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Performance Work Statement

W56HZV-15-A-0007 CO 0005

Attachment 0004

13 March 2017

C.1.0 Scope: This Performance Work Statement (PWS) to Call Order (CO) 0005 under Blanket

Purchase Agreement (BPA) W56HZV-15-A-0007 is for non-personal services to provide technical services for the assessment of the U.S. Army Test & Evaluation (T&E) Enterprise.

C.2.0 Introduction: The contractor, as an independent contractor and not as an agent of the

Government, shall provide qualified personnel, equipment, supplies, facilities, transportation, tools, materials, supervision, and all other items and non-personal services necessary to perform the effort defined within this PWS. The contractor shall include the following facilities for this effort: Army Test and Evaluation Command Headquarters (ATEC HQ), Army Evaluation Center, Operational Test Command (OTC), Army Materiel Systems Analysis Activity (AMSAA), Survivability, Lethality Analysis Directorate (SLAD), Reagan Test Site (Huntsville and Kwajalein

Atoll), Project Manager Instrumentation, Targets, and Threat Simulators (Orlando and

Redstone),Yuma Test Center, White Sands Test Center & Missile Range, Aberdeen Test Center, Redstone Test Center, Yuma Test Center, Cold Regions Test Center, White Sands Test Center, Electronic Proving Ground.

C.3.0 Applicable Documents: The effective date of the regulations, standards, handbooks, specifications, and other Government publications listed in this CO 0005 or in BPA W56HZV-

15-A-0007 shall be the most recent version as of date of CO award unless otherwise specified herein. It shall be the responsibility of the contractor to ensure it has the most recent version.

C.4.0 Test and Evaluation Composition and Disposition Study: The U.S. Army T&E

Enterprise, hereinafter referred to as “the T&E Enterprise”, is made up of an Oversight

Headquarters, Developmental and Operational Test Headquarters, Evaluation, Analysis, and multiple Test Ranges and Centers. Each elements of the Enterprise has associated T&E professionals, infrastructure, and instrumentation. Additionally, there are statute, code, and regulation which govern the T&E Enterprise. The overall intent of this study is to assess and develop an analytical tool to support decisions on the T&E Enterprise which are deliberate, data based, repeatable, timely, and defendable. The decisions in turn will lead to the T&E Enterprise to be more efficient, right sized and better use of funding. For purposes of this PWS, the T&E

Enterprise includes its personnel, infrastructure, and instrumentation.

C.4.0.1 The contractor shall provide recommendations and implementation plans for the following:

(a) The appropriate physical composition and disposition of the T&E Enterprise.

(b) Methods to adequately manage test infrastructure including instrumentation.

(c) Appropriate intellectual composition and disposition of the T&E Enterprise.

(d) Appropriate regulatory composition and disposition of the T&E Enterprise.

(e) Legislative or regulatory restrictions that may impact the ability to operate in an optimal manner.

C.4.1 Current State Assessment: The contractor shall assess the state of the current Army

T&E Enterprise’s capabilities, capacities, and cost. The contractor may use this assessment to understand the T&E Enterprise and requirements. The contractor shall conduct an initial analysis to determine the potential for the T&E Enterprise’s output to meet demand based on historical and forecast information. The contractor shall conduct research and interview stakeholders to gain perspective on current (baseline) capabilities and assets, potential future outputs, and to understand policy and legislative restrictions or funding constraints. The contractor shall use the output from this current state assessment to formulate initial hypotheses and then conduct high level analysis on the initial hypotheses. The contractor shall provide a Capability and Capacity

Overview assessment In Accordance With (IAW) Contract Data Requirement List (CDRL) A003.

C.4.1.1 The Government will provide operations data to the contractor within thirty (30) calendar days of the Start of Work Meeting IAW Attachment 0005. The data comes from five categories: Organization, Budget, Capabilities, Capacity, and Cost. This data will be historical, current, and projection. The Government will consult with the contractor at the start of work meeting, and shortly after, to identify the detailed list of data requested and data available.

