P3_Statement_of_Work.pdf

STATEMENT OF WORK

National Institute of Health Intramural Research Program

Project, Program, and Portfolio (P3) Support Services “The P3 CONTRACT”

December 06, 2021

1.0 PURPOSE

The purpose of this requirement is to acquire non-Research and Development (non-R&D), specialized project, program, and portfolio services to support the National Institutes of Health (NIH), Intramural Research Program (IRP). This is a trans-NIH focused activity that requires a highly qualified and uniquely experienced contractor capable of providing a full range of specialized and comprehensive strategic, technical, and operational level of support and services.

This requirement is critical for supporting the NIH biomedical and clinical research activities in-process, planned, and unanticipated (due to new or re-emerging health threats and advances in biomedical and behavioral science).

This SOW includes support services in the following four Task Areas:

TASK AREA 1: ENTERPRISE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM

Task Area 2: ACQUISITION GUIDANCE AND CONTRACT ADMINISTRATION

TASK AREA 3: PROJECT, PROGRAM AND PORTFOLIO SOLUTIONS

TASK AREA 4: TRANSITION PLAN

The Office of Intramural Research (OIR), organizationally located within the NIH Office of the Director (OD), is responsible for the technical management and business oversight of this requirement. This requirement represents one of a set of flexible, streamlined acquisition tools that the NIH OIR provides to the NIH Institutes/Centers (ICs) for obtaining specialized and strategic services to support their mission-critical activities within and across the NIH biomedical research programs. The Contracting Officer’s Representative (COR) responsibilities for this requirement shall be located within the NIH OIR.

The Office of Logistics and Acquisition Operations (OLAO), organizationally located within the Office of Acquisition and Logistics Management (OALM) of the NIH OD, is responsible for the acquisition management and administration of this requirement. The Contracting Officer (CO) responsibilities for this requirement shall be located within the OLAO.

2.0 BACKGROUND

NIH is the largest biomedical research agency in the world. It is a U.S. federal agency located within the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). NIH’s mission is to enhance health, lengthen life, and reduce illness and disability.

The agency’s goals are to:

a. Foster fundamental creative discoveries and innovative research strategies.

b. Translate discoveries into patient treatments and cures.

c. Develop, expand, maintain, and share scientific and medical knowledge and resources;

and,

d. Exemplify and promote the highest level of scientific integrity, public accountability, and social responsibility in the conduct of science and medical research.

The National Institutes of Health is made up of 27 different components called Institutes and Centers. Each has its own specific research agenda, often focusing on particular diseases or body systems. Examples of research areas include, and are not limited to the following:

• Biomedical Engineering & Biophysics

• Biotechnology & Bioinformatics

• Cancer Biology

• Cell Biology

• Clinical Research

• Computational Biology

• Developmental Biology

• Epidemiology

• Genetics and Genomics

• Health Disparities

• Immunology

• Microbiology and Infectious Diseases

• Molecular Biology and Biochemistry

• Molecular Pharmacology

• Neuroscience

• RNA Biology

• Social and Behavioral Sciences

• Stem Cell Biology

• Structural Biology

• Systems Biology

• Virology

NIH Intramural Research Program (IRP) is known for its synergistic approach to biomedical science, distinctive ability to leverage extensive resources, and expertise to perform truly interdisciplinary research, from the bench to the bedside. With approximately 1,200 Federal Principal Investigators (PIs) and more than 6,000 postdoctoral fellows conducting basic, translational, pre-clinical and clinical research, including 1,900 clinical research protocols, NIH IRP is the largest intramural biomedical and behavioral research program in the United States.

