FY 25 Abrasive Blaster SOW.pdf

STATEMENT OF WORK

PORTSMOUTH NAVAL SHIPYARD PRODUCTION TOUCH LABOR SUPPORT

C-1.0 INTRODUCTION

1.1 Scope: Portsmouth Naval Shipyard (PNS) requires twenty (20) experienced, skilled and qualified Abrasive Blaster personnel, along with On-Site Supervisors and a Program Manager, to assist with the execution of 688 Class and 774 Class Submarine overhaul, modernization, and repair work.

1.2 Period of Performance and Level of Effort.

The period of performance for this contract is from Sunday March 2, 2025 to Saturday August 30, 2025.

The Contractor shall provide the estimated level of effort noted below to support continuous operations and provide supervisory oversight and contract management that are necessary to maintain high standards of work and effective administration throughout the contract period.

Personnel Shift Straight Time Hours Overtime Hours

Blasters (10) First Shift 10,080 2,016

Blasters (10) Second Shift 10,080 2,016

Supervisor (1) First Shift 1,008 504

Supervisor (1) Second Shift 1,008 504

Program Manager N/A Determined by Contractor Labor Requirements:

Total Abrasive Blasters Required: 20

a. First Shift: 10 Blasters

b. Second Shift: 10 Blasters

Supervisory Requirements:

a. First Shift: 1 Supervisor

b. Second Shift: 1 Supervisor

Contract Management:

a. Contract Manager:

Determined by Contractor

Hours of Work:

First Shift Blasters:

a. Straight Time: 10,080 hours (total for 10 blasters)

b. Overtime: 2,016 hours (total for 10 blasters)

Second Shift Blasters:

a. Straight Time: 10,080 hours

(total for 10 blasters)

b. Overtime: 2,016 hours

(total for 10 blasters) First Shift Supervisor:

a. Straight Time: 1,008 hours

b. Overtime: 504 hours

Second Shift Supervisor:

a. Straight Time: 1,008 hours

b. Overtime: 504 hours

Contract Manager:

a. Total Hours: Determined by

Contractor

1.3 Place of Performance - Work will be performed on-site at the Portsmouth Naval Shipyard in Kittery, Maine.

1.4 Non-Personal Service Statement. This is a non-personal services contract. Contractor employees performing services under this order will be controlled, directed, and supervised at all times by management personnel of the contractor. Contractor management will ensure that employees properly comply with the performance work standards outlined in this Performance Work Statement.

1.4.1 The Contractor shall not perform inherently governmental functions as specified in FAR Subpart

7.5. Inherently governmental functions do not include (i) gathering information for or providing advice, opinions, recommendations, or ideas to Federal Government officials; or (ii) any function that is primarily ministerial and internal in nature.

1.4.2 The Contractor shall supervise and control its employees. The Contractor shall not interpret or perform the contract in a manner that creates a personal services contract as defined in FAR Subpart 37.104.

C-2.0 CONTRACTOR PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS

2.1 The Contractor shall provide fully trained and competent personnel necessary to perform the installation and repair services as specified. The work history of each contractor employee must contain experience directly related to the task and the functions each individual is intended to perform under this contract. Section C-9.0 identifies the minimum experience, training and qualification requirements for the Trade.

2.2 The Contractor shall maintain a confined/enclosed space entry program (CESEP) in accordance with 29 CFR 1915 – Subpart B. All Contractor employees assigned to work at PNS shall be qualified to recognize, access and work in confined/enclosed spaces.

2.2.1. Confined and Enclosed Entry: Competent person services must be provided in accordance with 29 CFR 1915 and section 2-8 of S6470-AA-SAF-010- Rev. 4, Technical Manual for Naval Maritime Confined Space. Section 2.8 also authorizes naval maritime facilities, at the discretion of the naval maritime facility commander, to provide Navy competent person services to contractors in those situations where the provision of such services is advantageous to the government and the contractor desires and agrees to accept such services. The Navy will provide and the Contractor shall accept the Navy competent person services of PNS.

2.3 The Contractor shall maintain a Personal Fall Arrest System (PFAS) program in accordance with 29 CFR 1915 –Subpart I. All Contractor employees assigned to work at PNS shall receive PFAS Training and be qualified to wear DBI Delta 3 Harnesses.

