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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

NATIONAL OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC ADMINISTRATION

NATIONAL MARINE FISHERIES SERVICE

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ATTACHMENT 3

PERFORMANCE WORK STATEMENT

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1.1. PERFORMANCE WORK STATEMENT

1.1.1. TITLE: TRAWL NET REPAIR AND MAINTENANCE SERVICES

1.1.2. INTRODUCTION

INTRODUCTION

The National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) requires contractor support services to repair and maintain trawl nets and related equipment in accordance with national trawl standardization requirements, throughout the Northern and Eastern Pacific Ocean regions. Generally services include maintaining net and equipment inventories through a very active and demanding field season.

The NMFS requires net repair facilities to maintain current inventories of Government Furnished Equipment (GFE). This involves maintenance for needed repairs, modifications and transport of Government Furnished Equipment (GFE). Contractor Facilities, Contractor Furnished Equipment (CFE), Contractor Furnished Materials (CFM) shall be utilized to accomplish the work. The NMFS requires net mending expertise, consultation and trawl net certifications by a net fabricator, as well as potential emergency transport capability.

The NMFS is required to adhere to extremely strict national trawl standardization requirements (NOAA Protocols for Groundfish Bottom Trawl Surveys of the Nation’s Fishery Resources., Stauffer, Gary, NOAA Technical Memorandum NMFS-SPO-65 October 2004). NOAA requires a contractor that has experience with national requirements, and sampling trawls, so as to provide NMFS with the appropriate equipment and services in a timely fashion.

BACKGROUND

The Alaska Fisheries Science Center (AFSC), Northwest Fisheries Science Center (NWFSC), Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center (PIFSC), and the Southwest Fisheries Science Center (SWFSC), under the Department of Commerce (DOC), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), is a government agency charged with the mission of stewardship for living marine resources.

The Regional Science Centers (collectively AFSC, NWFSC, PIFSC and SWFSC) provide scientific and technical support to the NMFS for the management, conservation, and wise use of the West coast’s and Alaska’s marine and anadromous fisheries resources. Each Science Center is charged with conducting research and scientific analysis on the fisheries within the Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) off the coast of Washington, Oregon, California, Hawaii, Alaska and British Columbia.

The NMFS Regional Science Centers annually provide stock assessment managers and researchers with data concerning the abundance, distribution and health of their associated fisheries stocks. Fundamental to the acquisition of this data, are the surveys and research that provide the foundation of almost all

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NOAA SOLICITATION NUMBER: 1305M319RNFFP0018 - Attachment 2 Page 2 fisheries management. Since the early 20th century NMFS has exponentially increased its survey and research capacity by progressively increasing survey durations and geographical locations. NMFS currently uses multiple surveys to represent the waters of the Pacific Ocean, Bering Sea, and Chukchi Seas. Each survey is performed with its own set of protocols and they are governed by their respective Science Centers. The surveys are used to annually index commercially and recreationally harvested species to set allocation and by-catch limits on harvested and endangered fish species. NOAA conducts these surveys on chartered commercial fishing vessels, NOAA research ships, chartered recreational fishing vessels, University research vessels, and Science Center Owned vessels. NMFS has numerous types of nets, as well as numerous numbers of each type of nets in its inventory. Some nets are extremely large and contain upwards of a million meshes. These nets and associated rigging and hardware that need to be maintained through a very dynamic and rigorous field season. The Science Centers do not have staff or facilities to satisfactorily accommodate the maintenance of this GFE (gear and equipment) and must contract with a local net repair “loft” (i.e. a manufacturing and repair facility especially concerned with trawl nets, seine nets, gill nets, long line gear, rigging, and hardware). Construction consistency between sampling trawls of the same type is paramount to the survey mission. NMFS current sampling trawls have been constructed and need to be inspected, repaired, maintained, and then certified by a trained technical representative from each specific Science Center (i.e. reviewed by the appropriate survey team) prior to acceptance of the completed repairs.

