Revised_PWS_-_Facility_Outside_Plant_IDIQ_Re-compete_(Fort_Benning)_ll.pdf

Performance Work Statement

Network Enterprise Command (NEC) – Fort Benning

Communications Infrastructure Services Support

October 24, 2018

Contents

1.0 Introduction:

1.2 Place of Performance:

1.3 Anticipated Period of Performance

1.4 Hours of Operation

2.0 Communications and Operating Environment

3.0 TECHNICAL SERVICES REQUIRED

4.0 Management and Administration

5.0 Specific Tasks:

6.0 Reporting

7.0 Other Direct Costs (ODC)

8.0 TRAVEL

9.0 SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS

10.0 PERSONNEL

11.0 SECURITY AND PRIVACY

12.0 INVOICE AND PAYMENT

13.0 QUALITY CONTROL

14.0 QUALITY ASSURANCE

15.0 CONTRACTOR MANPOWER REPORTING

16.0 DELIVERABLES

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1.0 Introduction: The purpose of this requirement is to provide communications Infrastructure Support Services for the Network Enterprise Center (NEC), Fort Benning.

1.1 Background: Fort Benning supports more than 120,000 active-duty military, family members, reserve component soldiers, retirees, and civilian employees on a daily basis. It is a power projection platform, and possesses the capability to deploy combat-ready forces by air, rail, and highway. Fort Benning is the home of the United States Army Maneuver Center of Excellence, the United States Army Armor School, United States Army Infantry School, the Western Hemisphere Institute for Security Cooperation (formerly known as the School of the Americas), elements of the 75th Ranger Regiment, 3rd Brigade – 3rd Infantry Division, and many other additional tenant units.

Since 1918, Fort Benning, has served as the Home of the Infantry. Since 2005, Fort Benning has been transformed into the Maneuver Center of Excellence, as a result of the 2005 Base Realignment and Closure (BRAC) Commission's decision to consolidate a number of schools and installations to create various "centers of excellence." Included in this transformation was the move of the Armor School from Fort Knox to Fort Benning.

There are four main cantonment areas on Fort Benning: Main Post, Kelley Hill, Sand Hill, and Harmony Church. Main Post houses various garrison and smaller FORSCOM units of Fort Benning such as11th Engineers, SFAB, as well as a number of TRADOC-related tenants, e.g. the Officer Candidate School, the Non-Commissioned Officers Academy, and the Airborne School.

McGinnis-Wickham Hall (formerly known as Infantry Hall) is the post headquarters and Maneuver Center of Excellence. Adjacent is a monument, the Ranger Memorial. Kelley Hill houses the 3rd Armored Brigade Combat Team of the 3rd Infantry Division (Mechanized), the parent unit of two combined armed battalions; First Battalion, Fifteenth Infantry, Second Battalion, Sixty-ninth Armor, as well as Third Squadron, First Cavalry Regiment, First Battalion, Tenth Field Artillery Regiment, and two support battalions; 3-3 BSTB, and 203rd BSB. Sand Hill is the primary location of the Infantry Training Brigade (198th Infantry Brigade) and the Basic Combat Training Brigade (192nd Infantry brigade). Sand Hill is also the location of the 30th AG Reception Battalion at Fort Benning. Harmony Church area houses the 2/29 Infantry Regiment Sniper School, the 1/29th Infantry Regiment (training support for Bradley Fighting Vehicles and Strykers), the United States Army Reconnaissance and Surveillance Leaders Course (RSLC) and the first phase of Ranger School, 4th Ranger Training Battalion (RTB).

After the 2005 Base Realignment and Closure (BRAC) Commission's decision to create the Maneuver Center of Excellence (MCoE), Harmony Church was designated as the new home of the US Army Armor School.

