PERFORMANCE WORK STATEMENT (PWS)

IN SUPPORT OF

UNITED STATES CADET COMMAND

2BDE JCLC RESICA

PART 1

GENERAL INFORMATION

1. General: This is a non-personal services contract providing meals, lodging and training support for Junior Cadet Leadership Challenge (JCLC) Resica under which the Government will not exercise any supervision or control over the contract service providers performing the services herein. Such contract service providers shall be accountable solely to the Contractor who, in turn is responsible to the Government.

1.1 Description of Services/Introduction: This is a non-personal service in which the contractor shall provide all personnel, equipment, supplies, facilities, transportation, tools, materials, supervision, and other items and non-personal services necessary to provide meals, lodging, and training facilities in accordance with and as defined in this PWS except for those items specified as government furnished property and services.

The contractor shall meet the standards in this contract.

1.2 Background: The Army Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps (JROTC) program has an annual training requirement in which the contractor provides all associated support requirements for JCLC Resica. The contractor provides trained staff to provide meals and billeting for cadets and cadre while they conduct training.

1.3 Objectives: The contractor shall provide meals, lodging, rappelling, climbing, confidence building course, obstacle course, land navigation, aquatics training, archery and Science Technology Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) activities to support for a total of 120 cadets and 30 cadre. Resource working group occurs on 1 June 2026 with a training session from 15-19 June 2026, plus two option years.

1.3.1 The contractor shall provide personnel, equipment, supplies, facilities, transportation, tools, materials, supervision and other items necessary to perform meal preparation, serving, and cleanup in addition to serving equipment, chafing dishes, heating elements to maintain food temperature, serving utensils, disposable plates, cups, napkins, and utensils for requested meals and set up and maintain two serving lines.

1.3.2 The contractor shall provide lodging accommodation, and training facilities for a total of 120 cadets and 30 cadre for the duration of the JCLC.

1.3.3 The contractor’s personnel shall wear clean clothing and present themselves with clothing that does not contain statements that may be offensive to the military or others by using a portion of the uniform.

1.4 Scope: The contractor shall provide catered meals, lodging, medical support, training facilities support, rappelling, climbing, confidence building course, obstacle course, land navigation, aquatics training, archery and STEM activities to, logistical and training support for a total of 120 cadets and 30 cadre.

1.4.1. The contractor shall provide meals, lodging, logistical support and training facilitation for JCLC Resica from 15-19 June 2026. 120 cadets and 30 cadre will attend the event.

1.5. Period of Performance: The period of performance for this contract is a one-year base period and two (2) one-year option periods. Base year: 1 June 2026 - 30 May 2027, 1st OY: 1 June 2027 - 30 May 2028, and .2nd OY: 1 June 2028 - 30 May 2029.

1.6 General Information

1.6.1 Quality Control: The contractor shall develop and maintain an effective quality control program to ensure services are performed in accordance with this PWS. The contractor shall develop and implement procedures to identify, prevent, and ensure non-recurrence of defective services. The contractor’s quality control program is the means by which he assures himself that his work complies with the requirements of the contract.

1.6.2 Quality Assurance: The government shall evaluate the contractor’s performance under this contract in accordance with the Quality Assurance Surveillance Plan. This plan is primarily focused on what the Government must 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 the minimum acceptable defect rate(s).

1.6.3 Recognized Holidays: Contractors will not be required to work any of the below recognized holidays.

New Year’s Day Labor Day Martin Luther King Jr.’s Birthday Columbus Day President’s Day Veteran’s Day Memorial Day Independence Day Thanksgiving Day Christmas Day

1.6.4 Hours of Operation: During the training camp session, the contractor shall be available to conduct business between the hours of 05:00 – 20:00 hours for meal services and 24 hours a day for lodging support, training facility use, and medical support for the duration of the designated camp period. The Contractor must at all times maintain an adequate workforce for the uninterrupted performance of all tasks defined within this PWS when the contractor business is not closed for the above reasons. When hiring personnel, the Contractor shall keep in mind that the stability and continuity of the workforce are essential.

1.6.5 Place of Performance: The place of performance is 1200 Resica Falls Road, East Stroudsburg, PA, 18302

1.6.6 Type of Contract: The Government will award a firm fixed price contract.

1.6.7 Security Requirements: Contractor personnel performing work under this contract are not required to have security clearances.

1.6.8 Special Qualifications: Contractor shall ensure all food handling employees meet board of health standards and food handling requirements as well as having knowledge of safety regulations, such as, Occupational Safety and Health Association, (OSHA), proper clothing, and footwear. Contractor shall maintain a professional demeanor when serving the food and be aware of all food safety requirements for preparing and serving food.

