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The contractor shall provide all labor, equipment, materials, travel, supplies and contract deliverables required for the Norfolk Harbor (NH) Environmental Services Project in accordance with the scope of services issued at the Task Order Level. Rates from Attachment J.1 will be incorporated into the contract.

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Section C - Descriptions and Specifications

PERFORMANCE WORK STATEMENT

PERFORMANCE WORK STATEMENT (PWS)

C.1. General. The purpose of this contract is to provide dredged material evaluations in accordance with the Marine Protection, Research, and Sanctuaries Act (MPRSA), Section 103/Clean Water Act, Section 404 and additional related services to U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) and its customers. Dredged material evaluations generally consist of dredged material sampling and testing in accordance with regulatory and federal technical guidance under federal laws and regulations governing dredged material discharges. Related services to dredged material evaluations are generally not foreseen prior to the contract but may be required to complete the dredged material evaluation, project dredged material management plans, or other policy and regulatory requirement. The related services consists of but are not limited to placement site characterizations, dredged material discharge modeling (fate/mixing), current modeling and monitoring (drogue studies) in support of fate modeling, ecological and human health risk assessment associated with dredged material and its placement, dredged material management plans, placement site inspections, sampling (e.g. physical, chemical, and biological), placement site management and monitoring plans, remedial planning and investigations, contaminant pathway investigations, environmental compliance monitoring, permitting, wetland delineations and compensation plans, resource management planning, conservation planning, and pollution prevention plans.

The contractor shall furnish all materials, equipment, supplies, personnel, and all other services required to perform the dredged material evaluations and related services outlined in this statement of work and as specifically identified in the individual task orders. The services required by this contract will be provided for the USACE, Norfolk District and its customers. The services provided will predominantly be provided in the state of Virginia but may also be provided in Maryland. However, work can be awarded for projects located outside of the geographical boundary at the specific request of a customer and in accordance with ER 5-1-10 (Corps-Wide Areas of Work Responsibility). The Contractor may be required to perform tasks on-site or at their own facilities.

A map and specific sampling location coordinates will be provided with each individual task order. Related services may be requested individually by the government using existing data and/or project information developed from previous contract efforts and/or combined with dredged material evaluation data generated through this performance work statement.

Task orders may use performance-based work statements (PWSs). A PWS structures all aspects of an acquisition around the purpose of the work to be performed and does not dictate how the work is to be accomplished. It is written to ensure that contractors are given the freedom to determine how to meet the Government’s performance objectives and provides for payment only when the results meet or exceed these objectives. It maximizes contractor control of work processes and allows for innovation in approaching various work requirements. A PWS emphasizes performance that can be contractually defined so that the results of the contractor’s effort can be measured in terms of technical and quality achievement, schedule progress, or cost performance. The goal of Performance-Based Acquisition (PBA) is to:

a. Save money by reducing contract costs by elimination of unnecessary effort, through innovation by the contractor, and also by reducing Government surveillance.

b. Enable Government to shift its emphasis from processes to outputs.

c. Hold contractors accountable for the end results.

d. Ensure that contractors are given the freedom to determine how to meet the Government’s performance objectives.

C.2. Scope of Work: The time frame and specific requirements for each item of work will be described in the individual task order. The description of work stated herein provides a general understanding of the contractor functions to be performed. Individual task orders will contain the specific requirements. Technical requirements described herein in no way limit the activities that may be required under the terms of this contract.

C.2.1 Dredged Material Evaluations and Related Services: The Contractor shall be capable of performing specific dredged material evaluations in accordance with the Marine Protection, Research, and Sanctuaries Act (MPRSA), Section 103 and Clean Water Act (CWA), Section 404 and a wider range of other related services work. Examples of some of the work that may be required are listed below. These examples are not intended to be all inclusive.

a. Dredged material investigations and evaluations. This includes collection of dredged material for analysis of sediment and elutriate chemistry and ecotoxicological testing. Ecotoxicological testing of dredged material typically includes water column bioassays, whole sediment bioassays, and bioaccumulation studies in accordance with MPRSA, Section 103, technical federal guidance, and regional implementation manuals. Conduct dredged material contaminant pathway evaluations and associated screening protocols in accordance with the USACE “Upland Testing Manual” including effluent, precipitation runoff, leachate/ground water, volatilization, plant and animal uptake including such as tissue and vegetative samples. The sample analyses could include evaluation of physical, chemical, biological, and toxicological characteristics. Hazardous, Toxic, Radioactive Waste (HTRW) testing for alternate upland disposal as a solid waste may be required for highly contaminated dredged material that may fail MPRSA/CWA criteria. Types of other investigations include but are not limited to conducting evaluations of acute biological toxicity, bioassays on elutriate and solid phases of dredged material, chemical analysis on liquid phase of dredged materials, modeling of mixing zones and analysis of compliance, near-field and far-field fate of dredged material at placement sites, biological surveys to determine biological receptors and community structure, and water quality monitoring programs.

b. Preparation of Section 103 Evaluation reports according to guidance under the Marine Protection, Research, and Sanctuaries Act (MPRSA).

c. Preparation of Section 404(b)(1) analysis for compliance evaluation and Section 404 sediment and elutriate evaluations pursuant to the Clean Water Act.

d. Perform modeling utilizing the analyzed data to simulate the movement of the disposed material as it falls through the water column, spreads over the bottom and is transported and diffused as suspended sediment by the ambient current. Modeling may include near-field and far-field fate analysis and short-term and long-term fate analysis. Estimation of initial mixing and toxicity threshold shall be made on dredged material using the method (ADDAMS model) specified in the Southeast Regional Implementation Manual (SERIM) using results of bioassay acute toxic concentration relationships.

Other model analyses should use models commonly used or recommended by the U.S Army Engineer Research and Design Center (ERDC), Coastal Hydraulics Laboratory for the specific dredged material fate analysis required or an approved equal.

e. Perform coordination meetings and calls in planning of sample collection activities in federal navigation channels with appropriate navigation stakeholders including commercial and national defense interests.

The coordination is required to ensure navigation interests will maintain unimpeded navigation and coordinate sampling operations in high traffic volume deep draft navigation channels. Coordination should occur at a minimum with USACE, U.S. Coast Guard (USCG), U.S. Navy, and Virginia Pilots Association personnel as directed by the Contracting Officer.

f. Perform surface water studies including mixing and dilution analysis, pollutant fate and transport modeling, and current modeling and monitoring. Data collection may include, but is not limited to, dye tracer studies, in-situ water quality monitoring, and long-term electronic monitoring and data collection.

g. Perform current modeling and monitoring (drogue studies) to establish placement site or channel current vectors and velocities over specified tidal cycles to facilitate dredged material evaluations and dredged material fate analyses.

h. Perform risk assessments (both human health and ecological) in support of CWA or MPRSA or other federal or state regulated programs as appropriate.

i. Prepare Dredged Material Management Plan (DMMP) in accordance with USACE policy requirements.

Dredged material evaluations are used to determine dredged material suitability for placement alternatives and are utilized to establish the base plan or plan update for federally funded navigation projects.

j. Sampling and testing of upland placement site native soils (shallow, shallow subsurface, and deep subsurface) and/or other solid matter; sampling and testing of sediment; sampling and testing of groundwater; and sampling and testing of surface water. Soils will be tested for both chemical and geotechnical parameters. Groundwater sampling may involve installation and development of monitoring wells.

k. Conduct remedial investigations and planning at existing or proposed dredged material placement sites

(upland or marine/estuary environment) contaminated with the following types of substances: RCRA listed hazardous wastes, RCRA characteristic hazardous wastes, heavy metals, PAHs, PCBs, petroleum hydrocarbons, and other contaminants not specifically listed.

C.2.2 Environmental Sample Collection and Analysis: The Contractor shall perform the following services:

a. When identified in the task order the Contractor shall collect sediment and water samples to be analyzed for parameters to be defined in individual task orders. The Contractor shall prepare elutriates from the water and sediment samples and analyze them for parameters to be defined in individual task orders.

Each task order will specify which parameters are to be analyzed and the required detection limits. The required detection limits will be generally in conformance with the United State Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)/United States Army Corps of Engineers, technical guidance manuals or implementation manuals as identified in the task order.

b. When identified in the task order the Contractor shall take in-situ hydrographic measurements to include water temperature (± 0.1ºC), salinity (± 0.1 ppt), dissolved oxygen (± 0.1 mg/1), pH (± 0.1 pH unit), turbidity (±1 NTU), conductivity (± 2% of full scale, micro-ohms/cm) and depth (±0.1 m). These measurements will be made at intervals between the surface and the bottom as specified in the individual task order. In addition, observations of tidal cycle and height (recorded from local tide tables for that location, date, and time), weather conditions (approximate wind speed and direction), and sea state shall be made and recorded.

c. The Contractor may be required to perform water column sampling. Water samples will be taken at intervals and locations specified in the task order.

d. The Government may collect environmental samples (water or sediment) and transfer custody of the samples to the Contractor for analysis and report when necessary.

e. The Contractor shall only be paid for those analyses and procedures actually completed.