Fort Benning supports two sub –installations: Camp Merrill, GA and Camp Rudder, FL. Camp Merrill, located near Dahlonega, GA supports the Mountain Phase of the United States Army Ranger School’s intensive 61-day combat leadership course. Students receive instruction on

Communications Infrastructure Services Support military mountaineering tasks, mobility training, as well as techniques for employing a platoon for continuous combat patrol operations in a mountainous environment. At Camp Rudder, located in the Florida Panhandle, students receive instruction on waterborne operations, small boat movements, and stream crossings upon arrival. Practical exercises in extended platoon level operations executed in a coastal swamp environment test the students’ ability to operate effectively under conditions of extreme mental and physical stress.

1.1.1 The Contractor shall furnish all labor, materials and supplies to perform Communications Infrastructure Support Services for the Network Enterprise Center (NEC), Fort Benning, Georgia. The primary objective of this task order is to provide turn-key infrastructure upgrades and other related telecommunications services, equipment and material that will result in an integrated solution that provides Information Technologies (IT) communications to all buildings and Gigabit-Ethernet communications to primary/key buildings consistent with the Joint Technical Architecture-Army.

1.2 Place of Performance:

Work under this task order is primarily in support of the NEC, Ft. Benning, GA, and at two remote sites; Camp Merrill, Dahlonega, GA and Camp Rudder, Eglin, FL.

1.3 Anticipated Period of Performance:

The anticipated basic period of performance of this task order shall be from the date of award through March 2020.

1.3.1 In the event that the Government elects to exercise its option(s) pursuant to the terms of this task order, the period of performance for each option shall be as follows:

Base Period: 5 March 2019 – 4 March 2020

1.4 Hours of Operation

Normal work hours are 7:30 A.M. to 4:00P.M., local time, Monday through Friday, except federal holidays. Any such holiday that falls on a Saturday shall be observed on the preceding Friday. Any such holiday that falls on a Sunday shall be observed on the following Monday.

Federal Holidays:

New Year’s Day, 1 January Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, third Monday in January Washington’s Birthday, third Monday in February Memorial Day, last Monday in May Independence Day, 4 July

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Labor Day, first Monday in September Columbus Day, second Monday in October Veterans Day, 11 November Thanksgiving Day, fourth Thursday in November Christmas Day, 25 December Scheduling: The contractor shall notify COR 48 hours before beginning work on any and all project. The Contractor shall notify the COR of any possible delays prior to any work stoppage.

2.0 Communications and Operating Environment

2.1 As a result of BRAC, a contract was awarded that provided for the installation of a new 10 Gigabit fiber backbone network that provided increased capacity to end- user and other type facilities on Fort Benning. This project’s intent was designed and implemented in an effort to enhance the users’ computing experience and to attempt, where possible, to meet the new standard of 100 MB to the end-user’s desktop.

2.1.2 This task order will be used as needed to support the re-cabling, upgrade or enhancement of those facilities (approx 300) whose infrastructure does not meet current wiring standards, enabling them to take advantage of the new infrastructure. Primarily, the work associated with this Task Order (TO) will consist of the installation of premise wiring capable of taking advantage of the new infrastructure, the installation of outside plant rated fiber and copper to select facilities and general maintenance of existing infrastructure. This task order will also be used to provide the same level of effort to support to two remote sites that fall under the purview of Fort Benning: Camp Merrill (Dahlonega, GA.) and Camp Rudder (Florida, adjacent to Eglin, AFB) – whose cable plant is primarily maintained by Eglin’s 96th Communications Squadron personnel. However, there may be instances in which support via this contract is needed.

3.0 TECHNICAL SERVICES REQUIRED

3.1 General.

3.1.1 The contractor shall support access to the recently installed fiber and copper backbone by upgrading the infrastructure of approx 300 buildings on the installation, on an as-requested basis.

