Amended_RFP.docx

N0042119R0049

Section A - Solicitation/Contract Form

GENERAL INFORMATION

Contract Specialist:

Tiffany Corbett 301-757-9785 Tiffany.Corbett@navy.mil

Procuring Contracting Officer:

Lauren R. Martz 301-757-0015 Lauren.Martz@navy.mil

CONTRACTING OFFICER REPRESENTATIVE: TO BE DETERMINED AT CONTRACT AWARD

(1) This solicitation is reserved for competition among small business concerns in accordance with FAR 52.219-6 (Dev) Notice of Total Small Business Set-Aside (DEVIATION 2019-O0003). The resultant award will be a Single Award Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity contract.

(2) The Product/Service Codes (PSC) for this procurement is R425. The NAICS code is 541330 and the small business size standard is $41.5M.

(3) This contract includes 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).

(4) This contract is for an ordering period of five (5) years.

(5) The contractor will be required to have a SECRET facility clearance and SECRET clearances for personnel. A minimum of a SECRET facility clearance is required at time of proposal submission. All personnel clearances shall be obtained within 60 days after contract award, unless otherwise noted in the Statement of Work. 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.

(6) The contract ordering period listed in Section F is anticipated based upon a 02-Mar-2020 start. The actual ordering period may begin later depending on the date of award of the contract.

(7) Term task orders will be issued under this single award Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract. NAVAIR clause 5252.211-9503 Level of Effort will be included in task orders.

Section B - Supplies or Services and Prices

GENERAL INFORMATION

For proposal purposes, CLINs 0002 through 0006 and 0008 through 0012 are not separately priced (NSP).

All labor ceilings, inclusive of cost and fee, shall be priced under CPFF CLIN 0001. At time of award, the Government will allocate the ceiling on CLIN 0001 to CLINs 0002 through 0006 for use in awarding task orders.

All ODC ceilings shall be priced under COST CLIN 0007. At time of award, the Government will allocate the ceiling on CLIN 0007 to CLINs 0008 through 0012 for use in awarding task orders.

PRICING NOTE

B-1 Streamlined Ordering Procedures for Cost Plus Fixed Fee Term LOE Orders

LOE Orders will be issued under this contract using the following streamlined ordering procedures:

(i) If the contractor agrees that it can perform the TO within the parameters of the IGCE, they will sign and return the DD1155 to the contracting officer. If the requirement remains valid, a priced order will be issued to the contractor.

NON-PERFORMANCE BASED (TERM) OFF-SITE (Contractor Facility) Composite Rates, Excluding Fee (Regardless of Clearance)

Other

Administrative Assistant

Drafter/CAD Operator II

Drafter/CAD Operator III

Technical Writer II

Junior

Engineer

Oceanographer

Computer and Information Research Scientist

Engineering Psychologist

General Human Systems Engineer

Industrial Engineer

Physicist

Software/Systems Specialist

Mechanical Engineer

Project Analyst

Program Analyst

Electronics Technician

Mechanical Technician

Computer Network Support Specialist

Systems Analyst

Journeyman

Engineer (Subspecialty Systems Engineering)

Engineer (Subspecialty Communication Systems)

Engineer (Subspecialty Navigation Systems)

Engineer (Subspecialty Identification Friend or Foe (IFF) Systems)

Engineer (Subspecialty Flight Safety Systems)

Engineer (Subspecialty Electronic Warfare Systems)

Engineer (Subspecialty Radar and Antenna Systems)

Engineer (Subspecialty EO and IR Systems)

Engineer (Subspecialty Acoustic/Non-Acoustic Systems)

Engineer (Subspecialty Airborne Information Processing Systems)

Engineer

Oceanographer

Marine Biologist

Instructional Coordinators

Computer and Information Research Scientist

Computer Network Architect

Electronics Engineer

Engineering Psychologist

General Human Systems Engineer

Industrial Engineer

Physicist

Software/Systems Specialist

Mechanical Engineer

Project Analyst

Program Analyst

Logisticians

Electronics Technician

Mechanical Technician

Network and Computer Systems Administrator

Computer Network Support Specialist

Information Security Analyst

Software Developer

Systems Analyst

Senior

Engineer (Subspecialty Systems Engineering)

