TO_1_IPAP PWS_v2.pdf

PPERFORMANCE WORK STATEMENT FOR

Physician Assistant Professors

For Interservice Physician Assistant Program (IPAP)

U.S. Army Medical Department Center of Excellence (MEDCoE)

1. GENERAL. This is a non-personal services contract for four Physician Assistant Professors for Graduate School, US Army Medical Department Center of Excellence (MEDCoE), Department of Graduate Education’s (DGE) Interservice Physician Assistant Program (IPAP).

The day-to-day supervision and direct control over the work performed by all Contractor personnel shall be the sole responsibility of the Contractor.

1.1. Description of Services. The Contract Service Provider (CSP) shall provide all instructional services as defined in this performance work statement (PWS). The instructor will develop curriculum and teach Physician Assistant education courses in the MEDCoE, DGE.

1.2. Background. The U.S. Army IPAP is located within the MEDCoE, Department of Graduate Education, Joint Base San Antonio (JBSA)/MEDCoE, Fort Sam Houston, TX. The mission of the IPAP is to provide the uniformed services with professional, highly competent, and compassionate physician assistants (PAs) who model integrity, strive for leadership excellence, and are committed to lifelong learning. This required the MEDCoE to develop an affiliation with an accredited university that would agree to allow the Government to deliver its current curriculum, with military content infused to academically approve military affiliated students.

This concept resulted in the establishment of the U.S. Army IPAP resulting in a Bachelor of Science and a Master of Science Physician Assistant degree and is herein referred to as the "PROGRAM." This PROGRAM provides students with the knowledge, skills, problem solving abilities, duties, responsibilities, and ethics to deliver quality PA patient care and provides those concepts, principles, methods, and role models which will stimulate the continuous personal and professional growth of these PA Officers.

1.2.1 Interservice Physician Assistant Program (IPAP) Program Overview: 10 classroom hours/week + 30 hours of preparation/student office hours/week = 40 total hours per class/week;

Semesters per year: 3

1.3 Objective. This effort is to provide four Contract Service Providers (CSP) who are qualified to instruct in Physician Assistant education based on current class size and number of iterations to include performing didactic and clinical education, assisting the program staff in executing curriculum development and delivery for the Physician Assistant programs of instruction.

1.4 Scope. Services include performing didactic and clinical education, assisting the program staff in executing curriculum development and delivery for the Physician Assistant programs of instruction. Courses will include the Clinical Competencies for the Physician Assistant Profession as outlined by the national Commission on Certification of the Physician Assistant (NCCPA), the Accreditation Review Commission on Education for the Physician Assistant (ARC-PA) and the guidelines of the Physician Assistant Education Association (PAEA).

Utilizing data from student critiques and quality improvement peer review, modifies the instructional content and/or presentation method to best serve the graduate students. CSP personnel shall assists in conducting approximately 80 hours of practical exercises in clinical practice to include physical examination techniques, special patient model exercises, outpatient medical patient shadowing, and emergency medicine and surgical skills practicums.

1.4.2 The CSP shall maintain NCCPA certification and maintains PA professional privileges and credentials at company/staff expense.

1.4.3 CSP personnel shall accomplish performance requirements identified in Part 5.0 of this

PWS.

1.4.4 CSP personnel shall meet all certifications identified in Part 1.6 of this PWS.

1.5 Period of Performance. The period of performance shall be for one 12-month period of performance.

1.6 General Information.

1.6.1 Federal Holidays: The contractor will not be required to work on Federal Holidays. Below is the recognized list of Federal Holidays:

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

1.6.2 Hours of Operation: The Contractor is responsible for conducting business, between the hours of 0730 to 1630 Monday through Friday except Federal holidays or when the Government facility is closed due to local or national emergencies, administrative closings, or similar Government directed facility closings. Course iterations may require personnel to work varying hours depending on the instructional needs and surges in training requirements. The Contractor shall have the flexibility to schedule individuals within those hours of operation in accordance with program requirements. The Contractor shall also have the flexibility to schedule individuals outside the normal hours, with prior approval of the Contracting Officer in support of the course mission. Additional hours and/or overtime compensation must receive Contracting Officer approval. For other than firm fixed price contracts, the contractor will not be reimbursed when the government facility is closed for the above reasons. The Contractor must at all times maintain an adequate workforce for the uninterrupted performance of all tasks defined within this PWS when the Government facility is not closed for the above reasons. The CSPs shall perform services on a schedule established by the IPAP Program Director. When hiring personnel, the Contractor shall keep in mind that the stability and continuity of the workforce are essential. Any services performed by contractor personnel outside the normal duty hours shall be coordinated in advance with the Government Program Manager/COR.

1.6.2.1 Scheduled and Unscheduled Absences. The contractor is responsible for coordinating replacement staff in the case of both extended scheduled and unscheduled absences.

1.6.2.1.1 Scheduled absences. Scheduled absences shall be coordinated and mutually agreed upon by the contractor, and the COR a minimum of 15 calendar days in advance. Scheduled absences include those for vacation, training, scheduled hospitalizations, and any other foreseeable event. The contractor shall be required to provide qualified replacement CSPs during scheduled absences of over 5 days in duration.

1.6.2.1.2 Unscheduled absences. For unscheduled absences, the contractor or Contractor Representative (CR) shall notify the COR within 2 hours of the duty day if a CSP will be unable to report to work. If after 2 hours the CR has failed to notify the COR, the COR will notify the CR and the KO to report the unscheduled absence.

1.6.3 Place of Performance: Services for this contract will be provided at Joint Base San Antonio, Fort Sam Houston/MEDCoE include a classroom, office, hospital, and in a simulation laboratory setting that are adequately lighted, heated, and ventilated.

1.6.3.1. There are certain instances when the Government will approve the contractor to telework. The Government will inform the COR when the contractor will be approved to telework. The contractor will be allowed to take the Government furnished equipment (GFE) and will protect the equipment to ensure proper functioning. During telework, the contractor will use VPN to connect to SharePoint and other share drives necessary to complete their projects/tasks.

1.6.3.2. The Government will not be responsible for the maintenance, operating or any other costs (e.g., utilities) while using the GFE at the Contractor employee’s residence while teleworking. The Government is not liable for damages to the Contractor’s personal property while teleworking. During telework, the Government will not reimburse for expenses incurred while the Contractor teleworks (e.g., internet)

1.6.4 Quality Control Program (QCP): The Contractor shall develop and maintain an effective QCP to ensure services are performed in accordance with (IAW) this PWS. The QCP must be forwarded to and accepted by the KO. The Contractor shall develop and implement procedures to identify, prevent, and ensure non-recurrence of deficiencies. The Contractor’s QCP is the means by which the Contractor assures that the work complies with the requirement of the contract. The QCP is to be delivered within 30 days after contract award to the KO and COR and within 5 working days when changes are made thereafter. After acceptance of the QCP the Contractor shall receive the contracting officer’s acceptance in writing of any proposed change to the QCP.

1.6.5 Type of contract. The government will award a Firm Fixed Price Contract.

1.6.6 Physical Security: The Contractor shall safeguard all government equipment, information and property provided for Contractor use. Contractor shall maintain a physical security checklist/log which will be forwarded to the COR on a monthly or quarterly basis. At the close of each work period, government facilities, equipment, and materials shall be secured.

1.6.7 Key Control: The Contractor shall establish and implement methods of making sure all keys/key cards issued to the Contractor by the Government are not lost or misplaced and are not used by unauthorized persons. NOTE: All references to keys include key cards. No keys issued to the Contractor by the Government shall be duplicated. Such procedures shall include turn-in of any issued keys by personnel who no longer require access to locked areas. The Contractor shall immediately report any occurrences of lost or duplicate keys/key cards to the Contracting Officer. The Contractor shall prohibit the use of Government issued keys/key cards by any persons other than the Contractor’s employees. The Contractor shall prohibit the opening of locked areas by Contractor employees to permit entrance of persons other than Contractor employees engaged in the performance of assigned work in those areas, or personnel authorized entrance by the Contracting Officer.

1.6.7.1 Lost keys shall be reported to the COR and the KO. In the event keys, other than master keys, are lost or duplicated, the Contractor shall, upon direction of the Contracting Officer, re-key or replace the affected lock or locks; however, the Government, at its option, may replace the affected lock or locks or perform re-keying. When the replacement of locks or re-keying is performed by the Government, the total cost of re-keying or the replacement of the lock or locks shall be deducted from the monthly payment due the Contractor. In the event a master key is lost or duplicated, all locks and keys for that system shall be replaced by the Government and the total cost deducted from the monthly payment due the Contractor.

1.6.7.1.2. The Contractor shall prohibit the use of Government issued keys/key cards by any persons other than the Contractor’s employees. The Contractor shall prohibit the opening of locked areas by Contractor employees to permit entrance of persons other than Contractor employees engaged in the performance of assigned work in those areas, or personnel authorized entrance by the Contracting Officer (KO).

