W56HZV-17-R-L528,_Solicitation-_Graduate_Research_Assistants.pdf

COMBINED SYNOPSIS AND

SOLICITATION

W56HZV‐17‐R‐L528

I. INTRODUCTION

A. This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items prepared in accordance with the format in Subpart 12.6 and as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation.

B. This request for quote is for Graduate Research Assistant Services.

C. The combined synopsis and Request for Quotation (RFQ) number is W56HZV-17-R-L528.

D. This solicitation documents and incorporate provisions and clauses in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular (FAC) 2005-93, effective 1 January 2017.

E. Small Business Set-Aside: Not Applicable

F. Posting Date: 3 March 2017

G. Response Date: 24 March 2017, no later than 12:00 p.m. EST

H. The contracting office is Army Contracting Command (ACC – WRN) 6501 East Eleven Mile Road, Warren, MI 48397-5000.

I. The NAICS code applicable to this acquisition is 541720.

J. This Combined Synopsis and Solicitation contains clauses and provisions requiring a fill-in or representation. Offerors shall submit a copy of this Combined Synopsis and Solicitation with their response to clauses and provisions accordingly. A failure to complete fill-in may cause your offer to be determined ineligible for award.

K. Basis for award: The Government intends to award up to three (3) firm, fixed price contracts with a one year base and four option years, as a result of this solicitation. Award of these contracts shall be based on the best value quotes received in response to this solicitation. Refer to provisions 52.212-1 and 52.212-2 for offer requirements and evaluation of offers.

L. See provision at 52.209-4011 – Contractor Responsibility and Eligibility for Award for further details.

M. All quotations must be received by the Army Contracting Command - Warren no later than 12:00 PM Local Warren, Michigan time. Contractors must be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) prior to receiving an award. Refer to website https://www.sam.gov/portal/public/SAM/.for registration information.

N. The Offeror shall submit an electronic quote. All quotation information must be in the English language and priced in U.S. dollars.

O. Army Contracting Command Warren (ACC-WRN) reserves the right to seek clarification on any aspect of your quote.

P. Quotation Submission Procedures. Quotations shall be submitted in accordance with Army Contracting Command – Warren’s Local Clause 52.204-4016 page of the solicitation. No hard copies will be accepted.

Q. Questions are requested via email, addressed to Jenna McGinnis at jenna.n.mcginnis.civ@mail.mil. All questions must be submitted by 12:00 p.m. on 10 March 2017.

II. CONFLICTS OF INTEREST

A. Written Identification of Potential Organization Conflicts Of Interest.

a. The term “Organizational Conflicts of Interest” (OCI) is defined in part 2.1 of the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR): see also FAR 9.502 (c). For this solicitation, “OCI” exists when a Contractor would face an actual or potential conflict of interest if it worked on the planned contract, due either to its other business interests or to the nature of the effort to be performed. However, organizational conflicts of interest are more likely to occur in contracts involving:

(1) Management support services;

(2) ) Consultant or other professional services;

(3) Contractor performance of or assistance in technical evaluations; or

(4) Systems engineering and technical direction work performed by a Contractor that does not have overall contractual responsibility for development or production.

b. The Contracting Officer has reviewed and analyzed the procurement under this solicitation and has not identified any OCI issue, potential or otherwise. However, Offerors are encouraged to make a preliminary disclosure to the Contracting Officer, prior to the due date for receipt of proposals, of any OCI issues the Offeror has identified. Such preliminary disclosure will allow the Contracting Officer more time to assess both the potential OCI and the Offeror’s proposed strategy to negate or mitigate the OCI. This assessment may be crucial, since per FAR 9.504(e) the Contracting Officer may not award the contract to a Contractor with an OCI that cannot be negated or mitigated.

c. If the Contractor demonstrates to the Contracting Officer that there may be a possible conflict of interest arising out of an existing contract, the Contracting Officer shall take the necessary action to delete that requirement from this contract and/or mitigate any conflict of interest that may be present. The Contractor agrees that the Government or an authorized representative may, up to three years after acceptance of all programmatic documentation to be delivered under this contract, restrict the Contractor’s future participation in any resulting program managed system acquisition action(s).

B. Quotations shall include the shipping and delivery schedule. Delivery and Acceptance will be FOB destination.

C. This acquisition is unrated under the Defense Priorities and Allocations System (DPAS)

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(No Collect Calls)

W56HZV-17-R-L528 03-Mar-2017

b. TELEPHONE NUMBER

586-282-7644

8. OFFER DUE DATE/LOCAL TIME

12:00 PM 24 Mar 2017

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INFORMATION CALL:

a. NAME

JENNA N. MCGINNIS

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30b. NAME AND TITLE OF SIGNER 30c. DATE SIGNED 31b. NAME OF CONTRACTING OFFICER

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0 27a. SOLICITATION INCORPORATES BY REFERENCE FAR 52.212-1. 52.212-4. FAR 52.212-3. 52.212-5 ARE ATTACHED.

25. ACCOUNTING AND APPROPRIATION DATA

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ADDITIONAL SHEETS SUBJECT TO THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS SPECIFIED.

