Amednment_0004.pdf

W91238-14-R-0014

AMENDMENT OF SOLICITATION/MODIFICATION OF CONTRACT

Except as provided herein, all terms and conditions of the document referenced in Item 9A or 10A, as heretofore changed, remains unchanged and in full force and effect.

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The purpose of htis amendment is to answ er questions for this requirement for Beale AFB F2F Environmenrtal Services, Provide updated tables 5 -1a and 5-1b, Add revised CLIN descriptions and Extend the due date for proposals.from 17 March 2014 to 1 April 2014 at 3:00pm (Pacific Time)

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X The above numbered solicitation is amended as set forth in Item 14. The hour and date specified for receipt of Offer X is extended, is not extended.

Offer must acknowledge receipt of this amendment prior to the hour and date specified in the solicitation or as amended by one of the following methods:

(a) By completing Items 8 and 15, and returning 1 copies of the amendment; (b) By acknowledging receipt of this amendment on each copy of the offer submitted;

or (c) By separate letter or telegram which includes a reference to the solicitation and amendment numbers. FAILURE OF YOUR ACKNOWLEDGMENT TO BE RECEIVED AT THE PLACE DESIGNATED FOR THE RECEIPT OF OFFERS PRIOR TO THE HOUR AND DATE SPECIFIED MAY RESULT IN

REJECTION OF YOUR OFFER. If by virtue of this amendment you desire to change an offer already submitted, such change may be made by telegram or letter, provided each telegram or letter makes reference to the solicitation and this amendment, and is received prior to the opening hour and date specified.

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SECTION SF 30 BLOCK 14 CONTINUATION PAGE

SUMMARY OF CHANGES

SECTION SF 30 - BLOCK 14 CONTINUATION PAGE

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BEALE F-2-F SITE VIST Q & A

Q-1) Can we get copies of the script read on board the bus? -And copies of the slides?

A-1) Yes. We will provide a list of the participants, copies of the SCRIPT read on the bus and the slide presentation to the site visit participants in an SF30 amendment posted on FBO. Copies of the slide presentation will also be distributed via email to site visit participants.

Q-2) Who currently runs the Waste Water Treatment Plant?

A-2) The USAF runs the Waste Water Treatment Plant – managed by the Civil Engineer Squadron Q-3) Is the person who runs the Hazardous Materials Shop is a GS Employee or Contractor, if Contractor which one?

A-3) A contractor (Auxilio Management) manages the Hazardous Materials program. HAZMART is run by GS employees out of 9th Support Division.

Q-4) How many Hazardous water spills does Beale AFB have each year?

A-4) It is assumed that this question is requesting information regarding the number of hazardous material spills that occur annually on Beale AFB. Beale AFB responds to approximately 10 hazardous material spills per year.

Q-5) Who is the current contractor(s) at the central accumulation site, bldg 539 & the Other Hazardous collection facilities.

A-5) Currently the contract is held by CHENEGA GLOBAL SERVICES, LLC. The contractors work for Chenega.

Q-6) Who are the incumbents? Can we get names of incumbent contractors/employer A-6) Chenega GLOBAL SERVICES, LLC and Auxilio Management Q-7) Will we be displacing Government personnel?

A-7) No Q-8) Will the response date be extended?

A-8) This Amendment 004 submits that the response date is extended to 1 April 2014 3:00pm PST Q-9) Can you provide a list of current contractors supporting activities that will be covered by this contract? A-9) Yes, this information is provided in Amendment 003.

Q-10) Are there any water rights issues with the surrounding Native American Tribes?

A-10) No Q-11) When was building # 539 built?

A-11) Bldg 539 was constructed in approx 1995.

Q-12) At the meeting…The environmental program managers mentioned several times that existing staff and contracting support and personnel are critical to the success of your program. Please provide the names of the current personnel.

A-12) We cannot provide this information at this time. The winning company will have all the point of contact (POC) information, we cannot release the POC information to the public until after award.

Q-13) What are the names of the representative companies, and will these be provided to the bidders?

A-13) Yes, the list of site visit attendees and their companies is submitted in amendment 003

Q-14) Will the sign in sheet be provided to bidders? Will there be a list of the attendees?

A-14) The actual sign in sheet will not be provided however , the site visit attendees and their companies will be included in amendment 003.

Q-15) Task 5.13.11 Supplies, SAM is listed as an FFP task. However, the description indicates that “This is a time and materials task.” And “The Contractor shall provide an estimated $4,000 in periodic consultation services under this time and materials task.”

A-15) Yes this is a time and materials task/CLIN. Beale AFB expects that contractors will provide a unit cost for all anticipate supplies.

Q-16) The pricing schedule appears to allow the proposer to provide one fixed price for the task. Is the government expecting to see $4,000 for this task, with required supplies being negotiated separately?

Would you please clarify how you would like us to respond?

A-16) All contractors shall quote $4,000 for this CLIN. This will be paid on a Time and Materials basis, where the contractor provides a detailed invoice for each time this CLIN is used.

Q-17.) Solicitation Cover Page, Item 9 - Based on the Site Walk, we understand that comments are due on March 10, 2014. Considering that the government will require some time to answer the questions and that bidders will need some time to adjust their proposals to reflect those answers, will the government extend the proposal submission deadline until March 21, 2014 to allow bidders to incorporate the government's answers into their proposals?

