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Performance Work Statement Department of Strategic Wargaming Wargames and Exercises Design and Development Production Technician

1.0 BACKGROUND. The Center for Strategic Leadership (CSL) serves as an educational center and high technology laboratory focused on the decision-making process at the strategic, interagency, and operational levels; and the strategic use of land power in joint and combined operations. Both objectives are examined and studied by CSL and its customers through the use of wargames, exercises, related events, and educational instruction.

2.0 INTENT: The Department of Strategic Wargaming (DSW) will utilize the technical skills provided by a contracted design and development production technician to support the creation, modification, implementation, maintenance, and physical production of strategic level activities, such as, wargames, exercises and instructional courses.

3.0 SUMMARY OF REQUIREMENTS.

3.1 SCOPE. The contractor shall serve as the primary technician for producing and replicating wargame and exercise design (aka game) components. As necessary, the contractor will print, copy, collate, staple, cut, and laminate game components. The contractor will also, count, sort, and organize game pieces needed to produce or replicate games. The contractor will produce and assemble copies of games based on government designs and provided government developed examples of all game components and materials. Assembled games will be placed in government provided boxes. The contractor will be expected to cover boxes with government provided artwork.

The contractor is encouraged to provide recommendations for changes to product development that save time or resources without substantive changes to game design or mechanics. Change acceptance is at the discretion of the COR.

The contractor will also be the primary technician for maintaining and operating the principal tools used to create wargames materials. These tools include but are not limited to, 3D printers (Makerbot Replicator+, and LulzBot Taz 6), Cricut machines, large format plotters, laminating machines, and other cutting and printing tools.

· Common game components include game cards, three-dimensional objects such as game tokens or other game pieces, player and facilitator handbooks, game boards and maps, player and facilitator place cards and name tags, player references cards and rule sets. Additional game components, which the government will provide, include but are not limited to dice, various tokens, geometric objects, and other commercially available gaming objects.

· The contractor will used government provided equipment and government provided supplies and parts to perform all tasks associated with replicating wargame and exercise design components. The contractor will notify government presentative when necessary supplies need to be ordered or reordered.

The contractor is encouraged to provide recommendations for production equipment and apparatus that would increase quality or efficiency; however, the government has no obligation to fulfill these recommendations.

4.0 DELIVERABLES.

4.1 TASKS.

4.1.1 The contractor will produce and create copies of game components in sufficient quantity to assemble the required number of games.

4.1.1.1 Using the government provided three dimensional printer, the contractor will make copies of specific game pieces.

4.1.1.2 The contractor will print, cut, and laminate, specific game pieces.

4.1.1.3 The contractor will make copies of the game board using a provided printer, plotter, or by submitting a reproduction request to the USAWC graphics shop.

4.1.1.4 The contractor will produce copies of printed materials such as rule books and player instructions as well as other game aids and will cut, collate, organize, assemble, and laminate these items as appropriate.

4.1.2 The contractor will box games components in provided boxes or other storage containers.

4.1.3 The contractor will ensure adequate supplies of game pieces, components, and materials are on hand to complete the work.

4.1.3.1 The contractor will inventory, count, sort, organize and store game components, pieces and other supplies to ensure there is an adequate materials and number of pieces and components to create copies of games.

4.1.3.2 The contractor will notify the government representative at least two weeks in advance of the need for additional supplies so as to delay the production and assembly of the games.

4.1.4 The contractor will be the primary technician for maintaining and operating the principal tools used to create wargames materials.

4.1.4.3 The contractor will be expected to operate a large format plotter, one or more laminating machines, and other cutting and printing tools.

4.1.5 The contractor is encouraged to provide recommendations for changes to product development that save time or resources without substantive changes to game design or mechanics. Change acceptance is at the discretion of the COR.

4.1.6 The contractor is encouraged to provide recommendations for production equipment and apparatus that would increase quality or efficiency.

4.1.6 The contractor will respond to both iterative and incremental updates to the product throughout the production life cycle.

5.0 QUALIFICATIONS. The contractor shall submit a detailed resume or other evidence of meeting each qualification below with proposal.

· Have at least six months experience operating any 3D printing device.

· Have at least six months experience operating any version of the Cricut machine.

· Be proficient in using MS Office® 2013 (or newer) products, specifically MS Word and PowerPoint.

5.1 Education: High School Diploma or equivalent.

5.2 Demonstrated ability within the last 2 years to accomplish project deliverables on time.

5.3 Demonstrated recurring experience within the last 2 years dealing with senior military officers and senior civilian officials.

6.0. GOVERNMENT FURNISHED FACILITIES AND EQUIPMENT

6.1. General Information. The Government will furnish or make available to the Contractor certain facilities, equipment, supplies and materials, and services. Government Furnished Property (GFP) consists of Government-Furnished Facilities (GFF), Government-Furnished Equipment (GFE), Government-Furnished Supplies and Material, and Government-Furnished Services. The Contractor shall not use GFP or services for any other purpose than execution of work under this contract.

