N6449821R4011U0001.pdf

AMENDMENT OF SOLICITATION/MODIFICATION OF CONTRACT

Except as provided herein, all terms and conditions of the document referenced in Item 9A or 10A, as heretofore changed, remains unchanged and in full force and effect.

15A. NAME AND TITLE OF SIGNER (Type or print)

30-105-04EXCEPTION TO SF 30

APPROVED BY OIRM 11-84

STANDARD FORM 30 (Rev. 10-83) Prescribed by GSA

FAR (48 CFR) 53.243

The purpose of this amendment is to

a) provide a list of answ ers to Solicitation questions and;

b) extend the closing date of this Solicitation to 15 January 2021

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16A. NAME AND TITLE OF CONTRACTING OFFICER (Type or print)

16C. DATE SIGNED

BY 07-Jan-2021

16B. UNITED STATES OF AMERICA15C. DATE SIGNED15B. CONTRACTOR/OFFEROR

(Signature of Contracting Officer)(Signature of person authorized to sign)

8. NAME AND ADDRESS OF CONTRACTOR (No., Street, County, State and Zip Code) X N6449821R4011

X 9B. DATED (SEE ITEM 11)

07-Dec-2020

10B. DATED (SEE ITEM 13)

9A. AMENDMENT OF SOLICITATION NO.

11. THIS ITEM ONLY APPLIES TO AMENDMENTS OF SOLICITATIONS

X The above numbered solicitation is amended as set forth in Item 14. The hour and date specified for receipt of Offer X is extended, is not extended.

Offer must acknowledge receipt of this amendment prior to the hour and date specified in the solicitation or as amended by one of the following methods:

(a) By completing Items 8 and 15, and returning copies of the amendment; (b) By acknowledging receipt of this amendment on each copy of the offer submitted;

or (c) By separate letter or telegram which includes a reference to the solicitation and amendment numbers. FAILURE OF YOUR ACKNOWLEDGMENT TO BE RECEIVED AT THE PLACE DESIGNATED FOR THE RECEIPT OF OFFERS PRIOR TO THE HOUR AND DATE SPECIFIED MAY RESULT IN REJECTION OF YOUR OFFER. If by virtue of this amendment you desire to change an offer already submitted, such change may be made by telegram or letter, provided each telegram or letter makes reference to the solicitation and this amendment, and is received prior to the opening hour and date specified.

12. ACCOUNTING AND APPROPRIATION DATA (If required)

13. THIS ITEM APPLIES ONLY TO MODIFICATIONS OF CONTRACTS/ORDERS.

IT MODIFIES THE CONTRACT/ORDER NO. AS DESCRIBED IN ITEM 14.

A. THIS CHANGE ORDER IS ISSUED PURSUANT TO: (Specify authority) THE CHANGES SET FORTH IN ITEM 14 ARE MADE IN THE

CONTRACT ORDER NO. IN ITEM 10A.

B. THE ABOVE NUMBERED CONTRACT/ORDER IS MODIFIED TO REFLECT THE ADMINISTRATIVE CHANGES (such as changes in paying office, appropriation date, etc.) SET FORTH IN ITEM 14, PURSUANT TO THE AUTHORITY OF FAR 43.103(B).

C. THIS SUPPLEMENTAL AGREEMENT IS ENTERED INTO PURSUANT TO AUTHORITY OF:

D. OTHER (Specify type of modification and authority)

E. IMPORTANT: Contractor is not, is required to sign this document and return copies to the issuing office.

14. DESCRIPTION OF AMENDMENT/MODIFICATION (Organized by UCF section headings, including solicitation/contract subject matter where feasible.)

10A. MOD. OF CONTRACT/ORDER NO.

2. AMENDMENT/MODIFICATION NO. 5. PROJECT NO.(If applicable)

6. ISSUED BY

3. EFFECTIVE DATE

07-Jan-2021

CODE

NAVAL SURFACE WARFARE CENTER PHILA

CODE 0232, DEREK DIEP

215-897-8053, DEREK.DIEP@NAVY.MIL

5001 SOUTH BROAD STREET

PHILADELPHIA PA 19112

N64498 7. ADMINISTERED BY (If other than item 6)

4. REQUISITION/PURCHASE REQ. NO.

CODE

See Item 6

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SECTION SF 30 BLOCK 14 CONTINUATION PAGE

SUMMARY OF CHANGES

SECTION SF 30 - BLOCK 14 CONTINUATION PAGE

The following have been added by full text:

SOLICITATION QUESTIONS

N6449821R4011 Amendment 0001 RFP Question and Responses

General Questions:

1) RFP Section L.3; Page 170;

Question: There are a few instances within the RFP where there is reference to the offerors “Technical Proposal” however, a technical proposal is not included in Section L.3 for proposal content. (Example: L.3.2.1 – Non-Key Personnel; L.3.2.4.2 – Small Business Commitment Past Performance; M.2.3 – Subcontractor Management). How does the bidder determine which section is appropriate for including such Corporate Experience against the SOW of the solicitation? Or are these references in error?

Response: Factors 1 through 5 are all considered to be technical factors and Corporate Experience is not its own standalone evaluation. For instance, RFP Section L.3.2.1 Factor 1

– Personnel, clearly states that the minimum qualification for the Key Personnel labor categories are specified in Section C. Offerors must refer back to the minimum experience and education qualifications as outlined in the Statement of Work in order to ensure that the proposed individual meets the minimum requirements. Every proposal reviewed by NSWCPD will be evaluated on the technical qualifications as defined until Sections L & M of the RFP. Cost/Price will not be evaluted for purposes of award, but will be evaluated in future solicitation of Task Orders under this MAC. The technical proposal should include the requisite resume, experience, teaming groups, etc. that conforms to the requirements without establishing a cost/price. The technical proposal, therefore, should include narrative(s) that allow NSWCPD to determine whether the proposal conform or does not conform to the minimum requirements for the evaluation factors under Section L.

