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10. FOR INFORMATION

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KELSEY BUELL 240-561-4469

11. TABLE OF CONTENTS

SOLICITATION/ CONTRACT FORM

SUPPLIES OR SERVICES AND PRICES/ COSTS

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DESCRIPTION/ SPECS./ WORK STATEMENT X

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INSPECTION AND ACCEPTANCE

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REPRESENTATIONS, CERTIFICATIONS AND

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L INSTRS., CONDS., AND NOTICES TO OFFERORS

EVALUATION FACTORS FOR AWARD

NOTE: Item 12 does not apply if the solicitation includes the provisions at 52.214-16, Minimum Bid Acceptance Period.

is inserted by the offeror) from the date for receipt of offers specified above, to furnish any or all items upon which prices are offered at the price set opposite each item, delivered at the designated point(s), within the time specified in the schedule.

13. DISCOUNT FOR PROMPT PAYMENT

(See Section I, Clause No. 52.232-8)

14. ACKNOWLEDGMENT OF AMENDMENTS

(The offeror acknowledges receipt of amendments

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to the SOLICITATION for offerors and related documents numbered and dated):

FACILITY

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PART I - THE SCHEDULE

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PART IV - REPRESENTATIONS AND INSTRUCTIONS

PART III - LIST OF DOCUMENTS, EXHIBITS AND OTHER ATTACHMENTS

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PART II - CONTRACT CLAUSES

NAWCAD PROCUREMENT GROUP

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SOLICITATION

6. REQUISITION/PURCHASE NO.5. DATE ISSUED

25 May 2022

4. TYPE OF SOLICITATION

SEALED BID (IFB)

NEGOTIATED (RFP)

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3. SOLICITATION NO.

N0042122R0164

Section A - Solicitation/Contract Form

GOVERNMENT POINTS OF CONTACT

Contract Specialist: Kelsey Buell E-mail: kelsey.s.buell.civ@us.navy.mil

Procuring Contracting Officer: Rhonda Garcia E-mail: rhonda.g.garcia2.civ@us.navy.mil

VERBIAGE AND TERMINOLOGY

For clarification purposes, throughout this solicitation, Cost-Plus-Fixed-Fee (CPFF) Term and CPFF Level of Effort are used interchangeably for CPFF Labor CLINs.

PRODUCT SERVICE CODE

The basic contract of this Single-Award Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity, CPFF, and Cost Reimbursable vehicle will have an associated Product Service Code (PSC) of R425, Engineering and Technical Services.

CONTRACT TYPE

The Contract resulting from this solicitation will be a Single-Award Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity contract utilizing CPFF CLINs for Labor (Term). Cost Reimbursable CLINs will be used for Other Direct Costs (Travel and Material).

SECURITY CLEARANCE REQUIREMENTS

Top Secret facility clearance is required at time of proposal submission. All personnel are required to have a minimum of a Secret clearance at task order award. Task orders will specify the exact labor categories, security level (secret or top secret) and number of employees required to have the specified clearance levels. Top Secret safe guarding clearance at the contractor facility is not required at the time of proposal.

LABOR CATEGORY INFORMATION

This is NOT a Service Contract Labor Standards (SCLS) Contract.

COMMENCEMENT OF TASK ORDER PERFORMANCE

The Government intends to release the initial task order concurrently with basic contract award. It is the intent of the Government for the first task order performance to commence no later than 30 days after basic contract award.

Section B - Supplies or Services and Prices

ITEM NO SUPPLIES/SERVICES QUANTITY UNIT UNIT PRICE AMOUNT

0001 Lot Labor - In support of SOW

CPFF

Services in accordance with Section C, Statement of Work (SOW) FOB: Destination

PSC CD: R425

ESTIMATED COST

FIXED FEE

TOTAL EST COST + FEE

0002 Lot ODC - Travel

COST

ODC Travel in support of CLIN 0001 in accordance with Section C, SOW 3.1.3.1, and 5252.232-9509 Travel Approval and Reimbursement Procedures.

PSC CD: R425

0003 Lot ODC - Material

COST

ODC Material in support of CLIN 0001 in accordance with Section C, SOW, and C-TXT-242.9515 Procedures and Approvals Required Prior to Incurring Direct Material Costs

NSP Data in Support of CLINs 0001-0003

FFP

Technical Data in support of Labor and ODC CLINs, and Section C SOW.

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CLAUSES INCORPORATED BY FULL TEXT

5252.211-9503 LEVEL OF EFFORT (COST REIMBURSEMENT) (NAVAIR)(DEC 2012)

(a) The level of effort estimated to be ordered during the term of this contract is 753,408 man-hours of direct labor including authorized subcontract labor, if any. The contractor shall not, under any circumstances, exceed one hundred (100%) percent of the total level of effort specified in this basic contract.

