PWS.pdf

PERFORMANCE WORK STATEMENT (PWS)

IN SUPPORT OF

UNITED STATES CADET COMMAND

HEADQUARTERS 4TH BRIGADE ARMY JROTC

2019 JCLC JACKSON STEM TRAINING SUPPORT

10-21 June 2019

Part 1

General Information

1. General: This is a services contract to provide personnel support and audio visual training aids support. The Government will 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 shall conduct two small Unmanned Aircraft Systems Drone STEM Training courses from 10-13 June 2019 and 18-21 June 2019 in support of JCLC being conducted at Fort Jackson, SC. The academic training will be conducted in a classroom setting provided by the contractor. The end state for this training is all cadets will take the FAA Commercial Remote Pilot Exam with the goal of receiving their FAR Part 107 license. Contractor shall provide a residential experience for an estimated 120 Army JROTC cadets. Provide classroom instructional support capable of accommodating students and provide JROTC Cadets a framework for learning engineering and computer science that provides curriculum enhancement for JROTC Curriculum (Problem solving, Teamwork, critical thinking, and leadership). Team building and self-awareness activities along with campus orientations will also be provided.

1.1. Description of Services/Introduction: The contractor shall provide all personnel, equipment, supplies, materials, supervision, and other items and personal services necessary to perform training. The training partnership mutually supports the “college and career-pathways” opportunities for all cadets. The training matrix shall provide a STEM Exploration Orientation Program with the goals of increasing cadet's awareness of STEM academic programs and career fields; enhancing their personal leadership and character development; inspiring academic excellence; increasing the desire to continue education beyond high school and increasing the desire to pursue STEM related career opportunities. Contractor shall provide 32 curriculum learning hours and instructors to coach, mentor and guide groups of 60 cadets each through the two, one-week courses and complete a brief assessment/evaluation on each cadet at the end. Contractor shall provide all hand out materials, booklets and live drones for fly day as defined in this Performance Work Statement except for those items specified as government furnished property and services. The contractor shall perform to the standards in this contract.

1.2. Background: IAW CCR 145-2, paragraph 1-5, the mission philosophy emphasis STEM. One of the major challenges facing the nation is the need for greater emphasis on Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) education in our public schools. To help address this need we intend to expand STEM education in our curriculum for Army JROTC cadets. In order to have the biggest impact on cadets, the 4th Brigade will partner with Training Institutes to include college or university that is located within the geographical footprint to provide STEM education and activities to JROTC. The selected institution must have a well-established and nationally recognized STEM program that has the organizational structure and facilities in place to allow for an immediate and positive impact on cadets. This contract request is on a year to year basis contingent upon availability of funding to support the training.

1.3. Objectives: To conduct effective training in order to enhance JROTC cadets and to provide the most up to date instructional techniques, innovative teaching strategies designed to increase awareness and interest in STEM career opportunities and foster academic competencies in specific STEM fields. It will also serve to provide educational empowerment by cultivating student attitudes, aspirations and behaviors to embrace change and innovation with assertiveness and conviction.

1.3.1 Reserved

1.3.2 Reserved

1.3.3. Government Point of Contact: The government Point of Contact (POC) will be provided upon award of contract.

1.4 Scope: The contractor shall provide for establishment of a STEM education program for the purpose of introducing selected JROTC cadets to scientific, technology and engineering career opportunities, provide direct exposure to the college atmosphere, STEM curriculum, STEM related work sites, inspire the cadets to strive for academic excellence, continue their education beyond high school and pursue STEM related career opportunities. The contractor shall furnish equipment, supplies, management, supervision, and labor to provide training for 120 cadets. The contract shall provide services in accordance with the terms, conditions, and specifications set forth in this statement of work.

1.5 Period of Performance: This Period of performance is 10-21 June 2019.

1.6 General Information

1.6.1 Quality Control: The contractor shall develop and maintain an effective quality control program to ensure services are performed in accordance with this PWS. The contractor shall develop and implement procedures to identify, prevent, and ensure non-recurrence of defective services. The contractor’s quality control program is the means by which he assures himself that his work complies with the requirement of the contract.

