Attachment A-Statement of Work.pdf

Attachment A

Statement of Work Temporary Farm Laborer – 5 persons

Plant Materials Center 3800 S. 20th Street Manhattan, KS 66502

General Information:

This position is located at the Plant Materials Center in Manhattan, KS. The work conducted by the PMC is based on the conservation needs of the USDA - Natural Resources Conservation Service. The PMC work is directed toward developing improved plant materials for pollinator habitat, upland wildlife habitat, and range/pasture improvement. The PMC also works to improve techniques and species selection associated with cover crops and soil health.

Performance and Schedule:

Farm labor services will primarily be required during harvest seasons 6/1/2020 through 9/30/2020 and 6/1/2021 through 9/30/2021.

Hours up to 39 hours per week, intermittently in 1-week increments as dictated by Plant Material Center workload needs. Hours – 7:30 a.m. to 4:00p.m. (30-minute unpaid lunch) with option to start/end up to 30 minutes earlier with prior approval of PMC manager. The Government will only pay for the hours worked and does not include the lunch period. The Government does not approve schedules for lunch periods or any time the laborers are out of the offices for vacation, sick leave or holidays. The cost for any required/authorized paid time off is the responsibility of the contractor.

Duties and Skills:

The majority of the work will be completed outside under adverse weather conditions (heat, humidity, dust, wind) and will require extensive physical labor. The individuals will assist with the maintenance of the PMC grounds, foundation seed production fields and field studies such as but not limited to, weed control through hoeing/hand rouging, use of a string weed trimmer and moving irrigation pipe and equipment. The job also involves walking over rough ground, standing for extended periods of time and lifting and carrying light to moderate weights. Tasks include hand weed control, field irrigation, general grounds maintenance, hand harvesting of seed materials and transplanting plant plugs. The individuals may also assist with seed harvest and seed cleaning operations.

Qualifications:

Applicants must be capable of working outdoors in hot weather. Experience with agriculture, horticulture and/or farm work is desirable.

Contractor Identification:

FAR 37.114 requires all contractor personnel to identify themselves to third parties if they are working in a situation where their contractor status is not obvious to prevent the impression in the minds of the public that they are Government officials.

Supervision:

The contractor is responsible for supervision of the temporary laborers. However, daily workload will be as directed by the PMC technical staff who will assign specific duties per the PMC manager. Any scheduled time off by the contractor’s employee must be coordinated with the Government in advance. The Government will verify the number of hours worked by each laborer to the contractor if requested.