SOW-Production Radiography Services.pdf

Statement of Work

BG-SOW-04232024

23 April 2024

Production Radiography Services

1 SCOPE

1.1 This statement of work covers the procurement of services to perform radiographic inspections as part of the BGAD radiographic inspection mission that is integral to its munitions maintenance mission.

1.2 The inspection work will involve munitions, primarily, and will be conducted at a rate that requires a team of radiographers working to keep pace with a main production line.

2 PERFORMANCE REQUIREMENTS

2.1 Key Performance Requirement: Perform high quality radiographic inspections fulfilling the requirements of this SOW at a rate that does not introduce a primary system constraint for the overall production line.

3 SPECIFICATIONS

3.1 General requirements.

3.1.1 Qualifications and certifications. Contractor shall provide radiographers who are properly qualified, as defined below, and capable of demonstrating certifiable proficiency performing inspections specific to BGAD’s radiographic inspection mission.

3.1.1.1 Radiographers shall be qualified and certified for performing digital radiographic inspections in accordance with NAS 410.

3.1.1.2 Radiographers shall have documented experience performing digital radiographic inspection in a high throughput industrial setting. Unless further specified herein, the documented experience shall have spanned a period of at least 6 months total within the last 12 months.

3.1.1.3 Radiographers shall have successfully completed training on the basics of ammunition before handling live munitions; particularly, the technical and safety aspects (AMMO-45-DL Introduction to Ammunition 9E-F67/920-F35). The training is self-paced and available online from the Defense Ammunition Center. http://dactces.org/ This course is a web-based (online) course hosted on the Army Learning Management System (ALMS). Students must have web access and a CAC card. New students will need to be sponsored by someone with a CAC card to register and get access to the class.

3.1.1.4 The team of radiographers shall be capable of working in the restricted area of BGAD without government escort. This requires that each radiographer successfully pass a background check at no expense to the government.

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3.1.1.5 Radiographers shall fully familiarize themselves with BGAD radiation safety program prior to performing inspections for BGAD. Documents which detail the safety program (BGAD-R 385-2, Radiation Safety Program) will be provided for self-paced review within 1 week of production start.

3.1.1.6 Radiographers shall fully familiarize themselves with BGAD inspection methods, SOPs, techniques, and work instructions that are specific to any inspection mission being performed prior to performing inspections. SOPs include but are not limited to BGAD- C000-B-191, Renovation of 105mm.

3.1.1.7 Radiographers shall fully familiarize themselves with BGAD digital radiography system; both software and hardware components.

3.1.2 Performance.

3.1.2.1 Radiographers shall perform duties considered normal for their level of qualification and below as identified by any of NAS 410.

3.1.2.2 Radiographers shall perform duties particular to the BGAD radiographic inspection mission. Those duties shall comprise tasks associated with producing radiographically-inspected munitions in accordance with documented BGAD inspection methods, techniques and work instructions, and will involve tasks, such as, but not limited to, operating government furnished equipment (GFE) to its full potential, performing operator maintenance on GFE, handling inspection subjects, inspecting 105mm projectiles for missing or inverted supplementary charges, performing data management functions, fully reporting inspection results in various formats, and participating in meetings when necessary.

3.1.2.3 Radiographers shall coordinate with BGAD personnel to ensure production line runs smoothly and efficiently.

3.1.2.4 Radiographers shall provide comprehensive guidance, training, and oversight to any future trainees who working towards certification under NAS-410 qualification requirements. This training shall be accomplished, at the government’s request only, for any future trainees not associated with the current contract. Any transition period as defined by the Government shall be supported by the Radiographers.

3.1.2.5 Radiographers shall ensure all assigned BGAD information assets are safeguarded in accordance with BGAD information assurance policy. This includes, at a minimum, safeguarding security/access tokens, passwords, data files, physical information storage media and printed reports.

3.1.2.6 Radiographers shall ensure government provided resources are maintained in reasonable condition and protected from negligent damage. Radiographers shall ensure that any maintenance or operational issues observed with government resources are reported immediately.

