N00421-25-R-0002 APEI Draft RFP.docx

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Section A - Solicitation/Contract Form

GENERAL INFORMATION

GOVERNMENT POINTS OF CONTACT

COMPETITION

This acquisition is a full and open competition.

CONTRACT TYPE

The contract resulting from this solicitation will be a Single-Award Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract utilizing Cost-Plus-Fixed-Fee (CPFF) and Cost-Plus-Award-Fee (CPAF) CLINs for Labor (Term) and Cost Reimbursable (non-fee-bearing) CLINs for Other Direct Costs (ODCs) (Material and Travel).

NOT SEPARATELY PRICED CLINS

Not Separately Priced (NSP) CLINs will be on the Basic IDIQ Contract; whereas, at the Task Order level, CLINs will be separately priced. At the IDIQ level, CLINs 0001, 0007 and 0013 will contain the overall ceiling for NSP CLINs 0002-0006, 0008-0012, 0014-0018, and 0019-0020 respectively.

VERBIAGE & TERMINOLOGY

For clarification purposes, throughout this solicitation CPFF Term, CPFF Level of Effort, and CPFF Non-Performance-Based are used interchangeably and will be called CPFF; and CPAF Term, CPAF Level of Effort, and CPAF Non-Performance-Based are used interchangeably and will be called CPAF.

NORTH AMERICAN INDUSTRY CLASSIFICATION SYSTEM (NAICS)

The NAICS for this effort is 541330 – Engineering Services, with a small business size standard of $47M (in accordance with Exception 1).

PRODUCT SERVICE CODE

This Single-Award IDIQ contract will have an associated Product Service Code (PSC) of K016: Modification of Equipment – Aircraft Components & Accessories.

SERVICE CONTRACT LABOR STANDARDS

This solicitation, and the resulting contract, will be subject to the Service Contract Act (SCA) of 1965, as amended, and to FAR clause 52.222-41 Service Contract Labor Standards, contained in Section I of this solicitation.

ORDERING PERIOD

This Contract will have a five-year ordering period.

SECURITY CLEARANCE

The Offeror shall be responsible for employing personnel having at least the minimum level of security clearance identified in Section C, Statement of Work (SOW) Paragraph 3.2.2.1.

Section B - Supplies or Services and Prices

B-1 ESTIMATED RATES

I. Composite Labor Rates (excluding fee) and Streamlined Ordering Procedures for CPFF and CPAF Labor CLINs and/or Orders

(a) Composite Labor Rates (provided within the tables in paragraphs (c) through (d) below) are applicable to Labor CLINs:

(1) The rates below are the Composite Labor Rates for each labor category.

i. Composite Labor Rates shall include direct labor rates plus all applicable burdens, to include indirect rates, applicable escalation, subcontractor fee on subcontractor labor, and subcontractor pass-through costs.

ii. Composite Labor Rates shall not include prime fee on prime labor, prime fee on subcontractor labor, ODCs such as Travel and Material, and Cost of Money costs (if proposed).

iii. The Composite Labor Rate would be the sum of both the prime and all subcontractor labor costs, as described above, for that labor category, divided by the total number of labor hours for that labor category.

(2) The Composite Labor Rates in paragraphs (c) through (d) are estimates, and invoicing will be based on actual costs incurred.

(b) Task Orders (TOs) that include CPFF or CPAF Labor CLINs will be issued under this Contract using the following streamlined ordering procedures:

(1) For each proposed order, 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 Composite Labor Rates provided in paragraphs (c) through (d) below, to calculate the total estimated cost for the proposed CLINs and/or TO.

i. The TO fixed fee is calculated using HTXT.232-9510 PAYMENT OF FIXED FEE (NAVAIR)(OCT 2005).

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 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.

(c) Composite Labor Rates for Government Site

ON-SITE (Government) (Patuxent River, MD & St. Inigoes, MD)

Composite Labor Rates (Regardless of Clearance or if Key)

