B3_17-T-0089_Bardwell_Lake_Mowing.pdf

Date: 14 April 2017

Contracting Office Zip Code: 76102

Classification Code: S201

Contracting Office Address: USACE Fort Worth District, P. O. Box 17300/819 Taylor Street, Fort Worth, TX 76102-0300

Subject: Fort Worth District, Trinity Region, Title: Bardwell Lake FY17& FY18 Embankment Mowing Services

Place of Performance: USACE Fort Worth District, Trinity Region, Bardwell Project Office, 4000 Observation Drive, Ennis, Texas 75119-9563

Combined Solicitation Number: W9126G-17-T-0089

Closing Response Date: 15 May 2017 at 1200 pm. Central Standard Time (CST)

Contact Point: Douglas D Terrell Phone: 817-886-1220 Email: douglas.d.dterrell@usace.army.mil Proposal email address:CIV-OPS.Proposals@usace.army.mil

DESCRIPTION:

CONTRACT INFORMATION:

This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items IAW Subpart 12.6, as supplemented with additional information included in this notice.The solicitation is being procured in accordance with commercial services, which includes but not limited to FAR part 12 and 13. A total small business set-aside solicitation is being issued by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Southwestern Division, and Fort Worth District. The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code for this project is 561730. Size standard: $7.5 Million. The resulting long-term contract will be a firm fixed price, Indefinite Delivery, Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) Single Award Task Order Contract (SATOC) for park and embankment mowing services at Bardwell Lake. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation and a written solicitation will not be issued. This solicitation will be used to advertise and award one park and embankment mowing contract at Bardwell Lake, Texas. Incomplete quotes shall be considered non-responsive and will not be considered or evaluated.

This solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through the

Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) and Department of Defense FAR Supplement (DFARS).

PROJECT INFORMATION:

The contractor shall provide all personnel, equipment, supplies, facilities, transportation, tools, materials, supervision, and other items and non-personal services necessary to perform landscaping and embankment mowing services as defined in the Performance Work Statement (PWS). The Ordering Periods will be one twelve (10) month base period, and two twelve (12) month option periods. The estimated maximum capacity is between $ 250,000.00 and $500,000.00 http://farsite.hill.af.mil/reghtml/regs/far2afmcfars/fardfars/far/12.htm#P297_49561

The historical award information may be obtained by searching Contract No. W9126G-12-D-0014 in the FBO archived documents.

Section SF 1449 - CONTINUATION SHEET

ITEM NO SUPPLIES/SERVICES MAX

QUANTITY

UNIT UNIT PRICE MAX AMOUNT

0001 1 Job FY17 & FY18 Mowing Svcs Bardwell Lake

FFP

The contractor shall provide all personnel, equipment, supplies, transportation, materials, supervisor, and non –personal services necessary to perform area mowing IAW the attached PWS.

Ordering Period: 01 June 2017 thru 31 March 2018.

Minimum Guarantee for Base Year only is $2,500.00

Invoices shall be mailed to:

Bardwell Lake Project Office

CESWF-OD-PW

1405 West Lake Bardwell Drive Ennis, Texas 75119

POC Douglas D Terrell (817) 886-1220 Email douglas.d.terrell@usace.army.mil FOB Destination

FOB: Destination

MAX

NET AMT

UNIT UNIT PRICE MAX AMOUNT

1001 1 Job OPTION FY18 & FY19 Mowing Svcs Bardwell Lake

FFP

Ordering Period 01 April 2018 thru 31 March 2019

UNIT UNIT PRICE MAX AMOUNT

1002 1 Job OPTION FY19 & FY20 Mowing Svcs Bardwell Lake

FFP

Ordering Period 01 April 2019 thru 31 March 2020

CONTRACTING OFFICER STATEMENT

Only a warranted Contracting Officer (either the Procuring Contracting Officer (PCO) or an Administrative Contracting Officer (AC), acting within their delegated limits, has the authority to issue modifications or otherwise change the terms and conditions of this contract. If an individual other than the Contracting Officer attempts to make changes to the terms and conditions of this contract you shall not proceed with the change and shall immediately notify the Contracting Officer.

INSTRUCTIONS TO OFFERORS

INSTRUCTIONS TO OFFERORS

QUOTER DUE DATE/LOCAL TIME: _ SEE SF1449 BLOCK 8

POINT OF CONTACT: Douglas Terrell Phone: (817)886-1220 Email address: CIV‐OPS.Proposals@usace.army.mil Furnish Copy To: douglas.d.terrell@usace.army.mil

Quotes shall be accepted via “EMAIL ONLY,” no fax, mail, express mail, or hands carry, “NO EXCEPTIONS.” EMAIL your proposal to: CIV‐OPS.Proposals@usace.army.mil Subject line of email must include the solicitation number and your Company Name

For additional help contact your local Procurement Technical Assistance Centers (PTAC).

Centers were created by Congress to assist businesses seeking to compete on federal contracts.

Services are generally free; however, a small fee may be charged for certain services. Please use website http://www.aptac-us.org/new/ to contact a center to assist you in the preparation for a federal contract, registering in SAM or other required systems.

SYSTEM FOR AWARD MANAGEMENT (SAM) is REQUIRED to receive an award on all federal government contracts. Therefore, contractors are encouraged to begin this process sooner rather than later. If already registered, please ensure your registration is ACTIVE. The website to register with SAM is: www.sam.gov.

DATA UNIVERSAL NUMBERING SYSTEM (DUNS) is REQUIRED. Dun & Bradstreet (D&B) provides a DUNS Number, a unique nine digit identification number, for each physical location of your business. DUNS Number assignment is FREE for all businesses required to register with the US Federal government for contracts or grants in the System for Award Management (SAM see below).

