PWS_SpillResponseAndScheduledCleanup_Final02June2021_FA930121Q0017.docx

PERFORMANCE WORK STATEMENT (PWS)

FOR

SPILL RESPONSE AND SCHEDULED CLEANUP SERVICES

02 June 2021

1. Purpose/Scope:

This PWS outlines the responsibilities and actions required for:

- Standby emergency response capability to respond to spills of petroleum products and other hazardous materials, and

- Fire suppression scheduled maintenance flow test cleanup support, and

- Other scheduled spills and environmental cleanup support at Edwards Air Force Base, herein referred to as the Installation.

2. Authority:

Oil Pollution Act of 1990, 40 CFR, Part 112, California Code of Regulations Title 14, Division 1, Subdivision 4, Office of Oil Spill Prevention And Response, Air Force HQ USAF/A7C Spill Response Funding for Releases at Active Installations within the U.S., AFI 32-7001, Environmental Management, and Edwards Air Force Base Spill Prevention, Control, and Countermeasure (SPCC) Plan, dated 8 Nov 18.

3. General:

3.1 Contractor shall be the Spill Response Organization for Edwards AFB and provide 24-hour standby personnel and equipment to respond to spills of petroleum products such as fuel, lubricating oil, hydrazine, solvents, fire suppression foam, and other hazardous material spills. The contractor shall have 24-hour, 365 days a year, emergency response coverage. The contractor shall be able to provide scheduled cleanup services for fire suppression foam and other planned release events during weekdays, weekends, duty hours, and non-duty hours. Contractor shall maintain an Oil Spill Response Organizations (OSRO) letter rating of 5 and 6 from the California Department of Fish and Wildlife Office of Spill Prevention and Response (OSPR). Standby personnel shall be current in spill control and cleanup technology and capable of administering the response to spills of petroleum products and other hazardous chemicals as required by this PWS. Contractor will be "on call", and will respond with the capabilities specified below to include weekends and holidays for the duration of this contract period. Contractor will also provide a toll free, 24-hour, spill response number.

3.1.1 Normal duty hours are 0700-1700, Mondays through Fridays, excluding Federal holidays. All other times are non-duty hours

3.1.2 Recognized Holidays:

3.2 Contractor shall maintain equipment, spill supplies and storage vessels required to respond to spills and perform cleanup of impacted areas. Equipment and storage vessels shall be available and able to be deployed to a spill site without delay. Equipment shall include, but not be limited to, vacuum trucks, pumps, floor sweepers, hydrophobic booms, absorbents, barricades, decontamination units, and double walled liquid storage containers.

3.3 Contractor shall respond to spills that are beyond the capability of Installation personnel to contain and clean up. Contractor shall possess the required mitigation, containment, and cleanup capabilities for a broad range of incidents involving discharge of petroleum products, hydrazine, and/or other hazardous materials resulting from leaking transformers, pipeline and storage tank ruptures, hanger fire suppression system failures, vehicular accidents, derailments, aviation accidents, abandonment, crime scene and biological incidents, natural disasters, homeland security threats, terrorist acts, and industrial facility incidents.

3.4 Contractor shall have the equipment and capability to respond to oil and hazardous substance spills up to and including a worst-case spill. The worst-case spill for a single contained discharge for the Installation is estimated at 50,000 gallons.

3.5 Response activities provided by Contractor are designed to minimize environmental damage and health and safety risks resulting from hazardous and non-hazardous materials spills. The scene of a spill shall be able to be deemed safe for human activity or in compliance with federal, state, or local law after response activities are completed.

3.6 The Contractor and its subcontractors shall, at their own cost and expense, procure and maintain in effect during the term of this contract the following insurances:

Comprehensive General Liability (Bodily Injury/Property Damage) $1,000,000

3.7 The Contractor shall name the Installation as an additional insured on Certificates of Accord and shall furnish the Contracting Officer insurance certificates reflecting the required coverage in compliance with paragraph 3.6 of this PWS. The Contractor shall obtain a waiver of subrogation that waives the right of the insurance carrier to seek redress or seek compensation for losses from a negligent third party.

