PWS - N39430-21-S-2025 - Ocean Infrastructure.pdf

PERFORMANCE WORK STATEMENT

OCEAN INFRASTRUCTURE

C.1.0 General/Organization/Scope/Background/Objective

C.1.1 Organization to be supported

Naval Facilities and Expeditionary Warfare Center

1100 23rd Ave, Bldg. 1100

Port Hueneme, CA 93043-4301

Work is to be accomplished for the Naval Facilities (NAVFAC) Engineering and

Expeditionary Warfare Center (EXWC)

Actual work locations will be detailed within individual task orders under this contract

The contractor will, furnish the necessary personnel, services, products, materials, equipment, knowledge, and expertise to successfully complete the tasks required under this contract in accordance with all applicable federal, state, and local laws, regulations, guidance, and policies.

C.1.2 Scope

This performance work statement describes the type of work that may be ordered:

Engineering services in support of the development, manufacturing, integration, survey, installation, repair, and recovery of ocean infrastructure and/or components

Test and evaluation of existing ocean infrastructure and/or individual components

Offshore support to include but not limited to boats, ships, aircraft, autonomous underwater vehicles (AUV), and remotely operated vehicles (ROV)

The work will be performed in environments ranging from arctic to tropic and at all water depths.

Operations, may include but are not limited to, construction, installation, maintenance, inspection, and repair in support of NAVFAC EXWC.

The contractor shall provide vessel(s), vessel services, engineering services, logistical support, facility support, environmental support, and equipment necessary for NAVFAC EXWC to support its missions as required. The contractor shall operate and maintain the vessels’ mission readiness, including workboat, unmanned vehicles (e.g. ROV, AUV), and associated deck equipment as specified under individual task orders. The contractor shall acquire, operate, and maintain shore facilities, offshore facilities, and associated equipment as specified under individual task orders.

C.1.3 Background

The Ocean Innovation Division of NAVFAC EXWC conducts research, development, testing and evaluation (RDT&E), procurement, fabrication, inspection, maintenance and repair of technologies in the areas of ocean cable systems, ocean work systems, waterfront facilities, offshore structures, moorings, ocean construction equipment. The work called for in individual task orders issued under this Single Award Contract will require performing engineering services in support of the NAVFAC EXWC mission.

C.2.0 Definitions as applied to this contract

C.2.1 Defective Service

A service output that does not meet the standard of performance associated with it in the

Performance Work Statement (PWS) of each individual task order.

C.2.2 Contracting Office’s Representative (COR)

A COR is a Government employee appointed by the contracting officer to provide technical direction, clarification and/or guidance with respect to the contract performance work statement.

Their authority is clearly defined in an appointment letter. COR appointment letters are tailored to specific task order requirements and vary in the level of authority. They are also responsible for surveillance of the contractor’s progress in fulfilling the PWS requirements as specified in the contract task order. All Task Order COR appointees shall inform the Port Hueneme prime contract COR and Contracting Officer (KO) of any technical or contractual problems or delays.

C.2.3 Quality Control (QC)

Actions taken by the Contractor to control the quality (practices, resources, and activities) of services or products, ensuring requirements of the PWS are met.

C.2.4 Quality Assurance (QA)

Actions taken by the government to ensure Contractor services meet the requirements of the PWS.

C.2.5 Government and Acquisition Acronyms

Acronym Description

ABS American Bureau of Shipping

AFI Air Force Instruction

AUV Autonomous Underwater Vehicle

CAC Common Access Card

CLIN Contract Line Item Number

COMSEC Communications Security

COR Contracting Officers Representative

CUI Controlled Unclassified Information

CYBERCOM Cyber Command

DOD Department of Defense

DON Department of Navy

DFAR Defense Federal Acquisition Regulations

DSS Defense Security Services

EVM Earned Value Management

EXWC Engineering and Expeditionary Warfare Center

FAR Federal Acquisition Regulations

GFE Government Furnished Equipment

GFI Government Furnished Information

GIS Geographic Information System

KO Contracting Officer

NACI National Agency Check with Inquiries

NAVFAC Naval Facilities

NEPA National Environmental Policy Act

NISPOM National Industrial Security Program Operating Manual

NMCI Navy and Marine Corp Intranet

NNWC Naval Network Warfare Command

OSHA Occupational Safety and Health Agency

PWS Performance Work Statement

QA Quality Assurance

QASP Quality Assurance Surveillance Plan

QC Quality Control

RDT&E Research Development Test and Evaluation

ROV Remotely Operated Vehicle

SERE Survival, Evasion, Resistance and Escape

SIPR Secret Internet Protocol Router

SSN Social Security Number

USACE United States Army Corp of Engineers

USC United States Code

USV Unmanned Surface Vehicle

C.2.6 References

Electronic copies of all applicable documents and publications will be provided by the individual

Task Order. For example, the USACE Safety and Health Requirements Manual, EM 385-1-1, and the Navy Crane Center’s Management of Weight Handling Equipment, NAVFAC P-307.

