PWS-ROLEPLAYER CERFP EXEVAL Aug 2023.pdf

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PERFORMANCE WORK STATEMENT (PWS)

New England CERFP External Evaluation (EXEVAL), Joint Base Cape Cod, MA

Role Players, Moulage and Weighted Manikins Support

Part 1 General Information

1. General: This is a non-personal services contract to provide to the New England CERFP External Evaluation (EXEVAL) contractor support to provide and manage contractor role players, moulage and weighted manikins. 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. The NGB J3/7 provides the Chief, National Guard Bureau (CNGB) with subject matter expertise on joint doctrine, training, education, and exercises to ensure a trained and balanced National Guard force ready to support any mission of the several States or Combatant Commanders.

1.1 Description of Services/Introduction: The Contractor shall provide all personnel, equipment, supplies, facilities, transportation, tools, materials, supervision, necessary quality control and other items and non-personal services necessary to provide a vital, realistic element to the New England CERFP 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: In conjunction with the National Guard Bureau, the New England CERFP is tasked to develop and support regional training and exercise activities aimed at enhancing domestic contingency readiness. The New England CERFP ensures these functions are integrated and complementary where appropriate. In an effort to provide conditions wherein the participants are challenged with probable real-world situations, the CERFP uses moulaged role players and manikins to simulate the applicable conditions. The use of role players is required to support regional training and exercises and to enhance domestic contingency preparedness exercises and evaluations of CBRN Enhanced Response Force Package (CERFP), Homeland Response Force (HRF) and other National Guard CBRNE response capabilities.

1.3 Scope: The contractor shall provide role players, manikins, and moulage capabilities for Exercise. Personnel assigned to this task shall possess the skills and expertise necessary to perform assigned tasks associated with this order.

1.4 Objectives: This Performance Work Statement (PWS) establishes performance requirements for contractor support to allow training organizations the maximum opportunity to exercise their personnel by simulating actual conditions. Role players are essential to realism and interaction during the training events, which is

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1.5 Period of Performance:

• Contract Award: 1 June 2023

• Kick-Off Meeting: NLT 10 days after contract award

• Post Award Conference: TBD (if necessary)

• Phase-In Period: From kick-off meeting through 14 August 2023 (Preparation for Contract Performance)

• Contract Period of Performance: 14-17 August 2023 0700-1800

• Exercise After Action Review: 18 August 2023 (Contract Manager Only)

The contractor should stage at the SCVS/ Rubble pile area at 0700 14-17 August, 2023 and anticipate the EXEVAL to run until 1800 each day. Weather and other factors may require adjustment of daily hours and will be coordinated in advance with the contractor.

1.6 General Information

1.6.1 Quality Control: Quality Control is the responsibility of the contractor. The contractor is responsible for the delivery of quality services/supplies to the Government (see Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 52.246-1, Contractor Inspection Requirements). The Contractor shall develop, implement, and maintain an effective Quality Control System which includes a written Quality Control Plan (QCP). The contractor shall develop and implement procedures to identify, prevent, and ensure non-recurrence of defective services. The QCP shall implement standardized procedure/methodology for monitoring and documenting contract performance to ensure all contract requirements are met. The Contractors’ QCP must contain a systematic approach to monitor operations to ensure acceptable services/products are provided to the Government. The QCP, as a minimum, shall address continuous process improvement; procedures for scheduling, conducting and documentation of inspection; discrepancy identification and correction; corrective action procedures to include procedures for addressing Government discovered non-conformances; procedures for root cause analysis to identify the root cause and root cause corrective action to prevent re-occurrence of discrepancies; procedures for trend analysis; procedures for collecting and addressing customer feedback/complaints. The contractor shall provide to the Government their quality control plan to Contracting Officer or their designated representative within 5 working days prior to the Contract Phase-In period. After acceptance of the quality control plan the contractor shall receive the Contracting Officer’s acceptance in writing of any proposed change to their QC system.

