FY17_SERE_PWS_31_AUG_16-AMO-17-1288.pdf

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PERFORMANCE WORK STATEMENT (PWS)

31 AUG 16

U.S. Army Survival, Evasion, Resistance and Escape (SERE) Level C Program Support Services

Fort Rucker, Alabama

C.1. BACKGROUND INFORMATION.

C.1.1. Mission. The mission of the United States Army Level C Full Spectrum Survival Evasion Resistance Escape (SERE) Course is to ensure each student graduates with the confidence and appropriate proficiency level to employ SERE and individual Personnel Recovery (PR) tactics, techniques, and procedures (TTPs) necessary to survive and return with honor regardless of the circumstances of isolation. Students are comprised of those individuals whose duties place them at a high risk of isolation or capture, as defined by DODI 1300.21, DODI 1300.23, AR 350-1 & the Training and Doctrine Command (TRADOC). All Officers who have branched Aviation are required to graduate from the U.S. Army level C SERE School at Fort Rucker prior to attending flight school unless they have previously attended another level C SERE School. The following categories of personnel are highly encouraged to attend the U.S. Army SERE School at Fort Rucker: Personnel who have the following MOS/ASI/SQI: enlisted aircrew members (includes medical evacuation aircrew members); snipers; pathfinders; military attaches; or personnel assigned to the following type units or duty positions: reconnaissance, surveillance and target acquisition battalions; long range reconnaissance and surveillance units; Soldiers whose deployment duties will likely require them to operate with little security outside of secure operating bases (this may include, but is not limited to, police transition teams, military transition teams, border transition teams, Security Force Assistance advisory Teams and selected maneuver support and maneuver sustainment personnel); counterintelligence and Human Intelligence (HUMINT) personnel whose deployment duties will likely require them to engage in operational collection outside of secure operating bases (for example, serving on a tactical HUMINT team or HUMINT collection team); counterintelligence or HUMINT personnel assigned to DCS, G–2 or DCS,G–2 duty position; Criminal Investigation Division agents and military police whose deployment duties will likely require them to engage in Criminal Intelligence, investigations or police intelligence operations outside of secure operating bases. Soldiers not included in the above listed categories may attend U.S. Army level C SERE School at Fort Rucker if a battalion commander or higher level commander has determined level C SERE training is required. This determination should be based on duty assignment, sensitive knowledge, and/or risk of isolation, capture, or exploitation. Army personnel may attend SERE level C training at other DOD approved service SERE schools. In addition, DoD Civilians, Contractors Accompanying the Force (CATF), and other designated personnel may be permitted to attend training if approved in writing by the USAACE G-3.

C.1.2. Curriculum. The U.S. Army SERE program is a SERE Level-C Full Spectrum training curriculum. The curriculum consists of a 21 consecutive day training program, plus a “zero day” in-processing day, that provides academic instruction, small group hands-on field training, practical application laboratory instruction, and operational performance exercise phases of training. Each phase of training provides students with the knowledge and skills necessary to

2 | P a g e survive, evade, resist, and escape in all global environments and potential captivity scenarios.

The course length coupled with the OPTEMPO will require multiple classes run simultaneously with some overlap.

C.1.3. Annual Course Training Requirements. The Government requires 25 course iterations annually. Class sizes range between 30 students (minimum) up to 80 students (maximum) per class. The U.S. Army SERE Level-C Full Spectrum training program annual student throughput is based on several factors, i.e., training quotas to meet initial entry rotary wing training requirements, customer needs at the field unit levels, minimum/maximum class sizes, and availability of resources. The Government’s anticipated student throughput requirement is 2000 students annually. The total number of annual course iterations required are determined, documented, and scheduled in the Army Training Requirements and Resources System (ATRRS). The total student throughput requirements drive the number of classes scheduled in ATRRS. These requirements culminate as a final product of the annual Structured Manning Decision Review (SMDR) process with final training schedules posted in the ATRRS.

C.1.4. Support Overview. The Contractor shall provide all personnel (to include instructors, role players, supervisory and support staff), supplies and other items and services (not specifically identified herein to be Government-furnished), necessary to support the development, administration, execution and instruction of U.S. Military personnel, Allied Forces personnel and other Government designees, hereafter to be referred to as students, of the U.S. Army SERE Level C Course, in accordance with the Government-approved Program of Instruction (POI), Course Management Plan (CMP), instructor courseware and all applicable regulations. Medical support services are NOT required under this contract.

C.1.4.1. Places of Performance. Courses will typically be conducted on the military reservation of Fort Rucker, Alabama, and at TAC-X, (a remote military training site near Samson, Alabama), or at other specified contingency training locations by exception.

C.1.4.2. Operational Areas. The Contractor shall operate in classrooms, field environments (to include weapon “live-fire” ranges,) and the approved Army Resistance Training Labs (RTL).

C.1.4.3. Work Conditions. Contractor employees shall be able to perform work in varied indoor/outdoor conditions, to include extreme inclement weather such as rain and snow.