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(BLOCK 5), INCLUDING ANY ADDITIONS OR CHANGES WHICH ARE

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SMALL BUSINESS

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OFFEROR CODE

ARMY CONTRACTING COMMAND - WARREN (DTA)

6501 E. 11 MILE RD

WARREN MI 48397-500

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RATED ORDER UNDER

DPAS (15 CFR 700)

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14. METHOD OF SOLICITATION

RFQ IFB RFPX

CENTERS FOR MILITARY HISTORY

JON HOFFMAN

102 FOURTH AVE

FT. MCNAIR DC 20319-5060

TEL: 202-685-2704 FAX:

FAX:

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VETERAN-OWNED

SMALL BUSINESS

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$20,500,000

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DELIVER ALL ITEMS SET FORTH OR OTHERWISE IDENTIFIED ABOVE AND ON ANY

COPIES TO ISSUING OFFICE. CONTRACTOR AGREES TO FURNISH AND

EMAIL:

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W56HZV-17-R-L528

Section SF 1449 - CONTINUATION SHEET

ITEM NO SUPPLIES/SERVICES QUANTITY UNIT UNIT PRICE AMOUNT

0001 1 Graduate Research Assistant

FFP

The contractor shall provide a Graduate Reseach Assistant in accordance with the Performance Work Statement. Monthly invoicing is authorized. The contractor shall submit monthly invoices in Wide Area Work Flow (WAWF) and include the monthly progress reports.

FOB: Destination

NET AMT

Contractor Manpower Reporting

FFP

The contractor shall report ALL contractor labor hours (including subcontractor labor hours) required for performance of services provided under this contract via a secure data collection site. The contractor is required to completely fill in all required data fields using the following web address http://www.ecmra.mil.

Reporting inputs will be for the labor executed during the period of performance during each Government fiscal year (FY), which runs October 1 through September 30. While inputs may be reported any time during the FY, all data shall be reported no later than October 31 of each calendar year, beginning with 2018.

Contractors may direct technical questions to the help desk at:

http://www.ecmra.mil.

1001 1 OPTION Graduate Research Assistant

FFP

The contractor shall provide a Graduate Reseach Assistant in accordance with the Performance Work Statement. Monthly invoicing is authorized. The contractor shall submit monthly invoices in Wide Area Work Flow (WAWF) and include the

OPTION Contractor Manpower Reporting

FFP

The contractor shall report ALL contractor labor hours (including subcontractor labor hours) required for performance of services provided under this contract via a secure data collection site. The contractor is required to completely fill in all required data fields using the following web address http://www.ecmra.mil.

Reporting inputs will be for the labor executed during the period of performance during each Government fiscal year (FY), which runs October 1 through September 30. While inputs may be reported any time during the FY, all data shall be reported no later than October 31 of each calendar year, beginning with 2018.

Contractors may direct technical questions to the help desk at:

2001 1 OPTION Graduate Research Assistant

FFP

The contractor shall provide a Graduate Reseach Assistant in accordance with the Performance Work Statement. Monthly invoicing is authorized. The contractor shall submit monthly invoices in Wide Area Work Flow (WAWF) and include the

OPTION Contractor Manpower Reporting

FFP

The contractor shall report ALL contractor labor hours (including subcontractor labor hours) required for performance of services provided under this contract via a secure data collection site. The contractor is required to completely fill in all required data fields using the following web address http://www.ecmra.mil.

Reporting inputs will be for the labor executed during the period of performance during each Government fiscal year (FY), which runs October 1 through September 30. While inputs may be reported any time during the FY, all data shall be reported no later than October 31 of each calendar year, beginning with 2018.

Contractors may direct technical questions to the help desk at:

3001 1 OPTION Graduate Research Assistant

FFP

The contractor shall provide a Graduate Reseach Assistant in accordance with the Performance Work Statement. Monthly invoicing is authorized. The contractor shall submit monthly invoices in Wide Area Work Flow (WAWF) and include the

OPTION Contractor Manpower Reporting

FFP

The contractor shall report ALL contractor labor hours (including subcontractor labor hours) required for performance of services provided under this contract via a secure data collection site. The contractor is required to completely fill in all required data fields using the following web address http://www.ecmra.mil.

Reporting inputs will be for the labor executed during the period of performance during each Government fiscal year (FY), which runs October 1 through September 30. While inputs may be reported any time during the FY, all data shall be reported no later than October 31 of each calendar year, beginning with 2018.

Contractors may direct technical questions to the help desk at:

4001 1 OPTION Graduate Research Assistant

FFP

The contractor shall provide a Graduate Reseach Assistant in accordance with the Performance Work Statement. Monthly invoicing is authorized. The contractor shall submit monthly invoices in Wide Area Work Flow (WAWF) and include the

OPTION Contractor Manpower Reporting

FFP

The contractor shall report ALL contractor labor hours (including subcontractor labor hours) required for performance of services provided under this contract via a secure data collection site. The contractor is required to completely fill in all required data fields using the following web address http://www.ecmra.mil.

Reporting inputs will be for the labor executed during the period of performance during each Government fiscal year (FY), which runs October 1 through September 30. While inputs may be reported any time during the FY, all data shall be reported no later than October 31 of each calendar year, beginning with 2018.

