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MINNEAPOLIS MN 55401

SUITE410

250 MARQUETTE AVE

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07/22/2022 1600 ET

06/22/2022

612-336-3204JEREMY POULIOT

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KANSAS CITY MO 64147

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Contractors must submit a complete Quotation Packet. Please see the Notes listed in the addendum attached below.

Period of Performance: 08/01/2022 to 07/31/2027

0001 Ordering Period I - 08/01/2022 through 07/31/2023 3D Response Services Storage Maintenance Response Continued ...

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and Training. Please see the Price Schedule listed in Section 2.0 of the addendum below.

Period of Performance: 08/01/2022 to 07/31/2023

0002 Ordering Period II - 08/01/2023 through

07/31/2024 3D Response Services Storage

Maintenance Response and Training. Please see the Price Schedule listed in Section 2.0 of the addendum below.

Period of Performance: 08/01/2023 to 07/31/2024

0003 Ordering Period III - 08/01/2024 through

07/31/2025 3D Response Services Storage

Maintenance Response and Training. Please see the Price Schedule listed in Section 2.0 of the addendum below.

Period of Performance: 08/01/2024 to 07/31/2025

0004 Ordering Period IV - 08/01/2025 through

07/31/2026 3D Response Services Storage

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0005 Ordering Period V - 08/01/2026 through 07/31/2027

3D Response Services Storage Maintenance Response and Training. Please see the Price Schedule listed in Section 2.0 of the addendum below.

Period of Performance: 08/01/2026 to 07/31/2027

Contracting Point of Contact:

Jeremy Pouliot

Jeremy.pouliot@usda.gov

(612) 336-3204

NSN 7540-01-152-8067 OPTIONAL FORM 336 (4-86)

Sponsored by GSA

FAR (48 CFR) 53.110

Notes for RFQ

1. This solicitation is being issued in accordance with FAR Part 13, Simplified Acquisition Procedures and FAR Part 12 Acquisition of Commercial Items and is a Request for Quote. This solicitation is for commercially available storage, maintenance, and emergency 3D response services. This solicitation is for a multiple award Firm Fixed Price (FFP), five (5) year Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) Contracts, consisting of five (5) ordering periods (five years).

2. Quoter’s price (Price Schedule) shall include all costs necessary to provide the services as detailed in the SOW and for the service as listed.

a. See applicable Wage Determination for the location you are quoting storage and maintenance at SAM.gov | Home.

3. Quotation packets shall be emailed directly to Jeremy Pouliot at Jeremy.pouliot@usda.gov before the time specified on the solicitation announcement. It is the contractor’s responsibility to ensure the email with all attachments are received on time. Please note that file size limitations, formatting, or other problems may hamper receipt.

a. The following items must be submitted with a valid offer

i. Company Unique Entity ID and confirmation of current SAM registration

ii. Completed Price Schedule for all Contract Line Items (CLINs)

1. May submit multiple price schedules for multiple locations

2. If pricing is scheduled to increase any year of the contract, please include pricing for each year or a stated percentage of annual increase

3. For the CLINS below assume one unit of each line item for pricing purposes.

4. Statement of undo burden if quarterly invoicing for storage quarterly along with the quarterly maintenance places an undo burden on the business’s cash flow (in accordance with FAR 19, FAR 32).

iii. Location of storage facility/facilities proposed and price schedule for each.

iv. References for emergency 3D response

v. A comprehensive plan on how you will secure the building for storage, and how you will ramp up labor, ensure they are fully trained and respond to emergency 3d responses (include any partnerships with other companies and their experiences same/similar.

vi. Plans in accordance with Section 3.12 and 3.14 (see below)

vii. Completed fill in portions of the provisions in Section 6.0 (if already in SAM.gov that will be accepted. It is the responsibility of the contractor to ensure it is up to date)

4. in will be made to the contractor(s) whose quote displays the Best Value. Evaluation criteria in accordance with FAR 13.106

a. Price

b. Past performance

c. Technical capability

5. Contractors may quote on one or more locations and include pricing schedule for each location

6. Any questions pertaining to this Request for Quote (RFQ) shall be directed to Jeremy Pouliot, by email to Jeremy.pouliot@usda.gov no later than five (5) business days before quotes are due.

7. USDA is an Agency of the Federal Government, Tax-Exempt Federal Tax ID No 41-0696271.

8. This solicitation is being issued as a Small Business set aside under NAICS 562910, with a small business size standard of $22 Million.

https://sam.gov/content/home mailto:Jeremy.pouliot@usda.gov mailto:Jeremy.pouliot@usda.gov

STATEMENT OF WORK 2022

1.0 TITLE OF CONTRACT

Storage, Maintenance, Repair, Operation, Mobilization, Training and 3D Response Services

(Depopulation, Disposal, and Decontamination)

1.1 BACKGROUND

The U.S. National Veterinary Stockpile (NVS) is the nation's repository of critical veterinary supplies, equipment, and service resources. It exists because of the nation’s concern after 9/11 that terrorists could release animal diseases of catastrophic proportions that would

• deplete State and local response inventories,

• generate surge requirements that would overwhelm commercial sources, and

• prevent unaffected States from providing significant help for fear of the threat crossing their borders

The NVS’ ability to deploy within 24 hours large amounts of critical veterinary resources ensures States have what they need to respond to catastrophes and other outbreaks.

The NVS deploys products like animal vaccine, antivirals, equipment, or therapeutic products to appropriately respond to damaging animal diseases affecting human health and the economy that are likely to be unavailable in sufficient quantities for large outbreaks. States, industries (as part of the incident command system), and NVS commercial partners will use the products and related equipment to respond to large-scale outbreaks. The NVS utilizes its commercial partners to store its inventory in multiple locations and in sufficient volume to ensure its ability to respond to multiple, large-scale, simultaneous animal disease outbreaks.

Depopulation, Disposal, and Decontamination (3D) commercial partners will use the equipment to respond to large-scale outbreaks. Irrespective of who uses the equipment, the NVS must have methods to adequately store and maintain equipment between deployments and to ensure equipment is repaired or recondition after deployments to ensure it is ready for the next deployment.

1.2 TYPE OF CONTRACT

The Government intends to award one or more five-year Firm Fixed Price (FFP) Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity contracts used to store, stage, maintenance, repair, shipment and/or transport of government owned equipment for mobilization and/or training of 3D contractors with or without equipment for 3D activities or rapid respond to animal disease incidents.

Contractors are encouraged to quote on services they can provide and complete the Price Schedule below.

Contractors can provide a partial quote if only able to provide partial services.

1.3 CONTRACT OBJECTIVES

The NVS seeks a contract: 1) to strategically store, stage, maintain, operate repair, ship, deploy and/or transport its equipment to rapidly respond to animal disease incidents. Equipment must be stored in multiple locations based on the requirement of having a national reach; east coast, mid-west, west coast, and central part of the United States to include most northern and southern states. All locations must be within 50 miles major freeways, and 2) for mobilization and/or training of employees or other contractors with or without equipment to support 3D activities of depopulation, disposal and decontamination, or other response support services.

Contractors must be, capable of deploying up to 2000 (including subcontractors), based on the size of the emergency, trained personnel and equipment to operate and maintain NVS equipment. Additional services may include:

• Storage and Staging of NVS equipment in multiple locations

• Operate equipment

• Perform Maintenance of NVS equipment

• Maintain Operational and Performance Standards

• Site Visits

• Training

• 3D Response Service and Staging of NVS Equipment

1.3.1 Storage of NVS Equipment

Based on animal disease modeling, equipment is current stored on 10 sites across the US, including: Kansas City, MO; Roxanna, IL, Bartow, FL, Reidsville, NC, Deer Park, TX; Glenmont, NY, Millington, TN, Benicia, CA, Canonsburg, PA, Germantown, WI. The Government prefers to keep future storage facilities near these areas.

Near in this context means that within the same state or a bordering state no more than three (3) hours away from current city/state. Contractor to propose locations they currently own or will have leases in place prior to Sept 1, 2022. The Government will The Government will be responsible for transporting all equipment to the Contractor’s storage facilities.

All NVS equipment must be stored in a building or outside secured area that does not allow entry from unauthorized personnel. The equipment must be stored on even paved or hardened gravel surface that has adequate draining or runoff and away from standing water. All equipment that is provided with tarps must be stored covered with the tarps. The equipment may or may not be located at each site. Additional items may be added as new equipment is acquired by NVS. The Government will consult with the contractor prior to any changes in storage requirements. The contractor is responsible for reporting any issues with NVS equipment stored at their sites immediately and within 24 hours of discovery.

1.3.2 Maintenance of NVS Equipment

The contractor shall ensure that a Maintenance Manager is responsible for the development and execution of a comprehensive maintenance program 30 days after contract award. This program includes planning utilization of resources, managing and storage of equipment, analyzing operational problems and taking corrective action, determines/resolves technical matters/problems involved in the repair and maintenance of equipment.

The Maintenance Program must contain a schedule that is easy to follow and easy to document for each piece of equipment at each location. Contractor must use a form of a checklist where the contractor performing the maintenance can check off which maintenance procedure has been completed. The checklist must provide a space to record what maintenance was performed, the action taken to maintain the piece of equipment and the number of hours it took to complete the maintenance.

The contractor must secure and follow all maintenance guidelines provided by the manufacturer or distributor as well as the NVS 3D Standard operating procedures to ensure that all maintenance is performed consistently for all equipment.

Contractor will be responsible for identifying and supplying all critical equipment and tools required to perform the routine maintenance.

