Statement of Work.pdf

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STATEMENT OF WORK (SOW)/PERFORMANCE WORK STATEMENT (PWS)

Follow On Import/Export Contract

1.0 Background

The Supply Branch (Code 1072) of the Naval Undersea Warfare Division, Newport (NUWCDIVNPT) has a requirement for import/export customs brokerage service to pay the duty, custom, storage fees, and value added tax pursuant to import/export shipments necessary to meet emergent fleet material requirements. This requirement includes worldwide shipments and may include a myriad of heavy freight items of an UNCLASSIFIED or CLASSIFIED nature.

The following locations are anticipated sites in which the contractor shall facilitate shipments:

Hawaii, Guam, Brazil, Puerto Rico, Canada, Italy, England, Scotland, Australia, France, Japan, Bahrain, South Korea, China, Netherlands and Germany, as well as other remote locations that will be identified by NUWCDIVNPT.

The contractor shall provide professional import/export services for NUWCDIVNPT, using NUWCDIVNPT Service Cost Center (SCC) funding.

2.0 Scope

The contractor shall provide professional import/export services for NUWCDIVNPT. The required services shall comply with all regulations and requirements established by agencies of the US Government, US Custom law, and the laws and regulations of Foreign Governments.

The contractor shall be responsible for brokering services and, upon request, freight forwarding services. The contractor shall affect delivery at destinations and origins which shall be site specific by the individual requirement.

The contractor shall possess a valid custom broker’s license issued by either the US Department of Treasury or US Customs and Border Patrol.

3.0 Applicable Documents

The contractor shall perform the tasking required in Section 4.0 in accordance with (IAW) the below Applicable Documents (ADs).

The following documents are required to be met and for official documentation formats to be used performing work under this contract. Applicable documents required to perform this statement of work will be provided as Government Furnished Information (GFI). If a document is updated during the life of the contract, the latest revision governs.

Table Format Example:

NUMBER TITLE

REVISION/

DATE

APPLICABLE

SOW TASK

3.1 Code of Federal Regulations (Title 19) 5/14/205 4.0, 4.2

3.2 DoD 4500.9-R, Defense Traffic

Management Regulation (DTR) 6/6/2025 4.0

3.3 Power of Attorney 4.0

4.0 IMPORT/EXPORT SERVICES

The Contractor shall act on behalf of NUWCDIVNPT in performance of the tasking below within the limitations of applicable document 3.2 and 3.3

In performance of the tasking, the Contractor shall adhere to tariff schedules, listing of duty rates for imported items, and the regulations governing importations found in applicable document 3.1.

4.1 BROKERAGE SERVICES

In accordance with the Applicable Documents in Section 3.0 and using GFI in Section 6.0, the contractor shall:

4.1.1 Upon notification by the Government of a shipment that requires customs clearance via

GFI 6.1, the contractor shall provide import/export brokerage services to process material in or out of customs to its end destination as specified in GFI 6.1.

Deliverables: The Contractor shall provide the Government a delivery schedule and an itemized schedule of fees and applicable charges for each shipment, including: duty custom, custom clearing, storage charges, courier expenses, bond fees, value added tax, shipping containers, packing, packing materials, carnets, terminal handling fees, and other Government examining fees in accordance with Contract Data Requirements List

(CDRL) A001.

4.1.2 Upon Government approval of the schedule of fees provided under 4.1.1, the contractor shall pay all fees and applicable charges. The contractor shall not exceed the approved itemized schedule of fees without prior written Government approval.

Deliverables: The Contractor shall provide a final invoice that includes a copy of the Packing List, Certificate of Origin, Bill of Lading or Airway Bill, and an itemized breakdown of all final associated costs with copies of each second and third party invoices in accordance with CDRL A002.

4.2 FREIGHT FORWARDING SERVICES

4.2.1 When necessary due to unavailability of Government shipping services, and upon

Government request via GFI 6.1, the Contractor shall provide freight forwarding services.

In accordance with Applicable Document 3.1, the Contractor shall ensure that all material being stored and transported is certified and fully compliant with all Department of Transportation regulatory requirements and that only authorized Defense Security Service (DSS) Transportation Service Providers (TSP) are used for classified material..

Deliverables: The Contractor shall provide a schedule of shipping costs to the Government for approval in accordance with CDRL A001.

4.2.2 Upon Government approval of shipping costs provided under 4.2.1, the Contractor shall finalize the freight forwarding to ensure shipment of items.

Deliverables: The Contractor shall provide a final invoice and related documentation of shipping costs in accordance with CDRL A002.

5.0 PROGRESS REPORTS

The Contractor shall prepare a Contractor’s Status Report that indicates the progress of work, status of the program(s), and existing or potential problem areas.

Deliverables: The Contractor shall submit the Contract Status Report every six month along with the invoice submittal in the Wide Area Workflow (WAWF) Module of the Procurement Integrated Enterprise Environment (PIEE) in accordance with CDRL A003.

