4-Attachment B - Scope of Work.docx

Scope of Work

1. Purpose/Justification Utah Schools for the Deaf and Blind (USDB) is entering the Seventy48 Race on May 29, 2026. Created in 2018, SEVENTY48 encompasses a different kind of challenge: a human-powered, 70-mile race from Tacoma to Port Townsend in 48 hours or less. The rules are simple: no motors, no support, no sails. Racers pedal, paddle, or row past some of the most populated cities in Washington State. SEVENTY48 pushes all who enter to their physical limits.

To enter the race, a team of nine students and ten chaperones, led by a team captain, will practice rowing techniques in a swimming pool gym and on Utah Lake. USDB is looking for a team captain.

2. Background School for the Blind’s mission is to empower students who are blind, visually impaired, and deafblind across Utah to live independently and confidently.

In 2022, a group of students and chaperones from USDB entered the Seventy48 boat race. Despite challenging weather conditions that prevented them from finishing, the experience fostered a strong sense of endurance and accomplishment. In 2024, USDB returned to the race with blind and low vision students and chaperones. This time, they successfully completed the course, proving to themselves and others that they are capable of achieving complex and demanding goals.

3. Key Personnel Besides students and chaperones, USDB must have a team Captain. A team Captain who is essential to the team’s success. A Captain must have the following qualifications:

· Severnty48 race experience.

· Ability to make safe decisions in dangerous situations in and out of the water.

· Knowledge of Coast Guard radio communications in case of an emergency or evacuation.

· Direct and lead the boat paddlers into safe water, even in the face of adverse weather and water conditions.

· Knowledge and ability to navigate a boat in all weather and water conditions, including expertise in tides, weather, current, course familiarity, and pre-planned stops.

· Knowledge, experience, and ability to pick chaperones who will listen to a team captain and practice techniques that will keep the student safe.

· Knowledge and experience with boats to determine the best type for the Seventy48 race.

· Completion of training in how to pilot large canoes in seawater.

· Completion of training in marine navigation, rules of the road, emergency maneuvers, man overboard recovery, vessel to vessel radio communication, emergency radio communication, radio channel usage, radio communication etiquette, rough water navigation, effects of tides/currents/winds on the vessel.

4. Scope of Work The Seventy48 Captain, team of students, and chaperones will engage in the following practices:

Utah Lake Paddle Practice

· October 4, 8:00 AM - 2:00 PM Lindon Marina. Lunch will be provided upon our return to the marina.

· April 25, 8:00 AM - 2:00 PM Lindon Marina. Lunch will be provided upon our return to the marina.

· May 8-9, overnight paddle, 7:00 PM dinner, start paddle 8:30 PM. Finish at 6:30 AM with breakfast to go.

Gym Practices (Sports Mall 5445 S 900 E, Salt Lake City, UT 84117)

· November 15, 10:00 AM - 1:00 PM

· February 21, 10:00 AM - 1:00 PM

· March 21, 10:00 AM - 1:00 PM

Practices ensure that everyone knows how to row a boat properly. In addition, at practices important safety measures are discussed and practiced to ensure the safety of the team. The team captain will lead each event.

5. Definitions Seventy48 Race on May 29, 2026. Created in 2018, SEVENTY48 encompasses a different kind of challenge: a human-powered, 70-mile race from Tacoma to Port Townsend in 48 hours or less. The rules are simple: no motors, no support, no sails. Racers pedal, paddle, or row past some of the most populated cities in Washington State. SEVENTY48 pushes all who enter to their physical limits.

6. Deliverables Captain services for all practices and events including planning an preperation. The news covers the race. The team captain, students, and chaperones will be recorded at the end. Many people will see the news reel. In addition, the students and chaperones present the race and the accompanying information to the USDB Advisory Board upon their return.

7. Timeline The team Captain will lead the team in the following practices:

Utah Lake Paddle Practice

· October 4, 8:00 AM - 2:00 PM Lindon Marina. Lunch will be provided upon our return to the marina.

· April 25, 8:00 AM - 2:00 PM Lindon Marina. Lunch will be provided upon our return to the marina.

· May 8-9: Overnight paddle. Dinner at 7:00 PM, followed by a start time of 8:30 PM. Finish at 6:30 AM with breakfast to go.

Gym Practices (Sports Mall 5445 S 900 E, Salt Lake City, UT 84117)

· November 15, 10:00 AM - 1:00 PM

· February 21, 10:00 AM - 1:00 PM

· March 21, 10:00 AM - 1:00 PM

· Seventy48 Race begins on May 29, 2026, at 7:00 p.m. in Tacoma, WA.

8. Data Sharing The news covers the race. The students and chaperones will be recorded at the end. Many people will see the newsreel. In addition, the students and chaperones present the race and the accompanying information to the USDB Advisory Board upon their return.

9. Budget The total budget for a team Captain is $13,000.00

10. Invoicing The team captain will provide an invoice for their services. They may send an invoice after each practice or at the end of the project.