ATTACHMENT 1_STATEMENT OF WORK (SOW).pdf

Statement of Work

Combustible Dust Site Survey and Hazard Assessment for Anniston Army Depot, Alabama

11 June 2024

1.0 Introduction

This Statement of Work (SOW) will encompass compliance with The National Fire

Protection Association (NFPA) 652 Standard on the Fundamentals of Combustible Dust to include updated editions and consolidated standards for NFPA 652 and the

Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) Compliance Directive 03-00-008

Revised Combustible Dust National Emphasis Program for Anniston Army Depot

(ANAD). ANAD must ensure Combustible Dust Site Surveys & Dust Hazards Analysis

(DHA) are completed at locations with suspect combustible dusts. The contract period of performance will be (1) base year with two (2) one-year option periods.

1.1 Scope Changes

The Contractor shall not proceed with any verbal or written change(s) to the scope of work from sources other than the Contracting Officer, who will provide changes in writing.

1.2 Background

ANAD is the designated Center of Industrial and Technical Excellence (CITE) for tracked and wheeled ground combat vehicles, towed and self-propelled artillery, assault bridging systems, individual and crew served small caliber weapons and locomotives, rail equipment and non-tactical generators. ANAD performs a wide variety of manufacturing, repair and refurbishment processes that have the potential for producing combustible dusts. Processes potentially creating combustible dusts include welding, cutting, grinding, milling, and blasting of various materials. The materials being processed include but are not limited to 5083 aluminum, 5086 aluminum, 6061 aluminum, and steel. ANAD has approximately 27 dust collectors (20 abrasive blast booths/7 metal working processes) throughout 9 buildings. Welding processes include approximately 50 bays spread between 3 buildings. ANAD Nichols Industrial Complex is approximately 1,500 acres that contains approximately 60 buildings, approximately 12 buildings of the 60 buildings will be the focus of the audit. Currently, the high-risk industrial installation employs approximately 2400 individuals.

2.0 ANAD Deliverables

2.1 ANAD will escort vendor personnel when on-site for performance of location surveys and sampling at all times. ANAD will provide vendor escorted access to all applicable areas required for the purpose of conducting the combustible dust site surveys & DHA. ANAD shall provide staff familiar with the locations, processes, and operation of the existing systems.

2.2 Where available, ANAD shall provide vendor with copies of previous combustible dust site surveys.

2.2.1 Where available, ANAD shall provide vendor with copies of all drawings and other information pertaining location and design of buildings for the purpose of identifying square footage, ventilation, and dust collector locations. These documents are for vendor’s use in order to create the site survey plan for the site visit to collect samples for material analysis and prepare the site survey and DHA reports only. It is understood that the vendor will rely upon the accuracy of all documents and electronic data furnished.

2.3 ANAD shall provide a camera pass for the site survey, if needed.

3.0 Contractor Requirements

3.1 The contract period of performance will be one (1) base year with two (2) one-year option periods. The activities for the base year and two (2) one-year option periods are defined in section 4.0.

3.2 The contractor shall provide proof of professional business qualifications with their proposal submission.

3.2.1 The contractor shall provide a fire protection engineer (FPE), or other professional qualification or certification applicable to combustible dust evaluation and shall have significant and demonstrable experience in Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) combustible dusts guidance, NFPA applicable standards for combustible dusts, and protection methods for the determination of explosibility and combustibility. The site evaluation may be conducted by a team provided by the contractor as long as a team leader is identified and meets the qualifications and experience identified above. The contractor shall provide proof of qualifications and experience with their proposal submission. It is preferred that the contractor’s team leader or a member of the team have a minimum of five (5) years of experience in OSHA combustible dusts guidance, NFPA applicable standards for combustible dusts, protection methods, and hazard mitigation.

3.3 Prepare and submit a site-specific Accident Prevention Plan with their proposal submission to ANAD for review. This plan will be reviewed by ANAD and any concerns addressed prior to the site visit in Phase I.

3.3.1 ANAD is a high-hazard organic industrial site that shall comply with OSHA, Department of the Army, and Department of Defense regulatory requirements.

