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Section C - Descriptions and Specifications

PERFORMANCE WORK STATEMENT

PERFORMANCE WORK STATEMENT (PWS)

Unexploded Ordnance(UXO)/Explosive Ordnance Disposal(EOD) Support Services

Part 1

General Information

1. GENERAL: This is a non-personnel services contract to provide UXO/EOD Services. 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. Description of Services/Introduction: The work to be performed under this contract consists of furnishing all tools, labor, supervision, transportation, materials, supplies, and equipment, unless specified as government furnished, to perform all work in connection with implementing the range residue, recovery, range clearance and mission support for explosive ordnance at White Sands Missile Range, New Mexico. The work includes explosive materials and component identification, explosive free certification, blow-in-place procedures for range clearance, daily mission support, and the segregation of explosive components from range residue and the demilitarization and recycling of same. Debris can be, but is not limited to, military munitions, commercial explosive products and devices, rockets and missiles including propellants and warheads, missile payloads and components, soldier training support, bomb drops, manned and drone target aircraft and missiles. The work under this contract must abide by regulations including but not limited to Department of Defense (DoD) and Army regulations, Occupational Safety and Health (OSHA), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Department of Transportation and local and State regulations.

1.2. Background: Between 1982 and 1998 range recovery took place in which all debris was taken to a range scrap yard. In 2000, the scrap in this yard was separated into range scrap and industrial scrap and since then both have been separated into two different processes. Since October 2001 the range has had a contract to perform range residue explosive free certifications, range scrap demilitarization and recycling, range clearance and range recovery. The assigned military explosive ordnance disposal (EOD) unit supporting the mission left in 2006 and that portion has been contracted since.

1.3. Objectives: The objective of this contract is to support the mission on a daily basis by providing highly trained individuals in explosive ordnance.

1.4. Scope: The contractor shall ensure the safety of individuals on the range before, during and after a mission. Additionally, range clean-up, clearance and recovery will take place as soon as practicable after a mission. The goal is to support the range customer by providing an excellent service while following all regulations and performing the necessary documentation and coordination.

1.5. Period of Performance: The period of performance shall be for one (1) Base Year of 12 months and four option years. The Period of Performance reads as follows:

Option Year II: 1 November 2018- 31 October 2019

1.6. General Information

1.6.1. Quality Control: The Quality Control Plan that identifies potential and actual problem areas in executing requirements of the contract as specified and results in corrective action throughout the life of the contract. The contractor shall develop and maintain an effective quality control program to ensure services are performed in accordance with this PWS. The contractor shall develop and implement procedures to identify, prevent, and ensure non-recurrence of defective services. The contractor’s quality control program is the means by which he assures himself that his work complies with the requirement of the contract. The Quality Control Plan (QCP) shall be provided to the Contracting Officer within 30 days of award. Changes to the QCP shall be submitted to the Contracting Officer for review and acceptance not less than five (5) duty days prior to the effective date of change. The Government will make a final review and acceptance of the QCP and any subsequent changes. The basic tenet of this plan is that the contractor is responsible for quality. All methods, procedures, and forms shall support this concept. The contractor’s QCP shall do the following:

1.6.1.2. Be structured so the individual responsible for the Quality Control process is independent from any other parts of the contractor’s organization.

1.6.1.3. Allow for direct coordination between the Government and the contractor’s top management.

1.6.1.4. Address overall project management and administration.

1.6.1.5. Be a comprehensive program to plan and deliver quality services to the Government.

1.6.1.6. Cover all services described in this contract; prioritize services, and concentrates on the most important services.

1.6.1.7. Describe a method, acceptable to the Government, for identifying deficiencies in quality of service performed under this contract, before the level of performance becomes unacceptable, and describes process for corrective actions, without relying on Government direction.

1.6.1.8. Establish an inspection plan, covering all services required by this contract. The plan shall specify areas to be inspected on a scheduled or unscheduled basis, and the title of the individual who shall perform the inspection.

1.6.1.9. Contain specific quality control techniques for contract services. The quality control methods shall be comprehensive, and adaptable to the reporting systems of the QCP.

