Attachment 1 -013550 ConSec Juba Electrical Upgrade Project Final.pdf

JUBA COMPOUND ELECTRICAL UPGRADE

JUBA, SOUTH SUDAN

PART 1 GENERAL

1.01 SUMMARY

SECTION 013550

CONSTRUCTION SECURITY

A. This Section and its attachments provide explanation to the Contractor regarding labor requirements and the security of project information. The requirements of this Section involve interface with a number of security-related Government entities. These entities are coordinated through the USAID’s Contracting Officer’s Representative (COR) and Contracting Officer (CO). The requirements include, but are not limited to:

1. General security procedures.

2. Information security.

3. Personnel procedures.

4. Labor requirements for specific activities.

5. Site access procedures.

6. Inspections by the Government.

7. Miscellaneous security requirements.

8. Prohibited and restricted items and activities.

1.02 RELATED DOCUMENTS

A. Other General provisions of the Contract apply to requirements of this

Section. This Section in turn applies to the Contract Drawings and Technical Specifications.

1.03 DEFINITIONS

A. Refer to Chapter 2 of the OBO International Codes Supplement (OBO-ICS), IBC for definitions of all Contract-related terms and specifically, General Construction, Finish Work, General Work Area (GWA), Public Access Area (PAA), and Limited Access Areas (LAA).

B. For all terms not understood, request immediate clarification.

1.03 PERFORMANCE REQUIREMENTS:

A. The Contractor must comply with the Government’s requirements for participating in the Project security procedures as specified in this and subsequent Contract Sections. The Contractor must also comply with requirements requested subsequent to issuance of the Notice to Proceed (NTP) by the CO. The Contractor shall afford unrestricted access to work, allow surveillance and inspection by any Government personnel as authorized by the COR or CO, and perform required security work when directed by COR. The Contractor shall maintain security, avoid the compromise of project information caused by unauthorized disclosures, and obtain appropriate security checks.

B. As noted in the Prohibited Countries List Matrix below, the following restrictions apply:

1. Citizens/Firms from the countries listed will not be allowed or used on this Project in any capacity.

2. Non-US or US firms owned or operated by citizens/firms from the countries listed will not be allowed or used on this Project in any capacity.

Prohibited Countries List Matrix

Country Citizens/Firms

Belarus No

Cuba No

Iran No

North Korea No

Peoples Republic of China No

Russia No

Venezuela No

Vietnam No

General Policy: The use of host country workers from or within the countries listed is permitted for projects in that country. Refer to the FAR for additional information concerning prohibited countries.

List Revised: November 5, 2018

C. USAID reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to determine suitability of

Contractor personnel at the Project Site or otherwise involved in work related to this Project.

PART 2 PRODUCTS (Not Used)

PART 3 EXECUTION

3.01 GENERAL SECURITY PROCEDURES

A. Site Physical and Technical Security Requirements: The existing level of physical and technical security of the Compound shall be maintained throughout the duration of the project. Any temporary physical or technical security features must be submitted to and approved by the COR, in coordination with the RSO and SSC.

1. The level of technical security must be maintained by providing additional equipment or relocating equipment impacted by construction to maintain existing coverage at all times.

2. Any temporary openings created in the Compound perimeter wall must be protected with temporary barriers/enclosures that the meet same level of physical security as the original perimeter wall

B. All security requirements of the Contractor must apply to all personnel on the project site (to include sub-contractor personnel).

3.02 INFORMATION SECURITY

A. Project Information Handling: See Contract Sections H.15 through H.19, Diplomatic Security Requirements for Safeguarding of Information.

3.03 PERSONNEL PROCEDURES

A. Uncleared Personnel: Use of uncleared persons is limited to the areas and tasks described in Section 3.04.

1. Uncleared Labor (local labor and third country nationals): Uncleared labor will submit to a background investigation and obtain approval of the COR before access is granted to Project Site or applicable Support Sites. The Contractor must submit an Overseas Vetting Questionnaire to the COR and SSC in sufficient time to permit processing prior to the anticipated date of employment. The estimated investigation processing time is 45 workdays, based on a 5 day work week. Uncleared labor is not authorized on the project site prior to a favorably adjudicated background investigation. If the background investigations have exceeded 45 days, the Contractor can provide a priority list with justification of workers needed and the COR, in coordination with RSO, may approve temporary I.D. badges for temporary uncleared labor.

2. Uncleared U.S. Citizens: When the contractor wishes to assign U.S.

citizens at the project site who do not possess security clearances, the contractor shall meet the requirements of Contract Section H.15. U.S. citizens with unfavorable National Criminal Indices Checks (NCICs) may not be allowed access to the site, subject to determination of COR, in coordination with the RSO.

3. The Government reserves the right to allow or deny access of persons and firms proposed to perform work or be present at the Project Site.

B. Uncleared Local/Third Country National Subcontractors: Contractor selection of host and third country national subcontractors must be approved by COR, in consultation with RSO. See Contract Section H.15.4 for requirements.

