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W9123820R0030

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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FAR (48 CFR) 53.243

The purpose of this Amendment 0004 is:

a. Incorporate revised PWS dated 16 April 2020. Revised PWS includes tw o minor revisions noted as "<Am04> [change] <am04>" All other terms and conditions remain the same.

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SECTION F - DELIVERIES OR PERFORMANCE

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PWS

PERFORMANCE WORK STATEMENT

CESPK-PM-M 16 April 2020

SUBJECT AND LOCATION: Groundwater Remedial Design and Remedial Action (RD/RA), D-Q University Formerly Used Defense Site (FUDS), Yolo County, California, FUDS ID

J09CA1180

CONTRACT NUMBER: TBD – Task Order TBD

CONTRACTOR: TBD

Contractor Point of Contact: TBD

USACE Project Manager:

USACE Contract Specialist:

USACE Contracting Officer Representative (COR):

1.0 INTRODUCTION

Groundwater Remedial Action D-Q University Formerly Used Defense Site (FUDS), Yolo County, CA No. J09CA1180

Background The D-Q University FUDS is located in Yolo County, California, on County Road 31 approximately 9 miles west of the City of Davis. In 1952, the U.S. Army acquired 651.55 acres of agricultural land for the West Coast Relay and Radio Transmitter Station to support the Signal Corps. Improvements to the site during U.S. Army occupation included the construction of a transmitter building (Building 100), a power generation building (Building 101), a relay building (Building 102), barracks (Building 103), and other associated structures, incinerators, utilities, underground storage tanks (USTs), above ground storage tanks (ASTs), transformers, waste oxidation lagoons, and cooling water injection and water supply wells. In 1969, the property was designated as surplus and turned over to the U.S. General Services Administration. Permanent ownership of the land was acquired by D-Q University in 2001. The closest water supply well is located 0.4 miles north of the site. This well is used for agricultural water supply and is located hydraulically upgradient of the campus property. Surrounding D-Q University is agricultural land that is currently leased to farmers that plant and harvest alfalfa and other crops.

Objectives The project objective is to remediate the trichloroethylene (TCE) groundwater plume at the D-Q University FUDS, in compliance with the Decision Document (USACE, 2018;

provided with government furnished information [GFI]), the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA), and Department of Defense, Army, and United States Corps of Engineers (USACE) Regulations and Guidance. A Remedial Design and Remedial Action (RD/RA) are required to meet the objective.

2.0 DESCRIPTION OF WORK AND SERVICES

All work shall be conducted in accordance with USACE-approved programmatic plans including USACE EM 385-1-1, Uniform Federal Policy for Quality Assurance Project Plans (UFP-QAPP) Guidance, and FUDS Program Policy ER 200-3-1, latest edition. The Contractor shall comply with all federal and applicable state and local requirements and follow any requirements for the protection of sensitive cultural or biological resources that may be present within or near work areas. The Contractor shall be required to prepare all necessary documents including plans, secure all necessary permits, follow regulatory requirements, and provide all labor, management, materials and supplies required to complete this project. Throughout the project, the Contractor shall maintain close coordination with the USACE Project Manager (PM) to ensure prompt resolution of problems and to achieve a satisfactory end product. The Contractor shall perform the following tasks:

2.1 Task 1 – Project Management

The project management task shall include, but is not limited to:

Post Award Meeting The Contractor shall coordinate a Post Award meeting with Contracting Office point of contact, via email (provided at time of award) within 10 days of contract award, and ensure that all

Contractor parties, including those having authority to sign on behalf of the Contractor, as well as other required parties that shall be coordinating the work efforts on a daily basis, are present at the meeting. Assume this meeting will be conducted in person. Contractor(s) shall take meeting minutes during this meeting and submit to the Contracting point of contact, no later than 5 business days after the meeting. The Post Award meeting shall occur before performing any other work.

Kickoff Meeting The Contractor shall call in to one initial 2-hour kickoff meeting with USACE to discuss and plan for the work required by this PWS. At a minimum, Contractor’s PM and lead scientist/engineer for this work shall call in. The Contractor shall have reviewed project documents and be prepared to discuss the PWS tasks and other project coordination details. The Contractor shall take minutes of the kick off meeting and provide a copy for review and approval to the USACE PM within 5 business days of this meeting, and the comments/revisions or approval will be returned not later than 5 business days after receipt of the meeting minutes. A combined total number of days to move forward with this project should be 15 business days after receipt of award of the contract.