Engineer (Subspecialty Communication Systems)

Engineer (Subspecialty Navigation Systems)

Engineer (Subspecialty Identification Friend or Foe (IFF) Systems)

Engineer (Subspecialty Flight Safety Systems)

Engineer (Subspecialty Electronic Warfare Systems)

Engineer (Subspecialty Radar and Antenna Systems)

Engineer (Subspecialty EO and IR Systems)

Engineer (Subspecialty Acoustic/Non-Acoustic Systems)

Engineer (Subspecialty Airborne Information Processing Systems)

Engineer

Oceanographer

Marine Biologist

Instructional Coordinators

Training and Development Managers

Chemical Engineer

Computer and Information Research Scientist

Electronics Engineer

Engineering Psychologist

General Human Systems Engineer

Industrial Engineer

Operations Research Analyst

Physicist

Software/Systems Specialist

Mechanical Engineer

Test Pilot

Project Analyst

Program Analyst

Computer Network Support Specialist

Information Security Analyst

Software Developer

Systems Analyst

Program Manager

** Dates to be adjusted at contract award

NON-PERFORMANCE BASED (TERM) GOVERNMENT SITE (Patuxent River, MD) Composite Rates, Excluding Fee (Regardless of Clearance)

Other

Administrative Assistant

Drafter/CAD Operator II

Drafter/CAD Operator III

Technical Writer II

Junior

Engineer

Oceanographer

Computer and Information Research Scientist

Engineering Psychologist

General Human Systems Engineer

Industrial Engineer

Physicist

Software/Systems Specialist

Mechanical Engineer

Project Analyst

Program Analyst

Electronics Technician

Mechanical Technician

Computer Network Support Specialist

Systems Analyst

Journeyman

Engineer (Subspecialty Systems Engineering)

Engineer (Subspecialty Communication Systems)

Engineer (Subspecialty Navigation Systems)

Engineer (Subspecialty Identification Friend or Foe (IFF) Systems)

Engineer (Subspecialty Flight Safety Systems)

Engineer (Subspecialty Electronic Warfare Systems)

Engineer (Subspecialty Radar and Antenna Systems)

Engineer (Subspecialty EO and IR Systems)

Engineer (Subspecialty Acoustic/Non-Acoustic Systems)

Engineer (Subspecialty Airborne Information Processing Systems)

Engineer

Oceanographer

Marine Biologist

Instructional Coordinators

Computer and Information Research Scientist

Computer Network Architect

Electronics Engineer

Engineering Psychologist

General Human Systems Engineer

Industrial Engineer

Physicist

Software/Systems Specialist

Mechanical Engineer

Project Analyst

Program Analyst

Logisticians

Electronics Technician

Mechanical Technician

Network and Computer Systems Administrator

Computer Network Support Specialist

Information Security Analyst

Software Developer

Systems Analyst

Senior

Engineer (Subspecialty Systems Engineering)

Engineer (Subspecialty Communication Systems)

Engineer (Subspecialty Navigation Systems)

Engineer (Subspecialty Identification Friend or Foe (IFF) Systems)

Engineer (Subspecialty Flight Safety Systems)

Engineer (Subspecialty Electronic Warfare Systems)

Engineer (Subspecialty Radar and Antenna Systems)

Engineer (Subspecialty EO and IR Systems)

Engineer (Subspecialty Acoustic/Non-Acoustic Systems)

Engineer (Subspecialty Airborne Information Processing Systems)

Engineer

Oceanographer

Marine Biologist

Instructional Coordinators

Training and Development Managers

Chemical Engineer

Computer and Information Research Scientist

Electronics Engineer

Engineering Psychologist

General Human Systems Engineer

Industrial Engineer

Operations Research Analyst

Physicist

Software/Systems Specialist

Mechanical Engineer

Test Pilot

Project Analyst

Program Analyst

Computer Network Support Specialist

Information Security Analyst

Software Developer

Systems Analyst

Program Manager

** Dates to be adjusted at contract award

(End of Note)

B-2 Fixed Fee

The composite rates from B-1 will be used to develop the total estimated Cost Plus Fixed Fee. Fixed Fee will be calculated based on fee per hour and in accordance with 5252.232-9510 Payment of Fixed Fee (NAVAIR)(OCT 2005).

