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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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18. OFFER DATE

1. THIS CONTRACT IS A RATED ORDER

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2. CONTRACT NO.

W911QY 8. ADDRESS OFFER TO

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9. Sealed offers in original and 1 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

No Handcarry, Email Only conditions contained in this solicitation.

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CALL:

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KIMBERLY B. PUMYEA 508-233-6157

11. TABLE OF CONTENTS

SOLICITATION/ CONTRACT FORM

SUPPLIES OR SERVICES AND PRICES/ COSTS

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X I CONTRACT CLAUSES

DESCRIPTION/ SPECS./ WORK STATEMENT X

PACKAGING AND MARKING

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J LIST OF ATTACHMENTS

INSPECTION AND ACCEPTANCE

DELIVERIES OR PERFORMANCE

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REPRESENTATIONS, CERTIFICATIONS AND

OTHER STATEMENTS OF OFFERORS

CONTRACT ADMINISTRATION DATA 32 - 36 X

SPECIAL CONTRACT REQUIREMENTS

OFFER (Must be fully completed by offeror) 37 - 38 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

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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

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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:

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PART IV - REPRESENTATIONS AND INSTRUCTIONS

PART III - LIST OF DOCUMENTS, EXHIBITS AND OTHER ATTACHMENTS

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PART II - CONTRACT CLAUSES

W6QK ACC-APG NATICK

CONTRACTING DIVISION

BLDG 1 GENERAL GREENE AVENUE

NATICK MA 01760-5011

508-233-5700FAX:

TEL:

FAX:

TEL:

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

SOLICITATION

6. REQUISITION/PURCHASE NO.

0011144407

5. DATE ISSUED

25 May 2018

4. TYPE OF SOLICITATION

SEALED BID (IFB)

NEGOTIATED (RFP)

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3. SOLICITATION NO.

W911QY-18-R-0023

Section B - Supplies or Services and Prices

ITEM NO SUPPLIES/SERVICES QUANTITY UNIT UNIT PRICE AMOUNT

0001 Job

RDT&E

CPFF

The contractor shall provide all labor, materials, tools and equipment and travel for tasks 3.2, 3.3, 3.4, 3.5, 3.8 in accordance with the PWS.

FOB: Destination

PURCHASE REQUEST NUMBER: 0011144407

PSC CD: R425

ESTIMATED COST

FIXED FEE

TOTAL EST COST + FEE

0002 Job Procurement

CPFF

The contractor shall provide all labor, materials, tools and equipment and travel for task 3.6 in accordance with the PWS.

FOB: Destination

0003 Job Operations & Maintenance

CPFF

The contractor shall provide all labor, materials, tools and equipment and travel for task 3.7 in accordance with the PWS.

0004 Job

CDRL

CPFF

This CLIN is established for the purpose of delivering data as required by the DD Form 1423 CDRL (Exhibit A CDRLs). This CLIN is used in conjunction with the data required to be delivered in support of tasks from CLINs 0001 through 0003. This CLIN is Not Separately Priced (NSP).

0005 Each Contractor Manpower Reporting

CPFF

The Contractor is required to provide data on contractor manpower (including subcontractor manpower) for performance of this contract. Instructions, including the Contractor and Subcontractor User Guides, are available at the CMRA (Contractor Manpower Reporting Application) website at:

https://www.ecmra.mil

Reporting period will be the period of performance not to exceed 12 months ending 30 September of each government fiscal year and must be reported by 31 October of each calendar year.

1001 Job

OPTION RDT&E

CPFF

The contractor shall provide all labor, materials, tools and equipment and travel for tasks 3.2, 3.3, 3.4, 3.5, 3.8 in accordance with the PWS.

1002 Job OPTION Procurement

CPFF

The contractor shall provide all labor, materials, tools and equipment and travel for task 3.6 in accordance with the PWS.

1003 Job OPTION Operations & Maintenance

CPFF

The contractor shall provide all labor, materials, tools and equipment and travel for task 3.7 in accordance with the PWS.

1004 Job

OPTION CDRL

CPFF

This CLIN is established for the purpose of delivering data as required by the DD Form 1423 CDRL (Exhibit A CDRLs). This CLIN is used in conjunction with the data required to be delivered in support of tasks from CLINs 1001 through 1003. This CLIN is Not Separately Priced (NSP).

1005 Each OPTION Contractor Manpower Reporting

CPFF

The Contractor is required to provide data on contractor manpower (including subcontractor manpower) for performance of this contract. Instructions, including the Contractor and Subcontractor User Guides, are available at the CMRA (Contractor Manpower Reporting Application) website at:

https://www.ecmra.mil

Reporting period will be the period of performance not to exceed 12 months ending 30 September of each government fiscal year and must be reported by 31 October of each calendar year.

2001 Job

OPTION RDT&E

CPFF

The contractor shall provide all labor, materials, tools and equipment and travel for tasks 3.2, 3.3, 3.4, 3.5, 3.8 in accordance with the PWS.

2002 Job OPTION Procurement

CPFF

The contractor shall provide all labor, materials, tools and equipment and travel for task 3.6 in accordance with the PWS.

2003 Job OPTION Operations & Maintenance

CPFF

The contractor shall provide all labor, materials, tools and equipment and travel for task 3.7 in accordance with the PWS.

2004 Job

OPTION CDRL

CPFF

This CLIN is established for the purpose of delivering data as required by the DD Form 1423 CDRL (Exhibit A CDRLs). This CLIN is used in conjunction with the data required to be delivered in support of tasks from CLINs 2001 through 2003. This CLIN is Not Separately Priced (NSP).

2005 Each OPTION Contractor Manpower Reporting

CPFF

The Contractor is required to provide data on contractor manpower (including subcontractor manpower) for performance of this contract. Instructions, including the Contractor and Subcontractor User Guides, are available at the CMRA (Contractor Manpower Reporting Application) website at:

https://www.ecmra.mil

Reporting period will be the period of performance not to exceed 12 months ending 30 September of each government fiscal year and must be reported by 31 October of each calendar year.

3001 Job

OPTION RDT&E

CPFF

The contractor shall provide all labor, materials, tools and equipment and travel for tasks 3.2, 3.3, 3.4, 3.5, 3.8 in accordance with the PWS.

3002 Job OPTION Procurement

CPFF

The contractor shall provide all labor, materials, tools and equipment and travel for task 3.6 in accordance with the PWS.

3003 Job OPTION Operations & Maintenance

CPFF

The contractor shall provide all labor, materials, tools and equipment and travel for task 3.7 in accordance with the PWS.

3004 Job

OPTION CDRL

CPFF

This CLIN is established for the purpose of delivering data as required by the DD Form 1423 CDRL (Exhibit A CDRLs). This CLIN is used in conjunction with the data required to be delivered in support of tasks from CLINs 3001 through 3003. This CLIN is Not Separately Priced (NSP).

3005 Each OPTION Contractor Manpower Reporting

CPFF

The Contractor is required to provide data on contractor manpower (including subcontractor manpower) for performance of this contract. Instructions, including the Contractor and Subcontractor User Guides, are available at the CMRA (Contractor Manpower Reporting Application) website at:

https://www.ecmra.mil

Reporting period will be the period of performance not to exceed 12 months ending 30 September of each government fiscal year and must be reported by 31 October of each calendar year.

Section C - Descriptions and Specifications

SOLICITATION SUMMARY

Solicitation Summary

The Army Contracting Command – Aberdeen Proving Ground (ACC-APG), Natick Contracting Division, on behalf of US Army Natick Soldier Research, Development and Engineering Center (NSRDEC), anticipates awarding a Cost-Plus-Fixed-Fee (CPFF) contract for the Digital Capability Development Continuum for Improved Dismounted Soldier Experience effort. The contract will consist of a base period and three (3) one year options. This acquisition is a 100% Small Business Set-Aside. The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) Code is 541512 and the size standard is $27,500,000.

Contractor Manpower Reporting The Contractor shall perform manpower reporting as follows:

The Contractor shall report all contractor manpower (including subcontractor manpower) required for performance of this contract using the format provided at the following web address:

https://www.ecmra.mil. The Contractor shall include the following:

Contracting Officer, Contracting Officer’s Representative, Contract number, Beginning and ending dates covered by reporting period, Contractor name, address, phone number, email address, identification of contractor employee entering data, Estimated direct labor hours (including subcontractors), Estimated direct labor hours paid this reporting period (including subcontractors), Total payments, (including subcontractors) Predominant Federal Service Code (FSC) reflecting services provided by contractor (and separate predominant FSC for each subcontractor if different), Estimated data collection cost, Organizational title associated with the Unique Identification Code (UIC) for the Army Requiring Activity (UIC for this contract is W911QY), Locations where contractor and subcontractors perform the work (specified by zip code in the United States and nearest city, country, when in overseas location, using standardized nomenclature provided on the website.

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

The contractor shall also provide the estimated total cost (if any) incurred to comply with this reporting requirement. The reporting period shall be the period of performance not to exceed 12 months ending 30 September of each Government fiscal year and must be reported by 31 October of each calendar year.

The Contractor may use a direct XML data transfer to the database server or fill in the fields on the website. The XML direct transfer is a format for transferring files from a contractor’s system to the secure web site without the need for separate data entries for each required data element at the web site. The specific formats for the XML direct transfer may be downloaded from the web site.

Operational Security

Army Training Certification Tracking System (ATCTS) registration for contractor employees who require access to government information systems. All contractor employees with access to a government information system must be registered in the ATCTS (Army Training Certification Tracking System) at commencement of services, and must successfully complete the DoD Information Assurance Awareness prior to access to the IS and then annually thereafter.

