W912HQ21R0002_Amendment0002.pdf

W26HM403014706

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 extend the proposal due date and to correct errors in the level of effort hours (Attachment 1), proposal submission instructions and basis for aw ard. Please see attached for additional details.

1. CONTRACT ID CODE PAGE OF PAGES

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

16C. DATE SIGNED

BY 16-Apr-2021

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 W912HQ21R0002

X 9B. DATED (SEE ITEM 11)

01-Apr-2021

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 X 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 1 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

16-Apr-2021

CODE

USACE HUMPHREYS ENGR CTR SPT ACTIVITY

ATTN: CEHEC-CT,

7701 TELEGRAPH ROAD

ALEXANDRIA VA 22315-3860

W912HQ 7. ADMINISTERED BY (If other than item 6)

4. REQUISITION/PURCHASE REQ. NO.

CODE

See Item 6

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EMAIL:TEL:

W912HQ21R0002

SECTION SF 30 BLOCK 14 CONTINUATION PAGE

SUMMARY OF CHANGES

SECTION A - SOLICITATION/CONTRACT FORM

The required response date/time has changed from 30-Apr-2021 12:00 AM to 07-May-

2021 04:30 PM.

SECTION B - SUPPLIES OR SERVICES AND PRICES

CLIN 0002

The contract type has changed from FFP to COST.

ITEM NO SUPPLIES/SERVICES MAX

QUANTITY

UNIT UNIT PRICE MAX AMOUNT

0002 UNDEFINED Project Materials (Base Year)

COST

Other Direct Costs (ODC) for materials and special equipment requirements will be negotiated prior to issuance of individual Task Orders.

FOB: Destination

PURCHASE REQUEST NUMBER: W26HM403014706

PSC CD: R499

MAX COST

CLIN 0003

QUANTITY

UNIT UNIT PRICE MAX AMOUNT

0003 UNDEFINED Project Travel (Base Year)

COST

Travel will be negotiated prior to issuance of individual Task Orders. In accordance with FAR 31.205-46, travel costs, if applicable, shall be reimbursed at rates not to exceed the maximum locality per diem rates (the combination of lodging, meals and incidentals) in effect at the time of travel, as set forth in the

Federal Travel Regulations, Joint Travel Regulation and Standard Regulations, Section 925, as applicable. All air travel must be booked on American-flagged carriers, unless otherwise directed by the Contracting Officer. The appropriate

Government Official, Quality Assurance Personnel or Contracting Officer shall approve travel. All invoices for travel shall be accompanied by supporting receipts. Travel requirements will be negotiated prior to issuance of individual

Task Orders.

FOB: Destination

PURCHASE REQUEST NUMBER: W26HM403014706

CLIN 1002

UNIT UNIT PRICE MAX AMOUNT

1002 Project OPTION Materials (Option Year 1)

COST

Other Direct Costs (ODC) for materials and special equipment requirements will be negotiated prior to issuance of individual Task Orders.

FOB: Destination

CLIN 1003

QUANTITY

UNIT UNIT PRICE MAX AMOUNT

1003 Project OPTION Travel (Option Year 1)

COST

Travel will be negotiated prior to issuance of individual Task Orders. In accordance with FAR 31.205-46, travel costs, if applicable, shall be reimbursed at rates not to exceed the maximum locality per diem rates (the combination of lodging, meals and incidentals) in effect at the time of travel, as set forth in the

Federal Travel Regulations, Joint Travel Regulation and Standard Regulations, Section 925, as applicable. All air travel must be booked on American-flagged carriers, unless otherwise directed by the Contracting Officer. The appropriate

Government Official, Quality Assurance Personnel or Contracting Officer shall approve travel. All invoices for travel shall be accompanied by supporting receipts. Travel requirements will be negotiated prior to issuance of individual

Task Orders.

CLIN 2002

UNIT UNIT PRICE MAX AMOUNT

2002 Project OPTION Materials (Option Year 2)

COST

Other Direct Costs (ODC) for materials and special equipment requirements will be negotiated prior to issuance of individual Task Orders.

CLIN 2003

QUANTITY

UNIT UNIT PRICE MAX AMOUNT

2003 Project OPTION Travel (Option Year 2)

COST

Travel will be negotiated prior to issuance of individual Task Orders. In accordance with FAR 31.205-46, travel costs, if applicable, shall be reimbursed at rates not to exceed the maximum locality per diem rates (the combination of lodging, meals and incidentals) in effect at the time of travel, as set forth in the

Federal Travel Regulations, Joint Travel Regulation and Standard Regulations, Section 925, as applicable. All air travel must be booked on American-flagged carriers, unless otherwise directed by the Contracting Officer. The appropriate

Government Official, Quality Assurance Personnel or Contracting Officer shall approve travel. All invoices for travel shall be accompanied by supporting receipts. Travel requirements will be negotiated prior to issuance of individual

Task Orders.

