FSS-899 - Noblis, Inc. - GS10F0048X

Noblis, Inc.

Authorized Federal Supply Schedule Price List

Environmental Services

Contract Number: GS-10F-0048X

3150 Fairview Park Drive South

Falls Church, VA 22042-4519

Tel 703-610-2007

Fax 703-610-2020 i

Noblis, Inc.

General Services Administration

Federal Supply Service

Authorized Federal Supply Schedule Price List

Environmental Services

FSC GROUP 899, FSC CLASS F999

Contract Number: GS-10F-0048X

Period Covered by Contract: 9 December 2010 through 8 December 2015

Price List Effective: 24 July 2013 (Current through Modification A303)

Falls Church, VA 22042-4519 Toll-Free 877-662-4799 Tel 703-610-2007 Fax 703-610-2020 E-mail: env899@noblis.org

Contract Administrator: Jim Findley, 703-610-2290

Business Size: Large Business Taxpayer Identification Number (TIN): 54-1781521 CAGE Code: 05DZ5 DUNS Number: 932902364

Online access to contract ordering information, terms and conditions, up-to-date pricing, and the option to create an electronic delivery order are available through GSA Advantage!, a menu-driven database system. The Internet address for GSA Advantage! is www.gsaadvantage.com/ .

For more information on ordering under the Environmental Services Schedule 899, please refer to the FSS Schedule link at www.gsa.gov/ .

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Table of Contents

████ Noblis Corporate Overview

████ Customer Information

████ Environmental Services Overview

████ Labor Categories

████ Ordering Information

████ Pricing Appendix

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Noblis Corporate Overview

The best of science, technology, and strategy … for the best of reasons

Noblis is a nonprofit science, technology, and strategy organization that helps clients solve complex scientific, systems, process, and infrastructure problems in ways that benefit the public.

Our unique impartial, independent stance assures clients that our counsel and implementation support is offered purely in their best interests.

Noblis is renowned for its work with numerous federal and state government agencies, as well as private and nonprofit clients. We bring the best of scientific thought, management, and engineering know-how to find solutions that are practical, efficient, and effective. You will find

Noblis at work in many fields, including national and homeland security; transportation; health care; criminal justice; energy and the environment; oceans, atmosphere and space; and public safety.

Bright minds are drawn to Noblis

It is our belief that our country’s greatest challenges deserve nothing less than the most sound and sustainable solutions the human mind can invent. So it’s no surprise to find that many of the best minds in science, engineering, research, management, and technology today work at Noblis.

Experienced thought leaders and subject matter experts staff every project, combining intellectual rigor, domain expertise, and critical thinking with a wide-ranging and forward-looking view.

Many have had extensive experience in federal, state, and local government, as well as many leading organizations in the private and nonprofit sectors. They could work anywhere, but they choose Noblis because they are passionate about making lasting contributions to society—the kind that save lives, make people safer and healthier, improve the environment, enhance economic well-being, and strengthen critical infrastructures.

A collaborative experience

As accomplished scientists, engineers, analysts, researchers, and technology and management experts, we respect the power of each individual mind. But we realize that we deliver our best

2 GS-10F-0048X Noblis thinking when we collaborate with our clients across our many disciplines, looking from every angle to find the most complete and lasting solutions.

At Noblis, there is always a free exchange of ideas and knowledge, and many a lively debate.

You can expect the process to be stimulating, enlightening, thought-provoking, and, on the whole, quite enjoyable as we work together toward success. Our collaborative culture has made possible our long and proud heritage of transforming information into the knowledge required to provide a public benefit, and of transferring the knowledge we have gained to public use.

We do what’s right and what works

When the stakes are so high that they can’t afford limited thinking, business and government leaders turn to Noblis. They count on us to bring many perspectives and an objective, impartial view to solving their systems, process, and infrastructure problems. They know we will be both inventive and practical in our thinking, considering carefully how best to meet stakeholder requirements, accommodate changes in technology, and operate with sufficient safety, privacy, and security. When you work with Noblis, you can expect a solution that is effective and efficient. It will work well today, be sustainable for many tomorrows, and best serve the public interest.

