PERFORMANCE WORK STATEMENT (PWS)

Version 1

October 2023

410th Ver 1 2023-10

[JSCG-P – JOTC & RTU To-Go Meal Service]

[01 October 2026]

Part 1

General Information

1. GENERAL: This is a non-personal services contract under which the personnel rendering the services are not subject, either by the contract’s terms or by the manner of its administration, to the supervision and control usually prevailing in relationships between the Government and its employees. The United States

(U.S.) Government shall not exercise any supervision or control over the Contractor’s employees performing the tasks herein. Such contract employees shall be accountable solely to the Contractor who, in turn shall be responsible to the U.S. Government.

1.1 Description of Services/Introduction: The contractor shall provide all personnel, equipment, supplies, facilities, transportation, tools, materials, supervision, and other items and non-personal services necessary to perform JSCG-P – JOTC & RTU To-Go Meal Service as defined in this PWS except for those items specified as government furnished property (GFP) and government furnished services (GFS). The contractor shall perform to the standards in this contract.

1.2 Background: The Joint Security Cooperation Group–Panama (JSCG-P) requires contractor-provided, individually packaged meal preparation and delivery services to support recurring training and operational requirements at Base Aeronaval Cristóbal Colón (formerly known as Fort Sherman), Panama. The requirement supports Jungle Operations Training Course (JOTC) students through recurring four-day RSOI meal service during a 12-month base period, with anticipated attendance of 120 to 150 students per course.

Reception, Staging, Onward Movement, and Integration (RSOI) meal service breakfast, lunch and dinner. The requirement also supports Rotational Training Unit (RTU) personnel during rotating training and operational periods under a 12-month base period. Meal quantities and rotation durations may vary according to mission requirements. The Contractor shall prepare, package, transport, and deliver meals as individual to-go meals to support sanitary distribution under austere field conditions; buffet service and serving lines are not required. The Contractor shall remain flexible to accommodate changes to schedules, meal quantities, serving times, delivery locations, and personnel requirements while complying with applicable food safety, sanitation, hygiene, and inspection requirements.

1.3 Objectives: The Contractor shall furnish and deliver individually packaged, to-go box meals in support of JOTC and RTU training and operational requirements at Base Aeronaval Cristóbal Colón (formerly known as Fort Sherman), Panama. Meals shall be prepared using food products from approved sources and packaged to support safe and sanitary distribution under field conditions. The Contractor shall provide meals in quantities established by the Contracting Officer’s Representative (COR) and maintain flexibility to adjust quantities, delivery schedules, and locations in response to operational and training requirements.

Baseline is 150 personnel, Surge Level I is 151-700 personnel, Surge Level II is 701-1500 personnel.

1.4 Scope: The Contractor shall provide non-personal food service support to the Joint Security

Cooperation Group–Panama (JSCG-P) at Base Aeronaval Cristóbal Colón (formerly known as Fort

Sherman), Panama. The Contractor shall prepare, package, transport, and deliver individually packaged, to-go box meals in support of JOTC and RTU training and operational requirements. The requirement includes meal support for JOTC courses conducted during a 12-month base period and RTU rotations conducted during a 6-month base period. The Contractor shall support JOTC meal requirements for approximately 120 to 150 students per course and RTU meal requirements for baseline quantities up to 150 personnel. The Contractor shall deliver meals to the designated Dining Facility (DFAC) tent or other COR-designated location no later than 10 minutes before the scheduled serving time. The Contractor shall provide meals that accommodate Government-identified dietary requirements and shall furnish all required meal containers, labels, beverages, fruit, utensils, napkins, and related consumable supplies. The Contractor shall provide proposed menu selections and a meal-service schedule to the COR and coordinate final menu selections based on Government-identified menu options, dietary requirements, and operational

October 2023 requirements. The Contractor shall remain flexible to changes in training schedules, meal quantities with surge capabilities, serving times, and delivery locations while complying with applicable food safety, sanitation, hygiene, packaging, transportation, and delivery requirements.

1.5 Period of Performance: The Period of Performance is 02 November 2026 – 01 November 2027.

1.6 General Information:

1.6.1 Quality Control Plan (QCP): The Contractor shall implement and maintain a Quality Control

Program (QCP) that ensures all potable water furnished under this contract meets the standards outlined in this PWS. The Contractor shall maintain complete and accurate documentation demonstrating compliance with sourcing, production, sanitation, delivery, and safety requirements. The Contractor shall develop, implement, and maintain a written QCP that defines internal inspection procedures, corrective actions, sanitation practices, and monitoring methods used to ensure compliance with all contract requirements. The

Contractor shall submit the QCP as part of the proposal package if evaluation of the QCP is required.

The initial QCP shall be submitted within thirty (30) calendar days of contract award {Deliverable A001}.

Following acceptance, the Contractor shall obtain the Contracting Officer’s (KO) written approval prior to implementing any changes to the QCP. Proposed changes shall be submitted to the KO and Contracting

Officer’s Representative (COR) within five (5) calendar days of identification for review and approval.

1.6.1.1The contractor shall develop and implement procedures to identify, prevent, and ensure non-recurrence of defective services. The Contractor shall submit their QC Plan as part of the contractor’s proposal if QCP will be evaluated. The QCP shall be submitted within thirty (30) days of contract award.