NIH IRP accelerates scientific progress by advancing basic, translational, and clinical research across all fields of biomedical study. Since inception, NIH IRP has led some of the most significant scientific breakthroughs of the modern age and continues to operate at the forefront of scientific discovery. For example, the NIH IRP is pursuing research in:

a. Creating Cell-Based Therapies - Before reaching patients, new treatments must first be tested in the body’s building blocks.

b. Advancing Computational and Structural Biology - Ambitious scientific undertakings require massive computing power.

c. Combating Drug Resistance - As dangerous microbes grow more resilient, new approaches are needed to thwart life-threatening infections.

d. Uncovering New Opportunities for Natural Products - The world around us is filled with myriad potential therapies.

e. Pursuing Precision Medicine - The great variation among patients requires treatments https://irp.nih.gov/about-us that are tailored to the individual.

f. Unlocking the Potential of RNA Biology and Therapeutics -DNA’s second-in-command could help treat a variety of diseases.

g. Producing Novel Vaccines - Methods of enhancing disease immunity could prevent and alleviate global epidemics.

h. Integrating data into specialized genomic, genetic, chemical, and biomedical literature databases.

i. Applying Artificial Intelligence (AI) in the development of biomedical databases.

j. Developing molecular biology and text-related databases.

k. Designing workflows, interfaces, and improvements to enhance the functionality of publicly accessed biomedical databases.

NIH Office of Intramural Research (OIR) is responsible for the oversight, coordination, and program management of NIH IRP. OIR’s responsibility includes the development and implementation of NIH-wide projects and policies; oversight, coordination, and program management of intramural research; training; technology transfer conducted within NIH laboratories and clinics; human subject protections; animal welfare; research integrity and reproducibility; policy development; and laboratory safety. NIH’s intramural facilities are located on the NIH main campus in Bethesda, Maryland, as well as in Research Triangle Park, North Carolina; Baltimore, Maryland; Frederick, Maryland; Hamilton, Montana; and Phoenix, Arizona. NIH IRP also includes a 240-bed research hospital (the Clinical Center) dedicated entirely to clinical research protocols.

NIH Principal Investigators (PIs) often partner with colleagues, from both within the IRP and outside the NIH, nationally and internationally. Research activities occur in scientific laboratories, hospital clinics, and field workstations around the world. The collaborations involve a variety of stakeholders, from academia, industry, and agreements with vendors and contractors, that range from “simple” relationships to large, complex public-private partnerships, such as a consortium, clinical trials networks, or other enterprises. As a result, NIH IRP requires highly specialized and uniquely experienced contracted personnel capable of providing critical project, program, and portfolio support.

3.0 OBJECTIVE

The objective of this requirement is to acquire non-Research and Development (non-R&D), specialized research project, program, and portfolio services to support the National Institutes of Health (NIH) Intramural Research Program (IRP).

4.0 SCOPE

This requirement is a trans-NIH focused activity that requires specialized and comprehensive strategic, technical, and operational levels of support for NIH intramural research projects, programs, and portfolios. New and expanding Congressional mandates, rapid evolution of research tools and technical capabilities, changing policies and information technologies, have resulted in a critical requirement to acquire a contractor with the demonstrated experience and expertise capable of successfully providing the support activities specified below.

5.0 GENERAL REQUIREMENT

Independently, and not as an agent of the Government, for all Task Orders (TOs) issued under this SOW, and at the direction of the COR, the Contractor shall:

1. Furnish all the necessary services, qualified personnel, material, equipment, transportation, tools, supervision, facilities, and other items; and non-personal services, not otherwise provided by the Government.

2. Work in coordination with designated federal staff; and be responsible for performing all the non-inherently governmental activities; and effectively and efficiently manage cost, schedule, and performance for all work.

3. Provide full Client Relationship Management (CRM) project stewardship (technical, financial, and performance) that enables program officials to focus on the research mission, objectives, and initiatives as a priority.

4. Provide strategic, operational, and/or technical support, as required and specified in

T.O.s, for a broad range of specialized and diverse activities that span the entire NIH IRP.