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Customer Information

1. Authorized Special Item Numbers (SINs):

a) Special Item No. 899-1: Consulting Services

Disaster Recovery SINs: 899-1RC

b) Pricing: Labor Category rates proposed in support of all authorized SINs are valid for all sites.

c) Hourly Labor Rates: see Pricing Appendix

2. Maximum order threshold:

$1,000,000

3. Minimum order:

$100

4. Geographic coverage (delivery area):

FOB Destination, “Domestic Delivery”

5. Point(s) of production (city, county, and state or foreign country):

Noblis, Inc.

3150 Fairview Park Drive South Falls Church, VA 22042

6. Discount from list prices or statement of net price:

Prices shown herein are NET discounted. See Pricing Appendix.

7. Quantity discounts:

Volume discount of 2% on any single order over $1,000,000.

8. Prompt payment terms:

0% NET 30 days or “There is no special discount offered for prompt payment, payment terms are NET 30 days.”

9. Notification that Government purchase cards are accepted up to or above the micro-purchase threshold:

Yes

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10. Foreign items (list items by country of origin):

N/A

11. Delivery:

a) Time of delivery:

Per agreed-to delivery on each Task Order.

b) Expedited Delivery:

N/A

c) Overnight and 2-day Delivery:

N/A

d) Urgent Requirements:

Urgent Requirements are specified in negotiated delivery/task orders.

12. F.O.B. point(s):

Destination

13a. Ordering address(es):

Noblis, Inc.

Attention: Jim Findley 3150 Fairview Park Drive South Falls Church, VA 22042

13b. Ordering procedures:

For supplies and services, the ordering procedures, information on Blanket Purchase Agreements (BPA’s) are found in Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 8.405-3. A sample BPA can be found at the GSA/FSS Schedule homepage (http://www.gsa.gov/portal/category/100639)

14. Payment address(es):

Check/U.S. Mail:

PO Box 79608 Baltimore, MD 21279-0608

ACH:

c/o Suntrust Bank Richmond, VA Account Number: 202131939

ABA: 061000104

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15. Warranty provision:

N/A

16. Export packing charges, if applicable:

N/A

17. Terms and conditions of Government purchase card acceptance (any thresholds above the micro-purchase level):

N/A

18. Terms and conditions of rental, maintenance, and repair (if applicable):

N/A

19. Terms and conditions of installation (if applicable):

N/A

20. Terms and conditions of repair parts indicating date of parts price lists and any discounts from list prices (if applicable):

N/A

20a. Terms and conditions for any other services (if applicable):

N/A

21. List of service and distribution points (if applicable):

N/A

22. List of participating dealers (if applicable):

N/A

23. Preventive maintenance (if applicable):

N/A

24a. Special attributes such as environmental attributes (e.g. recycled content, energy efficiency, and/or reduced pollutants):

N/A

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24b. If applicable, indicate that Section 508 compliance information is available on Electronic and Information Technology (EIT) supplies and services and show where full details can be found (e.g. contractor’s website or other location). The EIT standards can be found at www.Section508.gov/.

N/A

25. Data Universal Number System (DUNS) number:

932902364

26. Notification regarding registration in Central Contractor Registration (CCR) database:

Registered.

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Environmental Services Information

The contract covers Environmental Services Schedule 899, which is a priority source for industry experts providing support to federal agencies. Services under this Schedule are designed to support agencies in meeting their environmental requirements and streamline the contracting process by providing a faster, more cost efficient means to meet environment requirements.

