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SUMMARY OF CHANGES

SECTION A - SOLICITATION/CONTRACT FORM

The required response date/time has changed from 15-Feb-2019 12:00 PM to 25-Feb-2019 02:00 PM.

The following have been added by full text:

DESCRIPTION OF CHANGES

The purpose of this Amendment is to reflect changes from Industry questions / Government responses to include:

1) Section A

a) Removed SCI language;

2) Section B

a) Changed Year 5 from 10/01/2024-09/30/2025 to 10/01/2023-09/30/2024;

3) Section C

a) 3.0 Requirements, para. 3.1.2 Work Locations and Facilities was updated to include breakdown in percentages of work locations and refers to attachment P-9;

b) Para. 3.9 Position Requirements was changed to remove all SCI requirements from labor categories;

c) Labor category “C/KC-130 In-Flight Engineer”, removed the word “In”;

d) 3.9 Position Requirements (E-2/C-2 Weapon System Operator/Flight Test Engineer (NFO CAT C/D) “states that must be a graduate of a Test Pilot School”, will read “A graduate of one of the following: U.S. Naval Test Pilot School, U.S. Air Force Test Pilot School, Empire Test Pilot School, EPNER Test Pilot School is desired. Two years RDT&E experience is required.”;

e) 3.9 Position Requirements (F-18 WSO (CAT A/B/C) description states that must be a graduate of a Test Pilot School will be changed to read, ““A minimum of 1,000 hours in the F-18 (A/B/C/D/E/F/G) T/M/S and two years of RDT&E flight test experience required. For CAT C must be a graduate of one of the military test pilot schools - USNTPS, USAFTPS, Empire, and EPNER is desired. Two years of RDT&E flight test experience required.”;

f) 3.9 Position Requirements (Fixed Wing Instructor Pilot) change word from “rotary” to “fixed”;

g) 3.9 Position Requirements (Non-Flying Fixed and Rotary Wing Flight Instructors) was updated to read, “The Flight Instructor provides individual flight, and ground instructions to military, civilian or international student pilots, flight officers, and engineers in a highly structured training environment. Flight instruction may be performed in a high performance aerobatic aircraft with students who have limited or no previous flight experience. Instruction is based on highly structured syllabus of instruction. Instructors must be able to tailor instruction to students' individual progress and previous qualifications. Instructors must be skilled in providing instruction. This position maintains training folders that accurately reflect student performance and progress, documents student deficiencies and suggests corrective actions, and motivates students having problems with performance or adaptation to the flight environment. Typically performs all functional duties independently. Non-flying flight instructors shall become instructors in ground-based flight simulators. Certification in an exercise as a non-flying flight instructor includes all the training required for a flight instructor minus the flying. Six years of Instructor experience and a Masters' degree are required. Four additional years of experience and a BA/BS may be substituted for the Masters' degree. The non-flying instructors perform all the tasks of a fixed or rotary wing flight instructor except in-flight instruction. Non-flying instructors have no flight qualification or currency requirements. A Secret Clearance is required.”;

h) 3.9 Position Requirements (UAS Group 5 Test Tactical Coordinator (TACCO) (CAT A/B/C/D) was updated to read, “A graduate of one of the military test pilot schools - USNTPS, USAFTPS, Empire or EPNER is desired. Two years of RDT&E flight experience desired.”;

i) Para. 3.1.3.3, removed “for final approval within 30 days of contract award”;

4) Section L, Part A, para. 4.0, Page 98, Proposal Submission, The Volume 2 Past Performance date was changed from 15 days prior to “The submission date for Volumes 1, 2, and 3 shall be no later than the date and time specified in Block 9 of the SF 33 of the RFP”;

a) Para. 3.4.2 Labor Hours table, labor category C/KC-130 Loadmaster, added Pt. Mugu as a Government site;

b) Para. 3.4.2 Labor Hours table, labor category F-18 WSO (CAT A/B/C), added China Lake as a Government site; Page 105 Section 3.3, removed verbiage containing Composite rate with exclusion of fee from fully burdened rate;

c) 3.4.2 Labor Hours, added “The effort facilitation and the performance location are to be requirement driven and will require support at the sights listed in attachment P-9.”;

5) Section M, Part B, para. 1.2 Workforce Qualifications; changed the sentence, "The Government will evaluate the Offeror's proposed Work Statement Approach” to “The Government will evaluate the Offeror’s proposed Workforce Qualifications.”;