2.4 The Contractor shall maintain a respirator program in accordance with 29 CFR 1910.134 (Subpart I).

All Contractor employees assigned to work at PNS shall receive respirator Training and be qualified to wear Half Face Respirator - MSA Comfo Classic (Comfo II), Full Face Respirator - MSA UltraTwin and Blast Hood – MSA Abrasi-Blast as applicable.

2.5 The contractor shall establish and maintain an emergency reporting protocol that informs the designated PNS Code 900R cognizant PNS Trade Manager immediately (within 2 hours) of any injuries or near misses that occur to contractor employees at PNS.

2.5.1 In the event of injuries sustained in the performance of duty, contractor employees may receive medical aid from shipyard first responders but shall, if necessary, receive secondary aid and/or evaluation from private providers.

2.5.2 Within 24 hours of occurrence, the contractor shall complete Contracted Employee Injury Report

(CDRL A005) and submit to Code 106, Code 900R, and the COR.

2.5.3 The Contractor and its employees shall participate in safety investigations when contractor personnel are involved in or witness safety-related incidents.

2.5.4 After all investigations are complete, the contractor shall submit, on company letterhead, a final injury report to the Contracting Officer that includes, but is not limited to, an updated summary of the information provided in the Contracted Employee Injury Report, short term corrective actions taken, and long-term corrective actions.

2.5.5 All contractor reporting must be in compliance with OSHA 29 CFR Part 1904 “Recording and

Reporting Occupational Injuries and Illnesses”.

2.6 The contractor shall maintain a Personnel Management Program (PMP) applicable to all individuals (i.e., contractors and subcontractors) assigned to fulfill the requirements of this solicitation. This PMP shall include, as a minimum, a structured employee complaint reporting and adjudication process, a procedure for handling employees in crisis, and an Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) Program. The EEO will clearly identify responsibilities, standards for non-discrimination and employee resources for questions, concerns and complaints. Additionally, training plans and training records shall account for and affirm completion of training on the contractor’s PMP.

2.7 Material and Equipment:

2.7.1.1 Contractor Furnished Material.

2.7.1.1.1 The Contractor shall provide hand tools and any other trade work apparel typically provided by an employer.

2.7.1.1.2 The Contractor shall provide Personal Protective Equipment (e.g. safety shoes, helmets and eye protection) and ensure its employees are properly outfitted at the start of each work shift.

2.7.1.1.3 All safety equipment is subject to Government inspection.

2.7.2 Government Furnished Equipment

2.7.2.1 The Government will provide powered and specialty tools, and any tools that require calibration (e.g. torque wrenches, dial calipers, micrometers).

2.7.2.2 The Government will provide respirator filter cartridges.

2.7.2.3 The Government will provide Respirators, Blast Hoods, and Fall Protection in the trades that require them. The Government’s standard for this equipment is:

Half Face Respirator – MSA Comfo Classic (AKA Comfo II) Full Face Respirator – MSA UltraTwin Blast Hood – MSA Abrasi-Blast Fall Protection Harness – DBI Sala Delta 3 Harness (with various anchorage connectors and lanyards)

C-3.0 CONTRACT EXECUTION REQUIREMENTS

3.1 Program Manager:

3.1.1 The Contractor shall identify a Program Manager for the contract at the time a proposal is submitted. The Program Manager shall coordinate all aspects of the contract with the Contracting Officer and the designated Government Contracting Officer’s Representative (COR) and/or

Alternate COR (ACOR). The Program Manager shall keep these government points of contact apprised of schedule, technical, material and financial issues pertaining to the contract.

3.1.2 The Program Manager shall provide overall management, oversight and supervision (and/or lead workers) to effectively and safely manage the work of the contract.

3.1.3 The Program Manager is responsible to ensure the work of the contract is performed in accordance with the standards, guidelines, and procedures, as stated in the contract. The Contractor is an independent contractor and not an agent of the Government.

3.1.4 The Program Manager shall be responsible for the performance and conduct of supervisors assigned to fulfill the contract and is responsible to ensure on-site supervision is performing the duties and responsibilities identified in paragraph 3.5.

3.1.5 At least weekly, the Program Manager will provide brief metrics or reports validating that the on-site supervisors are executing duties and performing to expectations.

3.1.6 The Program Manager is responsible to Maintain a Weekly Status Report which includes, at minimum, the requirements outlined in (CDRL A001).

3.2 Communication: The Contractor shall communicate all issues affecting its performance under the contract to the Contracting Officer and/or COR, in writing. The PNS KO and/or COR will coordinate further communication with other applicable PNS TPOCs, Managers, Government Organizations, Commands and Departments as required unless otherwise specified by the Contracting Officer.

