TEMPLATE Tanks RFP Evaluation.pdf

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This document is a Tanks Solicitation Offer Scoring Sheet, a detailed evaluation template used to assess and score an offer for underground storage tank (UST) and environmental remediation services in Arizona. The template appears to be designed for a state or local government agency, specifically focused on environmental assessment and cleanup work. The scoring sheet covers multiple categories of work including UST Permanent Closure, Site Investigation, Remediation Testing/Design/Implementation, Risk Evaluation & Assessment, and In-house Capacity Support.

The scoring methodology evaluates offers across three primary sections: Experience & Capacity (50% of total score), Method of Approach (35%), and Cost (15%), with a potential maximum of 1000 total points. The evaluation considers factors such as project descriptions, geographic relevance (specifically Arizona and related ecoregions), key personnel qualifications, proposed subcontractors, technical approach, and specific capabilities in areas like soil vapor extraction, multi-phase extraction, in-situ chemical oxidation (ISCO), and risk assessment. The document provides a structured framework for systematically rating an offeror's capabilities, experience, and proposed methodologies for environmental remediation and tank closure projects.

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Offer Evaluation page: 1

Tanks Solicitation Offer Scoring Sheet - Template

Offeror: _____________________________

Reviewer: _____________________________

Categories of Work contained within the Offer:

• UST Permanent Closure

• Site Investigation

• Remediation Testing, Design, & Implementation

• Risk Evaluation & Assessment

• In-house Capacity Support

EXPERIENCE & CAPACITY SECTION (50%) SCORE: _____ (___ pts / ___ Max)

Attachment 2A – Question 2: Project Descriptions Score: ____ total pts earned / ___ pts possible

Rate each of the Project Descriptions provided to support each Scope of Work Category contained within the Offer by the following:

[15]: UST work in AZ or AZ-related Ecoregions [10]: UST work outside of AZ or AZ-related Ecoregions [5]: Non-UST work in AZ & AZ-related Ecoregions [0]: Non-UST work outside of AZ & AZ-related Ecoregions

UST Permanent Closure Score: ____total pts earned / __ pts possible

• Project Description #1 Score: ___

• Project Description #2 Score: ___

• Project Description #3 Score: ___

Site Investigation Score: ____total pts earned / __ pts possible

• Project Description #1 Score: ___

• Project Description #2 Score: ___

• Project Description #3 Score: ___

Remediation Testing, Design, & Implementation Score: ____total pts earned / __ pts possible

• Project Description #1 Score: ___

• Project Description #2 Score: ___

• Project Description #3 Score: ___

Risk Evaluation & Assessment Score: ____total pts earned / __ pts possible

• Project Description #1 Score: ___

• Project Description #2 Score: ___

• Project Description #3 Score: ___

Click for Eco Region Map Tool:

Ecoregion 10: North American Deserts Ecoregion 12: Southern Semiarid Highlands Ecoregion 13: Temperate Sierras https://www.arcgis.com/home/webmap/viewer.html?layers=1c8de09728da47c387e19b17a1ffbd92

Offer Evaluation page: 2

Attachment 2A – External References Score: ____ / __ pts possible

Rate each of the External References provided in the Offer as either: Relevant (Meets) [10 pts]; Not Relevant (Does Not Meet) [0 pts]

• External Reference #1 Score: ___

• External Reference #2 Score: ___

• External Reference #3 Score: ___

Attachment 2B – Organizational Profile Score: ____ total pts earned / __ pts possible

• Is the Firm certified with AZ BTR?

• Does the Firm propose at least one Key Personnel member as a bona fide employee that is registered with AZ BTR?

• Does the firm have at least one office location in AZ to perform the work?

Attachment 3B – Key Personnel Score: ____ total pts earned / __ pts possible

Rate each of the Key Personnel resumes provided within the Offer by the following:

[15]: UST work in AZ or AZ-related Ecoregions [10]: UST work outside of AZ or AZ-related Ecoregions [5]: Non-UST work in AZ & AZ-related Ecoregions [0]: Non-UST work outside of AZ & AZ-related Ecoregions

• Key Personnel #1 Score: ___

• Key Personnel #2 Score: ___

• Key Personnel #3 Score: ___

• Key Personnel #4 Score: ___

• Key Personnel #5 Score: ___

Click for Eco Region Map Tool:

Ecoregion 10: North American Deserts Ecoregion 12: Southern Semiarid Highlands Ecoregion 13: Temperate Sierras https://www.arcgis.com/home/webmap/viewer.html?layers=1c8de09728da47c387e19b17a1ffbd92

Offer Evaluation page: 3

Attachment 3C – Proposed Subcontractors

UST Permanent Closure

Score: ____ total pts earned / __ pts possible

Score: ____ total pts earned / pts possible

• Does the Offer contain at least one proposed subcontractor for each of the following?

o ADEQ-certified UST Service Provider o ADHS-certified Analytical Laboratory

• Does the Offer contain multiple proposed subcontractors for at least one of the above?

