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is inserted by the offeror) from the date for receipt of offers specified above, to furnish any or all items upon which prices are offered at the price set opposite each item, delivered at the designated point(s), within the time specified in the schedule.

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TRANSATLANTIC AFGHANISTAN ENGINEER - TAA

DISTRICT (TAA), US ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS

CETAA-CT, BAGRAM AE 09354

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Section A - Solicitation/Contract Form

NOTES TO OFFERORS

NOTES TO OFFERORS

IMPORTANT:

1. IAW ARARS 5132..702(a)(ii)(B), “Funds are not presently available for this acquisition. No contract award will be made until appropriated funds are made available.”

2. The Contractor cannot promote or switch personnel to replace employees who have left or are leaving the contract.

3. Offerors must have an active and updated account registered in System for

Award Management (SAM). www.sam.gov/

Contractor Questions

Question#1 Is this a new requirement or is there another company already providing IT support?

Response: This is an existing requirement, being performed by SAIC.

Question#2 Is this opportunity available for Afghan companies or will the contract require a US company? Can Afghans work on-site at the USACE locations?

Response: This is a Full and Open requirement, which means anyone can submit a proposal that meets all PWS requirements.

Question#3 Could you please clarify what sort of clearance is necessary and what are the procedure for securing the necessary clearance?

Response: Contractor personnel are required to have a minimum of a FINAL US SECRET security clearance, as issued by the U.S. Department of Defense, PRIOR to arriving in-country to support this contract. Failure to obtain and maintain a US SECRET will be cause for the employee to be removed from supporting this contract.

All contractor personnel are also required to have a NATO Secret before beginning work on USACE/AED systems. See PWS Section C.1.3.2 SECURITY

REQUIREMENTS

Question#4 Reference to the requirement specified in section C.1.3.2. of PWS, as of your knowledge Afghan companies doesn’t meet the security clearance requirement, http://www.sam.gov/ thereof will still those Afghan companies suffice technical & financial requirement be considered for the solicitation.

Response: Offerors must meet all requirements as outlined in the PWS.

Question#5 Is the contractor responsible for the travel charges?

Response: See PWS Section C.4. Contractor-Furnished Property. See Also C.5.

Mobilization and Demobilization

Question#6 Is the contractor responsible for the accommodation?

Response: See PWS Section C.2 Government-Furnished Property (GFP)

Question#7 Is the contractor responsible for the food stuff?

Response: Meals are provided at no cost to the Contractor. See PWS Section C.2.

Government-Furnished Property (GFP)

Question#8 Is the contractor responsible to provide the computers and laptops, etc.?

Response: Computers and Laptops are provided by the Government

Question#9 Is the contractor responsible for the visa?

Response: The Contractor is responsible for the visas, if required. See PWS Section C.4 Contractor-Furnished Property

Question#10 What if the contractor is an Indian company and not registered with US ARMY? Or else please advise.

Response: Contractor has to be registered in JCCS, SAM and have a valid AISA License

Question#11 Will the customer allow past performance from the past 5 years?

Response: See Past Performance Submission Requirements.

Question#12 Is this opportunity available for Afghan companies or will the contract require a US company? Can Afghans work on-site at the USACE locations?

Question#13 We have reviewed the pre-solicitation PWS (C.1.3.2) and believe that, because of the ongoing policy to comply with the DOD DoD Risk Management Framework (RMF), the final solicitation might benefit from a directly stated security provision such as: “An offeror shall identify in its proposal, quote, bid or any resulting contract, their strategy for ensuring policy compliance with the May 11, 2017 Executive

Order 13800, Strengthening the Cybersecurity of Federal Networks and Critical Infrastructure. The compliance strategy shall conform to cybersecurity risk management best practices set forth in the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Framework for Improving Critical Infrastructure Cybersecurity and the Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA) Security Technical Implementation Guides (STIGs). The methods and processes shall be documented in the System Security Plan and updated as necessary to ensure continuing compliance throughout the period of performance.”

Our experience indicates that much of the overarching policy alludes to, but doesn’t directly address compliance requirements and that adding such a provision to the PWS, or Section H, would clarify the importance of security compliance at the contract level.

The accelerating security challenges impacting agency networks require a disciplined approach to maintaining currency. Our suggestion is intended to level this mandate of service providers and to preclude excessive submissions of changes (i.e., FAR 43) related to security changes, as well as to stave off Requests for Equitable Adjustments (REAs). Thank you for your consideration.

Response: See PWS Section C.6.3 Cybersecurity C.6.3.3. The contractor shall execute the USACE Cybersecurity program IAW all applicable DoD standards/regulations, USACE higher headquarters, TAD, TAM, AED and local policies, guidance, and procedures. It is the contractor’s responsibility to keep abreast of updates or changes to all applicable Cybersecurity standards, regulations, local policies, guidance and procedures.

