A01_PERFORMANCE_WORK_STATEMENT_(PWS)_RD2UVS(DRAFT).docx

PERFORMANCE WORK STATEMENT (PWS)

For

Army Research Laboratory (ARL) Advanced Prototyping and Experimentation (APEX) Team

Rapid Design & Development of Unmanned Vehicle Systems (RD2-UVS)

1.0 Mission Objective:

This effort seeks to support the Army Research Laboratory (ARL), Sensors Electronics Devices Directorate (SEDD) Advanced Prototyping and Experimentation (APEX) Team’s Mission to Rapidly Design, Develop and Transition technology to support urgent warfighter needs in the areas of Advanced Unmanned (Ground, Surface and Aerial) System Technology Concept Generation, Development and Experimentation. This work addresses the need to advance the state-of-the-art in these technology areas by rapidly evolving technologies critical to the warfighter.

2.0 General Requirements:

This is a non-personal services contract to provide technical and programmatic support. The Government shall not exercise any supervision or control over the contract service providers performing the services herein. Contract service providers shall be accountable solely to the Contractor who, in turn is responsible to the Government.

2.1 Scope:

The Department of Defense (DoD) utilizes a wide array of unmanned assets in the execution of its operational mission. This effort involves identifying leading edge technologies; developing integration concepts that consider operational needs such as sensing, communications, mobility, durability, the ability to function in hostile weather environments (hot, cold, arid, humid/wet); performing both bench-top testing of critical design components, and full scale developments for field experimentation. The effort supports the DoD requirement to develop and field affordable, flexible, interoperable, integrated technologically advanced unmanned systems capabilities as set forth in the Unmanned Systems Integrated Roadmap, 2013-2038.

2.2 Place of Performance:

Work will be performed to support customer needs at ARL Adelphi, U.S. Army Blossom Point Research Facility (BPRF), Contractors Site and various government ranges. The APEX Site at Blossom Point will be the primary test location. The APEX site is located at:

Blossom Point Research Facility 15000 Blossom Point Road Welcome, MD 20693

The hours of operation for the BPRF are Monday-Friday, 0630-1530.

2.3 Period of Performance:

The Base Period of Performance (PoP) will be 18-Months.

2.4 Recognized / Government Holidays:

Work shall not be required on the following Federal holidays unless specifically identified in a Requirement.

· New Year’s Day

· Martin Luther King Jr. Birthday

· Presidents Day

· Memorial Day

· Independence Day

· Labor Day

· Columbus Day

· Veterans Day

· Thanksgiving Day

· Christmas

2.5 Travel / Temporary Duty:

Travel to other government facilities or other contractor facilities may be required and will be specified in this task order. All travel requirements (including plans, agenda, itinerary, or dates) shall be pre-approved by the government (subject to local policy procedures), and is on a strictly cost reimbursable basis. 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 & procedures; may reference FAR). Contractor fee shall not be applied to travel costs.

The contractor shall be required to travel in performance of this task order. The numbers of trips and types of personnel traveling shall be limited to the minimum required to accomplish work requirements.). Estimated travel as described below is required as part of task order performance.

Table 1: RD2UVS Base Period Travel Requirements

Table 2: RD2UVS Option Period Travel Requirements

2.6 Personnel Qualifications – The key personnel proposed by the contractor to execute this PWS shall have the following qualifications:

· Ammunition and Explosive Certification Training to facilitate access to Blossom Point Range Facility.

· Management personnel shall have a minimum of 10-years’ experience in the requirements analysis, prototyping and fielding of unmanned vehicle systems.

· Personnel responsible for material handling and equipment repairs at the Blossom Point Range shall be forklift operator certified.

· Key personnel shall have a minimum of a Secret clearance.

