Combined Synopsis/Solicitation For Annual Lifting Gear Load Testing, Inspections, and Certifications RFQ: W911S0-16-T-0022 This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items prepared In Accordance With (IAW) the format in Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Subpart 12.6 and as supplemented by FAR Subpart 13.5 and additional information included in this notice. This announcement constitutes only the solicitation; proposals are being requested and a written solicitation will not be issued. The Mission and Installation Contracting Command (MICC), Fort Eustis, VA intends to procure non-personnel services for annual lifting gear load testing, inspections, and certifications of lifting gear vessels. The objectives of the requirement are to test, inspect and certify that 100% of vessel lifting gear, winches and cranes to ensure the safety and stability of ocean going vessels. Solicitation number is W911S0-16-T-0022 is issued as a Request for Quotation (RFQ). This RFQ incorporates provisions and clauses in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular 2005-89, dated 15 Aug 2016. This is a 100% HUBZone small business set-aside requirement. The NAICS code is 336611, Ship Building and Repairing, with a small business size standard of 1250 employees. The complete Offer Schedule, Performance Work Statement (PWS), and any other associated documents can be downloaded at https://www.fbo.gov/ under subject solicitation number. It is contemplated that the Period of Performance (POP) will be for a base year and four (4) twelve-month option periods. See the Schedule and PWS for specific POP. The DPAS rating is not applicable to this requirement. This requirement is FOB Destination. The anticipated award date is 23 Sep 2016. The provision at 52.212-1 Instructions to Offerors-Commercial Items (Oct 2015) is applicable, is incorporated by reference, and is tailored as follows: Paragraphs (b)(5) Terms of any express warranty, (d) Product samples, and (e) Multiple offers are deleted. The provision at 52.212-2, Evaluation-Commercial Items (Oct 2014) applies to this acquisition and is incorporated by full text. See provision for specific evaluation criteria. The basis of award for this requirement is Lowest Price Technically Acceptable (LPTA). The provision at FAR 52.212-3 Offeror Representations and Certifications-Commercial Items (July 2016) Alt I (Oct 2014), and DFARS 252.212-7000, Offeror Representations and Certifications-Commercial Items, applies to this acquisition and is incorporated by full text. Offerors shall include a completed copy of their Representations and Certifications with their Quotations or may elect to complete the Representations and Certifications online at the System for Award Management (SAM) website. SAM may be accessed at https://www.sam.gov/portal/public/SAM/. Pursuant to FAR 9.1, Responsible Prospective Contractor, offerors may be required to provide the name of the financial institution where an applicable bank account is located, supplier names where accounts are established, account numbers, names of customers, points of contact, and telephone numbers, as well as a brief description of previous contract services, providing the length of the contract or agreement, the dollar value, point of contact, and telephone number. The information will be used to determine responsibility of an offeror. The clause at 52.212-4, Contract Terms and Conditions-Commercial Items (May 2015), applies to this acquisition with addenda attached. The clause at 52.212-5, Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or Executive Orders-Commercial Items (Jun 2016), applies to this acquisition and is incorporated by full text. See full text for specifics regarding FAR clauses cited in the clause that are applicable to the acquisition. Quotation Submittal and Inquiries: Quotations shall be submitted No Later Than (NLT) 11:00 a.m. EST, 23 September 2016 