SOW GRIT REMOVAL 87 Project.doc

STATEMENT OF WORK (SOW)

NONHAZARDOUS GRIT REMOVAL AND DISPOSAL

P/R 2123403Y6162A81005 SCOPE: The Contractor shall provide all personnel, equipment, tools, supervision, and other items necessary to perform Grit Removal Services, except for those items specified as government furnished property and services. The contractor shall perform to the standards in this order, if no standards are specified then to a commercially reasonable standard.

· Blast grit removal and disposal inside the Bow to Stern Big Top enclosure and onboard to include: the entire concrete ground; the enclosure’s steel wheels and wheel track channels; the surfaces, angles and six “feet” of the steel ship lift cradle; dust collector drums; the ship’s exterior main deck and interior forepeak compartment and the gangway and stair/steps tower to the ship.

· Approximately 50 tons (by weight) of grit is to be removed. Contractor must have the capability of removing 15 tons a day. All grit shall be removed regardless of condition; including wet and compacted grit which might require the use of shovels and other removal methods beyond vacuuming.

· Period of performance for first vessel will be from 06/15/2023 to 06/22/2023. The start dates for remaining vessels will be provided on the work order and the completion time is 7 days. Work hours will be between 6:30 PM and 7:00 AM. Unless notified directly by the Ship Superintendent or POC Keith Jordan, work shall be performed every day, including weekends, regardless of the amount of grit present.

· On the last day of the performance period, and after removal of all sand blasting grit from designated areas, the contactor shall vacuum clean the ground and steel wheel track channels to a “broom swept” condition. “Broom swept” is defined as free of all visible dirt, dust and debris. **See Photos below for examples of unacceptable final condition.

Disposal and Measurement: The Contractor will provide a weight ticket showing TARE weight and GROSS loaded weight from a certified commercial scale approved by the Contracting Officer. Contractor selected disposal sites must be an authorized Non-Hazardous Grit disposal site.

Weight tickets and non-regulated waste manifests shall accompany invoices for each removal, so that payment may be processed for each service performed. Additionally, a copy of all weight tickets and invoices shall be submitted to the shop planner on the next business day after disposal with the contract number and delivery order number for services clearly marked on the weight ticket and invoices.

Disposal of the sandblast grit shall meet all local, state, and federal standards and regulations, and is to be substantiated by the submittal of a non-regulated waste manifest to the Contracting Officer or the Contract Administrator and additional copy shall be furnished to the authorized caller. The Contractor shall be solely responsible for the transportation and proper disposal of the grit. If Contractor elects to use dumpsters for holding or transportation of grit, dumpsters must be covered to prevent grit from getting wet and becoming airborne.

The Coast Guard Yard has no control over landfill rates and cannot guarantee either the cost or the availability of disposal sites. The Contractor shall be responsible for locating primary yard alternative disposal site.

GOVERNMENT FURNISHED ITEMS AND SERVICES:

Services: The Government shall provide material handling services to load and unload Contractor machinery and for the set up of equipment. The Coast Guard Yard shall endeavor to provide timely assistance as requested by the Contractor. The Contractor shall provide 48 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.

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.

Hazardous Materials and Waste: If it comes to the Contractors attention that the coating materials requiring removal are suspected hazardous material and would produce hazardous waste (Code of Maryland Regulations, Title 26, Subtitle 13 and 40 CFR 260-267), the Contractor must cease work immediately and notify the COR. If the surface coating being removed contains lead, cadmium, chromium or Polychlorinated Biphenyl or PCB’s, the Contractor will notify the COR immediately. The Government will have the responsibility to dispose of any hazardous materials and waste. The Contractor will have the responsibility to provide its full cooperation with the removal and disposal process.

CONTRACTOR FURNISHED ITEMS, SERVICES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

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

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. Pending Coast Guard Yard production schedules, services may be required on an intermittent basis within the time period and quantity specified.

Nonhazardous Grit Removal and Disposal: The Contractor shall perform all services, management, planning, supervision, personnel, labor, materials, transportation and equipment necessary required by the task order to a commercially reasonable standard and in accordance with this SOW.

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

a. Safety Equipment

b. Trucks – Two trucks are required with two hundred (200) feet of hose for each truck.

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. All equipment must meet the permissible noise limits in accordance with this SOW.

Photos:

Unacceptable Nightly Condition

· Left equipment hoses inside the enclosure

· Height of piles greater than 2 inches

· Exceeded the 5% daily allowable grit remaining

Required Final:

Unacceptable Final:

Unacceptable final condition (not broom swept condition), this is showing how the grit accumulates.