W9126G21Q0005-P00001.pdf

W9126G21Q0005

AMENDMENT OF SOLICITATION/MODIFICATION OF CONTRACT

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30-105-04EXCEPTION TO SF 30

APPROVED BY OIRM 11-84

STANDARD FORM 30 (Rev. 10-83) Prescribed by GSA

FAR (48 CFR) 53.243

The purpose of this amendment is to modify the Performance Work Statement (PWS) to add the proposed language from the AT- OPSEC worksheet.

This action is extended Until 09-Nov-2020 closing 5pm Central Standard Time (CST)

The point Of Contact for this action is Shayla Lucas (817) 886-1188.

All other terms and conditions w ill remain the same.

Except as provided herein, all terms and conditions of the document referenced in Item 9A or 10A, as heretofore changed, remains unchanged and in full force and effect.

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X The above numbered solicitation is amended as set forth in Item 14. The hour and date specified for receipt of Offer X is extended, is not extended.

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(a) By completing Items 8 and 15, and returning copies of the amendment; (b) By acknowledging receipt of this amendment on each copy of the offer submitted;

or (c) By separate letter or telegram which includes a reference to the solicitation and amendment numbers. FAILURE OF YOUR ACKNOWLEDGMENT TO BE RECEIVED AT THE PLACE DESIGNATED FOR THE RECEIPT OF OFFERS PRIOR TO THE HOUR AND DATE SPECIFIED MAY RESULT IN

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US ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS FORT WORTH

819 TAYLOR ST, CT OFC RM 2A17

FORT WORTH TX 76102-0300

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SECTION SF 30 BLOCK 14 CONTINUATION PAGE

SUMMARY OF CHANGES

SECTION SF 1449 - CONTINUATION SHEET

The following have been added by full text:

PERFORMANCE WORK STATEMENT

Scope of Work for the Preparation of a History Update of the Fort Worth District

<Mod> #1> Date: 5-Nov-2020 <Mod> #1> General: The Contractor shall provide 2,000 copies, 9x10 or comparable size, black and white with a color cover update to our District history covering the time period of October 1, 2011 through September 30, 2020 no later than June 01, 2021. The published History update should be no less than 96 pages and no more than 144 pages perfect bound plus Color Cover and formatted to be posted as an electronic publication. The Contractor shall perform all research necessary to prepare in a scholarly, professional manner the 9-year update (2011-2020) of "Service – Tradition -- Change: A History of the Fort Worth District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers 1975-1999" (2000), a published history of the Fort Worth District. The history update shall be composed of a topical narrative presentation with appropriate illustrations, footnotes, bibliography, and appendices. The narrative shall be comprehensive, analytical, and balanced. It shall be written in a clear, crisp style attractive to the general public, and reflect the careful research and thought necessary to find acceptance in the scholarly community.

Content: The Contractor shall address all significant issues relating to this topic, including at a minimum, those listed below. Therefore, the following list is not all-inclusive; the final list of the topics to be covered will be reviewed and approved by the Project Manager (PM). General areas to be covered in the history update include, but are not limited to: military construction, civil works, international and interagency support, hydropower, emergency management, regulatory, recreation, regional planning and environmental center, and border infrastructure, flood and storm damage reduction, aquatic ecosystem restoration, recreation, water resources management, military construction, emergency operations, regulatory permitting and enforcement, American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, Engineering and Construction Services Office and Interagency and International services. At a minimum, the following topics shall be covered:

a. Military Construction – capturing the history of the Fort Worth District’s major

Military Construction Projects for the specified time period. To include Fort Polk Rail, Lackland ACC, Fort Bliss Hospital, Fort Hood Energy Int., Fort Hood Mission Training Complex, Lackland ATC, Fort Sam Houston PC, Lackland Reid Clinic.

b. Civil Works Projects and Other Authorities– synopsis of key Fort Worth District projects to capture broad scope of district projects during this time period. To include Trinity River Vision/Central City Project, Grant Park, Kaufman LID, Trinity River and

Dallas Floodway/Dallas Floodway Extension projects.

c. Regulatory – evolution of the Fort Worth District Regulatory Program;

boundary changes for regulatory purposes; effect of the National Environmental Policy Act process on project planning and execution; addition of ecosystem restoration as a district mission, along with projects completed.

d. International and Interagency Support – narrow scope of technical assistance to federal agencies, state and local governments, tribal nations and private U. S. firms. Projects include The

Bureau of Engraving and Printing, Defense Logistics Agency, Department of Veteran Affairs, National Cemetery Administration, Transportation Security Administration, U. S. Customs and Border Protection. Special extended chapter under this area will be about the Border Infrastructure project (Border Wall).

e. Emergency Management – the work of civilian volunteers in response to natural/national disasters, including the COVID-19 Global Pandemic, Houston floods, Puerto Rico earthquake, California wildfires (), and in support of Army peacekeeping and warfighting missions, including the Global War on Terror.

f. Hydropower/Recreation – impact of USACE operated plants and two non-Federal plants for residents. Impact of USACE’s 25 Lakes to provide fee revenue recreational activities toward state and local revenue.

g. Regional Planning and Environmental Center – supporting the warfighter across five

Areas of Operation AORs and supporting military master planning projects.

h. District Changes – impact of Water Resources Development Act of 2007 nonfederal sponsor (cost-sharing) requirements on the district's civil works program; organizational restructurings; shifts in relative workload among the three major mission areas (civil, military and interagency); changes in workforce size and composition; regionalization and workload cross-leveling; effects of new technologies on both administration and operations.

i. Key Divisions – Real Estate, Planning, Environmental and Regulatory and Formerly

Used Defense Sites.

j. District Commanders and Deputy District Engineers – names and terms of office during the update period.

k. Honored Civilians – names and citations of those members of the Fort Worth District's

Gallery of Distinguished Civilian Employees who served during the update period.

l. Special Dedication – a tribute to Jimmy Baggett, an employee that worked the longest within the Federal Service and District and left behind a lifetime contribution that will never be forgotten despite his passing.

Sources of Research Materials: At a minimum, material may be gathered from, but not limited to, publications, records and other documents in the Fort Worth District Technical Library;

"Service – Tradition -- Change: A History of the Fort Worth District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers 1975-1999" (2000) and (2011); files for the "Timeline" negatives, prints and electronic image files from the Fort Worth District photo archives; historical and current project files in the Fort Worth District including those maintained at area and resident offices;

newspapers; congressional hearings and reports; Annual Reports of the Chief of Engineers;

archival collections at appropriate state and local historical organizations; state libraries and archives; federal, state and local legislation; and where possible, materials that may be in the personal possession of current and retired personnel. Visits to military installations and to civil works and interagency projects under Fort Worth District jurisdiction may be necessary. The Contractor sha1l also conduct interviews with former District Commanders, key senior level Project Managers and Subject Matter Experts, and with selected retired and active civilian personnel. The PM (Public Affairs Action Officers) will provide names and locations for the interviewees. The interviews will be recorded using high quality digital recording equipment and transcribed using a format provided by the government. The interviews will be conducted either at the location of the interviewee in person or by telephone. That decision will be determined by the Contractor and if in person must be in compliance with COVID-19 protocols.

Travel costs for onsite/in person interviews will be at government expense.

The Contractor will be provided visual elements that will illustrate the history update.

While the focus of the book will be narrative history, the manuscript will also be heavily illustrated. The Contractor will be provided sufficient digitized photographs and maps to illustrate the history update to reflect, in an interesting and engaging way, what the Fort Worth District does, the areas in which it operates, and its employees and contractors at work. This will include approximately 150 photographs; and incorporating eight to 12 maps, charts and tables to be provided to the Contractor.

The Contractor will have access to all the District's official files, and individual employees will be officially encouraged to share documents with the Contractor.

Work Tasks:

a. Initial meeting: Within 5-10 business days of contract award, the Contractor shall meet with the PM, to discuss the work that is required under the terms of this contract.

b. Submit research plan and schedule. Within 10-20 business days of contract award, the

Contractor shall prepare and submit to the Project Manager a research proposal and sites to be visited, as well as a schedule for completion of the history update. The research proposal shall contain the Contractor’s research plans, allocation of time for research and travel, and preliminary bibliography. The Project Manager shall review the documents and return them to the Contractor within 5 days. The Project Manager will review and return subsequent deliverables (outline, draft chapters, final draft manuscript, and all proofs) within 10 days of receipt.

c. Prepare detailed outline: Within 45 calendar days of the contract award, the Contractor shall submit a detailed outline that addresses the entire history update, provides significant amount of information on each topic to be addressed, and includes a preliminary bibliography.