After acceptance of the QCP, the contractor shall receive the contracting officer’s (KO) acceptance in writing of proposed changes to the QC procedures. The contractor shall submit QCP changes within five

(5) days to the KO and Contracting Officer’s Representative (COR) for review and approval prior to implementation.

1.6.1.2 The Quality Control Plan shall address as a minimum:

1.6.1.2.1 Inspection Program. Included shall be a quality control inspection program covering all general and specific tasks included in the contract scope of work. It shall specify tasks or areas to be inspected on a scheduled or unscheduled basis, the manner in which inspections are to be conducted, the titles of the individuals who will perform the inspections, and the percentage of the work that will be inspected on a recurring basis. In developing this inspection program, the Contractor shall identify the key activities and associated characteristics in each process that have a significant influence on specific services and provide for methods for evaluation of the selected characteristics.

1.6.1.2.2 Deficiency Identification. The QCP shall include a method of identifying deficiencies in the quality of services performed before the level of performance becomes unacceptable as defined in the PRS.

This shall contain processes for corrective action without dependence upon Government direction.

1.6.1.2.3 Deficiency Correction. The program shall contain process control and process performance measurement procedures that shall include how the Contractor shall implement preventive corrective actions. The Contractor shall demonstrate that it has designed quality into the delivery of services thereby mitigating the risk(s) associated with delivery of deficient or nonconforming services.

1.6.1.2.4 Documentation and Enforcement. The QCP shall include a method of documenting and enforcing quality control operations of both prime contractor and subcontractor work; including inspection and testing.

1.6.1.2.5 Trend Analysis. The QCP shall include a method of performing trend analysis and assessments through the use of metrics.

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1.6.1.2.6 Surveillance Methods. The QCP shall contain specific surveillance techniques for all contract services. The surveillance methods shall be comprehensive and adaptable to the reporting system of the plan.

1.6.3 Recognized Holidays The Contractor shall be required to perform services on all holidays unless the the Government facility is closed due to local or national emergencies, administrative closings, or similar

Government directed facility closings.

New Year’s Day Labor Day

Martin Luther King Jr.’s Birthday Columbus Day

President’s Day Veteran’s Day

Memorial Day Thanksgiving Day

Independence Day Christmas Day

Juneteenth Day

1.6.4 Hours of Operation: The contractor is responsible for conducting business between the hours of

5:30am to 9:30pm Monday through Sunday, except Federal holidays or when the Government facility is closed due to local or national emergencies, administrative closings, or similar Government directed facility closings. For other than firm fixed price contracts, the contractor will not be reimbursed when the government facility is closed for the above reasons. The Contractor must, at all times, maintain an adequate workforce for the uninterrupted performance of all tasks defined within this PWS when the

Government facility is not closed for the above reasons.

1.6.5 Place of Performance: The work to be performed under this contract will be performed at Base

Aeronaval Cristóbal Colón (formerly known as Fort Sherman), Panama with a grid location of 9.368179, -

79.948436.

1.6.6 Type of Contract: The Government anticipates the award of a firm fixed price contract.

1.6.7 Access and General Protection Policy and Procedures:

1.6.7.1 FPCON: In addition to the changes otherwise authorized by the changes of clause of contract, should the US Government Force Protection Condition (FPCON) at any individual installation change, the

Government may require changes in contractor security matters or process in accordance with DoDI 2000.16.

During FPCONs Charlie and Delta, only contract services that have been deemed “mission essential” by the

Government will continue. Contract services will resume when the FPCON is reduced to Bravo or lower.

1.6.7.2 Physical Security: The contractor shall be responsible for safeguarding all government equipment, information, and property provided for contractor use.

1.6.7.5 Background Checks): The Contractor shall ensure contractor employees and subcontractor employees performing services under this contract have passed a security check conducted by the Host

Nation Police Department of their residence or the State Police Department of their U.S. residence.

Security checks that have been completed as part of a personnel security clearance background investigation, or a previous background check that was a condition of employment, meet this requirement.

Documentation of these checks will be made available to the KO or COR within 10 days of request. The

Government retains the right to exclude any employee from performance of duties under this contract if a background security check reveals an employee is a security risk. The exclusion of an employee for security reasons will not relieve the Contractor from performance of services required under this contract.

If the Government determines additional background checks are required, at a minimum, and upon request from the Government, the Contractor shall provide to the KO or COR, the following information on any contractor or subcontractor employee performing services under this contract:

• Full birth name

• Married name (if applicable)

• SSN or local equivalent (ID card number)

• Date of birth

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• Place of birth (city, country)

• Home Telephone Number

• Cellphone Number

• E-mail Address

1.6.7.5.1 Background Check Notification Requirements: If a background check on any employee or subcontractor employee performing services under this contract, whether the check was conducted as a condition of employment or as part of the contract with the Government, reveals any information from any source (including host country law enforcement) of criminal activity by Contractor employees, subcontractors, or subcontractor employees, the Contractor shall immediately notify the KO and COR of that information {Deliverable A003}. The Contractor shall make notification of:

(1) Traffic violations, other than parking, will be reported to the KO or COR only if the contract is for drivers for the Government;

(2) Any suspicious activity by Contractor employees, subcontractors, or subcontractor employees the Contractor believes may pose a risk to U.S. or host nation national security or imminent risk of deadly bodily harm to any person; and

(3) Any actions taken against Contractor employees, subcontractors, or subcontractor employees pursuant to this requirement.

