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Annex M (CLS 510 Pest Management Services) to OPORD 18-011: IMCOM Enterprise Base Operations (BASOPS) Performance Work Statement (PWS) Templates (U)

Performance Work Statement (PWS) Pest Management

01 May 2018 Annex M (CLS 510 Pest Management Services) to OPORD 18-011: IMCOM Enterprise Base Operations (BASOPS) Performance Work Statement (PWS) Templates (U)

General Information

1.0 Description of Services

Annex M (CLS 510 Pest Management Services) to OPORD 18-011: IMCOM Enterprise Base Operations (BASOPS) Performance Work Statement (PWS) Templates (U)

4.0 AT/OPSEC……………………………………….……………………………………………………………13

1.0 General Information.

1.1 Pest Management Services. The Contractor shall perform scheduled and unscheduled Pest Management Services for public health pests for real property, facilities, and grounds at the Adelphi Laboratory Center (ALC). Pests are: a nuisance, invasive species, or disease vector such as arthropods, stray dogs, stray cats, birds, rodents, nematodes, fungi, bacteria, viruses, algae, snails, marine borers, snakes, weeds, and other organisms (except for human or animal disease-causing organisms) that adversely affect readiness, military operations, or the well-being of personnel and animals; attack or damage real property, supplies, equipment, or vegetation; or are otherwise undesirable. A disease vector is any animal capable of transmitting the causative agent of a human disease; serving as an intermediate or reservoir host of a pathogenic organism; or producing human discomfort or injury, including (but not limited to) mosquitoes, flies, ticks, mites, snails, and rodents.

Pest Management Service includes pest surveillance, pest identification, breeding site removal, pesticide applications, and other required actions to control pests in and around buildings and facilities including non-privatized family housing.

1.1.1 Significant Public Health Pests. Significant public health pests include, but are not limited to, the following:

a. Disease vectors, e.g., mosquitoes, ticks, bats (indoors), fleas, bees, and flies

b. Venomous arthropods, e.g., spiders, scorpions, and wasps

c. Vertebrate pests, e.g., bats, birds, rodents, and snakes

d. Stray animals

e. Invasive vegetation, toxic plants e.g. poison ivy, and weeds

1.2 Buildings and Structures. The Contractor shall perform quarterly inspections for household pests in buildings and structures as directed by the Contracting Officer’s Representative (COR). A list of buildings to receive pest control services are shown in Technical Exhibit 1 (TE 1).

1.3 Regulations. The Contractor shall provide all services and storage procedures in accordance with (IAW) the following:

a. Federal, State, and Local Laws and Regulations

b. Department of Defense Instruction (DODI) 4150.07, DoD Pest Management Program

c. AR 200-1, Environmental Protection and Enhancement

d. ALC Integrated Pest Management Plan (IPMP) September 2015

e. Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA)

f. Maryland Department of Agriculture and Rural Development

g. United States Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA) regulations

h. Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA)

i. Manual EM-385 1-1

j. Installation Natural Resource Management Plan

k. Garrison’s Pesticide Usage Plan (PUP)

1.3.1 Army Policy. The Contractor shall follow Army policy that requires DD Form 1532, Pest Management Report and DD Form 1532-1, Pest Management Maintenance Record to be used to record and report all pest control operations, to include surveillance.

1.3.2 Environmental Protection. All environmental protection issues shall be coordinated with and approved by the COR

1.3.2.1 Compliance with Environmental Laws and Regulations: The Contractor shall comply with all applicable federal, state, and local environmental laws, statutes, regulations, executive orders, permits, Army regulations (with supplements), as well as installation regulation, policy. The Contractor shall immediately report any conflicts between applicable federal, state, local environmental laws, statutes, executive orders, and provisions of Army Regulation 200-1, and any specifications within this contract to the COR.

