SOW30Aug2007.doc

DRAFT STATEMENT OF WORK

Construction Services Support Contract

30 August 2007

1. SCOPE/BACKGROUND. Furnish Vehicle and Equipment Maintenance and Repair Support, Warehouse Management Support, Facility Maintenance Support, Batch Plant Maintenance and Repair Support, General Test Support, Excavation and Earthwork Support, and Construction Support for DTRA Permanent High Explosives Test Site (PHETS), White Sands Missile Range, NM (WSMR), and at DTRA Test Sites on Kirtland Air Force Base (KAFB), NM.

This work supports the mission of the Defense Threat Reduction Agency's (DTRA) series of high explosive test events designed to simulate various weapons effects. Experiments, test beds, and facilities construction, maintenance, and support shall be primarily at the PHETS facility on the northern section of WSMR. However, construction, maintenance, and test support extend to other DTRA specific test sites and facilities. At WSMR, these sites include the Large Blast and Thermal Simulator (LB/TS), the Seismic Hardrock Instu-Source Test (SHIST) and alternate SHIST sites, and Capitol Peak. On KAFB, these sites include the Chestnut Site, the Giant Reusable Air Blast Simulator (GRABS), building facilities occupied by DTRA or building facilities occupied by DTRA contractor personnel on KAFB. The current PHETS facility includes a Large Scale Test bed; an Intermediate Test bed; a Phenomenology Test bed; an Administrative park area; a DTRA owned and operated concrete batch plant; and various instrumentation structures.

2. OBJECTIVE. DTRA requires support to fully construct new test beds and structures; new support facilities; repair or refit existing test beds and structures; excavate and recover test articles; maintain, operate and repair the supporting infrastructure; maintain the administrative infrastructure at PHETS and test sites at KAFB; and support experiment and demonstration execution on the test beds. DTRA requires support at PHETS to maintain and repair Government Furnished Equipment (GFE) and for warehouse management. The contractor of this work shall provide all required labor, equipment, tools and materials, supervision, quality control, safety management, and project management to complete each project or task. Whenever Government Furnished Material/Equipment (GFM/E) is not available to complete each project or task, the contractor shall include rental equipment costs in their proposal to complete the project or task.

3. REQUIREMENTS.

a. PHETS VEHICLE AND EQUIPMENT MAINTENANCE AND REPAIR SUPPORT. The contractor shall provide all labor, materials, tools, and equipment (except as noted) required to provide scheduled maintenance and repairs on GFE to include automotive and engineer equipment assets identified in the GFE listing. (Note: This GFE listing is provided for planning purposes and is subject to change.

(1) Vehicle and equipment maintenance will require a certified Mechanic and a certified Mechanic Helper. The mechanic is a full time position, while the mechanic helper is a half time position. The mechanic helper and warehouse worker may be combined as one full-time position as long as the required certifications are held by the person occupying the combined position.

(2) The contractor shall provide a certified mechanic experienced in the maintenance and repair of engineer equipment for 2,000 man-hours per year. The contractor shall also provide a certified mechanic's helper for 1,000 man-hours per year. The Mechanic will report to the PHETS manager daily at 0630 (or upon arrival after a block) for daily instructions or coordination of work efforts. The Mechanic will be released by the PHETS manager at 1700 hrs daily.

(a) The following are the minimum qualifications for the mechanic.

- Certification. National Institute for Automotive Service Excellence (ASE) certification as a Medium/Heavy Truck Series Service Professionals The mechanic must obtain the ASE certification within one-year from the date of hire on the contract and maintain this certification for the duration of the contract and complete any continuing education at no cost to the government. In addition to the ASE certification, the Mechanic must obtain and maintain a New Mexico State Class “A” CDL with Tanker endorsement while employed as the Mechanic on the contract.

- Experience. Must have at least 2 years experience in heavy duty equipment repair. High school, vocational or trade school, or community or junior college training in gasoline or diesel engine repair may substitute for 1-year experience. Service in the Armed Forces, of 2 or more years, as a diesel engine or heavy equipment mechanic will qualify as the 2 years experience, if the individual can provide documentation to support this experience.

(b) The mechanic helper.

- Certification. At minimum, he/she must be certified in Engine Repair which is one of several tests the ASE Service Professional certification in the Auto/Light Truck Series.

- Experience. Must have at least 2 years experience in gasoline engine repair. High school, vocational or trade school, or community or junior college training in engine repair may substitute for 1-year experience. Service in the Armed Forces, of 2 or more years, as a mechanic will qualify as the 2 years experience, if the individual can provide documentation to support this experience.