For contracts that require a formal OPSEC program. The contractor shall develop an OPSEC Standing Operating Procedure (SOP)/Plan with 90 calendar days of contract award, to be reviewed and approved by the responsible government OPSEC officer. This plan will include a process to identify critical information, where it is located, who is responsible for it, how to protect it and why it needs to be protected. The contractor shall implement OPSEC measures as ordered by the commander. In addition, the contractor shall have an identified certified Level II OPSEC coordinator per AR 530-1.

For information assurance (IA)/information technology (IT) training. All contractor employees and associated subcontractor employees must complete the DoD IA awareness training before issuance of network access and annually thereafter. All contractor employees working IA/IT functions must comply with DoD and Army training requirements in DoDD 8570.01, DoD 8570.01-M and AR 25-2 within 6 months of appointment to IA/IT functions. 8. For information assurance (IA)/information technology (IT) certification. Per DoD 8570.01-M, 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.

Contractors and all associated sub-contractors who are required to handle or access to classified information. Contractor shall comply with FAR 52.204-2, Security Requirements. This clause involves access to information classified "Confidential," "Secret," or "Top Secret" and requires contractors to comply with: (1) The Security Agreement (DD Form 441), including the National Industrial Security Program Operating Manual (DoD 5220.22-M) and, (2) any revisions to DoD 5220.22-M, notice of which has been furnished to the contractor.

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. Contractor and all associated subcontractors employees shall provide all information required for background checks to meet installation access requirements to be accomplished by installation Provost Marshal Office, Director of Emergency Services or Security Office. Contractor workforce must comply with all personal identity verification requirements (FAR clause 52.204-9, Personal Identity Verification of Contractor Personnel) as directed by DoD, HQDA and/or local policy. In addition to the changes otherwise authorized by the changes clause of this contract, should the Force Protection Condition (FPCON) at any individual facility or installation change, the Government may require changes in contractor security matters or processes.

For contractors that do not require a CAC, but require access to a DoD facility or installation.

Contractor and all associated subcontractor employees shall comply with adjudication standards and processes using the National Crime Information Center Interstate Identification Index (NCICIII) and Terrorist Screening Database (TSDB) (Army Directive 2014-05/AR 190-13), applicable installation, facility and area commander installation/ facility access and local security policies and procedures (provided by government representative), or, at OCONUS locations, in accordance with status of forces agreements and other theater regulations.

Threat Awareness Reporting Program. For all contractors with security clearances. Per AR 381- 12, Threat Awareness and Reporting Program (TARP), contractor employees must receive annual TARP training by a CI agent or other trainer as specified in 2-4b.

System for Award Management (SAM) Any Offeror that submits a proposal in response to this solicitation must be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM), in accordance with FAR Clause 52.232-33 and DFARS Clause and 252.204-7004 Alt A, prior to contract award. Registration information can be found at: https://www.sam.gov/portal/public/SAM

Information Assurance Contractor employees and associated sub-contractor employees who require access to Government Information Systems must successfully complete the DOD Information Assurance Awareness training, other mandatory IA training (ArmyG3 security, Cyber Security Tip, Home Computer Security, Personally Identifiable Information Handling, Phishing, and Portable Electronic Devices) and complete an Acceptable Use Policy (AUP) form prior to access to the information systems. The DOD Information Assurance Awareness training must be completed annually thereafter, and the AUP will need to be re-signed after any major change. This information is provided by the COR as Government Furnished Information (GFI) at contract start date or effective date of incorporation of this requirement into the contract, whichever is applicable.

Security Clearance All Contractors under this contract shall have at least an Interim Secret clearance prior to the start date of the efforts associated with PWS for task 3.8. The Contractor shall establish a Top Secret (TS) facility clearance with SECRET safeguarding requirements.

PERFORMANCE WORK STATEMENT

Performance Work Statement For the

Digital Capability Development Continuum for Improved Dismounted Soldier Experience

Dated March 29, 2018

1.0 Background

This Performance Work Statement (PWS) covers a multi-tiered approach to ensure soldier and warfighter user experience feedback is achieved throughout the rapid life cycle of information portrayal for dismounted leaders. The feedback required shall including advanced concept development, prototype development, procurement, and operations and maintenance. Nett Warrior (NW) and Tactical Assault Kit (TAK) systems provide dismounted leaders with improved battlefield visibility through increased lethality, command, control, communications and information sharing across various echelons. The integrated NW and TAK systems facilitate dynamic transmission of battlefield information and actively supports integration into the digitized battlefield. The NW and TAK programs take advantage of components available from other Government agencies and commercial sources. With this approach, the Army minimizes the use of unique hardware and software, and uses an open system architecture, which provides greater flexibility to incorporate technology upgrades, while reducing developmental and support costs. However, to make such a concept functionally successful, communications throughout the capability development, procurement, and operations and maintenance is needed to ensure the correct prioritization of feature development is achieved.