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3.1.3 Training

3.1.3.1 Prior to performing unsupervised inspections of production rounds, new radiographers shall undergo training that is sufficient to become proficient in performing particular duties required by this SOW. These duties comprise, at a minimum, the use of GFE and the inspection of 105mm M1 projectiles. Training, in most cases, shall consist of supervisor-directed, on-the-job training and self-guided study of pertinent documents.

3.1.3.1.1 Government training and certification exams will be given as needed for inspection subjects.

3.1.3.1.2 Training on unforeseen topics will be coordinated as it arises. Examples of such training would include ad hoc safety training and training on system modifications or new features.

3.1.3.1.3 All training sessions shall be of limited duration. The duration of any session shall be such that a qualified radiographer can reasonably achieve the required proficiency. These durations shall be determined by means outside of this SOW, such as government appointed subject matter experts.

3.1.3.1.4 Prior to performing unsupervised inspections of production rounds, new radiographers shall demonstrate required proficiency specific to the particular inspection subject through formal written examination. Candidate must score at least 70%. Upon request, the government will provide a representative sample of the topics covered on the exam.

3.1.3.2 Radiographers who are unable to demonstrate required proficiency on the first attempt after the provided training opportunities (re. 3.1.3.1) shall demonstrate required proficiency on a second attempt. The second attempt shall be made within 3 working days of the first attempt. Time used to prepare for the second attempt shall not be charged to the government.

3.1.3.3 Radiographers who are unable to demonstrate required proficiency on the second attempt within 3 days of the first attempt shall be permanently restricted from performing radiographic inspection work for BGAD.

3.1.3.4 Contractor shall provide a fully proficient team of the size and composition required (re. 4.1) prior to the start of any full-rate inspection period (re. 4.9). Contractor shall fund any training necessary outside that initially provided (re. 3.1.3.1).

3.2 Requirements for responsible level III radiographer.

3.2.1 Responsible radiographer shall have documented experience performing level III duties for a total of at least 6 months during the last 12 months.

3.2.2 Responsible radiographer shall oversee the team of radiographers performing under this SOW to ensure all performance requirements of this SOW are met.

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3.2.3 Responsible radiographer, shall perform both original and oversight inspections as necessary to meet the performance requirements of this SOW.

3.2.3.1 Responsible radiographer shall perform inspections on a minimum of 10% of the inspection subjects during any full-rate inspection period. These inspections do not include oversight inspections of “suspect” rounds.

3.2.3.2 Responsible radiographer shall perform oversight inspections on any subject that has been inspected by a level II radiographer and has been identified as a candidate for rejection, i.e. labelled as “reject or suspect”. The responsible radiographer shall issue the final sentencing on these subjects. The responsible radiographer shall review and annotate the 20 radiographs surrounding the suspect subject.

3.2.3.3 No more than 1 hour shall pass between subsequent oversight inspections by the responsible radiographer. Inspections required at 3.2.3.2 may be credited to this requirement.

3.2.4 Responsible radiographer shall submit reports as necessary to provide BGAD officials with high quality information suitable to effectively manage/control production.

Radiographer shall entertain regular feedback on the content and quality of submitted reports and shall adjust subsequent reports to remedy identified shortcomings.

3.2.4.1 Responsible radiographer shall route all reports/information through the assigned BGAD contracting officer’s technical representative.

3.2.5 Responsible radiographer shall assist, when necessary, in preparing documents in support of the BGAD radiographic inspection mission, including at a minimum the standard operating procedures, inspection methods, work instructions, national/state/local compliance paperwork.

3.2.6 Responsible radiographer shall be available for routine progress/status meetings.

During periods of critical operation, these meetings may occur as much as once per shift.

During periods of routine operation, these meetings may occur as much as once per week.

3.2.7 Responsible radiographer shall communicate regularly with BGAD officials to ensure the BGAD inspection mission is fully successful. This requirement represents an overarching duty to ensure that no event or condition goes unreported when that event or condition would cause a failure or degradation of the ability of BGAD to successfully meet its mission with respect to cost, performance and schedule.

3.2.8 Responsible radiographer shall notify BGAD officials immediately when the inspection team experiences a risk of downtime. This would include, but not be limited to, unforeseen work stoppages and personnel issues that impact performance (re, 3.3.1).

Responsible radiographer shall coordinate with BGAD officials to resolve the risk in the most effective manner with respect to cost, performance and schedule.

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3.3 Requirements for radiographic inspectors.

3.3.1 Radiographers shall inspect 105mm M1 projectiles at a team average rate of 1 per 25 seconds. The average shall be calculated as a running average of the most recent 20 subjects inspected: That is, the time elapsed during the course of the 20 inspections minus production line downtime divided by 20 shall be no more than 25 seconds.

NOTE: radiographers and their work are consider part of the x-ray system.

The government operators will be feeding rounds into an incoming queue for the x-ray system.

Unless specifically instructed otherwise on a shift-by-shift basis, the x-ray system shall continue to process rounds as long as there are rounds available in the incoming queue. In some cases, this will require that the radiographers’ shift be extended by up to, and no more, than 3 hours beyond the government shift.

3.3.2 Radiographers shall inspect other subjects at rates that would reasonably equate to the level of effort involved for 3.3.1.

3.3.3 Radiographers shall not evaluate radiographs for more than 75% of any 2 hour period.

3.3.4 Radiographers shall be responsible for physically handling any inspection subjects that require manual handling as a matter of routine. This includes, but is not limited to, moving 105mm projectiles from a segregation/holding area to the manual load station in order to re-inspect projectiles that are suspect.

3.3.5 Radiographers shall maintain the provided workspace in accordance with

ASTM E-1742.

3.3.6 Any resource or environment discrepancies that limit the radiographer’s ability to perform fully and proficiently the requirements of this SOW and in accordance with referenced standards shall be reported immediately.

4 DELIVERY

4.1 Contractor shall be prepared to deliver first and second shift radiography services meeting the requirements of this SOW to support the BGAD radiographic inspection mission within two weeks of notice to proceed. This means that within two weeks the contractor has identified the radiographer(s), initiated security/access procedures (i.e., background check forms) and initiated other administrative processes necessary for meeting the requirements of this SOW within a reasonable time.

4.1.1 The personnel mix (re.4.1.3) for each shift within a 24 hour period is independent of any other shift in the same 24 hour period.

4.1.2 No radiographer shall work two shifts consecutively within a 24 hour period.

4.1.3 Contractor shall provide one to five radiographers per shift as specified per each task order. Contractor shall be ready to provide at least one radiographer per shift at

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Contractor shall be ready to provide up to four radiographers per shift at level II certification.

4.1.4 Contractor shall provide a trained Radiation Safety Officer (RSO) as part of the team (that is, one of the radiographers per 4.1.3) who will perform RSO duties for the team. At a minimum, these duties will include daily radiation safety checks/logging, supplying and managing dosimeters, supplying and maintaining two survey meters and coordinating a radiographer health monitoring program.

4.1.4.1 The contractor RSO shall coordinate with BGAD RSO to deliver contractor dosimeters at regular intervals for monitoring through the Army Test, Measurement and Diagnostic Equipment (TMDE) Dosimetry Program.

4.1.4.2 The contractor RSO shall provide and use two survey meters matching the following characteristics.

4.1.4.2.1 Detect energy levels 4 MeV for alpha radiation, above 100 keV for beta radiation, and above 7 keV for gamma/x-ray radiation.

4.1.4.2.2 Operating ranges.

4.1.4.2.2.1 0 to 5 mR/h or 0 to 50 μSv/h

4.1.4.2.2.2 0 to 50 mR/h or 0 to 500 μSv/h

4.1.4.2.2.3 0 to 500 mR/h or 0 to 5 mSv/h

4.1.4.2.2.4 0 to 5 R/h or 0 to 50 mSv/h

4.1.4.2.2.5 0 to 50 R/h or 0 to 500 mSv/h

4.1.4.2.2.6 Accuracy Within 10% of reading between 10% and 100% of full scale indication on any range, exclusive of energy response.

