RFP W91CRB23R0016 Amendment 03 08312023.pdf

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.

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Amendment 3 is issued to update PWS requirement in sections 1.6.11.1, 1.6.13.1, 1.6.14.1 and 1.6.15.1.

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SECTION SF 30 BLOCK 14 CONTINUATION PAGE

SUMMARY OF CHANGES

SECTION SF 1449 - CONTINUATION SHEET

The following have been modified:

PERFORMANCE WORK STATEMENT

Performance Work Statement (PWS) for

Automated Cost Database (ACDB) and Cost Analysis Support

PART 1

General Information

1.1 Description of Services/Introduction: The Office of the Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Army (Cost &

Economics) (DASA-CE) shall receive non-personal, technical support services in the concentrated areas of cost and economic analysis for major weapon systems, information systems, and defense business systems, as well as training to support the development of cost analysis. The analyses result in the development of cost databases, cost-estimating relationships (CERs), cost models based on traditional and non-traditional (i.e.

machine learning) methods, and specialized research to support the estimation of life cycle costs or economic analyses. The training includes commodity specific cost analysis training, training on developed cost models or methods, as well as general cost analysis training to enhance DASA-CE cost analysis skills. Performed services will be in accordance with current Department of Defense (DoD) and Army regulations, pamphlets, or letters of instruction (LOI) regarding cost analysis.

This effort is to provide DASA-CE support for the Automated Cost Databases (ACDBs) for Missiles and Munitions (M&M), Wheeled and Tracked Vehicles (WTV), Aircraft & Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS), and, C4ISR, cost research and cost studies as it relates to the M&M, WTV, Aviation, and the Command, Control, Communications, Computers, Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance (C4ISR) ACDB, specialized cost studies in the areas of data science/machine learning, function point counting services, as well as commodity and cost training to enhance the cost analysis skills of the DASA-CE.

Specific ACDB services include the following: updating each of the commodity ACDBs, developing new and/or improving cost models and cost methods based on commodity ACDB data, conducting cost analysis research by commodity and/or across all commodity data, and implementing training by commodity. The ACDB for each commodity (currently broken out as M&M, WTV, Aircraft & UAS, and C4ISR) provides actual costs for systems in accordance with the corresponding Work Breakdown Structure (typically MIL-STD

881) and Army Cost Element Structure (see Army Cost Analysis Manual for definitions). Specialized research includes studies on available cost data employing both traditional and non-traditional cost estimating techniques such as machine learning, where applicable.

Specific training services include training on cost analysis topics such as implementing machine learning in DoD cost analysis efforts, life cycle cost estimating considerations for the Cloud, and other training offerings that build on statistic skills and/or data science or programming skills with a focus on cost analysis.

1.2 Background: The DASA-CE mission is to provide the Army decision-makers with cost, performance and economic analysis in the form of expertise, models, data, estimates and analyses at all levels.

1.3 Objectives:

1) To provide data collection, mapping, analysis, normalization, and database implementation for ACDBs

2) To develop cost-estimating relationships (CERs), cost factors, and cost models using costing methodologies that employ both traditional techniques as well as machine learning techniques, as appropriate

3) To perform special cost analysis research and provide Cost and Software Resource Report (CSDR) support for both planning and data validation

4) To provide instruction in classrooms or via virtual learning in core areas such as cost considerations by commodity, cost databases, and any resulting CERs, cost models, or cost methods developed for the commodity cost analysis

5) To provide instruction in classrooms or via virtual learning on general cost analysis topics such as statistics, data science and/or computer programming to support data science, cost considerations of the cloud, and other topics that enhance DASA-CE cost analysis skills

6) To provide function point counts as requested

1.4 Scope: The Contractor shall provide non-personal technical support services to DASA-CE in the concentrated areas of cost and economic analysis for major weapon systems, information systems, and defense business systems, as well as training to support the development of cost analysis. The analyses result in the development of cost databases, cost-estimating relationships (CERs), cost models based on traditional and non-traditional (i.e. machine learning) methods, and special research to support the estimation of life cycle costs or economic analyses. The training includes commodity specific cost analysis training, training on developed cost models or methods, as well as general cost analysis training to enhance DASA-CE cost analysis skills. Support also includes function point counting services for cost estimating efforts. Performed services will be in accordance with current DOD and Army regulations, pamphlets, or letters of instruction (LOI) regarding cost analysis.

1.5 Period of Performance: This contract will consist of a five (5) year ordering period.

1.6 General Information

1.6.1 Quality Control: The Contractor shall develop and maintain an effective quality control program to ensure services are performed in accordance with this PWS. The Contractor shall develop and implement procedures to identify, prevent, and ensure non-recurrence of defective services.

The Contractor’s quality control program is the means by which he assures himself that his work complies with the requirement of the contract. As a minimum, the Contractor shall develop quality control procedures that address the areas identified in Technical Exhibit 1, “Performance Requirements Summary”. After acceptance of the quality control plan the Contractor shall receive the Contracting Officer’s acceptance in writing of any proposed change to the quality control system. The contractor’s QC plan must be provided to the contracting officer within 90 Days of contract award.

