J2. SOW Pribs NMFS_UST2_GW Monitoring_Spring22 -Sample Task Order.pdf

Performance Work Statement

Groundwater Monitoring Services on

St. Paul NMFS Complex UST No. 2 Site

Pribilof Islands, Alaska

December 2021

1.0 GENERAL INFORMATION

1.1 Introduction

The Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) has performed contaminated site characterization and restoration at multiple sites on St. Paul and St.

George Islands, Alaska. One of the sites that have undergone site restoration and achieved closure with institutional controls is the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) Complex

Underground Storage Tank (UST) No. 2 site (aka St. Paul NMFS Admin/Laboratory Building).

The Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation (ADEC) assigned File No. 2644.38.009 and Hazard ID 3056 to this site. The site is located on St. Paul Island, one of the four islands comprising the Pribilof Islands in the State of Alaska.

In accordance to the July 31, 2019 Decision Document, NOAA is required to conduct long-term groundwater monitoring at the NMFS Complex UST No. 2 site by ADEC. NOAA must conduct biannual groundwater monitoring and reporting until two consecutive sampling events result in no exceedances of ADEC groundwater cleanup levels. This Statement of Work addresses one groundwater monitoring event (Spring of 2022) at 2 wells located at the NMFS Complex UST

No. 2 site. It is assumed that the May 2022 sampling event will be conducted concurrently with the groundwater sampling event being conducted under the Two-Party Agreement (TPA) and no separate mobilization effort will be required.

1.2 Background – St. George and St. Paul Islands

The Pribilof Islands are located in the Bering Sea approximately 800 miles from Anchorage, Alaska. St. Paul Island has a resident population of approximately 500; St George Island has a population of approximately 80. The availability of telecommunications, internet connectivity, commercial lodging, heavy and material handling equipment, ground, air and marine transportation, waste recycling or disposal options, and rental vehicles is very limited on both islands. Logistical arrangements should be arranged well ahead of planned travel dates, with reservations verified just prior to travel.

Pribilof Island climate is harsh. Winds average 18 miles per hour (mph), but days when velocities stay at 30 mph or greater are common. Spring and fall temperatures are typically in the mid to lower 40s (°F), and are often much lower. Foggy and wet conditions are common. Snow and ice accumulation around wells may start in October and be present into June.

Commercial airline service to the Pribilof Islands is limited and subject to cancellation due to unfavorable weather conditions.

Medical clinics are located on St. Paul Island; however, services are limited with no physicians residing on the island.

The Pribilof Islands support essential breeding and nesting grounds for northern fur seals and numerous sea bird species. Activities associated with this contract do not involve areas where these grounds are located; however, the Contractor should be aware that various environmental laws and ordinances are in affect when these species are present.

1.3 Overall Contract Management – Scope of Work & General Contract Requirements

Under the general requirements, the contractor will:

(a) Update the August 2019 St. Paul NMFS Lab Administration Building No. 2 Groundwater

Monitoring Work Plan (Work Plan) that describes how the Contractor will comply with specified Alaska codes and guidance when accomplishing this contract's groundwater monitoring.

(b) Schedule and complete 1 groundwater sampling event (May 2022). It is assumed that the

May 2022 sampling event will be conducted concurrently with the groundwater sampling event being conducted under the Two-Party Agreement (TPA) and no separate mobilization effort will be required.

(c) Analyze collected samples at an Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation

(ADEC) approved laboratory for analytes specified in this contract.

(d) Complete and deliver Laboratory Data Reports, ADEC Laboratory Data Review

Checklists and Data Quality Assurance Summaries following the sampling event.

(e) Complete and deliver a Summary Groundwater Monitoring Report including a statistical analysis of contaminant concentration trends for each well and analyte.

2.0 DEFINITIONS

No unique or peculiar definitions are required for this particular requirement.

3.0 CONTRACTOR FURNISHED PROPERTY OR SERVICES

The Contractor shall provide all labor, management, supervision, tools, equipment, materials, transportation, meals, and administrative supplies necessary to perform the specific tasks listed in

Section 5.0. Lodging at St. Paul Island will be provided by NOAA.

