A.02_PWS_Aerial_Ground Photography SS.pdf

PERFORMANCE WORK STATEMENT

COMMERCIAL AERIAL AND GROUND CONSTRUCTION PHOTOGRAPHY SERVICES

JACKSONVILLE DISTRICT

US ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS

1. GENERAL INFORMATION

1.1 Description of Services:

This is a non-personal services blanket purchase agreement to provide commercial aerial and ground construction photography services throughout the Jacksonville District, Area of Responsibility. The contractor shall provide all personnel, equipment, supplies, facilities, transportation, tools, materials, supervision, and other items to perform all services as defined in this Performance Work Statement (PWS) except for those items specified as government furnished.

This blanket purchase agreement outlines the basic services to be performed in a broad nature and each individual call issued will expand the services to be accomplished which will be unique to each project.

1.2 Background:

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) mission is to deliver vital public and military engineering services;

partnering in peace and war to strengthen our Nation’s security, energize the economy and reduce risks from disasters.

The USACE Business Doctrine is stakeholder focused. The execution of all USACE work, project delivery, and program execution across organizational boundaries must appear seamless to stakeholders. One of the Operating

Principles of the USACE Business Doctrine is to build effective communications into all activities and processes.

USACE utilizes collaborative communication to interact internally as a team and externally with partners, and stakeholders. Communication is essential to foster cooperation; focused understanding of requirements and expected outcomes. Effective collaborative communication is critical to the meaningful exchange of ideas, desires, requirements and plans. USACE must make relevant information fully and readily available consistent with law and national security interests.

The USACE, Jacksonville District (South Atlantic Division) is responsible for supporting the following USACE missions:

Civil Works Mission: includes water resource development projects in support of navigation, flood risk management, ecosystem restoration, as well as costal storm risk management, hydroelectric power, recreation, and water supply.

Military Mission: Jacksonville District provides engineering, construction, real estate, stability operations, and environmental management products and services for the Army, Air Force, other U.S. Government agencies and foreign governments.

Environmental Mission: includes restoring degraded ecosystems; constructing sustainable facilities; regulating waterways; managing natural resources; and, cleaning up contaminated sites from past military activities.

Emergency Operations: Jacksonville District personnel and other resources are mobilized to carry out disaster response missions.

Sustainability Mission: Jacksonville District strives to protect, sustain, and improve the natural and man-made environment, and is committed to compliance with applicable environmental and energy statutes, regulations, and

Executive Orders.

1.3 Objective:

The commercial aerial and ground construction photography services provided under this requirement will be utilized for collaborative communication to interact internally as a team and externally with partners, and stakeholders.

Specifically, photography will be used by USACE, USACE partners and stakeholders in the following applications:

multi-media presentations, public meetings, website updates and measuring construction contractor progress and performance.

1.4 Restrictions:

1. Personal Services: The Government shall neither supervise contractor employees nor control the method by which the contractor performs the required tasks. Under no circumstances shall the Government assign tasks to, or prepare work schedules for, individual contractor employees. It shall be the responsibility of the contractor to manage its employees and to guard against any actions that are of the nature of personal services or give the perception of personal services. If the contractor believes that any actions constitute, or are perceived to constitute personal services, it shall be the contractor's responsibility to notify the Procuring Contracting Officer (PCO) immediately.

2. Inherently Governmental: Avoidance of Performance Closely Associated with Inherently Governmental

Functions. Calls issued under this blanket purchase agreement will receive special consideration to avoid inclusion of services which are considered closely associated with inherently governmental functions. Under no circumstances will this blanket purchase agreement be utilized in a manner which would require the contractor to manage another contractor, nor in manner such as where the contractor might influence official evaluations of other contractors;

neither directly nor indirectly.

3. Brooks-Act Prohibition: Under this blanket purchase agreement, the contractor is prohibited from performing architect-engineer type services which require a registration by state law. The Contractor is prohibited from performing architect-engineer type services, associated with the design or construction of real property (land and structures). The contractor is prohibited from performing ancillary architect-engineer type services, which require supervision by a registered professional. The contractor is prohibited from performing survey or mapping services associated with architect-engineer type planning, development construction, design, or alteration of real property.