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

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1.6.2.1 Quality Assurance Surveillance Plan (QASP): The Contracting Officer’s Representative (COR) will monitor contractor performance and complete the Quality Assurance Surveillance Plan Worksheet (Ref Part 7, Attachment 7.8) at the end of the contract period of performance or annually. However, the COR may submit a Quality Assurance Surveillance Plan Worksheet at any time and as often as necessary to document quality levels.

1.6.2.2 If Contractor response to an identified quality deficiency is unsatisfactory, the Contracting Officer or COR will contact the appropriate Contractor representative to implement a plan of action to remedy the identified deficiency. A quality rating may change from “Green” to “Red” without notice. We anticipate the COR utilizing the “Yellow” quality rating to alert the contracting office of quality issues that have the potential for a “Red” quality rating if corrective action is not taken. If the performance rating for any task in this order is “Red” during any time in the performance period, the COR will notify the Contracting Officer.

Rating Description

Green Yes, performance and technical specifications are being met at AQL.

Yellow

Yes, performance and technical specifications are currently being met at the minimum AQL, but the following service / deliverable needs contractor attention.

The Customer must identify what component of the deliverable and/or service requires attention.

Red

No, performance and technical specifications are not being met at AQL and the following service / deliverable needs immediate contractor resolution.

The Customer must identify what component of the deliverable and/or service is below the minimum AQL.

1.6.3 Hours of Operation: The Contractor is responsible for providing services in accordance with the hours and dates included in Part 7, Attachment 7.4, unless Government facility is closed due to local or national emergencies, administrative closings, or similar Government directed facility closings. 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. The Government shall not be liable for overtime hours incurred in excess of the aforementioned minimum coverage.

1.6.4 Place of Performance: The primary location for the EXEVAL is the SCVS/Rubble Pile off Weaver Rd and Yosemite Ave, Joint Base Cape Cod (JBCC)

H-4 located in Buzzards Bay, MA 02542. The contractor shall be provided access to the SCVS/Rubble Pile at JBCC prior to the period of performance (14-17 August) as needed for site set-up and delivery of any equipment/ materials. Prior access will be coordinated with the New England CERFP and JBCC.

1.6.5 Recognized Holidays: Federal law (5 U.S.C. 6103) establishes the following public holidays which will be recognized for the purpose of this requirement:

(http://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/snow-dismissal-procedures/federal-holidays/#url=Overview)

New Year's Day Birthday of Martin Luther King, Jr.

Washington's Birthday Memorial Day Independence Day Labor Day Columbus Day Veterans Day Thanksgiving Day Christmas Day

1.6.6 Type of Contract: The government

anticipates award of a Firm Fixed Price single award contract

1.6.7 Contractor Travel: Travel to other government facilities or other contractor facilities may be required. All contractor associated travel associated with the support of this contract shall be accounted for in the contractor’s proposal on a firm fixed price basis to the Government.

1.6.8 Other Direct Costs: All other direct costs associated with the support of this contract shall be accounted for in the contractor’s proposal on a firm fixed price basis to the Government.

1.6.9 Organizational Conflict of Interest: Contractor and subcontractor personnel performing work under this task order 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, within 14 days after task order award or identification of potential an OCI, 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 https://gkoportal.ng.mil/joint/J3/D05/sps.ebronr.90/AppData/Local/Temp/41/pd29669.rtf#url%3DOverview%23url%3DOverview https://gkoportal.ng.mil/joint/J3/D05/sps.ebronr.90/AppData/Local/Temp/41/pd29669.rtf#url%3DOverview%23url%3DOverview

H-5 unilaterally determines that any such OCI cannot be satisfactorily avoided or mitigated, the Contracting Officer may affect 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.

1.6.10 Contracting Officer Representative (COR): The COR is authorized to represent the contracting officer in interpreting the technical requirements of this task order.

1.6.10.1 The COR monitors all technical aspects of the task order and assists in task order 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 task order 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. The COR is not authorized to change any of the terms and conditions of the resulting order.

1.6.10.2..All contracting actions and/or correspondence should be forwarded through the COR. The COR will act as the Contracting Officer’s representative for technical matters, providing technical direction and discussion as necessary with respect to the specification or statement of work, and monitoring the progress and quality of the contractor’s performance.

1.6.10.3 The COR is NOT an Administrative Contracting Officer (ACO) and does not have authority to take any action, either directly or indirectly, that would change the pricing, quantity, quality, place of performance, delivery schedule, or any other term and condition of the contract, or to direct the accomplishment of effort that goes beyond the scope the statement of work in the contract.

When, in the opinion of the contractor, the COR requests efforts outside the existing scope of the contract, the contractor shall promptly notify the contracting officer in writing. The contractor under such direction shall take no action until the contracting officer has resolved the issue or has otherwise issued a modification to the contract.

1.6.10.4 In the absence of the Primary COR (due to reasons such as leave, illness, and official travel), all responsibilities and functions assigned to the Primary COR shall be the responsibility of the Alternate COR (if appointed) acting on behalf of the Primary COR.

1.6.10.5 The Primary COR is SFC Richard Pernal, 207-430-5654, richard.a.pernal.mil@army.mil for inspection and acceptance of deliverables under this task order. The Alternate COR is MAJ Thomas Trainor, 207-430-6001, thomas.c.trainor.mil@army.mil for inspection and acceptance of deliverables under mailto:richard.a.pernal.mil@army.mil mailto:thomas.c.trainor.mil@army.mil

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1.6.11 Program Management: The following subsections specify

requirements for contract, management, and personnel administration.

1.6.11.1 Key Personnel: The Contractor shall provide a Contract Manager who shall be responsible for the performance of the work. The name of this person and an alternate who shall act for the Contractor when the manager is absent shall be designated in writing to the Contracting Officer. The Contract Manager or alternate shall have full authority to act for the Contractor on all contract matters relating to daily operation of this contract. The Contract Manager or alternate shall be available on the days and dates according to Part 7, Attachment 7.4.

1.6.11.2 Contract Management: The contractor shall establish clear organizational lines of authority and responsibility to ensure effective management of the resources assigned to the requirement. The contractor must maintain continuity between the support operations at place of performance as specified at the task order level and the contractor's corporate offices. The contractor shall provide management of subcontracts so as to ensure transparency of services to the Government; this includes timely payment of sub-contractors and organic personnel, which is the singular responsibility of the contractor.

1.6.11.3 Contract Administration: The contractor shall establish processes and assign appropriate resources to effectively administer the requirement. The contractor shall respond to Government requests for contractual actions within one

(1) business day. The contractor shall designate and maintain a single point of contact between the Government and Contractor personnel assigned to support the contract or task orders. The contractor shall assign work effort and maintain proper and accurate time keeping records of personnel assigned to work on the requirement.

1.6.11.4 Subcontract Management: The contractor shall be responsible for any subcontract management necessary to integrate work performed on this requirement and shall be responsible and accountable for subcontractor performance on this requirement. The prime contractor will manage work distribution to ensure there are no Organizational Conflict of Interest (OCI) considerations. In the event that a potential OCI is identified, the prime contractor is responsible for immediately preparing and submitting to the contracting officer for approval, and adequate mitigation plan. Contractors may add subcontractors to their team after notification to the Procuring Contracting Officer (PCO) or Contracting Officer Representative

(COR).

1.6.11.5 Phase In Period: Upon award, the contractor shall initiate their Phase-In period in to prepare for full contract performance Date. (Ref 1.5)

1.6.11.6 Post Award Conference/Periodic Progress Meetings: The Contractor shall

H-7 attend any post award conference convened by the contracting activity or contract administration office in accordance with FAR Subpart 42.5, Post Award Orientation.

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.

1.6.12 Personnel Administration and Management: The contractor shall provide the following management and support as required. The contractor shall provide for employees during designated Government non-work days or other periods where Government offices are closed due to weather or security conditions. The contractor shall maintain the currency of their employees by providing initial and refresher training as required to meet the PWS requirements. The contractor shall make necessary travel arrangements for employees. The contractor shall provide necessary infrastructure to support contract tasks including both on-site and off-site support as specified at the task order level. The contractor shall provide administrative support to employees in a timely fashion (time keeping, leave processing, pay, emergency needs).

