PWS revised 9Oct20 .pdf

PERFORMANCE WORK STATEMENT (PWS)

Water Resources Review and Research, Hydrology and Hydraulic Studies

Solicitation No: W9126G-20-Q-0092 Contract No.: W9126G-20-P-#TBD

Revised 9 October 2020

1. General: This is a non-personal commercial services contract to perform Hydrology and Hydraulic Studies and Reviews for the Water Resources Branch of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), Fort Worth District. 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: Contractor shall provide all personnel, equipment, supplies, facilities, transportation, tools, materials, supervision, and other items of non-personal services necessary to perform required Hydrology and Hydraulic studies, as well as perform reviews of previously completed Hydrology and Hydraulic studies.

2. Objectives: Each task will have specific goals and milestones to be met and are outlined below.

The table below includes a PWS reference and historic annual (12-month) contractor manpower equivalent (CME) information.

2.1 BASE TASK 1: LOSS RATE STUDY EXPANSION (Not to exceed $25,000)

2.1.1: The Water Resources Branch currently has an on-going Loss Rate study that is focused on the Guadalupe and Trinity watersheds. This task will expand that study area of focus to include the Brazos and Neches watersheds. The University will perform a loss rate study of the initial and constant loss rates that have been observed to occur during rare or extreme precipitation events in Brazos and Neches watershed in Texas. USACE will provide the university with an array of recent storm calibrations, loss rates, and hydrologic models that have been developed for other studies. Initial and constant losses will then be correlated to soil type, development of storage in the basin, and rare frequency peaks stream discharges, such as the 2%, 1%, and 0.2% annual chance exceedance.

2.2 BASE TASK 2: TECHNICAL REVIEW OF HYDROLOGY AND HYDRAULIC REPORTS

(Not to exceed $25,000).

2.2.1: Perform an independent technical review of various hydrologic and/or hydraulic modeling and reports. Provide feedback regarding adequacy of the hydrologic methods, recommendations for improvement, and concurrence or non-concurrence with the recommended frequency discharges.

Coordinate with USACE hydrologists to address any identified issues in order to achieve concurrence with the final study results. The first review will be associated with the Trinity Watershed Hydrology Assessment.

*NOTE: Task 2 (TECHNICAL REVIEW OF HYDROLOGY AND HYDRAULIC REPORTS) services MAY be exercised up to two times during the Base and Option Periods. See CLIN Schedule for details.

2.3 BASE TASK 3: RARE AND EXTREME STORM DATA COLLECTION (Not to exceed $2,500)

2.3.1: As an extension of the loss rate study from Task 1, the contractor will collect additional storm data for rare or extreme storms in Texas along with their corresponding loss rates and soil conditions. A written summary of the data collected will be provided to USACE by March 1st, 2022 for Water Year 2021.

2.4 OPTIONAL TASK 4: REGIONAL REGRESSIONS FOR TRINITY AND GUADALUPE

BASINS (Not to exceed $100,000)

2.4.1: Develop Regional Regression Equations for the 1% ACE flow (100-yr) for Trinity and Guadalupe River Basins (Approximately 100 locations) utilizing Results from Calibrated HEC-HMS model.

Regionalization studies attempt to develop regional relationships to help with making estimates where time and funds are limited. Various correlations between HEC-HMS model results and measurable watershed characteristics will be investigated to determine regional equations that can be used to estimate the 1% ACE flow. Review and analysis of typical hydrologic and hydraulic modeling and reports for other projects that are to be completed within the option period’s date range may also be required.

