Request_for_Information__X-Ray_Maintenanence.pdf

REQUEST FOR INFORMATION

CONTRACTING OFFICE ADDRESS: REGIONAL CONTRACTING OFFICE, SOTO CANO AIR BASE,

HONDURAS

DESCRIPTION

THIS IS A REQUEST FOR INFORMATION (RFI) ONLY – This RFI is issued solely for information and planning purposes – it does not constitute a Request for Proposal (RFP) or a promise to issue an RFP in the future. Solicitations are not available at this time. Requests for a solicitation will not receive a response. This notice does not constitute a commitment by the United States Government to contract for any supply or service whatsoever. All information submitted in response to this announcement is voluntary; the United States Government will not pay for information requested nor will it compensate any respondent for any cost incurred in developing information provided to the United States Government. Not responding to this RFI does not preclude participation in any future RFP, if any is issued. It is the responsibility of the potential offerors to monitor this site for additional information pertaining to this requirement.

Regional Contracting Office (RCO)-Soto Cano Air Base in support of the Joint

Taskforce Bravo Medical Element (MEDEL) is seeking information from interested contractors that can meet the requirements of the attached Draft

Performance Work Statement (PWS). The RCO-Soto Cano Air Base contracting office is working diligently to complete the acquisition strategy and planning process required for DoD Army Acquisitions. Input form industry is instrumental in developing the acquisition strategy associated with this request for information. Please note the attached PWS is a draft, only the final request for proposal and associated documents should be used as official guides for proposal submission.

Scope of Work

The Medical Element at Soto Cano AB outside of Comayagua, Honduras, requires X-ray capabilities in the radiology department to provide routine and emergency imaging for patient care. The General Electric Health Care Proteus XR/A Digital X-Ray System, Serial Number 62571HL5 is located in building L-21 at the Medical Element on Soto

Cano Air Base, Honduras. The contractor shall maintain the system in good operating condition, in accordance with all equipment and performance requirements published by the original equipment manufacturer (OEM). The contractor assumes responsibility for system conformance pursuant to the latest published edition of National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) 99, Occupational Health and Safety Administration (OSHA), and Center for Devices and Radiological Health (CDRH) standards.

RCO is seeking the following information:

1. Potential Respondents shall describe how they would propose to successfully perform services, assuming that all services provided by Respondent would be accomplished in accordance with all applicable U.S. laws, regulations, policies, and procedures. Contractor must me certified through GE Healthcare to perform maintenance on equipment.

Note: Maintenance is to be done in Honduras

2. Currently, the services are performed under contract at no cost to the United

States Government. Potential Respondents shall describe proposed financial plans, including, if appropriate, the manner in which charges levied for services rendered would be derived. Charges cannot be based on cost plus a percentage of cost.

Respondents shall not be obligated to provide the services described herein and it is understood by the United States Government that the cost estimates provided as a result of this request are “best” estimates only.

The response date for this market research deadline is July 15, 2016. No collect calls will be accepted. All responses to this RFI may be submitted via e-mail to SSG Michael Floore II, Contract Specialist, at michael.d.floore.mil@mail.mil courtesy copy to CPT Stephen Schwartz, Contracting Officer, at stephen.j.schwartz3.mil@mail.mil

DRAFT PERFORMANCE WORK STATEMENT (PWS)

Radiographic/Digital X-ray System Maintenance

Part 1

General Information

1. GENERAL: This is a non-personal services contract to maintain the X-ray system in good operating condition, in accordance with all equipment and performance requirements published by the original equipment manufacturer (OEM). 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 maintenance, calibration, and repairs (scheduled and unscheduled) 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 Medical Element at Soto Cano AB outside of Comayagua, Honduras, requires X-ray capabilities in the radiology department to provide routine and emergency imaging for patient care. The General Electric Health Care Proteus XR/A Digital X-Ray System, Serial Number 62571HL5 is located in building L-21 at the Medical Element on Soto Cano Air Base, Honduras.

1.3 Objectives: The General Electric Health Care Proteus XR/A Digital X-Ray System is maintained IAW the manufacturer instructions and the Medical Element, Soto Cano, Honduras, maintains uninterrupted X-Ray Services. The Contractor will insure unit maintains 95% or greater operational status.

1.4 Scope: The contractor shall maintain the system in good operating condition, in accordance with all equipment and performance requirements published by the original equipment manufacturer (OEM). The contractor assumes responsibility for system conformance pursuant to the latest published edition of National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) 99, Occupational Health and Safety Administration (OSHA), and Center for Devices and Radiological Health (CDRH) standards.