Aerospace Engineers, Junior, 17-2011

Aerospace Engineers, Journeyman, 17-2011

Aerospace Engineering & Ops Technologists & Technicians, Junior, 17-3021

Aerospace Engineering & Ops Technologists & Technicians, Junior, 17-3021, OT

Aerospace Engineering & Ops Technologists & Technicians, Journeyman, 17-3021

Aerospace Engineering & Ops Technologists & Technicians, Journeyman, 17-3021, OT

Aircraft Mechanic I, (SCA) 23021

Aircraft Mechanic II, (SCA) 23022

Aircraft Mechanic III, (SCA) 23023

Avionics Technicians, Junior, 49-2091

Avionics Technicians, Journeyman, 49-2091

Avionics Technicians, Journeyman, 49-2091, OT

Avionics Technicians, Senior, 49-2091

Avionics Technicians, Senior, 49-2091, OT

Cable Splicer, (SCA) 23125

Computer Hardware Engineers, Journeyman, 17-2061

Computer Network Architects, Basic, 15-1241

Computer Network Architects, Intermediate, 15-1241

Drafter/CAD Operator III, (SCA) 30063

Drafter/CAD Operator IV, (SCA) 30064

Electrical Engineers, Junior, 17-2071

Electrical Engineers, Journeyman, 17-2071

Electronics Engineers, Except Computers, Junior, 17-2072

Electronics Engineers, Except Computers, Journeyman, 17-2072

Electronics Engineers, Except Computers, Senior, 17-2072

Electronics Technician Maintenance II, (SCA) 23182

Electronics Technician Maintenance II, (SCA) 23182, OT

Electronics Technician Maintenance III, (SCA) 23183

Engineering Technician III, (SCA) 30083

Engineering Technician III, (SCA) 30083, OT

Engineering Technician IV, (SCA) 30084

Engineering Technician V, (SCA) 30085

Engineering Technician VI, (SCA) 30086

Engineering Technician VI, (SCA) 30086, OT

Engineers, All Other (Systems Engineer), Junior, 17-2199

Engineers, All Other (Systems Engineer), Journeyman, 17-2199

Engineers, All Other (Systems Engineer), Senior, 17-2199

Engineers, All Other (Systems Engineer), Senior, 17-2199, OT

Helpers - Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers, Apprentice, 49-9098

Helpers - Production Workers, Apprentice, 51-9198

Information Security Analyst, Intermediate, 15-1212

Logisticians, Journeyman, 13-1081

Material Expeditor, (SCA) 21040

Mechanical Engineers, Journeyman, 17-2141

Network & Computer Systems Administrators, Intermediate, 15-1244

Occupational Health and Safety Specialists, Journeyman, 19-5011

Operations Research Analysts (Systems Specialist), Senior, 15-2031

Operations Research Analysts (Systems Specialist), Senior, 15-2031, OT

Project Management Specialists, Senior, 13-1082

Quality Control Inspector, (SCA) 99610

Shipping/Receiving Clerk, (SCA) 21130

Technical Instructor/Course Developer, (SCA) 15095

Warehouse Specialist, (SCA) 21410

(d) Composite Labor Rates for Contractor Site

OFF-SITE (Contractor Facility)

Composite Labor Rates (Regardless of Clearance or if Key)

