SEAT_Solicitation.docx

W9133L-18-R-0002

Section B - Supplies or Services and Prices

SEAT Support Services

FFP

The contract company shall provide services in accordance with the Performance Work Statement, the contract’s terms and conditions, and the contractor's proposal.

FOB: Destination

NET AMT

Travel

This is a “Not to Exceed”, cost reimbursable line item for travel costs incurred in performance of the contract. Travel shall be conducted in accordance with the contract's terms and conditions.

NET AMT

Contractor Manpower Reporting (CMRA)

This is a mandatory reporting requirement and a contract deliverable. The contractor will report ALL contractor manpower (including sub-contractor manpower) used in performance of this contract no later than October 31st of EACH YEAR. The contractor shall provide an annual copy of the CMR report to the Contracting Officer Representative. See the Performance Work Statement for details and instructions.

NET AMT

FFP

The contract company shall provide services in accordance with the Performance Work Statement, the contract’s terms and conditions, and the contractor's proposal.

NET AMT

FFP

This is a “Not to Exceed”, cost reimbursable line item for travel costs incurred in performance of the contract. Travel shall be conducted in accordance with the contract's terms and conditions.

NET AMT

FFP

This is a mandatory reporting requirement and a contract deliverable. The contractor will report ALL contractor manpower (including sub-contractor manpower) used in performance of this contract no later than October 31st of EACH YEAR. The contractor shall provide an annual copy of the CMR report to the Contracting Officer Representative. See the Performance Work Statement for details and instructions.

NET AMT

FFP

The contract company shall provide services in accordance with the Performance Work Statement, the contract’s terms and conditions, and the contractor's proposal.

NET AMT

FFP

This is a “Not to Exceed”, cost reimbursable line item for travel costs incurred in performance of the contract. Travel shall be conducted in accordance with the contract's terms and conditions.

NET AMT

FFP

This is a mandatory reporting requirement and a contract deliverable. The contractor will report ALL contractor manpower (including sub-contractor manpower) used in performance of this contract no later than October 31st of EACH YEAR. The contractor shall provide an annual copy of the CMR report to the Contracting Officer Representative. See the Performance Work Statement for details and instructions.

NET AMT

FFP

The contract company shall provide services in accordance with the Performance Work Statement, the contract’s terms and conditions, and the contractor's proposal.

NET AMT

FFP

This is a “Not to Exceed”, cost reimbursable line item for travel costs incurred in performance of the contract. Travel shall be conducted in accordance with the contract's terms and conditions.

NET AMT

FFP

This is a mandatory reporting requirement and a contract deliverable. The contractor will report ALL contractor manpower (including sub-contractor manpower) used in performance of this contract no later than October 31st of EACH YEAR. The contractor shall provide an annual copy of the CMR report to the Contracting Officer Representative. See the Performance Work Statement for details and instructions.

NET AMT

FFP

The contract company shall provide services in accordance with the Performance Work Statement, the contract’s terms and conditions, and the contractor's proposal.

NET AMT

FFP

This is a “Not to Exceed”, cost reimbursable line item for travel costs incurred in performance of the contract. Travel shall be conducted in accordance with the contract's terms and conditions.

NET AMT

FFP

This is a mandatory reporting requirement and a contract deliverable. The contractor will report ALL contractor manpower (including sub-contractor manpower) used in performance of this contract no later than October 31st of EACH YEAR. The contractor shall provide an annual copy of the CMR report to the Contracting Officer Representative. See the Performance Work Statement for details and instructions.

NET AMT

Section F - Deliveries or Performance

DELIVERY INFORMATION

Section G - Contract Administration Data

CONTRACT ADMIINISTRATION

Roles and Responsibilities: Contracting Officer and Contracting Officer Representative (COR)

1. The Contracting Officer is the only person authorized to clarify the intent of contract language.

2. The Contracting Officer is the only person authorized to make changes to the contract. Any contractual changes that need to occur will be accomplished by a contract modification.

3. The COR is the Contracting Officer’s representative for technical matters, providing technical direction and discussion as necessary with respect to the specifications or statement of work, and monitoring the progress and quality of the contractor’s performance. 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.

