AMD_2_-_ATTACHMENT_7_-_Additional_Contract_Requirements.pdf

AMD 2 – ATTACHMENT 7 – ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

1. CONTRACTOR PERSONNEL

The Government will not exercise any supervision or control over contractor or subcontractor employees (from here on referenced as employees) performing work under the contract. Such employees shall be accountable solely to the Contractor, not the Government. The Contractor, in turn, shall be accountable to the Government for all contractor employees.

The Contractor is fully responsible for the performance and conduct of their employees at all times while on Government property performing work under the contract.

The Contractor shall take appropriate personnel action, as required, in the event any employee becomes involved with civilian or local authorities because of misconduct. The Contractor’s employees are subject to the same general rules of conduct while on the Government installation that apply to Government civilian employees.

The Government reserves the right to refuse access to Government installation grounds to any contractor employee if the KO determines it to be in the best interest of the Government.

The Contractor shall not allow any employee to perform work under the contract while under the influence of alcohol, drugs, or any other incapacitating agent.

All Contractors’ employees, including existing and new employees, are required to be verified through the Government's E-Verify System which confirms employees are authorized and eligible to work in the United States. Assurance of compliance with the provisions of this article by subcontractors is the Contractor's responsibility.

2. PROGRAM MANAGEMENT

As a minimum, the overall program manager(s) for the Contractor shall be authorized as a legal representative of the contractor who can sign contracts and other legally binding documents related to the contract on the Contractor’s behalf. The program manager or other authorized legal representative shall be available within 2 hours to meet on-site with Government personnel.

The Program Manager shall have the level of experience and competency required to successfully manage all business related, construction, and design, if applicable, work performed under the contract.

The Program Manager shall have the ability to manage and control multiple projects with experienced contractor and subcontractor personnel at multiple job locations. They shall ensure all personnel are qualified, competent, and capable of handling all assigned tasks.

Program Manager, project superintendents and engineers must read, write, and speak fluent English.

3. CONSTRUCTION SITE STANDARDS

The Contractor is reminded that the construction site must be operated and maintained according to contract specifications and is subject to inspection and enforcement according to all federal, state and local codes/regulations.

4. PRIVATIZED UTILITIES PROCEDURES

4.1 Introduction

The natural gas distribution system, the water distribution system for domestic and fire, the sewer systems and the electrical distribution system at Fort Gordon are privatized and operated by utility companies.

The utility companies are active players in the planning, design, and construction process of each project.

Utility company contacts are provided below: GA Power (GP) - Electrical Mark Mills MAMILLS@southernco.com

706.667.5633 office

706.564.5553 cell

Augusta Utilities Department (AUD) – Water & Sewer Stanley Aye saye@augustaga.gov

706.826.4788 office

706.305.5517 cell

GA Power (GP) - Lighting Ken Bodner KCBODNER@southernco.com

706.667.5611 office

706.691.2548 cell

Atlanta Gas Light (AGL) Toby Chandler dchandl@southernco.com

706.481.1452 office

4.2 Utility Cost Estimates

Only the utility company may install service connections to the buildings and . The utility company will give the contractor a cost estimate for the design, inspection, and installation of the service connection to the building. The contractor is responsible for paying the utility company for installing the service connection to the buildings.

5. CONTRACTOR LAYDOWN

The contractor lay down area is located in Fort Gordon’s Industrial District. The contractor lay down area is designated within the following boundaries:

1. North – 11th Avenue

2. South – 10th Avenue

3. East – 13th Street

4. West – 11th Street

Contractor's construction trailers on site must be wired per NEC and meet separation clearances.

Contractor is responsible for utility connections. All utilities connections and meters shall be coordinated with Georgia Power, Augusta Utility Department, and Atlanta Gas, respectively. The Contractor shall be responsible for all payment associated with coordinating and furnishing utilities.

Point of contact for lay down area allocations and regulations is Directorate of Public Works, Business Operations & Integration Division – Master Planning.

