MEARNG Cell Repeater - PWS.docx

PERFORMANCE WORK STATEMENT (PWS)

FOR

MEARNG Camp Chamberlain Cellular Repeater Services

1.0 General:

1.1 Scope: The contractor must provide all personnel, equipment, tools, materials, supervision, and quality control necessary, except as specified in Paragraph 3.0 as Government Furnished, to perform MEARNG Camp Chamberlain Cellular Repeater Services, as defined in this PWS.

1.1.1 Objectives: The objective is to replace the failed/failing cellular repeaters, additional equipment needed to place the new cellular repeaters into operation, along with replacing any cables needed for this install. The end result is a new Distributed Antenna System (DAS) headend/controller solution to replace the existing Westell DSP85 C/P and Westell DSP85 U7C equipment. The replacement solution must be fully compatible with the existing passive DAS infrastructure (cabling and antennas) and must be capable of providing equal or better coverage and performance for a service area of approximately 100,000 square feet. The replacement DAS headend/controller must provide simultaneous in building coverage and connectivity for the following wireless carriers Verizon, AT&T, and T-Mobile along with supporting 5G and LTE services for all three carriers within the coverage area. The new DAS headend/controller solution will need to be TAA compliant. The contractor shall be responsible for providing a complete, turnkey solution which includes all necessary headend equipment, controllers, software, and any passive components (e.g., jumpers, terminations) required to make the system fully functional. This job should also include any electrical permits and inspections as required, start-up and commissioning of the DAS system to include grid testing and validation for all carriers.

1.2 Background: The above equipment has failed or is failing within the Camp Chamberlain building and needs replacement or repair.

1.3 Period of Performance (PoP): The total Period of Performance shall be 90 calendar days from the date of contract award. The physical on-site installation work shall be coordinated with the COR and is expected to take approximately two to five working days to complete.

1.4 General Information:

1.4.1 Place and Performance of Services: The contractor must provide On-site installation work at Camp Chamberlain must be performed between the hours of 0730-1630 Monday through Friday, except on recognized US holidays or when the Government facility/installation is closed due to local or national emergencies, administrative closings, or similar Government-directed facility/installation closings. Performance must be at Camp Chamberlain, 23 Blue Star Ave, Augusta, Maine 04333. The contractor must at all times maintain an adequate work force for the uninterrupted performance of all tasks defined within this PWS when the Government facility/installation is not closed for the above reasons. When hiring personnel, the contractor must keep in mind that the stability and continuity of the work force are essential. Teleworking is not authorized.

1.4.1.1 Telework: The Government does not permit the contractor to telework in support of this requirement. In furtherance of Continuity of Operations Planning (COOP), a telework program may be enacted to ensure that the Government's mission-critical operations stay operational during times of national emergency or incidents of national significance. Telework must be at no additional cost to the Government.

1.4.1.2 Unscheduled gate closures by the Security Police may occur at any time causing all personnel entering or exiting a closed installation to experience a delay. This cannot be predicted or prevented. Contractors are not compensated for unexpected closures or delays. Vehicles operated by contractor personnel are subject to search pursuant to applicable regulations. Any moving violation of any applicable motor vehicle regulation may result in the termination of the contractor employee’s installation driving privileges.

1.4.1.3 The contractor’s employees must become familiar with and obey the regulations of the installation; including fire, traffic, safety and security regulations while on the installation. Contractor employees should only enter restricted areas when required to do so and only upon prior approval. All contractor employees must carry proper identification with them at all times, and must be subject to such checks as may be deemed necessary. The contractor must ensure compliance with all regulations and orders of the installation, which may affect performance. The Government reserves the right to direct the removal of an employee from Government property or revoke access to Government systems for misconduct, security reasons, or any overt evidence of communicable disease. Removal of contractor employees for reasons stated above does not relieve the Contractor from responsibility for total performance of this contract.

