NWC RFP.docx

N0018920RZ080

Section A - Solicitation/Contract Form

SOLICITATION INSTRUCTIONS

A.) Proposals are due on or before close of business (12:00 PM Philadelphia Time) on 30 June 2020.

B.) Proposals shall be sent via email as follows:

To: Stephanie.m.murphy@navy.mil Subject Line: RFP#N0018920RZ080

C.) The point of contact for this solicitation is:

Stephanie Murphy

(215) 697-9646 Stephanie.m.murphy@navy.mil

D.) All questions regarding this requirement should be submitted to Stephanie Murphy in writing to the email address listed above. The deadline for submitting questions regarding this RFP is 12:00 PM, Philadelphia Time, on 15 June 2020.

E.) The incumbent contract for this effort is N00189-15-D-Z026 with Network and Simulation Technologies Inc.

F.) METHOD OF PROPOSAL SUBMISSION (SEP 2015)

The NECO website has a "submit bid" button next to the solicitation number. DO NOT use the "submit bid" button on NECO to submit your proposal. Offerors shall follow the method of proposal submission set forth in the Section L “Submission of Proposals”.

Section B - Supplies or Services and Prices

Lot

War Game Support Services CPFF

CPFF

War Game Support Services IAW the PWS in Section C Ordering Period: 7 November 2020 through 6 November 2025 FOB: Destination

MILSTRIP: N0012420200344

PURCHASE REQUEST NUMBER: N0012420200344

PSC CD: U009

ESTIMATED COST

FIXED FEE

TOTAL EST COST + FEE

War Game Support FFP

FFP

This amount is $0 at time of award. This will change each time a FFP task order is awarded.

Ordering Period: 7 November 2020 through 6 November 2025 FOB: Destination

PSC CD: U099

NET AMT

Travel

COST

Travel costs associated with CLIN 0001 and 0002 in accordance with Joint Travel Regulations (JTR).

Ordering Period: 7 November 2020 through 6 November 2025 not-to-exceed $130,000 annually, for a total of $650,000 through the life of the IDIQ contract.

ESTIMATED COST

Technical Data

COST

Technical data associated with CLIN 0001 and 0002 in accordance with attached CDRLs Not Seperately Priced Ordering Period: 7 November 2020 through 6 November 2025

ESTIMATED COST

CLAUSES AND PROVISIONS

DATA LINE ITEM (NOT SEPARATELY PRICED) (OCT 1992)

Contractor data to be furnished is in accordance with DD Form 1423, Attachment IV

LEVEL OF EFFORT (COST TYPE CONTRACT) (SINGLE AWARD IDIQ)

(a)The Estimated Total Hours to be ordered under this contract during the contract ordering period is based upon the following levels of effort for Year 1 through Year 5 of the ordering period

(b) For the purposes of paragraph (e) below, the Estimated Total Hours shall be 777,600 hours.

(c) The Estimated Total Hours include subcontracting hours but exclude holidays, sick leave, vacation days and other absences.

(d)CPFF task orders resulting from this contract may be either term or completion type. The number of hours expended per month under each resulting term-type task order shall be commensurate with the pursuit of performance of the task order’s performance work statement, provided that such fluctuation does not result in the utilization of the task order hours prior to the expiration of the task order. The number of hours for any labor category may be utilized by the contractor for any other labor category if necessary in performance of the contract.

(e)The contractor shall not be obligated to accept orders beyond the contract’s Estimated Total Hours, except that the Contracting Officer may place orders in excess of the Estimated Total Hours until the contract’s total estimated cost has been expended. In that the contract’s fixed fee is to be paid out at an hourly rate based on the contract’s Total Estimated Hours, the government will not be obligated to pay fee on any hours ordered in excess of the Estimated Total Hours. Any hours expended in excess of the Estimated Total Hours shall be excluded from all fee computations and adjustments. The Contracting Officer may also place orders in excess of the total estimated cost until the Estimated Total Hours have been expended. In no event, however, will the Contracting Officer, pursuant to this paragraph (e), place orders in excess of the Estimated Total hours if the Contracting Officer has placed orders in excess of the total estimated cost. Nor will the Contracting Officer, pursuant to this paragraph (e), place orders in excess of the total estimated cost if the Contracting Officer has placed orders in excess of the Estimated Total Hours. The Contracting Officer may extend the contract period in order to place orders up to the total estimated cost and the Estimated Total Hours.

(f)If at any time during this contract the contractor expends in excess of 75% of the available estimated manhours of direct labor (at the contract and task order levels), the contractor shall immediately notify the Contracting Officer in writing. Nothing herein shall be construed to alter or waive any of the rights or obligations of either party pursuant to the clause entitled “Limitation of Cost” and/or “Limitation of Funds.”

