PWS_16 Aug 2021.pdf

Ver. June 2021

PERFORMANCE WORK STATEMENT (PWS)

FOR

Recruiting Billboard Services

1.0 General: This is a non-personal services contract to provide the New Hampshire Air National Guard (NHANG) Recruiting & Retention personnel local market advertising via billboards within the state of New Hampshire. The Government shall not exercise any supervision or control over the contract service providers performing the services herein. Such service providers shall be accountable solely to the Contractor who, in turn is responsible to the Government

1.1 Scope: The contractor shall provide all personnel, equipment, tools, materials, supervision, and quality control necessary, except as specified in Paragraph 3.0 as Government Furnished, to perform Recruiting Billboard Services, as defined in this

PWS.

1.1.1 Objectives The contractor shall print and deploy a local billboard marketing campaign that advertises the New Hampshire Air National Guard opportunities and benefits to eligible applicants (Non-Prior Service, College Students and Prior Service) between the ages of 18-39 years old outside a 50 mile radius of the unit’s physical location. The contractor will ensure the marketing campaign has no self-aggrandizement of the NHANG. There is no activity that is purely partisan in nature and no covert propaganda. NHANG does not condone or encourage any of those activities

1.2 Background: The New Hampshire Air National Guard Recruiting & Retention personnel organizes and executes programs to enlist/appoint quality applicants to satisfy strength requirements of the wing and state as outlined in applicable regulations and higher headquarters publications and directives. Also, coordinates and disseminates recruiting information and establishes effective relations within the community. Billboard advertising is an effective way to reach an audience who is unexposed to the New Hampshire Air National Guard.

1.3 Period of Performance (PoP): The Period of Performance shall be sisxteen weeks spanning 15 September 2021 – 31 July 2022.

1.4 General Information:

1.4.1 Place and Performance of Services: The contractor shall provide services, but not limited to, the hours of 0800-1700 on Monday – Friday except on recognized US holidays. The contractor shall at times maintain an adequate work force for the uninterrupted performance of all tasks defined within this PWS. When hiring personnel, the contractor shall keep in mind that the stability and continuity of the work force are essential.

1.4.1.1 Telework: The Government will permit the contractor to telework in support of this requirement. In furtherance of Continuity of Operations Planning (COOP), a telework program 2 may be enacted to ensure that the Government's mission-critical operations stay operational during times of national emergency or incidents of national significance. Telework shall be at no additional cost to the Government

1.4.1.2 RESERVED

1.4.1.3 RESERVED

1.4.2 Recognized Holidays: The following are recognized United States (US) holidays.

The contractor SHALL NOT perform services on these days:

1.4.2.1 New Year’s Day: January 1st

1.4.2.2 Martin Luther King, Jr.’s Birthday

1.4.2.3 President’s Day

1.4.2.4 Memorial Day

1.4.2.5 Juneteenth National Independence Day: June 19th

1.4.2.6 Independence Day: July 4th

1.4.2.7 Labor Day

1.4.2.8 Columbus Day

1.4.2.9 Veteran’s Day: November 11th

1.4.2.10 Thanksgiving Day

1.4.2.11 Christmas Day: December 25th

1.4.3 Quality Control (QC): The contractor shall develop and maintain an effective QC Plan (QCP) to ensure services are performed in accordance with this PWS. The contractor shall develop and implement procedures to identify, prevent, and ensure non-recurrence of defective services. The contractor’s QCP is the means by which it assures itself that its work complies with the requirements of the contract. As a minimum, the contractor shall develop QC procedures that address the areas identified in Technical Exhibit 1, Performance Requirements Summary (PRS). A final QCP shall be submitted to the Contracting Officer Representative (COR) NLT 10 days after contract award.

After acceptance of the QCP, the contractor shall obtain the Contracting Officer’s (KO’s) acceptance in writing of any proposed changes to its QCP.

