More Qs and As re YTPM 11 7026 Wetland Delineation.doc

Questions AND 8/16/11 ANSWERS related to Westover Air Reserve Base (WARB) Wetland Delineation Proposal

Solicitation No. FA6606-11-T-0001

From Mason & Associates, Inc.

8/12/11

As stated in the Statement of Work (Section 3.2), “The Contractor will use the data and delineation to prepare and submit to the Ludlow Conservation Commission and the Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection the Notice of Intent to implement the WARB VMP in Ludlow, MA.” As a limited project pursuant to 310 CMR 10.53(3)(n) for airport vegetation removal projects, the NOI shall include but not limited to an alternatives analysis, impact assessment and description of mitigating measures. However, based on the site visit, it is our understanding that the Contractor’s responsibilities would be restricted to preparation of the NOI form and that it would be responsibility of others to prepare any required project narrative and impact assessment to address regulatory compliance. Please clarify or confirm. ANSWER: The Government will provide the project narrative, impact assessment and FAA certification for the NOI, and the Vegetation Management Plan (VMP). They were developed for the NOI previously submitted to the City of Chicopee for work in Chicopee pursuant to the same VMP. This NOI will apply for an Order of Conditons from the town of Ludlow to allow airport vegetation management activities to qualify as “Limited Project” status projects (310 CMR 10.53(3)(n)). Among other things the Contractor will provide and fill in the data for relevant blocks of the WPA Form 3, such as paragraph b.1 Size of Proposed Alteration. The Government will provide the Chicopee NOI and Order of Conditons as a reference for the information of the Contractor that is awarded this contract.

1. As stated in the Statement of Work (Section 4.3), “Contractor will pay all associated filing and notice fees and costs.” Is this meant to include all delineation and permitting-related fees and costs such as the State filing fee, Town Bylaw filing fee, postage (certified abutter notifications), and legal notice fees? ANSWER: YES.

2. As stated in Appendix A, “The site, construction drawings, or as-builts (drawings) to be delivered to the government shall be developed in Computer-Aided Design and Drawing (CADD) and Geographical Information System (GIS) for integration into the AFRD GeoBase database. The CADD version to be used shall be the latest version being used at Westover ARB (WARB).” To ensure compatibility, what versions of GIS and CADD are currently being used at WARB? ANSWER: GIS- ARCMAP 9.3.1; CADD- ARCCAD MAP 3D 2010.