HAZMAT Tech ADV decon SOW.docx

STATEMENT OF WORK FOR

HAZARDOUS MATERIAL TECHNICIANS WITH AN ADVANCED DECONTAMINATION SPECIALTY PROBOARD COURSE Dated: 08 JUL 2025

1.0 GENERAL

1.1 SCOPE

The United States Coast Guard (USCG) National Strike Force (NSF) requires contractor support for instruction of the most current Hazardous Materials Technician with an Advanced Decontamination Specialty defined by requirements in the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) 470 chapter 44. The course shall provide students with knowledge and hands-on practical exercises to meet the requirements of NFPA 470 Chapter 44 along with its prerequisites to meet ProBoard standards.

1.2 BACKGROUND

The NSF Strike Teams (NSFST) are designated as Special Teams under the National Contingency Plan (NCP) and are required to support Coast Guard, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), the Department of Defense Federal On-Scene Coordinators (FOSC), along with other government agencies (OGA) during oil, hazardous material, and national security responses. In this capacity, NSFST’s are regularly exposed to chemicals of unknown origin and substance to which they would need to decontaminate themselves and others.

1.3 CONTRACTOR PERSONNEL QUALIFICATIONS

1.3.1 Instructor Qualifications. Any instructors the contractor wishes to use as required by statement of work 5.5 shall be thoroughly familiar with PRISM Vol 1-3, NFPA 470 Chapters 4, 6, 8.3, 8.4, 10, and 44.

1.3.2 Costs for Travel. Costs in bid shall include travel and per diem for the instructor for area’s defined in SOW 1.5.

1.4 CONFLICT OF INTEREST. The Contractor shall not employ any person for work under this contract who is an employee of the United States Government if that employment would or could appear to cause a conflict of interest.

1.5 PLACE OF PERFORMANCE. The primary place of performance will be the Atlantic Strike Team in Fort Dix, NJ. The Government will provide all classroom facilities.

2.0 GOVERNMENT TERMS AND DEFINITIONS

2.1 POC-Point of Contact

2.2 NSF-National Strike Force

2.3 NSFST-National Strike Force Strike Team

2.4 FOSC-Federal On-Scene Coordinator

2.5 NCP-National Contingency Plan

2.6 ICS-Incident Command System

2.6 NFPA-National Fire Protection Association

2.7 SOW-Statement of Work

3.0 GOVERNEMENT FURNISHED RESOURSES & INFORMATION.

The Government will provide notice to the Contractor requesting a course convening not less than twenty-one (21) calendar days in advance. The contractor must notify at the time of bid any special training equipment requested to be provided by the government. A list of students will be made available to the contractor upon request but usually no more that fourteen (14) days prior to course convening.

4.0 CONTRACTOR FURNISHED PROPERTY.

The Contractor is ultimately responsible for providing all training materials, equipment, and services necessary to fulfill the requirements of this task order, except for the Government Furnished Resources specified in SOW 3.0 or requested in the quote.

5.0 REQUIREMENTS

5.1 GENERAL REQUIREMENTS

5.1.1 Period of performance.

The period of performance for this contract shall be between the date this contract is awarded and September 30, 2025. No additional changes to this Statement of Work, course curriculum, or cost adjustments will be authorized or paid, unless approved in writing by the contracting officer, CWO Mandi McKinsey.

5.1.2 Course Currency.

The Contractor shall teach the current standards and requirements for NFPA 470 chapter 44 Hazardous Materials/Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD) Standard for Technicians with an Advanced Decontamination Specialty.

5.1.3 Course Length, Curriculum and Syllabus.

The course, curriculum, and syllabus will be determined by current course requirements in 5.1.2. in addition to the following: PRISM volume 1-3, Advanced Decontamination methods and techniques to include electrostatic sprayers, hasty DECON, cold weather DECON, wet/dry/neutralization. Decontamination line setup concerns such as scalability, emergency DECON, waste collection and removal. Decontamination of military/LE personnel, non-responders in and out of PPE, and self-decontamination. Address Decontamination methods for Chemical, nuclear/radiological, and biological threats. Any changes must be submitted to the Government POC for approval, no less than thirty (30) days prior to class convening.

5.1.4 Target Audience.

The course shall be suitable and adapted to accommodate the learning needs of students with a high level of incident response experience and emergency response knowledge. Students have already completed up NFPA 470 Chapter 10 Hazardous Material Technicians level training.

5.2 TRAINING MATERIALS.

5.2.1 Course Preparation.

The Contractor shall be responsible for setting up the training facility, arranging furniture as necessary, laying out participant materials, and preparing equipment and instructor aids.

5.2.2 Student Materials.

The Contractor shall prepare and provide all required student materials (course manuals, workbooks, handouts, quizzes, tests, completion certificates, a final roster of participants, and course critique forms).

5.3 COURSE EVALUATION

5.3.1 Proposed Evaluation.

The Contractor shall provide a proposed course evaluation questionnaire with all submitted quotes.

5.3.2 Evaluation Content.

The Contractor shall provide a course evaluation questionnaire to be completed by all participants at the end of each course. The questionnaire shall be directed toward eliciting participants’ comments as to the value of the material taught, recommended changes and/or additions, and the quality of the instruction.

5.3.3 Evaluation Consolidated Report.

The Contractor shall provide a consolidated report of the evaluation responses with recommendations for course enhancement no later than fifteen (15) days after the course ends to the Government POC.

5.4 COURSE CERTIFICATES.

The Contractor shall provide ProBoarded certificates attesting to that successful completion of the course no later than fifteen (15) days after completion of the course. The certification shall contain the following:

· Student’s name.

· Course title.

· Course date.

· Statement that the student has successfully completed the course.

· Name and address of the training provider.

· An individual identification number for the certificate.

6.0 COSTS.

6.1 Costs for services. The bid shall include all costs for services for this training including but not limited to those described in Sections 1.3.2, 4.0, and 5.2.2.

6.2 Subcontracting. Federal Acquisitions Regulations Subpart 19.7 Small Business Subcontracting Program applies.

7.0 REFERENCES.

National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) 470 Chapter 4, 6, 8, 10, and 44, Hazardous Materials/Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD) Standard for Technicians with an Advanced Decontamination Specialty.

PRISM Volume 1, 2, and 3.

National Strike Force Standard Operating Procedures, NSFINST M16480.2D

6.0 DELIVERABLES.

The Contractor shall provide the following in their quotation: