PWS_NWTC_WFR_(7.24.18).DOC

PERFORMANCE WORK STATEMENT (PWS)

Wilderness First Responder Training Part 1

General Information

1. Scope: This is a non-personnel services contract to provide a 9 day workshop (8:00a.m. – 5:00 p.m.) once per year for a total of five years instructing Northern Warfare Training Center (NWTC) participants on Wilderness First Responder tasks with the intent of certification. These training session will be located at NWTC BLDG 1063 Fort Wainwright, Alaska at the availability of the Contractor on or around September 3, 2018. The requirement will be attended by 12 participants. The Contractor is responsible for providing all training materials and services. The Government shall not exercise any supervision or control over the contract service providers performing the services herein. Such contract service providers shall be accountable solely to the Contractor who, in turn is responsible to the Government. At the conclusion of the Wilderness First Responder training, the participants shall know a variety of techniques and tips which will enhance their abilities to conduct thorough physical exams, obtain patient history, assess vital signs, provide emergency care in the wilderness, and make crucial evacuation decisions.

1.1 Background: This workshop training will support existing basic medical training that participants already possess by extending the “Golden Hour” for injured personnel when operating more than 1 hour from definitive care. This includes movement time out of mountainous and cold weather training areas around the Black Rapids Training Site, and ISO mission requirements of being able to assist in rescue and recovery operations worldwide.

The purpose of this PWS is to identify the requirements needed to provide onsite training that results in the NWTC participants earning Certified Wilderness First Responder status and to enhance the necessary knowledge, skills and competencies of participants within the command.

1.2 Objectives: The objective for the Certified Wilderness First Responder training is to provide the participants with a professional certified wilderness first responder designation and the skills and knowledge to make difficult medical decisions essential for anyone who spends a significant amount of time in remote places.

Specific learning objectives and expected training deliverables include:

1.2.1 Train the participants in topics related to:

1.2.1.1 LEADERSHIP

1.2.1.1.1 Lead and participate in small teams managing wilderness medicine scenarios

1.2.1.1.2 Demonstrate good expedition behavior

1.2.1.1.3 Demonstrate competence

1.2.1.1.4 Communicate effectively

1.2.1.2 WILDERNESS MEDICINE

1.2.1.2.1 Perform patient assessment

1.2.1.2.2 Understand principles for prevention of wilderness medicine problems

1.2.1.2.3 Treat injury, illness, and environmental problems

1.2.1.2.4 Perform medical and rescue skills

1.2.1.2.5 Make decisions about the need for and urgency of evacuation

1.2.1.3 RISK MANAGEMENT

1.2.1.3.1 Identify and assess potential hazards in the wilderness

1.2.1.3.2 Make decisions balancing the hazards in the wilderness, risk versus benefit in patient care and evacuation

1.2.2 Participants will learn prevention, assessment, and treatment of injury and illness in remote and austere settings covering topics related to:

· Patient Assessment System

· Documentation

· Medical Legal

· CPR

· Spinal Cord Injuries

· Long-term Patient Care

· Chest Injuries

· Shock

· Head Injuries

· Wilderness Wound Management

· Athletic Injuries

· Fracture Management

· Dislocations

· Cold Injuries

· Heat Illness

· Altitude Illness

· Cardiac and Respiratory Emergencies

· Abdominal Emergencies

· Mental Health Emergencies

· Bites, Stings, and Poisoning

· Allergies and Anaphylaxis

· Diabetes

· Search and Rescue

· Leadership, Teamwork, and Communication

· Communicable Disease

· Lightning

· Submersion

· Urinary and Reproductive System Issues

· Medical Decision Making

· Common Wilderness Medical Problems

· Wilderness Drug and First Aid Kits

1.3 Period of Performance: The period of performance shall be for 9 days, with the first class beginning on September 17, 2018 and four (4) 12-month option years. The period of performance reads as follows:

Base – Award through September 30, 2018

Option Year I – October 1, 2018 through September 30, 2019

Option Year II – October 1, 2019 through September 30, 2020

Option Year III – October 1, 2020 through September 30, 2021

Option Year IV – October 1, 2021 through September 30, 2022

The Government will provide notification to the Contractor at least 60 days prior to the need for training in the subsequent option years to determine availability of the Contractor.

1.4 General Information

1.4.1 Hours of Operation: The workshop seminar provided under this contract shall be performed between 8:00 am – 5:00 pm.

1.4.2 Place of Performance: The work to be performed under this contract will be performed at the Northern Warfare Training Center BLDG 1063 Fort Wainwright, Alaska.

1.4.3 Type of Contract: The government award will be firm-fixed price.

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

1.4.5 Changes to Schedule: If the contractor cannot perform requested training he will notify the Contracting Officer within three (3) weeks prior to scheduled training.