(3) The contractor shall establish a preventative maintenance program and accomplish scheduled maintenance on those items identified in the Government Furnished Equipment Listing (see attachment in Section J) in accordance with the manufacturer’s specifications for each item. If the manufacture's specifications are not available for a piece of equipment, then the contractor will coordinate with the Contracting Officer’s Representative (COR) to use the manufacturer’s maintenance schedule from a similar piece of equipment. Preventative maintenance includes, but is not limited to, periodic maintenance service, lubrication, inspection, trouble shooting, component replacement, and adjustments to ensure proper operation. The preventive maintenance program shall be submitted to the COR and PHETS Manager for review and approval prior to implementation within 30 calendar days of award of the contract. The contractor shall within 5 working days prior to the scheduled maintenance provide a list of items (e.g., lubricants, replacement parts, etc.) that need to be purchased to the COR. When approved by the COR, the contractor shall purchase listed items not provided by the Government and charge the costs to the contract materials line item.

(4) The contractor shall maintain a service log on each vehicle and piece of equipment. The service log shall include the following information: vehicle make and model, vehicle identification number or registration number, current odometer reading (miles/hours), service dates and odometer reading (last, present and future), and type of services performed (routine maintenance, repair, overhaul, etc.). The contractor shall keep the service log current and posted in the vehicle maintenance shop for review by the PHETS Manager and COR. The contractor shall provide a summary report on the first of each month reflecting the services completed in the prior month and services projected to be accomplished in the upcoming month.

(5) The contractor shall accomplish repairs on GFE as required by equipment failures or as directed by the COR. Repairs may include vehicle and equipment recovery. The contractor shall within one working day provide a list of items (e.g., lubricants, replacement parts, etc.) needed to accomplish repairs to the COR. When approved by the COR, the contractor shall purchase listed items not provided by the Government and charge the costs to the contract materials line item.

(6) Should the mechanic not have the capability to accomplish the repairs to the identified government furnished equipment, the PHETS Maintenance Technician will obtain quotes for the repairs and provide the quotes to the PHETS Manager and COR. The contractor will proceed with the repairs as directed by the PHETS Manager/COR. Subcontracted repairs of this type will be charged to the established equipment repair CLIN.

(7) The contractor shall be responsible for all Government provided tools and equipment provided for the mechanic's sole use. The PHETS Manager will issue an initial inventory of tools to the mechanic. The contractor shall sign for the hand receipt for this inventory of tools and equipment. Tools damaged because of the contractor’s abuse and negligence shall be replaced by the contractor at no additional cost to the government. Tools purchased under the contract with DTRA funds will become government property and will be added to the tool inventory.

(8) In coordination with the PHETS Manager, the contractor shall be responsible for dispatching and tracking GFE identified in Section J. All other government equipment will be dispatched and tracked by the PHETS Manager. The contractor will not dispatch GFE to any operator who does not possess the appropriate license or has not satisfactorily completed a safety check ride. The contractor will track dispatches documenting who is operating the GFE, to what site the GFE will be operating, and annotating maintenance and repair requirements. The contractor shall generate a monthly dispatch and maintenance report to be provided to the PHETS Manager/COR and the COR.

(a) Licensing and training requirements:

- For trucks, sedans or vans: The operator must possess a valid and current driver's license.

- For construction equipment: The operator must possess a valid and current commercial driver's license.

- For all GFE: The operator must pass a safety check ride to demonstrate the operator is capable of safely operating the equipment.

(b) The contractor shall designate a qualified individual to conduct the safety check rides and maintain a log documenting completion of safety check rides for all operators of contractor maintained GFE. The individual designated by the contractor to conduct safety check rides must be certified to operate the equipment he/she certifies operators on.

b. PHETS WAREHOUSE MANAGEMENT SUPPORT. The contractor shall provide all labor, materials, tools, and equipment (except as noted) required to provide management support of the logistics warehouses, including the outside storage areas, such as the equipment accessories area and the material yard, located adjacent to the landfill.

(1) Warehouse management will require a Warehouse worker. The warehouse worker is a half time position. The mechanic helper and warehouse worker may be combined as one full-time position as long as the required certifications are held by the person occupying the combined position.

(2) The contractor shall provide a warehouse worker experienced in materiel inventory control and warehouse operations for 1,000 man-hours per year.

(3) The contractor shall receive materials and store in accordance with manufacturer's recommendations, control Government provided materials, tools, and equipment, and manage the PHETS warehouse operations in accordance with DTRA policy and PHETS Supply Technician’s instructions.