Performance may commence/continue regardless of the weather conditions or post closures, the same as required of Government designated “essential personnel.”

C.1.4.4. Hours of Operation. Requires work IAW published Government training schedule, which is a non-standard schedule, to include extended duty days, weekends, and holidays.

Training schedules may change as necessary to incorporate course updates. Government will notify contractor NLT 72 hours prior to any training schedule changes. Contractor employees shall be capable of adapting to potential schedule changes.

C.1.4.5. Overtime. The Government does not authorize scheduled overtime (work over 40 hrs every week). It is the Contractor’s responsibility to manage their employees’ schedule to ensure

3 | P a g e all contract requirements are satisfied without the need for overtime. Refer to C.5.7. for additional information concerning active course iteration periods.

C.1.4.6. Travel. Contractor personnel may be required to travel in performance of assigned functions consistent with the scope of this PWS. If travel is required, the Program Manager shall submit a request to the Contracting Officer Representative (COR) and Contracting Officer (KO) identifying the purpose, location, dates, and personnel (name and title) needed for the travel.

Upon approval by the Contracting Officer, the request will be forwarded to the Contractor’s Program Manager (PM) requesting an estimate of travel costs. After review of the estimated costs and verification of funds availability, the KO will notify the COR, and the PM that the travel has been approved. Within five working days of completion of travel, the Contractor shall submit a written travel report to the COR. Additionally, the Contractor shall submit an invoice via Wide Area Work Flow with a detailed breakdown of reimbursable travel costs incurred and receipts for all expenses of $75.00 or more. Invoices containing travel costs must be reviewed by the KO. Travel shall be conducted in accordance with FAR 31.205-46. Travel conducted that does not follow the above procedures and regulations will not be reimbursable to the Contractor.

C.1.5. Phase-In. The phase-in period shall begin 90 days prior to PoP start date. During the initial mobilization period, the Contractor shall complete all tasks, clearances and certification/qualification requirements that will enable Contractor personnel to begin SERE Level C Full Spectrum Course instruction NLT 1 May 2017. In order to facilitate the phase-in process, the Contractor shall adhere to the Government’s transition plan. This plan will be provided to the Contractor NLT the post-award conference. During the phase-in, the Contractor shall complete all scheduled tasks, clearances and certifications for all instructors and support personnel by the end of the phase-in period. By the end of the phase-in period, the Contractor shall be prepared to perform the PWS in its entirety, with all personnel in place and performing assigned functions.

C.1.5.1. Phase-in and Phase-out Operations. To minimize any decreases in productivity and to prevent possible negative impacts on additional services, the Contractor shall have personnel on-site during the phase-in and phase-out period. During the 90-day phase-in period, the Contractor shall satisfy all requirements in order to commence full performance of services on the contract start date to include cross training, transition of Government Furnished Equipment accountability, and familiarization of requirements. All Contractor personnel shall in-process through the designated Government personnel to ensure compliance with the Government’s requirements for establishment of e-mail accounts, Common Access Cards (CAC), security measures, etc. By the end of the phase-in period, the Contractor shall be prepared to perform the PWS in its entirety, with all personnel in place and performing assigned functions.

C.1.5.1.1.The Contractor shall develop a Phase-Out Plan to affect a smooth and orderly transfer of contract responsibility to a successor. The Plan shall fully describe how the Contractor shall approach the following issues as a minimum: Employee notification, retention of key personnel, replacement of personnel (especially in positions requiring clearances), turn-over of work in progress, inventories and turn-over of Government property as outlined in paragraph C.3.4. of this requirement, removal of Contractor property, data and information transfer and any other actions required to ensure continuity of operations. During the Phase-Out period, the Contractor

4 | P a g e shall allow the successor and associated management personnel to observe the Contractor’s performance methods for the period beginning 90 calendar days prior to the performance start date of the successor Contractor. The Contractor shall conduct a pre-inventory prior to any joint inventories directed in the Government’s transition plan. The Contractor shall, at a minimum:

reconcile all property accounts, requisitions, and work in progress; clean-up Contractor work areas; provide for training of the successor’s personnel on automated systems used in performance of the contract; and accomplish security debriefings in accordance with AR 380-5 and AR 380-40 for departing incumbent personnel holding security clearances.

C.1.6. Contractor Personnel. The Contractor shall be responsible for managing a sufficient workforce and provide a labor mix with the appropriate credentials as stated in this PWS (paragraphs to accomplish the mission). Unless otherwise specified in this PWS, all contractors must be U.S citizens and SERE-C full spectrum graduates prior to the start of any employment on this contract, to include Wartime, Peacetime Governmental Detention (PGD), and Hostage Detention (HD). This can be accomplished by either graduating a DoD course that combines all three, or having separately graduated each of the three. This requirement does not apply to the mission/administrative support positions listed in paragraph C.5.11.

