SETAIII_PWS_Sep5.doc

Performance Work Statement (PWS)

PEO Soldier – Systems Engineering and Technical Assistance Services (SETA) (As of 5 Sep 2017) Vision Statement

Provide PEO Soldier effective, efficient and agile acquisition, system engineering and logistics services to meet its mission.

1.0 Introduction and Background

The Program Executive Office Soldier (PEO Soldier) was established in June 2002, in order to serve as a single acquisition office to support the war fighting needs of U.S. Soldiers. A single strategic plan to thoroughly modernize the Soldier was devised that would serve Army Modernization goals. PEO Soldier was created by the Army with one primary purpose: to develop the best equipment and field it as quickly as possible so that our Soldiers remain second to none in missions that span the full spectrum of military operations. Since its creation in 2002, PEO Soldier has outfitted U.S. Army Soldiers with the best products available both to protect their lives and to advance their missions.

By viewing the Soldier as part of an integrated system, PEO Soldier ensures that the Soldier and everything he or she wears or carries works together as an integrated system. The result is an overall systematic design that benefits Soldiers by enhancing their ability to accomplish individual and collective tasks, improving quality of life, building confidence, and saving lives. Headquartered at Fort Belvoir, Virginia, PEO Soldier designs, develops, procures, fields, and sustains virtually everything the Soldier wears or carries. By employing innovative concepts and technologies, PEO Soldier has made great strides in quickly getting improved equipment into the hands of Soldiers when and where they need it.

2.0 Scope

This contract supports PEO Soldier Headquarters and the following subordinate project management offices: Project Manager Soldier Sensors and Lasers (PM SSL), Project Manager Soldier Protection and Individual Equipment (PM SPIE), and Project Manager Soldier Warrior (PM SWAR), all of which are located at Ft. Belvoir, VA. The support required under this effort includes engineering, quality assurance and test support; acquisition support, business management support, logistics and fielding support, operations support, and administrative support. The specific task areas include but are not limited to tasks for program management analysis, planning, studies, liaison and operations support; strategic communications, engineering and logistics support, new equipment training, system test and product fielding support, acquisition and contracting support, software development and system safety, studies and analysis and quick response support. The contractor shall provide support for all phases of system life cycle management to include Technology Maturation and Risk Reduction, Engineering and Manufacturing Development, Production and Deployment, and Operations and Support for PEO Soldier products. This includes program/project management support, in response to the deployment and support of PEO Soldier assets in response to military requirements worldwide. This PWS covers PEO Soldier HQs, PM SSL, PM SWAR, and PM SPIE which are described below:

a. Headquarters - provides administrative, business management, project management, strategic communications, operation support functions (Operation Orders (OPORDS), Fragmentary Orders (FRAGOs), tasker management, PEO synchronization calendar and etc.) information technology, and technical engineering support to PMOs. The contractor shall be prepared to provide similar support on any joint initiatives as required.

· The Acquisition Directorate provides acquisition policy and oversight, information management and cybersecurity support within PEO Soldier to accomplish PEO-chartered responsibilities. The Director and Staff perform the following functions: Acquisition Planning, Policy and Oversight to include advising the PEO and PMOs on all matters related to Acquisition policy, PEO-level representation at external Acquisition policy, oversight and support forums or engagements with external organizations to form agreements, develop common understandings, discuss challenges, and resolve issues, coordination with other PEO HQ directorates to cooperatively and comprehensively address requirements and activities associated with Acquisition policy, manage the Acquisition Strategy white boarding process, advise PMOs on development, tailoring, streamlining and staffing of Acquisition documents, assist PMOs with Materiel Development Decisions, Milestone Decision Reviews & Type Classification packages, Acquisition Program Baselines and Materiel Development Decisions, conduct Command Assistance Visits, manage PEO Soldier’s Better Buying Power (BBP) program, provide intelligence support and products to PMOs, and manage JCIDS requirements/capability documents staffing for new starts and existing programs; Cybersecurity, Information Management and Information Technology to include Information Technology, Information Management, Knowledge Management and Cybersecurity internal reviews, Clinger-Cohen Act (CCA)/Title 40 compliance, Information Support Plan (ISP), Cybersecurity Strategy, Program Protection, and Spectrum Certification requirements, cybersecurity compliance, System Certification and Accreditation efforts (Risk Management Framework), Networthiness Certifications, and Tenant Security Plans (TSP), Federal Information Security Management Act (FISMA) compliance and reporting, coordination of Cybersecurity Certification & Accreditation (C&A) requirements with Army CIO/G-6 and management and submission of the Command annual Cybersecurity self-assessment, and management of PEO Soldier Cybersecurity training records in the Army’s Training & Certification Tracking System; Contract Integration to include advising the PEO on all matters pertaining to Contracting, assisting PMOs with contracting policy, oversight and support in the development of Source Selection Plans, reviews contractual actions for compliance with statutes and regulations, assistance with pre- and post-award contract execution, troubleshoot contracting issues as they arise; and Congressional Affairs to include Congressional affairs policy and oversight, advising the PEO and PMOs on matters pertaining to Congress within PEO Soldier portfolio, managing written Congressional Correspondence, coordination and support of PEO Hill Engagements, Congressional testimony to support PEO Hill engagements, and review of Congressional language and tracking marks & rescissions.

