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0001 UNDEFINED Job Analytical Support Services

FFP

TThe contractor shall perform a range of analytical support services in accordance with the performance work statement.

The guaranteed minimum is $2,500.00.

The ceiling value of this contract is $7,000,000.00.

The ordering period will be 60 months from time of award. The first task order is estimated to commence 1 April 2018.

Invoicing Instructions for all task orders resulting from this solicitation: Task orders equal to or less than $50,000.00 shall be billed by the contractor at the completion of the task order. A quarterly payment schedule MAY be negotiated for task orders greater than $50,000.00.

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Accounting for Contract Services Requirement has been added. The contractor is required to provide data on contractor manpower (including subcontractormanpower) for performance of this contract. Instructions, including the Contractor and Subcontractor User Guides, are available at https://cmra.army.mil. For further assistance, email the CMRA Help Desk at contractormanpower@hqda.army.mil

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SPECIAL INSTRUCTIONS

Special Instructions

A small number of similar tasks on this solicitation were obtained under contract W91ZLK-15-D-0005 where the incumbent contractor is ManTech, Inc. PLEASE NOTE THE PERFORMANCE WORK STATEMENT HAS

BEEN REVISED SIGNIFICANTLY. Copies of the current contract can be obtained by filing a Freedom of

Information Act (FOIA) request in writing with Ms. Melinda Mcquire. She can be reached at melinda.l.mcguire.civ@mail.mil or usarmy.apg.usamc.mbx.alc-apgfoia@ mail.mil.

Instructions to Offerors Addendum and Basis of Award

Instructions to Offerors

THE PROPOSAL SHALL CONSIST OF:

Signed copy of Standard Form 1449 and any amendments

DD254 completed with Prime and Subcontractor information

Technical Proposal

Past Performance

Small Business Subcontracting Plan (if applicable)

Price Proposal

Files shall not contain classified data. The use of hyperlinks in proposals is prohibited. Each section shall be submitted via email in Word of Excel. Any pages that are changed (as a result of negotiations or proposal revisions) should be of a different color and have changed information clearly marked by a vertical line in the right margin of the page. The revised pages shall be dated. Each section shall be its own attachment in the email. Each factor shall contain clearly identified sections and all pages shall be appropriately numbered and identified by the complete company name, date, and solicitation number in the header and/or footer.

The proposal shall be submitted and named as follows:

TECHCAP.DOCX Technical Subfactor 1 (10 page limit)

TECHSTAFF.DOCX Technical Subfactor 2 (10 page limit – resumes do not count towards the page limit)

PASTPERFSEC1.DOCX Past Performance Narratives (2 page limit per narrative)

PASTPERFSEC2.DOCX Contract Events (2 page limit per event)

SBSubKPlan.DOCX Small Business Subcontracting Plan (only required for large businesses)

PRICE.XLSX Price Spreadsheet (no page limit – use template provided as Attachment), PRICENARR.DOCX Price Narrative (no page limit)

Signed copy of 1449 May be submitted as an ADOBE PDF and any amendments

DD254 May be submitted as an ADOBE PDF

***Price information shall not appear in volumes in any file other than PRICE, PRICENARR of SBSubKPlan.

All information must be Microsoft Office 2007 compatible. No information may be locked; all information must be read/writable. The completed Microsoft Excel Worksheets shall NOT be "linked" to an external worksheet. Zip files are not permitted. **Please note – Self extracting exe files are not acceptable. **

The proposal shall remain valid for a minimum of one hundred and twenty (120) days and shall not contain classified data/information. Proposals not marked with a validity period shall automatically be considered valid for

120 days.

Proposals shall be limited to the number of pages as shown above for each factor. Any pages exceeding stated page limits will NOT be evaluated. Electronic Word pages shall be on a standard 8-1/2 X 11 inch format. Drawings or other graphics should be reduced only to the extent legibility is not lost. Each page shall be single spaced with a minimum of twelve (12) point Times New Roman font and one (1) inch borders. Within tables and graphics, a minimum of ten (10) point Times New Roman font shall be utilized. The offeror’s proposal along with its subcontractors’ shall be delivered together in the same package.

Submissions shall be emailed to Kimberly.a.mccarthy14.civ@mail.mil. The number after the “mccarthy” is the

NUMBER fourteen (14). The contractor must verify that the submission was received by the Government in its entirety.

PROPOSAL CONTENT REQUIREMENTS:

Technical

Offerors are responsible for including sufficient detail to permit a complete and accurate evaluation of each proposal, but shall submit only essential matters sufficient to clearly present their approach and provide an adequate basis for evaluation.