(End of Note)

CPFF Labor Ceiling for CLINs 0002-0006

CPFF

Cost Plus Fixed Fee (CPFF) Labor Ceiling for CLINs 0002-0006 FOB: Destination

ESTIMATED COST

FIXED FEE

TOTAL EST COST + FEE

Labor - RDT&E Funding

RDT&E Labor in accordance with paragraphs 3.3.1.1 - 3.3.3 in the SOW. Not Separately Priced from CLIN 0001

ESTIMATED COST

FIXED FEE

TOTAL EST COST + FEE

Labor - Procurement Funding

Procurement Labor in accordance with paragraphs 3.3.1.1 - 3.3.3 in the SOW. Not Separately Priced from CLIN 0001

ESTIMATED COST

FIXED FEE

TOTAL EST COST + FEE

Labor - NWCF Funding

NWCF Labor in accordance with paragraphs 3.3.1.1 - 3.3.3 in the SOW. Not Separately Priced from CLIN 0001

ESTIMATED COST

FIXED FEE

TOTAL EST COST + FEE

Labor - O&M Funding

O&M Labor in accordance with paragraphs 3.3.1.1 - 3.3.3 in the SOW. Not Separately Priced from CLIN 0001

ESTIMATED COST

FIXED FEE

TOTAL EST COST + FEE

Labor - FMS Funding

FMS Labor in accordance with paragraphs 3.3.1.1 - 3.3.3 in the SOW. Not Separately Priced from CLIN 0001

ESTIMATED COST

FIXED FEE

TOTAL EST COST + FEE

ODC Ceiling for CLINs 0008-0012

COST

Other Direct Cost (ODCs) Ceiling for CLINs 0008-0012 in accordance with paragraph 3.1.6 in the SOW.

ESTIMATED COST

ODC - RDT&E Funding

RDT&E ODC in accordance with paragraph 3.1.6 in the SOW. Not Separately Priced from CLIN 0007.

ESTIMATED COST

ODC - Procurement Funding

Procurement ODC in accordance with paragraph 3.1.6 in the SOW. Not Separately Priced from CLIN 0007.

ESTIMATED COST

ODC - NWCF Funding

NWCF ODC in accordance with paragraph 3.1.6 in the SOW. Not Separately Priced from CLIN 0007.

ESTIMATED COST

ODC - O&M Funding

O&M ODC in accordance with paragraph 3.1.6 in the SOW. Not Separately Priced from CLIN 0007.

ESTIMATED COST

ODC - FMS Funding

FMS ODC in accordance with paragraph 3.1.6 in the SOW. Not Separately Priced from CLIN 0007.

ESTIMATED COST

Technical Data

Not Separately Priced. Technical Data in accordance with Exhibit A.

