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San Joaquin River Restoration Program Environmental Compliance Field Services Support

Performance Work Statement

1.0 BACKGROUND

The mission of the Bureau of Reclamation (Reclamation) is to manage, develop, and protect water and related resources in an environmentally and economically sound manner in the interest of the American public. Friant Dam, constructed in 1942, impounds Millerton Reservoir, near Fresno, CA, and is the primary dam controlling flows in the San Joaquin River. Historic operation of Friant Dam resulted in no flows in portions of the San Joaquin River for all or substantial periods during most years and corresponding impacts to fisheries.

In 1988, a coalition of environmental groups led by the Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC) filed a lawsuit challenging the renewal of the long-term water service contracts between the United States and the Central Valley Project Friant Division Contractors. After more than 18 years of litigation known as Natural Resources Defense Council, et al., v. Kirk Rodgers, et al., NRDC, Friant Water Users Authority, and the Departments of the Interior and Commerce (Settling Parties) reached agreement on the terms and conditions of the San Joaquin River Settlement (Settlement). The San Joaquin River Restoration Program (SJRRP) focuses on implementing the Settlement as authorized by the San Joaquin River Restoration Settlement Act (Settlement Act), included in Public Law 111-11. The Settlement and Settlement Act can be found online at www.restoresjr.net. The SJRRP is a comprehensive long-term effort to restore flows to over 150 miles of the San Joaquin River from Friant Dam to the confluence of the Merced River and restore a self-sustaining Chinook salmon fishery in the river while reducing or avoiding water supply impacts from releasing Restoration Flows. The SJRRP is currently focused on completing construction of two major infrastructure projects to contribute to implementing the Settlement in the Restoration Area.

Arroyo Canal Fish Screen and Sack Dam Fish Passage Project The purpose of the Arroyo Canal Fish Screen and Sack Dam Fish Passage Project (Arroyo Project) is to implement fish passage improvements at the Arroyo Canal and Sack Dam facilities on the San Joaquin River, as described in Paragraph 11(a)(6) and 11(a)(7) of the Settlement, as authorized by the Settlement Act, and as described in the 2012 SJRRP Programmatic Environmental Impact Statement/Report (EIS/R) and Record of Decision (ROD) (available at Bureau of Reclamation) and the 2025 Arroyo Project Supplemental Environmental Assessment (available at Bureau of Reclamation):

Screening the Arroyo Canal water diversion immediately upstream of Sack Dam to prevent entrainment of anadromous fish

Modifications at Sack Dam to ensure fish passage

Mendota Pool Bypass and Reach 2B Improvements Project The Mendota Pool Bypass and Reach 2B Improvements Project (2B Project) includes the construction, operation, and maintenance of the Mendota Pool Bypass and improvements in the San Joaquin River channel in Reach 2B to convey at least 4,500 cubic feet per second (cfs), as described in Paragraph 11(a)(1) and 11(a)(2) of the Settlement, as authorized by the Settlement Act, and as described in the 2012 SJRRP Programmatic EIS/R and ROD (available at Bureau of Reclamation), the 2016 2B Project EIS/R and ROD (available at Bureau of Reclamation) and any supplemental environmental compliance documentation that may be prepared as needed for design refinements. Paragraph 11(a)(1) of the Settlement stipulates the creation of a bypass channel around the Mendota Pool to ensure conveyance of at least 4,500 cfs from Reach 2B downstream to Reach 3. Paragraph 11(a)(2) of the Settlement stipulates modifications in channel capacity, incorporating new floodplain habitat and related riparian habitat, to ensure conveyance of at least 4,500 cfs between the Chowchilla Bypass Bifurcation Structure and the new Mendota Pool Bypass.

Environmental commitments for these projects potentially relevant to the tasks in this PWS are as described in Attachments A, B and C.

2.0 SCOPE

The contractor shall support Reclamation in all aspects of complying with the biological aspects of Reclamation’s environmental commitments (Attachment A) and in accordance with Clean Water Act compliance documentation for these projects (Attachments B and C). Tasks include those related to project management and reporting; pre-construction surveys, installation, maintenance and removal of special status species and habitat buffers and exclusions; special status species relocations; worker environmental awareness training (WEAT); biological and water quality monitoring during construction; and Qualified Stormwater Pollution Prevention Plan (SWPPP) Practitioner (QSP) Services as further described in Section 3 below and Attachment A.

Special status species relevant to this Performance Work Statement (PWS) potentially include, but are not limited to, birds protected by the Migratory Bird Treaty Act, blunt-nosed leopard lizard (Gambelia sila), giant garter snake (Thamnophis gigas), western pond turtle (Actinemys marmorata), least Bell’s vireo (Vireo bellii pusillus), Fresno kangaroo rat (Dipodomys nitratoides), San Joaquin kit fox (Vulpes macrotis mutica), special-status plants, Pacific lamprey (Entosphenus tridentatus or Lampetra tridentate), Central Valley steelhead Distinct Population Segment (DPS;

Oncorhynchus mykiss), southern Distinct Population Segment of North American green sturgeon (Acipenser medirostris), and Central Valley spring-run Chinook salmon Nonessential experimental population (NEP; Oncorhynchus tshawytscha).

3.0 TASKS

The contractor shall perform the following tasks as determined necessary by Reclamation.

3.1 Project Management and Reporting

The contractor shall coordinate closely with Reclamation and on-site construction contractors. The contractor shall hold monthly conference calls with Reclamation. Reclamation may include the United States Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS), National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), and/or the Department of Fish and Wildlife (DFW) in these calls at Reclamation’s discretion. The contractor shall prepare meeting agendas, presentations, and meeting minutes as necessary.

Presentations shall include updates on the latest pre-construction survey planning and results, species observations, WEAT, special status species and habitat exclusion plans and/or results, and relocation plans and/or results, and construction biological and water quality monitoring and QSP services, as appropriate. The contractor shall report all special status species observations in the project area to the California Natural Diversity Database (CNDDB) as appropriate and shall notify Reclamation prior to such reporting.

Deliverables: Please submit electronically, in Microsoft Word, with CNDDB reports in the appropriate electronic format.

- Meeting agenda: Final due 3 days prior to meeting

- Presentations: Final due 3 days prior to meeting

- Meeting minutes: Draft due 3 days after meeting, Final due 3 days after Reclamation comments

- Species observations reports to the CNDDB within 1 month of observation

3.2 Pre-Construction Surveys

The contractor shall survey prior to construction for special status species and habitats as described in Attachment A. The contractor shall coordinate with Reclamation prior to surveys and field visits.

Reclamation and/or other federal and/or state agency staff shall be allowed to participate in the surveys or field visits at Reclamation’s discretion. Species include but are not limited to those listed above. All pre-construction surveys shall be conducted by qualified biologists approved by the appropriate agency in accordance with the latest USFWS, CDFW, or NMFS guidance, as specified in Attachment A.

Deliverables: Please submit electronically, in Microsoft Word, with the exception of resumes, which may be provided by pdf, and email deliverables as noted below.

- Resumes of all pre-construction survey biologists due within 1 month of award

- Draft pre-construction survey plan, due within three months of construction mobilization, Final pre-construction survey plan due within two months of construction mobilization

- Updated pre-construction survey schedule: due bi-weekly until all surveys complete

- Written documentation via email of any special-status species findings due the day of the species observation

- Written summary via email of survey results within 2 days of each pre-construction survey completion

3.3 Buffers, Exclusions, and Species Relocations

The contractor shall be responsible for the following as needed: installing and maintaining fencing and/or flagging non-disturbance buffer areas for all special status habitats and species; developing special status species exclusion plans and installing and maintaining exclusions such as fencing, one-way exit doors, and other means to exclude special status wildlife as needed from project areas;

and developing and implementing species relocation plans as needed, to include fish rescue for dewatered construction areas; as described in Attachment A. The contractor shall be responsible for removal of all buffers and exclusions following completion of construction activities during the period of performance (POP) described in Section 5.

Deliverables: Please submit electronically, in Microsoft Word, with the exception of resumes, which may be provided by pdf, and email deliverables as noted below.

- Resumes of buffer, exclusion, or relocation plan preparers to Reclamation within one month of award

- Draft buffer, exclusion, or relocation plan, as needed, due within three months of implementation, Final buffer, exclusion, or relocation plan due within two months of implementation

- Updated buffer, exclusion, or relocation schedule: due bi-weekly until complete

- Written documentation via email of any special-status species findings due the day of the species observation

- Written summary via email of buffers, exclusions and/or relocation completion within 2 days of each task

- Written summary via email of inspections of buffers and exclusions during construction that includes any maintenance needed to maintain efficacy of the buffer or exclusion due once every month following installation

- Written summary via email of buffer or exclusion maintenance actions completed in the following month’s inspection summary

- Written documentation via email of removal of buffers and exclusions for construction activities completed during the POP described in Section 5 below, due within 30 days of removal.

3.4 Worker Environmental Awareness Training

The contractor shall be responsible for developing and performing WEAT, as described in Attachment A. WEAT shall be provided in person for all construction staff on site upon mobilization. The contractor shall prepare and submit to Reclamation a sign-in sheet documenting construction staff attending the training. The contractor shall record training and provide to Reclamation to train additional construction staff as they come on site.

Deliverables: Please submit electronically, in Microsoft Word, with the exception of resumes and sign in sheet, which may be submitted as pdf.