The outline is a key step between research and writing, for it allows the Contractor to compile and arrange their research, thereby demonstrating the Contractor’s understanding of the material and allowing the PM the opportunity to alter the Contractor’s research methodology or historical focus before writing begins.

d. Prepare Draft Manuscript: Draft copies of each chapter, including the text and footnotes, shall be prepared and submitted to the PM for review and comment as soon as each chapter is completed. The narrative shall be descriptive and analytical in style and shall conform to format, style, and grammar as specified in A Manual of Style, (14th edition, revised), published by the University of Chicago Press, supplemented by the Headquarters, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ (HQUSACE) “Style and Publications Guide,” 2006. A draft of the first chapter shall be submitted no later than 60 calendar days after contract award. The last chapter of the draft shall be submitted to the PM no later than 120 calendar days after contract award. The PM shall review and return each draft product to the Contractor within 10 business days. The Contractor shall resubmit the entire edited draft, to the PM no later than 150 calendar days after notice to proceed. The draft, as well as the final manuscript, shall contain as a minimum the following elements:

(a) Title Page;

(b) Foreword by the Fort Worth District Commander;

(c) Preface, tying this update to the previous 2000 - 2011 history book;

(d) Acknow1edgements;

(e) Author’s Preface, including a short, separate paragraph containing biographical information about the author;

(f) Table of Contents with chapter titles;

(g) Chapters corresponding to 12 to 14 major topics;

(h) List of Tables and/or illustrations;

(i) Historical Timeline

(j) Copies of proposed photographs, maps and illustrations, complete with captions and credits. The location of the illustrations will be called out in the text;

(k) Text;

(l) Footnotes;

(m) Glossary, as necessary;

(n) Bib1iographic essay and selective bibliography

(o) Appendices, four to six total, to include glossary and lists of district commanders

e. Prepare Final Manuscript: The Contractor shall submit the final draft manuscript 160 calendar days after contract award. The final draft sha1l consist of 150 or more double-spaced, typewritten pages, excluding notes, the bibliography, photographs, illustrations, and graphics. The Contractor will submit the draft in Microsoft Word. The margins shall be one inch from top and bottom, and three quarters of an inch on the left side. All pages shall be numbered consecutively, except for the front material and it shall be numbered consecutively in roman numerals. All photographs, illustrations, and graphics shall be captioned, properly credited, and keyed to the appropriate text. Where required, the Contractor will obtain permission to use an illustration and will deliver such permission to the PM along with the manuscript.

f. Publish Book: The Contractor shall submit the draft/galley proof 170 calendar days after contract award. The final draft/galley proof shall be submitted 180 calendar days after contract award. History book delivered 195 calendar days after contract award.

Government Participation

a. Government personnel shall be availab1e to furnish the Contractor such information as is available and to ensure Contractor access to all data, documents, and records in Southwestern Division and Fort Worth District offices needed for the study. However, it is the responsibi1ity of the Contractor to acquire primary and secondary research materials without assistance of district personnel.

b. Contractor personnel shall be expected to work in close coordination with the PM and other assigned Government personnel.

c. The Government will provide the Contractor with workspace for one person at the District headquarters in Fort Worth, Texas. That workspace must be in compliance with District COVID-19 policies and procedures. All official or unofficial materials borrowed from the Government will be returned upon completion of the study or phase of the Contractor’s work.

Use of Information Collected: The Contractor will not use the information collected during this contract for any purpose other than preparation of this history update prior to the public release of the printed material without the prior written consent of the of the PM. Oral history with Subject Matter Experts (SMEs) will be compiled as an audio book. In addition, all notes, audio recordings, and transcripts of interviews, and copies of documents collected during the research are the property of the government and will be delivered to the Fort Worth District upon completion of the history update.

<Mod> #1> Operations Security Information

<Mod> #1> 1."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 I 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."

<Mod> #1> 2."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.

<Mod> #1> 2b. " 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.

<Mod> #1> 4. "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 days after the completion of the training."

<Mod> #1> 7. "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."

<Mod> #1> 15."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.

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PERFORMANCE WORK STATEMENT

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