(b) FAR Clause 52.232-20, "Limitation of Cost" applies to fully funded orders and FAR Clause 52.232-22, "Limitation of Funds" applies to incrementally funded orders. Nothing in this clause amends the rights or responsibilities of the parties hereto under either of those two clauses. In addition, the notifications required by this clause are separate and distinct from any specified in either FAR Clause 52.232-20 or FAR Clause 52.232-22.

(c) In the event that less than one hundred (100%) percent of the established level of effort of the contract/order is actually expended by the end of the performance period, the Government shall have the option of:

(1) Requiring the Contractor to continue performance, subject to the provisions of the FAR Clause 52.232-20 or 52.232-22, as applicable, until the effort expended equals 100% of the established Level of Effort; or

(2) Effecting a reduction in the fixed fee by the percentage by which the total expended man-hours is less than one hundred (100%) percent of the established Level of Effort.

(d) The contractor agrees that effort performed in fulfillment of level of effort obligations under this contract shall include only verifiable effort in direct support of the work specified. It shall not include efforts such as work performed in transit to or from an employee's usual workplace, work during lunchtime activities, or effort performed at other non-work locations.

(e) In performing the contract/order, the contractor may use any reasonable combination of hours for the labor categories in support of section C of this contract/order.

B TEXT

B-1 Streamlined Ordering Procedures Task Orders (TOs) that include CPFF Labor Term CLINs may be issued under this contract using the following streamlined ordering procedures:

(1) For each proposed order that includes CPFF Labor Term CLINs, the contracting officer will provide the

Contractor a TO and an Independent Government Cost Estimate (IGCE). The IGCE is an estimate of labor hours by labor category utilizing the Hourly Burdened Composite Labor Rates provided in table(s) below, to calculate the total estimated cost for the proposed CLINs and/or TO.

i. The TO fixed fee is calculated using Section G Clause 5252.232-9510 PAYMENT OF FIXED FEE

(NAVAIR).

ii. Ceiling for ODCs will be priced in accordance with the Government estimate.

iii. TOs crossing multiple years will be estimated by the Government using the Hourly Burdened Composite

Labor Rates for each year in proportion to the Period of Performance (PoP) of the TO.

(2) Within three (3) working days of receipt of the TO and IGCE, the Contractor shall respond:

i. If the Contractor agrees that it can perform the TO within the parameters of the IGCE, they will sign and return the DD 1155 to the contracting officer. If the requirement remains valid, a priced order will be issued to the Contractor; or

ii. If the Contractor does not agree with the TO and/or IGCE, the Contractor shall acknowledge its disagreement within three (3) working days. Additionally, a proposal shall be submitted to the contracting officer within five (5) working days of receipt of the TO and IGCE, addressing only the specific areas of difference in labor categories and/or hours in the IGCE. Once the differences are resolved between the contracting officer and the Contractor, and the requirement remains valid, a priced order will be issued to the Contractor.

(3) Rate Tables

(a) Hourly Burdened Composite Labor Rates TBD at contract award

B-2 LABOR FEE:

CPFF Labor Term - Fixed fee will be calculated based on fee per hour and in accordance with 5252.232-9510 Payment of Fixed Fee (NAVAIR)(OCT 2005). The fee per hour is the total fee proposed for all periods divided by the total number of hours for all years (753,408). The CPFF Labor Term fee per hour is $ [TBD at contract award].

Applicable to CLIN 0001.

Section C - Descriptions and Specifications

STATEMENT OF WORK

1 Introduction

1.1 BACKGROUND

The Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division (NAWCAD) Digital Analytics Infrastructure and Technology Advancement (DAiTA) Group Warfare Effectiveness Department (WED) (formerly known as the Mission Engineering Analysis Department) provides analysis, development, sustainment of permanent flight clearance data products, materials to support the fleet introduction of updated or new weapon systems, development of training materials and curriculums, and subject matter expertise to support fleet introduction and “train the trainer” activities.

The mission of the organization is in support of all Naval aviation platforms, including all current tactical air platforms.

The WED Weaponeering Integration Naval Air Training and Operating Procedures Standardization (NATOPS) and Naval Aviation Technical Information Product (NATIP) (WINN) team provides Permanent Flight Clearances (PFC), which come in the form of NATOPS and NATIP or specific Airworthiness and CyberSAFE Office approved products that are determined to be equivalent to NATOPS and NATIP (e.g., Flight Series Data).

