N6660418R0217_DRAFT_Statement_of_Work.pdf

Operational Support Services for Ocean Testing Contract

Statement of Work

1.0 Background

Naval Undersea Warfare Center, Division Newport (NUWCDIVNPT) Ranges, Engineering, and Analysis Department, Waterfront Operations Branch (Code 7212) supports at-sea testing for advanced underwater weapons, launcher systems, unmanned underwater vehicles, oceanographic systems, and acoustic communications. Branch personnel maintain expertise in safely conducting at-sea exercises and in the deployment and recovery of various test equipment and devices. Often, supporting tests of this nature requires assets to be used which are not owned by the government. Examples of such equipment include fixed and rotary wing aircraft, ocean-going vessels, commercial diving support, vessel mobilization support, and use of various pieces of oceanographic equipment.

2.0 Scope

The contractor shall provide operational and associated logistics support for a variety of open ocean special projects where NUWC resources are not available. The purpose of this contract is to acquire equipment, related services, and the logistics support necessary for supporting the Navy and other Department of Defense (DoD) projects both locally and worldwide. This contract also supports all NUWCDIVNPT Departments.

Aircraft are typically used for identifying marine mammals in preparation for torpedo exercises, for locating expended torpedoes on the ocean surface at the completion of the run, as well as for torpedo recovery (rotary-wing). The vessels are used to support any manner of ocean testing. Specialized equipment can include but not be limited to oceanographic sensors and devices, remotely operated vehicles, unmanned underwater vehicles, and underwater cameras. The shore-based support will include the mobilization and demobilization of vessels (including crane services, forklift services, ship agent services, welding and painting services, ship chemist services (to certify ship fuel tanks are gas-free before welding operations), etc.) and other logistic support as required for the preparation or conduct of ocean testing.

Detailed project requirements will be defined in individual task orders. Currently, the government anticipates approximately twelve to fifteen projects per year. These tests generally occur within United States coastal waters; however some tests outside the U.S.

can be expected.

Only the following funds may be obligated on this contract:

SCC

OPN

RDTE

OMN

WPN

3.0 Applicable Documents and Regulatinos

The contractor shall abide by the following federal regulations and NUWCDIVNPT documents:

3.1 Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR), Federal Aviation Regulations

3.2 Title 33 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR), Navigation and Navigable Waters

3.3 Title 46 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR), Shipping

3.4 NUWCDIVNPT Standard Operating Procedure Mk 48/Recovery, Change 1 dated 7

January 2011

3.5 NUWCDIVNPT Standard Operating Procedure Mk 54/Recovery, Revision 3, dated 1

November 2014

3.6 NUWCDIVNPT Standard Operating Procedure Mk 46/Recovery, Revision 3, dated 1

July 2012

4.0 Requirements:

The contractor shall provide operational support services for a variety of open ocean special projects when NUWCDIVNPT resources are not available. Services shall include, operational support, specialized equipment, aircraft, vessels with crew and provisioning, and mobilization/demobilization support services. The contractor does not have to own the specialized equipment and other assets required, but must have the ability to subcontract for and coordinate these services to provide all required support to the government as detailed in the Statement of Work. The contractor shall perform all services in accordance with definitive completion task order Statements of Work (SOW) and applicable documents and regulations (3.0) using Government Furnished information

(GFI)(6.0) specifically identified at the task order level.

4.1 Vessels Services

The contractor shall provide work boats and/or sea-going vessels ranging from 10-350 feet in length with crew and provisioning to support a team of scientists & engineers during multi-day at-sea testing. Specific vessel characteristics and capabilities such as physical dimensions, deck space, electrical power requirements, maneuverability, communication/navigation capabilities, personnel support, and facilities will be identified in the task order statement of work. .

The contractor shall comply with Applicable Documents 3.2 and 3.3 regarding all vessel operations.

4.2 Aircraft Services

4.2.1 Rotary Wing Aircraft Services

The contractor shall provide rotary-wing aircraft services to support a variety of ocean special projects such as to act as a marine mammal or other maritime observation platform and to search for and recover exercise torpedoes fired in ocean special projects.

Torpedo recovery equipment will be provided as Government Furnished Property (GFP) identified at the task order level.

4.2.2 Fixed Wing Aircraft Services

The contractor shall provide fixed wing aircraft services to support a variety of ocean special projects such as aiding surface vessels in locating and recovering torpedoes.

The contractor shall comply with Applicable Documents and Regulations (3.0) regarding all aircraft operations.

4.3 Specialized Equipment and Services:

The contractor shall provide other specialized equipment and services such as:

- remotely operated vehicles (ROVs) and ROV operators

- diving services (not applicable to Service Cost Center (SCC) diving operations)

- Unmanned Underwater Vehicles (UUVs)

- Conductivity, Temperature, Depth (CTD) sensors

- bathymetric sonars

- sub-bottom profilers

- sediment sampling devices

- underwater cameras.

4.4 Mobilization, Demobilization, and Logistics Support

The contractor shall provide ocean special projects mobilization and demobilization support. Mobilization support consists of all support required to load a vessel or aircraft with the necessary equipment to support a particular test event or project.

Demobilization (returning the vessel or aircraft to its original configuration) is most often required at the end of the test or project. Logistics support includes any scheduling and coordination efforts related to each of the above tasks.

5.0 Progress Reports

The contractor shall provide the Contractor's Progress, Status, and Management Report and the Funds and Man-hour Expenditure Report in accordance with Clause C16, Cost and Performance Reporting.

6.0 Government Furnished Information

Specific schedule and requirement details will be provided on a case-by-case basis at the task order level.

7.0 Quality Surveillance and Performance Standards

The government will conduct quality surveillance via various methods including formal and informal meetings, review of technical reports, review of monthly reports, and review of deliverables.

Contractor performance will be evaluated in the areas of technical quality, responsiveness, timeliness, and cost. Technical quality will be evaluated against the performance standards defined in the Performance Requirements Summary (PRS) Table

(Attachment 1 to the SOW). Responsiveness will be evaluated based upon the government’s experience interacting with the contractor during performance. Timeliness will be evaluated based on the contractors’ ability to meet schedules with minimal variance. Cost will be evaluated based upon the contractor’s ability to manage to the negotiated costs.