PEARS III Draft SIR 693KA9-25-R-00016.pdf

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I CONTRACT CLAUSES 31-70

B SUPPLIES OR SERVICES AND PRICES/COSTS 2-5 PART III - LIST OF DOCUMENTS, EXHIBITS AND OTHER ATTACH.

C DESCRIPTION/SPECS./WORK STATEMENT 6-9

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G CONTRACT ADMINISTRATION DATA 14-21

L INSTRS., CONDS., AND NOTICES TO OFFERORS 88-102

H SPECIAL CONTRACT REQUIREMENTS 22-30

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PART I - SECTION B

SUPPLIES/SERVICES & PRICE/COST

B.1 GENERAL

The Policy, Engineering, Analysis, and Research Contract (PEARS III) is a single-award, Indefinite Delivery, Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract to provide support services to the Federal Aviation Administration’s (FAA) Office of Environment and Energy (AEE), Office of Airports (ARP), Office of Commercial Space Transportation (AST), Office of Aviation Safety (AVS), and the Air Traffic Organization (ATO) through the performance of a wide range of services as broadly described in Section C, Statement of Work. The Contractor must provide, by issued Task Orders (TO), all management, supervision, labor, facilities, equipment, and materials necessary to perform support services on an IDIQ basis.

B.2 BASE AND OPTION PERIODS

The term of the PEARS III contract is a one (1) year base period and four (4) one-year option periods for a total of five (5) years. TOs may be issued at any time during the base and/or option periods. The performance periods will be specified in the TOs and may include option periods which extend the TO up to twelve (12) months beyond the expiration date of this contract.

B.3 INDEFINITE DELIVERY INDEFINITE QUANTITY (IDIQ) CONTRACT

(a) This contract is an IDIQ contract. Work under this contract will be ordered by placing TO awards against this contract using the ordering procedures described in Section G, Contract Administration Data.

(b) The types of TOs issued against this contract may include TOs of a Fixed-Price or Time and Material contract type.

(c) Task Orders may include options as defined in AMS T3.2.4 - Types of Contracts 9: Options.

B.4 MAXIMUM CONTRACT LIMITATION

Task Orders may order vastly differing quantities, using differing tasks and Labor Categories (see AMS Clauses 3.2.4-16, Ordering, and 3.2.4-20, Indefinite Quantity), but in no event will the aggregate value of all Task Orders issued against this contract exceed $36,000,000.00.

B.5 GUARANTEED MINIMUM QUANTITY OF WORK

The Government guarantees that it will order at least $25,000 of work (the “Minimum Guaranteed Value”) during the term of this contract (the “Minimum Order Guarantee”). The Government has fully met the Minimum Guarantee once the aggregate dollar value of the TOs placed on this contract equals or exceeds the Minimum Guaranteed Value. The Government has

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The exercise of any optional ordering periods does not re-establish the contract minimum guaranteed amount.

B.6 CLIN STRUCTURE

The Contract Line Item Number (CLIN) structure for this contract is provided below. All CLINs in this Section must be performed in accordance with Section C - Statement of Work and delivered in accordance with specific TOs.

Base Year – CLIN 0001 CLIN 0001 Services - Base Period SCLIN 0001A – Labor Services Per Individual Task Order

Requirements SCLIN 0001B – Travel Support SCLIN 0001C – Materials/Other Direct Costs

Option Year 1 – CLIN 1001 CLIN 1001 Services - Option Period One SCLIN 1001A – Labor Services Per Individual Task Order

Requirements SCLIN 1001B – Travel Support SCLIN 1001C – Materials/Other Direct Costs

Option Year 2 – CLIN 2001 CLIN 2001 Services - Base Period SCLIN 2001A – Labor Services Per Individual Task Order

Requirements SCLIN 2001B – Travel Support SCLIN 2001C – Materials/Other Direct

Option Year 3 – CLIN 3001 CLIN 3001 Services - Base Period SCLIN 3001A – Labor Services Per Individual Task Order

Requirements SCLIN 3001B – Travel Support SCLIN 3001C – Materials/Other Direct Costs

Option Year 4 – CLIN 4001 CLIN 4001 Services - Base Period SCLIN 4001A – Labor Services Per Individual Task Order

Requirements SCLIN 4001B – Travel Support SCLIN 4001C – Materials/Other Direct

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B.7 CONTRACT PRICING

The following section describes pricing requirements for Fixed-Price (FP) and Time and Materials (T&M) TOs. T&M TOs will be issued per AMS T3.2.4 6, Time and Material / Labor Hour Contracts. In addition, the FAA reserves the right to establish different pricing requirements for specific TOs.

