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0001 1 Job Labor

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Contractor shall provide Labor to support the works tasks identified in the Performance Work Statement (PWS) and Key Personnel Qualifications per PWS Section 1.6.8.1.

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0002 1 Job Travel/ODCs

FFP

Contractor to provide support in accordance with (IAW) PWS paragraphs .

Contractor shall be reimbursed for Other Direct Costs in support of this requirement IAW the PWS. Travel shall not commence until written approval is received. Reimbursement for contractor travel will be in accordance with the Joint Travel Regulations (JTR). COR approval prior to travel and IDC purchase is required.

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0003 1 Job Service Contract Reporting

FFP

Service Contract Reporting Requirements have been added to the statement of work, and contractor is required to provide data on contractor manpower (including subcontractor manpower) for performance of this contract in accordance with FAR 52.204-14 and Performance Work Statement (PWS) paragrah 5.5.3.

*This CLIN is Not Separately Priced*

0004 1 Job Contract Data Requirements List (CDRL)

FFP

Contract Deliverables in accordance with the Performance Work Statement (PWS).

*This CLIN is Not Separately Priced*

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0005 1 Job Transition In

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Sixty (60) Day Transition Period. Awardee shall work with incumbent contractor to seamlessly transition all necessary personnel, processes, equipment and responsibilities. PWS 1.6.27.

1001 1 Job OPTION Labor

FFP

Contractor shall provide Labor to support the works tasks identified in the Performance Work Statement (PWS) and Key Personnel Qualifications per PWS Section 1.6.8.1.

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1002 1 Job OPTION Travel/ODCs

FFP

Contractor to provide support in accordance with (IAW) PWS paragraphs .

Contractor shall be reimbursed for Other Direct Costs in support of this requirement IAW the PWS. Travel shall not commence until written approval is received. Reimbursement for contractor travel will be in accordance with the Joint Travel Regulations (JTR). COR approval prior to travel and IDC purchase is required.

1003 1 Job OPTION Service Contract Reporting

FFP

Service Contract Reporting Requirements have been added to the statement of work, and contractor is required to provide data on contractor manpower (including subcontractor manpower) for performance of this contract in accordance with FAR 52.204-14 and Performance Work Statement (PWS) paragrah 5.5.3.

*This CLIN is Not Separately Priced*

N

1004 1 Job OPTION Contract Data Requirements List (CDRL)

FFP

Contract Deliverables in accordance with the Performance Work Statement (PWS).

*This CLIN is Not Separately Priced*

2001 1 Job OPTION Labor

FFP

Contractor shall provide Labor to support the works tasks identified in the Performance Work Statement (PWS) and Key Personnel Qualifications per PWS Section 1.6.8.1.

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2002 1 Job OPTION Travel/ODCs

FFP

Contractor to provide support in accordance with (IAW) PWS paragraphs .

Contractor shall be reimbursed for Other Direct Costs in support of this requirement IAW the PWS. Travel shall not commence until written approval is received. Reimbursement for contractor travel will be in accordance with the Joint Travel Regulations (JTR). COR approval prior to travel and IDC purchase is required.

2003 1 Job OPTION Service Contract Reporting

FFP

Service Contract Reporting Requirements have been added to the statement of work, and contractor is required to provide data on contractor manpower (including subcontractor manpower) for performance of this contract in accordance with FAR 52.204-14 and Performance Work Statement (PWS) paragrah 5.5.3.

*This CLIN is Not Separately Priced*

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2004 1 Job OPTION Contract Data Requirements List (CDRL)

FFP

Contract Deliverables in accordance with the Performance Work Statement (PWS).

*This CLIN is Not Separately Priced*

3001 1 Job OPTION Labor

FFP

Contractor shall provide Labor to support the works tasks identified in the Performance Work Statement (PWS) and Key Personnel Qualifications per PWS Section 1.6.8.1.

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3002 1 Job OPTION Travel/ODCs

FFP

Contractor to provide support in accordance with (IAW) PWS paragraphs .

Contractor shall be reimbursed for Other Direct Costs in support of this requirement IAW the PWS. Travel shall not commence until written approval is received. Reimbursement for contractor travel will be in accordance with the Joint Travel Regulations (JTR). COR approval prior to travel and IDC purchase is required.

