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COMBINED SYNOPSIS/SOLICITATION

140R2022Q0091

Central California Area Office (CCAO) Groundwater and Surface Water Monitoring Services for Sliger Mine and New Melones

Contracting Office:

Bureau of Reclamation

Interior Region 10 ꞏ California-Great Basin Acquisitions and Services Division

Supply and Services Branch Sacramento CA 95825

This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items prepared in accordance with the format in Subpart 12.6, as supplemented with FAR parts 13.5 and additional information included in this notice. The Bureau of Reclamation intends to award a Firm Fixed Price Purchase Order for services represented in the Performance Work Statement. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation; quotes are being requested and a written solicitation will not be issued. The solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular 2022-06, effective date 04-26- 2022.

This requirement is being solicited as a Small Business set-aside. The Government will award a Purchase Order resulting from the comparative evaluation of quotes received in response to this solicitation in evaluating price, technical and past performance.

GENERAL INFORMATION

RFQ Number: 140R2022Q0091

Request for Quotation

(RFQ)

Request for Proposal

(RFP)

☐ Invitation for Bid (IFB) ☐

North American Industry Classification Code (NAICS):

541620 Size Standard: $16.5M

Competition: 100% SMALL BUSINESS SET-ASIDE

QUOTES DUE: Aug 12, 2022, 4:00 PM Pacific Standard Time

Email to: ctikotsky@usbr.gov

Business Information:

Business Name:

DUNS Number/Cage Code:

Tax ID Number:

Business Size (select one): Large Small

SITE VISIT: There will be a site visit for each location on two separate days.

1. New Melones Site Visit: July 26, 2022 at 10:00AM Pacific Time. Meet up location at New Melones Lake Field Office at 6850 Studhorse Flat Road, Sonora CA, 95370 (If the GPS does not pull that up please use "Melones Court", that will get very close to the office).

2. Sliger Mines Site Visit: July 29, 2022 at 10:00AM Pacific Time. Meet up location at Holiday Market - 5030 Ellinghouse Dr, Cool, CA 95614.

Interested vendors shall register by email to the individual below no later than July 25, 2022, 15:00PM Pacific Time. Vendors shall provide the number of attendees.

Note: The site is situated on a rugged, hilly, and uneven terrain. A 4x4 vehicle is highly recommended due to uneven and steep roads. EMAIL TO: smarshall@usbr.gov and ctikotsky@usbr.gov.

SECTION B – CONTINUATION OF SF 1449 BLOCKS

PRICE SCHEDULE:

1. Refer to Attachment 1, Pricing Schedule

PERFORMANCE WORK STATEMENT

Groundwater and Surface Water Monitoring Services for Sliger Mine and New Melones

1.0 Background

The Bureau of Reclamation (Reclamation), Central California Area Office (CCAO) is headquartered at Folsom Dam, 23 miles east of California’s capital city of Sacramento, with resource offices located at New Melones Lake and Lake Berryessa. CCAO manages water and land resources in 12 counties, including facilities within the Auburn State Recreation Area.

New Melones New Melones Reservoir is part of Central Valley Project East Side division located in the Sierra Nevada foothills, approximately 65 miles southeast of Sacramento and 40 miles east of Stockton near the town of Sonora as shown in Figure 1. It is a multi-purpose reservoir owned and operated by Reclamation. The reservoir provides water storage for irrigation, flood control, hydropower, and recreation activities. Reclamation owns and operates a wastewater treatment facility (WWTF) on the north side of the reservoir, which accepts wastewater from throughout the Glory Hole Recreation Area as shown on Figure 2. The Glory Hole entrance kiosk is located on Whittle Road, approximately 2.1 miles south of the intersection of Whittle Road and Highway 49. The WWTF’s ponds are located approximately 850 feet west southwest of the kiosk on a hillside approximately 350 feet above the reservoir’s normal operating water surface. The bottom of the ponds is at an approximate elevation of 1425 feet above mean sea level.

New Melones Glory Hole WWTF Coordinates: 38.017107, -120.530517

Figure 1. New Melones Lake locations.

Glory Hole WWTF

Figure 2. New Melones WWTF

The WWTF began treating wastewater in 1984 from the Glory Hole Recreation Area, which serves two campgrounds, four (4) day use areas, and a marina concessionaire. Contributing sources of wastewater include restrooms, showers, fish cleaning stations, floating portable toilets, a RV trailer waste dump station, and a marina; however, waste is not currently accepted from the RV trailer dump station or the marina. The wastewater treatment system consists of a force main sanitary collection system and two wastewater treatment lagoons (ponds). Eight lift stations pump wastewater to the facility and the wastewater is discharged into Pond 1. Lift Station #8 is the furthest downstream station to the ponds as shown on Figure 3. Wastewater flows from Pond 1 to Pond 2 by an interconnecting weir. The ponds, which have a combined capacity of approximately 3.47 million gallons, are lined with an 80-mil HDPE membrane to prevent wastewater from percolating into the subsurface and promote evaporation. Land application areas (two spray fields) were constructed east of the ponds for disposal of treated wastewater to prevent spillage from the ponds; however, they have not been used since 2008 as the ponds have adequate capacity to achieve zero discharge through evaporation of wastewater.

Figure 3. WWTF site map.

The Central Valley Regional Water Quality Control Board (CVRWQCB) is the lead regulatory agency responsible for protecting beneficial use of waters of the State, and for mandating monitoring requirements for WWTF operations that have the potential to negatively impact waters of the State. The objective of the Waste Discharge Requirements/Monitoring and Reporting Program (WDR/MRP) is to establish a monitoring program for assessment of the impact of WWTF operations on the beneficial use of waters of the State. The current MRP (MRP No. 2014-0153-DWQ-R5273) requires monthly monitoring and quarterly reporting of the pond wastewater; annual sampling and reporting of the influent; and semiannual monitoring and reporting of groundwater. Influent samples are collected from Lift Station #8, pond samples are collected from Pond 1, and groundwater samples are collected from eight monitoring wells shown in red on Figure 3.

