Attachment_II_RFIs-SOW_0002.pdf

1. Can you confirm the list of services included in work description page 33 accurately reflects the SOW required under this contract? Work assignments only describe SPCC plan services and do not describe the reminder of the work description list.

2. A1: See attachment 3.

4. What percent of the contract do you expect to be awarded for SPCCs compared to the rest of the work description?

5. A2: SPCC percentage of work 90%-10% Other A-E Services 6.

7. Will the work be completed in the Washington DC area?

8. A3: Nationwide-Refer to C2 via Solicitation

1. SF1449 lists due date as 08/11/2021 1700 ES and Section L.3 lists the due date as 3PM August 12, 2021. Which is correct?

SF1449 due date 8/11/2021 is correct.

2. May Past Performance Evaluators send evaluation form directly to the contracting officer?

Yes, PP can be email directly to me (Contract Specialist via email Joann_Mallory@fws.gov.)

3. Is there a page limitation for Factor 1 Technical knowledge, subfactor 1-Project Work Plan?

Refer to Section M3 via RFQ.

4. We understand the PE must be licensed and capable/experienced in SPCC plans. Does the PE need to be licensed in Washing ton DC?

No, the PE can be licensed in Nationwide.

Statement of Work

TITLE: Provision of Various Architectural and Engineering Services to the Fish and Wildlife Service (Service).

BACKGROUND: The Service operates hundreds of properties nationwide that require a variety of engineering services, such as the operation of petroleum product storage equipment, lands that require cleanup from contamination from various sources such as residual Munitions and Explosives of Concern (MEC) from use by the Department of Defense (DoD) and the military services, and other projects. Many of these properties include hazardous and toxic waste and unsafe buildings and structures. The Service needs to ensure that its facilities are in compliance with all environmental regulations and statutes, and requires evaluation of environmental and other regulation, and preparation of documents and reports on various environmental issues.

WORK DESCRIPTION: The contractor will be capable of providing the following tasks

• Aboveground Storage Tank Inspections;

• Spill Prevention, Control, and Countermeasure (SPCC) plan development and review;

• Spill Response Support;

• Underground Storage Tank Services;

• Oil Spill Contingency Plans;

• Site investigations or inspections;

• Case studies and associated reports;

• Engineering evaluations;

• Engineering support and/or design;

• Remedial Investigations/Feasibility studies (RI/FS) under CERCLA;

• Geographical Information Services;

• Geophysical Investigations;

• Support in response to Munitions and MEC incidents;

• Operations and Maintenance (short and long term);

• Remedial investigations;

• Remedial or removal actions;

• Restoration and advisory board or public meeting support; and

• Sampling and analysis.

Other Architect – Engineering (A/E) services may include the following:

The scope of other A/E services under this contract will include, but not be limited in the following engineering disciplines (architectural, chemical, civil, structural, mechanical, and electrical). The following types of tasks may be performed under this contract but is not limited to:

• Computer-aided design and drafting support;

• Cost estimates (including independent check estimates);

• Design and constructability review;

• Engineering assessments and evaluations;

• Environmental impact studies;

• Feasibility studies; and

• Regulatory analysis & compliance

WORK ASSIGNMENTS: Under this contract, the contractor will assist the Service as requested. Other tasks related to Architectural and Engineering Services may be added at a future date under the contract by Service offices, the Department of the Interior (DOI), or DOI bureaus.

The most common type of work will be the preparation of Spill Prevention, Control, and Countermeasure (SPCC) Plans at Service facilities. The requirements for each plan will differ and are anticipated to be differentiated by the following factors:

1. Preparation of a new Plan. Many of the required activities will involve the preparation of new SPCC Plans at facilities that do not have existing Plans and who have never had an SPCC Plan prepared. Such a Plan will require:

a. A site visit by the contractor. This activity will likely include conferences between the contractor and the facility regarding documentation and other information required by the contractor. These conferences may occur prior to a site visit by the contractor, during a site visit, or post-site visit.

b. Failure by the Service to provide the needed information to the contractor must be reported to the Service’s Contracting Officer’s Representative (COR) by the contractor so that resolution can be obtained before further work is commenced. The contractor will not penalized by delays in obtaining needed information from the Service.

c. The COR shall determine the validity of information requested by the contractor and not provided by the Service. The COR may direct the contractor to proceed while the Service determines the missing information.

d. In the event that the COR directs the contractor to proceed while the Service determines information requested by the contractor and the contractor believes that they cannot proceed without this information, a conference between the contractor, the COR and the Contracting officer may be requested by either the COR or the contractor to resolve the issue.

e. Travel by the contractor to the site. These costs will be determined on a site-by-site basis and approved by the COR prior to any travel being incurred. All lodging and Miscellaneous and Incidental Expenses (M&EI) will be allowed up to the General Services Administration’s (GSA) per diem rates,

f. The use of the Service’s SPCC Plan Template. The contractor is required to use the Service’s SPCC Plan template to prepare the SPCC plan. The Plan Template is designed to be subtractive, meaning that it contains more requested information that will typically be required at a Service facility.

