Performance Work Statement IDIQ_NWO_Snooper_Crane_Services_FY24_TO_FY27.pdf

PERFORMANCE WORK STATEMENT (PWS)

SNOOPER CRANE SERVICE IN SUPPORT OF REQUIRED BRIDGE INSPECTIONS FOR THE

OMAHA DISTRICT CORPS OF ENGINEERS

JUNE 2024

Part 1

General Information

1. GENERAL: This is a non-personal services contract to provide Snooper Crane Services for the Omaha District

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Bridge Inspection Program. The Government shall not exercise any supervision or control over the contract service providers performing the services herein. Such contract service providers shall be accountable solely to the Contractor who, in turn is responsible to the Government.

1.1. Description of Services/Introduction: The contractor shall provide all personnel, equipment, tools, vehicles, supervision, and other items necessary to provide an under-bridge inspection truck and operators to be used for access to inspect U.S. Army Corps of Engineer, Northwestern Division (NWD) bridges.

1.2. Background: Snooper crane services are needed for inspections of public and non-public bridges located at

Civil Works Projects within USACE Northwestern Division (NWD) and shall be performed, in accordance with ER

1110-2-111, USACE Bridge Safety Program, which requires that public use bridges be inspected a minimum of every two years and non-public, every four years. NWD contains 5 Districts: Kansas City, Omaha, Portland, Seattle, and Walla Walla Districts. Preponderance of snooper crane services for this contract will be performed in the states of Nebraska, Colorado, South Dakota, North Dakota, and Montana in support of Omaha District’s Bridge Inspection

Program.

1.3. Objectives: The objective is to award a three (3) year Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity (DIQ) Single

Award Task Order Contract (SATOC) to provide bridge snooper crane services and support described in paragraph

1.1. The total capacity for the SATOC is not to exceed $249,900.00. There is no limit to the number of task orders that may be executed against this contract.

1.4. Scope: A specialized truck, driver, and bucket operator shall be provided to access and inspect under the bridges at the locations specified in this contract. The inspection truck shall be in good working condition and the contractor shall certify that the inspection truck has been inspected in accordance with ANSI 92.8 within one year of when the truck will be used for the inspections specified in this contract. Any deficiencies or problems noted in the truck’s inspection shall have been corrected and all documentation of inspection and repairs shall be available for government review prior to each inspection.

At some sites USACE will provide traffic control devices and flaggers, at other sites the Contractor will be required to provide traffic control devices and flaggers. Regardless of whether or not the contractor provides the traffic control devices flaggers, for all bridges on public roads, the contractor shall submit a traffic control plan to the state

Department of Transportation for approval prior to the inspection. The Corps of Engineers will coordinate any public notices of bridge or lane closures. Traffic control devices and flaggers will be addressed, as needed, with each task order.

The Omaha District inspects and maintains public and non-public use bridges at six multipurpose dams on the

Missouri River and two multipurpose dams in Denver, CO. Snooper crane services will routinely be required at up to nine (9) bridges located in South Dakota, one (1) bridge on the Nebraska/South Dakota border, three (3) bridges located in North Dakota, one (1) bridge located in eastern Montana, and two (2) bridges in Denver, CO with approximately one-half of these inspected each year during the months of May through September. Occasionally, non-routine bridge inspections, or bridge inspections at other sites may be required. Duration required at each bridge varies, but is expected to average between four (4) and eight (8) hours per bridge.

1.4.1. Performance Standards and Guideline Requirements: The inspection truck shall have the following requirements:

a. The snooper crane shall be truck mounted of a type intended for bridge inspection. The snooper crane shall be capable of providing access for two (2) Corps of Engineers inspectors in addition to the operator to safely perform inspection within arm’s reach of all underside and exterior surfaces of the bridges to be inspected. The three (3) attached examples represent the extremes of bridge dimensions and geometry that will be encountered.

b. The snooper crane shall be operated, inspected, tested and maintained in accordance with the manufacturer’s operating manual and ANSI A92.8 Vehicle-Mounted Bridge Inspection and Maintenance

Devices.

c. The basket shall be self-leveling.

d. Two operators shall be provided with the inspection truck, one to operate the truck and one to operate the bucket and assist the government inspector. The operators provided shall be fully trained and certified to operate the truck. The driver and operator shall have read, understand and comply with the snooper crane manufacturer’s instructions and ANSI 92.8 2012 Manual of Responsibilities.

e. The contractor shall provide a communication device between the basket and driver and shall be in good operation at all times.

f. The boom shall be capable of a 60-foot reach.

g. The inspection truck shall not exceed 33 tons.

h. Hardhats and reflective vests shall be worn while on the bridge or on or near the roadway.

