MTA_Attachment 1_PWS_ VaultPumping.pdf

PWS for Mt. Adams RD Vault Toilet Services (Version 2024.01.16)

Performance Work Statement (GIP) Mt. Adams Vault Toilet Pumping

General Information

1.0 General

This is a non-personal services contract to provide vault toilet pumping and cleaning services on the Gifford Pinchot National Forest (GPNF), Mt. Adams Ranger District (MTA) in Washington State. The Government shall 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.

2.0 Background

The Forest Service is responsible for maintaining healthy, diverse and productive National Forests. Part of these responsibilities include maintaining stationary vaults in recreation areas and trailheads throughout the National Forests. There are 66 vault toilets at 37 locations on the Mt. Adams RD that require services.

3.0 Purpose

The purpose of this service contract is to pump, clean and disinfect approximately 64 vault toilets at approximately 37 locations within the Mt. Adams Ranger District. Vaults range in size from 500-1000 gallons. Services will be scheduled on an as needed basis.

4.0 Description of Services

The contractor shall furnish all labor, supervision, management, tools, materials, equipment, facilities, transportation, and other items and non-personal services necessary to perform routine pumping and cleaning services to vault toilets thought MTA. The contractor shall ensure the vault toilets present a clean, orderly, and well-kept appearance. The contractor shall provide services in accordance with (IAW) this Performance Work Statement (PWS), and all applicable federal, state and local laws and regulations.

5.0 Place of Performance

All locations are located within the Mt. Adams Ranger District along the following highways (HWY) and Forest Service Road’s (FSR). Details on Mileage can be found on the schedule of items.

FSR 82

FSR 8040

FSR 8040500

FSR 80 031

HWY 141

FSR 8810 010

FSR 24

FSR 24 031

FSR 24 210

FSR 24 261

FSR 30

FSR 43 417

FSR 60

FSR 65

FSR 88

FSR 90

FSR 93

FSR 8225 060

FSR 3065

FSR 5401

FSR 3062

FSR 3054

FSR 6035

FSR 9039

6.0 Service Schedule/Frequency

Services will be scheduled on an “As Needed” basis. Frequency of services are estimated to be needed either once annually, every two years or every 4 years. See schedule of items for estimated frequency per location.

7.0 Period of Performance

The period of performance shall be as indicated below.

Period POP Start Date POP End Date Base Period Date Of Award 30 April 2026 Option Period 1 (12-Month Option Period) 01 May 2026 30 April 2027 Option Period 2 (12-Month Option Period) 01 May 2027 30 April 2028 Option Period 3 (12-Month Option Period) 01 May 2028 30 April 2029

Option Period 4 (12-Month Option Period) 01 May 2029 30 April 2030

8.0 Contract Type

The Government will award a Firm-Fixed Priced (FFP) Requirements Service Contract with up to a 5-Year Ordering Period. Performance shall be made only as authorized by task orders issued IAW the Ordering Clause. Subject to any limitations in the Order Limitations Clause or elsewhere in this contract, the Contractor shall furnish to the Government all services specified in the Schedule of Items and called for by task orders.

Note: Task orders will be issued at the rates specified in the Schedule of Items. The quantities of services specified in the Schedule of Items are estimates only.

9.0 Government Regular Working Hours

The Government's regular working hours are Monday through Friday from 0700 to 1700, except federal holidays or when the government installation is closed due to local or national emergencies, administrative closings, or similar government directed closings.

10.0 Contractor Hours of Operations

The contractor is responsible for conducting business during or after government regular working hours, and to maintain at all times an adequate workforce for the uninterrupted performance of all tasks defined within this PWS.

11.0 Federal Observed Holidays

When a federal holiday occurs on a Saturday, federal employees are normally granted the previous Friday as the holiday observance.

When a federal holiday occurs on a Sunday, federal employees are normally granted the following Monday as the holiday observance.

Below is the list of recognized federal holidays:

Federal Holidays New Year’s Day (January) Labor Day (September) Martin Luther King Jr’s Birthday (January) Columbus Day (October) President’s Day (February) Veteran’s Day (November) Memorial Day (May) Thanksgiving Day (November) Juneteenth Day (June) Christmas Day (December) Independence Day (July)

Services may be required on federal holidays as those tend to be the busiest weekends.

12.0 Contractor Key Personnel

Contract Manager: The contractor shall provide a Contract Manager and designated alternate, as applicable, who has full authority to act for the contractor on all contract matters relating to this contract. The Contract Manager or alternate shall be available during the Government's regular working hours.

13.0 Government Key Personnel

Contracting Officer (CO): The CO is the only person with the authority to: enter into, administer, and or terminate contracts; make related determinations and findings on behalf of the government; and legally bind the government. The CO shall ensure that the contractor receives impartial, fair, and equitable treatment under this contract. The CO shall determine and document the final assessment of the contractor's performance in the government’s past performance tracking system.

Contracting Officer’s Representative (COR): A COR may be assigned to this contract to monitor all technical aspects and assist in contract administration. The COR may be authorized to perform the following functions: assure that the contractor performs the technical requirements of the contract; perform inspections necessary in connection with contract performance; maintain written and oral communication with the contractor concerning technical aspects of the contract; issue written interpretations of technical requirements (without increasing or decreasing contract scope), including Government drawings designs, and specifications; monitor contractor's performance and notify both the CO and contractor of deficiencies; and provide site entry of contractor personnel. The COR is not authorized to change any of the terms and conditions of the contract or any resulting task order.

14.0 Changes

The quantities specified in the Schedule of Items are estimates only and are not guaranteed quantities. The government reserves the right to add, remove, or change the items and quantities to be serviced under this contract, as required. Price adjustments for these changes shall be based on the rates specified in the Schedule of Items for identical or similar items. Changes will only be authorized by a warranted CO.

15.0 Inspection and Acceptance

Any inspection and acceptance will be at the location specified in the contract. The designated COR will act as the representative of the CO for purposes of inspection and acceptance of services to ensure compliance with the terms, conditions, and specifications of the subject contract. The COR has no authority to make any changes to the terms and conditions of the contract.

16.0 Invoicing and Payment

All contractor invoices shall be submitted via the Invoice Processing Platform (IPP) using contract line item numbers (CLINs). The contractor shall be required to establish account(s), access method(s), log-in(s), and necessary training in order to submit invoices through IPP. Invoices not submitted via IPP shall not be accepted or paid.

Note: The contractor shall only invoice for work performed and as authorized by the contract as applicable. Payment will be made only for those items listed on the Schedule of Items, AFTER services have been performed and accepted. All other work is incidental to those pay items.

Security and Safety Requirements

17.0 Security

The contractor shall be responsible for safeguarding all government property provided to the contractor for contractor use under this contract. At the close of each work period, all government property shall be secured.

18.0 Access to Government Facilities

The contractor shall coordinate all contractor personnel access to government facilities with the COR at least 5 business days prior to any scheduled service or visit. Only contractor personnel performing work under this contract shall have access to government facilities. If no coordination is made, access will be denied. Contractor personnel entering government facilities shall abide by all security regulations.

19.0 l

Keys may be provided to the contractor under this contract.

20.0 Conduct of Contractor Personnel

The CO may require the contractor to remove from the work site any employee working under this contract for reasons of misconduct, security, or found to be or suspected to be under the influence of alcohol, drugs, or other incapacitating agent. Contractor employee shall be subject to dismissal from the premises upon determination by the CO that such action is in the best interests of the government. Such removal from the work site or dismissal from the premises shall not relieve the contractor of the requirement to provide sufficient personnel to perform the services as required by this PWS.

21.0 Safety

Contractor activities shall be conducted in a safe manner that minimizes accidents as well as any impacts on Government operations and members of the public. Contractor shall comply with applicable federal, state, and local codes and standards, including safety and occupational health requirements, as well as any additional specific requirement contained in this PWS.

Technical Requirements

22.0 Specific Tasks

The Government will request services on an as needed basis through the issuance of task orders. The Government does not guarantee the number of orders that will be made for each location.

Task 1 – Vault Pumping and Cleaning:

The Forest Service maintains approximately 64 vaults located at approximately 37 recreation sites in MTA. The Government typically requests services once per year or once every 2-4 years depending on the location.

Keys for toilet paper dispensers shall be provided and coordinated with the COR and returned at the end of the contract.

The Contractor shall pump and dispose of any wastewater and solid materials of all vaults requested to be serviced by the COR or government appointed official within two (2) weeks of the COR request. After vaults are pumped, the Contractor shall backfill each vault with enough water to reduce odor and units shall be left clean and in good working order. The Government will not order services in freezing conditions.

23.0 Contractor Furnished Equipment

All contractor furnished equipment and vehicles to be used at the work site shall be cleaned and free of invasive species (noxious weeds), seeds, external grease and oil and shall be inspected prior to entrance onto federal government lands.

24.0 Special Qualifications

The contractor shall, at no additional cost to the government, obtain all licenses and permits required for performance of work and for complying with all applicable local, state, and federal laws and regulations.

25.0 Service Interruptions

If any services must be interrupted (even temporarily) due to maintenance of contract work, the contractor shall notify the CO and COR at least 3 business days in advance. If the service is due to an emergency breakdown, the contractor shall notify the CO and COR as soon as practicable.

Deliverables Schedule

26.0 Key Deliverables

The contractor shall submit an electronic copy of all deliverables to the CO and COR in PDF format and phrased in layperson language. Below is a list of all deliverables outlining each objective and due date.

Item # Deliverable Objective Due 1 Invoices Invoices shall be submitted via IPP www.ipp.gov after services are provided on a weekly or monthly basis.

Within 30 days of performance

Performance Requirements Measures

27.0 Contractor’s Performance

The government expects the contractor to work at an acceptable performance level throughout the life of the contract, and the contractor’s performance shall be given significant consideration when evaluating recommendations for future government contracts and/or awards.

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28.0 Acceptable Performance

Acceptable performance is achieved if 95% of the requirement is successfully satisfied. The contractor’s acceptable performance may be rated in COR reports and in the Contractor Performance Assessment Reporting System (CPARS) as Satisfactory, Very Good, or Exceptional.

29.0 Unacceptable Performance

Unacceptable performance is achieved if less than 95% of the requirement is satisfied (e.g., work specified by contract is incomplete or work is not IAW the PWS, task order, and manufacturer’s specifications). If the performance is deemed unacceptable for any objective (required task), the COR will determine the possible cause of this unacceptable performance. Unacceptable performance caused by actions of the contractor shall be reported to the contractor’s on-site representative and request its signature on documentation acknowledging notification. Unacceptable performance caused by actions of the Government shall not be held against the contractor. If the contractor disputes the results of surveillance, the COR must refer the contractor to the CO for resolution. The contractor’s unacceptable performance will be rated in COR reports and in CPARS as Marginal or Unsatisfactory.

30.0 Performance Requirements Summary

Item # Performance Objective

Performance Standard Performance Threshold

Surveillance Method Remedy

1 Task 1- Vault Pumping

Work shall be performed IAW this PWS, the terms of each task order, and all applicable federal, state, and local laws and regulations.

95% services performed as required by the contract.

Periodic and/or random inspections by the COR or Government Technical Representative (GTM)

Rework at no cost to Government for defective services. Full invoice payment upon successful completion and acceptance

Government-Furnished Property and Utilities

31.0 Government-Furnished Property

The Government will provide Government-Furnished Property for the performance of this contract.

Item # Property Description Quantity Date Available 1 Keys for access to vault toilet paper dispensers As needed As Needed

32.0 Government-Furnished Utilities

The Government will not provide Government-Furnished Utilities for the performance of this contract.

Definitions, Acronyms, and Applicable Laws, Regulations and Guidance

33.0 Definitions

Acceptance: The act of an authorized representative of the Government by which the Government, for itself or as agent of another, assumes ownership of existing identified supplies tendered or approves specific services rendered as partial or complete performance of the contract.

Business Day: Refers to any day in which government normal business operations are conducted. For this contract, a business day will be IAW PWS Paragraph 6.0, Government Regular Working Hours.

Calendar Day: Refers to the period of elapse time, using Coordinated Universal Time or local time that begins at midnight and ends 24 hours later at the next midnight.

Contracting Officer (CO): A person with the authority to enter into, administer, and/or terminate contracts and make related determinations and findings. The term includes certain authorized representatives of the Contracting Officer acting within the limits of their authority as delegated by the Contracting Officer. "Administrative Contracting Officer (ACO)" refers to a Contracting Officer who is administering contracts. "Termination Contracting Officer (TCO)" refers to a Contracting Officer who is settling terminated contracts. A single Contracting Officer may be responsible for duties in any or all of these areas.

Contracting Officer’s Representative (COR): An individual, including a Contracting Officer’s Technical Representative (COTR), designated, and authorized in writing by the Contracting Officer to perform specific technical or administrative functions.

Contractor: A supplier or service provider that enters into a contract with the Government to provide specific supplies or services to the Government. The term in this contract refers to the prime.

Day: Unless otherwise specified, it means a calendar day.

Defective Service: A service output that does not meet the standard of performance associated with the Performance Work Statement.

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

Equipment: A tangible item that is functionally complete for its intended purpose, durable, nonexpendable, and needed for the performance of a contract. Equipment is not intended for sale, and does not ordinarily lose its identity or become a component part of another article when put into use. Equipment does not include material, real property, special test equipment or special tooling.

Facility: An establishment, structure, or assembly of equipment designated for a specific function; something designed, built, installed, etc., to serve a specific function affording a convenience or service.