1.3.2.2 Compliance with Green Procurement Requirements: The Contractor shall follow Federal EPA Comprehensive Procurement guidelines (www.epa.gov/cpg) and Army Contracting Command Quick Guide (https://acc.aep.army.mil/accapps/ACCMAP/Documents/Quick-Guide-for-Sustainable-Procurement.docx) for acquisition of building materials and products and select materials that have a long life cycle; the least toxic materials; recyclable materials; materials that are resource-efficient; materials with the maximum recycled content; materials harvested on a sustained yield basis; and products causing the least pollution during their manufacture, use, and reuse.

1.3.2.3 Compliance with License and Certification Requirements: The Contractor shall obtain all licenses and certifications required by Federal, State, and Local environmental laws and regulations necessary to adhere to the specifications of this contract. The Contractor shall submit all plans, notifications, reports, submittal documents, and fees required by Federal, State, and Local environmental laws and regulations to the appropriate Federal, State, and Local authority and/or agency as necessary to the COR to adhere to the specification of this contract. All required licenses and certifications required by Federal, State, and Local environmental laws and/or regulations shall be considered a contract deliverable upon award.

1.3.2.4 Notification of Federal and State Regulators: The Contractor shall immediately notify the COR of the arrival on site of any Federal, State, and/or DoD environmental regulator or enforcement agent and/or the receipt of any correspondence from a Federal or State environmental agency.

1.3.2.5 Inspections of Work Sites: The Contractor shall submit to potential Federal, State, Army and installation work site, environmental regulatory inspections and/or investigations into noncompliance, and fully cooperate with such inspections/investigations by providing the appropriate records and documentation. Environmental regulatory agencies are authorized by law to inspect any work site for environmental compliance with regulatory requirements. If an inspection is conducted, it will not stop or disrupt ongoing contract activities. The inspection will only require the work site environmental officer, or supervisor/manager to answer questions and/or escort the inspector to specific work site areas with the potential to affect environmental quality.

1.3.2.6 Reporting Noncompliance: The Contractor shall immediately report any nonconformance and/or noncompliance with applicable Federal, State or Local environmental laws, Army and installation environmental regulations or policies to the COR.

1.3.2.7 Conformance with Environmental Management System: The Contractor shall take the necessary actions to identify, monitor, and control those contract operations and activities that pose risk of contamination, or can negatively impact the natural and/or human environment.

1.3.2.8 Competency Training for Contractor Personnel: The Contractor shall not allow personnel to perform any activities and/or tasks on installations without proper and adequate qualifications or job competency training. In the event of any identified noncompliance, the Contractor shall, if requested, provide proof of contract personnel training or qualification (individual name, training/qualification type, training/qualification certificate, and date of training/qualification) to perform those contract activities associated with the identified noncompliance.

1.3.2.9 Generation of Solid Waste: The Contractor shall remove from the installation and dispose of all solid waste generated, which cannot be recycled to an approved and permitted off-post disposal facility.

1.3.2.9.1 The Contractor shall make every effort to divert construction, demolition debris, and all other solid waste to comply with the Army Integrated Solid Waste Management Policy.

1.3.2.10 Generation of Hazardous Waste: The Contractor shall contact the COR to obtain technical assistance from the Adelphi Laboratory Center – Department of Public Works (ALC-DPW) Environmental Division for achieving and maintaining compliance with hazardous waste storage and disposal requirements. The Contractor shall properly profile all waste generated as part of this contract to determine if any waste is hazardous waste as defined by 40 CFR. The Contractor shall accumulate hazardous waste prior to disposal shipment in a satellite accumulation point at or near the point of generation or in a less-than-90-day site, in accordance with Federal, State, Army, and installation regulation, policy, Host Tenant Agreement, Interagency Service Support Agreement or Status-of-Forces Agreement. The Contractor shall properly package the hazardous waste and complete the hazardous waste manifest, then take the manifest to the ALC-DPW Environmental Division for approval and signature prior to removing any hazardous waste from the installation. The Contractor shall contact the ALC-DPW Environmental Division to obtain the installation’s hazardous waste EPA Identification (ID) number for the hazardous waste manifest. The Contractor shall notify the ALC-DPW Environmental Division 24 hours prior to removing any hazardous waste from the installation. The Contractor shall remove and dispose of manifested hazardous waste generated by contract activities from the installation, to an approved off-post permitted hazardous waste disposal facility. The ALC-DPW Environmental Division will assist the Contractors with profiling their waste upon request.

1.3.2.11 Use of Hazardous Materials: The Contractor shall contact the COR to obtain technical assistance from the ALC-DPW Environmental Division for achieving and maintaining compliance with hazardous material storage, issue, use and disposal requirements. The Contractor shall submit to the COR a hazardous material inventory fifteen (15) days after contract award. The Contractor shall not store hazardous material on-site. The Contractor shall ensure hazardous materials are properly identified and include any applicable identification number, such as National Stock Number or Special Item Number. The Contractor shall maintain copies of Safety Data Sheets for all hazardous materials used and stored on-site during performance of the contract. The Contractor shall not supply or deliver any hazardous materials or chemicals to an installation that are listed on EPA’s toxic chemical list without prior written approval from the COR.

1.3.2.12 Prevention of Storm Water Pollution: The Contractor shall perform, track, participate, implement, and comply with storm water pollution prevention minimum control measures, protocols, and Best Management Practices (BMP) and ensure that water quality standards are not violated in accordance with all regulations and policies as applicable to the Pollutant Discharge Elimination System general permit requirements.

Applicable permits include:

1. The installation’s Small Municipal Separate Storm Sewer System (MS4) Permit;

2. The Multi-Sector General Permit for Storm Water Discharges Associated with Industrial Activities (MSGP); and,

1.3.2.13 Prevention of Spills: The Contractor shall adopt the ALC’s Spill Prevention Control and Countermeasures Plan (SPCC) if transporting, processing, storing, or in any way managing hazardous waste, hazardous material, petroleum-oils-lubricants, or other restricted items. In case of a spill, the Contractor shall ensure the person in control of the spill site or their designated representative takes appropriate action to protect workers and bystanders; contain the spill if it can be done safely; secure the spill site; restrict ignition sources; and immediately contact ALC’s Department of Emergency Services and the DPW Environmental Division.

1.3.2.14 Corrective Action for Noncompliance: Upon receipt of verbal or written notice of environmental noncompliance or nonconformance by the COR, the Contractor shall take immediate corrective action. Failure or refusal to comply promptly may be grounds for the Contracting Officer to invoke the appropriate contractual remedies. This may result in all or part of the work to be stopped immediately until satisfactory corrective action has been taken.

1.3.3 Safety and Security

1.3.3.1 Security Requirements: The Contractor personnel performing under this scope of work on the ALC premises must be citizens of the United States, either native-born or naturalized. No foreign nationals will be permitted on ALC. Cases of dual or multiple citizenships will be reviewed by security personnel. The Contractor personnel performing work under this contract must be able to obtain a National Agency Check with Inquiries (NACI) clearance and prior to commencement of work under this contract. The Contractor personnel must be capable of maintaining a NACI clearance during the performance of the contract. The Contractor must pass the National Crime Information Center (NCIC) Interstate Identification Index (III) background investigation to gain access on the installation. All NACI and NCIC III investigations will be performed at the Government’s expense.

1.3.3.2 Access and General Protection/Security Policy and Procedures: The 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 the Government. The Contractor shall 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. The Contractor workforce must comply with all personal identity verification requirements as directed by DOD, Headquarters Department of the Army (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.

