Amendment 0002.pdf

AMENDMENT OF SOLICITATION/MODIFICATION OF CONTRACT

Except as provided herein, all terms and conditions of the document referenced in Item 9A or 10A, as heretofore changed, remains unchanged and in full force and effect.

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30-105-04EXCEPTION TO SF 30

APPROVED BY OIRM 11-84

STANDARD FORM 30 (Rev. 10-83) Prescribed by GSA

FAR (48 CFR) 53.243

The purpose of this amendment is to:

1. Revise the language under paragraph 2.3 "Key Personnel" to state "w hen travel is not occuring. Specific Time Zones and any restricitons, if applicable on the Program Managers physical place of duty w ill be based on estimated travel provided under paragraph 5.4 and w ill be adjusted accordingly dependent on w orldw ide events".

2. Remove Paragraph L.3.2.3.7.2.2 located in Section L.

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9A. AMENDMENT OF SOLICITATION NO.

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X The above numbered solicitation is amended as set forth in Item 14. The hour and date specified for receipt of Offer is extended, X is not extended.

Offer must acknowledge receipt of this amendment prior to the hour and date specified in the solicitation or as amended by one of the following methods:

(a) By completing Items 8 and 15, and returning copies of the amendment; (b) By acknowledging receipt of this amendment on each copy of the offer submitted;

or (c) By separate letter or telegram which includes a reference to the solicitation and amendment numbers. FAILURE OF YOUR ACKNOWLEDGMENT TO BE RECEIVED AT THE PLACE DESIGNATED FOR THE RECEIPT OF OFFERS PRIOR TO THE HOUR AND DATE SPECIFIED MAY RESULT IN

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USA CONTRACTING CMD-APG. - W911SR

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SECTION SF 30 BLOCK 14 CONTINUATION PAGE

SUMMARY OF CHANGES

SECTION C - DESCRIPTIONS AND SPECIFICATIONS

The following have been modified:

PERFORMANCE WORK STATEMENT

Section C - Descriptions and Specifications

PERFORMANCE WORK STATEMENT

TITLE: Cooperative Biological Engagement Support (CBES)

1.0 SCOPE. The U.S. Army Combat Capabilities Development Command (CCDC), Chemical Biological Center (CBC) has been tasked to support the Cooperative Biological Engagement Support (CBES) effort by implementing strategies for biosafety, biosecurity, biosurveillance, and cooperative research capacity that builds throughout collaborative engagements in all Areas of Operation (AOR). This contract will provide Subject Matter Expertise (SME) to CCDC CBC to support the broad expansion and standardization of Threat Reduction Networks (TRN’s) and country engagement activities as indicators of increased regional and national capacity by facilitating biological research and disease management for purposes of biodefense and enhanced global disease surveillance systems for early pathogen detection and response. CCDC CBC, through management of CBES, provides support by directly addressing global health security threats by working with partner nations to improve biosafety, biosecurity, and disease surveillance for traditional select agents (weapons-usable biological material) and emerging pathogens that may cause public health emergencies of international concern.

1.1 Background. The CCDC CBC has supported the CBES effort for many years, and since the fall of 2014, has supported collaborative engagements as the lead technology developer and program integrator. Additionally, CCDC CBC has conducted events and provided support in Azerbaijan, Georgia, Ghana, Cameroon, Senegal, South Africa, Malaysia, Thailand, Philippines, Laos, Vietnam, and Cambodia.

CCDC CBC has established relationships with major stakeholders at all levels such as local, state, federal, international, and private sectors by working on various operational, science, and technology programs designed to improve capabilities to respond to bioterrorist attacks. This collaboration enhances the efficiency and synergy in the United States (U.S.) Government’s biodefense and disease surveillance efforts. The contractor shall have knowledge about, experience working in, and maintain/possess previously established international relationships within the following partner countries: Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Thailand, Vietnam, Kenya, and Switzerland.

1.2 Objective. The objectives of this contract are: (1) support the creation and the continued development of TRN’s,

(2) support research, collection, assimilation, and documentation of the latest policy and guidance from all relevant stakeholders, and gathering relevant data from identified partner countries; and (3) to provide support to the the mission partners Science-Technology (ST) teams.

2.0 CONTRACT ADMINISTRATION

2.1 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 the nature of personal services, or give the perception of personal services. If the Contractor believes that any actions constitute, or are perceived to constitute personal services, it shall be the Contractor's responsibility to notify the Contracting Officer (KO) immediately.

2.1.1 The contractor’s performance under the contract will be monitored in accordance with the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 46.4 and the Quality Assurance Surveillance Plan (QASP) reflecting the performance requirements in the contract.