4.0 TASK DESCRIPTION

This task requires conducting one groundwater monitoring event at the NMFS Complex UST

No. 2 site concurrent with the groundwater monitoring event associated with the Pribilof Islands

Two-Party Agreement semi-annual groundwater sampling contracted under a separate agreement

(NW-WF1000-2100031 CLIN 0005). Figures 1 and 2 in Attachment 1 present general site map and well locations respectively. The monitoring event will include 2 primary samples, a field duplicate, an equipment blank, and a trip blank (for VOCs only).

The Contractor must deliver a complete analytical data set for all wells and shall resample all wells at an incomplete site at the Contractor’s expense unless the Contracting Officer (CO) determines that changed conditions to the contract precluded completing the data set. If the

Contractor cannot sample all designated wells for an unforeseen reason, such as well damage or inaccessibility, the contractor shall notify the Contracting Officer’s Representative (COR) or CO immediately.

The Contractor shall conduct groundwater sampling and analysis in accordance with the Work

Plan specified in Section 5.1. Groundwater samples shall be analyzed by an ADEC-approved laboratory for analytes shown in Tables 4-1. Table 4-2 contains well construction data.

The Contractor shall deliver to NOAA daily progress reports, analytical data packages, and summary groundwater monitoring report meeting the deliverable requirements specified in

Section 5.0; in formats and quantities specified in Section 6.0; and in accordance with the schedules specified in Section 7.0.

Non-aqueous phase liquid (NAPL) is not expected to be encountered at wells addressed by this contract. However, prior to sampling each well, the Contractor shall check for the presence of

NAPL. If NAPL is found to be present, the Contractor shall determine the thickness of the NAPL at the well and contact the COR. The Contractor and the COR will confer as to whether or not to proceed with the sampling of any well where NAPL is encountered.

The Contractor shall treat well purge water and equipment decontamination water onsite and discharge treated water at the site in accordance with ADEC treatment and discharge requirements. Non-hazardous solid waste (e.g., tubing and poly gloves) shall be properly disposed and may be disposed of on-island. Hazardous waste, if generated, shall be containerized, manifested, and properly disposed of off-island, with copies of all manifests and resulting disposal confirmations provided to NOAA as attachments to the Summary Report.

Hazardous waste is not anticipated to be generated by accomplishment of this contract.

Table 4-1

Groundwater Monitoring Requirements

SITE and WELL

DESIGNATION

ANALYTES

STP-MW-1 DRO (AK102), Petroleum VOCs (8260), PAH (8270D-SIM)

STP-MW-2 DRO (AK102), Petroleum VOCs (8260), PAH (8270D-SIM) DRO – Diesel Range Organics

VOCs – Volatile Organic Compounds (EPA SW8260)

PAH – Polynuclear Aromatic Hydrocarbons (EPA SW8270D-SIM)

Table 4-2

Monitoring Well Installation Data

Well Screened

Well Installation Depth Interval Designation Date (feet bgs) (feet bgs)

STP-MW-1 9/19/2017 13 3-13

STP-MW-2 9/20/2017 13 3-13

TOC – Top of Casing

Bgs – below ground surface

5.0 DELIVERABLES

5.1 Work Plan

The Contractor shall revise the Work Plan that describes how the Contractor will comply with the following Alaska codes and guidance when accomplishing this contract's groundwater monitoring:

● Title 18, Alaska Administrative Code, Chapter 75 (18 AAC 75), Articles 3 and 9; Oil and Other

Hazardous Substances Pollution Control; Discharge Reporting, Cleanup, and Disposal of Oil and

Other Hazardous Substances and General Provisions; as amended with latest revision.

● 18 AAC 78, Articles 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 8, and 9; Underground Storage Tanks; Corrective Action for

Leaking underground storage tanks (UST); Cleanup Standards; Certification of UST Workers and

Inspectors; Cleanup Levels; UST Laboratory Approval; and General Provisions; as amended with latest revision.

● ADEC 2002. Underground Storage Tanks Procedures Manual, Guidance for Treatment of

Petroleum-Contaminated Soil and Water and Standard Sampling Procedures. State of

Alaska as amended with latest revision.

● ADEC Division of Spill Prevention and Response Contaminated Sites Program Field Sampling

Guidance as amended with latest revision.

● ADEC Division of Spill Prevention and Response Contaminated Sites Program Technical

Memorandum Environmental Laboratory Data and Quality Assurance Requirements as amended with latest revision.

