Tab-7_PWS_NFPA 101 Training.doc

Attachment of RFQ No. FA5205-09-Q-KN15

PERFORMANCE-BASED

WORK STATEMENT (PWS)

FOR

NFPA 101, LIFE SAFETY CODE ESSENTIALS TRAINING,

MISAWA AB, JAPAN

MISAWA AIR BASE, JAPAN

13 Aug 09 Table of Contents

NFPA 101, Life Safety Code Essentials Training, Misawa AB, Japan Paragraph Title Page

1.

DESCRIPTION OF SERVICES

1.1.

Basic Services

1.2.

NFPA 101, Life Safety Code

1.5.

Training Schedule 2.

GENERAL INFORMATION

2.1.

Contractor Personnel

2.1.1 Qualification

2.2.

Quality

2.2.1.

Quality Control

2.2.2.

Quality Assurance

2.3 Government Remedies

2.4.

Hours of Operation

2.4.1.

U.S. Government Holidays

2.5.

Damages to Government Property 3.

SERVICES SUMMARY

4.

GOVERNMENT FURNISHED PROPERTY

AND SERVICES

4.1.

Government-Furnished Utilities

4.2.

Government-Furnished Property

4.3 Security Police and Fire Prevention

1. DESCRIPTION OF SERVICES. The contractor shall provide all management, tools, supplies, equipment, and labor necessary to perform NFPA 101, Life Safety Code Essentials Training at Misawa Air Base, Japan in accordance with this Performance-based Work Statement (PWS).

1.1. BASIC SERVICES. The contractor shall provide a 5-day on-site training, for 25 base personnel, which targets EHS personnel, architects, engineers end users, authorities having jurisdiction, building officials, manufacturers, installers-maintainers, insurance company representatives, and fire investigators who need an introduction to or refresher of the fundamentals of the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) 101, Life Safety Code .

Services shall include, but not limited to, coordination of training period with the chief of Programing Flight at 35th Civil Engineering Squadron, arrangement of all instructors’ travel and accommodation including booking air tickets and hotels, preparation of training materials including shipment of training texts and equipment to Misawa AB, training including providing to trainees a copy of code and a seminar binder which consists of a student workbook with diagrams and explanations.

1.2. NFPA 101, Life Safety Code, The contractor shall provide 5-day training:

Module 1–General Requirements (Chapters 1, 3, 4, 5 & 6)

■ The organization of NFPA 101

■ The relationship between the core chapters and occupancy chapters

■ The overall scope, goals and objectives of the code

■ The application of the code to new, existing and renovated buildings

■ The use of definitions

■ The concept of the performance-base option

■ Classification of occupancies, including mixed occupancies and hazard of contents

Module 2–Types of Construction

■ Defining the three parts of means of egress

■ Identifying and apply the requirements for fire barriers

■ Determining requirements for enclosure and protection of the means of egress

■ Identification of the components of means of egress

■ Applying provisions for doors, stairs, smoke-proof enclosures, horizontal exits, ramps, exit passageways, escalators and moving walks

■ Applying provisions for fire escape stairs and ladders, slide escapes, alternating tread devices, areas of refuge and elevators

Module 3–Fundamentals of Means of Egress (Chapter 7)

■ Determining occupant load using occupant load factors

■ Determining the egress capacity of an individual component of the means of egress system

■ Determining the egress capacity of the entire means of egress system

■ Applying minimum width requirements and associated obstruction limitations

■ Applying general requirements for number of means of egress

■ Identification of dead end corridors and common path of travel

■ Determine exit and exit access remoteness

■ Applying concepts of accessible means of egress and areas of refuge

■ Measuring travel distance

■ Applying provisions for exit discharge

Module 4–Awareness of Means of Egress (Chapter 7)

■ Determining the need for, and minimum requirements of illumination, emergency lighting and egress marking

■ Applying requirements for illumination, emergency lighting and egress marking in areas with high hazard contents and in mechanical equipment and boiler rooms

Module 5–Features of Fire Protection (Chapter 8, 9 & 10)

■ Protection of vertical openings

■ Requirements for the protection of hazardous areas

■ Requirements for interior finish, contents and furnishings

■ Recognition of specific fire protection systems and their appropriate standards

■ Defining how the Life Safety Code implements use of referenced documents

Module 6–Special Provisions and Operating Features (Chapter 9 & 11)