The monitoring wells were installed in June 2003 and groundwater monitoring has been performed since July 2003. Please refer to Table 1 in the 2021 Annual Groundwater Monitoring Report for Glory Hole Recreation Area WWTF (Annual Report) for monitoring well construction details. Groundwater monitoring includes: measuring depth to groundwater;

purging; measuring pH, temperature, and electrical conductivity (EC) during purging; collection and laboratory analysis of samples, and semiannual reporting. Please refer to Table 2 in the Annual Report for a list of the semi-annual constituents to be analyzed per MRP No. 2014-0153-

DWQ-R5273.

Sliger Mine Reclamation is the owner of Sliger Mine, which is located on U.S. Department of the Interior, Bureau of Reclamation land within the Auburn State Recreation Area (Figure 4). Sliger Mine is an abandoned mine 450 feet east of the Middle Fork American River. Sliger Mine is located 6 miles northeast of the town of Cool and approximately 1,500 feet south of the junction of Sliger Mine Road and Foxgrove Road. The Sliger Mine site is regulated under WDR Order R5-2022- 0007, issued to Reclamation for Sliger Mine and adopted by the CVRWQCB on February 17, 2022. The order serves as an NPDES permit (NPDES No. CA0084905) for point source discharges from the Sliger Mine site to surface waters of the Middle Fork American River.

Figure 4. General location of Sliger Mine (Facility).

Figure 5 provides an aerial view of the area around and road network to the Facility. Table E-1 of WDR R5-2022-0007 identifies the location of each monitoring site.

Sliger Mine Monitoring Location

Figure 5. Aerial View of road network to mine and bioreactor (Facility).

Driving Directions to Sampling Sites Interstate 80 east from Sacramento.

Exit Elm St in Auburn, CA turn left. Turn left on High St (193, 49).

Continue on 49 to Cool, CA.

Turn left on Georgetown Rd (Hwy 193).

Turn left on Sliger Mine Rd at Greenwood, CA (across from Lances Place (Bar)).

Continue on Sliger Mine Rd keep left at fork in road (right goes to Georgetown).

Road will eventually become dirt (keep hard right at horse corrals, Foxgrove Rd).

Halfway down the grade turn left onto Sliger Mine Rd just before the State Park gate to

Cherokee Bar (do not take road to Cherokee Bar).

Must have key to open access gate on San Romo Dr/Sliger Mine Rd.

At the wide elevated pull out on the left is the trail head for the actual mine and adit.

To get to Bioreactor and river sites continue past cabin until road terminates.

Access to Facility The site is located in a remote section of the Middle Fork American River Canyon. Access to the site is along an unimproved road to the bottom of the canyon. Use of a four-wheel drive vehicle is advised.

Contractor will be provided a gate access key upon award of the contract.

Communications There is no cellular coverage at the Facility.

2.0 Scope

Unless otherwise expressly provided herein, the Contractor shall furnish all the contract management, planning, supervision, administration, personnel, materials, supplies, transportation, facilities and anything else necessary to complete the work and deliverables described in this Performance Work Statement (PWS).

The contractor will perform all surface water and groundwater monitoring, sampling, data collection and laboratory analysis, report preparation and submission associated with permit requirements. Contractor will be provided a copy of the following (collectively referred to as Permits):

MRP No. 2014-0153-DWQ-R5273/NPDES No. CA0084905 (New Melones) NPDES No. CA0084905/WDR R5-2022-0007 (Sliger Mine).

All surface water and groundwater monitoring reports shall be prepared under the direct supervision of a California Registered Engineer or Geologist and signed by a registered professional.

Sample Collection & Processing

At time of sampling, standard field measurements (EC, pH, and temperature) will be conducted using standard methods. The field instruments will be calibrated and operated following manufacturer’s protocol.

Proper groundwater sampling procedures for New Melones Glory Hole WWTF will be followed (reference EPA Groundwater Sampling procedure SESDPROC-301-R3 dated March 2013 or equivalent).

Groundwater samples at New Melones Glory Hole WWTF will be collected from monitoring wells using low-flow methodology with a stainless-steel submersible pump following standard protocols. Both initial and final depth-to-water will be recorded.

Using Teflon churn which has been rinsed three times with the environmental water, all surface water sites shall be taken as grab samples following standard protocols.

Surface water effluent samples at Sliger Mine shall be taken as described in Table E-6 of WDR R5-2022-0007.

Sampling personnel will wear Nitrile® gloves when handling sample bottles or sampling equipment that may come in direct contact with sample water. Sample caps will be held pinched between gloved fingers while bottles are being filled. Airborne contamination will be minimized by uncapping sample containers only when they are being filled. Immediately after collection, water samples will be labeled and stored in coolers containing frozen "blue" ice or equivalent.

Surface water sample collection and analysis shall follow standard Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) protocol.

Sample Containers, Volumes and Preservation

Container materials, volumes, and preservation requirements are determined by the analytical methods.

All equipment and tools used for collecting the environmental samples will be cleaned (before and after use) following standard protocols for field decontamination. Trash and recyclables will be taken to landfill or recycle center. Rinse water and calibration fluids will be discharged to the surface at least 20 feet away from any open water way.

Each container will be given a permanent, waterproof sample label preprinted or written in waterproof ink. At a minimum, each sample label will include sample ID, sample collection date, and a summary list of analysis required. Sample IDs will be chosen. Time-sensitive samples (7 day holding times) will be collected under this program.

Samples will be placed in coolers and stored on blue-ice during transport. Samples will be prepared for transportation, packed, and cooled by field personnel following standard procedures. Proper Chain of Custody Procedures (COC) will be followed.

All samples shall be representative of the volume and nature of the discharge or matrix of material sampled.

Analytical Methods

Contractor will only use analytical laboratories certified by state of California. Laboratories will follow the protocols for preparation, analysis, and corrective actions stated in the analytical methods and the laboratory quality documents. Contractor shall follow methods prescribed for equivalent standard method to meet permit compliance. Approximate turnaround time for analysis will be three weeks. For the parameters, the laboratories will follow the analytical methods listed in permits and the proper quantitation levels.

Parameters shall be analyzed using the analytical methods described in 40 CFR Part 136.

Quality Control Data Reporting

Chain of Custody (COC) Procedures - COC forms document the chain of legal custody of samples from the time samples are collected to the time they are delivered to the laboratory.

Personnel initiate COC documentation while in the field. Custody of the samples is relinquished to the Project Manager on the COC. The Project Manager sends/delivers the COC to the laboratory with the samples; the Project Manager will retain a copy of the COC and make available upon request. COC copies are filed with the field sheets and completed copies of final laboratory reports. The time, date, and location of each grab sample shall be recorded on the sample chain of custody form.

Data Reporting - Clean lab reports will be made available as soon as possible. Any data anomalies will reported as know (within 24 hrs.). Proper quality control will be documented in accordance with lab certification procedures. Contractor shall make provision for resample if data is invalid due to sampling error. Data will be made available to Reclamation’s California- Great Basin Regional Data Quality Office (CGB156), consistent with their data reporting protocol. Data will be made available in proper format for continuity purposes with CGB 156.

When reporting the data, the information will be arranged in a form that is readily discernible.

The data shall be summarized in such a manner as to illustrate clearly permit compliance.

FIELD INSTRUMENT CALIBRATION

Field test instruments (such as those used to test pH and dissolved oxygen) may be used provided that:

1. The operator is trained in proper use and maintenance of the instruments;

2. The instruments are calibrated prior to each monitoring event;

3. Instruments are serviced and calibrated by the manufacturer at the recommended frequency;

and

4. Field calibration reports are submitted as described in the "Reporting" section of permit summarized below.

Quality Control Plan

The contractor shall develop a Quality Control Plan consistent with the requirements of the aforementioned permits. The contractor will submit a quality control plan to Reclamation for review.

Sampling Plan

The contractor shall develop a Sampling Plan consistent with the requirements of the aforementioned permits. The contractor will submit a Sampling Plan to Reclamation for review.

3.0 Objectives

Contract for California registered professional services for review of existing reports, edit as needed, complete a groundwater gradient map, concentration gradient maps, a groundwater gradient table and the groundwater compass rose as typically are functions that need to be completed by a Professional Geologist. Geotracker compliance (as needed, may need to be agent and able to upload documents into system, well data, groundwater levels, etc.) and completion of the final report documenting these items with the appropriate signatory (professional stamp).

4.0 Tasks

Task 1. New Melones Lake Glory Hole Recreation Area Wastewater Treatment Facility Groundwater Monitoring

First semi-annual report and monitoring effort is task 1a.

Second semi-annual report with annual parameters is task 1b.

The contractor shall monitor groundwater quality and comply with the groundwater monitoring requirements specified in MRP No. 2014-0153-DWQ-R5273. The data from routine groundwater monitoring events shall be submitted semi-annually. Analysis of the data and groundwater flow directions shall be performed at least annually and shall be performed under the supervision of a California licensed professional.

Twice a year 8 monitoring wells are to be sampled by Contractor. The data will be consistent with both the first semi-annual report (Task 1a) and second semi-annual report (Task 1b) format and provided to Contracting Officer Representative (COR) with lab reports.

The reports are due to CVRWQCB by August 1st (January-June, monitoring period) and February 1st (July-December, monitoring period). The wells are sampled 1st quarter and 3rd quarter of each calendar year (semi-annually). Based on data provided, the contractor will be required to update and complete a groundwater gradient map, concentration gradient maps, a groundwater gradient table and the groundwater compass rose, as those functions are typically needed to be completed by a Professional Geologist. The contractor will provide a draft of report 1 month prior to compliance deadline, and final stamped version 2 weeks prior to deadline. Contractor will submit report to CVRWQCB, and the contractor will provide final stamped report to CCAO 2 weeks prior to compliance deadline. Contractor will visit site about 1 month prior to working on report to be familiar with site conditions. It is not anticipated that more than 1 site visit will be necessary as for purposes of this report the conditions generally do not change.

Prior to sampling, groundwater elevations shall be measured, and the wells shall be purged of at least three well volumes and until pH and EC have stabilized. No-purge, low-flow, or other sampling techniques are acceptable if they are described in an approved Sampling and Analysis Plan. Depth to groundwater shall be measured to the nearest 0.01 feet. Groundwater elevations shall be calculated. Samples shall be collected using approved USEPA methods. Please refer to the Annual Report for groundwater monitoring requirements per MRP No. 2014-0153-DWQ- R5273.

Prior to sampling, the depth to groundwater shall be measured to the nearest ±0.01 feet. The wells shall be sampled according to the procedures in an approved groundwater collection and analysis plan. Samples shall be collected, preserved, and analyzed using standard EPA methods.

Groundwater monitoring shall include the following:

Depth to Groundwater, Groundwater Elevation, Gradient, Gradient Direction. Groundwater elevations shall be determined based on depth-to-water measurements using a surveyed measuring point elevation on the well and a surveyed reference elevation.

The first semi-annual and the second semi-annual groundwater monitoring report shall be submitted to the CVRWQCB by 01 August and 01 February of each year, respectively.

Compliance report contractor will make monitoring report available with adequate time to meet compliance. The semiannual groundwater monitoring reports shall include the following information (existing reports may be optimized and streamlined but must meet compliance requirements):

Reporting

The Contractor will be provided the most recent semi-annual groundwater monitoring report and annual report upon request.

All reporting and monitoring requirements can be found in MRP No. 2014-0153-DWQ-R5273.

You may access this by following the following link:

https://www.waterboards.ca.gov/centralvalley/board_decisions/adopted_orders/general_orders/2 014-0153-dwq_noas/2014-0153-dwq-r5273.pdf

In reporting monitoring data, the Contractor shall arrange the data in tabular form so that the date, sample type (e.g., effluent, solids, etc.), and reported analytical or visual inspection results are readily discernible. The data shall be summarized to clearly illustrate compliance with the General Order and Notice of Applicability (NOA) as applicable. The results of any monitoring done more frequently than required at the locations specified in the MRP shall be reported in the next regularly scheduled monitoring report and shall be included in calculations as appropriate.

The CVRWQCB has gone to a Paperless Office System. All regulatory documents, submissions, materials, data, monitoring reports, and correspondence should be converted to a searchable Portable Document Format (PDF) and submitted electronically. Documents that are less than 50 MB should be emailed to: centralvalleysacramento@waterboards.ca.gov. Documents that are 50 MB or larger should be transferred to a disk and mailed to: 1685 E Street, Fresno, CA 93706. To ensure that your submittals are routed to the appropriate staff, the following information block should be included in any email used to transmit documents to this office: Program: Non-15, WDID: 5B05NC00004, Facility Name: New Melones Lake Glory Hole Recreation Area, Order:

2014-0153-DWQ-R5273.

A. Quarterly Monitoring Reports

Quarterly reports shall be submitted to the Central Valley Water Board on the first day of the second month after the quarter ends (e.g., the January-March Quarterly Report is due by May

1st). The reports shall bear the certification and signature of the Discharger’s authorized representative. At a minimum, the quarterly reports shall include:

1. Results of all required monitoring.

2. A comparison of monitoring data to the discharge specifications, biochemical oxygen demand effluent limit, disclosure of any violations of the NOA and/or General Order, and an explanation of any violation of those requirements. (Data shall be presented in tabular format.)

3. If requested by staff, copies of laboratory analytical report(s) and chain of custody form(s).

B. Annual Report

Annual Reports shall be submitted to the CVRWQCB by March 1st following the monitoring year. The Annual Report shall include the following:

1. Tabular and graphical summaries of all monitoring data collected during the year.

2. An evaluation of the performance of the wastewater treatment system, including discussion of capacity issues, nuisance conditions, system problems, and a forecast of the flows anticipated in the next year. A flow rate evaluation, as described in the General Order (Provision E.2.c), shall also be submitted.

3. A discussion of compliance and the corrective action taken, as well as any planned or proposed actions needed to bring the discharge into compliance with the NOA and/or General Order.

4. A discussion of any data gaps and potential deficiencies/redundancies in the monitoring system or reporting program.

5. The name and contact information for the wastewater operator responsible for operation, maintenance, and system monitoring.

6. For groundwater monitoring data, concentration versus time graphs for each monitored constituent using all historic groundwater monitoring data. Each graph shall show the background groundwater concentration range and the groundwater limitation as horizontal lines at the applicable concentration.

7. For groundwater monitoring data, an evaluation of the groundwater quality beneath the site, a determination of whether any groundwater limitations were exceeded in any well at any time during the calendar year, an assessment of why groundwater limitations were exceeded, and recommendations for further testing and corrective action to address the exceedances.

A letter transmitting the monitoring reports shall accompany each report. The letter shall report violations found during the reporting period, and actions taken or planned to correct the violations and prevent future violations. The transmittal letter shall contain the following penalty of perjury statement and shall be signed by the Discharger or the Discharger's authorized agent:

“I certify under penalty of law that I have personally examined and am familiar with the information submitted in this document and all attachments and that, based on my inquiry of those individuals immediately responsible for obtaining the information, I believe that the information is true, accurate, and complete. I am aware that there are significant penalties for submitting false information, including the possibility of fine and imprisonment.”

Task 1a. Semi-Annual Sampling Event and Report (1st Quarter): GH-MW1, GH-MW2, GH- MW4, GH-Background, MW1, SF-MW2, SF-MW3, SF-Background

Task 1b. Second Semi-Annual Sampling Event and Annual Report (3rd quarter): GH-MW1, GH-MW2, GH-MW4, GH-Background, MW1, SF-MW2, SF-MW3, SF-Background

Task 2. Sliger Mine Surface Water Monitoring

Task 2a. Sample Collection and Quarterly Inspection

No discharges to the American River have been observed since the bioreactor was installed.

Samples shall be collected from the effluent monitoring location (EFF-001) once from October 1, 2022 through March 31, 2024.

Sites shall be sampled for permit parameters and detailed laboratory reports are to be included in quarterly reports.

Quarterly observation, facility inspections and monitoring sampling shall be completed as early in the quarter as possible in accordance with WRD R5-2022-0007.

The Contractor must notify the Contracting Officer’s Representative (COR) within 24 hours of observing effluent entering receiving waters.

Influent Monitoring Requirements The Contractor shall monitor the effluent at INF-001 (Figure 6) in accordance with Table E-2 and the testing requirements described in section III.A.2 of Attachment E of WDR R5-2022- 0007.