Subfactor a: Technical Capability - The proposal should not merely offer to perform the work in accordance with the solicitation requirements, but shall outline the offeror’s actual approach. The offeror's proposal shall:

Demonstrate ability of having provided three years of corporate experience within the last five years in the areas of

Control and Communications Cyberspace Operations (C3CO) Analysis, Technical Readiness Assessments (TRAs), Chemical Demilitarization (Chem Demil) Analysis, and Combat Simulation Methodologies.

Because there is not separate labor category for program management, the offeror shall address how it will manage its employees working on a task order as part of its overhead.

Subfactor b: Staffing – The offeror shall provide one resume indicating that the proposed individual meets the minimum qualification specified in the PWS for the following categories:

1. Senior Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear (CBRN) Analyst

2. Journeyman Finite Element Analyst

3. Power and Energy Analyst

4. Senior Geospatial Analyst

5. Reliability Analyst

6. Journeyman Mobility Analyst

7. Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance (ISR) Analyst

8. Research Analyst

In a separate document, not exceeding 10 pages, the offeror shall demonstrate how it will meet the staffing requirements of the PWS. The offeror shall discuss recruiting strategy, retention and procedures for providing individuals that meet the minimum qualifications for any position for a specific task order to ensure successful completion of a task order. It is assumed that an offeror may not have all of the individuals currently working for the offeror, but the offeror must assure the Government that it is capable of providing those individuals within 30 days of the task order request. **Note that all individuals must possess Secret Clearance before commencing work on any task order.

As part of the proposal, offerors shall identify any teaming arrangement or proposed subcontractor who will perform a significant portion of the effort. A significant portion is defined as fifteen percent (15%) of the total effort. If the contractor proposes to subcontract more than 15% of the effort or team, the contractor must then submit a separate document, not exceeding 2 pages providing an outline of how the effort will be divided among the contractor’s corporate entity and proposed subcontractors. The contractor must explain how it will be in compliance with FAR

52.219.14 – Limitations on Subcontracting or indicate that no subcontractors are to be utilized.

Past Performance

The offeror shall provide a contract list for at least one but no more than five recent and relevant contracts to this effort. In addition to the recent and relevant contracts, list ALL contracts (whether on the recent and relevant list or not) in the past five years that have had one of the following: termination for default, cure notice, suspension or debarment, any security inspection or assessment ratings or reports indicating security programs or facilities are less than satisfactory, or notifications received for violations of FAR 32.006. ALL referenced contracts shall list a point of contact, email and phone number in addition to the contract number.

Offerors shall provide a specific narrative explanation of each contract listed describing the objectives achieved and detailing how the effort is similar to the requirements of this solicitation.

New corporate entities may submit data on prior contracts involving its officers and employees. However, in addition to the other requirements in this section, the offeror shall discuss in detail the role performed by such persons in the prior contracts cited. Narratives are limited to two (2) pages for each contract.

For any contracts that did not/do not meet original cost, schedule or technical performance requirements provide a brief explanation of the reason(s) for the shortcomings and any corrective actions taken to avoid recurrence.

Additionally, a written explanation is required for ANY contact that had one of the following: termination for default, cure notice, suspension or debarment, any security inspection or assessment ratings or reports indicating security programs or facilities are less than satisfactory, or notifications received for violations of FAR 32.006. The explanation shall include the corrective action taken. The written account for each of the events shall not exceed two (2) pages for each explanation. Note: One contract may have more than one event that needs to be explained.

Offerors are cautioned that in conducting the past performance assessment, the Government may use data provided in the offeror's proposal and data obtained from other sources. Since the Government may not necessarily interview all of the sources provided by the offerors, it is incumbent upon the offerors to explain the relevance of the data provided. Offerors are reminded that while the Government may elect to consider data obtained from other sources, the burden of proving acceptable past performance rests with the offerors.

Price Proposal

Offeror and subcontractor proposals will be evaluated based on the evaluation criteria Factor 3 – Price. A proposal is presumed to represent the offeror's best effort to respond to the solicitation. Any inconsistency, whether real or apparent, between promised performance and price shall be explained in the proposal. Any significant inconsistency, if unexplained, may raise a fundamental issue of the offeror's understanding of the nature and scope of the work required and may be grounds for rejection of the proposal.

a. Each offeror's price proposal shall contain supporting quantitative and narrative documentation necessary to adequately support the FAR 15.404-1 fairness & reasonableness of proposed prices for all CLINs. Offeror price proposals shall conform to the criteria in FAR 15.408, Table 15-2. Therefore, a Microsoft Excel workbook titled

"PRICE.XLSX" has been provided as an attachment to this solicitation (PRICE.XLSX). Instructions for completing

