Attachment 52: Sample Task-Satellite Communications

Sample Task #2

Satellite Communications (SATCOM) and Wide Area Networking (WAN)

This sample task is similar in format to a typical USAISEC Task Order. This is a Cost Plus Fixed Fee (CPFF) task order. The Background Section includes information about the sample task and is intended to provide sufficient information to the Offerors. The Applicable Documents Section is representative of the documents that would be pertinent to conducting the Task Order work. The Requirements Section contains several tasks typical for most Task Orders.

In response to this sample task, include a detailed technical approach describing how you will solve the requirements. For this sample task the period of performance will be 18 months as that is representative of USAISEC Task Orders. The Offerors will use January 1, 2020 as a start date for this sample task.

The Offeror shall provide a narrative response describing the Technical Approach, as described in Section 3 of this sample task. The sample task response shall be accompanied by the documents detailed below.

a) Quality Control Plan and associated task checklist(s) tailored for this sample task; b) Work Breakdown Structure (WBS) for this sample task (which shall include the Basis of Estimate (BOE)); c) Project work schedule (using MS Project 2013) for this sample task; and d) Risk Mitigation Plan tailored for this sample task.

The WBS shall include a minimum of a three-level breakdown and a BOE. The BOE shall include the labor categories and hours required to complete the Sample Task as proposed and the rationale to support the labor estimates. The BOE shall NOT include any labor rates or cost information inclusive of material, travel and other direct costs (ODCs). NOTE: The Quality Control Plan and the Risk Mitigation Plan are included within the Sample Task 30 page limitation. The associated task checklist(s), the WBS and BOE file and the Project Work Schedule file are NOT included in the Sample Task page limitations. A notional work breakdown structure is included to illustrate a sample three-level breakdown.

1. BACKGROUND. USAISEC has a requirement to Engineer, Furnish, Install and Test (EFI&T) a new communication system in Germany to provide wideband digital connectivity to deployed users in that area of operation. This system will consist of two parts: The first part, described in paragraph 1.1 below, is a fixed strategic Satellite Earth Terminal System (SETS). The second part, described in paragraph 1.2 below, is a new core backbone network. The anticipated period of performance will begin at the 75 percent actual construction phase.