B.7.1 Time-and-Materials (T&M) Pricing

(a) Billing Rates for T&M Task Orders Attachment J001, Labor Rate Tables, specifies the fixed hourly rate that the Contractor may charge under T&M TOs under this contract. All TOs issued on a T&M basis will be subject to the labor rates set forth in Attachment J001 - Labor Rate Tables. The labor rates in Attachment J001 reflect fully burdened hourly rates for each labor category and will apply to all labor hours regardless of whether the labor hour is expended by the Contractor or by one of its subcontractors. The labor rates in Attachment J001 are fully burdened and include direct labor and all indirect costs applicable, including fringe benefits, overhead, G&A, and profit. These fixed hourly rates will apply to the Prime Contractor and subcontractors. The Contractor may elect to propose lower hourly rates on a TO-by-TO basis.

(b) No Change to Rates if Subcontractors are Added or Deleted The fixed hourly labor rates, in Attachment J001, Labor Rate Tables, represent the billing hourly rates of the Contractor and all its subcontractors. The fixed hourly labor rates in Attachment J001 will not change after the contract award even if a subcontractor is removed by the Contractor or a new subcontractor is added by the Contractor to its team.

(c) Time and Material (T&M) TOs

1) For T&M type TOs, the quantity of hours ordered from each labor category will be specified as deliverable hours billable at the billing rates specified in Attachment J001, Labor Rate Tables, or as negotiated, if lower rates are proposed for the TO.

Unless otherwise specified in the TO, the Contractor may deliver 70% to 130% of the hours specified for each labor category without a formal modification as long as the Contractor does not exceed the obligated funding for the TO.

2) Materials (including ODCs and Travel Costs) are cost reimbursable and will be estimated for each TO.

3) The cumulative total of all labor categories ordered plus materials/applicable indirect costs establishes the TO ceiling price.

4) Payment on Time and Material TOs is governed by AMS clause 3.3.1-5, Payments under Time and Materials and Labor-Hour Contracts.

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(d) Materials (T&M TOs)

1) Materials are defined as:

a) Direct materials that enter directly into the end product, or that are used or consumed directly in connection with the furnishing of the end product or service.

b) Subcontracts for supplies and incidental services for which there is no labor category specified in the contract.

c) Other Direct Costs (ODC) (e.g., incidental services for which there is no labor category specified in the contract, travel, computer usage charges, etc.); and,

d) Applicable indirect costs.

2) Indirect costs may be applied to materials in accordance with the Contractor’s established accounting practices.

(e) Travel (T&M TOs)

If authorized in the TO, the FAA will reimburse the Contractor for travel at actual direct costs in accordance with the limitations set forth in G.10 Travel Reimbursement. No profit is allowed for travel. Indirect costs may be applied to travel in accordance with the Contractor’s established accounting practices.

B.7.2 Fixed-Price (FP) TOs

For FP type TOs, the TO proposal instructions will detail how the FP prices will be established based upon the technical requirements, milestones (if applicable) and deliverables.

B.8 ADDITIONAL LABOR CATEGORIES

At any time and throughout the life of the contract, at the request of the Government, the Contractor may propose additional labor categories, rates and descriptions necessary to support requirements of this contract or a specific task order. These additional labor categories, rates, and descriptions will be negotiated on a case-by-case basis. The additional categories, rates and descriptions proposed, upon determination by the Government that they are necessary for the scope of the effort, and the prices are considered fair and reasonable, may be incorporated into Attachment J001, Labor Rate Tables or incorporated into a specific task order.

B.9 PRODUCTIVE LABOR HOURS

The Government will only pay for productive, direct labor hours, i.e., those hours authorized by the CO and applicable Task Order(s), in performing work under this Contract. This does not include sick leave, holiday, vacations, jury duty, military leave, administrative leave, etc.

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PART I - SECTION C

DESCRIPTION/SPECIFICATIONS/WORK STATEMENT

C.1 BACKGROUND

This Statement of Work (SOW) combines the requirements for research, engineering, analysis, and policy support for the United States Federal Aviation Administration’s (FAA) Office of Environment and Energy (AEE), Office of Airports (ARP), Office of Commercial Space Transportation (AST), Office of Aviation Safety (AVS), and the Air Traffic Organization

(ATO).

