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PART II - CONTRACT CLAUSES

US NAVY NIWC ATLANTIC CHARLESTON

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SOLICITATION

6. REQUISITION/PURCHASE NO.5. DATE ISSUED

12 Sep 2019

4. TYPE OF SOLICITATION

SEALED BID (IFB)

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3. SOLICITATION NO.

N6523617R0002

Section A - Solicitation/Contract Form

SECTION A

The cumulative contract ceiling under solicitation N65236-17-R-0002 is $113,800,000.00. Should the Government choose to exercise the Option to Extend Services Clause at FAR 52.217-8, the cumulative contract ceiling will be $125,800,000.00.

Section B - Supplies or Services and Prices

ITEM NO SUPPLIES/SERVICES MAX

QUANTITY

UNIT UNIT PRICE MAX AMOUNT

0001 UNDEFINED Lot Base Period Support Services -CPFF

Support Services - Programmatic, Engineering, and Logistics Support Services and Solutions in support of mission capabilities within NIWC Atlantic mission areas in accordance with the Performance Work Statement (PWS).

Fixed Fee %__________* shall not be exceeded in CPFF task orders. Ordering Period for CLIN 0001 is sixty (60) months.

*Offeror insert proposed fixed fee percentage (not to exceed 10% of labor costs) to be utilized in pricing task orders. The proposed fixed fee for task orders shall not exceed this percentage. Offeror shall also indicate the fee application base (e.g., Total Labor Costs, etc.)

ORDERING PERIOD: FIVE (5) YEARS

NOTE: The requirements in DFARS 252.211-7003, Item Identification and Valuation, are applicable for this line item. The contractor shall provide DoD unique identification or a DoD recognized unique identification equivalent.

FOB: Destination

MAX COST

FIXED FEE

TOTAL MAX COST + FEE

UNIT UNIT PRICE MAX AMOUNT

0002 1 Lot Base Period Support Services -FFP areas in accordance with the Performance Work Statement (PWS).

Profit proposed at the order level shall not exceed 10%.

ORDERING PERIOD: FIVE (5) YEARS

NOTE: The requirements in DFARS 252.211-7003, Item Identification and Valuation, are applicable for this line item. The contractor shall provide DoD unique identification or a DoD recognized unique identification equivalent.

PSC CD: R425

MAX

NET AMT

UNIT UNIT PRICE MAX AMOUNT

0003 UNDEFINED

Base Contract Data Requirements List -FFP

Base Period CLINs - Contract Data Requirements List (CDRLs) in accordance with the DD Form 1423.

See Exhibit A

UNIT UNIT PRICE MAX AMOUNT

1001 UNDEFINED Lot OPTION 6-Month Option to Extend Services -CPFF areas in accordance with the Performance Work Statement (PWS).

Fixed Fee %__________* shall not be exceeded in CPFF task orders. Ordering Period for CLIN 1001 is six (6) months.

This must be the same percentage as CLIN 0001

*Offeror insert proposed fixed fee percentage (not to exceed 10% of labor costs) to be utilized in pricing task orders. The proposed fixed fee for task orders shall not exceed this percentage. Offeror shall also indicate the fee application base (e.g., Total Labor Costs, etc.). The fee percentage and allocation base must be identical to CLIN 0001.

ORDERING PERIOD: SIX (6) MONTHS IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE

OPTION TO EXTEND SERVICES CLAUSE AT FAR 52.217-8.

NOTE: The requirements in DFARS 252.211-7003, Item Identification and Valuation, are applicable for this line item. The contractor shall provide DoD unique identification or a DoD recognized unique identification equivalent.

MAX COST

FIXED FEE

TOTAL MAX COST + FEE

UNIT UNIT PRICE MAX AMOUNT

1002 1 Lot OPTION 6-Month Option to Extend Services -FFP areas in accordance with the Performance Work Statement (PWS).

Profit proposed at the order level shall not exceed 10%.

ORDERING PERIOD: SIX (6) MONTHS IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE

OPTION TO EXTEND SERVICES CLAUSE AT FAR 52.217-8.

NOTE: The requirements in DFARS 252.211-7003, Item Identification and Valuation, are applicable for this line item. The contractor shall provide DoD unique identification or a DoD recognized unique identification equivalent.

UNIT UNIT PRICE MAX AMOUNT

1003 UNDEFINED

OPTION 6-Month Option to Extend Services -FFP

Option CLINS Contract Data Requirements List (CDRLs) in accordance with the DD Form 1423.