2.7 Government - Contractor Relationships

a. The Government and the contractor understand and agree that the services to be delivered under this task order by the contractor to the Government are non-personal services and the parties recognize and agree that no employer-employee or master-servant relationships exist or will exist under the task order between the Government and the contractor and/or between the Government and the contractor's employees. It is therefore in the best interest of the Government to afford the parties a full and complete understanding of their respective obligations.

b. Contractor personnel under this task order shall not:

(1) Be placed in a position where they are appointed or employed by a Federal Officer, or are under the supervision, direction, or evaluation of a Federal Officer, Military or Civilian.

(2) Be placed in a staff or policy making position.

(3) Be placed in a position of command, supervision, administration or control over DA Military or Civilian personnel, or personnel of other contractors, or become a part of the Government organization.

(4) Be used for the purpose of avoiding manpower ceilings or other personnel rules and regulations of DA or the Civil Service Commission.

(5) Be used in administration or supervision of military procurement activities.

c. Employee Relationships

(1) The services to be performed under this task order do not require the contractor or its employees to exercise personal judgment and discretion on behalf of the Government, but rather the contractor's employees will act and exercise personal judgment and discretion on behalf of the contractor.

(2) Rules, regulations, directions, and requirements which are issued by command authorities under their responsibility for good order, administration, and security are applicable to all personnel who enter any Government installation, or who travel on Government transportation. This is not to be construed or interpreted to establish any degree of Government control which is inconsistent with a non-personal services task order.

2.8 Identification of Contractor Employees

a. All contractor employees shall be identified as such by wearing badges at all times while performing work at Government facilities and when performing work for the Government under the scope of specific contract at other installations or non-government sites to include attendance at meetings, seminars, etc. The badges may be either affixed to clothing or be displayed from a chain or other mechanism worn around the neck. Badges must include contractor's company name and employee's name. No other items may be placed on the badge.

b. Contractor workspace shall ensure that Federal employees and the public know that they are not Federal employees.

c. Contractor employees shall initially identify themselves by name and company affiliation when answering the telephone, presenting briefings, conducting or attending meetings/seminars or any other situations where their contractor status is not obvious.

d. Official contractor correspondence (written, facsimile, and email display) shall include their company name and any other documents or reports produced by contractors are identified as contractor products or contractor participation is disclosed.

2.9 Non-Personal Services

The Government shall neither supervise contractor employees nor control the method by which the contractor performs the required tasks. Such contractor employees shall be accountable solely to the Contractor who, in turn is responsible to the Government. Under no circumstances shall the Government assign tasks to, or prepare work schedules for, individual contractor employees. It shall be the responsibility of the contractor to manage its employees and to guard against any actions that are of the nature of personal services, or give the perception of personal services. If the contractor believes that any actions constitute, or are perceived to constitute personal services, it shall be the contractor's responsibility to notify the Procuring Contracting Officer (PCO) immediately.

2.10 Inherently Governmental Functions:

The Contractor shall not provide inherently governmental functions as defined in FAR 2.101 under this task order.

3.0 Specific Tasks:

The contractor shall execute the Specific Task areas defined in this section.

3.1 Task 1: Technology Scouting, Analysis and Engineering Support

The contractor shall perform research required to identify emerging technologies in the areas of:

a. Sensor technologies and equipment for Small Unit Operations (SUO).

b. Counter measure technologies for Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs) and Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs).

c. Commercial-off-the shelf and government-off-the-shelf (COTS/GOTS) air, land and sea (surface & below) Unmanned Vehicle (UV) platforms, avionics architecture, and payloads to assist the APEX Team with experimentation.

The objective of this Task is to provide the APEX Team with the knowledge required to support research, development, integration, experimentation, and testing with a focus on SUO.