Contractors may direct technical questions to the help desk at:

PEFORMANCE WORK STATEMENT

PERFORMANCE WORK STATEMENT (PWS)

The U.S. Army Center of Military History

Graduate Research Assistant Support Services

Dated: December 22, 2016

PART 1

GENERAL INFORMATION

1. General: This is a non- personnel services contract to provide graduate research support services. The Government shall not exercise any supervision or control over the contract personnel performing the services herein. Such contract personnel shall be accountable solely to the Contractor who, in turn is responsible to the Government.

1.1 Description of Services/Introduction: The contractor shall provide all personnel, equipment, supplies, facilities, transportation, tools, materials, supervision, and other items and non-personal services necessary to perform graduate research support services as defined in this Performance Work Statement except for those items specified as government furnished property and services. The contractor shall perform to the standards in this contract.

1.2 Background: The mission of the U.S. Army Center of Military History (CMH) is to accurately collect, preserve, interpret, and express the Army's history and material culture to more broadly educate and develop our force, the military profession, and the nation. The Histories Directorate researches, writes, and publishes historical books and monographs. The Field Programs Directorate is responsible for the Army’s lineage and honors program, oversight of field history throughout the Army, and historical services in support of Headquarters Department of the Army. The Museums Division oversees the Army field museums and its national collections. The Institute of Heraldry provides heraldic support to all elements of the Federal government. Graduate research assistants will be assigned to one of these four directorates, but primarily Histories and Field Programs.

1.3 Objectives: The basic service objective is to provide timely and accurate historical support to the various directorates within CMH. In addition, the graduate research assistant program raises awareness of CMH and Army history in the academic community, increases the quality and quantity of external scholarship devoted to Army history, and creates a pool of doctoral graduates with relevant experience and expertise that enhances CMH’s ability to select well-qualified individuals when filling future civil service or contract billets.

1.4 Scope: Graduate research assistant support services to Histories Directorate include conducting archival research for book projects, creating bibliographies, reviewing footnotes for proper content and format, gathering and captioning illustrations, creating indexes, and researching and writing short monographs. Services to Field Programs Directorate include assisting with preparation for and conduct of oral histories, researching and preparing lineage and honors certificates, researching and writing information papers, and answering historical inquiries. Services to Museums Directorate include researching the history related to artifacts and developing written content in support of museums exhibits. Graduate research assistant support also includes researching and writing historical content for Army History magazine and the CMH web site, and providing support to commemorative programs.

1.5 Period of Performance: The period of performance shall be for one 12-month Base Period and four 12-month Option Periods. The Periods of Performance follow:

Base Period: August 1, 2017 through July 31, 2018 Option Period I: August 1, 2018 through July 31, 2019 Option Period II: August 1, 2019 through July 31, 2020 Option Period III: August 1, 2020 through July 31, 2021 Option Period IV: August 1, 2021 through July 31, 2022

1.6 General Information

1.6.1 Quality Assurance: The government shall evaluate the contractor’s performance under this contract in accordance with the Quality Assurance Surveillance Plan. This plan is primarily focused on what the Government must do to ensure that the contractor has performed in accordance with the performance standards. It defines how the performance standards will be applied, the frequency of surveillance, and the minimum acceptable defect rate(s).

1.6.2 Recognized Holidays: The Contractor is not required to perform service on the following holidays:

New Year’s Day Labor Day Martin Luther King Jr.’s Birthday Columbus Day President’s Day Veteran’s Day Memorial Day Thanksgiving Independence Day Christmas Day

1.6.3 Hours of Operation: The Contractor is responsible for conducting business starting not earlier than 7:00 A.M. and ending not later than 6:00 P.M., Monday thru Friday except Federal holidays or when the Government facility is closed due to local or national emergencies, administrative closings, or similar Government directed facility closings. A work week will be no more than 40 hours. For other than firm fixed price contracts, the Contractor will not be reimbursed when the government facility is closed for the above reasons. The Contractor must at all times maintain an adequate workforce for the uninterrupted performance of all tasks defined within this PWS when the Government facility is not closed for the above reasons. When hiring personnel, the Contractor shall keep in mind that the stability and continuity of the workforce are essential.

1.6.4 Place of Performance: The work to be performed under this contract will be performed in a government provided office space in the Center of Military History facilities, either at Ft.

McNair, Ft. Belvoir, or the Pentagon, with the exception of off-site interviews and archival research, which will be performed within the National Capital Region (NCR), and attendance at the Society for Military History historical conference outside the NCR. Contractor personnel may be requested to work at the Government’s alternate locations during emergencies and emergency exercises.

1.6.5 Type of Contract: The government will award a firm-fixed price contract.

1.6.6 Physical Security: The contractor shall be responsible for safeguarding all government equipment, information and property provided for contractor use. At the close of each work period, government facilities, equipment, and materials shall be secured.

1.6.6.1 Security Requirements/Clearance: Contractor provided personnel must be able to obtain and maintain a SECRET clearance. Contractor personnel may conduct classified interviews up to Secret. The contractor personnel shall perform all work with classified documents at the Center of Military History or the Pentagon, which provides the contractor safe storage for classified documents.

1.6.6.2 Identification of Contractor Employees: All contract personnel attending meetings, answering Government telephones, and working in other situations where their contractor status is not obvious to third parties are required to identify themselves as such to avoid creating an impression in the minds of members of the public that they are Government officials. They must also ensure that all documents or reports produced by contractors are suitably marked as contractor products or that contractor participation is appropriately disclosed. Contractor personnel will be required to obtain, use, and display a Common Access Card in the performance of this service.