1.6.7.5.2 Remedies. In addition to other remedies available to the Government, the Contractor’s failure to comply with the requirements of this paragraph my result in requiring the Contractor to remove a

Contractor employee or employees from the performance of the contract.

1.6.7.5.3 Subcontracts. The Contractor shall include the substance of this paragraph and the preceding paragraph in all subcontracts.

1.6.7.6 Uncleared Contractor Common Access Card (CAC) Credentialing and Access Procedures

1.6.7.6.1 Contractor Common Access Card (CAC) Eligible Requirements: RESERVED

1.6.7.6.1.1 Federal Installation/Facility Access: RESERVED

1.6.7.6.2. Contractor Non-CAC Eligible Requirements for DOD Facility and Installation Access:

RESERVED

1.6.7.7 Employment Eligibility: The Contractor shall ensure that all Contractor employees and sub-contractor employees performing services under this contract are employed in accordance with Panamanian labor laws.

1.6.7.8 Access to Government Information Systems: RESERVED

1.6.7.9 Key Control: RESERVED

1.6.7.10 Lock Combinations: RESERVED

1.6.8 Post Award Conference/Contract Periodic Progress Meetings: The Contractor shall attend the post award conference convened by the contracting activity or contract administration office IAW Federal

Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Subpart 42.5. The KO, COR, with other Government personnel, as appropriate, may meet periodically with the Contractor to review the Contractor's performance. At these meetings the KO will apprise the contractor of how the government views the Contractor's performance and the Contractor will apprise the Government of problems, if any, being experienced. Appropriate action

October 2023 shall be taken to resolve outstanding issues. These meetings shall be at no additional cost to the government.

1.6.9 Contracting Officer Representative (COR): The COR will be identified by separate letter. The COR monitors all technical aspects of the contract and assists in contract administration. The COR is authorized to perform the following functions: ensure the Contractor performs the technical requirements of the contract; perform inspections necessary in connection with contract performance; maintain written and oral communications with the Contractor concerning technical aspects of the contract; issue written interpretations of technical requirements, including Government drawings, designs, specifications; monitor

Contractor's performance and notifies both the KO and Contractor of any deficiencies; coordinate availability of government furnished property; and provide site entry of Contractor personnel. A letter of designation issued to the COR, a copy of which is sent to the Contractor, states the responsibilities and limitations of the COR, especially with regard to changes in cost or price, estimates, or changes in delivery dates. The COR is not authorized to change any of the terms and conditions of the resulting order.

1.6.10 Key Personnel: The following contractor personnel are considered key personnel by the government: The primary and alternate contract managers are considered key personnel by the U.S. The

Contractor shall provide a contract manager who shall be responsible for the performance of the work. The name of this person and an alternate, who shall act for the Contractor when the manager is absent, shall be designated in writing to the Contracting Officer within three (3) days after the contract is awarded {Deliverable A004}. Contract Manager and alternate shall have full authority to act for the contractor on all contract matters relating to daily operation of this contract. The Contract

Manager or alternate shall be available between 08:00 am to 4:00 pm Monday thru Friday.

Qualifications for all key personnel are listed below:

Contract Manager and Alternate Contract Manager: The Contract Manager and/or Alternate

Contract Manager shall be able to speak, read, write, and understand English.

1.6.11.1 IA/IT Training Certification: RESERVED

1.6.12 Identification of Contractor Employees: Contractor employees shall identify themselves as

Contractor personnel and shall avoid representing themselves as Government employees. This identification includes meeting attendance, answering Government telephones, email communications, and working in other situations where Contractor status is not obvious. Contractor personnel identification shall be easily identifiable through the display of badges, name tags, lanyards, etc.

1.6.12.1 Badging of Contractor Employees: RESERVED

1.6.12.2 Uniform: The Contractor shall provide a standard uniform for all Contractor and subcontractor employees performing services under this contract, and ensure they wear the uniform during appointed duty hours. The uniform may consist of the same type and color shirt and slacks for all workers. Company logo is optional.

1.6.13 Contractor Travel: RESERVED

1.6.14 Other Direct Costs (ODC): RESERVED

1.6.15 Data Rights: The Government has unlimited rights to all documents/material produced under this contract. All documents and materials, to include the source codes of any software, produced under this contract shall be Government owned and are the property of the Government with all rights and privileges of ownership/copyright belonging exclusively to the Government. These documents and materials may not be used or sold by the Contractor without written permission from the Contracting Officer. All materials supplied to the Government shall be the sole property of the Government and may not be used for any other purpose. This right does not abrogate any other Government rights.

1.6.16. Non-Disclosure Requirements: Performance under this contract may require the Contractor to

October 2023 access data and information proprietary to a Government agency, another Government Contractor, or of such nature that its dissemination or use other than as specified in this work statement would be adverse to the interests of the Government or others. Neither the Contractor, nor Contractor personnel, shall divulge, nor release data or information developed, or obtained under performance of this work statement, except to authorize Government personnel or upon written approval of the KO. The Contractor shall not use, disclose, or reproduce proprietary data, which bears a restrictive legend, other than as specified in this

PWS. All documentation showing individual names or other personal information shall apply,and shall be controlled and protected under the provisions of the Privacy Act of 1974, Public Law 93-579, 5 United

States Code (U.S.C.) Section 552a.