1.6.12.1 Non-personal Services: The Government shall neither supervise contractor employees nor control the method by which the contractor performs the required tasks. Under no circumstances shall the Government assign tasks to, or prepare work schedules for, individual contractor employees. It shall be the responsibility of the contractor to manage its employees and to guard against any actions that are of the nature of personal services, or give the perception of personal services. If the contractor believes that any actions constitute, or are perceived to constitute personal services, it shall be the contractor's responsibility to notify the Procuring Contracting Officer (PCO) immediately.

1.6.12.2 Removal of Personnel: The Government reserves the right to require the contractor to remove contractor employees at any time for due to violation of law, regulation or imminent danger to government employees, facilities or interests. The contractor is responsible at all times for providing service at the required level and must develop a plan to ensure continuity of services in the event of unexpected departure or removal of contractor personnel. The contractor has sole responsibility to supervise, remove, replace, discipline or approve leave for its employees. In the event that an employee is removed or replaced, the contractor shall notify the Contracting Officer whenever changes are proposed. The Contractor shall also provide a minimum of a 7-day advance notice to the COR prior to removing an employee. This 7-day advance notice is not required in the case of emergency or when the best interest of the Government is not served.

1.6.12.3 Staffing: Employment and staffing difficulties shall not be justification for

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1.6.12.4 Contractor Employee Qualifications: The contractor is responsible for providing a fully qualified work force. The contractor shall employ and utilize only experienced, responsible and capable persons in the performance of work under this contract. All employees must be citizens of the United States (or authorized aliens) and shall be able to furnish proof of citizenship if asked to do so by the Contracting Officer.

1.6.12.5 Supervision of Contractor Employees: The Government will not exercise any supervision or control over Contractor or subcontractor employees while performing work under the contract. Such employees shall be accountable solely to the Contractor, not the Government. The Contractor, in turn, shall be accountable to the Government for Contractor or subcontractor employees.

1.6.12 6 Exempt Professional Employees: Contractor employees supporting this task order requirement are identified as professional employees as defined in 29 CFR 541 and are not subject to the requirements of the Service Contract Act of 1965 (FAR Subpart 22.11 Professional Employee Compensation).

1.6.13 Security Requirements:

1.6.13.1 Access and General Protection/Security Policy and Procedures:

Contractor and all associated sub-contractor’s employees shall comply with applicable installation, facility and area commander installation/facility access and local security policies and procedures (provided by government representative).

This includes policies pertaining to the use or prohibition of electronic recorders, devices, cameras, etc. If the Contractor is required to take photographs or videos on a Government Installation, the Contractor must obtain written permission from the Senior Commander. Contractor workforce shall comply with all personal identity verification requirements 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 individual facility or installation change, the Government may require changes in contractor security matters or processes.

1.6.13.1.1 The contractor and its personnel must comply with the requirements of this paragraph in accessing Controlled Unclassified information (CUI), adherence to physical security requirements and access to Government facilities, records and information systems. For the purposes of this contract the contractors are not required to access any local Government IT systems and do not require a DD 254, DoD Contract Security Classification Specification.

1.6.13.1.2 The contractor is responsible for safeguarding information of a confidential or sensitive nature. Failure to safeguard any classified/privileged

H-9 information which may involve the contractor or the contractor’s personnel or to which they may have access may subject the contractor and/or the contractor’s employees to criminal liability under Title 18, section 793 and 7908 of the United States Code. Provisions of the Privacy Act apply to all records and reports maintained by the contractor. All programs and materials developed at government expense during the course of this contract are the property of the government. Contractor personnel shall be required to obtain and maintain security badges and adhere to the installation security requirements.

