03 Attachment II CLS.pdf

ATTACHMENT II

Common Level of Support (CLS) 408

For

Snow and Ice Removal at

USAG Ansbach – Military Communities

02 February 2022

W912PB22Q3003

5.1 Basic Services: The contractor shall provide services for snow and ice removal within the USAG Ansbach to include Airfields (Katterbach & Illesheim).

1.2 The contractor shall use only snowplow shields with rubber lips that will not damage the surface and is in accordance with the applicable safety regulations. Due to the fact that helicopter are parked at the airfield, a safety distance of six (6) m from the equipment shall be kept.

Snow accumulation on roads and parking areas shall not exceed more than ten (10)

cm. Accumulated snow shall be loaded and transported to an area where space is available and the snow does not cause interference with the flow of traffic, parking cars or pedestrians.

5.2 Recurring Services.

5.2.1 Clearing of position lights. Clearing of position lights shall be performed manually. Position lights shall be kept clear during the entire snow removal service. The location of all position lights is marked with yellow/black marking stakes. Damages and/or missing marking stakes shall be replaced by the contractor. For cleaning of the position lights, only equipment that will not damage the position lights shall be used.

Ground position lights along both sides of runway shall be cleared from snow and ice manually. Snow accumulations shall be removed by means of suitable equipment i.e.

snow blowing machine – to the adjacent grass surfaces up to a maximum height of 50

cm. Grass areas shall be passed over with any vehicle and / or equipment.

5.2.1.1 Specialized Locations.

Roads, Sidewalk and Parking Area Snow & Ice Removal Services (Katterbach Heliport / Bismarck Kaserne, Storck Barracks Illesheim, Shipton Kaserne, Urlas Area and Soldiers Lake)

5.2.1.1.1 Paved Roads and Access Control Points (ACP). The Contractor shall clear roads and ACPs. The Contractor shall clear primary roads to support the safe movement of emergency vehicles. The Contractor shall ensure all ACPs are operational at all times, regardless of storm intensity. The Contractor shall deploy the assets necessary to ensure the road network is trafficable IAW the Snow & Ice Removal Plan. Once removal operations commence, the Contractor shall continue these operations until snow and ice is removed from the full width of streets, including intersections. The Contractor shall clear all primary roads NLT 0600 hours. The COR/ACOR will inform the Contractor of the revised clearance times, should there be a delay in opening or closure.

5.2.1.1.2 Parking Areas. The Contractor shall clear parking areas. Snow and ice shall be removed from the full width of the parking areas and pushed to designated locations.

The Contractor shall clear parking areas of snow and ice.

5.2.1.1.3 Sidewalks. The Contractor shall clear sidewalks of snow and ice NLT 0600 hours. Sidewalks shall receive a complete clearing at the end of each snowstorm.

5.2.2 Snow Shoveling and Ice Removal. The Contractor shall snow shovel stairs and sidewalks and apply ice melt as needed for each building. Ice melts (salt) shall be placed on stairs and sidewalks for each building.

5.2.2.1 Dumpsters. The Contractor shall remove snow around the dumpsters to allow for pedestrian access to dispose of refuse. The Contractor shall clear access to dumpsters at the end of each snowstorm.

5.2.2.2 Snow Stockpile Removal. When specifically authorized by the Contracting Officer (KO), the Contractor shall remove snow stockpiles to designated on-post locations.

5.3 Removal Priorities – Clearing Priorities

5.3.1 Airfields: (Attachments IV and V))

Priority 1: Runways (Safeway runway de-icing) Priority 2: Taxiways (Safeway runway de-icing) Priority 3: Hangar Aprons (Safe way runway de-icing) Priority 4: Hot Fuel Point (Safeway runway de-icing) Priority 5: Parking Pads (Safeway runway de-icing) Priority 6: Entrance road to Illesheim Airfield (100% Salt)

Areas shall be free of snow and ice as of 0500 hours and shall be kept clear of snow/ice until 2200 hours. Contract personnel providing service to the airfields shall complete a

(1) hour flight Line Brief for HN contractors prior to providing service.

5.3.2 Kaserne Areas / Army Family Housing Areas:

Priority 1: Main roads. ACP’s. CDC Parking Area Priority 2: Sidewalks, Parking Areas

Areas shall be free of snow and ice as of 0500 hours and shall be kept clear of snow/ice until 2200 hours. AQL: 95 % total overall PRS Inspection Checklist Compliant Rate

5.3.3 Pre-Treatment and Clearing. The Contractor shall ensure safe walking and driving conditions by immediately removing ice from accumulated areas. The Contractor shall coordinate with the COR/ACOR to pre-treat areas with de-icing material salt, prior to forecasted storms. The Contractor shall apply a salt-brine solution to roads, parking lots, and sidewalks as pre-treatment before a snow or ice event. The Contractor shall remove and dispose of excess accumulations of de-icing material, if applicable, off Government property.

5.4 De-icing Material/Salt roads, sidewalks and parking lots..

Only spreading / de-icing material Safeway KF HOT Runway de-icing solution shall be used on Airfields.

Technical product specifications:

- Based on a unique formulation of potassium acetate and corrosion inhibitors.

- Clear, colorless, mobile liquid, free from matters in suspension

- Non-flammable

- Freezing point: less than –60° C

- miscibility with water: complete

- pH – undiluted: 10,8 – 11,2

- pH – 10 % m/m solution in distilled water: 8,4 – 8,8

- BOD5: 0,295 – 0,325 g O2/g 96 h LC50: 1000 mg/liter efficiency: up to –29° C

Quantities used per square meter depends on the outside temperatures: material shall be used in accordance with manufacturer’s instructions.

5.4.1 Ice Control Abrasives. The Contractor shall apply abrasives for ice control as directed by the KO. Abrasives shall consist of treated salt which shall be treated with an Environmentally Preferred Product .

5.5 De-icing Supplies.

5.5.1 On-Call De-icing Materials. Parking lots and sidewalks shall be de-iced as an on-call requirement. The application shall be a complete coverage of the parking area.

5.5.2 Snow Plowing and Ice Removal Standby. The Contractor shall standby on-site, to snow plow/sweep and remove ice within one (1) hour of notification from the COR/ACOR.

The Government will provide the Contractor a designated staging area to park and secure equipment and a secure area to stockpile supplies.

5.6 Safety. The Contractor shall ensure snow and ice removal equipment that is slow moving or otherwise creates an unsafe condition are clearly visible to oncoming traffic and bystanders (e.g., equipped with rotating or flashing amber lights).