JE-OPETS-BEI_DRAFT_Performancr_Work_Statement.docx

PERFORMANCE WORK STATEMENT

FOR THE

JOINT ENTERPRISE - OMNIBUS PROGRAM, ENGINEERING AND TECHNICAL SUPPORT (JE-OPETS)

TO THE JOINT PROGRAM EXECUTIVE OFFICE FOR CHEMICAL AND BIOLOGICAL DEFENSE (JPEO-CBD)

FOR

BUSINESS AND ANALYTICS, ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY, AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY (JE-OPETS – BEI)

Prepared By:

Joint Program Executive Office for Chemical and Biological Defense (JPEO-CBD) 5101 Hoadly Road Aberdeen Proving Ground, MD 21010 1.0

2.0 Scope

This Performance Work Statement (PWS) defines the program, engineering, and technical support services required for the Joint Program Executive Office for Chemical and Biological Defense (JPEO-CBD) and all the Joint Project Management Offices (JPMOs) which report directly to the JPEO-CBD. JPEO-CBD manages a dynamic and diverse portfolio of critical warfighting capabilities that require cohesive and innovative total life cycle systems management approaches to rapidly respond to the needs of the Force balanced by affordable sustainment strategies. Due to the schedule-driven nature and criticality of solutions to the Warfighter, a cohesive strategy for rapid assessments, evaluation, fielding, New Equipment Training (NET), sustainment, and continuous product improvement activities are essential to the JPEO-CBD support strategy to its customers. This effort establishes the requirement to provide Business and Analytical, Engineering and Technology, and Information Technology professional support, as required, to assist the JPEO-CBD as the Total Life cycle Systems Manager for the Chemical and Biological Defense Programs (CBDPs) within the Department of Defense (DoD).

1.1 Background

The Joint Enterprise – Omnibus Program, Engineering, and Technical Support Contract (JE-OPETS) acquisition is a follow-on to the current Omnibus Program, Engineering, and Technical Support (OPETS) Multiple Award Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity (MA IDIQ) contract.

OPETS has provided the professional civilian personnel to supplement and support program management, systems engineering, and technical assistance requirements as needed to facilitate systems development and life cycle management activities across the JPEO-CBD Enterprise Previous to OPETS, the JPEO-CBD historically empowered each of the Joint Project Management (JPM) Offices with responsibility to develop and execute support contracts. This approach resulted in over seventy contracts, as well as a number of inefficiencies involving high costs (e.g., overhead rates, salary creep, etc.), inconsistent management practices, and cumbersome administrative burdens.

In 2012, the OPETS contract was awarded to address these contracting and cost challenges. OPETS contained six business area “domains”: (1) Business and Analytical, (2) Engineering and Technical, (3) Information Technology, (4) Logistics, (5) Medical, and (6) Acquisition. Five of these domains (Business and Analytical, Engineering and Technical, Information Technology, Logistics and Medical Domains) were solicited as “Full and Open” with no exclusions. The sixth domain (Acquisition) was solicited on a restricted competitive basis as a Small Business Set-Aside (SBSA).

Under OPETS, offerors were required to submit separate proposals for each domain in order to be awarded an IDIQ contract and subsequently compete for Task Orders only in those domains where they held an IDIQ award. This resulted in several offerors submitting proposals on and receiving more than one IDIQ award; thus significantly increasing contractor Bid and Proposal (B&P) costs in order to compete in more than one domain as well as administrative costs in managing and executing the effort.

Across the six (6) OPETS domains, IDIQ contract awards were made to forty-one (41) contractors, of which only twelve (12) were awarded Task Orders other than the guaranteed minimum.

At any given time throughout the OPETS Period of Performance (POP), there have been approximately four hundred (400) personnel “Full-Time Equivalents” (FTEs) across the Task Order contracts under the six (6) OPETS domains, providing support to the JPEO-CBD and its’ Joint Program Managers (JPMs)

1.2 Objective

With the OPETS contract ordering and performance periods drawing to an end, a need for a new contracting vehicle is imminent. The JE-OPETS-BEI (Business and Analytics, Engineering and Technical and Information Technology) contract implementing strategy will result in a seamless transition of services support as a follow-on effort to OPETS Business and Analytics, Engineering and Technical and Information Technology Domain contracts.

Professional support to be provided under JE-OPETS-BEI provides related program management and technical expertise, supporting DOD acquisition programs executed in accordance with (IAW) the Operation of the Defense Acquisition System Instruction (DoDI) 5000.02.

1.3 Strategy

The JE-OPETS-BEI will be awarded as a multiple award, Indefinite Quantity-Indefinite Delivery (MA IDIQ) contract using full and open competition. The ceiling price for JE-OPET-BEI is $249 M.

It is intended to award at least three IDIQ contracts. However, the Government reserves the right to make more than three, less than three, or no awards.

During the IDIQ ordering period, award of Task Orders shall be competed and awarded in accordance with Fair Opportunity (FAR 16.505 (b) (1)) to IDIQ holders.