Unless otherwise specified herein, the contractor shall provide all supplies, personnel, equipment, tools, materials, supervision, and other items or services necessary to perform the maintenance functions as defined above and in conjunction with manufacturer guidelines.

All supplies, materials, and equipment to be used in the performance of work described herein are subject to the approval of the Contracting Officer Representative (COR).

The contractor shall not use any materials, chemicals, or compounds which the COR determines would be unsuitable for the intended purpose or harmful to the surfaces to which applied.

NVS shall provide repair parts if required. NVS may provide consumable supplies, such as rags, oil, etc. The contractor, if approved, may purchase consumable supplies and parts get reimbursed accordingly. Contractor is required to have basics tools and supplies for routine maintenance. Contractor shall refer to NVS Maintenance SOP for basic ordering procedures for procuring a part or supply needed.

Contractor must maintain operational readiness which requires the contractor to preform inspections, conduct maintenance and in the case of the foam units, store and maintain foam throughout the year in order for the foam to be ready for deployment.

Foam must be stored according to manufacturer’s requirements and in the warehouse to maintain efficacy and containment of the foam.

1.3.3 Operational and Performance Standards

The NVS has established the following operational and performance standards to ensure the ability to respond to a damaging animal disease incident is maintained. Contractors must be able to maintain the operational and performance as stated below:

• The NVS maintains a 98% operational readiness rate (ORR) for a 30-day period for all its stockpiled equipment.

• The NVS must be notified of any issues discovered during inspection within 24 hours so a repair plan can be established, and any additional equipment purchase can be approved.

• Parts identified during inspection/maintenance should be ordered no later than 72 hours after purchase approval is given by NVS.

• Once the parts are received the unit should be scheduled for maintenance and repaired no later than 24 hours to bring the equipment back to a Fully Mission Capable (FMC) status.,

1.3.4 Site Visits

The NVS is required to conduct at a minimum one site visit to each contractor’s locations during the year. The NVS will plan the site visits in conjunction with the maintenance plan provided by the contractor. The NVS will schedule the site visit one month prior to the scheduled quarterly maintenance schedule provided by the contractor. The NVS will provide the contractor a copy of the NVS 3D SOP which outlines the details of the inventory and maintenance documentation to be completed during this site visit. During the site visit, preventative maintenance, recurring maintenance, producing foam, staging equipment for transport, and the redistribution, relocation and reconfiguration of NVS equipment may be observed and potential changes discussed.

1.3.5 Training

NVS provides a comprehensive training program designed to train our commercial partners. The training provides contractors the opportunity to experience classroom and hands- on training in the preparation, deployment, and operation of foam depopulation equipment that could be provided by the NVS in response to damaging animal disease outbreaks affecting human health and the economy. The training ensures NVS is capable of deploying within 24 hours, that highly proficient foam equipment operators are identified, as well as ensuring properly maintained foam equipment in the event of a damaging animal disease outbreak or natural disaster. The training event will consist of a mixture of seminar, discussion and hands-on technology demonstrations. This training helps NVS and participating stakeholders and partners refine their skills, knowledge, and procedures before they have to use them in an actual event. NVS staff will be present and will oversee the training.

Upon contract award, all contractor personnel must participate and attend all said training events. The NVS usually conducts 3 to 4 training events per year. Designated contractor employees must attend all training events.

All Contractor personnel that respond to an emergency/event must be trained. Contractor must ensure that any new employees attend applicable NVS training events before deploying to an emergency. Contractors are also encouraged to attend refresher trainings as needed.

1.3.6 3D Response Service

The NVS uses partnerships with all-hazards response companies that can arrive quickly and provide large numbers of trained personnel with equipment to help when a State does not have enough of its own personnel. Contractor must be able to rapidly respond to animal disease incidents within 24 hours of notification as directed by NVS which may require mobilization of stored equipment and trained personnel.

Contractor employees must be fitted with all equipment required to respond. This equipment includes respirators, goggles, coveralls, work gloves, work boots and hard hats. All levels of PPE include gloves and boot covers.

1.3.7 Staging NVS Equipment for Transport

Staging of equipment will depend on the support requested by a state and decisions made by the NVS based on the type of support:

A. 3D contractors support without equipment B. 3D contractors support with equipment, or C. Equipment transport only (i.e. when states require equipment without operators).

The NVS will determine the most economical way for the equipment to be shipped. If the contractor has the ability to pull the NVS wedge trailer, the contractor may be asked to provide a cost estimate for completing this action. If accepted the contractor will be tasked to complete the loading and proceed to the response location using their equipment.

If the contractor does not have the capability to tow the NVS wedge trailer the NVS may elect to use the wedge trailer and have a commercial carrier tow the unit. In this case the 3D contractor would be required to prepare the equipment for loading and complete loading upon the arrival of the towing road tractor.

