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FBO DAILY ISSUE OF DECEMBER 02, 2006 FBO #1832
MODIFICATION

H -- QUALITY ASSURANCE SERVICES FOR DEMOLITION/DEBRIS MISSION IN SUPPORT OF HURRICANE KATRINA IN AFFECTED PARISHES IN THE STATE OF LOUISIANA

Notice Date

11/30/2006
 

Notice Type

Modification
 

NAICS

561320 — Temporary Help Services
 

Contracting Office

US Army Engineer District, New Orleans, ATTN: CEMVN-CT, P.O. Box 60267, New Orleans, LA 70160-0267
 

ZIP Code

70160-0267
 

Solicitation Number

W912P8-07-R-0033
 

Response Due

12/21/2006
 

Archive Date

2/19/2007
 

Small Business Set-Aside

Total HUB-Zone
 

Description

The DOL Wage Determination identified in the solicitation is incorrect. The correct number is 1991-0101 Revision No.10 dated 05/23/2006. The statement of work will not be posted at the website indicated in the solicitation. The statement of work is as follows: PRICING SCHEDULE ITEM NO SUPPLIES/SERVICES ESTIMATED QUANTITY UNIT UNIT PRICE AMOUNT 0001 QUALITY ASSURANCE REPRESENTATIVES (CQAS) 0001AA Regular Time 120,000 Hours _______________ ____________________ 0001AB Overtime 132,000 Hours _______________ ____________________ 0001AC Equipment and Job Related Travel 24,000 Days _______________ ____________________ ITEM NO SUPPLIES/SERVICES ESTIMATED QUANTITY UNIT UNIT PRICE AMOUNT 0002 CONTRACT TEAM LEADER(CTL) 0002AA Regular Time 4,800 Hours _______________ ____________________ 0002AB Overtime 5,280 Hours _______________ ____________________ 0002AC Equipment and Job Related Travel 960 Days _______________ ____________________ ITEM NO SUPPLIES/SERVICES ESTIMATED QUANTITY UNIT UNIT PRICE AMOUNT 0003 CONTRACT QA SUPERVISOR (CQAS) 0003AA Regular Time 2,400 Hours _____________ ____________________ 0003AB Overtime 2,640 Hours _____________ ____________________ 0003AC Equipment and Job Related Travel 480 Days _____________ ____________________ STATEMENT OF WORK QUALITY ASSURANCE SERVICES FOR DEMOLITION/DEBRIS MISSION IN SUPPORT OF HURRICANE KATRINA IN AFFECTED PARISHES IN LOUISIANA 1. DESCRIPTION 1.1 The Contractor shall provide Quality Assurance Representatives (QAR), Contract Team Leaders (CTL) and Contract Quality Assurance Supervisors (CQAS) in support of demolition, debris removal and reduction activities in Louisiana Parishes affected by Hurr icane Katrina. 1.2 The purpose of quality assurance activities is to ensure that the Prime demolition and debris contractors are performing work in accordance with their contract scope of work. Quality assurance activities to be performed shall include, but not be limite d to monitoring, documenting, and reporting on contractor quality control activities, safety, progress, and quality. 1.3 The primary locations of work will be in Orleans, Jefferson, and St. Tammany Parishes; however, the Government may direct services to be performed in any of the hurricane affected parishes in the State of Louisiana. The Contractor shall provide one (1 ) Supervisor and two (2) Team Leaders for every 50 QARs. The maximum staffing level is projected to not exceed 100 QARs. 2. PERSONNEL 2.1 Qualifications 2.1.1 QARs shall be duly qualified and experienced to perform the required work. As a minimum each QAR must be a high school graduate and must have a minimum of three years of general experience in related types of work. The equivalent government pay gra de level of the QAR is a GS-05. 2.1.2 CTLs, as a minimum shall be a high school graduate and have seven years of general experience, with at least 1 year in a more responsible position. The equivalent government pay grade level of the CTL is a GS-07. 2.1.3 CQAS shall be a high school graduate with a minimum of nine years of experience. Supervisors resumes should show at least one year of supervisory experience. The equivalent government pay grade level of the CQAS is a GS-09. 3. DUTIES 3.1 General Quality Assurance Duties 3.1.1 All QAR contractor personnel shall be responsible for becoming fully knowledgeable of the requirements of the contracts over which they are performing the QA function. QARs are responsible for the daily/hourly monitoring of contractor operations to document and assure the contract requirements are met. The QAR provides daily reports of progress, deficiencies, and observations to the CTL and CQAS. The QAR should have a general knowledge of the various contract formats and specific knowledge of the m onitoring/documentation required. 