3.3 Personnel Assignments:

3.3.1 Fully Trained Employees: The Contractor shall deliver fully trained, trade-specific, proficient employees to support ship repair work at PNS consistent with the general and Trade Specific requirements of this contract. The Contractor will deliver the employees in an orderly and timely fashion as outlined by this contract. The contractor employees must have appropriate security clearances, and complete skills proficiency as specified within this Contract.

3.3.2 Contractor personnel may be required to travel to perform this contract. If Travel is authorized by the Government, the Government will reimburse the contractor’s travel costs in accordance with FAR 21.205-47, Travel Costs, and other applicable guidance. The Contractor agrees that travel costs will be unallowable and accounted for under FAR 31.201-6, Accounting for unallowable travel costs, for contractor personnel who are denied access to or removed from the installation for security or safety concerns or who fail to meet the relevant personnel qualifications within the contract or task order.

3.3.3 The Contractor shall ensure that its employees abide by all applicable laws, regulations and policies governing their access to and presence on Portsmouth Naval Shipyard. The Government may deny access to or remove contractor personnel from the installation for security or safety concerns or failure to abide by the terms and conditions within the contract.

3.3.3.1 SAFETY: All Contractor personnel who enter the Controlled Industrial Area, or other areas specifically designated as safety hazardous, shall wear contractor furnished PPE (see 2.7.1.1.2) and shall watch the Code 106 safety video.

3.4 Training Records:

3.4.1 Within 7 calendar days of the beginning of the Period of Performance, the Contractor shall provide the employee Training Records for each tradesman and on-site supervisor who will perform under this contract to the KO and COR. The Government will use these Training Records when validating the training and qualifications of Contractor personnel during the On Boarding process.

3.4.2 If the Contractor intends to have another tradesman perform on the contract, the Contractor shall notify the Government, in writing, and shall provide that tradesman’s Resume and Training Records to the KO and COR as soon as possible. The Contractor shall not allow another tradesman to perform on this contract until the Government has verified that individual’s training and qualifications.

3.4.3 Medical forms will be provided that will prove that the employee is fit for work.

3.4.4 The Contractor shall ensure that its employees remain fully qualified for the duration of their performance on the contract. The Contractor shall maintain employee training records and provide updates when required. In the event that an employee loses a qualification, the Contractor shall notify the Government Contracting Officer (KO) and/or COR, in writing, immediately, shall identify the planned corrective action, notify the Government when that deficiency has been resolved and provide an updated Training Record. The Contractor shall not allow a Tradesman or On-Site Supervisor to perform under this contract during any time period when any of their qualifications have expired, been lost or become invalid. The Contractor agrees that labor costs will be unallowable for contractor personnel for any time period when they fail to meet the relevant qualifications within the contract.

3.5 On-site Supervision:

3.5.1 The contractor shall provide adequate supervision to oversee the assigned personnel and ensure the proper execution of the assigned tasks. The contractor shall manage and direct their own employees. The Contractor’s Supervisor(s) must be readily available to the workforce during work hours of the shift that the employees are assigned. Work shift hours are identified in paragraph C-3.7.3.

3.5.2 On site supervision assigned to a trade will be at least as trained, experienced and qualified as the trade workers in their area of responsibility.

3.5.3 On site supervisors, by their actions and conduct, will demonstrate high standards for personnel performance, quality of work and safety of operations.

3.5.4 On site supervisors will spend the majority of their time helping contractor mechanics prepare for and execute work. Supervisors will spend a considerable amount of their workday on the deckplates.

3.5.5 The contractor’s supervisor(s) is/are the liaison between contractor personnel and PNS

Supervisors. The contractor supervision is responsible to ensure contractor personnel are qualified to perform the assigned work and are performing work in accordance with requirements. PNS is responsible for providing all quality assurance personnel and engineering support that may be required in the assigned tasking.

3.5.6 The contractor’s supervisor(s) will manage worker assignments to ships, shifts of work, discipline, safety, rewards, promotion, attendance, time-off (i.e. sick and/or annual leave) and work performance.

3.5.7 The contractor’s supervisor will select and manage overtime assignments in accordance with their business policy. The contractor supervisor may ask Shipyard Personnel for recommendations, however that information is for guidance only.

3.5.8 The Government will not set or enforce a leave policy for contracted employees. The contractor can ask Shipyard personnel if they will be impacted by an employee taking leave;

however, that information is for guidance only. PNS personnel do not approve/deny contractor personnel leave.

