ATCH_1_Performance Work Statement.pdf

Ver. October 2022

PERFORMANCE WORK STATEMENT (PWS)

FOR

831 EN Co Yellow Ribbon Pre-Deployment Event

1.0 General:

1.1 Scope: The contractor shall provide all personnel, facilities, equipment, tools, materials, and supervision necessary, except as specified in Paragraph 3.0 as Government Furnished, to provide sleeping rooms, meeting spaces and meals for 831 EN Yellow Ribbon Pre-Deployment Event, as defined in this PWS.

1.1.1 Objectives: The purpose of this event is to conduct the 831 EN CO Yellow Ribbon Reintegration Program (YRRP) in accordance with Department of Defense Instruction Number 1342.28. YRRP events shall inform Service members and families about the assistance and services available. Events shall utilize local, State, and Federal organizations in order to ensure the readiness and resiliency of Service members, their families, employers, and affected communities for the rigors of deployment and separation.

1.2 Background: The Warrior and Family Services Branch (WFSB) is a Joint Force initiative that serves as the foundation for support to families of the Army and Air National Guard members. As the Guard faces an unprecedented increase in military activity and deployments, it is more vital than ever to ensure that families are prepared for the stresses of deployment and supported throughout the entire deployment cycle.

The WFSB acts as a network that allows families to mutually support one another. By providing families with information, resources, and support, the program strengthens both the unit and its Service Members.

1.3 Period of Performance (PoP): The Period of Performance shall be 4-5 August 2023.

1.4 General Information:

1.4.1 Place and Performance of Services: The contractor shall provide services between the hours of 3:00 p.m. (or hotel check-in) and 6:00 p.m. on Friday, 4 August 2023 and 6:00 am – 5:00 pm on Saturday, 5 August 2023. The event venue shall be located within a twenty (20) mile radius from 2858 N Ct St Ottumwa, IA 52501. The contractor shall at all times maintain an adequate work force for the uninterrupted performance of all tasks defined within this PWS. When hiring personnel, the contractor shall keep in mind that the stability and continuity of the work force are essential.

1.4.2 Recognized Holidays:

1.4.2.1 New Year’s Day: January 1st

1.4.2.2 Martin Luther King, Jr.’s Birthday

Attachment #1

1.4.2.3 President’s Day

1.4.2.4 Memorial Day

1.4.2.5 Juneteenth National Independence Day: June 19th

1.4.2.6 Independence Day: July 4th

1.4.2.7 Labor Day

1.4.2.8 Columbus Day

1.4.2.9 Veteran’s Day: November 11th

1.4.2.10 Thanksgiving Day

1.4.2.11 Christmas Day: December 25th

1.4.3 Quality Control (QC): The contractor shall develop and maintain an effective QC Plan (QCP) 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 QCP is the means by which it assures itself that its work complies with the requirements of the contract.

1.4.4 Quality Assurance (QA): The Government will evaluate the contractor’s performance under this contract in accordance with the Quality Assurance Surveillance Plan (QASP). This plan is primarily focused on what the Government will 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 acceptable quality level(s) or defect rate(s).

1.4.5 RESERVED

1.4.5.5 Communications Security/Information Technology (COMSEC/IT) Security. All communications with DoD organizations are subject to COMSEC review. All telephone communications networks are continually subject to intercept by unfriendly intelligence organizations. DoD has authorized the military departments to conduct COMSEC monitoring and recording of telephone calls originating from, or terminating at, DoD organizations. Therefore, the contractor is advised that any time contractor personnel place or receive a call they are subject to COMSEC procedures. The contractor shall ensure wide and frequent dissemination of the above information to all employees dealing with DoD information. The contractor shall abide by all Government regulations concerning the authorized use of the Government's computer network, including the restriction against using the network to recruit Government personnel or advertise job openings.

1.4.6 Physical Security. The contractor shall safeguard all Government property provided for contractor use. At the close of each work period, Government facilities, equipment and materials shall be secured.

1.4.7 Special Qualifications: The contractor shall ensure all employees possess all required licenses for operating equipment used in the performance of this contract. This does not include education or other qualifications for the position in which the contractor employee is performing, dress codes, or other information. (NOTE: The Government does not provide training to contractors. Contractors must ensure that any personnel performing under a contract are fully trained, licensed, certified, and otherwise qualified to provide services.)

1.4.8 Post Award Conference/Periodic Progress Meetings: The contractor agrees to attend any post award conference convened by the KO in accordance with FAR 42.5.

The KO, COR and other Government personnel, as appropriate, may meet periodically with the contractor to review the contactor’s performance. At these meetings, the KO will apprise the contractor of how the Government views the contractor’s performance and the contractor shall apprise the Government of problems, if any, being experienced.

The contractor shall resolve outstanding issues raised by the Government. Contractor attendance at these meetings shall be at no additional cost to the Government.

1.4.9 Contract Manager (CM): The contactor shall designate a CM who shall ensure performance under this contract. The name of this person, and an alternate who shall act for the contractor when the CM is absent, shall be designated in writing to the KO.

The CM or alternate shall have full authority to act for the contractor on all contract matters relating to daily operation of this contract. The CM shall work through the COR to resolve issues, receive technical instructions, and ensure adequate performance of services. The CM shall ensure that contractor employees do not perform any services outside the scope of the contract without an official modification issued by the KO. The CM shall ensure contractor employees understand that services performed outside the scope of the contract are performed wholly at the expense of the contractor.

1.4.10 Identification of Contractor Employees: Contractor personnel shall wear identification badges or uniforms that clearly identify them as staff.

All contractor 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 that they are Government employees. The contractor shall ensure that all documents or reports produced by contractor personnel are suitably marked as contractor products or that contractor participation is appropriately disclosed. The contractor’s status as a “contractor” shall be predominantly displayed in all correspondence types (to include signature blocks on e-mail) and dealings with Government or non-Government entities.

Contractor personnel shall wear identification badges distinguishing themselves as such. The badges shall have the company name, employee name and the word “contractor” displayed.

1.4.11. Combating Trafficking in Persons: The United States Government has adopted a zero tolerance policy regarding trafficking in persons. Contractors and contractor employees shall not engage in severe forms of trafficking in persons during the period of performance of the contract; procure commercial sex acts during the period of performance of the contract; or use forced labor in the performance of the contract. The Contractor shall notify its employees of the United States Government’s zero tolerance policy, the actions that will be taken against employees for violations of this policy. The contractor shall take appropriate action, up to and including termination, against employees or subcontractors that violate the US Government policy as described at

FAR 22.17.

1.4.14 Organizational Conflicts of Interest (OCI): The contractor and subcontractor personnel performing services under this contract 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 OCIs, as defined in FAR Subpart 9.5. The contractor shall notify the KO 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 KO to avoid or mitigate any such OCI. The contractor’s mitigation plan will be determined to be acceptable solely at the discretion of the KO. In the event the KO unilaterally determines that any such OCI cannot be satisfactorily avoided or mitigated, the KO may impose 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.

2.0 Definitions and Acronyms:

2.1 Definitions:

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 Defective Service: A service output that does not meet the standard of performance associated with the PWS.

2.1.3 Deliverable: Anything that can be physically delivered and includes non-manufactured things such as meeting minutes or reports.

2.1.4 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 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.

2.1.5 Physical Security: Actions that prevent the loss or damage of Government property.

2.1.6 Quality Assurance: The Government procedures to verify that services being performed by the Contractor are performed according to acceptable standards.

2.1.7 Quality Assurance Surveillance Plan (QASP): An organized written document specifying the surveillance methodology to be used for surveillance of contractor performance.

2.1.8 Quality Control: All necessary measures taken by the Contractor to ensure that the quality of an end product or service shall meet contract requirements.

2.1.9 Subcontractor: One that enters into a contract with a prime contractor. The Government does not have privity of contract with the subcontractor.