Site Investigation Score: ____ total pts earned / pts possible

• Does the Offer contain at least one proposed subcontractor for each of the following?

o ADWR-certified Driller o ADHS-certified Analytical Laboratory o BTR-registered Surveyor

• Does the Offer contain multiple proposed subcontractors for at least one of the above?

Remediation Testing, Design, & Implementation Score: ____ total pts earned / pts possible

• Does the Offer contain at least one proposed subcontractor for each of the following?

o ADWR-certified Driller o ADHS-certified Analytical Laboratory o BTR-registered Surveyor

• Does the Offer contain multiple proposed subcontractors for at least one of the above?

Offer Evaluation page: 4

METHOD OF APPROACH SECTION (35%)

Attachment 3A – Method of Approach Questions

UST Permanent Closure Section

UST Permanent Closure Question #1:

SCORE: _____ (___ pts / ___ Max)

Score: ____ total pts earned / pts possible

• Does the Offer identify ALL of the following?

o Assessment of soil for staining o Assessment of soil for odors o Assessment of soil samples by PID o Analysis of environmental samples by laboratory analytical methods

• Does the Offer identify ANY of the following?

o Assessment of equipment for staining o Assessment of equipment for damage o Assessment of equipment for corrosion o Assessment of equipment for loose fittings o Assessment of equipment for softening of plastic materials o Assessment of equipment for excessive microbial growth on system components o Assessment of equipment for stored product trapped in secondary containment

Offer Evaluation page: 5

Site Investigation Section

Site Investigation Question #1:

Score: ____ total pts earned / pts possible

Score: ____ total pts earned

• Does the Offer identify ALL of following?

o Defining the full extent of contamination in soil and groundwater o Quantifying contaminant transport rate in groundwater o Identifying all potential receptors o Evaluating threats to all identified potential receptors

Occupied confined spaces – Inhalation Pathway Potable wells – Water Ingestion Pathway On-site human activity – Soil Ingestion/Dermal Contact Pathways

• Does the Offer identify ANY of the following?

o Providing a concise summarization of full site characterization (e.g. narrative, graphical, tabular, etc.)

o CSMs must be updated with each new data collected

Site Investigation Question #2: Score: ____ total pts earned

• Does the Offer identify ALL of following?

o Full delineation of all soil and groundwater impacts by environmental sampling o Determining the transport rate and aquifer properties by:

Hydraulic Conductivity via slug and/or pump testing Groundwater gradient via groundwater elevation data o Evaluation of the Water Ingestion Pathway:

Sampling of potentially threatened potable wells Calculation of transport time from known plume extent to potable well receptor o Evaluation of the Inhalation Pathway Collecting exterior soil gas samples and PVI modeling o Evaluation of the Soil Ingestion and Dermal Contact Pathways Assessment of site surface conditions for exposed surficial soils

• Does the Offer identify ANY of the following?

o Determination of the transport rate

Application of tracer test method Quantification of fraction of organic carbon as an aquifer property o Evaluation of the Inhalation Pathway Collection of indoor air samples if results from exterior/sub-slab soil gas sampling indicate potential PVI threat by exceeding established screening levels and/or modeled acute risk failure o Evaluating Natural Attenuation Capacity and/or Rate:

Calculating the biodegradation capacity from comparison of biogeochemistry data collected in both unimpacted and impacted zones Identification/quantification of any transformation products (i.e. daughter compounds) Calculating the retardation factor by comparing the measured plume extent vs.

calculated non-attenuated transport rate Applying the push-pull testing method using compound-specific isotopic analyses

Offer Evaluation page: 6

Remediation Testing, Design, and Implementation Section Score: ____ total pts earned / pts possible possible

Remediation TDI Question #1 (Soil Vapor Extraction):

How many of the following does the Offer identify?