6) Section J

a) Attachment P-2 is being removed;

b) Attachment P-3

i) Block 13a, included word, “Example”;

ii) Deleted the sentence, “Executive Summary Table ES-2”;

iii) Instruction 4 was changed from, “within 3 years of the proposed due date” will now read, “five years of the solicitation release date;

iv) Instruction 6 was changed from, “3 years of the proposed due date” will now read, “five years of the solicitation release date;

v) Instruction 10 was changed from, “within 3 years of the proposed due date” will now read, “five years of the solicitation release date”;

vi) Row 13 Title was changed from, “Brief Work Description and/or Program Responsibility for this past contract” to read “Contract Effort Description”;

c) Attachment P-8

i) Added E-2/C2 Weapon System Operator/Flight Test Engineer (NFO CAT C/D) labor category;

ii) Removed EA-6B NFO (CAT A/B/C): Journeyman and EA-6B Pilot (CAT A/B/C): Journeyman labor categories;

iii) Column I-M has been updated to reflect a flat Tripwire rate of $300,000.00 Annually and the Government updated the instructions for Row 8, I-M;

d) Added Attachment P-9 Breakout of Labor Hours;

7) Updated CDRL 003 to reflect, “No Later than Day 1 of start of Period of Performance and approved by the GFR prior to first flight.”

The following have been modified:

SECTION A: GENERAL INFORMATION

NAWCAD Points of Contact:

Contract Specialist: Sheryl Pope Phone: (301) 757-9714 Email: Sheryl.pope@navy.mil

Procuring Contracting Officer: May Dimitrov Phone: (301) 757-6531 Email: may.dimitrov@navy.mil

CONTRACTING OFFICER’S REPRESENTATIVE:

TO BE DETERMINED AT CONTRACT AWARD

(1) The resulting contract will include Cost-Plus-Fixed-Fee (CPFF) contract line item numbers (CLINs) for labor and cost reimbursable (no fee) CLINs for Other Direct Costs (travel and material).

(2) The resulting single award Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract will have an ordering period of five (5) years. If clause 52.217-8 Option to Extend Services is utilized, an extension of performance not to exceed six (6) months may be added at the IDIQ level.

(3) The contractor will not be authorized to access any classified information until a final DD Form 254 is incorporated as an Attachment to this contract. This contract has some programs that may need a Top Secret clearance.

(4) The Offeror’s proposed price will be incorporated in Section B of the contract upon award.

(5) Term task orders issued from this contract will reflect CLINs by funding type. NAVAIR clause 5252.211-9503 Level of Effort will be included in task orders.

(6) This contract is a Standard Labor Category (SLC) Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) Standard Occupational Classifications (SOCs) requirement. There are no Service Contract Act (SCA) labor standards. This contract is solicited as a Full and Open, unrestricted, with no small business set-aside.

(7) The North American Industries Classifications System (NAICS) is 488190. The Product Support Code (PSC) is AC15 and shall be used when reporting to the Enterprise-Wide Contractor Manpower Reporting Application (ECMRA) portal.

SECTION B - SUPPLIES OR SERVICES AND PRICES

B-1 ESTIMATED RATES

TASK ORDER PLACEMENT PROCEDURES

Offerors are advised that all Task Orders placed under this contract may be issued in accordance with the procedures delineated in NAVAIR Clause 5252.216-9534 ALT I (Proposed)(NAVAIR)(AUG 2018) – TASK ORDERS PROCEDURES.

ESTIMATED AND NEGOTIATED LABOR RATES

This language is designed for use in conjunction with H-2 Issuance of Orders Using Streamlined Procedures. The below rates consist of composite fully burdened rates for each labor category, exclusive of fee. The below rates are defined as direct labor rates plus all applicable burdens, to include indirect rates, and subcontracting pass-through costs where applicable; fee will be calculated by the Government using the methodology outlined in clause B-2. The rates below will be utilized when developing estimated labor ceilings for task orders by using the estimated hours per labor category multiplied by the composite rate, inclusive of the fee calculated by the Government in accordance with clause B-2. Invoicing will be based on actual costs incurred. Ceiling for Other Direct Costs will be priced in accordance with the Government Estimate. Orders crossing multiple years will be estimated by the Government using the composite rates for each year in proportion to the period of performance of the order.

NON-PERFORMANCE BASED (TERM) GOVERNMENT SITE

Composite Rates, Excluding Fee (Regardless of Clearance)

SECTION C - DESCRIPTIONS AND SPECIFICATIONS

NON PERFORMANCED BASED

NAVAL TEST WING ATLANTIC/NAVAL TEST WING PACIFIC AIRCREW SERVICES

INTRODUCTION

This Statement of Work (SOW) is intended to describe support required for any air vehicle system, sub-system, component or aviation operation process selected for Test and Evaluation or (T&E) support (refueling, transportation related to T&E, chase, target, etc.) per NAVAIRINST 3710.8. The contractor shall be cognizant of the system applicability and selection process.