3.1.1 ARL Technology Scouting and Outreach - The contractor shall perform technology scouting at the ARL. This technology scouting shall be specifically aimed at identifying promising technologies that can be refined, developed and transitioned from the laboratory within a twelve (12) to eighteen (18) months’ time period. The analysis shall include an estimation of the Technology Readiness Level (TRL) as defined within the DoD Technology Readiness Assessment Guide, the supporting information and documentation for that TRL level estimation, identification of DoD Programs of Record that would be candidate transition paths for the technology and a rough order of magnitude (ROM) cost and timeline for transition. Outreach to DoD Agencies managing an identified Program of Record shall be performed with summary reports submitted. The ARL technology scouting will include: review and analysis of ARL’s open campus initiative, site visits and associated discussions with scientists, open literature analysis, Defense Technical Information Center (DTIC) archive analysis, and the assessment of ARL Annual Performance Plans.

3.1.2 Symposium and Meeting Attendance to Identify Promising New Technologies - The contractor shall attend Industry, University and Government-sponsored meetings and conferences where new and potentially relevant advanced technologies are being presented. Included are symposia where advanced sensor, individual equipment, communication, robotics, unmanned platform, and man-machine user interface technologies are prominent aspects of the conference or meeting. The contractor is expected to develop a list of events for the proposal (see section 2.5 for the number of recommended trips).

3.1.3 Literature Review and Analysis to Identify Promising New Technologies - The contractor shall conduct ongoing literature review and analysis to identify promising new technologies and development initiatives that can positively impact the Army warfighter. Review of technology development initiatives within other government agencies shall be performed. Included in this assessment are online literature and manufacturer’s data analysis, evaluation of DoD Investment Budgets (R-2s and P-40s), assessment of ongoing government research initiatives using the DTIC repository, and the analysis of Journal articles and trade journals.

3.1.4 Project Analysis and Engineering Support - The contractor shall provide project and engineering analysis support for APEX projects. The contractor shall provide this support for approximately 30 technology development and integration efforts being concurrently performed. The contractor shall provide subject matter and operational expertise for this analysis across a range of technology areas including hardware, electronics, electro-mechanical, and software development.

3.2 Task 2: Design and Development of Rapid Response Experimentation Facility

The contractor shall support the design and development of a Rapid Experimentation Capability (REC) for the APEX activities being performed at BPRF. This capability shall be used to facilitate rapid response experimentation, prototype development, host “Red Team” events and maintain the equipment that supports testing at BPRF and other DoD experimentation sites. The REC shall accommodate equipment storage, staging, and repair for experimentation events conducted in support of SUO, IEDs, Force Protection and UAVs countermeasure evaluation, unmanned ground, surface, and aerial vehicle systems and subsystems.

3.2.1 Prototype Maintenance Facility (PMF) - The contractor shall support the design and development of a low-cost equipment storage and maintenance facility. The PMF will be located on the BPRF, a U.S. Army Range in Welcome, MD. The ARL APEX Team shall be responsible for obtaining all necessary Range approvals for the PMF. However, the contractor shall assist by providing a PMF technical data package. Specifically, the contractor shall provide a PMF Site Plan (SP) and PMF Design and Layout Plan (DLP) for government approval. The PMF shall be a pre-fabricated structure approximately 15,000 square feet in size. Widespan construction techniques shall be used to minimize interior columns and provide flexibility for prototype builds, testing, experimentation and storage of ancillary equipment. The design shall incorporate two (2) high bay doors of 20-foot width and apron. The PMF DLP shall at a minimum include physical and architectural drawings outlining and illustrating the required structural, mechanical, electrical and utilities specifications. The contractor shall provide all final inspections reports.

3.2.2 PMF Outfitting - The contractor shall outfit the PMF with the tools required to perform rapid prototype development, experimentation and equipment maintenance. Including a Professional Mechanic’s Tools Set, Rapid Metal Prototype Printer, Commercial Welder, a 30-ton lift, wash-down site, a metal cutting station for ¼” A36 steel, an Electrical Technician Station, engine diagnostic system. The PMF shall also be equipped with pallet racks and a secure test equipment and storage cage. The contractor shall provide a final PMF outfit Report and Inventory.