NET AMT

CLAUSES INCORPORATED BY FULL TEXT

Other

Junior

Journeyman

Senior

Section C - Descriptions and Specifications

STATEMENT OF WORK

STATEMENT OF WORK

1. Background / Scope This Statement of Work (SOW) defines the scope of services required to support the organization's mission, management, policy, programs, project management and administration within the Airborne Anti-submarine Warfare (ASW) Systems Engineering Division (AD-4.5.14) and the Airborne ASW mission area specific efforts provided by the Avionics Systems Engineering Division (AD-4.5.1), Core Avionics Engineering (AD-4.5.3), RADAR and Antenna Systems Engineering Division (AD-4.5.5), Electro-Optic and Special Mission Sensors Engineering Division (AD-4.5.6), and Electronic Warfare Systems Engineering Division (AD-4.5.18) in the Avionics, Sensors and E*Warfare Department (AIR-4.5) of the Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division (NAWCAD). AD-4.5.14, with support from its sister divisions, is responsible for the research, design, development, test, integration, delivery, and support of unique sensors and mission systems for naval air platforms to include Maritime Patrol and Reconnaissance Aircraft (MPRA), Multi-mission Helicopter (MH-60), and other air platforms, manned or unmanned. AD-4.5.14, and its sister divisions, provide affordable, reliable, effective, and flexible avionics and mission systems critical to the implementation of NAVAIR’s strategies for naval aviation ASW. The work and efforts defined in this document address the full spectrum of activities performed on a recurring basis.

This SOW further defines the requirement needed to create or engineer ASW systems in support of legacy and new acoustic and non-acoustic sensors, systems and subsystems for naval air platforms and to improve existing maritime patrol and reconnaissance mission systems. A staff that is experienced in supporting unclassified and classified programs across all phases of the acquisition process including R&D, aircraft and ordnance procurement, system/platform development, test and integration, fielding, operations and sustainment, continued verification and training is required. The scope will include engineering and technical labor, materials for technology assessment and development, laboratory and field experiments, ship and air exercises, system integration, and environmental compliance documentation. The scope will also include the capability to arrange for aircraft support and function as Project Specialists for the purpose of hosting legacy and new sensors for inflight testing in accordance with (IAW) DFARS 252.228-7001 Ground and Flight Risk clause.

This SOW addresses all functional areas, e.g., administrative, business, engineering, information technology, logistics, and program management, necessary to ensure continuity of services. The overarching areas of support address the technology areas for any of the life cycle phases, i.e., Requirements Analysis phase, Concept Development phase, Planning phase, Acquisition phase, Research and Development phase, Test and Evaluation phase, Implementation phase, and Operation and Maintenance phase. Core areas addressed in this SOW are:

· Airborne ASW Systems – Acoustic and Non-Acoustic

· Airborne Information Processing Systems

· Communication Systems

· Flight Information Systems

· Navigation Systems

· Identification Systems

· Recording Systems

· Airborne Mine Counter Measure Systems

· Avionics and Sensor Systems Engineering

· Radar and Antenna Systems

· Electro Optic (EO) and Infrared Systems

· Electronic Warfare (EW) Systems

· Special Mission Sensors

· Imagery and Video Systems Software Enhancements

· Integration and Interoperability/Integrated Warfare Capability

· Technologies in support of Fixed-Wing Aircrafts

· Technologies in support of Rotary Wing Aircrafts

· Disruptive Technologies To accomplish the delivery of products and services in the above core areas, the scope of this effort must also include support in:

· Signal Processing

· Software development, sustainment and tools

· Avionics and sensor systems simulators and stimulators

· Integration of avionics systems and sensor systems

· Human Factors

· Human Systems Integration

· Acquisition, Design and Technical documentation and data

· Independent studies and analyses

· Analysis and definition of sensor and avionics systems

· Performance analysis and evaluation of avionics and sensor systems

· Risk Assessment and Mitigation

· Environmental Compliance

· Personnel training, System training and in-service support

· Test and evaluation of avionics and sensor systems

· At-sea, in-flight, field and laboratory test support

· System Verification and Validation

· Create, produce, improve or update laboratory facilities

· Cyberwarfare support for avionics and sensors

· System Security and Information Assurance

· Systems Engineering

· Preparation of project technical plans for new and ongoing projects

· Risk Management

· Configuration Management

· Technical Data Management

· Interface Management

· Threat Analysis

· Information Analytics

· Knowledge Management

· Independent Verification and Validation

· Integration and Interoperability

· Life Cycle Management

· Modeling and Simulation

· Prototyping and Fabrication Support

· Requirements Analysis

· Definition of avionics and sensor system and subsystem requirements

· System Design

· Concept definition for advanced avionics and sensor systems

· Operational Concept Analyses for Advanced Avionics and sensor systems

· System Integration

· Architecture Design

· Integrated logistics support for the avionics and sensor systems

· Preparation, review, and maintenance of avionics and sensor systems documentation

