Exhibit_A_-_Statement_of_Work.pdf

Statement of Work (SOW) for Procurement of the

Blue Force Tracker (BFT-1) AVX-06 Aviation Transceiver 29 June 2016

1. Scope. This Statement of Work (SOW) defines the efforts required by the contractor to produce and deliver the product required by this solicitation In Accordance With (IAW) the documents listed below. The items to be procured are spare components for the Blue Force Tracker-1 Aviation (BFT-1 AVN) System.

2. Applicable Documents. The following documents are applicable to the extent cited.

2.1. Military and Federal Documents

Document Number.

Document Title Applicability

MIL-STD-129R Military Marking for Shipment and Storage

Required

MIL-STD-130 N w/Change1 Identification Marking of U.S.

Military Property

2.2. Commercial Documents

Document Number.

Document Title Applicability

ISPM Number 15 Regulation of Wood Packaging Material in International Trade (2009)

ASTM D3951-15 Standard Practice for Commercial Packaging

3.0 Requirements.

3.1 Item for Production. The contractor shall produce, test and deliver the item listed below in Table 1 (Production Item Listing) IAW the Documents listed in Section 2 above and this SOW.

In the event of a conflict between the requirements of this SOW and any other documentation for the item on contract, the requirements of this SOW shall govern.

TABLE 1

PRODUCTION ITEM LISTING

Nomenclature Part Number National Stock

Number

Transceiver, Air AVX-06-203 CMDC-203-X2GN5 5895-01-606-0764

3.2 Item Configuration Baseline.

3.2.1 The Configuration Baseline (CB) of the item listed above in Table 1 shall be established at the time of award by the contractor’s part number, the item’s functional, physical and performance attributes, including the design requirements specified IAW contractor drawings, specifications, inspection procedures, test procedures, acceptance procedures, design descriptions and the contractor’s specification data sheet.

3.2.2 The items listed in Table 1 shall herein be referred to as Configuration Items (CI).

3.2.3 The contractor shall deliver to the government only the CIs above that have passed Air Worthiness Release (AWR) Certification as determined by the U.S. Army Aviation and Missile Command (AMCOM). Army Regulation 70-62 governs the AWR requirements for Aircraft Systems and can be found from the following hyperlink:

http://www.apd.army.mil/jw2/xmldemo/r70_62/main.asp

3.3 Requirements for Configuration Control.

3.3.1 Item Part Number (IPN) Baseline. The IPN configuration baseline shall be established by the contractor’s part number that meets the configuration baseline specified in paragraph 3.2 of this SOW, at the time of award of this contract.

3.3.2 Configuration Change Management Process to the IPN Baseline. If the contractor does not have an established item configuration change management process, the contractor shall establish a system for managing configuration changes to the IPN baseline. Configuration change management is the function that allows the Contractor to systematically control changes and variances to the IPN and to document any changes and variances made to the IPN baseline after award of contract.

3.3.2.1 Application Manager. The government shall be the Application Manager. In performing Application Management, the government must assess the impact of all contractor implemented major design changes on the ability of the items on contract to continue to meet the requirements of the configuration baseline specified in paragraph 3.2 of this SOW.

3.3.2.2 The government, as the Application Manager, will be the Configuration Management authority on application management for all contractor major changes that affect the design of the items on contract relative to the configuration baseline specified in paragraph 3.2 of this

SOW.

3.3.2.3 Any major contractor approved product data change(s) to the design of the IPN Baseline shall be approved for delivery by the government, before any changed IPN is delivered, to ascertain that the IPN continues to meet the government configuration baseline that was established at the time of contract award. The Government shall not be contractually obligated to accept any of the items produced under this contract that no longer meets the government configuration baseline as established at contract award IAW with the configuration baseline of paragraph 3.2 of this SOW.

http://www.apd.army.mil/jw2/xmldemo/r70_62/main.asp

3.3.3 Major Design Changes. A major change is defined as any change to the IPN that will impact the form, fit, function and interface (F3I) characteristics established at the time of contract award by the IPN.