1.5 Scope:

Services include commercial aerial and ground construction photography performed at construction project sites throughout the Jacksonville District, Area of Responsibility. Project sites may be associated with any of the

Jacksonville District missions; project site conditions will vary significantly depending on the location of the project site.

Aerial photography will utilize manned helicopter or fixed-wing aircraft only; use of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles

(UAVs) or drones will not be allowed for aerial photography.

Each individual call issued will incorporate the expanded scope of work that is specific to the services for that call in accordance with the services categories in the blanket purchase agreement.

1.6 Period of Performance:

The period of performance shall be for one (1) base year of 12 months and four (4) 12-month option years.

Each individual call issued will incorporate the period of performance.

1.7 Place of Performance:

The work to be performed under this blanket purchase agreement will be performed within the Jacksonville District

Area of Responsibility as shown on the Jacksonville District website (https://www.usace.army.mil/Locations.aspx).

Each individual call will incorporate the place of performance.

1.8 Recognized Holidays:

The contractor is not required to provide services on Federal holidays as listed below. See Paragraph 6.1 Hours of

Operation for exceptions.

New Year’s Day Labor Day

Martin Luther King Jr.’s Birthday Columbus Day

President’s Day Veteran’s Day

Memorial Day Thanksgiving Day

Independence Day Christmas Day

2. CONTRACTOR ADMINISTRATION AND MANAGEMENT

2.1 Business Relations:

The contractor shall successfully integrate and coordinate all activity needed to execute the requirement. The contractor shall manage the timeliness, completeness, and quality of problem identification. The contractor shall provide corrective action plans, proposal submittals, timely identification of issues, and effective management of subcontractors. The contractor shall seek to ensure customer satisfaction and professional and ethical behavior of all contractor personnel.

2.2 Contractor Personnel, Disciplines, and Specialities:

Reserved.

2.3 Key Personnel:

The following personnel are considered key personnel by the government: contract manager. The contractor shall provide a contract manager who shall be responsible for the performance of the work AND the primary photographer conducting the work. The name of this person and an alternate who shall act for the contractor when the contract manager is absent shall be designated in writing to the Contracting Officer. The contract manager or alternate shall have full authority to act for the contractor on all contract matters relating to daily operation of this blanket purchase agreement. The contract manager or alternate shall be available between 0800 and 1630, Monday thru Friday except Federal holidays or when the government facility is closed for administrative reasons.

Qualifications for all key personnel are listed below: contract manager must have a minimum of 20 years of commercial aerial and ground construction photography experience utilizing manned helicopter of fixed-wing aircraft. Experience utilizing UAVs or drones is not relevant to this requirement.

https://www.usace.army.mil/Locations.aspx

2.4 Identification of Contractor Employees:

All contract 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 in the minds of members of the public that they are Government officials. They must also ensure that all documents or reports produced by contractors are suitably marked as contractor products or that contractor participation is appropriately disclosed.

Each individual call issued will specify if contractor personnel are required to obtain and wear badges during performance of work.

2.5 Subcontract Management:

The contractor shall be responsible for any subcontract management necessary to integrate work performed on this requirement and shall be responsible and accountable for subcontractor performance on this requirement. The prime contractor will manage work distribution to ensure there are no Organizational Conflict of Interest (OCI) considerations. Contractors may add subcontractors to their team after notification to the Contracting Officer or

Contracting Officer Representative (COR).

2.6 Contractor Travel:

Contractor will be required to travel CONUS and OCONUS within the Jacksonville District, Area of Responsibility during the performance of individual calls issued under this blanket purchase agreement. Contractor will be authorized travel expenses consistent with the substantive provisions of the Joint Travel Regulation (JTR) and the limitation of funds specified in this blanket purchase agreement. All travel requires Government approval/authorization and notification to the COR.

3. SECURITY

3.1 Security Requirements:

Contractor shall provide physical security for all material, equipment, data, and information handled during contract performance, in accordance with AR 190-13, The Army Physical Security Program, AR 190-51, Security of

Unclassified Army Property (Sensitive and Non-sensitive), and command policies, procedures, and regulations.

