Statement of Work.docx

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Attached to: Apprenticeship Program
Solicitation number: N4215826SS051926
Issued by: Department of the Navy Naval Sea Systems Command

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This is a Statement of Work (SOW) for an Apprenticeship Program at Norfolk Naval Shipyard (NNSY) requiring an accredited educational institution to provide online and in-person academic instruction to support a four-year, federally registered apprenticeship program. The contractor must deliver formalized academic training resulting in apprentices earning an Associate's degree (AAS) and a Trade Technician Career Studies Certification in Marine Industrial Occupation. The program encompasses 250 anticipated students across four sessions per year, with apprentices completing a minimum of 144 classroom instruction hours annually, 2,000 hours of on-the-job learning, and 7,200 total hours over four years. The contract will consist of a one-year base period and three one-year option periods, beginning January 2027, with classes scheduled between 5:00 PM and 9:00 PM for in-person instruction and outside 7:20 AM to 4:00 PM for online delivery to avoid interference with work schedules.

The educational institution must provide qualified faculty, a secure Learning Management System (LMS), Virginia Placement Testing, laptops for each apprentice (warranted minimum two years), academic coaching, technical support, and monthly steering committee meetings. The contractor must develop and deliver a minimum of two trade-specific three-credit courses per trade, teach a comprehensive 27-course curriculum including technical drawing, welding theory, safety, and trade-specific courses, and establish a Quality Assurance Program with documented instructor observations and performance reporting. Key deliverables include enrollment packages, course catalogs, progress reports, completion data, and monthly status updates to the Contracting Officer's Representative. The institution must accept transfer credits from the current provider (grades C or above), maintain a 15-day phase-in period for seamless transition, and ensure staff can meet security requirements including Privacy Act compliance and Defense Security Service clearance verification. Instructors must maintain class sizes of approximately 24 students (not exceeding 30), implement final examinations, provide student learning outcomes, and notify NNSY within 24-48 hours of any academic performance issues, disciplinary matters, or instructor staffing changes. The institution must invoice at a standardized all-inclusive in-state tuition rate per credit hour.

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Statement of Work (SOW) Apprentice Program

1. PURPOSE:

This Statement of Work (SOW) outlines the request for the creation of online academic courses and instructional support by an Educational Institution. The objective is to establish access to accredited, high-quality online academic programs to support the educational advancement of apprentices.

2. BACKGROUND

Norfolk Naval Shipyard (NNSY), a naval industrial facility located in Portsmouth, Virginia, maintains, overhauls, and repairs various vessels of the US Navy. Over 10,000 military and civilian personnel work to “maintain and modernize our Navy’s fleet”. To provide top quality service for the combat war fighter, NNSY must maintain a highly trained and skilled workforce. One of our workforce initiatives is to provide a Federally Registered Apprentice Program.

The Apprentice Program is a planned and progressive, career-related, co-operative education employment program that develops and enhances an apprentice’s knowledge, skills and abilities (KSA’s) as it relates to their chosen trade. NNSY enrolls a new class of Apprentices each year. The academic cycle starts in the first year of the program and will last for two years.

The Apprenticeship at Norfolk Naval Shipyard is a four-year hybrid program with three areas of development, academics, trade theory, and on-the-job learning. This program is conducted in accordance with 29 USC §50 and is certified by the Department of Labor (DOL) which complies with 20 CFR Part 29’s standards. Below is an overview of the requirements:

2.1 Receive online academic instruction provided by an accredited Educational	Institution
2.2 Receive trade-based instruction from Government Personnel
2.3 Develop, apply, refine their KSA’s through On-the-Job (OJL) in scheduled work	experience through the trade’s established key processes.
2.4 Completion of the apprenticeship over the four years is 7200 hours
2.5 Minimum of 2000 hours of On-the-Job Learning (OJL)
2.6 Minimum of 144 hours of classroom instruction per apprenticeship year
2.4 Time Based Program – OJL, Trade Theory and Academics
2.5 Competency based program – successful completion of competencies Job	Qualification Requirements (JQR’s).
2.6 Anticipated participation in the program is currently projected at 250 students	for 4 sessions per year.

3. OBJECTIVES:

NNSY requires the services of an accredited Educational Institution to provide formalized academic training and testing, resulting in the apprentices earning an Associate’s degree, AAS, (from the educational institution) and a Trade Technician Career Studies Certification in Marine Industrial Occupation for the apprentice cohort. The contractor must furnish all labor, materials, supervision, and equipment necessary to deliver the curriculum detailed in this SOW.

The program is undergoing a significant modernization effort. Therefore, the contractor must be capable of delivering this curriculum in a fully online, synchronous or asynchronous format, while also having the capability to provide in-person instruction at the Government facility, if required by the Government. The contractor must demonstrate the ability to create and adapt courses specifically for the needs of NNSY, which may not be currently available in their standard catalog.

4. SCOPE:

The selected Educational Institution must provide the following:

4.1 Provide the Virginia Placement test (VPT) for all applicants
4.2 Provide Qualified faculty and support staff
4.3 Provide digital access to a Course Catalog which outlines the online and in	person/lab academic courses (credit and/or non-credit).
4.4 Provide each apprentice with a laptop for online courses
4.5 Support and guidance for students during the enrollment process
4.6 Instructional delivery through a secure and user-friendly Learning Management	System (LMS).
4.7 Regular instructor/student engagement and academic progress monitoring
4.8 Technical support for students accessing online courses.
4.9 Provide academic coaching and advising services
4.10 Receive Industrial trade-based instruction from qualified instructors
4.11 Reporting on student participation, performance, and outcomes (as agreed	upon) at the monthly steering committee meetings.
4.12 Ensure staff can meet minimal security requirements to enter NNSY base and	facilities for hands on in person academics trade specific courses.

5. PERIOD OF PERFROMANCE:

5.1 The contract will consist of a one (1) year base period and three (3) year option periods, for a total of four (4) years. The initial academic session is scheduled from January 2027 through December 2027.

5.2 The primary place of performance must be the contractor's provided online Learning Management System (LMS). The system must be accessible to all NNSY apprentices.

6. PERFROMANCE REQUIREMENTS

6.1 The Educational Institution must be accredited by an active regional accrediting	agency for educational institutions in the United States that is recognized by the U.S.	Department of Education.
6.2 Accreditation must be maintained throughout the duration of the			contract.
6.3 All instructors must possess qualifications that satisfy the minimum guidelines	for the accrediting organization.
6.4 The Educational institution must recognize all credits and certificates	awarded by	the current educational provider as transfer credits. All transfer credits must be applied		to degrees in progress provided the posted grade for the transfer course is at a C (2.0) or	above.
6.5 The educational institution must utilize a 15-day phase-in period to			address seamless transition between institutions.
	6.5.1 The phase-in period dates must be established upon award				of the contract. Students at risk of falling below performance average		should be made known to NNSY.
6.6 The Educational Institution’s campus/classrooms in which the classes will		be held must be within a 25-mile commuting radius of Norfolk Naval Shipyard, if	they cannot provide on-site instruction.
6.7 Classes must be held between the hours of 17:00 and 21:00 PM. Any			class that is held outside of these hours must be approved by the assigned		Contracting Officer’s Representative (COR).
6.8 Class sizes must be approximately 24 students per class.
	6.8.1 Additional students may be added to preclude providing a				class for a small number of students. However, overall class size must	not exceed more than 30 students per instructor.

6.9 All online instructions must be performed outside of the hours of 720am to 1600 to avoid interference with apprentice work schedule.

6.10 The Educational Institution may assist NNSY with informing interested	students about the application process for the Apprentice Program but enrollment	in classes must be limited to personnel in the NNSY Apprentice Program.
6.11 The Educational Institution must hold monthly meetings on their campus, with	Government personnel to facilitate seamless and cohesive service and provide status	updates on academic program requirements. This information must be provided to the	COR upon award.
6.12 The Educational Institution must provide a timeline based on their academic	calendar indicating dates for student registration, graduation applications,	commencement ceremony, end of session, and final grade submission.
6.13 The Educational Institution must assist NNSY with the registration and	enrollment of students that are consistent with the Educational Institution’s	published enrollment procedures.
6.14 The Educational Institution must notify NNSY students about				graduation application procedures and deadlines (in accordance with			Educational Institution’s established schedule) and coordinate the collection		and submission of graduation applications.
6.15 The Educational Institution must provide a full refund of credit tuition and		fees for those credit hours dropped during the published add/drop period for each term.
6.16 The Educational Institution must provide full refunds for courses			cancelled by the Educational Institution.
6.17 The COR must provide the educational institution with a signed waiver for the	release of information to the Government for each enrolled student within five (5) days	of the award date.
	6.17.1 The waiver must remain in effect throughout participation in the			apprentice program.
6.18 The following reporting records are required to be submitted to the			assigned COR as follows:
	6.18.1 The Educational Institution must provide a status report, detailing all			students registered and enrolled with academic course titles and the number			of credits per course, within three (3) days of the start of each session.
		6.18.1.1 Revisions to the status report must be reported within five				days of the revision date.
6.19 The Educational Institution must compare their list of					registered students with the class roster provided by the Government			and annotate any discrepancies within five (5) days after the start date		of each session.

6.20 The Educational Institution must provide NNSY Apprentice Administration with a list of required textbooks six months prior to the start of each session.

6.21 The Educational Institution agrees to communicate with NNSY			prior to implementing a new edition of textbooks utilized in the specific curriculum.	Whenever possible, once a new edition is put into use, the Institution will continue	the use of that edition for minimum of four years.
6.22 The Educational Institution must provide a written report containing each	student’s final grades for each session, within two weeks after end of session.
6.23 The Educational Institution must provide transcripts of courses and grades for all	enrolled students in the Apprentice Program, upon request by NNSY.
6.24 The Educational Institution must provide written notification to the COR	when	a student’s academic performance drops below a “C” average in any academic	class, within one week of occurrence.
6.25 The Educational Institution must notify the assigned COR				within 48 hours whenever a student is academically unsuccessful, or			average grade drops below seventy (70) percent in any academic	course. Academically unsuccessful is defined as a grade below a “C”	average in any course.
6.26 The Educational Institution must notify NNSY Code 900T COR				within 48 hours of any administrative actions affecting a student such			as, but not limited to, academic probation, student conduct issues,	and curriculum and/or schedule concerns.
6.27 The Educational Institution must notify the assigned COR in writing whenever there	is any situation involving academic dishonesty, cheating, inappropriate behavior,	impropriety, discrimination or other ethical issues within 24 hours.
6.28 Written notification must be provided to the COR when a student has			missed two (2) consecutive class dates, within 48 hours of the occurrence.
6.29 Syllabi and Student Learning Outcomes (SLOs) must be provided to the		COR one week prior to the start of instruction, each session.
6.30 Any NNSY Apprentice course related notification provided to the			student must also be provided to the COR, upon request.
6.31 The Educational Institution must invoice with appropriate billing justification	within 30 days of completion of each session of instruction.
6.32 The Educational Institution must invoice at one standardized all-			inclusive tuition credit hour rate not to exceed the in-state rate for all				students regardless of their legal domicile status.
6.33 The Educational Institution must coordinate with NNSY in familiarizing	instructors with information to enhance technical writing and team building course	assignments in furtherance of work-related applications.
6.34 The Educational Institution must notify the Contracting Officer’s	Representative (COR) in writing whenever the employment status of an instructor	could impact the Educational Institution's performance of the services.
6.35 The Educational Institution must have a call-in procedure for their			instructors to report absences from instructional duties and an established			procedure for providing substitute instructors.
6.36 The Educational Institution must provide a liaison to NNSY, whose duties would	consist of:
	6.36.1 Creating session schedules.
	6.36.2 Serving as an advisor to NNSY COR and to students.
	6.36.3	Reporting of individual apprentice’s final grades for all enrolled				courses under this program
	6.36.4 Coordinating with NNSY COR to resolve issues related to the				implementation and continued successful operation of this program.

7. CERTIFICATE REQUIREMENTS:

7.1 The Educational Institution must provide a certificate curriculum leading to a	Trade Technician Career Studies Certificate in Marine Industrial Occupations.
7.2 The Educational Institution must develop a schedule that is broken			down by seven (7) week sessions which includes a listing of course numbers,		titles, descriptions and credit hours.
7.3 Educational Institution’s curriculum must provide the following learning	outcomes (objectives):
7.3.1 Develop knowledge and skills needed in the work environment to	perform daily tasks and provide supervisory skills.
7.3.2 Make clear and effective presentations to individuals and groups while	organizing and communicating ideas and information appropriate to the	listener as well as being a good listener that provides appropriate feedback.
	7.3.3 Utilize visual communication using sketches and rough drawings;			demonstrate basic Mechanical Drawing skills and use various types of		blueprints to perform work-related functions.
	7.3.4 Apply math skills to analyze and solve work-related problems				(measurement, conversions, geometry, volume, and load).
	7.3.5 Apply research and writing skills to conduct research and create			reports related to technical work documents.
	7.3.6 Apply basic laws of physics as it relates to Ohm’s law, Boyle’s law,			circuitry, load, and demonstrations as proof of formula.
	7.3.7 Assess personal abilities and skills in relation to job duties (evaluate			personal performance in relation to job duties, demonstrate willingness to		learn, listen to criticism and change behavior) and make appropriate	changes as necessary.
	7.3.8 Demonstrate knowledge and skills related to the development and			implementation of basic safety and health principles and techniques.
7.4 For each class provided, the Educational Institution must develop and			administer a standard final exam, as identified in the course syllabus, on the last		day of instruction to each student to measure learning. Final grades must be	provided to the COR within two weeks after the end of each session.

7.5 The Educational Institution must provide educational, administrative and student-counseling for students employed by the Apprentice Program. Educational, administrative and student-counseling services must be provided at the academic site. It is anticipated that classroom instruction must be conducted based on a 7-week session on the academic calendar for Fall and Spring semesters.

7.6 NNSY enrolls in a new class of Apprentices each February and August. The	Educational Institution must conduct an enrollment briefing for each new class of	Apprentices prior to the start of first session for that group at the Educational	Institution’s main campus.
	7.6.1 The briefing will cover the Educational Institution’s academic				requirements and processes; location of the student services; and issuing of	Student Identification Cards.
	7.6.2 The Educational Institution must be required to provide instructional			sessions for an approximate total of 250 students in the Spring and		Fall sessions of 2027.
7.7 The Educational Institution must provide a course syllabus with Student	Learning Outcomes (SLOs) for each academic course, broken down into seven one-week	increments according to the course syllabus.
7.8 Each syllabus will include planned class assignments that will support	achievement of the identified Student Learning Outcomes (SLOs). When there	are multiple instructors teaching the same course, the Educational Institution must	ensure that each of the instructors is adhering to the established SLOs for the course.
7.9 The Educational Institution must schedule Steering Committee meetings to be held
	7.9.1 The meeting agenda must include issues and concerns of both parties;			rejected outlook for upcoming sessions; and recommendations for		improved efficiency and/or effectiveness.
	7.9.2 The Educational Institution must provide written minutes of the			Steering Committee meeting within seven days after the meeting

8. QUALITY ASSURANCE:

8.1 The Educational Institution must establish a Quality Assurance Program (QAP) that	identifies and results in correction of potential and actual problems related to academic	instruction. The Educational Institution’s QAP must set forth the staffing	and	procedures for self-inspecting the quality, timeliness, responsiveness, customer	satisfaction, and other performance requirements in the Statement of Work (SOW). The	Educational Institution must develop and implement a performance management	system with processes to assess and report its performance to the COR. The Educational	Institution must be responsible for making required changes in processes and practices	to ensure performance is managed effectively.
8.2 Each session, during the first week of instruction, the Educational Institution	must observe each academic instructor during each initial academic section, to	ensure effectiveness of instructional method. Each session, during the second	week of instruction, a Department Head from each academic discipline must	observe each academic instructor during classes, to provide technical evaluation of	course content and ensure effectiveness of instructional method. The Educational	Institution must provide a one-page executive summary five days after observations	are conducted by Department Heads addressing the quality of academic instruction,	instructional method, and an evaluation of course content.
8.3 The Educational Institution’s academic instructors must maintain a learning	environment that supports academic integrity. Instructors must maintain adequate	question banks and test banks to rotate their quizzes, tests, mid-term and final	examinations on a basis that prevents exams from becoming compromised.		Instructors must always maintain a presence online while proctoring examinations.	Instructors must abide by the Educational Institution’s professional code of ethics.
8.4 SLOs for each academic course must be reviewed and updated on an annual	basis prior to the start of instruction for each session. Technical writing and team	building course content will include topics relevant to Shipyard work assignments. The	Educational Institution must route any correspondence to the COR. The QAP must be	submitted with the Educational Institution’s proposal.

9. EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTION QUALIFICATIONS:

9.1 The Educational Institution must provide academic instructors and program	administrators that possess qualifications that satisfy the minimum guidelines for	the Educational Institution.
9.2 Notice and substitution of personnel: In the event an Educational Institution	employee leaves or is unable to work, the Educational Institution must notify the	COR within three working days of learning an Educational Institution employee is	leaving or unable to work.
9.3 Work on this contract requires the Educational Institution and its personnel to	have access to Privacy information. Educational Institution personnel must adhere to the	Privacy Act, Title 5 of the U.S. Code section 552a. Services that do not require access to	classified data, however, may require access to information which is to be	handled as	“For Official Use Only”, and may be covered by the Privacy Act. The Educational	Institution must ensure that personnel assigned to this contract understand the meaning	of these categories and handle such information accordingly.

9.4 This contract requires a security clearance level and clearance granted by the Defense Security Service (DSS). Educational Institution personnel must recognize that NNSY deals with sensitive information and other proprietary information, which are valuable, special, and unique assets. Educational Institution personnel must not divulge, disclose, or communicate in any manner, any information to any third party without prior written consent of the NNSY Privacy Act Program Manager. The Educational Institution’s personnel must protect information and treat it as strictly confidential and will abide by the security requirements of SECNAVINST 5510.36A. A violation of this paragraph must be a material violation of this agreement. Should the Educational Institution receive or suspect they have learned of sensitive or classified information, the Educational Institution must identify and report suspicions to the COR.

10. EVALUATION OF NNSY APPRENTICESHIP PROGRAM

10.1 The Educational Institution must evaluate NNSY’s apprenticeship program’s	Trade Theory courses and On the Job Learning (OJL) to determine the number of	experiential credits to be granted per trade.
10.2 The COR will provide the educational institution with all necessary			training plans, facilitators’ guides, and On the Job Experience cards (OJE)	within fifteen (15) days of award.
10.3 Any additional documentation the educational institution requires to	effectively evaluate the program to determine eligibility and applicability of any	possible college credits will be provided upon request.

11. DELIVERABLES

Deliverable

Description

Due Date

Course Catalog

List of available online academic courses

[Found in last 3 pages]

Enrollment Package Information and process for student enrollment

To accommodate apprentices hired under the present program structure, two academic frameworks will need to be contracted sequentially. The first will be an extension of the current curriculum, consisting of two nine-week sessions until Feb 2028. The second framework will begin in Jan 2027 and will incorporate the new curriculum, 90% of academic training is taught online and 10% academic training will be in person and will include labs

[TBD]

Trade Specific Courses (TSC)

The academic institution must develop, design and deliver at a minimum two trade specific courses for each trade within the apprenticeship. The courses will consist of 3 credit hours per course and are priced at the collegiate mandatory rate per credit hour listed in the MEMO from State Board for Community Colleges. ($200.40) These courses are to be taught in person at NNSY training facility

[TBD]

Mockup Training Aids And Tools

Laptop

LMS Access NNSY will provide access to Mockups located in the High Bay area of 1763 along with designated classrooms, various tools and equipment needed for instruction required for each trade specific course.

A laptop must be provided for each apprentice by the academic institution to conduct required online classes. Academic institution is to ensure the laptops are warranted at a minimum of 2 years.

Secure logins and onboarding for students During POP

Upon enrollment

[Prior to start of Semester]

Progress Reports Mid-term and final academic performance reports

[Sessions completion date]

Completion Data Final outcomes of course participation (Certificates/Degree)

[At the end of each semester]

12. NNSY APPRENTICESHIP TRADES

12.1 SHIPFITTER

12.2 SHEETMETAL MECHANIC

12.3 WELDER

12.4 INSIDE MACHINIST

12.5 MARINE MACHINERY MECHANIC

12.6 BOILERMAKER

12.7 MARINE ELECTRICIAN

12.8 TEMPORARY SERVICE ELECTRICAN

12.9 PIPEFITTER

12.10 TEMPORARY SERVICE PIPEFITTER

12.11 AIR CONDITIONING EQUIPMENT MECHANIC

12.12 INSULATOR

12.13 FABRIC WORKER

12.14 SHIPWRIGHT

12.15 ELECTRONICS MECHANICS

12.16 PAINTER

12.17 RIGGER

12.18 HEAVY MOBILE EQUIPMENT ELECTRICIAN

12.19 HEAVY MOBILE EQUIPMENT MECHANIC

12.20 HEAVY MOBILE EQUIPMENT METAL FABRICATOR

12.21 HEAVY MOBIL EQUIPMENT WELDER

12.22 METALS INSPECTOR

12.23 METAL FORGER

Some trades can be combined with each other for a specific course if applicable.

13. COURSE LIST

Course Title

Credit Hours

Detailed Requirements & Learning Objectives

Technical Drawing

Students shall be able to interpret and create basic engineering drawings. The course must cover orthographic projections, isometric views, dimensioning, tolerancing, and reading schematic diagrams relevant to naval and industrial applications.

Technical Writing

Students shall learn to produce clear, concise, and professional technical documents. The course must focus on writing reports, work procedures, and formal email communication. Emphasis will be placed on accuracy, grammar, and formatting for a technical audience.

First Aid and CPR

Upon completion, students shall be certified in basic First Aid and Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) through a nationally recognized organization (e.g., American Red Cross, American Heart Association). The course must be OSHA-compliant.

Quality Assurance Technology I

This course will introduce the fundamental principles of quality assurance in an industrial setting. Topics must include the purpose of QA, basic statistical process control (SPC), root cause analysis, and the importance of standards and specifications in the shipyard environment.

Materials & Processes in Manufacturing

Students shall gain an understanding of common industrial materials (metals, polymers, composites) and their properties. The course must cover fundamental manufacturing processes such as casting, forming, machining, and joining, with a focus on their applications in naval repair.

Team Concepts and Problem Solving

This course will develop students' ability to work effectively in teams to solve workplace problems. The curriculum must cover team dynamics, conflict resolution, brainstorming techniques, and structured problem-solving methodologies (e.g., Plan-Do-Check-Act).

Intro to Computer Applications & Concepts

Students shall develop proficiency in essential computer applications. The curriculum must include, at a minimum, Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint) and effective use of digital communication tools for a professional environment.

Basic Technical Math

This course will cover the practical application of mathematics in each technical trade. Topics must include algebra, geometry, and trigonometry, with a focus on solving problems related to measurements, conversions, and formulas used in the shipyard trades.

Science in the Workplace

Students shall learn the principles of physics and chemistry as they apply to the industrial workplace. Topics must include mechanics, fluid dynamics, thermodynamics, and basic chemical safety relevant to shipyard operations.

Psychology for Business and Industry

This course will provide an understanding of human behavior in an organizational setting. Topics must include motivation, leadership, workplace stress, and communication, aiming to improve interpersonal effectiveness and professionalism.

Principles of Industrial Safety

Students shall learn to identify and mitigate hazards in an industrial environment. The course must cover OSHA standards, personal protective equipment (PPE), hazard communication, and procedures for maintaining a safe work environment.

Orientation to Trade Technician Careers

This introductory course will provide an overview of the various trade careers available at NNSY. It must outline the roles, responsibilities, and career progression paths for shipyard technicians, helping apprentices understand the context of their training.

Shielded Metal Arc Welding (Theory)

This course will cover the theoretical principles of Shielded Metal Arc Welding (SMAW). Topics must include welding safety, equipment setup, electrode selection, and weld inspection techniques. Note: This is a theory and knowledge-based course; hands-on application will be conducted by Government personnel.

Introduction to Hydraulics and Hydraulic Systems

Focuses on the fundamentals of basic symbols and diagrams of fluid power circuits. Includes control circuits from single motion to multiple interlocks, selection and use of common hydraulic components, operation and maintenance of shipboard pumps to include fuel transfer, raw water, fresh water, deck power, bilge and ballast, and sanitary electrical control of hydraulic circuits by switches, relays and solenoids

Shipyard Techniques, Construction and Overhaul Methods

Covers essential shipyard techniques, safety measures, material strengths, welding and cutting skills, ship construction methods, and common fabrication processes. Includes fundamentals of ship construction methods and structures.

Troubleshooting and Maintenance of Electrical Systems

Introduces techniques of troubleshooting electrical systems and equipment such as motors, relays, power distribution, lighting, solenoids, and generators. Includes hands-on lab practices to develop and perform problem-solving skills, repair, and preventative maintenance of various types of electrical equipment using wiring diagrams, special meters, various troubleshooting procedures and safety practices.

Industrial Pipefitting

Covers the fundamentals of industrial piping installation, components, and layout. Consider the types of pipes and fabrication of piping systems, as well as the methods used to connect them.

Machine Shop Practices I

Introduces safety procedures, bench work, hand tools, precision measuring instruments, drill presses, cut-off saws, engine lathes, manual surface grinders, and milling machines. Part II of II.

Machine Shop Practices II

Introduces safety procedures, bench work, hand tools, precision measuring instruments, drill presses, cut-off saws, engine lathes, manual surface grinders, and milling machines. Part

Fiber Optic Connections

Introduces construction of fiber optic cable connections to a quality acceptable in the industry today. Includes types of cable, connectors and splices, installation techniques and hardware in fiber optic systems.

National Electrical Code II

Provides a comprehensive study of the purpose and interpretations of the National Electrical Code as well as familiarization and implementation of various charts, code rulings and wiring methods including state and local regulations.

14. SECURITY

All contractors, except for permanent party (or “seated” contractors with Common Access Cards (CACs), will be required to obtain a DBIDS card to gain access to NNSY.

Procedure for receiving a DBIDS card:

a. Contractor will complete the SECNAV 5512 form(s) and forward them to their NNSY Sponsor/Contracting Officer’s Representative (COR).

b. The sponsor will complete the CVS spreadsheet utilizing the information on the completed SECNAV5512 forms and forward all documents to Commander Navy region Mid-Atlantic (CNRMA) for vetting.

c. CNRMA will add the contractor to the “179-Day List” which is utilized by the Pass and ID office to create the DBIDS card.

d. Once on the 179-Day List, the contractor may go to Pass and ID to have their DBIDS card generated.

e. Green NAVSEA access badges can be generated at this point with contractors providing proof of U.S. Citizenship (Birth Certificate/ US Passport).

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