FY26 ASP Green Areas Maintenance PWS.pdf

Section C – Specification: Performance Work Statement (PWS)

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PERFORMANCE WORK STATEMENT (PWS)

FOR

Green Areas Maintenance Services for Areas Surrounding Building 2022

Camp Santiago Joint Training Center, Salinas, Puerto Rico

PART 1 - GENERAL INFORMATION

1.1 Scope: This is a non-personnel services contract to provide green areas (grounds maintenance) services at Green Areas Maintenance Services for Areas Surrounding Building

2022, Camp Santiago Joint Training Center, Salinas, Puerto Rico. The Government shall not exercise any supervision or control over the contract service providers performing the services herein. The contract service providers shall be accountable solely to the Contractor, who, in turn, is responsible to the Government. Ground Maintenance Services include Lawn Mowing, Vegetation Mowing, Edging, Trimming, and Weeds Removal on 22.1 acres of terrain surrounding building #2022 in Camp Santiago Joint Training Center, to provide visibility, security, and mobility on the premises. These 22.1 acres were measured by Department of Public

Works Engineer at Camp Santiago. The contractor shall provide landscaping and groundskeeping services, and the equipment required (trimmers, mowing tractors, backpack blowers, mowing and cleaning tools, safety equipment and uniforms, fuel, herbicide, and any other additional equipment) to facilitate the cleaning of the vegetation and perimeter areas.

1.1.1 Description of Services. The Contractor shall provide all personnel, equipment, supplies, materials, supervision, and non-personal services necessary to perform landscape care and maintenance services, including Lawn Mowing, Vegetation Mowing, Edging, Trimming, and

Weeds Removal, on a monthly basis as defined in this PWS, except for those items specified in

Part 3 as Government-furnished property or services. The Contractor shall perform to the standards in this contract.

1.1.2 Objectives: The objectives of this contract are as follows: (1) maintain a safe, healthy, and presentable grounds condition within the Camp Santiago Building 2022 area and perimeter fences; (2) prevent overgrowth, erosion, and vegetative hazards that could interfere with pedestrian or vehicle safety; and (3) sustain irrigated turf, plant beds, and ornamental plantings in accordance with the standards in Part 5 of this PWS.

1.2 Background: Installation policies, regulations, and security guidance, requires that the surroundings areas of Building 2022 in Camp Santiago Joint Training Center require the zone to be clear of obstacles, topographic features, and vegetation exceeding eight inches (8”) in height.

Clear zones will extend sixty feet (60') on the outside and 30 feet (30') on the inside of the perimeter fence. Vegetation or topographical features, which must be retained in clear zones for erosion control, and for legal reasons, will be trimmed or pruned to eliminate concealment.

1.3 Period of Performance (PoP): The period of performance shall be one (1) Base Year of twelve (12) months and four (4) twelve-month Option Years, as follows:

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* Base Year: 29 September 2026 to 27 September 2027

* Option Year I: 28 September 2027 to 26 September 2028

* Option Year II: 27 September 2028 to 25 September 2029

* Option Year III: 26 September 2029 to 25 September 2030

* Option Year IV: 26 September 2030 to 24 September 2031

1.4 General Information:

1.4.1 Place and Performance of Services: The contractor shall provide services between the hours of 7:00 am and 5:00 pm on Monday through Friday, except on recognized US holidays or when the Government facility/installation is closed due to local or national emergencies, administrative closings, or similar Government-directed facility/installation closings.

Performance shall be at Building 2022, the surrounding areas within the first perimeter fence, the area between the 1st and 2nd perimeter fence, the surrounding the 2nd perimeter fence The contractor shall at all times maintain an adequate work force for the uninterrupted performance of all tasks defined within this PWS when the Government facility/installation is not closed for the above reasons. When hiring personnel, the contractor shall keep in mind that stability and continuity of the work force are essential.

1.4.1.1 Unscheduled gate closures by the Security Police may occur at any time causing all personnel entering or exiting a closed installation to experience a delay. This cannot be predicted or prevented. Contractors are not compensated for unexpected closures or delays. Vehicles operated by contractor personnel are subject to search pursuant to applicable regulations. Any moving violation of any applicable motor vehicle regulation may result in the termination of the contractor employee’s installation driving privileges.

1.4.1.2 The contractor’s employees shall become familiar with and obey the regulations of the installation; including fire, traffic, safety and security regulations while on the installation.

Contractor employees should only enter restricted areas when required to do so and only upon prior approval. All contractor employees shall carry proper identification with them at all times, and shall be subject to such checks as may be deemed necessary. The contractor shall ensure compliance with all regulations and orders of the installation, which may affect performance.

The Government reserves the right to direct the removal of an employee from Government property or revoke access to Government systems for misconduct, security reasons, or any overt evidence of communicable disease. Removal of contractor employees for reasons stated above does not relieve the Contractor from responsibility for total performance of this contract.

1.4.2 Recognized Holidays: The following are recognized United States (US) holidays. The contractor shall not perform services on these days:

1.4.2.1 New Year’s Day: January 1st

1.4.2.2 Martin Luther King, Jr.’s Birthday

1.4.2.3 President’s Day

1.4.2.4 Memorial Day

1.4.2.5 Juneteenth National Independence Day: June 19th

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1.4.2.6 Independence Day: July 4th

1.4.2.7 Labor Day

1.4.2.8 Columbus Day

1.4.2.9 Veteran’s Day: November 11th

1.4.2.10 Thanksgiving Day

1.4.2.11 Christmas Day: December 25th

1.4.3 Quality Control and Quality Assurance Commercial Products and Services: Consistent with

RFO Subpart 12.105, Quality Requirements, and RFO Subpart 46.202-1, DARS 2026-O0028

Revolutionary Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Overhaul Part 12 Defense FAR

Supplement (DFARS) Part 212, and DFARS 2026-O0035 RFO Part 46 Defense FAR

Supplement (DFARS) Part 246, the Government will:

1.4.3.1 Quality Control for Commercial Services: Rely on contractors' existing quality assurance systems as a substitute for Government inspection and testing before tender for acceptance unless customary market practices for the commercial product being acquired include in-process inspection. Any in-process inspection by the Government must be conducted in a manner consistent with commercial practice. The Government must rely on the contractor to accomplish all inspection and testing needed to ensure that commercial services acquired conform to contract requirements before they are tendered to the Government.

