PKSOI LL Combined Synopsis Solicitation.pdf

Combined Synopsis/Solicitation for Peace Keeping Operations and Stability Institute (PKSOI) Lessons Learned Carlisle Barracks, PA.

The solicitation number is W91QF024Q8004. The solicitation is issued as a Request for Quotation (RFQ) pursuant to FAR 13.5.

This notice incorporates provisions and clauses in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular (FAC) 2005- 101 effective 26 October 2018 and Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (DFARS). The complete text of any of the clauses and provisions may be accessed in full text at https://www.acquisition.gov/. Deviations at https://www.acq.osd.mil/dpap/dars/class_deviations.html.

This is a Full and Open Competitive Solicitation. The associated NAICS code for this procurement is 541611 and the small business size standard is $24,500,000.00. The Product Service Code is R699. The description of all requirements is in the Performance Work Statement (PWS) to follow.

Quotes are due No Later Than (NLT) 23 September 2024 at 4:00 p.m. ET. Quotes shall be emailed to the POC’s for this requirement, Contract Specialist Ashley Arensdorf at ashley.i.arensdorf.civ@army.mil and Contracting Officer Bethany Flynn at bethany.l.flynn.civ@army.mil. All questions shall be submitted via e-mail to the POC’s for this requirement and they will be responded to on an amendment to this solicitation. Questions should be submitted by 6 September 2024 at 4:00 p.m. ET. Questions submitted after that date may not be addressed.

All vendors submitting a quote must be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM).

Quoters must include a completed copy of the following provisions with its quote unless this information has been included in their System for Award Management (SAM) registration. Quoters are not required to re-submit the information if it is already in SAM.

52.212-3 ALT I, Offeror Representations and Certifications -- Commercial Items 52.219-1 ALT I, Small Business Program Representations 52.204-26 Covered Telecommunications Equipment or Services- Representation (MUST BE Oct

2020 or later version!) If one or both of the answers is/are ‘Does’, add:

*52.204-24 Representation Regarding Certain Telecommunications and Video Surveillance

Services or Equipment (Oct 2020 or later) **Only if you answered “Does” in 52.204-26**

The following FAR clauses and provisions also apply to this acquisition.

The clause at 52.204-25, Prohibition on Contracting for Certain Telecommunications and Video Surveillance Services or Equipment (Aug 2020 or later), applies to this acquisition.

The provision at 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors - Commercial, applies to this acquisition (See attachment for Addendum)

The provision at 52.212-2, Evaluation -- Commercial Items, applies to this acquisition (See attachment for Addendum).

The clause at 52.212-4, Contract Terms and Conditions -- Commercial Items, applies to this acquisition.

The clause at 52.212-5, Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or Executive Orders -- Commercial Items, applies to this acquisition.

Any award resulting from this solicitation will be issued on a Standard Form (SF) 1449.

Additionally:

1. All information on the solicitation must be filled out completely and returned. Incomplete submissions will be determined not in conformance to the Solicitation and may be rejected.

2. Please be sure to read the entire solicitation for sections that require vendor information to be submitted.

3. All contractors must be actively registered in SAM in order to receive a Department of Defense contract (See DFARS 252.204-7004 ALT A). Registration information can be obtained at the following website: https://sam.gov/. Contractors are advised to register upon receipt of this solicitation since there is a time lag between registration and registration availability. No payment is required to register for SAM, but a notarized letter will be required. Any site requiring payment is a third-party site that will do the registration for you.

W91QF024Q8004

Section SF 1449 - CONTINUATION SHEET

PERFORMANCE WORK STATEMENT

PERFORMANCE WORK STATEMENT (PWS)

(Includes associated Performance Requirements Summary (PRS))

Peacekeeping and Stability Operations Institute Lessons Learned Analyst

PART 1

GENERAL INFORMATION

1. General: This is a non-personal service(s) contract under which the personnel rendering the service(s) are not subject, either by the contract’s terms or by the manner of its administration, to the supervision and control usually prevailing in relationships between the Government and its employees.

1.1 Description of Services/Introduction: This is a non-personal service(s) contract to provide research and analysis support to the US Army Peacekeeping and Stability Operations Institute (PKSOI) to identify and develop Stabilization and Peace Operations (S&PO) Lessons Learned.

1.2 Background: The US Army Peacekeeping and Stability Operations Institute (PKSOI) was established on 21 August 2003 by the Department of the Army as the successor organization to the US Army Peacekeeping Institute (1993-2003). The PKSOI is located on the second floor of Upton Hall at Carlisle Barracks, home to the US Army War College (USAWC).

The PKSOI mission promotes the collaborative development and integration of stabilization and peace operations capabilities across the US government and the international community in order to enable the success of future peace and stability activities. Institute staff members study the strategic and operational implications of stabilization and peace activities; advise senior Army leaders, combatant commanders and their staffs regarding the conduct of Defense Support to Stabilization (DSS), and implementation of the Stability Assistance Review (SAR); understand allied and other nations’ military objectives and doctrine; contribute to evolving stability and peace operations concepts and doctrine; educate the next generation of Army strategic leaders on stability and peace operations; and inform commanders regarding stability and peace operations lessons learned.