C. Special DS Investigation: As determined by the Government’s security managers, and as requested through the COR, the Contractor must accommodate additional special investigations as required for foreign nationals and certain categories of other personnel.

D. Briefings: The Government reserves the right to conduct briefings and debriefings for all persons performing work. Required briefings and debriefings include, but are not limited to, the following:

1. Management personnel are required to attend special security briefings and debriefings concerning reporting requirements on unusual incidents, activities, or information related to Project security as directed by the COR or SSC.

2. Visitors to the Project Site will be required to attend an appropriate security briefing by the COR or SSC or other Post security management personnel.

3.04 SECURITY REQUIREMENTS AND LABOR FOR SPECIFIC ACTIVITIES

A. All work associated with this project shall be performed by uncleared

Contractor provided labor. The Contractor shall provide uncleared U.S.

citizen escorts at a ratio of one (1) uncleared U.S. citizen escort to six (6) local or third country national workers. Uncleared workers must be escorted at all times while on the Office and Residential Compounds.

B. Work within the EC room, TOC and Post 1 shall be performed by uncleared Contractor provided labor under surveillance by minimum Secret cleared Government provided labor. The Contractor must coordinate with the COR to arrange the Government provided labor. As determined by Post RSO, work in any area may require Government provided surveillance

3.05 SITE ACCESS PROCEDURES

A. Access Control Points: The East CAC will serve as the primary vehicular and pedestrian access point for the Office Compound. The North CAC will serve as the primary vehicular and pedestrian access point for the Residential Compound.

B. All Project personnel will be issued the appropriate badge and must comply with Site access control procedures, as established by the SSC and RSO. In addition to the personnel selection and clearance requirements of the preceding paragraphs in this Section, the following security provisions related to Project Site access operations and procedures must be followed.

C. Identification Badges: Upon favorable adjudication of each background investigation, the COR or SSC will issue a photo-bearing identification badge, coded to indicate access approval. All personnel, to include cleared American Contractor and sub-contractor personnel, are required to leave their badges at the Access Control Facility prior to leaving the Project Site. Badges will be reissued each day in exchange for depositing an official Government issued photo-bearing identity document or any other form of identification acceptable to the COR. Badges and documents will be exchanged as the employee departs from the Project Site. Employees are required to display badges prominently when at the Project Site.

1. COR and RSO may allow uncleared U.S. citizens for whom the SSC has obtained favorable National Criminal Indices Checks (NCICs) to be badged for unescorted access to the site.

2. U.S. citizen Visitors (not workers as listed in paragraph 2 above) without a security clearance, when authorized by the COR to enter the Project Site, will be issued a “visitor badge” and must be continuously escorted by a cleared U.S. citizen sponsor until departure from the Project Site.

3. Employees are required to surrender identification badges when access to the Project Site is no longer authorized or needed, or upon demand of the COR.

4. Continued loss of badges, or failure to comply with required surrender of badges, will, at the COR’s discretion, result in denial of access to the Project Site for one working day, at no cost to the Government.

Continued failure to comply may result in permanent denial of access to the Project Site, at no cost to the Government.

5. The Contractor must notify the COR and SSC immediately (no later than 24 hours after termination) of employees no longer employed on the project.

D. Search Procedures: The Government reserves the right to conduct searches of all personnel and belongings at any time while on the Project Site. All persons entering and leaving the Project Site will be required to pass through a walk-through-metal-detector (WTMD) or screened with a handheld metal detector. All belongings will be screened with an x-ray machine.

E. After Duty Hours: No Contractor personnel will be permitted access to the

Site after normal duty hours without prior written authorization from the COR. All contractor personnel seeking access to the Site after normal working hours will be required to sign in and out of an After Hours Log.

F. Visitor Notification: The COR must be notified 14 days in advance of proposed Contractor visits. Visitors will be authorized on a demonstrated need-to-know basis. The COR will approve, disapprove, or qualify each Contractor request in advance of each visit. Contractor Country Clearance Request procedures are detailed in Contract Section H.15. If Contractor Country Clearance Request has not been received prior to arrival IAW H.15, visitors will be treated and escorted by their sponsor as if they are uncleared. In addition, the COR may refuse access to the Site until a Contractor Country Clearance Request has been received.

G. Vehicle Control: Prior to passing through the perimeter gate(s) vehicles and drivers will be subject to search and inspection. Forty-eight (48) hours advance notice of any delivery arrival times must be provided. Seven days advance notice of deliveries at times other than regular working hours must be provided. Delivery delays are at the Contractor’s expense.

3.06 INSPECTIONS BY THE GOVERNMENT

A. The Government reserves the unqualified and unlimited right at any time to conduct security-related inspections of the Contractor’s work, material, equipment, personnel, and temporary facilities at the Project Site and any off-site support facilities, to include subcontractor offices. Contract Section H.15.11 requires the contractor to provide written notification to COR and SSC of any off-site locations at which project information will be stored.