The start of work date for the majority of initial Task Orders awarded under the IDIQ contract(s) will align with the end of the current OPETS Business and Analytics, Engineering and Technical, and Information Technology Domain Task Orders. In order to facilitate a seamless transition to the JE-OPETS-BEI start of work, Task Orders under the IDIQ contract are planned to be released with an award date providing up to thirty (30) days prior to the contract start of work date.

Other Federal organizations outside of the JPEO-CBD may use JE-OPETS-BEI with JPEO-CBD approval.

1.4 Performance- Location and General Requirements

Performance shall take place in multiple cities in the Continental United States (CONUS) and Outside the Continental United States (OCONUS). Performance will primarily be conducted at or around (i.e., on- or off-site) each of the requiring offices supporting the JPEO-CBD enterprise, including but not limited to the US locations of Edgewood Area of Aberdeen Proving Ground (APG), Maryland; Ft. Detrick, Maryland; Ft. Belvoir, Virginia; Stafford, Virginia; San Diego, California; MacDill AFB, FL; Dahlgren, VA;, Boston, MA; Camp Lejeune, NC; Camp Pendleton, CA; Ft. Leonard Wood, MO; Ft. Sam Houston, TX, and; Albany, GA.

OCONUS support may be required at Forward Operating Bases (FOBs) in Afghanistan, with potential locations in Iraq, Kuwait, Qatar, and Korea or other OCONUS locations as requirements are determined by enemy threats. OCONUS support is to be performed in accordance with the supported command and unit policies and procedures.

The Contractor is responsible for providing the contracted workforce during normal work hours on Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays or when the Government facility is closed due to local or national emergencies, administrative closings, or similar Government directed facility closings. Government workday core hours are between 0900 and 1500 daily. Additionally, the Contractor shall provide a performance-based number of personnel at Contractor facilities in support of the disbursed JPM locations. Contractors may determine it to be beneficial to establish a centralized office nearby rather than a plethora of small offices distributed near the various JPMs, test ranges, and other CONUS locations.

Under no circumstances will the Contractor personnel providing support in CONUS exceed a forty (40) hour work week without prior written authorization of the Contracting Officer. Deployed individuals (OCONUS) may be required to work other than core hours in support of mission requirements and are authorized to exceed a forty (40) hour work week; however, hostile fire and hardship pay differentials apply only to the forty (40) hour work week.

The Contractor must, at all times, maintain an adequate workforce for the uninterrupted performance of all tasks defined within this PWS when the Government facility is not closed for the above reasons. When hiring personnel, the Contractor shall keep in mind that the stability and continuity of the workforce are essential.

1.5 Period of Performance

The contract term consists of a six (6) year base ordering period. Task Orders awarded under this IDIQ contract will have a one (1) year Base period of performance and up to five (5) one (1) year option periods of performance. Contractors may be required to provide services for up to one (1) year beyond the six (6) year base ordering period.

1.6 Applicable Documents

The following documents of issue, shown on the document summary list, form a part of this PWS to the extent specified herein. In the event of a conflict between documents referenced herein and the contents of this PWS, the contents of the PWS shall be the governing requirement.

Army Contracting Command Documents

· CCH Federal Acquisition Regulation

· Department of Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement

· Department of the Army Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement

· Government Purchase Card Standard Operating Procedure 715- 1, Oct 2007 Department of Defense Standards

· Military Standard 882E (MIL-STD-882E), System Safety, 10 February 2000

· MIL-STD-810 G(1), “Environmental Engineering Considerations and Laboratory Tests”, 15 April 2014

· MIL-STD-2073-1E, Standard Practice for Military Packaging, 7 January 2011. (DOD standards are available at: http://astimage.daps.dla.mil/quicksearch/) Other Government Documents

· Title 10 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR), Energy; Part 19: Notices, Instructions and Reports to Workers: Inspection and Investigations; and Part 20: Standards for Protection Against Radiation; 24 January 2018

· Title 29 CFR, Labor; Part 1910.97, Occupational Safety and Health Standards, Non-ionizing Radiation, 1 July 2011

· Title 32 CFR, National Defense; Part 626, 1 July 2002: Biological Defense Safety Program and Part 627, Biological Defense Technical Safety Requirements (Department of the Army Pamphlet (DA PAM) 385-69), 1 July 2001.

· Department of Defense Instruction (DoDI) 6055.11, Protection of DoD Personnel from Exposure to Radiofrequency Radiation And Military Exempt Lasers, 21 February 1995 (Chapter 1, 6 May 1996)

· DoDI 5000.02, Operation of the Defense Acquisition System, 7 January 2015; Change 3, 2 November 2017.

· DA PAM 385-61, Toxic Chemical Agent Safety Standards, 13 November 2012.

· DA PAM 385-69, Safety Standards for Microbiological and Biomedical Laboratories, 6 May 2009

· DA PAM 385-24, The Army Radiation Safety Program, 22 September 2011.

