1.0 Bridge New A-E contract_SAES - V2.pdf

BASIC BRIDGE INSPECTION CONTRACT

CIOFP4 PM: AP

WON. 1750702

NAVY BRIDGE INSPECTION AND ASSESSMENT

WORLDWIDE

The Scope of Architect-Engineer (A-E) Services (SAES) for this contract is described below and elsewhere in the referenced contract.

Naval Facilities Engineering and Expeditionary Warfare Center (NAVFAC EXWC) will administer this contract

SAES OUTLINE: This SAES is comprised of the following sections -

Reference List

A. General Contract Information

B. Project Points of Contact

C. Project Funding

D. Security Requirements

REFERENCES: The guidance and requirements provided in the references listed below form the basis for this contract scope. Unless noted otherwise, use the latest versions of these references as the basis for providing the required products. In the event of conflict between this document and any documents referenced herein, the requirements of this document govern.

(a) Unified Facilities Criteria (UFC) 3-310-08: Non-Expeditionary Bridge Inspection, Maintenance, and

Repair

(b) Code of Federal Regulations, 23 Highways - Part 650, subpart C - National Bridge Inspection Standards

(NBIS)

(c) Code of Federal Regulations, 49 Highways- Part 237- Federal Rail Administration (FRA) Bridge Safety

Standards

(d) US Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) “Safety and Health Requirements Manual” (EM 385-1-1)

(e) American Association of Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO) Manual for Bridge

Evaluation (MBE)

(f) AASHTO LRFD Bridge Design Specifications

(g) U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) Bridge Inspector’s

Reference Manual (BIRM)

(h) FHWA Underwater Bridge Inspection Manual

(i) FHWA Evaluating Scour at Bridges

(j) FHWA Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices for Streets and Highways

(k) FHWA Metrics for the Oversight of the National Bridge Inspection

(l) FHWA Recording and Coding for the Structure Inventory and Appraisal of the Nation’s Bridges

(m) FHWA Specifications for the National Bridge Inventory (SNBI)

GENERAL CONTRACT INFORMATION:

Perform all A-E Services that are required for all task orders ordered off this contract in accordance with this document and the guidance provided in the references and attachments listed above.

a) Contract Identification:

i. Contract No.: TBD

ii. Project Title: Navy Bridge Inspection and Assessment

iii. Project Location: Various locations worldwide

iv. E-Projects Work Order No.: 1750702

v. Period of Performance 60-month ordering period

b) Background

Per UFC 3-310-08, military installation bridges are required to be routinely inspected and reported on in accordance with current federal standards. In particular, highway bridges must conform to Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) criteria (23 CFR 650 Subpart C) while railroad bridges must conform to Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) criteria (49 CFR

237). The purpose of this requirement is to ensure military installation bridges can safely and reliably carry civilian and military vehicular, railroad, and pedestrian traffic. All bridges inspected, operated, and maintained by military agencies should meet (or exceed) the same standards to which bridges under U.S. civilian jurisdiction are subject.

c) Contract Scope:

i. In accordance with references (a) through (m), the work includes, but is not limited to the following:

Field investigations

Topside and underwater bridge inspections

Load analysis calculations and ratings

Engineering analysis of bridges structural, mechanical and electrical systems and component conditions in comparison to design requirements, previous inspection reports and/or existing drawings of the facilities

Hands-on inspection utilizing rope access

Review of construction plans and specifications of engineering features and related work associated with bridge construction and repair

Engineering calculations for structural analysis with or without previous design calculations in accordance with AASHTO and AREMA criteria

Failure analysis and forensic engineering

Bridge engineering feasibility studies

Design of bridge repairs, including plans and specifications

Preparation of Design/Build RFPs and Invitation For Bid contract plans and specifications

Environmental studies in support of permit applications to federal, state, and local regulatory agencies

Preparation of required permit documentation

Documentation of inspection findings and report preparation

Cost estimation for bridge rehabilitation

Construction and installation schedules, development of maintenance action plans, underwater geotechnical and above water surveying

Scour evaluations and development of scour Plans of Action (POAs)

Seismic vulnerability assessments

Verification and update of Structural Inventory & Appraisal (SIA) and/or Specification for the National Bridge Inventory (SNBI) data

Bridge inspection condition index (CI) reporting and projecting future condition

Production or validation of facility asset inventory

Testing and evaluation of structure material samples using destructive/non-destructive testing (coring and geotechnical sampling)

ii. Projects under this contract shall be awarded on individual task orders. The scope of a given order may vary or be a combination of Initial, Routine, Special (Interim), Complex, Damage (emergency), Non-redundant Steel Tension Members (NSTM) (formally known as Fracture Critical), In-Depth, and/or Underwater bridge inspections. Deliverable requirements and special instruction will be specified in each task order scope.

iii. Submittals: The types of Task Order submittals may include, but not be limited to:

Inspection and condition assessment reports and supporting data in a mineable format

