RFQ attachment - PWS.pdf

PERFORMANCE WORK STATEMENT

Requesting Lab: Engineering Lab

I. BACKGROUND INFORMATION

On February 21, 2018, the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Director approved the investigation of the impacts of Hurricane Maria on Puerto Rico under the National Construction Safety Team (NCST) Act. Three additional projects on Hurricane Maria are being conducted as part of a research study under the National Windstorm Impact Reduction Program (NWIRP). The NCST investigation and the NWIRP research study of Hurricane Maria also include consideration of aspects of Hurricane Fiona. On June 30, 2021, the NIST Director approved the investigation of the partial collapse of the Champlain Towers South condominium in Surfside, FL under the NCST Act. NIST is also conducting a research study on the effects of Hurricane Ian in Florida under the NWIRP Act.

The NCST Act requires the issuance of a public report for each investigation, which includes the following:

1. An analysis of the likely technical cause or causes of the building failure investigated.

2. Any technical recommendations for changes to or the establishment of evacuation and emergency response procedures.

3. Any recommended specific improvements to building standards, codes, and practices.

4. Recommendations for research and other appropriate actions needed to help prevent future building failures.

NIST will be producing multiple technical reports to document the findings of the Hurricane Maria NCST investigation and NWIRP study, including aspects of Hurricane Fiona, the Champlain Towers South NCST investigation, and the Hurricane Ian NWIRP study. NIST will require scientific and engineering technical report preparation, technical content editing, layout, and graphics support to publish professional reports and documents with a logical flow and a consistent, professional layout.

Purpose/Objective: The purpose of this contract is to provide the Engineering Laboratory (EL) at NIST with contractor services to provide scientific and engineering technical writing support, including scientific and engineering content editing, engineering graphic visualization, report layout assistance, and proofreading in both English and Spanish for the Hurricane Maria NCST investigation and NWIRP study, including aspects of Hurricane Fiona. NIST will provide the contractor with the report content and the contractor shall perform services including editing the content for technical consistency and uniform overall voice. NIST does not require substantial development or changes to the content but does require detailed content editing support.

The contractor shall assist NIST in creating professional grade reports and other materials documenting the studies, findings, and recommendations, as described below.

Requirements similar to the tasks associated with the Hurricane Maria NCST investigation and NWIRP study will be included as optional requirements, which may or may not be exercised, for the Champlain Towers South NCST investigation and the Hurricane Ian NWIRP study.

II. SCOPE OF WORK

The scientific and engineering technical report preparation support shall include deliverables such as producing draft reports for internal review and public comment, updates, and final reports. The topics for the Hurricane Maria NCST investigation include hazard characterization, the performance of critical buildings (including their dependence on associated infrastructure systems such as water, power, and transportation), emergency communications and public response, and morbidity and mortality attributed to the event.

The topics for the Hurricane Maria NWIRP research study include business disruption and supply chain recovery, the recovery of infrastructure systems, and the recovery of the services provided by schools and hospitals (e.g., healthcare and education services). Each investigation or study will have at least one report volume per topic as well as a summary report. The total combined length of the Hurricane Maria report volumes and the summary report for each study is expected to range between 1400 and 1500 pages. The number of words per page is expected to be similar to previous NIST NCSTAR reports, with an average of approximately 600 words per page for pages with text only or approximately 360 words per page of report when graphics and “white space” are included. Examples of previous reports can be found at the following website links:

https://www.nist.gov/world-trade-center-investigation/publications-and-reports https://www.nist.gov/el/disaster-resilience/joplin-tornado-investigation-publications

III. GENERAL REQUIREMENTS:

The Contractor shall provide all support for project oversight, administration and technical execution of this task order. The Contractor is responsible for maintaining accurate records of project activities.

IV. SPECIFIC REQUIREMENTS:

The Contractor shall provide services for both English and Spanish products as specified in the Tasks. The contractor shall provide a combined total of up to 2900 report pages in English and up to 2900 report pages in Spanish for the Hurricane Maria NCST investigation and NWIRP research study, with the exact breakdown of pages between the NCST investigation and the NWIRP research study to be determined as part of the project management. Optional tasks 19 through 63 provide for up to 10,350 additional report pages in both English and Spanish for any of the study reports (tasks 4 or 8), including the exercise of any optional tasks (5-6 or 9-18).

Within 15 days of the contract award, the Contractor is required to convene and attend a kickoff meeting. The kickoff meeting shall be conducted through a conference call or virtually and no travel is required. The purpose of this meeting is to review the contractor’s proposed technical approach, contractor data needs, deliverable timeline, and coordinate other activities as needed to develop a final work plan for the contract. This meeting shall include the NIST Contracting Officer’s Representative (COR), the investigation and study team leaders, along with key contract personnel, and other government officials as needed. The Contractor’s Key Personnel shall attend the Kickoff Meeting.

The Contractor shall develop a Report template, which the contractor shall use for all reports, that shall be delivered for all investigations or studies in this contract to ensure a consistent format throughout the entire series of reports. The template shall allow for distinct identifiers for each study, through the use of such things as different colors, cover pages, or chapter title banners. This template shall be compatible with Microsoft Word.

The NIST Technical Series Publications Manuscript Template (to be provided as Government Furnished Property) shall be used as the starting point for developing the report template and shall be modified to accommodate multiple volumes and chapters. The built-in styles used in the NIST template (e.g., front matter, headings, body text, tables, captions, and reference list) shall be maintained.