1.6.3 Recognized Holidays: Contractors shall not be required to work any of the below recognized holidays.

New Year’s Day Labor Day Martin Luther King Jr.’s Birthday Columbus Day President’s Day Veteran’s Day Memorial Day Thanksgiving Day Independence Day Christmas Day

1.6.4 Hours of Operation: The contractor shall conduct business between the hours of 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., Monday thru Friday. The Contractor must always maintain an adequate workforce for the uninterrupted performance of all tasks defined within this PWS. When hiring personnel, the Contractor shall keep in mind that the stability and continuity of the workforce are essential.

1.6.5 Place of Performance: The exact location for classroom instruction will be determined NLT 1 June 2019. The classroom must be within 10 miles from Front Gate #2, Fort Jackson, SC.

1.6.6 Type of Contract: The government will award a service contract.

1.6.7 Security Requirements: Contractor personnel performing work under this contract shall have a Badge for the chosen facility and will be worn at all times or escorted with one of the staff to the appropriate area. This is the proposed submission, which must be maintained as the level of security required for the life of the contract. The security requirements must be in accordance with the selected Schools Visitor procedures.

1.6.7.1 Physical Security: The contractor shall be responsible for safeguarding all government equipment, information and property provided for contractor use. At the close of each work period, government facilities, equipment, and materials shall be secured.

1.6.7.2 Reserved

1.6.7.3 Reserved.

1.6.8 Special Qualifications: None

1.6.9 Post Award Conference/Periodic Progress Meetings: The Contractor agrees to attend any post award conference convened by the contracting activity or contract administration office in accordance with Federal Acquisition Regulation Subpart 42.5. The contracting officer, Contracting Officers Representative (COR), and other Government personnel, as appropriate, may meet periodically with the contractor to review the contractor's performance. At these meetings the contracting officer will apprise the contractor of how the government views the contractor's performance and the contractor will apprise the Government of problems, if any, being experienced. Appropriate action shall be taken to resolve outstanding issues. These meetings shall be at no additional cost to the government.

1.6.11 Key Personnel: The follow personnel are considered key personnel by the government: Colonel (Retired) Robert L.

Clark, JROTC Director, Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools, 4th Bde JROTC. The contractor shall provide a contract manager who shall be responsible for the performance of the work. The name of this person and an alternate who shall act for the contractor when the manager is absent shall be designated in writing to the contracting officer. The contract manager or alternate shall have full authority to act for the contractor on all contract matters relating to daily operation of this contract.

The contract manager or alternate shall be available between 8:00 a.m. to 4:30p.m., Monday thru Friday except Federal holidays or when the government facility is closed for administrative reasons. There are no special qualifications required all personnel.

1.6.12 Identification of Contractor Employees: N/A

1.6.13 Reserved

1.6.14 Reserved

1.6.15 Reserved

1.6.16 Organizational Conflict of Interest: Contractor and subcontractor personnel performing work under this contract may receive, have access to or participate in the development of proprietary or source selection information (e.g., cost or pricing information, budget information or analyses, specifications or work statements, etc.) or perform evaluation services which may create a current or subsequent Organizational Conflict of Interests (OCI) as defined in FAR Subpart 9.5. The Contractor shall notify the Contracting Officer immediately whenever it becomes aware that such access or participation may result in any actual or potential OCI and shall promptly submit a plan to the Contracting Officer to avoid or mitigate any such OCI.

The Contractor’s mitigation plan will be determined to be acceptable solely at the discretion of the Contracting Officer and in the event the Contracting Officer unilaterally determines that any such OCI cannot be satisfactorily avoided or mitigated, the Contracting Officer may affect other remedies as he or she deems necessary, including prohibiting the Contractor from participation in subsequent contracted requirements which may be affected by the OCI.