1.6.9. Identification of Contractor Employees: All contract 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 in the minds of members of the public that they are Government officials. They must also ensure that all documents or reports produced by contractors are suitably marked as contractor products or that contractor participation is appropriately disclosed

1.6.10. Organizational Conflict of Interest: Contractor and subcontractor personnel performing work 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 Organizational Conflict of Interests (OCI) as defined in FAR Subpart 9.5. The Contractor shall notify the Contracting Officer 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 Contracting Officer to avoid or mitigate any such OCI. The Contractor’s mitigation plan will be determined to be acceptable solely at the discretion of the Contracting Officer and in the event the Contracting Officer unilaterally determines that any such OCI cannot be satisfactorily avoided or mitigated, the Contracting Officer may affect 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 & ACRONYMS

2. DEFINITIONS AND ACRONYMS:

2.1. DEFINITIONS

2.1.1. CONTRACTOR. A 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, and or terminate contracts, and make related determinations and findings on behalf of the government. Note: The only individual who can legally bind the government.

2.1.3. CONTRACTING OFFICER'S REPRESENTATIVE (COR). An employee of the U.S. Government appointed by the contracting officer to administer the contract. Such appointment shall be in writing and shall state the scope of authority and limitations.

This individual has authority to provide technical direction to the Contractor as long as that direction is within the scope of the contract, does not constitute a change, and has no funding implications. This individual 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 Performance Work Statement.

2.1.5. DELIVERABLE. Anything that can be physically delivered, but may include non-manufactured things such as meeting minutes or reports.

2.1.6. Reserved

2.1.7. PHYSICAL SECURITY. Actions that prevent the loss or damage of Government property.

2.1.8. QUALITY ASSURANCE. The government procedures to verify that services being performed by the Contractor are performed according to acceptable standards.

2.1.9. QUALITY ASSURANCE SURVEILLANCE PLAN (QASP). An organized written document specifying the surveillance methodology to be used for surveillance of contractor performance.

2.1.10. QUALITY CONTROL. All necessary measures taken by the Contractor to assure that the quality of an end product or service shall meet contract requirements.

2.1.11. SUBCONTRACTOR. One that enters into a contract with a prime contractor.

The Government does not have privity of contract with the subcontractor.

2.1.12. WORKDAY. The number of hours per day the Contractor provides services in accordance with the contract.

2.1.13. WORK WEEK. Monday through Friday, unless specified otherwise.

2.2. ACRONYMS

ACOR Alternate Contracting Officer's Representative AFARS Army Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement AR Army Regulation CFR Code of Federal Regulations COR Contracting Officer Representative COTS Commercial-Off-the-Shelf DA Department of the Army DFARS Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement DOD Department of Defense FAR Federal Acquisition Regulation FT Foot HIPAA Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 IAW In Accordance With JCLC Junior Cadet Leadership Challenge JROTC Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps KO Contracting Officer OCI Organizational Conflict of Interest OSHA Occupational Safety and Health Association POC Point of Contact PRS Performance Requirements Summary PWS Performance Work Statement QA Quality Assurance QASP Quality Assurance Surveillance Plan QC Quality Control QCP Quality Control Program STEM Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics TE Technical Exhibit

PART 3

GOVERNMENT FURNISHED PROPERTY, EQUIPMENT, AND SERVICES

3. GOVERNMENT FURNISHED ITEMS AND SERVICES:

3.1. The Government will not exercise any supervision or control over the contract service providers performing the services herein. Such contract service providers shall be accountable solely to the Contractor who, in turn is responsible to the Government.

PART 4

CONTRACTOR FURNISHED ITEMS AND SERVICES

4. CONTRACTOR FURNISHED ITEMS AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

4.1 General: The Contractor shall furnish all food, meal serving services, equipment, supplies, management, supervision, and labor to perform work under this contract that is not listed under Section 3 of this PWS.

4.2. Materials: The Contractor shall furnish all materials, supplies and equipment necessary to meet the requirements under this PWS to include all condiments, utensils, plates, and napkins.

4.3. Equipment:

4.3.1. Cooking Equipment. The Contractor shall be responsible for set up of the serving line, tables, cooking equipment and meal serving equipment. Chafing dishes will be used to keep meals warm. The contractor shall provide all cleaning supplies to clean the tables and be responsible for all trash removal.

4.3.2. Training Equipment. The contractor shall be responsible for set up of lodging, training, medical and logistical support equipment.

