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Solicitation number: W91247-18-R-4P0N
Issued by: Department of the Army Materiel Command Mission and Installation Contracting Command Fort Bragg

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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.

15A. NAME AND TITLE OF SIGNER (Type or print)

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 CLIN 0003,1002,1002, 3002, 4002 (2) revise PWS Section C - Descriptions and Specifications, (3) revise Questions and Answ ers in Section L - Instructions to Offerors, (4) revise Technical Exhibit 6 (Estimated Workload Data) and (5) revise Technical Exhibit 3 Site Locations. Changes are highlighted in yellow . See summary of changes.

1. CONTRACT ID CODE PAGE OF PAGES

J 1 42

16A. NAME AND TITLE OF CONTRACTING OFFICER (Type or print)

16C. DATE SIGNED

BY 23-Oct-2018

16B. UNITED STATES OF AMERICA15C. DATE SIGNED15B. CONTRACTOR/OFFEROR

(Signature of Contracting Officer)(Signature of person authorized to sign)

8. NAME AND ADDRESS OF CONTRACTOR (No., Street, County, State and Zip Code) X W9124718R4P0N

X 9B. DATED (SEE ITEM 11)

10-Oct-2018

10B. DATED (SEE ITEM 13)

9A. AMENDMENT OF SOLICITATION NO.

11. THIS ITEM ONLY APPLIES TO AMENDMENTS OF SOLICITATIONS

X The above numbered solicitation is amended as set forth in Item 14. The hour and date specified for receipt of Offer is extended, 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

REJECTION OF YOUR OFFER. If by virtue of this amendment you desire to change an offer already submitted, such change may be made by telegram or letter, provided each telegram or letter makes reference to the solicitation and this amendment, and is received prior to the opening hour and date specified.

12. ACCOUNTING AND APPROPRIATION DATA (If required)

13. THIS ITEM APPLIES ONLY TO MODIFICATIONS OF CONTRACTS/ORDERS.

IT MODIFIES THE CONTRACT/ORDER NO. AS DESCRIBED IN ITEM 14.

A. THIS CHANGE ORDER IS ISSUED PURSUANT TO: (Specify authority) THE CHANGES SET FORTH IN ITEM 14 ARE MADE IN THE

CONTRACT ORDER NO. IN ITEM 10A.

B. THE ABOVE NUMBERED CONTRACT/ORDER IS MODIFIED TO REFLECT THE ADMINISTRATIVE CHANGES (such as changes in paying office, appropriation date, etc.) SET FORTH IN ITEM 14, PURSUANT TO THE AUTHORITY OF FAR 43.103(B).

C. THIS SUPPLEMENTAL AGREEMENT IS ENTERED INTO PURSUANT TO AUTHORITY OF:

D. OTHER (Specify type of modification and authority)

E. IMPORTANT: Contractor is not, is required to sign this document and return copies to the issuing office.

14. DESCRIPTION OF AMENDMENT/MODIFICATION (Organized by UCF section headings, including solicitation/contract subject matter where feasible.)

10A. MOD. OF CONTRACT/ORDER NO.

2. AMENDMENT/MODIFICATION NO. 5. PROJECT NO.(If applicable)

6. ISSUED BY

3. EFFECTIVE DATE

23-Oct-2018

CODE

MICC CENTER - FORT BRAGG

MICC - FORT BRAGG

2175 REILLY ROAD STOP A

FORT BRAGG NC 28310-5000

W91247 7. ADMINISTERED BY (If other than item 6)

4. REQUISITION/PURCHASE REQ. NO.

CODE

See Item 6

FACILITY CODECODE

EMAIL:TEL:

W9124718R4P0N

SECTION SF 30 BLOCK 14 CONTINUATION PAGE

SUMMARY OF CHANGES

SECTION SF 1449 - CONTINUATION SHEET

SUPPLIES OR SERVICES AND PRICES

CLIN 0003

The CLIN extended description has changed from:

Contractor shall provide all travel and shipping in accordance with the PWS. Travel and shipping are only authorized to the extent that it is necessary for the performance of this contract. The full procedure and terms for the authorization of travel and shipping expenses are prescribed in the PWS. Only those travel/shipping expenses incurred in accordance with the terms and conditions of this contract, PWS, and the associated documents will be reimbursed. The Contractor shall not apply any profit to any travel/shipping provided under this CLIN. The Contractor's invoice will be accompanied and supported by a copy of the supplier's invoice for shipping expense.

The estimated cost cited in the travel/shipping CLIN is an annual value and is presented as a "pool" from which actual charges will be drawn. Travel/shipping are not to exceed (NTE) $552,000.00.

