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Performance Work Statement Construction Management Services in Support of the Construction Division U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Baltimore District

13 February 2026

PROJECT DESCRIPTION

This scope of services consists of Construction Management Support to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), Construction Division, Baltimore, Maryland.

SPECIFIC WORK REQUIREMENTS:

1. Contract Procurement Objective and Overview:

1.1. The contractor, as an independent contractor and not as an agent of the Government, shall furnish necessary personnel and travel to furnish Construction Management Support (CMS) for the Construction Division of the USACE, Baltimore District and complete tasks outlined in this Performance Work Statement (PWS) for various construction projects as assigned at the following locations, Fort Meade in Fort Meade, MD;

Fort Detrick in Frederick, MD; Raven Rock Mountain Complex (RRMC) in Liberty Township, PA; Letterkenny Army Depot (LEAD) in Chambersburg, PA; Fort Belvoir, in Fort Belvoir, VA; Fort Myer in Arlington, VA; and the Pentagon in Washington, D.C.

1.2. The effort put forth under this contract shall be considered services. The CMS Contractor duties shall not include any engineering design services. The Contractor shall not certify or stamp design documents or make revisions to design documents. The Contractor shall not perform Architect/Engineering (A/E) Designer of Record (DOR) Title II duties or A/E construction phase services duties. Selected personnel are not required to be professionally licensed engineers.

1.3. The Contractor is required to perform all identified tasks. However, the contractor may not perform "inherently governmental functions" as defined in FAR 7.5. As a matter of policy, an "inherently governmental function" is one so intimately related to the public interest as to mandate performance by Government employees.

1.4. The effort put forth under this contract shall not be considered personal services as defined in FAR 37.104(d). Contractor personnel are not subject to continuous supervision and control of a Government officer or employee. In the firm's proposal supplied in response to the Government's request for proposal, the firm and Government must clearly identify conflict of interests or potential conflict of interests as described in FAR 9.505. If no conflict exists, the contractor shall so state.

1.5. Contractor personnel, including CMS and Construction contractors, working on Government projects will be required to identify themselves as "contractors". This identification applies to all communication, whether written, verbal, etc.

1.6. The Contractor may interact with Construction contractor personnel in the course of performing their duties under this CMS contract. The CMS contractor shall not provide any written or verbal direction to construction contractors, nor provide review comments directly to construction contractors. Instead, all directive or review communications to construction contractors shall be provided to the USACE COR.

The COR will work with other USACE personnel to determine whether and how to provide direction and review comments back to construction contractors.

1.7. The Contractor shall have no authority to change the terms or conditions of the assigned construction contract. If the Contractor becomes aware of any changes to the construction contract, the contractor shall document the changes in writing to the Contracting Officer Representative (COR) and the Contracting Officer.

2. General Requirements:

2.1. Government Furnished Property (GFP) and Equipment: Administrative support equipment, such as office space, furniture, computer hardware and software, network connections, desk phones, photocopying, photography, office supplies, and data/documents relevant to the scope of services; hard hats; and high-visibility vests will be supplied by the Government. The Government will provide necessary utilities, telecommunication lines and network access, as needed.

2.2. Contractor Furnished Property and Equipment: The Contractor shall be responsible for providing any Contractor identified clothing and/or photo ID required for their personnel. The Contractor shall provide appropriate personal protective equipment, such as ASTM-compliant safety shoes, eye protection, hearing protection, and to their field personnel. The contractor shall be responsible for local travel from the duty station to the job site.

2.3. Travel/Other Direct Costs (ODC): CMS Contractors employees performing under this PWS are expected to work at the offices located at Fort Meade in Fort Meade, MD; Fort Detrick in Frederick, MD; Raven Rock Mountain Complex (RRMC) in Liberty Township, PA; Letterkenny Army Depot (LEAD) in Chambersburg, PA; Fort Belvoir, in Fort Belvoir, VA; Fort Myer in Arlington, VA; and the Pentagon in Washington, D.C. All travel within the commuting distance of these office locations shall be included and assumed as part of the performance of this scope of services. If any travel/ODC requirements are identified at a later date and are deemed outside of the basic contract requirements and/or commuting distance expected, then a modification will be sought to fund the deliverable on a case-by-case basis. The Contracting Officer shall be notified immediately and prior to the submission of the change for further direction. All travel by the contractor will comply with the Joint Travel Regulations (JTR). Local travel from the duty station to the job site will not be reimbursed.

