Amendment 5 -USAFA Gregory Hall Fume Hood Repairs

Attachment 1 – Performance Work Statement Gregory Hall Hood Repairs PERFORMANCE WORK STATEMENT “Gregory Hall Hood Repairs” DFCH 16 March 2026 -- 1 of 11 -- Page 1 of 10 Table of Contents 1 PURPOSE ....................................................................................................................................................... 2 2 DESCRIPTION OF SERVICES ........................................................................................................................... 6 3 SERVICE SUMMARY ...................................................................................................................................... 6 4 QUALITY ASSURANCE ................................................................................................................................... 7 5 GOVERNMENT FURNISHED PROPERTY .......................................................................................................... 7 6 APPENDICES, EXHIBITS, AND ATTACHMENTS ............................................................................................... 7 -- 2 of 11 -- Page 2 of 10 1 Purpose 1.1 Introduction. This is a nonpersonal service contract to provide chemical fume hood repairs at the United States Air Force Academy (USAFA). The Government shall not exercise any supervision over contractor personnel. Contractor personnel shall be accountable solely to the primary contractor who in turn is responsible to the Government. 1.2 Background. USAFA/DFCH has a total of 62 Fume Hoods, 12 of which have failed annual airflow velocity performance test conducted by 10th MDG Bio-Environmental Engineering (BEE) office on Aug 5, 2025. This has created a health and safety concern, due to the inability to safely remove gaseous products created from chemical reactions in laboratory experiments. As a result of the previously mentioned fume hoods failures, USAFA/DFCH requires the repair of up to 12 fume hoods. The guidance followed for testing repairs are directed by DAFMAN 48-146, the "Occupational Health Program Management" and AFRL-SA-WP-TM-2020-001, the "Industrial Ventilation Technical Guide," the required performance specification is found in the manual "ACGIH General Use Laboratory Hoods for Industrial Ventilation," 25th Edition, Para. 10.35 “Laboratory Ventilation”, pg. 10-42. Figure VS-35-01. The required specification for satisfactory operation is 80-100 CFM/ft^2. 1.2.1 The chemical fume hoods must pass the required airflow specification of 80-100 CFM/ft^2. 1.3 Scope of Services. The Contractor shall provide all resources (i.e. materials, personnel, supervision, equipment, facilities, transportation) necessary to perform the Gregory Hall Fume Hood Repairs in accordance with (IAW) this Performance Work Statement (PWS), unless otherwise identified as being provided by the Government. The contractor shall be responsible for accomplishing the following task: 1.3.1 Repairs of up to 12 fume hoods. 1.4 General Service Requirements 1.4.1 Mission Essential Services. The services under this contract have not been determined to be Mission Essential by the Mission Element commander IAW DFARS clause 252.237-7023, Continuation of Essential Contractor Services. 1.5 Normal Hours of Operation. USAFA’s normal hours of operation are 6:30AM to 5:00PM, Mountain Standard Time (MST), Monday thru Friday. The contractor is responsible for conducting business during normal duty hours. The contractor is not expected to work when there is a base or applicable facility closure (i.e. Federal holidays, local or national emergencies, or Government directed). 1.5.1 Contractor shall coordinate repair dates and times with USAFA/DFCH point of contact. 1.6 Federal Holidays. The following federal holidays are currently observed by the Government. If a holiday falls on a Saturday, for most Federal employees, the preceding Friday will be treated as a holiday. It is the contractor’s responsibility to remain aware of any changes to designated Federal holidays. The following Federal holidays are currently observed by the Government: -- 3 of 11 -- Page 3 of 10 New Year's Day (January 1st) Labor Day (1st Monday in Sep) Martin Luther King, Jr. (3rd Monday in Jan) Columbus Day (2nd Monday in Oct) Washington's Birthday (3rd Monday in Feb) Veterans Day (Nov 11th) Memorial Day (Last Monday in May) Thanksgiving Day (4th Thursday in Nov) Juneteenth (June 19th) Christmas Day (Dec 25th) Independence Day (July 4th) 1.7 Contract Management. The Contractor shall respond to all Government requests, establish a primary point of contact, and maintain an adequate workforce for uninterrupted performance of all tasks defined within this PWS. The Contractor shall establish clear organizational lines of authority and responsibility to provide effective management and control of resources. 1.7.1 OMBUDSMAN. An ombudsman has been appointed to hear and facilitate the resolution of concerns from offerors, potential offerors, and others for this acquisition. When requested, the ombudsman will maintain strict confidentiality as to the source of the concern. The existence of the ombudsman does not affect the authority of the program manager, contracting officer, or source selection official. Further, the ombudsman does not participate in the evaluation of proposals, the source selection process, or the adjudication of protests or formal contract disputes. The ombudsman may refer the interested party to another official who can resolve the concern 1.7.1.1 Before consulting with an ombudsman, interested parties must first address their concerns, issues, disagreements, and/or recommendations to the contracting officer for resolution. Consulting an ombudsman does not alter or postpone the timelines for any other processes (e.g., agency level bid protests, GAO bid protests, requests for debriefings, employee-employer actions, contests of OMB Circular A-76 competition performance decisions). 1.7.1.2 If resolution cannot be made by the contractin…