To:

CLIN 1002

The estimated cost cited in the travel/shipping CLIN is an annual value and is presented as a "pool" from which

CLIN 2002

The estimated cost cited in the travel/shipping CLIN is an annual value and is presented as a "pool" from which

CLIN 3002

The estimated cost cited in the travel/shipping CLIN is an annual value and is presented as a "pool" from which

CLIN 4002

The estimated cost cited in the travel/shipping CLIN is an annual value and is presented as a "pool" from which

The following have been modified:

ADDENDUM TO FAR 52.212-1

IAWDDENDUM TO FAR 52.212-1

A. SOLICITATION/PROPOSAL REQUIREMENTS.

1. Replace paragraph (b) entitled “Submission of offers” with the following instructions:

(b) Submission of Offer. Submit a signed and dated proposal to the office specified in this solicitation at or before the exact time specified in this solicitation. Failure to provide all required documents or information may exclude the offeror from further consideration. Only a signed proposal submitted on the SF 1449 will be accepted.

The proposal must contain the following information and be arranged in the following sequential order.

a) Questions Concerning Solicitation: All questions are to be submitted electronically by the following due 15 October, 2018 at 10:00am ET. The final proposal is as stated in Block 8 of the SF 1449. The main POC for both the questions and final proposal is;

Ms. Virginia A. Roberts Mr. Sydney G. Johnson Contracting Officer Contract Specialist virginia.a.roberts.civ@mail.mil sydney.g.johnson.civ@mail.mil

GOVERNMENT RESPONSE TO INDUSTRY QUESTIONS

Question Number

PWS/

SOW

Reference

Submitted Question Government Answer

1 None This solicitation requests secret security clearance. PIT is an 8(a) company, our company cannot get secret security clearance. Can you please advise whether we can submit our response without the secret security clearance?

IAW PWS 1.12.1. Security Clearance, “Contractor personnel shall have a SECRET security clearance at time of the proposal submission, and must maintain the SECRET level of security required for the duration of the contract”. In addition the security clerance shall be evaluated IAW FAR 52.212-2.

2 None Is this a new requirement or is there an incumbent contractor currently providing these or similar services? If so, please provide the name of the contractor and the current contract number.

No, this is not a new requirement. The current contract was awarded to ICP SYSTEMS LLC under contract number W9124J-17-C-0046.

3 None Please provide the historical level of effort and number of full-time equivalent personnel currently providing these services within each labor category.

TE 6 was revised to clarify workload data for travel. Please refer to the PWS paragraph 1.15. (Special Qualifications) and PWS Section 5 (Specific Tasks) to identify performance requirements.

Contractor personnel that are not part of the MCAT Teams are clearly identified in the PWS. Teams may include 5-6 personnel per team and 2 teams total depending on offerors technical solution and strategy.

4 None How many contractor MCATs currently provide support today?

The current staffing solution is the incumbent’s confidential business strategy. See Government response to questions 3.

5 None How many contractor personnel total support the MCAT requirements today

Please see the government response to question 3.

6 None How many contractor Spectrum Managers provide support today?

Please see the government response to question 3.

7 None How many Signal Readiness Exercise Support Specialists provide support today?

Please see the government response to question 3.

PWS/

SOW

Reference

Submitted Question Government Answer

8 None How many Mission Command Systems Integrators provide support today?

Please see the government response to question 3.

9 None PWS 1.11.3 states “When hiring personnel, the Contractor shall keep in mind that the stability and continuity of the workforce are essential to successful performance under this contract.” However, the Basis for Award – Lowest Price Technically Acceptable evaluation method does not lend itself to hiring and maintaining a stable workforce.

Additionally, most contractor personnel supporting this requirement will require subject matter expert level knowledge and extensive experience to support this PWS. Would the government consider changing the evaluation to Best Value instead of

LPTA?

No, the government shall not reconsider best value instead of LPTA. LPTA is the appropriate source selection process as the service being acquired is well-defined. “Well-defined requirements” means that the technical requirements and “technical acceptability” standards are clearly understood by the Government and can be clearly articulated to Industry in the solicitation.

10 None Technical Exhibit 6, Estimated Workload Data indicates a list of 25 sample locations, but indicates MCAT teams could travel to any of about 720 different reserve sites in CONUS or OCONUS. PWS 1.4 and 5.2.3 indicate the MCAT teams “will support approximately 46 units per year at the MCAT 2 assistance visit and MCAT 3 formal assessment levels.” Are there a total of 46 or 92 MCAT TDYs to support these 46 units?

The total estimated MCAT 2/3 TDY is 46 travel events for the 2 (two) teams.

