05202020_FA8903-20-R-0010_Two Questions.xlsx
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- FA890320R0010
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This document contains questions and answers related to a Request for Proposals for Base Realignment and Closure Environmental Construction and Optimization Services for the Central South Region. The solicitation seeks services including five-year review reports, RCRA permit renewals, TPDES permit renewals, plugging and abandoning groundwater monitoring wells, in situ bioremediation injections, registering utility lines with locate services, responding to locate requests, sampling groundwater monitoring wells, and cleaning out silt from influent basins at groundwater treatment plants. The questions and answers provide additional details such as the anticipated number and locations of wells to be plugged and abandoned, sampling requirements before abandonment, frequencies and costs for replacing ultraviolet bulbs and cleaning out silt, and which sites have contamination from PFOA/PFOS requiring special waste handling. Response dates for questions ranged from May 19 to May 20, 2020.
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| Q # | Document Reference | RFP QUESTIONS | DATE RCVD | Document Reference | GOV'T RESPONSE | RESPONSE DATE |
| 1 | TO 2 PWS Attachment 2 | Kelly Base Specific Req states that |
“The Contractor shall prepare a Five-Year Review Report for sites identified in Attachment 1. The next Five-Year Review is due June 2025.”
Question: Will the 2030 Five Year Review be also included in this contract?
| 2 | TO 2 PWS Attachment 2 | 1. Kelly Base Specific Req states that “The Contractor may be required to prepare and to obtain regulatory approval for modifications to existing Kelly AFB RCRA Permit based upon the Contractor’s proposed technical approach for achieving the objectives of this TO.” Question: Is 2029 renewal of RCRA Permit/Compliance Plan included in this contract? |
| 3 | TO 2 PWS Attachment 2 | Is renewal of Texas Pollution Discharge Elimination System (TPDES) permit for Kelly AFB in 2025 and 2030 included in the contract? |
| 4 | TO 2 PWS Attachment 2 | Kelly Base Specific Req states that: |
“In addition to the requirements presented in this PWS, this scope includes the following:
Properly plug and abandon all former Kelly AFB shallow groundwater wells no longer regulatory required in Zones 2, 3, 4 and 5 and outside the former Kelly AFB’s base boundary and not needed for future PFC investigations. Question: (a) How will determination be made for abandonment of wells in offsite areas in Zone 4 and 5? Is the deciding factor in determining whether wells at one of these sites can be abandoned based on whether or not the site has reached SC? (b) Will sampling of wells be required before abandonment? (c) Please provide number of wells anticipated to be abandoned in each of Zones 2, 3, 4, and 5. (d) Please provide how many wells will need to be retained for PFAS investigation
| 5 | Pricing Model: | Performance Objective for Kelly AFB sites SS036 and SS050 is RA-O. Is AF anticipating in situ bioremediation injections to be performed as part of RA-O to expedite achievement of RC or SC, even though RC or SC are not Performance Objectives for these two sites under this contract? | |||||
| 95 | TO 2 PWS | For installations with active remediation systems with underground piping, is the BECOS contractor required to register utilities and LUC boundaries with utility locate services, and respond to locate requests. | |||||
| 96 | TO 2 PWS | Attachment 2 Homestead AFB, Section 1.1, 1st bullet: Please confirm the referenced OWS is different than the former OWS removed in 1993-1994. If so, please provide location and background information on this OWS. It is not identified in the available historical documents. | |||||
| 97 | TO 2 PWS | Please identify BECOS Central South sites that are known to be contaminated with PFOA/PFOS and require special waste handling, and identify maximum concentrations for comparison to AF's guidance document (e.g., At SD019 site at Myrtle Beach, what are the current PFOS/PFOA concentrations in groundwater sampling purge water needed to identify the required disposal facility). | |||||
| 98 | TO 2 PWS, Section 3.2 | The PWS calls for a QPP. A) please confirm the QPP is programmatic covering all installations and should be included in the CLIN1 PMP pricing or specify alternate location. B) please confirm that base/ site specific addenda are to to be included in site specific CLINs. | |||||
| 99 | TO 2 PWS | Please confirm that 4 wells at the BH01 Area of Spill Site SS045 at England AFB are not to be included in the SS045 LTM events per the 2019 Arcadis work plans for SS045 (AR #593520). The 2019 RECAP Report recommended that 4 wells at the BH-01 Area be included in the SS045 LTM Program for sampling on an annual frequency (AR 592079). | |||||
| 100 | TO 2 PWS | Indicate whether sampling of the 4 wells at BH01 Area of Spill Site SS045 at England AFB is part of the scope of TO02. | |||||
| 101 | Section L 5.5.c | Please confirm that if an Offeror is proposing as an unpopulated JV and each member is proposing separate FBLRs, the managing member rates should be included as the prime offeror as the JV Offeror will not have separate labor rates. | |||||
| 101 | Professional Compensation Plan Model | If an Offeror's standard accounting practice is that Fringe is a sub-pool of overhead and not separately applied, please clarify whether only the fringe rate or all indirect markups should be applied to the base rate should be included in the compensation model. If only the fringe rate is applied, it will not match the FBLR. | |||||
| 101 | Wage Determinations | Please confirm whether or not SCA wage determinations (WD) will apply to categories such as engineering technician and clerical. If yes, please provide the applicable WDs. | |||||
| 1 | TO 02, Kelly AFB. CLIN 033 RA-O | The GWTP utilizes UVOX as part of the treatment train. Please provide the frequency of UVOX bulb replacements and annual cost. In addition, provide the part number to source UVOX bulb replacements. | 19-May-20 | TO2 | Approximately 24 bulbs a year | ||
| See the Ultraviolet (UV) Lamp Inventory Report for 2004 (AR #3534.2) and 2008 (AR #3963) | 20-May-20 | ||||||
| 2 | TO 02, Kelly AFB. CLIN 033 RA-O | The GWTP has two influent basins that may get silted over time and have been cleaned out in the past. Is there a requirement to clean out silt from the influent basins under TO02? If yes, please provide frequency of historic clean outs and any available cost information. | 19-May-20 | TO2 | Yes, it is a requirement under this TO. See Sludge Information Report for 2004 (AR #3534.2) and 2008 (AR #3963). Note that removed sludge characterization must now include PFAS sampling and analysis prior to disposal | 20-May-20 |
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