1.6.1.10. Include a customer feedback system to immediately correct validated complaints. As a minimum, the customer complaint system shall contain procedures, for the customer to file complaints with the contractor. The system shall also include forms used by the customers, procedures for investigation of complaints, and methods of feedback to the customer and the Government. Feedback shall consist of actions taken, and results. The customer feedback program shall be compatible with the reporting and communication systems of the QCP.

1.6.1.11. Require documentation of all contractor quality control inspections and corrective actions taken. Results shall be maintained, by the contractor, throughout the term of this contract. Inspection documents shall be made accessible to the Contracting Officer or designated representative throughout the term of the contract.

1.6.1.12. Describe methods of direct, indirect, formal and informal communications with the Government regarding performance of the contract. The communications shall include regular and formal meetings with the Government. Informal communications shall be addressed immediately after formal communications in the Quality Control Plan.

1.6.1.13. Include employee performance and evaluation. The contractor shall develop a performance and evaluation process for employees. The evaluation shall include a five percent random sample written evaluation, by the clients served, of all customer service activities. Unsatisfactory evaluations shall be researched and resolved in accordance with QCP requirements above. A copy of the client’s evaluations shall be furnished to the contracting officer or designated representative on a quarterly basis, or on request by the Government. The contractor shall provide copies of evaluations that are extremely negative to the COR immediately, along with the eventual outcome of the QCP process.

1.6.1.14. After acceptance of the quality control plan the contractor shall receive the Contracting Officer’s acceptance in writing of any proposed change to his QC system.

1.6.2. Quality Assurance: The government shall evaluate the contractor’s performance under this contract in accordance with the Quality Assurance Surveillance Plan. This plan is primarily focused on what the Government must do to ensure that the contractor has performed in accordance with the performance standards. It defines how the performance standards will be applied, the frequency of surveillance, and the minimum acceptable defect rate(s).

1.6.2.1. Government Observations: The contractor shall provide access to Government owned facilities operated by the contractor for inspection by any Government agency or individual authorized access by the Contracting Officer. Government personnel will not interfere with contractor performance of work prescribed by this contract.

1.6.3. Recognized Holidays: The following federal holidays are observed by the Government:

1.6.4. Hours of Operation: White Sands Missile Range currently operates on a compressed work schedule. Currently, the government work schedule is 8 workdays of 9 hours each, 1 workday of 8 hours, and every other Friday off. However, the mission schedule dictates the support required for recovery and explosive ordnance support. Scheduling of missions is typically done 4 weeks out, but missions may be added at any time as required. A base number of overtime hours will be built into the firm fixed price. Work to be done using the overtime hours must be approved by the Contracting Officer before they are worked. Communication with the contractors on-site project manager or representative for after hour or emergency calls may be required for range Unexploded Ordnance (UXO) support. It will be determined if support is needed immediately or if it can wait until the next regular work day. It could be necessary to respond to a range UXO about 5 times per year on the weekend. The Contractor shall respond to Intrusion Detection System (IDS) alarms at the Government Owned Contractor Operated Ammunition and Explosives (A&E) facility. Historically, this happens approximately two times per month.

1.6.5. Place of Performance: The work to be performed under this contract will be performed at White Sands Missile Range. The primary area of performance shall be within the designated boundaries of White Sands Missile Range and the northern and western call-up areas. However, up to 25 times per year support off the range is required such as at Fort Wingate, NM and Magdalena, NM. Temporary Duty (TDY) is required under this contract at locations required to support the mission. Some missions require TDY to Socorro, NM which is located at the northern end of the range. Road blocks and evacuations may occasionally impact the range support activities. The contractor should coordinate with WSMR Range Control for access to the range.

1.6.6. Type of Contract: The government will award a firm fix requirements type contract.

1.6.7. Physical Security: The contractor shall be responsible for safeguarding all government equipment, information and property provided for contractor use. At the close of each work period, government facilities, equipment, and materials shall be secured.