1.4.4 Quality Assurance (QA): The Government will evaluate the contractor’s performance under this contract in accordance with the Quality Assurance Surveillance Plan (QASP). This plan is primarily focused on what the Government will do to ensure that the contractor has performed in accordance with the performance standards. It defines how the performance standards will be applied, the frequency of surveillance, and acceptable quality level(s) or defect rate(s).

1.4.5 RESERVED

1.4.5.1. RESERVED

1.4.5.1.1 RESERVED

1.4.5.1.2 RESERVED

1.4.5.1.3 RESERVED

1.4.5.1.4 RESERVED

1.4.5.1.5 RESERVED

1.4.5.1.5.1 RESERVED

1.4.5.1.6 RESERVED

1.4.5.2 RESERVED

1.4.5.3 RESERVED

1.4.5.4 RESERVED

1.4.5.5 Communications Security/Information Technology (COMSEC/IT) Security. All communications with DoD organizations are subject to COMSEC review. All telephone communications networks are continually subject to intercept by unfriendly intelligence organizations. DoD has authorized the military departments to conduct COMSEC monitoring and recording of telephone calls originating from, or terminating at, DoD organizations. Therefore, the contractor is advised that any time contractor personnel place or receive a call they are subject to COMSEC procedures. The contractor shall ensure wide and frequent dissemination of the above information to all employees dealing with DoD information. The contractor shall abide by all Government regulations concerning the authorized use of the Government's computer network, including the restriction against using the network to recruit Government personnel or advertise job openings.

1.4.5.6 RESERVED

1.4.5.7 RESERVED

1.4.5.8 RESERVED

1.4.5.9 RESERVED

1.4.5.10 RESERVED

1.4.5.11 Requirement for OPSEC Training. In accordance with AFI 10-701, Operations Security, OPSEC PMs/Signature Managers/Coordinators will provide OPSEC training or training materials to contract employees within 30 days of employees’ initial assignment to the contract and prior to having access to any critical information (CI) and annually thereafter. General organizational orientations may need to be supplemented by duty-related orientations in the work center targeted toward specific critical information and vulnerabilities associated with the work. Initial training (OPSE 1301 - OPSEC Fundamentals) is located on the ADLS website and refresher OPSEC training is conducted annually (at Commander's Call). The contractor shall submit certificates of completion for each contractor employee to the KO within 15 calendar days after completion of training.

1.4.5.12 RESERVED

1.4.5.13 RESERVED

1.4.5.14 RESERVED

1.4.6 Physical Security. The contractor shall safeguard all Government property provided for contractor use. At the close of each work period, Government facilities, equipment and materials shall be secured.

1.4.6.1 RESERVED

1.4.6.1.1 RESERVED

1.4.6.1.2 RESERVED

1.4.6.1.3 RESERVED

1.4.6.2 RESERVED

1.4.7 RESERVED

1.4.8 Post Award Conference/Periodic Progress Meetings: The contractor agrees to attend any post award conference convened by the KO in accordance with FAR 42.5.

The KO, COR and other Government personnel, as appropriate, may meet periodically with the contractor to review the contactor’s performance. At these meetings, the KO will apprise the contractor of how the Government views the contractor’s performance and the contractor shall apprise the Government of problems, if any, being experienced.

The contractor shall resolve outstanding issues raised by the Government. Contractor attendance at these meetings shall be at no additional cost to the Government.

1.4.9 Contract Manager (CM): The contactor shall designate a CM who shall ensure performance under this contract. The name of this person, and an alternate who shall act for the contractor when the CM is absent, shall be designated in writing to the KO.

The CM or alternate shall have full authority to act for the contractor on all contract matters relating to daily operation of this contract. The CM shall work through the KO to resolve issues, receive technical instructions, and ensure adequate performance of services. The CM shall ensure that contractor employees do not perform any services outside the scope of the contract without an official modification issued by the KO. The CM shall ensure contractor employees understand that services performed outside the scope of the contract are performed wholly at the expense of the contractor.

