SOW 150 lb. Halon Flightline Fire Extinguisher Repair and Maintenance Final.pdf

STATEMENT OF WORK

Dated: 24 March 2023

150 lb. Halon Flightline Fire Extinguisher Repair and Maintenance to include Inspection of the down tube and valve assembly solder on Amerex 1501b Halon 1211 Wheeled Flightline Fire Extinguishers

Section 1 General Information Statement of Work

1. SCOPE OF WORK: The contractor shall provide all personnel, equipment, tools, materials, facilities, and other items and services necessary to perform inspection, repair, testing, maintenance, and recharging of wheeled 150lb. of wheeled 150 lb. Flightline Halon Fire Extinguishers as defined in this statement or work, except as specified in Sec1ion 2 as government-furnished property and supplies. The contractor shall perform to the standards in this contract. The estimated quantities of work are listed in Section 3.

2. CONTRACTOR PERSONNEL:

2.1. Contract Manager. The contractor shall provide a contract manager who shall be responsible for the performance of the work, The name of this person, and alternate, shall be designated in writing to the Assistant Chief for Prevention, Fire & Emergency Services (FES).

2.1.1. The contract manager or alternate shall have full authority to act for the contractor on all contract matters relating to daily operation of this contract.

2.1.2. The contract manager or alternate shall be available within 24 hours of notification to meet on the installation with FES personnel to discuss problem areas.

2.2. Contract Employees. The contractor shall not employ persons for work on this contract if such employee is identified to the contractor by the contracting officer as a potential threat to the health, safety, security, general well being, and/or operational mission of the installation and its population.

2.2.1. All work shall be accomplished by appropriately licensed/certified, experienced person(s) regularly engaged in the inspection, maintenance, and testing halon fire extinguishers in compliance with state and national fire code criteria and Department of Transportation (DOT) requirements. Proof of certifications will be required and evaluated upon submission.

2.2.2. Employee Training. The contractor is responsible for training of employees. The personnel employed by the contractor shall be qualified in the maintenance, inspection, repair, and recharging of Flightline 150 LB Halon Fire Extinguishers.

3. PHYSICAL SECURITY: The contractor shall be responsible for safeguarding all government property provided for contractor use.

4. EQUIPMENT PICK-UP ANO RETURN TIME REQUIREMENTS:

4.1. Annual inspection, maintenance, repair of fire extinguishers provided under this section will be turned over to the contractor in quantity increments mutually agreeable to the Government and Contractor.

4.1.2. The contractor will respond within 24 hours of notification to pick up the extinguisher(s) in need of service. All required work will be accomplished and units returned to the base point of pickup within 7 calendar days.

4.2. Unscheduled servicing and repair of extinguishers. Fire extinguishers provided under this section are those in which inspection and maintenance has been performed and for operational reasons, requires servicing or repair.

4.2.1. The contractor will respond within 24 hours of notification to pick up the extinguisher(s) in need of service and will return the extinguisher(s), with the necessary servicing and repairs accomplished within 48 hours following pick-up.

4.2.2. The above time requirements do not apply to weekends or federal holidays, In cases where the 24 or 48 hour time requirement falls on one of these days, the following duty day by 1600 hours, will meet the response or delivery requirement.

**The contractor may choose to service the components on base, in such case, shall be coordinated with the base Fire Department and Environmental personnel.

5. STANDARDS ANO WORK REQUIREMENTS:

5.1. Mandatory Standards. All inspection, maintenance, servicing, and repairs will comply with and be performed in accordance with United States Air Force Technical Order (TO) 13F4-4-121, Fire Extinguisher, Wheeled Liquefied Gas, 150 lb. Capacity and Time Compliance Technical Order (TCTO) 13F4-4-501, inspection of the down tube and valve assembly solder on Amerex halon 1211 1501b wheeled flightline fire extinguisher.

5.2. Work Requirements. The following is an overview of work required for 150 lb. Halon Flightline Fire Extinguishers. These are minimum requirements and may not include all tasks required by the Mandatory Standards listed previously. Specific requirements will be provided by the FES Contract Representative when each extinguisher is turned over to the contractor.

5.2.1 Maintenance. The contractor will perform all requirements for annual maintenance on all extinguishers turned over for inspection and unscheduled servicing. Six- and twelve-year inspection and maintenance tasks will also be performed on all extinguishers identified as requiring this service, Additionally, inspection of the down tube and valve assembly solder on halon 1211 1501b wheeled flightline fire extinguisher(s).

5.2.2. Hydrostatic Testing. Fire extinguishers, including hoses, will be tested according to Technical Order 13F4-4-121 requirements. Only those extinguishers designated by the FES Contract Representative will be tested. The contractor will affix a sticker/plate complying with NFPA 10 requirements, identifying pertinent information on all extinguishers that pass the testing. Extinguishers that fail the testing will be identified as having failed, with the reason for failure and be returned to the government.