Examples of specialty areas/activities include, and are not limited to the following:

a. Acquisition guidance and assistance, including contract administration and task order management.

b. Development and production/manufacturing of new assays, antibodies, drug candidates, vaccines, viral-based vectors, etc., both research-grade (GMP) and clinical grade (cGMP); including Investigational New Drug (IND) enabling services and regulatory and QC/QA activities.

c. Services supporting pre-clinical research, including animal studies.

d. Clinical research support, including multi-site trails; activities such as site assessments, monitoring, and payments; and commercial Institutional Review Board (IRB) reviews.

e. Enterprise IT systems for data collection, dissemination, analysis, integration, reporting and management; to support, for example biospecimen repositories.

5. As part of the overall management of the work performed under this Statement of Work (SOW), the Contractor shall prepare a Contract Management Plan, and provide TO Monthly Status Reports to ensure that Contractor’s staff (including subcontractor’s) adhere to individual project plans.

a. Contract Management Plan-

1. Shall be kept current and include at least the following: (1) Identification of stakeholders, roles, and responsibilities; (2) Project schedule and milestones;

and (3) Risks identification and management.

2. Contractor shall submit a draft of the Contract Management Plan to the COR no later than five (5) calendar days after award of The P3 Contract.

3. Following the timely receipt of comments from the COR, the Contractor shall submit a final version of the Contract Management Plan to the COR no later than 15 calendar days after award of The P3 Contract.

b. TO Monthly Status Reports-

1. Shall include at least the following: (1) Progress updates; (2) Scheduled interruptions, travel or leave; (3) Problems encountered; and (4) Outstanding technical or administrative issues or concerns.

2. Shall not relieve the Contractor of the responsibility to pro-actively keep the Government informed of issues or problems as they occur (including technical, cost, or schedule issues).

3. The Contractor shall provide any other reports as requested by the COR.

6.0 TASK AREAS

6.1 TASK AREA 1: ENTERPRISE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM

The Contractor shall provide, utilize, maintain, and enhance, as needed, an advanced enterprise level “end-to-end” automated management software solution. The tracking system shall include, but not be limited to, the following functions:

a. Provide for secure document management, workflow tracking and electronic signatures.

b. Searching, performance metrics, web calendaring and in-system messaging.

c. Tracking financials, billing, burn rates, ceilings, special categories, etc.

d. Importing transactional data from other systems.

e. Real-time import of data from programs, acquisitions, studies, and multi-agency collaborations.

f. Providing instantaneous data.

g. Creating standard and customized data analytics, visualizations, and dashboards.

h. Include a recruiting platform integrated into the human capital allocation.

i. Generating automatic, standard, and customized reports.

j. E-mail alert notifications and calendar reminders.

6.2 TASK AREA 2: ACQUISITON GUIDANCE AND CONTRACT ADMINISTRATION

The Contractor shall be responsible for client services support activities that include, and are not limited to, the following:

a. Provide expert guidance and assistance with acquisition matters and processes such as micro-purchasing; sole source justifications; strategy and planning; contract development; market research; solicitations; bid evaluations; cost analysis; award process; contract performance and administration.

b. Provide autonomous, comprehensive, and customized Program Management Operations

(PMO) support for contract administrative, to include rapid development and execution of TO Request Packages (TORPs), that include the following documents: (1) TO Request Form, (2) TO SOW, (3) Streamlined Acquisition Plan (SAP), and (4) Independent Government Cost Estimate (ICGE).

c. Provide ongoing technical and administrative support of active TOs, such as budget, travel approvals, reporting, communications, and reports.

d. Develop and maintain standard TORP templates, processes, and workflows; all elements of which shall be consistent with industry best practices and acquisition requirements.

e. Serve as the main liaison, vital interface, bridging communications and closing gaps among all stakeholders, such as the COR, contract office, program staff, vendors, etc.

f. Facilitate transition of follow-on work between contract vehicles.