Naval Test Wing Atlantic (NTWL) and Naval Test Wing Pacific (NTWP), echelon four commands of the Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR), are a responsible cognizant authority for active T&E and participation in all phases of the weapon system life cycle process for fixed, rotary wing, unmanned aerial and lighter-than-air vehicles. NTWL and NTWP execute flight management of these activities and air vehicles through authority delegated to subordinate Air Test and Evaluation Squadrons (VX/HX) and United States Navy Test Pilot School (USNTPS). These units are designated VX-20, HX-21, and VX-23, VX-30 and VX-31 or others when assigned for command and control by NTWL or NTWP. The test articles are provided to NTWL/NTWP and its test squadrons through several methods. The primary source of assignment is by a major program office for the development, procurement and sustainment of Navy, Marine or Joint Force systems. However, other sources of assignment may include other service components of the Department of Defense (DOD), foreign national defense and commercial systems, other US government agencies engaged in flight operations, as well as commercial aviation flight activities. Occasional support, such as aerial photographer duties will be provided to local commands whose air vehicles are not under the cognizance of NTWL/NTWP. The scope and complexity of these test articles are not limited to full-scale air vehicle systems. NTWL/NTWP provide full system spectrum test capability from complete aircraft down to sub-system components, expendable weapon, sensor, and deception articles and flight worthy software designed to operate and configure the system and its components.

1.1 NWTL/NTWP is the resource manager charged with reducing the risks associated with the hazards of flight as well as ground operations around flight equipment. The level of risk that will be experienced when conducting test flying is expressed in categories ranging from A, B, C and on occasion D (low to high, risk categories are described in documents 2.3.3 and 2.3.6 of the Applicable Documents). To mitigate these risks NTWL/NTWP requires the most qualified, experienced and current personnel within its workforce. The workforce required to address and mitigate risk involves the application of skills that facilitate the tasks involved with every facet of the test event. These include planning (near and long term, daily, and un-programmed), scheduling (test assets, support facilities and equipment) and test crews (ground and flight)), test article preparation, briefing, pre-flight, flight, post flight, and debrief (including post flight test result analysis and reporting). In addition, gathering metrics related to flight scheduling, aircrew currency and qualification, and resource utilization are considered essential components of the entire flight test risk management system. The requirements of this statement of work include all of these phases and supporting tasks except test article preparation. The complexity of today’s flight test scenarios in the Research, Development, Test and Evaluation (RDT&E) community and the constant changes that are associated with RDT&E flying require constant monitoring, scheduling, frequency management and flight operations coordination.

The scope of contractor support shall be to provide aircrew services and, engineering technical services, independent analysis and technical support in support of the NTWL/ NTWP air vehicles test mission. Services shall include the application of knowledge and expertise in the fields of T&E, air vehicle operation, ground operations including logging or recording aviation data, weapon systems, subsystems and components, and other concurrent tasks such as area frequency management, and finally, aviation safety. Support shall be provided to the NAVAIR’s Test Wings, Test Squadrons and their platform coordination offices as well as local commands not under the cognizance of NTWL/ NTWP. Support may include other service components of the Department of Defense, foreign national defense and commercial systems, other US government agencies engaged in flight operations, as well as commercial aviation flight activities. The contractor must provide a Government approved flight operations program in compliance with the NAVAIRINST 3710.1 series.

Applicable Documents and Definitions Acronyms, Abbreviations, and Definitions

2.2 APPLICABLE DOCUMENTS

ASSIST is the official source of DoD specifications and standards and contains the most current information. Users should refer to the ASSIST database at: http://quicksearch.dla.mil/qsSearch.aspx The ASSIST Update (a bi-monthly summary of changes to the ASSIST document database) may be viewed or downloaded at: https://quicksearch.dla.mil/qsUpdates.aspx.

Unless otherwise specified, the revision level and date for each specification or standard cited for each Program/Project Task (including any specifications or standard cited in any drawing, handbook or referenced specification or standard contained within this contract) shall be that listed in the Department of Defense Single Stock Point for Military Specifications and Standards (DODSSP). Archived copies of the DODISS Notice can be found at: http://quicksearch.dla.mil/qsSearch.aspx.