The NATOPS provides standardized aircraft operating procedures, limitations, technical data, and training requirements necessary for safe and effective operation of the aircraft model or aviation support activity. The NATIP provides critical technical data and limitations for all weapons, weapon systems, avionics, and mission systems required to enable operator to safely and effectively employ the aircraft weapon and mission systems.

Due to increased complexity of aircraft systems, tactics and production milestone requirements, advanced training activities are needed to allow integration and effective employment by Fleet aircrew. These advanced training activities for fleet introduction include presentation materials, “train the trainer” instructor training materials, mission planning, safety-of-flight, tactical execution, and in-flight guides.

SCOPE

This contract is to address advanced aircraft platform weapons systems employment and permanent/interim flight clearance product requirements affected by store and platform software changes to allow effective employment of combat systems by Fleet aircrew. These efforts include translation of existing and new Original Equipment Manufacturer/Government source materials to create new NATOPS and NATIP products and maintaining published products’ currency. The scope of this effort encompasses the following general activities:

(1) NATOPS, NATIP, weapon and mission system Component Manual Production and Configuration Management- Analysis, review, definition and execution of formally documented Naval Air Systems Group (NAVAIR) and other command processes to create and sustain effective technical information products to support Fleet tactical system employment.

(2) Fleet liaison / subject matter expertise to ensure consistent and complementary technical and tactical information flow between NAVAIR and Fleet centers of excellence for aviation training and tactics development.

(3) Platform software and new systems Introduction and Train the Trainer presentation development and delivery to aircrew at Fleet centers of excellence for aviation training and tactics development and Fleet concentration centers.

(4) Subject matter expert technical support to instructors, acquisition offices, and the fleet community on the introduction and deployment of new and/or upgrades of weapon systems.

This contract is a single award indefinite delivery / indefinite quantity contract to support the mission of NAWCAD, the DAiTA Group and the Warfare Effectiveness Department. Specific requirements will be derived from the scope of this SOW and documented through individual Task Orders (TO). Task Orders are expected to be issued as cost plus fixed fee non-performance based level of effort. Orders will consist of short term and long term level of effort staffing support and defined project/program activities.

2 Applicable Documents The following documents are applicable to the SOW as specified herein. This list is for reference only and defines the most common documents, policies, specifications that may be applicable in the performance of the duties defined within this SOW. The Contractor shall utilize and adhere to these documents, and any updates or revisions to them, in satisfying the technical requirements in Section 3.0. In the case of an inconsistency between the industry standards referenced herein and the Government documents referenced below, the Navy/DoD standard will always take precedence. Additional documents may be identified at the individual TO level. Copies of federal and military specifications, standards, and handbooks are available from the Standardization Document Order Desk, 700 Robbins Avenue, Building #4, Section D, Philadelphia, PA 19111-5094.

2.1 Referenced Documents

2.1.1 Federal / DOD / Military Documents

Joint Travel Regulation (JTR) DODM 5200.01 – DoD Information Security Program: Controlled Unclassified Information (CUI) DODM 5220.22-M – National Industrial Security Program Operating Manual (NISPOM) DODD 5230.24 – Distribution Statements on Technical Documents NIST SP 800-171 – Special Publication: Protecting Controlled Unclassified Information in Nonfederal Systems and Organizations

NAVY Documents EKMS-1b - Electronic Key Management System (EKMS) Policy and Procedures for Navy EKMS Tiers 2 & 3 NASPAXRIVINST 5100.12C Traffic Safety Program NASPAXRIVINST 5100.35D – Safety and Occupational Health Manual NASPAXRIVINST 12610.7H – Employee Reporting Procedures during Emergencies OPNAVINST 3440.17A – Navy Installation Emergency Management Program OPNAV 5239/14 SAAR-N – System Authorization Access Request Navy (SAAR-N) OPNAVINST 5239.1D- US Navy Cybersecurity Program NASPAXRIV 5510.15Q- Base Access Regulation SECNAVINST 5100.13E – Navy Tobacco Policy SECNAV M-5510.30 – Personnel Security Program SECNAV M-5510.36 – Information Security Program SECNAVINST 5510.36- DoN Information Security Program (ISP) Regulation OPNAVINST 5530.14E Navy Physical Security and Law Enforcement Program NASPAXRIVINST 3440.17A- Installation Emergency Management Program NASINST 4010.5B Hazardous Material Control and Management Plan NASINST 5100.35C Occupational Safety and Health Manual NASINST 11320.1N Fire Bill OPNAVINST 3510.15 series, Naval Tactics, Techniques and Procedures (Air NTTP) Manuals and Naval Aviation Technical Information Product (NATIP) Program OPNAVINST 3710.7 NATOPS General Flight and Operating Instructions Manual NAVAIRINST 13034.1 series, NAVAIR Airworthiness and CYBERSAFE Process Manual Program Management Guide NATIP Style Guide Flight Clearance Process Guide NATOPS Program Management Handbook MIL-DTL-85025B(AS), NATOPS Program Technical Publications and Products; Style, Format, and Common Technical Content