The NVS may also decide to use commercial flatbeds to move the equipment. If this is the decision that is made the 3D contractor will be required to position the equipment for loading and provide forklift loading support once the trailer arrives on location.

1.4 Support Services - Depopulation, Decontamination and Disposal

NVS will provide training and the contractors will be required continue to train personnel to perform, but is not limited to, the following tasks to support emergency responses:

- Clean and disinfect equipment - Biosecurity

- Pinning animals and utilizing foam equipment to depopulate

- Preparing barns for CO2 application (wrapping and sealing)

- Transport for disposal

- Operate equipment (i.e., bobcat or skid steer to assist with disposal)

- Travel to multiple locations

2.0 PRICE SCHEDULE

NVS requests the contractor provide hourly pricing broken down as follows for depopulation. Task orders will be issued as a firm fixed price based on the hourly rates below. When task orders are issued, minimum rates need to be in accordance with the applicable Wage Determination issued by the US Department of Labor for the specific location that the work is being performed.

Non-Layers Non- Layer birds are in an open floor barn. Foam is utilized in the depopulation of the non-laying birds. Based on method and equipment used, this method of depopulation requires one (1) supervisor and 15 laborers.

USDA requires hourly and daily rates for these personnel. These rates will be used to verify fair and reasonable pricing of future quotes for FFP Task Orders (TO) issued for the depopulation of non-layer birds.

Layers Layers are chickens that are laying eggs and are found in cages that are in large barns. These large barns typically have an upper and lower level to them. The cages with the chickens are on the upper level and the manure falls to the lower level. There are also several pieces of equipment in these barns that facilitate the collection of the eggs. Due to the layout of these barns, the most efficient method of depopulating is CO2. The entire barn is sealed on the outside and the barn is pumped full of CO2. This depopulation method requires one (1) supervisor and eight (8) laborers. USDA requires hourly and daily rates for these personnel. These rates will be used to verify fair and reasonable pricing of future Quotes for FFP Task Orders (TO) issued for the depopulation of layers.

2.1 TRAINING AND EMERGENCY 3D RESPONSE PRICE SCHEDULE

Non-Layers 1 Supervisor, and 15 laborers. The duties of each are broken down below.

1 Hourly Rate/Overtime Rate Title Quantity Hourly Labor Rate Overtime Labor Rate Per person Per person

Foam Crew Supervisor

Equipment Operator’s

Safety Officer 1

Penning Crew

Decontamina tion Crew

8 and 12 Hour Daily Rate Title Quantity 8 Hourly Daily Rate 12 Hour Daily Rate Per person Per person

Foam Crew Supervisor

Equipment Operator

Safety Officer 1

Penning Crew

Decontamina tion Crew

Layers -1 Supervisor, and 8 laborers. The duties of each are broken down below. All personnel are Self-contained Breathing Apparatus (SCBA) certified.

1 Hourly Rate/Overtime Rate Title Quantity Hourly Labor Rate Overtime Labor Rate Per person Per person

Supervisor 1

Setup crew 4

Safety officer 1

8 and 12 hour Daily Rate Title Quantity 8 Hour Daily Rate 12 Hour Daily Rate Per person Per person

Supervisor 1

Setup crew 4

Safety officer 1

Decon team 3

* Price quoted is expected to be for the full five (5) years of the IDIQ. If price is scheduled to increase after Year one (1), please make sure to include additional price schedules for subsequent years or notate that price will increase year over year by an annual percentage (i.e., price is for base year and increases 2% annually on the anniversary of award).

** Wage determinations for specific locations of training and emergency response shall be provided with individual Task Orders (TO).

2.2 EQUIPMENT STORAGE PRICE SCHEDULE

Contractor must provide the rate for the equipment based on the average storage cost. For new equipment not listed below, NVS will request pricing for any new equipment maintenance, and storage. If the equipment is moved to a different storage location, the Contractor shall only invoice for the time actually stored. If the equipment is deployed, the Contractor shall invoice the full storage price.

Please complete the price schedule below for each piece of equipment. This is a firm fixed price contract.

Pricing is needed for the following services per piece of equipment: 1) Monthly storage price, 2) Quarterly Preventative Maintenance price. All storage and maintenance costs are invoiced in arrears, quarterly, with supporting maintenance and inventory sheets (a copy can be provided upon request).

Contractor may submit multiple equipment price schedules based on location if price varies.

Equipment Monthly Storage Price

Per Unit (invoiced quarterly)

Quarterly Maintenance and Inspection Price

Kifco AVI Foam Unit, Trailer Mounted Ball Size: 2 5/16” Truck Requirements:

3/4 ton

Decon team 3

NC Portable Foam Nozzle Unit Wt. 4,500 lbs.

Ball Size: 2 5/16” Truck Requirements:

1/2 ton

Kifco Nozzle Foam Unit Wt.

4,500 lbs.