Since 2003, PKSOI has expanded its mission and established relationships with myriad civilian agencies, governmental and nongovernmental, international, and allied militaries supporting peace, post-conflict and stability operations. In October 2019, PKSOI was realigned under the US Army Combined Arms Center. PKSOI maintains support to the USAWC curriculum for students, offering assistance on stabilization and peace operations education as part of the core curriculum, teaching electives, and other related educational and leadership development activities. This support will continue as part of the PKSOI mission.

In 2014, PKSOI’s mission was significantly expanded due to designation as the Department of Defense (DoD) and Army ‘Lead’ for Joint Peace and Stability Operations.

In December 2019, the Secretary of Defense reaffirmed the task to the Joint Proponent of leading the integration of joint lessons learned for stabilization and peace operations.

Key tasks for PKSOI include focusing DoD policy and capacity for DSS operations to best develop key strategic and operational lessons learned, case studies, after action reviews, and publication of relevant papers. PKSOI supports the US Government interagency processes for future DSS and SAR implementation. Additionally, PKSOI advises the Joint and Army Staffs on concept and doctrine development and combatant commands on integration and execution of initiatives to assist ongoing missions.

1.3 Scope: The Contractor shall provide non-personal service(s). The Contractor shall provide all personnel, supervision, and other items necessary to perform services as described in the PWS and associated contract documents, except for those items specified in Part 3 Government Property and Services. The Contractor shall perform to the standards and acceptable quality levels identified in this PWS and associated contract documents.

1.4 Objectives: The objective of this contract is to provide research and analysis support to PKSOI to identify and develop S&PO related observations, insights, lessons and best practices (OIL/BP) and to identify S&PO related references for posting to the Army PKSOI section of the Joint Lessons Learned Information System (JLLIS).

1.5 General Information:

1.5.1 Quality Control Plan (QCP): This acquisition is for commercial services and will be performed using FAR Part 12 procedures. The contractor’s existing quality assurance system shall be utilized In Accordance With (IAW) FAR 12.208.

1.5.2 Quality Assurance: The Government will evaluate the Contractor’s performance under this contract IAW the Quality Assurance Surveillance Plan (QASP). This plan is primarily focused on what the Government must do to ensure that the Contractor has performed IAW the performance standards. It defines how the performance standards will be applied, the frequency of surveillance, and the acceptable quality levels (performance thresholds).

1.5.3 Recognized Holidays: The following provides information on recognized holidays for the purpose of the PWS. If submittal of any tasks or documentation (e.g., deliverables, submittals, etc.) deadlines fall on a holiday, the closest workday prior to the holiday will apply as the deadline for submittal.

1.5.3.1 U.S. Holidays: Work shall not be performed on U.S. federally recognized holidays occurring during the normal workweek unless otherwise directed by the Contracting Officer. When a U.S. holiday occurs on a Saturday or a Sunday, the holiday is observed on the preceding Friday or following Monday, respectively.

New Year’s Day Labor Day Martin Luther King Jr.’s Birthday Columbus Day President’s Day Veteran’s Day Memorial Day Thanksgiving Day Juneteenth Christmas Day Independence Day

1.5.4 Operating Hours: The Government facility office hours are 0800 to 1700, Monday through Friday except U.S. Holidays identified in paragraph 1.5.3.1 above or when the Government facility is closed due to local or national emergencies, administrative closings, or similar Government directed facility closings.

1.5.5 Place of Performance: The work to be performed under this contract will be performed with the majority of work at Upton Hall, Carlisle Barracks, PA. All travel to and from Carlisle Barracks, Pennsylvania shall be at the expense of the contractor.

1.5.5.1 Telework Capabilities: Telework will be used by exception and with prior written approval from the Director, PKSOI and coordination with the COR. Virtual work with PKSOI analysts and other key Lessons Learned stakeholders will be via government means such as MS Teams A365, DCS, Zoom.gov, or Webex.

1.6 Clearance Requirements: The following information is provided on security clearance related matters. The Contractor shall comply with all appropriate Government security directives and regulations when performing work in support of this contract.

This contract requires all team members possess or be able to obtain a SECRET security clearance.

1.6.1 Facility Clearance Program: Contracted vendors performing work under this contract must have a SECRET Facility Clearance at time of offer submission and must maintain the level of security required for the life of the contract. The security requirements are IAW with the DoD Contract Security Classification Specification (DD Form 254), which is currently accessible at the following link:

http://www.dtic.mil/whs/directives/forms/eforms/dd0254.pdf

1.6.2 Personnel Security Clearance Requirements: Contractor personnel performing work under this contract must have an active personnel security clearance at the SECRET level in the Defense Information System for Security (DISS) and must maintain the level of security required for the life of the contract. The security requirements are IAW the DoD Contract Security Classification Specification DD Form

254. The Contractor shall ensure that contractor employees and subcontractor employees performing services under this contract shall comply with FAR 52.204‐2, Security Requirements. This clause involves access to information classified “Confidential,” “Secret,” or “Top Secret” and requires contractors to comply with (1) The Security Agreement (DD Form 441), including the National Industrial Security Program Operating Manual (DoD 5220.22‐M); (2) any revisions to DOD 5220.22‐M, notice of which has been furnished to the contractor.

