SOW for Survivability_Assured Mobility_ and Maneuver Support.docx

C.1 Objective

The Work Directives (WD) issued hereunder shall involve research and development (R&D) efforts on various aspects related to Survivability, Assured Mobility, and Maneuver Support material solutions.

The term “Survivability” encompasses those actions, materiel, and design solutions that give commanders “occupant centric” survivability through the maturation and integration of technology. Survivability technologies include, but are not limited to, armor, fire protection, hit avoidance, laser protection, countermine, active and passive protection systems, and occupant interior protection.

The term "Assured Mobility" encompasses those actions, materiel, and design solutions that give commanders the ability to deploy, move, and maneuver assets where and when they desire, without interruption or delay, to achieve the mission. The imperatives and principles of Assured Mobility are what will enable future forces to have superior situational understanding and, therefore, unsurpassed freedom of movement in global terrain and climate profiles, including, but not limited to, tropical, arid, temperate, continental, and polar.

The term "Maneuver Support" encompasses those actions, materiel, and design solutions that give commanders the ability to maintain an unprecedented level of freedom of movement at the tactical, operational, and strategic levels in all environments. Materiel items most relevant to Maneuver Support efforts include survivability, countermine, track and suspension, power management, robotics, bridging systems and combat engineer equipment for the freedom to maneuver through constructed obstacles, unstructured terrain, and for the interrogation of improvised explosive devices (IEDs) and route clearance (mobility and counter-mobility operations).

C.2 General

C.2.1 The contractor, acting as an independent contractor and not as an agent of the Government, shall perform specified research, development, testing, and evaluation (RDT&E) efforts related to:

i. Combat vehicle threat detection and neutralization.

ii. Route clearance.

iii. Vehicle and crew survivability for tracked and wheeled tactical ground vehicles.

iv. Bridging and gap defeat.

v. Track and suspension improvements.

vi. Power management.

vii. Noise reduction.

viii. Unmanned applications.

ix. Countermeasure.

x. Constructing, maintaining, and improving routes, infrastructure, and obstacles.

xi. The design, analysis, and testing of Survivability, Assured Mobility, and Maneuver Support materiel solutions.

C.2.2 The contractor shall perform all work in accordance with (IAW) individually issued WDs awarded by the Procuring Contracting Officer (PCO). No work shall commence until the contractor has received a fully executed, PCO-signed modification incorporating the WD into the contract. Each WD shall include the following information:

1. WD number and title;

2. Objective of the WD;

3. Maximum number of hours authorized;

4. Detailed description of the work to be performed;

5. Required completion date;

6. Identification of applicable contract number, contractor’s name, and contractor’s address;

7. Identification of software, prototype hardware, and/or documentation(s) to be delivered; and

8. Projected material costs.

C.2.3 The contractor shall notify the PCO and the Contracting Officer’s Representative (COR) immediately, by e-mail, if dates by which work must be performed or data must be delivered will not be met.

C.2.4 The Government has the unilateral right to increase, decrease, or prioritize the work to be performed hereunder by the issuance of WDs or WD revisions incorporated by modification. It is understood and agreed that such adjustments shall be made within the general scope of work and level of effort (LOE) of the contract and that the contractor shall be compensated in accordance with the terms and conditions agreed to in the base contract. The COR has the right to prioritize the work being performed under the contract.

C.2.5 If, at any time, the contractor has reason to believe that any amount in one or more categories of direct labor hours, other direct costs, overhead, material, and/or travel expenses that it expects to incur in the performance of a WD is insufficient, the contractor shall provide written notification to the PCO and the COR for appropriate action. As part of such notice, the contractor shall provide a revised statement of total hours, overhead, and other direct costs, or travel expenses necessary to complete such a WD. The contractor shall not exceed any amount authorized by the WD without the express written permission of the PCO.

C.3 Requirements. As directed by individual WDs issued hereunder, the contractor shall provide the necessary services, personnel, equipment, and facilities to perform work in one or more of the following areas, whether singly or in combination given the individual WDs:

i. Combat vehicle threat detection and neutralization.

ii. Route clearance.

iii. Vehicle and crew survivability for tracked and wheeled tactical ground vehicles.

iv. Bridging and gap defeat.

v. Track and suspension improvements.

vi. Power management.

vii. Noise reduction.

viii. Unmanned applications.

ix. Countermeasure.

x. Constructing, maintaining, and improving routes, infrastructure, and obstacles.

xi. The design, analysis, and testing of Assured Mobility and Maneuver Support materiel solutions.