1.6.13.2 Criminal Background Check: The contractor shall provide proof of employee criminal background checks upon request. (Note: The Contractor shall not employ an individual with a felony on their criminal record). The contractor shall also provide all information required for background checks to meet installation access requirements to be accomplished by installation Provost Marshal Office, Director of Emergency Services or Security Office.

1.6.13.2.1 Pre-screen applicants using E-Verify or similar program: The Vendor must pre-screen applicants using the E-verify Program (http://www.dhs.gov/E-Verify) website or other nationally accredited program to meet the established employment eligibility requirements. The vendor must ensure that the applicant has two valid forms of government issued identification. An initial list of applicants must be provided to the COR no later than 7 business days after the initial contract award to start the CI-focused security screening process.

1.6.13.2.2 National Crime Information Center (NCIC) and terrorist threat data base screening required. All contractor employees, including subcontractor employees, who are not in possession of a current Common Access Card (CAC) will be vetted by the local security office to determine fitness and eligibility for access IAW DTM 09- 012, paragraph 2.b(4) to include but not limited to an NCIC and Terrorist Database screening. The Vendor will ensure that the government has sufficient biographical information to conduct said screening including, but not limited to the person's name, date of birth, and social security number, race gender and place of birth (city and State).

1.6.13.3 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.

1.6.13.4 Key Control: The government does not anticipate the issuance of keys or key cards; however in the event in which keys are issued the following shall apply.

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. The http://www.dhs.gov/E-Verify)

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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. Should keys/key cards become lost or duplicate the Government 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.

1.6.13.5 Lock Combinations: Not Applicable.

1.6.13.6 Protection Of Personally Identifiable Information (PII): The Contractor shall be responsible to protect all Personally Identifiable Information (PII) encountered in the performance of work under task order in accordance with DFARS 224.103, DoDD 5400.11, Department of Defense Privacy Program, and DoD 5400.11-R, Department of Defense Privacy Program. If the Contractor violates the aforementioned policies and a PII breach results, the Contractor shall be responsible for all notification costs, call-center support costs, and credit monitoring service costs for all individuals who’s PII has been compromised.

1.6.13.7 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. The Contractor (to include subcontractors) shall provide each employee an Identification (ID) wrist band, which includes the Company and Employee Name. Key Personnel shall wear an ID name badge which will include a color photo, the name of the company, individual and job title easily is readable from a distance of 3 meters. The Contractor (to include subcontractors) shall be responsible for collection of ID Wrist Bands and Badges upon completion of the contract or termination of employee. A listing of issued identification wrist bands and/or name badges shall be furnished to the Contracting Officer or their designated representative prior to the contract performance date and updated as needed to reflect Contractor and Subcontractor personnel changes.

1.6.13.8 CAC Requirements: Not Applicable.

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1.6.13.9 HSPD-12 Background Investigation Requirements: Not Applicable.

1.6.13.10 Trusted Associate Sponsorship System (TASS): Not Applicable.

1.6.13.11 AT Level I Training. All contractor employees, to include subcontractor employees, requiring access to Army installations, facilities and controlled access areas 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. 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 45 calendar days after completion of training by all employees and subcontractor personnel. AT level I awareness training is available at the following website:

https://atlevel1.dtic.mil/at.

1.6.13.12 iWATCH Training. The contractor and all associated sub-contractors shall brief all employees on the local iWATCH program (training standards provided by the requiring activity ATO). This local 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 COR. This training shall be completed within 30 calendar days of contract award and within 15 calendar days of new employees commencing performance with the results reported to the COR NLT 45 calendar days after contract award.

1.6.13.13 ATCTS (Army Training Certification Tracking System): Contractor Employees Who Require Access to Government Information Systems: Not Applicable

1.6.13.14 COMSEC/IT Security: Not Applicable.

1.6.13.15 OPSEC Training: Per AR 530-1, Operations Security, new contractor employees must complete Level I OPSEC training within 30 calendar days of contract award or receive equivalent information briefing from the State OPSEC officer.