CLIN 3002

UNIT UNIT PRICE MAX AMOUNT

3002 Project OPTION Materials (Option Year 3)

COST

Other Direct Costs (ODC) for materials and special equipment requirements will be negotiated prior to issuance of individual Task Orders.

CLIN 3003

QUANTITY

UNIT UNIT PRICE MAX AMOUNT

3003 Project OPTION Travel (Option Year 3)

COST

Travel will be negotiated prior to issuance of individual Task Orders. In accordance with FAR 31.205-46, travel costs, if applicable, shall be reimbursed at rates not to exceed the maximum locality per diem rates (the combination of lodging, meals and incidentals) in effect at the time of travel, as set forth in the

Federal Travel Regulations, Joint Travel Regulation and Standard Regulations, Section 925, as applicable. All air travel must be booked on American-flagged carriers, unless otherwise directed by the Contracting Officer. The appropriate

Government Official, Quality Assurance Personnel or Contracting Officer shall approve travel. All invoices for travel shall be accompanied by supporting receipts. Travel requirements will be negotiated prior to issuance of individual

Task Orders.

CLIN 4002

UNIT UNIT PRICE MAX AMOUNT

4002 Project OPTION Materials (Option Year 4)

COST

Other Direct Costs (ODC) for materials and special equipment requirements will be negotiated prior to issuance of individual Task Orders.

CLIN 4003

QUANTITY

UNIT UNIT PRICE MAX AMOUNT

4003 Project OPTION Travel (Option Year 4)

COST

Travel will be negotiated prior to issuance of individual Task Orders. In accordance with FAR 31.205-46, travel costs, if applicable, shall be reimbursed at rates not to exceed the maximum locality per diem rates (the combination of lodging, meals and incidentals) in effect at the time of travel, as set forth in the

Federal Travel Regulations, Joint Travel Regulation and Standard Regulations, Section 925, as applicable. All air travel must be booked on American-flagged carriers, unless otherwise directed by the Contracting Officer. The appropriate

Government Official, Quality Assurance Personnel or Contracting Officer shall approve travel. All invoices for travel shall be accompanied by supporting receipts. Travel requirements will be negotiated prior to issuance of individual

Task Orders.

SECTION C - DESCRIPTIONS AND SPECIFICATIONS

The following have been modified:

PERFORMANCE WORK STATEMENT

Water Resources Analytical and Professional Support Services

1 Introduction

The U.S. Army Engineer Institute for Water Resources (IWR) was formed 51 years ago to provide the U.S.

Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Civil Works (CW) Program with the capability to analyze and anticipate emerging water resources trends and issues facing our nation. From its beginning, responding to the continuing changes in water resources development policies, IWR has been tackling the complex water resources challenges stemming from an ever increasing public demand for water projects and the policy and technological challenges of the 21st Century. Analytical and professional support to USACE is required to pursue innovative approaches to solving these new problems.

IWR occupies a unique position within the USACE CW program. It is not part of the USACE Headquarters or a District or Division, but rather a Field Operating Activity (FOA) under the supervision of the Director of

Civil Works for USACE. IWR’s challenging mission remains integral to shaping the evolution of Federal water resources policy as decision-makers at all levels within USACE look to IWR for insights into a host of complex and rapidly changing economic, environmental and social issues.

The basic goal of this contract is to obtain technical and analytical support services for IWR that is generally not available within the USACE. These support services will be used by IWR in accomplishing its missions and supporting reimbursable work units.

1.1 Mission

IWR is a FOA under the Commanding General, USACE, and the staff supervision of the USACE Headquarters

(HQUSACE) Directorate of Civil Works under the direction of the Deputy Commanding General for Civil and

Emergency Operations (DCG-CEO) and the Director of Civil Works (DCW). IWR serves as a national center of expertise, supporting the HQUSACE, the Office of the Assistant Secretary of the Army (Civil Works) and

USACE field offices by providing:

a. Analysis of emerging trends and issues in anticipation of changing water resources management conditions to inform the strategic direction of the CW Program and the corporate development of policies, programs and investment decision strategies.

b. Systems-based planning methodologies, tools and training across CW business areas, analysis, economic and socio-economic assessments, and enterprise capacity development.

c. Leadership of the USACE Economics Community of Practice, with a focus on project level, regional and national economic analysis, multi-criteria and risk-informed analysis, economic and socio-economic assessments, and enterprise capacity development.

d. Development of results-oriented CW Program and project information through the management of national data systems, and application for investment decision support to USACE CW on an enterprise level.

e. State of the art hydrologic and hydraulic engineering methodologies, models and management systems and associated planning and environmental methods, models and training.