(g)It is understood and agreed that for each CPFF task order issued under this contract, the number of hours and the total dollar amount for each labor category specified in the task order are estimates only and shall not limit the use of hours or dollar amounts in any labor category which may be required and provided for under an individual task order. Accordingly, in the performance of any CPFF task order, the contractor shall be allowed to adjust the quantity of labor hours provided for within labor categories specified in the order provided that in so performing the contractor shall not in any event exceed the ceiling price restrictions of any order, including modifications thereof.

PAYMENT OF FIXED FEE (CPFF SINGLE AWARD IDIQ)

The fixed fee for work performed under this contract is $__*__ provided that approximately __**__ hours of technical effort are employed by the contractor in performance of this contract. If substantially fewer than __**__ hours of technical effort are employed, the fixed fee shall be equitably reduced to reflect the reduction of work. The Government shall make monthly payments of the fixed fee at the rate of $__***__ per direct labor hour invoiced by the contractor. For the purposes of tracking the contract’s total fixed fee, the “fixed fee” associated with any fixed-price task order will be the product of the above rate(s) multiplied by the total hours proposed for the task order. All payments shall be in accordance with the provisions of FAR 52.216-8, “Fixed Fee,” and FAR 52.216-7, “Allowable Cost and Payment.” Payments shall be subject to the withholding provisions of Paragraph (b) of FAR 52.216-8, provided that the total of all such monthly payment shall not exceed seventy-five (75%) percent of the fixed fee. Any balance of fixed fee due the contractor shall be paid to the Contractor, and any over-payment of fixed fee shall be repaid to the Government by the Contractor, or otherwise credited to the Government at the time of final payment.

Section C - Descriptions and Specifications

PWS

PERFORMANCE WORK STATEMENT

Command and Control (C2) Research and Analysis Support for the Naval War College

Section 1: General Information

BACKGROUND

The NWC is an Echelon 2 command responsible for Joint Professional Military Education (phases 1 and 2), graduate level military education, leadership, and includes advanced research programs.

The NWC has four key missions:

· Develop strategic and operational leaders

· Help CNO define the future Navy and its roles and missions

· Support combat readiness

· Strengthen maritime security cooperation

The NWC plays a critical role in the Navy’s efforts to define and achieve operational effectiveness through research and education into operational and strategic issues of great importance to the Navy.

SCOPE

The Naval War College, Newport, RI is acquiring support services for Command and Control (C2) and Research and Analysis. Requirements include technical, administrative, analytical, and Subject Matter Expert support for strategic and operational research activities and support for Command, Control, Communications, Computers, Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance (C4ISR) training and education requirements. Specifically, services will include support for NWC Academic Departments under the Dean of Academics including Strategy and Policy, National Security Affairs, and Joint Military Operations Departments, in addition other NWC Departments such as the College of Maritime Operations of War and the Center for Naval Warfare Studies.

OBJECTIVES

The Objective of this procurement is to provide the NWC with the programmatic, administrative, analytical, and subject matter expertise needed to support multi-disciplinary educational and research programs focused at the operational and strategic levels of war. Projects may be sponsored internally by individual NWC departments, and by external sponsors such as the Chief of Naval Operations, and major Combatant Commanders. A key requirement is to provide uniquely qualified personnel, including researchers, analysts, and subject matter experts (SMEs), in support of an array of NWC research projects. Projects involve relevant and timely military topics such as C4ISR, Regional Security, Cyber Operations, Executive Military Education, Curriculum and Scenario Development, and Irregular Warfare. Projects frequently support Flag/SES/PhD level efforts of the Center for Naval Warfare Studies, Strategy and Policy and other NWC Departments. Projects are designed to help identify and address future war fighting issues, strengthen maritime security, and develop cooperative strategies. These efforts require support personnel capable of maintaining Top Secret clearance/SSBI. Specifically this effort will:

1. Support War Gaming and Research activities. Support the development and execution of NWC research events, including war games, formal lectures, discussions, workshops, or conference proceedings, which integrate material from multiple sources and perspectives into finished products.

2. Provide support to the NWC academic enterprise, including support for curriculum development, curriculum modification, and classroom instruction to assist NWC in its mission to provide students with a better understanding of emerging strategic and operational challenges.

3. Provide support to NWC research programs, including: research and analysis support on subjects of current and future concern to the maritime security community. Support the development of new technical and analytic products, utilizing operational research methodologies.

4. Support Executive Education programs, which are designed to develop senior naval leaders. This effort will provide research and analysis support for the development of leadership curriculum, including advanced classified planning scenarios.

5. Develop studies and present oral and written reports, discussion papers, research papers and articles on specific analytic issues. These efforts may involve development of studies, surveys, content analysis, data collection and analysis for focus groups, seminars and conferences.

