Exhibit 9 COVID Scope 3 2021 08 23.pdf

Exhibit 9 - Scope 3 - COVID-19 Cleaning

This procedure is to be followed whenever a Novel Coronavirus (“COVID-19”) event (defined below) occurs in a federally owned or leased facility. A COVID-19 event is defined as an instance when someone who is confirmed or suspected to have COVID-19 enters or occupies a building. According to CDC guidelines people with these symptoms may have COVID-19:

cough, shortness of breath or difficulty breathing, fatigue, fever or chills, muscle or body aches, Nausea or vomiting, headache, congestion or runny nose, sore throat, diarrhea, or new loss of taste or smell. If the facility or affected area(s) have been completely unoccupied for seven days or more, it will only need normal routine cleaning to reopen the area and this detailed cleaning and disinfection procedure is not necessary.

1. Steps. The facility manager, owner, designated official, or delegated representative must perform the following steps before initiating a request for COVID-19 cleaning and disinfection procedures:

1. Identify all areas in the facility that the individual(s) occupied or accessed and the associated path of travel, to the greatest extent possible, including marking printed building floor plans, as necessary, to identify clearly and with as much precision as possible the affected locations that require detailed cleaning and disinfecting. Empty the aforementioned area(s) of occupants and close the area(s) for up to 24 hours, where feasible. The area(s) can still be used for emergency egress, as needed, during that time.

2. Open available doors and windows or increase outside air to the isolated area(s) for the duration of the closure. This closing and airing process is to allow any airborne droplets to settle prior to cleaning and disinfecting.

2. Qualifications. The Contractor performing the work must have the required supplies, and the Contractor staff must be trained in current blood-borne pathogens requirements, as defined by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (29 C.F.R. 1910.1030).

The minimum supplies required are detergents and soaps compatible with the surfaces being cleaned, and disinfectant products either registered by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) as effective against emerging infectious agents (list) or equivalent products containing the same active ingredient(s) in similar or greater concentration levels as those listed and registered by EPA.

3. Procedures.

1. The Contractor must submit any proposed disinfectants to the Contracting Officer’s Representative (“COR”) or the COR’s designee for review and approval prior to use.

2. Once approved, the Contractor must use all cleaning and disinfectant products in accordance with the manufacturer’s directions.

3. Prior to entering the area to be cleaned and disinfected, the Contractor must don the appropriate personal protective equipment required for the specific cleaners and disinfectants to be used. At a minimum, the Contractor must wear nitrile, latex or similar non-cloth disposable gloves and facemasks.

4. The Contractor must clean all frequently touched surfaces in the affected area(s) free of any visible dirt or grime using the approved cleaning products. The Contractor must also clean any porous surfaces that contain visible contamination to the extent feasible using products compatible with those surfaces. Visible contamination is defined as surfaces soiled with phlegm, saliva, https://www.epa.gov/pesticide-registration/list-n-disinfectants-use-against-sars-cov-2 vomit, or a similar bodily fluid. Dirt and grime are not considered contamination for purposes of this procedure.

5. The Contractor must disinfect all frequently touched surfaces in the affected area(s) using the approved disinfectant. The disinfectant must be applied in such a manner as to ensure solid surfaces are visibly moist. The Contractor must also take extreme care to avoid damage to telecommunications and electronic equipment, GSA’s fine arts collection, historic materials and finishes, cloth surfaces, carpeting, and wood furnishings during the application of any disinfectant.

Frequently touched surfaces include, but are not limited, to handrails, door knobs, key cards, keyboards, computer mouse devices, touch screens, light switches, countertops, table tops, water faucets and handles, work surfaces, elevator buttons, sinks, toilets and control handles, restroom stall handles, toilet paper and other paper dispensers, door handles and push plates, and water cooler and drinking fountain controls.

6. The Contractor must allow the disinfectant to remain on surfaces until air dry.

7. The Contractor must place used supplies, including gloves, rags and containers, in sealed plastic trash bags. Bags must be tied shut and disposed of as ordinary waste.

8. Once the affected area(s) have been cleaned, disinfected and dried, they can be opened back up to regular occupancy and use.