Statement of Work_DRAFT.pdf

STATEMENT OF WORK

For

United States Ship (USS) Aircraft Carrier, Nuclear propulsion Hull Class (CVN) Ship Repair, Maintenance, Modernization, and Overhaul (RMMO) for Forward Deployed Naval Forces

(FDNF), Yokosuka Japan

Section 1 Background and Scope

Commander, Fleet Activities Yokosuka (CFAY) is headquarters to the United States Navy (USN)’s 7th Fleet, FDNF, and is the permanent homeport for one USN CVN. Continuously homeporting a USN CVN, requires the capability of RMMO. To maintain maximum mission readiness while homeported at CFAY the USN has ongoing requirements for planning and executing Chief of Naval Operations (CNO), Selected Restricted Availabilities (SRAs)(non-docking), Continuous Maintenance Availabilities (CMAVs), Continuous Maintenance (CM), Emergent Maintenance (EM), and Ship Alterations within the USN Seventh (7th) Fleet United States Indo-Pacific Command (USINDOPACOM) Area of Operations (AORs).

Section 1-1 Scope

This Statement of Work (SOW) defines the requirements necessary for successful completion of performance under the contract. The Contractor shall complete all RMMO requirements for USS of the CVN hull class homeported or visiting at CFAY. Detailed requirements will be provided by individual task/delivery orders under the authority provided herein.

Section 1-2 Period of Performance

The Period of Performance (POP) associated with this SOW will consist of 5 years from 1 June 2027 through 31 May 2032 with a two (2) year base period and three (3) option years.

Section 1-3 Place of Performance

Contractor is required to perform the work as ordered onboard the specified homeported FDNF CVN. The work will be performed within the USINDOPACOM region at CFAY Naval Base in Yokosuka, Japan, and the contractor facilities unless otherwise stipulated in the delivery order.

Access to the ship shall be coordinated in advance with SRF-JRMC. Planning and execution functions shall also be performed at the contractor provided facility (this may include contractor provided facilities located at the lay down area provided near berth 12 on the CFAY Naval Base).

Section 2 Planning and Execution

The Contractor is required to participate in the planning functions for the homeported USN CVN for the CNO Scheduled Availabilities, such as SRAs and CMAVs, as well as unscheduled maintenance, such as Window of Opportunities (WOOs), and EMs. The planning function are per the specifications and detailed data provided by the U.S. Government in this SOW, Contract, and each delivery order. All work shall be coordinated with U.S. Naval Ship Repair Facility and Japan Regional Maintenance Center (SRF-JRMC) Yokosuka, to ensure that planning efforts between the Contractor and the U.S. Government designated planning activity are not duplicated.

Section 2-1 Planning Functions

(a) The Contractor is required to participate in the planning functions and milestones described in the Joint Fleet Maintenance Manual (JFMM) to accomplish planning procedures and processes established with the Contractor using the work specifications, drawings, test procedures and other detailed data provided by the U.S. Government in this contract and in the task orders.

(b) Planning requirements include performance of Production Engineering Support, Production Planning, Procurement of Material, Manning & Production Analysis, Production Work Integration, Integrated Schedule, Risk Analysis, and Testing and Certification, which includes, but is not limited to, the following:

1) Provide the necessary management, procurement, test, quality assurance, technical capacity, and resources. In conjunction with the Project/Maintenance Team, integrate work plans, set priorities, coordinate, and de-conflict all production work performed during the execution performance period.

2) Provide and maintain an integrated production schedule including key milestones and critical path analysis to be used in the availability for its execution planning and procurement/production phases. The plan’s milestones must include those key events necessary to meet delivery dates, and shall include the following as a minimum:

Identification of Long Lead Time Material (LLTM) Identification and Development of Process Control Procedures (PCPs) Completion of Contractor Ship Check Final Work Item completion date Estimates complete for all work items including Ship Alterations (SHIPALTS) Final Package proposal date Submittal of integrated production schedule Availability Start Date Crew move ashore date Machinery Space Production Completion Date Habitability Completion Date Work Certification 50% conference Light Off Assessment (LOA) Dock Trials Fast Cruise Sea Trials Completion of Availability Contract Completion

(3) SRF-JRMC will develop work specifications that will include all work that will be completed by the Contractor. When tasked at the order level, the Contractor will be required to perform ship checks, in order to prepare a more thorough and accurate understanding of the work specification, conduct assessments, and prepare work strategies. These shipchecks, when required will be in or out of Yokosuka, Japan.

Shipchecks may be conducted alongside Government Engineers in order to communicate technical requirements and answer questions regarding the specific work items being shipchecked during the planning phase.

(i) The Contractor shall not modify the basic design features of the engineering data provided by the U.S Government. If the U.S. Government tasks the Contractor to modify the basic design features of the engineering data, the Contractor shall follow the Liaison Action Request (LAR), Engineering Change Proposals and Request for Deviations & Waivers procedures of Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA) Technical Specification 9090-100.

(4) The Contractor shall submit initial production schedules for U.S. Government review and comment within 7 days after delivery order tasking. The Contractor shall develop, integrate, and maintain the production schedule with the U.S. Government during both planning and execution periods.