2.5 OPTIONAL TASK 5: UPDATE OF SNYDER’S PARAMETERS (Not to exceed $100,000)

2.5.1: Perform a study to verify and/or update the USACE Fort Worth District urban equations for estimating Snyder's lag time and peaking coefficients based on observed gage data, soil type, land use, and modern storm water management practices. References: Nelson, T.L. “Synthetic Unit Hydrographs Relationships, Trinity River Tributaries, Fort Worth-Dallas Urban Area”, Seminar on Urban Hydrology, Davis, CA, 1970. Rodman, P.K. “Effects of Urbanization on Various Frequency Peak Discharges”, USACE Water Resources Meeting, Albuquerque, NM, 1977. Review and analysis of typical hydrologic and hydraulic modeling and reports for other projects that are to be completed within the option period’s date range may also be required.

2.6 OPTIONAL TASK 6: WATERSHED CHARACTERISTICS FOR USGS GAGES (Not to exceed $80,000)

2.6.1: Develop Measurable Watershed Characteristics at all current (570) USGS Stream flow gages in Texas utilizing HEC-GeoHMS. Regionalization studies attempt to develop regional relationships to help with making estimates where time and funds are limited. Utilizing GIS to obtain measurable watershed characteristics across the State of Texas would help facilitate future regional studies in developing frequency-based peak discharge estimates. The measurable watershed characteristics are determined when performing sub basin delineation using HEC-GeoHMS. Review and analysis of typical hydrologic and hydraulic modeling and reports for other projects that are to be completed within the option period’s date range may also be required.

3. Qualifications/Requirements:

Special Qualifications: Work on the reviews and studies shall require comprehensive knowledge of water resources, hydrology, hydraulic engineering, meteorology, and hydrometeorology of extreme storms. The Principal Investigator shall have a degree in meteorology, hydrology, engineering, or a related science field. Preference will be given to Principal Investigators (PI) who have a PhD in meteorology, hydrology, engineering, or a related science field. The team shall be qualified to review engineering and scientific reports.

3.1 Submittal Requirements:

i. All applicants are required to provide the following:

a. Results from Prior Research: Provide no more than three relevant and similar projects to the Base and Optional study tasks should be described, including their relation to the currently proposed work.

Reference to each prior research award or contract should include the title, agency, award number, PIs, period of award, and total award, as applicable. This section should be a brief summary and should not exceed two pages total.

b. Results from Prior Reviews: Provide no more than three relevant and similar projects to the Base and Optional review tasks should be described, including their relation to the currently proposed work.

Reference to each prior research award or contract should include the title, agency, award number, PIs, period of award, and total award, as applicable. This section should be a brief summary and should not exceed two pages total.

c. Vitae (Academic Resume): Abbreviated curriculum vitae are sought with each proposal. Reference lists should be limited to all publications in the last three years with up to five other relevant papers.

4. Evaluation Ratings:

4.1 Evaluation Information: Proposals will be evaluated by a board consisting of one or more people familiar with the project. The proposal shall be evaluated on Experience and Qualifications of the team completing the work, and the Cost of the work proposed.

4.2 Basis of Award: Proposal will be evaluated to ensure that it meets the requirements of the performance work statement, and the costs are allowable, allocable and reasonable. Each criteria will be individually rated and the proposal will be given an overall rating. The overall rating will take into consideration the individual ratings of each criteria and the effect of the importance one criteria may have over another if appropriate. The government reserves the right to reject the proposal and make no award.

4.3 Experience and Qualifications:

i. Principal Investigator / Field Director. Must have direct knowledge of project, data analysis and report preparation experience of similar types of projects in this field.

ii. Work Experience. The proposal includes a list of similar projects (magnitude, scope, cost), including a point of contact with the awarding agency or organization, completed by the primary investigators submitting this proposal.

4.4 Weighting of the criteria are as follows:

ii. Overall Qualification of Applicants (100%): This criterion ascertains whether the applicant possesses the necessary education, experience, training facilities, and administrative resources to accomplish the project. For this project’s competition this includes:

a. Do PIs clearly document past experience with identifying, developing, and managing undergraduate, graduate, and postdoctoral scientists in science and engineering related fields and have the technical expertise to conduct research in hydrology, environmental and civil engineering, and related sciences?

