Redacted Single Source Determination Under SAT_ NESDI 577_JACOBS.pdf

Revised December 2010

All personnel responsible for developing, reviewing and approving a single source determination shall ensure that sound business judgment is applied in researching, documenting and approving such actions.

The rationale for a single source determination is not constrained by this form. If filled out electronically, the form will expand to the written narrative. If not available electronically, the drafter shall attach continuation sheets to ensure rationale is fully supported.

SIMPLIFIED ACQUISITION PROCEDURES (SAP)

SINGLE SOURCE DETERMINATION FOR ACQUISITIONS NOT EXCEEDING THE SIMPLIFIED ACQUISITION

THRESHOLD AS DEFINED IN FAR 2.101

SOLICITATIONS MAY BE LIMITED TO ONE SOURCE ONLY IF THE CONTRACTING OFFICER (within its warrant authority) DETERMINES THAT ONLY ONE SOURCE IS AVAILABLE IAW FAR 13.106-1(b). THIS DETERMINATION SHALL BE SUPPORTED WITH FULL JUSTIFICATION FOR SINGLE SOURCE FROM THE CUSTOMER. THE CUSTOMER SHALL PROVIDE THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION:

QUOTE/SOLICITATION NUMBER:

ESTIMATED AMOUNT (Not exceeding $250,000): $200,000

DESCRIPTION OF SUPPLIES OR SERVICES REQUIRED AND THE INTENDED USE:

A work plan will be drafted which details the PFAS sequestration system, conceptual site model, lay-out of the proposed work, sampling plan, depth intervals and locations of injections, volumes of injectate and weights of injected materials, details of the monitoring program, and supporting calculations. Field instructions and a site-specific Health and Safety Plan will be prepared. The contractor will be responsible for applying for drilling permits and Underground Injection Control permits. Furthermore, the contractor will obtain necessary utility clearances at the site prior to starting the field.

The local groundwater flow and soil conditions will be characterized, and bulk samples that will be used in laboratory treatability testing will be collected. Samples will be described and photographed by a field geologist. Soil samples will be collected for analysis for PFAS and related compounds, grain size distribution, and fraction organic carbon.

Groundwater samples will be monitored in the field to determine pH, specific conductivity, oxidative-reductive potential and dissolved oxygen.

Groundwater samples will be tested for selected PFAS and for dissolved organic content (DOC).

A network of monitoring wells will be installed at set intervals within the test site to correspond to laboratory-derived treatability data. Slug testing will be performed to determine polyDADMAC radius of influence. Initial conservative tracer injection will be performed within the test area and monitor tracer recovery over time prior to polyDADMAC injection.

Following the completion of the tracer injection and monitoring, the contractor will formulate a solution containing a specific concentration of polyDADMAC necessary to treat the PFAS plume. Subsequently, the contractor will inject the polyDADMAC solution, and PFAS concentrations will be monitored over time throughout the test area. Documentation of these activities will include field notes, communication logs, photographs and daily activity logs. Field samples (soil and groundwater) being analyzed for PFAS will be performed at a DoD ELAP accredited laboratory according to table B-15 of QSM 5.1 or greater. Following completion of this demonstration, wells will be capped and closed out according to state regulations.

Final reporting will also be performed according to the guidelines set by the Navy Environmental Sustainability Development to Integration.

Information contained within this report will include items, including but not limited to findings, recommendations, guidance on how this technology can be implemented at other PFAS contaminated sites, and a cost analysis of this technology in comparison to existing technologies.

UNIQUE CHARACTERISTICS THAT LIMIT AVAILABILITY TO ONLY ONE SOURCE, WITH THE REASON NO OTHER SUPPLIES OR SERVICES CAN BE USED: This is a research project awarded by Navy Environmental Sustainability Development to Integration (NESDI), which was approved through a competitive process amongst other Navy departments (i.e. NAVAIR, NAVSEA, NAVFAC, NIWIC). NAVFAC EXWC (EV31) collaborated with Mr. Jim Hatton. These two parties jointly submitted a NESDI research proposal, which was approved based on technical merits and determined by the NESDI review committee to be best suited to complete the requested research need.

Jacobs Engineering (specifically Mr. Jim Hatton) is the only qualified engineering firm that has experience in handling, field preparing solutions of, and injecting the cationic polymer, polyDADMAC, at PFAS impacted sites. Considering his publication record for this niche technology, Mr. Jim Hatton is considered an expert in deploying polyDADMAC in the field. There are currently no other firms or practitioners that have the specific expertise necessary to conduct this demonstration specifically with the cationic polymer, polyDADMAC.

REASON THAT SUGGESTED SOURCE IS THE ONLY SOURCE WHICH CAN PROVIDE THE SUPPLIES OR SERVICES:

Mr. Jim Hatton (Jacobs Engineering) is critical to the success of this research and demonstration project which deals with enhancing PFAS plume retardation in the subsurface:

• Mr. Hatton is the only expert to date that has experience with performing field polyDADMAC injections in conjunction with developing a field monitoring program to understand the efficacy of this treatment for sequestering PFAS in situ.

• In addition to this expertise, Mr. Hatton has published in peer reviewed, academic journal articles that describe this specific methodology on in situ PFAS sequestration.

Revised December 2010

• Mr. Hatton is Jacobs internal expert on the investigation and remediation of soil and groundwater. He is a subject matter expert for in situ chemical oxidation (ISCO), monitored natural attenuation (MNA), injection technologies and the investigation and remediation of emerging contaminants. He supports testing, design and implementation of remediation technologies. This includes extensive direction of laboratory, bench and pilot scale testing of remediation technology. Mr. Hatton supports research on the treatment of emerging contaminants, including internal projects (sorbents to treat 1,4-dioxane and oxidation of PFAS)

EXPLAIN WHY AN ADEQUATE PURCHASE DESCRIPTION OR OTHER INFORMATION SUITABLE TO SOLICIT BY FULL AND OPEN

COMPETITION HAS NOT BEEN DEVELOPED OR IS NOT AVAILABLE:

A jointly developed research proposal was submitted by project partners from NAVFAC EXWC (Popovic), University of Minnesota (Arnold and Simcik), Brown University (Pennell), and Jacobs Engineering (Hatton) to demonstrate that introducing polyDADMAC to PFAS source zone soils will boost subsurface PFAS retention, which will ultimately reduce the flux of contaminants migrating out of the source zone to sensitive receptors. This proposal was vetted through two rounds of competitive selection at the pre-proposal and full proposal stages, and this was finally selected to be funded, given the highly specialized expertise of each member of the project team. In the absence of even one member of this project team, the project will not be able to continue, as each member plays a critical role in the execution of the demonstration.

PROVIDE A STATEMENT OF ACTIONS, IF ANY, THE GOVERNMENT MAY TAKE TO REMOVE OR OVERCOME ANY BARRIERS TO COMPETITION BEFORE FUTURE ACQUISITIONS ARE REQUIRED: Not Applicable, no future actions are contemplated.