PWS and PRS for Howitzer Digitization.pdf

PERFORMANCE WORK STATEMENT (PWS)

Howitzer Digitization January 2025

(POP 2/13/25-2/12/26)

Part 1 General Information

1. General: This is a non-personal service(s) contract under which the personnel rendering the service(s) 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.

1.1 Description of Services/Introduction: This is a non-personal service(s) contract to provide digitization of Howitzer yearbooks to the USMA Library. This service contract is for the vendor to receive physical copies of the Howitzer (yearbook) from 1949-2004 (55 volumes).

The vendor is responsible for the high-resolution scanning and digitization of the pages of all 55 Howitzer yearbooks. The vendor will not need access to West Point or any other facility as all the work will be completed virtually. Proof of completion of the work will be gained via the provision of the completed scans, at the required resolution and quality, provided to USMA Library on an external solid state hard drive.

1.2 Background: Digitization service is needed to build on previous digitization of Howitzer yearbooks from years prior to 1949. The digitization of these yearbooks allows for improved access to the materials, it also supports the conservation of historical materials related to USMA per the Archives and Special Collections mission. The digitization of these Howitzer Yearbooks also supports the AOG and other organizations at the United States Military Academy.

1.3 Scope: The Contractor shall provide the following non-personal service(s).

• Archival Quality scans of each of the 55 Howitzer yearbooks from cover to cover.

• The scans will be fully legible with accurate text and pictures.

• The scans will be delivered in .tiff at 600dpi RGB color

• .jpeg files derived from the .tiff files at 400dpi RGB color.

• .pdf files with watermark (provided by USMA Library) derived from .jpeg files using normal compression quality with OCR’d

• The scans will be provided on an external solid state hard drive

1.4 Objectives: The objective is for this contract to provide 400-600dpi quality scans of the individual pages of 55 Howitzer yearbooks from the years 1949-2004.

1.5 General Information:

1.5.1 Quality Control Plan (QCP): the contractor’s existing quality assurance system shall be utilized in accordance with FAR 12.208.

1.5.1.1 RESERVED

1.5.1.2 The Contractor shall inform the COR of issues or potential issues that might affect the performance within 72 clock hours of identifying those issues. Verbal reports shall be followed up by written reports within 10 business days {Deliverable 1}.

1.5.2 Quality Assurance: 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 must 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 the acceptable quality levels (performance thresholds).

1.5.3 Recognized Holidays: The following provides information on recognized holidays for the purpose of the PWS. If submittal of any documentation (e.g. deliverables, submittals, etc.)

deadlines fall on a holiday, the closest workday prior to the holiday will apply as the deadline for submittal.

1.5.3.1 U.S. Holidays: When a U.S. holiday occurs on a Saturday or a Sunday, the holiday is observed on the preceding Friday or following Monday, respectively.

New Year’s Day January 1st M. L. King Memorial Day 3rd Monday in Jan Presidents’ Day 3rd Monday in February Memorial Day last Monday in May Juneteenth June 19th Independence Day July 4th Labor Day 1st Monday in September Columbus Day 2nd Monday in October Veteran’s Day November 11th Thanksgiving Day 4th Thursday in November Christmas Day December 25th

1.5.3.2 Host Nation Holidays: RESERVED

1.5.4 Operating Hours: The Government facility office hours, facility operating hours, and the Contractor support hour requirements often coincide, however, they may differ. Please refer to the following.

1.5.4.1 Government Facility Office Hours: The Government facility office hours are 0700 to 2315 Monday through Thursday, 0700-2100 Friday, 1300-2100 Saturday, and 1000-2315 on Sundays except U.S. Holidays identified in paragraph 1.5.3.1 above or when the Government facility is closed due to local or national emergencies, administrative closings, or similar Government directed facility closings.

1.5.4.2 Government Facility Operating Hours: The Government facility operating hours occur between the hours of 0700 to 2315 Monday through Thursday, 0700-2100 Friday, 1300- 2100 Saturday, and 1000-2315 on Sundays. The Government facility is The Government facility is open for operations during the recognized U.S. Holidays identified in paragraph

1.6.3.1 above. The Government facility may close due to local or national emergencies, administrative closings, or similar Government directed facility closings and will be communicated by the Contracting Officer to the Contractor.

1.5.4.3 Contractor Support Hours: The Contractor shall provide support between the hours of 0900-1700 Monday through Friday regardless of the facility’s open or closed status during local or national emergencies, administrative closings, or similar Government directed facility closings. The Contractor shall maintain an adequate workforce at all times, for the uninterrupted performance of all tasks defined within this PWS when the Government facility is not closed for the above reasons. When hiring personnel, the Contractor shall keep in mind that the stability and continuity of the workforce is essential.

