Attachment_II_-_Sample_Task_Order_Statement_of_Work.pdf

SAMPLE TASK ORDER STATEMENT OF WORK FOR

NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH SCIENCES

RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, NC

1.0. SCOPE: The Contractor shall provide support for the NIEHS Office of the Director-Bethesda (OD-B) in support of the Disaster Research Response (DR2) Program by providing overall strategic planning, coordination, management, integration, and outreach support services.

2. TASKS: The Contractor shall provide the following services under this task order:

2.1. General Support Services: The Contractor shall provide administrative, logistical, and technical services to help support, sustain, and promote the DR2 Program, activities, and products, including outreach efforts to other federal partners, and stakeholders, such as the newly evolving NIEHS Environmental Health Sciences Network (“EHS Disaster Network”).

The Contractor shall provide timely and flexible strategic, logistical, and management support for DR2 responses to new disasters or emerging threats, such as the Flint, Michigan and Zika situations, when they occur. This support may include planning, logistics, scheduling, agendas, meeting notes, & general support of meetings/events, as well as DR2 sponsored groups and committees such as the NIH Disaster Interest Group (I-DIG). Development of needed information and materials

(e.g., webinars, presentations, newsletters, handouts, etc.) to further DR2 Program goals to improve outreach, coordination, and integration of research responses, inclusive of the environmental health enterprise. Technical assistance to support development of DR2 program strategies, initiatives, concepts of operations (CONOPS), flow charts, analyses, surveys, short reports, surveys, and other efforts to understand DR2 impacts, end-user experiences, and insights for improving products, tools, outreach, etc. to achieve DR2 goals and objectives.

2.1.1. The contractor shall perform the following specific tasks relative to the above:

Logistical support for tracking of DR2 Program entity activities including relevant extramural activities, pending deliverables, action items, meetings, presentations, and responses to requests for disaster situations.

Logistical and technical support for the development of DR2-related strategic planning efforts, meetings, concept papers, models, and flow charts, etc. to support development of broader goals and objectives looking forward.

Analyses, reports, briefings, presentations, manuscripts, and other materials to capture and convey ongoing

NIEHS program activities, accomplishments, and goals for sharing with NIEHS senior officials and staff, external partners, and other relevant stakeholders, Support for outreach and integration activities, including forums, meetings, web-based exchanges, improved communication materials, (e.g., presentations, posters, newsletters, webinars, etc.) related to DR2 products/activities to capture and convey ongoing NIH disaster-related issues, program activities, and goals for sharing with external partners and stakeholders;

Strategic planning and development of more consistent and structured approaches for stakeholder engagement, activities, and communications, including the “EHS Network.”

Development, planning, and support for efforts to gain stakeholder insights to improve DR2 Program priorities, products, communication materials, and activities through critical assessments, reviews of program plans and deliverables, surveys, interviews, etc.

Support for the coordination & development of an internal NIEHS “Emerging Threats” operational strategy involving Institute leadership and all relevant programs to create useful plans and processes for responding to requests for assistance or various emerging/disaster situations.

Support for various activities, processes, and issues involving implementation of the new NIEHS DR2 disaster response (RAPIDD) protocols, other tools, including administrative logistics for IRB pre-approvals, OMB reviews, and inclusion of various partners in these efforts for review and technical input;

Continued support and coordination for trans-NIH Disaster Interest Group (I-DIG) monthly meetings and other meetings/discussions as indicated, including logistics, participant rosters and contact information, meeting agendas, material and information distribution, etc., as indicated, and summary notes of meetings

& discussions.

Timely, and possibly high-intensity, technical support for DR2 meetings, coordination of discussions, outreach to NIEHS grantees and other stakeholders in response to disaster situations

Support for development of disaster/situation-related Concept of Operations (ConOps), strategic plans, and other informational materials to support NIEHS intramural and extramural response efforts, Monitoring of relevant disaster/situation-related issues, news, and information to assist DR2 Program efforts.

3.0. PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE: The task order performance period shall be for 12 months from the date of award.

4.0. PLACE OF PERFORMANCE: The Contractor shall work out of their own facility and shall be required to provide services within the Continental United States (CONUS) and OCONUS in accordance with the SOW. Any work OCONUS requires Government preapproval, authorization, and notification to the Contracting Officer’s

Representative (COR).