C.3.0 Contract Description and Deliverables

C.3.1 Schedule

The delivery schedule for work ordered will be defined in each individual task order.

C.3.2 Services Required

The contractor shall provide all labor, material, equipment and facilities to perform the work as described below.

C.3.2.1 Services required under this contract shall normally be performed at the contractor’s facilities or a field location. Locations may include project sites worldwide and/or aboard government contracted or contractor chartered vessels or platforms. Direct technical collaboration will also be required with EXWC personnel at the contractor’s facility and/or at EXWC

Headquarters in Port Hueneme. The contractor shall travel to Government facilities and other directed locations to perform the services as described in the individual task orders. Travel requirements may include trips to field and at-sea test sites. At-sea travel will include travel aboard

Government, Government contracted or contractor-supplied vessels.

C.3.2.2 The contractor shall support NAVFAC EXWC at conferences and meetings. This shall take the form of meeting setup, facilitation, participation, as well as submitting deliverables to include, but not limited to: graphics, audiovisual equipment, study materials, invitations, and record keeping.. Meetings and/or conferences may address a wide variety of topics, such as but not limited to stakeholder involvement, community relations, and risk communication. The Contractor shall be present at EXWC for project meetings within a half business day (Monday – Friday) notification time period in order to meet high priority emergent tasking requirements. Details will be specified in the individual task orders.

C.3.2.3 The contractor shall provide progress reports, financial reports, technical reports, drawings, manuals, or any other documentation as specified by the contract and individual task orders.

C.3.2.4 Unless otherwise directed in individual task orders, the contractor shall utilize Microsoft

Office software (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Project) for preparation of documents and ARCVIEW compatible software for Geographic Information System (GIS) formatted data. The contractor may be required to perform engineering modeling, simulation and analysis using but not limited to

Orcaflex, AQWA, or Makai Plan Pro software.

C.3.2.5 The contractor shall provide technical expertise to the Government at meetings and/or conferences worldwide. The contractor shall deliver technical presentation, provide agendas and meeting minutes, facilitate meeting, etc. Details will be specified in the individual task orders.

C.3.2.6 The Contractor shall assist NAVFAC EXWC to obtain environmental and construction permits, applications, and compliance standards. The contractor shall support NAVFAC EXWC in negotiations with federal, state, and local permitting authorities.

C.3.3 Technical Services

The technical support to accomplish tasks specified in individual task orders issued under this contract may be required in the following general areas:

C.3.3.1 Engineering services in support the development, manufacturing, integration, survey, installation, repair, and recovery of ocean infrastructure (cable, buoys, moorings, subsea electronics and equipment, shore stations, shore equipment, cable shore landings, etc.)

Concept development and feasibility analysis

Design, fabricate, procure, install, and evaluate new technologies

Design and install modifications to ocean work platforms (boats, ships, vessels, buoys, etc.) for at-sea operations

Preparation of design criteria using metocean forecasting and hindcasting

Interface between Navy requirements and commercial industry capabilities, experience, and assets

Perform analyses, studies, and surveys to support survivability of assets and equipment

Static and dynamic engineering modeling, simulation, and analyses of system response to the environment including, but not limited to; determining the behavior of ocean infrastructure systems and components during installation, operations, recovery, or repair operations

Design and engineering tasks in various disciplines including but not limited to mechanical, electrical, hydraulic, naval architecture, system, software, ocean, pneumatic, network, structural, geotechnical, corrosion, and optical

Monitoring production and manufacturing of hardware to ensure that systems meet design specifications

Seafloor and near shore geotechnical engineering to support soil structure interaction analysis (pile and mat foundation analysis, cable burial assessment)