· The Operations and Communications Directorate provides short-, mid-, and long-term planning and synchronization for assigned areas of responsibility to support and coordinate PEO Soldier Headquarters and direct-reporting project management offices and directorates in accomplishing mission responsibilities through external agreements, functional expertise and expansive set of forums, information sharing networks, and outreach efforts. Key Directorate functions include coordinating, developing, documenting and managing the implementation of: PEO-level plans, orders, instructions, and tasking and staffing actions; PEO-level external communications and Public Affairs, Command Information and engagements; the PEO Soldier International Program; Fort Belvoir-area service and support agreements; direct infrastructure and operations support to PEO HQ; and coordinating PEO-level Morale, Welfare, and Recreation (MWR) events. Two Directorate elements are employed to fulfill these functions, the Operations Division and the Public Affairs Division.

· The Directorate of Resource Management provides oversight in the areas of: external audits, internal performance engagements, service contract support, financial, and personnel management while maintaining transparency and accountability of PEO Soldier resources. The Director and staff perform the following functions: advises the PEO on all military and civilian personnel matters; advises and assists the PEO in ensuring overall fairness, consistency, and regulatory compliance of the Personnel Evaluation Systems and Incentive Awards Program; integrates human capital planning principles and practices; interprets, implements, and supervises execution of military personnel plans, policies, procedures, regulations, and programs; provides responsive civilian human resources policies, procedures, and services; advises the PEO and staff on all manpower and force structure matters; provides advice and counsel to the PEO and the PEO Soldier staff on budget management matters; programs, budgets, and executes guidance, advice, and assistance to all PMOs and the HQ staff; issues Program Objective Memorandum (POM) guidance, recommends priorities, prepares and coordinates input, briefs and defends the submission, and analyzes and tracks the submissions and related schedules; manages the HQ PEO Soldier Internal Operating Budget; serves as the proponent for PEO Soldier policies regarding travel; responsible for implementing the Management Internal Control Program, provides service contract management by reviewing contractual documents, performing cost and price analyses, and developing and maintaining operating procedures; develops and directs internal PEO Soldier internal review program; and serves as the focal point for external audits, reviews, follow-ups, and provides liaison support to the HQ PEO Soldier, the staff, and PMOs.

· The Directorate of Strategic Modernization and Engineering plans and conducts the cross-organizational collaboration to develop a Modernization Strategy that will result in the Army's next generation Soldier System. The Director and staff perform the following functions: exercises oversight and evaluation of Systems Engineering (SE) practices and products across the PEO Soldier Portfolio of programs resulting in overarching SE Policy; identifies, prioritizes and aligns the Science and Technology (S&T) efforts of government, industry and academia with PEO Soldier's materiel development requirements in order to develop a future Soldier modernization strategy; executes test oversight, synchronization, and stakeholder integration to facilitate the development of affordable, integrated, state of the art Soldier equipment; identifies, documents and mitigates integration risks affecting compatibility and interoperability specified in TRADOC capabilities development documentation.

· The Product Support Manager (PSM) provides oversight in the areas of Acquisition Logistics. The PSM provides overall direction and guidance to the Program Management Offices to develop and implement comprehensive, cost effective product support strategies for each of their programs across the lifecycle aligned with the strategic goals and objectives of the Army and PEO Soldier. The PSM coordinates logistics activities and associated resourcing for programs under PEO management with external activities, including Army Materiel Command, Life Cycle Management Commands, Assistant Secretary of the Army (Acquisition, Logistics and Technology), HQDA staff, and Defense Logistics Agency. The PSM implements, manages, and oversees all activities associated with the acquisition, development, production, fielding, sustainment, and disposal of a DoD weapons system across its life cycle. The PSM establishes and conducts logistics support in consideration of product support management, design interface, sustaining engineering, supply support, maintenance planning and management, packaging, handling, storage and transportation, technical data, support equipment, training and training support, manpower and personnel, facilities and infrastructure, computer resources, and funding resources necessary to accomplish the product support mission. Utilizes and synchronizes Enterprise Resource Planning systems such as General Fund Enterprise Business System (GFEBS), Global Combat Service Support-Army (GCSS-Army), Logistics Modernization Program (LMP), and Defense Property Accountability System (DPAS). Conducts Risk Analysis of the Industrial Base (IB) supporting the PEO’s portfolio, manages Diminishing Manufacturing and Material Sources (DMMS), counterfeit components, and depot maintenance efforts.

b.