1.6.16.1 Non-Disclosure Statements: RESERVED

1.6.16.2 Advertisement and Social Media: The Contractor shall NOT post information to public website or social media locations, personal or professional, that in any way disclose names, locations, hotel data, participants, discussions, pictures, etc. before, during or after the contract period of performance without the express consent of the Government. The use of propaganda violates DOD Commercial Use of Imagery

Guidelines stated at (www.dimoc.mil/resourcess/limitations/). The Contractor shall not cite any information (e.g., contract information, pictures, locations, etc.) obtained through this contract on any marketing tools to include its company website.

1.6.16.3 Information Assurance: RESERVED

1.6.17 Organizational Conflict of Interest (OCI); Contractor and subcontractor personnel performing work under this contract may receive, have access to, or participate in the development of proprietary or source selection information (e.g., cost or pricing information, budget information or analyses, specifications or work statements, etc.) or perform evaluation services which may create a current or subsequent

Organizational Conflict of Interests (OCI) as defined in FAR Subpart 9.5. The Contractor shall notify the

KO immediately and per occurrence whenever or mitigated, the KO may affect other remedies as he or she deems necessary, including prohibiting the Contractor from participation in subsequent contracted requirements which may be affected by the OCI if it becomes aware that such access or participation may result in any actual or potential OCI and shall immediately (no later than 24 hours of the incident) submit a plan to the KO to avoid or mitigate any such OCI {Deliverable A005}. The Contractor’s mitigation plan will be determined to be acceptable solely at the discretion of the KO and in the event the

KO unilaterally determines that any such OCI cannot be satisfactorily avoided.

1.6.18 Phase-in/Phase-Out (PIPO) Period: RESERVED

1.6.19 General Training Requirements:

1.6.19.1 Anti-Terrorism (AT) Level I Training: The Contractor shall complete AT Level I Training within

30 calendar days after contract start date or effective date of incorporation of this requirement into the contract, whichever applies, or 30 calendar days after employment of new personnel, all Contractor employees, including subcontractor employees, who are employed under the contract shall complete AT

Level I awareness training within 30 calendar days after contract start date or effective date of incorporation of this requirement into the contract, whichever applies. The contractor shall submit certificates of completion for each affected Contractor employee and subcontractor employee to the COR and KO within 10 calendar days after completion of training by all employees and subcontractor personnel {Deliverable A006}. For Common Access Card (CAC) holders, AT Level I awareness training is available at https://jkodirect.jten.mil, course number “JS-US007-14”. For non-CAC holders, AT Level I awareness training is available at http://jko.jten.mil/courses/atl1/launch.html (this standalone version is intended for non-CAC users without a JKO account only). Training must have been completed within the last 12 months and maintained yearly thereafter. If training cannot be conducted on the website, the Contractor will coordinate with the local AT Officer at their assigned location for classroom training by a Level 2 trained AT Officer and a copy of either the training certificate or the http://www.dimoc.mil/resourcess/limitations/

October 2023 training attendance roster signed by the AT Officer will be maintained by the Contractor. Verification of the training will be provided to the COR or KO within 10 calendar days after completion of the training.

1.6.19.2 OPSEC Awareness: If the Contractor, or a subcontractor, or employees of either disclose any information identified on the unit’s Critical Information List that disrupts or harms the Government's operations or activities, then the Government retains the right to exclude any employee from performance of duties under this contract. The exclusion of an employee for security reasons will not relieve the Contractor from performance of services required under this contract. By way of example, personnel shall not sketch or take photos of government facilities or activities, unless related to service to be provided. All government paper products and removable digital storage material that are received, generated, or stored during the contract will be destroyed completely when no longer needed to preclude recognition of information. Approved methods of destruction may include, when feasible and allowed, cross-cut shredding, burning, pulping pulverizing and degaussing.

The contractor shall immediately report any incidents of anyone attempting to obtain sensitive or proprietary information by unauthorized individual(s) and remain alert to such attempts via social engineering, phishing, or online communication. A prepublication review is required by the COR/KO prior to releasing any information related to the activities, plans and operations associated with this support.

Specific details and knowledge of the location, time and place of support activities associated with this

US/Partner Nation(s) effort will be kept close hold and will only be shared with personnel who have a need-to-know.

1.6.19.3 Information Assurance (IA) Training: RESERVED.

1.6.19.4 Information Assurance (IA)/Information Technology (IT) Training: RESERVED.

1.6.19.5 Threat Awareness Reporting Program (TARP Training) : RESERVED.

1.6.19.6 iWATCH Training: RESERVED.