3.2.3 PMF Security - In support of classified RDT&E Projects the PMF Facility must have enhanced physical security, secure communications and secure storage. The contractor shall outfit the facility with a 200 square foot Sensitive Compartmented Information Facility (SCIF). The SCIF shall meet the DoD’s Physical and Security Standards requirements found within DoD Manual 5105.21 and Intelligence Community Standard Number 705-1. A Construction Security Plan (CSP) shall be developed to address the application of security to the SCIF planning, design, and construction efforts. The contractor shall coordinate the installation of a SECRET Internet Protocol Router Network (SIPRNET) for the carrying of sensitive communications to the SCIF and a Non-Secure Internet Protocol Router Network (NIPRNet). The Army’s Technical Criteria for the Installation Information Infrastructure Architecture (I3A) shall be followed. To allow for the Secure Communication and SCIF, the contractor shall install a DoD approved Intrusion Detection System (IDS).

3.2.4 APEX Temporary PMF Removal – The ARL APEX Team is currently utilizing a relocatable building (RLB) on BPRF as the PMF to support project execution. U.S. Army Policy mandates the removal of all RLBs once they have reach end-of-life. The contractor shall coordinate the removal and disposal of the exiting temporary PMF structure. The temporary PMF is a triple-wide mobile trailer that is 90 feet long and 45 feet wide. The contractor shall perform a site survey prior to removing the temporary PMF and develop a Removal and Disposal Plan to ensure continuity of operations for the APEX team. Removal activities include terminating, capping and/or rerouting of existing electrical, water, sewage and telecommunications interfaces. Contractor shall interface with existing service providers (e.g. electric and internet service provider) as required to terminate service to the temporary PMF. The contractor shall liaise with BPRF Range Director, Defense Contract Management Agency (DMCA) and Defense Revitalization and Management Office (DRMO) to facilitate removal and proper disposal of the existing RLB.

3.3 Task 3: Maintain and Enhance Operational Capabilities of APEX Equipment and Facilities

The contractor shall maintain existing equipment at the APEX site at BPRF and enhance operational capabilities by providing enhanced rapid prototyping, rapid equipment repair, and vehicle maintenance capabilities.

3.3.1 Mobile Experimentation Equipment Readiness Maintenance - The contractor shall maintain the equipment required for experimentation activities. Included are vehicles, trailers, and communications assets at the APEX site. The equipment includes two High Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicles (HMMWVs), a JCB 510 telescopic handler, two mobile wireless communications towers, six generator systems, four Ford F 350 trucks and seven dual axle trailer assemblies.

3.3.2 Experimentation Support Facilities Maintenance - The contractor shall maintain the facilities required to support experimentation including an 80-foot-wide by 100-foot-long arch building in which experimentation equipment is staged and stored, and briefing and presentation rooms used for experimentation pre-briefings and post-experimentation debriefs. Maintaining briefing rooms includes maintaining all audio-visual equipment required to support experimentation events.

3.4 Task 4: Experimentation Enhancement

There is an increased need within DoD to enhance experimentation to better serve the warfighter. Specifically, those needs include:

a. Closer connections to real-world operations and lessons learned;

b. More competition of ideas;

c. More attention to military challenges posed by adaptive adversaries;

d. Smaller and more frequent experiments with increased flexibility built into experimentation events to accommodate lessons learned during the course of experimentation.

In addition, there is a need to use experimental findings to facilitate transition of technologies to the warfighter.

3.4.1 Independent Assessment Capability Development - The contractor shall develop plans for the implementation of an Independent Assessment Activity (IAC) at BPRF. The IAC shall be applicable to organizations and agencies seeking to determine the utility of new and evolving technologies for the warfighter. The focus of the IAC’s experiments is future military operations. While not limited to SUO, this experimentation subset will be central to the contractor’s planning efforts. The plans shall consider not only the current experimentation capabilities of the BPRF and the relevance of those capabilities to conducting independent assessment, but to future capability needs as well. The contractor shall provide a detailed roadmap for using existing resources and for expanding BPRF experimentation capabilities to most effectively serve the warfighter. The contractor shall include plans for enhancing test and data collection, including the integration of state-of-the-art collaborative software platforms for use in planning, executing, and reporting independent assessment events.