• Site/Contaminant Conditions:

o [Favorable]: Homogenous highly permeable lithology (e.g. sands/gravels/course materials allowing good air flow) OR [Unfavorable]: not low permeability lithology/not preferential flow path system (clays, bedrock, predominantly fine-grain materials) o Absence of confining layers (continuous or discontinuous) o Volatile contaminant compounds (high Henry’s Law constants, high vapor pressure, low aqueous solubility) OR not semi- or non-volatile contaminants o Sufficient vadose zone thickness (>5-10’) o Contamination present within vadose zone

• Pilot-testing procedures/parameters:

o Radius of Influence (constant rate test) [vacuum at distance from extraction point] o System curve (vacuum-flow “step test”) [vacuum and flow rate] o Sustained concentrations/mass of extracted contaminants [concentrations of contaminants] o Treatment technology selection [extracted contaminant mass flow rate; presence of metals within extracted contaminants]

• Number of air exchanges needed to reach corrective action goals [contaminant zone pore volumes, soil and vapor concentrations, volume exchange rate]

Remediation TDI Question #2 (Multi-phase Extraction):

How many of the following does the Offer identify?

• Site/Contaminant Conditions:

o [Favorable] Contamination of multiple subsurface media/phases (soil/vadose zone, groundwater/dissolved-phase, LNAPL) OR [Unfavorable] Contamination exclusively present with a single medium/phase o [Favorable] Presence of submerged contaminant mass/source o [Favorable] high permeability vadose zone with low transmissivity aquifer (e.g. sandy vadose zone; silts/clays aquifer) OR [Unfavorable] low permeability vadose zone and/or highly transmissive aquifer o Absence of confining layers (continuous or discontinuous) o Volatile contaminant compounds (high Henry’s Law constants, high vapor pressure, low aqueous solubility) OR not semi- or non-volatile contaminants

• Pilot-testing Procedures/Parameters:

o Radius of Influence (constant rate test) [vacuum at distance from extraction point] o System curve (vacuum-flow “step test”) [vacuum and flow rate] o Aquifer pump tests [hydraulic conductivity] o Zone/cone of influence (draw down test) [decrease in water column height at extraction point] o Sustained concentrations/mass of extracted contaminants [concentrations of contaminants] o Treatment technology selection [extracted contaminant mass flow rate; presence of metals within extracted contaminants] o Number of air exchanges needed to reach corrective action goals [vadose zone pore volumes, soil and vapor concentrations, volume exchange rate]

Offer Evaluation page: 7

Remediation TDI Question #3 (ISCO):

How many of the following does the Offer identify?

• Site/Contaminant Conditions:

o [Favorable] Contamination of multiple subsurface media/phases (soil/vadose zone, groundwater/dissolved-phase, LNAPL) OR [Unfavorable] Contamination exclusively present within soil/vadose zone o [Favorable/Applicable] Presence of submerged contaminant mass/source o Lithology:

[Favorable] homogenous highly permeable lithology (e.g. sands/gravels/course materials allowing good oxidant injection/transport)

[Favorable] areas of preferential flow paths fractured bedrock allowing good oxidant injection/transport)

[Unfavorable] low permeability lithology (clays; predominantly fine-grain materials) o [Favorable] Presence of confining layers (continuous or discontinuous) o [Unfavorable] High native/natural oxidant demand o Contaminant compounds of any volatility category (VOC, SVOC, NVOC)

• Pilot-testing Procedures/Parameters:

o Radius of Influence (injection test) [increased ORP, dissolved oxygen, conductivity at distance from injection point; decrease in contaminant concentrations] o Application method (injection pressure; LOSS of point if gravity feed proposed) o Oxidant chemistry selection (standard reduction potential of contaminant(s) vs. oxidant

[oxidation power]) o Native oxidant demand o Oxidant treatment mass requirement (contaminant mass, contaminated volume, treatment reaction stoichiometry “oxidant-contaminant ratio”) o Aquifer pump tests [hydraulic conductivity]

Offer Evaluation page: 8

Risk Evaluation & Assessment Section

Risk Evaluation & Assessment Question #1:

Score: ____ total pts earned / pts possible

• Does the Offer identify ALL of the following?

o Identifies these receptors and associated exposure pathways

Convenience Store; Inhalation Pathway Residences; Inhalation Pathway and Water Ingestion Pathway Dog Relief Area; Dermal Contact, Soil Ingestion, Inhalation Pathways o Identifies these specific regulatory standards Soil – residential Soil Remediation Levels (rSRLs) Groundwater – Aquifer Water Quality Standards (AWQS); Surface Water