4.1.4.2.3 Air ionization chamber volume of 349 cc.

4.1.4.2.4 Chamber wall composed of 246 mg/cm2 thick phenolic.

4.1.4.2.5 Chamber window composed of 1.7 mg/cm2 mylar, protected by steel mesh, with 46 cm2 detection area.

4.1.4.2.6 Auto-zeroing, auto-ranging, and auto-backlight.

4.1.4.2.7 Range response times.

4.1.4.2.7.1 0 to 5 mR/h (0 to 50 μSv/h): 8 sec.

4.1.4.2.7.2 0 to 50 mR/h (0 to 500 μSv/h): 2.5 sec.

4.1.4.2.7.3 0 to 500 mR/h (0 to 5 mSv/h): 2 sec.

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4.1.4.2.7.4 0 to 5 R/h (0 to 50 mSv/h): 2 sec.

4.1.4.2.7.5 0 to 50 R/h (0 to 500 m Sv/h): 2 sec.

4.1.4.2.8 Analog and digital LCD display with backlight.

4.1.4.2.9 Integrate mode operates continuously 30 seconds after the instrument has been turned on. Integration is performed even if the instrument is displaying in mR/h or R/h

4.1.4.2.10 Capable of operating within a temperature range of - 4º to + 158ºF (- 20° to + 70°C).

4.2 Radiography services for any production run may be procured through multiple task orders occurring at intervals no smaller than weekly. Services shall be delivered without interruption for task orders occurring contiguously for the same production run as long as the task order is received at least 24 hours prior to the end of the previous task order’s period of performance.

4.3 Contractor shall ensure first shift radiography services are performed during any full-rate inspection period between the hours of 0630 and 2000 for up to 6 days per week as necessary to meet the requirement of this scope or at the request of the government. This is not a guarantee of a specific amount of work.

4.4 At the government’s request, contractor shall ensure second shift radiography services can be performed during any full-rate inspection period between the hours of 1700 to 0630 for up to 6 days per week. Government will provide notice and expect delivery timing per relevant parts of this scope in the same manner as for first shift. This work shall not incur premium time cost to the government.

4.5 Contractor shall ensure the radiographers are actively engaged in performing inspections or other duties required by this SOW at all times while on site and charging time.

4.6 Contractor shall ensure that radiographers are not on site when there is no requirement to be on site. Radiographers shall not be on site unless there are inspections to perform or unless there are authorized, additional duties (re. 4.15) remaining. The government does not guarantee that radiographers will be required for entire shifts, nor does it guarantee that every production job will run to completion.

4.6.1 Exclusive Standby: If production is down for an extended period and government intends to restart production at the end of that period, then the radiographer team working at the start of the down time will be credited for exclusive standby time so that total time charged is equivalent to their normal work schedule 40 hours per radiographer per week on standby. This exclusive standby time credit accrues only to radiographers who remain available for work during down time (i.e., on exclusive standby status). Radiographers on exclusive standby status shall remain ready to report for duty onsite within 2 hours of notification during BGAD business hours and shall not be otherwise engaged in paid activities. Contractor shall not charge government for exclusive standby time when a

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4.6.2 Extended Downtime: In the event of extended downtime BGAD will provide no less than 2 weeks advanced notice of the scheduled downtime and will provide no less than 2 weeks advanced notice of the start of the next work order or task order. No radiographer service or exclusive standby service will be charged during a planned extended downtime.

4.7 The radiographers shall participate in equipment training when provided. The government will provide no more than 14 seats in the training sessions. The contractor shall arrange for training of additional reserves that would otherwise exceed the government provided quota.