Section B - Supplies or Services and Prices

ITEM NO SUPPLIES/SERVICES QUANTITY UNIT UNIT PRICE AMOUNT

0001 1 Job IMIT Services for USACE in Afghanistan

FFP

The contractor shall provide the services and requirements set forth in the Performance Work Statement (PWS) contained herein. Period of Performance: 01 September 2018 - 31 March 2019 for four (4) positions and 01 October 2018 - 31 March 2019 for the remaining eleven (11) positions.

FOB: Destination

NET AMT

0002 1 Lot Other Direct Costs (ODCs)

FFP

For each contractor employee deploying to Afghanistan, the following ODCs will be paid under this CLIN: (1) airfare from origin to El Paso, Texas to attend a one-week pre-deployment training and in-processing at CRC (CONUS Replacment Center) at Fort Bliss, Texas); (2) airfare back to origin from El Paso, Texas after re-deployment from Afghanistan; (3) round-trip airfare from Afghanistan for one 30-day R&R per contract performance period; (4) bonus no more than $5000; (5)

PPE

0003 1 Job

CMRA

FFP

1001 1 Job OPTION IMIT Services for USACE in Afghanistan

FFP

The contractor shall provide the services and requirements set forth in the Performance Work Statement (PWS) contained herein. Period of Performance: 01 September 2018 - 31 March 2019 for four (4) positions and 01 October 2018 - 31

1002 1 Lot OPTION Other Direct Costs (ODC)

FFP

For each contractor employee deploying to Afghanistan, the following ODCs will be paid under this CLIN: (1) airfare from origin to El Paso, Texas to attend a one-week pre-deployment training and in-processing at CRC (CONUS Replacment Center) at Fort Bliss, Texas); (2) airfare back to origin from El Paso, Texas after re-deployment from Afghanistan; (3) round-trip airfare from Afghanistan for one 30-day R&R per contract performance period.

2001 1 Job OPTION IMIT Services for USACE in Afghanistan

FFP

The contractor shall provide the services and requirements set forth in the Performance Work Statement (PWS) contained herein. Period of Performance: 01 September 2018 - 31 March 2019 for four (4) positions and 01 October 2018 - 31

2002 1 Lot OPTION Other Direct Costs (ODC)

FFP

For each contractor employee deploying to Afghanistan, the following ODCs will be paid under this CLIN: (1) airfare from origin to El Paso, Texas to attend a one-week pre-deployment training and in-processing at CRC (CONUS Replacment Center) at Fort Bliss, Texas); (2) airfare back to origin from El Paso, Texas after re-deployment from Afghanistan; (3) round-trip airfare from Afghanistan for one

3001 1 Job OPTION IMIT Services for USACE in Afghanistan

FFP

The contractor shall provide the services and requirements set forth in the Performance Work Statement (PWS) contained herein. Period of Performance: 01 September 2018 - 31 March 2019 for four (4) positions and 01 October 2018 - 31

3002 1 Lot OPTION Other Direct Costs (ODC)

FFP

For each contractor employee deploying to Afghanistan, the following ODCs will be paid under this CLIN: (1) airfare from origin to El Paso, Texas to attend a one-week pre-deployment training and in-processing at CRC (CONUS Replacment Center) at Fort Bliss, Texas); (2) airfare back to origin from El Paso, Texas after re-deployment from Afghanistan; (3) round-trip airfare from Afghanistan for one

4001 1 Job OPTION IMIT Services for USACE in Afghanistan

FFP

The contractor shall provide the services and requirements set forth in the Performance Work Statement (PWS) contained herein. Period of Performance: 01 September 2018 - 31 March 2019 for four (4) positions and 01 October 2018 - 31

4002 1 Lot OPTION Other Direct Costs (ODC)

FFP

For each contractor employee deploying to Afghanistan, the following ODCs will be paid under this CLIN: (1) airfare from origin to El Paso, Texas to attend a one-week pre-deployment training and in-processing at CRC (CONUS Replacment Center) at Fort Bliss, Texas); (2) airfare back to origin from El Paso, Texas after re-deployment from Afghanistan; (3) round-trip airfare from Afghanistan for one

Section C - Descriptions and Specifications

PERFORMANCE WORK STATEMENT

Performance Work Statement (PWS)

For

USACE Information Management and

Information Technology Services in Afghanistan

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Transatlantic Division

Afghanistan Engineering District (AED)

29 April, 2018

C. 1. INTRODUCTION

This non-personal services contract requires the contractor to provide all labor, management, supervision, quality control and expertise and any other items and non-personal services necessary to perform Information Management and Information Technology (IM/IT) Support Services as defined in this Performance Work Statement (PWS). The contractor shall perform to the standards and requirements set forth in this contract and in accordance with applicable and appropriate U.S. Department of Defense, U.S. Army, U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) and U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) IM/IT policy, regulations and law.