1.6.19.7 OPSEC Training: RESERVED.

1.6.20 Overseas Training Requirements:

1.6.20.1 Antiterrorism (AT) Awareness Training for Contractor Personnel Traveling: RESERVED.

1.6.20.2 SERE Training: RESERVED.

1.6.21 Foreign (OCONUS) Requirements: RESERVED.

1.6.21.1 Theater and Country Clearance Requirements: RESERVED.

1.6.21.2 Vetting: The Contractor company and all associated sub-contractor companies, must have been vetted by the US Embassy in the country which the contract will be performed. For the purposes of this contract, the company is considered vetted if the company is located in the country which the contract will be performed unless the company has been previously barred from performing services for the

Government. If during a previous vetting process the company was barred from performing service for the

Government, then that is grounds for termination of the contract. If the company is located outside of the country which the contract will be performed, the company must be vetted by the US Embassy in the country of performance. Vetting will coordinated through the US Embassy's DOD Security Cooperation

Office (SCO) in the country of performance. If during any previous vetting process in other countries, the company is found to be barred from performing services for the Government; this finding is grounds for termination of the contract.

1.6.21.3 Installation Access to DOD Facility or Host Nation Installation: Contractor and all subcontractor employees performing services under this contract shall comply with adjudication standards and procedures

October 2023 using the National Crime Information Center Interstate Identification Index (NCIC-III) (U.S. citizen and residents only), and Terrorist Screening Database (TSDB) (Army Directive 2014-05/AR 190-13), applicable installation, facility and areas commander installation/facility access and local security policies and procedures (provided by the COR or KO), and status of forces agreements or other diplomatic agreements. The employee performing services under this contract shall provide all information required for background checks to meet installation access requirements to the installation Provost Marshal Office, Director of Emergency Services, Security Office, or host nation equivalent.

1.6.21.4 Host Nation Installation Access with No DOD Facility: Contractor and all associated subcontractor employees shall comply with applicable installation, facility and area commander installation/facility access and local security policies and procedures. The employee performing services under this contract shall also provide all information required for background checks to meet installation access requirements to be accomplished by installation Provost Marshal Office, Director of Emergency

Services, Security Office or the host nation equivalent.

1.6.21.5 Deoxyribonucleic Acid (DNA) Samples: RESERVED.

1.6.21.6 Medical Travel Requirement: RESERVED.

1.6.22 Synchronized Pre-deployment and Operational Tracker (SPOT) : RESERVED.

1.6.23 Safety: The following provides information pertaining to Safety and Accident Prevention:

1.6.23.1 (OCONUS - Host Nation) Safety Laws and Regulations: The Contractor shall comply with FAR

52.236-13, Accident Prevention (November 1991), the references contained therein (e.g. U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Safety and Health Requirements Manual (EM 385-1-1)), and applicable Host Nation Safety

Laws and Regulations.

1.6.24 Environmental Compliance: : RESERVED.

1.6.25 Pre-Award Food and Water Risk Assessment Requirement: The Contractor shall identify the food preparation facility or facilities proposed for performance of this requirement. The proposed facility shall have a completed and Government-accepted Food and Water Risk Assessment (FWRA) before contract award, at no additional cost to the Government.

(a) If the Vendor does not have an established food preparation facility in the local vicinity of performance, the Vendor shall identify a proposed facility or provide a representative temporary facility, when directed by the Government, that mirrors the Vendor’s planned operational capability for

Government FWRA assessment.

(b) The Government shall conduct or coordinate the FWRA assessment and determine whether the facility and associated risks are acceptable at the appropriate level of approval before contract award.

(c) If the FWRA assessment or associated risks are not accepted by the Government, the Vendor shall not be eligible for contract award.

(d) When time permits, the Government may allow the Vendor an opportunity to correct identified

FWRA deficiencies or risks. The Government is not required to provide an opportunity for corrective action before making an award decision.

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PART 2

DEFINITIONS & ACRONYMS

2. DEFINITIONS AND ACRONYMS:

2.1. Definitions:

2.1.1 Area of Responsibility. The U.S. Southern Command (USSOUTHCOM) area of responsibility

(AOR) includes the geographic areas of Antigua and Barbuda, Argentina, Aruba, Barbados, Belize, Bolivia, Brazil, British Virgin Islands, Cayman Islands, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Curacao, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Falkland Islands, French Guiana, Grenada, Guadeloupe, Guatemala, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Jamaica, Martinique, Mayotte, Montserrat, Nicaragua, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Saint Barthélemy, Saint Martin, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Saint Maarten, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago, Turks and Caicos Islands, Uruguay, and Venezuela.

2.1.2. Contractor. The total contractor organization or a separate entity of it; such as an affiliate, division, or plant that performs its own purchasing.

2.1.3. Contracting officer (KO). A person with the authority to enter into, administer, and/or terminate contracts and make related determinations and findings.

2.1.4. Contracting Officer’s Representative (COR). An individual designated and authorized in writing by the contracting officer to perform specific technical or administrative functions.

2.1.5. Defective Service. A service output that does not meet the standard of performance associated with the Performance Work Statement.

2.1.6. Deliverable. Anything that can be physically delivered, but may include non-manufactured things such as meeting minutes or reports.

2.1.7. Foreign National. A foreign national is not a U.S. citizen. Green card holders are also identified as foreign nationals. A foreign national is further categorized as either a third country national or a local national based on the person’s citizenship and location of performance of duty.

2.1.8. Key Personnel. Contractor personnel that are evaluated in a source selection process and that may be required to be used in the performance of a contract by the Key Personnel listed in the PWS. When key personnel are used as an evaluation factor in best value procurement, an offer can be rejected if it does not have a firm commitment from the persons that are listed in the proposal.