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2.3 APPLICABLE INSTRUCTIONS AND NOTICES

(available upon request)

2.3.1 OPNAVINST 3710.7 series; NATOPS General Flight & Operating Instructions.

2.3.2 NAVAIRINST 3710.1 series; Contractors Flight & Ground Operations.

2.3.3 NAVAL AIR SYSTEMS COMMAND INTEGRATED SYSTEMS EVALUATION, EXPERIMENTATION AND TEST; Test Planning Handbook.

2.3.4 NAVAIRINST 3710.8 series; Authority for Personnel to Pilot or Fly in Aircraft Under the Controlling Custody of Naval Air Systems Command to Include the Authority for Naval Air Systems Command Personnel to Participate in (Pilot or Fly in) Commercial Aircraft Conducting Aircraft Operations in Support of T&E.

2.3.5 NAVAIRINST 3960.4 series; Project Test Plan Policy and Process for Testing Air Vehicles, Air Vehicle Weapons, & Air Vehicle Installed Systems.

2.3.6 NAVAIRINST 3960.5 series; Policies, Procedures, and Responsibilities for the Naval Air System Command Technical Assurance Board Monitoring of Aircraft Weapon System Development.

2.3.7 NAVTESTWINGLANTINST 3710.7 series; Naval Test Wing Atlantic General Flight & Operating Instructions.

2.3.8 NAVTESTWINGPACINST 3710.7 series; Naval Test Wing Pacific General Flight & Operating Instructions.

2.3.9 NASPAXRIVINST 3710.5 series; Air Operations Manual, Naval Air Station Patuxent River

2.3.10 Local Directives, Instructions, SOPs, etc., as required by using activity and for execution of tasks.

3.0 REQUIREMENTS

3.1 GENERAL REQUIREMENTS

3.1.1 COMPATIBILITY - The Contractor shall maintain the capability to prepare documents and software packages compatible with the Government IT environment through the security classification of Top Secret. The current operating environment required for this contract includes:

Microsoft Windows 10 Microsoft Project 2016 Microsoft Office Professional Plus 2016 Adobe Acrobat XI (reader) Internet Access The Contractor shall maintain the ability to interface with and transfer data to and from requiring office software applications and their upgraded versions. The Contractor shall ensure that all media are virus free when delivered. The Contractor shall be capable of Internet and LAN communications with the Government. Contractor personnel shall be capable of maintaining real-time communications, both voice and data transfer capabilities, with the Government during working hours whether at Contractor work site or on travel.

3.1.2 WORK LOCATIONS AND FACILITIES - Approximately ninety percent (90%) of the effort will be performed at Government Facilities and ten percent (10%) will be performed at contractor facilities. The effort facilitation and the performance location are to be requirement driven and will require support at the sights listed in attachment P-9. The government estimates that approximately five percent (5%) of this effort may be performed as off-site aircrew detachments which may include United States Naval and Coast Guard Vessels, CONUS/OCONUS Government and Commercial site facilities.

3.1.2.1 Contractors performing support on Government Facilities will be provided access to workspaces, telephones, printers, facsimile machines, copy machines, shredders, computers, and network access including web servers and applicable databases or other applications necessary to carry out assigned tasks.

3.1.3 CONTRACT STATUS REPORTING - The contractor shall provide the following documentation and shall notify the COR of any condition that may delay or prevent Contractor’s performance.

3.1.3.1 Funds Expenditure Report – Monthly financial status report shall be submitted in the format provided as Attachment 6. The Funds Expenditure and Progress report shall include work accomplished since submittal of the last report, both monthly and cumulative man-hour labor costs expended by labor category, material, travel costs and detailed invoice data in accordance with the Contract Data Requirement List (CDRL) A001.

3.1.3.2 Progress Reports – Monthly progress reports shall list the effort for each planned, current and completed program/ project requirement and shall be submitted on a monthly basis, delivered no later than the 15th of each month. The first report shall be delivered no later than the 15th of the month following the first full month of the contract. The monthly progress reports shall be submitted electronically IAW CDRL A002.

3.1.3.3 Contractor’s Flight and Ground Operations – The Contractor Flight and Ground Operation Procedures shall be submitted to the NTWL/ NTWP Wing Government Flight Representative (GFR) IAW CDRL A003. Contractor’s Flight and Ground Operations must be approved by the GFR prior to first flight with an accepted draft being required five days prior to the first day of performance. GFR reports shall be submitted as required by NAVAIRINST 3710.1 series.