OBJECTIVES

The objectives are to enable the NMFS mission of conducting research and scientific analysis on fisheries by: 1) repairing and maintaining various trawl nets in accordance with national trawl standardization requirements, and 2) to obtain support services in a timely manner so as not to delay mission critical research.

SCOPE OF WORK

The NMFS requires net mending expertise, consultation and trawl net certifications by a net fabricator, as well as potential emergency transport capability. This requirement is for materials and services. It involves maintenance for needed repairs, modifications and transport of Government Furnished Equipment (GFE). Contractor Facilities, Contractor Furnished Equipment (CFE), Contractor Furnished Materials (CFM) shall be utilized to accomplish work.

Each Fisheries Science Center will provide the contractor with detailed specifications of net gear and or fishing gear to be modified, repaired, certified, shipped, or inspected as well as required materials to make those modifications and repairs.

Due to National Trawl Standardization Rules, all nets are required to be “certified” prior to deployment.

This includes measuring all rigging and framing lines in the trawl. Measuring all seizings, benzels, lacings, and floats. It also includes counting every panel and a check of every mesh in each sampling net. We

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NOAA SOLICITATION NUMBER: 1305M319RNFFP0018 - Attachment 2 Page 3 estimate that 4 to 6 net loft man hours per net will be required in the certification of each trawl after it has been repaired. All discrepancies from the net diagrams/net descriptions shall be fixed before the net can be recertified.

All services, work and materials shall adhere to the national trawl standardization requirements (NOAA Protocols for Groundfish Bottom Trawl Surveys of the Nation’s Fishery Resources., Stauffer, Gary, NOAA Technical Memorandum NMFS-SPO-65 October 2004).

1.1.3. DESRIPTION OF TASKS

1.1.3.1. PROJECT SUMMARY

1.1.3.1.1. REPAIR

For this procurement the definition of “Repair” shall be defined as returning the GFE physical parameters to operational status that meets the initial specifications and government requirements.

1.1.3.1.2. ESTIMATED NEED

The NMFS anticipates approximately 30 to 50 net repairs, inspections, modifications (certification following repair), 3 emergency net deliveries, and certification in each calendar year covered under contact. In addition we anticipate the construction of additional footropes may be required.

1.1.3.1.3. CONTRACTOR ESTIMATES

The contractor shall provide a written estimate of work to be performed on GFE to each technical representative associated with each individual project before receiving permission to proceed with repairs.

1.1.3.1.4. MATERIALS

The contractor shall perform work in accordance with provided detailed net diagrams and net descriptions using only accepted materials as described in the accompanying documents.

1.1.3.1.5. STORAGE

The contractor shall store fishing gear while it is on premises that is consistent with industry standard.

1.1.3.1.6. NETS AND GEAR TYPES

The contracted Net Loft shall have the ability to repair all types of nets and fishing gear. This includes, but is not limited to:

• Four seam Aberdeen bottom trawl

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• High rise Poly Nor’Eastern bottom trawl

• Two seam Eastern Bering Sea bottom trawl

• Aleutian Wing Trawl (midwater)

• Bering Sea Combination bottom trawl

• Modified Aleutian cod/combination trawl

• Hard bottom snapper bottom trawl

• Pacific Wing Trawl (midwater)

• Radial and NMT midwater trawls

• Trinity and Wonder midwater trawls

• Cobb and Modified Cobb midwater trawls

• Methot net

• MOCNESSsampling nets

• Plankton (Bongo) nets

• Beam trawls

• Epibenthic Sledges

• Seine nets

• Beach deployed sampling nets

• CanTrawl

• Anchovy (Stauffer) midwater trawl

• Shrimp trawl

• NET156 midwater trawl

• AFSC Recruitment Processes Alliance Juvenile Midwater Fish Trawl.

1.1.3.1.7. TRAWL DOORS

The contracted Net Loft shall have the ability and knowledge to rig and repair all styles of fishing trawl doors. This includes, but is not limited to:

• Standard Vee doors

• Vented bottom trawl doors

• Fishbuster midwater doors

• Lite pelagic doors

1.1.3.1.8. NETTING AND WEBBING

The contracted Net Loft shall have the ability and knowledge to acquire and work with all types of netting and webbing. This includes, but is not limited to:

• Knotless polyethylene

• Twisted knotted nylon

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• Twisted polyester

• Monofilament

• Synthetic Amsteel or equivalent

1.1.3.1.9. FOOTROPE

Protocols for net certification include removing the footrope from the fishing line to analyze each unit individually.