A-17.) No, extension is til 1 April, 2014 included in this amendment..

Q-18) PWS Tasks 5.7.2 and 5.7.3 - According to Tables 5-1a and 5-1B of the PWS, these tasks appear to be both “required” tasks and “optional” tasks. This would seem to result in duplicative costs if bidders are to price both the required base award task and the optional award task for 5.7.2 and 5.7.3. These tasks are also each presented twice in the CLINs; Task 5.7.2 as CLINs 0005 and 0022 and Task 5.7.3 as CLINS 0006 and 0023. Please clarify if costs for tasks 5.7.2 and 5.7.3 should be provided only as a part of our base bid, or if they should be provided as both a base cost and an optional cost.

A- 18.) Task 5.7.2 should be bid as a component of the base contract only. Task 5.7.3 should be bid on as an option only. The discrepancy on Tables 5-1a and 5-1b has been corrected in the Solicitation amendment.

Q-19.) PWS Tasks 5.7.2 and 5.7.3 - Bullet item #1 in Task 5.7.3 (Vernal Pool Restoration Monitoring) appears to be identical to Task 5.7.2. Is there a reason why this particular task is included both as a stand-alone task (Task 5.7.2) and as a component of Task 5.7.3?

A-19.) The monitoring of wetlands and the monitoring of endangered species are different requirements. One supports requirements of the US Army Corps of Engineers and the Clean Water Act while the other supports the requirements of the Endangered Species Act. The supporting documents provide clarification and explain each project’s uniqueness. Review of the supporting documents is critical to the costing/pricing of these tasks.

Q-20.) Task 5.7.3 - The bullet list of species/taxa provided under Task 5.7.3 and the list of species/taxa described within Beale AFB’s INRMP are inconsistent. Species listed in the Task 5.7.3 bullet list, but not in the INRMP (Attachment 9, Table 4-1), include: bats and giant garter snakes; species listed in the INRMP but not in the Task 5.7.3 bullet list include black rails. Table 4.1 of INRMP Attachment 9 specifies that vernal pool community and riparian community surveys are to be completed at 5-year intervals – neither of these tasks is shown under Task 5.7.3. Should we bid on the specific surveys/species listed under Task 5.7.3 in the PWS, regardless of whether those species are included in the INRMP Attachment 9, Table 4-1, and not bid on species/surveys specified in the INRMP but not listed in the PWS?

A-20.) The bid should consider all species/taxa listed under Table 4.1 of the INRMP as well as those listed in Task 5.7.3.

Q-21.) PWS Tables 5-1a and 5-1B; Task 5.7.3 - Tables 5-1a and 5-1B of the PWS for Task 5.7.3 indicate that surveys will be completed annually during the 5-year performance period of this contract. However, INMRP Attachment 9, Table 4-1 indicates that these surveys are to be performed at 2-year intervals.

Because these surveys are being completed in 2013 – 2014, they would next be required in 2015 – 2016 and again in 2017 – 2018. They would not be required in the other 3 years covered under this contract.

Should we submit bids for all 5 years as indicated in Tables 5-1a and 5-1B or just in the 2 years that surveys would seem to be required per the INRMP? Also, note that vernal pool and riparian community surveys, if they are to be required (pending answer to question above), are only required at 5-year intervals EXCEPT for MAPS surveys, which are specified as occurring annually in the INRMP. Please clarify the frequency of each monitoring subtask to address inconsistencies between the PWS and the

INRMP.

A-21.) The bid should account for surveys being conducted each year, however the species being surveyed in any particular year would alternate based on the survey frequency detailed in the INRMP. This task lists reference documents that have been provided with the solicitation. The supporting documents provide clarification regarding the species of interest and survey frequency.

Q-22.) PWS Sections 4.5.3 and 4.10.1 - Section 4.5.3 specifies that a QAPP is required as part of the Sampling and Analysis Plan. Section 4.10.1 specifies that a Uniform Federal Policy Quality Assurance Project Plan (UFP-QAPP) is to be prepared for "environmental sampling and testing". A UFP-QAPP is a complex and detailed document geared toward assuring quality of "environmental data"; a "QAPP" when not specified as UFP is not as complex and detailed and is usually a narrative document vs. the detailed worksheets of the UFP-QAPP. Please clarify that the UFP-QAPP is actually required. If it is required, please clarify that it is only required for environmental samples, such as the samples collected under task

5.13 (SAM) or those collected as part of waste profiling under task 5.10.5.3, that are sent to a laboratory for analysis, and that the UFP-QAPP is not needed for biological monitoring such as special status plant surveys, and shrimp surveys.

A-22.) The UFP-QAPP requirement is only required for environmental samples, such as the samples collected under task 5.13 (SAM) or those collected as part of waste profiling under task 5.10.5.3, that are sent to a laboratory for analysis. The UFP-QAPP is not needed for biological monitoring such as special status plant surveys, and shrimp surveys.

