air_4_2_support_services_contract_SOW-DRAFTv11.pdf

1.0 INTRODUCTION

The Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division (NAWCAD) Cost Department, Code AIR-

4.2, performs full life cycle Cost Estimating/Analysis and Integrated Project Management in support of naval aviation aircraft, weapons, and support systems for the Naval Air

Systems Command (NAVAIR), NAVAIR Program Executive Officers (PEOs), and Naval

Air Warfare Centers (NAWCs). AIR-4.2 also performs specialized work in support of improving acquisition program planning and execution. This support is provided across the full program life cycle to include development, procurement efforts inclusive of any product improvement initiatives within the current performance envelope, and sustainment activities.

2.0 SCOPE

The primary areas of work under this contract fall within AIR-4.2’s tasking to perform work in support of improving the acquisition program planning and execution of Naval

Aviation and joint programs, and its tasking to perform work in support of Integrated

Project Management. These specific areas include:

Strategic Research and Analysis

Industry Collaborative Exchange

Enculturation

Strategic and Operational Implementation

Supplier Analysis and Management Support

Data Collection and Management

Integrated Project Management (IPM)

Earned Value Management (EVM)

Integrated Government Scheduling

The above cross all Department of Defense (DoD) acquisition phases and types.

3.0 APPLICABLE DOCUMENTS

Department of Defense Instruction 5000.2

Electronic Industries Alliance 748 (most recent version): Earned Value Management

Systems 32 Guidelines

4.0 CONTRACT PROJECT MANAGEMENT

The Program Manager shall be the primary point of contact within the company for the contract and shall establish a working relationship with the Procurement Contracting

Officer (PCO), Contracting Officer (KO), Contracting Officer’s Representative (COR), AIR-4.2 Lead Business Financial Manager (BFM) and Contracts Specialist. The Program

Manager is cognizant of the contract and aspects of the contract implementation within the prime Contractors’ organization. This role is not intended to circumvent company policy and when prime contract administrator to PCO / contract administer communication is required this does not seek to alter that. However, the Program Manager shall be cognizant, conversant, and up-to-date in the details of the contract. The Program Manager shall be the Governments source for financial and technical progress data and status. The

Program Manager shall call upon other departments within the company for data and status and will maintain and report this data to the Government. To facilitate the accuracy and timely delivery of this data to the Government, the Contractor shall maintain a staff from their Contracts and Financial departments in a secure contractor facility located within 20 miles of Naval Air Station (NAS) Patuxent River, Patuxent River, MD (NAS PAX).

The Program Manager shall provide processes for monitoring, tracking and reporting technical progress required by the monthly status reports for technical and financial progress. In addition, processes for the annual transition of contract years shall be established along with processes for adding, executing and removing tasks from the contract. A new process, when identified shall be established, executed and improved as required. The Program Manager shall provide reporting documents as specified by CDRLs

A002 and A004.

Within 30 days of contract award, the Program Manager shall present a robust project management tool which tracks obligations and expenditures by customer, funding type, fiscal year, SOW paragraph, subcontractor and person. (CDRLs A002 and A004)

5.0 REQUIREMENTS

Upon contract execution, all support must be provided in accordance with the Federal, DoD, Navy, NAVAIR, Business Unit, and AIR-4.2 policies, processes and procedures governing each SOW paragraph. Additionally, all personnel supporting the SOW must be proficient with the standard Microsoft Office Suite (e.g., Outlook, Word, Excel, and

PowerPoint).

5.1 Strategic Research & Analysis – (RDT&E, Procurement, O&M, and Working

Capital Fund funding apply) (CDRLs A001, and A003 through A011) The contractor shall perform research and analysis relating to the cost, schedule and technical performance of pre-acquisition, acquisition, production, and sustainment of Naval

Aviation programs. This shall entail identification of cost, schedule and technical performance variables to include, but not limited to, data sets and variables within the context of the Naval Aviation industrial environment. Areas of analysis include:

design; development; manufacturing; supply chains; contractor / subcontractor capabilities, capacities and relationships; and cost and schedule performance trends.

More specifically, the contractor shall provide the following support services:

5.1.1 Perform assessments and provide decisional / actionable analysis of DoD prime contractors, their interdependencies, and trends.

5.1.2 Identify and provide strategic leverage points useful for improving program portfolio cost and schedule performance across Naval Aviation programs and contracts.

5.1.3 Design, develop and demonstrate portfolio-based data collection and analysis techniques aggregating multiple cost, schedule and technical data sources.

5.1.4 Identify systemic cost, schedule and technical performance issues in the Naval

Aviation portfolio, including seams and gaps. Provide recommendations for improvement.

5.1.5 Formulate and deliver actionable conclusions, action plans and milestones for the improvement of currently active Systems Development and Demonstration

(SDD) programs, to include the associated tactics, processes and metrics.

