RFP_17R0001_AMEND_0006_CONFORMED.doc

Section SF 30 - BLOCK 14 CONTINUATION PAGE

SUMMARY OF CHANGES

AMENDMENT 0003 SUMMARY

The following changes are incorporated within this amendment:

· Extension to due date for proposals is incorporated herein. Please note the Government does not anticipate extending the due date beyond 14 July 2017 3:00 p.m. local time.

Section B- Supplies or Services and Prices

· CLINS Description added: See Attachment 3 with Labor Categories and Labor Hour Mix.

· CLIN 0001 Changed to read Estimated Cost/Fixed Fee – TOTAL EST COST + FEE.

· CLINs 0002, 1002, 2002, 3002, and 4002 are “Not Separately Priced” (NSP) items.

· All CLINs have been updated as follows: Unit will read “LOT”; Quantity to read “UNDEFINED”; Unit Price will read “UNDEFINED”.

· No ODC CLINs will be added for additional labor categories or travel.

Section C – Descriptions and Specifications

Please see the questions and attachment for the specific paragraphs revised in correlation with the submitted questions.

Section F – Deliveries or Performance

· Period of Performance dates have changed for all CLINs to read as follows:

Section G – Contract Administration Data

· Added Task Order Award Process

Section I – Contract Clauses

· Changed FAR Clause 52.216-27 from by reference to full text

· Remove FAR Clause 252.215-7009 Proposal Adequacy Checklist

· Remove FAR Clause 52.222-41 Service Contract Labor Standards (May 2014)

· Remove FAR Clause 52.222-42 Statement of Equivalents Rates for Federal Hires

· Added FAR Clause 52.222-20 Contracts for Materials, Supplies, Articles and Equipment Exceeding $15,000

Note: The Government applied the "Primary Purpose" test under FAR 37.101 in determining that this particular procurement involves primarily services directly relating to naval vessel repair. In accordance with 10 U.S.C. Section 7299, a contract for the repair of a naval vessel is subject to 41 U.S.C. Chapter 65. Under 41 U.S.C. Section 6702(b)(2) and FAR 22.1003-3(b), the provisions of 41 U.S.C. Chapter 67, the Service Contract Labor Standards (formerly known as the Service Contract Act of 1965) do not apply to any work required to be done in accordance with 41 U.S.C. Chapter 65. Therefore, the wage determination process under the Service Contract Labor Standards statute is not applicable, and the minimum wage specified in the Fair Labor Standards Act (29 U.S.C. Section 206(e)(1)) is applicable. (See FAR 22.1002-4.)

Section J – List of Attachments

· See revised Attachment 3 Production Support Direct Rate Spreadsheet

· See revised Attachment 5 is identified as “Past Performance Information Form”.

· Added Attachment 11: Skills Tracker

· Documents: corrected language to read “consisting of 9 CDRLSs, each 3 pages

Section L – Instructions, Conditions and Notices to Offerors

· FAR Clauses 52-215-20 and 52-215-21 and the Proposal Adequacy checklist will be removed.

· See revised Section L paragraph L.I(c)(3) to read “The offeror must propose to provide all requested items within the solicitation to be deemed responsive”.

· FEDEX deliveries of the proposal hardcopy will be accepted at the address listed on the SF-33 block 7 in addition to a confirmation sent receipt email to the Contract Specialist.

· Offerors are only required to provide training plans for the trade skills they propose.

· The Small Business Subcontracting Plans shall be included as part of Volume II with Cost/Pricing data.

· Section L-4.6.2(e) will be deleted in its entirety.

· Only one (1) original hardcopy, one (1) copy hardcopy, and one (1) CDROM is required for the Non-Price Proposal and Price Proposal. No electronic proposal submissions will be accepted.

· The same Cover Letter can be used for each Volume.

· The page limit for Volume I has been increased to 200 pages.

· It is not acceptable to submit a proposal package via e-mail.

· See revised Section L

Section M – Evaluation Factors for Award

· Trade Skill Submission Note updated. “All offerors must propose at minimum the requirements for four (4) trade skills, referenced in Section C 9.2-Labor Categories within the Performance Work Statement, in order to be considered responsive.”

· Factor IV-Small Business Participation Plan and Small Business Subcontracting Plan moved to Volume II.

· Factor V-Price Evaluation language updated.

SUMMARY OF CHANGES - AMEND0006

AMENDMENT 0006 SUMMARY

The following changes are incorporated within this amendment:

· Extension to due date for proposals is incorporated herein. Please note due date for submission of proposals has been extended from 14 July 2017 3:00 p.m. local time to 18 July 2017 3:00 p.m. local time.

Section B- Supplies or Services and Prices

· CLINs 0002, 1002, 2002, 3002, and 4002 are “Not Separately Priced” (NSP) items.

· At this time, the Government will not presently provide ODC Line items; however, Contractors can submit detailed, break downs of proposed ODC charges.

Section C – Descriptions and Specifications

· See revised Section C 3.5.2.

· See revised Section Table Tasking 1.2 Line Item A114A.

Section L – Instructions, Conditions and Notices to Offerors

· See revised Section L, Technical Approach: strike “curriculum” and replace with “plan”.