Effluent Monitoring Requirements The Contractor shall monitor the effluent at EFF-001 (see Figures 7 and 8) in accordance with Table E-3 and the testing requirements described in section IV.A.2 of Attachment E of WDR R5-2022-0007.

Whole Effluent Toxicity (WET) Testing The Contractor shall conduct acute toxicity testing and meet all WET Testing Notification and Reporting requirements in accordance with section V of Attachment E of WDR R5-2022-0007.

Receiving Waters Monitoring The Contractor shall meet all receiving water monitoring requirements in accordance with sections VIII and IX of Attachment E of WDR R5-2022-0007 for monitoring locations RSW- 001 (Figure 9) and RSW-002 (Figure 10).

Facility Inspections The Contractor shall conduct quarterly Facility inspections in accordance with section IX.A of Attachment E of WDR R5-2022-0007.

Sampling and facility inspections shall be completed as early in the quarter as possible in accordance with Table E-7 of section X of WDR R5-2022-0007, Monitoring Periods and Reporting Schedule.

Figure 6. View of Bioreactor, looking upstream or north.

Influent

Figure 7. View of Bioreactor, looking southeast.

Effluent

Figure 8. View of Bioreactor effluent.

Figure 9. View of upstream receiving water monitoring location (RSW-001), looking north.

Figure 10. General area of downstream receiving water monitoring location (RSW-002), looking south.

Task 2b. Data Collection and Laboratory Analysis

Data collection and laboratory analysis shall be consistent with the requirements in WDR R5- 2022-0007

Samples taken from the following sites will undergo laboratory analysis for their respective constituents:

Influent (INF-001) Effluent Monitoring (EFF-001) Receiving Water (RSW-001) Receiving Water (RSW-002)

Task 2c. Reporting Requirements

The Contractor shall meet all Reporting Requirements in accordance with section X of Attachment E of WDR R5-2022-0007.

Self-Monitoring Report (Draft and Final)

Self-monitoring report (draft and final) shall be completed by the Contractor 2 weeks prior to compliance deadline (refer to due dates in Table 1).

Task 3. Quality Control Plan Quality Control Plan to be developed about 2 weeks after award (required once). This will be one document that contains a Quality Control Plan for both New Melones Lake Glory Hole Recreation Area Wastewater Treatment Facility and Sliger Mine.

Task 4. Sampling Plan Sampling plan to be developed about 2 weeks after award (required once). This will be one document that contains a Sampling Plan for both New Melones Lake Glory Hole Recreation Area Wastewater Treatment Facility and Sliger Mine.

5. Schedule of Deliverables Format and review of deliverables. All submittals shall be provided to Reclamation in electronic format. Draft work products will be produced in Microsoft Word and/or Excel. Draft work products will be clearly designated as such on the cover page. Final work products will be produced in both word and PDF format, fully editable, searchable, and printable. Final work products will be clearly designed as such on the cover page. Assigned Reclamation personnel will provide written, consolidated comments within 1 week of receipt if determined necessary by Reclamation. All documents shall meet Reclamation’s Visual Identity Program.

All deliverables shall be submitted to the following address:

Bureau of Reclamation – Central California Area Office Attention: Shalese Henderson 7794 Folsom Dam Road Folsom, California 95630

The Contractor shall designate a Project Coordinator who shall be the primary point of contact with Reclamation’s COR on all matters related to scheduling, invoicing, and technical matters.

Table 1. Task Deliverables for Surface Water and Groundwater Monitoring and Reporting

Task Deliverables

Deadlines

New Melones Lake Glory Hole WWTF

New Melones Lake Glory Hole WWTF Groundwater Monitoring 1st Semiannual Sampling Event (January – June)

DUE DATE: Compliance deadline August 1

Sample Collection As early in quarter as possible

Data Collection and Laboratory Analysis Consistent with most recent semi-annual and annual reports

Draft Report 1 month prior to compliance deadline

Final Stamped Report and Electronic Submission to Geotracker

2 weeks before compliance deadline

New Melones Lake Glory Hole WWTF Groundwater Monitoring 2nd Semi-Annual Sampling Event (July-December)

DUE DATE: Compliance deadline February 1

Sample Collection As early in quarter as possible

Data Production and Laboratory Analysis Consistent with most recent semi-annual and annual reports

Draft Annual Report 1 month prior to compliance deadline

Final Stamped Annual Report and Electronic Submission to Geotracker

3 weeks before compliance deadline

Sliger Mine

Sliger Mine Surface Water Monitoring Sample Collection and Quarterly Inspections

Due Date/Compliance Deadline:

1st Quarter – March 30 2nd Quarter – June 30 3rd Quarter – September 30 4th Quarter – December 30 As early in quarter as possible

Data Collection and Laboratory Analysis Consistent with the requirements in

WDR R5-2022-0007

Self-Monitoring Report (Draft and Final) 3 weeks prior to compliance deadline (see above due dates)

Electronic Submission to CIWQS 2 weeks before compliance deadline (see above due dates)

New Melones Lake Glory Hole WWTF and Sliger Mine (Jointly)

Task Quality Control Plan Quality Control Plan to be developed about 2 weeks after award (required once).

Sampling Plan Sampling Plan to be developed about 2 weeks after award (required once).

The Contractor shall perform the operation in accordance with all Federal, State, and local agency environmental regulations.

The Contractor shall provide all necessary equipment to safely perform the work and shall be responsible for acquiring all required permits prior to start of work.

The Contractor shall control all their operations during the performance of the work so as to ensure that the completed work meets all of the requirements. All contracted tasks must be completed during the scheduled day and time unless otherwise specified herein or authorized in advance by the Contracting Officer, or his/her authorized representative.