(4) The contractor may, with prior written approval from the PHETS Manager, use the PHETS warehouse or storage containers to store and secure materials, tools and equipment provided by the contractor.

(5) The warehouse worker must be qualified or able to execute the following tasks:

(a) Operate a forklift up to 18,000 pounds and a 5-ton truck.

(b) Provide hand receipts for all durable construction support items. Maintain accountability of GFE, and keep items and equipment clean and in serviceable condition. Prepare and submit work orders for repair and service as required.

(c) Maintain Material Safety Data Sheet IAW OSHA standards for all hazardous materials maintained in the PHETS warehouse inventory.

(d) Manage the Petroleum Oil and Lubricant products including inventory control, issuing the products, and replenishing the products to maintain sufficient quantities on site.

c. PHETS FACILITY MAINTENANCE SUPPORT. The contractor shall provide all labor, materials, tools, and equipment (except as noted) required to provide scheduled maintenance and repairs of the PHETS administrative park and supporting infrastructure. Government facilities and infrastructure assets are identified in Section J of the Request for Proposal (RFP). (This list of assets is provided for planning purposes and is subject to change.)

(1) The contractor shall provide skilled journeymen (e.g., carpenters, electrician, plumbers, painters, Heating Ventilation and Air Conditioning mechanic, equipment operators, common laborers), and other skilled tradesmen as necessary to accomplish routine and periodic maintenance and repairs of the facilities and infrastructure located at the PHETS compound and throughout the test beds at WSMR. The contractor shall provide an average of 1,000 man-hours of support per year.

(2) The COR shall provide a quarterly list of projected facility maintenance and repair requirements utilizing the PHETS Facilities Maintenance Request Form provided in Section J of the RFP. If the contractor discovers that additional repair work is required after commencing a scheduled task, the contractor shall provide written notification to the COR identifying the additional maintenance and repair work not included in the original task and obtain approval before proceeding with the work.

(3) The contractor shall within 5 working days prior to the scheduled maintenance/repair provide a list of required materials and replacement parts to the COR. As authorized by the COR, the contractor shall purchase the necessary materials and repair parts not provided by the Government and charge the costs to the contract materials line item.

(4) BATCH PLANT MAINTENANCE AND REPAIR SUPPORT. The contractor shall provide all labor, materials, tools, and equipment (except as noted) required to maintain and repair the government owned batch plant.

d. GENERAL TEST SUPPORT. The contractor shall provide all labor, materials, tools, and equipment (except as noted) required to support approximately ten to fifteen annual test events on the PHETS test beds and approximately three annual test events on the Chestnut test beds. A typical test event may require some or all of the following work:

(1) The contractor shall provide skilled journeymen (e.g., foreman, carpenters, electrician, painters, welders, equipment operators, truck drivers, common laborers, surveyor, survey roadman), and other skilled tradesmen as necessary to accomplish the necessary test support requirements. The contractor shall provide approximately 100 to 400 hours of support per test event depending on the complexity and objectives of the test event. The contractor shall provide an average of 4,000 man-hours of support per year.

(2) Survey of test bed conditions including locations of experiments, test articles, cameras, camera panels, target panels, bunkers, sampling equipment, instrumentation equipment, and other items required to support the test. Efforts include pre- and post-test surveys and preparation of pre- and post-test reports summarizing the survey data for others to prepare test bed drawings and as-built condition drawings. Area of survey typically measures three acres.

(3) Fabricate and erect reference panels in accordance with camera layout plans and test article positioning plans. The typical panel is 4'x4'x0.75" plywood with a black and white hourglass type pattern painted on one face, mounted on free-standing 2"x4" frames up to 10' high. An average of twelve (12) reference panels need to be positioned per test event.

(4) Fabricate and place target panels in accordance with target positioning plans. The typical panel consists of two 4'x8'x0.75" plywood sheets with a black and white hourglass type pattern painted on one face, laid on the ground or on the roof of a structure. Typically, one (1) target panel needs to be positioned per test event.

(5) Erect and/or position government furnished scaffolding and/or towers in accordance with camera layout and instrumentation plans. Work efforts include assembling metal modular scaffolding and support systems ranging from 20' to 60' in height or repositioning metal towers that are 20' tall. An average of 4 towers need to be positioned per test event, half of which are the scaffold type.

(6) Perform general site cleaning, remove construction debris and perform weed control prior to test date.

(7) Paint walls, ceiling, floors, concrete burster slabs, and roofs in accordance with the test execution plans. Interior painting of structures shall support photographic operations and shall be a flat white paint with a greater than 90% level of reflectance. Surfaces requiring paint represent an average of 2,000 (or more) square feet per test event. .

