Solicitation Amendment 0001 - W91CRB-20-R-0019 - Scientific and Engineering.pdf

W91CRB20R0019

AMENDMENT OF SOLICITATION/MODIFICATION OF CONTRACT

Except as provided herein, all terms and conditions of the document referenced in Item 9A or 10A, as heretofore changed, remains unchanged and in full force and effect.

15A. NAME AND TITLE OF SIGNER (Type or print)

30-105-04EXCEPTION TO SF 30

APPROVED BY OIRM 11-84

STANDARD FORM 30 (Rev. 10-83) Prescribed by GSA

FAR (48 CFR) 53.243

Amendment 1 is issued to provide answ ers to questions submitted by industry and revisions to effected documents. Any additional questions submitted w ill be answ ered through a separate amendment. All revisions are highlighted in yellow . The proposal submission deadline has been extended to 12 June 2020 at 4:00 EDT.

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9A. AMENDMENT OF SOLICITATION NO.

11. THIS ITEM ONLY APPLIES TO AMENDMENTS OF SOLICITATIONS

X The above numbered solicitation is amended as set forth in Item 14. The hour and date specified for receipt of Offer X is extended, is not extended.

Offer must acknowledge receipt of this amendment prior to the hour and date specified in the solicitation or as amended by one of the following methods:

(a) By completing Items 8 and 15, and returning 1 copies of the amendment; (b) By acknowledging receipt of this amendment on each copy of the offer submitted;

or (c) By separate letter or telegram which includes a reference to the solicitation and amendment numbers. FAILURE OF YOUR ACKNOWLEDGMENT TO BE RECEIVED AT THE PLACE DESIGNATED FOR THE RECEIPT OF OFFERS PRIOR TO THE HOUR AND DATE SPECIFIED MAY RESULT IN

REJECTION OF YOUR OFFER. If by virtue of this amendment you desire to change an offer already submitted, such change may be made by telegram or letter, provided each telegram or letter makes reference to the solicitation and this amendment, and is received prior to the opening hour and date specified.

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IT MODIFIES THE CONTRACT/ORDER NO. AS DESCRIBED IN ITEM 14.

A. THIS CHANGE ORDER IS ISSUED PURSUANT TO: (Specify authority) THE CHANGES SET FORTH IN ITEM 14 ARE MADE IN THE

CONTRACT ORDER NO. IN ITEM 10A.

B. THE ABOVE NUMBERED CONTRACT/ORDER IS MODIFIED TO REFLECT THE ADMINISTRATIVE CHANGES (such as changes in paying office, appropriation date, etc.) SET FORTH IN ITEM 14, PURSUANT TO THE AUTHORITY OF FAR 43.103(B).

C. THIS SUPPLEMENTAL AGREEMENT IS ENTERED INTO PURSUANT TO AUTHORITY OF:

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E. IMPORTANT: Contractor is not, is required to sign this document and return copies to the issuing office.

14. DESCRIPTION OF AMENDMENT/MODIFICATION (Organized by UCF section headings, including solicitation/contract subject matter where feasible.)

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2. AMENDMENT/MODIFICATION NO. 5. PROJECT NO.(If applicable)

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3. EFFECTIVE DATE

27-May-2020

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ACC - APG - W91CRB

BLDG 4310

6515 INTEGRITY COURT

ABERDEEN PROVING GROUND MD 21005-3013

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SECTION SF 30 BLOCK 14 CONTINUATION PAGE

SUMMARY OF CHANGES

SECTION C - DESCRIPTIONS AND SPECIFICATIONS

The following have been modified:

PERFORMANCE WORK STATEMENT

Performance Work Statement (PWS)

Scientific and Engineering Support

Vision Statement The U.S. Army Aberdeen Test Center (ATC) is engaged in providing the Department of Defense (DOD), as well as other Government Agencies, foreign Governments, academia, and the private sector with state of the art test facilities, test capabilities, and test instrumentation. This technical services support contract will ensure ATC remains a premier test center by supporting the development of cutting-edge instrumentation systems and test facilities.

1 Introduction

The intention of this Contract is to obtain routine scientific and engineering services in furtherance of ATC’s mission. This is an Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity (ID/IQ) contract with firm fixed price (FFP) and cost plus fixed fee (CPFF) Contract Line Item Numbers (CLINs).

The ceiling on this contract shall be ~$10M per year for five years ($50M total), but the majority of the contract’s ceiling covers the possibility that the design and development work covered by this effort may result in mass-quantity production. Since future funding levels can-not be predicted, it is far more likely this contract will result in less than $1M per year, likely split 50-50 between labor and procurement.

This contract covers all instrumentation and test facilities designed and needed to collect test specific data for all prototypes, materiel, and non-military items and/or systems specified in this contract. These instrumentation designs and test facilities are continually requiring the application of emerging technologies.