6.0 GOVERNMENT FURNISHED INFORMATION (GFI)

GFI, as identified below, shall be provided to the Contractor during the performance of this purchase order. The Government functional lead will deliver electronically to the contractor.

Number Title Applicable SOW Task

Number

6.1 DD Form 1149, Requisition and Invoice/Shipping Document

4.1.1, 4.2.1

7.0 RESERVED

8.0 RESERVED

9.0 RESERVED

10.0 Security Compliance

10.1 Program Protection

SECURITY: All Contractor personnel shall adhere to the Security provisions of 32 CFR Part 117

– National Industrial Security Program Operating Manual (NISPOM).While performing work at a Government Facility, Contractor personnel shall comply with the security regulations of the host facility. Applicable FAR, DFARS, NMCARS clauses, and NAVSEA text shall be adhered to in the performance of this contract. Security incidents shall be promptly reported through the companies Facility Security Officer (FSO), to the Contracting Officer’s Representative (COR), Technical Point of Contact (TPOC), and the Cognizant Security Office to NUWCDIVNPT Security.

Controlled Unclassified Information (CUI) including Legacy FOUO and Covered Defense Information (meeting the definition of 48 CFR 252.204–7012(a)) generated and/or provided under this contract shall be marked and safeguarded as specified in DoD Instruction 5200.48, CUI available at:

https://www.esd.whs.mil/Portals/54/Documents/DD/issuances/dodi/520048p.PDF. Any product containing Covered Defense Information shall be assigned a distribution statement (distribution statements B through F) in accordance with DoDI 5230.24 (Distribution Statements on Technical Documents); and DoDI 5230.24, Enclosure 3 Procedures, available at https://www.esd.whs.mil/Portals/54/Documents/DD/issuances/dodi/523024p.pdf

INFORMATION SECURITY: If the work is performed at the Contractor's facility, the Contractor shall implement and maintain security procedures and controls to prevent unauthorized disclosure of classified information and controlled unclassified information (CUI) and to control distribution of CUI in accordance with National Industrial Security Program Operating Manual (NISPOM) codifying 32 CFR Part 117, NISPOM Rule, and SECNAV M- 5510.36B. If the work is performed at the Government's facility, the Contractor shall comply with facility policy.

CUI INCIDENT REPORTING AND RESPONSE: The Contractor shall promptly report any unauthorized, inadvertent, or illegal release or disclosure of CUI to the Contracting Officer’s Representative / Technical Point of Contact (TPOC), Procuring Contracting Officer, and the Security Office. Contractor personnel shall coordinate this effort through the relevant industry site FSO.

PUBLIC RELEASE: Any controlled unclassified information pertaining to this contract shall not be released for public dissemination, including posting to any social media sites such as Facebook or Twitter, unless it has been approved for public release by appropriate U.S.

Government authority. Proposed public releases shall be submitted for approval prior to release through the appropriate U.S. Government Office.

10.2 Operations Security (OPSEC)

OPSEC is a process that identifies critical information to determine if friendly actions can be observed by adversary intelligence systems, determines if information obtained by adversaries could be interpreted to be useful to them, and then executes selected measures that eliminate or reduce adversary exploitation of friendly critical information.

The Contractor shall develop and implement, and update and maintain an OPSEC program to protect controlled unclassified and classified activities, information, equipment, and material used or developed by the Contractor and any subcontractor during performance of the contract.

The Contractor shall be responsible for the subcontractor implementation of the OPSEC requirements. The Contractor developed OPSEC program may include Information Assurance and Communications Security (COMSEC). The OPSEC program shall be in accordance with National Security Presidential Memorandum (NSPM) 28, and at a minimum shall include:

1) Assignment of responsibility for OPSEC direction and implementation.

2) Issuance of procedures and planning guidance for the use of OPSEC techniques to identify vulnerabilities and apply applicable countermeasures.

3) Establishment of OPSEC education and awareness training.

4) Provisions for management, annual review, and evaluation of OPSEC programs.

5) Flow down of OPSEC requirements to subcontractors when applicable.

While performing aboard Government sites, the contractor shall: comply with all OPSEC instructions and policies; include OPSEC as part of its ongoing security awareness program and take all required Agency training; Be responsive to the Supporting OPSEC Manager on a non-interference basis; and Protect sensitive unclassified information and activities, which could compromise classified information or operations, or degrade the planning and execution of operations performed by the Requiring Organization and contractor in support of the mission.

10.3 Electronic Spillage

Electronic Spillage (ES) is defined as a situation where information of higher classification than a system is authorized to process is introduced into that system, intentionally or otherwise. If a Contractor is determined to be responsible for an ES, all direct and indirect costs incurred by the Government for ES remediation will be charged to the Contractor.