3 Requirements

3.1 General Requirements

3.1.1 Compatibility

The Contractor shall maintain the capability to prepare documents and data products 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 Microsoft SharePoint 2016 Adobe Acrobat XI Pro Arbortext CorelDraw 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. For contract administrative or indirect functions performed at the Contractor site, the Contractor shall ensure that all media delivered to the Government 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 Location and Facilities

Approximately 80 percent of work to be performed at the Contractor site inclusive of telework and 20 percent of work will be performed at a Government site on an as required basis. Telework is authorized in accordance with Section 3.1.4.4 of this SOW. Final performance location will be defined at the TO level. As defined at the TO level, the Contractor shall be required to provide short and/or long-term technical support services in Continental United States (CONUS) and Travel/Temporary Duty (TDY) Outside Continental United States (OCONUS). For the Government site locations of NAS Patuxent River, NAS Oceana; NAS Lemoore; NAS Whidbey Island; and NAS Fallon, the performance is expected to be long term recurring nature and driven by the specific requirements as defined at the TO level. The Government will not provide a permanent performance location (i.e. Office space) at each Government site, but shall provide as needed access to the Government site, class rooms, simulators, computers, network access, etc. as driven by each requirement. Contractors performing on-site support will be provided access to temporary workspaces, telephones, printers, facsimile machines, copy machines, shredders, computers, network access including web servers, tooling, and applications necessary to carry out assigned tasks.

Government onsite support at other locations will be considered travel/TDY and handled in accordance with 5252.232-9509 Travel Approval and Reimbursement Procedures.

3.1.3 Contract Status Reporting

3.1.3.1 Financial Status Report

The contractor shall provide a financial status report in accordance with the Contract Data Requirement List (CDRL A001). The report shall provide a total basic level contract financial summary, a summary of all hours committed across all task orders inclusive of options and the total of all hours executes, and include separate sub reports for all active TOs. The report shall include work accomplished since submittal of the last report, both monthly and cumulative man-hour labor costs expended by labor category and material and travel costs clearly identified by individual order and CLIN. The labor categories utilized in the financial report shall be consistent with those defined in Section 3.5 of this contract.

3.1.3.2 Monthly Progress Report

The contractor shall provide a monthly progress report in accordance with CDRL A002. This report shall list the monthly accomplishments and upcoming task order / project objectives for each task order/ project and each identified financially tracked project task. Trips and significant event shall also be addressed. The report shall be organized by task order, project, then by financially tracked task, as applicable. This CDRL satisfies 5252.204-

9502 REQUIREMENTS FOR LOCAL SECURITY.

3.1.3.3 Contractor Personnel Locator Report

The contractor shall provide a Contractor Personnel Locator Report in accordance with CDRL A003. This report shall identify all direct personnel supporting requirements under this contract. The report shall include name, labor category, employed by, security clearance level, assigned task order(s), and location of performance. The labor categories utilized in the report shall be consistent with those defined in Section 3.5 of this contract. This CDRL satisfies 5252.204-9502 REQUIREMENTS FOR LOCAL SECURITY.

3.1.3.4 Additional Reporting Requirements

Additional reporting requirements will be defined at the individual TO level.

3.1.4 Work Schedule to include Compressed Work Schedule (CWS), overtime, holidays and installation closure This section applies to work performed at the Government facilities, as defined at the TO level.

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 0730 to 1600 each Monday through Friday (except on the following federal holidays). Some supported Government offices have flexibility to start as early as 0600 and end as late as 1800, Monday–Friday. If different hours are needed by a Government team or the Contractor (e.g. individual groups or locations may allow or require different hours) on a long term basis, they will be coordinated through the Technical Point of Contact (TPOC) associated with that work and approved by the Contracting Officer Representative (COR).

The compressed work schedule (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: eight weekdays are worked at 9.5 hours each (which includes a 30-minute lunch), one Friday is alternately worked as 8.5 hours (which includes a 30-minute lunch) and one 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 the individual TOs 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 contract and individual TOs.

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 Day, the third Monday in February Memorial Day, the last Monday in May Juneteenth, June 19 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

3.1.4.1 Travel/Temporary Duty (TDY)

When personnel are temporarily deployed offsite, the Contractor shall modify the traveler’s working hours to best support the assigned tasking and minimize overtime.

