Draft_PWS_W58D2M-17-R-0001.pdf

Performance Work Statement

BASIC VEHICLE DIAGNOSTICS, MAINTENANCE, AND REPAIR TRAINING

IN BANGUI, CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC (CAR)

1. Requirements Summary: The United States Army Africa (USARAF) has a requirement for onsite basic vehicle maintenance and electronic diagnostics training in Bangui, Central

African Republic. Training instruction is required for each of the following vehicle platforms: Navistar 7000 Series Trucks, General Dynamics Peace Keeping Security Vehicles

(PKSV) and 2015 Ford F250 (diesel), 2015 Ford F350 (diesel), 2015 Ford F450 (diesel), and

2015 Ford F550 (diesel). The training will occur from 11 September to 20 October 2017.

This is a non-personal services performance-based acquisition.

1.1. SCOPE OF WORK: The contractor shall provide 6 instructors, curriculum, diagnostic scanning equipment, mechanics tools, lesson plans, training aids such as spare parts and any other materials necessary to perform on site training in electronic diagnostics, performance of manufacturer’s scheduled maintenance (for vehicles driven in dry, off-road conditions up to the 100,000 service miles), and basic repairs. The instruction shall include a classroom theory portion followed by a hands on period of instruction. Two of each vehicle type will be available onsite for instructional purposes. Course content must also include Interactive

Diagnostic Software (IDS) Function and Operation, Electrical Electronics Overview, Diesel

Operation and Service. Trainees will consist of participating partner nation forces from the

Central African Republic, Burundi, Cameroon, Gabon, and Rwanda. All instruction provided will be translated into French by Government provided interpreters available on site.

2. Specific Requirements:

2.1. Maintenance/Diagnostic Instruction

2.1.1. Work hours: Monday through Friday from 0800-1800, be able work flexible schedules based on mission requirement.

2.1.2. The training will occur from 11 September to 20 October 2017.

2.1.3. The contractor shall conduct onsite training event for basic maintenance and electronic diagnostics for the following vehicle platforms: Navistar 7000 Series

Trucks, General Dynamics Peace Keeping Security Vehicles (PKSV) and Ford F250, F350, F450 and F550.

2.1.4. SUMMARY OF INSTRUCTION: The instruction shall cover the following topics utilizing a classroom theory portion followed by a hands on period of instruction:

Interactive Diagnostic Software (IDS) Function and Operation

Electrical Electronics Overview

Diesel Operation and Service

2.1.5. The contractor shall be capable of maintaining contact with the COR via cellular phone when required.

2.1.6. SERVICES DESCRIPTION. The course size will consist of not more than sixty

(60) personnel from 5 partner nations. Course format and must include hands-on training after brief classroom instruction.

2.1.7. CONTRACTED INSTRUCTOR: The instructors shall be qualified to provide diagnostics, maintenance and repair instruction on the required vehicle platforms. The instructor must be able to communicate the course material clearly to the students while utilizing the Government-provided French interpreters.

2.1.8. The contractor is responsible for providing meals, water, lodging and any other required support to the instructors.

2.1.9. Neither the DOD or DOS will reimburse the contractor for any materials, or equipment damaged, lost or destroyed by the Contractor.

2.1.10. Teacher student ratio will be not less than one teacher to ten students and not more than one teacher to fifteen students

2.1.11. Two of each vehicle platform, Navistar 7000 Series Trucks, General Dynamics

Peace Keeping Security Vehicles (PKSV) and 2015 Ford F250 (diesel), 2015 Ford

F350 (diesel), 2015 Ford F450 (diesel), and 2015 Ford F550 (diesel) will be present at the training site in order to facilitate the hands on training

Table 1.

POP: 11

September to 20

October

Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday

Number of instructors

Instructor

Instructors with mechanical expertise

Instructors with mechanical expertise

Instructors with mechanical expertise

Instructors with mechanical expertise

Instructors with mechanical expertise

Instructors

Hours per day

N/A 0800-1800 0800-1800 0800-1800 0800-1800 0800-1800 N/A

3. Deliverables:

3.1. General Requirement Deliverables.

What When Where PWS Paragraph

Written list of Program

Manager, Contractor and

Sub-contractor personnel to work on site

2 days after award.

List must be provided prior to commencement of work.

Email or delivery to the

Contracting Officer and

POC

6.0

4.0. Legal Compliance and Certifications: The Contractor shall operate within laws, regulations and other legal statutes governing the conduct of business in the Central African

Republic. Non-local national contractor personnel must comply with theater clearance requirements per Foreign Clearance Guide located at https://www.fcg.pentagon.mil/fcg.cfm.

5.0. Permits: Without additional cost to the US Government, the Contractor shall have all permits, licenses, and appointments required for the execution of work under this contract.

The Contractor shall obtain these permits, licenses, and appointments in compliance with applicable host country laws. Application, justification, fees, and certifications for any licenses required by the host government are entirely the responsibility of the Contractor.

6.0. Personnel Security: Two days after contract award, the Contractor shall provide

Contracting Officer, and the COR a written list of personnel, including sub-contractor personnel, who will be conducting work under this contract. The list shall include names, email, job title, and contact number for all contracted and sub-contracted employees. The

Contractor shall ensure all employees are eligible for employment under laws of the United

States of America and Central African Republic. Contractor employees shall not have negative police reports nor criminal charges that can affect the safety of equipment and personnel participating in the training. The contractor shall provide list prior to commencement of any work. All information to which the Contractor is exposed while in the presence of Government officials shall be considered confidential in nature and shall not be disclosed to other parties. Contractors shall not discuss Government business outside of official forums.

7.0. Information Security: The Contractor and all associated employees shall not disclose sensitive information obtained as a result of working this contract, to include the personal identity of personnel working in support of this training event. The Contractor shall protect

Government names, addresses, and contact information from any disclosure.

8.0. Force Protection: The contractor and all associated subcontractor employees shall comply with applicable local area policies and guidance for access security procedures provided by the US Government. The contractor workforce must comply with all personal identity verification requirements as directed by the US Government and the host nation(s). In addition to the changes otherwise authorized by the changes clause of this contract, should the force protection condition (FPCON) at any individual facility, installation or location change, the US Government may require changes in contractor security matters or processes.

9.0. Management: The Contractor shall provide a Program Manager (PM) and an alternate

(if the PM is not available) who shall be responsible for the daily performance of the work and for daily transportation synchronization. Their contact information shall be provided to the Contracting Officer and POC prior to commencement of work. The Contractor shall provide notice to the Contracting Officer or POC of any change of the PM or his alternate within 24 hours following the change. The PM or alternate shall be physically available during normal duty hours and able to respond in person within two hours of notification by the Contracting Officer or the POC if required. The PM or alternate shall be available telephonically at all times for the duration of the performance period.

9.1. The PM and alternate shall read, write, speak and understand English to the degree that they understand oral and written communications and express themselves clearly in matters pertaining to their duties.

10.0. Contractor Personnel Standards: The Contractor and sub-contractor personnel shall present a neat appearance and be easily identifiable as Contractor personnel. All work under this contract shall be performed in a professional manner. All Contractor personnel performing under the contract shall have training, prior work experience, or demonstrated technical skills required to fulfill the specific contract requirements.

10.1. The Contracting Officer may require the Contractor remove from the work site any employee the Contracting Officer deems incompetent, careless, unsafe or otherwise objectionable. The removal from the job site of a Contractor employee does not relieve the

Contractor of the requirement to provide sufficient personnel to perform the work specified in the contract. Drivers shall be licensed in accordance with local laws for the equipment operated.

10.2. Contractor and sub-contractor personnel are subject to background checks conducted by US Embassy or US Army security personnel as part of force protection at the US

Governments sole discretion. Failure to pass a background check is justification for revoking an award or terminating the contract.

10.3. The Contractor shall not allow its employees while on duty to possess, sell, consume, or be under the influence of intoxicants, drugs, or substances that produce similar effects.

11.0. Combating Trafficking in Persons (CTIP). The United States Government and the

United States Department of Defense (DOD) have adopted a zero tolerance policy regarding trafficking in persons. Contractors, subcontractors and their employees shall not: Engage

“NO” 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; use forced labor in the performance of the contract.

12.0. Contractor Manpower Reporting (CMR): The Office of the Assistant Secretary of the Army (Manpower & Reserve Affairs) operates and maintains a secure Army data collection site where the Contractor shall report ALL Contractor manpower including subcontractor manpower required for performance of this contract. The Contractor is required to completely fill in all the information in the format using the following web address: https://e-cmra.army.mil/. The required information includes: (1) Contracting Office, Contracting Officer, Contracting Officer's Technical Representative; (2) Contract Number, including task and delivery order number(s); (3) Beginning and ending dates covered by reporting period; (4) Contractor name, address, phone number, e-mail address, identify of

Contractor employee entering data; (5) Estimated direct labor hours (including sub-

Contractors); (6) Estimated direct labor dollars paid this reporting period (including sub-

Contractors); (7) Total payments (including subcontractors); (8) Predominant Federal Service

Code (FSC) reflecting services provided by Contractor (and separate predominant FSC for each sub-Contractor if different); (9) Estimated data collection cost; (10) Organizational title associated with the Unit Identification Code (UIC) for the Army Requiring Activity (the

Army Requiring Activity is responsible for providing the Contractor with its UIC for the purposes of reporting this information); (11) Locations where Contractor and sub-Contractors perform the work (specified by zip code in the United States and nearest city, country, when in an overseas location, using standardized nomenclature provided on website); (12) Presence of deployment or contingency contract language; and (13) Number of Contractor and sub-

Contractor employees deployed in theater this reporting period (by country). As part of its submission, the Contractor shall also provide the estimated total cost (if any) incurred to comply with this reporting requirement. Reporting period will be the period of performance not to exceed 12 months ending September 30 of each Government fiscal year and must be reported by 31 October of each calendar year. Contractors may use a direct XML data transfer to the database server or fill in the fields on the website. The XML direct transfer is a format for transferring files from a Contractor's systems to the secure web site without the need for separate data entries for each required data element at the web site. The specific formats for the XML direct transfer may be downloaded for the web site.

Table 2. Performance Requirement Summary (PRS)

Contract

Requirement

Performance

Objective

Method of

Surveillance

Acceptable

Quality Level

Performance

Standard

1.1.3.

Instructor knowledge

Customer complaint

90% Instructors possess knowledge of all vehicle platforms

1.1.4.

Instruction scope and quality

Customer complaint

90% Instructors communicate the required material effectively

1.1.5.

Contact with instructor

Random

Sampling

100% Contractor responsive when called (PM to respond within 2 hours)

TECHNICAL EXHIBIT 1: LOCATION

All services will be performed in Bangui, Central African Republic. Specific location details will be provided upon contract award.