C.4.2 Site Assessments: The contractor shall conduct an assessment of T&E Enterprise site capabilities to identify competencies and capabilities for inclusion in the network (see paragraph

C.4.4) and scenario analysis (see paragraph C.4.3). The contractor shall perform a baseline

Capacity, Capability and Cost assessment of individual capabilities of the facilities at each site.

This assessment shall identify proven and potential competencies, determine the capabilities and assets of the T&E Enterprise facilities, capture critical and unique capabilities, assess baseline operational performance and demand outlook, and analyze cost structure by individual capability including evaluating and segmenting costs into “controllable” and “uncontrollable.” The assessment shall include discussion of overhead and allocation methodology. The assessment shall include an analysis examining the business processes that affect the bottom line costs as well as those that enable or limit the Army’s ability to control or manage costs. The contractor shall provide Site Assessment and Summaries Demand Analysis IAW CDRL A003.

C.4.3 Scenario Analysis: The contractor shall conduct an assessment of site capabilities to identify competencies and capabilities for inclusion in the network and scenario analysis. The contractor shall then work collaboratively with the study stakeholders to identify the scenarios to evaluate. The analysis shall identify potential site and network improvement scenarios, identify sensitivity variables, model impact on scenarios, and analyze qualitative factors impacting scenarios. The results of the analysis shall be used to complete Section C.4.3.1

C.4.3.1 The Government will provide an automated tool (Excel model) as Government furnished information under this CO IAW Attachment 0005. The contractor shall modify the model as necessary to take into account the different factors and data obtained during the Scenario

Analysis IAW Section C.4.3. The contractor shall provide the existing data set, a data library description with instructions sufficient to run the model IAW CDRLs A005 and A006.

C.4.4 Network Analysis and Major Range & Test Facility Base (MRTFB) Methodology

Framework: The contractor shall map the network and identify interconnectivity of capabilities within the network. The contractor shall develop a framework to establish a foundation methodology and decision criteria to determine what capabilities should be in or out of the

MRTFB. The contractor shall develop framework(s) to categorize capabilities, map out network capabilities and identify areas of overlap. The contractor shall verify the framework that supports the current Army Business Case Analysis (BCA) process to modify or remove MRTFB assets going forward. The contractor shall conduct sensitivity analysis, in accordance with industry best practices, to quantify sensitivity of the scenarios developed under C.4.3. The contractor shall conduct a qualitative factor analysis to identify advantages and disadvantages of each selected scenario. The contractor shall include a decision tree to conclude recommendations based on the scenario analysis IAW CDRL A003.

C.4.5 Business Portfolio Divestiture and Investment Strategy Plan: The contractor shall develop a divestiture and investment strategy plan to achieve the appropriate composition and disposition of the T&E Enterprise. This plan shall describe the implementation approach and timing to go from current state of the business portfolio to the desired end state, as identified in the scenario analysis performed under C.4.3 and C.4.4 above. The plan shall further identify and recommend how funds need to be reallocated to meet future needs. The plan shall identify potential risks, quantify those risks, and develop an action plan to mitigate risks. The plan shall identify network strategy and key performance metrics. The plan shall provide finalized recommendations based on stakeholder feedback. The contractor shall work collaboratively with the Deputy Under Secretary of the Army (DUSA)-T&E to identify proposed legislative language changes it recommends to assist in leveraging study outputs to develop Program Objective

Memorandum (POM) and deliver IAW CDRL A003.

C.4.6 Weekly Status Report: The contractor shall summarize the current state of this effort in a weekly telephone call or a face-to-face meeting as agreed to by the Government. The contractor shall provide written status report to the DUSA-TE Team. The written status report shall address the following:

Efforts completed within the week

Efforts completed to date

Efforts planned for the following week

Running list of assumptions and implications

Running list of risks

Data collection tracker

Schedule and assessment for completion (on/off track)

Issues, concerns and any assistance required of the Government

A listing of planned travel locations for at least the next four (4) weeks with corresponding estimated travel dates

A section on travel occurred during the past week to include: purpose of the trip, results of the trip, dates of travel, contractor personnel, trip-meeting actions items, and significant findings.

