Attachment_1_-_Contract_Engineer_SOW_-_Autosonde_Site_Prep_--_04.30.18.pdf

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Attachment 1

STATEMENT OF WORK

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE

Alaska Region

Contract Engineer - Autosonde Site Preparation

1.0 BACKGROUND

The National Weather Service (NWS) plans to install an automated weather balloon launching system on NWS property at Annette Island, Anchorage, Bethel, Cold Bay, Fairbanks, King Salmon, Kotzebue, McGrath, Nome, St Paul, and Yakutat, Alaska; see Exhibit 1 for site addresses. All sites are considered remote with the exception of the Anchorage Weather Forecast Office (WFO). The automated weather balloon launching system is a “packaged-unit” that will be purchased and installed separately by the NWS. This Statement of Work is for the engineering services required to support the design, conduct and support permitting/right of way, support site prep construction, support facilities disposal, and support autosonde installation at each of the sites. The period of performance shall be for one (1) year from date of award. Engineer will spend >= 100 days in the field at remote sites not including the Anchorage site which is not remote.

2.0 SERVICES REQUIRED

The contractor shall furnish personnel, material, equipment, services and facilities (as detailed below) to perform this Statement of Work. The scope of services required by NOAA/NWS includes:

2.1 Engineering Services. Based on the attached diagrams, information within this SOW, and discussions with NOAA/NWS, provide engineering services required for this project.

2.2 Office Site Duty Station Support. Based on the provided drawings, information within this SOW, and discussions with NOAA/NWS personnel, provide support (airline tickets, vehicles, lodging, smartphone/iphone, etc.) for the contract engineer with office duty to be performed at NWS offices located at 222 West 7th Avenue, Anchorage, Alaska 99513 and/or 6930 Sand Lake Road Anchorage Alaska 99502 (not anticipated to exceed 12 Months or less field site time further described in paragraph 2.3; NWS provides office space, laptop, and printer).

2.3 Field Site Duty Station Support. Based on the provided drawings, information within this SOW, and discussions with NOAA/NWS, provide support (airline tickets, vehicles, lodging, laptop, smartphone/iphone, etc.) for the contract engineer in the field for extended periods (not anticipated to be less than 10 days per site or 100 days total for the 10 remote sites) plus the .

Anchorage site.

2.4 Coordination. All contract activities shall be coordinated with the NWS Facilities Program Manager/COR and Contract Officer.

3.0 SCOPE OF SERVICES

The contractor shall furnish personnel, material, equipment, services and facilities (except as otherwise specified) to perform this Statement of Work in support of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration/National Weather Service (NOAA/NWS) in Alaska. This scope of work describes all services required, including engineering services related to the new automated balloon-launch operation at 11 sites in Alaska.

The Contractor shall comply with the following requirements:

3.1 Task 1 – Engineering Office Site Work (for each of 11 sites - may overlap with 3.2)

3.1.1 Gather and prepare Government Furnished Information to be provided to the design and construction, installation, and disposal contractors.

3.1.2 Participate in Kickoff Meetings

3.1.3 Prepare Quality Assurance Surveillance Programs (QASP).

3.1.4 Review Drawings and provide comments.

3.1.5 Review Specifications and provide comments.

3.1.6 Review Commissioning Plans and provide comments.

3.1.7 Review Site Specific Safety Plans and provide comments

3.1.8 Prepare Technical Evaluation Memos for Contractor Proposals

3.1.9 Prepare Technical Evaluation Memos for Project Modifications

3.1.10 Gather and prepare, NEPA, leasing, right of way, and disposal (GSA) documents

3.1.11 Review Project schedule and provide comments

3.1.12 Prepare Cost Estimates for proposed work and proposed changes

3.1.13 Create & Update Internal NWS Site Prep & Installation Project Schedule

3.1.14 Prepare & Maintain Value Engineering Database

3.1.15 Update Site Lease, NEPA, Hydrogen Safety & Facilities Disposal Database

3.1.16 Review and Update Autosonde Site Prep & Installation Strategy Plan

3.1.17 Prepare and Maintain Risk Register

3.1.18 Develop and Maintain Stakeholder Management Plan

3.1.19 Prepare & Update Project Talking Points

3.1.20 Prepare & Update Project Status Reports

3.1.21 Prepare and Update Project Meeting Minutes

3.2 Task 2 – Engineering Field Site Work (for each of the 11 sites)

3.2.1 Review 3-Week Look Ahead Schedule

3.2.2 Document Daily Safety Activities

3.2.3 Document Daily Construction Activities

3.2.4 Estimate and Document Daily Quantities

3.2.5 Review Schedule of Values

3.2.6 Review & Recommend Technical Approval/Disapproval of Invoices

3.2.7 Conduct Davis Bacon Wage Interviews

3.2.8 Prepare & Update Punch lists

3.2.9 Prepare & Update Drawings

3.2.10 Take and Prepare Project Construction Phase Photos

3.2.11 Prepare Weekly Construction/Value Engineering Reports

3.2.12 Prepare Site Summary Construction/Value Engineering Reports

3.3 Task 3 - Project Schedule, Statement of Values, Project Documentation

Provide monthly project schedule, associated statement of values, and project documentation for project invoicing for the Contract Engineer- Autosonde Site Prep contract

3.4 Task 4 - Review and Comment for Engineering, Safety, and Project Documents.

The Contractor shall be responsible for a review and comment on all engineering, safety, and any other project documents. Review and comment shall result in a clear, written and digital, record of the evaluation of project documents and the associated provided recommendations. Contractor shall be proficient with MS Office and Google Office Suite software, both in an office and field environment, for successful project documentation.

3.5 Task 5 - Project Databases. The Contractor shall be responsible for the review and comment on, as well as the development and maintenance of, high quality project databases in MS Project, MS Excel, Google Sheets, and Python for successful project documentation.

5.0 Contract Engineer Qualifications. The Contractor shall provide an engineer with a

ABET Civil Engineering Degree, current Professional Engineering (PE) License, current Project Management Professional (PMP) Certification, and engineering data-base development & maintenance experience (Google Sheets, MS Excel, MS Project, and Python).

6.0 GOVERNMENT FURNISHED INFORMATION. Kodiak Autosonde Design Drawings, see Exhibits 2 and 3.