3.1.2 In order to fulfill this need, the contractor will be required to provide a broad range of telecommunications services including, but not limited to:

a) Data/Voice networking technical support

b) Infrastructure upgrades

c) Technical Support IAW Installation, I3A, Army and TIA/EIA Standards

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d) Telephone System Upgrades and Expansion, to include support for the replacement of line-cards, frame expansion, data network expansion (Does not include central switch replacement).

3.1.3 These functions provide vital communications and computer systems support services for the entire Ft. Benning, GA community. The contractor is responsible for furnishing the necessary resources to accomplish these services.

3.1.4 It is anticipated that requirements such as engineering support shall include, but not be limited to, electrical support, lighting, security for communication buildings and network equipment such as switches, routers, network jumpers, and other end-user communications equipment.

a) Data/Voice Networking Technical Support:

Data and Voice technical support will include but not limited to: technical design support for individual projects associated with this task order; to include the installation of Inside Plant (ISP) cabling using CAT-VI plenum and non-plenum rated cable, single-mode fiber in support of our backbone, fiber cable and wire management in required communication huts and connected buildings, Local Area Network (LAN) and data wiring within buildings, provide equipment at huts and end-user buildings’ communication closets.

b) Infrastructure Upgrades:

Infrastructure upgrade/expansion will provide sufficient backbone fiber-optic cable and telephone and/or network equipment to support Fort Benning requirements and projects consistent with the Joint Technical Architecture-Army.

c) Technical Support IAW Installation, I3A, Army and TIA/EIA Standards:

The contract shall abide by the jointly published standards of the Electronic Industries Association (EIA) and the Telecommunications Industry Association (TIA) along with, those standards established by Installation Information Infrastructure and Architecture (I3A), and locally established policy. These standards, like the NEC in electrical wiring, are approved by the American National Standards Institute (ANSI).

d) Cable and Wire Maintenance:

The contractor shall provide the range of support required to upgrade and install the base cable plant and interior building wiring, both copper and fiber. The responsibilities include providing preventive maintenance inspections (PMIs) of copper and fiber cabling, as well as the repair of damaged cable.

e) Telephone Systems Upgrade and Expansion:

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The contractor shall provide expertise to support the expansion of existing telephone systems, installation of new telephone service, upgrade and expansion of telephone switching equipment, telephone network engineering support, and telephone upgrades based on mission requirements.

4.0 Management and Administration:

4.1 The contractor shall provide the overall management and administrative services required for the execution of all activities fully meeting the business, technical performance and regulatory requirements of the task order, to include but not limited to:

a) Ensuring that all work completed under each individual work request:

1) Fully meets the performance standards of the work request.

2) Is performed within the schedule of the work request.

3) Is accomplished within the Not-To Exceed (NTE) amount of the work request.

4) Is accomplished in a safe and high quality manner that results in no lost time due to injury or damage to Government or other customer-owned facilities or equipment.

b) Managing the work to be performed under this task order, to include:

1) Assuring the availability of personnel for completion of activities within the designated time frames.

2) Managing all project activities in accordance with an official contractor designed Management Plan (MP).

3) Maintain the MP and provide an updated plan as required.

c) Planning, implementing, and maintaining a program to ensure compliance with security, safety, operation, and personnel regulations and procedures for all personnel.

d) Provide a work control system for receiving, managing, planning, and coordinating, implementing and reporting each work request.

4.1.2 A contract administrator shall be assigned to administer the contract after award.

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However, the Contracting Officer is responsible for the administration of this contract and is the only one authorized to take actions on behalf of the Government which result in changes in the terms of the contract, including deviations from specifications or drawings. All correspondence or telephonic inquiries addressed to Contracting shall include the applicable contract number.

4.1.3 Claims Liability: The Contractor agrees to indemnify and save harmless the Government from any and all claims, demands, actions, debts, liabilities, judgment costs and attorney’s fees arising out of, claimed on account of or in any manner predicated upon loss or damage to property of and injuries to or the death of any and all persons whatsoever, in any manner caused by or contributed to the Contractor, his agents, servants, or employees while in, upon or about said Military Reservation on which the supplies or services under this contract shall be performed, or while going to or departing from same, and to save the Government harmless from and on account of damages of any kind which the Government may suffer as the result or the action of the Contractor, his agents, servants, or employees on or about said Military Reservation.

