147th RTI PWS BLC May-Jun 23 DSCC Meals.docx

PERFORMANCE WORK STATEMENT (PWS)

FOR

Catering for 147th RTI at DSCC, BLC 2 MAY to 23 JUN 2023

1.0 General:

1.1 Scope: The contractor will provide all personnel, equipment, tools, materials, supervision, and quality control necessary, except as specified in Paragraph 3.0 as Government Furnished, to perform catering services, as defined in this PWS.

1.2 Background: This service contract is to provide catered meals to 147th RTI Soldiers. All meals will be well rounded and healthy with serving sizes consistent with the Army Recipe card TM 10-412. The contractor will provide a cyclic menu, which will include required components of a nutritionally balanced meal.

1.3 Period of Performance (PoP):

1.3.1 BLC 2MAY-24MAY23 beginning with first Dinner meal served on 2MAY23.

1.3.2 BLC 1JUN-23JUN23 beginning with first Dinner meal served on 1JUN23.

1.4 General Information:

1.4.1 Place and Performance of Services: Catered meals will be delivered to BLDG 1, DSCC, 401 North Yearling Road, Columbus, Ohio 43213.

1.4.1.1 Reserved

1.4.1.2 Unscheduled gate closures by the Security Police may occur at any time causing all personnel entering or exiting a closed installation to experience a delay. This cannot be predicted or prevented. Contractors are not compensated for unexpected closures or delays. Vehicles operated by contractor personnel are subject to search pursuant to applicable regulations. Any moving violation of any applicable motor vehicle regulation may result in the termination of the contractor employee’s installation driving privileges.

1.4.1.3 The contractor’s employees shall become familiar with and obey the regulations of the installation, including fire, traffic, safety and security regulations while on the installation. Contractor employees should only enter restricted areas when required to do so and only upon prior approval. All contractor employees shall always carry proper identification with them and shall be subject to such checks as may be deemed necessary. The contractor shall ensure compliance with all regulations and orders of the installation, which may affect performance. The Government reserves the right to direct the removal of an employee for misconduct, security reasons, or any overt evidence of communicable disease. Removal of contractor employees for reasons stated above does not relieve the Contractor from responsibility for total performance of this contract.

1.4.2 Recognized Holidays: The following are recognized United States (US) holidays. The contractor shall perform services on these days:

1.4.2.1 New Year’s Day: January 1st

1.4.2.2 Martin Luther King, Jr.’s Birthday

1.4.2.3 President’s Day

1.4.2.4 Memorial Day

1.4.2.5 Juneteenth- June 19th

1.4.2.6 Independence Day: July 4th

1.4.2.7 Labor Day

1.4.2.8 Columbus Day

1.4.2.9 Veteran’s Day: November 11th

1.4.2.10 Thanksgiving Day

1.4.2.11 Christmas Day: December 25th

1.4.3 Reserved

1.4.4 Quality Assurance (QA): The Government will evaluate the contractor’s performance under this contract in accordance with the Quality Assurance Surveillance Plan (QASP). This plan is primarily focused on what the Government will do to ensure that the contractor has performed in accordance with the performance standards. It defines how the performance standards will be applied, the frequency of surveillance, and acceptable quality level(s) or defect rate(s).

1.4.5 Installation Access and Security Requirements. The contractor shall comply with all applicable installation/facility access and local security policies and procedures, which may be obtained from the Contracting Officer Representative (COR). The contractor and all associated subcontractor employees shall provide all information required for background checks to meet installation access requirements to be accomplished by installation Provost Marshal Office, Director of Emergency Services, or Security Office. The contractor shall ensure compliance with all personal identity verification requirements as directed by Department of Defense (DoD), Headquarters Department of Army (HQDA) and/or local policy. Should the Force Protection Condition (FPCON) change, the Government may require changes in contractor security matters or processes. Contractor personnel with a felony conviction shall not be permitted access to the installation.

1.4.5.1 OPSEC Training. Pursuant to AR 530-1, Operations Security, the contractor employees must complete Level 1 OPSEC Awareness training. This training shall be completed within 30 days of contract award. Contractor employees shall complete this training at: https://securityawareness.usalearning.gov/opsec/index.htm. Certificates of completion shall be sent to the contracting officer (KO).

