A5 5132-0930 _PWS_ELECTRICAL GLOVES_Revised_Redacted.pdf

PERFORMANCE WORK STATEMENT

SERVICE TO INSPECT AND TEST ELECTRICAL RUBBER GLOVES

DOCUMENT NUMBER N4523A-5132-0930

PART 1

GENERAL INFORMATION

1. General: This is a non-personal services contract to provide inspection and testing services for electrical-insulating rubber gloves. The Government shall not exercise any supervision or control over the Contractor employees. Notwithstanding, the Contractor shall ensure employees comply with all requirements of this Performance Work Statement (PWS) and contract.

1.1 Description of Services/Introduction: The Contractor shall provide all production support personnel, supervision, facilities, equipment, tools, supplies, materials, and other items and non-personal services necessary to perform Electrical Rubber Glove Test and Inspection services as defined in this PWS, except for those items specified as Government furnished items and support, if any. The contractor shall perform test and inspection services to the standards in this contract.

1.2 Background: Puget Sound Naval Shipyard (PSNS) mechanics routinely perform work where electrical hazards pose a significant risk. All personal protective equipment (PPE), including electrical rubber gloves, are essential items and play a critical role in safeguarding PSNS employees’ personal safety. To ensure the gloves are effective and reliable for use in electrical work environments, and in accordance with the NAVSEA Occupational Health and Environment Control Manual for Naval Shipyards, the gloves must be inspected prior to initial use and re-inspected every six months or after every check out- whichever is sooner. Historically, PSNS has 244 pairs of gloves per month sent out for inspection. These gloves are sent to the Contractors facility in lots of approximately 180-230 pairs.

1.3 Objectives/Scope: The Contractor shall inspect and test new and used electrical rubber gloves owned and provided by PSNS. Electrical gloves shall be tested and inspected in accordance with American Society for Testing and Material (ASTM) standard ASTM D120, F496, and/or F1236 as applicable. Electrical gloves that pass inspection shall additionally be stamped with a seven (7) digit unique United States Navy Identification (USNID) number which will be pre-determined and provided to the Contractor by PSNS. All electrical gloves that fail inspection shall be marked and/or identified as failed and returned to PSNS For Shop 06 toolroom tracking and inventory purposes.

1.4 Period of Performance: The period of performance begins upon date of award and shall be for one (1) Base Year of 12 months and four (4) 12-month option years.

Base Year 24 September 2025 – 23 September 2026 24 September 2026 – 23 September 2027 24 September 2027 – 23 September 2028 24 September 2028 – 23 September 2029 24 September 2029 – 23 September 2030

1.5 Quality Assurance: The Government shall evaluate the Contractor’s performance under this contract in accordance with the Performance Requirements Summary. 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).

1.6 Place of Performance: The work to be performed under this contract will be performed at the Contractor’s facility.

1.7 Physical Security Requirements: The Contractor shall be responsible for safeguarding all Government equipment, information, and property provided for Contractor use. At the close of each work period, Government equipment and materials shall be secured.

1.8 Special Qualifications: The Contractor is responsible for ensuring personnel are qualified by training, experience, and working knowledge of test standards when providing the services specified in this contract.

1.9 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, Contracting Officers Representative (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.

1.10 Contracting Officer Representative (COR): The (COR) will be identified by separate letter. The COR monitors all technical aspects of the agreement and assists in administration. The COR is authorized to perform the following functions: assure that the Contractor performs the technical requirements of the agreement; perform inspections necessary in connection with performance; maintain written and oral communications with the Contractor concerning technical aspects; 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. Only the warranted Contracting Officer is authorized to make modifications/changes to the terms and conditions. If the Contractor believes any Government personnel has effectively issued a change resulting in a change in effort and price/cost of the contract, the Contractor shall immediately notify the Contracting Officer in writing.

1.11 Contract Manager: The Contractor shall provide a Contract Manager who shall be responsible for the performance of the work. The name of this person and an alternate who shall act for the Contractor when the 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 execution of this contract. The contract manager or alternate shall be available between 0800 to 1500, Monday thru Friday except Federal holidays or when the Government facility is closed for administrative reasons.

1.11.1 Identification of Contractor Employees: All Contractor personnel working in 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 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.

1.11.2 Other Direct Costs: The Contractor shall be responsible for return shipping expenses including any additional packaging materials that may be required.

PART 2

DEFINITIONS & ACRONYMS

2. DEFINITIONS AND ACRONYMS:

2.1. COMMON DEFINITIONS: Per Clause 52.212-4(e), clause 52.202-1 is incorporated by reference to this contract.

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. CONTRACTING OFFICER (KO). 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.

2.1.3. 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.

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

2.1.5. DELIVERABLE. Anything that can be physically delivered but may include non-manufactured things such as meeting minutes or reports.

2.1.6. 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.

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

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

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

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

2.1.11. SUBCONTRACTOR. One that enters into a contract with a prime contractor. The Government does not have privity of contract with the subcontractor.

2.1.12. WORK DAY. The number of hours per day the Contractor provides services in accordance with the contract.

2.1.13. WORK WEEK. Monday through Friday, unless specified otherwise.

2.2. ACRONYMS:

ACOR Alternate Contracting Officer's Representative ASTM ASTM International CFR Code of Federal Regulations CONUS Continental United States (excludes Alaska and Hawaii) COR Contracting Officer Representative COTS Commercial-Off-the-Shelf DD250 Department of Defense Form 250 (Receiving Report) DD254 Department of Defense Contract Security Requirement List DFARS Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement DOD Department of Defense DON Department of the Navy FAR Federal Acquisition Regulation GFP Government Furnished Property KO Contracting Officer NMCARS Navy Marine Corps Acquisition Regulation Supplement OCI Organizational Conflict of Interest OCONUS Outside Continental United States (includes Alaska and Hawaii) ODC Other Direct Costs OSHA Occupational Safety and Health Administration PIPO Phase-In/Phase-Out POC Point of Contact PRS Performance Requirements Summary PSNS Puget Sound Naval Shipyard PWS Performance Work Statement QA Quality Assurance QAP Quality Assurance Program QASP Quality Assurance Surveillance Plan QC Quality Control TE Technical Exhibit USNID United States Navy Identification

PART 3

GOVERNMENT FURNISHED PROPERTY, EQUIPMENT, AND SERVICES

3. GOVERNMENT FURNISHED ITEMS AND SERVICES:

3.1 Services: The Government will, at their expense, package and ship electrical-insulating rubber gloves to the Contractor’s facility for inspection and testing services. Prior to each shipment, the Government will contact the Contractor via e-mail and provide them with the quantity of gloves that will be sent for inspection and testing.

3.2 Property/Materials: The Government will provide the electrical-insulating rubber gloves to the Contractor for inspection and testing services. The Government will include a serialized list of the Government furnished property (GFP) and the assigned seven (7) digit USNID numbers.

PART 4

CONTRACTOR FURNISHED ITEMS AND SERVICES

4. CONTRACTOR FURNISHED ITEMS AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

4.1. General: The Contractor shall furnish all on-site production support personnel, supervision, supplies, equipment, facilities, and services required to perform work under this contract that are not listed under Section 3 of this PWS.