Solicitation-Amendment 05-W56ZTN23R0010.pdf

W56ZTN23R0010

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W56ZTN23R0010 16-May-2023

b. TELEPHONE NUMBER

443 861 - 5351

8. OFFER DUE DATE/LOCAL TIME

09:00 AM 13 Nov 2023

5. SOLICITATION NUMBER 6. SOLICITATION ISSUE DATE

AUTHORIZED FOR LOCAL REPRODUCTION

PREVIOUS EDITION IS NOT USABLE

STANDARD FORM 1449 (REV. 2/2012)

Prescribed by GSA – FAR (48 CFR) 53.212

(TYPE OR PRINT)

(SIGNATURE OF CONTRACTING OFFICER)

ADDENDA X ARE

26. TOTAL AWARD AMOUNT (For Gov t. Use Only )

23.

CODE 10. THIS ACQUISITION IS

SUCH ADDRESS IN OFFER

17b. CHECK IF REMITTANCE IS DIFFERENT AND PUT

BELOW IS CHECKED

TELEPHONE NO.

W56ZTN9. ISSUED BY

18b. SUBMIT INVOICES TO ADDRESS SHOWN IN BLOCK 18a. UNLESS BLOCK

7. FOR SOLICITATION

INFORMATION CALL:

a. NAME

SCOTT E. NUNLEY

2. CONTRACT NO. 3. AWARD/EFFECTIVE DATE 4. ORDER NUMBER

(TYPE OR PRINT)

30b. NAME AND TITLE OF SIGNER 30c. DATE SIGNED 31b. NAME OF CONTRACTING OFFICER

30a. SIGNATURE OF OFFEROR/CONTRACTOR 31a.UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

1 27a. SOLICITATION INCORPORATES BY REFERENCE FAR 52.212-1. 52.212-4. FAR 52.212-3. 52.212-5 ARE ATTACHED.X

25. ACCOUNTING AND APPROPRIATION DATA

1. REQUISITION NUMBER

20.

ADDITIONAL SHEETS SUBJECT TO THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS SPECIFIED.

OFFEROR TO COMPLETE BLOCKS 12, 17, 23, 24, AND 30

SOLICITATION/CONTRACT/ORDER FOR COMMERCIAL ITEMS

ARE NOT ATTACHED

27b. CONTRACT/PURCHASE ORDER INCORPORATES BY REFERENCE FAR 52.212-4. FAR 52.212-5 IS ATTACHED. ADDENDA ARE ARE NOT ATTACHED

(BLOCK 5), INCLUDING ANY ADDITIONS OR CHANGES WHICH ARE

SET FORTH HEREIN, IS ACCEPTED AS TO ITEMS:

. YOUR OFFER ON SOLICITATION

28. CONTRACTOR IS REQUIRED TO SIGN THIS DOCUMENT AND RETURN

% FOR:SET ASIDE:UNRESTRICTED OR X

SMALL BUSINESSX

17a.CONTRACTOR/ CODE FACILITY

OFFEROR CODE

ACC-APG - GARRISON DIVISION (W56ZTN)

ACC-APG GARRISON DIVISION

BLDG 6001

6565 SURVEILLANCE LOOP

ABERDEEN PROVING GROUND MD 21005-3013

18a. PAYMENT WILL BE MADE BY CODE

RATED ORDER UNDER

DPAS (15 CFR 700)

13a. THIS CONTRACT IS A

13b. RATING

CODE15. DELIVER TO CODE 16. ADMINISTERED BY

SEE SCHEDULE

12. DISCOUNT TERMS11. DELIVERY FOR FOB DESTINA-

TION UNLESS BLOCK IS

MARKED

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14. METHOD OF SOLICITATION

RFQ IFB RFPX

FAX:

TEL: SERVICE-DISABLED

VETERAN-OWNED

SMALL BUSINESS

8(A)

HUBZONE SMALL

BUSINESS

SIZE STANDARD:

$16,500,000

NAICS:

561990

OFFER DATED

29. AWARD OF CONTRACT: REF.

DELIVER ALL ITEMS SET FORTH OR OTHERWISE IDENTIFIED ABOVE AND ON ANY

COPIES TO ISSUING OFFICE. CONTRACTOR AGREES TO FURNISH AND

EMAIL:

TEL:

31c. DATE SIGNED

SEE SCHEDULE

SCHEDULE OF SUPPLIES/ SERVICESITEM NO. QUANTITY UNIT UNIT PRICE AMOUNT

24.22.21.19.

WOMEN-OWNED SMALL BUSINESS (WOSB)

ELIGIBLE UNDER THE WOMEN-OWNED

SMALL BUSINESS PROGRAM

EDWOSB

32g. E-MAIL OF AUTHORIZED GOVERNMENT REPRESENTATIVE

SOLICITATION/CONTRACT/ORDER FOR COMMERCIAL ITEMS

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ACCEPTED, AND CONFORMS TO THE CONTRACT, EXCEPT AS NOTED: ______________________________________________________

32a. QUANTITY IN COLUMN 21 HAS BEEN

RECEIVED INSPECTED

32b. SIGNATURE OF AUTHORIZED GOVERNMENT

REPRESENTATIVE

32c. DATE 32d. PRINTED NAME AND TITLE OF AUTHORIZED GOVERNMENT

REPRESENTATIVE

32e. MAILING ADDRESS OF AUTHORIZED GOVERNMENT REPRESENTATIVE 32f . TELEPHONE NUMBER OF AUTHORIZED GOVERNMENT REPRESENTATIVE

37. CHECK NUMBER

FINALPARTIALCOMPLETE

36. PAYMENT35. AMOUNT VERIFIED

CORRECT FOR

34. VOUCHER NUMBER

FINAL

33. SHIP NUMBER

PARTIAL

38. S/R ACCOUNT NUMBER 39. S/R VOUCHER NUMBER 40. PAID BY

41a. I CERTIFY THIS ACCOUNT IS CORRECT AND PROPER FOR PAYMENT

41b. SIGNATURE AND TITLE OF CERTIFYING OFFICER 41c. DATE

42a. RECEIVED BY (Print)

42b. RECEIVED AT (Location)

42c. DATE REC'D (YY/MM/DD) 42d. TOTAL CONTAINERS

STANDARD FORM 1449 (REV. 2/2012) BACK

Prescribed by GSA – FAR (48 CFR) 53.212

AUTHORIZED FOR LOCAL REPRODUCTION

PREVIOUS EDITION IS NOT USABLE

SEE SCHEDULE

20.