2) On Page 151 of 185, CLAUSE 52.204-8 - ANNUAL REPRESENTATIONS AND

CERTIFICATIONS (MAR 2020).

Question: It is noted that 541330 is the North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code for this acquisition and the small business size standard is set at $16,500,000. Based on the SOW of the solicitation and anticipated work to be performed on this contract in the post award environment, will the Government consider the "Military and Aerospace Equipment and Military Weapons" exception to the 541330 NAICS Code since this is the classification NSWCPD has used when contracting for similar services to this Division? This would increase the small business size standard to $41,500,000.

Response: The exception does not apply. The PCO will not incorporate the exception to the 541330 NAICS Code and will maintain the standard size standard appropriate for 541330.

3) On page 169 of 185, L.2, Question: The Government states the font shall be Times New Roman with a font size of 12 throughout the document. Would the Government consider amending the font size to 10-point for tables?

Response: Times New Roman 10-point font is allowed for tables and charts within the proposals.

Questions on Labor Categories

4) Section C; Page 47; ENGINEER, MECHANICAL IV [EM4]

Question: RFP states a minimum Education requirement of BS Degree in Mechanical or Materials Engineering. Would the Government be willing to accept a BS/MS Degree in Electrical Engineering if the proposed candidate meets the Minimum Experience Requirements?

Response: A BS/MS Degree in Electrical Engineering will not meet the minimum Education requirement for the ENGINEER, MECHANICAL IV [EM4]

5) On page 46 of 185, C.12.4, Question: the Government stated, Manager, Program/Project III [MANP3] LCAT Minimum Experience requires seven (7) years of experience as Program Manager including ten (10) concurrent years of U.S. Navy experience. On page 47 of 185, C.12.4, Engineer, Systems II [ESY2] LCAT Minimum Experience requires five (5) years of experience as an engineer in a natural science or an equivalent related field, including eight (8) concurrent years of related experience in U.S. Navy ship systems. Would the Government confirm that it is the intent is for years of concurrent U.S. Navy experience to exceed overall specific LCAT years of experience?

Response: It is the intent that the minimum years of Program Manager experience (7) be concurrent in conjunction with total years of U.S. Navy experience (10) as the minimal experience requirement for the Manager, Program/Project III [MANP3]

LCAT.

Questions pertaining to Small Business

6) On Page 174 of 185, L.3.2.4.1, Question: the Government has stated, “Offerors shall submit the Small Business Participating Document (SBPCD) in the format provided under Attachment 3.” The data that is required to complete the SBPCD is based upon the final proposed Cost/Price. Since offerors will not be submitting a Cost/Price volume, will the Government consider eliminating the requirement for the SBPCD in response to this Solicitation?

Response: NSWCPD intends to not eliminate the requirement of the SBPCD despite not requesting a cost/price volume since we may need to ensure that all Offerors can bring together a teaming plan including subcontractors that would fulfill all the technical requirements of the RFP

7) On Page 175 of 185, L.3.2.4 – Question: NOTE, the Government has stated, “Large business Offerors shall also submit a Small Business Individual Subcontracting Plan IAW FAR 52.219-9 (Alt II) inclusive of the information required in Paragraphs (d) (1) through (d) (15) of the referenced clause.” The data that is required to complete the Small Business Subcontracting Plan is based upon the final proposed Cost/Price. Since offerors will not be submitting a Cost/Price volume, will the Government consider eliminating the requirement for the Small Business Subcontracting Plan in response to this Solicitation?

Response: NSWCPD intends to not eliminate the requirement of the Small Business Subcontracting Plan despite not requesting a cost/price volume since we may need to ensure that all Offerors can bring together a teaming plan including subcontractors that would fulfill all the technical requirements of the RFP

8) On Page 181 of 185, Clause L-219-H001 SUBMISSION OF SMALL BUSINESS

SUBCONTACTING PLAN (NAVSEA) (JAN 2019)

Question: the Government has stated, “Offeror shall submit as part of its proposal a subcontracting plan in accordance with the clause entitled “Small Business Subcontracting Plan (FAR 52.219-9) (Deviation 2018-O0018).” The data that is required to complete the Small Business Subcontracting Plan is based upon the final proposed Cost/Price. Since offerors will not be submitting a Cost/Price volume, will the Government consider eliminating the requirement for the Small Business Subcontracting Plan in response to this Solicitation?

Response: NSWCPD intends to not eliminate the requirement of the Small Business Subcontracting Plan despite not requesting a cost/price volume since we may need to ensure that all Offerors can bring together a teaming plan including subcontractors that would fulfill all the technical requirements of the RFP. The SBPCD will not be evaluated for any cost/price basis for purposes of award.

9) On page(s) 175 and 183 of 185, Factor 4 Question: the Government indicates that the contractor must submit evidence of and will be evaluated on the realism of the proposed subcontracting commitment with a MQR of 40%. Given that there is no cost submittal, would the Government consider deleting this requirement? Additionally, given the lack of a cost submittal, how does the Government intend to evaluate this requirement?

Response: Cost/Price will not be evaluated at the Base Award level. Offerors may eliminate providing an MQR of 40% on the technical proposal, but must maintain this commitment as a contractual requirement throughout the PoP of the Contract as this will be monitored by the COR at the Task Order level.