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Environmental Services Offered by Noblis

Noblis, Inc. performs the following services under the Special Item Number:

899 1 Environmental Consulting Services The services include, but are not limited to: Planning and Documentation Services for the development, planning, facilitation, coordination, and documentation of and/or for environmental initiatives (or mandates such as

Executive Order 13423) in areas of chemical, radiological, and/or hazardous materials; ISO

14001 Environmental Management System (EMS) and sustainable performance measure development; Environmental Assessment (EA) and Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) preparation under the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA); Endangered species, wetland, watershed, and other natural resource management plans; Archeological and/or cultural resource management plans; Environmental program and project management;

Environmental regulation development; Economic, technical and/or risk analysis; other environmentally related studies and/or consultations; Homeland Security solutions that include Biochemical protection; Crime prevention through environmental design surveys

(CPTED); Economical, technical and/or risk analysis; Identification and mitigation of threats inclusive of protective measures to mitigate the threats; and Vulnerability assessments.

Compliance Services such as review, audit, and implementation/management of EMS and other compliance and contingency plans and performance measures; Permitting; Spill prevention/control and countermeasure plans; Pollution prevention surveys; and Community

Right to-Know Act reporting. Advisory Services for ongoing advice and assistance with data and information in support of agency environmental programs involving areas such as

Hazardous material spills; Material safety data sheets (MSDS), Biological/medical data sheets; Information hotlines; Poison control hotlines; Environmental regulations and environmental policy/procedure updates; Management, furnishing, or inventory of MSDS.

Waste Management Consulting Services to provide guidance in support of waste-related data collection, feasibility studies and risk analyses; Resource Conservation and Recovery

Act/Comprehensive Environmental Response Compensation and Liability Act

(RCRA/CERCLA) site investigations; Hazardous and/or non-hazardous exposure assessments; Waste characterization and source reduction studies; Review and

Noblis GS-10F-0048X 9 recommendation of waste tracking or handling systems; Waste management plans and/or surveys; Waste minimization/pollution prevention initiatives; and Review of technologies and processes impacting waste management.

Note: Services involving only the consulting portion of environmental remediation efforts are included under this SIN. Any actual remediation efforts are performed under SIN 899-8 which is not under this Schedule award.

— Section 833 of the John Warner National Defense Authorization Act for fiscal year 2007 (Public Law 109-364) amended 40 U.S.C. 502 to authorize the Administrator of

General Services to provide for the use of Federal Supply Schedules by state and local governments for the purchase of products and services to be used in advance of a major disaster declared by the president, as well as in the aftermath of an emergency event (such as a major disaster, terrorism, or a nuclear, biological, chemical, or radiological attack) to facilitate recovery.

State and local government entities are responsible for ensuring that the products or services purchased are to be used to facilitate recovery.

The following SINs include Recovery Purchasing: 899-1RC

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Labor Categories (See Pricing Appendix for Hourly Rate Information)

Senior Fellow/Director

Minimum/General Experience: Minimum of 18 years experience.

Duties/Functional Responsibilities: Provides broad technical leadership to a wide range of work programs; responsible for providing significant contributions to the company’s most difficult and challenging scientific, engineering, or analytical projects and activities. May provide management and deliverable quality of a major organizational service offering or business unit. Principal technical spokesperson for

Noblis on company capabilities and future efforts. Oversees the technical direction of implementing new technologies, strategies, or methods. Exhibits a superior degree of ingenuity, creativity, and resourcefulness in problem-solving. Independently prepares and presents a variety of technical information and contributes to the development of innovative principles and ideas. Provides guidance and direction in resolving the most complex program management and organizational problems. May direct internal research programs in support of scientific and/or technological advances. Represents the organization to key clients on critical issues. May integrate client objectives to influence direction, schedule, outcomes, budget, and quality of one or more work programs. Acts as peer advisor and is recognized as an industry expert and technical opinion leader both internally and externally.

Minimum Education: Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience (1 year of education

= 1.5 years of experience).

Fellow/Senior Manager

Minimum/General Experience: Minimum of 15 years experience.

Duties/Functional Responsibilities: Provides broad technical leadership to one or more work programs. Responsible for contributing to Noblis’ most difficult and challenging scientific, engineering, or analytical projects and activities. May act as a principal technical spokesperson for Noblis with one or more clients, and represents company capabilities and future efforts. Exhibits a great degree of ingenuity, creativity, Noblis GS-10F-0048X 11 and resourcefulness in problem solving. Resolves complex program management and organizational problems. Leads work and outcomes of team members to integrate into project objectives. Provides frequent critical and prominent subject matter input to major decision-making processes. May peer-review internal and customer-focused technical publications. May write and present external and internal publications. Recognized as technical opinion leader both internally and externally.