See Exhibit A

ORDERING PERIOD: SIX (6) MONTHS

SECTION B TEXT INFORMATION

PAYMENT OF FIXED FEE (COMPLETION TYPE)

FIXED FEE: __*__ The Government shall make payment to the task order when requested as work progresses, but no more frequently than biweekly, on account of the fixed fee, equal to __**__ percent of the amounts invoiced by the task order under the “Allowable Cost and Payment” clause hereof for the related period. In the event of discontinuance of the work in accordance with clause of this contract entitled “Limitation of __***__,” the fixed fee shall be re-determined by mutual agreement equitably to reflect the diminution of the work performed; the amount by which such fixed fee is less than, or exceeds payments previously made on account of fee, shall be paid, or repaid by, the task order, as the case may be.

* To be completed in individual task orders.

** Percentage rate of fee established in the task order. Cost Plus Fixed Fee Task Orders may not exceed ____% Fixed Fee.

***” Cost” or “Funds” as appropriate; will be determined at the task order level.

PAYMENT OF FIXED FEE (TERM TYPE)

(a) For purposes of this task order, “fee” means "fixed fee" in cost-plus-fixed-fee type contracts for level of effort type task orders.

(b) The Government shall make payments to the Contractor, subject to and in accordance with the clause in this contract entitled "FIXED FEE" (FAR 52.216-8). Such payments shall be submitted by and payable to the Contractor pursuant to the clause of this task order entitled "ALLOWABLE COST AND PAYMENT" (FAR 52.216-7), and fee shall be paid at the hourly rate(s) specified in the table below per direct labor hour performed and invoiced. Total fee(s) paid to the Contractor shall not exceed the fee amount(s) set forth in this task order. In no event shall the Government be required to pay the Contractor any amount in excess of the funds obligated under this contract.

Performance Period* CLIN(s) Total Fee Fee per Direct Labor Hour

*Table will be completed at the task order level.

LEVEL OF EFFORT

(a) The Contractor agrees to provide the total level of effort specified in the next sentence in performance of the work described in Sections B and C of this task order. The total level of effort for the performance of this task order shall be (SEE TABLE BELOW) total man-hours of direct labor, including subcontractor direct labor for those subcontractors specifically identified in the Contractor's proposal as having hours included in the proposed level of effort. Notwithstanding any key personnel requirements of the task order, the Contractor may utilize any mix of labor categories approved at the basic contract level in performing the required effort.

Performance Period* CLIN Man-Hours

(b) Of the total man-hours of direct labor set forth above, it is estimated that (*) man-hours are uncompensated effort. Uncompensated effort is defined as hours provided by personnel in excess of 40 hours per week without additional compensation for such excess work. All other effort is defined as compensated effort. If no effort is indicated in the first sentence of this paragraph, uncompensated effort performed by the Contractor shall not be counted in fulfillment of the level of effort obligations under this task order.

(c) Effort performed in fulfilling the total level of effort obligations specified above shall only include effort performed in direct support of this task order and shall not include time and effort expended on such things as (local travel to and from an employee's usual work location), uncompensated effort while on travel status, truncated lunch periods, work (actual or inferred) at non-work locations, or other time and effort which does not have a specific and direct contribution to the tasks described in Sections B and C.

(d) The level of effort for this task order shall be expended at an average rate of approximately * hours per week. It is understood and agreed that the rate of man-hours per month may fluctuate in pursuit of the technical objective, provided such fluctuation does not result in the use of the total man-hours of effort prior to the expiration of the term hereof, except as provided in the following paragraph.

(e) If the total level of effort specified in paragraph (a) above is not provided by the Contractor during the term of this task order, the Task Order Contracting Officer, at its sole discretion, shall either (i) reduce the fee of this task order as follows:

Fee Reduction = Fee (Required LOE - Expended LOE) Required LOE or (ii) subject to the provisions of the clause of this contract entitled "LIMITATION OF COST" (FAR 52.232-20) or "LIMITATION OF FUNDS" (FAR 52.232-22), as applicable, require the Contractor to continue to perform the work until the total number of man-hours of direct labor specified in paragraph (a) above shall have been expended, at no increase in the fee of this task order.

(f) The Contractor shall provide and maintain an accounting system, acceptable to the Administrative Contracting Officer and the Defense Contract Audit Agency (DCAA), which collects costs incurred and effort (compensated and uncompensated, if any) provided in fulfillment of the level of effort obligations of this task order. The Contractor shall indicate on each invoice the total level of effort claimed during the period covered by the invoice, separately identifying compensated effort and uncompensated effort, if any.

(g) Notwithstanding any of the provisions in the above paragraphs and subject to the LIMITATION OF FUNDS or LIMITATION OF COST clauses, as applicable, the period of performance may be extended and the estimated cost may be increased (without increasing the fixed fee) in order to permit the Contractor to provide all of the man-hours listed in paragraph (a) above. The contractor shall continue to be paid fee for each man-hour performed in accordance with the terms of the task order.

(h) Notwithstanding any of the provisions in the above paragraphs, if the Contractor has provided all of the man-hours required in paragraph (a) prior to expiration of the term of the task order, the Contracting Officer may require the Contractor to continue performance until the expiration of the term or until the expenditure of the estimated cost of the task order. The fee shall remain as set forth in Section B.