1.1.3.1.10. RIGGING AND BRIDLES

Protocols for certifying rigging and bridles include putting 400 to 600 pounds of tension on the load carrying member to ensure a proper measurement.

1.1.3.1.11. MATERIALS SUPPLY

The Regional Science Centers will have the option of either supplying the required materials to the vendor or requesting that the contractor provide the required materials for repair and maintenance of the GFE provided by the NMFS to meet the government specifications and the requirements in this PWS. Government provided materials will be specified at the time of the order/request for proposal.

1.1.3.1.12. REPRESENTATIVE DIRECTION

The scope of repair, modifications, inspections, and certifications shall be directed by a representative from each group supplying GFE to the contractor.

1.1.3.1.13. SPECIFICATION DETAILS

Detailed net diagrams, gear descriptions, certification lists shall be provided to the contractor. All sampling gear shall be maintained according to prescribed materials and methods. Deviations or substitutions will not be accepted.

1.1.3.1.14. COMPLETION REPORTING

At the completion of repairs, the contractor shall provide the associated Technical Representative with a detailed account of work done, which includes:

• Brief description of repairs and work completed

• Materials used in the repair(s)

• Hours allocated for each general repair in the overall task

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1.1.3.1.15. GOVERNMENT FURNISHED EQUIPMENT

The contractor shall make all needed repairs and modifications to the GFE using CFE and CFM or CFM as requested by the Technical Representative of each Science Center.

1.1.3.1.16. SITE INSPECTIONS

The government reserves the right to perform site inspections at the net loft (contractor) facility to inventory the GFE and monitor any work being performed on the GFE for the duration of this contract.

Site visits shall be arranged between the Technical Representative and the Net Loft for a convenient time and on a not to interfere basis with Net Loft operations.

1.1.3.2. REVIEW SPECIFICATIONS

1.1.3.2.1. EXCEPTIONS

Nets and gear will be repaired according to detailed net diagrams and descriptions which are provided.

No exceptions in material or method will be made.

1.1.3.2.1. ACCEPTANCE

Nets will be examined by the Technical Representative for that Science Center prior to acceptance of delivery, to assure quality and to ensure consistency with specified plan.

1.1.3.2.1. CERTIFICATION CHECKLISTS

Net Certification check lists shall be strictly adhered to, and will be included with the PWS.

1.1.3.3. SCHEDULING, SHIPPING AND STORAGE

1.1.3.3.1. SCHEDULING

All trawl nets are to be repaired upon arrival and maintained in a manner that is consistent with the net diagrams, descriptions and certification sheets. Certifications will be scheduled by NMFS technical representative and will be as requested in order to meet the schedule for planned fieldwork on chartered research vessels.

1.1.3.3.2. SHIPPING

Shipping trawl gear to and from each individual science center’s desired location shall be included in the proposed price.

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1.1.3.3.2.1. AFSC

The contractor shall deliver the completed and certified nets and any associated footropes and roller gear to the AFSC net loft at:

NOAA/NMFS

Western Regional Center Hanger 32 7600 Sand Point Way NE, Seattle WA, 98115

Multiple nets may be delivered at one time. Each net shall be labeled with the original metal or other band containing its serial number (supplied by the AFSC). The individual nets and rigging shall be delivered in orderly stacks shall not exceed the following dimensions:

TYPE DIMENSIONS

Poly Nor’eastern 8’6” X 10’ X 5’ 83-112 4’ x 8’ Aleutian Wing Trawl 8’6” x 9’8” X 5’ Other Nets Determined on a case by case basis

1.1.3.3.2.2. NWFSC

The contractor shall deliver the completed and certified nets and any associated trawl gear to the AFSC net loft at:

NOAA/NMFS

Western Regional Center Hanger 32 7600 Sand Point Way NE, Seattle WA, 98115

Multiple nets may be delivered at one time. Each net shall be labeled with net identification tag containing its serial number (supplied by the NWFSC). The individual nets and rigging shall be delivered in orderly stacks shall not exceed the following dimensions:

TYPE DIMENSIONS

Poly Nor’eastern 8’ 6” X 10” X 5” Aleutian Wing Trawl 8’6” x 9’8” X 5 85/104 Aberdeen 8’6” X 10’ X 5’

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1.1.3.3.2.3. PIFSC

The contractor shall deliver the competed and certified nets to:

Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center

NOAA/NMFS, NOAA IRC

1845 Wasp Boulevard, Building 176, Room 2273 Honolulu, Hawaii 96818

1.1.3.3.2.4. SWFSC

The contractor shall deliver the competed and certified nets to:

Southwest Fisheries Science Center 110 McAllister Way Santa Cruz, CA 95060

1.1.3.3.3. Storage

Net repair loft/fabricator shall store up to 35 nets on site.

1.1.4. DELIVERABLES

TYPES OF DELIVERABLES

The general types of deliverables for trawl net repair and maintenance are that all work conforms to the referenced national trawl net specifications and that it is performed within the timeframes required. Specific deliverables will be further refined at the order level.

1.1.5. GEOGRAPHIC LOCATION OF WORK

Generally, services shall occur along the eastern Pacific ocean (the United States west coast including Washington, Oregon and California) and in in northern Pacific Ocean area (Alaska and vicinity) and in the greater Pacific region (Hawaii and vicinity).

The contractor shall have all required licenses and permits to carry out the work in these areas and adhere to the guidelines of those licenses and permits while conducting this work.

1.1.6. PLACE AND PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE

Locations and periods of performance identified in this statement of work and the base IDIQ contract are estimated. Specific dates and locations of performance will be outlined in the individual task orders.

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1.1.7. PROGRAM COORDINATION

The contractor shall provide and designate a Project Manager/Coordinator/Contract Liaison as the primary contact point for the Government’s Contracting Officer, Contracting Officer’s Representative and the contractor’s employees designated as key personnel under individual task orders.

1.1.8. PERFORMANCE MEASURES

Orders issued under this agreement shall contain, to the maximum extent practicable, meaningful performance measures to enable the assessment of success/failure in meeting the objectives of the requiring office.

The Contracting Officer's Representative (COR) will be responsible for monitoring work order/task order performance measures to assess progress. The Contracting Officer shall be notified by the COR when it appears that contract performance will not successfully meet the established measures.

1.1.9. QUALITY CONTROL REQUIREMENTS

All services, work, materials and performance locations shall adhere to the national trawl standardization requirements specified in this performance work statement. Performance locations shall adhere to both federal and local safety requirements.

1.1.9.1. NET LOFT TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS

1.1.9.1.1. The net loft (fabricator) shall have covered open space with winching capabilities to open in order to work on and certify:

• Four panel Aberdeen trawl net with an 85-foot headrope and a 104-foot footrope.

• Four seam double bridle high rise bottom trawl with an 89-foot head rope and a

121-foot footrope.

• A 24/20 Aleutian Wing Trawl (AWT) which has a maximum width at the transducer of 149 feet and a height of 82 feet.

• A 30/26 Aleutian Wing Trawl (AWT) with a 268 foot headrope and footrope which has a maximum vertical opening of 95 feet when fished.

• An Eastern Bering Sea (EBS) otter trawl with an 83-foot headrope and a 112-foot footrope.

• A Poly Nor’eastern high-opening bottom trawl equipped with mud-sweep roller gear, an 89-foot headrope and an 80 foot footrope.

• Other misc. surface, midwater and bottom trawls, as specified.

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1.1.9.1.2. The net loft shall have open covered work space of no less than 60’ X 160’ (9600 ft2) to unfurl and open a net inside the net loft.

1.1.9.1.3. The net loft shall have a minimum of three, five-ton overhead winches for net stacking and lifting in the net loft.

