Painters Course PWS 30 Nov 2023 10537.pdf

PERFORMANCE WORK STATEMENT (PWS)

PAINTER COURSE TRAINING

309TH AIRCRAFT MAINTENANCE GROUP

Revised 30 Nov 2023 #10537 Follow-on

TABLE OF CONTENTS

SECTION NUMBER AND TITLE

1. DESCRIPTION OF SERVICES

2. BASIC SERVICES

3. SERVICE SUMMARY

4. DELIVERABLES

5. SAFETY

- APPENDIX C

1. DESCRIPTION OF SERVICES

The Contractor shall provide training for F-16, A-10, and C-130 aircraft painters. The contractor shall provide all management, parts, materials, tools, supplies, equipment, and labor necessary for training. This training is used to develop technician proficiency with aircraft coatings systems. Training must include a Basic aircraft Painter course and an Advanced Painter course.

Training facilities will have the capability to train all personnel on the specifications (tech orders, drawings, process orders) requested by the government for the Air Force. Contractor shall provide a certificate of completion to each student upon the completion of each three day course.

This is expected to be a five (5) year Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quality (IDIQ) contract with one (1) base year and one (4) option years. There may be 12 students per year for the Basic Painter Course (6 students per month) and 32 students per year (4 students per month) in the Advanced Painter Course. Basic and Advance Painter Course monthly dates TBD at task order level.

A Contracting Officer (COR) will periodically evaluate the contractor’s performance.

2. BASIC SERVICES

2.1 The Basic Aircraft Painters training course plan will include the following:

-Introduction and Technical References -Course Background -Course Overview -Technical Data References -Labs -Masking and De-masking -Necessity of Masking and De-masking -Critical Areas -How Masking Can Become a FOD Issue -Surface Preparation -Necessity of Surface Preparation -Aircraft Washing Procedures -Clean Surface Testing Procedures -Conversion Coating Application Procedures

-Over-coating Procedures -Surface Preparation for Repair -Surface Preparation Process -Labs

-Basic Coating Knowledge -Definition and Importance of Coatings

-Coating Life Cycle -Coating Formulation -Coating Storage and Preparation -Coating Wet Film -Coating Curing

-Coating Dry Film -Preparation of Coatings -Importance of Proper Coating Preparation -Locating Coating Information -Mixing Coatings -Reducing Coating Viscosity -Coating Preparation Procedure -Spray Application Equipment -Spray Systems -Coating Feed Systems -Spray Gun Classes -Spray Gun Equipment Practice -Spray Gun Enhancements -Spray Gun Components -Alternative Coating Equipment -Labs -Spray Equipment Setup -Fluid Nozzle and Air Cap Selection -Fluid Flow Adjustment -Air Pressure Adjustment -Fan Pattern Adjustment -Setup Procedures for Gravity and Siphon Feed -Setup Procedure for Pressure Feed Systems -Spray Application Techniques/Transfer Efficiency -Importance of Proper Spray Technique -Proper Stand-Off Distance -Proper Overlap -Proper Lead and Lag -Banding Technique -Partial Triggering -Plan of Attack for Complex Parts -Final Transfer Efficiency Demonstration -Cleaning and Maintenance of Spray Equipment -Uses and Importance of Appropriate Cleaning Solvents -Application Problems Due to Poor Cleaning and Maintenance -Procedures for Cleaning a Spray System -Spray Gun Disassembly and Reassembly -Labs -Application of Aerospace Primers and Topcoats -Application Preparation -Application of Primer and Topcoat -Testing and Quality Control Measurements and Procedures -Stencil and Decal Application -Stencil Application -Decal Application -Coating Defects, Problems, and Repair

-Coating Film Integrity -Identification of Coating Failures -Identification of Coating Defects

2.2 The Advanced Aircraft Painters training course plan will include the following:

-Introduction and Technical References -Course Background -Course Overview -Technical Data References -Surface Preparation -Necessity of Surface Preparation -Aircraft Washing Procedures -Clean Surface Testing Procedures -Conversion Coating Application Procedures

-Over-coating Procedures -Surface Preparation for Repair -Surface Preparation Process -Labs

-Basic Coating Knowledge -Definition and Importance of Coatings

-Coating Life Cycle -Coating Formulation -Coating Storage and Preparation -Coating Wet Film -Coating Curing -Coating Dry Film