Contractor may perform operations on, have access to, or handle data and information that contain classified, sensitive, proprietary, or privacy information or data. Handle classified and sensitive information in accordance with

AR 380-5 and provided DD Form 254, Department of Defense Contract Security Classification Specification. The contractor should have basic knowledge of the procedures mentioned herein.

Contractor personnel may be required to attain a SECRET security clearance in accordance with provided DD 254, Department of Defense Contract Security Classification Specification. Individuals who have been barred or were previously barred from an installation pursuant to Title 18 U.S.C. Section 1382 shall not be allowed to enter or work on the installation.

Each individual call issued will specify if there are specific security requirements.

3.2 Antiterrorism/Operation Security (AT/OPSEC) Requirements:

1. AT Level I Training - All contractor employees, to include subcontractor employees, requiring access to

Army installations, facilities and controlled access areas shall complete AT Level I awareness training within 30 calendar days after contract start date or effective date of incorporation of this requirement into the contract, whichever is applicable. The contractor shall submit certificates of completion for each affected contractor employee and subcontractor employee, to the COR or to the Contracting Officer, if a COR is not assigned, within 5 calendar days after completion of training by all employees and subcontractor personnel. AT Level I awareness training is available at the following website: http://jko.jten.mil/courses/atl1/launch.html

2. Access and General Protection/Security Policy and Procedures - All contractor and all associated sub-contractors’ employees shall comply with applicable installation, facility and area commander installation/facility access and local security policies and procedures (provided by government representative). The contractor shall also provide all information required for background checks to meet installation/facility 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 blanket purchase agreement, should the Force

Protection Condition (FPCON) at any installation or facility change, the Government may require changes in contractor security matters or processes.

3. For contractors requiring Common Access Card (CAC) - Before CAC issuance, the contractor employee requires, at a minimum, a favorably adjudicated National Agency Check with Inquiries (NACI) or an equivalent or higher investigation in accordance with Army Directive 2014-05 and Homeland Security Presidential Directive-12

(HSPD-12). Proposed language: “The contractor and all sub-contractors employees will be issued a CAC only if duties involve one of the following: (1) Both physical access to a DoD facility and access, via logon, to DoD networks on-site or remotely; (2) Remote access, via logon, to a DoD network using DoD-approved remote access procedures; or (3) Physical access to multiple DoD facilities or multiple non-DoD federally controlled facilities on behalf of the DoD on a recurring basis for a period of 6 months or more. At the discretion of the sponsoring activity, an interim CAC may be issued based on a favorable review of the FBI fingerprint check and a successfully scheduled NACI at the Office of Personnel Management.”

4. Suspicious Activity Reporting Training (e.g. iWATCH, CorpsWatch, or See Something, Say

Something) - The contractor and all associated sub-contractors shall receive a brief/training (provided by the RA) on the local suspicious activity reporting program. This locally developed training will be used to inform employees of the types of behavior to watch for and instruct employees to report suspicious activity to the project manager, security representative or law enforcement entity. This training shall be completed within 30 calendar days of contract award and within 30 calendar days of new employees commencing performance with the results reported to the COR NLT 5 calendar days after the completion of the training.

5. Contractor Employees Who Require Access to Government Information Systems - All contractor employees with access to a government info system must be registered in the ATCTS (Army Training Certification

Tracking System) at commencement of services, and must successfully complete the DOD Information Assurance

Awareness prior to access to the information systems and then annually thereafter IAW AR 380‐67 (Personnel

Security Program) and Homeland Security Presidential Directive 12 (Policy for a Common Identification Standard for Federal Employees and Contractors).

6. OPSEC Standing Operating Procedure/Plan - The contractor shall develop an OPSEC SOP/Plan within

90 days of contract award. The OPSEC SOP/Plan must be reviewed and approved by the RA OPSEC Officer. The

SOP/Plan will include the government's critical information, why it needs to be protected, where it is located, who is responsible for it and how to protect it. In addition, the contractor shall identify an individual who will be an

OPSEC Coordinator.

