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 GENERAL:PART 1 GENERAL INFORMATIONDated: 31 MAY 2019This is a non-personal services contract to provide Litigation Support Services. The Government shall not exercise any supervision or control over the contract service providers performing the services herein. Such contract service providers shall be accountable solely to the Contractor who, in turn is responsible to the Government. Support activities include, but are not limited to: organization and analyzing of case materials, preservation, processing, review, and production of electronically stored information and case work.Description of Services/Introduction:The contractor shall provide all personnel, supervision, and other items and non-personal services necessary to perform litigation support services, as defined in this Performance Work Statement except for those items specified as Government furnished property and services. The contractor shall perform to the standards in this contract.Background:The fundamental concept underlying this contract support effort is to provide litigation support services to the U.S. Army Legal Services Agency’s Contract and Fiscal Law Division (KFLD) in representing the U.S. Army Intelligence Command’s (INSCOM). Management of the Project resides in the INSCOM CLIPSO Directorate. The Contractor shall provide litigation support and assistance in support of KFLD in its processing of ESI documents for the INSCOM Office of the Staff Judge Advocate (SJA).Objective:The basic service objectives are to provide litigation support to the U.S. Army Legal Services Agency’s Contract and Fiscal Law Division (KFLD) to include but not limited to:creating and maintaining a litigation databasecapturing document images and metadata to include Optical Character Recognition (OCR) images as requiredcoding documents and entering them into the litigation database (to include emails)inputting unique page numbering onto all documents in the databasereviewing documents for relevance to discovery requests and the issues in litigationde-duplicating documentsreviewing documents for privilege and maintaining a privilege logperforming database searches to include creating indexes and reportsproposing document redactions within guidelines provided trial attorneys, organizing documents for productionproducing documents either as hardcopy or in electronic formatsproviding relevant documents for use at depositions and hearingsproviding litigation support at hearings and depositionsproviding litigation support during the preparation of briefs and motionsType of Contract:The Government intends to award a firm fixed price task order.Scope:Litigation support services include technical and implementation support to KFLD in its processing of all documents relevant to the case, and providing litigation support and assistance. The size of the documents to be reviewed is approximately 300 GB of classified documents, at a level no higher than SECRET. This contract supports KFLD in processing of ESI documents for the INSCOM Office of the Staff Judge Advocate (SJA).Period of Performance:The period of performance shall be for one (1) Base Period and two (2) four-month option periods. The period of performance reads as follows:Base Period: on or before 21 June 2019 through 01 December 2019Option Period One: 02 December 2019 through 01April 2020Option Period Two: 02 April 2020 through 01 August 2020Quality Assurance Plan:Quality Assurance Plan shall be submitted in seven (7) days after award to the COR and approved by the Contracting Officer.Quality Control:The contractor shall develop and maintain an effective Quality Control Plan 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 QCP is the means by which the contractor assures that the work complies with the requirements of the contract. This Plan shall include, but is not limited to, the following:A method for identifying deficiencies in the quality of services performed before the level of performance becomes unacceptableThe documentation of all inspections conducted by the contractor and the corrective action taken. This documentation shall be available to the Government during the term of the contract. These records shall become the property of the Government and shall be turned over to the COR upon completion or termination of the contract.The name(s) of the individual(s) tasked to perform the quality control inspections, their qualifications, and the extent of their authority; and a description of the contractor's understanding of and sensitivity of the type of work specified in the ernment employees shall confirm contractor case quality during performance and upon delivery of deliverables. The work will be reviewed at three levels (Contracting Officer Representative (COR), CLIPSO Legal Counsel, and KFLD) with varying degrees of oversight. Casework requiring approval/coordination is done through the COR. The COR may reject the litigation case work and return it to the team chief for correction. A copy of the QCP shall be provided to the COR for review and ultimate approval by the Contracting Officer. The QCP shall be presented to the COR within 7 Days after contract award, and shall be updated thereafter as changes