1.6.2 Quality Assurance: The Government shall evaluate the Contractor’s performance under this contract in accordance with Attachment 1, Quality Assurance Surveillance Plan (QASP). The Quality Assurance Surveillance Plan primarily ensures that the Contractor has performed its tasks in accordance with the performance standards. It defines how the performance standards will be applied, the frequency of surveillance, and the minimum acceptable defect rate(s).

1.6.3 Government Remedies: The Contracting Officer shall follow FAR 52.212-4, “Contract Terms and Conditions-Commercial Items” or 52.246-4, “Inspection of Services-Fixed Price” for Contractor’s failure to perform satisfactory services or failure to correct non-conforming services.

1.6.4 Recognized Holidays: The contractor does not have to work the following holidays:

New Year’s Day Labor Day Martin Luther King Jr.’s Birthday Columbus Day President’s Day Veteran’s Day Memorial Day Thanksgiving Day Juneteenth Christmas Day Independence Day

1.6.5 Hours of Operation/Place of Performance: The Contractor is responsible for maintaining an adequate work force for the uninterrupted performance of all tasks defined within this statement of work. When considering hiring and/or employing personnel, the Contractor shall remain cognizant that the stability, continuity, and quality of the work force are essential. For tasks requiring onsite support, the contractor is responsible for providing personnel during the hours of 8:00am to 4:30pm, Monday through Friday.

1.6.6 Type of Contract: The Government anticipates award of an indefinite delivery indefinite quantity (IDIQ) contract with Firm Fixed Price FFP) Contract Line Items (CLINs).

1.6.7 Security Requirements: Contractor personnel performing work under this contract on-site shall possess a SECRET security clearance at time of proposal submission. Contractor personnel shall maintain this level of security throughout the duration of the contract. No interim clearances will be accepted. Security requirements are in accordance with Attachment 2, DD Form 254.

1.6.7.1 PHYSICAL Security. The contractor shall be responsible for safeguarding all government property provided for contractor use. At the close of each work period, government facilities, equipment, and materials shall be secured.

1.6.7.2 Key Control. N/A

1.6.7.3. Lock Combinations. N/A

1.6.7.4 Conservation of Utilities. N/A

1.6.7.5 Antiterrorism Operations Security (AT/OPSEC): Contractor shall fulfill all AT/OPSEC requirements included herein, and any applicable Army publications and policies for antiterrorism (AT) and other related protection matters to include, but not limited to: AT, operations security (OPSEC), information assurance (IA), physical security, law enforcement, intelligence, foreign disclosure.

1.6.7.5.1 AT Level I Training. All contractor employees, to include subcontractor employees, requiring access Army installations, facilities and controlled access areas shall complete AT Level I awareness training within 30 calendar days after contract start date. The contractor shall submit certificates of completion for each affected contractor employee and subcontractor employee, to the contracting officer representative (COR) within 30 calendar days after completion of training by all employees and subcontractor personnel. AT Level I awareness training is available at https://jkodirect.jten.mil.

1.6.7.5.2 Access and General Protection/Security Policy and Procedures. Contractor and all associated sub-contractors’ employees shall comply with applicable installation, facility and area commander installation/facility access and local security policies and procedures (provided by government representative). The contractor shall also provide all information required for background checks to meet installation access requirements conducted by the installation Provost Marshal Office, Director of Emergency Services or Security Office. Contractor workforce must comply with all personal identity verification requirements as directed by DoD, HQDA and/or local policy. In addition to the changes otherwise authorized by the changes clause of this contract, should the Force Protection Condition (FPCON) at any individual facility or installation change, the Government may require changes in contractor security matters or processes.

1.6.7.5.3 iWATCH Training. The contractor and all associated sub-contractors shall brief all employees on the local iWATCH program (training standards provided by the requiring activity Antiterrorism Officer (ATO)). This local developed training will be used to inform employees of the types of behavior to watch for and instruct employees to report suspicious activity to the COR. This training shall be completed within 30 calendar days of contract award and within 30 calendar days of new employees commencing performance, with the results reported to the COR NLT 30 calendar days after contract award.

1.6.7.5.4 Access to Government Information Systems (IS). All contractor employees with access to a government information system must be registered in the ATCTS (Army Training Certification Tracking System) at commencement of services and must successfully complete the DoD Information Assurance Awareness training prior to access to the IS and then annually thereafter.

1.6.7.5.5 OPSEC Training. Per AR 530-1, Operations Security, new contractor employees must complete Level I OPSEC training within 30 calendar days of employees commencing performance on this contract. All contractor employees must complete annual OPSEC awareness training.

1.6.7.5.6 Information assurance (IA)/information technology (IT) training. All contractor employees and associated sub-contractor employees must complete the DoD IA awareness training before issuance of network access and annually thereafter. All contractor employees working in IA/IT functions must comply with DoD and Army training requirements in DoD 8570.01, DoD 8570.01-M and AR 25-2 within six months of employment.