(25%)

b. Have PIs demonstrated the ability to conduct successful research? How closely related to the proposed Base and Optional tasks is the PI’s previous successful research? (50%)

c. Are the PIs and scientists brought into the program likely to maintain effective and consistent interactions with USACE professionals throughout the course of the proposed research program? (25%)

4.5 Adjectival Evaluation Ratings:

4.5.1 The proposal factors will be rated with the following adjectives.

Excellent – Proposal/factor demonstrates thorough and detailed understanding of requirements. Technical approach and capabilities significantly exceed performance and capability standards. Proposal/factor offers one or more strengths. Strengths significantly outweigh weaknesses, if any. The proposal/factor represents a high probability of success with no apparent risk in meeting the Government’s requirements.

Good - Proposal/factor demonstrates good understanding of requirements. Technical approach and capabilities exceed performance and capability standards. Proposal/factor offers one or more strengths. Strengths outweigh any weaknesses. The proposal/factor represents a strong probability of success with overall low degree of risk in meeting the Government’s requirements.

Satisfactory - Proposal/factor demonstrates acceptable understanding of requirements. Technical approach and capabilities meet performance and capability standards. Proposal/factor offers no strengths, or, if there are any strengths, these strengths are offset by weaknesses. The proposal/factor represents a reasonable probability of success with overall moderate degree of risk in meeting the Government’s requirements.

Marginal - Proposal/factor demonstrates a limited understanding of requirements. Technical approach and capabilities are questionable as to whether or not they meet performance and capability standards necessary for acceptable contract performance. Proposal/factor contains weaknesses and offers no strengths, or, if there are any strengths, these strengths are outweighed by weaknesses. The proposal/factor represents a low probability of success with overall high degree of risk in meeting the Government’s requirements. Proposal/factor might be made satisfactory with additional information and without a major revision of the proposal.

Poor - Proposal/factor demonstrates a lack of understanding of requirements. Technical approach and capabilities do not meet performance and capability standards necessary for acceptable contract performance.

Proposal/factor contains major errors, omissions, significant weaknesses and/or deficiencies. The proposal/factor represents a very low probability of success with an extremely high degree of risk in meeting the Government’s requirements. Proposal/factor could only be made satisfactory with major revision of proposal.

Additional Evaluation Definitions

• Strength – Any aspect of a proposal that, when judged against a stated evaluation criterion, enhances the merit of the proposal or increases the probability of successful performance of the Assistance Award.

• Weakness – A flaw in a proposal that increases the risk of unsuccessful Assistance Award performance.

• Deficiency – A material failure of a proposal to meet a Government requirement or a combination of significant weaknesses in a proposal that increases the risk of unsuccessful Assistance Award performance to an unacceptable level.

• Uncertainty – Any aspect of the proposal for which the intent of the Offeror is unclear because there may be more than one way to interpret the offer. This item may require further development before a final decision can be made.

4.6 Period of Performance (PoP):

Base Period: All work accomplished by the Contractor under the Base Period including submission of all required data, and exclusive of final invoicing, shall be per each tasks specified period of performance (PoP), from the date of award. See CLIN Schedule for details. Final invoicing and base Contract closeout shall be accomplished 30 days after the expiration of the base period award. The contractor will manage and schedule completion of the work to coincide with the period of performance. Any task not executed as part of the Base Period or any subsequent Option Periods, may be executed at any later Option Period.

Option Period 1: All work accomplished by the Contractor under the Option Period 1 including submission of all required data, and exclusive of final invoicing, shall be for 12 months from the end date of the base period. Final invoicing and Option Period 1 Contract closeout shall be accomplished 30 days after the expiration of option period of performance. The contractor will manage and schedule completion of the work to coincide with the period of performance. Award of Option 1 is not guaranteed, are awarded at the sole discretion of the Government and can be awarded in any combination.

