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Performance Work Statement (PWS)

Survivability/Lethality/Vulnerability (SLV) Analysis of Ground Combat, Aviation, Munitions, and Future-Force Systems and Related technologies that Protect and Enhance the Soldier

19 October, 2022 C.1 Background:

The United States (U.S.) Army Combat Capabilities Development Command (DEVCOM) Analysis Center (DAC) is the Army’s focal point for survivability, lethality, and vulnerability (SLV) analysis and expertise. DAC conducts the necessary investigations, simulations, laboratory/field experiments, and analyses to quantify the SLV of combat, combat support, and combat service support systems when faced with various battlefield threats such as ballistic, electronic warfare, information warfare, and non-ballistic threats. DAC helps the Research, Development, Test and Evaluation (RDT&E) community and Product/Program Managers (PMs) enhance the survivability/lethality of weapons and weapon platforms being developed, deployed, or improved. DAC also supports the U.S. Army Evaluation Center’s (AEC’s) system-level and live fire evaluations of rapid acquisition programs, product improvement programs, and future combat and munition systems programs. DAC focuses on improving the survivability of soldiers using these systems. Results from DAC’s SLV analyses for a spectrum of battlefield threats are provided to PMs, system evaluators, and decision makers at the Departments of Army and Defense (DoA and DoD). Among these SLV analysis codes suites are Operational Requirements-based Casualty Assessment (ORCA), Advanced Joint Effectiveness Model (AJEM) (which includes the Modular Unix-based Vulnerability Estimation Suite – 2 (MUVES-S2)), Ballistic Research Laboratory Computer Aided Design (BRL-CADTM), and others. The ORCA methodology and software permits SLV analysts to assess the operational casualty of personnel due to various insults from threat systems. ORCA is embedded in DAC’s AJEM code to assess personnel injuries. AJEM can be used to assess a weapon’s lethality or any vehicular system’s vulnerabilities for a wide variety of munition threats. These systems may be ground, air, sea, or space-based whose geometry is represented in BRL-CADTM.

C.2 Objective:

The objective of this effort is for the Contractor to conduct SLV assessments and/or develop BRL-CADTM target descriptions of ground combat, aviation, munitions, and future-force systems as requested by the Contracting Officer Representative (COR). The Contractor shall perform tasks requiring the application of established analysis methods, practices, and techniques. The work ranges from specifically defined efforts to complex work for which guidelines and precedents are usually applicable, interpretation and analysis may be required. Assignment characteristics include gathering, researching, verifying and analyzing facts, and skilled use of basic tools and techniques of the SLV analysis field.

C.3 Requirements C.3.1 The Contractor shall meet with the COR for a contract kick-off meeting within 30 days of contract award.

C.3.2 SLV Analyses. The Contractor shall conduct ballistic SLV assessments of ground systems including developing Vulnerability/Lethality (V/L) model inputs, executing the V/L code, applying target and armor interrogation, debugging model runs, post-processing model runs, analyzing and interpreting analysis results, developing verification and validation documents, documenting analysis results for ease of customer understanding, performing sensitivity analyses, and submitting AJEM software change requests (SCRs). The Contractor shall conduct analyses with DAC approved tools and methodologies as specified including the following approved tools: 1) AJEM; 2) ORCA; and 3) BRL-CAD. The Contractor shall select and apply established methods, practices and procedures requiring minor changes; and coordinate with division engineers, target describers, behind-armor debris and armor penetration experts to obtain information pertinent to completing analysis work. The Contractor shall create new AJEM inputs and modify previously prepared inputs to perform AJEM model runs.

C.3.3 Target Description Development. The Contractor shall develop ground and aviation systems BRL-CADTM target descriptions as requested by the COR. The Contractor shall employ various methods for developing target descriptions including industry standard CAD Software formats (e.g., Creo, NX, Rhino3D, Spaceclaim) and Government formats (e.g., BRL-CADTM). The Contractor shall create models, as required, from conception utilizing commercial Computer Aided Design (CAD) software, on-site vehicle inspections to include taking measurements, processing data by utilizing three-dimensional (3-D) data collection equipment/hardware/software (e.g., FaroArm, theodolite, COMPASS, Geomagic), and gathering essential information, as well as receiving data from other sources including pictures, drawings and measurements. Under this effort, the Contractor shall modify existing or previously developed target descriptions in commercial CAD and BRL-CADTM. The Contractor shall refine converted geometries (e.g., eliminate overlaps, rebuild shrink-wraps, and repair non-solids) and add new components, subsystems and hierarchical details to converted geometries in both commercial CAD format and BRL CADTM. The Contractor shall develop associated BRL-CADTM files including identification code files. The Contractor shall prepare related documentation including target geometry reports and briefings as requested by the COR.