Project Manager Soldier Sensor and Lasers (PM SSL) provides Soldiers with improved lethality, mobility, and survivability in all weather and visibility conditions. Soldier-borne sensors and lasers enhance the Soldiers ability to see in all battlefield and lighting conditions, to acquire objects of military significance before the Soldier is detected, and to target threat objects accurately for engagement by Soldiers or guided munitions. These systems provide critical, on-the-ground direct support to U. S. Forces. PM SSL is supported by two Product Management Office, Soldier Maneuver Sensors (PdM, SMS), and Soldier Precision Targeting Devices (PdM SPTD).

· Product Manager Soldier Maneuver Sensors (PdM SMS) provides Soldiers with products for enhanced vision, improved targeting, and greater lethality, such as the Thermal Weapon Sight (TWS), Enhanced Night Vision Goggle (ENVG), Monocular Night Vision Device (MNVD), Aviators Night Vision Imaging System (ANVIS), Clip-on-Sniper Night Sight (Clip-on SNS), OMNI VIII, Family of Flashlights (FoF) Weapons Mounted Light (WML) and the Family of Weapon sights for Individual, Crew-served and Sniper (FWS I, CS and S).

· Product Manager Soldier Precision Targeting Devices (PdM SPTD) develops and fields systems that accurately locate and designate targets for engagement with precision munitions, such as the Small Tactical Optical Rifle Mounted (STORM), micro-Laser Rangefinder (mLRF), Laser Target Locater Systems (LTLS/LTLM), Lightweight Laser Designator Rangefinder (LLDR) and the Joint Effects Targeting System (JETS).

c. Project Manager Soldier Warrior (PM SWAR) supports Soldiers using the "Soldier as a System” approach to develop, integrate, acquire, field, and sustain Air and Ground Soldier Systems to provide significant improvements in battle command, situational awareness, survivability, and mobility of Infantry and Aircrews. PM Soldier Warrior is supported by two Product Manager Offices, Product Manager Air Warrior (PdM AW) and Product Manager Ground Soldier System (PdM GSS) and a Product Director for Soldier Systems and Integration.

· Product Manager Air Warrior (PdM AW) manages the Air Warrior and Air Soldier Systems providing aviation life support equipment, increased mission duration, and situational awareness to Army aviators. PdM Air Warrior is located in Huntsville, AL. There is minimal support under this statement of work for PdM Air Warrior.

· Product Manager Ground Soldier System (PdM GSS) manages the Nett Warrior Program which connects the Soldier to the digital battlefield and improves situational awareness both for the individual Soldier and small unit battle commands. Employing a system of systems (SoS) approach, Nett Warrior optimizes and integrates capabilities and operational experience gained over the last several years while reducing the Soldiers combat load and logistical footprint. The Nett Warrior acquisition concept focuses on providing mature technologies, that when integrated together on the Leader, minimizes the size, weight and power impacts while providing improved situational awareness and network connectivity capabilities at various echelon levels within an infantry brigade combat team.

· Product Director Soldier Systems and Integration (PD-SS&I) manages three Programs of Record - Tactical Communication and Protective System (TCAPS) program, the Soldier Power program, and the Soldier Enhancement Program (SEP); and provides cross-product Soldier hardware systems integration support to enable the PEO at the enterprise level to visualize, understand, and deliberately evolve the Soldier system into a mission-tailorable set of capability modules that function as a seamless, integrated suite and to memorialize the results of a deliberate, collaborative Systems Engineering process. TCAPS is a Commercial-Off-The-Shelf (COTS) Hearing Protection/Hearing Enhancement Device that utilizes active hearing-protection technology, coupled with hearing enhancement technology, to enable TCAPS-equipped Soldiers to hear in both quiet and high-level steady state/impulse environments. The Soldier Power Program develops, acquires and fields expeditionary, lightweight Soldier power solutions intended for the most austere operating environments and designed to reduce Soldier Load, and simplify power logistics. The SEP identifies and evaluates commercially available individual weapons, munitions, combat clothing, individual equipment, food, water, shelters, communications and navigation aids in order to get successful items into the hands of the Soldier in an expedited and cost effective manner.

d. Project Manager Soldier Protection and Individual Equipment (PM SPIE) develops and fields advanced Soldier protection products, comfortable uniforms to enhance mission effectiveness, and improved parachute systems. These products are designed to protect Soldiers and allow them to operate in any condition. PM SPIE’s mission is to develop and provide superior and sustainable integrated clothing and equipment in a rapidly changing global environment as well as provide Soldiers with state-of-the-art protection to defeat and reduce threats associated with Ballistics, Blast Overpressure, Fragmentation and Heat. Product Manager, Soldier Clothing and Individual Equipment (PM SCIE) and Product Manager Soldier Protective Equipment (PM SPE) perform under the auspices of Project Manager SPIE.

· Product Manager Soldier Clothing and Individual Equipment (PM SCIE) supports Soldiers in operational environments and improves their lethality, survivability, situational awareness, health, safety, mobility, and sustainability by providing safe, durable, and operationally effective individual and unit equipment. PM SCIE enhances survivability through technologically advanced tactical and environmental protective clothing, individual chemical protective gear, and personnel parachutes and other airdrop equipment. SCIE has over forty active programs and an additional 300 programs in sustainment. Active programs include but are not limited to: Fire-Resistant Army Combat Uniform (FRACU); Phase IV Camouflage Optimization, Modular Airborne Weapons Case, RA-1 Advanced RAM Air Parachute System, Fire Resistant Environmental Ensemble (FREE), Army Service Uniform and the Extended Cold Weather Clothing System GEN III.

