Fall Protection Annual Inspection/Recertification

DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE 105th AIRLIFT WING (ANG) ONE MAGUIRE WAY NEWBURGH NY 12550-5075 PERFORMANCE WORK STATEMENT (PWS) FOR Fall Protection Annual Inspection/Recertification 1.0 General: 1.1 Scope: 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 annual fall protection re- certification inspection as defined in this PWS. 1.2 Background: Hangar 102 is Stewart ANGB Primary Fuel Systems Repair Facility which requires access to upper aircraft wing surface areas to perform Open Fuel Tank Maintenance. The Fall Protection System is required by all maintainers to prevent injury or death from a fall off of the aircraft wings. This inspection is an annual requirement as per manufactures specifications and DAFMAN 91-203 Department of the Air Force Occupational Safety, Fire, and Health Standards. If the inspection is not completed, the system becomes unusable and necessary Aircraft Maintenance cannot be performed. 1.3 Period of Performance (PoP): The Period of Performance shall be through 365 Days. 1.4 General Information: 1.4.1 Place and Performance of Services: The contractor shall provide services between the hours of 0730-1630 Monday through Friday, except 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. Performance shall be at the 105th Airlift Wing, Stewart Air National Guard Base, Newburgh, NY. 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. 1.4.1.1 Reserved: 1.4.1.2 Unscheduled gate closures by the 105th Base Defense Squadron 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. 1.4.1.3 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, and shall be subject to such checks as may be deemed necessary. The contractor shall ensure compliance with all regulations and orders of the installation, which may affect performance. The Government reserves the right to direct the removal of an employee from Government property or revoke access to Government systems for misconduct, security reasons, or any overt evidence of communicable disease. Removal of contractor employees for reasons stated above does not relieve the Contractor from responsibility for total performance of this contract. 1.4.2 Recognized Holidays: The following are recognized United States (US) holidays. The contractor shall coordinate with the 105th Airlift Wing in advance if work will be planned on these days. -- 1 of 9 -- 1.4.2.1 New Year’s Day: January 1st 1.4.2.2 Martin Luther King, Jr.’s Birthday 1.4.2.3 President’s Day 1.4.2.4 Memorial Day 1.4.2.5 Juneteenth National Independence Day: June 19th 1.4.2.6 Independence Day: July 4th 1.4.2.7 Labor Day 1.4.2.8 Columbus Day 1.4.2.9 Veteran’s Day: November 11th 1.4.2.10 Thanksgiving Day 1.4.2.11 Christmas Day: December 25th 1.4.3 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 (PRS). 1.4.4 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 will 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) or defect rate(s). 1.4.5 Access and General Protection/Security Policy and Procedures. 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 the local installation’s Base Defense Squadron, Director of Emergency Services or local Security Office. The contractor shall ensure compliance with all personal identity verification requirements as directed by DoD, Headquarters Air Force (HAF) 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 The contractor shall obtain base identification and vehicle passes, if required, for all contractor personnel who make frequent visits to or …