Revised Attachment 1 - Statement of Work 7.2.2020.docx

STATEMENT OF WORK

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE

Alaska Region Permitting, Construction, Delivery, and Installation of Hydrogen Conexes

The successful offeror shall furnish personnel, material, equipment, services and facilities (except as otherwise specified) to perform this Statement of Work (SOW) in support of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration/National Weather Service (NOAA/NWS) in Alaska. This SOW describes all services required for permitting, construction, delivery, and installation of new hydrogen conexes at NWS sites in Annette, Yakutat, St. Paul, King Salmon, Kotzebue, Nome, and Fairbanks Alaska. The work also includes a generic hydrogen system design (uses government furnished equipment). Successful offeror shall show demonstrated and documented success in the performance of this type of work in Alaska.

1.0 BACKGROUND

The National Weather Service operates automated weather balloon launching systems at various sites in Alaska. This Statement of Work is for the design, permitting, construction, delivery, and installation of new conexes used for housing the hydrogen generators required to operate the sites. The work also includes a generic hydrogen system design (uses government furnished equipment). This contract has a total period of performance of 365 calendar days. The total period of performance includes the permitting, construction, delivery, and installation of conexes at sites located in Nome, Kotzebue, Fairbanks, King Salmon, St. Paul, Yakutat, and Annette Alaska as well as the generic hydrogen system design.

2.0 SERVICES REQUIRED

The successful offeror shall furnish personnel (and provide proof of current certification and or licensing by the United States Government (USG) and/or State of Alaska (SoA) as appropriate, i.e. 30 hour OSHA Construction Safety Officer, SoA Licensed Electricians, SoA Licensed Mechanical Engineer, etc.), material, equipment, services and facilities prior to performing this Statement of Work. Failure to provide this documentation at the kickoff meeting shall result in termination of the contract. The scope of services required by the USG includes:

2.1 Permitting. Based on the provided design drawings, Government provided Alaska State Fire Marshal certificates and permits, provided site photos, information within this SOW, and discussions with the NWS, secure current site permits and certificates from the Alaska State Fire Marshal no later than (NLT) 30 60 days after Notice to Proceed (NTP), on behalf of the the NWS, for all of the following sites:

2.1.1 Annette

2.1.2 Yakutat

2.1.3 St. Paul

2.1.4 King Salmon

2.1.5 Kotzebue

2.1.6 Nome

2.1.7 Fairbanks

2.2 Construction (Seven sites with four construction tasks)

2.2.1 Task One - Construct the conexes in accordance with the design drawings provided by the NWS and provide daily documentation of the construction progress (photos and notes).

2.2.2 Task Two - Paint exterior and interior of conex in accordance with provided NOAA color scheme that will accommodate the 20 year design life of the conex.

2.2.3 Task Three - Provide and install vinyl composition tile (VCT) flooring that will accommodate the 20 year design life of the conex.

2.2.4 Task Four - Complete conex construction in order to meet or exceed the delivery schedule detailed in paragraph 2.3.

2.2.5 Seven conexes each of which will be constructed to the most conservative (insulation) requirements per the drawings in a manner that will accommodate the 20 year design life of the conexes.