4.8 The radiographers shall be responsible for successfully performing assigned inspections during full rate inspection periods, such as, but not limited to, 105mm M1 production.

4.9 Contractor shall provide a list of the assigned radiographers (including any reserves) with documented evidence of their qualifications and experience levels within 3 days after date of contract to the contracting officer.

4.10 Contractor shall provide documentation required for performing background checks as part of their proposal package; see attached application form.

4.11 Contractor shall provide details of its radiation safety program within 3 days after date of contract to the contracting officer. The documentation shall include, at a minimum, the radiation emergency plan, the personnel exposure monitoring plan, dosimeter model(s) and calibration details, survey meter model(s) and calibration details, emergency point of contact information and qualification for both the primary and backup RSO’s.

4.12 Contractor’s radiographers shall deliver quality radiography services such that 100% of defective 105mm projectiles are rejected and at least 99% of non-defective projectiles are accepted.

4.13 Contractor’s radiographers shall deliver comprehensive radiographic inspections such that all radiographs are adequately annotated to fully convey the reasoning behind sentencing of inspection subjects.

4.14 Responsible radiographer shall provide the following reports, at a minimum, to the contracting officer’s representative.

4.14.1 A daily report delivered via email that details the number of inspections performed, the number of re-inspections (both radiograph-only and re-imaging cases), the number of rejects and an aggregate breakdown of defects found, number of hours spent on inspections, number of hours downtime (both chargeable and non-chargeable), inspection rates per 3.3.1 (mean, mode, minimum and maximum), equipment/software issues encountered, coordination issues encountered, steps taken to address any issues and recommendations for improvements, corrective/preventive action.

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4.14.1.1 Daily report shall be delivered no later than 10:00 on the workday following the subject day.

4.14.2 A weekly report that summarizes performance and numbers, analyzes and discusses observed trends, discusses status of any open/ongoing issues, discusses status/progress on any ongoing long-term optional tasks, and identifies opportunities for improvement.

4.14.2.1 Weekly report shall be delivered no later than 08:00 on the first workday following the subject week.

4.14.2.2 On-request planning reports for potential work efforts within and related to this scope of work to include optional duties per 4.15 and new inspection missions.

Delivery time and specific content shall be coordinated prior to beginning preparation of the report.

4.14.2.3 At a minimum, the report would include a clear description of the proposed work scope and performance standards, a clear deliverable schedule and an accurate estimate (within +/- 10%) of the man-hours required to achieve each deliverable milestone.

4.15 Additional duties. At the government’s option, the radiographers may perform any of the following duties. These duties shall not be performed without the explicit authorization of the contracting officer. The extent, scheduling and monitoring of the duties shall be determined on a case by case basis.

4.15.1 200% inspection of radiographs. The radiographer performing the second inspection of a particular radiograph shall not be the same as the radiographer who performed the first inspection.

4.15.2 Demonstrate and discuss the theory, tools, methods, skills and duties of a radiographer to the same level of detail that would be required in order to train a prospective radiographer for NAS-410 qualification. Under this additional duty, the radiographer shall still perform at the required level specified in this SOW when actively reading production subjects.

4.15.3 Participate in the detailed development of custom methods and techniques for inspecting prospective additions to the BGAD inspection mission.

4.15.4 Participate in process LEANing and 6S projects under the direction of an assigned BGAD point of contact.

4.15.5 Participate in process/automation improvement efforts under the direction of an assigned BGAD point of contact.

4.16 Travel reimbursement shall be in accordance with (IAW) the Joint Travel Regulation and FAR 31.205 - 46 - Travel Costs.

4.16.1 Travel shall occur with concurrence of the Contracting Officer's Representative (COR), and shall be reimbursed in accordance with FAR 31.205-46 - Travel Costs.

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4.16.2 All invoices for travel and Other Direct Costs (ODC) shall be separate from labor invoices, and shall identify travel and ODC cost by HQ LSS Identification Number and be submitted to the Contracting Officer for approval and reference the travel and ODC CLIN assigned.

