Performance Work Statement (PWS) Updated 20250819.pdf

Updated 19 August 2025

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PERFORMANCE WORK STATEMENT (PWS)

FOR

Blood Testing Services to Determine 28 DoD Firefighters’ Exposure to PFAS

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 PFAS blood testing services for approximately 28 individuals, as defined in this PWS.

1.2 Background: Section 707 of Public Law 116-92 requires DoD to offer blood testing to all DoD firefighters for exposure to per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS).

1.3 Period of Performance (PoP): The Period of Performance is estimated to not exceed two months after contract award.

1.4 General Information:

1.4.1 Place and Performance of Services: In accordance with Section 5, the contractor shall pick up approximately 28 blood samples at the 115th Fighter Wing Medical Group, 3110 Mitchell St, Building 506, Madison WI 53704, between the hours of 0800-1630 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. Blood testing shall be performed at contractor’s location during days and hours consistent with the contractor’ commercial practices. Results will be provided via secure electronic transmission.

1.4.1.1 Telework: Telework, if in accordance with the contractor’s commercial practices, is permitted in support of this requirement. Telework shall be at no additional cost to the Government.

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

Ver. October 2022 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 pick up blood samples 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 Technical Exhibit 1, Performance Requirements Summary (PRS). This summary 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. 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.

1.4.5.1 Reserved

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1.4.5.2 Reserved

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 Protection of Personally Identifiable Information (PII). The contractor shall protect all PII encountered in the performance of services in accordance with Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (DFARS) 224.103 Personally Identifiable Information and Department of Defense Directive (DoDD) 5400.11, Department of Defense Privacy Program, and DoD 5400.11-R. If a PII breach results from the contractor’s violation of the aforementioned policies, the contractor shall bear all notification costs, call-center support costs, and credit monitoring service costs for all individuals whose PII has been compromised.

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.

1.4.7 Reserved

1.4.8 Post Award Conference/Periodic Progress Meetings: The contractor agrees to attend any post award conference convened by the KO in accordance with FAR 42.5.

The KO, COR and other Government personnel, as appropriate, may meet periodically with the contractor to review the contactor’s performance. At these meetings, the KO

Ver. October 2022 will apprise the contractor of how the Government views the contractor’s performance and the contractor shall apprise the Government of problems, if any, being experienced.

The contractor shall resolve outstanding issues raised by the Government. Contractor attendance at these meetings shall be at no additional cost to the Government.

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 KO 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 Reserved

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 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

Ver. October 2022 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.

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 Reserved

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:

AEI Army Enterprise Infostructure AR Army Regulation

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AT/OPSEC Antiterrorism/Operational Security BI Background Investigation CM Contract Manager COR Contracting Officer Representative DA Department of the Army DD254 Department of Defense Contract Security Classification Specification DFARS Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement DoD Department of Defense DSCA Defense Counterintelligence and Security Agency FAR Federal Acquisition Regulation GFP/M/E/S Government Furnished Property/Material/Equipment/Services HQDA Headquarters, Department of the Army HSPD Homeland Security Presidential Directive IA Information Assurance IS Information System(s) KO Contracting Officer NGB National Guard Bureau OCI Organizational Conflict of Interest PFAS Polyfluoroalkyl Substances PII Personally Identifiable Information PIPO Phase In/Phase Out POC Point of Contact PRS Performance Requirements Summary PWS Performance Work Statement QA Quality Assurance QASP Quality Assurance Surveillance Plan QC Quality Control QCP Quality Control Program SCR Service Contract Reporting SSN Social Security Number TE Technical Exhibit USD(I) Under Secretary of Defense for Intelligence

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

The Government will not provide any property, material, or equipment. for the purpose of performance under this contract. Blood draws will be accomplished by the 115th Fighter Wing Medical Group, and samples will be provided to the contractor for testing purposes. Samples will not be returned to the Government.

4.0 Contractor Furnished Property, Materials, and Equipment (CFP/M/E): Except for than blood samples in Paragraph 3.0, the contractor shall provide all property, material, equipment, and transport required to perform these services.

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5.0 Requirements: The contractor shall:

5.1 Coordinate, with the 115th Medical Group, a date and time for contractor pick-up and transportation of blood samples to the contractor’s testing facilities. 28 blood samples are anticipated, but because testing is voluntary, fewer may be required. Blood draws will be accomplished by the 115th Fighter Wing. Due to varying schedules which limit blood collection, two separate pick-ups are required. The majority of samples are expected to be provided at the first pick-up, with the remainder picked up at the second pick-up, although it is possible that additional pick-ups may be requested.

5.2 Test approximately 28 blood samples for the following polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) compounds, at a minimum:

5.2.1 Perfluorooctanoic acid – linear isomers.

5.2.2 Perfluoroctanoic acid branched isomers.

5.2.3 Perfluorodecanoic acid.

5.2.4 Perfluorohexanesulfonic acid.

5.2.5 Perfluoroheptanesulfonic acid.

5.2.6 Perfluorododecanoic acid.

5.2.7 Perfluoroundecanoic acid.

5.2.8 Perfluorohexanoic acid.

5.2.9 Perfluorononanoic acid.

5.2.10 Perfluorooctane sulfonate – linear isomers.

5.2.11 Perfluorooctane sulfonate – branched isomers.

5.2.12 2-N-methyl-perfluorooctane sulfonamide acetate.

5.2.13 Dodecafluoro-3H-4,8-dioxanoate.

5.3 Provide individual test results within 2 weeks of sample pick-up to the 115th Fighter Wing Medical Group via a secure method.

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

06/11/2025 M https://www.acquisition.gov/?q=browsefar

Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement

01/17/2025 M http://www.acq.osd.mil/dpap/dars/dfarspgi/c urrent/index.html or https://www.acquisition.gov/dfars DoDI 5400.11

Department of Defense Privacy and Civil Liberties

Programs

01/29/2019

M https://www.esd.whs.mil/Directives/issuanc es/dodi/

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DoD 5400.11-R Department of Defense

Privacy Program

05/14/2007 M https://www.esd.whs.mil/Directives/issuanc es/dodm/ Department of Defense (DoD)

Medical Treatment Facility (MTF)1 Guide for Ordering Laboratory Analyses for the Detection of Perfluoroalkyl and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS) in Blood or Serum

Rev January

A https://www.health.mil/Reference- Center/Publications/2025/01/01/MTF-

Guide-for-PFAS-Blood-Testing-of-DoD- Firefighters

DoDM 6055.05 Occupational Medical Examinations: Medical

Surveillance and Medical Qualification

7/27/2022 Change 1 effective 4/5/2024

A https://www.esd.whs.mil/Portals/54/Docum ents/DD/issuances/dodm/605505m.PDF?v er=ag9MtySOX5CzK9HYHfkh3g%3D%3D

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 5.3

Provide test results

Provide individual test results within 2 weeks of sample pick-up to the 115th Fighter Wing Medical Group via a secure method.

Individual results are received within 2 weeks of sample pick-up.

Final receipt and inspection of results by the 115th Medical Group.

TECHNICAL EXHIBIT 2

Deliverables Schedule

PWS

Reference / Deliverable Title

Frequency Number of Copies

Medium/Format Submit To

5.3 Provide test

results

Within 2 weeks of pick-up of blood samples.

1 Secure method 115th Medical Group