Statement of Work (SOW) Replace Louvered Air Vent with Exhaust Fan Building 14.pdf

1) BACKGROUND

Recently the Southeastern Fruit and Tree-Nut Research Laboratory (SEFTNRL) constructed a 20' x

40' clean room to house new Pecan Nut Cracking and Sheller equipment. Due to research protocol for pecan nut processing this room must be free of contaminants as possible. To increase the capabilities of this requirement the louvered air vent must be replaced by an exhaust fan.

2) Project Scope:

a) Contractor must provide all equipment, materials, and labor to remove and dispose of a 46" x 56" louvered air vent and replace with an equivalent sized exhaust fan. Contractor must reframe opening to securely house the exhaust fan and seal. Contractor must run electrical wiring and conduit from breaker box to the newly installed exhaust fan, to include an off/on switch.

3) All work located at the SEFTNRL 21 Dunbar Rd. Byron, Ga

NAICS: 238220; PSC: 1041

4) Qualifications:

a) The Contractor must possess a current Electricians License issued by the State of Georgia.

5) Contract Discrepancies:

a) Contractor must become thoroughly familiar with the existing conditions, analyze the components of the project, take the necessary equipment, and make any necessary calculations to achieve the project requested. The contractor must notify the POC immediately of any errors, omissions, and other discrepancies in contract documents for all work covered in this Scope of Work (SOW).

6) Period of Performance (POP):

a) All work must be completed according to the awarded contract period of performance of no later than 14 calendar days after the notice to proceed is issued by the Contracting Officer (KO). The POP includes time required to process any coordination with any Government office or the COR on as needed basis.

7) Pre-Award Meeting:

a) The contractor must attend a pre-award meeting or teleconference held by the government prior to work. Work shall NOT begin until this meeting is held. This meeting serves to answer any questions from the contractor and to discuss schedule, security, access, working hours, etc.

8) Temporary Utilities: If required to complete the requirements of this contract, temporary utilities may be available from the Government.

a) Water Service: The Contractor may use water from the Government's existing water system.

b) Electric Power Service. The Contractor may use electric power from the Government's existing electrical system.

9) GOVERNMENT FURNISHED PRODUCTS:

a) None

10) DELIVERY:

a) A representative for the Contractor will need to be on-site to receive delivery of all shipments or weight tickets.

11) TENTATIVE EXECUTION SCHEDULE

a) The SEFTNRL representative and the Contractor shall jointly establish mutually acceptable specific dates for the repairs.

12) MISECELLANEOUS REQUIREMENTS AND DETAILS

a) The USDA, SEFTNRL reserves the right to postpone a scheduled work event if necessary due to unexpected operational mission restrictions, or if forecasted weather conditions are not conducive for a safe work environment.

b) All work on USDA property will occur between 7:00 AM and 5:00 PM, Monday through

Friday excluding any federal holidays.

13) ELECTRONIC MAIL (Email) ADDRESS:

a) The Contractor must establish and maintain electronic mail ( e- mail) capability along with the capability to open various electronic attachments in Microsoft, Adobe Acrobat, and other similar formats. Within 10 days after contract award, the

i) Contractor must provide the Contracting Officer a single ( only one) e-mail address for electronic communications from the Contracting Officer related to this contract including, but not limited to contract documents, invoice information, Building 1, Byron USDA request for proposals, and other correspondence. The Contracting Officer may also use email to notify the Contractor of facility access conditions when emergency conditions warrant, such as hurricanes, terrorist threats, etc. Multiple email address will not be allowed. It is the Contractor's responsibility to make timely distribution of all Contracting Officer initiated e-mail with its own organization including field office(s). The Contractor shall promptly notify the Contracting Officer, in writing, of any changes to this email address.

13) COMMUNICATION:

a) All communication to be enforceable must be in writing and approved by the CO (Contracting Officer) only.

b) All verbal communication is not binding

14) QUALITY ASSURANCE:

a) Contractor must follow all Federal, State, and local laws, codes and ordinances related to the execution of this work.

b) Contractor must obtain, submit and post any required federal, state and/or local permits for this work. All permitting fees will be paid for by the Contractor.

15) NOTIFICATION OF NONCOMPLIANCE:

a) The Contracting Officer will notify the Contractor of any detected noncompliance with the foregoing requirements. Take immediate corrective action after receipt of such notice.

Such notice, when delivered to the Contractor at the work site, will be deemed sufficient for the purpose of notification. If the Contractor fails or refuses to comply promptly, the Contracting Officer may issue an order stopping all or part of the work until satisfactory corrective action has been taken. No part of the time lost due to such stop orders will be made the subject of claim for extension of time or for excess costs or damages by the Contractor.

16) OPERATIONS AND STORAGE AREAS

a) The Contractor must confine all operations on Government premises to areas authorized or approved by the Contracting Officer. The Contractor must hold and save the Government, its officers and agents, free and harmless from liability of any nature occasioned by the Contractor's performance. Working space and space available for storing materials shall be as determined by the Contracting Officer.

17) USE OF ROADWAYS

a) For hauling, use only established public roads and roads on ARS property and, when authorized by the Contracting Officer, such temporary roads which are necessary in the performance of contract.