1.6.3 Controlled Unclassified Information (CUI): DFARS provision 252.204-2019 and DFARS clause 252.204-7012 apply to this PWS, which require the contractor to comply with NIST SP 800-171 (800-171). The Government will follow procedures outlined in DFARS 204.73 and verify vendors have an adequate 800-171 summary assessment score within the Supplier Performance Risk System (within PIEE). If the score doesn't show a medium- or high-level assessment with a score of 110 or better (as described in the 800-171 DoD Assessment Methodology"), DFARS clause 252.204-7020 shall apply, and the Government will obtain the vendor's "system security plan" and "plan of action" for 800-171 verification and assurance by Army security officials. See https://csrc.nist.gov/publications/search?keywords-lg=800-171&sortBy-lg=Number+ASC&viewMode-lg=brief&ipp-lg=all&status-lg=Final&series-lg=SP&topicsMatch-lg=ANY&controlsMatch-lg=ANY for the current revision of 800-171.

1.7 Installation Access: Access to U.S. installations, buildings and controlled areas is limited to personnel who meet security criteria and are authorized. Failure to submit required information/data and obtain required documentation or clearances will be grounds for denying access to U.S. installations, buildings, and controlled areas. The Contractor shall ensure that any subcontractors used in performance of this contract complies with these requirements and that all employees, of both the Contractor and any subcontractor utilized by the Contractor, are made aware of and comply with these requirements.

The Contractor shall be aware of and comply with the requirements associated with Installation Access Control. The Government is not liable for any costs associated with performance delays due solely to a firm’s failure to comply with Installation Access Control System (IACS) processing requirements.

The Contractor shall return installation passes and/or issued identification to the issuing IACS office when the contract is completed or when a Contractor employee no longer requires access. This includes when an individual is terminated or at the expiration of their employment or when the contract ends (whether due to expiration, termination, or cancellation).

1.7.1 Background Checks: Contractor and all associated subcontractor employees shall provide all information required for background checks to meet installation access requirements to be accomplished by installation Provost Marshal Office, Director of Emergency Services or Security Office. Contractor workforce must comply with all personal identity verification requirements (FAR clause 52.204‐9, Personal Identity Verification of Contractor Personnel) as directed by DOD, HQDA and/or local policy. In addition to the changes otherwise authorized by the changes clause of this contract, should the Force Protection Condition (FPCON) at any individual facility or installation change, the Government may require changes in contractor security matters or processes.

1.7.2 Common Access Cards (CAC):

1.7.2.1 For contractors requiring Common Access Card (CAC). Before CAC issuance, the contractor employee requires, at a minimum, a favorably adjudicated National Agency Check with Inquiries (NACI) or an equivalent or higher investigation in accordance with Army Directive 2014‐05. The contractor employee will be issued a CAC only if duties involve one of the following: (1) Both physical access to a DoD facility and access, via logon, to DoD networks on‐site or remotely; (2) remote access, via logon, to a DoD network using DoD‐approved remote access procedures; or (3) physical access to multiple DoD facilities or multiple non‐DoD federally controlled facilities on behalf of the DoD on a recurring basis for a period of 6 months or more. At the discretion of the sponsoring activity, an initial CAC may be issued based on a favorable review of the FBI fingerprint check and a successfully scheduled NACI at the Office of Personnel Management.

1.7.2.1.1 The Contractor shall provide the following information: Last, First and Middle Names, government issued personal identifier (e.g., Social Security Number, Federal Identification Number, or Tax Identification Number), date of birth, primary email address (this email address will be used to contact the individual) and any other necessary information required to obtain a CAC or installation access card, to the COR within five (5) days after award (Deliverable #1). The Contractor shall ensure safeguarding of Personally Identifiable Information (PII).

Note: CACs are Government property.

1.8 Physical Security: The Contractor shall safeguard all Government equipment, information, and property provided for Contractor use. At the close of each work period, Government facilities, equipment, and materials shall be secured IAW the Army Physical Security Program (AR 190-13.)

1.8.1 Operations Security (OPSEC) Requirements: Contractor personnel shall adhere to facility security policies and restrictions. The Contractor shall immediately report suspicious activities to security personnel. Government-issued access badges shall not be worn outside designated facilities where visible to the general public.

1.8.2 Key (Card) Control: NOTE: All references to keys include key cards. The Contractor shall establish and implement methods of making sure all keys issued to the Contractor by the Government are not lost or misplaced and are not used by unauthorized persons. No keys issued to the Contractor by the Government shall be duplicated. The Contractor shall develop procedures covering key control. Such procedures shall include turn-in of any issued keys by personnel who no longer require access to locked areas. The Contractor shall immediately report any incidents of lost or duplicate keys to the Contracting Officer. In the event keys, other than master keys, are lost or duplicated, the Contractor shall, upon direction of the Contracting Officer, re-key or replace the affected lock or locks; however, the Government, at its option, may replace the affected lock or locks or perform re-keying. When the replacement of locks or re-keying is performed by the Government, the total cost of re-keying or the replacement of the lock or locks shall be deducted from payment due to the Contractor.

In the event a master key is lost or duplicated, all locks and keys for that system shall be replaced by the Government and the total cost deducted from the payment due to the Contractor. The Contractor shall prohibit the use of Government issued keys by any persons other than the Contractor’s employees. The Contractor shall prohibit the opening of locked areas by Contractor employees to permit entrance of persons other than Contractor employees engaged in the performance of assigned work in those areas, or personnel authorized entrance by the Contracting Officer. The Contractor shall establish and implement methods of ensuring that all lock combinations are not revealed to unauthorized persons. The Contractor shall ensure that lock combinations are changed when personnel having access to the combinations no longer have a need to know such combinations.

1.9 Post Award Conference/Periodic Progress Meetings: The Contractor shall attend any post award conference convened by the contracting activity or contract administration office IAW FAR Subpart 42.5. The Contracting Officer, COR, and other Government personnel, as appropriate, may meet periodically with the Contractor to review the Contractor's performance. At these meetings the Contracting Officer will apprise the Contractor of how the Government views the Contractor's performance and the Contractor shall apprise the Government of problems, if any, being experienced.

Appropriate action shall be taken to resolve outstanding issues. These meetings shall be at no additional cost to the Government.

1.9.1 The Contractor shall attend, participate in, and furnish input to scheduled and unscheduled meetings, conferences, and briefings that relate to the functions and services herein as required by the Government to provide effective communication and impart necessary information. The Contract Manager or designated representative shall attend meetings as requested by the Government. Meeting attendees shall at times include Contractor managerial, supervisory, and other personnel knowledgeable of the subject matter. Meetings may start or end outside of regular duty hours.

1.10 Contracting Officer’s Representative (COR): Refer to Part 2 of this PWS for the definition of a COR. As determined by the Contracting Officer, a COR will be appointed and identified by letter of designation, a copy of which will be provided to the Contractor by the Contracting Officer. The designation letter states the responsibilities and limitations of the COR, especially with regard to changes in cost or price, estimates, or changes in delivery dates. The COR is not authorized to change any of the terms and conditions of the resulting order. The COR monitors all technical aspects of the contract and assists in contract administration. The COR is not authorized to obligate the Government. If the work is not written in the contract, the COR is not authorized to request new work. The COR is authorized to perform the following functions: assure that the Contractor performs the technical requirements of the contract, perform inspections necessary in connection with contract performance, maintain written and oral communications with the Contractor concerning technical aspects of the contract, issue written interpretations of technical requirements, including Government drawings, designs, specifications, monitor Contractor's performance and notifies both the Contracting Officer and Contractor of any deficiencies, coordinate availability of Government property, and coordinate site entry of Contractor personnel.

1.11 Key Personnel: The following personnel are considered key personnel by the Government: Contract Manager and Alternate Contract Manager. The Contractor shall provide a Contract Manager who shall be responsible for the performance of the work.

The name of this person and an Alternate Contract Manager, who shall act for the Contractor when the Contract Manager is absent shall be provided in writing to the Contracting Officer Representative no later than no later than five (5) days after contract award (Deliverable #2). The Contract Manager and Alternate Contract Manager shall have full authority to act for the Contractor on all contract matters relating to daily operation of this contract. The Contract Manager or Alternate Contract Manager shall be available during operating hours listed in PWS 1.5.4.

1.11.2 Additional Key Personnel Requirements: Certain experienced professional and/or technical personnel are essential for successful accomplishment of the work to be performed under this contract. These Key Personnel must be identified by name within the contractor’s offer for their resumes (and any additional documents) to be evaluated during the source selection process.

1.11.2.1 The contractor agrees that such personnel shall not be removed or replaced within the performance of this contract unless the following measures are taken:

(a) If one or more of the key personnel, for any reason, becomes or is expected to become unavailable for work under this contract for a continuous period exceeding 30 work days, or is expected to devote substantially less effort to the work than indicated in the proposal or initially anticipated, the contractor shall, subject to the concurrence of the KO or COR, promptly replace personnel with personnel who possess equal or better qualifications as the original employee.

(b) All requests for approval of substitutions hereunder must be in writing and provide a detailed explanation of the circumstances necessitating the proposed substitutions. The request must contain a resume for the proposed substitute, and any other information requested by the KO or COR. The KO or COR must concur in writing with the change.

1.11.2.2. If the KO or COR determines that suitable and timely replacement of Key Personnel who have been reassigned, terminated, or have otherwise become unavailable for the contract work is not reasonably forthcoming or that the resultant reduction of productive effort would be so substantial as to impair successful completion of the contract, the KO may terminate the contract for default or for the convenience of the Government, as appropriate, or make an equitable adjustment to the contract to compensate the Government for any resultant delay, loss or damage.

1.12 Identification of Contractor Employees: All Contractor personnel attending meetings, answering Government telephones, and working in other situations where their contractor status is not obvious to third parties must identify themselves, to include proper marking of signature blocks in correspondence, to avoid creating an impression in the minds of members of the public that they are Government officials. The Contractor shall ensure that all documents or reports, produced by Contractors are suitably marked as Contractor products or that Contractor participation is appropriately disclosed.

1.13 Contractor Travel: The Contractor may be required to travel during the performance of this contract to attend meetings, conferences, and/or training related to lessons learned. The Contractor shall be authorized travel expenses at rates no higher than the substantive provisions of the Joint Travel Regulation (JTR), IAW FAR 31.205- 46, and the limitation of funds specified in this contract. All travel requires Government approval/authorization and notification to the COR prior to travel. Failure to obtain prior authorization could result in invoice denial. Government will only pay for costs incurred;

all costs must be accompanied by documentation.

1.14 Other Direct Costs (ODCs): Not applicable for commercial requirements.

1.15 Data Rights: The Government has unlimited rights to all documents and materials produced under this contract. All documents and materials, to include the source codes of software, produced under this contract shall be Government owned and are the property of the Government with all rights and privileges of ownership and copyright belonging exclusively to the Government. These documents and materials may not be used or sold by the Contractor without written permission from the Contracting Officer.

All materials supplied to the Government shall be the sole property of the Government and may not be used for any other purpose. This right does not abrogate any other Government rights.

1.16 Non-Disclosure Requirements: Performance under this contract may require the Contractor to access data and information proprietary to a Government agency, another Government Contractor, or of such nature that its dissemination or use other than as specified in this work statement would be averse to the interests of the Government or others. The Contractor and Contractor personnel shall not divulge, or release data or information developed, or obtained under performance of this PWS, except to authorized Government personnel or upon written approval of the Contracting Officer.

The Contractor shall not use, disclose, or reproduce proprietary data, which bears a restrictive legend, other than as specified in this PWS. All documentation showing individual names or other personal information shall be controlled and protected under the provisions of the Privacy Act of 1974, Public Law 93-579, 5 United States Code (U.S.C.) Section 552a.

1.17 Protection of Government and Contract Information: Per Public Use Notice of Limitations stated by Defense Media Activity and contained at www.dma.mil/Services/Visual-Information/References/Limitations/, the Contractor shall not cite any information (e.g., contract information, pictures, locations, etc.) obtained from the Government through this contract on any hard copy or digital marketing tools to include its company website. Information shall not be used in a manner that could imply endorsement of an individual, for-profit business, non-profit organization, or any other non-Federal entity (including DoD contractors), product, or service. This applies to both domestic and international users. Endorsement of a non-Federal entity, event, product, service, or enterprise may be neither stated nor implied.

1.18 Non-Disclosure Statements: Not applicable.

1.19 Organizational Conflict of Interest (OCI): Not applicable.

1.20 Phase In /Phase Out Period: Not applicable.

1.21 Safety: The following provides information pertaining to Safety and Accident Prevention: The contractor always bears sole responsibility for compliance with Federal, state, and municipal safety and health laws, regulations, and standards that apply to the work performed under this contract, including the Occupational Safety and Health Act.

The contractor shall take all reasonable steps and precautions to maintain compliance with applicable regulations/ requirements, prevent accidents, and preserve the health and safety of contractor and government personnel performing or in any way encountering the performance of the work required by this contract. The contractor shall monitor worksites and operations daily to ensure safe working conditions and continuing compliance. contractors have the responsibility of responding to any citations issued by Federal or State OSHA officials for violations of applicable standards.

1.22 Environmental Compliance: Not applicable.

1.22.1 Environmental Compliance Plan and Program: Not applicable.

1.23 Required Training: The following provides information on training requirements.

1.23.1 Anti-Terrorism (AT) “Level I” Training: All contractor employees, to include subcontractor employees, requiring access to Army installations, facilities and controlled access areas shall complete AT “Level I” Awareness training within 30 days after contract start date or effective date of incorporation of this requirement into the contract, whichever is applicable. The contractor shall submit certificates of completion for each affected contractor employee and subcontractor employee, to the COR or to the contracting officer, if a COR is not assigned, within five (5) days after completion of training by all employees and subcontractor personnel (Deliverable #3). AT “Level I”

Awareness training is available at the following website: http://jko.jten.mil. Contractor personnel shall complete refresher training every twelve (12) months.

1.23.2 iWATCH Training: The Contractor and all associated subcontractors shall brief all employees on the local iWATCH program (training standards provided by the requiring activity ATO). This locally developed training will be used to inform employees of the types of behavior to watch for and instruct employees to report suspicious activity to the COR. This training shall be completed within 30 days after the contract is awarded or new employees commence contract performance, with the results reported to the COR within five (5) days after completion (Deliverable #4).

1.23.3 OPSEC Training: All Contractor employees, including subcontractors, shall complete OPSEC “Level I” training within 30 days of employment under this contract.

Verification of the training shall be provided to the COR within five (5) days after completion of the training (Deliverable #5). OPSEC “Level I” training is available at http://www.cdse.edu/catalog/elearning/GS130.html. Contractor personnel must complete refresher training every 12 months. Verification of the training shall be provided to the COR within five (5) days after completion of the training.

1.23.4 Information Assurance (IA) Training

1.23.4.1 All Contractor employees, including subcontractors, performing services under this contract with access to a Government Info System (IS) must be registered in the ATCTS (Army Training Certification Tracking System) at commencement of services, and must successfully complete the DOD Information Assurance Awareness prior to access to the IS and then annually thereafter. Verification of registration shall be provided to the COR within 30 days after registration. Verification of the training shall be provided to the COR within five (5) days after completion of the training (Deliverable #6). Contractor personnel must complete refresher training every twelve (12) months.

1.23.4.2 All contractor employees and associated subcontractor employees must complete the DoD IA awareness training before issuance of network access and annually thereafter. Verification of the training shall be provided to the COR within five (5) days after completion of the training (Deliverable #7).

1.23.5 Personnel Security Clearance Training: For all contractors with security clearances. Per AR 381-12 Threat Awareness and Reporting Program (TARP), contractor employees must receive annual TARP training by a CI agent or other trainer as specified in AR 381-12 2-4b within 30 days after contract start date. The contractor shall submit proof of completion for each affected contractor employee and subcontractor employee, to the COR or to the contracting officer, if a COR is not assigned, within five (5) days after completion of training by all employees and subcontractor personnel (Deliverable #8).

1.23.6 Personally Identifiable Information (PII): Contractor employees, including subcontractors, performing services under this contract with access to PII and

Government information shall complete “Identifying and Safeguarding PII” within 30 calendar days of employment. Contractor personnel shall complete refresher training every twelve (12) months from initial completion. The Contractor shall provide the COR a copy of the training certificates for its employees no later than five (5) days after completion (Deliverable #9). Training is available at http://iatraining.disa.mil/eta/piiv2/launchPage.html

1.23.7 Additional Training Requirements: Contractor shall accomplish any additional training that the Department of Defense, Department of the Army, local commanders may determine necessary for personnel working on military installations or working with military personnel (not to exceed 10 hours of instruction).

1.24 Government Property and Services: Not applicable.

PART 2

DEFINITIONS & ACRONYMS

2. Definitions and Acronyms

2.1 Definitions: Although not inclusive of every term used within this PWS, the following provides a list of definitions used throughout this PWS and commonly used in the acquisition field.

Contracting Officer – means a person with the authority to enter into, administer, and/or terminate contracts and make related determinations and findings on behalf of the Government. Note: The only individual who can legally bind the Government.

Contracting Officer's Representative (COR) – As defined in DFARS 202.101, means an individual designated and authorized in writing by the Contracting Officer to perform specific technical or administrative functions. DoD Instruction (DoDI) 5000.72, Part II Definitions states the following when defining a COR: “Defined in subpart 202.101 of Reference (f). Any individual delegated responsibilities pursuant to subpart 1.602-2 of Reference (e), regardless of local terminology, must be certified IAW this instruction.

For example, local terminology can be COR, Contracting Officer’s technical representative, technical point of contact, technical representative, alternate COR, administrative COR, assistant COR, line-item manager, task order manager, quality assurance personnel, quality assurance evaluator, or COR management.” In addition, Army Regulation 70-13, Chapter 2, paragraph 2-2g, states, in part, the following when providing other surveillance support personnel to assist the COR when needed, “…These other surveillance support personnel may serve as on-site representatives of the COR in performance of actual contract surveillance if they meet all COR requirements and have been appointed by the Contracting Officer as alternate CORs.”

Contractor – means a supplier or vendor awarded a contract to provide specific supplies or service to the Government. The term used in this contract refers to the prime.

Contractor-acquired Property - means property acquired, fabricated, or otherwise provided by the Contractor for performing a contract and to which the Government has title.

Day – means, unless otherwise specified, a calendar day.

Defective Service – means a service output that does not meet the standard of performance associated with the Performance Work Statement.

Deliverable – means anything that can be physically delivered but may include non-manufactured things such as meeting minutes or reports.

Government-furnished Property – As reflected in FAR 52.245-1, Government-furnished Property “means property in the possession of, or directly acquired by, the Government and subsequently furnished to the Contractor for performance of a contract. Government-furnished property includes, but is not limited to, spares and property furnished for repair, maintenance, overhaul, or modification. Government-furnished property also includes contractor-acquired property if the contractor-acquired property is a deliverable under a cost contract when accepted by the Government for continued use under the contract.

Government Property - means all property owned or leased by the Government.

Government property includes both Government-furnished and Contractor-acquired property. Government property includes material, equipment, special tooling, special test equipment, and real property. Government property does not include intellectual property and software.