C.2.3 Sampling Methodology: Field sampling shall be conducted in accordance with methods referenced in paragraph C.2.4 or approved by the Technical POC. General important requirements include the following.

a. Sediment core samples or surface grab samples shall be taken at each identified station using a non-contaminating sediment sampler. Sampling methodologies for coring will be identified in the task order and may include, but are not limited to methods such as vibracore, split-spoon, and sonic drilling methods. When identified in the task order the Government reserves the right to conduct coring operations with Government-owned vessels and coring equipment. The samples shall be placed in appropriate containers and stored following methodologies referenced in paragraphs below. In general, the Contractor must have access to an acceptable vibracore equipment capable of penetrating sand or finer-grained material to at least 20 feet. All samplers shall be approved by the Technical POC. The station locations, depth of each sample, and type of sampler will be specified with each individual task order.

b. Water samples shall be collected at each identified station using a non-contaminating flow-through pump or discrete sampling device. The sampling device shall be subject to approval of the Technical POC. The samples shall be placed in appropriate containers and stored following methodologies listed in the references listed in paragraph C.2.4 and approved by the Technical POC. The station locations will be specified with each individual task order.

C.2.4 Analytical Methods. Sampling and analyses shall be conducted in accordance with the following references unless otherwise approved by the Technical POC and COR. Substitution of equivalent EPA approved methods that can meet required detection limits will be allowed and may require additional approval of Technical POC and USEPA or other regulating agency.

C.2.4.1 Sediment, Site Water, Receiving Water, Elutriate, and Tissues - Sampling and Analysis.

(1) Methods for Chemical Analysis of Water and Wastes (EPA 1983, and subsequent updated).

(2) Standard Methods for the Examination of Water and Wastewater. 20th Edition, 1996, American Public Health Association (or latest edition).

(3) Test Methods for evaluating Solid Wastes (EPA 1986, and subsequent updates).

(4) U.S. EPA. 1995. QA/QC Guidance for Sampling and Analysis of Sediments, Water, and Tissues for

Dredged Material Evaluations – Chemical Evaluations. EPA-823-B-95-001.

https://www.epa.gov/ocean-dumping/qaqc-guidance-sampling-and-analysis-sediments-water-and-tissues-dredged-material .

(5) U.S. EPA. 2001. Methods for Collection, Storage and Manipulation of Sediments for Chemical and

Toxicological Analyses: Technical Manual. EPA 823-B-01-002. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Water, Washington, DC. https://www.epa.gov/ocean-dumping/methods-collection-storage-and-manipulation-sediments-chemical-and-toxicological .

U.S. EPA. 2001. Requirements for Quality Assurance Project Plans (QA/R-5) (PDF 120KB) - March 2001, EPA/240/B-01/003. These specifications are equivalent to Chapter 5 of EPA Manual 5360. https://www.epa.gov/quality/epa-qar-5-epa-requirements-quality-assurance-project-plans .

(6) U.S. EPA. 2002. Guidance for Quality Assurance Project Plans (G-5) [G-5 publication] (PDF 401KB) - December 2002, EPA/240/R-02/009. (Note: This document replaces EPA/600/R-98/018 issued in February 1998.) https://www.epa.gov/quality/guidance-quality-assurance-project-plans-epa-qag-5 .

(7) U.S. EPA and USACE. 1991. Evaluation of Dredged Material Proposed for Ocean Disposal -

Testing Manual (Green Book). EPA-503/8-91-001. February 1991. https://www.epa.gov/ocean-dumping/evaluation-dredged-material-proposed-ocean-disposal-green-book .

(8) U.S. EPA and USACE. 1998. Evaluation of Dredged Material Proposed for Discharge in Water of the U.S. – Testing Manual. EPA, Office of Water, Office of Science and Technology, Washington, D.C., and USACE, Operations, Construction, and Readiness Division, Washington, D.C.

