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STATEMENT OF WORK (SOW)

C85 Warhead Expansion Box (WEB) and WEB Cable Kits

1.0 Background

The MK 48 Mod 7 Heavyweight Torpedo (HWT) is the U.S. Navy’s primary submarine launched anti-submarine (ASW) and anti-surface warfare (ASuW) weapon. The MK 48 Mod 7 HWT is a high performance, self-propelled underwater vehicle that contains complex electronic and mechanical subassembly systems for providing propulsion, steering, navigation, and target detection. The system technologies include acoustic SONAR, guidance and control electronics, electrical power, hydraulic systems, mechanical pumps, and propulsion.

This effort is to procure Warhead Expansion Box (WEB) and WEB Cable Kits which are assemblies within the MK48 Mod 7 HWT.

1.1 Places of Performance

The primary place of performance will be at the contractor’s site with occasional travel to NUWC Division Newport (Newport, RI) or NUWC Division Keyport (Keyport, WA).

1.2 Authorized Users

NUWCDIVNPT Code 85

1.3 Sponsors

PMS 404

1.4 Types of Funding

WPN and SPDP

2.0 Scope

The contractor shall manufacture and deliver WEB Functional Item Replacement (FIR) and its associated cables. The contractor shall perform the following tasks under the production efforts of the WEB Kit FIR and Cable Kits:

1. Program Management

2. Program Reporting

3. Parts Management

4. Obsolescence Reporting

5. Host System Engineering Technical Reviews

6. Engage in Integrated Production Team (IPT) meetings with the Government

7. Data Management

8. Non-Recurring Engineering (NRE) Services

9. Quality Control

10. Failure Analysis during Production

11. Engineering Services & Hardware Repair

The contractor shall perform incidental engineering services relating to the production of the WEB Kit and WEB Cable Kit assemblies.

2.1 Program or Systems Supported

MK 48 Mod 7

3.0 Applicable Documents

The contractor shall perform the tasking required in Section 4.0 in accordance with (IAW) the below Applicable Documents (ADs).

3.1 Department of Defense Specifications

3.1.1 Program Unique Documents

AD# Title Date and/or Revision 1 OPNAVINST S5513.5C – Undersea Warfare Program

Security Classification Guides (SCGs) SCG ID: 139.2, MK 48 ADCAP (Mods 5 and beyond), MK 50, and MK 54 Torpedoes

26 April 2010

2 Undersea Weapons Program Office Risk Process Description 8 September, 2003 3 Configuration Management Plan for Undersea Weapons

Program (PMS404), PEO SUB S0199-133-A-O-C August 2010, Rev D

4 Manufacturing Quality Assurance Specification, Torpedo Functional Item Replacement (Document Number: 8595331)

March 3, 2015

5 WEB Kit and WEB Cable Kit Contract Baseline Technical Data Package

3.1.2 Other Government Documents

AD# Title Date and/or

Revision 6 Failure, Reporting, Analysis and Corrective Action Taken (MIL-

HDBK-2155) (See https://quicksearch.dla.mil/qsSearch.aspx) 11 December

7 Electrostatic Discharge Control Handbook for Protection of Electrical and Electronic Parts, Assemblies and Equipment (Excluding Electrically Initiated Explosive Devices) (Metric) (MIL-HDBK-263) (See https://quicksearch.dla.mil/qsSearch.aspx)

31 July 1994, Rev. B

8 Electrostatic Discharge Control Program For Protection of Electrical and Electronic Parts, Assemblies and Equipment (Excluding Electrically Initiated Explosive Devices) (MIL-STD-1686) (See https://quicksearch.dla.mil/qsSearch.aspx)

25 October 1995, Rev. C

9 Parts Management (MIL-STD-3018) (See https://quicksearch.dla.mil/qsSearch.aspx)

02 June 2017, Chg 2

10 GIDEP Operations Manual (NAVSEA S0300-BT-PRO-010) (See http://www.gidep.org/about/opmanual/opmanual.htm)

September

11 Configuration Management Guidance (MIL_HDBK-61) (See https://quicksearch.dla.mil/qsSearch.aspx)

7 February 2001, Rev A

3.1.3 Non-Government Documents

AD# Title Description Date and/or

Revision 12 ANSI/ISO/ASQ Q9001 Quality Management Systems –

Requirements Standard October 2015

13 ANSI/EIA-649-C National Consensus Standard for Configuration Management

February 2019

14 IPC/WHMA-A-620 Requirements and Acceptance for Cable and Wire Harness Assemblies (See https://www.ipc.org)

January 2017, Rev C

15 IPC-A-610 The Standard for Acceptability of Electronics Assemblies Endorsement Program (See https://www.ipc.org/)

October 2017, Rev G

16 IPC-TM-650 ICP Test Methods Manual 1 March 2020 17 IPC-QL-653 Qualification of Facilities that

Inspect/Test Printed Boards, Components and Materials (See https://www.ipc.org/)

1 November

18 IPC-MI-660 Guidelines for Incoming Inspection of Printed Board Materials (See https://www.ipc.org/)

1 February

4.0 Technical Requirements

Proof of Manufacturing (POM) hardware shall include POM hardware, First Article (FA) hardware, and preproduction hardware. First Article testing shall include FA testing, Qualification Testing, and Preproduction Testing. Factory Acceptance Test (FAT) shall include FAT, Acceptance, and 100% test.

4.1 Program Management

The contractor shall develop and provide a Program Management Plan (PMP) ((Contract Data Requirements List (CDRL A001)). The contractor shall include information within its PMP to allow the Government to verify the contractor’s management and scheduling of efforts are consistent with this SOW. The contractor shall include a description of its process of identifying and tracking risks and opportunities in the PMP. The contractor shall identify risks and opportunities as it relates to the performance of all phases of this contract ,within the Intergrated Program Management Report (IPMR) (CDRL A005), using the process approved in the PMP.

The contractor shall include an Integrated Master Schedule (IMS) for all contract tasking in its PMP. The contractor shall address its proposed schedule for delivering all CDRL and hardware deliverables in its PMP and IMS.

Deliverable: CDRL A001 Program Management Plan CDRL A005 Program Management Report

4.1.1 Parts Management and Obsolescence Reporting Requirements

The contractor shall establish and maintain a Parts Management Program in accordance with AD #9. The contractor shall describe how the parts management process is validated, how process improvements are incorporated, and how process variation is controlled. The contractor shall prepare and deliver the Parts Management Plan (CDRL A002).

The contractor shall identify all Diminishing Manufacturing Sources and Material Shortages (DMSMS), obsolescence and producibility issues associated with the WEB Kit under this contract. The contractor shall continuously review the Technical Data Package (TDP), AD#5, for obsolescence issues that may impact the WEB Kit Contract.

The Parts Management Plan shall contain the contractor’s plan to minimize the impact of parts obsolescence to the WEB Kit and WEB Cable Kit hardware to avoid additional costs. The Parts Management Plan shall address means and approach for providing the Government with information regarding obsolescence and DMSMS issues, access and insight into the contractor’s DMSMS forecasting process, part list screening, part list monitoring, processing of Government Industry Data Exchange Program (GIDEP) DMSMS alerts, processing of Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) DMSMS alerts, communication with and availability of information to the Government, a means and approach for establishing obsolescence and DMSMS solutions, and a plan for managing Commercial Off the Shelf items (COTS).

The contractor shall participate in GIDEP in accordance with AD #10. The contractor shall submit GIDEP Alerts and Safe-Alert Reports (CDRL A003) for critical or major non-conformances.

The contractor shall recommend design changes in the monthly IPMR (CDRL A005) to ensure continuous manufacturing and repairing capabilities in accordance with AD #11.

The contractor shall identify all known and forecasted DMSMS issues to the Government. The contractor shall submit Forecasting DMSMS Source Data (CDRL A004).

Deliverable: CDRL A002 Parts Management Plan

CDRL A003 GIDEP Alerts and Safe-Alert Reports CDRL A004 Forecasting DMSMS Source Data CDRL A005 Integrated Program Management Report

4.1.2 Risk Management Process

The contractor shall implement a comprehensive risk management process that is focused on program risk areas and the program’s critical path to systematically identify and mitigate cost, schedule, and technical risks. The contractor shall use AD #2 as the basis for its risk management process. The contractor shall include the identification and adjudication of risk items in the Integrated Program Management Report (CDRL A005).

Deliverable: CDRL A005 Program Manager’s Report

4.1.3 Reviews and Meetings

The contractor shall record, generate, and submit Record of Meeting/Minutes – Meeting/Minutes Logs (CDRL A006) for each review and meeting, identified below. The minutes shall include a summary of discussions, a list of participants, and all action items generated during the reviews and meetings.

Deliverable: CDRL A006- Record of Meeting/Minutes – Meeting/Minutes Logs

4.1.3.1 Integrated Baseline Review (IBR)

The contractor shall host a post-Award IBR within 120 days after contract award (DACA) and after completing IBR entrance criteria in SOW section 4.1.3.1.1. During the post-Award IBR, the contractor shall present its PMP. The contractor shall deliver Presentation Material (CDRL A007).

The IBR Presentation Material shall include the following:

a) Technical scope of work including, and consistent with, the authorizing contract, contract modifications, Statement of Work, and work breakdown structures, which demonstrate the contractor’s understanding of technical requirements.

b) Key project schedule and milestones that reflects a logical flow to accomplish the work.

c) Summary of program risks and opportunities with explanation of the contractor’s efforts to monitor, report, control and mitigate the risk.

d) Identification of resources (budgets, facilities, personnel, skills, etc.) demonstrating availability and adequacy for the assigned tasks.