1.6.7 Contractor Travel: Contractor will be required to travel within the NCR during the performance of this contract to conduct off-site interviews/archival research and attend meetings/training, and to travel within CONUS to attend the Society for Military History historical conference.

1.6.8 Data Rights: The Government has unlimited rights to all documents/material produced under this contract. All research materials, including photocopies and photographs acquired in the performance of this contract shall become the property of the Center of Military History.

These documents and materials may not be used or sold by the contractor without written permission from the Contracting Officer. All materials supplied to the Government shall be the sole property of the Government and may not be used for any other purpose. This right does not abrogate any other Government rights.

1.6.9 Special Qualifications: Contractor is responsible to obtain the following special qualifications:

1.6.9.1 Not used.

1.6.9.2 Information Assurance Training: Contractor personnel assigned to perform IA functions and responsibilities shall comply with DoD Directive 8570.1 "Information Assurance Training, Certification, and Workforce Management" and its implementing Manual, DOD 8570.1-M.

Contractor personnel shall complete applicable certification requirements not later than six months of being assigned to the IA function. The Contracting Officer, in conjunction with the COR will ensure that contractor personnel are appropriately certified and provide verification to the Defense Eligibility Enrollment System (DEERs).

The Government will provide the appropriate security form(s) (DD Form 254) and/or other documents required for the contractor to provide support on the contract.

1.6.10 Contracting Officer Representative (COR): The (COR) will be identified by separate letter. The COR monitors all technical aspects of the contract and assists in contract administration The COR is authorized to perform the following functions: assure that the Contractor performs the technical requirements of the contract: perform inspections necessary in connection with contract performance: maintain written and oral communications with the Contractor concerning technical aspects of the contract: issue written interpretations of technical requirements, including Government drawings, designs, specifications: monitor Contractor's performance and notifies both the Contracting Officer and Contractor of any deficiencies;

coordinate availability of government furnished property, and provide site entry of Contractor personnel. A letter of designation issued to the COR, a copy of which is sent to the Contractor, states the responsibilities and limitations of the COR, especially with regard to changes in cost or price, estimates or changes in delivery dates. The COR is not authorized to change any of the terms and conditions of the resulting order.

1.6.11 Key Personnel: The personnel listed below are considered essential to the work being performed under this contract. The Contractor shall make no diversion without the Contracting Officer's written consent. After award of the Contract, Contractor will provide the curriculum vitae/resume of the individual which must meet the minimum requirements for qualification via email to the Contracting Officer Representative. Qualifications for key personnel are listed below:

Graduate Research Assistant – A) At a minimum, have passed comprehensive or general exams in a PhD history program, with field of emphasis in military, diplomatic, American, or another field relevant to Army history. B) Obtained significant background and experience in the history of the United States’ national security policy, conflicts, or military forces/DOD, as evidenced by courses taken or research projects/papers related to those subjects. C) Experience in conducting research in major archives, as evidenced by the sources used in research and writing projects. D) Possess effective communication skills as evidenced by writing projects, such as master’s thesis or graduate level research papers, as well as public speaking experience as evidenced by presentations at scholarly conferences or work as a teaching assistant. E) Must have the ability to obtain a Secret clearance (i.e. are U.S. citizens and have no issues such as criminal or illegal substance use that will unreasonably delay processing for a clearance).

PART 2

DEFINITIONS & ACRONYMS

2. DEFINITIONS AND ACRONYMS:

2.1. DEFINITIONS:

2.1.1. CONTRACTOR. A supplier or vendor awarded a contract to provide specific supplies or service to the government. The term used in this contract refers to the prime.

2.1.2. CONTRACTING OFFICER. A person with authority to enter into, administer, and or terminate contracts, and make related determinations and findings on behalf of the government.

Note: The only individual who can legally bind the government.

2.1.3. CONTRACTING OFFICER'S REPRESENTATIVE (COR). An employee of the U.S.

Government appointed by the contracting officer to administer the contract. Such appointment shall be in writing and shall state the scope of authority and limitations. This individual has authority to provide technical direction to the Contractor as long as that direction is within the scope of the contract, does not constitute a change, and has no funding implications. This individual does NOT have authority to change the terms and conditions of the contract.

2.1.4. DEFECTIVE SERVICE. A service output that does not meet the standard of performance associated with the Performance Work Statement.

2.1.5. DELIVERABLE. Anything that can be physically delivered, but may include non-manufactured things such as meeting minutes or reports.

2.1.6. KEY PERSONNEL. Contractor personnel that are evaluated in a source selection process and that may be required to be used in the performance of a contract by the Key Personnel listed in the PWS. When key personnel are used as an evaluation factor in best value procurement, an offer can be rejected if it does not have a firm commitment from the persons that are listed in the proposal.

2.1.7. PHYSICAL SECURITY. Actions that prevent the loss or damage of Government property.

2.1.8. QUALITY ASSURANCE. The government procedures to verify that services being performed by the Contractor are performed according to acceptable standards.

2.1.9. QUALITY ASSURANCE Surveillance Plan (QASP). An organized written document specifying the surveillance methodology to be used for surveillance of contractor performance.

2.1.10. QUALITY CONTROL. All necessary measures taken by the Contractor to assure that the quality of an end product or service shall meet contract requirements.