Perform bathymetric surveys, seafloor mapping, and seafloor imaging

Analysis of ocean survey data to produce navigation and bathymetry plots

Acoustic data analysis and acoustic data processing

Development of environmental and construction permits, applications, and compliance standards as well as National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) documentation as well as support negotiations with federal, state, and local permitting authorities

Overall system integration between all systems and subsystems

Design for reliability, availability, maintainability, and operability

Design for integration of special materials and methods required for long life in the ocean

C.3.3.2 Test and evaluation of existing ocean infrastructure and/or individual components

Preparation of test and evaluation criteria using metocean forecasting and hindcasting

Design and/or fabricate scale models and perform testing in field and laboratory test facilities

Operation of Government Furnished Equipment (GFE) and other contractor's equipment in support of ocean projects

Data acquisition, storage, reduction, evaluating, transmitting, presenting and reporting

Perform preventative and corrective maintenance and upgrades on GFE and facilities as specified in individual task orders

Procure and/or perform replacement of parts, as needed, during operational requirements

Perform vessel or systems alterations to support operational requirements

Install and recovery of RDT&E undersea infrastructure

Design and/or fabricate marine equipment

Design, fabricate, and/or modify project equipment for shipboard and ocean applications

Charter commercial vessel(s) and crew(s)

Lease, operate, and maintain vehicles such as Remotely Operated Vehicle (ROV), Autonomous Underwater Vehicle (AUV), Unmanned Surface Vehicles (USV ) systems, and/or other required equipment

Provide submarine cable jointing and termination services

C.3.3.3 Offshore support to include but not limited to boats, ships, aircraft, AUV, and ROV

Mobilization, installation, operation, maintenance, and/or demobilization of systems may be required for Navy owned and/or contracted vessel(s)

Selection of platforms for at-sea work shall be based on suitability for the operation, safety, and specific requirements of the work

Platform selection analysis may include the prediction of motions in seas, weather impact, deck loading arrangements, power and electrical supplies, and interfaces

Selection, modification, and operation of undersea work vehicle(s) shall be based on suitability for the required application

Operation and maintenance of undersea or surface work vehicle(s)

Alterations to the deck and/or onboard systems shall be performed to accommodate test and/or project equipment

Analysis on vessel loading, stability, integration, and safety shall be conducted on large or heavy equipment placed on the deck

Equipment shall be engineered and secured to withstand the dynamic forces encountered at-sea based on metocean analysis

Deck loads, project deck equipment, rigging, and/or alterations may include, but is not limited to; meeting or exceeding the applicable standard

Design, fabricate, install, test, maintain, repair, and operate an applicable load handling system for vehicle(s), equipment, and instrumentation

Development of critical lift plans

Evaluation of heavy load handling/deployment systems

Load handling system shall be able to deploy and recover from surface vessel(s), ocean moorings, shore, and/or shore based facilities

Engineering analyses shall be performed in accordance with applicable Military

Standards, American Bureau of Shipping (ABS) Standards, and/or other Government recognized marine industry standards

NOTE: This list is not all inclusive, but is intended to show the range of capabilities required. All references to design in the technical tasks are considered to be engineering services and do not necessarily require the endorsement of an Architect and Engineering firm.

C.3.4 Project Management and Contract Oversight Services

C.3.4.1 The contractor shall develop and update as necessary Master Schedules that integrate the individual schedules and the technical and contracting schedules and resources. Requirements may include: baseline control of master schedules, risk analysis and mitigation of potential impacts to the schedule and/or program, , and performing analysis and review of engineering cost estimates;

preparing program cost tracking, trend analysis and budget planning and programming. Details will be specified in the individual task orders.

C.3.4.2 The contractor shall perform and deliver technical reviews of data deliverables submitted by contractors. Reviews shall assess functional and technical accuracy/completeness, and compliance with applicable regulations. Deliverables shall state whether technical deliverables satisfy specifications and schedules. Deliverables shall also include written recommendations regarding acceptance or rejection of documents by the government.

C.3.4.3 The contractor shall advise and/or assist NAVFAC EXWC during administrative and judicial proceedings involving other federal, state, local and public agencies. The contractor shall review, analyze, and make recommendations to integrate federal, state and local government comments on NAVFAC EXWC programs and studies. The contractor shall deliver documents to the NAVFAC EXWC in support of responses and/or reports to regulatory agencies for approval and submission by governmental personnel.

C.3.4.4 The contractor shall maintain databases for specific project tracking. The contractor shall collect the data and compile it into files compatible with standards as specified in individual task orders.

C.3.4.5 The contractor shall provide deliverables which review, interpret and define the application of new statutory and regulatory requirements. Deliverables shall include recommendations for NAVFAC EXWC integration of these requirements.

C.3.4.6 The contractor shall provide deliverables which evaluate commercially available and emerging technologies (e.g. remediation and hazardous materials treatment). Deliverables may include requirements to analyze experimental designs and provide recommendations concerning adoption of these designs and audit the performance of new technologies. Deliverables shall evaluate cost, performance, applicability of methods, development of initial methodologies and life cycle cost analysis.

C.3.4.7 The contractor shall provide training and/or deliverables in support of training to support the NAVFAC EXWC mission worldwide.

C.3.4.8 The contractor shall provide risk management in support of NAVFAC EXWC in accordance with the ISO standard as detailed in the individual task order.

C.3.4.9 The contractor shall provide logistics support including but not limited to procurement, preventive and corrective maintenance services, packaging, shipping, and handling (PHS&T), transportation, product support services, and analysis of reliability, availability, and maintainability.

C.3.4.10 The contractor shall provide Earned Value Management (EVM) as specified in each individual task order.

C.3.5 Key Personnel Requirements

The contractor agrees to assign under the contract those personnel whose credentials, experience and expertise meet the qualification requirements identified in the Performance Work Statement to fulfill the requirements of the contract.

The contractor agrees that a partial basis of award of this contract will be the key personnel proposed, including those employed by subcontractors, if applicable. Accordingly, the contractor agrees to assign under the contract those key personnel whose credentials, experience, and expertise were provided with the proposal and which meet the qualification requirements of the contract.

The Contracting Officer (KKO) and Contracting Officer Representative (COR) shall be notified of any proposed key personnel changes at least 30 days in advance. The government reserves the right to reject proposed changes in key personnel for any reason. Such notification shall include:

An explanation of the circumstances necessitating the substitution

A complete resume of the proposed substitute

An explanation of impact to the budget or schedule

Any other information needed by the KO and COR to enable them to judge that the

Contractor is maintaining the same quality of personnel as those included at the time of award

C.3.5.1 Senior Program Manager

The individual is preferred to have the following qualifications unless otherwise specified:

o Experience:

Minimum of fifteen (15) years of directly applicable technical and management experience in development and operation of military undersea engineering projects.

Detailed knowledge of and experience with the design, manufacture, integration, installation and survivability assessment of equipment used in military ocean applications.

Detailed knowledge of and experience involving the design, fabrication and testing of prototype technologies/equipment for ocean applications.

Senior-level experience with project concept development, planning, and systems engineering including requirements generation and analysis, development of test and evaluation plans, and interface definitions.

o Education:

Bachelor’s degree in an appropriate engineering discipline from an accredited four-year College or University.

Advanced degrees in an appropriate engineering discipline preferred.

o Certification:

Professional engineering registration or equivalent is preferred

C.3.5.2 Project Manager

The individual is preferred to have the following qualifications unless otherwise specified:

o Experience:

Minimum of ten (10) years of directly applicable technical and management experience in design, development, installation and maintenance of government and commercial ocean engineering systems.

knowledge of requirements for military ocean engineering systems and experience in implementing and fielding systems.

Four (4) years experience reviewing and approving the work of engineers, support staff and contract administrative personnel at the project level.

Four (4) years experience with financial management including management information systems, reporting, and negotiations for supplies and services.

Four (4) years experience as Project Manager for a DoD Engineering Services

Contract.

o Education:

Bachelor’s degree in an appropriate engineering discipline from an accredited four-year College or University.

Advanced degrees in an appropriate engineering discipline preferred

C.3.5.3 Senior Engineer

The individual is preferred to have the following qualifications unless otherwise specified:

o Experience:

Minimum of fifteen (15) years of directly applicable technical and management experience in design, development, installation and maintenance of government and commercial ocean engineering systems.

Detailed knowledge of requirements for military ocean engineering systems and experience in implementing and fielding systems.

Four (4) years experience reviewing and approving the work of engineers, support staff and contract administrative personnel at the project level.

Four (4) years experience with financial management including management information systems, reporting, and negotiations for supplies and services.

Four (4) years experience as Project Manager for a DoD Engineering Services

Contract.

o • Education:

Bachelor’s degree in an appropriate discipline from an accredited four-year College or University.

