Attachment_1_--_Draft_Performance_Work_Statement.docx

PERFORMANCE WORK STATEMENT

FOR

U.S. Army Asymmetric Warfare Group (AWG) Operations Support

April 16, 2016

Section C – Performance Work Statement

1.0 General Information Introduction. This Performance Work Statement (PWS) describes the Operational Support Contract performance requirements for the Asymmetric Warfare Group (AWG) at the U.S. Army Training and Doctrine Command (TRADOC). Section C-1, General Information, provides general information necessary to understand the requirements. Section C-2, Acronyms and Definitions, provides acronyms and definitions used throughout this document and in performance of this effort. Sections C-3, Government-Furnished Property and Services, and C-4, Contractor-Furnished Property and Services, provides information on Government and Contractor furnished property and services, respectively. Section C-5, Specific Tasks, presents the specific requirements. Section C-6, Program Management Support, describes the program management support needed to efficiently monitor the performance requirements for AWG. Section C-7, Delivery, Inspection/Acceptance by the Government, and Invoicing provides the guidance for delivery, inspection, and acceptance by the Government and for Contractor invoicing. Section C-8, Attachments and Forms, outlines applicable documents that impact this work.

1.1 Background. Since 2005, AWG has been directly engaged in supporting Army and Joint forces in the conduct of overseas contingency operations. AWG task units comprised of military members and contractors deploy into combat areas and hostile fire zones normally from 90-120 days at a time to provide advice and assistant to ground force commanders to enhance their operational capability and improve soldier survivability. Conventional forces are primarily organized, trained, and equipped to engage and defeat conventional opponents. While forces from all services have shown remarkable adaptability in tailoring Tactics, Techniques, and Procedures (TTP) to counter enemy actions, our opponents have also displayed flexibility and innovation in adapting their TTPs to attack military and civilian targets with means that limit their exposure to the overwhelming combat power US and Coalition Forces can bring to bear. AWG advisory assistance enables conventional forces to effectively counter and defeat the enemy’s use of Improvised Explosive Device (IED), rocket propelled grenades (RPG), mortars, Man-Portable Air Defense System (MANPAD), and the employment of terrorist techniques such as suicide bombers and kidnappings. Units have often undergone a steep learning curve upon deployment into hostile fire zones and have frequently found themselves reacting to the asymmetric tactics of the enemy rather than immediately gaining and maintaining the initiative.

The U.S. Army reacted to these and other asymmetric threats by creating the IED Task Force (later re-designated as the Joint Improvised Explosive Device Defeat Organization (JIEDDO) in October 2003 to mitigate IED threats endangering U.S./Coalition forces in Iraq and Afghanistan. In April 2004, the Army proposed activation of an Asymmetric Warfare Regiment (now AWG) to address the broader aspects of asymmetric warfare (AW). The AWG was formally activated in April 2006. In November 2011, AWG was re-aligned under TRADOC as a direct reporting unit.

1.1.1 AWG Organization. The AWG, headquartered at Fort Meade, MD, is the lead organization to provide the Army with global perspective and expertise in full-spectrum training, planning, and execution of countermeasures to AW. AWG is assigned a Table of Distribution and Allowances (TDA) strength of 332 authorizations, comprised of senior active duty officers and non-commissioned officers, Department of the Army civilians, and Contractors (approximately 36%). The AWG personnel are seasoned war fighters and functional area experts who identify and develop Army solutions for AW capability gaps. AW is operations conducted by terrorist, guerillas, militias, and paramilitaries to limit military effectiveness while achieving the political objectives. AW operations are conducted at the strategic, operational, and tactical levels to attack military and civilian targets. Objectives of these AW operations are to undermine U.S./Allied political, military, economical, and psychological strengths and the will to win.

The AWG is organized for continuous operations, capable of rapid deployments and response/mission cycles and able to operate in different areas of responsibilities simultaneously. The AWG exercises and provides liaison support to the Geographical Combatant Commanders (GCC), Joint Forces Command (JFCOM), and to U.S. Special Operations Command (SOCOM), and Service supported commanders.