3.1.4.2 General Facility Access

When employees of a Government facility are officially excused from work due to a holiday, special event, severe weather, a security threat, or any facility related problem that prevents personnel from working at the facility, Contractor personnel assigned to work at that Government facility performing non-mission essential work in support of such employees shall follow their parent company’s policies and conform to one of the following possible courses of action:

3.1.4.2.1 Report for work at an alternate site if available, permitted by the terms of the contract, and they receive advance authorization from the COR or Contracting Officer; or

3.1.4.2.2 Telework, provided telework is permitted by the terms of the contract and they receive advance authorization to telework from the COR or Contracting Officer; or

3.1.4.2.3 Follow parent company’s policies regarding taking leave (administrative or other).

3.1.4.3 Emergency Conditions at Government Site

NASPAXRIVINST 12610.7H – Employee Reporting Procedures during Emergencies identifies procedures Government employees are to follow when an emergency condition is identified. The Contractors shall follow the procedures as defined with the exception of being granted administrative leave. Contractors that are at work when a delay or restricted access is announced shall cease work and exit the base as soon as it is safe to do so. The procedures are summarized below.

OPEN WITH UNSCHEDULED LEAVE – Contractors that choose to stay home shall notify the order level Technical Point of Contact of their decision DELAYED ARRIVAL – The Contractor shall not show up to work prior to their normal start time plus the announced delay. With prior COR approval, the Contractor may be allowed to shift their work hours to make up the missed hours. Contractors cannot charge the contract for the delayed arrival hours and shall check with their employer as to how to code their time card for the delayed arrival hours.

DELAYED OPENING – The Contractor shall not show up to work before the announced opening time.

With prior COR approval, the Contractor may be allowed to shift their work hours to make up the missed hours. Contractors cannot charge the contract for the delayed opening hours and shall check with their employer as to how to code their time card for the delayed opening hours.

RESTRICTED ACCESS – The Contractor shall not show up to work. Contractors cannot charge the contract for the hours not at work and shall check with their employer as to how to code their time card for the day. See paragraph 3.1.4.2 General Facility Access.

OPEN WITH STAGGERED DEPARTURE – The Contractor shall depart work at their normal end time minus the announced number of hours early. Contractors cannot charge the contract for the hours not at work and shall check with their employer as to how to code their time card for the day.

OPEN WITH IMMEDIATE DEPARTURE – The Contractor shall depart work immediately. Contractors cannot charge the contract for the early departure hours and shall check with their employer as to how to code their time card for the delayed arrival hours.

SHELTER IN PLACE – The Contractor shall shelter in place. Contractors that are sheltering and in a work status can charge the contract during regular work hours.

3.1.4.4 Telework

Telework may be permitted under this contract. However, not all labor categories or project teams may be able to take advantage of telework opportunities due to the nature of the work. Telework shall be addressed at the individual TO level. The Contractor shall request approval from the COR for any position for which the Contractor proposes a teleworking situation. The contract request shall identify the labor category, equipment required (PCs, books, etc.), the work to be accomplished or deliverables to be provided, the expected duration of the tasks, principal location where telework will occur, communication methods available to reach the Contractor during telework hours, supervisory method and the working hours the person shall be in a telework status and available for correspondence. Upon approval by the COR, the Contractor may telework within the parameters approved by the request at no additional cost to the Government.

3.1.5 Management of Contractor Personnel

The Contractor shall supervise its workforce and control the methods by which required tasks are performed. The Contractor shall assign tasks to and 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. All direction and clarification on work contained in this SOW shall come from the COR and/or the NAWCAD Contracts Office.

3.1.5.1 Personnel

Contractor personnel shall remain employees of the Contractor and will not be considered employees of the Government. The contract PM shall ensure the Contractor workforce understands this employer difference when issues come up that affect the Government, but does not include the Contractors. All subcontractors and subcontractor personnel working on this contract are viewed by the Government as part of the Prime’s workforce.

As such, there shall be no processes, requests, approvals, or other documents or procedures that are presented to the Government from the subcontractor. All subcontractors shall conform to the same processes and documentation as the Prime when interfacing with the Government.

3.1.5.2 Tobacco Use

IAW SECNAVINST 5100.13E – Navy Tobacco Policy, Tobacco use is only permitted in designated tobacco use areas. Time spent for tobacco use (while on duty) shall occur only during approved break periods that will be designated by supervisors based on staffing and per Federal law, personnel policy, and union contracts. Break periods for tobacco users will be the same as for non-users. Under this contract, the tobacco policy shall also apply to vaping and e-cigarettes.

