1333MF26Q0044.pdf

COMBINED SYNOPSIS/SOLICITATION

Description: Super Typhoon Sinlaku Reef Impact Assessments

(i) This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial products or commercial services prepared in accordance with part 12. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation. Quotes are being requested and a separate written solicitation will not be issued.

Solicitation number 1333MF26Q0044 is issued as a request for quotation (RFQ), for Super Typhoon Sinlaku Reef Impact Assessments.

This acquisition is set-aside for small business concerns. The associated NAICS code is 541990. The small business size standard is $19.5 million.

The Government intends to award a low-priced, technically acceptable, firm fixed-price purchase order on an all or none basis with payment terms of Net 30.

This solicitation incorporates provisions and clauses by reference. The full text of provisions and clauses may be accessed electronically at www.acquisition.gov.

(ii) A list of line-item number(s) and items, quantities, and units of measure (including option(s), if applicable).

(Service) CLIN 0001 – Services, non-personal, to provide all labor, equipment and materials (unless otherwise provided herein) necessary for ST Sinlaku Impact Assessments in accordance with the Statement of Work. Period of Performance: 6/15/2026 - through 4/30/2027.

(iii) Description of requirements.

Statement of Work

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS)

Pacific Islands Regional Office (PIRO) Habitat Conservation Division (HCD)

Commonwealth of Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI) Field Office Super Typhoon Sinlaku Reef Impact Assessments

RFQ Number: 1333MF26Q0044

I. BACKGROUND

The National Atmospheric and Oceanic Administration (NOAA) National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) Pacific Islands Regional Office (PIRO) is responsible for the management, conservation, and protection of living marine resources within the United States (U.S.) Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ). The Pacific Islands Region (PIR) includes waters surrounding American Samoa, Guam, Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI), Hawaii, and the Pacific Remote Island Areas.

On 14 to 19 April, Super Typhoon Sinlaku passed over the CNMI bringing extensive devastation to the natural resources of the area. To begin recovery of the reef habitat damaged during the storm, PIRO would like to procure the services of a vendor to provide a Super Typhoon Sinlaku Impact Assessment (SIA). Via this SIA, PIRO proposes to build upon a nearshore impact assessment led by PIRO in 2023 in response to the damage caused by typhoon Mawar on Guam. The 2026 SIA requires larger survey area and design, and more quantitative and statistically driven data analysis and reporting. The SIA will build upon the Mawar study, and expand the previous methodologies, to include surveys of an estimated 10 priority sites within the Saipan Lagoon, and another 15 sites adjacent to beaches and reef flats off of Saipan and Tinian.

The early removal of marine debris following disasters like Super Typhoon Sinlaku will result in an immediate benefit to reef health and stability as debris often continues to cause damage with shifting waves, currents, and tides. Similarly, the long-term stabilization of corals can also help to maintain key habitats for reef organisms including fish and invertebrates while improving the ability of shallow reefs to attenuate waves and reduce impacts to shorelines. Impact assessments are needed to inform these extremely important management decisions and, given the fragile nature of corals and particularly coral tissues, these decisions need to be made quickly to maximize the survival potential of broken and at-risk corals.

The full list of priority sites will be developed through a combination of factors including:

preexisting survey locations with historical data, key-informant (i.e., local knowledge) recommendations, and mining of available storm severity information. The final list of sites will be developed through coordination with local managers, and through a quick participatory mapping effort with resource users, as part of the purchase order. Field methods will include snorkel and/or SCUBA surveys, likely via georeferenced free-swims, that include quantitative information related to the presence of marine debris, damage assessments and stabilizing potential for coral communities (including listed species), and identification of other storm impacts. The full list of field survey methods will also be finalized through coordination with local managers as part of the purchase order. In addition, the Vendor will lead a coral stabilization effort at a minimum of 5 of the top-priority sites identified during the survey process. Stabilization activities may happen following completion of the survey effort, or may be integrated immediately after surveys are completed should the project team agree that emergency stabilization should occur immediately to avoid additional damage to broken and adjacent coral communities.

Figure 1 - Example of results from Guam Mawar 2023 surveys.

This is a firm-fixed price non-personal service order to support permitting, field logistics and operations, desktop analysis, data management, and reporting. The Project Leader (PL) will be responsible for the overseeing project activity and will work with the Vendor to generate scheduling information as appropriate.

II. GOALS AND OBJECTIVE

Develop an impact assessment, including quantitative georeferenced data and reporting, regarding marine debris and coral impacts associated with Super Typhoon Sinlaku in the nearshore waters of Saipan and Tinian, CNMI. The project objectives for this study include contracted support to:

1. Build a project team that includes local and federal partners.

2. Ensure all environmental compliance requirements are addressed

3. Develop methods and a comprehensive survey design that can inform and meet the needs of local and federal stakeholders and managers.