7. OPSEC Training - All new contractor employees will complete Level I OPSEC Training within 30 calendar days of their reporting for duty. Additionally, all contractor employees must complete annual OPSEC awareness training. The contractor shall submit certificates of completion for each affected contractor and subcontractor employee, to the COR or to the Contracting Officer (if a COR is not assigned), within 5 calendar days after completion of training. OPSEC awareness training is available at the following websites:

https://www.iad.gov/ioss/ or http://www.cdse.edu/catalog/operations-security.html

8. For Information Assurance (IA)/Information Technology (IT) Training - All contractor employees and associated sub‐contractor employees must complete the DoD IA awareness training before issuance of network http://jko.jten.mil/courses/atl1/launch.html https://www.iad.gov/ioss/ http://www.cdse.edu/catalog/operations-security.html access and annually thereafter. All contractor employees working IA/IT functions must comply with DoD and

Army training requirements in DoD 8570 01-M and AR 25‐2 within six months of employment.

9. Escort Requirements - All contract employees, including subcontractor employees who are not in possession of the appropriate security clearance or access privileges, will be escorted in areas where they may be exposed to classified and/or sensitive materials and/or sensitive or restricted areas.

10. Pre‐screen candidates using E‐Verify Program - The contractor must pre‐screen Candidates using the

E‐verify Program (http://www.dhs.gov/E‐Verify) website to meet the established employment eligibility requirements. The Vendor must ensure that the Candidate has two valid forms of Government issued identification prior to ensure the correct information is entered into the E‐verify system. An initial list of verified/eligible

Candidates must be provided to the COR no later than 3 business days after the initial contract award. When contracts are with individuals, the individuals will be required to complete a Form I‐9, Employment Eligibility

Verification, with the designated Government representative. This form will be provided to the Contracting Officer and shall become part of the official contract file.

11. Threat Awareness Reporting Program - All new contractor employees will complete annual Threat

Awareness and Reporting Program (TARP) Training provided by a Counterintelligence Agent, IAW AR 381-12.

The contractor shall submit certificates of completion for each affected contractor and subcontractor employee(s) or a memorandum for the record, to the COR or to the Contracting Officer (if a COR is not assigned), within 5 calendar days after completion of training. Authorized web based TARP training for CAC card holders is available at the following website: https://www.us.army.mil/suite/page/655474

3.3 Physical Security:

The contractor shall be responsible for safeguarding all government equipment, information and property provided for contractor use.

Each individual call issued will specify if there are specific physical security requirements.

3.4 Key Control:

The contractor shall establish and implement methods of making sure all keys/key cards issued to the contractor by the Government are not lost or misplaced and are not used by unauthorized persons. NOTE: All references to keys include key cards. No keys issued to the contractor by the Government shall be duplicated. The contractor shall develop procedures covering key control that shall be included in the Quality Control Plan. Such procedures shall include turn-in of any issued keys by personnel who no longer require access to locked areas. The contractor shall immediately report any occurrences of lost or duplicate keys/key cards to the Contracting Officer.

3.4.1 Lost Keys:

In the event keys, other than master keys, are lost or duplicated, the contractor shall, upon direction of the

Contracting Officer, re-key or replace the affected lock or locks; however, the Government, at its option, may replace the affected lock or locks or perform re-keying. When the replacement of locks or re-keying is performed by the Government, the total cost of re-keying or the replacement of the lock or locks shall be deducted from the monthly payment due the contractor. In the event a master key is lost or duplicated, all locks and keys for that system shall be replaced by the Government and the total cost deducted from the monthly payment due the contractor.

3.4.2 Keys Issued to Contractor:

The contractor shall prohibit the use of Government issued keys/key cards by any persons other than the contractor’s employees. The contractor shall prohibit the opening of locked areas by contractor employees to permit entrance of persons other than contractor employees engaged in the performance of assigned work in those areas, or personnel authorized entrance by the Contracting Officer.

https://www.us.army.mil/suite/page/655474

3.4.3 Lock Combinations

The contractor shall establish and implement methods of ensuring that all lock combinations are not revealed to unauthorized persons. The contractor shall ensure that lock combinations are changed when personnel having access to the combinations no longer have a need to know such combinations. These procedures shall be included in the contractor’s Quality Control Plan.