1.6.8 Special Qualifications. The Contractor shall provide qualified personnel capable of meeting the performance requirements of this PWS. Qualified personnel shall:

Have professional knowledge, skills, and experience to meet all requirements of an academic position at the professor level with the affiliating university. The minimum requirements are an NCCPA certification, Master's Degree, and graduate education degree or three years’ experience teaching at a graduate-level physician assistant program, a medical school or an equivalent health education program.

Have extensive professional knowledge and skill as a NCCPA certified physician assistant in the delivery of medical and surgical care utilized in the recommendation, administration, and management of medical and surgical patients.

Have extensive professional knowledge and skill working performing minor surgical and resuscitation procedures.

Have extensive expertise in clinical pharmacology and human anatomy and physiology.

Have extensive professional knowledge and skill in performing and documenting a complete physical examination of patients of all age groups.

Have extensive professional knowledge and skill in laboratory and radiological diagnostic testing for acute and chronic medical, surgical and emergent conditions.

Have extensive professional knowledge and skill in using complex simulation technology

(e.g. patient simulator and arterial/venous access mannequins).

Have extensive professional knowledge and experience in counseling and managing students in a rigorous graduate level physician assistant program.

Have extensive professional knowledge and skill conducting graduate level research and applying experimental theories and new developments to patient care problems not susceptible to treatment by accepted methods.

Have professional knowledge of educational requirements for graduate level accreditation programs in the field of physician assistant practice.

Have professional knowledge and skills in adult educational theory and diverse instructional methodologies in support of the various learner styles.

Have no less than 10 years of clinical practice experience.

Contractor employees shall maintain professional credentials and provides direct patient care to ensure currency in the medical standards of care.

Contractor employees shall keep informed of new procedures, techniques, and information within the PA profession.

1.6.8.1 Immunization Screening required. Credentialed providers are required to meet specific immunization requirements.

1.6.8.1.1 Policies, Procedures, and Regulation Compliance. The CSP shall be responsible for following all MEDCoE policies, procedures, and regulations in support of Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) requirements.

1.6.9 Post Award Conference/Periodic Progress Meetings: The Contractor agrees to attend any post award conference convened by the contracting activity or contract administration office in accordance with Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Subpart 42.5. The KO and Contracting Officer’s Representative (COR) shall meet periodically with the contractor to review the contractor's performance. At these meetings the KO will apprise the Contractor of how the Government views the contractor's performance and the contractor will apprise the Government of problems, if any, being experienced. Appropriate action shall be taken to resolve outstanding issues.

1.6.10 Contracting Officer’s Representative (COR): The COR will be identified by separate letter. The COR monitors all technical aspects of the contract and assists in contract administration The COR is authorized to perform the following functions: Assure that the Contractor performs the technical requirements of the contract; perform inspections necessary in connection with contract performance; maintain written and oral communications with the Contractor concerning technical aspects of the contract; issue written interpretations of technical requirements, including Government drawings, designs, and specifications; monitor Contractor's performance and notifies both the KO and Contractor of any deficiencies; coordinate availability of government furnished property, and provide site entry of Contractor personnel. A letter of designation issued to the COR, a copy of which is sent to the Contractor, states the responsibilities and limitations of the COR, especially with regard to changes in cost or price, estimates or changes in delivery dates. The COR is not authorized to change any of the terms and conditions of the resulting order.

1.6.11 Key Personnel: All contract personnel are considered key personnel by the government.

The Contractor shall provide a contract manager who shall be 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. 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 a.m. to 4:30p.m., Monday through Friday except Federal holidays or when the Government facility is closed for administrative reasons.

1.6.12 Identification of Contractor Employees: All contract personnel attending meetings, answering Government telephones, and working in other situations where their Contractor status is not obvious to third parties are required to identify themselves as such to avoid creating an impression in the minds of members of the public that they are Government officials. They must also ensure that all documents or reports produced by Contractors are suitably marked as Contractor products or that Contractor participation is appropriately disclosed.

1.6.12.1 Badges: The Contractor (to include subcontractors) shall provide each employee an Identification (ID) Badge, which includes at a minimum, the Company Name, Employee Name and a color photo of the employee. ID Badges for Key Personnel shall also indicate their job title. ID Badges shall be worn at all times during which the employee is performing work under this contract. Each Contractor (to include subcontractors) employees shall wear the ID Badge in a conspicuous place on the front of exterior clothing and above the waist except when safety or health reasons prohibit. The Contractor (to include subcontractors) shall be responsible for collection of ID Badges upon completion of the contract or termination of employee. A listing of issued identification cards shall be furnished to the Contracting Officer prior to the contract performance date and updated as needed to reflect Contractor and Subcontractor personnel changes.

