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7. ISSUED BY

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IMPORTANT - Award will be made on this Form, or on Standard Form 26, or by other authorized official written notice.

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15A. NAME 16. NAME AND TITLE OF PERSON AUTHORIZED TO

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SIGN OFFER (Type or print)

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OFFEROR

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15B. TELEPHONE NO (Include area code) 17. SIGNATURE15C. CHECK IF REMITTANCE ADDRESS

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SUCH ADDRESS IN SCHEDULE.

18. OFFER DATE

1. THIS CONTRACT IS A RATED ORDER

UNDER DPAS (15 CFR 700)

2. CONTRACT NO.

W911NF 8. ADDRESS OFFER TO

See Item 7

9. Sealed offers in original and copies for furnishing the supplies or services in the Schedule will be received at the place specified in Item 8, or if handcarried, in the depository located in

CAUTION - LATE Submissions, Modifications, and Withdrawals: See Section L, Provision No. 52.214-7 or 52.215-1. All offers are subject to all terms and conditions contained in this solicitation.

10. FOR INFORMATION

CALL:

A. NAME (NO COLLECT CALLS)

CHRISTOPHER D. JUSTICE (919) 549-4287

11. TABLE OF CONTENTS

SOLICITATION/ CONTRACT FORM

SUPPLIES OR SERVICES AND PRICES/ COSTS

1 - 2 3 - 4

X I CONTRACT CLAUSES

DESCRIPTION/ SPECS./ WORK STATEMENT X

PACKAGING AND MARKING

5 - 12

J LIST OF ATTACHMENTS

INSPECTION AND ACCEPTANCE

DELIVERIES OR PERFORMANCE

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REPRESENTATIONS, CERTIFICATIONS AND

OTHER STATEMENTS OF OFFERORS

CONTRACT ADMINISTRATION DATA 20 - 22 X

SPECIAL CONTRACT REQUIREMENTS

OFFER (Must be fully completed by offeror) 23 - 30 X M

L INSTRS., CONDS., AND NOTICES TO OFFERORS

EVALUATION FACTORS FOR AWARD

NOTE: Item 12 does not apply if the solicitation includes the provisions at 52.214-16, Minimum Bid Acceptance Period.

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.

13. DISCOUNT FOR PROMPT PAYMENT

(See Section I, Clause No. 52.232-8)

14. ACKNOWLEDGMENT OF AMENDMENTS

(The offeror acknowledges receipt of amendments

AMENDMENT NO. DATE

to the SOLICITATION for offerors and related documents numbered and dated):

FACILITY

12. In compliance with the above, the undersigned agrees, if this offer is accepted within calendar days (60 calendar days unless a different period

SOLICITATION, OFFER AND AWARD

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PART I - THE SCHEDULE

26. NAME OF CONTRACTING OFFICER (Type or print) 27. UNITED STATES OF AMERICA 28. AWARD DATE

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19. ACCEPTED AS TO ITEMS NUMBERED 20. AMOUNT 21. ACCOUNTING AND APPROPRIATION

22. AUTHORITY FOR USING OTHER THAN FULL AND OPEN COMPETITION:

10 U.S.C. 2304(c)( ) 41 U.S.C. 253(c)( ) (4 copies unless otherwise specified)

23. SUBMIT INVOICES TO ADDRESS SHOWN IN ITEM

24. ADMINISTERED BY (If other than Item 7) CODE 25. PAYMENT WILL BE MADE BY CODE

PART IV - REPRESENTATIONS AND INSTRUCTIONS

PART III - LIST OF DOCUMENTS, EXHIBITS AND OTHER ATTACHMENTS

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PART II - CONTRACT CLAUSES

US ARMY ACC-APG-RTP W911NF

800 PARK OFFICE DRIVE

SUITE 4229

RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK NC 27709

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NOTE: In sealed bid solicitations "offer" and "offeror" mean "bid" and "bidder".

SOLICITATION

6. REQUISITION/PURCHASE NO.5. DATE ISSUED

06 Nov 2018

4. TYPE OF SOLICITATION

SEALED BID (IFB)

NEGOTIATED (RFP)

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3. SOLICITATION NO.

W911NF-19-S-0002

Section A - Solicitation/Contract Form

1.Vision Statement: Obtaining Specialized Scientific/Technical Services in order to accomplish organizational goals and mission objectives specifically related to research and development.

2. All offers shall be submitted to usarmy.rtp.rdecom-aro.mbx.ssp-submittals@mail.mil no later than 1600 (4:00 PM), Durham, NC local time on 21 December 2018.

3. Industry questions or comments shall be submitted to Mr. Christopher Justice, Contracting Officer, at usarmy.rtp.rdecom-aro.mbx.ssp-submittals@mail.mil. All questions and comments concerning this RFP must be submitted in writing. Verbal questions/comments will not be entertained. A cutoff date for receipt of industry written questions and comments on the RFP is 4:00PM local Durham, NC time on 30 November 2018.

4. This requirement encompasses Research and Development and may support the Army Research Office (ARO), Department of Defense (DoD) and other Government agencies.