by email to the following addresses: Primary Contract Specialist: kristie.n.owens.civ@mail.mil Contracting Officer: patricia.d.paige.civ@mail.mil Period for acceptance of offers. The Offeror agrees to hold the prices in its offer firm for 60 calendar days from the date specified for receipt of offers. All questions regarding this RFQ shall be submitted NLT 10:00 AM EST, 21 September 2016 by email to the following addresses: Primary Contract Specialist: kristie.n.owens.civ@mail.mil, 757-501-8146 Contracting Officer: patricia.d.paige.civ@mail.mil, 757-501-8147 Schedule of Supplies/Services CLINS-BASE YEAR ITEM NO. SUPPLIES/SERVICES QTY UNIT UNIT PRICE AMOUNT 0001 Crane, Davit, Hoist & Sling Certs 1 EA (LCM-8, MOD 2) IAW PWS Para. 5.2 FFP Period of Performance (POP): Base Year, 25 Sep 2016 -24 Sep 2017 FOB: Destination ITEM NO. SUPPLIES/SERVICES QTY UNIT UNIT PRICE AMOUNT 0002 Crane, Davit, Hoist & Sling Certs (LCU) 7 EA IAW PWS Para. 5.3 FFP Period of Performance (POP): Base Year, 25 Sep 2016 -24 Sep 2017 FOB: Destination ITEM NO. SUPPLIES/SERVICES QTY UNIT UNIT PRICE AMOUNT 0003 Crane, Davit, Hoist & Sling Certs (LSV) 1 EA IAW PWS Para. 5.4 FFP Period of Performance (POP): Base Year, 25 Sep 2016 -24 Sep 2017 FOB: Destination ITEM NO. SUPPLIES/SERVICES QTY UNIT UNIT PRICE AMOUNT 0004 Crane, Davit, Hoist & Sling Certs (LT) 1 EA IAW PWS Para. 5.5 FFP Period of Performance (POP): Base Year, 25 Sep 2016 -24 Sep 2017 FOB: Destination ITEM NO. SUPPLIES/SERVICES QTY UNIT UNIT PRICE AMOUNT 0005 Crane, Davit, Hoist & Sling Certs (MWT) 5 EA IAW PWS Para. 5.6 FFP Period of Performance (POP): Base Year, 25 Sep 2016 -24 Sep 2017 FOB: Destination ITEM NO. SUPPLIES/SERVICES QTY UNIT UNIT PRICE AMOUNT 0006 Crane, Davit, Hoist & Sling Certs (SLWT) 1 EA IAW PWS Para. 5.7 FFP Period of Performance (POP): Base Year, 25 Sep 2016 -24 Sep 2017 FOB: Destination ITEM NO. SUPPLIES/SERVICES QTY UNIT UNIT PRICE AMOUNT 0007 558 Shop A Frame Cert 1 EA IAW PWS Para. 5.8 FFP Period of Performance (POP): Base Year, 25 Sep 2016 -24 Sep 2017 FOB: Destination Period of Performance (POP): Base Year, 25 Sep 2016 -24 Sep 2017 FOB: Destination ITEM NO. SUPPLIES/SERVICES QTY UNIT UNIT PRICE AMOUNT 0008 Contractor Manpower Reporting (CMR) 1 EA IAW PWS Para. 5.10 FFP Period of Performance (POP): Base Year, 25 Sep 2016 -24 Sep 2017 FOB: Destination NET AMOUNT tiny_mce_marker _____________ TOTAL BASE YEAR tiny_mce_marker _____________ CLINS- OPTION YEAR 1 ITEM NO. SUPPLIES/SERVICES QTY UNIT UNIT PRICE AMOUNT 1001 Crane, Davit, Hoist & Sling Certs (LCM8) 1 EA (LCM-8, MOD 2) IAW PWS Para. 5.2 FFP Period of Performance (POP): Base Year, 25 Sep 2017 -24 Sep 2018 FOB: Destination ITEM NO. SUPPLIES/SERVICES QTY UNIT UNIT PRICE AMOUNT 1002 Crane, Davit, Hoist & Sling Certs (LCU) 7 EA IAW PWS Para. 5.3 FFP Period of Performance (POP): Base Year, 25 Sep 2017 -24 Sep 2018 FOB: Destination ITEM NO. SUPPLIES/SERVICES QTY UNIT UNIT PRICE AMOUNT 1003 Crane, Davit, Hoist & Sling Certs (LSV) 1 EA IAW PWS Para. 5.4 FFP Period of Performance (POP): Base Year, 25 Sep 2017 -24 Sep 2018 FOB: Destination ITEM NO. SUPPLIES/SERVICES QTY UNIT UNIT PRICE AMOUNT 1004 Crane, Davit, Hoist & Sling Certs (LT) 1 EA IAW PWS Para. 5.5 FFP Period of Performance (POP): Base Year, 25 Sep 2017 -24 Sep 2018 FOB: Destination ITEM NO. SUPPLIES/SERVICES QTY UNIT UNIT PRICE AMOUNT 1005 Crane, Davit, Hoist & Sling Certs (MWT) 5 EA IAW PWS Para. 5.6 FFP Period of Performance (POP): Base Year, 25 Sep 2017 -24 Sep 2018 FOB: Destination ITEM NO. SUPPLIES/SERVICES QTY UNIT UNIT PRICE AMOUNT 1006 Crane, Davit, Hoist & Sling Certs (SLWT) 1 EA IAW PWS Para. 5.7 FFP Period of Performance (POP): Base Year, 25 Sep 2017 -24 Sep 2018 FOB: Destination ITEM NO. SUPPLIES/SERVICES QTY UNIT UNIT PRICE AMOUNT 1007 558 Shop A Frame Cert 1 EA IAW PWS Para. 5.8 FFP Period of Performance (POP): Base Year, 25 Sep 2017 -24 Sep 2018 FOB: Destination I ITEM NO. SUPPLIES/SERVICES QTY UNIT