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1616 Capitol Ave, Omaha NE conditions contained in this solicitation.

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JESSICA R JACKSON 402-995-2052

11. TABLE OF CONTENTS

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PART II - CONTRACT CLAUSES

U.S. ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS, OMAHA DIST

CONTRACTING OFFICE

1616 CAPITOL AVENUE

OMAHA NE 68102-4901

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6. REQUISITION/PURCHASE NO.5. DATE ISSUED

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4. TYPE OF SOLICITATION

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3. SOLICITATION NO.

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Section B - Supplies or Services and Prices

ITEM NO SUPPLIES/SERVICES MAX

QUANTITY

UNIT UNIT PRICE MAX AMOUNT

0001 60,000,000 Job BASE - 3 YR - ERS w/ MMRP

FFP

Base Period - Small Disadvantaged Veteran Owned Small Business (SDVOSB) Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) Multiple Award Task Order contract (MATOC) with capacity of $60 million for Environmental Remediation Services w/ Military Munitions Response Program (MMRP) in support of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Northwestern Division (NWD) and exisiting NWD customers. Base period is three years from date of award. Task orders under this contract will also be in support of new NWD customers within the geographic boundaries of NWD.

FOB: Destination

MAX

NET AMT

UNIT UNIT PRICE MAX AMOUNT

0002 UNDEFINED Job OPTION OPTION - 2 YR - ERS w/ MMRP

FFP

Option Period – Small Disadvantaged Veteran Owned Small Business (SDVOSB) Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) Multiple Award Task Order contract (MATOC) with capacity of $60 million for Environmental Remediation Services w/ Military Munitions Response Program (MMRP) in support of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Northwestern Division (NWD) and exisiting NWD customers. Option period is for two years.

UNIT UNIT PRICE MAX AMOUNT

0003 UNDEFINED Job Contract Manpower Reporting

FFP

The contractor shall report ALL contractor labor hours (including subcontractor labor hours) required for performance of services provided under this contract for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Omaha District (Requiring Activity’s Unit Identification Code (UIC): W07106) via a secure data collection site. The contractor is required to completely fill in all required data fields using the following web address: http://www.ecmra.mil/. Contractors may direct technical questions to the “Send an Email” link at website or email contractormanpower@hqda.army.mil for current information on CMRA.

Information regarding changes to the reporting process, when data should be entered, general police information, how data is protected, and how to enter certain data can be found under the Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) section at the CMRA website. Reporting inputs will be for the labor executed during the period of performance during each Government fiscal year (FY), which runs October 1 through September 30. While inputs may be reported any time during the FY, all data shall be reported no later than October 31 of each calendar year, beginning with 2016.

UNIT UNIT PRICE MAX AMOUNT

0004 UNDEFINED Job OPTION Option to Extend Services

FFP

In accordance with FAR 52.217-8 -- Option to Extend Services -- the total extension of performance hereunder shall not exceed 6 months.

Should the Government exercise its right to extend the contract under FAR Clause 52.217-8 the Contractor will be required to hold its labor rates to the accepted rates identified in the Binding Labor Rate Schedule – 6-Month Extension Option Period Burdened Labor Rate, except for any revisions to the prevailing labor rates provided by the Secretary of Labor.

SECTION B RATES AND GENERAL

SERVICES & PRICES/COSTS

Section B – Supplies or Services & Prices / Costs

1. Contract Definition

The Government intends to award one (1) $60M Regional Northwestern Division (NWD) IDIQ MATOC as a result of this solicitation for a total value of $60M set aside for Service Disabled Veteran Owned Small Businesses (SDVOSB). The IDIQ MATOC will be for Environmental Remediation Services (ERS) and Military Munitions Response Program (MMRP) under NAICS Code 562910, in support of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Northwestern Division (NWD) and existing NWD customers. Firm fixed price task orders will be issued against the IDIQ contracts. Task orders under this contract will also be in support of new NWD customers within the geographic boundaries of

NWD.

The Strategy under MEGA is to award up to ten (10) contracts for this MATOC; however, if the Contracting Officer determines during the source selection process that fewer than that number of contracts should be awarded, the Contracting Officer has the discretion of adjusting that number, or awarding none at all. In any case, the Government may not award any contract if the resulting contract would not represent a "best value" to the Government using trade-off selection procedures as required by the federal acquisition regulations and guidance.

Please ensure this NAICS code 562910 is incorporated in your current SAM registration at www.sam.gov. Failure to have this NAICS code current in SAM may result in not being considered for the award.

