This is a non-personal services contract to provide quality assurancerepresentative (QAR) services. Contracts may include request for qualityassurance services on civil works, general and military construction,dredging, or services and supply contracts. The Government shall notexercise any supervision or control over the Contractor employeesperforming the services herein. Such contract service providers shall beaccountable solely to the Contractor who, in turn, is responsible to theGovernment. Work to be performed does not fall under the Brooks Act.Under this contract, the Contractor is prohibited from performingarchitect-engineer type services that require professional registration ordesign-related services, which require supervision by a registeredprofessional. The Contractor is prohibited from performing survey ormapping services associated with architect-engineer type planning,development construction, design, or alteration of real property.Services shall not be provided which are
ded which are considered closely related to inherently governmental functions. Under no circumstances will this Contract be utilized in a manner which would require the Contractor to manage or direct another Contractor, nor in a manner such that the Contractor might influence official evaluations of other Contractors directly or indirectly. Contract personnel have no authority to over-ride the terms of a construction project administered by the USACE, direct the construction personnel in their work activities, or to modify or change the construction requirements in any way for projects on which they are providing quality assurance inspection services. The Contractor shall provide all personnel, equipment, supplies, facilities, transportation, tools, materials, supervision, and other items and nonpersonal services necessary to perform quality assurance services as defined in this Performance Work Statement (PWS), and within each task order, except for those items specified as Government furnished property and services. The Contractor shall perform to the standards in this contract and each task order.