The Contractor shall have competent representatives, who are fully authorized by him/her to act in his/her capacity to fulfill the Contractor’s obligation to the Bureau of Reclamation contract.

All equipment, not covered in other sections of this contract, shall be of commercial quality, unless otherwise stated, and in a condition to adequately and safely perform services for which intended.

Caution and Safety: Safety is a special requirement that cannot be overstated. Wearing of hardhats is required in posted areas. The Contractor’s personnel will abide by all Bureau of Reclamation safety rules and regulations. The Contractor should direct any questions regarding safety to the Contracting Officer’s Representative. The Contractor’s equipment will meet all safety standards as required by Federal, State, and Occupational Safety and Health Act (OSHA) standards.

The Contractor shall immediately notify the Contracting Officer’s Representative of all cases of death, occupational disease, or injury that occur within the scope of this contract.

Coordination: The Contractor shall coordinate its work with the COR. The Contractor shall notify the COR of all planned sampling and monitoring events at the Sliger Mine and New Melones Glory Hole WWTF in a timely manner.

POC: Shalese Henderson, Bureau of Reclamation, Central California Area Office, 7794 Folsom Dam Rd., Folsom, California, (916) 537-7051; email: sphenderson@usbr.gov

The Contractor has the option of contacting the Auburn State Recreation Area Office prior to their planned site visit to Sliger Mine.

Auburn State Recreation Area Office: 501 El Dorado St., Auburn, CA 95603-4949, (530) 885-

The Contractor shall coordinate with the New Melones Area Office prior to their planned site visit to New Melones Glory Hole WWTF.

New Melones Area Office: 6850 Studhorse Flat Road, Sonora, California 95370, (209)-536-9094

If there are periods of extreme weather events leading up to the Contractor’s planned site visit to Sliger Mine, the Contractor shall contact the COR at least one week prior to the Contractor’s planned site visit to coordinate site access.

6. Government Furnished Property

The Contractor will be provided a government-furnished key to access the Sliger Mine Facility.

The Contractor shall maintain possession of this key at all times until a request is made by Reclamation for its return. The Contractor shall notify Reclamation immediately if the key is lost, stolen, damaged or in any way unusable by the Contractor. A chain of custody receipt will be issued to the Contractor upon transfer of government-furnished key(s).

7. Place of Performance

New Melones Glory Hole WWTF Approximately 850 feet west southwest of the Glory Hole entrance kiosk on a hillside approximately 350 feet above the reservoir’s normal operating water surface.

Sliger Mine Approximately 1,500 feet south of the junction of Sliger Mine Road and Fox Grove Lane. El Dorado County, California 95635

8. Recognized Holidays:

Recognized federal holidays are as follows: New Year’s Day, Labor Day, Birthday of Martin Luther King Jr., Columbus Day, Washington’s Birthday, Veterans Day, Memorial Day, Thanksgiving Day, Juneteenth, Independence Day, and Christmas Day.

8.1 Work Schedule:

Work Schedule is standard government hours 8:00 am - 4:30 pm observing all federal holidays.

PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT:

Monitoring Performance. During the course of the evaluation period, the COR/POC will track Contractor performance. Interim (mid-term) evaluations may be provided to identify strengths and weaknesses in the Contractor's performance during the period being evaluated. At the end of each evaluation, the COR will assess the Contractor's performance in accordance with the Quality Assurance Surveillance Plan (QASP) and report to the Contracting Officer.

Contractor Self-Assessment. Following each evaluation period, the Contractor may provide a written self-assessment of its performance to the COR/POC to be considered in its report to the Contracting Officer. The self-assessment shall be submitted not later than 5 working days after the end of each evaluation period. The self-evaluation shall not exceed one page per PRS element. The self-assessment shall address both the strengths and weaknesses of the Contractor's performance during the evaluation period. Where deficiencies in performance are noted, the Contractor shall describe the actions planned or taken to correct such deficiencies and avoid their recurrence.

COR/POC Recommendation. The COR/POC will consider all evaluations and any other pertinent information, including Contractor self-assessment, and will prepare a report to the Contracting Officer with findings and recommendations. The Contractor will be provided a copy of the draft findings and recommendations of the COR/POC and will be afforded the opportunity to identify factual errors. The COR's draft recommendation is not subject to negotiation and the COR will not engage in discussions with the Contractor. Any errors identified by the Contractor will be addressed by the COR in its final report. The Contractor will be provided a copy of the final COR report at the same time the report is submitted to the Contracting Officer.

The Quality Assurance Surveillance Plan (QASP). The QASP is one evaluation method the government uses to surveillance performance to determine whether the Contractor meets the standards of performance as defined in the PWS. The following performance requirements summary (PRS) will act as a QASP. The absence of a QASP for any contract requirement, however, shall not detract from its enforceability or limit the rights or remedies of the government under any other provision of the contract in determining the quality of the Contractor performance.

Performance Requirements Summary

The PRS chart for each functional area of the contract requirement identifies the work requirement, contract reference, standard, method of surveillance, and work requirement weight.

The Contractor’s performance of each contract requirement is evaluated on the basis of a number of performance elements such as Quality of Work, Quality Control, Scheduling, response, timely completion, and compliance with safety or labor standards. The applicable performance elements of each contract requirement are identified in the PRS.

The PRS chart: Lists those requirements (column 1, Task) which are required to be performed by the Contractor. The absence of any contract requirement from the PRS, however, shall not detract from its enforceability or limit the rights or remedies of the Government under any other clause of the contract.

Defines the standard of performance for each listed service (column 2, Standards).

Sets forth the maximum allowable deviation (maximum error rate/acceptable quality level) from perfect performance for each listed service (column 3, Acceptable Quality Level) that may occur before the Government will invoke the negative past performance evaluation.