1.1.2 Agency Mission. The AWG provides observation, analysis, training, and advisory support to Army and Joint Force units in order to enhance their capabilities to predict, mitigate, counter, and defeat asymmetric threats and methods. The goal of AWG is to improve the AW capabilities of the U.S. Army at the operational and tactical levels throughout the full spectrum of conflict. AWG enhances the capabilities of U.S. units by making them faster and more adept at identifying and attacking enemy vulnerabilities, and by preparing them for a broader spectrum of threats. The AWG mission includes:

a. Serving as experts in AW.

b. Providing direct support to the JIEDDO.

c. Conducting predictive modeling and trend analyses concerning global asymmetric threats.

d. Conducting trend analyses and producing predictive models on specific threats confronting supported units.

e. Deploying, integrating, coordinating, and executing battle command of assigned and attached forces.

f. Assisting supported combatant commanders to develop and maintain the AW Joint Common Operational Picture (JCOP).

g. Conducting advisory Continental United States (CONUS) and Outside Continental United States (OCONUS) training for in-theater or pre-deployment forces.

h. Supporting identification, development, and accelerated integration of lessons-learned, TTPs, and countermeasure technologies.

i. Establishing linkages with all internal, combatant command, and national intelligence agencies, as well as intelligence sources and centers.

1.2 Scope. This PWS defines the requirements and acceptable performance levels for execution of this contract. The Contractor shall support AWG in a wide variety of efforts and shall ensure that all projects maintain consistency with each other and that no duplication of effort exists within the program; inclusive of surge requirements for AWG or other associated AW program management, requirements organization, or as directed by higher headquarters. The Contractor shall provide personnel, expertise, and skills required to support AWG’s mission to observe, analyze, train, and advise Army and Joint Forces world-wide to successfully predict, mitigate, counter, and defeat asymmetric and emerging hybrid threats. The Contractor shall support the five main AWG functional areas: Headquarters; Operations Squadrons; Training, Advisory, and Assessment Squadron; Concepts Integration Squadron; and the AWG facilities at Fort A.P. Hill. Contractor services shall include:

a. Providing expertise, training, and education services in AW, operational and tactical TTPs, assistance in identification of asymmetric gaps and capabilities, logistics planning, information management (IM)/information technology (IT), weapon maintenance support and administrative support.

b. Analyzing asymmetric threats, intelligence and the materials collected.

c. Assisting the AWG in coordinating and synchronizing all AWG current operations by assessing current tactical situations reported.

d. Providing operational support to include deployment in field environments from within the CONUS and OCONUS and remote locations (both CONUS and OCONUS) in support of the war-fighter, exercises, contingency operations, and other AWG missions. Support may be conducted in a tactical field environment and require frequent tactical displacement and may require Contractors to travel on military ground, air, or water transportation to OCONUS locations. The Contractor shall comply with Army Regulation (AR) 715-9, Operational Contract Support Planning and Management.

e. Maintaining Contractor program management to include the AWG program, projects, Contractor costs, Contractor personnel, quality control planning and execution, direction, and coordination and reviews.

f. Demonstrating flexibility in the performance of this PWS. The highly dynamic nature of the AWG mission and related perishable technologies and concepts may require some aspects of the tasks identified to be accelerated and support provided on short notice. A quick response support is mandatory to meet the needs of the agencies in support of the war-fighter and the Command.

1.3 Objective. With the organizational realignment of AWG, TRADOC has broadened its efforts to support the Army and other military forces in combat operations with enhanced, up-to-date analyses, and training oriented on AW. As described throughout this PWS, the contractor will provide essential service support to the AWG and TRADOC to enhance soldier survivability; increase combat effectiveness of the force; and enable the defeat of current and emerging threats. At no time shall the contractor perform any inherently governmental functions or direct the performance of military or GS personnel.

1.4 General Information.

1.4.1 Period of Performance. The period of performance (POP) for the awarded contract is a one-year base period, inclusive of a 45 day phase-in period. The awarded contract will include two, one-year option periods.