2.2 Business Relations - The Contractor shall successfully integrate and coordinate all activities needed to execute the requirement. The Contractor shall ensure timeliness, completeness, and quality of services as well as problem identification and resolution. The Contractor shall provide timely identification of issues related to the contract or contract personnel, corrective action plans for contract related deficiencies, and contract proposal submittals. The Contractor shall establish a history of reasonable and cooperative behavior and effectively manage subcontractors..

The Contractor shall maintain professional and ethical decorum and implement this standard with all personnel.

2.3 Key Personnel - The Contractor shall provide a Program Manager (PM) who shall be available during normal duty hours (0800 to 1700) when travel is not occuring. Specific Time Zones and any restricitons, if applicable on the Program Managers physical place of duty will be based on estimated travel provided under paragraph 5.4 and will be adjusted accordingly dependent on worldwide events in order to perform overall management of the contract. The PM shall be the Contractors primary point of contact and shall have the authority to act or make decisions on all matters on behalf of the Contractor. The Contractor shall designate an alternate who shall be authorized to make decisions in the absence of the PM. The Contractor shall staff the total number of key personnel or other supervisory, management and/or administrative personnel they deem necessary to successfully manage the proposed level of effort for this requirement. Qualifications of key personnel shall meet or exceed the resumes submitted as part of the proposal. If Contractor proposes above the minimum qualifications for Key Personnel and/or if the person proposed is different from the person provided, the person provided must meet the Contractors proposed qualifications. The Contractor shall include the substance of this requirement in any subcontract which is awarded under this contract. No substitutions in key personnel shall be made except in accordance with (IAW) this paragraph. All proposed substitutions must be submitted in writing to the Contracting Officer (KO) 30 days or180 days if security clearance is to be obtained, in advance of the proposed substitutions. All requests for substitutions must include a resume for the proposed substitute. The COR will review the proposed substitute resume to ensure Contract requirements are met. Should the Contractor fail to provide an acceptable substitute as determined by the KO, this contract may be terminated for default.

2.3.1 Key personnel with minimum qualifications for this contract are identified in the Table below.

TABLE 1 – Qualifications for Key Personnel Labor Category Education/experience requirements

Program Manager

A minimum of a Bachelor’s degree in Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics (STEM) with a minimum of 10 years of experience supervising and managing personnel in a technical field set forth in the PWS dealing with research, development, testing and evaluation (RDTE) activities in a collaborative engagement.

Principle Investigator

(PI)

-Senior Scientist/Engineer

A minimum of a Bachelor’s degree in STEM with five (5) years of experience in research, development and enhancement of bio-surveillance and threat reduction capabilities as set forth in the PWS dealing with RDTE activities in a collaborative engagement.

Subject Matter Expert (SME)

A minimum of a PhD degree in STEM with ten (10) years of experience in cooperative biological engagement support associated with CBRNE research and technology as set forth in the PWS dealing with RDTE activities in a collaborative engagement.

Staff Support-Level

III

Position requires a minimum of a BA / BS with at least 6 (six) years of administrative experience in supporting RDTE activities in a collaborative engagement in one or more of the following areas: Administration, Communications, Technical Writing, Protocol, Quality Assurance, and/or Documentation Management, coordination of International events.

Staff Support- Level

II

Position requires a BA or BS with at least 3 (three) years of RDTE activities in a collaborative engagement administrative experience in one or more of the following areas: utilization Microsoft Office Suite; editing of technical reports; facilitation of meetings, and/or development of corporate communications to include International communications.

Technical Support- Level III

Position requires at least a BS in STEM with 5 (five) years of demonstrated experience in one or more of the following specific technical focus areas:

Biodefense, Biochemistry, Biosensors, Biotechnology, Detection Spectrometry, Spectroscopy, Sensor, Signatures & Aerosol Technologies, Modeling Simulation and Analysis, NBC Battlefield Integration, CBR Filtration, Decontamination Sciences, Respiratory Protection, Agent Chemistry, Chemical Analysis and Physical Properties, Forensic Analytical Chemistry, Analytical Toxicology, Molecular Toxicology, Operational Toxicology, or Smoke and Target Defeat. Total Overall Experience Required (Min): 10 Years

*For all positions listed above:

A combination of years in any combination of the various technical areas provided is allowed in order to meet the minimum years of experience required. For example, If a Tech Support Level III has three years of experience in Spectroscopy and two years in Analytical Toxicology. It would count as five years of total experience in that specific labor category.

2.3.2 START OF PERFORMANCE. Ten (10) calendar days prior to start of performance, the Contractor shall submit to the Government, in writing, the name, address, home and office telephone number of the PM resposnsible for the execution of this work. he PM will be performing the work under this PWS.

2.3.3.MEETINGS. The PM or PM designated representative and contractor personnel shall attend meetings and conferences when notified by the COR. The Government will notify the contractor in advance of the date, time, and place of each meeting or conference.