1.1.9.1.4. The net loft shall have a minimum of one five-ton capstans (i.e. a type of horizontal planed winch) for pulling a net open in the net loft.

1.1.9.1.5. The net loft shall be able to pull up to 10,000 pounds of tension on riblines (seam line) or like manufacturing capability inside the net loft.

1.1.9.1.6. The net loft shall have a codend jig (a machine to open, stretch, and pull mesh netting to place components together in a stretched configuration) and the ability to place up to 10,000 pounds of tension on a codend while under construction or testing.

1.1.9.1.7. The net loft shall have additional covered space to cut web of approximately 40’ X 60’ (2400 ft2).

1.1.9.1.8. The net loft shall have a swedging machine (a device which is used to change the shape of a metal tube or pipe. Common usage is to attach fittings on the ends of wire-rope) to fabricate wire rope thimble eyes with swedged ends.

1.1.9.1.9. The net loft shall have a footrope disk packing machine to compact rubber disks onto wire rope or chain footropes.

1.1.9.1.10. The net loft shall have a wire rope and mud gear coiling machine capable of coiling 90 feet of 4-inch disk wire rope mud gear.

1.1.9.1.11. The net loft shall have the material and expertise for making necessary TS2 Spectra rigging elements for a 24/20 & 30/26 AWT midwater trawls.

1.1.9.1.12. The net loft shall have the ability to keep a significant inventory of net mending material specific to the NMFS including:

• Aberdeen trawl

• Poly Nor’Eastern trawl (PNE)

• Eastern Bering Sea (EBS)

• Aleutian Wing Trawl (AWT) trawl

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This will ensure that turn-around time of 30-day repair can be realized.

1.1.9.1.13. The net loft shall have some ability to provide steel fabrication services facility on site, including but not limited to:

• arc welding

• MIG welding

• TIG welding

• plasma cutting

• torch cutting

• steel and aluminum drilling

1.1.9.1.14. The net loft shall have a minimum of two forklifts with one forklift having the reach and lifting power to maneuver 8,000 pounds at to 20 feet at a 5-foot extension. Two forklifts are necessary for applying the necessary force required to stretch mud gear, bridles and footropes. The twenty-thousand-pound capacity is required for loading and unloading trawl gear.

1.1.9.1.15. The net loft shall provide covered storage a minimum of 25’ X 50’ for up to 25 trawl nets stored in 8’ X 10’ X 5’ bundle/net.

1.1.9.1.16. The net loft shall have the ability to deliver an emergency trawl net on short (24 hour) notice to any port of call from San Diego, California to Cape Flattery, Washington.

1.1.10. ASSOCIATED TRAVEL

The Trawl Net Repair services rates shall be fully burdened and inclusive of all contractor costs and expenses. Any travel costs, including transportation, lodging, subsistence, and incidental expenses, incurred in association with the performance of this work incurred by the contractor's personnel, subcontractors or consultants shall not be reimbursed as separate expenses.

1.1.12. CHANGES AND UNAUTHORIZED EXPENSES

The contractor is not authorized to make expenditures or incur obligations in the performance of this order which exceeds the lesser of the obligated or awarded amount except at the contractor’s own risk and expense. Changes in work or services, requested by any person orally or in writing, are neither approved nor authorized until the Contracting Officer has given a notice to proceed, or obligated a corresponding modification to the contract and/or task order.

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1.1.13. NON-PERSONAL SERVICE CONTRACT STATEMENT

Contractor employees performing services under this order shall be controlled, directed and supervised at all times by management personnel of the contractor. Contractor employees shall perform independent of and without the supervision of any government official. Actions of contractor employees may not be interpreted or implemented in any manner that results in any contractor employee creating or modifying Federal policy, obligating the appropriated funds of the U.S.

government, overseeing the work of Federal employees, providing direct personal services to any Federal employee or otherwise violating the prohibitions set forth in Parts 7.5 and 37.1 of the Federal Acquisition Regulations. The Government will perform the inspection and acceptance of the completed work.

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