Q-23.) PWS Task 5.7.4 - Task 5.7.4 specifies the implementation of Invasive Species Control for FY15- FY18. The Invasive Species Management Plan (ISMP) lays out up to 8 control methods that may be applied to various types of invasive species. The ISMP does not specify the acreage or the area affected by these invasives. Moreover, the PWS does not provide the acreage to be addressed, the species to be controlled or the method of control to be applied. Without this information, offerors cannot price this task. Can the acreage, species to be addressed, and the control method to be applied be provided so that this task can be priced? A-23.) The contractor shall develop a strategy detailing species to be addressed, treatment methods, and areas of concern during the base year of the contract.

Anticipated treatments shall be bid on a cost per acre basis.

Q-24.) PWS Task 5.9.1 - Task 5.9.1 (EIAP) is shown in both Table 5-1a and Table 5-1B of the PWS (i.e., shown both as a base award task and an optional award task). It is also shown twice in the CLIN table; 0033 and 0007. Is it the government's intent that this task is to be performed as a base task for FY14 and FY15, as well as an optional task for the same years (i.e., performed "twice" if the optional task is awarded)?

A-24.) See answer to Question 18.

Q-25.) PWS Task 5.9.1 - Task 5.9.1 (EIAP) is shown only for FY14 and FY15 in both Tables 5-1a and 5-1B of the PWS. Is it the government's intent that this task is not to be performed under this contract for

FY16-FY18?

A-25.) At this time the Government does not intend to perform this task in FY16-FY18.

Q-26.) PWS Task 5.14.2 - Task 5.14.2 (Spill Response) calls for the implementation of spill response measures, to include manpower, equipment, and materials, for spills on base. According to information provided during the Site Walk, the spills are envisioned to be "small" ones. This information is not sufficient to price this task. Was it the government's intent to provide this task as a lump sum for periodic consultation services as a time and materials task? If not, can the government provide additional information or assumptions about the number and nature of the possible spills so that this task can be priced? A-26.) Yes, this is a Time and Materials Task/CLIN

Q-27.) PWS Task 5.14.2 - Task 5.14.2 (Spill Response) specifies 25-cubic yard debris bins. This is not a standard size. The standard size for covered debris bins is 18-20 cubic yards. Larger 35-40 cubic yard bins are typically used for lighter debris due to DOT weight restrictions. Please clarify what size of bins are required or if bidders can chose the appropriate size.

A-27.) Bidders may choose the appropriately sized bins when preparing proposals.

Q-28.) Solicitation Pages 276-278; PWS Tables 5-1a and 5-1B - We have found some confusion with the titles in the tables in the PWS. Table 5-1a call notes Fiscal Years 15-18 as "option years". We assume this is an error, as Table 5-1a pertains to the Base Award and Table 5-1B pertains to the Optional Award. Please confirm that the tasks shown in Table 5-1a for all years indicated would be awarded to the winner as the Base award, and that the tasks shown in Table 5-1B are optional tasks and may not be awarded, but if they are awarded, would be awarded for all years indicated.

A-28.) This is not an error there are both Option Years on this contract as well as Optional items for each of the base and option years of the contract. Table 5.1A tasks are Base Operating Requirements to be bid on and awarded for each year indicated. The initial award will cover just the base year, each year after that the Government may exercise the corresponding “Option Year” tasks. Tasks listed in table 5.1B are Optional Items. These “Optional Items” may or may not be required during any given year. When the Government exercises an option year it will exercise the appropriate CLINS for that year. The Government will also determine which “Optional Items” it needs to exercise for a given year.

Q-29.) Note that Amendment 2, Section M lists five Evaluation Factors to be addressed in the RFP with page limits for each. They are:

Factor 1, Technical Capability (10 pages) Factor 2, Organizational Structure and Staffing Plan (5 pages including 1 11x17 page for org chart) Factor 3, Key Personnel (3 pages) Factor 4 Experience Managing Multiple Contracts (3 pages) Factor 5 Price (no page limit specified)

However, in Amendment 2, Section L, Basis for Award (page 10/14) lists the five Evaluation Factors differently. Here Factor 2 is Organizational Structure, and Factor 3 is “Key Personnel and Staffing Plan.”

We assume that “and Staffing Plan” belongs in Factor 2 as stated multiple times in Section M, a five page section, rather than in Factor 3, Key Personnel (a three page section).

A-29.) This amendment (0004) corrects this inconsistency.

Q-30.) PWS Task 5.10.5 - Is a Commercial Drivers License (CDL) required for transportation of waste containers?

A-30.) A CDL is not required for transportation of Haz Waste while on Beale AFB. The contractor shall identify and follow applicable safety regulations with regard to movement and transportation of Haz Waste on Beale AFB, however, shipping documents (manifests, bills-of-lading, etc.) are not required for on-base transport of Haz Waste. Transportation of Haz Waste, off Beale AFB property, will not be performed under this contract. Off-base Haz Waste transportation is performed by Defense Logistics Agency contracted transporters.

Q-31.) PWS Task 5.10.5 and 5.10.6 - Section 5.10.5 indicates that 9 CES/CEAN will provide required supplies for HW Support (bold text below). Section 5.10.6 indicates that the contractor shall provide the supplies for HW Support (bold text below).