The status report shall be delivered IAW CDRL A002.

C.4.7 Final Report: The contractor shall submit a final report as both a written document IAW

CDLR A001 and as a briefing package (charts) IAW CDRL A003 detailing its findings and recommendations. The final report and briefing package shall address either collectively or as separate annexes the efforts developed and delivered under C.1, C.2, C.3, C.4 and C.4.5. The contractor shall prepare and deliver interim reports in a briefing format, IAW CDRL A003.

C.4.8 Briefing: The contractor shall, within fourteen (14) calendar days of submission of the final report, provide a briefing of its overall findings to DUSA T&E IAW CDRL A003. The briefing shall occur at DUSA T&E Arlington, Virginia. The Contractor shall coordinate the briefing date with the COR.

C.4.9 Contract Data Requirements: The contractor shall deliver data in accordance with the DD

Form 1423, CDRLs, as set forth in Exhibit A and as called out in the PWS. The CDRL deliveries are calculated as weeks unless otherwise specified in a specific CDRL.

C.4.9.1 The contractor shall deliver CDRLs without encryption, locks, passwords, or other security protection features which would prevent the Government from editing, sorting, merging, or otherwise manipulating the data for Government purposes.

C.4.9.2 The contractor shall use computer software compatible with the hardware and software specified in the CDRL or as agreed upon by the COR and the T&E Point of Contract (See C.11, below).

C.5.0 Deliverables: The contractor shall deliver every piece of technical information that is developed under this CO or that otherwise supports the work effort required by the Contractor, or any subcontractors IAW with the applicable CDRLs. Accordingly, the Government will either specify these items as contract deliverables elsewhere in this CO, or reserves the option to require delivery at a later time pursuant to Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement

DFARS clause 252.227 -7026, Deferred Ordering of Technical Data or Computer Software.

C.6.0 Meetings: The contractor shall attend, host, brief, participate in, or conduct meetings as required by this CO. The most cost effective and efficient means for conducting the meetings shall be used considering the scope and depth of the meeting. Examples of effective and efficient include on-site meetings, teleconferences, videoconferences, on-line meetings, or emails.

Meetings shall be scheduled in tandem, or groups to minimize personnel resources and travel expenses.

C.6.1 Start of Work Meeting: The contractor shall no later than ten (10) business days following the CO award host, brief and participate in a Start of Work meeting at DUSA T&E. The purpose of the meeting is for the contractor to brief DUSA-TE on how it plans to accomplish the study, review individual tasks, establish working relationships and responsibilities and review data deliverable schedules.

C.6.2 Weekly Status Meeting: The contractor shall host a weekly status meeting with representative of DUSA T&E and the COR IAW Section C.4.6.

C.6.3 The contractor shall prepare minutes, including action items, in contractor format, for each of the meetings, reviews, and working groups and referenced herein. The contractor shall submit meeting minutes in accordance contractor format. The minutes shall be delivered within 24 hours after any meeting, review or working group IAW CDRL A007.

C.7.0 Period of Performance: The period of performance for this CO is 26 weeks from the date of award.

C.8.0 Quality Assurance Program: The contractor shall establish and maintain a Quality

Assurance Program (QAP) governing performance for identifying and correcting deficiencies in the quality of services.

C.9.0 Quality Assurance Surveillance Plan: The Government has developed a Quality

Assurance Surveillance Plan (QASP) outlining the process to manage performance of this CO.

The QASP will ensure that systematic quality assurance methods are utilized to validate quality controls, efforts are timely and effective and they are delivering the results specified in this CO.

