Performance Work Statement -W50S72-23-Q-7110.pdf

Ver. October 2022

PERFORMANCE WORK STATEMENT (PWS)

FOR

Building 254 Audio-Visual System Installation Services

1.0 General:

1.1 Scope: The contractor shall provide all personnel, equipment, tools, materials, supervision, and quality control necessary, except as specified in Paragraph 3.0 as Government Furnished, to perform an audio-visual system for the auditorium in building 254 at the 185th Air Refueling Wing, as defined in this PWS.

1.1.1 Objectives installation of audio-visual system for building 254 auditorium.

1.2 Background: The 185th ARW remodeled building 254, the auditorium in the building requires the installation of an audio-visual system. The audio-visual system will be used for briefings and training held in the auditorium.

1.3 Period of Performance (PoP): The Period of Performance shall be 60 Days.

1.4 General Information:

1.4.1 Place and Performance of Services: The contractor shall provide services between the hours of 0730-1630 on Monday through Friday, except on recognized US holidays or when the Government facility/installation is closed due to local or national emergencies, administrative closings, or similar Government-directed facility/installation closings. Performance shall be at the 185the Air Refueling Wing, 2920 Headquarters Ave, Sioux City, IA 51111, building 254. The contractor shall at all times maintain an adequate work force for the uninterrupted performance of all tasks defined within this PWS when the Government facility/installation is not closed for the above reasons.

When hiring personnel, the contractor shall keep in mind that the stability and continuity of the work force are essential.

1.4.1.1 Reserved.

1.4.1.2 Unscheduled gate closures by the Security Police may occur at any time causing all personnel entering or exiting a closed installation to experience a delay. This cannot be predicted or prevented. Contractors are not compensated for unexpected closures or delays. Vehicles operated by contractor personnel are subject to search pursuant to applicable regulations. Any moving violation of any applicable motor vehicle regulation may result in the termination of the contractor employee’s installation driving privileges.

1.4.1.3 The contractor’s employees shall become familiar with and obey the regulations of the installation; including fire, traffic, safety and security regulations while on the installation. Contractor employees should only enter restricted areas when required to do so and only upon prior approval. All contractor employees shall carry proper identification with them at all times, and shall be subject to such checks as may be deemed necessary. The contractor shall ensure compliance with all regulations and orders of the installation, which may affect performance. The Government reserves the right to direct the removal of an employee from Government property or revoke access to Government systems for misconduct, security reasons, or any overt evidence of communicable disease. Removal of contractor employees for reasons stated above does not relieve the Contractor from responsibility for total performance of this contract.

1.4.2 Recognized Holidays: The following are recognized United States (US) holidays.

The contractor shall not perform services on these days:

1.4.2.1 New Year’s Day: January 1st

1.4.2.2 Martin Luther King, Jr.’s Birthday

1.4.2.3 President’s Day

1.4.2.4 Memorial Day

1.4.2.5 Juneteenth National Independence Day: June 19th

1.4.2.6 Independence Day: July 4th

1.4.2.7 Labor Day

1.4.2.8 Columbus Day

1.4.2.9 Veteran’s Day: November 11th

1.4.2.10 Thanksgiving Day

1.4.2.11 Christmas Day: December 25th

1.4.3 Reserved.

1.4.4 Quality Assurance (QA): The Government will evaluate the contractor’s performance under this contract in accordance with the Quality Assurance Surveillance Plan (QASP). This plan is primarily focused on what the Government will do to ensure that the contractor has performed in accordance with the performance standards. It defines how the performance standards will be applied, the frequency of surveillance, and acceptable quality level(s) or defect rate(s).

1.4.5 Access and General Protection/Security Policy and Procedures. The contractor shall comply with all applicable installation/facility access and local security policies and procedures, which may be obtained from the Contracting Officer’s Representative (COR). The contractor shall also provide all information required for background checks to meet installation access requirements to be accomplished by the local installation’s Security Forces, Director of Emergency Services or local Security Office. The contractor shall ensure compliance with all personal identity verification requirements as directed by DoD, Headquarters Air Force (HAF) and/or local policy. Should the Force Protection Condition (FPCON) change, the Government may require changes in contractor security matters or processes.

1. The contractor shall obtain base identification and vehicle passes, if required, for all contractor personnel who make frequent visits to or perform work on the Air Force installation(s) cited in the contract. Contractor personnel are required to wear or prominently display installation identification badges or contractor-furnished, contractor identification badges while visiting or performing work on the installation.

2. The contractor shall submit a written request on company letterhead to the contracting officer listing the following: contract number, location of work site, start and stop dates, and names of employees and subcontractor employees needing access to the base. The letter will also specify the individual(s) authorized to sign for a request for base identification credentials or vehicle passes. The contracting officer will endorse the request and forward it to the issuing base pass and registration office or Security Forces for processing. When reporting to the registration office, the authorized contractor individual(s) should provide a valid driver s license, current vehicle registration, valid vehicle insurance certificate, and [insert any additional requirements to comply with local security procedures] to obtain a vehicle pass.