5.10.5 HW Support

Equipment and Container Management The base 9 CES Environmental shall provide the required supplies in support of CAP operations, such as a forklift, PPE, spill kits, labels and drum dollies. The Contractor shall provide a flatbed truck with a lift gate for curbside pickup service.” …

5.10.6 HW Supplies

This is a time and materials task. The Contractor shall provide supplies as required to support the installation HW Program and the effective collection, storage and processing of waste and empty containers at Beale AFB and associated GSU’s. Supplies include, but are not limited to, waste containers, labels, signs, maintenance consumables, repairs, personal protective equipment, tools, packaging materials, portable spill supplies, absorbent pads, booms, drums, iners, neutralization agents and container labels/markers to mark & ship hazardous waste in compliance with DOT and RCRA requirements. Costs for purchasing containers (via confirmation notices) will be agreed to in advance on a fixed price basis. The Contractor shall provide an estimated $40,000 in periodic consultation services under this time and materials task. The Contractor will provide a completed and signed Confirmation Notice documenting the quantity and price of items to be purchased for review and approval by the HWPM and the CO or COR. The agreed upon level of effort relative to tasks, deliverables, schedule, and fixed price costs for the requested consultation services shall be signed by the Contractor’s authorized representative and the USACE Sacramento District CO or COR. Expenditures must be tracked for each consultation services request.

a. Please confirm whether or not the contractor is responsible for providing all supplies to support the HW Program.

b. If so, please clarify how this price is to be provided. The underlined text above in 5.10.6 indicates that this is T&M and that the estimate is $40,000 per year. Do costs for supplies need to be provided in $40,000 increments? Should we provide unit rates for supplies?

Please clarify the $40,000 requirement as stated above.

c. Please clarify what ODC prices need to be submitted in the proposal. Is an estimate of ODCs needed now and then will be negotiated at time of award on a T&M basis?

A-31.)

a. Due to AFCEC changes in funding and execution strategies the contractor will now be responsible for providing all supplies to support the hazardous waste program.

b. The contractors shall put $40,000 in the CLIN price for this. No, supplies do NOT need to be provided in $40,000 increments. The contractor shall provide a price list for all the expected ODC materials with their proposal on a Firm Fixed Price basis, for the base year and all option years.

c. The prices for all the expected ODC items need to be submitted with the proposal for the base and all option years. The T&M aspect of the CLIN comes in where quantities required are not fixed at time of award, but as the materials are needed the new quantities will be negotiated.

Q-32.) PWS Task 5.10.5 - Can the government provide the number of pickup and deliveries of waste containers that occur daily? PWS Task 5.10.5 - Can the government provide the number and types of containers required for HW support?

A-32.)

A. There are an average of 2 site visits per day. Each site visit averages 2-3 container pick-ups or deliveries. Some days are busier (dependent on basewide maintenance mission needs). Also, base personnel deliver wastes directly to Bldg 539 from non accumulation facilities on an unscheduled basis daily (light tubes, batteries or other Universal Wastes).

B. The types of containers required are provided in the supporting file titled “HazWaste Purchasing”. The number of containers required varies depending on ops tempo, spills, mission bed down, etc… Treat this as a time and materials task and estimate that the base will require $40,000.00/year in HazWaste containers and supplies.

Q-33.) PWS Task 5.10.5 - Can the government provide the mass and types of waste generated during the 2013?

A-33.) The 2012 Waste Inventory, available as a supporting document, lists the type and mass of wastes generated. Complete information for 2013 is not available at this time.

Q-34.) PWS Task 5.15.1, Plan Update Tank Management - Are any of the 25 tanks that require inspection single walled, which would then require ultrasonic thickness testing per Steel Tank Institute

(STI) SP001?

A-34.) There are 14 active single-walled ASTs requiring STI inspection.

Q-35.) PWS Tasks 5.7.2 and 5.7.3 – Previous questions have asked the difference between Tasks 5.7.2 and the first task listed under 5.7.3, which appear to be identical. If they are different, does the first bullet under Task 5.7.3 address vernal pool restoration monitoring that will be required in the future for Site 3 by the Wheatland Gate, while 5.7.2 addresses monitoring required of Site 1 and/or Site 2? Can the government provide a table showing the restoration Site addressed by PWS, the phase of monitoring, and the number of pools that would be required to be monitored during the contract’s period of performance?

A-35.) The monitoring of wetlands and the monitoring of endangered species are different requirements. Task 5.7.2 supports requirements of the USACE and the CWA. Task 5.7.3 supports the requirements of the ESA. The supporting documents provide clarification and explain each project’s uniqueness. The supporting document titled “Vernal Pool Mitigation Monitoring Report January 2012.pdf” includes information pertaining to the different vernal pool restoration areas and the stage of monitoring each area. The supporting documents are critical to the costing/pricing of these tasks.

Q-36.) Please provide clarification regarding Sections L and M as provided in Amendment 2 of the RFP.

Portions of each appear to be in the incorrect section. For example, see Amendment 2, Section L, Basis for Award, Page 10. We believe this should be in Section M. In Amendment 2, Section M, 2.0 FACTORS TO BE EVALUATED, page 11, the first paragraph clearly does belong in Section M.

However the remainder of Section 2.0 (Factor 1-Technical Capability through Factor 5 -Price) on pages 11-12, appears to be instructions to the Offeror, including proposal format and content requirements. This information would typically appear in Section L. Also in Section M, Section 4.0- SUBMISSION REQUIREMENTS, pages 13-14, bulleted sections appear to relate to instructions to the Offer for formatting the proposal, proposal page limits, and content, and therefore also typically appear in Section L.