4. QUALITY

4.1 Quality Control:

The contractor shall develop and maintain an effective quality control program 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 quality control program is the means by which he assures himself that his work complies with the requirement of the contract. The contractor shall provide the contract QCP to the contracting officer 30 days from the date of contract award. After acceptance of the quality control plan the contractor shall receive the Contracting Officer’s acceptance in writing of any proposed change to his Quality

Control system.

4.2 Quality Assurance:

The government shall evaluate the contractor’s performance under this blanket purchase agreement in accordance with the Performance Requirement Summary (PRS). Additionally, the Government will use a Quality Assurance

Surveillance Plan (QASP), in the inspection of the services. 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 minimum acceptable defect rate(s).

4.3 Quality Assurance Surveillance Plan (QASP):

The Government shall monitor the contractor’s performance under this Task/Delivery Order in accordance with the

Governments QASP.

4.4 Performance Requirements Summary:

The contractor service requirements are summarized into performance objectives that relate directly to mission essential items. The performance threshold briefly describes the minimum acceptable levels of service required for each requirement. These thresholds are critical to mission success.

Note: Each individual call will require a PRS as necessary for the Quality Assurance as outlined in Exhibit A.

5. GOVERNMENT CONTRACT ADMINISTRATION

5.1 Post Award Conference/Periodic Progress Meetings:

The contractor agrees to attend any post award conference convened by the contracting activity or contract administration office in accordance with Federal Acquisition Regulation Subpart 42.5. The Contracting Officer, COR, and other Government personnel, as appropriate, may meet periodically with the contractor to review the contractor's performance. At these meetings the Contracting Officer will apprise the contractor of how the government views the contractor's performance and the contractor will apprise the Government of problems, if any, being experienced. Appropriate action shall be taken to resolve outstanding issues. These meetings shall be at no additional cost to the government.

Based on the required services the Government reserves the right to require a post award conference on each individual call.

5.2 Contracting Officer Representative (COR):

The COR will be identified by separate letter. The COR monitors all technical aspects of the blanket purchase agreement / call and assists in contract administration after award. The COR is authorized to perform the following functions: assure that the contractor performs the technical requirements of the contract; perform inspections necessary in connection with contract performance; maintain written and oral communications with the Contractor concerning technical aspects of the contract; issue written interpretations of technical requirements, including

Government drawings, designs, specifications; monitor contractor's performance and notifies both the Contracting

Officer and contractor of any deficiencies; coordinate availability of government furnished property, and provide site entry of contractor personnel. A letter of designation issued to the COR, a copy of which is sent to the contractor, states the responsibilities and limitations of the COR, especially with regard to changes in cost or price, estimates or changes in delivery dates. The COR is not authorized to change any of the terms and conditions of the resulting order.

5.3 Contractor Performance Assessment Reporting System (CPARS):

This blanket purchase agreement requires reporting in the contractor Performance Assessment Reporting System

(CPARS). Any individual call awarded under this blanket purchase agreement may be subject to reporting in

CPARS. The contractor is responsible for providing and maintaining a representative in CPARS who has the authority to review and accept performance reports on behalf of the contractor.

6. OTHER REQUIREMENTS AND INFORMATION

6.1 Hours of Operation:

The contractor is responsible for conducting business, between the hours of 0800 and 1630, Eastern Standard Time, Monday thru Friday except Federal holidays or when the Government facility is closed due to local or national emergencies, administrative closings, or similar Government directed facility closings. For other than firm fixed price contracts, the contractor will not be reimbursed when the government facility is closed for the above reasons.

The contractor must at all times maintain an adequate workforce for the uninterrupted performance of all tasks defined within this PWS when the Government facility is not closed for the above reasons. When hiring personnel, the contractor shall keep in mind that the stability and continuity of the workforce are essential.

If services are in support of contingency/emergency operations, alternate hours of operation may be required;

individual call will incorporate alternate hours of operations.

6.2 Other Direct Costs:

These costs must be preapproved by the Contracting Officer.

Each individual call will incorporate applicable other direct costs.