C. 1.1. BACKGROUND INFORMATION.

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers through its Transatlantic Division (TAD) provides quality, responsive engineering and construction services to a variety of customers and end users in Afghanistan (AFG). Currently, TAD’s organizational structure includes two district offices: Transatlantic District – Middle East (TAM), headquartered in Winchester, Virginia and the Afghanistan Engineering District (AED) headquartered in Bagram, Afghanistan.

AED is currently headquartered on Bagram Air Field and also has offices at Kandahar, Kabul Cluster and Marmal.

AED will also support various Forward Operating Bases (FOBs) throughout AFG in support of its engineering mission. While the transition execution plan can change based on theater mission and command directives, USACE users in AFG will be redeploying back to the States in parallel to the transition efforts, keeping in mind that the provided numbers of users in this PWS are approximate.

AED will manage programs and projects that support a full spectrum of regional activities for the International Security Assistance Force (ISAF); United States Forces – Afghanistan (USFOR-A), Combined Security Transition Command – Afghanistan (CSTC-A); U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID); and other organizations and commands operating in Afghanistan.

C.1.2. USACE MISSION AND ORGANIZATION RELATIONSHIPS

The scope of this contract is Information Management/Information Technology (IM/IT) in direct support of the USACE mission in AFG, and USACE units or elements deployed in AFG, such as the Field Engineering Support Team (FEST) and TAD or TAM supporting elements that require the use of the USACE UNCLASS network, as well as other IM/IT tasks as directed by the Contracting Officer (KO). This scope will also cover any changes based upon new theater requirements or mission changes as directed by the AED Commander and communicated through the Contracting Officer’s Representative (COR) or KO. Changes may result from rescheduling of existing USACE customer requirements; new requirements of the USACE customers in Afghanistan and the CENTCOM AOR; increases/decreases in numbers of employees deployed to USACE’s AOR; and reorganization and/or relocation of personnel as directed by TAD. The scope of the IM/IT contract and the contract PWS must accommodate these and other similar changes to AED Information Management/ Information Technology (IM/IT) Office (J6) mission requirements as directed by the AED Commander or higher headquarters and communicated through the COR or KO.

C.1.3. GENERAL

This PWS includes all functions, services, support, and tasks associated with IM/IT, with the exception of printing and publications, library services, and research and development programs. The work to be performed under the firm fixed-price portion of this contract includes working on classified and unclassified systems performing installation, modification, coordination, engineering, development, configuration, reconfiguration, testing, integration, repairing, maintenance, upgrading, help desk support, IM/IT Management, Automation, Communications, Cybersecurity, SharePoint development, Visual Information and user training as required.

The contractor shall coordinate with internal, external, and other contract personnel to fulfill the requirements for services and support. The contractor shall provide employees support and services necessary to perform functions pertaining to current and future USACE mission, as defined by the AED Commander and communicated through the COR or KO, requirements within USACE support agencies’ facilities including but not limited to fixed buildings, temporary field structures, alternate work sites, and deployment locations or other sites as directed by the KO, these sites may be austere in nature. This will require unplanned travel by the contractor to those locations.

The contractor shall accept responsibility for the operational support, integration, access verification, and access to the USACE network, Automated Information Systems (AIS) including classified unclassified and commercial Internet systems. Transatlantic Middle East District (TAM) is the provider of the assessment and authorization of the CORPSNet system. USACE systems architecture, infrastructure, and IT support is dependent upon higher headquarters to include TAM, USACE Transatlantic Division (TAD), Army Corps of Engineers – Information Technology (ACE-IT) program management, and USACE HQ.

C.1.3.1. IDENTIFICATION OF CONTRACTOR EMPLOYEES

All contract personnel attending meetings, answering Government telephones, and working in other situations where their contractor status is not obvious AED/USACE personnel and 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 shall display appropriate badges as required by location or duty station. Contractor employees shall obtain an Army Knowledge Online (AKO) e-mail account and Department of Defense (DOD) Common Access Card (CAC). Contractor personnel must complete DD Form 1172-2, Application for Department of Defense Common Access Card – DEERS, May 2004, to obtain the CAC. CACs shall be acquired before deployment to AED. Contractor shall ensure its employees’ CACs are returned to the Contracting Officer’s Representative (COR) upon termination of employment or completion of contract services.

C.1.3.2. SECURITY REQUIREMENTS

Contractor employees must meet security clearance requirements for performance and Government facility access.

Security clearance requirements are commensurate with the level of information processed by the system and/or network the contractor will be required to support.

All contractor positions will be classified as IT I, IT II, or IT III based on the most current DoD Directive 8570.01 or regulation which may replace DoD Directive 8570.01. AED networks and systems are classified as: Secret IP Data Network (formerly known as Secret Internet Protocol Network (SIPRNet - Secret)), Combined Enterprise Regional Information Exchange System (CENTRIXS CX-I Secret), Sensitive But Unclassified (SBU) IP Data (formerly known as Non-classified Internet Protocol Router IP (NIPRNet), USACE Sensitive But Unclassified (CORPSNet), and NATO International Security Afghanistan Force – Secret (ISAF-S Secret), commercial local ISP (unclassified), as well as other DoD interest and commercial internet service provider networks (Note: This includes system name changes and new systems coming online).