A-36.) This amendment corrects this inconsistency.

Q-37.) What level of personnel should be onsite every day at the facility?

A-37.) No task is specified. Question cannot be answered.

Q-38.) How much staffing is required on a daily basis?

A-38.) No task is specified. Question cannot be answered.

Q-39.) Is the contractor responsible for any disposal costs of any kind at the facility?

A-39.) Beale assumes this question refers to Task 5.10.5. No, the contractor is not responsible for any hazardous waste disposal costs. If task assumption is wrong, please clarify question.

Q-40.) Is the base adding services or deleting services?

A-40.) Question is unclear. Question cannot be answered.

Q-41.) Is there an expectation of additional IAPs being added in the future?

A-41.) IAPs could be added, removed, or relocated during the life of this contract; however, numbers should not change significantly.

Q-42.) How many manifests for disposal were there created from last year?

A-42.) This information is available in the 2012 Waste Inventory which was provided with the supporting documents.

Q-43.) How many underground and above ground storage tanks are located at the facility?

A-43.) There are 20 underground storage tanks and 116 aboveground storage tanks containing petroleum, oil and lubricants (POL) products.

Q-44.) How many fueling operations are located at the facility?

A-44.) There are 11 commercial truck fuel offloading locations.

Q-45.) CLINS 5.7.2, 5.7.3, and 5.9.1 seem to be duplicated. Are we correct in assuming this? If they are actual separate items that do need to be priced, can you provide us with more information explaining their uniqueness so that we can appropriately price them?

A-45.) These are separate tasks and all need to be priced. Please refer to the answer to Question 35.

Each of these tasks list different reference documents that have been provided with the solicitation.

The supporting documents provide clarification and sufficiently explain each project’s uniqueness and are critical to the costing/pricing of these tasks.

Q-46.) On page 279 of the PWS, Section 5.4.1, Inventory, AEI Data Mgmt., paragraph 4, it states: “The Contractor shall assume up to 2 site visits and 2 meetings with BAFB during performance of this TO.”

Please clarify if the number of site visits and meetings stated are for the entire contract award of base year plus four option years for a total number of 10 visits and 10 meetings or 2 each for the life of the contract?

A-46.) Yes, this will require 10 visits and 10 meetings over the life of the contract.

Q-47.) How long should be assume that each site visit should last? How many hours should we assume for each meeting?

A-47.) It is assumed that this question is in reference to the visits and meetings referred to in Question 46. The contractor should assume each site visit will last 1 day and each meeting will last 2 hours.

Q-48.) Task 5.7.2 Monitor, Wetlands

For the purposes of cost estimating, should bi-annual population sampling (per the SAMP) of fairy shrimp, pond turtle, Western burrowing owl, fall-run chinook salmon, Central Valley steelhead, etc. be included in this task, or in Task 5.7.3.?

A-48.) The PWS states that these population sampling events will be conducted under Task 5.7.3.

Q-49.) Task 5.7.3 Management, Species, ESA Compliance For the purposes of cost estimating, should contractor assume that basic reconnaissance survey will be conducted for all federally listed species each year?

Will basic reconnaissance or protocol surveys for species not identified in the PWS be addressed through contract modification if required?

A-49.) This task lists reference documents that have been provided with the solicitation. The supporting documents provide clarification and sufficiently explain the species of interest. The bid should account for surveys being conducted each year, however the species being surveyed in any particular year would alternate based on the survey frequency detailed in the supporting documents.

Q-50.)Task 5.7.4 Management, Invasive Species Will the FY14 invasive weed survey include all open areas of the installation or only certain sections?

A-50) The survey should address any portion of the Base where invasive plant species are likely to occur.

Q-51) Task 5.7.5 Management, Wildland Fire Please confirm that FY 16-18 – Implement WFMP tasks do not include the contractor conducting prescribed burns.

A-51.) This project could include prescribed burns if required by the plan developed in the base year.

Q-52.) The Technical Capability Evaluation Factor does not appear to encompass the tasks listed in the original solicitation, but instead focuses on sampling and survey work. In Amendment 2, released on 19 February 2014, five evaluation factors are listed. Within the Technical Capability factor, there are 5 tasks that will be evaluated, Air Quality, Hazardous Waste, Sampling, Natural Resources and Cultural Resources. In the original solicitation 7 different tasks for this project were specified. During the site visit, Storm Water and Wastewater, as well as environmental compliance and NEPA was stressed during the official presentation. Why are these tasks not being evaluated? Storm water, wastewater, air quality appear to only require sampling experience? And the NEPA requirement isn't even included. The evaluation factors seem to be at odds with the solicitation.

A-52.) The evaluation factors provided most recently will be used to score proposals. Air Quality, Hazardous Waste, Sampling, Natural Resources and Cultural Resources are not tasks but program areas that encompass the majority of the tasks on the F2F including Storm Water and Wastewater, as well as environmental compliance and NEPA.

Q-53.) Is the evaluation criteria correct? Are you looking only for firms that have experience on DOD installations in California? The language utilized in Evaluation Factor 1, Technical Capability is extremely prescriptive and limiting. Although nowhere does it state the contractor must be a California firm it is clearly skewed for those firms that currently hold the contracts in California. California does have strict laws and regulations, so it would be expected that familiarization and expertise with California specific laws would be required. However, limiting experience to DoD or Air Force within California with projects of the same scope clearly limits those firms qualified to submit. This language is way more restrictive than either the Albuquerque or Omaha District's Fence to Fence environmental solicitations (Nellis AFB, and FE Warren AFB)

A-53.) We are prescriptive in our evaluation factors in order to award to a contractor that can perform on our contract. There are many 8(a) contractors out there but the one who will win this has to be in the business of environmental services dealing with hazardous materials. Additionally they have to have the required experience with DOD installations as the DOD has specific requirements, especially in the area of security, so we can't have a contractor who can't pass the DOD security checks working on the Air Force Base. Finally the labor laws in California are unique within the country, and we require a contactor who has experience in working in California due to these labor laws.

Q-54. The solicitation states that the spill response contractor will “respond to Beale within 1 hour of notification”. Does this mean verbal contact via phone with follow on equipment on site. Please clarify.

A-54.) The base will contact the contractor via phone. Once the call is placed the contractor is expected to be on site to evaluate the situation within 1 hour. Necessary equipment would be highly dependent on the incident and response time could vary.

Q-55. The solicitation states that responses will comply with the Beale Spill Prevention Control and Countermeasures plan (SPCC) and the Facilities Response Plan (FRP). We do not find these documents in the backup documentation provided. Please provide.

A-55) The SPCC and FRP are included in the Beale ICP which is provided in the supporting documents.

Q-56. The solicitation lists Hydrazine as one of the anticipated potential substances to be cleaned up.

Hydrazine is a potentially highly reactive compound and we would like to understand the nature of what it is anticipated that the response contractor will come in contact with. The following specific questions apply:

a. What is the concentration of the hydrazine to be managed off site?

b. What is the process generating the waste?

c. Does the EPA Waste Code U133 apply to the waste?

d. Is the hydrazine to be transported off site to be shipped in bulk (i.e. intermediate bulk containers or tank vehicles), in non-bulk containers (e.g. 55-gallon drums or less volume), or as a lab pack?

A-56 a, b, c, d)

a. The hydrazine to be handled is H70 (70%)

b. The process generating the waste is 'Emergency Power Unit' (EPU) spill clean-up. The chances of this non-routine waste generation process happening at Beale is considered highly unlikely.

There has never been a waste generated from an EPU release clean-up at Beale. However, there remains a possibility that an accidental EPU release may generate contaminated absorbents, etc.

Routine EPU maintenance is not performed at Beale; therefore hydrazine wastes at Beale are not likely.

c. U-coded Hydrazine waste is not anticipated to be generated at Beale, as the EPU's used in the U2's are not maintained at Beale. Hydrazine wastes are likely to be generated as a result of spill clean-ups.

d. Any spill clean-up of hydrazine waste will likely be contained in a 55 gallon drum.

Q-57) For several of the CLIN’s including Items 0003, 0005 and 0016, there is no anticipated award in base year, but a price is requested. Should we price it as though it will be awarded in the base year?

A-57 – To clarify this in this amendment, we took the information from Tables 5.1a and 5.1b and went thru each of the CLINS to indicate which are not needed for each year, in this amendment.

See the CLIN descriptions for each CLIN where we have indicated which CLINS are not required for each year by indicating the contractors shall enter a $0 for this CLIN. All CLINS that don’t have this wording are to be priced.

Q-58) For Paragraph 5.18, should contractor implement all or some of recommendations from the Beale AFB Environmental GIS Data Management Plan dated May 29, 2013?

A-58) Implementation of recommendations in the Environmental GIS Data Management Plan shall be done on an as needed basis. The AFCEC has recently informed the Bases this project will not be funded in the upcoming years.

Q-59 Task 5.7.2 Monitor, Wetlands

- For the purposes of cost estimating, should bi-annual population sampling (per the SAMP) of fairy shrimp, pond turtle, Western burrowing owl, fall-run chinook salmon, Central Valley steelhead, etc. be included in this task, or in Task 5.7.3.?

A-59) See response to question 48.

Q-60 Task 5.7.3 Management, Species, ESA Compliance

a. For the purposes of cost estimating, should contractor assume that basic reconnaissance survey will be conducted for all federally listed species each year?

b. Will basic reconnaissance or protocol surveys for species not identified in the PWS be addressed through contract modification if required?

A-60 a, b) See response to question 49.

Q-61 Task 5.7.4 Management, Invasive Species

- Will the FY14 invasive weed survey include all open areas of the installation or only certain sections?

A-61) See response to Question 50.

Q-62 Task 5.7.5 Management, Wildland Fire

- Please confirm that FY 16-18 – Implement WFMP tasks do not include the contractor conducting prescribed burns.

A-62) See response to Question 51.

SECTION A - SOLICITATION/CONTRACT FORM

The required response date/time has changed from 17-Mar-2014 05:00 PM to 01-Apr-

2014 03:00 PM.

The depository location 1325 J. Street Sacramento CA has been added.