(9) U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. 2003. Evaluation of Dredged Material Proposed for Disposal at

Island, Nearshore, or Upland Confined Disposal Facilities – Testing Manual. Technical Report ERDC/EL TR-03-1, U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center, Vicksburg, MS.

(10) U.S. EPA and USACE. 2008. Regional Implementation Manual - Requirements and Procedures for

Evaluation of the Ocean Disposal of Dredged Material in Southeastern U.S. Atlantic and Gulf Coast Waters (SERIM). U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Region 4 and U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, South Atlantic Division, Atlanta, GA.

http://www.epa.gov/region4/water/oceans/documents/Regional_Implementation_Manual.pdf

(11) U.S. EPA. 2000. Mid-Atlantic Regional Implementation Manual: Dredged Material Evaluation for

Norfolk and Dam Neck Ocean Disposal Sites.

C.2.4.2 Physical Characteristics of Sediment. Separate grain size analyses and hydrometer readings shall be performed as directed in the task order. The following 8 sieve sizes shall be used: No. 4, 10, 20, 40, 60, 100, 200 and 230. Based on hydrometer and sieve analysis, the results shall include percent sand, silt, clay, and particle size distribution curves based on percent weight retained on each mesh sieve. Grain size distributions for each sample shall also be reported graphically and in table format. Specific requirements for settling rates, Atterburg limits and specific gravity will be defined in individual task orders.

C.2.4.3 Chemical Analyses of Sediment and Water. Handling, preparation, and extraction procedures for specified parameters in sediment, site water, receiving waters, elutriate, and tissue samples must be conducted according to above reference documents or as required in individual task orders.

All samples must be maintained within temperature protocols during field storage, handling, preparation, and extraction procedures. The Contractor is responsible for the integrity of samples (e.g. such as temperature protocols) while in its custody or its Subcontractor’s custody to ensure validity of required data quality objectives. All analyses shall be conducted as directed in the specific task order. Elutriates shall be prepared within holding times of sample collection and or core extruding following procedures also referenced above.

All laboratory analyses shall be completed within the holding times required for the analyte-specific methods.

A portion of the samples remaining after analysis shall be archived until completion of the contract or the task order and disposed of only after approval by the contracting officer’s representative.

C.2.4.4 Ecotoxicological Testing

(1) Evaluation of Dredged Material Proposed for Ocean Disposal (EPA/USACE 1991, and subsequent updates).

(2) Evaluation of Dredged Material Proposed for Discharge in Waters of the U.S. – Testing Manual

(EPA/USACE 1998).

(3) Southeast Regional Implementation Manual – Requirements and Procedures for Evaluation of Ocean

Disposal of Dredged Material in Southeastern Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Waters (EPA Region IV/USACE South Atlantic Division August 2008, and subsequent updates).

Dissolved and Suspended Particulate Phase. The elutriate or suspended particulate phase laboratory preparation from each dredged material sample shall be chemically analyzed for the constituents to be defined in individual task orders. Sample preservation and subsequent analyses must use EPA approved procedures.

Dissolved and Suspended Particulate Phase (Water Column) bioassays shall be conducted on dredged material samples as identified in each task order and consistent with MPRSA Section 103 protocols and applicable federal guidance. Specified water-column bioassay testing procedures and test species shall be conducted as identified in each task order and procedures approved by USEPA consistent with protocols described in references above, as appropriate. Test species will be specified on the individual task order.

The 100, 50, 10, and 1 percent dissolved and suspended particulate phase elutriates shall be conducted with appropriate USEPA approved water column organisms for the 96 hours bioassay test. The elutriate supernatant shall be adjusted to 30 ppt artificial sea water. Typical organisms have consisted of Americamysis bahia (Opossum shrimp), Menidia beryllina (inland silverside), and Mytilus sp. (blue mussel) as the test species.

Under certain environmental conditions additional water column toxicity tests on dredged material samples purged of ammonia may be required as directed in task orders. When required ammonia in the samples will need to be reduced to a target of less than 0.06 milligrams per liter (mg/L) unionized ammonia, or until one week of purging has occurred. Generally, the additional water column toxicity tests that have been stripped of ammonia will identify the presence of ammonia concentrations as the primary cause of toxicity or adverse effects in the water column. Typically, this procedure is limited to water column toxicity tests utilizing organism Mytilus sp.

(blue mussel) or as directed in the task order.