(8) Provide lighting for high speed cameras.

(9) Excavations and backfill to support instrumentation and other test requirements. Excavation and backfill may include weapon excavation and backfill following tests.

(10) Relocate, position, connect, operate and fuel four to eight GFE trailer mounted, 60 Kilowatts (KW) generator units per test event. Generators may be operated for up to twelve hours per day for a two-week period prior to and after the test event. Provide rental generators should the GFE generators not have the required capacities.

(11) Assist with post-test efforts to include placement of ventilation fans and temporary portable lighting, removal of debris and concrete rubble, installation of safety barricades around craters and holes, and recovery of test articles. Workers may need to be respirator qualified for these types of tasks.

(12) Provide general test support to include: experiment/test article loading, transport and unloading, positioning experiments and test articles in accordance with test execution plans, handling and positioning instrumentation and camera vaults and bunkers, and assisting experimenters as required by the test execution plan.

e. TEST SUPPORT RENTAL EQUIPMENT. The contractor shall provide equipment and equipment operators to accomplish earthmoving, excavation in soil and rock, and penetrator recovery support and other rental equipment required for test support activities.

(1) At a minimum, operators will be paid the composite rate established under the contract for construction test support.

(2) Rental equipment will be required in either weekly or monthly increments, depending on the expected duration of earthmoving and/or excavation, penetrator recovery support, and test support.

(3) The Government will pay for mobilization and demobilization as required.

(4) Fuel costs will be paid based on the rates for each type of equipment. On days when the equipment is idle, the Government will not pay fuel or operator costs.

(5) The contractor will insure that rental equipment is in a new condition or that the current condition of wear items is documented and verified by the construction inspector upon arrival of the equipment. The Government will compensate the contractor for replacement of wear items when the requirement to replace the wear item is due to operations in support of this contract. Installation of the wear items is the responsibility of the contractor. The unit price rates for wear items are to be annotated separately in the equipment costs.

f. CONSTRUCTION SUPPORT.

The contractor shall provide all labor, materials, and equipment (minus available GFE) to accomplish construction activities as described in the Statement of Work issued with individual delivery orders.

4. CONTRACTOR QUALITY CONTROL PROGRAM (CQC). The Contractor shall prepare a CQC Program Plan IAW the Quality Control Procedures specifications, section 01440, dated 28 June 2007.

a. Implementation of the CQC Program will be the responsibility of the contractor’s CQC Manager. Depending on the contractor’s workload, the COR may allow the contractor’s Site Superintendent to perform the combined duties of the CQC Manager with the superintendent duties. Should the COR deem that the combined duties are not working to the governments benefit, the contractor will be required to staff both a CQC Manager and Site Superintendent.

b. The CQC Manager shall have a minimum of two years construction experience on construction projects of similar scope to this contract. The CQC Manager shall also have completed training in concrete placement and inspection, concrete field sampling, earth compaction testing, and general construction inspection; courses typically offered by the American Concrete Institute, the Portland Cement Association, or other comparable agencies. Certificates or proof of successful course completion shall be included in the CQC Manager's resume.

c. An alternate for the CQC Manager will be identified in the program plan to serve in the event of the CQC Manager's absence. The requirements and qualifications for the alternate will be the same as for the designated CQC Manager.

5. SAFETY REQUIREMENTS. All contractor operations shall be performed IAW the latest revisions of applicable portions of Title 29, Code of Federal Regulations, parts 1910 and 1926; with the latest revision of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Safety and Health Requirements Manual, EM-385-1; and with the Safety, Health and Emergency specifications section 01110, dated 28 June 2007.

a. The contractor's primary and alternate Site Safety and Health Managers, the Site Superintendent, and all Foremen shall have completed the OSHA Basic Construction Safety course or 40 hours of comparable Construction Safety training taught by a certified instructor. Training shall be completed within three months after contract award or within 90 days of employment under this contract.

b. The 's primary and alternate Site Safety and Health Managers shall have also completed the OSHA Excavation and Trenching course and an additional 40 hours of OSHA Safety training courses. Training shall be completed within three months after contract award or within 90 days of employment under this contract.

6. SAMPLE TASKS. The three sample tasks are to be planned as if they will be executed simultaneously. Additional information on the sample tasks is provided in Section J.

a.

Sample Task to Construct a Pre-Engineered Building.

b.

Sample Task to Reconfigure Concrete Burster Slabs.

c.

Sample Task to Provide Excavation Support.

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