SECTION B - SUPPLIES OR SERVICES AND PRICES

CLIN 0003

The CLIN extended description has changed from 5.4.7 Recordkeeping, National Emissions Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants (NESHAPS), Boiler MACTSupports data entry, database management, and recurring recordkeeping and compliance reporting activities associated with the Boiler MACT NESHAPS. See Table 5.1 for execution year. (CDRL A001e) to 5.4.7 Recordkeeping, National Emissions Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants (NESHAPS), Boiler MACTSupports data entry, database management, and recurring recordkeeping and compliance reporting activities associated with the Boiler MACT NESHAPS. See Table 5.1 for execution year. (CDRL

A001e)CONTRACTORS SHALL ENTER A PRICE OF $0.00 FOR THIS CLIN.

CLIN 0005

The CLIN extended description has changed from Army Corps of Engineers permit conditions require wetlands be created, restored, preserved, and monitored as compensatory mitigation for wetlands filled at target areas. This task requires monitoring of water quality, flow, hydrology and vegetation in mitigation wetlands in accordance with the Clean Water Act, Section 404, Regional General Permit Conditions and 2013 BAFB INRMP.

The Contractor shall prepare summary reports of monitoring and survey results each year that the required monitoring occurs and shall submit the reports to Beale AFB by 1 October of each respective year. Reports will include GIS information and ArcView maps where appropriate. Draft and Final reports are required; AF comments will be addressed appropriately before a Final version is accepted.Qualifications:Contractor shall ensure that their Project Manager for this task has at least 5 years of experience studying, monitoring, or restoring California Central Valley (preferably Sacramento Valley) vernal pools and fish and wildlife species and their habitat. In addition, the Project Manager shall be a biologist whose qualifications are acceptable to the USACE Sacramento and U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS). The Contractor’s staff shall have experience completing vegetative, fish and wildlife surveys for the same species they are studying in this Performance Work Statement. The Contractor will have USFWS collecting permits for the threatened and endangered species covered in this PWS, as well as any California Department of Fish and Wildlife (DFW) permits for handling other protected fish and wildlife species described in this PWS. The Contractor will assume that the expertise necessary to complete this PWS will be provided by a combination of mid-level and junior-level staff. Resumes will be required to verify the capability of staff proposed to complete the work. The Contractor shall provide all materials, labor, and equipment for planning, managing data, and generating reports for the monitoring of vernal pool restoration and creation and conservation areas on BAFB. Contractor will conduct work in accordance with the SAMP Habitat Monitoring, Management, and Restoration Plan unless directed otherwise by BAFB staff.References:Special Area Management Plan Clean Water Act, Section 404, Regional General Permit Other CWA Sec 404 permits from the past INRMP, Attachment 9 & Vernal Pool Mitigation Monitoring, 4 Sep 2013INRMP, Attachment 9 & Vernal Pool Mitigation Monitoring, 4 Sep 2013 to Army Corps of Engineers permit conditions require wetlands be created, restored, preserved, and monitored as compensatory mitigation for wetlands filled at target areas. This task requires monitoring of water quality, flow, hydrology and vegetation in mitigation wetlands in accordance with the Clean Water Act, Section 404, Regional General Permit Conditions and 2013 BAFB INRMP. The Contractor shall prepare summary reports of monitoring and survey results each year that the required monitoring occurs and shall submit the reports to Beale AFB by 1 October of each respective year. Reports will include GIS information and ArcView maps where appropriate.

Draft and Final reports are required; AF comments will be addressed appropriately before a Final version is accepted.Qualifications:Contractor shall ensure that their Project Manager for this task has at least 5 years of experience studying, monitoring, or restoring California Central Valley (preferably Sacramento Valley) vernal pools and fish and wildlife species and their habitat. In addition, the Project Manager shall be a biologist whose qualifications are acceptable to the USACE Sacramento and U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS). The Contractor’s staff shall have experience completing vegetative, fish and wildlife surveys for the same species they are studying in this Performance Work Statement. The Contractor will have USFWS collecting permits for the threatened and endangered species covered in this PWS, as well as any California Department of Fish and Wildlife (DFW) permits for handling other protected fish and wildlife species described in this PWS. The Contractor will assume that the expertise necessary to complete this PWS will be provided by a combination of mid-level and junior-level staff. Resumes will be required to verify the capability of staff proposed to complete the work. The Contractor shall provide all materials, labor, and equipment for planning, managing data, and generating reports for the monitoring of vernal pool restoration and creation and conservation areas on BAFB. Contractor will conduct work in accordance with the SAMP Habitat Monitoring, Management, and Restoration Plan unless directed otherwise by BAFB staff.References:Special Area Management Plan Clean Water Act, Section 404, Regional General Permit Other CWA Sec 404 permits from the past INRMP, Attachment 9 & Vernal Pool Mitigation Monitoring, 4 Sep 2013INRMP, Attachment 9 & Vernal Pool Mitigation Monitoring, 4 Sep 2013CONTRACTORS

SHALL ENTER A PRICE OF $0.00 FOR THIS CLIN.

