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PERFORMANCE WORK STATEMENT

Mandatory Training and CerƟficaƟon Requirement Support

1. Background.

Training with applicable cerƟficaƟon tesƟng is required to be offered to sailors and civilians in order to be able to perform duƟes and comply with DoDM 8140.03.

1.1. The Contractor shall provide a five (5) day, on-site CompTIA Security+ cerƟficaƟon boot camp, to include all required course materials, instrucƟon, and examinaƟon support, for up to nine (9) Department of the Navy personnel. The Contractor shall ensure that the final day (Day

5) of the course includes sufficient dedicated Ɵme and the necessary tesƟng plaƞorm/means for all parƟcipants to take the iniƟal cerƟficaƟon exam on-site via an authorized tesƟng method.

AddiƟonally, to miƟgate the risk of examinaƟon failure, the Contractor's proposed soluƟon must include post-course remediaƟon support. In the event a student fails their iniƟal cerƟficaƟon exam, the Contractor shall provide access to remediaƟon instrucƟon and one (1) secondary examinaƟon voucher at no addiƟonal cost to the Government. In the event a Government parƟcipant is unable to take the examinaƟon on-site on Day 5, the Contractor shall ensure the issued examinaƟon voucher remains valid for a minimum of ninety (90) days following course compleƟon, enabling the parƟcipant to schedule and take the exam remotely via an authorized online tesƟng plaƞorm or at an authorized tesƟng center.

1.2. Period of Performance. The period of performance shall be ninety (90) days aŌer the date of award.

Desired dates for the on-site training and proctored exam are 21 September - 25 September

2026.

1.3. Hours of OperaƟon. Work shall be performed during the core business hours of 0700AM through 1700PM Monday through Friday and shall not include aŌer-hours, weekends, and holidays.

1.4. Inclement Weather OperaƟons. The contractor shall perform Training Support services as scheduled including during periods of inclement weather unless specific approval to delay is requested by the contractor and approved by NCTAMS PAC Training Officer. Such approval will normally be granted only in cases of parƟcularly severe weather, such as hurricanes or tornados, etc. The contractor shall not request addiƟonal cost for schedule changes due to inclement weather.

1.5. Place of Performance. JBPHH, Oahu Hawaii. Government representaƟve to secure faciliƟes for training.

1.6 Designated Government RepresentaƟve (DGR). This acquisiƟon is not technically complex and, for that reason, it does not require a ContracƟng Officer RepresentaƟve (COR). However, a

DGR will report to the ContracƟng Officer that all products and /or services from the contractor have been delivered and accepted. The Designated Government RepresentaƟve and Technical

Point of Contact (TPOC) for this task order request is Training Officer CPO Jason Sandeen, (808)

653-1412, and E-mail: jason.p.sandeen.mil@us.navy.mil.

1.7. Contractor Access and Use of Premises. The contractor shall be responsible for securing the necessary base access passes for contractor personnel, vehicles, and equipment for the duraƟon of the contract. Security Forces reserve the right to refuse issuance of a pass to an employee of the contractor for any reason deemed valid by the Government. Contractors must idenƟfy themselves as either a U.S. Owned or a Foreign Owned, Controlled or Influenced (FOCI) enƟty.

CiƟzenship. must be U.S. ciƟzens.

Infrequent Access (<30 days/year): Unless the contractor is registered in the Defense Biometric

IdenƟficaƟon System (DBIDS), all infrequent contractor employees of less than 30 consecuƟve days will be required to stop at the

Pass and Decal office every day to obtain a one-day pass unƟl work is completed. InformaƟon regarding how to obtain the day passes will be provided by the DGR.

1.8. Non-Personal Service Statement. Contractor management will ensure that employees properly comply with the performance work standards outlined in this performance work statement. Contractor employees will perform their duƟes independent of, and without the supervision of, any Government official or other Defense Contractor. The tasks, duƟes, and responsibiliƟes set forth in this project may not be interpreted or implemented in any manner that results in any contractor employee creaƟng or modifying Federal policy, obligaƟng the appropriated funds of the United States Government, overseeing the work of Federal employees, providing direct personal services to any Federal employee, or otherwise violaƟng the prohibiƟons set forth in Parts 7.5 and 37.1 of the Federal AcquisiƟon RegulaƟon (FAR). The

Government will control access to the facility and will perform the inspecƟon and acceptance of the completed work.

1.9. Employment of Federal Employees. The contractor shall not employ or enter into a contract with any person to perform work under this contract who is an employee of the United States

Government, either military or civilian, unless such person receives approval IAW applicable

Federal and DOD regulaƟons.