Advanced engineering degree preferable.

o • Certification:

Professional engineering registration or equivalent is required

C.3.5.4 Engineer

The individual is preferred to have the following qualifications unless otherwise specified:

o Experience:

Minimum of ten (10) years of directly applicable experience in design, development, installation and maintenance of government and commercial ocean engineering systems preferred.

General Experience in development of ocean engineering systems.

General experience in computer applications related to ocean engineering systems.

o Education:

A Bachelor’s engineering degree is required from an accredited four (4) year College or University.

o Certification:

Professional engineering registration or equivalent is required

C.3.5.5 Marine Construction Supervisor

The individual is preferred to have the following qualifications unless otherwise specified:

o Experience:

Fifteen (15) years (post-degree) experience or twenty (20) years of professional experience in ocean construction projects.

A minimum of eight (8) years of the required experience shall have been in direct supervision of multi-disciplined ocean construction labor forces, equipment and personnel for technically complex offshore projects.

Specific experience shall include: mooring installations; pile/plate anchor operation;

construction operations aboard both commercial and government construction vessels; deep open ocean diving operations; underwater inspections, vessel positioning operations; marine crane and winch operations, ROV operations, AUV operations, and personnel safety procedures.

A minimum of ten (10) years of the required experience shall have been shipboard in responsible charge of at-sea deck operations for complex deep ocean construction projects.

Specific experience shall include: direct supervision of offshore construction crews and marine equipment operations including floating cranes, anchor handling boats, supply boats, deck winches, cable handling machinery, welding and burning equipment.

o Education:

A Bachelor’s degree is required from an accredited four (4) year College or

University.

C.3.5.6 Facilities Security Officer

The individual is preferred to have the following qualifications unless otherwise specified:

o Experience:

Shall have two years’ experience in working with DoD industrial security matters.

Security Officer shall be familiar with the National Industrial Security Program

Operating Manual (NISPOM), Communications Security (COMSEC) requirements, clearance procedures, and implementation of the procedures.

o Education:

Completion of Defense Counterintelligence and Security Agency (DCSA) Approved

Facility Security Officer Training

C.3.5.7 Specialized Engineering and Processional Services

Personnel requirements for specialized engineering and professional services will be provided in individual task orders.

NOTE: This list is not all inclusive, but is intended to show the range of qualifications preferred and required.

C.3.6 Specifications

The work under this contract shall be performed in accordance with the PWS in the individual task order. In the event of any conflict between the Government specification and the

Contractor’s proposal submitted for the base contract or any task order, the Government specification shall control unless the government specifically accepts the deviation in writing.

C.3.7 Performance Requirements

The contractor performance requirements are outlined in the Quality Assurance Surveillance Plan

(QASP), Section 3.9. Specific performance requirements for each subsequent task order will be provided when a Task Order Request for Proposal (RFP) is submitted to the contractor.

C.3.8 Performance Objectives

The following will be used to measure performance of the above stated objectives:

o All proposals are submitted on or before the due date and meet all project requirements o In performance of task orders, all project schedules are met, excluding government accepted delays o Projects meet all Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) and other standards as identified in the individual task orders o Manage multiple contract task orders o Performance of the task order reflects technical competence and innovation that adds value to the overall project o Technical documents and drawings meet program requirements o Subcontractor cost, schedule, and technical competency meet project requirements o All task order performance specifications are met o All task orders are completed within the negotiated budget

C.3.9 Quality Planning, Control and Assurance

C.3.9.1 Quality Assurance Surveillance Plan (QASP)

The quality assurance surveillance plan (QASP) outlines the framework and methods that will be utilized to provide surveillance and review of the Contractor’s fulfillment of contract acceptance criteria and other contract standards, including its quality control plan execution. The Government will develop the QASP and evaluate Contractor performance based on this framework. The

Government will evaluate the overall project performance on a regular basis to provide confidence that the project will satisfy the relevant quality standards. The QASP shall be applicable to all subcontractors and members of the contractor’s team.

C.3.9.2 The contractor shall assist government personnel to perform QA/QC oversight of field activities in support of the NAVFAC EXWC mission. The contractor may review contractor field activities to ensure they are being conducted according to NAVFAC EXWC, regulatory, and project-specific procedures and that the resulting data collected are legally and technically defensible. Assistance shall include site visits, documentation, photographs, daily surveillance log and reports of immediate health and safety hazards observed. The contractor shall recommend corrective actions as needed.