This procurement provides for both professional researchers/analysts and research support labor categories. Researchers (SMEs) and Analysts will utilize both qualitative and quantitative analytical techniques, and effectively utilize applied research methodologies. Research efforts typically require development and production of written reports, case studies, white papers, briefs, and scholarly articles. Research support tasks include project management, technical and logistics support for the coordination of events such as seminars, war games, courses of instruction, and conferences. Other research support tasks include technical, administrative, and budgeting and financial analysis support for NWC projects.

Section 2:Task/Requirements

Provide Technology Support for War Gaming Department

The War Gaming Department at the Naval War College is the world's premier gaming organization, conducting approximately 50 games yearly in support of internal NWC needs and externally generated requests from various branches of the Defense Department and Navy departments, operational commands and civilian agencies, including the Joint Chiefs of Staff, and the Chief of Naval Operations. Contractor responsibilities:

a. Research and perform C2 systems integration on advanced decision support systems, simulations and information technology tools.

b. Design, develop, install, integrate and support C4ISR technologies to meet war game requirements.

c. Configure research facilities and align systems to support research objectives.

d. Design, develop and manage the installation, development, and integration of simulation, web, communications, collaboration, audio/visual, and analysis systems.

e. Provide systems administration services for NWC research networks. Operate and maintain research server architecture(s) using VMWare technologies, including database, web, email and other application services.

f. Provide Network Administration services for NWC research networks. Operate and maintain multiple NWC local area research networks up to and including SCI level.

g. Operate and maintain NWC DREN connection. Conduct network monitoring and shaping to support network traffic requirements and aid in employment of hardware for this purpose.

h. Install, operate and maintain analytical software such as SPSS, Atlas TI, and Analysts Notebook.

i. Operate and maintain NWC Joint Semi-Autonomous Forces (JSAF) installation, including C4I gateway and Global Command and Control System (GCCS) servers.

j. Provide helpdesk services for research networks during games, events, seminars, workshops and conferences.

k. Develop, operate and maintain NWC Multi-Touch, Multi-User (MTMU) system.

l. Coordinate the audio, visual and display presentation needs for events. Manage audio/video routing, displays, internal television broadcasts and other communications requirements.

m. Responsible for compliance of Information Assurance Vulnerability Management (IAVM) policy and procedures over classified and unclassified military networks.

n. Manage, operate and maintain the NWC Television Studio.

o. Manage, operate and maintain the NWC Video Teleconferencing capability.

p. Operate and maintain NWC Systems Integration and Testing Environment (SITE) Lab.

Provide War Gaming Operations Support

a. Provide Operations Specialists to design, develop, execute, adjudicate and analyze war games, seminars, workshops and conferences.

b. Provide Cyber, operational planning, intelligence, undersea warfare, and ballistic missile defense expertise to support game design, development, execution, adjudication and analysis.

c. Provide lectures, demonstrations, seminars, and training sessions as needed to prepare students and participants for exercises, war games, seminars and conferences as required.

d. Participate in Navy and Joint meetings, working groups, seminars and lectures in support of war gaming research and analysis efforts.

e. Participate and serve in a leadership role in planning conferences to ensure that war game objectives are met.

Provide College of Maritime Operations of War Support

The College of Maritime Operations of War (CMOW) is responsible for training, education, and academic support to the Navy at the joint operational level of war. It is the Navy’s source of expertise in the art and science of the functional interface between strategic and tactical domains. It typically involves U.S. Navy numbered fleet commands, other major operational and functional maritime commanders, maritime forces of U.S. Coalition partners, and their staffs in various roles and relationships. Under their service component organizations (Navy, Marine Corps, etc.), commanders also have statutory responsibilities to train, equip and make forces available to joint commanders to support planning and execution responsibilities that span the full range of military operations. Operational Commanders generally exercise a defined span of Command and Control over assigned joint and coalition forces, with links horizontally to other maritime headquarters and air/land component operations centers, and vertically to the next echelon of command. Operational organizations play a key role in the successful execution of the National Strategy for Maritime Security and the Global War on Terror. These highly specialized skill sets also involve supervision of graduate level research activities supporting curriculum development, research and analysis and training exercise development support.