*To be completed at the task order level.”

ALLOTMENT OF FUNDS

(a) This contract is incrementally funded with respect to both cost and fee.

(b) The amounts presently available and allotted to this contract for payment of fee, as provided in the Section I clause of this contract entitled “Fixed Fee”, are as follows:

ITEM(S) ALLOTTED TO FIXED FEE

(c) The amounts presently available and allotted to this contract for payment of cost, subject to the Section I “Limitation of Funds” clause, the items covered thereby and the period of performance which it is estimated the allotted amount will cover are as follows:

ITEM(S) ALLOTTED TO COST PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE

(d) The parties contemplate that the Government will allot additional amounts to this contract from time to time by unilateral contract modification, and any such modification shall state separately the amounts allotted for cost and for fee, the items covered thereby, and the period of performance the amounts are expected to cover.

*as indicated on individual task orders.

MINIMUM AND MAXIMUM QUANTITIES

As referred to in paragraph (b) of the “Indefinite Quantity” clause of this contract, the contract minimum quantity is a total of $ 25,000.00 worth of orders at the contract unit price(s). The maximum quantity is the total estimated amount of the contract. The maximum quantity is not to be exceeded without prior approval of the Procuring Contracting Officer.

MAXIMUM FEE RATE – APPLICABLE TO COST PLUS FIXED FEE (CPFF) CLINS (0001 AND 1001)

Compliance with the maximum fee rate on the CPFF CLINs (0001 and 1001) is applicable to all task orders issued under the contract. The fee rate established in each task order shall flow down as the maximum fee rate for all subcontracts placed on a CPFF, time-and-materials, labor hour, or firm-fixed-price level-of-effort basis.

Section C - Descriptions and Specifications

PERFORMANCE WORK STATEMENT

SPECIFICATIONS/STATEMENT OF WORK/PERFORMANCE WORK STATEMENT

Work under this performance-based contract will be performed in accordance with the following description/ specifications/ statement of work (SOW) which herein will be referred to as Performance Work Statement (PWS):

SHORT TITLE: NAVAL INFORMATION WARFARE CENTER (NIWC) ATLANTIC PROGRAMMATIC,

ENGINEERING AND LOGISTICS SUPPORT 8(a) INCUBATOR

1.0 PURPOSE

1.1 SCOPE

The scope of this contract covers the entire spectrum of non-inherently governmental services and solutions (equipment and services) associated with the full system lifecycle support including research, development, test, evaluation, maintenance, production and fielding of sustainable, secure, survivable, and interoperable Command, Control, Communications, Computers, Combat Systems, Intelligence, Surveillance, Reconnaissance (C5ISR), Information Operations, Enterprise Information Services (EIS) and Space capabilities. Additional support requires Program Management, Financial Management, and DoD Acquisition Life Cycle expertise and experience.

Website and e-mail addresses referenced within the PWS and CDRL forms are subject to change. For any website and e-mail address not working during time of performance, the contractor shall contact the Contracting Officer’s Representative (COR) or Contracting Officer for latest website and e-mail address. An incorrect website or e-mail address does not alleviate a contractor from required reporting or access requirements.

1.1.1 Multiple Funding

This contract will allow multiple appropriation on a single task order; funding specifics will be specified at the task order level

1.2 BACKGROUND

NIWC Atlantic meets our nation's demands for uninterrupted vigilance, fail-safe cyber security, adaptive response and engineering excellence by delivering secure, integrated and innovative solutions to many naval, joint and national agencies. NIWC Atlantic has requirements for C5ISR electronics and communications services and solutions in support of mission capabilities within its Portfolio mission areas.

2.0 PLACE(S) OF PERFORMANCE

2.1 GOVERNMENT FACILITIES

The Government will provide facilities (i.e., office space, computer hardware/software, or lab space) to those labor categories that would otherwise adversely affect the work performance if they were not available on-site. Labor categories and Government location of contractor personnel with supplied Government facilities will be identified at the task order level.

2.1.1 Training Requirements

Contractor personnel working full-time or partially at a Government facility shall complete all applicable mandatory training requirements as specified under Security Training, PWS Para 8.0.

2.2 CONTRACTOR FACILITIES

The contractor shall have facilities (i.e., office space, laboratory space, staging and storage areas, with or without classified storage) in order to accomplish task order objectives. Depending on the type of support required at the task order level, contractor shall be required to possess or establish facilities at specific locations. Any necessary contractor facilities requirements will be identified at the task order level.

3.0 PERFORMANCE REQUIREMENTS

The following paragraphs list all required non-personal services tasks that will be required throughout the contract.