See Amendment 0001 for changes made to TECHNICAL EXHIBIT 6, Estimated Workload Data

11 Given the high level of education, experience and knowledge required for each of the labor categories detailed in PWS 1.15.4, why did the government include a wage determination? Are any of the labor categories or contractor personnel currently supporting this requirement expected to be hourly employees subject to the wage determination?

The applicability of the wage determination is contingent on the offerors proposed staffing solution.

Typically, WD are included in service contracts IAW provisions of 41 U.S.C.

chapter 67, Service Contract Labor Standards, and regulations of the Secretary of Labor (29 CFR part 4). This clause does not apply to contracts or subcontracts administratively exempted

PWS/

SOW

Reference

Submitted Question Government Answer by the Secretary of Labor or exempted by 41 U.S.C. 6702, as interpreted in subpart C of 29 CFR part 4.

12 Technical Exhibit 3 Site Locations has a column labeled site size with S, M, L, and XL options. Please provide a definition of what makes a site S, M, L, or XL. Is it based on number of assigned personnel, equipment, etc?

See Amendment 0001 for definition included in Technical Exhibit 3 Site Locations

13 Is there an incumbent contractor? If so, please provide the name and contract number.

The current contract was awarded to ICP SYSTEMS LLC under contract number W9124J-17-C-0046.

14 How many FTEs (government or contractor) are currently doing this work?

Please see the government response to question 3.

15 Can the government please provide the incumbent name?

The current contract was awarded to ICP SYSTEMS LLC under contract number W9124J-17-C-0046.

16 Can the government please provide the incumbent contract number?

The current contract was awarded to ICP SYSTEMS LLC under contract number W9124J-17-C-0046.

17 Can the government please provide the incumbent spend information?

ICP SYSTEMS LLC financial is confidential and/or proprietary data

18 The RFP states that “As for size of effort, Contractor shall support approximately 46 assessments per year”. Could the government please give us an estimate of the effort and labor categories needed for each assessment?

Please see the government response to question 3.

19 In Tech_Exhibit #4, the GFE is mentioned as 13 laptops. Can we assume that this contract involves 13 FTEs?

No the follow-on requirement has changed and the number of laptops may change after award based on the awardees staffing solution.

20 Will the Government Supply a Staffing Matrix?

No.

21 This procurement on FBO indicates it is a draft. Is it? If so, when will final be released?

The final solicitation was posted on 12 Oct 18 at 3:29 pm. See https://www.fbo.gov

PWS/

SOW

Reference

Submitted Question Government Answer

22 Is there an incumbent, and if so who is it? Are they able to propose for award again

The current contract was awarded to ICP SYSTEMS LLC under contract number W9124J-17-C-0046.

b) Offers shall be submitted AMRDEC SAFE ACCESS FILE EXCHANGE (SAFE):

https://safe.amrdec.army.mil/safe/

i. AMRDEC SAFE submission instructions. Offerors should select “Guest User” option and fill out all required information. Offerors shall input their legal business name for the “Personal Information” field, “Your Name”. Description of file should identify the total number of files being submitted. Deletion date shall not be less than 14 days from submission date. “Recipient Information” shall include BOTH virginia.a.roberts.civ@mail.mil and sydney.g.johnson.civ@mail.mil. No other recipients should be specified under “Recipient Information”. Select email setting preferences to set desired security level of submission. Files cannot be downloaded by recipients until sender verifies sender email address. Verification process is identified in email through AMRDEC SAFE and is the offeror’s responsibility to verify their email address. Please be reminded that offerors are responsible for submitting electronic proposals so as to reach the Government office designated in the solicitation by the local time specified in Block 8 of the SF 1449.

ii. This is an electronic solicitation release. No hard copies will be mailed. All referenced documents for this solicitation are available on the Federal Business Opportunities (FBO.GOV) website at https://www.fbo.gov. It is the responsibility of each Offeror to review the webpage for notice of amendments, updates, or changes to current information.

B. PROPOSAL FORMAT.

All submissions documents should be in Microsoft Excel (unprotected), Microsoft Word format and/or Portable Document Format (PDF) and the total submission for Technical Capability shall not exceed 25 pages. If the page limits are exceeded, the pages in excess of the limit shall be removed and will not be considered for evaluations.

This limit does not include cover page, table of contents, cover letter, and staffing matrix. There is no page limit on the Price Submission. Printing shall be easily readable (10 point font or larger proportional spacing). The proposal shall consist of the following:

Tab A: Mission Capability Tab B: Pricing Schedule Tab C: Signed 1449 with all pricing completed.