The Contractor shall perform in accordance with the performance metrics set forth in the

Performance Requirements Summary as outlined below:

Performance Objective

Performance Indicator Performance Threshold

Method of Surveillance

PRS # 1.

Technical Report/Study (Final)

PWS Para.

C.4.7

Interim and Final Report contains required information and is accurate, complete and accepted in accordance with the DID and the Government schedule.

95% accuracy and completeness with interim report. 100% accuracy and completeness for the final report.

100% IAW CDRL A001

100% inspection of the report by the COR and T&E POC.

PRS #2

Briefing Material

(Final)

PWS C.4.7

Interim and Final data is thorough, accurate, and complete and delivered as stated in the PWS.

0% accuracy and completeness with first draft. 100% accuracy of final submission.

100% IAW CDRL A002

100% inspection of the report by the COR and T&E POC.

PRS # 3

Status Report

PWS Para.

C.4.6

Report contains required information and is accurate, complete and delivered 24 hours prior to the weekly meeting.

90% accuracy and completeness with one correction/rewrite.

100% IAW CDRL A002

Periodic review by the COR.

PRS #4

Briefing Material

PWS Para.

C.4.1 C.4.2 C.4.4 C.4.5

Data is thorough, accurate, complete and accepted in accordance with the Data Item Description (DID) and the Government schedule.

90% accuracy and completeness with first draft. 100% accuracy of final submission.

100% IAW CDRL A003

100% inspection of the data by the COR and T&E POC.

PWS #5

OPSEC Training Report

PWS Para.

C.18.4 C.18.5.2

OPSEC Training Report contains required information and is accurate, complete and accepted in accordance with the DID and the Government schedule.

100% accuracy and completion.

100% IAW CDRL A004

100% inspection of the deliverable

Performance Objective

Performance Indicator Performance Threshold

Method of Surveillance

PWS #6

Instruction Booklet

PWS Para.

C.4.3.1

Manual allowing government personnel to understand model make up, inputs, outputs and how to use the model.

100% accuracy and completeness.

100% inspection and review of the deliverable

PWS #7

Update of GFI Model

PWS Para.

C.4.3.1

Model shall allow for varying output dependent on input data.

96% accuracy and completeness with draft.

100% accuracy of final submission.

100% IAW CDRL A006

Customer Feedback

PWS #8

Meeting Minutes

PWS Para.

C.6.3

Minutes are thorough and accurate and submission is timely.

100% accuracy and completeness.

100% IAW CDRL A007

100% inspection of the data by the COR and T&E POC.

PWS #9

Combating Trafficking in Persons (CTP)

Contractor has not knowingly participated in trafficking of persons.

100% compliance Customer Feedback and review of contractor compliance requirements to notify US Government of any suspected CTP

C.10.0 Contracting Officers Representative (COR): A COR is an individual designated in accordance with DFARS 201.602-2, and is authorized in writing by the Contracting Officer to perform specific technical functions.

C.10.1 The Contracting Officer has designated Ms. Alexandria JM Feger the COR for this CO.

The contractor will receive a copy of the COR appointment letter that specifies the extent of the

CORs’ authority to act on behalf of the Contracting Officer. The Government will explain the roles and authority of the COR as part of the Start of Work meeting for this CO.

C.10.2 The contractor shall direct communications regarding technical matters on this CO to the

COR. A copy of all contractor initiated COR communication shall be provided to the T&E POC identified in paragraph C.11.0, below.

C.11.0 T&E Point of Contacts (POCs): The contractor shall copy furnish the T&E POCs listed below on all correspondence with the COR.

a) LTC Marcus Grimes, e-mail: marcus.w.grimes.mil@mail.mil, Commercial telephone: 703-545-1148

b) Dr. Sean O’Brien, email: sean.p.obrien15.civ@mail.mil, Commercial telephone: 703-545-1254

C.12.0 Contractor Management Focal Point: For this CO, the contractor shall establish a single individual as the focal point and maintain a program management system tailored to accomplish the administrative, management, security, quality control, technical and financial requirements. The contractor shall within five (5) Calendar days of CO award provide the focal point to the contracting Officer, the T&E POC (see paragraph C.11.0) and the COR, via email.