3.1.3.4 Mishap Reporting - In the event of a mishap in the performance of this contract the contractor may receive access to privileged information as addressed in OPNAVINST 3750.6 series. The Contractor shall use and examine this information exclusively in performance of this contract. Control and disclosure of this information is delineated in the OPNAVINST 3750.6 series. The Contractor shall indoctrinate all personnel who will have access to such information. These Contractor personnel shall also be informed that they shall not engage in any other action, venture or employment where the information will be disclosed to or used to benefit any party other than the Government furnishing this information. Contractor shall also restrict access to such privileged information to the minimum number of employees necessary for performance of this contract.

3.1.3.5 NMCI Information Report - The contractor shall provide an updated monthly report covering Each Contractor with NMCI access or assets. The report (CDRL A004) shall include: User Information: Last name/ First name/ Middle name/10 digit EDIPI # from ID card/ Cyber Awareness Training Date/ SAAR-N on file/ SAAR-N year/ Complete NMCI email Address/ Complete Company/Alternate Email Address. Contract Information: COR Name/TPOC/Contract #/ Delivery or Task Order #/ PMA Program Supporting/ Location Information: FULL Building street address/City, State/Zip code/Building number/Floor/Room /Cube if applicable/Telephone number. Funding Information: BFM Name Providing Funding Type/BFM Email Address/BFM Phone Number Existing/Current Information: NMCI Computer Name/NMCI Asset Tag#/ NMCI Service Tag#/ Wall jack number/ Network Jack/ Who is assigned to this computer? / Is this computer shared with others? / List individuals you are sharing with.

3.1.4 WORK SCHEDULE, OVERTIME, HOLIDAYS, AND INSTALLATION CLOSURE - Work Schedule to include Compressed Work Schedule (CWS), overtime, holidays, and installation closure.

3.1.4.1 Work schedule: The Contractor shall provide the required services and staffing coverage during normal working hours. Normal working hours are usually 8.5 hours (including a 30-minute lunch break), from 0700 to 1530 each Monday through Friday (except on the legal holidays specified in paragraph 3.1.4.1.2). As required to support RDT&E, some supported Government offices have the flexibility to schedule test events outside of normal office hours and on weekends and holidays.

3.1.4.1.1 Compressed Work Schedule (CWS): CWS is an alternative work schedule to the traditional five 8.5 hour workdays (which includes a 30-minute lunch) worked per week. Under a CWS schedule, an employee completes the following schedule within a two-week period of time: eight weekdays are worked at 9.5 hours each (which includes a 30-minute lunch), one weekday is alternately worked as 8.5 hours (which includes a 30-minute lunch) and one weekday is not worked by the employee. The result is 80 hours worked every two weeks, with 44 work hours one week and 36 work hours the other.

The Contractor may allow its employees to work a CWS schedule provided the requirements of this PWS/SOW are met. If the contractor chooses to allow its employees to work a CWS schedule in support of this contract, any additional costs associated with the implementation of the CWS schedule vice the standard schedule are unallowable costs under this contract and will not be reimbursed by the Government. Additionally, the CWS schedule shall not prevent Contractor employees from providing necessary staffing and services coverage as required by the Government to the COR.

3.1.4.1.2 Holidays: The Government observes the following holidays:

New Year’s Day, January 1 Martin Luther King’s Birthday, the third Monday in January President’s Birthday, the third Monday in February Memorial Day, the last Monday in May Independence Day, July 4 Labor Day, the first Monday in September Columbus Day, the second Monday in October Veteran’s Day, November 11 Thanksgiving Day, the fourth Thursday in November Christmas Day, December 25

With the exception of the events in section 3.1.4.1.3 below, the contractor is permitted to observe the above Holidays in accordance with its corporate policy.

3.1.4.1.3 Installation closure: When Federal facilities are closed by the Government, or when Federal employees are officially excused from work due to a holiday or a special event, severe weather, a security threat, or any other Government facility related problem that prevents Federal personnel from working at the Government facility, contractor personnel assigned to work at that facility in support of such Federal employees shall follow their parent company’s policies

While generally contractor personnel may not perform work on-site at a Government facility without oversight from Federal personnel, in very limited circumstances, work being performed by contractor personnel may be deemed mission essential and performance of such mission essential work may be authorized to continue at the Government facility despite the facility being otherwise closed for normal operations. The circumstances permitting work being performed by contractor personnel to be deemed mission essential are extremely limited and generally only apply to performance of efforts related to public health, safety, or matters related to national security. The cognizant Contracting Officer must concur with any determination that work being performed by contractor personnel is mission essential.

3.1.4.1.4 Overtime: Overtime cannot be charged directly to the contract unless first approved in writing by the Chief of the Contracting Office. As awarded, the contractor shall not work any overtime (OT) without approval by the COR. OT request shall be routed through the Technical Point of Contact (Requirement Office) to the COR.