Government-Furnished Property (GFP): Property in the possession of, or directly acquired by, the Government and subsequently furnished to the contractor for performance of a contract. Government-furnished property includes, but is not limited to, spares and property furnished for repair, maintenance, overhaul, or modification. Government-furnished property also includes contractor-acquired property if the contractor-acquired property is a deliverable under a cost contract when accepted by the Government for continued use under the contract.

Government Property: All property owned or leased by the Government. Government property includes both government-furnished property and contractor-acquired property. Government property includes material, equipment, special tooling, special test equipment, and real property. Government property does not include intellectual property and software.

Inspection: Examining and testing supplies or services (including, when appropriate, raw materials, components, and intermediates assemblies) to determine whether they conform to contract requirements.

Invoice: A contractor’s bill or written request for payment under the contract for supplies delivered or services performed.

Line Item: the basic structural element in a procurement instrument that describes and organizes the required product or service for pricing, delivery, inspection, acceptance, invoicing, and payment. The use of the term "line item" includes "subline item," as applicable.

Line Item Number (LIN): Either a numeric or alphanumeric format to identify a line item.

Non-Personal Services Contract: A contract under which the personnel rendering the services are not subject, either by the contract’s terms or by the manner of its administration, to the supervision and control usually prevailing in relationships between the Government and its employees. Non-personal service contracts are authorized by the Government IAW FAR 37.012, under general contracting authority, and do not require specific statutory authorization.

Option: Unilateral right in a contract by which, for a specified time, the Government may elect to purchase additional supplies or services called for by the contract, or may elect to extend the term of the contract.

Over and Above Work: Work discovered during the course of performing overhaul, maintenance and repair efforts that is within the general scope of the contract; not covered by the line item(s) for the basic work under the contract; and necessary in order to satisfactorily complete the contract.

Performance Objectives: Describe the work that is to take place.

Performance Requirements Summary (PRS): Identifies the key performance indicators of the contract that will be evaluated by the Government to ensure the contractor meets standards.

Performance Standard: Describe the desired results that are to be achieved. A measure of comparison; an acceptability criterion; a benchmark or yardstick against which a service will be measured.

Quality Assurance (QA): Refers to the various functions, including inspection, performed by the Government to determine whether a contractor has fulfilled the contract obligations pertaining to quality and quantity.

Quality Assurance Surveillance Plan (QASP): An organized written document used by the Government for quality assurance surveillance. A plan describing how the government will survey, observe, test, sample, evaluate and document the contractor’s performance in meeting critical performance standards identified in the contract.

Quality Control (QC): Refers to the various functions performed by the contractor to control and improve the quality of goods and services provided.

Quality Control Plan (QCP): An organized written document used by the contractor for quality control. A contractor’s internal quality assurance procedures for measuring, tracking, reporting, and analyzing contract performance. A contractor’s QCP is separate from the government’s QASP.

Random Sampling: A method of looking at a few individual items in a lot to determine the quality of that lot against a standard.

Service Contract: A contract that directly engages the time and effort of a contractor whose primary purpose is to perform an identifiable task rather than to furnish an end item of supply.

Serviceable Condition: Refers to items that are usable; ready for use; in proper operating condition; durable; clean and in good condition; usable for its intended purpose.

Sub-Contractor: One that enters into a contract with a prime contractor. The Government does not have privy of contract with the sub-contractor.

34.0 Acronyms

Acronym ACOR Alternate Contracting Officer Representative ADA Americans with Disabilities Act

ADEC Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation AGAR Agriculture Acquisition Regulation BMP Best Management Practices CAP Contractor Acquired Property CFE Contractor Furnished Equipment CFM Contractor Furnished Material CFP Contractor Furnished Property CFR Code of Federal Regulations CLIN Contract Line Item Number CO Contracting Officer

COR Contracting Officer Representative COTS Commercial-Off-the-Shelf

CPARS Contractor Performance Assessment Reporting System DID Data Item Description EPA Environmental Protection Agency

FAPIIS Federal Awardee Performance and Integrity Information System FAR Federal Acquisition Regulation FPDS Federal Procurement Data System

FS Forest Service FSH Forest Service Handbook FSM Forest Service Manual GFE Government-Furnished Equipment

GFM Government-Furnished Material GFP Government-Furnished Property

HIPAA Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 IAW In Accordance With IAS Integrated Acquisition system IPP Invoice Processing Platform N/A Not Applicable

NEPA National Environmental Policy Act NLT No Later Than NTE Not to Exceed OCI Organizational Conflict of Interest ODC Other Direct Costs OMB Office of Management and Budget OSHA Occupational Safety and Health Administration