The contractor shall update the PMP (CDRL A001) according to results of IBR action items and resubmit for Government approval, as applicable. The contractor shall close the IBR when the Contracting Officer’s Representative (COR) notifies the contractor that the Government has determined all exit criteria as stated in 4.1.3.1.2 below have been met.

Deliverable: CDRL A001 Program Management Plan

CDRL A007 Presentation Material

4.1.3.1.1 IBR Entrance Criteria

The contractor shall complete the following tasks prior to holding the IBR:

1. Submit the PMP (CDRL A001) to the Government;

2. Submit the System Engineering Management Plan (SEMP) (CDRL A008) referenced in

4.2.1 of this Statement of Work to the Government;

3. Submit a plan of the contractor’s schedule and resources (budget, facilities, and personnel) for the program and how the contractor will measure future variances in schedule and cost;

4. Submit a current, executable IMS.

4.1.3.1.2 IBR Exit Criteria

The contractor shall complete the following tasks prior to closing the IBR:

1. Confirm that the technical scope of work presented by the contractor and has been determined by the Government to be complete and is consistent with authorizing documents;

2. Establish formal cost and schedule baselines and submit for Government approval;

3. Complete IBR Action Items and submit for Government approval;

4. Confirm the PMP (CDRL A001) has been approved by the Government;

5. Confirm the SEMP (CDRL A008) has been approved by the Government.

4.1.3.2 Systems Engineering Technical Reviews (SETR)

The contractor shall host the SETRs identified in the following subsections to demonstrate readiness to proceed in its hardware manufacturing efforts for the WEB Kits and WEB Cable Kits. The contractor shall identify SETRs as program milestone events in the approved contractor’s SEMP (CDRL A008). The contractor shall include its plan to complete necessary SETR tasking in the SEMP.

The contractor shall host the following SETRs for the WEB Kit:

1. Test Readiness Review (TRR)

2. Physical Configuration Audit (PCA) Meeting

3. Functional Configuration Audit (FCA) Meeting

The contractor shall provide the Government with no less than 30 days’ notice before conducting a SETR.

Deliverable: CDRL A008 Systems Engineering Management Plan

4.1.3.2.1 Test Readiness Review (TRR)

The contractor shall schedule and host a TRR to present its test procedures, test assets, facilities, risks in the upcoming tests after completing TRR entrance criteria in SOW section 4.1.3.2.1.1.

The contractor shall verify its TRR complies with all requirements outlined in the approved

SEMP (CDRL A008).

The contractor shall develop, coordinate, and distribute the Design Review Information Package (DRIP) (CDRL A009). The contractor shall include any necessary Objective Quality Evidence (OQE) (e.g., test procedures, test reports, configurations item data bases, schedules, etc.)

referenced or needed to support the information presented in the DRIP (CDRL A009).

The contractor shall close the TRR when the COR notifies the contractor that the Government has determined all exit criteria as stated in 4.1.3.2.1.2 have been met.

Deliverable: CDRL A008 System Engineering Management Plan (SEMP)

CDRL A009 Design Review Information Package

4.1.3.2.1.1 Test Readiness Review Entrance Criteria

The contractor shall complete the following tasks prior to holding the TRR:

1. Prepare and submit First Article Test Procedures for the WEB Cable Kits and confirm Government approval (CDRL A010);

2. Prepare and submit Factory Acceptance Test Procedures for the WEB Cable Kit and confirm Government approval (CDRL A011);

3. Prepare and submit all Engineering Change Proposals (ECPs) and Requests for Variance (RFVs) impacting TRR for the WEB Cable Kits (CDRL A012 and A013).Verify and confirm that all ECPs and RFVs have been approved by the Government.

Deliverable: CDRL A010 First Article Test Procedures for the WEB Cable Kits CDRL A011 Factory Acceptance Test Procedures for the WEB Cable Kits CDRL A012 Engineering Change Proposals (ECP) CDRL A013 Request for Variance (RFV)

4.1.3.2.1.2 Test Readiness Review Exit Criteria

The contractor shall complete the following tasks prior to closing the TRR:

1. All action items assigned during the TRR are closed.

4.1.3.2.2 Physical Configuration Audit (PCA)

The contractor and its sub vendors shall conduct incremental PCA hardware inspections so that all hardware can be inspected prior to any manufacturing or assembly step that would prevent visual inspection of the hardware. The contractor shall host PCA hardware inspections at the contractor’s or sub vendor’s facilities. The contractor shall provide the Government the opportunity to witness the incremental PCA hardware inspections. The contractor shall notify the Government at least five (5) business days prior to inspections. The contractor shall obtain Government approval of all ECPs (CDRL A012) and RFVs (CDRL A013) prior to the start of the PCA hardware inspections.

Upon completion of the PCA hardware inspections, the contractor shall host a PCA meeting to present PCA findings and present recommended corrective actions for Government review and approval. The contractor shall develop, coordinate, and distribute a DRIP (CDRL A009). The contractor shall record and report all PCA hardware inspection findings in the PCA DRIP.

The contractor shall close the PCA when the COR notifies the contractor that the Government has determined all corrective actions have been verified.

The contractor shall close PCA prior to delivery of POM & Production WEB Kits and WEB Cable Kits.

Deliverable: CDRL A009 Design Review Information Package CDRL A012 Engineering Change Proposals (ECP) CDRL A013 Request for Variance (RFV)

4.1.3.2.3 Functional Configuration Audit (FCA)

The contractor shall schedule and host an FCA to present Objective Quality Evidence (OQE) showing that all POM requirements have been successfully verified.

The contractor shall develop, coordinate, and distribute DRIP (CDRL A009). The contractor shall include any necessary OQE (e.g., test procedures, test reports, configurations item data bases, schedules, etc.) referenced or needed to support the information presented in the DRIP.

The contractor shall close the FCA when the COR notifies the contractor that the Government has determined all action items assigned during the FCA have been closed.

Deliverable: CDRL A009 Design Review Information Package

4.1.3.3 Production Readiness Review (PRR)

The contractor shall schedule and host PRR after the contractor has successfully completed all POM testing and the Government has completed Government POM testing. The contractor shall revise, submit, and obtain Government approval of test procedure CDRLs, addressing issues found during POM testing, prior to the Production Readiness Review (PRR).

The contractor shall include the PRR as a program milestone event in the contractor’s SEMP (CDRL A008). The contractor shall include any necessary OQE (e.g., test procedures, test reports, configurations item data bases, schedules, etc.) referenced or needed to support the information presented. The contractor shall develop, coordinate, and distribute Presentation Material (CDRL A007).

The contractor shall close the PRR when the COR notifies the contractor that the Government has determined all exit criteria as stated in 4.1.3.3.2 for the PRR have been met.

Deliverable: CDRL A007 Presentation Material CDRL A008 System Engineering Management Plan (SEMP)

4.1.3.3.1 PRR Entrance Criteria

The contractor shall complete the following tasks prior to holding the PRR:

1. Complete actions from Functional Configuration Audit (FCA) and confirm approved by the Government

2. Complete actions from Physical Configuration Audit (PCA) confirm approved by the

Government

3. Complete First Article testing and FAT on POM hardware and verify completion of

Government POM testing

4. Confirm the supply Sources and Vendors are in place for production and are same as

POM hardware

5. Confirm Government approval of the Quality Program Plan (QPP) (CDRL A014)

6. Confirm Government approval of the Test Procedure - Factory Acceptance Test

Procedures (CDRL A011)

7. Confirm Government approval of any updated Systems Engineering Management Plan

(CDRL A008)

8. Confirm Technical Performance Measures are in place and are being regularly monitored

9. Confirm IMS is updated and executable.

Deliverable: CDRL A008 System Engineering Management Plan (SEMP) CDRL A011 Factory Acceptance Test Procedures for the WEB Cable Kits CDRL A014 Quality Program Plan (QPP)

4.1.3.3.2 PRR Exit Criteria

The contractor shall complete the following tasks prior to closing the PRR:

1. All PRR Action Items completed and approved by the COR

2. The contract risks have been presented to and accepted by the Government

4.1.3.4 Program Management Reviews

The contractor shall schedule and host two (2) Program Management Reviews (PMRs) per calendar year. The Contractor shall develop, coordinate, and distribute Presentation Material

(CDRL A007).

The contractor shall include the following in its PMR Presentation Material:

1. Schedule performance covering all completed and planned efforts

2. Risk management activities

3. A review of all program, contractual, and obsolescence issues

4. A review of all test efforts

5. A review of all Technical Instructions, including cost and schedule performance

6. A cost data review

7. A review of production through-put calculations

The contractor shall propose date(s) and locations no less than 30 days prior to the PMR.

Deliverable: CDRL A007 Presentation Material

4.1.3.5 Integrated Product Team Meetings

The contractor shall schedule and host remote weekly Integrated Product Teams (IPT) meetings including leadership and working groups to achieve program goals. The contractor-coordinated regular IPT meetings shall be established no later than one (1) month after contract award. For all IPT meetings, the contractor shall have contractor personnel in attendance or on the telephone to resolve and discuss ongoing progress, status, condition of Government Furnished Equipment (GFE), and program issues relating to the Fault Isolation Team (FIT).

4.1.4 Configuration Management

The contractor shall develop a Configuration Management Plan (CDRL A015). The contractor shall use the approved Configuration Management Policies and Procedures to track changes for WEB Kit FIRs and WEB Cable Kit deliverable or GFE (including repair action), hardware, software and documentation, during the contract period of performance. The contractor shall develop Configuration Management Policies and Procedures in accordance with AD #3 and AD #13.

The contractor shall document all changes to the WEB Kit FIRs and WEB Cable Kits as Engineering Change Proposals (ECP) (CDRL A012) and Notice of Revisions (NOR) (CDRL A016), and Request for Variance (RFV) (CDRL A013). The contractor shall provide rationale and justify all changes in ECPs, NORs, and RFVs. The contractor shall obtain government approval prior to implementation of ECPs, NORs and RFVs.

The contractor shall submit ECPs, NORs, and RFVs into the Government’s web based CMPro.

The contractor shall submit all attachments added into the CMPro database as Adobe PDF (.pdf, searchable) format. The contractor shall provide a Lead Engineering Summary for each ECP and

RFV.

Deliverable: CDRL A012 Engineering Change Proposals

CDRL A013 Request for Variance CDRL A015 Configuration Management Plan CDRL A016 Notice of Revisions

4.1.5 “As-Built” Configuration List The contractor shall provide an As Built Configuration List (CDRL A017). The contractor shall document configuration information including implemented ECP, NORs, and RFVs, in addition to the Data Item Description (DID) requirements within the As Built Configuration List.

Deliverable: CDRL A017 As Built Configuration List

4.1.6 Traceability of Requirements

The contractor shall use and maintain a requirement tracking process to verify that quality assurance provisions are implemented in the hardware of the FIRs. The contractor shall implement a requirement tracking database in IBM Rational Dynamic Object Oriented Requirements System (DOORS) or equivalent tool. The contractor shall present status of requirements traceability to the Government at all SETRs and PMRs prior to PRR.

4.2 Engineering

4.2.1 Systems Engineering Management Plan

The contractor shall develop and submit a SEMP (CDRL A008). The contractor shall describe the contractor’s planned systems engineering approach to fabricating, assembling, and testing of the WEB Kits and WEB Cable Kits within the SEMP.

Deliverable: CDRL A008 Systems Engineering Management Plan

4.3 Technical Instructions

The contractor shall perform engineering services and hardware repair services under Technical Instructions (TIs) as specified in clause NMCARS 5252.242-9115 Technical Instructions.

4.4 Quality

The contractor shall implement and maintain a Quality Management System (QMS) in accordance with AD #12.

4.4.1 Quality Program Plan

The contractor shall be responsible for performing Quality Control. The contractor shall provide a Quality Program Plan (QPP) (CDRL A014) in accordance with AD# 12. The contractor shall include all of the contractor’s Quality Management System (QMS) standard policies and procedures required to maintain quality control and compliance with all requirements of this contract in the QPP. The contractor shall identify Quality Indicators (QIs) to monitor manufacturing processes in the QPP. The contractor shall track and present the status and performance of the contractor’s QIs in the Integrated Program Management Report (CDRL A005). The contractor shall describe the Failure Reporting Analysis and Corrective Action (FRACA) process, and the contractor’s Process Failure Mode Effect and Analysis (PFMEA) methodology in the QPP. The Contractor shall flowdown the requirements for adherence to its FRACA process to all subcontractors; to include participation in investigations.

The contractor shall respond and close any Corrective Action Requests (CARs) issued by the Government including those issued by Defense Contract Management Agency (DCMA) or other Government agency designated by the Procuring Contracting Officer (PCO) within 75 calendar days of CAR notification.

Deliverable: CDRL 0005 Integrated Program Management Report

CDRL A014 Quality Program Plan

4.4.2 Design, Construction and Workmanship

The contractor shall fabricate and test the Printed Wiring Boards (PWBs) in accordance with the Association Connecting Electronics Industries (IPC) Class 3 Industry Standard requirements of the following ADs# 14, 15, 16, 17, and 18. The contractor shall manufacture and finish the WEB Kits and WEB Cable Kits in accordance with AD #14 and 15.

4.4.3 Electrostatic Discharge Control Program

The contractor shall establish and implement an Electrostatic Discharge (ESD) control program in accordance with AD #7 and AD #8.

4.4.4 Calibration

The contractor shall implement a calibration program traceable to National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) standards. The contractor shall ensure that all equipment used in the performance of this contract, that requires calibration, is maintained in a calibrated state.

4.5 POM Hardware

The contractor shall build and deliver five (5) POM WEB Kits and five (5) sets of WEB Cable Kits.

Additionally, the contractor shall build, at a minimum, a quantity of two (2) contractor owned, non-deliverable, WEB Kits for Thermal Margin (1 unit) and Vibration Margin (1 unit) as detailed in AD #4. Hardware used to support contractor Thermal Margin and Vibration Margin testing shall not be included in the POM or Production deliveries.

The contractor shall deliver POM WEB Cable Kits following successful completion of all First Article testing detailed in Test Procedure - First Article Test Procedures (CDRL A010) and Test Procedure - Factory Acceptance Test Procedures (CDRL A011) and post testing DCMA inspection and approval.