2.1.9. Local National. Local nationals are foreign nationals who are citizens of the country where the performance of duty will occur.

2.1.10. Performance Work Statement (PWS). A statement of work for performance-based acquisitions that describes the required results in clear, specific, and objective terms with measurable outcomes.

2.1.11. Physical Security. Protection of the perimeter area, government property, and assets that prevent the loss or damage of Government property.

2.1.12. Quality Assurance. The various functions, including inspection, performed by the government to determine whether a Contractor has fulfilled the contract obligations pertaining to quality and quantity.

2.1.13. Quality Assurance Surveillance Plan (QASP). A plan describing how the agency will survey, observe, test, sample, evaluate and document the Contractor’s performance in meeting critical performance standards identified in the contract.

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2.1.14. Quality Control (QC). Tasks performed by the Contractor to improve the quality of the organization’s output.

2.1.15. Shall. An imperative command; has a duty to or is required to. Denotes that a regulation must be followed unless the contracting officer has obtained a deviation.

2.1.16. Subcontractor. Any supplier, distributor, vendor, or firm that furnishes supplies or services to or for a prime contractor or another subcontractor.

2.1.17. Third Country National. Third country nationals are foreign nationals who are not citizens of the country where the performance of duty will occur.

2.1.18. Work Day. The number of hours per day the Contractor provides services in accordance with the contract.

2.1.19. Work Week. Monday through Friday, unless specified otherwise.

2.2 Acronyms:

AFFSSIR Armed Forces Repository of Specimen Samples

ALMS Army Learning Management System

ANSI American National Standards Institute

AOR Area of Responsibility

AR Army Regulation

ATCTS Army Training Certification Tracking System

AT Anti-Terrorism

CAC Common Access Card

CFR Code of Federal Regulations

CI Counter Intelligence

CLIN Contract Line Item Number

CONUS Continental United States (excludes Alaska and Hawaii)

COR Contracting Officer Representative

DD Form 254 Department of Defense Contract Security Requirement List

DFAC Dining Facility

DNA Deoxyribonucleic Acid (DNA)

DOD Department of Defense

DODD Department of Defense Directive

DODI Department of Defense Instruction

FAR Federal Acquisition Regulation

FHP Force Health Protection

FCG Foreign Clearance Guide

FN Foreign National

FY Fiscal Year

GFE Government Furnished Equipment

GFP Government Furnished Property

GFS Government Furnished Services

IA Information Assurance

IAW In Accordance With

IT Information Technology

JSCG-P Joint Secuirty Cooperation Group - Panama

JOTC Jungle Operation Training Course

JPAS Joint Personnel Adjudication System

JTR Joint Travel Regulation

KO Contracting Officer

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LN Local National

LOA Letter of Authorization

NCIC-III National Crime Information Center Interstate Identification Index

NIST National Institute of Standards and Technology

ODC Other Direct Costs

OCI Organizational Conflict of Interest

OCONUS Outside Continental United States (includes Alaska and Hawaii)

ODC Other Direct Costs

OSHA Occupational Safety and Health Administration

OPSEC Operation Security

PIPO Phase In/Phase Out

PRS Performance Requirements Summary

PWS Performance Work Statement

QA Quality Assurance

QASP Quality Assurance Surveillance Plan

QCP Quality Control Program

RA Requiring Activity

RTU Rotational Training Unit

SCR Service Contract Reporting

SOP Standard Operating Procedures

SPOT Synchronized Predeployment and Operational Tracker

TCN Third Country National

TE Technical Exhibit

TSDB Terrorist Screening Data Base

U.S.C. United States Code

USSOUTHCOM United States Southern Command

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PART 3

Government Furnished Equipment (GFE), Government Furnished Property (GFP), and Government

Furnished Services (GFS)

3. GOVERNMENT FURNISHED ITEMS AND SERVICES:

3.1. Services: Reserved.

3.2 Facilities: The Government will provide the Dining Facility (DFAC) tent at Base Aeronaval Cristóbal

Colón (formerly known as Fort Sherman), Panama, as the primary meal delivery and receipt location. The

DFAC tent will be used by the Government for receipt, accountability, and distribution of delivered meals.

3.3 Utilities: Reserved.

3.4 Equipment: Reserved.

3.5 Materials: Reserved.

3.6 Common Access Cards (CAC): Reserved.

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PART 4

CONTRACTOR FURNISHED ITEMS AND SERVICES

4. CONTRACTOR FURNISHED ITEMS AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

4.1 General: The Contractor shall furnish all personnel, food products, supplies, equipment, transportation, and services necessary to perform the requirements of this PWS, except for those items or services identified in Section 3, Government-Furnished Items and Services.

4.2 Facility Security Clearance: RESERVED.

4.3. Materials: The Contractor shall furnish all food ingredients, beverages, meal containers, packaging, utensils, labels, and consumable supplies necessary to meet the requirements of this PWS. Materials shall include, but are not limited to:

• Food products obtained from approved sources.

• Individual, disposable to-go meal containers with clear or transparent plastic lids or covers.

• Disposable utensils, including forks, spoons, knives, and napkins, as applicable.