Option Period 2: All work accomplished by the Contractor under the Option Period 2 including submission of all required data, and exclusive of final invoicing, shall be for 12 months from the end date of option period 1. Final invoicing and Option Period 2 Contract closeout shall be accomplished 30 days after the expiration of option period of performance. The contractor will manage and schedule completion of the work to coincide with the period of performance. Award of Option 2 is not guaranteed, are awarded at the sole discretion of the Government and can be awarded in any combination.

Option Period 3: All work accomplished by the Contractor under the Option Period 3 including submission of all required data, and exclusive of final invoicing, shall be for 12 months from the end date of option period 2. Final invoicing and Option Period 3 Contract closeout shall be accomplished 30 days after the expiration of option period of performance. The contractor will manage and schedule completion of the work to coincide with the period of performance. Award of Option 3 is not guaranteed, are awarded at the sole discretion of the Government and can be awarded in any combination.

Option Period 4: All work accomplished by the Contractor under the Option Period 4 including submission of all required data, and exclusive of final invoicing, shall be for 12 months from the end date of option period 3. Final invoicing and Option Period 3 Contract closeout shall be accomplished 30 days after the expiration of option period of performance. The contractor will manage and schedule completion of the work to coincide with the period of performance. Award of Option 4 is not guaranteed, are awarded at the sole discretion of the Government and can be awarded in any combination.

5. Contract Administrative Requirements:

5.1 Quality Control: 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.

5.2 Quality Assurance: The Government shall evaluate the Contractor’s performance under this task order 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).

5.3 Government Holidays: Contractor is not required to perform work on holidays.

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

5.4 Hours of Operation: The contractor is expected to have core daily working hours between 0900 and 1500.

5.5 Place of Performance: Not Applicable.

5.6 Type of Contract: The government’s intent is to award a Firm Fixed Price Contract for these reviews.

5.7 Security Requirements: Not Applicable.

5.8 Installation Physical Security: Not Applicable.

5.9 Special Qualifications: Work on the reviews and studies shall require comprehensive knowledge of water resources, hydrology, hydraulic engineering, meteorology, and hydrometeorology of extreme storms. The Principal Investigator shall have a degree in meteorology, hydrology, engineering, or a related science field. Preference will be given to Principal Investigators (PI) who have a PhD in meteorology, hydrology, engineering, or a related science field. The team shall be qualified to review engineering and scientific reports. The team also must be able to prepare cartographic maps for a number of the proposed studies.

5.10 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.

5.11 Contracting Officer Representative (COR) (IF Applicable): 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 or Task Order.

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

5.13 Identification of Contractor Employees:

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

(a) 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.

(b) 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 e-mail address.

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

5.14 Contractor Travel. The Contractor shall conduct all travel in accordance with FAR Part 31-205.46.

As directed by district staff, the contractor may have to travel to the Fort Worth District Office for data collection and Quarterly in-person meetings.

5.15 Data Rights: The Government has unlimited rights to all documents/material produced under this contract. All documents and materials, to include the source codes of any software, produced under this contract shall be Government owned and are the property of the Government with all rights and privileges of ownership/copyright belonging exclusively to the Government. These documents and materials may not be used or sold by the Contractor without written permission from the 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.

5.16 Organizational Conflict of Interest: Not Applicable.

5.17 GOVERNMENT FURNISHED ITEMS AND SERVICES:

5.18 Facilities: Not Applicable.

5.19 Equipment: Not Applicable.

5.20 CONTRACTOR FURNISHED ITEMS AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

5.21 General: The Contractor shall furnish all supplies, equipment, facilities and services required to perform work under this contract that are not listed under Section 1.5 or of this PWS.