The contractor shall provide necessary resources with knowledge and experience as cited in the personal qualification clause to support the listed tasks. Contractors shall perform requirements in accordance with Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) and/or Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (DFARS) which do not include performance of inherently Government functions. The contractor shall complete all required tasks while controlling and tracking performance and goals in terms of costs, schedules, and resources.

3.1 TECHNICAL AND PROGRAM MANAGEMENT SUPPORT

The contractor shall assist the government project manager providing support at the program level, sponsor level, and at the contract level.

3.1.1 Program Support

The contractor shall apply business, financial management, and technical disciplines required to support planning, organizing, staffing, controlling, and leading team efforts in managing acquisition programs and projects such that the result places capable and supportable systems in the hands of the warfighter when and where needed, and at an affordable price. This functional area represents an integration of a complex system of differing but related functional disciplines that must work together to achieve program goals through development, production, deployment, operations, support, and disposal. Program support may require significant coordination and interface with various Department of Defense (DoD) and non-DoD activities located in and out of the Contiguous United States (CONUS). The contractor is expected to include a mix of mature and innovative approaches to delivering foundational program management processes and practices. The contractor shall continually monitor and improve on these processes during execution of the contract. The contractor shall be able to provide program management support at the program level, sponsor level, and at the contract level.

3.1.2 Program Support Documentation

The contractor shall develop and draft various program management (PM) documents (CDRL A001). At a minimum, the following documents are typical PM deliverables that the contractor shall have knowledge writing:

Statement of Work or Performance Work Statement Cost Estimation Meeting Agenda and Minutes Plans of Action and Milestone Work Breakdown Structure (WBS) Various Program Acquisition related documents: Mission Needs Statement (MNS), Capability Production

Documentation (CPD), Operational Requirements Document (ORD), etc.

Risk Assessment and Risk Mitigation Stakeholder Analysis

3.2 DESIGN, DEVELOPMENT, INTEGRATION AND SYSTEMS ENGINEERING SUPPORT

The contractor shall perform engineering disciplines for the development of new and existing C5ISR and Information Technology (IT) capabilities and systems, development of significant alterations to existing systems, integration and interface of existing equipment or software into different applications or platforms to support the warfighter, and evaluation of foreign or non-developmental systems, equipment, and technologies. This shall include performance of scientific analytical and engineering efforts necessary to transform operational needs into unique system performance parameters for evolution into improved system capabilities. To the maximum extent practicable, open systems and standards shall be utilized in the design and implementation of systems and subsystems. This functional area also includes all support required within the area of environmental engineering of C5ISR and IT systems and related infrastructure.

3.3 RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT SUPPORT

The contractor shall support the development and application of scientific and analytical disciplines to conduct fundamental research; scientific study and experimentation directed toward advancing the state-of-the-art or increasing knowledge or understanding; concept formulation; , and assessments of those studies and/or scans;

assessment of system and subsystem requirements; development, analysis and evaluation of concepts and technologies (to include, but not limited to, trade studies, technological environmental scans) as well as systems and subsystems ; and development of operational concepts and tactics with the end goal being the application of results to developing new or improving existing C5ISR and IT capabilities. This effort may include manning, operating, and maintaining test support and experimental platforms to support tests.

3.4 PROTOTYPING, PRODUCTION, MODEL-MAKING, AND FABRICATION SUPPORT

The contractor shall support the building, production, fabrication, testing, evaluation, and operation of reduced and full-scale models, mock-ups, prototypes, production units, and research and development (R&D) test tools of electronic and electro-mechanical systems and system elements. Fabrication and manufacturing of replacement parts/equipment for fielded systems or platforms is included under this task. Additional support includes the development of hardware system/prototypes that demonstrate potential design solutions to operational and functional requirements for C5ISR and IT systems. Also included is the performance of systems hardware and software integration and testing to ensure total operational and functional compatibility with interfacing/interacting systems, subsystems, equipment, and computer programs. The use of traditional materials as well as new composite materials is considered applicable in this task.

3.5 TECHNOLOGICAL OPPORTUNITIES AND USER NEEDS ASSESSMENT SUPPORT

3.5.1 Independent Technical Studies

The contractor shall conduct independent technical studies (CDRL A001), evaluations, and assessments to determine the cost and feasibility of specified projects or processes. Conduct technical reviews, analyses, and studies to determine the availability and applicability of advanced technology and state-of-the-art systems or solutions. These studies would include technical capabilities as a comparison to cost analysis. The source for these technical reviews will include DoD acquisition programs as well as commercial off-the-shelf (COTS) systems, subsystems, and equipment. Technical studies shall also include industrial engineering assessments of operations for the purpose of proposing improved processes, methods, standards, tools, and production enhancements.

