F2F Site Visit Briefing Slide Grand Forks.pdf

Air Force Civil Engineer Center

Battle Ready… Built R ight!

20 April 2026

F2F Site Visit for Grand Forks AFB

Kristen Rundquist, Env Chief

Purpose of the Site Visit

Provide a forum for vendor(s) to view the installation, site conditions, and example locations, as well as develop questions to assist the AF in clarifying scope requirements.

Overview of Schedule

• Acquisition Overview

– Introductions

– Type of Acquisition

– Ground Rules

– Acquisition Timeline

• Installation Overview

– Introductions

– Installation Facts

– Environmental Program Areas

– Unique Considerations

• Site Tour

Acquisition Overview

Acquisition Team Introductions

• USAF

– Contracting Officer’s Representative (COR):

• Marisa Gibb

• GSA

– Contracting Officer: Wes Mason

– Project Manager: Neal Hurst

Only the CO has authority to bind government contractually

Acquisition Overview

• Contract Title: F2F Environmental Services for Grand Forks AFB

• Contract Vehicle: ES BPA now Competitive

• Contract Type: Tasks-FFP

Travel & MES-T&M

• Period of Performance: 5 Years

(1 BY + 4 OYs)

Ground Rules for Site Visit

• Attendance at site visit is based on each company’s decision to participate

• Government will not provide reimbursement for site visit

• Offerors shall not contact any AFCEC or Base personnel

All communication MUST be through the GSA CO/PM

Ground Rules for Site Visit

• All Technical or Contractual questions resulting from this site visit must be submitted per the Contracting Officer’s instructions in the solicitation.

• No questions will be asked or answered during the site visit.

• If questions are asked/answered orally, the vendor takes a risk in relying on that response rather than receiving the response in writing.

• Written responses to questions shall take precedence over information given verbally during the site visit.

• Q&A from this site visit will be shared with all GSA contractors, regardless of attendance.

Overview of PWS General

• Includes support for 4 geographically separate bases in 3 states

• Scope encompasses the full range of methods, technologies, and supporting activities necessary to conduct environmental operations and services

• Contractor shall furnish the personnel, services, equipment, tools, materials, vehicles, supervision, and other requirements necessary to perform work unless otherwise noted

– i.e., government furnished material, vehicle, etc.

• No work/task is considered mission essential

• PWS requirements apply to each applicable installations, unless otherwise identified

Overview of PWS Table 1 Requirements

• Table 1 summarizes requirements by Basic and Optional requirements

– Basic requirements are included in each year for the installation identified

– Optional requirements may be exercised in the year identified for the base, as determined by bona fide need / funding and as executed via modification

PWS References

• Task Requirements (Section C.4 of the PWS)

• Contract Data Requirements List (CDRLs) Deliverables

– Distribution to AFCEC (COR and/or Base PM)

– Primary Format is electronic unless specified hard copy

– eMail, CD, or Files Transfer Program/eDASH acceptable

– Format: 1) IAW Standardized Format; 2) Coordinated w/PM

– Submit all required deliverables/reports through ASSIST

• Supporting Documents (List on Atch 2)

– Program Requirements, Permit Requirements, Sampling

Requirements, Deadlines, Formatting, etc.

– Available electronically (no hard copy)

• Program Details (Atch 3)

– HW, HM, Air Quality, Water Quality, Solid Waste, Cultural

Resources, POL Storage Tanks (in addition to plans/permits)

– Contains historical averages to be used as reference only and includes relevant Government Furnished Equipment

• Additional References: GIS Maps

Acquisition Timeline

• RFQ Posted:

• Site Visit:

• Vendor Questions Due:

• Anticipated Government Response:

• RFQ Closing Date:

• Estimated Award Date:

Any Requests for Information after the required Due date and time WILL NOT be accepted. No Exceptions.

Questions?

Installation Overview

Discussion

• Installation Facts

• Infrastructure

– Base Access

– Communications

– Data Systems

• Program Review (PWS Requirements)

– Hazardous Waste and Hazardous Materials

– Air Quality

– Water Quality

– Cultural Resources

– Solid Waste

– Environmental Management System

– Petroleum, Oil, Lubricants Storage Tanks

• Unique Considerations

Installation Facts

• MAJCOM: Air Combat Command (ACC)

• Host Unit: 319th Reconnaissance Wing

• Wings: 319th Reconnaissance Wing

• Major Tenants: 10th Space Warning System (Cavalier Air Force Station), 9

RG Detachment 1 (ACC/Global Hawk), Army Corps of Engineers Resident Office, Air Force Office of Special Investigation, and Area Defense Council, Balfour Beatty Communities, Base Utilities Inc, GrandSky (Grand Forks County), Department of Homeland Security

• Mission: The base’s primary mission is focused on Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance (ISR). GFAFB provides decisional advantage to warfighters and national leaders through ISR support and strategic command and control.

• Size: GFAFB is a 5,745 Acre installation in Grand Forks, ND.

• Runway(s): GFAFB has a 12,350 ft flightline

Base Access

• Gates:

• Main Gate - (Main Gate): Visitors Center, open 24/7.

• South Gate - near Hwy 2 on the east side of base, open Mon-Fri: 0630-1700

– Commercial inspections/passes begin 0700

– Closed on weekends, holidays and wing goal/family days

• Essential Activities:

• Visitor Center – 80 Steen Blvd, Grand Forks AFB, ND 58204

– 1 (701) 747-3587

– M-F 0900-1700

– Passes available at Main Gate after Visitor Center’s normal hours and weekends, holidays and wing goal/family days

Environmental Program Areas

• Hazardous Waste

• Hazardous Materials

• Air Quality

• Water Quality (Wastewater, Stormwater)

• Cultural Resources

• Solid Waste

• EMS

• POL Storage Tanks

Hazardous Waste

• Cradle to Grave HW tracking

• EESOH-MIS used to track

• 8 Satellite Accumulation Points (SAPs)

• 13 with EAFB (expected vacating Nov 2025)

• Small Quantity Generator (SQG)

• 270 Day Accumulation Sites: 2

• 180 Day Accumulation Sites: 0

• TSDF Permit: 0

Hazardous Materials

• HazMat purchased through or brought on base by Contractors is tracked using EESOH-

MIS

• EPCRA

• Tier 2 required biennially

• TRI is required annually

• 50+ Shops requiring use of hazardous materials (80+ with EAFB deployed to GFAFB)

Air Quality

• Currently operating under 1 True Minor permit

• 12-month rolling limits

• Approximately 1,000 permitted Sources

• Base wide AEI completed in APIMS

• Air Equipment Field Verification and update in APIMS

• Permit AEI due 15 March annually submitted electronically using SLEIS online ND DEQ program

• Last permit AEI submitted by base personnel w/support from contractor

• Refrigerant Model

Water Quality

• Industrial Storm Water Permit

• Permit Issued 24 Mar 2025, expires 31 Mar 2030

• Base has four (4) outfalls that require field sampling, and analysis at a Laboratory with a State of North Dakota Certification

• At a minimum, GFAFB must conduct monthly sampling beginning with the first month of deicing activities through the final month of deicing activities.

• General Requirements of SW Permit

• Semi-annual Discharge Monitoring Reports signed by 319 RW through ND DEQ online CERIS program

• Runoff management

• Quarterly Compliance inspections, but monthly during deicing operations

• Visual monitoring and documentation

• Revise 5-Yr Storm Water Pollution Prevention Plan (most recent due 27 Sep

2025 to ND DEQ)

• Training and Awareness

• AFCEC Annual report completed in September

• NPDES Permit renewal completed in March 2025

• WET (subset of APIMS)

Water Quality

• Wastewater Permit

• Permit issued 1 Oct 2024, expires 30 Sep 2029

• Renewal must be completed 6 months prior to expiration

• Last renewal completed by base personnel

• Wastewater Inventory Report

• Required with permit renewal

• Base has two outfalls that must be field sampled and sent to a

Laboratory with a state of ND Certification prior to any discharges

• Last Lagoon Discharge was Sep 2020

• DMRs are completed monthly and submitted electronically by

319 RW quarterly via ND DEQ CERIS online program

• Negative reports required

• WET (subset of APIMS)

• Industrial Waste Management Report due 30 APR annually

• Last report completed by base personnel

Cultural Resources

• ICRMP Date: 2027 (Base Responsibility)

• Architectural Survey: 6 facilities require initial survey, 86 require re-evaluation with survey

• Historical Facilities: 1 NHRP-eligible

• Archaeological Survey

• 3277.42 require Class III Archaeological survey

• Traditional Cultural Property (TCP) surveys must be included with the Class III

• 2478.38 acres completed

• Archaeological Sites: 9 sites, 6 isolated finds, 0 NRHP-eligible

• Tribal Interaction: 24 Tribes (29 tribal POC’s, Minnesota

Chippewa Tribe is a 6-Band union)

Solid Waste/Recycling

• Solid Waste Program

• Solid waste diverted from disposal – Scrap metal and used batteries

• Recycling Program

• GFAFB has no QRP

• Challenges

• Local market doesn’t support recycling

POL Storage Tanks

• Spill Plan- separated out into SPCC/FRP 5-year plans

• Current FRP approved by 319 RW, 10 Dec 2024

• EPA Reviewed 6 May 2025 and required revisions by 29 Aug

(mostly for missing information)

• Does not require re-signature of substantial harm statement

• Current SPCC

• PE signed 28 Feb 2024

• 319 RW Signed 4 Oct 2024

• Currently 67 ASTs

• Currently 19 USTs

Map of Stormwater Sampling Points

Data Management Systems

• Hazardous Waste/Materials tracking

• Will be completed using Enterprise Environmental, Safety and Occupational Health – Management Information System (EESOH-MIS), Hazconnect, RCRAinfo

• Air Permit Information System (APIMS, STAR, WET, SLEIS, CERIS, Power Home and Refrigerant)

• Used to track material usage along with calculations for air emission sources and inventory

• STAR has an updated inventory of storage tanks

Unique Considerations

Site Tour

Site Tour

• 90-Day Storage

• HAZMAT

• Waste Water Lagoons

• Outfalls