i. A daily safety inspection of the inspection truck shall be performed by the contractor. The daily safety inspection shall include, but not be limited to, inspection of all hydraulic hoses, limit switches, stabilizers, counterweight, boom, turntable, communication systems, remote control system, safety shutdown system, tires, lights, etc. No inspection will be allowed to take place unless all systems are in full working order.

j. The truck will have no oil or hydraulic fluid leaks, cracks, rust, loose or broken wires, bent switch arms, broken bolts, abraded or damaged hoses.

k. The truck, at all times, will be clean and free of dirt, oil and debris.

l. The contractor will have an approved cleanup plan and cleanup plan and cleanup spill kit available at all times for diesel fuel, motor oil and hydraulic oil spills. At a minimum, the kit will include a plastic cover for deck drains, disposal bags, gloves and absorbent booms and pads sufficient to control and clean up any spill from the truck.

m. The bucket operator and driver will have approved personal fall protection equipment and will be trained by a competent person for fall protection per EM 385-1-1 Safety Requirements. The contractor will also have a written rescue plan and procedures per ANSI Z359.2 requirements available for inspection. A personal fall arrest system consisting of harness and lanyard shall be worn by all personnel while in the bucket or platform regardless of the type of railing on the bucket or platform. The contractor shall provide harnesses and lanyards for two (2) Corps inspectors.

n. The contractor will have a first aid kit available at all times.

o. The truck and bucket operator may be required to be certified in the USACE Hazardous Energy Control

Program (HECP) if notified for a specific task order.

p. The contractor shall provide axle weights of all wheels. Wheels will be weighed within one day prior to commencement of work.

q. Personal flotation devices shall be worn by all persons working over water, unless their fall protection would prevent entering the water.

The Government will only pay for services received. The equipment pricing shall include all miscellaneous expenses, parts, fuel, and lubricants to keep the equipment in good working condition. The Government will not be responsible for payment of downtime due to mechanical failure, the lack of a qualified operator, or any other reason within the control of, or due to the fault or neglect of the contractor.

1.5. Period of Performance: This is an Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity Requirements contract, with a base of three (3) years per the Government’s needs until the capacity is reached, whichever comes first. The period of performance will be from the Date of Contract Award through 31 December 2027.

1.6. GENERAL INFORMATION

1.6.1. Quality Control: The contractor shall develop a Quality Control Plan (QCP), for approval of the Contracting

Officer/COR, designated to demonstrate how the contractor will meet the needs of the project. The Quality Control

Plan shall contain a list of supplies to be used in performing the contract duties. The plan shall identify the

Contractor-furnished equipment and state how the work will be accomplished. Changes in the approved plan shall be submitted for approval prior to implementing the change. The Plan shall document how the Contractor will identify and correct performance shortfalls. Complete records of all inspections performed by the Contractor must be maintained and made available to the Government throughout the term of the contract.

1.6.2. Quality Assurance: The Contracting Officer or COR shall evaluate the contractor’s performance under this contract in accordance with the Quality Assurance Surveillance Plan. This plan is primarily focused on what the

Government must do to ensure that the contractor has performed in accordance with the performance standards. It defines how the performance standards will be applied, the frequency of surveillance, and the minimum acceptable defect rate(s).

The Government has the right to inspect and test all services called for by the contract to the extent practicable for customary commercial services, at all times and places during the term of the contract. The Government shall perform inspections and tests in a manner that shall not unduly delay the work.

The Contracting Officer or COR shall inform the contractor when discrepancies occur and shall request corrective action. The COR shall make a notation of the discrepancy with the date, time and discrepancy that was noted, and request the authorized contractor representative to initial the entry and provide the appropriate corrective action.

Government Remedies: The Contracting Officer or the COR shall follow FAR 52.212-4, Contract Terms and

Conditions – Commercial Items, for contractor’s failure to perform satisfactory services or failure to correct non-conforming services.

1.6.3. Recognized Holidays: The following Federal legal holidays are observed by these Omaha District installations:

New Year’s Day Labor Day

Martin Luther King Jr.’s Birthday Columbus Day

President’s Day Veteran’s Day

Memorial Day Juneteenth

Thanksgiving Day Independence Day

Christmas Day

1.6.4. Hours of Operation: The contractor is responsible for conducting business, between the hours of 7:00 am and 5:30 pm Monday thru Friday except Federal holidays or when the Government facility is closed due to local or national emergencies, administrative closings, or similar Government directed facility closings. For other than firm fixed price contracts, the contractor will not be reimbursed when the government facility is closed for the above reasons. The Contractor must at all times maintain an adequate workforce for the uninterrupted performance of all tasks defined within this PWS when the Government facility is not closed for the above reasons. When hiring personnel, the Contractor shall keep in mind that the stability and continuity of the workforce are essential.