3.5.2 Science and Technology

The contractor shall conduct technology assessments to determine the potential warfighting and/or commercial value of a laboratory and/or the intellectual property of a technical activity. Assessment includes identifying candidate products and processes, and evaluating potential to validate feasibility, suitability, and marketability. The contractor shall provide support in the development of technical portfolios of marketable technologies that that may be used to respond to inquiries and unanticipated application opportunities defined by potential clients. The contractor shall:

3.5.2.1 Obtain and review public, government, and privately held literature.

3.5.2.2 Obtain technical expertise and recommendations from experts, both inside and outside the government, including private industry, colleges and universities, and international experts.

3.5.2.3 Prove how the possible solutions fulfill the technical requirements and operational mission requirements.

3.5.2.4 The contractor shall prepare a report (CDRL A002) that specifies the criteria used to select potential solutions. The contractor shall ensure the report will demonstrate the applicability and effectiveness of the criteria.

The unacceptable solutions will be identified, and how and why each solution failed to satisfy the specified criteria will be discussed. The report will include a list of solutions that satisfied the criteria and a recommended course of action. The remainder of the report will clearly show the correlation between each solution and the technical requirements. Unless otherwise specified in each task order, the contractor’s format is acceptable.

3.6 INTEROPERABILITY, TEST AND EVALUATION, TRIALS AND INSTALLATION CHECKOUT

SUPPORT

The contractor shall perform and/or apply engineering, scientific, and analytical disciplines to the development of all necessary test documentation, plans, change requests, specifications, and reports to ensure that developed platforms, C5ISR and IT systems, and war-fighting capabilities have been properly tested and that joint interoperability requirements have been fully met at all levels of its life cycle, including the support of measurement facilities, ranges and instrumentation used for testing, evaluating, experimenting, and exercising platforms and systems. This includes Intra-DoD, Inter-Government, and International interoperability studies as well as multi-platform integration studies of various C5ISR and IT systems. Included in this task, the contractor shall perform Independent Verification and Validation (IV&V) Support services.

3.7 HARDWARE AND SOFTWARE SUPPORT

The contractor shall apply engineering, security, and scientific disciplines to perform technical analysis and technical support of new or existing hardware and software for systems, test facilities, or training facilities. This also includes technical support of software implementation in systems, sub-systems, and components. Supporting or delivering Commercial Off-The-Shelf (COTS) solutions and product modifications (e.g., software tools, licensing, and associated hardware) are considered within the scope of this functional area. At the task order level, compliance with and support of specific technical approaches and process management assessments may be required.

3.8 INSTALLATION AND IN-SERVICE ENGINEERING SUPPORT

The contractor shall apply engineering, analytical, and technical disciplines and skills to establish and maintain long term engineering, operation, and maintenance support for in-service C5ISR and IT capabilities as well as the capability to modernize or introduce transformational technologies into those capabilities. This includes the installation in accordance with paragraph 6.2.2 of this document for shipboard work and Naval Information Warfare Systems Command (NAVWAR) Shore Installation Process Handbook for shore work, and delivery of systems, including the development of installation and integration plans, drawings, technical change documentation and notices and procedures in support of these efforts. Included in this task is site/platform support liaison and help desk support as required.

3.9 TECHNICAL SUPPORT

3.9.1 Site Surveys and Studies

The contractor shall conduct site surveys to determine the optimum location and configuration for an equipment/system modifications or upgrades. The contractor shall gather all pertinent environmental, engineering, configuration and design information relevant to site conditions, analyzing the collected data, performing necessary calculations to make technical recommendations, and preparing technical reports and documentation (CDRL A002) for a specific engineering change proposal, modification, or system upgrade.

3.9.2 Maintenance

This type of work entails, at a minimum, the following: maintenance, overhaul, troubleshooting, and repair or a system and/or equipment, such as Video Teleconferencing systems. Maintenance support work may or may not involve traveling. Contractor personnel shall be highly experienced in electronic systems and familiar with the particular system, unless otherwise stated in the task order.

3.9.3 On-Site Technical Assist

The contractor shall provide technical assistance directly for Casualty Reporting resolution, fault analysis, testing, and/or repair of various NIWC Atlantic installed systems and equipment, as specified by individual task orders, to restore the units to operational status. The contractor shall be prepared to commence travel for onsite assistance within 24 hours of notification. Contractor personnel shall be technically knowledgeable and capable of analyzing system problems and implementing corrective actions without direct assistance or support from NIWC Atlantic personnel if and when required. Technical assistance may also involve collecting additional information for NIWC Atlantic, such as design, operation and equipment conditions, training and skill levels of site operators, engineering change status, initial calibration, recalibration, and maintenance problems. The contractor shall report findings, analysis results and corrective action taken associated with technical assistance provided, using the Government provided database/format/workspace.

