W81XWH-17-R-0007_Amendment.docx

W81XWH-17-R-0007

SECTION SF 30 BLOCK 14 CONTINUATION PAGE

SUMMARY OF CHANGES

SECTION SF 30 - BLOCK 14 CONTINUATION PAGE

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BIDDER'S QUESTIONS & RESPONSES

Ansible Government Solutions LLC 21 Chateau Circle Wayne, PA 19087-5722

The contractor will not be voting members of the Source Selection Team or participate in rating proposals or recommending a selection. The contractor will have (limited) access only to those portions of the proposals that are necessary to assist or advise the Source Selection Team. Any issues or conflicts with the intended use of this support contractor should be sent directly to the contract specialist listed in the solicitation, no later than 03/13/2017 by 10:00AM, Eastern time.

SECTION SF 1449 - CONTINUATION SHEET

SOLICITATION/CONTRACT FORM

The required response date/time has changed from 13-Mar-2017 10:00 AM to 17-Mar-2017 02:00 PM.

SUPPLIES OR SERVICES AND PRICES

CLIN 1001

The CLIN extended description has changed from:

Services to provide Project Management, Operation and Maintenance Support (Objective 1 and 2) to CDMRP during the base period of 24 February 2018- 23 February 2019. The contract price shall consider the requirements of the PWS and the annual estimated level of support provided in the PWS. This is an IDIQ contract so all funding will be applied at the task order level.

To:

Services to provide Project Management, Operation and Maintenance Support (Objective 1 and 2) to CDMRP during the option period 1 of 24 February 2018- 23 February 2019. The contract price shall consider the requirements of the PWS and the annual estimated level of support provided in the PWS. This is an IDIQ contract so all funding will be applied at the task order level..

CLIN 1002

Services to provide Development and Enhancement Support (Objective 3) to CDMRP during the base period of 24 February 2017- 23 February 2018. The contract price shall consider the requirements of the PWS and the annual estimated level of support provided in the PWS. This is an IDIQ contract so all funding will be applied at the task order level.

Services to provide Development and Enhancement Support (Objective 3) to CDMRP during the option period 1 of 24 February 2017- 23 February 2018. The contract price shall consider the requirements of the PWS and the annual estimated level of support provided in the PWS. This is an IDIQ contract so all funding will be applied at the task order level..

CLIN 1003

The Government assumes a CLIN for travel and travel-related expenses in the amount of $10,000 in the option period. All travel shall be reimbursed in accordance with the Joint Travel Regulations. This CLIN shall be used for travel costs associated with Option Period 1 Support.

The Government assumes a CLIN for travel and travel-related expenses in the amount of $10,000 in the option period 1. All travel shall be reimbursed in accordance with the Joint Travel Regulations. This CLIN shall be used for travel costs associated with Option Period 1 Support..

CLIN 2001

Services to provide Project Management, Operation and Maintenance Support (Objective 1 and 2) to CDMRP during the base period of 24 February 2019- 23 February 2020. The contract price shall consider the requirements of the PWS and the annual estimated level of support provided in the PWS. This is an IDIQ contract so all funding will be applied at the task order level.

Services to provide Project Management, Operation and Maintenance Support (Objective 1 and 2) to CDMRP during the option period 2 of 24 February 2019- 23 February 2020. The contract price shall consider the requirements of the PWS and the annual estimated level of support provided in the PWS. This is an IDIQ contract so all funding will be applied at the task order level..

CLIN 2002

Services to provide Development and Enhancement Support (Objective 3) to CDMRP during the base period of 24 February 2017- 23 February 2018. The contract price shall consider the requirements of the PWS and the annual estimated level of support provided in the PWS. This is an IDIQ contract so all funding will be applied at the task order level.

Services to provide Development and Enhancement Support (Objective 3) to CDMRP during the option period 2 of 24 February 2017- 23 February 2018. The contract price shall consider the requirements of the PWS and the annual estimated level of support provided in the PWS. This is an IDIQ contract so all funding will be applied at the task order level..