Tab D: Acknowledgement of Solicitation Amendments Tab E: Representations and Certifications Tab F: Contact Information Tab G: Responsibility Statement Tab H: Organizational Conflict of Interest (OCI) Mitigation Plan (If Applicable) **Tabs A and B should be submitted as separate files. Tabs C – H can be submitted as separate files, or all together as one attachment**

C. PROPOSAL CONTENT

Tab A – Mission Capability. The Offerors proposal shall include detailed descriptions on how it intends to provide all provide all personnel, equipment, supplies, tools, materials and supervision necessary to perform TAC/C4 Readiness Services as identified in the Performance Work Statement (PWS) Part 5.

Management & Staffing Plan. The proposal shall demonstrate to the Government the Offeror's ability to manage a high quality TAC/C4 Readiness Services as identified in the PWS.

Organizational Chart & Job Descriptions: The Offeror shall provide a comprehensive organizational chart identifying the management and staffing structure of all labor including key personnel with descriptions of roles and responsibilities. The chart must also depict the number of labor hours, & FTE’s for each position. The Offeror’s organizational chart shall also be accompanied with a narrative/table that includes all position descriptions (not resumes) for each labor category including management of key personnel as well as identify tasks performed by subcontractors. The job descriptions must contain proposed knowledge, skills, education, experience, certifications, security clearance, training (to include refresher training), and licenses required to perform the services IAW the PWS qualifications. Additionally the offeror shall provide a narrative that addresses how prospective contractors will plan, organize, perform, direct, and control the work in performance of the high level objectives identified in the solicitation PWS paragraphs 5.2. (Program Management/Coordination Support), 5.2.2. (Signal Readiness Exercise Support), 5.2.3. (Mission Command Assessment Support), 5.2.4 (Mission Command Information Systems (MCIS) Integration), and 5.2.5 (Frequency and Spectrum Management Support). It must demonstrate Offeror’s understanding of the technical requirements to ensure it contains the appropriate labor mix and number of hours by functional area.

Phase-in Plan: The Offerors Phase-in plan must include a timeline detailing each task required to successfully execute Phase-In procedures, to include the transition of all required workforce in accordance with PWS paragraph 1.21.1.1. (Phase-In Plan).

Recruitment and Retention Plan: The Offeror shall detail/describe how it will recruit, hire, retain (to reduce employee turnover) and manage personnel with proper qualifications to perform the services of the positions (including unique and emerging technology used in specialty areas) identified in its staffing data.

Tab B - Pricing Schedule. The price submission file should be clearly marked "Tab B, Pricing Schedule" and shall contain a Pricing Table and a Pricing Narrative. The Pricing Table shall be prepared using MS Excel. The Pricing Schedule shall include:

(a) Pricing Table: The Contractor's quote shall include pricing on all Contract Line Item Numbers (CLINs) identified in the Pricing Schedule. The Contractor shall submit a completed CLIN Structure which includes an estimated price for each CLIN, a total estimated price for each contract period, and a total estimated price for all CLINs (Base Period, and ALL Option periods).

i. CLIN 0001 – Phase-In: Contractor shall provide a Firm Fixed Price unit price s one-month phase-in period IAW the PWS

ii. CLINs 0002, 1001, 2001, 3001 and 4001 – Signal Readiness Service Support: The Offeror shall separately price mentioned CLINs. For the purpose of price evaluation, the Offeror shall include a Pricing Matrix in contractor-own format, by contract period that details the calculation of its proposed monthly fixed prices for TAC/C4 Readiness Services.

iii. CLINs 0003, 1002, 2002, 3002 and 4002 – Travel: Travel shall be based on plug figures for the base and all option years.

CLIN Description Plug Figure Indirect CAP Rate

Total

0003 Travel $ 552,000.00 % $

1002 Travel $ 552,000.00 % $ 2002 Travel $ 552,000.00 % $ 3002 Travel $ 552,000.00 % $ 4002 Travel $ 552,000.00 % $

* The Offeror shall identify any Indirect Rates (G&A, Overhead, Material Handling, etc.) that will be applied to Travel. This rate is a cap that will be applied for that period. The Offeror shall provide a list of each Indirect Rate to be applied; address whether the rate will be applied to Travel and provide the value of the rate to be applied. The Offeror shall then apply the Indirect Rates to the Not to Exceed (NTE) values provided by the Government for Travel. The resulting total value will represent the fully burdened total amount cost for Travel. This calculation will be used for evaluation purposes only and will not impact the Travel NTE amounts provided by the Government in the contract. The NTE amounts provided by the Government for Travel (will incorporate any indirect rates) will be the cap that is incorporated into the contract at award

iv. CLINs 0004, 1003, 2003, and 3003: - Contractor Manpower Reporting: Offeror shall separately price all CLINs for Contractor Manpower Reporting. If the reporting of Manpower Equivalents is not separately priced, insert “NSP” in the blank shown

TAB C-Signed 1449 with all pricing completed.