■ Applying the core chapters and the occupancy specific requirements for special structures and high rise occupancies

■ Applying the provisions for building services, including utilities, HVAC, smoke control, elevators and escalators, and rubbish and laundry chutes

■ Recognize requirements for operating features, including drills and training

Module 7–Building Rehabilitation (Chapter 43)

■ Identifying categories of work including repair, renovation, modification, reconstruction, additions or changes of occupancy

■ Understanding multiple work categories for a single occupancy

■ Means of egress during reconstruction

■ Automatic sprinklers systems during reconstruction

■ Understanding life safety requirements in historic buildings

■ Applying Chapter 43 requirements to specific building rehabilitation projects

1.3. TRAINING Schedule. The contractor shall coordinate the training schedule with the chief of Programs Flight at 35 CES/CEPM, and perform and complete the NFPA 101, Life Safety Code Essentials training at Misawa Air Base, Japan within 60 calendar days (CD) after award date of purchase order.

2. GENERAL INFORMATION.

2.1. CONTRACTOR PERSONNEL

2.1.1. QUALIFICATION: The instructors must be a Fire Protection Specialist (FPS), a Fire Protection Engineer (FPE), or a member of NFPA Code development committee, and have experience in teaching and using the NFPA code.

2.2. QUALITY.

2.2.1. QUALITY CONTROL. Contractor should develop and maintain a quality of program to ensure services are performed IAW commonly accepted commercial practices. The contractor shall develop and implement procedures to identify, prevent, and ensure non-recurrence of defective services.

2.2.2. QUALITY ASSURANCE. The chief of Programs Flight, 35 CES/CEPM, will survey the contractor’s performance to ensure compliance with the PWS by conducting the site visit.

2.3. GOVERNMENT REMEDIES. If unacceptable performance was identified in services, the CO shall promptly notify the contractor of the deficiencies for correction. The contractor shall take corrective action in a timely manner at no increase in the Purchase Order (PO) amount, and submit the probable cause, corrective action taken, and preventive action of the deficiencies to the CO upon completion of correction. The chief of Programs Flight, 35 CES/CEPM, will review the submittal forwarded from the CO and provide the review results together with the submittal to the CO. If the deficiencies are not corrected in a timely manner or repeated, the chief of Programs should notify the CO. The contractor shall refer to the CO for any disagreement with the chief of Programs Flight’s observations. If deficiency or failure in services cannot be corrected by the contractor, the Government may negotiate with the contractor for extension of performance or reduce the PO amount to reflect the reduced value of the service performed.

2.4. HOURS OF OPERATION. The contractor shall perform work from 0730 – 1630 hours, Monday through Friday, except for US Government legal holidays unless otherwise authorized by the Government.

2.4.1. U.S. GOVERNMENT HOLIDAYS. The following is a list of U.S. Government holidays. No work will be performed on U.S. Government holidays. If the holiday falls on a Saturday, the preceding Friday is observed as the holiday, if the holiday falls on a Sunday, the following Monday is observed as the holiday.

HOLIDAY

DATE

New Year’s Day

1 January

Martin Luther King’s Birthday

3rd Monday in January

President’s Day

3rd Monday in February

Memorial Day

Last Monday in May

Independence Day

4 July

Labor Day

1st Monday in September

Columbus Day

2nd Monday in October

Veteran’s Day

11 November

Thanksgiving Day

4th Thursday in November

Christmas Day

25 December

2.5. DAMAGES TO GOVERNMENT PROPERTY. Existing property and items damaged by the contractor during services under this PO shall be repaired or replaced in kind, as approved by the Contracting Officer, at no cost to the Government.

3. SERVICES SUMMARY. The services summary table shown below lists service functions that are considered critical to contract performance and to the operational areas for which they affect. The performance threshold briefly describes the minimum acceptable levels of service required for each requirement.

4. GOVERNMENT FURNISHED PROPERTY AND SERVICES.

4.1. GOVERNMENT-FURNISHED UTILITIES. Electricity, water, sewage, and heat shall be furnished by the Government, at no cost to the contractor for their use in the performance of services called for.

4.2. GOVERNMENT-FURNISHED PROPERTY. The government will provide a training room to the contractor in the facility at Misawa AB, Japan.

4.3. SECURITY Police and Fire Prevention. In case of emergency, dial 911 for the Security Police and Fire Station