C.13.0 Identification of Contractor Personnel: All contractor personnel attending meetings or working in other situations where its Contractor status is not obvious to third parties are required to identify themselves as contractor employees at the start of any meeting or telephone call to avoid creating an impression in the minds of the members of the public or Government that they are Government officials.

C.14.0 Contractor Personnel: Contractor personnel providing services hereunder are employees of the Contractor and are under its sole administrative control and supervision. The

Government will not exercise any supervision or control over the contractor’s employees in the performance of services. Accordingly, the Contractor shall select, assign, and provide direction to its employees performing services against this CO. The employees shall in turn be accountable solely to the contractor, who in turn is responsible to the Government.

C.14.1 Employees selected by the contractor for performance of this CO shall pass all security requirements established for access to Government facilities.

C.14.2 The contractor shall utilize employees capable of achieving the requirements in accordance with the minimum qualification referenced for this BPA. All contractor personnel assigned to perform work under this CO shall meet minimum qualifications, as stated in the BPA and this PWS throughout the entire performance period.

C.15.0 Organizational Conflicts of Interest: The contractor personnel performing work under this CO may receive or have access to or participate in the development of proprietary cost or mailto:marcus.w.grimes.mil@mail.mil mailto:sean.p.obrien15.civ@mail.mil pricing information, budget information, analyses, specification, work statements, or performance evaluation services, which may create a current or subsequent Organizational Conflict of Interest

(OCI) as defined in the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) subpart 9.5.

C.15.1. Following award, the contractor shall notify the Contracting Officer within 24 hours when it becomes aware that such access or participation may result in any actual or potential OCI and shall submit a plan within 48 hours to the Contracting Officer to avoid or mitigate any such OCI.

The Contract’s mitigation plan shall be determined to be acceptable solely at the discretion of the

Contracting Officer. In the event the Contracting Officer unilaterally determines that such OCI cannot be satisfactorily avoided or mitigated, the Contracting Officer may affect other remedies deemed necessary, including prohibiting the Contractor from participating in subsequent requirements, which may be affected by the OCI.

C.15.2 The contractor is responsible for replacing any of its employees who have a conflict of interest that would preclude the employee from working under this CO. Replacement shall not cause a delay in performance.

C.16 Information Awareness Training: All contractor personnel who work under this CO who may require access to Department of Defense (DoD) owned or contractor-owned computing resource processing Army information shall complete an initial information assurance orientation within15 calendar days of award of this CO as a condition for being granted accesses to those resources. If required, the contractor shall provide notification to the COR that training has been successfully completed. Contractor personnel are not to access such systems until successful completion of the training.

C.17 Common Access Card: The contractor will not be authorized Government Common Access

Cards for this effort.

C.18 Security Requirements: The contractor will not require access to classified information in performance of this CO. The contractor will, however, have access to Controlled Unclassified

Information (CUI). CUI provided or generated pursuant to this CO shall be protected. The procedures for the protection of CUI are outlined in Attachment 0001 – Guidelines for

Controlled Unclassified Information of this CO.

C.18.1 Operations Security (OPSEC) Requirements: The contractor is not required to produce an

OPSEC plan for this CO. The Contractor and its subcontractors are however required to follow the

OPSEC plan at Attachment 0002 – Operation Security Requirements.

C.18.1.1 To ensure awareness of the OPSEC plan, the contractor shall provide training for all personnel on the contents of the OPSEC plan. Personnel shall receive OPSEC specific training within 30 calendar days of award of this CO and the Contractor shall provide a certificate of compliance within 60 calendar days of training completion. If additional personnel are later assigned to efforts under this CO, the new personnel shall receive OPSEC Plan specific training within 30 days and the contractor shall provide a certificate of compliance within 60 days of assignment. This training is specific to this CO. Prior OPSEC Plan training under BPA W56HZV-

15-A-0007 does not apply. The Contractor shall report OPSEC training compliance in accordance with IAW CDRL A004.