1.10. Personnel Compliance. The contractor shall ensure that contractor employees observe and comply with all local and higher authority policies, regulaƟons, and procedures concerning fire, safety, environmental protecƟon, sanitaƟon, security, traffic, parking, energy conservaƟon, flag courtesy, "off -limits" areas, and possession of firearms or other lethal weapons. When two or more direcƟves or instrucƟons apply, the Contractor shall comply with the more stringent of the direcƟves or instrucƟons.

1.11. Smoking/Drug/Alcohol Policy. The contractor shall comply with local command smoking policies and workforce requirements.

The contractor shall also comply with all Federal statues, laws, and regulaƟons to implement a

Drug Free Workplace Program (DFWP) as well as work force requirements and local command policies.

1.12. Personnel Conduct. The selecƟon, assignment, reassignment, transfer, supervision, management, and control of contractor personnel employed to perform the work specified herein shall be the responsibility of the contractor. The contractor shall be responsible for the performance and conduct of contractor and subcontractor employees at all Ɵmes. The contractor shall ensure that personnel present a professional appearance. Personnel employed by the contractor in the performance of this contract, or any representaƟve of the contractor entering the installaƟon shall abide by the security regulaƟons listed in the contract and shall be subject to such checks by the Government as deemed necessary. The contractor shall not employ, for performance under this contract, any person whose employment would result in a conflict of interest with the Government's standards of conduct.

1.13. Personnel Removal. Government rules, regulaƟons, laws, direcƟves, and requirements that are issued during the term of the performance period relaƟng to law and order, installaƟon administraƟon, and security shall be applicable to all contractor employees and representaƟves who enter the installaƟon. ViolaƟon of such rules, regulaƟons, laws, direcƟves, or requirements shall be grounds for removal (permanently or temporarily as the Government determines) from the work site or installaƟon. Removal of employees does not relieve the contractor from the responsibility for the work defined in this performance work statement. The contractor is expected to provide support services despite personnel removal or other unforeseen condiƟon(s). Should replacement become necessary, the government reserves the right to review all resumes of proposed candidates.

Removal by InstallaƟon Commander: The InstallaƟon Commander may, at his/her discreƟon, bar an individual from the installaƟon under the authority of 18 U.S.C. 1382 (1972), for conduct that is determined to be contrary to good order, discipline, or installaƟon security and safety.

Removal Requested by Designated Government RepresentaƟve (DGR): The DGR may require the contractor to remove an employee working under this contract for reasons of misconduct or security violaƟons. Contractor employees shall be subject to dismissal from the premises upon determinaƟon by the DGR that such acƟon is necessary in the interest of the Government.

Removal by Military Police: Contractor employees may be denied entry to or may be removed from the installaƟon by Military Police if it is determined that the employee's presences on the installaƟon may be contrary to good order, discipline, or installaƟon security and safety

Removal for UnsaƟsfactory Performance: The government reserves the right to require the

Contractor to remove and replace any personnel who provide unsaƟsfactory performance, demonstrate insufficient knowledge, or possess inadequate skill levels necessary to complete assigned tasks. The skill level of the staff provided shall be current and consistent with new technologies.

1.14. InteracƟon With Other AcƟviƟes. Government and contractor personnel will be working in common areas during working hours.

Contractor performance shall not interfere with Government work in the area where any service or maintenance work is being performed. In the event the contractor believes that

Government and other contractor personnel are interfering with the performance of the tasks described in this PWS, the contractor shall noƟfy the Designated Government RepresentaƟve immediately. The contractor is obligated to conƟnue performance of the effort described in this contract unless there is authorizaƟon from the KO or Designated Government RepresentaƟve to stop work. Failure by the contractor to noƟfy the Designated Government RepresentaƟve and receive necessary instrucƟons could result in denial of any addiƟonal costs incurred in performance of the contract under such condiƟons. Other Government contractor's may be performing required services in areas that interrelate with the requirements of this contract.

The Government will facilitate iniƟal contact between contractors performing other contracts and this contract. The contractor shall provide all further required coordinaƟon between other contractors for any task specified in this contract that relates to or impacts on any other contracted work.

1.15. Safety. The Contractor is solely responsible for compliance of all safety regulaƟons of employees while working on government owned faciliƟes. All accidents which may arise out of, or in connecƟon with, performance of services required herein which result in injury, death, or property damage, shall be reported in wriƟng to the ContracƟng Officer and Designated

Government RepresentaƟve within twenty-four hours of such occurrence. Reports shall provide full details of the accident, including statements from witnesses.

The fore-going procedures shall also apply to any claim made by a third party against the contractor as a result of any accident that occurs in connecƟon with performance under this contract.