Ball Size: 2 5/16” Truck Requirements:

3/4 Ton

Foam Nozzle Unit, Kifco, Enclosed Trailer (Same as above but inside trailer for cold weather) Wt. 7,200lbs.

Ball Size: 2 5/16” Truck Requirements:

3/4 Ton

Support Trailer, Foam/Nozzle Wt. 8375 lbs.

Ball Size: 2 5/16” Truck Requirements:

Length: 24’ Width: 8.5’ Electrical hook up: 7 Pin. Voltage: 12 VDC lights

*Must perform quarterly inventory of contents in trailer.

Support Trailer, Whole House CO2 System Wt. 9146 lbs.

Ball Size: 2 5/16” Length: 24’ Width: 8.5’ Electrical hook up: 7 Pin. Voltage: 12 VDC for interior and running lights

*Must perform quarterly inventory of contents in trailer.

Poultry CO2 System Wt. 7,000 lbs.

Ball Size: 2”

Wedge Trailer $ $

Small Animal Ruminant Trailer

(SART)

Wt. 7,000 lbs.

Ball Size: 2”

Cattle Panel and Gates

Mobile Corrals $ $

Poultry C02 Carts $ $

Cattle head gate/squeeze chutes

Swine working chute

FP66 Roto chopper Grinder

Wt. 70,000

Mobilization/Demobilization Price

- Use hourly labor rates

- GSA travel regulations and rates apply; fuel reimbursement o Must provide valid documentation for any reimbursement costs o GSA Per Diem rates

- Price of contractor vehicle per day (wear and tear, maintenance)

- Any incidental costs must be first approved by NVS

3.0 OTHER CONTRACTOR REQUIREMENTS

3.1 REGULATORY COMPLIANCE

The contractor shall comply with all federal, state, and local statutes and regulations including but not limited to the Occupational Safety and Health (OSH) Act, the Federal Compensation Act, the Clean Water Act, the Clean Air Act, the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act, the Oil Pollution Act, the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act, the Public Health Act, National Fire Protection Association standards, and National Electrical Code.

3.2 OSHA REGULATIONS

Contractors shall know, understand, and comply with the OSH Act of 1970 and implementing regulations (29 CFR 1910 and 1926) as it pertains to their work activities. The OSH Act is administered by the U.S. Department of Labor in conjunction with the federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) or OSHA-approved state programs. Contractors must also comply with OSHA regulations and the General Duty Clause, which state that each employer “shall furnish to each of their employees employment and a place of employment which are free from recognized hazards that are causing or are likely to cause death or serious physical harm to his employees.” Furthermore, the contractor must comply with OSHA recordkeeping requirements (29 CFR 1904) using OSHA logs 300, 301, and 300A, Logs of Occupational Injuries and Illnesses.

The contractor must report all work-related fatalities to OSHA within 8 hours. The contractor must all report all accidents in which one or more people experience inpatient hospitalizations, amputations or losses of an eye, to OSHA only if they occur 24 hours of the work-related incident (29 CFR 1904.39).

3.3 HEALTH MONITORING

Contractors shall track all employees working on APHIS job sites. Potentially exposed employees shall be monitored for the development of illness consistent with influenza, [e.g., respiratory symptoms and/or conjunctivitis (i.e., eye infections)] after their first exposure and for 10 days following demobilization.

Prior to beginning response activities, the Contractor’s Safety Officer shall establish contact with local (e.g., county) and state public health departments for the jurisdiction where response activities will occur.

During response activities, the Contractor’s Safety Officer shall update the APHIS Safety Officer and State and local public health departments with any change in the location of the contractor response and changes in the number of contractor employees mobilized in the state. The Contractor’s Safety Officer shall notify the APHIS Safety Officer and the State and local public health departments if monitored employees become ill with influenza like illness during deployment. Ill employees shall seek prompt medical care under the direction of State and local public health departments, who will give notification prior to arrival at the health care provider’s office or clinic that the ill employee may have been exposed to an HPAI virus.

To ensure adequate monitoring of influenza like illness following demobilization, demobilization information for each contractor responder will be shared with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in the same format used by APHIS. State and local public health department personnel will oversee the responder monitoring in the ten days following demobilization. State and local public health departments will use contact information provided by the Contractor solely to monitor for influenza like illness in exposed employees. CDC has indicated that the State and local public health departments will keep this information confidential and that they will not maintain the information beyond the 10 day monitoring period.

3.4 SAFETY PROGRAM IMPLEMENTATION

Contractors shall establish and maintain a safety program for their employees. This program will include maintaining and auditing safety performance for compliance with applicable federal, state and local regulations, and established safety and environmental requirements, including but not limited to the contractor’s safety and hazard communication programs. Contractors are to conduct regularly scheduled safety inspections of the work site by contract and subcontract personnel. The scope or duration of work may regulate the frequency of these inspections.