• Labels to identify meals prepared for specific dietary requirements, including Halal, Vegetarian, allergen accommodation, or other Government-identified dietary designations.

• Fruit, such as bananas, apples, or similar fresh fruit items.

• Condiments, as applicable to the meal.

• Juice and milk for breakfast meals.

• Soda for lunch and dinner meals when those meals are required.

• Coffee for RTU personnel, when directed by the COR.

• Additional food products and consumable supplies necessary to accommodate Government-identified dietary restrictions, including food allergies, religious dietary requirements, and vegetarian meals.

4.4. Equipment: The Contractor shall furnish all equipment necessary to prepare, package, transport, and deliver meals to Base Aeronaval Cristóbal Colón (formerly known as Fort Sherman), Panama. Equipment shall include, but is not limited to:

• Food preparation and packaging equipment necessary to prepare individually packaged meals.

• Insulated food containers, coolers, or other equipment necessary to maintain appropriate food temperatures during transportation and delivery.

• Vehicles capable of safely transporting packaged meals under field conditions.

• Loading, unloading, and transport equipment, such as carts or hand trucks, necessary to deliver meals to the designated delivery location.

• Equipment and supplies necessary to protect meals from contamination during preparation, packaging, transportation, and delivery.

• Personal protective equipment for Contractor personnel performing food preparation, handling, transportation, and delivery.

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SPECIFIC TASKS

5. Specific Tasks: The Contractor shall provide non-personal food service support to the Joint Security

Cooperation Group–Panama (JSCG-P) at Base Aeronaval Cristóbal Colón (formerly known as Fort

Sherman), Panama. The Contractor shall prepare, package, transport, and deliver individually packaged, to-go box meals in support of JOTC and RTU training and operational requirements. The requirement includes meal support for JOTC courses conducted during a 12-month base period and RTU rotations conducted during a 12-month base period. The Contractor shall support JOTC meal requirements for approximately 120 to 150 students per course and RTU meal requirements for baseline quantities up to 150 personnel. The Contractor shall deliver meals to the designated Dining Facility (DFAC) tent or other COR-designated location no later than 10 minutes before the scheduled serving time. The Contractor shall provide meals that accommodate Government-identified dietary requirements and shall furnish all required meal containers, labels, beverages, fruit, utensils, napkins, and related consumable supplies. The Contractor shall provide proposed menu selections and a meal-service schedule to the COR and coordinate final menu selections based on Government-identified menu options, dietary requirements, and operational requirements. The Contractor shall remain flexible to changes in training schedules, meal quantities, serving times, and delivery locations while complying with applicable food safety, sanitation, hygiene, packaging, transportation, and delivery requirements.

Tasks consist of the following:

5.1 Basic Service: The Contractor shall prepare, individually package, and deliver complete to-go box meals in accordance with the requirements of this PWS and the delivery schedule in Technical Exhibit 1.

The Contractor shall provide meal services in support of JOTC and RTU training and operational requirements at Base Aeronaval Cristóbal Colón (formerly known as Fort Sherman), Panama.

5.2 Meal Specifications:

5.2.1 Menu Options: The Contractor shall provide menu options and meal components that support JOTC

RSOI and RTU meal-service requirements. Menu options shall accommodate Government-identified dietary needs, including religious dietary requirements, Halal meals, vegetarian meals, food allergy accommodations, and other dietary restrictions identified by the COR.

(a) Standard: The Contractor shall provide menu options for breakfast, lunch, and dinner, as applicable to the JOTC RSOI or RTU meal-service requirement. Each menu option shall be in accordance with AR 30-22 for individual packaging and delivery under field conditions.

AQL: 100% Compliance.

(b) Standard: The Contractor shall provide menu options that accommodate Government-identified dietary outlined in AR 30-22, para 4-9, DA Pam 30-22 and ATP 4-41, including religious dietary requirements, Halal meals, vegetarian meals, food allergy accommodations, and other dietary restrictions identified by the COR.

(c) Standard: The Contractor shall provide menu options that remain available throughout the scheduled JOTC RSOI meal service or RTU rotation, except when a menu change or substitution is coordinated with the COR.

5.2.2 Menu Coordination and Submission: The Contractor shall provide the COR with proposed menu selections and a meal-service schedule identifying the meals proposed for each breakfast, lunch, and dinner period, as applicable. The Contractor and COR shall coordinate final menu selections before the first scheduled meal delivery. The Contractor shall provide the final coordinated menu no later than seven

October 2023 calendar days before the first scheduled meal delivery, when practicable. The Contractor shall coordinate proposed menu changes with the COR before meal preparation and delivery.

(a) Standard: The Contractor shall submit proposed menu selections and a meal-service schedule that identifies the proposed meals for each required meal period.

(b) Standard: The Contractor shall provide the final coordinated menu no later than seven calendar days before the first scheduled meal delivery, when practicable.

(c) Standard: The Contractor shall coordinate proposed menu changes or substitutions with the

COR before meal preparation and delivery.

5.2.3 Menu Variety: The Contractor shall provide varied menu selections throughout each JOTC RSOI meal service and RTU rotation and shall avoid repetitive primary entrée selections in accordance with the final coordinated menu.