6.3 TASK AREA 3: PROJECT, PROGRAM, AND PORTFOLIO SOLUTIONS

The Contractor shall develop and provide a specialized, customized, and comprehensive solution, tailored to the specific project, program or portfolio; in accord with each TO requirement; and/or COR’s instruction or concurrence. Each solution shall include, and not be limited to, the following:

a. Contractor’s proposed plan for fulfillment (structuring and completing the work), including, as appropriate: (1) Identification of key stakeholders, and subcontractors; (2) Specialized personnel, level of effort (i.e., strategic, operational and/or tactical); (3) Cost, and (4) Anticipated timelines and milestones

b. As required by the specific, technical nature and complexity of the TO, the Contractor shall assign an appropriate Project Manager to serve as the primary liaison among all stakeholders, and oversee full performance of work, including that of subcontractors, through to TO completion.

c. As appropriate, support shall include organizational and strategic planning, business process analysis, and workflow improvements.

d. Acquire Information Technology (IT) resources that directly support any work requirements under this Task Area.

e. Provide overall direction and management of resources, quality assurance, and timeline management.

f. Robust management of a significant number of subcontracted tasks.

g. Provide strategic training services in multiple domains, including instructor-led or web-based training courses and seminars for Government staff serving as technical leads and task managers.

h. All support shall be performed in accordance with the HHS provision, Security and

Privacy Language for Information and IT Procurements.

6.1 TASK AREA 4: TRANSITION PLAN

In the event the Government re-competes the requirements of this SOW, and prior to completion of the Contract period of performance, the Contractor shall provide the Government with a Transition Plan that shall ensure an orderly and successful transition of the remaining Contract to a successor contractor should the incumbent Contractor not be selected during the re-competition. As part of the Transition Plan, the Contractor shall adequately train the successor contractor’s employees following any re-competition of the requirements specified in this SOW.

7.0 LABOR CATEGORIES

The labor categories required to successfully perform the work requirements under TOs issued under this SOW are specified in the attached Labor Categories - Descriptions.

The Contractor shall ensure personnel, and any subcontractor personnel who provide labor hours shall possess the knowledge, skills, and ability necessary to address the applicable Revised 508 Standards defined in the Contract Articles; and shall provide supporting documentation upon request.

Due to the broad range of NIH intramural biomedical and clinical research activities in-process, planned and unanticipated, and new or re-emerging health threats and science advances; it is understood that additional labor categories may need to be incorporated into this SOW to accomplish the work requirements specified herein. Additional labor categories may be incorporated at the direction of the Government or by suggestion from the Contractor. Any labor category added to this SOW shall be identified by the COR, and approved in advance by the CO to be incorporated in the contract by modification adding a revised version of this SOW.

8.0 DELIVERABLES/DELIVERY SCHEDULE

The Contractor shall provide the following deliverables for COR review and acceptance:

SOW

Paragraph Deliverable Title Deliverable Due Date

5.A. Contract Management Plan (written draft) Within 5 calendar days after award

5.A. Contract Management Plan (written final) Within 15 calendar days following receipt of comments from the COR

5.B. Monthly Activity Reports By the 10th calendar day of each month

6.4 Transition Plan Within 20 calendar days following

instructions from the COR

13.0 Continuity of Operations During a

Government Closure Plan

Within 20 calendar days following instructions from the

COR

Contract Articles All other reports specified in the Contract As specified in the Contract Articles

All documents required herein shall be submitted in electronic format. In addition, one hard copy of each document shall be submitted when directed by the COR.

Requirements for accessibility based on the Revised Section 508 Standards of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (29 U.S.C. 794d) are determined to be relevant under this SOW for the Section 508 Criteria specified in the attached Accessibility Requirements Tool (ART).

Before acceptance, when the Contractor is required to perform testing to validate conformance to the Revised Section 508 accessibility requirements as specified in a TO issued under this SOW, the Contractor shall provide a Supplemental Accessibility Conformance Report (SAR) that contains the following information:

a. Accessibility test results based on the required test methods.

b. Documentation of features provided to help achieve accessibility and usability for people with disabilities.

c. Documentation of core functions that cannot be accessed by persons with disabilities.

d. Documentation on how to configure and install the Information and Communication

Technology (ICT) item to support accessibility.

e. When an ICT item is an authoring tool that generates content (including documents, reports, videos, multimedia productions, web content, etc.), provide information on how the ICT item enables the creation of accessible electronic content that conforms to the Revised 508 Standards, including the range of accessible user interface elements the tool can create.

f. Before final acceptance, the contractor shall provide a fully working demonstration of the completed ICT Item to demonstrate conformance to the agency's accessibility requirements. The demonstration shall expose where such conformance is and is not achieved.