1.1 Mission

As part of its overall mission, ATC is engaged in providing the DOD, as well as other Government Agencies, foreign Governments, academia, and the private sector with:

- Test and training services, both real and simulated;

- Knowledge and technical services;

- Manufacturing and fabrication capabilities;

- Instrumentation and facilities designed to meet specific testing requirements for a broad variety of weapons systems, equipment, ammunition, automotive, and other systems.

Major test mission areas at ATC include Automotive, Firepower, Survivability/Lethality, and

Warfighter. Test items associated with these mission areas may consist of combat, tactical, and commercial vehicles; surface and submersible vessels; aircraft; small caliber to large caliber weapons; mines, rockets, missiles, and explosives; soldier and support equipment; unexploded ordnance and explosives detection technologies; and range sustainment technologies. In support of this mission, ATC has a continuing need for instrumentation and test facilities.

The objective of this contract is to develop and enhance instrumentation designs, fabricate low quantities of prototypes, provide instrumentation user manuals, and design and install test facilities. A quick response to these requirements is often required.

The Contractor will be required to:

- Provide routine engineering services in support of testing, test facilities, and instrumentation.

- Provide on-site instruction and manuals for use and operation of equipment and systems it designs, fabricates, and/or installs.

- Document lessons learned in the course of design, fabrication, and testing of instrumentation for consideration by subject matter experts for future designs.

1.2 Background

ATC has a continuing need for scientific and routine engineering support for the development of instrumentation systems and test facilities. Due to the test mission and staff constraints at ATC, the development and fabrication of instrumentation and test facilities at the rate required is not feasible with solely in-house Government personnel; therefore, these services have historically been also provided by Contractors. These services need to be of a quick response nature to provide instrumentation without costly delays to high priority test programs.

1.3 Scope

The Contractor shall provide all personnel, equipment, supplies, facilities, transportation, tools and materials necessary to perform the development, fabrication, configuration, and production of the instrumentation systems as defined in this Performance Work Statement (PWS), except for those items specified as Government Furnished Property (GFP) and services. The Contractor shall perform to the standards in this contract.

Scope/Types of services to be performed:

1) Mechanical Systems/Equipment

i) Procure – always preferred over custom development, i.e. Commercial Off the Shelf (COTS) products.

ii) Design – provide design drawings, documents, models as part of a Technical Data Package (TDP) comprising of .STEP, .IGES, and/or .PDF files.

iii) Fabricate – a “Machine Shop” function

iv) Install – at the site

2) Electrical/Electronic Systems/Equipment

i) Procure – always preferred over custom development

ii) Design – provide design drawings/documents

iii) Fabricate – printed circuit boards, cabling, “box assembly”

iv) Install – at the site

3) Software

i) COTS Procurement and/or Custom Developed – write/deliver source code and executable

ii) PC applications for Windows and Linux (C, C++, Java, HTML, Python, etc.)

iii) VHDL for Altera FPGA-based data collection systems

iv) “On-site” developers might be requested for the duration of the task.

4) Systems Engineering

i) “COTS Integration” where several commercial systems are integrated into a solution.

ii) Procurement is preferable to custom development.

5) Testing Facilities

i) Provide COTS Sensors and data collection systems

ii) Design and/or develop unique facilities and unique test capabilities

2 General Requirements

This section describes the general requirements for this effort. The following sub-sections provide details of various considerations on this effort. The Contractor shall comply with all Federal, State and Local laws and regulations including export controls and International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) registration.

2.1 Business Relations

The Contractor shall successfully integrate and coordinate all activity needed to execute the requirement. The Contractor shall be proactive in managing business relation problems. The Contractor shall submit proposals and respond to Government communication requests in a timely fashion. The Contractor shall effectively manage subcontractors. The Contractor shall seek to ensure customer satisfaction and professional and ethical behavior of all Contractor personnel.

The Contractor shall disclose and manage all Contractor team arrangements as required by Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Subpart 9.6, Contractor Team Arrangements, to include task workload allocation between prime and teaming partners The Contractor shall provide corporate resources necessary to ensure and maintain prime and teaming partner quality levels, training, risk management, and a transition plan in-and-out of services.

2.2 Contract Administration and Management

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

2.2.1 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 ATC Contractor's corporate offices. The Contractor must adhere to established boundaries between the Government, Contractor and subcontractor(s).

2.2.2 Contract Administration

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

2.2.3 Personnel Administration

The Contractor shall provide the following management and support to their own on-site personnel as required. The Contractor shall provide guidance and communication for on-site employees during designated Government non-work days or other periods where Government offices are closed due to weather or security conditions. The Contractor shall maintain the currency of their employees by providing initial and refresher training as required to meet the PWS requirements. The Contractor shall make necessary travel arrangements for employees. The Contractor shall provide necessary infrastructure to support contract tasks. The Contractor shall provide administrative support to employees in a timely fashion (e.g. time keeping, leave processing, pay, emergency needs).