TAB D-Acknowledgment of Solicitation Amendments. The offeror must submit a statement to acknowledge solicitation amendments, if applicable.

TAB E-Representations and Certifications. The offeror's representations and certifications in accordance with FAR 52.212-3 shall be verified in the System for Award Management (SAM). A statement that the Representations and Certifications have been completed in SAM is sufficient to meet this requirement.

TAB F-Contact Information. The Offeror shall provide a contact list (with phone numbers, fax numbers, mailing addresses, email addresses, etc.) including the name and title of the company/division point of contact regarding decisions made with respect to your proposal and who can obligate your company contractually. Also, identify those individuals authorized to negotiate with the Government on behalf of your company.

TAB G-Responsibility Statement. The Offeror shall submit a statement of their responsibility, in accordance with FAR 9.104-1 along with supporting documents, such as an Annual Profit and Loss Statement, or other such document to indicate that the Offeror possess adequate financial responsibility, or the ability to obtain such resources. This will be used in the Government’s determination of responsibility for the Offeror.

TAB H-Organizational Conflict of Interests (OCI) Mitigation Plan (If Applicable). In accordance with FAR 9.5, the PCO is currently examining whether or not potential OCI exists with performance of this contract which may impact prospective Offerors. However, all prospective Offerors are hereby advised to examine the Federal Acquisition Regulation§9.505 and identify any potential OCI conflicts that may now exist to include Unequal Access to Information, Biased Ground Rules, and Impaired Objectivity; if any such concerns exist, the impacted Offeror will submit an acceptable OCI Mitigation Plan to the PCO with its proposal. The PCO will determine based on the facts and circumstances of each individual case whether impacted Offeror’s OCI Mitigation Plan is acceptable for this requirement prior to making an award. All Offeror's who do not submit an OCI Mitigation Plan, must include a statement that they have determined no actual or potential OCI exists.

If any Offeror has questions with regards to your affirmative responsibility to identify OCI concerns and/or mitigate each issue, each potential Offeror is encouraged to ask questions and seek clarifications before proposal due dates.

The Government will be prevented from awarding a contract to any Offeror who has an actual OCI issue that cannot be mitigated to the satisfaction of the Contracting Officer

FAILURE TO PROVIDE THE ABOVE DOCUMENTS OR INFORMATION MAY EXCLUDE THE

OFFEROR FROM CONSIDERATION

2. Replace paragraph (c) entitled “Period of acceptance of offers” with the following instruction:

(c) Period of acceptance of offers. The offeror agrees to hold the prices in its offer firm for 90 days from the date specified for receipt of offers.

3. Replace paragraph (e) entitled “Multiple offers” with the following instructions:

(e) Multiple offers. Offerors shall submit only one offer presenting the terms and conditions or commercial items for satisfying the requirements of this solicitation.

4. Replace paragraph (h) entitled “Multiple Awards” with the following:

(h) Multiple awards. The Government will award on an “all or none” basis.

PERFORMANCE WORK STATEMENT

PERFORMANCE WORK STATEMENT (PWS)

TAC/C4 READINESS SUPPORT SERVICES

UNITED STATES ARMY RESERVE COMMAND, G6

Part I

General Information

1. GENERAL: This is a non-personal services contract to provide Tactical Command and Control Communications and Computers (TAC/C4) Readiness Services. The Government shall not exercise any supervision or control over the contract service providers performing the services herein. Such contract service providers shall be accountable solely to the Contractor who, in turn is responsible to the Government. The Contractor, in turn, shall be accountable to the Government for Contractor or subcontractor personnel.

1.1. Description of Services/Introduction: The Contractor shall provide all personnel, equipment, supplies, facilities, transportation, tools, materials, supervision, and other items and non-personal services necessary to perform TAC/C4 Readiness Services, as defined in this Performance Work Statement (PWS), except for those items specified as government furnished property and services. The Contractor shall perform in accordance with (IAW) the terms and conditions of the contract and consistently with the established standards in this PWS and contract.

1.1.1. The Contractor shall provide all personnel, equipment, supplies, facilities, transportation, tools, materials, supervision, and other items and non-personal services necessary to perform TAC/C4 Readiness Services, as defined in this Performance Work Statement (PWS), except for those items specified as government furnished property and services. The Contractor shall perform in accordance with (IAW) the terms and conditions of the contract and consistently with the established standards in this PWS and contract.