Contractor personnel are required to have a minimum of a FINAL US SECRET security clearance, as issued by the U.S. Department of Defense, PRIOR to arriving in-country to support this contract. Failure to obtain and maintain a US SECRET will be cause for the employee to be removed from supporting this contract. All contractor personnel are also required to have a NATO Secret before beginning work on USACE/AED systems. All clearance and accesses must be reflected in the Joint Personnel Adjudications System (JPAS). The contractor’s Facility Security Officer is required to coordinate clearance verification of all contractor personnel with the TAM Security Office. At the beginning of each contract performance period, the contractor shall provide to the COR a list of all employees working this contract, along with the employee’s security clearance and expiration date of the security clearance;

this list should be updated whenever a new contractor employee begins work on the contract and the updated list submitted to the COR. The contractor shall also comply with AED OPSEC program as well as theater Anti- Terrorism/Force Protection (AT/FP) measures.

All contractor personnel shall meet security standards and requirements prior to accessing an AIS.

C.1.3.3. CONTRACTOR DRESS CODE

During working hours, the contractor shall dress in proper and appropriate attire conducive to the type of work that is being performed for each position. The dress code for all contractor personnel shall be business casual or as directed by the KO. No clothing shall be extremely tight or loose fitting, provocative, or see-through. The contractor shall comply with the AED dress standards and the appropriate base safety gear requirements, whether on location or when traveling to different sites in country, or to and from Afghanistan. Shoes shall be sturdy and appropriate for the type of work being performed per current USACE Safety Manual EM 385-1-1. No short pants/slacks are authorized. Dress will distinctly identify contractor personnel as employees of the contractor.

C.1.3.4. MINIMUM PERSONNEL QUALIFICATIONS

The contractor shall provide experienced and qualified personnel with all skills necessary to perform the work identified in this PWS for each position agreed to by both parties at time of contract task order award. Contractor personnel must have accredited licenses and certifications to perform the work addressed in the PWS and at the level required for the position. The contractor, for this contract, shall only use employees that have requisite training, qualifications, licenses, accreditations, and certifications. The employees must have met the position requirements prior to commencement of performance under this contract and prior to deployment to Afghanistan.

Contractor employees required to perform tasks must meet certification requirements as defined in Army and DoD Regulations provided in references and regulation prior to deployment to Afghanistan. Only in extraordinary cases, will the Government allow a contractor employee to deploy to Afghanistan and work on this contract without the requisite certification requirement. Contractor personnel will possess at all times a valid passport according to Department of the Army Pamphlet 715-16 Contractor Deployment Guide, Chapter 6, Para 6-3 and a Letter of Authorization (LOA) approved by a Contracting Officer in the Synchronized Pre-deployment and Operational Tracker (SPOT) system.

C.1.3.5. CERTIFICATIONS AND LICENSES

The contractor shall be responsible for ensuring that all employees have current certifications and licenses appropriate and required for the level of their position. Certificates include but are not limited to IM/IT certificates.

Certification IAW DOD Directive 8570.01, guidance and procedures for the training, certification, and management of the DoD workforce conducting Information Assurance (IA) functions in assigned duty positions. Other certifications shall be as required by OSHA regulations, USACE safety standards, EM 385-1-1, and Technical Exhibit 4 (TE4) for the position to be filled by the contractor personnel.

C.1.3.6. PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE AND DUTY HOURS

C.1.3.6.1. Period of performance: The period of performance of this contract shall be one (1) base period of 9 months for 11 contractor positions and 10 months for 4 contractor positions, and include four 12-month option periods and a 6-month option period pursuant to FAR 52.217-8, for a total potential period of performance of 64 months. Option exercise will be at the sole discretion of the Government.

C.1.3.6.2. Normal duty hours: The contractor shall provide full services and support each week during the hours of 0900 – 2000 Sunday, 0700 – 1800 Monday through Thursday, 1200 – 1700 Friday, 0700 – 1800 Saturday and as directed by the COR or Contracting Officer. All weekly scheduled maintenance will be performed from 0600 – 1100 on Fridays.

C.1.3.6.3. Each contractor employee supporting this contract is expected to work no more than 64 hours a week.

Employee meal breaks are not considered work hours. The contractor shall ensure support is not impacted as employees take authorized breaks.

C.1.3.6.4. After normal duty hours: The contractor shall provide on-call emergency support and services after the normal duty hours set forth in the preceding paragraph. After-hours support and services shall include but will not be limited to systems maintenance, scheduled/unscheduled outages, VTC/SVTC/conference calls, help desk support, situation awareness, problem incident response, and problem reporting structure.

C.1.3.6.5. Each contractor employee is authorized one 30-day Rest and Relaxation (R&R) leave period during the base year and each additional option year executed by the U.S. Government (USG). The 30 days includes the employee’s travel time to and from the R&R destination. The first R&R can be taken after having performed on the contract for at least three (3) months. The contractor shall ensure that R&Rs are staggered throughout the performance period so that there is always personnel coverage of all contracted positions during the performance period.

C.1.3.6.6. Any contractor employee who is not supporting this contract, in theater, for more than 5 days total of scheduled absences, must have an equally certified and qualified replacement who is not otherwise supporting the contract in theater. The contractor shall provide evidence to support the exception to the COR or KO for approval.

C.1.3.7. The USG will not pay for travel or time associated with contractor employee certification renewal exam.

C.1.3.8. The USG reserves the right to de-scope positions from the contract at any time during the contract performance period, after providing a written 45-day advance notice to the contractor. If the Government receives notice unexpectedly that the contract has to be partially or entirely terminated for the convenience of the Government, then FAR Clause 52.249-4 Termination for Convenience of the Government (Services) would be invoked.

C.1.3.9. If the contractor’s proposal for the contract, which includes a detailed resume outlining the experience, qualifications, and certifications of each individual proposed for a contracted position, is accepted for contract award, that means all proposed individuals accepted for the contract, must be the actual employees working the contract. Any replacement of contracted positions must first be approved by the Contracting Officer or COR. A resume detailing the proposed replacement candidate’s experience, qualifications, and certifications must be provided to the Contracting Officer and COR before substitution can be made.

C.1.4. CONTRACTOR KEY PERSONNEL

The following personnel are considered Key Personnel by the Government: Project Manager (PM), Lead System Administrator (Lead SA) and Lead Network Administrator (Lead NA). The contractor shall provide a Project Manager who shall be responsible for ensuring performance of all contract requirements. The alternate or Deputy of the PM, who shall act for the contractor when the PM is unavailable, shall be designated in writing to the Contracting Officer and COR. The project manager or the PM alternate shall have full authority to act for the contractor on all contract matters relating to daily operation of this contract. The Lead System Administrator (SA), Lead Network Administrator (NA) and Lead Help Desk Technician are positions of responsibility that are intended to manage the specific functional areas and be experienced and skilled in the technical aspects.

Though not considered Key Personnel, the contractor’s Logistician and Intranet/SharePoint Administrator/Programmer are integral to the AED IM/IT mission.

The contractor is responsible to ensure continuity of support services, including and especially when any of the aforementioned personnel is on leave. The contractor shall provide a current PMP-certified replacement for the PM during the PM’s prolonged absences (e.g., R&R). The PM replacement will be someone who is not currently supporting the contract in Afghanistan. The contractor shall ensure an equivalently trained, qualified and certified replacement is officially assigned when the Lead SA and Lead NA are gone for absences beyond five (5) days.

Qualifications for all Key Personnel are listed TE4. The contractor must ensure that all contractor employees have current, required certification and must provide the COR and KO an up to date list of all contractor employees with required certification and expiration date.

C.1.4.1. SECURITY ASSURANCE BACKGROUND INVESTIGATIONS. The contractor personnel shall meet security standards and requirements prior to accessing an AIS.

C.1.4.2. LIMITS ON MEDICAL / DENTAL CARE AFGHANISTAN

C.1.4.2.1. Notwithstanding any other provision of the contract, the contractor shall be liable for any and all medically-related services or transportation rendered. The contractor should contact the local clinic or hospital in the deployed area to obtain current rates for medical and related services, and the contractor shall make its own arrangements for appointments with the local clinic or hospital as or when necessary.

C.1.5. QUALITY CONTROL

The contractor shall develop and maintain an effective quality control program to ensure services are performed in accordance with this PWS. The contractor shall develop and implement procedures to identify, prevent, and ensure non-recurrence of defective services. The contractor’s quality control program is the means by which it ensures that its work complies with the requirement of the contract. An initial, overview Quality Control Plan (QCP) shall be submitted with the contractor’s proposal for the contract. After contract award, the QCP must be further enhanced to account for the actual conditions and realities at the worksite. The contractor shall provide the more comprehensive QCP thirty (30) days after contract award, and must receive the Contracting Officer’s acceptance in writing for any proposed change to its QCP thereafter.

C.1.6. QUALITY ASSURANCE

The Government shall evaluate the contractor’s performance under this contract in accordance with the Government’s Quality Assurance Surveillance Plan (QASP). 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).

C.1.6.1. Working Files. Contractor shall maintain accurate working files on all work documentation including calculations, assumptions, schedules, interpretations of regulations, sources of information, and other data required in the performance of this Contract. Contractor shall provide the information contained in its working files upon request of the COR or KO.

