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CAUTION - LATE Submissions, Modifications, and Withdrawals: See Section L, Provision No. 52.214-7 or 52.215-1. All offers are subject to all terms and via DOD Safe Website conditions contained in this solicitation.

10. FOR INFORMATION

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JOSHUA D HOPE 918.669.7460

11. TABLE OF CONTENTS

SOLICITATION/ CONTRACT FORM

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DESCRIPTION/ SPECS./ WORK STATEMENT X

PACKAGING AND MARKING

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INSPECTION AND ACCEPTANCE

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REPRESENTATIONS, CERTIFICATIONS AND

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SPECIAL CONTRACT REQUIREMENTS

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EVALUATION FACTORS FOR AWARD

NOTE: Item 12 does not apply if the solicitation includes the provisions at 52.214-16, Minimum Bid Acceptance Period.

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13. DISCOUNT FOR PROMPT PAYMENT

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14. ACKNOWLEDGMENT OF AMENDMENTS

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to the SOLICITATION for offerors and related documents numbered and dated):

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6. REQUISITION/PURCHASE NO.5. DATE ISSUED

25 Mar 2021

4. TYPE OF SOLICITATION

SEALED BID (IFB)

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3. SOLICITATION NO.

W912BV21R0025

Section A - Solicitation/Contract Form

BIDDER'S INQUIRY INSTRUCTIONS

INQUIRIES – OFFEROR’S QUESTIONS AND COMMENTS

USE OF BIDDER’S INQUIRY

Prospective offerors shall submit questions and inquiries related to this solicitation in accordance with the following

(no other means of questions or inquiries will be answered except through Bidder Inquiry):

a. For information related to amendments, and the dates set for receipt of proposals, please check https://www.beta.sam.gov

b. Contractual and Technical inquiries and questions relating to proposal procedures are to be submitted via Bidder

Inquiry in ProjNet at https://www.projnet.org/projnet.

1. To submit and review bid inquiry items, offerors will need to be a current registered user or self-register into the system. To self-register go to the aforementioned web page and click on the BID tab. Select Bidder

Inquiry, select agency USACE, and enter the Bidder Inquiry Key for this solicitation listed below, your e-mail address, and then click login. Fill in all required information and click create user. Verify that information on next screen is correct and click continue.

2. From this page you may view all bidder inquiries or add an inquiry.

3. Bidders will receive an acknowledgement of their question via e-mail, followed by an answer to their question after it has been processed.

4. The Solicitation Number is: W912BV21R0025

5. The Bidder Inquiry Key is: XX6F7U-TM76FW

c. The Bidder Inquiry System will be unavailable for new inquiries 10 days prior to proposal due date in order to ensure adequate time is allotted to form an appropriate response and amend the solicitation, if necessary.

d. Offerors are requested to review the specification in its entirety, and review the Bidder Inquiry System for answers to questions prior to submission of a new inquiry.

e. The call center operates weekdays from 8AM to 5PM U.S. Central Time Zone (Chicago). The telephone number for the Call Center is 800-428-HELP.

f. Offers will NOT be publicly opened. Information concerning the status of the evaluation and/or award will NOT be available after receipt of proposals.

g. The point of contact for this solicitation is:

Contract Specialist: Joshua D. Hope

Telephone: (918) 669-7460

E-MAIL: Joshua.d.hope@usace.army.mil https://www.beta.sam.gov/ https://www.projnet.org/projnet

Section B - Supplies or Services and Prices

PRICING SCHEDULE

Section B Pricing Schedule is a separately attached Excel file.

Section C - Descriptions and Specifications

STATEMENT OF WORK

SECTION C

STATEMENT OF WORK

$50M Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business (SDVOSB)

Multiple Environmental Government Acquisition (MEGA)

Indefinite Delivery Contract (IDC)

Multiple Award Task Order Contract (MATOC)

For

Environmental Remediation Services (ERS) Projects

Assigned to the Regional Planning and Environmental Center (RPEC) and

As Assigned to the Southwestern Division (SWD) and South Pacific Division (SPD) in Accordance with UAI Sub-part 5107.102-100 and ER 5-1-10

Solicitation #W912BV-21-R-0025

Contract #TBD

16 March 2021

1.0. INTRODUCTION

1.1. Purpose

The purpose of this contract is to provide a full range of Environmental Remediation Services (ERS) to support projects assigned to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Southwestern Division (SWD) Regional Planning and Environmental Center (RPEC) and projects assigned to the Southwestern Division (SWD) and South Pacific

Division (SPD) in accordance with USACE Acquisition Instruction (UAI) Sub-part 5107.102-100 and Engineer

Regulation (ER) 5-1-10. Work to be performed under this contract may include, but not necessarily be limited to, Department of Defense Environmental Restoration Program (DERP); Formerly Used Defense Sites (FUDS);

Military Munitions Response (MMR) for various Department of Defense (DoD) customers including conventional munitions and other munitions-related services; DoD Environmental Compliance Program, Environmental Support for Others (ESFO) Program; support to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) including Superfund and

Brownfield Programs; Formerly Utilized Sites Remedial Action Program (FUSRAP); environmental cleanup for various military and Interagency and International Support (IIS) customers; environmental stewardship, and other environmental related regulatory programs. Wage Determinations will be incorporated with each Task Order, if required.

1.2. Applicable Work Locations

This contract is meant to satisfy requirements primarily within the SWD and SPD areas of responsibility (AOR).

However, contract capacity may be shared with other CONUS geographic districts where the principles of the

Project Management Business Process and ER-1-10 have been met. The geographic territory for this contract will include the geographic boundaries of the Southwestern Division (SWD) and the South Pacific Division (SPD) and projects assigned to SWD and SPD outside the AOR including any of a variety of military installations, Federal agencies, and civil work entities where the USACE is otherwise authorized to respond. The Contractor shall provide environmental support as requested in the Task Orders (TOs) issued under this contract anywhere the USACE is authorized to respond. In addition, contract capacity may be shared with other CONUS geographic districts where the principles of the Project Management Business Process and ER-5-1-10 have been met. This contract requires the Contractor to perform all work necessary to complete simultaneously executed TOs.

It is noted that the term “installation” is generically used within this Statement of Work to refer to any potential location, agency, or facility as discussed above, that a T.O. may be awarded to/for under this contract. The

Contractor may be required to perform tasks on-site or at their own facilities.

1.3. Technical Requirements

The general technical requirements specified in this Statement of Work are intended to provide requirements for execution of the contract and an overall understanding of the functions that the Contractor may be required to perform. Specific services required under this contract shall be described in detail within individual Performance

Work Statements for each Task Order. Individual TOs will contain additional detailed requirements and/or plans and specifications for each specific project. The Contractor may also receive available data and work products from past environmental activities performed by other Contractors and/or government personnel.

1.4. General Requirements

The Contractor is required to furnish all plant, labor, materials, and equipment to provide environmental services at project locations, unless otherwise directed by individual T.O.s. The Contractor's personnel shall comply with

Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) requirements. The Contractor shall provide all support activities, described herein or in individual T.O.s, necessary to ensure the safe and effective accomplishment of project criteria within specified completion times. All work shall be performed in accordance with this contract, applicable Federal, State, and local installation regulations.

The Contractor shall be responsible for acquiring the latest version of applicable regulatory or agency guidance, including but not limited to, the referenced documents cited in this Section C of this Solicitation and/or subsequent

Task Orders issued after award of the Contract, unless otherwise specified.

1.5. Task Order Requirements and Period of Performance

1.5.1. Task orders will be issued as Firm-Fixed-Price (FFP) based on the requirements of the Performance Work

Statement (PWS) developed by the Government. Each Task Orders’ PWS will describe the required performance objectives to be met based on the work requirements at various known or suspected Hazardous, Toxic, and

Radioactive Waste (HTRW) sites, and Military Munitions Response Program (MMRP) sites. Services may include, but are not limited to, the control and remediation of environmental contamination from pollutants, toxic substances, radioactive materials, and hazardous materials, Munitions and Explosives of Concern (MEC), and Munitions

Constituents (MC).

The Contractor shall be responsible for developing technical and management approaches that directly satisfy the government’s T.O. objectives, including working with and maintaining good working relationships with regulators on all aspects of their work. As will be specified in specific T.O.s, the USACE and its customers will review and comment on all documents prior to their submission to the regulatory agencies.

1.5.2. The majority of the Task Orders that will be issued under this ERS contract will be to provide services related to requirements of the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA), the Comprehensive Environmental

Response, Compensation and Liability Act (CERCLA), the National Oil and Hazardous Substances Pollution

Contingency Plan (NCP), the Clean Water Act, the Clean Air Act, and other related Federal Programs in addition to

State/Local specific regulations/requirements dealing with hazardous waste, MEC/MC management/disposal, radioactive waste/mixed waste management/disposal, and Underground Storage Tanks (USTs), and other fuels related issues. Remedial actions may address regulated, non-regulated toxic substances, and emerging contaminates.

Incidental construction will also be included in the ERS contracts, however; construction activities must be incidental to the ERS work.

Remediation services that may be required in an ERS Task Order include, but are not limited to: preparation of work plans; studies with associated reports; multiple phases of field investigations; preliminary assessments (PA); site inspections (SI) and remedial site inspections; remedial investigations (RI); feasibility studies (FS); Engineering

Evaluation Cost Analysis (EECA); and other planning documents, monitoring well installation and sampling; short and long term monitoring/long term operations (LTM/LTO) or Long Term Response Action (LTRA); data management; data interpretation; engineering evaluation and corrective actions; optimization studies; ground-water modeling; geophysical surveys; remediation cost estimates; management of non-hazardous and hazardous investigative derived waste (IDW); environmental and human health risk assessments; risk based remediation; air emission issues including vapor intrusion; surface water discharge, applying for environmental permits, remedial design; well abandonment; meetings; public meeting participation; preparation of presentation material both written and visual; hydrological, sediment and soil studies; project reports; engineering support and/or design; value engineering studies; system operations and maintenance (O&M) for HTRW and MMRP sites; energy evaluations for remediation systems; remedial action plans; remedial actions; removal action plans; removal actions;

construction support; range clearance activities; site closeout/decision documents; abandoned mines program support; and future project programming and scheduling support.

1.5.3. Remedial action activities could include, but are not limited to the following: air sparging; soil vapor extraction; bioremediation; asbestos and lead-based paint remediation; radon abatement; landfill capping and collection systems; building remediation and demolition; sediment remediation; air discharge systems; ground-water extraction and injection systems; air stripping; carbon absorption; ground-water treatment systems; incineration of soils; low-temperature thermal desorption; mixed water disposal; solidification of contaminated matter; soil washing; soil excavation and removal, and MEC/MC Removal. Remedial actions may address both regulated and non-regulated toxic substances. Incidental construction will also be included in the ERS contracts however, construction activities must be incidental to the ERS work.

The scope for MMRP and other military munitions related activities requires the contractor to have experience with the regulatory process (CERCLA/RCRA) and phases (e.g. PA/SI, EECA, RI/FS, Non-Time Critical Removal Action

(NTCRA), and Time Critical Removal Action (TCRA), Remedial Design and Remedial Actions, etc.) normally utilized to perform military munitions response actions. Activities required include, but are not limited to, the following actions: historical records review (HRR); visual surveys; geophysical mapping using Advanced

Geophysical Classification (AGC) methodologies and associated activities; military munitions removal/remedial actions and associated activities; Explosive Safety Submission (ESS)/Explosive Siting Plans (ESP) preparation;

explosives management (siting, use, etc.); munitions debris handling and disposal; anomaly avoidance; construction support; munitions constituent sampling; small arms/skeet range investigation and removal/remedial actions; x-ray fluorescence; community relations support; reporting; and Geographical Information System (GIS) support for project activities.

1.5.4. Any T.O. issued during the effective period of this contract and not completed within that period of that contract, shall be completed by the Contractor within the time specified in the T.O. The Contract shall govern the

Contractor's and Government's rights and obligations with respect to that T.O.'s Period of Performance.

2.0. GENERAL CONTRACT INFORMATION

2.1. General

The Contractor, operating as an independent Contractor and not as an agent of the Government, shall provide all management, supervision, labor, materials, facilities, and equipment to perform all work identified in each individual Task Order. The Contractor may be required to perform work under multiple Task Orders at different sites simultaneously. The Contractor shall be cognizant of all appropriate laws, regulations, and guidance. The

Contractor shall ensure that all work activities performed by his/her personnel, subcontractors and suppliers is executed in compliance with these laws and regulations. Any incident of noncompliance noted by the Contractor shall immediately be brought to the attention of the Contracting Officer (KO) and/or the Contracting Officer's

Representative (COR) by written notice. Nothing in this contract shall relieve the Contractor of the responsibility to comply with these laws and regulations. Any conflicts between laws/regulations and contract/Task Order requirements shall be brought to the immediate attention of the KO and/or COR.

2.2. Contract Type

This is an Indefinite Delivery Contract (IDC) to provide a full range of environmental remediation services, including Military Munitions Response Program (MMRP) on a performance based, FFP basis, The contract ordering period is effective for a period of 5 years from the date of award of the contract, if the option is exercised.

2.3. Delivery

Delivery or performance shall be made only as authorized by TOs issued in accordance with each ordering clause.

The Contractor shall furnish to the Government, when and if ordered, work for the items specified in individual

T.O.s. There is no limit on the number of orders that may be issued, and the Government may issue concurrent orders requiring delivery to multiple destinations or performance at multiple locations.

2.4. Commencement of Work

The Contractor shall be required to commence the work required by a T.O. at the time specified on the T.O., execute the work, and complete the entire project not later than the completion time specified on the T.O. Unless identified otherwise or modified in the individual T.O.s, all services, and Contractor personnel qualifications, shall be in accordance with this section.

2.5. Purpose

The express purpose of this contract is to provide environmental remediation services, including MMRP support.