2.2.4 Post Award Conference/Periodic Progress Meetings

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

2.3 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 Procuring Contracting Officer (PCO) or COR).

Cross teaming may or may not be permitted.

2.4 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. The Contractor shall ensure the labor categories as defined in the Labor Categories Description document (see attachment), 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. The Contractor shall assign correct personnel by labor category to accomplish tasks and ensure the expected outcome from such assignments. The Contractor shall respond to surge or quick response requirements within two business days of notification and the Contractor shall have the capability to provide additional support within five business days of notification following task order award. The Contractor shall recruit, retain, and replace personnel to support the task order, including reach back for quick responses to tasks, as well as an ability to replace personnel quickly.

2.4.1 Key Personnel

The following are considered key personnel by the Government: Project Manager and Senior Project Engineer. The Contractor shall provide a Project Manager who shall be responsible for the performance of the work. The name of this person, and the name of an alternate who shall act for the Project Manager when the Project Manager is absent, shall be identified in writing to the Contracting Officer. The Project Manager or alternate shall be available between 7:00 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. Eastern Standard Time (EST), Monday thru Friday, except Federal holidays, or when the

Government facility is closed for administrative reasons.

2.4.1.1 Special Qualifications of Key Personnel

A resume shall be submitted by the offeror for all key individuals to be involved with this contract.

Key positions are: Project Manager and Senior Project Engineer (can be either Electrical, Electronics, Computer, Mechanical, Software Engineer, or Computer Scientist). Each resume shall identify the appropriate minimal qualification and relevant experience as per the Labor Categories Description. Resumes shall be no longer than 3 pages. Qualifications of replacement personnel shall be equal to or better than those possessed by the person listed in the Contractor’s proposal. Please note that only one Key Personnel resume may be required if one person is proposed meet all Key Personnel requirements.

2.4.1.1 Special Qualifications of Key Personnel

A resume shall be submitted by the offeror for all key individuals to be involved with this contract.

Key positions are: Project Manager and Project Engineer. Each resume shall identify the appropriate minimal qualification and relevant experience as per below or the Labor Categories Description attachment. Resumes shall be no longer than 3 pages. Qualifications of replacement personnel shall be equal to or better than those possessed by the person listed in the Contractor’s proposal.

2.4.1.1.1 Project Manager

The Project Manager shall have a Minimum of a Bachelor’s degree in a Project Management, Engineering or Business discipline. No less than ten years of experience as a project manager managing contracts involving technical efforts such as engineering design and development, software development etc. Project management experience must demonstrate comprehensive knowledge in interpreting requirements and management of varied complex projects from inception through completion. Must have hands-on experience in field management as well as in-house work as well as experience in handling federal government contracts. This includes coordination of subcontractors, vendors, and in-house work to meet the requirements of the Government on a timely basis. Proven experience in the management of funds, time, and other resources. The Project Manager may also serve as the Senior Project Engineer provided the candidate meets the qualifications for Senior Project Engineer.

2.4.1.1.2 Senior Project Engineer

The Project Manager shall have a Minimum of a Bachelor’s degree in a Science or Engineering discipline and no less than ten years of experience in project engineering. Applies extensive knowledge of instrumentation/test system, production planning and material control to oversee integration of systems and enhance manufacturing activities. May also direct the activities of others. Responsibilities include requirements planning; materials planning and control, production scheduling and control. The Project Engineer may also serve as the Project Manager provided the candidate meets the qualifications for Project Manager.

2.4.2 Identification of Contractor Employees

All contract personnel attending meetings, answering Government telephones, and working in other situations where their Contractor status is not obvious to third parties are required to identify themselves as Contractors to avoid creating an impression in the minds of members of the public that they are Government officials. They must also ensure that all documents or reports produced by Contractors are suitably marked as Contractor products or that Contractor participation is appropriately disclosed. Only for means of security while on location at ATC facilities, Contractor personnel will be required to obtain and wear badges. Contractor personnel will not represent themselves as Government employees or provide supervision of Government employees.

2.5 Location and Hours of Work

Accomplishment of the results contained in this PWS requires work at ATC and at various Contractor, subcontractor, and Government facilities. The work will be performed at the location specified in the Task Order. When the performance of the work is to be done at Aberdeen Proving Ground (APG), the Government will provide suitable office space, desks, workbenches and Automatic Data Processing Equipment (ADPE). Contractor employees performing work or services at APG shall observe and comply with all prescribed rules, regulations and established working hours.

2.5.1 Normal Hours of Operation

Established working hours are 7:00 a.m. until 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday, excluding alternate Fridays and Federal holidays, or when the Government facility is closed due to local or national emergencies, administrative closings, or similar Government directed facility closings.

ATC does observe a modified work schedule that allows for every other Friday off for all employees but this is subject to change. ATC reserves the right to switch to a standard eight-hour five day a week schedule with working hours from 7:00 a.m. until 3:30 p.m., Monday through Friday. For the proposed cost plus fixed fee contract, the Contractor will not be reimbursed when the Government facility is closed for the above reasons. The Contractor must at all times maintain an adequate workforce for the uninterrupted performance of all tasks defined within this PWS when the Government facility is not closed for the above reasons. When hiring personnel, the Contractor shall keep in mind that the stability and continuity of the workforce are essential. All employees shall be available during core hours.

2.5.2 Observed Federal Holidays

The Contractor is not required to perform services on the following federal holidays:

a. New Year’s Day

b. Martin Luther King Jr. Birthday

c. Presidents Day

d. Memorial Day

e. Independence Day

f. Labor Day

g. Columbus Day

h. Veterans Day

i. Thanksgiving Day

j. Christmas Day

2.6 Travel / Temporary Duty (TDY)

The Contractor may be required to attend meetings, conferences, etc. at various locations throughout the United States. Travel shall be directly related to a specific task assignment.

Reimbursement will not be made for travel within and between the separated areas of Aberdeen Proving Ground Aberdeen Area/Edgewood Area (APG AA/EA). Contractor is authorized to utilize all available discounts in agreement with the federal Government when performing authorized work at other sites.

Travel to other Government facilities or other Contractor facilities that may be required, will be specified in the Task Order. All travel requirements (including plans, agenda, itinerary, or dates) shall 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 (subject to local policy & procedures; may reference FAR).

3 Performance Requirements

The following section specifies Performance Objectives / Performance Elements for the contract.

The intent of this contract is to partner with a company that can assist the Instrumentation Development Division (IDD) at the Aberdeen Test Center (ATC) in developing instrumentation. This includes mechanical design, electrical/electronic design, software design, COTS solutions, and the realization of those designs by producing low-quantities of prototypes. This could mean a single machined enclosure, a single electronic design, a printed circuit board layout created from that design, a fully populated circuit-board created from that layout, or a combination those which results in a completed data collection system. ATC may also need software development assistance in the form of Linux drivers, VHDL code, etc, to make the data collection system do what it needs to do. That could be as simple as procuring commercial software packages and licenses or as complicated as writing embedded software/firmware for the device. The following sections will provide greater detail for each function required for designing/developing instrumentation.

The Contractor is expected to deliver all technical data including all design files, fabrication files, and computer software code for every proposed task order with the appropriate rights to the Government as defined by the FAR and Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (DFARS) clauses in the contract. In accordance with these clauses, the Government expects to receive unlimited rights in all technical data and computer software code that is funded under this contract. If the Contractor provides other than unlimited rights to technical data or computer software, then they shall specify what rights the Government is expected to receive in accordance with DFARS clause 252.227-7017 under each task order. If necessary, the Government may be willing to negotiate special negotiated license rights in technical data to be determined under each task order.

The Contractor is expected to attend a face-to-face kickoff meeting with the Contracting Officer’s Representative (COR) for every proposed task order. The Contractor shall take notes in order to better define and understand the requirements at that meeting.

The Contractor shall institute and maintain a Quality Control System that ensures high quality services/products. The requirements of the Quality Control System apply to the prime Contractor.

The quality control system shall comply with ISO 9001:2015 (Quality Management). All products shall be produced using the Contractor's ISO 9001:2015 compliant Quality Control System. If any processes are not ISO 9001:2015 compliant, the Contractor must notify the COR as soon as practicable.

The Contractor shall maintain evidence of ITAR registration, and address workmanship quality through compliance with the provisions of the IPC-A-610 (latest version) Class 3 (High Performance Electronic Products) Standard which is a collection of visual quality acceptability requirements for electronic assemblies. The Quality Control Plan shall include (but is not limited to) the following:

• Management and task controls to assure work is completed while maintaining cost control.

• Contingency plans for identifying and correcting problems.

• Steps that would be taken to assure timely delivery of quality products.

• Documentation as described in ISO 9001:2015.

Deliverables will be defined on individual task orders for all PWS performance requirements.

3.1 Mechanical Equipment/Systems

3.1.1 Mechanical Design. The Contractor shall design mechanical equipment, systems, and enclosures based upon Government specifications or requirements in accordance with Military Standards 810, 464, 1472, and 461.