3.1.6 Contract Management

The Contractor shall manage the contract. The Contractor is expected to manage this contract in an effective and efficient manner. Management activities are expected to include but are not limited to:

Overall administration and management of the contract Primary POC into the Contractor’s organization Support of standing weekly COR meetings to discuss contract issues Develop management procedures and controls Hiring to meet Contractor support requests Managing tasking, workload, and performance of individual TOs Monitoring and reporting progress of work tasks and contract management tasks Managing the financial and administration aspects of the contract Management of subcontracts Development and delivery of required CDRLs Completion of tasking in a timely manner

3.1.7 Training

3.1.7.1 New Hire Orientation

The Contractor is responsible for providing an orientation to new hires to enable them to adequately perform their tasking. Orientation shall include, but is not limited to:

Physical knowledge of the base and Government facilities Contract information (Contractor/COR interaction and basic contract requirements) Their labor category requirements Specific process requirements (Government and Contractor) Organization chart / hierarchy for both Contractor and Government Introductions (COR/ACOR, Government task lead, Contractor task lead, etc.)

3.1.7.2 Labor Category Training Requirements

The Contractor is responsible for providing individuals who are trained, certified, and qualified to perform the tasks outlined in the SOW. Training to meet labor category requirements is the sole responsibility of the Contractor—both initial training and required re-certifications. The Contractor is responsible for the cost of the training (class, travel, supplies) and the labor associated with the training. This training shall be met prior to the

Contractor personnel reporting for duty except as identified in the specific labor category. Due to availability and location of some training classes, exceptions may be made to allow personnel to begin working while waiting for the training to become available with prior approval by the COR. In the case of re-certifications, the Contractor shall plan ahead of time so as to not impact workload due to missed days for training or expiring certifications.

3.1.7.3 Technical Training

Due to the technical nature of the WED’s work, there may be special, unique, and emergent training required during the execution of this contract. This training may include, but is not limited to, specific software, hardware, and procedures required by WED. All requests for cost reimbursable training shall include a written justification by a Government Technical Point of Contact (TPOC) and course information including but not limited to the source of the training, the dates of the training, a training course description, and training cost including quotes from the vendor. General educational courses or programs for enhancement of basic qualifications or academic standing of employees shall not be accomplished at the Government’s expense. No cost reimbursable training shall be scheduled or executed without written approval from the COR in accordance with C-TXT-242.9515

PROCEDURES AND APPROVALS REQUIRED PRIOR TO INCURRING DIRECT MATERIAL

COSTS (SEP 2021)

3.1.7.4 Mandated Training

For performance at Government facilities, this contract requires Contractor personnel to complete training such as Anti-Terrorism and Active Shooter (as referenced in paragraph 3.2.6), and any required Operational Security (OPSEC) topics (as referenced in paragraph 3.2.5). Also, during the course of the contract, the Government may mandate training for all personnel. This training may be computer or instructor based. Contractor personnel shall participate in these training requirements. Participation may be at live training events, computer based training, or via review of a provided set of PowerPoint slides. This training shall be provided and/or reimbursable by the Government. The Contractor Program Manager shall ensure all Contractors on the contract are trained and shall report compliance to the COR within five (5) working days after the announced deadline of the training.

3.1.8 Non-Disclosure Agreements (NDAs), Organizational Conflicts of Interest and Proprietary

Information Agreements.

In performance of the contract, the Contractor may have access to non-public information. The Contractor shall submit a company NDA and require all employees performing tasks execute an NDA. The Contractor shall provide a signed company NDA, including a signed NDA from each subcontractor within 15 days of contract award or subcontract agreement and an NDA for each employee prior to their first day of work supporting the customer to the COR and Procuring Contract Officer (PCO) upon request and reference all contract terms and conditions (including contract clauses) related to non-disclosure. The NDA shall acknowledge the Contractor and employees’ duties with respect to non-public information and promise to comply with those obligations.

Consistent with the terms and conditions of paragraph (e)(5) of NAVAIR 5252.209-9510 Organizational Conflicts of Interest (Services), and DFARS 252.227-7025, Limitations on the Use Or Disclosure of Government-Furnished Information Marked with Restrictive Legends, the Contractor shall not use, modify, reproduce, release, perform, display, and disclose any non-public information provided to or obtained by the Contractor in the course of performing this contract for other than Government purposes, and shall not do so for any commercial or personal purpose. In the event that the Contractor knows of or identifies that it has a commercial interest in the subject matter of any proposed or on-going agreement with respect to which contract services are to be performed, the Contractor shall consider such interest a potential conflict of interest under NAVAIR 5252.209-9510(g) and promptly disclose it to the COR and PCO.

The contractor shall enter into Proprietary Information Agreements (PIA) should contractor personnel be required to access the customer’s contractor(s) platform or systems data or the contractor’s Integrated Digital Environment (IDE). A copy of the executed NDAs shall be provided to the Contracting Officer’s Representative (CDRLs A006 and A007).

3.2 Security

3.2.1 Citizenship Requirements

Unless waived, only United States (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 Investigative Requirements

A minimum of a SECRET security clearance is required for all positions on this contract. Positions required to possess TOP SECRET clearances with a current investigation or other special security requirements will be identified at the TO level.

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 TOP SECRET, with a safeguarding level of TOP SECRET. The Contractor is responsible for ensuring that all personnel receive the requisite investigation and are favorably adjudicated IAW DODM 5220.22-M – National Industrial Security Program Operating Manual (NISPOM). 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.

3.2.3 Common Access Card (CAC)/PKI, SAAR-N

3.2.3.1 SAAR-N

All Contractor personnel requiring access to Government IT systems shall access and operate IT systems and networks IAW shall have an approved OPNAV 5239/14 SAAR-N – System Authorization Access Request Navy form on file, and complete required Annual Information Awareness Training. New employees must submit their SAAR-N forms within thirty (30) days of their first day of work. Instructions for processing the SAAR-N forms are available at: https://www.esd.whs.mil/Portals/54/Documents/DD/forms/dd/dd2875.pdf forms shall be submitted to the COR, Government TPOC, or to the assigned Government Trusted Associate Sponsorship System (TASS) Trusted Associate.

3.2.3.2 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. All CACs and identification badges issued to Contractor employees shall be returned to the Government Security Department at the Government site following completion of the contract, relocation or termination of an employee, or upon request from the COR. The Government will provide the Contractor access to Government facilities, as required, for performance of tasks under this contract.

3.2.3.3 DD-254

The Contractor shall comply with security requirements as specified in the DD-254 of this contract. Information or data that the Contractor accesses shall be handled at the appropriate classification level, unclassified information shall be handled as “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 COR of this contract for approval.

CUI 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 https://www.dodig.mil/Portals/48/Documents/Policy/520001_vol4.pdf.

3.2.3.4 Other Badging

Badges to special, classified, limited access, and/or commercial facility (e.g. Prime Contractor for a project or platform) areas may be required by the Contractor based on location and tasking. The Contractor shall adhere to the rules governing the issuance of those badges.

3.2.4 Information Security

The Contractor shall implement and maintain security procedures and controls to prevent unauthorized disclosure of classified information and CUI and to control distribution of CUI IAW DODM 5220.22-M – National Industrial Security Program Operating Manual (NISPOM), and SECNAV M-5510.36 – Information Security Program. If the work is performed at the Government’s facility, the Contractor shall comply with instructions/guidance required by that facility.

3.2.4.1 Marking

All information generated by the Contractor shall be properly marked. CUI generated and/or provided under this contract shall be marked IAW DODM 5200.01 – DoD Information Security Program: Controlled Unclassified Information (CUI). Technical information shall also be marked with appropriate Distribution Statements and Export Control warnings IAW DODM 5220.22-M – National Industrial Security Program Operating Manual (NISPOM), SECNAV M-5510.36 – Information Security Program, and program 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 to the COR for initial approval and awareness. Upon initial approval, the Contractor shall submit proposed public releases for approval prior to release through the Procuring Contracting Officer.

3.2.4.3 Loss, Compromise, or Spillage

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 twenty-four (24) hours of the incident occurring.

3.2.5 Operational Security (OPSEC)

The contractor shall comply with activity OPSEC program instructions, guidance and contribute to organization-level OPSEC efforts. The contractor will include OPSEC as part of its ongoing security awareness program and take all required activity OPSEC training. The contractor will protect identified critical information, sensitive unclassified information and activities, which, if divulged, could further compromise classified or sensitive information or operations, or degrade the planning and execution of operations performed by the RO and contractor in support of the mission.

While performing aboard NAVAIR or NAVAIR sites, the Contractor shall: (1) comply with facility OPSEC program instructions and contribute to organization-level OPSEC efforts; (2) include OPSEC as part of its ongoing security awareness program and take all required Agency training; (3) be responsive to the Supporting OPSEC Manager on a non-interference basis; and (4) protect sensitive unclassified information and activities, which could compromise classified information or operations, or degrade the planning and execution of operations performed by the Requiring Office and contractor in support of the mission.