1.4.10 RESERVED

1.4.10.1 RESERVED

1.4.11. Combating Trafficking in Persons: The United States Government has adopted a zero tolerance policy regarding trafficking in persons. Contractors and contractor employees shall not engage in severe forms of trafficking in persons during the period of performance of the contract; procure commercial sex acts during the period of performance of the contract; or use forced labor in the performance of the contract. The Contractor shall notify its employees of the United States Government’s zero tolerance policy, the actions that will be taken against employees for violations of this policy. The contractor shall take appropriate action, up to and including termination, against employees or subcontractors that violate the US Government policy as described at

FAR 22.17.

1.4.12 RESERVED

1.4.13 Data Rights: The Government has unlimited rights to all documents/materials 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 KO. 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.

1.4.14 Organizational Conflicts of Interest (OCI): The contractor and subcontractor personnel performing services 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 OCIs, as defined in FAR Subpart 9.5. The contractor shall notify the KO immediately whenever it becomes aware that such access or participation may result in any actual or potential OCI and shall promptly submit a plan to the KO to avoid or mitigate any such OCI. The contractor’s mitigation plan will be determined to be acceptable solely at the discretion of the KO. In the event the KO unilaterally determines that any such OCI cannot be satisfactorily avoided or mitigated, the KO may impose 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.

1.4.15 RESERVED

2.0 Definitions and Acronyms:

2.1 Definitions:

2.1.1 Contractor: A supplier or vendor awarded a contract to provide specific supplies or service to the Government. The term used in this contract refers to the prime.

2.1.2 Defective Service: A service output that does not meet the standard of performance associated with the PWS.

2.1.3 Deliverable: Anything that can be physically delivered and includes non-manufactured things such as meeting minutes or reports.

2.1.4 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 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.

2.1.5 Physical Security: Actions that prevent the loss or damage of Government property.

2.1.6 Quality Assurance: The Government procedures to verify that services being performed by the Contractor are performed according to acceptable standards.

2.1.7 Quality Assurance Surveillance Plan (QASP): An organized written document specifying the surveillance methodology to be used for surveillance of contractor performance.

2.1.8 Quality Control: All necessary measures taken by the Contractor to ensure that the quality of an end product or service shall meet contract requirements.

2.1.9 Subcontractor: One that enters into a contract with a prime contractor. The Government does not have privity of contract with the subcontractor.

2.2 Acronyms:

AEI Army Enterprise Infostructure AR Army Regulation

AT/OPSEC Antiterrorism/Operational Security BI Background Investigation CM Contract Manager COR Contracting Officer Representative DA Department of the Army DD254 Department of Defense Contract Security Classification Specification DFARS Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement DoD Department of Defense DSCA Defense Counterintelligence and Security Agency FAR Federal Acquisition Regulation GFP/M/E/S Government Furnished Property/Material/Equipment/Services HQDA Headquarters, Department of the Army HSPD Homeland Security Presidential Directive IA Information Assurance IS Information System(s) KO Contracting Officer NGB National Guard Bureau NHANG New Hampshire Air National Guard OCI Organizational Conflict of Interest PII Personally Identifiable Information PIPO Phase In/Phase Out POC Point of Contact PRS Performance Requirements Summary PWS Performance Work Statement QA Quality Assurance QASP Quality Assurance Surveillance Plan QC Quality Control QCP Quality Control Program SCR Service Contract Reporting SSN Social Security Number TE Technical Exhibit USD(I) Under Secretary of Defense for Intelligence

3.0 Government Furnished Property, Material, Equipment and Services (GFP/M/E/S):

The Government will provide the property, material, equipment, and/or services listed below solely for the purpose of performance under this contract:

3.1 RESERVED

3.2 RESERVED

3.3 RESERVED

3.4 RESERVED

3.5 RESERVED

4.0 Contractor Furnished Property, Materials, and Equipment (CFP/M/E):

4.1 General: Except for those items specifically stated to be Government-Furnished in Paragraph 3.0, the contractor shall furnish everything required to perform these services as indicated in Paragraph 1.1.

