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Section B - Supplies or Services and Prices

ITEM NO SUPPLIES/SERVICES QUANTITY UNIT UNIT PRICE AMOUNT

1000 Job Transition In - Labor

FFP

60-day Transition In Period - Labor FOB: Destination

PSC CD: H910

NET AMT

1100 Job Transition In - ODCs

COST

60-Day Transition-In Period. Normalized value IAW LOE Spreadsheet. Other Direct Costs (ODCs) up to $25,000.00 require Contracting Officer Representative approval. ODCs that exceed $25,000.00 require Contracting Officer approval.

ESTIMATED COST

DRAFT

2000 Job 60-Month Ordering Period - CPFF Labor

CPFF

The contractor shall perform non-personal services in accordance with the Performance Work Statement in Section C. The ordering period from which task orders may be issued shall not exceed 60-months and is inclusive of the transition periods.

FIXED FEE

TOTAL EST COST + FEE

2100 Job 60-Month Ordering Period - FFP Labor

FFP

The contractor shall perform non-personal services in accordance with the Performance Work Statement in Section C. The ordering period from which task orders may be issued shall not exceed 60-months and is inclusive of the transition periods.

2200 Job 60-Month Ordering Period - ODCs

COST

Normalized value IAW LOE Spreadsheet. Other Direct Costs (ODCs) up to $25,000.00 require Contracting Officer Representative (COR) approval. ODCs that exceed $25,000.00 require Contracting Officer approval.

2300 Each Contractor Manpower Reporting

FFP

The contractor shall provide manpower reporting in accordance with PWS Section

2400 Each CDRLs

FFP

All Contract Data Deliverables for the 5-year ordering period. See Exhibits

3000 Job Transition Out - Labor

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60-Day Transitiion-out Period - Labor

3100 Job Transition Out - ODCs

COST

60-Day Transition-Out Period. Normalized value IAW LOE Spreadsheet. Other Direct Costs (ODCs) up to $25,000.00 require Contracting Officer Representative approval. ODCs that exceed $25,000.00 require Contracting Officer approval.

MIN/MAX TABLE

The Minimum Order on the IDIQ is $1,000.

The Maximum Order on this IDIQ is the Total Max Quantity of all CLINs.

PLACING ORDERS

Orders shall be initiated through a Request for Proposal (RFP) emailed to the contractor by the Contracting Office. The Contractor's proposal will be evaluated for technical acceptability, cost realism (if cost reimbursable), and price reasonableness.

The Contracting Officer will provide a task order to the Contractor. In order to have a valid task order, it must be signed by both the Contractor and Contracting Officer.

ACC-APG is the only activity authorized to issue orders against the base contract.

Section C - Descriptions and Specifications

PERFORMANCE WORK STATEMENT

U.S. Army Evaluation Center (AEC) Support Services (AECSS) Performance Work Statement (PWS)

1.0 Introduction.

The U.S. Army Evaluation Center (AEC) is the Army’s independent evaluator for all Cross Functional Teams’ (CFTs) and other programs’ Critical Technical Requirements and Critical Operational Issues and Criteria (COIC).

AEC is lead agent to plan, direct and evaluate all required program testing. AEC is the focal point in test strategy development, system safety verification, and data analyses from early developmental consumer tests thru operational tests. AEC provides critical independent assessments on the effectiveness, suitability, survivability to include cyber and electronic warfare; safety of materiel solutions; and viability of emerging technologies and engineering change proposals in order to support major acquisition/fielding decisions including but not limited to acquisition milestones, materiel changes, and materiel releases.

1.1 Mission.

Per General Order 13 dated October 1999, Director, U.S. Army Evaluation Center, is responsible for all assigned developmental and independent operational evaluation of Army materiel, information and acquisition systems, and reports to Commanding General, U.S. Army Test and Evaluation Command (ATEC). Restated, AEC is the trusted advisor to Army senior leadership, ensuring Soldiers receive operationally effective, suitable, survivable and safe equipment enabling Army readiness.

AEC is responsible for all assigned developmental and independent operational evaluation of Army materiel, information and acquisition systems, an inherently governmental mission. AEC assists the Chief of Staff of the Army decision making process by supporting Army Capabilities Integration Development System (A-CIDS) processes as well as supporting the Army Futures Command through the Cross Functional Team (CFT) concept.