3.5.9 In the event the contract completes sooner than planned and demanding is required, the contractor supervisor will manage contractor employee assignments/releases based on their business policy and not be unduly influenced by recommendations or requests by Shipyard personnel.

3.5.10 At least weekly, report a summary of the daily onboard counts of personnel to the COR.

3.5.11 Maintain accurate daily time tracking of workers. All time reporting shall start on Mondays and end on Sundays. This paper employee timesheet (CDRL A002), kept for each employee, shall include at minimum; first and last name, badge number, DO/TO number, assigned shop number, day and date, total hours worked per day, total hours worked for the week, employee signature line, contractor supervisor signature line, and comments section. Each timesheet shall be signed by each person designated in the signature lines prior to reporting the hours to Code 420.

3.5.12 Contractor shall maintain a weekly reporting hours spreadsheet (CDRL A003) that tracks all employees daily hours worked for each individual week on each DO/TO. The spreadsheet will be submitted along with individual employee timesheets (CDRL A002).

3.5.13 On site supervisors will resolve contractor personnel problems (e.g., conflict resolution, tardiness or administrative actions) related to the contractor’s employees.

3.5.14 Maintain a Daily Supervisory Log (DSL) reporting the results of deckplate surveillances.

These surveillances should proactively validate, for example, that employees are performing work as planned, note interactions with employees, record employee or job problems discovered (or solved), and validate worksites are safe. These DSL should be sufficient to allow a supervisor to recall the occurrences should problems surface or questions arise several weeks later. The DSL’s shall be incorporated into the weekly status reports (CDRL A001).

3.5.15 Supervisor shall provide tool run report for each employee prior to each employee leaving PNS after completion of work on the contract.

3.6 On Boarding.

3.6.1 Within the first two weeks of arriving at PNS, contractor workers shall successfully complete PNS-provided Familiarization Briefings and Learning Center Proficiency Checks.

Documentation of this Training and Proficiency Checks is the objective quality evidence PNS uses to affirmatively validate and record the equivalency of the contractor’s training and qualification.

3.6.2 “Familiarization Briefing” is intended to familiarize contractor employees with PNS specific:

(1) shipboard alarms and emergency indicators, (2) danger or caution tags, or other unique safety signage, (3) technical work instruction and drawing formats, (4) Quality Assurance forms, (5) protocols for entering data and signatures in formal work instructions, (6) protocols for using calibrated instruments and recording data and (7) Hazardous Material Controls and Handling.

3.6.2.1 Radiological Indoctrination. All Contractor employees performing work within the PNS must view a radiological video. Contractor employees who are expected to be on the PNS for greater than thirty (30) calendar days must attend a one-half hour indoctrination briefing. Attendance at the briefing will be required prior to being issued a permanent PNS badge. The indoctrination briefing will provide radiological fundamentals and information on radiological postings and controls at the PNS. Any contractor employee who disregards, alters, moves, or otherwise tampers with a radiological posting, or who disobeys a radiological instruction, will not be allowed to continue working at the PNS.

3.6.3 “Learning Center Proficiency Checks” are intended to validate that the contractor’s workforce has the requisite knowledge, proficiency, and skill to accomplish the tasks prescribed in this contract. PNS documents and archives the results of these proficiency checks as objective quality evidence for its trade and training and qualification program. PNS uses the results to affirmatively validate and record the equivalency (to PNS training requirements) of the contractor’s training or experience for the specific tasks associated with this order.

3.6.4 The Familiarization Briefing and Proficiency checks include written test and/or hands-on proficiency tests. The contractor will provide adequate supervision during all phases of the onboarding process. Contractor personnel will have a limit of two attempts to achieve a passing grade. Contractor employees who do not pass the Briefings or Proficiency Checks will not be deemed qualified to perform under this contract and will be returned to the contractor for disposition.

3.6.5 The contractor shall submit an on boarding and off boarding tracking sheet (CDRL A004) at the beginning of the contract and throughout the POP to track the employees working more accurately. This tracking sheet will be updated and provided to the Contract Specialist and/or COR whenever there is a change out of employees within the POP and at the conclusion of the

POP.