· Logistics Management and Support Services

· Logistics Operations Support

· Logistics Operations and Maintenance

· Inventory Management

· Repair and Alteration

· Return on Investment Analysis

· Life Cycle Cost Determination

· Total Ownership Cost Determination

· Affordability Analysis

· Analysis of Cost Alternatives

· Should-Cost Determinations Inherent to the successful execution of this work are the derived requirements of project management, financial/cost, administrative, scheduling, and other non-technical skills needed across all lifecycle phases.

2. Applicable documents The Contractor shall be familiar with and shall use the most current version of the documents listed in this section. Unless otherwise noted elsewhere in the document, the latest version of the listed documents shall apply. When referenced document titles, revision letters, and dates of issue are omitted for brevity of the reference, the short form reference shall be understood to be the specific issue identified in this section.

2.1 Department of Defense Documents

· DoD, Risk Management Guide for DoD Acquisition, Sixth Edition (Version 1.0)

· DoD 5220.22-M, National Industrial Security Program Operating Manual (NISPOM)

· DoDD 5230.24, Distribution Statements on Technical Documents

· DoDD 8140.01, Cyberspace Workforce Management

· DoDI 5230.24, Distribution Statements on Technical Documents

· DoDI 8500.01, Cybersecurity

· DoDI 8510.01, Risk Management Framework (RMF) for DoD Information Technology (IT), Chg 1

· DoDM 5200.01, DoD Information Security Program: Controlled Unclassified Information (CUI) Vol. 4 Chg 1 (enclosure 3 pages 11-18)

· SECNAV M-5239.2 DoN Cyberspace Information Technology and Cybersecurity Workforce Management and Qualification

· SECNAV M-5510.30, Personnel Security Program

· SECNAV M-5510.36, Information Security Program

· OPNAVINST 3440.17A, Navy Installation Emergency Management Program

· OPNAVINST 3710.7V, NATOPS General Flight and Operating Instructions

· OPNAVINST 5090.1D, Environmental Readiness Program Manual

· OPNAV-5239-14, System Authorization Access Request-Navy (SAAR-N)

· Joint Service Specification Guide (JSSG) 2005 NOTICE 3, Avionic Subsystem

2.2 Government Documents

· DFARS 252.228-7001, Ground and Flight Risk

· CNICINST 5530.14A, Commander Navy Installations Command Ashore Protection Program (Change 2)

· NAVAIRINST 3710.8F CH-1, 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 Public Aircraft Operations in Support of Test and Evaluation

· NAVAIRINST 3710.1G, Contractor’s Flight and Ground Operations

· NAVAIRINST 4355.19E, Systems Engineering Technical Review Process

· NAVAIRINST 5000.21A, The NAVAIR Risk Instruction

· NAVAIRINST 5211.5A, Naval Air Systems Command Privacy Act Program

· NAVAIRINST 13034.1F, Airworthiness and Cybersecurity Safe Policies for Air Vehicles and Aircraft Systems

· MIL-PRF-29612B, Performance Specification Training Data Products

· Committee on National Security Systems Instruction 1253, Security Categorization and Control Selection for National Security Systems Other documents, as applicable, shall be defined in individual Task Orders.

3. Requirements The itemized tasks and descriptions supplied in the following paragraphs represent a high level set of information systems engineering support elements describing typical tasking which may be assigned to the Contractor. This tasking shall be performed by the Contractor in support of a platform or a project assignment relating to one or more of the technology areas listed under Section 1, Background/Scope.

The Contractor personnel will work in conjunction with an Integrated Product Team (IPT). The Contractor shall support the Navy in the development, integration and test of Avionics, Sensors and E*Warfare systems. There will, however, be efforts where the Contractor shall work independently to develop a specific data product or report to be used in the development of a system or systems.