1.4.1.1 Phase-in Period/Transition. The period between the contract award date and contract start date will constitute the phase-in period. During the phase-in period, the Contractor shall prepare to assume full responsibility for all areas of operation in accordance with (IAW) the term and conditions of this contract. The Contractor shall take all actions necessary for a smooth transition of the contracted operations. This period will be up to a maximum of 45 days in duration. The Government will make all facilities and equipment accessible to the Contractor within the designated period prior to performance start date. During the phase-in period, the Contractor shall, at a minimum:

a. Establish the Project Management Office.

b. Recruit and hire necessary personnel.

c. Obtain all required certifications and clearances, including personnel security clearances.

d. Participate in joint inventories and sign for Government-furnished property (GFP).

e. Develop and submit any deliverables.

f. Attend post award meetings.

g. Accomplish any necessary training to support the functions listed in the PWS.

1.4.1.1.1 Squadron level specific details are as follows:

a. S1 Processing. Contractor personnel must arrive with a valid U.S. Passport that expires no earlier than 6 months upon start of contract. Contractor must arrive to AWG S1 with two forms of government issued picture identification. Contractor must anticipate Soldier Readiness Processing (SRP) requirement will take approximately 1 day, no less. Contractor Verification System (CVS) input, Letters of Authorization (LOA) and Synchronized Pre-deployment and Operational Tracker (SPOT) report will take not less than 2 days. The time consumption will be the acquisition of all required documents and input actions required of newly hired contractor. Issuance of Common Access Cards (CACs) will take approximately 4-6 days; no less. Rules for Use of Force (RUF) packet construction will take not less than 3 days to accomplish. Central Command (CENTCOM) Arming Memorandum will take approximately 1-2 weeks turn-around after receipt by CENTCOM. VISA processing for missions outside of Afghanistan.

b. S2 Processing. Contractor personnel must arrive with a valid Secret or Top Secret (TS) clearance as necessary by position with Sensitive Compartmented Information (SCI) eligibility. Contractors will require Army Knowledge Online (AKO) and AKOS accounts and annual Intelligence Oversight (IO) training completed prior to arrival in order to submit for proper accounts down-range.

c. S4 Processing. Organizational Clothing Individual Equipment (OCIE)/Automation issue support will take three days staggered to process personnel. Clothing and footwear sizes will need to be provided upon contract award. All automatic issues would take place at the same time as the OCIE.

d. S6 Processing. General user must have a “sponsored” AKO account. Accounts will take a total of 21 days to create upon training completion. The following training must be completed prior to the first day of arrival at the unit;

i. Army G3 Computer Security Training

ii. DOD Information Assurance Training

iii. Personally Identifiable Information (PII)

iv. Phishing Awareness

v. Portable Electronic Devices and Removable Storage Media

vi. Thumb Drive Awareness

Contractor personnel support S6 must be DOD 8570.1-M compliant for IAT Level 2, at least 30 days of consecutive training for left/right seat ride. Tentative schedule is as follows;

Monday – Saturday: SRP at Fort Meade; round robin Monday – Saturday: Ft. AP Hill CSTC and Concepts and Integration Training

e. Medical Processing. Contractor personnel must anticipate one (1) day for SRP. Two (2) days minimum for medical training in preparation for deployment.

f. Concepts and Integration Squadron. Two (2) days will be required for deploying OAs. One (1) deployable person as the Concepts and Integration Liaison Officer (LNO) for Armed Forces (AF) during transition. The person deployed must have an understanding of Capability Development process, Agile process and a broad understanding of the structure of the generating force and project management experience. Key events during transition with key contractor tasks – 2x project leads for Network Integration Evaluation (NIE) training on mobility and Lethal Miniature Aerial Munition System (LMAMS), 2 x Action Officer Working Group (AOWG) personnel Cycle 8 Dissemination, Cycle 9 Planning.

1.4.1.2 Phase-Out Period. The phase-out period shall apply to any contract follow-on requirements. Forty five (45) calendar days prior to the completion of the Contract, an observation period shall occur at which time management personnel of the incoming workforce may observe operations and performance methods of the incumbent Contractor. This will allow for orderly turnover of facilities, equipment, and records and will help to ensure the continuity of service. The Contractor shall not defer any requirements for the purpose of avoiding the responsibility or of transferring such responsibility to the succeeding Contractor. The Contractor shall fully cooperate with the succeeding Contractor and the Government so as not to interfere with their work or duties. During the phase-out period, the Contractor shall approach the following issues: employee notification; retention of key personnel; turn-over of work-in-progress, inventories, and Government property; removal of Contractor property; data and information transfer; and any other actions required to ensure continuity of operations as designated herein.