3.4.2 Unmanned System Experimentation - The contractor shall provide equipment, material, and technical support needed to enhance and build on unmanned systems research and development experimentation capabilities of BPRF. High speed internet communications to facilitate on-site and off-site command and control of unmanned assets, sensor networks, and operators engaged in experimentation shall be provided. A Vertical Takeoff and Landing (VTOL) experimentation test station for takeoff and landing shall be designed and fabricated to facilitate testing of unmanned assets ranging in size from small UAVs to larger unmanned systems in the size range of the Vigilante to the Fire Scout (MQ-8B).

3.4.3 Counter-IED and Counter-UAV Experimentation - The contractor shall design and develop experimentation capabilities for counter-IED and counter-UAV missions and technologies. The contractor shall develop the capabilities based on an assessment of DoD and other government agency experimentation needs. The contractor shall work with the government to identify and prioritize performance requirements. The contractor shall assess the state-of-the-art for Counter-IED and Counter-UAV technologies and shall support experimentation events by government and contractor organizations in which those technologies are demonstrated. The contractor shall perform trade-off studies to assist the government in assessing which technologies are most viable for fielding to the warfighter.

3.4.4 Mobile Applications for Experimentation and End-user Operational Support - The contractor shall identify, procure and/or develop and evaluate mobile applications (apps) that can be used to enhance experimentation events overseen by the APEX team. Mobile apps will serve to enhance experimentation by providing connectivity, data collection and data exchange between participants in experimentation events.

The contractor shall identify requirements for software apps from end user organizations engaged in experimentation events at ARL’s BPRF. The contractor shall develop and validate requirements in terms of practicality, operational impact, priority, and technical capability provided. Evaluation of mobile apps will be performed in accordance with industry best standards. Defects/bugs will be identified and recommendations for enhancement made. Where two or more apps can be combined to provide a more effective operational capability, the contractor shall develop an integration plan to include software development and certification efforts necessary to perform the integration.

3.4.5 Experimentation Support - The contractor shall provide the government technology experimentation support for developmental technologies. This support will address the increasing reliance of the U.S. Army on timely evaluation of advanced technology solutions in the areas of sensors, man-portable equipment, countermeasures, and unmanned vehicle technologies. This task supports the need of both the ARL and other government agencies to rapidly identify and perform experimentation of emerging technologies. This experimentation is expected to occur at ARL’s BPRF and at Army ranges and research facilities. Support will include developing test plans, test reports, and transition recommendations as well as performing coordination of experimentation events prior to the event, providing experimentation assistance.

3.5 Task 5 – Rapid Prototyping

3.5.1 The contractor shall research new and emerging rapid prototyping capability and enhance the state-of-the-art unmanned systems rapid prototyping capability at ARL’s BPRF. Additive and subtractive manufacturing technologies will be investigated. This rapid prototyping capability will consider mechanical, electro-mechanical and electronic prototyping activities commonly associated with unmanned system development.

3.5.1.1 Unmanned Vehicle LADAR Sensor Integration - The contractor shall package and demonstrate an Army Research Laboratory Laser Detection and Ranging (LADAR) developmental system designed for autonomous navigation. The LADAR system weight is two pounds and is compatible with deployment from small fixed wing or multi-copter UAV designs. The system shall use a commercially available erbium fiber laser operating at 1550 nm wavelength. The computer interface currently allows image data and configuration data (configuration settings and system status) to pass through a single Ethernet port. The interface shall be reconfigured to operate wirelessly as well as via Ethernet. System development objectives are to provide updates of 10 frames per second with a 50-degree x 30-degree field of view, a 40-meter range, and operate at under 1 amp at 24 volts.