5.22 Equipment: The Contractor shall be responsible for maintaining all contractor owned equipment.

5.23 CONTRACTOR MANAGEMENT REPORTING (CMR): The Office of the Assistant Secretary of the Army (Manpower & Reserve Affairs) operates and maintains a secure Army data collection site where the Contractor shall report ALL Contractor manpower (including subcontractor manpower) required for performance of this contract. The Contractor shall completely fill in all the information in the format using the following web address www.eCMRA.mil. The required information includes: (1) Contracting Office, Contracting Officer, Contracting Officer’s Technical Representative (COTR) or also known as the Contracting Officer’s Representative (COR); (2) Contract number, including task and delivery order number; (3) Beginning and ending dates covered by reporting period; (4) Contractor's name, address, phone number, e-mail address, identity of Contractor employee entering data; (5) Estimated direct labor hours (including sub-Contractors); (6) Estimated direct labor dollars paid this reporting period (including sub-Contractors); (7) Total payments (including sub-Contractors); (8) Predominant Federal Service Code (FSC) reflecting services provided by Contractor (and separate predominant FSC for each sub-Contractor if different); (9) Estimated data collection cost; (10) Organizational title associated with the Unit Identification Code (UIC) for the Army Requiring Activity (the Army Requiring Activity is responsible for providing the Contractor with its UIC for the purposes of reporting this information); (11) Locations where Contractor and sub-Contractors perform the work (specified by zip code in the United States and nearest city, country, when in an overseas location, using standardized nomenclature provided on website); (12) Presence of deployment or contingency contract language; and (13) Number of Contractor and sub-Contractor employees deployed in theater this reporting period (by country). As part of its submission, the Contractor shall provide the estimated total cost (if any) incurred to comply with this reporting requirement. Reporting period shall be the period of performance not to exceed 12 months ending September 30 of each government fiscal year and must be reported by 31 October of each calendar year. Contractors may use a direct XML data transfer to the database server or fill in the fields on the website. The XML direct transfer is a format for transferring files from a Contractor’s system to the secure website without the need for separate data entries for each required data element at the website. The specific formats for the XML direct transfer may be downloaded from the website.

A report documenting the CMRA submission shall be submitted to USACE.

5.24 SUSTAINABILITY: The Contractor shall meet the recycled paper content requirements set forth by EPA for post-consumer recycled copy paper. Identifying Greener Paper and environmental attributes to consider when selecting copy paper to comply with EPA-Designated Recovered Material Products can be found at https://www.epa.gov/greenerproducts/identify-greener-products-and-services . The Contractor shall also meet USDA-Designated Bio-preferred Program requirements for products such as fertilizers, mulch and erosion control can be found at https://www.biopreferred.gov/BioPreferred/faces/pages/ProductCategories.xhtml . See contract clauses 52.204-4, 52.223-2, and 52.223-17.

5.25 AT/OPSEC: Antiterrorism and Operation Security) (AT-OPSEC) Requirements.

The following Antiterrorism and Operation Security requirements shall be fulfilled by the A-E Contractor for all A-E personnel, Subcontractors, and Consultants working on-site at an Army installation. These requirements will be enforced and audited by the Government.

1. AT Level I training (general): All contractor employees, to include subcontractor employees, requiring access to Army installations, facilities, controlled access areas, or require network access, shall complete AT Level I awareness training within 30 calendar days after contract start date or effective date of incorporation of this requirement into the contract, whichever is applicable. Upon request, the contractor shall submit certificates of completion for each affected contractor employee and subcontractor employee, to the COR or to the contracting officer (if a COR is not assigned), within 5 calendar days after completion of training by all employees and subcontractor personnel. AT Level awareness training is available at the following website: http://jko.jten.mil/courses/atl1/launch.html; or it can be provided by the RA ATO in presentation form which will be documented via memorandum.

2. Access and General Protection/Security Policy and Procedures: All contractor and all associated sub-contractors employees shall comply with applicable installation, facility and area commander installation/facility access and local security policies and procedures (provided by government representative). The contractor shall also provide all information required for background checks to meet installation/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 this contract, should the Force Protection Condition (FPCON) at any installation or facility change, the Government may require changes in contractor security matters or processes.