However, the format of these built-in styles may be modified to achieve the desired appearance (e.g., paragraph spacing and font type, size, and color), but the styles themselves shall be maintained, along with their linkage to outline levels. The template shall be capable of displaying scientific and engineering visualized data (graphics) such as photographs, maps, charts, renderings, and tables with a clear and professional appearance, and must have the ability to be physically printed. The template shall also be capable of displaying equations, and citations and reference lists. The Contractor shall be responsible for ensuring the template provided is compatible with all text and visualizations of data (graphics) that are to be used and that the information provided by NIST inserted into the template is properly formatted and consistent with Government Publishing Office (GPO) and NIST publication standards, which include Section 508 compliance (www.section508.gov). This template shall be updated to ensure it is compatible with the Microsoft Office Suite as necessary throughout the life of the contract.

c. Task 3 – Project Plan for the Hurricane Maria NCST Investigation Within 30 days of the kickoff meeting, the Contractor shall develop a final project plan for the Hurricane Maria NCST Investigation based on discussions at the kick-off meeting and any subsequent meeting(s) or correspondence regarding the execution of the contract. The project plan shall include the dates, deliverables, information requirements from NIST, and the potential foreseen risks for implementation.

Optional Tasks, if they are exercised, may require the revision of this project plan to accommodate any project updates. The NIST COR will approve the project plan or provide comments for revision within ten

(10) business days of receipt. The project plan shall be monitored and revised as needed throughout the life of the contract. If updates to the project plan are required, the updates shall be scheduled as mutually agreed upon between NIST and the Contractor. The contractor shall be responsible for the communication of the status of the contract through bi-monthly status update reports which shall be based on the project work plan and provide information on the schedule, and risks associated with the project and each deliverable that is in development. NIST will provide a template for the monthly status update report, which is included as an attachment to this Performance Work Statement and shall be used by the contractor in delivering status update reports. Status Update reports shall be completed and submitted to the COR by the final day of each relevant month during the contract period of performance (POP). The COR will discuss the status of the contract and any necessary mitigation strategies with the contractor as needed.

i. Task Requirement 4.1: Management The Contractor shall manage and support the creation of draft reports for internal review for the Hurricane Maria NCST investigation, which are expected to include a summary report along with four project-specific report volumes. NIST staff will provide the content of the reports in English. The Contractor shall be responsible for the coordination, assembly, cohesiveness, and final formatting of the reports in English. The Contractor shall track the status of the reports weekly and set timely dates for completion of specific subtasks associated with the deliverables. The Contractor shall work closely with NIST staff to create scientific and engineering technical documents that effectively communicate the process, findings, and recommendations of the studies. All documents produced under this contract shall be compliant with the GPO Style Manual and NIST technical document requirements. Section 508 compliance is not required for the internal review drafts but is required for the public comment drafts and the final reports. The contractor shall ensure Section 508 compliance where required.

ii. Task Requirement 4.2: Technical Content Proofreading and Editing

The Contractor shall provide technical content proofreading and editing services for the documents provided to generate the draft reports for internal review (a summary report along with four project-specific report volumes) for the Hurricane Maria NCST investigation. The Contractor shall be responsible for proofreading drafts and providing feedback regarding the grammatical correctness, uniformity of overall document voice, technical consistency, technical clarity, conciseness, cohesiveness, and technical completeness of each document, which shall be submitted to NIST as tracked-changes electronic Microsoft Word files. The Contractor shall ensure conformity with GPO and NIST technical document requirements.

iii. Task Requirement 4.3: Scientific and Engineering Data Visualization NIST will provide datasets, hand drawings, graphs, charts, and other technical information to the contractor, which shall be transformed into visual graphics and inserted into the draft reports for internal review (a summary report along with four project-specific report volumes) for the Hurricane Maria NCST investigation. The Contractor shall transform the draft images, raw data, or hand-drawn images into professional grade technical graphics that effectively communicate meaning and appeal to the audience, and these shall be incorporated into the draft reports for public comment. The Contractor shall also use specialized formatting, for example, by including tables and graphic elements or other techniques as needed, to maintain a clear, legible, and professional layout, while accurately communicating the technical, scientific, and engineering graphical data. The Contractor shall ensure graphics conform with GPO and NIST technical document requirements.

iv. Task Requirement 4.4: Layout The Contractor shall be responsible for providing the layout of the draft reports for internal review (a summary report along with four project-specific report volumes) for the Hurricane Maria NCST investigation. The Contractor shall expect three iterations between NIST and the Contractor for each report produced, but there may be fewer. The final product will be reviewed by NIST and the Contractor before being prepared for publishing. The Contractor shall work with NIST personnel to revise, reorganize as necessary (including graphics and imagery), and ensure proper tone/approach for the intended audience. All edits performed by the Contractor shall be trackable and reversible upon the COR’s discretion. The Contractor shall ensure conformity with GPO and NIST technical document requirements.

v. Task Requirement 4.5: Final Review for Submission The Contractor shall perform a final review of each deliverable (a summary report along with four project-specific report volumes), ensuring professional appearance, technical completeness, technical accuracy, grammatical correctness, and conformity with GPO and NIST technical document requirements. The Contractor shall also provide NIST with a print-ready electronic file of each report for final review and then address any final edits provided by NIST.

i. Task Requirement 5.1: Management The Contractor shall manage and support the process of adjudicating all comments and edits received during the internal reviews and revising the internal review drafts to create draft reports for public comment for the Hurricane Maria NCST investigation. NIST staff will be responsible for providing any new content required as a result of the internal review comments, in English, and in Spanish translation.