occur. The contractor is responsible for all corrections, as determined to be necessary by the Government. The contractor shall provide a copy of proposed changes to the COR within 5 days after the changes have been identified. The changes shall be implemented within 7 days after approval by the Contracting Officer.Quality Assurance Surveillance Plan:The Government shall evaluate the contractor’s performance under this contract in accordance with the Quality Assurance Surveillance Plan (QASP). This plan is primarily focused on what the Government must do to ensure that the contractor has performed 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).Recognized Holidays:The contractor is not required to perform services on Government holidays. Access to Government facilities will not be available when the facility is closed due to local or national emergencies, administrative closings, or the above referenced federally observed holidays. When a holiday falls on a non-workday – Saturday or Sunday – the holiday usually is observed on Monday (if the holiday falls on a Sunday) or Friday (if the holiday falls on a Saturday).Unless otherwise specified, the contractor is to observe the following federal holidays:New Year’s DayLabor DayMartin Luther King Jr.’s BirthdayColumbus DayPresident’s DayVeteran’s DayMemorial DayThanksgiving DayIndependence DayChristmas DayHours of Operation:All Contractor employees resulting from this PWS are required primarily during the core hours of 8:00 am to 5:00 pm, Monday through Friday, 52 weeks per year (excluding US federal holidays). When hiring personnel, the Contractor shall keep in mind that the stability and continuity of the workforce are essential. Additional hours and weekend support may be needed in the event of an incident/anomaly and changing requirements that mandate such support, must be pre-approved by COR.Place Of Performance:The work to be performed under this contract will primarily be performed at a secure Government facility near Crystal City, Arlington, VA.Security Requirement:Contractor personnel designated to perform and deliver under this contract must have an active DoD Secret clearance (or higher) at the time of proposal submission. The required clearance must be active at the time of proposal submission and maintained at that level for the life of the contract, to include option periods. An interim DoD clearance will not suffice. The Government will not sponsor contractor personnel to obtain a DoD Secret clearance, contractor personnel must already have the necessary clearance. The security requirements are in accordance with the provided DD254 Contract Classification Specification. The contractor shall submit security clearance documentation within five working days after being notified to work on-site.Physical Security:The contractor shall be responsible for safeguarding all Government equipment, information and property provided for contractor use. At the close of each work period, Government equipment, and materials shall be secured.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 Federal Acquisition Regulation Subpart 42.5. The Contracting Officer, Contracting Officer's 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. The contractor’s failure to achieve satisfactory performance under the contract, reflected in the COR’s report, may result in termination of the contract and may also result in the loss of future Government contracts. In addition, the contractor’s failure to achieve satisfactory performance under the contract may result in the non-exercise of available options. For each item that does not meet acceptable levels, the Contracting Officer will provide a copy sent to the Contractor. The Contractor must reply in writing within five (5) days of receipt identifying how future occurrences of the problem will be prevented. Based upon the Contractor’s past performance and plan to solve the problem, the Contracting Officer will determine if any further action will be taken. These meetings shall be at no additional cost to the Government.Contracting Officer’s Representative (COR):The COR will be identified by separate letter. 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, specifications: monitor Contractor's performance and notifies both the Contracting Officer and Contractor of any deficiencies; coordinate availability of government furnished property, 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 with regard to 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 resulting order.Personnel:The Government shall approve contracted employees prior to the placement of personnel on the task/contract that is the result of this PWS. The Contractor shall validate all credentials and/or certifications prior to presenting to the Government for approval and shall be no more than 3 pages in length.Project Manager/Team Lead: See specific requirements and tasks in Section 5 of PWS.Litigation Support Specialist: See specific requirements and tasks in Section 5 of anizational Conflict of Interest: Contractor and subcontractor personnel performing work under this contract may receive, have access to or participate in the development of proprietary or source selection information (e.g., cost