f. Advanced engineering risk management expertise for dam, levee and infrastructure safety, and the development, application and stewardship of the engineering practice involving contemporary risk-related methods, models and training.

g. Assistance to USACE on anticipating, preventing or minimizing water conflicts and ensuring the interests of the public are addressed in Corps decision-making, and leadership of the USACE Community of

Practice for Conflict Resolution and Public Participation.

h. Globally-recognized expertise on water security and Integrated Water Resources Management

(IWRM) applied via partnerships with USACE Major Subordinate Commands (MSCs), Department of Defense

(DoD) geographic Combatant Commands (COCOMs), the U.S. State Department, United Nations and other U.S.

and international institutions and Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs), to address water and natural resources planning, water policy and governance, water management, trans-boundary water conflict mitigation, and other water-related challenges within the U.S. and around the world.

i. Assistance to HQUSACE, Army, and DoD, working in partnership with USACE MSCs and DoD

COCOMs, for strengthening theater security cooperation by facilitating civilian and military collaborations, emphasizing multi-national force capacity development on the life-cycle planning of the humanitarian response and consequence management across all forms of extreme water events and other natural and technological disasters.

j. A critical mass of knowledge on the engineering and scientific aspects of global change and the adaptation to climate change and other risk factors in collaboration with interagency partners.

k. Enterprise-level financial analysis expertise in support of the CW mission and USACE intergovernmental collaboration on public works infrastructure investment decisions.

l. Policy and technical advice to USACE and Army senior leaders on a wide range of water resources, marine transportation, flood/coastal storm risk reduction, conflict resolution, international water, natural resources stewardship and ecosystem management issues.

1.1 Other Background Information

IWR is the USACE center of expertise for integrated water resources management, focusing on planning analysis and hydrologic engineering and on the collection, management and dissemination of Civil Works and navigation information, including the nation’s waterborne commerce data. It also has served as the USACE center of expertise for dam and levee safety, climate change adaptation, collaborative planning and environmental conflict resolution and operates the International Center for Integrated Water Resources Management (ICIWaRM), under the auspices of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).

IWR fulfills its mission by providing: (a) analysis of emerging and or long-term water resources and waterborne transportation trends, needs and issues, (b) state-of-the-art planning and hydrologic engineering methods, models and training, (c) policy and program analyses to improve the effectiveness and efficiency of the Civil

Works program, (d) strategic planning for the USACE Civil Works program, and (e) national data management of results-oriented program and project information across Civil Works business lines.

IWR is currently responsible for a number of USACE water resources related activities or programs, including evaluation of Civil Works Strategic Plans, Civil Works policies and programs, National Economic Development benefits for water resources development, investment and financial analysis, performance measurements and evaluations, infrastructure analysis, climate change, etc. IWR also routinely provides technical assistance to the

USACE Headquarters, Corps Field Operating Activities (Divisions, Districts, and Laboratories), other US Army

Commands, other Federal agencies, other levels of government, and international organizations and financial institutions, and other countries, in encompassing a broad range of topic areas related to levee and dam safety, risk assessment, dredging requirements, port/waterway transport, aquatic ecosystem restoration, environmental stewardship, flood and drought risk management, emergency preparedness, watershed planning, regulatory, multi- purpose water resources including hydroelectric power, water supply and reallocation, recreation, and other water and related land resources issues.

Support is rendered through IWR’s operating units at the Humphreys Engineer Center (HECSA) in Alexandria, VA; Hydrologic Engineering Center (HEC) in Davis, CA; Navigation and Civil Works Decision Support

Center (NDC) co-located at the Humphreys Engineer Center and the USACE New Orleans District office in

New Orleans, LA; Waterborne Commerce Statistics Center also located at the USACE New Orleans District office in New Orleans, LA and the Risk Management Center (RMC) co-located in Denver, CO and Pittsburgh, PA. For more specific information about IWR centers and expertise, please visit the IWR website at:

www.iwr.usace.army.mil.

1.2 Scope

The scope of this effort is intended to encompass all of the Civil Works mission areas (i.e. Navigation, Flood

Risk Management, Aquatic Ecosystem Restoration, Hydropower, Regulatory, Recreation, and Water Supply) as well as technical and data management support as they relate to relevant USACE missions. Within these mission areas there are also key programs which will be within the scope of the contract. These include: Coastal

Storm Damage Protection; Climate Change; Asset Management/USACE Infrastructure Strategy/Public Private

Partnerships/Financing; Hydrologic and Hydraulic Planning and Engineering; Sediment Management and other issues as they arise within the Civil Works Program. In addition, the scope of this contract is intended to cover the areas of study and the kinds of expertise that IWR provides to its customers through its research, analysis, technical assistance and training activities (i.e. National and Regional Economic Analysis for Flood Damage

Reduction, Coastal Storm Risk Reduction, Water Supply, Hydropower, Recreation projects; Ecosystem