10) Section L; Page 174; Paragraph (L.3.2.4.1)

Question: RFP requires the Bidder to complete the SBPCD; however, the RFP does not require Pricing, nor does it provide Hours by LCAT to allow for Bidders to calculate Pricing. The SBPCD requires bidders to provide planned costs for each of our Small Business Subcontractors which is not possible. Will the government consider removing this requirement or provide guidance on how to respond to the requirement?

Response: NSWCPD intends to not eliminate the requirement of the Small Business Subcontracting Plan despite not requesting a cost/price volume since we may need to ensure that all Offerors can bring together a teaming plan including subcontractors that would fulfill all the technical requirements of the RFP. The SBPCD will not be evaluated for any cost/price basis for purposes of award.

11) Section L.1; Page 168;

Question: A major subcontractor is considered any entity proposed to perform 30% or more of the total proposed contract value for the purposes of this solicitation. The on Page 175, Section L.3.2.5 Factor 5 – Past Performance states “List up to 4 relevant contracts within the last 3 years by the Offerror or a proposed major subcontractor (any entity proposed to perform 30% or more to the total proposed contract value...” Can the Government provide guidance on how the Bidder determines which subcontractors are major subcontractors without a Pricing?

Response: Subcontracting plans will not be evaluated for any cost/price basis for purposes of award for this solicitation. NSWCPD recommends that Offerors determines major subcontractors by Level-of-Effort hours rather than total proposed cost.

Questions on Quality Assurance:

12) On page 173 of 185, L.3.2.3, Question: the government has stated that QMS Level 1 and Level 2 procedures used to obtain the QMS Acceptance letter must be submitted with the proposal. Submitting these procedures increases the number of files in the offer and substantially increases the file size, which can cause issues in an electronic submittal. Would the Government consider deleting this requirement since the QMS letter indicates acceptance of those procedures?

Response: All Offerors must submit proposals via DoD SAFE:

Utilization of DoD SAFE at https://safe.apps.mil/ is required for electronic proposal submissions. DoD SAFE supports individual file sizes up to 8GB. Browsers recommended are: Firefox, Chrome and, Edge. Internet Explorer is not recommended. Please note that Internet Explorer limits uploads to 2GB.When offers are submitted via DoD SAFE, the Government will receive an automated message stating that a file has been “Dropped-Off.”

An offer uploaded (“Dropped-Off”) to DoD SAFE is considered to be timely when this automatic system-generated notification email is received by the designated Contracting Officer prior to the due date/time set for receipt of offers. Late submissions will be treated IAW FAR 52.212-1(f) or 52.215-1(c)(3)(ii)(A).

In order to submit a proposal via DoD SAFE:

(1) The Contractor shall send a request to the following email addresses john.stefano@navy.mil and derek.diep@navy.mil stating their intent to submit a proposal and shall include in that request a valid email address(es).

(2) Within 2 business days from the date of the request, the Contractor will receive a link via email allowing them to upload/“Drop-Off” a proposal in DoD SAFE. The Contractor has 14 days from receipt of the email to “Drop-Off” their proposal in DoD SAFE. Offerors are reminded to be mindful of the due date/time set for receipt of offers.

(3) It is recommended that each offeror keep a screen shot of the DoD SAFE page showing that the “Drop-Off” has been completed for their records.

The DoD SAFE site is located here: https://safe.apps.mil

Additional information on DoD SAFE from the DON CIO:

https://www.doncio.navy.mil/ContentView.aspx?ID=12719

13) Pg 173, Section L, L.3.2.3 Factor 3 – Quality Assurance.

Question: The requirement for Quality Assurance states, “The Prime Contractor must demonstrate that it currently has obtained, or has completed its submission to obtain, a QMS acceptance letter meeting the requirements of ASQ/ANSI/ISO 9001:2015 from a Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA) QMS Acceptance Authority or appropriate directorate.”

a. If the Offeror currently maintains an ISO 9001:2015 certification which meets the requirements of ASQ/ANS/ISO, to whom should the Offeror submit the request to receive a QMS acceptance letter?

Response: Please provide QMS requests to Mr. Derek Diep for review of QMS Acceptance.

b. If the Offeror has a current approval letter from the ISO Auditor is that sufficient proof to submit for the QMS acceptance letter?

Response: If the approval letter is from NAVSEA 04RP, then 00Q does not need to review. If the letter is from anyone other than 04RP, then yes, we need to review mailto:john.stefano@navy.mil mailto:derek.diep@navy.mil https://safe.apps.mil/ https://www.doncio.navy.mil/ContentView.aspx?ID=12719

c. Who is the NAVSEA QMS Acceptance Authority?

Response: Please provide QMS requests to Mr. Derek Diep for review of QMS Acceptance. QMS is a part of the technical review.

14) Section L; Page 173; Paragraph (L.3.2.3)

Question: RFP requires Bidder to submit QMS Acceptance Letter. The purpose of this letter is to provide NAVSEA Acceptance that the Bidder’s QMS meets the requirements of ISO 9001:2015.

Is the Government willing to accept an ISO 9001:2015 Certificate of Conformance provided by an approved Accreditation Authority (ABS Quality Evaluations)?

Response: Please provide QMS requests to Mr. Derek Diep for review of QMS Acceptance.

15) On Page 5 of 185, B-216-H006 FEE TABLE (NAVSEA) (MAR 2019), the Government has provided a fee table to be filled in and stated, "The offeror shall divide the proposed fee for each CLIN by the quantity of labor hours indicated to complete the table." The data that is required to complete the Fee Table would be based upon the offeror's final Cost/Price. Since offerors will not be submitting a Cost/Price volume, will the Government consider eliminating this shall statement requirement for the Fee Table?

