SOW_-_Landscaping.pdf

Title:

St. Thomas FEMA Bunker Landscaping

Introduction:

FEMA Region II currently controls four bunkers located at 35 Mosquito Point on the island of St. Thomas. These bunkers are used as an initial operating facility for events and potential events in the Caribbean. DHS/FEMA Region II has the responsibility for responding to emergency events in the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico and the Territories of the U.S. Virgin Islands (USVI). Recognizing the challenges of responsibility to events in the USVI, FEMA Region II took the initiative to establish a facility to ensure rapid response.

Three of the four bunkers are used to store supplies and equipment for Hurricane response and facility maintenance. The 4th bunker (Office bunker) is used as an Initial

Operating Facility.

Objectives of the Requirement:

The objective is to ensure that brush and grass are cleared to allow transportation and access to the site.

Background and Specific Scope of the Requirement:

The Initial Operations Facility (IOF) on St. Thomas provides a secure location for the pre-deployment of the inter-agency Incident Management Advanced Team (IMAT) The IOF also ensures communication with the U.S. Virgin Islands Territorial Emergency

Management Agency (VITEMA), the Caribbean Area Division (CAD), the Regional

Resource Coordination Center (RRCC) at FEMA Region II in New York City and the

National Resource Coordination Center (NRCC) and Logistic Management Center (LMC) in Washington, DC.

FEMA Region II and the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) entered into a memorandum of agreement allowing FEMA to use FAA-owned World War II ammunition bunkers. The IOF was first used by the FEMA Region II ERT-A during the 1998 hurricane season when responding to Hurricane Georges.

The area is susceptible to high growth of vegetation and requires periodic clearance.

Requirements:

Every Quarter the contractor will:

1: Perform Brush Clearing to ensure access on roads and paths as well as ensuring access to bunkers. Brush will be cleared 3’ from any road, pathway, door, or other access described below (with linear distances):

From 600 ft outside main gate

From main gate to second gate (964 ft)

From second gate to emergency generator (780 ft)

Access to bunker #2 (105 ft)

From second gate to bunkers #3, #4 junction (1,000 ft)

Access to bunker #3 (195 ft)

Access to bunker #4 (355 ft)

To helipad area (275 ft)

2: Grass will be cut to length less than 3” in the specified locations and brush will be culled to ensure it does not encroach on the lawn. The following locations will have its grass cut:

Parking area on either side of the access road near the main bunker. The total area is slightly less than 1,000 square feet.

Helipad. The total area is about 2,000 square feet.

COTR will orient the contractor to the site to ensure the relevant locations are known to the contractors.

Contractor's Obligations:

The contractor will be responsible for ensuring that the above maintenance procedures are performed on a quarterly basis. The contractor will be responsible to coordinate service visits with the assigned Contracting Officer Technical Representative (COTR) and provide all bills to the assigned COTR.

Location of Work, Work site and Delivery Point:

35 Mosquito Point

St. Thomas, United States Virgin Islands 00802

Security Requirements:

The quarterly maintenance will require a FEMA employee to let the contractor on the premises.