A.07.23_-_Solicitation.pdf

(1) Action Code. S

(2) Date. 27 January 2016

(3) Year. 2016

(4) Contracting Office Zip Code. 98134

(5) Classification Code. J

(6) Contracting Office Address. Contracting Division, Bldg 1202, 4735 East Marginal Way South, Seattle, WA 98134

(7) Subject. Total Dissolved Gas Monitoring (TDG)

(8) Proposed Solicitation Number. W912DW-16-R-0010

(9) Closing Response Date. 26 February 2016

(10) Contact Point or Contracting Officer. Sara Edwards 206-764-6070 email:

sara.edwards@usace.army.mil

(11) Contract Award: TBD

(12) Contract Award Dollar Amount. TBD

(13) Contract Line Item Number(s). see attached schedule

(14) Contract Award Date. 15 March 2016

(15) Contractor. TBD

(16) Description. The contractor shall provide all personnel, equipment, supplies, facilities, transportation, tools, materials, supervision, and other items and non-personal services necessary to perform Total Dissolved Gas Monitoring as defined in the associated Performance Work Statement (PWS).

(17) Place of Contract Performance. Chief Joseph Dam, WA, Albeni Falls Dam, ID and Libby Dam, MT.

(18) Set-aside Status. Total Small Business Set-aside

(i) This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items prepared in accordance with the format in FAR Subpart 12.6, as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation; quotes are being requested and a written solicitation will not be issued.

(ii) The solicitation number is W912DW-16-R-0010. The solicitation is issued as a Request for

Quotation (RFQ).

(iii) The solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through

Federal Acquisition Circular FAC 2005-83, effective 2 July 2015.

(iv) This requirement is 100% Small Business Set-aside and the associated NAICS code is

811219; the small business size standard is $20.5M.

(v) A list of contract line item number(s) and items, quantities and units of measure, (including options) is provided below.

CLIN Item Units Total

Base Year – Total Dissolved Gas Monitoring at Chief Joseph Dam, WA.

JOB

Base Year – Total Dissolved Gas Monitoring at Albeni Falls Dam, ID

JOB

Base Year - Total Dissolved Gas Monitoring at Libby Dam, MT.

Opt Yr 1 – Total Dissolved Gas Monitoring at Chief Joseph Dam, WA.

Opt Yr 1 – Total Dissolved Gas Monitoring at Albeni Falls Dam, ID

Opt Yr 1 – Total Dissolved Gas Monitoring at Libby Dam, MT.

Opt Yr 2 – Total Dissolved Gas Monitoring at Chief

Opt Yr 2 – Total Dissolved Gas Monitoring at Albeni Falls

Opt Yr 2 – Total Dissolved Gas Monitoring at Libby Dam, Opt Yr 3 – Total Dissolved Gas Monitoring at Chief

Opt Yr 3 - Total Dissolved Gas Monitoring at Albeni Falls

Opt Yr 3 – Total Dissolved Gas Monitoring at Libby Dam, Opt Yr 4 – Total Dissolved Gas Monitoring at Chief

Opt Yr 4 – Total Dissolved Gas Monitoring at Albeni Falls

Opt Yr 4 – Total Dissolved Gas Monitoring at Libby Dam, Detailed specifications/requirements are provided within the CLIN schedule and PWS.

(vi) All items are to be awarded to the offeror who provides the lowest priced quote.

(vii) The provision at 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors -- Commercial, applies to this acquisition and a statement regarding any addenda to the provision.

(viii) The provision at 52.212-2, Evaluation – Commercial Items

(ix) Quoters shall include a completed copy of the provision at 52.212-3 Alt 1, Offeror

Representations and Certifications -- Commercial Items, with their offer.

(x) The clause at 52.212-4, Contract Terms and Conditions -- Commercial Items, applies to this acquisition.

(xi) The clause at 52.212-5 (Dev), Contract Terms and Conditions Required To Implement

Statutes Or Executive Orders -- Commercial Items, applies to this acquisition

(xii) W912DW-16-R-0010 contains no additional contract requirement(s) or terms and conditions

(such as contract financing arrangements or warranty requirements) determined by the contracting officer to be necessary for this acquisition and consistent with customary commercial practices.

(xiii) Defense Priorities and Allocations System (DPAS) and assigned ratings do not apply to this acquisition.

(xiv) Quotes are due on Friday , February 26, 2016 by 12:00 PM Pacific Time. Mailed quotes shall be accepted before closing at U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Seattle District, PO Box 3755, Seattle, WA 98124. Physical street address is U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Seattle District, 4735 E Marginal Way S, Bldg 1202, Seattle, WA 98134. All emailed quotes shall contain the RFQ No. W912DW-16-R- 0010 in the subject line and emailed to the following email address: sara.edwards@usace.army.mil.