1.6.13.16 Information assurance (IA)/information technology (IT) training: Not Applicable.

1.6.14 Combating Trafficking in Persons: The United States Government has adopted a zero tolerance policy regarding trafficking in persons. Contractors and contractor employees shall not engage in severe forms of trafficking in persons during the period of performance of the contract; procure commercial sex acts during the period of performance of the contract; or use forced labor in the performance of the contract. The Contractor shall notify its employees of the United States Government’s zero tolerance policy, the actions that will be taken against employees for violations of this policy. Such actions may include, but are not limited to, removal

H-12 from the contract, reduction in benefits, or termination of employment. The Contractor shall take appropriate action, up to and including termination, against employees or subcontractors that violate the US Government policy as described at

FAR 22.17.

1.6.15 Conservation of Utilities: The contractor shall instruct employees in utilities conservation practices. The contractor shall operate under conditions that preclude the waste of utilities, which include turning off the water faucets or valves after using the required amount.

1.6.16 Data Rights: The Government has unlimited rights to all documents/materials 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 KO. 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.

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PART 2

DEFINITIONS & ACRONYMS

2. DEFINITIONS AND ACRONYMS:

2.1 DEFINITIONS:

2.1.1 CERFP. The CERFP teams and WMD-CSTs provide a phased capability;

WMD-CSTs detect and identify CBRNE agents/substances, assess the effects and advise the local authorities on managing the effects of the attack. The WMD-CSTs also assist with requests for other forces. The CERFP teams locate and extract victims from a contaminated environment, perform mass patient/casualty decontamination, and provide treatment as necessary to stabilize patients for evacuation. The teams are specially trained to respond to a weapons-of-mass-destruction incident. The WMD-CSTs are dedicated units of National Guard personnel on active duty, whereas, the CERFPs are comprised of existing National Guard units in traditional reserve status. They can be mobilized in state active duty, Title 32, or Title 10 status. Each CERFP can be ready to deploy to an incident site within six hours of notification of a CBRNE or WMD incident.

2.1.2 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.

2.1.3 CONTRACT MANAGER. A person delegated to ensure performance of the contract. The name of this person and an alternate who shall act for the contractor shall be designated in writing to the Contracting Officer. The CM or alternate shall have full authority to act for the contractor on all contract matters relating to daily operation of this contract.

2.1.4 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.

2.1.5 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.

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

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

2.1.8 DUAL STATUS COMMAND. Dual status command allows one commander to command both federal (Title 10) and state forces (National Guard in Title 32 and/or State Active Duty status) with the consent of a governor and the authorization of the president. This centralized command and control construct provides both the federal and state chains of command with a common operating picture through the eyes of the DSC. It also enables the DSC to maximize his or her federal and state capabilities, as well as facilitate unity of effort from all assigned forces.

2.1.9 GOVERNMENT-FURNISHED PROPERTY (GFP) OR GOVERNMENT

PROPERTY (GP). Property in the possession of, or directly acquired by, the Government and subsequently made available to the Contractor.

2.1.10 HOMELAND RESPONSE FORCE (HRF). Composed of approximately 566 personnel, encapsulates lifesaving capabilities including Search and Extraction, Decontamination, Emergency Medical, Security, and Command and Control (C2). Each HRF will be staffed with Army National Guard Soldiers and Air National Guard Airmen. HRFs provide a scalable capability to bridge a gap between initial National Guard (NG) response and Title 10 capabilities.

2.1.11 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.

2.1.12 MOULAGE. Application of mock injuries for the purpose of training Emergency Response Teams and other first aid training.

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

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

2.1.15 QUALITY ASSURANCE SPECIALIST. An official Government representative concerned with matters pertaining to the contract administration process and quality assurance/quality control. This person acts as technical advisor to the Contracting Officer in these areas.

2.1.16 QUALITY ASSURANCE Surveillance Plan (QASP). An organized written document specifying the surveillance methodology to be used for

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

2.1.18 SUBCONTRACTOR. One that enters into a contract with a prime Contractor.

The Government does not have privacy of contract with the Subcontractor.

2.1.19 WHITE CELL. A neutral element that ensures the exercise stays on course and within the exercise commander’s training objectives.