Aerospace Engineers, Junior, 17-2011

Aerospace Engineers, Journeyman, 17-2011

Aerospace Engineers, Senior, 17-2011

Aerospace Engineers, Senior, 17-2011, OT

Aerospace Engineering & Ops Technologists & Technicians, Junior, 17-3021

Aerospace Engineering & Ops Technologists & Technicians, Journeyman, 17-3021

Aerospace Structural Welder, (SCA) 23010

Aircraft Mechanic I, (SCA) 23021

Aircraft Mechanic II, (SCA) 23022

Aircraft Mechanic II, (SCA) 23022, OT

Aircraft Mechanic III, (SCA) 23023

Aircraft Mechanic III, (SCA) 23023, OT

Avionics Technicians, Junior, 49-2091

Avionics Technicians, Journeyman, 49-2091

Avionics Technicians, Journeyman, 49-2091, OT

Avionics Technicians, Senior, 49-2091

Avionics Technicians, Senior, 49-2091, OT

Cable Splicer, (SCA) 23125

Computer Hardware Engineers, Junior, 17-2061

Drafters, All Other, (MBSE), Junior, 17-3019

Drafters, All Other (MBSE), Journeyman, 17-3019

Drafters, All Other (MBSE), Senior, 17-3019

Drafter/CAD Operator I, (SCA) 30061

Drafter/CAD Operator II, (SCA) 30062

Drafter/CAD Operator III, (SCA) 30063

Drafter/CAD Operator IV, (SCA) 30064

Electrical Engineers, Junior, 17-2071

Electrical Engineers, Journeyman, 17-2071

Electrical Engineers, Senior, 17-2071

Electronics Engineers, Except Computers, Junior, 17-2072

Electronics Engineers, Except Computers, Journeyman, 17-2072

Electronics Engineers, Except Computers, Senior, 17-2072

Electronics Technician Maintenance I, (SCA) 23181

Electronics Technician Maintenance I, (SCA) 23181, OT

Electronics Technician Maintenance II, (SCA) 23182

Electronics Technician Maintenance II, (SCA) 23182, OT

Electronics Technician Maintenance III, (SCA) 23183

Electronics Technician Maintenance III, (SCA) 23183, OT

Engineering Technician I, (SCA) 30081

Engineering Technician I, (SCA) 30081, OT

Engineering Technician II, (SCA) 30082

Engineering Technician II, (SCA) 30082, OT

Engineering Technician III, (SCA) 30083

Engineering Technician III, (SCA) 30083, OT

Engineering Technician IV, (SCA) 30084

Engineering Technician IV, (SCA) 30084, OT

Engineering Technician V, (SCA) 30085

Engineering Technician V, (SCA) 30085, OT

Engineering Technician VI, (SCA) 30086

Engineering Technician VI, (SCA) 30086, OT

Engineers, All Other (Systems Engineer), Junior, 17-2199

Engineers, All Other (Systems Engineer), Journeyman, 17-2199

Engineers, All Other (Systems Engineer), Senior, 17-2199

Engineers, All Other (Systems Engineer), Senior, 17-2199, OT

Financial Specialists, All Other, Junior, 13-2099

Financial Specialists, All Other, Journeyman, 13-2099

General and Operations Managers (Program Manager), Senior, 11-1021

Ground Support Equipment Mechanic, (SCA) 23380

Ground Support Equipment Mechanic, (SCA) 23380, OT

Helpers - Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers, Apprentice, 49-9098

Helpers - Production Workers, Apprentice, 51-9198

Information Security Analyst, Intermediate, 15-1212

Logisticians, Junior, 13-1081

Logisticians, Journeyman, 13-1081

Machinist, Junior, 51-4041

Machinist, Journeyman, 51-4041

Machinist, Senior, 51-4041

Material Expeditor, (SCA) 21040

Material Expeditor, (SCA) 21040, OT

Mechanical Engineers, Junior, 17-2141

Mechanical Engineers, Journeyman, 17-2141

Mechanical Engineers, Senior, 17-2141

Network & Computer Systems Administrators, Basic, 15-1244

Network & Computer Systems Administrators, Intermediate, 15-1244

Occupational Health and Safety Specialists, Journeyman, 19-5011

Operations Research Analysts (Systems Specialist), Journeyman, 15-2031

Operations Research Analysts (Systems Specialist), Journeyman, 15-2031, OT

Operations Research Analysts (Systems Specialist), Senior, 15-2031

Operations Research Analysts (Systems Specialist), Senior, 15-2031, OT

Order Clerk I, (SCA) 01191

Order Clerk II, (SCA) 01192

Project Management Specialists, Junior, 13-1082

Project Management Specialists, Journeyman, 13-1082

Project Management Specialists, Senior, 13-1082

Quality Control Inspector, (SCA) 99610

Shipping/Receiving Clerk, (SCA) 21130

Shipping/Receiving Clerk, (SCA) 21130, OT

Technical Instructor/Course Developer, (SCA) 15095

Technical Writer I, (SCA) 30461

Technical Writer II, (SCA) 30462

Technical Writer II, (SCA) 30462, OT

Warehouse Specialist, (SCA) 21410

Warehouse Specialist, (SCA) 21410, OT

Welder, Combination, Maintenance, (SCA) 23960

Determination and Payment of Award Fee

The Contractor may earn, and be paid all or part of, an award fee which may be specific to one or more of the task orders. The Contractor’s performance will be evaluated in accordance with the Attachment 01, Award Fee Determination Plan, of this Contract. Determination of award fee, if any, earned by the Contractor and payment thereof, shall be made semiannually. Upon approval of the overall performance rating by the Fee Determining Official (FDO), the Contracting Officer will issue a modification to the Contract allowing the Prime to receive the appropriate amount of any award fee. Any remaining dollars will be deobligated from the Task Order. The decision of the FDO with respect to entitlement to award fee, or the amount thereof, shall be final.

