Attachment 1 - Performance Work Statement.docx

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Naval Center for Space Technology Blossom Point Satellite Command and Tracking Facility (BPTF)-Grounds Services

Performance Work Statement (PWS)-DRAFT September 30, 2025

Table of Contents

Appendices APPENDIX A – Grounds Maintenance APPENDIX A – BPTF Overview Area

GENERAL

1.1 Grounds Services

The Contractor shall furnish all personnel, labor, equipment, material, tools, supplies, supervision, management, and services, except as may be expressly set forth as Government furnished, and otherwise do all things necessary to or incident to, perform and provide the work efforts described herein. It is understood this Performance Work Statement (PWS) is not inclusive of all assigned duties and/or responsibilities but provides a general overview of overall performance expectations and responsibilities. Description of space: Grounds Services support for BPTF is located on approximately 42 acres and currently has approximately 28 structures and 12 antennas with pedestals on the grounds with plans to increase the land, structures and antennas in the future.

1.2 Quality Control

The contractor shall develop and maintain an effective quality control program to ensure services are performed. The contractor shall develop and implement procedures to identify, prevent, and ensure non-recurrence of defective services. The contractor’s quality control program is the means by which the contractor assures that the work complies with the requirement of the contract. After acceptance of the quality control plan the contractor shall receive the contracting officer’s representative acceptance in writing of any proposed change to the contractor's quality control system.

1.3 Quality Assurance

The contracting officer's representative shall evaluate the contractor’s performance in accordance with the Quality Assurance Surveillance Plan (QASP). This plan is primarily focused on what the contracting officer's representative and contracting officer must do to ensure that the contractor has performed in accordance with the performance standards. It defines how the performance standards will be applied, the frequency of surveillance, and the minimum acceptable defect rate(s).

1.4 Place of Performance

Normal duty tasks identified within this work statement shall be accomplished at the U.S. Naval Research Laboratory, BPTF located at 10050 Blossom Point Road, Welcome, Maryland, 20693.

1.5 Period of Performance

The period of performance is for 1 base year of 12 months (including a mobilization period) and four 12-month option years to be exercised concurrent to previous services in order to avoid a lapse in service.

1.6 Hours of Operation

Normal workdays are Monday through Friday except U.S. Federal Holidays. Most BPTF workers typically work 8 hours per day, 40 hours per week. Flextime workers usually do not start earlier than 0600 and not later than 0900. Core hours of work are from 0900 to 1500 daily. All employees are expected to be available during core hours.

SECURITY

2.1 Clearance level/ DD Form 254

All contractor personnel require at a minimum a favorable National Agency Check with Local Agency Checks and Credit Check (NACLC) at time of proposal submission, with the ability to obtain a Secret clearance within 30 days of award.

2.3 Identification (ID) Badges

Based on required access, the government will issue ID badges to contractor personnel working at NRL and/or the BPTF site in accordance with the requirements. A favorable National Agency Check with Local Agency Checks and Credit Check (NACLC) is required in order for nominated contractor personnel to be granted access to NRL facilities and issued an NRL badge. NRL issued contractor badges shall be worn and readily visible at all times while contractor personnel are on NRL facilities.

2.4 Applicable Documents

The NRL Requirements for On-Site Contractors (ROSC) provides general instructions for contractors conducting business at/on NRL property and shall be followed. The Requirements for On-Site Contractors is available at the following address:

https://www.nrl.navy.mil/doing-business/on-site-contractors

CONTRACTOR REQUIREMENT

3.1 Contractor Employees

The contractor shall furnish all labor, supervision, equipment, and materials necessary to provide grounds maintenance services in accordance with Appendix A, Grounds Services spanning the area in Appendix B, BPTF Overview Areas.. The services shall include cutting grass, edging, fertilization, collection and disposal of litter and trash, vegetation cutting and removal, brush removal, sodding, sprigging, erosion control, tree and shrub pruning, tree and stump removal, irrigation, and ditch cleaning. The use of herbicides to accomplish certain grounds maintenance functions may be permitted if approved by the contract officer’s representative and are in accordance with provisions specified in Appendix A.

3.2 All grassed areas, except NASA radome area, shall be cut and kept at a uniform height between 2 to 6 inches.

3.3 All sidewalks, driveways, street edges, curbs, and other paved areas shall be edged.

3.4 The contractor shall furnish and apply applicable (N-P-K) analysis fertilizer to all parcels.

3.5 Fertilizer shall be applied at the regionally customary frequency and time periods.

3.6 The contractor shall collect and dispose of trash and litter in all grassed areas, flower and shrub beds, wooded areas, sidewalks, streets, and curbs.