C.1.7. TRANSITION PLAN

Contractor shall describe a Transition Plan to ensure continuity of operations and no down time or network/systems outages occur. The plan will include: a personnel staffing plan with requirements and qualifications, hardware / software resources required, transition inventory schedule and milestones, detailed mobilization schedule, a Contract Management Plan, life support services required for Afghanistan-based contractors, a Rest and Recuperation leave plan, medical certifications, near-term work flow and tasks. The Transition Plan shall be provided to the COR for review and approval NLT 15 days from contract award.

C.1.7.1. If after the end of the first 30 days of the base period’s start date, the contract support is less than 100%, according to the proposed support level, the Government will deduct the daily amount prorated from the ELIN Unit Price, for the vacant position, for each day the vacancy remains open. This will take effect the first day of the second month of the base period.

C.2. GOVERNMENT-FURNISHED PROPERTY (GFP)

C.2.1. The Government shall retain title to all GFP and any replacement property. The Government will fund the purchase of, and retain title to, equipment and material that become part of the cable plant infrastructure, PBX and voice systems, software products, office furniture, and project required test and research equipment. The cost for data, voice circuits and wireless devices are also funded by the Government. The contractor shall handle, use, install, repair and troubleshoot all GFP equipment with care and safety in mind. Any GFP equipment damaged or lost while in the possession of the contractor, shall be reported immediately by the contractor to the COR and to the AED Logistics Management Office (J4). The contractor must participate fully, as required, in any ensuing inquiry or investigation of the matter.

C.2.2. AED Billeting. Contractor(s) will receive a housing based on the terms of their contract. In order to qualify for billeting, Contractor(s) must submit an official Letter of Authorization (LOA) to the Contracting Officer (KO) who will provide it to the base’s Billeting Office. The Contractor must request billeting assignments, temporary and permanent, through the J4 Office’s Billeting Manager. The LOA will be kept on file until the document expires and/or the individual departs Afghanistan. USACE Contractor(s) are provided billeting based on their base’s Base Support Group Commander’s Billeting policies and procedures and/or the Sandbook Standards.

C.2.2.1. If AED has the available billets, they will authorize the Contractor(s) to reside in AED owned billeting. Based on availability, AED may also allow Contractors to reside in single billet rooms until if/when the rooms are needed by AED. If single billet rooms become available, the order they will begin to be provided to contract employees is through an established Order of Merit List (OML) that the Contractor(s) are required to develop and maintain for AED and themselves. The OML for Contractor employees will be based on Boots on Ground (BOG) at both BAF and KAF.

Under the OML, the person with the greatest BOG would be the last person to have to double up if/when required. If the Contractor’ employees duty location changes, the person goes to the bottom of the OML at their new location.

C.2.2.2. AED Contractors are at the bottom of the Master OML which also contains all military and DoD Civilian personnel ranked by grade and BOG. Double occupancy for Contractor(s) shall occur when single unoccupied rooms are no longer available for each military and/or DoD civilian personnel. (Reference AED Billeting Assignment Program and Rules of Conduct for further guidance).

C.2.3. The Contractor Representative or Team Lead must provide their employees’ updated BOG list to the Contracting Officer’s Representative and the J4 Billeting Manager when employees arrive and depart Afghanistan or change duty locations within country.

C.2.4. Contractor(s) are prohibited from swapping their assigned rooms; providing the front and back outside door combinations to anyone outside of AED; or removing/switching room furnishing without approval of the J4 Billeting Manager.

C.2.5. Contractor(s) must have the room inspected and cleared during out-processing through J4 Billeting.

C.3. DEPLOYMENT PROCESSING

C.3.1. Contractors are required to comply with all DoD deployment guidance and theater command requirements.

All U.S. contractor personnel deploying to the Afghanistan Theater of Operations are required to process through the CONUS Replacement Center (CRC) for pre-deployment preparation. The KO or COR will certify CONUS based contractor personnel via the Contractor Verification System (CVS) to validate contractual employment and will certify GS equivalency if required. Contractor will contact the CRC directly and present a copy of their contract to schedule attendance for contractor personnel. Transportation to and from the deployment center is the responsibility of the contractor. Contractor personnel must successfully complete all required CRC training and documentation prior to deployment. Such training and documentation are, but not limited to, Information Assurance (IA); Survival, Evasion, Resistance and escape (SERE); Isolated Personnel Report (ISOPREP); and standing General Order (GO).

C.3.2. The contractor shall ensure all deploying contractor personnel, prior to entering Afghanistan, have been issued Individual Body Armor (IBA), protective helmet, gas mask, ballistic goggles, gloves, and any other personal protective equipment (PPE) required by the CRC at the time of deployment.