1.4.2 Non-disclosure Requirements. All Contractor personnel (to include subcontractors, teaming partners, and consultants) personally and substantially involved in the performance of this contract shall execute and submit a “Non-Disclosure Agreement for Contractor Employees” Form (See Attachment B). Execution of this Non-Disclosure Agreement by Contractor personnel (employee and supervisor) is required prior to the commencement of any work on this contract and whenever replacement Contractor personnel are proposed. Any information obtained or provided in the performance of this contract shall only to be used in the performance of this contract. Additionally, the Contractor (and any subcontractors, consultants or teaming partners) is required to complete and sign Attachment C, Sensitive Data/Information Non-Disclosure Agreement. Execution of Attachment C is required prior to the commencement of any work under this contract.

1.4.3 Personnel. The Contractor shall provide all necessary personnel and managerial resources for execution of this contract.

1.4.3.1 Supervision. Contractor personnel are employees of the Contractor and under the administrative control and supervision of the Contractor. The Contractor shall select, supervise, and exercise control and direction over its employees; however the Contractor shall not supervise, direct, or control activities of Government personnel or the employees of other Contractors. The Contractor is accountable to the Government for the actions of its personnel and must follow installation and Army regulations.

1.4.3.2 Hours of Operation and Location. The principal place of performance for support will be in the Washington, DC area; however other locations, including OCONUS, will be required by the AWG in order to provide flexibility for the emerging and unique AWG mission. The Contractor shall ensure adequate capability is available to provide responses to specific tasks based on a 40-hour work week. The Contractor may be required to provide support services outside the “traditional” 0900 to 1700 Monday through Friday work schedule to include holiday, weekends, and/or during irregular times and shifts based upon operations and exercises. If required, the Contractor shall provide services and support 24 hours a day/7days per week. As a point of reference, Contractors should note that Government personnel who are deployed in support of this requirement may expect to adhere to an average work week of 84 hours (7 days per week, 12 hour days). Extended Work Week (EWW) hours (on an exception basis) need to be requested and approved through the Primary Contracting Officer’s Representative (COR). Federal Government holidays are as follows:

1.4.3.3 Privacy Requirements. Work on this contract will require that Contractor personnel have access to sensitive, privileged, or Privacy Act information. Personnel shall adhere to the Privacy Act, (5 U.S.C. § 552a) and applicable Agency rules and regulations. Contractor personnel shall not divulge or release privacy data or information developed or obtained in the performance of this contract award, until made public or specifically authorized by the Government. The Contractor shall not use, disclose, or reproduce a third party company’s proprietary data, other than as authorized and required in the performance of this contract award. The Contractor shall notify the Primary COR within 24 hours, identifying personnel that no longer require access to Government information systems.

1.4.3.4 Security Requirements. Contractor personnel (to include subcontractors) performing work under this contract must have at least a SECRET security clearance at time of the proposal submission and must maintain the level of security required for the life of the contract. Those working with sensitive information portions/classified material will require TOP SECRET (TS) or TS- Sensitive Compartmented Information (SCI) security clearance (or be eligible to acquire and maintain a TS or TS/SCI clearance). The Government will identify all classified material at the appropriate level. The security requirements are in accordance with the attached DD 254, Department of Defense Contract Security Classification Specification.

1.4.3.5 Personnel Skill Sets. Due to the nature of this operational support contract, a majority of the operational associated tasks require Contractor personnel to have experience directly associated with or in support of U.S. Special Operations Forces or other equivalent Federal Agencies. In addition, deployments to OCONUS locations, both semi- and non-permissive environments, are to be expected. Special Operations experienced personnel with combat arms experience is required. Special Mission Unit experience is not required but is considered a strength. The specific qualifications and experience requirements are detailed in task area below.

1.4.3.6 Physical Fitness. Most functions in this PWS require the Contractors to maintain an appropriate level of physical fitness to conduct extended operations in a variety of terrain and environmental conditions. Also, some Contractors working under this contract must be able to pass an Army Physical Fitness Test (APFT) on a no-notice or semi-annual basis (as identified in specific functional task areas). Deployable Contractor personnel must be physically and medically qualified to deploy to OCONUS locations.