(xv) Sara Edwards is the individual to contact for information regarding this solicitation. Phone number 206-764-6070.

Section SF 1449 - CONTINUATION SHEET

ITEM NO SUPPLIES/SERVICES QUANTITY UNIT UNIT PRICE AMOUNT

0001 Job

CONDUCT TDG MONITORING CJD BASE YEAR

provide all personnel, equipment, supplies, facilities, transportation, tools, materials, supervision, and other items and non-personal services necessary to perform total dissolved gas and temperature probe calibration and maintenance as defined in this Performance Work Statement dated November 20 2015 as part of the Chief Joseph Dam on the Columbia River in Washington.

Period of Performance shall be from 15 March 2016 to 14 March 2017 FOB: Destination

FFP

NET AMT

0002 Job

TDG MONITORING AFD BASE YEAR

provide all personnel, equipment, supplies, facilities, transportation, tools, materials, supervision, and other items and non-personal services necessary to perform total dissolved gas and temperature probe calibration and maintenance as defined in this Performance Work Statement dated November 20 2015 as part of the Albeni Falls Dam on the Pend Oreille River in Idaho.

Period of Performance shall be from 15 March 2016 to 14 March 2017

0003 Job

TDG MONITORING LIBBY BASE YEAR

provide all personnel, equipment, supplies, facilities, transportation, tools, materials, supervision, and other items and non-personal services necessary to perform total dissolved gas and temperature probe calibration and maintenance as defined in this Performance Work Statement dated November 20 2015 as part of the Libby Dam on the Kootenai River in Montana.

Period of Performance shall be from 15 March 2016 to 14 March 2017

1001 Job OPTION TDG MONITORING CJD Option Yr 1 provide all personnel, equipment, supplies, facilities, transportation, tools, materials, supervision, and other items and non-personal services necessary to perform total dissolved gas and temperature probe calibration and maintenance as defined in this Performance Work Statement dated November 20 2015 as part of the Chief Joseph Dam on the Columbia River in Washington.

Period of Performance shall be from 15 March 2017 to 14 March 2018

1002 Job OPTION TDG MONITORING AFD Option Yr 1 provide all personnel, equipment, supplies, facilities, transportation, tools, materials, supervision, and other items and non-personal services necessary to perform total dissolved gas and temperature probe calibration and maintenance as defined in this Performance Work Statement dated November 20 2015 as part of the Albeni Falls Dam on the Pend Oreille River in Idaho.

Period of Performance shall be from 15 March 2017 to 14 March 2018

1003 Job OPTION TDG MONITORING LIBBY Option Yr 1 provide all personnel, equipment, supplies, facilities, transportation, tools, materials, supervision, and other items and non-personal services necessary to perform total dissolved gas and temperature probe calibration and maintenance as defined in this Performance Work Statement dated November 20 2015 as part of the Libby Dam on the Kootenai River in Montana.

Period of Performance shall be from 15 March 2017 to 14 March 2018

2001 Job OPTION TDG MONITORING CJD Option Yr 2 provide all personnel, equipment, supplies, facilities, transportation, tools, materials, supervision, and other items and non-personal services necessary to perform total dissolved gas and temperature probe calibration and maintenance as defined in this Performance Work Statement dated November 20 2015 as part of the Chief Joseph Dam on the Columbia River in Washington.

Period of Performance shall be from 15 March 2018 to 14 March 2019

2002 Job OPTION TDG MONITORING AFD Option Yr 2 provide all personnel, equipment, supplies, facilities, transportation, tools, materials, supervision, and other items and non-personal services necessary to perform total dissolved gas and temperature probe calibration and maintenance as defined in this Performance Work Statement dated November 20 2015 as part of the Albeni Falls Dam on the Pend Oreille River in Idaho.

Period of Performance shall be from 15 March 2018 to 14 March 2019

2003 Job OPTION TDG MONITORING LIBBY Option Yr 2 provide all personnel, equipment, supplies, facilities, transportation, tools, materials, supervision, and other items and non-personal services necessary to perform total dissolved gas and temperature probe calibration and maintenance as defined in this Performance Work Statement dated November 20 2015 as part of the Libby Dam on the Kootenai River in Montana.

Period of Performance shall be from 15 March 2018 to 14 March 2019

3001 Job OPTION TDG MONITORING CJD Option Yr 3 provide all personnel, equipment, supplies, facilities, transportation, tools, materials, supervision, and other items and non-personal services necessary to perform total dissolved gas and temperature probe calibration and maintenance as defined in this Performance Work Statement dated November 20 2015 as part of the Chief Joseph Dam on the Columbia River in Washington.

