PWS.doc

Performance Work Statement (PWS)

05 December 2024 C.1 Background

The Army Research Laboratory (ARL) for [REDACTED] currently owns one (1) Tecan Fluent instrument which was purchased in 2020 under contract number [REDACTED] from Tecan U.S and is located at the ARL South location on the University of Texas at Austin campus. The instrument has been upgraded three (3) times via Contract [REDACTED] purchase of spiral plating, barcode scanning, and storage upgrades, [REDACTED]: purchase of heating, cooling, magnetic, and storage accessories, and [REDACTED]: purchase of installation and integration equipment for one (1) Thermal Cycler and one (1) Infinite Plate Reader. These upgrades require application support so that they are functional and can support laboratory operations. Therefore, the Government seeks to purchase application support including Tecan Fluent Control software scripting, script validation testing, and worklist, and report generation functions.

C.2 Objective

The Government requires subject matter expertise (SME) to build application specific scripts for the Tecan Fluent system located at the ARL South [REDACTED] laboratory on the University of Texas at Austin campus. The Contractor shall supply scripts, provide on-site script validation/testing, and 15 hours of ongoing technical support after acceptance of all scripts.

C.3 Requirement

C.3.1 The Contractor shall provide all qualified trained personnel, tools and parts required to accomplish the project.

C.3.2 The Contractor shall follow all installation and facility access procedures.

C.3.3 The Contractor shall coordinate with the technical point of contact (TPOC) to schedule an appropriate date and time for each visit.

C.3.4 The Contractor shall maintain a report detailing all work accomplished.

C.3.5 The Contractor shall provide 15 hours of ongoing technical support.

C.4 Deliverables

C.4.1 The Contractor shall provide all scripts.

C.4.2 The Contractor shall provide onsite script validation/testing.

C.4.3 The Contractor shall provide onsite technical training for script usage.

C.5 Distribution Statements

C.5.1 Distribution Statement applicable to this PWS and any technical data/documentation generated during performance:

Distribution Statement A. Approved for public release; distribution is unlimited.

C.6 Place of Performance U.S. Army Research Laboratory (ARL) South Austin, TX 78712 C.7 Non-Personal Services

ARL/ALC/GARRISON NON-PERSONAL SERVICES (JUL 2012)

The contractor, as an independent contractor and not as an agent of the Government, shall provide the necessary resources (except those furnished by the Government) to accomplish tasks of the type set forth in the Performance Work Statement.

Contractor employees performing services under this contract shall be controlled, directed and supervised at all times by management personnel of the contractor. The contractor's management shall ensure that employees properly comply with the performance standards outlined in this Performance Work Statement and as required by the contracting officer or the contracting officer's representative (COR). Contractor employees shall perform independent of and without the supervision of any Government official. Actions of contractor employees may not be interpreted or implemented in any manner that results in any contractor employee creating or modifying Federal policy, obligating the appropriated funds of the U.S. Government, overseeing the work of Federal employees, providing direct personal services to any Federal employee or otherwise violating the prohibitions set forth in Parts 7.5 and 37.1 of the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR). The Government shall control access to the facility and shall perform the inspection and acceptance of completed work and tasks.

Contracting Officer: