Non-Govt Standards PWS_6 Jun2022 - NOI.pdf

CUI

Controlled By: ATEC Controlled By: CSTE-RMC Category: SSEL Dissemination Control: FEDCON POC: Olivia McMillan

Performance Work Statement For Non-Government Standards

For The United States (U.S.) Army Test and Evaluation Command (ATEC)

1. BACKGROUND. The U.S. Army Test and Evaluation Command (ATEC) plans, integrates, and conducts experiments, developmental testing, independent operational testing, and independent evaluations and assessments to provide essential information to acquisition decision makers and commanders. In order to facilitate ATEC’s mission in testing and evaluation of Army materiel, and other requirements as deemed appropriate by ATEC, ATEC personnel require access to non-Government Standards and Specifications (test procedures produced by industry), published by Standards Developing Organizations (SDOs), in a centralized repository.

2. TASKS. The contractor shall:

a. Possess and maintain a search platform with full-text access for current and superseded industry SDOs in a centralized repository. The list of minimum SDOs in the centralized repository is included in Attachment 1. The contractor shall also provide access to SDOs that are not on the list on an as needed basis. Such access is to be via internet and accessible at the desktop by qualified ATEC personnel.

b. Provide an on-line service that must be available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 365 days a year to include holidays and weekends, with a system availability rate not lower than 98% at all times.

c. Grant administrator access to the ATEC Program Manager who will manage the interface for ATEC personnel.

d. Provide access to all ATEC personnel that are approved by the ATEC

Program Manager.

e. Provide technical support to end users within eight (8) working hours of the request. All requests for technical support will come from the ATEC Program Manager.

f. Give seventy-two (72) hours’ notice to ATEC prior to planned outages.

g. Provide full online search capability in accordance with internationally accepted search fields.

h. Report all information assurance incidents to the ATEC Program Manager within two (2) hours of receipt of knowledge of the incident.

i. Operate within established legal parameters of intellectual license and copyright as directed in US Code Title 17.

j. Provide the ability to cross-reference U.S Military Standards and

Specifications (MIL STDS/SPECS) with industry standards where industry standards have replaced U.S. Government MIL STDS/SPECS as the official military standard.

Such cross-referencing shall be provided by the contractor to enable the end-user to track the history of a U.S. MIL STDS/SPEC in order for the end-user to view obsolete or rescinded U.S. MIL STDS/SPECS.

k. Allow documents to be downloaded within five (5) business days and if not downloaded, extend the download availability period for an additional 15 business days, so documents can be downloaded.

3. DELIVERABLES. The contractor shall:

a. Provide a monthly report of all transactions between ATEC and the contractor in a Microsoft Excel spreadsheet detailing the following: date; time; the name of ATEC organization requesting service; the name, email and phone number of the individual requesting services; what was ordered; cost per order; and the balance on contract. Report shall be provided to the ATEC Program Manager within fifteen

(15) calendar days following the previous month’s performance.

4. ADMINISTRATIVE.

a. ATEC Technical POCs are:

TBD

b. ATEC POCs are:

TBD

5. PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE. The period of performance for this requirement is for one (1) year with four (4), one (1) -year option periods.