The Contractor shall be responsible for producing technical reports, and the coordination, assembly, cohesiveness, and final formatting of the public comment draft reports, in both English and Spanish. The Contractor shall track the status of the public comment draft reports and set timely dates for completion of specific subtasks associated with the deliverables. The Contractor shall work closely with NIST staff to create technical scientific and engineering documents that effectively communicate the process, findings, and recommendations of the studies. The public comment draft reports shall be compliant with the GPO Style Manual and NIST technical document requirements, which include Section 508 compliance. Alternative (Alt)-text shall be provided for all images and for any tables that use visual elements.

ii. Task Requirement 5.2: Revisions Resulting from Internal Reviews Based upon the decisions made as a result of the internal reviews, the Contractor shall provide proofreading and editing services and modifications to the data visualization graphics for the documents provided to generate the public comment final reports (a summary report along with four project-specific report volumes) for the Hurricane Maria NCST investigation. The Contractor shall be responsible for proofreading drafts and providing feedback regarding the grammatical correctness, consistency, clarity, conciseness, cohesiveness, and completeness of each document, which shall be submitted to NIST as tracked-changes electronic Microsoft Word files.

The Contractor shall ensure conformity with GPO and NIST technical document requirements, including Section 508 compliance.

iii. Task Requirement 5.3: Final Review for Public Comment Publication The Contractor shall perform a final review of each deliverable (a summary report along with four project-specific report volumes), ensuring technical completeness, technical accuracy, grammatical correctness, and conformity with GPO and NIST technical document requirements, including 508 compliance. The Contractor shall also provide NIST with a print ready version of each report for final review and address any final edits provided by NIST.

i. Task Requirement 6.1: Management The Contractor shall manage and support the process of adjudicating all public responses received during the public comment period for the Hurricane Maria NCST investigation and revising the draft reports for public comment to create final reports. NIST staff will be responsible for providing any new content required as a result of the public comments, in English and Spanish translation. The Contractor shall be responsible for the coordination, assembly, cohesiveness, and final formatting of the final technical reports and deliver reports in both English and Spanish. The Contractor shall track the status of the final reports and set timely dates for completion of specific subtasks associated with the deliverables. The Contractor shall work closely with NIST staff to create technical scientific and engineering documents that effectively communicate the process, findings, and recommendations of the studies, and documenting the responses and changes made as a result of the public comments. The final reports shall be compliant with the GPO Style Manual and NIST technical document requirements, which include Section 508 compliance. Alt-text shall be provided for all images and for any tables that use visual elements.

ii. Task Requirement 6.2: Revisions Resulting from Public Comments Based upon the decisions made as a result of the public comments received, the Contractor shall provide proofreading and technical editing services and modifications to the data visualization graphics for the documents provided to generate the draft final reports (a summary report along with four project-specific report volumes) for the Hurricane Maria NCST investigation. The Contractor shall be responsible for proofreading drafts and providing feedback regarding the grammatical correctness, consistency, technical clarity, conciseness, cohesiveness, and technical completeness of each document, which shall be submitted to NIST as tracked-changes electronic Microsoft Word files. The Contractor shall ensure conformity with GPO and NIST technical document requirements, including Section 508 compliance.

iii. Task Requirement 6.3: Final Review for Publication The Contractor shall perform a final review of each deliverable (a summary report along with four project-specific report volumes), ensuring technical completeness, accuracy, grammatical correctness, and conformity with GPO and NIST technical document requirements, including 508 compliance. The Contractor shall also provide NIST with a print ready version of each report for final review and address any final edits provided by NIST.

g. Task 7 – Project Plan for the Hurricane Maria NWIRP Study Repeat Task 3, but for the Hurricane Maria NWIRP study.

Tasks 4.1-4.5 described above, but for the Hurricane Maria NWIRP study, which are expected to include a summary report along with three project-specific report volumes.

Tasks 5.1-5.3 described above, but for the Hurricane Maria NWIRP study for a summary report along with three project-specific report volumes.

Repeat Tasks 6.1-6.3, but for the Hurricane Maria NWIRP study for a summary report along with three project-specific report volumes.

FAR 52.217‐9 Option to Extend the Term of the Contract.

Optional tasks 5 and 6 (HM NCST) and 9 and 10 (HM NWIRP), and Optional tasks 11-14 (CTS NCST tasks) and optional tasks 15-18 (Hurricane Ian tasks) described throughout this document may or may not be exercised in accordance with FAR clause 52.217-9, Option to Extend the term of the Contract. The Optional tasks cited in this section are subject to FAR

Clause 52.217-4 Evaluation of Options Exercised at Time of Contract Award, and some or all of the Optional tasks cited in this section may or may not be exercised at time of award.

FAR 52.217‐7 Option for Increased Quantity‐Separately Priced Line Item.

Optional tasks 19-52 (Additional Report Pages) may or may not be exercised in accordance with FAR clause 52.217-7.

The exercise of all options is at the sole discretion of the Contracting Officer.

