Desert Voice PWS2012_13.pdf

PERFORMANCE WORK STATEMENT

GENERAL: This requirement is for the printing of a quarterly magazine. The scope of this requirement includes the printing of the magazine and delivery to Camp Arifjan, Kuwait, building 505.

LOCATION OF WORK: Work shall be performed at the Contractor’s facility.

DELIVERY OF PRODUCT: Contractor must have the means to deliver the product to a mutually agreeable location on Camp Arifjan, Kuwait.

PRODUCTION START DATE: New contract will require first delivery of the Desert Voice on 15 June 12.

GOVERNMENT FURNISHED MATERIAL: The Government shall provide the following:

(1) Original color pictures marked for the location,

(2) Disk with publication laid out on “Adobe InDesign Software”

(3) Disks with *.tif, *.jpg, *.pdf, for use with Adobe Creative Suite publishing software.

CONTRACTOR FURNISHED EQUIPMENT: The contractor shall provide all necessary equipment, tools, supplies, materials, labor and supervision necessary. Contractor shall have the ability to operate with Adobe Creative Suite publishing software.

SCOPE OF WORK:

STANDARD MATERIALS: Materials and supplies shall be of commercial standard commonly used by a contractor regularly engaged in the printing and publishing business.

Quarterly Magazine:

The contractor shall perform the following functions, at a minimum, in the production of the magazine:

(1) The quarterly magazine shall fluctuate from either 20 pages with photos.

(2) Number of copies shall be 1000 copies quarterly.

(3) The contractor shall perform all editing, photo sizing and printing/production at the contractor facility. Reminder: contractor must have Adobe Design software.

(4) The contractor shall use full color separation. This includes four (4) runs of color separation for photo reproduction and full use of spot color.

(5) The contractor shall use 150 mgs paper and 8.5” x 11” letter size for the magazine.

(6) The contractor shall stitch each issue with two (2) staples.

(7) The contractor shall pick-up government furnished materials at Bldg. 505, Camp

Arifjan, Kuwait, on the dates listed below, regardless of local holidays, between 1:00 p.m. and 2:00 p.m local time.

(8) Deliveries shall be bound in protective, durable shipping paper, in bundles of 250 magazines each.

(9) The contractor needs to be able to print a plain paper copy by Thursday, 3:00 p.m.

and still be able to provide the final printed magazines on Tuesday, 3:00 p.m.

Submit Disc to Printer Plain Paper Copy Due Final Magazine Due 27 May 12 31 May 12 5 Jun 12 26 Aug 12 30 Aug 12 4 Sep 12 25 Nov 12 29 Nov 12 4 Dec 12

Special Edition Magazines:

The contractor shall perform the following functions, at a minimum, in the production of the magazine:

(1) Will need one special edition magazine at 36 pages with photos and one special edition magazine at 28 pages.

(2) Number of copies shall be 1000 copies quarterly.

(3) The contractor shall perform all editing, photo sizing and printing/production at the contractor facility. Reminder: contractor must have Adobe Design software.

(4) The contractor shall use full color separation. This includes four (4) runs of color separation for photo reproduction and full use of spot color.

(5) The contractor shall use 150 mgs paper and 8.5” x 11” letter size for the magazine.

(6) The contractor shall stitch each issue with two (2) staples.

(7) Contractor must be flexible when working with special edition magazines.

Submit Disc to Printer Plain Paper Copy Due Final Magazine Due 2 Dec 12 6 Dec 12 11 Dec 12 Date to be Determined

Performance Requirement Summary

The contractor service requirements are summarized into performance objectives that relate directly to mission essential items. The performance threshold briefly describes the minimum acceptable levels of service required for each requirement. These thresholds are critical to mission success.

Performance Objective Standard

PERFORMANCE

THRESHOLD

Method of

Surveillance

PRS # 1. Para 2. Number of copies shall be 1,000 quarterly.

1,000 copies received every three months + or – 2% every 3 months Random Inspection

PRS # 2 Para 1. Accurate number of pages per Government Furnished Material (GFM).

Each magazine will have the correct amount of pages per (GFM).

Zero defects every 3 months

Random Inspection

PRS # 3 Para 4. Color quality is adequate.

Contractor must have full color separation;

includes for runs of color separation for photo reproduction; full use of spot color

+ or – 1% every 3 months Random Inspection

PRS # 4 Para 6. Correct number of staples.