3003 1 Job OPTION Service Contract Reporting

FFP

Service Contract Reporting Requirements have been added to the statement of work, and contractor is required to provide data on contractor manpower (including subcontractor manpower) for performance of this contract in accordance with FAR 52.204-14 and Performance Work Statement (PWS) paragrah 5.5.3.

*This CLIN is Not Separately Priced*

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3004 1 Job OPTION Contract Data Requirements List (CDRL)

FFP

Contract Deliverables in accordance with the Performance Work Statement (PWS).

*This CLIN is Not Separately Priced*

4001 1 Job OPTION Labor

FFP

Contractor shall provide Labor to support the works tasks identified in the Performance Work Statement (PWS) and Key Personnel Qualifications per PWS Section 1.6.8.1.

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4002 1 Job OPTION Travel/ODCs

FFP

Contractor to provide support in accordance with (IAW) PWS paragraphs .

Contractor shall be reimbursed for Other Direct Costs in support of this requirement IAW the PWS. Travel shall not commence until written approval is received. Reimbursement for contractor travel will be in accordance with the Joint Travel Regulations (JTR). COR approval prior to travel and IDC purchase is required.

4003 1 Job OPTION Service Contract Reporting

FFP

Service Contract Reporting Requirements have been added to the statement of work, and contractor is required to provide data on contractor manpower (including subcontractor manpower) for performance of this contract in accordance with FAR 52.204-14 and Performance Work Statement (PWS) paragrah 5.5.3.

*This CLIN is Not Separately Priced*

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4004 1 Job OPTION Contract Data Requirements List (CDRL)

FFP

Contract Deliverables in accordance with the Performance Work Statement (PWS).

*This CLIN is Not Separately Priced*

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Section C - Descriptions and Specifications

PERFORMANCE WORK STATEMENT

PERFORMANCE WORK STATEMENT (PWS)

Army Audited Financial Statements Compilation and Publication

Part 1

GENERAL INFORMATION

1. General: This is a non-personnel services contract to provide Army Audit Financial Statements Compilation and Publication Services. The Government shall not exercise any supervision or control over the contract service providers performing the services herein. Such contract service providers shall be accountable solely to the Contractor who, in turn is responsible to the Government. Personnel rendering the services are not subject, either by the contract’s terms or in the manner of its administration, to the supervision and control usually prevailing in relationships between the Government and its employees.

1.1 Description of Services/Introduction: The contractor shall provide all personnel, equipment, supplies, facilities, transportation, tools, materials, supervision, and other items and non-personal services necessary to prepare and publish the Army’s General Fund, Working Capital Fund, and Civil Works Fund quarterly and annual Financial Statements as defined in this Performance Work Statement except as specified in Part 3 as Government furnished property and services. The contractor shall perform to the standards in this contract.

1.2 Background: In compliance with the Chief Financial Officer (CFO) Act of 1990, the Army is one of the Federal entities required to submit audited financial statements. Financial statements are retrospective and must be prepared covering each calendar quarter. However, the annual financial statement, prepared as of the end of each fiscal year, September 30, is meticulously compiled, published, and distributed within the Department of Defense (DoD), including Congressional committees. The Army is now under audit. The Independent Public Accountant (IPA) firm reviews each quarter’s statements to ensure validity. In addition, there will be extra Congressional focus, and Government Accountability Office oversight. Auditors from many sources, such as the Department of Defense Office of the Inspector General (DoDIG), Government Accountability Office (GAO) and the Army Audit Agency (AAA) checking the Army’s progress and performing small audits from this point forward. The contractor performing this effort must be a Certified Independent Public Accountant Firm, and must be able to handle the complexity, volume, and agility needed to adjust plans to meet deadlines. The overarching nature of this work culminates with submitting the audited financial statements but is based on a deep knowledge of the Army and DOD operations on which the accounting entries creating the statements are based.

The data needed for compiling the Army Financial Statements comes from financial systems, and manual and automated data call information which must be analyzed and verified within very compressed time schedules, mandated by the Office of the Under Secretary of Defense (Comptroller) and the Office of Management and Budget

(OMB).