SCHEDULE OF SUPPLIES/ SERVICES

21.

QUANTITY UNIT

22. 23.

UNIT PRICE

24.

AMOUNT

19.

ITEM NO.

Section SF 1449 - CONTINUATION SHEET

ITEM NO SUPPLIES/SERVICES QUANTITY UNIT UNIT PRICE AMOUNT

0001 12 Months Base Year-Labor

FFP

The contractor shall furnish all management, supervision, personnel, transportation, material and equipment/supplies necessary to electronically locate, mark with paint, pin flags, bristles, and stakes in accordance with paragraph C.21.a. of the Performance Work Statement FOB: Destination

PSC CD: R499

NET AMT

0002 50 Each Base Year

FFP

TEST HOLES in accordance with paragraph C.21.B of the PWS.

Base Year-Surveys

FFP

Contractor shall Provide as-built data that shall be compiled from GPS or conventional field surveys, as determined by the COR in each delivery order , performed under the supervision of a Registered Professional Land Surveyor in accordance with paragraph C.21.c of the Performance Work Statement.

0003AA 4 Each BaseYear-Surveys

FFP

1 ACRE OR LESS (100 POINT OR LESS)

0003AB 2 Each Base Year-Surveys

FFP

1-3 ACRES (101-300 POINTS)

0004 1 Each Base Year-CMRA

FFP

The Accounting for Contract Services/Contractor Manpower Reporting requirement has been added to the statement of work, and contractor is required to provide data on contractor manpower (including subcontractor manpower) for performance of this contract. The CMRA website is: https://ecmra.army.mil. The cost, if any, for providing this data shall be entered into the space provided at this CLIN. If no direct cost is associated with providing the data, enter - No Cost.

b. Suggested rates for determining the proposed price of the Contractor Manpower Reporting as fair and reasonable are:

i. SAP action with one performance location – $200 or less/year;

ii. Purchase Order or Contract with numerous performance locations – $500 or less/year.

1001 12 Months OPTION Option Year 1-Labor

FFP

The contractor shall furnish all management, supervision, personnel, transportation, material and equipment/supplies necessary to electronically locate, mark with paint, pin flags, bristles, and stakes in accordance with paragraph C.21.a. of the Performance Work Statement

1002 50 Each Optiion Year 1

FFP

TEST HOLES in accordance with paragraph C.21.B of the PWS.

OPTION Option Year 1-Surveys

FFP

Contractor shall Provide as-built data that shall be compiled from GPS or conventional field surveys, as determined by the COR in each delivery order , 1003AA 4 Each OPTION Option Year 1-Surveys

FFP

1 ACRE OR LESS (100 POINT OR LESS)

1003AB 2 Each OPTION Option Year 1-Surveys

FFP

1-3 ACRES (101-300 POINTS)

1004 1 Each OPTION OptionYear 1-CMRA

FFP

The Accounting for Contract Services/Contractor Manpower Reporting requirement has been added to the statement of work, and contractor is required to provide data on contractor manpower (including subcontractor manpower) for performance of this contract. The CMRA website is: https://ecmra.army.mil. The cost, if any, for providing this data shall be entered into the space provided at this CLIN. If no direct cost is associated with providing the data, enter - No Cost.

b. Suggested rates for determining the proposed price of the Contractor Manpower Reporting as fair and reasonable are:

i. SAP action with one performance location – $200 or less/year;

ii. Purchase Order or Contract with numerous performance locations – $500 or less/year.

2001 12 Months OPTION Option Year2 -Labor

FFP

The contractor shall furnish all management, supervision, personnel, transportation, material and equipment/supplies necessary to electronically locate, mark with paint, pin flags, bristles, and stakes in accordance with paragraph C.21.a. of the Performance Work Statement

2002 50 Each OPTION Option Year 2

FFP

TEST HOLES in accordance with paragraph C.21.B of the PWS.

OPTION Option Year 2-Surveys

FFP

Contractor shall Provide as-built data that shall be compiled from GPS or conventional field surveys, as determined by the COR in each delivery order , 2003AA 4 Each OPTION Option Year 2-Surveys

FFP

1 ACRE OR LESS (100 POINT OR LESS)

2003AB 2 Each OPTION Option Year 2-Surveys

FFP

1-3 ACRES (101-300 POINTS)

2004 1 Each OPTION Option Year 2-CMRA

FFP

The Accounting for Contract Services/Contractor Manpower Reporting requirement has been added to the statement of work, and contractor is required to provide data on contractor manpower (including subcontractor manpower) for performance of this contract. The CMRA website is: https://ecmra.army.mil. The cost, if any, for providing this data shall be entered into the space provided at this CLIN. If no direct cost is associated with providing the data, enter - No Cost.

b. Suggested rates for determining the proposed price of the Contractor Manpower Reporting as fair and reasonable are:

i. SAP action with one performance location – $200 or less/year;

ii. Purchase Order or Contract with numerous performance locations – $500 or less/year.

3001 12 Months OPTION Option Year 3-Labor

FFP

The contractor shall furnish all management, supervision, personnel, transportation, material and equipment/supplies necessary to electronically locate, mark with paint, pin flags, bristles, and stakes in accordance with paragraph C.21.a. of the Performance Work Statement

3002 50 Each OPTION Option Year 3

FFP

TEST HOLES in accordance with paragraph C.21.B of the PWS.