4. Identify priority sites and rank them based on safety, availability capacity, and potential contribution to future management.

5. Perform field surveys with the project team.

6. Perform coral stabilization at priority sites. This may occur before or after reporting is completed.

7. Report out in near real-time as needed to inform marine debris project decisions and develop a full report to inform both long-term debris removal, coral stabilization, and coral restoration prioritization.

The Vendor will need to collect a combination of in situ information (e.g., marine debris metrics and coral status and health), and may perform desktop analysis (e.g., wind/wave exposure and storm track diagnostics) to help us better understand the impacts at each site. As part of the analysis, the sites will then need to be compared against each other to come up with both a debris removal and coral stabilization ranking to help managers prioritize response actions.

III. GENERAL PROVISIONS & DELIVERABLES

The Vendor shall furnish necessary personnel, material, equipment, services, vehicles, and vessels (except as otherwise specified), to perform the tasks and deliverables identified in Section IV.

Vendor shall ensure that documents and deliverables provided under this performance work statement (PWS) are compatible with portable document format (PDF), Microsoft WORD, and/or Microsoft EXCEL.

IV. List of Tasks & Deliverables

The Vendor shall work with the PL and/or PT to perform the following tasks:

Task 1.0: Coordination and Logistics - The Vendor shall coordinate with local partners to finalize the project team, site prioritization, and field methods for the impact assessment. The Vendor shall also coordinate with the PL to ensure all environmental compliance requirements are met.

Deliverables:

Project Team Development - identify a project oversight team, including partners from local and federal agencies, and local NGOs.

2 Weeks Post Award

Site Selection and Prioritization - Site selection should encompass at least 10 lagoon sites, and 15 shallow forereef sites. Prioritize field survey sites and, once data is available, priority stabilization sites.

1 Month Post Award

Permitting and Environmental Compliance – obtain all federal (e.g., ESA, EFH, USACE), and local (e.g. CNMI DCRM Federal Consistency, CNMI DFW Scientific Research) permitting requirements, include final approvals for marine debris and coral monitoring, and for coral stabilization activities.

Prior to start of field work

Task 2.0: Field Surveys - The Vendor shall survey at least 25 priority lagoon and reef sites around Saipan and Tinian, to inform the Super Typhoon Sinlaku reef impact assessment.

Deliverables:

Develop Field Survey Strategy and Logistics - provide a field schedule, including details regarding the survey team, site by site access strategy, and timeline, prior to the start of survey activities.

Deviations notified to PL/PT prior to field survey day

Field Survey Implementation and Evaluation of Storm Metrics -implement the field surveys following the agreed upon established methods, prioritization, and schedule.

Within 2 months of final permits

Task 3.0: Data Management and Near Real-Time Data Sharing

Deliverables:

Deliverable 3.0: Data Entry and QA/QC - ensure that all raw data and data products meet quality assurance and quality control (QA/QC) requirements, and are formatted and cataloged to meet all of the NOAA Fisheries (i.e., the NMFS Enterprise Data Management Program (InPort)) and the NOAA Coral Reef Information System (CoRIS) requirements for data submission within the required deadlines for data of each type.

Qualitative data within 1 week of collection.

Quantitative data within federal guidelines.

Near Real-Time Data sharing - ensure all data are available and that all quantitative data submissions occur on schedule to meet federal requirements.

Within one (1) year

Task 4.0: Data Analysis and Reporting - The Vendor shall perform data analysis and develop a final report that integrates the latest science and thinking within the field of tropical cyclone impact assessments.

Deliverables:

Marine Debris Rankings - establish a ranking process to prioritize marine debris removal based on a combination of observed need (i.e., quantity of debris), observed threat (i.e., risk debris poses to adjacent reef areas), and capacity considerations (i.e., safety, accessibility, and local capacity considerations).

Include within final report

Coral Stabilization and Restoration Potential Rankings -establish a ranking process to prioritize coral stabilization and future restoration sites based on a combination of observed need (i.e., volume of broken coral), observed threat (i.e., risk rubble poses to adjacent reef areas), and site suitability considerations (i.e., receiver site availability, and viability of corals for translocation based on size, morphology, species, etc.).

Shared throughout the survey process & included within final report and management recommendation

Site Based Management Recommendations – generate management recommendations (e.g., marine debris removal and coral stabilization suggestions) for each assessment site.

Included in final report

Coral Stabilization at Priority Sites – identify priority sites for coral stabilization and revisit at least 5 sites for coral stabilization action either directly following surveys that identify immediately at-risk corals, or following qualitative data driven priority sites established by the PT, using locally established reattachment methods and protocols and vet all proposed processes with the project team prior to reattachment activities.

Prior to purchase order completion

Bi-Monthly Reporting – submit bi-Monthly progress reports to include, but not necessarily be limited to, the following:

accomplishments, issues encountered, travel (including purpose, significant outcomes, action items), and recommendations, if applicable.

10th of each Month

Final Report – provide a final report that includes the methodologies, statistical summaries, graphics, and discussion for all of the analysis and products generated as part of the study

1 month prior to purchase order completion

Task 5.0: Project Partner Updates

Deliverables:

▪ Provide a presentation to the PL, PT, and other stakeholders, in conjunction with the release of the final report, highlighting the key findings, Lessons learned, and recommended management measures and next steps resulting from the study.

▪ Within 2 weeks of final report submission

IV. ADMINISTRATION

The following is a list of project officials that will be associated with managing this PWS:

PIRO HCD Project Leader (PL) – Steve McKagan E-Mail Address – Steven.McKagan@noaa.gov Mailing Address – PO Box 249 GRB, Saipan MP, 96950 Telephone Number – (670) 285-7908

Contracting Officer Representative (COR) – John Peschon E-Mail Address - John.Peschon@noaa.gov Mailing Address – 1845 Wasp Boulevard, Building 176. Honolulu, HI 96818 Telephone Number – (808) 725-5111

B. Confidentiality and Data Privacy This purchase order may require that services Vendors have access to Privacy Information. Service Vendors are responsible for maintaining confidentiality of all subjects and materials and may be required to sign and adhere to a Non-disclosure Agreement (NDA).

If the Vendor chooses to continue developing the model using GIS tools, they will be granted access to NOAA’s ArcGIS Online portal to develop and test the model and store all products within a NOAA managed platform. Access to the NOAA portal will require the Vendors to obtain @NOAA.gov email addresses for access and complete all of the associated training requirements and follow all of the associated rules of conduct.

C. Required Training

● NOAA IT security (required for all Vendors)

● Sexual Assault/Sexual Harassment Prevention and Response Training IAW NAM 1330-

52.222-70(b)(6) (required for all Vendors, Vendor-provided)

● Records Management 101 (required for all Vendors)

D. Period of Performance The period of performance is June 15, 2026 (or date of award) - April 30, 2027.

V. INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS

All deliverables are the property of the U.S. Government. All source code, documents, analyses, files (digital or other), reports, notes and photos are to be used only by Vendor personnel assigned to this purchase order. Documents, files and other data are to be stored within NOAA Google Apps for Government. At the end of the period of performance all project data and deliverables must be expunged from Vendor owned equipment. Copies are not to be disseminated to anyone outside of the NMFS or to any other Vendor personnel without explicit release from the NMFS Project Leader.

(iv) Date(s) and place(s) of delivery and acceptance

Period of performance:

June 15, 2026 (or date of award) - April 30, 2027.

The start date is an estimate and is subject to new funding approval processes. If there is a significant delay in awarding this contract, a shortened base year Period of Performance may be utilized or an updated quote may be requested with a new 12-month base year and corresponding option years.

Place of Performance is: Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI)

(v) A list of solicitation provisions that apply to the acquisition (see 12.205(a) can be found on the Request for Quote Form SF18.

(1) RFO 52.212-1 Instructions to Offerors—Commercial Products and Commercial Services,

(2) Include the provision at 52.212-2, Evaluation—Commercial Products and Commercial Services

(vi) A list of contract clauses that apply to the acquisition (see 12.205(b)) can be found on the Request for Quote Form SF18 form.

(vii) Quotes are required to be received in the contracting office no later than 2:00 P.M. Hawaii-Aleutian Standard Time (HAST) June 5,2026. All quotes must be submitted electronically via email to Contracting Officer: Stephanie Garnett @ stephanie.m.garnett@noaa.gov.

THE GOVERNMENT DOES NOT ACCEPT RESPONSIBILITY FOR NON-RECEIPT OF QUOTES.

IT IS THE CONTRACTOR’S RESPONSIBILITY TO REQUEST AND RECEIVE A

CONFIRMATION OF THE QUOTE RECEIPT.

(viii) Any other additional information required by 5.101(c).

Per NOAA Deviation 2025-02/03: System updates may lag policy updates. The System for Award Management (SAM) may continue to require entities to complete representations based on provisions that are not included in agency solicitations. Contracting officers will not consider those representations when making award decisions or enforce requirements. Entities are not required to, nor are they able to, update their entity registration to remove these representations in SAM.

