C07_Performance Work Statement_PAUT Training.pdf

PERFORMANCE WORK STATEMENT (PWS)

Phased Array Ultrasonic Testing (PAUT) Training

1.0 Description/Background

The Welding, Processing, & Nondestructive Evaluation (NDE) Branch, Code 61 of the Naval Surface Warfare Center Carderock Division (NSWCCD) performs research and development in nondestructive testing and nondestructive testing support for Navy Shipyards and Navy Maintenance Centers and improving the maritime industrial base, specifically aligned with, and in support of, DRPM MIB Advanced Manufacturing initiatives/efforts and functional areas. Code 611 as a part of the NDE program requires organized, structured, professional training in the various NDE methods, including advanced methods like Phased Array Ultrasonic Testing (PAUT). The NSWCCD NDE program covers multiple Warfare centers which like Carderock have onboard employees over the years that have not yet received formal training in PAUT. Therefore, a need exists for a course to be purchased and delivered at the Naval Surface Warfare Center Philadelphia Division (NSWCPD).

2.0 Task

The contractor shall provide on-site NDE training in PAUT, per section 2.1. On-site refers to NSWCPD listed in section 6.0.

Within two weeks of contract award, the contractor shall contact and coordinate with the TPOC to provide 80 hours of training for 12 individuals and select the best dates for the dedicated on-site training. The contractor shall provide all the necessary equipment, test pieces, course material, and exams to use during training. Upon satisfactory completion of the PAUT training course the Contractor shall provide certificates of completion for each student. The contractor is responsible for ensuring all materials are at the training site prior to the start date. Additionally, the contractor will be responsible for shipping all equipment and samples back to their location upon completion of training. NSWCPD will provide a training room with a basic projector/monitor at the location stated in section 6.0.

2.1 Objective

The contractor shall work with the TPOC to schedule/provide 80 hours of dedicated PAUT Level II on-site training for 12 individuals at NSWCPD. The training course curriculum must be identical to the PAUT Level II course provided to NAVSEA Public Shipyards under contracts N3225324P0074 and N421582, currently provided by Lavender International, to ensure curriculum and certification standardization across the enterprise. Training course shall include:

- 80 hours of instruction

- 12 procured and graded exams

- 5 sets of equipment to be used during instruction

PAUT units Probes/arrays Wedges and encoders

- Training materials and samples for use during instruction

3.0 Special Qualifications

Contractor proposal shall include documentation that instructor(s) have ASNT UT NDT Level III certification or equivalent and are knowledgeable in PAUT instruction as evidenced by 5 years of teaching the PAUT course.

4.0 Security Requirements

Unclassified.

5.0 Deliverables

The contractor shall deliver training on-site per section 2.0.

6.0 Period/Place of Performance/Delivery

Base year: One year from award

The contractor shall ship materials, as needed, and provide contract services to the following address:

NSWCPD

5101 South 18th Street Building 1000 Philadelphia, PA 19112

7.0 Security/Site Access Requirements

7.1 Contractor personnel working at NSWCPD must be fully identified. To initiate the site access process, the contractor will contact the government POC to complete NSWCPD SECNAV5512/1 (fillable form available online) and send the form to NSA Philadelphia at a minimum of 10 days prior to training.

a. After NSA Philadelphia completes vetting, they will contact the NSWCPD Visitor Control Center.

b. A NSWCPD Visitors Request Form (NSWCPHILADELPHIADIV 5512/8) must be submitted to passoffice@navy.mil one (1) business day prior to visit by the government point of contact.

7.2 Contractor personnel are expected to perform most of the work during normal NSWCPD duty hours. When work must be performed outside normal working hours, permission must be obtained from the Security Office through the Project Manager.

7.3 Contractor personnel must confine themselves to the work sites specified in their contract.

Visiting other areas is prohibited. Identification issued by the Visitor Control Center must be displayed at all times. Access to NSWCPD buildings will not be allowed without proper identification.

7.4 Pursuant to federal regulations, all personnel and vehicles on NSWCPD property are subject to search by authorized personnel at any time.

7.5 Alcoholic beverages, weapons, cameras, sound recorders, proscribed drugs and explosives are prohibited on NSWCPD property.

7.6 Use of Government property without prior written approval of the Contracting Officer is prohibited.

7.7 The Visitor Control Center will arrange for special contractor parking, if required. Contractor personnel shall not park in numbered/reserved spaces, areas reserved for carpools, or other prohibited areas. Posted speed limits and traffic restrictions must be always observed.

No Contractor personnel shall be allowed to operate a privately owned vehicle on station other than for ingress and egress. All private vehicles shall be parked in the designated areas and remain until the end of the work shift.

8.0 Government Technical Point of Contact (TPOC)