W911QX23Q0087 PWS.docx

Performance Work Statement (PWS)

Curation of Archaeological Materials May 2023

1.0 Introduction. This is a non-personal services contract to provide curation of U.S. Army Garrison Aberdeen Proving Ground (APG) Archaeological Materials. The Government shall not exercise any supervision or control over the contract service providers performing the services herein. Such contract service providers shall be accountable solely to the Contractor who, in turn is responsible to the Government.

1.1 Background. APG is located in Maryland and is spread-out in four locations to include APG North, APG South, Adelphi Laboratory Center (ALC), and Blossom Point Research Facility (BPRF) and consists of approximately 75,580 acres and 1,702 buildings. The workforce has more than 23,000 military, civilian and contactor employees who are responsible for numerous technical achievements in military intelligence, medical research, engineering, and computer technology. The APG requires off site storage for its Federal archaeological materials.

1.2 Objectives. The Contractor shall provide all personnel, equipment, supplies, facilities, transportation, tools, materials, supervision, and other items and non-personal services necessary to perform curation of APG archaeological materials as defined in this PWS. The Contractor shall perform to the standards in this contract.

2.0 Requirements.

2.1 Description of Services. The Contractor shall provide curation services for archaeological materials belonging to the U.S. Army Garrison APG North, APG South, ALC and BPRF.

The materials from APG North and APG South include the following:

· 89 boxes of artifacts

· 4 boxes of Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA) materials

· 3.24 linear feet of paper records

· 191 slides

· 195 photos

· 56 negative strips

· 14 contact sheets

· 1693.4 megabytes (MB) of digital data (e.g., digital photos, spreadsheets of catalogs, etc.)

The materials for ALC and BPRF which are stored together in a separate collection include:

· 51 boxes of artifacts

· 2.5 linear feet of paper records

· 73 slides

· 79 photos

· 81 negative strips

· 10 contact sheets

· 169.5 MB of digital data (e.g., digital photos, spreadsheets of catalogs, etc.)

2.2 Required Tasks

2.2.1 Curation

All curation services provided shall be curated in accordance with Title 36 CFR Part 79 (Curation of Federally Owned and Administrated Archaeological Collections). The Contractor shall monitor the APG, ALC and BPRF collections of archaeological materials and maintain the facilities to ensure required environmental conditions (temperature, humidity, pest control, etc.) in accordance with Title 36 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Part 79. Each year a box-by-box inspection will be conducted along with an Annual Curation Summary as a full physical inventory is no longer required.

2.2.2 Exhibit Design and Fabrication

As part of the mitigation for the contaminated demolition agreed to by the Maryland Historical Trust and the Army at APG, the Contractor shall produce professional public displays to be used in the Harford County 250th anniversary. These displays will be an appropriate size for the exhibit of about five feet by seven feet, enclosed in clear material, and will focus upon items drawn from APG owned collections such as the Swan Creek collection, collections obtained at Old Baltimore, the Quiet Lodge, the Gunpowder Meetinghouse and other APG based collections maintained at the Maryland Archaeological Laboratory.

2.2.3 Deliverables/Reports

The Contractor shall deliver the following reports as identified below:

· Annual Curation Summary Report

The Contactor shall deliver an annual curation summary report detailing technical progress, current challenges, milestones, and new data and results. The Contractor shall ensure the annual report is provided to the Technical Point of Contact (TPOC) no later than 15 days before the end of the Period of Performance (PoP) for the base year and for the subsequent option years thereafter. The annual report must summarize and detail the progress to date on the curation results. The TPOC will review and approve the annual report within two (2) weeks of receipt.