3.1.1.1 The Contractor shall design mechanical systems based upon Government specifications, requirements, or guidance. The Contractor shall create/modify designs with a software package that is compatible with SolidWorks. The deliverable may include the SolidWorks file(s) or compatible file type(s) (e.g. STEP, IGES), TDP of the deliverable (PDF file), or the file(s) plus several prototypes. The Contractor shall communicate regularly with the Task Point of Contact (POC) to discuss progress and any technical hurdles encountered.

3.1.2 Mechanical Fabrication. The Contractor shall fabricate the designs of mechanical equipment, systems, and enclosures to satisfy Government specifications or requirements. The Contractor shall fabricate mechanical equipment, systems, and enclosures in accordance with Government-supplied TDPs using standard fabrication techniques, to include but not limited to, machining (e.g. milling, lathing), cutting, welding, and sheet metal.

3.1.2.1 The Contractor shall fabricate mechanical solutions from electronic design files developed with a software package that is compatible with SolidWorks. These systems could be as small as a thumb-drive sized electronic enclosure, to as large as a Howitzer-sized gun mount or larger. Detailed requirements will be given in each task order pertaining to the acceptable quality level as well as what mil-standards or commercial standards are applicable.

3.1.2.2 The Contractor shall provide on-site support of Contractor provided equipment on an as-needed basis.

3.1.3 Mechanical Installation. The Contractor shall install mechanical equipment/systems to satisfy engineering requirements.

3.1.3.1 The Contractor shall install mechanical systems on-site on an as-needed basis.

3.1.3.2 The Contractor shall provide user manuals for the proper operation and use of Contractor installed equipment, and perform on-site instruction on an as-needed basis.

3.1.4 On-site Mechanical Engineering. The Contractor shall be required to provide on-site mechanical engineering design support on an as-needed basis. This may require a “local hire” be placed at the Government facility.

3.2 Electronic and Electrical Equipment/Systems

3.2.1 Electronic/Electrical Design. The Contractor shall design electronic and electrical equipment, and systems for capturing test data with analog, digital, and video/optics based upon Government specifications and/or requirements and in accordance with Military Standards 810, 464, 1472, and 461.

3.2.1.1 The Contractor shall convert requirements and basic brainstorming ideas into design drawings in electronic format suitable for manufacturing.

3.2.1.2 The Contractor shall design electronic systems in electronic format using industry standard drawings suitable for manufacturing based upon Government specifications, requirements, or guidance. The Contractor shall perform design work in a pre-approved software design application that is compatible with ATC's in-house design package(s). For printed circuit assemblies, Altium is the preferred package. The Contractor shall communicate regularly with the Task POC to discuss progress and any technical hurdles encountered.

3.2.2 Electronic/Electrical Fabrication. The Contractor shall fabricate electronic and electrical equipment and systems to satisfy engineering requirements.

3.2.2.1 The Contractor shall fabricate electronic solutions from industry standard electronic design file specifications as directed by the Government. Detailed requirements will be given in each task order pertaining to the acceptable quality level as well as what military standards or commercial standards are applicable.

3.2.2.2 The Contractor shall provide on-site support of Contractor installed equipment on an as needed basis.

3.2.2.3 The Contractor shall design and implement packaging techniques for electronic systems located in harsh environments.

3.2.2.3.1 The Contractor shall design/fabricate electronic components up through complete systems to meet Military Standard 810, 464, 1472, and 461 requirements which may be necessary for some systems. Each specific task order will specify what Military Standards are required. The Contractor shall perform design work in a pre-approved software design application that is compatible with ATC's in-house design package(s). The Contractor shall communicate regularly with the Task POC to discuss progress and technical hurdles that are encountered.

3.2.3 Electronic/Electrical Installation. The Contractor shall install electronic and electrical equipment/systems to satisfy engineering requirements.

3.2.3.1 The Contractor shall install electrical/electronic systems on-site on an as needed basis.

3.2.3.2 The Contractor shall provide user manuals for the proper operation and use of Contractor installed equipment, and perform on-site instruction on an as-needed basis.

3.2.4 On-Site Electrical/Electronics Engineering. The Contractor shall provide on-site electronic/electrical engineering design support on an as-needed basis. This may require a “local hire” be placed at the Government facility.

3.3 Software

3.3.1 Embedded Systems Software. The Contractor shall provide Embedded Systems software according to directions given by the Government.

3.3.1.1 The Contractor shall provide commercial software/drivers which will run on Embedded Systems. These software/drivers will be in support of instrumentation development at ATC.

3.3.1.2 The Contractor shall develop software applications/drivers from scratch if a commercial solution is not available. This software will be in support of instrumentation or instrumentation development at ATC. The Contractor shall perform design work in a pre-approved software design application that is compatible with ATC's in-house design package(s). The Contractor shall meet regularly with the Task POC to discuss progress and technical hurdles encountered.