6. SITE ACCESS

When roads and thoroughfares are available, the Contractor shall use established roadways when transporting personnel and/or material in the execution of work. The Contractor shall strictly adhere to the foregoing and shall not develop new ingress or egress roads without specific written instructions from the KO. Streams, trails, and alternate access routes may only be utilized upon prior approval of the KO. Extreme care must be utilized to prevent the harm of Government Installation property and endangered plants, species, and wildlife.

7. EXCAVATION REQUIREMENTS

The Contractor shall be responsible for coordinating the locating of utilities.

Contact “811,” the Utility Protection Agency, and obtain a ticket number receipt to locate utility lines at least 72 hours prior to any excavation or as indicated in the RFP.

Responsible for coordination with any known or suspected non-governmental utilities such as telecommunications or cable television. The permit will remain valid for a period of 14 days or as otherwise directed by the issuing authority.

Utility locations, if and when shown on drawings, are approximate. The Contractor shall field verify all utility locations and have the appropriate utility company mark their location before digging or trenching. This shall include but is not limited to the use of sonic, electronic or magnetic detection devices, by noting pull box and utility box locations at the surface, and by potholing. Contractor shall be responsible for repairing any utilities damaged during construction at no additional cost to the Government.

8. MARKINGS

After the markings have been made, Contractors are required to maintain a minimum clearance of two feet between a marked, underground utility line and the cutting edge of any power-operated excavating equipment.

Maintain any paint marks or stakes indicating underground utilities/lines as required during the duration of work or 30 calendar days from date of approved permit (whichever is later).

9. SECURITY

9.1 General

All personnel employed by the Contractor in the performance of this contract, or any representative of the Contractor entering the federal installation shall abide by all security instructions and directives of the Directorate of Emergency Services (DES), Fort Gordon, GA.

Employees are responsible for safeguarding all government property provided for contractor use.

At the close for each work period, government facilities, equipment, and materials shall be secured, lights, heat and water turned off and all doors and window secured.

The Contractor and, as applicable, subcontractor shall not employ persons for work on this contract if such employee is identified as a potential threat to the health, safety, security, general well being or operational mission of the installation and its population, nor shall the Contractor or subcontractor employ persons under this contract who have an outstanding criminal warrant as identified during the Criminal Background Check.

Contractors shall ensure their employees and those of their subcontracts have the proper credentials allowing them to work in the United States. Employees and subcontractors determined to be undocumented or illegal aliens will be referred to the proper authorities.

The Contractor shall not be entitled to any compensation for delays or expenses associated with complying with the provisions of this clause. Furthermore, nothing in this clause shall excuse the Contractor from proceeding with the contract as required.

All contractors and subcontractors when working in a Controlled, Restricted or other sensitive areas must be escorted at all times. The military agency or unit responsible for the project or work is responsible for providing the escorts. The Contractor shall follow existing procedures and instructions for obtaining entrance to restricted or controlled areas.

9.2 Installation Access

All contractor employees, including subcontractors, shall comply with applicable installation and facility access security policies and procedures at all work and TDY locations. The Fort Gordon military installation is a limited access post. Unscheduled gate closures by the military police may occur at any time. In accordance with Army Regulation 525-13, paragraph 5-19, all prospective contractors will undergo a verification process by the installation Provost marshal Office, Director of Emergency Services to determine the trustworthiness and suitability prior to being granted access to federal property. This will be accomplished using the National Crime Information Center (NCIC) Interstate Identification Index (III). This is the minimum baseline background check for entrance onto Army Installations for non-CAC holders to include entrance of visitors (Ref AR 190-13, paragraph 8-2). All personnel entering or exiting the installation may experience a delay due to vehicle inspections, registration checks, and verification of seat belt use, etc. All vehicles and personnel are subject to search and seizure. The search and seizure provisions shall apply to contractor personnel while within Fort Gordon's area of jurisdiction.

Contractor personnel shall comply with all entry control requirements and security policies/procedures in effect. Security procedures may change without notice.

9.3 Eligibility Verification for Employment

E-Verify is an Internet-based system that compares information from an employee's Form I-9, Employment Eligibility Verification, to data from U.S. Department of Homeland Security and Social Security Administration records to confirm employment eligibility. The U.S. Department of Homeland Security is working to stop unauthorized employment. By using E-Verify to determine the employment eligibility of their employees, companies become part of the solution in addressing this problem. All U.S. employers must complete and retain a Form I-9 for each individual they hire for employment in the United States. This includes citizens and noncitizens.