5. The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code for this acquisition is 541715 - Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering and Life Sciences (except biotechnology) and the Business Size Standard is 1,000 Employees. The primary Product and Service Code (PSC) is AZ11 - R&D- Other Research and Development (Basic Research). Task order topics may range into other scientific disciplines as noted in Section C.

6. The total maximum ceiling shall not exceed $48M.

7. The ordering period for any resultant Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity Single Award (IDIQ) contract will be (60 months).

8. An Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) Single Award is anticipated as a result of this RFP.

See Section M.

9. Fee shall not be applied to any Other Direct Costs. However, a maximum nominal Fixed Fee limitation for Pass-through Task Orders will be allowed of no more than 3%. Pass through task orders consist of task orders in which subcontractor costs account for 70% or more of the proposed budget.

10. The Government will only accept one (1) proposal from each Prime Contractor. For example, if ABC Corporation has multiple divisions, the corporation must decide which division will submit a proposal.

Failure to adhere to this term may result in all proposals from the Prime Contractor being rejected.

11. The Offeror must be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) (www.sam.gov) in order to receive a contract award.

12. This RFP should not be discussed with any Government employee except the Contracting Officer, Mr.

Christopher Justice. Failure to adhere to this restriction may be grounds to declare your firm ineligible for consideration of any award resulting from this competitive solicitation.

13. The Government will not accept any assumptions, alternate terms, alternate conditions, caveats, or exceptions with proposals. If an offeror includes any assumptions, alternate terms, alternate conditions, caveats, or exceptions with proposals, the proposal may not be considered for award.

Section B - Supplies or Services and Prices

ITEM NO SUPPLIES/SERVICES MAX

QUANTITY

UNIT UNIT PRICE MAX AMOUNT

0001 1 Job Program Management ResponsibilitiesCPFF

This CLIN, which will receive Task Order 0001, consists of the costs associated with all management duties of the program not directly associated with individual research task orders awarded off of CLIN 0003. These duties include, but are not limited to, management of the performer database and management of the task order management system. Note: The task order awarded for this CLIN is not expected to exceed one man year in total for all tasks per each 12 month period. Cost proposals must be broken down into five separate one year periods, with an additional six month period following the five individual one year periods. Duties may be performed by the prime contractor and/or their proposed team members.

FOB: Destination

PSC CD: AZ11

MAX COST

FIXED FEE

TOTAL MAX COST + FEE

UNIT UNIT PRICE MAX AMOUNT

0002 UNDEFINED Job Travel and Other Direct Costs(ODC)COST

This CLIN consists of the costs associated with travel and other ODC's in support of the tasks performed under CLIN 0001 and are to be billed strictly as cost reimbursement (no fee).

PSC CD: AZ11

UNIT UNIT PRICE MAX AMOUNT

0003 UNDEFINED Job Scientific and Technical ServicesCPFF

Cost Plus Fixed Fee - This CLIN consists of individual Performance Work Statements in support of the SSP program and costs associated directly with each task order, both prime- and subcontractor costs. Specific requirements and pricing will be set forth in each Task Order. The maximum total contract value (ceiling) is $48,000,000.00. Fee will be negotiated at the task order level. Note:

The Government anticipates issuing approximately 30 task orders per year. See Section L for proposal instructions.

UNIT UNIT PRICE MAX AMOUNT

0004 UNDEFINED Job Contractor Manpower ReportingCPFF

The Accounting for Contract Services/Contractor Manpower Reporting requirement has been added to the statement of work, and contractor is required to provide data on contractor manpower (including subcontractor manpower) for performance of this contract. This CLIN provides costs associated with Contractor Manpower Reporting and is not separately priced.

Section C - Descriptions and Specifications

SECTION C - PERFORMANCE WORK STATEMENT (PWS) - SCIENTIFIC SERVICES PROGRAM

(SSP)

C.1 Scope:

The Scientific Services Program (SSP) is a fast, straightforward contract mechanism that enables all federal government organizations to obtain scientific/technical services needed to accomplish their organizational goals and mission objectives. Through the SSP, non-government scientists, engineers, and other individuals with unique scientific and highly technical expertise can be quickly subcontracted to perform short term, well defined efforts.

The different areas of performance include: Chemical Sciences, Life Sciences, Materials Science, Physics, Medical and Health Sciences, Electronics, Computing Sciences, Environmental Sciences, Mathematics, Engineering Sciences, Modeling and Simulation, Network Sciences, Psychology, and Social Sciences. For purposes of this solicitation, the contractor shall assume that individual Task Order Requirements under the SSP will be equally distributed among the scientific disciplines above.

The contractor shall provide non-personal, intermittent, short-term scientific and technical services for the solution of specific problems related to research and development funded by various Government commands and/or agencies. The problem to be solved in each task shall be scientific and/or technical. The SSP program is not designed to provide advisory and assistance services (e.g., program management activities, open ended advisory functions, market/business analytical activities, evaluation of agency operations, on-going support to internal operations, etc.) Nor is the program designed to fill agency staffing shortfalls or to circumvent personnel ceilings and competitive employment procedures.