5.1.6 Provide standardized, rigorous, structured methodology to demonstrate, and validate, physical and mathematical indicators of program progression relative to program cost, schedule and technical performance.

5.1.7 Apply statistical process control to develop and deliver metrics to effectively monitor the improvement of program cost and schedule performance.

5.1.8 Develop and deliver cost, schedule and technical analytics for systems engineering activities across the acquisition process and programmatic life-cycle.

5.1.9 Develop and deliver standard work packages/toolkits per local guidance to ensure quality and to achieve consistent, repeatable and reproducible analytical products.

5.1.10 Support leadership and management in establishing operating constructs and business processes required to integrate and achieve efficiencies across Naval

Aviation programs.

5.2 Industry Collaborative Exchange – (RDT&E, Procurement, O&M, and Working shall provide planning and facilitation support services to support industry collaborative activities focused on improving program performance. More specifically, the contractor shall provide the following support services:

5.2.1 Plan and participate in collaborative improvement activities with industry and

NAVAIR entities utilizing program data-driven analysis and results.

5.2.2 Facilitate collaborative improvement events (e.g., Program/Company Deep

Dives, Joint Management Councils, etc.) using best practice facilitation techniques and continuous process improvement tools. (Events are typically held in NAVAIR spaces.)

5.2.3 Document (textually and graphically as required) and provide all government and industry events, including meetings, within three business days of the event.

5.2.4 Design, demonstrate and provide processes for converting aggregate data and analysis into actionable industry improvement activities across programs in various acquisition phases.

5.2.5 Perform research and analysis, develop and demonstrate processes and tactics for strategic, operational, and tactical engagement of Government / Industry prime contractors and their subcontractors in collaborative process improvement across the acquisition lifecycle.

5.3 Enculturation – (RDT&E, Procurement, O&M, and Working Capital Fund funding apply) (CDRLs A001, and A003 through A011) The contractor shall provide services to support a business learning management system for identified key business / process-related knowledge and skill gaps to help facilitate improved acquisition program planning and execution. More specifically, the contractor shall provide the following support services:

5.3.1 Design and develop business training curriculums using systematic and process driven procedures and performance evaluations.

5.3.2 Assess organizational needs, identify training targets, and build formalized training curriculums to improve the planning and execution of NAVAIR programs and contracts.

5.3.3 Assess NAVAIR’s overall learning culture and requirement for a Business

Training Program.

5.3.4 Design and develop training ranging from immediate to “just in time” training through scenario-based management.

5.3.5 Design and develop “Train-the-Trainer” training.

5.3.6 Instruct the Naval Aviation community and Industry partners as required.

5.3.7 Provide training administration support to include, but not limited to: entering courses into, and creating class offerings in, the online training administration system (e.g., NAVAIRU); managing enrollment; updating course catalogs;

collecting, tracking and reporting training metrics; maintaining training records; preparing course materials; and, maintaining the School of Cost information in various listings and systems.

5.4 Strategic and Operational Implementation – (RDT&E, Procurement, O&M, and

Working Capital Fund funding apply) (CDRLs A001, and A003 through A011) The contractor shall provide management support for the planning, communication and implementation of strategic, operational and tactical activities. More specifically, the contractor shall provide the following support services:

5.4.1 Create meaningful graphical representations of complex concepts from large data sets utilizing various graphics tools and techniques (i.e., Treemapping, Heatmaps, Infographics, etc.).

5.4.2 Design, develop, and manage executive level briefings, slides, and documents.

5.4.3 Develop and implement standards, configuration management controls, quality control, and operating procedures (e.g., business rules, tips, templates, etc.) for producing and managing internal and external briefings.

5.4.4 Develop and implement standards, configuration management controls, quality control, and operating procedures (e.g., business rules, tips, templates, etc.) for managing research and analysis.

5.4.5 Prepare effective communication materials (e.g., briefings, brochures, manuals) that clearly convey strategic, operational and tactical initiatives and activities.

5.4.6 Provide technical writing support for the development and production of manuals, publications, briefs, white papers, reports, etc.

5.4.7 Facilitate meetings and provide presentations in support of DoD, Navy, and

NAVAIR program planning and execution improvements.

5.5 Supplier Analysis and Management Support – (RDT&E, Procurement, O&M, and contractor shall provide analytical support related to understanding and analyzing the

NAVAIR Supplier Network across all phases of the acquisition lifecycle equally.

More specifically, the contractor shall provide the following support services:

5.5.1 Provide in-depth, data-driven analysis of the NAVAIR supply base to include areas such as financial health, industrial base, and supply chain risks.

5.5.2 Provide visibility into supply chain risks to the DoD, Navy, NAVAIR, PEOs, programs, NAVAIR competencies and business units.

5.5.3 Develop and deliver cost, schedule and technical analytics for bills of material and other supplier/supply chain related documentation that are part of the acquisition lifecycle.