3.5.1.2 Unmanned System Biological Decontamination System Development - The contractor shall develop design concepts and perform bench testing of advanced biological decontamination technology that can be deployed from unmanned systems based on on-demand decontamination product generation. The components parts of the decontamination should have a shelf life of 1-2 years to allow the system to be deployed and maintained in DoD areas of operation both Continental United States (CONUS) and Outside the Continental United States (OCONUS).

Proposed decontamination technology shall be scalable in nature such that it can be fitted to small UAVs and UGVs (e.g. man-portable) as well as large dispensing systems such as the M13 Decontaminating Apparatus and the M17 Lightweight Decontamination System.

The contractor shall interface with Edgewood Chemical Biological Center (ECBC) to develop and refine performance requirements. Contractor shall develop and execute a plan for demonstration of efficacy of the decontamination system developed.

3.5.1.3 Holographic System for UVS Development - The contractor shall refine packaging of a holographic biometric imaging system. Packaging refinement shall include reduction of size of a fielded prototype system, incorporating a custom internally mounted computing system to replace an external laptop computer that is currently used to perform computations and display results.

3.5.2 Rapid Prototyping Capability Enhancement - The contractor shall identify and procure emerging rapid prototyping systems for installation at the APEX site. The equipment will augment existing 3D printing capabilities. Both additive and subtractive rapid prototyping technologies shall be evaluated for this rapid prototyping enhancement effort. The rapid prototyping equipment shall be maintained and operated by the contractor to support rapid equipment repair and prototyping before, during and after experimentation events.

4.0 Special Requirements:

This section describes the special requirements for this effort. The following sub-sections provide details of various considerations on this effort.

4.1 Safety/OSHA Requirements:

The contractor shall be in compliance with applicable state and federal safety standards. Special safety requirements will be identified in the individual tasks, when required. Contractor must ensure that they are in compliance with all applicable OSHA standards.

4.2 Contractor Furnished Items and Responsibilities:

The Contractor shall furnish all personnel, facilities, equipment and supplies unless otherwise provided by the Government. Contractor shall propose resources to address requirements for this task order.

4.3 Government Furnished Property and Services:

The contractor shall provide all equipment and labor necessary to perform the tasks

4.4 Contractor Manpower Reporting Application (CMRA)

4.4.1 Applicable CMRA details:

4.4.1.1 The eCMRA site associated with this task order is https://cmra.army.mil/.

4.4.1.2 The Command of the Requiring Activity is Army Research Laboratory.

4.4.1.3 The Unit Identification Code (UIC) for this requirement is W911NF.

4.4.1.4 The Federal Service Code for this task order is R425.

4.5 Quality Assurance Surveillance Plan (QASP):

The Government shall monitor the Contractors performance under this contracting accordance with the Governments QASP.

4.6 Performance Requirement Summary (PRS):

Government will ensure that task order performance conforms to specified requirements by including a Performance Requirements Summary (PRS) in this task order that outlines the basis upon which the performance requirements will be measured.

4.7 Document Reporting Requirements and Deliverables:

The contractor shall provide all document deliverables as outlined in the Contract Data Requirements List (CDRLs) DD-1423.

4.7.1 Contents of Reports

4.7.1.1 Report Covers

The cover of each document produced by the contractor must contain, as a minimum, the information listed below:

a. Contractor name and business address

b. Contract Number

c. Date of report

d. Period covered by report

e. Man hours expended by discipline for the reporting period, and cumulatively during the contract

f. Description of progress made during period reported, including problem areas encountered, and recommendations, if any for subsequent solution beyond the scope of this contract

g. Trips and significant results

h. Plans for activities during the following period

i. Disclaimer statement, such as, the views, opinions and findings contained in this document are those of the author(s) and should not be construed as official Department of Army position, policy, or decision, unless so designated by other official documentation.

4.7.2 Reports

4.7.2.1 Monthly Reports

The Contractor shall provide monthly progress, status and cost reports for all incrementally funded tasks. The reports shall include a one-page executive summary and separable individual summaries of all active tasks. The executive summary shall provide details on the programmatic, schedule and cost of the overall contract followed by the individual task summaries. Monthly Status Reports, shall be submitted on the 15th of each month.