C.1.6.1. Upon contract award and throughout the life of the contract, the Contractor shall be required to provide fully trained and qualified personnel; however, the Government may, on a case by case basis, and upon receiving a written request from the Contractor, allow the Contractor’s personnel to attend (on a space available basis), any training required under this contract. This training is by exception only, with proper justification by the Contractor, and if accepted by the Government, all training requirements must be completed within the first 60 days of employment in order to perform under this contract unless an exception is approved in writing by the Commander, US Army SERE School. All associated training costs shall be the responsibility of the Contractor.

C.1.6.1.1. Contractor personnel fulfilling roles outlined in paragraphs C.1.6.2.-1.6.6. shall not be used to satisfy instructor to student ratio requirements during operational training iterations.

C.1.6.1.2. Physical Skills and Abilities. The Contractor shall ensure all employees possess the physical skills and abilities necessary to perform under this contract. Instructors will be subjected to high levels of physical and mental stress in the performance of normal duties. The nature of SERE course iterations requires high standards of mental and physical fitness.

Contractor employees serving in Instructor and Role-Play Instructor positions may, depending on section of assignment, participate in SERE field training exercises in rough terrain, requiring adequate physical fitness to be able to lift/carry 45 pounds, walk up to six (6) miles per day with a rucksack, and provide up to ten (10) consecutive hours of instruction. Assessment of contractor employees’ physical and mental readiness shall be accomplished prior to commencement of work under this contract. Any employee dismissed due to their inability to perform does not relieve the Contractor from responsibility for fill rates, or full satisfactory quality of performance.

C.1.6.1.3. Commercial Driver’s License. The Contractor shall ensure that a minimum of three (3) personnel from each operational section, plus two (2) Mission Support personnel shall possess a

5 | P a g e valid Class C Commercial Driver's License, with HAZMAT endorsement, throughout the term of this contract.

C.1.6.1.4. Psychological Evaluations. Prior to any performance of duties in support of this contract, all Contractor employees, excluding mission/administrative support personnel listed in C.5.11. shall receive an initial psychological evaluation that will be performed by the Government’s Human Factors Psychologist. The Program Manager or Deputy Program Manager shall coordinate with the SERE Human Factors section to schedule these examinations, at no cost to the Contractor. This evaluation is required in order to assess the employees’ ability to effectively perform the very unique work and tasks associated with the requirements enumerated throughout this PWS. The Contractor shall understand that the extremely sensitive nature of the work and tasks to be performed under this contract absolutely necessitate that the Contractor’s employees undergo the aforementioned evaluation and further they must be found “fit” to perform duties in support of this contract. The Government shall be the sole arbitrator of this determination, WITHOUT EXCEPTION, due to the nature of the training material and the training environment associated with the Level C SERE Full Spectrum Course. Subsequent evaluations shall be conducted throughout the term of the contract, at a minimum annually, or at the discretion of the Government. The Contractor shall immediately remove any employee(s) from performance in any position requiring Human Factors clearance if the Government identifies said employee(s) to be “unfit”. The Government reserves the right to immediately, and if need be, physically remove a Contractor employee from the work-site should they exhibit negative psychological tendencies or problems that endanger others, i.e. students; or as otherwise may disrupt or disturb the training environment. If removal is deemed appropriate following adequate government psychological evaluation and SERE Command Team review, the Contractor shall replace the position or positions vacated with qualified individuals in an expeditious manner, not to exceed 90 days. Removal of Contractor employees under these conditions does not relieve the Contractor from responsibility for full satisfactory quality of performance.

C.1.6.1.5. Drug/Alcohol Screening. The Contractor shall not allow any employee to perform work under this contract while under the influence of alcohol, drugs, or any other incapacitating agent IAW FAR 52.233-6 Drug Free Workplace.

C.1.6.1.5.1 The Contractor shall establish a random drug testing program consistent with 14 CFR Part 121, Appendix I - Drug Testing Program

C.1.6.2. Program Manager. The PM shall be responsible for the overall execution of the Contractor efforts, and shall have full decision-making authority on behalf of the Contractor, in regard to all performance in support of this contract. The PM shall have a minimum of 10 years of documented and verifiably successful Program Management experience of comparable size and scope of the requirement defined in this PWS. Additional consideration may be given if, in addition to the above requirements, the PM has teaching and management experience in a DoD SERE-related program. Experience can be military, civilian, contractor, or a combination of the three.

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C.1.6.3. Deputy Program Manager. The DPM shall oversee all operational training executed in support of this contract. The DPM shall have a minimum of seven (7) years of documented and verifiably successful management experience in a DoD SERE-related program, and shall have full authority to act on the Program Manager’s behalf in his absence.

C.1.6.4. Quality Control Manager. The Quality Control Manager shall be responsible for the Contractor’s Quality Control Program, and act as liaison with Government Quality Assurance personnel on matters relating to Contractor employee performance and evaluations. The Quality Control Manager shall have a minimum of five (5) years of documented and verifiably successful experience managing a Quality Control/Quality Assurance Program.

