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Performance Work Statement

106th Signal Brigade

Fort Bliss Network Enterprise Center (NEC)

Replacement of the DC battery system in Building 30430

Endeavor at Fort Bliss, Texas

Contract/Task Order TBA

1.0 GENERAL

1.1 Task Order. Replace and dispose of existing DC battery system in Buildings 30430. The facility is essential/critical to maintain the network and communication services for Fort Bliss ranges, and Fort Bliss Special Operations. The batteries support the solar powered facility and a loss of power to the building will result in a major communication failure and will impact mission support for several hours/days. This Land Mobile Radio (LMR) facility, of which is a wireless communications system that allows for secure and immediate communication that effects life and safety.

1.2 Procedure for Award. The award for services under this scope of work will be limited to the priced services identified in the contract line items in the task order and its modifications. In the event of a conflict between this paragraph and any other term or provision in this scope of work, this paragraph 1.1.2 will prevail.

2.0 DESCRIPTION

2.1 Project Description and Purpose. The intent of this project is to analyze existing conditions, analyze existing and future electrical demand loads, then design and repair the existing electrical infrastructure in Building 30430 to address deficiencies previously identified in various assessments conducted by the Tobyhanna Army Depot. The design should require an electrical load demand study of existing and future requirements to determine the requirements of the existing electrical infrastructure. The Facility is located approximately 2hrs from Fort Bliss Proper. Special equipment of All Terrain Vehicles and trailers to transport all equipment necessary to perform scope of work.

2.2 Some deficiencies are listed below to include, but not limited to, the following:

2.2.1 Tobyhanna Army Depot Assessment (September 2022) of Building 30430 The main DC battery system is comprised of six (6) battery banks for a total of 144 Deka Unigy II batteries each 4V 2000 AH batteries. This system is due to life cycle replacement and is currently not operational. The batteries were installed in 2012 with a 10-year life expectancy.

See the photo below.

2.2.2 AC power is provided by two inverters; one is critical with an 18.4-amp load and the other is non-critical with a 44-amp load. See the photo below.

2.2.3 Tobyhanna Army Depot Recommendations (to be evaluated and considered by the designer of record [DOR]for this task order): Batteries to be replaced and dispose of the current DC system, abandoned wiring and batteries. Batteries were installed in 2012.

2.2.4 Cellular Power Cells and the entire system require a mandatory inspection and verification of optimal operability prior to the removal and installation of each battery cell.

2.3 Installation and Removal:

2.3.1 Installation: Each bank and rack/framing will NEED to be inspected and efficiently prepared for the proper installation of all battery cells in all framing banks. Each Bank inspected and Tested prior to turnkey.

2.3.2 Removal: Facility is currently not operational nor is any of the equipment currently providing service. Proper removal and disposal of all batteries from site and transported to proper turn-in location. Special transport equipment required due to location and terrain.

2.4 Documentation:

2.4.1 All analysis, design, and construction efforts to address the above deficiencies and applicable recommendations shall comply with Department of the Army Facilities Standardization Program for Information System Facilities (ISF) Standard Design Criteria, the Federal Energy Management Program’s (FEMP) Best Practices Guide for Energy-Efficient Data Center Design, all applicable Unified Facilities Criteria (UFC), and all other applicable laws, regulations, and codes.

2.4.2 Provide Equipment manuals at system activation and completion of installation.

2.4.3 Warranty documents provided at project activation/acceptance completion.

2.4.4 The contractor shall provide all labor, materials, equipment, and supervision necessary to safely complete the activities described in this scope of work and comply with all applicable Federal, State and Installation codes, standards, and regulations as well as the Fort Bliss installation design guide (at the Fort Bliss DPW) if applicable. Contractors shall determine the need for/level of required safety measures and shall install/implement such measures and controls necessary to adequately and safely separate the construction zones from surrounding spaces. The contractor shall be responsible for the proper disposal of all construction and hazardous waste of this project. This work is intended to provide compliance with regulations/standards, and to provide a complete, fully functional repair/renewed space.

2.4.5 The Contractor shall conduct a site investigation, a site investigation report, and produce a work plan for the proposed design and construction efforts described in this statement of work.

2.4.6 This is provided for informational purposes only. It is Contractor's responsibility to thoroughly investigate, evaluate, and verify the existing conditions prior to development of the Work Plan and prior to commencing physical work. Referencing and using government provided project documentation does not relieve Contractor of their responsibility for adequately investigating and evaluating existing conditions of the facility, materials, equipment, building systems, etc.

2.4.7 Contractor shall include the detailed findings in the Site Investigation Report. In its findings, Contractor shall identify to the Government any aspect of the existing conditions that may be contrary to what is stated in this SOW; or any conditions which may require additional investigation and/or destructive testing to sufficiently characterize the nature of the existing situation. The Government will review the findings and will provide additional guidance to the Contractor regarding the findings presented. The Government may modify the SOW, if necessary, based on any new information and findings presented by the Contractor which was previously unknown to the Government.

2.5 Existing Conditions:

2.5.1 Existing conditions are noted above and will be viewed during scheduled site visits.

2.5.2 Building 30430

2.6 Description of Work. The description of work to be considered during task order execution includes, but is not limited to the following:

2.6.1 Design and construct any repairs needed to address the deficiencies above.

2.6.2 Adjust surround existing utilities, e.g. fire sprinklers, lighting, HVAC, plumbing, etc. to ensure the new enclosed computer room meets all applicable codes and regulations.

2.6.3 The work plan for construction shall be in accordance with all the latest (UFC and their references as well as all applicable codes, standards and requirements at the time of construction.

2.6.4 Design and Construction Guidelines may provide acceptable example products or equal salient characteristics for alternate products and is not intended to be a brand name requirement.

2.6.5 Utility outage requests shall be submitted to the DPW, facility manager for Building 30430 (Fort Bliss NEC) at least two weeks in advance of the planned outage.

2.6.6 Construction Project Signs. Contractor shall provide a construction project sign package per USACE ECB 2020-1 USACE Construction Project Signs.

2.6.7 Anti-Terrorism (AT). The Contractor shall ensure that the project meets all AT requirements IAW with UFC 4-010-01, current at the time of contract award. Any modifications to the approved design that are required due to unforeseen issues arising with late/delegated AT design must be approved by the Government. Temporary/Transitional and Relocatable facilities that have been provided for less than 5 years are exempt from AT requirements.

2.6.8 Architectural Barriers ACT (ABA). Project shall comply with ADA/ABA Accessibility Guidelines for Building and Facilities as published in the Federal Register July 23, 2004 and available here: https://www.access-board.gov/guidelines-and-standards/buildings-and-sites/about-the-ada-standards/background/ada-aba-accessibility-guidelines-2004.

https://www.access-board.gov/guidelines-and-standards/buildings-and-sites/about-the-ada-standards/background/ada-aba-accessibility-guidelines-2004 https://www.access-board.gov/guidelines-and-standards/buildings-and-sites/about-the-ada-standards/background/ada-aba-accessibility-guidelines-2004

2.7 Coordination with Facility. The contractor shall coordinate all proposed repair/replacement activities with the Facility Manager for Building 30430 (Fort Bliss NEC) prior to beginning repair actions to minimize interruption to normal operations. Work will have to be phased to allow the continuous function of the NEC’s network support mission.

2.8 Prime Contractor Onsite Personnel. The contractor shall provide a Superintendent, Site Safety and Health Officer (SSHO), and Quality Control Representative (QCR) on the project site for the work being performed under this specific task order. These 3 positions must be dedicated to the work herein and cannot be assigned to other projects on site while this work is on-going.

The Site Safety and Health Officer cannot "dual hat" as the Superintendent. Dual hatting is allowed for Superintendent/QCR or SSHO/QCR.