3.10 INTEGRATED LOGISTICS SUPPORT (ILS)

The contractor shall apply engineering and analytical disciplines required to implement ILS as a multi-functional technical management discipline associated with the design, development, test, production, fielding, sustainment, and improvement modifications of cost effective C5ISR and IT systems that achieve the warfighters' peacetime and wartime readiness requirements. The principal objectives of ILS are to ensure that support considerations are an integral part of the system's design requirements, that the system can be cost effectively supported through its lifecycle (from program initiation to system retirement), and that the infrastructure elements necessary to the initial fielding, operation and maintenance support of the system are identified, developed, acquired, and supported.

Utilizing MIL-M-85337A and MIL-DTL-24784 as guidance documents, the contractor shall provide technical manual support; however, the majority of ILS includes supply support and provisioning, maintenance planning, support equipment, technical data, training, facilities, packaging, handling, storage and transportation, manpower, and design interface, computer resources, Performance Based Logistics, Supply Chain Management, and depot management.

3.11 SYSTEM SAFETY ENGINEERING SUPPORT

The contractor shall apply engineering and analytical disciplines to ensure that safety is considered in all aspects of design, development, operation, maintenance, and modification of C5ISR and IT systems and platforms. This includes system health and hazard assessments and analysis and pollution prevention.

3.12 TRAINING SUPPORT

The contractor shall apply engineering, analytical, and applicable training disciplines required to ensure that the warfighter and technical support community is provided with adequate instruction including applied exercises resulting in the attainment and retention of knowledge, skills, and abilities regarding the warfighting capabilities, platforms, and the C5ISR and IT systems they operate and maintain. The contractor shall develop a presentation and provide all training course documentation (CDRL A003) required for each course.

3.13 OPERATIONS AND TRAINING EXERCISE SUPPORT

The contractor shall apply technical and administrative disciplines and skills to provide systems operation support services including support for standard/common/migration applications or systems. Activities include application/system and network administration services, maintenance of documentation related to system and network operations, routine system problem identification and correction, LAN/WAN administration and any other operational duties and training exercises associated with the NIWC mission. Support may also include providing applications and systems modification, testing, installation and ongoing quality assurance activities.

3.14 CONFIGURATION MANAGEMENT (CM) SUPPORT

As outlined in MIL-HDBK-61A, the contractor shall apply engineering and analytical disciplines to identify, document, and verify the functional, performance, and physical characteristics of systems and associated interface systems, to control changes and nonconformance, and to track actual configurations of systems and platforms. The contractor shall provide support that includes all activities related to CM planning, baseline management, configuration identification, configuration audits, formal reviews, engineering changes, and configuration management records and reports; and the use of automated tools to perform these functions.

3.15 PROJECT QUALITY ASSURANCE (QA) SUPPORT

The contractor shall apply engineering and analytical disciplines to ensure that the processes and products used in the design, development, fabrication, manufacture, and installation result in quality products. This area also includes the development and adherence to quality management plans in accordance to best industry practices.

3.16 SOFTWARE ACQUISITION MANAGEMENT SUPPORT

The contractor shall support the PM with the program/project management of software development and maintenance of EIS, software, and business applications throughout the acquisition life cycle including development, testing, production release, and sustainment. The contractor shall support TEAM NAVWAR Business Systems/EIS business development and provide programmatic support to Government overarching technical authority tasks and responsibilities.

3.17 FOREIGN MILITARY SALES (FMS) SUPPORT

3.17.1 FMS Program Planning Support

The contractor shall develop technical reports and rough order of magnitude (ROM’s) for hardware/software deliverables in accordance to Price and Availability (P&A) requests. The contractor shall review Letters of Request (LORs) to ensure conformance to FMS rules/regulations for case implementation, execution, and closure. The contractor shall support pre-case activities to include researching and preparing concept papers and technical reports; coordinate/attend technical and program meetings; develop agenda items/briefs; generate meeting minutes;

develop/maintain an action tracking system; and maintain ready-reference library. Case support may require significant coordination and interface with various DoD and non-DoD activities located in and out of CONUS.

3.17.2 FMS Program Execution and Case Tracking

The contractor shall review Letters of Offer and Acceptance (LOAs) to ensure conformance to FMS rules/regulations and perform risk analysis based on cost, schedule, and technical status. The contractor shall conduct analyses and document LOA configuration variances and inter-operability issues; respond to FMS data calls; develop work breakdown structures; participate in program and technical reviews; analyze financial obligations, expenditures, and discrepancies; track procurement status; provide logistic and configuration management support; support training activities; and develop management reports/tools to meet case requirements.

The contractor shall also support case execution activities to include coordination/attendance of technical and program meetings, development of agenda items/briefs, generation of meeting minutes, and development/maintenance of action tracking systems. Case support may require significant coordination and interface with various DoD and non-DoD activities located in and out of CONUS.