Minimum Education: Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience (1 year of education

= 1.5 years of experience).

Senior Principal/Manager

Minimum/General Experience: Minimum of 9 years.

Duties/Functional Responsibilities: Provides technical leadership to one or more projects. May act as principal technical spokesperson for Noblis with one or more clients, and represents company capabilities and future efforts. Exhibits a high degree of ingenuity, creativity, and resourcefulness in problem-solving. Achieves objectives and solves problems in creative and innovative ways. Identifies alternative applications for existing tools, techniques, and technologies. Advises clients of technical developments and anticipates technical needs to influence outcomes. Provides input and may oversee the development of internal and customer-focused technical publications. Solves extremely complex problems through analysis of situations and data involving tangible and intangible variables.

Minimum Education: Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience (1 year of education

= 1.5 years of experience).

Principal II

Minimum/General Experience: Minimum of 8 years. Applies a mastery of knowledge and extensive experience as a generalist or specialist.

Duties/Functional Responsibilities: Uses a variety of increasingly complex professional concepts and methodologies. Exercises independent judgment in selecting

12 GS-10F-0048X Noblis methods, techniques, and evaluation criteria to obtain results. Develops and applies analyses of situations or data using an in-depth evaluation of various factors. Recognizes and explores other work, tools, techniques, and technologies to improve or influence results. Writes a variety of documents and prepares and presents briefings based on materials. Works independently to determine approach to and objectives of work assignments. Leads tasks or segments of programs; provides technical leadership/direction to complete programs.

Minimum Education: Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience (1 year of education

= 1.5 years of experience)

Principal

Minimum/General Experience: Minimum of 7 years. Employs extensive knowledge and experience as a generalist or specialist.

Duties/Functional Responsibilities: Uses a variety of professional concepts and methodologies. Exercises broad judgment in selecting methods, techniques, and evaluation criteria to obtain results. Develops and applies analyses of situations or data using an in-depth evaluation of various factors. Recognizes and explores other work, tools, techniques, and technologies to improve or influence results. Writes a variety of documents and prepares and presents briefings based on materials. Works independently to determine approach to and objectives of work assignments. Leads tasks or segments of programs; may provide technical leadership/direction to complete programs.

Minimum Education: Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience (1 year of education

= 1.5 years of experience).

Lead

Minimum/General Experience: Minimum of 5 years. Applies full knowledge of particular technical area and a developing knowledge of other technology areas.

Duties/Functional Responsibilities: Introduces working knowledge of related disciplines in assessing technical problems. Solves a wide range of difficult problem in imaginative and practical ways using professional concepts and procedures. Works on

Noblis GS-10F-0048X 13 diverse problems requiring evaluation of identifiable factors. Works independently;

receives no instructions on routine work, and general instructions on new assignments.

Presents alternatives, solutions, or strategies, considering client requirements and Noblis capabilities. Typical tasks may include, but are not limited to, developing system requirements and providing strategic, tactical, and operational-level planning support.

Minimum Education: Bachelor’s degree or equivalent specialized experience (1 year of education = 1.5 years of experience).

Senior Staff II

Minimum/General Experience: Minimum of 3 years. Applies broad knowledge of particular technical area and a developing knowledge of other technology areas.

Duties/Functional Responsibilities: Writes technical documents, primarily for internal use. Solves a variety of problems, applying standard professional concepts and methodologies. Works on diverse problems requiring evaluation of identifiable factors.

Receives minimal instructions on routine work, and general instructions for new work;

progress is regularly reviewed. Full use and application of established practices.

Typical tasks may include, but are not limited to, assisting in developing requirements, or identifying organizational goals and mission statements.

Minimum Education: Bachelor’s degree or equivalent specialized experience (1 year of education = 1.5 years of experience).

Senior Staff

Minimum/General Experience: Minimum of 1 year. Applies knowledge of particular technical area and a general sense of other technology areas.

Duties/Functional Responsibilities: Writes brief technical documents, primarily for internal use. Solves a variety of structured problems, applying standard professional concepts and methodologies. Works on diverse problems requiring evaluation of identifiable factors. Receives general instructions on routine work, and specific instructions for new work; progress is regularly reviewed. Full use and application of established practices. Typical tasks may include, but are not limited to, assisting in developing requirements, or identifying organizational goals and mission statements.

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Minimum Education: Bachelor’s degree or equivalent specialized experience (1 year of education = 1.5 years of experience).

Staff II

Minimum/General Experience: Minimum of 6 years. Applies broad project or technology area knowledge.

Duties/Functional Responsibilities: Works as part of project team. Contributes to solving a variety of structured and unstructured problems by applying standard professional concepts and methodologies and/or providing complex and detailed analysis. Summarizes information and may assist in the interpretation of studies or reports documenting agencies’ management, organizational, and business improvement efforts. Documents own work for the use of others on project team; contributes to the development of client documentation. Monitors own progress on assigned tasks.

Minimum Education: High school diploma or equivalent. (1 year of education = 1.5 years of experience).

Staff

Minimum/General Experience: Minimum of 5 years. Applies particular project or technology area knowledge.

Duties/Functional Responsibilities: Works as part of project team. Contributes to solving a variety of structured problems by applying standard professional concepts and methodologies and/or providing complex and detailed analysis. Summarizes information in studies or reports documenting agencies’ management, organizational, and business improvement efforts. Documents own work for the use of others on project team; may contribute to the development of client documentation. Monitors own progress on assigned tasks.

Minimum Education: High school diploma or equivalent. (1 year of education = 1.5

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Associate II

Minimum/General Experience: Minimum of 4 years experience. Applies refined skills and follows standard principles, theories, concepts, and techniques.

Duties/Functional Responsibilities: Uses independent judgment by evaluating possible courses of action, applying developed skills, and following standard principles, theories, concepts, and techniques in choosing the most appropriate solution to problems of limited scope. Exchanges information that may require clarification but not interpretation.

Decisions, duties, and work are regularly reviewed.

Minimum Education: High school diploma or equivalent (1 year of education = 1.5

Associate

Minimum/General Experience: Minimum of 3 years experience. Applies developed skills and follows standard principles, theories, concepts, and techniques.

Duties/Functional Responsibilities: May use independent judgment by evaluating possible courses of action, applying developed skills, and following standard principles, theories, concepts, and techniques in choosing the most appropriate solution to problems of limited scope. Exchanges routine information that may require clarification but not interpretation. Work is closely managed. Decisions and duties are regularly reviewed.

Support Specialist

Minimum/General Experience: Minimum of 3 years experience. Applies developed skills in area of specialization. Adapts procedures, techniques, tools, materials, and/or equipment to meet special needs and complete a variety of tasks with increasing complexity and reflecting a high degree of variety.

Duties/Functional Responsibilities: Duties may at times be non-routine in nature and varied in complexity. May act as a resource to less experienced employees. Some judgment and initiative may be required in resolving routine problems and making

16 GS-10F-0048X Noblis routine recommendations. May be responsible for portions of a larger project. May request information and guide work from lower level staff. Works under general supervision. May act independently to plan and accomplish routine assignments.

Typically receives general instructions on new assignments.

Junior Specialist

Minimum/General Experience: Minimum of 1 year experience. Applies developing skills in area of specialization. Adapts procedures, techniques, tools, materials, and/or equipment to meet special needs and complete a variety of tasks with increasing complexity and reflecting a high degree of variety.

Duties/Functional Responsibilities: Duties may at times be non-routine in nature and varied in complexity. Some judgment and initiative may be required in resolving routine problems and making routine recommendations. May be responsible for portions of a larger project. Works under close supervision. May act independently to accomplish routine assignments. Typically receives specific instructions on new assignments.

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Ordering Information

1. Contractor Name: Noblis, Inc.

2. Type of Contractor: Large Business

3. Contractor’s Taxpayer Identification Number (TIN): 54-1781521

4. CAGE Code: 05DZ5

5. DUNS Number: 932902364

6. Inspection/Acceptance:

The contractor shall only tender for acceptance those items that conform to the requirements of this contract. The government reserves the right to inspect or test any supplies or services that have been tendered for acceptance. The government may require repair or replacement of nonconforming supplies or reperformance of nonconforming services at no increase in contract price. The government must exercise its post-acceptance rights (1) within a reasonable time after the defect was discovered or should have been discovered; and (2) before any substantial change occurs in the condition of the item, unless the change is due to the defect in the item.

7. Limitation of Liability:

Except as otherwise provided by an express warranty, the contractor will not be liable to the government for consequential damages resulting from any defect or deficiencies in accepted items.

8. Special Provisions for Task Orders:

Agencies may incorporate provisions in their task orders that are essential to their requirements (e.g., security clearances, hazardous substances, special handling, key personnel, etc.). These provisions, when required, will be included in individual task orders. Any cost necessary for the contractor to comply with the provision(s) will be included in the task order proposal, unless otherwise prohibited by law.

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9. Federal Acquisition Regulation 8.405-2 — Ordering Procedures for

Services Requiring a Statement of Work

(a) General. Ordering activities shall use the procedures in this subsection when ordering services priced at hourly rates as established by the schedule contracts. The applicable services will be identified in the Federal Supply

Schedule publications and the contractor’s pricelists.

(b) Statements of Work (SOWs). All Statements of Work shall include the work to be performed; location of work; period of performance; deliverable schedule; applicable performance standards; and any special requirements

(e.g., security clearances, travel, special knowledge). To the maximum extent practicable, agency requirements shall be performance-based statements (see subpart 37.6).

(c) Request for Quotation procedures. The ordering activity must provide the

Request for Quotation (RFQ), which includes the statement of work and evaluation criteria (e.g., experience and past performance), to schedule contractors that offer services that will meet the agency’s needs. The RFQ may be posted to GSA’s electronic RFQ system, e-Buy (see 8.402(d)).

(1) Orders at, or below, the micro-purchase threshold. Ordering activities may place orders at, or below, the micro-purchase threshold with any

Federal Supply Schedule contractor that can meet the agency’s needs.

The ordering activity should attempt to distribute orders among contractors.

(2) For orders exceeding the micro-purchase threshold, but not exceeding the maximum order threshold.

(i) The ordering activity shall develop a statement of work.

(ii) The ordering activity shall provide the RFQ (including the statement of work and evaluation criteria) to at least three schedule contractors that offer services that will meet the agency’s needs.

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(iii) The ordering activity should request that contractors submit firm-fixed prices to perform the services identified in the statement of work.

(3) For proposed orders exceeding the maximum order threshold or when establishing a BPA. In addition to meeting the requirements of 8.405-

2(c)(2), the ordering activity shall—

(i) Provide the RFQ (including the statement of work and evaluation criteria) to additional schedule contractors that offer services that will meet the needs of the ordering activity. When determining the appropriate number of additional schedule contractors, the ordering activity may consider, among other factors, the following:

(A) The complexity, scope and estimated value of the requirement.

(B) The market search results.

(ii) Seek price reductions.

(4) The ordering activity shall provide the RFQ (including the statement of work and the evaluation criteria) to any schedule contractor who requests a copy of it.

(d) Evaluation. The ordering activity shall evaluate all responses received using the evaluation criteria provided to the schedule contractors. The ordering activity is responsible for considering the level of effort and the mix of labor proposed to perform a specific task being ordered, and for determining that the total price is reasonable. Place the order, or establish the

BPA, with the schedule contractor that represents the best value (see

8.404(d)). After award, ordering activities should provide timely notification to unsuccessful offerors. If an unsuccessful offeror requests information on an award that was based on factors other than price alone, a brief explanation of the basis for the award decision shall be provided.