- Resumes of WEAT trainers, explaining special status species and habitat training experience due within one month of award

- Draft WEAT training materials for the special status species as applicable to the project site, as confirmed by Reclamation, due 2 months after award or no more than one month before construction mobilization; Final WEAT training materials due 3 months after award or no more than 2 weeks before construction mobilization

- WEAT training sign-in sheet due no more than 5 days following training

3.5 Monitoring During Construction

The contractor shall be responsible for monitoring as required during construction as described in Attachments A, B and C.

Deliverables: Please submit electronically, in Microsoft Word, with the exception of resumes, which may be provided by pdf, and email deliverables as noted below.

- Resumes of all biological monitors documenting special status species and wetland survey and monitoring experience due within 1 month of award

- Written documentation via email or notification via phone call of any special-status species observations and steps taken to notify Reclamation on-site construction representative due at the time of the species observation

- Summary of biological monitoring activities in accordance with Attachments A and C due monthly following start of construction, as required

- Surface water quality monitoring reports in accordance with Attachments A and B, due bi-weekly during in-water work, allowing for time for Reclamation to review and submit to the RWQCB in accordance with Attachment B

3.6 Construction SWPPP QSP Services

The contractor shall be responsible for completing inspection and reporting, as needed, of all construction SWPPP inspections as a QSP, adhering to all SWPPP Risk Level 1 requirements in accordance with the California Construction General Permit (CGP). The construction contractors shall be responsible for any SWPPP development and implementation work, while completion of QSP inspection and reporting tasks shall be the responsibility of the contractor implementing this PWS. The contractor shall have registered QSPs performing inspection services and coordinating with the construction contractor, via Reclamation’s onsite construction representative, to ensure the SWPPP is implemented as permitted by the Regional Water Quality Control Board. The contractor shall attend construction meetings as needed to discuss SWPPP related issues.

Deliverables: Please submit electronically, in Microsoft Word, with the exception of resumes, which may be provided by pdf, and email deliverables as noted below.

- Resumes documenting active licenses of all QSPs intending to conduct inspections due within 1 month of award; documentation of renewed licenses, as required by the CGP, is due prior to license expiration date

- Written documentation via email of any improper best management practice (BMP) installations or noncompliance with the active SWPPP to both Reclamation and the construction contractor due within 1 day of the observation

- Reports documenting inspections consistent with the project’s Risk Level 1 under the CGP due quarterly during active construction

- Pre-construction site condition documentation due no more than 30 days before initial ground disturbance

- Post-construction site closeout documentation due no more than 30 days after construction completion and demobilization occurring during the POP described below in Section 5

4.0 PERSONNEL QUALIFICATIONS

All pre-construction surveyors; buffer, exclusion, and relocation plan preparers; WEAT trainers;

and QSPs shall provide resumes to Reclamation documenting qualifications as applicable and as described in the sections above and in attachment A.

5.0 PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE

Tasks implemented under this contract shall be performed from June 1st, 2025 until May 31st, 2030, or five years from date of award.

5.1 Recognized Holidays

The Government recognized Holidays are as follows:

New Year’s Day Labor Day

Birthday of Martin Luther King, Jr. Columbus Day

President’s Day Veterans Day

Memorial Day Thanksgiving Day

Juneteenth Christmas Day

Independence Day

6.0 GOVERNMENT-FURNISHED EQUIPMENT (GFE) AND MATERIALS

6.1 Government Furnished Equipment

No equipment shall be furnished by the government.

6.2 Government Furnished Materials

No materials shall be furnished by the government.

7.0 REGULATIONS/POLICIES

The contractor shall implement tasks in accordance with the environmental commitments as described in Attachment A.

8.0 TRAVEL

The contractor shall use the appropriate government rates as posted on www.gsa.gov. The contractor shall provide details about any travel involved or document if nonapplicable. If travel is on a reimbursable basis and is not predictable, add this sentence: “Travel expenses shall be approved in advance by the Contracting Officer Representative (COR). See attached request form.”

9.0 DELIVERABLES

TASK DELIVERABLE DUE DELIVER TO

3.1 Meeting Agenda 3 days prior to meeting 1 electronic copy to COR

3.1 Meeting Presentation 3 days prior to meeting 1 electronic copy to COR

3.1 Draft Meeting Minutes 3 days after meeting 1 electronic copy to COR

3.1 Final Meeting Minutes 3 days after comments 1 electronic copy to COR

3.1 Special-Status Species

Reports 1 month of observed 1 electronic copy to COR; 1 copy as required to CNDDB