2.4. Information Technology: The contractor shall utilize the USACE Resident Management System (RMS) and Microsoft Office software suite as required for the execution of this contract.

2.5. Personnel and Qualifications: The Contractor shall provide technically competent and appropriately qualified personnel to be on-site site at the construction site in a full-time capacity maintaining continuous coverage for the period designated by this contract. Personnel must be capable of meeting local security requirements as specified in this PWS. The Contractor is responsible for the supervision and management of Contractor personnel. The Contractor’s personnel must meet the experience and training requirements described in this PWS. Should the need arise; the Contractor may substitute someone with equal or better qualifications with Government approval.

2.6. Security Requirements and Contractor Vehicles: Contractor personnel must be authorized to work in the United States, be able to meet the requirements to obtain their security badge through the Government Agency and pass a background check. They must present their driver's license, photo ID, vehicle registration, and insurance card.

2.7. Contractor Manpower Reporting: Contract actions that meet the threshold at DFARS 204.1703(a)(i) and are assigned a Product Service Codes listed at DFARS PGI 204.1703 require service contract information to be reported in the System for Award Management.

This action is using PSC, R425 Support- professional: engineering/technical, a knowledge-based service per DFARS PGI 204.1703, and will therefore be subject to service contract reporting at sam.gov and will include DFARS clause 252.204-7023 Reporting Requirements for Contracted Services.

2.8. Quality Control: The Contractor shall be responsible for the professional quality, technical accuracy, and coordination of all deliverables and tasks. The Contractor shall be required to have a logical and functional quality control program to assure that errors and deficiencies in all deliverables are minimized.

2.9. U.S. Holidays: Work shall not be performed on U.S. federally recognized holidays occurring during the normal workweek unless otherwise directed by the Contracting Officer. When a U.S. holiday occurs on a Saturday or a Sunday, the holiday is observed on the preceding Friday or following Monday, respectively.

Government Holidays

New Year's Day Labor Day Martin Luther King Jr.'s Birthday Columbus Day George Washington's Birthday Veteran's Day Memorial Day Thanksgiving Day Juneteenth Christmas Day Independence Day

2.10. Billing: The contractor shall maintain and submit a monthly progress schedule, in electronic format and include updates to progress (e.g., Percent complete, invoice number). Milestone payments within a CLIN may be revised in response to changes in the approach for achievement of the CLIN objective. All changes to the Milestone Payment Schedule, with the exception of tracking invoicing of completed milestone payments, must be approved by the COR. Milestone payments will not be renegotiated if the Contractor is unable to achieve the milestones of the CLIN. The completion of milestones shall demonstrate that payment is appropriate and warranted.

Invoices shall be submitted on a monthly basis and shall bill based on the Contract Line Items in Section B. The Contractor shall provide a weekly report documenting all on-site personnel for the week and deliverables completed. The monthly invoice shall be reviewed with the designated COR. Review of all invoices shall confirm performance of the services.

3. Contract Administration Professional Services:

The contractor shall provide all labor necessary to complete the work described in the paragraphs below.

Description:

3.1 The work will include construction phase and other support services including, but not limited to quality assurance, inspection of construction work, specialized technical assistance, cost estimating, delay impact analyses, shop drawing reviews, site visits, onsite representation, commissioning/start-up/fit-up design support, change management, submittal reviews, and project management services. Primary projects may include but are not limited to new construction, alterations, renovations, maintenance and repair, tenant fit-up and operations, administration and training facilities, vehicle and pedestrian access control points, paving, utilities and infrastructure, warehouses, community support facilities, data information management and electronic communications facilities, military testing facilities; troop housing, hospitals, and medical facilities, recreational and physical fitness facilities, child development facilities, dredging, site/civil earthwork and riprap/revetment installation, and medical and non-medical laboratories and research facilities for military, civil, and other, non-military government agencies.