3. During performance of the contract, the contractor shall be responsible for obtaining required identification for newly assigned personnel and for prompt return of credentials and vehicle passes for any employee who no longer requires access to the work site.

4. When work under this contract requires unescorted entry to controlled or restricted areas, the contractor shall comply with N/A.

5. Upon completion or termination of the contract or expiration of the identification passes, the prime contractor shall ensure that all base identification passes issued to employees and subcontractor employees are returned to the issuing office.

6. Failure to comply with these requirements may result in withholding of final payment.

1.4.5.1. Reserved

1.4.5.2 For Contractors that do not require CAC, but require access to a DoD Facility and/or Installation. Contractor and all associated sub-contractors employees shall comply with adjudication standards and procedures using the National Crime Information Center Interstate Identification Index (NCIC-III) and Terrorist Screening Database (TSDB) (Air Force Instruction (AFI) 10-245, AFI 31-101 and Air Force Manual (AFMAN) 31-113), applicable installation, facility and area commander installation/facility access and local security policies and procedures (provided by Government representative)

1.4.5.3 Reserved

1.4.5.4 Reserved.

1.4.5.5 Communications Security/Information Technology (COMSEC/IT) Security. All communications with DoD organizations are subject to COMSEC review. All telephone communications networks are continually subject to intercept by unfriendly intelligence organizations. DoD has authorized the military departments to conduct COMSEC monitoring and recording of telephone calls originating from, or terminating at, DoD organizations. Therefore, the contractor is advised that any time contractor personnel place or receive a call they are subject to COMSEC procedures. The contractor shall ensure wide and frequent dissemination of the above information to all employees dealing with DoD information. The contractor shall abide by all Government regulations concerning the authorized use of the Government's computer network, including the restriction against using the network to recruit Government personnel or advertise job openings.

1.4.5.6 Reserved.

1.4.5.7 Reserved.

1.4.5.8 Reserved.

1.4.5.9 Reserved.

1.4.5.10 Reserved.

1.4.5.11 Requirement for OPSEC Training. In accordance with AFI 10-701, Operations Security, OPSEC PMs/Signature Managers/Coordinators will provide OPSEC training or training materials to contract employees within 30 days of employees’ initial assignment to the contract and prior to having access to any critical information (CI) and annually thereafter. General organizational orientations may need to be supplemented by duty-related orientations in the work center targeted toward specific critical information and vulnerabilities associated with the work. Initial training (OPSE 1301 - OPSEC Fundamentals) is located on the ADLS website and refresher OPSEC training is conducted annually (at Commander's Call). The contractor shall submit certificates of completion for each contractor employee to the COR within 15 calendar days after completion of training.

1.4.5.12 Reserved.

1.4.5.13 Reserved.

1.4.5.14 Reserved.

1.4.6 Physical Security. The contractor shall safeguard all Government property provided for contractor use. At the close of each work period, Government facilities, equipment and materials shall be secured.

1.4.6.1 Reserved.

1.4.6.2 Reserved.

1.4.7 Reserved.

1.4.9 Contract Manager (CM): The contactor shall designate a CM who shall ensure performance under this contract. The name of this person, and an alternate who shall act for the contractor when the CM is absent, shall be designated in writing to the KO.

The CM or alternate shall have full authority to act for the contractor on all contract matters relating to daily operation of this contract. The CM shall work through the COR, to resolve issues, receive technical instructions, and ensure adequate performance of services. The CM shall ensure that contractor employees do not perform any services outside the scope of the contract without an official modification issued by the KO. The CM shall ensure contractor employees understand that services performed outside the scope of the contract are performed wholly at the expense of the contractor.

1.4.10 Identification of Contractor Employees: All contractor personnel attending meetings, answering Government telephones and working in other situations where their contractor status is not obvious to third parties are required to identify themselves as such to avoid creating an impression that they are Government employees. The contractor shall ensure that all documents or reports produced by contractor personnel are suitably marked as contractor products or that contractor participation is appropriately disclosed. The contractor’s status as a “contractor” shall be predominantly displayed in all correspondence types (to include signature blocks on e-mail) and dealings with Government or non-Government entities.

1.4.10.1 The contractor shall retrieve all identification media (including vehicle passes) from its employees who depart employment for any reason. The contractor shall return all identification media (i.e., badges and vehicles passes) to the KO within 14 days of an employee’s departure.

