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STATEMENT OF WORK

A. GENERAL INFORMATION

1. Title of Project: Agricultural Farming Pilot Program

2. Scope of Work: VAHV is seeking a company provide 7 specific farming trainings for our veterans.

3. Background: VAHV is looking to create a pathway for veterans to enter careers in sustainable agriculture, increase awareness of health nutrition and promote well-being of the veterans by connecting them with the cycles of growth and nature.

4.Scope or Tasks (for services)/Product Specifications (for supplies)

Service includes 7 specified training programs. The vendor needs to be able to conduct training on site at Castle Point or at the alternate location. The vendor will provide a Program Manager, meals, transportation, as well as any materials required for the training. Each training will accommodate up to 6 participants. Each participant will be supervised and evaluated for skills. Participants in this program will be given both classroom and hands on training. This allows veterans to acquire knowledge and technical skills while gaining practical experience by deploying those skills in the field.

Training workshops are as follows:

1. Maple Syrup Production

2. Micro-Greens

3. Farming 101, Seeding, Starting and Crop Planning

4. Raised Bed Construction

5. Soil Science and Compost

6. Greenhouse Construction

7. Livestock Production

Expected results and benefits:

Paid training positions (apprenticeships) on local mentor farms in the mid-Hudson Valley during the growing season, mid- March through November. Farms will provide hands-on farm training and experience in day to day operations on the farm.

Supplemental workshops, sit down instruction, and professional conferences take place primarily during the winter season (roughly Nov-Feb). Provides a broader and deeper understanding of farm ecology topics, holistic farm planning, & business management; plus, farm skills such as basic welding and tractor maintenance & repair.

Veterans will also gain knowledge, confidence, skills and experience in sustainable food production and healthy lifestyle.

5. Security

GENERAL

Contractors, contractor personnel, subcontractors, and subcontractor personnel shall be subject to the same Federal laws, regulations, standards, and VA Directives and Handbooks as VA and VA personnel regarding information and information system security.

VA INFORMATION CUSTODIAL LANGUAGE

a. Information made available to the contractor or subcontractor by VA for the performance or administration of this contract or information developed by the contractor/subcontractor in performance or administration of the contract shall be used only for those purposes and shall not be used in any other way without the prior written agreement of the VA. This clause expressly limits the contractor/subcontractor's rights to use data as described in Rights in Data - General, FAR 52.227-14(d) (1).

b. Prior to termination or completion of this contract, contractor/subcontractor must not destroy information received from VA, or gathered/created by the contractor in the course of performing this contract without prior written approval by the VA. Any data destruction done on behalf of VA by a contractor/subcontractor must be done in accordance with National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) requirements as outlined in VA Directive 6300, Records and Information Management and its Handbook 6300.1 Records Management Procedures, applicable VA Records Control Schedules, and VA Handbook 6500.1, Electronic Media Sanitization. Self-certification by the contractor that the data destruction requirements above have been met must be sent to the VA Contracting Officer within 30 days of termination of the contract.

Contracting Office Address:

VISN 3 Network Acquisition & Logistics James J. Peters VA Medical Center

MCC: 10N3/NAL,

130 West Kingsbridge Road, Bronx, New York 10468-3992