1.4.5.2 For contractors that do not require a CAC, but require access to a DoD facility or installation: Contractor and all associated sub-contractors employees shall comply with adjudication standards and procedures using the National Crime Information Center Interstate Identification (NCIC-III) and Terrorist Screening Database (TSDB) (Army Directive 2014-05), and applicable installation, facility and area commander installation/facility access, and local security policies and procedures (provided by a Government representative).

1.4.5.3 Awareness Training (AT) Level 1: All contractor employees, including subcontractor employees, requiring access to Army installations, facilities, and controlled access areas shall complete AT Level 1 training within 30 calendar days after contract start date and within 30 calendar days of new employees commencing performance. The contractor shall submit certificates of completion for each affected contractor and subcontractor employee to the KO within 15 calendar days after completion of training by each employee or subcontractor personnel. AT Level 1 awareness training is available at the following website: https://jko.jten.mil/courses/atl1/launch.html.

1.4.5.4 iWATCH Training: The contractor and all associated subcontractors with an area of performance within an Army-controlled installation, facilities or area shall brief all employees on the local iWATCH program (training standards provided by the requiring activity Antiterrorism Officer (ATO)). This local developed training shall be used to inform employees of the types of behavior to watch for and instruct employees to report suspicious activity to the COR or the KO. This training shall be completed within 30 calendar days of contract award and within 30 calendar days of new employees commencing performance. The contractor shall report completion for each contractor employee and subcontractor employee to the KO within 15 calendar days after completion of training.

1.4.5.5 Communications Security/Information Technology (COMSEC/IT) Security. All communications with DoD organizations are subject to COMSEC review. All telephone communications networks are continually subject to intercept by unfriendly intelligence organizations. DoD has authorized the military departments to conduct COMSEC monitoring and recording of telephone calls originating from, or terminating at, DoD organizations. Therefore, the contractor is advised that any time contractor personnel place or receive a call they are subject to COMSEC procedures. The contractor shall ensure wide and frequent dissemination of the above information to all employees dealing with DoD information. The contractor shall abide by all Government regulations concerning the authorized use of the Government's computer network, including the restriction against using the network to recruit Government personnel or advertise job openings.

1.4.6 Physical Security. The contractor shall safeguard all Government property provided for contractor use. At the close of each work period, Government facilities, equipment and materials shall be secured.

1.4.7 Reserved

1.4.8 Post Award Conference/Periodic Progress Meetings: The contractor agrees to attend any post award conference convened by the KO in accordance with FAR 42.5. The KO, COR and other Government personnel, as appropriate, may meet periodically with the contractor to review the contactor’s performance. At these meetings, the KO will apprise the contractor of how the Government views the contractor’s performance and the contractor shall apprise the Government of problems, if any, being experienced. The contractor shall resolve outstanding issues raised by the Government. Contractor attendance at these meetings shall be at no additional cost to the Government.

1.4.9 Contract Manager (CM): The contactor shall designate a CM who shall ensure performance under this call. The CM shall be present or have a designee present at each meal service to act on behalf of the contractor. The name of this person, and an alternate who shall act for the contractor when the CM is absent, shall be designated in writing to the KO. The CM or alternate shall have full authority to act for the contractor on all contract matters relating to daily operation of this contract. The CM shall work through the KO to resolve issues, receive technical instructions, and ensure adequate performance of services. The CM shall ensure that contractor employees do not perform any services outside the scope of the contract without an official modification issued by the KO. The CM shall ensure contractor employees understand that services performed outside the scope of the contract are performed wholly at the expense of the contractor.

1.4.10 Identification of Contractor Employees: All contractor personnel are required to identify themselves as such to avoid creating an impression that they are Government employees.

1.4.10.1 The contractor shall retrieve all identification media (including vehicle passes) from its employees who depart employment for any reason. The contractor shall return all identification media (i.e., badges and vehicles passes) to security gate upon the employee’s departure.