3.3.3.1 The government, as the Application Manager, shall be notified by the contractor of all major design changes IAW this SOW and DD Form 1423 for DI-MISC-80711A, Scientific and Technical Report, Request for Major Design Changes. The notification of major design changes shall describe, in contractor format, the engineering change(s) made to the IPN and shall provide for the impact analysis of the effect of the change on performance, form, fit, function, and interface requirements affecting the configuration baseline specified in paragraph 3.2.

3.3.3.2 The Procuring Contracting Officer (PCO), as the Application Manager, shall receive notification of all major design changes 60 days before any major design changed CIs are to be planned for delivery to the government. The PCO shall provide the contractor a written decision as to the acceptability for continued delivery of any major design changed item within 30 days after contractor notification. If the contractor does not received a written decision within the specified timeframe, the contractor shall notify the PCO on the 31st day after the initial contractor notification, in writing, that the government decision, as to acceptability, has not yet been provided.

3.4 Requirements for Final Inspection and Test. The contractor shall comply with the following requirements:

3.4.1 Sites for Inspection, Testing and Acceptance. Inspection, testing and acceptance of all CIs shall be at origin and shall be performed by the contractor. Acceptance for payment purposes shall be by the cognizant Defense Contract Management Agency (DCMA) branch via Wide Area Work Flow (WAWF) for deliverables that are marked origin-inspection and origin-acceptance.

WAWF Electronic Invoicing Instructions are provided for in Section G of the contract.

3.4.2 Inspection and Testing. The contractor shall perform final Inspection and testing on all deliverables IAW the contractor's Inspection and Testing Procedures. The contractor shall assure that all necessary inspections and tests are performed on completed products, and this shall include all inspections and tests, which are normally performed for the equipment on order. The contractor shall at a minimum perform any inspections and tests (including visual/mechanical inspections and functional tests) required to satisfy the form, fit, and function requirements of the contract. The form, fit, and function requirements are defined by the contractor’s drawings, literature, specification sheets, brochures, technical manuals and the requirements of paragraph

3.2.1 of this SOW. The cognizant DCMA office shall be kept continuously informed of the daily testing schedules for all major assemblies and/or systems, and the Government reserves the right to witness any tests.

3.4.3 Responsibility. The requirements of this SOW do not relieve the contractor of the responsibility to perform any additional tests or inspections required to assure product quality and compliance in meeting the requirements of paragraph 3.2.1 of this SOW.

3.4.4 Records. The contractor shall maintain records of inspections and tests to demonstrate that the final product satisfies contract requirements. The Government has the right to review these records at any time.

3.4.5 Requirements for Quality Assurance System. The contractor shall implement and maintain a Quality Assurance System for commercial items that meets or exceeds commercial best practices. These established commercial quality requirements shall be commonly accepted practices employed by industry in both national and international manufacturing environments.

3.4.6 Government Quality Assurance. Any in-process inspections performed by the Government shall be conducted in a manner consistent with the contractor’s commercial practices.

3.5 Requirements for Hardware Item Unique Identification (IUID). The contractor shall mark the hardware items listed below IAW the contract and the following requirements. IUID markings shall be IAW DFARS Clause 252.211–7003 and MIL-STD-130N w/Change 1.

3.5.1 Production Items Requiring IUID.

Configuration Item Part Number National Stock

Number

AVX06-203 CMDC-203-X2GN5 5895-01-606-0764

3.5.2 The IUID number shall be reported IAW the procedures that are located at website:

http://www.acq.osd.mil/dpap/pdi/uid/data_submission_information.html#_top or can be submitted via WAWF when creating the Invoice and Receiving Report (COMBINATION) electronic document.

3.5.3 New items. The contractor shall provide IUID, for all item(s), identified on the list above by the PCO, delivered to the Government under contract, in inventory or in use.

3.5.4 Permanency and Legibility. The IUID marking and identification plates, tags, etching, or labels when used on equipment, parts, assemblies, subassemblies, units, sets, groups, or kits shall be as permanent as the normal life expectancy of the item and be capable of withstanding the environment, test, cleaning, repair, and rebuild procedures specified for the item. Legibility shall be as required and verified for ready readability per MIL-STD-130N w/Change 1.

3.5.5 Deleterious Effect. Marking of items shall be accomplished in a manner that will not adversely affect the life and utility of the item. Marking materials creating hazardous conditions shall not be used. Placement and choice of the marking shall not create hazardous conditions.