Acclimatization of the sediment will be performed as required in task orders using methods approved by the Technical POC. The decision regarding acclimatization will be made after sample collection. An acclimatization process that allows the material to equilibrate to the new ionic balance and develop its own community of marine microorganisms will be performed if required.

Solid Phase Bioassays. Solid phase bioassays on dredged material samples shall be conducted using procedures and species described in the task order and consistent with MPRSA testing protocols and applicable federal guidance. Test species to be used will be specified on the individual task order and coordinated with USEPA.

Adjustments in species because of availability of organisms must be approved by the Technical POC and USEPA. The reference sediment shall be consistent with previous USEPA approved reference sediment locations and of a character normally inhabited by the bioassay organisms selected for testing. The reference sediment testing shall be conducted concurrent with dredged material samples. The Technical POC shall approve the source of the reference sediment.

Acclimatization of the sediment may be performed as required using methods approved by the Technical POC.

The decision will be made after sample collection.

Control Survival - Suspended Particulate and Solid Phase. If greater than 10 percent of the control dies during any bioassay test, that test must be repeated, except that control mortalities of 20 percent are acceptable in zooplankton and larval bioassays if approved by the Technical POC.

Bioaccumulation. Bioaccumulation studies of solid phase dredged materials shall be conducted as identified in the task order. Bioaccumulation test species consisting of filter and deposit feeders and burrowing benthic organisms during a 28-day exposure to the solid phase. Surviving organisms are harvested and tissues prepared for analysis in accordance with the approved bioaccumulation study. Test procedures shall be in accordance with MPRSA protocols and technical document references above, as appropriate. Constituents to be assessed will be specified on the individual task order by the Technical POC in consultation with USEPA based on results of sediment chemistry analyses.

Before analysis, the organisms shall be thoroughly depurated. The minimum detection limits shall be specified in the task order. Pre-exposure organisms shall be tested for the specified constituents. This data must be provided in the report.

C.5. Quality Control:

C.5.1 Laboratory Accreditation. The analytical laboratory used by the Contractor shall maintain accreditation under the National Environmental Laboratory Accreditation Conference/Program (NELAC/P). Analytical laboratory work performed for submission to state regulating agencies (e.g. Virginia) must maintain state certification (e.g. VELAP certified), as appropriate. Bioassays are not included in NELAC.

C.5.2 Quality Control Program. Contractors shall have an established quality control program that is based on the Environmental Protection Agency’s quality control program as outlined in Handbook for Analytical Quality

Control in Water and Wastewater Laboratories, USEPA 600/4-79-019, March 1979, EPA Office of Research and Development, Cincinnati, Ohio and complies with the requirements of Department of Defense Quality Systems Manual for Environmental Laboratories, October, 2000.

Upon completion of the analyses, the contractor’s laboratory shall prepare a quality control report that includes the precision and accuracy of data generated on the analyzed samples.

As an absolute minimum, the quality control measures identified in the individual task order scopes shall be taken. Electronic form (PDF) from all Laboratory analyses shall be kept on file in the event that any problems with the data arise.

C.5.3 Quality Control. A quality control plan (QCP) and quality assurance project plan (QAPP)(the QAPP is specific to the task order and field work site) will be submitted with the task order proposal to accomplish work described in the scope of work (SOW). The QCP/QAPP should include:

(1) Listings of all analytical equipment and sampling devices to be used in the study, methods for calibrating in the field and lab, precision and accuracy standards, maintenance schedules, record keeping methods, and personnel responsible.

(2) Field survey procedures, including boat to be used (when sampling in open water), description of field notes to be taken, and sample collection, processing, and storage techniques. Particular attention should be given to field sampling and handling procedures to avoid contamination of water and sediment samples.

(3) Labeling system to be employed to ensure proper tracking of samples from collection through analysis to listing in final report.

(4) Laboratory analytical techniques and quality control procedures.

(5) Personnel responsible for processing samples.

C.5.4 Data Management. Each laboratory shall have established NELAC-approved procedures for data management, collection, validation, reduction, and reporting. As such, the analytical results will be extensively reviewed in-house by the laboratories submitting the data.