3.17.3 FMS Case Closure / Termination

The contractor shall assist in maintaining case files for program termination and/or case closure. The contractor shall track and monitor the progress of case closure and terminated programs to completion. The contractor will assist in gathering documentation by conducting record searches and compiling, analyzing, and preparing documentation to support termination/closure processes. Case support may require significant coordination and interface with various DoD and non-DoD activities located in and out of CONUS.

3.18 PROCUREMENT MANAGEMENT SUPPORT FOR EQUIPMENT AND MATERIAL

PROCUREMENT

As specified on task orders, the contractor shall provide various equipment/material support that ranges from research, procurement, fabrication, integration, and delivery. The contractor shall collect information for requirements documentation, assemble procurement requirements package, submit requests to the procurement competencies, and confirm selected proposals/quotes satisfy the Government's needs and sufficient funds are available to proceed, then monitor and report on procurement status until award.

3.18.1 Procurement Support

The contractor shall research and procure specified equipment and material as either contractor-acquired property (CAP) (PWS Para 10.2) or contractor furnished property (CFP) requirements. For cost reimbursable contractual items, to ensure fair and reasonable pricing under this, the contractor shall ensure acquisition selection factors include price, availability, reliability, and supportability within current supply system. The contractor shall keep source selection records and make it available for government review as needed. Prior to items being purchased, the contractor shall obtain COR concurrence. The contractor shall provide all support data and cost estimates necessary to justify a fair and reasonable price per item procured. The contractor shall have an adequate accounting system to track all items and the delivery status per task order and per item. After receipt, the contractor shall have an adequate property management system to track the item location per task order per item. All items procured by the contractor shall be utilized or staged at the contractor’s facility transported by the contractor to the installation, integrated or consumed in a system, or returned to the government at the completion of the task order. The contractor shall be responsible for identifying monthly and cumulative CAP procurements in the TOSR (CDRL A004). At any time outside the monthly reporting cycle, the contractor shall be capable of generating and providing a CAP inventory tracking report(s) (CDRL A005) of items procured, received, and delivered as applicable.

Contractor shall recommend and procure items that conform to the following applicable product validation, identification, and tracking requirements.

3.18.1.1 Product Validation – The contractor shall certify that it purchases supplies from authorized resellers and/or distributers. The contractor shall warrant that the products are new, in their original box. The contractor shall obtain all manufacturer products submitted in contract/task order offers from authentic manufacturers or through legal distribution channels only, in accordance with all applicable laws and policies at the time of purchase.

The contractor shall provide the Government with a copy of the End User license agreement, and shall warrant that all manufacturer software is licensed originally to Government as the original licensee authorized to use the manufacturer software. The contractor shall track the licensing information and have it available for government review.

3.18.1.2 IT Security Requirements – The contractor shall ensure that all products recommended and/or procured meet cybersecurity and computer requirements specified in PWS Para 4.0.

3.18.1.3 Electronic Parts – In order to mitigate use of counterfeit and/or defective electronic parts, the contractor shall ensure all acquired electronic parts comply with the notification, inspection, testing, and authentication requirements in accordance with DFARS clause 252.246-7008 specific to electronic parts.

3.18.1.4 Item Unique Identification (IUID) – In accordance with SECNAVINST 4440.34, the contractor shall ensure that certain delivered items manufactured, integrated, or purchased (depending if item meets a unit cost threshold, is serially managed, or if government specifies identification required) have an item unique identification or Unique Item Identifier (UII). If specified by the Government, prior to delivery, the contractor shall clearly mark and identify each applicable item based on the guidance provided in DoD MIL-STD-130N for those items not already marked. With Government concurrence, the contractor shall specify the construct, syntax, marking methodology, and quality methodology chosen to mark the required parts and any corresponding technical justification. All IUID information shall be recorded and shall be subject to Government review. The contractor shall track IUID items and maintain information being recorded. Prior to delivery of applicable CAP item, the contractor shall register items with UII in the IUID Registry.

3.18.2 Warranty Tracking & Management

3.18.2.1 Warranty Tracking of Serialized Items

In accordance with the Instructions for Electronic Submission of Warranty Tracking and Administration Information for Serialized Items (see CDRL A006 Attachment 1 of Exhibit A), the contractor shall follow the requirements for any serialized item manufactured or acquired that come with a warranty:

(a) For Government specified warranty terms – the Government will complete certain fields on the Warranty Tracking Information (WTI) form (Attachment 6) and Warranty Source of Repair Instructions (WSRI) form

(Attachment 7). The contractor shall complete the remaining sections of the WTI and forward the form as part of their task order proposal prior to award. For Government specified warranty terms – the Government will complete certain fields on the Warranty Tracking Information (WTI) form and the Warranty Source of Repair Instructions (WSRI) form which will be provided separately as attachments to the RFP at the task order level. The contractor shall complete the remaining sections of WSRI and forward the form (CDRL A006) to the Contracting Officer and COR at time of delivery of the warranted serialized item(s).