AEE develops, recommends, coordinates, and implements national aviation policy relating to environmental and energy matters. The office plans and oversees research and development efforts in the fields of aviation noise, emissions, and technology. They develop models and modeling tools to model, compute, and predict the efficiency and environmental impacts of aviation at the local, regional, national, and global scales. This knowledge is used to inform the development of domestic and international aviation policy. They conduct analyses and studies of aircraft and airport operations, air traffic procedures, and airspace to develop programs with the potential for reducing adverse impacts on the environment while maintaining or improving the efficiency and capacity of the National Airspace System (NAS). AEE also coordinates with other agencies to develop and implement aviation-related environmental and energy policies, goals, and priorities. They maintain FAA Order 1050.1F (Environmental Impacts: Policies and Procedures) and its companion desk reference to provide guidance to FAA lines of businesses and staff offices regarding compliance with the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) requirements and other relevant environmental statutes and regulations.

ARP’s Office of Airports Planning and Environmental Division (APP-400) helps to ensure a safe, efficient, and sustainable national airport system by providing comprehensive guidance on airport planning and a broad range of environmental issues. Through the Airports Planning Branch, it provides guidance and assistance on airport master planning and layout, capacity, airspace and system plans as well as aviation forecasts. Through the Airports Environmental Branch, it provides guidance and assistance to airports in implementing NEPA requirements and other Federal environmental laws and regulations. APP-400 also provides funding, technical support, and guidance for programs that address airport operational resiliency. These programs include: VALE, ZEV, energy efficiency, sustainability planning, and energy supply redundancy and microgrids. ARP’s Office of Airports Compliance and Management Analysis (ACO) enforces statutory requirements of airport revenue use at commercial service airports, while providing oversight to single audit resolution and performing mandated revenue reviews. It also interprets, recommends, and develops policies and resolves matters that involve the Federal obligations of airport sponsors; adjudicates formal complaints and FAA-initiated investigations under Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 16, Rules of Practice for Federally Assisted Airport Enforcement Proceedings; and monitors airport sponsor compliance with limits on the use of airport revenue.

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AST plays a crucial public safety role in commercial space transportation. From rocket launches to space vehicles, AST is responsible for ensuring the protection of the public, property, and the national security and foreign policy interests of the United States during commercial launches or reentry activities within the U.S. or by U.S. companies. The FAA licenses all commercial space launch and reentries and the operation of commercial launch and reentry sites. AST envisions how to integrate all current and future ascent vehicles seamlessly into the National Airspace System (NAS). This includes any combination of aircraft, balloons, rockets, and space vehicles.

AVS is responsible for certification, production approval, and continued airworthiness of aircraft; and certification of pilots, mechanics, and others in safety-related positions. Within AVS, the Office of Flight Standards (AFS) and the UAS Integration Office (AUS) work together to enable the safe operation of Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) and Advanced Air Mobility (AAM) activities. AFS issues waivers, certificates, and other operational approvals to UAS operators. AUS brings government and industry together on UAS integration issues, provides technical assistance and program management, and functions as the FAA’s lead for all things related to UAS. AVS is responsible for considering the environmental impacts of all actions arising out of AVS initiatives that require compliance with NEPA and other Federal environmental laws, regulations, and orders.

ATO is the operational arm of the FAA and is responsible for providing safe and efficient air navigation services for the entire National Airspace System (NAS). The policy Support Group (AJV-P) within ATO Policy Directorate provides administrative and technical support for policy and procedures to ensure consistency across the NAS modernization initiatives. The Environmental Policy Group (AJV-P23) develops environmental policy and standards and provides technical advice to the ATO, FAA Headquarters, Service Areas, and Field Offices as they relate to air traffic procedures and airspace design. They maintain Chapter 32, Environmental Matters, of Order7400.2, Procedures for Handling Airspace Matters.

C.2 SCOPE

C.2.1 General

The scope of this section covers the requirements for policy development support; exhaust pollutants and their impacts; noise and its impacts; modeling and analysis support; airport environmental rulemaking, policy development, and program guidance support; airport environmental streamlining initiatives support; air traffic/airspace environmental rulemaking, policy development, and program guidance support; environmental policy and operations support; commercial space activities support; technical support; software design, testing and implementation support; aviation safety, environmental policy and operations support;

knowledge management support; management support; documentation support; user support;

and conference, committee and working group support.

