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GEORGIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY COMMERCIAL TRAINING

STATEMENT OF WORK (SOW)

1.0 INTRODUCTION

Naval Surface Warfare Center, Dahlgren Division (NSWCDD) has a requirement for commercially available training from George Institute of Technology. The objective of this requirement is to obtain the materials and knowledge to understand, utilize and apply the concepts and principles taught for all courses. NSWCDD’s goal is to obtain learner-centric instruction optimized for maximum effectiveness and ensuring that the greatest amount of learning takes place during these courses.

2.0 APPLICABLE DOCUMENTS

2.1 DEF 3503P - Adaptive Arrays: Algorithms, Architectures, and Applications Syllabus

2.2 DEF 2505P - Principles of Radar Electronic Protection Syllabus

2.3 DEF 2707P - Real-Time Radio Frequency Interference Mitigation Syllabus

2.4 DEF 3512P - Radar Waveforms: Properties, Analysis, Design and Application Syllabus

3.0 REQUIREMENTS

3.1 The Contractor shall provide on-site, instructor-led, commercially available training as follows:

3.1.1 DEF 3503P - Adaptive Arrays: Algorithms, Architectures, and Applications for up to 25 students.

3.1.2 DEF 2505P - Principles of Radar Electronic Protection for up to 25 students.

3.1.3 DEF 2707P - Real-Time Radio Frequency Interference Mitigation for up to 20 students.

3.1.4 DEF 3512P - Radar Waveforms: Properties, Analysis, Design and Application for up to 20 students.

3.2 The Contractor shall provide the training session in accordance with the commercially advertised length of days for each course.

NOTE: The audience for each training session may not be the same. The students will be line managers, senior level scientists, engineers and technical staff.

3.2.1 The Contractor shall provide training materials and supplies to support interactive training sessions.

3.3 The classes shall be held from 0800 through 1700 each day with an hour break for lunch.

The instructor delivering the session must arrive to the classroom location no later than 30 minutes prior to the start time of the course.

3.4 The training shall address all the topics identified on the online Course Content Syllabus for each course.

NOTE: The Government will not provide staff to support for these activities.

3.5 The Contractor shall include a question and answer period before the conclusion of each session for interactive collaboration.

3.6 The Contractor shall contact the technical point of contact (TPOC) no later than 10-days after award of order to establish the training dates. The Government prefers that all training sessions occur prior to August 2025.

4.0 GOVERNMENT FURNISHED MATERIALS/EQUIPMENT

4.1 The Government will provide training facilities with space reserved for the dates determined after the award. The place of performance for DEF 3503P, 2707P and 3512P will be at University of Mary Washington (UMW) Dahlgren Campus, 4224 University Drive, King George, VA 22485. The Government will provide classified space and storage for DEF 2505P.

4.2 The Contractor may ship the course materials ahead of the training session date to the Naval Surface Warfare Center, Dahlgren Division. The Course ID must be included on the shipping label for easy identification. The exact shipping location shall be coordinated with the individual Technical Point of Contact identified in Section 7 for each course.

4.3 The Government will provide projection equipment and screens; however, the Contractor is responsible to bring their own laptop to present the training.

5.0 TRAVEL

The Contractor shall travel in performance of this contract. The number of trips and types of personnel traveling shall be limited to the minimum required to accomplish work requirements and shall be coordinated with the TPOC. All travel shall be conducted in accordance with Federal Travel Regulations (FTR).

6.0 SECURITY

6.1 The Contractor shall possess and maintain a SECRET facility clearance as verified within the National Industrial Security System.

6.2 The Course Instructor for DEF 2505P, Principles of Radar Electronic Protection will be required to have at a minimum a DoD “Secret” clearance at time of award. Access to classified material shall be in accordance with the attached DD Form 254. The Government will provide the classified space and storage for this course.

NOTE: Courses DEF 3503P - Adaptive Arrays: Algorithms, Architectures, and Applications;

DEF 2707P - Real-Time Radio Frequency Interference Mitigation; and DEF 3512P - Radar Waveforms: Properties, Analysis, Design and Application, are unclassified.

NOTE: Each Government attendee will provide a completed and signed Georgia Tech Research Security Need-To-Know Certification and Clearance Form.

6.3 No safeguarding of classified material is authorized at the contractor facility.

Safeguarding will only be required at the actual performance site listed in Block 13 on the DD254. Actual performance site’s security regulations and guidelines will apply.

6.4 ELECTRONIC SPILLAGES

6.4.1 Electronic Spillages (ES) are unacceptable and pose a risk to national security. An electronic spillage is defined as classified data placed on an information system (IS), media or hardcopy document possessing insufficient security controls to protect the data at the required classification level, thus posing a risk to national security (e.g., sensitive compartmented information (SCI) onto collateral, Secret onto Unclassified, etc). The contractor's performance as it relates to ES will be evaluated by the Government. ES reflects on the overall security posture of NSWCDD and a lack of attention to detail with regard to the handling of classified information of IS security discipline and will be reflected in the contractor's performance rating.