1.6.13 Contractor Travel: Travel within the local vicinity is required. Travel reimbursements for local travel are not authorized, nor are use of a government vehicle.

1.6.14 Contractor Personnel Conduct: Contractor personnel’s conduct shall not reflect discredit upon the Government. The Contractor shall ensure that personnel present a professional appearance. The Contractor’s employees shall observe and comply with all local policies and procedures concerning fire, safety, environmental protection, sanitation, security, and possession of firearms or other lethal or illegal weapons or substance. The Contractor is responsible for ensuring that any contractor employees providing services under this contract conduct themselves and perform services in a professional, safe, and responsible manner. The Contractor shall remove from the job site any employee for reasons of misconduct or security. In accordance with DOD Directive 5500.7-R, “Joint Ethics Regulation”, Contractor employees must avoid improperly influenced in the execution of their duties under the contract. Particular attention should be paid to acceptance of gifts/ gratuities, and on non-disclosure of sensitive or classified information. The Contractor shall ensure employee conduct complies with 41 U.S. C 423 relative to release of acquisition related information or actions or discussions which may prejudice future competitions. The Contractor shall ensure no contractor employees conduct political related activities or events on the USAR Facilities.

1.6.15 Other Direct Costs: Other direct costs are not required in support of this PWS.

1.6.16 Data Rights: The Government has unlimited rights to all documents/material produced under this contract. All documents and materials, to include the source codes of any software, produced under this contract shall be Government owned and are the property of the Government with all rights and privileges of ownership/copyright belonging exclusively to the Government.

These documents and materials may not be used or sold by the contractor without written permission from the KO. All materials supplied to the Government shall be the sole property of the Government and may not be used for any other purpose. This right does not abrogate any other Government rights.

1.6.17 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 he or she deems necessary, including prohibiting the Contractor from participation in subsequent contracted requirements which may be affected by the OCI.

1.6.17.1. Purpose of OCI clause.

1.6.17.1.1. The Contractor does not obtain an unfair competitive advantage by establishing the ground rules for a future competition.

1.6.17.1.2. The Contractor's objectivity and judgment are not biased because of its present or future interests (financial, contractual, organizational, or otherwise), which relate to work performed under this contract.

1.6.17.1.3. The Contractor does not obtain an unfair competitive advantage by virtue of its access to non-public or proprietary information belonging to others.

1.6.17.2. Definitions.

1.6.17.2.1. The term “Contractor” herein used means: (a) the organization (hereinafter referred to as "it" or "its") entering into this agreement with the Government; (b) all business organizations with which it may merge, join or affiliate now or in the future and in any manner whatsoever, or which hold or may obtain, by purchase or otherwise, direct or indirect control of it; (c) its parent organization if any and any of its present or future subsidiaries, associates, affiliates, or holding companies, and; (d) any organization or enterprise over which it has direct or indirect control now or in the future.

1.6.17.2.2. The term "proprietary information" for purposes of this clause means any information considered so valuable that the owners classify the information and licenses as secret. The Government can furnish non-proprietary information without limitations on its use, or which is available without restrictions from other sources.

1.6.17.2.3. Organizational Conflicts of Interest Examples. The following examples illustrate situations in which organizational conflicts of interest may arise. These examples are not all inclusive.

1.6.17.2.3.1. Biased Ground Rules. This type of conflict may arise in situations where a company sets the ground rules for a future competition. For example, when a Contractor develops requirements then competes to provide products or services to satisfy those requirements, thus obtaining a competitive advantage.

1.6.17.2.3.2. Impaired Objectivity. This type of conflict may exist where a Contractor’s obligations under a contract require objectivity, but another role of the Contractor casts doubt on its ability to be truly objective. An example of this type of conflict is where a Contractor’s work under one contract entails evaluating itself, its affiliates, or its competitors under a separate contract.

1.6.17.2.3.3. Unequal Access to Information. This type of conflict may arise when a Contractor has access to nonpublic or proprietary information as part of its performance under a contract that gives it an unfair advantage in a competition for a later contract.

1.6.17.2.3.4. General Constraints. The provisions of FAR Subpart 9.5, Organizational and Consultant Conflicts of Interest, concerning organizational conflicts of interest govern this contract. Potential conflicts may exist in accordance with FAR 9.505-1, Providing Systems Engineering and Technical Direction, through 9.505-4, Obtaining Access to Proprietary Information. In this regard, the Contractor is responsible for identifying any actual or potential organizational conflicts of interest to the KO that arise as the result of performance under this contract. To avoid or mitigate a potential conflict related to performance under this contract, the KO will impose appropriate constraints such as the constraints discussed below. Since it is impossible to foresee all of the circumstances that might give rise to organizational conflicts of interest, the constraints discussed below are not all inclusive and the KO may impose constraints other than, or in addition to, the constraints listed below.