3.1.5 CONTRACTOR PROCESS FOR APPROVAL OF TRAVEL, MATERIAL, and OTHER DIRECT CHARGES (ODC) - The Contractor shall have an electronic or web process for submission of travel requests, material purchases or ODCs to submit to COR for approval prior to travel and/or purchase.

3.1.5.1 Travel Orders - The Contractor shall prepare and submit to the COR for approval travel requests for all personnel authorized to perform off-site support. The COR shall approve all travel performed in support of this contract prior to the commencement of the travel. Travel requests shall be submitted electronically. All travel and Government billeting shall be in accordance with the Federal Travel regulations (FTR) and the Defense Joint Travel Regulation (if Applicable) (http://www.defensetravel.dod.mil/site/travelreg.cfm). COR approval for local travel expenses is required. The Contractor shall be responsible for making all car/truck rental, airfare, and lodging and subsistence arrangements. All Travel costs will be on a reimbursable basis and funded separately. The Government shall reimburse the Contractor for travel and per diem. Contractor shall return all receipts for expenses incurred, or the contractor shall not be reimbursed. Travel may include general and administrative expenses, but shall not include profit. Travel authorization request shall be prepared in accordance with the sample in Section J, Attachment 8 and submitted no less than 5 business days prior to travel for COR approval.

3.1.5.2 Material - Prior written approval of the COR shall be required for all purchases of materials. The contractor shall transfer all materials not depleted to the Government by way of Material Inspection and Receiving Report (DD Form 250). Other Direct Charges may include general and administrative expenses but shall not include profit.

3.1.5.3 Space - The government will provide necessary office space, ADP equipment to include NMCI seats (CDRL A004, see also SOW paragraph 3.1.3.5), required office equipment and supplies, and access to telephone/ fax machine for official business. For aircrew, required aircrew functions equipment and clothing such as flight suits and gear, safety equipment, etc.) will be government provided.

3.1.5.3.1 The costs of general purpose business expenses required for the contractor’s normal business operations are not an allowable direct cost in the performance of this contract. General purpose business expenses include, but are not limited to, the cost for items such as telephones and telephone charges, reproduction machines, word processing equipment, personal computers and other office equipment and office supplies.

3.1.6 NAVAL AVIATION SURVIVAL TRAINING - All Contractor personnel authorized to perform crew duties in naval aircraft shall adhere to the Naval Aviation Survival Training Program requirements of OPNAVINST 3710.7 series. Test squadrons are responsible for scheduling classes following contractor request for training.

3.1.7 SUBCONTRACTORS - Provisions stated herein shall be clearly and effectively communicated to all subcontractors providing support under this contract by the prime contractor. All provisions of this SOW shall flow down to subcontractors providing support under this contract via the prime contractor and the Government will not take position to advise or conduct business directly with sub-contractors.

3.1.8 MANAGEMENT OF CONTRACTOR PERSONNEL - The Government shall neither supervise contractor employees nor control the method by which the contractor performs the required tasks. Under no circumstances shall the Government assign tasks to, or prepare work schedules for, individual contractor employees. The contractor shall manage its employees and guard against any actions that are of the nature of personal services, or give the perception of personal services.

3.1.9 TRANSITION STRATEGY (POST CONTRACT) - The overall strategy shall be built around maintaining the mission with minimal impact, not only in terms of timeliness of performance but also to ensure that critical data and knowledge transfer occurs. 90-days prior to the end of the contract, establish and provide a plan/ schedule to ensure an orderly transition of responsibilities, while minimizing impact to the operation. The contractor shall submit a Transition Out Plan, when requested by the Government, to include the minimum elements listed below.

3.1.9.1 Work Turnover - The contractor shall provide a plan of action to effectively transfer tasked work that is in process at the expiration or termination of the contract to the successor company. The contractor shall establish and maintain effective communication with the incoming contractor or Government personnel for the period of transition via weekly status meetings.

3.1.9.2 Quality Assurance - The contractor shall provide a plan of action to ensure continuation of quality review processes during the transition period to the successor company.

3.1.9.3 Risk Mitigation Strategies - The contractor shall provide a plan of action to mitigate contract performance risks (quality and schedule) encountered during the transition period.

3.1.9.4 Data/Information Transfer - The contractor shall provide a plan of action for the efficient inventory and transfer of program data to the successor company.