The Contractor shall maintain a management staff and system that ensures flexibility, effective communications, and the diversity of disciplines necessary to successfully execute complex, multi-faceted work. The Contractor shall maintain a staffing and program management system that will promote retention of institutional knowledge and continuity. The Contractor shall maintain a communication program that will apprise key personnel executing various T.O.s and government personnel of any significant findings that may impact ongoing or planned environmental support activities. The Contractor shall initiate recommendations to the Contracting Officer's

Representative (COR) about any alternative methods of executing a T.O. that would result in improved economy, productivity, or quality and immediately notify the COR of any conditions encountered during the execution of a

T.O. that may impact performance.

2.6. Professional Registration/Certification and Regulated Procedures

In performing the work effort, the Contractor shall adhere to professional guidelines and procedures established or approved by applicable Federal, State, and local regulatory agencies.

In the performance of air and water quality testing, the Contractor shall utilize only collection, transportation, testing, recording, and sample disposal procedures approved by the Environmental Protection Agency, the applicable State agency involved, and local installation requirements, if any. The Contractor must obtain and maintain all transportation and handling documentation and certifications required by the applicable State and

Federal agencies. Laboratories used (prime or subcontractor obtained facilities) must obtain approval from the

Contracting Officer (KO), COR, or a KO approved point of contact (POC) as designated within specific T.O.s.

2.7. Contract Authority and Work Deviation

The Contractor shall thoroughly coordinate with the USACE KO and COR and other government agency representatives that are involved in the work effort. The USACE KO is the only decision authority for contractual matters; consequently, the Contractor shall not take any action relating to this contract at the direction of any other party. Any deviation from the established and approved T.O. PWS, including specific methods and techniques, must be proposed in writing by the Contractor and approved by the KO prior to implementation. Unapproved deviations shall not result in any additional cost to the Government. A KO approved POC may be designated, per

T.O., to act as a local authority for contract deviation approval regarding minor scope variations or divergences.

Primary contacts for all technical matters will be established within each specific T.O.

The Contractor shall not take any action relating to this contract, or any T.O., at the direction of any other party than the KO or COR acting within their written authority. All Contractors, prime and their subcontractor, must comply with lawful orders issued by certain authorized officials. Examples of this would be, but not limited to, orders by an

Installation Commander to address emergency directions or a Safety Officer’s prerogative to issue stop work on-site due to safety issues or violations. Various installations have industrial hygiene, security, and range control programs, which have authority to “direct” that certain actions occur or not occur on the installation. Additionally, many installation’s policies and regulations directly apply to Contractors and all Contractor personnel, including subcontractor personnel. Specific circumstances that may apply at any particular installation will be addressed prior to a T.O. commencement at each particular installation. If the Contractor receives any safety or security direction as outlined in this paragraph that will or potentially will impact T.O. execution and/or result in deviations that may have a cost impact, the Contractor must immediately notify the KO and COR.

2.8. Safety

The Contractor shall at all times conduct operations in a safe manner and in accordance with all applicable Federal, State, and local statutes and regulations as well as the USACE Safety and Health Requirements Manual (EM 385-1-

1, latest version). Based on T.O. award, the Contractor will also comply with all applicable agency or installation/facility safety policies and requirements. The Contractor may be required to develop a health and safety management plan for any T.O. issued under this contract and to make such a plan available for inspection by the

Government. Any safety incidents and/or violations during performance of TO requirements must be immediately reported to the KO and COR.

2.9. Permits

The Contractor shall obtain permits and licenses necessary to conduct the work required by this Contract including, but not necessarily limited to, environmental permits, building permits, discharge, Nuclear Regulatory Commission

(NRC) or state license for radiation activities, and Department of Transportation (DOT) permits for transport of

HTRW or unexploded ordnance (UXO) on public highways. Rights of entry on and off Government property or private property may be required. The Government will reimburse the Contractor for all appropriate costs related to permits and licenses.

2.10. Data Ownership and Data Rights

All reports and data whatsoever, including all electronic data and software, generated under this contract will be determined by negotiation IAW the DFARS. When submitting proposals, offerors shall identify IAW DFARS

252.227-7017 to the extent known, all technical data or software that will be delivered with restrictions on its use, release, or disclosure.

3.0. SCOPE OF WORK

3.1. Uniform Federal Policy Quality Assurance Project Plan (UFP-QAPP)/Work Plans

The Contractor shall prepare and implement a UFP-QAPP. The UFP-QAPP as intended to function as the Work

Plan for all field activities with any applicable supporting plans included as appendices to the UFP-QAPP. The

UFP-QAPP will follow ER 200-1-7 dated 28 Nov 2014 and the EM-200-1-15 dated 30 October 2015. The UFP-

QAPP may require appendices depending on the specific Task Order needs, which may include an Accident

Protection Plan, Property Management Plan, Environmental Protection Plan, Interim Holding Facility Siting

Plan/Physical Security Plan, Waste Management Plan, Explosives Management Plan, Munitions Response Safety

Submissions and Site Plan, Community Relations Plan, and Risk/Hazard Assessment Plan.

3.2. Investigation and Field Studies (Both on-site and off-site work)

The Contractor shall perform all planning, fieldwork, analysis and preparation of any reports as specified in the Task

Order. The investigative services to be provided generally consist of, but are not limited to, performing investigations to determine the contaminant(s), geology, and ground-water conditions, contaminant concentration, contaminant migration, and geotechnical characteristics as well as any other related tasks. The data collection requirements shall be established in the Task Order and be usable for preparation of a remedial design and/or implementation of the response action(s). Investigation may or may not be performed in conjunction with the response action, depending on the Task Order. Work may include risk assessments, fate and transport, ground-water modeling, or other techniques to determine the potential risks to human health and the environment. The Contractor shall prepare associated reports as described in each individual Task Order.

The Contractor shall have the capability, experience, and expertise to provide a wide range of investigative and response services required for remediation/responses at HTRW or MMRP sites, including, but not necessarily limited to:

Site characterization and evaluation

Identification of action levels for regulated hazardous wastes, MEC and MC related debris or substances resulting from review of Federal, state and local laws, regulation, guidance, or developed through risk assessments. This shall also include coordination with appropriate regulatory agencies

Public Health Evaluations and National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) documentation as required for proposed site remediation techniques and alternatives

Survey and Mapping, GIS, remote sensing

Boring for soil sampling, testing (field and/or laboratory) or other chemical or geotechnical analysis (either on- or off-site)

Drilling, installation and development of ground-water monitoring wells, production wells, extraction and injection wells, piezometers or other instrumentation

Conducting surface geophysical surveys using Advanced Geophysical Classification methodologies

Conducting hydro geological field testing and performing analyses and data interpretation

Sampling and sample handling techniques for chemical and geotechnical characteristics including data management and data interpretation

Short and Long Term Monitoring

Evaluation of available response actions, and recommendations of the most environmentally sound and cost-effective alternatives

Multi-Agency Radiation Site Survey and Investigation Manual (MARSSIM) for radioactive materials sites

Preparing and submitting plans (e.g. work plans, Explosives Safety Site Plan (ESSP), closure plans, waste analysis plans, Spill Prevention, Control and Countermeasure (SPCC) plans, Underground Storage Tank

(UST) Site Assessment plans, Contingency Plans, etc.)

Expert Testimony

Participation in community education, public involvement, or public affairs activities

Chemical analysis (both on- and off-site) of all media for a wide variety of organic and inorganic parameters including, but not limited to:

o Non-hazardous, hazardous, mixed and radioactive wastes o Other chemical, physical, and composite testing o Characterization and screening for waste-bulking compatibility

Transportation and disposal of potentially explosive munitions and munition waste, hazardous substances, and radioactive materials

Conventional water and wastewater quality parameters

Reviewing work products for technical adequacy

Potentially Responsible Party (PRP) Activities

Recordkeeping

Training and documentation required by Federal, state, and local laws and regulations

3.3. Analytical Testing

The Government requires the contractor to be compliant with the UFP QAPP format for all Work Plans prepared under this contract. Chemical analytical tests shall conform to the site-specific UFP-QAPP/Work Plan and the most current version of the Department of Defense Quality Systems Manual (DOD QSM). All methods must comply with USEPA SW-846 approved sampling methods following the Test Methods for Evaluating Solid Waste, Physical/Chemical Methods (USEPA 2007) to provide definitive level quantitative analytical data. All test methods must meet the reporting limit required by Human Health Risk assessment (HHRA) for soil and groundwater and

Ecological Risk Assessment (ERA) criteria for soil and groundwater using USEPA SW-846 test methods producing the lowest reporting limits. Data may be required to be entered into program specific databases, such as

FUDSCHEM or other military program databases.

3.4. Engineering Support and Remedial Design

The Contractor may be required to provide a wide variety of engineering services to support remediation/response actions. The extent of the engineering services will be described in detail in each individual Task Order and may include, but are not limited, to structural, mechanical, electrical, architectural, geotechnical, geological, civil, environmental, cost engineering, constructability reviews, and other engineering support. The Contractor shall perform all necessary planning, fieldwork, and prepare all engineering documents identified in the Task Order.

Engineering documents shall be representative of industry or Government standards for drawings and specifications or by performance specifications.

All Engineering documents produced by the Contractor shall be stamped by a licensed Professional Engineer and shall be submitted to the USACE Project Manager for approval. Computer Aided Design (CAD) generated drawings must be compatible with USACE software. The National CAD Standards can be found at the National

Institute of Building Sciences website: http://www.buildingsmartalliance.org/index.php/ncs. These Standards will be used by the Contractor at time of as-built preparation. Contractor’s schedules shall be compatible with Primavera or with Microsoft Project Manager. Cost estimating software must utilize an industry approved software package capable of providing sufficient information to adequately and accurately capture the projected project costs.

Engineering documents may include, but not be limited to:

http://www.buildingsmartalliance.org/index.php/ncs

Design Analysis, containing the criteria, design assumptions calculations and other pertinent data

Performance specifications or completely edited Government furnished guide specifications

Title Two Services to include checking shop drawings, materials, fixtures, equipment, samples, plant materials in accordance with the specifications and drawings.

Record drawings, modifications or as-built drawings

Constructability reviews

Other engineering and technical support may include technical expertise or expert testimony during regulations negotiations

Securing permits as requested

Liaison and interface with regulatory agencies

Resolution of problems during response actions

3.5. Response Actions, Removals, and Operations and Maintenance

Response actions may or may not be performed in conjunction with investigation and engineering support depending on the individual Task Order. The requirements related to response actions will be described in detail in individual Task Orders.

The Contractor shall perform all necessary planning, fieldwork, and implementation of the response actions requirements identified. The Contractor selected for this work shall have the capability and experience to perform a wide range of investigations, response actions, and removals for HTRW and MMRP sites including, but not limited to:

On-Site source control and containment using a variety of technologies

On-Site treatment using a variety of technologies

Preparation of Manifest for Customer Signature

Transportation to and/or storage, treatment, and/or disposal of waste in an off-site facility

Survey, removal, transportation and disposal of asbestos-containing materials

Locating, identifying, and recovery of MEC using Advanced Geophysical Classification (AGC) remediation methodologies

Management, transportation and destruction and disposition of ordnance and explosives

Installation of all support facilities

Preparation of all applicable Operation and Maintenance (O&M) Manuals and associated training of facility personnel for equipment installed

Short- and Long-Term Operation and Maintenance of facilities constructed under this Contract for the period specified (inclusive of facilities constructed through other contracts or under other Task Orders issued under this contract)

Problem solving during response with unexpected conditions or execution problems at the site

3.6. Compliance with Federal, State and USACE Regulations

USACE has a varied customer base with unique environmental approaches and requirements. Most USACE environmental work falls under EPA environmental regulations covered by CERCLA or RCRA, or other state-level program. As such, each project’s lead regulatory agency must be identified, and any unique requirements accommodated. In general, all programs mandate the preparation of planning documents to assure the fieldwork and chemical data quality are supportive of the intended use of the data and final decisions being made.

3.7. Reviews

All deliverables will be reviewed by various levels of USACE, customers, local, State and Federal regulatory agencies, and other project stakeholders, as appropriate. The Contractor will respond to all comments on deliverables.

4.0 KEY PERSONNEL

The Contractor selected for this Contract shall have the experienced personnel to perform, or provide, a wide range of services required for Environmental Services and any responses to releases at HTRW and/or MMRP sites. The

Contractor or Contractor and Subcontractor Team jointly must have HTRW and MEC/MC qualifications. At a minimum, all UXO personnel utilized on individual MEC related Task Orders must meet all requirements of the most current edition of the DDESB TP 18 for the assigned duties and position; any additional qualifications will be identified by individual Task Order. The offeror must identify each individual occupying a key personnel position to be assigned to the Contract by name, position, and firm (if other than prime contractor, identify the address

(including city/state) where the teaming firm is located) in their required organization chart. Resumes shall be submitted for each individual proposed to occupy a key personnel role with appropriate dates and responses to indicate the required education and qualifications as noted in the position description. The resumes will be evaluated to determine whether the individuals meet the required qualifications and experience necessary to perform their respective roles and responsibilities under this Contract. Unless otherwise noted below for select key roles, Offeror’s may propose key personnel that are either employed by the Prime or by a teaming subcontractor, however proposals will be evaluated more favorably if the majority of proposed key personnel are employed by the prime.

Reference RFP Section L, para 3.3.2, for additional Key Personnel and resume requirements.

For other than Key Personnel, the Contractor may utilize subcontractors or teaming partners identified in the accepted proposal, or sub-contractors subsequently approved by the USACE Contracting Officer to perform any of the functions required within the specific Task Order. Additional Project Managers can be from teaming relationships at the Task Order level.

NOTE: The Contracting Officer shall approve all Replacement Key Personnel. Resumes of these individuals shall be required as part of Task Order proposals or whenever a change in personnel is to occur, in order to verify the replacement individual meets the qualifications of the solicitation. Other disciplines not listed may be required to perform specific Task Orders. These disciplines will be required to have comparable qualifications in their field of expertise and the resumes of these individuals may be required as part of Task Order proposals.

*Key Personnel may fill only one role. No individual will be allowed to ‘dual-hat’ another position, unless identified below.