or pricing information, budget information or analyses, specifications or work statements, etc.) or perform evaluation services which may create a current or subsequent Organizational Conflict of Interests (OCI) as defined in FAR Subpart 9.5. Also, the contractor or subcontractor may have a potential financial interest in the litigation mention in paragraph 1.2, above. The Contractor shall notify the Contracting Officer immediately whenever it becomes aware that such access or participation or potential financial interest may result in any actual or potential OCI and shall promptly submit a plan to the Contracting Officer to avoid or mitigate any such OCI. Also, if prior or simultaneous work for any party or person involved in this litigation raises a potential OCT, the contractor will immediately notify the Contracting Officer.The Contractor’s mitigation plan will be determined to be acceptable solely at the discretion of the Contracting Officer and in the event the Contracting Officer unilaterally determines that any such OCI cannot be satisfactorily avoided or mitigated, the Contracting Officer may affect other remedies as he/she deems necessary, including prohibiting the Contractor from participation in subsequent contracted requirements which may be affected by the OCI.Restriction: Any contractor in Contingency Operations during years 2003 – 2008.Contractor Travel: No contractor travel outside of the National Capital Region is anticipated in relation to this requirement.Additional Security RequirementsAntiterrorism Considerations: In accordance with DFARS, 22 December 2016, 207.105(d), and DoD Instruction O-2000.16, Volume 1, DoD Antiterrorism Standards, the contractor is hereby advised that it shall comply with the policies and procedures of the U.S. Antiterrorism Officer (ATO) at each installation where work is being performed. DoD Instruction O-2000.16, Volume 1 is available at the Washington Headquarters Services website at . Information with regard to the INSCOM procedures and policies will be provided at a later date. A modification to the contract will be the instrument of notification for this action. The contractor may submit a request for an equitable adjustment for any directly incurred costs for compliance with these policies and procedures, following the modification incorporating the policy and procedures guidance. Equitable adjustment requests shall be in compliance with clauses.Antiterrorism and Force Protection (AT/FP): AR 350-1, 19 August 2014, Army Training and Leadership Development, Section II, G-3/5/7, Antiterrorism and Force Protection. Specific Army standards for AT/FP training are listed in chapter 5, AR 525-13, 17 February 2017. Individual AT/FP training is mandatory for all soldiers, Department of the Army civilians, and DOD contractors and is strongly recommended for family members prior to travelling outside the 50 United States and its territories and possessions for any reason, including mobilization, temporary duty, permanent change of station, and leave. There is also an AT/FP training requirement for personnel stationed outside the United States. Individual AT/FP training is valid for one (1) year and must be documented.AT Level I Training: All contractor employees, to include subcontractor employees, requiring access to Army installations, facilities and controlled access areas shall complete AT Level 1 awareness training within 30 calendar days after contract start date or effective date of incorporation of this requirement into the contract, whichever is applicable. The contractor shall submit certificates of completion for each affected contractor employee and subcontractor employee to the COR/ACOR or to the contracting officer, if a COR/ACOR is not assigned, within 15 calendar days after completion of training by all employees and subcontractor personnel. AT Level 1 awareness training is available at the following website: Awareness Training for Contractor Personnel Traveling Overseas: This requires US based contractor employees and associated subcontractor employees to make available and to receive government provided area of responsibility (AOR) specific AT awareness training as directed by AR 525-13. Specific AOR training content is directed by the combatant commander with the unit ATO being the local point of contact.Access and General Protection/Security Policy and Procedures: Contractor and all associated subcontractors 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 to be accomplished by 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.