Period of Performance shall be from 15 March 2019 to 14 March 2020

3002 Job OPTION TDG MONITORING AFD Option Yr 3 provide all personnel, equipment, supplies, facilities, transportation, tools, materials, supervision, and other items and non-personal services necessary to perform total dissolved gas and temperature probe calibration and maintenance as defined in this Performance Work Statement dated November 20 2015 as part of the Albeni Falls Dam on the Pend Oreille River in Idaho.

Period of Performance shall be from 15 March 2019 to 14 March 2020

3003 Job OPTION TDG MONITORING LIBBY Option Yr 3 provide all personnel, equipment, supplies, facilities, transportation, tools, materials, supervision, and other items and non-personal services necessary to perform total dissolved gas and temperature probe calibration and maintenance as defined in this Performance Work Statement dated November 20 2015 as part of the Libby Dam on the Kootenai River in Montana.

Period of Performance shall be from 15 March 2019 to 14 March 2020

4001 Job OPTION TDG MONITORING CJD Option Yr 4 provide all personnel, equipment, supplies, facilities, transportation, tools, materials, supervision, and other items and non-personal services necessary to perform total dissolved gas and temperature probe calibration and maintenance as defined in this Performance Work Statement dated November 20 2015 as part of the Chief Joseph Dam on the Columbia River in Washington.

Period of Performance shall be from 15 March 2020 to 14 March 2021

4002 Job OPTION TDG MONITORING AFD Option Yr 4 provide all personnel, equipment, supplies, facilities, transportation, tools, materials, supervision, and other items and non-personal services necessary to perform total dissolved gas and temperature probe calibration and maintenance as defined in this Performance Work Statement dated November 20 2015 as part of the Albeni Falls Dam on the Pend Oreille River in Idaho.

Period of Performance shall be from 15 March 2020 to 14 March 2021

4003 Job OPTION TDG MONITORING LIBBY Option Yr 4 provide all personnel, equipment, supplies, facilities, transportation, tools, materials, supervision, and other items and non-personal services necessary to perform total dissolved gas and temperature probe calibration and maintenance as defined in this Performance Work Statement dated November 20 2015 as part of the Libby Dam on the Kootenai River in Montana.

Period of Performance shall be from 15 March 2020 to 14 March 2021

INSTRUCTION FOR OFFERORS

1. REPRESENTATIONS AND CERTIFICATIONS CONTAINED HEREIN MUST BE

COMPLETED BY QUOTERS AND RETURNED WITH OFFERS:

IF YOUR REPRESENTATIONS AND CERTIFICATIONS ARE REGISTERED IN THE

“ONLINE REPRESENTATIONS AND CERTIFICATIONS APPLICATION” (ORCA)

CHECK HERE . IF NOT, YOU CAN REGISTER ONLINE AT www.sam.gov

2. Marking of Quote Envelopes:

Envelopes shall be plainly marked as follows:

QUOTE FOR: Chief Joseph Dam, Libby Dam and Albeni Falls Dam Total Dissolved Gas and Temperature Probe Calibration and Maintenance 2016

Request for Quote No. W912DW-16-R-0010

CLOSING DATE & TIME: Feruary 26, 2016, 12:00 P.M. PACIFIC TIME

AMENDMENTS NUMBERED________HAVE BEEN RECEIVED

Hand carried quote submittal procedures have changed. When dropping off all hand carried proposals, the official delivery location is now the guard station in the main foyer of Federal Center South, located at 4735 E. Marginal Way South where the official time clock is also located. Notify the guard on duty that you have a quote for Contracting Division. The point of contract will be notified and a representative from Contracting Division will sign in your package(s) and transport them to Contracting Division. Please allow sufficient time for these procedures when submitting hand carried quotes. All other quote submittal procedures remain the same.

3. Faxed quotes shall be accepted before closing at FAX No. 206-764-6817. Attn: Sara Edwards. For Questions please email: sara.edwards@usace.army.mil. Mailed quotes shall be accepted before closing at US Army Corps of Engineers, Seattle District, PO Box 3755 Seattle, WA. 98124. Physical street address is US Army Corps of Engineers, Seattle District, 4735 E Marginal Way S., Seattle, WA. 98134. E-mail address is sara.edwards@usace.army.mil.

4. The contractor receiving an award is required to be registered in the SAM (System for Awards Management)

5. PROSPECTIVE OFFERORS: Contractors are required to be registered in the System for Awards Management (SAM) for awards resulting from solicitations.

This rule more efficiently implements the Debt Collection Improvement Act of 1996, as it requires contractors to be registered in SAM for consideration of future solicitations, awards, and payment.

Registration is required prior to award of any contract, basic agreement, basic ordering agreement, or blanket purchase agreement from a solicitation issued after May 31, 1998.

LACK OF REGISTRATION IN THE SAM DATABASE WILL MAKE AN OFFER INELIGIBLE

FOR AWARD.