AEC evaluates operational effectiveness by determining if the system provides intended benefits to the Force. AEC determines impacts to readiness through Human Systems Integration (HSI), Unit Systems Integration (USI), and Army Systems Integration (ASI), DOTMLPF-P impacts, integrated suitability reviews (ISR) and operational suitability reviews (OSR) in partnership with the Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Army for Acquisition Policy and Logistics (DASA APL). AEC evaluates ballistics survivability and lethality missions, adversarial assessments/threat computer network operations, cooperative vulnerability and penetration assessments (CVPA), and electronic warfare (EW) (attack, support) countermeasures in support of the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) 2016 Section 1647, Establishment of Cybersecurity and Electromagnetic Affects (CEMA). AEC manages, plans, and executes Information Assurance (IA) operational assessments during annual Combatant Command and Army Service exercises in support of the congressionally mandated Office of the Secretary of Defense Director, Operational Test and Evaluation (OSD DOT&E) assessment, and performs the operational test agency (OTA) duties for the Ballistic Missile Defense System.

The U.S. Army Evaluation Center (AEC) is a subordinate activity of the U.S. Army Test and Evaluation Command (ATEC), the Army's independent Operational Test Agency (OTA), developmental tester, and evaluator. As the Army's independent evaluator, AEC's mission, in partnership with ATEC Test Centers and the U.S. Army Operational Test Command, is to provide essential information to decision-makers focusing on the effectiveness, suitability, survivability, and safety of assigned systems to include joint weapon systems where the Army is the Department of Defense (DoD) executive agent and all Army systems. AEC is organized by Directorate competencies with over 600 personnel that consist of Government Civilian, Military, and contractors. About 20% of the personnel that make up AEC are support contractors.

1.2 Scope.

AEC requires contract support personnel for engineering and test support services across all Directorates and Divisions. These services will perform a wide variety of tasks related to the Test and Evaluation programs at AEC.

AEC Support Services (AECSS) is a requirement to procure specialized personnel, materials, and expertise to support AEC’s mission. The contractor shall provide personnel, management, and any other items and services not Government furnished to perform the services defined in this PWS. The contractor shall provide services to directorates within AEC, to include the divisions within the directorates, and any individual project. Services shall be performed in support of AEC and shall be performed primarily at Aberdeen Proving Ground, Maryland.

Temporary duty support may be required at other locations in the Continental United States (CONUS) and Outside CONUS (OCONUS). The contractor shall perform a wide variety of tasks related to the Test and Evaluation programs at AEC. The contractor shall possess the proper training, certifications, and experience commensurate with the work they will perform, and level of responsibility they will exercise. This effort shall be consistent across all the AEC commodity directorates and support to staff functions relative to AEC operations, and includes labor, supplies, equipment, materials, and transportation incidental to activities described in the performance work statement (PWS). The contractor shall perform to the standards and specifications in the contract.

1.3 Consolidation.

This AECSS IDIQ contract is intended to maximize efficiency and to provide the flexibility to allocate resources across AEC based on workload requirements. Efficiency in evaluation execution and flexibility of the highly trained workforce are critical for AEC’s evaluation support to 700 systems per year.

1.4 Commodity Areas.

AEC spans a wide range of commodity areas in its support of Army Futures Command, cross-functional teams (CFTs), Soldiers and the DoD. The following describes some of the primary areas that will utilize this contract vehicle.

a. Ballistic Missile Defense System (BMDS) to include, but not limited to ballistic missile systems, sensors, radars and command and control systems;

b. Air Defense-Artillery systems to include missiles, fire control, surveillance, and fire control radars and associated software;

c. Air-Missile Defense CFT systems and subsystems as well as science and technology efforts sponsored by Army Futures Command;

d. Long Range Precision Fires CFT systems and subsystems as well as science and technology efforts sponsored by Army Futures Command;

e. Field Artillery Systems to include artillery projectiles, fuses, propellant and platforms; rockets and launchers; counter-fire radars; target locators/designators; field artillery fire control and integration and associated software target acquisition systems, fire control radars, munitions including rockets, missiles, and projectiles, launcher platforms, cannon systems;

f. Future Vertical Lift CFT systems and subsystems as well as science and technology efforts sponsored by

Army Futures Command;

g. Manned Aviation Systems to include manned aviation platforms; aircraft survivability; air-to-ground munitions; and air Soldier;

h. Unmanned Aviation Systems to include unmanned aviation platforms; control systems used for the common control of unmanned air assets; and unmanned aircraft-mounted rocket, missile, and direct fire armaments and their launch/weapon systems to include associated fire control, ammunition, fuzes, rocket motors, guidance and seeker subsystems, and associated training and diagnostic equipment;

i. Aviation Ground Support Systems to include air traffic control;

j. Next Generation Combat Vehicle systems and subsystems as well as science and technology efforts sponsored by Army Futures Command;

k. Armor Brigade Combat Team (ABCT) systems and subsystems to include but not limited to: Tanks;

Tracked fighting vehicles; Tracked combat support vehicles; Platform specific add-on armor; Main gun optics/FLIR;and Platform specific large caliber ammunition;

l. Maneuver Support systems and subsystems to include but not limited to: Route clearance vehicles;