4.1. Program Manager

The Contractor shall propose and submit the resume for one (1) individual to fulfill the Program Manager Key

Personnel role who will serve as the single point of contact for coordination of program issues with USACE. The

Program Manager shall be responsible for the overall management of the contract including cost, schedule and technical quality. The Program Manger shall be competent, experienced, and knowledgeable in the full range of

HTRW and MMRP activities as appropriate from investigations, to studies, designs, remediation, short-term operations and maintenance, and with the specific activities identified in this contract. The Program Manager shall take immediate corrective action when performance is not acceptable to USACE. The Program Manager shall oversee the development and implementation of record keeping, administrative and quality control programs.

The minimum qualifications for the Program Manager are:

a. The individual proposed as the Program Manager shall have a college degree (Bachelor’s or above) in engineering, construction management, geology, chemistry, or related field.

b. The individual proposed as the Program Manager shall have at least 10 years’ experience in Program

Management involving a wide range of HTRW and MMRP related actions for other same/similar contracts/programs.

c. The Program Manager must be an employee of the prime.

4.2. Senior Project Manager

For each Task Order, the Contractor shall designate a Project Manager (PM). The Senior Project Manager may act as the Project Manager, with approval of USACE, if execution is sufficiently limited. The Project Manager shall be the single point of contact for the Task Order, and shall be responsible for the management and execution of the

Task Order in accordance with the approved performance work statement, approved work plans, and all federal, state, and local laws and regulations. The Project Manager shall ensure coordination between the Safety and Health

Manager (SHM), and the Site Safety and Health Officer (SSHO) to ensure that all site activities are performed in a safe manner. The Contractor and PM shall also maintain close communication and coordination with USACE for the duration of the project, including weekly and/or monthly progress and detailed cost reporting.

The Contractor shall propose and submit the resume for one (1) individual to fulfill the Senior Project Manager Key

Personnel role for the IDC who will support the Program Manager with overall management of the contract as well as coordinating and overseeing the Contractor’s individual Task Order performance to include cost, schedule, and technical quality.

While individuals fulfilling the duties of PM for individual Task Orders can be an employee of either the prime or teaming partners, the individual proposed as the Senior Project Manager Key Personnel position must be an employee of the prime.

Minimum qualifications for the Senior Project Manager are:

a. The individual proposed as the Senior Project Manager shall have a college degree (Bachelor’s or above) in engineering, construction management, geology, chemistry, or related field.

b. The individual proposed as the Senior Project Manager must have professional registration, in their respective field, where applicable or available.

c. The individual proposed as the Senior Project Manager shall have at least 10 years’ experience in Project

Management involving a wide range of HTRW and MMRP actions for other same/similar contracts/programs.

d. The individual proposed as the Senior Project Manager shall be an employee of the prime.

NOTE: Minimum qualifications for Project Managers assigned to individual Task Orders:

a. Individuals proposed as Project Managers for individual Task Orders shall have a college degree

(Bachelor’s or above) in engineering, construction management, geology, chemistry, or related field. (15 years’ experience as a Project Manager may be substituted in lieu of the college degree requirement.)

b. Individuals proposed as Project Managers for individual Task Orders shall report professional registration (i.e. PE, PG, etc.), in their respective field, where applicable or available. (If experience is substituted for a college degree, the professional registration requirement is not applicable.)

c. Individuals proposed as Project Managers for individual Task Orders shall have at least five (5) years’ experience in Project Management for other same/similar contracts/programs.

d. Individuals proposed as Project Managers for individual Task Orders shall have a working knowledge of applicable federal, state, and local laws, regulation, and guidance pertinent to the Task Order for which they are assigned.

4.3. Quality Control Supervisor (QCS)

The Contractor shall propose and submit the resume for one (1) individual to fulfill the QCS Key Personnel role who is trained within its organization to be responsible for overall management of Contractor Quality Control

(CQC) and have the authority to act in all CQC matters. The Quality Control Supervisor (QCS) should have appropriate education and experience in the specialized area identified in the Task Order, (e.g., chemistry, geology, or hydrogeology). The QCS is responsible to ensure compliance with the requirements identified in the Performance

Work Statement and the Contractor Quality Control Plan of individual Task Orders. The need for an on-site QCS will be defined in the Performance Work Statement on a Task Order basis.

The minimum qualifications for the Quality Control Supervisor are:

a. The individual proposed as the QCS shall have a minimum of 10 years working experience in quality control related to chemical/hazardous/explosive waste.

b. The individual proposed as the QCS shall have formal education or training in field media sampling related to HTRW and/or MMRP.

c. The individual proposed as the QCS shall have experience with QA/QC of field work and report documentation related to remedial investigations, remedial design, and remedial actions ensuring that the quality of products and services provided to the government is in accordance with the terms and conditions of the task order..

d. The Quality Control Supervisor (QCS) must be an employee of the prime.