3.2. Personnel Requirements Descriptions: The contractor shall provide, as required by the work to be performed, personnel with experience in construction safety, mechanical, electrical, plumbing codes/regulations, civil/sitework, concrete construction, structural steel, general building construction including means/methods, and the three-phase inspection process of quality control or a similar program. All contractor team members must have the ability to read and interpret construction documents and will be expected to utilize the Government’s construction management software, Resident Management System (RMS3), to document their daily and monthly activities. The Contractor shall comply with the submission time requirements stated herein, except as otherwise specified by the USACE assigned COR. The Contractor review durations for deliverables mentioned below will be in accordance with the construction contract timelines supported by this requirement.

3.2.1 The Contractor shall provide, as required by the work to be performed, personnel with experience in the following engineering fields: Civil, Structural, Fire Protection, Architectural, Construction Owner Building Information Exchange (COBie)/Building Information Modeling (BIM), Systems Integration, Mechanical and/ or Electrical. Individual(s) must have demonstrated experience in performing duties typically associated with a project engineer. Support will be required for the contract to support Fort Detrick, Fort Meade, Fort Belvoir, Fort Myer/Pentagon, LEAD, and RRMC.

Experience should include, but is not limited to, the ability to perform the following tasks:

a. Provide draft agenda, meeting minutes, recommendations, and input to the Resident Engineer/COR regarding the daily, weekly, and monthly meetings required amongst the Government and the Contractor. In coordination with the Resident Engineer/COR, provide recommendations for providing predictable, clear, efficient, and effective communication paths for these meetings. Prepare weekly status reports with appropriate level of detailed back up and present the reports at regularly scheduled review meeting.

b. Review the Contractors’ monthly progress schedule submittal and sequence of work for conformance with sound construction methodology, sequencing, and contract constraint compliance and provide recommendations to the Resident Engineer/COR in RMS in the monthly progress schedule comments section.

c. Participate in three-phase inspection process (conducted in person at the project site) as part of the contractor quality control program as necessary for the Quality Control program and document results/comments/recommendations in RMS.

d. Maintain orderly working files and office document control system with regard to minutes of meetings and conferences, payments, updated progress schedules, monthly progress reports, punch lists, field changes, Request for Information (RFI), Request for Proposals and contract documents including amendments, notices to proceed, change orders, and other locally generated documents developed during the course of construction.

e. Maintains knowledge of current business and industry practices and trends, sources for supply of materials, labor and equipment costs as they affect contract changes and claims in order to prepare construction cost estimates or provide verbal and/or written comments/input on the development of construction cost estimates for the Resident Engineer/COR’s review to assist in determining the validity of Contractors cost proposals for contract changes.

f. Provide assistance with change orders by developing draft Basic Change Documents (BCD) in RMS;

proposing/reviewing change scopes of work; reviewing change proposals; providing recommendations for use in the technical analysis of changes; and, if necessary, providing expert information to USACE’s negotiation team for adjustments to project requirements, cost and duration.

g. Review the daily reports of Quality Control (QC) personnel in RMS for technical accuracy and completeness, appropriate level of detail to upward report the Contractor’s progress, and provide technical input on plans, specifications, applicable code interpretation, and verification of the quality of the work currently underway. This may also include providing recommendations for determining the focus of QA activities and administrative tasks that must be accomplished that day and/or week.

Provide any comments/recommendations via email, verbally at internal field team meetings, or QA reports (as applicable).

h. Review, monitor, and ensure deficiency tracking report is accurate and kept up to date. Enter any new deficiencies found into RMS and/or checked as reviewed for existing deficiencies as they are corrected and verified. Work with Resident Engineer to implement and assure timely corrective action of construction deficiencies are approved prior to execution as well as the prevention of similar occurrences.

i. Review Contractor schedules for conformance with sound construction methodology, sequencing, and contract constraint compliance. Provide any comments/recommendations to the COR.

j. Review Contractors' contract progress data, as-builts, material and equipment usage, and quality control and survey reports to ensure they correctly reflect the extent of the Contractor’s accomplished work and to support the computation of progress payments (i.e., referred to as the ‘pencil copy’ for monthly review) to Contractor, and provide a marked-up pencil copy and/or documentation of deficiencies to the COR for review, which will then be provided to the Contractor for correction. This may also involve a meeting with the Contractor to discuss monthly progress on each activity.

k. Review construction drawings, construction specifications and provide recommendations to resolve construction issues associated with their specific field of engineering in writing to the COR.

l. Assist in the preparation of working files and office document control system with regard to minutes of meetings and conferences, payments, updated progress schedules, monthly progress reports, punch lists, field changes, Request for Information (RFI), submittals, Request for Proposals (RFP) and contract documents including amendments, notices to proceed, change orders, and other locally generated documents developed during the course of construction. All contract documentation and administration shall be through the Government’s RMS.