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.

1.6 General Information

1.6.1 Quality Control: The contractor shall develop and maintain an effective quality control program to ensure services are performed in accordance with this PWS. The contractor shall develop and implement procedures to identify, prevent, and ensure non-recurrence of defective services. The contractor’s quality control program is the means by which s/he assures her/himself that the work complies with the requirement of the contract. Installation, supplies, and training must be completed within thirty days of contract award. The contractor shall perform preventive maintenance as published by the OEM. After acceptance of the quality control plan the contractor shall receive the contracting officer’s acceptance in writing of any proposed change to his 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 of surveillance, and the minimum acceptable defect rate(s).

1.6.3 Recognized Holidays: Service calls/maintenance can be performed on the business day following the recognized United States and Honduran holidays, which include:

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 Honduran Day of the Americas Honduran Armed Forces Day Honduran Labor Day Honduran Independence Francisco Morazan’s Birthday Discovery of America Day Easter

1.6.4 Hours of Operation: The contractor is responsible for conducting business, between the hours of 0830 and 1630 Monday thru Friday except Federal holidays or when the Government facility is closed due to local or national emergencies, administrative closings, or similar Government directed facility closings. For other than firm fixed price contracts, the contractor will not be reimbursed when the government facility is closed for the above reasons. The Contractor must at all times maintain an adequate workforce for the uninterrupted performance of all tasks defined within this PWS when the Government facility is not closed for the above reasons. When hiring personnel, the Contractor shall keep in mind that the stability and continuity of the workforce are essential.

1.6.5 Place of Performance: The work to be performed under this contract will be performed at the MEDEL Treatment Center on Soto Cano Air Base, Honduras.

1.6.6 Response Time: The Contractor shall respond via telephone to the COR or his/her Contracting Officer within eight hours after telephone notification during normal hours of coverage. If the problem cannot be corrected by phone, the contractor will commence work on-site during normal hours of coverage. The contractor shall respond on-site within eight (8) hours after contractor’s initial receipt of notification. Repairs will proceed progressively until equipment is returned to operational status IAW Mfg. Standards.

1.6.7 Type of Contract: The government will award a (Type of contract to be determined by CCE and the customer).

1.6.8 Security Requirements: Contractor personnel performing work under this contract must be able to access Soto Cano AB at time of the proposal submission, and must maintain the level of security required for the life of the contract. The security requirements are in accordance with Honduran Airfield requirements and are subject to change. Currently all local guests must complete local form 4 and provide a copy of the Honduran National Identification, and a court background check (Constancia de Antecedentes Penales). A copy of the driver’s license and vehicle registration is required for anyone driving on base. Passes are accepted on Mondays and Wednesdays, and require a minimum of five days to process.

US and other nationalities have the same requirements as locals, but no court background check is required. A clear copy of passport picture is required. All vehicles need the registration form copy except vehicles with MI, CC, or CD license plates.

Persons from El Alba countries are not permitted on base, which includes El Salvador, Nicaragua, Venezuela, Ecuador, Bolivia, and Argentina.

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 are lost the Contractor shall immediately contact the COR (and physical property manager, if applicable) to report the loss, to request another key or have the affected lock or locks replaced. The total cost of re-keying or the replacement of the lock or locks may be deducted from the next 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. The contractor will schedule PMIs and calibrations 15 days in advance with the COR. Preventive maintenance shall be performed during normal hours of coverage between the 1st and the 25th day of the month.

1.6.7.4 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 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.

1.6.9 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: [Insert the titles of the key personnel i.e., contract manager/Alternate contract manager, Systems Engineer, etc.] 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 between [Insert the hours, i.e., 8:00 a.m. to 4:30p.m.], Monday thru Friday except Federal holidays or when the government facility is closed for administrative reasons.

Qualifications for all key personnel are listed below: [Insert the qualifications for all key personnel, i.e., 1.6.11.1 Contract Manager and Alternate, 1.6.11.1.1 The Contract Manager and Alternate must have 24 semester hours in mathematical, engineering, and/or quantitative analysis courses; 15 or more years cost analysis experience; and familiarity with Defense Department Data Sources (e.g. cost and software data reporting, EVM), 1.6.11.2 Systems Administrator, 1.6.11.2.1 The Systems Administrator must have a high degree of expertise with the following systems/protocols: Microsoft Server 2000 and XP operation and administration, and Network Administration.]

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. Contractors shall wear visible badge identification during the performance of their duties.

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.

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: N/A

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 Part 3 and Part 5 of this PWS.

