PWS_-_Vertical_Assault_COI_11_May_2017_Final.pdf

Ver: 11 May 2017

Performance Work Statement (PWS) Naval Special Warfare Command

Vertical Assault and Tactical Lead Climber Course of Instruction

1 BACKGROUND

1.1 The U.S. Government requires a vertical assault and tactical lead climber course of instruction (COI) to be provided to government personnel. Proficiency requires training of both subject matter experts (SME)’s as well as practical integration of concepts into larger operational element's training cycle to gain the proficiency/competency to successfully apply the skill set in a tactical setting.

2 OBJECTIVES

2.1 To train government personnel on vertical assault and tactical lead climber sustainment that will focus on ensuring all students are proficient and adequately trained in vertical assault and tactical lead climber techniques associated with Special Operations.

3 SCOPE

3.1 The Contractor shall provide all (except that which is stated in paragraph 10) supervision, personnel, facilities, equipment, tools, materials and other items and services necessary to provide and perform special operations vertical assault and tactical lead climber course of instruction services.

4 REQUIREMENTS

4.1 Provide a five (5) day vertical assault and tactical lead climber COI for 20 personnel at a 1:20 Student

Instructor Ratio.

4.2 Instructor Requirements: Instructor requirements apply to vertical assault and tactical lead climber as follows:

4.2.1 Lead instructor shall have 3+ years of Naval Special Warfare experience. NSW experience shall have been within the last 10 years.

4.2.2 Shall be an experienced Mountain Warfare Instructor 10+ years

4.2.3 Shall be an experienced Lead Climbing Instructor 10+ years

4.2.4 Shall be an experienced Lead Breacher and understand breaching requirements/techniques employed during urban vertical assault scenarios.

4.3 Vertical Assault and Tactical Lead Climber Course:

4.3.1 Description: This course will train government personnel on basic climbing tactics, techniques and procedures associated with Naval Special Operations conducted in urban, rural and maritime environments. The course will include the following subjects:

4.3.1.1 Assessing terrain and route planning

4.3.1.2 Protection Devices (Passive/Active)

4.3.1.3 Anchor Placement/Construction

4.3.1.4 Belay Techniques

4.3.1.5 Hauling/Lowing Techniques

4.3.1.6 Rappelling

4.3.1.7 Fixed Installation and Equipment Maintenance

4.3.1.8 Emphasis on free climbing with equipment

4.3.1.9 Tyrolian Travers Problem (River and Stream/Chasm)

4.3.1.10 Climbing with tactical consideration (Noise discipline/non-verbal commands/weapons manipulation/breaching considerations)

4.3.1.11 Conduct tactical climb scenarios with FMP loadout and progressing to night ops with NVG’s

4.4 Contractor shall provide a Gear lists and Daily Training Schedule (A002) to the identified participants in the training event. Delivery of the Gear List is required in contract proposal. (A001)

4.5 Contractor shall provide a climbing harness, ATC device, and a chalk bag for each student in the course.

4.6 A Certificate of Completion will be provided to each student upon completion of the course. (A003) Contractor facility should be suitable to train Basic Climber techniques for rural, urban, and VBSS climbing.

5 SAEFTY

5.1 The Contractor will provide safety personnel, equipment and medevac plans required for each evolution on site. In the event of an accident, the Contractor will assist designated platoon medical personnel.

Contractor will conduct course monitoring at all times to ensure the quality and safety of the exercise.

5.2 NSW Lead personnel shall provide the contractor with applicable safety doctrine as appropriate.

Additionally, NSW Lead personnel will have the authority to stop any training being provided when he or she determines that the safety of students, contractor employees or other personnel are at risk.

5.3 Nothing in the Statement of work, nor any Government action or failure to act in performance of the contract shall relieve the contractor of its responsibility for the safety of the contractor's personnel and property, the Government's personnel and property, and the general public. Furthermore, nothing in this SOW shall relieve the contractor of its responsibility for complying with applicable Federal, State, and Local laws, ordinances, codes and regulations (including those requiring applicable licenses and permits) in connection with the performance of this contract.

5.4 Risk Controls: Risks are incurred during the conduct of this training. This training requires implementation of risk controls. The government will insure a certified SOC-M medic is on station at each training event and there is a designated vehicle identified to support CASEVAC. Senior DoD member from the group will conduct a daily ORM review specific to the training event to ensure safety measures are up to date and have been implemented / maintained. At any time any member present at the training event can call for a “safety time out.” In the event that a training time out is called, all training will halt until the safety issue identified has been resolved to the Range Safety Officer’s (RSO) satisfaction.

5.5 The Government process must be in place that will ensure any mishaps are reported, investigated and recorded.

This information will be input into the Web Enabled Safety System (WESS) by the Government.

5.6 An Emergency Action Plan (EAP) and Operational Risk Management (ORM) assessment shall be developed by the Government for each exercise location and evolution. These assessments shall be reviewed prior to commencement of training. Guidance for development of the EAP plan can be found in OPNAVINST 1500.75.

In addition, the Government may exercise the EAP to validate the plan. These reviews shall be on an unscheduled basis, with contactor participation.

