What this opportunity is
The Department of Defense is seeking a contractor to provide youth sports officiating services and scorekeeping at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson in Alaska. This opportunity is set aside for total small businesses under NAICS 711219. As an Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract, specific requirements will be established through individual task orders. Interested businesses should note that this is a combined synopsis/solicitation, indicating a need to track the opportunity closely rather than submit a bid immediately.
Analysis by Mindy, grounded in the SAM.gov notice.
Description
PERFORMANCE WORK STATEMENT
FOR
YOUTH SPORTS OFFICIALS AND SCOREKEEPERS
Version: 18 May 2026
1. GENERAL. The purpose of this contract it to perform youth sports officiating service at Joint Base
Elmendorf-Richardson (JBER) in accordance with the terms and conditions of this Performance Work
Statement (PWS). This is an IDIQ contract and all quantities and a dates in the PWS are estimate, with
firm requirements to be established via individual Task Order
2. SCOPE OF WORK. The Contractor shall provide officials and scorekeepers identified in Table 1 to
officiate for the youth sports activities to support the JBER Youth Sports Program.
2.1. The JBER Youth Sports representative(s) are identified as the Contracting Officer
Representative(s) (COR) from this point forward. The COR’s are located at the Kennecott Center,
building 6104. COR information will be provided to the Contractor upon contract award.
2.2. Youth games will be played at the Kennecott Youth Center, Two Rivers Youth Center and Hanger 5.
Game locations could change due to facility closures. All games will be played on JBER.
2.3. The Contractor shall only be paid for games officiated unless otherwise noted within the PWS.
2.4. Quality Assurance. The Government will evaluate the Contractor’s performance under this contract
in accordance with (IAW) a separate Quality Assurance Surveillance Plan (QASP). This Government-
only plan is primarily focused on what the Government will do to ensure that the Contractor has
performed IAW contract performance standards. The QASP provides a systematic method to evaluate
performance to include how the performance standards will be applied, the frequency of surveillance, and
the acceptable quality levels for each of the metrics identified in Exhibit 1, Performance Requirements
Summary. The QASP is created with the premise that the Contractor is responsible for management and
quality control actions to meet the terms of the contract while the Government is responsible for quality
assurance actions.
2.5. Quality Control Plan (QCP): The Contractor shall have a planned and systematic QCP that outlines
the quality control process covering every aspect of the Contractor’s operation under this contract. The
Contractor shall submit a QCP as outlined in Exhibit 2 of this contract.
2.6. The Contractor shall include periodic/random in person evaluations of officials’ performance within
the QCP.
3. CONTRACTOR RESPONSIBILTIES:
3.1. The Contractor shall provide a list of contractor employees for each sport officiated NLT than 10
days prior to the start date of the specified sport season so that base access can be coordinated. The list of
certified officials shall be kept current for the duration of the season. New additions to the list require a
minimum of five business days to process. Members of the JBER Youth Sports staff are not required or
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obligated to escort contractor employees on scheduled game days that have not yet been granted base
access.
3.2. The contractor will recruit and schedule qualified officials who possess, as a minimum, current
professional certification through an accredited program such as: National Youth Sports Coaches
Association (NYSCA) Sports Officials Certification, United States Officials Association, and National
Association of Sports Officials (NASO). The contractor must maintain a copy of certifications on file.
Proof of training shall be provided to the COR no later than (NLT) five days prior to the start date of the
specified sport season or upon addition of new contractor employees.
3.3 All officials and scorekeepers must have a cleared National Intelligence Agency Check (NIAC)
background screening submitted before being able to officiate or scorekeeper along with being
infant/child/adult CPR/First Aid certified. Contractor will coordinate with Government to submit
background checks.
3.4. The Contractor Manager shall attend in person pre- and post-season team meetings (estimated one
hour) for each specified sports season, IAW Table 1 estimates, when requested and scheduled by JBER
Youth Sports.
3.5. The Contractor shall contact the COR within two business days of being provided a season schedule
or schedule update to verify contractor employee coverage for all scheduled games.
3.6. The Contractor shall give 48 hours advance notification to JBER Sports and the COR if unable to
have contractor employees available on a scheduled game day. Failure to provide this notification may
cause the Government to cancel a game(s). If the Government cancels a game(s) due to lack of required
notification and the game(s) are rescheduled, the service will be provided at no cost to the Government.
3.7. Contractor employees (i.e. officials and scorekeepers) shall arrive at the correct game location NLT
15 minutes prior to the scheduled game time (ready to officiate with the full, competent, and certified
officials, and in proper uniform). Contractor employees shall ensure that all pre-game preparations (score
book, time clock, field inspection, coin toss, etc.) are completed prior to scheduled game time. If
contractor employees are late for a scheduled game the Government reserves the right to cancel the game.
If the Government cancels the game due to tardiness or no show of the contractor employees and the
game(s) are rescheduled the service will be provided at no cost to the Government.
3.8. The Contractor shall ensure that all games are officiated according to current High School
Basketball rules as amended by the JBER Youth Basketball by-laws, current Federation Internationale de
Football Association (FIFA) rules as amended by the JBER Youth Indoor Soccer by-laws, current FIFA
rules as amended by the JBER Youth Outdoor Soccer by-laws, current Little League Baseball/Softball
rules as amended by the JBER Youth Baseball/Softball by-laws, current High School Volleyball rules as
amened by the JBER Youth Volleyball by-laws and current High School Flag Foor Football rules as
amended b…
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