The web site may be accessed at www.sam.gov

6. ELECTRONIC FUNDS TRANSFER (EFT): Effective 99 Jun 01, the Government will make all payments by EFT (unless the Government VISA credit card is accepted). The only exceptions are: 1) Foreign Vendors; 2) Government Agencies, and 3) One time payments. The EFT forms and instructions are on the USACE Finance Center (UFC) Web Page; www.fc.usace.army.mil The UFC points of contact for this action are Ms. Nita Clower, 901/874-8542 and Mr. Michael Rye, 901/874-8543.

7. Award shall be made to the Responsive and Responsible Offeror with the Lowest Price.

8. Required Submittals:

a) Instruction Page (3 pages) Paragraph 1 – Indicate if you are registered in ORCA (Online Representations and Certifications.

Paragraph 2 – Must acknowledge any/all amendments to the solicitation.

Paragraph 9 – Must fill in all company information requested with signature and date.

b) Fill in all pricing information located on page 4 of the Bid Schedule.

c) FAR Provision 52.212-3 Alt I OFFEROR REPRESENTATIONS AND CERTIFICATIONS (March 2012) – Must fill in all applicable blanks.

All of these must be filled in and returned in order to be eligible for evaluation.

DO NOT return the rest of the solicitation form

9. The contractor is required to provide the following information with your quote:

Federal Taxpayer’s ID Number:

DUNS Number:

CCR Cage Code Number This requires registration in SAM, web site for registration is www.sam.gov

Remit to Address:

Company Name:

Address:

City/State/Zip:

Phone & Fax Numbers:

Point of Contact:

E-Mail Address:

Signature of Offeror/Contractor:

Name and Title of Signer:

Date Signed:

ANNOUNCEMENT TO BIDDERS/OFFERORS

Due to recent national events Seattle District US Army Corps of Engineers shall be conducting business under heightened security for the foreseeable future.

Access to Federal Center South, 4735 E Marginal Way S, Seattle WA 98124 will be through the front Lobby only.

The building is under Federal Protective Service, which means that persons entering the facility are subject to inspection; including purses, packages, etc. All deliveries shall be thoroughly inspected. In addition, visitors may be required to be escorted by Corps personnel while in the building.

For any questions please contact the Contract Specialist assigned to your project or check our website at www.nws.usace.army.mil for up-to-date information.

PWS NOV 20, 2015

PERFORMANCE WORK STATEMENT (PWS)

Chief Joseph Dam, Libby Dam, and Albeni Falls Dam Total Dissolved Gas and Temperature Probe Calibration and Maintenance: 2016

Part 1

General Information

1. GENERAL: This is a non-personnel services contract to provide total dissolved gas and temperature probe calibration and maintenance. 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, supplies, facilities, transportation, tools, materials, supervision, and other items and non-personal services necessary to perform total dissolved gas and temperature probe calibration and maintenance as defined in this Performance Work Statement except for those items specified as government furnished property and services. The contractor shall perform to the standards in this contract.

1.2 Background: The Seattle District operates a total dissolved gas and temperature monitoring program at Chief Joseph Dam on the Columbia River in Washington, Albeni Falls Dam on the Pend Oreille River in Idaho, and Libby Dam on the Kootenai River in Montana.

1.3 Objectives: The objective of this work statement is as follows:

Install government owned and supplied total dissolved gas and temperature probes Maintain and calibrate total dissolved gas and temperature probes Assist with temperature studies at Chief Joseph Dam, Albeni Falls Dam and Libby Dam.

1.4 Scope: The contractor shall install, calibrate and maintain government owned total dissolved gas (TDG) probes and temperature probes at Chief Joseph Dam on the Columbia River in Washington, Libby Dam on the Kootenai River in Montana, and Albeni Falls Dam on the Pend Oreille River in Idaho. In addition, the contractor will assist the Seattle District with deploying and retrieving temperature loggers at Albeni Falls Dam on the Pend Oreille River in Idaho and Washington. A more detailed scope of work with specific tasks is provided in Section 5.

1.5 Period of Performance: The period of performance shall be for one (1) Base Year of 12 months and four (4) 12-month option years. The Period of Performance reads as follows:

Base Year 15 March 2016 – 14 March 2017 Option Year I 15 March 2017 – 14 March 2018 Option Year II 15 March 2018 – 14 March 2019 Option Year III 15 March 2019 – 14 March 2020 Option Year IIII 15 March 2020 – 14 March 2021

1.6 General Information

1.6.1 Quality Control: The contractor shall maintain an effective quality control program to ensure services are performed in accordance with this PWS. The contractor’s quality control program is the means by which assures that all work complies with the requirement of the contract. The contractor’s quality control program shall implement procedures to identify, prevent, and ensure non-recurrence of defective services following NWS-NWD TDG data criteria protocols presented in Attachment 1. Laboratory calibration forms, field inspection forms, and field calibration logs will be completed during every field visit to the site, and will be provided to the Corps of Engineers within a week of each site visit.