The work to be performed under this contract must be within the general scope of this statement of work as described herein. All work to be performed under this proposed contract must be ordered pursuant to procedures established in AMS. The Contractor must furnish and make

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The FAA intends for this contract to remain current and continue to provide a full range of support services within the contract scope throughout the contract’s period of performance.

Accordingly, the FAA may make updates to the contract at any time, as appropriate, to ensure the contract continues to provide a full range of services within the contract scope. This includes updates to Tasking Requirements. The Tasking Requirements listed in Section C.3 are not intended to be an exclusive list of the services that can be ordered within the scope of the contract. The FAA may add or revise Tasking Requirements to cover additional services within the scope of the contract.

The Contractor must, in response to Task Orders issued under this contract, provide the full range of support services required by the contract. When the FAA orders work under this contract, it will do so by issuing individually funded Task Orders (TOs) that identify, define, and issue specific one or more requirements within the Tasking Requirements listed in Section C.3.

C.2.2 Task Order Management

(a) Task Order management is a mandatory element for all Task Orders placed under this contract. Task Order management must provide the appropriate program management and project control necessary to manage the Task Order; ensure that the cost, schedule and quality requirements for each Task Order are continually tracked and the status communicated to the FAA; and ensure that each Task Order is successfully completed.

(b) The Contractor must furnish and make available all personnel, supplies, equipment, materials, data, facilities, and services necessary to perform the work under this contract.

(c) The Contractor must provide quality technical, engineering, analytical, planning, and management support to achieve the requirements of this SOW.

(d) As determined by the FAA, the Contractor may be required to interface with system integration contractors, equipment manufacturers, airport personnel, various FAA and U.S.

Government and Military organizations, and international organizations.

C.2.3 Applicable Documents

Applicable FAA/DOT orders, process guidelines, and military standards may be specified and identified as references within the individual Task Orders. FAA orders and notices can be found at: https://employees.faa.gov/tools_resources/orders_notices/.

C.2.4 Government Furnished Property

All Government Furnished Property (GFP), to include information, material, and equipment, may be specified within the individual Task Orders. All GFP is the property of the

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Government and must not be transferred to any individual or agency, public or private, without the express written approval of the Contracting Officer, except as required for the specific performance of the Task Orders. The FAA will specify GFP in individual Task Orders.

C.2.5 Security Requirements

Security requirements, applicable to the work to be performed under each Task Order, may be identified within the individual Task Orders. Additional security clearances may be needed for specific Task Orders. Candidates identified for performance under those Task Orders must hold or be eligible to obtain the requisite security clearance.

C.2.6 Data Deliverables

Specific data deliverable requirements may be included in the individual Task Orders issued under this contract, either as an item in a Contract Data Requirements List (CDRL) or specified in the Task Order.

C.2.7 Quality Management Support and Compliance

(a) Certain Task Orders may include activities that require Contractors to support the FAA in complying with various Quality systems or models. Examples of Quality systems or models include but are not limited to:

• Various International Organization for Standardization (ISO) standards such as:

o ISO-9001, and o ISO-14001 (which is affiliated with Environmental Management Systems

(EMS);.

• Safety Risk Management / Safety Management System; and

• Capability Maturity Model Integration (CMMI).

(b) Some Task Orders may require the Contractor to assist the FAA in meeting their compliance or to support the FAA in becoming compliant with Quality systems or models.

(c) Other Task Orders may require the Contractor to be compliant with Quality systems or models. If there is a requirement included in a Task Order that a Contractor must be compliant, it is the responsibility of the Contractor to ensure Quality Management support or compliance requirements are met.

C.2.8 Protection of Human Participants

The Contractor must ensure the safety and well-being of all human subjects taking part in FAA-sponsored activities or FAA-conducted scientific research under any Task Order for

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C.3 TASKING REQUIREMENTS

C.3.1 Policy Development Support

The Contractor must provide technical support for policy development, in particular AEE’s efforts at the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) Committee on Aviation Environmental Protection (CAEP), including attendance at CAEP and CAEP Working Group meetings as required. This support includes technical input to support the implementation of international policies, such as the Carbon Offsetting and Reduction Scheme for International Aviation (CORSIA) into domestic outcomes. Support must include, but not be limited to:

• Provide support to CAEP Modelling and Databases Group (MDG) and CAEP Working

Groups on tasks related to environmental and economic modeling. This includes but is not limited to efforts such as the ICAO CORSIA CO2 Estimation and Reporting Tool (CERT); emissions and costing models used in CORSIA; and noise (e.g. from subsonic fixed wing, supersonic, unmanned aircraft, and rotorcraft such as helicopter and advanced air mobility vehicles), emissions (e.g. CO2, Full Flight NOx and nvPM, or gaseous and particulate matter) and costing models used by ICAO.