(1) The Contractor agrees that if it provides, under a contract or contract/task order or delivery order, systems engineering and technical guidance for systems and programs, but does not have overall contractual responsibility, it will not be allowed to be awarded a contract or task or delivery order to supply the system or any of its major components or be a Subcontractor or consultant to a supplier of the system or any of its major components. (FAR 9.505-1).

(2) The Contractor agrees that if it prepares complete specifications for non-developmental items or assists in the preparation of work statements for a system or services under a contract or contract/task order or delivery order, cannot furnish these items, either as a prime Contractor, a Subcontractor or as a consultant. (FAR 9.505-2).

(3) The Contractor agrees that it will neither evaluate nor advise the Government with regard to its own products or activities. The Contractor will objectively evaluate or advise the Government concerning products or activities of any prospective competitors. (FAR 9.505-3).

(4) The Contractor agrees that if it gains access to proprietary information of other companies, it will exercise diligent effort to protect such proprietary information from unauthorized use or disclosure (FAR 9.505-4). In addition, the Contractor agrees to protect the proprietary information of other organizations disclosed to the Contractor during performance of this contract with the same caution that a reasonably prudent Contractor would use to safeguard highly valuable property. The Contractor also agrees that if it gains access to the proprietary information of other companies it will enter into written agreements with the other companies to protect their information from unauthorized use or disclosure for as long as it remains proprietary and to refrain from using the information for any purpose other than that for which it was furnished. The Contractor shall provide copies of such agreements to the KO.

(5) If the Contractor, in the performance of this contract, obtains access to plans, policies, reports, studies, financial plans, data or other information of any nature which has not been released or otherwise made available to the public, the Contractor agrees that without prior written approval of the KO, it shall not: (a) use such information for any private purpose unless the information has been released or otherwise made available to the public, or (b) release such information unless release is otherwise authorized under the contract or such information has previously been released or otherwise made available to the public by the Government.

1.6.17.2.3.5. Non-Disclosure Agreements. The Contractor shall obtain from each employee who has access to proprietary information under this contract, a written agreement which shall in substance provide that such employee shall not, during his/her employment by the Contractor or thereafter, disclose to others or use for their benefit, proprietary information received in connection with the work under this contract. The Contractor shall educate its employees regarding the restrictions imposed by FAR 9.505-4 so that they will not use or disclose proprietary information or data generated or acquired in the performance of this contract except as provided herein. Contractor personnel shall sign a nondisclosure agreement before starting work under the contract. Failure to comply with this clause shall is an adequate cause for removal of a Contactor employee from employment. The Contractor’s employment contracts with their employees shall include a provision to provide for the removal under these conditions.

1.6.17.2.3.6. Training. The Contractor shall effectively educate its employees, through formal training, company policy, information directives and procedures, in an awareness of the legal provisions of FAR Subpart 9.5 and its underlying policy and principles so that each employee will know and understand the provisions of that Subpart and the absolute necessity of safeguarding information from anyone other than the Contractor's employees who have a need to know, and the US Government.

1.6.17.2.3.7. Subcontracts. The Contractor agrees that it will include the provisions in paragraphs d., e., and f. above and this paragraph in consulting agreements, teaming agreements, and subcontracts of all tiers which involve access to information or the performance of services described in paragraph d. above. The use of this clause in such agreements shall substitute the word "Consultant" or "Subcontractor" for the word "Contractor" whenever the latter appears.

1.6.17.2.3.8. Additional Constraints. If this contract provides for the issuance of task or delivery orders, such orders may impose additional requirements and restrictions relating to this clause to include the requirement for the Contractor and its subcontractors and employees to furnish the Government with written non-disclosure agreements or statements of no conflict of interest.

With regard to any proposal submitted by the Contractor in response to a Request for Task or Delivery Order Proposal, by submitting its proposal the Contractor represents that it has disclosed to the KO, prior to the issuance of the task or delivery order, all facts relevant to the existence or potential existence of organizational conflict of interest as that term is used in FAR Subpart 9.5.

1.6.17.2.3.9. Conflicts Involving Future Procurements. The award of this contract, task or delivery orders shall not constitute or be interpreted as a determination that the Contractor is eligible to participate in future procurements, developmental efforts, implementation efforts, or related activities. Only the KO for such efforts, applying the rules, principles, and procedures of FAR Subpart 9.5 has the authority to determine whether a conflict exists in connection with such procurements.

1.6.17.2.3.10. Representations and Disclosures.

(1) The Contractor shall disclose all relevant facts to the KO, prior to contract award, related to existence or potential existence of organizational conflict of interest as noted in FAR Subpart 9.5.

(2) The Contractor shall make a prompt and full disclosure in writing to the KO if they discover an organizational conflict of interest or potential conflict of interest after award of this contract.

The disclosure shall include a description of the action the Contractor has taken or proposes to take in order to avoid or mitigate such conflict.

1.6.17.2.3.11. Remedies and Waiver.

(1) For breach of any of the above restrictions or for non-disclosure or misrepresentation of any relevant facts required to be disclosed concerning this contract, the Government may terminate this contract for default, disqualify the Contractor for subsequent related contractual efforts, and pursue such other remedies as may be permitted by law or this contract. If, however, in compliance with this clause, the Contractor discovers and promptly reports an organizational conflict of interest (or the potential thereof) subsequent to contract award, the KO may terminate this Contract or any task or delivery order issued under this Contract for convenience if such termination is deemed to be in the best interest of the Government.

(2) The parties recognize that this clause has potential effects which survive the performance of this contract and that it is impossible to foresee each all future circumstances. Accordingly, the Contractor may at any time seek a waiver from the cognizant KO by submitting a full written description of the requested waiver and the reasons in support thereof. (FAR 9.503).

1.6.18 PHASE IN /PHASE OUT PERIOD: No change to Base PWS. To minimize any decreases in productivity and to prevent possible negative impacts on additional services, the Contractor shall have personnel on board, upon award. To minimize any decreases in productivity and to prevent possible negative impacts on additional services, the Contractor shall have personnel on board, during the 30-day phase in/ phase out periods. During the phase in period, the Contractor shall become familiar with performance requirements in order to commence full performance of services on the contract start date.

1.6.19 Antiterrorism (AT) and Operations Security (OPSEC): No changes from the Base PWS.

1.6.19.1 AT Level I 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 KO, if a COR is not assigned within 5 days calendar days after completion of training by all employees and subcontractor personnel.

1.6.19.2 Access and General Protection/Security Policy and Procedures: 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 Marshall 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.

1.6.19.2.1. Installation Passes: The COR, will coordinate the issue of required installation passes to contractor personnel. Contract personnel shall wear a badge that clearly identifies them as a contract employee. The badge will contain a personal picture, name of employee, and contractor's name. Contractor personnel will obtain the required vehicle pass for access to Fort Sam Houston during the performance of required work. The issued vehicle access authorization will only be used for the intended purposes and will be relinquished immediately following completion of the required services.

1.6.19.2.2. Security Requirements: The Work under this PWS is CLASSIFIED and a security clearance (Secret) will be required. Contractor personnel shall comply with all applicable Department of Defense (DoD) security regulations and procedures during the performance of work. Contractor personnel shall not disclose and must safeguard computer systems and data, Privacy Act data, and other Government documents and work products that are obtained or generated in the performance of this PWS. This includes dissemination of protocols and papers not generally available through the public literature. Should contractor personnel come into contact with classified material, the contractor shall notify the Contracting Officer or COR immediately. The Contractor shall not disclose or disseminate any information concerning operations of military activities. Such action(s) could result in violation of the contract and possible legal actions.

1.6.19.3. iWATCH Training: 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 30 calendar days of contract award and within 15 calendar days of new employees commencing performance with the results reported to the COR NLT 30 calendar days after contract award.

1.6.19.4 Contractor Employees Who Require Access to Government Information Systems (IS):

All contractor employees with access to a government IS must be registered in the ATCTS (Army Training Certification Tracking System) at commencement of services, and must successfully complete the DOD Information Assurance Awareness prior to access to the IS and then annually thereafter.

1.6.19.5 For Contracts that Require an OPSEC Standing Operating Procedure (SOP)/Plan: The contractor shall develop an OPSEC SOP/Plan within 90 calendar days of contract award, to be reviewed and approved by the responsible Government OPSEC officer, per AR 530-1, Operations Security. This 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. The contractor will ensure this individual becomes OPSEC Level II certified per AR 530-1.

1.6.19.6 For Contracts that Require OPSEC Training: Per AR 530-1, Operations Security, new contractor employees must complete Level I OPSEC training within 30 calendar days of their reporting for duty. All contractor employees must complete annual OPSEC awareness training.

1.6.19.7 For 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 DoD 8570.01, DoD 8570.01-M and AR 25-2 within six months of employment.