VI. SCOPE OF WORK FOR OPTIONAL REPORTS:

Similar to the scope of work required for the Hurricane Maria tasks, the optional tasks for the Champlain Towers South NCST investigation and the Hurricane Ian NWIRP study require report preparation support that shall include deliverables such as draft reports for internal review and public comment, updates, and final reports. The topics of the Reports for the Champlain Towers South NCST investigation include building codes and history, evidence preservation, emergency evacuation, remote-sensing and data visualization, materials science, geotechnical engineering, and structural engineering and modeling. The topics of the Reports for the Hurricane Ian NWIRP study may include storm surge damage to buildings including by water velocity over land and debris transport interacting with buildings, emergency communications and evacuations, and the wind performance of buildings constructed under modern buildings codes (specifically the Florida Building Code). All topics are subject to change as the study progresses.

Each investigation or study, the Champlain Towers South NCST investigation and the Hurricane Ian NWIRP study, will have at least one report volume per topic as well as a summary report. The total combined length of the Champlain Towers South report volumes and the summary report is expected to be up to 4000 pages. The total combined length of the Hurricane Ian report volumes and the summary report is expected to be up to 1000 pages. The number of words per page for these reports is expected to be similar to previous NIST NCSTAR reports, with an average of approximately 600 words per page for pages with text only or approximately 360 words per page of report when graphics and “white space” are included.

VII. SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS FOR OPTIONAL REPORTS:

With the exception of the Key Personnel Program Manager, the Contractor shall provide separate technical teams for the Hurricane Maria work and the optional tasks associated with the Champlain Towers South and Hurricane Ian work, to ensure simultaneous progress can be made on each initiative, should any of the optional tasks below be exercised.

VIII. CHAMPLAIN TOWERS SOUTH TASKS (Optional)

a. Optional Task 11 – Project Plan for the Champlain Towers South NCST Investigation Task 3 described above, but for the Champlain Towers South NCST investigation.

b. Optional Task 12 – Document Creation Support for Internal Review

Drafts for the Champlain Towers South NCST Investigation Tasks 4.1-4.5 described above, but for the Champlain Towers South NCST investigation.

Tasks 5.1-5.3 described above but for the Champlain Towers South NCST investigation.

Tasks 6.1-6.3 described above, but for the Champlain Towers South NCST investigation.

Task 3 described above but for the Hurricane Ian NWIRP study for a summary report along with three project-specific report volumes.

Tasks 4.1-4.5 described above but for the Hurricane Ian NWIRP study for a summary report along with three project-specific report volumes.

Tasks 5.1-5.3 described above but for the Hurricane Ian NWIRP study for a summary report along with three project-specific report volumes.

Tasks 6.1-6.3 described above but for the Hurricane Ian NWIRP study for a summary report along with three project-specific report volumes.

X. ADDITIONAL REPORT PAGES (Optional)

a. Optional Task 19 – Additional 100 report pages in both English and Spanish The contractor shall create an additional 100 pages in English and 100 pages in Spanish, if this option is exercised, to support the creation of reports for the Hurricane Maria NCST investigation (Tasks 3 through 6), the Hurricane Maria NWIRP research study (Tasks 7 through 10), the optional Champlain Towers South NCST Investigation (Tasks 11 through 14) or the optional Hurricane Ian NWIRP study (Tasks 15 through 18). Additional report pages may be for existing report volumes (as listed in the Deliverables Table) or for additional report volumes added.

b. Optional Task 20 – Additional 100 report pages in both English and Spanish Same as Task 19.

c. Optional Task 21 – Additional 100 report pages in both English and Spanish Same as Task 19.

d. Optional Task 22 – Additional 100 report pages in both English and Spanish Same as Task 19.

e. Optional Task 23 – Additional 100 report pages in both English and Spanish Same as Task 19.

f. Optional Task 24 – Additional 100 report pages in both English and Spanish Same as Task 19.

g. Optional Task 25 – Additional 100 report pages in both English and Spanish Same as Task 19.

h. Optional Task 26 – Additional 100 report pages in both English and Spanish Same as Task 19.

i. Optional Task 27 – Additional 100 report pages in both English and Spanish Same as Task 19.

j. Optional Task 28 – Additional 100 report pages in both English and Spanish Same as Task 19.

k. Optional Task 29 – Additional 100 report pages in both English and Spanish Same as Task 19.

l. Optional Task 30 – Additional 100 report pages in both English and Spanish Same as Task 19.

m. Optional Task 31 – Additional 100 report pages in both English and Spanish Same as Task 19.

n. Optional Task 32 – Additional 100 report pages in both English and Spanish Same as Task 19.

o. Optional Task 33 – Additional 100 report pages in both English and Spanish Same as Task 19.

p. Optional Task 34 – Additional 100 report pages in both English and Spanish Same as Task 19.

q. Optional Task 35 – Additional 100 report pages in both English and Spanish Same as Task 19.

r. Optional Task 36 – Additional 100 report pages in both English and Spanish

s. Optional Task 37 – Additional 100 report pages in both English and

Spanish

t. Optional Task 38 – Additional 100 report pages in both English and Spanish Same as Task 19.

u. Optional Task 39 – Additional 100 report pages in both English and Spanish Same as Task 19.