Contractor responsibilities include:

a. Assist in the research, analysis, development, and refinement of CMOW courses, including Maritime Staff Operator’s Course (MSOC), Executive Level Operations Course (ELOC), Maritime Operational Planners Course (MOPC) Flag Officer courses as required by CMOW.

b. Support NWC Assist and Assess Team (ATT) with trained and experienced Observer Trainers. The AAT supports US Fleet Forces Command training mission for numbered fleet commands.

c. As part of AAT, contractor personnel deploy to exercises and operations throughout the world under potentially austere and physically demanding field conditions, and will require access to sensitive compartmented information facilities (SCIFs) for these exercises and operations.

d. Identify training requirements and develop program plans.

e. Develop curriculum, instructor guides, student guides and supporting materials in the appropriate media.

f. Apply current science of learning and instructional design theories to develop processes, techniques and equipment as necessary to support training and education.

g. The contractor shall also be responsible for providing experienced Operations Specialists to produce scenario documents, and other data, to include plans, official orders, and Orders of Battle/force structure for a Joint Force Commander, service/functional components, coalition forces, government agencies and adversary forces.

h. Research, collect, document, and analyze current operational-level processes, procedures, and doctrine used by the Navy and Joint Forces.

i. Develop course requirements documents, an integrated lesson plan, and other curriculum design documents.

j. Research will also include development of courseware, lecture notes, presentations, case studies, scenarios, and training feedback mechanisms.

Provide Maritime Staff Operator’s Course Support k.

The MSOC is designed to prepare future naval leaders for key staff positions within a Maritime Operations Center (MOC) by teaching students the concepts and procedures of the Navy Planning Process nested within the MOC. A MOC typically involves horizontal and vertical interaction among Joint Task Forces, service component commands, numbered fleet commands, functional maritime subordinate commanders, maritime forces of U.S. coalition partners, and their staffs in various roles and relationships.

Contractor responsibilities include:

a. Provide Operations Specialists who have demonstrated extensive knowledge of the operational level of warfare, and the naval operational planning process.

b. Provide training on the use of applicable Command and Control (C2) processes, to include lectures, self-guided tutorials, and desktop references that will facilitate collaboration and interaction among the Boards, Centers, Cells, and Working Groups.

c. Design and develop exercise architecture and supporting vignettes focused on maritime lines of operation, in order to challenge a MOC’s ability to plan, organize, and command at the Operational Level of War.

d. The contractor will use Joint Master Scenario Events List (JMSEL) system for preparation of scenario data where appropriate to the MSOC Learning Objectives.

e. Manage the flow of information to the MOC staff to stimulate the planning process and enable the MOC staff to maintain situational awareness (SA) while developing timely decision making products with issues regarding operational sustainment, force structure, generation and deployment, and the full range of employment options of maritime forces at the Operational Level of War.

f. Provide a modeling and simulation plan of a simulated Joint Operating Environment through the use of Modeling and Simulation, informational displays, and collaborative tools.

g. Develop and provide sample planning material, to include operations documents, templates, and techniques.

h. Gather empirical information to conduct analysis and assessment of the Battle Lab’s effectiveness in order to provide fidelity to the MSOC objectives and feedback for course improvements.

i. Conduct research of emerging doctrine and analysis of Operational Art and Operational Planning, to include collection and integration of intelligence with emphasis on Maritime Domain Awareness, current initiatives for contingency and crisis action planning, joint targeting and fires concepts, operational law, evaluation of presentations, and information systems management.

j. Assist in the operation and maintenance of the Common Operating Picture, manage C4ISR system displays, and assist students with the operation of C2 systems and other technologies.

k. Act as on-site manager of MSOC SharePoint Portal.

l. Provide systems administration of the MSOC training facility.

m. Provide web development support for MSOC and other OLP courses.

Provide Support for Executive Education

Administrative, technical and Subject Matter Expertise support will be provided for curriculum development, research and analysis and course delivery for executive education. This task requires extensive experience in Maritime Component Command activities, and Joint Professional Military Education. Operational support for flag education requires a deliberate, systematic approach to guide and prepare senior officers in such complex and diverse C2 tasks such as deliberate and crisis action planning, joint and maritime logistics, current and future operations management, information operations, fires direction, maritime intelligence fusion and analysis, and special administrative support (legal, public affairs, medical, etc.). Support for Executive Education requires extensive experience in Maritime Component Command activities and Joint Professional Military Education.

Contractor support requirements will include:

a. Provide Subject Matter Experts to provide briefings, moderator services, lectures to Flag Level seminars and workshops.

b. Provide logistical, technical and administrative support to the planning and execution of conferences, courses, lectures and seminars, at locations around the world.

c. Coordinate Flag Officer schedules, travel, transportation, and assist in the presentation of briefings and with audio-visual materials.

