Tech Scouting Subscription Tool SOW.pdf

ATTACHMENT 1

Statement of Work

Technology Scouting Subscription

Science and Technology Directorate U.S. Department of Homeland Security

1.0 Overall Objectives

The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is committed to using cutting-edge technologies and scientific talent in its quest to make America safer. The DHS Science and Technology Directorate (DHS S&T) is tasked with researching and organizing the scientific, engineering, and technological resources of the U.S. and leveraging these existing resources into technological tools to help protect the homeland. Technology Scouting supports this effort.

Technology Scouting is a high-impact process that proactively leverages the public and private sectors– both international and domestic – to identify, locate and evaluate existing or developing technologies, products, services, and emerging trends to expedite speed of execution, maximize partnership opportunities, and assemble resources in order to impact the development of current or future Homeland Security systems and architectures, DHS operational user needs and/or DHS S&T programs.

2.0 Contract Objectives

To support Technology Scouting, DHS S&T seeks web-based, on-demand (24/7) access to market research information, trends, forecasts, market analysis, technical insights, and best practices research. Access must include inquiry time with analysts who produce the research. Topics covered must include at least aerospace and defense, cybersecurity, electronics and sensors, energy, information and communications technologies, personal protective equipment, and visionary science.

3.0 Deliverables

The contractor shall provide membership to its research. As personnel turnover is probable during the period of performance, the DHS S&T Technology Scouting and Transition will coordinate, through the Contracting Officer’s Representative (COR), removal of those persons no longer requiring access and addition of new users. Research will be available through a web-based interface with 24/7 accessibility. Membership will include inquiry time with analysts who produce the research content. Inquiries will be scheduled on an as-needed basis. Inquiries are expected to be 30-60 minutes in length and conducted on conference call. Inquiries are expected to provide clarification on research content or insight into homeland security impact of technology.

Core research documents such as technology roadmaps or in-depth market surveys will be updated on at least an annual basis. Content on emerging technologies, market changes, and best practices will be updated on at least a daily or weekly basis. The objective is to have access to the most up-to-date information and analysis as possible. S&T performs at the cutting edge of technology innovation and will gain the most value from research content that is fresh and contains meaningful analysis on the impacts of recent technology advances.

The contractor will have an existing, client accessible, 24/7, web-based interface to its research.

Research content is expected to have been developed by the contractor over several previous years. The contractor will have existing research content and analysts to show an expert level of knowledge in aerospace and defense, cybersecurity, electronics and sensors, energy, information and communications technologies, personal protective equipment, and visionary science.

Research content will be accurate and unbiased. Content will be from a variety of sources including industry, government, and academia. Content will include research and technology from international sources.

Topics included in the research content will cover at least aerospace and defense, cybersecurity, electronics and sensors, energy, information and communications technologies, personal protective equipment, and visionary science. Examples of technology that will be covered include unmanned aerial systems, chem/bio and explosives threat detection, border and maritime security, surveillance, and first responder equipment. Additional topics with impacts on homeland security are expected to be included. Consideration will be given to the depth and breadth of technology areas to which the contractor will provide access.

The contractor will deliver under the SOW, a monthly program status report to the DHS S&T COR containing metrics pertaining to financial, schedule, and scope information, risk information, and performance assessment information of all work performed hereunder. The program status report shall include the number of documents downloaded, number of users, and estimate of analyst time required to answer questions/provide clarifications on reports.

Significant meetings, travel, list of deliverables, and issues/problem areas will also be included.

The report shall be delivered within 15 days after the last day of the prior month.

The contractor shall perform the following tasks:

Program Element / Project Major Tasks Key Milestones and Technology Scouting: The goal of this program is ensure the DHS S&T is familiar with evolving as well as state-of-the-art technologies on a global scale.

Task 1. Contractor shall provide 5 additional license web-based 24/7 access to the following Modules (programs) as follows:

1. AD&S

2. M&I

3. ICT

4. E&P

5. CMF

6. VIG

- Access is granted and all 5 additional logins and passwords are distributed.

- Access granted by the first of the month directly after award for modules listed in Task1.

Task 2. Contractor shall provide virtual training sessions.

- First webinar training session held within 7 business days of login distribution.

- Any additional webinar training sessions held within 25 of login distribution.

- New employee training will be held as needed, no more than once a month as a consolidated group.

Task 3. Contractor shall provide monthly program status reports.

Monthly program status reports are delivered via email one week after the end of the month.

4. Other Contract Details

A. Period of Performance: The period of performance will be base period of 12 months and two 12 month option years.

B. Place of Performance: The contractor shall perform the work at its own facility.

C. Security Requirements: The contractor is responsible for its own security and offers usernames and passwords to customers. DHS S&T is not responsible for security of the contractor’s web-based portal.

D. Invoices: InvoicesSAT.Consolidation@ice.dhs.gov; with CC to COR

(Darryl.Kramer@hq.dhs.gov) and Contracting Officer (Jessica.Wilson@hq.dhs.gov)

5. Points of Contact

The DHS POCs are as follows:

DHS S&T Technical:

Contacting Officer Representative

Department of Homeland Security ATTN: Science and Technology Directorate/Industry Partnership/Office of Innovation and Collaboration Washington, DC 20528 202-254-8787 Darryl.Kramer@hq.dhs.gov mailto:InvoicesSAT.Consolidation@ice.dhs.gov mailto:InvoicesSAT.Consolidation@ice.dhs.gov mailto:Darryl.Kramer@hq.dhs.gov mailto:Darryl.Kramer@hq.dhs.gov mailto:Jessica.Wilson@hq.dhs.gov mailto:Jessica.Wilson@hq.dhs.gov mailto:Darryl.Kramer@hq.dhs.gov mailto:Darryl.Kramer@hq.dhs.gov

Financial:

Resource Manager Department of Homeland Security ATTN: Science and Technology Directorate/OCFO Washington, DC 20528 202-254-8288 Clifford.Perry@hq.dhs.gov

Contracts:

Contracting Officer Department of Homeland Security ATTN: Office of Procurement Operation/STAD

Washington, DC 20528 202-447-5096 Jessica.Wilson@hq.dhs.gov

DHS S&T may change the individual designated as a POC upon notice to the contractor of such change.

mailto:Clifford.Perry@hq.dhs.gov mailto:Clifford.Perry@hq.dhs.gov mailto:Jessica.Wilson@hq.dhs.gov mailto:Jessica.Wilson@hq.dhs.gov