Attachment 1 - Rigging Services SOW.pdf

ECF OFFICE OF CURRENCY MANUFACTURING

RIGGING SERVICE

Blanket Purchase Agreement

PART 1

GENERAL INFORMATION

1.0. GENERAL: This is a non-personnel services contract to provide Rigging Services to the Bureau of Engraving and Printing (BEP). The Government shall not exercise any supervision or control over the contract service providers performing the services herein. Such contract service providers shall be accountable solely to the Contractor who, in turn is responsible to the Government.

1.1. DESCRIPTION OF SERVICE/ INTRODUCTION: The contractor shall provide all personnel, equipment, supplies, transportation, tools, materials, supervision, and other items necessary to perform Rigging Services as defined in this Statement of Work (SOW) except for those items specified as government furnished property and services. The contractor shall perform in accordance to the standards in this contract, and other industry standards that apply in the performance of these services.

1.2. BACKGROUND: The BEP is a component of the U.S. Department of the Treasury that designs, engraves, and prints U.S. banknote currency and other U.S. security products.

Banknote currency manufacturing occurs at the BEP’s Washington, DC Currency Facility (DCF). As BEP machinery becomes obsolete or malfunctions, rigging services are procured in order to move, relocate, or dispose of equipment beyond repair.

1.3. OBJECTIVES: A Blanket Purchase Agreement will be issued to facilitate the placement of "calls" and allow contractor to assess each individual rigging project on an as needed basis for

BEP.

1.4. SCOPE: The BEP has a requirement for rigging services that include disassembly and relocation; or demolition, removal, and disposal of large, heavy equipment (currently identified equipment weighing approximately 10 - 35 tons), and other construction items, which are located at the Washington D.C. facility and at the Landover, Maryland warehouse. The services may also require occasional relocation of same type of equipment, materials, and other components. BEP has several high priority projects requiring removal of machinery and equipment from multiple locations within the Main and Annex buildings. Contractor shall load, transport, remove, deliver and dispose of equipment as needed and adhere to any applicable off-site scrap disposal requirements.

1.5. PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE: The ordering period of performance is 1 April 2026 to 31 March 2031.

1.6.0. GENERAL INFORMATION

1.6.1 QUALITY CONTROL: Quality Control is the responsibility of the contractor. The contractor is responsible for the delivery of quality services/supplies to the Government (see FAR 52.246-1, Contractor Inspection Requirements).

The Contractor shall develop, implement and maintain an effective Quality Control System which includes a written Quality Control Plan (QCP). The QCP shall implement a standardized procedure/methodology for monitoring and documenting contract performance to ensure all contract requirements are met. The Contractors' QCP must contain a systematic approach to monitor operations to ensure acceptable services/products are provided to the Government. The QCP, as a minimum, shall address continuous process improvement; procedures for scheduling, conducting, and documentation of inspection; discrepancy identification and correction;

corrective action procedures to include procedures for addressing Government discovered non-conformances; procedures for root cause analysis to identify the root cause and root cause corrective action to prevent re-occurrence of discrepancies; procedures for trend analysis;

procedures for collecting and addressing customer feedback/complaints. The contractor shall upon request provide to the Government their quality control documentation The Contractor shall submit electronically a comprehensive written quality control plan (QCP) to the Contracting Officer and COR within 30 days after the contract/call award. After acceptance of the quality control plan the contractor shall receive the Contracting Officer's acceptance in writing of any proposed change to their QC system.

1.6.2 QUALITY ASSURANCE: The government shall evaluate the contractor’s performance under this contract in accordance with the Quality Assurance Surveillance Plan. This plan is a Government only document primarily focused on what the Government must do to assure that the contractor has performed in accordance with the requirements of the contract.

1.6.3 FEDERAL GOVERNMENT HOLIDAYS: The contractor is not required to perform services on holidays.

New Year's Day 1st day of January Martin Luther King Jr.'s Birthday 3rd Monday of January Presidents Day 3rd Monday of February Memorial Day Last Monday of May Juneteenth 19th day of June Independence Day 4th day of July Labor Day 1st Monday of September Columbus Day 2nd Monday of October Veterans Day 11th day of November Thanksgiving Day 4th Thursday of November Christmas Day 25th day of December

1.6.4 HOUR OF OPERATION: The contractor is responsible for conducting business, between the hours of 7:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m. Monday thru Friday except on Federal holidays or when the Government facility is closed due to local or national emergencies, administrative closings, or similar Government directed facility closings. Other than firm fixed price contracts, the contractor will not be reimbursed when the government facility is closed for the above reasons.