1.4.3.2 Quality Assurance for Commercial Services: To the maximum extent practicable, allow a contractor under a commercial products acquisition to use its existing quality assurance system to inspect or test commercial products before the contractor presents the products to the

Government for acceptance. Rely on the contractor to accomplish all inspection and testing needed to ensure that commercial services conform to contract requirements before the contractor presents the services to the Government.

1.4.3.3 Reliance on the contractor’s QA/QC under commercial practice does not exempt the contractor nor prohibit the Government to inspect, to the maximum extent practicable consistent with commercial practice, to assure conformance with requirements. See clause RFO 52.212-

4(b), Inspection/Acceptance.

1.4.5 Quality Assurance (QA): The Government will evaluate the contractor’s performance under this contract in accordance with the Quality Assurance Surveillance Plan (QASP). This plan is primarily focused on what the Government will do to ensure that the contractor has performed in accordance with the performance standards. It defines how the performance standards will be applied, the frequency of surveillance, and acceptable quality level(s) or defect rate(s).

1.4.4 Installation Access and Security Requirements. The contractor shall comply with all applicable installation/facility access and local security policies and procedures, which may be obtained from the COR. The contractor and all associated subcontractor employees shall provide all information required for background checks to meet installation access requirements to be accomplished by installation Provost Marshal Office, Director of Emergency Services, or

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Security Office. The contractor shall ensure compliance with all personal identity verification requirements as directed by Department of Defense (DoD), Headquarters Department of Army

(HQDA) and/or local policy (see PWS 6.0). Should the Force Protection Condition (FPCON) change, the Government may require changes in contractor security matters or processes.

1.4.4.1 For contractors that do not require a CAC, but require access to a DoD facility or installation: Contractor and all associated sub-contractors employees shall comply with adjudication standards and procedures using the National Crime Information Center Interstate

Identification (NCIC-III) and Terrorist Screening Database (TSDB) (Army Directive 2014-05), and applicable installation, facility and area commander installation/facility access, and local security policies and procedures (provided by a Government representative).

1.4.4.1.1. The installation commander retains the authority to modify security requirements at any time based on mission, threat level, or risk conditions, in accordance with AR 190-13, The

Army Physical Security Program.

1.4.4.2 Awareness Training (AT) Level 1: All contractor employees, including subcontractor employees, requiring access to Army installations, facilities, and controlled access areas shall complete AT Level 1 training within 30 calendar days after contract start date and within 30 calendar days of new employees commencing performance. The contractor shall submit certificates of completion for each affected contractor and subcontractor employee to the COR

(if no COR is assigned, delete “to the COR” and replace with “to the KO”) within 15 calendar days after completion of training by each employee or subcontractor personnel. AT Level 1 awareness training is available at the following website:

https://jko.jten.mil/courses/atl1/launch.html.

1.4.4.3 iWATCH Training: The contractor and all associated subcontractors with an area of performance within an Army-controlled installation, facilities or area shall brief all employees on the local iWATCH program (training standards provided by the requiring activity Antiterrorism

Officer (ATO)). This local developed training shall be used to inform employees of the types of behavior to watch for and instruct employees to report suspicious activity to the COR or the KO.

This training shall be completed within 30 calendar days of contract award and within 30 calendar days of new employees commencing performance. The contractor shall report completion for each contractor employee and subcontractor employee to the COR, 15 calendar days after completion of training. iWATCH Training Resource is an approximately 90 second video which can be watched at:

* https://www.dvidshub.net/video/872080/iwatch-army-individual-terrorism-awareness-course-

90sec

* https://www.dvidshub.net/video/872374/iwatch-army-dont-bystander-59sec

* https://www.mepcom.army.mil/Home/Contractors/

1.4.4.4 Communications Security/Information Technology (COMSEC/IT) Security. All communications with DoD organizations are subject to COMSEC review. All telephone communications networks are continually subject to intercept by unfriendly intelligence organizations. DoD has authorized the military departments to conduct COMSEC monitoring and recording of telephone calls originating from, or terminating at, DoD organizations.

https://jko.jten.mil/courses/atl1/launch.html

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Therefore, the contractor is advised that any time contractor personnel place or receive a call they are subject to COMSEC procedures. The contractor shall ensure wide and frequent dissemination of the above information to all employees dealing with DoD information. The contractor shall abide by all Government regulations concerning the authorized use of the

Government's computer network, including the restriction against using the network to recruit

Government personnel or advertise job openings.

1.4.4.5 OPSEC Training: In accordance with AR 530-1, Operations Security, new contractor employees shall complete Level I OPSEC training within 30 calendar days of their reporting for duty and annually thereafter. The contractor shall submit certificates of completion for each contractor employee to the COR within 15 calendar days after completion of training. Level 1

OPSEC training is available at https://www.cdse.edu/Training/eLearning/GS130/.