1.4.2 Recognized Holidays: The following are recognized United States (US) holidays. The contractor must not perform services on these days:

1.4.2.1 New Year’s Day: January 1st

1.4.2.2 Martin Luther King, Jr.’s Birthday

1.4.2.3 President’s Day

1.4.2.4 Memorial Day

1.4.2.5 Juneteenth National Independence Day: June 19th

1.4.2.6 Independence Day: July 4th

1.4.2.7 Labor Day

1.4.2.8 Columbus Day

1.4.2.9 Veteran’s Day: November 11th

1.4.2.10 Thanksgiving Day

1.4.2.11 Christmas Day: December 25th

1.4.3 Quality Control (QC): The contractor must develop and maintain an effective QC Plan (QCP) to ensure services are performed in accordance with this PWS. The contractor must develop and implement procedures to identify, prevent, and ensure non-recurrence of defective services. The contractor’s QCP is the means by which it assures itself that its work complies with the requirements of the contract. As a minimum, the contractor must develop QC procedures that address the areas identified in Technical Exhibit 1, Performance Requirements Summary (PRS). A final QCP must be submitted to the Contracting Officer Representative (COR) NLT 10 days after contract award. After acceptance of the QCP, the contractor must obtain the Contracting Officer’s (KO’s) acceptance in writing of any proposed changes to its QCP.

1.4.4 Quality Assurance (QA): The Government will evaluate the contractor’s performance under this contract in accordance with the Quality Assurance Surveillance Plan (QASP). This plan is primarily focused on what the Government will 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 acceptable quality level(s) or defect rate(s).

1.4.5 Installation Access and Security Requirements. The contractor must comply with all applicable installation/facility access and local security policies and procedures, which may be obtained from the COR. The contractor and all associated subcontractor employees must provide all information required for background checks to meet installation access requirements to be accomplished by installation Provost Marshal Office, Director of Emergency Services, or Security Office. The contractor must ensure compliance with all personal identity verification requirements as directed by Department of Defense (DoD), Headquarters Department of Army (HQDA) and/or local policy (see PWS 6.0). Should the Force Protection Condition (FPCON) change, the Government may require changes in contractor security matters or processes.

1.4.5.1 Reserved

1.4.5.2 For contractors that do not require a CAC, but require access to a DoD facility or installation: Contractor and all associated sub-contractors employees must comply with adjudication standards and procedures using the National Crime Information Center Interstate Identification (NCIC-III) and Terrorist Screening Database (TSDB) (Army Directive 2014-05), and applicable installation, facility and area commander installation/facility access, and local security policies and procedures (provided by a Government representative).

1.4.5.3 Awareness Training (AT) Level 1: All contractor employees, including subcontractor employees, requiring access to Army installations, facilities, and controlled access areas must complete AT Level 1 training within 30 calendar days after contract start date and within 30 calendar days of new employees commencing performance. The contractor must submit certificates of completion for each affected contractor and subcontractor employee to the COR within 15 calendar days after completion of training by each employee or subcontractor personnel. AT Level 1 awareness training is available at the following website: https://jko.jten.mil/courses/atl1/launch.html.

1.4.5.4 iWATCH Training: The contractor and all associated subcontractors with an area of performance within an Army-controlled installation, facilities or area must brief all employees on the local iWATCH program (training standards provided by the requiring activity Antiterrorism Officer (ATO)). This local developed training must be used to inform employees of the types of behavior to watch for and instruct employees to report suspicious activity to the COR or the KO. This training must be completed within 30 calendar days of contract award and within 30 calendar days of new employees commencing performance. The contractor must report completion for each contractor employee and subcontractor employee to the COR, within 15 calendar days after completion of training.

1.4.5.5 Communications Security/Information Technology (COMSEC/IT) Security. All communications with DoD organizations are subject to COMSEC review. All telephone communications networks are continually subject to intercept by unfriendly intelligence organizations. DoD has authorized the military departments to conduct COMSEC monitoring and recording of telephone calls originating from, or terminating at, DoD organizations. Therefore, the contractor is advised that any time contractor personnel place or receive a call they are subject to COMSEC procedures. The contractor must ensure wide and frequent dissemination of the above information to all employees dealing with DoD information. The contractor must abide by all Government regulations concerning the authorized use of the Government's computer network, including the restriction against using the network to recruit Government personnel or advertise job openings.