OPTION Option Year 3-Surveys

FFP

Contractor shall Provide as-built data that shall be compiled from GPS or conventional field surveys, as determined by the COR in each delivery order , 3003AA 4 Each OPTION Option Year 3-Surveys

FFP

1 ACRE OR LESS (100 POINT OR LESS)

3003AB 2 Each OPTION Option Year 3-Surveys

FFP

1-3 ACRES (101-300 POINTS)

3004 1 Each OPTION Option Year 3-CMRA

FFP

The Accounting for Contract Services/Contractor Manpower Reporting requirement has been added to the statement of work, and contractor is required to provide data on contractor manpower (including subcontractor manpower) for performance of this contract. The CMRA website is: https://ecmra.army.mil. The cost, if any, for providing this data shall be entered into the space provided at this CLIN. If no direct cost is associated with providing the data, enter - No Cost.

b. Suggested rates for determining the proposed price of the Contractor Manpower Reporting as fair and reasonable are:

i. SAP action with one performance location – $200 or less/year;

ii. Purchase Order or Contract with numerous performance locations – $500 or less/year.

4001 12 Months OPTION Option Year 4-Labor

FFP

The contractor shall furnish all management, supervision, personnel, transportation, material and equipment/supplies necessary to electronically locate, mark with paint, pin flags, bristles, and stakes in accordance with paragraph C.21.a. of the Performance Work Statement

4002 50 Each OPTION Option Year 4

FFP

TEST HOLES in accordance with paragraph C.21.B of the PWS.

OPTION Option Year 4-Surveys

FFP

Contractor shall Provide as-built data that shall be compiled from GPS or conventional field surveys, as determined by the COR in each delivery order , 4003AA 4 Each OPTION Option Year 4-Surveys

FFP

1 ACRE OR LESS (100 POINT OR LESS)

4003AB 2 Each OPTION Option Year 4-Surveys

FFP

1-3 ACRES (101-300 POINTS)

4004 1 Each OPTION Option Year 4-CMRA

FFP

The Accounting for Contract Services/Contractor Manpower Reporting requirement has been added to the statement of work, and contractor is required to provide data on contractor manpower (including subcontractor manpower) for performance of this contract. The CMRA website is: https://ecmra.army.mil. The cost, if any, for providing this data shall be entered into the space provided at this CLIN. If no direct cost is associated with providing the data, enter - No Cost.

b. Suggested rates for determining the proposed price of the Contractor Manpower Reporting as fair and reasonable are:

i. SAP action with one performance location – $200 or less/year;

ii. Purchase Order or Contract with numerous performance locations – $500 or less/year.

5001 6 Months OPTION 6-Month Option

FFP

OPTION TO EXTEND SERVICES IN ACCORDANCE WITH FAR 52.217-8.

5002 25 Each OPTION 6-Month Test Holes

FFP

CONTRACTOR SHALL EXCAVATE TEST HOLES IN ACCORDANCE WITH

THE PERFORMANCE WORK STATEMENT, SECTION C.21(B).

INSPECTION AND ACCEPTANCE TERMS

Supplies/services will be inspected/accepted at:

CLIN INSPECT AT INSPECT BY ACCEPT AT ACCEPT BY

0001 Destination Government Destination Government 0002 Destination Government Destination Government 0003 N/A N/A N/A N/A 0003AA Destination Government Destination Government 0003AB Destination Government Destination Government 0004 Destination Government Destination Government 1001 Destination Government Destination Government 1002 Destination Government Destination Government 1003 N/A N/A N/A N/A 1003AA Destination Government Destination Government 1003AB Destination Government Destination Government 1004 Destination Government Destination Government 2001 Destination Government Destination Government 2002 Destination Government Destination Government 2003 N/A N/A N/A N/A 2003AA Destination Government Destination Government 2003AB Destination Government Destination Government 2004 Destination Government Destination Government 3001 Destination Government Destination Government 3002 Destination Government Destination Government 3003 N/A N/A N/A N/A 3003AA Destination Government Destination Government 3003AB Destination Government Destination Government 3004 Destination Government Destination Government 4001 Destination Government Destination Government 4002 Destination Government Destination Government 4003 N/A N/A N/A N/A 4003AA Destination Government Destination Government

4003AB Destination Government Destination Government 4004 Destination Government Destination Government 5001 Destination Government Destination Government 5002 Destination Government Destination Government

DELIVERY INFORMATION

CLIN DELIVERY DATE QUANTITY SHIP TO ADDRESS DODAAC /

CAGE

0001 N/A N/A N/A N/A

0002 N/A N/A N/A N/A

0003 N/A N/A N/A N/A

0003AA N/A N/A N/A N/A

0003AB N/A N/A N/A N/A

0004 N/A N/A N/A N/A

1001 N/A N/A N/A N/A

1002 N/A N/A N/A N/A

1003 N/A N/A N/A N/A

1003AA N/A N/A N/A N/A

1003AB N/A N/A N/A N/A

1004 N/A N/A N/A N/A

2001 N/A N/A N/A N/A

2002 N/A N/A N/A N/A

2003 N/A N/A N/A N/A

2003AA N/A N/A N/A N/A

2003AB N/A N/A N/A N/A

2004 N/A N/A N/A N/A

3001 N/A N/A N/A N/A

3002 N/A N/A N/A N/A

3003 N/A N/A N/A N/A

3003AA N/A N/A N/A N/A

3003AB N/A N/A N/A N/A

3004 N/A N/A N/A N/A

4001 N/A N/A N/A N/A

4002 N/A N/A N/A N/A

4003 N/A N/A N/A N/A

4003AA N/A N/A N/A N/A

4003AB N/A N/A N/A N/A

4004 N/A N/A N/A N/A

5001 N/A N/A N/A N/A

5002 N/A N/A N/A N/A

PERFORMANCE WORK STATEMENT

PERFORMANCE WORK STATEMENT

Underground Utility Locating (UUL)