· Army Regulation (AR) 11-9, The Army Radiation Safety Program, 28 May 1999

· AR 50-6, Chemical Surety, Federation of American Scientists, 28 July 2008

· AR 190-59, Chemical Agent Security Program, 10 April 2012

· AR 385-61, Toxic Chemical Agent Safety Standards, 17 December 2008

· AR 385-10, The Army Safety Program, 5 September 2014

· AR 50-1, Biological Surety, Biological Surety, 28 July 2008

· AR 190-17, Biological Select Agents and Toxins Surety Program, 6 September 2006

· AR 700-127, Integrated Logistics Support, 8 January 2015.

· AR 70-25, Use of Volunteers as Subjects of Research, 5 September 2012.

· AMC Regulation 385100, Safety Manual, 26 September 1995 (AMC Regulations are available at: http://www.amc.army.mil/amc/ci/pub_index.html)

· Edgewood Chemical and Biological Center (ECBC) Publication, Preparation of Safety Standing Operating Procedure (SOP), Version 2.0, December 2008

2.0 JPEO-CBD Organization

2.1 Joint Project Manager General Mission Requirements

The following are the JPMs under JPEO-CBD that represent the primary end-users for services under this contract. While the mission for each represents a slightly different business sector, each has a responsibility to protect war fighters against the threat posed by exposure to CBRN threats/agents. Therefore, their overarching mission is CBRN protection, and they each have similar requirements for acquisition support services that sustain their unique mission and business sectors, as defined herein by this PWS.

2.1.1 JPM for Medical Countermeasure Systems (JPM-MCS)

The mission of the Joint Project Manager for Medical Countermeasure Systems (JPM MCS) is to provide for research, development, acquisition, fielding, and Life Cycle Management (LCM) of U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA)-approved medical systems for protection, treatment, and diagnostic capabilities against CBRN threat agents. All CBRN medical countermeasures are approved by and regulated through the FDA. JPM MCS continues to aggressively explore opportunities to partner with other Government agencies, Industry, academia, and allied countries for all CBRN medical countermeasure efforts. JPM MCS delivers safe, effective, and robust medical products that protect U.S. forces against validated CBRN threats. They apply Government and Industry best practices to develop or acquire FDA-approved products within rigorously managed cost, schedule, and performance constraints.

2.1.2 JPM NBC for Contamination Avoidance (JPM-NBC-CA)

The Joint Project Manager for Contamination Avoidance (JPM NBC-CA) is responsible for the development, production, integration, testing, and fielding of Nuclear, Biological, and Chemical (NBC) detection, obscuration, and reconnaissance systems. JPM NBC-CA ensures that system development, integration efforts and services focus on the Joint Warfighters’ needs within cost, schedule, performance and risk.

2.1.3 JPM for Protection (JPM-P)

The mission of the Joint Project Manager for Protection (JPM-P) is to develop, field, and sustain CBRN protection and hazard mitigation capabilities for the nation. JPM-P provides revolutionary individual protective equipment, collective protection and decontamination systems to the Warfighter that are operationally effective and suitable, cost effective, and truly necessary to maintain operations in a CBRN environment. JPM-P also supports the National Military Strategy, research, develop, procure, field, dispose of, and provide sustainment guidance for protection equipment and systems that protect personnel and equipment within protected areas from chemical, biological, radiological, and toxic industrial materials. Additionally, JPM-P's vision is to pursue technology advances in sorbents, coatings, and physical removal, which will reduce logistics burden, manpower requirements, and lost operational capability associated with decontamination operations.

2.1.4 JPM for Information Systems (JPM-IS)

The mission of the Joint Project Manager for Information Systems (JPM-IS) is to provide the information architecture and applications for shaping the battle space against the chemical and biological threat. JPM-IS provides the Warfighter with integrated early warning capability, an accredited hazard prediction model, state-of-the-art consequence management, and course of action analysis tools.

2.1.5 JPM for Guardian (JPM-G)

JPM-G’s mission is to develop, integrate, deliver and sustain Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear and explosive (CBRNe) defense capabilities aligned with the Joint Force, Homeland Defense and Coalition Partners.

2.2 JPEO-CBD Leadership and Directorates

In addition to the JPMOs, the Contractor shall provide professional support to the JPEO-CBD’s Headquarters’ Directorates and Organizations/Offices.

3.0 Common Requirements

3.1 Program Status

The Contractor shall document the funds allocated to-date, funds expended to-date, work scheduled, work performed, status of ongoing work, problems encountered, and their resolution, as well as a summary of major events and other pertinent information.

3.2 Personnel

The Government may require a SECRET, PUBLIC TRUST or TOP SECRET clearance for specific functional areas. All Contractor personnel are required to speak English. Business attire is required, but may differ based on functional work to be performed. Contractor personnel shall wear badges/Common Access Cards (CACs) at all times, identifying them as Contractor personnel. Badges shall be worn above the waist and have a picture of the employee.

3.3 Quality Control Management

The Contractor shall establish measurement points that will provide maximum visibility of new and current processes to ensure contractual requirements are being met. The Contractor shall select the proper methods to analyze these processes to continuously improve the system. Metrics shall be developed to assist management visibility into an adequate process control system. Compliance with agreed-upon standards and procedures shall be evaluated through process monitoring, product evaluation, and audits.