Labor - Level of Effort (LOE)/Term

CPFF

Services in accordance with Section C, SOW FOB: Destination

PSC CD: K016

ESTIMATED COST

FIXED FEE

TOTAL EST COST + FEE

Labor - LOE/Term - PROC

NSP from CLIN 0001

ESTIMATED COST

FIXED FEE

TOTAL EST COST + FEE

Labor - LOE/Term - O&M

NSP from CLIN 0001

ESTIMATED COST

FIXED FEE

TOTAL EST COST + FEE

Labor - LOE/Term - FMS

NSP from CLIN 0001

ESTIMATED COST

FIXED FEE

TOTAL EST COST + FEE

Labor - LOE/Term - RDT&E

NSP from CLIN 0001

ESTIMATED COST

FIXED FEE

TOTAL EST COST + FEE

Labor - LOE/Term - WCF

NSP from CLIN 0001

ESTIMATED COST

FIXED FEE

TOTAL EST COST + FEE

Lot

Labor - LOE/Term

CPAF

Services in accordance with Section C, SOW

ESTIMATED COST

BASE FEE

SUBTOTAL EST COST + BASE

MAX AWARD FEE

TOTAL EST COST + FEE

Lot

Labor - LOE/Term - PROC

NSP from CLIN 0007

ESTIMATED COST

BASE FEE

SUBTOTAL EST COST + BASE

MAX AWARD FEE

TOTAL EST COST + FEE

Lot

Labor - LOE/Term - O&M

NSP from CLIN 0007

ESTIMATED COST

BASE FEE

SUBTOTAL EST COST + BASE

MAX AWARD FEE

TOTAL EST COST + FEE

Lot

Labor - LOE/Term - FMS

NSP from CLIN 0007

ESTIMATED COST

BASE FEE

SUBTOTAL EST COST + BASE

MAX AWARD FEE

TOTAL EST COST + FEE

Lot

Labor - LOE/Term - RDT&E

NSP from CLIN 0007

ESTIMATED COST

BASE FEE

SUBTOTAL EST COST + BASE

MAX AWARD FEE

TOTAL EST COST + FEE

Lot

Labor - LOE/Term - WCF

NSP from CLIN 0007

ESTIMATED COST

BASE FEE

SUBTOTAL EST COST + BASE

MAX AWARD FEE

TOTAL EST COST + FEE

Other Direct Costs (ODCs)

COST

Travel and Material in support of CLINs 0001 and 0007 in accordance with Section C, SOW paragraph 3.1.5 ODCs; CTXT.232-9509 Travel Approval and Reimbursement Procedures; and CTXT.242-9520 Procedures and Approvals Required Prior to Incurring Direct Material Costs.

ESTIMATED COST

ODCs - PROC

Cost in support of CLINs 0002 and 0008. NSP from CLIN 0013.

ESTIMATED COST

ODCs - O&M

Cost in support of CLINs 0003 and 0009. NSP from CLIN 0013.

ESTIMATED COST

ODCs - FMS

Cost in support of CLINs 0004 and 0010. NSP from CLIN 0013.

ESTIMATED COST

ODCs - RDT&E

Cost in support of CLINs 0005 and 0011. NSP from CLIN 0013.

ESTIMATED COST

ODCs - WCF

Cost in support of CLINs 0006 and 0012. NSP from CLIN 0013.

ESTIMATED COST

Data

NSP Data in accordance with Section C, SOW. In support of Labor and ODC CLINs 0001 - 0018.

ESTIMATED COST

Contractor Acquired Property (CAP)

NSP CAP in accordance with Section C, SOW in support of CLINs 0001-0018.

ESTIMATED COST

CLAUSES INCORPORATED BY FULL TEXT

Section C - Descriptions and Specifications

DESCRIPTIONS & SPECIFICATIONS

Labor CLINs:

The Contractor shall provide services in accordance with Section C, SOW. Contract services shall be performed in accordance with the SOW as detailed in the individual task orders. The task order SOW will detail tasks that fall within the scope of the basic contract.

ODCs CLINs:

The Contractor shall provide ODCs in accordance with Section C, SOW paragraph 3.1.5; CTXT.242-9520 Procedures and Approvals Required Prior to Incurring Direct Materials Costs; and CTXT.232-9509 Travel Approval and Reimbursement Procedures.

Data (NSP) CLIN:

The data to be furnished hereunder shall be in accordance with Exhibit A, CDRLs, and Section C, SOW.

CAP (NSP) CLIN:

The item(s) to be furnished hereunder shall be marked in accordance with Section C, SOW and DFARS PGI 245.402.

STATEMENT OF WORK

STATEMENT OF WORK FOR

AIRBORNE SYSTEMS INTEGRATION DIVISION

AIR PLATFORM ENGINEERING & INTEGRATION

1.0 Scope.

As the organic Lead Systems Integrator (oLSI)® for the Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division (NAWCAD), Webster Outlying Field (WOLF) operates under a product-based business model whereby WOLF civilians lead and manage the efforts. Using this oLSI® approach, the Government maintains ownership of its organic intellectual property and data rights, enabling WOLF to rapidly adapt solutions to the dynamic needs of the warfighter.