Accordingly, the contract personnel performing the site assessments shall comply with site specific safety requirements.

3.3.2 The contractor shall comply with all local, state, and federal environmental laws while on-site at ANAD. Contractor employees on-site shall attend ANAD Directorate of

Risk Management Environmental Brief prior to work starting. The Environmental Brief will be conducted by ANAD environmental personnel and the brief will take place in

Phase II prior to work starting.

3.4 The contractor shall utilize relevant known industry standards to include but not limited to NFPA 652, NFPA 654, OSHA 29 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) 1910 for the combustible dust site survey and the DHA.

3.5 The contractor shall collect potential combustible dust material and provide material analysis of potential combustible dust samples in accordance with NFPA 562 of up to fifty (50) but not to exceed seventy-five (75) processes for the combustible site survey and the DHA provided during Phase II and Phase III.

3.5.1 The contractor shall prepare and deliver a DHA report to ANAD in accordance with section 4.1.3 of this SOW.

3.5.2 The contractor shall conduct a site survey at ANAD of existing processes where combustible dust hazards may be present. The results of this site survey shall be included in the DHA.

3.5.3 The contractor shall provide all materials, tools, equipment, and labor for collecting materials at ANAD for sampling and analysis. All material sampling for possible explosibility and combustibility shall be conducted using acceptable methods stated within NFPA 652, determine explosibility using acceptable methods stated in

NFPA 652, and provide a complete DHA in accordance with NFPA 652.

3.5.4 All material analysis for possible explosibility and combustibility must be performed by the contractor’s laboratory accredited by the American Association of

Laboratory Accreditation or by a third-party laboratory accredited by the American

Association of Laboratory Accreditation. Current Accreditation Certificate shall be provided to ANAD at the time of contract award. Material analysis of dust samples shall be conducted using testing protocol within NFPA 652 and be performed to determine the explosion and combustibility parameters of the dust samples in accordance with

OSHA Compliance Directive 03-00-008.

3.5.5 The results of the material analysis of dust samples shall be made available to

ANAD by being documented in the DHA. Dust sample test results shall be available by original laboratory documentation if requested by ANAD. The contractor shall provide consultation to ANAD regarding the material analysis of dust samples if further clarification of test results is needed by ANAD for the duration of the contract.

3.6 The contractor shall understand that any additional material analysis in the schedule of option years 1 and 2 is an option for ANAD and may not be requested by ANAD during those periods of the contract. The need for further testing will be based upon the results of the DHA provided during the base year, or if any new processes or changes to established processes take place at ANAD. Consultation services needed for regulatory explanation, clarification of information provided in the DHA, or any other consultation need from ANAD will take place as needed during the option years 1 and 2 of the contract. ANAD will send formal requests for consultation to the contractor when needed and will work together with the contractor to determine the schedule for the needed consultation.

4.0 Schedule and Deliverables

4.1 Base Year: The base year contract activities will be completed in three (3) phases within two hundred (200) days after the time of award.

4.1.1 Phase I - Identify locations that need material analysis:

• The contractor shall schedule and attend one (1) meeting, via conference call, within fifteen (15) calendar days of contract award, with ANAD Safety Office and other internal to ANAD interested parties to discuss the intent of the onsite visit and verify availability of local staff on proposed site visit dates. The conference call will also be used to request documentation and drawings required to efficiently complete the hazardous dust site survey plan.

• The contractor shall work with ANAD to collect information, data, floor plans or drawings where available, in order to create the site survey plan for the onsite visit to collect samples for material analysis. These documents are for vendor’s use in order to create the site survey plan for the onsite visit to collect samples for material analysis and prepare the site survey and DHA reports only.

• The site survey plan developed by the contractor after the initial conference call with ANAD shall be provided to ANAD within forty-five (45) calendar days of the contractor award.

4.1.2 Phase II - Conduct dust material sampling during on onsite visit and analysis of material samples:

• The site visit for material sampling shall occur within sixty (60) calendar days of completion of Phase I. The contractor shall request an extension of this deadline from the ANAD Safety Office during Phase I if it is foreseen that travel cannot be accommodated within the sixty (60) calendar day deadline for the beginning of

Phase II. ANAD will determine if an extension is acceptable.