On the form, the employer must examine the employment eligibility and identity document(s) an employee presents to determine whether the document(s) reasonably appear to be genuine and relate to the individual and record the document information on the Form I-9. The list of acceptable documents can be found on the last page of the form. E-Verify is mandatory for employers with federal contracts or subcontracts that contain the Federal Acquisition Regulation E-Verify clause.

9.4 Identification of Contractors

In accordance with FAR 37.114 contract employees shall identify themselves as a contractor at all times while on the job, e.g., in the workplace, when attending meetings, in email, when answering government telephones or when making phone calls.

9.5 ID Badges

The contractor shall provide each contract personnel an identification (ID) badge on contract start date or on employment start date. The ID badge shall be made of nonmetallic material, be easily readable, and shall contain the following minimum information: Employee's Name, Contract Company Name, Employee's Photograph. Contract employees shall wear proper identification at Government workplaces at all times.

9.6 Display of ID Badges

Contractor personnel shall wear the ID badge at all times when performing work under this contract to include attending government meetings and conferences. Unless otherwise specified in the contract, each contract personnel shall wear the ID badge in a conspicuous place on the front of exterior clothing and above the waist except when safety or health reasons prohibit such placement.

9.7 Utilizing Electronic Mail

When Contractor personnel send e-mail messages to government personnel while performing on this contract, the contract personnel e-mail addresses shall include the company name together with the person's name (ex: John Smith, Contractor, ABC Company).

When contract personnel require access to a government computer, the contract personnel shall be required to obtain a Common Access Card. To do so, the contract personnel shall request a CAC Card through the COR.

NOTE: The government issued CAC is the property of the U.S. Government and shall be returned to the COR upon expiration of the contract, replacement or termination of the contract employee. (CAC card must be turned in to the COR on contractor's last day of employment.)

Unauthorized possession of the CAC can be prosecuted criminally under section 701, title 18, United States Code.

9.8 Background Checks

A favorable criminal background history (CBH) check must be completed for all contractors, subcontractors, and their employees prior to being granted access/entry onto the federal installations identified under this contract. CBH checks will be considered current for a 24-month period from the date they were obtained, and valid for all contracts performed within the 24-month time period. Additionally, as the service and higher headquarters guidance becomes available, DES will randomly select and conduct National Crime Information Center (NCIC) checks w/fingerprints and US Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) checks on 100% of contractors, subcontractors, and their employees prior to issuing installation entry credentials.

In the interim, local warrants and limited criminal history checks will be conducted via Division of Criminal Investigations (DCI). NOTE: Contractors may request exceptions to these requirements and procedures through the contracting office. The installation commander or designated representative must approve all exceptions to these requirements.

There are multiple sources available that may be used to conduct CBH checks. These sources include city, county, and state law enforcement agencies, and commercial vendors. Contractors may choose any available source for conducting these checks as long as the check includes a statewide check of the individual’s criminal background history.

CBH checks will, as a minimum, cover the individual’s places of residency for a 24-month time period prior to contract award. CBH checks are considered favorable if they do not contain any of the following eight disqualifiers:

1. US citizenship, immigration status, or Social Security Account Number cannot be verified.

2. Barred from entry/access to any military installation or facility.

3. Wanted by federal or civil law enforcement authorities, regardless of offense/violation, (i.e., and “order to arrest” has been issued by a judge).

4. Conviction of firearms or explosives violation within the past three years.

5. Incarcerated for 12 months or longer within the past three years, regardless of offense/violation.

6. Any conviction of espionage, sabotage, treason, terrorism, or murder.

7. Conviction of sexual assault, armed assault/robbery, rape, child molestation, drug possession with intent to sell, or drug distribution within the past 10 years.

8. Name appears on any federal agency’s “watch list” or “hit list” for criminal behavior or terrorist activity.

If any of the eight disqualifying factors are identified on a CBH check, the subject of the CBH check in question will be denied access/entry to the installation.

