Statement of Work_HFSA Cables.docx

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STATEMENT OF WORK (SOW)

High Frequency Sail Array (HFSA) Underwater Fiber Optic SONAR Cable Assemblies

1.0 Background

The Fleet Sensors & Cables Engineering Branch (Code 1535) of the Sensors and Arrays Division (Code 153) of the Naval Undersea Warfare Center Division Newport serves as the Navy's Technical Design Agent (TDA) and In-Service Engineering Agent (ISEA), and assists with Acquisition Engineering Agent (AEA) activities for surface ship and submarine transducers, hydrophones and cables. Code 1535 maintains the Navy's outboard SONAR cable inventory in large part through contract vehicles established to procure the cables which are delivered to the stock system and are available to support new construction and fleet needs.

1.1 Places of Performance

All work performed under this contract will be performed at the contractor’s facility.

1.2 Authorized Users

Sensor and SONAR Systems Department, Code 15 or the Naval Undersea Warfare Center, Division Newport, RI is the only authorized user of this contract.

1.3 Sponsors

· PMS 401 Submarine Acoustic Systems

· PMS 450 Virginia Class Program Office

· PMS 397 Columbia Class Program Office

· Type Commanders

· Naval Shipyards

1.4 Types of Funding

· Operation & Maintenance, Navy (O&MN)

· Other Procurement, Navy (OPN)

· Shipbuilding and Conversion, Navy (SCN)

· National Sea-Based Deterrence Fund (NSBDF)

· Service Cost Center (SCC)

2.0 Scope

This SOW reflects a build-to-print approach. The contractor shall manufacture, inspect, test, package, and deliver production build-to-print items in accordance with their respective drawings and applicable documents as detailed below.

3.0 Applicable Documents

The contractor shall perform the tasking required in Section 4.0 in accordance with the below Applicable Documents.

AM-PRO-020/MLDG

REV 2

UNDERWATER CABLE ASSEMBLY AND

ENCAPSULATED COMPONENTS,

FABRICATION, REPAIR, AND INSTALLATION

MANUAL

AM-PRO-030/MLDG

REV 03

UNDERWATER CABLE ASSEMBLY AND

ENCAPSULATED COMPONENTS,

FABRICATION, REPAIR, AND INSTALLATION

MANUAL, VOLUME III PLASMA SPRAY

PROCEDURE

Table 1. Cable Assemblies

4.0 Technical Requirements

The contractor shall manufacture, inspect, test, package, and deliver Cable Assemblies in accordance with ADs 3.1 – 3.3.

4.1. PRODUCTION HARDWARE

4.1.1 The contractor shall manufacture, inspect, test, package and deliver production units in accordance with ADs 3.1-3.3. The contractor shall perform the administrative actions as required per Table 1.

TABLE 1. REQUIREMENTS

4.2 GENERAL

4.2.1 Contract Kick-Off Meeting

The contractor shall conduct a Contract Kick-Off meeting at its facility. The contractor shall prepare the kick-off meeting agenda. The contractor shall present its planned configuration and present a Program Objectives and Milestone Schedule (POAMS) for the Production to include:

· tasks and milestones

· requirements review

· schedule

The contractor shall prepare conference minutes and shall submit POAMS with the conference minutes.

DI-ADMN-81249C

(Meeting Agenda)

CDRL A002

DI-ADMN-81250C

(Meeting Minutes)

4.2.2 Production Reports

The contractor shall prepare and submit Production Progress Reports using Government Furnished Information (GFI) item 6.1.

Monthly over the life of the contract.

CDRL A003

DI-MGMT-81867

(Production Report)

4.2.3 Production Program Reviews (PPRs)

The contractor shall conduct Production Program Reviews annually to review programmatic and technical issues. Prior to the scheduled PPR, the contractor shall prepare and deliver the PPR agenda to the Government. During PPR, the contractor shall record meeting minutes and shall deliver the minutes to the Government after the conclusion of the PPR.

DI-ADMN-81249C

(Meeting Agenda)

CDRL A002

DI-ADMN-81250C

(Meeting Minutes)

4.2.4 Engineering Changes

DI-SESS-80639E,

DI-SESS-80640E (Engineering Change Proposal (ECP), Request for Variance (RFV))

5.0 Progress Reports

RESERVED

6.0 Government Furnished Information

RESERVED

7.0 Government Furnished Property

RESERVED

8.0 Quality Surveillance and Performance Standards

RESERVED

9.0 Information and Communication Technology (ICT) Accessibility Requirements

The Government has determined that this procurement is not Information and Communication Technology (ICT) or exempt from Accessibility Standards (36 C.F.R. Part 1194, Appendix A).