1.6.7.1 The contractor shall develop and implement a physical security plan in accordance with current WSMR Circular 190-8, and “Administration and Management of Physical Security” as listed in Section C.6 of this work statement. The physical security plan shall include all government furnished property, equipment, and weapons furnished for the performance of this contract. The physical security plan shall be submitted to the Contracting Officer not more than 10 working days after contract award. The Contracting Officer or his designated representative will review the plan, and suggest changes if necessary. The contractor will have three (3) workdays to make required corrections. The Government will not be responsible in any way for damage to the contractor’s supplies, materials, equipment, property, or contractor personnel’s personal belongings damaged by fire, theft, accident, or other disaster.

1.6.7.2. 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. The Contractor shall develop procedures covering key control that shall be included in the Quality Control Plan. 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.

1.6.7.3. 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.

1.6.7.4. 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.

1.6.7.5. Lock Combinations. The Contractor shall establish and implement methods of ensuring that all lock combinations are not revealed to unauthorized persons. The Contractor shall ensure that lock combinations are changed when personnel having access to the combinations no longer have a need to know such combinations. These procedures shall be included in the Contractor’s Quality Control Plan.

1.6.8. Special Qualifications: The following qualifications are required of personnel performing under this contract.

1.6.8.1. Project Manager (PM) and Alternate PM/Senior Instructor. The contractor shall notify the Contracting Officer (KO) immediately of any changes in key personnel and follow up in writing with 24 hours of identifying a need to replace/substitute either a Program Manager or Senior Instructor.

1.6.8.1.1. The contractor shall provide the name, address, and phone number for the onsite Project Manager and alternate to the KO within 72 hours following notification of contract award. The contractor shall verbally notify the KO of changes as they occur and provide written changes not later than 24 hours after the effective date of the change

1.6.8.2. Contractor Personnel Identification. The contractor shall submit to the Contracting Officer (KO) a written list of employees who will perform work under this contract no later than ten working days prior to start of contract performance. This list shall include name, work assignment qualifications, computer literacy and work experience.

1.6.8.2.1. Changes shall be submitted not later than 24 hours prior to the implementation of the change. In emergency situations, and cases of adverse actions where this notice is not possible, the contractor shall submit the change in writing to the KO not later than 24 hours after the change is implemented.

1.6.8.3. All personnel employed by the Contractor to perform under this contract shall be able to read, write, comprehend, and speak fluent English.

1.6.8.4 Minimum Personnel Qualifications. The Senior UXO Supervisor/EOD Team Leader and the UXO II, and III must have the qualifications as stated in the DDESB Technical Paper #18, “Minimum Qualifications for UXO Technicians and Personnel”. Must be a graduate of a military EOD school of the United States with prior military EOD experience.

1.6.8.5 Training, Permits, Licenses, and Certifications. The Contractor shall provide all training needed to maintain licenses, permits, and certifications required for accomplishment of this contract. Such licenses, permits, and certificates shall be made available to the Government upon request. The following is an example of the types of certification and training required under this contract. This is not an all-inclusive list.

1.6.8.5.1 Asbestos Certification – Inspector and Contractor/Supervisor

1.6.8.5.2 Department of Transportation Manifest, Hazmat/Explosives

1.6.8.5.3 40-hour Hazardous Waste Emergency Operations (HAZWOPER). Level A – D

1.6.8.5.4 Personnel Protective Equipment (PPE) required for various responses

1.6.8.5.5 First Aid/CPR

1.6.8.5.6 Satellite Accumulation Point (Hazardous Waste) – government provided

1.6.8.5.7 Forklift

1.6.8.5.8 Excavation

1.6.8.5.9 All Terrain Vehicles

1.6.8.5.10 Radiation Safety – government provided.

1.6.8.5.11 Respiratory Protection, Qualified and fit tested

1.6.8.5.12 OSHA and DOT Physicals/Medicals

1.6.8.5.13 Construction Machinery, Backhoe

1.6.8.5.14 Competent and Qualified Person

1.6.8.5.15 Commercial Driver’s License with Hazmat endorsement

1.6.8.5.16 Confined Space Training (As required)

1.6.8.5.17 Hazard Communication Standard (All employees)

1.6.8.5.18 Hearing Protection Standard (As required)

1.6.8.5.19 Emergency Response (As required)

1.6.8.5.20 Accident Avoidance Course ((If operating government vehicles and equipment)

1.6.8.5.21 Wildlife/Vehicle Accident Prevention (All employees-Online training Module)

1.6.8.5.22 Proper Lifting Techniques (As required)

1.6.8.5.23 Environmental Management Systems/Natural and Cultural Resource Awareness (all employees, government provided materials)

1.6.8.5.24 Meet ATEC Safety Program and Army Safety Program 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 Subpart 42.5. The contracting officer, Contracting Officers Representative (COR), and other Government personnel, as appropriate, may meet periodically with the contractor to review the contractor's performance. At these meetings the contracting officer 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. These meetings shall be at no additional cost to the government.