C.1 GENERAL

C.1.1 STATEMENT OF WORK: The contractor shall furnish all management, supervision, personnel, transportation, material and equipment/supplies necessary to electronically locate, mark with paint, pin flags, bristles, stakes, map, and survey (Global Positioning Satellite (GPS) and conventional) all required underground utilities for the assigned site or sites for a given task order. Provide as- built location drawings of buried utilities both new and existing, perform vacuum excavation test holes. Perform all administrative procedures, verifications and coordination to process, track, provide monthly tenant billing statements and issue excavation permits in accordance with Aberdeen Proving Ground Regulation (APGR) 385-7, dated 1 April 2013, in accordance with this Performance Work Statement for the purpose of making permanent record of and protecting all underground utility systems at Aberdeen Proving Ground (APG-North) to include the APG- Edgewood (South) Area and the Adelphi Laboratories Campus in Adelphi, MD. Services are required for projects in the design phase as well as during construction. Facilities/physical plant protection services shall be accomplished through the issuance of digging/excavation permits, utility location and marked out in the field. The work herein shall be performed at Aberdeen and Edgewood

Areas of APG, Maryland and the Adelphi Laboratories Campus in Adelphi, Maryland.

Management/Supervision/Administration: The contractor shall establish a management plan to ensure the delivery of consistently high-quality work through a quality control program/process, utilization of proposed personnel and methods for providing the required services as identified in C.1.1.

Tracking System: The contractor shall establish, maintain, and update an off-the-shelf automated tracking system to maintain complete records of each entry for every excavation permit processed throughout the duration of the contract. The system shall be jointly used by the contactor and the Government for the processing, issuing, tracking, verifying, reporting, and billing of the excavation permits. The off-the-shelf automated system shall be compatible with the Government’s system and comply with the Network Enterprise Center-APG (NEC) requirements for security. At the completion of the contract the automated system and data shall become the property of the Government.

The contractor shall provide the exact horizontal locations by way of electromagnetic, sonic, and other geophysical location techniques including test holes, when requested, for all existing underground utilities, and all administrative procedures to process, track and issue excavation permits during normal operating hours. All emergency excavation permits shall be accomplished when directed by the Contracting Officer or the authorized Contracting Officer’s Representative (COR). Instruments shall be provided and utilized which encompass a wide frequency range allowing detection of all utility systems.

Instruments shall include both active and passive modes. The utility locations shall be determined and depicted by color sketches and/or computer drafting, as appropriate, to delineate the entire utility system as found in place to the limits of the project area. The delineation of the utility system shall be in detail to properly show utility configurations and surface appurtenances. The utility type, size and materials of construction shall be discerned and shown as indicated on record drawings.

The permits processed for dates Jan 2021 – July 2022:

2021 Permits 2022 Permits

January 35 January 33

February 57 February 32

March 47 March 55

April 60 April 40

May 55 May 43

June 56 Jun 49

July 40 July 34

August 42 August 45

September 40 September 57

October 42 October 47

November 49

December 50

Monthly Average: 46 Total: 1008

Anticipate an increase of 10% in permits each year.

NORMAL GOVERNMENT OPERATING HOURS are based on 80 hours on a biweekly cycle. First

Week: Monday through Thursday - 7:00 AM–5:00 PM, Friday – 7:00 AM–4:00 PM. Second Week: Monday through Thursday - 7:00 AM–5:00 PM, Friday Scheduled Day Off (SDO).

Emergency Work: Emergency work shall require a two (2) hour response time with all materials, equipment, and manpower necessary to electronically locate utilities. Work classified as emergency is when the existing condition endangers personnel, threatens to damage property, threatens to impair post operations and command interest concerns.

Emergency work shall be performed Monday through Friday, weekends, and holidays, twenty-four (24) hours a day, seven (7) days a week. Due to common occurrences of emergency locates requiring any combinations of the tasks defined by the Statement of Work, the contractor shall be able to perform all functions of this contract in house.

The emergencies permit processed from January 2021 – October 2022:

2021 Permits 2022 Permits

January 4 January 4

February 3 February 3

March 5 March 5

April 2 April 2

May 0 May 0

June 1 Jun 1

July 0 July 0

August 2 August 2

September 0 September 0

October 0 October 0

Monthly Average: 7 Total: 147

C.1.1.1 The contractor shall perform vacuum utility test hole excavation to visually inspect, document and survey the precise horizontal and vertical location of underground utility systems and other structures when a delivery order is issued.

C.1.1.2 The contractor shall specialize in providing subsurface utility designating, targeting and Geographic Information Systems (GIS) mapping and facilities/physical plant protection services which includes vacuum excavation. The contractor shall have demonstrated five (5) years’ experience with detection, targeting, surveying, and mapping of all types of utility systems commonly found on a military installation, industrial, commercial, airport, railroad, housing, educational, bridge and transportation environments. The contractor shall have three (3) years’ experience producing GIS utility mapping from field designated data. The contractor shall have verifiable experience with utility plant protection. The contractor shall provide evidence of performance of all services on a continual basis for the past five (5) years. In addition, the contractor shall demonstrate that it is fully aware of the complexities involved in subsurface utility designating, locating, and mapping by addressing the technology (equipment model numbers and technique description) that will used to locate each type of conductive and non- conductive utility system present on site.

A. On site staff personnel shall have technical expertise in utility designation and targeting, vacuum test hole excavation, utility alignment selection and utility design. The contractor shall have a staff with three (3) or more years of experience specifically with utility mapping and vacuum excavation. The contractor shall demonstrate their in- house staff and relevant experience in their technical proposal (reference C.1.2). All staff must meet the experience requirements stated in C.1.2 and names and qualifications must be submitted with the proposal. On site personnel shall be capable of utilizing all instruments provided, which are the acceptable frequency range needed to detect all types of utility systems within the various work environments.

