B08_KEFJ_SOW.pdf

STATEMENT OF WORK

National Park Service

Kenai Fjords National Park

Radio Repeater Parts Installation

June 21, 2022

1. GENERAL:

The work of this contract involves the replacement of all identified radio repeater components at three sites within Kenai Fjords National Park. The Contractor shall furnish all labor, materials and equipment, other than those identified in Table 1 below, to install the repeater components as specified in the description of tasks. The Government shall supply the remaining components to be picked up in Anchorage by the Contractor and delivered to the site. The Contractor shall provide the Government all requested reports, site pictures, and supporting material developed during the period of service to document a complete and functioning system has been installed.

During the performance of work, the Contractor shall provide adequate professional supervision and quality control to assure the accuracy, quality, and completeness of work.

2. BACKGROUND:

The National Park Service (NPS) has a radio system network across the state of Alaska. The system consists of base stations located in a parks’ developed areas, and repeater stations which are installed at higher elevations that are usually very remote and can only be accessed by helicopter. This project replaces three repeater components in Kenai Fjords National Park (KEFJ, see map, Attachment A) which range from 1 to 50 straight line miles from the road system or nearest nearby community. Representative photos of each repeater sites components can be found in Attachment B.

The repeaters are comprised of various types of equipment (Table 1 and Attachment C), all of which have defined design lives, requiring component replacement at regular intervals for the system to remain operational. Almost all repeater components currently on site are at the end of their useable lifespan and need to be replaced. Typical transportation to replace the equipment includes at least two round trip flights for equipment and one round trip flight for installation personnel.

Table 1: Components to be replaced at each site include the following items and as specified in

Attachment C:

VHF/UHF repeater with duplexer Park Supplied to be picked up in Anchorage

16A each charge controllers & mounting plate, 6 controllers per site

Park Supplied to be picked up in Anchorage

100AH each AGM 12VDC solar batteries

& assoc. cables, 24 batteries per site

Park will supply batteries and cables for

Macarthur site, Contractor to supply the rest

100W each 12VDC solar panels, 5 panels per site

Park will supply panels for Macarthur site, Contractor to supply the rest

Duckbill easy hook anchors, 4-8 per site Contractor Supplied

50-100’ of ¼” aluminum wire rope Contractor Supplied

Turnbuckles, 4-8 per site Contractor Supplied

Various Hardware, stainless steel hinges, bolts, unistrut, wire, etc.

Contractor Supplied

Other than sealed batteries, no hazardous materials have been identified as part of this project.

3. DESCRIPTION OF TASKS:

Replacement of specified repeater components at three (3) sites as follows:

1. If the selected contractor has not previously performed work on an Alaska National

Parks repeater systems, up to 2 representatives from the contractor and one park employee shall participate in a site visit to Macarthur Pass by 25 July, 2022 to familiarize the contractor and park staff with general system components. The specific date will be coordinated between the NPS and the contractor to identify a mutually agreeable date and back-up dates, if needed.

2. Contractor shall review the complete set of Government supplied components for each repeater with NPS staff in Anchorage to verify functionality of all components and to document that all requisite components are present. This will document that any issues with functionality post-installation are the responsibility of the contractor and that the NPS has provided all necessary components and hardware.

3. Contractor will package all Government supplied equipment and transport the items from Anchorage to the three (3) repeater sites listed in Table 2 below.

4. Install equipment at sites according to specifications in Attachments B & C and industry standards.

5. Remove decommissioned repeater components from the park and dispose of all removed items in accordance with Alaska DEC requirements. A certificate of recycling shall be provided to the project COR prior to project close out.

Table 2: Repeater sites and which equipment from Table 1 is to be installed at which site:

Repeater Latitude Longitude

Rugged Island 59.860646 -149.389529

Seal Rocks 59.521446 -149.628650

Macarthur Pass* 59.4711 -150.3355

4. SCHEDULE OF WORK AND SUBMITTALS:

If determined necessary, the site visit with NPS personnel to the Macarthur Pass repeater will occur by July 25, 2022.

The contractor will complete replacement of all components and necessary wiring as identified in Attachment C after the site visit and before September 30, 2022. The following restrictions must be observed by throughout the work of this contract:

Rugged Island: Rugged Island should not be confused with Ragged Island located immediately south of the Macather Pass repeater site. Work on Rugged Island shall be conducted after July 15th to avoid impacts to nesting song birds. There are no seabirds or sea lions to be concerned about. If project work requires ground disturbance, the

Contractor shall coordinate one flight out on Park provided helecopter transport for an

NPS archeoligist to conduct investigative test pits.

Seal Rocks: There is a Steller sea lion haul out on Seal Rocks, as well as a Tufted Puffin

Colony and a Black-legged Kittiwake colony. The approach of the helicopter must be from a NOAA designated direction to minimize disturbance to the sea lions.

Additionally work must occur before the end of May to minimize impacts to the breeding

Tufted Puffins. Alternatively, work could wait until after September 1st, after most of the chicks start fledging however weather may be less favorable later in the season. One seat on the first helicopter trip out to Seal Rocks shall be reserved for a NOAA employee to ensure compliance with the flight approach. Helicopter flights to Seal Rocks also must be either above 3000 feet or a lateral distance of three kilometers from the Chiswell

Islands, which have a major sea lion rookery; this may require a slight deviation from a straight flight path from Seward. If project work requires ground disturbance, the

Contractor shall coordinate one flight out on Park provided helecopter transport for an

NPS archeoligist to conduct investigative test pits.

The NPS will conduct post-installation inspections to verify functionality of repeater sites to specification before final contract close out.

5. GOVERNMENT FURNISHED MATERIALS:

The government will provide the repeater components to be collected by the Contractor from the

Alaska NPS Radio shop located at 5100 Cordova Street, Anchorage, Alaska. All programming will be completed by the government before the repeaters are given to the contractor. The government will be responsible for acquisition of the helicopter for the site visit, if needed, and for the inspection flights.

6. CONTRACTOR FURNISHED MATERIALS:

The contractor shall provide all tools and equipment to complete the tasks listed above and on

Attachments B & C.

7. POINTS OF CONTACT:

A. Point of Contact:

Jesse Pike

Kenai Fjords National Park

P.O. Box 1727

Seward, AK 99664 jesse_pike@nps.gov

(907) 362-7672

B. Contracting Office for Contractual Support:

Ron Bunch – Contracting Officer

National Parks Service, Alaska Regional Office

240 W. 5th Ave. Anchorage, AK 99501

(907) 201-7719

8. SUBMIT INVOICE(S) TO:

Submit an invoice into Invoice Processing Platform (IPP) with a copy of the invoice to the COR

(see FAR 32.905 for proper invoicing), and a copy to the Contracting Office.

9. PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE (POP):

Period of performance is from the date of the award until September 30, 2022.

10. CONTRACTING OFFICER’S AUTHORITY:

The Contracting Officer is the only person with the authority to act as agent of the Government under this contract. Only the Contracting Officer has authority to:

(1) direct or negotiate any changes in the Statement of Work or specifications;

(2) modify or extend the period of performance;

(3) change the delivery schedule; or

(4) otherwise change any terms and conditions of this contract.

The Contracting Officer is the only person authorized to make or approve any changes in any of the requirements of this contract and not withstanding any provisions contained elsewhere in this contract, the said authority remains solely in the Contracting Officer. In the event the Contractor makes any changes at the direction of any person other than the Contracting Officer, the change will be considered to have been made without authority and no adjustment will be made in the contract price to cover any increase in costs incurred as a result thereof.