1.6.10. Contracting Officer 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, specifications: monitor Contractor's performance and notifies both the Contracting Officer 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: The follow personnel are considered key personnel by the government: Project Manager, Secretary II, Senior Instructor, Network Administrator III, General Clerks III and Contractor Property Administrator.

1.6.11.1. Project Manager. The contractor shall provide an onsite (White Sands Missile Range, NM) Project Manager dedicated to the management of the UXO/EOD Contract. The Project Manager shall be available during the hours of the Range (0700-1630 Monday thru Thursday and 0700-1530 on Working Fridays). This individual shall be responsible for the overall management and coordination of this contract and shall act as central point of contact with the Government. The manager shall devote full time to this project and shall be considered management by the contractor. The Project Manager shall be the point of contact with the Government and shall have authority to act or make decisions for the contractor on all matters pertaining to this contract.

1.6.11.1.2. The Project Manager is the direct supervisor of all personnel hired under this contract except for the Quality Control Personnel (para 1.6.1.2) and shall have the requirements that pertain to a Tech III.

1.6.11.2. . The contractor shall provide a Management Analyst who will be responsible for the administration of the Explosive Ordnance Disposal and Mission Related Materials contracts at White Sands Missile Range, mission tracking, consolidation and reporting, including mission cost tracking and reporting to both project and Range Engineers; recoverable billing for Sponsoring organization (Department of the Army) ; facilities and equipment administration; utilization tracking and contractually required reporting to the sponsor's Executive. Also act as Government property facilitator and maintain all registers for GFE inventory, assignment and control and am subject to annual federal audit by Contracting Authority. Other duties include maintaining a UXO database, accounts payable, petty cash, timesheets, employee certification tracking and update, company owned vehicle and equipment utilization and tracking, oversight of scrapping process through demilitarization.

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. While on duty, contractor personnel shall wear identification badges, provided by the contractor, displaying the employee’s name, position, and the name of the contractor.

1.6.13. Contractor Travel: Contractor will be required to travel CONUS and within the NCR during the performance of this contract to attend meetings, conferences, and training. The contractor may be required to travel to off-site training locations and to ship training aids to these locations in support of this PWS. Contractor will be authorized travel expenses consistent with the substantive provisions of the Joint Travel Regulation (JTR) and the limitation of funds specified in this contract. All travel requires Government approval/authorization and notification to the KO.

1.6.13.1. The Government must approve Contractor travel outside White Sands Missile Range for performance of work required by this contract. The government will reimburse the Contractor for per diem and the travel costs as outlined in FAR 31.205-46. Only travel directly related to delivery of instructions, and required by, or by the Government, shall be reimbursed.

1.6.13.2. Contractor shall not be entitled to reimbursement for travel associated with Contractor-directed personnel changes, personnel/labor disputes, employee convenience, contractor management, or other contractor initiated activities.

1.6.14. 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 shall not be used or sold by the contractor without written permission from the Contracting Officer. 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.

1.6.15. 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 Contracting Officer 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 Contracting Officer to avoid or mitigate any such OCI. The Contractor’s mitigation plan will be determined to be acceptable solely at the discretion of the Contracting Officer and in the event the Contracting Officer unilaterally determines that any such OCI cannot be satisfactorily avoided or mitigated, the Contracting Officer may effect 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.