2.3 General Information

2.3.1 Federal Observed Holidays. The Contractor shall provide storage services year-round including the following Federal holidays:

New Year’s Day Martin Luther King Jr.’s Birthday President’s Day Memorial Day Juneteenth Independence Day Labor Day Columbus Day Veteran’s Day Thanksgiving Day Christmas Day

2.3.2 Hours of Operation. The Contractor shall provide storage services year-round, 24 hours a day.

2.3.3 Place of Performance. The work to be performed under this contract shall be performed at the Contractor facility.

2.3.4 Government Furnished Property (GFP). The Government will provide all GFP materials listed within section 2.1 with the exception of the digital data.

2.3.5 Key Personnel. The following personnel are considered key personnel by the Government: Cultural Resources Manager, Conservation Specialist, and Chief, Environmental Integration Branch The Contractor shall provide a contract manager who is responsible for the performance of the work. The name of this person and an alternate who shall act for the contractor when the manager is absent shall be designated in writing to the Contracting Officer (KO). The contract manager or alternate shall have full authority to act for the Contractor on all contract matters relating to daily operation of this contract. The contract manager or alternate shall be available between 8:00 am to 4:30 pm, Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays or when the Government facility is closed for administrative reasons. Qualifications for all key personnel are listed below:

The contract manager shall provide curation services in accordance with Title 36 CFR Part 79 (Curation of Federally Owned and Administrated Archaeological Collections).

2.3.6 Organizational Conflict of Interest. Contractor and subcontractor personnel performing work under this contract may receive, have access to, or participate in the development of proprietary or source selection information (e.g., cost or pricing information, budget information or analyses, specifications or work statements, etc.), or perform evaluation services which may create a current or subsequent Organizational Conflict of Interests (OCI) as defined in FAR Subpart 9.5. The Contractor shall notify the KO immediately whenever it becomes aware that such access or participation may result in any actual or potential OCI and shall promptly submit a plan to the KO to avoid or mitigate any such OCI. The Contractor’s mitigation plan will be determined to be acceptable solely at the discretion of the KO, and in the event the KO unilaterally determines that any such OCI cannot be satisfactorily avoided or mitigated, the KO may affect other remedies as deemed necessary, including prohibiting the Contractor from participation in subsequent contracted requirements which may be affected by the OCI.

2.3.7 Record Keeping. The Contractor shall establish and maintain the records of Government property in accordance with Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 52.245-1 and the Property Administration Guidebook. They are:

1 Name, part #, NSN 2 Quantity received, issued, on hand 3 Unit acquisition cost 4 Unique Item Identifier 5 Unit of Measure 6 Accountable contract # 7 Location 8 Disposition 9 Posting reference or date of transaction 10 Date placed in service

The Contractor shall tag, label, or mark Government Furnished Property as subject to serially managed items in accordance with (IAW) Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (DFARS) 252.245- 7000.

2.3.8 Contractor Furnished Items and Responsibilities. The Contractor shall furnish all supplies, equipment, facilities and services required to perform work under this contract.

2.3.9 Applicable Publications (Current Editions). The Contractor shall abide by all applicable regulations, publications, manuals, and local policies and procedures. Any Contractor provided publications are to be procured and maintained at Contractor’s expense. All curation services provided shall be curated in accordance with Title 36 CFR Part 79 (Curation of Federally Owned and Administrated Archaeological Collections).