1.4.11 Combating Trafficking in Persons: The United States Government has adopted a zero tolerance policy regarding trafficking in persons. Contractors and contractor employees shall not engage in severe forms of trafficking in persons during the period of performance of the contract; procure commercial sex acts during the period of performance of the contract; or use forced labor in the performance of the contract. The Contractor shall notify its employees of the United States Government’s zero tolerance policy, the actions that will be taken against employees for violations of this policy. The contractor shall take appropriate action, up to and including termination, against employees or subcontractors that violate the US Government policy as described at FAR 22.17.

1.4.12 Reserved

1.4.13 Data Rights: The Government has unlimited rights to all documents/materials produced under this contract. All documents and materials, to include the source codes of any software, produced under this contract shall be Government owned and are the property of the Government with all rights and privileges of ownership/copyright belonging exclusively to the Government. These documents and materials may not be used or sold by the contractor without written permission from the KO. All materials supplied to the Government shall be the sole property of the Government and may not be used for any other purpose. This right does not abrogate any other Government rights.

1.4.14 Organizational Conflicts of Interest (OCI): The contractor and subcontractor personnel performing services under this contract may receive, have access to or participate in the development of proprietary or source selection information (e.g., cost or pricing information, budget information or analyses, specifications or work statements, etc.) or perform evaluation services which may create a current or subsequent OCIs, as defined in FAR Subpart 9.5. The contractor shall notify the KO immediately whenever it becomes aware that such access or participation may result in any actual or potential OCI and shall promptly submit a plan to the KO to avoid or mitigate any such OCI. The contractor’s mitigation plan will be determined to be acceptable solely at the discretion of the KO. In the event the KO unilaterally determines that any such OCI cannot be satisfactorily avoided or mitigated, the KO may impose other remedies as he or she deems necessary, including prohibiting the contractor from participation in subsequent contracted requirements which may be affected by the OCI.

1.4.15 Reserved

2.0 Definitions and Acronyms:

2.1 Definitions:

2.1.1 Contractor: A supplier or vendor awarded a contract to provide specific supplies or service to the Government. The term used in this contract refers to the prime.

2.1.2 Defective Service: A service output that does not meet the standard of performance associated with the PWS.

2.1.3 Deliverable: Anything that can be physically delivered and includes non-manufactured things such as meeting minutes or reports.

2.1.4 Key Personnel: Contractor personnel that are evaluated in a source selection process and that may be required to be used in the performance of a contract by the PWS. When key personnel are used as an evaluation factor in best value procurement, an offer can be rejected if it does not have a firm commitment from the persons that are listed in the proposal.

2.1.5 Physical Security: Actions that prevent the loss or damage of Government property.

2.1.6 Quality Assurance: The Government procedures to verify that services being performed by the Contractor are performed according to acceptable standards.

2.1.7 Quality Assurance Surveillance Plan (QASP): An organized written document specifying the surveillance methodology to be used for surveillance of contractor performance.

2.1.8 Quality Control: All necessary measures taken by the Contractor to ensure that the quality of a product or service shall meet contract requirements.

2.1.9 Subcontractor: One that enters into a contract with a prime contractor. The Government does not have privity of contract with the subcontractor.

2.2 Acronyms:

3.0 Government Furnished Property, Material, Equipment and Services (GFP/M/E/S): The Government will provide the property, material, equipment, and/or services listed below solely for the purpose of performance under this contract: None.

4.0 Contractor Furnished Property, Materials, and Equipment (CFP/M/E):

4.1 General: Except for those items specifically stated to be Government-Furnished in Paragraph 3.0, the contractor shall furnish everything required to perform these services as indicated in Paragraph 1.1.

5.0 Catering Requirements:

5.1 General Catering Requirements

5.1.1 Service shall include delivery and set-up. Service shall include all paper products (plates, bowls, cups, napkins, etc.), utensils (eating and serving), and condiments (hot sauce, salad dressing, ketchup, etc.) necessary for each meal.

5.1.2 Breakfast Requirement: At a minimum, the breakfast shall include, eggs (scrambled, casserole, or quiche), one serving of breakfast meat (sausage, bacon, or hash), assorted grain items (bagel, biscuit, English muffin, or toast), fresh fruit, one pastry (muffins, donuts, cinnamon rolls, etc.), one potato choice, assorted cold cereal, condiments to accompany the meal (hot sauce, jelly, butter, etc.), coffee, desserts, 1% or 2% milk in individual cartons, and one other beverage (100% juice, tea, lemonade, NOT bottled water).