· Product Manager Soldier Protective Equipment (PM SPE) develops and fields state-of-the art force protection equipment that defeats ballistic and fragmentation threats in theater. PM SPE provides superior body armor, helmets, and other equipment that greatly reduce the threat of serious injury. PM SPEs mission is to increase the Warfighter lethality and survivability by optimizing Soldier protection while effectively managing all life cycle aspects of personal protective equipment. PM SPE has responsibility for the full life cycle of Personal Protective Products, including programs in development, production and sustainment. Active programs include but are not limited to: Soldier Protection System (SPS), Family of Concealable Body Armor, Enhanced Combat Helmet (ECH), Soldier Plate Carrier System, GEN II Combat Helmet Sensor, Improved Outer Tactical Vest (IOTV), and Next Generation Advanced Bomb Suit (NGABS).

2.1 Non-Personal Services

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

2.2 Business Relations

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

2.3 Contract Administration and Management

The following subsections specify requirements for contract, management, and personnel administration.

2.3.1 Contract Management

The contractor shall establish clear organizational lines of authority and responsibility to ensure effective management of the resources assigned to the requirement. The contractor must maintain continuity between the support operations at all assigned locations and the contractor's corporate offices.

2.3.2 Contract Administration

The contractor shall establish processes and assign appropriate resources to effectively administer the requirement. The contractor shall respond to Government requests for contractual actions in a timely fashion. The contractor shall have a single point of contact between the Government and Contractor personnel assigned to support the overall contract effort. The contractor shall assign work effort and maintain proper and accurate time keeping records of personnel assigned to work on the requirement.

The contractor shall submit monthly status reports to the COR for PEO Soldier HQ and the CORs for each subordinate Program Management Office. The monthly reports are due no later than the 20th day of the month following the prior month of performance. The report shall reflect the labor and travel notes on the invoice.

2.3.3 Personnel Administration

The contractor shall provide the following management and support as required. The contractor shall provide for employees during designated Government non-work days or other periods where Government offices are closed due to weather or security conditions. The contractor shall maintain their employees’ currency of skill by providing initial and refresher training as required to meet the PWS requirement. Such training is not at the Government’s expense but on-line courses such as DAU may be authorized if not taken during the duty day. The contractor shall make necessary travel arrangements for employees.

The contractor shall provide administrative support to employees in a timely fashion (time keeping, leave processing, pay, emergency needs).

2.4 Subcontract Management

The contractor shall be responsible for any subcontract management necessary to integrate work performed on this requirement and shall be responsible and accountable for subcontractor performance on this requirement. The prime contractor shall manage work distribution to ensure there are no Organizational Conflict of Interest (OCI) considerations. Contractors may add subcontractors to their team after notification to the Procuring Contracting Officer (PCO) or Contracting Officer Representative (COR).

2.5 Contractor Personnel, Disciplines, and Specialties

The contractor shall accomplish the assigned work by employing and utilizing qualified personnel with appropriate combinations of education, training, and experience. The contractor shall match personnel skills to the work or task with a minimum of under/over employment of resources. The contractor shall ensure the labor categories as defined in the Labor Categories document (see attachment), labor rates, and man-hours utilized are available to accomplish the required services and tasks. The Contractor shall provide the necessary resources to manage, perform, and administer the contract. In discharging its responsibility under the contract, the contractor shall only use fully trained experienced and technically proficient personnel.

2.6 Location and Hours of Work

Place of Performance: The primary place of performance is Ft. Belvoir, VA. However, multiple places of performance are required under this contract including but not limited to: Ft. Wainwright, AK, Ft. Greely, AK, Ft. Monmouth, NJ, Ft. Campbell, KY, and Ft. Lewis, WA, with potential satellite locations at Ft. Bliss, TX, Ft. Bragg, NC, Ft. Benning, GA, Ft. Knox, KY, Aberdeen Proving Ground, MD, and US bases in Germany, Iraq, and Afghanistan. Personnel supporting Outside Continental United States (OCONUS) operations may require access to the Joint Operations Centers (JOCs) facilities. Personnel accessing JOC shall possess a Top Secret clearance.

When a post or facility where contractor employees are working is closed for inclement weather or other acts of God, or when facility/safety related issues arise in the work place contractor personnel shall not be paid unless they are working from the contractors local facility or other offsite work areas designated/approved by the Government. Examples of approved/designated areas include but may not be limited to the following locations: the contractor’s local facility, designated telework centers, the contractor’s residence and PM sponsored off-sites and meetings.