(6) The Contractor shall plan for, store, warehouse, and install Contractor Furnished

Materials (CFM) under individual task order(s). The Contractor shall schedule for receipt, storage, and installation of the U.S. Government Furnished Materials (GFM) identified in Work Specifications by the U.S. Government.

(7) The Contractor shall prepare Process Controlled Procedures (PCP) for work on critical systems and/or equipment identified by NAVSEA Instruction 5400.108. PCPs shall be prepared and executed in accordance with the related Local Standard Item

(LSI).

(c) The Contractor shall participate in periodic meetings, as required, to facilitate planning and status reporting related to the CVN availabilities, including but not limited to the following:

(1) Best business practices learned

(2) Planning requirements: Work Package Integration Conference (WPIC), Integrated

Production Team Development (IPTD)

(3) Weekly progress and planning meetings

(4) Participation in Project/Maintenance Team forums designed to enhance work package integration (Forums will be conducted at a time mutually agreed to by primary participants: SRF-JRMC, Third Party/Alteration Installation Teams (AIT), Ship's Force, and Prime Contractor).

Section 2-2 Availability Execution

(a) Production schedules developed during the planning phase are required to be maintained and updated during the Execution period. The Contractor will work with the Government on progress reports of production in accordance with NSI 009-60 for Chief of Naval (CNO) availabilities and NSI 009-111 for non-CNO availabilities.

(b) After the availability commences and the execution phase begins, the Contractor shall provide Condition Reports (CRs), New Work, Growth Work, Corrective Action Reports (CARs), and Checkpoints (CPs) as further defined herein.

(c) The Contractor shall apply approved quality assurance procedures per the specifications of the contract. The Contractor shall ensure that procured material and performed production work will achieve and maintain the required quality standards.

(d) The Contractor shall maintain digital central files or record copies including reproducible copies, aperture cards, and tapes of the data generated as required in the SOW.

(e) If the supplies and materials are not readily available, the U.S. Government may require the Contractor to provide, as CFM, the supplies and materials that meet the minimum specifications included in each work item from local suppliers or other qualifying countries. The Contractor shall be responsible for maintaining documentation to ensure all spare and repair parts purchased meet all technical requirements.

(f) The Contractor shall participate or provide information for periodic meetings, as required, to facilitate execution and status reporting related to FDNF CVN availabilities, including but not limited to the following:

Participation in scoping meetings with project team.

Discussions of action items resulting from Lessons Learned Conferences and

Maintenance & Modernization Performance Reviews, following the completion of each scheduled availability.

Best business practices learned and employed.

Advance Planning and Execution Planning requirements: Work Package Integration

Conference (WPIC), Integrated Production Team Development (IPTD) Progress updates and assessments.

Participation in project team forums designed to enhance work package integration

(Forums will be conducted at a time mutually agreed to by the U.S. Government and the Contractor).

(g) The Contractor shall apply stringent change control procedures to ensure timely identification and subsequent incorporation of Growth Work and New Work.

Section 2-3 Condition Reports(CR)

(a) Contractor found conditions, needed repairs, and recommendations shall be submitted to the U.S. Government in the form of a CR when the Contractor identifies discrepancies that are not covered by the original Work Specification in the contract. CRs require identification of any potential impact which may affect the current schedule. SRF-JRMC will track all received CRs to ensure timely response from the U.S. Government.

(b) The Contractor shall ensure that the received drawings are accurate and free from any interference. For any interface and interference issues that prevent the completion of production work, the Contractor will immediately notify the U.S. Government, orally and in writing, and submit a CR.

(c) The Contractor shall apply stringent control procedures to identify and incorporate all procured material for authorized and emergent work in the Technical Work Document (TWD). The Contractor shall use the detailed data provided by the U.S. Government to perform authorized alterations, repairs, and maintenance. If production work cannot be accomplished with the procured materials, the Contractor shall submit a CR.

(d) All CRs and supporting data shall be submitted via electronic means to the U.S.

Government, within 24 hours of identification of the requirement. As a minimum, the CR will include the following:

Identify Work Specification number, i.e. Task Group Instruction (TGI) or 4-E

Specification number Serialized by CR number Identification of the applicable Delivery Order number Date requirement was discovered Description of the work requirement Provide specific location of the work Provide recommendation for corrective action(s) Provide recommendation for the appropriate/best time to accomplish the work (e.g.

during current availability with or without schedule change, future CNO or CMAV).

Provide supporting rationale for the recommendation, such as availability of Contractor workforce, availability of material, etc.

Identification of related changes, if any, to the internal milestones and production and contract completion dates. If none, state “none” in the required field.

(e) The Contractor is required to comply with the documents in Appendix A of the Condition

Report or their subsequent revisions in effect upon award of a task or delivery order, as well as applicable current instructions, general specifications, type plans, naval ship technical manuals and directives from NAVSEA, which shall be used in the technical requirements of work performed.

(f) The U.S. Government will review the CRs with the recommended corrective action(s) for to ensure the plans are technically acceptable. The U.S. Government determines further action and continues the processing of the CR, based on work requirement and available funding. In many cases, the U.S. Government and Contractor will need to meet, discuss the recommendation for corrective action, and perform ship checks to determine full scope of work prior to final approval of the corrective action.

(1) Once SRF-JRMC determines that the repair plan in the CR is required, the U.S.