Restoration Analysis; National Studies for Water Resources Development; Regulatory Program Analysis; in the field of Navigation Decision Support Systems; Institutional Analysis; Benefit-Cost Analysis; Regional Impact

Analysis; Value-to-the-Nation Assessments; Financial Analysis of Water Projects; Cost Effectiveness or

Incremental Cost Analysis for Environmental Projects; Hydrologic and Hydraulic Analyses and Studies;

Homeland Security; and Survey Research Methods including Questionnaire Design.) These activities may be required in support of efforts to address both domestic and international water resources problems, needs, water security issues, allocation, quantity, quality or other issues, including trans-boundary issues. This description is not intended to be all inclusive of the scope of this effort, but rather to provide insight into the potential variety that could be involved in this contracting effort.

It should be noted that while Navigation, both deep draft coastal ports & harbors and inland ports & waterways, and including the analysis of dredging and lock and dam systems, are addressed in this scope, we are anticipating that most work involving specifically Navigation and Navigation data and information will be addressed in detail in the Navigation and Data Support IDIQ contract. However, the analytical aspects of

USACE's navigation activities must also be included herein because of the integrated nature of the nation's http://www.iwr.usace.army.mil/ water resources and multi-modal transportation systems so as to capture those broad based studies and analyses of an integrated nature, particularly those which involve trade-offs between multiple water resources purposes which span the entirety of the Civil Works program.

2 General Requirements

This section describes the general requirements for this effort.

2.1 Non-Personal Services

The Government shall neither supervise contractor employees nor control the method by which the contractor performs the required tasks. Under no circumstances shall the Government assign tasks to, or prepare work schedules for, individual contractor employees. It shall be the responsibility of the contractor to manage its employees and to guard against any actions that are of the nature of personal services, or give the perception of personal services. If the contractor believes that any actions constitute, or are perceived to constitute personal services, it shall be the contractor's responsibility to notify the Procuring Contracting Officer (PCO) immediately.

2.2 Business Relations

The contractor shall successfully integrate and coordinate all activity needed to execute the requirement. The contractor shall manage the timeliness, completeness, and quality of problem identification. The contractor shall provide corrective action plans, proposal submittals, timely identification of issues, and effective management of subcontractors. The contractor shall seek to ensure customer satisfaction and professional and ethical behavior of all contractor personnel.

2.3 Contract Administration and Management

This section describes the contract administration and management for this effort. The following sub-sections provide details of various considerations on this effort.

2.3.1 Contract Management

The contractor shall establish clear organizational lines of authority and responsibility to ensure effective management of the resources assigned to the requirement. The contractor must maintain continuity between the support operations at the location specified in individual Task Orders and the contractor's corporate offices.

2.3.2 Contract Administration

The contractor shall establish processes and assign appropriate resources to effectively administer the requirement. The contractor shall respond to Government requests for contractual actions in a timely fashion.

The contractor shall have a single point of contact between the Government and Contractor personnel assigned to support contracts or task orders. The contractor shall assign work effort and maintaining proper and accurate time keeping records of personnel assigned to work on the requirement.

2.3.3 Personnel Administration

The contractor shall provide the following management and support as required. The contractor shall provide for employees during designated Government non-work days or other periods where Government offices are closed due to weather or security conditions. The contractor shall maintain the technical competency of their employees by providing initial and refresher training as required to meet the task order PWS requirements. The contractor shall make necessary travel arrangements for employees. The contractor shall provide necessary infrastructure to support contract tasks.

The contractor shall provide administrative support to employees in a timely fashion (time keeping, leave processing, pay, emergency needs). If the capability, knowledge, and expertise is no longer available, the contractor is responsible for providing individuals with comparable qualifications.

2.4 Subcontract Management

The contractor shall be responsible for any subcontract management necessary to integrate work performed on this requirement and shall be responsible and accountable for subcontractor performance on this requirement.

The contractor shall also be responsible for insuring timely payment to subcontractors. The prime contractor will manage work distribution to ensure there are no Organizational Conflict of Interest (OCI) considerations.

2.5 Contractor Personnel, Disciplines, and Specialties

The contractor shall accomplish the assigned work by employing and utilizing qualified personnel with appropriate combinations of education, training, and experience. The contractor shall match personnel skills to the work or task with a minimum of under/over employment of resources. The contractor shall ensure the labor categories as defined in the Labor Categories document (see Appendix A, attached), labor rates, and man-hours utilized in the performance of each Task Order issued hereunder will be the minimum necessary to accomplish the task. The Contractor shall provide the necessary resources and infrastructure to manage, perform, and administer the contract.