1.6.19.8 For Information Assurance (IA)/Information Technology (IT) Certification: Per DoD 8570.01-M, DFARS 252.239.7001, and AR 25-2, the contractor employees supporting IA/IT functions shall be appropriately certified upon contract award. The baseline certification as stipulated in DoD 8570.01-M must be completed upon contract award.

1.6.20 Emergency Services

1.6.20.1 The Contractor shall have competent personnel trained and capable of dealing with minor personnel injuries. The Contractor of their employees shall immediately notify their supervisor of any accident requiring emergency medical treatment. The Contractor will, in turn, notify the KO or COR within 30 minutes of the incident.

1.6.20.2. Emergency medical treatment and services for Contractor personnel is the responsibility of the Contractor.

PART 2

DEFINITIONS, ACRONYMS, AND ABBREVIATIONS

2. DEFINITIONS AND ACRONYMS: There are no changes from the Base PWS.

2.1 DEFINITIONS. There are no changes from the Base PWS

2.2 ACRONYMS: There are no changes from the Base PWS

PART 3

GOVERNMENT FURNISHED PROPERTY, EQUIPMENT, AND SERVICES

3. GOVERNMENT FURNISHED ITEMS AND SERVICES: No change from Base

PWS.

3.1. Services: Not applicable.

3.2 Facilities: Generally work will be performed on the Government installation and the Government will provide adequate physical work-space and office equipment, supplies, and all relevant field manuals, technical manuals, student handouts, and all other reference materials necessary to support the required services.

3.3 Utilities: The Government will provide all facility utilities necessary for the contractor’s use in performance of tasks outlined in this PWS. The Contractor shall instruct employees in utilities conservation practices. The contractor shall be responsible for operating under conditions that preclude the waste of utilities, which include turning off the water faucets or valves after using the required amount to accomplish cleaning vehicles and equipment.

3.4 Equipment: The Government will provide equipment and software to include: desk, computer equipment (to include all necessary hardware & software), an electronic mail (e-mail) account, use of the government telephone, facsimile machine, copier, and office supplies such as paper, pens, etc. as required for the performance of work under the task order.

PART 4

CONTRACTOR FURNISHED ITEMS AND SERVICES

4. CONTRACTOR FURNISHED ITEMS AND RESPONSIBILITIES: No change from Base PWS.

4.1 General: The Contractor shall furnish all supplies, equipment, facilities and services required to perform work under this contract that are not listed under Part 3 of this PWS.

4.2 Secret Facility Clearance: Work under this PWS is UNCLASSIFIED and a security clearance will not be required. Contractor personnel shall comply with all applicable Department of Defense (DoD) security regulations and procedures during the performance of work. Contractor personnel shall not disclose and must safeguard computer systems and data, Privacy Act data, and other Government documents and work products that are obtained or generated in the performance of this PWS. Should contractor personnel come into contact with classified material, the contractor shall notify the Contracting Officer or COR immediately.

4.3. Materials: The Contractor shall furnish all supplies, equipment, facilities and services required to perform work under this contract that are not listed under Part 3 of this PWS.

4.4. Equipment: The Contractor shall furnish all supplies, equipment, facilities and services required to perform work under this contract that are not listed under Part 3 of this PWS.

PART 5

SPECIFIC TASKS

5.0 Specific Tasks.

5.1 Basic Service. The CSP shall perform instructional duties which will include classroom/lab, multiple preparation hours, and office hours for assisting students one-on-one, as required.

5.2 The CSP shall plan, refine and assist in presenting approximately 93 didactic semester hours for Bachelors of Physician Assistant education in the Interservice Physician Assistant Program (IPAP). Each semester is approximately 16 weeks.

5.3 The CSP shall develop, evaluate, modify and instruct the first phase in graduate level classes at MEDCoE in fundamentals of clinical medicine and surgery, which includes human anatomy and physiology, pharmacology, laboratory testing, diagnostic testing, patient dispositions and patient education and PA professional issues.

5.4 The CSP shall leverage emerging technologies and evidence-based medical literature in the presentation of the classes to facilitate student understanding and mastery of the class content.

5.5 The CSP shall review class content and teaching aids on a regular basis to ensure accuracy and timeliness of presented material as well as adherence to current practice guidelines and recommendations.

5.6 The CSP shall ensure that the appropriate university requirements are met to maintain the contractual agreement with the affiliate university and to meet accreditation standards as established by the ARC-PA.

5.7 The CSP shall assist in conducting approximately 80 hours of practical exercises in clinical practice to clued physical examination techniques, special patient model exercises, outpatient medical patient shadowing, and emergency medicine and surgical skills practicums. Practical exercises are conducted within each semester to reinforce didactic instruction.