These services shall be provided in accordance with Section B as individual task orders under CLIN 0003 and each task order period of performance shall be 24 months or less. The contractor shall make an independent search for personnel with the required skills necessary for the identified tasks. The contractor must be able to locate and subcontract with qualified individuals, universities, nonprofit organizations and industrial organizations (large and small business). The contractor must also possess the technical capability to solely conduct tasks in at least 35% (no less than 5) of the 14 technical areas listed above in the first paragraph of C.1 using its own technical expertise, facilities, and resources.

The contractor shall also participate in outreach events involving the program (conferences, webinars, site visits, etc.) as required by the Government,, manage the performer database, and manage the task order management system (see CLIN 0001).

The contractor shall be responsible for all work accomplished regardless of the performer (prime or subcontractor).

C.2 Task Order Procedures and Cost:

For each potential task order, the contractor shall receive a Task Order Request (TOR) which includes a Performance Work Statement (PWS). The PWS delineates the specific scientific/technical problem to be solved and the services to be acquired by the Government. The details for these services shall be described using active voice verbs such as "study," "investigate," "analyze," "interpret," "evaluate" or "assess."

The contractor shall provide a proposal to the Government in accordance with the TOR within 15 calendar days.

Based on historical data approximately 30 TORs will be issued annually. Out of the approximate 30 TORs issued annually, no more than 10 urgent TORs will be anticipated annually requiring a 2 work-day turnaround.

The contractor shall review each TOR and use its technical and management expertise, along with a Management Information System (MIS)/performer database, to search, evaluate, and select potential performers with the necessary skill sets to perform the specific task order PWS. The MIS/performer database (see C.3 below), is meant as a tool to assist in selecting performers and is not all encompassing. Performers need not be in the data base at the time of the TOR to be considered for performance. The process by which the contractor does this shall be described in detail as part of the contractor’s proposal to this solicitation (W911NF-19-S-0002).

As part of each TOR proposal, the contractor shall submit both a technical and cost proposal describing in detail how the PWS will be accomplished and justifying all costs associated with performance. Within each TOR proposal, the contractor shall include a detailed discussion of the competition process used to arrive at a selected performer along with a discussion of the rationale behind that selection (only applicable for those tasks not performed by the prime contractor).

Per FAR 31.109, an Advance Agreement for individual Task Order management and administration costs associated with task orders under CLIN 0003 shall be negotiated prior to, or immediately following, award of the master IDIQ.

In accordance with the negotiated Advance Agreement, management and administration costs of individual Task Orders shall be included as part of proposals submitted in response to TOR’s under CLIN 0003. This agreed upon management and administration cost is in addition to the estimated cost of technical performance associated with any given TOR. Other than rates specifically approved for appliance to subcontractor costs by DCAA/DCMA, the Prime Contractor will not be allowed any indirect costs on subcontractor performance of Task Orders. However, a maximum nominal Fixed Fee limitation for Pass-through Task Orders will be allowed of no more than 3%.

Individual Task Orders are expected to have performance periods of no more than 24 months and dollar limitations of no more than $1,500,000.00.

All efforts concerning each individual research Task Order, including the management and technical performance of that Task Order, will be awarded and performed under CLIN 0003 with a unique Task Order number. This includes the performance by both prime- and subcontractors in support of the individual Task Order.

C.3 SSP Database:

The contractor shall maintain the Government’s database of over 6,000 analysts/resources that provides program services. The database is an operating system with data entry and retrieval language. The database contains information on the analysts such as education and years of experience. The database also contains information regarding the company size. The contractor shall continuously update the database with new potential performers as well as make changes to existing database entries, as needed. The database shall remain the property of the Government and shall be furnished to the succeeding contractor along with all documentation and associated data on the database upon completion of the contract.

The Government owns the rights to an existing database (which is in Datatrieve), which will be available to the selected contractor for use under the program. While this database is available to the contractor, the contractor shall have its unique method of managing the database and using an innovative style approved by the Government COR to improve the database. Using the current platform or transferring the database to a new platform are both acceptable methods and innovation in improving the management of the database is encouraged. The Government shall maintain all rights to any new or upgraded database. The database shall be readily available to the Government at all times.

Efforts concerning the database management shall be included in each Monthly Report for Task Order 0001 (CLIN 0001) and costs associated with those efforts shall be included as part of each cost voucher for Task Order 0001

(CLIN 0001).

C.4 Task Order Tracking System:

The contractor shall have a task order tracking system. The contractor’s tracking system will provide the contractor and the Government the current status of all task orders. The tracking system will provide, at a minimum, the following for all TORs: the date the contractor received the TOR from the Government, the date the contractor submitted the proposal to the Government, the date of task order award, the task order number, the task order subject, the sponsoring Government activity, date of the task order completion, the date the task order was terminated, the amount negotiated for each task order, the names of subcontractors, deliverables received and any other information relative to a task order. The Task Order Tracking System shall be readily available to Government personnel for tracking purposes at all times and shall be up to date in real time.

Efforts concerning the Task Order Tracking System shall be included in each Monthly Report for Task Order 0001 (CLIN 0001) and costs associated with those efforts shall be included as part of each cost voucher for Task Order

0001 (CLIN 0001).