Before acceptance under a TO issued under this SOW, the Government reserves the right to perform independent testing to validate that the ICT solution provided by the Contractor conforms to the applicable Revised 508 Standards.

Before final acceptance of any ICT item, including updates and replacements, if the Contractor claims its products or services satisfy the applicable Revised 508 Standards specified in the SOW, and the Contracting Officer determines that any furnished ICT item is not in compliance with such requirements, the Contracting Officer will promptly inform the Contractor in writing of the noncompliance. The Contractor shall, at no cost to the Government, repair or replace the non-compliant products or services within the period specified by the Contracting Officer (CO).

All paper/hardcopy documents (including reports) submitted under TOs issued under this SOW shall be printed or copied, double-sided, on at least 30 percent post- consumer fiber paper, whenever practicable, in accordance with FAR 4.302(b).

At the request of the COR, the Contractor shall provide deliverables, including written reports, presentations to federal staff, and other materials, in draft form for Government review and comment and in final form, conforming to schedule, format, and other requirements as specified by the COR. In addition to monthly activity and financial status reports, deliverables may include project plans, management briefings, other financial reports, analyses, evaluations, reviews, and other reports as required. Additional reports may be requested by the COR at any time during the period of performance.

9.0 IDEFINITE-DELIVERY INDEFINITE QUANTITY (IDIQ) (ESTIMATED, NOT

TO EXCEED)

The Contractor shall provide the resources in the performance of this SOW as specified in the following attached tables:

1. Labor Categories – Descriptions

2. Labor Hours by Labor Category

10.0 ORGANIZATIONAL CONFLICTS OF INTEREST

PURPOSE: The purpose of this article is to ensure that the Contractor (1) is not biased because of its financial, contractual, organizational, or other interest which relate to the work under this Contract, and (2) does not obtain any unfair competitive advantage over other parties by virtue of its performance of work under this Contract.

SCOPE: The restrictions described herein shall apply to performance or participation by the Contractor and any of its affiliates or their successors in interest (hereinafter collectively referred to as "Contractor") in activities covered by this article as a prime contractor, subcontractor, cosponsor, joint venture, consultant, or in any similar capacity. For this article, affiliation occurs when a business concern is controlled by or has the power to control another or when a third party has the power to control both.

"Organizational conflict of interest" means that because of other activities or relationships with other persons, a person is unable or potentially unable to render impartial assistance or advice to the Government, or the person's objectivity in performing the contract work is or might be otherwise impaired, or a person has an unfair competitive advantage (FAR 9.501).

An organizational conflict of interest may result when factors create an actual or potential conflict of interest on an instant contract, or when the nature of the work to be performed on the instant contract creates an actual or potential conflict of interest on a future acquisition (FAR 9.502(c)).

Due to the unusual nature of the work performed under this Contract, such as providing independent PMO support for other contracts, the Contractor will have access to sensitive Government information; and because some of the work will be performed in Government facilities, the Government must maintain a special, close relationship with the Contractor and the Contractor's personnel in various important areas.

The Contractor shall not use this privileged information or access to facilities to compete with the private sector.

The Contractor is required to conduct its business in a manner befitting its special relationship with the Government, to operate in the public interest with objectivity and independence, to be free from organizational conflicts of interest, and to have full disclosure of its affairs to the sponsoring agency.

The Contractor shall be ineligible to participate in any capacity in contracts, subcontracts, or proposals therefore (solicited and unsolicited) which stem directly from the Contractor's performance of work under this Contract for a period of one (1) year after the completion of this Contract, except as provided hereinafter.