Project Management Plan (PMP) The Contractor shall develop and maintain a PMP, based on the schedule prepared as part of the Contractor proposal, and shall specify the schedule, brief discussion of the general technical approach, and communication required for the planning, execution, and completion of the performance objectives. The draft PMP shall be due within fifteen (15) calendar days of contract award and shall include a payment milestone plan for USACE review and approval. Elements of this draft PMP shall be part of the Contractor’s proposal submittal. . The final PMP shall be due within 15 calendar days of receipt of Contracting Officer’s Representative (COR) comments on the draft PMP. As part of the PMP, the Contractor shall identify and implement a means for providing project status reports. The PMP shall address the frequency and content of status reports. The Contractor shall regularly update the PMP to reflect progress towards achievement of the performance objectives and delineate proposed actions to accomplish future project milestones.

As part of the PMP, the Contractor shall develop and maintain an Activity-Based Schedule that fully supports the technical approach and outlines activities and milestones defined at the appropriate detail level and logically sequenced to support and manage completion of the performance objectives in this PWS. Additionally, the due dates for all payable deliverables shall be identified. A payment plan shall be included with the schedule that may allow for payments to the Contractor based on successful completion of interim milestones proposed by the Contractor.

Activities identified in the Quality Assurance Surveillance Plan (QASP) shall be appropriately coded in the project schedule to allow for planning of Quality Assurance (QA) inspections. It is the Government’s intent to make all payments after verification of milestone completion in accordance with this schedule. Unless otherwise noted in this PWS, all performance objectives must be completed within the allowable contract period of performance provided all contract options have been exercised.

Quality Assurance Surveillance Plan (QASP) A QASP must be prepared by the Contractor and approved by the USACE prior to performance of physical work. A Draft QASP shall be submitted in Word and PDF file format within thirty

(30) calendar days of award. The government will finalize the QASP and return it to the Contractor.

The QASP sets forth the procedures and guidance that the COR will use in evaluating the technical performance of the Contractor in accordance with the terms and conditions of this PWS. The QASP objective is to define government procedures that will be used to verify that the appropriate performance and QA methods are used to manage this contract. The purpose of the QASP is to ensure that the performance of specific activities and the completion of milestones are accomplished in accordance with all requirements set forth in this PWS.

The QASP details how and when the COR will monitor, evaluate, and document Contractor performance of the PWS. The QASP should highlight key quality control activities or events that the COR will use to determine when the COR or Contracting Officer inspections can be conducted to assess progress toward and/or completion of milestones. Activities identified in the QASP should be appropriately coded in the project schedule to allow for planning of QA inspections. A draft QASP template is included in Attachment A.

Anti-Terrorism/Operations Security Review The Contractor shall comply with requirements in Attachment B: Anti-Terrorism/Operations Security Review.

Information Repository Support The Contractor shall establish an information repository for this project at the Winters Public Library. The information repository should be updated when necessary, and checked in on regularly.

Contractor Manpower Reporting Application Refer to Attachment C: Army Contractor Manpower Reporting Application (CMRA) for contractual requirements for reporting of Contractor manpower in support of the Army’s Contractor Manpower Reporting requirement.

2.2 Task 2 – Technical Project Planning Meetings

The Contractor shall attend up to five 2-hour meetings with USACE and regulators and other stakeholders, as needed, to discuss the project schedule and overall technical approach. Assume that the meetings take place at the USACE Sacramento District Office. The Contractor shall provide an agenda for each meeting a minimum of 48-hours prior to the meeting, for USACE review. Within five business days, the Contractor shall submit the technical and planning meeting minutes to the USACE PM. If there are comments to the minutes, the Contractor shall submit revised minutes within five working days.

2.3 Task 3 – Quarterly Groundwater Monitoring

The Contractor shall perform quarterly groundwater monitoring that includes, but is not limited to:

Groundwater Monitoring Work Plan (UFP-QAPP) The Contractor shall generate a work plan that will address only the groundwater monitoring effort, to include quarterly monitoring before, and after the remedial action. Quarterly monitoring is expected to be done throughout the life of this contract and should begin as soon as the work plan is finalized. Note that the current Uniform Federal Policy-Quality Assurance Project Plan (UFP-QAPP) format for work plans is required. Laboratory analyses shall be performed in accordance with the requirements of the DoD Quality Systems Manual (QSM) (current version), EPA SW-846 analytical methods (current method) and the approved project specific UFP-QAPP worksheets. Data and electronic QAPP (eQAPP) shall be validated and entered into FUDSChem, as appropriate (see Attachment D, FUDS Chemistry Requirements).

At a minimum, the UFP-QAPP shall detail how the Contractor shall maintain field records sufficiently to recreate all field activities. The information shall be recorded in a permanently bound notebook with sequentially numbered pages. The following information shall be recorded for all field activities: (1) location, (2) date and time, (3) identity of people performing activity,

(4) weather conditions, (5) visitors to the site, and (6) logs of the activities being conducted and observations. At the end of each work day, the Contractor shall complete a daily log.