· Training plans are required at time of submission of proposals in accordance with Section L. Also, training plans are required at the task order level in accordance with Section C.

· Letters of Commitment will be required for personnel that are current employees of a team member that have signed Teaming Agreements.

· The Letter of Commitment between an individual and the team member will be sufficient as long as the letter addresses the solicitation number and the commitment for the job at hand.

Section B - Supplies or Services and Prices

Lot

NON-NUCLEAR PRODUCTION SUPPORT

CPFF

QUALIFIED NON-NUCLEAR TRADE LABOR SUPPORT TO AUGMENT TRADES AT NORFOLK NAVAL SHIPYARD AND OTHER MILITARY FACILITIES WITHIN A 50 MILE RADIUS IAW THE PERFORMANCE WORK STATEMENT AND SCHEDULE NOTES. SEE ATTACHMENT 3 WITH LABOR CATEGORIES AND LABOR HOUR MIX.

FOB: Destination

ESTIMATED COST

FIXED FEE

TOTAL EST COST + FEE

Lot

Contract Data Requirements Lists (CDRLs)

CPFF

Exhibit 1 through Exhibit 9, Section J

Lot

CPFF

QUALIFIED NON-NUCLEAR TRADE LABOR SUPPORT TO AUGMENT TRADES AT NORFOLK NAVAL SHIPYARD AND OTHER MILITARY FACILITIES WITHIN A 50 MILE RADIUS IAW THE PERFORMANCE WORK STATEMENT AND SCHEDULE NOTES. SEE ATTACHMENT 3 WITH LABOR CATEGORIES AND LABOR HOUR MIX.

Lot

CPFF

Lot

CPFF

QUALIFIED NON-NUCLEAR TRADE LABOR SUPPORT TO AUGMENT TRADES AT NORFOLK NAVAL SHIPYARD AND OTHER MILITARY FACILITIES WITHIN A 50 MILE RADIUS IAW THE PERFORMANCE WORK STATEMENT AND SCHEDULE NOTES. SEE ATTACHMENT 3 WITH LABOR CATEGORIES AND LABOR HOUR MIX.

Lot

CPFF

Lot

CPFF

QUALIFIED NON-NUCLEAR TRADE LABOR SUPPORT TO AUGMENT TRADES AT NORFOLK NAVAL SHIPYARD AND OTHER MILITARY FACILITIES WITHIN A 50 MILE RADIUS IAW THE PERFORMANCE WORK STATEMENT AND SCHEDULE NOTES. SEE ATTACHMENT 3 WITH LABOR CATEGORIES AND LABOR HOUR MIX.

Lot

CPFF

Lot

CPFF

QUALIFIED NON-NUCLEAR TRADE LABOR SUPPORT TO AUGMENT TRADES AT NORFOLK NAVAL SHIPYARD AND OTHER MILITARY FACILITIES WITHIN A 50 MILE RADIUS IAW THE PERFORMANCE WORK STATEMENT AND SCHEDULE NOTES. SEE ATTACHMENT 3 WITH LABOR CATEGORIES AND LABOR HOUR MIX.

Lot

CPFF

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52.217-8 OPTION TO EXTEND SERVICES (NOV 1999)

The Government may require continued performance of any services within the limits and at the rates specified in the contract. These rates may be adjusted only as a result of revisions to prevailing labor rates provided by the Secretary of Labor. The option provision may be exercised more than once, but the total extension of performance hereunder shall not exceed 6 months. The Contracting Officer may exercise the option by written notice to the Contractor within any period of days prior to the expiration of the final option period.

(End of clause)

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HQ B-2-0004 EXPEDITING CONTRACT CLOSEOUT (NAVSEA) (DEC 1995)

(a) As part of the negotiated fixed price or total estimated amount of this contact, both the Government and the Contractor have agreed to waive any entitlement that otherwise might accrue to either party in any residual dollar amount of $500 or less at the time of final contract closeout. The term “residual dollar amount” shall include all money that would otherwise be owed to either party at the end of the contract, except that, amounts connected in any way with taxation, allegations of fraud and/or antitrust violations shall be excluded. For purposes of determining residual dollar amounts, offsets of money owed by one party against money that would otherwise be paid by that party may be considered to the extent permitted by law.

(b) This agreement to waive entitlement to residual dollar amounts has been considered by both parties. It is agreed that the administrative costs for either party associated with collecting such small dollar amounts could exceed the amount to be recovered.

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HQ B-2-0007 LIMITATION OF COST/LIMITATION OF FUNDS (NAVSEA) (SEP 1990)

The clause entitled "LIMITATION OF COST" (FAR 52.232-20) or "LIMITATION OF FUNDS" (FAR 52.232-22), as appropriate, shall apply separately and independently to each separately identified estimated cost.

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HQ B-2-0008 LIMITATIONS ON INDIRECT COST RATES (NAVSEA) (OCT 1990)

(a) Pursuant to FAR 42.707, an indirect cost rate ceiling is incorporated into the contract. "Indirect cost" is defined as set forth at FAR 31.001 and 31.203. "Indirect cost rate" is defined as set forth at FAR 42.701.