B. Staff and equipment shall be available at the commencement of the contract to provide sufficient qualified personnel to immediately establish designating and test hole teams. Contractor shall respond within two (2) hours to ten (10) workdays , depending upon the urgency of the digging/excavation permit.

C. The full selection of utility designating equipment shall be available for inspection by the Contracting Officer Representative. It is essential the instruments encompassing the acceptable range of frequencies to ensure detection of all types and sizes of utilities are available on site. Instrumentation shall be provided that utilizes active and passive modes and adjustable power and impedance.

D. VACUUM TEST HOLES: A vacuum excavation rig shall be on site within two (2) hours for the performance of vacuum excavation and utility test holes, and to aid in the location of non- conductive utility systems when requested through an excavation permit request. This rig shall be capable of producing 120 psi air pressure at 185 CFM airflow.

This rig shall be 10000 LB GVW or less with total noise emissions of less than 80 dBs at 15 feet. The vacuum system shall be capable of producing 25" hg vacuum and be capable of handling solids 4" in diameter.

C.1.1.3.1 Services required by the contractor shall meet the U.S.

Department of Transportation Federal Highway Administration Publication No. FHWA-PD-93-056, “Subsurface Utility Engineering”, Quality Levels of Service for Subsurface Utility Engineering, American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) Quality Levels of Service for Subsurface Utility Engineering. This contract requires Quality Level "A" and Quality Level "B".

C.1.2 KEY PERSONNEL:

A. Project Engineer:

a. Registered Professional Engineer in Maryland.

b. Five (5) years’ experience in subsurface utility mapping.

B. Project Surveyor:

a. Registered land surveyor in MD.

b. Five (5) years’ experience in subsurface utility location.

C. Field Personnel – Leader: Five (5) years’ experience in subsurface utility location.

D. Field Personnel – General: Three (3) years’ experience in subsurface utility locating.

E. Field Personnel-Apprentice: Six (6) months experience in subsurface utility locating, survey, utility design work or construction.

F. Field Office coordinator: Three (3) years’ experience creating and using office automation files from COTS (Commercial off-the-shelf) software programs for project tracking, word processing, spreadsheets, and databases. Experience in office management with scheduling of projects, maintaining locating equipment, the ordering of supplies, verifying, coordinating, processing, tracking, providing tenant organization billing statements and issuing of excavation permits. Experience maintaining inventories, records of employees and of all contractor’s supplies and equipment.

G. CADD Personnel: Three (3) years’ experience in topographical and site plans in both MicroStation and AutoCAD formats.

C.1.2.1 Key Personnel: The contractor shall furnish fully qualified managerial, administrative, and technical personnel to accomplish all work required. The contractor agrees to assign those key persons and subcontractors whose resumes were submitted with this proposal who are necessary to fill the requirements of the Request for Proposal (RFP). No substitutions shall be made except in accordance with this paragraph. All proposed substitutions during performance of the contract shall be submitted in writing 30 days in advance of the proposed substitutions to the Contracting Officer and the information required in the following paragraph shall be provided with the request. All requests for substitutions shall provide a detailed explanation of the circumstances necessitating the proposed substitutions, a complete resume for the proposed substitute and any other information requested by the Contracting Officer required to approve or disapprove the proposed substitution. All proposed substitutes shall have qualifications equal to or higher than the qualifications of the person or subcontractor being replaced. The Contracting Officer or the authorized representative will evaluate each request and promptly notify the contractor of approval or disapproval of the proposed substitute. The contractor further agrees to include the substance of this clause in any subcontract awarded under this contract. Should the contractor fail to provide a suitable substitute as determined by the Contracting Officer, this contract may be terminated for default. Prior to contract performance, the contractor shall submit a list of all employees to the COR and the

Contracting Officer. This list shall be updated as employee status changes.

C.2 TASK ASSIGNMENTS: EXCAVATION PERMITS (EP) AND/OR DIGGING PERMITS (DP):

C.2.1 Task Assignments for Excavation Permits (EP) and/or Digging Permits (DP) shall be the specific work function of this PWS. The EPs and DPs, shall be issued to the contractor via e-mail, faxes, or hand delivery.

Task assignments will be individually numbered for identification and assignments will include specific instruction and details regarding the services to be performed. These details shall include such information as:

Directorate of Public Works (DPW) approved Work Order Number from DA-form 4283, , organization Project Number varies by organization description of work for the task, term of the task (period of performance), date requested, and date required (normally within ten (10) days), work area classification-- Aberdeen or Edgewood Areas, technical points of contact, Government Project Manager and COR, phone, and fax numbers.

C.2.1 The contractor shall meet with the COR, shop foreman, contractor and/or project manager upon issuance of task assignment to review applicable project limits when mapping is not provided. These limits shall be designated on a site location drawing and white lined at the job site. Areas of investigation shall be determined and identified by the requesting permit holder and any special or unusual situation discussed and documented in the EP/DP package.

C.3 RECORDS RESEARCH AND INVESTIGATION:

C.3.1 The contractor shall conduct a thorough investigation of the available records, plans, drawings, plats, and maps (hard copies and automated type) for use in field. These documents shall not be used as a substitute for actual geophysical locating and shall become a part of the project file to be prepared for the Government.

C.3.2 The contractor shall research utility mapping (hard copy and automated file), survey control markers near the project site and advise the COR if controls are accessible and usable or if a new control must be established locally to existing utilities and/or structures. If new control is necessary, the COR shall direct the contractor to set the control. The contractor shall coordinate the location, installation, and integration into the system of new monuments and/or controls at the direction of the COR.