4.1.4 Access and General Protection/Security Policy and Procedures: Contractor and all associated subcontractor employees shall comply with applicable installation, facility and area commander installation/facility access and local security policies and procedures provided by government representative. The contractor shall also 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 shall comply with all personal identity verification requirements as directed by Department of Defense (DoD), Headquarters Department of the Army (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.

5.0 Specific Tasks:

5.1 Technical direction will be provided via work requests that identify the performance requirements, completion schedules, and not-to-exceed cost limits within the already pre-defined scope and cost ceiling of this task order. The following bullets describe the types of deliverables that may be required from the contractor. The list represents examples only and is not intended to limit or define the specific deliverables that may be required by individual work requests.

a) The creation of a training plan for all new equipment and for legacy equipment, to ease the transition to the new equipment and to shorten the learning time for new rotations.

b) The creation of Internal Operating Instructions, to document O&M procedures for the functions and systems the contractor is responsible for supporting.

c) Management Plans for Equipment Upgrades

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d) The creation of Telecommunications and IT Project Plans, to meet specific requirements in new and remodeled base facilities.

e) The creation of project support agreement concurrence letters

f) Base blueprint Inputs, both written and verbal

g) Provide new and emerging technology solutions to NEC representatives for evaluation and possible implementation, as required.

h) Technical Activation/Cutover Plans, for telecommunications and IT infrastructure installed into base networks.

i) DISA Outage and Circuit Action Reports

j) Circuit, link, and trunk engineered solutions in systems control.

k) Engineering drawings and technical reports.

l) Requirements analysis documents.

m) Equipment and system utilization and reliability statistics and analyses.

6.0 Reporting:

6.1 In addition to the task order specific reports, the contractor shall provide the following report:

Monthly Financial Summary Report. The financial summary report shall be submitted by the 10th working day of each month and shall include all Fixed-Priced projects that have been completed in the previous month. The Government will not pay unauthorized charges. The task financial summary report shall include the following:

a) Total firm-fixed price for the amount that was awarded for that project.

b) Labor Hours for each contract line item that applies.

6.1.1 The contractor shall submit all applicable reports to the Contracting Officer and COR on a monthly basis.

7.0 Other Direct Costs (ODC):

7.1 Other Direct Costs are categories of charges for commercial items utilized in direct support of the task order service. ODC must satisfy the criteria expressed in the scope of the contract and The Contracting Officer (KO) shall determine price reasonableness for ODC assigned and charged to an established contract. Therefore, all ODCs must be proposed and itemized for each individual cost. ODC must not duplicate cost covered in other areas of the contract.

7.1.1 Note that any ODCs proposed must be within and related to the appropriate ODC section of the contract. Also, the ODCs must meet the following conditions: 1) must fall within the scope of the contract, 2) Contracting Officer must determine the price to be fair and reasonable, and 3) ODCs must be within maximum allowable amounts established for the applicable contract category.

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7.1.2 The contractor may be required to obtain supplies and/or materials for the performance of this task. Those materials must be associated with the overall functions being performed through this task order. The contractor shall abide by the requirements of the FAR in acquiring supplies and/or materials. The contractor must maintain files in such a manner that the Contracting Officer could review them upon request to ensure compliance with Federal procurement regulations. ODCs are a reimbursable Contract Line Item (CLIN). Contractor must itemize and identify all anticipated Other Direct Costs in their proposal for Not To Exceed (NTE) amount.

8.0 TRAVEL:

8.1 Travel may be required to fulfill the requirements of this task. The Contractor shall ensure the requested travel costs will not exceed what has been authorized in the task order.