The NAWCAD WOLF Airborne Systems Integration (ASI) Division provides the rapid insertion and transition of advanced technologies, systems, sensors, and weapons to enable Programs of Record (PoRs), as well as deliver direct insertion of capabilities to meet urgent fleet needs. The ASI Division works with customers and sponsors to identify capability gaps and requirements; to develop programmatic strategies; to conduct technology development, article testing, and evaluation; and to support technology insertion. The NAWCAD WOLF ASI Division, operating under the oLSI® model, has requirements for engineering and integration of various airborne capabilities to include, but not be limited to, sensors, communications systems, weapons systems, and control technologies for a variety of manned and unmanned airborne platforms. Specifically, the ASI Division requires the Contractor to provide technical, engineering, modernization, installation, integration, test, and operational services to the ASI Division in support of Department of Navy (DON), Department of Defense (DoD), and other Government agency projects. These support services shall include, but are not limited to, engineering services, installation engineering, equipment integration, overhauls, design engineering for airborne capabilities, test and evaluation, user and maintainer training, and on-demand operational support.

2.0 Applicable Documents.

The documentation listed below are presented only as representative sources of the technological interface details that may be required during Contract performance. Likewise, the documentation listed is not all-inclusive but is representative of the type of information that may be necessary to perform the work. The applicable document version is the latest version at time of award. Documents may be added and/or updated to the latest applicable revision as required during the execution of this Contract and its individually awarded Task Orders (TOs).

2.1 DoD Specifications.

2.1.1 DoD National Industrial Security Program Operating Manual (NISPOM) codifying 32 CFR Part 117, NISPOM Rule.

2.1.2 DoDM 5200.01 Vol. 2, Marking of Classified Information, Change 4, 28 Jul 2020.

2.1.3 SECNAV M-5510.36B, Department of the Navy, Information Security Program, 12 Jul 2019.

2.1.4 DoDI 5200.48, Controlled Unclassified Information (CUI), 6 Mar 2020.

2.1.5 DoDD 5400.07, DoD Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) Program, 5 Apr 2019.

2.1.6 DoDI 5230.24, Distribution Statements on DoD Technical Information, 10 Jan 2023.

2.1.7 SECNAV M-5510.30C, Department of the Navy, Personnel Security Program, 24 Jan 2020.

2.1.8 OPNAVINST 3440.17A, Navy Installation Emergency Management Program, 1 Aug 2014.

2.1.9 SECNAVINST 5239.3B, Department of the Navy Information Assurance Policy.

2.2 DoD Standards.

2.2.1 MIL-STD-882E, Department of Defense Standard Practice: System Safety.

2.2.2 MIL-STD-31000, Department of Defense Standard Practice: Technical Data Packages.

2.2.3 DoDI 8510.01 Series, Risk Management Framework for DoD Systems.

2.2.4 DoDI 8500.01 Series, Cybersecurity.

2.2.5 DoDM 4161.2-M, DoD Manual for the Performance of Contract Property Administration.

2.2.6 DoDM 5200.02, Procedures for the DoD Personnel Security Program (PSP).

2.2.7 Joint DoDIIS/Cryptologic SCI Information Systems Security Standards (JDCSISSS).

2.2.8 DoDI 8140.01, Cyberspace Workforce Management.

2.3 Other Government Documents.

2.3.1 National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Special Publication (SP), 800-59.

2.3.2 National Security Decision Directive 298, dated 22 January 1988 Public Law 100-235, Section 3(d)(4).

2.3.3 NAVAIRINST 4355.19D, Systems Engineering Technical Review Process.

2.3.4 Director, Central Intelligence Division (DCID) 6/3, Protecting Sensitive Compartmentalized Information Within Information Systems.

2.3.5 Intelligence Community Directive (ICD) 503, Intelligence Community IT Systems Security Risk Management, Certification and Accreditation.

2.4 Industry documents.

2.4.1 American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM) manual A.

2.4.2 14 CFR Part 29, Aeronautics and Space.

2.4.3 DCMA INST 8210-1.D, Contractor’s Flight and Ground Operations.

3.0 Requirements.

3.1 General Requirements.

3.1.1 Compatibility. The Contractor shall maintain the capability to prepare documents and software packages compatible with the Government Information Technology (IT) environment through the security classification of Top Secret as specified on DD Form 254 (Attachment 02). The current operating environment required for this Contract includes:

Microsoft Windows 2016 or greater Microsoft Project 2016 or greater Microsoft Office Professional Plus 2016 or greater Adobe Acrobat XI (Reader) ComputerVision Computer-Aided Design and Drafting (CV CADD) Internet access Microsoft Office 365

The Contractor shall maintain the ability to interface with and transfer data to and from requiring office software applications and their upgraded versions. The Contractor shall ensure that all media are virus-free when delivered. The Contractor shall be capable of internet and Local Area Network (LAN) communications with the ASI Division. Contractor personnel shall be capable of maintaining real-time communications, both voice and data transfer capabilities, with the ASI Division during working hours whether at Contractor work site, on travel, or at a telework site.