2.9 Onsite Contractor Trailers. TBD.

2.10 Technical Criteria and References

2.10.1 All UFC and NFPA documents shall be the latest edition at the time that the Task Order was awarded. The UFC’s referenced in the base contract is not all inclusive. It is the contractor’s responsibility to determine the applicable UFCs for this project. The UFC’s can be located at the Whole Building Design website located at http://www.wbdg.org/ffc/dod/unified-facilities-criteria-ufc. Sustainable Management of Waste in Military Construction, Renovation, and Demolition Activities, 6 February 2006. (Specifications must contain UFGS-01355, UFGS- 01572, and UFGS-0220. The submittals required by these specifications should be identified on the project submittal register.)

2.10.2 The following publications, but not limited to, are applicable to this document.

2.10.2.1 MIL-HDBK-419A Grounding, Bonding, And Shielding For Electronic Equipment and Facilities

2.10.2.2 UFC 3-520-01 Interior Electrical Systems

2.10.2.3 U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), Computer-Aided Design (CAD) Standard, Release 6

2.10.2.4 Unified Facilities Criteria (UFC) 3-580-01, Telecommunications Interior Infrastructure Planning and Design, 01 June 2016.

2.10.2.5 ANSI/TIA, ANSI/TIA-606-B, Labeling Standard for Telecommunications Infrastructure, 01 April 2012.

2.10.2.6 National Electrical Code (NEC), NFPA 70, 2020 edition

2.10.2.7 Telcordia GR-1275-CORE

http://www.wbdg.org/ffc/dod/unified-facilities-criteria-ufc http://www.wbdg.org/ffc/dod/unified-facilities-criteria-ufc

2.11 Specifications. Utilize the Unified Facility Guide Specifications (UFGS) current at the time of Contract award. Process the specifications with the Specs Intact software package.

2.12 Liquidated damages will be assessed for this task order in accordance with the base contract. The contractor shall pay liquidated damages to the government if the work is not completed by the date specified as submitted in the contractor’s proposal. Liquidated damages will be charged at a rate of $500.00 per calendar day of contractor delay until the work is accepted.

3.0 SERVICES TO BE PERFORMED

3.1 Site Investigation/Report. The purpose of the Site Investigation (SI) is for the contractor and government to obtain a mutual understanding of the existing conditions, required repair and renewal work, specific impacts and risks associated with the work, risk resolution and the level of effort required to develop the work plan. Unless stated otherwise the SI shall include items per 3.2.1.1 of Division 01 Specification Section 01 11 00. The contractor shall conduct a SI and prepare a site investigation report (SIR) and coordinate with representatives from the government. The SIR shall include all items required in Section 01 11 00.

3.1.1 Contractor shall conduct a Pre-Site visit meeting conference call per Division 01 Specification Section 01 11 00.

3.1.2 All questions coming from the site visit shall be submitted in the Design Review and Checking System (DrChecks).

3.2 Work Plan. The Contractor shall prepare a work plan that will adequately meet the requirements for the functions as identified in this scope of work. The work plan shall provide all documents necessary to perform the work described in this scope in accordance with Division 01 Specifications of the primary contract except as amended herein. The 65% and 100% work plan submissions for each space shall be included at a minimum. The following are additions to the Division 01 Specifications; there are no deletions.

3.2.1 Contractor shall provide cut sheets of all equipment and items which will be provided by the Contractor as part of the work plan submittal. Catalog cut sheets shall be located all together under one single tab in the report. Where multiple selections exist on a sheet the contractor shall clearly delineate the selection. The contractor shall also include the identification of the item on the catalog cut sheet to match the drawing identifier.

3.2.2 The work plan shall include temporary construction and reconfigurations required for phasing and swing space requirements as applicable.

3.2.3 An electronic (pdf format) copy of the work plan and drawings shall be provided. The work plan shall include all drawings in AutoCAD format as a minimum – AutoCAD Architectural Desktop (latest version) is the preferred format and a PDF format of the drawings.