UNIT PRICE AMOUNT 1008 Contractor Manpower Reporting (CMR) 1 EA IAW PWS Para. 5.10 FFP Period of Performance (POP): Base Year, 25 Sep 2017 -24 Sep 2018 FOB: Destination NET AMOUNT tiny_mce_marker _____________ TOTAL OPTION YEAR 1 tiny_mce_marker ____________ CLINS- OPTION YEAR 2 ITEM NO. SUPPLIES/SERVICES QTY UNIT UNIT PRICE AMOUNT 2001 Crane, Davit, Hoist & Sling Certs (LCM8) 1 EA (LCM-8, MOD 2) IAW PWS Para. 5.2 FFP Period of Performance (POP): Base Year, 25 Sep 2018 -24 Sep 2019 FOB: Destination ITEM NO. SUPPLIES/SERVICES QTY UNIT UNIT PRICE AMOUNT 2002 Crane, Davit, Hoist & Sling Certs (LCU) 7 EA IAW PWS Para. 5.3 FFP Period of Performance (POP): Base Year, 25 Sep 2018 -24 Sep 2019 FOB: Destination ITEM NO. SUPPLIES/SERVICES QTY UNIT UNIT PRICE AMOUNT 2003 Crane, Davit, Hoist & Sling Certs (LSV) 1 EA IAW PWS Para. 5.4 FFP Period of Performance (POP): Base Year, 25 Sep 2018 -24 Sep 2019 FOB: Destination ITEM NO. SUPPLIES/SERVICES QTY UNIT UNIT PRICE AMOUNT 2004 Crane, Davit, Hoist & Sling Certs (LT) 1 EA IAW PWS Para. 5.5 FFP Period of Performance (POP): Base Year, 25 Sep 2018 -24 Sep 2019 FOB: Destination ITEM NO. SUPPLIES/SERVICES QTY UNIT UNIT PRICE AMOUNT 2005 Crane, Davit, Hoist & Sling Certs (MWT) 5 EA IAW PWS Para. 5.6 FFP Period of Performance (POP): Base Year, 25 Sep 2018 -24 Sep 2019 FOB: Destination ITEM NO. SUPPLIES/SERVICES QTY UNIT UNIT PRICE AMOUNT 2006 Crane, Davit, Hoist & Sling Certs (SLWT) 1 EA IAW PWS Para. 5.7 FFP Period of Performance (POP): Base Year, 25 Sep 2018 -24 Sep 2019 FOB: Destination ITEM NO. SUPPLIES/SERVICES QTY UNIT UNIT PRICE AMOUNT 2007 558 Shop A Frame Cert 1 EA IAW PWS Para. 5.8 FFP Period of Performance (POP): Base Year, 25 Sep 2018 -24 Sep 2019 FOB: Destination ITEM NO. SUPPLIES/SERVICES QTY UNIT UNIT PRICE AMOUNT 2008 Contractor Manpower Reporting (CMR) 1 EA IAW PWS Para. 5.10 FFP Period of Performance (POP): Base Year, 25 Sep 2018 -24 Sep 2019 FOB: Destination NET AMOUNT tiny_mce_marker _____________ TOTAL OPTION YEAR 2 tiny_mce_marker ____________ CLINS- OPTION YEAR 3 ITEM NO. SUPPLIES/SERVICES QTY UNIT UNIT PRICE AMOUNT 3001 Crane, Davit, Hoist & Sling Certs (LCM8) 1 EA (LCM-8, MOD 2) IAW PWS Para. 5.2 FFP Period of Performance (POP): Base Year, 25 Sep 2019 -24 Sep 2020 FOB: Destination ITEM NO. SUPPLIES/SERVICES QTY UNIT UNIT PRICE AMOUNT 3002 Crane, Davit, Hoist & Sling Certs (LCU) 7 EA IAW PWS Para. 5.3 FFP Period of Performance (POP): Base Year, 25 Sep 2019 -24 Sep 2020 FOB: Destination ITEM NO. SUPPLIES/SERVICES QTY UNIT UNIT PRICE AMOUNT 3003 Crane, Davit, Hoist & Sling Certs (LSV) 1 EA IAW PWS Para. 5.4 FFP Period of Performance (POP): Base Year, 25 Sep 2019 -24 Sep 2020 FOB: Destination ITEM NO. SUPPLIES/SERVICES QTY UNIT UNIT PRICE AMOUNT 3004 Crane, Davit, Hoist & Sling Certs (LT) 1 EA IAW PWS Para. 5.5 FFP Period of Performance (POP): Base Year, 25 Sep 2019 -24 Sep 2020 FOB: Destination ITEM NO. SUPPLIES/SERVICES QTY UNIT UNIT PRICE AMOUNT 3005 Crane, Davit, Hoist & Sling Certs (MWT) 5 EA IAW PWS Para. 5.6 FFP Period of Performance (POP): Base Year, 25 Sep 2019 -24 Sep 2020 FOB: Destination ITEM NO. SUPPLIES/SERVICES QTY UNIT UNIT PRICE AMOUNT 3006 Crane, Davit, Hoist & Sling Certs (SLWT) 1 EA IAW PWS Para. 5.7 FFP Period of Performance (POP): Base Year, 25 Sep 2019 -24 Sep 2020 FOB: Destination ITEM NO. SUPPLIES/SERVICES QTY UNIT UNIT PRICE AMOUNT 3007 558 Shop A Frame Cert 1 EA IAW PWS Para. 5.8 FFP Period of Performance (POP): Base Year, 25 Sep 2019 -24 Sep 2020 FOB: Destination ITEM NO. SUPPLIES/SERVICES QTY UNIT UNIT PRICE AMOUNT 3008 Contractor Manpower Reporting (CMR) 1 EA IAW PWS Para. 5.10 FFP Period of Performance (POP): Base Year, 25 Sep 2019 -24 Sep 2020 FOB: Destination NET AMOUNT tiny_mce_marker _____________ TOTAL OPTION YEAR 3 tiny_mce_marker ____________ CLINS- OPTION YEAR 4 ITEM NO. SUPPLIES/SERVICES QTY UNIT UNIT PRICE AMOUNT 4001 Crane, Davit, Hoist & Sling Certs (LCM8) 1 EA (LCM-8, MOD 2) IAW