2.1.11. SUBCONTRACTOR. One that enters into a contract with a prime contractor. The Government does not have privity of contract with the subcontractor.

2.1.12. WORK DAY. The number of hours per day the Contractor provides services in accordance with the contract.

2.1.12. WORK WEEK. Monday through Friday, unless specified otherwise.

2.2. ACRONYMS:

ACOR Alternate Contracting Officer's Representative AFARS Army Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement AR Army Regulation CCE Contracting Center of Excellence CFR Code of Federal Regulations CONUS Continental United States (excludes Alaska and Hawaii) COR Contracting Officer Representative COTR Contracting Officer's Technical Representative COTS Commercial-Off-the-Shelf DA Department of the Army DD250 Department of Defense Form 250 (Receiving Report) DD254 Department of Defense Contract Security Requirement List DFARS Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement DMDC Defense Manpower Data Center DOD Department of Defense FAR Federal Acquisition Regulation HIPAA Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 KO Contracting Officer OCI Organizational Conflict of Interest OCONUS Outside Continental United States (includes Alaska and Hawaii) ODC Other Direct Costs PIPO Phase In/Phase Out POC Point of Contact PRS Performance Requirements Summary PWS Performance Work Statement QA Quality Assurance QAP Quality Assurance Program QASP Quality Assurance Surveillance Plan QC Quality Control QCP Quality Control Program TE Technical Exhibit

PART 3

GOVERNMENT FURNISHED PROPERTY, EQUIPMENT, AND SERVICES

3. GOVERNMENT FURNISHED ITEMS AND SERVICES:

3.1. Services: Reserved.

3.2 Facilities: The Government will provide the necessary workspace for the contractor staff to provide the support outlined in the PWS to include; desk space, telephones, computers, information technology, office consumables, and other items necessary to maintain an office environment. The Government shall provide, upon completion of forms by the graduate research assistant, appropriate building passes and a Common Access Card for access to information systems.

3.3 Utilities: Reserved.

3.4 Equipment: Reserved.

3.5 Materials: Reserved.

PART 4

CONTRACTOR FURNISHED ITEMS AND SERVICES

4. CONTRACTOR FURNISHED ITEMS AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

4.1 General: The Contractor shall furnish all supplies, equipment, facilities and services required to perform work under this contract that are not listed under Section 3 of this PWS.

4.2 Secret Facility Clearance: The contractor shall possess and maintain a SECRET facility clearance from the Defense Security Service. The Contractor’s employees, performing work in support of this contract shall have been granted a SECRET security clearance from the Defense Industrial Security Clearance Office. The DD 254 is provided as Attachment.

4.3. Materials: Reserved.

PART 5

SPECIFIC TASKS

5. SPECIFIC TASKS:

5.1 Basic Services. The contractor shall provide graduate research assistant services supporting the Center of Military History, to include the following:

5.1.1 Conduct historical research and provide supporting materials for assigned writing projects, to include reference inquiries, information papers, short monographs, and articles for Army History magazine.

5.1.2 Analyze historical material and develop lineage and honors certificates for Army units.

5.1.3 Provide general administrative support to include using Microsoft Office programs such as Word and PowerPoint.

5.1.4 Create historical summaries or gather historical images, documents and other materials for inclusion on the CMH website.

5.1.5 Assist in arranging and conducting lectures, conferences, or other public presentations, to include commemorative activities.

5.1.6 Conduct archival research, create bibliographies, review footnotes for proper content and format, gather and caption illustrations, and create indexes for CMH book projects.

5.1.7 Conduct research and write material supporting specific artifacts or for inclusion in museum exhibits.

5.1.8 Assist in preparation of oral history interviews with current and former Army officials by researching primary and secondary sources to develop appropriate questions; formatting, editing, and revising transcripts; and ensuring transcripts and audio recordings are properly accessioned into the oral history archive.

5.1.9 Monthly Progress Reporting. Deliver monthly reports to provide status of workload progress.

5.2 Mandatory Contractor Manpower Reporting (CMR): The contractor shall report ALL contractor labor hours (including subcontractor labor hours) required for performance of services provided under this contract via a secure data collection site. The contractor is required to completely fill in all required data fields using the following web address http://www.ecmra.mil.

Reporting inputs will be for the labor executed during the period of performance during each Government fiscal year (FY), which runs October 1 through September 30. While inputs may be reported any time during the FY, all data shall be reported no later than October 31 of each calendar year, beginning with 2017. Contractors may direct technical questions to the help desk at: http://www.ecmra.mil.

PART 6

ATTACHMENT/TECHNICAL EXHIBIT LISTING

The data provided is an estimate of what it may take to perform the major categories of requirements listed in the Performance Work Statement. The contractor is not required to propose the hours listed below and is encouraged to use sound judgment and business practices when preparing cost proposal.

6. ATTACHMENT/TECHNICAL EXHIBIT LIST:

6.1 Attachment 1/Technical Exhibit 1 – Performance Requirements Summary

6.2 Attachment 2/Technical Exhibit 2 – Deliverables Schedule

6.3 Attachment 3/Technical Exhibit 3 – Estimated Workload Data

TECHNICAL EXHIBIT 1

PERFORMANCE REQUIREMENTS SUMMARY

The contractor service requirements are summarized into performance objectives that relate directly to mission essential items. The performance threshold briefly describes the minimum acceptable levels of service required for each requirement. These thresholds are critical to mission success.