3.1.2 Other Duties include, but is not limited to: " Insuring that decommissioning requirements have been met prior to demolishing houses in accordance with established checklists and requirements of the prime demolition contracts. " Conducting safety pre-briefs prior to the start of demolition activities and monitoring the safety zone during RACM demolitions to insure that all working in the area are meeting requirements. " Writing load tickets for demolition material and then assuring that each demolition site is properly cleaned up. " Inspection of the work performed by debris removal contractors to assure compliance with contract requirements and OSHA and USACE requirements. " Promptly reporting deficiencies in the performance of work by the debris removal contractors to the Contractor Officer in writing. " Measuring trucks and trailers to determine capacities. " Inspection of individual loads to determine load volumes, completing load tickets, and tracking the cumulative volume of debris removed and reduced. Completed load tickets shall be provided to the Contracting Officer. " Supplying a written report for each day of inspection. The reports shall identify the cumulative quantity of debris hauled, the cumulative quantity of debris reduced and the results of QA inspections performed. The format of the report shall be determi ned by the Contracting Officer. " Other duties within the general scope of construction quality assurance as needed to support the debris removal and reduction mission. 3.2 Specific Duties of the CTLs and CQASs 3.2.1 The CQAS supports the requirements of the USACE Project Engineer and the Resident Engineer. The CQAS along with his/her CTLs is responsible for on-site training and management of up to 50 QAR personnel. The CQAS will provide the supervision necess ary for planning, organizing, performing and checking the work to produce the end products required by the Contracting Officers Representative. The CQAS is responsible for becoming totally familiar with the various demolition and debris contract formats and types of quality assurance tracking and documentation required for each format. The CQAS must be capable of instructing QARs in the procedures for documenting the various types of contract formats. The CQAS is responsible for second tier certification of his QAR personnels time. 3.2.2 The CTL works under the supervision of the CQAS. The CTL is responsible for providing guidance and support for up to 25 QARs. The CTL signs off on time and attendance for the QAR personnel he is responsible for. The CTL also moves around among h is QARs to assist them in the daily monitoring of contractor operations. On occasion the CTL may also be assigned specific quality assurance tasks. 4 APPROVAL OF PERSONNEL 4.2.1 The Contractor shall be responsible for furnishing personnel who meet the minimum qualifications as per Paragraph 2 of the statement of work, as determined by the Contracting Officer's Representative for each assignment. The Contractor shall furnish an outline of experience and qualifications for each QAR, CTL and CQAS he proposes to furnish under this contract prior to any work being performed by each respective person. Each person proposed will be evaluated by the Contracting Officers Representat ive (COR) to determine his/her respective qualifications. For the services required at the beginning of the contract period, the Contractor shall only submit for review and approval the resumes of individuals that will start work in initial period. 4.2.2 Approval Exceptions When the Contracting Officer or COR determines that services are required which, due to exigency, do not allow sufficient time for approval to be granted as per paragraph 3.3.1, the Contractor will be allowed to commence work pe nding said approval. The allowance by the Government for the Contractor to perform services pending approval of personnel as per paragraph 3.3.1 shall not constitute waiver of the qualifications provisions of the con tract. Further, payment by the Government to the Contractor for services satisfactorily performed while in an approval pending status shall not constitute approval of personnel who performed said services. 4.2.3 Substitutions The Contractor shall not make substitutions for individuals approved to perform in their respective capacities on contract work without prior approval of the Contracting Officer or Contracting Officers Representative, and then only i n accordance with the Personnel Requirements paragraphs in 2 above. 4.2.4 Unsatisfactory Work If the Contractor's work is found to be unsatisfactory during an assignment or after an assignment is completed, and if it is determined that fault or negligence on the part of the Contractor or his employee caused the unsatisfa ctory condition, the Contractor shall be liable for all costs in connection with correcting the unsatisfactory work. The work may be performed by Government forces or Contractor forces at the direction of the Contracting Officer or Contracting Officers R epresentative. In any event, the Contractor shall be responsible for all costs required for correction of the unsatisfactory condition including payments for services, automotive expenses, equipment rental, supervision, and any other costs in connection t herewith. For situations where it is impractical for unsatisfactory work to be corrected, the Contractor shall reimburse the Government for the unsatisfactory work by deducting the appropriate costs from the next invoice or by direct repayment. 