Safety_Shoe_Statement_of_Work.docx

Safety Shoe Statement of Work

Statement of Work (SOW) Agreement to Provide Safety Shoe Truck Services Services will Be Performed For:

NIH

Period of Performance:

The period of performance will be twelve (12) months from date of award, plus four (12-month) option years.

Responsibilities:

Ensuring that all employees whose job exposes them to possible foot hazards are provided with safety shoes once a year.

Scope of Work:

Contractor shall provide the Services as set forth below: The NIH has developed the Safety Shoe Program to help ensure that NIH employees whose job exposes them to possible foot hazards have proper foot protection. This believed to limit possible foot injuries due occupational hazards.

Deliverables:

The Safety Shoe Truck will service the NIH the first Wednesday of every month from 1pm-4pm unless it falls on a holiday. On this day, the Safety shoe truck shall provide all safety shoes of steel toed or of a steel toe composite with a subsidy amount not to exceed $150. The program has sold an estimate of 400 safety shoes per year.

Shoe Types/Style:

The style of shoe purchased is based on the occupation of the employee and can be; 6” Boot, Oxford, Steel Toed Tennis Shoe and others if needed.

Contractor Responsibilities:

Safety Shoe Truck is responsible for providing the steel toed composite safety shoe that are OSHA approved.

Location:

The location of the mobile truck service will be NIH main Campus at Bldg. 13 loading dock platform G and one annual visit to Poolesville, MD - NIH Animal Center.

Deliverables/Fee Schedule:

At the completion of the shoe truck visit, a list of names of which employees purchased safety shoe style, size and amount should be provided to the project manager, along with the total amount purchased.

Out of Pocket Expenses:

Any shoes that fall over the subsidy amount of $150 will be paid out of pocket by NIH.

Invoice Procedures:

NIH will be invoiced weekly for the consulting services. Standard Contractor invoicing is assumed to be acceptable. Payment in full of invoices is due upon receipt.

Invoice from the company should be sent to: 1) Project Manager and 2) NIH Accounts Payable.

Evaluation Factors:

Past Performance, Shoe Variety, and Pricing.

Justification:

The Office of Research Services, Division of Occupational Health & Safety (DOHS), Technical Assistance Branch (TAB), oversees the NIH Safety Shoe Program. The DOHS established the Safety Shoe Program in accordance with OSHA’s Standard for Foot Protection 29CFR.1910.136 to protect NIH employees from possible injuries due to occupational foot hazards.