2a. For contractors requiring Common Access Card (CAC): N/A 2b. For contractors who do not require CAC, but require access to a DoD facility or installation: Contractor and all associated sub-contractors employees shall comply with adjudication standards and procedures using the National Crime Information Center Interstate Identification Index (NCIC-III) and Terrorist Screening Database (TSDB) (Army Directive 2014-05 / AR 190-13), applicable installation, facility and area commander installation/facility access and local security policies and procedures (provided by government representative, as NCIC and TSDB are available), or, at OCONUS locations, in accordance with status of forces agreements and other theater regulations.

3. AT Awareness Training for Contractor Personnel Traveling Overseas: N/A

4. Suspicious Activity Reporting Training: N/A

5. Contractor Employees Who Require Access To Government Information Systems: N/A

6. For Contracts that Require an OPSEC Standing Operating Procedure/Plan: N/A

7. For Contracts that Require OPSEC Training: All new contractor employees will complete Level I OPSEC Training within 30 calendar days of their reporting for duty. Additionally, all contractor employees must complete annual OPSEC awareness training. The contractor shall submit certificates of completion for each affected contractor and subcontractor employee, to the COR or to the contracting officer (if a COR is not assigned), within 5 calendar days after completion of training. OPSEC awareness training is available at the following websites: https://www.iad.gov/ioss/ or http://www.cdse.edu/catalog/operations-security.html; or it can be provided by the RA OPSEC Officer in presentation form which will be documented via memorandum.

8. For Information Assurance (IA)/Information Technology (IT) training: All contractor employees and associated sub-contractor employees must complete the DoD IA awareness training before issuance of network access and annually thereafter. All contractor employees working AT functions must comply with DOD and Army training requirements in DoDD 8570.01, DoD 8570.01-M and AR25-2 within six months of employment.

9. For Information Assurance (IA)/Information Technology (IT) Training certification: All contractor employees supporting lAilT functions shall be appropriately certified upon contract IAW DoD 8570.01-M, DFARS 252.239-7001 and AR 25-2. The baseline certification as stipulated in DOD 8570.01-M must be completed upon contract award.

10. For Contractors Authorized to Accompany the Force: N/A

11. For Contracts Requiring Performance or Delivery in a Foreign Country: N/A

12. For Contracts That Require Handling or Access to Classified Information: N/A

13. Will be escorted in areas where they may be exposed to classified and/or sensitive materials and/or sensitive or restricted areas: N/A

14. (FOR CLASSIFIED CONTRACTS ONLY) Contractor Company to obtain a Facility Clearance and individual clearances at the appropriate level: N/A

15. 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." *When contracts are with individuals, the individuals will be required to complete a Form I-9, Employment Eligibility Verification, with the designated Government representative. This Form will be provided to the Contracting Officer and shall become part of the official contract file.

16. For contracts requiring armed security guards: N/A

17. Threat Awareness Reporting Program: N/A

5.26 APPLICABLE PUBLICATIONS (CURRENT EDITIONS)

5.26.1 The Contractor must abide by all applicable regulations, publications, manuals, and local policies and procedures.

5.27 GOVERNMENT POINTS OF CONTACT:

Maxwell Strickler USACE Fort Worth 819 Taylor St.

Fort Worth, TX 76102 817-886-1541 Maxwell.R.Strickler@usace.army.mil

Alternate Program POC

Helena Mosser USACE Fort Worth 819 Taylor St.

Fort Worth, TX 76102 817-913-0542 Helena.P.Mosser@usace.army.mil

Financial POC

Hillory White USACE Fort Worth 819 Taylor St.

Fort Worth, TX 76102 817-886-1865

Hillory.A.White@usace.army.mil

INVOICE SUBMISSION: All invoices and status reports shall be submitted via email to the following email addresses:

Hillory.A.White@usace.army.mil Maxwell.R.Strickler@usace.army.mil Helena.P.Mosser@usace.army.mil

Include in invoice: Billing period; Contract Title; Firm; Contract Number; PoP End Date.

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