02010_Unexploded_Ordnance.doc

SECTION 02010

UNEXPLODED ORDNANCE (UXO)

1. LOCATION. This work is located in the Aberdeen Area (AA) and Edgewood Area (EA) of Aberdeen Proving Ground.

1.1 DESCRIPTION OF WORK. Work areas will be investigated prior to pre-construction site visits. Areas where drilling, excavation, digging, trenching or other earth disturbance areas required shall be swept with geophysical remote sensing tools/instruments by pre-approved and certified Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) personnel employed by the contractor. The geophysical tools may include seismic methods, metal detection, magnetometry, ground penetrating radar, resistivity and geophysical diffraction tomography. The tools used must be able to clear for both ferrous and nonferrous metals, must be suitable for the field conditions, and capable of locating material as small as 20mm ordnance at a depth of two feet. During construction the Contractor will take appropriate action regarding the presence of UXO, as listed below.

1.2 Removal and disposal of UXO is not a part of this specification.

1.3 No clearing, grubbing, grading, or excavation work is permitted until the UXO search has determined the area to be free of UXO, and clear to a safe depth as required for each phase of work.

1.4 Under no circumstances is the construction contractor to proceed with work beyond the cleared area or the depth cleared.

1.5 SAFETY PLANS.

a. Submit UXO contract safety plan within 7 days after receipt of Notice to Proceed.

b. A Site Specific Health and Safety Plan, prepared IAW 29 CFR 1910.120, shall be submitted to the Contracting Officer for government review and approval prior to initiation of each project. All work shall be conducted according to the approved plan.

2. UXO CONSIDERATIONS.

2.1. The intent is to assure that all possible efforts to detect and identify the presence of UXO are performed. The potential for UXO on this site is unknown, however due caution must be exercised to ensure that construction and excavation are accomplished with due regard for the potential presence of UXO.

2.2. When UXO is detected and identified as potentially loaded with explosives, chemicals, propellant or pyrotechnics, or when the buried object is exposed and cannot be identified as non-UXO, the contractor shall coordinate with the Government Emergency Response Authorities and the Installation Safety Division. The location of the object shall be marked with a yellow survey marker flag, all activities on the site shall cease, and all personnel shall evacuate to a safe distance.

The EOD contractor shall control access to the site and ensure personnel safety until the Government Emergency Response Authorities arrive and take control of the site. The contractor shall allow the Government EOD personnel sufficient time to complete field evaluation, render safe, recover and dispose of UXO, per incident, when UXO is detected and identified.

2.3. UXO REPORTING PROCEDURES. The EOD contractor shall notify the government Emergency Response Authority and the Installation Safety Division by dialing:

2.3.1. In the Aberdeen Area (AA):

Emergency Response: Government phone dial 911

Cell or non-government phone 410-278-7220

AA Safety: Government phone dial 4-1095/1096

Cell /non-government phone 410-306-1095/1096

Alternate EA Safety: Government phone 5-3157/3660

Cell/non-government phone 410-436-3157/3660

2.3.2. In the Edgewood Area (EA):

Emergency Response: Government phone dial 911

Cell/non-government phone 410-676-0960

EA Safety: Government phone 5-3157/3660

Cell/non-government phone 410-436-3157/3660

Alternate AA Safety: Government phone dial 4-1095/1096

Cell /non-government phone 410-306-1095/1096

NOTE: Ensure UXO personnel making the calls inform the Installation Safety Division that the Emergency Response call has been placed.

3. DISCLOSURE. Five days after Notice To Proceed, the name, address and telephone number of the EOD organization to be used shall be provided in writing to the Contracting Officer. Any EOD organization other than those listed in Paragraph 4.1 shall be accompanied by information sufficient to enable the Government to determine whether the organization meets the qualifications listed in Paragraph 4.2. If the Contracting Officer determines that the EOD firm does not meet the qualifications in Paragraph 4.2, the contractor shall submit an alternate source. Failure to provide the name of an acceptable EOD firm within 10 days after issuance of Notice to Proceed may be reason for termination. Upon acceptance by APG of the EOD organization, it shall not be changed without written permission from the Contracting Officer.

No information regarding the disclosure of the EOD organization is to be included in the bid.

4. PRE-APPROVED UXO CONTRACORS.

4.1. The contractor shall employ one of the following EOD organizations or a Government (APG) approved equal:

Foster Wheeler Environmental Corporation

P.O. Box 104, Gunpowder Branch

Aberdeen Proving Ground, MD 21010-0104

TEL: 410-676-1390 FAX: 410-676-1384

EHS International, Inc.

Route 1, Box 232

Belvedere, NC 27919

Telephone: 9190297-2991

Human Factors Applications, Inc.

700 Old Line Center, Suite 210

Waldorf, MD 20602-2513

Telephone: 310-705-5044

IT Corporation

312 Directors Drive

Knoxville, TN 37923-4799

Telephone: 432-690-3211

Reactives Management Corp.

P.O. Box 2598

Chesapeake, VA 23320

Telephone: 804-498-2539

UXB International, Inc.

14800 Conference Center Drive

Suite 100

Chantilly, VA 22021

Telephone: 703-803-8904

EOD Technology, Inc.

