Safety, Environmental and Occupational Health Manager (24-24 Safety, Environmental and Occ Health Management)

INTRODUCTION:

The 711th Human Performance Wing (711 HPW), headquartered at Wright -Patterson Air Force Base in Ohio, is the first human-centric warfare wing to consolidate human performance research, education and consultation under a single organization. Established under the Air Force Research Laboratory, the 711 HPW is comprised of the Airman Systems Directorate (RH) and the United States Air Force School of Aerospace Medicine (USAFSAM). The Wing delivers unparalleled capability to the Air Force through a combination of world class infrastructure and expertise of its diverse workforce of military, civilian and contractor personnel encompassing 75 occupational specialties including science and engineering, occupational health and safety, medical professions, technicians, educators, and business operations and support.

DESCRIPTION OF SERVICES:

The contractor shall meet all requirements per the basic contract and provide professionally and technically qualified individual(s) to perform all tasks in the following paragraphs to fulfill the requirements of this contract.

The contractor shall provide professional Safety, Environmental, and Occupational Health Manager to support any assistance necessary to aid in the mission accomplishment of the Human Effectiveness Directorate, Bioeffects Division 711 HPW/RHD. The Bioeffects Division enable maximum safe exploitation of electromagnetic spectrum for national defense. Performance shall be according to the requirements contained in this Performance Work Statement (PWS).

Mandatory Qualifications:

The contractor employee shall possess a minimum of Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering, Occupational Health and Safety, Physic, or Chemistry.

The contractor employee shall have at least 10 years’ demonstrated experience in Safety, Environmental, and Occupational Health.

The contractor employee shall have knowledge of safety, environmental, radiation, and occupational health principles, practices, procedures and standards applicable to a full range of complex management responsibilities for an Air Force research laboratory on a military installation.

The contractor shall have demonstrated experience adhering to and providing thorough knowledge of the following Air Force regulations and references: DAFI 91-202 US Air Force Mishap Prevention Program, DAFMAN 91-203 Air Force Occupational Safety, Fire, and Health Standards, AFI 48-109 Electromagnetic Field Radiation, AFI 48-139 Laser and Optical Radiation, 711 HPW USR Training Guide Nov 2022, AFI 90-821 Hazard Communication Program, DAFMAN 48-146 Occupational Health Program, DAFI 48-145 Occupational and Environmental Health, DAFPAM 90-803 Risk Management (RM) Guidelines and Tools, and AFMAN 32-7002 Environmental Compliance and Pollution Prevention. In addition to the forementioned, the contractor employee shall have thorough knowledge of national and industry standards (i.e.- OSHA, etc.).

The contractor employee shall have the ability to obtain a Secret Clearance.

The contractor employee shall have current CPR/AED Adult training and certification.

Because of the nature of this position in working with sensitive research documents and intellectual property, the contractor employee shall have a Non-Disclosure Agreement in place with their company, and the company shall provide a copy to the Program Manager of this task order. This is necessary in order to mitigate transfer of any confidential, proprietary and/or sensitive information while in this position.

Highly Desired Qualifications:

Active Secret Clearance.

Prior Air Force experience performing some/all tasks within this PWS.

Tasks:

The contractor employee shall execute safety, environmental, and occupational health plans/programs and assist in developing/issuing instructions and procedures establishing technical and administrative safety and occupational health requirements which frequently become official policy and may impact a wide range of RHD safety activities. Update safety, environmental, and occupational health standard operating procedure applicable to laboratory activities.

The contractor employee shall plan and carry out surveys evaluating laboratory operations including warehouses, and buildings occupied by equipment and personnel; prepare assessments, information, and survey reports identifying unsafe operations and conditions, recommending corrective actions required. The contractor employee shall seek cooperation of Government personnel supervisors to eliminate unsafe working conditions.

The contractor employee shall participate in meetings, working groups and TSRL Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee to ensure all safety, environmental, and occupational health issues are accurately addressed.

The contractor employee shall review and evaluate a wide variety of hazardous operations within Tri-Service Research Laboratory mission to include approving and signing off on AF Form 4s prior to Division Chief submittal.

The contractor employee shall develop and conduct a comprehensive safety, environmental, and occupational health education program through training sessions, group discussion, and supervisor-employee discussions; publicize safety articles and disseminate safety educational materials to Branch Safety Monitors and RHD staff.

The contractor employee shall administer a safety and occupational health program within a technical directorate with numerous laboratories on a military installation. They develop courses of action to minimize or eliminate hazardous operations and conditions and devise alternative measures to meet unconventional circumstances which increase the risk of an accident. Work efforts result in minimizing or reducing unsafe acts and conditions throughout the Tri-service Research Laboratory affecting military, civilian, and contractor personnel as well as protecting significant government property investments.

The contractor employee shall conduct monthly Safety meeting with Branch Safety Monitors to provide status of Safety Dashboard and gather Quarterly Unit Safety report to brief Detachment 5 Commander.

The contractor employee shall develop safety solutions to resolve any Environmental Health Safety hazards or concerns within cost and schedule constraints following a safety order of precedence to include elimination, substitution, engineering controls, work practice controls, training, and personal protective equipment (PPE) to ensure that safety of personnel, property, and the environment are within acceptable risk boundaries.

The contractor employee shall provide periodic safety briefings to all RHD staff.

The contractor employee shall conduct weekly safety inspections of administrative areas and periodic assessments, evaluations, and surveys of facilities, equipment, and operations. Identifies deficiencies in the program and variances to the standard (s) using a comprehensive knowledge of regulations, standards, procedures, methods, and techniques to determine compliance with safety, environmental, and occupational health regulations. Plans alternative course of action to resolve hazardous conditions and unsafety working practices. Documents and reviews inspection assessment and evaluation findings, recommends or initiate appropriate program improvements based on findings, and prepares formal reports for dissemination to appropriate staff members. Ensures follow-up inspections are conducted and violations and hazards corrected.