PRICE.XLSX are contained in the file. Each offeror is to complete and include the spreadsheets in PRICE.XLSX as part of their price proposal. These spreadsheets will help facilitate a more efficient, consistent, and fair evaluation of each offeror's proposal, and aid in post-award contract administration. Offerors are permitted to alter the format of the spreadsheet (i.e. add and subtract rows, columns, and formulas as necessary, etc). However the labor categories and hours shall remain the same based on the categories and hours provided in the PRICE.XLSX model. Offerors can split/divide/allocate the hours in any given labor category between the offeror and any subcontractors based on planned performance, however the hours by labor category and total shall remain the same as contained in the

PRICE.XLSX model.

b. Offerors are encouraged to provide whatever supplemental information (i.e. schedules, spreadsheets, documents, etc) as necessary to help the Government understand why the proposed costs are FAR 15.404-1 fair/reasonable.

Supporting narrative shall be submitted in Microsoft Word or Excel compatible format. Any supporting schedules shall be submitted in a Microsoft Excel readable format.

c. In accordance with FAR 15.404-3(b)(1) each offeror shall conduct the appropriate price and/or cost analysis to establish the reasonableness of proposed subcontract cost/prices. Evidence of this review shall be submitted as part of the offeror's cost/price proposal.

d. FAR 52.222-46 requires that each offeror submit a total compensation plan setting forth and describing total compensation (i.e. salaries/direct labor rates and fringe benefits) proposed for professional employees who will work on the contract. This plan shall be included as an attachment to the price proposal and shall address recruiting and retention, and its consistency with the total plan for compensation as contained in FAR 52.222-46. Supporting information in the plan shall include data such as:

1) Direct Labor rate support:

i) Direct labor rates from any of the rate agreements(i.e. FPRA/P/R, PBRA, etc.).

ii) Payroll or W-2 salary data showing thr direct labor rate paid for current employee(s) proposed for this requirement; or signed Letters of Intent(s) for prospective employee(s) with title and labor rate/salary to be paid to the prospective employee(s).

iii) If none of the above is available then, market research salary survey labor rate data may be proposed as long as the salary survey labor rates are truly reflective of the actual direct labor rates anticipated to be experienced during the contract and the offeror/subcontractor provides corroborating support to the effect that the offeror/subcontractor can realistically recruit and maintain labor at the proposed rate(s

2) Fringe benefit rate support:

i) Fringe benefit rate from rate agreements if available. Offeror shall provide copies of DCAA and/or DCMA rate agreements and any supporting audit reports to substantiate proposed fringe benefit rate.

ii) If the date requested above is not available, the offeror shall provide budgetary detail and historical pool and allocation base data, detailed by cost element, for the last three years to substantiate proposed fringe benefit rates. The desired sample format is contained in the Price spreadsheet.

BASIS FOR AWARD – EVALUATION

BASIS FOR AWARD

One award will be made to the lowest priced proposal that is Acceptable for all non-price factors and sub-factors.

The Government intends to evaluate proposals and award a contract without discussions with offerors (except clarifications as described in FAR 15.306(a)). Therefore, the offeror's initial proposal should contain the offeror's best terms from a cost or price and technical standpoint. The Government reserves the right to conduct discussions if the Contracting Officer later determines them to be necessary.

Factors and Sub-factors to be evaluated:

Factor 1 – Technical

Subfactor a - Technical Capability

Subfactor b - Staffing

The evaluation of the offeror’s proposal shall address each subfactor as it applies to the Performance Work

Statement (PWS). A detailed explanation of the criteria for the evaluation is set forth in the “Evaluation Approach,”

Paragraph B of this section.

Factor 2 – Past Performance: Each offeror’s past performance will be reviewed to determine whether the

Government has a reasonable expectation that the offeror will successfully perform the required effort.

Factor 3 – Small Business Subcontracting Plan: This factor only applies to large businesses submitting as the Prime under the solicitation. An unacceptable subcontracting plan will make an offeror ineligible for award of a contract.

Factor 4 – Price: Price will be evaluated competitively. Price analysis will be used to evaluate FFP effort to determine that the offered price is reasonable. If an offer is considered technically unacceptable, price will not be evaluated.

EVALUATION APPROACH

The proposals will be evaluated for the extent to which each requirement of the solicitation has been addressed in the proposal. The proposals will be evaluated to determine whether the offeror's methods and approach in meeting the proposed requirements provide the Government with an acceptable level of confidence of successful completion in a timely manner. If an offeror is not determined technically acceptable or acceptable in past performance, their price will not be considered.

The overarching evaluation approach for all factors and sub-factors is as follows:

Factor 1 - Technical The Technical factor will be rated as Acceptable or Unacceptable. An offeror must be deemed Acceptable for both sub-factors to receive an Acceptable rating for the Technical factor.