1.3 Objectives: The objective is to obtain services for the compilation, submission, and publication of the Army’s audited financial statements from a Certified Independent Public Accountant (IPA). The contractor shall assist the Army in obtaining and entering the required data into the Defense Finance and Accounting Service (DFAS) or Office of the Secretary of Defense (OSD) system(s) as required for processing and publication (The Army will facilitate contractor access to financial and reporting systems). Additional tasks are for supporting the budget execution report process, monthly trial balance submission, financial data analysis and remediation of financial reporting issues found during audits.

1.4 Scope: The contractor shall be an IPA firm and utilize their knowledge accordingly to assist the Army with compiling and publishing the Army Financial Statements. Services include providing expert advice regarding OMB and OSD Financial Statement requirements and with appropriate Standard general ledger account codes for transactions and analysis. Scope includes travel to DFAS-Indianapolis (Army General Fund) and DFAS-Columbus (Army Working Capital Fund) for approximately 5 days at the end of each calendar quarter to provide onsite advice and counsel to the Army concerning DFAS compilation and processing of financial statement data. The contractor

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N shall be available approximately 12 hours a day for 14 consecutive days commencing with travel to the applicable DFAS Center for financial statement review. The purpose is to assist the Army in reviewing and approving the statements and statement footnotes and to answer Army management, DFAS, OSD, and OMB questions concerning the financial statements. Contractor will also assist the Army in preparing briefings on the financial statements as well as on other financial statement related deliberations and decisions. Scope includes the Army General Fund Financial Statements and the Army Working Capital Fund Financial Statements. It also includes working with the U.S Army Corps of Engineers to create its annual Civil Works Financial Statements publication.

1.5 Reserved

1.6 General Information

1.6.1 Quality Control Plan: The contractor shall develop and maintain an effective quality control (QCP) program to ensure services are performed in accordance with this PWS. The contractor shall develop and implement procedures to identify, prevent, and ensure non-recurrence of defective services. The contractor’s quality control program is the means by which their work provided complies with the requirements of the contract. As a minimum, the contractor shall develop quality control procedures that address the areas identified in Technical Exhibit 1, “Performance Requirements Summary” and submit through the Contracting Officer (KO) through the Contracting Officer’s Representative (COR) within seven 7 days of award and updated as requested as necessary. After acceptance of the quality control plan the contractor shall receive the contracting officer’s acceptance in writing of any proposed change to the QCP system. At a minimum, the QCP must include and answer the following to be acceptable: (a) A chart showing the organizational structure and lines of authority, the names, qualifications, duties, responsibilities, and classification of each member of the Contractor's Quality Control Team; (b) How the Contractor will monitor work to ensure performance complies with all deliverables (etc. timelines, deadlines, and goals); (c) How the Contractor will monitor work to ensure performance complies with all specifications and requirements of the contract, including the contract’s clauses; (d) How the Contractor will monitor and ensure staff qualifications remain current and valid including Department of Defense (DoD) Contractor Personnel Office (DOCPER) processes/approvals throughout contract performance;(e) How the Contractor will ensure all keys issued will remain controlled items (Paragraph 1.6.6.2 Key Control);(f) How the Contractor will inventory and track maintenance of all Government Provided Equipment / Materials; (g) How the Contractor will identify, investigate, and correct any non-conforming performance and prevent similar deficiencies in the future; and (h) How the Contractor will file and save all Quality Control related documents for the life of the contract plus 5 years.

1.6.2. The contractor shall inform the COR of issues or potential issues that might affect the performance within twenty-four (24) working hours of identifying those issues. Verbal reports shall be followed up by written reports within two (2) days.

1.6.3 Quality Assurance: The Government shall evaluate the contractor’s performance under this contract in accordance with the Quality Assurance Surveillance Plan. This plan is primarily focused on what the Government shall do to ensure that the contractor has performed in accordance with the performance standards. It defines how the performance standards will be applied, the frequency of surveillance, and the minimum acceptable defect rate(s).

1.6.4 Recognized Holidays: The contractor is not required to perform services on these days unless they fall within the fourteen (14) consecutive day period that begins with the day travel to DFAS-Indianapolis and DFAS-Columbus begins after the end of each calendar quarter.