2.2.5.1 Annette: construction, delivery & installation NLT 120 days post NTP

2.2.5.2 Yakutat: construction, delivery & installation NLT 105 days post NTP

2.2.5.3 St. Paul: construction, delivery & installation NLT 90 days post NTP

2.2.5.4 King Salmon: construction, delivery & installation NLT 75 days post NTP

2.2.5.5 Kotzebue: construction, delivery & installation NLT 45 days post NTP

2.2.5.6 Nome: construction, delivery & installation NLT 30 days post NTP

2.2.5.7 Fairbanks: construction, delivery & installation NLT 60 days post NTP

2.3 Delivery (Seven sites).

2.3.1 Annette: construction, delivery & installation NLT 120 days post NTP

2.3.2 Yakutat: construction, delivery & installation NLT 105 days post NTP

2.3.3 St. Paul: construction, delivery & installation NLT 90 days post NTP

2.3.4 King Salmon: construction, delivery & installation NLT 75 days post NTP

2.3.5 Kotzebue: construction, delivery & installation NLT 45 days post NTP

2.3.6 Nome: construction, delivery & installation NLT 30 days post NTP

2.3.7 Fairbanks: construction, delivery & installation NLT 60 days post NTP

2.4 Installation (Seven sites with two installation tasks).

2.4.1 Task 1 - Provide labor, materials, and equipment to safely crane the conex onto an existing steel platform that is elevated 3 feet above grade and behind stairs and a 6 foot high chain link fence without damaging the site or the conex. Where the site stairs and fence have not been installed (Annette, Fairbanks, Yakutat), install the stairs and fence using government furnished materials (stairs and fence) after the crane lift. Provide locking mechanisms (twistlocks) as required (may not be available at each site) and secure conexes to the frame at each site using the locking mechanisms (twistlocks) in a manner that will accommodate the 20 year design life of the conex.

2.4.2 Task 2 - Provide labor and materials to permanently electrically connect the conex to the existing site utilities IAW the latest edition of the NEC in a manner that will accommodate the 20 year design life of the conex.

2.4.3 Seven installation sites:

2.4.3.1 Annette: construction, delivery & installation NLT 120 days post NTP

2.4.3.2 Yakutat: construction, delivery & installation NLT 105 days post NTP

2.4.3.3 St. Paul: construction, delivery & installation NLT 90 days post NTP

2.4.3.4 King Salmon: construction, delivery & installation NLT 75 days post NTP

2.4.3.5 Kotzebue: construction, delivery & installation NLT 45 days post NTP

2.4.3.6 Nome: construction, delivery & installation NLT 30 days post NTP

2.4.3.7 Fairbanks: construction, delivery & installation NLT 60 days post NTP

2.5 Generic Hydrogen Design (Design with four tasks)

2.5.1 Task 1 - Provide signed & sealed drawings and accompanying signed & sealed calculations, by a mechanical engineer currently licensed by the State of Alaska, for a generic hydrogen system to be located and operated within conexes permitted, constructed, delivered, and placed as part of this scope of work NLT 30 days post NTP.

2.5.2 Task 2 - Utilize government furnished drawings, specifications, materials lists, and a pressure safety data package to develop the drawings and calculations detailed in task 1.

2.5.3 Task 3 - Ensure that the design meets all current State and Federal hydrogen requirements and gain a permit for the design from the Alaska State Fire Marshal NLT 30 days after the NTP.

2.5.4 Task 4 - Provide signed & sealed as-built drawings based upon government furnished QA/QC reports NLT 180 days post NTP.

3.0 DETAILED SCOPE OF SERVICES

The offeror shall comply with the following requirements:

3.1 Task 1 – Kickoff Meeting

A meeting, herein referred to as the Kickoff Meeting, shall be held within three (3) calendar days (cd) after notification by the Contracting Officer (CO) of the Notice to Proceed (NTP). The Kickoff Meeting will be conducted by the Contracting Officer’s Representative (COR) and CO to discuss the scope of the contract. The offeror shall present a team roster (to include copies of certifications and licenses), an overall project schedule, work breakdown structure, schedule of values (using master specification construction format), shipping schedule, and site specific safety plan for the project for the USG’s review and concurrence. The offeror shall identify issues requiring direction from the Government, and prepare Kickoff Meeting minutes in their own format to include participants, general discussion, decisions and action items. Any special requirements discussed and agreed upon shall be noted. The Kickoff meeting is expected to last approximately 1 hour, and shall be via videoconference/teleconference.

3.2 Task 2 – Secure Fire Marshal Permits by NLT 30 60 days post NTP The offeror shall secure current permits from the Alaska State Fire Marshal for all sites NLT 30 60 days post NTP using provided design drawings, provided Fire Marshal Certificates, provided site photos, information within this SOW, and discussions with the NWS. Offeror shall meet requirements detailed in paragraph 2.1 and associated subparagraphs.