10511 Hardin Valley Road, Bldg C

Knoxville, TN 37932

Telephone: 423-690-6061

ISSI Unexploded Ordnance, Inc.

P.O. Box 11

Huntsville, AL 35804

Telephone: 205-247-7050

Tetra-Tech NUS

2046 West Park Place, Suite A

Stone Mountain GA. 30087

Telephone: 770-413-0965

Roy F. Weston, Inc.

1309 Continental Dive, Suite M

Abingdon, MD 21009

Telephone: 410-612-0712

4.2. The following criteria applies to all EOD contractors:

4.2.1. The contractor shall have a minimum of five consecutive years corporate experience in actual UXO field work, including planning, locating, hand excavating and identifying UXO.

4.2.2. The contractor shall employ at least one Master-Rated EOD technician who holds a Master Badge and a certificate of graduation from the U.S. Naval School, Explosive Ordnance Disposal. The Master Rating must have been earned while on active duty. A combination of military and contractor experience is not considered comparable.

4.2.3. The contractor shall also employ at least three individuals rated as EOD Technicians, who hold certificates of graduation from the U.S. Naval School, Explosive Ordnance Disposal. These individuals shall each have a minimum of five years experience in accepted procedures for detection, identification, and field evaluation of UXO.

All technicians shall hold a certificate of graduation from the U.S. Naval School, Explosive Ordnance Disposal, for UXO investigations, location, excavation, and identification.

4.2.4. The contractor shall furnish documentation of their ability to meet the requirements of OSHA Regulation 29 CFR 1910.120, “Hazardous Waste Operations and Emergency Response.”

5. SAFETY. The contractor shall follow all safety rules as specified herein and all OSHA requirements that apply to the specific work being performed.

5.1. The contractor and any subcontractor employed by the contractor, shall comply with 29 CFR 1910.120.

5.1.1. Each two-person field team shall consist of no less than one Master Rated EOD Technician and one EOD Technician. Any variation shall be addressed in the Site Specific Health and Safety Plan.

5.2. EDGEWOOD AREA HEALTH AND SAFETY. In addition to the preceding health and safety requirements, the following shall apply to work in the Edgewood Area of APG:

5.2.1. The EOD personnel working on-site shall be trained and qualified to wear Military Gas Masks and to use Mark I Antidote kits. The use of government issued masks and kits is required. Contractor provided masks are not allowed. The masks and kits shall be carried by each EOD personnel at all times while working on-site. The mask and kit are to enhance safety, and are intended for escape purposes only. The masks will be issued through and controlled by the COR.

5.2.2. The field team shall wear contractor provided chemical resistant gloves when performing intrusive work.

5.2.3. Each two person field team shall have one Individual Chemical Agent Detector (ICAD). The contractor shall provide ICAD’s in sufficient quantity to prevent delay of the UXO search or construction. The ICADs require maintenance and calibration downtime. Spare units for each team are recommended. ICADS are available from the Environmental Technologies Group, Inc., 1400 Taylor Avenue, Baltimore, MD, 21284-9840, telephone 410-321-5200. No equal is known to exist.

5.2.4. EOD contractor employees are considered Red Blood Cell Cholinesterase (RBC-CHE) Category C. Each employee performing field work in the Edgewood Area shall have an annual physical as required by TB Med 40-8 and 29 CFR 1910.120. RBC-CHE’s will be performed by Kirk U.S. Army Health Clinic, Building E-4110, Edgewood Area, APG, MD.

5.2.5. The Government will provide a written or computerized toxic aide briefing to the contractor. The contractor shall brief all employees prior to performing any intrusive investigation, excavation, or surface sweep on any site in the Edgewood Area.

6. EOD CONTRACTOR OPERATIONS.

6.1. The UXO search shall consist of a visual surface inspection, and surface and subsurface sweeps with geophysical tools and instruments capable of detecting both ferrous and non-ferrous metals. Suspected UXO items shall be investigated further to determine if they are UXO. If UXO avoidance is required due to the nature of the project, the anomaly shall be clearly marked with a surveyor’s flag.

6.2. Comply with the Site Safety And Health Plan, IAW 29 CFR 1910.120. Once the Installation Safety Division (ISD) has approved it, submit all changes to plan to ISD prior to their implementation.

6.3. Provide UXO recognition training to any and all workers required to enter the site.

6.4. DISPOSAL OF DEBRIS GENERATED BY UXO SEARCH. All ordnance related materials and debris (such as empty casings, parts, fragments, etc.) that are determined to be non-UXO shall be segregated from all other waste accumulated as part of the UXO search and identification project.

6.4.1. Disposed of all debris generated by UXO search through the APG Directorate of Safety Health and Environment, Hazardous Waste Branch.

7. EOD RESPONSIBILITY OF THE GOVERNMENT. Government EOD personnel shall accomplish field evaluation, render safe, recovery and final disposition of all UXO. The proximity of the Government EOD personnel to the site will vary in accordance with the risk described in the contractor’s approved plan.

8. FINAL REPORTS. The Contractor shall submit six copies of a final UXO findings report for each site completed. Include details on the number, type, location, and depth of UXO and non-UXO contacts identified and their removal from the site.

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