New Year’s Day 1st Day of January Labor Day 1st Monday of September Martin Luther King Jr.’s Birthday 3rd Monday of January Columbus Day 2nd Monday of October President’s Day 3rd Monday of February Veteran’s Day 11th Day of November Memorial Day Last Monday of May Thanksgiving Day 4th Thursday of November Independence Day 4th Day of July Christmas Day 25th Day of December

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Juneteenth Independence Day 19th Day of June

1.6.5 Hours of Operation and Place of Performance: The contractor is responsible for conducting business, between the hours of 8:00 AM and 5:00 PM EST Monday thru Friday except Federal holidays or when the Government facility is closed due to local or national emergencies, administrative closings, or similar Government directed facility closings. The Contractor must at all times maintain an adequate workforce for the uninterrupted performance of all tasks defined within this PWS when the Government facility is not closed for the above reasons. When hiring personnel, the Contractor shall keep in mind that the stability and continuity of the workforces are essential.

Up to four (4) contractor personnel can be assigned to work daily at DFAS-Indianapolis, and up to two (2) contractor personnel can be assigned to work daily at DFAS-Columbus. The remaining contractor personnel shall work at the Army Headquarters with the Army Financial Statement team, currently at 2530 Crystal Drive, Suite 400, Arlington, VA (Taylor Building).

The contractor personnel shall be available 8:00 AM thru 8:00 PM EST for 21 days beginning with any quarter month as identified in various sections below. Consecutive days beginning with the travel day if necessary to DFAS- Indianapolis or DFAS-Columbus for compilation and review of quarterly financial statements. For 5 of the 14 days contractor personnel will travel with Army personnel for concurrent reviews at DFAS Indianapolis for General Fund and DFAS-Columbus for working capital fund compilation and review of quarterly financial statements. Both teams will work the remaining 9 days finalizing the reports at their normal daily work location. The place of duty at Army Headquarters is with the Army Financial Statement team, currently at 2530 Crystal Drive, Suite 400, Arlington, VA (Taylor Building) if sufficient facilities are available. If facilities are not available at the Taylor Building, contractor personnel shall be available by TEAMs (or other DOD authorized group meeting software), telephone, and e-mail during the hours listed above.

1.6.6./ Security Requirements: The contractor shall obtain required identification cards, tags, and badges in accordance with AR 600-8-14. The contractor and subcontractor(s), if any, shall complete a background security check of all personnel (SF-85P) before new employees report for duty. Execution of SF-85P is a requirement for contractor personnel to receive a Common Access Card (CAC). Contractor personnel shall possess a minimum of a SECRET security clearance and must be a United States citizen. The contractor shall forward security clearances and Visitor Access Requests (VAR) to a person designated by the COR for all personnel assigned to perform requirements of this PWS. All personnel who support this contract shall sign an Army Non-Disclosure Statement prior to obtaining access to the Army Local Area Network (LAN). The Contractor shall submit a Secret Facility Clearance with their proposal. The security requirements are in accordance with the DoD Contract Security Classification Specification (DD Form 254), which is currently accessible at https://www.dtic.mil/whs/directives/forms/eforms/dd0254.pdf.

Information Assurance (IA) Training. This provision/contract text is for contractor employees with an area of performance within an Army controlled installation, facility, or area. All contractor employees, to include subcontractor employees, requiring access Army installations, facilities and controlled access areas shall complete Information Awareness (IA) Training within 30 calendar days after contract start date or effective date of incorporation of this requirement into the contract, whichever is applicable. 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 30 calendar days after completion of training by all employees and subcontractor personnel. The IA training is available at the following website https://cs.signal.army.mil/

Access and General Protection/Security Policy and Procedures. This standard language text is for contractor employees with an area of performance within an Army controlled installation, facility, or area. Contractor and all associated sub-contractor’s 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 to meet installation access requirements to be accomplished by installation Provost Marshal Office, Director of Emergency Services or Security Office.

Contractor workforce shall 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.

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For Contracts that Require OPSEC Training. Per AR 530-1, Operations Security, new contractor employees shall complete Level I OPSEC training within 30 calendar days of them reporting for duty. All contractor employees shall complete annual OPSEC awareness training. Contractor Employees Who Require Access to Government Information Systems. All contractor employees with access to a government info system shall be registered in the ATCTS (Army Training Certification Tracking System) at commencement of services, and shall successfully complete the DOD Information Assurance Awareness prior to access to the IS and then annually thereafter.