3.2 Resumes of all pre-

construction survey biologists

1 month of award 1 electronic copy to COR

3.2 Draft pre-construction

survey plan

3 months prior to construction mobilization

1 electronic copy to COR

3.2 Final pre-construction

survey plan

2 months prior to construction mobilization

1 electronic copy to COR

3.2 Updated pre-construction

survey schedule

Bi-weekly until all surveys complete

1 electronic copy to COR

3.2 Written documentation of

special status species observation

Day of observation Email to COR

3.2 Pre-construction survey

summary report

2 days after survey completion

Email to COR

3.3 Resumes of buffer, exclusion, or relocation plan preparers

1 month after award 1 electronic copy to COR

3.3 Draft buffer, exclusion, or

relocation plan

3 months prior to implementation

1 electronic copy to COR

3.3 Final buffer, exclusion, or

relocation plan

2 months prior to implementation

1 electronic copy to COR

3.3 Updated buffer, exclusion, or relocation schedule

Bi-weekly until implemented

Email to COR

3.3 Written documentation of

special status species observation

Day of observation 1 electronic copy to COR

3.3 Summary of buffer, exclusion, or relocation task completed

Within 2 days of implementation

Email to COR

3.3 Summary of inspection of

buffers and exclusions

Monthly Email to COR

3.3 Summary of buffer and

exclusion maintenance tasks

Include in monthly report following implementation

Email to COR

3.3 Documentation of buffer

and exclusion removal following completion of construction during POP for this contract

30 days following implementation

Email to COR

3.4 Resumes of WEAT

trainers

1 month after award 1 electronic copy to COR

3.4 Draft WEAT Training

Materials

2 months after award, no more than 1 month before construction mobilization

1 electronic copy to COR

3.4 Final WEAT Training

Materials

3 months after award, no more than 2 weeks before construction mobilization

1 electronic copy to COR

3.4 Documentation of WEAT

training

5 days after training Email to COR

3.5 Resumes of biological

monitors

1 month after award 1 electronic copy to COR

3.5 Documentation of special

status species observance

At time of observance Notify Reclamation onsite construction representative and email or phone call to

COR

3.5 Biological monitoring

summaries

Monthly 1 electronic copy to COR

3.5 Surface water quality

monitoring reports

Bi-weekly during in-water construction activity

1 electronic copy to COR

3.6 Resumes of all QSPs and

active licenses and license renewals as required

1 month after award;

renewals as required

1 electronic copy to COR

3.6 Documentation of BMP

Issues

Within 1 day of observation

Email to COR, Reclamation onsite construction representative and construction contractor

3.6 Inspections As required by the CGP

(quarterly)

1 electronic copy to COR

3.6 Documentation of pre-

construction site conditions

30 days prior to initial ground disturbance

1 electronic copy to COR

3.6 Documentation of post-

construction site conditions

30 days after construction completion and demobilization during POP

1 electronic copy to COR

10.0 QUALITY

10.1 Contractor’s Performance Assessment Reporting System

The attached Contractor Performance Report is provided for your information. This report shall be completed by the Contracting Officer’s Representative (COR) at the end of the performance period and input into the Contractor’s Performance Assessment Reporting System (CPARS).

10.2 Performance-Based Contracting

Quality shall be measured based on the following.

Task Performance Objective Method of Surveillance

(Quality Assurance)

Standard to be Met/Allowable Deviation

3.1 Government concerns addressed

in each set of final meeting agenda, presentation, and minutes

Observation by

COR

Less than 2 errors per final document

3.2 On-time delivery of pre-

construction survey plans, COR monitoring

No more than 2 overdue results, and reports. occurrences of more than 2 working days without prior communication per year, and zero delays resulting in task order expiration or extension (modification) resulting in a negative impact to the Government.

3.3 Government concerns addressed

in each set of final buffer, exclusion, and relocation plans

COR

monitoring

Less than 2 errors per final document

3.3 No complaints from wildlife

agencies to Reclamation about species buffers, exclusions, or relocation practices

COR

observation

No more than 2 complaints received. Complaints addressed in a timely manner.

3.4 Government concerns addressed

in final set of Workers Awareness Training materials

COR

monitoring

Less than 2 errors per final training material

3.5 No complaints from wildlife

agencies to Reclamation about biological monitoring practices

COR

observation

No more than 2 complaints received. Complaints addressed in a timely manner

3.6 SWPPP reporting, pre-construction and post-construction documentation

COR

monitoring

Less than 2 errors per final document

11.0 POINTS OF CONTACTS (POC)

TBD

12.0 REFERENCES

Number

Title and Edition

Date

Location

1 San Joaquin River Settlement 2006 restoresjr.net/?wpfb_ dl=9

2 San Joaquin River Settlement Act 2009 PUBLIC LAW 111–

11—MAR. 30, 2009

3 SJRRP Programmatic EIS/R and ROD 2012 Bureau of Reclamation

4 Arroyo Project Supplemental Environmental Assessment

2025 Bureau of Reclamation

5 2B Project EIS/R and Record of Decision 2016 Bureau of Reclamation

6 Government travel rates 2025 www.gsa.gov