PWS Attach 10 - Primer on Safety Plan RequirementsAddendums for COVID19 Amend 0006.pdf
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This document provides requirements for safety plan addendums related to COVID-19 that must be included in proposals for service contracts taking place on National Institute of Standards and Technology facilities. Contractors must immediately report any suspected or confirmed COVID-19 cases and comply with NIST, CDC, and OSHA COVID-19 guidance. Safety plan addendums must address overarching guidance, physical workplace requirements including signage and cleaning protocols, worker behavior policies regarding health checks, social distancing and PPE, training and communications, and compliance with NIST's visitor and contractor COVID-19 protocols. Requirements include stay at home policies for sick workers, health checks, social distancing, face covering rules, gathering restrictions, revised breaks and equipment sharing. Training must be provided to employees on new safety expectations.
The related federal contract opportunity is solicitation number 1333ND20RNB190010 from the National Institute of Standards and Technology for operations, maintenance and repair services of the Central Utility Plant at NIST's Boulder, Colorado laboratory and field sites in Fort Collins, Colorado and Kekaha, Hawaii. The base period of performance is one year with four optional one-year extensions for a potential five year contract. A single award is anticipated under this unrestricted full and open competition solicitation. The NAICS code is 811310. The solicitation is expected to post on February 25, 2020 with a March 27, 2020 closing date.
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Primer on Safety Plan Requirements/Addendums for COVID-19
For all service contracts taking place on NIST facilities, it is required that safety plans include an addendum specific to COVID-19 safety measures to address safe workplace requirements for all workers and NIST staff.
What follows is a listing or requirements to be included in a safety plan addendum by all contractors:
1. Overarching Guidance:
a. Contractors are to immediately report any cases of suspected or confirmed COVID-19 cases immediately to NIST COR.
b. Contractors/contractor employees must comply with NIST COVID-19 specific safety guidance.
c. How will the contractor ensure compliance with NIST requirements, CDC and OSHA guidelines?
d. What physical workplace changes will be implemented to maximize worker and visitor safety?
e. What requirements will be placed on changes in worker behavior on the project site?
f. What training and communications will be utilized to ensure knowledge and understanding of updated requirements when coming to work?
g. Contractor response to workers who have been on site who test positive for COVID-19
2. Physical Workplace Requirements:
a. Signage
b. Cleaning & Disinfection Stations
c. Changes in cleaning and disinfection protocols of equipment used in performance of the contract and contractor-controlled workspaces.
3. Worker Behavior:
a. Requirements for staying home when sick.
b. Worker health checks
c. Social Distancing
d. Face Coverings
e. Gathering restrictions & how they will be dealt with for common activities of groups of more than 10 people
f. Work Breaks and Lunch Revisions
g. Reducing physical contact with others
h. Changes in AHA’s & JHA’s for COVID-19 specific measures
i. Shared resources (equipment, supplies, etc.) revisions
4. Training & Communications:
a. Mandatory back to work training for employees on new requirements/expectations and documentation to track training completion.
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b. Info to employees on changes in the workplace to mitigate the spread of germs/virus
c. Plan for how to communicate information to employees on COVID-19 specific changes in the workplace beyond training
5. NIST specific requirements can be accessed at the website below. The contractor shall ensure compliance with the most current NIST Visitor and Contractor Protocols for Mitigating COVID-19 Exposure on NIST Campuses, to include use of the most current COVID-19 Self-screening checklist.
https://www.nist.gov/about-nist/visit/nist-visitor-and-contractor-protocols-mitigating-covid-19-exposure-nist-campuses
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