(as specified by Navy)

Engineering alternatives analyses and basis of repair/design reports

Engineering calculations and load analysis calculations and ratings

Engineering plans and specifications

Construction cost estimates (Form DD1391)

Technical reviews

Non-redundant steel tension members (NSTM) (formally known as fracture critical) and complex inspection plans

Asset inventory data spreadsheet

Preliminary finding letter and critical find letters

In-brief and out-brief presentations

Submittals for safety plans and dive plans may be required in accordance with EM-

385-1-1

Scour evaluation reports and scour Plans of Action (POAs)

iv. Additional products and services may include:

Construction contract drawings using computer-aided design and drafting (CADD), per the A/E/C CADD Standard, and specifications produced in SPECSINTACT with

Standard Generalized Markup Language (SGML) using the Unified Facilities Guide

Specifications (UFGS)

Building Information Model (BIM) modeling

Bridge UNIFORMAT II classifications standard

Contract bid analyses

Post construction award services (PCAS)

Title II inspection services

Database design, construction, and population

Bridge asset inventory data entry/validation (using excel spreadsheet, database, and/or other applicable bridge management system being utilized by the Navy)

Bridge life cycle cost analysis and long term bridge condition/performance forecast modeling

Producing procedural and technical manuals

Static and dynamic structural analyses using finite element computer modeling; two and three-dimensional structure modeling and rendering; seismic vulnerability assessments, including use of finite element models and time history acceleration data for linear and/or nonlinear analyses of critical elements and development of retrofit schemes

Capability to deliver drawings and specifications files in Adobe Acrobat Portable Data

Format (PDF) and/ or a Building Information Modeling (BIM) format is required contingent on task order scope.

v. Bridge facilities include, but are not limited to vehicular and pedestrian bridges, railroad trestles, golf cart bridges, taxi-way bridges, culverts, and water control structures or any similar structure. Bridges that will require inspection will be located on military property, whether located in the contiguous United States or outside the contiguous United States, or are bridges that are owned and maintained by the military.

vi. Each bridge inspection team shall be comprised of at least two bridge inspectors, one of whom is the designated team leader. Some inspections will require more than two team members for safety purposes or to include needed expertise. The team leader shall supervise the topside and underwater bridge facility inspections and review all of the detailed inspection reports which may be written by other engineers. The team leader shall ensure that all field inspection operations, including diving, are performed in accordance with reference (d), U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Safety and Health Requirements EM

385-1-1. Members of each inspection team must meet the requirements below or as specified in the task order scope.

Team Leaders must possess, at a minimum, the following qualifications:

1. Be a registered Professional Engineer

2. Have a minimum of three years of bridge inspection field experience

3. Successfully completed FHWA-approved comprehensive bridge inspection training course and have completed the refresher course within the past 5 years (if applicable).

The remaining team members must have at a minimum completed an FHWA-approved comprehensive bridge inspection training course.

For Underwater Inspections, the inspection team shall be composed of individuals that meet the bridge inspection team member qualifications specified above along with the minimum diving qualifications and manning levels specified in EM-385-

1-1. For Underwater Inspections, the diver-inspector must have the minimum qualifications as a team leader and have completed the NHI underwater inspection course or approved equivalent. The team leader must perform 50% of the inspections.

For Non-redundant Steel Tension Members (NSTM) (formally Fracture Critical)

Inspections, the team leader must have successfully completed an FHWA-approved Non-redundant Steel Tension Members/Fracture Critical Member

Inspection course.

US citizenship for all on-site personnel, including the requirement to pass a Federal

Law Enforcement Agency Background Screening Process for access to

Government sites is required.

vii. Prime contractor will have enough qualified inspection personnel for 1 underwater inspection and 2 routine inspections (Team Leaders, Dive Team Members, etc.) to be executed concurrently in different locations if the schedule requires it.

d) Schedule of A-E Fees:

This contract will set the labor fees and overhead rates for the A&E’s labor positions, and any subcontractor labor positions. All fees and rates will be negotiated at the time of issue.

PROJECT POINTS OF CONTACT:

The Government points of contact for this project are as noted below –

a) Naval Facilities Engineering Command (NAVFAC) EXWC Contracting Officer (KO): TBD

b) NAVFAC EXWC Contracting Officers Representative (COR): TBD

c) NAVFAC EXWC Bridge Inspection Program Manager:

Ms. Anne Marie Prieto, Code OC40, (805) 407-1477, anne.m.prieto.civ@us.navy.mil

Only the Contracting Officer has authority to modify the terms and/or conditions of this T.O.

PROJECT FUNDING: A minimum guarantee of $10,000 for the entire contract term, including option years, will be satisfied by the award of an initial Task Order. Multiple Task Orders may be awarded with similar delivery schedules requiring the firm to provide services with overlapping work/delivery dates.

Individual Task Orders are expected to range, on average, between $50,000 and $750,000.