1.4.5 Physical Security. The contractor shall safeguard all Government property provided for contractor use. At the close of each work period, Government facilities, equipment and materials shall be secured.

1.4.6 Special Qualifications: Contractor personnel who apply fertilizer, herbicide, or pesticide products shall hold and maintain a current pesticide applicator certification issued by the Puerto

Rico Department of Agriculture (Departamento de Agricultura), as required under Puerto Rico

Laws Annotated, Title Five, Chapter 37 (Pesticides), Section 1005a, in the category applicable to the products and application methods used under this contract. The Contractor shall provide copies of current certifications to the COR prior to the first application and upon renewal.

Confirm whether an additional installation-specific or federal certification also applies with the

PR ARNG Environmental Office. The contractor shall ensure all employees possess all required licenses required by the job categories, professions, trade jobs, or services used in the performance of this PWS. This does not include education or other qualifications for the position in which the contractor employee is performing, dress codes, or other information. (NOTE: The

Government does not provide training to contractors. Contractors must ensure that any personnel performing under a contract are fully trained, licensed, certified, and otherwise qualified to provide services.)

1.4.7 Post Award Conference/Periodic Progress Meetings: To the extent practicable for commercial practice for products and services, the Government may require participation in a

Post-Award Conference and progress meetings. The KO, COR and other Government personnel, as appropriate, may meet periodically with the contractor to review the contactor’s performance.

At these meetings, the KO will appraise the contractor of how the Government views the contractor’s performance and the contractor shall appraise the Government of problems, if any, being experienced. The contractor shall resolve outstanding issues raised by the Government.

Contractor attendance at these meetings shall be at no additional cost to the Government.

1.4.8 Coordination Meeting: If essential to performance and to the maximum extent practicable in accordance with commercial practice, the Government will require a coordination meeting to discuss how the contractor will perform services under this PWS. The coordination meetings shall be within 10 calendar days of award unless otherwise indicated by the Contracting Officer

Section C – Specification: Performance Work Statement (PWS) Page 6 of 22 or COR. The Government anticipates at least one coordination meeting and one progress meeting(s) prior to end of monthly period. Additional progress meetings may be required if the contractor deviates from this PWS (non-conformance). The Contractor shall be required to attend these meetings at no additional cost to the Government.)

1.4.8 Contract Manager (CM): The contractor shall designate a CM who shall ensure performance under this contract. The name of this person, and an alternate who shall act for the contractor when the CM is absent, shall be designated in writing to the KO. The CM or alternate shall have full authority to act for the contractor on all contract matters relating to daily operation of this contract. The CM shall work through the COR, to resolve issues, receive technical instructions, and ensure adequate performance of services. The CM shall ensure that contractor employees do not perform any services outside the scope of the contract without an official modification issued by the KO. The CM shall ensure contractor employees understand that services performed outside the scope of the contract are performed wholly at the expense of the contractor. The contractor SHALL NOT designate a subcontractor or subconsultant as a CM due to lack of privity of contract between the Government and subcontractors or subconsultants.

1.4.9 Identification of Contractor Employees: All contractor personnel attending meetings, answering Government telephones and working in other situations where their contractor status is not obvious to third parties are required to identify themselves as such to avoid creating an impression that they are Government employees. The contractor shall ensure that all documents or reports produced by contractor personnel are suitably marked as contractor products or that contractor participation is appropriately disclosed. The contractor’s status as a “contractor” shall be predominantly displayed in all correspondence types (to include signature blocks on e-mail) and dealings with Government or non-Government entities. Contractor personnel wear identification badges distinguishing themselves as such. The badges shall have the company name, employee name and the word “contractor” displayed.

1.4.9.1 If issued an identification media, the contractor shall retrieve all identification media

(including vehicle passes) from its employees, subcontractors, and subconsultants, who depart employment for any reason or are directed to be removed by the Contracting Officer. The contractor shall return all identification media (i.e., badges and vehicles pass) to the KO within 5 business days of an employee’s departure.

1.4.10 Combating Trafficking in Persons: The United States Government has adopted a zero-tolerance policy regarding trafficking in persons. Contractors and contractor employees shall not engage in severe forms of trafficking in persons during the period of performance of the contract;

procure commercial sex acts during the period of performance of the contract; or use forced labor in the performance of the contract. The Contractor shall notify its employees of the United

States Government’s zero tolerance policy, the actions that will be taken against employees for violations of this policy. The contractor shall take appropriate action, up to and including termination, against employees or subcontractors that violate the US Government policy as described at FAR 22.17.

1.4.11 Data Rights. The Government has unlimited rights to all documents/materials produced under this contract. All documents and materials, to include the source codes of any software, Section C – Specification: Performance Work Statement (PWS) Page 7 of 22 produced under this contract shall be Government owned and are the property of the Government with all rights and privileges of ownership/copyright belonging exclusively to the Government.

These documents and materials may not be used or sold by the contractor without written permission from the KO. All materials supplied to the Government shall be the sole property of the Government and may not be used for any other purpose. This right does not abrogate any other Government rights.

1.4.12 Organizational Conflicts of Interest (OCI): The contractor and subcontractor personnel performing services under this contract may receive, have access to or participate in the development of proprietary or source selection information (e.g., cost or pricing information, budget information or analyses, specifications or work statements, etc.) or perform evaluation services which may create a current or subsequent OCIs, as defined in FAR Subpart 9.5. The contractor shall notify the KO immediately whenever it becomes aware that such access or participation may result in any actual or potential OCI and shall promptly submit a plan to the

KO to avoid or mitigate any such OCI. The contractor’s mitigation plan will be determined to be acceptable solely at the discretion of the KO. In the event the KO unilaterally determines that any such OCI cannot be satisfactorily avoided or mitigated, the KO may impose other remedies as he or she deems necessary, including prohibiting the contractor from participation in subsequent contracted requirements which may be affected by the OCI.