C.3.4 The Contractor shall develop analysis data for System Capabilities Analysis Process (SCSAP) or other similar evaluation methods such as the Systems Capabilities Analytic Process.

C.3.5 The Contractor shall archive analysis results, perform maintenance and update classified (as applicable) and unclassified archive databases.

C.3.6 The Contractor shall facilitate live fire programs through the development of pre-shot predictions and model comparisons as well as the associated verification and validation requirements. In addition, the Contractor shall perform vulnerability assessments by developing full-view metrics for various kill categories included but not limited to mobility, firepower, communication, crew, and catastrophic.

C.3.7 The Contractor shall develop and conduct presentations at Government or non-Government facilities including the Contractor’s home facility on technical efforts, findings and recommendations up to ten (10) times per year or as required during project duration or completion as requested by the COR.

C.3.8 The Contractor shall provide on-site and on-the-job technical training, or technical guidance as requested by the COR, during project duration including setting up AJEM runs, executing the model, debugging runs, and post-processing and analyzing results. This training/guidance shall be provided on an as needed basis at the Aberdeen Area of Aberdeen Proving Ground (APG-AA) and shall not exceed 160 hours in one (1) year. The Contractor shall track these hours and report them monthly to the COR.

C.3.9 The Contractor shall provide monthly progress reports that document effort performed in paragraphs C.3.2 through C.3.8.

C.4 Deliverables The Contractor shall deliver the following to the COR:

C.4.1 Monthly reports that describe the technical activity for the preceding month and provide a monthly and cumulative breakout of hours and funds expended and remaining on the contract.

C.4.2 Written (e.g., reports and papers) and oral (e.g., briefings and presentations) technical products as requested/scheduled by the COR.

C.4.3 Annual Reports that provide a broad overview of the technical activity for the preceding year and provide an annual and cumulative breakdown of hours and funds expended and remaining on the contract.

C.4.4 Final Report – The Contractor shall submit a Draft final technical report thirty (30) days prior to the end of the contract. The Government will review and respond within fifteen (15) days. The Contractor’s final submission is due within fifteen (15) days from receipt of Government remarks.

C.4.5 The Contractor shall deliver the items detailed at C.3.6 in the form of technical reports, presentations, and technical notes as work is performed and at the conclusion of a project.

C.4.6 All documentation (i.e. reports and presentations) under this contract may eventually be published in whole or in part in DAC software project documentation or in formal DAC reports. The Government will appropriately acknowledge Contractor contributions delivered under this performance work statement in project documentation and DAC reports.

C.5 Government Furnished Property, Equipment and Data

C.5.1 The Government will provide the Contractor with DAC computer and network access (as deemed necessary by the COR) and project-specific licensed software access to perform analysis tasks. The Contractor shall adhere to all software license agreements, user agreement, and memorandum of agreements. Contractor employees shall sign software license agreements, user agreement, and memorandum of agreements to use Government-owned computer assets (hardware or software).

C.5.2 The Government will provide technical drawing/files, native CAD, detailed design/material/descriptive information, material properties data, etc. as deemed necessary by the COR.

C.5.3 The Government will provide access to actual systems (on a non-interference basis and in accordance with on-site safety/building administrative procedures) and access to the necessary models and associated tools including current versions of AJEM, V/L post processing tools, commercial CAD models, and BRL-CAD.

C.5.4 The Government will provide Contractor employees working at APG-AA facilities with the use of conference room facilities, office equipment (such as facsimile machines, copiers, printers, document binding devices, electric staplers and shredders), telephones, and operating supplies (such as paper, toner, and staples).

C.5.5 The Government will provide contractor employees working at APG-AA facilities with access and use of the ARL’s libraries, including research collections, electronic databases, and interlibrary loans to perform tasks. Contractor employees shall complete a need-to-know form (COSATI form) approved by the COR, verified by the DAC Security Office (for a favorable national authorization check) before ARL libraries and staff may be accessed. The ARL library staff may require verification by the COR prior to providing support to a Contractor employee with a specific request from the ARL library collection or to borrow interlibrary loan materials. The Contractor shall obtain COR signature for all materials that a Contractor employee seeks to borrow from the ARL libraries. The Contractor employee shall promptly return all borrowed ARL library materials to the COR when finished with borrowed materials. The Contractor employee shall return all borrowed materials within 15 days prior to the end of the contract period of performance. The Contractor shall replace all unreturned materials borrowed by the Contractor in accordance with AR-735.17.

C.5.6 The Government will provide adequate work space and computer hardware while working on-site. GFE may be provided to the Contractor by the Government to facilitate performance of individual orders under this contract. Such GFE will be specifically identified on the individual order and utilized only for performance of that individual order. The equipment furnished herein shall NOT be used by the Contractor on any other effort outside the scope of this contract. The Contractor shall have access to the ARL library as necessary and given an account on the ARL and DoD high performance computing devices as necessary. Due to the technology involved, secure communications are required. The Contractor shall execute supervision to ensure immediate compliance with pertinent provisions of applicable regulations that are provided by the government. Department of the Army, U.S. Army Material Command (AMC), Aberdeen Proving Ground (APG), U.S. Army Research Laboratory and other safety regulations, standard operating procedures (SOPs), internal operating procedures (IOPs) and guidance (as provided as GFE) shall apply to the contractor and contractor personnel.

C.6 Software packages and methodologies C.6.1 The Contractor shall use the following software operating systems: MAC OS (version X and higher), Windows OS (version Vista and higher), and UNIX variants.

C.6.2 The Contractor shall use the following commercial software packages and tools: Microsoft Office [version 2000 or higher; includes MS Word, MS Excel, MS PowerPoint, and MS Access]. Commercial CAD software packages and tools are: Creo (version 2.0 or higher), Spaceclaim (version 2017 or higher), Siemens NX (version 10 or higher), Geomagic Wrap, and Rhino-3D (version 5 or higher).

C.6.3 The Contractor shall use the following Government-owned and maintained software packages: AJEM, BRL-CADTM and other government supported or developed software. Access to these codes will be made available as needed.

C.7 Travel Requirements C.7.1 The Contractor shall, as required by the COR for the performance of specific effort, carry out travel in accordance with Federal Travel Regulation or Joint Travel Regulations, as applicable. The Contractor shall travel to facilities other than the Government’s work site to educate potential users, to stay abreast of emerging software practices and techniques, and to make presentations. The Contractor shall be reimbursed in accordance with Federal Travel Regulations for travel beyond the boundaries of APG, except that reimbursement will not be made for travel within and between the separated areas of APG (a 30 mile radius). The Contractor shall use prudent judgment in the accrual of costs associated with travel, such as lodging, board, etc., when performing work at sites other than APG and the contractor’s facility. When TDY assignments are required at other facilities, the Government will attempt to give the contractor at least a one (1)-week notice that TDY is required.

C.7.2 Total travel and incidental expenses (such as conference fees and books) to execute this statement of work shall not exceed $10,000.00 annually.

C.8 Safety/Medical Requirements

C.8.1 The Contractor shall comply with Public Law 91-596 and each occupational safety and health standard promulgated under this act. The Contractor shall execute supervision to ensure immediate compliance with pertinent provisions of applicable regulations. Safety regulations, standard operating procedures, and guidance issued by the Department of the Army, U.S. Army Material Command (AMC), U.S. Army Research Laboratory, and Aberdeen Proving Ground Installation Commander also apply to the Contractor.

C.8.2 The Contractor shall perform all operations in strict compliance with all applicable safety and health procedures. The Contractor shall report incidents of injury or occupational illness or disease, and/or damages to Government property resulting from work performed at APG-AA location to the COR. Each incident shall be reported within 72 hours of occurrence and shall be delivered using applicable Government-furnished guidance and forms.

C.9 Contractor Motor Vehicles

Vehicle registration and certification of insurance are required for each vehicle driven onto APG-AA. Upon entry to APG-AA, each vehicle driver and adult vehicle occupant is required to show federal or state-issued identification (e.g., driver’s license or identification issued by the Department of the Army) to authorized force protection personnel. Each vehicle entering APG-AA is also subject to random searches conducted by authorized force protection personnel.