PWS Para. 5.2 FFP Period of Performance (POP): Base Year, 25 Sep 2020 -24 Sep 2021 FOB: Destination ITEM NO. SUPPLIES/SERVICES QTY UNIT UNIT PRICE AMOUNT 4002 Crane, Davit, Hoist & Sling Certs (LCU) 7 EA IAW PWS Para. 5.3 FFP Period of Performance (POP): Base Year, 25 Sep 2020 -24 Sep 2021 FOB: Destination ITEM NO. SUPPLIES/SERVICES QTY UNIT UNIT PRICE AMOUNT 4003 Crane, Davit, Hoist & Sling Certs (LSV) 1 EA IAW PWS Para. 5.4 FFP Period of Performance (POP): Base Year, 25 Sep 2020 -24 Sep 2021 FOB: Destination ITEM NO. SUPPLIES/SERVICES QTY UNIT UNIT PRICE AMOUNT 4004 Crane, Davit, Hoist & Sling Certs (LT) 1 EA IAW PWS Para. 5.5 FFP Period of Performance (POP): Base Year, 25 Sep 2020 -24 Sep 2021 FOB: Destination ITEM NO. SUPPLIES/SERVICES QTY UNIT UNIT PRICE AMOUNT 4005 Crane, Davit, Hoist & Sling Certs (MWT) 5 EA IAW PWS Para. 5.6 FFP Period of Performance (POP): Base Year, 25 Sep 2020 -24 Sep 2021 FOB: Destination ITEM NO. SUPPLIES/SERVICES QTY UNIT UNIT PRICE AMOUNT 4006 Crane, Davit, Hoist & Sling Certs (SLWT) 1 EA IAW PWS Para. 5.7 FFP Period of Performance (POP): Base Year, 25 Sep 2020 -24 Sep 2021 FOB: Destination ITEM NO. SUPPLIES/SERVICES QTY UNIT UNIT PRICE AMOUNT 4007 558 Shop A Frame Cert 1 EA IAW PWS Para. 5.8 FFP Period of Performance (POP): Base Year, 25 Sep 2020 -24 Sep 2021 FOB: Destination ITEM NO. SUPPLIES/SERVICES QTY UNIT UNIT PRICE AMOUNT 4008 Contractor Manpower Reporting (CMR) 1 EA IAW PWS Para. 5.10 FFP Period of Performance (POP): Base Year, 25 Sep 2020 -24 Sep 2021 FOB: Destination NET AMOUNT tiny_mce_marker ______________ TOTAL OPTION YEAR 4 tiny_mce_marker ______________ TOTAL BASE YEAR AND ALL OPTION YEARS tiny_mce_marker ______________ Performance Work Statement (PWS) ANNUAL LIFTING GEAR LOAD TESTING, INSPECTIONS, AND CERTIFICATIONS 7TH Transportation Brigade (Expeditionary) PART I GENERAL INFORMATION 1. General: This is a non-personnel services contract to provide annual Cargo Gear (CG) load testing, inspections, certifications and incidental repairs for maritime lifting gear within 7th Transportation Brigade (Expeditionary). The Government shall not exercise any supervision or control over the contract service providers performing the services herein. Such contract service providers shall be accountable solely to the Contractor who, in turn is responsible to the Government. 1.1. Description of Services/Introduction: The contractor shall be located within 100 mile radius of Fort Eustis and be able to provide annual load testing, inspections and certifications of lifting gear for vessels assigned to the 10th and 11th Transportation Battalions, 7th Transportation Brigade (Expeditionary), Fort Eustis, Virginia. 1.2. Background: All vessel lifting gear, winches and cranes within the 7th Transportation Brigade (Expeditionary) need to be tested annually IAW Army Regulation (AR) 56-9 effective date 17 March 2010, Surface Transportation, Watercraft, Code of Federal Regulations (CFR's), and Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) requirements. These inspections and certifications are needed to ensure the safety of Soldiers who operate the associated gear. 1.3. Objectives: For efficient and safe testing, inspection, and certification of all vessel lifting gear, winches, and cranes identified in this PWS to ensure compliance with OSHA's requirements and the safety and stability of ocean vessels operating in extreme weather conditions. If the equipment does not satisfy the applicable safety standards, then the Contractor must submit a report to the COR within 24 hours of discovery stating the safety issues discovered. 1.4. Scope: The Contractor shall furnish all labor, supervision, supplies, equipment, materials, and services required to perform work under this contract that are not listed under Section 3 of this PWS. The contractor shall furnish the services of lifting gear certifications for vessels assigned to 7th Transportation Brigade (Expeditionary), Fort Eustis, Virginia. Certification verifies that the equipment meets the standards of the CFR and OSHA. If there is a conflict between the two, the contractor will go with the one with the more stringent requirements. 