Response: The Fee Table is a required clause in all solicitations where CPFF-LOE will be the ordering provisions. This information will be updated by Contracts once Task Orders are ultimately competed and issued. These are Base Contract Award requirements which will ultimately flow down to Task Orders. Cost/pricing will be requested at the Task Order level.

Questions on CDRLs

16) On Page 20 of 185, C.4.1, Contract Status Report (CDRL A001) is referenced.

Question: However, CDRL A001 provided in the solicitation package does reference the Contract Status Report in Block 2, but Block 16 seems to reference information assurance. Will the government provide a revised CDRL A001?

Response: Revised CDRL A001 is attached to this Amendment 0001.

17) On Page 20 of 185, C.4.4, Government Furnished Material (GFM) by National Stock

Number (CDRL A004) is referenced.

18)

Question: However, CDRL A004 provided in the solicitation package is identified as the OTHER DIRECT COSTS (ODCs) Report and Block 16 does not seem to apply to GFM. Will the government provide a revised CDRL A004?

Response: NSWCPD will provide a revised CDRL A004 at a later date.

19) On Page 21 of 185, C.4.10, Unauthorized Supplier Purchase Report (CDRL A010) is referenced.

Question: However, CDRL A010 provided in the solicitation package is identified as the Technical Report – Study/Services Report, but Block 16 does not seem to apply to the Unauthorized Supplier Purchase Report. Will the government provide a revised CDRL A010?

Response: CDRL A010 correctly refers to an Unauthorized Supplier Purchase Report in Block 16. No changes necessary.

Questions on Other Direct Costs:

20) Section B; Page 3 Question: RFP in Item No 0002 identifies ODC(s) NTE $528,542 with an estimate for travel at $404,538. Page 31 and 32, Section 7 Travel totals 191 trips for 97 personnel. The allocated funding is not sufficient to support the number of individual trips identified. Will the Government consider increasing the travel estimate or reducing the number of trips to provide better alignment between the two?

Response: The ODC NTE amount is correct as $528,542.

Questions on Alternative Work Locations:

21) Section H; Page 105;

Question: Paragraph (i) RFP States: “The contractor may perform up to 10% of the hours at an alternate worksite” where Alternate Worksite is defined as an Employee’s residence. Given the state of the nation under an ongoing pandemic, a large percentage of employees are working from their residences with no defined schedule to when the pandemic will end. Recommend the Government waive this requirement in the interest of public safety. Section B-231-H001; Page 6; Paragraph (b) RFP States: “Reimbursable travel costs include only that travel performed from the Contractor’s facility to the worksite, in and around the worksite, from the worksite to the Contractor’s facility”. Given the state of the nation under an ongoing pandemic, a large percentage of employees are working from their residence with no defined schedule to when the pandemic will end. Travel may therefore be initiated and concluded from various places of residence. Recommend a caveat or waiver be added to clarify that Contractor’s Facility includes staff working from alternate worksites.

Response: Paragraph (i) states that the 10% hours are only if the Contracting Officer determines that alternative worksite arrangements are detrimental to contract performance. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, NSWCPD encourages contractors to evaluate and establish performance of its contract at alternate work locations such as the expanded use of teleworking when feasible to successfully perform the contract requirements as stated in SOW Section C 14.4. Page 53. Offerors may submit alternative work location plans for review and approval by the Contracting Officer.

22) Section 12.4; Page 46;

Question: RFP states that “the Contractor shall allow as many personnel as practicable to remain on the job to help the successor maintain the continuity and consistency of the services required by this Contract in accordance with Clause 52.237-3 Continuity of Services (Jan 1991) in the basic contract. The Contractor also shall disclose necessary personnel records and allow the successor to conduct on-site interviews with these employees. If selected employees are agreeable to the change, the Contractor shall release them at a mutually agreeable date and negotiate transfer of their earned fringe benefits to the successor.” With the Contract being a MAC with competitive Task Orders, we do not believe this clause is applicable to the execution of the tasking since there will be multiple task orders throughout the life of the contract. There will not be an established, incumbent workforce at the end of the contract to apply this clause against. Will the Government consider removing this clause?

Response: NSWCPD will remove this statement from the SOW due to the competitive nature of the MAC allowing a continuity of services.

This statement will be added at the Task Order level since the workforce for each task would be different.

SECTION A - SOLICITATION/CONTRACT FORM

The required response date/time has changed from 08-Jan-2021 03:00 PM to 15-Jan-2021 03:00 PM.

SECTION C - DESCRIPTIONS AND SPECIFICATIONS

The following have been modified:

STATEMENT OF WORK

NOTE: Changes to the STATEMENT OF WORK is highlighted below in BOLD RED FONT

Statement of Work (SOW) for

Materials, Structures, Environmental and Protection Division

1.0 INTRODUCTION

1.0.1 The Naval Surface Warfare Center Philadelphia Division (NSWCPD) is a Department of Defense (DoD) entity responsible for research and development, test and evaluation, engineering and fleet support organization for the Navy’s ships, submarines, military watercraft and unmanned vehicles. This requirement is for NSWCPD Code 33, which is responsible for providing services to perform various ship sustainment and maintenance functions for various technical areas, including but not limited to, Lithium Battery Facility design and installation, Fuels & Lubricants, Metallurgy & Fasteners, Environmental In-Service Engineering (ISE), Damage Control, Firefighting, Recoverability, and Chemical Biological Defense Systems.

1.0.2 This contract is for non-personal services. It does not create employment rights with the U.S. Government whether actual, inherent, or implied.

1.0.3 Government / Contractor Relationship

a. The services to be delivered under this Contract are non-personal services and the parties recognize and agree that no employer-employee relationship exists or will exist under the Contract between the Government and the Contractor's personnel.

Therefore, it is in the best interest of the Government to provide both parties a full understanding of their respective obligations.

b. The Contractor employees shall identify themselves as Contractor personnel by introducing themselves, or being introduced, as Contractor personnel and displaying distinguishable badges or other visible identification for meetings with Government personnel. In addition, Contractor personnel shall appropriately identify themselves as Contractor employees in telephone conversations and in formal and informal written correspondence.

c. Contractor personnel under this Contract shall not engage in any of the inherently

Governmental functions listed at FAR Subpart 7.5 or DFARS Subpart 207.5.

d. Employee Relationship

1) The services to be performed under this Contract do not require the

Contractor or its personnel to exercise personal judgment and discretion on behalf of the Government. Rather the Contractor's personnel will act and exercise personal judgment and discretion on behalf of the Contractor.

2) Rules, regulations, directives, and requirements that are issued by the U. S.

Navy and NSWCPD under its responsibility for good order, administration, and security are applicable to all personnel who enter a Government installation or who travel on Government transportation.

This is not to be construed or interpreted to establish any degree of Government control that is inconsistent with a non-personal services contract.

e. Inapplicability of Employee Benefits: This Contract does not create an employer-employee relationship. Accordingly, entitlements and benefits applicable to such relationships do not apply.

f. Notice. It is the Contractor's, as well as the Government's, responsibility to monitor Contract activities and notify the Contracting Officer if the Contractor believes that the intent of this Section has been or may be violated.

1) The Contractor shall notify the Contracting Officer in writing via letter or email within three (3) calendar days from the date of any incident that the Contractor considers to constitute a violation of this Section. The notice should include the date, nature, and circumstances of the conduct; the name, function, and activity of each Government employee or Contractor official or employee involved or knowledgeable about such conduct;

identify any documents or substance of any oral communication involved in the conduct; and the Contractor's estimated date when, absent a response, cost, schedule or performance will be impacted.

2) The Contracting Officer will, within five (5) calendar days after receipt of notice, respond to the notice in writing. In responding, the Contracting Officer will either:

(i) Confirm the conduct is in violation and when necessary direct the mode of further performance,

(ii) Countermand any communication regarded as a violation,

(iii) Deny that the conduct constitutes a violation and when necessary direct the mode of further performance, or

(iv) In the event the notice is inadequate to make a decision, advise the

Contractor what additional information is required, and establish the date by which it should be furnished by the Contractor.

1.1 BACKGROUND

The Materials, Structures, Environmental and Protection Division (Code 33) of NSWCPD provides services to perform various ship sustainment and maintenance functions. These services include ISE support, inspection and testing, material assessments and compliance, material studies/analyses, environmental analyses/assessments and compliance, ship systems hardening, machinery controls analysis, machinery systems integration, machinery research and development, logistics integration and analyses, training development, technical manual development and management, and instrumentation and calibration.

1.2 SCOPE OF WORK

The Contractor shall provide engineering, test, logistics, and program support services to NSWCPD in support of the Materials, Structures, Environmental and Protection Division, Code

33. The Contractor shall provide services in accordance with Task Orders (TOs) issued within this Contract.

2.0 APPLICABLE DOCUMENTS

2.1 Navy Ship's Technical Manual (NSTM), 1 March 2008

2.2 NAVSEA Business Rules (OPNAV N2N6 and/or NAVSEA)

2.3 NIST SP-800-37

2.4 SP-800-53

2.5 DoD Instruction 8510.01

2.6 General Services Administration (GSA) Federal Standardization Manual (latest edition)

2.7 MIL-STD-967 (Defense Handbooks Format and Content)

2.8 MIL-STD-962D (Defense Standards Format and Content)

2.9 MIL-STD-961E (Defense and Program-Unique Specifications Format and

Content)

2.10 NAVSEA Technical Manual SG270-BV-SAF-010 (High Energy System Safety

Manual)

2.11 NAVSEA 05P5-STD-2011-1 (Design Criteria Standard, dated 07 May 2012)

2.12 NAVSEAINST 9310.1 (Navy Lithium Battery Safety Program)

2.13 DoD 5220.22-M (National Industrial Security Program Operating Manual

(NISPOM))

2.14 DoD 8570.01-M (Information Assurance Workforce Improvement Program)

2.15 DoD 8140.01 (Cyberspace Workforce Management requirement)

These documents will be provided upon request. The Contractor shall reference and utilize the latest version available when performing tasks within this Statement of Work (SOW).

3.0 REQUIREMENTS

3.1 General Technical Support

3.1.1 Engineering, Technical, and Program Support. The Contractor shall provide engineering, technical, and program support to Carriers, Surface Ship and Submarine Programs, U.S. Coast Guard, U.S. Army, and Foreign Military Sales ship and vessel classes. Support includes, but is not limited to, attendance at production and status meetings; providing remote and local in-service support to fleet units; directing onsite technical support to resolve or assist with the resolution of issues; performing risk analyses and assessments; observing and participating in equipment or system testing to include conducting electromagnetic and environmental testing. Contractor is responsible for providing cell phones for on-site personnel participating in a mobile workspace.

3.1.2 Engineering, Technical and Integrated Logistics Support (ILS). The Contractor shall provide engineering, technical, and logistics support as required, to include reviewing, updating, and/or developing engineering and logistics documentation (e.g., technical manuals, Planned Maintenance Systems (PMS), Approved Products Lists (APL), technical drawings including computer-aided design (CAD) drawings); participating in meetings to understand fleet concerns and improve shipboard systems and logistics readiness.

3.1.3 Evaluate Maintenance Procedures. The Contractor shall perform surveys and engineering investigations to evaluate maintenance procedures associated with shipboard equipment and systems. The Contractor shall identify applicable DoD and Department of the Navy (DoN) source documents related to system components, maintenance, repair, and https://www.esd.whs.mil/Portals/54/Documents/DD/issuances/dodm/857001m.pd upgrades. The Contractor shall develop and conduct assessment / evaluation protocol for shipboard assessments.

3.1.4 Configuration, Testing, Training Support and Assessments. The contractor shall provide, maintain, and conduct configuration, testing, training support and assessments of Hull, Mechanical & Electrical (HM&E) systems aboard U.S. Navy, U.S. Coast Guard, U.S. Army, and Foreign Military Sales ship and vessel classes, including Military Sealift Command Ships.

3.1.5 Repair, Installation, Modification, Operation, Maintenance, and Testing. The Contractor shall provide engineering support to the repair, installation, modification, operation, maintenance and testing of U.S. Navy, U.S. Coast Guard, U.S. Army, and Foreign Military Sales (FMS) equipment or systems related to environmental equipment, shipboard firefighting and damage control.

3.1.6 Risk Management Framework (RMF) Support. The Contractor shall produce and maintain RMF artifacts related to the authorization or de-authorization of assigned RMF packages, applications, and systems under the cognizance of NSWCPD. Cybersecurity support consists of creating and maintaining Assessment & Authorization (A&A) packages and artifacts;

creation and maintenance of the package record in the RMF system of record [currently Enterprise Mission Assurance Support Service (eMASS)], recommendation of security posture improvements, and Subject Matter Expertise (SME) in RMF life cycle management. The Contractor shall coordinate with system representatives via all avenues necessary to facilitate and acquire the required data to support this action. The intended result is obtaining or maintaining Authorization to Operate (ATO) or De-Authorization to Operate (DATO) through validated test results, security controls assessor review, and authorization official endorsement.

3.1.6.1 All RMF activities shall follow the most current applicable documents including: DoN RMF Process Guide (RPG), DoD Instruction 8510.01, and the business rules of cognizant review offices for each package. Tasks include:

3.1.6.1.1 Proper documentation of residual risks in a plan of actions and milestones formatted in compliance with the current package system, currently eMASS.

3.1.6.1.2 Tracking of deliverables and action items in accordance with A&A guidance.

3.1.6.1.3 Ensure package compliance with stated of existing DoN and DoD policies.

3.1.6.1.4 Manage, attend, and support configuration control board practices.

3.1.6.1.5 Maintain current vulnerability scan data and residual risk plan of actions and milestones in Vulnerability Remediation Asset Manager (VRAM).

3.1.6.1.6 Perform risk management and security engineering for Zone D boundaries to include information assurance vulnerability alert (IAVM) support, remediation, patching, scanning and associated boundary maintenance.

3.1.6.1.7 Develop all required eMASS documents, to include (but not limited to) Plan of Actions and Milestones (POA&Ms)/ Risk Assessment Reports (RARs) and Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA) Security Technical Implementation Guides (STIGs); products shall be created in the appropriate software (i.e. Microsoft Visio, scanning software, eMASS DISA STIG Viewer, etc.).

3.1.6.1.8 Determine a system’s compliance with all applicable Controls and Assessment Procedures (APs) for an assigned DoN system, including developing the appropriate test procedures, if necessary; executing the test procedures; and accurately documenting the results of security testing. The A&A Analysts shall update the eMASS record for the assigned system(s).

3.1.6.1.9 Ensure RMF artifacts are in compliance with published Navy, NAVSEA Business Rules (OPNAV N2N6 and/or NAVSEA), NIST SP-800-37 and SP-800-53 Rev

3.1.6.1.10 In addition, local NSWCPD policies and procedures may apply. Command Information System Security Manager (ISSM) will resolve any conflicting interpretations.

3.1.6.1.11 Collect and collate system or site information and use it to evaluate and document in eMASS the security posture of the IT system or site being assessed, authorized, and maintained.

3.1.6.1.12 Review security assessment plans, test plans, and procedures to ensure they addresses the correct level of effort and are sufficiently comprehensive to assess all Information Assurance (IA) requirements applicable to the IT system or site, for assessment, authorization, and maintenance have been met.

3.1.6.1.13 Optimize A&A testing procedures to ensure the most accurate reporting in the appropriate format and that all IA requirements have been addressed. Evaluate all discrepancies and recommend potential mitigation measures for reducing or eliminating specific risks.

3.1.6.1.14 Work with the Information System Owner/ISSO/System Administrators equivalent to NSWCPD’s ISSO to determine applicable fixes and/or mitigation for weaknesses and to determine the adequate level of residual risk.

3.1.6.1.15 Create and verify the accuracy of POA&Ms/RARs as identified by vulnerability actual test results.

3.1.6.1.16 Ensure information systems are operated, used, maintained, and disposed of in accordance with security policies and practices as required by the authorization package and

NSWCPD.

3.2 Metallurgy & Fasteners

3.2.1 Fastener Requirements and Documents Support. The contractor shall provide engineering technical support to update fastener requirements documents and fastener guidance documents, such as fastener specifications, the Fastener Certification Plan, the Fastener

Design Guide, Navy Ship's Technical Manual (NSTM) 075 (See Section 2.1), and respective new ship design specification section 075. The contractor shall conduct literature search for equivalent commercial fastener alloys and performance specifications, and shall develop, review, and comment on specification section 075 of new ship designs.

3.2.2 Evaluation of New Metals and Alloys. The contractor shall provide engineering technical support for the evaluation of new metals and alloys and new applications of currently used materials. The contractor shall perform metallurgical assessments and compatibility analysis of new metals, alloys, and materials for application onboard U.S. Navy, U.S.

Coast Guard, U.S. Army and Foreign Military Sales ships and vessels. The contractor shall review system designs incorporating new materials to identify potential problems with the use of new materials and develop mitigation measures.

3.2.3 Evaluation of Material Failures in HM&E Systems and Components. The contractor shall provide engineering technical support for the evaluation of system and component failures resulting from the improper selection or improper use of materials, or their manufacturing. The contractor shall assess current system design and configurations associated with failures; conduct root-cause analysis of system failures; utilize destructive and NDE as part of tool set for evaluation; and develop recommendations on corrective actions to prevent future system failures. The contractor shall develop, update, and maintain a database for all materials engineering technical efforts.

3.2.4 Mechanical, Physical, and Chemical Metallurgical Services. The contractor shall provide mechanical, physical, and chemical metallurgical services to support failure investigations, test and evaluation, and research and development programs, which will include chemical content sampling, mechanical testing and NDT. Vendor shall be responsible for pickup and delivery of pieces to be tested. Vendor must be certified to ISO 9001, ISO 17025, or equivalent.

3.2.5 Laboratory Equipment. The contractor shall provide OEM equipment maintenance, calibration, and repair support for a full range of analytical laboratory equipment.

3.3 Naval Fluids

3.3.1 Laboratory Analytical Evaluations. The contractor shall perform laboratory analytical evaluations of in-service fuels, lubricants and hydraulic fluids to provide data that will assess performance and health of HM&E machinery systems and components aboard carriers, surface ships and submarines. Shipboard analytical instrumentation repair/replacements shall be tracked and trends noted.

3.3.2 Fuels, Lubricants, and Hydraulic Fluids Support. The contractor shall provide technical, laboratory, logistics, and administrative support on all aspects of the fuels, lubricants, and hydraulic fluids programs and shall support NSWCPD laboratory equipment maintenance, repair, and calibration.

3.3.3 Equipment Repair and Calibration. The contractor shall perform calibration of load cells, electronic components, and pressure gages; shall repair and calibrate pressure gages, torque wrenches, measuring devices (e.g. multimeters, dial indicators, voltmeters, scales);

shall repair hydraulic equipment, pumps, actuators, servo valves, manifolds and related equipment; shall repair and calibrate laser trackers and photogrammetry systems; shall repair camera and video recording equipment; and shall calibrate and repair data acquisition systems.

3.3.4 Laboratory Equipment. The contractor shall provide OEM equipment maintenance, calibration, and repair support for a full range of analytical laboratory equipment, including but not limited to: Scanning Electron Microscopes, Energy Dispersive Spectrometry units, and CitroPress / Mounting Unit / RotoForce equipment. Vendor must be certified to ISO 9001, ISO 17025 or equivalent.

3.3.5 Laboratory Quality Program Support. The contractor shall provide technical and administrative support necessary to maintain laboratory compliance with governing quality requirements.

3.4 Environmental In-Service Engineering

3.4.1 Oil Pollution Abatement (OPA) System Support. The contractor shall provide engineering, technical, logistics, obsolescence, and program management support to U.S.

Navy, U.S. Coast Guard, U.S. Army and Foreign Military Sales ships and vessels for OPA systems and equipment, which includes, but is not limited to: Oily Waste Transfer (OWT) systems; Oil Water Separators (OWS); Oil Content Monitors (OCMs); and secondary treatment systems such as ceramic membranes. The contractor shall provide Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM) technical and hardware support for OPA systems and equipment as identified by NSWCPD. Additionally, the contractor shall support OPA system assessments, repair, restoration and certification efforts. The contractor shall maintain, manage, and update various OPA-system-related databases and associated technical documentation such as OPA certification checklists, logistic products, and design and installation guidance.

3.4.2 Solid Waste (SW) Pollution Abatement System Support. The contractor shall perform engineering services and technical support relative to SW Pollution Abatement System on U.S. Navy, U.S. Coast Guard, U.S. Army and Foreign Military Sales ships and vessels, and ship-based facilities. Solid Waste systems include, but not limited to: plastic waste processors, pulpers, shredders, incinerators and food waste disposers. Provide engineering, technical, and program support in the performance of engineering analyses, emergent repairs, and logistics documentation of Solid Waste Pollution Abatement Systems.

3.4.3 Shipboard Hazardous Material Control and Management (HMC&M) and Pollution

Prevention Afloat (P2A) Support. The contractor shall perform engineering and logistical services and technical support relative to HMC&M and P2A on U.S. Navy, U.S. Coast Guard, U.S. Army and Foreign Military Sales ships and vessels, and ship-based facilities. Shipboard HMC&M includes policies, procedures, processes, and stowage aids for identification, selection, and stowage of shipboard HAZMAT and lithium batteries. P2A systems include, but not limited to: can compactors, mercury ion exchange cartridges, paint dispensers, parts washers, and dispenser for cleaning products.

The contractor shall provide engineering, technical, and program support in the performance of engineering analyses, documentation updates, emergent repairs, testing, qualification, and logistics documentation of HMC&M and P2A systems.