Provide Center for Naval Warfare Studies Support: Research and Analysis

The Center for Naval Warfare Studies (CNWS) directly complements the curriculum at the Naval War College by providing a place for researching important professional issues which, in turn, inform and stimulate the faculty and students in NWC classrooms. Moreover, from its very beginning, the Center has linked the NWC to the fleet and policymakers in Washington, DC, by serving as a focal point, stimulus, and major source of strategic thought, by integrating strategic, campaign, and tactical concepts, by linking strategic concerns with technological developments, and by testing and evaluating concepts through war gaming and applied research projects. The CNWS departments include:

· War Gaming Department

· Warfare Analysis and Research Department

· Strategic Research Department

· Chinese Maritime Studies Institute

· International Law Department

· Maritime History Department

· Naval War College Press

· Halsey, Gravely and Mahan Research Groups

Overall the CNWS supports and teaches academic electives; performs multi-level war gaming and analysis; conduct strategic, operational and legal research; carry out focused security studies; engage through collaborative research, conferences and teaching; advise, mentor and support fleet staffs; collaborate with international navies and coalition partners.

Contractor responsibilities include:

a. Provide research expertise in intelligence analysis, collection, and research methods; including content, historical and trend analysis. Researchers shall have expertise in qualitative and quantitative methods, and must have demonstrated expertise in warfare specialties, and the ability to develop and deliver professional studies and analytical findings, in white papers and oral presentations to senior military decision-makers.

b. Identify analytical tools, methods, and opportunities to support data collection and analysis.

c. Support the Decision Support Center (DSC) which provides an innovative environment specifically designed to bring together a range of tools to aid in decision-making, concept development or alternative analysis.

d. Provide C4ISR, cyber, operational planning, undersea warfare, and ballistic missile defense, and other Subject Matter Expertise to support research and analysis efforts.

e. Design, develop, install, integrate and operate C2 and simulation technologies to support research and analysis requirements.

f. Configure research facilities and align systems to support CNWS research objectives.

Provide Support for the China Maritime Studies Institute (CMSI)

The contractor will support the administrative research and analysis efforts of the Strategic Research Department’s China Maritime Studies Institute (CMSI), and also provide experienced Intelligence Specialist(s) to support related workshops and seminars. Analysis involves study of Chinese shipbuilding development; China’s expanding influence in Southeast Asia, Chinese undersea warfare, and China’s merchant marine.

Contractor responsibilities include:

a. Provide Mandarin and English language research and analytic support involving tactical, operational, and strategic level research on Chinese C4ISR, naval / maritime / aerospace / cyber concepts, developments, programs, capabilities, requirements, and methods.

b. Gathering, organizing and analyzing data, identification of key operational and analysis issues, and coordination of operational and analytical activities.

c. Conduct internet and library research including trade journals, newspapers, and periodicals and be responsible for development of analytical products.

d. Organize and maintain CMSI Library.

e. Analyze research results and store in a database.

Provide Support for NWC Academic Departments

NWC academic organization includes three core components.

Strategy and Policy Department:

Strategy and Policy is designed to teach students to think strategically and to prepare for positions of strategic leadership. Strategy is the relationship between war’s purpose, objective, and means. The Strategy and Policy Course adopts an interdisciplinary approach to strategy, drawing on the disciplines of history, political science, international relations, and economics. It integrates with those academic perspectives critical military factors from the profession of arms—such as doctrine, weaponry, training, technology, and logistics. The result is a coherent frame of reference to analyze complex strategic problems and formulate strategies to address them.

National Security Affairs Department:

The National Security Affairs (NSA) Department educates Naval War College students in the effective selection and leadership of military forces within the constraints of available national resources. In support of this primary objective, the department provides instruction in the strategic planning and selection of future military forces, and their potential use as a tool of national power, the nature of economic, political, organizational, and behavioral factors that affect the selection and command of military forces; and in using expanded critical thinking skills to formulate and execute strategy to achieve desired outcomes within complex national security organizations.

Joint Military Operations Department:

The Joint Military Operations (JMO) Joint Professional Military Education (JPME) curriculum focuses on joint warfighting at the theater-strategic and operational levels of war. The JMO course prepares future military and civilian leaders for high-level policy, command, and staff positions requiring joint planning expertise and joint warfighting skills. It emphasizes the theory and practice of operational art as it relates to maritime and joint forces.

Contractor responsibilities in support of Academic Departments include:

a. Providing experienced and trained academic research assistants and research associates.

b. Gathering, organizing and analyzing data, identification of key research issues, and coordination of academic and educational activities.

c. Conduct internet and library research including trade journals, newspapers, and periodicals and be responsible for development of academic products.

d. Developing, researching, writing and editing case studies for curriculum development on topics related to warfare.

e. Providing a wide range of administrative support including budget management, scheduling meetings, coordinating meeting logistics, researching and preparing materials.

f. Conducting research and analysis on topics related to warfare.

g. Editing articles and manuscripts as well as preparing a wide variety of correspondence, reports, drafts and memos/letters and email in response to routine questions.

h. Assisting academic departments in the planning, programming, budgeting and execution of all workshops, symposia and conferences sponsored by NWC.

i. Carrying out administrative duties including budgeting, managing travel.

j. Researchers will assist in drafting, organizing, editing and producing materials for briefings, meetings and publication.