For information assurance (IA)/information technology (IT) cortication. Per DoD8570.01-M, DFARS 252.239.7001 and AR 25-2, the contractor employees supporting IA/IT functions shall be appropriately certified upon contract award. The baseline certification as stipulated in DoD 8570.01-M shall be completed upon contract award.

1.6.6.1 Physical Security: The contractor shall be responsible for safeguarding all government property and information provided for contractor use. At the close of each work period government facilities, equipment, and materials shall be secured. See Part 3 Government Furnished Property/Items for contractor accountability with respect to property furnished by the government to the contractor that is removed from a government installation

1.6.6.2. Key control: The contractor shall establish and implement methods of making sure all keys/key cards issued to the contractor by the Government are not lost or misplaced and are not used by unauthorized persons. No keys issued to the contractor by the Government shall be duplicated. The contractor shall develop procedures covering key control that shall be included in the Quality Control Plan. Such procedures shall include turn-in of any issued keys by personnel who no longer require access to locked areas. The contractor shall immediately report any occurrences of lost or duplicate keys/key cards to the Contracting Officer.

1.6.6.2.1 Keys: In the event keys, other than master keys, are lost or duplicated, the contractor shall, upon direction of the contracting Officer, re-key or replace the affected lock or locks; however, the Government, at its option, may replace the affected lock or locks or perform re-keying. When the replacement of locks or re-keying is performed by the Government, the total cost of rekeying or the replacement of the lock or locks shall be deducted from the monthly payment due the contractor. In the event a master key is lost or duplicated, all locks and keys for that system shall be replaced by the Government and the total cost deducted from the monthly payment due the contractor.

1.6.6.2.2 The contractor shall prohibit the use of Government issued keys/key cards by any persons other than the contractor’s employees. The contractor shall prohibit the opening of locked areas by contractor employees to permit entrance of persons other than contractor employees engaged in the performance of assigned work in those areas, or personnel authorized entrance by the Contracting Officer.

1.6.6.2.3 Lock Combinations: The contractor shall establish and implement methods of ensuring that all lock combinations are not revealed to unauthorized persons. The contractor shall ensure that lock combinations are changed when personnel having access to the combinations no longer have a need to know such combinations.

These procedures shall be included in the Contractor’s Quality Control Plan.

1.6.6.3 Antiterrorism/Operations Security (OPSEC) Requirements:

1.6.6.3.1. Antiterrorism (AT) Level I training. This standard language is for contractor employees with an area of performance within an Army controlled installation, facility or area. All contractor employees, to include subcontractor employees, requiring access to Army installations, facilities and controlled access areas shall complete AT Level I awareness training within ten (10) calendar days after contract start date or effective date of incorporation of this requirement into the contract, whichever is applicable. The contractor shall submit certificates of completion for each affected contractor employee and subcontractor employee to the COR or to the KO, if a COR is not assigned, within 15 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.

1.6.6.3.2. Access and General Protection/Security Policy and Procedures. 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

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N provide all information required for background checks to meet installation 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 individual facility or installation change, the Government may require changes in contractor security matters or processes.

1.6.6.3.3. Contractors require a CAC. Before CAC issuance, the contractor requires, at a minimum, a favorably adjudicated National Agency Check with Inquiries (NACI) or an equivalent or higher investigation in accordance with Army Directive 2014 05. The contractor employee will be issued a CAC only if duties involve one of the following: (1) Both physical access to a DoD facility and access, via logon, to DoD networks on site or remotely;

(2) Remote access, via logon, to a DoD network using DoD approved remote access procedures; or (3) Physical access to multiple DoD facilities or multiple non DoD federally controlled facilities on behalf of the DoD on a recurring basis for a period of six (6) months or more. At the discretion of the sponsoring activity, an initial CAC may be issued based on a favorable review of the FBI fingerprint check and a successfully scheduled NACI at the Office of Personnel Management.

1.6.6.3.4. AT Awareness Training for Contractor Personnel Traveling Overseas. US based contractor employees and associated sub-contractor employees shall receive government provided area of responsibility (AOR) specific AT awareness training as directed by AR 525-13. Specific AOR training content is directed by the combatant commander with the unit ATO being the local point of contact.

1.6.6.3.5. iWATCH Training. This standard language is for contractor employees with an area of performance within an Army controlled installation, facility or area. The contractor and all associated subcontractors shall brief all employees on the local iWATCH program (training standards provided by the requiring activity ATO). This local 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 CO. This training shall be completed within ten (10) calendar days of contract award and within 15 calendar days of new employees commencing performance with the results reported to the COR no later than (NLT) 20 calendar days after contract.

