Scaffolding and Containment SOW FRC 23.doc

Performance Work Statement

SCAFFOLDING/CONTAINMENT

P/R 2123403Y6173K91001 Performance Work Statement Scaffolding/Containment Services for 154 Foot Fast Response Cutter Work Item #1: General Requirements

1. GENERAL REQUIREMENTS: The contractor shall provide all personnel, equipment, tools, supervision, and other items necessary to perform Scaffolding/Containment Services, except for those items specified as government furnished property and services. The contractor shall perform to the standards in this order. If there are no specified standards, then standards will be set at the commercial standard.

Contractor shall comply with OSHA Shipyard standards contained in 29 CFR 1915 in the erection, modification, repair, transportation, and disassembly of all scaffolds, ladders and working surfaces while performing at the USCG Yard.

2. MAINTENANCE AND REPAIR: The contractor must be able to provide maintenance/repairs if needed to the structure at no additional cost to the Government. If maintenance or repairs are needed the contractor must be able to be on site within 8 hours to handle the maintenance or repairs.

3. GOVERNMENT FURNISHED ITEMS AND SERVICES:

Services: The Government will provide crane service if requested by contractor to install roof components of the structure. The Coast Guard Yard will give an effort in providing timely assistance as requested by the Contractor. The Contractor shall provide 24-hour notice to the Government when there is a need for material handling services.

Utilities: The Government will provide water, compressed air, and electricity for the Contractor as defined herein. The Contractor shall instruct employees in utilities conservation practices. The Contractor shall be responsible for operating in such a manner that precludes the waste of utilities, for example turning off the water faucets or valves after using the required amount to accomplish assigned work. The Government shall advise the Contractor of all planned air or power outages, for planning purposes, but in the event of unplanned outages during the Period of Performance, the Contractor is required to provide as required to maintain schedule.

Compressed Air: The Government shall provide a source of compressed air for Contractor machinery. The Contractor shall be responsible for ensuring that their compressed air hookup connections are compatible with the Yard’s compressed air sources.

Electricity: The Government shall provide up to 200 amps and up to 480 volts of electrical services.

Smoking Area: The Government will designate a smoking area if requested by contractor. Smoking is not permitted in the ship handling area, onboard any vessels, in any buildings, or outside of any designated smoking area.

4. CONTRACTOR FURNISHED ITEMS, SERVICES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

General: The Contractor shall furnish all equipment and services required to perform work under this Performance Work Statement, other than those explicitly addressed in government furnished services.

Services: The Contractor shall provide material handling services to load and unload Contractor machinery and for the setup of equipment (forklift, manlift, etc).

Period of Performance: The Contractor shall report to the designated work site on the date specified on the written notification by the Contracting Officer in the form of a signed order. No other individual has the authority to direct the Contractor to begin work, other than a warranted Contracting Officer. All work must be completed within the Period of Performance (POP). If weather or other delays require more time, the contractor is required to notify Contracting Officer or Contracting Officer Representative via e-mail the same day that work could not be performed. Pending Coast Guard Yard production schedules, services may be required on an intermittent basis within the time period and quantity specified.

Equipment: The Contractor shall, throughout the performance of this contract, be in possession of fully functioning equipment and tools to complete assigned work.

5. Safety Equipment

Safety: The area where this work taking place requires hard hats, safety harnesses and safety glasses at all times. The Contractor is to follow all applicable OSHA guidelines and regulations. It is also required that all COVID safety practices are followed.

Equipment Standards: Contractor’s trucks and equipment shall be maintained in an operable condition that meets all Federal, State of Maryland, and local safety requirements.

6. Security Requirements: The U.S. Coast Guard Yard, Baltimore, MD is a controlled access area. All contractors and subcontractors performing work on this contract are recommended to use RAPIDGate or TWIC card access. RAPIDGate manages the non-Common Access Credential (CAC) eligible vendor/contractor companies and their employees who require access to Coast Guard Yard, Baltimore. Vendor/contractor CAC eligibility has been restricted to only those who require physical access to Coast Guard yard and logical access to a DoD or DHS network or system.

a. Contractor employees shall not enter restricted areas in accordance with Yard security regulations or policies. Before contractor employees can work at the Coast Guard Yard Facility, the contractor shall complete a security investigation on all contractor employees in connection to this contract. Any contractor employee with a criminal background must get prior authorization before they can gain access to Coast Guard Yard Facility. Contractor shall provide for each employee to the Contracting Officer, the full name and any alias, address, city and state, and date of birth.

Work Item #2 Provision & Set Up of Scaffolding/Containment

1. COMMENCEMENT OF WORK: Upon award of contract; the Contractor shall provide Scaffolding/Containment Services in seven calendar days with a start date on or around the supplied Period of Performance (POP) start date.

