Attachment 1 - Statement of Work_revised_81823.pdf

US Department of Agriculture (USDA)

Statement of Work

Contents Project General Information

1.0 Scope of Work

2.0 Background

Contractor Requirements

3.0 Technical Requirements / Tasks

4.0 Government Furnished

5.0 Deliverables / Schedule

6.0 Travel

7.0 Contractor’s Key Personnel

8.0 Security Requirements

9.0 Data Rights

10.0 Section 508 – Electronic and Information Technology Standards Attachment ............................................................................................................................................. Error! Bookmark not defined.

Project Accident Review Evolution Documentary Production– Innovation and Organizational Learning (IOL) Research Development & Application (RD&A)

General Information

1.0 Scope of Work

This project entails the video production/editing of a ninety-minute documentary to tell the story of how the Forest Service evolved from conducting Serious Accident Investigations predicated on root cause analysis to conducting Learning Reviews predicated on networked causality.

2.0 Background

This project will document the history of the evolution of the accident review process within the Forest Service from 1993 to 2023. It will also serve as the foundational/introductory training tool for any involved in the accident review process.

Contractor Requirements

3.0 Technical Requirements / Tasks

1. Produce a documentary on the accident review process in the Forest Service over the last thirty years (1993-2023).

a. Edit existing interview footage: Peruse, edit, and summarize interviews recorded on Microsoft Teams conducted by Forest Service employees. We have forty-five interviews, each varying in length, for a total of approximately sixty-eight hours of footage. We also have access to interviews from other projects that can be used to supplement this project. The additional interviews are more traditional film products and will be available to the contractor as needed.

b. Work with IOL staff to storyboard video segments that capture the story of the accident review evolution.

c. Identify missing pieces in the story of the accident review evolution and work with IOL staff to interview employees who may have the necessary information to fill those gaps. IOL staff will conduct these interviews.

d. Finalize and produce a ninety-minute documentary describing the evolution of the accident review process in the Forest Service over the last thirty years.

4.0 Government Furnished

None

5.0 Deliverables / Schedule

A professional-quality ninety-minute documentary describing the evolution of the accident review process within the Forest Service over the last thirty years (1993-2023).

Task Schedule

Task Completion Date

1. Summary of key elements of existing interview footage

Within four months of the award date

2. Summary of missing pieces in the story Within six months of the award date

3. Proposed documentary storyboard Within seven months of the award date

4. Finished product: Ninety-minute documentary of the accident review process within the Forest Service, along with any raw footage of interview material collected as a part of this project

Within one year of award date

The contractor is required to provide written progress reports quarterly for the contract period. The progress report shall cover all work completed during the specified period and shall present the work to be accomplished during the subsequent period. This report shall also identify any problems that arose and a statement explaining how the problem was resolved. This report shall also identify any problems that have arisen but have not been completely resolved and provide an explanation. This report will also identify potential innovations and other potential products that may be developed.

6.0 Travel

None

7.0 Contractor’s Key Personnel

Extensive experience in documentary video production.

8.0 Security Requirements

None

9.0 Data Rights

The products developed will be property of the government and as appropriate will be hosted in a centralized location as designated by the COR for access by all entities.

10.0 Section 508 – Electronic and Information Technology Standards 508 compliance must l be met all audiovisual materials produced. The contractor will need to be well versed in meeting these compliance requirements.

To assist in 508 compliance, a transcript of the fifty Microsoft Teams interviews will be provided. This transcript is approximately 65-80% accurate.