4 Atach 1 PWS FA520925Q0033 20250206.pdf

(Solicitation No. FA520925Q0033)

Attachment 1

PERFORMANCE WORK STATEMENT

FOR

ASH RECYCLING SERVICE FOR YOKOTA AIR BASE, JAPAN

6 February 2025

1. DESCRIPTION OF SERVICES/GENERAL INFORMATION. The Contractor shall provide all personnel, equipment, tools, materials, vehicles, supervision, and other items and services necessary to perform ash-recycling service for Yokota AB, Japan in accordance with applicable Japanese laws and pertinent regulations, and commercial practices. The Contractor shall accomplish all services below to meet the requirements of this Performance Work Statement (PWS). The Contractor shall possess all applicable business permits.

1.1. Recycling Ash. The Contractor shall recycle the ash generated by the base refuse incinerator plant, Bldg 1526, at Yokota Air Base in accordance with Japan Environmental Governing Standards (JEGS)

Chapter 7, Japanese laws (e.g., Industrial Waste Treatment Low, 産業廃棄物処理法), pertinent regulations and commercial standards and practices. (See Para 3.1.1 below). The transportation of ash shall be provided by the Government’s designated contractor to the Contractor’s Recycling Facility.

1.2. Submittals and Reports

1.2.1. Business Permits. The Contractor, as a minimum, shall possess and submit a copy of the valid business permits listed below to perform the services specified in this PWS in conformance with Japanese laws and pertinent regulations:

Required Business Permit: Industrial Waste Treatment Business Permit (産業廃棄物処分業許可)

Item: Bottom Ash (燃え殻）and Fly Ash (ばいじん)

Method: Final and/or Intermediate Treatment (Recycling): （最終処分または中間処分）

1.2.2. Flow Chart. The Contractor shall submit the ash recycling flow chart to the Contracting Officers

Representative (COR) who will perform the complete audit trail of the ash recycling procedure, to include the final disposition, within ten (10) calendar days after contract award.

1.2.3. Monthly Reports. The Contractor shall submit reports in English & Japanese to the COR within thirty (30) calendar days after measurements are taken. The contractor shall submit receipts translated in

English from every ash recycling transaction to include the quantity of recycled product. If Ash is not recycled the contractor must submit receipts of any disposal transactions to include quantity and final disposition location (i.e. name and location of landfill). The contractor will also submit any Ash compound analysis reports that is performed on the Ash generated at Yokota AB Japan. This report must be provided to the COR before submitting the invoice.

1.2.4. Manifest. The Contractor shall control manifests in accordance with the Japanese Waste

Management and Public Cleansing Law, Paragraph 12-3, “Manifest”. The manifests for the generator’s pages shall be submitted to the COR with the Contractor's monthly invoice.

2.0. Service Summary.

Performance Objective

PWS Para Performance Threshold Method of Assessment

SS# 1: Submittal and

Reporting

1.2. Complete requirement 100%

of the time 100% Inspection

2.1. Remedial Action for Non Submittals. If the contractor fails to submit all reports within the contract timelines, the contractor has 10 calendar days from the date the Government notifies it of the missing reports (or the date the contractor discovers the deficiency) to submit all required reports and documents as outlined in section 1.2 of this PWS.

3. GENERAL INFORMATION

3.1. Quality Control.

3.1.1. The Contractor shall ensure all services are performed in accordance with Japan Environmental

Governing Standards (JEGS) Chapter 7, Japanese laws (e.g., Industrial Waste Treatment Low, 産業廃棄

物処理法), pertinent regulations and commercial standards and practices.

3.2. Quality Assurance. The COR will evaluate the contractor’s performance based on paragraph 1.2 and the QASP.

3.3. Inspection of Facilities. The contractor must allow the government representatives visitation and inspection of contractor facilities at any time. These visits will be to conduct Quality Assurance Quality

Control.

3.4. Hours of Operation.

3.4.1. Normal Working Hours. Minimum operation hours shall be between 07:30 to 16:30, Monday through Friday including Japanese and US legal holidays.

3.4.2. Recognized US Holidays. The recognized US legal holidays* are listed below:

1 January New Year’s Day

3rd Monday of January Martin Luther King Jr’s Birthday

3rd Monday of February Washington’s Birthday

Last Monday of May Memorial Day

19 th Jun Juneteenth Day

4th July Independence Day

1st Monday of September Labor Day

2nd Monday of October Columbus Day

11th November Veterans Day

4th Thursday of November Thanksgiving Day

25th December Christmas Day

*Holidays falling on a Saturday will be observed on the preceding Friday. Holidays falling on a Sunday will be observed on the following Monday.

3.5. SPECIAL QUALIFICATIONS.

3.5.1. Business Permits. The contractor shall possess any and all applicable business permits, certifications, and licenses to complete service in accordance with this PWS as required by Japanese

Environmental Government Standards and Japanese laws. The contractor will ensure all documents are current. The contractor shall submit a copy of each of these documents to the Contracting Officer (CO) within one week after receiving updated or renewed documents.