1.5. Period of Performance: The period of performance shall be for one (1) Base Year of 12 months with Four (4) option years each with a performance period of 12 months. Table 1 Period of Performance Start Date End Date Base Year 25 September 2016 24 September 2017 Option Year 1 25 September 2017 24 September2018 Option Year 2 25 September 2018 24 September2019 Option Year 3 25 September 2019 24 September 2020 Option Year 4 25 September 2020 24 September 2021 1.6. General Information: 1.6.1. Quality Control (QC): Quality Control (QC) is the responsibility of the contractor. The contractor is responsible for the delivery of quality services/supplies to the Government. The Contractor shall develop, implement and maintain an effective Quality Control System which includes a written Quality Control Plan (QCP). The QCP shall implement standardized procedure/methodology for monitoring and documenting contract performance to ensure all contract requirements are met. The Contractors' QCP must contain a systematic approach to monitor operations to ensure acceptable services/products are provided to the Government. The QCP, at a minimum, shall address continuous process improvement; procedures for scheduling, conducting and documentation of inspection; discrepancy identification and correction; corrective action procedures to include procedures for addressing Government discovered non-conformances; procedures for a root cause analysis to identify the root cause and root cause corrective action to prevent re-occurrence of discrepancies; procedures for trend analysis; procedures for collecting and addressing customer feedback/complaints. The contractor shall upon request provide to the Government their quality control documentation. The QCP shall be provided to the Contracting Officer and Contracting Officer's Representative (COR) via e-mail within 10 business days of the Performance Start Date. The Government will accept, or return the QCP for revision within 10 business days. Any change to the QCP after initial acceptance requires the review and acceptance of the KO. 1.6.2. Quality Assurance: The Government will evaluate the contractor's performance under this contract IAW the Quality Assurance Surveillance Plan (QASP). This plan is a Government only document primarily focused on what the Government must do to assure that the contractor has performed IAW the requirements of the contract. 1.6.3. Federal Government Holidays: The Contractor shall not schedule interfacing work (meetings, approvals, deliverables, etc.) with the Government on any of the established holidays in federal services, or any other day designated as a holiday by Federal Statute or by Execute Order except with prior approval from the Contracting Officer or COR. If a holiday fails on a Saturday, the official holiday shall be celebrated on the preceding Friday. If a holiday falls on a Sunday, the official holiday will be celebrated on the following Monday. Table 1 shows the Federal Holidays. NOTE: The action date observed may vary. Refer to http://www.opm.gov/operating.status Schedules for actual dates each year. New Year's Day 1st day of January Martin Luther King Jr.'s Birthday 3rd Monday of January Presidents Day 3rd Monday of February Memorial Day Last Monday of May Independence Day 4th day of July Labor Day 1st Monday of September Columbus Day 2nd Monday of October Veterans Day 11th day of November Thanksgiving Day 4th Thursday of November Christmas Day 25th day of December In addition to the days designated as holidays, the Government observes the following days: Any other day designated by Federal Statute Any other day designated by Executive Order Any other day designated by a