3.3.2 Instrument Control, Data Acquisition, Analysis and Presentation Software. The Contractor shall provide software utilizing coding language and development environments as directed by the Government in support of instrument control, data acquisition, analysis, and presentation. Knowledge of Windows 8, 7, Vista, XP, Windows NT, UNIX and Linux are required. Additionally, database management and SQL experience is required.

3.3.2.1 The Contractor shall deliver commercial software drivers and/or applications for desktop/laptop type computer platforms (with Government specified/approved operating systems (OS), typically Linux or Windows). These applications would be the “user/operator” applications that would not reside on Embedded Systems, but would be used to monitor/control embedded systems. These commercial software/drivers and or applications will be in support of instrumentation or instrumentation development at ATC.

3.3.2.2 The Contractor shall develop software drivers and/or applications for desktop/laptop type computer platforms. This software will be in support of instrumentation or instrumentation development at ATC. The Contractor shall perform design work in a pre-approved software application that is compatible with ATC's in-house package(s). The Contractor shall communicate regularly with the Task POC to discuss progress and technical hurdles encountered.

3.3.3 On-Site Software Development. The Contractor shall provide industry standard software development support with appropriate configuration controls and end to end testing on an as needed basis. This may require a “local hire” be placed at the Government facility.

3.4 Systems Engineering

3.4.1 Mobile System Design and Fabrication. The Contractor shall design and fabricate mobile equipment systems in accordance with Military Standards 810, 464, 1472, and 461 requirements.

3.4.1.1 The Contractor shall develop and deliver mobile systems such as a Data Van (conversion van sized), a Mobile Test Operations Facility (typically the size of the trailer pulled by an 18-wheeler), or a temporary Test Facility (semi-permanent ~1000 sq-ft structure).

3.4.2 Instrumentation Systems Design and Fabrication. The Contractor shall design and fabricate electronic data collection systems in accordance with Military Standards 810, 464, 1472, and 461 requirements.

3.4.2.1 The Contractor shall develop complete instrumentation systems encompassing electronic and mechanical design, development, system integration, and drawings. Such instrumentation will require a systems engineering approach. The Contractor shall perform design work in a pre-approved software design application that is compatible with ATC's in-house design package(s).

The Contractor shall communicate regularly with the Task POC to discuss progress and any technical hurdles encountered.

3.4.3 Electro-mechanical Design and Fabrication. The Contractor shall design and fabricate electro-mechanical systems in accordance with Military Standards 810, 464, 1472, and 461 requirements.

3.4.3.1 The Contractor shall develop electro-mechanical systems for instrumentation and data collection use. The Contractor shall perform design work in a pre-approved software application that is compatible with ATC's in-house design package(s). The Contractor shall communicate regularly with the Task POC to discuss progress and technical hurdles encountered.

3.4.4 The Contractor shall provide on-site systems engineering support on an as needed basis.

3.5 Instrumentation Support and Test Facilities.

3.5.1 Data Collection System Development and Fabrication. The Contractor shall develop, fabricate, integrate, and test data collection systems facilities. Data collection systems facilities may include COTS sensors, instrumentation, or test facilities. The Contractor shall take raw technology and apply it in a military/ruggedized environment in accordance with Military Standards 810, 464, 1472, and 461, including research and development and work with systems at Technology Readiness Levels (TRLs) less than 5.

3.5.2 Test Facilities Development and Fabrication. The Contractor shall develop and fabricate test facilities (fixed and mobile) in accordance with Military Standards 810, 464, 1472, 461.

3.6 Monthly Progress Report

The Contractor shall submit a monthly progress report on each active task order. The format for the report is contained in CDRL A001.

3.7 Monthly Cost Report

The Contractor shall submit a monthly cost report on each active task order. The format for the report is contained in CDRL A002.

3.8 Weekly Task Order Progress Report

The Contractor shall submit a signed weekly task progress report on each active task order. The format for the report is contained in CDRL A003.

3.9 Technical Review

The Contractor shall submit a signed Technical Review report on each active task order at the interval specified in the task SOW. The content and format for the report is contained in CDRL A004.

3.10 Deliverables

A001 Monthly Progress Report A002 Monthly Cost Report A003 Weekly Status Report A004 Technical Review

4 Security

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

4.1 Security Requirements

At least the two key Contractor employees working under the contract shall be cleared up to and including Secret (final based on at least a National Agency Check) at the time of award.

Change 4.2 Physical Security

The Contractor shall be responsible for safeguarding all Government information and property provided for Contractor use. The Contractor shall safeguard information and material designated as classified, unclassified sensitive, Controlled Unclassified Information (CUI), Operations Security (OPSEC) sensitive, PII (Personally Identifiable Information) and Privacy Act Information in accordance with applicable directives. Where Contractor personnel have access to the ATEC Decision Support System (ADSS), they will not disclose ADSS information to any person or entity without explicit authority.