1.6.16. Common Access Cards (CAC). All contractor employees requiring computer access will be required to obtain a CAC through the Trusted Associate Sponsorship System (TASS). All contractor employees requiring a CAC must have at least a National Agency Check with Inquiry (NACI) submitted through the Office of Personnel Management. This is a requirement for all contractors to receive a CAC through the TASS and to have access to the WSMR Local Area Network (LAN). Industrial/Company background investigations are unacceptable to receive a CAC or to have access to the LAN. The Government will be responsible for all costs associated IAW section. The CAC will return to the KO upon termination.

1.6.17. Vehicle Registration. Vehicles entering any government reservation where services pertaining to this contract are performed shall have a valid state license and shall be registered with the Vehicle Registration Section of the Directorate of Emergency Services (DES). Vehicles shall be registered prior to the commencement of contract work. State license and registration shall be maintained current during the time the vehicle is in use on this installation. Contractor personnel shall return registration decals to the Vehicle Registration Section of the DES Office within 24 hours after termination of completion of work under this contract, when state license is no longer valid, and upon sale of the vehicle. Contractor personnel shall return visitor passes to the Vehicle Registration Section of the DES immediately upon conclusion of the conduct of business authorized on the installation.

1.6.18. Antiterrorism Training: All contractor employees, to include subcontractor employees, requiring access Army installations, facilities and controlled access areas shall complete AT Level I awareness training within 10 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 KO, within 3 calendar days after completion of training by all employees and subcontractor personnel. AT level I awareness training is available at the following website: https://atlevel1.dtic.mil/at.

1.6.19. 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 10 calendar days of contract award and within 10 calendar days of new employees commencing performance with the results reported to the COR NLT 3 days] calendar days after contract award.

1.6.20. OPSEC Training: The contractor shall develop an OPSEC Standing Operating Procedure (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.

1.6.20.1. 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.

1.6.21. DoD Information Assurance (IA) 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.

1.6.24. Property Control. The contractor shall provide a Property Control Plan (PCP) for use and management of all GFP in meeting requirements of this contract. The PCP shall be provided to the Contracting Officer within 10 days after contract award. The plan will be reviewed by the contracting officer or designated representative for approval. Changes, if necessary will be made within three (3) days.

1.6.25. Safety. The contractor shall safeguard and maintain all Government property, as well as provide for the safety and well-being of personnel employed in the administration of this contract. The contractor shall comply with the provisions of AR 385-10, Army Safety Program. The contractor shall develop and implement a safety program for employees performing work under this contract. The contractor shall submit the safety plan to the Contracting Officer not more than 10 days after contract award. After review by the contracting officer’s designated representative, the contractor will have three (3) work days to make changes to the plan if necessary.

1.6.25.1. The contractor shall comply with the Occupational Safety and Health Act (OSHA). Contractor personnel shall wear safety items required by OSHA during the performance of tasks requiring protective equipment or clothing.

1.6.25.2. The contractor shall maintain an accurate record of all accidents occurring in the performance of this contract, resulting in personal injury, occupational illness, or Government property damage. The contractor shall verbally report each accident or incident to the Contract Officer and the White Sands Missile Range Safety Office within four (4) hours of the incident. The contractor shall cooperate with the G1 Safety Office and provide written documentation as requested and required by AR 385-40, Safety Accident Reporting and Records. Serious injury or death incidents shall be reported immediately.

1.6.26. Tobacco Control. The Contractor shall observe the Tobacco Control requirements contained in AR 600-63 and any related regulations or local policy whenever performing services in or visiting facilities/buildings at the installation. The current policy at Army installations only allows smoking outside of Government facilities, at least 50 feet from any building entrance.

1.6.27. Phase In /Phase Out Period: To minimize any decreases in productivity and to prevent possible negative impacts on additional services, the Contractor shall have personnel on board, during the thirty (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.

PART 2

DEFINITIONS & ACRONYMS

2. DEFINITIONS AND ACRONYMS:

2.1. DEFINITIONS:

2.1.1. CONTRACTOR. A supplier or vendor awarded a contract to provide specific supplies or service to the government. The term used in this contract refers to the prime.

2.1.2. CONTRACTING OFFICER (KO). A person with authority to enter into, administer, and or terminate contracts, and make related determinations and findings on behalf of the government. Note: The only individual who can legally bind the government.