C.1.6.5. Training Manager. The Training Manager shall be responsible for Contractor personnel training and progression, as well as overseeing the Training Support efforts outlined in paragraphs 1.6.10-1.6.10.2.1. The Training Manager shall have a minimum of five (5) years of documented and verifiably successful experience managing a standardization, training or instructor training program.

C.1.6.6. Safety Coordinator. The Safety Coordinator shall be responsible for the Safety and Occupational Health Program for Contractor personnel, and shall act as liaison with the Government Safety Officer to ensure all Army and unit-level safety training requirements for contractors are fulfilled. The Safety Coordinator shall have a minimum of five (5) years of documented and verifiably successful experience managing a safety program of comparable size and scope to the requirements outlined in this PWS.

C.1.6.7. Lead Instructor. The Contractor shall designate a Lead Instructor for each of the four (4) operational sections – Survival, Evasion, Resistance Training, and Academics. This individual shall provide Contractor supervision for the section, and shall have a minimum of five (5) years’ experience as a fully qualified instructor in the associated discipline.

C.1.6.8. Instructors. Prior to any interaction with students in support of this contract, contractors filling instructor positions shall have successfully completed an approved DoD Instructor Trainer’s course (ITC), or other equivalent course, (e.g. attended a TRADOC approved instructor-training course while on active duty). The Government may, on a case by case basis, and upon receiving a written request from the Contractor, allow the Contractor’s employees to attend the Foundation Instructor Facilitator Course (FIFC), pending space availability. Any exception to this requirement must be approved in writing by the Commander, U.S. Army SERE School. This will not relieve the Contractor from meeting the contract performance requirements.

C.1.6.8.1. Survival Instructors - Survival Instructors shall not be counted against the POI-driven instructor to student ratio requirements until qualified and certified IAW the U.S. Army SERE School Instructor Certification Program. Cross-leveling employees from other positions to provide the service is acceptable provided the cross-leveling does not interfere with other instructional or training/training support obligations.

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C.1.6.8.2. Evasion Instructors - Evasion Instructors shall not be counted against the POI-driven instructor to student ratio requirements until qualified and certified IAW the U.S. Army SERE School Instructor Certification Program. Cross-leveling employees from other positions to provide the service is acceptable provided the cross-leveling does not interfere with other instructional or training/training support obligations.

C.1.6.8.2.1. Short Range Marksmanship (SRM)/Break Contact Range Instructor. The Contractor shall provide personnel to instruct SRM, and conduct the SRM and Break Contact Ranges, running up to 20 lanes at a time. Contractor personnel shall be of adequate physical fitness to perform these requirements. These ranges run concurrently with other Evasion Section Training.

Cross-leveling employees from other positions to provide the service is acceptable provided the cross-leveling does not interfere with other instructional or training/training support obligations.

C.1.6.8.3. Resistance Training Instructors - Resistance Instructors shall not be counted against the POI-driven instructor to student ratio requirements until qualified and certified IAW the U.S.

Army SERE School Instructor Certification Program. Cross-leveling employees from other positions to provide the service is acceptable provided the cross-leveling does not interfere with other instructional or training/training support obligations.

C.1.6.8.4. Academics Instructors - Academics Instructors shall not satisfy the POI-driven instructor to student ratio requirements until qualified and certified IAW the U.S. Army SERE School Instructor Certification Program. Cross-leveling employees from other positions to provide the service is acceptable provided the cross-leveling does not interfere with other instructional or training/training support obligations.

C.1.6.9. Role Players. Role-play instruction is conducted to varying degrees across all operational sections. Training of Role-play instructors shall be accomplished IAW all applicable regulations and policies. Role-players shall not satisfy the Instructor to Student Ratio requirements until qualified and certified IAW the U.S. Army SERE School Instructor Certification Program. Cross-leveling employees from other positions to provide the service is acceptable provided the cross-leveling does not interfere with other instructional or training/training support obligations. Contractor must provide sufficient role-play qualified staff to meet all instructor to student ratios while providing a minimum of forty-five (45) days per year of out-of-role rotational time to support role-play instructor mental health and well-being.

The out-of-role period can be either consecutive, or broken into up to three 15-day periods.

Personnel on their out-of-role rotation can perform duties outlined in paragraph C.1.6.10, below.

C.1.6.10. Training Support Personnel. Contractor shall staff a Training Support Section. These personnel shall perform the following duties: assist with the generation of multimedia training aids and presentations for instructors; updates to student handouts and note-taking guides;

preparation of all training aids and facilities for operational training requirements. Contractor personnel shall provide support described above in all training areas (academic, laboratory and field environments) during both active student training iterations, and while not actively engaged in the conduct of student training operations. All Training Support Section personnel must be fully qualified SERE instructors. Training Support Personnel shall be identified at the beginning of each course iteration, NLT the day prior to Zero Day, and shall only perform training support

8 | P a g e duties during that iteration. Exceptions to this requirement must be requested in writing to the Commander, U.S. Army SERE School.