President's Proclamation 1.6.4. Hours of Operation: The contractor is responsible for conducting business, between the hours of 0730-1700 Monday thru Friday except Federal holidays or when the Government facility is closed due to local or national emergencies, administrative closings, or similar Government directed facility closings. The Contractor must at all times maintain an adequate workforce for the uninterrupted performance of all tasks defined within this PWS when the Government facility is not closed for the above reasons. When hiring personnel, the Contractor shall keep in mind that the stability and continuity of the workforce are essential. 1.6.5. Place of Performance: The work to be performed under this contract shall be performed pier-side at Fort Eustis, Virginia. 1.6.6. Special Qualifications: The contractor must be certified as "competent" (OSHA certified to inspect and certify the lifting devices) IAW 29 CFR 017997. 1.6.7. Post Award Conference/Periodic Progress Meetings: The Contractor agrees to attend any post award conference convened by the contracting activity IAW Federal Acquisition Regulation Subpart 42.5, Post Award Orientation. The Contracting Officer, COR, and other Government personnel, as appropriate, may meet periodically with the contractor to review the contractor's performance. At these meetings the Government will apprise the contractor of how the Government views the contractor's performance and the contractor will apprise the Government of problems, if any, being experienced. Appropriate action shall be taken to resolve outstanding issues. These meetings shall be at no additional cost to the Government. 1.6.8. Contracting Officer's Representative (COR): The COR will be identified by separate letter. The COR monitors all technical aspects of the contract and assists in contract administration. The COR is authorized to perform the following functions: assure that the Contractor performs the technical requirements of the contract; perform inspections necessary in connection with contract performance; maintain written and oral communications with the Contractor concerning technical aspects of the contract; issue written interpretations of technical requirements, including Government drawings, designs, and specifications; monitor Contractor's performance and notify both the Contracting Officer and Contractor of any deficiencies; coordinate availability of Government Furnished Property (GFP); and provide site entry of Contractor personnel. The COR is not authorized to make any commitments or changes that will affect the terms and conditions of the resulting order. 1.6.9. Identification of Contractor Employees: The Contractor (to include subcontractors) shall provide each employee an Identification (ID) Badge, which includes at a minimum, the Company Name, Employee Name and a color photo of the employee. ID Badges for Key Personnel shall also indicate their job title. ID Badges shall be worn at all times during which the employee is performing work under this contract. Each Contractor (to include subcontractors) employees shall wear the ID Badge in a conspicuous place on the front of exterior clothing and above the waist except when safety or health reasons prohibit. The Contractor (to include subcontractors) shall be responsible for collection of ID Badges upon completion of the contract or termination of employee. A listing of issued identification cards shall be furnished to the Contracting Officer prior to the contract performance date and updated as needed to reflect Contractor and Subcontractor personnel changes. All contract personnel attending meetings, answering Government telephones, and working in other situations where their contractor status is not obvious to third parties are required to identify themselves as such to avoid creating an impression in the minds of members of the public that they are Government officials. They must also ensure that all documents or reports produced by contractors are suitably marked as contractor products or that contractor participation is appropriately disclosed. 