• Support the development of new stringencies for aircraft noise and emissions standards, including through cost-benefit analyses to evaluate the technical feasibility, economic reasonableness, and environmental benefits of stringency options, including any interdependencies. These assessments require engagement from multiple CAEP Working Groups as well as industry representatives to ensure the analysis is robust and well-coordinated amongst stakeholders.

• Provide research, information, and data to help examine viable technical recommendations in support of ICAO CAEP, including fuel impacts and new emission standards, and CORSIA, including support analyses on implementation, costs and demands for offsetting and CORSIA Eligible Fuel use under CORSIA.

• Support efforts related to a long-term aspirational goal for international aviation gaseous, particulate matter, and CO2 emissions. This includes development and interpretation of integrated scenarios for aviation emissions and contributing to deliverables related to this effort.

• Support implementation of emission and particulate matter measurements and CORSIA in the United States through continued development of the U.S. reporting system ICAO SARPs and implementation, including continuing to support the process of data gap filling and order of magnitude checks for Emissions Reports pursuant to requirements in ICAO Annex 16, Volume II, III and IV.

C.3.2 Emissions and Their Impacts

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The Contractor must assist in conducting measurements of aircraft engine emissions and assist in advancing the understanding of the environmental impacts of these emissions on air quality, the ozone layer, and the atmosphere. The Contractor’s requirements include but are not limited to:

• Develop effective measurement systems for gaseous and particulate matter emissions measurements from aircraft engines and non-aircraft airport-based emissions.

• Conduct measurements and analysis of gaseous and particulate matter emissions from aircraft engines operating on conventional and alternative fuels.

• Convey information from measurements and system development to improve emissions certification procedures and requirements.

• Conduct experiments and analyses to understand the impacts of aircraft emissions on air quality, the ozone layer, and the atmosphere.

• Create guidance to grant recipients to address how a project's air emissions need to be quantified in a verifiable manner.

C.3.3 Noise and Its Impacts

The Contractor must assist in conducting measurements and analyses of aircraft noise and assist in advancing the understanding of the environmental impacts of noise, and assist with the update and maintenance of FAA’s Noise Policy. The Contractor’s requirements include but are not limited to:

• Conduct measurements and analysis to support the development and implementation and update of noise certification standards, orders, guidance, advisory circulars, procedures and requirements.

• Conduct analyses to understand and effectively communicate noise exposure using various acoustic models (e.g. AEDT, ANOPP, AAM, RUMBLE, NOISEMAP) with a variety of metrics.

• Conducting surveys to understand human perception to aircraft noise.

• Conduct research to quantify the impact of noise on sleep, human health, and productivity.

• Conduct research to better understand the non-acoustic factors of aviation noise.

• Evaluate the economic costs of noise exposure on society.

• Provide technical and change management expertise to develop, review, edit, and implement changes to FAA noise policies, regulations, and orders, program guidance, supporting documentation, and other resource materials.

C.3.4 Modeling and Analysis Support

The Contractor must perform a variety of complex qualitative, quantitative, environmental and economic analyses tasks as well as undertake the design, development, enhancement and

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• Develop, modify and apply simulation, modeling, and analysis tools to support evaluation of operational concepts and NAS changes.

• Provide independent expertise in aeronautical engineering and NAS operations to support requirements identified by research laboratories such as MITRE Corporation, National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), Volpe National Transportation Systems Center, and Massachusetts Institute of Technology Lincoln Laboratories and provide technical recommendations of research laboratory projects.

• Design, develop, and conduct environmental and operational analyses of aviation requirements, policies and strategies. This support must include, but not be limited to, analyses of environmental impacts and economic tradeoffs, cost-benefit and investment analyses, studies on the impacts of proposed alternatives on airline schedules and airline policy changes, and assessments of the impacts of NAS modernization activities.