Roles and Responsibilities: Contract Company

1. 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.

Section I - Contract Clauses

CLAUSES INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE

CLAUSES INCORPORATED BY FULL TEXT

52.203-13 CONTRACTOR CODE OF BUSINESS ETHICS AND CONDUCT (OCT 2015)

(a) Definitions. As used in this clause--

Agent means any individual, including a director, an officer, an employee, or an independent Contractor, authorized to act on behalf of the organization.

Full cooperation—

(1) Means disclosure to the Government of the information sufficient for law enforcement to identify the nature and extent of the offense and the individuals responsible for the conduct. It includes providing timely and complete response to Government auditors' and investigators' request for documents and access to employees with information;

(2) Does not foreclose any Contractor rights arising in law, the FAR, or the terms of the contract. It does not require--

(i) A Contractor to waive its attorney-client privilege or the protections afforded by the attorney work product doctrine; or

(ii) Any officer, director, owner, or employee of the Contractor, including a sole proprietor, to waive his or her attorney client privilege or Fifth Amendment rights; and

(3) Does not restrict a Contractor from--

(i) Conducting an internal investigation; or

(ii) Defending a proceeding or dispute arising under the contract or related to a potential or disclosed violation.

Principal means an officer, director, owner, partner, or a person having primary management or supervisory responsibilities within a business entity (e.g., general manager; plant manager; head of a division or business segment; and similar positions).

Subcontract means any contract entered into by a subcontractor to furnish supplies or services for performance of a prime contract or a subcontract.

Subcontractor means any supplier, distributor, vendor, or firm that furnished supplies or services to or for a prime contractor or another subcontractor.

United States means the 50 States, the District of Columbia, and outlying areas.

(b) Code of business ethics and conduct. (1) Within 30 days after contract award, unless the Contracting Officer establishes a longer time period, the Contractor shall--

(i) Have a written code of business ethics and conduct;

(ii) Make a copy of the code available to each employee engaged in performance of the contract.

(2) The Contractor shall--

(i) Exercise due diligence to prevent and detect criminal conduct; and

(ii) Otherwise promote an organizational culture that encourages ethical conduct and a commitment to compliance with the law.

(3)(i) The Contractor shall timely disclose, in writing, to the agency Office of the Inspector General (OIG), with a copy to the Contracting Officer, whenever, in connection with the award, performance, or closeout of this contract or any subcontract thereunder, the Contractor has credible evidence that a principal, employee, agent, or subcontractor of the Contractor has committed--

(A) A violation of Federal criminal law involving fraud, conflict of interest, bribery, or gratuity violations found in Title 18 of the United States Code; or

(B) A violation of the civil False Claims Act (31 U.S.C. 3729-3733).

(ii) The Government, to the extent permitted by law and regulation, will safeguard and treat information obtained pursuant to the Contractor's disclosure as confidential where the information has been marked “confidential” or “proprietary” by the company. To the extent permitted by law and regulation, such information will not be released by the Government to the public pursuant to a Freedom of Information Act request, 5 U.S.C. Section 552, without prior notification to the Contractor. The Government may transfer documents provided by the Contractor to any department or agency within the Executive Branch if the information relates to matters within the organization's jurisdiction.

(iii) If the violation relates to an order against a Governmentwide acquisition contract, a multi-agency contract, a multiple-award schedule contract such as the Federal Supply Schedule, or any other procurement instrument intended for use by multiple agencies, the Contractor shall notify the OIG of the ordering agency and the IG of the agency responsible for the basic contract.

(c) Business ethics awareness and compliance program and internal control system. This paragraph (c) does not apply if the Contractor has represented itself as a small business concern pursuant to the award of this contract or if this contract is for the acquisition of a commercial item as defined at FAR 2.101. The Contractor shall establish the following within 90 days after contract award, unless the Contracting Officer establishes a longer time period:

(1) An ongoing business ethics awareness and compliance program.

(i) This program shall include reasonable steps to communicate periodically and in a practical manner the Contractor's standards and procedures and other aspects of the Contractor's business ethics awareness and compliance program and internal control system, by conducting effective training programs and otherwise disseminating information appropriate to an individual's respective roles and responsibilities.