4. Initiation of Emergency or Scheduled Cleanup Event Response:

4.1 Installation Environmental personnel may initiate the response to a spill of oil, hazardous substance, or other scheduled cleanup event by calling the Contractor. Only authorized callers will be allowed to call the contractor for response. The person initiating the response shall provide Contractor with the following:

(a) His or her name and title

(b) Name of the base

(c) Location of the emergency or cleanup event

(d) Common name of the substance involved in the emergency or cleanup event

(e) Approximate time of the emergency or the anticipated date of the scheduled cleanup event

(f) Any other pertinent information relating to the emergency or scheduled cleanup event

4.2 The Installation shall be solely responsible for reporting any spill to appropriate regulatory authorities.

4.3 For emergency responses, Edwards AFB. personnel may limit initiation to a notice of “mobilization standby”. If Edwards AFB limits initiation, Contractor shall not dispatch equipment or personnel to the scene until Edwards AFB instructs Contractor to respond to the emergency. Upon receipt of such instruction, Contractor shall dispatch equipment and personnel to the scene of the spill. Upon arrival at the scene, Installation personnel shall provide Contractor with further instructions and authorization to proceed with the emergency response.

4.4 Upon initial notification of an emergency, the contractor will be informed of the nature and apparent extent of the emergency based on an initial reconnaissance.

4.5 Upon initial notification of a scheduled cleanup event, the contractor will be informed of the nature and anticipated extent of the event based on an estimated scope of the scheduled cleanup.

4.6 Based on the information provided, the contractor will be expected to report to the scene with all necessary equipment, tools, personnel, any other incidentals needed to accomplish the following tasks as a minimum:

1. Stop the release if not already done so.

2. Assess the nature and extent of the release, including but not limited to impact to storm drains, surface water bodies, ground surface, and building interiors. Ensure exposure pathways are stabilized using appropriate equipment to mitigate discharges and stabilize the spill.

3. Contain any visible liquid or solid released or spilled product and/or waste.

4. Remove all contained product and waste and visibly affected environmental media (soil, surface water, groundwater, sediment) and store in on-site containers (drums, dumpsters, tanks, etc.) for pending disposal or treatment (ensure underground utilities are properly located PRIOR to excavating beyond 18 inches below ground surface). Alternatively, large amounts of excavated soil can be stored on plastic/covered with plastic to prevent Storm water exposure as long as the plastic is adequately anchored. Upon completion of response activities, all on-site containers shall be covered or closed to contain the stored material or waste and prevent escape of contaminants and infiltration of storm water. Collect confirmation samples of affected media to demonstrate response actions have been completed according to Federal/State/Local regulations, as applicable. Additional rounds of response actions and sampling may be required to reach unrestricted site closure.

5. If directed to do so by Environmental Management Division representative, perform demolition of affected structures, pavements, drains, or any other obstruction.

6. Provide safety barricades and flasher equipment, as needed, to cordon off work area.

7. Decontaminate all equipment, tools, personnel, and any other incidentals used to accomplish tasks 1 through 5.

8. Contact the Edwards permitted treatment, storage, and/or disposal facility (TSDF) to ascertain requirements for characterization of the waste materials and begin the characterization and approval process. The TSDF shall be acceptable to the Environmental Division.

9. Collect samples for the Installation environmental representative of contained waste materials for immediate delivery to an environmental laboratory for waste characterization testing.

10. Following completion of initial response activities, Contractor may be called upon to return to environmentally remediate contaminated and environmentally impaired sites, as well as cleanup, handling and disposal of hazardous materials.

SERVICES SUMMARY

5.0. Services Summary. The contract service requirements are summarized into performance objectives that relate directly to essential services. The performance threshold briefly describes the minimally acceptable levels of service required for each requirement. The Services Summary (SS) and the contractor’s Quality Control Plan (QCP) provide information on contract requirements, the expected level of contractor performance and the expected method of government surveillance and confirmation of services provided. These thresholds are critical to mission success. Procedures as set forth in the FAR 52.212-4 (a), Contract Terms and Conditions - Commercial Items, Inspection/Acceptance, will be used to remedy all deficiencies.