(b) Notwithstanding the clause of this contract entitled "ALLOWABLE COST AND PAYMENT" (FAR 52.216-7), the allowable indirect cost under this contract shall be obtained by applying limitations on indirect cost rates to bases agreed upon by the parties, as specified below.

(c) Allowability of costs and acceptability of cost allocation methods shall be determined in accordance with FAR Subpart 31.2 in effect on the date of this contract, as limited by the indirect cost rates established by this requirement.

(d) For the first three Contractor fiscal years, the indirect cost rates contained in the Contractor's accepted contract proposal shall be incorporated into the contract schedule as limitations on indirect cost rates for each Contractor fiscal year of contract performance. The bases to which the indirect cost rates apply shall be those contained in the Contractor's accepted contract proposal and hereby, incorporated into the contract schedule, in accordance with the Contractor's accounting system upon which its proposal was based.

(e) After the first three Contractor fiscal years, the Contracting Officer and Contractor shall negotiate the limitations on indirect cost rates for subsequent Contractor fiscal years (unless the parties agree to a different period) and execute a written indirect cost rate limitation agreement setting forth the results. The agreement shall specify (1) the agreed-upon indirect cost rates, (2) the bases to which the rates apply, (3) the fiscal year (unless the parties agree to a different period) for which the rate applies, and (4) the specific items treated as direct costs or any change in the items previously agreed to be direct costs. The agreement is incorporated into this contract upon execution.

(f) Pending establishment of indirect cost rates for any subsequent Contractor fiscal year (or other period agreed to by the parties), the Contractor shall be reimbursed either at the rates fixed for the previous fiscal year or at billing rates acceptable to the Contracting Officer, subject to appropriate adjustment when the final indirect cost rates for that period are established.

(g) The Government will not be obligated to pay any additional amount should any final indirect cost rates for any Contractor fiscal year (or for any different period agreed to by the parties) after the first three fiscal years) of contract performance exceed the indirect rates incorporated into the contract schedule. In the event any of the Contractor's final indirect cost rates are less than the indirect cost rates incorporated into the contract schedule, the incorporated rates shall be reduced to conform with the lower rates.

(h) The limitations on indirect cost rate shall not change any monetary ceiling, contract obligation, or specific cost allowance or disallowance provided for in this contract. If facilities capital cost of money is proposed as an allowable cost, the rates proposed shall be subject to the limitations imposed by this requirement.

(i) The limitations on the indirect cost rate shall apply to all work performed under the contract, and to all change orders and supplemental agreements, including changes due to growth, supplemental, emergent and new work.

(j) Notwithstanding any of the terms of this requirement, should the Contractor initiate a change to its accounting systems which would alter the composition of any overhead base or pool effected by this requirement, the Contracting Officer and Contractor shall negotiate to determine the rate ceilings to be applied to the new overhead pools, provided that no agreement shall be made which would increase the costs paid by the United States under this contract.

(k) The limitation on indirect cost rates specified in the Contractor's cost proposal shall be the rates used to compute the costs in the Contractor's cost proposal upon which the award is based.

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NOTE B - Option item to which the option clause in SECTION I-2 applies and which is to be supplied only if and to the extent said option is exercised.

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PAYMENTS OF FEE(S) (LEVEL OF EFFORT) (NAVSEA) (MAY 1993)

(a) For purposes of this contract, "fee" means "target fee" in cost-plus-incentive-fee type contracts, "base fee" in cost-plus-award-fee type contracts, or "fixed fee" in cost-plus-fixed-fee type contracts for level of effort type contracts.

(b) The Government shall make payments to the Contractor, subject to and in accordance with the clause in this contract entitled "FIXED FEE" (FAR 52.216-8) or "INCENTIVE FEE", (FAR 52.216-10), as applicable. Such payments shall be equal to TBD @time of award percent (TBD @time of award %) of the allowable cost of each invoice submitted by and payable to the Contractor pursuant to the clause of this contract entitled "ALLOWABLE COST AND PAYMENT" (FAR 52.216-7), subject to the withholding terms and conditions of the "FIXED FEE" or "INCENTIVE FEE" clause.

(c) The fee(s) specified in SECTION B, and payment thereof, is subject to adjustment pursuant to paragraph (g) of the special contract requirement entitled "LEVEL OF EFFORT." If the fee(s) is reduced and the reduced fee(s) is less than the sum of all fee payments made to the Contractor under this contract, the Contractor shall repay the excess amount to the Government. If the final adjusted fee exceeds all fee payments made to the contractor under this contract, the Contractor shall be paid the additional amount, subject to the availability of funds. In no event shall the Government be required to pay the Contractor any amount in excess of the funds obligated under this contract at the time of the discontinuance of work.

(d) Fee(s) withheld pursuant to the terms and conditions of this contract shall not be paid until the contract has been modified to reduce the fee(s) in accordance with the "LEVEL OF EFFORT" special contract requirement, or until the Procuring Contracting Officer has advised the paying office in writing that no fee adjustment is required.

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HQ B-2-0021 CONTRACT SUMMARY FOR PAYMENT OFFICE (COST TYPE) (FEB 1997)

This entire contract is cost plus fixed fee type.

NOTE

Qualified non-nuclear trade labor support shall be capable of performing non-nuclear work in accordance with the detailed requirements and to the quantities specified in each task order. Typical trade skills are listed in Section C.