C.3.3 The contractor shall research the pertinent records of the following organizations:

Directorate of Public Works (DPW) - research all appropriate records Installation Safety Office (ISO) - for safety comments (DPW-ECD) environmental sediment and erosion (S&E) -control comments Network Enterprise Center APG (NEC)

– Communications requesting data information support when required for APG communication systems.

NEC in the Edgewood Area Army Test Center (ATC) Range Safety Control Office, as directed by COR to request

Safety Range; Control comments required when work is down range at APG.

Miss Utility System – for commercially owned utilities, when internal Government activities request excavation/digging permits, the contractor is required to obtain the first MISS UTILITY ticket. Permit holders shall be updated. All outside Government contractors are to notify MISS UTILITY ticket for all non-Government utilities.

C.4 SEARCH AND LOCATION OF UTILITIES AND STRUCTURES:

C.4.1 The contractor shall conduct a thorough search of each site within project limits for all underground utilities, structures, pipes, cables, and wires as shown on research and record drawings. The contractor shall verify that each indicated utility line and structure has been located. A second sweep shall be conducted to search for underground utilities and/or structures that may not be recorded. Any discrepancies or undocumented underground utilities and/or structures shall immediately be brought to the attention of the COR.

C.4.2 No excavation shall be permitted without written approval and direction from the COR on approved excavation/digging permit.

C.4.3 The contractor shall make a determination of the horizontal location of existing buried utilities and/or structure within the accuracy range of approved equipment.

C.5 TEMPORARY MARKING OF UTILITIES:

C.5.1 All utilities and/or structures shall be marked with flagging, bristles, staking and/or spray paint. The Utility Location and Coordination Council Uniform Color Code shall be used on all projects.

C.6 RECORDS OF SITE LOCATION:

C.6.1 The contractor shall prepare and submit color coded field sketches of marked utilities with tieback information references to fixed surface features and/or survey information tied into the nearest survey control marker. The information to be submitted shall be evaluated by the contractor with base plans and evaluated for field accuracy.

C.6.2 The contractor shall, upon direction of the COR, transfer information gathered on the survey and location to an electronic file.

The electronic file shall be submitted to DPW to be compiled on Universal Transverse Mercator DATUM.

C.6.3 The final survey projects shall be reviewed and sealed by a registered land surveyor, or an engineer registered in the State of Maryland.

C.7. DIGGING PERMIT PREPARATION/PROCESS: Timeframe – two (2) hours to ten (10) days:

C.7.1 The contractor shall be responsible for the entire digging permit process to include the requirement to verify data, make corrections, coordination, track and provide copies of the excavation permit to parties identified in S S B Form 1247-R, Sections (d) (g) (j) for all work received by means of an ISO Excavation Permit Form 1247-R, and submit back to the COR for approval. For all work being accomplished by the DPW shops and any other Government activities as part of the excavation/digging permit process, the contractor shall contact “MISS UTILITY” using Utility Service Protection Center.

C.7.2 Two (2) complete colored permit packages shall be delivered to the COR. They shall contain a copy of the original permit form with mapping showing requested permit area supplied by permit holder. All fax transmittal conformation pages, all comments from the review panel and underground (U/G) utility color coded mapping showing verifications, and coordination to process, track, provide billing statement and issue excavation permits.

Contractor shall locate U/G that are in the vicinity of permitted area. Faxed transmissions shall pertain to all correspondence transmitted to the Garrison’s Review Panel as indicated in APGR 385-7.

C.8 MONUMENTS:

C.8.1 When directed by the COR, the contractor shall install monument control. Control shall be established in accordance with FGCC, Standards and Specifications of Geodetic Control Networks, and APG draft Regulation Sustainment Requirements for Aberdeen Proving Ground’s Geographic Information System (GIS) and Survey Monumentation. The COR shall designate order for installed monuments.

C.9 AS-BUILTS: (Survey Crew – Timeframe – ten (10) days)

C.9.1 As-built data shall be compiled from GPS or conventional field surveys, as determined by the COR per delivery order, performed under the supervision of a Registered Professional Land Surveyor. This data shall be tied into the installations monument system using Sustainment Requirements for Aberdeen Proving Ground’s Geographic Information System (GIS) and Survey Monumentation. Utility locations and descriptions shall be collected electronically and processed into CADD drawings automatically using computer software. All digital representations of underground utilities and surface structures associated with these utilities shall be geo-referenced onto base mapping as provided by the installation. The as-built survey shall be shown on standard DPW drawing sheets and obtained from the Master Planning Department. The survey shall be signed by a Registered Professional Land Surveyor or Engineer.

Deliverables of this data shall consist of two sets of hard copy drawings and digital files compatible with DPW’s GIS. Compatible digital file formats consist of DGN (MicroStation).

Information contained on the as-builts shall consist of but not limited to:

Building footprints with finish floor elevations. Pavement (roads, parking lots, hardstands, pads, walks, etc.) -Fencing - Utilities (water, sanitary sewer, storm drain, steam, electric, telephone, fiber optic, gas or fuel, cable television, etc., and appurtenances) - Structures (bridges, testing facilities, etc.) - Prominent physical features

The limits of the as-built plans shall be from the point in which new work ties into existing features and infrastructure including the building or structure footprint.

The information that is depicted on the as-built drawings shall have UTM coordinate values associated with the feature respective location. UTM values will be required at the following points:

Corners of buildings - PT's (points of tangent), POC's (points on curve), - PC's (points of curve), PRC's (points of reverse curve), PCC's (points of compound curve) on linear features - poles, transformers, manholes, valves, tees, hydrants, and any other appurtenances associated with utilities.

C.9.2 When as-builts are required by the COR, the contractor shall locate new construction, enter the information upon the site plan and provide a hard copy of the revised site plan and revised electronic file, When the COR requires the contractor to produce as-builts, the contractor shall locate new construction, enter the information on the site plan and provide a hard copy of the revised site plan. The contractor shall provide a revised electronic file when requested by the COR.

