SOW -New NWS Equipment Shed - 2026 v2.docx

Statement of Work For New NWS Equipment Shed June 2026

1.0 CONTRACT PROJECT: New NWS Equipment Shed

2.0 LOCATION: USDA Moore Air Base (MAB)

3.0 Project Background: New World screwworm (NWS, Cochliomyia hominivorax) is a devastating pest. When NWS fly larvae (maggots) burrow into the flesh of a living animal, they cause serious, often deadly damage to the animal. NWS can infest livestock, pets, wildlife, occasionally birds, and in rare cases, people. NWS is endemic in Cuba, Haiti, the Dominican Republic, and countries in South America.

Although USDA eradicated NWS from the United States in 1966 using sterile insect technique (SIT), there is a constant risk of re-introduction into the United States. To prevent the northward movement of the pest from South America to NWS-free areas in Central and North America, APHIS collaborates with Panama to maintain a barrier zone in eastern Panama through the Panama-United States Commission for the Eradication and Prevention of the Screwworm (COPEG). Through COPEG, sterilized male flies are released in mass quantities in the Darien Province of eastern Panama to overwhelm and out-compete wild male populations in mating with females, resulting in population crash. Sterile insect releases result in a biological barrier.

In 2023, NWS detections in Panama increased from an average of 25 cases per year to more than 6,500 cases in 1 year. Since then, screwworms have been detected well north of the biological barrier that has successfully contained the pest to South America for decades. NWS has now been detected in Costa Rica, Nicaragua, Honduras, Guatemala, Belize, El Salvador, and Mexico.

Due to northward movement, additional sterile insect dispersal capacity was needed as soon as possible to establish and maintain an effective biological barrier against further northward spread. In February 2026, Buildings 6101 and 6102 were repurposed to serve as the new NWS Dispersal Facility at Moore Air Base. This New Dispersal Facility serves as the initial operations at MAB to handle current needs for this portion of the emergency mission.

Most recently, FMS repurposed the building 6101 FMS Motor Pool to the New Worm Screw Worm eradication effort that was approaching the United States and has currently since established itself as an epidemic in Texas. The building 6101, FMS, Motor Pool has been converted to the first Eclosion Sterile Release Fly Facility for the combat of the New World Screw Worm.

4.0 Project Description: Provide and install One (1) Equipment Shed.

4.0.1 Equipment Shed Specifications:

1. This equipment shed shall be 84’ +/- feet long, 28’ feet deep, 15’feet tall at the highest point, and 13’ feet tall at the lowest point. The structure shall contain 4 bays: (1) 11’ wide, and (3) 23’ wide. The equipment shed shall match the other ones existing in place to include the canopy that connects the two.

2. The storage shall have 3 enclosed sides. The two ends and the back wall. The material shall be a heavy-duty metal siding of a tan color.

3. The roof structure shall be a flat slope roof of at least 1/12 slope with heavy duty galvalume roof sheeting. The roof shall slope towards the rear of the carport with an enclosed gutter and downspouts.

4. Rain Gutters and Down Spouts.

5. The shop drawings (AS-Builds) shall be sealed by a Texas Structural Engineer including the connections to the concrete flight line and a copy (Digital and Hard Copy) shall be provided to the USDA FMS. The wind load shall be 120 mph.

6. A concept drawing shall be submitted for review prior to the ordering of the shed kit.

7. The project must be completed within 120 days of the award.

8. Provide 16 concrete footings to eliminate dominated slope of surface and ensure stability and structure integrity.

9. Metal storage shed shall connect with existing storage shed directly Northwest of new shed. New metal shed shall connect with existing shed with a covered area of approximately 300 sq. ft. to match existing covered area. See existing photo attached.

The Contractor shall ensure that all solutions/products shall be used in strict conformance with the product's Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and state requirements. All manufacturers' instructions and recommendations for the use of the solutions shall be strictly followed. In addition, the contractor shall comply with all federal, state, or local laws and regulations concerning the use, storage, and disposal of hazardous materials.

Contractor will provide Material Safety Data Sheets (MSDS) as specified in this contract and keep the sheets current for any product that is used in this contract.

Contractors must comply with applicable codes, environmental regulations in the State of Texas and local ordinances.

· All work shall be performed in accordance with all applicable State and Local codes and standards.

· All work to be performed by EPA certified technicians and executed in a professional workman like manner.

· All equipment and material installed on this project shall be new and unused unless otherwise noted.

· All work to be performed during normal business hours, Monday through Friday, unless otherwise noted.

5.0 PROJECT CONTACT PERSONS:

5.1 APHIS PPQ MAB/FMS Manager

Gabriel Lopez

USDA, APHIS, PPQ FO – FMS

Moore Air Base 22675 North Moore Field Building 6407 Edinburg, TX 78541 Tel. No.: (956) 205-7608 Cell No.: (956) 207-9594 Fax No.: (956) 580-7325 Email: Gabriel.Lopez@usda.gov

5.2 APHIS PPQ FMS Facilities Manager

Javier Caltzontzint

USDA, APHIS, PPQ FO – FMS

22675 North Moore Field Building 6415 Edinburg, TX 78541 Tel. No.: (956) 205-7734 Cell No.: (956) 330-1145 Fax No.: (956) 580-7325 Email: javier.caltzontzint@usda.gov

6.0 Facility Security and Safety Requirements:

In addition to this SOW, Moore Air Base is a restricted facility.

· Work Hours are Monday through Friday from 07:00 AM to 15:30 PM. All work outside of the mentioned days and hours shall be approved by the Facilities Maintenance manager in writing, prior to entering the facility. This includes work during Federal holidays.

· Some of this work will be required working after 3:30, the Contractor is to provide a schedule for those days to coordinate with the Maintenance Mechanic Supervisor.

· All Contractors shall have a valid picture identification such as a driver’s license or a State identification card.

· All vehicles shall have proper insurance and registration for entering the facility.

· All Contractors working at the facility shall remain in the project site under the supervision of a qualified job site superintendent. Anyone found outside of the determined construction area will be removed from the facility and not allowed to return.

· All Contractors shall provide temporary and portable restroom facilities for their employees if the project has a duration of over three working days.

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