C.1.6.10.1. Emerging TTTP Development. The Contractor shall provide select personnel with training and professional development opportunities (local, distance learning, or resident off-site) in order to maintain a knowledge base and proficiency relevant to the Current Operational Environment, in order to validate training syllabi and lesson plans for academic and operational SERE training. These personnel shall assist in the development of new concepts and doctrine for the U.S. Army SERE School. Any travel associated with this requirement shall be approved in writing by the Government, and shall be requested as outlined in C.1.4.6. The Contractor shall formally brief the U.S. Army SERE command group, at a minimum quarterly, on emerging TTP in the Current Operational Environment that are relative to SERE training and education. At a minimum, one (1) individual from each discipline (Survival, Evasion, Resistance Training, and Academics) shall attend the current Staff & Faculty Army Systems Approach to Training Course. Contractors shall not make changes to any course documentation, training schedule, or Program of Instructions (POIs) documents - to include Lesson Plans - without approval from the SERE Course Manager.

C.1.6.10.2. Training Aids. Contractor shall maintain accountability, serviceability, and availability of all training aids used in the execution of this PWS. Contractor shall report unserviceable condition, loss, or unavailable status of any training aids to the respective Government section leadership upon discovery.

C.1.6.10.2.1. Contractor personnel shall possess the requisite expertise to run and maintain working greenhouses, with samples of indigenous flora, globally-common flora, as well as flora prevalent in Current Operational Environments.

C.1.7. QUALITY CONTROL/ASSURANCE (QC/QA).

C.1.7.1. Quality Control. The Contractor shall establish and maintain a complete Quality Control Plan (QCP) to ensure that the requirements of the contract are provided as specified.

One (1) copy of the Contractor's QCP shall be provided to the Contracting Officer 30 days after contract award for approval. Changes to the QC Plan as they occur throughout the term of the contract shall be approved by the Contracting Officer. The Contractor QCP shall be available to the Government at all times.

C.1.7.2. Contractor Quality Control Plan. The Contractor’s QCP shall include the following at a minimum:

C.1.7.2.1. Inspections. An inspection system shall be established covering all the performance evaluation attributes iterated throughout this PWS. The QCP shall specify the areas to be inspected on either a scheduled or unscheduled basis, frequency of inspections, or the title of the individual(s) to perform the inspections.

C.1.7.2.2. Deficiencies. The methodologies for identifying and preventing deficiencies in the quality of service performed before the level of performance and performance quality becomes

9 | P a g e unacceptable/unsatisfactory, as well as a method of correcting the deficiencies (e.g., retraining, etc).

C.1.7.2.3. Record Keeping. On-site records of inspection techniques by the contractor shall be utilized to initiate record and report corrective action procedures

C.1.7.2.4. Employee Data. The QCP shall have provisions for accurate and timely reporting of Contractor employee data with regard to specific employee position qualifications and security clearance requirements as iterated throughout this PWS.

C.1.7.2.5. Documentation Availability. All Contractor QC documentation (by individual position) regarding contract performance and performance quality shall be available at any time upon request and at a minimum provided to the Commander, U.S. Army SERE School and the COR on a monthly basis.

C.1.7.3. Quality Assurance (QA). The Government shall evaluate the Contractor's performance under this contract based on the inspection of services clause(s) of the contract. The Government shall record all observations. When an observation indicates defective (i.e., unacceptable/unsatisfactory) performance, the COR will request the Contractor's Program Manager to initial the observation documentation. Under the purview of the Government’s QA program the Contractor employees shall be subject to impromptu psychological evaluations at any time during the term of the contract.

C.1.7.4 Performance Evaluations.

C.1.7.4.1. Technical and Tactical Competence. The Contractor shall be cognizant of, and in compliance with, the latest POI and technical and tactical doctrine in regard to DoD and the U.S.

Army SERE Courses.

C.1.7.4.2. Instructor Skills. The ability to prepare for critical course content and to instruct based upon lesson objectives and the capacity to motivate students based on these objectives.

C.1.7.4.3. Professional Conduct. The Contractor shall ensure all personnel adhere to the professional standards of behavior IAW with Contractor’s QCP and all applicable regulations, publications, and attachments. Contractor personnel shall refrain from conduct, on or off-duty, that brings discredit and undue scrutiny onto the SERE program.

C.1.7.5. Performance Evaluation Meetings. The PM shall be required to meet at least weekly with the COR and other Government representatives for the first two (2) months of contract performance and monthly thereafter. These meetings shall be conducted to ensure acceptable/satisfactory Contractor performance and performance quality. The Contractor may request a Performance Evaluation Meeting in the event a Contract Discrepancy Report (CDR), or other report of substandard performance or performance quality is issued. The written minutes of Performance Evaluation Meetings shall be signed by the Contractor's PM, COR, and any other meeting attendees. Should the Contractor not concur with the minutes, the Contractor shall state

10 | P a g e so and submit a formal written response regarding any areas of non-concurrence to the KO within ten (10) calendar days of receipt of the signed minutes.