Government will authorize the work as either Growth Work or New Work and provide applicable direction via the Administrative Contracting Officer (ACO).

Section 3 Maintenance, Repairs And Alterations Of Homeported FDNF CVNs

Section 3--1 NAVSEA Standard Items / JFMM 4-E Work Specifications

(a) NSI's are requirements that establish uniform methods and standards in the execution of ship repair work items. They are classified as either Category I or Category II.

(1) Category I NSI’s are always invoked without modification applicable to all items without further reference.

(2) Category II NSI’s are invoked within the TWD during the planning phase only if the work being performed requires the adherence to a particular Category II NSI applicable when invoked and/or referenced in the individual TGI/TWD.

(3) SRF-JRMC Local Standard Items and Supplemental Requirement Memorandum (S/N: 0107-LF-052-2320) updated annually and will be provided to the Contractor.

(b) The Contractor shall follow direction provided in the JFMM when performing tasking

IAW with NSIs. Any discrepancy between an NSI and the JFMM shall be reported to the ACO or COR for clarification and direction.

(1) The Contractor shall comply with all Category I NSIs.

(2) The Contractor shall comply with all Category II NSI’s invoked by a TGI issued through individual task/deliver order.

(3) In the event a Contractor recognizes a missing NSI necessary for performing a Task

Group Instruction, the Contractor shall notify Project Team via the CR process in Section 2-3.

(c) NSI’s routinely mandate adherence to additional requirements and /or procedures. For example, NSI 009-32 titled “Cleaning and Painting Requirements; accomplish” requires coating inspectors be certified in accordance with NAVSEA Basic Paint Inspector (NBPI) or National Association of Corrosion Engineers (NACE) Coating Inspector Program (CIP) Level 1 or higher.

(d) Appendix 4-E of the JFMM publishes mandatory procedures for the preparation, utilization, and invocation of work items for repair and alteration of USN ships and crafts. NSIs are available at: http://www.navsea.navy.mil/Home/RMC/CNRMC/Our- Programs/SSRAC/.

(1) Joint Fleet Maintenance Manual available at:

https://www.navsea.navy.mil/Home/SUBMEPP/Products/JFMM/

(2) Note: With regards to NSIs, the Lead Maintenance Activity (LMA) is SRF-JRMC Yokosuka.

Section 3-2 Scheduled Maintenance, Repairs and Alterations of Homeported FDNF CVNs

(a) SCHEDULED MAINTENANCE, REPAIRS, AND ALTERATIONS OF FDNF CVN The Contractor shall furnish the material, support, and facilities (except those furnished by the U.S. Government under provisions of this contract) necessary for the accomplishment of required work as identified in the delivery order. Schedule changes occur and the Contractor will be expected to accommodate them. Contractor services to maintain the structural and watertight integrity of the ship, such as cofferdams and temporary closures, where part of ship's structure is removed are considered essential Contractor services.

Section 3-3 Non-Scheduled Maintenance, Repairs, and Alterations between scheduled availabilities of homeported FDNF CVNs

(a) As tasked in the delivery order, the Contractor will provide for the accomplishment of ship maintenance and alteration work, on a continuous basis, and/or during “windows of opportunity.”

(b) This work includes continuous maintenance and emergent-type work for homeported ships. Such work shall be performed during the Continuous Maintenance Periods when ships are available between at-sea missions and exercises.

(c) The Contractor shall have the ability to respond to emergent type work as directed by the ACO via delivery order. Nonscheduled work is normally comprised of emergency/emergent or continuous maintenance work. The U.S. Government will provide the Contractor with a minimum of 24-hour notification before execution start of any emergent work.

Section 4 Contractor Requirements and Qualifications

Section 4-1 Basic Contractor Requirements

The Contractor shall ensure that sufficient Contractor and sub-Contractor personnel successfully meet the qualifications and requirements stated within this section and have achieved the requisite certifications, if required, and training to accomplish the required task. The Contractor shall make no substitutions to Contractor qualifications outside of the standards for equivalency listed herein without first notifying the COR and obtaining ACO approval. Waiver for any deviation of Contractor qualifications will be negotiated at the task order level in bilateral agreement.

Labor categories outlined under Section 4-2(b) below are the only labor categories that shall be used during performance of the contract. No additional labor categories not already defined below will be added or used during course of the contract.

Section 4-2 Trade Skills

(a) Direct production man-hours (both prime and subcontractor) are for skilled labor at the journeyman level expended in direct production which may include, but is not limited to the following functions:

Abrasive Cleaning/Blasting Fire Watch Welding/Burning Machinist (inside and outside) Carpentry Brazing Lagging Electrical work Sheet-metal Work Ship-fitting Rigging Painting/Preservation/Non-skid Staging/scaffolding Pipefitting Temporary Services General Labor

(b) All trade skills within the scope of the contract shall apply to the following labor categories.