MINIMUM AND MAXIMUM QUANTITIES

As referred to in Paragraph (b) of the “Indefinite Quantities” clause of this contract, the contract minimum quantity is a total of $1,000.00 of orders at the contract unit prices. (The maximum quantity is the total estimated quantity for each item as set forth in the schedule). The maximum quantity is not to exceede the Total Contract Value for Base plus (4) Option Years without prior approval of the Contracting Officer.

Section C - Descriptions and Specifications

PERFORMANCE WORK STATEMENT

NNSY PRODUCTION SUPPORT TOUCH LABOR INDEFINITE DELIVERY/INDEFINITE QUANTITY PERFORMANCE WORK STATEMENT (PWS)

C-1.0 INTRODUCTION

1.1 Scope: This Statement of Work is intended to support touch labor requirements under Norfolk Naval Shipyard (NNSY) Naval Supervisory Authority (NSA) Lead Maintenance Activity (LMA) cognizance. The purpose of this Cost Plus Fixed Fee (CPFF) contract is to provide a specific supply of production touch labor to support the repair, maintenance and alterations requirements for U.S. Navy waterborne vessels, surface ships and submarines at any location under NNSY NSA/LMA cognizance.

1.2 Tasking:

Labor Categories Line Item Number

Hours (Base Year) OT Man

Hours (Base Year) Total Man

Hours (Base Year) Total Man

Days (Base Year) ST Man

Hours (Option 1) OT Man

Hours (Option 1) Total Man

Hours (Option 1) Total Man

Days (Option 1) ST Man

Hours (Option 2) OT Man

Hours (Option 2) Total Man

Hours (Option 2) Total Man

Days (Option 2) ST Man

Hours (Option 3) OT Man

Hours (Option 3) Total Man

Hours (Option 3) Total Man

Days (Option 3) ST Man

Hours (Option 4) OT Man

Hours (Option 4) Total Man

Hours (Option 4) Total Man

Days (Option 4)

C-2.0 GENERAL CONTRACT REQUIREMENTS

2.1 Vessel Knowledge: Expertise and experience anticipated to be needed for the performance of this contract includes level of effort involving naval ship/vessels possessing the following characteristics:

Basic Commercial Off-the-Shelf to Militarized Special Designs

2.2 Ship, Submarine and Vessel Repair Projects: Typical ship and vessel projects may include: welding; marine pipefitting; shipfitting; blasting; painting; equipment in-place repair, removal, repair, and installation; sheet metal forming, shaping, cutting and stamping; electrical/electronic repairs and modernization; electrical/electronic alteration; pump/motor and ship’s mechanical systems repair and alignment; tank cleaning; rigging; and temporary scaffolding removal/installation.

Inherent in performing this contract, the Contractor(s) shall provide and is/are responsible for all labor, labor skill sets, management, supervision, coordination, safety management, environmental management, material, equipment, and transportation necessary to perform the requirements of each Task Order issued. The Contractor shall ensure adequate (required quantity and skill set) resources are dedicated to comply with the standards, guidelines and procedures as stated to satisfy the requirements of associated Task Orders.

2.3 Task Requirements: A Statement of Work (SOW), which include specific requirements of work items/work requirements, deliverables, documentation, training; applicable Government/departmental/industry standards, on-boarding timeline, etc., will be delineated in each Task Order Request for Proposal (RFP).

2.4 Quality Assurance: NNSY will provide all quality assurance and engineering support that may be required in the assigned tasking.

2.5 SUBSAFE: There may be work performed by NNSY technical work documents that is within Submarine Safety (SUBSAFE) and/or Deep Submergence Systems Scope of Certification (DSS-SOC) boundaries. The Contractors assigned to NNSY under any task order must have personnel that have received SUBSAFE and DSS-SOC Awareness training prior to being assigned to project. NNSY will provide the SUBSAFE and DSS-SOC Awareness training as required.

2.6 Hazardous Energy Control Work: The Contractor must follow NNSY’s Hazardous Energy Control (HEC) Program. HEC involves use of Lockout/Tags-Plus (LOTP) procedures to protect employees by locking out hazardous energy of all types. A Tags-Plus system may be used if the hazardous energy source cannot be locked out; however, a strict approval process is required to use HEC tags. NNSY’s HEC instruction is the NAVSEA Occupational Safety, Health and Environment Control Manual (OSHECM) Chapter 250 with NNSY’s Appendix H (latest revision); for the purpose of this information, the term OSHECM Chapter 250 includes the use of NNSY’s Appendix H. For the intent of NNSY’s HEC program, use of the term “Lockout” will be used to also represent Lockout/Tags-Plus should this system ever be used.

2.7 Hazardous Material: In accordance with NAVSHIPYDNORINST P5090.2 Volume III Chapter 5, Hazard Communication, the Contractor Supervisor will ensure contractor personnel handling/using hazardous materials, e.g., graphite isopropanol, greases, lubricants, primer, adhesives, etc., are trained to understand the hazards of and precautions for using these materials. Examples of hazardous materials include, but are not limited to, materials that exhibit flammable, combustible, ignitable, reactive, poisonous, corrosive, or toxicity characteristics such as paints, solvents, adhesives, cleaners, pesticides, acids, bases, greases, oils, lubricants, and oxidizers. The Contractor Supervisor shall ensure that contractor employees are trained on the location and content of applicable Safety Data Sheets (SDS), and ensure employees are knowledgeable on how to access SDS.