(ii) The training conducted under this program shall be provided to the Contractor's principals and employees, and as appropriate, the Contractor's agents and subcontractors.

(2) An internal control system.

(i) The Contractor's internal control system shall--

(A) Establish standards and procedures to facilitate timely discovery of improper conduct in connection with Government contracts; and

(B) Ensure corrective measures are promptly instituted and carried out.

(ii) At a minimum, the Contractor's internal control system shall provide for the following:

(A) Assignment of responsibility at a sufficiently high level and adequate resources to ensure effectiveness of the business ethics awareness and compliance program and internal control system.

(B) Reasonable efforts not to include an individual as a principal, whom due diligence would have exposed as having engaged in conduct that is in conflict with the Contractor's code of business ethics and conduct.

(C) Periodic reviews of company business practices, procedures, policies, and internal controls for compliance with the Contractor's code of business ethics and conduct and the special requirements of Government contracting, including--

(1) Monitoring and auditing to detect criminal conduct;

(2) Periodic evaluation of the effectiveness of the business ethics awareness and compliance program and internal control system, especially if criminal conduct has been detected; and

(3) Periodic assessment of the risk of criminal conduct, with appropriate steps to design, implement, or modify the business ethics awareness and compliance program and the internal control system as necessary to reduce the risk of criminal conduct identified through this process.

(D) An internal reporting mechanism, such as a hotline, which allows for anonymity or confidentiality, by which employees may report suspected instances of improper conduct, and instructions that encourage employees to make such reports.

(E) Disciplinary action for improper conduct or for failing to take reasonable steps to prevent or detect improper conduct.

(F) Timely disclosure, in writing, to the agency OIG, with a copy to the Contracting Officer, whenever, in connection with the award, performance, or closeout of any Government contract performed by the Contractor or a subcontractor thereunder, the Contractor has credible evidence that a principal, employee, agent, or subcontractor of the Contractor has committed a violation of Federal criminal law involving fraud, conflict of interest, bribery, or gratuity violations found in Title 18 U.S.C. or a violation of the civil False Claims Act (31 U.S.C. 3729-3733).

(1) If a violation relates to more than one Government contract, the Contractor may make the disclosure to the agency OIG and Contracting Officer responsible for the largest dollar value contract impacted by the violation.

(2) If the violation relates to an order against a Governmentwide acquisition contract, a multi-agency contract, a multiple-award schedule contract such as the Federal Supply Schedule, or any other procurement instrument intended for use by multiple agencies, the contractor shall notify the OIG of the ordering agency and the IG of the agency responsible for the basic contract, and the respective agencies' contracting officers.

(3) The disclosure requirement for an individual contract continues until at least 3 years after final payment on the contract.

(4) The Government will safeguard such disclosures in accordance with paragraph (b)(3)(ii) of this clause.

(G) Full cooperation with any Government agencies responsible for audits, investigations, or corrective actions.

(d) Subcontracts.

(1) The Contractor shall include the substance of this clause, including this paragraph (d), in subcontracts that have a value in excess of $5.5 million and a performance period of more than 120 days.

(2) In altering this clause to identify the appropriate parties, all disclosures of violation of the civil False Claims Act or of Federal criminal law shall be directed to the agency Office of the Inspector General, with a copy to the Contracting Officer.

(End of clause)

52.217-8 OPTION TO EXTEND SERVICES (NOV 1999)

The Government may require continued performance of any services within the limits and at the rates specified in the contract. These rates may be adjusted only as a result of revisions to prevailing labor rates provided by the Secretary of Labor. The option provision may be exercised more than once, but the total extension of performance hereunder shall not exceed 6 months. The Contracting Officer may exercise the option by written notice to the Contractor within ten (10) days prior to expriation of the contract.

52.217-9 OPTION TO EXTEND THE TERM OF THE CONTRACT (MAR 2000)

(a) The Government may extend the term of this contract by written notice to the Contractor within five 5 days; provided that the Government gives the Contractor a preliminary written notice of its intent to extend at least thirty (30) days before the contract expires. The preliminary notice does not commit the Government to an extension.