2.1.3. CONTRACTING OFFICER'S REPRESENTATIVE (COR). An employee of the U.S. Government appointed by the contracting officer to administer the contract. Such appointment shall be in writing and shall state the scope of authority and limitations. This individual has authority to provide technical direction to the Contractor as long as that direction is within the scope of the contract, does not constitute a change, and has no funding implications. This individual does NOT have authority to change the terms and conditions of the contract.

2.1.4. DEFECTIVE SERVICE. A service output that does not meet the standard of performance associated with the Performance Work Statement.

2.1.5. DELIVERABLE. Anything that can be physically delivered, but may include non-manufactured things such as meeting minutes or reports.

2.1.6. KEY PERSONNEL. Contractor personnel that are evaluated in a source selection process and that may be required to be used in the performance of a contract by the Key Personnel listed in the PWS. When key personnel are used as an evaluation factor in best value procurement, an offer can be rejected if it does not have a firm commitment from the persons that are listed in the proposal.

2.1.7. INFORMATION ASSURANCE (IA) is the practice of assuring information and managing risks related to the use, processing, storage, and transmission of information or data and the systems and processes used for those purposes of computer security.

2.1.8. INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY (IT): Information Technology (IT) is the technology involving the development, maintenance and use of computer systems, software, and networks for the processing and distribution of data.

2.1.9. PHYSICAL SECURITY. Actions that prevent the loss or damage of Government property.

2.1.10. QUALITY ASSURANCE. The government procedures to verify that services being performed by the Contractor are performed according to acceptable standards.

2.1.12. QUALITY ASSURANCE Surveillance Plan (QASP). An organized written document specifying the surveillance methodology to be used for surveillance of contractor performance.

2.1.13. QUALITY CONTROL. All necessary measures taken by the Contractor to assure that the quality of an end product or service shall meet contract requirements.

2.1.14. SESSION. A 60-minute period of instruction per instructor consisting of 50 minutes of platform instruction or the overseeing of hands on (on the job) instruction. A ten-minute break is given between each instructional session. Session shall be the term used when ordering these services.

2.1.15. SUBCONTRACTOR. One that enters into a contract with a prime contractor. The Government does not have privity of contract with the subcontractor.

2.1.16. WORK DAY. The number of hours per day the Contractor provides services in accordance with the contract.

2.1.17. WORK WEEK. Monday through Friday, unless specified otherwise.

2.1.18 AMMUNITION EXPLOSIVES AND DAGEROUS ARTICLES (AEDA). Any substance that by its composition and chemical characteristics, alone or when combined with another substance, is or becomes an explosive or propellant or is hazardous or dangerous to personnel, animal or plant life, structures, equipment or the environment as a result of blast, fire, fragment, radiological or toxic effects.

2.1.19 DEMILITARIZE . To mutilate, disarm, neutralize, and accomplish any other action required to render ammunition, explosives, and chemical agents innocuous or ineffectual for military use.

2.1.20 ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT SYSTEM (EMS). The overall installation approach for promoting mission readiness by addressing and reducing the potential risk Army activities pose on the environment.

2.1.21 EXPLOSIVE ORDNANCE DISPOSAL . The detection, identification, on-site evaluation, rendering safe, recovery, and final disposal of unexploded ordnance and of other munitions that have become an imposing danger, for example, by damage or deterioration.

2.1.22 EXPLOSIVE ORDNANCE DISPOSAL (EOD) PERSONAL (Military). Military personnel who have graduated from the Naval School Explosive Ordnance Disposal; are assigned to a military unit with a Service-defined EOD mission, and meet Service and assigned unit requirements to perform EOD duties. EOD personnel have received specialized training to address explosive and certain chemical hazards during both peacetime and wartime. EOD personnel are trained and equipped to perform Render Safe Procedures (RSP) on nuclear, biological chemical, and conventional munitions, and on improvised explosive devices.

2.1.23 EXPLOSIVE ORDNANCE DISPOSAL (EOD) PERSONAL (Contract). Individuals who have graduated from the Naval School Explosive Ordnance Disposal, prior military EOD personnel. Performs render safe procedures for the Research, Development Test & Evaluation (RDT&E) on WSMR but will not perform work on chemical, biological or improvised explosive devices.