5.6 Data Collection and Management – (RDT&E, Procurement, O&M, and Working shall provide support and perform efforts related to the collection and management of cost and schedule data used by the Cost Department for estimating and analysis, and used by the Naval Aviation community to improve the planning and execution of

Naval Aviation programs and contracts. More specifically, the contractor shall provide the following support services:

5.6.1 Devise and implement processes, procedures and mechanisms to manually and automatically extract data from data sources as required.

5.6.2 Provide general research and technical support for data mining, structuring, collection, integration, statistical analysis and archiving.

5.6.3 Ensure that all analytic data and artifacts are hosted in the appropriate information system/repository.

5.6.4 Devise, develop and implement automated mechanisms that allow analysts to search, sort, filter and navigate through relational databases and large data sets and to add, view, edit and delete data as necessary.

5.6.5 Devise, develop and implement processes, procedures and mechanisms to verify and validate data and databases, and to integrate large data sets within new or existing relational databases.

5.6.6 Devise, develop and implement processes, procedures and mechanisms to control data access on a by user, permission-based basis.

5.6.7 Develop and implement processes, procedures and mechanisms to provide data reporting for new and existing relational databases.

5.7 Integrated Project Management (IPM)/Earned Value Management (EVM) –

(RDT&E, Procurement, O&M, FMS, and Working Capital Fund funding apply)

(CDRLs A001, and A003 through A011) The contractor shall provide support and perform efforts relating to IPM/EVM for NAVAIR programs and projects. More specifically, the contractor shall provide the following support services:

5.7.1 Apply contractual cost and schedule reporting policy requirements for upcoming procurements and Government projects. Analysts shall evaluate risk, cost, schedule, and technical factors to recommend appropriate details of reporting requirements in accordance with established processes and procedures.

5.7.2 Provide independent analysis and risk assessments of contractor and/or

Government projects. Analysts shall utilize data such as: Integrated Program

Management Reports (IPMR), Contract Performance Reports (CPR), Integrated Master Schedules (IMS), Contract Funds Status Reports (CFSR), and IPT/contractor input to assess project performance, evaluate trends and to make projections of Estimates at Completion.

5.7.3 Develop and present routine reports/assessments to Program Management of the Integrated Master Schedule including, but not limited to, Critical Path

Analysis, Baseline Control, Milestone Forecasts, Schedule Health Metrics, and Schedule performance.

5.7.4 Assess the validity and accuracy of the data contained in the projects’ Earned

Value Management reports (e.g., IPMR, CPR, IMS, etc.) taking into consideration the intent of the Electronic Industries Alliance 748 (most recent version) Earned Value Management Systems 32 guidelines.

5.7.5 Combine policy, procedures, and guidelines with past experience to assess the adequacy of the contractor performance measurement baseline. (Baseline is the summation of the time-phased budgets/schedules for all tasks)

5.7.6 Facilitate and support Integrated Baseline Reviews (IBRs), as described in the

Department of Defense Instruction 5000.2, Schedule Risk Assessments

(SRAs) and the presentation of Integrated Baseline Review training prior to the IBR.

5.7.7 Analyze latest revised estimate (LRE) to complete the effort. This analysis could generate the need for further discussion with the contractor and feed the need to revisit the Government’s independent estimate to complete the effort.

5.7.8 Develop a probabilistic independent estimate at completion (EAC) for the effort on contract between the customer and the contractor performing the work.

5.7.9 Participate and support Program Management Reviews (PMRs) and Systems

Engineering Technical Reviews (SETRs) (e.g., Critical Design Review

(CDR), Preliminary Design Review (PDR), etc.) providing cost, schedule, and technical performance assessments obtained through analysis of Earned Value and IMS data.

5.7.10 Communicate all findings to the customer and AIR-4.2 management per AIR-

4.2 policies, processes and procedures. This will be done through briefings, reports, and written and verbal communications.

5.7.11 Provide input to executive reporting requirements (e.g., Performadex, Defense

Acquisition Executive Summary (DAES), Select Acquisition Reports (SAR), Award Fee, and Contractor Performance Assessment Report System

(CPARS)) for the contract being assessed for the customer.

5.7.12 Perform “what-if” scenarios (manipulating a schedule to evaluate impacts from potential schedule changes) as informational input for decision making.

5.7.13 Support the evaluation of the contractor management control systems for compliance with Earned Value Management System Guidelines.

5.8 Integrated Government Scheduling – (RDT&E, Procurement, O&M, FMS, and contractor shall provide support and perform efforts relating to Integrated

Government Scheduling for NAVAIR programs and projects.

5.8.1 Develop, baseline, and maintain networked Integrated Government Schedules

(IGSs).

5.8.2 Status schedule performance through communications with all respective team members and perform what-if scenarios and critical path analyses to evaluate impacts from potential schedule changes.