v. Optional Task 40 – Additional 250 report pages in both English and Spanish The contractor shall create an additional 250 pages in English and 250 pages in Spanish, if this option is exercised, to support the creation of reports for the Hurricane Maria NCST investigation (Tasks 3 through 6), the Hurricane Maria NWIRP research study (Tasks 7 through 10), the optional Champlain Towers South NCST Investigation (Tasks 11 through 14) or the optional Hurricane Ian NWIRP study (Tasks 15 through 18). Additional report pages may be for existing report volumes (as listed in the Deliverables Table) or for additional report volumes added.

w. Optional Task 41 – Additional 250 report pages in both English and Spanish Same as task 40.

x. Optional Task 42 – Additional 250 report pages in both English and Spanish Same as task 40.

y. Optional Task 43 – Additional 250 report pages in both English and Spanish Same as task 40.

z. Optional Task 44 – Additional 250 report pages in both English and Spanish Same as task 40.

aa. Optional Task 45 – Additional 250 report pages in both English and Spanish Same as task 40.

bb. Optional Task 46 – Additional 250 report pages in both English and Spanish Same as task 40.

cc. Optional Task 47 – Additional 250 report pages in both English and Spanish Same as task 40.

dd. Optional Task 48 – Additional 250 report pages in both English and Spanish Same as task 40.

ee. Optional Task 49 – Additional 250 report pages in both English and Spanish Same as task 40.

ff. Optional Task 50 – Additional 250 report pages in both English and

Spanish Same as task 40.

gg. Optional Task 51 – Additional 250 report pages in both English and Spanish Same as task 40.

hh. Optional Task 52 – Additional 250 report pages in both English and Spanish Same as task 40.

ii. Optional Task 53 – Additional 250 report pages in both English and Spanish Same as task 40.

jj. Optional Task 54 – Additional 250 report pages in both English and Spanish Same as task 40.

kk. Optional Task 55 – Additional 500 report pages in both English and Spanish The contractor shall create an additional 500 pages in English and 500 pages in Spanish, if this option is exercised, to support the creation of reports for the Hurricane Maria NCST investigation (Tasks 3 through 6), the Hurricane Maria NWIRP research study (Tasks 7 through 10), the optional Champlain Towers South NCST Investigation (Tasks 11 through 14) or the optional Hurricane Ian NWIRP study (Tasks 15 through 18). Additional report pages may be for existing report volumes (as listed in the Deliverables Table) or for additional report volumes added.

ll. Optional Task 56 – Additional 500 report pages in both English and Spanish Same as task 55.

mm. Optional Task 57 – Additional 500 report pages in both English and Spanish Same as task 55.

nn. Optional Task 58 – Additional 500 report pages in both English and Spanish Same as task 55.

oo. Optional Task 59 – Additional 500 report pages in both English and Spanish Same as task 55.

pp. Optional Task 60 – Additional 500 report pages in both English and Spanish Same as task 55.

qq. Optional Task 61 – Additional 500 report pages in both English and Spanish Same as task 55.

rr. Optional Task 62 – Additional 500 report pages in both English and Spanish Same as task 55.

ss. Optional Task 63 – Additional 500 report pages in both English and

Spanish Same as task 55.

XI. GOVERNMENT FURNISHED PROPERTY

All property, data and information provided by the Government in the performance of this task remains the property of the Government and shall be surrendered to the government upon completion or termination of this requirement. Likewise, all deliverables generated under this requirement remain the property of the Government.

It is expected that the requirements of this contract can be completed at the Contractor’s facilities using Contractor-supplied equipment. NIST will provide the following to the Contractor within 30 days of award of this contract:

1. “NIST Technical Series Publications Manuscript Template”

2. Access to NIST servers and NIST shared file directory

3. Content for all reports

XII. RISK ASSESSMENT

Contractor personnel will have access to select portions of the NIST Google Drive and Box files relevant to the report writing and graphics requirements. The contractor will not need access to a system that processes non-public or sensitive DOC. All work to be performed under this contract is considered to be IT - Low Risk.

XIII. DELIVERABLES

Task Number Description Format Due Date

Quantity

1.1 Kickoff Meeting Teleconference

or

Videoconference

Within 3 weeks of the contract start date.

2 Report Template Word Within 30 days of kickoff meeting

3 Project Plan for the Hurricane

Word, Excel, or

PPT

Within 30 days of kickoff meeting

Task Number Description Format Due Date

Quantity

Maria NCST Investigation

4.1 Tracking of

Document Creation for Draft Reports for Internal Review for Hurricane Maria NCST Investigation

Excel Within 14 days of the kickoff meeting, shared on network drive and updated weekly

4.2 Proofread and

Edited Draft Reports for Internal Review in English for Hurricane Maria

NCST

Investigation

Word Within 2 weeks of delivery of the content for each report volume by

NIST

1 summary report

4 project-specific report volumes

4.3 Data

Visualizations for Draft Reports for Internal Review in English for Hurricane Maria

NCST

Investigation

.jpg, .png, .tiff Within 3 weeks of delivery of the content for each report volume by

NIST

1 summary report

4 project-specific report volumes

4.4 Layout of Draft

Reports for Internal Review in English for Hurricane Maria

NCST

Investigation

Word Within 4 weeks of delivery of the content for each report volume by

NIST

1 summary report

4 project-specific report volumes

Task Number Description Format Due Date

Quantity

4.5 Final Version of

Draft Reports for Internal Review in English for Hurricane Maria

NCST

Investigation

Word Within 5 weeks of delivery of the content for each report volume by

NIST

1 summary report

4 project-specific report volumes

Optional 5.1

Management of Revision Support for Public Comment Draft Reports in English and Spanish for Hurricane Maria