2.1.24 INERT ORDNANCE. Inert ordnance is an item which has functioned as designed, leaving an inert carrier, an item manufactured inert to serve a specific training purpose, or fragments from ordnance.

2.1.25 INNOVATIVE TECHNOLOGY. 1) A technology which is significantly better, cheaper, or faster than existing technologies, that is not broadly applied due to limited knowledge or established standards within the engineering community. 2) A Technology, which is not commercially available from one or more vendors, which, has the potential to be better, cheaper, or faster than existing technologies. This may include technologies that have been extensively field demonstrated, but have not been applied on a full-scale project. Innovative technologies must maintain public and worker safety.

2.1.26 ORDNANCE AND EXPLOSIVES (OE). Includes (but not limited to) all items of ammunitions; propellants, liquid and solid; high and low explosives; guided missiles ; warheads; devices; pyrotechnics; chemical agents; and components and substances associated therewith, presenting real or potential hazards to life and property.

2.1.27 UNEXPLODED ORDNANCE (UXO). Military munitions that have been primed, fused, armed, or otherwise prepared for action, and have been fired, dropped, launched, projected, or placed in such a manner as to constitute a hazard to operations, installation, personnel, or material and remained unexploded either by malfunction, design, or any other cause.

2.1.28 UXO PERSONNEL. UXO personnel assigned to positions as UXO Technician I shall be U.S. citizens and graduates of one of the following schools or courses: a) U.S. Army Bomb Disposal School, b) U.S. Naval Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) School, c) EOD Assistants Course.

2.1.29 UXO QUALIFIED PERSONNEL. A trained person from one of the above institutions.

2.1.30 UXO-RELATED SCRAP. Materials from explosive ordnance, i.e., pieces of fragmentation, inert munitions, and partial shell casings, partial bomb bodies, drones and drone aircraft, etc.

2.2. ACRONYMS:

AFARS Army Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement

PART 3

GOVERNMENT FURNISHED PROPERTY, EQUIPMENT, AND SERVICES

3. GOVERNMENT FURNISHED ITEMS AND SERVICES:

3.1. Services: Government will provide equipment, facilities as indicated in the Government Furnished Equipment (GFE) list. All other required equipment and materials will be the responsibility of the Contractor to provide. Refer to the attached GFE List.

3.2 Contractor responsibility for GFE/GFP/GFM.

3.2.1 The contractor is directly responsible and accountable for all Government Furnished Property in accordance with the requirements of the contract. This includes Government property in the possession or control of a subcontractor. The contractor shall establish and maintain a system in accordance with FAR Part 45, FAR subpart 45.5 and DOD 4161.2-M to control, protect, preserve, and maintain all Government Furnished Property. This property control system shall be in writing unless the Government Property Administrator determines that maintaining a written system is unnecessary. The system shall be reviewed and, if satisfactory, approved in writing by the Government Property Administrator.

3.2.2 The Contractor shall maintain and make available the records required by this subpart and account for all Government property until relieved of that responsibility. The Contractor shall furnish all necessary data to substantiate any request for relief from responsibility.

3.2.3 The Contractor shall require subcontractors provided Government property under the prime contract to comply with the requirements of this subpart. Procedures for assuring subcontractor compliance shall be included in the contractor’s property control system. Where the Government Property Administrator assigned to the contract has requested supporting property administration from another contract administration office, the contractor may accept the system approval of the supporting Government Property Administrator instead of performing duplicative actions to assure the subcontractor’s compliance.

3.2.4 If the Government Property Administrator finds any portion of the contractor’s property control system to be inadequate, the contractor must take any necessary corrective action before the system can be approved. If the contractor and Government Property Administrator cannot agree regarding the adequacy of control and corrective action, the matter shall be referred to the contracting officer.

3.2.5 Office Space: The contractor will have access to office space on main post. On the range, a fenced yard with one shed and one office/bathroom for metals processing will be available. This office space should be large enough to house 9 contractors and have enough space to fulfill their requirements which should include a bay area for them to do vehicle maintenance work.