4.3. Materials. The Contractor shall provide any materials required to conduct scheduled, unscheduled maintenance, and functions validation.

4.4. Equipment. The Contractor shall provide any materials required to conduct scheduled, unscheduled maintenance, and functions validation.

PART 5

SPECIFIC TASKS

5. Specific Tasks:

5.1. Basic Services: The contractor shall maintain the system in good operating condition, in accordance with all equipment and performance requirements published by the original equipment manufacturer (OEM). The contractor assumes responsibility for system conformance pursuant to the latest published edition of National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) 99, Occupational Health and Safety Administration (OSHA), and Center for Devices and Radiological Health (CDRH) standards.

5.2. Point of Contact (POC): The contractor shall designate a representative in writing as the single point of contact to the Contracting Officer and the Contracting Officer’s Representative for any maintenance service required under this contract. This information shall include name, title, address, and telephone number of the contractor representative.

5.3. The Contractor will insure unit maintains 95% or greater operational status.

5.4 Telephone Assistance: The contractor shall provide telephone assistance during business hours 0830 Hrs through 1630 Hrs for equipment covered under this contract.

Telephone assistance shall be toll free to the Government. The COR shall be able to call and receive assistance in correcting problems with equipment operation during these regular hours.

5.5 Updates: The contractor shall maintain a Configuration Control Board (CCB) and provide CCB modifications to include: installing manufacturer designed and issued field modifications, safety corrections and revisions for correcting software and equipment deficiencies at no additional cost to the government. Upgrades and modifications will be furnished at no additional cost under the contract and installed during the next Preventative Maintenance Inspection (PMI) after the manufacturer makes them available. Updates will not include those designed primarily as performance enhancements or performance upgrades.

5.6 Preventive Maintenance: The contractor shall provide PMIs at the frequencies recommended by the original equipment manufacturer. PMI services shall be performed to ensure that the equipment performs in accordance with manufacturer’s conformance standards. The contractor shall provide and utilize procedures and checklists with worksheet originals indicating work performed and actual values obtained (as applicable) and provide them to the COR at the completion of the PMI.

5.6.1 All exceptions to the PMI schedule must be arranged in writing and approved in advance by the Contracting Officer.

5.6.2 The contractor shall provide all necessary equipment and documentation required to successfully complete scheduled PMIs.

5.6.3 Calibration and testing of the system will be scheduled and performed in accordance with the original equipment manufacturers recommended standards and schedule. Frequency of service may be modified if required, due to legitimate circumstances as determined by the COR.

5.7 Unscheduled/Corrective Maintenance. The contractor is the primary agent responsible for returning equipment to original manufacturer specifications following a failure, damage, or other incident that causes the product to no longer perform within the original specifications. In the event the required maintenance is beyond the scope/capability of the first look technicians, or the MEDEL technician is unavailable, the contractor will provide a qualified factory trained technician to provide supplemental on-site assistance.

5.7.1 All required services shall be furnished as part of this contract without additional cost to the government.

5.7.2 The KO or COR has the authority to place a service call with the contractor.

5.7.3 Maintenance actions: Once a maintenance action is initiated, it shall be continuous until the task is complete. Compliance shall be determined by continuous presence of the contractor on the job site, unless waiting for delivery of replacement parts.

5.8 Parts: The contractor shall furnish and replace parts to meet up-time requirements.

All parts shall be furnished as part of the contract without additional cost to the government. The following requirements apply to parts provided under this contract.

5.8.1 The contractor shall have ready access to unique and/or high mortality replacement parts.

5.8.2 All parts supplied shall be of equal or better quality as specified by the manufacturer.

5.8.3 All parts used for service of this system shall be new or rebuilt and of first quality.

If rebuilt parts are used; an acceptable Certificate of Conformance or maintenance pedigree shall be presented in conjunction with the name and location of the company, which provided the part.

5.8.4 Used parts, those removed from another system, shall not be installed without prior approval of the KO or COR.

5.9 Administrative Control: The contractor shall report to the MEDEL technician in Building L-17, and sign-in on the contractor service log with the COR, prior to reporting to the work-site. Upon completion of each PMI or corrective service call, the contractor shall provide a signed Field Service Report to the COR. The COR will countersign the report to certify that the services were rendered. At this time, the contractor will sign-out on the contractor service log. The government will not recognize any maintenance actions that have not been signed by the COR. All maintenance documents will be prepared and validated in triplicate. The system user, COR, and the contractor shall each retain a copy.

5.9.1 Certification of payment will not be accomplished until all required service documents have been received by the COR.