2.7.1 All paints on naval vessels are considered to contain heavy metals, i.e., lead, chromium or cadmium unless it can be established otherwise by laboratory analysis. In disturbing or removing paint during data collection for a specific task, the Contractor and any Subcontractor(s) shall comply with the requirements of applicable safety and health laws and regulations such as Occupational Safety and Health standards which include Maritime Standards Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) (29 CFR 1915), General Industry Standards (29 CFR 1910), and other applicable federal, state and local environmental protection laws, codes, ordinances and regulations.

1.8 Material and Equipment:

2.8.1 Contractor Furnished Material

2.8.1.1 The Contractor employees shall provide their own personal hand tools and any other work apparel typically provided by their employer but not limited to respirators and fall protection devices when required to accomplish work tasks.

2.8.1.1.1 Any measuring device (e.g. machinist scale) being bought into the shipyard as a tool must be validated against a calibrated/checked standard by the contractor company.

2.8.1.2 The Contractor employees shall provide their own Personal Protective Equipment (e.g. safety shoes, helmets and eye protection).

2.8.2 Government Furnished Equipment

2.8.2.1 The Government may provide powered tools and tools that require calibration before use (e.g. torque wrenches, dial calipers, micrometers).

2.8.2.2 The Government may inspect all contractor-owned safety equipment (e.g. harnesses).

2.9 Trade Specific Requirements:

2.9.1 Qualifications

2.9.1.1 Contractor shall maintain:

2.9.1.1.1 A Personal Fall Arrest System (PFAS) program in accordance with 29 CFR 1915.159, Subpart I.

2.9.1.1.2 A Confined/Enclosed Space Entry program in accordance with 29 CFR 1915, Subpart B.

2.9.1.1.2.1 Confined and Enclosed Entry: S6470-AA-SAF-010- Rev. 4 - Technical Manual for Naval Maritime Confined Space, section 2.8.2 authorizes naval maritime facilities, at the discretion of the naval maritime facility commander, to provide Navy competent person services to contractors in those situations where the provision of such services is advantageous to the government and the contractor desires and agrees to accept such services. Competent person services must be provided in accordance with 29 CFR 1915 and section 2-8 of S6470-AA-SAF-010- Rev. 4. The Contractor, by accepting work under this contract and subsequent associated Task Order(s), agrees to accept the Navy competent person services of NNSY.

2.9.1.1.3 A Respirator program in accordance with 29 CFR 1910.134, Subpart I.

2.9.1.1.4 The Contractor shall provide copies of the training plan for PFAS, Confined/Enclosed Space, and Respirator programs with their proposal.

2.9.1.2 All Contractor personnel reporting to NNSY shall meet the following criteria:

2.9.1.2.1 Shall be able to accomplish typical tasks as outlined in the trade specific sheet in section C-9.3 for each labor category.

2.9.1.2.2 Shall be qualified to work in confined spaces such as tanks, voids, and any other areas that require gas-free controls.

2.9.1.2.2.1 Training shall be in accordance with 29 CFR 1915, Subpart I; see paragraph 2.9.1.1.2 for more details on confined/enclosed space requirements and contracting options.

2.9.1.3 Shall be qualified to wear safety harnesses and work from scaffolds/platforms where drop off will be greater than 5 feet IAW 29 CFR 1915, Subpart I and be trained in fall protection regulations.

2.9.1.3.1 Shall be trained to wear required Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) when designated or required and be trained in hearing conservation and eye safety awareness.

2.9.1.3.2 Shall be trained in electrical safety per National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) 70E.

2.9.1.3.2.1 All non-electrical workers shall be trained in electrical safety for non-electrical workers per NFPA 70E.

2.9.1.3.2.2 All electrical/electronic workers shall be trained in electrical safety standards per NFPA 70E.

2.9.1.3.3 Shall be capable of performing work in accordance with written technical work documents.

2.9.1.3.4 Shall have working knowledge on how to read and understand the information provided in a Material Safety Data Sheet (MSDS).

2.9.1.4 Shall be trained as qualified Fire Watch and Tank Watch employees.

2.9.1.4.1 Contractor must comply with the Fire and Tank Watch training requirements as specified in 29 CFR 1915 and CFR 1915.508, Subpart P “Fire Protection in Shipyard Employment.” A copy of the lesson plan must be submitted electronically to the NNSY Designated Representative for NNSY Codes 106, 900T and 920 review and approval no later than ten (10) calendar days after contract award.

2.10 Place of Performance: Work will be primarily performed on-site at the Norfolk Naval Shipyard (NNSY) located in Portsmouth, VA. Work may also be performed at other local military sites (i.e., Naval Station Norfolk, Little Creek Joint Expeditionary Base, etc.,) and private shipyard facilities in Hampton Roads, VA. Travel beyond a fifty (50) mile radius of NNSY is not required.

2.11 Period of Performance: Duration of this task is from date of award through twelve (12) months with four twelve month option periods.