(b) If the Government exercises this option, the extended contract shall be considered to include this option clause.

(c) The total duration of this contract, including the exercise of any options under this clause, shall not exceed five (5) years and six (6) months..

52.219-28 POST-AWARD SMALL BUSINESS PROGRAM REREPRESENTATION (JULY 2013)

Long-term contract means a contract of more than five years in duration, including options. However, the term does not include contracts that exceed five years in duration because the period of performance has been extended for a cumulative period not to exceed six months under the clause at 52.217-8, Option to Extend Services, or other appropriate authority.

Small business concern means a concern, including its affiliates, that is independently owned and operated, not dominant in the field of operation in which it is bidding on Government contracts, and qualified as a small business under the criteria in 13 CFR part 121 and the size standard in paragraph (c) of this clause. Such a concern is ``not dominant in its field of operation'' when it does not exercise a controlling or major influence on a national basis in a kind of business activity in which a number of business concerns are primarily engaged. In determining whether dominance exists, consideration shall be given to all appropriate factors, including volume of business, number of employees, financial resources, competitive status or position, ownership or control of materials, processes, patents, license agreements, facilities, sales territory, and nature of business activity.

(b) If the Contractor represented that it was a small business concern prior to award of this contract, the Contractor shall rerepresent its size status according to paragraph (e) of this clause or, if applicable, paragraph (g) of this clause, upon the occurrence of any of the following:

(1) Within 30 days after execution of a novation agreement or within 30 days after modification of the contract to include this clause, if the novation agreement was executed prior to inclusion of this clause in the contract.

(2) Within 30 days after a merger or acquisition that does not require a novation or within 30 days after modification of the contract to include this clause, if the merger or acquisition occurred prior to inclusion of this clause in the contract.

(3) For long-term contracts--

(i) Within 60 to 120 days prior to the end of the fifth year of the contract; and

(ii) Within 60 to 120 days prior to the date specified in the contract for exercising any option thereafter.

(c) The Contractor shall rerepresent its size status in accordance with the size standard in effect at the time of this rerepresentation that corresponds to the North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code assigned to this contract. The small business size standard corresponding to this NAICS code can be found at http://www.sba.gov/content/table-small-business-size-standards.

(d) The small business size standard for a Contractor providing a product which it does not manufacture itself, for a contract other than a construction or service contract, is 500 employees.

(e) Except as provided in paragraph (g) of this clause, the Contractor shall make the representation required by paragraph (b) of this clause by validating or updating all its representations in the Representations and Certifications section of the System for Award Management (SAM) and its other data in SAM, as necessary, to ensure that they reflect the Contractor's current status. The Contractor shall notify the contracting office in writing within the timeframes specified in paragraph (b) of this clause that the data have been validated or updated, and provide the date of the validation or update.

(f) If the Contractor represented that it was other than a small business concern prior to award of this contract, the Contractor may, but is not required to, take the actions required by paragraphs (e) or (g) of this clause.

(g) If the Contractor does not have representations and certifications in SAM, or does not have a representation in SAM for the NAICS code applicable to this contract, the Contractor is required to complete the following rerepresentation and submit it to the contracting office, along with the contract number and the date on which the rerepresentation was completed:

The Contractor represents that it ( ) is, ( ) is not a small business concern under NAICS Code - assigned to contract number .

(Contractor to sign and date and insert authorized signer's name and title).

Signature: ______________________________________

Name: _________________________________________

Title:___________________________________________

52.222-42 STATEMENT OF EQUIVALENT RATES FOR FEDERAL HIRES (MAY 2014)

In compliance with the Service Contract Labor Standards statute and the regulations of the Secretary of Labor (29 CFR part 4), this clause identifies the classes of service employees expected to be employed under the contract and states the wages and fringe benefits payable to each if they were employed by the contracting agency subject to the provisions of 5 U.S.C. 5341 or 5332.