1.6.6.3.6. Army Training Certification Tracking System (ATCTS) registration for contractor employees who require access to government information systems. All contractor employees with access to a government info system must be registered in the ATCTS) at commencement of services, and must successfully complete the DoD Information Assurance Awareness training prior to access to Information Security (IS) and then annually thereafter.

1.6.6.3.7. For contracts that require OPSEC training. Per AR 530-1, the contractor employees must complete Level I OPSEC Awareness training. New employees must be trained within 30 calendar days of them reporting for duty and annually thereafter.

1.6.6.3.8. For Information Assurance (IA)/information technology (IT) certification. Per DoD 8570.01-M, DFARS

252.239.7001 and AR 25-2, all contractor employees and associated sub-contractor employees supporting IA/IT functions shall be appropriately certified upon contract award. The baseline certification as stipulated in DoD 8570.01-M must be completed upon contract award, before issuance of network access and annually thereafter.

1.6.6.3.9. For contracts that require handling or access to classified information. Contractor shall comply with FAR

52.204 2, Security Requirements. This clause involves access to information classified “Confidential,” “Secret,” or “Top Secret” and requires contractors to comply with— (1) The Security Agreement (DD Form 441), including the National Industrial Security Program Operating Manual (DoD 5220.22 M); and (2) Any revisions to DoD 5220.22 M, notice of which has been furnished to the contractor.

1.6.6.3.10. Threat Awareness Reporting Program. For all contractors with security clearances. Per AR 381 12 Threat Awareness and Reporting Program (TARP), contractor employees must receive annual TARP training by a Counterintelligence (CI) agent or other trainer as specified in 2 4b.

1.6.6.3.11. Access and general protection/security policy and procedures. This standard language is for contractor employees with an area of performance within an Army controlled installation, facility, or area. Contractor and all

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1.6.6.3.12. For contractors that do not require a CAC, but require access to a DoD facility or installation: Contractor and all associated subcontractor employees shall comply with adjudication standards and processes using the National Crime Information Center Interstate Identification Index (NCICIII) and Terrorist Screening Database (TSDB) (Army Directive 2014-05/AR 190-13), applicable installation, facility and area commander installation/facility access and local security policies and procedures (provided by government representative), or, at OCONUS locations, in accordance with status of forces agreements and other theater regulations.

1.6.7 Duplication of Effort: The contractor shall ensure that there is minimum duplication of effort in the execution of all work specified in the PWS. The contractor shall build upon work previously accommodated by the Government, the contactor, or other contractors to the fullest extent practical.

1.6.8 Cooperation/Coordination with other Contractors: There may be multiple contractors (i.e. from more than one contract vehicle and/or company) supporting the Army, tasked to work on systems that interface with applications within the financial statement family of systems. The contractor shall work with these other contractors as required and approved by the Government to accomplish Government requirements, goals, and objectives as efficiently and effectively as possible. This may include, but is not limited to, sharing or coordinating information (as approved by the Government) resulting from the work required by this PWS or previous Government efforts, and/or working as a team to perform tasks in concert.

1.6.9 Contract Deliverables: The submission and review of information submitted under the Contract Deliverables Requirements List (CDRL) required by this PWS shall not limit the Government’s rights and remedies under other provisions of the contract. A full list of CDRLs will be included in Section J of the contract.

1.6.10 Supervision of On-Site Contract Employees: The contractor shall be solely responsible to manage and supervise contractor employees at all times. The contractor shall be responsible for management and administration of contractor personnel performing this task, and the contractor bears all responsibility for contractor performance.

All managerial duties for contractor personnel are the responsibility of the contractor, not the Government. The contractor will assign a Contractor Director as the main point of contact between the government and the contractor.

The contractor shall independently determine how to best complete the desired workload. The contractor shall independently, and not as an agent of the Government, exert its best efforts and furnish the necessary personnel to perform the work. The contract shall provide a plan that addresses recruitment, retainment, replacement of personnel with the skills and knowledge to meet the requirement of the PWS.

1.6.11 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.