6.3 Data Rights:

The Government has unlimited rights to all documents/material produced under this blanket purchase agreement.

All documents and materials, to include the source codes of any software, spreadsheet tools, and photographs produced under this blanket purchase agreement 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 Contracting

Officer. 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.

6.4 Organizational Conflict of Interest:

Contractor and subcontractor personnel performing work under this blanket purchase agreement 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 Organizational Conflict of Interests (OCI) as defined in FAR Subpart 9.5.

The contractor shall notify the Contracting Officer 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 Contracting Officer to avoid or mitigate any such OCI. The contractor’s mitigation plan will be determined to be acceptable solely at the discretion of the Contracting Officer and in the event the Contracting Officer unilaterally determines that any such

OCI cannot be satisfactorily avoided or mitigated, the Contracting Officer may affect 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.

6.5 Phase In/Phase Out:

Reserved.

7. DEFINITIONS AND ACRONYMS

7.1 Definitions:

BLANKET PURCHASE AGREEMENT. a method of acquiring a variety of goods and services under an agreement with qualified supplier or vendor. A blanket purchase agreement is not a contract.

CALL. A call is a specific request for service or product provided under an established blanket purchase agreement

(BPA). When a call is issued under the BPA and the BPA-holder agrees to provide the service, then that individual call becomes a binding contract between the parties and both parties are then bound to all the terms and conditions in the BPA for that call.

CONTRACTOR. A supplier or vendor having a contract to provide specific supplies or service to the government.

The term used in this blanket purchase agreement refers to the prime.

CONTRACTING OFFICER. 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. 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.

DEFECTIVE SERVICE. A service output that does not meet the standard of performance associated with the

Performance Work Statement.

DELIVERABLE. All goods, out-puts, end products, services, work, work product, items, materials and property to be created, developed, produced, delivered, performed or provided by or on behalf of, or made available through, contractor (or any agent, contractor or subcontractor of the contractor) in connection with this blanket purchase agreement. Most deliverables take the form of a tangible product (hardware, software, data, written report, completed installation, etc.), but some can also be less tangible (meeting facilitator or custodial services).

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 Key Personnel listed in 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.

PHYSICAL SECURITY. Actions that prevent the loss or damage of Government property.

QUALITY ASSURANCE. The government procedures to verify that services being performed by the contractor are performed according to acceptable standards.

QUALITY ASSURANCE SURVEILLANCE PLAN. An organized written document specifying the surveillance methodology to be used for surveillance of contractor performance.

QUALITY CONTROL. All necessary measures taken by the contractor to assure that the quality of an end product or service shall meet contract requirements.

SUBCONTRACTOR. 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. Is defined as Monday through Friday, unless specified otherwise.

7.2 Acronyms:

ACOR Alternate Contracting Officer's Representative

AFARS Army Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement

AR Army Regulation

BPA Blanket Purchase Agreement

CCE Contracting Center of Excellence

CFR Code of Federal Regulations

CONUS Continental United States (excludes Alaska and Hawaii)

COR Contracting Officer Representative

COTR Contracting Officer's Technical 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

HIPAA Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996

KO Contracting Officer

OCI Organizational Conflict of Interest

OCONUS Outside Continental United States (includes Alaska and Hawaii)

ODC Other Direct Costs

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

8. GOVERNMENT FURNISHED PROPERY, EQUIPMENT, SERVICES AND MATERIALS

8.1 Property. Reserved.

8.2 Equipment. Reserved

8.3 Services. Reserved.

8.4 Materials. The Government will provide per call if applicable.

9. CONTRACTOR REQUIREMENTS

9.1 Contractor Furnished Items. Will be provided per call if applicable.

9.2 Submittals. Will be provided per call if applicable.

9.3 Contract Requirements. Will be provided per call if applicable.

10. PERFORMANCE REQUIREMENTS

Each individual call will incorporate a broadened scope of work based on the service categories in the blanket purchase agreement.

10.1 Basic Services:

The contractor shall provide all personnel, equipment, supplies, facilities, transportation, tools, materials, supervision, and other items to perform all services as defined in this Performance Work Statement (PWS) except for those items specified as government furnished.