Hours Worked: Employees are expected to work a 40 hour work week, and 8 hour work day. Overtime and Comp time are generally not required or encouraged; however in the event of a special project, surge or fielding requirement overtime or comp time can be approved with prior coordination and approval through the COR and/or KO. See below for core work hours during duty day.

Holidays:

Contractor personnel will be paid for the following Federal Holidays:

New Year’s Day

Martin Luther King Jr. Day

President’s Day

Memorial Day

Independence Day

Labor Day

Columbus Day

Veterans Day

Thanksgiving Day

Christmas

DUTY HOURS

Each organization under the PEO umbrella has specific hours of operation which are directly related to successful mission completion. Unless specifically coordinated with the supported Government lead and/or COR, contractor personnel are expected to maintain a schedule that includes core work hours of 0900-1500 each day.

AWS/TELEWORK

Contractors are reminded that participation in the Alternate Work Schedule (AWS) program and/or teleworking is subject to approval, is not a substitute for leave and is not guaranteed. AWS or Telework agreements shall be coordinated with the supported Government PMO and the written agreements should be provided to the COR(s) prior to commencement of contractor telework or AWS.

IDENTIFICATION OF CONTRACTORS IN THE WORK PLACE

All Contractor personnel shall ensure that they properly identify themselves as contractors when answering Government telephones, when working in Government facilities, in their emails or other written correspondence to Government personnel or other Government contractors, when attending meetings, or when working in situations where their actions could be construed as official Government acts. Contractor personnel that work in Government facilities shall prominently display the proper security badge identifying them as Contractors. Contractor personnel that have assigned work spaces within Government facilities shall prominently display their name and company logo in their work area identifying them as Contractor personnel.

TRAINING

Contractor training not tasked by the Government will not be reimbursed. Costs incurred by the Contractor for training Contractor personnel to qualify for any positions in this contract shall not be billed to the Government. Training will be performed by the Contractor at their own expense, except when the Government has given prior approval for training to meet special requirements.

The Government’s decision will be based upon the most cost effective approach. Training at Government expense will not be authorized for replacement personnel or for the purpose of keeping Contractor employees abreast of state-of-the-art advances in technical fields or for training Contractor employees on equipment and computer operating systems that are generally available to the commercial market. However, limited training may be provided by and at the expense of the Government, at the discretion of the COR when required by the Government.

2.7 Travel / Temporary Duty (TDY)

Travel to other government facilities or other contractor facilities may be required and will be specified in the PWS. All travel requirements (including plans, agenda, itinerary, or dates) will be pre-approved by the Government (subject to local policy procedures), and is on a strictly cost reimbursable basis. Costs for travel shall be billed in accordance with the regulatory implementation of Public Law 99-234 and FAR 31.205-46 Travel Costs (and other local policy and procedures as applicable).

Contractor personnel shall be required to travel worldwide to work sites away from the primary site at Fort Belvoir, VA in order to perform tasks under this PWS during both peacetime and wartime in support of training, support, and contingency operations as required. During wartime this may require travel to hostile war zones in support of PEO Soldier. All travel billed to this contract by any personnel must be authorized in advance in writing by the Government. Authorized travel will be payable as a direct cost. There will be no reimbursement for local travel in and around Fort Belvoir, VA or other areas deemed primary work sites under this effort. Travel must be approved by the COR or Contracting Officer for any travel billed under the contract.

The tasks under this SOW demand frequent and sometimes unplanned travel. The contractor shall be required to travel to a variety of locations in both Continental U.S. (CONUS) and OCONUS locations, many times with little or no advance notification. Locations include, but are not limited to:

Other OCONUS Locations

Travel Arrangements. Air travel shall be accomplished on regularly scheduled commercial flights in the most economical manner consistent with the successful accomplishment of the mission. Reimbursement for the cost of lodging and incidental expenses will be considered to be reasonable and allowable to the extent that costs submitted for reimbursement do not exceed the rates and amounts allowed by the Joint Travel Regulation as applies to civilian employees of the United States Government.

OCONUS Travel. Contractor personnel require Theatre Clearances for some travel Outside the Continental United States (OCONUS). When OCONUS travel is directed by the Government, the contractor shall coordinate with U.S. Government personnel to obtain the appropriate clearances.

Travel to Germany. Prior to traveling to Germany on temporary duty, the contractor shall prepare a Letter of Contractor Identification (LCI) for the signature of the Contracting Officer (or the Contracting Officers Representative). The contractor shall also prepare, and submit to the Appropriate German Government Labor Office, a Request for Waiver from the requirement for a German Work Permit. This Request for Waiver is required prior to granting of Theatre Clearance for German temporary travel. Contractor compliance with all provisions of AE Reg 715-9 is required when travelling to Germany.

Travel to the Republic of Korea. For all contractor travel to the Republic of Korea (ROK), each traveler will require a Letter of Accreditation (LOA) in order to work on our projects even for temporary travel duty. The contractor shall be responsible for compliance with all provisions of USFK Regulation 700-19. The contractor will not be permitted to deploy personnel to the Republic of Korea if they have not been issued a Letter of Accreditation. Contractor travel to the Republic of Korea (ROK) requires Contractor Designation under the U.S.- ROK Status of Forces Agreement (SOFA). The contractor shall be responsible for coordinating any actions and documents required to obtain Contractor SOFA Designation in accordance with USFK Regulation 700-19.