The Contractor shall use quality standards, methodologies, procedures, and tools for performing Quality Control (QC) activities, to include procedures for contract review and coordination, as well as procedures for identification, collection, filing, maintenance, and disposal of quality records. Resources, schedules, and responsibilities for conducting quality control activities shall be documented.

3.4 Quality Control Program

The Contractor shall develop and maintain an effective QC program to ensure services are performed In Accordance With (IAW) this PWS. The Contractor's QC program is the means by which it ensures work complies with the requirements of the contract. The Contractor shall develop a Quality Control Plan (QCP) and implement procedures to identify, prevent, and ensure no recurrence of defective services. After acceptance of the QCP, the Contractor shall request the Contracting Officer's (KO) acceptance in writing for any proposed change to the QC system.

3.5 Quality Assurance

The Government shall evaluate the Contractors’ performance under this contract in accordance with the Governments’ developed Quality Assurance Surveillance Plan (QASP). The QASP is primarily focused on what the Government must do to ensure at the TO level that the Contractor has performed IAW the Performance Requirements Summary (PRS). It defines how the PRS will be applied, the frequency of surveillance, and the minimum acceptable defect rate(s).

3.6 Government Remedies

The contracting officer (KO) will follow Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 52.212-4, Contract Terms and Conditions-Commercial Items, to remedy the Contractor's failure to perform satisfactory services or failure to correct non-conforming services.

3.7 Post Award Conference/Periodic Progress Meetings

The Contractor shall attend any post award conference convened by the KO IAW FAR Subpart 42.5. The KO, Contracting Officer's Representative (COR), and other Government personnel, as appropriate, may meet periodically with the Contractor to review the Contractor's performance. At these meetings, the KO will apprise the Contractor of how the Government views the Contractor's performance and the Contractor will apprise the Government of problems, if any, being experienced. Appropriate action shall be taken to resolve outstanding issues. These meetings shall be at no additional cost to the Government.

3.8 Contracting Officer’s Representative (COR)

The COR monitors all technical aspects of the contract and assists in contract administration. The COR is authorized to perform the following functions:

· Ensure that the Contractor performs the technical requirements of the contract

· Perform inspections necessary in connection with contract performance

· Maintain written and oral communications with the Contractor concerning technical aspects of the contract

· Issue written interpretations of technical requirements, including Government drawings, designs, and specifications

· Monitor the Contractor's performance and notify both the KO and Contractor of any deficiencies

· Coordinate availability of Government Furnished Property (GFP) and provide site entry of Contractor personnel

3.9 A letter of designation issued to the COR, a copy of which is sent to the Contractor, states the responsibilities and limitations of the COR, especially with regard to changes in price, estimates, or changes in delivery dates. The COR is not authorized to change any of the terms and conditions of the contract.

3.10 Contract Manager and Alternate

The Contractor shall provide a Contract Manager and Alternate Contract Manager who shall be responsible for the performance of the work. The names of the Contract Manager and Alternate Contract Manager shall be designated in writing to the KO. The Contract Manager, or Alternate Contract Manager when the Contract Manager is absent, shall have full authority to act for the Contractor on all contract matters relating to daily operation of this contract.

3.11 General Guidelines

To accomplish the work under this PWS, Contractor personnel shall be required to represent or participate with Government personnel at meetings, conferences, and other activities within the Washington D.C. metropolitan area or at other sites in CONUS and OCONUS as directed by the Government. Upon completion of travel, a trip report shall be submitted IAW the Travel Trip Report. While General and Administrative (G&A) costs are allowable, overhead costs and fee (profit) are not allowable.

3.12 Deployment/Re-Deployment to the Central Command Area of Responsibility Unless deploying to the Central Command (CENTCOM) Area of Responsibility (AOR) for seventeen (17) days or less, the Contractor shall complete individual pre-deployment training. The approved site under this contract is Individual Replacement Deployment Operations (IRDO) at Camp Atterbury, Indiana:

http://www.campatterbury.in.ng.mil/IndividualReplacementDeploymentOperations/tabid/1101/Default.aspx http://www.campatterbury.in.ng.mil/Individual%20ReplacementDeployment%20Operations/tabid/1101/Default.aspx Headquarters Department of the Army (HQDA) Executive Order (267-11), Contractor Deployment and Redeployment in support of Overseas Contingency Operations, directs the deployment and redeployment flow of non-Logistics Civil Augmentation Program (non-LOGCAP) Contractors through IRDO Atterbury (Indiana). To ensure maximum utilization of Government air transportation that is provided to the IRDO in support, the Contractor shall:

Reserve for Government-provided air transportation, concurrent with required deployment and redeployment training through IRDO Atterbury (Indiana).

http://www.campatterbury.in.ng.mil/IndividualReplacementDeploymentOperations/tabid/1101/Default.aspx http://www.campatterbury.in.ng.mil/Individual%20ReplacementDeployment%20Operations/tabid/1101/Default.aspx

3.13 Use appropriate Contract Line Item Numbers (CLINs) for:

Government-provided inter-theater air transportation to and from the aerial port of debarkation, to deploy and redeploy Contractors, and Reimbursable air transportation when Government-provided transportation is determined "not-available" by a competent IRDO Atterbury (Indiana) authority or the KO The KO will approve and issue a Synchronized Pre-deployment Operational Tracker (SPOT)-generated Letter of Authorization (LOA) by:

Checking the "MILAIR" box, assigning privilege for Government furnished services, and Annotating the LOA with the following: "This Contractor is required Government furnished MILAIR unless determined "NON-AVAILABLE" by competent Government authority of IRDO Atterbury (Indiana) or this KO". If "NON-AVAILABILITY" is determined, and Contractor mission is assessed critical, authorize procurement of alternate air transportation. Do not uncheck "MILAIR", but re-annotate the LOA with: "This Contractor is authorized alternate or commercial transportation to deploy” (or redeploy, as the case may be). Reimbursements for approved alternate transportation costs are subject to equitable cost adjustments to the contract. If Contractor deployment and redeployment costs are determined prices in the contract, the KO will initiate and collect an equitable price adjustment on behalf of the Government.

The Contractor shall not establish unique individual pre-deployment training operations for their employees. Non-LOGCAP firms may only utilize the LOGCAP facilities with an Army Sustainment Command (ASC) waiver and subject to the terms and conditions of their prime contracts with the Government.

Contractor Medical Requirements for Deployment through CONUS Replacement Center, Camp Atterbury (Indiana).

Offerors shall provide medically and physically qualified contingency personnel to perform duties in applicable contingency operations as outlined in this PWS. Any Contractors Authorized to Accompany Form (CAAF) deemed unsuitable to deploy during the deployment process due to medical or dental reasons will not be authorized to deploy.

Medical personnel must have complete, legible documentation from a competent medical authority for each individual's physical evaluation, test results, immunizations, labs, and eye prescriptions to provide the required Government furnished equipment or services.

Detailed medical requirements can be found at the Camp Atterbury (Indiana) website:

http://www.campatterbury.in.ng.mil/CivilianContractorDeploymentRedeploym http://www.campatterbury.in.ng.mil/CivilianContractorDeploymentRedeploymentInfo/tabid/1101/Default.aspx Upon receiving certification that the offeror's employees meet deployability requirements, the KO will digitally sign the LOA. The LOA will be presented to the officials at the deployment center.

3.14 Anti-Terrorism/Operations Security Review

Reference is made to the PWS’ Contract Requirements Package Antiterrorism/Operations Security Review Cover Sheet.

3.15 Anti-Terrorism (AT) Level I Training

This contract text is for Contractor employees with an area of performance within an Army-controlled installation, facility, or area. All Contractor employees, including subContractor employees, requiring access to Army installations, facilities, or controlled access areas shall complete AT Level I awareness training within ten (10) calendar days after contract start date or effective date of incorporation of this requirement into the contract, whichever applies. The Contractor shall submit certificates of completion to the COR for each affected Contractor employee and subContractor employee within thirty (30) calendar days after completion of training by all employees and subContractor personnel. AT Level I awareness training is available at https://atlevel1.dtic.mil/at.

3.16 Anti-Terrorism Awareness Training for Contractor Personnel Traveling Overseas This standard language requires U.S.-based Contractor employees and associated subContractor employees to make available and to receive Government-provided AT awareness training specific to the AOR as directed by AR 525-13. Specific AOR training content is directed by the combatant commander, with the unit Anti-Terrorism Officer (ATO) being the local point of contact.

3.17 Access and General Protection/Security Policy and Procedures This standard language is for Contractor employees with an area of performance within an Army-controlled installation, facility, or area. The Contractor and all associated subContractor employees shall comply with applicable installation, facility, and area commander installation and facility access and local security policies and procedures (provided by the Government representative). The Contractor shall also provide all information required for background checks to meet installation access requirements to be accomplished by the installation Provost Marshall Office, Director of Emergency Services, or Security Office. The Contractor workforce must comply with all personal identity verification requirements 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.

3.18 iWATCH Training This standard language is for Contractor employees with an area of performance within an Army-controlled installation, facility, or area. The Contractor and all associated subContractors shall brief all employees on the local iWATCH program (i.e., training standards provided by the requiring activity ATO). This locally developed training will be used to inform employees of the types of behavior to watch for and instruct employees to report suspicious activity to the COR. This training shall be completed within ten (10) calendar days of contract award and within thirty (30) calendar days of new employees’ commencing performance, with the results reported to the COR no later than thirty (30) calendar days after contract award.

3.19 Contractor Employees Who Require Access to Government Information System 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 Assurance (IA) Awareness training prior to access to the information system and then annually thereafter.

3.20 For Contracts That Require an Operational Security Standing Operating Procedure/Plan The Contractor shall develop an Operational Security (OPSEC) SOP/Plan within ninety (90) calendar days of contract award, to be reviewed and approved by the responsible Government OPSEC officer, per AR 530-1, Operations Security. This SOP/Plan will specify the Government’s critical information, why it needs to be protected, where it is located, who is responsible for it, and how to protect it. In addition, the Contractor shall identify an individual who will be an OPSEC Coordinator. The Contractor will ensure that this individual becomes OPSEC Level II certified per AR 530-1.

