39th IBCT Medical Calibration PWS_DRAFT.docx

PERFORMANCE WORK STATEMENT (PWS)

FOR

Preventative Maintenance and Calibration Services

1.0 General:

1.1 Scope: The contractor shall provide all personnel, equipment, tools, materials, supervision, and quality control necessary, except as specified in Paragraph 3.0 as Government Furnished, to perform preventative maintenance and calibration Services, as defined in this PWS.

1.1.1 Objectives

1.2 Background: The 39th IBCT needs preventative maintenance and calibration services completed on all medical equipment in order to facilitate training and any and all real-world missions for the Brigade.

1.3 Period of Performance (PoP): 30 Days from Contract Award.

1.4 General Information:

1.4.1 Place and Performance of Services: The contractor shall provide services between the hours of 0800-1600 on Monday through Friday, except on recognized US holidays or when the Government facility/installation is closed due to local or national emergencies, administrative closings, or similar Government-directed facility/installation closings. Performance shall be at Kordsmeier Hall, Camp Joseph T. Robinson, North Little Rock, AR 72199. The contractor shall at all times maintain an adequate work force for the uninterrupted performance of all tasks defined within this PWS when the Government facility/installation is not closed for the above reasons. When hiring personnel, the contractor shall keep in mind that the stability and continuity of the work force are essential. Teleworking is not authorized.

1.4.1.1 Telework: The Government does not permit the contractor to telework in support of this requirement. In furtherance of Continuity of Operations Planning (COOP), a telework program may be enacted to ensure that the Government's mission-critical operations stay operational during times of national emergency or incidents of national significance. Telework shall be at no additional cost to the Government.

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 from Government property or revoke access to Government systems 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 not 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 National Independence Day: 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 Quality Control (QC): The contractor shall develop and maintain an effective QC Plan (QCP) to ensure services are performed in accordance with this PWS. The contractor shall develop and implement procedures to identify, prevent, and ensure non-recurrence of defective services. The contractor’s QCP is the means by which it assures itself that its work complies with the requirements of the contract. As a minimum, the contractor shall develop QC procedures that address the areas identified in Technical Exhibit 1, Performance Requirements Summary (PRS).

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 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 (see PWS 6.0). Should the Force Protection Condition (FPCON) change, the Government may require changes in contractor security matters or processes.

1.4.5.1 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).

1.4.5.2 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.

1.4.5.3 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.

1.4.5.4 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.

1.4.5.11 OPSEC Training: In accordance with AR 530-1, Operations Security, new contractor employees shall complete Level I OPSEC training within 30 calendar days of their reporting for duty and annually thereafter. The contractor shall submit certificates of completion for each contractor employee to the KO within 15 calendar days after completion of training. Level 1 OPSEC training is available at https://securityawareness.usalearning.gov/opsec/index.htm.

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.

1.4.9 Contract Manager (CM): The contactor shall designate a CM who shall ensure performance under this contract. 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 attending meetings, answering Government telephones and working in other situations where their contractor status is not obvious to third parties are required to identify themselves as such to avoid creating an impression that they are Government employees. The contractor shall ensure that all documents or reports produced by contractor personnel are suitably marked as contractor products or that contractor participation is appropriately disclosed. The contractor’s status as a “contractor” shall be predominantly displayed in all correspondence types (to include signature blocks on e-mail) and dealings with Government or non-Government entities. Contractor personnel shall wear identification badges distinguishing themselves as such. The badges shall have the company name, employee name and the word “contractor” displayed.

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 the KO within 14 days of an 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 Contractor Travel

The contractor shall travel to Kordsmeier Hall, Camp Joseph T. Robinson, North Little Rock, AR 72199 during the performance of this contract to perform or oversee preventative maintenance and calibration services.

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.

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 an end 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:

3.1 Property: The Government will furnish the necessary workspace for the contractor to perform services outlined in this PWS to include desk space, telephones, computers and other items necessary to maintain an office environment.

3.2 Materials: RESERVED

3.3 Equipment: RESERVED

3.4 Services: A list of all equipment needing calibration is attached as Technical Exhibit #3 Excel Spreadsheet

3.5 Utilities: All utilities in the facility will be available for the contactor’s use in the performance of this contract. The contractor shall instruct employees in utilities conservation practices. The contractor shall operate under conditions that preclude the waste of utilities, which include turning off the water faucets or valves after using the required amount.

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 Requirements: The contractor shall:

5.1 Perform preventative maintenance on 203 pieces of medical equipment.

5.1.1 Calibrate and annotate calibration status and date on each piece of medical equipment.

5.1.2 Provide all preventative maintenance and calibration documents to the 39th IBCT within two weeks of completion.

5.2 Service Contract Reporting: RESERVED

6.0 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

6.1 Applicable Forms: Forms applicable to the PWS are listed below:

DD 1172-2

Application for Identification Card/DEERS Enrollment

I-9 Employment Eligibility Verification 10/21/2019 https://www.uscis.gov/sites/default/files/files/form/i-9.pdf

DD 441

Department of Defense Security Agreement Feb 2020 http://www.dtic.mil/whs/directives/forms/dd/ddforms0001-0499.htm

DD 250

Material Inspection and Receiving Report

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 Provide all preventative maintenance and calibration documents to the 39th IBCT within two weeks of completion.

TECHNICAL EXHIBIT 2

Deliverables Schedule

1.4.5.4 iWATCH Training Certificates

1.4.5.11 OPSEC

Training Certificates

3.1 Property

Ver. October 2022