1.4.3.7 Contractor Identification. The Contractor’s personnel performing work shall conspicuously display on their person a Contractor-furnished photo identification badge while on duty, as well as a Government-issued photo identification badge. The badge shall display, at a minimum, the employee’s full name and legal name under which the Contractor is doing business. Contractor personnel must wear badges at all times and shall identify themselves as Contractors at meetings, emails, telephone conversations, etc.

1.4.3.8 Vehicle Registration. When required, Contractor personnel shall register their vehicles with the installation security forces office, i.e. Provost Marshal, within 48 hours prior to reporting to their assigned job site.

1.4.4 Travel. The Contractor shall perform temporary duty (TDY) to CONUS and OCONUS locations as required in this contract. The locations include, but are not limited to, Europe, Middle East, Central and South America, Southeast Asia, Africa, and the Far East. All travel required and approved will be paid IAW with provisions in this contract, by reimbursement to the Contractor. Only required travel previously approved by the Contracting Officer (KO), COR or designated representative will be reimbursed. Guidance for Contractor travel may be found in FAR 31.205-46, the General Services Administration Federal Travel Regulations (FTR), Department of Defense Joint Travel Regulations (JTR) and Department of State Standardized Regulations (DSSR).

1.4.4.1 Travel Requests. All requests for travel must be approved by the KO, COR or designated representative prior to incurring cost, as travel will be reimbursed in accordance with the FTR, JTR, DSSR, and/or the provisions set forth in this contract. Contractors shall minimize the number of travelers and rental cars, and travel shall be scheduled during normal duty hours whenever possible. Requests for travel approval shall be prepared in a legible manner, include a description of proposed travel, a list of travelers, the contract number, contract line item number (CLIN), and be submitted within 48 hours of travel (See Attachment E).

1.4.5 Data Rights. The Government has unlimited rights to all documents and materials produced. All documents and materials, to include the source codes of any software, produced shall be Government owned and are the property of the Government with all rights and privileges of the ownership and copyright belonging exclusively to the Government. These documents and materials may not be used or sold by the Contractor without written permission from the KO. All materials supplied to the Government shall be the sole property of the Government and may not be used for any other purpose. The right does not abrogate any other Government rights under the applicable Data Rights clause(s). The Contractor shall ensure that all hardware and software agreements entered into are transferable to the Government and to other Contractors at the discretion of the Government.

1.4.6 Organizational Conflict of Interest. Contractor and subcontractor personnel performing work under this contract may receive, have access to or 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 Interests (OCI) as defined in FAR Subpart 9.5. The Contractor shall notify the Contracting Officer immediately whenever it becomes aware that such access or participation may result in any actual or potential OCI and shall promptly submit a plan to the Contracting Officer to avoid or mitigate any such OCI. The Contractor’s mitigation plan will be determined to be acceptable solely at the discretion of the Contracting Officer and in the event the Contracting Officer unilaterally determines that any such OCI cannot be satisfactorily avoided or mitigated, the Contracting Officer 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.

1.4.7 Contracting Officer Representative (COR). The COR will be identified by separate letter. The COR monitors all technical aspects of the contract and assists in contract administration The COR is authorized to perform the following functions: assure 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, specifications: monitor Contractor's performance and notifies both the Contracting Officer and Contractor of any deficiencies; coordinate availability of government furnished property, and provide site entry of Contractor personnel. 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 cost or price, estimates or changes in delivery dates. The COR is not authorized to change any of the terms and conditions of the resulting order.

1.4.8 Antiterrorism (AT) / Operations Security (OPSEC):

1.4.8.1 AT Level I Training. All contractor employees, including subcontractor employees, requiring access to Army installations, facilities, or controlled access areas shall complete AT Level I awareness training within 30 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 for each affected contractor employee and subcontractor employee to the COR (or to the contracting officer, if a COR is not assigned) within 10 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.

1.4.8.2 AT Awareness Training for Contractor Personnel Traveling Overseas. Contractor employees and associated subcontractor employees are to receive government-provided AT awareness training specific to the area of responsibility (AOR) as directed by AR 525-13. Specific AOR training content is directed by the combatant commander, with the unit Antiterrorism Officer (ATO) being the local point of contact.

1.4.8.3 Access and General Protection/Security Policy and Procedures. The contractor and all associated subcontractors’ 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 Marshal 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.