1.4.11. Combating Trafficking in Persons: The United States Government has adopted a zero tolerance policy regarding trafficking in persons. Contractors and contractor employees shall not engage in severe forms of trafficking in persons during the period of performance of the contract; procure commercial sex acts during the period of performance of the contract; or use forced labor in the performance of the contract. The Contractor shall notify its employees of the United States Government’s zero tolerance policy, the actions that will be taken against employees for violations of this policy. The contractor shall take appropriate action, up to and including termination, against employees or subcontractors that violate the US Government policy as described at

FAR 22.17.

1.4.12 Reserved.

1.4.13 Data Rights: The Government has unlimited rights to all documents/materials produced under this contract. All documents and materials, to include the source codes of any software, produced under this contract shall be Government owned and are the property of the Government with all rights and privileges of ownership/copyright belonging exclusively to the Government. These documents and materials may not be used or sold by the contractor without written permission from the KO. All materials supplied to the Government shall be the sole property of the Government and may not be used for any other purpose. This right does not abrogate any other Government rights.

1.4.14 Organizational Conflicts of Interest (OCI): The contractor and subcontractor personnel performing services under this contract may receive, have access to or participate in the development of proprietary or source selection information (e.g., cost or pricing information, budget information or analyses, specifications or work statements, etc.) or perform evaluation services which may create a current or subsequent OCIs, as defined in FAR Subpart 9.5. The contractor shall notify the KO immediately whenever it becomes aware that such access or participation may result in any actual or potential OCI and shall promptly submit a plan to the KO to avoid or mitigate any such OCI. The contractor’s mitigation plan will be determined to be acceptable solely at the discretion of the KO. In the event the KO unilaterally determines that any such OCI cannot be satisfactorily avoided or mitigated, the KO may impose other remedies as he or she deems necessary, including prohibiting the contractor from participation in subsequent contracted requirements which may be affected by the OCI.

1.4.15 Reserved.

2.0 Definitions and Acronyms:

2.1 Definitions:

2.1.1 Contractor: A supplier or vendor awarded a contract to provide specific supplies or service to the Government. The term used in this contract refers to the prime.

2.1.2 Defective Service: A service output that does not meet the standard of performance associated with the PWS.

2.1.3 Deliverable: Anything that can be physically delivered and includes non-manufactured things such as meeting minutes or reports.

2.1.4 Key Personnel: Contractor personnel that are evaluated in a source selection process and that may be required to be used in the performance of a contract by the PWS. When key personnel are used as an evaluation factor in best value procurement, an offer can be rejected if it does not have a firm commitment from the persons that are listed in the proposal.

2.1.5 Physical Security: Actions that prevent the loss or damage of Government property.

2.1.6 Quality Assurance: The Government procedures to verify that services being performed by the Contractor are performed according to acceptable standards.

2.1.7 Quality Assurance Surveillance Plan (QASP): An organized written document specifying the surveillance methodology to be used for surveillance of contractor performance.

2.1.8 Quality Control: All necessary measures taken by the Contractor to ensure that the quality of an end product or service shall meet contract requirements.

2.1.9 Subcontractor: One that enters into a contract with a prime contractor. The Government does not have privity of contract with the subcontractor.

2.2 Acronyms:

AFMAN Air Force Manual CM Contract Manager COMSEC Communications Security COR Contracting Officer Representative DFARS Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement DoD Department of Defense FAR Federal Acquisition Regulation GFP/M/E/S Government Furnished Property/Material/Equipment/Services IT Information Technology KO Contracting Officer NGB National Guard Bureau POC Point of Contact PWS Performance Work Statement QA Quality Assurance QASP Quality Assurance Surveillance Plan TE Technical Exhibit

3.0 Government Furnished Property, Material, Equipment and Services (GFP/M/E/S):

The Government will provide the property, material, equipment, and/or services listed below solely for the purpose of performance under this contract:

3.2 Materials: None

3.3 Equipment: None

3.4 Services: None

3.5 Utilities: All utilities in the facility will be available for the contactor’s use in the performance of this contract. The contractor shall instruct employees in utilities conservation practices. The contractor shall operate under conditions that preclude the waste of utilities, which include turning off the water faucets or valves after using the required amount.

4.0 Contractor Furnished Property, Materials, and Equipment (CFP/M/E):

4.1 General: Except for those items specifically stated to be Government-Furnished in Paragraph 3.0, the contractor shall furnish everything required to perform these services as indicated in Paragraph 1.1.

4.2 Reserved.

4.3 Reserved.

5.0 Requirements: The contractor shall:

5.1 The contractor shall provide all personnel, equipment, tools, materials, supervision, transportation, and other items and services necessary to install a fully functioning turnkey audio-visual system in the auditorium (room 156A) of building 254. All components of the audio-visual system must be hard wired with no Bluetooth capabilities. All installed components must not have any inherent Bluetooth devices/capability or wireless communication features Audio-visual system shall include the minimum following requirements.