1.5.4.3.1 Contractor Work Plan: RESERVED

1.5.5 Training Holidays: RESERVED

1.5.6 Place of Performance: The work to be performed under this contract will be performed at the contractor facility in Greensboro North Carolina, or any of the other locations in the continental United States.

1.6 Security Requirements: The following information is provided on security related matters.

1.6.1 Security Program: RESERVED

1.6.2 Personnel Security Clearance Requirements: RESERVED

1.6.3 Installation Access: RESERVED

1.6.3.1 Installation Pass Log: RESERVED

1.6.3.2 Individual Termination or Expiration of Employment: RESERVED

1.6.3.3 Contract Termination or Cancellation: RESERVED

1.6.3.4 Common Access Cards (CAC) and CAC Log: RESERVED

1.6.4 Background Checks: RESERVED

1.6.4.1 U.S. Citizen: RESERVED

1.6.4.2 Local Nationals and Third Country Nationals: RESERVED

1.6.5 PHYSICAL Security: The Contractor shall safeguard all Government equipment, information, and property provided for Contractor use.

1.6.6 Operations Security (OPSEC) Requirements: RESERVED

1.7 Key Control: RESERVED

1.8 Post Award Conference/Periodic Progress Meetings: The Contractor shall attend any post award conference convened by the contracting activity or contract administration office in accordance with FAR Subpart 42.5. The Contracting Officer, COR, and other Government personnel, as appropriate, may meet periodically with the Contractor to review the Contractor's performance. At these meetings the Contracting Officer 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. Appropriate action shall be taken to resolve outstanding issues. These meetings shall be at no additional cost to the Government.

1.8.1 The Contractor shall attend, participate in, and furnish input to scheduled and unscheduled meetings, conferences, and briefings that relate to the functions and services herein as required by the Government to provide effective communication and impart necessary information. The Contract Manager or designated representative shall attend meetings as requested by the Government. Meeting attendees shall at times include Contractor managerial, supervisory, and other personnel knowledgeable of the subject matter.

Meetings may start or end outside of regular duty hours.

1.9 Contracting Officer’s Representative (COR): Refer to Part 2 of this PWS for the definition of a COR. As determined by the Contracting Officer, a COR will be appointed and identified by letter of designation, a copy of which will be provided to the Contractor by the Contracting Officer. The designation letter 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. The COR monitors all technical aspects of the contract and assists in contract administration. The COR is not authorized to obligate the Government. If the work is not written in the contract, the COR is not authorized to request new work. The COR is authorized to perform the following functions: assure that 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 Contracting Officer and Contractor of any deficiencies, coordinate availability of Government property, and coordinate site entry of Contractor personnel.

1.10 Key Personnel: RESERVED

1.11 Identification of Contractor Employees: RESERVED

1.12.1 RESERVED

1.12.2 RESERVED

1.13 Contractor Travel: RESERVED

1.14 Other Direct Costs (ODCs): RESERVED

1.15 Data Rights: The Government has unlimited rights to all documents and materials produced under this contract. All documents and materials, to include the source codes of software, produced under this contract shall be Government owned and are the property of the Government with all rights and privileges of ownership and 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.

1.16 Non-Disclosure Requirements: RESERVED

1.17 Protection of Government and Contract Information: Per Public Use Notice of Limitations stated by Defense imagery Management operations Center and contained at www.dimoc.mil/resources/limitations/ , the Contractor shall not cite any information (e.g., contract information, pictures, locations, etc.) obtained through this contract on any hard copy or digital marketing tools to include its company website.

1.18 Non-Disclosure Statements: RESERVED

1.19 Organizational Conflict of Interest (OCI): RESERVED

1.20 Phase In /Phase Out Period: RESERVED

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

1.21.1 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)).

1.21.1.1 In addition to other requirements for accident prevention specified in this contract, the Contractor shall comply with all Federal and State requirements governing safety and health protection on construction sites and other applicable occupational safety codes.

1.21.1.2 The Contractor shall complete and provide safety notifications required and will provide documented proof if requested.