1.3.3.3 Safety Program: The Contractor shall take all precautions in the performance of work under this contract to protect the safety and health of the Contractor's employees, to protect the safety and health of all persons in or near the jobsite, and to prevent damage to property, materials, supplies and equipment. The Contractor shall establish an accident prevention and safety program encompassing each line item of this contract, which shall provide safety, health protection, and personnel medical record maintenance as required. The Contractor shall develop and submit a site-specific “Accident Prevention Plan”, describing procedures for preventing accidents and for preserving the life and health of the Contractor and Government personnel within fourteen (14) days after contract award. The accident prevention plan will be reviewed for completeness and compliance with Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) standards and Manual EM 385-1-1. The COR will return the accident prevention plan, with input/comments, to the Contractor within seven (7) days of receipt of the submission. The Contractor shall submit the final accident prevention plan, for approval, within seven (7) days of receipt of the plan with COR comments. The accident prevention plan shall be approved before work begins.

1.3.3.4 Access Badges: Each contract employee shall be required to obtain a facility access badge. The Contractor shall submit a Visitor Authorization Request (VAR) letter on company letterhead listing all contract employees (primary and absentee replacements) performing under this contract identifying the name, SSN, date of birth, place of birth, citizenship, security clearance level (if interim clearance was granted include investigation type, date, and agency submitted to), and security clearance issuing authority, to the U.S. Army Garrison Adelphi Laboratory Center, 2800 Powder Mill Road, Adelphi, MD 20783-1197 no later than five (5) working days prior to visit/contract start. The Contractor may submit a VAR for 1 to 365 days and a renewal is required each year. After the initial VAR approval, any new contract employee working at or visiting ALC will require a new VAR.

1.3.3.5 Disclosure of Information: The Contractor and its employees shall not disclose or disseminate any information concerning Government operations, including those performed by the Contractors for the Government, which could result in or increase the likelihood of the possibility of a breach of security or interrupt the continuity of operations. Disclosure of information relating to the services hereunder to any person not entitled to receive it, or failure to safeguard any sensitive but unclassified (SBU) information that may come to the Contractor or any person under its control in connection with work under this contract, may subject the Contractor, its agents, or employees to criminal liabilities. All inquiries, comments, or complaints arising from any matter observed, experienced, or learned as a result of or in connection with the performance of this contract, the resolution of which may require the dissemination of official information, shall be directed to the COR.

1.3.4 Contractor Manpower Reporting: 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 sub-contractor manpower) required for performance of this contract. The Contractor shall completely fill in all the information in the format using the following web address https://cmra.army.mil. The required information includes: (1) Contracting Office, Contracting Officer, Contracting Officer’s Technical Representative (COTR) or also known as the Contracting Officer’s Representative (COR); (2) Contract number, including task and delivery order number; (3) Beginning and ending dates covered by reporting period; (4) Contractor's name, address, phone number, e-mail address, identity 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 sub-contractors); (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-contractors employees deployed in theater this reporting period (by country). As part of its submission, the Contractor shall provide the estimated total cost (if any) incurred to comply with this reporting requirement. Reporting period shall be the period of performance not to exceed 12 months ending September 30 of each Government fiscal year and shall 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 system to the secure website without the need for separate data entries for each required data element at the website. The specific formats for the XML direct transfer may be downloaded from the website.

1.4 Licenses and Certifications. The Contractor shall provide its business license and pest management specialist’s names, certification numbers (DOD or State), certification categories, and expiration dates within thirty (30) days of start of contract, and annually by end of the performance period. The Contractor shall ensure that the licenses/certificates and training of Contractor personnel are kept current. The Contractor shall ensure copies of these licenses/certifications shall be provided to the COR upon request.