3.5.2. Project Manager (PM): The contractor shall provide a PM who shall be responsible for the performance of the work. The name of this person and his/her alternate(s) shall be designated in writing to the CO within ten (10) calendar days after contract award.

3.5.2.1. The PM or his/her alternate(s), upon notification, shall be available during normal working hours identified in Paragraph 3.4.1 within two (2) hours to meet on the installation with the COR to discuss problems.

3.5.2.2. The PM and his/her alternate(s) must be able to read, write, speak, and understand English, or provide a translator.

3.5.3. Contractor Employees. The contractor shall not employ persons for work on this contract, if he/she is identified to the contractor by the CO as a potential threat to the health, safety, security, general well-being or operational mission of the installation and its population.

3.5.3.1. When visiting Yokota Air Base in an official capacity, contractor personnel shall present a neat appearance and be easily recognized as a contractor employee. This may be accomplished by wearing distinctive clothing bearing the name of the company or by wearing appropriate badges, which contain the company name and employee’s names. The contractor shall adhere to all base safety and traffic regulations and policies.

3.5.3.2. The Contractor shall not employ any person who is an employee of the US Government if employing that person would create a conflict of interest. The Contractor shall not employ any person who is an employee of the Department of the Air Force if such employment would be contrary to the policies of the Department of the Air Force.

3.5.3.3. The Contractor is cautioned that off duty active military personnel hired under this contract may be subject to permanent change of station, change in duty hours or deployment. Military Reservists and

National Guard members may be subject to recall to active duty.

3.5.3.4. The abrupt absence of these personnel could adversely affect the Contractor’s ability to perform under this contract; however, their absence at any time shall not constitute an excuse for nonperformance under this contract.

4. GOVERNMENT FURNISHED SERVICES.

4.1. The Government will provide, for emergency purposes only, the following services:

a. Security Police Telephone 911 or 225-7227 Comm. 042-511-9110

b. Fire Protection Telephone 911 Comm. 042-511-9110

c. Hospital Emergency (Reimbursable expense) Telephone 911 Comm. 042-511-9110

Any time the contractor uses one of the above services, the Contractor shall immediately report to the

COR with all of the details. The Contractor will be required to submit, in writing, within two (2) calendar days, the details surrounding the use of this service to the COR.

4.2. Damage. The contractor shall exercise care not to damage any facilities or grounds at Yokota Air

Base and the remote sites. Any damages the Contracting Officer determines to have been caused by the contractor shall be repaired by the contractor at no expense to the Government.

Appendix Listing

1. Appendix A - Incinerator Heavy Metal and Dioxin History

2. Appendix B - Historical Record of Ash Transportation

3. Appendix C - Shared of Quantity for each Area

Appendix A

Incinerator Heavy Metal and Dioxin History

Quantitation Limit

Regulated Value

JEGS Mar-24 Mar-24

(mg/l) (mg/l) #1 Furnance #2 Furnance

Bottom Ash Fly Ash Bottom Ash Fly Ash

Cadmium 0.009 0.09 ND ND ND ND

Lead 0.01 0.3 0.04 ND ND ND

Total mercury 0.0005 0.005 ND ND ND ND

Arsenic 0.005 0.3 ND ND ND ND

Chromium Hexavalent 0.2 1.5 ND ND ND ND

Alkyl mercury 0.0005 ND ND ND ND ND

Total Selenium 0.005 0.3 ND 0.06 ND ND

1,4-Dioxins 0.05 0.5 ND ND 0.0015 0.52

Appendix B

Historical Record of Ash Transportation

Time Feb-24 Mar-24 Apr-24 May-24 Jun-24 Jul-24

Source Kg Source Kg Source Kg Source Kg Source Kg Source Kg

1 INC 10,270 INC 10,570 INC 11,110 INC 10,410 AP 10,560 INC 10,210

2 INC 10,590 INC 11,060 INC 10,510 INC 10,980 AP 10,250 INC 10,320

3 INC 10,670 INC 10,100 INC 10,560 INC 10,550 AP 10,220 INC 10,080

4 INC 10,360 INC 10,020 INC 10,490 INC 10,940 INC 10,730 INC 10,680

5 INC 10,520 INC 10,340 INC 10,160 INC 11,100 INC 10,820 INC 10,840

6 INC 10,850 INC 10,930 INC 10,450 INC 10,530 INC 10,690

7 INC 11,110 INC 10,780 INC 10,530

8 INC 10,360

Monthly

Total

62,990

63,020 74,390 75,290 84,160 52,130

Notes:

1. (INC = Incinerator, AP = Ash Pit)

Appendix C

SHARED OF QUANTITY FOR EACH AREA

AREA SHARE

Yokota O&M (Industrial) 62.93%

Military Family Housing (MFH) 33.22%

Department of Defense Education Activity (DoDEA) 2.61%

Hospital (HOSP) 1.24%