Services include commercial aerial and ground construction photography performed at construction project sites throughout the Jacksonville District, Area of Responsibility. Project sites may be associated with any of the

Jacksonville District missions; project site conditions will vary significantly depending on the location of the project site.

Aerial photography will utilize manned helicopter or fixed-wing aircraft only; use of UAVs or drones will not be allowed for aerial photography.

10.2 Task Heading and Standards:

Task: Commercial Aerial and Ground Construction Photography

The contractor shall be responsible for furnishing all photographic equipment and modes of transportation required to perform the work.

Aerial Photography:

Aerial photography will utilize manned helicopter or fixed-wing aircraft only; use of UAVs or drones will not be allowed for aerial photography. Aerial photographs will be oblique with vertical images required at limited locations. Photographer must comply with Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Federal Aviation Regulations

(FAR) 61.113(b)(1); photo mission is a flight for hire; therefore, the pilot in command must hold a commercial pilot certificate.

Ground Photography:

The ground photography shall include taking photos from various angles that capture the detailed progress of construction taking place at designated project site. Contractor must provide all safety equipment required to perform ground photography per the Corps of Engineers Manual EM 385-1-1 - Safety and Health Requirements

Manual.

Equipment:

Digital Camera: The Contractor shall use a minimum of one digital camera per project site; the same camera may be used for multiple project sites. The digital camera shall conform to the following minimum requirements. Camera and lenses shall be professional grade with the camera being a minimum 50.6 mega pixel, full frame sensor. The camera shall have the capability to set the exposure settings manually or automatically. The camera shall be equipped with a flash capable of direct flash and can be rotated to produce bounce (reflected light) flash for low light conditions. The camera shall come with software that allows the use to download the images onto a personal computer running Windows, and allow the images to be saved in Tagged Image File Format (TIFF), Joint

Photographic Experts Group (JPEG), or Windows Bitmap (BMP) format. Contractor shall use a digital camera which allows images to have Global Positioning System (GPS) coordinates to tag each picture taken. All images shall be photographed in RAW format and converted to tiff, jpeg, or bitmap as required by the COR.

If the camera becomes unusable, breaks, or is lost for three days or more due to defects in materials or workmanship, the contractor shall be responsible for furnishing a temporary replacement for the period the original camera is out of service. The contractor shall submit the camera equipment with specification data within 14 days after date of each individual call award.

The camera used to take aerial photographs at each designated project site shall have a minimum of two telephoto lenses. The first lens shall allow for a comprehensive shot of the construction site, using panoramic shot if necessary. The second lens shall allow for maximum detail exposure.

Digital Photographs:

The contractor shall furnish the COR digitally produced images. All images shall be taken at the camera’s highest resolution but not less than 50.6 mega pixels per image. Each photo requires GPS coordinates identifying location of photo. All photographs are to be geo-referenced including Latitude Longitude, elevation and the direction that the image was taken with a minimum accuracy of one meter, all geo-referenced information shall be imbedded into each image Meta data. Contractor must have the ability to create a Google Earth (KMZ) and Shape File (SHP) of all images. The contractor shall consult with other personnel involved with the construction being photographed and shall provide a descriptive caption to be placed on each selected image. The COR shall approve all captions. The contractor shall furnish, using

Microsoft Word, a file with each set of photographs which; at a minimum, lists the following information for each image:

• Unique sequential image number

• Name and location of project

• Contract Number

• Date Taken

• Contractor’s name (and subcontractor if applicable)

• Orientation of view and brief description of work depicted

• GPS coordinates of picture location

Electronic copies of all images shall be furnished on compact disk accompanied by an electronic file containing required photographic identifying information for each image. Each electronic copy shall include a compressed version of the official progress images from each designated site.

These compressed progress images shall have an image size of approximately one megabyte each.

11. REGULATIONS AND PUBLICATIONS

The contractor must abide by all applicable regulations, publications, manuals, and local policies and procedures.

Technical Publications: All work performed under this blanket purchase agreement shall be in accordance with the following publications, and contractor's personnel shall be familiar with and comply with same. Publications may be found at http://140.194.76.129/publications/.