C.3.1 Specific efforts may include, but are not limited to:

C.3.1.1 Countermine and counter obstacle equipment research, design, development, demonstration or test-article production or modification, evaluation, and testing.

C.3.1.2 Vehicle survivability, mobility modification, enhancement, and evaluation. This may include, but is not limited to, performing dedicated prime mover research, development, engineering, and prototype production in support of counter measure development.

C.3.1.3 Armor integration including, but not limited to, material and structural engineering, demonstration or test-article production or modification, evaluation, and testing.

C.3.1.4 Integrated vehicle survivability including, but not limited to, engineering analysis and evaluation, demonstration or test-article production or modification and testing.

C.3.1.5 Sensor development and integration including, but not limited to, engineering analysis and evaluation, design, demonstration or test-article production, and testing).

C.3.1.6 Materiel research including, but not limited to, engineering analysis, evaluation, and testing.

C.3.1.7 Blast and structural modeling, simulation, analysis, and validation.

C.3.1.8 High energy blast testing and analysis.

C.3.1.9 Tele-operation and automation of ground vehicle and robotic platform, systems, and sub systems, including, but not limited to, engineering analysis and evaluation, design, demonstrator or test article fabrication, and testing.

C.3.1.10 Lane marking including, but not limited to, engineering analysis and evaluation, design, demonstration or test-article fabrication or modification, and testing.

C.3.1.11 Control, communication, and power systems including, but not limited to, engine, transmission, and auxiliary power unit development and integration, engineering analysis and evaluation, design, limited prototyping or modification, and testing.

C.3.1.12 Virtual and hardware prototyping including, but not limited to, engineering design and development, fabrication, integration, test, and evaluation of demonstration or prototype systems, subsystems, or components.

C.3.1.13 Interior impact protective solutions development utilizing passive energy absorbing methodologies and active technologies to prevent, avoid, and abate occupant injury during underbody blasts, crashes, and rollover events.

C.3.1.14 Active protection system development and demonstration of soft and hard kill technologies utilizing a modular framework that will allow for commonality across the vehicle fleet.

C.3.1.15 Bridge and emplacement system design, development, engineering analysis and evaluation, fabrication of demonstration or test article hardware, testing, and test evaluation.

C.3.1.16 Provide experimental facilities and ranges to develop and conduct ground vehicle evaluations over representative soil, terrain, and climatic conditions consistent with armed services cold region operations.

C.3.1.17 Provide facilities and trained staff for the secure support, maintenance, and care of Government supplied test assets.

C.3.1.18 Establish procedures, metrics, and measurement devices to evaluate standard and asymmetric warfare performance in cold region environments.

C.3.1.19 Disseminate knowledge to Military Centers of Excellence (CoE) to assist enhanced capability and criteria development.

C.3.1.20 Evaluate, test, and assess the results of noise and vibration performance against the aural non-detectability limits. Design and develop engineering treatments to address the primary sources of noise and vibration.

C.3.1.21 Power management including, but not limited to, engineering analysis and evaluation, design, demonstration or test-article fabrication or modification, and testing of military technologies.

C.3.1.22 Research and development to provide renewable energy in an expeditionary environment.

C.3.1.23 Design, analysis, and testing of track and suspension systems, subsystems, and components including, but not limited to, rubber and elastomers, track shoe bodies, track pads, ice cleats, pin and bushing assemblies, road wheels, road wheel path, and support rollers. Design, analysis, and testing may include, but is not limited to, weight and shape optimization, and metallic and non-metallic solutions.

C.3.2 Failure analysis including, but not limited to, field data collection, engineering evaluation, and the redesign or modification of failed items of systems, sub-systems, and components supporting production hardware, user and field evaluations, and vehicle and laboratory testing.

C.3.3 The contractor shall review, mark-up, and deliver deficiencies or improvements in technical data packages that must be corrected prior to start of production or prior to the release of data for other authorized use IAW DI-MISC-80750 Technical Data Package (TDP) Review Report, Contract Data Requirement List (CDRL) A002.

C.3.4 The contractor shall generate and deliver technical data, including, but not limited to, specifications, standards, and Computer Aided Design (CAD) drawings in accordance with DI-DRPR-80651 Engineering Drawings, CDRL A003.

C.3.5 Concept design of prototypes or demonstration hardware. The contractor shall design systems, subsystems, assemblies, and/or prototypes or demonstration hardware to enhance or improve the topic areas stated in the WD based on performance requirements, specifications, or engineering drawings, which may either be provided by the Government or generated by the contractor within this scope of work.