3.5.6 IUID Coding. IUID markings and readability requirements shall comply with MIL-STD- 130N w/Change 1.

3.5.7 The human readable characters and the machine readable IUID symbology will be marked on the hardware. The order of priority when there are space limitations shall be IAW MIL-STD- 130N w/Change 1. The 2D machine readable IUID is the minimum requirement when there are severe space limitations.

3.5.8 Markings shall be located such that they are visible during item use, provided that sufficient space is available, and does not interfere with equipment operations.

3.5.9 For items when there is a major change to or departure from the contractual baseline being bought under this contract, the contractor shall submit diagrams showing placement and description of the IUID marking and applicable installation and processing instructions for government review and approval IAW with DI-MISC-80711A.

3.5.10 The contractor shall maintain an accurate, current report of the IUID for the manufactured item(s) on this contract. Effective dates shall be included on this list. The list shall be available for inspection by the PCO or other Government representative upon request at any time during the life of this contract. The contractor provide this list to the Government at the end of this contract.

3.6 Requirements for Packaging Preservation, packing and marking for shipment shall be in accordance with (IAW) ASTM D3951-15, Standard Practice for Commercial Packaging.

Level of Preservation (LOP): Commercial, Level of Pack (LPK): Commercial, Quantity Unit Pack (QUP): 001. Marking shall be IAW with MIL-STD-129R. Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) requirements shall be IAW the Section F clause, DFARS 252.211-7006, of the contract. MIL-STD-129R is applicable.

3.6.1 Wood Packaging Material (WPM) shall meet the requirements below.

3.6.1.1 Wood packaging material (WPM) includes but is not limited to pallets, skids, load boards, pallet collars, wooden boxes, reels, dunnage, crates, frame and cleats. This requirement excludes materials that have undergone a manufacturing process, such as corrugated fiberboard, plywood, particleboard, veneer, and oriented strand board (OSB).

3.6.1.2 All WPM shall meet the requirements of Regulation of Wood Packaging Material in International Trade, “Guidelines for Regulating Wood Packaging Material in International Trade”. DoD shipments inside and outside of the United States shall meet the requirements of Regulation of Wood Packaging Material in International Trade whenever WPM is used to ship DoD cargo.

3.6.1.3 All WPM shall comply with the official quality control program for heat treatment (HT) or kiln dried heat treatment (KD HT) IAW American Lumber Standard Committee (ALSC), Incorporated, Wood Packaging Material Program and WPM Enforcement Regulations (see http://www.alsc.org/).

3.6.1.4 All WPM shall include certification/quality markings IAW the ALSC standard. Markings shall be placed in an unobstructed area that will be readily visible to inspectors. Pallet markings shall be applied to the stringer or block on diagonally opposite sides of the pallet and be contrasting and clearly visible. All containers shall be marked on a side other than the top or bottom, contrasting and clearly visible. All dunnage used in configuring and/or securing the load shall also comply with ISPM 15 and be marked with an ASLC approved DUNNAGE stamp.

http://www.alsc.org/

3.6.1.5 Failure to comply with these requirements may result in refusal, destruction, or treatment of materials at the point of entry. The Government reserves the right to recoup from the contractor any remediation costs incurred by the Government.

3.6.2 Handling, Storage, Preservation, Packaging and Shipping. The contractor shall establish, maintain, control and be responsible for the handling, storage, preservation, packaging and shipping to protect the quality of the materials and to prevent damage from loss, deterioration, degradation, or substitution of products.

3.7 Requirements for Production Item Marking.

3.7.1 Item Marking Requirements. The contractor shall use a permanent marking method. The marking method shall not interfere with proper operation of the item, and shall have no deleterious effect on the item. The contractor’s permanent method for item marking shall be acceptable to the government. The Line Replaceable Units (LRUs) shall be legibly marked with the following information: Nomenclature, Noun, NSN, Serial Number, CAGE, Contractor Part Number, Contract Number, and UID. Circuit cards and modules shall be marked with the Part Number, CAGE, and the UID plate.