4.7.2.2 Additional Reporting

The Contractor shall provide additional reporting, documentation, schedules, illustrations and drawings in a timely manner. Reports should be in sufficient detail and of a quality to meet relevant commercial guidelines/standards and will include, but not be limited to:

a. Technical reports, instructional/training documentation, courseware, data compilations, and data surveys, evaluations, and analyses.

b. Testing procedures, requirements, assessments, calibrations, and schedules

c. Specifications, tabulations, engineering drawings, designs, concepts, diagrams, and circuits

d. Maintenance requirements, guidelines, schedules, procedures, instructions, corrective actions, etc.

e. Meeting agenda, conference minutes, and presentation materials

f. Purchase descriptions, proposals, equipment illustrations, program planning, and budget documentation and funding plans

4.7.2.3 Final Report

The contractor shall provide a final report at the completion of the contract. This report shall summarize the technical, financial, and programmatic aspects of the work.

5.0 Deliverables:

5.1 Task 1: Technology Scouting, Analysis and Engineering Support

· Technology Scouting Summary Reports - (3.1.1)

· Symposium and Meeting List of Events - (3.1.2)

· Symposium and Meeting Trip Reports - (3.1.2)

· New Technology Assessments - (3.1.3)

· Preliminary and Critical Design Review Reports - (3.1.4)

5.2 Task 2: Design and Development of Rapid Response Experimentation Facility

· Prototype Maintenance Facility Design and Layout Plan - (3.2.1)

· Prototype Maintenance Facility Site Plan - (3.2.1)

· Prototype Maintenance Facility Building Inspection Report - (3.2.1)

· Prototype Maintenance Facility Outfit Report and Inventory - (3.2.2)

· Complete Mechanic’s Tool Set - (3.2.2)

· Rapid Metal Prototype Printer - (3.2.2)

· Commercial Welder - (3.2.2)

· 30-Ton Vehicle Lift - (3.2.2)

· Vehicle Wash-Down Site - (3.2.2)

· Metal Cutting Station - (3.2.2)

· Electrical Technician Station - (3.2.2)

· Engine Diagnostic System - (3.2.2)

· Pallet Racks and Secure Storage Cage (3.2.2)

· 200 SF Sensitive Compartments Information Facility (SCIF) - (3.2.2)

· Construction Security Plan (CSP) - (3.2.2)

· Fully Functional SIPR and NIPR networks - (3.2.2)

· BPRF APEX Site Survey - (3.2.2)

· PMF Temp Facility Removal Plan - (3.2.2)

5.3 Task 3: Maintain and Enhance Operational Capabilities of APEX Equipment and Facilities

· Experimentation Equipment Inventory and Preventive Maintenance Plan, Schedule and Reports -(3.3.1)

· Experimentation Facilities Inventory and Preventive Maintenance Plan, Schedule and Reports - (3.3.2)

5.4 Task 4: Experimentation Enhancement

· Independent Assessment Capability Assessment - (3.4.1)

· Independent Assessment Capability Implementation Plan and Roadmap - (3.4.1)

· On-Site and Off-Site High-Speed internet communication System - (3.4.2)

· VTOL Experimentation Test Station – (3.4.2)

· DoD Counter-IED and Counter-UAV Experimentation Needs Assessment - (3.4.3)

· Experimentation Support Plans and Reports - (3.4.3)

· Counter-IED and Counter-UAV State-of-the-Art Assessments - (3.4.3)

· Technology Trade-off Studies - (3.4.3)

· Mobile Software Applications Requirements Assessments - (3.4.4)

· Mobile Software Applications Requirements development and Validation Reports - (3.4.4)

· Mobile Software Applications Evaluations - (3.4.4)

· Mobile Software Applications Integration Plans - (3.4.4)