Each magazine will have two staples stitched in binding.

+ or – 1% every 3 months Random Inspection

PRS # 5 Para 8. Delivery bundles separated and bounded.

Deliveries will be in a durable shipping paper and bundles will be 250 magzines each.

Zero defects every 3 months

Random Inspection

PRS #6 Para 5. Paper quality must be 150 mgs and 8 x 11 letter size.

Paper must be 150 mgs, 8 x 11 letter size. + or – 1% every 3 months Random Inspection

Personnel and Manpower

DFAR Clause 252.225-7040 applies to this contract. The following specific requirements are emphasized.

(1) Prior to beginning work on this contract, the Contractor will meet the requirements of paragraph (g) Personnel data. This report will be provided the COR and the Contracting Officer before any service begins but shall be provided no later than 5 days after contract award, whichever is earlier.

(2) Before contractor personnel depart from the United States or a third country, and before contractor personnel residing in the host country begin contract performance in the USCENTCOM AOR, the Contractor shall ensure the following:

(i) All required security and background checks are complete and acceptable.

(ii) All personnel are medically and physically fit and have received all required vaccinations.

(iii) All personnel have all necessary passports, visa, entry permits, and other documents required for contractor personnel to enter and exit the foreign country, including those required for in-transit countries.

(iv) All personnel have received theater clearance, if required by the Combatant Commander.

(v) All personnel have received personal security training. The training must at a minimum—

(A) Cover safety and security issues facing employees overseas;

(B) Identify safety and security contingency planning activities; and

(C) Identify ways to utilize safety and security personnel and other resources appropriately.

(vi) All personnel have received isolated personnel training, if specified in the contract. Isolated personnel are military or civilian personnel separated from their unit or organization in an environment requiring them to survive, evade, or escape while awaiting rescue or recovery.

(vii) All personnel who are U.S. citizens are registered with the U.S. Embassy or Consulate with jurisdictions over the area of operations on-line at http://www.travel.state.gov.

(3) The contractor shall contact the COR to get sponsored for an AKO email account in order to have access for reporting requirement.

Contractor Manpower Reporting

The Officer of the Assistant Secretary of the Army (Manpower & Reserve Affairs) operates and maintains a secure Army data collection site where the contractor will report ALL contractor manpower (including subcontractor manpower) required for performance of this contract. The contractor is required to completely fill in all the information in the format using the following web address https://contractormanpower.army.pentagon.mil. The required information includes:

(1) Contracting Office, Contracting Officer, Contracting Officer’s Technical Representative; (2) Contract number, including task and delivery order number; (3) Beginning and ending dates covered by reporting period; (4) Contractor name, address, phone number, e-mail address, identity of contractor employee entering data; (5) estimated direct labor hours (including sub-contractors); (6) Estimated direct labor dollars paid this reporting period (including sub-contractors); (7) Total payments (including sub-contractors); (8) Predominant Federal Service Code (FSC) reflecting services provided by contractor (and separate predominant FSC for each sub-contractor if different); (9) Estimated data collection cost; (10) Organizational title associated with the Unit Identification Code (UIC) for the Army Requiring Activity (the Army Requiring Activity is responsible for providing the contractor with its UIC for the purposes of reporting this information); (11) Locations where contractor and sub-contractors perform the work (specified by zip code in the United States and nearest city, country, when in an overseas location, using standardized nomenclature provided on website); (12) Presence of deployment or contingency contract language; and (13) Number of contractor and sub-contractor employees deployed in theater this reporting period (by country). As part of its submission, the contractor will also provide the estimated total cost (if any) incurred to comply with this reporting requirement. Reporting period will be the period of performance not to exceed 12 months ending September 20 of each government fiscal year and must be reported by 31 October of each calendar year. Reporting may be done earlier if contract period ends within the fiscal year.

Contractors may use a direct AML data transfer to the database server or fill in the fields on the website. The XML direct transfer is a format for transferring fields from a contractor’s systems to the secure web site without the need for separate data entries for each required data element at the web site. The specific formats for the XML direct transfer may be downloaded from the web site.

The Contractor will provide verification of reporting to the Contracting Officer and the COR within 10 days of reporting manpower data.

http://www.travel.state.gov/ https://contractormanpower.army.pentagon.mil/