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

· Microsoft Windows 10

· Windows Server 2016

· Microsoft Project 2016

· Microsoft Office Professional 2016

· Adobe Acrobat XI (reader)

· Internet access Additional capability requirements will be included in individual Task Orders and may include, but not be limited to the following:

· MATLAB 2016a

· LabView 2016

· AutoCad 2016

· SolidWorks 2016

· Visio 2010

· Linux

· Ubuntu

· Red The Contractor shall maintain software and system compatibility to interface with and transfer data to and from the requiring office. The Contractor shall safeguard DoD information stored on non-DoD information systems to prevent the loss, misuse, and unauthorized access to or modification of this information. The Contractor shall provide protection using current and regularly updated malware protection services by incorporating a DoD licensed virus protection software to ensure that all media are virus free when delivered. Anti-virus software developed by Kaspersky Labs is prohibited for use under this contract to mitigate threats to the Department of Defense Information Network–Navy posed by adversaries leveraging Kaspersky Labs products (see C10F/FCC EXORD 17-043 released 08/07/2017 for details).

The Contractor shall be capable of Internet and LAN communications with the Airborne Anti-Submarine Warfare (ASW) Systems Engineering Division, NAWCAD-4.5.14. Contractor personnel shall be capable of maintaining real-time communications, both voice and data transfer capabilities, with NAWCAD-4.5.14 during working hours whether at Contractor work site or on travel.

No information, documents, or equipment shall be sent or otherwise transmitted to other parties by the Contractor without the approval of the Contracting Officer’s Representative (COR) or the Contracting Officer.

The primary place of performance under this contract is NAWCAD Patuxent River with a limited amount of support at NAWCAD Detachment Crane Indiana. Approximately 90 percent of work will be performed at Government site and 10 percent of work to be performed at Contractor site. Specific performance locations will be included in individual Task Orders. Contractors performing on-site support will be provided various items and information necessary to carry out assigned tasks. Examples include, but are not limited to: access to workspaces, telephones, printers, facsimile machines, copy machines, shredders, computers, NMCI and network access including web servers and applicable databases or other applications.

The Contractor’s facility shall meet the requirements of the DD Form 254 applicable to this contract. Additional facility requirements may be addressed in individual delivery orders. Government facilities may be required for the performance of a task order and will be identified in specific orders.

3.1.2.2 Meeting Support

In support of the tasking outlined in this SOW, the Contractor shall have the capability to host and conduct meetings at classification levels up to Secret. These meetings shall have the capacity to support up to 80 attendees and have contractor furnished telephones as well as sufficient equipment to conduct meetings with presentations including compatible software as required in paragraph 3.1.1. Meeting support shall be provided within 10 miles of NAS Patuxent River, MD.

3.1.3 Contract Status Reporting

The Contractor shall provide the following documentation.

3.1.3.1 Monthly Contractor’s Progress, Status and Management Report The Contractor shall maintain close and continual coordination with the Government in regard to workload planning and execution. Throughout contract performance, the Contractor shall maintain an updated and current staffing plan and obtain approval from the Government prior to incurring additional costs and/or adding personnel to the contract. The Contractor shall provide monthly financial, staffing, and technical status IAW CDRL A001.

The report shall be organized and reported by CLIN/Sub-CLIN (SLIN), team supported, and SOW Section and also include financial resource reporting by CLIN as follows:

a) Cost Plus Fixed Fee (CPFF) CLINS: The Contractor shall provide information by CLINs/SLINs/Appropriations to include, but not limited to cost details (i.e., Employee Name, Labor Category, Rate, Current and Cumulative Hours & Costs etc.), financial status of cost CLINs (i.e., funding applied, expenses incurred during current reporting period, total expenses to date, amount remaining, etc.) and forecast of funds depletion by CLIN type based on known requirements.

b) Cost Reimbursable CLINs: The Contractor shall provide information, by CLIN/SLIN/Appropriation, to include, but not limited to travel details (i.e., Traveler’s Name(s), Dates of Travel, Destination, & Purpose for travel); ODC expense details (Item/Name, Description, Unit Cost, Number of Units, & Extended Costs for ODC’s, etc.); financial status of cost-related CLINs (i.e., funding applied, expenses incurred during current reporting period, total expenses to date, amount remaining, etc.) and forecast of funds depletion by CLIN type based on known requirements.

c) GFP/GFE/CAP Reporting: The Contractor shall maintain a documented property accountability system and procedures whereby all Government Furnished Property (GFP), Government Furnished/Equipment (GFE) and Contractor Acquired Property (CAP) are tracked by documenting all pertinent information about property, including item nomenclature, serial number, and location. The Contractor shall track, manage, and otherwise account for purchases made on behalf of the Government under the authority of this contract with a DCMA approved Purchasing System. Upon termination or expiration of the Contract, all GFP/GFE/CAP shall revert to the Government.

3.1.4 Enterprise-Wide Contractor Manpower Reporting Application (ECMRA) The Contractor shall report ALL contractor labor hours (including subcontractor labor hours) required for performance of services provided under this contract for the NAWCAD via a secure data collection site. The Contractor is required to completely fill in all required data fields using the following web address: https://www.ecmra.mil.

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

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 0630 to 1800 each Monday through Friday (except on the legal holidays specified in paragraph 3.1.5.1.2). Actual work hours will be defined at the Task Order level.

3.1.5.1.1 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: Mondays through Thursdays are worked at 9.5 hours each (which includes a 30-minute lunch), and one Friday is alternately worked as 8.5 hours (which includes a 30-minute lunch) while the other Friday 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 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.

3.1.5.1.2 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 3.1.5.1.3, the Contractor is permitted to observe the above Holidays in accordance with its corporate policy.

3.1.5.1.3 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.

3.1.5.1.4 Overtime

Overtime premiums cannot be charged directly to the contract unless first approved in writing by the Chief of the Contracting Office in accordance with NMCARS 5222.103. For critical/time-sensitive tasking, with prior approval of the COR/ACOR, additional hours may be authorized at the Contractor's regular fully burdened hourly rate to the extent consistent with the Contractor's accounting practices and the Fair Labor Standards Act.

Travel may include general and administrative expenses, but shall not include profit/fee. Temporary travel to other locations in support of program tasking is required. Contractor personnel shall travel as required to provide needed tasks through off-site meetings, training, conferences, design, installation, integration, maintenance, or system test and to support field experiments or other test and evaluation events. As part of this travel, Contractor personnel may be required to travel overseas or serve onboard ships for extended (2-3 weeks) sea tests. If required, temporary travel locations may include, but are not limited to, California, Florida, Hawaii, Indiana, Washington, Japan, Scotland, Australia, Italy, United Kingdom, the Caribbean, and the Bahamas. This list is not all inclusive as locations may change over the life of the contract.

3.1.6.2 Material

Material may include general and administrative expenses, but shall not include profit/fee. All materials not depleted during the performance of this contract shall become Government property upon completion of this contract. The Contractor shall transfer all materials not depleted to the COR by way of Material Inspection and Receiving Report (DD Form 250).

3.1.7 Subcontractors

Provisions stated herein shall be clearly and effectively communicated to all subcontractors providing support under this contract. All provisions of this SOW shall flow down to subcontractors providing support under this contract.

3.1.8 Management of Contractor Personnel

The Government will neither supervise Contractor employees nor control the method by which the Contractor performs the required tasks. Under no circumstances will 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-Out Strategy

The Contractor’s overall transition out strategy shall be built around maintaining the mission of NAWCAD-4.5.14 with minimal impact, not only in terms of timeliness of performance but also to ensure that critical data and knowledge transfer occurs. Upon termination or expiration of the contract, the Contractor shall ensure an orderly transition of responsibilities, while minimizing impact to the operation. The Contractor shall submit a Transition Out Plan, to include the minimum elements listed below IAW CDRL A002.