The work plan shall incorporate elements discussed in Section II of the ADEC Field Sampling

Guidance for Contaminated Sites and Leaking Underground Storage Tank Sites, October 2019

(Available at: http://dec.alaska.gov/spar/csp/guidance-forms) and will not be considered final until approved by ADEC. NOAA will submit the draft Work Plan to ADEC of review and approval. The Contractor should note that recent discussions with ADEC indicate that peristaltic pumps will not be approved for collecting samples for volatile analysis. The Work Plan must be approved by ADEC and the COR prior to the sampling event.

5.2 Daily Progress Reports

A daily progress report shall be written daily by the Contractor’s field team when mobilized for field work. This report shall document field personnel and assignments, daily activities, problems encountered, deviations from the Work Plan, material shipments, problem weather conditions, well conditions, NAPL encountered, etc. For example, if a scheduled flight is cancelled in Anchorage when the Contractor is in route to the islands, a progress report shall be generated for that day noting the cancellation. The progress reports shall be signed by the

Contractor’s field team leader. The daily report shall conform to the format provided in

Attachment 2 or similar format approved by the COR. Signed progress reports shall be scanned and forwarded by e-mail to the NOAA COR (if the COR is not present in the field) as soon as practicable, but no later than five (5) work days upon return from the field. All Daily Progress http://dec.alaska.gov/spar/csp/guidance-forms

Reports for the sampling events shall be included as an appendix to the applicable Summary

Groundwater Monitoring Report required under this task order.

5.3 Analytical Data Packages

The Contractor shall submit to NOAA an analytical data package that includes a Laboratory Data

Report, a Contractor-completed ADEC Laboratory Data Review Checklist, and a Contractor-completed Quality Assurance (QA) Summary report. Laboratory data reports, data review checklists, and QA summary reports shall conform to ADEC Division of Spill Prevention and

Response Contaminated Sites Program Technical Memorandum Environmental Laboratory Data and Quality Assurance Requirements as amended by latest revision. Laboratory data reports, data review checklists and quality assurance summary reports will be included in the Summary

Groundwater Monitoring Report.

5.4 Summary Groundwater Monitoring Reports

After the Spring 2022 sampling event is completed, the Contractor shall prepare a Summary

Groundwater Monitoring Report that includes the 2019 Fall (the most recent monitoring event) and the 2022 Spring sampling event. The summary reports shall include at a minimum:

● Signature sheet for Contractor and NOAA COR signatures indicating review and approval of the report.

● Table of Contents; list of acronyms and abbreviations; Executive Summary; Introduction;

Project Description; Report Organization; Site Setting and Background; Investigation

Methodologies including sampling procedures, equipment decontamination, analytical procedures, derived waste procedures, deviations from the Work Plan; Groundwater

Analytical results for both the Fall and Spring sampling events; Data Validation and Review summary for Fall and Spring sampling events;

● Figures showing island and location of the wells; and figures indicating analyte concentrations at each well (one figure for each event).

● The Contractor shall perform statistical analysis of concentration trends for each well and each analyte using Mann-Kendall methods. Statistical analysis shall incorporate all past analytical results determined, in consultation with NOAA COR, to be valid for use. The

Mann-Kendall MAKESENS program shall be utilized to provide a significance value giving the probability each trend is correct and not random. The Summary Report shall have a section that discusses the statistical analysis methodology, summarizes the results for each site and provides a table of result values or indicates reasons the statistical analysis was not run for a particular analyte, e.g., too few sample values above Method Detection Limit.

Wells/analytes with concentration trends that have 95% or greater probability of being statistically valid will be graphed showing all concentrations vs. sampling month/year data and a SEN trend line.

● Conclusions and recommendations for future sampling events.

● Additional appendices which provide copies of daily reports and field notes; groundwater sampling data sheets; QA reports; laboratory data reports; ADEC data review check lists;

MAKESENS raw data table.

5.5 IT Security

The C&A requirements of Clause 73 do not apply; a Security Accreditation Package is not required.

6.0 DELIVERABLE FORMAT AND QUANTITIES

6.1 Deliverables Formats

Documents. The Initial Draft Work Plan and Initial Draft Summary Reports forwarded as email attachments for review shall be in Microsoft Word (preferred), MS Excel (preferred) and MS

Project, as appropriate. Daily Reports, laboratory reports, QA reports and ADEC Laboratory

Data Review Checklists shall be forwarded in Adobe Portable Document Format (pdf).