Performance Objective Standard Performance

Threshold Method of

Surveillance

Performance Requirement Summary #1 Contractor shall provide monthly progress reports on all assigned projects per PWS sections 5.1.1- 5.1.9

Report summarizes progress in past calendar month on each project assigned to each key employee.

100% data accuracy

Validated as required by the government

TECHNICAL EXHIBIT 2

DELIVERABLES SCHEDULE

Deliverable Frequency # of

Copies Medium/Format Submit To

Curriculum Vitae/Resume Section 1.6.11

Once after Contract Award

1 MS Word or Adobe.pdf Delivered to COR via email

Monthly Progress Report Section 5.1.10

Monthly 1 MS Word or Adobe.pdf Delivered to COR via email

TECHNICAL EXHIBIT 3

ESTIMATED WORKLOAD DATA

The data provided below is an estimate of what it may take to perform the major categories of requirements listed in the Performance Work Statement. The contractor is not required to propose the hours listed below and is encouraged to use sound judgment and business practices when preparing cost proposal.

Item Name Estimated Quantity 1 Graduate Research

Assistant 1,880 Hours per year

INSPECTION AND ACCEPTANCE TERMS

Supplies/services will be inspected/accepted at:

CLIN INSPECT AT INSPECT BY ACCEPT AT ACCEPT BY

0001 Destination Government Destination Government 0002 Destination Government Destination Government 1001 Destination Government Destination Government 1002 Destination Government Destination Government 2001 Destination Government Destination Government 2002 Destination Government Destination Government 3001 Destination Government Destination Government 3002 Destination Government Destination Government 4001 Destination Government Destination Government 4002 Destination Government Destination Government

DELIVERY INFORMATION

CLIN DELIVERY DATE QUANTITY SHIP TO ADDRESS DODAAC

0001 POP 01-AUG-2017 TO

31-JUL-2018

N/A CENTERS FOR MILITARY HISTORY

JON HOFFMAN

102 FOURTH AVE

FT. MCNAIR DC 20319-5060

202-685-2704

W74R7L

0002 N/A N/A N/A N/A

1001 POP 01-AUG-2018 TO

31-JUL-2019

N/A CENTERS FOR MILITARY HISTORY

JON HOFFMAN

102 FOURTH AVE

FT. MCNAIR DC 20319-5060

202-685-2704

1002 N/A N/A N/A N/A

2001 POP 01-AUG-2019 TO

31-JUL-2020

N/A CENTERS FOR MILITARY HISTORY

JON HOFFMAN

102 FOURTH AVE

FT. MCNAIR DC 20319-5060

202-685-2704

2002 N/A N/A N/A N/A

3001 POP 01-AUG-2019 TO

31-JUL-2020

N/A CENTERS FOR MILITARY HISTORY

JON HOFFMAN

102 FOURTH AVE

FT. MCNAIR DC 20319-5060

202-685-2704

3002 N/A N/A N/A N/A

4001 POP 01-AUG-2020 TO

31-JUL-2021

N/A CENTERS FOR MILITARY HISTORY

JON HOFFMAN

102 FOURTH AVE

FT. MCNAIR DC 20319-5060

202-685-2704

4002 N/A N/A N/A N/A

CLAUSES INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE

52.202-1 Definitions NOV 2013 52.203-3 Gratuities APR 1984 52.203-5 Covenant Against Contingent Fees MAY 2014 52.203-6 Restrictions On Subcontractor Sales To The Government SEP 2006 52.203-7 Anti-Kickback Procedures MAY 2014 52.203-8 Cancellation, Rescission, and Recovery of Funds for Illegal or

Improper Activity

MAY 2014

52.203-10 Price Or Fee Adjustment For Illegal Or Improper Activity MAY 2014 52.203-11 Certification And Disclosure Regarding Payments To

Influence Certain Federal Transactions

SEP 2007

52.203-12 Limitation On Payments To Influence Certain Federal Transactions

OCT 2010

52.203-15 Whistleblower Protections Under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009

JUN 2010

52.203-16 Preventing Personal Conflicts of Interest DEC 2011 52.204-2 Security Requirements AUG 1996 52.204-4 Printed or Copied Double-Sided on Postconsumer Fiber

Content Paper

MAY 2011

52.204-5 Women-Owned Business (Other Than Small Business) OCT 2014 52.204-6 Data Universal Numbering System Number JUL 2013 52.204-8 Annual Representations and Certifications APR 2016 52.204-9 Personal Identity Verification of Contractor Personnel JAN 2011 52.204-10 Reporting Executive Compensation and First-Tier

Subcontract Awards

OCT 2015

52.204-12 Data Universal Numbering System Number Maintenance DEC 2012 52.204-13 System for Award Management Maintenance JUL 2013 52.204-16 Commercial and Government Entity Code Reporting JUL 2016 52.204-18 Commercial and Government Entity Code Maintenance JUL 2016 52.204-19 Incorporation by Reference of Representations and

Certifications.