4.16.3 Receipts for all individual expenses for travel or other direct costs claimed in excess of $75.00 are required.

4.16.4 Travel shall be in accordance with the Joint Travel Regulations (JTR), and at rates allowable under the current Per Diem entitlements. The most current Per Diem rates can be found at:

https://www.gsa.gov/travel/plan-book/per-diem-rates?gsaredirect=portalcontent104877

4.16.5 Travel per diem shall be charged at 75% for the first and last days of travel (per Joint Travel Regulations). The Joint Travel Regulations can be found at:

https://www.travel.dod.mil/

4.17 All contractor-provided personnel, supervision, and equipment (to include dosimeters for the entire team and two survey meters, properly maintained and calibrated) necessary to perform radiography services as required by this SOW shall be at Blue Grass Army Depot, Richmond, KY at all times during the performance of the required duties.

5 SAFETY REQUIREMENTS

5.1 Project location is within the Blue Grass Army Depot Restricted Area. All BGAD Safety Requirements will be in effect for this project. Reference the contract clauses for more specific information regarding Safety Requirements, OSHA, and Corps of Engineer EM 385-1-1 safety manual requirements.

5.2 Contractor Employees shall utilize, at a minimum, appropriate personal safety equipment including hard hats, reflective vests, safety glasses, hearing protection, steel toe boots, and any other PPE. All work shall be in accordance with Corps of Engineer EM 385-1-1 Safety Manual, federal, state, local, and Department of the Army (DA) policies.

5.3 All Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) current laws and regulations shall be observed and practiced during all activity related to this project.

5.4 Contractor understands that there is inherent exposure risk to ordnance on the Depot.

The Government will make every reasonable attempt to minimize the Contractor’s exposure to this ordnance. However, the Contractor understands that by accepting work within the Depot that the Contractor assumes any risk or liability from exposure to ordnance located at BGAD.

5.5 All contractor personnel shall adhere to Department of Defense Instruction (DODI)

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1010.10, Smoke Free DOD Facilities, 28 April 2014, and Army Regulation (AR) 600-63, Army Health Promotion, 14 April 2015, which states that smoking is only permitted in designated areas. Approved smoking areas will have signage that indicates designated smoking area.

5.6 Depot Fire Department emergency response phone number is 859-779-6911 from a mobile phone. Madison County EMS is not allowed on the Depot. Dialing 911 from a mobile phone will not provide access to BGAD emergency services.

6 SECURITY REQUIREMENTS

6.1 The project is located within the administrative and restricted area of BGAD meaning security requirements are in effect which includes antiterrorism requirements. The Contractor will adhere to the following requirements:

6.2 AT Level I Training. All contractor employees requiring access to Army installations, facilities, controlled access areas, or require network access, shall complete AT Level I awareness training within 30 calendar days after contract start date or effective date of incorporation of this requirement into the contract, whichever is applicable. Upon request, the contractor shall submit certificates of completion for each affected contractor employee to the COR or to the Contracting Officer (if a COR is not assigned), within 5 calendar days after completion of training by all employees. AT Level I awareness training is available at the following website:

https://jkodirect.jten.mil/Atlas2/page/login/Login.jsf New students may need to be sponsored by someone with a CAC card to register and get access to the class.

6.3 Access and General Protection/Security Policy and Procedures. Contractor and all associated sub-contractor employees 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.

6.4 iWATCH Training. The contractor shall brief all employees on the local iWATCH program (training standards provided by the requiring activity Anti-Terrorism Officer).

This locally developed training will be used to inform employees of the types of behavior to watch for and instruct employees to report suspicious activity to the COR.

This training shall be completed within 30 calendar days of contract award and within 30 calendar days of new employees commencing performance with the results reported to the COR within 60 days after contract award.

6.5 OPSEC Training. Per AR 530-1 Operations Security, contractor employees must

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6.6 Threat Awareness Reporting Program. For all contractors with security clearances. Per AR 381-12 Threat Awareness and Reporting Program (TARP), contractor employees must receive annual TARP training by a CI agent or other trainer as specified in 2-4b.