3.21 For Contracts That Require Operational Security Training Per AR 530-1, OPSEC, new Contractor employees must complete Level I OPSEC training within thirty (30) calendar days of reporting for duty. All Contractor employees must complete annual OPSEC awareness training.

3.22 For Information Assurance/Information Technology Training All Contractor employees and associated subContractor employees will be issued Government computers for use on the Government network and must complete the DoD IA awareness training before issuance of network access and annually thereafter. All Contractor employees working IA/Information Technology (IT) functions must comply with DoD and Army training requirements in Department of Defense Directive (DoDD) 8570.01, DoD 8570.01-M, and AR 25-2 within six (6) months of employment.

3.23 For Information Assurance/Information Technology Certification Per DoD 8570.01-M, Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (DFARS) 252.239.7001, and AR 25-2, the Contractor employees supporting IA/IT functions shall be appropriately certified upon contract award. The baseline certification, as stipulated in DoD 8570.01-M, must be completed upon contract award.

3.24 For Contractors Authorized to Accompany the Force

DFARS Clause 252.225-7040, Contractor Personnel Authorized to Accompany U.S. Armed Forces Deployed CONUS, shall be used in solicitations and contracts that authorize Contractor personnel to accompany U.S. Armed Forces deployed outside the United States in contingency operations, humanitarian or peacekeeping operations, or other military operations or exercises, when designated by the combatant commander. The clause is in this solicitation and will be in the resultant contract and, as such, it discusses the following AT/OPSEC-related topics: required compliance with laws and regulations, pre-deployment requirements, required training (per combatant command guidance), and personnel data required.

3.25 For Contract Requiring Performance or Delivery in a Foreign Country DFARS Clause 252.225-7043, Antiterrorism/Force Protection for Defense Contractors OCONUS, shall be used in solicitations and contracts that require performance or delivery in a foreign country. This clause applies to both contingency and non-contingency support. The key AT requirement is for non-local national Contractor personnel to comply with theater clearance requirements and allow the combatant commander to exercise oversight to ensure the Contractor's compliance with combatant commander and subordinate task force commander policies and directives.

3.26 For Contracts That Require Handling or Access to Classified Information The 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), and (2) any revisions to DoD 5220.22-M, notice of which has been furnished to the Contractor.

4.0 Common Requirements

4.1 Organizational Conflict of Interest

Contractor and subContractor personnel performing work under this contract may receive, have access to, participate in the development of proprietary or source selection information (e.g., cost or pricing information, budget information or analyses, specifications or work statements, etc.), or perform evaluation services which may create a current or subsequent Organizational Conflict of Interest (OCI) as defined in FAR Subpart 9.5. The Contractor shall notify the KO immediately whenever it becomes aware that such access or participation may result in any actual or potential OCI and shall submit a plan to the KO to avoid or mitigate any such OCI. The Contractor's mitigation plan will be determined to be acceptable solely at the discretion of the KO. In the event the KO unilaterally determines that any such OCI cannot be satisfactorily avoided or mitigated, the KO may affect other remedies as he or she deems necessary, including prohibiting the Contractor from participation in subsequent contracted requirements which may be affected by the OCI.

4.2 Equipment and Materials Procurement

All Contractor purchases for Other Direct Costs (ODCs) must be approved by the KO in advance of any purchases.

4.3 Contractor Personnel Training

The Contractor shall provide all necessary training for its own personnel. At the start of the contract and throughout, the Contractor shall provide required skilled personnel to support TO efforts. The Contractor shall be responsible for maintaining the proper skill mix.

4.4 Non-Personal Services

Contractor employees performing services under this contract shall be controlled, directed, and supervised at all times by management personnel of the Contractor. The Contractor's management shall ensure that employees properly comply with the performance standards outlined in this PWS and as required by the KO or the COR. Contractor employees shall perform independent of and without the supervision of any Government official. Actions of Contractor employees may not be interpreted or implemented in any manner that results in any Contractor employee creating or modifying Federal policy, obligating the appropriated funds of the U.S. Government, overseeing the work of Federal employees, providing direct personal services to any Federal employee, or otherwise violating the prohibitions set forth in Parts 7.5 and 37.1 of the FAR.

4.5 Manpower and Reserve Affairs Reporting

The Contractor shall report all manpower, including subContractor manpower, required for performance of this contract. The Contractor shall complete all the information in the required format using the following web address: https://cmra.army.mil. As part of the submission, you will also provide the estimated total cost incurred to comply with this reporting requirement. The reporting period will be the period of performance not to exceed twelve (12) months ending 30 September of each Government fiscal year and must be reported by 31 October of each calendar year. The required information includes:

a. Contracting Office, KO, Contracting Officer’s Representative (COR)

b. Contract number, including task and delivery order number

c. Beginning and ending dates covered by reporting period

d. Contractor name, address, phone number, e-mail address, identity of Contractor employee entering data

e. Estimated direct labor hours (including subContractors)

f. Estimated direct labor dollars paid this reporting period (including subContractors)

g. Total payments (including subContractors)

h. Predominant Federal Service Code (FSC) reflecting services provided by the Contractor (and separate predominant FSC for each subContractor if different)

i. Estimated data collection cost

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

k. Locations where Contractor and subContractors perform the work, specified by zip code in the United States and nearest city, country; when in an overseas location, using standardized nomenclature provided on web site

l. Presence of deployment or contingency contract language

m. Number of Contractor and subContractor employees deployed in theater this reporting period (by country)

4.6 Data Calls

The Contractor shall answer Government data calls and assist in responding to other Government requirements. Data calls include such things as preparing budget inputs, reporting the compliance with Government mandates, reporting on system and network performance, accomplishment of personal qualifications, and other topics.