5.1.2.1 Breakfast shall be served between 7:00-8:00 am.

5.1.3 Lunch Requirement: N/A

5.1.4 Dinner Requirement: One meat or pasta entrée accompanied by an appropriate sauce or gravy, one starch, one vegetable, a salad with three dressing choices, assorted grain items (bread / rolls), fresh fruit, assorted desserts, appropriate condiments, coffee, 1% or 2% individual carton milk, and one other beverage (100% juice, tea, lemonade, NOT bottled water).

5.1.4.1 Dinner shall be served between 5:00-6:00 pm.

5.1.5 Meals shall be on a cyclic schedule alternating the type of meats / dishes.

5.2 Student Dietary Restrictions

5.2.1 As needed, unit point of contact will notify contractor of special dietary needs and/or restrictions of students.

5.2.2 Unit will provide itemized list(s) of dietary restrictions upon identification following student in-processing.

5.2.3 Contractor shall implement meal plan alternatives to accommodate student dietary restrictions no later than 48 hours after notification. Alternate meals are for the individual student(s) with dietary restrictions and do not affect the meal plan schedule.

5.2.4 Item substitutions or alternative menus for dietary restrictions shall be well-balanced and comparable to the standard menu in caloric and overall nutritional value.

5.2.5 Item substitutions or alternative menus for dietary restrictions shall be comparable to the standard menu in variety.

5.2.6 At no time shall a student be expected to eat double portions of the same item. There must be a like item substitute, offered to replace the dietary restriction.

5.3 Quantity of Meals Requirement

5.3.1 BLC Course: 80 Soldiers beginning with Dinner 2MAY23 and ending with Breakfast 24MAY23.

5.3.2 BLC Course: 80 Soldiers beginning with Dinner 1JUN23 and ending with Breakfast 23JUN23.

5.4.1 The contractor and its subcontractors shall comply with Public Law 91-596 (Occupational Safety and Health Act (OSHA)) and the Environmental, Safety, and Occupational Health (ESOH) (DODD 4715.1E). this policy can be found at: https://safety.army.mil/ON-DUTY/Workplace/Policy.

5.4.2 Specific Guidelines for Labeling / Packaging / Shipping / Delivery: All subsistence items, including the acquiring, storing, and delivering, shall meet health / sanitation standards required by United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), the Department of Health, and Army Regulations. A requirement / regulation / statute that is more stringent than another is superseding.

5.5 Delivery

5.5.1 Delivery Vehicles: Delivery vehicles used to deliver items under this contract shall be subject to inspection for sanitation. Delivery vehicles shall be clean and closed and covered under an insurance plan.

5.5.2 Transportation / Inspection / Acceptance:

5.5.2.1 When transporting subsistence items, vehicles shall be maintained in good sanitary condition to prevent contamination and be set at appropriate temperatures. Supplies transported in vehicles that are not sanitary, or that are not equipped to maintain prescribed temperatures, may be rejected without further inspection.

5.5.2.2 Items not meeting the standards shall be replaced within a reasonable amount of time (not to exceed 24 hours), which at a minimum, will allow the item to be properly prepared in time for the appropriate meal. Replacement will be at no cost to the Government.

5.5.2.3 A Government representative will inspect all items upon delivery. A unit representative will sign the Vendor's delivery document acknowledging acceptance of those items. Unit representative and Vendor will each keep a signed copy.

5.5.2.4 In the event the Prime Contractor subcontracts this contract, the Prime Contractor will have a representative on-site and that representative will be the direct point of contact between the Prime Contractor and any of the two points of contact below.

· Primary: (Logistician): SFC Chad Neokratis at 614-336-6440/336-858-1142

· (BLC Course Manager): SFC Brian Bruening at 614-336-6912

6.0 Service Contract Reporting:

6.1 The contractor shall report ALL contractor labor hours (including subcontractor labor hours) required for performance of services provided under this contract for the National Guard Bureau via a secure data collection site.

6.2 The contractor shall completely fill in all required data fields using the following web address: https://sam.gov. Log in and select Entity Registrations and then select Service Contract Reporting.

6.3 The Contractor shall report the required information annually by October 31, for services performed under this contract during the preceding Government fiscal year (October 1-September 30).