1.4.5.6 Reserved

1.4.5.7 Reserved

1.4.5.8 Reserved

1.4.5.9 Reserved

1.4.5.10 Protection of Personally Identifiable Information (PII). The contractor must protect all PII encountered in the performance of services in accordance with Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (DFARS) 224.103 Personally Identifiable Information and Department of Defense Directive (DoDD) 5400.11, Department of Defense Privacy Program, and DoD 5400.11-R. If a PII breach results from the contractor’s violation of the aforementioned policies, the contractor must bear all notification costs, call-center support costs, and credit monitoring service costs for all individuals whose PII has been compromised.

1.4.5.11 OPSEC Training: Reserved

1.4.5.12 OPSEC SOP/Plan. Reserved

1.4.5.13 Reserved

1.4.5.14 Reserved

1.4.6 Reserved.

1.4.7 Special Qualifications: Reserved

1.4.8 Post Award Conference/Periodic Progress Meetings: The contractor agrees to attend any post award conference convened by the KO in accordance with FAR 42.5. The KO, COR and other Government personnel, as appropriate, may meet periodically with the contractor to review the contactor’s performance. At these meetings, the KO will apprise the contractor of how the Government views the contractor’s performance and the contractor must apprise the Government of problems, if any, being experienced. The contractor must resolve outstanding issues raised by the Government. Contractor attendance at these meetings must be at no additional cost to the Government.

1.4.9 Contract Manager (CM): The contactor must designate a CM who must ensure performance under this contract. The name of this person, and an alternate who must act for the contractor when the CM is absent, must be designated in writing to the KO. The CM or alternate must have full authority to act for the contractor on all contract matters relating to daily operation of this contract. The CM must work through the COR, to resolve issues, receive technical instructions, and ensure adequate performance of services. The CM must ensure that contractor employees do not perform any services outside the scope of the contract without an official modification issued by the KO. The CM must ensure contractor employees understand that services performed outside the scope of the contract are performed wholly at the expense of the contractor.

1.4.10 Identification of Contractor Employees: The contractor personnel will be required to obtain building and wear badges in the performance of this contract. These badges are issued at the front desk of the building. All contractor 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 that they are Government employees. The contractor must ensure that all documents or reports produced by contractor personnel are suitably marked as contractor products or that contractor participation is appropriately disclosed. The contractor’s status as a “contractor” must be predominantly displayed in all correspondence types (to include signature blocks on e-mail) and dealings with Government or non-Government entities. Contractor personnel must wear identification badges distinguishing themselves as such. The badges must have the company name, employee name and the word “contractor” displayed.

1.4.10.1 The contractor must retrieve all identification media (including vehicle passes) from its employees who depart employment for any reason. The contractor must return all identification media (i.e., badges and vehicles passes) to the COR within 14 days of an employee’s departure.

1.4.11. Combating Trafficking in Persons: The United States Government has adopted a zero tolerance policy regarding trafficking in persons. Contractors and contractor employees must not engage in severe forms of trafficking in persons during the period of performance of the contract; procure commercial sex acts during the period of performance of the contract; or use forced labor in the performance of the contract. The Contractor must notify its employees of the United States Government’s zero tolerance policy, the actions that will be taken against employees for violations of this policy. The contractor must take appropriate action, up to and including termination, against employees or subcontractors that violate the US Government policy as described at FAR 22.17.

1.4.12 Contractor Travel Reserved

1.4.13 Data Rights Reserved

1.4.14 Organizational Conflicts of Interest (OCI): The contractor and subcontractor personnel performing services 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 OCIs, as defined in FAR Subpart 9.5. The contractor must notify the KO immediately whenever it becomes aware that such access or participation may result in any actual or potential OCI and must promptly submit a plan to the KO to avoid or mitigate any such OCI. The contractor’s mitigation plan will be determined to be acceptable solely at the discretion of the KO. In the event the KO unilaterally determines that any such OCI cannot be satisfactorily avoided or mitigated, the KO may impose 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.