THIS STATEMENT IS FOR INFORMATION ONLY: IT IS NOT A WAGE DETERMINATION

Employee Class Monetary Wage-Fringe Benefits

Evaluation Services - GS 12/13

Reporting and Managment Services - GS 13/14

52.252-1 SOLICITATION PROVISIONS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE (FEB 1998)

This solicitation incorporates one or more solicitation provisions by reference, with the same force and effect as if they were given in full text. Upon request, the Contracting Officer will make their full text available. The offeror is cautioned that the listed provisions may include blocks that must be completed by the offeror and submitted with its quotation or offer. In lieu of submitting the full text of those provisions, the offeror may identify the provision by paragraph identifier and provide the appropriate information with its quotation or offer. Also, the full text of a solicitation provision may be accessed electronically at this/these address(es):

· https://www.acquisition.gov/

· http://farsite.hill.af.mil/

(End of provision)

52.252-2 CLAUSES INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE (FEB 1998)

This contract incorporates one or more clauses by reference, with the same force and effect as if they were given in full text. Upon request, the Contracting Officer will make their full text available. Also, the full text of a clause may be accessed electronically at this/these address(es):

· http://farsite.hill.af.mil/

· https://www.acquisition.gov/

252.219-7010 NOTIFICATION OF COMPETITION LIMITED TO ELIGIBLE 8(A) CONCERNS--

PARTNERSHIP AGREEMENT (MAR 2016)

(a) Offers are solicited only from small business concerns expressly certified by the Small Business Administration (SBA) for participation in the SBA's 8(a) Program and which meet the following criteria at the time of submission of offer:

(1) The Offeror is in conformance with the 8(a) support limitation set forth in its approved business plan.

(2) The Offeror is in conformance with the Business Activity Targets set forth in its approved business plan or any remedial action directed by the SBA.

(3) If the competition is to be limited to 8(a) concerns within one or more specific SBA regions or districts, then the offeror's approved business plan is on the file and serviced by - (Not Applicable).

(b) By submission of its offer, the Offeror represents that it meets all of the criteria set forth in paragraph (a) of this clause.

(c) Any award resulting from this solicitation will be made directly by the Contracting Officer to the successful 8(a) offeror selected through the evaluation criteria set forth in this solicitation.

(d)(1) Agreement. A small business concern submitting an offer in its own name shall furnish, in performing the contract, only end items manufactured or produced by small business concerns in the United States or its outlying areas, unless--

(i) The SBA has determined that there are no small business manufacturers or processors in the Federal market place in accordance with FAR 19.502-2(c);

(ii) The acquisition is processed under simplified acquisition procedures and the total amount of this contract does not exceed $25,000, in which case a small business concern may furnish the product of any domestic firm; or

(iii) The acquisition is a construction or service contract.

(2) The ____ [SBA's contractor] will notify the National Guard Operational Contracting Division Contracting Officer in writing immediately upon entering an agreement (either oral or written) to transfer all or part of its stock or other ownership interest to any other party.

252.222-7000 RESTRICTIONS ON EMPLOYMENT OF PERSONNEL (MAR 2000)

(a) The Contractor shall employ, for the purpose of performing that portion of the contract work in non-contiguous states or territories, individuals who are residents thereof and who, in the case of any craft or trade, possess or would be able to acquire promptly the necessary skills to perform the contract.

(b) The Contractor shall insert the substance of this clause, including this paragraph (b), in each subcontract awarded under this contract.

252.232-7006 WIDE AREA WORKFLOW PAYMENT INSTRUCTIONS (MAY 2013)

Department of Defense Activity Address Code (DoDAAC) is a six position code that uniquely identifies a unit, activity, or organization.

Document type means the type of payment request or receiving report available for creation in Wide Area WorkFlow (WAWF).

Local processing office (LPO) is the office responsible for payment certification when payment certification is done external to the entitlement system.

(b) Electronic invoicing. The WAWF system is the method to electronically process vendor payment requests and receiving reports, as authorized by DFARS 252.232-7003, Electronic Submission of Payment Requests and Receiving Reports.

(c) WAWF access. To access WAWF, the Contractor shall--

(1) Have a designated electronic business point of contact in the System for Award Management at https://www.acquisition.gov; and

(2) Be registered to use WAWF at https://wawf.eb.mil/ following the step-by-step procedures for self-registration available at this Web site.

(d) WAWF training. The Contractor should follow the training instructions of the WAWF Web-Based Training Course and use the Practice Training Site before submitting payment requests through WAWF. Both can be accessed by selecting the “Web Based Training” link on the WAWF home page at https://wawf.eb.mil/.

(e) WAWF methods of document submission. Document submissions may be via Web entry, Electronic Data Interchange, or File Transfer Protocol.

(f) WAWF payment instructions. The Contractor must use the following information when submitting payment requests and receiving reports in WAWF for this contract/order:

(1) Document type. The Contractor shall use the following document type(s).

· 2-N-1 Invoice

(2) Inspection/acceptance location. The Contractor shall select the following inspection/acceptance location(s) in WAWF, as specified by the contracting officer.

· Inspection and Acceptance - W81MNB

(3) Document routing. The Contractor shall use the information in the Routing Data Table below only to fill in applicable fields in WAWF when creating payment requests and receiving reports in the system.

Routing Data Table* Field Name in WAWF Data to be entered in WAWF

(4) Payment request and supporting documentation. The Contractor shall ensure a payment request includes appropriate contract line item and subline item descriptions of the work performed or supplies delivered, unit price/cost per unit, fee (if applicable), and all relevant back-up documentation, as defined in DFARS Appendix F, (e.g. timesheets) in support of each payment request.

(5) WAWF email notifications. The Contractor shall enter the email address identified below in the “Send Additional Email Notifications” field of WAWF once a document is submitted in the system.

Email notification to the COR and Contracting Officer. Email addressess will be provided after contract award.

(g) WAWF point of contact. (1) The Contractor may obtain clarification regarding invoicing in WAWF from the following contracting activity's WAWF point of contact. - Contact WAWF for assistance.

(2) For technical WAWF help, contact the WAWF helpdesk at 866-618-5988.

Section J - List of Documents, Exhibits and Other Attachments

PERFORMANCE WORK STATEMENT

Standardization, Evaluation, and Assistance Team (SEAT) Services

1.0 General:

The Standardization, Evaluation, and Assistance Team (SEAT) assesses the Weapons of Mass Destruction – Civil Support Team (WMD-CST), Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear, and High-yield Explosive (CBRNE) Enhanced Response Force Package (CERFP) and Homeland Response Force (HRF) units regulatory compliance adherence for multiple functional areas in accordance with all DOD, Army, Air Force, National Guard regulations, policy, and instructions (refer to Attachment 1) that govern their operations and management.

1.1 Scope: The contractor shall provide regulatory compliance inspections, regulatory compliance instruction, data collection, inventory, help desk services, reporting, and briefing services to the National Guard Bureau (NGB).

This is a non-personal services requirement to provide SEAT Services. The Government shall not exercise any supervision or control over the contractor employees performing the services herein. Such contractor employees shall be accountable solely to the Contractor who, in turn, is responsible to the Government.

The contractor shall provide all personnel, equipment, tools, materials, supervision, and quality control necessary, except as specified in Paragraph 3.0 as Government Furnished, to perform SEAT Services, as defined in this PWS.

1.2 Background: The NGB developed the SEAT services to support National Guard (NG) Chemical, Biological, Radiological, and Nuclear (CBRN) Response Enterprise (CRE) operational readiness; to assure Congress and the Department of Defense (DOD) of program oversight; to assess the degree of compliance with law and policy, to audit the disposition of allocated resources; to assist with NG CRE missions to develop programs to establish and maintain capabilities and compliance; and to provide NGB with detailed information for use in making NG CRE management decisions.

The NG CRE is comprised of ten (10) HRFs, seventeen (17) CERFPs, and fifty-seven (57) WMD-CSTs. The NG CRE conducts CBRN response operations to support civil authorities and domestic preparedness in response to CBRN incidents and consequence management in order to save lives and minimize human suffering. These units bridges a gap between first responders and follow-on State and Federal Elements.

The NG CRE units work closely with local, tribal, state, and federal first responders, and have specialized equipment and training to perform operations in a CBRN environment. The equipment are both government-off-the-shelf and commercial-of-the-shelf, and the unit member are trained to operate within the National Incident Management System (NIMS). Both equipment and training requirements must meet National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH), Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), American National Standards Institute (ANSI), and National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) standards.