Provide Support for NWC Operations and Administration

Contractor responsibilities in support of Operations and Administration include:

a. Providing experienced and trained Administrative Assistants.

b. Gathering, organizing and analyzing project data.

c. Assisting in the preparation of budgets, reports, project execution, schedules and other routine functions.

d. Managing department travel and schedules using Defense Travel System.

e. Assistance with the planning, coordination and execution of conferences, workshops and seminars.

f. Support for the development (typing and editing) of documents.

g. Preparing and editing a wide variety of correspondence, reports, drafts and memos/letters and email in response to routine questions.

h. Assisting departments in the planning, programming, budgeting and execution of events sponsored by NWC.

Section 3: Start Up Plan

A smooth and orderly start-up is necessary to assure minimum disruption to NWC’s Academic and Research schedules. The Contractor shall not recruit for start-up staffing on Government premises or otherwise act to disrupt official Government business.

The Contractor shall assume full responsibility for all tasks identified in this PWS, within 21 business days after contract award. The Offer shall provide a detailed Start-up Plan that describes the process, and schedule for providing an orderly transition, in accordance with the guidance herein, for all elements of the PWS. The objectives of the Start-up Plan are to show how the contractor will assume responsibility for all tasks, identify impacts and mitigate risk to:

Scheduled war games under development, Operational level of War Training, Ongoing research projects.

The Contractor is responsible for performing due diligence to ensure that impacts/risk factors are identified and explain how their mitigation plans will address those risks. The Contractor shall establish a Project Management team capable of providing overall coordination and management support of all start-up activities. The Contractor shall include a project management schedule that shows how they will minimize risk to NWC’s Training/Event Schedule. Academic course calendars for the various curricula and war gaming schedule may be found on the Naval War College’s website: http://www.usnwc.edu.

Section 4: Labor Categories

*War Game Specialist(s) Functions: War Gaming Specialists design, develop, execute and analyze operational and strategic military war games. They design games so that rigorous analysis may be conducted and produce analytical reports for game sponsors. War Game Specialists act as facilitators and have demonstrated expertise in game theory, operational research methodologies, and techniques used in war game design, development, and adjudication. Experience with analytical processes and technical systems used in naval war gaming is required. Education: Master's Degree in Operations Research, National Security/Strategic Studies, International Relations or related field. War Game Specialists must possess a fully adjudicated (final) TS security clearance and be SCI eligible.

*Subject Matter Expert (Cyber) Functions: Provide subject matter expertise based on minimum of five years of experience in planning and executing offensive and defensive cyber operations at the operational level of war. Educates postgraduate students in military cyber operations. Supports the integration and realistic representation of military cyber operations in exercises, war games and workshops. Must have experience as a senior officer (minimum O-5) holding Cyber/Information Warfare or Space/Cryptologic warfare qualifications, and a thorough understanding of operational employment of offensive/defensive cyber operations. Education: Master's Degree in Operations Research, Computer Science, Cyber Security, National Security Studies, or related field. SME Cyber must possess a fully adjudicated (final) TS security clearance and be SCI eligible.

*Subject Matter Expert (Operational Level Planning) Functions: Provide subject matter expertise in Navy/Joint Operational Planning Processes. Provides advanced operational planning executive and graduate education (Joint Military Operations / Advanced Warfare Schools). Develops course curriculum supporting Joint Professional Military Education (JPME) level courses. Provides senior command (minimum O-6) subject matter expertise in Joint Military Operations policy planning and joint service, multinational, and coalition defense issues. Requires full Secret eligibility.

*Subject Matter Expert (International Law) Functions: Provides subject matter expertise in International/Maritime Law. Conducts advanced research in complex legal matters and supports postgraduate education initiatives. Develops course curriculum and edits legal research papers and publications. Provides subject matter expertise involving rules of engagement, Law of the Sea, NGO relationships, UN legal framework, multinational, and coalition legal issues. Due to complexity of subject matter, must possess JD or master's degree in Law and demonstrated expertise in international legal issues. Requires full Secret eligibility.

*Technical Manager Functions: Provides Information Assurance Management (IAM III) support for the design, development, installation, and testing of Modeling and Simulation architectures used in war gaming. Conducts research, development and technical oversight on networks up to SCI level. He/she evaluates technical requirements and conducts research and support for the significant technical projects. He/she will lead technical teams through NIST/RMF accreditation processes and be responsible for developing written policy and procedures for several research networks, including SCI. Required Experience: Ten years leading technical projects involving DOD networks and Modeling and Simulation (M&S) systems. Clearance level: must possess a fully adjudicated (final) TS security clearance and be SCI eligible. CSWF 1AM Level III.

