A.02.11 Performance Work Statement (PWS) Attachment 1.pdf

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This performance work statement outlines requirements for a non-personal services contract to provide victim assistance training to the U.S. Army Installation Management Command Europe. The contractor will deliver a four-day in-person training program in Germany covering topics such as motivational interviewing for victim advocates, safety planning, determining reasonable suspicion of abuse, co-parenting outcomes, and ethics in working with families experiencing domestic violence. Breakout sessions will also be provided for different professional roles. The contractor must provide all personnel, travel, lodging, training materials, and other equipment and services necessary to conduct the training. Performance will take place at the Edelweiss Lodge and Resort conference center in Garmisch, Germany.

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PERFORMANCE WORK STATEMENT (PWS)

IMCOM-EUROPE

Family Advocacy Training Part 1 General Information

General: This is a non-personal service contract under which the personnel rendering the service(s) are not subject, either by the contract’s terms or by the manner of its administration, to the supervision and control usually prevailing in relationships between the Government and its employees.

Description of Services/Introduction: This is non-personal service contract to provide on-site victim assistance training to IMCOM-EUROPE (Wiesbaden, Germany)

Background: All personnel, travel, lodging, training, all other equipment/services, and aids necessary to render a four day training program to support victim advocate trainees.

Scope: All work necessary to render victim assistance training to US ARMY IMCOM personnel.

Objectives: The objective of this contract is to provide onsite training to allow the US ARMY to maintain a cadre of trained victim advocates, FAPMs and FAP Clinicians to support the US ARMY EUROPE MISSION.

Quality Assurance: 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 must 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 the acceptable quality levels (performance thresholds)

Operating Hours: The Government facility office hours, facility operating hours, and the Contractor support hour requirements often coincide, however, they may differ. Please refer to the following.

Government Facility Office Hours: Reserved.

Government Facility Operating Hours: Reserved.

Contractor Work Plan: Reserved.

Place of Performance: Germany

Security Requirements: Reserved

Security Program: Reserved

Personnel Security Clearance Requirements: Reserved.

Installation Access: Access to U.S. installations and controlled areas is limited to personnel who meet security criteria and are authorized by Host Nation law to work in that country. Failure to submit required information/data and obtain required documentation or clearances in accordance with Army in Europe (AE) Regulation 190-16 (AE Reg 190-16) Installation Access Control or (AE) Regulation 604-1 for Germany specific contracts, will be grounds for denying access to U.S. installations and controlled areas. The Contractor shall ensure that any subcontractors used in performance of this contract complies with these requirements and that all employees, of both the Contractor and any subcontractor utilized by the Contractor, are made aware of and comply with these requirements. Should anything in this paragraph conflict with AE Reg 190-16 or (AE) Regulation 604-1, the regulation takes precedent.

The Contractor shall be aware of and comply with the requirements associated with Installation Access Control. The Government is not liable for any costs associated with performance delays due solely to a firm’s failure to comply with Installation Access Control System (IACS) processing requirements.

Passport or ID card number;

Date of Birth (DOB);4. Place of Birth (POB);

Company name;

Purpose of access;

Job position;

Vehicle type and license plate number, if any;

Approved background check.

1.6.3.4 Common Access Cards (CAC): CAC not required for the performance of this contract. Contractor and all associated sub-contractors employees shall comply with adjudication standards and procedures using the National Crime Information Center Interstate Identification Index (NCIC-III) and Terrorist Screening Database (TSDB) (Army Directive 2014-05/AR 190-13), applicable installation, facility and area commander installation/facility access and local security policies and procedures (provided by government representative), or, at OCONUS locations, in accordance with status of forces agreements and other theater regulations.

DFARS 252.225-7043. The clause will be used in solicitations and contracts that require performance or delivery in a foreign country. This clause applies to both contingencies and non- contingency support. The key AT requirement is for non-local national contractor personnel to comply with theater clearance requirements and allows the combatant commander to exercise oversight to ensure the contractor's compliance with combatant commander and subordinate task-force commander policy and directives.

Background Checks: Contractor and all associated sub-contractors 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. Contractor workforce must comply with all personal identity verification requirements (FAR clause 52.204-9, Personal Identity Verification of Contractor Personnel) as directed by DOD, HQDA and/or local policy. In addition to the changes otherwise authorized by the changes clause of this contract, should the Force Protection Condition (FPCON) at any individual facility or installation change, the Government may require changes in contractor security matters or processes.

Physical Security: The Contractor shall safeguard all Government equipment, information, and property provided for Contractor use.