CLIN 2003

The Government assumes a CLIN for travel and travel-related expenses in the amount of $10,000 in the option period. All travel shall be reimbursed in accordance with the Joint Travel Regulations. This CLIN shall be used for travel costs associated with Option Period 2 Support.

To:

The Government assumes a CLIN for travel and travel-related expenses in the amount of $10,000 in the option period 2. All travel shall be reimbursed in accordance with the Joint Travel Regulations. This CLIN shall be used for travel costs associated with Option Period 2 Support..

TABLE OF CONTENTS

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Exhibit/Attachment Table of Contents

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Exhibit/Attachment Table of Contents

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ADDITIONAL INSTRUCTIONS

PROPOSAL SUBMISSION INSTRUCTIONS.

a. POINT OF CONTACT (POC): Due to the difficulties in receipt of mail through normal postal services, questions and proposals shall be sent via E-mail to the POC, at courtney.f.chase.civ@mail.mil. The Offeror is responsible for ensuring receipt by the POC.

b. PROPOSAL QUESTIONS: Questions may be submitted to the POC via email No Later Than 23 February 2017 at 4:00PM Eastern Time. Follow-up/additional questions will not be accepted after this date. Answers to Contractor submitted questions will be provided via amendment posted to FedBizOpps.

c. PROPOSAL DUE DATE: No Later Than: 17 March 2017 at 02:00 PM Eastern Time (also shown in Block 8 of the solicitation).

d. ELECTRONIC SUBMISSION: Proposals shall be electronically submitted to the Point of Contact above. Your submission should include three separate parts: a Price proposal , a Non-Price proposal, and Solicitation/Representations and Certifications. The Non-Price proposal shall be submitted in MS Word or searchable PDF format. The Price proposal shall be submitted in MS Word or MS Excel 2000 or higher, but not greater than MS Word or MS Excel 2010 format. The firewall utilized by the Government contracting office does not authorize or accept zip files.

PROPOSAL CONTENT AND FORMAT INSTRUCTIONS.

The Offeror’s submission shall include three separate parts: a Price proposal , a Non-Price proposal, and Solicitation/Representations and Certifications.

a. ADMINISTRATIVE FORMAT INSTRUCTIONS:

1. PAGE LIMITS: Non-price proposals are limited to 40 pages. Pages should be numbered consecutively throughout the document and not by sections. For any sections of a proposal with a defined page limit, pages exceeding the specified limit will be removed and not forwarded for evaluation. The following sections are not subject to page limits:

1. Table of Contents

1. Title page

1. Contractor Task Order POC Cover Page

1. Past Performance Questionnaires

1. Transition-In Plan

1. Resumes and Letters of Intent of Key Personnel

1. FORMATTING: Proposal content shall be no smaller than Times New Roman font 12 pitch. Exhibits, graphics, charts, captions, etc., shall be no smaller than 10 pitch.

b. NON-COST PROPOSAL CONTENT INSTRUCTIONS The Offeror’s non-cost proposal shall clearly reflect the offerer’s approach to execute and comply with the performance requirements identified in the PWS, regardless of the Government’s estimated effort. Your non-cost proposal, including any supporting documentation, is to be clear and concise. The level of effort proposed must be consistent with the proposed solution outlined in your non-price proposal. The proposal must fully document and substantiate a cross mapping of your cost approach as it equates to the non-cost proposal. If you intend to use any labor categories that you feel are consistent in duties with the level of effort labor categories but are titled differently, in accordance with your cost accounting procedures, you must cross map those labor categories to the Government’s PWS to ensure your proposal receives a proper evaluation. All items should be addressed in the evaluation criteria.

The Offeror’s non-price proposal shall contain the following:

Technical Approach Experience Management Approach Past Performance

Factor 1 - Technical Approach:

The Offeror shall demonstrate the excellence and appropriateness of the techniques, methods, and processes the Offeror plans to use to successfully accomplish the objectives specified in the Performance Work Statement (specifically “how” the objectives will be accomplished), namely:

1. Providing project management services

1. Providing program support

1. Providing operations and maintenance services

1. Providing technical support

1. Providing system development services

1. Providing system enhancement services

Offerors shall submit a Transition-In Plan for 60 days of incoming transition support from contract to contract. This plan is not subject to the page limitations.