2.3.4 FILES. The contractor shall maintain files of documentation, records, and reports required under the terms of this contract IAW Army Regulation (AR) 25-400-2, and shall retain the files for the entire period of performance.

All files shall be available for Government review.

2.4 APPLICABLE DOCUMENTS.

2.4.1. AR190-13, The Army Physical Security Program, 25 February 2011.

https://armypubs.army.mil/ProductMaps/PubForm/AR.aspx

2.4.2 AR381-12, Threat Awareness and Reporting Program.

https://armypubs.army.mil/ProductMaps/PubForm/AR.aspx

2.4.3 AR525-13, Anti-Terrorism, 17 February 2017.

https://armypubs.army.mil/ProductMaps/PubForm/AR.aspx

2.4.4 AR530-1, Operations Security, 26 September 2014.

https://armypubs.army.mil/ProductMaps/PubForm/AR.aspx

2.4.5 DoD 5220.22 – M, Subject: DoD National Industrial Security Program.

https://apps.dtic.mil/dtic/tr/fulltext/u2/a291750.pdf

2.4.6 DoD AR25-400-2 The Army Records Information Management System (ARIMS) https://armypubs.army.mil/ProductMaps/PubForm/AR.aspx

3.0 REQUIREMENTS. The contractor, as an independent contractor, and not as an agent of the Government, shall provide the necessary resources (except for those identified as government furnished property or assistance) to accomplish tasks of the type set forth below.

3.1 The contractor shall host a start of work meeting at Aberdeen Proving Ground (APG), MD within thirty (30) days after award of this contract. The contractor shall summarize its understanding of the tasks to be completed, ask and answer questions, and serve as a venue for all parties to make introductions.

3.1.1 The start of work meeting shall include a verbal “walk through” of this Performance Work Statement (PWS).

3.1.2 The contractor shall provide start of work meeting minutes to the Government not later than (NLT) five (5) days after the start of work meeting IAW Data Item A003

3.2 Threat Reduction Networks. The contractor shall provide logistical support to the following TRNs identified below in accordance with paragraph C.3.3.1 of this Performance Work Statement (PWS):

3.2.1 Bat / One Health Research Network (BOHRN). The Counter Threat Objectives of this Network are to cultivate network of community experts and influencers to detect and contain bio-threats at their source; enhance field and lab safety /security (to reduce risks of theft and accidental release); and characterize risk maps of bat-related EDP information and drivers of spillover (e.g., bush-meat trade).

3.2.2 Rickettsial Pathogens TRN. The Counter Threat Objectives of this Network is to cultivate network of community experts and influencers to detect and contain bio threats at their source; enhance field and lab safety /security (to reduce risks of theft and accidental release); characterize risk maps of endemic areas and human cases;

and identify regional assets for expertise, advanced diagnostics, confirmatory analysis, pathogen consolidation.

3.2.3 Melioidosis TRN. The Counter Threat Objectives of this Network are to cultivate network of community experts and influencers to detect and contain bio-threats at their source; enhance field and lab safety /security (to reduce risks of theft and accidental release); characterize risk maps of endemic areas and human cases; and identify regional assets for expertise, advanced diagnostics, confirmatory analysis, pathogen consolidation.

3.3 Threat Reduction Network Support

3.3.1 The contractor shall provide logistical support to the TRNs. For the purpose of this contract, logistics is defined as the supply chain management of services, materiel, and transportation activities to support its engagement activities. The contractor shall facilitate and plan events such as Table Top Exercises, discussion-based seminars, workshops, other training activities and events at the identified location. For estimating purposes please refer to the travel table in section 5.4 -Travel Requirements.

3.3.2 The contractor shall provide interim contractor support (ICS) for on-going, planned, and emergent activities.

The contractors shall make travel arrangements, negotiate with venue locations, and coordinate with activity and/or engagement leads to ensure the objectives of a planned activity and/or engagement are met.:

3.3.3 The contractor shall provide support with the planning, design, logistics, execution, assessment, and improvement of in-country threat reduction networks and their related activities that mitigate area-specific priority pathogens of security concern. TRNs were organized to foster regional collaboration on training, research, disease reporting and development of Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) and best practices. The contractor shall provide technical assistance for existing and new Threat Reduction Networks, which include the following tasks:

3.3.3.1 Operationalize potential networks through the development of objectives that provide threat reduction outcomes.

3.3.3.2 Plan, design, and facilitate objectives-based activities to support TRN end-states.

3.3.3.3 Facilitate activities that connect researchers and health implementers from partner countries.

3.3.3.4 Support inter- and intra-TRN communication and outreach with other networks, national and regional governmental organizations, individuals, and institutions, and US Government stakeholders.