3.2 SECURITY

3.2.1 CITIZENSHIP REQUIREMENTS - Only U.S. citizens may perform under this contract, unless waived. If the Contractor cannot find qualified U.S. citizens to perform the work, the Contractor shall submit a citizenship waiver request with justification to the Government Contracting Officer. The waiver request should include:

a. The individual's name, date and place of birth, position title, and current citizenship.

b. A statement that a qualified U.S. citizen cannot be hired in sufficient time to meet the contractual requirements.

c. A statement of the unusual expertise possessed by the applicant.

d. A statement that access will be limited to a specific government contract (specify contract number).

e. A statement that the Contractor has obtained an export license for the information required to perform the contract.

3.2.2 INVESTIGATIVE REQUIREMENTS - Investigative requirements for Department of Navy (DON) contractor personnel requiring access to classified information are managed under the National Industrial Security Program (NISP). During performance of this contract, the Contractor will require access to Government facilities or installations; and/or to Department of Defense (DOD) Information Technology (IT) systems including networks to perform sensitive or non-sensitive duties. The Contractor shall flow the following requirements down in all subcontracts when the Subcontractor will be required to have access to Government facilities or installations; and/or to a DoD IT systems including networks to perform sensitive or non-sensitive duties in support of this contract. In accordance with SECNAV M-5510.30, DON Personnel Security Program Non-NISP investigations will be conducted for Contractors and its Subcontractors requiring access to Government facilities or installations, Common Access Card (CAC), and IT-I or IT-II level system network access, but who do not require access to classified information. All Contractor personnel that require access to DON information systems and/or work on-site, but do not require clearance eligibility, are designated Non-Critical Sensitive for IT-II system access or Critical Sensitive for IT-I system access. Non-NISP adjudications are completed by the DOD Consolidated Adjudication Facility (DOD CAF) in accordance with SECNAV M-5510.30

The Contractor shall conform to the security provisions of SECNAVINST 5510.30, DoD-8570.01M, Information Assurance Workforce Improvement Program, /DoD Directive -8140.01 Cyberspace Workforce Management, and the Privacy Act of 1974. The Contractor shall ensure their personnel can possess and maintain the appropriate background investigation, and are certified/credentialed for the Information Assurance Workforce (IAWF)/Cyber Security Workforce (CSWF), as applicable. At a minimum, the Contractor shall validate that the background information provided by its employees charged under this contract is correct, and the employee shall hold a favorable determination. In accordance with DoD Directive 8570.01, Contractor personnel shall meet requirements in DOD 8570.01M for task order performance as applicable to the work being performed.

3.2.2.1 Background Vetting - Non-NISP investigations shall be conducted using the Questionnaire for National Security Positions (SF-86) Form for the SSBI and the NACLC review, as applicable. The contractor employee shall submit the completed SF-86 to the local Navy Command Security Office. The Contractor employee shall provide any and all mitigating information to clarify derogatory information that may be present on their SF-86 at the time of submission. The local Navy Command Security office will review the SF-86 for a local access determination pending a final determination by DOD CAF. If an unfavorable adjudication is determined by DOD CAF all access will be terminated. The contractor employee is afforded due process to attempt to mitigate any derogatory information that is listed as a concern by the DOD CAF in accordance with DOD 5200.2-R.

3.2.3 COMMON ACCESS CARD (CAC)/PUBLIC KEY INFRASTRUCTURE (PKI), SYSTEM AUTHORIZATION ACCESS REQUEST (SAAR-N).

3.2.3.1 SAAR-N - All contractor personnel requiring access to Government Information Technology (IT) systems shall have an approved System Authorization Access Request (SAAR-N) Form OPNAV 5239/14 (Rev Sep 2011) on file, and complete required Annual Information Awareness Training. New employees must submit their SAAR forms within thirty (30) days of their first day of work. Instructions for processing the SAAR-N forms are available at: https://www.public.navy.mil/surfor/ccsg11/Documents/CCSG11_OPNAV_5239_14SAAR_N.pdf or See Attachments 3,4 and 5. SAAR-N forms shall be submitted to the Contracting Officer’s Representative (COR), Government Technical Point of Contact (TPOC), or to the assigned government Trusted Associate Sponsorship System (TASS) Trusted Associate.

3.2.3.2 Common Access Cards (CAC)/Local Badges - Contractor CACs and facility specific identification badges will be issued by the Government to on-site contractor personnel and shall be visible at all times while personnel are at the Government site. The contractor shall furnish all requested information required to facilitate issuance of identification badges and shall conform to all instructions/guidance required by the facility. All CACs and identification badges issued to Contractor employees shall be returned to the Government Security Department at the Government site in accordance with the instructions/guidance required by your facility following completion of the contract, relocation or termination of an employee, or upon request from the Contracting Officer’s Representative. The Government will provide the contractor access to Government facilities, as required, for performance of tasks under this contract. Contractor personnel shall comply with the instructions/ guidance required by your facility.