C.1.8. Identification. Government may provide a CAC to assist with access to military facilities and services as required. It is understood that identification of Contractor employees will not be required when engaged in “role-play”, however, all contract employees shall be identifiable as Contractors when not in role by either badges, or attire (i.e. shirts with company logo etc.). All Contractor offices/work places, in the garrison environment, shall be marked with the contract employee’s name, title, and company name. Contractors shall identify themselves as Contractors by using their name and company name, when answering phones, and on all digital correspondence.

C.1.9. Contractor Manpower Reporting.

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

(1) Contracting Office, Contracting Officer, Contracting Officer’s Technical Representative;

(2) Contract number, including task and delivery order number;

(3) Beginning and ending dates covered by reporting period;

(4) Contractor name, address, phone number, e-mail address, identity of Contractor employee entering data;

(5) Estimated direct labor hours (including sub-Contractors);

(6) Estimated direct labor dollars paid this reporting period (including sub-Contractors);

(7) Total payments (including sub-Contractors);

(8) Predominant Federal Service Code (FSC) reflecting services provided by Contractor (and separate predominant FSC for each sub-Contractor if different);

(9) Estimated data collection cost;

(10) Organizational title associated with the Unit Identification Code (UIC) for the Army Requiring Activity (the Army Requiring Activity is responsible for providing the Contractor with its UIC for the purposes of reporting this information);

(11) Locations where Contractor and sub-Contractors perform the work (specified by zip code in the United States and nearest city, country, when in an overseas location, using standardization nomenclature provided on website);

(12) Presence of deployment or contingency contract language; and

(13) Number of Contractor and sub-Contractor employees deployed in theater this reporting period (by country).

As part of its submission, the Contractor shall also provide the estimated total cost (if any) incurred to comply with this reporting requirement. Reporting period shall be the period of performance not to exceed 12 months ending 30 September of each Government fiscal year and must be reported by 31 October of each calendar year. If contract performance is completed before 30 September, the data can be entered upon contract completion rather than waiting for https://cmra.army.mil/

11 | P a g e the end of the fiscal year. Contractors may use a direct XML data transfer to the database server or fill in the fields on the website. The XML direct transfer is a format for transferring files from a Contractor’s systems to the secure web site without the need for separate data entries for each required data element at the web site. The specific formats for the XML direct transfer may be downloaded from the website.

C.1.10. Uses and Safeguarding of Information. Information from the secure web site is considered to be proprietary in nature when the contract number and Contractor identity are associated with the direct labor hours and direct labor dollars.

C.1.11. Subcontract Data. The Contractor shall ensure that all reportable subcontract data is reported timely to this data collection web site (citing this contract/order number). At the discretion of the prime Contractor, this reporting may be done directly by subcontractors to the data collection site; or by the prime Contractor after consolidating and rationalizing all significant data from the subcontractors.

C.1.12. Reporting Flexibility. Contractors are encouraged to communicate with the Help Desk identified at the data collection web site to resolve reporting difficulties. Changes to facilitate reporting may be authorized by the contracting officer or the Help Desk (under HQDA policy direction and oversight).

C.1.13. Conservation of Utilities. The Contractor shall instruct employees in utilities conservation practices. The Contractor shall be responsible for operating under conditions that preclude the waste of utilities, which shall include:

C.1.13.1. Lights. Lights shall be used only in areas where and when work is actually being performed.

C.1.13.2. HVAC Controls. The workers shall not adjust mechanical equipment controls for heating, ventilation and air conditioning systems.

C.1.13.3. Water Conservation. Water faucets or valves shall be turned off after the required usage has been accomplished.

C.1.14. Protection of Government Resources. The Contractor shall protect Government resources and comply with the regulations, publications, and documents listed in Attachment 4 and this PWS. The Contractor shall develop and maintain operating procedures to ensure the protection of Government resources.

C.1.15. EMERGENCY MEDICAL TREATMENT. Medical services for Contractor personnel are the responsibility of the Contractor. However, the Government may provide, on an emergency basis, medical services for job related injuries while an employee is performing under this contract. Emergency medical care is available to the Contractor employees at Lyster Army Medical Center, local civilian hospitals, or health care providers with appropriate Trauma capabilities. For emergency ambulance service, call 911. Such emergency medical care will be limited to those services necessary to prevent undue suffering or loss of life and will be provided

12 | P a g e only during the period of emergency. In such circumstances, action shall be taken to transfer employees of the Contractor to a civilian health care provider as soon as the emergency period ends. The Contractor shall reimburse the Government for emergency medical services provided.

If the invoice is not paid, cost may be offset by the Contracting Officer against future payments to the Contractor.

