Northeast_Region_BECOS_IDIQ_PWS_Attachment_4.docx

- Former Plattsburgh AFB PBR RFI - SOO Enclosure 5 Acronyms and Definitions

Northeast Region Attachment 4

Performance Objectives (PO) Definitions and Requirements

PO - LTM:

Long-term Management LTM is defined as environmental monitoring, review of site conditions, and maintenance of a remedial action to ensure continued protection as designed once a site achieves response complete. Long-term management includes the operations and maintenance measures required to maintain the effectiveness of response actions and should be used until no further response actions are appropriate or anticipated. Examples of long-term management include landfill cap maintenance, leachate disposal (i.e., disposing of undesirable liquid material that drains from land or stockpiled material), fence monitoring and repair, performance of 5-year reviews, and land use control maintenance. [DoDI 4715.07, DERP, May 21, 2013]

Requirements for this objective include:

· Continuation of established activities required to ensure compliance with existing remedies as documented in the decision document (DD) at sites that have achieved RC, excluding emerging contaminants unless otherwise specified (e.g., landfill cap maintenance, groundwater monitoring, LUC inspection/monitoring/reporting, and Five-Year Reviews).

· LTM includes implementing cost-saving approaches where feasible.

· LTM may also include sites where activities are being completed by the AF or another contractor and the only remaining requirements are LTM.

PO – RA-O:

Remedial Action–Operation RA-O is defined as the period of time that a selected remedy must operate before achieving remedial action objectives. At the end of this phase of work, the response is complete. [DoDI 4715.07, DERP, May 21, 2013]

Requirements for this objective include:

· Continuation of remedial actions in accordance with the DD or current approach and optimization of the established remedy to continue to advance the site toward closure where feasible and cost effective to advance sites toward completion.

· Development and establishment of a performance model, including strategy, metrics, and model for the site which illustrates the anticipated progress towards achieving the proposed remediation goal by year during the PoP. Some possible optimization endpoints are: a) reduction in plume size exceeding cleanup levels, b) reduction in concentrations exceeding cleanup levels in specified wells, and c) reduction in monitoring requirements and other efforts.

· Review of monitoring data against the performance model to demonstrate adequate progress and measure the success of remedial action, as well as identify the need for alternative action where necessary, during the PoP.

· Demonstration that the proposed remediation goal has been achieved during the PoP using the performance metrics.

· Documentation of the remaining activities and a realistic schedule to achieve RC or SC, excluding emerging contaminants, after the PoP.

· Recommendations to accelerate site completion where feasible.

PO - RC:

Response Complete RC is defined as a milestone signifying that the DoD Component has met the remedial action objectives for a site, documented the determination, and sought regulatory agreement. Response complete signifies that DoD has determined at the end of the preliminary assessment or site inspection or remedial investigation that no additional response action is required; achieved remedy in place and the required remedial action-operation has achieved the remedial action objectives; or where there is no remedial action-operation phase, then the remedial action-construction has achieved the remedial action objectives. Long-term management may occur after response complete is achieved. [DoDI 4715.07, DERP, May 21, 2013]

Requirements for this objective include:

· Completion of all restoration activities necessary to achieve cleanup at sites where UU/UE is not the objective for remedial action and in accordance with applicable DDs and regulatory requirements for all contaminants (except emerging contaminants as noted below) and pathways associated with the site. This includes the removal and decommissioning of any remediation system or monitoring well network not required for LTM and site restoration consistent with the surrounding area, unless specifically excluded by the AF.

· Written documentation from the regulatory agencies of NFA with restrictions or equivalent determination with respect to the contamination resulting from the site with the exception of LTM (such as monitoring, maintenance, LUCs, and Five-Year Reviews). Where regulatory acceptance/concurrence cannot be obtained within the PoP, provide documents acceptable to the AF to achieve RC, in accordance with applicable DDs, laws, and regulations.

· Optimization of the established remedy where feasible and cost effective to achieve RC.

· Development and establishment of a performance model, including strategy, metrics, and model for the site, which illustrates the anticipated progress towards achieving RC by year during the PoP.

· Review of monitoring data against the performance model to demonstrate adequate progress and measure the success of remedial action, as well as identify the need for alternative action where necessary, during the PoP.

· For sites with both emerging contaminants and non-emerging contaminants, the Contractor can achieve RC as defined above with the exception of regulatory concurrence within the PoP for non-emerging contaminants where it can be demonstrated that no further activities are required for non-emerging contaminants associated with the site with the exception of LTM. The same conditions for achieving RC would apply to non-emerging contaminants contamination.

PO - SC:

Site Closeout The stage at which the DoD has completed active management and monitoring at an environmental restoration site, and no additional environmental restoration funds will be expended at the site. SC occurs when environmental restoration goals have been achieved that allow UU/UE of the property (e.g., no further LTM, including LUCs, is required). Also may be a no further action. [DoDM 4715.20, March 9, 2012] Requirements for this objective include:

· Completion of all restoration activities necessary to achieve cleanup resulting in unrestricted use/unlimited exposure (UU/UE) and in accordance with applicable DDs and regulatory requirements for all contaminants (except emerging contaminants as noted below) and pathways associated with the site. This includes the removal and decommissioning of any remediation system or monitoring network and site restoration consistent with the surrounding area, unless specifically excluded by the AF.

· Written documentation from the regulatory agencies of no further action (NFA) or equivalent determination with respect to contamination resulting from the site that includes no further monitoring, maintenance, LUCs, or Five-Year Reviews. Where regulatory acceptance/concurrence cannot be obtained within the PoP, provide closeout documents acceptable to the AF to achieve closeout in accordance with applicable DDs, laws, and regulations.

· Demonstrating to the AF that no additional known AF financial liabilities associated with the site exist (e.g., wells and systems decommissioned, site restored, no further LUC responsibilities that could generate costs to the AF).

· Optimization of the established remedy where feasible and cost effective to achieve SC.

· Development and establishment of a performance model, including strategy, metrics, and model for the site which illustrates the anticipated progress towards achieving SC by year during the PoP.

· Review of monitoring data against the performance model to demonstrate adequate progress and measure the success of remedial action, as well as identify the need for alternative action where necessary, during the PoP.

· For sites with both emerging contaminants and non-emerging contaminants, the Contractor can SC as defined above with the exception of regulatory concurrence within the PoP for non-emerging contaminants associated with the site where it can be demonstrated that no further activities are required for non-emerging contaminants. The same conditions for achieving SC would apply to non-emerging contaminants.