3.2.3.3 DD-254 - The contractor shall comply with security requirements specified in the DD-254 (Attachment 13) to this contract. Information or data that the contractor accesses shall be handled at the appropriate classification level, unclassified information shall be handled as “For Official Use Only” and safeguarded IAW DoD 5200.01, Vol. 4, “DoD Information Security Program: Controlled Unclassified Information (CUI). Distribution is authorized to the Requiring Office’s Organization and supported Activity only. Other requests for deliverables under this contract shall be referred to the TPOC/COR of this contract for approval.

3.2.4 INFORMATION SECURITY - If the work is performed at the Contractor’s facility, the Contractor shall implement and maintain security procedures and controls to prevent unauthorized disclosure of classified information and controlled unclassified information (CUI) and to control distribution of CUI in accordance with 5200.01 Vol. 4, DOD 5220.22-M (NISPOM), and SECNAV M-5510.36. If the work is performed at the Government’s facility, the Contractor shall comply with the Facilities Instructions/Guidance, the latest applicable Program Protection Plan(s) and applicable Security Classification Guide(s).

3.2.4.1 Marking - All information generated by the Contractor shall be properly marked. For Official Use Only information generated and/or provided under this contract shall be marked in accordance with DoDM 5200.01. Technical information shall also be marked with appropriate Distribution Statements and Export Control warnings in accordance with DoDD 5230.24 and program applicable Security Classification Guidance.

3.2.4.2 Public Release - No information pertaining to this contract shall be released for public dissemination, including posting to any social media sites such as Facebook or Twitter, unless it has been approved for public release by the appropriate U.S. government authority. Proposed public releases shall be submitted for approval prior to release through NAS Patuxent River Public Affairs Office. Briefing / Debriefing.

3.2.4.3 Security and Safety Briefing - Upon reporting to the Test Squadron, contractor personnel, assigned for a period in excess of 30 calendar days are required to attend Squadron security and safety orientations provided by the Security Officer and the Safety Officer. The orientations are to provide the contractor personnel with awareness of basic requirements for protection of individuals, classified information and the procedures that coincide. Applicable instructions will be used as the basis for the orientation and the contractor shall comply with the information within these instructions regardless of the timeframe onsite.

3.2.4.3.1 For contractor personnel assigned for a period in excess of 30 calendar days, an exit debriefing is required from the Security Officer and the Safety Officer when they depart.

3.2.4.4 Identification of Contractor Personnel - The Contractor shall ensure Corporation affiliation is referenced on all written documentation that refers to contractor personnel. This is required for internal and external communication. Similarly, the contractor affiliation shall be identified at the beginning of any meeting or conference where contractor personnel are in attendance. Proper identification of Squadron contractor personnel is required. All Squadron contractor personnel must wear an official badge issued by NAS Security Department while occupying Government spaces.

3.2.4.4.1 If a contractor is to support a squadron for over 90 days, a Common Access Card (CAC) will be issued from the appropriate NAS Security Office. The badge shall not have an expiration date that exceeds the expiration date of the contract.

3.2.4.4.2 If a contractor is to support a squadron for 90 days or less, and requires a CAC or E-CAC for the services they will be providing, will be issued a CAC or E-CAC from the appropriate NAS Security Office. The badge shall have the expiration date that shall coincide with the expiration date of the individual’s tenure at the squadron while working under a contract.

3.2.4.5 Loss, Compromise and/or Electronic Spillage of Classified or Controlled Unclassified Information - All instances of loss, compromise and electronic spillage of classified or controlled unclassified information shall be reported to the COR, TPOC and Government Security Office within 24 hours of the incident occurring.

3.2.5 OPERATIONS SECURITY (OPSEC) - The Contractor shall develop, implement and maintain a facility level Operations Security (OPSEC) program that details security procedures and controls to prevent unauthorized disclosure and control the distribution of controlled unclassified and classified activities, information, equipment, and material used or developed by the Government, Contractor and any Subcontractor during performance of the contract. While performing aboard NAVAIR or NAVAIR sites, the contractor shall comply with the provisions of OPNAVINST 3432.1A, the local Command/Facility OPSEC policies, as well as any procedures identified in Program-Specific Operations Security Plans, and Program Protection Plans (PPP) as applicable.

All controlled unclassified information (CUI) shall be appropriately identified and marked as For Official Use Only (FOUO) in accordance with DoD…