3.3.3.5 Develop and implement processes to monitor, evaluate, and improve TRN schemes for better network connectivity, transition opportunities with country engagement teams, and self-sustainability.

3.3.3.6 Advise on locations and venues that meet objectives for TRN meeting / training activities.

3.3.3.7 Work with in-country partners to develop training plans and schedules.

3.3.3.8 Create and maintain the TRN activity planning schedule.

3.3.3.9 Prepare planning documents for TRN activity execution.

3.3.3.10 Draft all event materials to include – fact sheets, participant guides, presentations, preparation read-ahead materials, and final reports.

3.4 Emergent Country Engagements and Continuing Engagement Support. The contractor shall support research, collection, assimilation and documentation of the latest policy and guidance from all relevant stakeholders and gather relevant data from identified partner countries. Specific activities within countries and regions may rapidly change subject to political, scientific, military or other requirements. A standard process shall be followed which includes:

3.4.1 Collecting data to include an understanding of biosurveillance systems, processes, laws, and policy;

3.4.2 Cross walking U.S. guidance and partner country capabilities to develop a specific country engagement plan that includes cost/benefit analysis of potential solutions and measurable metrics for success;

3.4.3 Conducting a gap analysis and produce a report which can be used to set the foundation to develop solutions;

3.4.4 Supporting an integrated product team for the purposes of researching, identifying and integrating relevant science and technology that can fulfill identified gaps. This will consist of all relevant stakeholders (government, industry, foreign partners);

3.4.5 Developing a framework for enabling information exchange across various domains and decision authorities;

3.4.6 Coordinating with various interagency partners such as the Defense Health Agency (DHA), World Health Organization (WHO) and the Department of State (DOS) to ensure that prototype capabilities developed are consistent with global information assurance requirements in order to include a framework for enabling information exchange, to identify, and integrate relevant science and technology that can bridge disparate information systems.

In addition to providing uninterrupted support to on-going engagement teams, the contractor shall provide rapid planning, including risk mitigation strategies to meet emergent country requirement timelines.

3.5 Strategic planning and Emergency response support. The contractor shall be required to respond to emergent trends based on real-world events. The contractor shall provide crisis management, to include administrative and program support and program management technical support. For any of these emergent trends, the contractor shall support the planning and facilitation of technical meetings or reviews, Table Top Exercises, discussion-based seminars, workshops and/or other training activities or events at the identified locations. The contractor shall be provide day-to-day administrative and programmatic assistance activities to support these emergent trends.

4.0 Deliverables

4.1 TRN or Activity Project Plans. Project plans should include schedule, assumptions, potential issues, contact lists, and any additional information that would be relevant to execution. Plans shall be submitted in accordance with (IAW) Exhibit Line Item Number (ELIN) A001.

4.2 TRN or Activity Fact Sheets. Fact sheets should include objectives, impact of the effort, and any additional information that would be relevant to project communications. Fact Sheets shall be submitted IAW ELIN A001.

4.3 Meeting Support Documents. Contractor shall provide pre-meeting packages of information for attendees that shall include, (1) agendas, (2) facilitation notes (as needed or requested by Government PM), (3) conference call platform, and (4) post-meeting documentation and action items. Meeting support documents shall be submitted

IAW ELIN A001.

4.4 TRN or Activity Monitoring, Evaluation, and Improvement Scheme. Contractor shall provide processes for evaluating activities towards end states. This should include (at a minimum) evaluation forms, pre-event and post-event questionnaires, and transition plans. Activity Monitoring, Evaluation, and Improvement Scheme shall be submitted IAW ELIN A001.

4.5 TRN or Activity Technical Reports and Materials. Contractor shall provide technical reports for all supportive activities to clients. Reports shall include an executive summary, participant list, and recommendations. Activity technical report and materials shall be submitted IAW ELIN A002.

5.0 Meetings and Reporting

5.1 Meetings

5.1.1 Start of Work Meeting. The contractor shall participate in a Start of Work meeting at CCDC CBC no later than 30 days after contract award.

5.1.2 Quarterly review. The contractor shall participate at four (4) quarterly reviews annually. For estimating purposes assume one (1) day each with two (2) held at CCDC CBC and two (2) held at the contractor’s venue.

5.1.3 Program Management Teleconferences. The contractor shall participate in eight (8) teleconferences. This is required in order to review the activities that will take place 30 days prior to the teleconference and the schedule of activities for the next 30 days that will take place after the teleconference. The teleconferences will occur in the months between Quarterly reviews.

5.1.4 Pre-Event Planning Meetings. The contractor shall participate in pre-event planning meetings. For estimating purposes, assume one (1), three-day (3-day), meeting per event for ten (10) events.