B-3.0 COORDINATION PROCESS

3.1 Supervisor: The Contractor shall identify a Supervisor for each Task Order at the time a proposal is submitted. This Contractor Supervisor shall coordinate all aspects for each Task Order with the designated Government Contracting Officer’s Representative (COR), Alternate COR (ACOR), and/or Technical Point of Contact (TPOC). The Contractor Supervisor shall keep these government points of contact apprised of schedule, technical, material and financial issues pertaining to the Task Order.

3.2 Communication: All communication pertaining to any aspect of this contract and associated Task Orders shall be conducted via the NNSY Government Contracting Officer (KO), COR and/or Designated Representative . The NNSY Designated Representative will coordinate further communication with other applicable NNSY TPOCs, Managers, Government Organizations, Commands and Departments as required unless otherwise specified via separate task order.

3.2.1 The Contractor shall coordinate Task Order efforts with the COR and/or Designated Representative daily.

3.3 Access Authorization: Contractor personnel shall not visit any naval ships/vessels or military installations associated with a Task Order without prior approval from the KO. All visits shall occur during normal working shifts as coordinated by the Designated Representative. If required, the Designated Representative will forward security clearances to the appropriate military installation for contractor personnel.

3.3.1 Contractor personnel shall not onboard onto NNSY without obtaining written approval from the Designated Representative. The Designated Representative will provide onboarding dates for each employee based on trade specific training availability for each Task Order.

3.4 Employee Skills Tracker: The Contractor shall provide a completed copy of a Touch Labor Resource Management and Skills Tracker prior to arrival of personnel to Government installation i.e., NNSY. Refer to CDRL A002. The Touch Labor Resource Management and Skills Tracker is a Microsoft Excel worksheet provided electronically by the NNSY Designated Representative at the time of solicitation. This “Skills Tracker” worksheet contains a skills matrix that captures the quantity of laborers available, NNSY Indoctrination, trade specific training and badging status of each proposed employee. The Skills Tracker data will allow NNSY to schedule onboarding dates that align with Trade Specific Block Orientation and Skills Validation schedules for contractor employees.

3.4.1 The Contractor shall provide an updated Skills Tracker sheet weekly after Task Order award until 100% of required contractor employees are onboard. The Skills Tracker sheet shall be provided to NNSY prior to contractor employee’s scheduled arrival to NNSY. The Skills Tracker shall be delivered to the NNSY Designated Representative in electronic format via e-mail. Refer to CDRL A002.

3.5 Qualification Records: The Contractor shall verify and provide certification of employee qualifications, both training and medical, on company letterhead for each employee performing work in accordance with this contract. Refer to CDRL A003. The Contractor shall maintain detailed personnel qualification records for all employees and shall provide a printed copy of these records or supporting documentation for review to the Contracting Officer (or designated representative) upon request. The Qualification Record(s) shall identify each employee by name, labor skill, and verifiable certification that meets the requirements as outlined in the work descriptions and elsewhere in this contract or associated Task Order(s).

3.5.1 The Contractor shall maintain detailed personnel (training and medical) qualification records for each contractor employee performing work in accordance with this contract. The Contractor shall provide a printed copy of these records to NNSY Designated Representative upon request. Refer to CDRL A003. These records shall identify personnel qualifications (e.g. confined space, Lead Monitoring Records, Employee Respirator Training Records, Employee baseline hearing test records, etc.,) and expiration date of each qualification.

3.5.2 The Contractor shall provide NNSY with a certification of employee qualifications, both training and medical, stating employee is either currently qualified or will be qualified upon start date at NNSY on company letterhead. Refer to CDRL A003.

3.5.3 The Contractor shall perform a baseline hearing test on all employees assigned to this contract. The Contractor shall ensure employees understand when and how to wear hearing protection per OSHA Requirements 29 CFR 1910.95 Occupational Noise Exposure.

3.5.4 The Contractor shall ensure all contractor employees are physically qualified to perform work within a shipyard IAW OSHA 29 CFR. A baseline medical examination shall be conducted before the employee onboards and annotated in the certified Qualification Records provided to NNSY Designated Representative and ACOR on company letterhead. Refer to CDRL A003.

3.6 Security Indoctrination Training: All Contractor personnel, including the Contractor Project Manager and Supervisor, must complete NNSY Security Indoctrination training. NNSY Security Indoctrination training will be performed by NNSY Code 1120 Security Department at Security & Pass Office Building 1502. The Contractor shall be badged by NNSY at time of Security Indoctrination completion. Badging information shall be forwarded to NNSY Designated Representative for entry into timing (i.e., Supervisor’s Desk (SUPDESK) and training (i.e., Automated Training Management System (ATMS) databases.

3.6.1 NNSY will use ATMS to access the training records of Production Support Contractors and track in SUPDESK all hours charged to the Production Support Contract or any Task Order awarded under this contract. After the successful completion of NNSY Security Indoctrination training and SUPDESK upload, the NNSY KO or Designated Representative will further advise the designated Contractor Project Manager or Supervisor(s) of additional reporting instructions and project schedule(s).

