SCOPE OF WORK: The Authority is seeking qualified consulting firms or teams, with proven experience to provide professional personnel capable of escorting persons and vehicles on to the Non-Movement Areas of the Aircraft Operations Area (AOA) at Logan Airport. on an on-call, as needed basis. These services are expected to be provided at throughout all Logan’s secured facilities. The Consultant/s must be able to work closely with the Authority and other interested parties in order to provide such services in a timely and effective manner. The consultant/s shall demonstrate experience in several disciplines including but not limited to Construction Escorting. The scope of work shall include, but not be limited to the following: (1) The Authority is seeking a qualified Consultant to provide personnel and equipment capable of escorting persons and vehicles on to the Non-movement areas of the Aircraft Operations Area (AOA) at Logan Airport’s as well as Sterile Areas. These services are expected to be provided at Logan Airport, only. The Consultant must be able to work closely with the Authority and other interested parties in order to provide such services in a timely and effective manner. (2) Aviation Facilities require that all personnel undergo security clearance to obtain a Security Identification Display Area (SIDA) badge. If the Escort will be required to transport construction vehicles and equipment, driving privileges within the non-movement areas of the AOA will be part of the training to obtain the SIDA badge. Each Escort shall be trained and able to obtain a Massport Aerodrome Vehicle Operators badge having completed AOA driver safety and security training. In addition, all badges within the Customs and Border Protection (CBP) area (i.e., International Terminal E) shall require a Customs Seal issued by the CBP. (3) Escort drivers shall be, at a minimum, a Yellow (Class 1) badged Escort and eligible to obtain a Red/Yellow (Class 2) badge. The Consultant must have implemented its own Escort Driver Training Program for review and approval by the Authority. (4) Each Consultant’s Escort vehicle shall be a late model full size pickup truck or SUV in good operating condition; it shall be equipped with air conditioning and shall be subject to the approval of the Authority. All Escorts, whether pedestrian or driver, shall be given a Massport two-way radio. The Authority will assign a “call sign” for each Consultant Escort. The call sign of the Escort vehicle shall either be painted on or in decal form, in a contrasting color to the vehicle color, on both front side doors, the tailgate, and on the roof of the vehicle. The fonts shall be 12” high. In addition, each Consultant's escort vehicle entering the airfield shall be equipped with a yellow flashing beacon and a 3 foot square flag consisting of international orange and white squares not less than one foot square displayed in full view above the vehicles. (5) The Escort shall also have communication equipment (e.g., radio, CB, cell phone, etc.) to be able to communicate directly to each assigned Contractor; communicating for coordination purposes with the Contractor shall not be on the Massport frequency. These radios shall be used in the Consultant's radio escort vehicles for the duration of the contract. (6) No escort drivers shall work in excess of either twelve (12) consecutive hours or sixteen (16) hours in any 24 hour period without a minimum of eight hours rest prior to returning to escort duties