Click here to request your D-U-N-S Number via the Web. The website to obtain your DUNS number:

http://fedgov.dnb.com/webform For technical difficulties, contact govt@dnb.com

ONLINE REPRESENTATIONS AND CERTIFICATIONS APPLICATIONS (ORCA)

allows contractors to complete a one-time certification and representations for your use on any solicitation. The website to complete ORCA is available at the System for Award Manager (SAM): www.sam.gov. The information previously maintained in CCR, FedReg and ORCA now is contained within the Entity Management area in SAM. Legacy EPLS information resides in the Performance Information area of SAM.

WAGE RATES: The Service Contract Act applies (see attached Wage Determination).

Below is a checklist to assist you to ensure all the proper documents are returned for consideration on this solicitation. Only those items checked below as “required” must be returned

Required Contractor Item

Annotate unit and total costs on bid schedules Example Total Cost Base Year is

$100,000 then Unit Price equals $100,000 and amount equals: $100,000 same process for option year Unit Prices and Amounts

Complete Bid Schedule(s) QTY OF ONE Schedule

MAX QTY SCHEDULE

SEED TASK ORDER SCHEDULE

CHECK YOUR QUOTES FOR MATHEMATICAL ERRORS!!!!!!!!!!

DO NOT ROUND UP OR DOWN!!

ANNOTATE UNIT AND TOTAL COSTS TO THE HUNDRETH POSITION.

Complete vendor information sheet or provide a document with similar information

Complete Clauses 52.209-5, 52.209-11, 52.212-3 ALT I, and 52.219-1 ALT I, 52.219-28, 52.222-22, and 52.222-25 or confirm vendor’s ORCA is updated in SAM on the vendor information sheet.

You must have an active SAM registration prior to award

Send the Past Performance Questionnaire to a former employer or person who can vouch for your work capability or volunteer work.

Ensure former employer returns the form and references the solicitation number and Company Name in the email subject line. CIV‐OPS.Proposals@usace.army.mil douglas.d.dterrell@usace.army.mil

Scan all documents into a single.pdf file. PDF only authorized format

EMAIL your proposal to: CIV‐OPS.Proposals@usace.army.mil & douglas.d.terrell@usace.army.mil Subject line of email must include the solicitation number and Company Name.

**Please see clause 52.228-5 Insurance and Insurance MFR for insurance requirements

Vendor Information Sheet

IN THE EVENT OF AWARD, ISSUE CONTRACT TO:

COMPANY NAME

POC

(Last, First Middle)

ADDRESS

(Number & Street) (City, State and Zip)

PHONE NUMBER MOBILE

(Area code and number) (Area code and number)

EMAIL ADDRESS___________________________________________

DUNS NUMBER CAGE CODE NUMBER________

SSN/TIN NUMBER or firm’s Tax ID Number (TIN) ______________________________

Vendor’s Online Representation and Certification Application (ORCA) is updated in SAM Yes No

52.237-1 SITE VIST

FAR 52.237-1 highly recommends potential offerors attend a site visit. Vendors must confirm their intent to attend a site visit with the POC listed below prior to the date of the scheduled visit.

Address: Bardwell Lake Office 4000 Observation Drive Ennis, TX 75119

POC:

Contact Info: (972)875-5711 Ext. 1013 Email: crystal.e.lynch@usace.army.mil

Site Visit: Thursday, 09 May 2017 @ 10:00 am CST

INSURANCE

Prior to commencement of work, the Contractor shall furnish the original of his Insurance Certificate directly to the Contracting Officer, Fort Worth District, Corps of Engineers, ATTN: CESWF-CT-S, P.O.

Box 17300, Fort Worth, Texas 76102-0300 and one copy directly to the Lake and Project Office. The Contractor shall maintain, during the entire period of his performance under this contract, the following minimum insurance requirements:

Submit a copy of Insurance Certificate directly to:

Bardwell Lake Office US Army Corp of Engineers ATTN: Crystal Lynch 4000 Observation Drive Ennis, Texas 75119

Or email to: douglas.d.terrell@usace.army.mil Phone: (817) 886-1220 Fax: (817)886-6403

(a) Comprehensive general liability insurance for bodily injury in the minimum limits of $500,000 per occurrence. No property damage liability is required.

(b) Comprehensive automobile liability insurance covering the operation of all automobiles used in connection with the performance of the contract in the minimum limits of $200,000 per person and $100,000 per accident for bodily injury and $20,000 per accident for property damage.

(c) Workmen's Compensation and Employer's Liability Insurance in the minimum amount of $100,000.00 or in compliance with applicable State statutes.

(d) An endorsement to the effect that any cancellation or any material change adversely affecting the Government's interest shall not be effective until 30 days after the insurer or the Contractor gives written notice to the Contracting Officer.

NOTE:

(1) It is recommended that the contractor furnish a copy of the foregoing requirements to his insurance company in order to assure that an Insurance Certificate is issued meeting the minimum requirements shown. The Insurance Certificate shall also show the contract number to which it applies as well as a brief description and location of the work.

NAVFAC/USACE PAST PERFORMANCE QUESTIONAIRE (Form PPQ-0)

CONTRACT INFORMATION (Contractor to complete Blocks 1-4)

1. Contractor Information Firm name: CAGE Code:

Address: DUNS Number:

Phone Number:

Email Address:

Point of Contact: Contact Phone Number:

2. Work Performed as: Prime Contractor Sub Contractor Joint Venture Other (Explain) Percent of Project work performed:

If subcontractor, who was the prime (Name/Phone #):

3. Contract Information Contract Number:

Delivery/Task Order Number (if applicable):

Contract type: Firm Fixed Price Cost Reimbursement Other (please specify):

Contract Title:

Contract Location:

Award Date (mm/dd/yy):

Contract Completion Date (mm/dd/yy):

Actual Completion Date (mm/dd/yy) Explain Differences:

Original Contract Price (Award Amount):

Final contract Price (to include all modifications, if applicable):

Explain Differences:

4. Project Description:

Complexity of Work High Med Routine How is this project relevant to project of submission? (Please provide details such as similar equipment, requirements, conditions, etc.)