EXCEPTION: CBH checks are not required for contractors, subcontractors, or their employees if they have a current, favorable government personnel security background investigation that is electronically available and verifiable through the Joint Personnel Adjudication System (JPAS).

Contractors will brief all their employees on requirements for obtaining a CBH check. They will require them to execute and sign the consent form authorizing DES to conduct CBH or NCIC checks. In addition, they will advise all perspective employees that they are subject to being randomly selected to undergo a DCI/NCIC check and fingerprint check, via FBI databases, a Social Security Administration (SSA) and US Citizenship and Immigration Service (USCIS) check. NOTE: Contractors may obtain CBH checks on, their employees and subcontractor employees, or each individual may obtain his/her own CBH check.

Contractors will collect CBH checks on their employees and on their subcontractor(s) employees, and review them for disqualifying factors. If disqualifying factors are found, the prime contractor will inform the employee that he/she not be allowed access/entry to the installation. Additionally, contractors will collect all signed consent forms for DCI/NCIC checks.

Contractor shall provide all CBH checks on contract employees and subcontractor employees to the Contracting Officer prior to the commencement of work.

Contractors are responsible for providing written notification (within 5 days) to the Contracting Officer of any changes in personnel who require access/entry to the installation. This includes newly hired personnel and personnel who were discharged, quit, or contractors become aware of disqualifying factors after CBH, NCIC and USCIS checks were completed. NOTE: All requirements for the CBH, NCIC and USCIS checks must be completed on new hires prior to allowing them access/entry to the installation.

Contractors are responsible for retrieving government issued credentials and vehicle passes from employees no longer requiring access/entry to the installation (regardless of reason access/entry is no longer allowed) and returning them to the Government. Additionally, they are responsible for retrieving government issued credentials and vehicle passes from all employees and returning them to the badging office upon completion of a particular contract.

10. INFORMATION ASSURANCE (IA)/ INFORMATION

TECHNOLOGY (IT) CERTIFICATION

Per DoD 8570.01-M, DFARS 252.239.7001, and AR 25-2, the contractor employees' supporting

IA/IT functions shall be appropriately certified upon contract award. The baseline certification as stipulated in DoD 8570.01-M must be completed upon contract award.

11. HANDLING/ACCESS TO CLASSIFIED INFORMATION

The contractor shall comply with FAR 52.204-2, Security Requirements. This clause involves access to information classified "Confidential," "Secret," or "Top Secret" and requires contractors to comply with (1) the Security Agreement (DD Form 441), including the National Industrial Security Program Operating Manual (DoD 5220.22-M), and (2) any revisions to DoD 5220.22-M.

12. TRAINING REQUIREMENTS

19.1 Anti-Terrorism (AT) Level I Training.

All contractor employees, including subcontractors, assigned to this contract shall receive an initial Antiterrorism Level I Brief by a certified ATO Level II Officer within 30 days of reporting for duty. (Monthly briefings will be offered by the Garrison Antiterrorism Officer.)

Annual refresher Antiterrorism Level I Training shall be completed on-line at https://atlevel1.dtic.mil/at/ or they may attend the monthly training offered by the Garrison ATO.

The contractor shall submit certificates of completion for each affected contractor employee and subcontractor employee to the COR and unit/activity security manager.

19.2 iWATCH:

All contractor employees, including subcontractors, assigned to this contract shall receive a brief on the local iWATCH program (provided in conjunction with the AT Level I Training). This training will be used to inform employees of the types of behavior to watch for and instruct employees to report suspicious activity to the COR. This training shall be completed within 30 days of reporting to duty and annual refresher training with the results reported to the COR.

19.3 Operation Security (OPSEC) Training.

All contractor employees, including subcontractors, assigned to this contract shall complete Level I OPSEC training within 30 calendar days of reporting for duty and then annually thereafter. Initial Level 1 OPSEC training will be conducted monthly by the Garrison OPSEC Officer or a Level II certified OPSEC Officer. (AR 530-1, Operations Security). Annual refresher training shall be completed on-line: Go to Internet Explorer, Fort Gordon website, select Fort Gordon and click on Dir, Plans Training & Mobilization, select Security/Intelligence, and click on Contractor OPSEC Awareness Training. A record on completion will be provided to the COR and unit/activity security manager. (Ref AR 530-1)

19.4 Threat Awareness and Reporting Program (TARP) Training.

All contractor employees, including subcontractors, assigned to this contract shall complete TARP training within 30 calendar days of reporting for duty and then annually thereafter. TARP training will be conducted monthly by the 902nd MI Group. The COR will ensure contractors are notified of available training. Completion of training shall be reported to the COR and the unit/activity security manager. (Ref AR 381-12).