-Preparation of Coatings -Importance of Proper Coating Preparation -Locating Coating Information -Mixing Coatings -Coating Preparation Procedure -Spray Application Equipment -Spray Systems -Coating Feed Systems -Spray Gun Enhancements -Labs -Spray Equipment Setup -Fluid Nozzle and Air Cap Selection -Fluid Flow Adjustment -Air Pressure Adjustment -Fan Pattern Adjustment -Setup Procedures for Gravity and Siphon Feed -Setup Procedure for Pressure Feed Systems -Spray Application Techniques/Transfer Efficiency -Importance of Proper Spray Technique

-Proper Stand-Off Distance -Proper Overlap -Proper Lead and Lag -Banding Technique -Plan of Attack for Complex Parts -Final Transfer Efficiency Demonstration -Application of Aerospace Advanced Coatings -Application Preparation -Importance of Proper Spray Technique -Proper Stand-Off Distance -Proper Overlap -Proper Lead and Lag -Banding Technique -Plan of Attack for Complex Parts -Final Transfer Efficiency Demonstration -Testing and Quality Control Measurements and Procedures -Labs -Coating Defects, Problems, and Repair -Coating Film Integrity -Identification of Coating Failures -Identification of Coating Defects -Repair of Failures/Defects -Labs

2.3 Contractor Provided and Government Furnished Property (GFP):

2.3.1 Basic Painters Course

- Contractor shall provide all required materials, consumables, personal protective equipment (PPE), and equipment for conducting classroom exercises and proficiency demonstrations.

- Basic Painters Courses shall be conducted entirely at a contractor provided facility.

- Government shall provide students with a paint gun for use in training and demonstrations during practical classroom instruction conducted at contractor provided facility.

2.3.2 Advanced Painters Course

- Contractor shall submit a syllabus for government approval before conducting any Advanced Painters Courses.

- Contractor shall provide facilities for conducting practical classroom instruction portion of Advanced Painters Courses.

- Contractor shall provide all required materials, consumables, personal protective equipment (PPE), and equipment for conducting practical classroom instruction portion of Advanced Painters Courses.

- Government shall provide students with a paint gun for use in training and demonstrations during practical classroom instruction conducted at contractor provided facility.

- Government may provide all tooling, equipment, materials to include paints, primers, coatings and/or fillers, personal protective equipment (PPE) and consumables for conducting the practical proficiency demonstration portion of the Advance Painters Course.

- The government may provide facilities, production aircraft, aircraft trainers or training platforms as required per the government’s request for conducting the practical proficiency demonstration portion of the Advance Painters Course.

- Specific manufacture coordination may be requested by the government for detailed product usage and application specifications and instructions.

- Government will provide contractor with instruction on what processes or requirements shall be taught for all Advanced Painters Courses requested.

2.4 Course Schedule and Cancelation policy:

- Government will provide course schedule dates to the contractor. In the case that the government would like to cancel a scheduled course or request a date change, the government will provide a written notice of the request no later than five (5) business days prior to the start of the scheduled course.

- Government POC will be provided to contractor.

3. SERVICE SUMMARY

Performance Objective PWS Para Performance Threshold/CDRL

Training of Government personnel

1 & 2.1

The Contractor shall be responsible for providing training IAW Aerospace Painters training course plan to develop proficiency with efficient and durable application of coatings, Training Completion 1 & 2.1 Training completed within 3 days of class start date.

4. DELIVERABLES

DATA ITEM

TITLE

DELIVERY DATE

A001 Safety Plan IAW DD Form 1423 A002 Incident/Accident IAW DD Form 1423 A003 Attendee Completion Status Report IAW DD Form 1423

5. SAFETY

The contractor is solely responsible for compliance with all federal, state and local laws, the Occupational, Safety and Health Act (OSHA) (Public Law 91-596) and the resulting standards, OSHA Standards 29 CFR 1910 and 1926, as applicable, and the protection of their employees and students. The contractor shall ensure assigned personnel are adequately trained and qualified for the task being performed. Brief all personnel on the hazards involved with operations and applicable precautions to be taken. Should unidentified hazards arise, cease operations until actions are taken to eliminate or mitigate hazards to safe levels.

The Contractor shall ensure their employees are made aware that the performance of these services will occur in industrial areas. The industrial complex at Hill AFB has the potential to expose workers to hazardous materials which may include, but is not limited to: hexavalent chrome, cadmium, beryllium, and lead. While the Contractor will not perform duties in a marked and signed regulated area (where exposures are expected to exceed the permissible exposure limits set by 29 CFR 1910), there may be contact hazards with these materials during cleanup of dust, metal shavings, etc. The Contractor shall ensure proper protective measures and training are taken to ensure contracted employees are protected from these hazards. The 75th Air Base Wing (ABW) Bioenvironmental Engineering Flight has produced industrial hygiene assessments of these areas, which are available upon request, but are for informational purposes only.

