Draft_PWS_DQUniv_1_Nov_2019.pdf

Preliminary Draft

PERFORMANCE WORK STATEMENT

CESPK-PM-M 1 November 2019

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 –

CONTRACTOR: TBD

Contractor Point of Contact: TBD

USACE Project Manager:

USACE Contract Specialist:

USACE Contracting Officer Representative (COR):

1.0 TITLE

Groundwater Remedial Action D-Q University 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 US 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. A Remedial Design and Remedial Action 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 a Site Specific Health and Safety Plan, Uniform Federal Policy for Quality Assurance Project Plans (UFP-QAPP), 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 species 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 U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (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. This meeting may be conducted by telephone conference or in person. If the Contractor chooses to physically attend the post award meeting, any associated travel costs are to be borne by the Contractor(s) and will not be billable to the USACE. 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 the, 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 first draft of the PMP shall be due within fifteen (15) calendar days of contract award and shall include a payment milestone plan. Elements of this draft PMP shall be part of the contractor’s proposal submittal. The draft PMP, proposed payment milestones, and subsequent revisions shall be subject to USACE review and approval. The final PMP shall be due within 15 calendar days of receipt of COR comments on the draft PMP. A payment milestone shall be established for USACE approval of the final PMP through the Contracting Officer’s Representative (COR). 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 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 E: 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 to discuss the project schedule and overall technical approach. Assume that the meetings take place at the USACE Sacramento District Office. The Contractor shall also coordinate the proposed field effort at the site with any stakeholders. 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:

Monitoring Work Plan The contractor shall generate a monitoring work plan for the 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).

Existing Well Redevelopment The contractor shall redevelop the existing 16 monitoring wells on site. Contract 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.

Groundwater Monitoring Reports The Contractor shall generate an annual groundwater monitoring report based on the quarterly monitoring data (draft and final versions). 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 the monitoring event. The quarterly data technical memo should be in a format that can be easily viewed and shared with regulators and other stakeholders.

2.4 Task 4 – Remedial Design

The following remedy for impacted groundwater at the D-Q University FUDS was identified in the Decision Document (September 2018; Attachment C): 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). USACE is looking for an efficient and innovative proposal that will gain site closure; proposals should not limit themselves to the initial design suggestion in the DD. 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 work plan prior 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 Work Plan The contractor shall produce a remedial design work plan (draft/EM CX review/draft final/final versions, and comment response tables). 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).

2.5 Task 5 – Remedial Action

The Remedial Action requirements 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 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.

Treatment System Operation The contractor shall operate the treatment system as described in the Remedial Design work plan. During operation of the treatment system, the contractor shall send weekly operation status reports via email to the USACE PM. Assume that the treatment system will operate for 12 months.

Performance Monitoring 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 and inform operational changes. The results and recommendations from the performance monitoring shall be sent to the 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.

Treatment System Decommissioning Upon USACE’s request, the contractor will decommission the treatment system and remove all of its components from the site.

Remedial Action Completion Report The contractor shall prepare a Remedial Action Completion Report (draft/EM CX review/draft final/final versions, and comment response tables).

2.6 Task 6 – Biological and Cultural Support

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.

2.7 OPTIONAL TASK 1 – Operate Treatment System for Additional 6 Months The contractor shall operate the treatment system for an additional 6 months. This optional task should include costs for system operation and reporting.

Table 1: Performance Requirements Summary

Performance Objective Performance Standards Task : Project Management USACE approval through the COR Task 2: TPP Meetings USACE approval through the COR Task 3: Quarterly Groundwater Monitoring USACE approval through the COR Task 4: Remedial Design USACE approval through the COR Task 5: Remedial Action USACE approval through the COR Task 6: Biological and Cultural Support USACE approval through the COR

3.0 REQUIREMENTS FOR 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 REQUREIMENTS

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.

Hazardous Waste Disposal: The Contractor shall properly dispose of hazardous 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 probes and borings, investigation and confirmation soil samples, temporary monitoring wells, soil excavation final depths and boundaries, and points collected to produce a topographic map shall be surveyed to 3.3 feet/1 meter horizontal accuracy. The vertical location of all probes and borings, investigation and confirmation soil samples, temporary monitoring wells, soil excavation final depths and boundaries, 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 all transportation, equipment, personnel, and/or other materials and services necessary to accomplish the tasks required by this performance work statement not specifically noted as government furnished.