Purpose/Scope All work accomplished per PWS and IAW Industry Standards.

- Fire suppression scheduled maintenance flow test cleanup support

Satisfactory: 1 Deficiency Marginal: 2 Deficiencies Unsatisfactory: 3 or more Deficiencies

Response Times Contractor responded and began work within the required response times.

Satisfactory: 1 Deficiency Marginal: 2 Deficiencies Unsatisfactory: 3 or more Deficiencies

5.1. Quality Control: Contractor shall develop and maintain a quality control program to ensure restoration services are performed IAW commonly accepted commercial practices and services identified in this Performance Work Statement (PWS). A Contractor quality control plan (QCP) shall be developed and submitted to the CO and PM/COR within five days of contract award for acceptance. Once accepted the contractors performance will be evaluated using the Contractors QCP and Government quality assurance procedures.

5.1.1. Quality Assurance: The Government will evaluate contractor’s performance through on-site inspections of contractor’s performance and/or receipt of complaints from base personnel. Any unsatisfactory inspection (defect) result shall be recorded, and the Contractor shall re-perform the service within two hours after notification.

5.1.2. Customer Complaints: The COR will receive and investigate complaint(s). The COR shall be responsible for initially validating customer complaints. The CO shall make final determination of the validity of customer complaint(s) in cases of disagreement with the COR and the Contractor. Validated customer complaints shall be re-performed by the contractor within two hours of notification.

6. Government Furnished Property and Services:

6.1 The Government shall not be providing no-cost utilities including electrical, gas, sewage, and water.

6.2 The Government shall provide security forces (police) and fire protection. Phone Numbers: Non-Emergency Fire Department: 661-277-4540. Non-Emergency Security Police: 661-277-3340. Emergencies (all): 911. The Government shall provide security forces protection to the extent necessary to ensure safe and secure conditions for contractor. Contractor shall adhere to the security directives, instructions and policies of Edwards AFB.

6.3 The Government shall notify Contractor of any mission changes that may impact the amount of equipment and number of personnel that contractor must have on standby.

6. Terms:

6.1 Upon completion of a BPA call, Contractor shall prepare a final invoice for all services performed up to the date of the completion of the call for payment by the Government.

6.2 Contractor shall comply with all Installation security and base access procedures. Security base limits access to US Citizens who will be required to satisfy criminal background checks. Upon selection and within 10 days of contract award, the Contractor shall submit required personal identification information to the Visitor Control Center (VCC) for base access approval. Only personal who have been cleared through the VCC in advance of a spill notification are allowed base access. Contractor is expected to maintain the roster of VCC cleared personal with updates only allowed 30 days prior to the beginning of a new annual retainer period.

7. Fees and Charges:

7.1 Fees and Charges shall be paid according to the BPA price list and shall be updated annually on or about the anniversary of the award date.

8. Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) Compliance:

8.1 Nothing contained within the contract shall be construed or interpreted as requiring Contractor to assume the status of a generator, or an owner or operator of a treatment, storage and disposal facility as those terms appear within RCRA or within any federal, state, or local statute governing the transportation, treatment, storage, or disposal of (1) hazardous waste, (2) hazardous substances, (3) petroleum products, or (4) real property.

8.2 The Government shall assume responsibility for compliance with the provisions of RCRA and any federal, state, or local statute governing the transportation, treatment, storage, or disposal of hazardous waste, hazardous substances, or petroleum products.

9. Spill Prevention Control and Countermeasures Plan (SPCC):

9.1 Edwards AFB shall be entitled to name the Contractor in its SPCC as being available to provide hazardous material spill containment and cleanup services in the event of an emergency.

9.2 The SPCC is revised every five years. Edwards AFB may solicit review comments from the Contractor to be included in a revision of the plan.

9.3 Upon termination of the contract, the Contractor is entitled to notify any federal, state, or local regulatory agency that the contract has been terminated and that it will no longer be named in the SPCC as being available to provide spill containment and cleanup services.