C.18.2 OPSEC Awareness Training: Per AR 530-1 Operations Security, the contractor employees must complete Level I OPSEC Awareness training. New employees must be trained within 30 calendar days of their reporting for duty and annually thereafter. The Contractor shall provide a list of individuals completing the training as an annex to CDRL A004. OPSEC

Awareness for Military Members, DoD Employees and Contractors is available at the following website: http://cdsetrain.dtic.mil/opsec/index.htm.

C.18.3 Public Release of Requests: Except for information previously approved by the

Government, the contractor shall not release any information regarding the work performed under this contract outside of –(i) the United States Government, (ii) its own facility, (iii) its subcontractors performing work at any tier.

C.18.3.1 Release of information to any other individual or entity that is not contractually bound to protect information requires approval through the government’s public release process. The

Contractor shall screen all information submitted for determination of Public Release to ensure it is both unclassified and technically accurate. A letter of transmittal must certify the review. Program information shall not be released outside program channels in accordance with the distribution statement until the review process is complete. All requests shall be submitted through the

Contracting Officer for adjudication. The Government requires 45 days to process the request and render a decision.

C18.3.2 The Contractor shall submit all requests for Public Release approval through the

Contracting Officer for a review by the Government Technical and Security personnel, culminating in a determination by the Public Affairs Officer (in accordance with DFARS clause

252.204-7000). The Public Affairs Officer will, after appropriate review, either authorize or reject the request to disseminate Government information publically. Note that authorization may be given contingent on specified changes being made to the material for which public release may have been requested. Requests for Public Release shall be sent electronically via encrypted email using cryptographic products / algorithms that are National Institute for Standards and

Technology / Nation Information Assurance Partnership (NIST/NIAP) approved or mail the compact disc / digital video disc (CD/DVD) using U.S. Postal First Class Mail.

http://cdsetrain.dtic.mil/opsec/index.htm

C.18.4 AT Level I training. All contractor employees, to include subcontractor employees, requiring access to Army installations, facilities and controlled access areas shall complete AT

Level I awareness training within 30 calendar days after contract start date. The certification shall be provided as an annex to the OPSEC training report (CDRL A004). AT Level 1 awareness training is available at the following website: http://jko.jten.mil.

C.18.5 Access and general protection/security policy and procedures. Contractor and all associated sub-contractors employees shall provide all information required for background checks to meet installation access requirements to be accomplished by installation Provost

Marshal Office, Director of Emergency Services or Security Office. Contractor workforce must comply with all personal identity verification requirements (FAR clause 52.204-9, Personal

Identity Verification of Contractor Personnel) as stated in Department of Defense (DOD), Head

Quarters Department of the Army (HQDA) and local policy. In addition to the changes otherwise authorized by the Changes clause of this contract, should the Force Protection Condition

(FCONTRACTING OFFICERN) at any individual facility or installation change, the Government may require changes in contractor security matters or processes.

C.18.5.1 For contractors that do not require CAC, but require access to a DoD facility or installation. Contractor and all associated sub-contractors employees shall comply with adjudication standards and procedures using the National Crime Information Center Interstate

Identification Index (NCIC-III) and Terrorist Screening Database (TSDB) (Army Directive

2014-05/AR 190-13), applicable installation, facility and area commander installation/facility access and local security policies and procedures (provided by government representative), or, at

OCONUS locations, in accordance with status of forces agreements and other theater regulations.

C.18.5.2 The contractor and all associated sub-contractors shall brief all employees on the local iWATCH program (training standards provided by the requiring activity ATO). This locally developed training will be used to inform employees of the types of behavior to watch for and instruct employees to report suspicious activity to the COR. This training shall be completed within 30 calendar days of contract award and within five (5) calendar days of new employees commencing performance with the results reported to the COR and T&E POC NLT 30 calendar days after contract award. IAW CDRL A004

C.18.6 Threat Awareness Reporting Program. For all contractors with security clearances.