Inoculations for Foreign Travel. Some OCONUS travel may require a special inoculation or other medical precaution for entrance into the country or area within the country. It may be required, from time to time, for the contractor to support missions in these areas with qualified personnel.

Organizational Personnel Recovery (PR) Policy. All contracts that may require travel OCONUS must include provisions requiring compliance with theater entry requirements for PR in accordance with AR 525-28.

Other Direct Costs. Contractor reimbursement for ODCs is authorized with prior approval of expenditures. All ODCs greater than $25,000.00 shall be submitted to the Contracting Officer (KO), validated by the Contracting Officers Representative (COR) with final approval by the KO. All ODCs $25,000.00 or less shall be submitted to and approved by the COR.

3.0 Performance Requirements

The following section specifies the Performance Requirements for the contract. The Contractor shall provide comprehensive and wide-ranging support to include Engineering, Quality Assurance, and Test Support; Acquisition Support, Business Management Support, Logistics Support, Operations Support, Administrative Support and Miscellaneous support as described in the following paragraphs for each major organization within PEO Soldier. Staffing levels on these efforts may vary from year to year, or even within a year. PEO Soldier retains the right to refuse any person who is bid that does not meet the minimum required skill level, education, experience, or knowledge requirement specified in the contract.

3.1 Engineering, Quality Assurance and Test Support

Performance Standards Standard (STD): The Contractor shall complete all required Engineering, Quality Assurance and Test support tasks in a manner that is compliant with applicable standards within specified deadlines.

Acceptable Quality Level (AQL): In performance of all assigned tasks, the Contractor shall have no more than one (1) valid customer complaint associated with these tasks per quarter. [Note QASP will provide more language on defining acceptable performance}.

3.1.1 The Contractor shall provide Engineering support for PEO Soldier and Subordinate Program Manager Programs as follows: NOTE – ANY PM SPECIFIC REQUIREMENTS WITHIN THIS SECTION WILL BE SEPARATELY ANNOTATED BY SEPARATE PARAGRAPH:

3.1.1.1 The contractor shall provide engineering and technical support to: perform technical market surveys and investigations; develop System Engineering Plans; develop allocated baselines; develop specifications; conduct specification review and analysis; develop and review Interface Control Documents; develop documentation and architectures; perform system design; conduct technical analysis of components and systems; determine program risk; manage quality control; perform system integration; perform configuration management; perform safety and Hazardous Materials (HAZMAT) certification; and test and assess performance. Engineering support could be required in specific disciplines including mechanical, electrical, optical, thermal, sensors, software, materials, modeling and simulation, test, cybersecurity, electro-optical, textile, radio frequency, reliability, producibility and quality management. Engineering support may also be required on Small Business Innovative Research (SBIR) programs, Foreign Comparative Test (FCT) programs, Defense Acquisition Challenge (DAC) programs, and technology maturity initiatives.

3.1.1.2 The Contractor shall assist, conduct, and produce Engineering Analyses for PEO Soldier systems including liaison with Maneuver Center of Excellence (MCoE), Fires Center of Excellence (FCoE), Army Research Development and Engineering Centers (RDECs), other services and program offices, and other Laboratories/R&D Centers and Universities.

3.1.1.3 The Contractor shall support development, preparation, and updating of specifications and documentation including but not limited to Systems Engineering Plans and technical development strategies for PEO Soldier programs.

3.1.1.4 The Contractor shall conduct, prepare, provide, and assist in functional decomposition of requirements for PEO Soldier programs as directed by government engineering leads.

3.1.1.5 The Contractor shall support system and subsystem design reviews for PEO Soldier programs including but not limited to Systems Requirements Reviews (SRR), Preliminary Design Reviews (PDR), Critical Design Reviews (CDRs), Engineering Integrated Product Team (IPT) reviews, Test Readiness Reviews (TRRs), and In Service Reviews (ISRs).

3.1.1.6 The Contractor shall conduct, document, and update technology assessments for PEO Soldier programs, including but not limited to paper studies, software assessments, hardware assessments, and modeling and simulation assessments.

3.1.1.7 The Contractor shall support integration of Science & Technology programs into and for PEO Soldier and subordinate program management office programs by monitoring and analyzing technology developments and state-of- the-art advances.

3.1.1.8 The Contractor shall support Configuration Management activities for PEO Soldier programs/systems, using the processes and tools that have been established within each Program Management Office.

3.1.1.9 The contractor shall support Program Risk Assessments for PEO Soldier programs, to include the associated analysis and subsequent updates.