The following definitions apply to the Technical Factor and Sub-factors:

Acceptable: Proposal clearly meets the minimum requirements of the solicitation and the proposed approach is workable with achievable end results.

Unacceptable: Proposal does not clearly meet the minimum requirements of the solicitation and the proposed approach is not workable with achievable end results.

Factor 2 - Past Performance The Past Performance evaluation will assess the relative likelihood of success in performing the solicitation’s requirements as indicated by that offeror’s record of past performance. The evaluation of past performance will include the contractor’s history of reasonable and cooperative behavior, providing highly trained personnel, commitment to customer satisfaction, record of conforming to applicable law and industry standards. In this context, “offeror” refers to the proposed prime contractor and all proposed subcontractors. The prime and proposed subcontractors will be assessed individually and the results will then be assessed in their totality to derive the offeror’s overall past performance rating.

The Government reserves the right to contact any other sources of information that may have knowledge or information on an offeror’s relevant past performance history. The Government will use data provided in the offeror’s proposal as well as data obtained from other sources including, but not limited to, Past Performance

Information Retrieval System (PPIRS) and interviews with other Government officials.

Past Performance must be recent and relevant for consideration and will receive one of the ratings shown below. For the purposes of this solicitation, “recent” is defined as present/past performance within the past five years.

“Relevant” is defined as present/past performance effort that involved a similar scope and magnitude of effort and complexities to this solicitation.

Acceptable: Based on the offeror’s performance record, the Government has a reasonable expectation that the offeror will successfully perform the required effort, or the offeror’s performance record is unknown. (See note below.)

Unacceptable: Based on the offeror’s performance record, the Government has no reasonable expectation that the offeror will be able to successfully perform the required effort.

Note: In the case of an offeror without a record of relevant past performance or for whom information on past performance is not available or so sparse that no meaningful past performance rating can be reasonably assigned, the offeror may not be evaluated favorably or unfavorably on past performance (see FAR 15.305 (a)(2)(iv)). Therefore, the offeror shall be determined to have unknown past performance. In the context of acceptability/unacceptability, "unknown" shall be considered "acceptable."

Factor 3 – Small Business Subcontracting Plan (if applicable): The Government will evaluate the extent to which the offeror’s SB Subcontracting Plan demonstrates commitment to using Small Businesses, Small Disadvantaged

Businesses, Women Owned Small Businesses, Historically Underutilized Business Zone Small Businesses, Service

Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business, and Historically Black Colleges and Universities/Minority Institutions in performance of the contract. This factor only applies to large businesses submitting as the Prime under the solicitation.

The Government intends to evaluate only the SB Subcontracting Plan(s) submitted by the apparent successful offeror(s). If an offeror’s total proposed cost/price is less than the threshold at FAR 19.702(a)(1) or (2), the

Government may, at its sole discretion, choose not to evaluate the offeror’s submitted SB Subcontracting Plan. The offeror’s SB Subcontracting Plan will be evaluated IAW FAR 19.705-4. The offeror’s plan must fully satisfy the required elements set forth by FAR 52.219-9 and DFARS 252.219-7003. An unacceptable subcontracting plan will make an offeror ineligible for award of a contract.

Acceptable: Proposal clearly demonstrates a commitment to using Small Business firms.

Unacceptable: Proposal does not clearly demonstrate a commitment to using Small Business firms.

Factor 4 – Price: Proposed price will not be adjectively rated. A completed and totaled Section B shall be submitted with the offeror’s price proposal. The total evaluated price will be the sum of all CLINs. All CLINs will be evaluated for fairness and reasonableness in accordance with FAR 15.404-1. In accordance with FAR 15.404-

1(a)(1) the analytical techniques and procedures described in FAR 15.404-1 will be used singly or in combination with others as determined necessary by the Contracting Officer based on competition and other factors.

PERFORMANCE WORK STATEMENT

PERFORMANCE WORK STATEMENT

FOR ANALYTICAL SUPPORT

SERVICES FOR ARMY MATERIEL

SYSTEMS ANALYSIS ACTIVITY

1.0 GENERAL INFORMATION

1.1 Scope. The contractor shall provide a range of technical expertise services for the Army Materiel Systems

Analysis Activity (AMSAA) mission in accordance with this Performance Work Statement (PWS).

1.2 Objectives. The contractor shall provide technical expertise for the continued research, preparation and refinement of various Army systems and platform models, and conduct analyses and assessments that fall within

AMSAA’s mission.

1.3 Period of Performance: This contract will have a 60 month ordering period.

1.4 Place of Performance: Contractor must provide the non-personal services established by this PWS at an assigned government provided office facility. Contractor off-site space shall only be used if there is no available government provided office space. The contractor must perform the services required under this PWS Monday through Friday while at a government provided office facility. The contractor must begin work between the hours of

0630 and 0900 while working at a government provided office facility.