Contractor shall be responsible for conducting their own Hazard assessment in accordance with 29 CFR 1910.132(d)(2).

APPENDIX C

SAFETY, FIRE PROTECTION

AND HEALTH SPECIFICATION

INDUSTRIAL SAFETY

REQUIREMENTS

OGDEN AIR LOGISTICS

COMPLEX UNITED STATES

AIR FORCE

HILL AIR FORCE BASE, UTAH 84056

AIRCRAFT PAINTER TRAINING

OO-ALC

SECTION I - GENERAL REQUIREMENTS

A. Safety Program Requirements.

The contractor will implement a safety program plan that ensures protection of Government personnel and property. As part of the Contractor Safety and Health Program, the contractor shall assign in their plan, by name and phone number, a person who will be the primary point of contact for safety and health issues for the on-site operation. The program will consist of, as a minimum:

1. Mishap reporting, as defined in paragraph B1 below.

2. A Safety Plan that addresses, as a minimum, the subjects listed in Section II –Specific Requirements, and will be used during the performance of the work described in the contract. The Safety Plan will be accepted by OO-ALC (Safety Office) prior to commencement of any work described in this contract.

3. Routine and recurring surveillance to ensure the safety requirements of this contract are enforced.

4. Competent personnel to provide surveillance of the Safety Plan.

5. Identification of segregated work site locations for operations that cannot be co-mingled with general industrial operations and the process for ACO approval of operations and changes at these specific sites.

6. All contractor personnel shall be trained and qualified to perform their duties safely.

7. The contractor shall include a clause in all subcontracts requiring the subcontractors to comply with the safety provisions of this contract, as applicable.

B. Mishap Notification

1. For operations outside of Hill AFB contractor shall comply with local military installation mishap reporting procedures as well as those listed below.

1.1 The contractor shall notify OO-ALC (801-586-6038) or the Hill AFB Command Post (801-777-3007) after normal duty hours, and the designated Government Representative (GR), i.e., the ACO, PCO, or DCMA COR (Contracting Officer's Representative) within one (1) hour of all mishaps or incidents at or exceeding $2,000 (material + labor) in damage to DOD property entrusted by this contract, even if the government is wholly or partially reimbursed. This notification requirement shall also include physiological mishaps/incidents. A written or email copy of the mishap/incident notification shall be sent within three calendar days to the GR, who will forward it to OO- ALC. For information not available at the time of initial notification, the contractor shall provide the remaining information no later than 20 calendar days after the mishap, unless extended by the ACO.

Mishap notifications shall contain, as a minimum, the following information:

(a) Contract, Contract Number, Name and Title of Person(s) Reporting

(b) Date, Time and exact location of accident/incident

(c) Brief Narrative of accident/incident (Events leading to accident/incident)

(d) Cause of accident/incident, if known

(e) Estimated cost of accident/incident (material and labor to repair/replace)

(f) Nomenclature of equipment and personnel involved in accident/incident

(g) Corrective actions (taken or proposed)

(h) Other pertinent information

2. The contractor shall cooperate with any and all government mishap investigations.

Additionally if requested by government personnel or designated government representative (GR), i.e., the ACO, PCO, or DCMA COR, the contractor shall immediately secure the mishap scene/damaged property and impound pertinent maintenance and training records, until released by safety investigators.

3. The contractor shall provide copies of contractor data related to mishaps, such as contractor analyses, test reports, summaries of investigations, etc. as necessary to support the government investigation.

4. The contractor shall support and comply with the safety investigation and reporting requirements of AFI 91-204, Chapters 1 – 5.

C. General Safety Requirements:

The contractor is solely responsible for compliance with all federal, state and local laws, the Occupational, Safety and Health Act (OSHA) (Public Law 91-596) and the resulting standards, OSHA Standards 29 CFR 1910 and 1926, as applicable, and the protection of their employees. Additionally, the contractor is responsible for the safety and health of all subcontractor employees. All documents required as a result of OSHA 29 CFR 1910 and 1926 regulations, (i.e. certifications, training, respiratory protection program, workplace hazard assessments), shall be made available to the COR upon request.

The contractor shall ensure assigned personnel are adequately trained and qualified for the task being performed. Brief all personnel on the hazards involved with operations and applicable precautions to be taken. Should unidentified hazards arise, cease operations until actions are taken to eliminate or mitigate hazards to safe levels.