The Contractor shall develop, implement, and maintain an OPSEC plan (CDRL A004) to protect classified and sensitive information to be used at a contractor's and subcontractor's facilities during the performance of this contract. The Contractor is responsible for subcontractor implementation of the OPSEC program requirements for this contract.

3.2.6 Anti-Terrorism Force Protection and Emergency Management The work performed on this contract is not Emergency Essential IAW OPNAVINST 3440.17A – Navy Installation Emergency Management Program and Government Emergency Management, Antiterrorism and/or Continuity of Operations Plans. Contractor personnel shall comply with all Government Emergency Management, Antiterrorism and/or Continuity of Operations Plans and directives. Contractor personnel shall not report for work at Government facilities in any event or emergency where Government official’s direct curtailment of operations to “Restricted Access” or “Mission Essential Only”. All Contractor personnel assigned to a Government facility shall complete annual Antiterrorism (Level One) and Active Shooter training.

3.2.7 Communications Security (COMSEC)

The Contractor shall be required to access COMSEC material. The Contractor shall follow the guidance for handling COMSEC material as identified in EKMS-1b - Electronic Key Management System (EKMS) Policy and Procedures for Navy EKMS Tiers 2 & 3 and applicable local instructions.

3.2.8 Compliance to NIST 800-171

The Contractor shall fully implement the CUI Security Requirements (Requirements) and associated Relevant Security Controls (Controls) in NIST Special Publication 800-171 (Rev. 1) (NIST SP 800-171), or establish a SSP(s) and POA&Ms that varies from NIST 800-171 only in accordance with DFARS clause 252.204-7012(b)(2), for all covered contractor information systems affecting this contract.

Notwithstanding the allowance for such variation, the contractor shall identify in any SSP and POA&M their plans to implement the following, at a minimum:

Implement Control 3.5.3 (Multi-factor authentication). This means that multi-factor authentication is required for all users, privileged and unprivileged accounts that log into a network. In other words, any system that is not standalone should be required to utilize acceptable multi-factor authentication. For legacy systems and systems that cannot support this requirement, such as CNC equipment, etc., a combination of physical and logical protections acceptable to the Government may be substituted;

Implement Control 3.1.5 (least privilege) and associated Controls, and identify practices that the contractor implements to restrict the unnecessary sharing with, or flow of, covered defense information to its subcontractors, suppliers, or vendors based on need-to-know principles;

Implement Control 3.1.12 (monitoring and control remote access sessions) - Require monitoring and controlling of remote access sessions and include mechanisms to audit the sessions and methods.

Audit user privileges on at least an annual basis;

Implement: Control 3.13.11 (FIPS 140-2 validated cryptology or implementation of NSA or NIST approved algorithms (i.e. FIPS 140-2 Annex A: AES or Triple DES) or compensating controls as documented in a SSP and POAM); and, NIST Cryptographic Algorithm Validation Program (CAVP) (see https://csrc.nist.gov/projects/cryptographic-algorithm-validation-program);

Implement Control 3.13.16 (Protect the confidentiality of CUI at rest) or provide a POAM for implementation, which shall be evaluated by the Navy for risk acceptance.

Implement Control 3.1.19 (encrypt CUI on mobile devices) or provide a plan of action for implementation which can be evaluated by the Government Program Manager for risk to the program.

3.2.9 Cyber Incident Response

The Contractor shall, within fifteen (15) days of discovering the cyber incident (inclusive of the 72-hour reporting period, reference https://dibnet.dod.mil/portal/intranet/), deliver all data used in performance of the contract that the Contractor determines is impacted by the incident and begin assessment of potential warfighter/program impact.

Incident data shall be delivered in accordance with the Department of Defense Cyber Crimes Center (DC3).

Reference https://www.dc3.mil/Organizations/DIB-Cybersecurity/DIB-Cybersecurity-DCISE/

In delivery of the incident data, the Contractor shall, to the extent practical, remove Contractor-owned information from Government covered defense information.

If the Contractor subsequently identifies any such data not previously delivered to DC3, then the Contractor shall immediately notify the contracting officer in writing and shall deliver the incident data within ten (10) days of identification. In such a case, the Contractor may request a delivery date later than ten (10) days after identification.

The contracting officer will approve or disapprove the request after coordination with DC3.

3.2.10 Naval Criminal Investigative Service (NCIS) Outreach

The Contractor shall engage with NCIS industry outreach efforts and consider recommendations for hardening of covered contractor information systems affecting DON programs and technologies.

3.2.11 NCIS/Industry Monitoring

In the event of a cyber incident or at any time the Government has indication of a vulnerability or potential vulnerability, the Contractor shall cooperate with the Naval…