MANAGEMENT AND REPORTING PROGRAM/PROJECT MANAGEMENT

The Contractor shall provide the overall management of the tasks required by this PWS to ensure that good business practices are followed. The Contractor shall also ensure that sufficient cross-feed of information between project team members occurs to preclude duplication of efforts and to benefit from past and current project experience. The Contractor shall ensure that there is sufficient technical coordination within the Contractor’s organization, subcontractors, USACE personnel, and other stakeholders to successfully implement this PWS.

Management and oversight of activities of Contractor staff and subcontractors shall also be provided. Schedule preparation and management shall be conducted under this PWS.

USACE reserves the right to approve the qualifications of key personnel (e.g. PM, Chemist, Geologist, etc.) assigned to this effort. The Contractor shall provide a Project Manager who shall be responsible for the performance of the work conducted under this PWS. The name of this person and (an) designated alternate(s) who shall act for the Contractor when the Project Manager is absent for up to two (2) weeks shall be designated in writing to the COR. The Contractor shall provide after-hours telephone numbers of the project manager and designated alternate(s) in the event that they may need to be contacted outside of normal business hours.

The project manager or designated alternate shall be available during normal business hours within four (4) hours to meet/conference call with the COR or other USACE SPK personnel designated by the COR or KO. After normal business hours, the project manager or designated alternate shall be available within sixteen (16) hours to meet/conference call with the COR or other USACE SPK personnel designated by the COR or KO. The project manager and alternate(s) must be able to read, write, speak, and understand English. The Contractor shall notify the COR of significant personnel changes along with the steps that the Contractor is taking to ensure there are no impacts to the schedule or individual tasks. Replacement of individuals noted as “key personnel” are considered significant. The Contractor shall notify the KO and COR in writing of any proposed changes to key personnel at least ten (10) working days prior to replacement. This written notification shall include the resume of the replacement staff and a request for government concurrence on the personnel change. Any final decision shall be made by the KO.

The Contractor shall name and assign a responsible person as Project Manager. The Project Manager shall maintain a project file, to contain all correspondence and criteria pertinent to this project and shall provide the KO with the name of the individual responsible for preparation and coordination of the project report materials.

During the progress of the work, the Contractor shall confer with the PM as required, to assure approval of the completed work. Written memoranda of all conferences and pertinent information received verbally or otherwise shall be prepared, and a copy shall be transmitted to the Sacramento District PM.

The PM from the Sacramento District may visit the Contractor’s office at any time during the period of performance for the specific purpose of examining the progress of the work and to resolve any questions the Contractor may have concerning the development of the designated report material. Government technical specialists shall support the PM as necessary to provide guidance to assure an adequate submittal.

Monthly Status Reports: The Contractor shall prepare a monthly status report, documenting the work performed under this PWS. The monthly status report shall be used to review and evaluate the overall progress of each project, along with any existing or potential problem areas. The monthly status report shall include a brief summary of the events that occurred during the reporting period, discussion of the performance, identification of problems, proposed solutions, corrective actions taken, and outstanding issues, including updates to the schedule, if necessary.

The report shall be completed no later than the fifteenth calendar day following the end of the month. The Contractor may assume about twelve (12) pages are required for this management report (See Table 1).

LABORATORIES

The Contractor shall use only qualified laboratories that have been audited and approved by the state in which the work is performed (i.e. California). In addition, the laboratory is required to possess a Certificate of Accreditation for the United States Department of Defense Environmental Laboratory Accreditation Program (DoD-ELAP) for the analytical methods and matrices needed in performance of the PWS. Electronic data deliverables (EDD) in Extensible Markup Language (XML) format based on the current implementation for the Staged Electronic Data Deliverable (SEDD) specification are required. The laboratory shall perform a QC check of the electronic data file for accuracy. The laboratory has not met its obligation of submission of the EDDs if errors are identified that were not reviewed and corrected by the laboratory prior to submission. The required turnaround time for data deliverables includes complete, correct, and accurate EDD deliverables.