4.3 Key Control

The Contractor shall have access as needed to all Government-furnished facilities in accordance with AR 190-11, AR 190-51, AR 380-5, and ATC Regulation 380-8. The Contractor shall develop and implement procedures to ensure that physical and electronic keys received from the Government are accountable, controlled, and safeguarded in accordance with above regulations.

NOTE: All references to keys include key and proximity cards. No keys issued to the Contractor by the Government shall be duplicated. Such procedures shall include turn-in of any issued keys by personnel who no longer require access to locked areas. The Contractor shall immediately report any occurrences of lost or duplicate keys/key and proximity cards to the Contracting Officer and the ATC Physical Security Specialist within 24 hours from when the loss was discovered. The Contractor shall prohibit the use of Government issued keys/key cards by any persons other than the Contractors employees. The Contractor shall prohibit the opening of locked areas by Contractor employees to permit entrance of persons other than Contractor employees engaged in the performance of assigned work in those areas, or personnel authorized entrance by the ATC Security Manager and the Contracting Officer.

4.4 Facility Clearance

The contractor shall possess a SECRET Facility Clearance at the time this contract is awarded.

Verification by the ATC S2 shall be made to the Defense Security Service (DSS) using the National Industrial Security Program (NISP) Central Access Information Security System

(NCAISS).

4.5 Personnel Security Clearances

All contract employees working under this contract shall possess a final SECRET clearance at the time this contract is awarded. Every cleared contract employee will receive a security indoctrination briefing. The briefing will be conducted within 30 days of issuance of a security clearance. The briefing will at a minimum include the following topics: general security education, OPSEC awareness, Information Systems Security, Force Protection, and training on the Threat Awareness Reporting Program (TARP). The training will also provide any additional security training that may be job specific. The contractor will notify the government in writing when this initial security training has been completed. A visit request must be submitted via Joint Personnel Adjudications Systems (JPAS) to the ATC SMO code of W4QUAA by the Facility Security Officer (FSO) or Alternate FSO. At the conclusion of this contract, the FSO or Alternate FSO, will submit a termination letter to the ATC Visitor Desk and a copy sent to the ATC Security Manager. Contract personnel whose security clearances are suspended shall not be permitted to work under this contract until their security clearance is reinstated.

4.6 Information Systems (IS) Access

Personnel with access to IT will be defined as non-critical sensitive, critical sensitive, or special sensitive. Additional guidance is available in DOD 5200.02. The contractor shall request the appropriate personnel security investigation based upon the IT position designation. The investigations must be favorably completed prior to employees being permitted access to IS and being placed in an IT position. In accordance with Army Regulation 25-1, all employees requesting access to an IS shall be required to sign an Acceptable Use Policy (AUP) and adhere to the policies outlined in the document regarding acceptable use of Government-owned computer systems and networks. This document will be reviewed and signed annually thereafter.

Also, prior to gaining access to a government computer system, all employees must take initial Cybersecurity Awareness Training and annually thereafter. The contractor shall ensure that all IS used by contractor personnel are protected and accredited in accordance with Army Regulation 25-2 and related supporting directives and AUP guidance published by ATC.

All contractor employees with access to a government information systems must be registered in the ATCTS (Army Training Certification Tracking System) at commencement of services, and must successfully complete the DOD Cybersecurity Awareness prior to access to the IS and then annually thereafter.

All contractor employees and associated sub-contractor employees must complete the DoD Cybersecurity awareness training before issuance of network access and annually thereafter. All contractor employees working cybersecurity/IT functions must comply with DoD and Army training requirements in DoDD 8140.01, DoD 8570.01-M and AR 25-2 within six months of appointment to Cybersecurity/IT functions.

Per DoD 8570.01-M , DFARS 252.239.7001 and AR 25-2, the contractor employees supporting Cybersecurity/IT) functions shall be appropriately certified upon contract award. The baseline certification as stipulated in DoD 8570.01-M must be completed upon contract award.

Contractor shall design, develop, and integrate cybersecurity into the instrumentation (to include, but not limited to, all hardware, software and/or equipment) IAW the DOD, Department of the Army (DA), any other applicable Government Agency standards or regulations. This work shall be done IAW ALL applicable Cybersecurity Regulations and Directives. The contractor will utilize the latest DoD approved Operating Systems for all systems provided. All hardware provided will be on the DISA Approved Products list.

https://rmfks.osd.mil/ https://army.deps.mil/NETCOM/sites/RMF/SitePages/Home.aspx

The Contractor shall refer to the above sites for the most current guidance and information related to RMF assess only execution for hardware and software additions to an Army authorized network. The minimum control set identified in the NETCOM Assess Only TTP must be met prior to processing DoD data or connection to an Army network. Access to the above sites require a valid CAC for authentication and access to the websites. Deficiencies in this control set will be identified, along with mitigations, to the local Information System Security Manager for inclusion in their system POA&M. The Contractor shall not install or connect non-Government-owned computing systems or devices to Government networks nor utilize non-Government-owned systems or devices for Government data without the COR's coordinating and obtaining proper authorization from the appropriate Command or Local level Information Systems Security Manager (ISSM).