• Design and develop new software applications to conduct NAS environmental, operational, and economic assessments. The Contractor must provide aeronautical engineering, air traffic control and operational expertise, and economic expertise to investigate candidate enhancements to improve model accuracy and relevance to aviation operations. The Contractor must support the maintenance and enhancement of models such as AEE’s AEDT and AJP’s National Airspace Performance Analysis Capability (NASPAC) and conduct reviews of new Environmental Protection Agency-sanctioned emission and dispersion algorithms for inclusion in AEDT.

• Design, develop, implement, and maintain computer databases for the storage and analysis of operational, environmental, and economic data. Design, develop, and implement software programs and processes for ingesting data into these databases, and for the analysis of these data.

• Plan and conduct studies and analyses to support the development and enhancement of NAS operational, environmental, and economic models. For example, collect data from sources such as ASPM, ETMS, TFMS, PDARS, OAG, BTS, NTML, NCDC, etc. Use statistical analysis techniques such as exploratory data analysis, Analysis of Variance (ANOVA), hypothesis testing, and regression analysis on these data to discern patterns and to characterize the behavior of various NAS actors, processes, and systems. Use Geographical Information System (GIS) software to analyze flight tracks and their relation to airspace, political boundaries, population centers, etc.

• Plan and conduct studies on airport capacities using operational data and airport models such as TAAM, ACM, Runway Simulator, etc.

• Develop user documentation and training materials and provide user training for models and analysis tools as directed by the FAA.

• Provide technical support to users of computer models, analysis tools, and information management systems to promote proper application and ensure accurate interpretation.

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• Plan and conduct technical environmental consequence studies for aviation noise, emissions, and fuel burn for airports and airspace projects using operational data and aviation environmental models such as AEDT.

• Plan and conduct environmental impact studies for the domains of aviation noise, air quality, and emissions, on scales ranging from a single airport to the globe, using operational data and aviation environmental impact models.

• Design, develop, and conduct environmental and operational impact and mitigation research.

C.3.5 Airport Environmental Rulemaking, Policy Development, and Program Guidance Support

The Contractor’s requirements include but are not limited to:

• Provide technical, research and regulatory support for airport development projects, regulatory change and environmental studies.

• Design, develop, and conduct environmental analyses of aviation requirements, policies and strategies. This must include, but not be limited to, analyses of environmental impacts and economic tradeoffs, mitigation strategies, and cost-benefit assessments.

• Provide technical expertise to develop, review, and edit environmental policies, regulations and orders, program guidance, supporting documentation, and other resource materials

C.3.6 Airport Environmental Streamlining Initiatives Support

The Contractor must provide technical assistance for developing and evaluating streamlining initiatives intended to accelerate airport environmental reviews and improved intergovernmental and interagency coordination. This assistance must include, but not be limited to, the analysis of environmental findings, integrated airport planning and environmental processes, new methodology, and best practices for airport compliance with the NEPA and special purpose environmental statutes.

C.3.7 Air Traffic/Airspace Environmental Rulemaking, Policy Development, and Program Guidance Support

• Provide technical, research and regulatory support for air traffic procedure and airspace design development projects, regulatory changes, and environmental studies.

• Contractor must design, develop, and conduct environmental analyses of air traffic/airspace requirements, policies and strategies. This must include, but not be

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• Provide technical expertise to develop, review, and edit environmental policies, regulations and orders, program guidance, supporting documentation, and other resource materials.

• Provide technical expertise to support environmental due diligence investigations and NEPA reviews for ATO Technical Operations projects.

• Conduct environmental analyses and draft environmental review documents for air traffic actions in accordance with National Environmental Policy Act and applicable agency Orders.

C.3.8 Environmental Policy and Operations Support

• Support for policy and economic analysis of environmental and energy related matters, development of operational initiatives, environmental management system development and use, safety risk management system evaluation and support, facility energy management policies, National Environmental Policy Act and FAA facility environmental compliance, and other initiatives to improve the environmental performance of the national aviation system. This must include, but not be limited to, analyses of environmental impacts and economic trade-offs, mitigation strategies, and cost-benefit assessments.

• Technical expertise to develop, review, and edit environmental policies, regulations and orders, program guidance, supporting documentation, and other resource materials.

• Support for development of environmental training materials and modules to better educate incoming staff on environmental policies and procedures.

