Attachment 1 Statement of Work revised.docx

Statement of Work (SOW) Screen Fabric Roll

GENERAL INFORMATION

2.0 Scope of Work: The vendor shall provide screen fabric material in roll form and in individual packaging at a quantity of 40,000 linear yards total. Finished product shall meet time frame, dimensional as well as appearance requirements to be considered acceptable.

2.1 Background: Fabrication of Emergence Tower Screen Trays is necessary to supply highly specialized Sterile Insect Technique equipment to the NWS program to combat the spread of New World Screwworm in South America and Central Mexico before it infests areas of the Southern United States. Aircraft and Equipment Operations (AEO) has repeatedly provided support to SIT programs in the fabrication of specialized equipment. Procurement of raw materials in bulk form for the fabrication of this equipment is an effective use of program allocations to avoid delays in the delivery of sterile insects to targeted areas.

2.2 Location of Work: The vendor shall perform all work at his/her location using privately owned equipment.

AEO will not provide any tooling or equipment of any kind to produce the finished product.

2.3 Period of Performance: The vendor shall perform all work described in this document within 30 business days or less from the date the order was placed. Any deviation from this time frame will not be acceptable.

CONTRACTOR REQUIREMENTS

3.0 Acceptance Criteria

The vendor shall provide documentation as to the material being delivered that meets the following: Roll Size-36” X 100 Linear Yards, Color-Amber, Yarn Size-12 mils, Construction (Yarns per In.) 20 X 20, Material Type-Polypropylene. AEO will contact the vendor via e-mail and telephone to discuss any alternatives if any to the predetermined criteria. After acceptance, the vendor shall proceed with the project and adhere to the time frame stated earlier.

3.1 Applicable Standards

Delivered material will be checked for adherence to dimension, color, material type, construction and overall appearance criteria. Any material delivered which is deemed unusable due to a deviation of specifications listed above or otherwise discovered after arrival and upon utilization, will be replaced by the vendor.

4.0 Government Furnished: The Government shall provide equipment or manpower to off-load material from delivery trucks.

4.1 Contracting Officers Technical Representative (COTR):

Edinburg, TX 78541 956-249-5064 (cell) jose.a.hinojosa@usda.gov Contracting Officer:

5.0 Deliverables / Schedule: The vendor will provide the following key deliverables at the proposed due dates.

Key Deliverables Item No.

Deliverable

Objective

Due

individual packaging 40,000 linear yards total, rolls size 36" x 100 linear yards, color Amber, yarn size 12 mils, construction (yards per inch) 20 x 20, material type Polypropylene.

6.0 Travel: No travel is required.

7.0 Security Requirements: Not applicable.

8.0 Data Rights: All data and information derived from this contract will be the property of the Government.

9.0 Payment: Payment schedule will be determined by the National Finance Center. Any correspondence concerning payment to the vendor will be directly with the contracting officer assigned to this contract and NFC.

Billing Instructions: The “Submit Invoice-to” address for USDA orders is the Department of Treasury’s Invoice Processing Platform (IPP). The contractor must follow the instructions on how to register and submit invoices via IPP as prescribed in the previous communications from USDA and Treasury. All invoices are to be submitted via the electronic Invoice Processing Platform. This is a mandatory requirement initiated by the U.S. Department of Treasury.