The provisions within the Template that do not apply to a facility may be deleted. The Plan Template is designed for use at facilities with less than 10,000 gallons storage capacity. Plans prepared at facilities greater than 10,000 gallons capacity will require additional information than that requested in the Template and will be prepared in consultation with the

COR.

g. The contractor need not be a Professional Engineer (PE); however, the preparer and the person signing the SPCC Plan for the contractor shall be an engineer with professional experience in the field of petroleum product transportation, storage and dispensing.

h. A Professional Engineer shall sign any Plan at facilities of 42,000 gallons or greater storage capacity, or at any facility not meeting the requirements of 40 CFR 112 and Steel Tank Institute (STI) Standard SP001 and utilizing Engineering Equivalency as a method of meeting those standards.

2. Work Required at a facility with an existing SPCC Plan. The complexity of revising an existing plan can vary widely. It is anticipated that most revisions to existing SPCC Plans will be of a low significance, meaning that the site diagram does not need to be modified and the revision can be made to the Plan without contractor support. In the event that contractor support is either requested or required, the contractor shall:

• Contact the facility and ascertain what work is being proposed;

• Ascertain whether a site visit is required due to factors that cannot be determined remotely;

• Develop a workplan which could include a site visit plan, including estimated cost to revise the existing Plan or replace it with a completely new SPCC Plan;

• Contact the COR to discuss the proposed workplan, including the proposed costs for both SPCC Plan development and travel expenses; and

• Obtain COR approval for the proposed workplan by submitting a cost estimate to the COR that includes both the Plan development cost and travel expenses.

At facilities with existing SPCC Plans, changes at the facility may require the Plan to be updated by a contractor because the facility is unable to perform the revisions or that the revisions require a site visit by the contractor to confirm that the installation changes have been performed in compliance with 40 CFR 112 and

SP001.

All of the provisions in Section 1, above, apply, with the addition of the provision that all travel costs must be approved by the COR. Issues that could result in the COR disapproving the proposed travel could include the ability to combine site visits with other travel.

LOCATION OF WORK:

The work shall be conducted at the contractor’s facilities unless required on-site at government facilities Nationwide.

QUALIFICATIONS:

The contractor shall have sufficient knowledge of:

Spill Prevention, Control, and Countermeasure (SPCC) Plans, including their development, modification, and revisions.

40 CFR 112 and SP001.

Oil storage equipment at facilities greater than 42,000 gallons storage capacity.

Facility Response Plan requirements.

The Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA) response actions to MEC and other munitions-related issues.

The major environmental regulations and statutes including, but not limited to;

oCERCLA, the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA, The Clean Water Act (CWA), The National Contingency Plan (NCP), o The Clean Air Act (CAA), The Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA), The Oil Pollution Act (OPA), etc.

Knowledge of the federal contract provisions in the Federal Acquisition Manual (FAR) that apply to this contract.

The contractor shall be a licensed Professional Engineer (PE) capable of certifying SPCC Plans or have a suitable PE as a subcontractor.

The contractor or a suitable subcontractor shall have a PE license suitable for certifying CERCLA Remedial Investigation/Feasibility Studies (RI/FS) at Munitions and MECcontaminated sites, and be able to knowledgably:

• Review and comment on RI/FS prepared for DoD.

• Prepare an RI/FS for remedial investigations pertaining to the discovery and removal of MEC on Service property or other contaminated property and the Service deemed responsible for supervising the cleanup at such a site.

1. TRAVEL

Travel to conduct research shall be in accordance with the conditions of the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 31.205-46 and approved in advance by the COR.

2. SECURITY

Should the contractor need security clearances to perform the tasks required by this SOW, it is the responsibility of the contractor or subcontractor to secure the needed security clearances and to obtain all necessary clearances, escorts, and other required conditions needed to gain access to government property or other property, as appropriate. The contractor shall notify the COR prior to arranging for access to any Service facilities.