1.6.17 Reserved.

1.6.18 CONTRACTOR MANAGEMENT REPORTING (CMR)

The contractor shall report ALL contractor labor hours (including subcontractor labor hours) required for performance of services under this contract for the US Army Cadet Command via a secure data collection site. The contractor is required to completely fill in all required data fields using the following web address: http://www.ecmra.mil/, and click on "Department of the Army CMRA" on the icon of the DoD organization that is receiving or benefitting from the contracted services.

Reporting inputs will be for the labor executed during the period of performance during each Government fiscal year (FY), which runs October 1 through September 30. While inputs may be reported any time during the FY, all data shall be reported no later than October 31 of each calendar year, beginning with 2019. Contractors may direct questions to the help desk by slicking on "Send an email" which is located under the Help Resources ribbon on the right side of the login page of the applicable Service/Component's CMR website.

PART 2

DEFINITIONS & ACRONYMS

2. DEFINITIONS and Acronyms:

2.1. DEFINITIONS

2.1.1. CONTRACTOR. A supplier or vendor awarded a contract to provide specific supplies or service to the government.

The term used in this contract refers to the prime.

2.1.2. CONTRACTING OFFICER. A person with authority to enter into, administer, and or terminate contracts, and make related determinations and findings on behalf of the government. Note: The only individual who can legally bind the government.

2.1.3. CONTRACTING OFFICER'S REPRESENTATIVE (COR). An employee of the U.S. Government appointed by the contracting officer to administer the contract. Such appointment shall be in writing and shall state the scope of authority and limitations. This individual has authority to provide technical direction to the Contractor as long as that direction is within the scope of the contract, does not constitute a change, and has no funding implications. This individual does NOT have authority to change the terms and conditions of the contract.

2.1.4. DEFECTIVE SERVICE. A service output that does not meet the standard of performance associated with the Performance Work Statement.

2.1.5. DELIVERABLE. Anything that can be physically delivered, but may include non-manufactured things such as meeting minutes or reports.

2.1.6. KEY PERSONNEL. Contractor personnel that are evaluated in a source selection process and that may be required to be used in the performance of a contract by the Key Personnel listed in the PWS. When key personnel are used as an evaluation factor in best value procurement, an offer can be rejected if it does not have a firm commitment from the persons that are listed in the proposal.

2.1.7. PHYSICALSECURITY. Actions that prevent the loss or damage of Government property.

2.1.8. QUALITY ASSURANCE. The government procedures to verify that services being performed by the Contractor are performed according to acceptable standards.

2.1.9. Reserved

2.1.10. QUALITY CONTROL. All necessary measures taken by the Contractor to assure that the quality of an end product or service shall meet contract requirements.

2.1.11. SUBCONTRACTOR. One that enters into a contract with a prime contractor. The Government does not have privity of contract with the subcontractor.

2.1.12. WORK DAY. The number of hours per day the Contractor provides services in accordance with the contract.

2.1.12. WORK WEEK. Monday through Friday, unless specified otherwise.

2.2. ACRONYMS

ACOR Alternate Contracting Officer's Representative AFARS Army Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement AR Army Regulation CCE Contracting Center of Excellence CFR Code of Federal Regulations CONUS Continental United States (excludes Alaska and Hawaii) COTR Contracting Officer's Technical Representative COTS Commercial-Off-the-Shelf DA Department of the Army DD250 Department of Defense Form 250 (Receiving Report) DD254 Department of Defense Contract Security Requirement List DFARS Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement DMDC Defense Manpower Data Center

DOD Department of Defense FAR Federal Acquisition Regulation HIPAA Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 KO Contracting Officer OCI Organizational Conflict of Interest OCONUS Outside Continental United States (includes Alaska and Hawaii) PIPO Phase In/Phase Out POC Point of Contact PRS Performance Requirements Summary PWS Performance Work Statement QA Quality Assurance QC Quality Control QCP Quality Control Program TE Technical Exhibit JROTC Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps

PART 3

GOVERNMENT FURNISHED PROPERTY, EQUIPMENT, AND SERVICES

3. GOVERNMENT FURNISHED ITEMS AND SERVICES:

3.1. Services: The Government will provide to the contractor instruction on the standard rules and regulations of the site in which the event will occur and services provided.