3.7 Technical Work Documents and Shift Work:

3.7.1 PNS Supervisors or Managers will provide specific written technical work instructions (e.g., Task Group Instructions or Deficiency Reports) and shift-to-shift assignments for the contractor supervisors/workers. PNS requires government supervisors to brief government workers prior to starting each job, and the contractor’s workers/supervisors may be asked to be present for those discussions. PNS shall be responsible to provide all quality assurance personnel and engineering support that may be required in the assigned tasking.

3.7.2 The contractor’s employees will be provided access to PNS Tool Cribs to use government special tooling/equipment. Contractor employees are responsible to return tools and to have no outstanding tools registered to their badge prior to departing PNS. Broken, lost or missing tooling will be billed to the contractor.

3.7.3 Contractor personnel shall work any of PNS’s standard work shifts. PNS’ normal eight-hour work shift hours are as follows: 1st 0700-1530 hours, 2nd 1500-2330 hours, with thirty (30) minutes provided for lunch.

3.7.4 Contractor employees may be required to work first and second Shift.

3.8 Approved Labor Category: No labor category, other than those appearing in the contract, shall be invoiced unless the contract is modified to cover the additional labor category.

C-4.0 Security/Shipyard Access

4.1 At a minimum, all Contractor personnel shall be United States citizens and shall possess a Final Department of Defense Personal Security Clearance at the confidential level or higher, in accordance with Attachment 1 (DD Form 254) for performance on this contract. Contractor personnel who lack the required clearance are not permitted to perform under this contract. The contractor must possess a CONFIDENTIAL Facility Clearance prior to award of the Contract.

4.1.1 If the contractor does not currently possess a facility clearance, the contractor may apply to the Defense Security Service to request the clearance. The following link is provided:

http://www.dss.mil/isp/fac_clear/fac_clear.html. The government shall not be obligated to delay award of a contract so that a contractor may obtain the required facility clearance.

4.2 Contractors must have DBIDS credentials for access to Portsmouth Naval Shipyard. Contractors and any subcontractors must submit contract DD-254 to Portsmouth Naval Shipyard Security Department (Code 1120) for access requirement verification prior to arrival. Additionally, each contractor employee must provide a filled-out DD SECNAV 5512/1, Attachment 2, and provide two (2) forms of ID off from Attachment 3 upon arrival at PNS.

4.3 Contractors/subcontractors shall submit Visit Requests via the Joint Personnel Adjudication System (JPAS) to SMO 39040 for visitor clearance verification. Visit requests submitted by other means will not be accepted without Facility Security Officer signed verification as to the level of security clearance granted to each employee on the visit request. Additionally, the contractor must provide a copy of Visit Request to the Code 900R Point of Contact (Fax 207-438-1298) within 7 days of the contract being awarded.

4.4 Commercial vehicles (automobiles) must have conspicuous contractor (company) identification (such as magnetic door-type signs) affixed to the outside of the vehicle if it is to enter the Controlled Industrial Area.

4.5 Portable Electronic Device (PED): PED Policy Employees, visitors, and contractors will have access to their personal camera enabled PEDs while in the Shipyard’s Controlled Industrial Area (CIA) and Security Island spaces. Portable Wearable Fitness Devices (PWFDs) that meet the criteria of the PED Policy are allowed in all spaces and shipboard. PWFDs are authorized in all areas if: If commercially available in the U.S. or through U.S. military exchange, marketed primarily as fitness or sleep devices, and designated as Federal Communication Commission (FCC) Class B digital devices (denoted as FCC Class B certified, or FCC Class B exempt). If they have Bluetooth, receive only Global Positioning System, accelerometer, altimeter, gyroscope, heart activity, vibration feature, or NFC capabilities. Some Security Islands will need to be upgraded to CNIAs based on physical manifestations of NOFORN. An exception to policy security plan is being developed to address current Security Islands needing to be upgraded. Interim Security Controls. Until such time that the Security Islands included on the following slide are upgraded to CNIAs, the following interim security controls will be established and adhered to. These Security Islands will be posted with a prohibited device sign. Unauthorized photography, video, or audio recording within the CIA and Security Island spaces will continue to be strictly forbidden. Please be aware, individuals entering the CIA or Security Island spaces are subject to security inspections. This includes any personal PEDs.

Unauthorized photography, video, audio recordings, or other violations of the PED Policy will be documented on a Security Deficiency Log that may result in disciplinary action and potential upload as an incident report to the Defense Counterintelligence and Security Agency Consolidated Adjudication Services with potential impact to your security clearance.

