Attachment 1: Performance Work Statement and Quality Assurance Surveillance Plan

PERFORMANCE WORK STATEMENT (PWS) and QASP

Coastal Plains Soil, Water and Plant Researh Center
2611 W. Lucas Street
Florence, SC 29501

PERFORMANCE WORK STATEMENT (PWS) and

QASP

FOR

JANITORIAL

SUPPORT SERVICES

AT THE

Coastal Plains Soil Water and Plant Research Center
Florence, SC

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PERFORMANCE WORK STATEMENT (PWS) and QASP

1. BACKGROUND

The USDA Coastal Plains Soil, Water, and Plant Research Center (CPSWPRC) is a location within the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), Agricultural Research Service. CPSWPRC is located at 2611 W. Lucas Street, Florence, SC and houses approximately 25-30 employees. The Research Center is comprised of 3 main laboratory buildings located at the site. The CPSWPRC is open five days a week, Monday - Friday from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., except all federal holidays. The facility may be closed on Christmas Eve, New Years Eve or other times not scheduled. The facility is closed all other hours and weekends.

2. SCOPE OF WORK

2.1. The Prime Contractor shall provide all labor, cleaning supplies, materials, transportation, equipment (including floor cleaners), supervision, and employee training as necessary to ensure custodial (basic cleaning, restroom cleaning, refuse removal) services are performed according to this Performance Work Statement and QASP. The approximate requirement area is 6,500 square feet. 2.2. This is a performance-based requirement, the labor mix of employees to perform this contract remains the discretion of the Contractor for all services. 2.3. Performance shall be in a manner that will maintain a satisfactory facility condition and present a clean, neat and professional appearance at all times.
2.4. All work shall be in accordance with commercial standards, requirements of this PWS, and all federal, state, and local laws.
2.5. This is a Firm Fixed Price requirement. This is not a Time and Materials requirement.

3. PRIVITY OF CONTRACT

3.1. All contractor personnel shall be accountable solely to the Prime Contractor, who, in turn, is responsible for all aspects of contract performance.
3.2. The USDA is not responsible for, nor will be directly involved in Prime Contractor personnel actions, such as hiring evaluations, position interviews, resume reviews, contacting individual employees, etc.

4. DEFINITIONS

4.1. CLIN – Contract Line Item, numbered. Established in the solicitation schedule, will start with “0001.”
4.2. Contracting Officer’s Representative (COR) – USDA Employee Location representative designated