The Natick Soldier Research Development and Engineering Center has a technology transition agreement with U.S. Army Product Manager Ground Soldier Systems (PdM GSS) that requires annual information portrayal technology transitions to the Nett Warrior source code repository.

PdM GSS also plans to implement a strategy of yearly technology insertions into the NW program to leverage evolving mature technology and the significant investment of the ever changing commercial marketplace. One of the benefits of the Government as the integrator is the ability to react quickly to integrate new technologies and software functionality (including 3rd party application integration) by leveraging Government Contractor support for the majority of the program’s supporting personnel.

2.0 Objective/Scope

The Contractor shall provide technical services for Natick Soldier Research, Development, and Engineering Center (NSRDEC), NW program, and other government agencies in areas of advanced concepts for on-soldier and small unit network and electronics integration and soldier experience enhancements, dismounted leader software engineering, dismounted leader software coding, dismounted leader software configuration management, software testing, system engineering & integration, dismounted leader training, as well as targeted field support to ensure continuum of soldier experience and to obtain field feedback. The focus of the NW effort would be tied to advancing and maturing the NW V3.0. System (SOA architecture) in the areas of NW Tactical Marketplace, NW cloud based messaging conversation, NW/TAK server architecture, NW EUD certs establishment/management, cellular network management, NW electronic warfare maturation and overall Army & USASOC user acceptance.

2.1 Terminology/Definitions

The term PdM GSS NW Systems Engineering and Technical Assistance (SETA) contractor, for the purposes of this performance work statement, refers to Augustine Consulting Inc. which is under U.S. Army Contract W91CRB-15-C-0025.

2.2 Non-Personal Services

The Government will neither supervise Contractor employees nor control the method by which the Contractor performs the required tasks. Under no circumstances will 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 a personal service nature, or give the perception of personal services. If the Contractor believes that any actions constitute, or are perceived to constitute personal services, it shall be the Contractor's responsibility to notify the Procuring Contracting Officer (PCO) immediately.

2.3 Estimated Period of Performance

The period of performance shall be forty eight (48) months. This period of performance is comprised of base award period of 12 months and three (3) one year options.

2.4 Government Furnished Equipment / Materials /Facilities

The Government does not plan to provide any Government Furnished Equipment (GFE) except for that equipment and software provided in Section J of the contract or agreed to by the COR.

2.5 Workspace for NW On-Site Support Contractors

The Government will provide workspace and office equipment for on-site support at PdM GSS Ft Belvoir, VA. Government location. Workspace and office equipment will include a computer workstation and approved software and access to appropriate administrative resources such as the Local Area Network / Wide Area Network (LAN/WAN), printer, copier, or other office equipment in support of administrative tasks for NW.

2.6 Contractor Personnel, Disciplines, and Specialties

The Contractor shall accomplish the scope of work defined in the contract by employing and utilizing qualified personnel with appropriate combinations of education, training, and experience. The Contractor shall perform the tasks with personnel that have the appropriate skills/experience to complete the work in an efficient manner. The Contractor personnel shall possess the education and experience levels in Table 1 for the tasks delineated in this PWS. The Contractor shall provide the necessary resources and infrastructure to manage, perform, and administer the contract.

TABLE 1: Required Labor Categories, Experience and Education Requirements Labor Category Experience Education

Software Engineer Level III

5-10 years Bachelor Degree in Computer Engineering OR Computer Science OR equivalent degree as determined by the Government and experience in the following areas:

requirements capture, design, development, testing and execution.

Software Engineer Level IV

10-15 years Bachelor or Master Degree in Computer Engineering OR Computer Science OR equivalent degree as determined by the Government and experience in the following areas:

requirements capture, design, development, testing and execution.

Software Engineer Level V

15-25 years Bachelors or Masters Degree in Computer Engineering OR Computer Science OR equivalent degree as determined by the Government and experience in the following areas: requirements capture, design, development, testing and execution.

Senior Software Integration Engineer

5-20 years Bachelors Degree in Computer Engineering OR Computer Science OR equivalent degree as determined by the Government and experience in the following areas:

requirements capture, design, development, testing and execution.

System Engineer III 5-20 years Bachelors degree desired in Systems Engineering or related field. May substitute Bachelors Degree in Information Technology for 5-20 years of relevant experience in: Network architecture design, Interface control and management, systems engineering, integration, and test.

System Engineering

IV

15-25 years Master’s degree desired in Systems Engineering or related field, but not required. May substitute Master’s degree for a Bachelors Degree in Information Technology and 5-25 years of relevant experience in: Network architecture design, Interface control and management, systems engineering, integration, and test.

System Engineering V

25-30 years Master’s degree Systems Engineering or related field and 24-30 years of relevant experience in: Network architecture design, Interface control and management, systems engineering and integration, and test.