5.2 Reporting

5.2.1 Weekly status report. The contractor shall facilitate a weekly teleconference conducted with stakeholders for the purposes of planning engagements with international partners. For estimating purposes assume the eight (8) international countries referenced in Section 5.4, Table 1. Notes and action items shall be taken and tracked by contractor. Status report shall be IAW ELIN A003.

5.2.2 Monthly Reports. The contractor shall submit monthly reports IAW ELIN A004. The monthly reports shall include the schedule of activities that will include travel, meetings, workshops, and training. In addition, the monthly reports shall summarize the technical and financial status of the tasks to include the following:

a. Cumulative hours by labor category.

b. Monthly hours expended by labor category and a list of personnel charging under each category.

c. Cumulative and monthly cost by labor category.

d. Cumulative and monthly travel costs broken out by per diem and transportation costs.

e. Cumulative and monthly subcontractor costs.

f. Cumulative and monthly materials costs.

g. Number of individuals covered on the effort to identify any increase or decrease in personnel.

5.2.3 Final Report. The contractor shall submit a final report summarizing the effort IAW ELIN A005.

5.2.4 Contract Manpower Reporting (CMR). Section 2330a of title 10, United States Code (10 USC 2330a), requires the Secretary of Defense to submit to Congress an annual inventory of contracts for services performed during the prior fiscal year for or on behalf of the Department of Defense (DoD). The inventory must include the number of contractor employees using direct labor hours and associated cost data collected from contractors. The prime contractor and all subcontractors are required to completely fill in all the information at the following web address:

http://www.sam.gov. In addition to their own Location data, the prime contractor is responsible for entering the all of the Order and Contact data.

Subcontractors are responsible for entering only their Location data. The prime contractor has overall responsibility for ensuring subcontractors enter their respective data and shall enter their data in a timely manner, as subcontractors cannot input any information into the System for Award Management (SAM) system until the prime contractor has entered the Order and Contact data. For this contract:

a. The Unit Identification Code (UIC) of the DoD Requiring Activity is: W6JRAA

b. The Command of the DoD Requiring Activity is: CCDC Chemical Biological Center

c. The Federal Service Code (FSC) is: R429

d. The Weapons System that is supported is: N/A

5.3 Place of Performance – The work shall be performed at the contractor’s facilities and at various Government facilities to include, but not limited to, locations listed in Section 5.4 Travel. The contractor shall serve as a technical liaison with the Government sponsor and other program personnel on site at these locations. Except for the travel listed in table below, all work will be at the contractor’s location.

5.4 Travel. Travel locations for this effort are listed in the table below and are based on program history; however, exact locations are dependent upon worldwide events.

TRAVEL REQUIREMENT - TABLE 2

Trip Destination # of Trips # of Days # of People

OCONUS LOCATIONS

Cambodia 5 6 2 Indonesia 10 7 6 Laos 2 7 2 Malaysia 2 7 3 Thailand 11 5 3 Vietnam 2 7 3 Kenya 3 5 3 Switzerland 1 4 1

CONUS LOCATIONS

National Capital Region 12 1 3 Fort Belvoir, VA Primary CONUS location

International travel not identified within the cost proposal is only authorized with prior approval from the Contracting Officer’s Representative (COR) and the Contracting Officer (KO). Travel must be in accordance with (IAW) the Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR) and Joint Federal Travel regulations (JFTRs).

6.0 Items/Data to be delivered. The contractor shall deliver all data in accordance with the DD Form 1423.

7.0 Government Furnished Property (GFP) and/or Assistance. No GFP is being provided.

8.0 Hazards Information. This contract does not require the contractor to work with hazardous materials

9.0 Period of Performance or Completion Date. All work, including receipt of the approved Final Comprehensive Report by the Government, shall be completed 12 months after contract award.

10.0 Security. The effort is SECRET.

10.1 AT Level l training. This standard language is for contractor employees with an area of performance within an Army controlled installation, facility or area. All contractor employees, to include subcontractor employees, requiring access to Army installations, facilities and 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 is applicable. 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 30 calendar days after completion of training by all employees and subcontractor personnel. AT Level I awareness training is available at the following website: https://jko.jten.mil/courses/atl1/launch.html

10.2 AT Awareness Training for Contractor Personnel Traveling Overseas. This standard language requires US based contractor employees and associated subcontractor employees to make available and receive government provided area or responsibility (AOR) specific AT awareness training as directed by AR 525-13. Specific AOR training content is directed by the combatant commander with the unit ATO being the local point of contact.

10.3 iWATCH Training. This standard language is for contractor employees with an area of performance within an Army controlled installation, facility or area. The contractor and all associated subcontractors shall brief all employees on the local iWATCH program (training standards provided by the requiring activity ATO). This local 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 CO. 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 NLT 30 calendar days after contract award.

10.4 This effort requires 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 contracts that require OPSEC, per AR 530-1, the contractor employees must complete Level I OPSEC Awareness training. New employees must be trained with 30 calendar days of their reporting for duty and annually thereafter.

10.5 This effort requires Performance of Delivery in a Foreign Country per PGI 225.370. DFARS Clause 252.225- 7043, Antiterrorism/Force Protection for Defense Contractors outside the US shall be used in solicitations and contracts that require performance or delivery in a foreign country. This clause applies to both contingencies and non-contingency support. The key AT requirement is for non-local national contractor personnel to comply with theater clearance requirements and allows the combatant commander to exercise oversight to ensure the contractor's compliance with combatant commander and subordinate task force commander policies and directives.

10.6 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.

10.7 For contractors requiring a Common Access Card (CAC). Before CAC issuance, the contractor employee requires, at a minimum, a favorably adjudicated national Agency Check with Inquiries (NACI) or an equipment or higher investigation in accordance with Army Directive 2014-05. The contractor employee will be issued a CAC only if duties involve one of the following: (1) both physical access to a DoD facility and access, via logon, to DoD networks on-site or remotely; (2) remote access, via logon, do a DoD network using DoD-approved remote access procedures; or, (3) physical access to multiple DoD facilities or multiple non-DoD federally controlled facilities on behalf of the DoD on a recurring basis for a period of 6 months or more. At the discretion of the sponsoring activity, an initial CAC may be issued based on a favorable review of the FBI fingerprint check and a successfully scheduled NACI at the Office of Personnel Management.

10.8 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 (NCIC- Ill) 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.

10.9 This effort requires handling or access to classified information therefore, 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 (DO 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.

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

11.0 Government Point of Contact:

Contracting Officer’s Representative (COR).

Ms. Virginia Pippen 8477 Sharpless Road – Bldg E5951 Gunpowder, MD 21010 Virginia.a.pippen.civ@mail.mil

Government Program Manager.

Ms. Fiona Narayanan 8477 Sharpless Road – Bldg E5951 Gunpowder, MD 21010 Fiona.e.narayanan.civ@mail.mil

12.0 Period of Performance. The period of performance will be one 12 month base period and one 12 month option period.

13.0 List of Acronyms.

ACRONYM DEFINITION

AOR Area of Operation

APG Aberdeen Proving Ground

AR Army Regulation

AT Anti-terrorism

ATO Anti-Terrorism Officer

BA / BS Bachelor of Arts / Bachelor of Science

BOHRN Bat / One Health Research Network

BS&S Biosafety and Biosecurity

BTRP Biological Threat Reduction Program

CAC Common Access Card

CANARIES

Consortium of Animal Market Networks to Assess Risk of Emerging Infectious Diseases through Surveillance

CBC Chemical Biological Center

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CCDC Combat Capabilities Development Command

CI Classified Information

CMR Contractor Manpower Reporting

COR Contracting Officer’s Representative

CSM Chemical Surety Materials

DFARS Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement

DoD Department of Defense

DTRA Defense Threat Reduction Agency

EDP Electronic Data Processing

ELIN Exhibit Line Item Number

EVM Earned Value Management

FAR Federal Acquisition Regulation

FP Force Protection

FPCON Force Protection Condition

GFI Government Furnished Information

GFP Government Furnished Property

HQDA Headquarters, Department of the Army

IAW In Accordance With

KO Contracting Officer

MOU Memorandum of Understanding

NCIC-III National Crime Information Center Interstate Identification Index

NLT No Later Than

NSF National Science Foundation

OCONUS Outside the Continental United States

OPSEC Operations Security

PM Program Manager

PWS Performance Work Statement

QASP Quality Assurance Surveillance Plan

RCN Research Coordination Network

RDTE Research, Development, Testing and Evaluation

SOP Standard Operating Procedure

SoW Start of Work

STEM Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics

TARP Threat Awareness Reporting Program

TRN Threat Reduction Network

TS/SCI Top Secret / Sensitive Compartmented Information

TSDB Terrorist Screening Database

U.S. United States

USC United States Code

SECTION L - INSTRUCTIONS, CONDITIONS AND NOTICES TO BIDDERS

The following have been modified:

INSTRUCTIONS TO OFFERORS

Section L - Instructions, Conditions and Notices to Bidders

L.1 PROPOSAL SUBMISSION INSTRUCTIONS.

L.1.1 In order for proposals to receive full consideration for award, the Offeror shall ensure that the information furnished in support of the proposal is factual, accurate, complete and defensible. Failure to provide the information requested by the RFP may render the Offeror’s proposal incomplete and ineligible for further consideration for award. Files shall not contain classified data or material. No portion of the proposal shall contain classified information. The use of hyperlinks in proposals is prohibited.