7.0 DATA CONSIDERATIONS.

7.1 Quality. It is the responsibility of the contractor to ensure that all deliverables (draft or final) meet the Government's evaluation standards as regulated by AR 25-50 Preparing and Managing Correspondence, dated 3 June 2002. Upon initial Government review, if draft or final deliverables do not meet the evaluation standards for quality, the draft or final deliverables will be returned to the contractor for revision within five (5) working days. It shall be the responsibility of the contractor to correct the errors without additional cost to the Government. The Government review period will not begin until initial Government review finds that the deliverable(s) meet acceptable standards for all quality requirements.

7.2 All documents shall be developed using MS Office® 2013 products or the current software version in use by the government.

7.3 Deliverable Medium. Draft deliverables shall be provided in electronic form only. Final deliverables shall consist of one print ready paper copy and an electronic copy. Electronic copies shall be delivered via CD-ROM, and through the Government information technology network. All electronic media copies shall be virus-checked before submission. All deliverables will be provided to the COR.

8.0. OTHER CONSIDERATIONS/REQUIREMENTS

8.1 Place of Performance. The Contractor shall perform work at the Government facility (Collins Hall, Carlisle Barracks, PA), and also at the event location(s). Under rare circumstances, tele-work may be appropriate and desirable, as coordinated between the Contractor and the COR.

8.2 Government Furnished Equipment (GFE). Government will provide office space, phone, computer with network access, and other general office equipment as needed.

8.3 Period of Performance. Period of performance shall be for six months.

8.4 Travel. Travel is not anticipated as a requirement of this contract.

8.5 Contractor personnel. The contractor’s personnel shall be U.S. citizens, with the ability to obtain a SECRET clearance.

8.6 Training. The contractor shall complete the following Government furnished training: Cyber Awareness Challenge training, Security and TARP training, OPSEC training.

Access and General Protection/Security Policy and Procedures. This standard language text is for contractor employees with an area of performance within an Army controlled installation, facility or area. Contractor and all associated sub-contractors’ employees shall comply with applicable installation, facility and area commander installation/facility access and local security policies and procedures (provided by government representative). The contractor shall also 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 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.

For contractors requiring 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.

iWATCH Training. The contractor and all associated subcontractors working within any Carlisle Barracks, facility, or area, will ensure all employees read the statement below on the local iWatch program. This locally developed statement 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 will 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 no later than 35 days after contract award. iWatch Training: (Guard Info About Yourself and Your Job. Limit discussion and accessibility of any information (written or verbal) that may provide terrorists insights for targeting. Always use secure means when passing sensitive information, destroy identifiable information. Be aware of your surroundings. Write down license numbers of suspicious vehicles; note description of occupants. Recognize and Report Unusual or Suspicious Behavior to your COR or the Carlisle Barracks police at 717-245-4115. YOU are the first line of defense against terrorism.)

AT Level I Training. This provision/contract text 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, and annual AT Level I awareness training if they remain over 365 days. 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 35 calendar days after completion of training by all employees and subcontractor personnel. AT level I awareness training is available at the following website: https://atlevel1.dtic.mil/at.

Contractor Employees Who Require Access to Government Information Systems. All contractor employees with access to government information system must be registered in the Army Training Certification Tracking System (ATCTS) at commencement of services and must successfully complete the Army IA awareness training prior to access to the information system and then annually thereafter. Additionally personnel must annually sign an acceptable use policy (AUP). The training is available online at https://ia.signal.army.mil/DoDIAA/. Personnel must also meet all personal security requirements IAW AR 25-2.

For Contracts that Require OPSEC Training. Per AR 530-1, Operations Security, new contractor employees must complete Level I OPSEC training within 30 calendar days of their reporting for duty. All contractor employees must complete annual OPSEC awareness training.

For Information assurance (IA)/information technology (IT) training. All contractor employees and associated sub-contractor employees must complete the DoD Cyber Awareness Challenge training before issuance of network access and annually thereafter.

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); any revisions to DOD 5220.22-M, notice of which has been furnished to the contractor

8.7 Contractor Manpower Reporting (CMR) and Related Background Information

8.7.1 ECMRA is de-commissioned as of COB June 19th, 2020. The data collection functionality will transition to the System for Award Management (https://www.sam.gov) by the end of FY20.

8.7.2 The contractor shall report ALL contractor labor hours (including subcontractor labor hours) required for performance of services provided under this contract for the US Army War College and/or USAG Carlisle Barracks via a secure data collection site. The contractor is required to completely fill in all required data fields using the following web address: https://www.sam.gov.

8.7.3 Reporting inputs will be for the labor executed during the period of performance during each Government fiscal year (FY), which runs 1 October through 30 September. While inputs may be reported any time during the FY, all data shall be reported no later than 31 October of each calendar year, beginning with 2013. Contractors may direct questions to the help desk at: https://www.sam.gov.