P03 1132759 SOW Attachment 1_Machine Probe TX.pdf

US Department of Agriculture (USDA)

Statement of Work

Contents Project General Information

1.0 Scope of Work

2.0 Background

Contractor Requirements

3.0 Technical Requirements / Tasks

4.0 Government Furnished

5.0 Deliverables / Schedule

6.0 Travel

7.0 Contractor’s Key Personnel

8.0 Security Requirements

9.0 Data Rights

10.0 Section 508 – Electronic and Information Technology Standards

Project Bull Probe Installation

General Information

1.0 Scope of Work

The Contractor shall furnish all supervision, labor, materials, tools, equipment, transportation, supplies and travel necessary to provide/purchase the required supplies and provide the necessary services in accordance with this Statement of Work, the specifications, the terms and conditions of the contract, and any other attachments provided.

2.0 Background

The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) South Central Regional Office, 101 S.

Main Street, Temple, TX 76501 uses Bull probes in order to perform soil sampling and exploration in support of part of our mission to keep the soil survey relevant and up to date.

Contractor Requirements

3.0 Technical Requirements / Tasks

3.1 Install seven (7) Haldex 12V DC Hydraulic Power Units and install applicable wiring and shut off switch on Government Owned Vehicles (GOV) (refer to figure 1, 2 and 5 for specifications).

3.2 Install seven (7) USDA provided refurbished probes on GOV (refer to figures 1, 2, 3 and 5 for examples of other installations).

3.3 Fabricate and install seven (7) core tube cradles adjacent to the probe to set a core tube in while taking soil samples on GOV. (refer to figures 3 and 4 for examples of other installations).

4.0 Government Furnished

The Government will provide the seven (7) refurbished probes that are to be installed on each of the GOV.

5.0 Deliverables / Schedule

The Contractor shall complete this project in approximately 3 – 5 months after the issuance of the contract award has been submitted to the Contractor.

6.0 Travel - N/A as USDA will deliver the GOVs to the respective vendor for modification.

7.0 Contractor’s Key Personnel

7.1 Non-Personal Services: The Government shall neither supervise Contractor employees nor control the method by which the Contractor performs the required tasks. Under no circumstances shall the Government assign tasks to, or prepare work schedules for, individual Contractor employees. It is the responsibility of the Contractor to manage its employees and to guard against any actions that are of the nature of personal services or give the perception of personal services. If the Contractor believes that any actions constitute, or are perceived to constitute personal services, it is the Contractor’s responsibility to notify the Contracting Officer (CO) immediately.

7.2 Contractor Personnel, Disciplines and Specialties: The Contractor will accomplish the assigned work by employing and utilizing qualified personnel with appropriate combinations of education, training, and experience. The Contractor will match personnel skills to the work or task with a minimum of under/over employment of resources.

The Contractor has ultimate responsibility for managing the order, achieving the expected performance results, and determining the appropriate staffing in support of its technical approach.

(a) The Contractor will provide experienced and certified personnel to perform the required services. The Government and the Contractor understand and agree that the services to be delivered are non-personal.

(b) The Contractor personnel will conform to standards of conduct and code of ethics, which are consistent with those applicable to Government employees.

(c) All personnel will be United States Citizens OR be authorized to work in the United States.

(d) The CO may require the Contractor to remove, from the job site, any Contractor employee that is identified as a potential threat to the health, safety, security, general well-being or operational mission of the installation and its population. In cases other than one of immediate need, a written request stating the reasons for the removal shall be provided no later than 24 hours in advance to the Contractor by the proper authorities.

(e) In order to ensure a smooth and orderly startup of work, it is essential that the key personnel specified in the Contractor’s proposal be available on the effective date of the order. If these personnel are not made available at that time agreed upon, the Contractor must notify the contracting officer five (5) working days in advance to indicate why they are unable to meet the start time listed in the contract. If the Contractor does not show cause, the Contractor may be subject to default action.

(f) The Contractor-supplied personnel are employees of the Contractor and under the administrative control and supervision of the Contractor. The Contractor, through its personnel, will perform the tasks prescribed herein. The Contractor must select, supervise, and exercise control and direction over its employees (including subcontractors) under this order. The Government will not exercise any supervision or control over the Contractor in its performance of contractual services under this order. The Contractor is accountable to the Government for the action of its personnel.

(g) Changes or modifications to the SOW can only be made by the Government CO.

7.3 Business Relations: The Contractor will successfully integrate and coordinate all activity needed to execute the requirement. The Contractor will manage the timeliness, completeness, and quality of problem identification. The Contractor will provide corrective action plans, proposal submittals, timely identification of issues, and effective management of subcontractors. The Contractor will seek to ensure customer satisfaction and professional and ethical behavior of all Contractor personnel.

7.4 Location and Hours of Work: Accomplishment of the results contained in this SOW requires work at the Contractor’s location. The Contractor shall be responsible for establishing their work hours under this contract.

8.0 Security Requirements: N/A

9.0 Data Rights: N/A

10.0 Section 508 – Electronic and Information Technology Standards: N/A