1.2. Background: USARC CIO/G-6 provides Network Enterprise Center (NEC) and Cyber services as a single virtual installation in accordance with the US Army’s Command, Control, Communications, Computers and Information Management (C4IM) Services List and applicable regulations and publications at 700+ sites located throughout the United States, Alaska, Hawaii, Puerto Rico, Korea, Germany and other worldwide locations (see site inventory list at Attachment A). USARC CIO/G-6 provides Virtual Private Network Services (VPNS), Ethernet Services, Internet Protocol Services (IPS) and Internet Protocol (IP) Voice Services (IPVS) in support of 205,000 Reservist. In addition to these underlying services, USARC CIO/G-6 provides Information Technology Service Management Services (ITSM) ton include Managed Service Desk, Managed Network Service, Unified Communications, Managed Data, Systems and Applications (DSA) Service and Managed Security Service.

USARC CIO/G-6 is charged under Army Regulation (AR) 25-1 to provide these critical service IAW Command, Control, Communications, Computers, and Information Technology Management (C4IM) Services List. C4IM Services List is located https://www.itmetrics.hua.army.mil.

In addition to the NEC and Cyber services, USARC CIO/G-6 also has the mission of ensuring Mission Command and Signal Readiness in support of USAR’s Operational Forces. This mission includes full range of support for Mission Command and Signal Readiness, Exercise Planning and Frequency and Spectrum Management. The focus of this contract effort is on this operational mission.

1.3. Objectives: USARC CIO/G-6 and Contractor agree that the Guiding Principles are important to ensure the success of their relationship. If any term or condition of this PWS is ambiguous or unclear or if the parties did not anticipate a particular issue, the parties shall use the Guiding Principles to interpret or resolve the issue arising from the execution of this contract. The basic service objectives include the following:

1.3.1. Ensure flexibility. As world events change, the Army Reserve Network (ARNet) transforms and technology evolves, flexibility is imperative to increase, enhance and upgrade services and solutions available under this contract.

1.3.2. Align and interoperate with active Army and Department of Defense (DOD). Understanding Army IT strategies and guidance and ensuring USAR remains aligned and/or becomes better aligned with active Army.

1.3.3. Enhance operational readiness. Preparing Reserve Units of Action to go into a hostile environment and win as the number one priority and overarching goal of this contract effort.

1.3.4. Reduce and control IT costs. Cost control and reduction are key objectives for USARC CIO/G-6 in securing Services from Contractor. The Contractor will continuously propose new and cost-effective processes and technologies in order to, at minimum, control and with all due expectations further reduce the overall cost of Services provided to USARC CIO/G-6.

1.3.5. Improve and standardize business processes/workflows

1.3.6. Document all actions/events/significant events. Documentation lowers overall Government risk and ensures Government retains necessary knowledge base. As such documenting is a guidance principle and needs to occur at all levels and in all areas of support provided per this contract.

1.3.7. Provide highly, skilled trained personnel. This PWS requires highly skilled and trained personnel with practical deployment experience and expert knowledge in strategic, operational, and tactical communications operations couple with a strong understanding/knowledge about Mission Command network, information system and processes.

1.4. Scope: The scope of this PWS includes a full range of support TAC-C4 Signal Readiness to include Exercise Planning, Mission Command Assessments and Frequency and Spectrum Management within USARC CIO/G-6, Operations, Tactical Command and Control Communications and Computers (OPS TAC/C4) Division and supporting major commands and small unit level exercise, engagements and assigned operations across the USAR.

To the extent that the contractor will be training and advising units on compliance in any of the areas described in this PWS, the Contractor shall not perform any inspections, audits, assessments, reviews related to said areas as this could constitute a prohibited impaired objectivity organizational conflict of interest.

In support of the Government planned exercises, the Contractor coordinates, manages and executes approximately five (5) TAC-C4 Signal Readiness training exercises across the USAR environment per year with each requiring no less than 3 to 4 TDY trips supporting planning workshops. Contractor shall ensure USARC CIO/G-6 support is delivered to the exercise on time and to standard. This support includes being prepared as required to be on ground to support exercises with appropriate level of knowledge/expertise/tools and providing guidance/ assistance to

USARC G-3/5/7 planners and their staffs to ensure continuity of effort and the orderly management and execution of the exercise at the prescribed locations.

