C. Attachment 1 - Statement of Work Flood Hydrologist Consultant.docx

CUI//PROCURE

CUI//PROCURE

CUI//PROCURE

C. CONSULTING FLOOD HYDROLOGIST SERVICES

STATEMENT OF WORK

1.0 BACKGROUND

1.1 The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC or Commission) is an independent agency that regulates the interstate transmission of electricity, natural gas, and oil. FERC also reviews proposals to build liquefied natural gas (LNG) terminals and interstate natural gas pipelines as well as licensing hydropower projects.

1.2 The Office of Energy Projects facilitates potential benefits to the nation through the review of natural gas and hydropower infrastructure proposals and minimize risks to the public associated with FERC jurisdictional energy infrastructure. The Office focuses on project siting and development; balancing environmental and other concerns; ensuring compliance; and safeguarding the public.

1.3 The Division of Dam Safety and Inspections carries out all activities related to the Commission’s dam safety program. Before projects are constructed, Commission engineers review the designs, plans, and specifications of dams, powerhouses, and other structures. During construction, and throughout the life of a project, engineers inspect projects as appropriate. The Division is also responsible for reviewing independent consultant reports, working with licensees and exemptees on developing and testing emergency action plans, preparing engineering guidelines, and collaborating with other agencies and industry staff.

2.0 OBJECTIVE

The agency seeks flood hydrologist consulting services for the purpose of performing in-depth reviewing/performing:

· Watershed hydrologic modeling and associated uncertainties;

· Probabilistic methods in estimating hydrologic hazard curves, including stochastic event flood modeling methods;

· Site Specific, Statewide/Regional and Hydrometeorological Reports (HMRs) based Probable Maximum Precipitation (PMP) and Probable Maximum Flood (PMF) analyses;

· Regional frequency analysis to derive Annual Exceedance Probability (AEP) of the precipitation and flood;

· Climate change impact analyses on extreme precipitation using Shared Socioeconomic Pathways (SSP) data and/or NASA Earth Exchange Global Daily Downscaled Projections; and

· Other flood hydrology-related analyses for dam safety.

3.0 SCOPE OF SERVICES

Contractor shall provide flood hydrology consulting services as it relates to the Commission’s dam safety program and jurisdictional hydropower infrastructure. The government anticipates approximately 500 consulting hours. The government, based on historical data and the government’s anticipated need for each option period, has estimated 500 hours per period of performance. However, it is possible that the services could be up to 700 hours/year because of the occurrence of dam safety incidents or events.

Typical work efforts associated with the effort include but are not limited to:

· Review of submitted analyses, including digital files, prepared by Licensees or their consultants.

· Review of published data or reports from federal, state and local sources.

· Attendance at Board of Consultants meetings and project meetings.

· Provide expert advice to FERC staff on complex flood hydrology issues.

· Review proposed scopes of work developed by Licensees or their consultants for consistency with the FERC guidelines and state-of-the-practice procedures.

· Preparation of written reports as directed, with critiques, conclusions and recommendations.

· Review and comment on correspondence or other communications to Licensees prepared by FERC staff.

· Develop technical whitepapers to assist dam safety staff in reviewing/resolving complex technical topics

· Provide technical topic training to FERC staff

4.0 DESCRIPTION OF REQUIREMENTS

4.1 Contractor shall review all elements related to flood hydrology analysis related to dam safety including the review of watershed modeling, PMP/PMF evaluations, flood and precipitation frequency analyses, and climate change impact assessments. Including, but not limited to review of any associated numerical models that are developed or used to support the findings.

4.2 Contractor shall perform a technical review of and analyze Commission produced flood hydrology related documents to include policy, plans, guidance, methodology, letters, and reports. Contractor shall provide comments and recommendations in emails or other written work products as outlined in the Deliverables Section.

4.3 Contractor shall develop flood hydrology related white papers that provide guidance, methodologies, and supporting analysis to assist dam safety staff in reviewing/resolving complex technical topics.

4.4 Contractor shall serve as an advisor and flood hydrology subject matter expert to provide comments, observations, input, and recommendations relative to potential failure modes and risk estimates. Contractor shall that addresses the key topics and outcomes from the review of written documents or discussed during meetings.

4.5 Contractor shall attend FERC hydropower project meetings and provide comments, observations, input, and recommendations to flood hydrology items. Contractor shall prepare written material that addresses the key topics and outcomes discussed during meetings.

