20180711_PWS_W91Qf418Q0047.pdf

PERFORMANCE WORK STATEMENT

TO

FURNISH AND INSTALL REPLACEMENT ART GALLERY LIGHTING

IN THE LEWIS AND CLARK CENTER

SW-1 DESCRIPTION OF WORK

a. Work to be done. The work consists of furnishing all plant, labor, equipment, and materials necessary to produce or acquire and install replacement art gallery lighting in the Lewis and Clark Center, Fort Leavenworth, Kansas.

b. Information to Bidders: Government-owned electric power, gas, and water systems and supplies are adequate for the needs and use of the Contractor per FAR Clause 52.236-14, AVAILABILITY AND USE OF UTILITY SERVICES. The Contractor must, however, provide and install all necessary facilities to make connection and bring the utility to the job site at no additional cost to the Government. Backflow preventors should be installed when Government water systems are used by the Contractor.

c. Completion of Work: The contractor shall commence installation within 30 days after receipt of order. The contractor shall proceed with the acquisition or manufacturing of the art gallery lighting based on their internal production schedule and lead times in order to meet the start date for installation. All work, to include cleanup of the premises and final inspection, shall be completed within 60 days after receipt of order.

SW-2 PRINCIPAL FEATURES. The work to be performed includes, but is not limited to, the following features:

a. The demolition/removal of existing track lighting in Sector 4, Level Three Student

Lounge, south central hallway of the Lewis and Clark Center on Fort Leavenworth, and the installation of new LED track lighting IAW common industry standards. The existing track is approximately 120’ in length. To ensure adequate light coverage, there should be two lamp fixtures per commissioned oil painting. There are 17 commissioned oil paintings in the art gallery. The lamp heads must swivel and rotate for maximum lighting coverage.

b. The Contractor shall use existing mounting sites in the walls if practical in order to preclude or avoid the need to repaint the walls. If the contractor cannot use existing mounting sites, then the contractor shall patch all holes in the surface, sand, and repaint to match the existing wall. Coverage shall be uniform from the existing wood ledge up to the shadow line approximately 9’ above the ledge.

c. The contractor must coordinate with the government Point of Contact for vehicle deliveries. There are only two bay doors at the loading dock, and a single freight elevator in the building. The freight elevator has a maximum door width of 48”, and a maximum load capacity of 4500 pounds. All delivery vehicles must be off-loaded in an expeditious manner, and then moved from the loading dock.

d. In no way will the contractor be permitted to drop and leave a trailer at the loading dock. The government shall furnish the contractor sufficient space within the building to stage product. The contractor may, with prior coordination with the government, spot one dumpster at the work site at an agreed upon location that does not restrict access to the loading docks.

e. Contractor Manpower Reporting Application (CMRA). The CMRA is an online database that automates the Army’s contract management and reporting process for contract management personnel by allowing users to enter their contract information, track contract data, and view reports based on contract data in the application. Its primary function is to improve the

Army’s visibility of contractor services to planners and programmers. Contractors are responsible for: Creating Contracts and adding Orders in the CMRA website, and Entering

Order data, Contact data, and Location data for each Order in CMRA.

SW-3 INSTRUCTIONS TO BIDDERS

a. General: The Contractor shall make every effort to avoid damage to buildings and personal and/or private property. When work cannot proceed without damage, it shall be brought to the attention of the Contracting Officer. The Contractor shall restore anything damaged due to the Contractor's negligence to its original condition at no additional cost to the

Government.

b. Coordination: Before staring work, the contractor shall coordinate said work through the Contracting Officer prior to starting work. The building will be occupied during installation.

c. Normal Working Hours. The Contractor shall schedule his working hours to coincide with the working hours of the military reservation, 7:30 am to 4:00 p.m., a normal 5-day, 40-hour week, Monday through Friday, except Legal Holidays which include January 1st, 3rd

Monday of January, 3rd Monday of February, Last Monday of May, July 4th, 1st Monday of

September, 2nd Monday of October, November 11th, 4th Thursday of November, and December

25th. The contractor shall work on days and hours stated except as approved, in writing, by the

Contracting Officer. The contractor may work outside of the parameters of these hours with the prior approval and consent of the government.

d. Contractor Quality Control (CQC). This contract has a requirement for quality control. The Contractor must maintain adequate continuous quality control over each phase of his operation. When the Contractor signs the contract, he assumes the responsibility for producing the required end product within the time stated. He must establish and implement a system for controlling his daily operations to comply with this commitment. Contractor quality control shall include the following items:

(1) The Contractor shall provide and maintain an effective Quality Control Program

(QC). Sufficient inspections to ensure conformance to the Performance Work Statement shall be performed on a continuing basis. After the contract is awarded, and prior to starting on on-site installation, the Contractor may meet with the Contracting Officer at a pre-installation conference and discuss the quality control requirements if needed.