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Wage Determination 2015-5693

REGISTER OF WAGE DETERMINATIONS UNDER | U.S. DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

THE SERVICE CONTRACT ACT | EMPLOYMENT STANDARDS ADMINISTRATION

By direction of the Secretary of Labor | WAGE AND HOUR DIVISION

| WASHINGTON D.C. 20210

| Wage Determination No.: 2015-5693 Daniel W. Simms Division of | Revision No.: 27 Director Wage Determinations| Date Of Last Revision: 5/13/2026

State: Guam, Northern Mariana Islands, Wake Island

Area: Guam Counties of Guam

Northern Mariana Islands Counties of Mariana and Northern Marianas

Wake Island Counties of Wake Island

**Fringe Benefits Required Follow the Occupational Listing**

OCCUPATION CODE - TITLE FOOTNOTE RATE

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01611 - Word Processor I 15.02 01612 - Word Processor II 16.86 01613 - Word Processor III 18.86

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15000 - Instructional Occupations 15010 - Aircrew Training Devices Instructor (Non-Rated) 24.23 15020 - Aircrew Training Devices Instructor (Rated) 29.32 15030 - Air Crew Training Devices Instructor (Pilot) 34.91 15050 - Computer Based Training Specialist / Instructor 24.23 15060 - Educational Technologist 31.17 15070 - Flight Instructor (Pilot) 34.91 15080 - Graphic Artist 20.47 15085 - Maintenance Test Pilot, Fixed, Jet/Prop 34.91 15086 - Maintenance Test Pilot, Rotary Wing 34.91

15088 - Non-Maintenance Test/Co-Pilot 34.91 15090 - Technical Instructor 17.67 15095 - Technical Instructor/Course Developer 23.78 15110 - Test Proctor 15.70 15120 - Tutor 15.70

16000 - Laundry, Dry-Cleaning, Pressing And Related Occupations 16010 - Assembler 11.60 16030 - Counter Attendant 11.60 16040 - Dry Cleaner 13.23 16070 - Finisher, Flatwork, Machine 11.60 16090 - Presser, Hand 11.60 16110 - Presser, Machine, Drycleaning 11.60 16130 - Presser, Machine, Shirts 11.60 16160 - Presser, Machine, Wearing Apparel, Laundry 11.60 16190 - Sewing Machine Operator 13.79 16220 - Tailor 14.34 16250 - Washer, Machine 12.14

19000 - Machine Tool Operation And Repair Occupations 19010 - Machine-Tool Operator (Tool Room) 19.70 19040 - Tool And Die Maker 24.77

21000 - Materials Handling And Packing Occupations 21020 - Forklift Operator 15.87 21030 - Material Coordinator 25.27 21040 - Material Expediter 25.27 21050 - Material Handling Laborer 13.83 21071 - Order Filler 10.67 21080 - Production Line Worker (Food Processing) 15.87 21110 - Shipping Packer 17.12 21130 - Shipping/Receiving Clerk 17.12 21140 - Store Worker I 17.46 21150 - Stock Clerk 24.56 21210 - Tools And Parts Attendant 15.87 21410 - Warehouse Specialist 15.87

23000 - Mechanics And Maintenance And Repair Occupations 23010 - Aerospace Structural Welder 25.04 23019 - Aircraft Logs and Records Technician 19.47 23021 - Aircraft Mechanic I 23.84 23022 - Aircraft Mechanic II 25.04 23023 - Aircraft Mechanic III 26.30 23040 - Aircraft Mechanic Helper 16.58 23050 - Aircraft, Painter 22.39 23060 - Aircraft Servicer 19.47 23070 - Aircraft Survival Flight Equipment

Technician 22.39 23080 - Aircraft Worker 21.03 23091 - Aircrew Life Support Equipment (ALSE) Mechanic I 21.03 23092 - Aircrew Life Support Equipment (ALSE) Mechanic II 23.84 23110 - Appliance Mechanic 19.70 23120 - Bicycle Repairer 15.81 23125 - Cable Splicer 24.19 23130 - Carpenter, Maintenance 17.58 23140 - Carpet Layer 18.43 23160 - Electrician, Maintenance 20.04 23181 - Electronics Technician Maintenance I 18.43 23182 - Electronics Technician Maintenance II 19.70 23183 - Electronics Technician Maintenance III 20.98 23260 - Fabric Worker 17.15 23290 - Fire Alarm System Mechanic 17.12 23310 - Fire Extinguisher Repairer 15.81 23311 - Fuel Distribution System Mechanic 20.98 23312 - Fuel Distribution System Operator 15.81 23370 - General Maintenance Worker 14.03 23380 - Ground Support Equipment Mechanic 23.84 23381 - Ground Support Equipment Servicer 19.47 23382 - Ground Support Equipment Worker 21.03 23391 - Gunsmith I 15.81 23392 - Gunsmith II 18.43 23393 - Gunsmith III 20.98 23410 - Heating, Ventilation And Air-Conditioning Mechanic 20.22 23411 - Heating, Ventilation And Air Contidioning Mechanic (Research Facility) 21.51 23430 - Heavy Equipment Mechanic 20.66 23440 - Heavy Equipment Operator 18.87 23460 - Instrument Mechanic 20.98 23465 - Laboratory/Shelter Mechanic 19.70 23470 - Laborer 13.83 23510 - Locksmith 19.70 23530 - Machinery Maintenance Mechanic 26.47 23550 - Machinist, Maintenance 20.98 23580 - Maintenance Trades Helper 11.87 23591 - Metrology Technician I 20.98 23592 - Metrology Technician II 22.31 23593 - Metrology Technician III 23.62 23640 - Millwright 20.98 23710 - Office Appliance Repairer 19.46 23760 - Painter, Maintenance 18.74 23790 - Pipefitter, Maintenance 19.96