C.3.9.3 The contractor shall provide deliverables resulting from the technical review of contractors’ work product, including site data, analytical data, and reports. These deliverables shall include an assessment of the accuracy of data and validity of analyses and interpretations of results generated by others in support of the NAVFAC EXWC mission. The contractor shall deliver analyses of technical comments provided by regulatory agencies and stakeholders in accordance with appropriate laws and regulations, and make recommendations to the government concerning their disposition. The contractor shall deliver QA/QC standards for emerging technologies when not otherwise available.

C.3.10 Government Furnished Information, Services, and Equipment

The contractor shall assume custody of government furnished equipment (GFE)/government furnished information (GFI) and provide for proper accounting, use, storage and maintenance as required by FAR 52.245-1. The contractor shall return GFE/GFI as scheduled as well as identify and report any damaged or missing items. The contractor shall provide reporting for all GFE stored at the contractors facility.

C.3.11 Contractor Furnished Information, Services, and Equipment

The Contractor shall provide technical support as needed to meet the requirements of a task order as it pertains to facilities, supplies, and services.

Contractor is responsible for obtaining Card Readers and Software to be utilized with the

Government furnished CAC Cards on non-NMCI workstations.

Compliance with current and future DoD, DON, CYBERCOM, Naval Network Warfare

Command (NNWC), NMCI, NAVFAC, and local guidance and directives is required for all

Contractor workstations connecting remotely to NAVFAC networks or Information Systems.

Contractor personnel traveling overseas are required to obtain their own passports.

C.3.12 Deliverables and Reporting

Task Orders negotiated under this contract will include specific list of deliverables and/or Contract

Data Requirements List (CDRL) which may include, but are not limited to technical reports, project planning documentation, presentation and meeting materials, project status, management and cost reports. Task orders will include appropriate details such as content, format, timing, and receiving party.

C.3.12.1 Unless otherwise specified in a task order, the contractor shall provide a monthly report that includes the following:

Project Status Reports. The contractor shall provide a project status report each month for the specific individual task order. Each project status report shall include status, issues, and anticipated actions.

Performance and Cost Reports. The contractor shall provide a monthly performance and cost report to include the following unless otherwise specified in the individual task order: cost and schedule analysis, project status reports, estimates at completion, cost performance improvement recommendations, and alternative corrective measures to recover from schedule lapses and cost overruns. The report shall differentiate the cost of each individual Contract line item number (CLIN) to facilitate cost monitoring.

Deliverable requirements may also include cost and schedule training and peer reviews of other analysts’ evaluations. The contractor shall develop and provide engineering man-hour and cost estimates for project support.

Internal Management Reports. The contractor shall track locations of work, hours, types of labor, and period of time required to complete tasks specified in each task order. The contractor shall deliver this information to the government on the fifteenth business day of the month following the period covered by the report. The reporting period shall not cover more than 30 calendar days.

C.3.12.2 Technical Reports. Technical Reports shall provide a comprehensive description of work being documented. Drawings, charts, illustrations and other material needed to clarify the presentation shall be included. The format for required reports shall reflect the formats provided as

GFI, where applicable. Calculations and computer output, if applicable, shall be listed as appendices to the report. Reports shall be clearly written, described the work adequately, be well edited and be acceptable for release as a quality document. The report shall document the results of all analyses performed. Draft reports shall be finished products requiring only technical changes as the result of Government review.

C.4.0 Intellectual Property Rights

The contract is funded by the United States Government. The government shall receive intellectual property rights as outlined in the applicable non-commercial DFARs clause.

C.5.0 Non-Personal Service Statement

Contractor employees performing services under this order will be controlled, directed and supervised at all times by management personnel of the contractor. Contractor employees will perform independent of and without the supervision of any Government official. Contractor employees may not modify Federal policy, obligate the funds of the U.S. Government, overseeing the work of Federal employees, providing direct personal services to any Federal employee or otherwise violating the prohibitions set forth in Parts 7.5 and

37.1 of the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR). The Government will control access to the facility and will perform the inspection and acceptance of the completed work.

C.6.0 Contract Security & Privacy Act Requirements

C.6.1 Clearances and Licensing

The Contractor shall meet the applicable information assurance certification requirements. The contractor shall be a wholly owned U.S. company (as defined in section 3 of DoD 5220.22M

National Industrial Security Program Operating Manual), maintain facilities and procedures for storage and control of classified material, and shall have a system of plant protection and security.

DoD-approved information assurance workforce certifications appropriate for each category and level as listed in the current version of the DoD 8570.01-M Information Assurance Workforce

Improvement Program Manual.

Appropriate operating system certification for information assurance technical positions as required in the DoD 8570.01-M.

Upon request by the Government, the contractor shall provide documentation supporting the information assurance certification status of personnel performing information assurance functions.

Certified contractor personnel performing information assurance functions whose certification lapses shall be denied access to DoD information systems, or have their access downgraded to a level appropriate for a lower certification status.

All contractor personnel require a minimum of a T1-SF 85 investigation for any position that requires access to the internet, use of automated systems or unescorted entry into restricted or controlled areas prior to reporting for duty in support of any task order. The investigation is not for a security clearance; it is for a position of trust. This is a mandatory requirement set forth in

DoDM5200.01 Volume 1 and SECNAVYINST 5510.30C . All documentation required for security certification shall be the responsibility of the contractor. No foreign nationals shall be employed for any task order issued under this contract without prior approval of the Government

C.6.2 Security Clearance Requirements

Access to U.S. government information classified up to the TOP SECRET level may be required.

All key personnel and any contractor personnel who work with classified information must hold a

U.S. security clearance appropriate to the level of work specified in the individual task order. A list of individuals requiring access to classified information will be provided to the

NAVFAC EXWC Security Office or Installation where the work will be performed at least 14 days prior to the start of onsite work.

Contractor employees and sub-contractor employees working on task orders must be U.S. citizens and be able to obtain and maintain a SECRET security clearance based on an SF-86 adjudicated within the last 10 years. Exceptions may be allowed but will be specified in individual task orders.

Specific task orders may require that Contractor employees and sub-contractor employees working on the specified task orders obtain and maintain a TOP SECRET security clearance based on an

SF-86 adjudicated within the last 5 years.

The contractor shall protect all controlled unclassified information (CUI) per DoD Instruction

5200.48 Controlled Unclassified Information.

The contractor shall protect all classified information per SECNAV M-5510.36 Department of

Navy Information Security Program, DoDM 5200.01 Volumes 1-3 Department of Defense

Information Security Program, and DoD 5220.22-M National Industrial Security Program

Operating Manual (NISPOM).

Personnel handling the classified material as described above will have the clearance level and be qualified to do so per National Industrial Security Program Operating Manual (NISPOM) requirements.

Classified work will be conducted at Government facilities or cleared contractor facilities as directed.

Upon completion of this contract, all Controlled Unclassified Information (CUI) documentation

(reports, working papers, photographs, drawings, etc.), and materials associated with this contact will be turned over to: NAVFAC EXWC, Code CIOFP, 1000 23rd Avenue, Building 1100, Port

Hueneme, CA 93043-4370.

Any contractor personnel required to travel overseas will complete Survival, Evasion, Resistance and Escape (SERE) 100 Level B training.

The contractor shall arrange access to government activities where a task order has been issued.

The contractor shall liaison with the Contract Officer’s Representative (COR) for all requests.

Apply, obtain, and maintain a Common Access Cards (CACs) personnel deemed necessary by the

COR. The contractor shall maintain a list of personnel with CACs and will turn in CACs to

NAVFAC EXWC’s security office when no longer required.

Apply, obtain, and maintain a Secret Internet Protocol Router (SIPR) account for key personnel and administrative support personnel deemed necessary by the COR.

All documentation required for security certification shall be the responsibility of the contractor.

No foreign nationals shall be employed for any task order issued under this contract without prior approval of the Government.

C.6.3 Privacy Act

Personnel shall adhere to the Privacy Act, Title 5 of the U.S. Code (USC), Section 552a and applicable agency rules and regulations.

Contractor will be liable for all data breaches where it is culpable (e.g., contract proprietary information, social security numbers (SSN) and other sensitive personnel information, etc.).

Contractor will be held liable and will be required to take steps such as notifying affected parties or providing credit monitoring.

Contractor personnel, prime and subcontractor shall sign a Non-Disclosure Form.

C.6.4 Physical Security

The Contractor shall be responsible for safeguarding all Government property provided for

Contractor use. At the close of each work period, Government facilities, equipment, and materials shall be secured in accordance with federal, DoD, DON, and local policy requirements.