Statement of Work.pdf

Statement of Work

PNS requires railroad car inspection and minor maintenance repair services for railcars that are or will be carrying specialized high value components. These railcars will be individually shipped to PNS periodically. The inspection services required will involve documented examination of various government owned railcars and where appropriate minor maintenance / repair.

1. Each railcar being inspected will each have either 8 or 12 axles. The contractor must be capable of jacking these railcars

2. The contractor must be able to perform minor railcar maintenance for example, but not limited to replacement of, brake components’, air hoses, and hangars as required.

3. The contractor shall have the knowledge and ability to inspect railcars for compliance with CFR Title 49, Part 215, CFR Title 49, Part 231, and the Association of American Railroads-Interchange Rules. The actual inspection will utilize a NAVY document, UFC- 3 (attached) to direct and document the conduct of the inspections.

4. The contractor will inspect the railcar per UFC-3 and record pertinent information in the appropriate UFC-3 data table. Following completion of an inspection attribute the contractor will enter a certification signature for that step in the UFC-3 data table.

5. Railcars will be delivered individually, each inspection will commence within 21 days of the contractor receiving a delivery order from PNS.

6. Shipyard Hours of operation are from 06:00 to 15:00.

7. Contractor must consider allotting time for background security checks and vehicle inspections.

a. Contractors must have Defense Biometric Identification System (DBIDS) credentials for access to Portsmouth Naval Shipyard. Additionally, each contractor employee must provide a filled out DD SECNAV 5512/1 and provide two (2) forms of ID.

b. It is recommended that shipyard access processing occur in advance of the planned start date for commencement of work.

c. Contractors/subcontractors shall submit Visit Requests via the Joint Personnel Adjudication System (JPAS) to SMO 39040 for visitor clearance verification.

Visit requests submitted by other means will not be accepted without Facility Security Officer signed verification as to the level of security clearance granted to each employee on the visit request.

8. Contractor must comply with applicable Covid 19 protocols, quarantine, masks, distancing, ect.

9. Code 2370 will review inspection records and will require the inspection contractor to repair marginal items that do not technically fail the inspection criteria.

Deliverables:

For each railcar inspected a copy of the UFC-3 Inspection Record and Sign Off (attached) with all applicable data entries and signoffs complete.

The Scope of work described above is for a single railcar. The contractor will be required to provide these inspection and repair services for up to 5 cars in the 2023 to 2024 time frame.

If 6 months elapse between a UFC-3 inspection and railcar ship out from PNS an abbreviated UFC-3 re-inspection will be required. This Scope is included in the 5 inspection referenced above.