In the event that a contractor is determined to be responsible for an ES, all direct and indirect costs incurred by the Government for ES remediation could be charged to the contractor.

6.4.2 NSWCDD Security will be responsible for the corrective action plan in accordance with the security guidance reflected on the DOD Contract Security Classification Specification - DD254. NSWCDD Security will identify the contractor facility and contract number associated with all electronic spillages that involve the contractor. NSWCDD Security will notify the Contracts Division with the contractor facility name and contract number, incident specifics and associated costs for cleanup. The Contracting Officer will be responsible to work with the Contractor Facility to capture the costs incurred during the spillage clean up. The Contractor is also responsible for taking Information Security Awareness training annually, via their Facility Security Officer (FSO), as part of the mandatory training requirements. If a spillage occurs, additional training will be required to prevent recurrence.

6.5 PORTABLE ELECTRONIC DEVICES (PEDS)

6.5.1 Non-government and/or personally owned portable electronic devices (PEDs) are prohibited in all NSWCDD buildings with the exception of personally owned cell phones, which are authorized for use in General Office Spaces (GOS). All personnel need to be aware of PED’s policy and being permitted in a building by asking authorized personnel or reviewing the entrance area signs and instructions. The Contractor/personnel visiting shall ensure the onsite personnel remain compliant with this PED policy. NSWCDD instruction defines PEDs as the following: any electronic device designed to be easily transported, with the capability to store, record, receive or transmit text, images, video, or audio data in any format via any transmission medium. PED’s include, but are not limited to, pagers, laptops, radios, compact discs and cassette players/recorders. In addition, this includes removable storage media such as flash memory, memory sticks, multimedia cards and secure digital cards, micro-drive modules, ZIP drives, ZIP disks, CD-RWs, DVD-RWs, MP3 players, iPADs, digital picture frames, electronic book readers, kindle, nook, cameras, external hard dish drives, and floppy diskettes

6.5.2 Personal Wearable Fitness Devices (PWFDs) marketed primarily as fitness or sleep devices are allowed in all Navy spaces, if they are compliant with NAVADMIN 216/15, where collateral non-Sensitive Compartmented Information (SCI), classified information is processed, stored, or discussed up to and including secret. The User must ensure the PWFD is compliant with all requirements in NAVADMIN 216/15, Cyber Hygiene Authorization to use Personal Wearable Fitness Devices (e.g., FitBit, Jawbone UP, etc.) in Navy Spaces, dated 14 September 2015 and register PWFD in the NSWCDD Fitness Device Tracker.

6.5.3 Personnel requiring the use of Medical Portable Electronic Devices (MPEDs) must submit Form NSWCDD 5239/4 for SCIF authorization to the Special Security Officer (SSO).

For Special Access Program Facility (SAPF) authorizations, follow the guidance provided by the Government Special Access Program Security Officer (GSSO). Authorizations for use in SAPFs that are co-utilized within NSWCDD SCIFs require coordination between both the GSSO and SSO. For authorizations to use MPED in Collateral Classified spaces, submit form to the Special Programs Branch, .

6.5.4 PED’s belonging to an external organization shall not be connected to NSWCDD networks or infrastructure without prior approval from the NSWCDD Information Assurance and Compliance Branch. This approval will be granted using the TARIS form and action tracker process.

6.5.5 Personally owned hardware or software shall not be connected or introduced to any NSWCDD hardware, network or information system infrastructure.”

6.6 OPERATIONS SECURITY (OPSEC)

6.6.1 Contractor personnel shall follow OPSEC concepts and principles in the conduct of this requirement to protect critical information, personnel, facilities, equipment, and operations from compromise. All Contractors (including Subcontractors) shall supplement their current security practices by requiring any personnel involved in executing this contract to complete Government-sponsored and administered Operations Security (OPSEC) training. In addition, all Contractors should be aware of the Critical Information and Indicators List (CIIL) for the organization they are supporting as well as the OPSEC plan for NSWCDD. These OPSEC requirements will be in effect throughout the life of the procurement from award through the conclusion of services at the end of the period of performance (PoP) or other procurement termination. The Contractor must immediately notify the Government upon the discovery of any nonconformance with the OPSEC Plan.

7.0 TECHNICAL POINT OF CONTACT

7.1 Course ID: DEF 3503P - Adaptive Arrays: Algorithms, Architectures, and Applications

7.2 Course ID: DEF 2505P - Principles of Radar Electronic Protection

7.3 Course ID: DEF 2707P - Real-Time Radio Frequency Interference Mitigation

7.4 Course ID: DEF 3512P - Radar Waveforms: Properties, Analysis, Design and Application

7.5 Acquisition Lead