Weapons of Mass Destruction – Civil Support Team (WMD-CST)

The WMD-CSTs are high priority, rapid response units and each WMD-CST is prepared to conduct an immediate response deployment within ninety (90) minutes of notification. On location, the WMD-CST is prepared to conduct and sustain continuous operations for seventy-two (72) hours.

WMD-CSTs are usually be the first military responders to support civil authorities at any domestic CBRN incident site or event. As part of the assist mission, the WMD-CST works with Federal agency partners, including Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) WMD Coordinators, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) on-scene coordinators, Department of Energy (DOE) Radiological Assistance Program (RAP) teams, and State Public Health officials.

The mission of the WMD-CST is to identify CBRN agents/substances, to assess current or projected consequences, to advise on response measures, and to assist with appropriate requests for state support to facilitate additional resources. WMD-CSTs provide a response capability to intentional or unintentional release of nuclear, biological, radiological, toxic or poisonous chemical materials and/or provide a response capability to man-made or natural disasters in the United States that result in, or could result in catastrophic loss of life or property.

Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear, and High-yield Explosive (CBRNE) Enhanced Response Force Package (CERFP)

The mission of the CERFP is provide immediate CBRN incident response capabilities. CERFPs are trained to handle non-standard conditions (contaminated and/or collapsed structure environments) and to assist local civilian commanders with large scale rescue missions.

The CERFP is comprised of five operational elements staffed by personnel from already established NG units. CERFP elements include: search and extraction, mass decontamination, medical, fatalities recovery, and command and control.

CERFPs are a key element of the DOD’s overall program to provide military life-saving support to civil authorities in the event of an intentional or accidental incident involving CBRN incident in the United States. The CERFPs provide specialized CBRN consequence management capabilities to local, state, and federal authorities and provide immediate CBRN incident response capabilities to the governor including: reconnaissance; incident site search of collapsed buildings and structures; casualty search and extraction; mass casualty decontamination; emergency medical triage, treatment, and patient stabilization; and the recovery of CBRN incident fatalities.

Homeland Response Force (HRF)

Similar to the CERFPs, the HRFs have an additional mission set to provide specialized CBRN consequence management capabilities to local, state, and federal authorities. The capabilities of the HRF are specifically tailored to augment, support, or relieve existing local, state, and federal capabilities and to fill voids in a response.

A HRF is comprised of a command and control (C2) element, a CBRN Task Force (CBRN-TF), a Joint Incident Site Communications Capability (JISCC), and a CBRN Assistance and Support Element (CASE). In addition to providing C2, the HRF C2 element issues orders, conducts deployment operations, establishes an area of operations, establishes communications, and conducts incident response operations. The CBRN-TF has identical capabilities and composition to each of the 17 CERFPs; the CASE provides security and additional general purpose assistance to CERFPs and CBRN-TFs.

These units possess an enhanced medical-triage capability, a mass casualty decontamination capability, a combat-security capability, and specialized search and extraction capabilities. All of these are achieved by leveraging existing capabilities and units, modifying existing mission-essential task lists, and providing additional equipment and training.

The CBRN-TF deploys an advanced party within six hours of notification and the remainder of the HRF within twelve hours. HRFs respond in direct support to state tasking in support of local incident command and other state missions. The HRF operates as directed by the state Joint Force Headquarters (JFHQ) and/or Joint Task Force – State (JTF-State).

1.3 Period of Performance (PoP): The Period of Performance shall be one Base Year of 12 months and four (4) 12-month option years. The contract will also include a not-to-exceed six month option extension period (52.217-8, Option to Extend Services).

1.4 General Information:

1.4.1 Quality Control (QC): The contractor shall develop and maintain an effective QC Plan (QCP) 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 QCP is the means by which it assures itself that its work complies with the requirements of the contract. As a minimum, the contractor shall develop QC procedures that address the areas identified in Technical Exhibit 1, Performance Requirements Summary.