1.4.8.4 iWATCH Training. The contractor and all associated subcontractors shall brief all employees on the local iWATCH program (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 30 calendar days of contract award and within 30 calendar days of new employees’ commencing performance, with the results reported to the COR no later than 45 calendar days after contract award.

1.4.8.5 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 training prior to access to the information system and then annually thereafter.

1.4.8.6 Contracts That Require OPSEC Training. Per AR 530-1, Operations Security, new contractor employees must complete Level I OPSEC training within 30 calendar days of reporting for duty. All contractor employees must complete annual OPSEC awareness training.

1.4.8.7 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 six months of employment.

1.4.8.8 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.

1.4.8.9 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.

2.0 Acronyms and Definitions. The following terms as used throughout this AWG PWS, have the meaning set forth below.

An assessment conducted after a project or major activity that allows employees and leaders to discover (learn) what happened and why.

The administrative liaison between the Contractor and the Contracting Officer.

Maximum Travel Per Diem Allowances for Foreign Area, prescribed by Department of State, for travel in areas not covered in FTR or JTR.

The principal set of rules established to govern the acquisition process of the Government purchasing goods and services.

Prescribed by the General Services Administration for travel in the contiguous United States.

Prescribed by the DoD, for travel in Alaska, Hawaii, and outlying areas of the United States.

To keep project status visible to senior management in the customer and delivery organization by providing an appropriate summary of project status on a regular monthly basis.

Non-labor and non-travel expenses incurred for the Government (i.e. facilities, shipments)

A plan for executing a project and to meet specific objectives for the project. It should be used as a foundation for information and resource management planning and guidance.

Explains concisely what is to be accomplished in terms of results so that the Government can monitor and evaluate the progress and final result of the project effectively.

Establishes performance standards and measures how the performance standards will be identified.

To keep project status visible to senior management in the customer and delivery organization by providing an appropriate summary of project status/management on a quarterly basis.

A specific geographical area of conduct of armed conflict, bordered by areas where no combat is taking place.

A web-based application that allows Contractors to electronically submit invoices and receiving reports and the Government to inspect, accept, receive, and pay electronically.

A format for transferring files from one system to a secure website without the need for separate date entries.

3.0 Government-Furnished Property and Services. The Government will provide workspaces/desks, chairs, and office automation to include computer(s), telephones, printers, etc. as necessary by the work performed for each contractor personnel. Tactical field equipment will be provided as necessary to each individual depending upon the deployment requirements for each individual. The Contractor shall provide a method of tracking and managing GFP. AWG Government personnel will determine property disposition, acquisitions, and final acceptance of deliveries of AWG services/supplies. The Contractor shall not engage in inherently governmental functions associated with service/supply acquisition management (See FAR Subpart 7.5).

4.0 Contractor-Furnished Property and Services. The Contractor shall be responsible for providing management, labor, materials, equipment, and facilities, not otherwise provided as Government furnished. The costs for contractor-furnished property must be included in the contractor’s quoted proposal. No contractor-furnished property shall be separately charged to the Government. At contract completion, the contractor shall remove all contractor-furnished property that was not charged to the Government.

5.0 Specific Tasks. The Contractor shall provide dedicated subject matter expertise and programmatic support to the functional areas and missions listed in the specific task areas. The AWG will make the final determination on the content, application, and conduct of operations associated with all products, reports, advice, studies, and feedback provided by the Contractor. The following chart depicts the organization of the specific tasks within this PWS.

5.1 AWG Headquarters. The Contractor shall support AWG Headquarters operations to include: Command Section support, Special Staff support, Staff Liaison support, Intelligence support, Operations & Training support, Resource Management support, Acquisition support, Logistics support, and Information Management (IM)/Information Technology (IT) support. Contractor analysts shall assist the AWG in conducting trend analysis, prepare predictive models for supported organizations, and support Operations and Intelligence analysis. The Contractor shall support the Group Headquarters and Headquarters Detachment (HHD) by providing supply and maintenance support, including weapons storage and maintenance. The Contractor shall support AWG integration of non-material and material solutions. All Contractor products shall be submitted to AWG Government personnel for review and approval, as appropriate.