*Senior Systems Administrator Functions: Responsible for daily operation and maintenance of War Gaming Information Assurance/Cyber Security posture, on networks up to the SCI level. Demonstrated experience and in-depth knowledge of NIST/RMF processes. Successfully develops effective WIS initiatives reflecting unique systems requirements. Develops and audits security procedures and policies and ensured data security during events. Conducts testing and implementation of new hardware and software solutions. Due to near-continuous accreditation requirement on several classified networks, Senior Systems Administrator must possess a fully adjudicated (final) TS security clearance and be SCI eligible. CSWF IAT Level III.

System Administrator (Linux) Functions: System Administrator (Linux) provides system administration services for maritime warfighting simulations and exercises using Linux and Unix-based systems. He/she is responsible for scheduling and executing required system maintenance, coordinating with other system administrators to respond to equipment casualties, and providing support to the Joint Semi-Automated Forces (JSAF) simulation system. Sysadmin will provide services for installation, configuration and operation of Global Command and Control System, including GCCS integration with the JSAF sim. The position requires five years of experience as a Global Command and Control (GCCS) System Administrator and/or JSAF System Administrator with Linux certification. Clearance level: must possess a fully adjudicated (final) TS security clearance and be SCI eligible CSWF: IA T Level IL

Computer Systems Analyst 2 Functions: Provides systems administration services, including: test and evaluation of hardware and software, development of thin client images in a Citrix provisioning server environment and managing networks and appliances in a VMWare environment. CSA-2s develop system hardware and software solutions to support complex modeling, simulation and war game events. Specialized experience: Five years of experience in a data center operation with responsibility for compliance and execution of IT security policy. Must have demonstrated experience building and configuring VLANs and maintenance of firewalls, IDS/IPS, VoIP systems, and VPNs. Clearance: must possess a fully adjudicated (final) TS security clearance and be SCI eligible. CSWF: IA T Level II.

Computer Systems Analyst 1 Functions: CSA-1s provide services in system administration, physical and virtual network set-up, hardware and software configuration, and other IT systems support. They interact with government customers to determine network and physical requirements to support modeling, simulation, war gaming and conferencing needs. Specialized experience: Must possess a minimum of two years of desktop and/or systems administration support experience, including responsibility for implementation of IT security policy and procedures over DOD classified networks. Clearance: must possess a fully adjudicated (final) TS security clearance and be SCI eligible. CSWF: IA T Level I.

*Web Application Developer (Senior) Functions: Web Application Developer Senior must possess a minimum of 10 years of experience in software design and development of classified software applications. Senior Developers lead contractor teams to create custom applications to facilitate strategic and operational war games, modeling and simulation interface systems, geo-spatial displays, as well as support the analysis of war game data. Required experience: Visual Studio, CSS, XHTML, ASP .Net, JavaScript, and C#. Due to ongoing war game schedule, Web Application Developer Senior must possess a fully adjudicated (final) TS security clearance and be SCI eligible.

Web Application Developer Functions: Web Application Developer(s) must possess a minimum five years of experience in software design, development, and test of software applications and databases. They work with customers to develop custom applications designed to facilitate strategic and operational war games, geo-spatial displays, and support the analysis of the data obtained during game play. Required experience: Five years of programming experience with Visual Studio, CSS, XHTML, ASP .Net, JavaScript, and C#. Must possess a fully adjudicated (final) TS security clearance and be SCI eligible.

Program Manager Functions: Program Managers provide technical, academic and operational support services for major project. These senior management tasks include systems analysis, technical management over projects involving contractor teams, operational analysis, knowledge management, and significant academic support tasks. Must have a documented record of success managing resource allocation, budgeting, and program development, as well as demonstrated expertise leading teams. Clearance level: Secret

Project Manager Functions: Project Managers provide a wide range of support services involving technical and academic programs. Projects include design, development, and installation of information architectures, and project planning for new academic programs. Project Managers coordinate special projects including procurement and installation of audio-visual systems, integration of data systems and expansion of network architectures which typically include facilities renovation. Academic programs include curriculum development and deployment. Project managers often supervise other contractor personnel, schedule workflow, coordinate technical planning and installation. Clearance level: Secret

*Multimedia Systems Engineer Functions: Multimedia Systems Engineer must possess a minimum of 10 years of experience leading teams in the successful design and integration of large audio-visual installations such as auditoriums, large classrooms, and conference centers. Must have demonstrated AV program management and technical design expertise. Multimedia Systems Engineer will coordinate project design, technical requirements, recommend procurement options, and monitor project status. The Systems Engineer conducts audiovisual requirements analysis, specifications development, design, and will analyze project proposals for technical suitability and feasibility. Multimedia Systems Engineer must possess a fully adjudicated (final) TS security clearance and be SCI eligible.