Labor Categories Program Manager/Engineer – KEY PERSONNEL Supervisor – KEY PERSONNEL Shipfitter Sheetmetal Welder/Burner Inside Machinist Outside Machinist Electrician Pipefitter Insulation (lagging) Carpenter Painter/Sandblaster Rigger Quality Assurance Firewatch/Tank Watch/Safety Crane Operator Staging/Scaffolding General Maintenance/ laborer

Planner and Estimator

Section 4-3 Basic Contractor Qualifications

The Contractor is required to provide personnel having the following minimum levels of professional and technical experience. Working knowledge may be obtained either by direct experience or by close working relationship with the area specified so that it would enable successful performance of said tasks. If the ACO/COR questions the qualifications or competence of any person performing under the contract, the burden of proof to sustain that the person is qualified shall be upon the Contractor. All supervisory and management level personnel shall be able to communicate in English.

(a) Management Labor Category

(1) Program Manager: This position has overall responsibility for the Planning and

Execution of repair Availabilities for the FDNF CVN.

(i) Education: Requires a Bachelor of Science (BS) degree in Mechanical, Electrical, Electronic or Marine Engineering or Naval Architecture from an accredited college or university or a Professional Engineer’s license.

(ii) Experience (Cumulative):

a. Requires a minimum of ten (10) years of experience in the management of engineering projects involving maintenance, repair, testing, product improvement, or alteration of naval ship Hull, Mechanical, Electrical, Electronic, Ordnance equipment and systems. The ten years should include the following, which could have been obtained concurrently:

i. Five (5) years of working experience in engineering projects involved in design, test maintenance, or operation of Hull, Mechanical, Electrical, Electronic, Ordnance systems and equipment.

ii. Two (2) of the last five (5) years in engineering and logistic projects should include management experience in installation of major ship system upgrades- SHIPALTS - including coordination/scheduling of the required rip-out of old equipment, modification of existing ship systems and the installation and testing of new components.

b. Working experience in the DOD material acquisition procedures.

c. Requires knowledge of Navy organizations, and other field activities organizations, functions, and responsibilities or similar organizations, functions, and responsibilities.

d. Complete fluency and literacy in the English language is required.

(iii) Equivalency (Experience):

a. Requires a minimum of fifteen (15) years of experience in the management of or alteration of naval ship Hull, Mechanical, Electrical, Electronic, Ordnance equipment and systems. The fifteen years should include the following, which could have been obtained concurrently:

i. Ten (10) years of working experience in engineering projects involved in design, test maintenance, or operation of Hull, Mechanical, Electrical, Electronic, Ordnance systems and equipment.

ii. Two (2) of the last five (5) years in engineering and logistic projects should include management experience in installation of major ship system upgrades- SHIPALTS -including coordination/scheduling of the required rip-out of old equipment, modification of existing ship systems and the installation and testing of new components.

b. Requires knowledge of Navy organizations, and other field activities

c. Complete fluency and literacy in the English language is required.

(2) Supervisor: This position has overall responsibility of FDNF CVN or specific Availabilities.

(i) Education: Requires a Bachelor of Science (BS) degree in Mechanical, Electrical, Electronic or Marine Engineering or Naval Architecture from an accredited college or university or a Professional Engineer’s license.

a. Requires a minimum of five (5) years of experience in the management of or alteration of naval ship Hull, Mechanical, Electrical, Electronic, Ordnance equipment and systems. The five years should include the following, which could have been obtained concurrently.

b. Five (5) years of working experience in engineering projects involved in design, test maintenance, or operation of Hull, Mechanical, Electrical, Electronic, Ordnance systems and equipment. The five (5) years shall include working experience in engineering projects involved in design, test maintenance, or operation of Hull, Mechanical, Electrical, Electronic, Ordnance systems and equipment, which could have been obtained concurrently.

c. Requires knowledge of Navy organizations, and other field activities

d. Complete fluency and literacy in the English language is required.

(iii)Equivalency (Experience):

a. Requires a minimum of ten (10) years of experience in the management of or alteration of naval ship Hull, Mechanical, Electrical, Electronic, Ordnance equipment and systems. The ten (10) years shall include seven (7) years of working experience in engineering projects involved in design, test maintenance, or operation of Hull, Mechanical, Electrical, Electronic, Ordnance systems and equipment, which could have been obtained concurrently.

b. Requires knowledge of Navy organizations, and other field activities

c. Complete fluency and literacy in the English language is required.

(b) Planning and Estimating Labor Categories

(1) Planner/Estimator:

(i) Education: Requires a high school diploma.

a. Requires a minimum of six (6) years of experience including:

i. Preparing Naval Industrial cost and time estimates (time, labor, and material) for alterations and repairs to naval or similar ship Hull, Mechanical, Electrical, Electronic, and Ordnance systems on surface ships or CVNs.

(a.) Repair definition, production procedures, planning procedures, material requirements, technical instructions, NAVSEA directives and other similar instructions.

(b.) Preparing contract specifications (Bid Specifications) and estimates for work to be accomplished on Navy or similar ships by private shipyards or Contractors.

(c.) Preparing material lists for repairs and ship alterations.

(iii)Equivalency (Education): Graduate of trade or industrial school or GED equivalent

(iv) Equivalency (Experience): None.

(c) Maintenance and Ship Repair Labor Categories

Maintenance and Repair Trade Labor provided for categories listed above in section 4-2 that are defined in this section 4-3 shall be at the trade journeymen level.