When sampling is conducted, the following additional information shall be recorded: (1) sample type and sampling method; (2) the identity of each sample and depth of sample collection, where applicable; (3) the volume of each sample; (4) sample description (e.g., color, odor, clarity); (5) identification of sampling device; and (6) identification of conditions that might affect the representativeness of a sample (e.g., refueling operations, damaged casing, etc.). If field measurements are conducted, the numerical value and units of each measurement and the identity of and calibration results for each field instrument shall be recorded. Depth-to-water measurements, when collected, should be completed prior to sampling, and preferably all within the same day.

Existing Well Redevelopment The Contractor shall redevelop the existing 16 monitoring wells on site. Contractor can assume that minor repairs will be needed to some of the wells.

Quarterly Groundwater Monitoring The Contractor shall collect quarterly groundwater samples from the site in order to aid in the remedial design, evaluate the effectiveness during the remedial action, and serve as Long Term Management (LTM) once the treatment system is decommissioned. At a minimum, quarterly monitoring should consist of sampling for volatile organic compounds (VOCs), TCE daughter products, and monitored natural attenuation indicators.

Groundwater Monitoring Reports The Contractor shall send the USACE PM the quarterly monitoring data in the form of a technical memo within 45 days of the completion of each monitoring event. The quarterly data technical memo should be in a format that can be easily viewed and shared with regulators and other stakeholders. Annually, the Contractor shall generate a groundwater monitoring report based on the quarterly monitoring data (draft, draft final, and final versions).

2.4 Task 4 – Remedial Design

The following remedy for impacted groundwater at the D-Q University FUDS was identified in the Decision Document (USACE, 2018; provided with GFI): enhanced biodegradation and groundwater recirculation in the source area of the TCE plume (Alternative 3), and monitored natural attenuation for the remaining portion of the TCE plume (Alternative 2). The remedial design should include enhanced biodegradation and groundwater recirculation in a sequential, celled approach. The cells should be positioned in order to get the maximum contaminant reduction during a two (2) year continuous operation.

The Remedial Design requirements the Contractor shall comply with include, but are not limited to:

Bench-Scale Study The Contractor shall conduct a bench-scale test of in situ products to evaluate amendments and dose for use in the enhanced biodegradation at the site. Must include a bench-scale study UFP- QAPP (draft and final versions) for USACE review prior to performing the study, and a Technical Memo describing results of field and bench-scale tests (draft and final versions).

Remedial Design The Contractor shall produce a remedial design (draft/draft final/final versions, and comment response tables) with a proposed performance monitoring in UFP-QAPP format. Note that the current UFP-QAPP format for work plans is required. The treatment system should be equipped with a telemetry system that informs the contractor of operational data, as well as if the system is down. The USACE PM shall be informed of any treatment system down time, or other system issues within 24 hours of the occurrence. Laboratory analyses shall be performed in accordance with the requirements of the DoD Quality Systems Manual (QSM) (current version), EPA SW- 846 analytical methods (current method) and the approved project specific UFP-QAPP worksheets. Data and electronic QAPP (eQAPP) shall be validated and entered into FUDSChem, as appropriate (see Attachment D, FUDS Chemistry Requirements).

2.5 Task 5 – Remedial Action

The Remedial Action requires that the Contractor shall comply with all applicable regulations and requirements. The Contractor shall be responsible for any permits that may be required for this work, as well as all waste disposal costs. The Contractor should submit daily field reports via email to the USACE PM during this task. The Contractor shall provide all necessary biological and cultural surveys and site support necessary to complete the project and maintain compliance with the State of California. The Remedial Action requirements the Contractor shall comply with include, but are not limited to:

Treatment System Construction The Contractor will gain access to the site with the government furnished Right of Entry (ROE) and prepare the site for the treatment system construction, then construct the treatment system as laid out in the Remedial Design work plan. If power is necessary for the design and the Contractor would like to use existing site power, the Contractor will need to set up a meter and an agreement with the electric utility to pay the bill directly.

Treatment System Operation The Contractor shall operate the treatment system for two years in a sequential celled approach, as described in the Remedial Design. During operation of the treatment system, the Contractor shall send weekly operation status reports via email to the USACE PM. The Contractor shall, at a minimum, perform a full maintenance evaluation of the system on a monthly basis, and provide documentation of the evaluation to the USACE PM.

Performance Monitoring The Contractor will propose a performance monitoring plan. At a minimum, the Contractor shall perform monthly monitoring of the treatment system influent, effluent, and performance wells in order to verify the treatment system’s efficacy, inform operational changes, and comply with any Department of Water Resources or Water Quality Control Board requirements. The results and recommendations from the performance monitoring shall be sent to the USACE PM in the form of a technical memo within 45 days of the completion of the monitoring event. The performance monitoring technical memo should be in a format that can be easily viewed and shared with regulators and stakeholders.