Systems Integrator, Lead

5 – 10 years Bachelor’s degree desired in Information Technology or related field, but not required. May substitute bachelor’s degree for High School diploma and 5-10 year of relevant experience in: Data communications, radio networking, or software development consulting.

Network Engineer 10-15 years High School diploma required and 10-15 years of relevant experience in: Network Administration, information management, and digital communications.

Senior Network Engineer

15 – 20 years

Bachelor’s degree desired Network Engineering or related field, but not required. May substitute bachelor’s degree for High School diploma and 15-20 years of relevant experience in: Network Administration, information management, digital communications.

Field Service Representative, Subject Matter Expert

15-20 years Bachelor’s degree desired Information Technology or relevant field, but not required. May substitute bachelor’s degree for High School diploma and 15-20 years of relevant experience in: Tactical Communications integration, networking, and software systems consulting.

2.7 Sub-Contractors

The Contractor shall be responsible for any subcontract management necessary to integrate work performed on this contract and shall be responsible and accountable for Sub-Contractor performance on this requirement. The Contractor shall manage work distribution to ensure there are no Organizational Conflict of Interest (OCI) considerations. Sub-Contractors shall be subject to all requirements applicable to the Contractor.

2.8 Data Rights and Software

The Contractor shall assign copyright in all software source and object code, software documentation produced under this performance work statement created under this contract to the Government in accordance with (DFARS) 252.227-7020. The Contractor shall grant the Government "Unlimited" data rights for all documents and technical data produced under this performance work statement in accordance with DFARS 252.227-7013.

2.9 Distribution Statement

For NW specific deliverables, the Contractor shall include the following distribution statements on the cover of all data produced or reproduced under this contract (unless the document is classified or the Government provides subsequent direction during contract execution):

"Distribution D. Distribution authorized to U.S. Department of Defense (DOD) and U.S. DOD Contractors only. Reason: To protect technical or operational data or information. Other requests for this document shall be referred to U.S. Army Product Manager Ground Soldier Systems, Ft. Belvoir, VA. 22060".

2.10 Data/Correspondence

The Contractor shall provide electronic correspondence and documents that are compatible with Windows 7 and 10 operating systems, Microsoft (MS) Office 2013 suite of programs (Word, Excel, PowerPoint), and MS Project Professional 2013.

2.11 Other Direct Costs (ODCs)

The Contractor will be reimbursed for ODCs that are authorized with prior Government approval of expenditures. All ODCs greater than $25,000.00 shall be submitted to the KO, validated by the COR/COTR with final approval by the KO. All ODCs $25,000.00 or less shall be submitted to and approved by the COR / COTR.

3.0 PERFORMANCE REQUIREMENTS

3.1 Estimated Period of Performance

The period of performance shall be forty eight (48) months.

Task 3.2 Soldier Experience Feedback across Acquisition Lifecycle The Contractor shall provide wide-ranging user experience and integration feedback across both

1) a spectrum of software development technologies including on-soldier and small unit based information portrayal electronics, sensors, robotics, and network equipment; and 2) soldier and warfighter feedback across the acquisition lifecycle including advanced software concept development, prototype, procurement, and operations and maintenance. The contractor shall document user feedback to enable the NSRDEC, NW, TAK, and their associated subcontractors to adapt software capabilities and features to meet soldier and warfighter needs.

Tasks 3.3 Advanced Concept Development The Contractor shall design and develop next generation small unit software and network architecture and integration platform for on-Soldier network, sensors, robotics, Full Motion Video (FMV), server/cloud, and emerging display components. The Contractor shall provide comprehensive and wide-ranging spectrum of advanced software concept integration and development to include mission information and tactical information portrayal across the spectrum of on Soldier and small unit sensors and electronics, asymmetric vision, decide faster, manned-unmanned teaming (MUMT) and synthetic training capabilities.

Task 3.4 Assessment and Transitions

3.4.1 Field Assessments

The Contractor shall prepare software, network, and electronic systems for assessment execution and execute lab and field assessments (similar to Tactical Support and Operational Analysis field assessments) for a platoons level of systems that encompass emerging on-Soldier electronic architecture, Soldier-borne networks, sensors, robotics, FMV, emerging display components, and related experimentation analysis.

3.4.2 Transition and Delivery to Software Repositories

After advanced concept development, field assessments, and operational feedback the contractor shall transfer source code to the NW or TAK source code repository. Additionally, the contractor shall provide key technical measures of readiness for transition from both a quantitative and qualitative perspective. Quantitative metrics for feature improvement over current NW use case baseline include: 1) mission time, 2) mission task efficacy, 3) power consumption & processor load, 4) electronic message traffic, 5) NW data base size, 6) executable memory size, and 7) percent map visibility. Qualitative metrics for feature improvement over current NW use case baseline based upon field experimentation or NW Future Initiatives Subject Matter Experts (SMEs) include: 1) mission task efficacy, 2) Intuitiveness & training impact, 3) soldier user experience, 4) access to functionality, and 5) cognitive burden profile.