4.3.3. The contractor shall provide a six (6)-foot by nine (9)-foot (6’x9’) tent with wood floors for every two (2) cadets and 1 tent per cadre member up to 150 cots and one (1) sleeping bag per cadet.

4.3.4. The contractor shall provide archery equipment for archery training; bows, arrows and targets.

4.3.5. Utility Conservation: The Contractor shall instruct employees in utilities conservation practices. The contractor shall be responsible for operating under conditions that preclude the waste of utilities, which include turning off the water faucets or valves after using the required amount to accomplish cleaning vehicles and equipment.

PART 5

SPECIFIC TASKS

5. Specific Tasks:

5.1. Basic Services. The contractor shall provide all services for meal preparation, serving and meal clean-up, furnishing all lodging, sleeping bags, facilities, training equipment logistical support, warm-water showers, latrines, and facilities for 120 cadets and 30 cadre for the performance of this contract.

5.1.1. The Contractor shall furnish all necessary service equipment and provide disposable utensils, disposable plates, disposable cups, condiments, and napkins to all authorized personnel.

5.1.2. The Contractor shall provide the necessary management, supervision and labor required to set up, serve and clean up for the meal as well as support the lodging and training requirements of this PWS.

5.1.3. The Contractor shall provide two serving lines for each meal to expedite the service.

5.1.4. The Contractor shall provide the necessary management, supplies, equipment, supervision and labor required to set up, clean up and remove trash from the dining area. Upon completion of the meal, the vendor shall ensure the facility is clean and sanitized.

5.2. Meals.

5.2.1. Menus. The contractor shall provide a menu similar to the one stated in Para

5.2.2. All breakfast and dinner meals shall be served hot. The menu shall be coordinated with the Government point of contact (POC) upon receipt of the award date as soon as possible within 10 days. Any changes to the menu for alternative replacement shall be agreed upon at that time.

5.2.2. Sample Menu:

Breakfast sample 1: Pancakes, waffles, cold cereal, home fries, sausage, eggs, three (3)whole fruit choices, two (2) assorted fruit juice choices, milk & coffee (and condiments)

Breakfast sample 2: French toast, waffles, home fries, bacon, eggs, cold cereal, three

(3) whole fruit choices, two (2) assorted fruit juice choices, milk & coffee (and condiments)

Lunch sample: Cold cuts / sandwich on bread or roll, lettuce, cheese, mayo, mustard, etc, chips, two (2) choices of dessert, fruit punch or other juice, milk & coffee and condiments.

Dinner sample 1: Lasagna, chicken tenders (two (2) choices), rice pilaf, baked potatoes, two (2) vegetable choices, three (3) desert choices, salad, rolls, juice, milk, & coffee (and condiments)

Dinner sample 2: Fish sandwich, beef stroganoff, egg noodles, (two (2) choices), potato wedges, two (2) vegetable choices, three (3) desert choices, salad, rolls, juice, milk, & coffee (and condiments)

5.2.3. Consideration / accommodations shall be made for vegetarian meals for approximately five (5) to eight (8) people per meal.

5.2.4. The contractor shall deliver, and set up all equipment required to prepare, cook and serve the food at least 30 minutes prior to serving time. The contractor shall have meals ready to serve at least 15 minutes prior to the prescribed times below. Upon completion of the meal, the contractor shall clean and sanitize the serving and eating areas in the facility.

5.2.5. Meal Times:

DATE (Base)

CADETS

(Sub-total)

CADRE

(Sub-total)

TOTAL: EVENT SERVING

TIME

15 June 2026 Monday

Lunch Dinner

1200-1245 1700-1745

16 June 2026 Tuesday

Breakfast Lunch Dinner

0800-0845 1200-1245 1700-1745

17 June 2026 Wednesday

Breakfast Lunch Dinner

0800-0845 1200-1245 1700-1745

18 June 2026 Thursday

Breakfast Lunch Dinner

0800-0845 1200-1245 1700-1745

19 June 2026 Friday

Breakfast Lunch (Bag)

0730-0830

DATE (OY1)

CADRE

(Sub-total)

TOTAL: EVENT SERVING

TIME

14 June 2027 Monday

Lunch Dinner

1200-1245 1700-1745

15 June 2027 Tuesday

Breakfast Lunch

0800-0845 1200-1245

120 30 150 Dinner 1700-1745 16 June 2027 Wednesday

Breakfast Lunch Dinner

0800-0845 1200-1245 1700-1745

17 June 2027 Thursday

Breakfast Lunch Dinner

0800-0845 1200-1245 1700-1745

18 June 2027 Friday

Breakfast Lunch (Bag)