Evaluation and Optimization Study Upon the completion of the two years of treatment system operation, the Contractor shall prepare a treatment evaluation and optimization report (draft, draft final, final). The report should, at a minimum, evaluate the efficacy of the system, present recommendations for treatment system optimization, and recommend location for future treatment cells (if applicable).

Remedial Action Completion Report The Contractor shall prepare a Remedial Action Completion Report (draft/ draft final/final versions, and comment response tables). At a minimum, this report will provide:

• Bench-Scale Study details, results and recommendations

• Site fieldwork summary with any variances from the UFP-QAPP

• Validated data

• Conclusions and recommendations for closure.

Cultural Resources Survey and Report The Contractor shall conduct a pedestrian cultural resources survey and inventory of the Area of Potential Effects (APE), which is defined as the project area. The survey/inventory shall follow, as applicable, the Secretary of the Interior’s Standards for Archeological Documentation (https://www.nps.gov/history/local-law/arch_stnds_7.htm); California Guidelines, and other guidance, as applicable. See Attachment G for minimum qualifications. The Contractor shall provide the following:

• Background Research. The Contractor’s Archaeologist or Historian shall perform background research in regards to previous archaeological and historic inventories and evaluations work performed within a ¼-mile radius of the APE.

• Cultural Resources Work Plan. The Contractor’s Archaeologist shall prepare and submit a cultural resources work plan detailing their cultural resources survey and testing plan for the APE.

https://www.nps.gov/history/local-law/arch_stnds_7.htm

• Fieldwork/Site Relocation and Survey. Based on the existing site records, the Contractor shall relocate each previously recorded archaeological site within the APE and conduct pedestrian survey within those areas within the APE that have not been previously surveyed within the last ten years.

• Site Recordation. The Contractor shall record all new archaeological sites and isolated items encountered during survey and update site forms for previously recorded sites using the California DPR Forms.

• Photographs. The Contractor shall document any archaeological sites and/or artifacts with digital photographs. Photo logs shall be kept indicating GPS points, the site number, the subject of the photograph, and the cardinal direction of the photograph.

• Mapping. All GPS data shall be submitted as exportable GPS files in GIS format.

Coordinates must be CA UTM Zone 10, US feet, NAD-83 datum, and NAVD-88 in feet.

Horizontal accuracy must be +/-3 meters. In the event uncorrected GPS positions do not meet this requirement, the Contractor must differentially correct positions to within +/- 3 meters accuracy. The Contractor’s Archaeologist shall capture all previously and newly recorded sites, features and concentrations (locus) utilizing GPS/GIS. The Contractor shall deliver GIS data to include all electronic survey data either in ESRI Shapefile format or in an ESRI Personal or File geodatabase. Each site and concentration (locus) shall require a brief description. Existing feature and concentration labels shall be retained. In instances where site was recorded and cannot be relocated, the site shall be included as part of the mapping effort. However, data fields need to be included for the site 1) clearly indicate the site no longer exists, and 2) when the site was originally recorded.

• Artifact Collection. The Contractor’s team shall not collect artifacts during the field survey and monitoring portions as part of this PWS. Diagnostic artifacts shall be photographed, GPS coordinates will be recorded, and a sketch of the artifact will be made.

• Complete/ Update Site Records. The Contractor’s Archaeologist will complete new site records, as necessary, and shall update site forms for previously recorded sites. The site record shall reflect any changes to the site boundary and include any newly identified historic built environment resources, artifacts, features or concentrations/loci. Site boundaries shall be delivered as an ESRI file geodatabase.

Survey/Inventory Report. The Contractor shall prepare and deliver a Survey/Inventory technical memorandum following the cultural survey. The survey and memorandum must be completed prior to submittal of the draft UFP-QAPP, so recommendations can be included. The report shall present the project description, definition of the APE, description of survey and identification methods, a summary of the records search and previously known cultural resources, a prehistoric, historic, and ethnographic context, and for each archaeological site observed during survey a description, including the work performed, the artifacts, features, artifact concentrations/loci examined, the condition of the site, and National Register of Historic Places

(NRHP) eligibility recommendations for all criteria per 36 CFR 60.4. The report should include recommendations for avoidance, minimization, and/or monitoring. The report shall follow California guidelines. All archaeological site location information (records search information and site records) shall be located in clearly marked confidential appendices such that the report can be easily redacted per the requirements of the Freedom of Information Act and Section 304 of the NHPA. The memorandum must be approved by USACE prior to the commencement of Remedial Investigation or other ground disturbing activities.