1.22 Environmental Compliance: The following provides information on Environmental Compliance.

1.22.1 Environmental Compliance Plan and Program: RESERVED

1.23 Required Training: The following provides information on training requirements.

http://www.dimoc.mil/resources/limitations/

1.23.1 Anti-Terrorism (AT) Level I Training: RESERVED

1.23.2 OPSEC Training: RESERVED

1.23.3 iWATCH Training: RESERVED

1.23.4 Information Assurance (IA) Training

1.23.4.1 RESERVED

1.23.4.2 RESERVED

1.23.4.3 RESERVED

1.23.5 Personally Identifiable Information (PII): Reserved

1.24.3 By acceptance of and performance under this contract, the Contractor affirms that it has complied with the requirements above. Compliance with this requirement and American law is a material contract requirement. Noncompliance by the Contractor or subcontractor at any tier shall be grounds for issuing a negative past performance evaluation and terminating this contract for default.

1.25 Notice to Proceed: the notice to proceed will be provided as indicated below.

(Contracting Office must identify one)

☐The effective date of contract will constitute the date of notice to proceed ☐A notice to proceed letter will be issued ☐The date of the letter transmitting the contract will constitute the date of the notice to proceed

1.27 Government Property and Services: RESERVED

PART 2

DEFINITIONS & ACRONYMS

2. Definitions and Acronyms

2.1 Definitions: Although not inclusive of every term used within this PWS, the following provides a list of definitions used throughout this PWS and commonly used in the acquisition field.

Contracting Officer – means a person with the authority to enter into, administer, and/or terminate contracts and make related determinations and findings on behalf of the Government. Note: The only individual who can legally bind the Government.

Contracting Officer's Representative (COR) – As defined in DFARS 202.101, means an individual designated and authorized in writing by the Contracting Officer to perform specific technical or administrative functions. DoD Instruction (DoDI) 5000.72, Part II Definitions states the following when defining a COR: “Defined in subpart 202.101 of Reference (f). Any individual delegated responsibilities pursuant to subpart 1.602-2 of Reference (e), regardless of local terminology, must be certified in accordance with this instruction. For example, local terminology can be COR, Contracting Officer’s technical representative, technical point of contact, technical representative, alternate COR, administrative COR, assistant COR, line item manager, task order manager, quality assurance personnel, quality assurance evaluator, or COR management.” In addition, Army Regulation 70-13, Chapter 2, paragraph 2-2g, states, in part, the following when providing other surveillance support personnel to assist the COR when needed, “…These other surveillance support personnel may serve as on-site representatives of the COR in performance of actual contract surveillance if they meet all COR requirements and have been appointed by the Contracting Officer as alternate CORs.”

Contractor – means 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.

Contractor-acquired Property - means property acquired, fabricated, or otherwise provided by the Contractor for performing a contract and to which the Government has title.

Day – means, unless otherwise specified, a calendar day.

Defective Service – means a service output that does not meet the standard of performance associated with the Performance Work Statement.

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

Government-furnished Property – As reflected in FAR 52.245-1, Government-furnished Property “means property in the possession of, or directly acquired by, the Government and subsequently furnished to the Contractor for performance of a contract. Government-furnished property includes, but is not limited to, spares and property furnished for repair, maintenance, overhaul, or modification. Government-furnished property also includes contractor-acquired property if the contractor-acquired property is a deliverable under a cost contract when accepted by the Government for continued use under the contract

Government Property - means all property owned or leased by the Government.Government property includes both Government-furnishedand Contractor-acquired property. Government property includes material, equipment, special tooling, special test equipment, and real property. Government property does not include intellectual property and software.

Property Administrator - means an authorized representative of the Contracting Officer appointed in accordance with agency procedures, responsible for administering the contract requirements and obligations relating to Government property in the possession of a Contractor.

High Level Objective (HLO) – means a key overarching result-based objective for a project necessary to achieve the project’s vision. HLOs are similar to Level 2 in a Work Breakdown Structure. Each HLO may contain several statements to flesh out the areas necessary to meet the objective.

Physical Security – means that part of security concerned with physical measures designed to safeguard personnel; to prevent unauthorized access to equipment, installations, material, and documents; and to safeguard against espionage, sabotage, damage, and theft.

Quality Assurance – (or Government contract quality assurance) means the various functions, including, inspection, performed by the Government to determine whether a Contractor has fulfilled the contract obligations pertaining to quality and quantity.

Quality Assurance Surveillance Plan (QASP) – means the key Government-developed surveillance process document, and is applied to Performance-Based Service Contracting (PBSC). The QASP is used for managing Contractor performance assessment by ensuring that systematic quality assurance methods validate that Contractor quality control efforts are timely, effective, and are delivering the results specified in the contract or task order. The QASP directly corresponds to the performance objectives and standards (i.e., quality, quantity, timeliness) specified in the Performance Work Statement (PWS). It provides specific details on how the Government will survey, observe, test, sample, evaluate, and document Contractor performance results to determine if the Contractor has met the required standards for each objective in the PWS. The QASP, with very few if any exceptions, is an internal to Government document.