NCST

Investigation

Excel Within 5 days of delivery of content, shared on network drive and updated weekly

Optional 5.2

Revised Reports for Public Comment Draft Reports in English and Spanish for Hurricane Maria

NCST

Investigation

Word Within 2 weeks of delivery of the content for each report volume by

NIST

1 summary report

4 project-specific report volumes

Optional 5.3

Final Version of Public Comment Draft Reports in English and Spanish for Hurricane Maria

NCST

Investigation

Word Within 3 weeks of delivery of the content for each report volume by

NIST

1 summary report

4 project-

Task Number Description Format Due Date

Quantity

Optional 6.1

Management of Revision Support for Final Reports in English and Spanish for Hurricane Maria

NCST

Investigation

Excel Within 5 days of delivery of content, shared on network drive and updated weekly

Optional 6.2

Revised Final Report in English and Spanish for Hurricane Maria

NCST

Investigation

Word Within 5 weeks of delivery of the content for each report volume by

NIST

1 summary report

4 project-specific report volumes

Optional 6.3

Final Version of Final Reports in English and Spanish for Hurricane Maria

NCST

Investigation

Word Within 3 weeks of delivery of the content for each report volume by

NIST

1 summary report

4 project-specific report volumes

7 Project Plan for the Hurricane Maria NWIRP Study

Word, Excel, or

PPT

Within 30 days of kickoff meeting

8.1 Tracking of

Document Creation for Draft Reports for Internal Review for Hurricane

Excel Within 5 days of delivery of content, shared on network drive and updated weekly

Task Number Description Format Due Date

Quantity

Maria NWIRP Study

8.2 Proofread and

Edited Draft Reports for Internal Review in English for Hurricane Maria NWIRP Study

Word Within 2 weeks of delivery of the content for each report volume by

NIST

1 summary report

3 project-specific report volumes

8.3 Data

Visualizations for Draft Reports for Internal Review in English for Hurricane Maria NWIRP Study

.jpg, .png, .tiff Within 3 weeks of delivery of the content for each report volume by

NIST

1 summary report

3 project-specific report volumes

8.4 Layout of Draft

Reports for Internal Review in English for Hurricane Maria NWIRP Study

Word Within 4 weeks of delivery of the content for each report volume by

NIST

1 summary report

3 project-specific report volumes

8.5 Final Version of

Draft Reports for Internal Review in English for Hurricane Maria NWIRP Study

Word Within 5 weeks of delivery of the content for each report volume by

NIST

1 summary report

3 project-specific report volumes

Optional 9.1

Management of Revision Support for Public

Excel Within 5 days of delivery of content, Task Number Description Format Due Date

Quantity

Comment Draft Reports in English and Spanish for Hurricane Maria NWIRP Study shared on network drive and updated weekly

Optional 9.2

Revised Reports for Public Comment Draft Reports in English and Spanish for Hurricane Maria NWIRP Study

Word Within 2 weeks of delivery of the content for each report volume by

NIST

1 summary report

3 project-specific report volumes

Optional 9.3

Final Version of Public Comment Draft Reports in English and Spanish for Hurricane Maria NWIRP Study

Word Within 3 weeks of delivery of the content for each report volume by

NIST

1 summary report

3 project-specific report volumes

Optional 10.1

Management of Revision Support for Final Reports in English and Spanish for Hurricane Maria NWIRP Study

Excel Within 5 days of delivery of content, shared on network drive and updated weekly

Optional 10.2

Revised Final Report in English and Spanish for Hurricane Maria NWIRP Study

Word Within 5 weeks of delivery of the content for each report volume by

NIST

1 summary report

3 project-

Task Number Description Format Due Date

Quantity

10.3

Final Version of Final Reports in English and Spanish for Hurricane Maria NWIRP Study

Word Within 3 weeks of delivery of the content for each report volume by

NIST

1 summary report

3 project-specific report volumes

Optional

Project Plan for the Champlain Towers South

NCST

Investigation

Word, Excel, or

PPT

Within 30 days of option exercise

Optional 12.1

Tracking of Document Creation for Draft Reports for Internal Review for Champlain Towers South

NCST

Investigation

Excel Within 5 days of execution of the option, shared on network drive and updated weekly

Optional 12.2

Proofread and Edited Draft Reports for Internal Review in English for Champlain Towers South NCST Investigation

Word Within 2 weeks of delivery of the content for each report volume by

NIST

1 summary report

Up to 11 topic-specific report volumes

Optional 12.3

Data Visualizations for Draft Reports for Internal Review in English for

.jpg, .png, .tiff Within 3 weeks of delivery of the content for each report

1 summary report

Task Number Description Format Due Date

Quantity

Champlain Towers South NCST Investigation volume by

NIST

Up to 11 topic-specific report volumes

Optional 12.4

Layout of Draft Reports for Internal Review in English for Champlain Towers South NCST Investigation

Word Within 4 weeks of delivery of the content for each report volume by

NIST

Optional 12.5

Final Version of Draft Reports for Internal Review in English for Champlain Towers South NCST Investigation

Word Within 5 weeks of delivery of the content for each report volume by

NIST

1 summary report

Up to 11 topic-specific report volumes

Optional 13.1

Management of Revision Support for Public Comment Draft Reports in English and Spanish for Champlain Towers South NCST Investigation