C.10 Data and Models

All data (including engineering data files, geometry files, AJEM inputs and related documentation) and source code, all modeling tools (including new algorithms and software tools), all modeling inputs, and all databases and documents developed under this contract shall become the property of the U.S. Government. The Contractor shall copyright all software created and delivered under this contract and assign to DAC per clause 252.227- 7020(c) (2).

C.11 Restrictions All products/results of this effort shall belong to the Government and cannot be used by the Contractor for any other purpose without prior approval from the Government. Six (6) months from approval by the Government of the satisfactory completion of this task, the contractor shall return to the Government all Government furnished data/information/materials and shall remove/delete from the Contractor’s computers all Government furnished data/information files.

C.12 Place of Performance/Work Hours

C.12.1 The Contractor shall perform C.3.2, C.3.3, C.3.4, C.3.5, and C.3.6 at DAC facilities located in the APG-AA, Maryland. Travel to other facilities (Government and non-Government) may be required to perform the effort contained at C.3.3. The Contractor may permit employees to participate in a Regular Telework program. Contractor personnel participation is subject to the approval of the Government and may be revoked at any time based on an assessment of performance. Work suitable for telework depends on job content, rather than job title, type of appointment, and/or work schedule. Telework is a management option rather than an entitlement. To meet the demands of the Government, it may be necessary for Contractor personnel to work outside of normal duty hours (ref requirements for performance outside of normal duty hours in C.12.2). Contractor personnel may also participate in Situational (Ad-Hoc) Telework. The Contractor shall submit a request to the COR for each instance of Situational Telework, and receive approval from COR prior to permitting the Contractor personnel to situationally telework.

C.12.2 The Contractor shall work between the hours of 0600 and 1800, Monday through Friday (with Core Hours of 1000 – 1400). Contractors will not be permitted to work on Saturdays, Sundays, and Federal holidays unless written permission is received from the COR. The Contractor shall attend meetings conducted Monday through Friday that lie outside the core work day hours of 1000-1400; most DAC meetings are scheduled between the hours of 0800-1700.

C.12.3 The Contractor shall prepare reports specified in C.4.1 and C.4.2 at its facility. The Contractor shall not perform any classified work at its facility.

C.12.4 The Contractor shall request permission and receive permission from the COR in writing and in advance to perform work at places that do not concur with C.12.1 and/or with hours that do not concur with C.12.2. Work performed without pre-approval will not be reimbursed.

C.12.3 Period of Performance as follows:

Base Year 19 FEB 2023 to 18 FEB 2024

Base Year 19 FEB 2024 to 18 FEB 2025

Base Year 19 FEB 2025 to 18 FEB 2026

Base Year 19 FEB 2026 to 18 FEB 2027 C.13 Security: The Contractor shall obtain facility security clearance at the SECRET level, or have a facility security clearance to the level of SECRET and have safeguarding capability up to and including SECRET.

C.13.1 All Contractor personnel shall have access to classified information while on-site. The Contractor shall ensure all classified information is returned to the Government personnel as specified on each individual order at the end of each work day.

C.13.2 All Contractor employees shall have clearance to the Secret or higher level prior to working on or otherwise given access to contract information.

C.13.3 The Contractor shall submit a list of all employees performing under the contract to the COR prior to performance. The Contractor shall update the list on a continual basis. The Contractor shall provide all personnel with an identification card confirming they are an cleared/approved employee.

C.13.4 The Contractor shall certify an employee’s security clearance and/or investigation to the DAC Security Office at APG-AA prior to the employee’s performance of services at DAC’s facilities. Certification is written on company letterhead and includes the following information.

a. Name of individual, social security number, date of birth, and place of birth and citizenship.

b. Purpose of visit.

c. Level of security clearance, date granted clearing agent.

d. The place of investigation, date completed, agency which conducted investigation.

e. Point of contact at APG.

f. Length of time required, not to exceed one year.

g. Facility Security Officer’s (FSO) signature block, phone number and signature.

C.13.5 Contractor employees holding restricted area badges are advised of the following:

a. Badges cannot be passed from one employee to another for entry into restricted areas.

b. Badges are to be worn only in the restricted area and removed from sight upon exiting the area.

c. Badges are not to be used as a means of identification outside of the restricted area.

d. Badges are to be protected in such a manner as to preclude unauthorized access by another individual.

e. Cameras are strictly prohibited in the restricted area, unless approved by the COR and DAC APG Site Security Office Team Leader or other appropriate APG Official.

f. On the last day of the contract period of performance or the last day of an individual’s employment, whichever occurs first, the contractor shall turn in the security badge(s) to the APG DAC Security Office.

C.13.6 The following applies to all information associated with this program that is assigned a distribution statement in accordance with DoD Directive 5230.24, Distribution Statements on Technical Documents or is considered to be Controlled Unclassified Information (CUI)/Sensitive Unclassified Information (SUI).

a. Distribution of information/reports of this contract shall be limited to personnel associated with this contract.

b. For Official Use Only Information. Safeguard in accordance with contract DD Form 254, DoD Contract Security Classification Specification.

Documents/material indicated as unclassified/sensitive, which are no longer needed, shall be destroyed by shredding or tearing each page into pieces to preclude reconstruction and placed into regular trash containers.

C.14 Motor Vehicles: A valid driver’s license, registration, and certification of insurance and verification of employment are required for personal vehicles. Contractor vehicles require registration and a copy of lease agreement, if applicable, and certification of insurance.

C.15 Foreign Nationals: Foreign nationals will not be permitted to work on this contract or otherwise given access to contract information.

C.16 Anti-Terrorism (AT) Operational Security (AT-OPSEC) Requirements C.16.1 AT Level I training. This standard language is for contractor employees with an area of performance within an Army controlled installation, facility or area. 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 calendar 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 30 calendar days after completion of training by all employees and subcontractor personnel. AT level I awareness training is available at the following website: http://jko.jten.mil.

C.16.2 iWATCH Training. This standard language is for contractor employees with an area of performance within an Army controlled installation, facility or area. The contractor and all associated subcontractors shall brief all employees on the local iWATCH program (training standards provided by the requiring activity ATO). This local 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 CO. This training shall be completed within 30 calendar days of contract award and within 30 calendar days of new employees commencing performance with the results reported to the COR NLT 30 calendar days after contract award.

C.16.3. Army Training Certification Tracking System (ATCTS) registration for contractor employees who require access to government information systems. All contractor employees with access to a government information system 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.

C.16.4. For contracts that require a formal OPSEC program. The contractor shall develop an OPSEC Standing Operating Procedure (SOP)/Plan with 90 calendar days of contract award, to be reviewed and approved by the responsible government OPSEC officer. This plan will include a process to identify critical information, where it is located, who is responsible for it, how to protect it and why it needs to be protected. The contractor shall implement OPSEC measures as ordered by the commander. In addition, the contractor shall have an identified certified Level II OPSEC coordinator per AR 530-1.

C.16.5. For information assurance (IA)/information technology (IT) training. All contractor employees and associated subcontractor employees must complete the DoD IA awareness training before issuance of network access and annually thereafter. All contractor employees working IA/IT functions must comply with DoD and Army training requirements in DoDD 8570.01, DoD 8570.01-M and AR 25-2 which must be completed upon contract awards.

C.16.6. For information assurance (IA)/information technology (IT) certification. Per DoD 8570.01-M, DFARS 252.239.7001 and AR 25-2, the contractor employees supporting IA/IT functions shall be appropriately certified upon contract award. The baseline certification as stipulated in DoD 8570.01-M must be completed upon contract award.

C.16.7. For contracts that require handling or access to classified information. Contractor 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) and, (2) any revisions to DoD 5220.22-M, notice of which has been furnished to the contractor.

C.16.8. Access and general protection/security policy and procedures. This standard language is for contractor employees with an area of performance within an Army controlled installation, facility, or area. Contractor and all associated subcontractors 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.

C.16.9 For contractors that do not require a CAC, but require access to a DoD facility or installation. Contractor and all associated subcontractoremployees shall comply with adjudication standards and processes using the National Crime Information Center Interstate Identification Index (NCICIII) and Terrorist Screening Database (TSDB) (Army Directive 2014-05/AR 190-13), applicable installation, facility and area commander installation/facility access and local security policies and procedures (provided by government representative), or, at CONUS locations, in accordance with status of forces agreements and other theater regulations.

C.16.10 Threat Awareness Reporting Program. 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 2-4b.

C.17 Distribution Statement:

C.17.1 Determination of Contract Submission Documents:

Distribution Statement A: This statement of work is approved for public release, distribution is unlimited.

C.17.2 Determination of Information generated from the performance of the contract:

Distribution Statement F: Further dissemination only as directed by (RDRL-SLB) (2 October 2018) or higher DoD authority.