(1) Machinist, Maintenance:

(i) Education: Requires a high school/vocational school diploma.

a. Requires a minimum of three (3) years of general work-related experience in each of the following areas:

i. Produces new or replacement parts in making repairs of metal parts on or in mechanical or structural equipment or components employing accumulated experience in machine shop practices.

ii. Fabricates and shapes metal components operating standard machine shop lathes, milling machines, drilling equipment, selected standard materials and computing related dimensions required for this work.

b. Requires a minimum of two (2) years specialized full time experience that demonstrates the ability to interpret blueprint layouts, mechanical drawings, or diagrams while assisting in the development of parts or structures to be utilized in the installation of engineering changes and/or SHIPALTS.

(iii)Equivalency (Education): GED equivalent and completion of a formal apprenticeship or equivalent training.

(2) Pipefitter, Maintenance:

a. Requires a minimum of three (3) years of general experience as a pipefitter in each of the following areas:

i. The ability to layout, fabricate, and assemble various metal structural parts and piping systems on ships and other vessels (e.g. bulkhead plates, I-beams, channel bar, angle bar, all piping, etc.).

ii. The ability to apply and interpret blueprints and mold templates is required to lay out and fabricate structural parts floor construction.

iii. The ability to operate shop machinery to construct the necessary structural parts.

iv. The ability to drill, saw and bolt.

b. Requires a minimum of two (2) years of specialized full-time experience at the journeyman level as a pipefitter.

(iii) Equivalency (Education): GED equivalent and completion of a formal

(3) Electrician, Maintenance:

(i) Education: Requires a high school diploma or equivalent and either completion of a formal apprenticeship or equivalent training.

a. Requires a minimum of four (4) years of general experience as an electrician in each of the following areas:

i. The ability to install, upgrade, troubleshoot, maintain, test, and operate shipboard electrical equipment/systems such as motors, generators, distribution panels, console wiring, instrumentation wiring, control switch wiring, power, and lighting, etc.

ii. The ability to work with brief instructions and be able to lay out work, decide on material needs, select load, cable, and conduit size, determine power source, choose wire gauge and type, and size of panel, etc.

iii. The ability to read and interpret blueprints, sketches, written technical instructions and manuals.

b. Requires a minimum of three (3) years of specialized full-time experience at the journeyman level as an electrician.

(iii) Equivalency (Education): GED equivalent and completion of a formal

(4) General Maintenance Worker:

a. Requires a minimum of six (6) years general experience as follows:

i. The ability to assist one or more workers in the skilled maintenance trades by performing specific or general duties of lesser skill, such as keeping a worker supplied with materials and tools.

ii. The ability to maintain a clean work area including machinery and equipment.

iii. The ability to assist journeymen by holding materials or tools.

iv. The ability to perform other unskilled tasks as directed by journeymen.

(iii)Equivalency (Education): GED equivalent.

Section 4-4 Qualification of Contractor Nondestructive Testing (NDT) Personnel

The Contractor and any Nondestructive Testing (NDT) subcontractor shall utilize for the performance of required NDT, only Level I, II and III personnel currently certified in accordance with NAVSEA Technical Publication T9074-AS-GIB-010/271, Revision 1 of 11 September 2014. Documentation pertaining to the qualification and certification of NDT personnel shall be made available to the Contracting Officer for review upon request.

Section 4-5 Engineering Services

(a) The Contractor shall furnish the services of qualified engineer(s) to:

(1) Assist in planning, installation, testing, checkout, adjustment, operation, disassembly, and repair; and

(2) Perform on-the-job instruction and training of Navy personnel (military and/or civilian).

(b) If required, each engineer shall perform engineering services in accordance with supplemental instructions provided in the delivery order.

(c) Each time services are performed, the engineer(s) shall obtain a certification of performance from a responsible U.S. Government official aboard the vessel or at the activity where the services were performed, citing tasks satisfactorily performed.

Section 4-6 Maintenance of Drug and Alcohol-Free Environment

(a) The U.S. Government requires that contractor staff performing on this contract always remain drug- free. Therefore, the Contractor will be responsible for establishing internal procedures as needed to comply with this requirement. The U.S. Government reserves the right to require the Contractor to remove any personnel suspected to be under the influence of any controlled substance during the performance of their duties.

(b) The consumption of alcohol or performing task under the influence of alcohol under this contract is prohibited. The U.S. Government reserves the right to require the Contractor to relieve an individual from his/her duties if they appear to be in violation of this section of the

SOW.

(c) If the Contractor refutes this assessment, the Contractor must provide results of drug/alcohol screening to ensure the Contractor personnel is fit for duty as outlined in BUMEDINST 6120.20C. In this case, the respective ACO and COR will be advised of this action as soon as possible.

Section 4-7 Non-Smoking Policy

Contractor personnel shall not smoke on CFAY grounds with exception for those areas specifically designated by CFAY for such activity.

Section 4-8 Work Hours

(a) Normal working hours are from 08:00 to 16:45, Monday through Saturday. Contractor may coordinate flex schedules for Contractor personnel, with prior approval of SRF-JRMC and the FDNF CVN.

(b) Contractor shall plan Contractor personnel schedules in accordance with the Contractor’s internal procedures and the task/delivery order requirements.

(c) Contractor shall provide a point of contact or contacts with phone numbers for emergent requirements or emergencies accessible 24/7.