1.4.1 Personnel. The Contractor shall provide properly licensed and certified pest management personnel Monday through Friday, during normal duty hours. The Contractor personnel shall perform pest surveillance, pest control, inspection operations, and pesticide application, IAW DODI 4150.07 DoD Pest Management Program and ALC IPMP. The Contractor shall ensure all pest management work is performed by a licensed business and individuals certified IAW DOD and State requirements and regulations. The Contractor shall have a Maryland State pesticide application business license. The Contractor’s pest management specialists shall be Armed Forces Pest Management Board or State of Maryland certified in the following pest control categories/subcategories:

a. Forestry. N/A

b. Turf (EPA Category 3/ (MD 3C, 3A)

c. Ornamental (EPA Category 3/ (MD 3C, 3A)

d. Aquatic. N/A

e. Right of Way. N/A

f. Mosquito & General Use Pesticides (EPA Category 7/ (MD 7A, 7B, 7C, 7D, 7E)

g. Public Health Pest Management (EPA Category 8/ MD 8)

h. Aerial Pest Management. N/A

1.5 Pesticides

a. The Contractor shall ensure all pesticides used are registered, for unrestricted use, with the United States Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA) and the State.

b. The Contractor shall ensure all pesticides used are approved IAW DODI 4150.07, Chapter 5. The Contractor shall annually submit a Pesticide Use Proposal, IAW Pest Management Plan. The initial plan submittal is required thirty (30) calendar days after contract start and before pesticides are applied to the installation.

1. The Contractor shall submit the pesticide use proposal to the ALC-DPW Environmental Division no later than 1 September annually in accordance with the Army Environmental Command’s requirements.

c. The Contractor shall ensure all pesticides shall be used in strict conformance with label directions. The Contractor shall ensure the mixing of chemicals complies with EPA, DoD, and State requirements.

d. The Contractor shall not store or mix pesticides on the installation. The Contractor shall obtain a written exception from the COR is if the work (such as herbicides for vegetation management or termiticides for new building construction) requires mixing on-site. The Contractor shall not have a location or work site to store unmixed pesticides on site.

e. The Contractor shall submit monthly pesticide usage on DD Form 1532 IAW ALC IPMP to the COR in electronic format.

f. The Contractor shall maintain a label and Safety Data Sheet (SDS) book of pesticides used or stored for use. The Contractor shall have the label and SAS book readily available for the COR upon request.

g. The Contractor shall notify the COR within twenty-four (24) hours in advance when subcontracting any pest management operations. The Contractor shall ensure that the subcontractor is properly licensed, trained and certified in each category being subcontracted. The Contractor shall be responsible for the subcontractor’s reports of pest management operations performed by the subcontractor.

h. Any proposed changes in Government-approved pesticides shall be submitted to the COR for approval at least ten (10) working days in advance of the anticipated use.

1.6 Service Requests.

1.6.1 Emergency Public Health Requests. The Contractor shall provide personnel to respond to emergency public health pest management service requests within four (4) hours of the request. Examples of emergency public health pests include bats, wasps, bees, snakes, squirrels, raccoons, opossums, skunks, potentially rabid animals, or any other threatening species.

1.6.2 Emergency Mission Critical Requests. The Contractor shall provide personnel to respond to mission critical pest management service requests within four (4) hours of the request. Mission critical facilities include command centers, emergency operations facilities, research and development facilities, IT/communications.

1.6.3 Non-Emergency Requests. The Contractor shall provide personnel to respond to non-emergency pest management service requests within three (3) days of the request. Non-emergency pest management service requests may be any request that is not an emergency public health pest management request or emergency mission critical pest management request.

1.7 Structural Pests. The Contractor shall perform control services to eradicate termites and other structural pests. The Contractor shall perform building and structure inspections for wood infestation or visible damage to structures containing wooden components annually by the end of the performance period. The Contractor shall submit an inspection report (DD Form 1070, Termite and Wood Decay Inspection) to the COR seven (7) days following building structure inspections for wood infestation. The Contractor shall utilize approved chemicals and wood treatment when pests are discovered during the performance of maintenance, repair, or minor construction work.

1.8 Miscellaneous Pests. The Contractor shall provide pest control services for the control of miscellaneous pests, to include various insects, birds, rodents, and animals. The Contractor shall ensure humane treatment it utilized to remove miscellaneous pests from buildings. The Contractor shall provide cleanup of nesting materials, feces, urine, etc. left by pests and apply an effective deodorizer as required. The Contractor shall utilize live traps or nets to capture vertebrate pests.

1.8.1 The Contractor shall ensure humane treatment is utilized to remove miscellaneous pests from buildings per applicable USDA regulations, and all other Federal, State and Local laws.

2.0 Description of Services.

2.1 Indoor Pest Control.

2.1.1 Plan and Manage the Indoor Pest Management Program. The Contractor shall submit to the COR a weekly Pest Management Maintenance Record, which includes a schedule for all work and inspections (to include actuals, as well as scheduled). The submittal shall begin ten (10) days after award. The Contractor shall ensure the schedule and arranged work shall have minimal disruptions.

2.1.2 Food Handling Establishments.

a. The Contractor shall provide pest control inspections at all food handling establishments weekly and treat as required. The Contractor shall ensure treatment shall be performed only when the food establishments are unoccupied. Food handling establishments are shown in TE 1.

b. The Contractor shall control infestation of insects and rodents IAW the ALC IPMP.

c. N/A

d. The Contractor shall set and check traps or use other approved methods in food storage areas to protect stored products weekly. The Contractor shall not use poison for pest control in food preparation areas or floor space in common areas such as hallways. The Contractor shall ensure traps located outdoors are placed in bait stations to protect non-target animals. The Contractor shall ensure bait stations are secured against removal in accordance with the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA)

2.1.2.1 Flies. The Contractor shall inspect for flies during monthly building and weekly food handling establishment inspections. The Contractor shall ensure building inspections include all lunchrooms, break rooms, and kitchenette areas. The Contractor shall provide pest control based on inspection results.

2.1.3 Recycling Area.

a. The Contractor shall provide pest control inspections at all recycling areas weekly and treat as required. The Contractor shall ensure treatment is performed only when the recycling areas are unoccupied. Recycling areas are shown in TE 1.

b. The Contractor shall control infestation of insects and rodents IAW the ALC IPMP.

c. N/A

d. The Contractor shall set and check traps or use other approved methods in recycling areas to protect Government on a weekly basis.

2.2 Outdoor Pest Control.

2.2.1 Outdoor Pest Management. The Contractor shall control public health animal pests. The Contractor shall submit to the COR a weekly Pest Management Schedule of outdoor pest management activities, which includes a schedule for all work and inspections (to include actuals, as well as scheduled). The submittal shall begin ten (10) days after award. The Contractor shall ensure the schedule and arranged work have minimal disruptions. The Contractor shall perform required inspections concurrently whenever possible.

2.2.1.1 Trees, Shrubs, and Turf Pests. N/A

2.2.1.2 Mosquito Larvae. N/A

2.2.1.3 Adult Mosquitoes. N/A

2.2.1.4 Other Pests of Medical Importance. The Contractor shall survey and control pests of medical importance (to include fleas and ticks) as necessary for the protection of health and safety as outlined in the ALC IPMP.

2.2.2 Dead or Dying Animals. N/A

2.2.3 Stray Animals. N/A

2.2.3.1 Animal Pick-up. N/A

2.2.3.2 Animal Control Vehicles. N/A

2.2.3.3 Service Calls. N/A

2.2.3.4 Impounded Animals. N/A

2.2.3.5 Sick Animals. N/A

2.2.3.6 Stray Animal Control Intake Form. N/A

2.2.3.7 Reporting. N/A

2.2.4 Miscellaneous Animal Pests. The Contractor shall control pests that damage grounds, particularly moles and groundhogs, and fill burrows that have been trapped out. The Contractor shall lock the live traps in either the open or closed position during non-duty days. The Contractor shall remove and properly handle animals according to State and IPMP regulations. The Contractor shall ensure diseased animals are handled IAW local ordinances and properly disposed.