C.5 Key Personnel Individuals performing tasks C.3 through C.4 above and overseeing the program on behalf of the contractor are considered Key Personnel and must meet or exceed the qualifications below. The individuals performing these tasks and any other management/administrative tasks associated with the overall management of the program may be any combination of individuals, but is not expected to exceed one full-time equivalent man year for all tasks combined.

Team Lead/Program Manager:

The Team Lead/Program Manager shall possess a business or technical degree, and preferably an advanced business degree. The Team Lead shall have at least 6 years of relevant, recent experience in program management and experience managing Government programs of similar scope as the SSP. The Team Lead shall be adept in senior management abilities and core business principles to include leadership, program management, problem solving, client interfacing, and communicating. Team Lead shall also demonstrate a basic understanding of relevant scientific principles (RDT&E) and demonstrate extensive knowledge of Government contracting processes, including knowledge of IDIQ contracts and the management of task orders. The Team Lead shall have oversight of all contract performance to include management of the database, task order management system and management of the overall program. The Team Lead will serve as the interface between the contractor and the Government.

Database Manager:

The Database Manager shall be a professional with an associate technical degree and a minimum of 3 years of relevant experience in application development and application architecture. The Database Manager shall demonstrate the ability to display a real time database for both contractor and Government personnel, as well as the ability to transition an existing database from one platform to another. The Database Manager shall be proficient in troubleshooting and maintaining the database in the platform the contractor chooses to house the database.

Additional personnel qualifications may be proposed in support of further program management and/or the execution of task orders as laid out in Task C.2 above.

While not considered key personnel, the contractor shall have individuals in place to regularly administer the program in accordance with the expected number of task orders per year by carrying out the tasks noted in C.2. The hours and effort associated with administrative tasks in support of task orders may be negotiated prior to any award resulting from this solicitation. The approach to accomplish those tasks shall be laid out in the proposal as noted in Section L of this solicitation. The effort of these individuals is subject to the approach proposed by the offeror and is not determined or stated by the Government.

The contractor shall also demonstrate a diversified, highly qualified, and highly trained staff to manage the program and to provide non-personal scientific, technical and analytical services. The contractor shall establish networks and contacts within the various scientific disciplines to assist in locating the necessary personnel and expertise outside of the contractor’s staff that can accomplish the required work.

C.6 Quality Assurance Plan:

The Contractor shall develop a Quality Assurance Plan (QAP) and maintain an effective quality control program to ensure services are performed in accordance with the IDIQ contract and this PWS. The Contractor shall develop and implement procedures to identify, prevent, and ensure non-recurrence of defective services. The Contractors QAP is the means by which it assures that the work complies with the requirement of the contract. The Contracting Officer may notify the Contractor of required modifications to the plan during the period of performance. The Contractor then shall coordinate suggested modifications and obtain acceptance of the plan by the Contracting Officer. Any modifications to the program during the period of performance shall be provided to the Contracting Officer for review no later than 10 working days prior to effective date of the change. The QAP shall be subject to the Governments review and approval. The Government may find the QAP "unacceptable" whenever the Contractors procedures do not accomplish quality control objective(s). The Contractor shall revise the QAP within 10 working days from receipt of notice that QAP is found "unacceptable."

C.7 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.

C.8 Travel / Temporary Duty (TDY):

Travel to other government facilities or other contractor facilities may be required throughout performance. All travel requirements for performance of CLIN 0001 (including plans, agenda, itinerary, or dates) shall be pre-approved by the government (subject to local policy procedures), and are on a strictly cost reimbursable basis. Costs for travel shall be billed in accordance with the regulatory implementation of FAR 31.205-46 Travel Costs.

Contractor fee shall not be applied to travel costs; however, if approved by DCAA in accounting system reviews, G&A may be billed against travel.

C.9 Task Order Closeout: The contractor shall close all task orders under the Scientific Services Program within one year of receiving the final technical report.

SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS:

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

C.10 Accounting for Contract Services Requirement:

The contractor shall report ALL contractor labor hours (including subcontractor labor hours) required for performance of services provided under this contract for the [TBD] on each task order via a secure data collection site. The contractor is required to completely fill in all required data fields using the following web address:

http://www.ecmra.mil/, and then click on “Department of the Army CMRA” or the icon of the DoD organization that is receiving or benefitting from the contracted services.

Reporting inputs will be for the labor executed during the period of performance during each Government fiscal year (FY), which runs October 1 through September 30. While inputs may be reported any time during the FY, all data shall be reported no later than October 31 of each calendar year. Contractors may direct questions to the help desk by clicking on “Send an email” which is located under the Help Resources ribbon on the right side of the login page of the applicable Service/Component’s Contractor Manpower Reporting website.

Applicable CMRA details:

The eCMRA site associated with this contract is TBD on each task order.

The Command of the Requiring Activity is TBD on each task order The Unit Identification Code (UIC) for this requirement is TBD on each task order.

The Federal Service Code for this contract is AZ11

C.112 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 support requirements at the individual task order level.

C.12 Quality Assurance Surveillance Plan (QASP):

A QASP will be signed by the Government COR prior to award of the master IDIQ. QASPs will also be utilized by the Government at the task order level as applicable.