3.4.4 Ballast Water Management (BWM) and Uniform National Discharge Standards (UNDS)

Support. The contractor shall provide technical support in developing documentation and fleet awareness tools for BWM training requirements: develop training awareness briefs to current Navy training curriculum, incorporate BWM policy and Ballast Water Exchange Logging System (BWELS) procedures into Navy training requirements, assist in development of BWM training placards, handouts, briefs, media, and/or other ballast documentation, research ballast minicamp criteria, and develop online Navy training documentation to provide guidance with BWM practices. In addition, the contractor shall provide support in Ballast Water Treatment System (BWTS) technology integration, development of Integrated Logistic Support (ILS), and BWTS technical documentation.

The contractor shall also provide support in developing language for UNDS batch standards and policy.

3.4.5 Non-Oily Wastewater (NOW) System Support. The contractor shall provide engineering and technical support services to revise and/or develop NAVSEA and NOW documents, design and build test platforms, conduct system/component testing and evaluation, and prepare reports on repair/overhaul of NOW equipment as identified by NSWCPD. The contractor shall also provide the following support services: acquisition program support;

design and fabrication of test articles and prototypes; environmental equipment support;

management of auxiliary parts for environmental shipboard equipment; software development support; logistics support; training support; and programmatic support.

Repair/overhaul reports shall indicate the ship that submitted the piece of equipment, the determined or most probable cause(s) of failure, list of parts replaced, and any other observations on the general condition of the equipment. When revising/developing NAVSEA/NOW related documents, the contractor shall collect all relevant information regarding the latest updates to the documents, to include the most up-to-date specifications, manuals, and standards applicable to the equipment and systems impacted by the listed documents. Any developed/revised documents shall be formatted per the following applicable standards: General Services Administration (GSA) Federal Standardization Manual (latest edition); MIL-STD-967 (Defense Handbooks Format and Content); MIL-STD-962D (Defense Standards Format and Content); MIL-STD-961E (Defense and Program-Unique Specifications Format and Content).

3.5 Damage Control (DC), Firefighting (FF), Recoverability, & Chemical Biological Defense

(CBD)

3.5.1 DC / FF / CBD System and Equipment Support. The contractor shall perform engineering, logistics and program management support: for DC Equipment and Systems, Fire Protection Systems and Equipment, Damage and Fire Recoverability, and non-aviation CBD Individual Protective Equipment, Medical Countermeasures, and Decontamination Systems and Equipment.

3.5.2 Engineering and Technical Support. The contractor shall conduct review and propose revisions for documents and drawings for in-service DC, FF, Recoverability, and CBD or Radiological Defense systems and equipment, including: Naval Ships’ Technical Manual Chapters; NAVAIR technical manuals; NAVSEA Standard Drawings for Decontamination Stations and Casualty Decontamination Stations; Ship Specific Drawings for Decontamination Stations and Casualty Decontamination Stations for new acquisition ships; Allowance Equipage Lists; and Planned Maintenance System documentation. The contractor shall develop new Technical Manuals for CBD Navy Shore forces and shall support development of In-Service Engineering advisory messages. The contractor shall participate in meetings/teleconferences with shipbuilders and Ship Design Managers regarding Decontamination Station design issues for new ship acquisition programs, shall review and provide input for Navy doctrinal documentation revisions with regard to CBD issues, and shall provide consultation for the resolution of CBD issues for both afloat and ashore forces.

3.6 Lithium Ion Battery Facility (LBF) Support

3.6.1 Administrative Support - The contractor’s responsibilities shall include accurately taking and transcribing meeting minutes, typing reports, preparing support documentation, arranging presentation materials and Power Point Presentations; researching, developing and gathering ship or system data, and maintaining calendars, files and records. All correspondences shall be prepared in correct formatting and completed within established timelines

3.6.2 Engineering Support – The contractor will provide engineering support in accordance with the Lithium Ion Battery Facility Design Criteria Standard (LBF DCS). Areas of support include Li-Ion component and subsystem design and testing analyses such as environmental qualification reports; technical analyses of the Fire Detection and Actuation System (FDAS); Implementation of Standard Operating Procedures, general guidance's, ship change documents, technical manuals, planned maintenance schedules (PMS), operating procedures; the development and coordination of metrics; development of training packages, and technical guidance for future implementation of FDAS and LBF components. Support for Ship Installation Drawing (SID) reviews as well as new ship construction specifications.

3.6.3 System Technical Manual Writing. The contractor shall provide writing support for the

Lithium Battery Facility System Technical Manual. NRE and technical writing for an overall Lithium-Ion Battery Facility (LBF) system operations manual. Develop a system manual to establish the concept of operation for safe management of large form lithium batteries, as defined by NAVSEA Technical Manual SG270-BV-SAF-010 (High Energy System Safety Manual), between the LBF and other points of use on board the ship (aircraft, vehicle, on-load/off-load). The manual will include and integrate with T/M

SG270-BV-SAF-010 the lithium battery hazard mitigation suite as defined in NAVSEA 05P5-STD-2011-1 (Design Criteria Standard, dated 07 May 2012), NAVSEAINST

9310.1 (Navy Lithium Battery Safety Program), and NSTM 555V1, Rev 14 (Lithium Battery Firefighting Changes). The manual will also include and integrate the concept of operation for both NAVAIR and Marine Corps battery requirements and the LBF certification process.

3.6.4 NSTM 313 Update. NRE is revising the top-level battery safety requirements and is collaborating with NSWCPD, Naval Surface Warfare Center Carderock Division (NSWCCD), and NSWC Crane engineers to expand NSTM 313, Section 4, Lithium Batteries, to include requirements to safely ship and store, operate, maintain, repair, and dispose large form Li-Ion Batteries. Technical and administrative support is needed on the revision.

3.6.5 LBF program support. This task includes recurring engineering and administrative support: Engineering support implementing Li-Ion Battery standard operating procedures, developing ship change documents, technical manuals, planned…