23810 - Plumber, Maintenance 18.75 23820 - Pneudraulic Systems Mechanic 20.98 23850 - Rigger 20.98 23870 - Scale Mechanic 18.43 23890 - Sheet-Metal Worker, Maintenance 20.80 23910 - Small Engine Mechanic 18.43 23931 - Telecommunications Mechanic I 20.98 23932 - Telecommunications Mechanic II 22.31 23950 - Telephone Lineman 22.68 23960 - Welder, Combination, Maintenance 19.96 23965 - Well Driller 21.13 23970 - Woodcraft Worker 20.98 23980 - Woodworker 15.81

24000 - Personal Needs Occupations 24550 - Case Manager 16.09 24570 - Child Care Attendant 10.27 24580 - Child Care Center Clerk 13.25 24610 - Chore Aide 15.47 24620 - Family Readiness And Support Services Coordinator 16.09 24630 - Homemaker 16.12

25000 - Plant And System Operations Occupations 25010 - Boiler Tender 22.79 25040 - Sewage Plant Operator 22.89 25070 - Stationary Engineer 22.79 25190 - Ventilation Equipment Tender 15.72 25210 - Water Treatment Plant Operator 22.89

27000 - Protective Service Occupations 27004 - Alarm Monitor 11.89 27007 - Baggage Inspector 10.63 27008 - Corrections Officer 14.59 27010 - Court Security Officer 14.59 27030 - Detection Dog Handler 11.89 27040 - Detention Officer 14.59 27070 - Firefighter 14.59 27101 - Guard I 10.63 27102 - Guard II 11.89 27131 - Police Officer I 14.59 27132 - Police Officer II 16.21

28000 - Recreation Occupations 28041 - Carnival Equipment Operator 13.68 28042 - Carnival Equipment Repairer 14.95 28043 - Carnival Worker 10.11

28210 - Gate Attendant/Gate Tender 14.50 28310 - Lifeguard 11.60 28350 - Park Attendant (Aide) 16.21 28510 - Recreation Aide/Health Facility Attendant 13.02 28515 - Recreation Specialist 20.09 28630 - Sports Official 12.91 28690 - Swimming Pool Operator 17.71

29000 - Stevedoring/Longshoremen Occupational Services 29010 - Blocker And Bracer 28.62 29020 - Hatch Tender 28.62 29030 - Line Handler 28.62 29041 - Stevedore I 26.63 29042 - Stevedore II 30.60

30000 - Technical Occupations 30010 - Air Traffic Control Specialist, Center (HFO) (see 2) 46.07 30011 - Air Traffic Control Specialist, Station (HFO) (see 2) 31.77 30012 - Air Traffic Control Specialist, Terminal (HFO) (see 2) 34.99 30021 - Archeological Technician I 18.41 30022 - Archeological Technician II 20.59 30023 - Archeological Technician III 25.51 30030 - Cartographic Technician 25.51 30040 - Civil Engineering Technician 25.51 30051 - Cryogenic Technician I 28.25 30052 - Cryogenic Technician II 31.21 30061 - Drafter/CAD Operator I 18.41 30062 - Drafter/CAD Operator II 20.59 30063 - Drafter/CAD Operator III 22.96 30064 - Drafter/CAD Operator IV 28.25 30081 - Engineering Technician I 17.32 30082 - Engineering Technician II 19.44 30083 - Engineering Technician III 21.74 30084 - Engineering Technician IV 26.94 30085 - Engineering Technician V 32.95 30086 - Engineering Technician VI 39.86 30090 - Environmental Technician 25.51 30095 - Evidence Control Specialist 25.51 30210 - Laboratory Technician 22.96 30221 - Latent Fingerprint Technician I 28.25 30222 - Latent Fingerprint Technician II 31.21 30240 - Mathematical Technician 25.51 30361 - Paralegal/Legal Assistant I 21.15 30362 - Paralegal/Legal Assistant II 26.20