Quality Control – means all necessary measures taken by the Contractor to assure that the quality of an end product or service shall meet contract requirements.

Statement – means the specific results-based activities required to satisfy HLOs. A statement contains a result, the context of the statement, and the required action(s). Statements focus on “what” is to be accomplished; however, they are not prescriptive in describing “how” the outcome is to be achieved. Each HLO may have several statements to flesh out the areas necessary to meet the objective. Statements are similar to Level 3 in a Work Breakdown Structure.

Subcontractor – means one that enters into a contract with a prime Contractor. The Government does not have privity of contract with the subcontractor.

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

Work Week - Monday through Friday, unless otherwise specified.

2.2 Acronyms: Although not inclusive of every term used within this PWS, or that may be included in an acquisition, the following provides a list of acronyms commonly used in the acquisition field.

ACOR Alternate Contracting Officer's Representative AFARS Army Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement AHA Activity Hazard Analysis AOR Area of Responsibility AR Army Regulation AT Anti-terrorism ATCTS Army Training Certification Tracking System CAC Common Access Card CCE Contracting Center of Excellence CFR Code of Federal Regulations CONUS Continental United States (excludes Alaska and Hawaii) COR Contracting Officer’s Representative COTS Commercial-Off-the-Shelf DA Department of the Army DD250 Department of Defense Form 250 (Receiving Report) DD254 Department of Defense Contract Security Requirement List DFARS Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement DMDC Defense Manpower Data Center DoD Department of Defense DPI Dots Per Inch (a measure of the number of ink droplets or pixels within one square inch) FAR Federal Acquisition Regulation FRG Federal Republic of Germany GFP Government Furnished Property HLO High Level Objective HIPAA Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 IA Information Awareness IAC Installation Access Control IACO Installation Access Control Office ID Identification IGCE Independent Government Cost Estimate

IT Information Technology JPAS Joint Personnel Adjudication System KO Contracting Officer OCI Organizational Conflict of Interest OCONUS Outside Continental United States (includes Alaska and Hawaii) OCR Optical Character Recognition (the electronic or mechanical conversion of images of typed, handwritten or printed text into machine-encoded text) ODC Other Direct Costs OPSEC Operations Security PA Property Administrator PDF Portable Document Format (a file format that provides an electronic image of text or text and graphics) PII Personally Identifiable Information PIPO Phase In/Phase Out POC Point of Contact PRS Performance Requirements Summary PWS Performance Work Statement QA Quality Assurance QAP Quality Assurance Program QASP Quality Assurance Surveillance Plan QC Quality Control QCP Quality Control Program RA Requiring Activity RCO Regional Contracting Office SIGE Safety and Health Protection Plan TE Technical Exhibit TIFF Tag Image File Format

(a raster format that stores photographic and graphical data) USAG United States Army Garrison UOM Unit of Measure USMA United States Military Academy

PART 3

GOVERNMENT PROPERTY (GP) AND SERVICES

3. Government Property and Services

3.1 Services: RESERVED

3.2 Facilities: RESERVED

3.3 Utilities: RESERVED

3.4 Equipment: RESERVED

3.5 Special Tooling and Test Equipment: RESERVED

3.6 Materials: The Government will provide physical copies of the Howitzer Yearbooks to be digitized from years 1949-2004. These materials contain no PII or sensitive information and will be destroyed in the digitization process and, therefore, will not be returned.

3.7 Training: RESERVED

3.8 Common Access Cards (CAC): RESERVED

PART 4

CONTRACTOR FURNISHED ITEMS AND SERVICES

4. Contractor Furnished Property and Services

4.1 General: The Contractor shall deliver a single drive containing the digitized Howitzer yearbooks from 1949-2004

4.2 Secret Facility Clearance: RESERVED

4.3 Materials: RESERVED

4.4 Vehicles and Equipment: RESERVED

4.5 Background Checks): RESERVED

PART 5

SPECIFIC TASKS

5.1 Basic Services: The Contractor shall provide services for:

1. Scans of each of the 55 Howitzer yearbooks from cover to cover and be archival quality scans.

2. The scans will be fully legible with accurate text and pictures.

3. The scans will be delivered in .tiff at 600dpi RGB color

4. .jpeg files derived from the .tiff files at 400dpi RGB color.