3.3 Task 3a – Construct Conexes per the required schedule (Seven conexes) The offeror through its construction representative shall be responsible for the build of the conexes. The offeror through its construction representative shall be responsible for all engineering during build. The offeror shall be responsible to answer any questions and resolve issues that arise during build. The offeror shall be responsible to maintain a log of all issues on a Requests for Information (RFI) log.

The offeror shall provide all labor, materials, and equipment required to prepare and build the conexes for this project. The offeror shall execute the work in a clean and professional manner and keep the Government informed of their progress on, at least, a weekly basis through the use of daily reports, weekly teleconferences, two week look-ahead project schedules, submittals (daily construction photographs, specifications, cut-sheets, etc.), monthly project schedule updates, monthly schedule of value (definable features of work broken out using Construction Specifications Industry Master Format) updates, and monthly pay requests. The offeror shall comply with all local, state and federal codes and requirements in the execution of this work. Offeror shall meet the schedule and requirements detailed in paragraph 2.2 and associated subparagraphs. The Government may elect to not exercise all options.

3.4 Task 3b - Deliver Conexes per the required schedule (Seven conexes) The offeror shall be responsible for meeting or exceeding the schedule and requirements detailed in paragraph 2.3 and associated subparagraphs. The Government may elect to not exercise all options.

3.5 Task 3c - Install Conexes per the required schedule (Seven conexes) The offeror shall be responsible for meeting or exceeding the schedule and requirements detailed in paragraphs 2.4 and associated subparagraphs. The Government may elect to not exercise all options.

3.6 Task 4 - Generic Hydrogen System Design per the required schedule (bid as option) The offeror shall be responsible for meeting or exceeding the schedule and requirements detailed in paragraph 2.5 and associated subparagraphs. The Government may elect to not exercise all options.

4.0 DELIVERABLES, CONFERENCES, MEETINGS

4.1 Meeting Minutes

Meeting minutes shall be provided by the offeror summarizing discussions and decisions made during conference calls and other meetings. The minutes may be provided via attachment to an email.

4.2 Completion of Submittals

The offeror shall be responsible for sending permits, daily/weekly project photos, project notes, equipment submittals, product literature, warranty information, and shop drawings to the COR via attachment to emails to expedite delivery of this project. Product submittals are expected to be minimal for this work.

At final submission, all warranties shall be executed to the benefit of the Government.

4.3 Bid/Contract Line Item Format (USG may elect not to exercise all options)

Kickoff Meeting, Secure Fire Marshal Permits, Construct, Deliver, and Install Conexes (each site bid as a separate line item) CLIN0001 - Annette: kickoff meeting, fire marshal permits, construction, delivery & installation NLT 120 days post NTP CLIN0002 - Yakutat Option: kickoff meeting, fire marshal permits, construction, delivery & installation NLT 105 days post NTP CLIN0003 - St. Paul Option: kickoff meeting, fire marshal permits, construction, delivery & installation NLT 90 days post NTP CLIN0004 - King Salmon Option: kickoff meeting, fire marshal permits, construction, delivery & installation NLT 75 days post NTP CLIN0005 - Kotzebue Option: kickoff meeting, fire marshal permits, construction, delivery & installation NLT 45 days post NTP CLIN0006 - Nome Option: kickoff meeting, fire marshal permits, construction, delivery & installation NLT 30 days post NTP CLIN0007 - Fairbanks Option: kickoff meeting, fire marshal permits, construction, delivery & installation NLT 60 days post NTP

5.0 GOVERNMENT FURNISHED INFORMATION

5.1 Alaska State Fire Marshal Permits and Certificates

5.2 NOAA/NWS Conex Design Drawings

5.3 NOAA/NWS Site Photographs

5.4 NOAA/NWS Color Palate