C.13 Document Reporting:

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

a. Name and business address of the contractor

b. Contract number

c. Total price of the task order

d. Sponsoring government organization (including office identification and location) and responsible person within the organization.

e. 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.

C.14 Reports:

a) Monthly Reports: The Contractor shall provide monthly progress, status and cost reports for all active task orders 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. The individual task summaries shall include a technical abstract, project milestones, trip reports, technical and financial status and any significant issues.

b) Monthly Executive Summary to include awarded money to date, expenditures to date, amount left under ceiling, number of active tasks, and number of tasks currently in RFP status. This is one comprehensive report submitted to the COR and the KO.

c) Monthly report on CLIN 0001 tasks to include full expenditure breakdown for the month and summary of all tasks completed. The report shall itemize all events/conferences, travel, ongoing database tasks, and a summary of updates made to the database (both in terms of adding/updating the performer list and any technical updates). These reports shall also include a detailed budget with a breakdown of all costs that will be submitted in WAWF as a voucher for approval, including personnel hours, labor rates, ODC’s, travel, and fee. This report shall be submitted to the COR and the KO.

d) Final Reports: The contractor shall provide a final report for each task order at the completion of the task order. This report shall summarize the technical, financial, and programmatic aspects of the work, as well as provide an After Action Review (AAR) report and a transition plan (if applicable).

e) The successful offeror will also be required to report on small business participation over the life of the contract.

Specific small business participation reporting requirements will be included in any resultant contract issued as a result of this solicitation.

C.15 Government Furnished Property and Services:

The performer database provided at contract commencement is included as Government Furnished Property.

The contractor shall provide all equipment, services, and labor necessary to perform the tasks unless the individual tasking documents explicitly state otherwise. Government property and services will be identified in the individual task orders if applicable.

C.16 Organization Conflicts of Interest:

a. The term "Organizational Conflicts of Interest (OCI) is defined in Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 2.1; also see FAR 9.502 (c). An "OCI exists when a Contractor would face an actual or potential conflict of interest if it worked on a planned contract, due either to its other business interests or to the nature of the effort to be performed.

However, organizational conflicts of interest are more likely to occur in contracts involving: Management support services; Consultant or other professional services; Contractor performance of or assistance in technical evaluations;

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

The Contracting Officer will review and analyze (PWS/SOW/SOO) under this contract prior to issuance of a Task Order Request and determine that no OCI has been identified, potential or otherwise. However, Awardees shall make a preliminary disclosure to the Contracting Officer, prior to the due date for receipt of Task Order Proposals, of any OCI issues the Awardee has identified. Such preliminary disclosure will allow the Contracting Officer more time to assess both the potential OCI and the Awardees proposed strategy to negate or mitigate the OCI. This assessment may be crucial since, per FAR 9.504(e), the Contracting Officer may not award the task order/delivery order to a Contractor with an OCI that cannot be negated or mitigated. If the Contractor demonstrates to the Contracting Officer that there may be a possible conflict of interest arising out of an existing contract, the Contracting Officer will take the necessary action to delete that requirement and/or mitigate any conflict of interest that may be present. The Contractor agrees that the Government may, up to three years after acceptance of all programmatic documentation to be delivered under applicable Task Orders, restrict the Contractors future participation in any resulting program managed system acquisition action(s).

b. Title 10, US Code Section 2399 prohibits the involvement of a defense contractor in the operational test and evaluation of its own systems and equipment. Consequently, all parties must be particularly sensitive to potential, actual, or perceived organizational conflicts of interest where system contractors are or appear to be involved in the operational testing and evaluation of their own equipment or systems, including involvement as a test support contractor. Such involvement is strictly prohibited. The Contractor acknowledges that it is familiar with Title 10 U.S.C. Section 2399 and FAR 9.5 and agrees that it will avoid conflicts of interest and, to the maximum possible extent, the appearance of conflict of interest, in accordance with the principles set forth in the Statute and FAR. The contractor also acknowledges that statutory operational testing and evaluation conflicts of interest arising under 10 U.S.C. 2399 and Army Regulation 73-1, paragraph 5-6, may not be mitigated or "firewalled" using the FAR 9.5 procedures.

C.17 Deliverables:

The contractor shall provide deliverables as described in subsequent task orders and the required reports listed above. Deliverables shall be specified by the government. Format and delivery schedule for deliverables shall be outlined in CDRLs and/or other means TBD.

C.18 Payment of Fee (Fixed Fee):

Pursuant to the clause at FAR 52.216-8, "Fixed Fee", and subject to withholding provisions contained therein or elsewhere in the contract, fixed fee shall be paid to the Contractor on a pro rata basis derived from the ratio of the fixed fee to the estimated cost of the contract and shall be included in the vouchers submitted by the Contractor for reimbursement under the terms of the contract.

C.19 Points of contact:

All correspondence shall be sent to usarmy.rtp.rdecom-aro.mbx.ssp-submittals@mail.mil.

C.20 Performance Based Standards (PBS) Government will ensure that contract performance conforms to specified requirements by including Performance

Based Standards (PBS) that outline the basis upon which the performance requirements will be measured.