5.8 As an authority in physician assistant clinical practice and an expert in administration and the management of an evolving database required for accreditation; the CSP shall ensure that all appropriate university requirements are met IAW policies and guidelines of the affiliating university and that the content meets standards prescribed by the ARC-PA and PAEA.

5.8.1 The CSP shall identify potential physician assistant-related research topics and ideas and assesses the feasibility of each project. Supervises the development of protocols, collection of data and evaluation of results for conducting research involving the physician assistant profession and the preparation of articles and/or papers for presentation and/or publication in various professional media.

5.8.2 The CSP shall coordinate with the Phase 2 clinical staff the completion of data collection, analysis of data, and preparation of articles and/or papers. Results of these research studies in the scientific literature are used to update programs of instruction toward a better understanding by students and for the incorporation of this knowledge into better treatment of patients.

5.9 The CSP shall review and revise course materials to include the latest findings in the field in order to ensure that the graduate students are kept up to date with current and accurate information.

5.10 The CSP shall develop test questions for both Phase 1 and Phase 2 examinations in compliance with established guidelines of the Testing Committee Policies. Maintains and updates a test item databank to reflect currency of material.

5.11 The CSP shall provide academic counsel and professional career management for 8-12 graduate students in IPAP. Provides input to faculty deliberations regarding the change of students status (remediation, retention, or release).

5.14 Inspection of Deliverables. Final inspection and acceptance of all work performed, reports and other deliverables will be performed at the place of delivery by the COR. General quality measures, as set forth below, will be applied to this contract. Work shall be accurate in presentation, technical content, and adherence to accepted elements of style. All instructional design/training materials must follow the requirements set forth in TRADOC 350-70, all supporting pamphlets, and all applicable referenced DODIs. The Contractor must be able to provide reports in electronic (i.e., source and .pdf) formats. Electronic copies provided must be compatible with Microsoft Office or other Microsoft computer-based software applications. All text and diagrammatic files shall be editable by the Government. The Contractor must be able to accept and send document files electronically. The Contractor shall provide deliverables as specified in each individual task order. Deliverables that are technical reports and analyses involving data collection shall present feasible and insightful interpretations of the findings and the rationale for choosing a specific solution, methodology, and considered alternatives. For deliverables that are technical reports and analyses, the findings and conclusions must be logically presented, transparent and repeatable. At the time of the draft and final report deliverable due dates, the contractor shall provide all back-up data that was used in the development of the technical reports in an organized manner with an index of provided data and a short description of its purpose. This data shall include, but not be limited to items, such as copies of spreadsheets showing results and calculations/formulas that were used to obtain the results or copies of database tables and queries showing the data tables, results, and what queries were used to get the results in the tables in the report. Any technical reports that are not transparent and repeatable, fail to adequately address the performance objectives, or require major revisions in content and editing shall be considered unacceptable.

5.15 MONTHLY STATUS REPORT. The Project Manager shall provide a monthly progress report to the COR via electronic mail. This report shall include a summary of work performed, including:

1. All direct costs by line item including overtime or extended work week hours

2. Activities accomplished in previous month and project/schedule status

3. Any travel conducted (traveler, dates, location, purpose)

4. Any Contractor concerns or recommendations for the previous month.

PART 6

APPLICABLE PUBLICATIONS

6. APPLICABLE PUBLICATIONS (CURRENT EDITIONS)

6.1 The Contractor shall abide by all applicable regulations, publications, manuals, and local policies and procedures, including:

AR 25-1 The Army Information Resources Management Program

AR 5-20 Commercial Activities Program

AR 190-13 The Army Physical Security Program

AR 190-51 Security of Unclassified Army Property (Sensitive and Non Sensitive)

AR 380-19 Information Systems Security

AR 381-12 Subversion and Espionage Directed Against the U.S. Army (SAEDA)

AR 385-10 The Army Safety Program

AR 385-40 Accident Reporting and Records

AR 735-5 Policies and Procedures for Property Accountability

TRADOC Regulation 350-70-2, Training Management

TRADOC Pamphlet 350-70-2, Training Implementation

PART 7

ATTACHMENT/TECHNICAL EXHIBIT LIST

7. Attachment/Technical Exhibit List:

7.1. Attachment 1/Technical Exhibit I – Performance Requirements Summary

7.2. Attachment 2/Technical Exhibit I – Deliverable Schedule

TECHNICAL EXHIBIT 1

Performance Requirements Summary

The contractor service requirements are summarized into performance objectives that relate directly to mission essential items. The performance threshold briefly describes the minimum acceptable levels of service required for each requirement. These thresholds are critical to mission success.

Performance Objective

(The Service required—usually a shall statement)

Performance…