C.3.9 Commercial Space Activities Support

The Contractor’s assistance must include, but is not limited to, stakeholder engagement, developing standard operating procedures, producing NEPA guidance, conducting launch noise analyses, developing and validating environmental tools for commercial space activities, and environmental data analyses on commercial space launches and full mission operations.

C.3.10 Technical Support

The Contractor’s assistance must include, but is not limited to, providing technical support and assistance on NAS modernization activities and airport and/or airspace environmental requirements

C.3.11 Software Design, Testing and Implementation Support

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The Contractor must conduct requirements analysis, software design, software development, evaluation, and assessments for environmental, operational, and economic modeling and research applications. This must include analyses of current technology and data, software maintenance, software integration, and integration of data into software applications.

Additional Contractor’s requirements include but are not limited to:

• Assess current applicable algorithms for incorporation into existing applications.

• Perform design reviews.

• Develop functional specifications, ensure adherence to coding standards, and perform system configuration management.

• Perform version administration.

• Analyze operational concepts and system and data requirements.

• Implement and properly document approved software designs in construction of pre-processing, core module, and post-processing capabilities, including Graphical User Interface, source data, and GIS functions.

• Test and evaluate all software in a manner in accordance with relevant technical schedules and International Standards Organization processes.

• Provide documentation and user training as requested by the FAA for each application developed.

• Coordinate with AEDT users to identify model enhancements and applicable recurring airport noise, fuel burn, and air quality analysis requirements.

• Develop AEDT training materials and provide AEDT training to the FAA regional offices as directed.

• Provide technical support to AEDT users to promote proper model use and accurate interpretation of model results.

C.3.12 Aviation Safety, Environmental Policy and Operations Support

• Provide technical, research and regulatory support for UAS and AAM operational approval projects, regulatory changes, and environmental studies.

• Contractor must design, develop, and conduct environmental analyses of UAS and AAM operational approvals, regulatory changes, policies and strategies. This must include, but not be limited to, analyses of environmental impacts and mitigation strategies.

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C.3.13 Knowledge Management Support

• Design, develop and implement knowledge management systems and applications to promote information exchange within aviation, environmental, and airport communities.

• Design, develop, and maintain web portals to facilitate data sharing and access to legacy data sources.

• Investigate new technologies and applications to promote improved information exchange and knowledge management.

• Provide documentation and user training as requested by the FAA for each application developed.

C.3.14 Management Support

The contractor must provide financial and regulatory management support including, but not being limited to, the following:

• Assist in developing, analyzing, maintaining, and coordinating budgetary and regulatory documentation involving financial and rulemaking requirements in support of NAS environmental and airport programs.

• Assist in developing, tracking, monitoring and processing of NAS environmental and airport documents, advanced acquisition plans, requests for reprogramming and other financial and regulatory documents as required.

C.3.15 Documentation Support

The Contractor must develop, update, and/or modify administrative and technical documentation, including meeting and software development documents, software training manuals, Advisory Circulars, audits, standards documents, user/reference manuals, and source documentation. For software applications this must include, but not be limited to, guidance and documentation on software application design and enhancements, with descriptions of user interface, user inputs, model outputs, program modules, data structures, and functional and logic designs. Documentation must include narrative descriptions, diagrams, illustrative examples, and code comments.

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The contractor must develop, update, and maintain NAS environmental guidance documentation (e.g., Aviation Air Quality Handbook) and airport guidance documentation (e.g., Airport Environmental Handbook).

C.3.16 User Support

The Contractor must provide technical support on the use of analysis tools and software applications maintained by the lines of business. This support must include but not be limited to training, technical assistance for applications, user and reference manual update and distribution and support of user analysis.

C.3.17 Conference, Committee and Working Group Support

Provided the FAA makes all final decisions, the Contractor must plan, organize, schedule, coordinate and participate in conferences, planning sessions, committees, and working groups as requested by the FAA. These activities may be scheduled with other FAA, other government, international, industry, or user organizations to coordinate operational concepts, operational implementation concerns, environmental issues, or to promote technical information exchange regarding user requirements. Support must include, but is not limited to, agenda development, speaker recommendations, advance mailings and notification, conference materials, technical and engineering expertise, operational and subject matter expertise, and administrative support to delegates. The Contractor may be requested to represent the FAA at such meetings. Such representation must be limited to presenting FAA positions and developing detailed reports on meeting progress and findings.