19.5 Information Assurance (IA)/Information Technology (IT) Training.

All contractor employees and associated subcontractors must complete the DoD Cyber Awareness Challenge Training (https://ia.signal.army.mil/DoDIAA) before issuance of network access and annually thereafter. Certificates of successful completion, for both initial awareness training and annual refresher training shall be provided to the COR. All contractor employees will successfully complete all required IA training as specified in AR 25-2 and as directed by the Government. All contractor employees working IA/IT functions must comply with DoD and

Army training requirements in DoDD 8570.01, DoD 8570.01-M, and AR 25-2.

20 TEXTING WHILE DRIVING

Executive Order 13513, Federal Leadership on Reducing Text Messaging while Driving, dated October 1, 2009 bans text messaging while driving or operating a motor vehicle on an active roadway with the motor running, including while temporarily stationary because of traffic, a traffic light, stop sign, or otherwise.

21 SMOKING IN GOVERNMENT FACILITIES

The Army has banned use of all tobacco products in all government facilities. Contractor employees and visitors are subject to the same restrictions as are Government personnel.

Smoking is permitted only in designated smoking areas.

22 TIME EXTENSIONS FOR UNUSUALLY SEVERE WEATHER

This provision specifies the procedure for the determination of time extensions for unusually severe weather. The listing below defines the adverse weather days that are anticipated monthly.

The listing is based upon data from the National Oceanographic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) or similar data.

Monthly Anticipated Adverse Weather Calendar Days:

JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC

11 9 10 8 9 9 13 10 8 6 8 9

The above schedule of anticipated adverse weather will constitute the baseline for monthly (or portion thereof) weather time evaluations. Upon acknowledgment of the NTP and continuing throughout the contract on a monthly basis, actual adverse weather days will be recorded on a calendar-day basis (include weekends and holidays) and compared to the monthly anticipated adverse weather in the schedule above.

The number of actual adverse weather days shall be calculated chronologically from the first to the last day in each month. Once the number of actual adverse weather days anticipated in the schedule above have occurred, the KO, upon the Contractor's written request, will examine any subsequently occurring adverse weather days to determine whether the Contractor is entitled to a time extension. Before adverse weather entitlement is granted, the Contractor must demonstrate that fifty percent or more of their workdays were affected by the subsequent adverse weather.

The adverse weather must also delay work critical to the timely completion of the project. The KO will convert any delays meeting the above requirements to calendar days and issue a modification.

For all weather dependent activities, the Contractor’s schedule must reflect the anticipated adverse weather delays that are noted above.

The following is considered as adverse weather: Weather of a nature that workers cannot perform work as scheduled or get to work site (e.g., hurricane, tornado, high winds, floods, extremely cold weather, ice storm, sleet, heavy snow storm, etc).

23 INSPECTIONS, TESTS AND REPORTS

Any required inspections, tests, and reports made by the Contractor, subcontractors, specifically trained technicians, equipment manufacturers, and others as required by a TO shall be furnished upon request to the Government in accordance with the terms of the TO.

The Contractor shall request on-site inspection review from the COR/Inspector before the backfill of any trenches, pouring of concrete and/or utility tie-ins. The Contractor agrees that authorized Government representatives of the KO shall have access to and the right to examine the sites or areas where work under this contract is being performed to determine the adequacy of the Contractor's performance.

24 TEMPORARY SANITARY FACILITIES (WORK RELATED)

Provide adequate sanitary conveniences of a type approved for the use of persons employed on the work, properly secluded from public observation. Sanitary facilities, such as chemical toilet, shall be located far enough from a well, live stream, or pond to prevent pollution of the water.