3.1.2 Work Location, Facilities, and Telework.

3.1.2.1 Work Location. Approximately 36% of work will be performed at Government site and 64% of work will be performed at Contractor site. Government sites include NAWCAD WOLF, St. Inigoes, MD (for approximately 52% of on-site work) and Naval Air Station (NAS) Patuxent River, Patuxent River, MD (for approximately 48% of on-site work). Additional shipyard and OCONUS locations may be required during the execution of this Contract.

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

3.1.2.1.2 Contractor Site Requirements. The Contractor shall provide the primary support facilities needed to perform the tasking of this Contract, which must be located within 50 driving miles of NAWCAD WOLF, St. Inigoes, MD in order to satisfy the daily support and administrative operations of this Contract. The cost of general purpose business items/expenses required for the Contractor to conduct its normal business operations will not be considered an allowable direct cost in the performance of this Contract. General purpose business items include, but are not limited to, the cost for items such as telephones and telephone charges, reproduction machines, word processing equipment, personal computers, and other office equipment and supplies. The Government will not assume responsibility to retain the facility or take control of the title after the Contract is complete.

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 with the capacity to support a minimum of 15 persons. The meeting space shall have Contractor-furnished unclassified telephone and unclassified Video Teleconference (VTC) capability as well as sufficient equipment to conduct meetings with presentations including compatible software as required in section 3.1.1. This support shall be provided within 50 driving miles of NAWCAD WOLF, St. Inigoes, MD. Classified meetings, if necessary, will be hosted at NAWCAD WOLF, St. Inigoes, MD and NAS Patuxent River, Patuxent River, MD.

3.1.2.3 Telework/Remote Work. The Contractor may allow employees to telework and/or work remotely with approval in writing from the Contracting Officer’s Representative (COR), that a position’s tasking is eligible for telework and/or remote work. The Contractor may utilize alternate worksites/locations to telework and/or work from a remote location to support continued performance of SOW tasks In Accordance With (IAW) company policy. When using telework and/or remote work, the Contractor remains responsible for contract performance and compliance with any applicable cost accounting standards and contract cost principles/procedures.

3.1.2.4 Warehousing. The Contractor shall provide sufficient industrial space for the receipt, storage, inventory, integration, testing, and shipment of equipment and systems associated with assigned projects as required by TOs. Historically, the space required to meet requirements has been no less than 5,000 feet. The space shall be equipped with Heating, Ventilation, and Air Conditioning (HVAC) systems capable of sustaining a controlled environment consistent with the storage, assembly, and operation of electronic equipment. The space shall be configured to provide distinct and securable areas for receiving, material receipt inspection, equipment testing, storage awaiting buildup, a buildup area (including foundation, cabinet, and cable buildup), fabrication area (for fabricating of pieces and parts), storage of systems awaiting integration and testing, and storage of completed systems. The space shall be equipped to protect Government property and shall be located within 50 driving miles of NAWCAD WOLF, St. Inigoes, MD. The Contractor shall furnish and equip the facility to meet requirements. The Government will not have desk occupancy at the location and will not take possession of the facility at contract termination. The Contractor’s industrial support facility shall hold an AS9100D certification.

3.1.3 Contract Status Reporting. The Contractor shall provide the following documentation.

3.1.3.1 Monthly Progress and Financial Status Report. The Contractor shall provide a progress and financial status report IAW the Contract Data Requirement List (CDRL). The report shall include work accomplished since submittal of the last report, both monthly and cumulative work-hour labor costs expended by labor category, and material and travel costs. (CDRL A001)

3.1.3.2 Monthly Technical Report. The Contractor shall support preparation, review, and delivery of a Monthly Technical Report. (CDRL A001)

3.1.3.3 Contract Summary Report. The Contractor shall support preparation, review, and delivery of a Contract Summary Report prior to the completion of each TO. (CDRL A033)

3.1.4 Work schedule to include Compressed Work Schedule (CWS), holidays, and installation closure.

3.1.4.1 Work Schedule. The Contractor shall provide the required services and staffing coverage during normal working hours. Normal working hours are usually 8.5 hours (including a 30-minute lunch break), from 0730 to 1600 each Monday through Friday (except on the legal holidays as specified in paragraph 3.1.4.1.2). Some supported Government offices have flexibility to start as early as 0600 and end as late as 1800 Monday – Friday.

3.1.4.1.1 CWS. CWS is an alternative work schedule to the traditional five 8.5-hour workdays (which includes a 30-minute lunch break) worked per week. Under a CWS schedule, an employee completes the following schedule within a 2-week period of time: 8 weekdays are worked at 9.5 hours each (which includes a 30-minute lunch break), 1 weekday is alternately worked at 8.5 hours (which includes a 30-minute lunch break), and 1 weekday is not worked by the employee. The result is 80 hours worked every 2 weeks, with 44 work hours 1 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 to the COR/Alternate Contracting Officer’s Representative (ACOR).

3.1.4.1.2 Holidays. The Government observes the Federal holidays identified on the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) website: https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/pay-leave/federal-holidays/#url=Overview. With the exception of the events in section 3.1.4.1.3 below, the Contractor is permitted to observe Federal holidays IAW its corporate policy.

3.1.4.1.3 Installation Closure. When Federal facilities are closed by the Government or when Federal employees are officially excused from work due to a holiday or a special event, severe weather, a security threat, or any other Government facility-related problem that prevents Federal personnel from working at the Government facility, Contractor personnel assigned to work at that facility 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 (KO) must concur with any determination that work being performed by Contractor personnel is mission essential.

3.1.5 Other Direct Costs (ODCs). Procurement (PROC); Operations and Maintenance (O&M); Foreign Military Sales (FMS); Research, Development, Test and Evaluation (RDT&E); and Working Capital Funds (WCF).

3.1.5.1 Travel. Travel may include general and administrative expenses but shall not include profit. Temporary travel to other locations in support of program tasking is required. If required, temporary travel includes both Continental United States (CONUS) and Outside the Continental United States (OCONUS) locations. CONUS locations may include, but are not limited to: San Diego, CA; Jacksonville, FL; Lake Charles, LA; Oklahoma City, OK; Waco, TX; and Norfolk, VA. OCONUS locations may include, but are not limited to: Australia, Guam, Japan, and Korea. This list is not all inclusive as locations may change over the life of the Contract.

3.1.5.1.1 Local Travel Reimbursement. Reimbursement of local travel to and from NAS Patuxent River, NAWCAD WOLF, the Contractor’s facility or facilities, and the surrounding area by the Contractor or Subcontractor at a distance equal to or less than 50 driving miles of NAWCAD WOLF is not an allowable cost.

3.1.5.1.2 Travel Request Authorization. The Contractor shall complete travel requests IAW CTXT.232-9509, Travel Approval and Reimbursement Procedures. Upon completion of the travel, the Contractor shall complete a travel report. (CDRL A002)

3.1.5.1.3 Synchronized Pre-Deployment & Operational Tracker (SPOT). The Contractor may travel to locations that require the use of SPOT. IAW Clauses 252.225-7040 and 5152.225-5908, SPOT enables the validation of Contractors Authorized to Accompany the Force (CAAF), their authorization and eligibility for access to specific DoD facilities, and their eligibility for specific Government Furnished Support (GFS). The Contractor shall initiate a Letter of Authorization (LOA) for each prospective traveler. The Contractor shall use the SPOT link (https://spot.dmdc.mil/privacy.aspx) to enter and maintain data with respect to traveling/deployed personnel and to generate LOAs.

3.1.5.1.3.1 LOA. The KO will provide an LOA for official travel OCONUS, when applicable, in support of the Contract. The LOA will identify local authorizations, privileges, etc. as specified by DoD requirements. All defense contractor employees working under this Contract shall carry an LOA with them, when applicable, at all times while deployed OCONUS.

3.1.5.2 Material. Incidental material will be required in the performance of this Contact, and all incidental material purchases shall be IAW CTXT.242-9520, Procedures and Approvals Required Prior to Incurring Direct Material Costs. 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 a Material Inspection and Receiving Report (DD Form 250). Material costs may include general and administrative expenses but shall not include profit/fee.

3.1.6 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.

3.1.7 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 personnel. The Contractor shall manage its Contractor personnel 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 Contracting Officer.

3.1.8 Transition-Out Strategy.

The Contractor’s overall transition-out strategy shall be built around maintaining the mission of the ASI Division with minimal impact, not only in terms of timeliness of performance but also to ensure that critical data and knowledge transfer occurs. Prior to the 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 A003.