If, under this Contract, the Contractor prepares a complete or essentially complete statement of work or specifications to be used in competitive acquisitions, the Contractor shall be ineligible to perform or participate in any capacity in any contractual effort that is based on such statement of work or specifications. The Contractor shall not incorporate its products or services in such statement of work or specifications unless approved in writing by the Contracting Officer, in which case the restriction in this subparagraph shall not apply.

It is imperative that the Contractor be proactive to avoid organizational conflicts of interest. The Contractor shall take all reasonable measures to assure that organizational conflicts of interest do not occur. As part of the Contractor's efforts to avoid organizational conflict of interest situations, the Contractor shall inform the Government of any actual, potential, or apparent conflicts of interest. The Contractor is responsible for providing a detailed written report of actual, potential, or apparent organizational conflicts of interest to the Contracting Officer as soon as the circumstance is known, describing the conflict and how the Contractor plans to resolve the problem.

SUBCONTRACTS: The Contractor shall include an article, substantially similar to this article, in subcontracts involving the performance of advisory and assistance services as that term is defined at FAR 37.201. The terms "contract," "contractor," and "contracting officer" shall be appropriately modified to preserve the Government's rights.

11.0 TIME AND ATTENDANCE POLICY

Each Contractor employee working under this SOW at a “Federally-controlled facility” shall comply with Time and Attendance procedures agreed upon by the COR and the Contractor.

[Reference: Definition of “Federally-controlled facility” at Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Subpart 2.1, Definitions – http://www.arnet.gov/far/current/html/Subpart%202_1.html#wp1145507]

For purposes of this SOW, the term “Contractor employee” shall include any subcontractor employee.

The Contractor shall only invoice the Government for “Productive Direct Labor Hours” which are hereby defined as those hours directly expended by Contractor employees in performing work under this SOW.

11.1 WORK SCHEDULE

Work shall be performed during normal business hours (8:00AM – 4:30PM), Monday through Friday, excluding Federal holidays; however, work may run past normal working hours on occasion. Therefore, flexibility in the work schedule shall be provided. The Contractor shall be responsible for scheduling in such events.

A Contractor employee shall give reasonable prior notice and obtain advance permission from the Contractor’s Employee Project Manager to be absent from his/her daily work schedule.

12.0 TELEWORK

As directed by the COR or the Contractor’s Employee Project Manager, a Contractor employee http://www.arnet.gov/far/current/html/Subpart%202_1.html#wp1145507 with a Government-furnished (i.e., Government-issued) or approved laptop may be allowed and/or required to telework from home or some other alternate work location (including the Contractor’s facility) that is not a “Federally-controlled facility”.

Contractor employees authorized to telework shall comply with all the following conditions:

a. Use either (1) only a Government-furnished laptop with all necessary software and hardware, or (2) an approved computer by either the designated COR or the Contractor’s Employee Project Manager satisfying the most recent contract computer security requirements.

b. Understand that the teleworking arrangement is a work alternative that must be requested and approved by the designated COR and the Contractor’s Employee Project Manager prior to beginning a telework assignment.

c. Retain the same duties, obligations, and responsibilities assigned under this SOW without change throughout the telework schedule.

d. Maintain the teleworker’s work schedule and meet the terms agreed upon with the Contractor’s Employee Project Manager.

e. Develop an effective communications strategy with the Contractor’s Employee Project Manager and work group, such that, for example, meetings can be attended using teleconferencing technology.

f. Designate the Contractor employee’s home or some other alternate work location as the Contractor employee’s official telework location, subject to approval by the Contractor’s Employee Project Manager.

g. Acknowledge that teleworking is not an entitlement and may be terminated by the designated COR or the Contractor’s Employee Project Manager at any time.

h. Restrict the use of any Government-furnished equipment, software, data, and supplies located at the Contractor employee’s approved telework location to the sole use of conducting Government business.

i. Return any Government-furnished telework equipment, software, data, and supplies upon termination of the telework assignment or upon separation.

j. Immediately notify the Contractor’s Employee Project Manager of any equipment malfunction and the impact of the malfunction upon the teleworker’s ability to continue the telework assignment.