5.1.1 Administration/Special Staff. The Administration/Special Staff is a headquarters staff element that manages AWG’s daily and global administrative, personnel, legal, medical, acquisition, and budgetary activities. The Administration/Special Staff support all AWG personnel by: managing personnel actions; readiness reporting; coordinating medical care for AWG members; tracking medical training and deployment health assessments; resource management; and acquisition and contract management. All Contractor products shall be submitted to AWG Government personnel for review and approval, as appropriate.

5.1.1.1 Clerical Administration. The Contractor shall provide daily clerical/administrative support to ensure organized, coherent, and professional support in organizing, filing, and maintaining all technical records, training and personnel records for approximately 50 personnel, facility improvement and construction files, and other documents to include:

a. Developing a system to maintain administrative reports for AWG IAW Army Regulation 25-400-2.

b. Preparing documents from provided information for Government approval and signature.

c. Reviewing various correspondence for spelling, grammar, and accuracy.

d. Disbursing internal and external mail.

e. Maintaining the overall AWG calendar of events and conference room schedule.

f. Maintaining office supply inventory.

g. Possessing and maintaining a SECRET security clearance.

h. Traveling to various CONUS and OCONUS locations (less than 10%).

5.1.1.2 Medical Planning. The Contractor shall provide medical planning support to include:

a. Planning and coordinating health care services and/or developing medical support contingency plans for AWG training and/or missions.

b. Coordinating general physical exams for approximately 200 AWG Soldiers and comprehensive pre and post exams for deploying Soldiers.

c. Maintaining clinical records, medical supplies, and medical equipment IAW AR 40-66.

d. Organizing patient care and treatment training for AWG team members.

e. Possessing U.S. Special Operations Force medic or physician assistance experience.

f. Acquiring and maintaining a TS security clearance.

g. Deploying and traveling to various CONUS and OCONUS locations (less than 10%).

5.1.1.3 Support to Financial Administration. The Contractor shall provide support to AWG financial administration. The Contractor shall submit all work products to the designated AWG Government official for review and approval. Financial administrative support includes:

a. Tracking expenditures and resource status on approximately 5,000 financial transactions annually.

b. Analyzing financial and cost data specifically to report trends, problems, and unfavorable deviations from resource management analysis or cost information.

c. Generating documents to report the identified trends, problems, and deviations.

d. Making recommendations to AWG Government financial managers for corrective actions of identified unfavorable trends, problems, or deviations.

e. Possessing and maintaining a Secret security clearance.

5.1.1.4 Support to Contracting Administration. The Contractor shall provide support to AWG contracting specialist to include:

a. Tracking the performance period status of approximately 50 service contracts to monitor expirations, options to extend, and upcoming requirements.

b. Researching acquisition approaches, techniques, and material within standards to assist AWG contracting specialists in the execution of approximately 120 annual service and procurement contracts.

c. Reviewing contracting actions to identify trends.

d. Possessing and maintaining a Secret security clearance.

5.1.2 S-2 Intelligence Section. The AWG S-2 Section is a brigade-size staff element that provides timely, accurate, and relevant intelligence as well as security-related advice and assistance to AWG commanders, staff, and the intelligence community. The S-2 section: provides management for AWG reporting and analysis of trends; ensures all security regulations and procedures are followed within the AWG; plans and conducts security training and inspections to ensure all personnel remain current and compliant; and initiates and coordinates investigations on all security incidents. The AWG S-2 Section also:

a. Analyzes, assesses, tracks, and reports Indications and Warnings (I&W) to give commanders insight and warning of attacks and new TTPs against our forces.

b. Addresses Operational Environment (OE)/Intelligence Preparation of the Battlefield (IPB) by integrating the environment with the enemy's fighting doctrine, identifying capabilities and vulnerabilities to predict threat actions, and assisting commanders in understanding the battlefield to synchronize all war fighting functions for maximum effect.

c. Addresses situation development by confirming or denying enemy courses of action (COAs) predicted in the IPB.

d. Uses target development and target acquisition to identify high value targets (HVTs) and high pay-off targets (HPTs) that support the concept of the operations and to detect and locate targets with sufficient accuracy for attacks by fire, maneuver, and electronic means.

e. Provides Battle Damage Assessment (BDA) to continually assess enemy strength and the operations' effect on the enemy.

f. Addresses Force Protection by identifying elements of the force most important to the enemy and the Blue Forces most vulnerable to detection and attack by enemy operations.

g. Uses collection management to produce, submit and track Request for Information/Intelligence by and through AWG and Government systems.

h. Provides subject matter expertise to Army and Joint commanders in the seven intelligence functions (e.g., human intelligence (HUMINT), signals intelligence (SIGINT)) and their fusion.

i. Identifies and reports on capability gaps, both threat and friendly.