4.7 Deliverables (Examples - to be specified at the TO level).

The Contractor shall provide the following reports and updates, via CDRLs, at the TO level (CDRL deliverables and applicable numbering are subject to change):

a. Monthly Status Labor Reports

b. Travel Trip Report

c. Travel Cost Report

d. ODC Cost Report

e. Government Furnished Equipment (GFE) Report

f. Quality Control Plan

4.8 Travel Requirements

Travel is expected in support of this effort throughout the period of performance. All travel requirements must be pre-authorized by a Government supervisor based on Contractor-prepared purpose, dates, and estimated costs in advance of travel dates. In case of mission urgencies, oral or verbal approval may be obtained from a Government supervisor/representative. Costs for transportation may be based upon mileage rates, actual costs incurred, or a combination thereof, provided the method used results in a reasonable charge. Travel costs will be considered reasonable and allowable only to the extent that they do not exceed on a daily basis, the maximum per diem rates in effect at the time of the travel. The Joint Travel Regulations (JTR), while not wholly applicable to Contractors, shall provide the basis for the determination as to what is reasonable and allowable. Maximum use is to be made of the lowest available customary standard coach or equivalent airfare accommodations available during normal business hours. OCONUS travel may be required. All necessary travel meeting the above criteria shall be approved in advance by the COR. Exceptions to these guidelines shall be approved in advance by the KO.

4.9 Physical Security

Passwords, access codes, and badges are sensitive items and shall be safeguarded at all times. Failure to safeguard sensitive items, using passwords or access codes without proper authorization, or disseminating passwords or access codes without proper authority, or without regard for established procedures, are causes for removal from this contract. At times, contract personnel shall be provided keys to facilities in accordance with current Army physical security policies and shall report the loss or theft of keys, access cards, pass codes, passwords, and CACs in accordance with those policies.

4.10 Facilities

Work may be performed at the Government sites or in Contractor spaces located in close proximity to the Government site. The Contractor will ensure its employees under this contract have access to workspaces, computers, Local Area Network (LAN) accounts, access to telephone service, operating supplies, and other items and tools of the trade required for daily operations. Access to Government buildings, network accounts, and CACs will be approved as deemed necessary to support the Government.

Level of safeguarding required is SECRET. The Contractor’s employees performing work in support of this contract shall have been granted or be eligible to be granted a TOP SECRET or SECRET security clearance from the Defense Industrial Security Clearance Office as required to perform their assigned duties.

4.11 Conservation of Facilities

The Contractor shall ensure that Contractor personnel make every effort to conserve utility costs during performance of the tasks herein.

5.0 JE-OPETS-BEI Support Requirements

5.1 Business & Analytical

The Business & Analytical area includes all support associated with the business, finance, analysis, and organization of all JPEO-CBD systems. To facilitate this support requirement, the JPEO-CBD has identified the following areas of interest:

· Financial Management Services

· Management, Organizational & Business Improvement Services

· Affordability & Costing

· Specialized Analysis

· Training Services

Provided in the paragraphs below are broad descriptions for the support required at the IDIQ level and will be defined in greater detail at the TO level.

· Financial Management Services Budget Analyst. The offeror shall perform all aspects of budget and financial support, including, but not limited to, the following: Receiving budget year guidance and preparing Program Objective Memorandum (POM) and budget year documentation, to include the Internal Operating Budget (IOB), prioritization lists, functional support agreements, and Unfunded Requirements (UFRs); Administering a complex annual budget, which involves receiving, processing, and allocating funding, as well as managing budget execution and preparing financial reports; Maintaining all financial data, developing templates and tracking financial activity (e.g., Obligation and Outlay (O&O) plans, etc.); Conducting monthly analyses on program status and forecasting future program financial health; Assisting in development of acquisition documentation and program milestone reviews; Identifying program line Continuing Resolution Authority (CRA) requirements; Preparing contract requirements, modification packages and awards, and providing financial oversight of contract deliverables, and; Providing guidance to senior leadership on a broad range of programmatic, acquisition, and financial issues

· Management, Organizational & Business Improvement Services The offeror shall provide general knowledge of budget and program principles, policies, procedures, concepts, standards, and terminology, as well as an understanding of financial management and business operation systems.