2.2 Acronyms:

AEI Army Enterprise Infostructure AR Army Regulation AT/OPSEC Antiterrorism/Operational Security BI Background Investigation CM Contract Manager COR Contracting Officer Representative DA Department of the Army DD254 Department of Defense Contract Security Classification Specification DFARS Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement DoD Department of Defense DSCA Defense Counterintelligence and Security Agency FAR Federal Acquisition Regulation GFP/M/E/S Government Furnished Property/Material/Equipment/Services HQDA Headquarters, Department of the Army HSPD Homeland Security Presidential Directive IA Information Assurance IS Information System(s) KO Contracting Officer NGB National Guard Bureau OCI Organizational Conflict of Interest PII Personally Identifiable Information PIPO Phase In/Phase Out POC Point of Contact PRS Performance Requirements Summary PWS Performance Work Statement QA Quality Assurance QASP Quality Assurance Surveillance Plan QC Quality Control QCP Quality Control Program SCR Service Contract Reporting SSN Social Security Number TE Technical Exhibit USD(I) Under Secretary of Defense for Intelligence

3.0 Government Furnished Property, Material, Equipment and Services (GFP/M/E/S):

The Government will provide the property, material, equipment, and/or services listed below solely for the purpose of performance under this contract:

4.0 Contractor Furnished Property, Materials, and Equipment (CFP/M/E):

4.1 General: Except for those items specifically stated to be Government-Furnished in Paragraph 3.0, the contractor shall furnish everything required to perform these services as indicated in Paragraph 1.1.

5.0 Requirements: The contractor shall:

5.1 Follow the current CDC Coronavirus COVID-19 Guidelines.

5.2 The Government is responsible for ensuring that Government personnel and event participants follow CDC COVID-19 Guidelines and any additional guidelines/requirements issued by the Iowa National Guard or WFSB, except where table/chair arrangements are specifically described.

5.3 Participate in a coordination meeting on a mutually agreed upon date and time after the award date to discuss any additional details between the Yellow Ribbon staff and the event center staff, including event setup and audio-visual checks. The awarded vendor shall provide a representative to attend this coordination meeting and to be available during the contract period of performance.

5.3.1 Designate an on-site point of contact throughout the duration of the event. The on-site point of contact shall be available to troubleshoot any audio-visual issues.

5.4 Provide lodging (sleeping rooms) and meeting rooms to support the Yellow Ribbon Pre-Deployment Event to be held on 5 August 2023.

5.4.1 Lodging Requirements:

5.4.1.1 60 sleeping rooms are required on Friday night, 4 August 2023. Sleeping rooms shall be non-smoking, and have two (2) beds. All sleeping rooms shall be at the same location.

5.4.1.2 Contractor shall provide a flat, firm-fixed price room rate for both single and double occupancy rooms; inclusive of required lodging taxes and service fees, parking fees, etc. Any incidental room charges incurred by occupants, including, but not limited to: roll-away beds, room service charges, and telephone calls are the attendee’s/room occupant’s responsibility. The attendee/room occupant will provide a credit card at registration for incidental charges.

5.4.1.3 The Iowa National Guard Yellow Ribbon Program Point of Contact (POC) will provide a rooming list no later than seven (7) days prior to the event and subsequent, updated rooming lists as required up to the date of the event.

5.4.1.4 As this will be a registration process event, the Government requires the flexibility to cancel room reservations up to ten (10) days prior to the event without penalty to the Government.

5.4.2 Meeting Room Requirements. The Government prefers that meeting rooms and lodging are co-located in the same venue, but it is not required. However, if they are in separate venues, the meeting room venue shall be within walking distance (not to exceed 0.5 miles) of the lodging venue. The following specific meeting rooms are required:

5.4.2.1 Registration Area. One (1) registration area with three (3) skirted, 6-foot tables and 6 chairs, set up outside the General Session Room. Registration area shall be near the entrance(s) to the General Session Room. Registration area is requested on Friday, 4 August 2023, but is required from 3:00 pm – 6:00 pm; Saturday, 5 August 2023, from 6:00 am – 5:00 pm. If Registration area is unavailable on 4 August 2023, Registration Area shall be set up prior on 5 August 2023 by 6:00 am.

5.4.2.2 Resource Area. One (1) resource area with 10 skirted, 6-foot tables placed a minimum of six (6) feet apart to allow room for comfortable movement. Each table shall have two (2) chairs on one side and one (1) chair on the opposite side. Resource area shall be near an electrical outlet. Resource area is required on Saturday, 5 August 2023, from 6:00 am – 5:00 pm.