The contractor shall ensure that all CADD digital files and data are delivered with the electronic drawings (blocks, cells, Reference files, and base files.). All CAD files shall comply with the latest published version of the A/E/C CAD Standard published by the CAD/BIM Technology Center. The standard is available at https://cadbimcenter.erdc.dren.mil/CAD. After revisions due to government review, all revisions to drawings shall be indicated in their respective revision blocks.

3.3 Pre-Construction Conference: In accordance with Division 01 Specifications Section 01 30 00.

3.4 Project Schedule. The project schedule shall be submitted in accordance with Section 01 32 01.00 10. The electronic version may be transmitted via e-mail or CD-ROM. The schedule shall clearly identify the critical path, and the Contractor shall regularly advise the Contracting Officer and Facility Manager of events that could impact critical path. If the schedule is rejected after the third submittal, the Government may initiate termination of the task order.

3.5 Construction Submittals. All submittals are to be reviewed by the Contractors DOR or QC Specialist and stamped for approval in accordance with Division 1 Specifications prior to submittal to the Government. This is inclusive of any Shop Drawings, Product Data, Samples, Design Data, Test Reports, Certificates, Manufacturer’s Instructions, Manufacturer’s Field Reports, Operation and Maintenance Data and Closeout Submittals. If any of the construction submittals are rejected after the third submittal, the Government may initiate termination of the task order.

3.6 System/Equipment Testing. The contractor shall perform system and equipment testing in accordance with Section 01 33 16 and 01 45 00.00 10 on the site lighting. Testing plans shall be submitted 30 days prior to the planned performance of the test. Submission of the plans and the performance of the testing shall be line items on the project schedule. Final work acceptance will not be issued until all system/equipment testing has been completed and accepted by the Government.

3.7 Operational and Maintenance Documents. Contractors shall provide all data for utility equipment installed in the project in a compatible database format provided by the government.

The building systems and equipment shall be considered “complex” for the purposes of applying the requirements of ER-25-345-1. Following the government review of the O&M documents, revisions made by the contractor shall be clearly identified as revisions and indicate the unique comment number that they are intended to address. The Technical Concept Narrative (TCN), the Design Master Equipment List (DMEL), the Construction Specifications for O&M Documentation, and the training requirements described in ER 25-345-1, are part of the work plan phase of the project and shall be submitted as part of the work plan.

3.8 Training. System and equipment training shall be performed, as required, according to Section 01 78 00 and 01 78 23 to properly operate and maintain the equipment and systems. The training plan shall be submitted for government approval 90 days prior to the planned performance of the training. Submission of the plan and the performance of the training shall be line items on the project schedule. All audio-video training shall be submitted on DVD.

3.9 Invoices. The Contractor shall prepare invoices in accordance with Section 01 30 00 and obtain signature acceptance of invoices (payment estimate) during the repair/renewal phase of this project by the COR prior to payment. The requested payments shall be separated based on placement of repair work "K", new work "L", and other work “M”. The requested payment estimate shall correspond to the updated schedule submittal required by Section 01 32 01.00 10.

The updated schedule shall be an attachment to any payment estimate.

3.10 As-Built/In-Progress Drawings & As-Built/Final Drawings:

The Contractor shall prepare a set of Final Record Drawings/As-Built Conditions for the project in accordance with Section 01 78 00 in AutoCAD or as otherwise specified. The contractor shall ensure that all CADD digital files and data are delivered with the electronic drawings (blocks, cells, Reference files, and base files.). Drawings shall be in scaled format and represent one floor each. Contractors shall prepare drawings using the Government layering system to update As-Built drawings. Contractors shall provide Final Record Drawings/As-Built Conditions electronically as CAD and pdf files.

3.11 DD Form 1354. The contractor shall prepare the draft data for DD Form 1354, Transfer and Acceptance of Military Real Property in accordance with Section 01 33 16. UFC 1-300-08 provides criteria for this form. Form is available at http://www.dtic.mil/whs/directives/infomgt/forms/eforms/dd1354.pdf.