1.4.6 Key Personnel: The following personnel are considered key personnel by the government: SFC Preston Peters, USAG Fort Greely Garrison Chaplain, Anthony (Tony) Maes (Contracting Officer), and O’cie Hendricks (Contract Specialist).

1.4.7 Identification of Contractor Employees: All contract personnel working in situations where their contractor status is not obvious to third parties are required to identify themselves as such to avoid creating an impression in the minds of members of the public that they are Government officials. They must also ensure that all documents or reports produced by contractors are suitably marked as contractor products or that contractor participation is appropriately disclosed.

1.5 Special Qualifications/Certifications:

1.5.1 The Contractor shall ensure trainer(s) has/have required professional certifications/licenses (current and valid) before commencement of work.

1.5.2 The Northern Warfare Training Center prefers a vendor with the unique experience of the sub-arctic terrain and associated weather conditions.

PART 2

DEFINITIONS & ACRONYMS

2. Definitions and Acronyms:

2.1. DEFINITIONS:

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

2.1.9. QUALITY ASSURANCE SURVEILLANCE PLAN (QASP) An organized written document specifying the surveillance methodology to be used for surveillance of contractor performance.

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

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

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

2.2. ACRONYMS:

ACOR

Alternate Contracting Officer's Representative

AFARS

Army Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement

AR

Army Regulation

CCE

Contracting Center of Excellence

CFR

Code of Federal Regulations

CONUS

Continental United States (excludes Alaska and Hawaii)

COR

Contracting Officer Representative

COTR

Contracting Officer's Technical Representative

COTS

Commercial-Off-the-Shelf

DA

Department of the Army

DD250

Department of Defense Form 250 (Receiving Report)

DD254

Department of Defense Contract Security Requirement List

DFARS

Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement

DMDC

Defense Manpower Data Center

DOD

Department of Defense

FAR

Federal Acquisition Regulation

HIPAA

Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996

KO

Contracting Officer

OCI

Organizational Conflict of Interest

OCONUS

Outside Continental United States (includes Alaska and Hawaii)

ODC

Other Direct Costs

PIPO

Phase In/Phase Out

POC

Point of Contact

PRS

Performance Requirements Summary

PWS

Performance Work Statement

QA

Quality Assurance

QAP

Quality Assurance Program

QASP

Quality Assurance Surveillance Plan

QC

Quality Control

QCP

Quality Control Program

SHARP

Sexual Harassment/Assault Response and Prevention

TE

Technical Exhibit

PART 3

GOVERNMENT FURNISHED PROPERTY, EQUIPMENT, AND SERVICES

3. GOVERNMENT FURNISHED ITEMS AND SERVICES:

3.1 Services: The Government will provide one (1) personnel to assist with production set-up.

3.2 Facilities: The Government will provide a venue that can accommodate a training audience of up to 24 people. The venue will be located on Fort Wainwright to ensure accessibility for all NWTC personnel and will include:

3.2.1 One (1) flip chart with paper and markers will be provided to support the training.

3.2.2 The room will be equipped with an audio-visual podium which includes a computer, audio visual projector control system, projector, and a projection screen.

3.3 Utilities: The Government will provide all utilities in the facility which will be available for the Contractor’s use in performance of tasks outlined in this PWS. The Contractor shall instruct employees in utilities conservation practices. The Contractor shall be responsible for operating under conditions that preclude the waste of utilities.

PART 4

CONTRACTOR FURNISHED ITEMS AND SERVICES

4. CONTRACTOR FURNISHED ITEMS AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

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

4.2. Materials: The Contractor shall provide the course materials for each participant to include:

4.2.1 Course workbook

4.2.2 Additional performance support tools or job aids associated with the training (as needed)

4.2.3 Certificate of Course Completion for each participant

4.3 Student Survey: The Contractor shall conduct an end of training student survey.

4.3.1 The Contractor will survey the participants at the conclusion of the course to determine if student learning expectations were met.

PART 5

SPECIFIC TASKS

5. Specific Tasks:

5.1. Wilderness First Responder Workshop: The Contractor will provide a (9) day workshop leading to a Certified Wilderness First Responder certification. The entire workshop session will last for a duration of eighty (80) hours.

These specific tasks are described below:

5.1.1 Customize the workshop course content to meet the needs of the organization by:

5.1.1.1 Discussing workshop priorities with the instructor prior to delivery of the course.

5.1.1.2 Providing individual attention to participants needing additional feedback or support.

5.1.2 Provide a successful Wilderness First Responder workshop by meeting the organizational needs by:

5.1.2.1 Confirming workshop details with Northern Warfare Training Center POC to include all logistical planning as confirmed in the confirmation letter post award.

5.1.3 Provide a certificate of completion to all participants who successfully complete the certified Wilderness First Responder workshop.

PART 6

COMPLIANCE

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

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

100% of participants will receive feedback to increase their skills using the objectives learned throughout this course