Deliverables and data submittals include:

• Cultural Resources Survey Work Plan

• Draft new and updated site records;

• Final new and updated site records;

• Field notes, photographs, maps;

• Draft survey/inventory report;

• Final survey/inventory report;

• All GIS/GPS data used to generate maps or document graphics;

• Technical Memorandum that identifies locations that will require avoidance and/or monitoring, and buffer areas during RI or FS fieldwork. The Technical Memorandum will also include the monitoring protocols and examples of the format for the monitoring logs and monitoring report.

Biological Resources Survey and Report The contractor shall prepare a Work Plan for Biological surveys and deliverables. The Work Plan shall include the methodology for survey/inventory, mapping, data/reference sources, reporting, and compliance services. The Work Plan must be approved prior to biological survey field activities. The Work Plan should take into consideration the following:

• Protective measures necessary for performing field work, including measures to prevent the spread of invasive species;

• Obtaining information (past surveys, GIS layers) from landowners and regulatory agencies (National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), United States Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS), California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW));

• Obtaining resource agency approved survey protocols for species as appropriate;

• Obtaining appropriate survey forms as required;

• Temporal requirements to capture appropriate phenology and/or species of concern biology/life cycle;

• Field work schedule for surveys, field personnel, and personnel qualifications;

• Conducting all surveys necessary to determine presence or absence of federally listed threatened or endangered species or suitable habitat for the aforementioned species. The surveys need to be thorough enough to perform remediation and to avoid the federally listed threatened, endangered species, or habitat;

• Conducting all surveys necessary to determine the presence or absence of eagle or migratory bird nests;

• Conducting all surveys necessary to determine the presence or absence of wetlands, including vernal pools;

• Collecting GPS data of sensitive resource locations to be incorporated into a Biological Report and provided to the USACE.

PLANT BIOLOGIST: The Contractor shall provide a plant biologist to provide assistance with environmental compliance, as well as conduct necessary surveys and potential monitoring activities as required for any rare, threatened, or endangered plant species at the Project Site, such as, but not limited to the endangered plant species Keck’s Checkerbloom (Sidalcea keckii).

The Contractor’s plant biologist’s resume and permit submittal(s) shall be reviewed and approved by the USACE biologist(s). The Contractor’s plant biologist should possess the following qualifications as advised in the CNPS Botanical Survey Guidelines (California Native Plant Society, revised June 2, 2001):

• Experience conducting floristic field surveys;

• Knowledge of plant taxonomy and plant community ecology and classification;

• Experience with the CNDDB, BIOS, and Survey of California Vegetation Classification and Mapping Standards;

• Familiarity with the plants of the area, including special status and locally significant plants;

• Familiarity with federal, state, and local statutes and regulations related to plants and plant collecting; and

• Experience analyzing the impacts of projects on native plant species and communities.

All qualifications necessary for the Contractor’s plant biologist to perform work under this contract shall be in place prior to initiation of Project activities.

Prior to mobilization, during the flowering season, the surveys shall take place. Timing of the plant field surveys could vary depending on timing of precipitation for a given year: bloom period could be in the early spring or as late as June, for example.

An appropriate visual coverage of the Project Site shall be completed and the following shall apply:

• All identified individual or discrete populations of any federal-listed special status plants, and/or suitable habitat identified within the Project Site shall be located and measured by global positioning system (GPS) and incorporated into a GIS map deliverable;

• Any federal listed special status plant identified during the survey shall be flagged for avoidance. Flagging shall remain in place for the duration of Project activities;

• At least three (3) color photographs shall be taken of any federal listed special status plant(s) (individual or population), and/or suitable habitat identified during the survey;

• The methods and findings of the field surveys shall be summarized in a survey report;

• No Project activities shall be initiated prior to finalization and approval of survey reports by the USACE biologist.

• At least one (1) month prior to the initiation of Project activities, the plant biologist shall create a vegetation/habitat GIS map overlay of the Project Site. The map shall be provided to the USACE biologist.

PRE-MOBILIZATION ENVIRONMENTAL TRAINING: The Contractor’s personnel shall attend an environmental awareness training prior to initiation of Project activities. The awareness training shall be conducted by the Contractor’s biologists at the Project Site. A record shall be kept to document that all employees have received the training. New employees shall not begin work on the site without receiving the environmental awareness training. The training shall include the following:

• Description and status of all listed species with the potential to occur at the Project Site;

• Description of suitable habitat and designated critical habitat (if applicable), including any areas of these habitat occurrences at the Project Site;

• Avoidance and minimization measures to be implemented during Project activities with penalties for non-compliance;

• Contact information for the USACE biologist(s) and the Contractor’s biologists.

WATERS OF THE UNITED STATES:

Waters of the United States (U.S.) are defined as federal jurisdictional waters, including wetlands, that are subject to regulation under Section 404 of the Clean Water Act or navigable waters, as defined under the Rivers and Harbors Act and 33 CFR 328. The Contractor shall monitor Project activities to prevent pollution of surface and ground waters. Toxic or hazardous chemicals shall not be applied to soil or vegetation unless otherwise indicated and approved by the Contracting Officer.

High-visibility construction fencing shall be installed around wetland and riparian areas in coordination with the Contracting Officer and the Government biologist and shall be maintained for the life of the project.

PRE-MOBILIZATION EQUIPMENT CLEANING: All vehicles and equipment used for Project implementation shall be weed-free. All equipment and vehicles shall be cleaned of all attached mud, dirt, and plant materials prior to arriving on-site to prevent the introduction and spread of invasive plant species (Executive Order 13112). The Contracting Officer in coordination with the Government biologist will determine if subsequent vehicle and equipment cleaning is required by the Contractor.

2.6 OPTIONAL TASK 1 – Cultural Monitoring

The Contractor’s Archaeological Monitor will be present and monitor all, project-related ground disturbing activities. All archaeological or paleontological finds identified during monitoring will be reported to the Contracting Officer. The Contracting Officer will, in turn, contact USACE tech lead archaeologists to determine the significance of the resource and direct the Contractor's Archaeological Monitor accordingly. The Contracting Officer will instruct the project superintendent and key members of all major excavation, trenching, and grading operations for project construction to be alert for the possibility of destruction of buried cultural resource materials. The Contractor shall instruct all personnel to recognize signs of prehistoric use, and to report any such finds (or suspected finds) immediately, so damage to such resources may be prevented. The Contracting Officer will instruct the Contractor's personnel at a mutually agreeable time and prior to the performance of any earthwork.

• Orientations for Contractor’s employees. The Contractor’s Archaeological Monitor shall provide pre-work orientation for the Contractor’s employees. All personnel involved in ground-disturbing activity will undergo an orientation from the Contractor’s Archaeological Monitor regarding recognition of historical and archaeological objects that could be discovered during project construction, and steps to be taken if objects are found. The orientation will take place prior to the initiation of ground-disturbing work.

Should any new personnel be brought in after the initial training, it is the responsibility of the Contractor’s Archaeological Monitor to provide the training within a week of that person(s) starting work. Additional orientation sessions may be scheduled by the Contractor’s Archaeological Monitor depending on the arrival of new construction personnel. Or, the monitor may schedule orientations no more than once a month to provide the training to personnel who arrive sporadically.

• Archaeological Monitoring. During all ground disturbing activities, the Contractor’s

Archaeological Monitor will be on-site to observe work activities and staging areas as applicable, coordinate with the Field Manager and USACE/UXO team, and ensure proper implementation of protective measures described in the technical memorandum(s). The purpose of the Contractor’s Archaeological Monitor is to inspect soil and other material as work proceeds to make a determination if potentially NRHP-eligible cultural resources or human remains are present. This may include buried resources as well as the construction material, metal, debris and other landfill material. If potentially significant resources are discovered, the subsequent work shall be moved in order to avoid damage.

The Contractor’s Archaeological Monitor shall immediately notify the contracting officer and USACE Cultural Resources staff should any work produce cultural materials. A determination will then be made if and when work can proceed at that particular site.

• Monitoring Documents Provided to the Government. The Contractor's Archaeological

Monitor must record and maintain daily Archaeological Monitoring Logs. These logs shall include, at minimum, written descriptions of the areas monitored, project activities in those areas, contractor’s compliance/noncompliance with avoidance measures and report incidents of non-compliance, and photographs, as appropriate. Include descriptions of any find(s) and the response to the find(s). Submit the daily Archaeological Monitoring Logs electronically on a weekly basis to the Contracting Officer and USACE Archaeologist, no later than the Friday following each work week.

After project construction is complete, the Contractor's Archaeological Monitor must compose an archaeological Summary Monitoring Report that describes the Monitors' activities and observations, construction work completed, areas monitored, descriptions of all finds, and response processes. Submit the archaeological Summary Monitoring Report electronically to the Contracting Officer and USACE Archaeologist within three months after the end of on-site construction.

2.7 OPTIONAL TASK 2 – Biological Monitoring

Monitoring may be required based on survey results. If it is determined that monitoring is required, then the Contractor’s plant biologist shall be on-site each day during any ground-disturbing and/or investigative activities and shall maintain a daily log documenting monitoring efforts and shall submit the log weekly to the USACE biologist. The log shall include the following information:

• A list of Project activities started and/or completed;

• Observations, including locations (with GPS coordinates), of federal-listed special status plant species;

• Impacts (including potential) to listed species at the Project Site; and

• Recordation of ESA (16 USC § 1531 et seq.) violations, and/or other applicable environmental laws.