Task 3.5 Operational Feedback The Contractor shall execute small unit software, network, and electronic system field demonstrations with Army and/or with sister agency units and provide feedback suitable to consumption by the NW and TAK advanced development community. The Contractor shall support and provide data analysis to quantify the validity of capabilities.

Task 3.6 Software Procurement Activities The contractor shall support targeted small unit software, network and electronic procurement activities to quickly demonstrate and deliver soldier enhancements and rapid capabilities to the NW or TAK ecosystems. In addition to providing targeted software integration for soldier enhancements and rapid capabilities, the contractor shall document end user experience feedback that is garnished from the software assessment activities. Contractor shall provide NSRDEC COR an Annual Technical Report on Software Procurement Activities in accordance with CDRL A006 on an annually basis.

Task 3.7 Targeted Operational Maintenance The contractor shall support targeted operations and maintenance support tasks associated with NW and/or TAK fielding, systems or component integration with NW or TAK systems, and/or updating and maintaining of NW/TAK ecosystem. In addition to providing targeted operations and maintenance support, the contractor shall document end user experience feedback that is garnished from operations and maintenance activities. Contractor shall provide NSRDEC COR an Annual Technical Report on Targeted Operational Maintenance in accordance with CDRL A007 on an annually basis.

Task 3.8 Nett Warrior Support The Contractor shall provide comprehensive and wide-ranging support to the PdM GSS for evolving / maturing NW V3.0 system in the areas of software engineering, system engineering, cybersecurity, system architecture and integration. The following sub-paragraphs further delineate the required performance capabilities.

The Contractor, in conjunction with the PdM GSS NW Systems Engineering and Technical Assistance (SETA) contractor, shall ensure the work in Section 3.8 and its associated subparagraphs is not duplicative and a migration path is established to the NW program record and/or NW Future Initiatives, if the capability needs time to mature. If the Contractor and PdM GSS NW SETA contractor have divergent views on how to ensure a successful transition to the NW program of record of these requirements or how work is divided between both parties, then the Contractor shall promptly notify PdM GSS (GSS Tech Director / NW Chief Engineer) so any required Government clarification / direction can be provided to both parties.

3.8.1 Agile Development

The Contractor shall leverage the agile software development model, mobile application development languages and tools, and short capability release windows for software development and integration activities. The Contractor shall support the Government, on at least a monthly basis for the purposes of prioritizing / managing fixed levels of funding and schedule timelines, reprioritization of on-going and planned Contractor software development, integration, and post deployment software support efforts to proactively stay aligned with changing Army and U.S. Army Special Operations Command (USASOC) needs in the dismounted Soldier tactical environment.

3.8.2 NW Language Support

The Contractor shall provide software engineering development and coding support with expert knowledge in C, C++, C#, JAVA, Linux, .NET, Python and Android operating system, focused on the development and integration of NW-related V3.0 products for the mobile/handheld devices and mission support equipment. The Contractor shall have the capability on short notice to obtain additional expertise in other commercial program languages and operating systems to support efforts under this PWS.

3.8.3 NW Server Solutions

The Contractor shall build upon the current Nett Warrior V3.0 Service Oriented Architecture (SOA) to ensure it works for both U.S. Army and USASOC users within the TAK ecosystem.

The solution must leverage benefits from the current NW TAK Server and the SOA framework.

The solution must continue to satisfy several key design requirements, including:

• Supporting any network scenario, from having internet access to being completely disconnected;

• Running on any platform, including Android End User Devices (EUDs) and servers;

• Leveraging industry standards and methodologies for communication and security.

The Contractor shall provide FEDRAMP (Level V) compliant server solutions for such things as Tactical Marketplace, Message Conversion, Extensible Backend, Certificate and Cellular Management, Onboarding, Analytics, Federation, Cross Domain Transfer, and other emerging technologies.

3.8.4 Tactical Marketplace

As the NW V3.0 (which is leveraging the TAK ecosystem) proliferates across organizations, numerous external entities will be building functionality to augment and extend the capabilities within NW, either through plugins or separate applications. It’s critical that these capabilities be shared, distributed, and updated easily without the need to physically touch the devices in the field. Providing an application on the NW end user device that can install or update apps models industry, and solves many of these challenges. The Contractor shall build upon the emerging NW Marketplace application suite and provide capabilities such as, but not limited to:

•Kits: Kits should allow the network administrators to define a specific set of applications that can be installed on the device. Each kit should be configurable to use a specific application version or the latest. As applications are federated across the ecosystem, organizations shall have the control they need to define what is available on the NW end user device;

•Reviews: Organizations shall have the ability to review app submissions before they are updated on a device. Using standard software interfaces, organizations should be able to define their own custom hooks for automated testing and build servers;

•Federation: The Marketplace servers shall support being connected together to share and distribute applications across multiple different organizations. Additionally, backend software shall support larger server systems or be able to run in a dismounted and disconnected environment;

•Versioning: The Marketplace shall support keeping track of app versioning interoperability and dependencies. If an application is dependent on another application being installed, the Marketplace should be capable of managing that dependency;

•Device Monitoring: Administrators can monitor individual devices and retrieve live status updates of which applications are installed or need updating.