Maintain these conveniences at all times without nuisance or as required or approved by the KO.

Upon completion of the work, remove the conveniences from the premises, leaving the premises clean and free from nuisance.

In most cases, the Contractor’s personnel will not be permitted to use any existing U.S.

Government sanitary facilities.

25 DISPOSAL OF REMOVED MATERIAL

The Contractor shall not use Government waste disposal facilities including garbage cans, trash piles or dumpsters. The Contractor shall at the end of each working day, remove from the site all debris resulting from the performance of work. Contractor’s dumpsters shall be emptied before becoming full as to spill onto the surrounding area. The area around the dumpster shall be kept free of debris.

26 PUBLIC RELEASE OF INFORMATION

The Contractor and subcontractor personnel shall not publicly release information, photographs, or other documents concerning any aspect of the materials or services relating to this contract or TOs without the prior written approval of the KO.

27 CONTRACTOR PERFORMANCE

The Contractor Performance Assessment Reporting System (CPARS) is a web-enabled application that collects and manages the library of automated contractor performance reports.

CPARS is for UNCLASSIFIED use only.

The Construction Contractor Appraisal Support System (CCASS), which is located within the CPAR system, is used to document contractor performance on construction contracts. The CCASS evaluation assesses a contractor’s performance and provides a record, both positive and negative, on a given contract. Each evaluation is based on objective facts and supported by contract management data, such as contract performance elements that evaluate quality, timely performance, effectiveness of management, and compliance with contract terms, labor standards, and safety requirements. Contractor’s performance will be evaluated upon completion of each individual TO valued over $550,000.00 or at any valued amount if terminated for Cause or Default. The Government reserves the right to complete performance evaluations for individual TOs valued at less than $550,000.00. Interim evaluations may be prepared at any time during the TO period of performance when determined to be in the best interest of the Government. All performance evaluations, to include those derived from other sources, will be reviewed when considering exercising of option periods.

As may be required, the Federal Awardee Performance & Integrity Information System (FAPIIS) application will be used to collect contractor and grantee performance information on Terminations, for Cause or Default.

Completed performance reports are made available in the Past Performance Information Retrieval System (PPIRS).

28 SPECIFIC REQUIREMENTS FOR DESIGN-BUILD TASK ORDERS

33.1 Concept Documents

The Contractor shall identify a Designer of Record (“DOR”) for design. All design disciplines shall be accounted for by listed, registered Designer(s) of Record. Each DOR shall be responsible for ensuring integrity of their design and design integration in all construction submittals and extensions to design developed by others, such as the constructor, subcontractors or suppliers. The DOR shall review and approve all construction submittals and extensions to design, in accordance with the procedures, described in Section 013300 SUBMITTALS. Each DOR shall be responsible for the responses to “Requests for Information” (“RFI’s”), applicable to their area of design responsibility. Each DOR shall sign, and date all design drawings under their responsible discipline at each design submittal stage and all submittals under their responsible discipline, in accordance with the submittal review procedures. The DOR shall signoff on all applicable RFI responses. The drawings and other data become property of the Government.

33.2 Design Drawings

Approved 100%/Final CAD drawings shall be submitted as 24” x 36” paper copy as well as Compact Discs (CDs). The plot area of each sheet shall be 22” x 34”.

At a minimum, the cover sheet shall indicate drawing/project number, access route, job location, lay-down areas, abbreviation list, job title, and index to drawings.

All CAD drawing files shall meet the National CAD Standard (NCS) for layering, line type, and color schemes. All abbreviations and drawing symbols used throughout the drawings shall be listed on drawings and defined per each discipline.

As built drawings: Stamped drawings are required at final completion of the entire Design-Build project and shall be provided prior to final acceptance. All as-built information shall be included in all final documents.

33.3 Specifications

Designer shall be ultimately responsible for incorporating and tailoring specifications required to complete the Final design. Specifications shall be developed by utilizing the Unified Facilities Guide Specifications (UFGS), MasterFormat 2016, and the associated software, SpecsIntact.

All approved 100%/Final specifications shall be submitted on Compact Discs.

Designer shall complete design in accordance with the most current version of the current references indicated in the RFP.