The contractor employee shall manage the annual Industrial Hygiene Surveys four branches, and 59 MDW to include the Respiratory Protection Program, Ventilation Surveys, Noise Surveys, Air Samplings, and OSHA Expanded Chemicals. Contractor employee shall coordinate with Brooke Army Medical Industrial Hygienist, JBSA Lackland or Randolph Bioenvironmental Engineering as needed.

The contractor employee shall assist in the development and participates in training designed to inform employees, supervisors, management, and other occupational health, industrial hygiene and/or safety professional personnel on industrial hygiene and related occupational health, safety, radiation and environmental issues.

The contractor employee shall conduct safety mishap incident investigations including initial follow-up, root clause analysis, and corrective action development and closure. Coordinate with other installation offices regarding comprehensive occupational health matters affecting TSRL personnel.

The contractor employee shall review emergency management plan, hazardous communication plan, hazardous materials management plan, laser safety plan, radio

frequency radiation and ensure compliance with all applicable regulations (see list of references in section 1.1. 1.4.).

The contractor employee shall review and evaluate plans for new construction, alteration of facilities or for new processes including new materials that are of a hazardous/toxic material nature.

The contractor employee shall consult and maintains liaison with other safety and health personnel such as industrial hygienists to resolve occupational health hazards, civil engineers regarding alterations of buildings, also with National Safety Council specialists to become familiar with the latest safety techniques and protective devices.

The contractor employee shall demonstrate proficiency in computer and software programs.

The contractor employee shall provide advice the commander and senior management on safety, industrial hygiene, environmental, and radiation issues using advanced knowledge of safety, environmental, radiation, and occupational health practices and principles to control a wide variety of hazards. The contractor employee will review and validate all safety, environmental, radiation, and occupational health elements for all internal and external assessments, surveys, and reports.

BASE SUPPORT:

The contractor shall be provided office/laboratory space, furniture and equipment, routine office/laboratory supplies, computer hardware and software necessary to perform tasks described in this performance work statement. The government will also provide telephone service and access to a fax machine and a copier as required. All software and hardware, passwords/access to military Internet/E-mail and applicable database will be available within the scope of the contract. The contractor shall comply with local, AF and DoD policies.

GENERAL INFORMATION:

Work will be accomplished at the TSRL in building 3260 at Fort Sam Houston, TX 78234-2644 beginning on 23 September 2024. Temporary alternate work locations may be assigned as circumstances dictate by the Contracting Officer or Contracting Officer Representative (COR).

Work schedule is normally Monday – Friday, 7:30 – 4;30 PM (CST); however, there may be times when it is necessary for the contractor to work after duty hours in support of specific tasks. Although schedule may have to be flexible, it will not exceed 40 hours per week.

U.S. Citizenship:

Employee must be a U.S. citizen. For the purpose of base and network access, possession of a permanent resident card (“Green Card”) does not equate to U.S. citizenship.

TRAVEL:

No travel is anticipated for this effort.

SECURITY:

Individual SECRET Clearances IAW DD254. The Contractor shall obtain a U.S. security clearance at the minimum level of "Secret" for all contractor personnel required to have access to classified information or require IT-II level access. Onsite contractor personnel should have an active clearance prior to reporting for duty in support of any task order. Interim clearances for newly hired personnel shall be processed as expeditiously as possible since some contractor personnel will be required to utilize the SIPRNET and process classified materials; however this will be on a case-by-case basis. Such clearance must be obtained through the Defense Investigative Services.

The contractor shall provide OPSEC protection for all sensitive/critical information and indicators involved in execution of this contract/Task Order, as defined by AFI 10-701 (Operations Security). 711 HPW Critical Information and Indicators are protected under the 711 HPW Operations Security Program and the 711 HPW Critical Information and Indicators List (CIIL). Contractor employees granted access to critical information and indicators shall be provided initial OPSEC training by the 711 HPW OPSEC Coordinator upon in-processing and prior to being granted access to CIIL items related to the contract/Task Order. The contractor shall also participate in 711 HPW’s annual OPSEC training and education programs, which includes periodic updates and refresher training on CIIL items applicable to the contract/Task Order. The 711 HPW OPSEC coordinator shall evaluate the OPSEC posture of AF contract activities and operations.

All documents, including papers, abstracts and posters shall be cleared by AF prior to public release.

DELIVERABLE:

Contractor Progress, Status and Management Report (PSMR). On a monthly basis, the contractor shall provide a status report with each monthly invoice. The information will be on project status and describe the work accomplished. The report will include financial status describing hours and costs expended per individual during the current period as well as cumulative hours and costs through the current reporting period. The contractor shall also identify any issues/problems anticipated in schedule or cost ceiling during the next reporting period.

The report shall have five sections:

Project Title, Time Period of report, Date

Performance: Current status of deliverables, measured against project expectations.

Schedule: Have scheduled activities and milestones been completed on or before time, and impact of delays.

Costs: Are there any actual or significant deviations, are significant costs adequately explained in terms of project plans? (i.e. large initial equipment purchase, followed by labor related costs.)

Risk: Are there known or anticipated opportunities or events that will or can affect project.

Point of Contact for Immediate Consideration:

Art Mata
amata@reef-sys.com

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Safety, Environmental and Occupational Health Manager (24-24 Safety, Environmental and Occ Health Management)