CLIENT INFORMATION (Client to complete Blocks 5-8)

5. Client Information Name:

Title:

Phone Number:

Email Address:

6. Describe the client’s role in the project:

7. Date Questionnaire was completed (mm/dd/yy):

8. Client’s Signature:

NOTE: NAVFAC/USACE REQUESTS THAT THE CLIENT COMPLETES THIS QUESTIONNARIE AND SUBMITS DIRECTLY BACK TO THE OFFEROR. THE OFFEROR WILL SUBMIT THE COMPLETED QUESTIONNARIE TO USACE WITH THEIR PROPOSAL, AND MAY DUPLICATE THIS QUESTIONNAIRE FOR FUTURE SUBMISSION ON USACE SOLICITATION. CLIENTS ARE HIGHLY ENCOURAGED TO SUBMIT QUESTIONNAIRES DIRECTLY TO THE OFFEROR. HOWEVER, QUESTIONNAIRES MAY BE SUBMITTED DIRECTLY TO USACE. PLEASE CONTACT THE OFFEROR FOR USACE POC INFORMATION. THE GOVERNMENT

RESERVES THE RIGHT TO VERIFY ANY AND ALL INFORMATION ON THIS FORM.

AFTER COMPLETION, PLEASE EMAIL TO: CIV‐OPS.Proposals@usace.army.mil Ensure the former employer references the solicitation number in the email subject line.

ADJECTIVE RATINGS AND DEFINITIONS TO BE USED TO BEST REFLECT

YOUR EVALUATIONOF THE CONTRACTOR’S PERFORMANCE

RATING DEFINITION NOTE

(E) Exceptional Performance meets contractual requirements and exceeds many to the Government/Owner’s benefit. The contractual performance of the element or sub-element being assessed was accomplished with few minor problems for which corrective actions taken by the contractor was highly effective.

An Exceptional rating is appropriate when the Contractor successfully performed multiple significant events that were of benefit to the Government/Owner. A singular benefit, however, could be of such magnitude that it alone constitutes an Exceptional rating. Also, there should have been NO significant weaknesses identified.

(VG) Very Good Performance meets contractual requirements and exceeds many to the Government/Owner’s benefit. The contractual performance of the element or sub-element being assessed was accomplished with some minor problems for which corrective actions taken by the contractor were effective.

A Very Good rating is appropriate when the Contractor successfully performed a significant event that was a benefit to the Government/Owner. There should have been no significant weaknesses identified.

(S) Satisfactory Performance meets contractual requirements and exceeds many to the Government/Owner’s benefit. The contractual performance of the element or sub-element contains some minor problems for which corrective actions taken by the contractor appear or were satisfactory.

A Satisfactory rating is appropriate when there were only minor problems, or major problems that the contractor recovered from without impact to the contract. There should have been NO significant weaknesses identified. Per DOD policy, a fundamental principle of assigning ratings is that contractors will not be assessed a rating lower than Satisfactory solely for not performing beyond the requirements of the contract.

(M) Marginal Performance meets contractual requirements and exceeds many to the Government/Owner’s benefit. The contractual performance of the element or sub-element being assessed reflects a serious problem for which the contractor has not yet identified corrective actions.

The contractor’s proposed actions appear only marginally effective or were not fully implemented.

A Marginal is appropriate when a significant event occurred that the contractor had trouble overcoming which impacted the Government/Owner.

(U) Unsatisfactory Performance does not meet most contractual requirements and recovery is not likely in a timely manner. The contractual performance of the element or

An Unsatisfactory rating is appropriate when multiple significant events occurred that the contractor had trouble overcoming and which sub-element contains serious problem(s) for which the contractor’s corrective actions appear or were ineffective.

impacted the Government/Owner. A singular problem, however, could be of such serious magnitude that it alone constitutes an unsatisfactory rating.

(N) Not Applicable

No information or did not apply to your contract

Rating will be neither positive or negative.

TO BE COMPLETED BY CLIENT

PLEASE CIRCLE THE ADJECTIVE RATING WHICH BEST REFLECTS

YOUR EVALUATION OF THE CONTRACTOR’S PERFORMANCE.

1. QUALITY

a) Quality of technical data/report preparation efforts E VG S M U

N

b) Ability to meet quality standards for technical performance E VG S M U

N

c) Timeliness/effectiveness of contract problem resolution without extensive customer guidance.

E VG S M U

N

d) Adequacy/effectiveness of quality control program and adherence to contract quality assurance requirements (without adverse effect on performance)

E VG S M U

N

2. SCHEDULE/TIMELINESS OF PERFORMANCE:

a) Compliance with contract delivery/completion schedules including any significant intermediate milestones. (If liquidated damages were assessed or the schedule was not met, please address below)

b) Rate the contractor’s use of available resources to accomplish tasks identified in the contract

E VG S M U

N

3. CUSTOMER SATISFACTION:

a) To what extent were the end users satisfied with the project? E VG S M U

N

b) Contractor was reasonable and cooperative in dealing with your staff (including the ability to successfully resolve disagreements/disputes; responsiveness to administrative reports, businesslike and communication)

c) To what extent was the contractor cooperative, businesslike, and concerned with the interests of the customer?

E VG S M U

N

d) Overall customer satisfaction E VG S M U N

4. MANAGEMENT/PERSONNEL/LABOR

a) Effectiveness of on-site management, including management of subcontractors, suppliers, materials, and /or labor force?

E VG S M U

N

b) Ability to hire, apply, and retain qualified workforce to this effort

E VG S M U

N

c) Government Property Control E VG S M U N

d) Knowledge/expertise demonstrated by contractor personnel E VG S M U N

e) Utilization of Small Business concerns E VG S M U N

f) Ability to simultaneously manage multiple projects with multiple disciplines

g) Ability to assimilate and incorporate changes in requirement and/or priority, including planning, execution and response to Government changes

h) Effectiveness of overall management (including ability to effectively lead, manage and control the program)

E VG S M U

N

5. COST/FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT

a) Ability to meet the terms and conditions within the contractually agree price(s)?

E VG S M U

N

b) Contractor Proposed innovative alternative methods/processes that reduced cost, improved maintainability or other factors that benefited the client

c) If this is/was a Government cost type contract, please rate the Contractor’s timeliness and accuracy in submitting monthly invoices with appropriate back-up documentation, monthly status reports.

Budget variance reports, compliance with established budgets and avoidance of significant and/or unexplained variances (under runs or overruns)

d) In the Contractor’s accounting system adequate for management and tracking of costs? If no, please explain in Remarks section.

YES

NO

e) If this is/was a Government contract, has/was this contract been partially or completely terminated for default or convenience or are there any pending terminations? Indicate if show cause or cure notices were issued, or any default action in comment section below.

YES

NO

f) Have there been any indication that the contractor has had any financial problems? If yes, please explain below.

YES

NO

6. SAFETY/SECURITY

a) To What extent was the contractor able to maintain an environment of safety, adhere to its approved safety plan, and respond to safety issues? (Includes: following the users rules, regulations, and requirements, regarding housekeeping, safety, correction of noted deficiencies, etc.)

b) Contractor complied with all security requirements for the project and personnel security requirements.

E VG S M U

N

7. GENERAL

a) Ability to successfully respond to emergency and/or surge situations (including notifying COR, PM or Contracting Officer in a timely manner regarding urgent contractual issues)

b) Compliance with contractual terms/provisions (explain if specific issues)

E VG S M U

N

c) Would you hire or work with this firm again? (If no, please explain below)

YES

NO

d) In Summary, provide an overall rating for the work performed by this contractor.

AFTER COMPLETION, PLEASE EMAIL TO: CIV‐OPS.Proposals@usace.army.mil

Please provide responses to the questions above (if applicable) and/or additional remarks.

Furthermore, please provide a brief narrative addressing specific strengths, weaknesses, deficiencies, or other comments which may assist our office in evaluating performance risk (Please attach additional pages in necessary):

BASE YR ONE QTY ONE

Bardwell Lake IGE For Mowing Services

Furnish all equipments, materials, plant and labor necessary to perform MOWING SERVICES at Bardwell Lake, Ennis, Texas in accordance with the attached scope