1.6.7.5.7 Handling or Access to Classified Information. Contractor shall comply with FAR 52.204-2, Security Requirements. This clause involves access to information classified “Confidential,” “Secret,” or “Top Secret”. The Contractor shall ensure the employee complies with the DoD Security Agreement (DD Form 441), and the NISPOM rule at 32 Code of Federal Regulation (CFR) Part 117, effective 24 Feb 2021. The NISPOM is the National Industrial Security Program Operating Manual to which contractors must implement and comply.

1.6.8 Special Qualifications: N/A

1.6.9 Post Award Conference/Periodic Progress Meetings: The Contractor shall attend any post award conference convened by the contracting office in accordance with Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 42.5. The Contracting Officer (KO), Contracting Officer 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 explain to the Contractor how the Government views the Contractor's performance, and the Contractor will explain to the Government of problems, if any, being experienced. Appropriate action shall be taken to resolve outstanding issues. These meetings shall be at no additional cost to the Government.

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

1.6.11 Program Manager (PM): The contractor shall provide a program manager who shall be responsible for the performance of the work. The name of this person and an alternate who shall act for the contractor when the manager is absent, shall be designated in writing to the contracting officer. The PM and alternate are considered key personnel by the government. Contractor shall designate in writing which position is designated as the alternate PM.

The PM or alternate shall have full authority to act for the contractor on all contract matters relating to daily operation of this contract. The PM or alternate shall be available between the hours 8:00 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. Eastern Standard Time, Monday through Friday except Federal holidays or when the government facility is closed for administrative reasons. A Department of Defense Secret Security Clearance is required. Qualifications are listed below.

1.6.11.1 The minimum Qualifications for the Program Manager are: Minimum of ten (10) years of management and supervisory experience, which including cost experience and cost research projects within the Department of Defense working with Major Acquisition Programs or equivalent. A bachelor's or postgraduate degree in engineering, scientific, or technical disciplines from an accredited college or university is required with at least 24 semester hours in mathematical, engineering and/or quantitative analysis courses. Additionally, familiarity with defense department data sources (e.g., cost and software data reporting in both legacy formats and Flexfiles, earned value management, joint capability integration development system, etc.), the Army Cost Element Structure, the Military Standard 881, Army PEO command organizational structures, and the current ACDB software (hosted on CADE) are required. The PM also requires a Department of Defense Secret Security Clearance.

1.6.12 Subject Matter Expert (SME): The contractor shall provide a commodity subject matter expert for each ACDB commodity (currently broken out as M&M, WTV, Aircraft & UAS, and C4ISR). The commodity SME shall apply knowledge of the specific commodity and technologies to advise the cost team in the application of cost, schedule, and technical data. For the Army C4ISR commodity area, sub-commodity program system types are defined as Airborne EO/IR Laser Sensors, Ground EO/IR Laser Sensors, Airborne and Ground Radars, RF Electronic Warfare, Ground Soldier Systems, Communications Systems, Signals Intelligence (SIGINT), and laser rangefinders and designators.

1.6.12.1 The minimum Qualifications for the SME are: A minimum of a bachelor's degree in a math, statistics, engineering, economics or related discipline, from an accredited college or university. A professional certification in cost analysis from DAWIA or ICEAA is preferred. A minimum of 10 years of experience in cost analysis with at least 8 years of experience in the weapon system/C4ISR commodity in which the SME will provide authoritative input. The SME shall have knowledge and experience with historic and current DoD programs and technologies, and industry and technological commodity-specific trends. The SME shall have familiarity with defense department data sources (e.g., cost and software data reporting in both legacy formats and Flexfiles, earned value management, joint capability integration development system, etc.), as well as the Army Cost Element Structure, and the Military Standard 881. Advanced degrees cannot be substituted for years of experience.

1.6.13. Senior Cost Analyst/Researcher: The Contractor shall provide Senior Cost Analysts who will apply knowledge of DoD acquisition processes or equivalent, and analytical methods or techniques to gather, analyze, and evaluate M&M, WTV, Aircraft & UAS, and C4ISR data and develop cost analysis products. The Senior Cost Analyst devises solutions to problems relating to improvements of cost estimating techniques. The Senior Cost Analyst may perform special cost studies for each, or across all, commodities at the tasking of COR.

1.6.13.1 The minimum Qualifications for Senior Cost Analyst/Researcher are: Must have a minimum of seven (7) years of experience in performing cost analysis functions in direct support of DoD Acquisition programs or equivalent projects. A bachelor’s or postgraduate degree in mathematics, statistics, economics, or engineering field is required with at least 24 semester hours in mathematical, statistical, engineering and/or quantitative analysis courses. Familiarity with defense department data sources (e.g., cost and software data reporting in both legacy formats and Flexfiles, earned value management, joint capability integration development system, etc.), the Army Cost Element Structure, and the Military Standard 881 are required. The Senior Cost Analyst/Researcher must also have demonstrated capability in cost analysis (parametric and non-parametric), statistics, and cost modeling, and a familiarity with the Automated Cost Estimating Integrated Tools (ACEIT) software package. A professional certification in cost analysis from Defense Acquisition Work Improvement Act (DAWIA) or International Cost Estimating and Analysis Association (ICEAA) is preferred.