Hazard Assessment. In accordance with 1910.132(d)(2), the contractor shall conduct a certified Hazard assessment on all work areas. A follow-on survey shall be conducted by the contractor when the workload or environment conditions change. If respirators are necessary to protect the health of the employee or whenever respirators are required by the contractor, the contractor employer shall establish and implement a written respiratory protection program according to 29CFR 1910.134.

Contractor personnel must receive Explosive Safety Awareness Training if their duties require entry into the Explosive Clear Zone. This training will be provided by the OO- ALC Safety Office. Contact Eric Covington at 586-0168.

A Risk Assessment will be required prior to any work being accomplished, if munitions will remain in the facility.

Compliance with OSHA and other applicable laws and regulations for the protection of contractor employees is exclusively the obligation of the contractor. Note:

The government shall assume no liability or responsibility for the contractor's compliance or non-compliance with such requirements. The contractor shall furnish to each of his/her employees a place of employment, which is free from recognized hazards. The contractor shall brief his/her employees on the safety requirements of this contract and on hazards associated with prescribed tasks. The contractor is responsible for compliance with OSHA Public Law and the resultant standards identified within. In addition, the contractor is required to flow down the safety requirements/specification to all subcontractors. This applies to Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 12 commercial acquisitions as well. This contract shall in no way require persons to work in surroundings or under working conditions which are unsafe or dangerous to their health. The contractor must coordinate and perform work so as not to impact the safety of government employees or cause damage to government property. This requires providing personnel with protective equipment and associated safety equipment as may be necessary. The contractor must also protect personnel from hazards generated by the work. If the contractor employs BILINGUAL speaking employees, they must post bilingual signs and have written procedures for specific tasks in applicable languages.

SECTION II – SPECIFIC REQUIREMENTS

The contractor’s prepared Safety Plan shall:

Demonstrate a management commitment to employee safety and health Identify applicable rules and regulations Identify the roles and responsibilities of Management, Supervisors, Employees and

Safety Coordinator

Identify work to be performed and location of expected operations

Provide a description of safety program, safety monitoring responsibilities, organizational structure, and contact information for on-site personnel

Include a work hazard analysis of the worksite and operations to be performed to include baseline hazard identification and required control measures

Identify employee safety and health training requirements and the documentation process Include emergency response plans and procedures that relate to protection of government personnel and property Include hazard reporting procedures and identify individual(s) responsible for the correcting identified hazards Identify procedures for accident reporting and investigation Identify the process for tracking controlled hazards in contractors work area

The contractor shall ensure that each element identified below is adequately addressed in detail in the safety and health plan:

PEDESTRIAN CROSSWALKS: All contractor personnel are required to use the closest crosswalk, or traffic controlled intersection when crossing the road. Pedestrians must look both ways to ensure the coast is clear before stepping out into the crosswalk. Pedestrians DO NOT have the right of way unless they are already in the crosswalk. Contractor vehicle operators have the same responsibilities as pedestrians, to share the road and mutually observe and yield to pedestrians.

MOTOR VEHICLES: Contractor shall comply with the standards in: DoD Directive 5525.4, Enforcement of State Traffic Laws on DoD Installations", Nov 2, 1981, Para 3-4;

DODI 6055.4, DoD Traffic Safety Program, 20 Jul 99; AFI 91-207, USAF Traffic Safety Program, 22 May 07; and AFI 91-207 AFMC SUP1, The US Air Force Traffic Safety Program, 1 Oct 07. Each applies to all persons at any time on an Air Force Installation and includes all leased, owned, or privatized property including housing areas. In addition: AFI 13-213, Airfield Management, applies to all contractors, sub-contractors, vendors, commercial delivery companies, and all other private business vehicles who operate anywhere on Hill Air Force Base, including the airfield (to include the industrial areas and any buildings or hangars located upon the airfield) in support of their mission.

HOUSEKEEPING: Housekeeping shall be conducted according to the requirements in OSHA Standard 29 CFR 1910.141. CLEAN AS YOU GO will be enforced.

The authorized Government Representative (OO-ALC Safety Office) shall accept/reject the contractor’s procedures within the Health and Safety Plan as meeting the intent of the below referenced standards, with the exception of Mishap Notification / Reporting Procedures, which are outlined in Section I, paragraph B of this Appendix C.

Element/Requirement Referenced Benchmark

Mishap Notification/Reporting Appendix C, Section I

Facility Fire Protection NFPA 13, 70, & 72

NFPA 409/410

AFI 91-203 para., 6.2.9 through 6.2.15, and para., 22.5

Handling, Storage and use of Flammable/ NFPA 30, 33

Hazardous Material Management AFI 32-7086

HAFBSUP 1 (If performance is on Hill AFB)

Storage and Materials Handling DoDI 4140.62