All laboratory Electronic Data Deliverables (EDD), hard copy data packets, and data tables generated from the EDD will be cross-checked. When a data packet is received it will be reviewed by the Contractor’s quality assurance/quality control (QA/QC) Officer, with emphasis on NELAC standards. All laboratory reports received will include laboratory QC data generated in the analysis of the project samples including results of all method blanks, lab duplicates/triplicates, matrix spikes, spike duplicates/triplicates, reference material, surrogate spikes, standards, check standards, and calibration verifications. The analytical results for these QC samples will be reviewed and documented in a Chemical Quality Assurance Report (CQAR) for each analytical data packet received. This report will be incorporated into the final data report. The CQAR consists of a checklist and a case narrative of the analytical runs. Any nonconformance, QC deficiency, or other problems that would impact data quality will be addressed in the CQAR. In particular, the laboratory data will be reviewed for compliance with the data quality objectives and confirmation that target detection limits were reached. If any data quality objective is not reached, the laboratory will re-analyze the sample(s) and/or provide documentation for the failed criteria. The CQAR will contain a written record of the validity of each data package and its subsequent use in the report.

Field parameters, sample descriptions, site conditions, core logs, and additional information pertaining to the sample and sampling process will be recorded on sample-site-specific field sheets. Calibration data for field instruments will be recorded on calibration sheets. A Daily Quality Control Report (DQCR) will be filled out for each day of sampling and sample processing.

C.5.5 Reconciliation with Data Quality Objectives. Data will be reconciled with the data quality objectives and with the target detection limits listed in the task order by comparison with the laboratory results. Chemical data that fall outside of the acceptable limits and is not validated by a QA/QC Officer will be re-tested at no additional cost to the government. All analytical anomalies will be described in detail in the final report. In the case of reruns, the initial and rerun result will be presented in the final report. Many analytical methods describe procedures for analytical anomalies that occur during analysis. These method-specific procedures must be followed.

C.5.6 Nonconformance Events. Any event that does not conform to the SAP/QAP, SOPs, or QAMS will be considered a nonconformance event. These will be identified as quickly as possible and reported to the Project Manager as soon as practical. If the nonconformance event happens in the fieldwork portion of this project, it will be documented in the Daily Quality Control Report (DQCR). The project manager will confer with the contracting officer’s representative and outline a procedure for accomplishing the task so the quality of the project is not compromised.

C.5.7 Laboratory Inspections. The laboratories used for this contract shall be subject to, and available for, inspection by the Technical POC at all times.

C.6. Miscellaneous and Related Services. Costs associated with mobilization and demobilization for field sampling or similar requirements will be negotiated on a case by case basis based on actual costs. The contractor shall submit a written quote of the required service to be performed to achieve the task requirements and the contractor shall submit documentation and/or copy of their invoices for reimbursement. The requirements shall be evaluated and approved by the Government on a case by case basis.

Related Services will be negotiated per task order based on actual costs. The Contractor shall submit a written quote of the required services to be performed to achieve the task order requirements. The related services are generally not foreseen at the moment of the contract but may be required to complete the dredged material evaluation task or required to facilitate the overall project dredged material management to satisfy applicable federal or state regulatory requirements or USACE policy requirements. The requirements shall be evaluated and approved by the Government on a case by case basis. Other direct costs may only be incurred if funding is available at the time needed under the task order.

C.7 Administrative Requirements:

a. Permits, Licenses and Approvals: The Contractor, the Contractor’s subcontractors, and the Contractor’s suppliers shall perform all work in full compliance with applicable Federal, State, and Local environmental laws and regulations including the following: pertinent Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) and Department of Transportation (DOT) requirements, National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), Clean Water Act, Clean Air Act, Endangered Species Act, National Historic Preservation Act, Fish and Wildlife Conservation Act, Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act, Asbestos Hazard Emergency Response Act, Noise Control Act, Pollution Prevention Act, Toxic Substances Control Act, Resource Conservation and Recovery Act as amended by the Hazardous and Solid Waste Amendments. Nothing in this contract shall relieve the Contractor of his responsibility to comply with these laws and regulations. Any incidents of spills, releases, or noncompliance with regulations noted by the Contractor shall immediately be brought to the attention of the Contracting Officer with written notice provided as soon as possible thereafter. Further, the Contractor shall obtain all environmental permits, licenses, and/or certificates required by each task order. When required, the Contractor shall provide all personnel, equipment, tools, materials, supervision, and other items and services necessary to perform the work as defined in each task order Scope of Work. Personnel conducting work on endangered and threatened species must have demonstrable knowledge of the biology and current conservation practices for the species in the work area, and they must have, or be able to demonstrate the ability to obtain, all necessary permits required to survey and monitor listed species. The Contractor shall provide necessary labor, supervision, insurance, vehicles, equipment, packing materials, labels, waste analysis, lab packing, weight slips, and manifest forms to safely and legally transport and dispose of, or recycle, solid non-hazardous waste, hazardous waste, and hazardous materials. The Contractor shall perform all work in accordance with 40 CFR Parts 190 through 289 and 49 CFR Parts 100 through 177.

Should it become necessary in the performance of the work for the Contractor to secure the right of ingress and egress to perform any of the work required under this contract on properties not owned or controlled by the Government, the Contractor shall, if practicable, secure the consent of the owner, his representative, or agent prior to effecting entry on such property. In the event all efforts by the Contractor fail to gain permission from the property owner(s) for entry to the property for performing the required work, the Contractor shall contact the Contracting Officer to obtain instructions for further action. If the Contracting Officer must take action to obtain right-of-entry for the Contractor, the Contractor will be entitled to an equitable extension of time for the period required to obtain said right-of-entry. The Contractor shall assume all responsibility for and take all precautions to prevent damage to private and Government-owned property. The Contractor shall be responsible for any claims covering actions not approved by the Contracting Officer.

b. Progress Reports and Payment Requests: A progress report shall be submitted to the COR (a COR will be assigned for each task order) once each month during each task order period. The report shall describe the work completed during the reporting period and give the project status on a percentage basis of the total amount of work completed. The report shall include a Gantt chart (in Microsoft Project format or approved equal) showing all project deliverables, the overall project schedule, and the work accomplished to date. A payment request shall also be submitted to the Norfolk District once each month. The percent claimed for payment shall coincide with the progress report. The progress report and payment request should be emailed to the designated COR at the following:

COR: Phillip Abbott Email: Phillip.D.Abbott@usace.army.mil Norfolk District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers

ATTN: CENAO-WR-O

803 Front Street Norfolk, VA 23510-1011

The email with invoice documents should also be submitted by ENG93 and carbon copied to the following email addresses:

Phillip.D.Abbott@usace.army.mil CENAO-WR-OpsInvoicing@usace.army.mil

c. Project Documentation: Required documentation shall include the following:

(1) Meeting Minutes. The Contractor is to provide a record of all meetings, telephone conferences, and other discussions or verbal directives, in which the Contractor or a representative of the Contractor participated. The records shall be dated and submitted in accordance with specific instructions contained in each individual task order. At a minimum these records shall identify the participating personnel, subjects discussed, conclusions reached and assigned actions.

(2) Project Records. The Contractor shall assemble and index all records obtained or developed by the

Contractor in the performance of each task order. At the completion of the work on the task order, the Contractor shall place all the original records, including the index into secure boxes for transport to a location as directed by the COR. The Contractor shall retain a copy of all project deliverables and the project record index. The Contractor shall not retain any other records or copies of records except with permission of the Contracting Officer.

(3) Confidentiality. All documents and information developed or obtained by the Contractor shall be considered privileged information of the United States. The Contractor shall not release or allow access to this information outside of the Government, except as properly approved by the appropriate Government officials. All requests for the release of information shall be referred by the Contractor to the USACE Project Manager. The Project Manager will coordinate the request with the appropriate officials for reply. The obligation to maintain the confidentiality of information does not end with the completion of the contract and individual task orders but continues until released by the Contracting Officer or as determined by a United States court of competent jurisdiction. See Clause at DFARS 252.204-7000, DISCLOSURE OF INFORMATION, Section I.

(4) Contract Deliverables. Deliverables will be specified by the task order. Examples of deliverables include:

1. Draft Sampling and Analysis Plan/ Quality Assurance Project Plan (SAP/QAPP). The SAP is the main source of information about the proposed dredging project’s sampling design/approach and quality assurance/quality control (QA/QC) measures associated with sample collection and dredged material analysis. The SAP/QAPP should be composed of standardized, recognizable elements covering the entire dredging project testing scheme from planning, through implementation, to assessment.

