Attachment 2 - Global Shipping IDIQ - PWS - 20260722 - UPDATED.docx

IDIQ - PERFORMANCE WORK STATEMENT

CONUS and OCONUS Shipping Services for CBARR

1.0 SCOPE. The U.S. Army Combat Capabilities Development Command - Chemical Biological Center (DEVCOM-CBC) Chemical Biological Applications & Risk Reduction (CBARR) Business Unit requires shipping services for equipment and supplies moving between Aberdeen Proving Ground, MD, other CONUS sites, and various sites around the globe.

1.1 Background. CBARR conducts chemical weapon destruction operations, environmental monitoring and sampling, and analysis of chemical destruction technologies at sites around the world. CBARR currently has operations in Australia and plans to maintain this long-term relationship, with several additional planned projects.

1.2 Objective. The objective of this contract is to provide CBARR with shipping services for equipment and materials moving between CONUS and OCONUS sites, including those listed below.

2.0 APPLICABLE DOCUMENTS.

2.1 Australia Department of Immigration and Border Protection Notice #2017/42, Changes to Import Processing Charges for Importation of Goods Under Status of Forces Agreements.

3.0 REQUIREMENTS. The contractor shall ship parcels between CONUS and OCONUS sites in support of CBARR operations. Parcels will include small boxes that are under a pound, large shipments on a pallet, and oversized items exceeding 1,000 pounds. Some parcels may contain hazardous material shipments (i.e. items with radiological sources, industrial chemicals). For hazardous, radiological, or industrial chemical shipments, the Government will prepare Hazmat paperwork. The Government anticipates hazardous material shipments to be less than 5% of task orders issued under this contract. For reference, recent shipments have included moving shippers of masks and boots between Aberdeen Proving Ground, MD and field operation sites at Redstone Arsenal, Pine Bluff Arsenal, and Pueblo Chemical Depot. Other recent shipments include shipping Conex boxes to and from Australia and the Solomon Islands. Business hours at CBARR are 0800-1600, Monday through Friday, excluding federal holidays.

3.1 Locations where parcels shall be picked up from and delivered to include, but are not limited to the following:

· Aberdeen Proving Ground, MD

· Pine Bluff Arsenal, AR

· Holloman Air Force Base, NM

· Schofield Barracks Army Base, Oahu, Hawaii

· Dugway Proving Ground, UT

· Pueblo Chemical Depot, Pueblo, CO

· Bluegrass Army Depot, Bluegrass, KY

· MelborneMelbourne, Australia

· Hemmant, Australia

· Orchard Hills, Australia

· Honiara, Solomon Islands

3.1.1 Parcels shall be picked up within 2 business days for delivery. The two-business-day pickup requirement begins after the Government provides shipment documents to the Contractor.

3.2 Air freight shipments shall arrive on location within 10 business days of pickup.

3.3 Sea freight shipments shall arrive on within 60 business days of pickup.

3.4 Expedited shipping services requires items on location within 10 business days of pickup.

3.5 Parcels will be packaged by the Government prior to pick up by the contractor.

3.6 Parcels will be delivered to/received by a specified Government Point of Contract and monitored by the Contracting Officer’s Representative (COR).

3.7 The Contractor shall be responsible for any lost or damage after pickup and prior to delivery in accordance with FAR 25.247-22.3.7 If air freight shipments include radioactive materials, the Government will provide the UN numbers for class 7, along with the supporting documents (DG DOC and MSDS).

3.8 The Contractor is required to use U.S. flagged vessels for shipping contracts for the Department of War (DoW).

3.9 Individual task orders will specify whether the Government has equipment at the site to load or unload the containers. Task orders will also include complete shipment-level information, including pickup/delivery contacts, facility access requirements, cargo description, value, dimensions, weight, and packaging condition.

3.10 Transit-time standards exclude customs delays, port congestion, weather events, Government-caused delays, incomplete documents, destination closures, or access delays outside the Contractor’s control.

3.11 For OCONUS shipments, the Contractor shall be responsible for export declaration, customs brokerage, export/import filings, duties, taxes, port fees, quarantine inspections, demurrage, detention, and Status of Forces Agreement-related processing. The Government can furnish a Tax-Exempt memorandum and End Use memorandum.

3.12 The Government expects the Contractor to fully comply with all applicable U.S. export and import control laws and regulations, including the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) and the Export Administration Regulations (EAR). However, because the scope of this IDIQ is limited to shipping cargo solely to and from U.S. Government entities, personnel, and active operational field locations (i.e., shipments to/from the Government itself), the Government anticipates that the vast majority of ITAR-controlled or licensable shipments under this contract will qualify for U.S. Government export exemptions.

4.0 PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE. Period of performance for this effort shall be One (1) Base Year, Four (4) twelve (12) month Options, and One (1) Six (6) month Option.

5.0 SAFETY CONSIDERATIONS. Contractor employees shall comply with the Army Safety Program (AR 385-10) and all applicable Occupational Safety and Health Standards.

6.0 SECURITY CONSIDERATIONS. Contractor personnel will be required to check in at security checkpoint of Aberdeen Proving Ground, Edgewood Area. Contractors shall provide photo ID, and be prepared to have their vehicles searched. Contractor personnel will be issued a Visitor’s Badge at the facility and be accompanied by a Government escort at all times. (The contractor shall not be required to: have access to classified material; to generate classified material; or to store classified material at the contractor’s or government facility or whether access to the RDECOM Local Area Network is required.)

Contractor and all associated subcontractors employees shall 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. Contractor workforce must comply with all personal identity verification requirements (FAR clause 52.204-9, Personal Identity Verification of Contractor Personnel) 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.

For contractors that do not require a CAC, but require access to a DoD facility or installation. Contractor and all associated subcontractor employees shall comply with adjudication standards and processes using the National Crime Information Center Interstate Identification Index (NCIC- Ill) and Terrorist Screening Database (TSDB) (Army Directive 2014-05/AR 190-13), applicable installation, facility and area commander installation/ facility access and local security policies and procedures (provided by government representative), or, at OCONUS locations, in accordance with status of forces agreements and other theater regulations.

7.0 ENVIRONMENTAL CONSIDERATIONS.

7.1 Contractor shall comply with all applicable federal, state, and local environmental laws, statutes, regulations, executive orders, permits, Army regulations (with supplements), as well as Major Subordinate Command (MSC) and installation regulations and policies. Contractor shall immediately report any conflicts between applicable federal, state, local environmental laws, statutes, executive orders, and provisions of Army Regulation 200-1, and any specifications within this contract to the Contracting Officer Representative (COR) as well as the Director of Engineering & Public Works.

7.2 Contractor shall immediately report any nonconformance and/or noncompliance with applicable Federal, State or Local environmental laws, Army and installation environmental regulations or policies to the COR and Director of Engineering & Public Works.

8.0. Quality Assurance Surveillance Plan (QASP): (See QASP)

9.0 Accounting for Contract Services: The contractor shall report ALL contractor labor hours (including subcontractor labor hours) required for performance of services provided under this contract via www.beta.sam.gov. Reporting period will be the period of performance not to exceed 12 months ending 30 September of each government fiscal year and must be reported by 31 October of each calendar year.