The contractor must at all times maintain an adequate workforce, for the uninterrupted performance of all tasks defined within this Statement of Work (SOW) when the government facilities are not closed for the above reasons. When hiring personnel the contractor shall keep in mind the stability and continuity of the workforce are essential

Occasionally the contractor will experience delays accessing the loading dock due to normal BEP operations, there shall be no additional charge to the Bureau of Engraving and Printing for these delays.

1.6.5. PLACE OF PERFORMANCE:

The work to be performed under this contract will be performed at the following BEP locations:

Washington, DC Currency Facility 14th & C Streets SW Washington, DC 20228

Landover, MD Warehouse 3201 Pennsy Drive Landover, MD 20785

1.6.6. TYPE OF CONTRACT: This is a single-award Blanket Purchase Agreement for rigging services. This type of contract offers flexibility for the BEP to place calls on an as needed basis.

1.6.7. SECURITY REQUIREMENT: Contractor personnel (to include subcontractors) performing work under this contract must have a standard non-disclosure agreement at time of the proposal submission and must maintain the level of security required for the duration of the period of performance. Contractors will be escorted while on site.

The Contractors' employees shall follow all requests made by any member of the Bureau of Engraving and Printing (BEP) Office of Security.

PHYSICAL SECURITY: The Contractor shall be responsible for safeguarding all government equipment, information and property provided for Contractor use under this Contract. This Contract requires access into the Controlled Industrial Area of the BEP. The Contractor personnel shall recognize that BEP deals with sensitive information and other proprietary information, which are valuable, special, and unique assets. All information pertinent to BEP's information technology resources is highly sensitive and may not be released to third parties without the express, written consent of BEP. This information requires strict control procedures to preclude unauthorized disclosure or dissemination. Information pertinent to personnel is protected from unauthorized disclosure under the provisions of the Privacy Act of 1974 (5 U.S.C. 552a). Contractor personnel shall not divulge, disclose, or communicate in any manner, any information to any third party without prior written consent of the BEP. Contractor personnel shall protect information and treat it as strictly confidential and will abide by the security requirements of BEP. A violation of this paragraph shall be a material violation of this

Contract. Should the Contractor receive or suspect they have learned of sensitive or classified information, the Contractor shall identify and report suspicions to the COR.

1.6.8. EHS REQUIREMENT: None.

1.6.9. POST-AWARD CONFERENCE/PERIODIC PROGRESS MEETING: The

Contractor agrees to attend any post-award conference convened by the contracting activity or contract administration office in accordance with Federal Acquisition Regulation Subpart 42.5, Post Award Orientation. The Contracting Officer, COR, and other Government personnel, as appropriate, may meet periodically with the contractor to review the contractor's performance.

At these meetings the Contracting Officer will apprise the contractor of how the government views the contractor's performance and the contractor will apprise the Government of problems, if any, being experienced. Appropriate action shall be taken to resolve outstanding issues. These meetings shall be at no additional cost to the Government.

1.6.10. CONTRACTING OFFICER REPRESENTATIVE (COR): The COR will be identified by a separate letter from the CO. The COR monitors all technical aspects of the contract and assists in contract administration. The COR is authorized to perform the following functions: assure that the Contractor performs the technical requirements of the contract; perform inspections necessary in connection with contract performance; maintain written and oral communications with the Contractor concerning technical aspects of the contract; issue written interpretations of technical requirements, including Government drawings, designs, and specifications; monitor Contractor's performance and notify both the Contracting Officer and Contractor of any deficiencies; coordinate availability of government furnished property; and provide site entry of Contractor personnel. A letter of designation issued to the COR, a copy of which is sent to the Contractor, states the responsibilities and limitations of the COR, especially concerning changes in cost or price, estimates, or changes in delivery dates. The COR is not authorized to change any of the terms and conditions of the resulting order.

1.6.11. SUPERVISION OF CONTRACTOR EMPLOYEES: The Government will not exercise any supervision or control over the Contractor or subcontractor employees while performing work under the contract. Such employees shall be accountable solely to the Contractor, not the Government. The Contractor, in turn, shall be accountable to the Government for Contractor or subcontractor employees.

PART 2

DEFINITIONS AND ACRONYMS:

2.1. DEFINITIONS:

2.1.1. CONTRACT SPECIALIST. The official Government representative is delegated the authority by the Contracting Officer to administer a contract. This individual is normally a member of the appropriate Contracting/Procurement career field and advises on all technical contractual matters.

2.1.2. CONTRACTOR. A supplier or vendor is awarded a contract to provide specific supplies or services to the government. The term used in this contract refers to the prime.

2.1.3. CONTRACTING OFFICER. A person with authority to enter into, administer, and/or terminate contracts, and make related determinations and findings on behalf of the government.

Note: The only individual who can legally bind the government.

2.1.4. CONTRACTING OFFICER'S REPRESENTATIVE (COR). An employee of the U.S. Government appointed by the contracting officer to administer the contract. Such appointment shall be in writing and shall state the scope of authority and limitations. This individual has the authority to provide technical direction to the Contractor as long as that direction is within the scope of the contract, does not constitute a change, and has no funding implications. This individual does NOT have the authority to change the terms and conditions of the contract.

2.1.5. DEFECTIVE SERVICE. A service output that does not meet the standard of performance associated with the Statement of Work.

2.1.6. DELIVERABLE. Anything that can be physically delivered but may include non-manufactured things such as meeting minutes or reports.

2.1.7. GOVERNMENT-FURNISHED PROPERTY (GFP) OR GOVERNMENT

PROPERTY (GP). Property in the possession of, or directly acquired by, the Government and subsequently made available to the Contractor.

2.1.8. KEY PERSONNEL. Contractor personnel are evaluated in a source selection process and that may be required to be used in the performance of a contract by the Key Personnel listed in the SOW. 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.

2.1.9. PHYSICAL SECURITY. Actions that prevent the loss or damage of Government property.

2.1.10. QUALITY ASSURANCE. The government procedures to verify that services being performed by the Contractor are acceptable in accordance with established standards and requirements of this contract.

2.1.11. QUALITY ASSURANCE SPECIALIST. An official Government representative concerned with matters pertaining to the contract administration process and quality assurance/quality control. Acts as technical advisor to the Contracting Officer in these areas.

2.1.12. QUALITY ASSURANCE SURVEILLANCE PLAN (QASP). An organized written document specifying the surveillance methodology to be used for surveillance of contractor performance.

2.1.13. QUALITY CONTROL. All necessary measures taken by the Contractor to assure that the quality of an end product or service shall meet contract requirements.

2.1.14. SUBCONTRACTOR. One that enters into a contract with a prime contractor. The Government does not have the privity of a contract with the subcontractor.

2.1.15. WORK DAY. The number of hours per day the Contractor provides services in accordance with the contract.

2.1.16. WORK WEEK. Monday through Friday, except for Federal holidays unless specified otherwise.

2.2.0. ACRONYMS:

ACOR Alternate Contracting Officer's Representative BEP Bureau of Engraving and Printing COR Contracting Officer Representative COTS Commercial-Off-the-Shelf FAR Federal Acquisition Regulation CO Contracting Officer ODC Other Direct Costs POC Point of Contact PRS Performance Requirements Summary QA Quality Assurance QAP Quality Assurance Program QASP Quality Assurance Surveillance Plan QC Quality Control QCP Quality Control Plan SOW Statement of Work TE Technical Exhibit

PART 3

GOVERNMENT-FURNISHED PROPERTY, EQUIPMENT, AND SERVICES

3. GOVERNMENT-FURNISHED ITEMS AND SERVICES:

3.1. Services: The Government will make all service connections and disconnections as needed from equipment to be moved.

3.2 Facilities: N/A

3.3 Utilities: The Contractor (to include subcontractors) shall instruct employees in utilities conservation practices. The contractor shall be responsible for operating under conditions that

Author Recommend removing sections that are not applicable to the requirement.

preclude the waste of utilities, which include turning off the water faucets or valves after using the required amount to clean and move equipment.

3.4 Drawings: The BEP will provide structural drawings, as needed.

3.5 Equipment: N/A.

3.6 Materials: N/A.

PART 4

CONTRACTOR-FURNISHED ITEMS AND SERVICES

4. CONTRACTOR-FURNISHED ITEMS AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

4.1 General: The Contractor shall furnish all supplies, equipment, facilities, and services required to perform work under this contract that is not listed under Section 3 of this SOW.

4.2. Materials: The Contractor shall provide all materials required to complete this contract.

4.3. Equipment: The Contractor shall provide all equipment required to complete this equipment removal services other than what is explicitly listed in Part 3.

PART 5

SPECIFIC TASKS

5. SPECIFIC TASKS:

The BEP has a requirement for rigging services that include disassembly and relocation; or demolish, removal, and disposal of large machinery and equipment (currently identified equipment weighing approximately 10 - 35 tons), located at either the DCF or the Landover, Maryland warehouse. The services may also require occasional relocation of same type of equipment. Contractor shall report and be ready to timely execute the task adhering to all safety rules according to their plan of action and industry standards.