4.6 Contractor shall, as determined by the Director, attend Board meetings review of Board of Consultants reports and provide written findings and conclusions in a final Board report.

4.7 Contractor shall coordinate with the FERC Division’s Hydrology and Hydraulics (H&H) Technical Resource Group (TRG) to identify, develop, and provide training to internal staff on flood hydrology topics related to the dam safety program.

4.8 The Contracting Officer’s Representative (COR) shall provide a list of projects requiring flood hydrology services as the projects become available.

4.8.1 Contractor shall prepare an Implementation Plan (IP) and cost estimate for each project assigned to Contractor.

4.8.2 The IP shall include at a minimum:

· A description of the methods for use in planning, managing, controlling and reporting on task elements;

· A description of the technical approach to be followed for each task;

· A description of how tasks shall be scheduled; and

· The deliverables.

4.8.3 The IP shall include a delivery schedule consistent with the time frames noted below or elsewhere in this SOW and shall identify when the actions shall take place or deliverables shall be provided:

4.8.4 The cost estimate shall identify the estimated cost for the project. The cost estimate shall include:

· The number of consulting hours;

· The fully-burdened labor rates; and

· Travel costs, (if applicable).

4.8.5 Upon review and approval of the IP and cost estimate the COR will authorize Contractor to proceed with work related to the specific project. Contractor shall not proceed with work or otherwise incur cost related to a specific project (other than preparation and submission of the IP and cost estimate) until Contractor is authorized in writing by the COR proceed with work.

Note: Section 4 requirements are the typical for projects assigned to Contractor. Some requirements may not apply to individual projects. The final evaluation report shall include Contractor’s technical review, recommendations, and conclusions for the project.

5.0 APPLICABLE DOCUMENTS

Project related information such as engineering reports, dam safety inspection reports, and related correspondence may be filed with FERC under a CEII classification in FERC’s eLibrary System. Upon submission and approval of the OCI and CEII NDA certifications FERC shall provide Contractor access to the necessary engineering reports and correspondence. The COR may provide additional materials upon request and/or may direct Contractor to obtain materials directly from the subject Licensee.

6.0 KEY PERSONNEL

Key Personnel must possess the following:

· Master’s degree in hydrology or civil engineering with an emphasis in hydrology.

· At least 20 years academic and experience in flood hydrology as it relates to dam safety projects. Knowledge and understanding of:

· Watershed hydrological modeling

· Probabilistic methods in estimating hydrologic hazard curves, including stochastic event flood modeling methods

· Demonstrated understanding of the assumptions, methods of analysis and results in the Hydrometeorological Reports (HMR) by the National Weather Service and the Manual on Estimation of PMP by the World Meteorological Organization (WMO), Site Specific or Statewide PMP development approaches; and

· Demonstrated ability to critically review or independently develop statistical analyses including precipitation-frequency and flood flow frequency relationships to estimate the AEP’s of extreme precipitation events, extending in magnitude to the PMP/PMF.

· Statistical methods, including regional frequency analysis, for estimating precipitation and runoff analyses.

· Climate Change impact assessment data / analyses

· Demonstrated ability to develop and provide technical training to FERC staff

· Knowledge of FERC’s Engineering Guidelines for Dam Safety Those guidelines can be found at: https://www.ferc.gov/industries-data/hydropower/dam-safety-and-inspections/eng-guidelines

7.0 DELIVERABLES

A deliverable is defined as any document/report that is required to be generated during the period of performance of the contract is outlined in the SOW. Contractor shall submit deliverables through the COR for review and approval. The COR will respond to the deliverables submitted with formal approval or non-approval. Deliverables shall be submitted via email using software compatible with FERC’s systems along with a hard copy. In the event that document exceeds the email capacity of either party, Contractor shall setup a secure file transfer site for transfer of large documents. All deliverables are the property of the FERC and the information contained in the reports is considered proprietary.

Contractor shall promptly notify the FERC Project Manager and COR of any noncompliance resulting in significant impact and if a scheduling change is necessary to complete the assigned task. In no case shall this notification exceed 24 hours.

The Government reserves the right to inspect all deliverables that have been tendered for acceptance. The Government may require correction of non-conforming deliverables at no increase in price. If correction is not possible, the Government may seek an equitable price adjustment or adequate consideration for acceptance of the non-conforming deliverables.