(2) The Contractor’s quality control program shall include two phases of inspection and tests as follows:

(a) Preparatory Inspection prior to beginning work on-site shall include but is not limited to performing a physical examination of materials, existing conditions of surroundings and equipment to assure that they conform to approved shop drawings or submittal data and that all materials and/or equipment are on hand.

(b) Initial Inspection shall be performed as soon as work begins on a representative portion of the particular feature of work and shall include examination of the quality of workmanship as well as a review of control testing for compliance with contract requirements.

(c) Debris and Rubbish: The Contractor shall leave each section of the Student

Lounge clean and free of debris when installation in that section is complete. The contractor shall dispose of all debris and rubbish in a contractor provided construction dumpster or loaded for off-side disposal daily. All waste shall be disposed of in accordance with applicable Federal, State, and local laws.

(d) Scrap and Salvageable Materials: Right and control of scrap and salvageable material generated from Government owned facilities, by this contract is retained by the

Contractor. All scrap and salvaged material retained by the contractor shall be removed from the building daily at the Contractor's expense.

3. Workmanship: All work shall be accomplished by mechanics skilled in the trade involved. Workmanship shall be equal to the best practices common to the trade, and shall be governed by the Uniform Building Code. All materials, workmanship methods, and equipment shall be to the complete satisfaction of the Contracting Officer.

(a) Materials: All materials used for the work specified herein and furnished by the Contractor shall be standard fabrications for the purpose intended, of the latest model or make currently on the commercial market, and as supplied by dealers or manufacturers normally engaged in the sale and production of the material. All materials shall be new and not reconditioned upon delivery. All materials or items of equipment shall be subject to the approval of the Contracting Officer prior to incorporation in the work by the Contractor.

(b) Submittals: Manufacturer's data will be submitted on the following materials used: None.

(c) The contractor shall submit and have approved three (3) copies of each required submittal to the Contracting Officer within 5 calendar days of the Notice of Award and be approved before the notice to proceed is issued if requested by the Contracting Officer.

(d) Payments and Invoicing: Inform the Contract Officer Representative once an invoice has been entered into Wide Area Workflow to ensure accuracy and prompt payment.

e. Evaluation criteria for award. The selection panel will use the best value method to recommend a vendor for award of contract. While price is always a factor in the selection criteria, prompt delivery and installation, and the vendor’s ability to meet the stated specifications are as equally, or more important.

SW-4 SAFETY REQUIREMENTS

a. Contractors shall submit a Safety Plan that includes but not limited to: Accident prevention plan and copies of material safety data sheets for hazardous chemicals used at the work site. Cleanup of the work site shall be done on a daily basis. The Safety Office shall be notified in the event of an accident and a copy of the accident forwarded to that office.

b. All Contractors and their employees working on the confines of Fort Leavenworth shall comply with all safety standards outlined in:

(1) The Occupational Safety and Health Standards (29 CFR 1910) - General

Industry.

(2) The Occupational Safety and Health Standards (29 CFR 1926) - Construction

Industry.

(3) The American National Standards Institute (ANSI) which applies to the task being performed.

(4) The National Electric Code.

(5) The NFPA 101 Life Safety Code.

(6) The Army Safety Program, AR 385-10.

(7) Accident Investigation and Reporting, AR 385-40.

(8) The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Safety and Health Requirements Manual, EM 385-1-1.

c. Contractors found performing unsafe acts or creating unsafe conditions may be subject to a work stoppage until the deficiencies are corrected. A work stoppage due to unsafe acts or conditions will not constitute an adjustment to the contract or extension of the completion period.

SW-5 INTERRUPTION OF UTILITY SERVICES.

No utility interruptions are anticipated on this project.