Excel Within 5 days of execution of the option, shared on network drive and updated weekly

Optional 13.2

Revised Reports for Public Comment Draft Reports in English and Spanish for Champlain Towers

Word Within 2 weeks of delivery of the content for each report volume by

NIST

1 summary report

Up to 11 topic-

Task Number Description Format Due Date

Quantity

South NCST Investigation

Optional 13.3

Final Version of Public Comment Draft Reports in English and Spanish for Champlain Towers South NCST Investigation

Word Within 3 weeks of delivery of the content for each report volume by

NIST

Optional 14.1

Management of Revision Support for Final Reports in English and Spanish for Champlain Towers South NCST Investigation

Excel Within 5 days of execution of the option, spreadsheet shared on network drive and updated weekly

Optional 14.2

Revised Final Report in English and Spanish for Champlain Towers South NCST Investigation

Word Within 5 weeks of delivery of the content for each report volume by

NIST

1 summary report

Up to 11 topic-specific report volumes

Optional 14.3

Final Version of Final Reports in English and Spanish for Champlain Towers South NCST Investigation

Word Within 3 weeks of delivery of the content for each report volume by

NIST

1 summary report

Up to 11 topic-

Task Number Description Format Due Date

Quantity

Project Plan for the Hurricane Ian NWIRP Study

Word, Excel, or

PPT

Within 30 days of option exercise

Optional 16.1

Tracking of Document Creation for Draft Reports for Internal Review for Hurricane Ian NWIRP Study

Excel Within 5 days of execution of the option, shared on network drive and updated weekly

Optional 16.2

Proofread and Edited Draft Reports for Internal Review in English for Hurricane Ian NWIRP Study

Word Within 2 weeks of delivery of the content for each report volume by

NIST

1 summary report

3 project-specific report volumes

Optional 16.3

Data Visualizations for Draft Reports for Internal Review in English for Hurricane Ian NWIRP Study

.jpg, .png, .tiff Within 3 weeks of delivery of the content for each report volume by

NIST

1 summary report

3 project-specific report volumes

Optional 16.4

Layout of Draft Reports for Internal Review in English for Hurricane Ian NWIRP Study

Word Within 4 weeks of delivery of the content for each report volume by

NIST

1 summary report

3 project-

Task Number Description Format Due Date

Quantity

16.5

Final Version of Draft Reports for Internal Review in English for Hurricane Ian NWIRP Study

Word Within 5 weeks of delivery of the content for each report volume by

NIST

1 summary report

3 project-specific report volumes

Optional 17.1

Management of Revision Support for Public Comment Draft Reports in English and Spanish for Hurricane Ian NWIRP Study

Excel Within 5 days of execution of the option, shared on network drive and updated weekly

Optional 17.2

Revised Reports for Public Comment Draft Reports in English and Spanish for Hurricane Ian NWIRP Study

Word Within 2 weeks of delivery of the content for each report volume by

NIST

1 summary report

3 project-specific report volumes

Optional 17.3

Final Version of Public Comment Draft Reports in English and Spanish for Hurricane Ian NWIRP Study

Word Within 3 weeks of delivery of the content for each report volume by

NIST

1 summary report

3 project-specific report volumes

Optional 18.1

Management of Revision Support for Final Reports in English and Spanish for

Excel Within 5 days of execution of the option, shared on network drive

Task Number Description Format Due Date

Quantity

Hurricane Ian NWIRP Study and updated weekly

Optional 18.2

Revised Final Report in English and Spanish for Hurricane Ian NWIRP Study

Word Within 5 weeks of delivery of the content for each report volume by

NIST

1 summary report

3 project-specific report volumes

Optional 18.3

Final Version of Final Reports in English and Spanish for Hurricane Ian NWIRP Study

Word Within 3 weeks of delivery of the content for each report volume by

NIST

1 summary report

3 project-

Standards of Acceptance: The NIST COR shall review all deliverables and respond with an acceptance or request for revision email to the Contractor Point of Contact (POC) within 1 month of receipt of deliverable. This section applies to deliverables which must be reviewed and approved for acceptances (draft plans, drawings, etc.)

XIV. PERFORMANCE REQUIREMENT SUMMARY

Task Number

Desired Output

Required Service

Performance Standard

Monitoring Method

2 Template with stylistic elements (fonts, headings, color schemes) ready to accept graphics and text

Provide a professionally designed template that can have graphics and text pasted into it.

100% complete NIST COR will review

3, 7, 10, Complete and error-free project plan for each initiative (Hurricane Maria NCST

& NWIRP,

Champlain Towers South

NCST,

Hurricane Ian NWIRP)

Provide a complete and error-free project plan with suggested timelines for discussion with NIST

100% complete NIST COR will review

4.1, 8.1, 12.1, 16.1

Tracking spreadshee t for each initiative (Hurricane Maria NCST

& NWIRP,

Champlain Towers South

NCST)

Provide a complete and error-free spreadsheet of drafting activities and deadlines

Spreadsheet is accurate, reliable and consistent.