2.6 Location and Hours of Work

Unless specified at the individual task order level, the work required on this solicitation is expected to be carried out at the contractor’s location. If work is required at Government facilities, normal workdays are Monday through Friday except US Federal Holidays. Federal workers typically work eight (8) hours per day, 40 hours per week. Flextime workers start not earlier than 0600 and not later than 0900. Core hours of work are from

0900 to 1500 daily. All employees are expected to be available during core hours.

2.7 Travel / Temporary Duty (TDY)

Travel to other Government facilities or other contractor facilities may be required and will be specified in the

PWS. If authorized at the task order level, travel shall be in accordance with the limitations set forth in FAR

31.205-46, Travel Costs.

2.8 Invoicing Instructions The contractor shall submit monthly invoices for work completed whether in progress or after completion of a specific task.

3 Performance Requirements

The following section specifies the Performance Objectives and Performance Elements for the contract. Within the broad range of activities performed by USACE, these tasks may be required within any of the mission, business or program areas described in Section 1.2, either domestically or internationally. It is anticipated that in many cases, extensive subject matter expertise and cutting edge technologies and strategies will be required to perform the complex analysis and development of state of the art solutions and deliverables associated with the tasks described below.

3.1 Studies

3.1.1 The Contractor shall conduct studies to examine the relevancy and effectiveness of current development, policies and guidance, the need for new policies and guidance, programs, operating procedures, rulemaking and approaches, and options available to USACE in resolving policy problems and issues.

3.1.2 The Contractor shall conduct studies and provide study support for water resources planning, policy, programs, research and related investment issues, needs, and requirements.

3.2 Decision Support Systems and Tools

3.2.1 The Contractor shall develop, enhance, and maintain automated information management and decision support systems and tools to manage, analyze, and present data and information.

3.2.2 The Contractor shall develop and deliver user support, training, and system help documentation for data and information management systems.

3.3 Water Resources Data, Methodologies, Tools, and Models

3.3.1 The Contractor shall develop analytic methods and tools, survey instruments, and survey designs for

USACE activities.

3.3.2 The Contractor shall develop and test computer models for USACE activities.

3.3.3 The Contractor shall conduct research and analysis (includes data collection as appropriate) in support of developing methodologies and analytical tools.

3.4 Facilitation, Outreach, and Training Services

3.4.1 The Contractor shall plan and facilitate workshops for water resources studies, management, and development issues.

3.4.2 The Contractor shall develop and/or apply methods and approaches for mitigating, reducing, resolving or otherwise mediating disputes or conflicts over water resources issues.

3.4.3 The Contractor shall develop, modify, and/or present training materials for training courses.

3.4.4 The Contractor shall develop water resources multi-media products and/or exhibits for professional conferences, exhibitions, and training environments.

3.4.5 The Contractor shall develop electronic media and other materials/information for

USACE/Stakeholder/Public Outreach and Education, i.e., internet home pages and websites.

3.5 Analyses and Assessments

3.5.1 The Contractor shall perform strategic analyses on emerging and potential water resources and water transportation needs and issues.

3.5.2 The Contractor shall analyze Civil Works budget and other pertinent data to identify trends related to water resources issues.

3.5.3 The Contractor shall analyze and evaluate Civil Works programs for effectiveness and efficiencies.

3.5.4 The Contractor shall provide research, analysis, and support for planning studies and project operations.

3.5.5 The Contractor shall research, analyze, and identify sound organizational and management principles for water resources related projects.

3.5.6 The Contractor shall conduct historical research, synthesis, and analyses of water resources policies and programs as appropriate to inform emerging and potential water resources needs and issues.

4 Special Requirements

This section describes the special requirements for this effort. The following sub-sections provide details of various considerations on this effort.

4.1 Security and Safety

4.1.1 Security

Visitor Group Security Agreement. While IWR may at some point, be involved in classified work, it is a rare occurrence. The contractor shall sign a Contractor Visitor Group Security Agreement to protect classified information involved in performance under this contract or Task Order. The Agreement will outline responsibilities in the following areas: Contractor security supervision; Standard Practice Procedures; access, accountability, storage, and transmission of classified material; marking requirements; security education;

personnel security clearances; reports; security checks; security guidance; emergency protection; protection of government resources; DD Forms 254; periodic security reviews; and other responsibilities, as required.

Other Security Requirements.

1. AT Level I Training. All contractor employees, to include subcontractor employees, requiring access to Army installations, facilities, controlled access areas, or require network access, shall complete AT Level I awareness training within 30 calendar days after contract start date or effective date of incorporation of this requirement into the contract, whichever is applicable. Upon request, 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: https://jkodirect.jten.mil or it can be provided by the RA ATO in presentation form which will be documented via memorandum.