Property Administrator - means an authorized representative of the Contracting Officer appointed IAW agency procedures, responsible for administering the contract requirements and obligations relating to Government property in the possession of a Contractor.

Physical Security – means that part of security concerned with physical measures designed to safeguard personnel; to prevent unauthorized access to equipment, installations, material, and documents; and to safeguard against espionage, sabotage, damage, and theft.

Quality Assurance – (or Government contract quality assurance) means the various functions, including, inspection, performed by the Government to determine whether a Contractor has fulfilled the contract obligations pertaining to quality and quantity.

Quality Assurance Surveillance Plan (QASP) – means the key Government-developed surveillance process document and is applied to Performance-Based Service Contracting (PBSC). The QASP is used for managing Contractor performance assessment by ensuring that systematic quality assurance methods validate that Contractor quality control efforts are timely, effective, and are delivering the results specified in the contract or task order. The QASP directly corresponds to the performance objectives and standards (i.e., quality, quantity, timeliness) specified in the Performance Work Statement (PWS). It provides specific details on how the Government will survey, observe, test, sample, evaluate, and document Contractor performance results to determine if the Contractor has met the required standards for each objective in the PWS. The QASP, with very few if any exceptions, is an internal to Government document.

Quality Control – means all necessary measures taken by the Contractor to assure that the quality of an end product or service shall meet contract requirements.

Statement – means the specific results-based activities required to satisfy objectives. A statement contains a result, the context of the statement, and the required action(s).

Statements focus on “what” is to be accomplished; however, they are not prescriptive in describing “how” the outcome is to be achieved. Each objective may have several statements to flesh out the areas necessary to meet the objective. Statements are similar to Level 3 in a Work Breakdown Structure.

Subcontractor – means one that enters into a contract with a prime Contractor. The Government does not have privity of contract with the subcontractor.

Workday - The number of hours per day the Contractor provides services IAW the contract.

Work Week - Monday through Friday, unless otherwise specified.

2.2 Acronyms: Although not inclusive of every term used within this PWS, or that may be included in an acquisition, the following provides a list of acronyms commonly used in the acquisition field.

AAR After Action Report ACOR Alternate Contracting Officer's Representative AFARS Army Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement AHA Activity Hazard Analysis AR Army Regulation AT Anti-terrorism ATCTS Army Training Certification Tracking System CAC Common Access Card USACAC US Army Combined Arms Center CBPA Carlisle Barracks, Pennsylvania CCE Contracting Center of Excellence CFR Code of Federal Regulations CoI Community of Interest CONUS Continental United States (excludes Alaska and Hawaii) CoP Community of Practice COR Contracting Officer’s Representative COTS Commercial-Off-the-Shelf DA Department of the Army DD250 Department of Defense Form 250 (Receiving Report) DD254 Department of Defense Contract Security Requirement List DFARS Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement DMDC Defense Manpower Data Center DOTMLPF-P Doctrine, Organization, Training, Material, Leadership Education, Personnel, Facilities and Policy DoD Department of Defense FAR Federal Acquisition Regulation FPCON Force Protection Condition

GFE Government Furnished Equipment GFI Government Furnished Information GFM Government Furnished Material GFP Government Furnished Property G2 Security (Clearances, Physical, etc.)

G4 Logistics G6 Information Technology G8 Resource Management HIPAA Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 HQDA Headquarters, Department of the Army IA Information Awareness IAC Installation Access Control IACO Installation Access Control Office IAW In Accordance With ID Identification IGCE Independent Government Cost Estimate IT Information Technology JLLIS Joint Lessons Learned Information System JTR Joint Travel Regulation JPAS Joint Personnel Adjudication System KO Contracting Officer LL Lessons Learned NEC Network Enterprise Center (IT Helpdesk) NIPRNet Non-classified Internet Protocol Router Network OCI Organizational Conflict of Interest OCONUS Outside Continental United States (includes Alaska and Hawaii) ODASA(P) Office of the Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Army for Procurement ODC Other Direct Costs OIL/BP Observations, insights, lessons and best practices OPSEC Operations Security PA Property Administrator PII Personally Identifiable Information PIPO Phase In/Phase Out PKSOI US Army Peacekeeping and Stability Operations Institute POC Point of Contact POI Program of Instruction PRS Performance Requirements Summary PWS Performance Work Statement QA Quality Assurance QAP Quality Assurance Program QASP Quality Assurance Surveillance Plan QC Quality Control QCP Quality Control Program QPR Quarterly Performance Report RA Requiring Activity

RFI Request for information S&PO Stabilization and Peace Operations SIPRNet Secret Internet Protocol Router Network SOP Standard Operating Procedure SPR Summary Performance Report TE Technical Exhibit TSP Training Support Package UOM Unit of Measure USAWC United States Army War College

PART 3

GOVERNMENT PROPERTY (GP) AND SERVICES

3. Government Property and Services

3.1 Services: Not applicable.

3.2 Facilities: The Government will provide standard office furniture, a computer workstation with internet and intranet and internet access to complete on-site contract tasks only, located in Upton Hall, Carlisle, PA.