The contractor shall deliver POM WEB Kits following DCMA inspection.

Deliverable: A010 First Article Test Procedures for the WEB Cable Kits A011 Factory Acceptance Test Procedures for the WEB Cable Kits

4.5.1 POM Hardware First Article Testing

The contractor shall deliver Test Procedures - First Article Test Procedures (CDRL A010) that detail the steps used by the contractor to verify that POM WEB Cable Kit hardware meets all of the specification requirements in the TDP, AD #5. After Government approval of First Article test procedures, the contractor shall perform First Article testing on POM WEB Cable Kits hardware in accordance with the approved procedures.

The contractor shall deliver Technical Reports – Study/Service - First Article Test Reports (CDRL A018) that documents the results of all Test Procedure - First Article Test Procedures (CDRL A010) for all delivered WEB Cable Kit hardware.

If non-conformances occur during the execution of the approved Test Procedure - First Article Test Procedures (CDRL A010), then the contractor shall complete the failure investigation in SOW section 4.4.1.

The contractor shall provide test notice to Government personnel with two weeks of notice to allow Government witness of the contractor’s test events.

Deliverable: CDRL A010 Test Procedure - First Article Test Procedures

CDRL A018 Technical Report – Study/Service - First Article Test Reports

4.5.2 WEB Cable Kit Factory Acceptance Testing

The contractor shall deliver Test Procedure – Factory Acceptance Test Procedures (CDRL A011) to the Government that detail the steps used to verify WEB Cable Kits meet the FAT requirements in the TDP, AD #5. The contractor shall document FAT Equipment and test fixtures in FAT procedures. The contractor shall include a Test Verification Matrix that demonstrates traceability between each test requirement and associated test steps within its Test Procedures (CDRL A011). The contractor shall perform FAT on all WEB Cable Kits hardware to verify all WEB Cable Kits meet the requirements in the TDP, AD# 5.

If non-conformances occur during the execution of the approved Test Procedure - Factory Acceptance Test Procedures (CDRL A011), then the contractor shall document and submit Failure Analysis and Corrective Action Report – non-conformances discovered during First

Article, POM, Factory Acceptance Testing, Government POM, and Conditional Acceptance

(CDRL A019).

The contractor shall electronically log and store all required test data collected in accordance with the approved procedures for the performance of the contract. The contractor shall use non-proprietary formats consistent with best commercial practices.

The contractor shall provide test notice to Government personnel, with two weeks of notice, to allow Government witness of the contractor’s test events.

Deliverable: CDRL A011 Test Procedure - Factory Acceptance Test Procedure

CDRL A019 Failure Analysis and Corrective Action Report – non-conformances discovered during First Article, POM, Factory Acceptance Testing, Government POM, and Conditional Acceptance

4.5.3 Contractor Support of Government POM Qualification

If any contractor support is necessary during the Government POM qualification phase, the contractor shall perform tasking in accordance with any TIs issued by the PCO.

If non-conformances occur during the execution of the Government Qualification Acceptance Test Plan that are determined to be the fault of contractor delivered hardware, then the contractor shall document and submit Failure Analysis and Corrective Action Report – non-conformances discovered during First Article, POM, Factory Acceptance Testing, Government POM, and Conditional Acceptance, or after Final Government Acceptance when cooperatively determined to be a latent manufacturing defect (CDRL A019).

Deliverable: CDRL A019 Failure Analysis and Corrective Action Report – non-conformances

4.6 Production Hardware

The contractor shall build production WEB Kits and WEB Cable Kits in accordance with the TDP, AD #5 and per the production schedule presented and approved at the IBR.

The contractor shall deliver WEB Cable Kits following successful completion of Test Procedure

- Factory Acceptance Test Procedures (CDRL A011) and DCMA inspection.

The contractor shall deliver WEB Kits following DCMA inspection.

Deliverable: CDRL A011 Test Procedure - Factory Acceptance Test Procedure

4.6.1 Government Periodic Testing

The Government, at its discretion, may perform additional hardware testing on production units to verify hardware continues to meet contract requirements.

4.7 Production Screening

The contractor shall report non-conformances during WEB Kit Production Screening conducted by the Government in accordance with AD# 4 in Failure Analysis and Corrective Action Report

– non-conformances prior to Factory Acceptance Test and during Production Screening (CDRL A020).

Deliverable: CDRL A020 List Failure Analysis and Corrective Action Report (FACAR) – non-conformances prior to Factory Acceptance Test and during Production Screening

4.8 Repair of Hardware

The contractor shall repair Government-owned WEB Kits and WEB Cable Kits as tasked by TIs issued by the PCO.

The contractor shall separately show authorized funding and the utilization of Hardware Repair funds in its expenditure reporting for Engineering Services in the monthly Integrated Program Management Report: Program Manager’s Report (CDRL A005).