4.2 RESERVED

4.3 RESERVED

5.0 Requirements: The contractor shall:

5.1 Basic Task: Print and deploy high quality graphic products on billboards within the state of New Hampshire that support the campaign tactics and convey the objectives of this campaign. The design will be provided by the NHANG Recruiting and Retention team. A proof prior to printing will be sent to the KO for approval.

5.1.1 Provide Air National Guard (ANG) approved advertisements for NHANG Recruiting & Retention marketing advertisements displayed on a variety of billboard formats in areas beyond 50 miles of the unit’s location known to contain a high population of potential applicants. All billboards will be in New Hampshire

5.1.2 Provide and run NHANG approved ads that will be displayed on 3-5 billboards for a total of 16 weeks within the state of New Hampshire.

5.1.3 Minimal acceptable Ad display sizes for this billboard campaign: 10’6” x 36’.

5.2 Reserved

6.0 Applicable Publications: Publications applicable to this PWS are listed below:

Publication (Chapter/Page)

Date of Publication

Mandatory or Advisory

Website

Federal Acquisition Regulation https://www.acquisition.gov/?q=browsefar

Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement http://www.acq.osd.mil/dpap/dars/dfarspgi/current/in dex.html or https://www.acquisition.gov/dfars

Joint Travel Regulation (JTR) https://www.defensetravel.dod.mil/site/travelreg.cfm

DoDM 1000.13-M-V1 DoD Identification (ID) Cards (Enclosure 2, paragraph 3.b)

01/23/2014 (Change 1:

07/28/2020) http://www.esd.whs.mil/Directives/issuances/dodm

Federal Information Processing Standards (FIPS) Publication 201-2

August 2013 http://nvlpubs.nist.gov/nistpubs/FIPS/NIST.FIPS.201 -2.pdf https://www.acquisition.gov/?q=browsefar http://www.acq.osd.mil/dpap/dars/dfarspgi/current/index.html http://www.acq.osd.mil/dpap/dars/dfarspgi/current/index.html https://www.acquisition.gov/dfars http://www.esd.whs.mil/Directives/issuances/dodm http://nvlpubs.nist.gov/nistpubs/FIPS/NIST.FIPS.201-2.pdf http://nvlpubs.nist.gov/nistpubs/FIPS/NIST.FIPS.201-2.pdf

Personal Identity Verification (PIV) of Federal Employees and Contractors

(paragraph 9)

DoDM 5200.2 Procedures for the DoD Personnel Security Program

(PSP)

04/03/2017 https://www.esd.whs.mil/Directives/issuances/dodm/

DoDI 5200.46 DoD Investigative and Adjudicative Guidance for Issuing the Common

Access Card (CAC)

09/09/14 (Change 1:

05/04/2018) https://www.esd.whs.mil/Directives/issuances/dodi/

Homeland Security Presidential Directive (HSPD)-12

Policy for a Common Identification Standard for Federal Employees and

Contractors

08/27/2004 https://www.dhs.gov/homeland-security-presidential-directive-12

DoDI 5400.11 Department of Defense Privacy and

Civil Liberties Programs

01/29/2019 https://www.esd.whs.mil/Directives/issuances/dodi/

DoD 5400.11-R Department of Defense Privacy

Program

05/14/2007 https://www.esd.whs.mil/Directives/issuances/dodm/

DoDD 8140.01 Cyberspace Workforce Management

10/05/2020 https://www.esd.whs.mil/Directives/issuances/dodd/

DoD 8570.01-M Information Assurance Workforce

Improvement Program

12/19/2005 (Change 4:

11/10/2015) https://www.esd.whs.mil/Directives/issuances/dodm/

DoD 5220.22-M National Industrial Security Program

Operating Manual (NISPOM)

02/28/2006 (Change 2:

05/18/2016)