1.6.12 Contracting Officer’s Representative (COR): The COR will be identified by separate letter. The COR monitors all technical aspects of the contract and assists in contract administration. The COR is authorized to perform the following functions - assure that the contractor performs the technical requirements of the contract, perform inspections necessary in connection with contract performance, maintain written and oral communications with the contractor concerning technical aspects of the contract, issue written interpretations of technical requirements, including Government drawings, designs, specifications, monitor contractor's performance, notify both the KO and Contractor of any deficiencies, coordinate availability of GFP, and provide site entry of contractor personnel. A letter of designation issued to the COR, a copy of which is sent to the Contractor, states the responsibilities and limitations of the COR, especially with regard to changes in cost or price, estimates or changes in delivery dates. The COR is not authorized to change any of the terms and conditions of the contract.

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1.6.13 Personnel: Independent Public Accounting (IPA) Certification. The Prime Contractor shall be an IPA firm with the qualifications and experience to conduct financial statement audits on large, complex organizations equivalent to the Army and licensed by a recognized state board of accountancy to issue opinions on those financial statements. The Contractor shall notify the Contracting Officer (KO) immediately if, at any time during the contract, the Prime Contractor loses its authority to issue a financial statement audit opinion.

All contractor personnel (key and supporting staff) shall have a bachelor’s degree in accounting or business related degree from an accredited institution of higher learning. All personnel shall have a basic understanding of federal government accounting. All personnel shall be capable of working independently. All personnel shall possess the ability to communicate in the English language competently, legibly, and articulately

Overall, the firm providing the contractor personnel shall have at least two year’s recent experience working with the requirements of the Chief Financial Officer (CFO) Act of 1990; the Federal Financial Management Improvement Act; Office of Management and Budget requirements for financial statements and financial systems, as well as the standards issued by the Federal Accounting Standards Advisory Board (FASAB). Its personnel shall have at least two years’ experience working with the United States Standard General Ledger (USSGL), the DoD Standard Chart of Accounts and be able to demonstrate/identify how Army processes affect the general ledger accounts. The contractor personnel shall have at least one year’s recent experience researching the Department of Defense Financial Management Regulations (DoD FMR), and Treasury Financial Manual. This experience should be evidenced by prime contract and/or subcontracting actions covering this scope.

The contractor firm shall have a least one year’s recent experience working with the Army, Defense Finance and Accounting Service (DFAS), and Office of the Secretary of Defense (OSD) systems used to produce the Army Financial Statements. The contractor firm shall describe its knowledge and experience of the OSD Financial Improvement and Audit Readiness (FIAR) Plan and Standard Financial Information Structure (SFIS). The Government requires there be at least one person working on this contract that has at least three year’s documented experience with SAP Public Sector and Federal Accounting (Senior Accountant), including SAP financials (FI) and funds management (FM). The experience shall include the latest SAP environment (ECC 6.0). At least two of those years shall be experience with General Fund Enterprise Business System (GFEBS), Global Combat Support System (GCSS) Army, Logistics Modernization Program (LMP), or other DOD system based on SAP. The SAP Subject Matter Experts (SMEs) are the only exceptions to the financial bachelor’s degree requirements. The SAP SMEs (Senior Accountants/Information Technology (IT) Specialist/Electronic Data Processing (EDP) Consultant) can have a bachelor’s degree in IT/Computer Science and/or an SAP certificate/ certification/proof of experience in SAP Financials (FI)/Funds Management (FM). The Government requires that at least one person working on the team have at least two years’ experience in Financial Forensics or Forensic Accounting (Senior Accountant). These experiences should be evidenced by contract/subcontracting actions covering this scope.

All contractor personnel are considered crucial to the work being performed under this contact. Prior to substituting, removing or replacing any personnel, the Contractor shall notify the Contracting Officer and Contracting Officer Representative in writing 15 working days in advance and shall submit a written request and justification (including proposed substitutions) in sufficient detail to permit government evaluation of the impact on the contract. The proposed substitution of personnel must meet or exceed the education, experience, knowledge and other technical requirements of the personnel being replaced. In case the vendor personnel quit without notification, the Contractor will have a replacement within 30 days. The Government reserves the right to review and approve resumes of all candidates prior to their assignment.