C-5.0 TECHNICAL CONFERENCES / REVIEW MEETINGS

5.1 Meeting: The Contractor shall attend weekly status meetings with PNS Government Contracting Officer (KO), COR and/or Code 900R TPOC to discuss contract execution and performance. Attendance is required, via phone or in person, by employees of the contractor who can make business decisions on behalf of the contractor, are able to speak to the current and forecasted financial status of the contract, and knowledgeable of the day-to-day operations of the contract.

5.1.1 The contractor is required to prepare the agenda for the weekly status meetings. This agenda shall provide PNS updates on the following but not limited to, overall order status, financial expenditures, manpower, forecasting (finance/manpower), and current or future issues. If PNS would like to add items to the agenda, they will provide the contractor’s Key Person with these items no later than 48hrs prior to the meeting. The contractor shall provide the weekly agenda no later than 24hrs prior to the scheduled weekly meeting via electronic delivery. Minutes of all project meetings will be kept by the Contractor and provided to PNS within three (3) business days of the meeting for review via electronic delivery. The weekly status meetings may be reduced to a bi-weekly cadence if mutually agreed upon by the contractor, and Code 900R and the Code 400 Contracting Officer.

5.2 Quarterly Status Meetings: The Contractor shall conduct Quarterly Program Meetings with PNS Government Contracting Officer (KO), COR and/or Code 900R TPOC to review overall contract execution and performance. The Contractor shall provide Status Reports five (5) business days prior to each scheduled Quarterly Status Meeting via electronic delivery. The Status Reports will contain metrics (i.e., financial expenditures (identifying ST and OT separately), labor category requested and received, appropriate competency) and skills audit (i.e., skills gap analysis, training plans, hard to secure skills) that support the contract performance. The vendor is also to include the information outlined in (CDRL A001) as part of the Status Report in addition to the information identified in this paragraph.

C-6.0 APPLICABLE DOCUMENTS

6.1 Standards/Specifications/References: The following Government documents form a part of this document to the extent specified herein. (In performing this contract, the Contractor is referred to the following documents):

a. Technical Work Documents issued by Portsmouth Naval Shipyard

b. 29 CFR 1915 – Occupational Safety and Health Standards for Shipyard Employment

c. OSHA Directive – CPL 02-00-133 Shipyard “TOOL BAG” Directive

d. NAVSEA S6470-AA-SAF-010 Naval Maritime Confined Space Program

e. Additional trade specific technical work instructions list in the trade Requirements of Paragraph C- 9.3.

f. The Contractor shall comply with all Federal, State, and Local environmental and safety laws and regulations.

6.2 Deliverables

6.2.1 Fully Trained Employees: The Contractor shall deliver fully trained, trade-specific, proficient employees to support ship repair work at PNS. The Contractor will deliver the employees in time to support this contract. The contractor employees must have appropriate security clearance, and complete skills proficiency as specified within this Contract.

6.2.2 Training Records: The Contractor shall provide PNS with detailed employee Training

Record(s) and certification of employee qualifications, both training and medical, stating employee is either currently qualified or will be qualified upon start date at PNS. The Contractor shall submit the Certification of Qualification Records on company letterhead no later than 7 days after contract award.

6.2.3 Security Status: The Contractor shall provide security clearance validation for contracted employees to PNS within seven (7) days after receipt of award. The file containing the updated security column information, electronic template provided by the KO at time of award, should be delivered electronically via e-mail to the KO and COR.

6.2.4 Attendance Reports: The Contractor shall provide PNS with a Weekly Attendance Report containing the daily attendance / onboard count of all onboarded contractor employees. The Attendance Reports shall be delivered electronically via e-mail in PDF format to the KO and COR weekly.

6.2.4.1 The Daily Attendance Report shall contain the contractor employee’s Name, Badge number and Work Location (e.g. Project. Shop, etc.).

6.2.4.2 The Weekly Attendance Report shall contain the contractor employee’s Name, Badge number, and work location for each day.

6.2.5 Status Reports with Metrics (CDRL A001): The contractor shall provide status reporting which contains metrics that support their contract for the PNS Touch Labor Program. Status Reports with metrics shall be delivered electronically via e-mail to the PNS KO and COR on a weekly and quarterly cadence unless direction is given to the contractor by PNS KO or COR.

6.2.5.1 The Contractor shall provide Status Reports containing metrics that support the PNS Touch Labor Program IAW CDRL A001. In addition to CDRL A001 the metrics should measure issues such as weekly burn rate, financial expenditures, # labor category requested versus # received, appropriate competency) and skills audit (Quarterly Report Only) that covers skills gap analysis, training plans, hard to secure skills pertinent to contract execution and performance. The Contractor and PNS Contracting Officer’s Representative will mutually agree upon measures to be analyzed.