PBS will be issued at the task order level if deemed necessary by the Contracting Officer.

Performance Based Standards (PBS)

Performance Standard (Tasks)

AQL or Threshold

Method of Surveillance

Date Accomplished

Monthly Status and Financial Reports of active task orders(to include successes and failures)

95% of reports submitted on time and accurate

COR/TM

Oversight Review of deliverables

NLT 16 days into the month following month-end

Monthly Executive Summary, to incl. awarded money to date, expenditures to date, amount left under ceiling, number of active tasks, number of tasks in RFP status.

95% of submitted reports submitted on time and accurate

COR/TM

Oversight Review of deliverables

NLT 16 days into the month following month-end

Monthly report on CLIN 0001 tasks to include full expenditure breakdown for the month and summary of all tasks completed

95% of submitted reports submitted on time and accurate

COR/TM

Oversight Review of deliverables

NLT 16 days into the month following month-end

Timely submission of proposals for pending TOR’s

95% of task orders submitted within timeframe set by Government

KO

oversight/monitori ng of pending task orders

15 business days following task order award (unless stated differently on

RFTOP)

Timely execution of subcontracts for active task orders

95% of task orders complete subcontract negotiations within 30 days of award

KO

oversight/monitori ng of active task orders

30 business days following task order award

Final and AAR reports;

including Technical Requirements Doc & Transition

End of Performance;

NLT 15 days after contract performance ends

COR/TM

Oversight Review of deliverables

NLT 15 days after performance on contract ends

Section D - Packaging and Marking

SECTION D - PACKAGING AND MARKING

Reports and other deliverables will be stated at the individual task order level to include any specifying Packaging and/or Marking instructions.

Section E - Inspection and Acceptance

INSPECTION AND ACCEPTANCE TERMS

Supplies/services will be inspected/accepted at:

CLIN INSPECT AT INSPECT BY ACCEPT AT ACCEPT BY

0001 Destination Government Destination Government 0002 Destination Government Destination Government 0003 Destination Government Destination Government 0004 Destination Government Destination Government

CLAUSES INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE

52.246-1 Contractor Inspection Requirements APR 1984 52.246-5 Inspection Of Services Cost-Reimbursement APR 1984 52.246-8 Inspection Of Research And Development Cost

Reimbursement

MAY 2001

52.246-15 Certificate of Conformance APR 1984 52.246-16 Responsibility For Supplies APR 1984 252.246-7000 Material Inspection And Receiving Report MAR 2008

Section F - Deliveries or Performance

DELIVERY INFORMATION

CLIN DELIVERY DATE QUANTITY SHIP TO ADDRESS DODAAC /

CAGE

0001 60 mths. ADC 1 ARMY RESEARCH OFFICE

ARO

800 PARK OFFICE DRIVE

SUITE 4229

RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK NC 27709

W36QYT

0002 60 mths. ADC N/A

0003 60 mths. ADC N/A

0004 60 mths. ADC N/A

52.242-15 Alt I Stop-Work Order (Aug 1989) - Alternate I APR 1984 52.247-34 F.O.B. Destination NOV 1991 52.247-55 F.O.B. Point For Delivery Of Government-Furnished

Property

JUN 2003

CLAUSES INCORPORATED BY FULL TEXT

252.211-7007 REPORTING OF GOVERNMENT-FURNISHED PROPERTY (AUG 2012)

(a) Definitions. As used in this clause—

``Commercial and Government entity (CAGE) code'' means—

(i) A code assigned by the Defense Logistics Agency Logistics Information Service to identify a commercial or Government entity; or

(ii) A code assigned by a member of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization that the Defense Logistics Agency Logistics Information Service records and maintains in the CAGE master file. The type of code is known as an ``NCAGE code.''

``Contractor-acquired property'' has the meaning given in FAR clause 52.245-1. Upon acceptance by the Government, contractor-acquired property becomes Government-furnished property.

``Government-furnished property'' has the meaning given in FAR clause 52.245-1.

``Item unique identification (IUID)'' means a system of assigning, reporting, and marking DoD property with unique item identifiers that have machine-readable data elements to distinguish an item from all other like and unlike items.

``IUID Registry'' means the DoD data repository that receives input from both industry and Government sources and provides storage of, and access to, data that identifies and describes tangible Government personal property. The IUID Registry is—

(i) The authoritative source of Government unit acquisition cost for items with unique item identification (see DFARS 252.211-7003) that were acquired after January 1, 2004;

(ii) The master data source for Government-furnished property; and

(iii) An authoritative source for establishing the acquisition cost of end-item equipment.

``National stock number (NSN)'' means a 13-digit stock number used to identify items of supply. It consists of a four-digit Federal Supply Code and a nine-digit National Item Identification Number.

``Nomenclature'' means—

(i) The combination of a Government-assigned type designation and an approved item name;

(ii) Names assigned to kinds and groups of products; or

(iii) Formal designations assigned to products by customer or supplier (such as model number or model type, design differentiation, or specific design series or configuration).

``Part or identifying number (PIN)'' means the identifier assigned by the original design activity, or by the controlling nationally recognized standard, that uniquely identifies (relative to that design activity) a specific item.