PART 2 - DEFINITIONS AND ACRONYMS

2.1 Definitions:

2.1.1 Contractor. A supplier or vendor awarded a contract to provide specific supplies or service to the Government. The term used in this contract refers to the prime.

2.1.2 Contracting Officer. A person with authority to enter into, administer, or terminate contracts, and to make related determinations and findings on behalf of the Government.

2.1.3 Contracting Officer's Representative (COR). A Government employee appointed in writing by the Contracting Officer to administer designated technical aspects of the contract. The COR does not have authority to change the terms and conditions of the contract.

2.1.4 Defective Service. A service output that does not meet the standard of performance associated with the PWS.

2.1.5 Deliverable. Anything that can be physically delivered and includes non-manufactured things such as meeting minutes or reports.

2.1.6 Green Area. A maintained turf, plant bed, shrub, or ornamental tree area within a Building

2022 Area.

2.1.7 Key Personnel: Contractor personnel that are evaluated in a source selection process and that may be required to be used in the performance of a contract by the PWS. When key

Section C – Specification: Performance Work Statement (PWS) Page 8 of 22 personnel are used as an evaluation factor in best value procurement, an offer can be rejected if it does not have a firm commitment from the persons that are listed in the proposal.

2.1.8 Physical Security: Actions that prevent the loss or damage of Government property.

2.1.9 Quality Assurance: The Government procedures to verify that services being performed by the Contractor are performed according to acceptable standards.

2.1.10 Quality Assurance Surveillance Plan (QASP): An organized written document specifying the surveillance methodology to be used for surveillance of contractor performance.

2.1.11 Quality Control: All necessary measures taken by the Contractor to ensure that the quality of an end product or service shall meet contract requirements.

2.1.12 Subcontractor: One that enters into a contract with a prime contractor. The Government does not have privity of contract with the subcontractor.

2.1.13 Inspection/Acceptance: The Government’s action to inspect and accept supplies and services required by this PWS to ensure conformance Government requirements. It includes physical inspection of tendered supplies and services. This is separate from

Inspection/Acceptance of Invoices in WAWF submitted through PIEE.

2.1.14 Procurement Integrated Enterprise Environment: The system providing enterprise services, capabilities, and systems supporting the end-to-end Procure-to-Pay (P2P) business process.

2.1.15 Wide Area Workflow: The system, located in WAWF, in which the contractor submits invoices for inspection and acceptance via electronic fund transfer (ETF) unless otherwise specified by a clause.

2.1.16 Revolutionary Federal Acquisition Regulation Overhaul: Unless otherwise specified, the references to the Federal Acquisition Regulation and Agency supplements herein refer to the

Revolutionary FAR Overhaul (RFO, FAR 2.0). Effective 1 February 2026, the DoW/DoD published Deviations to implement RFO through DFARS Revolutionary FAR Overhaul Class

Deviations. They can be accessed at https://www.acq.osd.mil/dpap/dars/dfars_far_overhaul_class_deviations.html.

2.1.17 Incidental Property: If provided under PWS, it refers to Government property that is incidental to the place of performance, when the contract requires contractor personnel to be located on a Government site or installation, and when the property used by the contractor within the location remains accountable to the Government. Items considered to be incidental to the place of performance include, for example, office space, desks, chairs, telephones, computers, and fax machines. The contractor DOES NOT REMOVE incidental property from place of performance.

2.2 Acronyms:

https://www.acq.osd.mil/dpap/dars/dfars_far_overhaul_class_deviations.html

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ACOR Alternate Contracting Officer’s Representative

AFARS Army Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement

AEI Army Enterprise Infostructure

AR Army Regulation

AT/OPSEC Antiterrorism/Operational Security

BI Background Investigation

CM Contract Manager

COR Contracting Officer Representative

DA Department of the Army

DD254 Department of Defense Contract Security Classification Specification

DFARS Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement

DoD Department of Defense

DSCA Defense Counterintelligence and Security Agency

FAR Federal Acquisition Regulation (Legacy)

RFO Revolutionary FAR Overhaul

GFP/M/E/S Government Furnished Property/Material/Equipment/Services

HQDA Headquarters, Department of the Army

HSPD Homeland Security Presidential Directive

IA Information Assurance

IS Information System(s)

KO Contracting Officer

NGB National Guard Bureau

OCI Organizational Conflict of Interest

PIEE Procurement Integrated Enterprise Environment

PII Personally Identifiable Information

PIPO Phase In/Phase Out

POC Point of Contact

PRARNG Puerto Rico Army National Guard

PRS Performance Requirements Summary

PWS Performance Work Statement

QA Quality Assurance

QASP Quality Assurance Surveillance Plan

QC Quality Control

QCP Quality Control Program

RFO Revolutionary FAR Overhaul

R-DFARS RFO Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement

SCR Service Contract Reporting

SSN Social Security Number

TE Technical Exhibit

UIC Unit Identification Code

USD(I) Under Secretary of Defense for Intelligence

WAWF Wide Area Workflow

PART 3 - GOVERNMENT FURNISHED PROPERTY, MATERIAL, EQUIPMENT AND

SERVICES (GFP/M/E/S)

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3.1 The Government will provide the property, material, equipment, and/or services listed below solely for the purpose of performance under this contract:

3.1.1 Property: None

3.2 Materials: None.

3.3 Equipment: None.

3.3 Services: None.

3.4 Facilities.

3.4.1 Contractor Staging and Storage Area. Subject to availability and Government convenience, the Government may designate staging and storage areas for the Contractor’s use during contract performance.