1.4.15 Reserved

2.0 Definitions and Acronyms:

2.1 Definitions:

2.1.1 Contractor: A supplier or 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 Defective Service: A service output that does not meet the standard of performance associated with the PWS.

2.1.3 Deliverable: Anything that can be physically delivered and includes non-manufactured things such as meeting minutes or reports.

2.1.4 Key Personnel: Contractor personnel that are evaluated in a source selection process and that may be required to be used in the performance of a contract by the PWS. When key personnel are used as an evaluation factor in best value procurement, an offer can be rejected if it does not have a firm commitment from the persons that are listed in the proposal.

2.1.5 Physical Security: Actions that prevent the loss or damage of Government property.

2.1.6 Quality Assurance: The Government procedures to verify that services being performed by the Contractor are performed according to acceptable standards.

2.1.7 Quality Assurance Surveillance Plan (QASP): An organized written document specifying the surveillance methodology to be used for surveillance of contractor performance.

2.1.8 Quality Control: All necessary measures taken by the Contractor to ensure that the quality of an end product or service must meet contract requirements.

2.1.9 Subcontractor: One that enters into a contract with a prime contractor. The Government does not have privity of contract with the subcontractor.

2.2 Acronyms:

3.0 Government Furnished Property, Material, Equipment and Services (GFP/M/E/S): The Government will provide the property, material, equipment, and/or services listed below solely for the purpose of performance under this contract:

3.1 Property: Reserved

3.2 Materials: Reserved

3.3 Equipment: Reserved

3.4 Services: Reserved

3.5 Utilities: All utilities in the facility will be available for the contactor’s use in the performance of this contract. The contractor must instruct employees in utilities conservation practices. The contractor must operate under conditions that preclude the waste of utilities, which include turning off the water faucets or valves after using the required amount.

4.0 Contractor Furnished Property, Materials, and Equipment (CFP/M/E):

4.1 General: Except for those items specifically stated to be Government-Furnished in Paragraph 3.0, the contractor must furnish everything required to perform these services as indicated in Paragraph 1.1.

4.2 Secret Facility Clearance: Reserved

4.3 Contractor Security Clearance: Reserved

5.0 Requirements: The contractor must:

5.1 Replacement of Existing DAS Headend Equipment

5.1.1 The Contractor must provide a new Distributed Antenna System (DAS) headend/controller solution to replace the existing Westell DSP85 C/P and Westell DSP85 U7C equipment. The replacement solution must be fully compatible with the existing passive DAS infrastructure (cabling and antennas) and must be capable of providing equal or better coverage and performance for a service area of approximately 100,000 square feet.

5.2 System Type and Existing Infrastructure

5.2.1 The Contractor must conduct a technical assessment of the existing passive DAS infrastructure (cabling, antennas, connectors, etc.) to determine its suitability for reuse with their proposed solution.

5.2.2 The Government's preference is to reuse existing infrastructure where technically feasible and cost-effective. The Contractor's proposed solution shall identify which components of the existing infrastructure will be reused and which components, if any, require replacement to meet the performance requirements of this PWS. The cost for any required replacements shall be included in the Contractor's Firm-Fixed-Price proposal.

5.3 Carrier and Technology Support

5.3.1 The replacement DAS headend/controller must:

· Provide simultaneous in building coverage and connectivity for the following wireless carriers:

· Verizon

· AT&T

· T-Mobile

· Support 5G and LTE services for all three carriers within the coverage area.

5.4. Frequency/Band Support

5.4.1 The system must support all frequency bands necessary to provide 5G and LTE services for Verizon, AT&T, and T Mobile that are used in the facility’s geographic area, including but not limited to the commonly deployed low, mid, and PCS band spectrum for these carriers.