1.6.2 Quality Assurance: The government 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).

1.6.3 Recognized Holidays: The contractor shall perform services, if needed, 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

1.6.4 Hours of Operation: The contractor is responsible for conducting business, between the hours of 0630-1730 Monday thru Friday except 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 at Chief Joseph Dam and the Columbia River, Albeni Falls Dam and the Pend Oreille River, and Libby Dam and the Kootenai River.

1.6.6 Type of Contract: The government will award a fixed price service contract.

1.6.7 Security Requirements:

a. 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.

b. For entry to _Chief Joseph Dam, Libby Dam, Albeni Falls Dam______________:

(1) For Unescorted entry to __Chief Joseph Dam, Libby Dam, Albeni Falls Dam____________:

All personnel requesting unescorted access to restricted areas of critical infrastructure projects must have a favorable background check prior to allowing any Contract work on the project. Previously existing background checks must be verifiable through the DoD Joint Personnel Adjudication System (JPAS). Personnel without existing background checks will complete the Standard Form 85 using the Personnel Security Investigations Portal (PSIP) and submit a copy of questionnaire to the Seattle District Security Office. The District Security Office will review and submit the investigation to the appropriate investigating agency. Contractor personnel will be granted access to the unclassified restricted areas, only after the verification of an existing investigation or the favorable review of their investigation request.

1.6.7.1 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, equipment, and materials shall be secured.

1.6.7.2 Key Control: The Contractor shall establish and implement methods of making sure all keys/key cards issued to the Contractor by the Government are not lost or misplaced and are not used by unauthorized persons.

NOTE: All references to keys include key cards. No keys issued to the Contractor by the Government shall be duplicated. The Contractor shall develop procedures covering key control that shall be included in the Quality Control Plan. Such procedures shall include turn-in of any issued keys by personnel who no longer require access to locked areas. The Contractor shall immediately report any occurrences of lost or duplicate keys/key cards to the Contracting Officer.

1.6.7.2.1. In the event keys, other than master keys, are lost or duplicated, the Contractor shall, upon direction of the Contracting Officer, re-key or replace the affected lock or locks; however, the Government, at its option, may replace the affected lock or locks or perform re-keying. When the replacement of locks or re-keying is performed by the Government, the total cost of re-keying or the replacement of the lock or locks shall be deducted from the monthly payment due the Contractor. In the event a master key is lost or duplicated, all locks and keys for that system shall be replaced by the Government and the total cost deducted from the monthly payment due the Contractor.

1.6.7.2.2. The Contractor shall prohibit the use of Government issued keys/key cards by any persons other than the Contractor’s employees. The Contractor shall prohibit the opening of locked areas by Contractor employees to permit entrance of persons other than Contractor employees engaged in the performance of assigned work in those areas, or personnel authorized entrance by the Contracting Officer.

1.6.7.3 Lock Combinations: The Contractor shall establish and implement methods of ensuring that all lock combinations are not revealed to unauthorized persons. The Contractor shall ensure that lock combinations are changed when personnel having access to the combinations no longer have a need to know such combinations.

These procedures shall be included in the Contractor’s Quality Control Plan.

1.6.8 Special Qualifications:

1.6.9 Post Award Conference/Periodic Progress Meetings: The Contractor agrees to attend any post award conference convened by the contracting activity or contract administration office in accordance with Federal Acquisition Regulation Subpart 42.5. The contracting officer, Contracting Officers Representative (COR), and other Government personnel, as appropriate, may meet periodically with the contractor to review the contractor's performance. At these meetings the contracting officer will apprise the contractor of how the government views the contractor's performance and the contractor will apprise the Government of problems, if any, being experienced.

Appropriate action shall be taken to resolve outstanding issues. These meetings shall be at no additional cost to the government.

1.6.10 Contracting Officer Representative (COR): The (COR) will be identified by separate letter. The COR monitors all technical aspects of the contract and assists in contract administration. The COR is authorized to perform the following functions: assure that the Contractor performs the technical requirements of the contract:

perform inspections necessary in connection with contract performance: maintain written and oral communications with the Contractor concerning technical aspects of the contract: issue written interpretations of technical requirements, including Government drawings, designs, specifications: monitor Contractor's performance and notifies both the Contracting Officer and Contractor of any deficiencies: coordinate availability of government furnished property, and provide site entry of Contractor personnel. A letter of designation issued to the COR, a copy of which is sent to the Contractor, states the responsibilities and limitations of the COR, especially with regard to changes in cost or price, estimates or changes in delivery dates. The COR is not authorized to change any of the terms and conditions of the resulting order.

