N6247319SMH01_DRAFT-Annex_1_General_Information-_Marine_Habitat.pdf

0100000 – General Information

Spec Item 1 General Information

Spec Item 1.1 Outline of Services Description:

Except where otherwise stated, the Contractor shall furnish all labor, management, supervision, tools, materials, equipment, incidental engineering, travel and transportation, and other items necessary to provide the services outlined below and described in this Performance Work Statement (PWS) in California. Work will be awarded as pre-established fixed price work. The PWS is organized into annexes. Annex 1 is "General Information". Annex 2 contains the on-site project management and administration requirements. Annexes 3 through 18 contain the technical requirements.

Annex 1 General Information Annex 2 Management and Administration Annex 3 Command and Staff (N/A) Annex 4 Public Safety (N/A) Annex 5 Air Operations (N/A) Annex 6 Port Operations (N/A) Annex 7 Ordnance (N/A) Annex 8 Range Operations (N/A) Annex 9 Health Care Support (N/A) Annex 10 Supply (N/A) Annex 11 Personnel Support (N/A) Annex 12 Morale, Welfare and Recreation Support (N/A) Annex 13 Galley (N/A) Annex 14 Housing (N/A) Annex 15 Facilities Support (N/A) Annex 16 Utilities (N/A) Annex 17 Base Support Vehicles and Equipment (N/A) Annex 18 Environmental

Spec Item 1.2 Project Location Description:

The work shall be performed at various locations throughout California and could vary from location to location.

Spec Item 1.3 Background Information Description:

Background Information (location, surrounding communities, description of Installations and Commands, Natural and Cultural Resources, etc.) will be provided per individual Task Order.

Spec Item 1.4 Verification of Workload and Conditions Description:

Throughout the Performance Work Statement (PWS), the workload data provides data such as maps, figures and tables to represent the type, quantity and location of services to be provided. However, at the task order level, offerors are encouraged to visit the project site during the site visit for Offerors as part of its due diligence to assess the nature of work and conditions under which work is to be performed.

Spec Item 1.5 Related Information Description:

There are four types of Related Information that can be found in the Description and Related Information columns of the specification as follows:

Informational Notes as used throughout this PWS provides additional information to Offerors to be used in developing a thorough understanding of the work to be performed in this contract. Any block of text marked “Informational Notes” throughout Annexes 1 through 18 is subject to this disclaimer. Offerors may not rely upon the "Informational Notes" as material representations of the Government. Information provided in "Informational Notes" does not create a contractual requirement on either party to this contract.

Clarifying Information describes client expectations in a more detailed manner than the Performance Objective and Performance standard alone.

Constraining Information describes limitations to the work performed to meet the Performance Objective and Performance Standard.

Requirement Information further describes client requirements associated with each Performance Objective.

Spec Item 1.6 Navy Approach to Service Contracting Description:

The Department of Navy (DoN) spends billions of dollars each year to provide base operations support services (BOS). The Head of the Contracting Activity (HCA) of the Naval Facilities Engineering Command (NAVFAC) has focused increased attention on re-engineering service contracts in response to customer and industry feedback, budget constraints, and the impact of a variety of contracting, program management and financial management regulations. The Navy also supports the following principles:

Spec Item 1.6.1 Partnering Philosophy Description:

The first principle is that the Navy views its contractors as partners and not just abstract service providers.

The Navy wants its contractors to succeed because partners' success drives the Navy's successful mission completion. Within the bounds of acquisition policy, the Navy intends to work to find solutions that will be beneficial to both the Government and its partners.

Spec Item 1.6.2 Contractor's Knowledge Description:

The second principle is that the Navy will receive insightful management from its contractors. This management will include the knowledge, skills, authority and willingness to use contractor resources to find better ways of serving Navy clients’ strategic and operational goals and objectives. The Navy's use of performance-based objectives evidences this principle. Although performance work statements will typically contain several levels of performance assessment, the Navy wants its contractors to exercise maximum discretion within bounds of prudent risk management to adjust processes and resources needed to reach specified objectives at the highest performance level.

Spec Item 1.6.3 Industry Best Practices Description:

The third principle is that the Navy will adopt industry best commercial practices and maintain state-of-the-art service delivery. It is the Navy's and contractor's responsibility as partners to reach this goal. To that end, the Navy's emphasis will be in evaluating performance objectives (end results).

Spec Item 1.7 Standard Template Description:

Key to implementing a programmatic approach is using a standard template that ensures Navy-wide consistency yet affords appropriate tailoring to meet local needs. This contract conforms to the standard template and has been tailored for this solicitation. NAVFAC intends to use this template-based approach for future service contracts. Offerors should develop an understanding of the template as part of performing due diligence in reaching an understanding of the Navy’s requirements and expectations.

The standard template contains 18 standard annexes. Annex 1 will always contain information that is relevant to the entire scope of the contract. Annex 2 contains on-site project management and administration requirements that are relevant to the entire scope of the contract. Annexes 3 through 18 contain the technical information and requirements peculiar to that technical annex. This requirement utilizes Annex 18 for its technical requirements. Within each technical annex, the organization of information and requirements are also standardized. Specification item 1 will always contain General Information. Specification item 2 will always contain the management and administrative requirements.

Specification Item 3 contains Indefinite Delivery-Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) work requirements with Non Pre-Priced Fixed Contract Price. Specification item 4 will always contain the IDIQ requirements. For this contract, Specification item 4 contains IDIQ work requirements with Pre-Established Fixed Contract Prices (see Exhibit Line Item Numbers (ELIN)).

Spec Item 1.8 Navy PBSC Approach Description:

The Navy’s approach to performance-based service contracting (PBSC) includes four component parts which are 1) performance outcomes, 2) measurable standards, 3) consideration of incentives, and 4) performance assessment plan.

Spec Item 1.9 General Contract Requirements Description:

The contractor shall survey, map, transplant, monitor, and provide other related biological services of marine habitats in accordance with the contract requirements and specifications. All the work will be order by issue of a task order and performed at various locations in California. The types of natural resources services that may be ordered under this contract include but are not limited to: marine biological monitoring, surveying, and mapping ranging from intertidal to deep water; eelgrass surveying, mapping, transplanting, and monitoring; natural resources management plans; aerial photo interpretation of water use and natural resources; geographic information systems (GIS); and research on natural resource related topics. All diving operations by SCUBA or Surface Supplied Air will be conducted per the allowable depths and duration as prescribed by US Army Corps of Engineers EM 385 1-1 (or current version) Safety and Health Requirements.

Spec Item 1.10 Technical Proposal Certification Description:

The contractor warrants that its proposal incorporated herein by reference including, but not limited to, proposed approaches, staffing, methodology, or work plans, will meet the performance objectives set forth in this contract during execution thereof. The contractor is not excused from meeting such performance objectives in the event such proposal proves inadequate as conceived or executed to meet such performance objectives. The contractor understands that it bears all of the cost and performance risk associated with adopting acceptable additional (and/or alternative) means or methods of meeting the performance objective.