0001 BASE

YEAR

1‐Jun‐17 31‐Mar‐18

ITEM DESCRIPTION EST U/M UNIT AMOUNT

QUAN PRICE

Area Mowing

0001AA Slope Mowing 1 MW $ $

0001AB Spillway Mowing 1 MW $ $

0001AC Embankment Mowing

1 MW $ $

0001AD Buffalo Creek Wetland 1 MW $ $

0001AE Headquarters Area Mowing 1 MW $ $

0001AF Mott Park Area Mowing 1 MW $ $

0001AG Mott Park Misc Area Mowing 1 MW $ $

0001AH Waxahachie Creek Area Mowing 1 MW $ $

0001AI Highview Area Mowing 1 MW $ $

0001AJ Highview Misc Area Mowing 1 MW $ $

0001AK Meadowview Nature Area Mowing 1 MW $ $

0001AL Little Mustang Area Mowing 1 MW $ $

0001AM Love Park Area Mowing 1 MW $ $

0001AN Overlook Area Mowing 1 MW $ $

0001AO Overlook Misc Area Mowing 1 MW $ $

Facility Mowing

0001AP Buffalo Creek Wetland Facility Mowing 1 MW $ $

0001AQ Buffalo Crekk Wetland Trails Mowing 1 MW $ $

0001AR Highview Park Facility Mowing 1 MW $ $

0001AS Love Park Facility Mowing 1 MW $ $

0001AT Overlook Facility Mowing 1 MW $ $

0001AU Waxahachie Creek Nature Trail Mowing 1 MW $ $

0001AV Waxahachie Creek Facility Mowing 1 MW $ $

0001AW Mott Facility Mowing 1 MW $ $

Landscape Mowing

0001AX Mott Entrance Mowing 1 MW $ $

0001AY Mott Group Shelter Mowing 1 MW $ $

0001AZ Waxahachie Park Entrance Mowing 1 MW $ $

0001AAA Waxahachie Creek Group Shelter Mowing 1 MW $ $

0001AAB Highview Park Entrance Mowing 1 MW $ $

0001AAC Highview Park Group Shelter Mowing 1 MW $ $

0001AAD Love Park Entrance Mowing 1 MW $ $

0001AAE Love Park Group Shelter Mowing 1 MW $ $

0001AAF Headquarters Office Mowing 1 MW $ $

TOTAL BASE YEAR

BASE YR MAX QTY

0001 BASE YEAR 1‐Jun‐17 31‐Mar‐18

ITEM DESCRIPTION EST U/M UNIT AMOUNT

QUAN PRICE

Area Mowing

0001AA Slope Mowing 10 MW $ $

0001AB Spillway Mowing 3 MW $ $

0001AC Embankment Mowing

10 MW $ $

0001AD Buffalo Creek Wetland 10 MW $ $

0001AE Headquarters Area Mowing 10 MW $ $

0001AF Mott Park Area Mowing 10 MW $ $

0001AG Mott Park Misc Area Mowing 1 MW $ $

0001AH Waxahachie Creek Area Mowing 10 MW $ $

0001AI Highview Area Mowing 10 MW $ $

0001AJ Highview Misc Area Mowing 1 MW $ $

0001AK Meadowview Nature Area Mowing 1 MW $ $

0001AL Little Mustang Area Mowing 10 MW $ $

0001AM Love Park Area Mowing 10 MW $ $

0001AN Overlook Area Mowing 10 MW $ $

0001AO Overlook Misc Area Mowing 1 MW $ $

0001AP Buffalo Creek Wetland Facility Mowing 10 MW $ $

0001AQ Buffalo Crekk Wetland Trails Mowing 10 MW $ $

0001AR Highview Park Facility Mowing 10 MW $ $

0001AS Love Park Facility Mowing 10 MW $ $

0001AT Overlook Facility Mowing 10 MW $ $

0001AU Waxahachie Creek Nature Trail Mowing 10 MW $ $

0001AV Waxahachie Creek Facility Mowing 10 MW $ $

0001AW Mott Facility Mowing 10 MW $ $

0001AX Mott Entrance Mowing 18 MW $ $

0001AY Mott Group Shelter Mowing 18 MW $ $

0001AZ Waxahachie Park Entrance Mowing 18 MW $ $

0001AAA Waxahachie Creek Group Shelter Mowing 18 MW $ $

0001AAB Highview Park Entrance Mowing 18 MW $ $

0001AAC Highview Park Group Shelter Mowing 18 MW $ $

0001AAD Love Park Entrance Mowing 18 MW $ $

0001AAE Love Park Group Shelter Mowing 18 MW $ $

0001AAF Headquarters Office Mowing 18 MW $ $

TOTAL BASE YEAR

OPTION ONE QTY ONE

Furnish all equipments, materials, plant and labor necessary to perform MOWING SERVICES at Bardwell Lake, Ennis, Texas in accordance with the attached scope