3.1.1.10 The contractor shall perform, provide, and update System Safety Studies for PEO Soldier Programs as follows:

The contractor shall perform system safety studies and analyses in accordance with the requirements in MIL-STD-882D, assist the Government on assigned projects to determine the level of risk associated with systems, and to facilitate Type Classification, Milestone A, B and C decisions, product improvements/changes, fieldings, and programs based on rapid fielding/directed requirements. These studies shall include reviews of historical data, analyses of system designs and associated equipment and their interfaces to personnel, and evaluations of the environmental safety issues as appropriate for the program development. Mitigations and corrective actions will be provided to the government as requested. Reports and plans shall be delivered as required to support specific PEO/PM projects in accordance with Integrated Product Team (IPT) schedules.

The contractor shall provide support to: produce Safety Assessment Report(s) (SARs) utilizing DI-SAFT-80102B as a guide; conduct health hazard assessments in coordination with the US Army Public Health Command utilizing DI-SAFT-80106B as a guide; coordinate with the proper Army of DoD organizations to obtain needed Safety releases and conduct various types of Hazard Analyses (e.g. PHA, SHA, SSHA, O&SHA, fault tree analysis, software safety analysis, etc) as appropriate on equipment or products under development. Analyses will be provided utilizing DI-SAFT-80101B.

The contractor shall review operator, maintenance and training manuals as they are developed; prepare and/or modify System Safety Program Plans (SSPPs) and System Safety Management Plans as directed for complex systems, utilizing AR 385-10, DA Pam 386-16, and DI-SAFT-81626 SSPP respectively as guides, and develop system safety Guidelines to be used to design, procure and/or assess equipment.

The contractor shall develop safety test procedures and conduct safety testing; produce safety and health data sheets; programmatic environmental, safety and occupational health evaluations; System Safety Risk Analysis (SSRA); and safety and health hazard assessments as required to support program milestone and type classifications as required by AR 700-142; review and comment on safety and health hazard assessments performed by other agencies, groups or vendors on PM programs; hold or participate in Safety Working Group meetings and provide support in resolving any system safety issues which arise on fielded legacy system for which the PM has life cycle responsibility.

3.1.2 The contractor shall perform Quality Assurance for PEO Soldier Programs. The contractor shall plan, develop, implement, and manage quality, reliability, and test, on assigned programs over their life cycle. The contractor shall provide data driven technical recommendations with respect to product acceptability.

3.1.2.1 The contractor shall develop quality, reliability, and test input for program management documents as required to include acquisition plans and strategies, source selection evaluation plans, supportability strategies, statements of work, and specifications, and also ensure appropriate contract clauses are called out in contracts for assigned programs.

3.1.2.2 The contractor shall develop or review specification requirements, establish life cycle environmental profiles, evaluate engineering change proposals, and support conduct of PCA/FCAs for PEO Soldier Programs.

3.1.2.3 The contractor shall review, evaluate, monitor, and report on contractor and Government quality validation plans, reliability program plans, test procedures, and test reports for PEO Soldier Programs. The Contractor shall monitor and report Vendor Acceptance Tests for PEO Soldier Systems.

3.1.2.4 The contractor shall review and evaluate vendors’ technical adequacy, and assure compliance with contractual scopes, schedules, and requirements, and when appropriate, recommend program and contract changes

3.1.2.5 The contractor shall review, evaluate, monitor, and report on Vendor Quality Assurance Plans submitted for PEO Soldier programs.

3.1.2.6 The contractor shall conduct and report on vendor audits for PEO Soldier programs. The contractor shall work with vendors to improve their quality system, processes and process controls as required.

3.1.2.7 The contractor shall work closely with Defense Contract Management Agency (DCMA) and monitor support provided on assigned programs, ensure establishment of quality assurance letters of instruction (QALIs) and/or memoranda of agreement (MOA), and review DCMA surveillance plans for adequacy.

3.1.2.8 The contractor shall review, analyze, resolve, and report Failed Item Analysis Reports (FIAR) for PEO Soldier programs and ensure root-cause corrective action is identified and implemented.

3.1.2.9 The contractor shall upload all relevant quality and Reliability and Maintainability (RAM) data to SharePoint, and collect metrics on system performance and field reliability for PEO Soldier programs.

3.1.2.10 The contractor shall evaluate Product Quality Deficiency Reports (PQDRs) and issues identified by the fielding team, and ensure appropriate resolution for PEO Soldier programs.

3.1.2.11 The contractor shall evaluate engineering change proposals and waivers/deviations for their impact on product integrity, and provide recommendations for approval/disapproval.

3.1.2.12 The contractor shall draft, review, and prepare for signature qualification letters based on careful review of vendor’s system qualification.

3.1.2.13 The contractor shall monitor, analyze, and integrate Modeling & Simulation for PEO Soldier programs.

3.1.3 Test Support.

3.1.3.1 The contractor shall conduct testing for PEO Soldier Systems.

3.1.3.2 The contractor shall develop, prepare, coordinate, and update test planning and documentation.

3.1.3.3 The contractor shall monitor and report Developmental and Operational Testing for PEO Soldier programs, including liaison with Army Test and Evaluation Command (ATEC) entities.