S.2.3. Servicing. fire extinguishers will be serviced as required. The contractor will provide all parts and supplies required to service and recharge the extinguishers with the exception of halon 1211, which will be provided by the government. The quantity (lbs.) of halon used during servicing will be provided to the FES Contract Representative for official tracking and reporting of halon use.

5.2.4. Company labels and advertisement will not be affixed to the extinguishers (exception: stickers which identify inspection dates in which the company identification is secondary to the content of the sticker).

5.2.5. Repairs. The contractor will perform all repairs as directed by the government. Estimated repair requirements and quantities are listed in Section 3.

5.3. Parts and Materials:

5.3.1. The contractor will be responsible for supplying replacement parts. All parts will be new, unused, and meet the manufacture’s specifications for use on each respective unit. At the governments option, service-able parts from unusable, government owned halon fire extinguishers may be used in limited situations. Re-placement halon will be supplied by the government.

5.3.2. Disposable materials, i.e., extinguisher parts, except halon, shall become the property of the contractor and shall be disposed of at the contractor’s expense in accordance with Federal, State, and Local laws. Unused and recovered halon will be returned to the government.

5.3.3. The contractor will maintain accountability and inventory of all halon under contractor control.

Appropriate measures will be taken to prevent release-of halon into the atmosphere. Should an accidental release of halon occur the contractor will provide, within 48 hours, written documentation, to the government on the release to include:

- Date and time of release

- Events leading up to the release

- Circumstances causing the release

- Quantity of halon released

- Name(s) of person(s) involved with the release

- Number of month(s) or year(s) experience individual(s) involved with the release have in inspecting and servicing halon fire extinguishers

In addition, the contractor will make all appropriate notifications and release reports as required by local, state, and federal regulations.

5.3.4. The contractor will maintain a record of each extinguisher turned over for inspection or maintenance showing the extinguisher serial number, date serviced, service and/or maintenance actions completed, and next service due date and full weight of the unit. A copy of this record will be provided to F&ES. and maintained by the contractor, for two years following the maintenance/service performed.

5.4. The contractor will apply black reflective tape to each unit in locations and tape lengths as identified in TO 13F4-4-121, Figure 5-7. At the request of the contractor, the FES Contract Representative can provide representative photos from in service extinguishers.

SECTION 2

Government Furnished Equipment, Materials, and Documents

1. The listed equipment, materials, and documents will be provided to the contractor for use in performing the required servicing, maintenance, and testing of 150lb. Halon Fire Extinguishers. These items may be kept by the contractor at the contractor's maintenance facility and will be returned to the government upon termination of this contract. All materials provided to the contractor under this section will be returned in like condition as initially issued.

2. Materials:

2.1 Halon 1211.

2.1.1. Halon 1211 will be supplied on an “as needed” basis.

2.1.2. The contractor will be responsible for halon control and accountability as outlined in Section 1.

para 5.3.3. as well as transportation of the halon to and from the contractor's maintenance facility.

Halon will normally be provided in I 300 lb. and/or 150 lb. cylinders.

2.2. Salvaged, Serviceable, Replacement Parts.

2.2.1. These parts will consist primarily of tires, wheels, hoses, nozzles, and some gauges.

2.2.2. The contractor will be notified of the availability of these parts upon the pick-up of extinguishers.

If government furnished parts are not available, the contractor will be responsible for providing those necessary parts to return each respective extinguisher to service.

2.2.3. The contractor may be required to remove the serviceable parts from salvaged extinguishers. If, in the contractor's opinion the salvaged part(s) is not suitable for use, the contractor will contact FES for decision as to use or dispose of the part(s).

3.Documents:

3.1. The following documents will be provided to the contractor for use:

3.1.1. United States Technical Order (TO) 13F4-4-121, Operation, Service and Maintenance with illustrated Parts Breakdown, fire Extinguisher, Wheeled Liquefied Gas 150 LB. Capacity.

3.1.2 United States Time Compliance Technical Order (TCTO) 13F4-4-501, inspection of the down tube and valve assembly solder on Amerex halon 1211 1501b wheeled flightline fire extinguisher.

3.1.3. National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) Standard 10, Standard for Portable Fire Extinguishers, 20 13 Edition.

3.1.4. Upon completion of this contact TO 13F4-4- 121 & TCTO 13F4-4-501 will be returned to the government. The contractor may retain any copies of NFPA 10.

Section 3 Estimated Quantities of Work

Inspection, Service, and Maintenance. The following lists approximate work requirements and per unit numbers for 150 LB Halon 1211 Flightline Fire Extinguishers at Will Rogers Air National Guard Base, Oklahoma City, OK.

Annual Maintenance - 18 Units

6 Year Maintenance - 18 Units

Hydrostatic-Testing - 18 Units

Repairs (Dip Tube Replacement as needed) - 18 Units

Repairs (other as needed, Ref Section 2. Pam 2.) - 18 Units