The Contractor’s plant biologist’s monitoring efforts shall be documented in a final monitoring report. The monitoring report shall be delivered to the USACE biologist within one (1) month after completion of Project activities. The monitoring report shall include the following information:

• A copy of the Contractor’s plant biologist’s daily monitoring log;

• Synopsis of monitoring efforts including impacts to federal-listed species and their habitat (if applicable);

• Written/photographic documentation of take (if applicable); and

• A summary of avoidance and minimization measure effectiveness during Project activities.

GENERAL BIOLOGIST: A general biologist will be required during field activities. As such, the Contractor will be provided the results of the Contractor’s biologist’s findings of the Biological Report that identifies sensitive and listed species in the Project Site and approved avoidance and minimization measures, locations for avoidance, as well as minimization and/or monitoring during fieldwork for species presence such as, but not limited to: Yellow-billed Cuckoo (Coccyzus americanus), Giant Garter Snake (Thamnophis gigas), CA Reg-legged Frog (Rana draytonii), CA Tiger Salamander (Ambystoma californiense), Valley Elderberry Longhorn Beetle (Desmocerus califonicus dimorphus), Vernal Pool Fairy Shrimp (Branchinecta lynchi), or Vernal Pool Tadpole Shrimp (Lepidurus packardi).

The general Biologist would preferably have: (1) Bachelor’s degree in biology, zoology, wildlife biology, natural resources, ecology, conservation biology, or environmental biology; (2) Five years supervisory experience performing biological surveys; and (3) Have previously conducted peer reviewed independent fieldwork and reporting, and demonstrated the following:

• Knowledge and experience in identification of habitats in California Central Valley, Coast Range, Foothills, and Sierra;

• Knowledge of local sensitive plant species, wetland species, wildlife species, and their habitats;

• Ability and experience in identifying potential impacts to sensitive plant, wetland, and wildlife species and their habitats;

• Knowledge of wetland habitat types;

• Knowledge and ability to identify vernal pool habitat in wet and dry season;

• Knowledge and ability to conduct wetland delineations using the USACE protocol;

• Familiar with the distinguishing physical characteristics of all life stages of the California

Red-legged Frog;

• Familiar with the physical and biological factors which constitute suitable habitat for the

Giant Garter Snake and able to identify Giant Garter Snake, its habitat and distinguish it from other Garter Snakes;

• Experience in monitoring for compliance with wetland, wildlife-related mitigation, and avoidance measures;

• Ability and experience in writing complete, well written technical reports.

General biologist will be responsible for the following:

• Daily coordination with the Field manager and USACE biologist;

• Completing biological monitoring report for each day spent monitoring and more detailed reports when applicable;

• Recording Contractor’s compliance/non-compliance with the monitoring and avoidance

Technical Memorandum;

• Surveying for nesting birds prior to any activity and within five (5) calendar days of the commencement of any Project activity within the immediate work area and buffer area during bird nesting season (February 1- September 31);

The Contractor will provide all needed equipment such as broadcasting equipment, survey forms, recorded bird calls, binoculars, GPS device, compass, camera, and any other equipment necessary to perform the surveys.

If nests are found:

o Weekly monitoring will take place and the nest shall be fenced-off or marked for avoidance with a buffer of at least 50 feet;

o The biologist will check the protected resource each day for indications of disturbance resulting from Project activity;

o Notation of vegetation characteristics of the nest site, temperature and weather conditions at the beginning and end of each survey, and proximity to standing water and/or open foraging areas;

o Submission of the daily monitoring logs to the USACE biologist after each monitoring event for their review. The report will then be forwarded to the USACE Technical PM;

o The biologist is not responsible for relocating any sensitive biological resource.

If no nests are found:

o Documentation will be made and provided to the USACE Biologist;

2.9 OPTIONAL TASK 3 – Treatment System Decommissioning

Upon USACE’s request, the Contractor will decommission the treatment system and remove all of its components from the site, including decommissioning all injection and extraction wells.

3.0 REQUIREMENTS FOR DOCUMENT SUBMITTAL

3.1 Deliverables

The Contractor shall submit all documents as below:

Draft:

• Microsoft Office Word

• Adobe PDF (see Section 3.2).

Draft Final:

• Adobe PDF. <Am 04> Electronic copies to USACE and RWQCB. <am04>

Final:

• 1 hard copy for USACE

• 1 hard copy for information repository

• Abobe PDF

• Source files (as appropriate for the deliverable) o Microsoft Office Word o Microsoft Office Excel o ShapeFiles o Raw data

3.2 Project File Digitization

The Contractor shall prepare all documents according to the following specifications:

• Adobe PDF Version. The PDF file shall be in PDF Version 1.4, or later which is compatible with Acrobat 5.0.