Countermine; Combat engineer/material handling equipment; Construction equipment; Unmanned ground vehicles;

Bridging; and Army watercraft;

m. Stryker Brigade Combat Team (SBCT) systems and subsystems to include but not limited to: Wheeled combat vehicles; Platform-specific add-on armor; Future tracked fighting vehicles; Platform specific large caliber ammunition; and Tracked recovery vehicles;

n. Tactical Wheeled Vehicle (TWV) systems and subsystems to include but not limited to: Light, medium and heavy tactical wheeled vehicles; Trailers; Wheeled recovery vehicles; All-terrain vehicles and motorcycles; and SOCOM vehicles;

o. Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear (CBRN) Defense (CBRND) Systems to include but not limited to: Sensors; detectors; laboratories; smoke/obscurants; and protection, decontamination, tactical disablement, and chemical demilitarization equipment;

p. Close Combat Munitions Systems to include but not limited to: Mortars, shoulder-launched munitions, ground-to-ground missiles, non-lethal round/kits, tasers/lasers, demo and munitions, and mines;

q. Soldier Lethality CFT Systems and subsystems as well as science and technology efforts sponsored by

Army Futures Command;

r. Dismounted Soldier and Infantry Systems such as individual and crew-served weapons; small and medium caliber ammunition; grenade launchers; weapon sights/optics; combat training simulators;

s. Force Support Systems such as power generation/distribution; renewable energy; contingency basing;

field services; liquid logistics; facilities/structures; air delivery; clothing and individual equipment; and sets, kits, and outfits;

t. Command, Control, Communications, Computers (C4) systems to include but not limited to: Information management systems, enterprise resource planning systems, medical IT systems, databases, and software;

transmission systems, networks, network operations and management systems, waveforms, switching/routing systems and COMSEC; and command and control (C2) systems, common operating environment (COE), C2 platforms, capability sets, combat IT systems;

u. Synthetic Training Environments (STE) CFT systems and subsystems as well as science and technology efforts sponsored by Army Futures Command;

v. Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance (ISR) systems to include but not limited to the materiel systems and associated software in the following commodity areas: imagery, RF collection systems, LIDAR, position/navigation systems, electronic intelligence systems (ELINT) and meteorological systems, data fusion/processors, intelligence networks, biometrics, acoustic and infrared/electo-optics(IR/EO) sensors, and imagery processing, jammers, directed energy and spectroscopy;

w. Assured Positioning Navigation and Timing (APNT) CFT systems as well as science and technology efforts sponsored by Army Futures Command;

x. Cyber Security, Mission Assurance, Information Assurance (IA) and Interoperability;

y. Integrated Survivability covers a wide rage of areas with aspects, to include but not limited to:

Ballistics; lethality; Cybersecurity and Electromagnetic Affects (CEMA), signature management (susceptibility, vulnerability), electronic warfare (EW), directed energy, Nuclear Weapons Effects; Cybersecurity (architecture, T&E methods, threat methods, protection methods);

z. Integrated Suitability covers a wide range of commodity areas with aspects, to include but not limited to:

Readiness and Suitability, reliability and maintainability (RAM), Integrated Product Support (IPS); Human Systems Integration (HSI);

aa. Methodology covers a wide range of commodity areas with aspects, to include but not limited to:

Design of Experiments (DoE); Modeling and Simulation (M&S); Data Sciences; Data Visualization.

2.0 General Requirements.

2.1 Non-Personal Services.

The Government shall neither supervise contractor employees nor control the method by which the contractor performs the required tasks. Under no circumstances shall the Government assign tasks to, or prepare work schedules for, individual contractor employees. It shall be the responsibility of the contractor to manage its employees and to guard against any actions that are of the nature of personal services, or give the perception of personal services. If the contractor believes that any actions constitute, or are perceived to constitute personal services, it shall be the contractor’s responsibility to notify the Contracting Officer’s Representative (COR) 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 and timely identification of issues. The contractor is expected to establish a history of reasonable and cooperative behavior, effectively manage subcontractors, award timely subcontracts and meet small/disadvantaged and woman owned business participation goals. The contractor shall seek to ensure customer satisfaction and professional and ethical behavior of all contractor personnel.

2.3 Contract Administration and Management.

The contractor shall provide, at a minimum, an onsite Program Manager (PM) and an onsite Assistant PM, who shall be physically present during normal hours of work and perform overall management of the contract. The PM shall be the contractor’s primary point of contact and shall have the authority to act or make decisions on all matters on behalf of the contractor. The contractor shall designate an alternate who shall be authorized to make decisions in the absence of the PM.