Deliverable: CDRL A005 Program Manager’s Report

4.9 Failure Analysis and Reporting

The contractor shall perform failure analysis and reporting on all WEB Kit and WEB Cable Kits.

The contractor shall establish, document and implement a failure analysis program as part of the QPP (CDRL A014), which at a minimum follows the guidelines established in AD #6.

The contractor or subcontractor shall perform root cause analysis on each nonconformance to the lowest level to determine Root Cause Corrective Action (RCCA). The contractor shall validate any proposed backward corrective action and verify the effectiveness of corrective and preventative actions. If the contractor is unable to determine a single root cause, the contractor shall submit a full fault tree showing the evidence developed during the root cause analysis as part of its Failure Analysis and Corrective Action Report –non-conformances prior to Factory Acceptance Test and during Production Screening (CDRL A020) or Failure Analysis and Corrective Action Report – non-conformances discovered during First Article, POM, Factory Acceptance Testing, Government POM, and Conditional Acceptance, or after Final Government Acceptance when cooperatively determined to be a latent manufacturing defect (CDRL A019) as applicable.

The contractor shall provide a forward corrective action for every Failure Analysis and Corrective Action Report. All Failure Analysis and Corrective Action Reports without Government-approved forward corrective action will remain unapproved.

Deliverable: CDRL A014 Quality Program Plan (QPP)

CDRL A019 Failure Analysis and Corrective Action Report (FACAR) – non-conformances discovered during First Article, POM, Factory Acceptance Testing, Government POM, and Conditional Acceptance

CDRL A020 List Failure Analysis and Corrective Action Report (FACAR) – non-conformances prior to Factory Acceptance Test and during Production Screening

4.9.1 Pre-Factory Acceptance Test and Production Screening Non-Conformances

The contractor shall perform fault isolation and identify root cause for each Pre-FAT and production screening non-conformance and submit a Failure Analysis and Corrective Action Report – non-conformances prior to Factory Acceptance Test and during Production Screening

(CDRL A020).

Deliverable: CDRL A020 List Failure Analysis and Corrective Action Report (FACAR) – non-conformances prior to Factory Acceptance Test and during Production Screening

4.9.2 Factory Acceptance Test Non-Conformances

The contractor shall perform fault isolation and identify root cause for each FAT non-conformance and submit a Failure Analysis and Corrective Action Report – non-conformances discovered during First Article, POM, Factory Acceptance Testing, Government POM, and Conditional Acceptance, or after Final Government Acceptance when cooperatively determined to be a latent manufacturing defect (CDRL A019).

Deliverable: CDRL A019 Failure Analysis and Corrective Action Report – non-conformances

4.9.3 Systemic Non-Conformances

The contractor shall develop and document a Corrective Action Plan (CDRL A021) for systemic non-conformances which is defined as three of more units displaying fundamentally identical non-conformance symptoms. The contractor shall provide status of any Corrective Action Plan(s) and the corresponding implementation results under the Integrated Program Management Report: Program Manager’s Report (CDRL A005).

If, at any time during production, a systemic pre-FAT or production screening failure is identified, the contractor shall conduct root cause analysis and perform an engineering analysis and report it via Engineering Analysis Report (CDRL A022).

The contractor shall isolate the failure cause to the lowest level reasonably achievable. The contractor shall define Levels as system, card, circuit, component, and root cause physics. In cases where it is not practical to determine the root cause physics, the contractor shall provide:

(1) A fault tree type diagram showing all the evidence accumulated during the investigation

(2) A description of how the evidence supports or refutes any plausible failure scenarios

(3) The rationale for terminating the investigation above the root cause physics level

Deliverable: CDRL A005 Program Manager’s Report CDRL A021 Corrective Action Plan CDRL A022 Engineering Analysis Report

5.0 Progress Reports

The Contractor shall prepare a Contractor’s Status Report (CDRL A023) that indicates the progress of work, status of the program(s), and existing or potential problem areas for all assigned tasks. The Contractor shall submit the Contract Status Report for the same timeframe as each invoice submitted in the Wide Area Workflow (WAWF) Module of the Procurement Integrated Enterprise Environment (PIEE).

The contractor shall include Subcontractor/Suppliers performance against the schedule baseline established in the PMP, (CDRL A005), Technical Instructions/Engineering Services, Obsolescence Reviews, Risk Management, Failure Analysis, Returned Goods, Technical Instruction Status, and status of manufacturing & testing on deliverable hardware in its contractor status report.

Deliverable: CDRL A005 Program Manager’s Report

CDRL A023 Contractor’s Status Report

6.0 Government Furnished Information

No Government Furnished Information will be given at this time.

7.0 Government Furnished Property

The Government may provide Government Furnished Property (GFP) as listed in Attachment 3.