3.2 Facilities: Reserved.

3.3 Utilities: Reserved

3.4 Equipment: Reserved.

3.5 Materials: Reserved.

PART 4

CONTRACTOR FURNISHED ITEMS AND SERVICES

4. CONTRACTOR FURNISHED ITEMS AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

4.1 General: The Contractor shall furnish all equipment, supplies, services, management, supervision and labor as specified herein, for the Unmanned Aircraft Systems Drone STEM Training Camp. The Contractor shall provide services in accordance with the terms, conditions and specifications act forth in this performance work statement. Courtesy and consideration shall be provided to all guests and event participants.

4.2 Reserved

4.3. Materials: NA

4.4 Utility Conservation: NA

4.5 Point of Contact: The contractor shall provide a contract manager who shall be responsible for the performance of the work. The name of this person and an alternate who shall act for the contractor when the manager is absent shall be designated in writing to the contracting officer. The contract manager or alternate shall have full authority to act for the contractor on all contract matters relating to daily operation of this contract.

4.6 Taxes. The government will be exempted from paying any sales taxes related to this contract. Tax exemption forms will be provided to the contractor upon request.

PART 5

SPECIFIC TASKS

5. Specific Tasks:

5.1. Basic Services. The contractor shall provide services for all personnel, equipment, supplies, facilities, materials, supervision, and other items and services necessary to perform training. Provide all classroom style training spaces and audiovisual equipment as defined in this Performance Work Statement, except for those items specified as government furnished property and services. The contractor shall perform to the standards in this contract. Contractor shall also provide audiovisual equipment/service for each room.

5.2. Access, NA

5.3. Task Heading.

5.3.1. Provide adequate educational instruction and related resources (hand-out materials, course booklets, and live drones for fly day) necessary to conduct the course academic curriculum for 120 cadets.

5.3.2. Provide one qualified instructor and one assistance cadre for each Small Unmanned Aircraft Systems.

5.3.3. The vendor will provide 10 computer drone simulator lab stations for classroom instructions and 6 drones during testing phase (1 drone per 6 students).

5.3.4. Provide computers for each classroom (1 computer per 3 cadets) with web access capabilities for flight simulation and Part 107 Certification testing.

5.3.5. The contractor shall set-up all classrooms, offices, and storage room audio-visual equipment and training aids.

5.3.6. Contractor shall provide hands-on Drone STEM related activities, practical exercises to develop a project or problem -based learning activities, team building and leadership development activities.

5.3.7. Provide FAA Part 107 Certification testing for each cadet.

PART 6

APPLICABLE PUBLICATIONS

6. Reserved

6.1. Reserved

PART 7

ATTACHMENT/TECHNICAL EXHIBIT LISTING

7. Attachment/Technical Exhibit List:

7.1. Attachment 1/Technical Exhibit 1 –Performance Requirements Summary

TECHNICAL EXHIBIT 1

Performance Requirements Summary The contractor service requirements are summarized into performance objectives that relate directly to mission essential items. The performance threshold briefly describes the minimum acceptable levels of service required for each requirement.

These thresholds are critical to mission success.

PERFORMANCE OBJECTIVE PERFORMANCE

STANDARD

PERFORMANCE

THRESHOLD

INCENTIVE/DISINCENTIVE

In accordance with PWS paragraph 5.1, The contractor shall provide services for all personnel, equipment, supplies, facilities, materials, supervision, and other items and services necessary to perform training.

Provide all classroom style training spaces and audiovisual equipment as defined in this Performance Work Statement, except for those items specified as government furnished property and services. The contractor shall perform to the standards in this contract

Provide requested items daily for the duration of the training

Classrooms must be set up 1 hour prior to time given to contractor as a training start time by the government

POC

The contractor compliance will be entered in CPAR for the reporting period and the results of the data will be used to substantiate objective ratings of contractor Performance. The rating of less than acceptable performance could result In terminating the contract at the discretion of the Contracting Officer.