5.8.3 Develop and present routine reports/assessments to Program Management of the

Integrated Government Schedule including, but not limited to, Performance

Analysis, Critical Path Analysis, Baseline Control, Milestone Forecasts, Risk

Analysis and Schedule Health Metrics.

5.8.4 Perform Schedule Risk Assessments on the IGS and provide the output and analyses of project risks and potential mitigation to the customer.

5.8.5 Participate in and support Program Management Reviews (PMRs), and

Technical Reviews providing schedule, and technical performance obtained through analysis of IGS data.

5.8.6 Communicate all findings to the customer and AIR-4.2 management per AIR-

4.2 policies, processes and procedures. This will be done through briefings, reports, written, and verbal communications.

5.8.7 Attend and participate in all AIR-4.2 meetings established by the AIR-4.2 team lead set for the purpose of communicating project/program status and insight amongst the team.

5.8.8 Via contractor means, maintain a level of proficiency with Microsoft Project consistent with the support level being provided as well as with AIR-4.2 policies, processes and procedures.

6.0 DEPARTMENT LEVEL SUPPORT/INTEGRATED PROJECT MANAGEMENT

LABOR CATEGORIES / PERSONNEL QUALIFICATIONS

The following are personnel descriptions of the experience and educational standards identified by the Government to support the Department Level Support/Integrated Project

Management contractor support requirements. The personnel descriptions listed represent the minimum acceptable levels.

Key Labor Categories are those categories for which the contractor agrees to assign personnel for performance of the this contract who have been approved in writing by the government in accordance with NAVAIR clause 5252.237-9501 as incorporated in Section

H. There are three key labor categories for this contract, Program/Project Analyst (Senior) and Operations Research Analyst (Senior). The contractor will agree that during the first year of this contract, no key personnel will be substituted unless necessitated by compelling reasons in accordance with NAVAIR clause 5252.237-9501 as incorporated in Section H.

The Government expects that an Offeror's key personnel include the proposed Program

Manager and one person identified for each of the following areas of the Statement of

Work: 5.1 "Strategic Research and Analysis," 5.5 "Supplier Analysis and Management

Support," and 5.8 "Integrated Government Scheduling." Proposed key personnel must meet or exceed the labor category requirements of one of the Key Labor Categories and have specific knowledge and experience related to the SOW area for which they are proposed to support.

Program/Project Analyst (Journey Level) SOC – 13-1111

Experience/Education: This journeyman labor category requires at least 5 years of relevant experience and a BA/BS degree (in a relevant degree field: math, science, statistics, engineering, etc.). A journeyman labor category typically performs all functional duties independently. 6 years’ additional work experience may be substituted for a Bachelor’s

Degree. Associate’s Degree plus 4 years’ additional work experience may be substituted for a Bachelor’s Degree. Personnel supporting SOW 5.1, “Strategic Research & Analysis,” and SOW 5.2, “Industry Collaborative Exchange,” must have experience and demonstrated proficiency related to the respective SOW. Personnel supporting SOW 5.3, "Enculturation," must have experience and demonstrated proficiency using the latest versions of Adobe Captivate and Microsoft PowerPoint, and with developing and working with digital video files, digital audio files and on-screen capturing tools as they relate to the development of classroom and computer based training material to include embedding

Closed Captioning (experience with other Adobe products Animate, Photoshop, Illustrator, and Premier, as well as digital video file compression tools, would also be beneficial).

Personnel supporting SOW 5.4, “Strategic and Operational Implementation,” must have experience and demonstrated proficiency using Microsoft PowerPoint (experience with

Microsoft SharePoint would also be beneficial). Personnel supporting SOW 5.5, “Supplier

Analysis and Management Support,” must have experience and demonstrated proficiency with analyzing contactor bills of material and other supplier management related acquisition lifecycle documentation. Personnel supporting SOW 5.6, “Data Collection and

Management,” must have experience and demonstrated proficiency with relational databases, SQL, Adobe ColdFusion, HTML, CSS and JavaScript. Personnel supporting

SOW 5.7, “Integrated Project Management (IPM)/Earned Value Management (EVM),” must have experience and demonstrated proficiency with wInsight and Microsoft Project

(experience with Primavera and/or Open Plan Professional would also be beneficial).

Personnel supporting SOW 5.8, “Integrated Government Scheduling,” must have experience and demonstrated proficiency with networked schedule development, baseline and status using milestones, tasks, duration, relationship, lead/lag, constraints, predecessor, successor, early dates, late dates, free float, total float, and critical path using Microsoft

Project.

General Functional Description: Applies analytic techniques in the evaluation of program/project objectives. Analyzes requirements, status, budget and schedules. Performs management, technical, or business case analyses. Collects, completes, organizes and interprets data relating to aircraft/weapon/project acquisition and product programs. Tracks program/project status and schedules. Applies government-instituted processes for documentation, change control management and data management.