1.6.5. Place of Performance: The work to be performed under this contract will be performed on government property. Note that state or local highways are carried on some of the bridges to be inspected. This includes but is not limited to the following Omaha District Projects:

Project Office Location

Gavin’s Point Dam Yankton, South Dakota

Ft. Randall Dam, Pickstown, South Dakota

Big Bend Dam Ft Thompson, South Dakota

Oahe Dam Pierre, South Dakota

Garrison Dam Riverdale, North Dakota

Pipestem Dam Jamestown, North Dakota

Fort Peck Dam Fort Peck, Montana

Chatfield Dam Denver, CO

Cherry Creek Dam Denver, CO

1.6.6. Antiterrorism/Operation Security Requirements: Contractor personnel performing work under this contract must be accompanied by either Project Personnel or Personnel from the Omaha District Office while on the work site.

1.6.7. Coordination with the Project Office(s): Day to day contact with Government personnel, and telephone communication shall normally provide adequate information exchange. The Government reserves the right to schedule meetings at the Project or District Office as necessary to ensure strict compliance with the terms and conditions of the contract. Such meetings shall be scheduled, to the extent possible, at mutually convenient times, at no additional cost. However, upon notice, the contractor shall attend meetings regarding matters affecting this contract.

1.6.8. 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, and specifications; monitor Contractor's performance and notify both the Contracting Officer and Contractor of any deficiencies; coordinate availability of government furnished property, and provide site entry of Contractor personnel. A letter of designation issued to the COR, a copy of which is sent to the Contractor, states the responsibilities and limitations of the COR, especially with regard to changes in cost or price, estimates or changes in delivery dates. The COR is not authorized to change any of the terms and conditions of the resulting order.

1.6.9. Contractor Employees: The contractor shall not employ persons for work on this contract if such employee is identified to the contractor by the Contracting Officer and the COR as a potential threat to health, safety, security, general well-being or operational mission of the facility and its population. List of personnel shall be made available in writing to the Government at the start of the contract.

The contractor shall make sure employees have valid driver license(s) before starting work under this contract and throughout the term of the contract.

1.6.10. Safety & Security Requirements: The contractor shall comply with all pertinent provisions of the Federal, State, and local regulations as stated in the applicable Safety & Health Requirements Manual per EM 385-1-1

(available on-line at: https://www.publications.usace.army.mil/Portals/76/Publications/EngineerManuals/EM_385-1-

1.pdf). The contractor shall take or cause to be taken such additional measures as the Contracting Officer or COR may determine to be reasonable and necessary for safety and security.

The contractor shall take reasonable measures to safeguard any keys issued to them to perform the services required by the contract. All keys shall be returned to the Government upon request and/or completion of the contract. Failure to return keys can result in withholding of payment.

1.6.11. Contractor Travel: Contractor will be authorized travel expenses consistent with the substantive provisions of the Joint Travel Regulation (JTR) and the limitation of funds specified in this contract. All travel requires

Government approval/authorization and notification to the Contracting Officer or COR. Each task order will have only one mobilization/demobilization charge whether it runs for one or several days. As prescribed at FAR 31.2056-

46, travel costs incurred for travel in the Continental United States, Alaska, Hawaii, The Commonwealth of Puerto

Rico, and territories and possessions of the United States, shall not exceed on a daily basis, the maximum per diem rates in effect at the time of travel as set forth in the Joint Travel Regulations, Volume 2, DoD Civilian Personnel, Appendix A, prescribed by the Department of Defense. Lodging and per diem apply to jobs that run more than one day. Each task order will allow for these costs based on number of days over the first day and be part of the task order pricing proposal.

Travel Costs Reimbursement Rate

Air Travel (Economy/Coach) Joint Travel Regulation

Website: https://www.defensetravel.dod.mil/site/premium.cfm

Auto Mileage

Website: https://www.irs.gov/tax-professionals/standard-mileage-rates IRS/Joint Travel Regulation

Per Diem

Website: https://www.defensetravel.dod.mil/site/perdiemCalc.cfm Joint Travel Regulation

Regulations applied to this contract are subject to change.

PART 2

DEFINITIONS & ACRONYMS

2. DEFINITIONS AND ACRONYMS:

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

Contracting Officer’s Representative (COR): An employee of the U.S. Government appointed by the contracting officer to administer the contract. Such appointment shall be in writing and shall state the scope of authority and limitations. This individual has authority to provide technical direction to the Contractor as long as that direction is within the scope of the contract, does not constitute a change, and has no funding implications. This individual does

NOT have authority to change the terms and conditions of the contract.

PWS: Performance Work Statement

Performance-Based Contract: (FAR 2.101) Structuring all aspects of an acquisition around the purpose of the work to be performed with the contract requirements set forth in clear, specific, and objective terms with measurable outcomes as opposed to either the manner by which the work is to be performed or broad and imprecise.