POC:IMCOM TO SUPPLY

Operations Security (OPSEC) Requirements: R E S E R V E D

1.11 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 must identify themselves as such to avoid creating an impression in the minds of members of the public that they are Government officials. The Contractor shall ensure that all documents or reports produced by Contractors are suitably marked as Contractor products or that Contractor participation is appropriately disclosed.

Contractor Travel: PAID BY CONTRACTOR.

Other Direct Costs (ODCs): Reserved.

Data Rights: Reserved.

Non-Disclosure Requirements: Reserved.

The use of propaganda violates DoD Commercial Use of Imagery Guidelines stated at http://www.defenseimagery.mil/products/dodimagery/commercialuse.html The Contractor shall not cite any information (e.g., contract information, pictures, locations, etc.) obtained through this contract on any marketing tools to include its company website.

Non-Disclosure Statements: Reserved.

Phase In /Phase Out Period: There is no requirement for a Phase-In or Phase-Out period. The Contractor shall be responsible to ensure that services are available for full and complete execution on the first day of contract performance.

Safety: Contractor’s work environment(s) and labor shall meet all Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) requirements. For any work performed, the Contractor shall be responsible for all damages to persons or property that occur as a result of the contractor’s fault or negligence. The contractor shall also be responsible for all material needed and work performed until completion and acceptance of the entire work.

Host Nation Safety Laws and Regulations: The Contractor shall comply with all applicable Federal and local laws in the country they are working in. It is the Contractor’s responsibility to provide Negative Covid-19 PCR tests at required border crossings. It is the sole responsibility of the Contractor to obtain any necessary permits or tests for its employees to travel in compliance with Host Nation Safety Laws and regulations related to COVID-19.

Environmental Compliance: The following provides information on Environmental Compliance.

Environmental Compliance Plan and Program: The Contractor shall clean up at its own expense any contamination, including soil and ground water contamination caused by hazardous materials/substances brought onto the garrison, or by his activities. The Contractor must immediately report any hazardous substance spills to the

Required Training: RESERVED

PART 2 DEFINITIONS & ACRONYMS

Definitions: Although not inclusive of every term used within this PWS, the following provides a list of definitions used throughout this PWS and commonly used in the acquisition field.

Contracting Officer – means a person with authority to enter into, administer, and or terminate contracts, and make related determinations and findings on behalf of the Government. Note: The only individual who can legally bind the Government.

Contracting Officer's Representative (COR) – An employee of the U.S. Government appointed by the contracting officer to administer the contract. Such appointment shall be in writing and shall state the scope of authority and limitations. This individual has authority to provide technical direction to the Contractor as long as that direction is within the scope of the contract, does not constitute a change, and has no funding implications. This individual does NOT have authority to change the terms and conditions of the contract.

Contractor – means 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.

Contractor-acquired property - means property acquired, fabricated, or otherwise provided by the Contractor for performing a contract, and to which the Government has title.

Day – means, unless otherwise specified, a calendar day.

Defective Service – means service output that does not meet the standard of performance associated with the Performance Work Statement.

Deliverable – means anything that can be physically delivered, but may include non- manufactured things such as meeting minutes or reports.

Government-furnished property - means property furnished to the contractor the Government and subsequently furnished to the Contractor for performance of a contract. Government- furnished property includes, but is not limited to, spares and property furnished for repair, maintenance, overhaul, or modification. Government-furnished property also includes Contractor-acquired property if the Contractor-acquired property is a deliverable under a cost contract when accepted by the Government for continued use under the contract.

Government property - means all property owned or leased by the Government. Government property includes both Government-furnished property and Contractor-acquired property. Government property includes material, equipment, special tooling, special test equipment, and real property. Government property does not include intellectual property and software.

Property Administrator - means an authorized representative of the Contracting Officer appointed in accordance with agency procedures, responsible for administering the contract requirements and obligations relating to Government property in the possession of a Contractor.

High Level Objective (HLO) – means a key overarching result-based objective for a project necessary to achieve the project’s vision. HLOs are similar to Level 2 in a Work Breakdown Structure. Each HLO may contain several statements to flesh out the areas necessary to meet the objective. Physical Security – means that part of security concerned with physical measures designed to safeguard personnel; to prevent unauthorized access to equipment, installations, material, and documents; and to safeguard against espionage, sabotage, damage, and theft.

Quality Assurance – (or Government contract quality assurance) means the various functions, including, inspection, performed by the Government to determine whether a Contractor has fulfilled the contract obligations pertaining to quality and quantity.