Section 4-9 Permits and Responsibilities

The Contractor shall obtain any necessary licenses and permits to comply with any applicable U.S. and Japan laws, codes, and regulations, in connection with any movement over the public highways of overweight/over dimensional materials.

Section 5 Ordering and Supply of Materials

The U.S. Government shall require the Contractor to purchase materials/supplies, including Long Lead Time Materials (LLTM), as CFM, that meet the minimum specifications included in Work Specifications. The Contractor shall coordinate delivery of CFM, and the Contractor shall be responsible for maintaining documentation to ensure all spare and repair parts purchased meet all technical requirements.

Section 5-1 Assignment and Use of National Stock Numbers

National Stock Numbers (NSNs) or preliminary NSNs are assigned by the U.S. Government for the identification of parts, pieces, items, subassemblies or assemblies to be furnished under this contract. If available, the Contractor shall use such NSNs or preliminary NSNs in the preparation of provisioning lists, package labels, packing lists, shipping containers and shipping documents as required by applicable specifications, standards or Data item Descriptions of the contract or as required by orders for spare and repair parts. The cognizant U.S. Government Contract Administration Office (CAO) shall be responsible for providing the Contractor such NSNs or preliminary NSNs which may be assigned, and which are not already in possession of the Contractor.

Section 5-2 Hazardous Material

(a) ALL NEW MATERIAL SHALL BE ASBESTOS-FREE. If material which contains asbestos is inadvertently specified on a drawing or other document, it shall be the Contractor’s responsibility to substitute an otherwise equivalent non-asbestos product.

(b) SAFETY CONTROLS ON ASBESTOS MATERIAL. Certain items of the specification may require the Contractor to remove insulation, lagging bulkhead materials, etc., which may contain asbestos. Asbestos materials should be handled and disposed of, in accordance with the TGI.

Section 5-3 U.S. Government Surplus Property

No former U.S. Government surplus property or residual inventory resulting from terminated U.S. Government contracts shall be furnished under this contract unless (1) such property is approved in writing by the ACO. Notwithstanding any such identification in the Special Contract Requirements or (2) approved in writing by the ACO, the Contractor agrees all items or components described in this requirement shall comply in all respects with the specifications contained herein.

Section 6 Disposal of Materials

Section 6--1 Disposal of Scrap

(a) All U.S. Government scrap resulting from accomplishment of any delivery order is the property of the Contractor to be disposed as it sees fit. Scrap is defined as property that has no reasonable prospect of being sold except for the recovery value of its basic material content. The determination as to which material is scrap and which materials are salvaged will be made, or concurred in, by the duly appointed Property Administrator for SRF-JRMC.

(b) This requirement is not intended to conflict in any way with the DFARS 252.217-7010 (PERFORMANCE) or FAR 52.245-1 (GOVERNMENT PROPERTY) clauses under the delivery order in effect at the time of delivery order award, nor does it relieve the Contractor of any other requirement under such clauses.

Section 7 U.S. Government Furnished Property / Material Information

Section 7-1 Computer Software and/or Computer Database(s) Delivered to and/or Received from the U.S. Government

(a) The Contractor agrees to test for viruses all computer software and/or computer databases, as defined in clause DFARS 252.227-7014 (RIGHTS IN OTHER THAN COMMERCIAL

COMPUTER SOFTWARE AND OTHER THAN COMMERCIAL COMPUTER

SOFTWARE DOCUMENTATION), before delivery of that computer software or computer database in whatever media and on whatever system the software is delivered. The Contractor warrants that any such computer software and/or computer database will be free of viruses when delivered.

(b) The Contractor agrees to test any computer software and/or computer database(s) received from the U.S. Government for viruses prior to use under this contract.

(c) Unless otherwise agreed in writing, any license agreement governing the use of any computer software to be delivered as result of this contract must be paid-up and perpetual, or so nearly perpetual as to allow the use of the computer software or computer data base with the equipment for which it is obtained, or any replacement equipment, for so long as such equipment is used. Otherwise, the computer software or computer database does not meet the minimum functional requirements of this contract. If there is any routine to disable the computer software or computer database after the software is developed for or delivered to the U.S. Government, that routine shall not disable the computer software or computer database until at least twenty-five calendar years after the delivery date of the affected computer software or computer database to the U.S. Government.

(d) No copy protection devices or systems shall be used in any computer software or computer database delivered under this contract to restrict or limit the U.S. Government from making copies. This does not prohibit license agreements from specifying the maximum number of copies that can be made.

(e) Delivery by the Contractor to the U.S. Government of certain technical data and other data is now frequently required in digital form rather than as hard copy. Such delivery may cause confusion between data rights and computer software rights. It is agreed that, to the extent that any such data is computer software by virtue of its delivery in digital form, the U.S.

Government will be licensed to use that digital form with the same rights and limitations as if the data had been delivered as hard copy.

(f) Any limited rights legends or other allowed legends placed by a Contractor on technical data or other data delivered in digital form shall be digitally included on the same media as the digital-form data and must be associated with the corresponding digital-form technical data to which the legends apply to the extent possible. Such legends shall also be placed in human readable form on a visible surface of the media carrying the digital-form data as delivered, to the extent possible.

Section 7-2 Information and Data Furnished by the U.S. Government

(a) Contract Specifications. The U.S. Government will furnish, if not included as an attachment to the delivery order, any unique specifications set forth in this SOW.

(b) Contract Drawings and Data. The U.S. Government will furnish contract drawings, design agent drawings, ship construction drawings, and/or other design or alteration data cited or referenced in applicable delivery orders or in the work item specification as mandatory for use or for contract performance.

(c) U.S. Government Furnished Information (GFI). GFI is defined as that information essential for the installation, test, operation, and interface support of all U.S. Government Furnished Material enumerated on NAVSEA Form 4205/19 or the SOW, as applicable, attached to the contract. The U.S. Government shall furnish only the GFI identified on the NAVSEA Form 4340/2 or Schedule C, as applicable, attached to the delivery order. The GFI furnished to the Contractor need not be in any particular format. Further, the U.S. Government reserves the right to revise the listing of GFI on the NAVSEA Form 4340/2 or the SOW, as applicable, as follows:

(1) The Contracting Officer may at any time by written order:

(i) Delete, supersede, or revise, in whole or in part, data listed or specifically referenced in NAVSEA Form 4340/2 or the SOW, as applicable; or

(ii) Add items of data or information to NAVSEA Form 4340/2 or the SOW, as applicable; or establish or revise due dates for items of data or information in NAVSEA Form 4340/2 or the SOW, as applicable.

(2) If any action taken by the Contracting Officer pursuant to subparagraph (1) immediately above causes an increase or decrease in the costs of, or the time required for, performance of any part of the work under this contract, the Contractor may be entitled to an equitable adjustment in the contract price and delivery schedule in accordance with the procedures provided for in clause DFARS 252.217-7003 (CHANGES).

(d) Except for the U.S. Government information and data specified by paragraphs (a), (b), and

(c) above, the U.S. Government will not be obligated to furnish the Contractor any specification, standard, drawing, technical documentation, or other publication, notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the contract specifications, the GFI listed on the NAVSEA Form 4340/2 or the SOW, as applicable under clause FAR 52.245-1 (GOVERNMENT PROPERTY) as applicable, or any other term or condition of this contract.

(e) Referenced Documentation. The U.S. Government will not be obligated to furnish U.S.

Government specifications and standards, including Navy standard and type drawings and other technical documentation, which are referenced directly or indirectly in the contract specifications set forth in Section C and which are applicable to this contract as specifications. Such referenced documentation may be obtained:

(1) From the ASSIST database via the internet at http://assist.daps.dla.mil/; or

(2) By submitting a request to:

Department of Defense Single Stock Point (DoDSSP) Building 4, Section D 700 Robbins Avenue Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19111-5094 Telephone (215) 697-6396

Commercial specifications and standards, which may be referenced in the contract specification or any sub-tier specification or standard, are not available from U.S. Government sources and should be obtained from the publishers.

Section 7-3 Property Management of GFP/GFM/CFP/CFM

(a) When authorized by the ACO and/or included in the delivery order, the Contractor shall receive GFM and store in Contractor provided warehouse facility. GFM will be stored until ready to be installed onboard. The Contractor shall be required to transport material to the ship. The Contractor shall handle the Government property in accordance with the Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR) 52.245-1.

(b) U.S. Government estimates the Contractor will require up to approximately 10,000 square feet of secured, weatherproof space for storage of GFM, this space will not be provided by the Government. In Accordance With (IAW) SOW section 12-1, the Government will provide approximately 10,000 square feet of laydown space, but it is the responsibility of the contractor to ensure that the Contractor’s secure, weatherproof storage for GFM is adequate for the purpose of temporary GFM storage in performance of this contract. The Contractor’s storage space will be at a location of their choosing, and the Government reserves the right to inspect the space IAW SOW section 7-3(g), and all GFM materiel held at the Contractor’s facility will be scheduled for storage IAW SOW section 2-1(6) and reported to the Government IAW SOW sections 7-3(e) and 10-7.

(c) The GFM warehouse/storage shall be in accordance with local building codes and current fire safety regulations. Adequate fire protection apparatus shall be provided inside the facility, and shall include 15-pound, fully charged CO2 fire extinguishers in readily accessible, clearly marked wall mountings, and smoke alarms. The warehouse should also include adequate lighting inside the warehouse and at every exit.

(d) Contractor shall provide logistics, material management, storage, and distribution of GFM in accordance with the SOW.

(e) The Contractor shall establish and maintain an electronic inventory system of all GFM received, stored, kitted, and delivered. In addition, the Contractor shall provide the U.S.

Government unlimited access to the inventory system for audit and evaluation purposes.

(f) The Contractor shall provide transportation services for the receipt and distribution of GFM, including Hazardous Material, to locations specified by the U.S. Government.

(g) The Contractor will provide unlimited access to U.S. Government personnel to review, evaluate, audit, and obtain any GFM in the Contractor’s possession, within four (4) hours’ notice.

(h) In addition, the Contractor shall adhere to the U.S. Government Furnished Property clauses identified in the solicitation. If any term or condition of this section conflicts with the above referenced clauses, the clauses shall take precedence.