1.6.11 Key Personnel: The follow personnel are considered key personnel by the government:

Water Quality/Total Dissolved Gas Specialist. The contractor shall provide a manager who shall be responsible for the performance of the work. The manager shall have full authority to act for the contractor on all contract matters relating to daily operation of this contract. The manager shall be available between 0630 - 1730 Monday thru Friday except when the government facility is closed for administrative reasons. Qualifications for key personnel are listed below:

1. Must have expertise and knowledge with installing, calibrating and maintaining Hydrolab total dissolved gas (TDG) equipment, Sutron data collection platform (DCP) equipment, barometric equipment, and temperature equipment.

1.6.12 Identification of Contractor Employees: All contract personnel attending meetings, answering Government telephones, and working in other 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. Contractor personnel will be required to obtain security clearance to access TDG stations at Corps projects.

1.6.13 Contractor Travel: Contractor will be required to travel to Chief Joseph Dam and Columbia River in Washington, Libby Dam and Kootenai River in Montana, and Albeni Falls Dam and Pend Oreille River in Idaho and Washington to perform work. Contractor shall include travel costs in submittal. 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 COR.

1.6.14 Other Direct Costs: Other direct costs include travel costs, shipping expenses associated with mailing Government owned TDG probes, and costs associated with maintaining and repairing equipment.

1.6.15 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.

1.6.16 Organizational Conflict of Interest: Contractor and subcontractor personnel performing work under this contract may receive, have access to or participate in the development of proprietary or source selection information (e.g., cost or pricing information, budget information or analyses, specifications or work statements, etc.) or perform evaluation services which may create a current or subsequent Organizational Conflict of Interests (OCI) as defined in FAR Subpart 9.5. The Contractor shall notify the Contracting Officer immediately whenever it becomes aware that such access or participation may result in any actual or potential OCI and shall promptly submit a plan to the Contracting Officer to avoid or mitigate any such OCI. The Contractor’s mitigation plan will be determined to be acceptable solely at the discretion of the Contracting Officer and in the event the Contracting Officer unilaterally determines that any such OCI cannot be satisfactorily avoided or mitigated, the Contracting Officer may effect other remedies as he or she deems necessary, including prohibiting the Contractor from participation in subsequent contracted requirements which may be affected by the OCI.

1.6.17 PHASE IN /PHASE OUT PERIOD: Not Applicable.

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. SUBCONTRACTOR. One that enters into a contract with a prime contractor. The Government does not have privity of contract with the subcontractor.

2.1.12. 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 TE Technical Exhibit

PART 3

GOVERNMENT FURNISHED PROPERTY, EQUIPMENT, AND SERVICES

3. GOVERNMENT FURNISHED ITEMS AND SERVICES:

3.1. Services: The Government will provide personnel to set up and take down field monitoring stations, including but not limited to the setting up and taking down of the Data Collection Platform (DCP), satellite data transmission system, and radio data transmission system at each field monitoring station.

3.2 Facilities: Not Applicable:

3.3 Utilities: The Government will provide all power (i.e. solar, electric, battery) sources for the Contractor to perform the work.

3.4 Equipment: The Government will provide Data Collection Platforms (DCPs), power sources, satellite data transmission system, radio data transmission system, TDG probes, temperature probes, and barometers to be used at each field monitoring station.

3.5 Materials: The Government will provide all documents pertaining to the standard operating procedures and the required calibration and maintenance policies.

PART 4

CONTRACTOR FURNISHED ITEMS AND SERVICES

4. CONTRACTOR FURNISHED ITEMS AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

4.1 General: Not Applicable.

4.2 Secret Facility Clearance: Not Applicable.

4.3. Materials: The contractor shall supply all materials needed to calibrate Government owned and supplied TDG probes and barometers to the specifications outlined in Appendix A.

4.4. Equipment: The contractor shall supply all equipment needed to calibrate Government owned and supplied TDG probes and barometers to the specifications outlined in Appendix A.

PART 5

SPECIFIC TASKS

5. Specific Tasks:

5.1. Basic Services. The contractor shall provide services for this work statement as show below by specific tasks.

5.2. Task 1: Installation and Removal of TDG equipment

The contractor will install government owned and supplied total dissolved gas (TDG) probes and temperature probes at Chief Joseph Dam on the Columbia River, Libby Dam on the Kootenai River, and Albeni Falls Dam on the Pend Oreille River.

• The contractor will install two TDG and temperature probes at Chief Joseph Dam, one TDG and temperature probe at Libby Dam, and two TDG and temperature probes at Albeni Falls

Dam by 1 April.

• The contractor will maintain two additional TDG and temperature probes to be dedicated to

Chief Joseph Dam, one additional TDG and temperature probe to be dedicated to Libby Dam, and two additional TDG and temperature probes to be dedicated to Albeni Falls Dam.

• The TDG and temperature probes at Chief Joseph Dam and Libby Dam will be maintained until 30 September, after which time the Corps of Engineers will remove the probes. The

TDG and temperature probes at Albeni Falls Dam will be maintained during the entire year.