The Transition In Plan shall describe in detail how the Contractor will transition in to the resultant contract to include being capable of providing full performance on the day after the end of the transition-in period.

The Offeror shall submit a Technical Execution Plan which shall include a brief description of how the objectives in the Task Order 0001 and Task Order 0002 PWS will be accomplished. (See Attachment 8). Although this Technical Execution Plan is not subject to the overall page limitations, the Plan itself shall not exceed 4 pages, excluding price proposal and Key Personnel.

Factor 2 - Experience:

The Offeror’s proposal shall describe demonstrated performance of identical, similar to, or related to performing tasks contained within the Performance Work Statement, as well as contracts of comparable risk-the functions, responsibilities, and control exercised by the Offeror are essentially the same as required under this solicitation.

The proposal shall describe evidence of relevant corporate experience in managing subcontractors and providing personnel with an appropriate mix and balance in education and training relates to the tasks required in the PWS.

The Offeror shall also demonstrate evidence of relevant corporate experience, as well as demonstrate evidence of relevant experience of Key Personnel. The Offeror shall provide resumes for all individuals proposed to fill Key Personnel positions for Task Order 0001 and Task Order 0002. Task Order one includes Task 4.1.1, Key Personnel for Task Order 0001 includes one (1) Project Manager III. Task Order two includes Task 4.2.1, Key Personnel for Task Order 0002 includes two (2) Software Engineer III. For individuals proposed as Key Personnel who are not current employees of the Offeror’ s company or a subcontractor, a signed letter of intent is required.

Factor 3 - Management Approach:

The management approach shall demonstrate the degree to which the Offeror’s proposal reflects an approach to staffing that will lead to the successful accomplishment of this requirement. The offeror shall indicate how their chain of command practices will contribute in a positive manner to ensuring the completion of all tasks. The offeror shall discuss their approach to coordinating, directing, and effectively managing sub-contractors, if applicable. The Management Approach shall be comprised of the following:

The Recruitment and Retention Strategy shall demonstrate how the contractor plans to meet the requirement in the PWS specific to staffing and managing qualified personnel. The Offeror’s proposed recruitment and retention strategy shall address their approach to handling unanticipated personnel issues.

The Offeror’s proposed Management Plan shall describe the Offeror’s organizational structure and subcontracting relationships. The proposal shall demonstrate that the offeror’s chain of command practices will contribute in a positive manner to ensure the completion of all objectives on schedule and flexibility in allocating resources. The offeror’s proposal shall address methods for managing subcontracts and mitigating organizational conflicts of interest.

The Offeror’s proposed Quality Control Plan (QCP) shall document how the Contractor will meet and comply with the quality standards established in this PWS. At a minimum, the QCP must include a self-inspection plan and an outline of the procedures that the Contractor will use to maintain quality, timeliness, responsiveness, customer satisfaction, and any other requirements set forth in this solicitation. The Offeror’s quality control approach to quality control shall demonstrate and identify processes, procedures, and metrics which, are likely to result in successful outcome within cost and on schedule.

The proposed Risk Mitigation Plan shall document how the Contractor plans to reduce the risk associated with this requirement.

Factor 4- Past Performance:

A Past Performance Questionnaire has been included (Attachment 5) for offerors to distribute to past customers who offerors had/ have provided similar services in the past 3 years. The Offeror, shall submit NO MORE THAN four (4) past performance references for itself as the prime contractor of relevant CONTRACTS in scope, magnitude of effort, and complexities with this requirement. The Offeror shall also submit NO MORE THAN two (2) references for each subcontractor. The contracts may be past or current as long as the recent performance did not end more than three (3) years prior to the due date for the submission of the Offeror’s proposal, and the referenced contracts may have been with Federal, State, or City agencies and commercial customers. Please note that questionnaires shall be submitted by the customer directly to abigail.l.strock.civ@mail.mil.

