Statement of Work

STATEMENT OF WORK (SOW)

FOR

RENTAL AND MAINTENANCE OF 12,000-LB AND 6,000-LB FORKLIFTS AT

USCG TRACEN BIRMINGHAM-SOUTHERN

1.0 GENERAL

1.1 BACKGROUND

The United States Coast Guard (USCG), a component of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), operates USCG Training Center (TRACEN) Birmingham-Southern located at 900 Arkadelphia Road, Birmingham, Alabama 35204. Daily logistics, warehouse management, and training support operations at USCG TRACEN Birmingham-Southern require reliable material handling equipment to transport, load, and unload pallets, training aids, and heavy supplies across paved indoor and outdoor campus areas.

1.2 SCOPE

The Contractor shall provide a seven-month (7) commercial rental of one (1) 6,000-pound (lb) capacity standard industrial counterbalanced forklift and one (1) 12,000-lb capacity standard industrial counterbalanced forklift at USCG TRACEN Birmingham-Southern. The scope includes equipment delivery, commissioning, scheduled preventive maintenance, unscheduled repairs, replacement of defective or inoperable equipment within four (4) business days of notification, basic operating and safety training for USCG personnel (once shortly after equipment delivery and up to once per quarter thereafter upon request of the Government Technical Representative (GTR)), on-site LPG fuel replenishment on an as-needed basis within two (2) business days of GTR request, and contract closeout demobilization. Statement of Work supports a Firm-Fixed-Price (FFP) contract for equipment rental, mobilization, demobilization, operator familiarization and safety training, maintenance, and replacement services, with a separate Not-to-Exceed (NTE) Contract Line-Item Number (CLIN) for on-demand LPG fuel supply.

1.3 OBJECTIVE

Provide two (2) fully operational, maintained, and fueled industrial counterbalanced forklifts (one 6,000-lb capacity unit and one 12,000-lb capacity unit) for continuous Government use at USCG TRACEN Birmingham-Southern throughout the seven month (7) rental period. Maintain operational readiness and operator safety through turn-key preventive maintenance, initial and quarterly basic operating and safety training, on-demand mobile LPG refueling within two (2) business days of GTR request, and equipment replacement within four (4) business days of breakdown notification. Support safe and uninterrupted material handling operations across the training center.

1.4 APPLICABLE DOCUMENTS

The Contractor shall comply with all applicable Federal, State, and local laws and regulations