30363 - Paralegal/Legal Assistant III 32.04 30364 - Paralegal/Legal Assistant IV 38.76 30375 - Petroleum Supply Specialist 31.21 30390 - Photo-Optics Technician 25.51 30395 - Radiation Control Technician 31.21 30461 - Technical Writer I 25.51 30462 - Technical Writer II 31.21 30463 - Technical Writer III 37.75 30491 - Unexploded Ordnance (UXO) Technician I 29.28 30492 - Unexploded Ordnance (UXO) Technician II 35.43 30493 - Unexploded Ordnance (UXO) Technician III 42.46 30494 - Unexploded (UXO) Safety Escort 29.28 30495 - Unexploded (UXO) Sweep Personnel 29.28 30501 - Weather Forecaster I 28.25 30502 - Weather Forecaster II 34.36 30620 - Weather Observer, Combined Upper Air Or Surface Programs (see 2) 22.96 30621 - Weather Observer, Senior (see 2) 25.51

31000 - Transportation/Mobile Equipment Operation Occupations 31010 - Airplane Pilot 35.43 31020 - Bus Aide 8.97 31030 - Bus Driver 12.75 31043 - Driver Courier 10.53 31260 - Parking and Lot Attendant 9.91 31290 - Shuttle Bus Driver 12.48 31310 - Taxi Driver 11.41 31361 - Truckdriver, Light 11.50 31362 - Truckdriver, Medium 12.48 31363 - Truckdriver, Heavy 17.88 31364 - Truckdriver, Tractor-Trailer 17.88

99000 - Miscellaneous Occupations 99020 - Cabin Safety Specialist 17.27 99030 - Cashier 10.51 99050 - Desk Clerk 10.13 99095 - Embalmer 29.28 99130 - Flight Follower 29.28 99251 - Laboratory Animal Caretaker I 26.81 99252 - Laboratory Animal Caretaker II 29.29 99260 - Marketing Analyst 21.54 99310 - Mortician 29.28 99410 - Pest Controller 16.07 99510 - Photofinishing Worker 15.39 99710 - Recycling Laborer 19.05 99711 - Recycling Specialist 25.72 99730 - Refuse Collector 18.04

99810 - Sales Clerk 11.36 99820 - School Crossing Guard 19.81 99830 - Survey Party Chief 24.38 99831 - Surveying Aide 13.87 99832 - Surveying Technician 18.02 99840 - Vending Machine Attendant 26.81 99841 - Vending Machine Repairer 34.14 99842 - Vending Machine Repairer Helper 26.81

ALL OCCUPATIONS LISTED ABOVE RECEIVE THE FOLLOWING BENEFITS:

HEALTH & WELFARE: $5.55 per hour, up to 40 hours per week, or $222.00 per week or $962.00 per month

HEALTH & WELFARE EO 13706: $5.09 per hour, up to 40 hours per week, or $203.60 per week, or $882.27 per month*

*This rate is to be used only when compensating employees for performance on an SCA-covered contract also covered by EO 13706, Establishing Paid Sick Leave for Federal Contractors. A contractor may not receive credit toward its SCA obligations for any paid sick leave provided pursuant to EO 13706.

VACATION: 2 weeks paid vacation after 1 year of service with a contractor or successor; and 4 weeks after 3 years. Length of service includes the whole span of continuous service with the present contractor or successor, wherever employed, and with the predecessor contractors in the performance of similar work at the same Federal facility. (Reg. 29 CFR 4.173)

HOLIDAYS: A minimum of eleven paid holidays per year: New Year's Day, Martin Luther King Jr.'s Birthday, Washington's Birthday, Memorial Day, Juneteenth National Independence Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Columbus Day, Veterans' Day, Thanksgiving Day, and Christmas Day. (A contractor may substitute for any of the named holidays another day off with pay in accordance with a plan communicated to the employees involved.) (See 29 CFR 4.174)

THE OCCUPATIONS WHICH HAVE NUMBERED FOOTNOTES IN PARENTHESES RECEIVE THE FOLLOWING:

1) COMPUTER EMPLOYEES: This wage determination does not apply to any individual employed in a bona fide executive, administrative, or professional capacity, as defined in 29 C.F.R. Part 541. (See 41 C.F.R. 6701(3)). Because most Computer Systems Analysts and Computer Programmers who are paid at least $27.63 per hour (or at least $684 per week if paid on a salary or fee basis) likely qualify as exempt computer professionals under 29 U.S.C. 213(a)(1) and 29 U.S.C. 213(a)(17), this wage determination may not include wage rates for all occupations within those job families. In such instances, a conformance will be necessary if there are nonexempt employees in these job families working on the contract.

Job titles vary widely and change quickly in the computer industry, and are not determinative of whether an employee is an exempt computer professional. To be exempt, computer employees who satisfy the compensation requirements must also have a primary duty that consists of:

(1) The application of systems analysis techniques and procedures, including consulting with users, to determine hardware, software or system functional specifications;

(2) The design, development, documentation, analysis, creation, testing or modification of computer systems or programs, including prototypes, based on and related to user or system design specifications;

(3) The design, documentation, testing, creation or modification of computer programs related to machine operating systems; or

(4) A combination of the aforementioned duties, the performance of which requires the same level of skills. (29 C.F.R. 541.400).

Any computer employee who meets the applicable compensation requirements and the above duties test qualifies as an exempt computer professional under both section 13(a)(1) and section 13(a)(17) of the Fair Labor Standards Act. (Field Assistance Bulletin No. 2006-3 (Dec. 14, 2006)). Accordingly, this wage determination will not apply to any exempt computer employee regardless of which of these two exemptions is utilized.

2) AIR TRAFFIC CONTROLLERS AND WEATHER OBSERVERS - NIGHT PAY & SUNDAY PAY: If you work at night as part of a regular tour of duty, you will earn a night differential and receive an additional 10% of basic pay for any hours worked between 6pm and 6am.

If you are a full-time employed (40 hours a week) and Sunday is part of your regularly scheduled workweek, you are paid at your rate of basic pay plus a Sunday premium of 25% of your basic rate for each hour of Sunday work which is not overtime (i.e. occasional work on Sunday outside the normal tour of duty is considered overtime work).

** HAZARDOUS PAY DIFFERENTIAL **

An 8 percent differential is applicable to employees employed in a position that represents a high degree of hazard when working with or in close proximity to ordnance, explosives, and incendiary materials. This includes work such as screening, blending, dying, mixing, and pressing of sensitive ordnance, explosives, and pyrotechnic compositions such as lead azide, black powder and photoflash powder.

All dry-house activities involving propellants or explosives. Demilitarization, modification, renovation, demolition, and maintenance operations on sensitive ordnance, explosives and incendiary materials. All operations involving re-grading and cleaning of artillery ranges.

A 4 percent differential is applicable to employees employed in a position that represents a low degree of hazard when working with, or in close proximity to ordnance, (or employees possibly adjacent to) explosives and incendiary materials which involves potential injury such as laceration of hands, face, or arms of the employee engaged in the operation, irritation of the skin, minor burns and the like;

minimal damage to immediate or adjacent work area or equipment being used. All operations involving, unloading, storage, and hauling of ordnance, explosive, and incendiary ordnance material other than small arms ammunition. These differentials are only applicable to work that has been specifically designated by the agency for ordnance, explosives, and incendiary material differential pay.

** UNIFORM ALLOWANCE **

If employees are required to wear uniforms in the performance of this contract (either by the terms of the Government contract, by the employer, by the state or local law, etc.), the cost of furnishing such uniforms and maintaining (by laundering or dry cleaning) such uniforms is an expense that may not be borne by an employee where such cost reduces the hourly rate below that required by the wage determination. The Department of Labor will accept payment in accordance with the following standards as compliance:

The contractor or subcontractor is required to furnish all employees with an adequate number of uniforms without cost or to reimburse employees for the actual cost of the uniforms. In addition, where uniform cleaning and maintenance is made the responsibility of the employee, all contractors and subcontractors subject to this wage determination shall (in the absence of a bona fide collective bargaining agreement providing for a different amount, or the furnishing of contrary affirmative proof as to the actual cost), reimburse all employees for such cleaning and maintenance at a rate of $3.35 per week (or $.67 cents per day). However, in those instances where the uniforms furnished are made of """"wash and wear"""" materials, may be routinely washed and dried with other personal garments, and do not require any special treatment such as dry cleaning, daily washing, or commercial laundering in order to meet the cleanliness or appearance standards set by the terms of the Government contract, by the contractor, by law, or by the nature of the work, there is no requirement that employees be reimbursed for uniform maintenance costs.

** SERVICE CONTRACT ACT DIRECTORY OF OCCUPATIONS **

The duties of employees under job titles listed are those described in the """"Service Contract Act Directory of Occupations"""", Fifth Edition (Revision 1), dated September 2015, unless otherwise indicated.