8.1.1 Travel is to be reimbursed only in accordance with the Joint Travel Regulations (JTR). All travel must be authorized by the Contracting Officer (KO) and Contracting Officer Representative (COR) and be in compliance with the task order and all other applicable requirements. The contractor shall ensure that the requested travel costs will not exceed the amount authorized in this task order. No G&A or other percentage markup will be allowed on travel since applicable G&A expenses should already be included in the contract labor rates.

9.0 SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS

9.1 Quality Assurance (QA)

The government will assign a Contracting Officer Representative (COR) to this task order. The COR is responsible for the monitoring of technical performance on behalf of the government.

9.2 Upon task order completion, the Contractor shall assemble in an orderly and logical manner, and deliver to the Government, all working papers prepared during the contract term. These working papers shall include background studies, research documents, drawings, charts, diagrams, and any other documents developed at Government expense. Any final report(s) due shall be submitted within ten (10) calendar days after the last month of performance.

9.3 Organizational Conflict of Interest

In accordance with FAR 9.505-4, whereas this task order PWS requires access to proprietary data of other companies, the contractor must agree with the other companies to 1) protect their information from unauthorized use or disclosure for as long as it remains proprietary, and 2) refrain from using the information for any purpose other than that for which it was furnished.

Prior to accepting proprietary data, the contractor shall execute agreements with the respective companies, which obligate the Contractor to protect the data from unauthorized use or

Communications Infrastructure Services Support disclosure. The Contractor shall furnish copies of these agreements to the Contracting Officer prior to accepting proprietary data. The Contractor further agrees that such proprietary data shall not be used in performing for the Department of Defense additional work in the same field as work performed under this task order if such additional work is procured competitively.

9.3.1 For the purpose of this clause, the term “contractor” means the Contractor, its subsidiaries and affiliates, joint ventures involving the contractor, any entity with which the contractor may hereafter merge or affiliate, and any other successor or assignee of the contractor.

9.4 The Contractor shall, within 15 days after effective date of this task order, provide, in writing, to the Contracting Officer, a certification that all employees, agents and subcontractors involved in the performance of this task order have been informed of the provisions of this clause.

9.5 Any subcontractor which performs any work relative to this task order shall be subject to this clause. The Contractor agrees to place in each subcontract affected by these provisions the necessary language contained in this clause.

9.5.1 In the event the Contractor, or any of its employees, agents, or subcontractors fail to comply with the provisions of this clause, such non-compliance shall be deemed a material breach of contract for which the Government reserves the right to terminate the task order for default and/or resort to such other rights and remedies as provided for under the basic contract and under the Federal law of contracts. Non-compliance with the provisions of this clause may also adversely affect the determination of contractor responsibility in future Government acquisitions.

10.0 PERSONNEL

10.1 The Contractor shall maintain qualified staff at all times.

10.1.1 Contractor personnel must have good communication skills and the ability to be flexible and adaptable in a dynamic environment. Personnel are required to participate in planning and strategy sessions, must be effective in dealing with customers, their complaints and problems, and keeping the Government properly informed as to operational issues, problems on the horizon, future needs, and technological developments. Personnel must also be able to work effectively alongside other contract analysts, network specialists, engineers and programmers.

10.2 Key Positions

10.2.1 Key positions must be assigned for the duration of the task order, and may be replaced or removed subject to the applicable clause of the contract. The contractor at a minimum shall

Communications Infrastructure Services Support provide a Building Industry Consulting Services International (BICSI) Certified Site Manager with extensive experience in administration, troubleshooting, maintenance, installation, engineering procedures, ISP, OSP, and overall telecommunications. The Site Manager shall be the contractor’s on-site representative/Superintendent.

10.2.2 The contractor shall make every effort to obtain employees committed to the full duration of the position for which hired. The minimum planned tour of duty for contractor employees, is expected to be one year or termination/completion of the position or this task order, whichever occurs first.