Key personnel for this contract are: PM and Assistant PM. Minimum qualifications for the Program Manager and Assistant Program Manager are below and are included in the Labor Category Qualifications section.

Table 1. Qualifications of Key Personnel

Key Personnel Qualifications Program Manager Bachelor's Degree in engineering or an applicable discipline in other

Physical Sciences, Mathematics, or Computer Science from an accredited* college/university and 15 years of applicable experience; or a Master's Degree in engineering or an applicable discipline in other Physical Sciences, Mathematics, or Computer Science from an ABET accredited college/university and 13 years applicable experience; and five years of experience leading/supervising 100 or more people in a technical environment. Applicable experience must include a minimum of two years’ of test and evaluation experience. The PM shall also possess a Top Secret security clearance.

Assistant Program Manager Bachelor's Degree in engineering or an applicable discipline in other Physical Sciences, Mathematics, or Computer Science from an accredited* college/university and nine years of applicable experience; or a Master's Degree in engineering or an applicable discipline from an ABET accredited college/university and seven years applicable experience; and three years of experience leading/supervising 50 or more people in a technical environment. Applicable experience must include a minimum of two years’ of test and evaluation experience.

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 Aberdeen Proving Ground (APG), Maryland 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 within the specified timeline. The contractor shall use the Task COR as their single point of contact (POC) between the Government and contractor personnel assigned to support contracts or Task Orders (TOs). The Government COR and Technical Monitor (TM) for each task and the corresponding contractor Task Leader will meet as necessary to determine and refine support requirements, products, and timelines. The contractor shall assign work effort and maintain proper and accurate timekeeping records of personnel assigned to work on the requirement.

2.3.3 Personnel Administration.

The contractor shall ensure all training requirements are up to date for all contracted employees during the lifetime of the contract/TO. The contractor shall make necessary travel arrangements for their employees. The contractor shall provide necessary infrastructure to support contract tasks when contractors are authorized to work offsite. The contractor shall provide administrative support to employees in a timely fashion (time keeping, leave processing, pay, emergency needs).

2.3.3.1 Timekeeping.

The contractor shall maintain a daily record of regular, overtime, and shift hours worked, specifying the work breakdown structure (WBS), Internal Order, Cost Center, labor category, delivery order number, and contract number which will be provided electronically and submitted in the format, schedule and manner designated by the Government.

2.3.3.2 Conduct of Personnel.

Employees of this contract shall comply with standards of conduct. All contractor personnel shall comply with the ATEC Acceptable Use Policy (AUP) dated 1 December 2010, for persons who use computers. The contractor shall enforce standards of employee conduct and take disciplinary action, as necessary. Employees shall not participate in disruptive activities or interfere with operations.

2.3.3.3 Removal of Personnel.

The Government may request the removal of any contractor employee for reasons of misconduct, safety, environmental, security, or any other reason if in the best interest of the Government. The Government may request the removal of any contractor employee found to be, or suspected of being, under the influence of alcohol, drugs, or incapacitating agent. The Government may request the contractor to test employees suspected of being under the influence of alcohol, drugs, or incapacitating agent. The removal of a contractor employee from the job site shall not alleviate the contractor of the requirement to provide sufficient personnel to perform the services as required by this contract.

2.3.3.4 Workspace.

Contractor workspace (office, laboratory, and desk) shall contain a sign signifying the space is occupied by contractor employee(s) to ensure that Federal employee and the public know that they are not Federal employee(s).

2.3.3.5 Identification of contractor Personnel.

All contractor personnel shall be required to wear the Government issued contractor identification that distinguishes contract personnel from Government employees. Contractor employees shall identify themselves by name and company affiliation when answering the telephone, presenting briefings, conducting or attending meetings/seminars or any other situations where their contractor status is not obvious.

2.3.3.6 Work Correspondence.

All contractor correspondence (written, facsimile, and email display) shall include their company name and any other documents or reports produced by contractors are identified as contractor products or contractor participation is disclosed.

2.3.3.7 Personal Appearance.

Contractor personnel shall practice high standards of personal hygiene and maintain a clean, neat appearance while on duty. The contractor shall ensure that personnel are properly attired for accomplishment of their duties.

2.3.4 Resource and Financial Management.

The contractor shall report ALL contractor labor hours (including subcontractor labor hours) required for performance of services provided under this contract for the Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Army for Cost and

Economics via a secure data collection site. The contractor is required to completely fill in all required data fields using the web address: https://www.ecmra.mil/, and then click on “Department of the Army CMRA” or the icon of the DoD organization that is receiving or benefitting from the contracted services. The contractor shall access the aforementioned website to determine when data entries are due.