Business Analyst. The offeror shall serve as a business analyst, providing senior-level support to programs within the JPEO-CBD portfolio with expert business and advisory services, course of action development, decision analysis, and overarching expertise in critical functional areas that affect a broad cross-section of programs. The offeror shall assess client requirements with respect to best-value solutions, standards of excellence and returns on investment; implement strategic business initiatives (e.g., balanced scorecard, performance metrics, investment analysis, etc.); and provide general support for business operations (e.g., analysis, market surveillance, business case, analysis, etc.). Additionally, the offeror shall develop briefings that identify requirements in POM years and identify resource requirements to support the development, testing and fielding of required products.

Contract Support Analyst. The offeror shall provide contracting support, monitoring the terms (i.e., progress, plans, invoices, and payments) of contracts and subcontracts and recommending modifications, as necessary, to adapt to changing program needs and technical findings. The offeror shall drafts documentation (e.g., solicitations, Purchase Orders (POs), modifications, Determination and Findings (D&Fs), Price Negotiation Memorandums (PNMs), Procurement Administrative Lead Time (PALT), Statements of Work (SOWs), Source Selection Plans (SSPs), CDRLs, etc.) for contracting officer input and approval, ensuring that it is compliant with DoD and FAR guidelines. Additionally, the offeror shall facilitate expedient adjudication by Government team leads during the document review process.

Data Management Specialist. The offeror shall provide inventory and database management to programs across the JPEO-CBD portfolio. The offeror shall develop data storage solutions for historical and working data, maintain inventory of fielded systems, and provide customer support as required.

· Affordability & Costing Earned Value Management (EVM) Specialist. The offeror shall perform all aspects of Earned Value Management, including, but not limited to, the following: Conducting analysis and providing advice regarding EVM tools and principles; Collecting and analyzing cost performance data reports in order to identify cost, schedule, and performance trends and deviations and recommend corrective action; Assisting the Contractor to achieve certification of their EVM system; Participating in working groups or IPTs, and ; Assisting with planning and execution of the Integrated Baseline Review (IBR).

Cost Analyst. The offeror shall serve as a cost analyst, supporting the program business manager with cost estimating and the formulation of the program’s budget and financial obligations, as well as providing advice in all areas of program cost analysis, schedule, and performance. The offeror shall provide financial support and guidance to senior leadership, including, but not limited to, the following: Developing requirements process cost estimates and projections; Producing cost benefit analyses; Assisting in development cost models; Serving as financial experts on IPTs; Providing cost estimating support for requirements, acquisition, and contracting documentation as required (e.g., Capability Development Document (CDD), Capability Production Document (CPD), Key System Attributes (KSAs), Acquisition Program Baseline (APB), Program Office Estimate (POE), LCCE, Independent Government Cost Estimates (IGCE), Acquisition Strategy, Acquisition Plan, etc.); Performing analyses and assessments of Contractor cost estimates and change proposals, and; Training other budget and cost analyst staff in acquisition cost and schedule expertise.

· Specialized Analysis Operations Research Analyst. The offeror shall serve as an operations research analyst, performing all aspects of Price and Performance Modeling (P&PM), to include database development and management.

· Training Services Training Specialist. The offeror shall provide capability and training development across the JPEO-CBD portfolio. The offeror shall identify training requirements and prepare System Training Plans (STRAPs) when appropriate. The offeror shall oversee and coordinate development of teaching and visual aids, instructional materials, computer tutorials, and reference materials appropriate to specific program objectives. In addition, the offeror shall conduct training meetings, reviews, and conferences to train instructor personnel and staff, evaluate effectiveness of training and development programs, and conduct the research necessary to revise and update training material.

5.2 Engineering & Technical

The Engineering & Technical domain includes all support associated with the design concepts and methodologies, functional and organizational structure, and development and production of all JPEO-CBD systems. To facilitate this support requirement, the JPEO-CBD has identified the following areas of interest to categorize Engineering & Technical:

· Engineering Support

· Specialized Engineering

· Test & Evaluation

· Science & Technology Support within the Engineering & Technical domain is required by JPEO-CBD Headquarters, the Air Force, and the Joint Project Managers for Biological Defense, Contamination Avoidance, Chemical and Biological Medical Systems, Guardian, Information Systems, Medical Countermeasures Advanced Development and Manufacturing, and Protection.

Provided in the paragraphs below are the support requirements within the Engineering & Technical domain. These requirements include broad descriptions for the support required at the IDIQ level and will be defined in greater detail at the TO level.

· Engineering Support Systems Engineer. The offeror shall perform all aspects of technical analysis and systems engineering support to facilitate the design, development, implementation and sustainment of a materiel solution. The offeror shall ensure application of appropriate scientific principles to meet technical requirements and trace requirements to system and test specifications. The offeror shall provide input to documents, reports, and briefings, and develop plans to ensure proper integration of technology and engineering. Additionally, the offeror shall apply technical knowledge with regard to interpretation of specifications, requirements, and technical data.

Configuration Management Specialist. The offeror shall provide configuration management and systems engineering support, including, but not limited to, the following:

Maintaining configuration management tracking systems; Developing and updating annual technology roadmap analyses; Managing, maintaining, administering and developing configuration management data stored within the Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear, and Explosive (CBRNe) Commercial Off-The-Shelf (COTS) Database, and; Working with customers, Contractors, and other program stakeholders to ensure conformance to…