Designated Use Numeric Water Quality Standards Vapor (or air exposure) – Regional Screening Levels (e.g. VISLs or RSLs) o Identifies that soil gas (or soil vapor) sample data can be used to evaluate the inhalation threat to the Convenience Store and Dog Relief Area o Identifies that soil contaminant concentration data is needed to evaluate the threat via dermal contact and soil ingestion routes for shallow subsurface contamination

• Does the Offer identify ANY of the following?

o Identifies the use of the lowest Surface Water Designated Use Numeric Water Quality

Standard for each CoC (Aquatic & Wildlife [warm] for toluene; Drinking Water for all others) o Describes the use of groundwater concentration data from private domestic wells for the modeling of inhalation threats (PVI) to residences o Identifies or demonstrates that soil rSRLs are not protective for vapor intrusion risk

Offer Evaluation page: 9

TOTAL OFFER SCORING SUMMARY

Section & Allocation Section Points

Possible (Out of 1000 total)

Offer Section Score

(Fraction to 1.0)

Offer Section Points (Possible Section Pts x

Offer Section Score) Experience & Capacity (50%) 500 Method of Approach (35%) 350 Cost (15%) 150 Multi-Category Bonus Total Offer Score

UST PC Proj:
Desc:
3: [Select]
1: [Select]
2: [Select]
SI Proj:
Desc:
1: [Select]
2: [Select]
3: [Select]
RTDI Proj:
Desc:
1: [Select]
2: [Select]
3: [Select]
Risk Proj:
Desc:
3: [Select]
2: [Select]
1: [Select]
Ext Ref #1 Score: [Select]
Ext Ref #2 Score: [Select]
Ext Ref #3 Score: [Select]
2B-1: [Select]
2B-2: [Select]
2B-3: [Select]
Key Pers:
1: [Select]
2: [Select]
3: [Select]
4: [Select]
5: [Select]
Subs-UST PC A: [Select]
Subs-UST PC B: [Select]
Subs-UST PC Earned: 0
Subs-SI Earned: 0
Subs-SI A: [Select]
Subs-RTDI Earned: 0
Subs-RTDI A: [Select]
Subs-SI B: [Select]
Subs-RTDI B: [Select]
MoA-SI-Q1 Earned: 0
MoA-SI-Q1 A: [Select]
MoA-SI-Q1 B: [Select]
MoA-RTDI-Q1: [Select]
MoA-RTDI-Q3: [Select]
MoA-SI Earned: 0
MoA-RTDI Earned: 0
MoA-UST PC Earned: 0
MoA-UST PC A: [Select]
MoA-UST PC B: [Select]
MoA-Risk Earned: 0
MoA-Risk A: [Select]
MoA-Risk B: [Select]
MoA_Section_Earned: 0
MoA_Section_Max: 140
EC-2A-UST PC Proj Desc Earned: 0
EC-2A-UST PC Proj Desc Max: 45
EC-2A-SI Proj Desc Earned: 0
EC-2A-SI Proj Desc Max: 45
EC-2A-RTDI Proj Desc Earned: 0
EC-2A-RTDI Proj Desc Max: 45
EC-2A-Risk Proj Desc Earned: 0
EC-2A-Risk Proj Desc Max: 45
EC-2A-Q2 Max: 180
EC-2A-Q2 Earned: 0
EC-Ext Refs Earned: 0
EC-Ext Refs Max: 30
EC-2B Earned: 0
EC-2B Max: 30
EC-Key Pers:
Earned: 0
Max: 75
EC-Subcontractors Earned: 0
EC-Subcontractors Max: 60
EC_Section_Max: 375
EC_Section_Earned: 0
Final-EC_Section_Pts: 0
Final-MoA_Section_Pts: 0
Final-Cost_Section_Pts: 0
FINAL OFFER SCORE: 0
Subs-SI Max: 20
Subs-RTDI Max: 20
MoA-SI Max: 40
MoA-RTDI Max: 60
MoA-UST PC Max: 20
MoA-Risk Max: 20
Subs-UST PC Max: 20
MoA-SI-Q2 Earned: 0
MoA-SI-Q2 A: [Select]
MoA-SI-Q2 B: [Select]
MoA-RTDI-Q2: [Select]
CAT_UST_PC: [1]
CAT_RTDI: [1]
CAT_RISK: [1]
CAT_SI: [1]
CAT_CAPACITY: [1]
EC_Section_Score: 0
MoA_Score: 0
Text2: Max 100 pts (4 categories)

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