Laboratories may be subject to on-site USACE audits of their Quality Assurance/Quality Control (QAQC) protocols and procedures. All laboratories shall meet the requirements in the UFP- QAPP. The analytical capabilities of the laboratory shall be sufficient for the methods specified in the UFP-QAPP, and the laboratory shall have sufficient throughput capacity to handle the necessary analytical load during all field effort.

Environmental Database Management System (EDMS): The laboratories shall report all data in Environmental Database Management System (EDMS) format. All analytical protocols shall equate to EPA Level 3 requirements.

Data Validation: Data Validation will be performed on all data packages submitted by the laboratory where validation of the analytical methodology is practicable. Data Validation will be equivalent to an EPA Level 3. The validation report will be approved format such as Staged Electronic Data Deliverable (SEDD) format.

Additional detail of analytical laboratory and data requirements is included in Attachment 3:

FUDS Chemistry Requirements.

HEALTH AND SAFETY REQUIREMENTS

Prior to beginning any fieldwork, the Contractor shall implement a written Safety and Health Program compliant with federal, state, and local laws and regulations and approved by the COR and USACE PM. The Contractor shall ensure that its sub-Contractors, suppliers, and support personnel comply with the approved APP/SSHP. The COR and USACE PM reserve the right to stop work under this contract for any violations of the APP/SSHP at no additional cost to the Government. Once the COR and USACE PM confirm a violation has been corrected, the Contractor shall be able to continue work. At a minimum, the SSHP shall contain the following elements: site description and contaminant characterization, safety and health hazard(s) assessment and risk analysis, safety and health staff organization and responsibilities, site-specific training and medical surveillance parameters, personal protective equipment (PPE) and decontamination facilities and procedures to be used, monitoring and sampling required, safety and health work precautions and procedures, site control measures, on-site first aid and emergency equipment, emergency response plans and contingency procedures (on-site and off-site), logs, reports, and record keeping. Training and medical screening per 29 CFR 1910.120(e) is required for the contract.

Safety Documentation and Reporting: Army Engineer Manual (EM) 385-1-1, part 01.D "Accident Reporting and Recordkeeping" is required for the work identified in this PWS.

STOP WORK

The COR and the USACE PM have the responsibility to stop work immediately if the work is considered to be a serious threat to the safety or health of workers, other personnel, or to the environment. When work is stopped due to a hazard/threat to worker safety, health, or the environment, the situation and resolution must be documented and submitted to the KO.

Government Monitoring: The Government may elect to oversee fieldwork using an archaeological monitor, quality assurance representative (QAR), or other staff. Monitoring observations will be recorded by the Government. When an observation indicates defective performance, the KO or COR will request the Contractor Project Manager to acknowledge defective work and take corrective action.

Daily Quality Control Reports (DQCRs) for Field Work: The Contractor shall maintain current DQCRs providing factual evidence that required quality control activities and/or tests have been performed. These records shall include descriptions of both conforming and deficient work of sub-Contractors and suppliers and shall be on an acceptable form that includes, at a minimum, the following information: Summary of instructions received from the Government and any conflicts with plans or contracts;

• Contract number;

• Date or dates covered by the report;

• Weather conditions encountered;

• List of Contractor personnel, subcontractor personnel, and visitors;

• Test and/or control activities performed, control phase (preparatory, initial, follow-up), results, and deficiencies, if any, along with corrective action taken;

• Field sampling and testing summary;

• Health and safety summary, including daily safety meeting, worker protection levels, accidents, and corrective actions;

• Work performed including location, description, and by whom;

• Operating equipment with hours worked, idle, or down for repair;

• Quantity of materials received at the site with statement as to acceptability;

• Any potential or encountered delays, with explanation; Contractor's verification statement that equipment and materials incorporated in the work and workmanship comply with the contract.

A DQCR shall be submitted for each day that work is performed in the field, including all mobilization and demobilization efforts. DQCRs shall be signed and dated by the Contractor Quality Control Site Manager (CQCSM) and shall include copies of test reports and copies of reports prepared by all subordinate quality control personnel. The Contractor shall coordinate with the QAR prior to submittal to allow for review and addition of comments before the Contractor forwards the report to the USACE COR and PM. The original report (electronic and hardcopy) and all attachments shall be furnished to the Government daily by 1200 hours the day after the date covered by the report, except that reports need not be submitted for days on which no work is performed. At a minimum, one report shall be prepared and submitted for every seven days of no work and on the last day of a no work period. All calendar days shall be accounted for the duration of field work. The first report following a day of no work shall be for that day only.

The Contractor shall photographically record activities daily and shall submit photographs electronically. The photographs presented in the report shall be a minimum of 3 inches by 5 inches and printed from a color laser printer (not an inkjet printer). All photographs, both the electronic and hard copy, shall be labeled with location/direction of view, date, time, and description.

5.0 ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS

The Contractor shall identify applicable federal, state and local laws and regulations, agreements, or rules, and perform its work in accordance with said authorities. The Contractor shall ensure that all activities performed by their personnel, subcontractors, and suppliers are executed in accordance with said authorities. Any incident of noncompliance noted by the Contractor shall immediately be brought to the attention of the COR and USACE PM telephonically, followed by written notification. Nothing in this contract shall relieve the Contractor of its responsibility to comply with applicable laws and regulations. The Contractor shall obtain all permits, licenses, approvals, and/or certificates required or necessary to accomplish the work. When the work to be performed requires facility clearances, such as digging or drilling permits, the Contractor shall obtain such clearances and/or permits prior to any drilling or excavating operations. Contractors on environmental sites are required to perform their own utility locates. The Contractor shall comply with all site-specific time and procedural requirements (federal, state, and local) described in the permits obtained. The USACE’s technical experts will also independently review Contractor work to ensure compliance with all applicable requirements. The Contractor shall submit all validated data and supporting project information for review by the USACE PM.

The Contractor shall consider and implement green response/remediation strategies and applications to maximize sustainability, reduce energy and water usage, promote carbon neutrality, promote industrial materials reuse and recycling, and protect and preserve land resources, consistent with DOD’s Policy on Consideration of Green and Sustainable Remediation Practices in the Defense Environmental Restoration Program. The Contractor shall present green remediation options and approaches in the recommendations, maintain records of “green-related” activities, and report this information to the COR and USACE PM in the project status reports.

6.0 FUDS OPERATIONS SECURITY REQUIREMENTS

All Contractor and all associated subcontractors’ employees shall comply with applicable access and local security policies and procedures (provided by Government representative). Contractor workforce shall comply with all personal identity verification requirements as directed by DOD, local policy/ ordinances, and local security procedures. If the Force Protection Condition at any individual area change, the Government may require changes in Contractor security matters or processes.

The Contractor and all associated sub-contractors shall receive a brief/training (provided by the KO’s Representative (COR)) on the local suspicious activity reporting program. This locally developed training shall be used to inform employees of the types of behavior to watch for and instruct employees to report suspicious activity to the project manager, security representative or law enforcement entity. This training shall be completed within 30 calendar days of award and within 30 calendar days of new employees commencing performance with the results reported to the COR NLT 5 calendar days after the completion of the training.

All new Contractor employees shall complete Level I OPSEC Training within 30 calendar days of their reporting for duty. Additionally, all Contractor employees shall complete annual OPSEC awareness training. The contractor shall submit certificates of completion for each affected Contractor and subcontractor employee, to the COR within 5 calendar days after completion of training. OPSEC awareness training is available at the following websites:

https://www.iad.gov/ioss/ or http://www.cdse.edu/catalog/operations-security.html.

The Contractor shall pre-screen Candidates using the E-verify Program (http://www.uscis.gov/e-verify) website to meet the established employment eligibility requirements. Contractor shall ensure that the Candidate has two valid forms of Government issued identification prior to enrollment to ensure the correct information is entered into the E-verify system. An initial list of verified/eligible Candidates shall be provided to the COR no later than 3 business days after the initial award.

7.0 PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE

The Contractor shall perform the work and services within 60 months from the date of written notification of award.

8.0 CONTRACT PAYMENTS

The government shall pay the Contractor upon submission of proper invoices for services delivered and accepted for the portion of the work actually performed under the Contract. The negotiated price for this work shall include a payment schedule based on task or product deliveries, not a percentage of completion. Payment shall be made for deliverables invoiced in http://www.cdse.edu/catalog/operations-security.html accordance with the agreed upon schedule. The government must accept deliverables before payment shall be made.