DATE (OY2)

CADRE

(Sub-total)

TOTAL: EVENT SERVING

TIME

12 June 2028 Monday

Lunch Dinner

1200-1245 1700-1745

13 June 2028 Tuesday

Breakfast Lunch Dinner

0800-0845 1200-1245 1700-1745

14 June 2028 Wednesday

Breakfast Lunch Dinner

0800-0845 1200-1245 1700-1745

15 June 2028 Thursday

Breakfast Lunch Dinner

0800-0845 1200-1245 1700-1745

16 June 2028 Friday

Breakfast Lunch (Bag)

5.2.6 Contractor shall provide cadet and cadre a bagged lunch (wrapped in its own bag or box at breakfast on Friday 19 June 2026 for the return home individually.

5.3. Lodging:

5.3.1. Housing and Hygiene. The contractor shall provide lodging for a total of 120 cadets and 30 cadre. Contractor shall provide a tent, tent floor, cot, sleeping bag for each cadet and cadre. The contractor shall house the cadre in tents with a tent floor and a cot provided at the same location separated from Cadets.

5.3.1.1. The contractor shall provide the capability to lodge female and male cadets & cadre and house separately male and female. Contractor shall provide separate female & male latrines, including showering and personal hygiene areas for up to 150 people.

Male and female instructors will be lodged separate and in a separate location from Cadets.

5.3.1.2. The contractor shall provide a six (6)-foot by nine (9)-foot (6’x9’) tent with wood floors for every two (2) cadets and (1) cadre member, up to 150 cots and one (1) sleeping bag per cadet.

5.4. Facilities

5.4.1. Classroom. The contractor shall provide a building or large room in a building equipped with a minimum of four (4) eight (8)-foot tables and minimum of 10 chairs for in-processing of cadets and cadre on opening day and for use as an indoor classroom with air conditioning/heat climate control.

5.4.2. Command, control and communication. The contractor shall provide a building or large room in a building equipped with a minimum of five (5) eight (8)-foot tables and minimum of 20 chairs with access to two (2) hard-wired (land-line) telephones for the Cadre to access 24 hours a day for emergency communication and Cadets to call home. The Contractor shall also provide cadre with internet access to ensure communication and reports may be provided to U.S. Army Cadet Command representatives as required.

5.4.3. Medical. The contractor shall provide a building or separate room to set-up a first aid station with a minimum of one Emergency Medical Technical (EMT) professional that will be available 24 hours a day with working air conditioning/heat climate control.

The area must provide restroom and sleeping space at or very near the medical area.

The Government will provide transportation to necessary medical treatment facilities for cadets or cadre if required. The space must include access to communication capabilities as described in Para 5.4.2.

5.4.4. Rappelling and Climbing. The contractor shall provide a rappel tower with climbing wall. Rappel tower is not to exceed 60 ft. in height and shall be a minimum of 20 ft. in height. The rappel tower shall be in compliance with the standards set forth in

CCR 145-2.

5.4.4.1. Climbing wall / Confidence building facility. The contractor shall provide a climbing wall or walls that do not exceed 60 ft. in height and is a minimum of 20 ft in height. Tower shall have a short wall not to exceed 10 ft and shall have a staircase or rail leading to the top of the tower. The climbing wall shall provide a climbing option for beginners, such as a ladder, and a straight climbing area of varying difficulty for more advanced climbing.

5.4.4.2. Climbing ropes. The contractor shall provide a climbing area that consists of both ropes and nets. Climbing ropes and nets shall not exceed 60 ft. in height and be a minimum of 20 ft. in height.

5.4.4.3. The contractor shall provide all necessary rappelling and climbing ropes, harnesses, safety helmets, and other associated equipment necessary to safely conduct rappelling and climbing activities in accordance with applicable safety rules and regulations.

5.4.4.4. The contractor shall provide a minimum of seven (7) safety trained and certified personnel to conduct and monitor all rappelling and climbing activities in accordance with applicable safety rules and regulations.

5.4.5. Inclement weather facility. The contractor shall provide an indoor facility capable of conducting organized ceremonies, team building, team bonding, and leadership development activities in the event of inclement weather. Space must be large enough to support the 150 Cadets and Cadre.

5.4.6. Water Activities. The contractor shall provide access to an outdoor swimming pool which allows for drown proofing training and swimming activities with a minimum of two (2) Red Cross Certified lifeguards during all aquatic’s times. Aquatics times will be finalized at the resource working group.