L.1.2 . The solicitation will be issued electronically, as well as any amendments subsequently issued thereto. It will therefore be the sole responsibility of all interested parties to periodically access the www.beta.sam.gov website described below in order to obtain any amendments which may be issued. Failure of an Offeror to obtain any said amendments and to respond to them prior to the date and time set for receipt of proposals is at the sole risk of the Offeror, and may result in proposals (or any portion thereof) being declared non-responsive, which can result in the rejection of proposal submissions.

L.1.3 All submissions shall strictly comply with all filing requirements and content as specifically set forth in the solicitation. Failure to fully comply with all filing requirements shall result in rejection of a proposal submission as non-responsive.

L.1.3.1 Offerors must be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) at www.sam.gov and have a Data Universal Numbering System (DUNS number) and Commercial and Government Entity (CAGE) Code.

L.1.3.2 The solicitation is found by searching on www.beta.sam.gov.

L.1.3.3 Each volume of an Offeror's proposal shall be submitted electronically via the Virtual Contracting Enterprise-Acquisition Source Selection Interactive Support Tool (VCE- ASSIST/ASSIST) to the Contracting Officer at nicholas.granata.civ@mail.mil and Contract Specialist at Sheila.l.ramos2.civ@mail.mil . Any portion of the proposal that is changed (as a result of negotiations or proposal revisions) should be annotated and dated.

Each volume shall be clearly labeled with its Title and a copy number (e.g.copy 1 of 5).

L.1.3.4 Files shall not contain classified data. All information which the Offeror wishes to have considered must be submitted with the initial proposal and shall be confined to the appropriate volume. The Government will not consider any information that is not included in the appropriate volume as required, or any information that exceeds the number of pages allowed. The use of hyperlinks in proposals is prohibited.

L.1.3.5 Offerors are cautioned that “parroting” of the Technical requirements or the PWS with a statement of intent to perform does not reflect an understanding of the requirement or capability to perform. Offerors are responsible for including sufficient details to permit a complete and accurate evaluation of each proposal.

Proprietary information shall be clearly marked.

L.1.3.7 The Offeror bears the responsibility to ensure timely transmission of its offer, that the offer is responsive to all requirements set forth in the solicitation, and to ensure the availability of an open transmission line and to take into consideration the length of time required to complete an upload transaction prior to the solicitation closing date/time stated in the solicitation. In no circumstances shall the tender of any proposal or other required document that is filed beyond any filing deadline be considered. Late filing shall result in a proposal being rejected in its entirety.

L.2 PROPOSAL PREPARATION INSTRUCTIONS.

L.2.1 Format: The submission shall be clearly indexed and logically assembled. Each volume shall be clearly identified and shall begin at the top of a page. All pages of each volume shall be appropriately numbered and identified by the complete company name, date, and Request for Proposal (RFP) number in the header and/or footer. A Table of Contents should be created and files shall use the following page setup parameters:

Margins – Top, Bottom, Left, Right – 1 inch Gutter – 0 inch From Edge – Header, Footer 0.5 inch Page Size, Width – 8.5 inch

Page Size, Height – 11 inch

L.2.2 File Packaging. Files shall be in read-only format, using PDF files. All price breakdown information to aide in the cost or price evaluation shall be submitted in Microsoft Excel Read/Write format and viewable in Microsoft Excel 2013.

L.2.3 Content Requirements. The Offeror’s Technical Approach, Program Management Approach, Past Performance and Cost or Price shall be submitted in separate volumes as set forth in Table L-1 below. The Offeror shall confine submissions to essential matters, sufficient to define the proposal in a concise manner to permit a complete and accurate evaluation of each proposal. Each file of the proposal shall consist of a Table of Contents, Summary Section, and the Narrative Discussion. The Summary Section shall contain a brief abstract of the file. Proprietary information shall be clearly marked. All information the Offeror wishes to have considered must be submitted with the initial proposal and shall be confined to the appropriate volume and page limit. The Government will not consider any information that is not included in the appropriate volume as required, or information that exceeds the number of pages allowed.

Table L-1 Format for Submission

Volume

Title

Page Limit

I Technical Approach Fifty (50) pages II Program Management Approach Fifty (50) pages

III Past Performance Ten (10) pages, in addition Five (5) pages for every subcontractor, if applicable

IV Cost or Price Unlimited V Solicitation, Offer and Award Documents and

Certifications/Representations Unlimited

NOTE: Pages that exceed the required page limitations will not be evaluated. Additional pages over the maximum allowed will be removed or not read and will not be evaluated by the Government.

L.2.4 The title page for each volume shall include: volume number, volume subject, company name, and a proposal identification number.