3.2.2 The Contractor shall provide, as required by the work to be performed, personnel with experience in providing construction inspection and construction quality assurance of vertical construction/renovation of buildings, general structures, architecture, mechanical equipment, and systems, plumbing installations and equipment, Comms/AV/IT/access control/ security, system controls, system integration, and/or electrical systems and equipment. Individual(s) must have demonstrated experience in performing duties typically associated with a quality assurance representative/construction representative. Support will be required for the contract to support Fort Meade, Fort Belvoir, and Fort Myer/Pentagon. Personnel must have taken the Occupational, Safety, and Health Administration (OSHA) 10-Hour Safety Training. Experience should include, but is not limited to, the ability to perform the following tasks:

a. Perform and participate in the Contractor’s three-phase inspection process, including preliminary activities, as necessary to assure compliance with the design parameters and contract specifications and appropriately document inspections using RMS.

b. Perform daily QA field oversight for construction activities and prepare daily report in RMS. Reports shall consist of all construction activities observed to include but not limited to activity observed, date and time, location, occurrences that may affect quality of work completed, and procedure used to complete activity.

c. Prepare weekly status reports with appropriate level of detailed back up, providing verbal and/or written comments/input to the COR. Present the reports at regularly scheduled review meeting.

d. Review, monitor, and provide tracking report to assure timely corrective action to construction and design deficiencies, as well as the prevention of similar occurrences. Substantiate that proposed corrective actions are appropriate for the specific deficiency and provide verbal and/or written comments/input to the COR.

e. Assist the Project Engineer in performing monthly review of contractor as-builts and provide documentation of deficiencies. Review, monitor, and provide tracking report to assure timely corrective action to construction and design deficiencies, as well as the prevention of similar occurrences. Substantiate that proposed corrective actions are appropriate for the specific deficiency.

The documentation shall be provided to the COR. The review of the contractor as built drawings shall be for construction status, design status, completeness, and accuracy.

f. Review contract submittals pertaining to contract specification sections, to assure that they conform to the individual specification requirements, recommending Government approval of those which are satisfactory, and providing clear and concise comments in writing to the Government for those submittals which are recommended to be disapproved. Submittal requirements and review progress shall be tracked and monitored using the submittal register. The Contractor shall not review any submittals designated for review by the A-E Designer of Record (DOR). The Contractor shall notify the COR of all DOR submittals that are required to be forwarded to the DOR.

g. Provide technical recommendations with regard to construction contract changes, i.e. assisting in scope development, recommending elements of measuring and estimating costs, times (including schedule reviews), and impacts, analyzing pre-negotiation positions and validating its technical merit. Change scope of work drafts, review comments, and analysis shall be documented in appropriate documentation to the COR. The Contractor shall not perform any design or redesign duties related to construction changes. When design/redesign is required, the Contractor shall notify the COR who will coordinate with the A-E DOR.

h. Provide technical comments and analysis on interpretation of construction plans and specifications for Government use in the review of Contractor disputes and claims. Technical review of Contractor disputes and claims shall be documented in memorandums to the COR.

i. Provide technical support documents/reports with respect to safety requirements with regard to construction aspects which will involve providing reports on health and safety non-conformance to include but not limited to the offender’s name, location of violation, date and time of violation, and nature of violation. The Contractor shall work with the COR and contractor to develop solutions to architectural problems.

j. Review and provide written comment upon quality control plans, procedures, and techniques to the

COR.

k. Review pencil copy of Contractor’s monthly payment applications for accuracy and input to the Project Engineer and/or COR. This may also involve a meeting with the Contractor to discuss monthly progress on each activity.

l. Perform completion and warranty inspections, providing written findings to the COR who will determine compliance with the contract specifications and allow for proper close out of the contract.

m. Review and provide technical support in response to Requests for Information (RFI) by providing written response to the COR within 24 hours of receipt. The action may be to recommend the Government forward the RFI to the A-E DOR for response. The Contractor shall not review or provide technical responses to any RFI’s that require A-E DOR review. The Contractor shall notify the COR of all RFI’s that shall be forwarded to the A-E DOR.

