document type(s) for fixed price line items that require shipment of a deliverable.)

(B) For services that do not require shipment of a deliverable, submit either the Invoice 2in1, which meets the requirements for the invoice and receiving report, or the applicable invoice and receiving report, as specified by the Contracting Officer.

(Contracting Officer: Insert either "Invoice 2in1" or the applicable invoice and receiving report document type(s) for fixed price line items for services.)

(iii) For customary progress payments based on costs incurred, submit a progress payment request.

(iv) For performance based payments, submit a performance based payment request.

(v) For commercial financing, submit a commercial financing request.

(2) ) Fast Pay requests are only permitted when Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 52.213-1 is included in the contract.

[Note: The Contractor may use a WAWF "combo" document type to create some combinations of invoice and receiving report in one step.]

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