Dip Tube SOW Amend 1.pdf

STATEMENT OF WORK (SOW)

FOR

6th YEAR MAINTENANCE

WHITEMAN AFB

26 MAY 2021

1.0 Mission

Provide maintenance on existing 150 lb. halon fire extinguishers, numbering 131 in quantity.

1.1 Scope

The Contractor shall provide all labor and parts required to conduct a 6-year maintenance, including inspection and replacement of down tube and valve assembly, as required.

2.0 Non Personal Services

The Government shall neither supervise Contractor employees nor control the method by which they perform 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 are perceived to constitute personal services. If the Contractor believes that any actions constitute personal services, it shall be the Contractor’s responsibility to notify the Contracting Officer (CO) immediately.

2.1 Business Relations

The Contractor shall successfully integrate and coordinate all activity needed to execute the requirements. The Contractor shall manage the timeliness, completeness, and quality of problem identification. The Contractor shall seek to ensure customer satisfaction and professional and ethical behavior of all Contractor personnel. The Contractor shall establish clear organizational lines of authority and responsibility to ensure effective management of the resources assigned to the requirement.

3.0 Requirements

The Contractor shall perform overhaul maintenance in accordance with the manufacturer’s requirements for each type extinguisher. Each six-year maintenance shall be recorded on a record tag consisting of a metal decal, which shall be affixed on the exterior of the extinguisher shell.

Extinguishers that fail the six-year maintenance shall be identified and returned to the Government. The Contractor shall accomplish all work by employing and utilizing qualified personnel with appropriate combinations of education, training, and experience. The qualifications of proposed personnel must be approved by the Government prior to commencement of work. The work shall be performed IAW TCTO 13F4-4-501 and TCTO 13F4-4-501C. All work shall be accomplished NLT 8 September 2021.

3.1 The Contractor shall not employ persons for work on this contract if such employee is identified to the Contractor by the contracting officer as a potential threat to the health, safety, security, general well-being, or operational mission of the installation and its population. Where reading, understanding, and discussing safety and environmental warnings are an integral part of a contract employee’s duties, that employee will be able to understand, read, write, and speak English. Contractor personnel shall present a neat appearance and be easily recognized as Contractor employees. The Contractor shall provide each employee with an identification badge that shall include the employee’s name, employee’s photograph, and Contractor’s name.

Identification shall be worn or attached to the outer garment at all times.

3.2 The Contractor shall have available at all times a sufficient number of capable and qualified employees to enable the Contractor to properly, adequately, and safely perform all work required under the terms of this contract. Additionally, the Contractor shall use Government Owned Vehicle during the Contractor’s normal duty hours as part of their associated labor tasks.

3.3 Fire extinguisher technicians performing contract work shall meet NFPA 10 qualifications.

Additionally the technician must have experience in the past five years in fire extinguisher repair, maintenance, and related activities of equipment covered by this contract.

3.4 Technicians modifying and servicing the fire extinguishers shall additionally be factory trained and certified and shall provide documentation of this certification prior to the start of this contract. Technicians shall remain certified through the duration of this contract.

3.5 Contractor and/or subcontractor personnel engaged in activities specified by this contract shall also be required to possess certificates of training, licenses, and permits as required by state, county, and other local jurisdictions.

3.6 FIRE EXTINGUISHER RECHARGE. Fire extinguishers shall be recharged as indicated in the list of work provided to the Contractor. The replacement of extinguisher agent also includes the agent expellant for certain types of extinguishers. The Government will furnish, at no cost to the Contractor, halogenated (Halon 1211) fire extinguishing agent, and all agents (as required).

4.0 Security and Safety

Contractor shall wear appropriate security badges, line badges, identification, and/or nametag as required by the security procedures of the squadron where performance takes place. Contractor shall utilize company-owned or privately owned vehicles for transportation while on the installation. Contractor personnel shall meet established unescorted installation entry requirements pursuant to AFI 31-101 before base identification will be issued. Contractors shall submit requests for installation identification to 509 SFS no later than 72 hours following contract award and 72 hours prior to the individual(s) requiring subsequent entry on to the installation.

Personnel not meeting the minimum standards will not be issued an installation pass and will not be allowed access to the installation. The Contractor will provide employee information for an entry authorization listing to gain entry onto the base strictly for the period of the work to be accomplished. Information provided with be in accordance with Whiteman AFB Security Forces instructions and any applicable REAL ID requirements. Information provided may include; Full Name, Social Security Number, Date of Birth, Driver’s License Number and State.

5.0 Period of Performance

Contractor support on-site is expected to be performed during regular working hours (0630-1530) on weekdays excluding Federal Holidays and Whiteman AFB down days. However, the Contractor’s work schedule shall be flexible as required to meet the needs of the Air Force. The primary location for on-site work will be provided to the Contractor by the Government. The Government will provide a workspace onsite. Extinguishers will be brought to the provided workspace by Government employees for Contractor inspection and repair. Government personnel will return extinguishers to their locations after work is complete.

6.0 Government Surveillance of Contractor Performance

The Government may observe the Contractor’s performance at any time during performance. If the Government representative finds the Contractor is in a non-conformance status, the Government representative will contact the CO. If the Government is charged for any replacement part, the old parts must be tallied by a Government representative prior to disposal to confirm the quantity replaced.

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