Notwithstanding anything else in this contract or individual task order, FAA is responsible for ensuring full compliance with AMS T3.2.2.5.A.5, T3.2.2.5.A.6, and all other relevant AMS Policy and Guidance. The contractor is not authorized to sign anything for or on behalf of the FAA. Both the FAA and the contractor will comply with all changes or adjustments in the governing fiscal and ethics laws and authorities.

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PART I - SECTION D

PACKAGING AND MARKING

D.1 PACKING AND PACKAGING

As applicable, preservation, packing, and packaging for all items delivered hereunder shall be in accordance with the best commercial practices to ensure arrival at the specified destination(s) in an undamaged condition.

D.2 GENERAL MARKING

As applicable, in addition to information provided with shipping instructions, all deliverables must be marked on the outside of the packaging with the following:

• Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) contract number;

• Contractor's name and address;

• List of contents, partial or final delivery;

• Task Order (TO) number;

• Contract Data Requirements List (CDRL) number; and

• Applicable Data Rights Notices.

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PART I - SECTION E

INSPECTION AND ACCEPTANCE

E.1 FAA AMS 3.1-1 CLAUSES AND PROVISIONS INCORPORATED BY

REFERENCE (JULY 2019)

This screening information request (SIR) incorporates by reference the provisions or clauses listed below with the same force and effect as if they were given in full text. Upon request, the Contracting Officer will make the full text available, or Offeror’s and Contractors may obtain the full text via Internet at:

https://fast.faa.gov/contractclauses.cfm

The following contract clause or clauses pertinent to this section are hereby incorporated by reference:

3.10.4-4 Inspection of Services - Both Fixed-Price & Cost Reimbursement (April 1996) 3.10.4-5 Inspection - Time-and-Material and Labor-Hour (April 1996)

E.2 INSPECTION AND ACCEPTANCE

(a) The CO, or his or her duly authorized representative, is authorized to perform inspection on behalf of the Government for the purpose of acceptance of all materials, data, or services to be provided. In this regard, the Contracting Officer’s Representative (COR) is an authorized representative of the CO. Final acceptance of all deliverables under this contract must be made by the CO or designee, in writing.

(b) Inspection, review or the anticipation of acceptance/approval of a deliverable item during the course of its preparation must not be construed as assurance of acceptance of the finished product.

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PART I - SECTION F

DELIVERIES OR PERFORMANCE

F.1 FAA AMS 3.1-1 CLAUSES AND PROVISIONS INCORPORATED BY

This Screening Information Request (SIR) or contract, as applicable, incorporates by reference the provisions or clauses listed below with the same force and effect as if they were given in full text. Upon request, the Contracting Officer (CO) will make the full text available, or Offerors and Contractors may obtain the full text via Internet at: https://fast.faa.gov/contractclauses.cfm

The following contract clause or clauses pertinent to this section are hereby incorporated by reference:

3.10.1-9 Stop-Work Order (April 2025) 3.10.1-11 Government Delay of Work (April 1996) 3.10.1-24 Notice of Delay (March 2009) 3.11-34 F.O.B. Destination (April 1999)

F.2 PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE

The period of performance for the base year will begin on the date of award or the effective date of the contract.

Base Year Date of Award through 12 months thereafter Option Year One 13th month through 24th month Option Year Two 25th month through 36th month Option Year Three 37th month through 48th month Option Year Four 49th month through 60th month

The contract period of performance is effective upon execution of the contract by the Contractor and the FAA CO. If the Government elects to exercise any of the available Option periods, written notification of the Government’s intent to exercise an option will be provided to the Contractor in accordance with the procedures in AMS 3.2.4-35 Option to Extend the Term of the Contract. The Government reserves the right to exercise an Option period unilaterally in accordance with Sections B and F of this contract and at rates and estimated values established in Section B.

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F.4 TASK ORDERS PERFORMANCE PERIOD

TOs may be issued at any time during the base and/or option periods. The performance period will be specified in the TO and may include option periods which extend the TO up to twelve

(12) months beyond the expiration date of this contract.

All orders issued during the effective date of the contract and not completed within that period must be completed by the Contractor within the time specified in the order. The rates prevailing immediately prior to contract expiration must apply to all such work. Any costs incurred prior to the beginning date or after the ending date of a TO will not be directly allowable without the written consent of the CO via contract modification.

F.5 DELIVERY

The services required under each individual TO must be delivered and received at destination within the time frame specified in each order.

F.6 PLACE OF PERFORMANCE