C.3.3 The contractor shall not deploy an individual with any of the following conditions unless approved by the appropriate CENTCOM Service Component (i.e., ARCENT, CENTAF, etc.). The responsible Government Surgeon must approve the deployment of contractor personnel who have the following conditions: Conditions which prevent the wear of personal protective equipment, including protective mask, ballistic helmet, body armor, and chemical/biological protective garments; conditions which prohibit required theater immunizations or medications;

conditions or current medical treatment or medications that contraindicate or preclude the use of chemical and biological protectives and antidotes; diabetes mellitus, Type I or II, on pharmacological therapy; symptomatic coronary artery disease, or with myocardial infarction within one year prior to deployment, or within six months of coronary artery bypass graft, coronary artery angioplasty, or stenting; morbid obesity (BMI >/= 40); dysrhythmias or arrhythmias, either symptomatic or requiring medical or electro-physiologic control; uncontrolled hypertension, current heart failure, or automatic implantable defibrillator; therapeutic anticoagulation; malignancy, newly diagnosed or under current treatment, or recently diagnosed/treated and requiring frequent subspecialist surveillance, examination, and/or laboratory testing; dental or oral conditions requiring or likely to require urgent dental care within six months’ time, active orthodontic care, conditions requiring prosthodontic care, conditions with immediate restorative dentistry needs, conditions with a current requirement for oral-maxillofacial surgery; new onset (< 1 year)) seizure disorder, or seizure within one year prior to deployment; history of heat stroke; Meniere’s Disease or other vertiginous/motion sickness disorder, unless well controlled on medications available in theater; recurrent syncope, ataxias, new diagnosis (< 1year) of mood disorder, thought disorder, anxiety, somatoform, or dissociative disorder, or personality disorder with mood or thought manifestations; unrepaired hernia; tracheotomy or aphonia;

renalithiasis, current; active tuberculosis; pregnancy; unclosed surgical defect, such as external fitter placement;

requirement for medical devices using AC power; HIV antibody positivity; psychotic and bipolar disorders.

(Reference: The latest Mod to USCENTCOM Individual Protection and Individual/Unit Deployment Policy, PPG- Tab A: Amplification of the Minimal Standards of Fitness for Deployment to the CENTCOM AOR).

C.4. SERVICE PROVIDER-FURNISHED PROPERTY.

C.4.1. The contractor shall provide all travel and transportation upon mobilization/demobilization between Home of Record (HOR), CONUS Replacement Center (CRC), other pre-deployment training location and/or duty location as required.

C.4.2. The contractor is responsible for ensuring all employees are properly vetted, have the requisite security clearances, obtain all passports, visas if required, and other travel documents to ensure contractor employees can travel to the assigned location. Passports must be valid for the duration of the contract period.

C.4.3. The contractor shall provide a temporary replacement employee at a remote (non-BAF) location, whenever its full-time IT support employee permanently assigned to that remote (non-BAF) location, is away from that worksite for more than five (5) days. That means that, during any 30-day period, onsite IT support at remote locations covered under this task order, must be provided no less than 25 days. Arrangements shall be pre-coordinated with and approved by the contractor’s Project Manager and COR.

C.4.4. The contractor is responsible for ensuring all personnel are protected with the required statutory Defense Base Act (DBA) worker’s compensation insurance.

C.4.5. The contractor shall ensure that all contract personnel have Personal Protective Equipment (PPE). PPE for US/OCN personnel is determined by the CONUS Replacement Center (CRC) at deployment. The PPE requirement may be updated in theater at the Base Commanders discression.

C.4.6. The contractor shall provide any equipment, facilities, and materials not otherwise provided as GFP as required for performance of this contract.

C.4.7. CONTRACTOR MANPOWER REPORTING (CMRA)

The Office of the Assistant Secretary of the Army (Manpower & Reserve Affairs) operates and maintains a secure Army data collection site where the contractor will report ALL contractor manpower (including subcontractor manpower) required for performance of this contract. The contractor is required to completely fill in all the information in the format using the following web address: https://www.ecmra.mil/login.aspx. The required information includes:

C.4.7.1 Contracting Office, Contracting Officer, Contracting Officer Representative;

C.4.7.2 Contract number, including task and delivery order number;

C.4.7.3 Beginning and ending dates covered by reporting period;

C.4.7.4 Contractor name, address, phone number, e-mail address, identity of contractor employee entering data;

C.4.7.5 Estimated direct labor hours (including sub-contractor);

C.4.7.6 Estimated direct labor dollars paid this reporting period (including sub-contractor);

https://www.ecmra.mil/login.aspx

C.4.7.7 Total payments (including subcontractor);

C.4.7.8 Predominant Federal Service Code (FSC) reflecting services provided by contractor (and separate predominant FSC for each sub-contractor if different);

C.4.7.9 Organizational title associated with the Unit Identification Code (UIC) for the Army Requiring Activity (the Army Requiring Activity is responsible for providing the contractor with its UIC for the purposes of reporting this information);

C.4.7.10 Locations where contractor and sub-contractors perform the work (specified by zip code in the United States and nearest City, Country, when in an overseas location, using standardized nomenclature provided on website);

C.4.7.11 Presence of deployment or contingency contract language, and, C.4.7.12 Number of contractor and sub-contractor employees deployed in theater this reporting period (by country).