2. Access and General Protection/Security Policy and Procedures. All contractor and all associated sub-contractors employees shall comply with applicable installation, facility and area commander installation/facility access and local security policies and procedures (provided by government representative). The contractor shall also provide all information required for background checks or background investigation and to meet installation/facility access requirements to be accomplished by installation Provost Marshal Office, Director of

Emergency Services or Security Office. Contractor workforce must comply with all personal identity verification requirements 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 installation or facility change, the Government may require changes in contractor security matters or processes.

3. Suspicious Activity Reporting Training (e.g. IWATCH, Corps Watch, or See Something, Say Something).

The contractor and all associated sub-contractors shall receive a brief/training (provided by the RA) on the local suspicious activity reporting program. 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 project manager, security representative or law enforcement entity. This training shall be completed within 30 calendar days of contract award and within 30 calendar days of new employees commencing performance with the results reported to the COR NLT 5 calendar days after the completion of the training.

4. Contractor Employees Who Require Access to Government Information Systems. All contractor employees with access to a government info system must be registered in the Army Training Certification Tracking System

(ATCTS) at commencement of services, and must successfully complete the DOD Information Assurance

Awareness prior to access to the information systems and then annually thereafter in accordance with personnel security standards listed in AR 25-2 (Information Assurance), an appropriate background investigation will be conducted prior to accessing the government information systems.

5. For Contracts that Require an OPSEC Standing Operating Procedure/Plan. The Contractor shall develop an

OPSEC SOP/Plan within 90 days of contract award. The OPSEC SOP/Plan must be reviewed and approved by the RA OPSEC Officer. The SOP/Plan will include the government's critical information, why it needs to be protected, where it is located, who is responsible for it and how to protect it. In addition, the contractor shall identify an individual who will be an OPSEC Coordinator."

6. For Contracts that Require OPSEC Training. All new contractor employees will complete Level I OPSEC

Training within 30 calendar days of their reporting for duty. Additionally, all contractor employees must complete annual OPSEC awareness training. The contractor shall submit certificates of completion for each affected contractor 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. OPSEC awareness training is available at the following websites:

https://www.iad.gov/ ioss/ or http://www.cdse.edu/catalog/operations-security.html; or it can be provided by the

RA OPSEC Officer in presentation form which will be documented via memorandum.

7. For 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 employment.

8. Will be escorted in areas where they may be exposed to classified and/or sensitive materials and/or sensitive http://www.iad.gov/ http://www.cdse.edu/catalog/operations-security.html%3B or restricted areas. All contract employees, including subcontractor employees who are not in possession of the appropriate security clearance or access privileges, will be escorted in areas where they may be exposed to classified and/or sensitive materials and/or sensitive or restricted areas.

9. Contractor Company to obtain a Facility Clearance and individual clearances at the appropriate level. The

Prime Contractor Company must have a Facility Clearance (FCL) at the appropriate level (IAW the NISPOM

DOD 5220.22-M and AR 380-49) prior to the start of the contract awarded period of performance. Contractor personnel performing work under this contract must have the required security clearance, per AR 380-67, at the appropriate level at the start of the period of performance. Security Clearances and FCL requirements are required to be maintained for the life of the contract IAW the DD Form 254 attached to the contract.

If no FCL, the supporting Government Contracting Activity will sponsor the prime contract company in obtaining the FCL.

10. Pre-screen candidates using E-Verify Program. The Contractor must pre-screen Candidates using the E-verify Program (http://www.uscis.gov/e-verify) website to meet the established employment eligibility requirements. The Vendor must ensure that the Candidate has two valid forms of Government issued identification prior to enrollment to ensure the correct information is entered into the E-verify system. An initial list of verified/eligible Candidates must be provided to the COR no later than 3 business days after the initial contract award." *When contracts are with individuals, the individuals will be required to complete a Form I-9, Employment Eligibility Verification, with the designated Government representative. This Form will be provided to the Contracting Officer and shall become part of the official contract file.

Local Security Policy:

All contractor employees who require physical access to government controlled facilities or logical access to government information and or information systems are subject to a fitness determination and appropriate vetting. The Humphreys Engineer Center Support Activity (HECSA) utilizes the same OPM guidelines for fitness determinations that are used to determine suitability for federal employment under 5 CFR part 731.

To assist in the vetting process, the contractor must submit a notice of visit form for each employee who will perform work on the contract, including at the minimum, the name, social security number and date of birth of each employee performing work on the contract that need access. Documents containing personally identifiable information may only be submitted via encrypted email, by first class mail or it may be hand carried to the security office. Notice of visits must be submitted through the government contracting officer representative

(COR) or technical representative who will deliver them to the security office. All notice of visits must be received five business days in advance of the contractor reporting for work unless an exception is requested by the COR and approved by the security office.

The COR or technical representative for each contract is the liaison between the security office and the contractor. Contractor employees who are not sponsored by a government employee will not be granted access to any facilities under HECSA control nor will HECSA security approve logical access to information systems if the COR does not provide the notice of visit containing either the DOD ID number (back of the CAC) or the social security number to the security office.

The type of investigation a contracted employee is subject to depends on the type of work being performed and the duration of access required. The minimum requirement for vetting personnel who do not require a common access card is the NCIC III. Contractors who need a common access card must have the minimum of a current favorably adjudicated NACI on file. If no investigation is on file the CAC will not be issued until a favorable

FBI fingerprints check is received by the security office and the NACI has been initiated in PSIP.

If an employee has been the subject of a previous favorably adjudicated investigation, it may be reciprocally accepted if there has not been a two year break in service and there is no presence of new and potentially unfavorable information that casts doubt about the subject’s suitability. When a background check is reciprocally accepted but is more than 5 years old, the security office may initiate an NCIC III check to ensure no new unfavorable information exists.

Contractor employees whose access to classified information has been suspended or revoked will not be http://www.uscis.gov/e-verify) authorized logical access to information systems IAW AR 25-2 paragraph 4-14 b (2) until that investigation is favorably adjudicated. These personnel will also not be allowed unescorted access to government facilities until the investigation has been favorably adjudicated by the

Command Security Manager. The contractor must provide employees who can be cleared to perform work and must immediately provide replacement employees for those who cannot be cleared.

4.1.2 Safety

Contractor Compliance: The contractor and its subcontractors shall comply with Public Law 91-596

(Occupational Safety and Health Act (OSHA)) and the Environmental, Safety, and Occupational Health

(ESOH) (DODD 4715.1E). These requirements shall be incorporated into the contractor’s safety and health program. The Department of Defense (DoD) participates in the OSHA Voluntary Protection Program (VPP).

Contractor personnel performing services on a DoD installation shall participate in the local VPP. Information on the VPP is available at https://www.osha.gov/dcsp/vpp/all_about_vpp.html.

Mishap Notification and Investigation: The contractor and its subcontractors (if applicable) shall promptly report pertinent facts regarding mishaps involving Government property damage or injury to Government personnel and to cooperate in any resulting safety investigation. The contractor shall notify (via telephone) the cognizant contracting officer, the contracting officer’s representative, and/or other applicable members within four (4) hours of all mishaps or incidents. The Government person notified by the contractor will in-turn notify the

Safety office.

Contractor notifications made after duty hours shall be reported to the appropriate installation Command Post. If requested by the cognizant contracting officer, the contracting officer’s representative, and/or the cognizant program manager, the contractor shall immediately secure the mishap scene/damaged property and impound pertinent maintenance and training records until released by the investigating safety office. If the Government investigates the mishap, the contractor and the subcontractors shall cooperate fully and assist the Government personnel until the investigation is completed.

4.2 Government Furnished Materials

It is not anticipated that the contractor will be working at Government facilities. In cases where the

Government provides equipment or materials, it will be specified in the individual task order PWS. It is common for IWR to provide Government Furnished Equipment to contractors who are working on AIS tools and programs.

4.3 Quality

This section describes the Quality Control components for this effort. The following sub-sections provide details of various considerations on this effort.

4.3.1 Quality Control

The Contractor shall develop a Task/Delivery Order Quality Control Plan (QCP) and maintain an effective quality control program to ensure services are performed in accordance with the IDIQ contract and this

PWS. The Contractor shall develop and implement procedures to identify, prevent, and ensure non-recurrence of defective services. The Contractors QCP is the means by which he assures himself that his work complies with the requirement of the contract.

The finalized QCP will be accepted by the Government at the time of the award of the Task/Delivery Order.

The Contracting Officer may notify the Contractor of required modifications to the plan during the period of performance. The Contractor then shall coordinate suggested modifications and obtain acceptance of the plan by the Contracting Officer. Any modifications to the program during the period of performance shall be provided to the Contracting Officer for review no later than 10 working days prior to effective date of the change. The QCP shall be subject to the Governments review and approval. The Government may find the

QCP "unacceptable" whenever the Contractors procedures do not accomplish quality control objective(s).

The Contractor shall revise the QCP within 10 working days from receipt of notice that QCP is found

"unacceptable."

4.3.2 Quality Assurance Surveillance Plan (QASP)

http://www.osha.gov/dcsp/vpp/all_about_vpp.html

The Government shall monitor the Contractors performance in accordance with the Government’s QASP.

5 Deliverables The contractor shall provide deliverables as described in subsequent Task Orders. Unless specified otherwise in the task order PWS, the Contractor shall provide reports and other print deliverables in publication quality format and provide web publishable versions of such deliverables. All deliverables, including software, shall be provided to the Government with unlimited rights. Format and delivery schedule for deliverables shall be outlined in Contract Data Requirements List and/or in the applicable section of the PWS. The table below identifies a set of deliverables that may be required under this contract. It should be noted that the table is NOT all inclusive of the types of deliverables that may be required.