PA Property Administrator PIPO Phase In/Phase Out POC Point of Contact POP Period of Performance PRS Performance Requirements Summary PUB Publication PWS Performance Work Statement QA Quality Assurance

QAP Quality Assurance Program QASP Quality Assurance Surveillance Plan

QC Quality Control QCP Quality Control Plan SAM System for Award Management SDS Safety Data Sheets SF Standard Form

TBN To Be Negotiated TE Technical Exhibit TO Task Order

USC United States Code USDA United States Department of Agriculture

WD Wage Determination

35.0 Applicable Laws, Regulations, and Guidance

The contractor shall perform the required services IAW the specifications in this PWS, and all applicable federal, state and local laws and regulations. Additional requirements and information may be found from the following sources:

ATTACHMENT

MTA VAULT LOCATIONS AND DETAILS

Line Item

Site Description Special Notes

No.

Va ults

Approx Vault Size (gallons)

Est. Annual Frequency

Miles From Trout Lake or Carson WA

MTA

Sno King Snow Park FSR 82 1 1000 1 6 MI from Trout Lake

MTA

Pine Side Snow Park FSR 82 1 1000 1 4 MI from Trout Lake

MTA

South Climb T.H. FSR 8040500

2 750 1 13 MI from Trout Lake

MTA

Morrison C.G. FSR 8040 2 1000 Every 2 yr 10 MI from Trout Lake

MTA

Crofton East T.H. FSR 8040 1 1000 Every 2 yr 10 MI from Trout Lake

MTA

Wicky Shelter FSR 8040 1 500 Every 4 yr 7 MI from Trout Lake

MTA

MTA Horse Camp FSR 80

1 1000 1 6 MI from Trout Lake

MTA

MTA Front Office HWY 141 2 1000 1 In Trout Lake

MTA

Trout Lake Cr C.G. FSR 8810

1 1000

5 MI from Trout Lake

MTA

Peterson Info FSR 24 2 750 1 7 MI from Trout Lake

MTA

Peterson Cabin FSR 24 1 750 1 7 MI from Trout Lake

MTA

12 Gotchen Cabin FSR 8225

1 750 1 7 MI from Trout Lake

MTA

13 GMS Cabin

FSR 3065 1 1000 1 13 MI from Carson

MTA

Cultus Cr. C.G. FSR 24 10 750 1 15 MI from Trout Lake

MTA

Cold Springs C.G. FSR 24 210 2 750 1 18 MI from Trout Lake

MTA

Surprise Lake C.G. FSR 24 2 1000 Every 2 years 19 MI from Trout Lake

MTA

Berry Fields Info FSR 24 2 750 Every 2 years 19 MI from Trout Lake

MTA

Tillicum C.G. FSR 24

2 1000 1 20 MI from Trout Lake

MTA

Thomas Lake T.H. FSR 65 1 1000 1 30 MI from Carson

MTA

GMS C.G. FSR 3065 1 750 1 13 MI from Carson

MTA

21 Trapper Cr.T.H.

FSR 5401 1 1000 1 13 MI from Carson

ATTACHMENT

MTA VAULT LOCATIONS AND DETAILS

Falls Cr. T.H. FSR 3062 1 1000 2 15 MI from Carson

MTA

Falls Cr. Horse camp FSR 65 1 1000 Every 2 years 22 13 MI from Carson

MTA

Old Man Pass Snow Park FSR 30 2 750 Every 2 years 22 MI from Carson

MTA

Old Man Pass Sledding hill

FSR 30 1 1000 1 22 MI from Carson

MTA

Koshko Snow Park FSR 30 2 750 Every 2 years 23 MI from Carson

MTA

McClellan Snow Park FSR 30 1 750 Every 2 years 23 MI from Carson

MTA

Lone Butte Snow Park FSR 30 2 750 Every 2 years 27 MI from Carson

MTA

29 McClellan

Viewpoint

FSR 3054 1 1000 1 25 MI from Carson

MTA

Curly Cr. Falls T.H. FSR 9039 2 750 Every 2 years 30 MI from Carson

MTA

Lewis River Horse Camp FSR 93 2 Composting

1 31 MI from Trout Lake

Twin Falls FSR 90 1 750 Every 2 years 26 MI from Trout Lake

MTA

Flat Top Snow Park FSR 88 1 750 1 7 MI from Trout Lake

MTA

Ice Caves Day use FSR 24

2 750 1 7 MI from Trout Lake

MTA

Forlorn Lake C.G. FSR 6035 6 1000

12 MI from Trout Lake

MTA

Crest Camp FSR 60 1 750 Every 2 years 16 MI from Trout Lake

MTA

Whistle Punk T.H. FSR 43

2 750 1 10 MI from Carson