Amendment 0002.pdf

AMENDMENT OF SOLICITATION/MODIFICATION OF CONTRACT

Except as provided herein, all terms and conditions of the document referenced in Item 9A or 10A, as heretofore changed, remains unchanged and in full force and effect.

15A. NAME AND TITLE OF SIGNER (Type or print)

30-105-04EXCEPTION TO SF 30

APPROVED BY OIRM 11-84

STANDARD FORM 30 (Rev. 10-83) Prescribed by GSA

FAR (48 CFR) 53.243

Reference Solicitation W912HZ20R0021 for Engineer Research and Development Center (ERDC) Communications Infrastructure: Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Services. The subject solicitation is modified as follow s:

The solicitation is hereby extended to 04:00PM 15 July 2020.

Questions and answ ers have been added and incorporated into the solicitation.

Section B has been updated to include contract and line item quantities. PWS Section 2.6 has been revised and replaced, Section L Paragraphs 3.6.4 and 3.8 have been revised and replaced, Clause 52.216-19 has been updated. Wage Determinations are added as attachment B.

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16A. NAME AND TITLE OF CONTRACTING OFFICER (Type or print)

16C. DATE SIGNED

BY 08-Jul-2020

16B. UNITED STATES OF AMERICA15C. DATE SIGNED15B. CONTRACTOR/OFFEROR

(Signature of Contracting Officer)(Signature of person authorized to sign)

8. NAME AND ADDRESS OF CONTRACTOR (No., Street , County, State and Zip Code) X W912HZ20R0021

X 9B. DATED (SEE ITEM 11)

05-Jun-2020

10B. DATED (SEE ITEM 13)

9A. AMENDMENT OF SOLICITATION NO.

11. THIS ITEM ONLY APPLIES TO AMENDMENTS OF SOLICITATIONS

X The above numbered solicitation is amended as set forth in Item 14. The hour and date specified for receipt of Offer X is extended, is not extended.

Offer must acknowledge receipt of this amendment prior to the hour and date specified in the solicitation or as amended by one of the following methods:

(a) By completing Items 8 and 15, and returning 1 copies of the amendment; (b) By acknowledging receipt of this amendment on each copy of the offer submitted;

or (c) By separate letter or telegram which includes a reference to the solicitation and amendment numbers. FAILURE OF YOUR ACKNOWLEDGMENT TO BE RECEIVED AT THE PLACE DESIGNATED FOR THE RECEIPT OF OFFERS PRIOR TO THE HOUR AND DATE SPECIFIED MAY RESULT IN

REJECTION OF YOUR OFFER. If by virtue of this amendment you desire to change an offer already submitted, such change may be made by telegram or letter, provided each telegram or letter makes reference to the solicitation and this amendment, and is received prior to the opening hour and date specified.

12. ACCOUNTING AND APPROPRIATION DATA (If required)

13. THIS ITEM APPLIES ONLY TO MODIFICATIONS OF CONTRACTS/ORDERS.

IT MODIFIES THE CONTRACT/ORDER NO. AS DESCRIBED IN ITEM 14.

A. THIS CHANGE ORDER IS ISSUED PURSUANT TO: (Specify authority) THE CHANGES SET FORTH IN ITEM 14 ARE MADE IN THE

CONTRACT ORDER NO. IN ITEM 10A.

B. THE ABOVE NUMBERED CONTRACT/ORDER IS MODIFIED TO REFLECT THE ADMINISTRATIVE CHANGES (such as changes in paying office, appropriation date, etc.) SET FORTH IN ITEM 14, PURSUANT TO THE AUTHORITY OF FAR 43.103(B).

C. THIS SUPPLEMENTAL AGREEMENT IS ENTERED INTO PURSUANT TO AUTHORITY OF:

D. OTHER (Specify type of modification and authority)

E. IMPORTANT: Contractor is not, is required to sign this document and return copies to the issuing office.

14. DESCRIPTION OF AMENDMENT/MODIFICATION (Organized by UCF section headings, including solicitation/contract subject matter where feasible.)

10A. MOD. OF CONTRACT/ORDER NO.

2. AMENDMENT/MODIFICATION NO. 5. PROJECT NO.(If applicable)

6. ISSUED BY

3. EFFECTIVE DATE

09-Jul-2020

CODE

ERDC CONTRACTING OFFICE

3909 HALLS FERRY ROAD

VICKSBURG MS 39180-6199

W912HZ 7. ADMINISTERED BY (If other than item 6)

4. REQUISITION/PURCHASE REQ. NO.

CODE

See Item 6

FACILITY CODECODE

EMAIL:TEL:

W912HZ20R0021

SECTION SF 30 BLOCK 14 CONTINUATION PAGE

SUMMARY OF CHANGES

SECTION B - SUPPLIES OR SERVICES AND PRICES

The following have been added by full text:

CONTRACT MINIMUM/MAXIMUM QUANTITY AND CONTRACT VALUE

The minimum quantity and contract value for all orders issued against this contract shall not be less than the minimum quantity and contract value stated in the following table. The maximum quantity and contract value for all orders issued against this contract shall not exceed the maximum quantity and contract value stated in the following table.

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1.00 $2,500.00 $9,950,000.00 $9,950,000.0

DELIVERY/TASK ORDER MINIMUM/MAXIMUM QUANTITY AND ORDER VALUE

The minimum quantity and order value for each Delivery/Task Order issued shall not be less than the minimum quantity and order value stated in the following table. The maximum quantity and order value for each Delivery/Task Order issued shall not exceed the maximum quantity and order value stated in the following table.

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1.00 $2,500.00 $9,950,000.00 $9,950,000.00

CLIN MINIMUM/MAXIMUM QUANTITY AND CLIN VALUE

The minimum quantity(s) and CLIN value(s) for all orders issued against the CLIN(s) on this contract shall not be less than the minimum quantity(s) and CLIN value(s) stated in the following table. The maximum quantity(s) and CLIN value(s) for all orders issued against the CLIN(s) on this contract shall not exceed the maximum quantity(s) and CLIN value(s) stated in the following table.

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0001 1.00 $2,500.00 $4,500,000.00 $4,500,000.00 0002 1.00 $2,500.00 $4,450,000.00 $4,500,000.00 0003 1.00 $2,500.00 $500,000.00 $500,00.00 0004 1.00 $2,500.00 $500,000.00 $500,00.00

SECTION C - DESCRIPTIONS AND SPECIFICATIONS

The following have been modified:

PERFORMANCE WORK STATEMENT

Performance Work Statement (PWS) Engineer Research and Development Center (ERDC) Communications Infrastructure: Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Services

1 Introduction The U. S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Engineer Research and Development Center (ERDC) has responsibility for investigating, developing and maintaining the nation's water and related environmental resources;

constructing and operating projects for navigation, flood control, major drainage, shore and beach restoration and protection, related hydro power development, water supply, water quality control, fish and wildlife conservation and enhancement, and outdoor recreation; responding to emergency relief activities directed by other federal agencies;

and administering laws for the protection and preservation of navigable waters, emergency flood control and shore protection.

1.1 Mission

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers' (USACE) Engineer Research and Development Center (ERDC) helps solve our Nation’s most challenging problems in civil and military engineering, geospatial sciences, water resources, and environmental sciences for the Army, Department of Defense, civilian agencies, and our Nation’s public good.

2. General Requirements This section describes the general requirements the contractor needs to accomplish. The following sub-sections provide details of various considerations on this effort.

2.1 Non-Personal Services

The Government shall neither supervise contractor employees nor control the method by which the contractor performs the required tasks. Under no circumstances shall the Government assign tasks to, or prepare work schedules for, individual contractor employees. It shall be the responsibility of the contractor to manage its employees and to guard against any actions that are of the nature of personal services, or give the perception of personal services. If the contractor believes that any actions constitute, or are perceived to constitute personal services, it shall be the contractor's responsibility to notify the Procuring Contracting Officer (PCO) immediately.

The Government reserves the right to specify the systems and components for installation of a project.

2.2 Business Relations

The contractor shall successfully integrate and coordinate all activity needed to execute the requirement. The contractor shall manage the timeliness, completeness, and quality of problem identification. The contractor shall provide corrective action plans, proposal submittals, timely identification and remediation of issues, and effective management of subcontractors. The contractor shall seek to ensure customer satisfaction and professional and ethical behavior of all contractor personnel.

2.3 Contract Administration and Management

The following subsections specify requirements for contract, management, and personnel administration.

2.3.1 Contract Management

The contractor shall establish clear organizational lines of authority and responsibility to ensure effective management of the resources assigned to the requirement. When operating onsite, the contractor shall maintain continuity between ongoing activities at Vicksburg, MS, Alexandria, VA, Champaign, IL, and Hanover, NH and the contractor's corporate offices.

2.3.2 Contract Administration

The contractor shall establish processes and assign appropriate resources to effectively administer the requirement.

The contractor shall respond to Government requests for contractual actions in a timely fashion. The contractor shall have a single point of contact onsite in Vicksburg, MS between the Government and Contractor personnel assigned to support daily operations under executed task orders. The Contractor shall respond to approved Government representatives to include third party representatives in completing any required service and maintenance, repairs and installation of EES components, including all associated communications infrastructure. The contractor shall assign work effort and maintain proper and accurate timekeeping records of personnel assigned to work on the requirement.

2.3.3 Personnel Administration

The Contractor(s) shall provide experienced and qualified personnel with all the skills necessary to perform the work identified. Some Contractor(s) personnel must have and maintain certain valid Licenses and Certifications to perform the work and will be identified at the task order level. Various required training, qualifications, licenses, security clearances, or certifications must be obtained prior to commencement of work at Contractor(s) expense.

Contractor(s) employees required to perform tasks must meet certification requirements as defined in Army and DoD Regulations. All contractor personnel shall be able to read, write, speak, and understand English, shall possess good written and verbal communications skills, and shall have sufficient knowledge of proper English grammar, spelling, capitalization, and punctuation rules to identify errors and make corrections.

The contractor shall provide the following management and support as required. The contractor shall provide for employees during designated Government non-work days or other periods where Government offices are closed due to weather or security conditions. The contractor shall maintain the currency of their employees by providing initial and refresher training as required to meet the PWS requirements. The contractor shall make necessary travel arrangements for employees. The contractor shall provide necessary infrastructure for services performed at the contractor's site(s). The contractor shall provide administrative support to employees in a timely fashion (time keeping, leave processing, pay, emergency needs).

2.4 Subcontract Management

The contractor shall be responsible for any subcontract management necessary to integrate work performed on this requirement and shall be responsible and accountable for subcontractor performance on this requirement. The prime contractor will manage work distribution to ensure there are no Organizational Conflict of Interest (OCI) considerations. Contractors may add subcontractors to their team after notification to the Procuring Contracting Officer (PCO) or Contracting Officer Representative (COR). Cross teaming may or may not be permitted.

2.5 Contractor Personnel, Disciplines, and Specialties

The contractor shall accomplish the assigned work by employing and utilizing qualified personnel with appropriate combinations of education, training, and experience. The contractor shall match personnel skills to the work or task with a minimum of under/over employment of resources. The contractor shall ensure the labor categories as defined in the Labor Categories document utilized in the performance of each Task Order issued hereunder will be the minimum necessary to accomplish the task. The Contractor shall provide the necessary resources and infrastructure to manage, perform, and administer the contract.

2.5.1 Contractor Employee Conduct

The contractors employees shall observe and comply with all applicable departmental and agency regulations, policies, and procedures (e.g., fire, safety, sanitation, environmental protection, security, etc.). The contractor shall ensure that all contractor employees represent a professional appearance at all times, and that their conduct does not reflect discredit on the United States Government.

When contractor employees are working on Government facilities or participating at Government meetings, they shall wear identification badges distinguishing themselves as such. The badges at a minimum must have the employee name and word "contractor” displayed.

Ideally, the company name will appear on the badge. Additionally, notwithstanding any other provisions in the PWS, the contractor shall identify themselves as a contractor in meetings, telephone conversations, all written communications and work situations so that their actions cannot be construed as acts of a Government official. The contractor shall take no actions that bind the government to a final decision or results in the exercise of governmental discretion.

2.5.2 Removal of Contractor Employees for Misconduct or Security Reasons

The Government may, at its sole discretion, direct the contractor to remove any contractor employee from Government facilities for misconduct or security reasons. Such removal does not relieve the contractor of the responsibility to provide sufficient qualified personnel for adequate and timely service. The Contracting Officer will provide the contractor with an immediate rationale for removal of contractor employee.

Conflict of Interest. Neither the contractor nor its on-site employees shall utilize their knowledge of access to information, sensitive or otherwise, for individual or company gain.

2.6 Location and Hours of Work

The headquarters site of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, ERDC is 3909 Halls Ferry Road, Vicksburg, MS 39180-6199 and will be the main worksite for this contract. ERDC satellite laboratory sites are located in Alexandria, VA, Champaign, IL, Hanover, NH, Lorton, VA, Duck, NC, and several smaller sites within the CONUS. The Contractor may occasionally be required to perform tasks at any ERDC satellite location.

Core Working Hours. Government core working hours are from 0700 to 1730 local time Monday through Friday except US Federal Holidays. Government workers typically work eight (8) hours per day, 40 hours per week. There are occasions where work will be performed outside of Government core working hours to prevent major disruptions on the installation.

Government Facility Closure. In case of government facility closure as directed by the government, contractor employees shall be excused from work at no cost to the government.

2.7 Travel

Travel to satellite government facilities may be required. All travel requirements (including plans, agenda, itinerary, or dates) shall be pre-approved by the government (subject to local policy procedures), and is on a strictly cost reimbursable basis. Costs for travel shall be billed in accordance with the regulatory implementation of Public Law 99-234 and FAR 31.205-46 Travel Costs (subject to local policy and procedures; may reference FAR).

3. Performance Requirements The following section specifies the Performance Objectives and Performance Elements for the contract.

General: The contractor shall furnish labor services, equipment, and materials for the voice, video and data communications networks which operate over fiber-optic, copper, coaxial, Ethernet, Security system products and video cabling infrastructure at the United States Army Corps of Engineers, Engineer Research and Development Center locations, with primary locations at 3909 Halls Ferry Road, Vicksburg MS; 72 Lyme Road, Hanover, NH;

2902 Newmark Drive, Champaign, IL; 7701 Telegraph Road, Alexandria, VA; 10501 Furnace Rd. Suite 1001 Lorton, VA; and 1261 Duck Road at Kitty Hawk, NC.

The ERDC headquarters campus in Vicksburg, MS is located on an 830 acre government- owned campus with approximately 100 buildings consisting of single and multi-story commercial grade office buildings, hangers, sheds, support buildings and facilities, supporting approximately 1800 USACE and contractor personnel. This campus is in the process of migrating to a new fiber ring. The older fiber configuration consists of sequential fiber runs through multiple buildings. The new configuration is composed of 8 communications huts connected in a ring with fiber runs directly from the main ring to each building.

Satellite laboratory sites include government owned facilities consisting of (1) a 30 acre campus with approximately 7 buildings supporting approximately 450 USACE and contractor personnel in Champaign, IL; (2) a 50 acre campus with approximately 15 buildings supporting approximately 400 USACE and contractor personnel in Hanover, NH;

(3) a 30 acre campus with approximately 7 buildings supporting approximately 40 USACE and contractor personnel in Duck, NC; (4) a group of 3 buildings co-located on a government installation supporting approximately 300 USACE and contractor personnel in Alexandria, VA; and (5) a building supporting the HPCMP (High Performance Computing and Modernization Program) in Lorton, VA.

All sites contain copper, fiber, and coaxial construction cabling typically ranging from small # of pairs or strands to large construction cables of 1800 pair copper and/or 144 strand single mode (SM) and multimode (MM) fiber cables and single feed RG-6 to 500 coaxial cabling. Each building contains one or more communications closets and offices/workspaces are typically wired for multiple distinct networks with a minimum of two drops per workspace and numerous special case situations. Network cabling varies depending on age with the current standard being

CAT6.

Specialized Electronic Security Systems (ESS) are in use at all campuses including Philips/Bosch matrix switchers, digital technologies, CCTV installations, and DVR systems; Pelco Enterprise CCTV systems; and access control systems including the old system being phased out which is TAC Continuum software, Andover controls hardware and various makes and models of card access readers; and the new access control system which is Galaxy software and hardware and HID FIPS201 compliant card readers. ERDC Vicksburg currently has approximately 130 cameras, 100 electronic access control system (EACS) card readers, and 14 Intrusion Detection System (IDS) panels. ERDC Hanover currently has approximately 25 cameras, 20 EACS card readers and 3 IDS panels. ERDC Champaign currently has approximately 32 cameras, 18 EACS card readers and 10 IDS panels. The HPCMP Office (Lorton, VA) currently has approximately 16 cameras, 15 EACS card readers and 4 IDS panels.

3.1 Outside cable plant activities

Provide labor, equipment, and materials for aerial cable installation/maintenance/troubleshooting/ repair/testing/removal of fiber/copper/coaxial cables including communication huts and associated power/HVAC/lighting/UPS/, junction boxes/enclosures, conduit, connection components, coaxial active/passive support devices, aerial support components. Any activity resulting in changes to the outside cable plant configuration must be documented with updated electronic drawings and provided back to the government.

3.2 Inside wiring activities

Provide labor, equipment, and materials for installation/maintenance/troubleshooting/ repair/testing/removal of fiber/copper/coaxial/Ethernet/video cabling/wiring inside buildings/trailers/hangars including junction/terminal components required to provide full connectivity from outside cable plant to and including jacks for endpoint equipment connectivity.

3.3 Data and telephone circuit activities

Provide labor, equipment, and materials for installation/maintenance/troubleshooting/ repair/testing/removal of data and telephone circuits utilizing existing or new external/internal wiring and including peripheral/trunking/circuit conditioning equipment, management of Main Distribution Frame jumper connections, and connectivity verification.

3.4 Specialized equipment/system activities

Provide labor, equipment, and materials for installation/maintenance/troubleshooting/ repair/testing/removal of specialized systems and equipment including the ERDC Electronic Security System (ESS) communications networks, which operate over the fiber-optic and copper cabling infrastructure. ESS and other specialized systems supported include fire alarms, audible telephone ringing devices/bells/loudspeakers, Ringdown circuits/equipment, audio/visual/VTC systems/equipment, wireless access points, modem/line/circuit equipment, CCTV camera systems/equipment, intrusion detection systems, access control systems/equipment, cellular telephone signal repeaters and antenna systems, and CATV/satellite/WesNet television distribution systems and equipment.

3.5 Telephone Private Branch Exchange (PBX) activities

Provide labor, equipment, and materials for installation/maintenance/troubleshooting/ repair/testing/removal of PBX systems and components including hardware, programming, cabinets/enclosures, internal boards/cards, cabling, wire connections, and power.

3.6 Coordination and documentation activities

Provide labor, equipment, and materials for coordination with U.S. government personnel, government contractors, and commercial communications carriers in order to accomplish task orders or to provide documentation/information concerning wiring/cable plant configuration, equipment locations, condition of cabling/wiring/equipment, and operation of equipment.

3.7 Emergency repair activities

Provide labor, equipment, and materials for troubleshooting and repair of wiring, equipment, and systems listed in paragraphs 3.1 – 3.5. Contractor shall respond within 1 hour of notification of emergency repair. Contractor shall have personnel on-site within 2 hours during normal duty hours and regardless within 24 hours at the Vicksburg, MS site and within within 4 hours during normal duty hours and regardless within 24 hours at the Champaign, IL and Hanover, NH sites. (There is no required emergency response time at the Duck location.) Any system loss which occurs and affects services will be treated as priority for restoration. ERDC troubles or failures affecting major security systems (as opposed to individual cameras or door readers) or causing network outages affecting multiple users will be treated as priority for restoration.

4. Special Requirements This section describes the special requirements for this effort. The following sub-sections provide details of various considerations on this effort.

4.1 Clearance Requirements

In accordance with AR 308-5 and AR 380-65, Contractor personnel shall be determined trustworthy as a result of favorable completion of a National Agency Check (NAC). Contractor must always be properly escorted while working in classified areas. Intrusion Detection System installation and maintenance personnel shall be U.S.

citizens. Contractor personnel will be required to maintain ERDC security office issued badges for access at all sites for personnel other than sub-contractors utilized for short duration, specialized operations. Sub-contractors utilized for short duration specialized operations will be required to acquire visitor badges and will require visit request on file at ERDC Vicksburg.

4.2 Standards and Certification Requirements

4.2.1 All work performed by the contractor will meet or exceed applicable requirements of the most current standards of the BICSI, NARTE, EIA/TIA, IEEE, NEC, NESC, and FM-486-2 for the work being conducted. The contractor shall provide any training necessary to ensure that contractor personnel are technically qualified to perform the contract services, at no additional cost to the Government.

4.2.2 A minimum of two years of specialized experience and a working knowledge of AVAYA PBX systems, peripheral nodes, and controllers. Specialized experience and working knowledge shall include performing moves, ads, and changes and other basic programming, performing maintenance operations including troubleshooting and repairing system issues and replacement of faulty components and boards, and major and minor maintenance and/or replacement operations to keep systems up to date with latest software and hardware revisions. Personnel providing maintenance and/or replacement operations and non-routine programming of system for the AVAYA systems must be certified, or have been certified in the past, by AVAYA.

4.2.3 A minimum of five years of specialized experience and a working knowledge of security systems including Phillips/Bosch and Pelco CCTV cameras, systems, digital technologies, and matrix switchers; CCTV storage arrays and DVR systems; and CCTV control systems and software for enterprise CCTV systems. Specialized experience and working knowledge shall include performing programming of equipment and systems, troubleshooting and replacement of faulty components and boards, installation and provisioning of additional cameras and storage array equipment, and major and minor maintenance and/or replacement operations to keep systems up to date with latest software and hardware revisions. Contractor shall be Pelco certified for Enterprise CCTV systems and certified by Philips/Bosch for matrix switcher, digital technologies, CCTV installation, and DVR systems.

4.2.4 A minimum of five years of specialized experience and a working knowledge of Andover Controls Continuum hardware and software systems; Galaxy hardware and software systems; and HID card access readers. Specialized experience and working knowledge shall include performing programming of equipment and systems, replacement of faulty components and boards, installation and provisioning of additional controllers and card readers, and major and minor maintenance and/or replacement operations to keep systems up to date with latest software and hardware revisions. Personnel providing maintenance and/or replacement operations and non-routine programming of systems and components shall have and continue to maintain certifications from Schneider Andover Controls, Continuum software applications, and Galaxy systems.

4.2.5 Not used.

4.2.6 Certification as an RCDD (Registered Communications Distribution Designer) with a minimum of five years of ICT design experience or an equivalent combination of experience, approved education and industry certifications.

4.2.7 Significant experience in installation and maintenance of centralized command and control security systems, of the above listed systems, of similar or larger size and footprint as the ERDC security systems which span the five locations listed in paragraph 3.0.

4.2.8 Certified and calibrated testing equipment necessary to test fiber optic and copper cabling, connections, and equipment for continuity and acceptable data transmission rates.

4.2.9 Access to specialized vehicles and equipment required to maintain, repair, replace, and install fiber optic and copper cable infrastructure within buildings and hangers and in exterior overhead and underground locations.

4.3 Security and Safety

4.3.1 AT Level 1 Training

All contractor employees, to include subcontractor employees, requiring access to Army installations, facilities and controlled access areas shall complete AT Level I awareness training within 30 calendar days after contract start date or effective date of incorporation of this requirement into the contract, whichever is applicable. The contractor shall submit certificates of completion for each affected contractor employee and subcontractor employee, to the COR or to the contracting officer, if a COR is not assigned, within 5 calendar days after completion of training by all employees and subcontractor personnel. AT Level I awareness training is available at the following website:

http://jko.jten.mil/courses/atl1/launch.html .

4.3.2 Access and General Protection/Security Policy and Procedures All contractor and all associated sub-contractors employees shall comply with applicable installation, facility and area commander installation/facility access and local security policies and procedures (provided by government representative). The contractor shall also provide all information required for background checks to meet installation access requirements to be accomplished by installation Provost Marshal Office, Director of Emergency Services or Security Office. Contractor workforce must comply with all personal identity verification requirements as directed by DOD, HQDA and/or local policy. In addition to the changes otherwise authorized by the changes clause of this contract, should the Force Protection Condition (FPCON) at any individual facility or installation change, the Government may require changes in contractor security matters or processes.

4.3.2.a Required Common Access Card (CAC).

The contractor and all sub-contractors employees will be issued a CAC only if duties involve one of the following:

(1) Both physical access to a DoD facility and access, via logon, to DoD networks on-site or remotely; (2) Remote access, via logon, to a DoD network using DoD-approved remote access procedures; or (3) Physical access to multiple DoD facilities or multiple non-DoD federally controlled facilities on behalf of the DoD on a recurring basis for a period of 6 months or more. At the discretion of the sponsoring activity, an interim CAC may be issued based on a favorable review of the FBI fingerprint check and a successfully scheduled NACI at the Office of Personnel Management.

4.3.2.b Do Not Require CAC/Require Access to Facility 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) (Army Directive 2014-05 / AR 190- 13), applicable installation, facility and area commander installation/facility access and local security policies and procedures (provided by government representative, as NCIC and TSDB are available).

4.3.3 Suspicious Activity Reporting Training

The contractor and all associated sub-contractors shall receive a brief/training (provided by the RA) on the local suspicious activity reporting program. This locally developed training will be used to inform employees of the types of behavior to watch for and instruct employees to report suspicious activity to the project manager, security representative or law enforcement entity.

This training shall be completed within 30 calendar days of contract award and within 30 calendar days of new employees commencing performance with the results reported to the COR NLT 5 calendar days after the completion of the training.

4.3.4 Required Access to Government Information Systems

All contractor employees with access to a government info system must be registered in the Army Training Certification Tracking System (ATCTS) at commencement of services, and must successfully complete the DOD Information Assurance Awareness prior to access to the information systems and then annually thereafter in accordance with personnel security standards listed in AR 25-2 (Information Assurance), an appropriate background investigation will be conducted prior to accessing the government information systems.

4.3.6 Required OPSEC SOP/Plan

The Contractor shall develop an OPSEC SOP/Plan within 90 days of contract award. The OPSEC SOP/Plan must be reviewed and approved by the RA OPSEC Officer. The SOP/Plan will include the government's critical information, why it needs to be protected, where it is located, who is responsible for it and how to protect it. In addition, the contractor shall identify an individual who will be an OPSEC Coordinator.

4.3.7 Required OPSEC Training

All new contractor employees will complete Level I OPSEC Training within 30 calendar days of their reporting for duty. Additionally, all contractor employees must complete annual OPSEC awareness training. The contractor shall submit certificates of completion for each affected contractor and subcontractor employee, to the COR or to the contracting officer (if a COR is not assigned), within 5 calendar days after completion of training. OPSEC awareness training is available at the following websites: https://www.iad.gov/ ioss/ or http://www.cdse.edu/catalog/operations-security.html; or it can be provided by the RA OPSEC Officer in presentation form which will be documented via memorandum.

4.3.8 Required Information Assurance (IA) / Information Technology (IT) Training All contractor employees and associated sub-contractor employees must complete the DoD IA awareness training before issuance of network access and annually thereafter. All contractor employees working IA/IT functions must comply with DoD and Army training requirements in DoDD 8570.01, DoD 8570.01-M and AR 25-2 within six months of employment.

4.3.9 Required Information Assurance (IA) / Information Technology (IT) Certification All contractor employees supporting IA/IT functions shall be appropriately certified upon contract IAW DoD 8570.01-M, DFARS 252.239-7001 and AR 25-2. The baseline certification as stipulated in DoD 8570.01-M must be completed upon contract award.

4.3.10 Require Handling or Access to Classified Information

Contractor shall comply with AR 380-67 (Personnel Security Program) and Homeland Security Presidential Directive 12 (Policy for a Common Identification Standard for Federal Employees and Contractors) as well as FAR 52.204-2, Security Requirements. Additionally, Contractors must comply with - (1) The Security Agreement (DD Form 441), including the National Industrial Security Program Operating Manual (DoD 5220.22-M); any revisions to DOD 5220.22-M, notice of which has been furnished to the contractor. For classified contracts, the DD Form 254 will be attached with the contract.

4.3.11 Required Escort

All contract employees, including subcontractor employees who are not in possession of the appropriate security clearance or access privileges, will be escorted in areas where they may be exposed to classified and/or sensitive materials and/or sensitive or restricted areas.

4.3.12 Required Threat Awareness Reporting Program

All new contractor employees will complete annual Threat Awareness and Reporting Program (TARP) Training provided by a Counterintelligence Agent, IAW AR 381-12 . The contractor shall submit certificates of completion for each affected contractor and subcontractor employee(s) or a memorandum for the record, to the COR or to the contracting officer (if a COR is not assigned), within 5 calendar days after completion of training.

4.4 Government Furnished Materials

The contractor shall provide all materials unless otherwise specifically instructed in individual Task Orders, in which case government furnished materials will be specified accordingly in the Task Order. The contractor shall provide sufficient vehicles to perform the services. The contractor may use Privately Owned Vehicles with proper markings in the performance of this contract. These vehicles will be furnished at no additional costs to the government. The contractor shall furnish sufficient hand tools, safety items, and equipment to fully comply with the terms of the contract. The contractor shall provide all Test, Measurement and Diagnostic (TMD) equipment and other test equipment required to install and maintain all ESS, cable plant, and other systems.

4.5 Quality

This section describes the Quality Control components for this effort. The following sub- sections provide details of various considerations on this effort.

4.5.1 Quality Control

The Contractor shall develop an Order Quality Control Plan (QCP) for the base and maintain an effective quality control program to ensure services are performed in accordance with the IDIQ contract and this PWS. The Contractor shall develop and implement procedures to identify, prevent, and ensure non-recurrence of defective services. The Contractors QCP is the means by which he assures himself that his work complies with the requirement of the contract.

The finalized QCP will be accepted by the Government at the time of the award of the contract. The Contracting Officer may notify the Contractor of required modifications to the plan during the period of performance. The Contractor then shall coordinate suggested modifications and obtain acceptance of the plan by the Contracting Officer. Any modifications to the program during the period of performance shall be provided to the Contracting Officer for review no later than 10 working days prior to effective date of the change. The QCP shall be subject to the Governments review and approval. The Government may find the QCP "unacceptable" whenever the Contractors procedures do not accomplish quality control objective(s). The Contractor shall revise the QCP within 10 working days from receipt of notice that QCP is found "unacceptable."

4.5.2 Quality Assurance Surveillance Plan (QASP)

The Government shall monitor the Contractors performance under this contract in accordance with the Governments QASP. The Government reserves the right to utilize other methods, as necessary, to assure the Contractor's compliance with the terms and conditions of this contract.

The Government may inspect services provided by the Contractor both during and/or after performance is complete.

If the Government identifies any performance deficiency, the Contractor will be advised of the deficiency as soon as possible. All such notifications will be confirmed in writing with the Contractor by the Government. Such notification will be made only to the Contractor or his/her designated onsite superintendent and not to any other agents, employees, or subcontractors. Upon receipt of such notification, the Contractor shall correct the deficiency within the time specified by the COR. However, in the event that the deficiency represents a hazard to health or safety or it serves to jeopardize operational continuity, then corrective action shall proceed immediately and continue uninterrupted until the correction is affected. In all cases, the correction of performance deficiencies shall not in any way adversely affect other contract performance.

5. Deliverables

The contractor shall provide deliverables as described in subsequent task orders. Deliverables shall be specified by the government. Format and delivery schedule for deliverables shall be outlined in CDRLs and/or other means TBD at the task order level. Deliverables will typically fall within the listing below and be specified in individual task orders.

Identifier Name Description

A001 Task Completion

A002 Monthly Report A003 Electronic Drawings

Performance Requirements Summary (PRS)

Performance Objective

Performance Standard/AQL’s

Method of Surveillance

Incentive/Decentive

3.1. The Contractor shall

provide all labor, equipment, and materials for outside cable plant activities.

a) STD: Accurate. AQL:

98%

b) STD: Deliverables are made IAW schedule.

AQL: 98%

c) STD: Responsive.

AQL: 98%

Periodic Inspections.

Customer Feedback.

Performance Rating assigned according to Rating Criteria in Table 1.

Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory Performance will be reflected in

CPARS.

3.2. The Contractor shall

provide all labor, equipment, and materials for inside wiring activities.

a) STD: Accurate. AQL:

98%

b) STD: Deliverables are made IAW schedule.

AQL: 98%

c) STD: Responsive.

AQL: 98%

Periodic Inspections.

Customer Feedback.

Performance Rating assigned according to Rating Criteria in Table 1.

Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory Performance will be reflected in

CPARS.

3.3. The Contractor shall

provide all labor, equipment, and materials for data and telephone activities.

a) STD: Accurate. AQL:

98%

b) STD: Deliverables are made IAW schedule.

AQL: 98%

c) STD: Responsive.

AQL: 98%

Periodic Inspections.

Customer Feedback.

Performance Rating assigned according to Rating Criteria in Table 1.

Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory Performance will be reflected in

CPARS.

3.4. The Contractor shall

provide all labor, equipment, and materials for specialized equipment/systems activities.

a) STD: Accurate. AQL:

98%

b) STD: Deliverables are made IAW schedule.

AQL: 98%

c) STD: Responsive.

AQL: 98%

Periodic Inspections.

Customer Feedback.

Performance Rating assigned according to Rating Criteria in Table 1.

Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory Performance will be reflected in

CPARS.

3.5. The Contractor shall

provide all labor, equipment, and materials for telephone private branch exchange (PBX) activities.

a) STD: Accurate. AQL:

98%

b) STD: Deliverables are made IAW schedule.

AQL: 98%

c) STD: Responsive.

AQL: 98%

Periodic Inspections.

Customer Feedback.

Performance Rating assigned according to Rating Criteria in Table 1.

Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory Performance will be reflected in

CPARS.

3.6. The Contractor shall

provide all labor, equipment, and materials for coordination and documentation activities.

a) STD: Accurate. AQL:

98%

b) STD: Deliverables are made IAW schedule.

AQL: 98%

c) STD: Responsive.

AQL: 98%

Periodic Inspections.

Customer Feedback.

Performance Rating assigned according to Rating Criteria in Table 1.

Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory Performance will be reflected in

CPARS.

3.7. The Contractor shall

provide all labor, equipment, and materials for emergency repair activities.

a) STD: Accurate. AQL:

98%

b) STD: Deliverables are made IAW schedule.

AQL: 98%

c) STD: Responsive.

AQL: 98%

Periodic Inspections.

Customer Feedback.

Performance Rating assigned according to Rating Criteria in Table 1.

Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory Performance will be reflected in

CPARS.

Table 1 PERFORMANCE RATINGS

Performance Rating

Criteria

Excellent / Outstanding Performance meets contractual requirements and exceeds many to the government’s benefits. The contractual performance of the element or sub-element being assessed was accomplished with no problems and contractor actions were highly effective.

Very Good Performance meets contractual requirements and exceeds some to the government benefits. The contractual performance was accomplished with few minor problems for which corrective actions taken by the contractor were effective.

Good Performance meets contractual requirements. The contractual performance contains some minor problems for which corrective actions taken by the contractor were satisfactory.

Marginal Performance does not meet some contractual requirements. The contractual performance reflects a serious problem for which the contractor has not yet identified corrective actions. The contractor’s proposed actions appear marginally effective or were not fully implemented.

Unsatisfactory Performance does not meet most contractual requirements and recovery is not likely in a timely manner. The contractual performance contains serious problem(s) for which the contractor’s corrective actions appear or were ineffective.

SECTION I - CONTRACT CLAUSES

52.216-19 ORDER LIMITATIONS (OCT 1995)

(a) Minimum order. When the Government requires supplies or services covered by this contract in an amount of less than $2,500.00, the Government is not obligated to purchase, nor is the Contractor obligated to furnish, those supplies or services under the contract.

(b) Maximum order. The Contractor is not obligated to honor -

(1) Any order for a single item in excess of $9,950,000.00;

(2) Any order for a combination of items in excess of $9,950,000.00 or

(3) A series of orders from the same ordering office within 10 days that together call for quantities exceeding the limitation in paragraph (b) (1) or (2) of this section.

(c) If this is a requirements contract (i.e., includes the Requirements clause at subsection 52.216-21 of the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR)), the Government is not required to order a part of any one requirement from the Contractor if that requirement exceeds the maximum-order limitations in paragraph (b) of this section.

(d) Notwithstanding paragraphs (b) and (c) of this section, the Contractor shall honor any order exceeding the maximum order limitations in paragraph (b), unless that order (or orders) is returned to the ordering office within 5 days after issuance, with written notice stating the Contractor's intent not to ship the item (or items) called for and the reasons. Upon receiving this notice, the Government may acquire the supplies or services from another source.

(End of clause)

SECTION L - INSTRUCTIONS, CONDITIONS AND NOTICES TO BIDDERS

INSTRUCTIONS TO BIDDERS

SECTION L – Instructions, Conditions, and Notices to Bidders

1.0 INTRODUCTION

1.1 Proposals shall be mailed to: The quote shall contain the name, address, email and phone number of the POC authorized to represent the contractor for this acquisition. Proposals shall be submitted to:

Christy.J.Love@usace.army.mil and Anitra.D.Wilson@usace.army.mil.

1.2 In accordance with the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 4.1102, prospective contractors must be registered in System for Award Management (SAM) prior to the award of a contract. You may register at the

SAM website, https://www.sam.gov/portal/public/SAM/.

1.3 Offeror's Responsibility. It is the offeror's responsibility to ensure the completeness and accuracy of his or her proposal. Corrections will not be made by the Government. Errors in the proposal will be considered, among other factors, as a reflection of the offeror's technical and management capability.

1.4 Policy on Requests by Prospective Offerors for Assistance in the Preparation of Proposals. It is the policy of the Corps of Engineers to not provide any assistance to prospective offerors in the preparation of their proposals. However, this is not meant to preclude offeror's requests for information or clarification. Information will be provided if it is available and releasable, while clarification will be provided in all cases.

1.5 Offerors shall respond to all requirements of the solicitation document. Offerors are cautioned not to alter or disassemble the solicitation.

1.6 The written proposal will be the primary basis on which the Government will determine the capability of the Offeror to perform this work. It shall be specific, detailed, complete, thorough, and clear. It must address each requirement stated in the Performance Work Statement for the Base Award.

The offeror should carefully consider the proposal page limitation and choose to address those requirements specifically called out in Section L and those areas that best highlight the Offeror’s approach and provides the Government with a complete picture of their capabilities and strengths.

1.7 The proposal shall not merely offer to comply with the Government's requirements by simply restating them, but shall specifically describe the means of accomplishment. The proposal in its entirety shall be specific, detailed, complete, thorough, and clear to demonstrate that the Offeror has a complete understanding of the solicitation requirements. Non-detailed statements such as “the Offeror understands, can or will comply with the requirement listed in the Performance Work Statement”, statements that paraphrase the Performance Work Statement, or ambiguousphrases such as “standard procedures will be employed” or “well known techniques will be used” may be considered unacceptable.

1.8 Unnecessary elaboration or other presentations beyond that sufficient to present a complete and effective proposal are not desired. Elaborate artwork, expensive paper or bindings, and expensive visual or other presentation aids (with the exception of technical drawings and figures) are neither necessary nor desired. The proposal shall contain all the pertinent information in sufficient detail in the one area of the proposal where it contributes most critically to the discussion. When necessary, the Offeror shall refer to the initial discussion and identify its location within its proposal.

1.9 Please see clauses 52.203-2, Certification of Independent Price Determination and 52.203-5, Covenant

Against Contingent Fees

2.0 Communications Concerning the Solicitation

All questions concerning this solicitation shall be submitted to the Government via email to Christy.J.Love@usace.army.mil and Anitra.D.Wilson@usace.army.mil. The Government will accept questions up until 25 June 2020. Answers to questions will be provided via amendment to the solicitation document.

3.0 Proposal Preparation Instructions

3.1 Overall Arrangement of Proposal

The overall proposal shall consist of three (3) physically separated volumes (Vols. I, II, and III) individually titled as stated below. Proposal shall be submitted in electronic format only; hard copies will not be accepted. Use separate files for separating the Non-Price response (Volume 1) from the Pricing response (Volume 2). If files are compressed, the necessary decompression program must be included. Please use unique and clear document file names.

Text and graphics shall be in a format readable by Microsoft (MS) Office 2007. Data submitted in spreadsheet format shall be readable by MS Office 2007 or Adobe Acrobat (PDF) as applicable. The proposals shall remain valid for a minimum of one hundred and eighty (180) days and shall not contain classified data/information.

3.1.1. Proposal Volume and Titles

Volume I – Technical Proposal Volume II – Past Performance Proposal Volume III – Price Proposal

3.2 Deleted

3.3 Page Limitation and Volumes:

Volume I - Technical Proposal

- Technical and Management Approach 20 page…