Attachment 2. Statement of Work.pdf

Scope of Work National Technology and Development Program (NTDP)

Fatigue Monitoring Study

1.0 Introduction

1.1 Background—Wildland fire personnel's work tasks and schedules are known to cause fatigue. Though no concise definition exists, scientific research has linked fatigue of any dimension (e.g., burnout, cognitive fatigue – both task- and sleep-related, physical fatigue, emotional fatigue, perceptual fatigue) to worker health, well-being, and performance. The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) has broadly described fatigue as "a feeling of weariness, tiredness or lack of energy." Short-term fatigue (referred to hereafter as fatigue) is a sense of mental or physical tiredness brought on by stress (lack of sleep, physical work, nutritional inadequacies, or mental stresses). Furthermore, scientific research indicates that based on operational or environmental factors, fatigue is normal, and agencies can reduce or reverse a person's fatigue when providing adequate recovery or rest.

NTDP will conduct a fatigue monitoring study with two years of data collection. The study will include three Forest Service Interagency Hot Shot crews. Two crews are located in Flagstaff, AZ and one crew is located in Happy Jack, AZ. The contractor will be responsible for obtaining blood samples (beginning, middle, and end of fire season) to analyze creatine kinase, cortisol, testosterone, complete blood cell counts, blood lipids, and test panels looking at metabolic and thyroid function.

2.0 Scope of Work

2.1 Conduct blood draws on up to 60 Hot Shot Crew members. The blood draws shall be three times (beginning, middle, and end of fire season) per year. Below is the blood draw schedule:

End of June 2024 End of September 2024 Early April 2025 End of June 2025 End of September 2025

The contractor must provide a laboratory in Flagstaff, AZ and/or Show Low, AZ for the firefighters to report to for the blood draws.

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2.3 The contractor will be responsible for running a blood analysis on the collected samples. The required tests include:

Creatine Kinase, Total Cortisol Testosterone CBC with Differential Complete Metabolic Panel

LDH

Thyroid Cascade Profile

3.0 Personnel Qualifications—The contractor shall have the following qualifications:

Technician: Certified Phlebotomy Technician Laboratory: Only fully licensed/accredited laboratories, located within Flagstaff

AZ, actively engaged in providing the specific services and laboratory testing outlined in this Statement of Work. The Contractor must maintain valid certifications throughout the performance period of this contract.

Contractor must submit certifications/licenses for phlebotomists and laboratory at the time of the award. Copies of the certifications/licenses is acceptable.

4.0 Government Furnished Materials— The government will provide a medical physician who will order the samples. The Forest Service will not provide any equipment or materials.

5.0 Deliverables—The deliverables will be:

Deliverable 1: Blood Draws Report: Sample Inventory due 15 days after each set of blood draw.

Deliverable 2: Blood Analysis

Report: Individual patient report due 15 days after each set of analysis. Electronic preferred.

6.0. Period of Performance & Schedule

6.1. Period of Performance—The Period of performance is as follows:

Date of Award through Oct 31, 2025

7.0. Travel—The Contractor is not required to travel during the performance of the contract.

8.0 Points of Contact—The following are the points of contact for this project.

Lisa Outka-Perkins – Program Manager, USFS National Technology and Development Program (lisa.outka-perkins@usda.gov)

Joe Sol – Project Manager, USFS National Technology and Development Program (joseph.a.sol@usda.gov)

Thomas Sabol – COR, USFS National Technology and Development Program (thomas.sabol@usda.gov)