5.4.2.3 General Session Room. One (1) general session room of adequate size to accommodate 250 people. General session room shall be equipped with a sound system, projector(s) and large screen(s) for presentations, one (1) handheld microphone, one (1) lavalier microphone, and an adequate number of electrical outlets and extension cords to operate the equipment provided. Projector screens shall be placed in a manner that all occupants of the room can view them. Provide 32 - 60” round tables with tablecloths and eight (8) chairs around each table. Provide an adequate number of waste cans and a water and coffee station in the back of the room.

Water and coffee shall be replenished throughout the event. General Session Room is requested on Friday, 4 August 2023, from 3:00 pm – 6:00 pm but is required Saturday, 5 August 2023, from 6:00 am – 5:00 pm. If General Session Room is unavailable on 4 August 2023, it shall be set up by 6:00 am on 5 August 2023.

5.4.2.4 Breakout Rooms. Two (2) rooms for breakout sessions, of adequate size to accommodate 125 people each. The General Session Room may be used as one (1) of the breakout rooms. Breakout rooms shall each be equipped with one (1) audio/video cart, projector(s) and screen(s), in-house sound system, one (1) handheld microphone, one (1) lavalier microphone, and an adequate number of electrical outlets and extension cords to operate the equipment provided. Projector screens shall be placed in a manner that all occupants of the room can view them. Provide 16 - 60” round tables with tablecloths and eight (8) chairs around each table or stadium seating in each room.

Provide an adequate number of wastes can(s) and water station in the back of the rooms. Water shall be replenished throughout the event. Breakout Rooms are requested on Friday, 4 August 2023, from 3:00 pm – 6:00 pm but are required on Saturday, 5 August 2023, from 6:00 am – 5:00 pm. If Breakout Rooms are unavailable on 4 August 2023, they shall be set up prior to 6:00 am on 5 August 2023.

5.4.2.5 Child & Youth Room. One (1) room of adequate size to accommodate 15 people comfortably and to facilitate games and activities. Provide enough tables with tablecloths and chairs in corner of room to accommodate 10 children for lunch and crafts. Provide water pitchers with disposable cups. Water shall be replenished throughout the event. Child & Youth Room is requested on Friday, 4 August 2023, from 3:00 pm – 6:00 pm but is required on Saturday, 5 August 2023, from 6:00 am – 5:00

pm. If Child & Youth Room is unavailable on 4 August 2023, it shall be set up prior to 6:00 am on 5 August 2023.

5.4.2.6 Childcare Room. One (1) room for childcare for children ages 5 years and under, large enough to accommodate 15 people. The Yellow Ribbon Program personnel will provide childcare. Provide enough tables with tablecloths and chairs in corner of room to accommodate 10 children for lunch. Provide water pitchers with disposable cups. Water shall be replenished throughout the event. Childcare Room is required on Saturday, 5 Aug 2023, from 7:00 am – 5:00 pm.

5.5 Provide meals as described below. Meal quantities may be subject to change up to two (2) weeks prior to the event. Special dietary requests will be provided two (2) weeks prior to the event.

5.5.1 Beverages on Saturday, 5 August 2023. Coffee and water shall be replenished throughout the day: 8:00 am – 5:00 pm. Coffee shall only be replenished in the General Session Room.

5.5.2 Lunch on Saturday, 5 August 2023. Quantity: 250 meals per day. Hot, individually plated lunch meals shall be served in or near the General Session Room. Menu must include one (1) selection of each of the following: meat, vegetable, pasta or potato, salad with assorted dressings and condiments, bread, dessert; plus, milk and iced tea.

Lunch shall be served at 12:00 p.m. unless otherwise specified in the event agenda.

5.5.3 Children’s Lunch on Saturday, 5 August 2023. Quantity: 20 meals per day.

Children’s lunches shall be served in the Child & Youth and Childcare rooms: 10 meals in Childcare room and 10 meals in Child & Youth room. Menu shall be child appropriate.

Children’s lunch shall be served at 12:00 p.m. unless otherwise specified in the event agenda.