In support of Mission Command Assessments, the Contractor shall assist Mission Command Assessment Team (MCAT) Officer in Charge (OIC)/ Non Commissioned Officer in Charge (NCOIC) on assessing units and Signal Soldiers readiness to establish, operate, and protect mission command networks and systems. This will be accomplished through focused training, readiness assistance visits as well as formal assessments with the aim of making today’s Reserve “the most capable, combat-ready and lethal federal reserve force in the history of the Nation”. As for size of effort, the Contractor 2 (two) teams shall support approximately 46 assessments per year with Mission Command Assessment Team (MCAT) face-to-face/on the ground assistance visits and/or MCAT face-to-face/on the ground formal assessments. The team(s) as a whole conducting MCAT assistance and formal assessment must be knowledgeable across 12 Lines of Effort (LOEs) with each team member being responsible for 2 to 3 LOEs during an assistance visit and/or formal assessment.

The 12 LOEs include a) G-6/S-6 Staff & Signal Processes, Network Management, b) Warfighter Information Network – Tactical (WIN-T), c) Combat Network Radio (CNR), d) Spectrum Management (SM), e) Battle Command Common Services (BCCS), f) Battle Command Servers (BCS) and Mission Command Systems Integration, g) Battle Command Sustainment Support (BCS3), h) Command Post of the Future (CPOF), i) Helpdesk Operations (Service Desk Operations), j) SharePoint, k) Defense Cyber Operations – Internal Defensive Measure (DCO-IDM), and l) Communications Security (COMSEC).

In addition to these functions, the Contractor must provide subject matter expertise (SME) support for the Mission Command network and information system. This SME must have extensive experience and knowledge of Mission Command Systems to include Warfighter Information Network – Tactical (WIN-T), Combat Network Radio (CNR), Battle Command Common Services (BCCS), Battle Command Servers (BCS) and Mission Command Systems Integration, Battle Command Sustainment Support (BCS3) and the Command Post of the Future (CPOF). This SME must understand how the systems are configured and how they interoperate/integrate so as to offer feedback to units during visits. Essentially this person is the “go to” person for any technical questions regarding Mission Command Systems.

Last, the Contractor must also provide a full range of frequency and spectrum management support to include planning, coordinating, and managing use of electromagnetic spectrum with the objective of enabling electronic equipment to perform their functions in intended environment without causing or suffering unacceptable interference.

1.4.1. ORGANIZATIONAL CONFLICT OF INTEREST (OCI)

1.4.1.2. Conflict of Interest, see FAR 9.5, Organizational and Consultant Conflicts of Interest.

1.4.1.3. "Organizational Conflict of Interest" means that because of other activities or relationships with other persons, a person is unable or potentially unable to render impartial assistance or advice to the Government, or the person's objectivity in performing the contract work is or might be otherwise impaired, or a person has an unfair competitive advantage. "Person" as used herein includes Corporations, Partnerships, Joint Ventures, Teaming Arrangements, and other business enterprises.

1.4.1.4. The term "contractor" as used in this section, includes any person, firm or corporation which has a majority or controlling interest in the contractor or in any parent corporation thereof, any person, firm, or corporation in which the contractor (or any parent or subsidiary corporation thereof) has a majority or controlling interest. The term also includes the corporate officers of the contractor, those of any corporation which has a majority or controlling interest in the contractor, and those of any corporation in which the contractor (or any parent or subsidiary corporation thereof) has a majority or controlling interest. All references to the “contractor” as contained in this section shall apply with equal force to all of these included.

1.4.1.5. "Contract" shall be used as applicable to the level at which this section is being invoked.

1.4.1.6. Impact on Future Agency Contracts:

1.4.1.6.1. The following examples illustrate situations in which questions concerning organizational conflicts of interest may arise. They are not all inclusive, but are intended to help the Contracting Officer (KO) apply general guidance to individual contract.

1.4.1.6.2. Unequal access to information: Access to "nonpublic information" as part of the performance of a task order provided under the contract or work performed under a separate Government contract could provide the contractor a competitive advantage in a later competition. Such an advantage could easily be perceived as unfair by a competing vendor who is not given similar access to the relevant information. If the requirements of the Government procurement anticipate the successful vendor may have access to nonpublic information, the successful vendor should be required to submit and negotiate an acceptable mitigation plan. Alternatively, the "nonpublic information" may be provided to all vendors.

1.4.1.6.3. Biased ground rules: A contractor in the course of performance under a task order contract has in some fashion established important "ground rules" for another requirement, where the same contractor may be a competitor. For example, a contractor may have drafted the statement of work, specifications, or evaluation criteria of a future procurement. The primary concern of the Government in this case is that a contractor so situated could slant key aspects of a procurement in their own favor, to the unfair disadvantage of competing vendors. If the requirements of the Government procurement anticipate the contractor may have been in a position to establish important ground rules, including but not limited to those described herein, the contractor should be required to submit and negotiate an acceptable mitigation plan.