1.5 Type of Contract: The Government contemplates award of a single award indefinite delivery indefinite quantity contract with firm fixed priced task orders. The minimum contract obligation of the Government is $1,000. The maximum cumulative amount of all task orders shall not exceed $7,000,000.

2.0 REQUIREMENTS. The contractor, as an independent contractor and not as an agent of the Government, shall provide the necessary knowledge and expertise to accomplish requirements for each section set forth below.

Contractor employees performing services under this contract shall be controlled, directed and supervised at all times by management personnel of the contractor. The contractor's management shall ensure that employees properly comply with the performance standards outlined in this PWS and as required by the contracting officer or the contracting officer's representative (COR). Contractor employees shall perform independent of and without the supervision of any Government personnel.

2.1 The contractor shall provide technical expertise to AMSAA to accomplish a combination of operational, analytical, technical, systems engineering, and support software design services in the following technical areas:

- Physics of Failure (PoF), Reliability, Availability, Durability Analysis

- Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear (CBRN) Defense Systems and Chemical Demilitarization (Chem

Demil) Analysis

- Mobility Analysis

- Geospatial Information Analysis (GIA)

- Combat Modeling / Operational Effectiveness Analysis

- Power and Energy (PE) Analysis

- Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance (ISR) Analysis

- Command, Control and Communications (C3) Analysis

- Cybersecurity and Cyberspace Operations (CO) Analysis

- Risk Assessments

The Contractor shall provide on- and off- site technical expertise to AMSAA for the initiatives described in this section. Specific tasks to be performed will be identified on a task order basis and include the modeling and analysis work described in the sections below.

2.2 PoF and Reliability Modeling Technical Expertise. Provide technical expertise for modeling various Army vehicle and platform dynamics models, reliability models, electronics failure mechanism models, computer aided design models, and finite element models; and perform finite element analyses, reliability analyses and fatigue analyses. Provide technical expertise in the area of PoF modeling and analysis using various PoF software tools.

Coordinate preliminary and detailed design specifications; support in the design of test plans, and support testing to collect data required for model preparation and verification; compare test data with evolving model data to facilitate model improvement and validation; document model development; and archive model versions.

2.3 CBRN Modeling Technical Expertise. Provide CBRN modeling and simulation technical expertise for the preparation, verification, validation and accreditation of CBRN models. Provide analytical and technical expertise for the preparation, utilization, and verification and validation of CBRN and force-on-force models used by

AMSAA and DoD to conduct analyses. Research and analyze field and literature data to identify algorithms for modeling and to validate use of models to estimate the hazards to personnel and equipment that exist within a certain radius of ground zero for a CBRN attack. Research test methodologies and strategies for modeling purposes including data standard file format design. Prepare technical documentation of the models, utilization, and verification and validation efforts for inclusion into Government technical reports briefings, and supporting documents. Must be qualified to wear a M40 protective mask for escape purpose within 30 days of award for a task order specifying this requirement.

2.4 Mobility Modeling Technical Expertise. Provide technical expertise for modeling and analyzing mobility performance of various automotive platforms operating on world-wide terrains using tools such as TruckSim, VL.Motion, Adams Multibody Dynamics (MBD) and the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) Reference

Mobility Model (NRMM). Provide analytical and technical expertise to support development of automotive models at the vehicle and component level to conduct dynamics analysis using applicable modeling techniques. Provide the analytical guidance to identify verification and validation methodologies required to enhance model fidelity.

2.5 Geospatial Modeling Technical Expertise. Provide analytical and technical expertise for the preparation of geospatial models in order to analyze performance of: Improvised Explosive Devices (IED) defeat devices;

network/communications equipment; munitions / weapons system effectiveness; and surveillance technologies; and force-on-force combat models; aviation platforms; lethality / survivability of systems; target acquisition systems;

and sensors / signature reduction technologies. Gather geospatial data, characterize terrain, interpret imagery, and perform geospatial analysis and heads-up digitizing in support of AMSAA’s support to the Warfighter and the Army acquisition process. Perform quality control procedures to ensure generated Geographic Information System (GIS) data are representative of the area they are modeling. Quality control procedures shall include: spatial topology checks, compliance to relevant data schema as specified by the customer, and cross referencing other data sources to ensure results are consistent. Prepare quality control processes, if not previously defined by AMSAA, which detect errors or inconsistencies in data prior to it being delivered to AMSAA. Identify verification and validation methodologies required to enhance model fidelity.

2.6 Power and Energy Modeling Technical Expertise. Provide expertise for fuel consumption predictions for various automotive platforms and power and energy analyses for stationary systems and small man portable devices.