1.6.14 Senior Analyst/Principal Analyst: The contractor shall provide a Senior Analyst/Principal Analyst who will apply knowledge of DoD acquisition processes as well as knowledge of statistics, data science/machine learning, and/or technical knowledge of the cloud to provide analytical support, studies, and training to ODASA-CE to enhance cost estimating skills.

1.6.14.1 The minimum Qualifications for Senior Analyst/Principal Analyst are: A bachelor’s degree in mathematics, statistics, economics, data science, computer science, or engineering field is required with at least 24 semester hours in mathematical, statistical, engineering and/or quantitative analysis courses, and a minimum of seven (7) years of relevant experience utilizing statistics, data science, or machine learning with at least five (5) years in a cost estimating environment. Demonstrated experience with DoD Acquisition and defense department data sources (e.g., cost and software data reporting in both legacy formats and Flexfiles, earned value management), and hands-on experience and proficiency with computer programming such as R or Python are required. A professional certification in cost analysis from DAWIA or ICEAA is preferred. If acting as a function point counter, a function point certification such as the International Function Point Users Group (IFPUG) Certified Function Point Specialist (CFPS), or equivalent, is required.

1.6.15 Jr. Cost Analyst/Data Analyst and Journeyman Cost Analyst: The Contractor shall provide a Jr. Cost Analyst/Data Analyst and Journeyman Cost Analyst who will apply knowledge of DoD acquisition processes or equivalent, and analytical methods or techniques to gather, analyze, and evaluate commodity data and/or develop cost analysis products. The Jr. Cost Analyst and Journeyman Cost Analyst formulates conclusions and proposes researched solutions to problems relating to improvement of cost estimating effectiveness.

1.6.15.1 The minimum Qualifications for Jr. Cost Analyst/Data Analyst are: Must have a minimum of one (1) year of experience in performing cost analysis functions in direct support of DoD Acquisition programs or equivalent projects. The minimum Qualifications for a Journeyman Cost Analyst is a minimum of (3) years of experience performing cost analysis functions in direct support of DoD Acquisition programs or equivalent. A bachelor’s degree in mathematics, statistics, economics, or engineering field is required with at least 24 semester hours in mathematical, statistical, engineering and/or quantitative analysis courses. Familiarity with defense department data sources (e.g., cost and software data reporting in both legacy formats and Flexfiles, earned value management, joint capability integration development system, etc.), the Army Cost Element Structure, and the Military Standard 881 are required. Demonstrated capability in cost analysis (parametric and non-parametric), statistics, cost modeling, and familiarity with the Automated Cost Estimating Integrated Tools (ACEIT) software are required.

1.6.16 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 such 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.

1.6.17 Contractor Travel: Contractor will be required to travel CONUS, OCONUS, and within the National Capitol Region during the performance of this contract to attend meetings, conferences, and training. All travel requires Government prior approval/authorization by the COR/Program Manager and notification to the COR.

Travel costs shall be paid only when authorized by the Government as prescribed by FAR 31.205-46 and the Joint Travel Regulation (JTR). See JTR Appendix E3, Part 3, Government Contractors/Contractor Employees Travel for other information concerning Contractor access to certain Government transportation programs.

1.6.18 Data Rights. The Government has unlimited rights to all documents/material produced under this contract.

All documents and materials, to include the source codes of any software, produced under this contract shall be Government owned and are the property of the Government with all rights and privileges of ownership/copyright belonging exclusively to the Government. These documents and materials may not be used or sold by the contractor without written permission from the Contracting Officer. If specified in the task order, the Government may require the contractor to return data at the end of the contract. All materials supplied to the Government shall be the sole property of the Government and may not be used for any other purpose. This right does not abrogate any other Government rights under the applicable provisions of this contract.

1.6.19 Transition Plan. The Contractor’s submitted and approved transition-in plan will be incorporated into this PWS upon contract award.

PART 2

Definitions And Acronyms

ACDB – Automated Cost Database ACEIT - Automated Cost Estimating Integrated Tools C4ISR- Command, Control, Communication, Computers, Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance CER – Cost Estimating Relationship CLIN – Contract Line Item Number CPER - Cost-Performance Estimating Relationship CLS - Contractor Logistics Support CMRA -Contractor Manpower Reporting Application CONUS - Continental United States COR - Contracting Officer’s Representative: A representative from the requiring activity assigned by the Contracting Officer to perform surveillance and to act as liaison to the contractor.