2. Eligibility

The contract is a Service Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business (SDVOSB) set-aside. See FAR 52.219-27, Notice of Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business Set Aside.

3. Total Amount of Contract

The total amount of capacity among all contractors awarded contracts under this solicitation shall not exceed $60M. There is no limit of the number of task orders that may be executed against this contract.

4. Guaranteed Contract Amount

Each contract awarded under this solicitation shall have a guaranteed base period minimum amount of $2,500.00. The guaranteed minimum will be met with the obligation of a task order meeting or exceeding the guaranteed amount, or will be funded on the basic contract.

5. Performance Period

This MATOC will have a basic performance period of three (3) years plus a two (2) year option period or until the contract limit is reached, whichever comes first. Total length of the contract, including the option period, will not exceed five (5) years from date of contract award.

6. Pricing

6.1 Binding Labor Rate Schedule. The binding labor rates for use on this contract are provided in the following schedule. Rates proposed for each discipline may be the prime contractor’s rate, the subcontractor’s rate or a combination of the two, however, the offeror shall only propose one (1) rate for each labor discipline.

BINDING LABOR RATE SCHEDULE

Labor Discipline Base

Period (Year 1)

Base Period

(Year 2)

Base Period

(Year 3)

Option Period

(Year 4)

Option Period

(Year 5)

6-Month Option to Extend Period

Program Manager (Unburdened)

Program Manager (Burdened)

Project Manager (Unburdened)

Base

Period (Year 1)

Base Period

(Year 2)

Base Period

(Year 3)

Option Period

(Year 4)

Option Period

(Year 5)

6-Month Option to Extend Period

Project Manager (Burdened)

Contractor Quality Control Supervisor (CQCS) (Unburdened)

CQCS (Burdened)

Safety & Health Manager

Safety & Health Manager (Burdened)

Site Safety & Health Officer (SSHO (Unburdened)

SSHO (Burdened)

Senior Contracts Manager

Senior Contracts Manager

Geologist (Unburdened)

Geologist (Burdened)

Field / Junior Geologist

Field / Junior Geologist

Base

Period (Year 1)

Base Period

(Year 2)

Base Period

(Year 3)

Option Period

(Year 4)

Option Period

(Year 5)

6-Month Option to Extend Period

Hydrogeologist (Unburdened)

Hydrogeologist (Burdened)

Geotechnical Engineer

Geotechnical Engineer

Geophysicist (Unburdened)

Geophysicist (Burdened)

Program Chemist (Unburdened)

Program Chemist (Burdened)

Chemist (Unburdened)

Chemist (Burdened)

Risk Assessor / Toxicologist

Risk Assessor / Toxicologist

Civil Engineer (Unburdened)

Civil Engineer (Burdened)

Base

Period (Year 1)

Base Period

(Year 2)

Base Period

(Year 3)

Option Period

(Year 4)

Option Period

(Year 5)

6-Month Option to Extend Period

Environmental Engineer

Environmental Engineer

Process Engineer (Unburdened)

Process Engineer (Burdened)

Engineer – Junior (Engineer in Training) (Unburdened)

Engineer – Junior (Engineer in Training) (Burdened)

Engineering Technician

Engineering Technician

Biologist (Unburdened)

Biologist (Burdened)

Regulatory Specialist

Regulatory Specialist (Burdened)

GIS Specialist (Unburdened)

GIS Specialist (Burdened)

Base

Period (Year 1)

Base Period

(Year 2)

Base Period

(Year 3)

Option Period

(Year 4)

Option Period

(Year 5)

6-Month Option to Extend Period

Estimator (Unburdened)

Estimator (Burdened)

Site Superintendent / On-Site Supervisor (Unburdened)

Site Superintendent / On-Site Supervisor (Burdened)

Field Technician (Unburdened)

Field Technician (Unburdened)

Hazardous Waste / Transportation Specialist

Hazardous Waste / Transportation Specialist

CADD Operator (Unburdened)

CADD Operator (Burdened)

Word Processor (Unburdened)

Word Processor (Burdened)

Clerical (Unburdened)

Base

Period (Year 1)

Base Period

(Year 2)

Base Period

(Year 3)

Option Period

(Year 4)

Option Period

(Year 5)

6-Month Option to Extend Period

Clerical (Burdened)

Data Processor (Unburdened)

Data Processor (Burdened)

Data Base Administrator

Data Base Administrator

Community Relation Specialist

Community Relation Specialist

Procurement Specialist

Procurement Specialist

Specification Writer

Specification Writer (Burdened)

MMRP

(Disciplines restricted to task order requests with MMRP capabilities)

UXO Senior Supervisor

Base

Period (Year 1)

Base Period

(Year 2)

Base Period

(Year 3)

Option Period

(Year 4)

Option Period

(Year 5)

6-Month Option to Extend Period

UXO Senior Supervisor

UXO QC Supervisor

UXO QC Supervisor (Burdened)

UXO Safety Officer

UXO Safety Officer (Burdened)

UXO Sweeper (Unburdened)

UXO Sweeper (Burdened)

UXO Technician I (Unburdened)

UXO Technician I (Burdened)

UXO Technician II

UXO Technician II (Burdened)

UXO Technician III

UXO Technician III (Burdened)

** Offerors are permitted to add disciplines as necessary

6.1.1 The offeror shall indicate for each discipline whether it is employed by the prime or a subcontractor by annotating PRIME or SUB next to the discipline in the first column.

6.1.2. The hourly burdened labor rates proposed in Binding Labor Rate Schedule are binding upon contract award for the life of the MATOC.

6.1.3. The hourly burdened labor rates shall include direct cost, payroll taxes, insurance, benefits, and any other applicable labor costs, but shall exclude profit.

6.1.4. The binding hourly rates represent the maximum labor rates that the contractor shall use when responding to a Request for Task Order Proposal (RTOP) issued by the Government. These binding rates shall also apply to all modifications. The contractor may propose a lower hourly rate for these labor disciplines when responding to the RTOP based on the tasks identified in the RTOP or modification requests.

NOTE: The offeror has the responsibility to provide labor rates that comply with all potential

Service Contract Act wage determinations and/or Davis Bacon wage decisions for each labor discipline subject to those wage determinations/wage decisions. The Government will provide the applicable wage decision(s) at identification of specific task orders and the offeror will have the opportunity to respond with pricing up to the maximum hourly rate identified above, provided that rate is compliant with the SCA or DBA labor rates.

6.1.5. Adherence to these rates will be reviewed through submittal of supporting documentation by the contractor with each task order proposal. Failure to propose the binding hourly rate or a lower rate for the listed labor disciplines may result in the Contractor’s task order proposal being rejected for award consideration.

6.1.6. If a discipline is not listed in the contract rate pricing schedule and is required for the contractor to perform a specific task order, the contractor may propose the required labor category and the associated fully burdened labor rate (exclusive of profit) in the proposal submitted in response to the issued RTOP.

6.1.7. If during the Contract Period of Performance, the Contractor’s original personnel are no longer available, the Contractor shall find personnel that have the same qualifications as the previous personnel. The Contractor shall be responsible for negotiating the labor rates for those personnel that have been provided in Binding Labor Rate Schedule. The rates provided in Binding Labor Rate Schedule are the maximum that will be paid by the Government for any replacement personnel.

6.1.8. The maximum rates shall be governed by the effective date of the Task Order. Task Orders will use the prices for the 12-month period effective on the date the Task Order is issued.

Modifications to Task Orders will reflect the rates of the “current 12-month” binding labor rate schedule. For example, if the rate schedule changes over on 1 November of each year, and a Task Order is issue on 1 September 2018 for 12 months work, the maximum rates will be the rates that were effective on 1 November 2017. Under the same assumptions, if a modification to the Task Order is required in December 2018, the labor rates effective on 1 November 2018 will apply.

6.2 Binding Cap Rates. The binding cap rates for use on this contract are provided in the following schedule.

BINDING CAP RATES

Base Period Year 1

Base Period Year 2

Base Period Year 3

Option Period 1 Year 4

Option Period 1 Year 5

Home Office Overhead Rate

G&A Rate % % % % % Other % % % % % (identify):

Other

(identify):

6.2.1. The Binding Cap Rates represent 1) a breakout of the caps/markups incorporated into the Binding

Labor Rate Schedule; 2) caps/markups on materials/services; and 3) caps/markups to be applied to future task order modifications.

6.2.2. The Binding Cap Rates represent the maximum rates that the Contractor shall use when responding to a task order request issued by the Government. These Binding Cap Rates shall also apply to all modifications. The Contractor may propose lower rates for these when responding to the task order request or modification requests.

6.2.3. Adherence to these rates will be reviewed through submittal of supporting documentation by the

Contractor with each task order proposal. Failure to propose the binding rates or a lower rates may result in the Contractor’s task order proposal being rejected for award consideration.