CLIN 0006

The CLIN extended description has changed from 5.7.3 MANAGEMENT, SPECIES, ESA COMPLIANCE The Endangered Species Act (ESA) (Title 16 United States Code, Sections 1531-1544), requires protection and conservation of federally listed (T&E) plants and animals and their habitats. Conservation includes the use of all methods and procedures which are necessary to bring any T&E species to the point where the measures pursuant to the ESA are no longer necessary.The Contractor shall conduct a basic reconnaissance survey for the presence of federally listed T&E species. The survey methodology, scope and species considered in the inventory will be determined based on consultations with the United States Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) or National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Fisheries, depending upon jurisdiction. Follow-up reconnaissance surveys are required if the USFWS or NOAA Fisheries determines that a new federally listed species may occur on the installation. The Contractor shall periodically resurvey and monitor known listed species, as directed by AF mission needs. Refer to table 5-1 and 5-2 in the Beale AFB Integrated Natural Resources Management Plan (INRMP) for specific information regarding species of concern listed below.The Contractor may be required to prepare correspondence/consultation with the USFWS or NOAA Fisheries under section 7 of the ESA when AF-proposed or ongoing actions require. The Contractor shall consult with base natural resources staff regarding survey locations and effects analysis. Tasks may include but are not limited to:

• Vernal pool restoration monitoring (INRMP, Attachment 9 & Vernal Pool Mitigation Monitoring, 4 Sep 2013)• Bat survey (includes at least one state sensitive species)•Wet-season federally endangered invertebrate studies (INRMP, Attachment 9)• Dry-season federally endangered invertebrate studies (INRMP, Attachment 9)•Federally threatened Central Valley Steelhead/fall-run Chinook salmon surveys (5 locations)• Northwestern pond turtle (state sensitive species) – visual encounter surveys and trapping surveys (3 locations)• Federally threatened Giant garter snake trap survey• Burrowing owl (state sensitive species) surveys• Federally threatened Valley Elderberry Longhorn Beetle (VELB) survey• Western spadefoot toad (state sensitive species) surveys• Winter raptor survey• Special-status plants survey (INRMP Table 5-1)• Reeds Creek hydrological monitoring (reference USFWS Concurrence dated 30 Aug 2012) • Monitoring Avian Productivity Survivorship (MAPS) survey. The following link, http://www.birdpop.org/maps.htm, provides information pertaining to MAPS.The Contractor shall prepare brief summary reports of monitoring and survey results each year that the required monitoring occurs and shall submit the reports to Beale AFB by 1 October of each respective year. Reports will include GIS information and ArcView maps where appropriate. Draft and Final reports are required; AF comments will be addressed appropriately before a Final version is accepted.Qualifications:Some performance standards and monitoring methods are detailed in the Special Area Management Plan. Survey methods not detailed in this management plan, will follow established, standard protocols outlined in current literature. Listed species survey standards are generally available from USFWS websites and/or species recovery plans. Contractor shall ensure that their Project Manager for this task has at least 5 years of experience studying, monitoring, or restoring California Central Valley (preferably Sacramento Valley) vernal pools and fish and wildlife species and their habitat. In addition, the Project Manager shall be a biologist whose qualifications are acceptable to the USACE Sacramento and U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS). The Contractor’s staff shall have experience completing vegetative, fish and wildlife surveys for the same species they are studying in this Performance Work Statement. The Contractor will have USFWS collecting permits for the threatened and endangered species covered in this PWS, as well as any California Department of Fish and Wildlife (DFW) permits for handling other protected fish and wildlife species described in this PWS. The Contractor will assume that the expertise necessary to complete this PWS will be provided by a combination of mid-level and junior-level staff. Resumes will be required to verify the capability of staff proposed to complete the work. The Contractor shall provide all materials, labor, and equipment for planning, managing data, and generating reports for the monitoring of vernal pool restoration and creation and conservation areas on BAFB. Contractor will conduct work in accordance with the SAMP Habitat Monitoring, Management, and Restoration Plan unless directed otherwise by BAFB staff.The Contractor shall have USFWS collecting permits for the threatened and endangered species covered in this PWS, as well as any California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) permits for handling other protected fish and wildlife species described in this PWS.The Contractor shall document all survey points with a GPS unit, and the layer shall be populated to indicate which survey points had occurrences of target species. Incidental discovery of other species of interest shall be documented by GPS and displayed in reports. References:Beale AFB Integrated Natural Resources Management Plan, dated October 2011.Beale AFB Special Area Management Plan (SAMP) Habitat Restoration, Management, and Monitoring Program (HRMMP), dated August 2009USFW NLAA Concurrence dated 30 August 2012Vernal Pool Mitigation Monitoring, 4 Sep 2013http://www.fws.gov/endangered/species/index.htmlEndangered Species Act (ESA) (Title 16 United States Code, Sections 1531-1544) to 5.7.3 MANAGEMENT, SPECIES, ESA

COMPLIANCE The Endangered Species Act (ESA) (Title 16 United States Code, Sections 1531-1544), requires protection and conservation of federally listed (T&E) plants and animals and their habitats. Conservation includes the use of all methods and procedures which are necessary to bring any T&E species to the point where the measures pursuant to the ESA are no longer necessary.The Contractor shall conduct a basic reconnaissance survey for the presence of federally listed T&E species. The survey methodology, scope and species considered in the inventory will be determined based on consultations with the United States Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) or National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Fisheries, depending upon jurisdiction. Follow-up reconnaissance surveys are required if the USFWS or NOAA Fisheries determines that a new federally listed species may occur on the installation. The Contractor shall periodically resurvey and monitor known listed species, as directed by AF mission needs.