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 will 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 COR. Cross teaming arrangements shall be in accordance with (IAW) Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 9.6. The prime contractor shall provide the subcontracting plan and any subsequent updates to the plan to the COR within 30 days of initiation or changes.

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, qualifications, certifications 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, labor rates, and labor hours utilized in the performance of each Task Order (PWS line item) issued hereunder will be the minimum necessary to accomplish the task. The contractor shall provide the necessary resources and infrastructure to manage, perform, and administer the contract.

Contractor employees shall be trained, qualified, certified, and licensed in accordance with the requirements specified in this contract and each task order prior to starting work, except for the training that is not commercially available and Government-unique. For training or certification that is not commercially available and Government-unique, contractor employees shall have a maximum of 90 days to complete the training and certification.

The contractor shall provide for receipt and coordination of task assignments, rapid resolution of questions and other issues associated with this contract and continuity in the knowledge and application of safety, security, environmental, health, and operating regulations. The contractor shall meet workload demands, when ordered by the Contracting Officer through delivery orders, which will vary depending on workload.

2.5.1 Training.

The contractor shall develop a training program to ensure contractor personnel are trained to accomplish the requirements of this PWS. The contractor shall maintain records of all scheduled and completed training, which will be available for periodic inspections by the Government. In addition, copies of training certificates shall be available upon request by the COR as proof of training completion, as required. Training does not relieve the contractor from ensuring that contractor personnel are qualified to perform their assigned tasks when they begin employment under this contract.

The contractor shall look to identify efficiencies in training that will reduce costs to the Government as well as minimize duty hours spent completing training. The contractor shall meet AEC’s annual mandated training requirements as provided by the Government.

The contractor shall pay for training, licensing and certifications. Labor and all associated cost for training, licenses, meetings and professional development not mandated by the Government shall be borne by the contractor.

The Government will only reimburse the contractor one time for training in new technologies or unique skills that are required to perform a task of this PWS and not for employee advancement. All travel, training and per diem requirements that are to be reimbursed to the contractor must be approved by the Directorate Director or authorized designee and COR within ten (10) workdays prior to commencement of training/travel. Any retraining needed due to contract employee departure will be at the contractor's expense.

Prior to making an offer to an employee, the contractor shall provide a resume to the COR for Government review.

The Government will review the resume to ensure the qualifications and/or experience in Section C have been met and if not, the resume will be returned to the contractor within two workdays of receipt. The resumes shall be in the format specified in attachment two, along with transcripts. During the life of the contract, the contractor shall submit resumes for all new employees to the COR not later than five calendar days prior to the effective date of employment so that the COR can ensure qualifications and/or experience identified in attachment two are met. In emergency situations and in cases of adverse action where five days’ notice is not possible, the contractor shall submit the change in writing and provide resumes to the COR not later than 24 hours after the change is implemented.

2.6 Location and Hours of Work.

Accomplishment of the tasks contained in this PWS requires work primarily at APG, MD; Fort Bliss, TX; White Sands Missile Range (WSMR), NM; Redstone Arsenal, Huntsville, AL; and at various contractor, subcontractor, and Government facilities (mainly in the continental United States (CONUS) but will also include international locations); however, specific locations will be identified in the individual TOs. Normal Government workdays are Monday through Friday except U.S. Federal Holidays, eight (8) hours per day, 40 hours per week and flextime workers start not earlier than 0600 and not later than 0900. The Government core hours of work are from 0900 to 1500 daily. Deviations from the normal hours of operation may be required to meet the requirements of the performance work statement. If shift work outside of these hours is required, the contractor shall manage their employees’ schedules to minimize overtime requests. Occasionally, services outside of an employee’s normal work schedule, hereafter referred to as overtime, may still be necessary due to mission requirements. Overtime hours include duty hours beyond the normal scheduled hours (adjusted for the appropriate time zone), holiday work, and shift work hours. The Government will coordinate desired overtime with the contractor. The contractor will normally be notified at least seven calendar days in advance prior to mission requirements necessitating work outside of the normal work schedule. Overtime hours must be approved by the COR in advance.

Due to frequency of tests and short suspenses (historic and projected), surge support shall be made available within 48 hours of Government notification. The onsite Government Security Officer will ensure that all security precautions and access privileges are in place.

2.7 Installation Closures.

The contractor shall adhere to curtailing operations of the Government which includes any time when the Government is in a non-operational status for events including but not limited to emergency situations, inclement weather, power curtailments, furlough, shutdowns, organization events, executive ordered closures, planned training days, etc. Contractors are expected to adhere to the Government curtailment or closure schedule; however, some contractor employees may be required to work during those periods and/or may be required to report to an alternate work site. Only personnel necessary for essential work will be scheduled for duty during these periods. The COR will notify the contractor of the dates of curtailment and closure and of any contractor employees required to work that day. Additionally, the local television/radio stations will announce any such delays or closures.

2.8 Federal Holidays.

Federal Holidays in each calendar year are identified below. When such holidays fall on Saturday, the preceding Friday will be considered a holiday. When such holidays fall on a Sunday, the succeeding Monday is considered a holiday.

New Year's Day, January 1 (or observed) Martin Luther King, Jr. Birthday, the third Monday in January Washington's Birthday, the third Monday in February Memorial Day, the last Monday in May Independence Day, July 4 (or observed) Labor Day, the first Monday in September Columbus Day, the second Monday in October Veterans Day, November 11 (or observed) Thanksgiving Day, the fourth Thursday in November Christmas Day, December 25 (or observed)

2.9 Place of Duty Other than APG, MD.

Although AEC Headquarters (HQs) is located in APG, MD, there are other AEC Government sites across the country. The individual TO will identify the required place of duty. The contractor shall be capable of supporting these tasks at CONUS locations using the personnel resources in that area. AEC will not reimburse the contractor for permanently relocating personnel to the required location, nor will AEC authorize long-term temporary duty.

2.10 Travel/Temporary Duty (TDY).

Travel to other Government facilities or other contractor facilities may be required and will be specified in the individual TO. All travel requirements (including plans, agenda, itinerary, anticipated costs, trip reasons and dates) shall be pre-approved by the COR (subject to local policy procedures), and is on a strictly cost reimbursable basis.

Costs for travel shall be billed IAW the regulatory implementation of Public Law 99-234 and FAR 31.205-46 Travel Costs (subject to local policy & procedures).

Travel will include multiple locations throughout the CONUS, many trips for multiple contiguous weeks. Some tasks may also include travel Outside CONUS (OCONUS). Travel locations are are included below, but not limited to the following: 29 Palms, CA; Aberdeen Proving Ground, MD; Afghanistan; Agusta, Georgia; Albuquerque, NM;

Alexandria, VA; Anaheim, CA; Anniston, AL; Auburn, Hill, MI; Barstow, CA; Beale AFB, CA; Binghampton, NY;

Brownsville, TX; Camp Roberts, CA; CENTCOM; Charlottesville, VA; China Lake, CA; Clarksburg, WV;

Colorado Springs, CO; Corona, CA; Corpus Christi, TX; Dallas, TX; Detroit, MI; Dugway, UT; Duke Field, FL;

Edwards AFB, CA; Eglin AFB, FL; Einsiedlerhof, Germany; El Paso, TX; El Segundo, CA; EUCOM; Fort Belvoir, VA; Fort Benning, GA; Fort Bliss, TX; Fort Bragg, NC; Fort Campbell, KY; Fort Carson, CA; Fort Detrick, MD;

Fort Drum, NY; Fort Eustis, VA; Fort Greely, AK; Fort Hood, TX; Fort Huachuca, AZ; Fort Indiantown Gap, PA;

Fort Jackson, SC; Fort Leavenworth, KS; Fort Lee, VA; Fort Leonardwood, MO; Fort Meade, MD; Fort Monmouth, NJ; Fort Rucker, Alabama; Fort Sill, OK; Fort Smith, HI; Fort Stewart, GA; Fort Walton Beach, FL;

Fredericksburg, VA; Fylingdales, England; Gaeta, Italy; Grafenwoehr, Germany; Great Britan; Hamilton, IL;

Hampton Beach, VA; Hanover, MD; Harrisburg, PA; Hickham, AFB, HI; Huntsville, AL/Redstone Arsenal;

Hurlburt Field, FL; Idaho Falls, ID; Indian Head, MD; Israel; Jacksonville, FL; Kansas City, MO; Kileen, TX;

Lancaster, CA; Landstuhl, Germany; Las Vegas, NV; Lawton, OK; Linthicum, MD; Marlton, NJ; Melbourne, FL;

Mesa, AZ; Miami, FL; Natick, MA; Norfolk, VA; North Beach, VA; Omaha, Nebraska; Oshkosh, WI; Ottowa, Canada; PACOM; Picatinny, NJ; Pacific Missile Range Facility (PMRF); Qatar; Quantico, VA; Ridgecrest, CA;

San Antonio, TX; San Diego, CA; San Jose, CA; Sea-Based X-Band Radar (SBX) Platform, HI; Scottsdale, AZ;

Sealy, TX; Selfridge, MI; Seoul, Korea; Shemya, AK; Sierra Vista, AZ; Silver Springs, NV; Spangdahlem, Germany; Sterling Heights, MI; Stuttgart, Germany; Suffolk, VA; Sunnyvale, CA; Tampa, FL; Taunton, MA;

Texarkana, TX ; Troy, MI; Tucson, AZ; Wake Island; Warren, MI; Washington, DV/Pentagon; Woburn, MA; White Sands Missile Range (WSMR), NM; Yongsan, Korea; York, PA; and Yuma Proving Ground, AZ.