4.7 Reports of Adverse Information

The contractor shall report to the ATC Security Manager all adverse information on contractor personnel such as security violations, arrests, bankruptcy, wage garnishments and denial, suspension, or revocation of security clearances. The ATC Security Manager may deny employees’ access into APG restricted areas based upon the adverse information.

4.8 Installation Access

Unescorted access will be permitted into the APG restricted areas provided the contractor employee was issued a final SECRET clearance with no break in service that exceeds 24 months and there is no known adverse information, the contractor employee can have unescorted access.

Most areas of ATC are within the restricted areas of APG.

4.9 Access into Restricted Areas

Unescorted access will be permitted into the APG restricted areas provided the contractor employee was issued an interim SECRET clearance. If a contractor employee had a previously favorable National Agency Check (NAC) or a National Agency Check with Local Agency Check and Credit Check (NACLC) or a final SECRET clearance with no more than 24 months of a break in service since the date of the termination of their security clearance and there is no known adverse information, the contractor employee can have unescorted access. Most areas of ATC are within the restricted areas of APG.

4.10 Common Access Card

All contractor employees who require computer access or travel on official Government business shall be issued a Department of Defense Common Access Card (CAC) through the Defense Enrollment Eligibility Reporting System (DEERS). CACs are processed in accordance with the guidelines for the Trusted Associate Sponsorship System (TASS). The contractor organization’s security manager gets the upcoming applicant vetted per requirements and forwards that information to the COR who is the Trusted Agent (TA) identified in the TASS. Once the TA receives the required information, it is entered into the TASS. The system generates an ID and new applicant password. The ID and password is forwarded to the applicant who will enter this information into TASS. The system will receive this information and it will notify the applicant with an approval email. Once the TA approves issuance of a CAC to the applicant through the TASS, the applicant can go to the nearest RAPIDS center with the proper

Identification and will be processed for a CAC which will be issued to them on the spot.

4.11 Foreign Nationals/Immigrant Aliens

Foreign nationals/immigrant aliens cannot be granted unescorted access to the restricted area, and shall not be scheduled to perform work under this contract. However, when foreign nationals/immigrant aliens visit ATC, the contractor shall comply with AR 380-10, Foreign Disclosure and Contacts with Foreign Representatives.

4.12 Loss or Possible Compromise of Classified Information

The contractor shall immediately report the loss or possible compromise of classified information or material to the ATC Security Manager or his designee in accordance with ATC Regulation 380-5, Information Security program. In the event that there is a data spillage, the contractor will immediately notify their government supervisor, ATC Security Manager or his designee and the ATC Information Systems Security Manager (ISSM).

4.13 Security Training

The contractor shall develop and implement a security education program to ensure contractor personnel understand and are familiar with security requirements. The contractor shall conduct security indoctrination for all new employees within 30 days after their arrival and refresher sessions annually thereafter. Upon completion of the security indoctrination, the contractor will have each employee sign the Standard Form (SF) 312 Classified Information Nondisclosure Agreement prior to granting access to classified information. The contractor will maintain the SF 312 on each employee and this document should be available to the government upon request.

Contractor personnel may attend ATC’s annual refresher training; however, contractor personnel who are unable to attend the training shall receive the same training from contractor management.

This training will include general security education, OPSEC awareness, Information Systems Security, Force Protection, and training on the Threat Awareness Reporting Program (TARP).

Designated ATC Security personnel will conduct Anti-Terrorism/Force Protection training for contractor personnel traveling OCONUS. The FSO or the alternate FSO will provide through the COR a record of all contractor employees who have attended annual mandatory training by name and date of attendance to the ATC Security Manager.

4.14 Operations Security (OPSEC)

All written (hard copy) and electronic material produced by the contractor which will be disseminated outside of ATC will be subject to an OPSEC and Security review to be performed by the ATC OPSEC Officer prior to release. This includes all written (hardcopy) and electronic materials produced such as organizational press releases and marketing material. All information associated with a program that is indicated as unclassified/sensitive by the COR shall be afforded protection sufficient to preclude disclosure to individuals who do not have a need to know of the material. As a minimum, the following requirements apply:

a. Distribution of information/reports of this contract shall be limited to personnel associated with this contract and applicable Government personnel.

b. Documents/material shall be kept under lock and key…