Contractors must take immediate corrective action when violations of job safety, fire, or environmental safety hazards are present. Contractors are to review their safety performance. Failure to correct a problem may result in work stoppage in the related area, and work cannot be resumed until the program is corrected. If work stoppages occur, the contractor must notify the APHIS safety point of contact.

Contractors are required to administer their own safety activities and are responsible for the safety of their employees. If requested by APHIS, contractors will submit a written copy of their company’s safety program.

The contractors will provide a copy of all safety training/classes upon request from the APHIS safety program.

The contractor’s safety program must meet federal, state, and local regulatory requirements and be equivalent to or more stringent than APHIS’s program. Where the programs are in conflict or the contractor’s program does not address an issue, the APHIS safety program will govern. If required by the project, contractors and their safety specialist or designee must attend a pre-work safety conference with APHIS prior to beginning work. The purpose of the conference is to review procedures, forms, recordkeeping and reporting, and ensure the contractors and their personnel have a clear understanding of the safety program relevant to the work to be performed.

3.5 HAZARDOUS MATERIALS

Contractors are responsible for the safe use, storage, transportation and disposal of hazardous materials in accordance with all federal, state, and local laws. Contractors must have available for APHIS a list of chemicals or hazardous materials used in performance of their work and a copy of the Safety Data Sheets (SDS) for each material. The receipt of the list of SDS by APHIS does not relieve the contractor from requiring employees and other persons performing work to assume responsibility for the safe use, storage, and disposal of hazardous materials.

Contractors must require their suppliers, agents, and employees performing work, to use an approved substitute chemical or material in the place of a chemical or material that APHIS has restricted for use.

Chemicals or materials brought onsite by employees and other persons performing work must bear a label stating the identity of the chemical or material, hazards associated with it, and the name of the responsible party bringing the chemical or material onsite.

Waste resulting from the work must be properly disposed of by the responsible contractor in accordance with federal, state, and local regulations. If the contractor is uncertain about proper waste disposal, he/she should contact the APHIS environmental representative. The contractor should report to the APHIS safety program any hazardous materials, pollutants, and contaminants encountered or generated from soils or facilities in place prior to commencement of work, or from portions of the contract already completed by other contractors. These will be disposed of in accordance with applicable laws. Contractors are required to keep accurate records of the types and quantities of waste, including but not limited to hazardous waste, and the facilities in which the waste is treated, incinerated, or disposed. The contractor must provide APHIS with copies of these records. Contractors cannot discharge or allow liquids (including muddy water) or chemicals to flow into a sewer or an open body of water, such as rivers, lakes, streams, washes, or drainage ditches.

Each new employee of the contractor will attend a safety and health orientation that includes the following information and training:

A. Complete overview of the OSHA Hazard Communication Standard (29 CFR 1910.1200).

B. Hazardous chemicals present at his/her work site.

C. Physical and health risks of the hazardous chemicals employees will be working with.

D. Signs/symptoms of an overexposure to a chemical.

E. Proper use of equipment to determine the presence or release of hazardous chemicals at the work site.

F. How to reduce or prevent exposure to hazardous chemicals through use of control procedures, work practices, and personal protective equipment (PPE).

G. Steps the company has taken to reduce or prevent exposure to hazardous chemicals.

H. Procedures to follow for overexposures to hazardous chemicals.

I. How to read labels and SDS to obtain hazard information.

J. Location of the SDS and written hazard communication program.

K. Proper storage, transport, and disposal of hazardous materials.

3.6 HAZARDOUS MATERIALS INVENTORY

Contractors must prepare a hazardous materials inventory when storing and/or transporting any hazardous materials. The hazardous materials inventory must contain:

A. Chemical name or the common name used on the SDS or container label.

B. Quantity stored onsite.

C. Area where the hazardous material is stored and to what extent it may be stored at altered temperatures or pressures.

The hazardous materials inventory must be prepared by the contractors for each work area and updated within 30 days of any addition or removal of a hazardous material, or when the quantity stored materially changes.

The APHIS safety program may ask the contractors to submit electronic or hard copies of the hazardous materials inventory and SDS before the hazardous materials are onsite. Contractors may not store hazardous materials onsite without written consent from the site safety officer.

3.7 SAFETY DATA SHEETS

Contractors must maintain the most current SDS provided by manufacturers and distributors of the material. If the contractor does not receive SDS from the manufacturer or distributor, the contractor should submit a written request for the SDS. The SDS must provide information in the areas required by OSHA in 29 CFR 1910.1200(g)(2). A copy of each SDS must be maintained at the work site. The copy must be easily accessible to contractors, employees, and APHIS personnel.

3.8 BIOSAFETY/BIOSECURITY

Contractors shall adhere to applicable state and APHIS biosecurity, safety and health, personal protection equipment, and cleaning and disinfection guidelines.