6.4 The DoD Guidebook for Service Contract Reporting in the SAM, available on the DoD Procurement Toolbox at https://dodprocurementtoolbox.com/site-pages/service-contract-reporting-scr. The General Services Administration (GSA) has also posted additional guidance such as quick start guides, informational videos, and frequently asked questions, that can be accessed by going to https://sam.gov and searching the “HELP” section. The SAM Federal User Guide is also available in the “HELP” section for comprehensive instructions on navigating SAM. Contractors requiring assistance using SAM should contact the Federal Service Desk at https://www.fsd.gov.

7.0 Applicable Publications: Publications applicable to this PWS are listed below:

Publication (Chapter/Page)

Federal Acquisition Regulation https://www.acquisition.gov/?q=browsefar

Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement http://www.acq.osd.mil/dpap/dars/dfarspgi/current/index.html or https://www.acquisition.gov/dfars

Joint Travel Regulation (JTR) https://www.defensetravel.dod.mil/site/travelreg.cfm

DoDM 1000.13-M-V1 DoD Identification (ID) Cards (Enclosure 2, paragraph 3.b) 01/23/2014 (Change 1: 07/28/2020) http://www.esd.whs.mil/Directives/issuances/dodm

Federal Information Processing Standards (FIPS) Publication 201-2 Personal Identity Verification (PIV) of Federal Employees and Contractors (paragraph 9) August 2013 http://nvlpubs.nist.gov/nistpubs/FIPS/NIST.FIPS.201-2.pdf

https://www.esd.whs.mil/Directives/issuances/dodm/

DoDI 5200.46 DoD Investigative and Adjudicative Guidance for Issuing the Common Access Card (CAC) 09/09/14 (Change 1: 05/04/2018) https://www.esd.whs.mil/Directives/issuances/dodi/

Homeland Security Presidential Directive (HSPD)-12 Policy for a Common Identification Standard for Federal Employees and Contractors 08/27/2004 https://www.dhs.gov/homeland-security-presidential-directive-12

DoDI 5400.11 Department of Defense Privacy and Civil Liberties Programs 01/29/2019 https://www.esd.whs.mil/Directives/issuances/dodi/

DoD 5400.11-R Department of Defense Privacy Program 05/14/2007 https://www.esd.whs.mil/Directives/issuances/dodm/

DoDD 8140.01 Cyberspace Workforce Management

10/05/2020 https://www.esd.whs.mil/Directives/issuances/dodd/

DoD 8570.01-M Information Assurance Workforce Improvement Program 12/19/2005 (Change 4: 11/10/2015) https://www.esd.whs.mil/Directives/issuances/dodm/

DoD 5220.22-M National Industrial Security Program Operating Manual (NISPOM) 02/28/2006 (Change 2: 05/18/2016) https://www.esd.whs.mil/Directives/issuances/dodm/

Army Directive 2014-05 Policy and Implementation Procedures for Common Access Card Credentialing and Installation Access for Uncleared Contractors 03/07/2014 https://armypubs.army.mil/ProductMaps/PubForm/ArmyDir.aspx

AR 25-2

Information Assurance 04/04/2019 http://armypubs.army.mil/ProductMaps/PubForm/AR.aspx

AR 530-1

Operations Security 09/26/2014 http://armypubs.army.mil/ProductMaps/PubForm/AR.aspx

AR 525-13

Antiterrorism 12/09/2019 http://armypubs.army.mil/ProductMaps/PubForm/AR.aspx

AR 381-12

Threat Awareness and Reporting Program (TARP) (Section II, ¶ 2-4.b) 06/01/2016 http://armypubs.army.mil/ProductMaps/PubForm/AR.aspx

TECHNICAL EXHIBIT 1

Performance Requirements Summary (PRS)

This PRS includes performance objectives the Government will use to determine contractor performance and will compare contractor performance to the Acceptable Quality Level (AQL).

5.1.2 / 5.1.3 / 5.1.4 / 5.2.1-6 Meal Requirements

TECHNICAL EXHIBIT 2

Deliverables

1.4.5.4 iWATCH Training Certificates For ARNG contracts only. Remove if not applicable.

Ver. December 2020