Attachment_0009-_Sample_Order_II_Statement_of_Objectives_(SOO).docx

SAMPLE ORDER II

STATEMENT OF OBJECTIVES (SOO)

PRE-POSITIONED RECONNAISSANCE SYSTEM

1.0 Purpose

The Department of Defense has a need for a pre-positioned reconnaissance system (PPRS) utilizing Recon Scout® XL robots concealed in containers. The basis of the system is four (4) containers which will each house six (6) robots. The containers must be capable of opening remotely to release the robots. The containers and robots are to be controlled by personnel from inside a command and control unit, which is mounted on the rear of a High Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicle (HMMWV). The purpose of this task is to design and build the containers and command and control unit, deliver the system, and support testing at Al Udeid Air Base in Qatar.

2.0 Technical Objectives

2.1 The contractor shall provide a developmental design of the PPRS. The design shall include a set of four (4) containers, each housing six (6) Recon Scout XL robots, and a command and control unit. The containers shall open via remote control and release the robots. The command and control unit shall be capable of mounting and transport via a HMMWV. The command and control unit shall be capable of accommodating at least two operators at any time. A standard, commercially available command shelter may be utilized. The unit should contain all necessary control equipment such that the operators can control the 24 robots, control the container opening mechanisms for all four containers, and survey the video and audio feeds being received from the 24 robots. The Contractor shall deliver the technical data package associated with the PPRS design.

2.2 Upon Government approval of the developmental design, the contractor shall provide 1 (one) each PPRS to the Government for verification testing. The contractor shall develop and deliver a design verification test plan.

2.3 Upon inspection by the Government, the contractor shall deliver the system to Al Udeid Air Base in Qatar. The contractor shall support verification testing in Qatar.

2.3 The contractor shall develop a logistics support plan for the containerized robots system.

3.0 Program Management Objectives

3.1 The contractor shall utilize effective program management techniques in order to ensure cost, schedule and performance targets are met.

3.2 The contractor shall perform configuration management functions in support of this effort.

3.3 The contractor shall perform quality management functions in support of this effort in accordance with the contractor’s AS9100 compliant Quality Management System.

4.0 Other

4.1 The Contractor shall notify the Prototype Integration Facility (PIF) Contracting Officer’s Representative (COR) prior to shipping any and all hardware deliverables and for Inspection and Acceptance purposes shall provide Government Quality Assurance access to the product. The Contractor shall submit receiving reports using Wide Area Work Flow (WAWF) in one of the electronic formats that WAWF accepts. A “receiving report” is the data required by the clause at DFARS 252.246-7000, entitled “Material Inspection and Receiving Report.”

4.2 The contractor shall comply with Contractor Manpower Reporting requirements as set forth in the Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) Contract Statement of Work, paragraph 4.0.

4.3 Government inspection will be at Origin. Government acceptance will be at Destination. FOB will be at Destination.

4.4 The government anticipates awarding a Cost-Plus Fixed-Fee (CPFF) Completion Order as a result of this SOO.

4.5 The required distribution statement for data requirements is:

Distribution Statement D: Distribution authorized to the Department of Defense and U.S. DoD contractors only due to administrative or operational use, 28 April 2016. Other requests shall be referred to the Prototype Integration Facility, Bldg 5405, Redstone Arsenal, AL 35898-5000.

PIF-720-08 Statement of Objective Template 12/4/13

Source Selection Information (See FAR 3.104)