The contractor shall provide their employees with all proper PPE to complete the job/task. All PPE will comply with 29 CFR 1910, subpart I.

Site biosecurity must be maintained at all times and must follow protocols established by USDA or the State. As part of initial orientation, all SMEs shall receive a biosecurity briefing and instructions on how to maintain personal and vehicle biosecurity.

Contractors are expected to adhere to the biosecurity protocols and:.

A. Understand and adhere to biosecurity on and off the premises as identified by the Incident Command.

B. Team leaders, supervisors, foremen must ensure proper biosecurity protocol is enforced and adhered to by all contract employees.

C. Shall ensure personal biosecurity is maintained at all premises identified by incident.

D. Shall ensure site and equipment biosecurity is maintained.

E. Ensure Mobile Devices, cameras, Photos and Videotaping is prohibited, unless directed by USDA in writing.

3.9 REQIRED INSURANCE

Contractors, regardless of whether the contract is subject to Cost Accounting Standard 416, are required by law and this regulation to provide insurance for certain types of perils (e.g., workers’ compensation) per 48 CFR 28.301.

3.9.1 WORKERS’ COMPENSATION AND EMPLOYERS’ LIABILITY

The contractor shall maintain in force Workmen's Compensation Insurance (or its equivalent) covering his employees engaged on the work for the duration of the contract and will ensure the procurement and maintenance of such insurance by subcontractors, as applicable, engaged in the work. The contractor shall provide of such insurance prior to the start of the contract.

The Contractor, at the Contractor's expense, agrees to maintain, during the continuance of this contract, vehicular liability and general public liability insurance with limits of liability for:

A. Bodily injury of not less than $500,000 per occurrence and $1,000,000 in the aggregate, and B. Property damage of not less than $1,000,000 per occurrence and $5,000,000 in the aggregate.

*At the time of award the Contractor shall furnish to the Contracting Officer a certificate or written statement validating the above required insurance.

3.9.2 Certificate of Insurance

At the time of award the contractor shall furnish a certificate of insurance that contains the following:

A. The Contract Number (provided at time of award) B. The name of the requirement C. Certificate Holder:

USDA APHIS MRPBS AAMD

250 Marquette Ave Suite 410 Minneapolis, MN 55401 Attn: Leah Schultz

D. Endorsement language as follows:

a. That any cancellation or any material change adversely affecting the Government’s interest shall not be effective – for such period as the laws of the state in which this contract is to be performed prescribe, until 30 days after the insurer or the contactor gives written notice to the Contracting Officer, whichever period is longer. The Contractor shall insert the substance of this clause, including this paragraph in subcontracts under this contract that require work on a Government installation and shall require subcontractors to provide and maintain the insurance required in the Schedule or elsewhere in the contract. The Contractor shall maintain a copy of all subcontractors' proofs of required insurance and shall make copies available to the Contracting Officer upon request.

*The contractor agrees to insert the substance of the above clause, including this paragraph in all subcontracts hereunder.

3.10 SECURITY

The contractor shall perform, at a minimum, a comprehensive FBI national felony conviction search on any prospective employee. For any new prospective employee (anyone currently not already working on one of the APHIS job sites) the APHIS security office must be notified of any past felony convictions. For any current employees on the APHIS job sites the contractor must complete the FBI national felony conviction search within 7 days of the date of this award. Once the FBI national felony conviction search is complete the contractor shall notify APHIS Security immediately of any employee with past felony convictions. Felony convictions will not mean an automatic termination from the job site nor be the sole grounds of employees not working on future sites. APHIS Security will assess the felony conviction information and work with the contractor to determine the course of action for any affected current or prospective employee of the contractor. This requirement is also applicable to any subcontractors working on job sites under the prime APHIS contract.

3.11 PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT AND PERSONNEL SAFETY

Contractors are responsible for protecting the health of their employees. Information on proper PPE for doing the prescribed work can be obtained from CDC. Contractors are responsible for meeting OSHA requirements for safety of their employees. All contractors must be fit tested for use of respirator and medically cleared.

A. Personnel must be prepared for a High Path Response, Level C PPE or appropriate level of PPE determined by the USDA or State Agriculture Safety Officers who have the authority to change PPE levels based on task being performed and weather conditions.

B. All contactors are required to have appropriate work gear to include goggles, coveralls, work gloves, work boots and hard hats etc.

3.12 QUALITY CONTROL PLAN

The contractor shall develop and maintain an effective quality control program to ensure services for maintenance, storage and training are performed in accordance with this SOW. The contractor shall develop and implement procedures to identify, prevent, and ensure non-recurrence of defective services. The contractor’s quality control program should demonstrate that its work complies with the requirements of the contract. Any proposed changes to the quality control plan after it’s been accepted by the Government must be approved by the Contracting officer.