10.0 Security Compliance

10.1 Program Protection

SECURITY: All Contractor personnel shall adhere to the Security provisions of 32 CFR Part 117 – National Industrial Security Program Operating Manual (NISPOM). While performing work at a Government Facility, Contractor personnel shall comply with the security regulations of the host facility. Applicable FAR, DFARS, NMCARS clauses, and NAVSEA text shall be adhered to in the performance of this contract. Security incidents shall be promptly reported through the companies Facility Security Officer (FSO), to the Contracting Officer’s Representative (COR), Technical Point of Contact (TPOC), and the Cognizant Security Office to NUWCDIVNPT Security.

Controlled Unclassified Information (CUI) including Legacy FOUO and Covered Defense Information (meeting the definition of 48 CFR 252.204–7012(a)) generated and/or provided under this contract shall be marked and safeguarded as specified in DoD Instruction 5200.48, CUI available at:

https://www.esd.whs.mil/Portals/54/Documents/DD/issuances/dodi/520048p.PDF. Any product containing Covered Defense Information shall be assigned a distribution statement (distribution statements B through F) in accordance with DoDI 5230.24 (Distribution Statements on Technical Documents); and DoDI 5230.24, Enclosure 3 Procedures, available at https://www.esd.whs.mil/Portals/54/Documents/DD/issuances/dodi/523024p.pdf

INFORMATION SECURITY: If the work is performed at the Contractor's facility, the Contractor shall implement and maintain security procedures and controls to prevent unauthorized disclosure of classified information and controlled unclassified information (CUI) and to control distribution of CUI in accordance with National Industrial Security Program Operating Manual (NISPOM) codifying 32 CFR Part 117, NISPOM Rule, and SECNAV M-5510.36B. If the work is performed at the Government's facility, the Contractor shall comply with facility policy.

CUI INCIDENT REPORTING AND RESPONSE: The Contractor shall promptly report any unauthorized, inadvertent, or illegal release or disclosure of CUI to the Contracting Officer’s Representative / Technical Point of Contact (TPOC), Procuring Contracting Officer, and the Security Office. Contractor personnel shall coordinate this effort through the relevant industry site FSO.

PUBLIC RELEASE: Any controlled unclassified information pertaining to this contract shall not be released for public dissemination, including posting to any social media sites such as Facebook or Twitter, unless it has been approved for public release by appropriate U.S. Government authority. Proposed public releases shall be submitted for approval prior to release through the appropriate U.S. Government Office.

10.2 Operations Security (OPSEC)

OPSEC is a process that identifies critical information to determine if friendly actions can be observed by adversary intelligence systems, determines if information obtained by adversaries could be interpreted to be useful to them, and then executes selected measures that eliminate or reduce adversary exploitation of friendly critical information.

The Contractor shall develop and implement, and update and maintain an OPSEC program to protect controlled unclassified and classified activities, information, equipment, and material used or developed by the Contractor and any subcontractor during performance of the contract. The Contractor shall be responsible for the subcontractor implementation of the OPSEC requirements. The Contractor developed OPSEC program may include Information Assurance and Communications Security (COMSEC). The OPSEC program shall be in accordance with National Security Presidential Memorandum (NSPM) 28, and at a minimum shall include:

1) Assignment of responsibility for OPSEC direction and implementation.

2) Issuance of procedures and planning guidance for the use of OPSEC techniques to identify vulnerabilities and apply applicable countermeasures.

3) Establishment of OPSEC education and awareness training.

4) Provisions for management, annual review, and evaluation of OPSEC programs.

5) Flow down of OPSEC requirements to subcontractors when applicable.

While performing aboard Government sites, the contractor shall: comply with all OPSEC instructions and policies; include OPSEC as part of its ongoing security awareness program and take all required Agency training; Be responsive to the Supporting OPSEC Manager on a non-interference basis; and Protect sensitive unclassified information and activities, which could compromise classified information or operations, or degrade the planning and execution of operations performed by the Requiring Organization and contractor in support of the mission.

10.3 Electronic Spillage

Electronic Spillage (ES) is defined as a situation where information of higher classification than a system is authorized to process is introduced into that system, intentionally or otherwise. If a Contractor is determined to be responsible for an ES, all direct and indirect costs incurred by the Government for ES remediation will be charged to the Contractor.