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STATEMENT OF WORK

FOR

DISPOSAL OF LIQUID SLUDGE

AT

WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANT ON SCOTT AFB (SAFB)

01 OCT 19– 30 SEP 20

DESCRIPTION OF WORK. Contractor shall be fully accredited to remove sludge in accordance with the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency (IEPA). Contractor shall provide all labor, equipment, material and transportation required to remove treated sludge from the wastewater treatment plant. Sludge removal shall be required up to 4 times per year, disposing an estimated total of 600,000 gallons of anaerobically digested liquid sludge. The amount of

600,000 gallons of liquid sludge is only an estimate. The actual amount available for removal could be significantly less or more. Liquid sludge shall be removed from both or either of two digesters located at the Scott AFB Wastewater Treatment Plant. Disposal methods shall be land application, and the contractor shall conform to all federal Environmental Protection Agency

(EPA) and IEPA rules and regulations including 40 CFR 503.

The wastewater treatment plant foreman, NCOIC, or the Infrastructure Superintendent is authorized to place orders for sludge removal. The contractor shall begin work within 10 calendar days of request to remove sludge. During the removal process, the contractor shall re-circulate the sludge in the digesters. If water is required to thin the sludge for ease of removal, the amount of water used shall be deducted from the total amount of liquid removed. The

Government shall not be billed for the amount of water added to the liquid sludge. The contractor shall only bill for actual liquid sludge removed.

Contractor shall furnish all sludge disposal/application documentation to the wastewater treatment plant foreman, NCOIC, or Infrastructure Superintendent not later than 20 days from removal.

GENERAL INFORMATION

NON‐PERSONAL SERVICES AND/OR INHERENTLY GOVERNMENTAL SERVICES:

The Government will neither supervise contractor employees nor control the method by which the contractor performs the required tasks. It shall be the responsibility of the contractor to manage its employees and to guard against any actions that are of the nature of personal services, or give the perception of personal services. If the contractor feels that any actions constitute, or are perceived to constitute personal services, it shall be the contractor’s responsibility to notify the PCO immediately. These services shall not be used to perform work of a policy/decision making or management nature, (e.g., inherently governmental functions). All decisions relative to programs supported by the contractor shall be the sole responsibility of the Government.

Contractor Consent to Background Checks: The contractor and, as applicable, subcontractor shall not employ persons for work on this contract if such employee is identified as a potential threat to the health, safety, security, general well-being or operational mission of the installation and its population, nor shall the contractor or subcontractor employ persons under this contract who have an outstanding criminal warrant as identified by Law Enforcement Agency Data

System (LEADS) through the National Crime Information Center. LEADS checks will verify if a person is wanted by local, state, and federal agencies. All contractor and subcontractor personnel must consent to LEADS background checks. Contractor and subcontractor personnel who do not consent to an LEADS check will be denied access to the installation. Information required to conduct an LEADS check includes: full name, driver’s license number, and/or social security number, date of birth of the person entering the installation, and completion of a background check questionnaire. The contractor shall provide this information using the Scott

AFB Form 21, Contractors Consent for Background Check, and shall submit it in conjunction with the contractor’s request for either base or vehicle passes. Completion of a successful

LEADS check does not invalidate the requirement for an escort when contractor or subcontractor personnel are working within controlled or restricted areas. All identifying credentials will be compliant with the REAL ID Act.

Contractors shall ensure their employees and those of their subcontracts have the proper credentials allowing them to work in the United States. Persons later found to be undocumented or illegal aliens will be remanded to the proper authorities. The contractor shall not be entitled to any compensation for delays or expenses associated with complying with the provisions of this clause. Furthermore, nothing in this clause shall excuse the contractor from proceeding with the contract as required.

Badges: The contractor is required to provide identification badges for their employees. All contractor personnel shall wear these badges while on duty on the government site. Badges are required to identify the individual, company name, and be clearly and distinctly marked as contractor. Size, color, style, etc. are to be mutually agreed to by contractor and government.

The contractor’s identification badge will not be used as an entry requirement for installation entry or into any government designated controlled or restricted area. All DBIDS cards/passes will be turned in to the Dixon Visitor Control Center upon expiration of pass and/or completion of contract.

Contractor Registration of Vehicles on Scott AFB: All contractor or contractor employees’ vehicles used for the performance of this contract shall comply with all local, state and federal regulations. Additionally any pass shall be surrendered to Security Forces upon demand to positively identify a person’s need to be on Scott AFB.

Access to Installation during Force Protection Conditions (FPCONs):

Contractors will be assigned a mission essential designation IAW requirements contained in

SAFBI 31-101/Installation Security Instruction. Only the installation commander or the unit commander requesting contract support will assign the mission essential designation.

Property Protection: Property protection for facility where the contractors’ primary work center is located will be the responsibility of the local facility manager and local Government

Security Manager, or their duly authorized representative IAW AFI 31-101, Integrated Defense and command/local directives. The contractor shall safeguard all government-owned equipment and materials in his/her possession or use.

Safeguarding Classified or Unclassified Information: The contractor shall meet Air Force standards for storing, processing, and handling classified information and systems. Additionally, all resources (e.g. maps, publication/instructions, photos) provided by the government to assist the contractor in the performance of their contract will be surrendered upon termination of employment or the end of the contract performance period.

Non-Disclosure Agreements: To safeguard information, the contractor shall enter into non-disclosure agreements with the responsible local security manager.

Privacy Act: Work on this project requires that personnel have access to Privacy Information.

Personnel shall adhere to the Privacy Act, Title 5 of the U.S. Code, Section 552a and applicable agency rules and regulations.

Contractors Working in Controlled or Restricted Areas

The unit requesting contract support will provide escort (s) for contractors’ at all times when within a controlled area. Contractors shall not escort other contractor employees within controlled or restricted areas. In addition, contractors shall fulfill, maintain, and comply with all security requirements IAW AFI 31-101, Integrated Defense, and command/local directives.

Access to Government Facilities with Controlled or Restricted Areas The contractor shall comply with security regulations imposed by the installation commander and/or the agency responsible for the project location. Due to specific mission requirements inherent in the nature of controlled or restricted areas on Scott AFB, the government may direct the contractor to leave the controlled or restricted areas at any given time.

Contractors Responsibilities while Working within Controlled or Restricted Areas

Only contractor personnel with proper authority and qualifications shall enter a controlled or restricted area. Certain facilities require the issuance of an AF Form 1199CD. The government, at any time, may revoke the AF Form 1199CD. The procedures for the issuance of an AF Form

1199CD are contained in SABFI 31-1 Integrated Defense/Antiterrorism Plan. Contractors shall not escort other contractor employees within controlled or restricted areas. Upon completion of the contract, all 1199CDs will be turned into the sponsor and in turn delivered to 375th SFS/S5B, Line Badges. In addition, contractors shall fulfill, maintain, and comply with all security requirements contained in SABFI 31-1 Integrated Defense / Antiterrorism Plan.

Access to Government Facilities with Controlled or Restricted Areas for Replacement

Contractors

The unit requesting contract support will continuously escort replacement contractors, not initially possessing the proper clearances and requiring entry to controlled or restricted areas.

Replacement contractors shall submit paperwork within 30 days of being assigned to obtain an approved security clearance or favorable review. Replacement contractor personnel shall obtain a security clearance prior to working with, or having direct access to, classified material. In addition, replacement contractor personnel shall obtain a “Favorable review” prior to having access to a Controlled Area. The above information shall be submitted to 375 AMW/IP.