INVOICES: The Contractor shall submit invoices for approval and payment by the Government no more than once per month.

Invoices shall be submitted electronically by email:

• Submit an original invoice only WITHOUT additional information or supporting documentation to the Budget Analyst assigned by Contract Officer: point of contact to be provided upon award.

• Submit an original invoice only WITHOUT additional information or supporting documentation to the USACE FINANCE CENTER (Millington TN), to the attention of CEFC-FP (CEFC-Payments@usace.army.mil).

• Submit one copy of each invoice WITH all required information including supporting documentation to the USACE PM: point of contact to be provided upon award.

• Submit one copy of each invoice WITH all required information including supporting documentation to the USACE technical lead: point of contact to be provided upon award.

The contractor's name and address on the invoice shall match both the contract and information in SAM.gov. If the contractor's address changes, the contractor shall notify the COR and the Contracting Officer immediately. If the name and address do not match exactly, the invoice will be rejected, delaying payment.

9.0 ITEMS AND DATA FURNISHED BY THE GOVERNMENT

USACE will proved the Contractor:

• The following documents will be provided digitally with this RFP: Final RI Report, Final FS Report, Final Data Gap Study Report, Final Pilot Test Report, Final Decision Document, and the 2017 Groundwater Monitoring Report.

• Coordination with government organizations, regulatory agencies, and other interested parties as needed.

• Access (rights of entry) to all sites and areas required to complete this PWS.

All original material, including, but not limited to, documents and maps provided by USACE shall be returned to the USACE Office upon completion of the period of performance.

10. MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

The contractor, or the prime’s sub-contractor shall have a minimum of five years of environmental remediation experience in California.

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Attachment A: Quality Assurance and Surveillance Plan (QASP) Template

Table 1: QASP Performance Standards and Ratings Definitions

Performance Standard

Exceptional Very Good Satisfactory Marginal Unsatisfactory

Basic Definition

Contractor exceeds the performance requirements for the milestone, deliverable, or standard, with no substantive input from the Government.

Contractor exceeds the performance requirements for the milestone, deliverable, or standard, with minimal input from the Government.

Contractor meets the performance requirements for the milestone, deliverable, or standard, with moderate input from the Government.

Contractor meets the performance requirements for the milestone, deliverable, or standard, with significant input from the Government.

Contractor does not meet the performance requirements for the milestone, deliverable, or standard, after significant input from the Government.

Performance Category: Quality of Product or Service

Quality Draft Final and Final deliverables are of excellent quality, approved as submitted, or with no substantive comments limited to grammar, spelling, or terminology.

USACE audit finds that the data collected and/or the work performed exceeds the requirement of the PWS. No deficiencies noted.

Draft Final deliverables are of high quality and comments are mostly minor.

Final deliverables are approved after one (1) round of USACE comments on the Draft Final through acceptance of response to comments table and back check of Final report against original comments.

No further revisions are required.

USACE audit of work does not identify any deficiencies that compromise the quality of the data collected or work performed.

Draft Final deliverables are of acceptable quality with only a few number of comments identifying major weaknesses. Final deliverables are approved after two (2) rounds of USACE comments on Draft Final. No further revisions are required.

USACE audit of work identifies deficiencies that do not compromise the quality of the data collected or work performed, and can be corrected.

Draft Final deliverables are of poor quality with a significant number of comments identifying major weaknesses or deficiencies. Final deliverables require more than two (2) rounds of USACE comments on Draft Final before being approved. (e.g., changes are required to the Final document due to inadequate incorporation of comments).

USACE audit of work identifies deficiencies that compromise the quality of the data collected or work performed, but was corrected.

Draft Final deliverables are of very poor quality and are rejected for re-submittal without comment. Final deliverables did not comply with contract requirements, or one or more document versions required more than three (3) rounds of USACE comments before being approved.

USACE audit of work identifies deficiencies that compromise the quality of the data collected or work performed, and cannot be corrected.

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Standard

Exceptional Very Good Satisfactory Marginal Unsatisfactory

Performance Category: Schedule

Schedule Contractor Achieves milestone more than 90 days ahead of schedule (unless the COR waives this requirement), per criteria established in the PWS and the QASP.