DEC 2014

52.209-6 Protecting the Government's Interest When Subcontracting With Contractors Debarred, Suspended, or Proposed for Debarment

OCT 2015

52.209-9 Updates of Publicly Available Information Regarding Responsibility Matters

JUL 2013

52.212-3 Offeror Representations and Certifications--Commercial Items

JAN 2017

52.212-4 Contract Terms and Conditions--Commercial Items MAY 2015 52.217-5 Evaluation Of Options JUL 1990 52.222-1 Notice To The Government Of Labor Disputes FEB 1997 52.222-3 Convict Labor JUN 2003 52.222-19 Child Labor -- Cooperation with Authorities and Remedies FEB 2016 52.222-38 Compliance With Veterans' Employment Reporting

Requirements

FEB 2016

52.223-6 Drug-Free Workplace MAY 2001 52.223-11 Ozone-Depleting Substances and High Global Warming

Potential Hydrofluorocarbons.

JUN 2016

52.223-18 Encouraging Contractor Policies To Ban Text Messaging While Driving

AUG 2011

52.225-13 Restrictions on Certain Foreign Purchases JUN 2008 52.225-20 Prohibition on Conducting Restricted Business Operations in

Sudan--Certification

AUG 2009

52.227-1 Authorization and Consent DEC 2007 52.229-3 Federal, State And Local Taxes FEB 2013 52.232-1 Payments APR 1984

52.232-8 Discounts For Prompt Payment FEB 2002 52.232-11 Extras APR 1984 52.232-17 Interest MAY 2014 52.232-23 Alt I Assignment of Claims (May 2014) - Alternate I APR 1984 52.232-25 Prompt Payment JUL 2013 52.232-33 Payment by Electronic Funds Transfer--System for Award

Management

JUL 2013

52.232-39 Unenforceability of Unauthorized Obligations JUN 2013 52.232-40 Providing Accelerated Payments to Small Business

Subcontractors

DEC 2013

52.233-3 Protest After Award AUG 1996 52.233-4 Applicable Law for Breach of Contract Claim OCT 2004 52.242-13 Bankruptcy JUL 1995 52.242-15 Stop-Work Order AUG 1989 52.242-17 Government Delay Of Work APR 1984 52.253-1 Computer Generated Forms JAN 1991 252.203-7000 Requirements Relating to Compensation of Former DoD

Officials

SEP 2011

252.203-7001 Prohibition On Persons Convicted of Fraud or Other Defense- Contract-Related Felonies

DEC 2008

252.203-7002 Requirement to Inform Employees of Whistleblower Rights SEP 2013 252.203-7997 (Dev) Prohibition on Contracting with Entities that Require Certain

Internal Confidentiality Agreements (Deviation 2016-O0003)

OCT 2015

252.204-7000 Disclosure Of Information AUG 2013 252.204-7003 Control Of Government Personnel Work Product APR 1992 252.204-7006 Billing Instructions OCT 2005 252.204-7008 Compliance With Safeguarding Covered Defense Information

Controls

DEC 2015

252.204-7009 Limitations on the Use or Disclosure of Third-Party Contractor Reported Cyber Incident Information

DEC 2015

252.204-7012 Safeguarding Covered Defense Information and Cyber Incident Reporting.

DEC 2015

252.209-7004 Subcontracting With Firms That Are Owned or Controlled By The Government of a Country that is a State Sponsor of Terrorism

OCT 2015

252.211-7003 Item Unique Identification and Valuation MAR 2016 252.215-7000 Pricing Adjustments DEC 2012 252.215-7007 Notice of Intent to Resolicit JUN 2012 252.222-7006 Restrictions on the Use of Mandatory Arbitration Agreements DEC 2010 252.225-7001 Buy American And Balance Of Payments Program-- Basic

(Aug 2016)

AUG 2016

252.225-7002 Qualifying Country Sources As Subcontractors AUG 2016 252.225-7012 Preference For Certain Domestic Commodities AUG 2016 252.225-7013 Duty-Free Entry--Basic (May 2016) MAY 2016 252.225-7015 Restriction on Acquisition of Hand Or Measuring Tools JUN 2005 252.225-7016 Restriction On Acquisition Of Ball and Roller Bearings JUN 2011 252.226-7001 Utilization of Indian Organizations and Indian-Owned

Economic Enterprises, and Native Hawaiian Small Business Concerns

SEP 2004

252.232-7003 Electronic Submission of Payment Requests and Receiving Reports

JUN 2012

252.232-7010 Levies on Contract Payments DEC 2006 252.239-7001 Information Assurance Contractor Training and Certification JAN 2008 252.243-7001 Pricing Of Contract Modifications DEC 1991 252.243-7002 Requests for Equitable Adjustment DEC 2012

252.244-7000 Subcontracts for Commercial Items JUN 2013

CLAUSES INCORPORATED BY FULL TEXT

52.201-4000 (TACOM)

ARMY CONTRACTING COMMAND – WARREN (DTA) OMBUDSPERSON (APR

2011)

Information regarding the Ombudsperson for this contract is located at the following website:

http://acc.army.mil/contractingcenters/acc-wrn/CompMgmtOffice.html

[End of Provision]

52.204-4016 (Warren) Electronic Contracting (AUG 2015)

(a) All Army Contracting Command – Warren (DTA) solicitations will be publicized on the Federal Business Opportunities website (https://www.fbo.gov). Any additional attachments, including Technical Data Packages (TDPs) when available electronically, will be separate attachments or links embedded in the solicitation.