Program/Project Analyst (Senior Level) (Key Labor Category - Key Personnel for

SOW 5.1, 5.5 and 5.8) SOC 13-111

Experience/Education: This senior labor category requires at least 10 years of relevant experience and a MA/MS degree (in a relevant degree field: math, science, statistics, engineering, etc.). A senior labor category typically performs all functional duties independently. 4 years’ additional work experience may be substituted for a Bachelor’s

Degree. Associate’s Degree plus 4 years’ additional work experience may be substituted for a Bachelor’s Degree. The Key Person (1) supporting SOW 5.1, “Strategic Research &

Analysis,” must have 10 years of relevant experience related to that area of the SOW. The

Key Person (1) supporting SOW 5.5, “Supplier Analysis and Management Support,” must have 10 years of relevant experience with analyzing contactor bills of material and other supplier management related acquisition lifecycle documentation. The Key Person (1) supporting SOW 5.8, “Integrated Government Scheduling,” must have 10 years of relevant experience with networked schedule development, baseline and status using milestones, tasks, duration, relationship, lead/lag, constraints, predecessor, successor, early dates, late dates, free float, total float, and critical path using Microsoft Project. All of the Key

Persons proposed for the above must have experience managing large efforts relative to the

SOW area for which they are proposed to lead or support.

management, technical, or business case analyses. Collects, completes, organizes and interprets data relating to aircraft/weapon/project acquisition and product programs. Tracks

Program/Project Analyst (Senior Level) (Non-Key Labor Category) SOC 13-111 engineering, etc.). A senior labor category typically performs all functional duties independently. 4 years’ additional work experience may be substituted for a Bachelor’s

Degree. Associate’s Degree plus 4 years’ additional work experience may be substituted for a Bachelor’s Degree. Personnel supporting SOW 5.1, “Strategic Research & Analysis,” and SOW 5.2, “Industry Collaborative Exchange,” must have experience and demonstrated proficiency related to the respective SOW. Personnel supporting SOW 5.3, "Enculturation," must have experience and demonstrated proficiency using the latest versions of Adobe Captivate and Microsoft PowerPoint, and with developing and working with digital video files, digital audio files and on-screen capturing tools as they relate to the development of classroom and computer based training material to include embedding

Closed Captioning (experience with other Adobe products Animate, Photoshop, Illustrator, and Premier, as well as digital video file compression tools, would also be beneficial).

Personnel supporting SOW 5.4, “Strategic and Operational Implementation,” must have experience and demonstrated proficiency using Microsoft PowerPoint (experience with

Microsoft SharePoint would also be beneficial). Personnel supporting SOW 5.5, “Supplier

Analysis and Management Support,” must have experience and demonstrated proficiency with analyzing contactor bills of material and other supplier management related acquisition lifecycle documentation. Personnel supporting SOW 5.6, “Data Collection and

Management,” must have experience and demonstrated proficiency with relational databases, SQL, Adobe ColdFusion, HTML, CSS and JavaScript. Personnel supporting

SOW 5.7, “Integrated Project Management (IPM)/Earned Value Management (EVM),” must have experience and demonstrated proficiency with wInsight and Microsoft Project

(experience with Primavera and/or Open Plan Professional would also be beneficial).

Personnel supporting SOW 5.8, “Integrated Government Scheduling,” must have experience and demonstrated proficiency with networked schedule development, baseline and status using milestones, tasks, duration, relationship, lead/lag, constraints, predecessor, management, technical, or business case analyses. Collects, completes, organizes and interprets data relating to aircraft/weapon/project acquisition and product programs. Tracks

Project/Program Manager (Senior Level) (Key Labor Category – Key Person for PM

Role) SOC 11-1021 engineering, etc.). A senior labor category typically performs all functional duties independently. 4 years’ additional work experience may be substituted for a Bachelor’s

Degree. The Key Person (1) in this labor category will support the entire SOW and must have specific or general knowledge related to SOW 5.1, SOW 5.5 and SOW 5.8. The Key

Person proposed for the above must also have experience managing large, cross-functional efforts relevant to this contract’s SOW.

General Functional Description: Acts as the overall lead, manager and administrator for the contracted effort. Serves as the primary interface and point of contact with Government program authorities on technical and program/project issues. Oversees contractor execution of the contract requirements. Manages acquisition and employment of program/project resources.