Pursuant to Army Regulation (AR) 381-12 Threat Awareness and Reporting Program (TARP), contractor employees must receive annual TARP training by a Counter-Intelligence agent or other trainer as specified in 2-4b of AR 381-12.

C.18.7 Release of Information: The contractor shall not release any information or data http://jko.jten.mil/ associated with this CO to third parties without the express written approval of the

Contracting Officer.

C.18.8 Information Flow Down: The contractor shall ensure the security requirements and guidelines of this CO as described in paragraphs C.18 to C.18.8 are flowed down to U.S.

subcontractors, teammates, and consultants.

C.18.9 Cyber Awareness (Information Assurance (IA)/Information technology (IT))

Training: All contractor employees and associated sub-contractor employees must complete the DoD Cyber Awareness training before issuance of network access and annually thereafter. All contractor employees working IA/IT functions must comply with DoD and

Army training requirements in DoDD 8570.0, DoD 8570.01-M and AR 25-2 within six months of appointment to IA/IT functions. DoD Cyber Awareness Challenge Training is available at the following website: https://ia.signal.army.mil/DoDIAA/

C.19 Non-Disclosure Agreements or Proprietary Information Agreements: The contractor may be given privileged access to proprietary commercial and to sensitive Government data, facilities, and related information, including information that would normally be available only to Government personnel (including planning, programming, and budget documents), when such data is deemed necessary for completion of this CO. The contractor shall be responsible for safeguarding all Government information and supplier data provided for Contractor use. The contractor and Contractor personnel shall execute Non- Disclosure Agreements (NDAs) or

Proprietary Information Agreements (PIAs) with the Government and with vendors. Until such time as NDAs covering government information are initiated, contractor personnel shall not be given access to any government data or information.

C.19.1 The contractor shall indoctrinate its personnel who have access to sensitive information which the contractor has possession of or access to regarding the circumstances under which the contractor can have possession of or access to such information. Contractor personnel shall not engage in any other action, venture or employment wherein sensitive information is used for profit of any party other than those furnishing the information The contractor shall restrict access to sensitive and proprietary information to the minimum number of employees necessary for performance. The NDA for contractor employees as shown at Attachment 0003 entitled Individual

Non-Disclosure Agreement, shall be signed by all contractor personnel and submitted to the COR and DUSA-TE POC (See paragraph C.11) for retention, prior to any of those individuals working on this CO.

C.19.2 Disclosure: The contractor agrees that all information examined, obtained, generated, or accessed during the execution of this CO shall be used and disclosed exclusively for t h e performance of duties under this CO. In addition, the Contractor agrees to use and examine this information exclusively in the performance of this CO and to take the necessary steps in accordance with Government regulations to prevent disclosure of such information to any party outside the Government and Government support Contractors possessing appropriate agreements.

C.19.3 Sensitive Data Furnished by the Government: In the event the Contractor is given access by the Government to proprietary or pre-decisional or For Official Use Only (FOUO) data of the

Government, the contractor shall protect such data from unauthorized use or disclosure as long as such data remains proprietary or pre-decisional or FOUO.

C.19.4 Proprietary Data of Third Parties: In the event the contractor requests access to proprietary data of industrial base firms, vendors or subcontractors, to conduct studies or research associated with this CO it shall enter into agreements (NDAs or PIAs) with the supplying firm to protect such data form unauthorized use or disclosure so long as such data r e m a i n s proprietary. The contractor is responsible for obtaining these agreements between itself and the firms prior to visiting such companies or prior to receipt of proprietary data from the companies. It is not the intent of the Government to provide any third parties proprietary data to the contractor. It shall be the responsibility of the contractor to obtain such data directly from a vendor.