COTR - Contracting Officer’s Technical Representative: A representative from the requiring activity assigned by the Contracting Officer to perform surveillance on the technical aspects of the contract and to act as liaison to the contractor and the COR.

DA - Department of the Army DASA-CE - Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Army for Cost and Economics Defective Service - A service output that does not meet the standard of performance associated with it in the Performance Work Statement.

DoD - Department of Defense FSC - Federal Service Code JTR - Joint Travel Regulations M&M – Missiles and Munitions OCONUS - Outside of the Continental United States PRS - Performance Requirement Summary PWS – Performance Work Statement Quality Assurance Surveillance Plan (QASP) - An organized written document specifying the surveillance methodology to be used for surveillance of contractor performance.

Quality Assurance - Those actions taken by the government to assure services meet the requirements of the Performance Work Statement.

Quality Control - Those actions taken by a contractor to control the performance of services so that they meet the requirements of the PWS.

WTV- Wheeled and Tracked Vehicle

PART 3

Government Furnished Property, Equipment, And Services

3.1 General: The Government shall provide, the facilities, equipment, materials, and/or services listed below.

3.1.1 The Government will provide reasonable access to its facilities, key people, data, and documents in support of the project.

3.1.2 Hardware. Hardware must be able to run on all Army (from ASA-FM to installation) automated data processing (ADP) equipment.

3.1.3 Software. Microsoft Office 365 and Windows 10 or later software is primarily used by the Army. Deliverables must be compatible with these versions. The ACDB is a web application hosted on CADE in the Cost Research Hub and is available at no cost.

3.2 Equipment: N/A

3.3 Services: N/A

PART 4

Contractor Furnished Items And Services

4.1 General: Except for those items specifically stated to be Government furnished in Part 3, the Contractor shall furnish everything required to perform this PWS.

4.2 Secret Facility Clearance: The Contractor shall possess a SECRET facility clearance from the Defense Counterintelligence and Security Agency at the time of proposal submission. The contractor shall maintain the SECRET facility clearance throughout the life of the contract. The Contractor’s employees, performing work in support of this contract shall have been granted a SECRET security clearance from an applicable Central Adjudication Facility. Security requirements are in accordance with the applicable DD Form 254.

4.3 Software: All software developed must comply with DoD standards and be compatible with Army ADP equipment. Software design should be flexible enough to facilitate modification to meet future developments in operating systems.

PART 5

Specific Tasks

5. The Contractor shall provide non-personal technical support services to DASA-CE in the concentrated area of data mapping and normalization, cost analysis for weapon systems, C4ISR/information systems, and defense business systems, as well as training to support the development of cost analysis.

5.1 The contractor shall collect cost, schedule, technical, and programmatic data on programs within each commodity to be incorporated into the Automated Cost Databases (ACDBs) that are currently hosted in the Cost Research Hub. Data will be from Cost and Software Data Reports (CSDRs) found within CADE, and Earned Value Management, Contract Data, and other data collected from Army Programs via PMs/PEOs. The contractor shall map, normalize, and analyze collected data, as well as data provided by the government for ACDB implementation.

The contractor shall update the ACDBs, which are currently broken out by Missile and Munitions (M&M), Wheeled and Tracked Vehicles (WTV), Aircraft & UAS, and C4ISR at least twice a year, or as specified by the COTR, and submit the update to the Government lead for publication.

5.1.1 The contractor shall implement modifications and changes to the ACDBs as identified by DASA-CE.

5.1.2 The contractor shall identify subcomponents that should be included in the ACDB for each commodity, as applicable. The contractor shall assess the availability of Contractor Cost Data Reports (CCDR) and other credible sources of cost data such as Earned Value Management (CPRs, IPMRs), Contract data (such as contract award pricing tables), and data collected from PEOs/PMs (CARDs, PDR/CDR documentation, etc.) which will enhance the overall utility of each of the ACDBs. The contractor shall continue to identify data requirements as updated cost data becomes available. The contractor shall make the maximum effort to access readily available data. DASA(CE) may assist the contractor in obtaining data that is not readily available.

5.2 The contractor shall evaluate the usability of the current ACDBs for cost analysis and provide a report detailing recommendations for areas of improvement. The contractor shall demonstrate how the proposed recommendations add value to cost analysis and the broader DoD cost community.

5.3 The contractor shall use the ACDB data to develop cost estimating relationships (CERs), cost factors, and dynamic cost equations/models using methodologies that employ both traditional techniques, such as linear and non-linear regression, as well as data science and machine learning techniques, as appropriate. This may include additional data collection efforts, specifically to obtain technical inputs or schedules not available in CCDRs/EVM/Contract data.