C.1.16. SAFETY. The Contractor shall comply with all applicable Occupational Safety and Health (OSHA) standards, where applicable. The Contractor’s performance shall incorporate all procedures necessary to be in accordance with United States Army Aviation Center of Excellence (USAACE) and Fort Rucker’s Safety Program.

C.1.16.1. Accident Reporting. The Contractor shall immediately report to the Government, any bodily injury, death, damage, or loss to Government property resulting from activities of the Contractor and agents of the Contractor. The Contractor shall document a proper and thorough analysis of all incidents and accidents to identify and eliminate the cause via an Accident Report.

C.1.17. VEHICLE REGISTRATION, LICENSING AND OPERATION. Contractor employee vehicles shall have proper state registration; proof of insurance, and a valid driver's license to operate privately owned vehicles (POV’s) on the Post. The Contractor shall fully comply with the vehicle registration requirements regarding Contractor-owned and Contractor employee POV’s as set forth in Fort Rucker regulations. Be advised that Contractor vehicles and Contractor employee POV’s are subject to be searched at any time while operating on a Federal instillation.

C.1.18. SECURITY.

C.1.18.1. Security Clearance. All Contractor personnel must possess and maintain a classified security clearance at the SECRET level verifiable through the Joint Personnel Adjudication System (JPAS) prior to reporting for any work under this contract. Contractor personnel may, on a case-by-case basis, begin work under this contract with an Interim SECRET security clearance awarded through Defense Security Services, if approved in writing by the Commander, U.S.

Army SERE School. Please note that interim security clearances cannot be granted to non-citizens. A National Agency Background Check (NAC) must be completed prior to employment and verifiable through JPAS upon initial in-processing. AR 25-2 also states that interim access, while waiting for the background check, cannot be authorized to non-citizens. If during the background and adjudication process, the contract service provider is denied a clearance or a current clearance is revoked, they shall be removed from the contract as they shall not be able to perform the duties for the position hired. Additionally, only those employees with a need to know and the appropriate security clearance (Secret in most cases) shall be allowed to observe certain sensitive SERE operations/classes in progress. The contractor shall comply with all applicable Department of Defense (DoD) security regulations and procedures during the performance of this task order. The contractor shall not disclose and must safeguard procurement sensitive information, computer systems and data, privacy act data, and Government personnel work products that are obtained or generated in the performance of this

13 | P a g e task order. All contract employees must adhere to the Fort Rucker guidelines for Security, Force Protection, Information Disclosure, and Conduct.

C.1.18.1.1 Entrance Clearances. It is the responsibility of the contractor to obtain entrance clearances for all contractor personnel working on DoD installations and facilities. The installation/facilities will honor all reasonable requests for entrance clearances of essential contractor staff members working at installations, conditioned only upon presentation of proper credentials and in conformance with the installation security regulations. The Contractor shall ensure that all access is conducted in a manner so as to minimize interference with military operations at the installation/facility.

C.1.18.1.2 Facility Security Officer. The Contractor shall appoint a Facility Security Officer (FSO) to coordinate all Contractor employee background investigations activity with the Defense Security Services (DSS/Industry).

C.1.18.2. Security of Classified Items, Systems and Information.

C.1.18.2.1. Security Requirements for Contracts Requiring Access to Classified Information.

The Contract Company must have a valid Defense Security Services Facility Clearance. All instructor and support positions are required to have a minimum of a SECRET clearance. At a minimum, Contractor personnel requiring access to classified information must:

Enter into a long-term visitor group security agreement if contract performance is on base. This agreement shall outline how the Contractor integrates security requirements for contract operations with the Army to ensure effective and economical operation on the installation.

The agreement shall include:

(1) Security support provided by the Army to the Contractor shall include storage containers for classified information/material, use of base destruction facilities, classified reproduction facilities, use of installation classified mail services, security badge issuance, installation visitor control, investigation of security incidents, installation traffic regulations and the use of security forms and conducting inspections required by DoD 5220.22-R, Industrial Security Regulation, and all Security regulations listed in this PWS.

(2) Security support requiring joint Army and Contractor coordination includes packaging classified information, mailing and receiving classified materials, implementing emergency procedures for protection of classified information, security checks, and internal security controls for protection of classified material and high-value pilferable property.

Additionally, all contractor personnel must sign a Classified Information Nondisclosure Agreement (SF 312) prior to performance of duties under this contract, and must receive a security debriefing per the SF 312 prior to conclusion of employment under this contract. No contractor employee is authorized to discuss any SERE related classified or FOUO information outside of facilities designated by the Commander, U.S. Army SERE School.

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C.1.18.2.2. Visit Authorization. The Contractor shall submit to the Contracting Officer a visit authorization letter identifying the security clearance level of each employee along with any other pertinent information. The Commander, U.S. Army SERE School, is the final authority on all visitation requests. An initial visit authorization letter shall be submitted as soon as possible after contract award and prior to the scheduled contract start date for any subsequent contract or CLIN authorized. Further, updated visit authorization letters shall be submitted to the SERE School Commander for approval as often as necessary to ensure all data is accurate and current.