• PDF Image + Searchable Text Conversion contains a bitmapped image of the original, and a hidden layer of searchable text. The conversion process shall involve scanning the hardcopy original, performing OCR (Optical Character Recognition) to capture the text of the document, and distilling the two layers into a PDF searchable image file. The PDF searchable image files will be as legible as the original.

• Indexing: The Contractor shall ensure that the PDF/Searchable Image files shall be able to be indexed for full-text retrieval by any search engine capable of indexing PDF files.

4.0 GENERAL REQUIREMENTS AND OTHER CONTRACT ITEMS

GENERAL REQUIREMENTS

Authorities/Technical Direction: The Contractor shall take no direction from any government employee or any person other than the Contracting Officer (KO) that changes the terms and conditions of this contract action, the scope, or any change that impacts the price or schedule.

Changes authorized by the KO will be in the form of a written, official, signed modification to the contract action received by the Contractor before the Contractor shall act upon those changes.

The Contractor shall comply with the changes clause of this contract when the Contractor believes direction that equates to a change has been given from persons other than the Contracting Officer by notifying the Contracting Officer. Any direction given any Government employee or any other person outside their authority must be reported to the Contracting Officer.

Contracting Officer Representatives (CORs) are limited to the authorities stated in the COR appointment letters.

All data, reports, and material produced relative to this Performance Work Statement are the property of the U.S. Government and will not be released by the Contractor, subcontractors, or employees on temporary duty, without prior written approval by the Contracting Officer.

All submittals shall become the property of the USACE. The Contractor shall provide copies of backup data and all computations used in support of the contracted work.

During performance of the tasks outlined in this performance work statement, the Contractor shall:

• Execute the work diligently and aggressively.

• Promptly advise the USACE PM of all significant developments.

• Provide the PM written notes on all meetings and discussions between the Contractor and representatives of other Government agencies, their contractors, or other USASE contractors relating to the work under this contract within one week. Inform the USACE Project Manager of all discussions within 1 day. Furnish a written summary of significant discussions to the USACE Project Manager within 3 days.

• Prepare notes on all telephone conversations between the Contractor and representatives of other government agencies, their contractors, or other Corps contractors relating to the work under this contract. Promptly (within 1 day) inform the USACE Project Manager of all conversations. Furnish a written summary of significant conversations to either the USACE PM within 3 days.

• Promptly furnish the USACE Project Manager all written communications pertaining to the work under this contract received from other agencies, their contractors, or other USACE contractors.

• Take appropriate measure to obtain clarification of project and data assumptions and design criteria requirements, to acquire all pertinent information, and to incorporate such information in the work being performed.

FIELD REQUIREMENTS

Utility Locates: Underground utility clearance must be conducted prior to any subsurface investigations or field work.

Soil Borings: All soil borings and temporary well locations shall be backfilled to grade and restored to pre-investigation conditions.

Waste Disposal: The Contractor shall properly dispose of hazardous and nonhazardous waste in accordance with all applicable federal, state, and local requirements. All hazardous waste disposal actions shall be coordinated with the USACE PM.

Survey Requirements: The horizontal location of all borings, soil samples, monitoring wells, and points collected to produce a topographic map shall be surveyed to 3.3 feet/1 meter horizontal accuracy. The vertical location of all borings, soil samples, monitoring wells, and points collected to produce a topographic map shall be surveyed with an accuracy of 0.5 foot/0.15 meter vertical accuracy. Horizontal control shall be referenced to the Geographic Coordinate System World Geodetic System (GCS WGS) 1984 latitude/longitude in decimal degrees.

Vertical control shall be North American Vertical Datum 1988 (NAVD88).

Site Restoration: Upon completion of field work activities, the Contractor shall remove all debris, waste, and excess material, including but not limited to liner material, from the site.

Borrow areas, stockpile areas, temporary roads, and other construction-related support areas shall be restored to their pre-existing condition or to the conditions detailed in the accepted Work Plan.

Site Access: The Contractor will not enter the site without government permission and a signed

ROE.

REPORT REQUIREMENTS

The Contractor shall be responsible for producing complete, competent, properly coordinated, and thoroughly checked documents within agreed upon schedules.

QUALITY CONTROL

The Contractor shall be responsible for quality control of its own work. The Contractor shall have a logical and functional quality control program to assure that errors and deficiencies in all submittals are minimal.

PROBLEMS

Any problems which endanger fulfillment of contractual requirements shall immediately be brought to the attention of the PM. The Contractor shall not perform services beyond this PWS which he/she considers to be a change in work or services required by this contract and necessitates an adjustment in contract price until the Contractor has (1) made a proposal to the Sacramento District USACE covering such extra services; (2) negotiated a mutually satisfactory fee; and (3) received a contract modification from the KO.

CONTRACTOR-FURNISHED MATERIALS AND SERVICES

The Contractor shall provide…