3.7 All trash and litter shall be disposed of the same day as collected.

3.8 Fence line maintenance shall consist of the removal of grass, weeds, trees (less than two inches in diameter at ground level), and all other vegetative growth to ground or pavement level within 12 inches on both sides of fence lines. Removal may be by either mechanical or approved chemical methods.

3.9 Debris generated by fence line maintenance operations shall be removed and disposed of the same working day.

3.10 The contractor shall provide pest control services, in accordance with the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide and Rodenticide Act (7 U.S.C. § 136, et seq.), its implementing regulations (40 CFR Parts 150-189), and applicable Navy/NRL instructions. All abatement and control measures directed against insects, rodents, weeds, fungi, and other animals or plants, shall be coordinated in advance with NRL Code 3546 to ensure adherence to the Navy Pest Management and Natural Resources regulations

3.11 Contractor employees shall abide by NRL and BPTF badging requirements.

3.12 Contractor employees shall be able to read and converse in English.

3.13 Contractor employees shall be legal U.S. citizens and shall not maintain dual-citizenship

APPENDIX A – Grounds Maintenance Definitions:

a. Debris. Debris includes, but is not limited to, paper, cans, bottles, limbs and branches, pine straw and pine cones, leaves, rocks, and other similar items.

b. Diameter at Breast Height (DBH). Diameter at breast height, as measured 4.5 feet above ground level.

c. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). That federal agency delegated authority to enforce the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA).

d. Fertilization. Fertilization is the process of applying nutrient elements to the soil where the soil has become deficient in nutrients essential for proper plant growth.

e. Grass Cutting. Grass cutting shall include cutting and trimming, within the designated area, all grasses, weeds, and other vegetation which is one inch or less in diameter (at ground level).

f. Parcel. A given area of land. Each area shown on maps accompanying this specification is divided into various parcels.

g. Pruning. Pruning is selectively removing unwanted growth to make a plant or tree grow or respond in a desired manner. Pruning differs from "shearing". Pruning involves selection and judgment. "Shearing" means clipping all growth on a plant at a uniform distance and shape.

Herbicidal Vegetation Control

a. The contractor shall be licensed by the applicable state agency to provide herbicidal vegetation control.

b. All herbicide application shall be done in accordance with federal, state, local, and installation laws and regulations.

c. Only herbicides registered by the Environmental Protection Agency and applicable state lead agency for the use intended will be considered

d. Any proposed changes in approved herbicide usage shall be submitted for the contracting officer’s approval at least five working days in advance of the anticipated need

e. Labels and material safety data sheets shall be submitted for the contracting officer’s approval for each herbicide intended to be used within 30 calendar days after award of the contract.

f. Use shall be in strict compliance with label directions for the control of the target weeds.

e. Extreme care shall be exercised to avoid entry of herbicides into drainage structures, streams, ditches, etc.

g. The contractor shall maintain daily records of all herbicide usage on NAVFAC Form 6250/3.

h. This form shall be filled out daily as weed control operations are performed, and all entries must be completed within 24 hours of chemical usage.

i. Completed forms shall be made available upon request for inspection

j. The completed forms shall be forwarded to the contracting officer’s representative on a monthly, following the month of operation.

k. Forms which are rejected by the contracting officer’s representative due to improper preparation shall be corrected and resubmitted by the contractor.

l. All tanks, hoses, pumps, control valves, and gauges shall;

1. be free of visible deterioration

2. not leak

3. operate at the manufacturer's recommended rates and pressures.

m. All failed equipment shall be replaced and/or repaired by the contractor prior to resuming operations.

n. All work involving the handling and/or use of herbicides shall be by a certified applicator, or under the line of sight supervision of a certified individual who is in direct communication with the applicator.

1. The certified supervisor shall be readily accessible for consultation with the contracting officer’s representative at all times during herbicide operations.

2 Uncertified personnel who apply herbicides shall have been employed in weed control for a minimum of 30 days and have received training in:

(a) Selection, application, and evaluation of appropriate control procedures.

(b) Safe and effective application techniques, and the calibration and use of all equipment required.

(c) Handling, storage, and transfer of herbicide materials as required.

(d) Reading, interpreting, and following herbicide label instructions.

(e) Use and maintenance of all required safety equipment.

(f) The consequences of preparing a herbicide to be given or sold to an individual other than an authorized employee of the contractor or regulatory official.

(g) Procedure for handling herbicide spills, including reporting procedures.

(h) The security of vehicles and equipment.

o. Herbicide Use Records. The contractor shall maintain daily records of all herbicide usage on NAVFAC Form 6250/3.

1. This form shall be filled out daily as weed control operations are performed, and all entries must be completed within 24 hours of chemical usage. Completed forms shall be made available upon request for inspection, and shall be forwarded to the contracting officer’s representative monthly.

APPENDIX B – BPTF Overview Area

Dark green are areas for Grounds Maintenance support except NASA radome area.

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