· 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. Establish and maintain effective communication with the incoming Contractor or Government personnel for the period of transition via weekly status meetings.

· 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.

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

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

3.1.10 Quality Control

The Contractor shall maintain an effective quality control program to ensure services are performed IAW the SOW and the Surveillance Activity Checklist (SAC). The Contractor shall implement procedures to identify, prevent, and ensure non-recurrence of defective services. The Government will evaluate the Contractor’s performance under this contract IAW the SAC, which is included as an attachment to the contract in Section J.

Only U.S. citizens may perform under this contract. 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 Security Office. 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 Classified Requirements

All Contractor personnel shall maintain security clearance eligibility commensurate with the level of classification of the work performed as annotated in the Contract's DD-254, Contract Security Classification Specification Form.

Contractor personnel shall require access to classified information in performance of this contract up to and including SECRET, with a safeguarding level of SECRET. The Contractor is responsible for ensuring that all personnel receive the requisite investigation and are favorably adjudicated IAW DoDM 5220.22, National Industrial Security Program Operating Manual. Contractor employees who fail to meet security clearance requirements may not access classified information or perform sensitive duties. In such cases, the Contractor employee may not perform on the contract.

The Contractor shall comply with security requirements specified in the DD-254 attached to this contract. Information or data that the contractor accesses shall be handled at the appropriate classification level. Unclassified information shall be handled IAW the appropriate designation (Controlled Unclassified Information; For Official Use Only; Covered Defense Information). 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 COR/ACOR of this contract for approval.

Controlled Unclassified Information including For Official Use Only and Covered Defense Information (meeting the definition of 48 CFR 252.204–7012(a)) generated and/or provided under this contract shall be marked and safeguarded as specified in DoDM 5200.01 (DoD Information Security Program: Controlled Unclassified Information (CUI)) Vol. 4 (enclosure 3 pages 11-18) available at http://www.dtic.mil/whs/directives/corres/pdf/520001_vol4.pdf. Any product containing Covered Defense Information shall be assigned a distribution statement (distribution statements B through F) using the criteria set forth in DoDI 5230.24 (Distribution Statements on Technical Documents); and have this statement displayed per DoDI 5230.24, Enclosure 3.

At the time of proposal submission, the Contractor must possess at least a SECRET facility Clearance (DD-254 Box 1a). A higher facility clearance is acceptable. The level of safeguarding must also be at least SECRET (DD-254 Box 1b). All proposed personnel must have a current security clearance to at least the SECRET level within 60 days of award.

3.2.3 SAAR-N

All Contractor personnel requiring access to Government Information Technology 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:

http://www.navsea.navy.mil/Portals/103/Documents/NSWC_Carderock/OPNAV-5239-14-SAAR-N.pdf The Contractor shall route the SAAR-N forms, with Part I completed, through the Contracting Officer’s Representative (COR), Government Technical Point of Contact (TPOC), or the assigned government Trusted Associate Sponsorship System (TASS) Trusted Associate to the Director of NAWCAD-4.5.14, or a designated representative for completion of Part II, blocks 11 through 22, of the SAAR-N form.

3.2.4 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 conform to CNICINST 5530.14A, Change 2, and all other local installation policy. All CACs and identification badges issued to Contractor employees shall be returned to the Government Security Department at the Government site IAW CNICINST 5530.14A, Change 2, and all other local installation policy 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.

For all work 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 IAW DoD 5220.22-M (NISPOM), and SECNAV M-5510.36. For all work performed at the Government’s facility, the Contractor shall comply with the Facilities Instructions/Guidance, the latest applicable Program Protection Plan(s), applicable Security Classification Guide(s), Lab Standard Operating Procedures, document inventory, document security marking, classified item safeguarding, and participate in the End-of-Day security procedures.

3.2.6.1 Marking

All information generated by the Contractor…