3.7.2 Part Number Requirements. The contractor’s permanent method for part number marking shall be acceptable to the government. The marking shall not interfere with proper operation of the item, and shall have no deleterious effect on the item.

4.0 Warranty

4.1 Requirements for Warranty. The contractor’s commercial warranty terms shall cover all items delivered under this contract for a minimum of one year. The warranty period shall begin upon the date of hardware acceptance by the customer. The contractor shall provide an insert to accompany the hardware deliverables describing the actions to be taken by the user in order to exercise the warranty and obtain repaired/replaced equipment. The contractor shall meet a 45 day turn-around time for repair of warranty assets. This time shall be from the date of receipt by the contractor, to shipment from the contractor's facility. The contractor shall be responsible for return transportation cost from the contractor’s facility to the customer.

4.2 Warranty Markings. Warranty markings shall be applied to unit, intermediate and shipping containers. The markings shall be in a conspicuous location to give notice that the item(s) are subject to warranty coverage. These markings shall indicate the time period or condition of the warranty (e.g., days/months, hours of operation, etc.).

CONTRACT DATA REQUIREMENTS LIST

(1 Data Item)

Original Form Approved OMB No. 0704-0188

Public reporting burden for this collection of information is estimated to average 110 hours per response, including the time for reviewing instructions, searching existing data sources, gathering and maintaining the data needed, and completing and reviewing the collection of information. Send comments regarding this burden estimate or any other aspect of this collection of information, including suggestions for reducing this burden, to Department of Defense, Washington Headquarters Services, Directorate for Information Operations and Reports, 1215 Jefferson Davis Highway, Suite 1204, Arlington, VA. 22202-4302, and to the Office of Management and Budget, Paperwork Reduction Project (0704-0188), Washington, DC 20503. Please DO NOT RETURN your form to either of these addresses. Send completed form to the Government Issuing Contracting Officer for Contract/PR No. listed in Block E.

A. CONTRACT LINE ITEM NO. B. EXHIBIT

C. CATEGORY:

1002 A TDP X TM OTHER

D. SYSTEM/ITEM

BFT-1 Aviation

E. CONTRACT/PR NO. F. CONTRACTOR

1. DATA ITEM NO

A001

2. TITLE OF DATA ITEM

Scientific and Technical Reports

3. SUBTITLE

Notification of Major Design Changes

17. PRICE

GROUP

4. AUTHORITY (Data Acquisition Document No.

DI-MISC-80711A

5. CONTRACT REFERENCE

SOW Para 3.3.3.1

6. REQUIRING OFFICE

SFAE-AV-AS-AME

18.

ESTIMATED

TOTAL

PRICE

INSERT IN

SECT B

7. DD 250

REQ

9.DIST STATEMENT

REQUIRED

10. FREQUENCY 12. DATE OF FIRST

SUBMISSION

14. DISTRIBUTION

DD D ASREQ SEE ITEM 16 b. COPIES

8. APP CODE 11. AS OF DATE 13. DATE OF

SUBSEQUENT

SUBMISSION

a. ADDRESSEE Draft

Final

SEE ITEM 16

Reg

Repro

16. REMARKS: Data Item Description DI-MISC-80711A: Delete block 10 instructions entirely and follow instructions in SOW Paragraph 3.2.

The contractor shall prepare and submit a Major Design Notification for Government review in accordance with the SOW Para 3.2 when there is a Major change to or departure from the contractual baseline.

All deliveries shall be in digital format. All digital files shall be provided both by electronic submission, e.g., e-mail, FTP, etc., as arranged with the requiring office, and also by CD ROM readable by computers running Microsoft Office 2000 and Office XP suite of applications (MS Word, MS Excel, MS PowerPoint, and MS Project, etc.).

Alternative delivery media may be discussed with the Contracting Officer prior to delivery.

If the CDRL is to be priced and not NSP, then an electronic DD Form 250 will be required via the Wide Area Workflow Web Site (See Section G of the Contract).

SFAE-AV-AS-AME

PCO

15. TOTAL

0 2 0

G. PREPARED BY

H. DATE I. APPROVED BY J. DATE

Brian Creswick Electronics Engineer

14 April 2016 Robert J. Lang Chief, PM AME Field Office

29 June 2016