1.4.1.6.4. Impaired objectivity: A contractor in the course of performance of a task order or contract is placed in a situation of providing assessment and evaluation findings over itself, or another business division, or subsidiary of the same corporation, or other entity with which it has a significant financial relationship. The concern in this case is that the contractor's ability to render impartial advice to the Government could appear to be undermined by the contractor's financial or other business relationship to the entity whose work product is being assessed or evaluated.

In these situations, a "walling off" of lines of communication may well be insufficient to remove the perception that the objectivity of the contractor has been tainted. If the requirements of the Government procurement indicate that the successful vendor may be in a position to provide evaluations and assessments of itself or corporate siblings, or other entity with which it has a significant financial relationship, the affected contractor should provide a mitigation plan that includes recusal by the vendor from the affected contract work. Such recusal might include divestiture of the work to a third party vendor.

1.4.1.7. In order to prevent a future OCI resulting from potential bias, unfair competitive advantage, or impaired objectivity, the contractor shall be subject to the following restrictions:

1.4.1.7.1. The contractor shall be excluded from competition for, or award of any Government contracts as to which, in the course of performance of this contract, the contractor has received advance procurement information before such information has been made generally available to other persons or firms.

1.4.1.7.2. The contractor shall be excluded from competition for, or award of any Government contract for which the contractor actually assists in the development of the screening information request, specifications or statements of work.

1.4.1.7.3. The contractor shall be excluded from competition for or award of any Government contract which calls for the evaluation of system requirements, system definitions, or other products developed by the contractor under this contract or resulting task orders.

1.4.1.7.4. The contractor shall be excluded from competition for, or award of any Government contract which calls for the construction or fabrication of any system, equipment, hardware, and/or software for which the contractor participated in the development of requirements or definitions pursuant to this contract or resulting task order.

1.4.1.8. This section shall not exclude the contractor from performing work under any amendment or modification to this contract or from competing for award for any future contract for work that is the same or similar to work performed under this contract.

1.4.1.9. The agency may in its sole discretion, waive any provisions of this section if deemed in the best interest of the Government. The exclusions contained in this section shall apply for the duration of this contract and for three

(3) years after completion and acceptance of all work performed hereunder.

1.4.1.10. If any provision of this section excludes the contractor from competition for, or award of any contract, the contractor shall not be permitted to serve as a subcontractor, at any tier, on such contract. This section shall be incorporated into any subcontracts or consultant agreements awarded under this contract unless the Procuring Contracting Officer (PCO) determines otherwise.

1.4.1.11. Affirmative Duties and Responsibilities for Government contractors:

1.4.1.11.1. The contractor warrants that to the best of its knowledge and belief, and except as otherwise set forth in the contract, the contractor does not have any organizational conflict of interest(s) as defined in paragraph 1.4.1.3.

above. The contractor agrees that, if after award, it discovers an actual or potential organizational conflict of interest at the contract level it shall make immediate and full disclosure in writing to the Tactical Command and Control Communications and Computers (TAC/C4) Readiness Services PCO. Changes in the contractor's relationships due to mergers, consolidations or any unanticipated circumstances may create an unacceptable organizational conflict of interest might necessitate such disclosure. The notification shall include a description of the actual or potential organizational conflict of interest, a description of the action that the contractor has taken or proposes to take to avoid, mitigate, or neutralize the conflict, and any other relevant information that would assist the TAC/C4 PCO in making a determination on this matter.

1.4.1.11.2. The contractor, upon identification of a potential conflict, shall submit requests to participate in the task order for written approval per task order, unless the contractor is aware of multiple task orders that may create the appearance of a conflict, or be an actual conflict. In the case of the later, the contractor shall notify the TAC/C4 PCO as soon as the conflicts/apparent conflicts have been identified. This provision shall be in effect throughout the period of performance of this contract, any extensions thereto by change order or supplemental agreement, and for three years thereafter.

1.4.1.11.3. The contractor shall permit a Government audit of internal OCI mitigation procedures for verification purposes. The Government reserves the right to reject a mitigation plan, if in the opinion of the TAC/C4 PCO, such a plan is not in the best interests of the Government.

1.4.1.11.4. The contractor shall hold the Government harmless and will freely indemnify the Government as to any cost/loss resulting from the unauthorized use or disclosure of any third-party proprietary information by its employees, the employees of subcontractors, or by its agents.

1.4.1.11.5. The TAC/C4 PCO's decision as to the existence or nonexistence of an actual or potential organizational conflict of interest shall be final.

1.4.1.11.6. The contractor shall include the same provisions as are expressed in this section, including this paragraph, in all subcontracts awarded for performance of any portion of this requirement. This restriction is applicable throughout the period of performance of the subcontract, and any extensions thereof by change order or supplemental agreement, and for three years thereafter.

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