GENERAL. This is a non-personal services contract to provide snow and ice removal services in support of the 99th Readiness Division (RD). The Government shall not exercise any supervision or control over the contract service providers performing the services herein. Such contract services providers shall be accountable solely to the Contractor who, in turn is responsible to the Government. The contractor shall not commence until issuance of a task order and notification from the Government COR/RFOS. The contractor shall provide all personnel, supplies, supervision, tools, materials, equipment, transportation, fuel and other items necessary to provide snow and ice removal in accordance with this Work Statement (PWS) except as those items specified as government furnished property and . The contractor shall perform to the standards in the contract as well as all federal, state and local regulations. Snow and Ice Removal are to be performed on all on locations as specified on the site map. The period of shall be for 12 months from the effective date of with four 12-month option periods GENERAL INFORMATION. 1.5.1. QUALITY CONTROL. The contractor shall maintain effective quality control to ensure services are performed in accordance with this PWS. The contractor's quality control is a means by which he assures himself that his work complies with the requirement of the contract. 1.5.2. QUALITY ASSURANCE. The Government shall evaluate the contractor's performance under this contract in accordance with the Quality Assurance Surveillance Plan (QASP). The plan is primarily focused on what the Government must do to ensure that the contractor has performed in accordance with the performance standards. It defines how the performance standards will be applied, the frequency of surveillance, and the minimum acceptable defect rate(s). The Government will utilize the snow and ice removal inspection sheet found at Exhibit 2 to document quality of services provided.