1.6.10. Organizational Conflict of Interest (OCI): Contractor and subcontractor personnel performing work under this contract may receive, have access to or participate in the development of proprietary or source selection information (e.g., cost or pricing information, budget information or analyses, specifications or work statements, etc.) or perform evaluation services which may create a current or subsequent Organizational Conflict of Interests (OCI) as defined in FAR Subpart 9.5. The Contractor shall notify the Contracting Officer immediately whenever it becomes aware that such access or participation may result in any actual or potential OCI and shall promptly submit a plan to the Contracting Officer to avoid or mitigate any such OCI. The Contractor's mitigation plan will be determined to be acceptable solely at the discretion of the Contracting Officer and in the event the Contracting Officer unilaterally determines that any such OCI cannot be satisfactorily avoided or mitigated, the Contracting Officer may affect other remedies as he or she deems necessary, including prohibiting the Contractor from participation in subsequent contracted requirements which may be affected by the OCI. 1.6.11. Access and General Protection/Security Policy and Procedures. Contractor employees performing within an Army controlled installation, facility, or area. Contractor and all associated subcontractors personnel shall comply with applicable installation, facility and area commander's installation/facility access and local security policies and procedures (provided by Government representative). The contractor shall also provide all information required for National Crime Information Center (NCIC)-III 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 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. 1.6.12. Contractor Manpower Reporting (CMR): The Office of the Assistant Secretary of the Army (Manpower & Reserve Affairs) operates and maintains a secure Army data collection site where the Contractor shall report ALL Contractor manpower (including subcontractor manpower) required for performance of this contract. The Contractor shall completely fill in all the information in the format using the following web address https://Contractormanpower.army.pentagon.mil. The required information includes: (1) Contracting Office, Contracting Officer, Contracting Officer's Technical Representative (COTR) or also known as the Contracting Officer's Representative (COR); (2) Contract number, including task and delivery order number; (3) Beginning and ending dates covered by reporting period; (4) Contractor's name, address, phone number, e-mail address, identity of Contractor employee entering data; (5) Estimated direct labor hours (including sub-Contractors); (6) Estimated direct labor dollars paid this reporting period (including sub-Contractors); (7) Total payments (including sub-Contractors); (8) Predominant Federal Service Code (FSC) reflecting services provided by Contractor (and separate predominant FSC for each sub-Contractor if different); (9) Estimated data collection cost; (10) Organizational title associated with the Unit Identification Code (UIC) for the Army Requiring Activity (the Army Requiring Activity is responsible for providing the Contractor with its UIC for the purposes of reporting this information); (11) Locations where Contractor and sub-Contractors perform the work (specified by zip code in the United States and nearest city, country, when in an overseas location, using standardized nomenclature provided on website); (12) Presence of deployment or contingency contract language; and (13) Number of Contractor and sub-Contractor employees deployed in theater this reporting period (by country). As part of