Sets forth the primary surveillance methods the Government will use to evaluate the Contractor’s performance in meeting the contract requirements (column 4, Method of Surveillance).

Performance Requirements Summary Chart/QASP:

Performance Objective/ Required Service

Standard (Reference) Consistent with the requirements in WDR R5- 2022-0007

Acceptable Quality Level

(AQL/MER)

Method of Surveillance

Quality Control Plan In accordance with Section 2 (Scope) and Section 4 (Tasks) of performance work statement (PWS)

100% on time rate and 95% error-free

Periodic Surveillance

Reclamation Personnel Complaints

Sampling Plan In accordance with Section 2 (Scope) and Section 4 (Tasks) of performance work statement (PWS)

100% on time rate and 95% error-free

Periodic Surveillance

Reclamation Personnel Complaints

Sample Collection and Quarterly Inspections

In accordance with Section 2 (Scope) and Section 4 (Tasks) of performance work statement (PWS)

100% completion rate

Periodic Surveillance

Reclamation Personnel Complaints

Data Collection and Laboratory Analysis

In accordance with Section 2 (Scope) and Section 4 (Tasks) of performance work statement (PWS)

100% completion rate

Periodic Surveillance

Reclamation Personnel Complaints

Quarterly Self- Monitoring Report (Draft and Final)

In accordance with Section 2 (Scope) and Section 4 (Tasks) of performance work statement (PWS)

100% on time rate and 95% error-free

Periodic Surveillance

Reclamation Personnel Complaints

Communication and Coordination with Reclamation

In accordance with Section 2 (Scope) and Section 5 (Schedule of Deliverables) of performance work statement (PWS)

100% Responsiveness

Periodic Surveillance

Reclamation Personnel Complaints

New Melones Lake Glory Hole WWTF Groundwater Monitoring Reports and Annual Reports (Draft and Final;

January – June)

In accordance with Section 2 (Scope) and Section 4 (Tasks) of performance work statement (PWS)

100% completion rate

Periodic Surveillance

Reclamation Personnel Complaints

SECTION C – CONTRACT CLAUSES

52.252-2 Clauses Incorporated by Reference FEB 1998

This contract incorporates one or more clauses by reference, with the same force and effect as if they were given in full text. Upon request, the Contracting Officer will make their full text available. Also, the full text of a clause may be accessed electronically at this/these address(es):

Federal Acquisition Regulation: https://www.acquisition.gov/far Department of the Interior Acquisition Regulation: https://www.acquisition.gov/diar

(End of clause)

Clauses Title Date 52.204-4 Printed or Copied Double-Sided on Postconsumer Fiber Content

Paper

MAY 2011

52.204-13 SAM Registration Maintenance OCT 2018

52.204-18 Commercial and Government Entity Code Maintenance AUG 2022

52.212-4 Contract Terms and Conditions – Commercial Products and Commercial Services

NOV 2021

52.232-40 Providing Accelerated Payments to Small Business Subcontractors

NOV 2021

52.242-13 Bankruptcy JUL 1995

52.242-15 Stop-Work Order AUG 1989

52.212-5 Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement

Statutes or Executive Orders -- Commercial Products and Commercial Services

MAY 2022

(a) The Contractor shall comply with the following Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) clauses, which are incorporated in this contract by reference, to implement provisions of law or Executive orders applicable to acquisitions of commercial products and commercial services:

(1) 52.203-19, Prohibition on Requiring Certain Internal Confidentiality Agreements or Statements (Jan 2017) (section 743 of Division E, Title VII, of the Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2015 (Pub. L. 113-235) and its successor provisions in subsequent appropriations acts (and as extended in continuing resolutions)).

(2) 52.204-23, Prohibition on Contracting for Hardware, Software, and Services Developed or Provided by Kaspersky Lab and Other Covered Entities (Nov 2021) (Section 1634 of Pub. L.

115-91).

(3) 52.204-25, Prohibition on Contracting for Certain Telecommunications and Video Surveillance Services or Equipment. (Nov 2021) (Section 889(a)(1)(A) of Pub. L. 115-232).

(4) 52.209-10, Prohibition on Contracting with Inverted Domestic Corporations (Nov 2015).

(5) 52.233-3, Protest After Award (Aug 1996) ( 31 U.S.C. 3553).

(6) 52.233-4, Applicable Law for Breach of Contract Claim (Oct 2004) (Public Laws 108-77 and 108-78 ( 19 U.S.C. 3805 note)).

(b) The Contractor shall comply with the FAR clauses in this paragraph (b) that the Contracting Officer has indicated as being incorporated in this contract by reference to implement provisions of law or Executive orders applicable to acquisitions of commercial products and commercial services:

_X_ (1) 52.203-6, Restrictions on Subcontractor Sales to the Government (Jun 2020), with Alternate I (Nov 2021) ( 41 U.S.C. 4704 and 10 U.S.C. 2402).

_X_ (4) 52.204-10, Reporting Executive Compensation and First-Tier Subcontract Awards (Jun 2020) (Pub. L. 109-282) ( 31 U.S.C. 6101 note).

_X_ (6) 52.204-14, Service Contract Reporting Requirements (Oct 2016) (Pub. L. 111-117, section 743 of Div. C).

_X_ (8) 52.209-6, Protecting the Government’s Interest When Subcontracting with Contractors Debarred, Suspended, or Proposed for Debarment. (Nov 2021) ( 31 U.S.C. 6101 note).

_X_ (9) 52.209-9, Updates of Publicly Available Information Regarding Responsibility Matters (Oct 2018) ( 41 U.S.C. 2313).

_X_ (14) (i) 52.219-6, Notice of Total Small Business Set-Aside (Nov 2020) ( 15 U.S.C. 644).

_X_ (16) 52.219-8, Utilization of Small Business Concerns (Oct 2018) ( 15 U.S.C. 637(d)(2) and (3)).

_X_ (18) (i) 52.219-13, Notice of Set-Aside of Orders (Mar 2020) ( 15 U.S.C. 644(r)).

_X_ (19) 52.219-14, Limitations on Subcontracting (Sep 2021) ( 15 U.S.C. 637s).

_X_ (22) (i) 52.219-28, Post Award Small Business Program Rerepresentation (Sep 2021) ( 15 U.S.C. 632(a)(2)).

_X_ (27) 52.222-3, Convict Labor (Jun 2003) (E.O.11755).

_X_ (29) 52.222-21, Prohibition of Segregated Facilities (Apr 2015).

_X_ (30) (i) 52.222-26, Equal Opportunity (Sep 2016) (E.O.11246).

_X_ (31) (i) 52.222-35, Equal Opportunity for Veterans (Jun 2020) ( 38 U.S.C. 4212).

_X_ (32) (i) 52.222-36, Equal Opportunity for Workers with Disabilities (Jun 2020) ( 29 U.S.C. 793).

_X_ (33) 52.222-37, Employment Reports on Veterans (Jun 2020) ( 38 U.S.C. 4212).

_X_ (34) 52.222-40, Notification of Employee Rights Under the National Labor Relations Act (Dec 2010) (E.O. 13496).

_X_ (35)(i) 52.222-50, Combating Trafficking in Persons (Nov 2021) ( 22 U.S.C. chapter 78 and E.O. 13627).

_X_ (36) 52.222-54, Employment Eligibility Verification (May 2022) (Executive Order 12989).

(Not applicable to the acquisition of commercially available off-the-shelf items or certain other types of commercial products or commercial services as prescribed in FAR 22.1803.)

_X_ (44) 52.223-18, Encouraging Contractor Policies to Ban Text Messaging While Driving (Jun 2020) (E.O. 13513).

_X_ (51) 52.225-13, Restrictions on Certain Foreign Purchases (Feb 2021) (E.O.’s, proclamations, and statutes administered by the Office of Foreign Assets Control of the Department of the Treasury).

_X_ (58) 52.232-33, Payment by Electronic Funds Transfer-System for Award Management (Oct2018) ( 31 U.S.C. 3332).

(c) The Contractor shall comply with the FAR clauses in this paragraph (c), applicable to commercial services, that the Contracting Officer has indicated as being incorporated in this contract by reference to implement provisions of law or Executive orders applicable to acquisitions of commercial products and commercial services:

_X_ (1) 52.222-41, Service Contract Labor Standards (Aug 2018) ( 41 U.S.C. chapter67).

_X_ (2) 52.222-42, Statement of Equivalent Rates for Federal Hires (May 2014) ( 29 U.S.C. 206 and 41 U.S.C. chapter 67).

This Statement is for Information Only:

It is not a Wage Determination

Code/Title/Grade (SCA Occupational Index) Range ($) per hour

30090/Environmental Technician/GS-07 $23.49-$30.53

30210/Laboratory Technician/GS-07 $23.49-$30.53

01410/Supply Technician/GS-10 $31.64-$41.13

_X_ (3) 52.222-43, Fair Labor Standards Act and Service Contract Labor Standards-Price Adjustment (Multiple Year and Option Contracts) (Aug 2018) ( 29 U.S.C. 206 and 41 U.S.C. chapter 67).

_X_ (7) 52.222-55, Minimum Wages for Contractor Workers Under Executive Order 14026 (Jan 2022).

_X_ (8) 52.222-62, Paid Sick Leave Under Executive Order 13706 (Jan 2022) (E.O. 13706).

(d) Comptroller General Examination of Record. The Contractor shall comply with the provisions of this paragraph (d) if this contract was awarded using other than sealed bid, is in excess of the simplified acquisition threshold, as defined in FAR 2.101, on the date of award of this contract, and does not contain the clause at 52.215-2, Audit and Records-Negotiation.

(1) The Comptroller General of the United States, or an authorized representative of the Comptroller General, shall have access to and right to examine any of the Contractor’s directly pertinent records involving transactions related to this contract.

(2) The Contractor shall make available at its offices at all reasonable times the records, materials, and other evidence for examination, audit, or reproduction, until 3 years after final payment under this contract or for any shorter period specified in FAR subpart 4.7, Contractor Records Retention, of the other clauses of this contract. If this contract is completely or partially terminated, the records relating to the work terminated shall be made available for 3 years after any resulting final termination settlement. Records relating to appeals under the disputes clause or to litigation or the settlement of claims arising under or relating to this contract shall be made available until such appeals, litigation, or claims are finally resolved.

(3) As used in this clause, records include books, documents, accounting procedures and practices, and other data, regardless of type and regardless of form. This does not require the Contractor to create or maintain any record that the Contractor does not maintain in the ordinary course of business or pursuant to a provision of law.

(e) (1) Notwithstanding the requirements of the clauses in paragraphs (a), (b), (c), and (d) of this clause, the Contractor is not required to flow down any FAR clause, other than those in this paragraph (e)(1) in a subcontract for commercial products or commercial services. Unless otherwise indicated below, the extent of the flow down shall be as required by the clause-

(i) 52.203-13, Contractor Code of Business Ethics and Conduct (Nov 2021) ( 41 U.S.C. 3509).

(ii) 52.203-19, Prohibition on Requiring Certain Internal Confidentiality Agreements or Statements (Jan 2017) (section 743 of Division E, Title VII, of the Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2015 (Pub. L.