(b) As of 10 August 2015, unless directed to do otherwise in Section L of this solicitation, vendors are required to submit a quote or proposal via the Federal Business Opportunities (FBO) system. Proposals or quotes submitted after this date using any other mechanism, including the Army Single Face to Industry Bid Response System (ASFI BRS) may be deemed non-responsive.

(c) Requirements for the online FBO bid submission:

1. Vendors must log into the FBO System to be able to submit electronic responses for opportunities.

2. Vendors must be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) at www.sam.gov (a Federal Government owned and operated free web site) and have a CAGE Code and CCR Marketing Partner Identification Number (MPIN).

3. Once logged into the FBO System, vendors will be asked to enter basic information and directed to upload one or more files containing the proposal/quote and any additional information as outlined in the solicitation.

4. FBO will send an email to vendor’s registered email address confirming the electronic submission.

5. For additional information on submitting electronic bid responses via the FBO system see the FBO

Vendor Guide – Section 4.3.1 “Submitting an Electronic Response” (https://www.fbo.gov/downloads/FBO_Vendor_Guide.pdf).

(d) Note to offerors:

Please pay close attention to the solicitation closing date and time as stated on the cover page of this solicitation, local time for the Army contracting Command - Warren, (DTA), Michigan. In accordance with FAR 15.208(a), offerors are responsible for submitting proposals, and any revisions, and modifications, so as to be received by the Government office designated in the solicitation by the time specified.

It is the responsibility of the Offeror to ensure the proposal/quote is received by the date and time specified on the cover page of this solicitation. In accordance with FAR 15.208, if the proposal/quote was not received at the initial point of entry to the Government infrastructure (in this case, received through FBO) by the exact date and time specified on the cover page of this solicitation, it will be determined late. Proposal/quote is defined to mean ALL volumes or parts required in the solicitation are included in the electronic submission.

Note: There is no "expected" or "target" length of time for proposal submission; size and content may be factors, therefore offerors are strongly cautioned when submitting proposals to allow adequate time for submission.

Solicitations may remain posted on the FBO after the solicitation closing date. If the response deadline has passed for the solicitation, vendors will no longer be able to submit electronic responses.

(e) Any award issued as a result of this solicitation will be distributed electronically. In the event of a FOIA request for a copy of any award issued as a result of this solicitation, or any subsequent modifications to the contract, the contract and modifications will be released, including the awarded unit price. This is the notice required by Executive Order 12600 (June 23, 1987) of our intention to release unit prices in response to any request under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA), 5 USC 552. Unit price is defined as the contract price per unit or item purchased as it appears in Section B of the contract and is NOT referring to nor does it include Cost or Pricing data/information. If you object to such release in the base contract or contract modifications, and you intend to submit an offer, notify the contracting officer in writing prior to the closing date identified in this solicitation and include the rationale for your objection consistent with the provisions of FOIA. A release determination will be made based on rationale given.

(f) Questions pertaining to this solicitation should be directed to the Contract Specialist identified in Block 10 on the cover page of this solicitation. For technical assistance in doing business with the Government, and doing business electronically, please visit the Procurement Technical Assistance Center (PTAC) website at http://www.aptac-us.org/ to locate a regional center.

[End of Notice]

52.204-4020 (TACOM)

ACCESS AND GENERAL PROTECTION/SECURITY POLICY AND PROCEDURES (MAR 2015)

a. The contractor and all associated subcontractors’ employees shall comply with applicable installation, facility, and area commander installation and facility access and local security policies and procedures (provided by the Government representative). The contractor shall also provide all information required for background checks to meet installation access requirements to be accomplished by the installation Provost Marshal Office, Director of Emergency Services, or Security Office. The contractor workforce must comply with all personal identity verification requirements (FAR clause 52.204-9 “Personal Identity Verification of Contractor Personnel”) as directed by DoD, HQDA, and/or local policy. In addition to the changes otherwise authorized by the changes clause of this contract, should the Force Protection Condition (FPCON) at any individual facility or installation change, the Government may require changes in contractor security matters or processes.

b. For contractors requiring Common Access Card (CAC). Before CAC issuance, the contractor employee requires, at a minimum, a favorably adjudicated National Agency Check with Inquiries (NACI) or an equivalent or higher investigation in accordance with Army Directive 2014-05, The contractor employee will be issued a CAC only if duties involve one of the following: (1) Both physical access to a DoD facility and access, via logon, to DoD networks on-site or remotely; (2) Remote access, via logon, to a DoD network using DoD-approved remote access procedures; or (3) Physical access to multiple DoD facilities or multiple non-DoD federally controlled facilities on behalf of the DoD on a recurring basis for a period of six (6) months or more. At the discretion of the sponsoring activity, an initial CAC may be issued on a favorable review of the FBI fingerprint check and a successfully scheduled NACI at the Office of Personal Management (see clause 52.204-4600 “Trusted Associate Sponsorship System (TASS) Program”).

c. 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 (see provision (TACOM) 52.215-4405 “Access to the Detroit Arsenal; Identifying Contractor Employees; Non-disclosure Statement”), or at OCONUS locations, in accordance with Status of Forces Agreement and other theater regulations.

(End of Clause)

52.204-4021 CONTRACTOR EMPLOYEES WHO REQUIRE ACCESS TO GOVERNMENT INFORMATION

SYSTEMS (JUN…