Model fuel consumption for automotive platforms, energy production, utilization models, and energy transfer models. Identify verification and validation methodologies required to enhance model fidelity.

2.7 ISR Modeling Technical Expertise. Provide technical expertise for modeling and analyzing the Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance (ISR) performance of various military sensors including electro-optic, infrared, signals intelligence, radar, and acoustic sensors; and of the corresponding signatures of targets being detected by those sensors. Provide analytical and technical expertise for the preparation and maintenance of item-level performance models of electro-optic, infrared, signals intelligence, radar, and acoustic sensors. Identify and provide methodologies for representing these same sensors within force-on-force combat simulations. Provide analytical and technical expertise for the research and implementation of fusion methodologies and intelligence data processes for the Fusion Oriented Command, Control, Communications, Computers, Intelligence, Surveillance and

Reconnaissance (C4ISR) Utility Simulation (FOCUS). Support research and analytical efforts to identify verification and validation methodologies required to enhance all model and methodology fidelity.

2.8 Control and Communications and Cyberspace Operations (C3CO) Modeling Technical Expertise. Provide analytical and technical expertise for the modeling and simulation of military network and communication systems, complex mobile wireless networks, offensive and defensive cyberspace operations, information operations, cyber security operations and procedures, and offensive and defensive electronic warfare. Provide analytical and technical expertise for modeling in the areas of radio wave propagation, communications theory, cyberspace operations, cyber security, network protocols, passive and active electronic warfare techniques, and network simulation environments

(Operations Network (OPNET) and QualNet) including the use of statistical analysis techniques, model verification and validation techniques, and computer programming. The ability to apply C3CO knowledge to formulate and execute plans and approaches to Army studies must be provided. Further C3CO technical expertise will be required for the research and implementation of cyber security test and evaluation methodologies and data collection and processing.

2.9 PoF and Reliability Analyses. Support the performance of item-level PoF and reliability analysis of systems, vehicles and platforms. These analyses shall include functional analyses, finite element analyses, dynamic system analyses, fatigue analyses, hydrodynamic analyses, computational fluid dynamics analyses, circuit card analyses, systems engineering analyses, identification of methodologies and algorithms, and model verification and validation.

2.10 CBRN Analyses. Provide analytical and technical expertise for a broad range of studies and analyses of

CBRN defense systems. Conduct analyses and research on CBRN hazards and effects for individual and force-on-force modeling scenarios, prepare test strategies and verification and validation plans for CBRN systems, conduct data analysis of CBRN system testing, and identification of test capability requirements for testing chemical and biological systems. For this task, the contractor shall assist and/or conduct literature and market surveys, utilize

DoD hazard models, apply statistical analysis techniques, conduct design of experiments, participate in Integrated

Process Teams, and lead and/or coordinate specific projects with support agencies.

2.11 Chem Demil Analysis. Conduct analyses and assessments of chemical demilitarization processes and technologies undergoing the Systems Acquisition Process. Provide analytical and technical expertise for the analysis, assessment, and study of chemical agent destruction processes and technologies. For this task, the contractor shall analyze chemical agent destruction processes and technologies by conducting risk assessments;

analysis of alternatives; reliability, availability and maintainability (RAM) assessments; process improvement studies; test methodology and strategies; and test data analyses.

2.12 Mobility Analysis. Utilize the modeling in section 2.4 to analyze automotive platforms and mechanisms in relation to mobility performance using model, test, and programmatic data provided by the Government or developed from Government physical assets.

2.13 Geospatial Analysis. Provide analytical and technical expertise for the geospatial performance analysis of:

Improvised Explosive Devices (IED) defeat devices; network/communications equipment; munitions / weapons system effectiveness; and surveillance technologies; and force-on-force combat models; aviation platforms; lethality

/ survivability of systems; target acquisition systems; and sensors / signature reduction technologies. Perform spatially-oriented logistics-based analyses in areas including supply chain and inventory management, maintenance failures, and Condition Based Maintenance (CBM) programs. Perform quality control procedures to ensure generated GIS data are representative of the area the contractor is modeling. Provide geospatial analysis expertise to create geospecific terrains to support the evaluation of materiel in operationally-relevant terrain environments.

Terrain development activities will be identified on a task order basis but will include the necessary parameters required to characterize the behavior / performance of the system interacting with its environment in the defined geospatial playbox location.

2.14 Combat Simulation Methodologies. Provide combat modeling and methodology expertise to develop/improve methodologies, document methodologies, and perform verification and validation in the areas of: personnel and vehicle survivability, lethality, accuracy, mobility, target acquisition, and CBRN defense systems. Prepare or improve upon existing methodologies for implementation into combat simulations to analyze performance of:

personnel and vehicle survivability, lethality, accuracy, mobility, target acquisition, and CBRN defense systems.