D. SECURITY REQUIREMENTS: This effort will involve the Contractor to access information/material at the Controlled Unclassified Information (CUI) level. All Contractor and

Subcontractor employees must have a current (within the past 10 years) favorable Tier 1 or equivalent investigation or higher investigation prior to starting work on the contract. All service and support on this contract or subsequent TO are required to be U.S. persons and must be able to obtain and maintain favorable adjudication of the aforementioned Personnel Security Investigation (PSI).

NAVFAC EXWC will be responsible for initiating, submitting, and managing PSI for contractors on this contract.

The government retains the right to request removal of Contractor/Subcontractor personnel, who regardless of prior clearance or adjudication status who’s actions, while assigned to this contract, are determined by the COR or government security management office to conflict with the interest of the government. If such removal occurs, the Contractor shall assign qualified personnel, who either has or is able to obtain the required investigation, to any vacancies.

The Contractor is not required to hold an FCL.

Contractors and Subcontractors may require logical or physical access to DoD installations. Common

Access Cards (CAC) will only be issued in accordance with DoDI-5200.46. Contractors shall submit required paperwork to the COR and all CAC issuances will be conducted by the government Security management office. Contractor employees who do not require access to Navy IT systems or physical access to single DoD installation will use the local defense Biometric Identification System (DBIDS).

DBIDS processing is the responsibility of the Contractor.

If Contractor/Subcontractor is already in possession of a CAC in Support of another contract, they may retain the CAC until such a time as they no longer require it for that contracting effort. The

Contractor/Subcontractor must still submit the required Contractor Eligibility Request vice a DD-

1172-2 to the government security management office via the (COR).

Once the contractor no longer requires CAC or DBIDS access in support of this contract, The

Contractor/Subcontractor shall mail the applicable card to NAVFAC EXWC via Command Security

Manager, 1000 23rd Ave, Port Hueneme, CA 93043 and email the COR the USPS tracking number, or return it to a local RAPIDS office.

The contractor shall protect all CUI per DoD 5200.48, DoD 5200.01 volumes 1-3, 32 CFR Part 117

National Industrial Security Program Operating Manual (NISPOM). Contractors/Subcontractor personnel shall not disclose and must safeguard procurement sensitive information, computers systems and data, privacy act data, and government personnel work products, which are obtained or generated in the performance under this contract. This includes but is not limited to electronic transmission of material.

Personnel shall adhere to Privacy Act, Title 5 of the U.S. Code (USC), section 552a and applicable agency rules and regulations.

Contractor and Subcontractor shall be held liable for all PII and CUI data breaches where it is culpable (e.g, unauthorized disclosure, contract proprietary information, social security numbers, etc.)

Controlled Unclassified Information (CUI) including Covered Defense Information (meeting the definition of 48 CFR 252.204.7012(a)) generated and/or provided under this contract shall be marked and safeguarded as specified in DoDI 5200.48 Controlled Unclassified Information (CUI). Any product containing Covered Defense Information shall be assigned the appropriate distribution statement using the criteria set forth in DoDI 5230.24 Distribution Statement on Technical documents. All Covered Defense Information (CDI), and program Controlled Unclassified

Information (CUI) data transmitted and safeguarded via electronic means shall use approved encryption. The Freedom of Information Act applies.

Upon completion of this contract and any associated TO, all CUI documentation (reports, working papers, photographs, drawings, government furnished equipment or information, etc.) Shall be turned over to: NAVFAC EXWC, 1000 23rd Avenue, Building 1100, Port Hueneme, CA 93043-4370.

The Contractor/Subcontractor will provide annually an updated list of personnel supporting this contract and shall report any personnel who are no longer working under this contract effort within 48 business hours to the Contracting Officers Representative (COR).

If photography or video imagery is required in the performance of this contract, contractor must obtain the appropriate command or installation photography pass. A formal review of all photography or video imagery must be completed by the host security office before the use of photography or video imagery can be utilized by the Contractor or Subcontractor.

Contractor employees traveling to foreign counties under this effort must comply with the Foreign

Clearance Guide (FCG) and gain the appropriate country and theater clearance prior to travel.

Foreign clearances for cleared personnel will be supported by the Contractor Facilities Security

Officer. Any Synchronized Pre-deployment and Operational Tracker (SPOT) system Letter of

Authorization requirements shall be processed by the COR for this contract. If contractor employees are traveling to a Force Protection Condition Charlie or higher country in support of this effort, a request must be submitted to the government security management office to obtain Individual Anti-

Terrorism Plan/Travel Tracker approvals. Travel submission requirements dependent on location may be as follows:

(1) Human Rights Awareness training

(2) Antiterrorism/Force Protection Level 1 training

(3) Isolated Personnel Report (ISOPREP)

(4) Survival, Evasion, Resistance, and Escape (SERE) Level B training

(5) Individual Anti-Terrorism Plan/Travel Tracker

(6) Aircraft and Personnel Automated Clearance System (APACS)