• Corps of Engineers Manual EM 385-1-1 - Safety and Health Requirements Manual.

• Corps of Engineers, Labor Relations Manual ER 1180-1-8.

• Quality Assurance Representatives Guide EP 415-1-261, Volumes 1 through 4.

• Department of the Army, Engineering Regulation ER 1180-1-6, 30 September 1995 -

Construction Quality Management.

• SAD QA Manual

Each individual call will incorporate any additional regulations, publications, manuals, and local policies and procedures which apply to the work being accomplished under the call.

12. CONTRACTOR MANPOWER AND REPORTING

Accounting for Contract Services (FEB2007)

The Office of the Assistant Secretary of the Army (Manpower & Reserve Affairs) operates and maintains a secure

Army data collection site where the contractor will report ALL contractor manpower (including subcontractor manpower) required for performance of this blanket purchase agreement. The contractor is required to completely fill in all the information in the format using the following web address:

https://contractormanpower.army.pentagon.mil. The required information includes: (1) Contracting Office, Contracting Officer, Contracting Officer’s Technical Representative; (2) Contract number, including task and delivery order number; (3) Beginning and ending dates covered by reporting period; (4) Contractor name, address, phone number, e-mail address, identity of contractor employee entering data; (5) Estimated direct labor hours

(including subcontractors); (6) Estimated direct labor dollars paid this reporting period (including subcontractors);

(7) Total payments (including subcontractors); (8) Predominant Federal Service Code (FSC) reflecting services provided by contractor (and separate predominant FSC for each subcontractor if different); (9) Estimated data collection cost; (10) Organizational title associated with the Unit Identification Code (UIC) for the Army Requiring

Activity (the Army Requiring Activity is responsible for providing the contractor with its UIC for the purposes of reporting this information; (11) Locations where contractor and subcontractors perform the work (specified by zip code in the United States and nearest city, country, when in an overseas location, using standardized nomenclature provided on website); (12) Presence of deployment or contingency contract language; and (13) Number of contractor and subcontractor employees deployed in theater this reporting period (by country). As part of its submission, the contractor will also provide the estimated total cost (if any) incurred to comply with this reporting requirement. Reporting period will be the period of performance not to exceed 12 months ending September 30 of each government fiscal year and must be reported by 31 October of each calendar year. Contractors may use a direct XML data transfer to the database server or fill in the fields on the website. The XML direct transfer is a format for transferring files from a contractor’s systems to the secure website without the need for separate data entries for each required data element at the website. The specific formats for the XML direct transfer may be downloaded from the website.

13. EXHIBITS AND ATTACHMENTS

13.1 Exhibit A – Performance Requirements Summary

13.2 Exhibit B – Deliverables

https://contractormanpower.army.pentagon.mil/

EXHIBIT A

Performance Requirements Summary (EXAMPLE)

Performance Objective Standard Performance

Threshold

Method of

Surveillance

PRS # 1.

The contractor shall provide ground and aerial construction photographs.

All photos shall be taken at the camera’s highest resolution no less than 50.6 mega pixels per image to provide photo realistic quality.

Photos taken should depict each phase of the work and progress made during those phases.

100%

Compliance.

Validated by COR.

PRS # 2.

The contractor shall provide photo information for each image as listed in

PWS

All photos will contain the following:

• Unique sequential image number

• Name and location of project

• Contract Number

• Date Taken

• Contractor’s name (and subcontractor if applicable)

• Orientation of view and brief description of work depicted

• GPS coordinates of picture location

100% Compliance.

Validated by COR.

PRS # 3.

The contractor shall take pictures monthly at the beginning of each month.

Photos will be taken NLT the 7th day of each month unless directed by COR.

100% Compliance.

Validated by COR.

EXHIBIT B

Deliverable Schedule (EXAMPLE)

Deliverable Frequency # of Copies Medium/Format Submit To

Compact Disk of all photos taken for each site.

All sets shall be mailed within five

(5) days after receipt of selection from each monthly session.

Three (3) copies from each designated site.

Photos should be placed on CD in JPEG format.

Two (2) CDs shall be mailed to the COR.