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Performance Work Statement (PWS)

RPM Innovations (RPMI) 222 Remote Support and Onsite Maintenance Services

02 February 2025

C.1 Background

The Army Research Laboratory (ARL) Center for Agile Materials Manufacturing Sciences currently owns six (6) RPMI Direct Metal Printing machines located at Aberdeen Proving

Ground. This equipment requires routine maintenance and periodic service visits from the original equipment manufacturer (OEM) to continue to operate at an optimal level.

C.2 Objective

The Government requires subject matter expertise (SME) to examine the Government owned

RPMI 222 additive manufacturing system and perform yearly preventive maintenance when required. The contractor shall supply Remote Support for one (1) year and one (1) onsite

Maintenance Service visit, required parts, preventive maintenance kits, unlimited phone support and conduct software/firmware updates as needed.

C.3 Requirement

C.3.1 The Contractor shall contact the Government technical point of contact (TPOC), [REDACTED] to schedule an appropriate date and time for the visit.

C.3.2 The Contractor shall provide remote support for one (1) year for the RPMI Laser System that includes the following:

C.3.2.1 General support pertaining to remote troubleshooting the RPMI 222 Laser System.

C.3.2.2 General support pertaining to technical questions at a reasonable level for the RPMI

Laser System.

C.3.3 The Contractor shall supply one (1) On-site Preventative Maintenance (PM) Service visit per year for RPMI 222. The on-site maintenance service shall include the following:

C.3.3.1 Inspect Powder Feeders

C.3.3.2 Inspect and clean powder distribution manifold

C.3.3.3 Replace all powder feeder poly-lines

C.3.3.4 Test/update the laser power calibration

C.3.3.5 Replace powder feeder discs and orifices

C.3.3.6 Perform PRIMES laser been profile analysis

C.3.3.7 Inspect RPMI deposition heads

C.3.3.8 Perform maintenance to laser chiller

C.3.3.9 Perform a glove box leak down test

C.3.3.10 Inspection/maintenance to ball screw stages

C.3.3.11 Perform maintenance to vacuum pump

C.3.3.12 Perform electrical cabinet filter maintenance

C.3.3.13 Inspect and clean optics in RPMI optics Box

C.3.3.14 Supply one (1) Maintenance Kit

C.3.3.15 Perform system motion qualification

C.3.3.16 Travel, Lodging and equipment for one (1) visit within United States

C.4 Deliverables

C.4.1 The contractor shall provide all qualified trained personnel, tools and parts required to accomplish the task.

C.4.2 The contractor shall follow all installation and facility access procedures.

C.4.3 The contract shall supply a maintenance report detailing all work accomplished.

C.5. Security Considerations

C.5.1. All Contractor employees and all associated subcontractor employees with an area of performance within Army controlled installation, facility, or area shall provide all information required for background checks to meet installation access requirements to be accomplished by installation Provost Marshal Office, Director of Emergency Services or Security Office.

Contractor workforce must comply with all personal identity verification requirements (FAR clause 52.204-9, Personal Identity Verification of Contractor Personnel) as directed by DOD, HQDA and/or local policy. In addition to the changes otherwise authorized by the changes clause of this contract, should the Force Protection Condition (FPCON) at any individual facility or installation change, the Government may require changes in Contractor security matters or processes.

C.5.2. Contractor employees and all associated subcontractor employees that do not require

CAC, but require access to a DoD facility or installation shall comply with adjudication standards and procedures using the National Crime Information Center Interstate Identification

Index (NCIC-III) and Terrorist Screening Database (TSDB) (Army Directive 2014-05/AR 190-

13), applicable installation, facility and area commander installation/facility access and local security policies and procedures (provided by government representative), or, at OCONUS locations, in accordance with status of forces agreements and other theater regulations.

C.6 Contractor Hours of Operation:

C.6.1 The Contractor personnel shall work Monday through Friday, eight (8)-hour days covering core work hours of 0900-1500 excluding Federal holidays. Contractor employees shall not be permitted to work on Saturdays, Sundays or legal holidays (or hours/days on which the installation is officially opening late, closing early, or is closed entirely, for any reason), unless otherwise authorized by the

COR in writing. The following legal holidays will be observed:

January 1st

3rd Monday of January

3rd Monday of February

Last Monday of May

July 4th

1st Monday of September

2nd Monday of October

November 11th

4th Thursday of November

December 25th

When one of the above designated legal holidays falls on a Sunday, the following Monday will be observed as a legal holiday. When a legal holiday falls on a Saturday, the preceding Friday is observed as a holiday by U.S. Government Agencies

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Implementation of Enhanced Security Protections for Contractor Information Systems.pdf

C.7 PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE (PoP)

C.7.1 The Government intends to award a contract with one (1) base year plus an additional two

(2) option years for a total PoP of three (3) years. The Contractor shall perform and comply with the full scope of this PWS for the option years if exercised.

C.8 DISTIBUTION STATEMENT

C.8.1 Distribution Statement: All Contract Submission documents and Information Generated during the performance of the contract shall be distributed in accordance with the following:

C.8.2 Determination of Contract Submission Documents:

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

C.8.3 Distribution Statement A: Determination of Information Generated from Contract:

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

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