3.4.1.1 Any equipment, materials, or other items stored in these areas shall remain the sole property of the Contractor and shall not constitute Government-Furnished Property (GFP) under

FAR 52.245-1.

3.4.1.2 The Contractor assumes all risks of loss, damage, theft, or destruction of Contractor-owned property stored on Government premises.

3.4.1.3 The Government does not assume custody, safekeeping, or control of such property, and the provision of a controlled access area does not create a bailment or constitute a guarantee of security.

3.4.1.4 The Contractor shall hold the Government harmless from any claims arising out of the loss, damage, or destruction of Contractor property stored in these designated areas.

3.4.1.5 Availability of areas for short-term storage is at the convenience of the Government, which may change depending on current installation security posture and Force Protection guidance. Changes in storage location based on availability, or lack thereof, pursuant to this section, shall not be used as a basis for a Request for Equitable Adjustment (REA).

3.5 Utilities: All utilities in the facility will be available for the Contractor’s use in the performance of this contract and are available solely for Government’s convenience. The contractor shall instruct employees in utilities conservation practices. The contractor shall operate under conditions that preclude the waste of utilities, which include turning off the water faucets or valves after using the required amount. Change in availability of utilities, pursuant to this section, shall not be used as basis for a Request for Equitable Adjustment (REA).

PART 4 - CONTRACTOR FURNISHED PROPERTY, MATERIALS, AND EQUIPMENT

(CFP/M/E)

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4.1 General. Except for those items specifically stated to be Government-Furnished in Paragraph

3.0, the contractor shall furnish everything required to perform these services as indicated in

Paragraph 1.1.

4.2 Contractor Equipment. The Contractor shall furnish all grounds maintenance equipment necessary to perform the tasks in Part 5, including mowers, edgers, trimmers, blowers, pruning equipment, irrigation hand tools, and application equipment for fertilizer, herbicide, and pesticide products. The Contractor shall maintain all Contractor-furnished equipment in safe operating condition.

4.3 Materials. The Contractor shall furnish all fertilizer, herbicide, pesticide, fuel, and other consumable materials necessary to perform the tasks in Part 5. The Contractor shall use only products labeled for the intended application and shall comply with all applicable federal and

Commonwealth of Puerto Rico environmental requirements governing storage, application, and disposal of these materials.

4.4 Personal Protective Equipment. The Contractor shall furnish all personal protective equipment required for its employees to safely perform grounds maintenance and chemical application tasks.

PART 5 - SPECIFIED PERFORMANCE TASKS AND REQUIREMENTS.

The contractor shall provide non-personal services, labor, materials, supplies, equipment, and subcontracted services (if applicable) to perform in accordance with the specified tasks in this

PWS. The contractor shall perform as follows:

5.1 Basic Services. The Contractor shall provide green areas maintenance services within the

Camp Santiago Building 2022 area, including turf mowing, edging, and trimming; plant bed, shrub, and ornamental tree maintenance; fertilization, weed control, and pest control; irrigation system inspection and minor maintenance; and green waste and debris removal, as specified in this Part 5.

5.2 Turf Mowing, Edging, and Trimming. The Contractor shall mow all turf areas within the

Building 2022 area on a schedule that maintains turf height between three (5) and five (8) inches.

5.2.1 The Contractor shall edge turf along sidewalks, curbs, driveways, and building foundations at each mowing cycle.

5.2.2 The Contractor shall trim grass and vegetation around fences, signs, utility structures, and other fixed obstacles that mowing equipment cannot reach. The Contractor shall remove grass clippings from paved surfaces on the day of mowing.

5.2.3 Grass clippings will be evenly distributed with no windows, matting, or clumps.

5.2.4 Fire Control Breaks. The level of vegetation permitted within firebreaks shall be minimal. A 50-foot firebreak shall be maintained around all munitions operating and storage

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(ECMs) and their sloped mounds.

5.2.4.1 A 5-foot firebreak shall be maintained around ventilators and on both sides of the perimeter fences. Within these firebreak zones, vegetation shall be cut to a height of no more than 1/2 to 1 inch from the surface, maintaining an even contour. On the steep slopes of the

ECMs, the Contractor shall exercise extreme care to meet this 1/2-to-1-inch standard without scalping the soil.

5.3 Edging. Sidewalks, driveways, street edges, curbs, and other hard surfaced areas located within the area will be edged. Grass clippings will be removed from beds, sidewalks, curbs, gutters, streets, (hard surfaces), etc., before leaving the work area to maintain a clean appearance.

5.4 Trimming. Grass and weeds will be trimmed around trees, shrubs, hedges, buildings, fences,

5.5 poles, posts, and other fixed obstacles.

5.6 Weed Control in Turf and Paved Areas. The Contractor shall control weed growth in turf areas and in expansion joints, curb lines, and paved surface cracks within the Building 2022

Areas, using methods and products identified in the Contractor's approved application schedule.

5.7 Fertilization, Weed Control, and Pest Control (Plant Beds and Turf). The Contractor shall apply fertilizer to turf and plant beds in accordance with a Contracting Officer-approved application schedule. The Contractor shall apply herbicide and pesticide treatments only in accordance with product labeling and the approved application schedule. The Contractor shall submit application records to the COR within five (5) working days of each application, identifying the product, application rate, location, and date. The Contractor shall notify the COR at least twenty-four (24) hours before any pesticide or herbicide application in areas of pedestrian traffic.

5.8 Manual Weed Removal (Southwestern Rocky Slope within surroundings). Weeds in the area will be manually removed and eco-friendly herbicide applied to this area to prevent weed growth.

5.9 Green Waste and Debris Removal. The Contractor shall remove and dispose of grass clippings, tree and shrub trimmings, leaves, and other vegetative debris generated by the

Contractor's operations. The Contractor shall dispose of green waste at a facility permitted to accept such material and shall not dispose of green waste on Government property outside a location the Contracting Officer has approved for that purpose.

5.10 Other General Considerations:

5.10.1 Non-Flat/Irregular Terrain & Earth-Covered Magazines (ECMs).

5.10.1.1 The contractor is advised that the service area site is not flat and features highly irregular, undulating, and severely sloped engineered earthworks. The site contains sixteen (16)

Earth-Covered Magazines (ECMs). Each ECM structure is encased by an engineered earthen

Section C – Specification: Performance Work Statement (PWS) Page 13 of 22 mound (berm) rising approximately 24 feet high on center, with a total width of 40 feet perpendicular to the centerline.

5.10.1.2 Due to these physical dimensions, the side-slopes of these mounds feature an extreme gradient exceeding a 50-degree incline (approximately a 1:1.2 run-to-rise ratio). The use of standard commercial riding mowers, zero-turn mowers, or wheeled utility tractors is strictly prohibited on these slopes due to severe vehicle rollover and operator fatality hazards.

5.10.1.3 The Contractor shall utilize specialized steep-slope compliant equipment, remote-controlled slope mowers, or manual operations (e.g., heavy-duty commercial string trimmers utilized by personnel equipped with appropriate footwear and/or safety rigging/climbing harnesses) to maintain the vegetation on these mounds.

5.10.1.4 Damage Prevention & Erosion Control. The Contractor shall execute all slope operations in a manner that prevents "scalping" (cutting grass down to the bare soil) or tearing of the established turf. The grass root system on these 50-degree slopes is critical for structural erosion control. Any erosion, rutting, or soil slippage caused by Contractor operations or inappropriate equipment selection shall be repaired immediately by the Contractor at no additional cost to the Government.

5.10.1.5 Workload Estimation CAVEAT. Due to the severe 50-degree incline, the physical effort, specialized equipment requirements, and time required to clear these mounds is significantly greater than standard flat terrain. The Contractor is strongly required to perform a physical site visit to inspect the grades, slopes, and ECM mounds prior to submitting a workload estimates.

5.10.2 Storm and Emergency Debris Response. Upon notification by the COR of a storm event affecting green areas within the Camp Santiago Building 2022, the Contractor shall provide an emergency response to remove downed limbs, fallen vegetation, and related debris from the Building 2022 Areas.

5.10.3 Safety. The Contractor shall perform all grounds maintenance operations in a manner that protects Government personnel, Contractor personnel, and the public from injury. The

Contractor shall place warning signage or barricades around active mowing, trimming, or chemical application operations located near pedestrian walkways.

5.10.4 Reporting. The Contractor shall submit a Monthly Grounds Maintenance Performance

Report to the COR by the fifth (5th) calendar day of the following month, summarizing the tasks performed at Building 2022 green areas maintenance site, deficiencies identified, and corrective actions taken, in accordance with Technical Exhibit 2.

5.10.5 Invoicing. The contractor shall submit invoices through Procurement Integrated

Enterprise Environment (PIEE) Wide Area Workflow (WAWF). Invoices will not be accepted outside of WAWF. The contractor is required to have a PIEE Account to submit invoices for inspection, acceptance and authorization for payment and disbursement. The contracting office

Section C – Specification: Performance Work Statement (PWS) Page 14 of 22 does not provide training on how to create, prepare, submit or use PIEE Contractor Module for

Invoicing.

5.11 Service Contract Reporting. This requirement is not subject to Service Contract Reporting requirements.

Section C – Specification: Performance Work Statement (PWS) Page 15 of 22

PART 6 - APPLICABLE PUBLICATIONS.

The Contractor shall comply with all applicable regulations, publications, manuals, and local installation policies and procedures, including the following:

Publication

(Chapter/Page)

Date of

Publication

Mandatory or Advisory

Website

Federal Acquisition Regulation https://www.acquisition.gov/?q=browsefar

Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation

Supplement http://www.acq.osd.mil/dpap/dars/dfarspgi/current/index.

html or https://www.acquisition.gov/dfars

Joint Travel Regulation (JTR) https://www.defensetravel.dod.mil/site/travelreg.cfm

DoDM 1000.13-M-V1

DoD Identification (ID) Cards

(Enclosure 2, paragraph 3.b)

01/23/2014

(Change 1:

07/28/2020) http://www.esd.whs.mil/Directives/issuances/dodm

Federal Information Processing Standards

(FIPS) Publication 201-2

Personal Identity Verification (PIV) of

Federal Employees and Contractors

(paragraph 9)

August 2013 http://nvlpubs.nist.gov/nistpubs/FIPS/NIST.FIPS.201-

2.pdf

DoDM 5200.2 Procedures for the DoD

Personnel Security Program (PSP)

04/03/2017 https://www.esd.whs.mil/Directives/issuances/dodm/

DoDI 5200.46

DoD Investigative and Adjudicative

Guidance for Issuing the Common

Access Card (CAC)

09/09/14

(Change 1:

05/04/2018) https://www.esd.whs.mil/Directives/issuances/dodi/

Homeland Security Presidential Directive

(HSPD)-12

Policy for a Common Identification

Standard for Federal Employees and

Contractors

08/27/2004 https://www.dhs.gov/homeland-security-presidential-directive-12

DoDI 5400.11

Department of Defense Privacy and Civil

Liberties Programs

01/29/2019 https://www.esd.whs.mil/Directives/issuances/dodi/

DoD 5400.11-R

Department of Defense Privacy Program

05/14/2007 https://www.esd.whs.mil/Directives/issuances/dodm/

DoDD 8140.01

Cyberspace Workforce Management

10/05/2020 https://www.esd.whs.mil/Directives/issuances/dodd/

DoD 8570.01-M

Information Assurance Workforce

Improvement Program

12/19/2005

(Change 4:

11/10/2015) https://www.esd.whs.mil/Directives/issuances/dodm/

DoD 5220.22-M

National Industrial Security Program

Operating Manual (NISPOM)

02/28/2006

(Change 2:

05/18/2016) https://www.esd.whs.mil/Directives/issuances/dodm/

Army Directive 2014-05

Policy and Implementation Procedures for Common Access Card Credentialing and Installation Access for Uncleared

Contractors

03/07/2014 https://armypubs.army.mil/ProductMaps/PubForm/Army

Dir.aspx

AR 25-2

Information Assurance

04/04/2019 http://armypubs.army.mil/ProductMaps/PubForm/AR.asp x

AR 530-1

Operations Security

09/26/2014 http://armypubs.army.mil/ProductMaps/PubForm/AR.asp x

AR 525-13

Antiterrorism

12/09/2019 http://armypubs.army.mil/ProductMaps/PubForm/AR.asp x https://www.acquisition.gov/?q=browsefar http://www.acq.osd.mil/dpap/dars/dfarspgi/current/index.html http://www.acq.osd.mil/dpap/dars/dfarspgi/current/index.html https://www.acquisition.gov/dfars http://www.esd.whs.mil/Directives/issuances/dodm http://nvlpubs.nist.gov/nistpubs/FIPS/NIST.FIPS.201-2.pdf http://nvlpubs.nist.gov/nistpubs/FIPS/NIST.FIPS.201-2.pdf https://www.esd.whs.mil/Directives/issuances/dodm/ https://www.esd.whs.mil/Directives/issuances/dodi/ https://www.dhs.gov/homeland-security-presidential-directive-12 https://www.dhs.gov/homeland-security-presidential-directive-12 https://www.esd.whs.mil/Directives/issuances/dodi/ https://www.esd.whs.mil/Directives/issuances/dodd/ https://www.esd.whs.mil/Directives/issuances/dodm/ https://www.esd.whs.mil/Directives/issuances/dodm/ http://armypubs.army.mil/ProductMaps/PubForm/AR.aspx http://armypubs.army.mil/ProductMaps/PubForm/AR.aspx http://armypubs.army.mil/ProductMaps/PubForm/AR.aspx http://armypubs.army.mil/ProductMaps/PubForm/AR.aspx http://armypubs.army.mil/ProductMaps/PubForm/AR.aspx

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AR 381-12

Threat Awareness and Reporting

Program (TARP)

(Section II, ¶ 2-4.b)

06/01/2016 http://armypubs.army.mil/ProductMaps/PubForm/AR.asp x

Army Directive 2014-05 Policy and

Implementation Procedures for

Common Access Card Credentialing and

Installation Access for

Uncleared Contractors

3/7/2014 https://armypubs.army.mil/ProductMaps/PubForm/Army

Dir.aspx

Puerto Rico National Guard

Environmental Policy

Current

6.1 The contractor shall also comply with:

6.1.1 Puerto Rico Laws Annotated, Title Five, Chapter 37 (Pesticides), governing pesticide applicator certification, issued by the Puerto Rico Department of Agriculture.

6.1.2 The McNamara-O'Hara Service Contract Labor Standards statute, which applies to covered service contracts performed in Puerto Rico; the Contracting Officer shall obtain the current

Service Contract Act wage determination applicable to Puerto Rico Statewide from SAM.gov at the time of solicitation, referencing the following SCA Directory of Occupations titles and codes as a starting point for the labor categories in this requirement: 11090 Gardener; 11210 Laborer, Grounds Maintenance; 11260 Pruner. The current wage rate must be pulled from the live

SAM.gov wage determination at the time of solicitation, not reconstructed from a prior contract.

6.1.3 Applicable Army Regulations, AFARS provisions, and PR ARNG installation grounds maintenance standards, e.g., AR 200-1, Environmental Quality – Environmental Protection and

Enhancement.

6.1.4 Applicable Forms: Forms applicable to the PWS are listed below:

Form Date Website

DD 1172-2

Application for Identification

Card/DEERS Enrollment

Mar 2017 http://www.dtic.mil/whs/directives/forms/index.htm

I-9

Employment Eligibility Verification

10/21/2019 https://www.uscis.gov/sites/default/files/files/form/i-9.pdf

DD 441

Department of Defense Security

Agreement

Feb 2020 http://www.dtic.mil/whs/directives/forms/dd/ddforms0001-0499.htm

DD 250

Material Inspection and Receiving

Report

Aug 2000 https://www.esd.whs.mil/Directives/forms/dd0001_0499/ https://armypubs.army.mil/ProductMaps/PubForm/ArmyDir.aspx https://armypubs.army.mil/ProductMaps/PubForm/ArmyDir.aspx http://www.dtic.mil/whs/directives/forms/forminfo/forminfopage2479.html http://www.dtic.mil/whs/directives/forms/forminfo/forminfopage2479.html http://www.dtic.mil/whs/directives/forms/index.htm https://www.uscis.gov/sites/default/files/files/form/i-9.pdf http://www.dtic.mil/whs/directives/forms/dd/ddforms0001-0499.htm https://www.esd.whs.mil/Directives/forms/dd0001_0499/

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PART 7 - ATTACHMENTS/TECHNICAL EXHIBIT LISTING

Attachment 1 / Technical Exhibit 1 - Performance Requirements Summary.