2.2.5 Vegetation Control. The Contractor shall conduct vegetation control (grassy and broad leaf weeds, forbs, bushes, and trees) IAW the IPMP and the Installation Natural Resource Management Plan. The Contractor shall perform vegetation control for firebreaks and ranges (excluding impact areas) with growth retardants or manual means to reduce wildland fire risks as well as weed and brush growth.

2.2.5.1 Weed Control. The Contractor shall limit the application of herbicide to parade and athletic fields. The Contractor shall ensure that the licenses, certificates, and training of Contractor personnel applying herbicide are valid and kept current. The Contractor shall provide copies of these licenses and certifications shall be provided to the COR within ten (10) calendar days prior to the start of the contract period, and again within ten (10) calendar days upon a change in personnel. The Contractor shall ensure contract herbicides management employees do not apply herbicides under someone else’s certification. If the Contractor spills or releases any hazardous substances (i.e., substances listed in 40 CFR 302, Designation, Reportable Quantities, and Notification), the Contractor shall notify the COR and the ALC-DPW Environmental Office by written notification within one (1) hour. The Contractor shall submit a consolidated list of all herbicides used during the month, in a monthly herbicide application record, to the COR. The Contractor shall only utilize herbicides listed on the Garrison’s Pesticide Use Plan (PUP).

2.2.5.2 Railroads and Dams. N/A

2.3 Other Services.

2.3.1 Special Services. The COR will notify the Contractor as soon as a special service requirement is known. The Contractor shall coordinate special service requirements with the existing pest management schedule. The Contractor shall ensure pricing for this unscheduled service shall be IAW the pre-established unit prices in the contract.

2.3.2 Special Event Services. The Contractor shall provide additional pest control services for special events when necessary. Special events include, but are not limited to, Very Important Person (VIP) visits, and Inspector General (IG) Team visits. The Contractor shall deviate from its schedule to meet special event requirements when necessary, at no additional cost to the Government. The Government will authorized the Contractor one (1) additional duty day to return to its normal operations.

3.0 Deliverables

THE CONTRACTOR SHALL SUBMIT TO THE COR A HAZARDOUS MATERIAL INVENTORY FOURTEEN (14) DAYS AFTER CONTRACT AWARD.

THE CONTRACTOR SHALL SUBMIT THE APP WITHIN FOURTEEN (14) DAYS AFTER CONTRACT AWARD. THE COR WILL RETURN THE ACCIDENT PREVENTION PLAN, WITH INPUT/COMMENTS, TO THE CONTRACTOR WITHIN SEVEN (7) DAYS OF RECEIPT OF THE SUBMISSION. THE CONTRACTOR SHALL SUBMIT THE FINAL ACCIDENT PREVENTION PLAN, FOR APPROVAL, WITHIN SEVEN (7) DAYS OF RECEIPT OF THE PLAN WITH COR COMMENTS. THE ACCIDENT PREVENTION PLAN SHALL BE APPROVED BEFORE WORK BEGINS.

4.0 AT/OPSEC

4.1 Access and general protection/security policy and procedures. This standard language is for contractor employees with an area of performance within Army controlled installation, facility, or area. Contractor and all associated sub-contractors employees shall 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 (FAR clause 52.204-9, Personal Identity Verification of Contractor Personnel) 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.

4.2 For contractors that do not require CAC, but require access to a DoD facility or installation. Contractor and all associated subcontractors 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), or, at OCONUS locations, in accordance with status of forces agreements and other theater regulations.

4.3 iWATCH Training. This standard language is for contractor employees with an area of performance within an Army controlled installation, facility or area. The contractor and all associated sub-contractors shall brief all employees on the local iWATCH program (training standards provided by the requiring activity ATO). This local 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 COR. This training shall be completed within fifteen (15) calendar days of contract award and within thirty (30) calendar days of new employees commencing performance, with the results reported to the COR NLT fifteen (15) calendar days after contract award.

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