5.3. Task 2 – Calibration and Maintenance of TDG equipment

The contractor will calibrate and maintain the TDG probes, the temperature probes, and the barometers following the US Army Corps of Engineers Northwest Division (USACE-NWD) Data Quality Criteria protocol provided in Attachment A. The calibration and maintenance will include, but not be limited to, the following points.

• Calibration and maintenance at all stations will be performed on a two-week cycle from 1

April to 30 September. Calibration and maintenance at Albeni Falls from 1 October 2016 to

30 March will be performed on a 1 month cycle.

• TDG and temperature probes will be rotated on a two-week (or one-month) cycle at each station. The “extra” TDG and temperature probe for each site will be lab calibrated before its rotation into the field. Once it is deployed, the probe will be field calibrated and checked as described in detail in Attachment A.

• Laboratory calibration forms, field inspection forms, and field calibration logs will be completed during every field visit to the site, and will be provided to the Corps of Engineers within a week of each site visit.

• The contractor will prepare monthly calibration reports for all sites and provide them to the

Corps of Engineers on a monthly basis.

5.4. Task 3 – Emergency Site Visits

In the event that the water quality monitoring system exhibits problems, such as data are not updated, data are outside of acceptable parameters, no data available etc., the contractor will visit the site within forty eight (48) hours of the problem notification, and correct the problem, if possible. In the event that real-time data reporting is not feasible, the contractor will work with the Corps to update the water quality database via post-processing of data. Emergency site visits if required, will consist of:

Two 8-hour emergency site visits to Chief Joseph Dam.

• Two 8-hour emergency site visits to Libby Dam.

• Two 8-hour emergency site visits to Albeni Falls Dam.

5.5. Task 4 – Data Review, QA/QC, and Reporting

The contractor will review the quality of the data to identify and deal with questionable data. The data review process will include visually looking at the tables of data, filling out a data quality checklist, flagging questionable data, and evaluating how to best deal with suspect data (either by correcting the data or by deleting the data), and post-processing of data. The contractor will provide the Corps of Engineers with a year-end water quality data QA/QC data documenting the overall performance of the TDG probes, temperature probes, and barometers with respect to data reliability, data quality, and data completeness. The contractor will follow USACE-NWD data quality assurance/quality control (QA/QC) protocols (See Attachment 1). Laboratory calibration forms, field inspection forms, and field calibration logs will be completed during every field visit to the site, and will be provided to the Corps of Engineers within a week of each site visit.

5.6. Task 5 –Temperature Studies

The contractor will assist the Seattle District with deploying and retrieving temperature loggers during temperature studies at Chief Joseph Dam, Libby Dam and Albeni Falls Dam. The contractor will help deploy and retrieve government owned, calibrated, and supplied temperature loggers.. Temperature loggers will be deployed by boat during up to two days in the spring (i.e. April) and retrieved by boat during up to two days in the fall (i.e.

November). The contractor will provide the following:

Boat and operator for four 8-hour field days per year.

Boat must have a winch capable of retrieving anchors weighing up to 150 pounds from depths up to 300 feet.

5.7. CONTRACTOR MANAGEMENT REPORTING (CMR): Not Applicable:

PART 6

APPLICABLE PUBLICATIONS

6. APPLICABLE PUBLICATIONS (CURRENT EDITIONS)

6.1. Contractors are to follow the Data Quality Criteria for Fixed Monitoring Stations dated April 5, 2002 as shown in Attachment 2.

PART 7

ATTACHMENT/TECHNICAL EXHIBIT LISTING

7. Attachment/Technical Exhibit List:

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

7.2. Attachment 2 – Data Quality Criteria for Fixed Monitoring Stations.

Contractors are to follow the Data Quality Criteria for Fixed Monitoring Stations dated April 5, 2002 as shown in Attachment 2.

7.3 Attachment 3 – Technical Evaluation Factors.

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) 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 ensure TDG data from Albeni Falls Dam, Chief Joseph Dam and Libby Dam successfully connected to the SUTRON Data collection platform at each site.

The contractor ensure data collection achieved. If data collection fails, contractor will remedy within 48 hours

Meet Standard Performance will be evaluated by monitoring the data received on the data collection server in Seattle District

PRS # 2.

The contractor shall submit monthly calibration reports for all sites and provide them to the Corps of Engineers on a monthly basis

The report shall be received by the Corps’ technical POC within two weeks of the end of the month

Meet standard with one week leeway

Performance will be evaluated by receipt and review of the calibration report.