Attachment 2 / Technical Exhibit 2 - Deliverables Schedule.

Attachment 3 / Technical Exhibit 3 - Estimated Workload Data.

Attachment 4/ Technical Exhibit 4 - List of Authorized Herbicides/Pesticides

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TECHNICAL EXHIBIT 1

Performance Requirements Summary (PRS)

The Contractor service requirements below are summarized into performance objectives that relate directly to mission-essential items for the Camp Santiago Building 2022 green areas maintenance requirement. Values shown are drafted for Contracting Officer review and adjustment; they are not verified regulatory or historical figures.

Performance Objective (PWS

Reference)

Standard Performance Threshold

(Acceptable Quality

Level)

Method of

Surveillance

PRS 1. PRS 1. The Contractor shall mow, edge, and trim all turf areas within the Camp Santiago Bldg 2022 area, ensuring all 16 ECM mounds are cleared to the 1/2–1 inch firebreak standard without visible turf scalping or erosion. (PWS paragraph 5.2).

Turf height maintained between three (3) and five (5) inches; edges maintained along walkways, curbs, and structures.

No more than one (1) validated customer complaint per calendar month regarding uncut or overgrown turf.

Periodic Surveillance;

Validated Customer

Complaint.

PRS 2. The Contractor shall maintain plant beds, shrubs, and ornamental trees free of dead growth, disease, and prohibited pests (PWS paragraph

5.5).

Plant beds and shrubs pruned to a healthy, uniform appearance consistent with landscape design intent.

Zero deviation from standard on 100 percent inspection.

100 Percent

Inspection; Periodic

Surveillance.

PRS 3. The Contractor shall remove and dispose of green waste, cuttings, and storm-generated vegetative debris (PWS paragraph 5.7).

Green areas free of accumulated cuttings and debris at the close of each scheduled work day.

No more than one (1) validated customer complaint per calendar month.

Random Sampling;

Validated Customer

Complaint.

PRS 4. The Contractor shall inspect and maintain irrigation system components serving the Building

2022 Area green spaces (PWS paragraph 5.6).

Irrigation zones inspected on the frequency specified in

PWS paragraph 5.6 with malfunctions reported to the COR.

No more than two (2) unreported irrigation malfunctions per quarter.

Periodic Surveillance;

100 Percent

Inspection of reported deficiencies.

PRS 5. The Contractor shall apply fertilizer, herbicide, and pesticide treatments in accordance with the approved application schedule and all applicable environmental requirements (PWS paragraph 5.4).

Application records submitted to the COR for each treatment cycle;

zero unauthorized or off-label applications.

Zero deviation from standard.

100 Percent

Inspection of application records.

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TECHNICAL EXHIBIT 2

Deliverables Schedule

Deliverable Frequency # of

Copies

Medium/Format Submit To

Quality

Control Plan

(QCP) (PWS

paragraph

1.6.1)

Within thirty (30) calendar days of contract award;

updated within five

(5) working days of any change.

One (1) original

Electronic, MS Word Contracting

Officer and

COR

Monthly

Grounds

Maintenance

Performance

Report (PWS paragraph

5.10)

Monthly, by the fifth

(5th) calendar day of the following month

One (1) original

Electronic, MS Word or MS Excel COR

Fertilizer, Herbicide, and

Pesticide

Application

Records (PWS paragraph 5.4)

Within five

(5) working days of each application

One (1) original

Electronic, MS Excel COR

Irrigation

System

Inspection Log

(PWS

paragraph 5.6)

Monthly One (1) original

Electronic, MS Excel COR

Contractor

Manpower

Reporting

(CMR) Data

(PWS

paragraph

5.11)

Annually, not later than 31

October

N/A

(web-based entry)

Electronic, https://Contractormanpower.army.pentagon.mil

Office of the

Assistant

Secretary of the Army

(Manpower

& Reserve

Affairs)

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TECHNICAL EXHIBIT 3

Estimated Workload Data

This information is provided for historical background only. It is not a guarantee of workload quantities.

ITEM NAME ANNUAL ESTIMATED

QUANTITY

1 Routine Green Area Maintenance 12 services, 1 per month

2 Pesticide/Herbicide Applicator, certified per

Puerto Rico Department of Agriculture requirements (conform per 29 CFR 4.152 if not listed on the applicable SCA wage determination)

9,372

The following data are estimates only.

AREA

Type

AREA UOM QTY UOM2 QTY3

Fences Combined Perimeter Fence Interior And

Exterior

LFT 7,912.00 LFT 7,912.00

Fences Interior Perimeter Length LFT 3,920.00 LFT 3,920.00

Fences Exterior Perimeter Length LFT 3,992.00 LFT 3,992.00

Flat

Turf

Graded Building 2022 Flat Grounds SQFT 851,043.33 ACRES 19.54

Fences Average Distance between Interior & Exterior

Fence

LFT 10.75 LFT 10.75

Steep

Turf

16 Earth-Covered Magazines (ECMs) Mound

Height

FT 24.00 FT 24.00

Steep

Turf

16 Earth-Covered Magazines (ECMs) Mound

Width

FT 40.00 FT 40.00

Section C – Specification: Performance Work Statement (PWS) Page 21 of 22

Total

Area

Combined Flat Grounds & 3D Sloped Mound

Surface

ACRES 22.10 ACRES 22.10

The total estimated travel distance from Camp Santiago Joint Training Center Installation Main

Gate via PR-154 is approximately…