IAW FAR 31.205-46, the contractor shall provide documentation for prime and subcontractor costs incurred by contractor personnel on official company business. These costs are allowable and are subject to the limitations contained in the FAR 31.205-46 subsections. Costs for transportation may be based on mileage rates, actual costs incurred (receipts), or a combination thereof, provided the method used results in a reasonable charge. Costs for lodging, meals, and incidental expenses may be based on per diem, actual expenses (receipts), or a combination thereof, provided the method used results in a reasonable charge. There will be no profit to the contractor on any travel performed either by the prime or subcontractor. Travel documentation shall be provided to the COR after travel has been performed to verify estimates versus actual costs, and to determine a reasonable charge. Travel documentation will be included as an attachment to the invoice and monthly report in Wide Area Work Flow (WAWF), in a contractor preferred (COR approved) format. This requirement includes the prime contractor and all subcontractors.

For proposal purposes, the contractor shall use plug numbers for travel for each contract year proposed. Upon contract award, the plug numbers will serve as Not to Exceed (NTE) values for each contract year. The plug numbers are as follows:

Year 1 Year 2 Year 3 Year 4 Year 5 Year 6

2.11 Conflicts of Interest.

The below requirements include the prime contractor and all subcontractors.

The contractor shall remain conflict of interest free during the entire duration of the contract/TO. Section H of the base provides additional information concerning Title 10, U.S. Code (USC) Section 2399 and FAR Subpart 9.5.

In the event that the prime or a subcontractor intends or becomes involved in development of DoD systems under eventual ATEC test evaluation oversight as part of its Title 10 responsibilities, the contractor shall provide written notification to the COR within three working days of this potential OCI issue. The contractor shall not begin or continue performance once the contractor becomes aware of a Title 10 USC 2399 violation or any other OCI situation without the Contracting Officer’s approval. The contractor shall own the burden to monitor, report and resolve any Title 10 USC Section 2399 violations and all potential OCI issues that arise during the performance of this TO.

The Contracting Officer will analyze all potential OCIs as prescribed by FAR Subpart 9.5 and make a determination if an actual OCI exists and whether an actual OCI can be mitigated. The Contracting Officer will provide the rationale for an OCI determination and request a mitigation plan when the OCI is of a type that can be mitigated.

The Contracting Officer will evaluate the mitigation plan and either approve or disapprove the mitigation plan.

The contractor shall not employ off-duty CORs, nor any other person who is an employee of the U.S. Government or the DoD, either military or civilian, if such employment would create a conflict of interest.

3.0 Contract Support and Reporting Requirements.

The contractor shall complete all administrative, management, and reporting tasks detailed in this section by furnishing all labor, equipment, materials, and incidental support required for successful management of this contract effort. The contractor shall attend meetings and reviews to obtain information and data for test and evaluation plans, reports and other program documentation when requested by the Government.

The type of work performed under this contract requires that a variety of labor categories at an unpredictable level of effort to be utilized in response to type and complexity of weapon system tests. Funding constraints require that specific funds relevant to specific tests be incorporated into the contract intermittently throughout the period of performance of this contract as test requirements occur. Overtime may be required to accommodate changing test schedules and testing of Category I items that routinely require additional security measures.

In addition to the specific tasks, the following global requirements apply to all tasks as discussed within each of the higher level objectives. These tasks will align with the AEC major evaluation mission areas of effectiveness, suitability, survivability and safety. These global requirements include:

Work Execution: The work shall be performed under the technical direction of Government personnel such as a TM (performance evaluator, ATEC System team (AST) chair, test integrator, safety evaluator, suitability evaluator, survivability evaluator, etc). Additionally, the contractor shall apply established methods, procedures, and techniques applicable to the task as defined by AEC internal operating procedures, military standards (MILSTDs), policies, regulations, or other applicable guidance.

Employee Cross-Functional Utilization (Personnel Flexibility): The contractor shall develop multi-skilled personnel within the workforce with the ability to support short notice urgent evaluation requirements.

Deliverables: A deliverable is a complete, concise, and usable product provided to the Government in the format and timeframe requested. These products will be provided by fully qualified personnel, per the Matrix of Certifications/Licensing/Training/Requirements to meet the requirements specified by the direction given by Government points of contact.

Technical Adequacy and Product Quality: The contractor shall ensure tasking requirements are met. Complete assigned tasks correctly the first time IAW applicable Army Regulations (ARs) and Government direction. Assign personnel with the right skill sets to support mission objectives. Performance and deliverables meet technical and functional requirements, and is responsive to changes in technical direction and the technical support environment.