3.2.3. The Contractor shall provide, as required by the work to be performed, personnel with experience in construction project management of buildings and/or other type of structures. Individual(s) must have demonstrated experience in performing duties typically associated with an office engineer. Support will be required for the contract to support Fort Meade. Experience should include, but is not limited to, the ability to perform the following tasks:

a. Provide assistance in administering construction contract changes, such as assisting in scope development; recommendations on estimating costs, times, and impacts; developing recommendations for pre-negotiation positions; assist with conducting negotiations and preparing negotiations related documents; and reviewing claims and associated documents.

b. Maintain knowledge of current business and industry practices and trends, sources for supply of materials, labor and equipment costs as they affect contract changes and claims. Prepares construction cost estimates to determine the validity of Contractors cost proposals for contract changes.

c. Notifying the COR and/or PM in writing of any potential construction Contractor claims/disputes relative to contract requirements and/or discrepancies in the drawings and specifications.

d. Review construction contractors' contract progress data, material and equipment usage, and quality control and survey reports to provide comments/recommendations to the Government in order to support the computation of progress payments to the construction contractor.

e. Maintain orderly working files and office document control system with regard to minutes of meetings and conferences, Request for Information (RFI), Request for Proposals and contract documents including amendments, notices to proceed, change orders, and other locally generated documents developed during the course of construction.

f. Provide assistance in administering construction contract payments and closeout of contracts.

3.3. Documentation: The Contractor shall properly document, file, and store program documents for handling and long-term storage.

3.4. Meeting requirements: The contractor shall attend and participate in an advisory capacity any scheduled meetings and project review meetings with the COR, Program Manager, or Design Management to meet the requirements of the contract. Such meeting may include, preconstruction and pre-performance conferences, quality control coordination meetings, progress meetings, monthly schedule review meetings (in-person or via phone), or any other conferences and meetings held between the Government’s representatives and construction contractors or service providers or, where authorized. The contractor cannot make binding commitments for the Government. The contractor shall provide meeting minutes on all meetings attended. Minutes to include but are not limited to do-outs, important notes, updates, and new issues. Detailed meeting minutes shall be distributed to all team members.

3.5. All work shall be managed by the Contractor and performed in accordance with the duties described above.

Clarification of the above duties shall be provided by the Contracting Officer. The Contractor shall perform all work and services in a manner that meet all applicable Federal, State, and Local laws, codes, regulations, and standards. The contractor shall also be fully responsible and accountable for the quality and responsive services accomplishment whether performed by his own personnel or sub-contractors. An Area Engineer or Resident Engineer may be appointed as the COR.

3.6. The Contractor shall have no authority to change the terms or conditions of the assigned construction contracts. If the Contractor becomes aware of any changes to the construction contracts, the Contractor shall document the changes on government provided forms and submit the forms to the COR for Government action.

3.7. Multiple personnel will be required. Personnel will be required to float between projects at the installations assisting and maintaining communication with the personnel dedicated to each project.

4. Period of Performance

BASE: The performance period of the base task order is 365 calendar days from the date of contract award.

Terms of the base contract shall remain in full force and effect in their application for the life of this task order.

Failure to meet contract deadlines and milestones shall be reflected in the contractor’s performance evaluation (by the Government) on both this task order and the overall contract.

OPTION 1: The performance period of Option 1 is 365 calendar days from the end of the base period. Terms of the base contract shall remain in full force and effect in their application for the life of this task order. Failure to meet contract deadlines and milestones shall be reflected in the contractor’s performance evaluation (by the Government) on both this task order and the overall contract. This Option can be executed at any time within the contract period of performance.