• Utilizing the site survey plan, the contractor shall conduct the onsite visit to evaluate potential processes producing combustible dusts and group locations needing material analysis into similar process groups (SPG).

• Conduct material sampling in accordance with NFPA applicable standards.

• The site visit will include an in brief at the initial arrival at ANAD to discuss the expectations of the site visit and an out brief at the conclusion of the site visit before the contractor departs ANAD. Out brief will include a summary of work completed during the onsite visit, samples taken, expected timeframe of testing results, and any observed immediately dangerous to life or health situations.

4.1.3 Phase III - Prepare and deliver the combustible dust site survey and DHA report.

• Utilizing the information gathered during the onsite visit and the material sample analysis, the contractor shall prepare a DHA report consisting of the results of the combustible dust site survey, material sampling, material analysis results, and hazard analysis.

• The DHA shall be submitted in PDF format to ANAD Safety Office within ninety

(90) calendar days following the onsite evaluation. The contractor shall request an extension of this deadline from the ANAD Safety Office if it is foreseen that the delivery of the DHA cannot be accommodated within the ninety (90) calendar day deadline of Phase III. ANAD will determine if an extension is acceptable.

• The DHA shall contain all required elements of a DHA as identified in the NFPA

652 standard to include but not limited to:

• Provide results of the onsite combustible dust site visit, the in-scope combustible dust processes and procedures, materials sampled (to include location of where sample was taken), material analysis results, and hazard analysis.

• Document compliance with applicable NFPA standards for combustible dusts to include establishing life safety and property protection objectives and provide the use of a prescriptive requirements approach, a performance-based requirements approach or a combination of the two to achieve these objectives as prescribed compliance options in NFPA 652. A checklist approach is recommended, based on applicable NFPA prescriptive requirements. Where prescriptive requirements cannot be fully implemented or are determined by a dust expert to be overly conservative, a second engineering peer review/evaluation should be included in the DHA as defined in the applicable NFPA standard. Where performance-based approaches are taken, the DHA should include a third-party evaluation/peer review of the relevant scenarios as defined in the applicable NFPA standard.

• Document the threshold combustible dust accumulation and the acceptable combustible dust accumulation threshold for each identified process or building identified in Phase II for purposes of housekeeping, consistent with the process or building design and electrical installation, as well as minimum personal protective equipment (PPE).

• Provide methods of the assessment and process information, engineering and administrative controls, and testing results utilized in the assessment where the

DHA determines that a material or process presents a combustible dust hazard, either interior or exterior to the process.

• Provide recommendations on how to control the identified hazards and close any identified gaps in hazard control. Provide site specific recommendations based on the hazard analysis. Recommendations will include both interim (immediately actionable by local staff) and long-term which may require additional analysis or capital expense.

• Document the acceptable combustible dust accumulation threshold for housekeeping purposes.

• Identify any existing process constraints or controls that serve as explosion protection safeguards, whether intended or not, including grounding/bonding, electrical area classification and any existing process or building explosion protection safeguards.

4.2 Option year one (1) – The contractor shall provide consultation of the identified and recommended hazard controls listed in the DHA obtained during the base year. The contractor shall provide additional assessment and analysis if requested by ANAD, to include required sampling and analysis for up to an additional ten (10) new, existing, or changing processes. The contractor shall follow Phase schedule I, II, and III requirements for any additional sampling and analysis required during option year one

(1) and provide the results in an updated DHA in the format as listed in 4.1.3.

4.3 Option year two (2) – The contractor shall provide consultation of the identified and recommended hazard controls listed in the DHA obtained during the base year. The contractor shall provide additional assessment and analysis if requested by ANAD, to include required sampling and analysis for up to an additional ten (10) new, existing, or changing processes. The contractor shall follow Phase schedule I, II, and III requirements for any additional sampling and analysis required during option year two

(2) and provide the results in an updated DHA in the format as listed in 4.1.3.