Quality Assurance Surveillance Plan (QASP) – means the key Government-developed surveillance process document, and is applied to Performance-Based Service Contracting (PBSC). The QASP is used for managing Contractor performance assessment by ensuring that systematic quality assurance methods validate that Contractor quality control efforts are timely, effective, and are delivering the results specified in the contract or task order. The QASP directly corresponds to the performance objectives and standards (i.e., quality, quantity, timeliness) specified in the Performance Work Statement (PWS). It provides specific details on how the Government will survey, observe, test, sample, evaluate, and document Contractor performance results to determine if the Contractor has met the required standards for each objective in the PWS. The QASP, with very few if any exceptions, is an internal to Government document.

Quality Control – means all necessary measures taken by the Contractor to assure that the quality of an end product or service shall meet contract requirements.

Statement – means the specific results-based activities required to satisfy HLOs. A statement contains a result, the context of the statement, and the required action(s). Statements focus on “what” is to be accomplished; however they are not prescriptive in describing “how” the outcome is to be achieved. Each HLO may have several statements to flesh out the areas necessary to meet the objective. Statements are similar to Level 3 in a Work Breakdown Structure.

Subcontractor – means one that enters into a contract with a prime Contractor. The Government does not have privity of contract with the subcontractor.

Work Day - The number of hours per day the Contractor provides services in accordance with the contract.

Work Week - Monday through Friday, unless otherwise specified.

Acronyms: Although not inclusive of every term used within this PWS, the following provides a list of acronyms used throughout this PWS or commonly used in the acquisition field.

ACOR Alternate Contracting Officer's Representative AE Army in Europe AFARS Army Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement AHA Activity Hazard Analysis AOR Area of Responsibility AR Army Regulation AT Anti-terrorism ATCTS Army Training Certification Tracking System CAC Common Access Card CCE Contracting Center of Excellence CFE Conventional Forces Europe CFR Code of Federal Regulations CONUS Continental United States (excludes Alaska and Hawaii) COR Contracting Officer’s Representative COTS Commercial-Off-the-Shelf DA Department of the Army DD250 Department of Defense Form 250 (Receiving Report) DD254 Department of Defense Contract Security Requirement List DFARS Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement DMDC Defense Manpower Data Center DoD Department of Defense FAR Federal Acquisition Regulation FRG Federal Republic of Germany GFP Government Furnished Property HLO High Level Objective HIPAA Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 IA Information Awareness IAC Installation Access Control IACO Installation Access Control Office ID Identification IGCE Independent Government Cost Estimate IT Information Technology JTR Joint Travel Regulation

JPAS Joint Personnel Adjudication System KO Contracting Officer OCI Organizational Conflict of Interest OCONUS Outside Continental United States (includes Alaska and Hawaii) ODC Other Direct Costs OPSEC Operations Security PA Property Administrator PII Personally Identifiable Information PIPO Phase In/Phase Out POC Point of Contact PRS Performance Requirements Summary PWS Performance Work Statement QA Quality Assurance QAP Quality Assurance Program QASP Quality Assurance Surveillance Plan QC Quality Control QCP Quality Control Program RA Requiring Activity RCO Regional Contracting Office SIGE Safety and Health Protection Plan TE Technical Exhibit USAREUR-AF U.S. Army Europe – Africa UOM Unit of Measure

PART 3

GOVERNMENT PROPERTY (GP) AND SERVICES

Government Property and Services: Government furnished property, equipment, or services shall not be provided for the performance of this contract.

PART 4

CONTRACTOR FURNISHED ITEMS AND SERVICES

Contractor Furnished Property and Services General: Services will be performed in the conference center of the Edelweiss Lodge and Resort at St Martin Strasse 120, Garmisch, Germany 82467

PART 5 SPECIFIC TASKS - Topics requested: Motivational Interviewing specific for Victim Advocates, Home visitors, clinician/FAPMs. Present research on maltreatment in the military, provide current advances in safety planning for advocates and clinicians. Determining reasonable suspicion of maltreatment; Co-parenting and outcomes for treatment and prevention. Ethics pertaining to working with Families experiencing domestic violence.

There will be breakout sessions for various professions.

PART 6 APPLICABLE PUBLICATIONS

Applicable Publications (Current Editions): The following publications, manuals, regulations, etc. are mentioned in the PWS below.

AR 190-13 The Army Physical Security Program AE 190-16 Installation Access Control FAR 52.204-9 Personal Identity Verification of Contractor Personnel AE 604-1 Local National Screening Program

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