OPTION 2: The performance period of Option 2 is 365 calendar days from the end of the option 1 period. Terms of the base contract shall remain in full force and effect in their application for the life of this task order. Failure to meet contract deadlines and milestones shall be reflected in the contractor’s performance evaluation (by the Government) on both this task order and the overall contract. This Option can be executed at any time within the contract period of performance.

OPTION 3: The performance period of Option 3 is 365 calendar days from the end of the option 2 period for Task 2. Terms of the base contract shall remain in full force and effect in their application for the life of this task order. Failure to meet contract deadlines and milestones shall be reflected in the contractor’s performance evaluation (by the Government) on both this task order and the overall contract. This Option can be executed at any time within the contract period of performance.

5. Work Hours

5.1. Regular working hours will be eight (8) hours between 0600 and 1800 hours Monday through Friday, excluding Government holidays unless otherwise directed by the Contracting Officer.

5.2. Work outside regular working hours, to include any requested holiday work, requires Contracting Officer approval. Make request 15 calendar days prior to such work to allow arrangements to be made by the Government for inspecting the work in progress, giving the specific dates, hours, location, type of work to be performed, contract number and project title. Provide the request to the COR for submission to the Contracting Officer. Based on the justification provided, the Contracting Officer may approve work outside regular hours.

6. Price Proposal

The price proposal shall reference awarded base contract for established labor rates, overhead, and profit. The contract includes a price schedule for a base year. The base contract labor rate is the one in effect at the time a contract is awarded and shall be the labor rates applicable for the remainder of that period. The proposal shall be broken down into discipline, proposed labor hours, burdened hourly rate, profit, and total cost. The CMS Contractor shall provide a brief narrative with the proposal to illustrate that they have a full understanding of the duties and deliverables required by this PWS. The level of effort for every task shall be the same.

7. Security Requirements

7.1. Anti-Terrorism Level (1) One Training: All contractor employees, to include subcontractor employees, requiring access to Army installations, facilities, controlled access areas, or require network access, 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. Upon request, 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:

https://jko.jten.mil/courses/AT-level1/launch.html; or it can be provided by the RA ATO in presentation form which will be documented via memorandum.

7.2. Physical Security: 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 facilities, equipment, and materials shall be secured.

7.3. Access to Secure Facilities: Special requirements are required to gain access to a secure facility including but not limited to being a US Citizen. Access to secure facilities on (applicable Area Office) requires coordination with the Contracting Officer's Representative. Requests for access must be filed 15 days in advance in order to obtain necessary clearances. The Contractor shall provide all required personal data on personnel requiring access with the application. Upon completion of work the Contractor shall surrender all issued security passes. Final contract payment will be withheld until all passes have been returned. The Contractor is required to work with the Contracting Officer's Representative to meet the individual security requirements for that facility in order to gain access. Vetting forms must be legible. Incomplete or illegible forms will be returned to the Contractor for resubmission and will delay access to the installation.

7.4. iWatch Awareness Training: The Contractor and all associated subcontractors shall brief all employees on the local iWATCH program (training standards provided in this PWS by the (applicable Area Office)’s ATO).

This locally developed training will be used to inform employees of the types of behavior to watch for and instruct employees to report on suspicious activity to the COR. 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 no later than 5 calendar days after completion. All training materials can be found at the designated area office.

7.5. Key Control (If applicable): 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.

7.5.1. In the event 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.

7.5.2. 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.

7.6. Lock Combinations (If applicable): 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.

7.7. For contractors requiring Common Access Card (CAC): 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.

7.8. Contractor Employees Who Require Access to Government Information Systems: All contractor employees with access to a government info system must be registered in the Army Training Certification Tracking System (ATCTS) at commencement of services, and must successfully complete the DOD Information Assurance Awareness prior to access to the information systems and then annually thereafter in accordance with personnel security standards listed in AR 25-2 (Information Assurance), an appropriate background investigation will be conducted prior to accessing the government information systems.

7.9. Will be escorted in areas where they may be exposed to classified and/or sensitive materials and/or sensitive or restricted areas. 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.

7.10. Pre-screen candidates using E-Verify Program: The Contractor must pre-screen Candidates using the E-verify Program (https://www.e-verify.gov/) 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 enrollment 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.

https://www.e-verify.gov/