5.1. Basic Services. The contractor shall:

5.1.1 Pre-Inspection. Upon each new call order, the contractor will coordinate and schedule a site visit with the COR to assess the scope of work, develop rigging plan, and provide initial quote within 15 business days of site visit.

5.1.2 Rigging Plan. Develop a plan, verifying dimensions and equipment configuration for approval prior to service. Such plan shall be certified by a D.C. licensed Structural Engineer.

Revisions to this plan shall be submitted within fifteen (15) business days of any changes.

5.2 Equipment Demolition and Removal. The contractor shall either disassemble and relocate or dismantle, remove, and scrap all machinery, equipment, parts and components outlined in the call order and in accordance with COR and BEP guidelines. Contractor shall not damage equipment if being relocated, and no personal injury shall result from equipment move.

5.3 Equipment Disposal : If equipment is requested to be removed, dismantled, and scrapped, the contractor is then required to provide the BEP with the proceeds from the scrap metal.

Contractor shall provide documentation to the COR to verify and accept sale transaction.

Reimbursement will be deducted from final invoice prior to being processed for payment.

PART 6

APPLICABLE PUBLICATIONS

6. APPLICABLE PUBLICATIONS (CURRENT EDITIONS)

6.1.0. The Contractor (to include subcontractors) must abide by all applicable regulations, publications, manuals, and local policies and procedures.

6.1.1. NFPA 80: Standard for Fire Doors and Other Opening Protectives, 2016 Edition - Chapter 11 Rolling Steel Doors.

PART 7 – ATTACHMENT/TECHNICAL EXHIBIT LISING

Attachment/Technical Exhibit List:

Attachment 1/Technical Exhibit 1 – Performance Requirements Summary Attachment 2/Technical Exhibit 2 – Deliverables Schedule

TECHNICAL EXHIBIT 1 - PERFORMANCE REQUIREMENTS SUMMARY

The Contractor tasks requirements summarize the performance objectives that relate directly to mission essential items. The performance threshold briefly describes the minimum acceptable levels of work required for each requirement. These thresholds are critical to mission success.

Performance Objective Performance

Standard Performance

Threshold Method of

Surveillance Incentive/ Disincentive

PRS#1. The contractor shall conduct pre-inspection and provide rigging plan for review and approval IAW

5.1.1 and 5.1.2 of the SOW.

Provide demolition plan for approval within 15 days of site visit. Contractor shall state how the equipment will be dismantled and removed or relocated from the facility, in accordance with the specification.

Zero deviation

100% inspection.

Demolition schedule will not be approved until the demolition plans are approved.

PRS#2. The contractor shall provide equipment demolition or removal IAW

5.2 of the SOW.

Movement of equipment shall not result in damage to equipment relocated nor injury to personnel.

Zero deviation

100% inspection.

Non-payment until equipment removal is complete.

Contractor Performance Assessment Report

(CPARS)

Notation.

PRS# 3. The contractor shall conduct equipment disposal IAW 5.3 of SOW.

The contractor shall provide plans on how the equipment will be disposed of at an off-site facility, distribute proceeds to BEP, and provide the COR with a receipt from the disposal facility, in accordance with specifications.

Invoices shall reflect reimbursement prior to being processed for payment.

Inspection and Acceptance

Non-payment until equipment disposal is complete.

Contractor Performance Assessment Report

(CPARS)

Notation.

TECHNICAL EXHIBIT 2 – DELIVERABLES

This Technical exhibit lists any reports or documentation that is required as deliverable to include the frequency, # of copies, medium/format and who/where it is to be submitted. A deliverable is anything that can be physically delivered but may include non-physical things such as meeting minutes. Note: All SOW deliverables should be included in this exhibit.

Deliverable

Frequency

# of Copies

Medium/Format

Submit to

Quality Control Plan

Contractor shall submit a comprehensive QCP to

PDF/ MS

Word/Email

CO

Deliverable

Frequency

# of Copies

Medium/Format

Submit to

IAW SOW Para 1.6.1

COR/CO with the proposal and within 30 calendar days of call award when revisions are made for final approval and acceptance.

1 Microsoft Word 2003 (or higher) format

COR

Demolition plans Contractor shall provide demolition plans for review and approval within 15 days of site visit.

3 Electronic copy/pdf

COR

Removal plans Contractor shall provide equipment removal plans within 15 days site visit.

Electronic copy/pdf

COR

Disposal plans/receipt

The contractor shall provide plans on how the equipment will be disposed of at an off-site facility, distribute proceeds to BEP, and provide the COR with a receipt from the disposal facility accordance with specifications.

3 Either PDF/ MS Word/Email Microsoft Word 2003 (or higher) format, or hard copy.

COR