k. Be responsible for the maintenance and repair of all the teleworker’s personal property, and for maintaining appropriate insurance coverage against loss or theft for all Government- furnished equipment/supplies in the possession of the teleworker.

l. Acknowledge that all work products, including documents, reports, and data created as a result of the teleworker’s work-related activities are owned by the Government and shall be properly secured and returned to the Government as instructed by the Contractor’s Employee Project Manager.

m. Acknowledge receipt and compliance with the NIH Telework Policy (NIH Policy Manual Chapter 2300-600-1, http://www1.od.nih.gov/oma/manualchapters/person/2300-600- 1/).

n. Acknowledge receipt and compliance with the NIH technology guidelines on use of Government-furnished equipment for telework assignments.

http://www1.od.nih.gov/oma/manualchapters/person/2300-600-1/ http://www1.od.nih.gov/oma/manualchapters/person/2300-600-1/

o. Acknowledge receipt and compliance with NIH Information, Physical Access, and Personal Identity Information (PII) Security provisions applicable to the SOW.

p. Promptly report to the Contractor’s Employee Project Manager any job-related accident during the Contractor employee’s telework schedule. If injured while performing official duties during approved telework schedule and location, the teleworker shall be governed by Workman’s Compensation through the Contractor.

q. During a period of Government closure, a Contractor employee with a Government approved secure laptop may telework from home or report to an alternate work site (including the Contractor’s facility,) provided that approval has been received from the COR or the Contractor’s Employee Project Manager.

13.0 CONTINUITY OF OPERATIONS DURING A GIVERNMENT CLOSURE

The Contractor shall submit a plan entitled Continuity of Operations During a Government Closure to the COR for approval within 20 calendar days following an instruction from the COR to do so. The plan shall sufficiently specify what work tasks would be performed at non- Government location(s) (i.e., not a “Federally-controlled facility”) during a closure and which Contractor employees would be authorized to telework under the TELEWORK DURING A GOVERNMENT CLOSURE provision of this acquisition.

The Contractor shall implement its approved Continuity of Operations During a Government Closure plan when directed by the COR.

14.0 USE OF CONTRACT WORKERS TO SUPPORT SCIENTIFIC FUNCTIONS IN

NIH INTRAMURAL RESEARCH PROGRAMS

Work performed under this SOW directly supports the intramural research activities of the NIH IRP, and is therefore subject to the requirements set forth in the National Institutes of Health Policy for Use of Contract Workers to Support Scientific Functions in the Intramural Research Programs [see: http://www1.od.nih.gov/oir/sourcebook/irp- policy/contractproposal.htm].

Consistent with that Policy, the Contractor agrees to require its employees to assign to it their entire right, title and interest in all work made by its employees as a result of their assignments at NIH; furthermore, the Contractor agrees to assign to the Government its entire right, title, and interest in and to all work made by its employees as a result of their assignments at NIH (including, but not limited to, inventions, patent applications, patents, copyrights, and know-how). This shall be accomplished through the attached document entitled Assignment of Contractor Employee Work Products.

For purposes of work performed under this SOW, the FAR Clause 52.227-17, Rights in Data – Special Works (December 2007) supersedes the FAR Clause 52.227- 14, Rights in Data – General (May 2014). The previously mentioned Assignment by the Contractor to the Government of its entire right, title and interest in and to all work made by its employees as a result of their assignments at NIH (including, but not limited to, inventions, patent applications, patents, copyrights, and know-how) shall take precedence over FAR Clause 52.227-17, should an inconsistency arise.

http://www1.od.nih.gov/oir/sourcebook/irp-policy/contractproposal.htm http://www1.od.nih.gov/oir/sourcebook/irp-policy/contractproposal.htm

15.0 ATTACHMENTS

This SOW includes the following attachments:

1. Labor Categories Descriptions

2. Labor Hours by Labor Category Table

3. Accessibility Requirements Tool (ART)

4. Assignment of Contractor Employee Work Products