AFI 10-245

Antiterrorism

03/28/2013 (Certified current

03/30/2017) https://www.e-publishing.af.mil/Product- Index/#/?view=pubs&orgID=10141&catID=1&series

=-1&modID=449&tabID=131

AFI 31-101

Security Forces Standards and

Procedures

08/18/2020 https://www.e-publishing.af.mil/Product- Index/#/?view=pubs&orgID=10141&catID=1&series

=-1&modID=449&tabID=131

AFMAN 31-113

Security Forces Standards and

Procedures

03/05/2013 Change 1:

12/02/2015 https://www.e-publishing.af.mil/Product- Index/#/?view=pubs&orgID=10141&catID=1&series

=-1&modID=449&tabID=131

AFPD 17-1

Information Dominance Governance and Management

04/12/2016 https://www.e-publishing.af.mil/Product- Index/#/?view=pubs&orgID=10141&catID=1&series

=-1&modID=449&tabID=131

AFMAN 17-1301

Computer Security (COMPUSEC)

02/12/2020 https://www.e-publishing.af.mil/Product- Index/#/?view=pubs&orgID=10141&catID=1&series

=-1&modID=449&tabID=131

AFI 10-701

Operations Security

7/24/2019 (Change 1:

06/09/2020) https://www.e-publishing.af.mil/Product- Index/#/?view=pubs&orgID=10141&catID=1&series

=-1&modID=449&tabID=131

6.1 Applicable Forms: Forms applicable to the PWS are listed below:

Form Date Website

DD 1172-2 Mar 2017 http://www.dtic.mil/whs/directives/forms/index.htm https://www.esd.whs.mil/Directives/issuances/dodm/ https://www.esd.whs.mil/Directives/issuances/dodi/ https://www.dhs.gov/homeland-security-presidential-directive-12 https://www.dhs.gov/homeland-security-presidential-directive-12 https://www.esd.whs.mil/Directives/issuances/dodi/ https://www.esd.whs.mil/Directives/issuances/dodd/ https://www.esd.whs.mil/Directives/issuances/dodm/ http://www.dtic.mil/whs/directives/forms/index.htm

Application for Identification Card/DEERS Enrollment

I-9 Employment Eligibility Verification

10/21/2019 https://www.uscis.gov/sites/default/files/files/form/i-9.pdf

DD 441

Department of Defense Security

Agreement

Feb 2020 http://www.dtic.mil/whs/directives/forms/dd/ddforms0001- 0499.htm

DD 250

Material Inspection and Receiving

Report

Aug 2000 https://www.esd.whs.mil/Directives/forms/dd0001_0499/ http://www.dtic.mil/whs/directives/forms/forminfo/forminfopage2479.html http://www.dtic.mil/whs/directives/forms/forminfo/forminfopage2479.html https://www.uscis.gov/sites/default/files/files/form/i-9.pdf http://www.dtic.mil/whs/directives/forms/dd/ddforms0001-0499.htm http://www.dtic.mil/whs/directives/forms/dd/ddforms0001-0499.htm https://www.esd.whs.mil/Directives/forms/dd0001_0499/

TECHNICAL EXHIBIT 1

Performance Requirements Summary (PRS)

This PRS includes performance objectives the Government will use to determine contractor performance and will compare contractor performance to the Acceptable Quality Level (AQL).

Performance Objective

Performance Standard Acceptable Quality Levels (AQL)

Surveillance Method / By Whom

5.1 Provide

Advertisements via billboards for NHANG Recruiting &

Retention

The Contractor shall provide billboard advertisements for NHANG Recruiting &

Retention to be visible on billboards within the state of New Hampshire as specified in PWS

Meets the standard 100% of the time

Review of work & approval to advertise will be monitored by

KO

TECHNICAL EXHIBIT 2

Deliverables Schedule

PWS Reference / Deliverable Title

Frequency Number of Copies

Medium/Format Submit To

5.0 Requirements Proof of layout prior to print

One time 1 Electronic

PDF

KO