5. REQUIREMENTS 5.1 The Government reserves the right to increase or decrease the number of QAs with 3 days notice, or to discontinue completely or in part the services being furnished as may be deemed necessary by the Contracting Officer or Contracting Officers Represe ntative. The maximum staffing level is projected to not exceed 100 QARs. The contractor should be prepared to provide the maximum staffing level immediately upon award. The Contractor agrees that no claim will be made for additional adjustments based upo n increase, decrease, or discontinuance of services. 5.2 The standard work schedule will be 10 hours per day, 6 days per week. The actual work schedules for individual QA personnel will change as requirements vary at the different work locations and could include work in excess of or less than the 60 hours per week. Holidays, inclement weather or the work schedules of the Prime debris and demolition contractors may cause reductions or increases to working hours. 5.3 QARs may be required to work in conditions requiring, The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH), Class C personal protective equipment and shall be qualified to, and physically capable of working under those conditions. 5.4 The Contractor shall provide lodging and per diem for the CQAS, CTLs, and QARs only in the event they are sent to remote locations and must be approved in advance by the Contracting Officer. 5.5 The Contractor must provide an allowance for mileage for job related travel and cell phone for each QAR, CTL and CQAS in addition to other required equipment for QAR personnel. Cell phones must function in the various work locations. QAR personnel who do not have a vehicle, a cell phone, steel toed shoes and other necessary personal protective equipment are ineligible for work and will not be billable for the days they are not in compliance. 5.6 Contractor personnel shall not wear the insignia of any Federal agency, including the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE). 6. TRAINING 6.1 QAR personnel shall receive the following additional training: 6.1.1 Contractor personnel shall be trained for compliance with OSHA Safety Standards and given one day of orientation training by accompanying an experienced QA in the performance of their duties prior to beginning work under this contract. 6.1.2 In addition to the Contractor provided training described a bove, QAR personnel shall be required to participate in mission specific on-site training that will be provided by the Government. The training may consist of lectures, video presentations, and/or hardcopy training materials. 7. ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS 7.1 The Contractor shall ensure that all Contractor personnel shall be properly oriented relative to the following responsibilities prior to beginning an assignment: " Completion and submission of daily reports, and/or shift reports (various ENG Forms). " Requirements of US Army Corps of Engineers Safety and Health Requirements Manual (EM 385 1 1). " Requirements of US Army Corps of Engineers A Guide to Effective Contractor Quality Control (CQC) (EP 715-1-2). " Quality assurance procedures and activities necessary to ensure Contractor compliance with contract requirements. " The Contractor shall bear any costs to accomplish the above orientation for initial assignments, for substitutions, or replacements of personnel once work has begun, whether dictated by the Contractor or the Government. 7.2 Personnel shall wear proper safety attire as follows: " Steel-toed shoes shall be worn at all times when working in the field. " Company shirts with logo (uniform color) to identify contractor personnel are required. " Long trousers are required. " Short pants are not permitted. " Tank-tops are not allowed. " Offensive clothing is not allowed. " White hard hats shall be worn at all times when working in the field. " NIOSH Class C personal protective equipment shall be worn when required. " Reflective safety vests must be worn at all times while on duty when working in the field. 8. PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE This contract shall be in effect from contract award through 31 August 2007. 9. QUALITY CONTROL PLAN The contractor shall submit a Quality Control Plan to the Contracting Officer with their initial proposal. An acceptable plan shall be on file with the Government prior to start of work. This plan shall include: " A description of the Contractor's Quality Control organization. The description shall include a chart showing lines of authority and acknowledgement that the Quality Control staff shall report to the project manager or someone higher in the Contractors organization. " The name, qualifications, duties, responsibilities, and authority of each person with a Quality Control function.
 

Place of Performance

Address: US Army Engineer District, LA-RFO Contracting Division ATTN: Cal Durgin 525 St. Charles Avenue New Orleans LA

Zip Code: 70130-3409

Country: US
 

Record

SN01188790-W 20061202/061130221509 (fbodaily.com)
 

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