In addition, the offeror shall submit a list of references of relevant contracts/orders within the past 3 years. The contracts/orders may be past or current as long as the performance did not end more than 3 years prior to the due date for the submission of the proposal, and the contracts/orders may have been with Federal, State and/or City agencies and commercial customers. Prime-“Relevant” is defined as like service as stated in this solicitation’s Performance Work Statement in terms of similar scope and complexity. Other team member-“Relevant” is defined as like service in terms of scope and complexity to the portion of the solicitation’s Performance Work Statement that it is proposed to perform. References are required for the Prime and subcontractor(s).

The past performance evaluation will examine how the Contractor’s past and present performance validates expected performance and customer satisfaction for the agency. The Offeror’s proposal shall demonstrate performance of services of same or similar nature to that described in the Performance Work Statement over the past three (3) years. A contract of same or similar nature is a contract of comparable risk – the functions, responsibilities, and control exercised by the contractor are essentially the same as required under the solicitation. The Offeror shall have completed the services in a timely, professional manner, and in accordance with all contract requirements. The past performance shall specifically identify what the Contractor did wrong in previous contracts and what the Contractor did to resolve the problems.

(a) REFERENCE CONTENT: It is the offeror’s responsibility to provide valid, current and verifiable references. References must include:

Name of the Organization that will be providing the reference, Name of the Point of Contact (POC), POC Telephone Number, POC Email address, Contract Number, Period of Performance, and Scope of Work.

(b) POCs: The above POCs must be either Government personnel (civil service or military) or employees of private sector clients (such as public or private sector medical facilities) with whom you have provided services. Information provided by or for POCs who work directly for your company, or indirectly (i.e. in a prime or subcontractor relationship), will NOT be considered relevant.

(c) SUBCONTRACTOR CONSENT: If a subcontracting relationship is proposed, the offeror shall submit the consent of its proposed principal subcontractor(s) to disclose their past performance information to the offeror (Prime Contractor) along with the offeror’s proposed submission. If the proposed principal subcontractor(s) consent is not provided at the time of the offeror’s proposed submission, the past performance information for the principal subcontractor(s) may not be considered by the government in assessing the offeror’s past performance.

(d) INFORMATION FROM OTHER SOURCES: The Government may also consider information obtained through other sources. You should ensure that contact information for designated references is accurate and up-to-date.

Factor 5 - Cost:

An overall contract ceiling of $11,000,000.00 is applied to this contract.

Cost will be evaluated separately from past performance and other non-cost factors, and will be evaluated for fairness and reasonableness. The Government will evaluate all proposed fully loaded labor rates for the base year and each option year. The cost will be evaluated in terms of:

1. Offerors shall propose on all contract line items, either by price or “NSP” (Not Separately Priced). A line item price left blank will be considered nonresponsive to this request and the proposal will not be considered for award.

1. Offerors shall complete Attachment 7 – Pricing Sheet with fully loaded labor rates based on the table below. Based on current projections, the Government anticipates requiring the levels of support listed below. Please note that this is a projection and is subject to change. A task order performance work statement had been provided as Attachment 8, which represents the Government’s anticipated level of support required for the first task order. Offerors shall complete Attachment 7 – Pricing sheet with fully loaded labor rates based on the projections outlines in Attachment 8.

1. In addition to the completed SF1449 and Attachment 7, Offerors shall provide a breakdown of each proposed fully loaded rate (for base and option years) which clearly shows how the rates were calculated. Offerors shall submit these breakdowns in an Excel spreadsheet, and leave all formulas for calculations unlocked.

1. Offerors’ proposals shall remain valid for a minimum of 90 days from the date of submission.

Contract Site

Government Site

(3) CONTRACTOR MANPOWER REPORTING (CMR): CMR is now a requirement of DOD contracts. Offerors are allowed to include a nominal fee in their price proposal for providing this data. A “nominal fee” is defined as a computation of an administrative assistant equivalent labor category providing approximately 6-8 hours to complete data input. Offerors may opt to not separately price this required annual data input.

PERFORMANCE WORK STATEMENT

PERFORMANCE WORK STATEMENT

Electronic Grants System Management Services

SECTION 1.0: GENERAL INFORMATION

0. Purpose To award a contract for management of the Electronic Grants System (EGS) sponsored by the Congressionally Directed Medical Research Program’s (CDMRP).