Operations Research Analyst (Journey Level) SOC 15-2031

Experience/Education: This journeyman labor category requires at least 5 years of relevant experience and a BA/BS degree (in a relevant degree field: math, science, statistics, engineering, etc.). A journeyman labor category typically performs all functional duties independently. 6 years’ additional work experience may be substituted for a Bachelor’s

Degree. Associate’s Degree plus 4 years’ additional work experience may be substituted for a Bachelor’s. Personnel supporting SOW 5.1, “Strategic Research & Analysis,” and

SOW 5.2, “Industry Collaborative Exchange,” must have experience and demonstrated proficiency related to the respective SOW. Personnel supporting SOW 5.3, "Enculturation," must have experience and demonstrated proficiency using the latest versions of Adobe Captivate and Microsoft PowerPoint, and with developing and working with digital video files, digital audio files and on-screen capturing tools as they relate to the development of classroom and computer based training material to include embedding

Closed Captioning (experience with other Adobe products Animate, Photoshop, Illustrator, and Premier, as well as digital video file compression tools, would also be beneficial).

Personnel supporting SOW 5.4, “Strategic and Operational Implementation,” must have experience and demonstrated proficiency using Microsoft PowerPoint (experience with

Microsoft SharePoint would also be beneficial). Personnel supporting SOW 5.5, “Supplier

Analysis and Management Support,” must have experience and demonstrated proficiency with analyzing contactor bills of material and other supplier management related acquisition lifecycle documentation. Personnel supporting SOW 5.6, “Data Collection and

Management,” must have experience and demonstrated proficiency with relational databases, SQL, Adobe ColdFusion, HTML, CSS and JavaScript. Personnel supporting

SOW 5.7, “Integrated Project Management (IPM)/Earned Value Management (EVM),” must have experience and demonstrated proficiency with wInsight and Microsoft Project

(experience with Primavera and/or Open Plan Professional would also be beneficial).

Personnel supporting SOW 5.8, “Integrated Government Scheduling,” must have experience and demonstrated proficiency with networked schedule development, baseline and status using milestones, tasks, duration, relationship, lead/lag, constraints, predecessor, General Functional Description: Formulates and applies mathematical modeling and other optimizing methods to develop and interpret information that assists management with decision making, policy formulation, or other managerial functions. May collect and analyze data and develop decision support software, service, or products. May develop and supply optimal time/schedule and cost for program evaluation, review, or implementation.

Operations Research Analyst (Senior Level) SOC 15-2031 engineering, etc.). A senior labor category typically performs all functional duties independently. 4 years’ additional work experience may be substituted for a Bachelor’s

Degree. Personnel supporting SOW 5.1, “Strategic Research & Analysis,” and SOW 5.2, “Industry Collaborative Exchange,” must have experience and demonstrated proficiency related to the respective SOW. Personnel supporting SOW 5.3, "Enculturation," must have experience and demonstrated proficiency using the latest versions of Adobe Captivate and

Microsoft PowerPoint, and with developing and working with digital video files, digital audio files and on-screen capturing tools as they relate to the development of classroom and computer based training material to include embedding Closed Captioning (experience with other Adobe products Animate, Photoshop, Illustrator, and Premier, as well as digital video file compression tools, would also be beneficial). Personnel supporting SOW 5.4, “Strategic and Operational Implementation,” must have experience and demonstrated proficiency using Microsoft PowerPoint (experience with Microsoft SharePoint would also be beneficial). Personnel supporting SOW 5.5, “Supplier Analysis and Management

Support,” must have experience and demonstrated proficiency with analyzing contactor bills of material and other supplier management related acquisition lifecycle documentation. Personnel supporting SOW 5.6, “Data Collection and Management,” must have experience and demonstrated proficiency with relational databases, SQL, Adobe

ColdFusion, HTML, CSS and JavaScript. Personnel supporting SOW 5.7, “Integrated

Project Management (IPM)/Earned Value Management (EVM),” must have experience and demonstrated proficiency with wInsight and Microsoft Project (experience with Primavera and/or Open Plan Professional would also be beneficial). Personnel supporting SOW 5.8, “Integrated Government Scheduling,” must have experience and demonstrated proficiency with networked schedule development, baseline and status using milestones, tasks, duration, relationship, lead/lag, constraints, predecessor, successor, early dates, late dates, free float, total float, and critical path using Microsoft Project.

General Functional Description: Formulates and applies mathematical modeling and other optimizing methods to develop and interpret information that assists management with decision making, policy formulation, or other managerial functions. May collect and analyze data and develop decision support software, service, or products. May develop and supply optimal time/schedule and cost for program evaluation, review, or implementation.

Administrative Assistant SOC 43-6011

Experience/Education: This labor category requires at least six (6) years’ relevant experience in a customer and business oriented position, and a high school diploma/GED.

Personnel in this labor category will support the entire SOW but are not required to have any specific or general knowledge in any one or more SOW area.

General Functional Description: Provides administrative support by conducting research, preparing statistical reports, handling information requests, and performing clerical functions such as preparing correspondence, receiving visitors, arranging conference calls, preparing travel orders and claims, and scheduling meetings.