Data tables shall include, as applicable, the well designation, analyte, analyte concentration, month and year sample was collected, corresponding ADEC 18 AAC 75 Table C cleanup criterion, and color coding to indicate if the analyte concentration exceeds its corresponding

ADEC cleanup criterion. Table headings shall be repeated on each table page; tables shall have

9 font or larger; and have notes describing all acronyms, laboratory flags, concentration units, and other information needed to understand table contents. Diesel-range organics (DRO) concentrations shall be reported in milligrams/liter; all other analytes shall be reported in micrograms/liter. All data used for statistical analysis of contaminant concentrations shall be tabulated in summary tables.

6.2 Deliverable Quantities

Table 6-1 provides a summary of deliverable copies and media required. The Contractor shall forward Table 6-1 deliverables to the COR.

Table 6-1

Deliverable Formats and Quantities Document

Applicable Sections

Initial Draft

Format-Copies Draft

Format-Copies Final

Format-Copies

Project Work Plan1

5.1

Electronic

Electronic Electronic

Daily Progress Reports2

5.2

NA NA NA

Analytical Data Packages3

5.3

NA Electronic Electronic

Summary Groundwater Monitoring Reports1

5.4

Electronic Electronic Electronic

NA= Not Applicable.

Note 1 – NOAA will review the initial drafts of the Work Plan and Summary Groundwater Monitoring reports and provide comments to the Contractor for incorporation into the Draft. If comments incorporated adequately, the Draft will be forwarded to ADEC for review. NOAA will coordinate with the Contractor to resolve comments received from ADEC prior to submission of Final as document of record. Paper Draft and Final copies shall be delivered in 3-ring binders. Draft copies shall not indicate

"draft" on pages in order to minimize need for page replacement when going from Draft to Final.

Note 2 – Daily Progress Reports shall be written daily during field events, signed by field team leader, scanned and forwarded by email or fax to the COR upon return from the field (if the COR is not in the field with the sampling team). Daily reports from both the November and May sampling events shall be included as an appendix to the applicable island's Summary Groundwater Monitoring Report.

Note 3 – The Laboratory and QA reports shall be submitted electronically to the COR. Any revisions required will be incorporated in the Finals and again submitted electronically. Laboratory and QA reports for both the Fall 2019 and Spring 2022 sampling events shall be included as an appendix to the applicable island's Summary Groundwater Monitoring Report.

7.0 DELIVERABLE SCHEDULE

The Period of Performance for this contract is through September 30, 2022. The Contractor shall keep the CO and the COR fully advised at all times concerning delays or difficulties which may prohibit completion of any or all of the work according to the following schedule:

Table 7-1

Deliverable Schedule

Section Activity Schedule

7.1 Initial Draft Project Work Plan Deliver within 30 calendar days of Notice To

Proceed.

7.2 Daily Progress Reports Deliver no later than 5 calendar days upon return from the field.

7.3 Analytical Data Packages Deliver within 45 calendar days after sample delivery to the laboratory.

7.4 Initial Draft Summary

Groundwater Monitoring Reports

Deliver within 90 calendar days after May round's sample delivery to the laboratory.

CD – Calendar Days

ATTACHMENT 1

ISLAND AND WELL LOCATION FIGURES

ATTACHMENT 2

DAILY REPORT FOR

ST. PAUL/GEORGE ISLAND GROUNDWATER MONITORING

CONTRACTOR DAILY LOG Day of the week Month Day, Year [insert company name here]

Prepared by:

Daily Activities

Include in this section a detailed description of this day's tasks.

1. Description task 1

2. Description task 1

Problems Encountered

Include in this section any problems encountered in performing tasks and/or deviations from the

Work Plan.

1. Problem 1

2. Problem 2

Well Conditions

Note condition of each well sampled this day. Identify any required repairs in enough detail to allow for contract scoping for repairs during subsequent sampling next round.

Communications Include in this section any discussions made with NOAA personnel or island entities that relate to this contract.

1. Discussion 1

2. Discussion 2

Contractor/Subcontractor Personnel

Name Discipline Task Hours

Field Supervisor Date