5.9.2 The Field Service Report for each PMI or service call will include at minimum:

Name of the contractor.

Name of the contractor’s field service representative.

Date, Time (starting and ending), Equipment Downtime, and Hours-On-Site. The contractor’s field service representative must report to the MEDEL technician in accordance with local guidelines.

Description of the problem reported by the COR/User and an itemized description of Service Performed (including labor, parts, and corrective action taken)

Identification of Equipment to include Index Number, Manufacturer, Device, Model Number, and Serial Number.

5.10 Personnel: Contractor’s field service representative shall be able to speak and understand English at an Intermediate level meaning he understands and speaks conversational and academic English quite well. Prior to award of the contract and each subsequent performance period, the contractor will certify to the COR that the field service representative has had professional formal training in a discipline associated with this equipment. Training shall be to a level acceptable to the government. If the training occurred more than three years ago, proof of recent (during past 18 months) maintenance experience on specified equipment must be provided.

5.10.1 The COR may at any time request verification of service personnel credentials who are servicing the equipment from the contractor.

5.11 Claims of Government Misuse or Abuse: If the contractor claims any service calls are the result of government abuse or misuse, the damage shall immediately be shown on the System Maintenance Record, verified by the COR, and approved by the KO before repairs are made. The KO will resolve disagreements as to responsibility between both parties.

5.12 Reporting Required Services Beyond the Scope of Contract: The contractor shall immediately, but not later than 24 consecutive hours after discovery, notify the KO and COR in writing of the existence or the development of any defects in, or repairs required to the scheduled equipment for which the contractor considers he/she is not responsible under the terms of the contract. The contractor shall furnish the KO and COR with a written estimate of the cost to make necessary repairs, and a full technical description.

5.13 Assemblage/Installation: The Contractor shall conduct all assembly/disassembly and movement of the designated equipment. The contractor will be given a minimum of a five day notice.

5.14 Site: The Contractor shall adequately prepare the site, unpack and assemble equipment. All packaging materials to include boxes shall be removed from the premises by the Contractor after delivery and assembly.

5.15. Certification of training of technicians performing work on government owned equipment will be required. Offeror agrees to ensure technicians receive appropriate training on any equipment they currently are not certified to install, repair, or assemble, within 30 days of award of this contract.

5.16. When notified by the USG representative of equipment failure, malfunction, damage or other defect, the Contractor shall instruct individual to notify the COR or designee of the need for repair services. At no time shall the Contractor make a repair without prior approval from the COR or designee.

5.17. Special Notifications: All accidents, malfunctions, injuries, death and equipment recalls related to the provision, delivery and use of the designated equipment shall be immediately (within 24 hours of occurrence) reported to the COR or designee of the facility for which services are being provided.

5.18. All technicians performing service under this contract will dress professionally and be easily identified as a contractor performing duties.

5.19. All personnel will adhere to the rules and regulations of the base, to include traffic and behavior.

5.20 Electrical Requirements: It is the responsibility of the Contractor to follow manufacturer guidelines with regards to electrical requirements for equipment.

5.21 The Contractor shall perform visual electrical safety inspections on equipment, in accordance with manufacturer’s instructions.

5.22 Additional charges: There shall be no additional charge for time spent at the site awaiting the arrival of additional contractor personnel and/or delivery of parts.

5.23 Safety: The Contractor shall comply with Army Safety Standards, American OSHA Standards, and Honduran Standards, in that order, at all times while on Government property. Safe working practices shall be followed. Requirements include, but are not limited to:

Using lock-out/tag-out procedures while working on electrical systems and equipment.

Reporting any injury to employees or government equipment damage to the

MEDEL Safety Officer, immediately.

5.3. CONTRACTOR MANPOWER REPORTING (CMR):The contractor shall report ALL contractor labor hours (including subcontractor labor hours) required for performance of services provided under this contract for the General Electric Health Care Proteus XR/A Digital X-Ray System via a secure data collection site. The contractor is required to completely fill in all required data fields using the following web address:

http://www.ecmra.mil/, and then click on the “Department of the Army CMRA” or the icon of the DoD organization that is receiving or benefitting from the contract services.

Reporting inputs will be for the labor executed during the period of performance during each Government fiscal year (FY), which runs October 1 through September 30. While inputs may be reported any time during the FY, all data shall be reported no later than October 31 of each calendar year, beginning with 2016. Contractors may direct questions to the help desk by clicking on the “Send an email” which is located under the Help Resources ribbon on the right side of the login page of the applicable

Service/Component’s CMR website.