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

3.1.8.2 Quality Assurance (QA). The Contractor shall provide a plan of action to ensure continuation of quality review processes during the transition period to the successor company.

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

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

3.1.9 Technical Direction Letters (TDLs). When necessary, technical direction or clarification concerning the details of specific tasks set forth in the Contract and the TOs will be given through issuance of written TDLs. TDLs will not, in any manner, alter the scope of the Contract or TO. For further direction see HTXT.242-9502, Technical Direction (Variation) in Section H of the Contract. The Contractor shall prepare and deliver a COR Management Report for TDLs IAW CDRL A001.

3.1.10 Organizational Conflicts of Interest (OCI) and Non-Disclosure Agreement (NDA) Status Certification. The Contractor shall report OCI Mitigation Plan compliance and compliance status changes. (CDRL A004)

3.1.11 Government Furnished Property (GFP). Any GFP/GFI that may be required will be listed in each individual TO and will be provided to the Contractor to support the integration schedule. Disposition of GFP/GFI will be made at TO completion. The Contractor shall have a Defense Contract Management Agency (DCMA)-approved Property Management System. (CDRL A005)

3.2 Security.

3.2.1 Citizenship Requirements. Only U.S. citizens may perform under this Contract, unless waived by the Government. 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.

Unclassified. All Contractor personnel must be eligible to perform Non-Critical Sensitive work as defined by SECNAV M-5510.30C. All Contractor personnel are required to have a favorably adjudicated Tier-3 investigation from the OPM. The Contractor shall submit a request for personnel security investigation to the Government Security Office. The Government Security Office shall initiate the Contractor employee's Electronic Questionnaire for Investigations Processing (eQIP) and shall perform a preliminary screening of the Contractor employee's eQIP for suitability and derogatory information. The Contractor employee shall provide all requested information pursuant to the Privacy Act of 1974. The Government Security Office may deny the Contractor employee access to Government facilities and information and may prohibit the Contractor employee from performance of sensitive duties for failure to provide requested information or when derogatory or adverse information is present on the Contractor employee's eQIP. In such cases, the Contractor employee may not perform on the Contract.

Classified. 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 Form 254, Contract Security Classification Specification Form. Contractor personnel shall require access to classified information in performance of this Contract up to and including a Top Secret Facility Clearance Level (FCL), with a safeguarding level of Secret. The Contractor is responsible for ensuring that all personnel receive the requisite investigation and are favorably adjudicated IAW National Industrial Security Program Operating Manual (NISPOM) codifying 32 Code of Federal Regulation Part 117, NISPOM Rule. 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.

3.2.2.1 All personnel shall have at a minimum, interim Secret clearances within 60 days of award with the exceptions noted in the table below.

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3.2.3 Common Access Card (CAC)/Public Key Infrastructure (PKI) and System Authorization Access Request (SAAR).

3.2.3.1 SAAR. All Contractor personnel requiring access to Government IT systems shall have an approved DD Form 2875, System Authorization Access Request (SAAR) form on file and complete required Annual Information Awareness Training. New employees must submit their SAAR forms within 30 business days of their first day of work. SAAR forms shall be submitted to the COR, Government Technical Point of Contact (TPOC), or to the assigned Government Mission Partner Identity, Credential, and Access Management (MP ICAM) Trusted Associate (TA).

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 TA following completion of the Contract, relocation or termination of an employee, or upon request from the COR/Procuring Contracting Officer (PCO). The Government will provide the Contractor access to Government facilities, as required, for performance of tasks under this Contract.

3.2.3.3 DD Form 254. The Contractor shall comply with security requirements specified in the DD Form 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 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 TPOC/COR of this Contract for approval.

3.2.3.3.1 The Contractor will require access to:

· COMSEC Information.

· Sensitive Compartmented Information (SCI) – The Contract deliverables (including reports, software and hardware) will not be classified at the SCI level. SCI shall be utilized and accessed as part of routine work only.

· Non-SCI National Intelligence Information.

· North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) Information.

· Foreign Government Information.

· CUI.

· Other: Access to Secret Internet Protocol Router Network (SIPRNet) Authorized. Access to other TS and SCI networks will be authorized as required in performance of tasking.

3.2.3.3.2 In performing this Contract, the Contractor will:

· Receive, store, and generate classified information or material.

· Fabricate, modify, or store classified hardware.

· Have access to U.S. classified information outside the U.S. Puerto Rico, U.S. possessions and trust territories.

· Have Operations Security (OPSEC) requirements.

· Receive, store, or generate Controlled Unclassified Information (CUI).