Assessments, evaluations, analyses, recommendations are documented IAW contract requirements, completed within schedule, and validated prior to submission to the Government. Deliverables are on time and include data as delineated in the Contract Data Requirements List (CDRL).

Other Direct Costs: With Government authorization, the contractor shall purchase materials, supplies or services to support work in this PWS.

Computer Proficiency: Prior to employment, contractor personnel shall be knowledgeable in the use of computers and software e.g. MS Office products or other software required for performance of the work.

Property Damage: The Contractor Performance Assessment Reporting System (CPARS) rating shall be affected for all cases, after the first incident during each performance year of the contract, of property damage/loss as a result of performance under this contract if they are found to be negligent by an Investigator. If employee negligence is determined, the contractor shall take appropriate corrective action. Corrective action may include, repair, replacement or reimbursement as well as employee disciplinary action.

3.1 Contract Management Reports.

The contractor shall provide monthly reports and a monthly invoice simultaneously by the 17th of each month.

These reports shall include up to date and current information for the prime and all subcontractors. If the Government does not provide the format, the COR will agree to the format as proposed by the contractor for the monthly reports and invoices. Monthly reports shall be attached to the invoice in WAWF.

The contractor shall complete all contract reporting tasks by furnishing all labor, equipment, materials, and incidental support required. The contractor shall adhere to all report submission requirements and notify the COR upon successful completion of each report, as detailed in the specific sections listed below.

3.1.1 Contractor Personnel Roster.

The contractor shall provide a complete roster of their personnel through the life of the contract as directed by the Government. The report shall include employee name, labor category, and work location for every contractor or subcontractor employee performing on this contract. This information is subject to the Privacy Act of 1974 and DOD Regulation 5400.11-R and should be handled accordingly.

Performance Standards STD: Accurate, complete and timely support of tasks and functions as directed by the Government.

AQL: 100% compliant with all procedures and applicable regulations.

95% Mission Capable Deliverables:

A001 – Contractor Personnel Roster

3.1.2 Contract Status Reports.

Contractors shall report labor hours by day, by name, and by Work Breakdown Structure (WBS), to the COR every Wednesday for the preceding week in a spreadsheet format provided by the COR. Labor and travel that directly supports a specific program will be charged to the work breakdown structure for that customer program, as specified by the COR. This requirement includes the prime contractor and all subcontractors.

The contractor shall provide a monthly “Contract Status Report” during the contract performance period. The report shall include a title page identifying the contract number, contractor’s company name, preparer’s name and title, type of report (e.g. monthly, interim, final), period covered by the report, security classification, and distribution statement. The information submitted in the “Status Report” shall contain the overall contract status, covering the accomplished technical activities and development, objectives of efforts, summary results of efforts; identification of major problems/deficiencies with impact, and recommended solutions; contract management reporting and organization; projected changes in task manpower and redistribution based on customer organization needs;

manpower and recruiting summary; security issues; contractual action items; contract accounting data documentation; a report of labor rates by discipline and skill level; actual travel costs for the period; a comparison of total contract funding to invoiced services; and special interest items.

Performance Standards STD: Accurate, complete and timely support of tasks and functions as directed by the Government.

AQL: 100% compliant with all procedures and applicable regulations.

95% Mission Capable Deliverables:

A002 – Contract Status Report

3.1.3 Contract Funds Status Report.

The contractor shall provide “Contract Funds Status Report” on a weekly basis. The report shall identify the weekly burn rate, monthly and yearly cumulative man-hours per labor category, funded amount for each contract line item number (CLIN) and task order total; amount invoiced, amount paid, funds balance remaining on each CLIN and task order, and the overall remaining contract ceiling. Additionally, the report shall identify the item(s) and amount(s) of the approved expenditures for the reimbursable CLINS not yet invoiced and what the funds remaining status would be for the CLIN and task order based on the estimated amount of those approved expenditures.

Performance Standards STD: Accurate, complete and timely support of tasks and functions as directed by the Government.

AQL: 100% compliant with all procedures and applicable regulations.

95% Mission Capable Deliverables:

A003 – Contract Funds Status Report

3.2 Contractor Manpower Reporting.

The Office of the Assistant Secretary of the Army (Manpower & Reserve Affairs) operates and maintains a secure Army data collection site where the contractor shall report ALL contractor manpower (including subcontractor manpower) required for performance of this effort. The contractor shall verify information input by the Government and completely fill in all other required fields in the reporting system using the following web address:

https://cmra.army.mil/. The required information includes: (1) Contracting Organization, Contracting Officer, COR;

(2) Contract number, including task and delivery order number; (3) Fiscal year covered by…