5.5 Trade Agreements Act (TAA) Compliance

5.5.1 All new equipment and end products provided under this requirement must be TAA compliant.

5.5.2 The Contractor must not provide any end products manufactured in non-designated countries.

5.6 Performance Requirements

5.6.1 The replacement system must provide cellular signal coverage throughout the designated areas of the facility that meets or exceeds current industry and commercial carrier standards for signal strength and quality for all specified carriers (Verizon, AT&T, T-Mobile) and technologies (5G/LTE).

· Provide continuous, reliable cellular coverage for Verizon, AT&T, and T Mobile across the approximately 100,000 square foot covered area.

· Support typical indoor 5G/LTE voice and data usage (e.g., calls, messaging, and common data applications) throughout the covered area.

· Integrate with the existing DAS infrastructure without exceeding applicable power, frequency, or interface limits.

· Operate without causing harmful interference to any carrier network.

5.6.2 The Contractor must define these specific commercial standards in their initial design proposal based on the pre-installation site survey. The final, commissioned system must meet these agreed-upon standards, to be verified by the Contractor's post-installation grid-testing and validation report.

5.7 Regulatory and Carrier Compliance

5.7.1 The system must:

· Comply with all applicable FCC requirements.

· Include any electrical permits and inspections as required, start-up and commissioning of the DAS system to include grid testing and validation for all carriers.

· Meet any technical requirements necessary to operate on Verizon, AT&T, and T Mobile networks (e.g., power levels, band allocations, and interference mitigation), as applicable.

5.8 Warranty

5.8.1 The contractor must provide a warranty for the installed system, including all parts and labor, for a period of at least one year from the date of Government acceptance.

6.0 Applicable Publications: Publications applicable to this PWS are listed below:

Publication (Chapter/Page)

Federal Acquisition Regulation

Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement

Joint Travel Regulation (JTR)

DoDM 1000.13-M-V1 DoD Identification (ID) Cards (Enclosure 2, paragraph 3.b) 01/23/2014 (Change 1: 07/28/2020)

Federal Information Processing Standards (FIPS) Publication 201-2 Personal Identity Verification (PIV) of Federal Employees and Contractors (paragraph 9)

DoDI 5200.46 DoD Investigative and Adjudicative Guidance for Issuing the Common Access Card (CAC) 09/09/14 (Change 1: 05/04/2018)

Homeland Security Presidential Directive (HSPD)-12 Policy for a Common Identification Standard for Federal Employees and Contractors

DoDI 5400.11 Department of Defense Privacy and Civil Liberties Programs 01/29/2019

DoD 5400.11-R Department of Defense Privacy Program

DoDD 8140.01 Cyberspace Workforce Management

10/05/2020

DoD 8570.01-M Information Assurance Workforce Improvement Program

DoD 5220.22-M National Industrial Security Program Operating Manual (NISPOM) 02/28/2006 (Change 2: 05/18/2016)

AR 25-2

Information Assurance 04/04/2019

AR 530-1

Operations Security

AR 525-13

Antiterrorism

AR 381-12

Threat Awareness and Reporting Program (TARP) (Section II, ¶ 2-4.b)

6.1 Applicable Forms: Forms applicable to the PWS are listed below:

DD 1172-2

Application for Identification Card/DEERS Enrollment

I-9 Employment Eligibility Verification 10/21/2019 https://www.uscis.gov/sites/default/files/files/form/i-9.pdf

DD 441

Department of Defense Security Agreement Feb 2020 http://www.dtic.mil/whs/directives/forms/dd/ddforms0001-0499.htm

DD 250

Material Inspection and Receiving Report

TECHNICAL EXHIBIT 1

Performance Requirements Summary (PRS)

This PRS includes performance objectives the Government will use to determine contractor performance and will compare contractor performance to the Acceptable Quality Level (AQL).

5.1, 5.6 System Design and Coverage

TECHNICAL EXHIBIT 2

Deliverables Schedule

1.4.5.4 iWATCH Training Certificates

Ver. October 2022