To support the tasks identified below requires an experienced and cohesive team of junior and senior level Information Technology and Information Management Personnel to include project managers, application developers, engineers and database administrators who can demonstrate a comprehensive understanding of the requirements to perform tasks and produce acceptable deliverables within required timelines while meeting cost, schedule, and performance requirements.

The Government reserves the right to include support for other Federal agencies in the utilization of EGS. These efforts may be in conjunction with changes directed by United States Army Medical Research and Materiel Command (USAMRMC) or a separate task. The Contractor shall provide all necessary qualified personnel to support each of the selected organizations.

1.2 Background

The USAMRMC is a major subordinate Command of the United States Army Medical Command (MEDCOM). The Commanding General (CG), USAMRMC, directs the management of a number of medical research, development and acquisition programs. Research includes breast, prostate, ovarian and lung cancer, defense health, neurofibromatosis, tuberous sclerosis complex, autism, psychological health/traumatic brain injury, spinal cord injury research, bone marrow failure, multiple sclerosis medical imaging, medical informatics, behavioral health, medical simulators, mobile health applications, medical robotics, deployed health, and other medical research programs. The USAMRMC is responsible for planning, coordinating, integrating, programming, budgeting and executing these programs.

EGS is a Government-owned, contractor-operated mission-support business system designed to address core functions of biomedical research portfolio and awards management needs for CDMRP and other USAMRMC organizations. It stores biomedical research proposal and award data and files including contracting, regulatory, administrative, and other relevant information. EGS has many functional components designed to automate administrative processes including proposal management, grants management, program management, and program evaluation. A number of system-to-system interfaces facilitate interactions and data transfers with other systems owned and operated by contractors and other agencies. It supports a number of electronic workflows, including progress report reviews, award negotiations, regulatory review and approval, product management, and website data management. EGS currently supports 423 users and contains 138,000 proposal records, 15,179 award records. On an annual basis, an average of 3,500 new proposals are created, 2,700 active awards are managed and 600 new awards are initiated.

EGS is a web-based application supported by a database back-end. The primary technologies utilized by EGS are VMWare ESC, Linus OS, Java-JDK + Oracle RDBMS, and Apache Tomcat-outputting HTML, XML, CSV, XLS, and static files.

1.3 Period of Performance

The anticipated period of performance of this contract is date of contract award for 12 months. There will also be two (2) one-year renewable options to be exercised at the discretion of the Government (total potential of a three [3] year contract). The Contract Specialist will notify the Contractor of the intent to exercise an option year 30 calendar days before the option is to be exercised.

1.4. Key Personnel

Key Personnel will be identified at the task order level to include at least one full time onsite project manager/technical lead for Objective 1 and at least two senior developers in support of Objective 2 and 3. Substitutions of proposed Key Personnel shall not be allowed for a period of six months after award, except under extreme circumstances. Any substitution or replacement of Key Personnel shall have qualifications equal to or greater than the individuals proposed. For temporary and/or permanent replacement of Key Personnel, the Contractor shall provide a resume for each individual to the Contracting Officer’s Representative (COR) and a written justification from the Contractor for the proposed individual. Resumes shall be provided at least one week (or as mutually agreed upon) prior to making any personnel changes. The Government reserves the right to pre-approve any replacement or substitutions of Key Personnel. Contractor personnel must submit necessary information to start the clearance review process prior to reporting for performance. Expected EGS technical support for the first year of the contract includes 7-8 onsite FTEs and 1 off-site FTE to support CDMRP. Approximately 60% of the total EGS effort is to be devoted to system development/enhancements, 20% to operations and management, and 20% to technical support. This allocation may vary depending on current requirements.

1.5 CDMRP Hours of Operation

The CDMRP operates on a Monday through Friday work schedule. Overtime is only permitted when pre-approved by the Contracting Officer. Overtime typically occurs during business travel. Normal hours of operation are 7:30 AM to 5:30 PM. Staggered work schedules are allowed. Telework and alternate work schedules may be considered. Working outside normal hours on site for purposes of system maintenance and deployments are allowed with prior approval from the COR.