5.3.1 The contractor shall provide at least one documented report/study per year for each ACDB commodity. The scope of the study/report shall be jointly agreed upon by the government and contractor. The documented report for each commodity shall include all analysis that was completed on the data (CERs, cost factors, etc.), supporting documentation to include the final source data, a summary of analysis methods/techniques, results and summary statistics, relevant notes on data quality, as well as a summary of how the results should be applied in cost estimates and within the Army CES. The analysis must employ generally acceptable statistical techniques. The contractor shall provide an electronic version of all CERs, Cost Factors, and or Cost Models developed for each commodity that contains all source data and resulting statistics. For any analysis that utilizes computer programming such as R/Python, the contractor shall provide documented source code with relevant documentation/comments. CERs shall be data driven and cannot be solely based on expert opinion to determine what parameters and coefficients should be included in a cost algorithm or cost equation. CERs cannot be based on a calibration or data adjustment of an existing or general cost algorithm or cost equation supplemented with specific data sets. Examples of prior analysis include learning cure derivation by component to estimate Recurring Production, cost factors for hardware development engineering, or parametric equations to estimate prototype manufacturing.

5.4 The contractor shall perform special cost analysis studies and provide cost data collection support, which may include requesting data and meeting with PEO/PM leadership and cost analysts, if directed by the government COTR. Special studies may include both traditional research and cost estimating methods as well as methods that employ machine learning. Studies may cover a broad spectrum of programs and may require additional data collection.

5.5 The contractor shall develop and provide training for each ACDB commodity. The scope of the training will be jointly determined by the government and contractor. Training will include core areas such as an overview of the commodity, specific cost, and technological considerations by commodity, as well as training on the resulting CERs, cost models, or cost methods that are produced in the commodity cost study/report.

5.6 The contractor shall prepare a detailed Study Plan within the first thirty days of contract award that will describe the specific approaches that will be executed for each task to accomplish the requirements of the individual task orders. The study plan shall be broken out by task, and for ACDB related tasks, the study plan will be broken out by commodity, as applicable.

5.7 The contractor shall provide an In Process Review within two months of task order award to describe progress to date and the plans for the delivery order. This may include a revised Study Plan.

5.8 The contractor shall provide a monthly status report that describes the current months’ accomplishments, details the next months expected tasks, lists issues or problems encountered during the research and includes a financial summary. The financial summary should display the actual current month hours, actual cumulative hours, and total planned hours by labor category by task by ACDB commodity, where applicable. The status report shall also provide the travel and any other dollars by current month, cumulative and total. The report should include all sub-tasks.

5.9 The contractor shall provide support with cost and software data (CSDRs) for each commodity, as requested by DASA-CE, to include CSDR planning, CSDR Post Award Conferences/Readiness Reviews, and CSDR validation.

5.9.1 The contractor shall propose recommendations on data collection templates (such as the commodity-specific CSDR Standard Plans found on CADE), data validation practices, and bulk data exports (found in Cost Research Hub and CADE).

5.10 The contractor shall execute Non-Disclosure Agreements (NDAs) with 70% of contractors within 90 calendar days after contract start date, in order to gain access to proprietary cost and technical data, such as the CCDRs within CADE. The contractor shall provide a monthly list of non-disclosure-agreement point of contracts as well as that status of these obtaining these agreements.

5.11 The contractor shall provide up to four (4) trainings per year in classrooms or via virtual learning on general cost analysis topics such as basic/advanced statistics, data science techniques (data visualization, machine learning for cost analysis) and/or computer programming to support data science/cost analysis, cost considerations of the cloud, and other topics that enhance DASA-CE cost analysis skills. Training topics will be determined by the

COTR.

5.12 The contractor shall provide up to four (4) Function Point counts for DoD Software acquisitions.

PART 6

Applicable Publications

6.1 Mandatory and Advisory publications applicable to this PWS are listed below. All publications listed are available via the Internet at the specified addresses.

Mandatory:

AR 1-1 Planning, Programming, Budgeting and Execution System: http://armypubs.army.mil/ AR 11-18 Cost and Economic Analysis Program, DA Cost Manual:

https://fmnet.hqda.pentagon.mil/offices/LinksDocuments.aspx?OfficeCode=1400 DODD 5000.1 Defense Acquisition System: http://www.dtic.mil/whs/directives/corres/pdf/500001p.pdf DODI 5000.2 Operation of the Adaptive Acquisition Framework http://acqnotes.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/DoD-Instruction-5000.2-Operation-of-the-Adaptive-Acquisition-Framework-23- Jan-2020.pdf

Military Standard 881E https://www.humphreys-assoc.com/evms/evms-documents/dod/MIL-STD-881E_Final_0_6_2020.pdf

DODI 5000.73, Cost Analysis Guidance and Procedures https://www.esd.whs.mil/Portals/54/Documents/DD/issuances/dodi/500073p.PDF?ver=2020-03-13- 143931-413

Joint Capability Integration Development System Instruction 3170-01I https://acc.dau.mil/CommunityBrowser.aspx?id=530429

Advisory:

Defense Acquisition Guidebook: https://dag.dau.mil/Pages/Default.aspx DOD 5000.04-M-1 Cost and Software Data Reporting Manual https://www.esd.whs.mil/Portals/54/Documents/DD/issuances/dodm/500004p.pdf?ver=YIkjr3yVS9cwqKYLMfcv8 Q%3D%3D