1. In instances where authorized work must be disassembled, uncovered, or demolished then reassembled, recovered, or rebuilt to accommodate inspection in compliance with construction specifications and security requirements, resultant costs of such actions will be borne by the Government. The Contractor must be responsible for resultant costs when inspected work is found to be non-compliant with Project specifications or where work was performed without Government authorization. The Government reserves the right to suspend operations where unauthorized work has been performed and where introduction or attempted introduction of unauthorized material has taken place.

2. Reported Violations: Where an indication, report, or observation of unauthorized access or performance of unauthorized work has occurred, the Government reserves the right to suspend operations and deny access until circumstance and work can be investigated, inspected, tested, and resolved. All costs of such stoppages and resolutions must be borne by the Contractor, except when alleged violations, after investigation, are determined not to be in violation of security requirements.

B. The COR will coordinate for various technical security inspections throughout the construction period. The COR will coordinate all security inspections and technical security system installation teams.

3.07 MISCELLANEOUS SECURITY REQUIREMENTS

A. Control of Keys and Lock Combinations: Key and lock combination control is essential for Government Project security. Keys must not be duplicated or removed from the Project Site and lock combinations must not be divulged without specific written advanced authorization from the COR or SSC. Such loss of control observed or suspected by the COR or SSC, must result in required lock changes at the Contractor’s expense. Duplicate keys and lock combinations shall be provided to the COR and SSC for the purpose of security inspections and emergency actions. Keys and combinations necessary for unrestricted access to all Project areas, on-site and off-site Contractor offices, storage units, and similar locations shall be provided to the COR and SSC. The SSC will assume control of such duplicate keys and combinations.

B. Contract Section H.15 details the requirements for information and computer security in site-offices and for any electronic media coming on to the site.

COR or SSC shall coordinate approval and inspection of information and computer security compliance as appropriate.

3.08 PROHIBITED AND RESTRICTED ITEMS AND ACTIVITIES

A. Prohibited/Restricted Items and Activities on Project Site include, but are not limited to, the following:

1. Firearms and other weapons, except as specifically authorized by the

COR .

2. Electronic media devices, including radios, recorders, transmitters, receivers, cell phones, cell phones with camera, video or audio recording capabilities, laptop computers, personal digital assistants (PDAs), smart phones (i.e. BlackBerrys, iPhones, etc.), media storage devices (i.e. thumb drives, jump drives, flash drives), and similar items, except for authorized uses as approved by the COR , in accordance with site procedural documentation, and as allowed by Contract Section H.15.

3. Drugs, including narcotics, barbiturates, marijuana, alcoholic beverages, and similar substances, except for use with a valid medical prescription.

4. Explosives, except for use in specifically limited amounts and under controlled circumstances for work specified to be performed through use of explosives. Such use requires written prior authorization from the COR . As a hazardous material, the Contractor shall treat the use of explosives in accordance with guidance provided under Section 013525, Construction Safety and Occupational Health.

5. Cameras, except in accordance with 3.08.B below.

B. Photography

1. General: The use of photographic equipment and taking of photographs is restricted on and nearby the Project Site, as determined by the COR. Written requests for approval of photography must be submitted well in advance of time intended for such activity, stating reasons, uses and disposition of imaging media. The COR must review photographs and imaging media prior to removal from the site. The Government reserves the right to deny such use and release and limit to authorized purposes and distribution IAW Contract Section H.

3.09 SUPPLEMENTS

A. The Supplements listed below, following “End of Section,” are a part of this

Specification:

1. Attachment A - Department of State (DOS) Security Personnel (By

U.S. GOVERNMENT).

END OF SECTION

SECTION 013550

CONSTRUCTION SECURITY

ATTACHMENT A – DEPARTMENT OF STATE (DOS) SECURITY PERSONNEL

(BY U.S. GOVERNMENT)

1.01 INTRODUCTION

The information provided below complements, but does not replace, information provided in Chapter 2 of the OBO International Codes Supplement (OBO-ICS) IBC.

Aside from the COR and CO, who is ultimately responsible for ensuring that construction activities are accomplished in a manner that complies fully with applicable statues and security regulations, the following types of Government security personnel may be further assigned at the Construction Site to support this Project:

A. REGIONAL SECURITY OFFICER (RSO)

The RSO is the senior security officer for the Post. The RSO provides liaison with local authorities for security outside the Construction Site. If required, the RSO will conduct records checks and appropriate investigations on any local nationals and firms associated with the Project.

B. SITE SECURITY COORDINATOR (SSC)

The SSC is the designated Government representative responsible to the COR for all construction security related issues at or on Site and is responsible for all Government security planning and Site security matters.

C. LOCAL GUARD FORCE (LGF)

Local Guards, as approved by the RSO and/or the SSC, may be used at the perimeter and other locations at the construction Site and may be provided through existing Post local guard contracts. The RSO is responsible for the acquisition, supervision, and qualifications of Local Guard Services.

D. LOCAL POLICE

As appropriate, the SSC, in coordination with the RSO, may request an enhanced presence near the perimeter of the Site by local police throughout the construction period.

NOTE: This Project may or may not require all categories of security personnel.

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