3.8.5 Messaging and Message Conversion

The Contractor shall build upon existing chat capability developed by NW to combine messaging & chat into a single tool to simplify and enhance the user experience. A

Soldier must be able to share pictures, videos, files, as well as links to entities on the map. Data should be archived and searchable, providing the Soldier an incredibly flexible and reliable communications platform. Additionally the Contractor will support the development of message conversion within the NW 3.0 Service Oriented Architecture (SOA), providing a seamless solution for the end user.

The Contractor shall provide a solution that allows NW V3.0 external communication device drivers to function with minimal EUD performance degradation in the NW EUD application layer to remove the need to obtain custom images from smartphones manufactures to meet the PdM GSS objective of becoming NW becoming phone agnostic.

3.8.6 Extensible Backend

Multiple organizations with disparate requirements use NW running TAK making it difficult to satisfy all user requirements. Plugins allow these organizations to extend or customize functionality without modifying the core capability. TAK has numerous plugins developed by third-party developers that provide a vast range of capabilities. However, third-party developers currently have no ability to extend the back-end messaging support. The Contractor shall develop a solution that allows application developers to store and distribute information in their own data format. As such, a plugin from a third-party developer can leverage a server already provided by the larger TAK ecosystem rather than developing their own server system.

3.8.7 Certificate and Cellular Management

As the number of systems within the NW architecture increase it will become more challenging to manage credentials. Each EUD will have numerous client certificates and an LTE SIM card.

The Contractor shall provide a NW solution that provides an easy interface to get quick operational status of the EUDs as well as the ability to remotely disable the client certificates and LTE SIM card for a single system with a single button click. This solution shall be capable of remotely identifying and displaying cellular data usage as well other relevant and necessary information. The Contractor shall also assist PdM GSS in establishing a roadmap with the larger Army and DoD community to ensure this NW solution will migrate into the larger Army and DoD planned certification and cellular management ecosystem(s).

3.8.8 Onboarding

The Government envisions providing a Soldier a functional NW system should be as simple as handing them a blank EUD and allowing them to configure and setup the device without requiring Field Service Representative (FSR) on-site support. The Contractor shall develop an application that is intuitive to the user and walks the user through the configuration setup. The Soldier shall be able to authenticate themselves using a CAC, other certified forms of two-part authentication or pre-configured credentials. The Contractor shall also support development of other certificate or credential authentication mechanisms to further secure and simplify the Soldier environment.

3.8.9 Analytics

As NW proliferates throughout the Army, it will become increasingly important to understand how the Soldiers are utilizing NW, ATAK software and other TAK capabilities that could be tied back to NW. Analytics can be used to identify problem areas or heavily used features within an application. With this information, efforts can be focused on the problems that have the most effect on the Soldier.

The Contractor shall develop an analytics framework as part of the NW ecosystem. This framework should be backed by the NW V3.0 SOA infrastructure, and provide a mechanism for collecting and analyzing system metrics in real time. Metric collection should occur in the background and not interfere with any functionality. Examples of metrics that would be collected include, but are not limited to:

• Amount of time spent in each feature within an application or plugin;

• Amount of time required to complete specific tasks;

• Crash reports and problem areas;

• Mappings from roles to the use of specific functions within NW.

3.8.10 Federation

NW has been designed to operate across organizations and the current NW TAK server supports data federation across organizational boundaries. However, this data federation capability needs to be extended such that it can support complex network scenarios. The Contractor shall enhance and further develop the federation capabilities within the NW TAK and NW V3.0 SOA server infrastructure. This will include adding support for the NW Tactical Marketplace and Certificate Management tools to federate across different network topologies and organizational boundaries.

3.8.11 Cross Domain Data Transfer

The Contractor shall support the development, documentation and Army certification of a tactical cross domain (TACDS) solution that integrates within the NW V3.0 Services Oriented Architecture and supports a variety mission data transfer between Secure But Unclassified (SBU) and other classified security domains. The cross-domain mission data will be incrementally introduced over time and will include, but not be limited to, select Cursor on Target/eXtensible Markup Language (CoT/XML) and Variable Message Format (VMF) messages, including Position Location Information (PLI); configurable sensor message and C2 traffic (example – Electronic Warfare (EW)/Cyber, Unattended Ground Sensors) and; full motion video.

The Contractor shall support all phases of incremental TACDS message definition, validation, integration testing and Secret and Below Interoperability (SABI) assessment and authorization (A&A) accreditation. The Contractor will provide, in accordance with CDRL A004 and CDRL A005 respectively, a Cross Domain Configuration Management Plan and a Repeatable Authorization Process - Implementation Plan (RAP-IP) to ensure TACDS fieldings are configured, maintained and accounted per Army Cross Domain Management Office (ACDMO) requirements.

3.8.12 Electronic Warfare and Cyber

The Contractor shall support PdM GSS in the developmental and experimentation effort of the 2nd phase of the Dismounted Distributed Electronic Warfare system (DDEW) with NW. This will require coordination between multiple parties working the effort, including, but not limited to: Program Executive Office for Intelligence, Electronic Warfare & Sensors (PEO IEW&S), NSRDEC, Communications-Electronics Research, Development, and Engineering Center (CERDEC), Commercial Vendors and other PdM GSS SETA support contractors. Additionally, the Contractor shall coordinate these developmental efforts (any release of information requires PdM GSS concurrence and shall be in compliance with Contract DD254 and security requirements) with various members of the Electronic Warfare TAK community to help drive a flexible, operationally effective and suitable NW material solution. The Contractor shall support follow-on NW EW & Cyber tasks, including continued improvements, and CONUS training support for dismounted NW EW & Cyber capabilities. The Contractor shall also support, as agreed to by PdM GSS, EW characterizations, evaluations and tests of various existing and emerging network transports and mobile technologies that integrate with or tied to NW.

3.8.13 NW TAK Integrator Support

The Contractor shall provide NW TAK integrators support. The NW TAK integrators are different from other PdM GSS SETA support contractor Field Service Representatives (FSRs) that support New Equipment Training and sustainment support for NW in the fielding. The NW TAK integrators are embedded integrators with the units that take existing and/or new NW capabilities the unit wants to integrate and make it work with NW / TAK ecosystems (e.g. future sensors/lasers, aerial relays, TACDS, cloud-based and local servers, commercial UAVs, etc.).

The Contractor shall provide NW TAK integrator support to ensure the success of the NW fieldings. The Contractor shall provide experts in technologies within the NW and TAK ecosystem and additionally, as needed, provide support to the program office NW Field System Representatives (FSR)s. The Contractor shall provide Field Service Engineers (FSEs) to assist the FSRs conducting the hands-on physical integration across the NW and TAK ecosystem. The Contractor shall accompany the units when training locally within the continental United States and outside the continental United States, as requested by the Government. Each OCONUS unit support deployment will require a separate approval from PdM GSS and COR prior to executing.

The Contractor shall send After Action Reports (AAR) and Executive Summaries (EXSUMs) after each exercise to capture issues and recommendations for PdM GSS. The Contractor shall conduct iterative assessments and demonstrations actions with operational units.

3.8.14 Software Configuration Management / Software Development Environment

3.8.14.1 Software Development Environment

The Contractor software development environment, being leveraged for NW activities associated with this PWS, is required to be unclassified and shall comply with information assurance requirements as specified by Army Regulation (AR) 25-2, Department of Defense Instruction (DoDI) 8500.01 and DoDI 8510.01. The Contractor shall maintain the NW source code in a physically secured and network protected server with a secondary backup server located off-site from the location where the work is being performed. The release of the source code to any outside parties requires PdM GSS approval.

3.8.14.2 Software Configuration Management

The Contractor shall provide software and system configuration management capabilities to include, but not limited to:

- Establishing, maintaining, updating source code repositories associated with the work activities under this PWS and sync these repositories on a periodic basis (not less than monthly) with the PdM GSS NW SETA contractor;

- Deliver source code and associated software documentation at the end of the PWS period of performance;

- Developing and maintaining system images, developing build scripts, and conducting daily software builds as required;

- Establishing and maintaining a defect tracking database using Atlassian Software Suite or equivalent;

- Maintaining configuration management control of all Contract Data Requirements List (CDRL) documents and any other key documentation;

- Using software environment development support tools; preferably all commercial-based configuration management tools such as Atlassian suite, Rational suite or other similar tools and integrated development environment such as Eclipse, Install-J, Visual Studio or other appropriate development environments.

4.0 Travel

Contractor personnel shall be required to travel worldwide to various work sites in order to perform tasks under this PWS. All travel shall be initially coordinated with assigned project officer or PdM GSS and authorized in advance by the Government COR or Contracting Officer.

Authorized travel will be payable as a direct cost. There will be no reimbursement for local travel in and around a fifty (50) mile radius of a particular employee work site or other areas deemed primary work sites under this effort.

Air travel shall be accomplished on regularly scheduled commercial flights in the most economical manner consistent with the successful accomplishment of the mission.

Reimbursement for the cost of lodging and incidental expenses will be considered to be reasonable and allowable…