C.10 CONTRACTOR RESPONSE: DP/EP Complete Process of Permit

C.10.1 The contractor shall provide a completed DP/EP within ten (10) workdays of the request.

The DP/EP shall be 100% complete with all coordination, approvals, signatures, record research, investigation, and field markings and data input/collection.

C.10.2 Point of Contact: The contractor shall provide a point of contact and phone number for 24-hour emergency services.

C.11 GEO-PHYSICAL HORIZONTAL DESIGNATION EQUIPMENT: Geo-physical horizontal designation equipment shall utilize radio frequency 50-60 Hz power frequency, electromagnetic and magnetic techniques or other methods approved by the COR capable of accurate designation to a depth of 15 feet.

C.12 CONTRACTOR LOCATION: Within 15 days after award of the contract, the contractor shall maintain a field office within a building located on APG in an area designated by the COR. The contractor shall equip the office with a non-Government telephone, a plain paper fax machine, an engineering plotter and data processing equipment required to perform CADD processing, and an automated tracking system software and hardware (compatible with DPW’s automation’s system) for reporting all work issued by APG. The contractor shall maintain communication with the Government COR by telephone (mobile or landline), radios, faxes, emails, or other approved methods during normal and overtime work hours.

These facilities shall not be used for any other purpose other than to manage and administer this contract. The contractor shall always keep the area in a neat and clean condition. No custodial services shall be provided by the Government. The contractor shall comply with all fire prevention measures prescribed in the APG Fire Protection Regulations on file for review in Building 2200. The contractor shall be liable for loss of Government property attributable to negligent or willful misconduct of the contractor or their employees.

C.12.1 The contractor shall comply with applicable hazardous material waste disposal and other pertinent environmental requirements.

C.13 LIABILITY: The contractor agrees to indemnify the Government from all costs associated with damage to underground utility lines by third parties resulting from the contractor’s negligent failure to identify the utility lines presence and the third party's reliance upon the faulty information.

C.14 EXCAVATION PLAN:

The contractor shall research the pertinent records and drawings and obtain concurrence by facsimile from the following organizations:

1. ATC, for Range Safety Comments and A Range by USAATC, Range Operation and Control Branch-- approval is required prior to entering range areas. The contractor shall maintain communication with Range Control when working downrange.

2. DPW

3. NEC

4. ISO APG Safety Offices in Aberdeen and Edgewood Areas

5. Miss Utility, telephone 1-800-267-7777, for Government Organizations and DPW maintenance shops

6. APG Safety office in Aberdeen and Edgewood Areas.

7. DPW Environmental office.

8. Tenant Safety

C.15 STAFFING: The contractor shall be required to process multiple DP/EPs within a limited time frame. The contractor shall provide staff at peak periods at regular time rates, because of the ongoing and rapid response nature of the required services. The contractor shall always maintain sufficient staff and equipment and be ready to perform all phases of the required services on the first day of contract performance. There will be a ten (10) working day mobilization period.

C.16 UTILITY TEST HOLES:

The contractor shall coordinate with the COR to establish limits of investigation and nature of the proposed work on site.

The contractor shall investigate all available records to determine the status of recent investigations prior to beginning work on any assigned work site. If while completing the investigation a point of possible conflict arises with the proposed improvement, the contractor shall excavate a test hole using air vacuum excavation. The contractor shall provide all measures necessary to perform the work safely and prevent damage to the utility structure. The test hole shall be no larger than 8"x 8". The contractor shall record all relevant information resulting from the findings of the test hole. Upon completion of the investigation, the contractor shall backfill test hole. The contractor shall repair and restore all pavement cuts and test the holes are secure. Install a permanent survey marker. There are many environmental concerns throughout the Proving Ground. Contractor shall coordinate with the COR prior to digging to determine if special permits are required or if an evaluation is required to ensure compliance with the Comprehensive environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act (CERCLA) and with the U.S. Environmental protection Agency (EPA) regulations.

Survey test hole locations: for each test hole location, supply the COR with the test hole report. The contractor shall provide a Test Hole Inventory report to numerically list the test holes completed or attempted.

C.17 The contractor shall provide the COR and the Chief of the DPW Construction Branch, with cellular telephone numbers of all on-site field personnel for contact during normal working hours. All costs associated with, and all on-going usage of the cellular phones shall be the sole responsibility of the contactor.

C.18 The contractor’s on-site personnel shall attend Government sponsored security awareness training, online or in person training for which access is to be provided by the government. Certificate of attendance shall be provided to the COR.

C.19 CONTRACTOR IDENTIFICATION (ID) BADGES: Contractors and Contractor employees and subcontractors, who will require unescorted access onto APG while performing contractual work, shall be required to present and display Government-issued Contractor Identification Badge to gain to

APG.

NOTE: This identification badge is required in addition to the photographic security badge. The photographic security badge cannot be used to gain entry onto APG.

NOTE: Foreign Nationals CANNOT obtain contractor ID badges for unescorted access to APG, Aberdeen and Edgewood Areas.

C.19.1 The prime contractor shall identify in writing one (1) individual who will be the point of contact (POC) for the coordination of security and contractor identification badges for his employees, subcontractors, or anyone else needed to perform contractual work under this contract. The COR should be contacted prior to the contractor POC contacting the Security Building to ensure the badge process is proceeding in a timely manner. Prior to any individual requesting security or contractor identification badges, the contractor's POC shall notify the Security Office, building 4304 at 410-306- 1150, and the Construction Branch, building 4304 at 410-306-1161 by e-mail the following information:

a. Prime Contractor's Employees: Prime Contractor’s Name, Contract Number, Expiration date of contract or the time required for the badge, Prime Contractor Address (full), Phone Number, e-mail address, each employee’s Full Name.

b. Subcontractor Employees: Prime Contractors Name, Contract Number, Expiration date of contract or the time required for the badge, Subcontractor Name, each employee’s Full Name, Subcontractor Address (full), Phone Number, e-mail address.

C.19.2 The prime contractor shall ensure that all Government issued security badges are returned to the Security Office in Building 4304 at the completion of the contract. Failure to return any Government issued badges shall be reflected negatively in future past performance evaluations.

C.19.3 The prime contractor shall insure that individuals issued photographic security badges and contractor identification badges shall properly safeguard them. When not in the possession of the individual, all badges shall be secured and shall not be left unattended in vehicles, in the possession of a third party, or displayed outside of the areas in which they are to be used.

C.19.4 In case of a lost or misplaced badge, the prime contractor shall immediately notify the Security Office in Building 4304 at 410-306-1150 and the Construction Branch, Building 4304 at 410- 306-1161 upon discovery of the missing badge. The prime contractor shall conduct visual inventories of assigned badges on a monthly basis to ensure the badges are accounted for and have not been lost or stolen.

C.19.5 Contractor Identification: All contractor employees, including supervisors, shall be identified by a distinctive identification badge with a picture and company name. The contractor shall supply this no later than ten (10) working days from the date an employee first enters employment with the contactor. Identification badge shall be attached in a prominent place to an outer garment. Badges shall be worn at all times by contractor employees while they are on APG.

C. 19.6. The contractor shall display on each of the contractor vehicles the company name in a manner and size that is clearly visible. Contractor vehicles and contractor employees’ vehicles shall be registered on post. The process for vehicle registration shall begin immediately upon award of the contract through the Registration and Identification Section, first floor, Building 4305.

C.20 All work shall be performed in a safe manner and shall comply with all Occupational Safety and Health Act (OSHA) Requirements, state, federal, Army and local regulations. The contractor shall appoint a qualified safety manager and submit to the COR in writing within two (2) weeks of award of the contract, the name, phone number and a description of duties, responsibilities, and authorities. The contractor shall establish, implement, and maintain a safety and health plan. The plan shall be submitted to the COR within 30 days after contract award.

C.21 DELIVERY ORDERS:

The Government shall issue delivery orders for CLINs priced the contract for a period of performance that will be stated on each delivery order.

Delivery orders can be issued quarterly, monthly, etc., and encompasses the CLINs in the contract. CLINs pricing shall include the following:

a. The pricing for CLINs 0001, 1001, 2001, 3001, 4001, and 5001, shall include the following duties:

The contractor shall furnish all management, supervision, personnel, transportation, material and equipment/supplies necessary to electronically locate, mark with paint, pin flags, bristles, and stakes. Perform all administrative procedures, verifications, and coordination to process, track, provide monthly billing statements and issue excavation/ digging permits in accordance with Aberdeen Proving Ground Regulation (APGR) 385-7, dated 1 April 2013, in strict accordance with this PWS for the purpose of making permanent record of and protecting all underground utility systems at Aberdeen Proving Ground (APG), Aberdeen and Edgewood Areas, for work being accomplished by Government personnel, contractors or any person or entity.

Facilities/physical plant protection services shall be accomplished through the issuance of digging/excavation permits, utility location and marked out in the field. The work herein shall be performed at Aberdeen and Edgewood Areas of APG, Maryland and the Adelphi Laboratory Center.

b. The pricing for CLINs 0002, 1002, 2002, 3002, 4002 and 5002, Test holes, shall include the following duties. Quantities shall be negotiated using the firm fixed pricing for each test hole.

Contractor shall coordinate with the COR to establish limits of investigation and nature of the proposed work on site. Coordinate with inspectors.

Investigate all available records. At the approximate point of possible conflict with the proposed improvement, excavate a test hole using air vacuum excavation. Provide all actions necessary to perform the work safely and without damage to the utility structure. The test hole shall be no larger than 8"x 8". The contractor shall record results of the investigation and backfill the test hole.

The contractor shall repair and restore all pavement cuts and ensure the holes are secure. s. Install a permanent survey marker. Survey test hole locations. For each test hole location, the contractor shall supply a test hole report to the COR. The Test Hole Inventory Report shall list numerically the test holes completed or attempted.

c. The pricing for CLINs 0003, (0003AA, AB), 1003 (1003AA, AB), 2003 (2003AA, AB), 3003

(3003AA, AB)

And 4003(4003AA, AB) Surveys, shall include the following:

Provide as-built data that shall be compiled from GPS or conventional field surveys, as determined by the COR in each work order, performed under the supervision of a Registered Professional Land Surveyor. This data shall be tied into the installations monument system using Sustainment Requirements for Aberdeen Proving Ground’s Geographic Information System (GIS) and Survey Monumentation. The contractor shall compile the Utility locations and descriptions into CADD drawings automatically using the required computer software. All digital representations of underground utilities and surface structures associated with these utilities shall be geo- referenced onto base mapping as provided by the installation. The as- built survey shall be shown on standard DPW drawing sheets and signed by a Registered Professional Land Surveyor or Engineer. Deliverables of this data shall consist of two (2) sets of hard copy drawings and digital files compatible with DPW’s GIS. Compatible digital file formats consist of. DGN (MicroStation). These files are to be delivered on CD or DVD scanned for computer viruses and disinfected to include a report of disk scanning.

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION

1.0 GENERAL. The work covered by this section consists of furnishing all labor, materials, and equipment and performing all work required for the prevention of environmental pollution during, and as the result of, all operations under this contract. For this specification, environmental pollution is defined as the introduction of, and/or presence of chemical, physical, or biological elements or agents that adversely affect human health or welfare; unfavorably alter biological balances of importance to human life or affect other species. The control of environmental pollution requires consideration of air, water, and land.

2.0 APPLICABLE REGULATIONS.