ATTACHMENT 2

DATA QUALITY CRITERIA

W912DW-16-R-0010

DATA QUALITY CRITERIA

FOR FIXED MONITORING STATIONS

April 5, 2002

GENERAL OVERVIEW

As a general overview, the Data Quality criteria for fixed monitoring stations (FMS) include having two dedicated TDG probes for each site, which provides redundancy instead of redundant stations. The “extra” TDG probes for each site is lab calibrated before its bi-monthly rotation into the field. Once it is deployed, it is again calibrated and/or checked. The data from the FMS is sent to USGS and USACE-NWD. USGS reviews the data and performs corrections. There is a goal of 95% data completeness.

PROPOSED DATA QUALITY CRITERIA

The proposed data quality criteria for fixed monitoring station cover three main parts:

1. Calibration Protocols: laboratory and field calibrations

2. Reviewing Data Quality: data quality checks and dealing with suspect data

3. Completeness of Data

The items are described as following:

CALIBRATION PROTOCALS:

There are two general types of calibrations performed on Fixed monitoring stations (FMS): lab calibrations and field calibration.

1. Laboratory calibration:

There are four data quality criteria associated with laboratory calibration, including calibration of the secondary TDG standard; the secondary barometric pressure standard; the field instrument TDG sensor; and secondary standard thermistor. Each is described as follows:

1. Calibration of Secondary TDG Standard Calibrate the TDG sensor at two points using the primary National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) standard. The TDG pressure must be +/- 2 mm Hg at both pressures; otherwise the secondary standard is recalibrated. Pressures at which the sensor is calibrated must bracket the expected range of field measurements. For an index of primary and secondary standards, see Table 1.

2. Calibration of Secondary Barometric Pressure Standard Calibrate the secondary standard barometer at ambient barometric pressure to the NIST standard. The barometer must be +/- 1 mm Hg of the primary standard (NIST certified instrument) otherwise the secondary standard is recalibrated.

3. Calibration of Field Instrument TDG sensor The two point TDG sensor calibration must agree within +/- 2 mmHg at both pressures, otherwise the sensor is recalibrated. Pressures at which the sensor is calibrated must bracket the expected range of field measurements.

4. Calibration of Secondary Standard Thermistor The instrument's thermistor must agree within +/- 0.2°C with the primary NIST standard. This variance will be monitored and if the probe performs outside this range, it will be returned to the manufacturer for maintenance.

A check or verification still constitutes a calibration and should be documented in records.

Field calibration

There are two data quality criteria associated with field calibration: Calibrations and Performance checks.

Calibrations include two fixed points and two point TDG sensor calibration.

Calibrations:

• Two Fixed Points: In order to reduce TDG calibration variability, two fixed points should be chosen and incorporated in the TDG calibration protocol. For example, calibrate the first point to ambient barometric pressure, and the second point to 200 mmHg over barometric pressure. The calibrated range for this example brackets 100-126 % TDG saturation. This ensures the same calibration curve is established each time for every instrument.

• Two Point TDG Sensor Calibration: Following a two-week deployment, a two point TDG sensor calibration must agree within +/- 4 mmHg at both pressures. Pressures at which the sensor is calibrated must bracket the expected range of field measurements.

If the pressure is not +/- 4 mmHg of the standard, the data will considered “suspect” and handled as described in “Reviewing Data Quality”.

Performance checks:

There are four data quality criteria associated with performance checks: TDG pressure compared to secondary standard; standby probes deployed; thermistor compared to secondary standard; and field barometer compared to secondary standard. Each is described as follows:

1. TDG Pressure Compared to Secondary Standard: After the deployment period, prior to removal of the field instrument, the TDG pressure will be compared to the secondary standard. The actual decision point regarding adjusting the data would be in the lab following the two point TDG sensor calibration described in field instrument post calibration. The field comparison actually involves sampling precision and should not be used as a decision point for shifting data.

2. Standby Probe Deployed: During initial deployment of a new TDG probe, after sufficient time for equilibration (up to one hour), the TDG pressure must be +/- 10 mmHg of the secondary standard otherwise another (standby) probe is deployed.

3. Thermistor Compared to Secondary Standard: During initial deployment of the new instrument, the thermistor will be +/- 0.4°C of the secondary standard, corrected for calibration, or the instrument will be replaced with a standby.

4. Field Barometer Compared to Secondary Standard: At each visit the field barometer reading should the same as the secondary standard or the field barometer will be calibrated.

REVIEWING DATA QUALITY

The data from the fixed monitoring stations is sent to the USACE-NWD’s CROHMS database which stores the raw data. At the same time, the same data is sent to the USGS’s ADAP database. The USGS performs the review, correction and deletion process described below on ADAP’s data, thus its stores corrected data. USACE-NWD created a copy of CROHMS called WQAL where the same corrections are made.

Reviewing the fixed monitored station data involves two steps: reviewing the data and dealing with suspect data.

Reviewing Data:

Once data are received, one or more of the following review processes occur:

• Visually look at the tables of data: There are certain signs in the data that may…