DNSS NSSR WDC Lodging AY7-29

PERFORMANCE WORK STATEMENT (PWS) Lodging for the National Security Staff Ride (NSSR) Washington DC Educational Trip Academic Years 27-29 Part 1 General Information 1. General: This is a non-personal service(s) contract under which the personnel rendering the service(s) are not subject, either by the contract’s terms or by the manner of its administration, to the supervision and control usually prevailing in relationships between the Government and its employees. 1.1 Description of Services/Introduction: This is a non-personal service(s) contract to provide lodging and meeting space for the United States Army War College (USAWC) National Security Staff Ride class trip to be held in the Washington D.C. area in December of 2026, 2027 and 2028.. Exact dates for each Academic Year (AY) and number of rooms are listed below. 1.2 Background: This contract will support the USAWC in fulfilling the purpose of the NSSR WDC which supports the USAWC resident course academic curriculum. The staff ride provides over 300 senior leaders direct interaction with government and private sector strategic leaders. 1.3 Scope: The Contractor shall provide non-personal service(s). Hotel Accommodation Dates specified by Academic Year (AY): AY27 Base Year Primary Date: 15-18 December 2026; AY27 Alternate Date: 8-11 December 2026 AY28 OY1 Primary Date: 14-17 December 2027; AY28 Alternate Date: 7-10 December 2027 AY29 OY2 Primary Date: 12-15 December 2028; AY29 Alternate Date: 5-8 December 2028 Room Type and Quantities: ROOM(S) Day 1 Day 2 Day 3 Day 4 Single 60 90 90 0 Double 0 166 166 0 Suite 0 1 1 0 Operations Center 1 1 1 1 Baggage Area 0 1 0 1 1.4 Objectives: The objective of this contract is to provide temporary housing for USAWC Resident Education students and faculty to fulfill the NSSR WDC. 1.5 General Information: 1.5.1 Quality Control Plan (QCP): The Contractor shall develop and maintain a QCP to ensure services are performed in accordance with (IAW) 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 that the work provided complies with the requirements of the contract. The Contractor’s Proposed QCP shall be submitted to the Contracting Officer (KO) through the Contracting Officer’s Representative (COR) for review within 10 days after date of contract award. The Government will review and either notify the Contractor in writing of acceptance of the plan or return their comments to the Contractor within 30 days. If the Government has provided comments, the Contractor shall then have 10 days to submit a Final QCP. After receipt of the Final QCP, the Contractor may receive the Contracting Officer’s acceptance in writing. Any proposed changes to the accepted QCP are required to be resubmitted for acceptance by the Contracting Officer no later than 30 days prior to the anticipated change and before implementation by the Contractor. The timeline noted above will apply for review and acceptance for proposed changes. At a minimum, the QCP must include and answer the following to be acceptable: (a) A chart showing the organizational structure and lines of authority, the names, qualifications, duties, responsibilities, and classification of each member of the Contractor's Quality Control Team; (b) How the Contractor will monitor work to ensure performance complies with all deliverables (etc. timelines, deadlines, and goals); (c) How the Contractor will monitor work to ensure performance complies with all specifications and requirements of the contract, including the contract’s clauses; (d) How the Contractor will monitor and ensure staff qualifications remain current and valid including Department of Defense (DoD) Contractor Personnel Office (DOCPER) processes/approvals throughout contract performance; (e) How the Contractor will ensure all keys issued will remain controlled items (Paragraph 1.7 Key Control); (f) How the Contractor will inventory and track maintenance of all Government Provided Equipment / Materials; (g) How the Contractor will identify, investigate, and correct any non-conforming performance and prevent similar deficiencies in the future; and (h) How the Contractor will file and save all Quality Control related documents for the life of the contract plus 5 years. 1.5.1.1 RESERVED. 1.5.1.2 The Contractor shall inform the COR of issues or potential issues that might affect the performance within 24 hours of identifying those issues. Verbal reports shall be followed up by written reports within 2 days. 1.5.2 Quality Assurance: 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 the acceptable quality levels (performance thresholds). 1.5.3 Recognized Holidays: The following provides information on recognized holidays for the purpose of the PWS. If submittal of any documentation (e.g. deliverables, submittals, etc.) deadlines fall on a holiday, the closest work day prior to the holiday will apply as the deadline for submittal. 1.5.3.1 U.S. Holidays: Work shall not be performed on U.S. federally recognized holidays occurring during the normal workweek unless otherwise directed by the Contracting Officer. When a U.S. holiday occurs on a Saturday or a Sunday, the holiday is observed on the preceding Friday or following Monday, respectively. New Year’s Day January 1st M. L. King Memorial Day 3rd Monday in Jan Presidents Day 3rd Monday in February Memorial Day last Monday in May Juneteenth June 19…