L.2.5 Indices to the proposal and cross-references between the proposal and the solicitation are used for ensuring that all pertinent sections of the proposal are fully understood. The use of an effective and organized Table of Contents and/or List of Tables/Figures along with tabs to easily locate sections of the proposal also facilitates thorough evaluation.

L.2.6 Each volume shall be as brief as possible, yet consistent with a complete submission. Pages shall not exceed

8.5 inches in width and 11 inches in length; however, pages, as appropriate, not exceeding 11 x 17 inches, depicting such items as charts, matrices, or schedules may be used and will count as a single page. The Offeror shall number all pages within each volume.

L.2.7 The Offeror's proposal shall not exceed the above page limitations and must be printed using 12 point font (foldout pages or electronic spreadsheets - 10 point font) with one-inch margins (top, bottom, left and right).

The cover letters, title page, table of contents, resumes limited to two pages, supporting data, and cross-reference matrices do not count against page count limitations.

L.2.7.1 Technical Approach. Refer to paragraph L.3.2.1 below. The supporting data shall be limited to 50 pages.

This supporting data does not count against the page limitations for the Technical Approach – Volume I.

L.2.7.2 Program Management Approach. Refer to paragraph L.3.2.2 below. The supporting data, shall be limited to 50 pages. This supporting data does not count against the page limitations for the Program

Management Approach – Volume II.

L.2.8 The Offeror shall provide an explanation, in a clearly reliable format, such as a matrix, of any difference between the format in which the proposal has been requested and the format in which it is actually submitted.

L.2.9 The Offeror is expected to provide sufficient detail in a clear and concise manner to completely and logically address every aspect the Government intends to evaluate. The Government does not desire excess verbiage, unnecessary and elaborate brochures, or lengthy, repetitious, disorganized presentations beyond that sufficient to present a complete and clear offer. Such presentations are not desired and may be construed as an indication of the Offeror’s inefficiencies and lack of cost consciousness in proposal preparation. All Offerors are reminded that unsupported promises to comply with the contractual requirements will not be sufficient.

Proposals must not merely repeat the contractual requirements, but rather must provide convincing documentary evidence in support of any statements relating to the promised performance.

L.3 SPECIFIC INSTRUCTION BY VOLUME.

L.3.1 The Offeror’s proposal shall be segregated into six (5) volumes as follows:

L.3.1.1 Volume I -Technical Approach

L.3.1.2 Volume II – Program Management Approach

L.3.1.3 Volume III – Past Performance

L.3.1.4 Volume IV – Cost or Price

L.3.1.5 Volume V – Certifications and Representations

L.3.2 Specific Instructions.

L.3.2.1 Volume I – Technical Approach.

L.3.2.1.1 The Offeror’s technical volume shall address the following, and shall be organized into the following sections:

L.3.2.1.2 The Offeror shall provide a detailed discussion of the technical approach in terms of executing each of the tasks outlined in the PWS. This shall include identifying how they will comply with all regulations, policies and process in accordance with the PWS.

L.3.2.1.3 The Offeror shall describe its approach to working with agencies similar or equal to the U.S. State Department, Defense Health Agency (DHA), and the World Health Organization (WHO), describe their processes of complying with regulations in the following partner countries: Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Thailand, Vietnam, Kenya, and Switzerland and Status of Forces Agreements (SOFA) requirements and how these processes will be implemented in order to formulate a strategy for executing critical collaborative international engagements in meeting the requirements stated within the PWS.

L.3.2.1.4 The Offeror shall describe the established previous and current international relationships, detail their approach to maintaining these relationships, provide a list of critical key points of contacts (POC’s) in each partner country mentioned above and processes of migrating contractor personnel in/out within those countries.

L.3.2.1.5 The Offeror shall discuss its approach to providing and executing support to the following Threat Reduction Networks (TRN’s)/pathogens: Bat / One Health Research Network (BOHRN), Rickettsial Pathogens, and Melioidosis in accordance with the requirements of paragraph 3.2 and 3.3 of the PWS. The Offeror shall discuss how the Government Program Manager will be supported in each partner country in accordance with these TRN’s within specific areas, to include interim support, logistics of its engagement activities and in-country TRN’s, mitigation plans, emergent country engagements, coordination with interagency partner and partner countries and strategic planning and rapid emergency response support and how these methods will be implemented. The Offeror shall provide specific experience within each partner county utilizing the related pathogen and their approach to exercise and training facilitation, design, science communication, rapid emergency planning solutions, and frameworks for enabling information exchange as it relates to events such as large conferences, workshop trainings, and working group meetings.

L.3.2.1.6 Travel: Offerors shall include a travel and subsistence schedule, indicating the number of trips contemplated, the purpose of each trip, the number of people involved, duration, and itinerary for each trip…