(a) Standard: The Contractor shall provide different primary entrée selections during each four-day

JOTC RSOI meal service and shall avoid repeating the same primary entrée unless otherwise coordinated with the COR.

(b) Standard: The Contractor shall provide a seven-day rotational menu for RTU meal service and shall avoid repeating the same primary entrée within the seven-day menu cycle unless otherwise coordinated with the COR.

(c) Standard: The Contractor may include locally available or Panamanian-style food outlined in

AR 30-22, para. 5-8(c) and AR 40-657, provided the meals meet all requirements of this PWS.

5.2.4 Dietary Accommodations and Meal Identification: The Contractor shall provide meals that accommodate Government-identified dietary requirements and shall clearly identify and separately package dietary-restricted meals to support proper distribution at the delivery location.

(a) Standard: The Contractor shall prepare meals that accommodate Government-identified food allergies, religious dietary requirements, Halal meals, vegetarian meals, and other dietary restrictions identified by the COR.

(b) Standard: The Contractor shall clearly label meals prepared for dietary requirements. Labels shall identify the applicable dietary designation, including Halal, Vegetarian, allergen accommodation, or other Government-identified designation.

(c) Standard: The Contractor shall package dietary-restricted meals separately from standard meals to support proper identification and distribution.

5.2.5 Meal Components: The Contractor shall provide all required meal components with each individually packaged, to-go meal, including fresh fruit, disposable utensils, napkins, condiments, and provide disposable cups for beverages not furnished in sealed, individual-serving containers.

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(a) Standard: The Contractor shall include one fresh fruit item, such as a banana, apple, orange, or similar item, with each individually packaged meal.

(b) Standard: The Contractor shall provide appropriate disposable utensils with each meal, including a fork, spoon, and knife, as applicable to the meal provided.

(c) Standard: The Contractor shall provide disposable napkins with each individually packaged meal.

(d) Standard: The Contractor shall provide condiments, as applicable to the menu item, in individual packets or other sanitary packaging.

(e) Standard: The Contractor shall provide disposable cups for beverages not furnished in sealed, individual-serving containers. The Contractor shall provide lids for cups containing hot beverages or beverages requiring protection during transport and distribution.

5.3 Meal Service Requirements:

5.3.1 Breakfast: The Contractor shall provide complete, individually packaged breakfast meals in support of JOTC RSOI and RTU meal-service requirements.

(a) Standard: The Contractor shall provide breakfast meals for JOTC RSOI students on Days 2 through 4 of each four-day RSOI meal service.

(b) Standard: The Contractor shall provide breakfast meals for RTU personnel daily during each

RTU rotation.

(c) Standard: The Contractor shall provide breakfast meals with the meal components required by

Section 5.2.5 and the breakfast beverages required by Section 5.3.4.

5.3.2 Lunch: The Contractor shall provide complete, individually packaged lunch meals in support of

JOTC RSOI meal-service requirements.

(a) Standard: The Contractor shall provide lunch meals for JOTC RSOI students on Days 2

(b) Standard: Lunch meal service is not required for RTU personnel unless otherwise directed by the COR.

(c) Standard: The Contractor shall provide lunch meals with the meal components required by

Section 5.2.5 and the lunch beverages required by Section 5.3.4.

5.3.3 Dinner: The Contractor shall provide complete, individually packaged dinner meals in support of

JOTC RSOI and RTU meal-service requirements.

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(a) Standard: The Contractor shall provide dinner meals for JOTC RSOI students on Days 1

(b) Standard: The Contractor shall provide dinner meals for RTU personnel daily during each

RTU rotation.

(c) Standard: The Contractor shall provide dinner meals with the meal components required by

Section 5.2.5 and the dinner beverages required by Section 5.3.4.

5.3.4 Beverages: The Contractor shall provide beverages with each meal period, as.

(a) Standard: The Contractor shall provide juice and milk with each breakfast meal.

(b) Standard: The Contractor shall provide caffeine-free, with lunch and dinner meals when those meals are required.

(c) Standard: The Contractor shall provide coffee for RTU personnel when directed by the COR.

(d) Standard: The Contractor shall not provide coffee, tea, energy drinks, soda containing caffeine, or other caffeinated beverages to JOTC students.

(e) Standard: The Contractor shall provide beverages in sealed individual-serving containers or shall provide disposable cups, with lids as applicable, for beverages furnished in bulk containers.

5.4 Meal Packaging: The Contractor shall package all meals in individual, sanitary, to-go containers suitable for safe transportation, delivery, and distribution under field as outlined in AR 30-22, para. 3-41(c).

(a) Standard: The Contractor shall package each meal in an individual, disposable to-go container.

The Contractor shall not use buffet-style containers, serving trays, or shared meal containers for meal distribution.

(b) Standard: The Contractor shall use clear or transparent plastic lids or covers that allow

Government personnel to visually identify the meal contents without opening the container.

(c) Standard: The Contractor shall use clean, intact, leak-resistant containers and packaging materials that protect meals from contamination, damage, spillage, and exposure during preparation, transportation, delivery, and distribution.

(d) Standard: The Contractor shall package each meal with the required disposable utensils, napkins, fruit, condiments, and other meal components in accordance with Section 5.2.5, Meal

Components.

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(e) Standard: The Contractor shall package dietary-restricted meals separately from standard meals and clearly label each…