2. Final SAP/QAPP.

3. Site-Specific Health and Safety Plan (SSHSP) with Activity Hazard Analysis and Accident

Prevention Plan. This plan will be prepared in accordance with the provisions of EM 385-1-1 (2014) or the most recent updated version. Acceptance of the Contractor’s SSHSP is required prior to start of field activities. The SSHSP will be kept on site during field activities and will be reviewed in the Health and Safety Meeting performed on the first day of field work. A brief safety meeting will also be conducted before each subsequent day of field work. The plan will be amended or revised as project activities or conditions change or when supplemental information becomes available. The Site Safety Coordinator (SSC) is to be familiar with standard health and safety procedures and the contents of this plan. The Corps of Engineers reserves the right to visit and/or inspect site work at any time and reserves the right to require the Contractor to make changes in his SSHSP and operations as necessary to assure the safety and health of all persons on or near the site.

4. Draft Tabulated Testing Results. The draft tabulated results will contain data describing sediment physical analyses, sediment chemistry, elutriate and water chemistry, suspended particulate and elutriate phase bioassays, solid phase bioassays, and bioaccumulation tissue testing results. Final tabulated testing results shall be provided in file formats (pdf, .xls or other access database compatible format) specified in the task order.

5. Draft Technical Report and Draft Section 103, MPRSA Evaluation, in addition to descriptions of the project area, dredging history, testing approach, materials and methods used, quality assurance/quality control measures, test results, ADDAMS model, references, and field logs and field notes. The Contractor shall submit these reports to NAO for review and concurrence with disposal practices described in the Green Book (U.S. EPA 1991), Inland Testing Manual (ITM) (U.S. EPA 1998), and SERIM (U.S. EPA and USACE 2008). The Section 103, MRPSA Evaluation shall document how the project’s proposed ocean disposal complies with each part of the MPRSA regulation documenting project scope and description, dredging history, testing approach, application of exclusions from testing, need for ocean disposal, and compliance with the criteria for each phase of dredged material, ADDAMS model results, and references.

6. Final Technical Report and Final Section 103, MPRSA Evaluation. This report will include any revisions that result from review of the preliminary report by NAO.

7. Technical Note. If required as a deliverable in a task order, a technical note will include descriptions of the project area, dredging scope, dredging history, testing approach, materials and methods used, narrative and tabulated results sections for a specific dredged material placement alternative such as upland placement at a state permitted solid waste disposal facility or other such placement area that may require separate reporting and documentation outside of MPRSA and CWA requirements or may be a focused analysis for a specific placement site occurring in waters of the U.S.

8. Chemical Quality Assurance Report (CQAR). If required by task order, the CQAR evaluates all of the representative data from the project field sampling and laboratory analyses. For each group of data, a data review checklist is completed that assesses daily field Quality Control (QC) reports and specific QC chemical data quality indicators and enables the reviewer to identify potential data problem areas that may require additional data validation. The CQAR identifies non-conformances, QC deficiencies, or other problems that would impact the data quality objectives as specified in the work plan and the SAP/QAPP. The CQAR summarizes the overall usability of the data for the intended purposes.

9. Daily Quality Control Reports (DQCR). If required by task order, a DQCR will be prepared by the Field Team Leader or Project Manager for each day sampling is conducted. This report will contain a description of the work performed, samples collected, general conditions, corrective actions taken, departures from the sampling plans, and any other notes or comments needed that will document the day’s activities.

C.7.2 Project Reporting. After completion of the sampling and analyses, the Contractor shall prepare a report as set forth below:

(1) The data will be presented in graphical, tabular, and written text, as appropriate. The draft and final testing reports will undergo internal technical review and quality assurance review by persons with appropriate technical qualifications to ensure that the report meets the project requirements specified in the technical work plan and the QA goals. The report shall consist of a discussion of methods used to collect and analyze samples, sampling conditions (date and time of sample collection, and pertinent information) and results of analyses.

(2) The reports will consist of 8½ inches by 11 inches pages with drawings or oversized tables folded, if necessary, to this size. The report margins shall be suitable for use in a durable 3-ring binder. A decimal numbering system will be used, with each section having a unique decimal designation.

Reports that require extensive editing, have extensive errors, or are not in the required formats will be rejected and re-submittal will be required. All submittals shall be sent to USACE Contracting Officer’s Representative and Technical Point of Contact as identified and required in each individual task order.

(3) Drawings or plates shall be no larger than 17 inches by 11 inches (tabloid) with sufficient margin for binding on the left side and shall include a geographical scale and north arrow, when applicable.

(4) Any maps, drawings, figures, sketches, databases, spreadsheets, or text files prepared shall be provided in both hard copy and digital form.