Section 7-4 Transfer of U.S. Government Furnished Material (GFM) and Information

(GFI)

The timely transfer of GFM and GFI are critical to the success and schedule of ship availabilities and require accurate, organized, and timely receipt and custody transfer to the end users. The following guidelines are provided to ensure accountability and responsiveness to the customer’s needs.

(a) The Contractor shall appoint and identify, to the U.S. Government, a Property Manager with the authority to accept direction from the U.S. Government and accomplish all work necessary to facilitate GFM transfer. This authority need not include the authority to bind the company contractually.

(b) Contractor Control of GFM is governed by NSI 009-20.

(c) Transfer of GFI to the Contractor will typically be by electronic means.

(d) All information provided will be in English.

Section 8 Safety and Environmental Requirements

Section 8-1 Contractor Responsibility for Safety

Nothing in this SOW, nor any U.S. Government act or failure to act in execution of this contract, shall relieve the Contractor of its responsibility for the safety of Contractor personnel, U.S.

Government personnel and property, and the general public.

Section 8-2 Mishap

If a mishap involving services or supplies under this contract occurs, the Contractor shall promptly report the incident within two (2) hours to the COR or ACO. For this contract, a mishap is defined as any incident caused by a safety violation by either Contractor or U.S.

Government personnel that adversely impacts the delivery schedule or causes substantial damage to U.S. Government, public, or private property not owned by the Contractor. The Contractor and its subcontractors shall cooperate with and assist U.S. Government personnel throughout any mishap investigation.

Section 8-3 Emergency Action Plan

An established Emergency Action Plan is in place for each ship, and can be obtained from the COR. All contractor employees shall be familiar with and execute all the procedures detailed in the plan as required.

Section 8-4 Protection of the Vessel

(a) The Contractor shall provide fire protection in accordance with Naval Sea Systems

Command, Technical Publication S0570-AC-CCM-010/8010, Industrial Ship Safety Manual for Fire Prevention and Response (Feb. 11, 2021) and NSI 009-08, to protect the vessel from fire, and shall maintain a system of inspection over the activities of its welders, burners, riveters, painters, pipe fitters, and similar workers, and of its subcontractors, particularly where such activities are undertaken in the vicinity of the vessel's magazines, fuel oil tanks, or store rooms containing inflammable materials. All ammunition, fuel oil, motor fuels, and cleaning fluids shall have been off-loaded and the tanks cleaned, except as may be mutually agreed upon between the Contractor and SRF-JRMC prior to working on the vessel by the Contractor. Fire hose lines shall be maintained by the Contractor and shall always be ready for immediate use on the vessel while berthed alongside the pier. All tanks under alteration or repair shall be cleaned, washed, and steamed out or otherwise made safe to the extent necessary, and the Contractor shall furnish the vessel's Gas Free Officer and SRF-JRMC with a "Marine Chemists Certificate" before any hot work is done. The Contractor shall maintain a fire watch aboard the vessel in areas where the Contractor is working. NSI 009-07 and 009- 08 provide detailed requirements for fire watch.

(b) Except as otherwise provided in contractually invoked technical specifications or NAVSEA furnished directives, when the temperature becomes as low as thirty-five degrees (35) Fahrenheit, the Contractor shall assist the U.S. Government when requested in keeping all pipelines, fixtures, traps, tanks, and other receptacles on the vessel drained to avoid damage from freezing, or if this is not practicable, the vessel shall be kept heated to prevent such damage. The vessel's stern tube and propeller hubs shall be protected by the Contractor from frost damage by applied heat using a salamander or other proper means.

(c) The Contractor shall perform the work required under this SOW in such manner as not to interfere with the work performed by military personnel attached to the vessel. Provisions shall be made so that military personnel assigned shall always have access to the vessel, and it being understood that such personnel will not unduly interfere with the work of the Contractor.

(d) The Contractor shall maintain the ship and pier laydown areas free from accumulation of waste material or rubbish caused by its employees, or the work performed by the Contractor in accordance with this contract, and at the completion of such work shall remove and properly dispose of all rubbish from CFAY Naval Base leaving the vessel and pier laydown areas "broom clean", unless more exactly specified by the U.S. Government.

(e) The Contractor is responsible for providing an experienced Safety Inspector/Fire Marshall who will accomplish daily inspections of the Contractor's entire work area on the ship, together with the contracting Office’s Safety Representative. This Safety Inspector/Fire Marshall shall not be one of the Contractor's supervisors or superintendents normally assigned to the ship.

Section 8-5 Exclusion of Mercury

Mercury or mercury containing compounds shall not be intentionally added or come in direct contact with hardware or supplies furnished under this contract.

Section 8-6 Use of Power Grinders and Saws

(a) The Contractor shall ensure that all portable pneumatic grinders or reciprocating saws that it purchases or acquires after the date of this contract for use in performance of this contract in naval workplace areas shall be equipped with safety lock-off devices.

(b) A "safety lock-off device" is any operating control which requires positive action by the operator before the tool can be turned on. The lock-off device shall automatically and positively lock the throttle in the off position when the throttle is released. Two consecutive operations by the same hand shall be required first to disengage the lock-off device and then to turn on the throttle. The lock-off device shall be integral with the tool, shall not adversely affect the safety or operating characteristics of the tool, and shall not be easily removable.

(c) Devices, such as a "dead man control" or "quick-disconnect", which do not automatically and positively…