Attachment_J6_SectionB_Performance_Work_Statement_TaskOrder0001.docx

ATTACHMENT J6

Task Order 0001 - Section B & Performance Work Statement

Section B - Supplies Or Services And Prices/Costs

Offeror shall enter your proposed prices in the table below and copy and paste the table into your Proposal.

Contract Line Items

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PRICE (NTE)

Work performed in accordance with the Performance Work Statement (PWS) entitled “ATSDR Soil Screening and Outreach Partnership (SoilShop) Assistance”

This is a Firm Fixed Price Line Item This is a severable line item

Estimated Period of Performance:

06/18/2018 through 06/17/2019

12 MONTHS

Travel

Travel in support of CLIN 0001

*Travel has been pre-assessed by the government. No fee shall be applied to travel costs, the CLIN is Cost Reimbursable only.

Estimated Period of Performance:

06/18/2018 through 06/17/2019

Travel costs are limited to the constraints of FAR 31.205-46 and the Joint Travel Regulations.

1 Job

$ _*5,000.00_ (Same as Extended Price)

$ _*5,000.00__ (Same as Extended Price)

Task Order Performance Work Statement (PWS) soilSHOP Assistance

Title of Project: ATSDR Soil Screening Outreach and Partnership (soilSHOP) Assistance

C.1 Background and Need

Under the authority of Section 110 of the Superfund Amendments and Reauthorization Act of 1986 (SARA), ATSDR is required to prevent or mitigate public health impacts resulting from exposure to toxic substances found at National Priority List (NPL) sites, federal hazardous waste sites, sites of unplanned releases, and sites where ATSDR has been petitioned by concerned individuals or organizations. To meet its mission, ATSDR conducts detailed evaluations and analyses of information to prepare public health assessments, public health consultations, community involvement, and/or health education and promotion activities regarding sites/projects. CONTRACTOR support required under this project is to assist ATSDR in conducting community outreach activities, specifically, Soil Screening Outreach and Partnership (soilSHOP) activities.

SoilSHOPs assistance relates to contamination from lead smelters. In older cities across the country, historic lead-manufacturing factories left a legacy of residential lots with soil lead levels above the human health standards. Efforts to help clean up these communities have been stymied by the lack of suitable remediation techniques and statutory authority where cost recovery is unlikely. Children are particularly vulnerable to lead toxicity which leads to poor health and educational outcomes including decreased IQ, delayed puberty, reduced postnatal growth and decreased hearing. Inner-city communities are confronted by poverty, violence, crime and uncertain access to healthcare that limit ability to respond to the problem. A new challenge for prevention arises as residents expand urban agriculture to gain many benefits such as greater nutrition, food security, and green space.

Recently this issue has regained prominence on the national stage. Within the past few years, EPA has conducted limited assessment work in residential areas near former lead smelters/lead processing facilities. Across the country in large cities, soil contamination affects small residential lots where classic remediation techniques are infeasible and the number of yards can be in the tens of thousands. Even though inner city soils/dust can easily exceed risk-based criteria for many contaminants, there has been tactic recognition that attempting to address these areas with a “dig and haul” protocol would simply overwhelm resources and disrupt communities.

C.2 Project Objective

The purpose of this project is to assist ATSDR in all aspects of conducting soilSHOPs. See the references section for more information on ATSDR’s efforts related to soilSHOPs. https://www.atsdr.cdc.gov/soilshop/index.html

C.3 Scope of Work

ATSDR may request soilSHOP assistance during the planning, implementation (onsite), and wrap-up phases of the soilSHOP events. ATSDR may also request assistance in the development of a variety of health education materials, such as fact sheets.

The soilSHOPs’ outreach efforts will focus on promoting awareness of community-specific topics of environmental health and related risk reduction strategies. Education and outreach for the events will reflect the previous outreach efforts as were performed in various regions, particularly in Regions 2 (NJ, NY, and PR) and 3 (DE, DC, MD, PA, WV, and VA), and may include workshops, speakers, handouts, and demonstrations. The first soil kitchen pilot event occurred at the 2011 National Brownfields conference in Philadelphia, PA in April/May 2011. This effort was fairly large and included support from EPA, ATSDR, and others. A second and smaller event was held at the John Heinz Refuge in cooperation with the University of Pennsylvania. ATSDR drew on the approaches and materials developed previously, including written materials on soil lead risks, a comic strip that shows how to sample soil, and information on soil lead levels and best practices for urban gardening. Using these materials and the materials on ATSDR’s website, the contractor will assist ATSDR in developing outreach materials, an implementation approach, and communicating soil screening results to community members.

C.4 Technical Requirements

The Contractor shall be responsible for the completion of the following technical requirements:

Task 1- soilSHOP Planning and Outreach Support

0. The contractor shall assist in planning for soilSHOP activities. Planning and outreach support will help develop community partnerships and outreach strategies for various communities. These support activities will focus on community research, identification of partners, calls and face-to-face meetings with partners, preliminary information sharing with community members, preliminary engagement and input from community members, and development of a targeted outreach strategy based on ATSDR’s Principles of Community Engagement.