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

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

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2.2 ACRONYMS:

AAR After Action Report AC Area Commander AEI Army Enterprise Info Structure AFARS Army Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement ANG Army National Guard AR Army Regulation ATCTS Army Training Certification Tracking System AUP Acceptable Use Policy BBP Better Business Practice CDM Concept Development Meeting CERFP CBRNE Enhanced Response Force Packages CBRN Chemical Biological Radiological Nuclear CCIRs Commander’s Critical Information Requirements CCE Contracting Center of Excellence CFR Code of Federal Regulations CM Contract Manager CNGB Chief National Guard Bureau COMSEC Communications Security CONUS Continental United States (excludes Alaska and Hawaii) COR Contracting Officer Representative COTR Contracting Officer's Technical Representative COTS Commercial-Off-the-Shelf CPX Command Post Exercise CRTC Combat Readiness Training Center CST Civil Support Team CUI Controlled Unclassified Information DA Department of the Army DC Displaced Civilians DHS Department of Homeland Security 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 DSCA Domestic Support to Civil Authorities EMAC Emergency Management Assistance Compact EMI Emergency Management Initiative ENDEX End Exercise EXCON Exercise Control FAR Federal Acquisition Regulation FEMA Federal Emergency Management Agency FPCON Force Protection Condition FPM Final Planning Meeting

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FSRT Fatality Search & Recovery Team FTE Full Time Equivalent FTX Field Training Exercise HIPAA Health Insurance Portability and Accountability

Act of 1996 HQDA Headquarter Department of Army HRF Homeland Response Force HSEEP Homeland Security Exercise & Evaluation Program IA Information Assurance IAPS Incident Action Planning Support IC Incident Commander ICS Incident Command System IMT Incident Management Team IPM Initial Planning Meeting IT Information Technology JELC Joint Event Life Cycle JET Joint Enabling Team JFHQ Joint Forces Headquarters JISCC Joint Incident Site Communications Capability JITEC Joint Interagency Training and Education Center JLLIS Joint Lessons Learned Information System JMETs Joint Mission Essential Tasks JOC Joint Operations Center JTR Joint Travel Regulation JTS Joint Training System JTF Joint Task Force JTIMS Joint Training Information Management System KO Contracting Officer LNO Liaison Officer MOA Memorandum of Agreement MPM Mid Planning Meeting MSR Monthly Status Report NACI National Agency Check Inquires NGB National Guard Bureau NGRF National Guard Reaction Force NIMS National Incident Management System NLT Not Later Than OCI Organizational Conflict of Interest OCONUS Outside Continental United States (includes Alaska and Hawaii) OCT Observer Controller Trainer ODC Other Direct Costs OPSEC Operations Security PCO Procuring Contracting Officer PII Protection of Personally Identifiable Information PIPO Phase In/Phase Out

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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 SFE Special Focus Exercise SME Subject Matter Experts STARTEX Start Exercise TAR Travel Authorization Request TE Technical Exhibit TTX Table Top Exercise WWAF-RA Wide Area Workflow-Receipt and Acceptance

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PART 3

GOVERNMENT FURNISHED PROPERTY, EQUIPMENT, AND SERVICES

3. GOVERNMENT FURNISHED ITEMS AND SERVICES:

3.1 Services: The Government will not provide any services associated with the performance of this contract.

3.2 Facilities: The Contractor will be provided an area of land near the Joint Base Cape Cod, MA SCVS/ rubble pile to set up their “Fixed” moulage and rest/refit site.

3.2.1 Unscheduled gate closures by the Security Police may occur at any time causing all personnel entering or exiting a closed installation to experience a delay.

This cannot be predicted or prevented. Labor hour and Time & Materials employees are not compensated for unexpected closures or delays. Vehicles operated by contractor personnel are subject to search pursuant to applicable regulations. The award of this task order does not create a right for any individual contractor employee to have access to any installation. Any moving violation of any applicable regulation may result in the termination of the contractor employee’s installation driving privileges.