6.2.7 Key Personnel Resumes: The Contractor shall provide resumes of the employees nominated as “Key Personnel” as identified in section 9.1.2.

6.2.8 Contract Personnel Tracker (CDRL A004): The Contractor shall provide an updated, completed copy of the Contract Personnel Tracker within 24hrs of personnel leaving the contract, and minimum 5 business days prior to personnel joining the contract. This tracker is intended to keep a running list of all past, present, and future personnel on the contract.

C-9.0 LABOR DEFINITIONS & MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS

9.1 General Requirements

9.1.1 As a minimum, all Contractor personnel (i.e., tradesman, on-site supervision, and program manager) reporting to PNS shall meet the following criteria:

9.1.1.1 The Contractor shall provide personnel that possess either a high school diploma or GED equivalency.

9.1.1.2 Shall be compliant to the applicable trade specific requirements in Section C-9.3 for each labor category.

9.1.1.3 Contractor employees shall have proficiency in trade related math and measurement systems and possess the ability to take accurate readings and measurements with the use of micrometers, calipers, and other precision measuring devices common to the applicable trades. The contractor employee shall be capable of accurately recording readings/measurements and complete documentation for manufacturing/fabrication, repairs, and managing hazardous material requirements.

9.1.1.4 Shall be trained and qualified to confined/enclosed space entry program (CESEP) in accordance with 29 CFR 1915 – Subpart B.

9.1.1.5 Shall be trained and able to recognize when fall protection is required. Additionally, workers and supervisors shall be qualified to wear safety harnesses and work from scaffolds/platforms where drop off will be greater than 5 feet IAW 29 CFR 1915 (Subpart I) if working in a Trade in Section C-

9.3 that requires it.

9.1.1.6 Shall be trained and able to recognize when respiratory protection is required. Additionally, workers and supervisors shall be qualified to wear respiratory protection if working in a trade in Section C-9.3 that requires it.

9.1.1.7 Shall be trained to select and wear required Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) such as safety glasses, steel toed shoes and ear protection. Also, workers shall be trained in hearing conservation and eye safety awareness.

9.1.1.8 Shall be trained in electrical safety.

9.1.1.8.1 All non-electrical workers shall be trained in electrical safety for non-electrical workers per

NFPA 70E.

9.1.1.8.2 All electrical/electronic workers shall be trained in electrical safety standards per NFPA 70E.

9.1.1.9 Shall be trained and qualified to performing work in strict compliance with written technical work documents provided by PNS, and to stop and ask question when instructions are unclear.

9.1.1.10 Shall be trained and qualified on how to read and understand the information provided in a Material Safety Data Sheet (MSDS).

9.1.1.11 Shall be trained to NAVSEA Standard Item 009-74 Occupational, Safety and Health Requirements

9.1.1.12 The Contractor shall perform a baseline hearing test on all employees assigned to this contract.

The Contractor shall ensure employees understand when and how to wear hearing protection per OSHA Requirements 29 CFR 1910.95 Occupational Noise Exposure.

9.1.1.13 The Contractor shall ensure all contractor employees are physically qualified to perform work within a shipyard IAW OSHA 29 CFR. A baseline medical examination shall be conducted before the employee onboards and annotated in the certified Training Records provided to PNS.

9.1.1.14 Lead and Cadmium Personnel Protection: The Contractor is solely responsible for personnel protective equipment and personal medical qualifications under 29 CFR 1025 and 29 CFR 1027 for all contractor employees performing work with lead or cadmium.

9.1.1.15 The contract labor categories include the specific combinations of technical education, ability and experience the Government considers necessary for performing each Task Order worked.

9.1.2 Key Personnel: The Contractor shall appoint a Program Manager and on site Supervisors. These individuals are designated as Key Personnel and are subject to the requirements of NAVSEA Clause 5252.237-9106 titled “Substitution of Personnel." The Program Manager shall be responsible for overall performance of the contract and shall have full authority to act for the contractor on all contract matters.

9.1.2.1 The Contractor shall provide Key Personnel that have documented work history proving overall technical competence and who possess knowledge of trade theory and up-to-date trade practices in the ship repair industry. The Key Personnel must:

9.1.2.1.1 Can read and interpret instructions, specifications and blueprints.

9.1.2.1.2 Be knowledgeable in the operation of powered machinery/tooling/equipment relevant to the trade skills.

9.1.2.1.3 Be knowledgeable in the use of precision measuring instruments normally associated with cognizant shipyard trades.

9.1.2.1.4 Be familiar with materials associated with the ship repair industry.

9.1.2.1.5 Can recognize working conditions or use of materials that require initiation of safety precautions and have the PPE for said conditions or materials.

9.1.2.1.6 Have working knowledge on how to read and understand the information provided in a MSDS.

9.1.2.1.7 Be qualified and experienced at working, and overseeing work, in confined spaces (e.g. tanks, voids or stowage’s).

9.1.2.2 Program Manager (Key Personnel, resume required).

9.1.2.2.1 Experience: This position requires 10 years of experience as a project manager and/or supervisor in repair and maintenance efforts onboard U.S. Navy ships.

9.1.2.3 On Site Supervisor (Key Personnel, resume required)

9.1.2.3.1 Experience: The Supervisor position requires 5 years of experience as a supervisor in repair and maintenance efforts onboard U.S. Navy ships in the Trade Skill they are supervising. The On-Site Supervisor will be at least as qualified as the mechanics he/she supervises.

9.2 Labor Categories. The contract labor categories include the following: Abrasive Blaster (see 9.3.1)

9.3.1 Abrasive Blaster (A112)

9.3.1.1. Typical Trade Tasks

a. Large scale abrasive blast removal of preservation coatings (e.g., high solids and non high solids paints) of interior and exterior submarine tanks (e.g interior storage tanks or external main ballast tanks).

b. Small and Large Scale abrasive blast surface preparation of external hull, free flood and superstructure surfaces.

c. Blast Equipment staging and set up.

d. Blast Media recovery.

e. Small area vacuum blasting of submarine hull or interior surfaces in preparation for painting.

9.3.1.2. Trade Skill Requirements

a. Each Blaster shall have a minimum of two (2) years of experience performing abrasive blasting operations on/in commercial ship or U.S. Navy ships/submarines.

b. Each Blaster shall be trained and qualified to work with lead, cadmium, and arsenic as well as mixed solvents.

c. Each Blasters shall be certified in accordance with SSPC C-7 or NAVSEA-approved equivalent (Contractor must specify and provide).

d. Each Blaster shall be qualified in surface preparation and application of coatings of critically coated areas per NSTM S9086-VD-STM-030/Ch-631 V3R1 - Preservation of Ships in Service. Blasters shall also be familiar with the requirements for standards in SSPC-1, 5 and 10.

e. Each Blaster shall be trained at proficient in all aspects of blasting including the proper selection, control and maintenance of blasting and application equipment.

f. Each Blaster shall be trained and proficient to perform hazardous large scale blasting operations, in confined and awkward spaces, fully outfitted in coverall and positive pressure air fed blast hoods, and to work safely in dusty and darkened tanks and voids.

g. Each Blaster shall have appropriate medical stressors to allow working with "black diamond" compounds.

As a minimum, this will include 29 CFR 1910 medical exams for 112 Arsenic, 121 Beryllium, 124 Cadmium, 133 Chromic acid/Chromium, 208 Cobalt, 161 Lead, 603 Mixed Solvents, 172 Nickel, and 187 Silica (chrystalline).

h. Each Blaster shall be trained and qualified to select and wear respirator equipment (e.g., negative pressure respirators, air fed respirators and air fed blast hoods) where required by 29 CFR 1910..

i. Each Blaster shall be trained and qualified to wear safety harnesses and work from scaffolds/platforms or other awkward surfaces where required by 29 CFR 1915.

j. Each Abrasive Blaster shall be trained and qualified to wear respiratory protection devices IAW 29 CFR 1910.134

9.3.1.3 Trade Specific Technical Standards

NSTM S9086-VD-STM-010/Ch-631 Rev 3 - Preservation of Ships in Service 29 CFR 1910.134 (Subpart I) - Respiratory Protection The Society for Protective Coatings (SSPC) standards NAVSEA Standard Item 009-32

29 CFR 1915

9.3.1.4 Required Trade Training

Abrasive Blasting in Preparation for Painting Abrasive Blasting Hazards Nozzle Selection and Safe Practices for Abrasive Blasting in Confined Spaces Lead Paint Removal Cover-up and Preparation of Work Areas for Blasting Operations Selecting and Wearing Respirators