1.6 Contract Kick-Off Meeting

The Contractor shall contact the COR to set up a post-award conference with the COR and other designated staff, within 7 business days after the start date of the contract.

1.7 Contract Description

The Government intends on awarding an Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity requirements contract with Time & Materials and Firm Fixed Price.

1.8 Travel

Travel may be required to perform tasks in Section 4.0 below. The COR is the travel order approval authority as designated in writing by the Contracting Officer. All travel requirements (including plans, agenda, itinerary, or dates) shall be pre-approved by the COR and is on a strictly cost reimbursable basis. The Contractor shall be authorized travel expenses consistent with the substantive provisions of the JTR and the limitation of funds specified in the task order. Costs for travel shall be billed in accordance with the regulatory implementation of Public Law 99-234 and FAR 31.205-46 Travel Costs, subject to local policy and procedures.

1.9 Non-Personal Services

This award identifies services that are strictly non-personal in nature.

1.10 Severable / Non-Severable Services

This award identifies services that are severable in nature.

1.11 Inherently Governmental Functions

This requirement has been reviewed and contains no services that are inherently Governmental functions.

1.12 Organizational Conflict of Interest (OCI) Category

OCI is categorized into three broad categories, as defined in Attachment 1, for purposes of identifying, avoiding or mitigating against OCIs in accordance with FAR Subpart 9.5. If the Offeror/Contractor believes that a real or apparent OCI may exist as a result of an award, the Contractor shall also submit an OCI Mitigation Plan with its proposal as outlined in Attachment 1.

Contractor participation in more than one of these areas may give rise to an unfair competitive advantage resulting from access to advance acquisition planning, source selection sensitive or proprietary information. Furthermore, Contractor participation in more than one area may give rise to a real or apparent loss of Contractor impartiality and objectivity where its advisory or planning assistance in one area potentially affects its present or future participation in another area.

The purpose of this categorization is to accomplish the following three objectives: (1) to inform prospective Offerors that CDMRP presumes that award of a contract or order in the subject category will give rise to real or apparent OCI’s with respect to requirements in the other two categories and or may give rise to an CCI in the same category; (2) to assist current Contractors and prospective Offerors in developing their own business strategies regarding participation in CDMRP requirements and in identifying and, where possible, avoiding or mitigating against OCIs; and (3) to ensure that all current Contractors and prospective Offerors are afforded the maximum practicable opportunity to compete for all CDMRP requirements consistent with the restrictions required under FAR Subpart 9.5 and sound business practices.

For purposes of identifying and/or mitigating against OCIs, CDMRP will examine all its services requirements and acquisitions regardless of the cognizant contracting activity (e.g., USAMRAA, GSA, other agency Multiple Award Schedules, etc.) or the type of contract vehicle used (e.g., FSS order, Fair Opportunity competitive order under Multiple Award ID/IQ Contracts, competitively negotiated awards under FAR Part 15, etc.).

Each CDMRP services solicitation will therefore be designated as falling within one of the three above defined categories. The work called for under this contract / order has been determined by CDMRP to fall within the following OCI category:

Category 2: Program and/or Administrative Support

SECTION 2.0: GOVERNMENT-FURNISHED PROPERTY AND SERVICES

2.1 General Information

The Government will provide the facilities, equipment and materials listed here.

2.2 Government-Furnished Property

The Government will provide office space at the Government site designated in the task/delivery order. The Government will also make available a personal computer, telephone, fax machine, copying and scanning machine, printer, and supplies necessary for on-site personnel to perform the work on-site. If the employee is a teleworker, the Government will provide required Government furnished equipment, but telephone, internet connectivity, and other equipment will not be provided and shall be the sole responsibility of the contractor’s employee. Contractor shall identify computer specifications ideal for application development (processing speed, memory etc.). All work shall be conducted on Government owned servers which are hosted at the Fort Detrick Network Enterprise Center (NEC). Alternate strategies for application development and maintenance from off-site may be proposed within the limits allowable based on need to access Government network resources and equipment.