5.1.1 86-inch LED displays, quantity (2). Displays shall be non-WIFI, with no smart capabilities, and no remote-control capabilities. Displays shall be mounted on the front wall of the auditorium (see drawing for location) on a tilting wall mount. Displays shall be energy star rated.

5.1.2 75-inch LED displays, quantity (2). Displays shall be non-WIFI, with no smart capabilities, and no remote-control capabilities. One display shall be mounted on each side wall of the auditorium (see drawing for location) on a full-motion wall mount.

Displays shall be energy star rated.

5.1.3 Audio system that includes ceiling speakers with tile bridges, and amplifier. Audio system shall have a control panel capable of controlling all audio sources, mixing and/or switching of audio sources, HDMI – 2 minimum, microphone or line input – 2 minimum, equalization and gain of audio sources. Volume on the speaker shall be capable of being controlled by the end user at the front of the auditorium. Audio system shall have no Bluetooth capabilities, and no remote-control capabilities.

5.1.4 Video input controls. The end user shall have the ability to control the input of the video input from the front of the auditorium. The video input shall be compatible with HDMI port 2 minimum. The end user shall be able to display the same input on all displays at the same time, along with the ability to display different inputs on each display.

5.1.5 All miscellaneous hardware, cables, connectors, brackets, etc. to make a fully functioning audio-visual system.

5.2 Audio-visual equipment and equipment racks can be installed in the audio-visual room (room 159).

5.3 Rough-ins are in place at each TV location to include backing for TV mounts, single-gang outlet boxes and 1” conduits to support A/V cable installation. Conduits are extended to just above the suspended ceiling or routed to A/V room.

6.0 Applicable Publications: Publications applicable to this PWS are listed below:

Publication (Chapter/Page)

Date of Publication

Mandatory or Advisory

Website

Federal Acquisition Regulation Mandatory https://www.acquisition.gov/?q=browsefar Defense Federal Acquisition

Regulation Supplement Mandatory http://www.acq.osd.mil/dpap/dars/dfarspgi/current/in dex.html or https://www.acquisition.gov/dfars

AFI 10-245

Antiterrorism 03/28/2013 (Certified current

03/30/2017)

Mandatory https://www.e-publishing.af.mil/Product- Index/#/?view=pubs&orgID=10141&catID=1&series

=-1&modID=449&tabID=131

AFI 31-101

Security Forces Standards and

Procedures

08/18/2020 Mandatory https://www.e-publishing.af.mil/Product- Index/#/?view=pubs&orgID=10141&catID=1&series

=-1&modID=449&tabID=131

AFMAN 31-113

Security Forces Standards and Procedures

03/05/2013 Change 1:

12/02/2015

Mandatory https://www.e-publishing.af.mil/Product- Index/#/?view=pubs&orgID=10141&catID=1&series

=-1&modID=449&tabID=131 https://www.acquisition.gov/?q=browsefar http://www.acq.osd.mil/dpap/dars/dfarspgi/current/index.html http://www.acq.osd.mil/dpap/dars/dfarspgi/current/index.html https://www.acquisition.gov/dfars

TECHNICAL EXHIBIT 1

Performance Requirements Summary (PRS)

This PRS includes performance objectives the Government will use to determine contractor performance and will compare contractor performance to the Acceptable Quality Level (AQL).

Performance

Objective Performance Standard Acceptable Quality

Levels (AQL) Surveillance Method / By

Whom 5.1

Provide fully functional audio-visual system

The contractor shall provide a fully functioning turnkey audio-visual system in the auditorium of building 254. All components of the audio-visual system must be hard wired with no Bluetooth capabilities. Audio-visual system shall include the minimum following requirements.

System functions with all components.

Periodic Inspection / COR

TECHNICAL EXHIBIT 2

Deliverables Schedule

PWS Reference / Deliverable Title

Frequency Number of Copies

Medium/Format Submit To

1.4.5.3 AT Level 1

Awareness Training

Certificates

Provide within 15 calendar days after employee completes training.

1 Electronic Submission

COR

1.4.10 Identification

Media

Return within 14 days of employee’s departure from contract performance.

Original(s) Hard Copy KO

TECHNICAL EXHIBIT 3

Building 254 Auditorium Pictures

Building 254 auditorium (room 156A) view from front entrance door.

Building 254 auditorium (room 156A) view from front of room.

Building 254 auditorium (room 156A) view of side wall where 75” display will be mounted.

Building 254 auditorium (room 156A) view of side wall where 75” display will be mounted.

Building 254 auditorium (room 156A) up close view of power and conduit on side wall where 75” display will be mounted.

Building 254 auditorium (room 156A) front wall where 86” displays will be mounted.

Building 254 auditorium (room 156A) view of ceiling.

Building 254 audio-visual room (room 159).

Building 254 audio-visual room (room 159).

1.4.5.1. Reserved