3.1.3.4 The contractor shall monitor and report on testing, and ensure correlation testing is accomplished as required.

3.1.3.5 The contractor shall develop, prepare, coordinate, and update Test & Evaluation Master Plans (TEMPs) and Test & Evaluation (T&E) Strategies.

3.1.3.6 The contractor shall work with test organizations on scheduling and resourcing for Developmental and Operational Testing (DT/OT), review Test Plans and Reports, support Test Readiness Reviews, monitor and report on DT/OT testing, and manage test incident report (TIR) responses.

3.1.3.7 The contractor shall support evaluation of system performance in all testing, review System Evaluation Plans, strategy, and reports, and prepare input for Suitability Statements.

3.1.3.8 The contractor shall develop forecasts for ammunition needed to support all Government testing, and work with ATEC on allocation and scheduling.

3.1.3.9 The contractor shall upload all relevant test and evaluation data and documentation to SharePoint and compile technical performance metrics as required.

3.2 Acquisition Support

Performance Standards STD: The contractor shall complete all required Acquisition support tasks in a manner that is compliant with applicable standards (to include DoD 5000.2, AR 70-1 and the PEO Soldier MDR/TC Guidebook within specified deadlines).

AQL: In performance of all assigned tasks, the Contractor shall have no more than 1 (one) valid customer complaint associated with these tasks per quarter.

3.2.1 The Contractor shall provide acquisition support.

This includes supporting preparation and review of program baselines; developing purchase requests, documents required for solicitations and other contract documents; preparing supporting documentation such as Test and Evaluation Master Plans, Technical Data Packages, Production Plans, System Improvement Plans and Transition Plans, and identifying cost, schedule and performance tradeoffs during product development.

3.2.1.1 The contractor shall develop, draft, provide, and update documentation for acquisition programs to include all documentation required for program Milestone events (MDD, MS-A, MS-B, MS-C, TC/FMR, FRP, etc).

3.2.1.1.1 The contractor shall communicate, coordinate, collaborate, and liaise with the user representative, TRADOC, AMC, and other PEOs, ASA (ALT) and other HQDA and Joint elements, as required to execute the supported program.

3.2.1.1.2 The contractor shall develop, provide, and update integrated master schedules for all Major Programs utilizing Microsoft Project.

3.2.1.2 The contractor shall develop, provide, and update schedules for programs.

3.2.1.3 The contractor shall develop, provide, and update contract documents for programs, to include, but not limited to, those documents listed below:

· MIL Specs

· Product Specification

· Scope of Work

· Acquisition Plan and Acquisition Strategy

· Source Selection Plans (Must be approved in advisor capacity through Contracting)

· Purchase Descriptions

· Independent Government Cost Estimate {Note all contractor prepared estimates must be validated and approved by Government personnel}.

· Market Research

3.2.1.4 The contractor shall research, analyze, coordinate, evaluate, execute, implement, monitor, participate, and track execution for programs.

3.2.1.5 The contractor shall develop, provide, and update quarterly program reviews for programs.

3.2.1.6 The contractor shall provide support to Combat Development community, as required, and develop/update Requirements documents for programs.

· Analysis of Alternatives (AoA)

· Initial Capabilities Document (ICD)

· Capability Development Document (CDD)

· Capability Production Document (CPD)

· Directed Requirements

3.2.1.7 The contractor shall conduct, analyze and publish User Surveys, Operational Lessons Learned and similar studies.

3.2.1.8 The contractor shall assist in the planning for and conduct of Analysis of Alternative in support of (Milestone A) MS A.

3.2.1.9 The contractor shall assist in the planning and execution of Cost Benefit Analysis.

3.2.1.10 The contractor shall participate in Integrated Product Teams and coordinate planning and execution of product related events, reviews, documentation and demonstrations.

3.2.1.11 The contractor shall assist in managing the transition of product sustainment from the Product Management Office to the Defense Logistics Agency, LCMC, or other sustainment organizations.

3.2.1.12 The contractor shall provide Consultant services upon customer request to provide expertise to formulate, direct and manage solutions for complex, large scale problems on an as required basis. The Government may require Consultant services to provide analysis or process improvement solutions for Project Management Office specific areas.

3.2.1.13 Technical Editing: The Contractor shall provide technical editing for PEO Soldier and Subordinate Program Management Offices including edits and formatting for all briefings and deliverables.

The contractor shall provide technical editing and writing support by reviewing, editing, and revising technical and nontechnical documents as requested. The documents include, but are not limited to, executive summaries, acquisition plans, acquisition strategies, acquisition decision memoranda, test and evaluation master plans, urgent material releases, type classification memoranda, memoranda of agreement, memoranda of understanding, system engineering plans, statements of work, policies, procedures, manuals, reports, and PowerPoint presentations. The contractor shall also review and edit speeches for Senior Command Officials as designated by PEO Soldier Chief of Staff.

3.3 Business Management Support

Performance Standards STD: The contractor shall complete all required Business Management support tasks in a manner that is compliant with applicable…