3.7 On-site Supervision: Work assignments will be delivered to the Contractor via the designated NNSY Designated Representative and/or COR. The Designated Representatives and/or COR are the liaisons between the Government and the Contractor(s). The Contractor Project Managers and Supervisors will supervise and direct the contractor employees. The Contractor Supervisor shall be responsible for disseminating work assignments to contractor employees and providing direct supervision for the duration of the work assignment(s). Contractor employees shall be present during job briefings conducted by NNSY Government Supervisors when required.

3.7.1 The Contractor’s Supervisor will manage contractor employee’s assignments to training, ships, shifts of work, discipline, safety, rewards, promotion, attendance, time-off (i.e., sick and/or annual leave) and work performance. The Contractor shall provide adequate supervision to oversee the assigned contractor personnel and ensure the proper execution of the tasks described herein to include trade specific proficiency testing. A Contractor Supervisor must be physically available to the workforce at all times.

3.7.2 Contractor management or supervision shall:

3.7.2.1 Ensure daily onboard counts of mechanics are reported to the NNSY Designated Representative electronically via e-mail at least once per week. Refer to CDRL A004.

3.7.2.2 Maintain accurate tracking of hours worked by contractor personnel.

3.7.2.3 Maintain total program oversight of contractor personnel.

3.7.2.4 Manage assignment of contractor personnel to training, shifts and projects.

3.7.2.5 Provide overall management, oversight and supervision (and/or lead workers) to effectively and safely manage the work of the Task Orders including trade specific proficiency testing.

3.7.2.6 Resolve contractor personnel problems i.e., conflict resolution and administrative actions affecting the contractor’s employees.

3.8 Inactive Period: The Contractor may be required to work on various projects or sites during the period of performance. This could be followed by an inactive period where effort is not required. NNSY will provide five (5) working days’ notice to allow the Contractor to de-man during an inactive period.

3.9 Performance: The Contractor shall be required to perform in accordance with the standards, guidelines, and procedures, as stated in each individual Task Order. The Contractor is an independent contractor and not an agent of the Government.

3.10 Multiple Requirements: Task Orders may require multiple line items within the contract. Due to U.S. Navy commitments and ships’ schedules, some Task Orders may be issued as emergent requirements. The Contractor may be required to respond to more than one requirement (simultaneous Task Orders for more than one vessel).

3.11 Technical Work Documents: NNSY Shop Supervisor will provide Technical Work Documents (TWDs) in the form of Task Group Instructions (TGIs), Deficiency Reports (DRs), Deficiency Logs (DLs,) etc., to the Contractor Project Manager or Supervisor prior to each work assignment. The Contractor shall accomplish the work assignments using NNSY processes, technical work documents and equipment (except as identified in section C-2.8) and shall comply with all attached CDRLs. The Work Authorization Form (WAF) will be included with the TWD package.

3.11.1 NNSY shall be responsible to provide all quality assurance personnel and engineering support that may be required in the assigned tasking.

3.12 Personnel Change Out: Contractor personnel assigned to fulfill a Task Order are expected to complete the task. Once contractor personnel are assigned, change out of these personnel shall not occur without prior notification to the NNSY Designated Representative and/or COR in writing.

3.12.1 The Contractor shall notify the Contracting Officer and NNSY Designated Representative in writing within three business days of any contractor personnel replacement action. A replacement action is when any expected contractor employee is reassigned, removed, or exchanged with another unexpected or unassigned person. The Contractor shall notify NNSY KO and Designated Representative within two days after a contractor employee leaves and two weeks prior to arrival of replacement contractor employee. The Contractor shall provide the NNSY Designated Representative with an updated Touch Labor Resource Management and Skills Tracker worksheet highlighting the changes in replaced/replacement employees. Refer to CDRL A002.

3.13 Work Shifts: Contractor personnel shall work any of NNSY’s standard work shifts. NNSY’s normal eight-hour work shift hours are as follows: 1st 0720-1600 hours, 2nd 1530-2400 hours, and 3rd 2330-0740 hours with forty (40), thirty (30) and ten (10) minutes for lunch respectively. NNSY may adjust work shift hours during the summer to a 0620 hours start for first (1st) shift thus each shift begins one hour earlier. The required work shifts will be cited in the applicable Task Order or by contract modification.

3.13.1 Contractor employees may be assigned to different shifts and workweeks and are rotated or shifted to support the workload demands. Most employees are assigned to the first shift and to a Monday thru Friday work week. Contractor employees may be required to work first, second or third shift, weekends, early shifts, extended shifts and holidays. In this event the Contractor Supervisor will schedule contractor employees for overtime, it will be routed through the NNSY Designated Representative, COR and/or TPOC for concurrence.

3.14 Document Format: Required reports and documentation must be compatible with Windows NT Server 2003 & higher as the standard Network Operation System and MS Office 2010 Professional as the standard Office Software. The use of Web applications will also be required.

3.15 Approved Labor Category: No labor category, other than those appearing in the contract Bid Schedule, shall be invoiced unless the contract is modified to cover the additional labor category.

3.16 Security Clearance: For this solicitation all Red badge contractor personnel working in support of this contract shall have a final Confidential Security Clearance. Red badge personnel will access nuclear areas, nuclear information, nuclear equipment, Naval Nuclear Propulsion Information (NNPI), Confidential Restricted Data (CRD), and “No Foreign Nationals” NOFORN data and meetings.