Performance Requirements Summary (PRS): The PRS shows contract requirements, the component requirements related to each contract requirement, the price of each work requirement as a percentage of the associated contract requirement (Fixed Price Contracts), the standard of performance, and the acceptable quality level (AQL) for each work requirement.

Quality Assurance (QA): A method used by the Government to provide some measure of control over the quality of purchased goods and services received.

Quality Control (QC): A method used by the contractor to control the quality of goods and services provided.

PART 3

GOVERNMENT FURNISHED PROPERTY, EQUIPMENT, AND SERVICES

3. GOVERNMENT FURNISHED ITEMS AND SERVICES:

3.1. Services: The Government will provide the inspection team comprising of a minimum of a team leader and an additional bridge inspector.

3.2. Facilities: The Government will provide the necessary workspace for the contractor staff to provide the support outlined in the PWS to include office space for pre-inspection and out-briefing meetings.

3.3. Utilities: Not Applicable

3.4. Equipment: Government personnel will supply their own hardhats, boots, safety goggles, safety vests and floatation devices.

3.5. Materials: Not Applicable

PART 4

CONTRACTOR FURNISHED ITEMS AND SERVICES

4. CONTRACTOR FURNISHED ITEMS AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

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

4.2. Secret Facility Clearance: Not Applicable

4.3. Materials: The Contractor shall provide personal safety devices such as hardhats, steel-toed boots, safety goggles and hearing protection as required. The contractor shall also provide any miscellaneous supplies necessary for inspection such as flashlights.

4.4. Equipment: The Contractor shall furnish a snooper crane which shall be truck mounted of a type intended for bridge inspection. The snooper crane shall be capable of providing access for two (2) Corps of Engineers inspectors in addition to the operator to safely perform inspection within arm’s reach of all underside and exterior surfaces of the bridges to be inspected. The three (3) attached examples represent the extremes of bridge dimensions and geometry that will be encountered. The contractor shall supply fall protection harnesses for their own personnel and also shall supply 2 additional harnesses for government employees.

4.5 Submittals: For each bridge inspection, the Contractor shall provide the following submittals for Government review and approval no less than 30 days prior to the scheduled inspection date.

a. Manufacturer’s information for the vehicle-mounted bridge inspection device including boom reach, truck weight, and all necessary information required to show compliance with this PWS.

b. Records of most recent annual and frequent inspections per ANSI 92.8 and documentation of required safety-related repair completion.

c. Proof of training per ANSI 92.8 for operators.

d. Traffic control plan and road closure permit, approved by the state’s Department of Transportation

(where traffic control is required by the task order).

PART 5

SPECIFIC TASKS

5. Specific Tasks:

5.1. Basic Services. The contractor shall coordinate with the bridge inspection team from the District’s Design

Branch, Structural Section and Project personnel to schedule Bridge inspections. Bridge inspections will typically be conducted from May to September. The contractor shall have the snooper truck and operator available upon request with all items for each task order. The truck operator will coordinate with the bridge inspectors for adjustments to any schedule, breaks, lunch, and logistics. The contractor is responsible for his/her own lodging requirements.

It is estimated that the contractor’s services will be required for inspection of four (4) to nine (9) individual bridges each year.

At some project sites, the Government will provide traffic control. At other sites, the contractor will be responsible for traffic control. At a minimum, these sites will require a minimum of two (2) flaggers and signs for traffic control or closure of the road.

PART 6

APPLICABLE PUBLICATIONS

6. APPLICABLE PUBLICATIONS (CURRENT EDITIONS)

6.1. The Contractor shall perform all work in accordance with U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Safety and Health

Requirements Manual EM 385-1-1.

6.2. Comply with requirements of ANSI A92.8 Vehicle-Mounted Bridge Inspection and Maintenance Devices.

PART 7

ATTACHMENT/TECHNICAL EXHIBIT LISTING

7. Attachment/Technical Exhibit List:

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

TECHNICAL EXHIBIT 1

Performance Requirements Summary

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

Performance Objective

(The Service required—usually a shall statement)

Performance Standard PERFORMANCE

THRESHOLD (THIS IS THE

MAXIMUM ERROR RATE. IT

COULD POSSIBLY BE “ZERO

DEVIATION FROM

STANDARD”)

Method of

Surveillance

PRS # 1.

The contractor shall provide the bridge inspection equipment with qualified driver and operator at the requested site when needed.

Provide bridge inspection unit on time, at the locations specified and for the duration requested. All equipment shall be in accordance with

ANSI 92.8 Vehicle-Mounted

Bridge Inspection and

Maintenance Devices as supplemented by this PWS and Snooper Crane

Manufacturer’s instructions or operator manual. When required, provide traffic control and road closure permits as required by the state’s Department of

Transportation.

Zero deviation from standard

100 PERCENT

INSPECTION

BY THE COR