``Reparable'' means an item, typically in unserviceable condition, furnished to the Contractor for maintenance, repair, modification, or overhaul.

``Serially managed item'' means an item designated by DoD to be uniquely tracked, controlled, or managed in maintenance, repair, and/or supply systems by means of its serial number.

``Supply condition code'' means a classification of materiel in terms of readiness for issue and use or to identify action underway to change the status of materiel (see http://www2.dla.mil/j-6/dlmso/elibrary/manuals/dlm/dlm--pubs.asp).

``Unique item identifier (UII)'' means a set of data elements permanently marked on an item that is globally unique and unambiguous and never changes, in order to provide traceability of the item throughout its total life cycle. The term includes a concatenated UII or a DoD recognized unique identification equivalent.

``Unit acquisition cost'' has the meaning given in FAR clause 52.245-1.

(b) Reporting Government-furnished property to the IUID Registry. Except as provided in paragraph (c) of this clause, the Contractor shall report, in accordance with paragraph (f), Government-furnished property to the IUID Registry as follows:--

(1) Up to and including December 31, 2013, report serially managed Government-furnished property with a unit-acquisition cost of $5,000 or greater.

(2) Beginning January 1, 2014, report—

(i) All serially managed Government-furnished property, regardless of unit-acquisition cost; and

(ii) Contractor receipt of non-serially managed items. Unless tracked as an individual item, the Contractor shall report non-serially managed items to the Registry in the same unit of packaging, e.g., original manufacturer's package, box, or container, as it was received.

(c) Exceptions. Paragraph (b) of this clause does not apply to—

(1) Contractor-acquired property;

(2) Property under any statutory leasing authority;

(3) Property to which the Government has acquired a lien or title solely because of partial, advance, progress, or performance-based payments;

(4) Intellectual property or software;

(5) Real property; or

(6) Property released for work in process.

(d) Data for reporting to the IUID Registry. To permit reporting of Government-furnished property to the IUID Registry, the Contractor's property management system shall enable the following data elements in addition to those required by paragraph (f)(1)(iii)(A)(1) through (3), (5), (7), (8), and (10) of the Government Property clause of this contract (FAR 52.245-1):

(1) Received/Sent (shipped) date.

(2) Status code.

(3) Accountable Government contract number.

(4) Commercial and Government Entity (CAGE) code on the accountable Government contract.

(5) Mark record.

(i) Bagged or tagged code (for items too small to individually tag or mark).

(ii) Contents (the type of information recorded on the item, e.g., item internal control number).

(iii) Effective date (date the mark is applied).

(iv) Added or removed code/flag.

(v) Marker code (designates which code is used in the marker identifier, e.g., D=CAGE, UN=DUNS, LD=DODAAC).

(vi) Marker identifier, e.g., Contractor's CAGE code or DUNS number.

(vii) Medium code; how the data is recorded, e.g., barcode, contact memory button.

(viii) Value, e.g., actual text or data string that is recorded in its human-readable form.

(ix) Set (used to group marks when multiple sets exist.

(6) Appropriate supply condition code, required only for reporting of reparables, per Appendix 2 of DoD 4000.25-2- M, Military Standard Transaction Reporting and Accounting Procedures manual (http://www2.dla.mil/j-6/dlmso/elibrary/manuals/dlm/dlm--pubs.asp).

(e) When Government-furnished property is in the possession of subcontractors, Contractors shall ensure that reporting is accomplished using the data elements required in paragraph (d) of this clause.

(f) Procedures for reporting of Government-furnished property. Except as provided in paragraph (c) of this clause, the Contractor shall establish and report to the IUID Registry the information required by FAR clause 52.245-1, paragraphs (e) and (f)(1)(iii), in accordance with the data submission procedures at http://www.acq.osd.mil/dpap/pdi/uid/data_submission_information.html.

(g) Procedures for updating the IUID Registry.

(1) Except as provided in paragraph (g)(2), the Contractor shall update the IUID Registry at https://iuid.logisticsinformationservice.dla.mil/ for changes in status, mark, custody, condition code (for reparables only), or disposition of items that are—

(i) Received by the Contractor;

(ii) Delivered or shipped from the Contractor's plant, under Government instructions, except when shipment is to a subcontractor or other location of the Contractor;

(iii) Consumed or expended, reasonably and properly, or otherwise accounted for, in the performance of the contract as determined by the Government property administrator, including reasonable inventory adjustments;

(iv) Disposed of; or

(v) Transferred to a follow-on or other contract.

(2) The Contractor need not report to the IUID Registry those transactions reported or to be reported to the following DCMA etools:

(i) Plant Clearance Automated Reutilization and Screening System (PCARSS); or

(ii) Lost, Theft, Damaged or Destroyed (LTDD) system.

(3) The contractor shall update the IUID Registry as transactions occur or as otherwise stated in the Contractor's property management procedure.

(End of clause)

F.1 - ORDERING PERIOD

The ordering period of the IDIQ is 60 months after the date of award. In accordance with FAR 52.216-18. Ordering, any supplies and services to be furnished under this contract shall be ordered by issuance of task orders by the individuals or activities designated in the Schedule. The period of performance for Task Orders will be determined at the Task Order level and may go beyond the ordering period of the basic IDIQ.