3.2.6. The Government may relocate primary facilities under this contract. The Government will move, at no cost to the contractor, all Government provided property and equipment to the new facility. The contractor shall be responsible for movement of contractor furnished property and equipment and all personnel property of contractor employees at no cost to the Government.

3.3. Facilities Maintenance and Repair.

3.3.1. The Government will provide preventive maintenance and repair of Government owned facilities. Unless otherwise required, maintenance shall be provided in accordance with Government prescribed maintenance schedules. The contractor shall notify the KO in writing, when facility repairs or maintenance is required. Telephonic notification is acceptable in emergency situations and should be directed to the Training Integration Branch of the Training Division.

3.3.2. The contractor shall coordinate directly with the Building Manager in the event that a utility line is breached at any job site where work will occur. The Government will take immediate action to mitigate any breach or utility failure caused by the Contractor, and the Contractor may be held liable for reimbursement of costs the Government incurs to restore the utility to its full operational capacity.

3.3.3. The contractor shall be responsible for restoration of each job site, other than fair wear and tear, upon final inspection and acceptance of work under this contract. All disturbed soils, deep rutted ground, and drayage shall be removed, grated over, or otherwise corrected prior to authorization of payment of the contractor’s invoice.

3.3.4. The Government will provide custodial services currently available on the installation in the contract manager’s office space and classroom facilities provided for use of contractor personnel.

3.3.5. The Government will provide refuse collection containers at locations near the contract manager’s office and classroom areas. The contractor shall remove trash from offices and containers on a regular basis.

3.3.6. The Government will provide insect and rodent control service for Government furnished facilities. The contractor shall submit written request for service to the KO.

3.4. Utilities: The Government will provide all utilities in the facility will be available 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.

3.6. Equipment Maintenance and Repair.

3.6.1. The Government will provide maintenance and repair due to fair wear and tear for Government owned equipment listed on the GFE . The contractor shall notify the DPTMS Training Division and the IPBO Property Book Officer when equipment repairs or maintenance is required. Email is the preferred method of notification. The Project Manager or the Management Analyst for the contractor shall be provided a government furnished computer and an email address for all communications required by the contract, unless otherwise specified. Telephonic notification is acceptable in emergency situations.

3.6.2. Coordination and approval for all GFP actions, to include maintenance and repair of GFP will be made with the KO. GFP purchase documentation along with all applicable warranties will be forwarded to the KO. The Government will provide maintenance and repair due to fair wear and tear for government owned equipment identified in this contract. OR The Government may elect to require the contractor to be responsible for providing maintenance and repair (particularly for equipment) to eliminate delays in work production by the contractor and prevent contractor performance being dependent upon Government performance.

3.7. Distribution Service. The Government will provide pick-up and delivery for distribution at a central distribution area. The contractor shall pick up incoming communications addressed to the contractor and deliver outgoing contractor communications to the distribution area. All outgoing communications shall be addressed in accordance with the most recent FH 1853 Distribution Scheme.

3.8. Mail. The Government will provide mail service to the contractor for official communications and correspondence generated in the performance of this work statement. The contractor shall deliver outgoing mail to the designated distribution area.

3.9. Police Protection. The Government will provide security and police protection of the Military Police at White Sand Missile Range (WSMR). The emergency telephone number is 678-1234 or 911.

3.12. Parking. Parking space for contractor employee’s privately owned vehicles (POV) is available.

PART 4

CONTRACTOR FURNISHED ITEMS AND SERVICES

4. CONTRACTOR FURNISHED ITEMS AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

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 Section 3 of this PWS.

4.2. Materials. The Contractor shall provide Office furniture, equipment, telephone(s), office machines, copiers, IBM or 100% compatible computers for record keeping and administrative support, and all expendable office and classroom supplies other than the Government furnished items specified in Section C.3 shall be contractor furnished.

4.3. Equipment. The Contractor shall provide Office furniture, equipment, telephone(s), office machines, copiers, IBM or 100% compatible computers for record keeping and administrative support, and all expendable office and classroom supplies other than the Government furnished items specified in Section C.3 shall be contractor furnished.

4.4. Contractor Acquired Property (CAP). The contractor will acquire only those items needed to perform tasks under this PWS. Items purchased at the direction of the Government will become Government property.