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 Authorization to Operate (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/ACOR. This training shall be completed within 30 calendar days of contract award and within 30 calendar days of new employee’s commencing performance. iWATCH training results shall be reported to the COR/ACOR not later than 45 calendar days after contract award.For Contracts that Require an OPSEC Standing Operating Procedure/Plan. The contractor shall develop an OPSEC Standing Operating Procedure (SOP)/Plan within 90 calendar days of contract award, to be reviewed and approved by the responsible Government OPSEC officer, per AR 530-1, Operations Security. This SOP/Plan will include the government's critical information, why it needs to be protected, where it is located, who is responsible for it, and how to protect it. In addition, the contractor shall identify an individual who will be an OPSEC Coordinator. The contractor will ensure this individual becomes OPSEC Level II certified per AR 530-1.Operations Security (OPSEC): AR 530-1, 26 Sep 2014, Training Programs. The Contractor shall provide OPSEC training to all employees regarding the safeguarding of sensitive information prior to employees being allowed access to such information. Chapter 4 of AR 530-1, Training, requires that newly arrived personnel receive an OPSEC orientation briefing within the first 30 days of arrival at the organization. The AR further requires that all personnel receive an annual OPSEC briefing. Contractor personnel may utilize the OPSEC briefings presented by the INSCOM OPSEC Program Manager/Coordinator. The Contractor will submit certificates of completion or sign in rosters all initial and annual OPSEC training to the COR. The above requirements will flow down to all subcontractors working on or providing support to the contract.The Contractor shall not release sensitive information to the general public without prior written approval from the Contracting Officer. All contractor requests to release sensitive information shall be in writing and clearly explain the necessity for release of the information and consequences if approval is not granted.All material produced by the contractor which will be released to the general public will be subject to OPSEC and Security reviews from INSCOM OPSEC Officer, Security Officer and INSCOM Public Affairs Office prior to release.The Contractor shall destroy all sensitive program material at the completion of the contract so as to ensure the information cannot be accessed or utilized for any purpose. The Contractor will also notify the Contracting Officer in writing of its destruction. These same requirements will flow down to all subcontractors working on or provided any sensitive information related to the contract.For Cybersecurity (CS)/Information Technology (IT) Training. All contractor employees and associated sub- contractor employees must complete the DoD Cyber Awareness Challenge training and exam before issuance of network access and annually thereafter. All contractor employees working CS/IT functions must comply with DOD and Army training requirements in DoD Directive 8570.01, August 11, 2016, DoD 8570.01-M Change 4, 10 October 2015 and AR 25-2 upon initial employment.For Cybersecurity (IT) Certification. Per DoD 8570.01-M Change 4, DFARS 252.239-7001 and AR 25-2, the contractor employees supporting CS/IT functions shall be appropriately certified upon contract award. The baseline certification as stipulated in DoD 8570.01-M Change 4 must be completed upon contract award. Along with the baseline certification, the contractor must have a computing environment (CE) certification or a certificate of training prior to having privileged access to government systems.For Contractors Authorized to Accompany the Force. DFARS Clause 252.225-7040, Contractor Personnel Authorized to Accompany U.S. Armed Forces Deployed Outside the United States. The clause shall be used in solicitations and contracts that authorize contractor personnel to accompany US Armed Forces deployed outside the US in contingency operations; humanitarian or peacekeeping operations; or other military operations or exercises, when designated by the combatant commander. The clause discusses the following AT/OPSEC related topics: required compliance with laws and regulations, pre-deployment requirements, required training (per combatant command guidance), and personnel data required.For Contract Requiring Performance or Delivery in a Foreign Country. DFARS Clause 252.225-7043, Antiterrorism/Force Protection for Defense Contractors Outside the US. The clause shall be used in solicitations and contracts that require performance or delivery in a foreign country. This clause applies to both contingencies and non-contingency support. The key AT requirement is for non-local national contractor personnel to comply with theater clearance requirements and allows the combatant commander to exercise oversight to ensure the contractor's compliance with combatant commander and subordinate task force commander policies and directives.For Contracts That Require 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” and requires contractors to comply with— (1) The Security Agreement (DD Form 441), including the National Industrial Security Program Operating Manual (DoD 5220.22-M Change 4); any revisions to DOD 5220.22-M Change 4, notice of which has been furnished to the contractor.PART 2 DEFINITIONS & ACRONYMSDEFINITIONS AND ACRONYMS:DEFINITIONS:APPROVAL - Case approval occurs only when the appropriate level of review approves the contractor casework, as detailed above.CASES - Individual requests for documents and their public release through the FOIA review process.CASEWORK - The research, tasking, coordination, analysis, synthesis, duplication and drafting of letters/memoranda involved in the preparation of a case for