*Multimedia Programmer Functions: The Multimedia Programmer designs, programs, and acts as systems administrator of video teleconferencing systems, lighting controls, and audio-visual remote-control systems. He/she designs graphical user interfaces for remote control systems used in classrooms, conference centers and auditoriums. Additionally, the Programmer provides onsite troubleshooting of audio-visual systems, user interfaces, software and associated network systems. Required experience: Minimum of five years of experience in configuration and management of Polycom, Tandberg and Cisco video teleconferencing systems, Cisco LAN switches, AMX NetLinx programming language, and AMX GUI design software. Multimedia Programmer must possess a fully adjudicated (final) TS security clearance and be SCI eligible.

Multimedia Specialist 1 Functions: Multimedia Specialist 1 provides audio-visual support services, including TV camera operation, support for projection technologies, teleconferencing, audio and video routing, Internal Voice Communications Systems (IVCS), TV studio operation, and the installation and maintenance of audiovisual systems. Required experience: Three years of experience in operating and maintaining audio-visual support technologies. Multimedia Specialist must possess a fully adjudicated (final) TS security clearance and be SCI eligible.

Multimedia Specialist 2 Function: Provides technical services for design, installation and operation of audio-visual systems. Leads teams of technicians in audio visual installation and manages TV studio, CCTV and teleconferencing events. Required experience: Five years of experience in audio-video routing, recording equipment, and managing audio-visual installations and teleconferencing events over DOD classified networks. Multimedia Specialist 2 must possess a fully adjudicated (final) TS security clearance and be SCI eligible.

*Senior Operations Specialist Functions: Performs services as a graduate-level educator in Joint Military Operations. Utilizes Maritime Operations Center (MOC) and Naval Operational Planning Process concepts to develop and deliver education and training lectures to senior staff officers. A senior military leader who provides expert analysis of the missions, functions and tasks associated with Fleet MOC operations and military planning. Education: Master's Degree in Operations Research, National Security and Strategic Studies, International Relations, or related field, and a graduate of Maritime Staff Operators Course. Clearance level: Secret

Operations Specialist Functions: Provides services for education and training of students in operational planning in a joint/maritime command center. Provides instruction in the doctrine, missions, functions, tasks and processes that take place within a Maritime Operations Center (MOC). Performs exercise design, scenario development and the execution of war games at the Operational Level of War, using procedures contained in NWP 5-01, NWP 3-32, NTTP 3-32.1, and JP 3-32. Education: Master's Degree in Operations Research, National Security and Strategic Studies, International Relations, or related field, and a graduate of Maritime Staff Operators Course. Clearance level: Secret

JSAF Operator Function: Operates NWC Joint Semi-Automated Forces (JSAF) simulation system. Technician responsible for the installation, maintenance, and troubleshooting of the JSAF simulation system components. Clearance level: Secret

Professional Editor Function: Provide professional editing services, including writing/editing social sciences research publications such as books, articles, manuscripts, journals and other academic materials at the postgraduate level. Shall have demonstrated familiarity with state-of-the-art processes, procedures and guidelines for professional editing. Education requirement: BA degree in English, Journalism, Technical Writing, or related fields. Clearance level: Secret

Research Assistant Function: Supports graduate level academic research for PhD faculty. Familiar with applied research methodologies and academic research techniques. Bachelor's Degree Required. Clearance: Maximum Clearance could span to Top Secret

Researcher Function: Provides specialized academic and conducts applied research. Performs graduate-level (Classified) research, primarily using skills in selected foreign languages, at a very high level of proficiency (ILR 4 or above). Provides expertise in joint operations, at a post-graduate level. Education: Bachelor's Degree in Operations Research, National Security and Strategic Studies, International Relations, or related field. Graduate coursework preferred. Performs work as a military researcher, translator, and as a social scientist. Clearance: Secret

Senior Researcher Function: Provides subject matter expertise in warfare analysis. Provides services as an expert analyst for advanced projects involving military operations. Provides senior level (minimum O-5) expertise in joint operations and acts as facilitator for post-graduate advanced research. Education: Master's Degree. Clearance: Top Secret

Executive Administrative Assistant Function: Provides senior leaders such as Flag/General Officers, Deans, and Department Chairs, with executive administrative services in word processing, spreadsheet development, schedule management, protocol, budget analysis, data collection, report processing, brief preparation, and management of project milestone schedules. Executive Administrative Assistants must have Defense Travel System user training/certification. Clearance: Secret

Administrative Assistant Function: Provide administrative services in word processing, spreadsheet development, budget analysis, report processing, brief preparation, and schedule management. Administrative Assistants must have Defense Travel System User training/certification. Clearance: Secret

Logistician Function: Provide support for defense life cycle (acquisition) logistics programs.