3.3 Utilities: The Government will provide necessary software applications and access to appropriate Government shared drives, portals, websites, web-servers, file servers, database servers as necessary to complete contract requirements. Office space in Upton Hall is climate-controlled with electricity.

3.5 Materials: The Government will provide SOPs and briefing material related to PKSOI operations. The Government will provide normal and reasonable expendable office supplies to complete the task.

3.6 Common Access Cards (CAC): The Government will provide Common Access Cards (CAC) via the Trusted Associate Sponsorship System (TASS) (Web site https://www.dmdc.osd.mil/tass/ ).

PART 4

CONTRACTOR FURNISHED ITEMS AND SERVICES

4. Contractor Furnished Property and Services

4.1 General: The Contractor shall furnish all personnel, equipment, supplies, facilities, transportation, tools, materials, supervision, and other items necessary to perform services as described in the PWS and associated contract documents, except for those items specified in Part 3 Government Property and Services.

4.2 Secret Facility Clearance: The Contractor shall possess and maintain a SECRET facility clearance from the Defense Security Service IAW DoD 5220.22-M, National Industrial Security Program Operating Manual (NISPOM) and AR 380-49, Industrial Security Program. The Contractor’s employees, performing work in support of this contract shall have been granted a SECRET clearance from the Defense Industrial Security Clearance Office. The Facility Security Clearance must match the highest security clearance required for personnel. The DoD Contract Security Classification Specification (DD 254) is provided as an attachment in the basic contract.

4.3 Materials: Not applicable.

PART 5

SPECIFIC TASKS

5. Specific Tasks

5.1 Basic Services: The Contractor shall provide non-personal research and analysis support to the US Army Peacekeeping and Stability Operations Institute (PKSOI) to identify and develop Stabilization and Peace Operations (S&PO) related observations, insights, lessons and best practices (OIL/BP) and to identify S&PO related references for posting to the Army PKSOI section of the Joint Lessons Learned Information System (JLLIS), shall assist in JLLIS portal and content management, shall provide JLLIS overviews and instructions for users, and monitor for S&PO lessons/resources, and shall develop S&PO related products based on research and analysis priorities set by

PKSOI.

5.2 Tasks: Tasks consist of the following:

5.2.1 PKSOI Lessons Learned, Research, and Analysis. Conducts research and strategic-to-operational level analysis, within the public domain, NIPRNet environment and SIPRNet environment, either independently or as part of a multi-disciplinary team of senior analysts, to identify relevant and current sources of content and then to extract key information, and write operational and strategic level stabilization and peace-related Observations, Insights, Lessons and Best Practices (OIL/BP), and submit into JLLIS.

Beyond contributing to JLLIS and Lessons Learned publications, an additional purpose of the research, analysis, and lesson-writing is for augmenting other publications developed at PKSOI.

5.2.1.1 The Contractor shall conduct research and analysis for the assessment of products and publications developed by internal and external authors/ agencies – to include existing research papers and studies, specifically regarding US stability, reconstruction, and peace operations policy, military and civilian doctrine, and operations – for submission/incorporation into JLLIS and products developed by PKSOI

– consistent with research requirements determined by PKSOI’s Research and Publications Board, the designated activity monitor/COR, and other methods as required.

5.2.1.2 Performs research, study and analyses as needed. Write Stabilization and Peace Operations related LL publications, Case Studies, White Papers, journal articles, blueprints of stabilization programs and organizations (to include Manning/Personnel, Equipping/Materiel, Training, Organization, and SOPs), and other products as determined by organizational priorities. Provides stabilization and peace operations related OIL/BP for integration into DOTMLPF-P capabilities processes, academic programs of study, research projects and studies, programs of instruction (POIs), training support packages (TSPs), and other initiatives requiring lessons learned data or products.

5.2.1.3 Based on lessons learned analysis, develops recommendations aimed at improving the effectiveness and efficiency of training, education, leadership development, and application of stabilization and peace operations policies, doctrine, and practices.

5.2.1.4 Monitors, moderates, and/or facilitates stabilization and peace operations-related, web-based forums / communities of practice (CoPs) in JLLIS, as specified by the activity monitor, to capture appropriate and relevant strategic-to-operational level

OIL/BP.

5.2.2 Maintain PKSOI Lessons Learned Database. The Contractor will demonstrate proficiency with the functions and capabilities of JLLIS in order to support daily uploads of new information and develop appropriate archive and searchable parameters;

prepares and conducts site demonstrations of JLLIS for DoD and non-DoD visitors and lessons learned agency representatives, and USAWC students.

5.2.2.1 The Contractor develops and applies data taxonomies as necessary to collect, disseminate, archive, and retrieve relevant information from both JLLIS as well as other relevant lessons learned data bases / knowledge repositories. Stored knowledge products shall include data extracted from trip reports, conference reports, and other external sources, and the reports themselves. This also includes articles, studies/papers, AARs, publications, and concepts from relevant organizations participating in peacekeeping and stability operations.

5.2.3 Monitor and Provide support for…