** REQUEST FOR AUTHORIZATION OF ADDITIONAL CLASSIFICATION AND WAGE RATE, Standard Form 1444 (SF-1444) **

Conformance Process:

The contracting officer shall require that any class of service employee which is not listed herein and which is to be employed under the contract (i.e., the work to be performed is not performed by any classification listed in the wage determination), be classified by the contractor so as to provide a reasonable relationship (i.e., appropriate level of skill comparison) between such unlisted classifications and the classifications listed in the wage determination (See 29 CFR 4.6(b)(2)(i)). Such conforming procedures shall be initiated by the contractor prior to the performance of contract work by such unlisted class(es) of employees (See 29 CFR 4.6(b)(2)(ii)). The Wage and Hour Division shall make a final determination of conformed classification, wage rate, and/or fringe benefits which shall be paid to all employees performing in the classification from the first day of work on which contract work is performed by them in the classification. Failure to pay such unlisted employees the compensation agreed upon by the interested parties and/or fully determined by the Wage and Hour Division retroactive to the date such class of employees commenced contract work shall be a violation of the Act and this contract. (See 29 CFR 4.6(b)(2)(v)). When multiple wage determinations are included in a contract, a separate SF-1444 should be prepared for each wage determination to which a class(es) is to be conformed.

The process for preparing a conformance request is as follows:

1) When preparing the bid, the contractor identifies the need for a conformed occupation(s) and computes a proposed rate(s).

2) After contract award, the contractor prepares a written report listing in order the proposed classification title(s), a Federal grade equivalency (FGE) for each proposed classification(s), job description(s), and rationale for proposed wage rate(s), including information regarding the agreement or disagreement of the authorized representative of the employees involved, or where there is no authorized representative, the employees themselves. This report should be submitted to the contracting officer no later than 30 days after such unlisted class(es) of employees performs any contract work.

3) The contracting officer reviews the proposed action and promptly submits a report of the action, together with the agency's recommendations and pertinent information including the position of the contractor and the employees, to the U.S.

Department of Labor, Wage and Hour Division, for review (See 29 CFR 4.6(b)(2)(ii)).

4) Within 30 days of receipt, the Wage and Hour Division approves, modifies, or disapproves the action via transmittal to the agency contracting officer, or notifies the contracting officer that additional time will be required to process the request.

5) The contracting officer transmits the Wage and Hour Division's decision to the contractor.

6) Each affected employee shall be furnished by the contractor with a written copy of such determination or it shall be posted as a part of the wage determination (See 29 CFR 4.6(b)(2)(iii)).

Information required by the Regulations must be submitted on SF-1444 or bond paper.

When preparing a conformance request, the """"Service Contract Act Directory of Occupations"""" should be used to compare job definitions to ensure that duties requested are not performed by a classification already listed in the wage determination. Remember, it is not the job title, but the required tasks that determine whether a class is included in an established wage determination.

Conformances may not be used to artificially split, combine, or subdivide classifications listed in the wage determination (See 29 CFR 4.152(c)(1)).""

Section 4 - Contract Terms and Conditions

RFO 52.203-17 Contractor Employee Whistleblower Rights. (NOV 2023)

RFO 52.203-18 Prohibition on Contracting with Entities that Require Certain Internal Confidentiality Agreements or Statements-Representation. (JAN 2017)

RFO 52.204-13 System for Award Management-Maintenance. (OCT 2018) (Deviation JAN 2026)

RFO 52.209-6 Protecting the Government's Interest When Subcontracting With Contractors Debarred, Suspended, Proposed for Debarment, or Voluntarily Excluded. (JAN 2025) (Deviation JAN 2026)

RFO 52.209-10 Prohibition on Contracting With Inverted Domestic Corporations. (NOV 2015) (Deviation JAN 2026)

RFO 52.219-6 Notice of Total Small Business Set-Aside. (NOV 2020) (Deviation JAN 2026)

RFO 52.219-14 Limitations on Subcontracting. (OCT 2022) (Deviation JAN 2026)

(a) This clause does not apply to the unrestricted portion of a partial set-aside.

(b) Definition. Similarly situated entity, as used in this clause, means a first-tier subcontractor, including an independent contractor, that-

(1) Has the same small business program status as that which qualified the prime contractor for the award (e.g., for a small business set-aside contract, any small business concern, without regard to its socioeconomic status); and

(2) Is considered small for the size standard under the North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code the prime contractor assigned to the subcontract.

(c) Applicability. This clause applies only to-

(1) Contracts that have been set aside for any of the small business concerns identified in 19.000(a)(3);

(2) Part or parts of a multiple-award contract that have been set aside for any of the small business concerns identified in 19.000(a)(3);

(3) Contracts that have been awarded on a sole-source basis in accordance with sections 19.105, 19.106, 19.107, and 19.108;

(4) Orders expected to exceed the simplified acquisition threshold and that are set aside for small business concerns under multiple-award contracts, as described in 8.4 and 16.5;

(5) Orders, regardless of dollar value, that are set aside in accordance with sections 19.105, 19.106, 19.107, and 19.108 under multiple-award contracts, as described in 8.4 and 16.5; and

(6) Contracts using the HUBZone price evaluation preference to award to a HUBZone small business concern unless the concern waived the evaluation preference.

(d) Independent contractors. An independent contractor shall be considered a subcontractor.

(e) By submission of an offer and execution of a…