B08_Attachment_1_Statement_of_Work_Bridge_Inspections_2.pdf

UNITED STATES FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE

BRIDGE SAFETY INSPECTIONS

STATEMENT OF WORK (SOW)

FY 2024

PART I - BACKGROUND

The U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service) owns over 700 vehicular bridges located on National Wildlife Refuges, fish hatcheries, and other facilities associated with fish and wildlife conservation. These bridges serve essential administrative functions and provide visitor access to Service managed land.

The Service initiated a bridge safety program in 1992 to ensure the safety and integrity of its vehicular bridges. The program has two main components: detailed field inspection and an electronic bridge inventory. The inspections identify safety deficiencies and maintenance, repair, rehabilitation, and reconstruction needs. The bridge inventory stores and disseminates this information. The National Bridge Inspection Standards (NBIS) and Service Manual chapters 362 FW 1, FW 2, and FW 3 provide the framework for the bridge safety program.

See Reference #1

PART II - SCOPE

This contract will require Title I, II, and III Architect/Engineer (A/E) services related to the Service bridge safety program. It will include field visits to assess bridge elements and evaluate bridge-related traffic safety features; generation of bridge Structure Inventory and Appraisal (SI&A) data;

and production of bridge inspection reports. The field visits include remote areas located through the US on the USFWS Refuges and properties.

This contract will generally issue three task orders per year covering the A-E services needed for the scheduled bridge inspections. In some cases additional task orders may be issued on a smaller scale for inspections due to known issues or emergencies that may include bridges that fall under this contract. These task orders will be issued only for the A-E services covered under this contract to perform the additional inspections.

PART III – OBJECTIVE

The work performed under this contract will be used to identify critical bridge-related safety issues; develop short- and long-term bridge maintenance, repair, rehabilitation, and replacement needs; maintain Service bridge SI&A data; and prepare annual submittals of National Bridge Inventory (NBI) data to the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA).

PART IV - SERVICES TO BE PERFORMED

The A/E will be required to furnish professional bridge inspection services to the Fish and Wildlife

Service for existing vehicular bridges situated on Service facilities located nationwide.

Professional services provided will include all activities necessary for the proper inspection and evaluation of Service owned and maintained vehicular bridges – as defined by the Service – otherwise in accordance with NBIS requirements and incorporating, by reference, current versions of all reference manuals listed in the NBIS. These activities will typically include:

Review of bridge historical information;

Site visits to document bridge condition, including:

o assessment of bridge components, and o evaluation of traffic safety features;

Production of inspection reports including:

o determination of maintenance, repair, and rehabilitation needs;

o cost/benefit analyses of repair versus replacement;

o calculation or verification of bridge live load capacity;

o estimation of costs for maintenance, repair, rehabilitation and replacement recommendations;

o preparation of sketches; and

Recording and coding SI&A data, utilizing English units of measure.

The A/E will record and report all SI&A data using the Service’s web-based Bridge Inspection Management System (BIMS).

Historically, annual Service bridge inspection cycles consist of three inspection trips: one each in the spring, summer, and fall. During these three trips, the A/E will inspect approximately half of the Service’s bridges grouped geographically in the eastern or western half of the country.

PART V - DELIVERABLES

The Government will issue task orders for multiple bridges requiring inspection in a given period (typically on a seasonal, trip-by-trip basis) as a part of the awarded contract. The task orders will stipulate the specific reporting requirements for each bridge requiring inspection. The stipulated reports corresponding electronic SI&A data will constitute the main deliverables for each task order assignment.

It is anticipated that delivery of the reports will be electronic.

PART VI – GOVERNMENT FURNISHED MATERIAL

No government furnished material is anticipated as a part of the awarded contract or individual task order assignmentPART VII - SECURITY REQUIREMENTS

Each user of the BIMS must possess a unique user account. Each individual requiring a user account must consent to a background check. Maintenance of user privileges requires successful completion of annual web-based Information Technology (IT) Security training.

PART VIII - PLACE OF PERFORMANCE

The bridge inspections to be performed under this contract will require travel to Service facilities nationwide. Other services related to coding SI&A information and report preparation may take place at the A/E’s facilities.

PART IX - PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE

The period of performance for task orders issued under previous Bridge Safety Inspection Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity contracts has typically been approximately 120 - 150 days per inspection trip, one each beginning in the spring, summer, and fall of each year. It is anticipated that the period of performance for orders issued under this award will be of a similar duration.

Estimated Contract Period of Performance:

Base Year: June 1, 2024 – May 31, 2025 Option Year 1: June 1, 2025 – May 31, 2026 Option Year 1: June 1, 2026 – May 31, 2027 Option Year 1: June 1, 2027 – May 31, 2028 Option Year 1: June 1, 2028 – May 31, 2029

END OF STATEMENT OF WORK

BRIDGE COUNTS BY STATE

StateName CountOfBrID StateName CountOfBrID

Alabama 8 Nebraska 8

Alaska 5 Nevada 7

Arizona 3 New Jersey 5

Arkansas 33 New Mexico 1

California 35 New York 3

Colorado 6 North Carolina 14

Delaware 1 North Dakota 24

Florida 24 Ohio 3

Georgia 23 Oklahoma 24

Idaho 9 Oregon 30

Illinois 17 Pennsylvania 3

Indiana 28 Puerto Rico 9

Iowa 5 South Carolina 9

Kansas 22 South Dakota 12

Louisiana 32 Tennessee 18

Maine 4 Texas 48

Maryland 7 Utah 57

Massachusetts 2 Vermont 5

Michigan 26 Virginia 1

Minnesota 24 Washington 20

Mississippi 28 West Virginia 3

Missouri 23 Wisconsin 19

Montana 32 Wyoming 5

Total 725