5.6 Parking Passes (if applicable) on Friday, 4 August 2023, Saturday, 5 August 2023.

If free parking is not provided at hotel/conference center, contractor shall provide parking passes for conference attendees for each day. The Government shall not be charged for parking passes not used. Quantity: 310 passes (60 parking passes for 4 August 2023, 250 parking passes for 5 August 2023).

Publication (Chapter/Page)

Date of Publication

Mandatory or Advisory

Website

Federal Acquisition Regulation https://www.acquisition.gov/?q=browsefar Defense Federal Acquisition

Regulation Supplement http://www.acq.osd.mil/dpap/dars/dfarspgi/current/in dex.html or https://www.acquisition.gov/dfars Joint Travel Regulation (JTR) https://www.defensetravel.dod.mil/site/travelreg.cfm

DoDM 1000.13-M-V1 DoD Identification (ID) Cards (Enclosure 2, paragraph 3.b)

01/23/2014 (Change 1:

07/28/2020) http://www.esd.whs.mil/Directives/issuances/dodm

Federal Information Processing Standards (FIPS) Publication 201-2 Personal Identity Verification (PIV) of Federal Employees and Contractors

(paragraph 9)

August 2013 http://nvlpubs.nist.gov/nistpubs/FIPS/NIST.FIPS.201 -2.pdf

DoDM 5200.2 Procedures for the DoD Personnel Security Program

(PSP)

04/03/2017 https://www.esd.whs.mil/Directives/issuances/dodm/

DoDI 5200.46 DoD Investigative and Adjudicative Guidance for Issuing the Common

Access Card (CAC)

09/09/14 (Change 1:

05/04/2018) https://www.esd.whs.mil/Directives/issuances/dodi/

Homeland Security Presidential Directive (HSPD)-12

Policy for a Common Identification Standard for Federal Employees and

Contractors

08/27/2004 https://www.dhs.gov/homeland-security-presidential-directive-12

DoDI 5400.11 Department of Defense Privacy and

Civil Liberties Programs

01/29/2019 https://www.esd.whs.mil/Directives/issuances/dodi/

DoD 5400.11-R Department of Defense Privacy

Program

05/14/2007 https://www.esd.whs.mil/Directives/issuances/dodm/

DoDD 8140.01 Cyberspace Workforce Management

10/05/2020 https://www.esd.whs.mil/Directives/issuances/dodd/

DoD 8570.01-M Information Assurance Workforce

Improvement Program

12/19/2005 (Change 4:

11/10/2015) https://www.esd.whs.mil/Directives/issuances/dodm/

DoD 5220.22-M National Industrial Security Program

Operating Manual (NISPOM)

02/28/2006 (Change 2:

05/18/2016) https://www.esd.whs.mil/Directives/issuances/dodm/

Army Directive 2014-05 Policy and Implementation

Procedures for Common Access Card Credentialing and Installation Access for Uncleared Contractors

03/07/2014 https://armypubs.army.mil/ProductMaps/PubForm/A rmyDir.aspx

AR 25-2

Information Assurance

04/04/2019 http://armypubs.army.mil/ProductMaps/PubForm/AR .aspx

AR 530-1

Operations Security

09/26/2014 http://armypubs.army.mil/ProductMaps/PubForm/AR .aspx

AR 525-13

Antiterrorism

12/09/2019 http://armypubs.army.mil/ProductMaps/PubForm/AR .aspx

AR 381-12

Threat Awareness and Reporting

Program (TARP) (Section II, ¶ 2-4.b)

06/01/2016 http://armypubs.army.mil/ProductMaps/PubForm/AR .aspx

6.1 Applicable Forms: Forms applicable to the PWS are listed below:

Form Date Website

DD 1172-2

Application for Identification Card/DEERS Enrollment

Mar 2017 http://www.dtic.mil/whs/directives/forms/index.htm

I-9 Employment Eligibility Verification

10/21/2019 https://www.uscis.gov/sites/default/files/files/form/i-9.pdf

DD 441

Department of Defense Security

Agreement

Feb 2020 http://www.dtic.mil/whs/directives/forms/dd/ddforms0001- 0499.htm

DD 250

Material Inspection and Receiving

Report

Aug 2000 https://www.esd.whs.mil/Directives/forms/dd0001_0499/