OSD CAPE O&S Cost Estimating Guide https://cade.osd.mil/content/cade/files/csdr/guidance/OS_Guide_Sept_2020.pdf

DoD Cost Estimating Guide https://cade.osd.mil/policy/costestimating

Army Cost Analysis Manual https://cade.osd.mil/policy/costestimating https://www.asafm.army.mil/Portals/72/Documents/Offices/CE/20200330%20CAM.pdf

TECHNICAL EXHIBIT 1

Performance Requirements Summary

The Contractor service requirements are summarized into performance objectives that relate directly to mission essential items. The performance threshold briefly describes the minimum acceptable levels of service required for each requirement. These thresholds are critical to mission success.

Performance Objective

Standard Performance Threshold

Method of Surveillance

PRS # 1. Provide updates to each commodity ACDB using the Automated Cost Database (ACDB) software application.

Accurate and timely in accordance with the PWS and documented study plan

Zero deviation from standard.

100% Inspection by

COTR/

Validated Customer Complaint

PRS # 2 Develop cost estimating relationships (CER), cost factors, and cost models through new or improved cost analysis methods.

Well-documented and defensible in accordance with GAO Best Practices. A thorough understanding of the CER/Cost Model, the underlying data, the resulting error terms, and the analyses used must be provided.

Zero deviation from standard.

100% Inspection by

COTR/

Validated Customer Complaint

PRS # 3 Conduct special cost analysis research and provide cost data collection and validation support.

Effective in accordance with GAO Best Practices, the DoD Cost Estimating Guide, and the DoDI 5000.73

Zero deviation from standard.

100% Inspection by

COTR/

Validated Customer Complaint

PRS # 4 Develop various methods of training.

Effective in accordance with GAO Best Practices, the DoD Cost Estimating Guide, and the DoDI 5000.73

Zero deviation from standard.

100% Inspection by

COTR/

Validated Customer Complaint

Types of Surveillance to select from:

Random Sampling: Appropriate for frequently recurring tasks. Evaluate randomly selected samples of the lot to determine the acceptability of the entire lot.

100 Percent Inspection: Appropriate for tasks that occur infrequently. Inspect and evaluate performance each time a task is performed.

Periodic Surveillance: Evaluation of samples selected on other than 100% or statistically random basis, i.e.

monthly, quarterly, semi-annually etc.

Validated Customer Complaint: Complaints must be validated.

Deliverables Schedule

CDRL - Deliverable Frequency # of Copies Medium/Format Submit To

A001 Provide update to

M&M ACDB.

PWS Paragraph 5.1,5.2

At least 2x per year; by end of month six and month twelve of the period of performance.

2 Electronic/Microsoft Office Product summarizing data that was published in web

ACDB

ODASA-CE, Acquisition Costing Directorate

ATTN: M&M COTR

A002 Provide update to WTV

ACDB.

PWS Paragraph 5.1,5.2

At least 2x per year; by end of month six and month twelve of the period of performance.

2 Electronic/Microsoft Office Product summarizing data that was published that was published in web ACDB

ODASA-CE, Acquisition Costing Directorate

ATTN: WTV COTR

A003 Provide update to Aviation ACDB.

PWS Paragraph 5.1,5.2

At least 2x per year; by end of month six and month twelve of the period of performance.

2 Electronic/Microsoft Office Product summarizing data that was published that was published in web ACDB

ODASA-CE, Acquisition Costing Directorate ATTN: Aviation COTR

A004 Provide update to

C4ISR ACDB.

PWS Paragraph 5.1,5.2

At least 2x per year; by end of month six and month twelve of the period of performance.

2 Electronic/Microsoft Office Product summarizing data that was published that was published in web ACDB

ODASA-CE, Acquisition Costing Directorate

ATTN: C4ISR COTR

A005 Develop M&M CERs (Cost Estimating Relationships) and/or Cost Factors and Cost Models.

PWS Paragraph 5.3

Upon completion of CER/Cost Factor/Cost Model Development.

1 Electronic MS Word & MS Excel or other formats as agreed to by

COTR

ODASA-CE, Acquisition Costing Directorate

ATTN: M&M COTR

A006 Develop WTV CERs (Cost Estimating Relationships) and/or Cost Factors and Cost Models.

PWS Paragraph 5.3

Upon completion of CER/Cost Factor/Cost Model Development.

1 Electronic MS Word & MS Excel or other formats as agreed to by

COTR

ODASA-CE, Acquisition Costing Directorate

ATTN: WTV COTR

A007 Develop Aviation CERs (Cost Estimating Relationships) and/or Cost Factors and Cost Models.

PWS Paragraph 5.3

Upon completion of CER/Cost Factor/Cost Model Development.

1 Electronic MS Word & MS Excel or other formats as agreed to by

COTR

ODASA-CE, Acquisition Costing Directorate ATTN: Aviation COTR

A008 Develop C4ISR CERs (Cost Estimating Relationships) and/or Cost Factors and Cost Models.