3.2.2 The contractor, its employees, and subcontractors shall become familiar with and obey the regulations of the installation; including fire, traffic, safety and security regulations while on the installation. Contractor employees should only enter restricted areas when required to do so and only upon prior approval. All contractor employees and subcontractors shall carry proper identification with them at all times. The contractor shall be responsible for compliance with all regulations and orders of the installation; respecting identification of employees, movements on installation, parking, truck entry, and all other installation regulations, which may affect the work.

3.3 Utilities: The Contractor shall instruct employees in utilities conservation practices. The Contractor shall be responsible for operating under conditions that preclude the waste of utilities, which include turning off the water faucets or valves after using the required amount to accomplish cleaning vehicles and equipment.

Contract employees may utilize water buffalos, latrines and hand washing stations in the area of performance if available.

3.4 Materials & Equipment: The Government will not provide any materials and equipment associated with the performance of this contract.

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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 all materials including cut away clothing;

safety shoes, safety glasses, and clothing carry bags for role player support. The Contractor shall provide life support services to include meals and water for role players. The contractor shall provide two (2) Glo-Germ kits. Each kit shall contain one (1) bottle of Glo-Germ and one (1) hand held black light for detecting containments and conducting proper decontamination techniques.

4.4 Equipment: The Contractor shall provide all equipment necessary to ensure total mission support of role player services. Set up and operate temporary “Fixed” moulage sites to include: lights, electricity, water hot/cold, tables, chairs, and heat/cooling areas based on weather conditions. Provide holding sites/break areas with lights, electricity, water, meals, tables, chairs, toilets, and heat/cooling areas based on weather conditions solely for roleplayer and personnel contracted under this agreement and not for government personnel. Provide role players transportation support to and from training areas, parking lots, breaks/meals areas, and life support services (water/meals/nourishment).

4.5 Safety Considerations: The Contractor is responsible for the safety of their contract employees and shall ensure adequate hydration, nutrition and sunscreen of role players throughout the period of performance for which excessive heat is expected. Note: The Role Players shall not bring any cellular phones, jewelry, watches, or any other personal effects on the rubble pile, the Government will not be responsible for any lost personal items.

4.6 Transportation: The contractor will be responsible to provide transportation of roleplayers to/ from any parking areas to the training site and any necessary transportation between venues or areas within the SCVS/ Rubble pile footprint.

4.7 Portable Chemical Toilets (Port-a-Potties): Contractor provides a minimum of twenty (20) outdoor style portable chemical toilets to support up to 250 Soldiers and 120 Role Players. Clean inside and outside of all units every other day or more frequently as needed to where they are free of all human waste, soiled toilet articles and dirt. After emptying the units the contractor shall refill each unit with standard commercial sanitizing chemicals and enough toilet paper to last until the next

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PART 5

SPECIFIC TASKS

5. Specific Tasks: The Contractor shall provide role players, moulage, manikins, real world medical, and NIMS/ICS SMEs for exercise support.

5.1 Task 1, Program Management: The contractor shall provide materials and services to accomplish all tasks outlined in this Performance Work Statement throughout the period of performance of the contract.

5.1.1 Deliverable: N/A.

5.1.1.1 Meetings: The contractor shall prepare for, conduct, and participate in meetings and reviews when required or directed.

5.1.1.1.2 The contractor will schedule a Kick-off meeting within 10 days of contract award. The Kick- off meeting will dictate the mandatory planning meetings and whether travel is required. The contractor shall resolve action items assigned to the contractor at these meetings.

5.1.1.1.3 The contractor shall submit reports and all requests IAW with Part 7, Attachment 7.2. The contractor shall submit a roll up of all meeting notes to the Contracting Officer or their designated representative.

5.1.1.1.4 Contract Manager and lead NIMS/ICS Subject Matter Expert (SME) shall attend planning meetings and the AAR Briefing (Ref 1.5).

5.1.1.1.5 Contract Manager or representative shall attend the daily “hot wash” briefing usually held each evening following the daily training to obtain any changes and/or get further coordinating instructions.