approval.CHAIN OF INSPECTION - The multi-tiered approval hierarchy within FOID that places the Federal Government’s authority behind the casework performed by contract FOIA reviewers and approves its finalization, with the resulting release or denial of information in responsive documents, as appropriate, or with the resulting DoD response to legislatively mandated tasking (OGIS or the Annual Report).CONTRACTOR - A supplier or vendor awarded a contract to provide specific supplies or service to the Government. The term used in this contract refers to the prime.CONTRACTING OFFICER - A person with authority to enter into, administer, and or terminate contracts, and make related determinations and findings on behalf of the Government. Note: The only individual who can legally bind the Government.CONTRACTING OFFICER'S REPRESENTATIVE (COR) - An employee of the U.S. Governmentappointed by the contracting officer to administer the contract. Such appointment shall be in writing and shall state the scope of authority and limitations. This individual has authority to provide technical direction to the Contractor as long as that direction is within the scope of the contract, does not constitute a change, and has no funding implications. This individual does NOT have authority to change the terms and conditions of the contract.DEFECTIVE SERVICE - A service output that does not meet the standard of performance associated with the Performance Work Statement.DELIVERABLE - Anything that can be physically delivered, but may include non-manufactured things such as meeting minutes or reports.DOCUMENT REVIEW - Analysis of responsive records to identify information that shall be withheld from release in accordance with the nine exemptions of the FOIA and appropriate security sections of Executive Order 13526. The result of analyses conducted by several agencies and returned to FOID shall be combined into one document so that all agencies release positions are integrated into one authoritative release.DOCUMENT SEARCH - The formal tasking of a responsible office for documents requested under the FOIA.OFFICIAL INFORMATION - Any information owned by or generated by an executive branch of a government and for which control is claimed by that branch.PERSONNEL - Contractor personnel that are evaluated in a source selection process and that may be required to be used in the performance of a contract by the Personnel listed in the PWS. When personnel are used as an evaluation factor in best value procurement, an offer can be rejected if it does not have a firm commitment from the persons that are listed in the proposal.PHYSICAL SECURITY - Actions that prevent the loss or damage of Government property.QUALITY ASSURANCE - The government procedures to verify that services being performed by the Contractor are performed according to acceptable standards.QUALITY ASSURANCE SURVEILLANCE PLAN (QASP) - An organized written document specifying the surveillance methodology to be used for surveillance of contractor performance.QUALITY CONTROL - All necessary measures taken by the Contractor to assure that the quality of an end product or service shall meet contract requirements.REDACTION - In the FOIA context, the process of editing or revising a responsive document by cutting out or removing (“withholding”) all information exemptible by the nine exemptions allowed by the FOIA, or by appropriate sections of Executive Order 13526.RESPONSIVE DOCUMENT - A document which contains information sought by a FOIA requester.SUBCONTRACTOR - One that enters into a contract with a prime contractor. The Government does not have awareness of contract with the subcontractor.WORK DAY - The number of hours per day the Contractor provides services in accordance with the contract.2.1.12. WORK WEEK - Monday through Friday, unless specified otherwise.Additional definitions are listed in DoD Freedom of Information Act Program Regulation DoD 5400.7-R, which can be found at the following web site: and in Section 6.1, Executive Order 13526, available at the following web site: Contracting Officer's Representative AFARSArmy Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement ARArmy RegulationCCEContracting Center of Excellence CFRCode of Federal RegulationsCONUSContiguous United States (excludes Alaska and Hawaii) CORContracting Officer RepresentativeCOTRContracting Officer's TechnicalRepresentative COTSCommercial-Off-the-ShelfDADepartment of the ArmyDD250Department of Defense Form 250 (Receiving Report) DD254Department of Defense Contract Security Requirement List DFARSDefense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement DMDCDefense Manpower Data CenterDoDDepartment of DefenseDoJDepartment of JusticeFARFederal Acquisition Regulation FOIAFreedom of Information Act FOIDFreedom of Information DivisionHIPAAHealth Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 KOContracting OfficerOCIOrganizational Conflict of InterestOCONUS Outside Contiguous United States (includes Alaska andHawaii) ODCOther Direct CostsOGCOffice of General Counsel PIPOPhase In/Phase OutPOCPoint of ContactPRSPerformance Requirements Summary PWSPerformance Work StatementQAQuality AssuranceQAPQuality Assurance ProgramQASPQuality Assurance Surveillance