4.4. Safety and Health Manager (SHM)

The Contractor shall propose and submit the resume for one (1) individual to fulfill the SHM Key Personnel role who is required to ensure that the safety and health provisions of EM 385-1-1 (current version for each Task Order) are complied with during performance of all work awarded under this contract. If the project involves radioactive material, then the contractor shall have a CHP assigned to the project, accessible to the field crew; but not necessarily required to be on-site. The SHM shall demonstrate the authority to shut down the site work if/when

Health and Safety becomes an issue. The SHM shall enlist the support of safety and occupational health professionals with appropriate education and experience when working on sites with multiple (chemical, safety, ionizing radiation, or MEC) hazards. The SHM shall be responsible for the following actions:

Developing, maintaining, and overseeing implementation of the Site Safety Health Plan (SSHP);

Visiting the project as needed to audit the effectiveness of the SSHP;

Remaining available for project emergencies;

Developing modifications to the SSHP as needed;

Evaluating occupational exposure monitoring/air sampling data and adjusting SSHP requirements as necessary;

Serving as a QC staff member;

Approving the SSHP by signature.

Minimum qualifications of the SHM are:

a. The individual proposed as the SHM shall have a minimum of five (5) years of experience managing safety and occupational health at hazardous waste site investigation/cleanup (MEC or radioactive waste sites, if necessary) operations.

b. The individual proposed as the SHM shall have training and experience to conduct exposure monitoring/air sampling and select/adjust protective equipment use.

c. Certification as a Certified Industrial Hygienist (CIH), Certified Safety Professional (CSP) or Certified

Health Physicist (CHP).

d. The individual proposed as the SHM shall be an employee of the prime.

4.5. Senior Geologist

The Contractor shall propose and submit the resume for one (1) individual to fulfill the Senior Geologist Key

Personnel role for projects requiring this discipline. This individual shall be trained and have experience as a geologist to ensure activities, to include plan development, field activities, report writing, designs, etc. are of the quality to meet each project’s performance objectives. The geologist shall have experience in surface and subsurface soil, groundwater, surface water, sediment, etc. sampling techniques, as well as aspects of obtaining all types of samples through various drilling and sampling techniques, along with appropriate documentation procedures.

Individuals fulfilling the duties of the Geologist for individual Task Orders can be an employee of either the prime or teaming partners, Minimum qualifications for the Senior Geologist are:

a. The individual proposed as the Senior Geologist shall have a college degree (Bachelor’s or above) in geology or geological engineering from an accredited 4-year program.

b. The individual proposed as the Senior Geologist must have professional registration as a professional geologist.

c. The individual proposed as the Senior Geologist shall have a minimum of 10 years specialized experience with HTRW and MMRP related ERS projects.

d. The individual proposed as the Senior Geologist can be an employee of the prime or key teaming partners.

NOTE: Minimum qualifications for Staff and Junior Geologists assigned to individual Task Orders are (see also

Schedule B Note 6 for definitions of Senior-, Staff- and Junior-level disciplines):

Staff Geologists

a. Individuals assigned as Staff Geologists on individual Task Orders shall have a college degree

(Bachelor’s or above) in geology or geological engineering from an accredited 4-year program

b. Individuals assigned as Staff Geologists on individual Task Orders shall document professional registration.

c. Individuals assigned as Staff Geologists on individual Task Orders shall have a minimum of five (5) years’ specialized experience with HTRW and MMRP related ERS projects.

d. Individuals assigned as Staff Geologists on individual Task Orders shall have a working knowledge of applicable federal, state, and local laws, regulation, and guidance pertinent to the

Task Order for which they are assigned.

Junior Geologist

a. Individuals assigned as Junior Geologist on individual Task Orders shall have a college degree

(Bachelor’s or above) in geology or geological engineering from an accredited 4-year program.

b. Individuals assigned as Junior Geologists on individual Task Orders, who have not yet obtained their professional registration, shall not be assigned or perform duties that are required to be performed by an individual possessing a professional registration, nor shall they be assigned or perform duties above their skill level.

4.6. Program Chemist

The Contractor shall propose and submit the resume for one (1) individual to fulfill the Program Chemist Key

Personnel role who shall ensure that all chemistry related goals of the program are attained. The Program Chemist shall be available for consultation with the Contractor's personnel and Government personnel. The Program

Chemist shall have general knowledge of remedial process chemistry, fate and transport of organics and inorganics, knowledge of chemical quality control, experience with ADR.NET validation software and staged electronic data deliverables. The Program Chemist shall also be experienced in the sampling and analysis of toxic/hazardous chemicals and radiological contamination in environmental matrices.