1001 OPTION 1 1‐Apr‐18 31‐Mar‐19

Area Mowing

1001AA Slope Mowing 1 MW $ $

1001AB Spillway Mowing 1 MW $ $

1001AC Embankment Hay Lease Mowing 1 MW $ $

1001AD Buffalo Creek Wetland 1 MW $ $

1001AE Headquarters Area Mowing 1 MW $ $

1001AF Mott Park Area Mowing 1 MW $ $

1001AG Mott Park Misc Area Mowing 1 MW $ $

1001AH Waxahachie Creek Area Mowing 1 MW $ $

1001AI Highview Area Mowing 1 MW $ $

1001AJ Highview Misc Area Mowing 1 MW $ $

1001AK Meadowview Nature Area Mowing 1 MW $ $

1001AL Little Mustang Area Mowing 1 MW $ $

1001AM Love Park Area Mowing 1 MW $ $

1001AN Overlook Area Mowing 1 MW $ $

1001AO Overlook Misc Area Mowing 1 MW $ $

Facility Mowing

1001AP Buffalo Creek Wetland Facility Mowing 1 MW $ $

1001AQ Buffalo Crekk Wetland Trails Mowing 1 MW $ $

1001AR Highview Park Facility Mowing 1 MW $ $

1001AS Love Park Facility Mowing 1 MW $ $

1001AT Overlook Facility Mowing 1 MW $ $

1001AU Waxahachie Creek Nature Trail Mowing 1 MW $ $

1001AV Waxahachie Creek Facility Mowing 1 MW $ $

1001AW Mott Facility Mowing 1 MW $ $

Landscape Mowing

1001AX Mott Entrance Mowing 1 MW $ $

1001AY Mott Group Shelter Mowing 1 MW $ $

1001AZ Waxahachie Park Entrance Mowing 1 MW $ $

1001AAA Waxahachie Creek Group Shelter Mowing 1 MW $ $

1001AAB Highview Park Entrance Mowing 1 MW $ $

1001AAC Highview Park Group Shelter Mowing 1 MW $ $

1001AAD Love Park Entrance Mowing 1 MW $ $

1001AAE Love Park Group Shelter Mowing 1 MW $ $

1001AAF Headquarters Office Mowing 1 MW $ $

TOTAL OPTION YEAR 1

OPTION ONE MAX QTY

1001 OPTION 1 1‐Apr‐18 31‐Mar‐19

Area Mowing

1001AA Slope Mowing 13 MW $ $

1001AB Spillway Mowing 3 MW $ $

1001AC Embankment Hay Lease Mowing 13 MW $ $

1001AD Buffalo Creek Wetland 13 MW $ $

1001AE Headquarters Area Mowing 13 MW $ $

1001AF Mott Park Area Mowing 13 MW $ $

1001AG Mott Park Misc Area Mowing 1 MW $ $

1001AH Waxahachie Creek Area Mowing 13 MW $ $

1001AI Highview Area Mowing 13 MW $ $

1001AJ Highview Misc Area Mowing 1 MW $ $

1001AK Meadowview Nature Area Mowing 1 MW $ $

1001AL Little Mustang Area Mowing 13 MW $ $

1001AM Love Park Area Mowing 13 MW $ $

1001AN Overlook Area Mowing 13 MW $ $

1001AO Overlook Misc Area Mowing 1 MW $ $

Facility Mowing

1001AP Buffalo Creek Wetland Facility Mowing 13 MW $ $

1001AQ Buffalo Crekk Wetland Trails Mowing 13 MW $ $

1001AR Highview Park Facility Mowing 13 MW $ $

1001AS Love Park Facility Mowing 13 MW $ $

1001AT Overlook Facility Mowing 13 MW $ $

1001AU Waxahachie Creek Nature Trail Mowing 13 MW $ $

1001AV Waxahachie Creek Facility Mowing 13 MW $ $

1001AW Mott Facility Mowing 13 MW $ $

Landscape Mowing

1001AX Mott Entrance Mowing 23 MW $ $

1001AY Mott Group Shelter Mowing 23 MW $ $

1001AZ Waxahachie Park Entrance Mowing 23 MW $ $

1001AAA Waxahachie Creek Group Shelter Mowing 23 MW $ $

1001AAB Highview Park Entrance Mowing 23 MW $ $

1001AAC Highview Park Group Shelter Mowing 23 MW $ $

1001AAD Love Park Entrance Mowing 23 MW $ $

1001AAE Love Park Group Shelter Mowing 23 MW $ $

1001AAF Headquarters Office Mowing 23 MW $ $

TOTAL OPTION YEAR 1

OPTION TWO QTY ONE

1002 OPTION 2 1‐Apr‐19 31‐Mar‐20

Area Mowing

1002AA Slope Mowing 1 MW $ $

1002AB Spillway Mowing 1 MW $ $

1002AC Embankment Mowing

1 MW $ $

1002AD Buffalo Creek Wetland 1 MW $ $

1002AE Headquarters Area Mowing 1 MW $ $

1002AF Mott Park Area Mowing 1 MW $ $

1002AG Mott Park Misc Area Mowing 1 MW $ $

1002AH Waxahachie Creek Area Mowing 1 MW $ $

1002AI Highview Area Mowing 1 MW $ $

1002AJ Highview Misc Area Mowing 1 MW $ $

1002AK Meadowview Nature Area Mowing 1 MW $ $

1002AL Little Mustang Area Mowing 1 MW $ $

1002AM Love Park Area Mowing 1 MW $ $

1002AN Overlook Area Mowing 1 MW $ $

1002AO Overlook Misc Area Mowing 1 MW $ $

1002AP Buffalo Creek Wetland Facility Mowing 1 MW $ $

1002AQ Buffalo Crekk Wetland Trails Mowing 1 MW $ $

1002AR Highview Park Facility Mowing 1 MW $ $

1002AS Love Park Facility Mowing 1 MW $ $

1002AT Overlook Facility Mowing 1 MW $ $

1002AU Waxahachie Creek Nature Trail Mowing 1 MW $ $

1002AV Waxahachie Creek Facility Mowing 1 MW $ $

1002AW Mott Facility Mowing 1 MW $ $

Landscape Mowing

1002AX Mott Entrance Mowing 1 MW $ $

1002AY Mott Group Shelter Mowing 1 MW $ $

1002AZ Waxahachie Park Entrance Mowing 1 MW $ $

1002AAA Waxahachie Creek Group Shelter Mowing 1 MW $ $

1002AAB Highview Park Entrance Mowing 1 MW $ $

1002AAC Highview Park Group Shelter Mowing 1 MW $ $

1002AAD Love Park Entrance Mowing 1 MW $ $

002AAE Love Park Group Shelter Mowing 1 MW $ $

1002AAF Headquarters Office Mowing 1 MW $ $

TOTAL OPTION YEAR 2 $

TOTAL CONTRACT BASE + 2 OPTIONS $

OPTION TWO MAX QTY

1002 OPTION 2 1‐Apr‐19 31‐Mar‐20

Area Mowing

1002AA Slope Mowing 13 MW $ $

1002AB Spillway Mowing 3 MW $ $

1002AC Embankment Mowing

13 MW $ $

1002AD Buffalo Creek Wetland 13 MW $ $

1002AE Headquarters Area Mowing 13 MW $ $

1002AF Mott Park Area Mowing 13 MW $ $

1002AG Mott Park Misc Area Mowing 1 MW $ $

1002AH Waxahachie Creek Area Mowing 13 MW $ $

1002AI Highview Area Mowing 13 MW $ $

1002AJ Highview Misc Area Mowing 1 MW $ $

1002AK Meadowview Nature Area Mowing 1 MW $ $

1002AL Little Mustang Area Mowing 13 MW $ $

1002AM Love Park Area Mowing 13 MW $ $

1002AN Overlook Area Mowing 13 MW $ $

1002AO Overlook Misc Area Mowing 1 MW $ $

1002AP Buffalo Creek Wetland Facility Mowing 13 MW $ $

1002AQ Buffalo Crekk Wetland Trails Mowing 13 MW $ $

1002AR Highview Park Facility Mowing 13 MW $ $

1002AS Love Park Facility Mowing 13 MW $ $

1002AT Overlook Facility Mowing 13 MW $ $

1002AU Waxahachie Creek Nature Trail Mowing 13 MW $ $

1002AV Waxahachie Creek Facility Mowing 13 MW $ $

1002AW Mott Facility Mowing 13 MW $ $

1002AX Mott Entrance Mowing 23 MW $ $

1002AY Mott Group Shelter Mowing 23 MW $ $

1002AZ Waxahachie Park Entrance Mowing 23 MW $ $

1002AAA Waxahachie Creek Group Shelter Mowing 23 MW $ $

1002AAB Highview Park Entrance Mowing 23 MW $ $

1002AAC Highview Park Group Shelter Mowing 23 MW $ $

1002AAD Love Park Entrance Mowing 23 MW $ $

1002AAE Love Park Group Shelter Mowing 23 MW $ $

1002AAF Headquarters Office Mowing 23 MW $ $

TOTAL OPTION YEAR 2 $

TOTAL CONTRACT BASE + 2 OPTIONS $

TASK ORDER ONE

Bardwell Lake IGE For Mowing Services

0001 BASE

YEAR

1‐Jun‐17 30‐Sep‐17

Area Mowing

0001AA Slope Mowing 7 MW $ $

0001AB Spillway Mowing 2 MW $ $

0001AC Embankment Mowing

7 MW $ $

0001AD Buffalo Creek Wetland 7 MW $ $

0001AE Headquarters Area Mowing 7 MW $ $

0001AF Mott Park Area Mowing 7 MW $ $

0001AG Mott Park Misc Area Mowing 0 MW $ $