F.2 - PLACE OF PERFORMANCE

The place of performance for work performed under CLIN 0001 will be the contractor’s facility (or other proposed location). The Government will not reimburse facility costs for performance of CLIN 0001. The place of performance for work performed against CLIN 0003 will be identified separately within each task order. The place(s) of performance for orders will be determined for each order based on the TOR PWS requirements and may include Government sites and/or contractor sites. The Task Order Request (TOR) shall identify the place(s) of performance for the order.

F.3 AUTHORIZED OFFICE TO ISSUE ORDERS

In accordance with FAR 16.505 and 52.216-18, the US Army Contracting Command, Aberdeen Proving Ground, Research Triangle Park Contracting Division at Research Triangle Park, NC is the only activity authorized to issue orders under this contract.

Section G - Contract Administration Data

252.201-7000 Contracting Officer's Representative DEC 1991 252.204-7006 Billing Instructions OCT 2005

252.232-7006 WIDE AREA WORKFLOW PAYMENT INSTRUCTIONS (MAY 2013)

(a) Definitions. As used in this clause--

Department of Defense Activity Address Code (DoDAAC) is a six position code that uniquely identifies a unit, activity, or organization.

Document type means the type of payment request or receiving report available for creation in Wide Area WorkFlow (WAWF).

Local processing office (LPO) is the office responsible for payment certification when payment certification is done external to the entitlement system.

(b) Electronic invoicing. The WAWF system is the method to electronically process vendor payment requests and receiving reports, as authorized by DFARS 252.232-7003, Electronic Submission of Payment Requests and Receiving Reports.

(c) WAWF access. To access WAWF, the Contractor shall--

(1) Have a designated electronic business point of contact in the System for Award Management at https://www.acquisition.gov; and

(2) Be registered to use WAWF at https://wawf.eb.mil/ following the step-by-step procedures for self-registration available at this Web site.

(d) WAWF training. The Contractor should follow the training instructions of the WAWF Web-Based Training Course and use the Practice Training Site before submitting payment requests through WAWF. Both can be accessed by selecting the “Web Based Training” link on the WAWF home page at https://wawf.eb.mil/.

(e) WAWF methods of document submission. Document submissions may be via Web entry, Electronic Data Interchange, or File Transfer Protocol.

(f) WAWF payment instructions. The Contractor must use the following information when submitting payment requests and receiving reports in WAWF for this contract/order:

(1) Document type. The Contractor shall use the following document type(s).

TBD

(2) Inspection/acceptance location. The Contractor shall select the following inspection/acceptance location(s) in WAWF, as specified by the contracting officer.

(3) Document routing. The Contractor shall use the information in the Routing Data Table below only to fill in applicable fields in WAWF when creating payment requests and receiving reports in the system.

Routing Data Table* Field Name in WAWF Data to be entered in WAWF Pay Official DoDAAC TBD Issue By DoDAAC W911NF Admin DoDAAC TBD Inspect By DoDAAC TBD Ship To Code TBD Ship From Code TBD Mark For Code TBD Service Approver (DoDAAC) TBD Service Acceptor (DoDAAC) TBD Accept at Other DoDAAC TBD LPO DoDAAC TBD DCAA Auditor DoDAAC TBD Other DoDAAC(s) TBD

(4) Payment request and supporting documentation. The Contractor shall ensure a payment request includes appropriate contract line item and subline item descriptions of the work performed or supplies delivered, unit price/cost per unit, fee (if applicable), and all relevant back-up documentation, as defined in DFARS Appendix F, (e.g. timesheets) in support of each payment request.

(5) WAWF email notifications. The Contractor shall enter the email address identified below in the “Send Additional Email Notifications” field of WAWF once a document is submitted in the system.

(g) WAWF point of contact. (1) The Contractor may obtain clarification regarding invoicing in WAWF from the following contracting activity's WAWF point of contact.

(2) For technical WAWF help, contact the WAWF helpdesk at 866-618-5988.

G.1 Contractor Performance Assessment Reporting System (CPARS)

The use of the Contractor Performance Assessment Reporting System (CPARS) is required in order to document contractor performance on the SSP Single award IDIQ contract as well as on each individual order. In order to ensure the timely completion of contractor performance reports/assessments within CPARS, specific roles within the CPARS system will be assigned as follows:

Assessing official: Contracting Officer or appointed COR

Contractor representative: Designated contractor representative

Training for all persons responsible for the preparation and review of performance assessments is available online at http://www.cpars.csd.disa.mil/allapps/cpartrng/webtrain/webtrainall.htm.

G.2 Special Invoicing Instructions

Special invoicing instructions will be provided for each order as appropriate.

G.3 Government Minimum Obligation

The established minimum amount for this contract will be achieved through the execution of the first task order, which will be executed simultaneously with any resultant master IDIQ.

G.4 - PAYMENT INFORMATION AND INQUIRIES

The DFAS office indicated in Block 25 of the SF 33 should be contacted for information or inquiries regarding payments on this contract.