(b) For contractor/vendor specified warranty terms – the contractor shall complete all data elements for both the WTI (Attachment 6) and WSRI (Attachment 7). For contractor/vendor specified warranty terms – the contractor shall complete all data elements for both the WTI and WSRI which will be provided separately as attachments to the RFP at the task order level and shall forward the completed forms (CDRL A006) to the Contracting Officer and COR no later than the warranted serialized items are presented for receipt and/or acceptance.

(c) For receipt and acceptance of items – the contractor shall comply with the following requirements:

(i) Utilizing the Wide Area WorkFlow (WAWF), the contractor shall ensure that the required warranty data is electronically submitted using the CDRL exhibit line item number (ELIN) functionality for the WAWF Materiel Inspection and Receiving Report or WAWF Reparable Receiving Report, as applicable.

(ii) If problems occur submitting warranty data electronically, the WTI and WSRI can be submitted manually (as a PDF file) with the COR concurrence. The contractor shall forward documents to COR for review and when approved, the Government will post forms to Electronic Data Access (EDA).

3.18.2.2 Warranty Management

The contractor shall serve as the warranty manager by tracking the applicable government acceptance dates/receipt dates against the serial number of equipment or the line replaceable unit (LRU) of a system. As warranty manager, the contractor shall, unless otherwise directed, submit warranty data on WTI form and WSRI as specified on the Warranty Tracking and Administration for Serialized Items (CDRL A006). The contractor shall upload data to the WAWF Materiel Inspection and Receiving Report (or WAWF Reparable Receiving Report, if appropriate).

(a) If no compatible Government database to maintain and track warranty life spans for the GFP, CAP, and/or CFP under contract/task order, the contractor shall internally track items by contract/task order, serial numbers, and the information shall be updated monthly to identify the time left on the original warranty. The contractor shall provide the government a copy of the warranty information in an inventory tracking report (CDRL A006).

(b) When an item has failed, the contractor shall determine if the item is still under warranty. If the item is under warranty, the contractor shall obtain a Return for Maintenance Authorization (RMA) number and instructions on how to get the product repaired or replaced from the manufacturer or authorized distributor. A Warranty and Non- Warranty Failure Status Repair Report (CDRL A007) shall be submitted to the Contracting Officers Representative (COR) on all warranty and non-warranty actions taken during the preceding quarter and collected cumulatively. The contractor shall submit the report within fifteen (15) days of the completion of the quarter. Quarters will be based on the fiscal year beginning in the month of October.

3.18.3 Hydrofluorocarbons

Pursuant with the Presidential Climate Action Plan, the contractor shall provide services, when feasible, that reduce the use, release, or emissions of high global warming potential hydrofluorocarbons in accordance with FAR clause 52.223-12.

3.19 ARCHITECTURE DEVELOPMENT SUPPORT

The contractor shall apply engineering, scientific, and analytical disciplines to assist in the identification and creation of analysis artifacts, support acquisition and engineering processes to identify key end-to-end performance requirements, derive measures of effectiveness, and measures of performance to be validated and verified by test procedures for C5ISR and IT systems. Analysis results shall be documented using applicable frameworks such as, Department of Defense Architecture Framework (DoDAF) viewpoints or Federal Enterprise Architecture viewpoints, as applicable.

3.20 ENTERPRISE ANALYSIS AND ASSESSMENTS SUPPORT

The contractor shall apply engineering, scientific, and analytical disciplines to identify, refine, and document operational and functional requirements; translate operational and functional requirements to Concepts of Operations (CONOPS), Functional Requirements, Functional Descriptions, and Operational Requirements Documentation such as Capability Development Documents, Capability Production Documents (CPD), etc.; develop system, subsystem, and component level design specifications and documents; and develop System performance documents, specifications, and interface requirements documents.

3.21 MODELING, SIMULATION, AND ANALYSIS SUPPORT

The contractor shall apply standardized, rigorous, structured methodology to create and validate a physical, mathematical, or otherwise logical representation of a system, entity, phenomenon, or process. The contractor shall be able to use models, including emulators, prototypes, simulators, and either statically or over time, to develop data as a basis for making managerial, technical, strategic, or tactical decisions.

3.22 HUMAN SYSTEMS INTEGRATION, PERFORMANCE, AND USABILITY ENGINEERING

SUPPORT

The contractor shall apply engineering, scientific, and analytical disciplines to ensure that design of interactive systems are safer, more secure and easier to use, thereby reducing accidents due to human error, increasing system integrity, and enabling more efficient process operations. This functional area also includes applying engineering, scientific, and analytical disciplines to ensure that the number, type, mix, knowledge, skills, and abilities (KSAs), aptitudes, and physical characteristics of operators, maintainers, and support personnel have been defined and documented early in the system design phase.