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(e) Minimum documentation. The ordering activity shall document—

(1) The schedule contracts considered, noting the contractor from which the service was purchased;

(2) A description of the service purchased;

(3) The amount paid;

(4) The evaluation methodology used in selecting the contractor to receive the order;

(5) The rationale for any tradeoffs in making the selection;

(6) The price reasonableness determination required by paragraph (d) of this subsection; and

(7) The rationale for using other than—

(i) A firm-fixed price order; or

(ii) A performance-based order.

10. Security Requirements

In the event that security requirements are necessary, the ordering activities may incorporate, in their delivery orders, a security clause in accordance with current laws, regulations, and individual agency policy; however, the burden of administering the security requirements shall be with the ordering agency.

11. Purchase of Open Market Items

NOTE: Open Market Items are also known as incidental items, non-contract items, non-Schedule items, and items not on a Federal Supply Schedule contract.

For administrative convenience, an ordering office contracting officer may add items not on the Federal Supply Multiple Award Schedule (MAS)—referred to as open market items—to a Federal Supply Schedule blanket purchase agreement (BPA) or an individual task or delivery order, only if—

(a) All applicable acquisition regulations pertaining to the purchase of the items not on the Federal Supply Schedule have been followed (e.g., publicizing

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(Part 5), competition requirements (Part 6), acquisition of commercial items

(Part 12), contracting methods (Parts 13, 14, and 15), and small business programs (Part 19));

(b) The ordering office’s contracting officer has determined that the price for the items not on the Federal Supply Schedule is fair and reasonable;

(c) The items are clearly labeled on the order as items not on the Federal Supply

Schedule; and

(d) All clauses applicable to items not on the Federal Supply Schedule are included in the order.

12. GSA Advantage!

GSA Advantage! is an online, interactive electronic information and ordering system that provides online access to vendors’ schedule prices with ordering information.

GSA Advantage! will allow the user to perform various searches across all contracts.

Agencies can access GSA Advantage! on the Internet at HHHHHHHHHHHHHUUUUUUUUUUUUUwww.gsaadvantage.gov/UUUUUUUUUUUUUHHHHHHHHHHHHH.

13. Blanket Purchase Agreements (BPAs)

Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 13.303-1 defines a Blanket Purchase

Agreement (BPA) as “a simplified method of filling anticipated repetitive needs for supplies or services by establishing ‘charge accounts’ with qualified sources of supply.”

The use of Blanket Purchase Agreements under the GSA Schedule Program is authorized in accordance with FAR 13.303-2(c)(3), which states that BPAs may be established with “Federal Supply Schedule Contractors, if not inconsistent with the terms of the applicable schedule contract.”

Pricing Appendix Hourly Labor Rates

Period of Performance: 9 December 2010 through 8 December 2015

SIN: 899-1

Labor Category GSA Catalog Price

Senior Fellow/Director $335.52

Fellow/Senior Manager $320.60

Senior Principal / Manager $298.24 Principal II $268.41 Principal $238.59 Lead $216.22 Senior Staff II $193.85

Senior Staff $171.49 Staff II $152.85 Staff $134.21 Associate II $115.57 Associate $96.93 Support Specialist $82.02

Junior Specialist $52.19

— Hourly Rates, Labor Categories, and Products listed above are also valid for Disaster

Recovery SINs 899-1RC

Rates include .75% IFF

The Service Contract Act (SCA) is applicable to this contract as it applies to the entire Environmental Schedule and all services provided. While no specific labor categories have been identified as being subject to SCA due to exemptions for professional employees (FAR 22.1101, 22.1102 and 29 CFR 541.300), this contract still maintains the provisions and protections for SCA eligible labor categories. If and / or when the Contractor adds SCA labor categories / employees to the contract through the modification process, the Contractor must inform the Contracting Officer and establish a SCA matrix identifying the GSA labor category titles, the occupational code, SCA labor category titles and the applicable WD number. Failure to do so may result in cancellation of the contract.

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