Contractor Achieves milestone less than 90 days but more than 30 days ahead of schedule (unless the COR waives this requirement), per criteria established in the PWS and the

QASP.

Contractor achieves milestone according to the schedule (unless the COR waives this requirement), per criteria established in the PWS and the

QASP.

Contractor achieves milestone more than 30 days but less than 90 days behind schedule (unless the COR waives this requirement), per criteria established in the PWS and the

QASP.

Contractor achieves milestone more than 90 days behind schedule (unless the COR waives this requirement), per criteria established in the PWS and the

QASP.

Performance Category: Safety

Safety No significant safety deficiencies are reported during QA inspection of fieldwork. No lost time accidents or injuries are recorded during the fieldwork.

No more than one (1) serious safety deficiencies are reported during QA inspection of fieldwork. If any serious safety deficiency is noted during the project, appropriate investigation, corrective action, implementation, and written verification of the corrective action are provided to the USACE. No lost time accidents or injuries are recorded during the fieldwork.

No more than two (2) serious safety deficiencies are reported during QA inspection of fieldwork. If any serious safety deficiency is noted during the project, appropriate investigation, corrective action, implementation, and written verification of the corrective action are provided to the USACE. No lost time accidents or injuries are recorded during the fieldwork.

No more than three

(3) serious safety deficiencies are reported during QA inspection of fieldwork. If any serious safety deficiency is noted during the project, appropriate investigation, corrective action, implementation, and written verification of the corrective action are provided to the USACE. No more than one lost time accident or injury is recorded during the fieldwork.

More than three (3) serious safety deficiencies are reported during QA inspection of field activities, or a serious safety deficiency is reported but not properly investigated and corrected, or two or more lost time accidents or injuries is recorded during the fieldwork.

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Standard

Exceptional Very Good Satisfactory Marginal Unsatisfactory

Performance Category: Management of Key Personnel and Resources

Management of Key Personnel and Resources

All personnel proposed by the Contractor were assigned to the project.

Some personnel were substituted by higher qualified individuals.

Zero (0) instances of resource management issues creating a negative impact to the activity.

All personnel proposed by the Contractor were assigned to the project. Some personnel were substituted by higher qualified individuals.

one (1) instance of resource management issues creating a negative impact to the activity.

All personnel proposed by the Contractor were assigned to the project. Some personnel were substituted by equally qualified

Informal poor performance feedback on conduct of personnel is provided by the COR but are corrected.

two (2) instances of resource management issues creating a negative impact to the activity.

All personnel proposed by the Contractor were assigned to the project. Some personnel were substituted by equally qualified

Formal letter of poor performance feedback on conduct of personnel is provided by the COR but are corrected.

No more than three

(3) instances of resource management issues creating a negative impact to the activity.

All personnel proposed by the Contractor were assigned to the project. Some personnel were substituted by lesser qualified

Written request from KO requesting removal of assigned personnel for poor performance or notification of poor performance is provided by the COR and is not corrected.

More than three

(3) instances of resource management issues creating a negative impact to the activity.

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Standard

Exceptional Very Good Satisfactory Marginal Unsatisfactory

Performance Category: Stakeholder Concurrence

Stakeholder Concurrence

Contractor obtains concurrence on deliverables from all

USACE

stakeholders to include USAEC and the installation and from Federal and/or State regulators.

This concurrence is obtained independently with little involvement and coordination required by the Government.

Contractor obtains concurrence on deliverables from all USACE stakeholders to include USAEC and the installation and from Federal and/or State regulators. This concurrence is obtained independently with limited involvement and coordination required by the Government.

Contractor obtains concurrence on deliverables from all USACE stakeholders to include USAEC and the installation and from Federal and/or State regulators. This concurrence is obtained with moderate involvement and coordination required by the Government.

Contractor obtains concurrence on deliverables from all USACE stakeholders to include USAEC and the installation and from Federal and/or State regulators. This concurrence is obtained with significant involvement and coordination required by the Government.

Contractor does not obtain concurrence on deliverables from

USACE

stakeholders to include USAEC and the installation and/or from Federal and/or State regulators.

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Attachment B: Anti-Terrorism/Operations Security Review

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2. AT awareness training for US based contractor personnel traveling overseas

5. Access to government…