2.3 Government-Furnished Services

The Government will provide custodial, utility, pest control, telephone, refuse collection, and postage (Government related materials only) services for Government provided space.

2.4 Government-Mandated Training

All Government mandated training (partially noted in Section 3.0 below) is required for all individuals who are physically located at Fort Detrick or require network access, including Contractors. All Government mandated training will be Government furnished and shall be completed online or on-site during duty hours and in accordance with established timelines.

2.5 Government-Furnished Software.

The Government will provide application development tools to include: Atlassian set of tools for bug tracking, agile development, revision control, collaboration and code reviews. In addition, SVN for code repository and Jenkins for Continuous Integration. Developers also currently utilize Java JDK, Mozilla Firefox, Microsoft Visio, Ultra Compare, UltraEdit, Tableau, Balsamiq Mockups and Adobe Air. Other DoD approved software may be provided based on need. Government will not provide software to be installed on non GFE or required for contract performance monitoring.

SECTION 3.0: CONTRACTOR REQUIREMENTS

3.1 Contractor Personnel Minimum Requirements

3.1.1 The Contractor shall have a signed letter of commitment from the proposed Key Personnel employees in response to this solicitation and must be available to begin work at the CDMRP provided facility (as outlined in section 2.2 above).

3.1.2 The Contractor shall accomplish the assigned work by employing and utilizing qualified personnel with skills, and when required, training, and experience. The Contractor shall match personnel skills to the work or task. The Contractor shall ensure the labor categories as defined in the Labor Categories and Descriptions labor rates, and man-hours utilized in the performance of each task order issued hereunder will be the minimum necessary to accomplish the task. The Contractor shall provide the necessary resources and infrastructure to manage, perform, and administer the contract and task orders as well as performance monitoring of contract activities. The Contractor must be able to provide ad hoc expertise as needed in various areas of IM/IT expertise to support EGS to include but not limited to requirements, design, security and data base administration. The Governments estimated labor categories and descriptions are provided in Attachment 2.

3.1.3 All Contractor personnel requiring access to a Government information system who are proposed on this contract shall be designated as ADP III at a minimum as defined by Department of Defense Regulation 5200.2R (for reference, review http://www.dtic.mil/whs/directives/corres/pdf/52002r_0187/p52002r.pdf). Each employee must also be a United States citizen. This is necessary so the contract employee may be granted access to the Fort Detrick domain. The CDMRP shall initiate the process with the appropriate personnel at Fort Detrick for the successful Offeror’s employees to obtain a National Agency Clearance and Inquiries (NACI). If Contractor personnel are unable to receive a favorable NACI and/or be a United States citizen, that individual may not be employed under this contract.

3.1.4 All Contractor employees, including sub-Contractor employees, requiring access to Army installations, facilities or controlled access areas shall complete AT Level I training within (30) calendar days after contract start date. The Contractor shall submit certificates of completion for each affected Contractor employee and sub-Contractor employee to the COR and CDMRP Training Officer within five (5) calendar days after completion of training by all employees and sub-contracting personnel. AT Level I awareness training is available at https://atlevel1.dtic.mil/at.

3.1.5 The Contractor and all associated sub-Contractor employees shall comply with applicable installation, facility, and area commander installation and facility access and local security policies and procedures. The Contractor shall also provide all information required for background checks to meet installation access requirements to be accomplished by the installation Security Office. The Contractor workforce must comply with all personnel identity verification requirements as directed by DoD, HQDA, and 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.

3.1.6 All Contractor employees with access to a Government information system must be registered in the Army Training Certification Tracking System (ATCTS) at commencement of services and must successfully complete the DoD Information Awareness training prior to access to the information system and then annually thereafter. The CDMRP Training Officer will register Contractor employees and will be responsible for tracking and uploading all training certificates into ATCTS.

3.1.7 All Contractor employees and associated sub-Contractor employees with access to a Government information system must complete Level I Operations Security (OPSEC) training within 30 calendar days of their reporting for duty. All Contractor employees must complete annual OPSEC awareness training thereafter.

3.1.8 All Contractor employees and associated sub-Contractor employees with access to a…