As part of its submission, the contractor will also provide the estimated total cost (if any) incurred to comply with this reporting requirement. Reporting period will be the period of performance not to exceed 12 months, ending September 30 of each government fiscal year, reporting must be done by 31 October of each calendar year.

C.5. MOBILIZATION

C.5.1. The contractor is responsible for mobilizing contract personnel. Mobilization includes:

- Travel from Home of Record (HOR) to CRC (mobilization).

- Travel from CRC to HOR (demobilization).

- Efforts to recruit and vet contractor personnel.

C.5.2. The contractor is responsible to pay any wages or per diem to contractor employees during mobilization and demobilization.

C.5.3. Mobilization costs incurred specifically for the replacement of contractor personnel already in theater are the responsibility of the contractor.

C.5.4. Normal procedure is for contract personnel processing through the CRC to deploy directly from the CRC site to the Afghanistan Theater through one of several available APODs on military chartered aircraft. Contractor may choose to seek a waiver from the COR to this requirement and allow the contract personnel to travel via commercial air to meet urgent schedule and support requirements. If the contractor chooses to send employees commercially, the USG will not reimburse costs for this travel but the USG will provide a waiver to CRC for the exception to policy upon written request from the contractor’s PM.

C.5.5. If at any time during the life of the contract, more than 30 percent of the contractor’s personnel engaged in providing services under this contract overall or in any given location are proposed to be on leave, on R&R, or not working according to their regular duty schedules for any reason, at the same time, the contractor is required to present a written plan for providing continuous service, as defined in the PWS, during such time to the KO or COR.

No such leave or deviation from regular duty schedules may commence unless and until the KO or COR has approved the plan.

C.5.6. The contractor will continue to provide employees throughout the life of the contract who are at the same skillset, certification and experience level as identified in the contractor’s proposal accepted for contract award. If, at any time during the period of performance, a contractor employee is unable to continue working due to R&R or otherwise, the contractor shall replace the employee within 45 days at no additional cost to the USG. All personnel will go through the same screening and training process as the initial hires did to determine suitability for the job. If the contractor fails to replace an employee for more than 45 days, the government will not pay the associated ELIN for the vacant position, after the 45th day. The monthly cost for the ELIN will be divided by 30 (average days in a month) to determine a daily rate for the vacant position. The number of days beyond 45 the position is vacant will be multiplied by the daily rate as prorated from the appropriate ELIN monthly rate and deducted from the contractor’s invoice.

C.6. WORK STATEMENT

C.6.1. GENERAL MANAGEMENT SUPPORT:

C.6.1.1. The contractor shall provide documentation on new equipment, capabilities, and emerging technologies, as required, to support the AED mission.

C.6.1.1.1. The Government will provide strategic direction, policy, and guidance for USACE Automation. The contractor shall provide automation services to support AED mission and supported USACE users as directed by the COR and KO.

C.6.1.1.2. The contractor shall evaluate various approaches when solving problems. The contractor will show due diligence in considering multiple options to resolution. In accordance with C.1.6.1 the contractor shall retain any working files for review by the COR or KO upon request.

C.6.1.1.3. The contractor shall present the courses of action to the government J6 or COR for approval.

C.6.1.1.4. The contractor shall provide documented plans, to the J6 and COR, as to how the task will be executed.

The plans should be documented to the level where a replacement employee could, in two days of review, pick up and execute the plan. The plan shall reflect key technical metrics and data, such as specifications, List of Materials (LOM), wiring diagrams, network diagrams, photos, sketches and Work Breakdown Structure (WBS) as appropriate for the level of effort.

C.6.1.1.5. The contractor shall provide documented schedules from task inception through completion, updating as needed to accommodate changes. The schedule will include dates for milestone deliverables and final completion date.

C.6.1.1.6. The contractor shall manage human resources necessary to complete the task by the scheduled time. The contractor will manage the human resources as to not jeopardize another task by reassigning resources.

C.6.1.1.7. The contractor shall coordinate with J4 and TAM the shipment of necessary equipment.

C.6.1.1.8. The contractor shall keep the government J6 and COR briefed according to the task milestones and alert if the schedule is in jeopardy of slipping.

C.6.1.2. The contractor shall provide documentation and data input to support data calls from USACE personnel in Afghanistan to USACE higher headquarters, DoD, OMB and others as required and directed by the KO or COR.

C.6.1.3. The contractor will provide technical briefings to USACE customers as an orientation to the IM/IT infrastructure and/or familiarization briefings to end users as requested by the COR or J6.

C.6.1.4. The contractor shall provide courses of action for hardware, software and firmware life-cycle management, replacements, including but not limited to makes,…