Provide software and computer programming expertise to implement/modify the methodologies into the appropriate combat simulation (One Semi-Automated Force (OneSAF), Infantry Warrior Simulation (IWARS), or

GROUNDWARS) using JAVA. C#, and/or FORTRAN. Prepare and implement verification and validation plans required to ensure appropriate implementation of methodologies into the combat simulations.

2.15 Combat Simulation Analysis. Provide combat simulation analysis expertise to support development of scenarios/vignettes, load data, execute model runs, and analyze output of the appropriate combat model. Combat models to be used are IWARS, OneSAF, and GROUNDWARS. Analysis applications will include examining system trades, sub-system trades, and sub-system performance impact on operations.

2.16 Operational Effectiveness Analysis. Conduct analyses using combat simulations to evaluate system trades, sub-system trades, and sub-system performance impact on operations in the areas of personnel and vehicle survivability, lethality, accuracy, mobility, target acquisition, and CBRN defense systems. Prepare scenarios/vignettes, load data, execute model runs, and analyze output.

2.17 Power and Energy Analysis. Analyze and predict Army vehicle fuel consumption, analyze energy production, utilization, and energy transfer by using model data, test data, and programmatic data provided by the Government.

Support analyses associated with Power and Energy field collection. Perform verification and validation tasks required to enhance model fidelity.

2.18 ISR Analysis. Provide analytical and technical expertise for the analysis of ISR platforms and sensors using model, test, and programmatic data provided by the Government. Provide detailed technical research for current or novel sensors in order to conduct analysis of alternative studies. Research processes for the creation of sensor performance data and signatures for all studies. Prepare and use toolsets for analyzing the optimization of deploying ISR assets in a current operations environment. Prepare technical ISR test and evaluation plans and conduct analyses of test and evaluation results. Provide analytical and technical expertise for analyzing performance of intelligence and biometrics enterprise systems. Provide technical research for current or novel biometrics collection devices in order to conduct analysis of alternative studies.

2.19 C3CO Analysis. Provide analytical and technical expertise for the analysis of military network and communication systems, complex mobile wireless networks, offensive and defensive cyberspace operations, information operations, cyber security operations and procedures, and offensive and defensive electronic warfare.

Perform analyses of radio wave propagation, communications theory, network protocols, passive and active electronic warfare techniques, and network simulation environments (OPNET and QualNet) including the use of statistical analysis techniques and computer programming. Provide analytical and technical expertise to execute

Army study plans related to C3CO. Prepare technical C3CO test and evaluation plans and conduct an analysis of test and evaluation results.

2.20 Risk Assessments. Support Analysis of Alternatives (AoA) and other major acquisition studies including literature searches, market surveys, and identification of measures of performance, measures of effectiveness, operational effectiveness analysis, risk analysis, life-cycle cost analysis, technology readiness assessment, and screening analysis or other related analysis needs. Provide analytical expertise in order to assist and/or conduct risk assessments, using established AMSAA risk assessment methodologies, in support of AoAs and other major acquisition studies. Assist and/or lead in collecting Subject Matter Expert (SME) data, planning and execution of a

Risk Workshop, applying Monte Carlo simulations, analyzing modeling results, and documenting the approach/findings.

2.21 Technology Readiness Assessments (TRAs). Provide analytical expertise in order to assist the Independent

Review Team (IRT) during the execution of TRAs for acquisition programs. Assist in formulating the TRA approach, conducting technology market research, updating technical questionnaires, analyzing SME-provided data/information, and documenting the TRA approach/findings.

3.0 PERSONNEL QUALIFICATION. The contractor shall provide personnel in the following labor categories:

3.1 Lead Analyst. The Lead Analyst’s primary role is interfacing with AMSAA, and serving as a technical analyst and advisor. The Lead Analyst must be able to understand analysis needs and provide products to satisfy them. The

Lead Analyst shall be capable of working independently under the project lead with minimal direction utilizing a variety of data and tools to lead, conduct, complete and document analyses, and guide other analysts to do the same.

The Lead Analyst must possess the following qualifications:

Qualifications:

Master of Science degree in Mechanical or Electrical Engineering, Physics or Mathematics AND

At least ten (10) years of experience in the military or working in a defense related field including at least five (5) years of experience conducting analyses in any or all of the above technical areas AND

At least five (5) years of experience utilizing Army tools for conducting analysis of various technologies AND

Must produce high-quality written documents and briefings AND

Must present technical material to various audiences and to high-level decision makers.