As specified in DFARS Clause 252.211-7007, the Contractor shall submit the GFP Baseline Report via the GFP Module of the Procurement Integrated Enterprise Environment (PIEE).

Monthly, the Contractor shall prepare a Government Property Inventory Report (CDRL A024) indicating the monthly consumption of GFP.

Deliverable: CDRL A024 Government Property Inventory Report

8.0 Quality Surveillance and Performance Standards

RESERVED

9.0 Information and Communication Technology (ICT) Accessibility Requirements

The Government has determined that this procurement is not Information and Communication Technology (ICT) or exempt from Accessibility Standards (36 C.F.R. Part 1194, Appendix A).

10.0 Security Compliance

10.1 Program Protection

SECURITY: All Contractor personnel shall adhere to the Security provisions of 32 CFR Part 117

– National Industrial Security Program Operating Manual (NISPOM) and the security requirements of the attached DD254. While performing work associated with NUWCDIVNPT, Contractor personnel shall comply with the NUWCDIVNPT Security Manual and, if at another facility, the security regulations of the host facility. Applicable FAR, DFARS, NMCARS clauses, and NAVSEA text shall be adhered to in the performance of this contract. Security incidents shall be promptly reported through the companies Facility Security Officer (FSO), to the Contracting Officer’s Representative (COR), Technical Point of Contact (TPOC), and the Cognizant Security Office to NUWCDIVNPT Security.

Controlled Unclassified Information (CUI) including Legacy FOUO and Covered Defense Information (meeting the definition of 48 CFR 252.204–7012(a)) generated and/or provided under this contract shall be marked and safeguarded as specified in DoD Instruction 5200.48, CUI available at:

https://www.esd.whs.mil/Portals/54/Documents/DD/issuances/dodi/520048p.PDF. Any product containing Covered Defense Information shall be assigned a distribution statement (distribution statements B through F) in accordance with DoDI 5230.24 (Distribution Statements on Technical Documents); and DoDI 5230.24, Enclosure 3 Procedures, available at https://www.esd.whs.mil/Portals/54/Documents/DD/issuances/dodi/523024p.pdf.

INFORMATION SECURITY: If the work is performed at the Contractor's facility, the Contractor shall implement and maintain security procedures and controls to prevent unauthorized disclosure of classified information and controlled unclassified information (CUI) and to control distribution of CUI in accordance with National Industrial Security Program Operating Manual (NISPOM) codifying 32 CFR Part 117, NISPOM Rule, and SECNAV M- 5510.36B. If the work is performed at the Government's facility, the Contractor shall comply with facility policy.

CUI INCIDENT REPORTING AND RESPONSE: The Contractor shall promptly report any unauthorized, inadvertent, or illegal release or disclosure of CUI to the Contracting Officer’s Representative / Technical Point of Contact (TPOC), Procuring Contracting Officer, and the Security Office. Contractor personnel shall coordinate this effort through the relevant industry site FSO.

PUBLIC RELEASE: Any controlled unclassified information pertaining to this contract shall not be released for public dissemination, including posting to any social media sites such as Facebook or Twitter, unless it has been approved for public release by appropriate U.S.

Government authority. Proposed public releases shall be submitted for approval prior to release through Commander, Naval Undersea Warfare Center, Division Newport, Newport, RI 02841.

10.2 Operations Security (OPSEC)

OPSEC is a process that identifies critical information to determine if friendly actions can be observed by adversary intelligence systems, determines if information obtained by adversaries could be interpreted to be useful to them, and then executes selected measures that eliminate or reduce adversary exploitation of friendly critical information.

The Contractor shall develop and implement, and update and maintain an OPSEC program to protect controlled unclassified and classified activities, information, equipment, and material used or developed by the Contractor and any subcontractor during performance of the contract.

The Contractor shall be responsible for the subcontractor implementation of the OPSEC requirements. The Contractor developed OPSEC program may include Information Assurance and Communications Security (COMSEC). The OPSEC program shall be in accordance with National Security Decision Directive (NSDD) 298, and at a minimum shall include:

1) Assignment of responsibility for OPSEC direction and implementation.

2) Issuance of procedures and planning guidance for the use of OPSEC techniques to identify vulnerabilities and apply applicable countermeasures.

3) Establishment of OPSEC education and awareness training.

4) Provisions for management, annual review, and evaluation of OPSEC programs.

5) Flow down of OPSEC requirements to subcontractors when applicable.

While performing aboard NUWC or NUWC sites, the contractor shall: comply with all OPSEC instructions and policies detailed in the NUWCDIVNPT Security Manual; include OPSEC as part of its ongoing security awareness program and take all required Agency training;

be responsive to the Supporting OPSEC Manager on a non-interference basis; and protect sensitive unclassified information and activities, which could compromise classified information or operations, or degrade the planning and execution of operations performed by the Requiring Organization and contractor in support of the mission.