7 TEST AND ACCEPTANCE

7.1 At various times, known defective rounds (i.e., salters) will be inserted into the inspection queue. The radiographers must correctly sentence these rounds 100% of the time.

7.2 There will be regular, random oversight readings by third party government radiographers to ensure the radiographer team continues to produce results that match required quality. Quality of readings must meet 4.13. Confirmation by the government of hours expended in performing inspections does not constitute acceptance of the quality of the produced artifacts (for example, radiograph annotations, sentencing/disposition records, etc.).

7.3 There will be regular, random inspections of the radiographer’s work, workspace and work flow through real-time, in-person observations. All performance requirements, deliverables and intermediate work products are subject to inspection. Inspection are unannounced. Any negative results will be reported to contractor through the Contracting Office (CO).

7.4 System files, data records and logs will be inspected regularly.

7.5 Radiographers will be randomly quizzed on their knowledge of the BGAD radiographic mission. Quiz subjects will be covered in initial training and may include 105mm M1 inspection details, BGAD radiation safety program, among others.

Radiographers must maintain an average of 80% correct responses.

7.6 If at any point, a particular radiographer fails to demonstrate continued proficiency in performing under this SOW, that radiographer will cease from performing inspections immediately and undergo remedial training and testing per 3.1.3 at no cost to the government.

7.7 If any of the several methods outlined uncover a reason to suspect the quality of performance thereto delivered, the contractor shall immediately work to remediate the shortcoming at no cost to the government. The contractor shall coordinate with BGAD officials to establish the extent and impact of the shortcoming in order to determine the extent of the remediation required.

7.7.1 If the quality of performance shortcoming results in the possibility of escaped defectives, then, as remediation, the contractor shall provide a fully proficient team of radiographers to verify the sentencing of all suspect inspection subjects. In this case, a fully proficient team may consist of members from the original team minus any members who contributed materially to the shortcoming.

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7.7.2 If the quality of performance shortcoming results in a bottleneck (re. 3.3.1), then, as remediation, the contractor shall deliver uncompensated man-hours sufficient to correct the impact of the bottleneck and return the quality of performance back to the required level.

7.7.3 Other shortcomings shall be remediated as determined through coordination with BGAD officials and subject matter experts.

7.8 All radiographers performing under this SOW shall remain in good standing with law enforcement and government authorities in order to maintain access into the BGAD restricted area unescorted.

8 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

8.1 This section is not intended to convey requirements. Its purpose is to help with interpretation of the requirements, to provide guidance in successfully performing the requirements and to discuss broader objectives that may help contextualize the specific objectives of this SOW.

8.2 Radiographers are not obligated to interact with BGAD personnel beyond those interactions required by this SOW.

8.3 The contracting officer or assigned contracting officer’s representative will assign points of contact with which the responsible radiographer must interact and these assignments may change at any time.

8.4 At unforeseen times the production line and government personnel may cease work.

It is important to realize that the radiographers must continue to perform duties under this SOW (e.g., 4.5, 4.8) to the extent authorized and possible within given facilities and resources availability.

8.5 The team composition (re. 4.1.3) is a generic, role-based composition that is not tied to specific individuals. The requirement that this full composition be met during inspection periods should imply that the contractor will maintain certified reserves in order to keep the team fully manned as ordered.

9 REFERENCES

9.1 Prescriptive references. Requirements in this SOW notwithstanding, applicable portions of the following shall be met along with any contained prerequisite references.

9.1.1 ANSI N43.3

9.1.2 ASTM E-1411

9.1.3 ASTM E-1742

9.1.4 ASTM E-2736

9.1.5 DA PAM 385-64

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9.1.6 ISO 17025

9.1.7 NAS 410

9.2 Informative references. The following shall be used to guide design decisions and/or provide correct interpretation of specific design objectives.

9.2.1 ASTM E-1255

9.2.2 ASTM E-1