OR

Bachelor of Science degree in Mechanical or Electrical Engineering, Physics or Mathematics AND

At least fifteen (15) years of experience in the military or working in a defense-related field including at least eight (8) years of experience conducting analyses in any or all of the above technical areas

AND

At least eight (8) years of experience utilizing Army tools for conducting analysis of various technologies AND

Must produce high-quality written documents and briefings AND

Must present technical material to various audiences and to high-level decision makers.

3.2 Dynamics Analyst. The Dynamics Analyst shall work under the direction of the project lead, utilizing a variety of data and tools to conduct multibody dynamics analysis. They should possess a detailed knowledge of dynamics, machine design and systems level analysis. Knowledge of automotive systems and suspension dynamics is also desired. Software experience in TruckSim, VL.Motion, ADAMS MBD, and MATLAB is required.

3.2.1 Journeyman Dynamics Analyst. Must possess the following qualifications:

Bachelor of Science degree in Mechanical Engineering, Physics or Mathematics AND

At least five (5) years of experience performing vehicle system dynamics analysis while employed full time

AND

Must produce high-quality written documents and briefings AND

Must present technical material to various audiences and to high-level decision makers.

OR

Master of Science degree in Mechanical Engineering, Physics or Mathematics AND

At least five (3) years of experience performing vehicle system dynamics analysis while employed full time

AND

3.2.2 Junior Dynamics Analyst. Must possess the following qualifications

Bachelor of Science degree in Mechanical Engineering, Physics or Mathematics with relevant course work in dynamics, systems/controls, and machine design AND

At least one (1) year of experience performing mechanical system analysis. The year may include projects conducted in satisfaction of requirements for the BS degree AND

3.3 Mobility Analyst. The Journeyman Mobility Analyst shall work under the direction of the project lead, utilizing a variety of data and tools to conduct vehicle mobility assessments. They should possess a detailed knowledge of automotive systems, soil mechanics, and vehicle soil interactions. Proficiency with NRMM and or FORTRAN programming language is required.

3.3.1 Journeyman Mobility Analyst. Must possess the following qualifications:

At least five (5) years of experience for candidates with a BS degree performing vehicle mobility analysis and while employed full time.

Must present technical material to technical audiences and to high-level decision-makers.

OR

Master of Science degree in Mechanical Engineering, Physics or Mathematics AND

At least five (3) years of experience performing vehicle mobility analysis and while employed full time.

3.3.2 Junior Mobility Analyst. Must possess the following qualifications:

Bachelor of Science degree in Mechanical Engineering, Physics or Mathematics with relevant course work in dynamics, systems/controls, and machine design OR

Bachelor of Science degree in Mechanical Engineering, Physics or Mathematics with relevant course work in soil mechanics, hydrology, geology, and urban planning and transportation systems AND

At least one (1) year of experience performing mechanical system analysis. The year may include projects conducted in satisfaction of requirements for the BS degree.

3.4 Power and Energy Analyst. The Power and Energy Analyst must possess the following qualifications:

At least one (1) year of experience performing power/energy engineering analyses including automotive electric systems and fuel consumption prediction AND

At least one (1) year of experience analyzing portable military electric generation, storage and distribution systems AND

3.5 Geospatial Technician. The Geospatial Technician must possess the following qualifications:

Engineering, Physics or Mathematics Training AND

At least two (2) years of experience performing geospatial analyses including application of geospatial analysis in the areas of ground vehicle mobility, IED defeat devices, network/communication equipment, munitions effectiveness, surveillance and force-on-force combat modeling AND

At least two (2) years of experience using geospatial tools such as ARCGIS to perform technical analyses AND

3.6 Junior Geospatial Analyst. Must possess the following qualifications:

Bachelor of Science Degree in Mechanical Engineering, Physics or Mathematics AND

At least two (2) years of experience performing geospatial analyses using geospatial tools such as

ArcGIS to perform technical analyses and building software tools to facilitate analyses AND

At least one (1) year of experience writing custom Python GIS scripts within ArcGIS to deliver analytical capabilities not available with existing ArcGIS software tools AND

3.7 Senior Geospatial Analyst. Must possess the following qualifications:

At least five (5) years of experience performing geospatial analyses using geospatial tools such as

ArcGIS to perform technical analyses and building software tools to facilitate analyses AND

At least two (2) years of experience writing custom Python GIS scripts within ArcGIS to deliver analytical capabilities not available with existing ArcGIS software tools AND

3.8 Web Application / Database Developer. The Web Application / Database Developer shall compile, analyze, and summarize, mathematical, physical and engineering data in spatially-oriented databases. The Web Application /

Database Developer shall build and manipulate spatially-oriented databases and apply basic mathematical and engineering computations to the data contained within these databases.