The Contractor shall be responsible for the accuracy, correctness, and timeliness of visit authorization letter data. Government refusal of Contractor employee’s access to the work site for failure to satisfy the aforementioned requirement shall not relieve the Contractor from responsibility for full acceptable/satisfactory performance and performance quality.

C.1.18.2.3 Employees of the U.S. Government. The Contractor shall not employ any person who is an employee of the United States Government if the employment of that person would create a violation of Federal conflict of interest laws.

C.1.18.3. National Security Industrial Security Program. All provisions of the National Security Industrial Security Program Operating Manual apply to performance under the contract.

C.1.18.4. Retrieving Identification Media. The Contractor shall retrieve all identification media, including vehicle decals, from employees who depart for any reason before the contract expires (e.g., terminated for cause, retirement). The Contractor shall then return all retrieved items to the COR for disposal/turn-in.

C.1.18.5. Listing of Employees. The Contractor shall maintain a current listing of employees.

The list shall include employee's name, social security number, and level of security clearance.

The list shall be validated and signed by the company Facility Security Officer (FSO) and provided to the Contracting Officer and Installation Security Personnel Manager (ISPM) prior to the contract start date. Updated listings shall be provided when an employee's status or information changes.

C.1.18.6. Security Personnel. The Contractor shall appoint security personnel support for the installation long term visitor group. The security personnel support shall provide employees with training required by DoD 5200.1-R, Industrial Security Program Regulation, Chapter 10, and AR 380-5, Army Information Security Program, as well as TRADOC/Installation regulations and guidance. The Contractor shall provide initial and follow-on training to Contractor personnel who may work in Army controlled/restricted areas.

C.1.18.7. Additional Security Requirements. In accordance with DoD 5200.1-R and AR 380-5, the Contractor shall comply with AR 380-19, Information Systems Security; AR 380-40, Policy for Safeguarding and Controlling Communications Security (COMSEC) Material; and AR 530- 1, Operations Security (OPSEC).

C.1.18.7.1 National Defense Emergencies. In the event of a National Defense Emergency affecting Fort Rucker, the COR will immediately notify the contract PM. At that time, the contractor shall take immediate steps to cease all activities on the installation(s) and shall cause

15 | P a g e all personnel to leave the installation(s) property until notice is given by the installation and Fort Rucker POC that National Defense Emergency conditions are no longer in effect. Fort Rucker will coordinate with the contractor and adjust the milestone schedule accordingly.

C.1.18.7.2 Anti-Terrorism, Operations Security, and iWATCH Training. All contractor employees, including subcontractor employees, requiring access to Army installations, facilities, or controlled access areas shall complete AT Level I awareness training within 30 calendar days after contract start date or effective date of incorporation of this requirement into the contract, whichever applies. The contractor shall submit certificates of completion for each affected contractor employee and subcontractor employee to the COR (or to the contracting officer, if a COR is not assigned) within 5 calendar days after completion of training by all employees and subcontractor personnel. AT Level I awareness training is available at the following website:

http://jko.jten.mil.

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

The contractor and all associated subcontractors shall brief all employees on the local iWATCH program (training standards provided by the requiring activity ATO). This locally developed training will be used to inform employees of the types of behavior to watch for and instruct employees to report suspicious activity to the COR. This training shall be completed within 15 calendar days of contract award and within 30 calendar days of new employees’ commencing performance, with the results reported to the COR no later than 60 calendar days after contract award.

C.1.18.7.3 Access and General Protection/Security Policy and Procedures. The contractor and all associated subcontractors’ employees shall comply with applicable installation, facility, and area commander installation and facility access and local security policies and procedures (provided by the Government representative). The contractor shall also provide all information required for background checks to meet installation access requirements to be accomplished by the installation Provost Marshal Office, Director of Emergency Services, or Security Office. The contractor workforce must comply with all personal identity verification requirements as directed by DoD, HQDA, and/or local policy. In addition to the changes otherwise authorized by the changes clause of this contract, should the Force Protection Condition (FPCON) at any individual facility or installation change, the Government may require changes in contractor security matters or processes.

C.1.18.7.4. Information assurance (IA)/information technology (IT) training. All contractor employees and associated sub-contractor employees must complete the DoD IA awareness training before issuance of network access and annually thereafter. All contractor employees working IA/IT functions must comply with DoD and Army training requirements in DoDD 8570.01, DoD 8570.01-M and AR 25-2 within six months of appointment to IA/IT functions.

C.1.18.7.5. Information assurance (IA)/information technology (IT) certification. Per DoD 8570.01-M , DFARS 252.239.7001 and AR 25-2, the contractor employees supporting IA/IT

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C.1.18.7.6. Delivery of Food and Water.