5. .pdf files with watermark (provided by USMA Library) derived from .jpeg files using normal compression quality with OCR’d

6. The scans will be provided on an external solid state hard drive

5.2 Tasks: Tasks consist of the following:

Deliverable 1: The Contractor shall inform the COR of issues or potential issues that might affect the performance within 72 clock hours of identifying those issues. Verbal reports shall be followed up by written reports within 10 business days.

5.2.1 Scans of Howitzer Yearbooks

5.2.1.1 Archival Quality scans of each of the 33,935 total pages in 55 Howitzer yearbooks from cover to cover.

(a) The scans will be fully legible with accurate text and pictures.

(b) The scans will be delivered in .tiff at 600dpi RGB color

(c) The .jpeg files derived from the .tiff files at 400dpi RGB color.

(d) The .pdf files with watermark (provided by USMA Library) derived from .jpeg files using normal compression quality with OCR’d.

5.2.2 Delivery of completed Scans

5.2.1 Once scans are completed, the scans will be provided on an external solid state hard drive at the requisite quality per 5.2.11 (a,b,c,d).

5.3 Service Contract Reporting

5.3.1 System for Award Management (SAM) Service Contract Report (SCR): RESERVED

Steps for Submitting a Service Contract Report (SCR) RESERVED (Does not apply)

PART 6

APPLICABLE PUBLICATIONS

6. Applicable Publications (Current Editions): The following publications, manuals, regulations, etc. are mentioned in this PWS and are listed below.

6.1.1 Department Of Defense Contract Security Classification Specification (DD Form 254)

6.1.2 Department of Defense Security Agreement (DD Form 441)

6.1.3 National Industrial Security Program Operating Manual (DoD 5220.22-M)

6.1.4 Installation Access Control (AE Reg 190-16)

6.1.5 The Army Physical Security Program (AR 190-13)

6.1.6 Contractor Identification (AE Reg 27-715)

6.1.7 U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Safety and Health Requirements Manual (EM 385-1-1)

6.1.8 Information Assurance Workforce Improvement Program (DoD 8570-M)

6.1.9 Information Assurance Training Certification and Workforce Management Directive (DoDD 8570.01)

6.1.10 Information Assurance (AR 25-2)

6.1.11 Electromagnetic Compatibility Directive (2004/108/EC)

6.1.12 Policies and Procedures for Property Accountability (AR 735-5)

PART 7

ATTACHMENT AND TECHNICAL EXHIBIT LISTING

7. Attachment and Technical Exhibit List

7.1 Technical Exhibit A – Performance Requirements Summary

7.2 Technical Exhibit B – Deliverables Schedule

7.3 Attachment 1 – RESERVED

7.4 Attachment 2 – RESERVED

7.5 Attachment 3 – RESERVED

TECHNICAL EXHIBIT A

Performance Requirements Summary (PRS)

PERFORMANCE

OBJECTIVE

STANDARD PERFORMANCE

THRESHOLD

ACCEPTABLE

QUALITY

LEVELS (AQLs)

METHOD OF

SURVEILLANCE

PRS#1 - PWS para 2

The contractor shall create digital scans of 55 Howitzer yearbooks ranging from 1949-2004.

Archival Quality scans of each of the 33,935 total pages in 55 Howitzer yearbooks (1949- 2004) from cover to cover.

100% of the scans will be fully legible with accurate text and pictures.

100% of the scans will be delivered in .tiff at 600dpi RGB color and the .jpeg files derived from the .tiff files at 400dpi RGB color.

100% of the .pdf files with watermark (provided by USMA Library) will be derived from .jpeg files using normal compression quality with OCR’d.

Random Sampling

Once scans are delivered, digitized materials will be viewed in a randomized/ as-needed basis to evaluate the quality of the scans.

PRS#2 - PWS para 2

The contractor shall provide the completed scans on an external solid state hard drive.

Once scans are completed, the scans will be provided on an external solid state hard drive at the requisite quality per the parameters described in PRS#1.

100% of the scans must appear on the external solid state hard drive.

Overall review of years contained in hard drive will ensure every year between 1949-2004 is accounted for. Random sampling as mentioned above will evaluate the quality of the scans within.

TECHNICAL EXHIBIT B

DELIVERABLES SCHEDULE

Deliverable Frequency # of Copies Medium/Format Submit To PWS Scans and Delivery (paragraph

5.2.1 and 5.2.2)

Once after final delivery of scans in external state hard drive.

1 copy – for the

COR

Electronic delivery via email

To the Contracting Officer through the Contracting Officer’s Representati ve (COR)