7.0 DATA HANDLING

The contractor is required to provide technical evaluation and/or advisory and assistance services in support of acquisition planning and execution of NAVAIR programs. The contractor will have access to system performance, program / business sensitive, company proprietary and pre-decisional material / data, which shall not be disclosed to any entity, government or otherwise, outside of the Cost Department unless specifically indicated by a designated government point of contact or authorized in writing by the Contracting Officer.

The Contractor shall not use for purposes other than performance under this contract; nor shall the contractor release, reproduce, distribute, or publish any data or analysis that is provided as Government Furnished Information (GFI) or produced in the performance of this contract; nor shall the contractor authorize others to do so, without written permission of the Contracting Officer. Further, the contractor shall, within 15 days after the effective date of this contract, obtain and provide to the COR signed Non-Disclosure Agreements

(NDAs) with each subcontractor and consultant (provided as Contract Data Requirement

List, Attachment (1)) and shall obtain and provide to the COR signed individual NDAs with all contractor, subcontractor, and consulting personnel that perform work under this contract. Additionally, the contractor agrees to place in each subcontract affected by these provisions the necessary language to bind the subcontractor by these terms and conditions.

8.0 SECURITY

The contractor and the personnel shall have the capability to perform work up to the Secret level. The facility clearance and level of safeguarding required is Secret. The Contract

Security Classification Specifications are set forth in Attachment (2), DD Form 254. The types and classes of data and information shall routinely include, but are not limited to:

- Proprietary

- Business Sensitive

- For Official Use Only (FOUO)

- Confidential

- SECRET

9.0 ORGANIZATIONAL CONFLICTS OF INTEREST

The work to be performed under this contract requires access to government data and contractor proprietary data across the breadth of NAVAIR acquisition programs. The

Special Clauses incorporating OCI’s are set forth in Section H.

10.0 PLACE OF PERFORMANCE

The majority of services identified within this contract must be performed within the facilities of the Naval Air Station Patuxent River, MD. It is expected that the contractor has an established presence within a 50 mile radius of that location. Some services

(primarily relating to SOW paragraphs 4.7 and 4.8) may also be provided in support of

NAWCAD within the facilities of the Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, NJ and Naval

Support Activity Orlando, FL. However, a pre-established contractor presence is not necessary at those locations.

In support of this contract’s SOW, the contractor may also perform short-term work as needed at other DoD, industry and related locations. As such, the requirement of this contract may require the contractor to travel to any location NAVAIR does business. See

SOW section 12.0 for travel details.

11.0 WORK SCHEDULE TO INCLUDE COMPRESSED WORK SCHEDULE (CWS),

OVERTIME, HOLIDAYS, AND INSTALLATION CLOSURE

Working hours for full time contractors will typically be 40 hours every week Monday through

Friday, and work schedules must include NAVAIR’s core work hours of 0830 (8:30 a.m.) to

1430 (2:30 p.m.) local time. A normal work day is 8.5 hours (including a 30 minute lunch break). Deviations from this standard must be approved in advance by both the associated government Technical Point of Contact (TPOC) and the COR.

11.1 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

11.2 Installation Closure – 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 performing non-mission essential work 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 supervision 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.

12.0 TRAVEL

CLAUSES INCORPORATED BY FULL TEXT REIMBURSEMENT OF TRAVEL, PER

DIEM, AND SPECIAL MATERIAL COSTS (NAVAIR)(OCT 2006)

a) Area of Travel. Performance under this contract may require travel by contractor personnel. If travel, domestic or overseas, is required, the contractor is responsible for making all necessary arrangements for its personnel. These include but are not limited to: medical examinations, immunizations, passports/visas/etc., and security clearances. All contractor personnel required to perform work on any U.S. Navy vessel shall obtain boarding authorization from the Commanding Officer of the vessel before boarding. Travel will be required only when essential for mission success and must be approved by the COR.

b) Travel Policy. The Government will reimburse the contractor for allowable travel costs incurred by the contractor in performance of the contract in accordance with

FAR Subpart 31.2. Travel required for tasks assigned under this contract shall be governed in accordance with: Federal Travel Regulations, prescribed by the General

Services Administration for travel in the conterminous 48 United States, (hereinafter the FTR); Joint Travel Regulation, Volume 2, DoD Civilian Personnel, Appendix A, prescribed by the Department of Defense, for travel in Alaska, Hawaii, The

Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, and territories and possessions of the United States

(hereinafter JTR); and Standardized Regulations (Government Civilians, Foreign

Areas), Section 925, "Maximum Travel Per Diem Allowances for Foreign Areas," prescribed by the Department of State, for travel in areas not covered in the FTR or

JTR (hereinafter the SR).

c) Travel. Travel and subsistence are authorized for travel beyond a fifty-mile radius of the contractor’s office whenever a task assignment requires work to be accomplished at a temporary alternate worksite. No travel or subsistence shall be charged for work performed within a fifty-mile radius of the contractor’s office. The contractor shall not be paid for travel or subsistence for contractor personnel who reside in the metropolitan area in which the tasks are being performed. Travel performed for personal convenience, in conjunction with personal recreation, or daily travel to and from work at the contractor’s facility will not be reimbursed.