5.4.7. Obstacle Course. The contractor shall provide an obstacle course to include military style course with climbing ropes or nets and crawling obstacles. Any obstacle over 20 ft. in height shall be placed off-limits and inaccessible to cadets and cadre.

5.4.8. Land Navigation and Orienteering.

5.4.8.1. The contractor shall provide a building or large room in a building equipped with 10 eight (8) foot table and a minimum of 25 chairs to use while teaching cadets land navigation classes.

5.4.8.2. The contractor shall provide an area that is a mix of wooded, brushy and open area that is a minimum of three (3) acres in which cadre may create and conduct a land navigation course.

5.4.9. Large Group Presentations. The contractor shall provide an area approximately the size of a football field approximately two (2) acres in size to conduct organized ceremonies, parade field events and physical fitness training and an area where a two (2)-mile run can be completed. Area must be clear or trees and other obstacles that pose a safety risk.

5.5. Other Training events

5.5.1. “The Contractor shall provide an Archery Range training, range, long bows, arrows and targets for archery. Equipment shall include a minimum of 3 personnel to facilitate the range, ten long bows, 100 arrows and 10 targets.

5.5.2. The contractor shall provide the Science Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) building to host the events. The contractor will provide a classroom building and 10 eight (8) ft tables and a minimum of 25 chairs.

5.5.3. The contractor shall provide staff to facilitate climbing, repelling, ropes confidence courses, archery, aquatics, and land navigation.

5.5.4 The contractor shall provide enough water containers at each training site to refill a minimum of 50 quarts of water. There are 8 training locations that will have water stations fill water containers with ice twice daily at the start of morning training and again during afternoon training.

PART 6

APPLICABLE PUBLICATIONS

6. APPLICABLE PUBLICATIONS (CURRENT EDITIONS):

6.1. The Contractor shall abide by all current regulations, publications, manuals, and local policies and procedures to include but not limited to:

6.2. US Army Technical Bulletin Medical 531 (TB MED 531) Facility Sanitation Controls and Inspections, dated 01 March 2019.

6.3. Contractor shall have knowledge of safety awareness, such as OSHA, proper clothing and footwear.

6.4. Contractor shall be knowledgeable of rappelling and rope climbing regulations, including Army TC-21-24 Rappelling and ISO 22846-1 for protective clothing, equipment and how to conduct.

PART 7

ATTACHMENT/TECHNICAL EXHIBIT LISTING

7. Attachment/Technical Exhibit List:

7.1. Attachment Technical Exhibit A – Performance Requirements Summary

7.2. Attachment /Technical Exhibit B – Deliverables Schedule

TECHNICAL EXHIBIT A

Performance Requirements Summary

PERFORMANCE

OBJECTIVE

PERFORMANCE

STANDARD

PERFORMANCE

THRESHOLD

METHOD OF

SURVEILLANCE

In accordance with

(IAW) PWS

paragraphs 5.1 through 5.4.1, the contractor shall provide lodging, sleeping bags, tents, facilities, and equipment, showers, and latrines for 120 cadets and 30 cadre.

Facility should be free of dirt and grime. All furniture shall be in working condition and safe for use.

Rated no less than 95%

The result of the performance objective will be used for reporting of monthly surveillance. Less than acceptable performance may result in corrective actions.

IAW PWS section 5.2 to 5.2.4, the contractor shall provide meals:

breakfast, lunch, and dinner.

The contractor shall deliver all meals hot following USDA dietary guidelines and set up all equipment required to serve the food 30 minutes prior to serving.

Rated no less than 95%

The result of the performance objective will be used for reporting of monthly surveillance. Less than acceptable performance may result in corrective actions.

IAW PWS paragraphs

5.2.4 to 5.2.6, the contractor shall ensure the food is ready.

The contractor shall ensure the food is ready 15 minutes before the prescribed times.

objective will be used for reporting of monthly surveillance. Less than acceptable performance may result in corrective actions.

IAW PWS paragraphs

5.4. through 5.4.9, the contractor shall provide training facilities and training support.

The contractor shall provide training facilities and trained instructors.

objective will be used for reporting of monthly surveillance. Less than acceptable performance may result in corrective actions.

TECHNICAL EXHIBIT B

Deliverables Schedule

Deliverable Frequency # of Copies Medium/Format Submit To Itemized invoice for services rendered.

Within 30 days after contract completion.

1 Electronically WAWF

Menu Submission Provide menu within 10 days of event

1 Electronically Camp Commander