11.0 SECURITY AND PRIVACY

11.1 Security

11.1.1 U.S. citizenship is required for all on-site visits. All work to be performed under this task order is unclassified. There will be no access to classified information. Contractor personnel do not require a security clearance for this work effort.

11.1.2 Contractor positions on this work effort are designated IT-III in accordance with AR 25-2 and Appendix K, AR 380-67. Functions on this work effort have been reviewed against criteria in Chapters 3, 4, 10, and 11, DoD 8570.01-M and the Government requiring activity has determined Information Assurance (IA) certification requirements are not applicable to this contract. Contractor personnel will require completion of a favorable NACI investigation in order to perform functions on this contract and to have limited access to unclassified Government systems and networks. Investigations will be submitted by the supporting Government requiring activity Security Office.

11.1.3 All contractor personnel with access to Government information systems and networks shall successfully complete all required information assurance (IA) awareness training as specified in AR 25- 2 and as directed by the Government requiring activity. This includes training mandated in Army CIO/G6 ALARACT message 293/2007 dated 261800Z Dec 2007, subject: Implementation of Standard DoD IA Awareness Training. Training is available at https://ia.signal.army.mil. All required IA awareness training shall be taken upon work performance start date and annually, or as required thereafter, for the duration of this contract.

Certificates of successful completion, for both initial awareness training and annual refresher training, shall be provided to the Contracting Officer’s Representative (COR).

11.1.4 The Contractor shall comply with AR 25-1, AR 25-2, and applicable Information Assurance Best Business Practices. The Contractor shall not install or connect non-Government-owned computing systems or devices to Government networks without the COR coordinating and obtaining proper authorization from the appropriate IA office. The non-Government-owned

Communications Infrastructure Services Support computing systems or devices include, but are not limited to personal or contractor-owned thumb drives (e.g. memory sticks, flash drives, Universal Serial Bus (USB) drives, jump drives, pen drives), removable or external hard drives, Personal Digital Assistants (PDA), Personal Computer Memory Card International Association (PCMCIA) media, MP3 players, cell phones, digital media, floppy disks, CD/DVD burners, optical recordings, photo flash cards, laptops or any devices that can store data.

11.1.5 The Contractor shall ensure any sensitive information, including but not limited to Personably Identifiable Information (PII), For Official Use Only (FOUO), proprietary, and Law Enforcement Sensitive information residing on Mobile Computing Devices (MCD) or other external media is protected in accordance with current Data at Rest (DAR) guidelines and requirements using an authorized, approved and prescribed DAR solution. MCD's include but are not limited to laptop, Netbook, notebook, or tablet computers; Blackberry or equivalent devices; external media includes optical disc media such as compact discs (CD’s), Digital Video Disks (DVD's), Universal Serial Bus (USB) drives, also referred to as flash or thumb drives (when authorization to use them is restored), and floppy disks, or other portable digital storage devices. Guidance for protecting DAR information is found in Army Best Business Practice 06- EC-O-0008 1.0 DAR Protection (MS EFS) 12 Oct 06, ALARACT 134-2008 DAR Protection Strategy, and 9th SC (A) OPORD 0910-300.

11.1.6 For Official Use Only (FOUO) information or Personal Identifying Information (PII), received or generated under this contract, shall be controlled and protected, marked, and safeguarded, as specified in AR 25-55, DA Freedom of Information Act Program and Chapter 5, AR 380-5, DA Information Security Program. This includes PII, as defined in Enclosure 2 of DoDD 5400.11 (DoD Privacy Program).

11.1.7 Contract personnel responsibility: Contractor personnel shall comply with all security policies and procedures for the protection of classified and sensitive information, at all work locations. The Government requiring activity will make The Army Reporting Program (TARP) training available to all contractor personnel. Contractor personnel shall take TARP training at work performance start date and annually thereafter for the duration of the contract. Contractor personnel shall comply with all TARP incident reporting requirements in accordance with AR 381-12 and as directed by Government requiring activity.