its submission, the Contractor shall provide the estimated total cost (if any) incurred to comply with this reporting requirement. Reporting period shall be the period of performance not to exceed 12 months ending September 30 of each government fiscal year and must be reported by 31 October of each calendar year. Contractors may use a direct XML data transfer to the database server or fill in the fields on the website. The XML direct transfer is a format for transferring files from a Contractor's system to the secure website without the need for separate data entries for each required data element at the website. The specific formats for the XML direct transfer may be downloaded from the website. Contractor shall provide a training report within 45 days. 1.7 Approvals. Prior approval is required to accomplishing any maintenance or minor repairs. In an emergency, the contractor must contact the COR and the Contracting Officer. 1.8 Emergency Contact. The Project Manager, or designee, must be available to be contacted 24-hrs/day, 7 days a week to respond to emergency situations. This function may be performed by someone carrying a cellphone. The Contractor must return the Government's call within 30 minutes. PART 2 DEFINITIONS & ACRONYMS 2. DEFINITIONS AND ACRONYMS: 2.1. DEFINITIONS: 2.1.1. CONTRACTOR. A supplier or vendor awarded a contract to provide specific supplies or services to the government. The term used in this contract refers to the prime. 2.1.2. CONTRACTING OFFICER. A person with authority to enter into, administer, make changes to the contract, and/or terminate contracts, and make related determinations and findings on behalf of the government. Note: The only individual who can legally bind the government. 2.1.3. CONTRACTING OFFICER'S REPRESENTATIVE (COR). An employee of the U.S. Government appointed by the contracting officer to administer the contract. Such appointment shall be in writing and shall state the scope of authority and limitations. This individual has authority to provide technical direction to the Contractor as long as that direction is within the scope of the contract, does not constitute a change, and has no funding implications. This individual does NOT have authority to change the terms and conditions of the contract. 2.1.4. COMPETENT PERSON. An individual qualified to perform gear certification functions with respect to vessels' cargo handling gear, as specifically set forth in 29 CFR - 1919.37. Or an individual qualified under the provisions of Subparts F and G of this part to perform gear certification functions with respect to shore-based material handling devices 29 CFR - 1919.2. 2.1.5. CARGO GEAR means vessel's equipment used for the handling of cargo, such as cranes, derrick, lifting devices, and lifting fixtures. 2.1.6. LIFTING DEVICES. Any device or component used to raise, lower, hold, or position a load from one location or elevation to another. Examples of lifting devices include forklift trucks, cranes, manual or motorized pallet jacks, hoists, wreckers, A-frames, slings, ropes, wire ropes, hooks, O-rings, pear rings, spreader bars or lifting clamps, beams, jacks, safety stands, and jack stands. 2.1.7. LIFTING FIXTURES. Any device or assembly of devices used to facilitate attachment of a load to a lifting device. Examples of lifting fixtures include an H-beam with nylon slings, wire rope with spreader bars or rope with lifting clamps. 2.1.8. DEFECTIVE SERVICE. A service output that does not meet the standard of performance associated with the PWS. 2.1.9. DELIVERABLE. Anything that can be physically delivered, but may include non-manufactured things such as meeting minutes or reports. 2.1.10. GOVERNMENT-FURNISHED PROPERTY (GFP) OR GOVERNMENT PROPERTY (GP). Property in the possession of, or directly acquired by, the Government and subsequently made available to the Contractor. 2.1.11. PIER-SIDE. When a vessel is moored (tied) up...