· Experimentation Test Plans, Reports and Transition Recommendations - (3.4.5)

5.5 Task 5: Rapid Prototyping

· Integrated UAV Laser Detection and Ranging (LADAR) System Test Plan - (3.5.1.1)

· Integrated UAV Laser Detection and Ranging (LADAR) System Test Report - (3.5.1.1)

· Integrated UAV Laser Detection and Ranging (LADAR) System - (3.5.1.1)

· Unmanned Biological Decontamination System Test Plan - (3.5.1.2)

· Unmanned Biological Decontamination System Test Report - (3.5.1.2)

· Unmanned Biological Decontamination System design and testing - (3.5.1.2)

· Unmanned Biological Decontamination System – (3.5.1.2)

· Enhanced Holographic System Test Plan - (3.5.1.3)

· Enhanced Holographic System Test Report - (3.5.1.3)

· Enhanced Holographic System - (3.5.1.3)

· Rapid Prototyping Capability Enhancement Plan - (3.5.2)

· Rapid Prototyping Equipment Experimentation Test Reports - (3.5.2)

6.0 Points of Contact:

Contracting Officer’s Representative (COR) and Technical Monitor

Mitch Wathen

ARL, SEDD

(301) 481-3189 mitchell.s.wathen2.civ@mail.mil

7.0 Applicable Documents

The following document is to be used for general guidance only in providing for the DoD unmanned vehicle research and development objectives. This documents can be retrieved from http://www.defense.gov/pubs/DOD-USRM-2013.pdf. Unmanned Systems Integrated Roadmap; 2013-2038

8.0 Security:

8.1 The task order is UNCLASSIFIED.

A Department of Defense Contract Security Classification Specification Form (DD 254) will be issued upon contract award. The contractor will also adhere to other applicable Government orders, guides, and directives pertaining to classified or confidential work.

a. The PWS will require work access to information at the SECRET level.

Contractor shall have facilities and personnel to handle classification up to Secret per DOD 5220.22-M (National Industrial Security Program Operating Manual (NISPOM). Security requirements will be set out in each individual task PWS and DD Form 254. Individuals shall be required to have appropriate clearance commensurate with the level of classification of the individual task.

b. Neither the Contractor nor any of its contract service providers shall disclose or cause to disseminate any information concerning operations of military activities. Such action(s) could result in violation of the contract and possible legal actions.

c. All inquiries, comments or complaints arising from any matter observed, experienced, or learned of as a result of or in connection with the performance of this contract, the resolution of which may require the dissemination of official information, shall be directed to the Contracting Officer and the Contracting Officer Representative (COR).

d. Personal Security: Personnel associated with this contract are required to have a "SECRET" clearance. The contractor requires access to information and compartments with a "SECRET" classification.

8.2 Applicable AT/OPSEC Paragraphs:

AT/OPSEC Question # 2 - Access and general protection/security policy and procedures. This standard language is for contractor employees with an area of performance within Army controlled installation, facility, or area. Contractor and all associated sub-contractor’s employees shall provide all information required for background checks to meet installation access requirements to be accomplished by installation Provost Marshal Office, Director of Emergency Services or Security Office. Contractor workforce must comply with all personal identity verification requirements (FAR clause 52.204-9, Personal Identity Verification of Contractor Personnel) as 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.

AT/OPSEC Question # 2a - 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 6 months or more. At the discretion of the sponsoring activity, an initial CAC may be issued based on a favorable review of the FBI fingerprint check and a successfully scheduled NACI at the Office of Personnel Management.

AT/OPSEC Question # 12 - For contracts that require handling or access to classified information. Contractor shall comply with FAR 52.204-2, Security Requirements. This clause involves access to information classified “Confidential,” “Secret,” or “Top Secret” and requires contractors to comply with— (1) The Security Agreement (DD Form 441), including the National Industrial Security Program Operating Manual (DoD 5220.22-M); (2) any revisions to DOD 5220.22-M, notice of which has been furnished to the contractor.