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Specific key personnel will be identified and actuated at the task order level. However, minimum personnel qualifications requirements as identified in the PWS are as follows:

The contractor is required to provide key on-site personnel who meet at least the minimum levels of professional and technical experience outlined below. The specialized experience included, as a part of the required qualifications, shall have been obtained in the fields of endeavor indicated by the applicable labor categories listed below. Working knowledge may be obtained either by direct experience or by close working relationship with the area specified so that it would enable successful performance of tasks. If the Government questions the qualifications or competence of any person under the contract, the burden of proof to sustain that the person is qualified shall be upon the contractor.

Project Manager:

Experience: The individual shall have ten or more years in overseeing and managing preservation efforts on U.S. Navy ships similar in scope to the statement of work using Naval Ship’s Technical Manual (NSTM) 631, SMS 6310-081-015 and NSI 009-32 preservation standards and environmental practices.

Project Engineer:

Experience: The individual shall have ten or more years of experience in dealing with preservation efforts onboard U.S. Navy ships and currently operating at the Journeyman level.

Quality Assurance Professional:

Experience: The individual shall be capable of implementing quality assurance plans, reading and recording data associated with marine coatings. The Quality Assurance Professional shall be fully qualified and certified in accordance with applicable requirements outlined in Section C.2.6 of the SOW.

Supervisor:

Experience: The individual shall have a minimum of four years of experience with the application of marine coatings, including, but not limited to: set up, abrasive blasting, power tool cleaning, mixing and applying materials. Requires experience measuring and recording required data such as: ambient temperature and paint thickness. Requires experience in reading and interpreting blue prints, technical manuals and other technical data and in sequencing work appropriately to eliminate repeating work efforts. Shall be fully qualified and certified in accordance with applicable requirements outlined in Section C.2 of the SOW.

The contractor agrees that key personnel designated in the technical proposal will be available for contract performance and shall not be replaced during the first 120 days of the contract, unless such substitutions are necessitated by an individual’s sudden illness, death, or termination of employment. All proposed substitutes (no matter when they are proposed during the performance period) shall have qualifications that are equal to or higher than the qualifications of the person being replaced. If the Contracting Officer determines that suitable and timely replacement of personnel who have been reassigned, terminated or have otherwise become unavailable to perform under this contract is not reasonably forthcoming or that the resultant reduction of productive effort would impair the successful completion of the contract or the Task Order, the contract may be terminated by the Contracting Officer for default. Alternatively, at the Contracting Officer’s discretion, if the Contracting Officer finds the contractor to be at fault for the condition, they may equitably adjust (downward) the contract price to compensate the Government for any delay, loss or damage as a result of the contractor’s action.