0001AH Waxahachie Creek Area Mowing 7 MW $ $

0001AI Highview Area Mowing 7 MW $ $

0001AJ Highview Misc Area Mowing 0 MW $ $

0001AK Meadowview Nature Area Mowing 0 MW $ $

0001AL Little Mustang Area Mowing 7 MW $ $

0001AM Love Park Area Mowing 7 MW $ $

0001AN Overlook Area Mowing 7 MW $ $

0001AO Overlook Misc Area Mowing 0 MW $ $

0001AP Buffalo Creek Wetland Facility Mowing 7 MW $ $

0001AQ Buffalo Crekk Wetland Trails Mowing 7 MW $ $

0001AR Highview Park Facility Mowing 7 MW $ $

0001AS Love Park Facility Mowing 7 MW $ $

0001AT Overlook Facility Mowing 7 MW $ $

0001AU Waxahachie Creek Nature Trail Mowing 7 MW $ $

0001AV Waxahachie Creek Facility Mowing 7 MW $ $

0001AW Mott Facility Mowing 7 MW $ $

0001AX Mott Entrance Mowing 12 MW $ $

0001AY Mott Group Shelter Mowing 12 MW $ $

0001AZ Waxahachie Park Entrance Mowing 12 MW $ $

0001AAA Waxahachie Creek Group Shelter Mowing 12 MW $ $

0001AAB Highview Park Entrance Mowing 12 MW $ $

0001AAC Highview Park Group Shelter Mowing 12 MW $ $

0001AAD Love Park Entrance Mowing 12 MW $ $

0001AAE Love Park Group Shelter Mowing 12 MW $ $

0001AAF Headquarters Office Mowing 12 MW $ $

Total

PERFORMANCE WORK SCHEDULE

PERFORMANCE WORK STATEMENT (PWS)

Mowing Services at Bardwell Lake

1. GENERAL: This is a non-personal services contract to provide Mowing Services at Bardwell Lake. 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: This is a 3-year (base + 2 options) Indefinite Delivery - Indefinite Quantity Contract and services will be ordered by issuance of individual Mowing Letters. The contractor shall provide all personnel, equipment, supplies, facilities, transportation, tools, materials, supervision, and other items and non-personal services necessary to perform Mowing Services at Bardwell Lake as defined in this Performance Work Statement except for those items specified as government furnished property and services. The contractor shall perform to the standards in this contract. Base POP 1 Jun 17-31 Mar 2018, Option Period (1) 1 Apr 2018 – 31 Mar 2019, Option Period (2) 1 Apr 2019 - 31 Mar 2020.

1.2 Scope of Work: Work will consist of furnishing all labor, materials, fuel, and equipment necessary to perform specified mowing services in public use areas at the lake. Contractor's work and responsibility shall include, but not be limited to, all job planning, programming, scheduling, administration, inspection, and management necessary to accomplish the required mowing services. Contractor shall assure that all work is accomplished in accordance with the contract specifications, all applicable laws, municipal codes, regulations and/or written directives issued by the Contracting Officer. The areas covered, number of facilities, and frequencies of services are provided in the attached tabulation of park areas & facilities, frequency schedules, and park maps. It is recommended that the Contractor conduct a site visit to the lake and parks prior to bid submittal. Additional information regarding property lines, boundaries, and site access may be obtained by contacting Mr. Jeremy Spencer, Bardwell Lake Natural Resource Specialist, at the Bardwell Lake Office, 4000 Observation Dr., Ennis, Texas 75119, 7:30 AM to 4:00 PM Monday through Friday, or by calling 972-897-5711 ext.1032, or by e-mail at jeremy.a.spencer@usace.army.mil.

1.3 Project Descriptions and General Information:

1.3.1 Location: Bardwell Lake is located in Ellis County on Waxahachie Creek, 5.0 river miles upstream from its confluence with Chambers Creek. The dam is located about 3 miles southeast of Bardwell, Texas.

Accessibility - The Project Office may be reached via Interstate 45, by exiting State Highway 34 West or the State Highway 287 Bypass. Highways 34 and 287 span the lake upstream from the dam. When leaving or entering Ennis on Highway 34 or 287, exit on Ensign Road and proceed south about 4 miles and turn right on Observation Drive, go about 1 mile to the Project Office.

1.3.2 Climate: The North Texas area is classified as humid and subtropical with hot summers.

Temperatures normally range from mid-thirties to the mid-fifties in January and from mid-seventies to the mid-nineties in July. The average wind speed is eleven miles per hour with prevailing summer breezes from the southeast. The average rainfall for this area is 34.8 inches per year.

1.3.3 Soil Conditions: Varying types of soil exist, they are mainly park of the Blackland Prairie. Resource area will include clays and sandy loams. The sandy loams are fairly shallow on clay based subsoil the clays have a moderate to deep profile with a deep top soil.

1.4 Frequency of Service: Each service shall be accomplished when directed by a separate Mowing Letter. The number of services actually required and ordered during the contract period may vary from year to year due to the amount of rainfall in the area, availability of funds, and changes in park operations. Below is a typical service schedule for a normal to heavy rainfall year provided availability of funds and assuming all parks are open year-round:

Service Estimate # per year Facility Mowing 1-13 Area Mowing 7-13 Landscape Mowing 10-23

1.5 Flood or Construction Activities: The Government may, at any time during the duration of this contract, close any park or portion of a park, for reasons such as flooding, construction activities, or budget constraints, and delete any subsequent service in the closed park or area. The Contractor shall be given notification as soon as possible to prepare for either contingency. This decrease shall be deducted from the monthly invoice and paid for in accordance with the bid schedule.

1.6 Changes to Park Operations: The Government may, at any time during the duration of this contract, add or remove facilities from the parks. Minor changes such as relocating gates, adding minimal parking areas, planting trees, upgrading site amenities, or relocating sites with no net gain will not be cause for a contract modification.

Large scale changes such as adding additional campsites, new roads, and new restrooms will result in a contract modification. It may become necessary at any time during the duration of this contract for the COR or Lake Manager to close any park or portion of a park and delete any subsequent service for the closed park or area.

1.7 Security Requirements:

1.7.1 Physical Security: The contractor shall be responsible for safeguarding all Government equipment, information and property provided for contractor use.

1.7.2 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.

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.

1.7.3 Access and General Protection/Security Policy and Procedures: All contractor and all associated subcontractors 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/facility access requirements to be accomplished by installation Provost Marshal Office, Director of Emergency Services or Security Office. Contractor workforce must comply with all personal identity verification requirements (FAR clause 52.204-9, Personal Identity Verification of Contractor Personnel) as directed by DOD, HQDA and/or local policy. In addition to the changes otherwise authorized by the changes clause of the contract, should the Force Protection Condition (FPCON) at any installation or facility change, the Government may require changes in contractor security matters or processes.

Contractor and all associated subcontractors employees shall comply with adjudication standards and procedures using the National Crime Information Center Interstate Identification Index (NCIC-III) and Terrorist Screening Database (TSDB) (Army Directive 2014-05 / AR 190-13), applicable installation, facility and area commander installation/facility access and local security policies and procedures (provided by government repetitive, as NCIC and TSDB are available), or, at OCONUS locations, in accordance with status of forces agreements and other theater regulations.

1.7.4 Suspicious Activity Reporting Training : The contractor and all associated sub-contractors shall receive a brief/training (provided by the RA) on the local suspicious activity reporting program. This locally 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 project manager, security representative or law enforcement entity. This training shall be completed within 30 calendar days of contract award and within 30 calendar days of new employees commencing performance with the results reported to the COR NLT 5 calendar completion of the training.

1.7.5 Restricted Area Access: All contractor employees, including subcontractor employees who are not in possession of the appropriate security clearance or access privileges, will be escorted in areas where they may be exposed to classified and/or sensitive materials and/or sensitive or restricted areas.

1.7.6 Pre-screen candidates using E-Verify Program: "The

Contractor must pre-screen Candidates using the E-verify Program (http://www.uscis.gov/e-verify) website to meet the established employment eligibility requirements. The Vendor must ensure that the Candidate has two valid forms of Government issued identification prior to enrollment to ensure the correct information is entered into the E-verify system. An initial list of verified/eligible Candidates must be provided to the COR no later than 3 business days after the initial contract award."

1.7.7 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.

1.7.8 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 contract.

1.7.9 Contractor Key Personnel: The following personnel are considered key personnel by the Government: Contract Manager/Administrator. 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.

1.7.10 Identification of Contractor Employees: Include the following Special Contract Requirement as applicable

Identification of Contractor Employees in the Federal Workplace (Aug 2008):

(a) The contractor shall provide each of its employees who will be involved in the performance of the contract, on a Government facility, with an identification (ID) badge. The ID badge shall clearly display the contractor’s name and the employee’s name and color photograph. The Contracting Officer or his/her designee shall approve the ID badge before the commencement of contract performance. It is the contractor’s responsibility to ensure that all contractor personnel wear the ID badge at all times when performing work under this contract at a Government facility. Unless otherwise specified in the contract, each contractor employee shall wear the ID badge in a conspicuous place on the front of their clothing and above their waist, except when safety or health reasons prohibit such placement. This requirement is in addition to any Government facility security provisions that require that a Government-issued security badge also be worn.

(b) Contractor personnel shall clearly identify themselves to all attendees as a contractor employee before the commencement of meetings with Government or other contractor personnel. Contractor personnel shall clearly and immediately identify themselves as a contractor employee when placing, answering or participating in telephone/VTC conversations with Government or other contractor personnel.

(c) When contractor personnel send e-mail messages from or to a Government-owned computer, they shall include a signature block that includes their employer’s name and the employee’s full name and email address.

(d) All vehicles and equipment utilized under this contract must be identified with the company name or logo conspicuously displayed.

(e) Each of the requirements set forth in paragraphs a-d above, must be included in all subcontracts at any tier.

1.7.11 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 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.

1.8 Workday: Normal working hours for the contractor shall be between the hours of 7:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday thru Friday, except as specifically approved in advance by the COR or Lake Manager. Major Federal Holidays during the recreation season (1 April - 30 Sept) shall be observed by the contractor and no work on the site shall be permitted except in extreme cases and after specific approval by the COR or Lake Manager (NOTE: The Contractor may, with the COR/Lake Manager prior approval, be allowed to mow the embankment on weekends and/or holidays). Government Holidays are:

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

1.9 Typical Drawings: The specification requirements shall override all typical drawings. Typical drawings are not to scale, nor are they intended to depict all facilities at the lake. Therefore, typical drawings are in the list of attachments and are included for general information purposes only.

1.10 Permits: The Contractor shall, without additional expense to the Government, be responsible for obtaining any necessary licenses, permits, and letters of certification. The Contractor shall comply with any applicable Federal, State, County, and Municipal laws, codes, and regulations in connection with the performance of the work specified under this contract.

1.11 Award of Other Contracts: The services provided under this contract shall be independent of all services provided under other contracts, at this project or any other project, at which the Contractor may receive award.

1.12 Safety Requirements: Contractor shall develop and submit a written detailed Accident Prevention Plan within fifteen (15) days after award and prior to beginning work. This plan must indicate in detail the general policies and procedures for safe operation in the accomplishment of this contract. The plan shall include an “Activity Hazard Analysis” as defined in Section 01.A.09 of Safety Manual stated below. The Safety Plan and Hazard Analysis shall show how the Contractor intends to perform services in full compliance with the safety requirements set forth in the most current EM 385-1-1, entitled Safety and Health Requirements Manual, copies of which are available on the Corps of Engineers web page at http://www.publications.usace.army.mil/USACEPublications/EngineerManuals.aspx.

1.13 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 Officer’s Representative (COR), Lake Manager, 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.

1.14 Contracting Officer Representative (COR): A COR will be designated on specific task orders which are equal to or greater than $150,000 or when the complexity of the task order necessitates the need for a COR. The (COR) will be identified by separate letter.