Updated weekly

NIST COR will review

4.5, 8.5, 12.5, 16.5

Final version of draft reports for internal review for each initiative (Hurricane Maria NCST

& NWIRP,

Champlain Towers South

NCST)

Provide professionally laid-out and error-free documents with graphics included, which are ready to post for public comment

100% complete NIST COR will review

5.1, 9.1, 13.1, 17.1

Tracking spreadshee t for each initiative

Provide a complete and error-free spreadsheet of

Spreadsheet is accurate, reliable and consistent.

NIST COR will

(Hurricane Maria NCST

& NWIRP,

Champlain Towers South

NCST)

resolution activities and deadlines

Updated weekly

5.3, 9.3, 13.3, 17.2

Final version of public comment draft reports

Provide professionally laid-out and error-free documents with graphics included, which are ready to publish

100% complete NIST COR will review

6.1, 10.1, 14.1, 18.1

Tracking spreadshee t for each initiative (Hurricane Maria NCST

& NWIRP,

Champlain Towers South

NCST)

Provide a complete and error-free spreadsheet of resolution activities and deadlines

Spreadsheet is accurate, reliable and consistent.

Updated weekly

NIST COR will review

6.3, 10.3, 14.3, 18.3

Final version of public comment draft reports

Provide professionally laid-out and error-free documents with graphics included, which are ready to publish

100% complete NIST COR will

XV. CONTRACT TYPE

This is a Firm-Fixed Price Purchase Order requirement in accordance with the following CLIN structure:

CLIN 001: Completion of all Deliverables under Tasks 1-4 and 7-8 (base requirements) in accordance with the Performance Work Statement CLIN 002 Task 5 (option) CLIN 003: Task 6 (option) CLIN 004: Task 9 (option) CLIN 005: Task 10 (option) CLIN 006: Tasks 11-12 (option) CLIN 007: Task 13 (option) CLIN 008: Task 14 (option) CLIN 009: Tasks 15-16 (option) CLIN 010: Task 17 (option) CLIN 011: Task 18 (option) CLIN 012: Task 19 (option) CLIN 013: Task 20 (option) CLIN 014: Task 21 (option) CLIN 015: Task 22 (option) CLIN 016: Task 23 (option) CLIN 017: Task 24 (option) CLIN 018: Task 25 (option) CLIN 019: Task 26 (option) CLIN 020: Task 27 (option) CLIN 021: Task 28 (option) CLIN 022: Task 29 (option) CLIN 023: Task 30 (option) CLIN 024: Task 31 (option) CLIN 025: Task 32 (option) CLIN 026: Task 33 (option) CLIN 027: Task 34 (option) CLIN 028: Task 35 (option) CLIN 029: Task 36 (option) CLIN 030: Task 37 (option) CLIN 031: Task 38 (option) CLIN 032: Task 39 (option) CLIN 033: Task 40 (option) CLIN 034: Task 41 (option) CLIN 035: Task 42 (option) CLIN 036: Task 43 (option) CLIN 037: Task 44 (option) CLIN 038: Task 45 (option) CLIN 039: Task 46 (option) CLIN 040: Task 47 (option) CLIN 041: Task 48 (option) CLIN 042: Task 49 (option)

CLIN 043: Task 50 (option) CLIN 044: Task 51 (option) CLIN 045: Task 52 (option) CLIN 046: Task 53 (option) CLIN 047: Task 54 (option) CLIN 048: Task 55 (option) CLIN 049: Task 56 (option) CLIN 050: Task 57 (option) CLIN 051: Task 58 (option) CLIN 052: Task 59 (option) CLIN 053: Task 60 (option) CLIN 054: Task 61 (option) CLIN 055: Task 62 (option) CLIN 056: Task 63 (option)

XVI. PLACE OF PERFORMANCE/PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE/LEAD TIME

The primary place of performance shall be the Contractor’s facility. The base period of performance shall be for 26 months, anticipated on or around July 1, 2024, through August 31, 2026.

The optional Champlain Towers South (CTS) NCST tasks (tasks 11-14) and the Hurricane Ian tasks (tasks 15–18), if any are exercised, must be exercised by the Government within 18 months of the effective date of the contract. Exercise of either option would extend the period of performance for an additional 10 months from 26 months to 36 months. Optional tasks 5-6 (HM NCST) or 9-10 (HM NWIRP), Optional Tasks 11-14 (CTS NCST) and Optional Tasks 15-18 (Hurricane Ian), if exercised, shall be completed within a period of 36 months after the effective date of the contract, in accordance with the delivery schedule described in the Deliverables table cited herein. The Period of Performance of any award resulting from this Performance Work Statement shall not exceed a total of 36 months. .

All Optional tasks 19 through 52 (i.e., for additional report pages), may be exercised at any time during the effective period of performance, including the period of performance of the optional tasks (5-6 and 9-18), if exercised, in accordance with the option clause 52.217-7.

Optional tasks 19 through 52, if exercised, shall be completed within the existing award period of performance.

XVII. PAYMENT SCHEDULE

Payment shall be tied to acceptance of deliverables. Payments shall be made in accordance with NET 30-day payment terms, upon receipt of an acceptable invoice. The contractor shall propose a payment schedule that connects the performance of work to achieving deliverables or to achieving progress toward completing a deliverable. The payment schedule proposed by the contractor will be reviewed and shall be included in the contract only after acceptance by the Contracting Officer.

XVIII. ATTACHMENTS

1. Instructions for Preparing NIST Technical Series Publications

2. Monthly Status Update Report Template

XIX. CONTRACTOR KEY PERSONNEL REQUIREMENTS

The…