1) For travel costs other than described in paragraph (c) above, the contractor shall be paid on the basis of actual amount paid to the extent that such travel is necessary for the performance of services under the contract and is authorized by the COR in writing.

2) When transportation by privately owned conveyance is authorized, the contractor shall be paid on a mileage basis not to exceed the applicable

Government transportation rate as contained in the FTR, JTR or SR.

Authorization for the use of privately owned conveyance shall be indicated in the basic contract. Distances traveled between points shall be shown on invoices as listed in standard highway mileage guides. Reimbursement will not exceed the mileage shown in the standard highway mileage guides.

3) The contractor agrees, in the performance of necessary travel, to use the lowest cost mode commensurate with the requirements of the mission as set forth in the basic contract and in accordance with good traffic management principles.

When it is necessary to use air or rail travel, the contractor agrees to use coach, tourist class, or similar accommodations to the extent consistent with the successful and economical accomplishment of the mission for which the travel is being performed.

4) The contractor’s invoices shall include receipts or other evidence substantiating actual costs incurred for authorized travel. In no event will such payments exceed the rates of common carriers.

d) Vehicle and/or Truck Rentals. The contractor shall be reimbursed for actual rental/lease of special vehicles and/or trucks (i.e., of a type not normally used by the contractor in the conduct of its business) only if authorized in the basic contract or upon approval by the COR. Reimbursement of such rental shall be made based on actual amounts paid by the contractor. Use of rental/lease costs of vehicles and/or trucks that are of a type normally used by the contractor in the conduct of its business are not subject to reimbursement

e) Car Rental. The contractor shall be reimbursed for car rental, exclusive of mileage charges, as authorized in the basic contract or upon approval by the COR, when the services are required to be performed beyond the normal commuting distance from the contractor’s facilities. Car rental for a team on TDY at one site will be allowed for a minimum of four (4) persons per car, provided that such number or greater comprise the TDY team.

f) Per Diem. The contractor shall not be paid for per diem for contractor personnel who reside in the metropolitan areas in which the tasks are being performed. Per Diem shall not be paid on services performed within a fifty-mile radius of the contractor’s home office or the contractor’s local office. Per Diem is authorized for contractor personnel beyond a fifty-mile radius of the contractor’s home or local offices whenever a task assigned requires work to be done at a temporary alternate worksite.

Per Diem shall be paid to the contractor only to the extent that overnight stay is necessary and authorized under this contract. The authorized per diem rate shall be the same as the prevailing per diem in the worksite locality. These rates will be based on rates contained in the FTR, JTR or SR. The applicable rate is authorized at a flat seventy-five (75%) percent on the day of departure from contractor’s home or local office, and on the day of return. Reimbursement to the contractor for per diem shall be limited to actual payments to per diem defined herein. The contractor shall provide actual payments of per diem defined herein. The contractor shall provide supporting documentation for per diem expenses as evidence of actual payment.

g) Shipboard Stays. Whenever work assignments require temporary duty aboard a

Government ship, the contractor will be reimbursed at the per diem rates identified in paragraph C8101.2C or C81181.3B(6) of the Department of Defense Joint Travel

Regulations, Volume II.

h) Special Material. “Special material” includes only the costs of material, supplies, or services which is peculiar to the ordered data and which is not suitable for use in the course of the contractor’s normal business. It shall be furnished pursuant to specific authorization approved by the COR. The contractor will be required to support all material costs claimed by its costs less any applicable discounts. “Special materials” include, but are not limited to, graphic reproduction expenses, or technical illustrative or design requirements needing special processing.

13.0 NMCI

The Government shall provide all NMCI services; to include IT related hardware, software, and support, necessary for the performance of this contract/order. Coordination of these services is to be conducted through the COR. Disposition or transfer instructions of previously acquired NMCI assets will be provided by the PCO as appropriate.

14.0 DELIVERABLES / DOCUMENTATION

Deliverables shall be in accordance with the individual SOW paragraphs and Section J.

CDRL DELIVERABLES

Deliverables include:

CDRL A001- Briefings/Presentation Material

CDRL A002 – Monthly Technical and Financial Status Report

CDRL A003 – Acquisition Documents

CDRL A004 – Management Plans

CDRL A005 – Technical Data/Metadata

CDRL A006 – Tools, Databases, & Websites

CDRL A007 – Training Material

CDRL A008 – Meeting Minutes/Trip Reports

CDRL A009 – Non-Disclosure/Agreement (Company)

CDRL A010 – Non-Disclosure/Agreement (Individual)

CDRL A011 – Software, Macros, Models, & Source Code