PWS Paragraph 5.3

Upon completion of CER/Cost Factor/Cost Model Development.

1 Electronic MS Word & MS Excel or other formats as agreed to by

COTR

ODASA-CE, Acquisition Costing Directorate

ATTN: C4ISR COTR

A009 Perform special cost analysis studies/provide cost data support relating to M&M Systems.

PWS Paragraph 5.4

Upon completion of special study/cost data review.

1 Electronic MS Word & MS Excel

ODASA-CE, Acquisition Costing Directorate

ATTN: M&M COTR

A010 Perform special cost analysis studies/provide cost data support relating to WTV Systems.

PWS Paragraph 5.4

Upon completion of special study/cost data review.

1 Electronic MS Word & MS Excel

ODASA-CE, Acquisition Costing Directorate

ATTN: WTV COTR

A011 Perform special cost analysis studies/provide cost data support relating to Aviation Systems.

PWS Paragraph 5.4

Upon completion of special study/cost data review.

1 Electronic MS Word & MS Excel

ODASA-CE, Acquisition Costing Directorate ATTN: Aviation COTR

A012 Perform special cost analysis studies/provide cost data support relating to C4ISR Systems.

PWS Paragraph 5.4

Upon completion of special study/cost data review.

1 Electronic MS Word & MS Excel

ODASA-CE, Acquisition Costing Directorate

ATTN: C4ISR COTR

A013 Deliver M&M commodity/CER/ cost model/cost database training

PWS Paragraph 5.5

To be scheduled by

COTR

10 Electronic MS Word, PowerPoint, and Excel as applicable

ODASA-CE, Acquisition Costing Directorate

ATTN: M&M COTR

A014 Deliver WTV commodity/CER/ cost model/cost database training

PWS Paragraph 5.5

To be scheduled by

COTR

10 Electronic MS Word, PowerPoint, and Excel as applicable

ODASA-CE, Acquisition Costing Directorate

ATTN: WTV COTR

A015 Deliver Aviation commodity/CER/ cost model/cost database training

PWS Paragraph 5.5

To be scheduled by

COTR

10 Electronic MS Word, PowerPoint, and Excel as applicable

ODASA-CE, Acquisition Costing Directorate ATTN: Aviation COTR

A016 Deliver C4ISR commodity/CER/ cost model/cost database training

To be scheduled by

COTR

10 Electronic MS Word, PowerPoint, and Excel as applicable

ODASA-CE, Acquisition

ATTN: C4ISR COTR

TECHNICAL EXHIBIT 3

Estimated Workload Data

The information provided in Technical Exhibit 3 is from historical data to fulfill tasks described in Part 5 of the PWS of the Base Contract.

ITEM

Labor Category

Estimated Yearly Hours

1 Program Manager

2 Subject Matter Expert/Senior Cost Analyst

3 Journeyman Cost Analyst/Data Analyst

4 Jr. Cost Analyst/Data Analyst

5 Senior Analyst/Principal Analyst

PWS Paragraph 5.5 A017 Study Plan PWS Paragraph 5.6 within 30 days of award and option exercise, and within 60 days of award if a revised Study Plan is required

1 Electronic MS PowerPoint or MS Word

ODASA-CE, Acquisition

ATTN: COTR

A018 In process report PWS Paragraph 5.7

Within 60 days of award and option exercise.

1 Electronic MS Word ODASA-CE, Acquisition Costing Directorate

ATTN: COTR

A019 Status report PWS Paragraph 5.8

By the 15th of the following month

2 Electronic MS Word

ODASA-CE, Acquisition

ATTN: COR/COTR

A020 Non-Disclosure- Agreement POC and Status Update PWS Paragraph 5.10

By the 15th of the following month

4 Electronic Word and Excel, as applicable

ODASA-CE, Acquisition Costing Directorate

ATTN: M&M, WTV,

Aviation, C4ISR COTR

A021 Four (4) training courses on statistics, data science/machine learning, computer programming for cost analysis, and/or cloud PWS Paragraph 5.11

To be scheduled by the

COTR

5 Electronic Word/PDF, PowerPoint, and Excel, as applicable

ODASA-CE, Acquisition Costing Directorate

ATTN: COTR

A022 Four (4) function Point Counts on DoD Software Acquisitions PWS Paragraph 5.12

30 days after request from COTR

1 Electronic Word/Excel, as applicable

ODASA-CE, Acquisition

ATTN: COTR

Total Direct Labor 22927

TECHNICAL EXHIBIT 4

Attachments And Exhibits

DOCUMENT TYPE DESCRIPTION DATE

Attachment 1 Quality Assurance Surveillance Plan (QASP) Attachment 2 DD Form 254 PWS Exhibit A CDRLs Solicitation Attachment 1 Cost Model ACDB Solicitation Attachment 2 Performance Assessment Questionnaire

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