2. SCOPE OF WORK:

Overall Structure: The Contractor must provide 100% containment around the vessel with fireproof shrink wrap material, including the sides to the ship lift floor, a fireproof membrane/ plastic bottom, and a roof top. The Contractor is to supply all labor and materials to erect scaffolding and containment around the 154-foot Coast Guard Fast Response Cutter. The scaffolding must be of safway systems type or compatible. Scaffolds must be erected, moved, dismantled, or altered under the supervision of scaffolding competent person. All scaffolds and their supports must be capable of supporting the load they are designed to carry with a safety factor of no less than four. The scaffolding system must meet OSHA regulation 29 CFR 1915 SUB PART E. The purpose of the containment system is to maintain a constant environment, contain blast media, dust, and paint overspray and to keep out rain, snow, animals and other foreign objects. The structure shall be of sufficient construction to prevent moisture or precipitation intrusion into the structure from surrounding environment.

The staging system shall allow complete access to the entire underwater hull and freeboard with 12 inches of clearance from the cutter, so workers can prepare and paint the vessel’s hull. The bow, stern, and small boat area will need staging provided close enough to complete work but not within 12 inches of the hull. The staging system shall include work platforms with appropriate accesses (i.e. ladders) on the portside O1 level and at the stern tubes. Work platform in vicinity of the stern tubes shall be level with the vessel’s docking cradle. The vessel is 154 feet long with a maximum beam of 26 feet wide. The height of the highest point of the cutter is approximately 45 feet from the dock floor. The scaffolding shall be built symmetrically, approximately 40 feet wide, 168 feet long, and 55 feet tall. The outer deck boards shall be installed at eight-foot intervals. The deck boards shall not be solid so that grit and other particles may fall through. Deck boards shall be placed above the cutter as required to facilitate work to be done over the cutter.

The structure shall be secured to the dock floor using weights or another non-destructive method. The contractor shall provide the weights for securing the structure. The structure can only be secured to the ship lift carts that the craft is on, and they have to be inside the enclosure. There shall be no securing or mountings to the ship. The clearance above every deck shall be at least 8 feet.

There are fixed obstacles located in the area to be staged. The contractor must work around these areas and construct staging – to include doors - that can function around these obstacles. A 12 foot opening with doors will be needed at the stern of vessel (Dock Floor).

Structure Survivability: The contractor shall provide an engineering drawing stamped by a Professional Engineer ensuring the containment will be able to sustain wind gusts up to 60MPH, and a load of six inches of wet snow (during the assembly, final construction, and entire period of performance). The shrink wrap roof must include a slope to prevent water pooling. The shrink wrap containment shall not let any water in through the roof or sides.

Grit blasting will occur inside the enclosure; grit shall remain dry for timely vacuum removal. Painting will also be occurring inside the enclosure, therefore paint overspray will occur. The structure shall be designed to sustain and contain the byproducts of these processes without repair or modification.

The government reserves the right to modify the shrink wrap enclosure to run temporary service ducts such as dust collection hoses, air conditioning hoses, water, sewage, power, etc.

Structure Inspection: The Contractor shall provide final inspection by Professional Engineer. The designated Government representative(s) will be present at this inspection to provide formal acceptance of completion on behalf of the Government. The Contractor shall provide weekly safety inspection and repair of the enclosure, at no additional cost to the government.

Structure Access: Ladders will be needed on all four corners of the enclosure. The entrance shall also have a clearance of 8 feet off the gangway. The contractor shall provide four double wide personnel / equipment access doors on each side of the enclosure. The man doors shall be able to be held closed or open with a latch. The side doors shall be positioned between the wider carts, in the vicinity of the fin stabilizers. Final positioning of the doors may need to be adjusted based on final positioning of the ship in relation to fixed obstacles, particularly on the southeast side of the Enclosure. The bow and stern doors shall be in the middle of the enclosure. The contractor shall provide openings for at least one gangway and a minimum of one additional egress route as designated by Government representative. Exit placards shall be hung above each door or egress route.

Site Visit: A site visit will be held on 05/17/23 at 10:00 a.m. Eastern Standard Time. Please report to 2401 Hawkins Point Road, Curtis Bay, MD 21226. Point of Contact – Carl Weiland, 410-636-3272 or 410-320-9154.

Period of Performance: The start date is June 10th and must be completed in Nine calendar days. The removal of the containment will start on or about August 31st and to be completely removed by September 3rd.

Build Plan: The Government will continue to have access to the ship during building and removal of the structure unless requested by the contractor 72 hours in advance.

Lighting: Lights will be provided and mounted by the Government to the scaffolding.

Work Item #3: Removal of Scaffolding / Containment

1. COMPLETION OF WORK: The Contractor shall remove Scaffolding / Containment Services IAW POP.

2. SCOPE OF WORK:

Structure Disassembly: The contractor will be held liable for any damages caused during disassembly of the structure.

Disposal and Removal: The Contractor is responsible for removal of all equipment and debris generated under this contract.

Work Item #4: Optional Extension

1. SCOPE OF WORK:

Monthly options shall be priced for a partial take down and/or keeping containment up for additional months.