5.7 Mishaps. Safety and training related problems or mishaps involving or observed by the contractor shall be addressed immediately to the designated RSO or Range Officer in Charge. A formal written report shall be provided to the Troop leadership within 2 working days of the incident per section 5.4

6 DELIVERABLES

Deliverable # PWS Ref. Delivery Date

Gear List A001 4.8 Provided in contract proposal

Daily Training Schedule A002 4.8 Provided in contract proposal Certificate of Completion A003 4.9 Provided to each student upon course completion.

Contractor Manpower Reporting A004 6.0 NLT 31 October or at contract completion, whichever is sooner.

7 CONTRACTOR MANPOWER REPORTING :

7.1 The contractor shall report ALL contractor labor hours (including subcontractor labor hours) required for performance of services provided under this contract for SEAL Team TWO via a secure data collection site. The contractor is required to completely fill in all required data fields using the following web address: http://www.ecmra.mil/. Reporting inputs will be for the labor executed during the period of performance during each Government fiscal year (FY), which runs October 1 through September 30. While inputs may be reported any time during the FY, all data shall be reported no later http://www.ecmra.mil/ than October 31 of each calendar year, beginning with 2013. Contractors may direct questions to the help desk at help desk at: http://www.ecmra.mil . (A004)

8 CONTRACTOR TRAVEL

8.1 Contractor travel costs incurred under this contract are part of the quoted price and are the responsibility of the contractor.

8.2 The government will be responsible for providing its own transportation to the contractor's training facility.

9 SECURITY

9.1 Contractor shall establish appropriate administrative, technical, and physical safeguards to protect any and all nonpublic Government data to ensure the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of government data.

9.2 Citizenship. All contractor employees must be citizens of the United States.

9.3 Privacy Act Compliance. The contractor may be in contact with data and information subject to the Privacy

Act of 1974 (Title 5 of the U.S. Code Section 552a). The contractor shall ensure that its employees assigned to this effort understand and adhere to the requirements of the Privacy Act and to DoD and DoN regulations that implement the Privacy Act. Department of Navy policy and procedures implementing the Privacy Act are detailed in SECNAVINST 5211.5E, which is available on-line at http://privacy.navy.mil. The contractor shall identify and safeguard data, information and reports accordingly. In addition, the contractor shall ensure that contractor employees assigned to the contract are trained on properly identifying and handling data and information subject to the Privacy Act prior to commencing work.

9.4 Contractor will require access to "for official use only" information.

10 GOVERNMENT FURNISHED PROPERTY/EQUIPMENT/INFORMATION (GFP/GFE/GFI)

10.1 The Trip Lead designated by the government can provide, or coordinate, the delivery/receipt of information to be used to establish reservations and other personal information required for securing assets used for training venues. Additionally, contract employees shall be responsible for safeguarding all Government property provided for contractor use to support training. Each contract employee shall be required to sign for all equipment under their control per applicable accountability directives, orders and procedures. The associated Team will investigate and charge for damaged or lost equipment using these same procedures. Government will provide the following GFI/GFE:

10.1.1 Alpha Roster

10.1.2 Government personnel will bring current issued climbing and breaching equipment. Government supplied equipment will be utilized provided the contractor and Senior Government representative on the scene deem it is safe to do so.

11 QUALITY CONTROL

11.1 The contractor shall implement and maintain a Quality Control Plan (QCP) to ensure work performed conforms to the scope of work and meets the requirements under this PWS. The QCP shall, at a minimum provide a method for performing inspections; identifying, correcting and preventing problems/defective service; addressing customer complaints, and improving the quality of services over the life of the contract.

12 QUALITY ASSURANCE

12.1 The Government reserves the right to perform inspections and surveillance to evaluate the Contractor’s compliance to the contract terms and performance of the requirements in the PWS. The Government will make every effort to ensure that the surveillance methods used are conducted in an objective, fair, and consistent manner.

12.2 Contract Discrepancy Report (CDR). In the event of unsatisfactory contractor performance, the CO will issue a CDR that will explain the circumstances and findings concerning the incomplete or unsatisfactory service. The contractor shall acknowledge receipt of the CDR and respond in writing as to how he/she shall correct the unacceptable performance and avoid a recurrence. The Government will review the contractor's corrective action response to determine acceptability and will use any completed CDR as part of an overall evaluation of Contractor performance when determining present or future contractual actions.

http://www.ecmra.mil/ http://privacy.navy.mil/

13 Applicable Documents

13.1 CNETINST 1500.20 (series), Safety Procedures for Conducting Training

13.2 OPNAVINST 1500.75, Safety Policy and Procedures for conducting High Risk Training

13.3 OPNAVINST 5100.23G, Navy Occupational Safety and Health Program Manual

13.4 OPNAVINST 5102.1C, Mishap Investigation and Reporting

13.5 COMNAVSPECWARCOMINST 3500.2B, Naval Special Warfare Operational Risk Management

13.6 COMNAVWARCOMINST 3003.B, Naval Special Warfare, Air Operations Manual

14 PLACE OF PERFORMANCE

14.1 New River Gorge, WV

14.2 Contractor is responsible for obtaining any permits that may be required to hold the training on public land.

15 PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE

15.1 Vertical Assault and Tactical Lead Climber Course: 10-14 July 2017 for 20 Students.

4.1 Provide a five (5) day vertical assault and tactical lead climber COI for 20 personnel at a 1:20 Student Instructor Ratio.