1.6.14 Key Personnel Qualifications: Key personnel are considered vital to ensuring the success of the contracted action. Key personnel shall meet the Bachelor’s degree in accounting or business-related degree qualifications in Section 1.6.8. Key personnel will likely supervise supporting contractor staff in section 1.6.8.2.

Key contractor personnel serving as the SME leads (Senior Manager/Supervisory Senior Accountants) on the General Fund and Army Working Capital Fund teams shall possess a valid and current Certified Public Accountant (CPA) license issued by an accredited State Board of Accountancy. They must be in good standing with the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA) and applicable state boards. Key

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Possess related experience within the last three years with DOD financial statement preparation, including experience with DDRS (Defense Departmental Reporting System). Details of all experiences shall be explicitly included in resumes and be verifiable.

For this action, four of the contractor personnel are considered key personnel:

Manager/Project Manager Subject Matter Expert (SME) General Fund Lead Accountant Subject Matter Expert (SME) Working Capital Fund Lead Accountant SAP Expert (Senior Accountant/EDP Consultant/IT Specialist)

Project Manager: The Project manager shall be available for managing the efforts of the entire team. The Project manager shall have a CPA license, bachelor’s degree, and DOD or Army accounting experience gained in the last three years. Audit experience and project management experience are preferred, but not required for this position.

SME Lead: The Government requires that the SME Lead accountant working full time on the Army General Fund Financial Statement (Senior Accountant) team and the SME Lead accountant working full time on the Army Working Capital Fund Financial Statement (Senior Accountant) team have a valid and current Certified Public Accountant (CPA) license issued by an accredited State Board of Accountancy. In addition, the Lead Army Working Capital Fund SME (Senior Accountant) shall have at least three years of specific experiences relative to working capital funds operations, accounting, and budget within the DOD.

SAP Expert: The SAP Expert shall have at least three year’s documented experience with SAP Public Sector and Federal Accounting, including SAP Financials (FI) and Funds Management (FM). The experience shall include the latest SAP environment (ECC 6.0). At least two of those years shall be experience with GFEBS, GCSS-Army, LMP, or other DOD system based on SAP. The SAP SME can have a bachelor’s degree in IT/Computer Science and/or an SAP certificate/certification/proof of experience in SAP FI /FM.

1.6.15 Supporting Staff Qualifications: The supporting staff (Senior Accountants/Staff Accountants) are also integral to success of the effort. They support the key personnel in 1.6.8.1 and shall also have the bachelor’s degree qualifications listed in Section 1.6.8. Supporting staff include staff accountants to support each SME lead, financial analysts, technical writers to produce the annual statement, and the financial statement publisher.

The staff accountants (Senior Accountants) and financial analysts (Senior Accountants) that support the SME leads in section 1.6.8.1 shall demonstrate an ability to analyze complex accounting data and have at least one year experience compiling or analyzing Army, DOD, or federal government financial statements. The contractor will provide the technical writer(s) and professional publisher. The technical writer shall have at least 2 years’ experience in writing professional quality financial statements and documents and can have a degree in Technical Writing. Details of all experiences shall be explicitly included in resumes and be verifiable. Past published Army and DOD annual financial statements are available online.

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

1.6.16.1 The Contractor shall attend, participate in, and furnish input to scheduled and unscheduled meetings, conferences, and briefings that relate to the functions and services herein as required by the Government to provide effective communication and impart necessary information. The Contract Manager or designated representative shall attend meetings as requested by the Government. Meeting attendees shall at times include Contractor managerial, D R A F T O

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1.6.17 COR: The COR monitors all technical aspects of the contract and assists in contract administration. The COR is authorized to perform the following functions: assure that the contractor performs the technical requirements of the contract; perform inspections necessary in connection with contract performance; issue written interpretations of technical requirements, including Government drawings, designs, specifications; monitor Contractor’s performance and notifies both the Contracting Officer and contractor of any deficiencies, coordinate availability of Government furnished property and provide site entry of contractor personnel. A letter of designation issued to the COR, a copy of which is sent to the contractor, states the responsibilities and limitations of the COR, especially regarding changes in cost or price estimates or changes in delivery dates. The COR is not authorized to change any of the terms and conditions of the resulting order.

1.6.18 Contract Manager: The contractor shall provide a contract manager who is responsible for the performance of the work. The name of this person and an alternate who shall act for the contractor when the manager is absent shall be designated in writing to the contracting officer.