VA_Draft_SOW_1.docx

DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS (VA),

OFFICE OF CONSTRUCTION AND FACILITIES MANAGEMENT (CFM)

PROFESSIONAL, ENVIRONMENTAL, HISTORICAL, AND SUSTAINMENT RELATED CONSULTING SERVICES

1.0 GENERAL

1.1 Background: The VA requires professional services to provide expert advice and assistance on issues related to environmental management, historic preservation, and sustainability. This includes addressing environmental contamination from pollutants, toxic substances, and hazardous materials, as well as concerns related to endangered species, stormwater pollution prevention, spill control measures, and the management of wetlands, watersheds, and other natural resources.

The services also encompass archaeological and cultural resource management plans. Key responsibilities involve identifying potential problems, such as inspecting buildings for hazardous materials, measuring, and evaluating associated risks, and recommending appropriate solutions.

The services comprise of multi-disciplinary professionals—including scientists, engineers, and technicians—who possess expertise in areas such as air and water quality, asbestos contamination, remediation, ecological restoration, and environmental law. They will also provide Planning and Documentation Services for the development, facilitation, coordination, and documentation of environmental initiatives, including compliance with executive orders related to chemical, radiological, and hazardous materials, as well as adherence to the ISO 14001 Environmental Management System (EMS) and the development of sustainable performance measures.

Additionally, the services will prepare Environmental Assessments (EA) and Environmental Impact Statements (EIS) in accordance with the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA).

These comprehensive services aim to support the Office of Construction & Facilities Management (CFM), the Veterans Health Administration (VHA), and the National Cemetery Administration (NCA) within their designated mission areas, covering all current and proposed VA-owned, or operated facilities and leases.

1.2 Objective. The objective of this Blanket Purchase Agreement is to provide advice and assistance on environmental issues, such as the control of environmental contamination from pollutants, toxic substances, and hazardous materials; endangered species, storm water pollution prevention, spill control and countermeasures, wetland, watershed, and other natural resource management plans; archaeological and/or cultural resource management plans. This includes identifying problems (e.g., inspect buildings for hazardous materials), measure and evaluate risks, and recommend solutions. Multi-disciplined staff of scientists, engineers, and other technicians with expertise in areas such as air and water quality, asbestos contamination, remediation, ecological restoration, and environmental law such as Planning and Documentation Services for the development, planning, facilitation, coordination, and documentation of and/or for environmental initiatives (or mandates such as executive orders in areas of chemical, radiological, and/or hazardous materials; ISO 14001 Environmental Management System (EMS) and sustainable performance measure development; Environmental Assessment (EA) and Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) preparation under the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA).

1.3 Location of Work. The scope may involve work in multiple locations throughout the Contiguous United States, Alaska, Hawaii, and outlying areas as defined in FAR 2.101. The work will require travel to work sites and Government properties based on the requirements of each individual task order.

2.0 DESCRIPTION OF SERVICES

Requirement is to provide professional environmental services in support of the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Office of Construction & Facilities Management (CFM) within its assigned mission areas wherever VA-owned or operated facilities are or may be proposed to exist. Task orders issued under the BPA may provide one or more of a wide range of environmental services. Activities will be performed in accordance with all applicable federal, state, and local rules, regulations, and guidelines. All guidance identified within each the task order RFQ will be followed. PWS areas include, but are not limited to, the following areas: will fall into the following functional areas or similar type work.

2.1 Site/Property/Facility Environmental Investigation and Filed Studies:

· Phase I environmental site assessment (ESA)

· Phase II ESA/limited site investigation

· CERCLA preliminary assessment, site inspection, remedial investigation/feasibility study, proposed plan, record of decision, remedial design, and engineering investigation/cost analysis

· RCRA facility assessment, facility investigation, corrective measures study

· Treatability/compatibility study

· Soil, groundwater, surface water, soil vapor, and indoor air sampling

· Storage tank leak investigation and tightness testing

· Utilities survey

· Hydrology/stormwater survey/site study

· Traffic, transportation, and parking study/impact analysis

· Biological survey

· Topographic survey

· Geotechnical/subsurface investigation and study

· Wetland survey, delineation, and jurisdictional determination

· Noise assessment

· Asbestos-containing materials survey

· Lead-based paint study

· Phase I archaeological investigation

· Phase II archaeological investigation

· Phase III archaeological investigation

· Historic/cultural resources study

· Greenhouse gas inventory

2.2 Compliance and Consultation Studies, Reports and Activates:

· Regulatory compliance requirements determinations

· National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) environmental assessment and finding of no significant impact

· NEPA environmental impact statement and record of decision

· State-level NEPA assessments including California Environmental Quality Act

· Coastal Zone Management Act federal consistency

· National Historic Preservation Act (NHPA) Section 106 consultation

· NHPA Section 106 programmatic agreement, memorandum of agreement

· National Register eligibility determination, draft nomination

· Historic American Buildings Survey/Historic American Engineering Record/Historic American Landscapes Survey

· Archaeological monitoring

· Endangered Species Act biological assessment and consultation support

· State-level species protection compliance, consultation, and coordination support

· Regulatory coordination

· Permit drafting and support including but not limited to federal, state, and local permits or licenses for air emission, water discharge, waste management, hazardous materials management, nuclear materials management, site disturbance, tree removal, and any other requirements related to acquire, develop, and operate VA facilities and property

· Public involvement, public meetings, publications, and websites

· Stakeholder coordination support

2.3 Plans and Guidance:

· Environmental, historic/cultural, sustainability manuals, guidance, processes, user guides

· Land use control implementation plan

· Waste management plan

· Hazardous materials management plan

· Stormwater pollution prevention plan

· Cultural/historic resource management plan

· Natural resource management plan

· Accident prevention plan

· Site- or project-specific safety and health plan

· Communication plans

2.4 Scientific/technical analyses and assessment: Healthcare Planning/Service Delivery Plan Studies and Analyses

· Human health risk assessment

· Ecological risk assessment

· Fate and transport modeling and analysis

· Sustainability analysis studies, reports, documentation

· GIS product development

· GIS-based studies and assessments

· Site surveys, mapping including digital geophysical mapping

2.5 Other Support and Services:

· Advice or assistance on environmental issues

· Structural, mechanical, electrical, architectural, geotechnical, geological, civil, environmental, cost engineering, and other engineering services support. Note: a task order will not include services defined as “Architect/Engineer” in FAR 2.101 to a dominant or significant extent.

· ISO 14001 environmental management system support

· Other professional services supporting VA environmental, historic/cultural, and sustainability programs and projects as required to support execution of VA mission.