3.13 GOVERNMENT FURNISHED EQUIPMENT

Government Furnished Equipment is equipment that is owned by the government and delivered to, or made available to a contractor for use (GFE) (FAR Part 45). This is property in the possession of, or directly acquired by, the Government and subsequently furnished to the contractor for performance of a contract. Government furnished property includes, but is not limited to, spares and property furnished for repairs, maintenance, overhaul, or modification. Government furnished property also includes contractor acquired property if the contractor acquired property is a deliverable under this contract when accepted by the Government for continued use under the contract. Contractors are required to keep an inventory accountability record of all equipment furnished and provide to USDA based on the frequency established with the vendor. Vendor must return all GFE equipment requested by USDA.

3.14 USE OF SUBCONTRACTORS

Contractor must obtain approval from the Contracting Officer for any subcontractors they plan to employ prior to the following:

A. Hiring any subcontractor personnel within the local area of operations.

B. Hiring any subcontractor personnel from temporary employment agencies or job fairs C. Subcontracting with other response companies

Contractor is responsible for ensuring subcontractors is respirator fit tested and medically cleared. Contractor is responsible for ensuring subcontractors have all required certifications and training associated with all hazard responders and meets all requirements under this contract. All terms and conditions of this contract apply to all subcontractors and enforcement is the responsibility of Contractor.

When using subcontractors, the Contractor shall have one of their own employees acting as a removal site Foreman for the subcontractor crew. The Contractor Foreman shall be present at each job site, directing the work of the subcontractor(s) and acting as the point of contact between the subcontractor and the government. No work shall be done by the subcontractor without a Contractor Foreman being present. One Contractor Foreman may oversee multiple subcontractors on the same removal site.

3.15 PUBLIC RELATIONS

Contractor and subcontractor personnel shall display a positive image of the USDA and NVS Program. All personnel must be courteous, and work shall be completed with minimal interference, inconvenience or disruption to the general public and property owners. Arguments, fights, use of profanity, and other negative public displays that could adversely affect USDA’s public image will not be acceptable. All inquiries received from the media shall be immediately forwarded to the USDA and COR for official response. Contractor and subcontractor employees are barred from discussing or providing interviews to the media or press relative to the emergency response without the consent of the USDA. News releases pertaining to this contract shall not be made without prior written USDA approval and then only in accordance with explicit written instructions from the USDA. No results of the activities associated with this contract shall be released without prior written approval by the USDA.

3.16 SUB CONTRACTORS

The prime contractor is responsible to ensure that all subcontractors are trained and certified. All subcontractors must have all the same qualifications required for all hazard responders. Background investigations are required for all contractors’ employees. Prime contractor is responsible for all services provided by their subcontractors under this contract and all subsequent TOs.

4.0 CONTRACT ADMINISTRATION

4.1 Contract Limits

The total for five (5) years of storage and maintenance, training, and for all task orders placed to mobilize in response to an emergency, shall not exceed $7.5mil.

The guaranteed minimum for this contract is $20,000.

4.2 Administration

A Contracting Officer for the USDA, APHIS in Minneapolis, Minnesota acting on behalf of the USDA, APHIS has sole authority to enter into, administer, modify or terminate this Contract or any task orders.

4.3 Ordering Procedures

Orders will be fixed price. The government anticipates multiple orders for the entire contract period.

The COR(s) will monitor all work performed under this contract and approve all services.

The Government will provide fair opportunity for all contractors and will first consider proximity to the emergency location for response services. Not all contractors may be considered for each task order based on proximity to the emergency response.

4.3.1 Notification of Order Action

The Contracting Officer’s authorization shall be sent via email to procure the services. The Contracting Officer will send a Task Order to procure the services. The Task Order will include the CLIN, price, period of performance, and Task Order number.

4.3.2 Procedures

No work will be performed except as authorized by a Task Order and no payment will be made except upon satisfactory performance accepted and approved by the COR. Any changes to a Task Order will be issued in writing by the Contracting Officer. Only the Contracting Officer may modify the terms and conditions of the Task Order. The agency representative does not have the authority to modify the terms and conditions of the contract.

4.4 Payments

Payments shall be made in accordance with clause 52.212‐4. Prior to final Government inspection and acceptance, the contractor shall complete all work.

4.4.1 SUBMITTING INVOICES FOR PAYMENT

USDA uses the Invoice Processing Platform (IPP) for electronic submission and tracking of purchase orders, invoices, and payment information to its suppliers of goods and services: Enroll at https://ipp.gov. The IPP is a government-wide secure web-based invoice processing service offered free of charge to government agencies and their suppliers by the U.S. Department of Treasury’s Financial Management Service (FMS).

Upon contract award, you will receive a notification of your one-time enrollment requirement in an automatic invoice payment notification system available through IPP. This one-time enrollment in IPP means that you will receive a series of e-mails from Treasury services.

Contractors must submit invoices and attach all supporting documentation as required within 5 business days of completion of services…