0. The contractor shall work with ATSDR to develop community-specific strategies that meet the specific needs of the communities (e.g., current status of soil investigation efforts by EPA, demographics and type of housing, area soil uses and potential disturbances, and the current status of outreach efforts on lead-based issues in the community).

0. The contractor shall use ATSDR’s soilSHOP Toolkit guidelines and resources when conducting an event. The contractor shall work with ATSDR and stakeholders to plan the events and target on-site activities based on available stakeholder/volunteer support.

0. The contractor shall compile a list of stakeholders. The stakeholder list will include (1) federal, state, and local environmental and health agencies, (2) partners that may provide support (non-government organizations, universities, and others), and (3) neighborhood contacts (church leaders, day care centers, schools, and neighborhood associations). The contractor will work from existing lists or data compiled by the Regions and will suggest additional stakeholders and partners, based on its experience, research on the community, and brainstorming with ATSDR. The draft list will be reviewed by ATSDR and be updated with ATSDR input.

0. The contractor shall develop outreach materials for the events with project-specific information. Materials may include brochures, flyers, or articles in free neighborhood newsletters. The contractor may be asked to support targeted calls to local community groups and local organizations to support outreach and logistics planning.

0. The contractor shall provide on-site support for the events. Equipment and supply logistics may be taken care of by the contractor. On-site support may include supporting the registration table, processing soil samples, interfacing with the public on logistics, coordinating with volunteers and partners, and supporting general event needs. The contractor will work with the ATSDR Regional lead to coordinate all activities.

0. The contractor will support a post-event debrief meeting with ATSDR (and any stakeholders identified by ATSDR); During the post-event debrief the contractor, ATSDR and potentially others will discuss needed updates to stakeholder lists; review the activities implemented; identify lessons learned; and agree upon follow-up actions to continue building the community partnership. Lessons learned from the event can be incorporated into future Region partnership efforts.

Task 2 – Technical Assistance – Spatial Analysis

2.1 The contractor shall provide Spatial Analyses of Historical Lead Sites in the interested Regions. The CDC COR will provide expectations and guidance for the format.

2.2 The contractor shall provide GIS mapping of the community that includes potential sources of the heavy metals contamination. When data are available, a soil contaminant map may be requested.

C.5 Reporting Schedule:

A. Monthly Reports

A. Monthly Progress Report detailing current status of each project/site under the contract shall be written. The report shall be narrative in form and shall include a summary of progress toward completion project/site, any changes in the procedures used, and problems encountered to date, including the Contractor's assessment of specific impact of such problems on estimated costs and scheduled date of completion. In addition, the report shall include the following information:

1. Person hours of time and dollars expended on each project/site for the present reporting period and year to date by individual name and type of personnel utilized (clerical, professional, managerial). Applicable to Time and Material Task Orders.

2. Cost, other than personnel, for each project/site including projected expenditures for the next month or reporting period as designated by the ATSDR CORs.

1. Any changes in the completion dates as outlined in the original time schedules.

1. Monthly Progress Reports shall be single-spaced pages with details for each work assignment covered by the report and shall be due twenty days after the end of the month. The contractor shall send one copy of the report to the COR and applicable Technical Monitor (if requested).

B. Trip Report

Provide a trip report summarizing the findings no later than 15 days after the trip. The CDC COR will provide expectations and guidance for the format and content of the report.

1. Final Report

An overall summary report of the public health assessment activities tasks will be required. That summary report should include lessons-learned and ways to improve future public health assessment activities based on the information gathered throughout the entire task order. The draft for review will be due to ATSDR no later than two weeks before the end of the period of performance of this task order or earlier if directed by ATSDR.

C.6 Special Considerations

It is important that the Contractor have a strong understanding of human health, ATSDR’s public health products, and other environmental assessment tools and methodologies.

C.7 Government Furnished Property

N/A

C.8 References ATSDR – soilShops:

https://www.atsdr.cdc.gov/soilshop/index.html

C.9 Period of Performance

12 Months

C.10 Place of Performance

Contractor’s Facility

C.11 Travel

Travel will be necessary for the purposes of completing tasks as described in the PWS and has been ‘pre-assessed’ by the government.

Contractors engaged within the terms of this PWS may travel to locations found in Regions 2, 3, 4, 5, 8 and 9.

The following may be required: (4) 2-3 day trips for one traveler to Outreach events in Regions 2, 3, 4 5, 8 and 9.

NOTE: For budget purposes, locations may be: Regions 2 (NJ, NY, and PR), 3 (DE, DC, MD, PA, WV, and VA), 4 (AL, FL, GA, KY, MS, NC, SC, and TN), 5 (IL, IN, MI, MN, OH, and WI), 8 (CO, MT, ND, SD, UT, and WY), and/or 9(AZ, CA, HI, and NV).

C.12 Deliverables

The Contractor shall deliver, within the time frames specified, Deliverables as noted in the Table below the COR at the address shown in Section G.1 and G.2.

All deliverables may be submitted electronically unless specified elsewhere.

SubTask Reference

Provide Spatial Analyses of Historical Lead Sites in the interested Regions.