Plan QCQuality ControlQCPQuality Control Program TETechnical ExhibitPART 3 GOVERNMENT FURNISHED PROPERTY, EQUIPMENT, AND SERVICESGOVERNMENT FURNISHED EQUIPMENTServices: The Government will provide technical support to the contractor employees working at the Metro Park facility. This support will include access to the IT service help desk.Document Review Software: The Government will provide document review software and access to software support to the contractor employees working at the Government facility.Facilities: The Government will provide the necessary workspace for the contractor staff to provide the support outlined in the PWS to include desk space, telephones, computers, and other items necessary to maintain an office environment.Equipment: The contractor will have access to computers, scanners, fax machines, printers, as needed.Materials: The Government will provide Standard Operating Procedures and Policies as mon Access Card (CAC): All personnel will require a CAC issued by the U.S. Government. A CAC application must be prepared and submitted to the Government for the issuance of an electronic CAC for access to computer systems or access to Government facilities.PART 4 CONTRACTOR FURNISHED ITEMS AND SERVICESCONTRACTOR FURNISHED ITEMS AND RESPONSIBILITIES:General:The Contractor shall furnish all supplies, equipment, facilities and services required to perform work under this contract that are not listed under Part 3 of this PWS.Personnel:The Government shall approve all Contractor employees designated essential prior the placement of personnel on the task/contract that is the result of this PWS. The Contractor shall validate all credentials and/or certifications prior to presenting to the Government for approval and shall be no more than 3 pages in length.Material: RESERVEDEquipment: RESERVEDPART 5 SPECIFIC TASKSREQUIREMENTS AND TASKS:The Government requires Litigation Support Services, the following section of this document describes the requirements and tasks that shall be accomplished by the Contractor.Program Manager/Team Lead:Assist attorneys, reviews, analyzes and evaluates document discovery files against legal standards. He/she notes and corrects document discovery file deficiencies (e.g. missing documents, inconsistent material, non- relevant material, documents yet to be reviewed) before sending the discovery documents on to the concerned trial attorney for production to opposing counsel, gathers, sorts, classifies, and interprets data to determine relevant to the discovery, and directs all work required. Liaison between the Government/COR and Contractor.Prepares written work schedules based on established guidelines and piles material inventory records and prepares reports.Minimum Education: 4-year degree (Bachelor’s degree or equivalent) and Paralegal Certificate (Jurist Doctorate or Bar Admission in good standing can be substituted).Basic Experience: Three (3) or more years of executive level experience in litigation support services.One Year of experience in handling classified information.Litigation Support Specialist:The Contractor shall have demonstrated experience in Litigation Support Services.The Contractor will support as needed in support of the provision of legal services to KFLD.Create and maintain litigation database using relativity or similar software for approximately 300 GB of data classified at the SECRET level formatted in standard MS Office files, PDF files, and Excel files. (Discovery documents shall be presented to COR/Legal POC each month after receipt of award, at a rate of 12.5% increments of completed data per month for the first 4 months, and at a rate of 25% increments each month for the last two months to be completed by November 1, 2019.)Capturing document images and metadata to include OCR images as required.Code documents (to include emails) and enter them into the litigation database. Input unique page numbering onto all documents in the database.Review documents for relevance to discovery requests and the issues in litigation.Possess excellent ability to communicate orally and in writing to effectively assist, interpret, and document legal casework.De-duplicate documents.Review documents for privilege information and maintain a privilege log. (Log shall be completely filled out and kept on file to be presented to the government upon request.)Perform database searches to include creating indexes and reports.Propose document redactions within guidelines provided by trial anize documents for production.Produce documents necessary for discovery in electronic format on a contractor provided laptop or CD with proper security markings.Provide support in a manner fully consistent with applicable statutes and regulations.Properly handle classified information.Assist in the identification of classified National Security Information, Restricted or Formerly Restricted Data, and militarily critical information and same report to KFLD.Assist in the identification of non-OSD/JS component (including DoD and intelligence community) information.Workload Status Report: provide accurate and complete data concerning activities and performance. (The report shall summarize the workload volume, completion, and any obstacles encountered