Deliverable Type Frequency and Quantity

A01 Analytical Report(s) As specified in task order PWS

A02 Analytic tool(s) (includes decision support systems and computer models) As specified in task order PWS

A03 Contact Report(s) (for user support, etc.) As specified in task order PWS

A04 Exhibit(s) As specified in task order PWS

A05 Multimedia Product(s) As specified in task order PWS

A06 Research Report(s) As specified in task order PWS

A07 Software Product(s) As specified in task order PWS

A08 Study As specified in task order PWS

A09 Survey Design(s) As specified in task order PWS

A10 Survey Instrument(s) As specified in task order PWS

A11 Training Material(s) As specified in task order PWS

A12 Workshop Objective(s)

As specified in task order PWS

Performance Requirement Summary (PRS)

PERFORMANCE REQUIREMENT SUMMARY Performance Standards: Performance standards will be specified at the task order level. As a point of reference, the following is a table of potential performance standards and the relevant task statements. Individual task order PWS’s may also contain specific Standards, AQL’s and Incentives/Remedies.

Standard Acceptable Quality Level

Standard

(Statements)

Acceptable Quality Level Incentive/Remedy

Addresses Emerging Issues As described in task order PWS

Re-perform/correct at no cost to (3.1.1, 3.1.2, 3.3.1, 3.3.2, 3.3.3, 3.5.1, 3.5.2, 3.5.3, 3.5.4, 3.5.5, the Government.

3.5.6)_

Credible and/or repeatable As described in task order PWS

Re-perform/correct at no cost to (3.2.1, 3.2.2, 3.3.1, 3.2.2, 3.3.1, 3.3.2, 3.3.3, 3.4.2, 3.5.1, 3.5.2, the Government.

3.5.3, 3.5.4, 3.5.5, 3.5.6)

Complete/Relevant

(All statements)

100% of the time Re-perform/correct at no cost to the Government.

Compliant with applicable standards

(All Statements)

100 % of the time Re-perform/correct at no cost to the Government.

Deliverables completed in accordance with

Schedule

(All statements)

95% of the time

Re-perform/correct at no cost to the Government.

Early identification of problems and/or corrective actions. Report to gov’t within 2 days of discovery.

(All statements)

90% of the time

Re-perform/correct at no cost to the Government.

For user support, responsive to st request

(3.2.2)

95% of the time Re-perform/correct at no cost to the Government.

Identify trends and areas of As described in task order PWS

Re-perform/correct at no cost to improvement

(3.1.1, 3.1.2, 3.3.3, 3.5.1, 3.5.2, the Government.

3.5.3, 3.5.4, 3.5.5, 3.5.6)

Operational/Effective

(All statements)

100% of the time Re-perform/correct at no cost to the Government.

Recommendations are 95% of the time

Re-perform/correct at no cost to Implementable

(3.1.1, 3.1.2, 3.4.2, 3.5.1, 3.5.2, the Government.

3.5.3, 3.5.4, 3.5.5, 3.5.6)

APPENDIX A – LABOR CATEGORIES

The following labor categories are the only approved labor categories to be used on task orders:

1. Senior Principal Investigator (SPI)

Responsibility (RESP): This category is intended to be used rarely and only when the highest level of subject matter expertise in water resource related fields is required. When used, they will be the senior topic expert on the assigned task. The SPI may design the approach for solving the problem and may oversee the execution of the study, providing advice and guidance as necessary. It is expected that, when used, the SPI with the most expertise in the required discipline will work on that task, e.g. a task requiring expertise in economics should be headed by a SPI with a background in economics.

Minimum Qualifications (MQ): The SPI shall have a PHD in a discipline that is closely related to the water resources fields, plus 10 years of experience in these fields. In lieu of the PHD, the SPI may substitute a

Master's degree in a relation field plus 15 years of experience in water resources fields or a Bachelor’s degree in a related field plus 20 years of experience in water resources fields.

2. Principal Investigator (PI)

RESP: The PI will usually be the senior topic expert on the assigned task. The PI will design the approach for solving the problem and will oversee the execution of the study, providing advice and guidance as necessary. It is expected that the PI with the most expertise in the required discipline will work on that task, e.g. a task requiring expertise in economics should be headed by a PI with a background in economics.

MQ: The PI shall have a PhD in a discipline** that is closely related to the water resources fields, plus 3 years of experience in these fields, 2 of which must have been at a level of responsibility equivalent to the senior analysts or PI level. In lieu of the PhD, the PI may substitute a Master’s degree in a related field plus 5 years of experience in water resources fields, 3 years at the PI level. Similarly, a Bachelor’s degree in a related field plus

8 years of experience in water resources fields, 3 years at the PI level meets the minimum qualifications.

3. Senior Analysts (SA)

RESP…