3.0 ANTI-TERRORISM /OPERATIONAL SECURITY (AT/OPSEC) REQUIREMENTS

3.1. General security requirements and guidance: The security requirements described below apply to all contract personnel (including employees of the prime Contractor ("Contractor") and all subcontractor employees) supporting the performance requirements of this contract. The Contractor is responsible for compliance with these security requirements. Questions regarding security matters shall be addressed to the designated Government representative (e.g., Contracting Officer Representative (COR), Requiring Activity (RA) representative, or Contracting Officer (if a COR or other RA representative is not appointed)). Contract personnel are critical to the overall security and safety of US Army Corps of Engineers (USAGE) installations, facilities and activities, and security awareness training contributes to those efforts. The Department of Defense (DoD) and Army security training requirements specified below, if applicable, are performance requirements; all applicable contract personnel shall complete initial training within 30 days of contract award or the date new contract personnel begin performance on the contract. Within five business days from the completion of training, the Contractor shall provide written documentation (e.g., email or memorandum) to the Government representative. The documentation shall include the names of contract personnel trained and which training they completed; the Contractor shall maintain training records as part of their contract files and be prepared to provide copies of training certificates to the Government representative. Contractor personnel and vehicles are subject to search when entering federal installations. Additionally, all contract personnel shall comply with Force Protection Condition (FPCON) measures, Random Antiterrorism Measures (commonly referred to as "RAMs"), and Health Protection Condition (HPCON) measures. The Contractor is responsible for meeting performance requirements during elevated FPCON and/or HPCON levels in accordance with applicable RA plans and procedures --this includes identifying mission essential and non-mission essential personnel. In addition to the changes otherwise authorized by the changes clause of this contract, should the FPCON or HPCON levels at any individual facility or installation change, the Government may implement security changes that affect contract personnel. The Contractor shall ensure all contract personnel are aware of their security responsibilities, including any site-specific requirements identified in local policies or procedures.

3.2. Physical security and access control requirements: All contract personnel requiring physical access to a federal installation or facility shall comply with the access control procedures of that location. Contract personnel requiring unescorted access to meet contract performance requirements on a DoD installation in the US shall be vetted by the installation/facility Provost Marshal/Directorate of Emergency Services/Security Office using the National Crime Information Center-Interstate Identification Index (commonly referred to as "NCIC-III") and Terrorist Screening Database (commonly referred to as "TSDB"). Contract personnel shall comply with all personal identity verification requirements specified in installation/facility policies and procedures. Contract personnel who do not meet requirements for unescorted access to USAGE facilities shall coordinate escorted access with the Government representative, as needed. Contract personnel who receive keys, access cards, or lock combinations that provide access to government-owned property shall comply with key and lock control procedures of the RA.

3.3. Pre-screen candidates using E-Verify Program: Contractors shall comply with the requirements set forth in FAR clause 52.222-54 Employment Eligibility Verification and FAR Subpart 22.18 in using the E-Verify Program at (https://www.e-verify.gov/) (website subject to change) to meet the contract employment eligibility requirements. Contractors are encouraged to cooperate with Federal and State agencies responsible for enforcing labor requirements to include eligibility for employment under United States immigration laws in accordance with FAR 22.102-1 (i). An initial list of verified/ eligible candidates shall be provided to the COR no later than three business days after the initial contract award. When contracts are with individuals, the individuals will be required to complete a Form 1-9, Employment Eligibility Verification, and submit ii to the Contracting Officer to become part of the official contract file.

4.0 Non-Personal Services

ARL/ALC/GARRISON NON-PERSONAL SERVICES (JUL 2012)

The contractor, as an independent contractor and not as an agent of the Government, shall provide the necessary resources (except those furnished by the Government) to accomplish tasks of the type set forth in the Performance Work Statement.

Contractor employees performing services under this contract shall be controlled, directed and supervised at all times by management personnel of the contractor. The contractor's management shall ensure that employees properly comply with the performance standards outlined in this Performance Work Statement and as required by the contracting officer or the contracting officer's representative (COR). Contractor employees shall perform independent of and without the supervision of any Government official. Actions of contractor employees may not be interpreted or implemented in any manner that results in any contractor employee creating or modifying Federal policy, obligating the appropriated funds of the U.S. Government, overseeing the work of Federal employees, providing direct personal services to any Federal employee or otherwise violating the prohibitions set forth in Parts 7.5 and 37.1 of the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR). The Government shall control access to the facility and shall perform the inspection and acceptance of completed work and tasks.

5.0 DISTRIBUTION STATEMENT

5.1. Determination of Contract submission documents are:

Distribution Statement A: Approved for public release, distribution is unlimited.

5.2. Determination for Information generated from the performance of the contract:

Distribution Statement A: Approved for public release, distribution is unlimited image1.emf