for the previous week; submitted to Program Manager/Team Lead.)Shall obtain and maintain the required security clearance throughout the life of the contract.Minimum Education: Paralegal Certificate (Jurist Doctorate or Bar Admission in good standing can be substituted).Basic Experience: One (1) or more years of experience in litigation support services.One Year of experience in handling classified information.Substitution/Replacement of Contractor Personnel: Contractor shall only substitute or replace an employee with one who has a security clearance and technical qualifications equal to or higher than those of the person being replaced. Contractor shall notify the Government, in writing at least three (3) working days prior (except in emergencies). Contractor shall explain, in writing to the COR, the circumstances of the action, expected timeline for replacement to be hired, and a risk-management plan that addresses how performance in the affected area will be met – during the time position is vacant. Contractor must provide replacement NLT seven (7) days from the termination date of the replaced employee. *The risk management plan is for informational purposes only, and not for Government approval to proceed.*Mandatory Contractor Manpower Reporting (CMR): The contractor shall report ALL contractor labor hours (including subcontractor labor hours) required for performance of services provided under this contract via a secure data collection site. The contractor is required to completely fill in all required data fields using the following web address . Reporting inputs will be for the labor executed during the period of performance during each Government fiscal year (FY), which runs October 1 through September 30. While inputs may be reported any time during the FY, all data shall be reported no later than October 31 of each calendar year, beginning with 2019. Contractors may direct technical questions to the help desk at: Information: In the event of a change in the discovery deadline by Court order the Government reserves the right to accelerate its delivery schedule at no additional cost. In the event of a Court order the Government will not increase the gigabytes requirement set forth in section 1.4.PART 6 APPLICABLE PUBLICATIONSAPPLICABLE PUBLICATIONS (CURRENT EDITIONS)The Contractor shall abide by all applicable regulations, publications, manuals, and local policies and procedures:Freedom of Information Act, 5 U.S.C. 552 – can be located at: 5-usc-552Privacy Act of 1974 – can be located at: 25-2, Information Assurance, 24 October 2007 – can be located at: 350-1, Army Training and Leader Development, 10 December 2017 – can be located at: 381-10, US Army Intelligence Activities, 3 May 2007 – can be located at: 381-12, Threat Awareness and Reporting Program, 1 June 2016 – can be located at: 530-1, Operations Security, 26 September 2014 – can be located at: Manual 5105.21, Volumes 1-3, Sensitive Compartmented Information (SCI) Administrative Security Manual – can be located at: Manual 5220.22-M, National Industrial Security Program Operating Manual, 18 May 2016 – can be located at: 5400.7-R, “DoD Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) Program” – can be located at: 135646-84755626001270005562600127000DOD 5400.11-R, Department of Defense Privacy Program, 14 May 2007 – can be located at: Order 12333 – can be located at: order/12333.htmlExecutive Order 13526 – can be located at: 7 ATTACHMENT/TECHNICAL EXHIBIT LISTINGAttachment/Technical Exhibit List:Attachment 1/Technical Exhibit 1 – Performance Requirements SummaryAttachment 2/Technical Exhibit 2 – Deliverables ScheduleTECHNICAL EXHIBIT 1 PERFORMANCE REQUIREMENTS SUMMARYThe 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 ObjectiveStandardPerformance ThresholdMethod of SurveillanceCorrection/ RemedyPRS # 1PWS 5.2.3300GB of Discovery documents shall be presented to COR/Legal POC after receipt of award and is to be completely processed by November 1, 2019.A rate of 12.5% increments of completely processed data per month for the first 4 months, and at a rate of 25% increments each month for the last two months.95%100%InspectionConsideration to the government; including possible reduction of invoiced dollar amountTECHNICAL EXHIBIT 2 DELIVERABLES SCHEDULEDeliverableFrequency# of CopiesMedium/FormatSubmit ToQuality Control PlanPresented to the COR within 7 Days after contract award, and shall be updated thereafter as changes occur.1 copyWord Document, emailed1 copy to the CORCombined Monthly ReportMonthly (Should be no later than (NLT) the 10th day of the following month) Example: January Monthly report is due NLT February 10th.3 copiesExcel Spreadsheet, should be emailed1 copy to the COR 1 copy to the KO 1 copy to the INSCOM Legal Counsel(VIA EMAIL)Workload Status ReportWeekly3 copiesWord Document, emailed1 copy to the COR 1 copy to the KO 1 copy to the INSCOM Legal Counsel(VIA EMAIL)Discovery DocumentsProvided in accordance with the discovery deadline.1 copyHard Drive or CD(s)*provided by the contractor with appropriate security markings, which will subsequently becomeGovernment property1 copy to the COR/INSCOM Legal Counsel ................
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