PWS_accreditation_National_Minerals_Lab.docx

PERFORMANCE WORK STATEMENT

SECTION C:

DESCRIPTION/SPECIFICATIONS/STATEMENT OF WORK

ISO-17025 Accreditation for the BLM National Minerals testing Laboratory (BLM-NMTL)

C.1 SCOPE OF WORK

The Contractor shall provide all personnel, equipment, tools, materials, supervision, and other items and incidental services necessary, to perform ISO-17025 accreditation in the API-13A and the API-19C testing standards as described in this Performance Work Statement (PWS).

These services are to be performed at The BLM National Minerals Testing Laboratory, 101 Rodeo Drive, Worland WY 82401.

Contract is a base plus 4 option year contract. Each year the contractor shall recertify the Government. The Government shall be given a schedule for the contract at least 60 days before the Contractor is on-site for testing. All tasks shall be conducted each year.

C.2 DEFINITIONS

C.2.1 General Definitions

ACCEPTABLE QUALITY LEVEL (AQL). Maximum deviation from the performance standard.

PERFORMANCE BASED ACQUISITION. A contracting method intended to ensure that required performance quality levels are achieved and that the Contractor’s total payment is related to the degree services meet contract performance standards.

PERFROMANCE REQUIREMENTS SUMMARY (PRS). An abridged version (summary) of the Performance Work Statement showing contract requirements, tasks/subtasks, standards and acceptable quality levels. The PRS may also contain an abridged version of Quality Assurance Surveillance Plan showing the Government’s method of surveillance, incentives, and fee reductions for not meeting standards.

PERFORMANCE STANDARD. Standard of performance required by the Government.

PERFORMANCE WORK STATEMENT (PWS). Specific requirements the Contractor must meet in performance of the contract. The PWS contains required services (tasks/critical subtasks), performance standards, acceptable quality levels, and incentives/disincentives.

QUALITY ASSURANCE. Actions taken by the Government to assure services meet contract requirements.

QUALITY ASSURANCE SURVEILLANCE PLAN (QASP) OR QUALITY ASSURANCE PLAN (QAP). A written document showing Government surveillance method and scheduling to be used to assess the Contractor’s performance against the performance standard.

QUALITY CONTROL. Those actions taken by a Contractor to control the performance of services to ensure services meet the requirements of the PWS.

C.2.2 Technical Definitions

C.3 GOVERNMENT-FURNISHED PROPERTY

C.3.1

All equipment to be tested is installed at the National Minerals Testing Lab.

C.4 CONTRACTOR FURNISHED ITEMS

All equipment, labor, and materials needed to accredited the National Minerals Testing Lab.

C.4.1 Quality Control Plan

The Contractor shall establish and maintain a Quality Control Program to ensure the requirements of the contract are achieved. One copy of the Contractor’s Quality Control Plan shall:

|_| Be provided to the Contracting Officer prior to the start of contract work.

|X| Be provided with the Offeror’s initial proposal (see Section L & M)

C.5 TASKS/CRITICAL SUBSTASKS AND STANDARDS

C.5.1 Task 1: Plan for Test Accreditation Contractor shall submit a detailed plan showing all tests and what is needed by the Government for each. Plan shall include any equipment, test material, or other items that are needed. Plan shall include any change in Contractor personnel for the project manager or the assessor. All Contractor personnel that is going to be on-site during the testing shall be identified in the Plan. Plan shall be given to the Government no more than 10 days after award. The Government shall have 20 days to respond to any questions on the Plan.

C.5.2 Task 2: Accreditation for all Test Disciplines

Standard/AQL:100% of test disciplines will be tested and accredited. Contractor will advise the Government of any issues that need to be corrected to achieve accreditation. Government shall be given 10 working days to correct any issues, at which time the Contractor shall retest the Government. If the Government does not pass at that time, the Contractor shall submit a report with detailed findings on how the Government can pass the test.

C.6.1 Proficiency Tests

(ISO.IEC 17043 PT Provider, 3rdparty/Inter laboratory, Repeatability/Intra-lab)

(QA Balance; biannual)

Dimensional

Dimensional

Mechanical

Dimensional

(Tescan USA)

Chemical

(Oxford Instruments, USA)

Chemical

(Rigaku, USA)

Mechanical

(QA Balance; biannual)

Chemical

(Rigaku, USA)

SECTION L

INSTRUCTIONS, CONDITIONS, AND NOTICES TO OFFERORS

L.1 TECHNICAL PROPOSAL CONTENTS

QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE OF KEY PERSONNEL: Offerors shall submit a one-page resume of all key personnel proposed for this contract. For this contract, the following positions have been determined as key: Project Manager and Assessor.

PAST PERFORMANCE: Offerors shall submit a list of clients for past and present similar projects covering the past three (3) years. Provide: contact name, address, phone number, fax number, e-mail address. The Government will survey these clients to obtain past performance information (quality, timeliness, cost control, business relationships) related to Offeror’s current and past work.

QUALITY CONTROL PLAN: Offeror’s shall submit their Quality Control Plan showing how they intend to meet Government performance standards for each task and subtask associated with this contract.

SECTION M

EVALUATION FACTORS FOR AWARD

M.1 TECHNICAL EVALUATION FACTORS

M.2 ORDER OF IMPORTANCE

Technical factors, when combined, are considered:

|_| Significantly more important than price

|_| Approximately equal to price

|_| Significantly less important than price