3.12 Project Management and Coordination. Prior to the work plan approval, the contractor shall be responsible for receiving all prior approvals to include all environmental or State Historical approval but not limited to these items from the local government officials for construction. Contractors shall coordinate and utilize all design efforts by other contractors and consultants involved in Renewal Project, to include equipment planners, master planners, interior designers, and furniture vendors. The contractor shall ensure compliance with the proposed project schedule and coordinate all site visits with the Renewal Team.

4.0 TASK ORDER DESCRIPTION OF WORK

Description of work to be performed during task order execution includes, but is not limited to the following contract line items (CLINs):

4.1 Contract Line-Item Numbers (CLIN)

4.1.1 CLIN 0001 (Base bid). The base award for this task order is comprised of designing and constructing all repairs necessary to address the deficiencies described in paragraph 2.0 above.

All communications and network equipment to include, but not limited to, batteries, uninterrupted supply system (UPS), power distribution systems, electrical switches, electrical wiring, etc. shall be replaced. No existing communications or network equipment shall be reutilized in this CLIN.

5.0 DOCUMENT AND RENEWAL SCHEDULE

The Contractor shall perform the work in accordance with the task milestones shown below.

http://www.dtic.mil/whs/directives/infomgt/forms/eforms/dd1354.pdf

Following completion of each submittal, the Government will perform a review of the submittals. Review conferences may be held as required after completion of this review. The Contractor shall be required to attend these conferences unless otherwise notified by the Contracting Officer. The technical comments from a review shall be incorporated into the submittal before the start of the next contract effort. The Government shall establish the time and place of these conferences. If any of the construction or design submittals are rejected after the third submittal, the Government may initiate termination of the task order.

Submittal / Event Due Date

Receipt of Bonds/Abbreviated Accident Prevention Plan

Prior to site visit

Task Order Notice to Proceed (NTP) TBD

Site Investigation Start 5 Days after NTP

*Design & Construction Quality Control Plan IAW Section 01 45 00.00 10

Site Investigation Report Submit to Government 45 Days after NTP

65 % Work Plan Submittal to Government TBD

Government Comments Due on 65% Work Plan 28 days after submitted

100% Work Plan TBD

Government comments on 100% Work Plan 28 days after submitted

*Waste Management Plan 15 days after NTP

*Environmental Protection Plan (if applicable) 15 days after NTP

*Quality Control Plan TBD

*Accident Prevention Plan (APP) Submittal

(APP - final govt. approval required BEFORE mobilization start/Renewal Action Start)

Submit with 100% Work Plan

Corrected For Renewal Work Plan TBD

Renewal Action Start TBD

Renewal Action Complete (Beneficial Occupancy Date – BOD)

TBD

Final Documentation and Closeout Report IAW Section 01 78 00

Note 1: Documents marked * shall be submitted separately from the Work Plan. Approval of final APP by USACE Safety Office is required BEFORE Contractor may mobilize for Renewal Action start. Contractor shall submit APP for USACE review in a timely manner so as not to delay construction commencement – 60 calendar days prior to scheduled construction start. The USACE Safety Office will provide comments and/or approvals through the COR that is designated for this task order. For the purposes of this work, the Government Designated Authority (GDA) that is referenced in EM 385-1-1, is the Huntsville Center COR.

6.0 SUBMITTALS & POINTS OF CONTACT

6.1.1 NEC Point of Contact:

COR Jennifer Flores jennifer.l.flores54.civ@army.mil 915-741-0949

SME Santiago (Jimmy) Vasquez santiago.j.vasquez2.civ@army.mil 915-741-0780

6.1.2 Facility Point of Contact:

Dan Beatty daniel.s.beatty.civ@army.mil 915-568-4040

6.1.3 Plans Project Manager:

6.2 Submittals. The contractor shall submit the indicated number of copies (electronic) of submittals to the above-mentioned Point of Contacts.

mailto:jennifer.l.flores54.civ@army.mil mailto:santiago.j.vasquez2.civ@army.mil mailto:daniel.s.beatty.civ@army.mil