3.17 Minimum Badging: The Contractor shall ensure all personnel meet eligibility requirements for an NNSY Red badge unless otherwise specified in the Task Order.

C-4.0 TECHNICAL CONFERENCES / REVIEW MEETINGS

4.1 Weekly Status Meeting: The Contractor shall attend weekly status meetings with NNSY Designated Representative, COR and any other designated personnel to discuss contract execution and performance. The Contractor shall provide updated Skills Tracker electronic file (See para. 3.4) to Designated Representative and/or COR prior to scheduled Weekly Meeting. Refer to CDRL A002.

4.1.1 The Contractor Supervisor(s) shall be available for informational meetings with the NNSY Designated Representative and/or COR to discuss the direction, progress, results or issues that occur during the performance of each Task Order placed under this contract. Discussions may occur at either a daily or weekly rate.

4.2 Monthly/Quarterly Status Meetings: The Contractor shall participate in Monthly and Quarterly Status Meetings to review overall contract execution and performance. The Contractor shall provide Status Reports to the Government KO, Designated Representative and COR prior to each scheduled Monthly and Quarterly Status Meeting. Refer to CDRL A005. The Status Reports will contain metrics (i.e., burn rate, Financial CDRL, labor category requested=received, appropriate competency) and skills audit (i.e., skills gap analysis, training plans, hard to secure skills) that support the contract performance.

C-5.0 TRAINING

5.1 Contractor Provided Training: All contractor personnel performing work under this contract shall complete all of the training cited in section C-5.1 prior to reporting to work under any Task Order awarded under this contract. The Contractor shall provide verification that each contractor employee performing work under this contract and each Task Order is qualified with regard to the requirements specified in Section C. Refer to CDRL A003.

5.1.1 Hazard Communication per 29 CFR 1915.1200 and Local Instruction NAVSHIPYDNORINST P5090.2 Vol III Chap 5

5.1.2 Respirator per 29 CFR 1910.134, Contractor employees shall be trained and fit tested using NIOSH-approved respirators.

5.1.3 Asbestos per 29 CFR 1915.1001; 40 CFR 763, Subpart E and NAVSHIPYDNORINST P5090.2 Vol II Chap 23

5.1.4 Lead per 29 CFR 1915.1025

5.1.5 Chromium (VI) per 29 CFR 1915.1026

5.1.6 Fall Protection per 29 CFR 1915 Subpart E and 29 CFR 1926.1423

5.1.7 NAVSEA Standard Item 009-74 Occupational, Safety and Health Requirements

5.1.8 Fire and Tank Watch 29 CFR 1915.508(c)

5.1.9 Cadmium per 29 CFR 1915.1027

5.1.10 Shipyard Mandatory Annual Training

The Shipyard Mandatory Annual Training material will be provided to the Contractor by the NNSY Designated Representative and/or COR at contract award. Refer to CDRL A006. The Contractor shall administer the training material prior to onboarding. A Shipyard Mandatory Annual Training Sign-In Sheet shall be completed for each contractor employee prior to onboarding NNSY. The Sign-In Sheet shall be received by the NNSY Designated Representative and/or COR by 12N on the Thursday before contractor employee onboard.

5.2 NNSY Provided Orientation and Process Instruction: All contractor personnel performing work under this contract shall complete all of the training cited in section C-5.2 as necessary. Contractor personnel will have a limit of two attempts to achieve a passing grade. Contractor employees who do not pass NNSY Orientation and Process instruction will not be deemed qualified to perform under this contract, and will be returned to the contractor for disposition.

5.2.1 Security Indoctrination

5.2.2 Radiological Controls (RADCON)

5.2.3 Block Orientation

5.2.3.1 Corporate Confined Space Awareness (PS-S9041)

5.2.3.2 Submarine Worker Indoctrination / SUBSAFE Awareness (G560)

5.2.3.3 Safety / Non-Nuclear Quality Control Module 6 (G100F)

5.2.4 Skills Validation/Proficiency Demonstration by Trade

5.2.4.1 The Contractor Supervisor will provide oversight of contractor employee during Skills Validation shop or shipboard environment mockup simulation.

5.2.4.2 Any Specialty process training required for specific shops as needed

C-6.0 APPLICABLE DOCUMENTS

6.1 Standards/Specifications/References: The following Government documents form a part of this document to the extent specified herein. (In performing this contract, the Contractor is referred to the following documents):

NAVSEA Technical Publication

S9074-AQ-GIB-010/248

Requirements for Welding and Brazing

Procedure and Performance Qualification

NAVSEA Technical Publication

S9074-AR-GIB-010/278

Requirements for Fabrication Welding and Inspection, and Casting Inspection and Repair for Machinery, Piping, and Pressure Vessels

NAVSEA Technical Publication

T9074-AD-GIB-010/1688

Requirements for Fabrication

Welding and Inspection of Submarine Structure

NAVSEA Technical Publication

T9074-AS-GIB-010/271

Requirements for Non-Destructive Testing Methods

NOTE: The Contractor shall comply with the latest revision of all NAVSEA Standard Items and referenced documents in effect at the time of contract award or when each option year is invoked.