C.19.5 Government Access to NDAs or PIAs: The contractor shall make the vendor – contractor

NDAs and PIAs available for Government review or shall submit copies of them if so requested by the Contracting Officer.

C.20 Government Furnished Items or Services: The Government will IAW FAR 52.245-1 provide reports, studies, data, and other information to assist the contractor in performing this

CO. The initial lists of Government information will be developed and finalized at the Start of

Work meeting. The Government will make the final determination on release of documents.

For planning purpose the contractor should assume 30 calendars for receipt of the information.

C.20.1 If in the course of performing work under this CO, the contractor may identify additional information, items, software, etc., which would assist in the completion of the project, the contractor shall request the information from either the Contracting Officer or the

COR in writing. The Government will review the request and determine if the items are to be provided.

C.20.2 The contractor is responsible for all Government furnished items during performance of this CO. The contractor shall maintain a log depicting a description of the items requested, date of request, receipt or rejection date. The Contracting Officer or COR shall have the right to view the list upon request.

C.20.3 Upon completion of the CO or termination, the government will determine if the

Contractor is to return the data to the COR or that all data has been destroyed. If directed to destroy the data, the Contractor shall provide written certification of destroyed data within thirty

(30) calendar days of CO completion to both the T&E POC and COR.

C.20.4 The Contractor shall not provide any Government furnished information, software, data or other items for work outside the scope of this CO without permission of the Contracting

Officer.

C.20.5 The government will proved an excel model to assist in the development of study analysis.

C.21 Performance Location(s): The contractor may be required to perform services stated in this CO at “off-site” or at “on-site” locations. An off-site location includes a contractor’s home office, branch offices, or any facility or location utilized by the Contractor which is not under the control of a Government agency. An on-site location includes any U.S. Government base or installation or other contractor or vendor facilities within or outside of the Contiguous United

States.

C.21.1 The contractor is required to perform at both off-site and on-site locations for this CO.

C.22 Travel: Travel will be required as a condition of contractor performance on this CO. The

Government reserves the right to accompany the Contractor on any scheduled trip and participate as an observer in any meetings. The contractor shall notify the T&E POC (see C.11) a minimum of five (5) business days prior to any planned travel.

C.23 Installation Access Identification: In performance of this CO, contractor employees may be authorized Installation Access Identification or Badges upon entrance to the Government installation(s). The Contractor shall display the Identification or Badge while on the installation on the front outer garment between shoulder and waist. The contractor is responsible for ensuring all Identification(s) or Badge(s) are properly safeguarded and accounted for at all times. The contractor shall immediately file a Police Report (with the installation) in cases of loss, theft, forgery, or damage.

C.23.1 The contractor shall ensure that all employees, including all sub-contractor employees at all tiers, return installation identification and access badges in accordance with FAR 52.204-9 to the Visitor Control Center for deactivation or destruction. If an issued Identification or badges are not returned, the contractor shall report, as soon as the incident is discovered to the

Installation Police Force.

C.24 Duplication of Effort: The contractor shall notify the Contracting Officer and the COR as soon as practicable following belief, if effort is or appears to be similar to, or a duplication of existing work the contractor is or has performed. The notice shall be no later than three (3) business days following belief that there is duplicated effort.

C.25 Access to Contractor Data: The Contracting Officer or the COR will have the right to review, both in-process and upon completion, all documentation prepared under this CO. If requested by the Contracting Officer, the contractor shall provide access at its worksite, during normal business hours, to records and data generated in the course of this CO. The Government shall have access to all data (e.g. hard copy and computer files generated under this CO, and all underlying data and files) as well as plans, reports, assessments, software programs, technical reports, quality procedures, and analyses.

C.26 Data Rights: The Government’s right in technical data to be delivered under this CO are an important consideration. The Government’s right in such technical data shall be those required by all relevant statutes and federal regulations, including but not limited to applicable DFARS, and

FAR data rights clauses. The Contractor shall include a Data Rights Assertion in the proposal.