Statement of Work (SOW).doc

Performance Work Statement Scaffolding Services for CG Cutter Hickory General Requirements

1. GENERAL REQUIREMENTS: The contractor shall provide all personnel, equipment, tools, supervision, and other items necessary to perform Scaffolding Services. The contractor shall perform to the standards in this order. If there are no specified standards, then standards will be set at the commercial standard.

Contractor shall comply with OSHA Shipyard standards contained in 29 CFR 1915 in the erection, modification, repair, transportation, and disassembly of all scaffolds, ladders and working surfaces while performing at the USCG Yard.

2. MAINTENANCE AND REPAIR: The contractor must be able to provide maintenance/repairs if needed to the structure at no additional cost to the Government. If maintenance or repairs are needed the contractor must be on site within 8 hours to handle the maintenance or repairs.

3. GOVERNMENT FURNISHED ITEMS AND SERVICES:

Services: The Government will provide crane service if requested by the contractor to lift materials to Buoy deck. The Coast Guard Yard will give an effort in providing timely assistance as requested by the Contractor. The Contractor shall provide 24-hour notice to the Government when there is a need for material handling services.

Utilities: The Government will provide water, compressed air, and electricity for the Contractor as defined herein. The Contractor shall instruct employees in utilities conservation practices. The Contractor shall be responsible for operating in such a manner that precludes the waste of utilities, for example turning off the water faucets or valves after using the required amount to accomplish assigned work. The Government shall advise the Contractor of all planned air or power outages, for planning purposes, but in the event of unplanned outages during the Period of Performance, the Contractor is required to provide as required to maintain schedule.

Compressed Air: The Government shall provide a source of compressed air for Contractor machinery. The Contractor shall be responsible for ensuring that their compressed air hookup connections are compatible with the Yard’s compressed air sources.

Electricity: The Government shall provide up to 200 amps and up to 480 volts of electrical services.

Smoking Area: The Government will designate a smoking area if requested by contractor. Smoking is not permitted in the ship handling area, onboard any vessels, in any buildings, or outside of any designated smoking area.

4. CONTRACTOR FURNISHED ITEMS, SERVICES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

General: The Contractor shall furnish all equipment, materials and services required to perform work under this Performance Work Statement, other than those explicitly addressed in government furnished services.

Services: The Contractor shall provide material handling services to load and unload Contractor machinery and for the setup of equipment (forklift, manlift, etc).

Period of Performance: The Contractor shall report to the designated work site on the date specified on the written notification by the Contracting Officer in the form of a signed order. No other individual has the authority to direct the Contractor to begin work, other than a warranted Contracting Officer. All work must be completed within the Period of Performance (POP). If weather or other delays require more time, the contractor is required to notify Contracting Officer or Contracting Officer Representative via e-mail the same day that work could not be performed. Pending Coast Guard Yard production schedules, services may be required on an intermittent basis within the time period and quantity specified.

Equipment: The Contractor shall, throughout the performance of this contract, be in possession of fully functioning equipment and tools to complete assigned work.

5. Safety Equipment

Safety: The area where this work taking place requires hard hats, safety harnesses and safety glasses at all times. The Contractor is to follow all applicable OSHA guidelines and regulations. It is also required that all COVID safety practices are followed.

Equipment Standards: Contractor’s trucks and equipment shall be maintained in an operable condition that meets all Federal, State of Maryland, and local safety requirements.

6. Security Requirements: The U.S. Coast Guard Yard, Baltimore, MD is a controlled access area. All contractors and subcontractors performing work on this contract are recommended to use RAPIDGate or TWIC card access. RAPIDGate manages the non-Common Access Credential (CAC) eligible vendor/contractor companies and their employees who require access to Coast Guard Yard, Baltimore. Vendor/contractor CAC eligibility has been restricted to only those who require physical access to Coast Guard Yard and logical access to a DoD or DHS network or system.

a. Contractor employees shall not enter restricted areas in accordance with Yard security regulations or policies. Before contractor employees can work at the Coast Guard Yard Facility, the contractor shall complete a security investigation on all contractor employees in connection to this contract. Any contractor employee with a criminal background must get prior authorization before they can gain access to Coast Guard Yard Facility. Contractor shall provide for each employee to the Contracting Officer, the full name and any alias, address, city and state, and date of birth.

Work Item #1: Provision & Set Up of Scaffolding

1. Period of Performance: Upon award of contract; the Contractor shall provide Scaffolding Services with a start date on or around April 1st, 2023. The rental period will be 180 days with an option to rent for an additional 30 days. Work must be completed in three calendar days and when appropriate dismantle in two days.

2. SCOPE OF WORK:

Overall Structure: The Contractor is to supply all labor and materials to erect scaffolding on the57 Bulkhead on CG Hickory Buoy Deck Approx 46 feet wide and 35 feet high. The scaffolding must be of safway systems type or compatible. Scaffolds must be erected, moved, dismantled, or altered under the supervision of scaffolding competent person. All scaffolds and their supports must be capable of supporting the load they are designed to carry with a safety factor of no less than four. The scaffolding system must meet OSHA regulation 29 CFR 1915 SUB PART E. When tarped the structure shall be of sufficient construction to prevent moisture or precipitation intrusion into the structure from surrounding environment. Tarping will be provided and installed by CG Yard.

The staging system shall allow complete access to the entire Stack with 12 inches of clearance from the Stack, so workers can prepare and apply protective coatings. The deck boards shall be installed at eight-foot intervals. The deck boards shall not be solid so that grit and other particles may fall through.

Structure Survivability: The staging when tarped must be able to sustain wind gusts up to 60MPH, and a load of six inches of wet snow (during the assembly, final construction, and entire period of performance). When tarped the staging shall not let any water in through the roof.

Grit Blasting and Painting will also be occurring inside the staging area, therefore paint overspray will occur. The structure shall be designed to sustain and contain the byproducts of these processes without repair or modification.

Structure Inspection: The Contractor shall provide final inspection by Professional Engineer. The designated Government representative(s) will be present at this inspection to provide formal acceptance of completion on behalf of the Government.

Structure Access: Ladders will be needed to access scaffold decks. The ladder will need to be on inside of staging.

Site Visit: A site visit can be held when required by contractor.

Build Plan: The Government will continue to have access to the ship during building and removal of the structure unless requested by the contractor 72 hours in advance.

Work Item #2: Optional Extension

1. SCOPE OF WORK:

Monthly options shall be priced for additional monthly staging rentals.