11.1.8 All personnel will abide by basic Operations Security (OPSEC) considerations as provided by the Government. The Contractor is not required to create a separate OPSEC plan.

11.1.9 AR 525-13 requires Level I (Individual Protective Measures) annual antiterrorism training for all military, civilian employees, and contractor personnel. The Government requiring activity will ensure this training is available to contractor personnel on an annual basis for the duration of

Communications Infrastructure Services Support the contract. The contractor is responsible to provide continued Entry Access Control Services during the absence of an employee attending training.

11.1.10 Contractor personnel shall attend all unclassified Government provided security and security awareness training as specified by the Government requiring activity.

11.1.11 Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Clause 52.204-9 (Personal Identity Verification of Contractor Personnel) is applicable to this contract.

11.1.12 Contractor Identification Requirement: In accordance with FAR subpart 37.114, all contractor personnel attending meetings, answering Government telephones, and working in other situations where their contractor status is not obvious are required to identify themselves as such to avoid being mistaken for Government officials. Contractors performing work at Government workplaces will provide their employees with an easily readable identification (ID) badge indicating the employee’s name, the contractor’s name, the functional area of assignment, and a recent color photograph of the employee. Contractors shall require their employees wear the ID badges visibly when performing work at Government workplaces. Contractor personnel must also ensure that all e-mails, documents, or reports they produce are suitably marked as contractor products or that contractor participation is appropriately disclosed. Contractors shall also ensure that all documents or reports produced by contractors are suitably marked as contractor products or that contractor participation is appropriately disclosed.

11.1.13 Access to Protected Information: If, during the performance of this contract, Contractor personnel obtain access, by any means, to protected information, including trade secrets or proprietary information of other Contractors, Government source selection information, Privacy Act information, or any other information with distribution limited by the Government, Contractor personnel shall in no way divulge any such information except as it relates to the performance of this acquisition and subsequent contract within NETCOM/7th SC(A) itself, or shall not otherwise use or disclose this information for their personal gain, the gain of their employer, or the gain of anyone else. The Contractor shall notify the Contracting Officer of any potential organizational conflict of interest created by any such access. A nondisclosure agreement, however, will not overcome an Organizational Conflict of Interest (OCI) as defined in FAR part 9.5. Moreover, compliance with the Trade Secrets Act requires the consent of the owner of the proprietary information before another non-federal entity may be allowed access to such information. Accordingly, all Government Contractors are required to mark their proprietary information; any time the Contractor is given access to such marked information, it is incumbent upon the Contractor to inform the Contracting Officer of the access. Contractor personnel ordinarily will be required to sign a nondisclosure agreement before starting work under the contract. Failure to comply with this paragraph shall be deemed adequate cause for the removal of a Contractor employee from employment with the Contractor. The Contractor’s

Communications Infrastructure Services Support employment contracts with its employees shall include a provision to provide for their removal under these conditions.

11.2 Privacy Act

11.2.1 Information required by the contractor is considered sensitive information and appropriate safeguards shall be implemented. All contractor personnel assigned to this task will have access to information that is subject to the Privacy Act of 1974. The Contractor is responsible for ensuring all contractor personnel are briefed on Privacy Act requirements.

12.0 INVOICE AND PAYMENT

12.1 Invoices shall be submitted into the WAWF system monthly for work performed the prior month. Additional reports may be requested as deemed necessary for clarification. The invoice shall be submitted on official company letterhead as follows:

a.) Task order number b.) Period of Performance for the billing period c.) Point of Contact and phone number d.) Brief summary of accomplishments and/or significant events during the reporting period.

e. Current or anticipated problems

12.1.2 The Contracting Officer Representative must approve the invoice in Wide Area Workflow prior to payment of the invoice.

13.0 QUALITY CONTROL

13.1 In compliance with the PWS, the contractor shall provide and maintain a Quality Control Plan (QCP) that contains, at a minimum, the terms listed in 4.0 to the Contracting Officer (KO) for acceptance not later than the start of this task order. The KO will notify the contractor of acceptance or required modifications to the plan before the task order start date. The contractor shall make appropriate modifications and obtain acceptance of the plan by the KO before the task order start date. The plan shall include the following minimum requirements:

a.) A description of the inspection system to cover all services listed on the Performance Matrix.

The description shall include specifics as to the areas to be inspected on a scheduled and unscheduled basis, frequency of inspections, and the title and organizational placement of the inspectors. Additionally, control procedures for any government provided keys or lock combination should be included.

Communications Infrastructure Services Support b.) A description of the methods to be used for identifying and preventing defects in the quality of service performed. A description of the records to be kept to document inspections and corrective or preventive actions taken.

13.1.2 All records of inspections performed shall be retained and made available to the government upon request throughout the task order performance period, and for the period after task order completion, until final settlement of any claims under this task order.

14.0 QUALITY ASSURANCE

14.1 The government will evaluate the contractor’s performance of this task order. For those tasks listed on the Performance Matrix, the COR will follow the method of surveillance specified in the task order. Government personnel will record all surveillance observations. When an observation indicates defective performance, COR will request that the Contractor representative at the site initials the observation. The initialing of the observation does not necessarily constitute concurrence with the observation, only acknowledgement that he or she has been made aware of the defective performance. Government surveillance of tasks not listed in the Performance Matrix or by methods other than those listed in the Performance Matrix (such as provided in the Inspection of Services clause) may occur during the performance period of this task order. Such surveillance will be done according to standard inspection procedures or other task order provisions. Any action taken by the KO as a result of surveillance will be according to the terms of this task order.

15.0 CONTRACTOR MANPOWER REPORTING

15.1.1 The Office of the Assistant Secretary of the Army (Manpower & Reserve Affairs) operates and maintains a secure Army data collection site where the contractor will report ALL contractor manpower (including subcontractor manpower) required for performance of this contract. The contractor is required to completely fill in all required information using the following web address: https://contractormanpower.army.pentagon.mil.

15.1.2 The required information includes: (1) Contracting Office, Contracting Officer, Contracting Officer's Representative; (2) Contract number, including task and delivery order number; (3) Beginning and ending dates covered by reporting period; (4) Contractor name, address, phone number, e-mail address, identity of contractor employee entering data; (5) Estimated direct labor hours (including sub-contractors); (6) Estimated direct labor dollars paid this reporting period (including sub-contractors); (7) Total payments (including sub-contractors);

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(8) Predominant Federal Service Code (FSC) reflecting services provided by contractor (and separate predominant FSC for each sub-contractor, if different); (9) Estimated data collection cost; (10) Organizational title associated with the Unit Identification Code (UIC) for the Army Requiring Activity (the Army Requiring Activity is responsible for providing the contractor with its UIC for the purposes of reporting this information); (11) Locations where contractor and subcontractors perform the work (specified by zip code in the United States and nearest city, country, when in an overseas location, using standardized nomenclature provided on website);

(12) Presence of deployment or contingency contract language; and (13) Number of contractor and sub-contractor employees deployed in theater this reporting period (by country).

15.1.3 As part of its submission, the contractor will also provide the estimated total cost (if any) incurred to comply with this reporting requirement. Reporting period will be the period of performance not to exceed (2) years (Phase-In Period (30-days), Base period (11 months), and one option year). Estimated start date of 1 July, 2019. Contractors 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 systems to the secure web site without the need for separate data entries for each required data element at the website. The specific formats for the XML direct transfer may be downloaded from the website.

16.0 Deliverables: The contractor shall develop and submit all required deliverables as specified in the PWS in Section 5.0, Specific Tasks.