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Performance Work Statement

SCAFFOLDING/CONTAINMENT

Performance Work Statement Scaffolding/Containment Services for Fast Response Cutter

1. GENERAL REQUIREMENTS: The contractor shall provide all personnel, equipment, tools, supervision, and other items necessary to perform Scaffolding/Containment Services, except for those items specified as government furnished property and services. The contractor shall perform to the standards in this order. If there are no specified standards, then standards will be set at the commercial standard.

2. COMMENCEMENT AND COMPLETION OF WORK: Upon award of contract; the Contractor shall provide Scaffolding/Containment Services in five calendar days with a start date on or around the supplied Period of Performance (POP) start date. The Contractor shall remove Scaffolding/Containment Services in three calendar days on or around date at the end of the POP. Monthly options shall be priced for a partial take down and/or keeping containment up for additional months.

3. SCOPE OF WORK: The Contractor is to supply all labor and materials to erect scaffolding and containment around the 154-foot Coast Guard Fast Response Cutter. The scaffolding must be of safway systems type or compatible. Scaffolds must be erected, moved, dismantled, or altered under the supervision of scaffolding competent person. All scaffolds and their supports must be capable of supporting the load they are designed to carry with a safety factor of no less than four. The scaffolding system must meet OSHA regulation 29 CFR 1915 SUB PART E. The purpose of the containment system is to hold heat in for coating temperature requirements, and to contain blast media, dust, and paint overspray.

The staging system shall allow complete access to the entire underwater hull and freeboard with 12 inches of clearance, so workers can prepare and paint the vessel’s hull. The vessel is 154 feet long with a maximum beam of 26 feet wide. The height of the highest point of the cutter is approximately 45 feet from the dock floor. The scaffolding shall be built to approximately 40 feet wide, 168 feet long, and 49 feet tall. The deck boards shall be installed at eight foot intervals. Ladders will be needed on all four corners of the enclosure. The bow and stern will need staging provided close to the hull, keeping the required 12 inches of clearance. As for inside the small boat area in the aft area of the ship, there needs to be staging installed that meets the required 12 inches’ of clearance. The Contractor must provide 100% Containment around the vessel with fireproof shrink wrap material, including the sides to the ship lift floor, a Fireproof membrane/ plastic bottom, and a roof top.

The structure shall be secured to the dock floor using weights or another non-destructive method. The contractor shall provide the weights for securing the structure. The structure can only be secured to the ship lift carts that the craft is on, and they have to be inside the enclosure. There shall be no securing or mountings to the ship.

There are fixed obstacles located in the area to be staged. The contractor must work around these areas and construct staging that can function around these obstacles.

Structure Survivability: The contractor shall provide an engineering drawing stamped by a Professional Engineer ensuring the containment will be able to sustain wind gusts up to 60MPH, and a load of six inches of wet snow (during the assembly, final construction, and entire period of performance). The shrink wrap roof must include a slope to prevent water pooling. The shrink wrap containment shall not let any water in through the roof or sides.

Grit blasting will occur inside the enclosure; grit shall remain dry for timely vacuum removal. Painting will also be occurring inside the enclosure, therefore paint overspray will occur. The structure shall be designed to sustain and contain the following items without repair or modification.

The government reserves the right to modify the shrink wrap enclosure to run temporary service ducts such as; dust collection hoses, air conditioning hoses, water, sewage, power, etc.

Structure Inspection: The contractor shall provide final inspection by Professional Engineer before government accepts completion of enclosure or have Enclosure just as supplied Engineering drawing. The Contractor shall provide weekly safety inspection and repair of the enclosure, at no additional cost to the government.

Structure Access: The contractor shall provide four double wide man doors on each side of the enclosure. The man doors shall be able to be held closed or open with a latch. The contractor shall provide openings for at least two gangways. Exit placards shall be hung above each man door.

Site Visit: A site visit can be held when required by contractor.

Period of Performance: April 30th to May 6th 2022 for installing. July 19th - 21st 2022 for removals.

Maintenance and Repair: The contractor must be able to provide maintenance/repairs if needed to the structure at no additional cost to the Government. If maintenance or repairs are needed the contractor must be able to be on site within 12 hours to handle the maintenance or repairs.

Build Plan: The Government will continue to have access to the ship during building and removal of the structure unless requested by the contractor 72 hours in advance.

Lighting: Lights will be provided and mounted by the Government to the scaffolding.

GOVERNMENT FURNISHED ITEMS AND SERVICES:

Services: The Government will provide crane service if requested by contractor to install roof components of the structure. The Coast Guard Yard will give an effort in providing timely assistance as requested by the Contractor. The Contractor shall provide 24-hour notice to the Government when there is a need for material handling services.

Utilities: The Government will provide water, compressed air, and electricity for the Contractor as defined herein. The Contractor shall instruct employees in utilities conservation practices. The Contractor shall be responsible for operating in such a manner that precludes the waste of utilities, for example turning off the water faucets or valves after using the required amount to accomplish assigned work.

Compressed Air: The Government shall provide a source of compressed air for Contractor machinery. The Contractor shall be responsible for ensuring that their compressed air hookup connections are compatible with the Yard’s compressed air sources.

Electricity: The Government shall provide up to 200 amps and up to 480 volts of electrical services.

CONTRACTOR FURNISHED ITEMS, SERVICES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

General: The Contractor shall furnish all equipment and services required to perform work under this Performance Work Statement, other than those explicitly addressed in government furnished services.

Services: The Contractor shall provide material handling services to load and unload Contractor machinery and for the setup of equipment.

The Contractor shall report to the designated work site on the date specified on the written notification by the Contracting Officer in the form of a signed order. No other individual has the authority to direct the Contractor to begin work, other than a warranted Contracting Officer. Pending Coast Guard Yard production schedules, services may be required on an intermittent basis within the time period and quantity specified.

Equipment: The Contractor shall, throughout the performance of this contract, be in possession of fully functioning equipment and tools to complete assigned work. The following tools and equipment are required:

a. Safety Equipment Safety: The area where this work taking place requires hard hats, safety harnesses and safety glasses at all time. It is also required that all COVID safety practices are followed.

Equipment Standards: Contractor’s trucks and equipment shall be maintained in an operable condition that meets all Federal, State of Maryland, and local safety requirements.

Security Requirements: The U.S. Coast Guard Yard, Baltimore, MD is a controlled access area. All contractors and subcontractors performing work on this contract shall utilize the RAPIDGate program. RAPIDGate manages the non-Common Access Credential (CAC) eligible vendor/contractor companies and their employees who require access to Coast Guard Yard, Baltimore. Vendor/contractor CAC eligibility has been restricted to only those who require physical access to Coast Guard yard and logical access to a DoD or DHS network or system.

a. Contractor employees shall not enter restricted areas in accordance with Yard security regulations or policies. Before contractor employees can work at the Coast Guard Yard Facility, the contractor shall complete a security investigation on all contractor employees in connection to this contract. Any contractor employee with a criminal background must get prior authorization before they can gain access to Coast Guard Yard Facility. Contractor shall provide for each employee to the Contracting Officer, the full name and any alias, address, city and state, and date of birth.