C.3.6 Fabrication of prototype or demonstration hardware. The contractor shall fabricate prototype or demonstration hardware, test instrumentation, or test fixtures, based either on designs provided by the Government or generated by the contractor within this scope of work. The contractor shall integrate hardware and subsystems into assemblies and onto Government-designated vehicle platforms which may be provided as Government Furnished Property (GFP) to the contractor.

C.3.7 Planning and developing tests or test plans. The contractor shall plan, develop, modify, upgrade, and deliver tests, test plans or procedures, or test scenarios for the purpose of testing or evaluating equipment, including, but not limited to, demonstration hardware, whether provided by the Government or developed by the contractor as GFP in accordance with DI-NDTI-80566 Test Plan, CDRL A008.

C.3.8 Conduct testing. The contractor shall design, set up, and conduct tests or sequences of tests. "Set up" may include, but is not limited to, (a) physical assembly or arrangement and calibration of test equipment and fixtures, (b) instrumentation of test subjects or items, and (c) preparation of test courses IAW Test Plans and Standard Operating Procedures. The execution of testing may include, but is not limited to, data collection, data analysis, and data reduction as well as the physical iterations of tests or test sequences. Developmental and product testing may include, but is not limited to, soil, environmental, and durability testing utilizing GFP and contractor supplied equipment. The contractor shall deliver documentation of test results, findings, and analyses that will enable the evaluation of requirements IAW DI-NDTI-80809 Test/Inspection Report, CDRL A009.

C.3.9 Perform engineering studies or assessments. The contractor shall perform engineering or analytical studies in support of engineering design and concept trade-off studies.

C.3.10 Perform Computer Aided Engineering (CAE), Modeling and Simulation (M&S). The contractor shall develop or improve CAE models, simulations, and CAD drawings. Models shall be developed using Commercial off the Shelf (COTS) software. Model applications shall become the property of the Government. All software developed shall be delivered IAW DI-AVCS-80700 Computer Software Product End Items, CDRL A007.

C.3.11 Fabricate, maintain, or upgrade test instrumentation and equipment or fixtures. The contractor shall fabricate new, or upgrade, maintain, and repair existing test support equipment and fixtures owned by the Government. All instrumentation or equipment shall remain Government property.

C.3.12 Hardware Installation. The contractor shall demonstrate the installation of hardware including, but not limited to, developing, documenting, providing installation methodology, and participating in on-site installation of hardware onto Government designated vehicle systems. Specific tools or material handling equipment may be provided by the Government and shall remain Government property.

C.3.13 Transition to Government Logistics Support. The contractor shall develop and maintain logistics support files and engineering data to aid the transitioning production hardware and software. The files may include, but are not limited to, subcontracted parts lists, sources of supply, manuals, drawing packages, and bills of material developed to support Government and contractor testing. Generated data shall assist product support analysis conducted by logistics activities.

C.4 Travel. The contractor shall travel to meetings, conferences, and field events in support of this contract as required by the efforts incorporated by individual WDs. The estimated number of trips, days, and personnel may fluctuate based on the needs of the Government. The contractor shall comply with all DoD Joint Travel Regulations (JTR).

C.5 Technical Reporting. In addition to, or as modified by requirements of an individual WD, the following shall apply:

C.5.1 Monthly Cost Report. The contractor shall prepare and e-mail a status report to the COR monthly beginning 30 days after the issuance of a WD and continuing until completion of the effort. The contractor shall issue one consolidated report per month covering all open WDs, reporting separately on each open WD using individual sub-sections within the consolidated report. The monthly report shall be provided IAW DI-FNCL-80912 Performance and Cost Report, CDRL A001.

C.5.2 Monthly Technical Report. The contractor shall prepare and e-mail a status report to the COR monthly beginning 30 days after the issuance of a WD and continuing until completion of the effort. The report shall include, but not be limited to, details from previous work that has been completed, descriptions of the precise nature and results of the RDT&E accomplished, supporting data, analyses, and other salient characteristics such as pros and cons. The monthly report shall be provided IAW DI-MISC-80711 Scientific and Technical Reports, CDRL A005.

C.5.3 Final Technical Report. The contractor shall prepare and furnish to the COR a final technical report and summary of the results of work IAW DI-MISC-80048 Scientific and Technical Reports Summary, CDRL A004.

C.6 Meetings. The contractor shall conduct a start of work meeting and other technical meetings as specified by the individual WD. Meetings shall be held either at the contractor's location or at the Ground Vehicle Systems Center (GVSC) in Warren, Michigan unless otherwise specified by the WD. The contractor shall provide minutes IAW DI-ADMN-81505 Report and Record of Meeting/Minutes, CDRL A006.