1.4.2 Quality Assurance (QA): The Government will evaluate the contractor’s performance under this contract in accordance with the Quality Assurance Surveillance Plan (QASP). 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 acceptable quality level(s) (defect rate(s)).

1.4.3 Recognized Holidays: The following are recognized US holidays. The contractor shall not perform services on these days:

1.4.3.1 New Year’s Day: January 1st

1.4.3.2 Martin Luther King, Jr.’s Birthday

1.4.3.3 President’s Day

1.4.3.4 Memorial Day

1.4.3.5 Independence Day: July 4th

1.4.3.6 Labor Day

1.4.3.7 Columbus Day

1.4.3.8 Veteran’s Day: November 11th

1.4.3.9 Thanksgiving Day

1.4.3.10 Christmas Day, December 25th

1.4.4 Place and Performance of Services: The contractor shall provide services during government business hours which are typically between the hours of 7:30 a.m. and 6:00 p.m., with “Core Hours” between 9:00 AM and 3:00 PM, local time, Monday through Friday. However, during regulatory inspections, service hours may extend beyond the times listed above. Overtime is not authorized so the contractor shall need to plan work schedules accordingly.

The Contractor is not required to perform on recognized US holidays or when the Government facility/installation is closed due to local or national emergencies, administrative closings, or similar Government-directed facility/installation closings.

Inspection services and briefings occur throughout the states and territories (See Attachment 2 for performance locations). Government work space is not provided for daily routine work (i.e. Help Desk) or for other non-inspection services.

The contractor shall at all times maintain an adequate work force for the uninterrupted performance of all tasks defined within this PWS when the Government facility/installation is not closed for the above reasons. When hiring personnel, the contractor shall keep in mind that the stability and continuity of the work force are essential.

1.4.4.1 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. Contractors are not compensated for unexpected closures or delays. Vehicles operated by contractor personnel are subject to search pursuant to applicable regulations. Any moving violation of any applicable motor vehicle regulation may result in the termination of the contractor employee’s installation driving privileges.

1.4.4.2 The contractor’s employees 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 shall carry proper identification with them at all times. The contractor shall ensure compliance with all regulations and orders of the installation which may affect performance.

1.4.5 Security Requirements. The contractor shall comply with all applicable installation/facility access and local security policies and procedures, which may be obtained from the Contracting Officer’s Representative (COR). 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. The contractor shall ensure compliance with all personal identity verification requirements as directed by DOD, Headquarters, Department of the Army (HQDA), and/or local policy. Should the Force Protection Condition (FPCON) change, the Government may require changes in contractor security matters or processes.

1.4.5.1 Communications Security (COMSEC)/Information Technology (IT) Security. All communications with DOD organizations are subject to communications security (COMSEC) review. All telephone communications networks are continually subject to intercept by unfriendly intelligence organizations. DOD has authorized the military departments to conduct COMSEC monitoring and recording of telephone calls originating from, or terminating at, DOD organizations. Therefore, the contractor is advised that any time contractor place or receive a call they are subject to COMSEC procedures. The contractor shall ensure wide and frequent dissemination of the above information to all employees dealing with DOD information. The contractor shall abide by all Government regulations concerning the authorized use of the Government's computer network, including the restriction against using the network to recruit Government personnel or advertise job openings.

1.4.5.2 Use of Government Information Systems (IS) and access to Government networks is a revocable privilege, not a right. Users are the foundation of the DOD strategy and their actions affect the most vulnerable portion of the AEI. Contractor employees shall have a favorable background investigation or hold a security clearance and access approvals commensurate with the level of information processed or available on the system. Contractor employees shall:

a. Comply with the command's Acceptable Use Policy (AUP) for Government owned IS and sign an AUP prior to or upon account activation.

b. Complete initial and/or annual Information Assurance (IA) training as defined in the IA Best Business Practices (BBP) training (https://informationassurance.us.army.mil).

c. Mark and safeguard files, output products, and storage media per classification level and disseminate them only to individuals authorized to receive them with a valid need to know.

d. Protect IS and IS peripherals located in their respective areas in accordance with physical security and data protection requirements.

e. Practice safe network and Internet operating principles and take no actions that threaten…