5.1.2.1 Intelligence Support. The Contractor shall support the AWG S-2 section by providing expertise and assistance in the following intelligence tasks:

a. Analyzing AW threats and intelligence in order to inform Army and Joint Forces operations IAW AR 381-12.

b. Assessing and analyzing over 25,000 documents and related material from collection sites, key leader engagements, analytical sharing programs and venues, web sites (Non-secure Internet Protocol Router (NIPR), Secure Internet Protocol Router (SIPR), Joint Worldwide Intelligence Communication System (JWICS) sources) as well as first-hand observations while deployed to assist in AW attack investigation and recovery IAW AR 381-10.

c. Providing subject matter expertise in intelligence disciplines and functional areas such as HUMINT, SIGINT, imagery intelligence (IMINT), measurement and signatures intelligence (MASINT), open source intelligence (OSINT), and counterintelligence (CI). For these intelligence disciplines:

i. Making recommendations to AWG Government personnel, to integrate identified knowledge and techniques into tactical operational levels.

ii. Developing material and non-material solutions to identified capability gaps.

iii. Assisting AWG Government personnel, in the development of architecture and strategy and ensuring the support is executed properly.

d. ICW AWG Government personnel,

i. Providing special mission unit expertise to the GCCs, Army Service Component Commands, and other major commands as needed.

ii. Planning intelligence COA development for AWG current and future operations.

iii. Providing all-source intelligence discipline support to support tactical and strategic level operations, global operations, and the National Intelligence Community.

iv. Analyzing and integrating intelligence operations to recover reliable and timely intelligence information of asymmetric threats.

v. Debriefing U.S. and Foreign personnel in order to obtain intelligence observations.

e. Providing expertise in threat finance and financial forensics to develop material and non-material solutions to identified capability gaps. ICW AWG Government personnel, developing theater threat finance and financial forensics architecture and strategy.

f. Complying with AR 381 series related to U.S. Army Intelligence Activities.

g. Acquiring and maintaining a TS-SCI security clearance and provide evidence of previous analyst certification documents from DoD or other Government Agencies.

h. Deploying and traveling to various CONUS and OCONUS locations (less than 50%).

The Contractor shall not direct or control intelligence or counter-intelligence operations - or otherwise engage in inherently Governmental functions (See FAR Subpart 7.5.). All Contractor products shall be submitted to AWG Government personnel for review and approval, as appropriate.

5.1.3 S-3 Operations Section. The AWG S-3 Section is a brigade-sized staff element that plans and monitors current operations, future operations, special technical operations (STO) and forward operating cell/liaison officer (FOC/LNO) sections and directs operations for the AWG. The AWG S-3 section:

a. Deploys Combat Advisory Support Teams for in-theater and pre-deployment advisory assistance to counter asymmetric threats.

b. Synchronizes four Squadrons and Group-level staff actions to realize the Commander’s intent.

c. Coordinates the assessment of enemy asymmetric threat trends and the dissemination of emerging TTPs that counter these threats.

d. Coordinates responsive actions to HQDA-directed requirements.

e. Ensures operational synthesis with FOC/LNOs at GCCs, Combat Training Centers (CTC), and Army Centers of Excellence.

f. Plans and coordinates personnel, IM, knowledge management, and procedures essential to the Commander to conduct operations.

g. Integrates the war fighting functions and coordinates the activities of forces to achieve objectives and accomplish missions.

h. Prepares and publishes Group orders and directives to guide unit activities.

The Contractor shall support AWG S-3 Section by providing support in operations, knowledge management, and interagency coordination.

5.1.3.1 Operational Support. Operational support shall include:

a. Assisting the AWG S-3 section in coordinating and synchronizing an average of 10-15 ongoing AWG operations involving approximately 50 personnel at any time.