6.2.4. The Binding Cap Rates shall be governed by the effective date of the Task Order. Task Orders will use the prices for the 12-month period effective on the date the Task Order is issued.

Modifications to Task Orders will reflect the rates of the “current 12-month” Binding Cap Rate schedule. For example, if the rate schedule changes over on 1 November of each year, and a Task Order is issued on 1 September 2018 for 12 months work, the maximum rates will be the rates that were effective on 1 November 2017. Under the same assumptions, if a modification to the Task Order is required in December 2018, the Binding Cap Rates effective on 1 November 2018 will apply.

6.2.5. Labor Disciplines subject to rates identified in an “Other” box in table 6.2 should be clearly identified in the Binding Labor Rate Schedule. For example, should an offeror propose a Field Overhead Rate in Table 6.2, applicable labor disciplines to which that rate would be applied should be identified, perhaps with an asterick, in the Binding Labor Rate Schedule.

6.2.6. Joint Ventures also have the opportunity to identify independent indirect rates (G&A and

Overhead) for a JV partner in the “other” box. Again, those disciplines should also be clearly identified in the Binding Labor Rate Schedule.

6.3 Binding Profit Rate. The binding profit rate for use on this contract is provided in the following schedule.

Table 3: Binding Profit Rate

6.3.1. The maximum profit rate shall be binding and shall be the maximum profit rate the Contractor will be allowed to propose for all firm-fixed-price task orders issued under this contract.

6.3.2. The Contractor may propose a lower profit rate when responding to the task order request (or subsequent modifications) based on the tasks identified in the request. Profit will be negotiated on an individual Task Order and modification basis, but shall never exceed the rates identified in Table 3.

6.4 General.

6.4.1 The amount to be paid to the Contractor for each firm-fixed price task order shall be based on the binding labor rates for the disciplines listed in Paragraph 6.1, the binding cap rates listed in Paragraph 6.2, the binding profit rate cap listed in Paragraph 6.3 and any proposed travel (which has been accepted by the Government) per Paragraph 8.

6.4.2 Applicable Department of Labor Wage Rates (FAR 52.222-41) and Statement of Equivalent

Rates for Federal Hires (FAR 52.222-42) will be included at the individual task orders level when the site and location for the work is known.

6.4.3 The Government reserves the right to request information other than certified cost or pricing data from the contractor at the task order level to assess the reasonableness of the proposed task order pricing.

6.4.4 The Government will analyze task order proposals to determine whether they are unbalanced with respect to prices or separately priced line items. Task order proposals that are determined to be materially unbalanced may be rejected. An offer is mathematically unbalanced if it is based on prices, which are significantly less than the cost for some contract line items and significantly overstated in relation to cost for others. In addition, a proposal is materially unbalanced if it is mathematically unbalanced and there is a reasonable doubt that the offer would result in the lowest overall cost to the government, even though it is the lowest evaluated offer.

7. Department of Labor Wage Rates

For the purposes of the sample project, Department of Labor Wage Determination 2005-2569, Rev 19, dated December 29, 2015 and Statement of Equivalent Rates for Federal Hires for 2016 are attached in Section J of this solicitation. For individual task orders written against the contract, the appropriate Department of Labor Wage Determination and Statement of Equivalent Rates for Federal Hires will be provided.

8. Travel

Per Diem (lodging and MI & E expenses) shall be paid at the current Government rates in accordance with the Federal Travel Regulation (FTR) per person per calendar day spent in travel status.

No per diem will be paid for travel less than the number of hours per day stated in the current FTR. Per diem rate information may be obtained at https://secureapp2.hqda.pentagon.mil/perdiem/. Privately owned vehicles shall be paid at the current Government mileage rate in accordance with the FTR.

Section C - Descriptions and Specifications

STATEMENT OF WORK

Section C - Descriptions and Specifications

1. Contract Procurement Objective and Overview.

In accordance with the Multiple Environmental Government Acquisition (MEGA) strategy which was approved by Defense Procurement Acquisition Policy (DPAP) on 27 March 2011 with an Amendment to Extend the Strategy approved on 30 December 2015, the Omaha District intends to award a Service Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business (SDVOSB) $60M Multiple Award Task Order Contract (MATOC) under North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) Code 562910, in support of Nationwide Environmental Restoration Services (ERS) including support for the Military Munitions Response Program (MMRP) related services. As listed in Table 5-1 of the MEGA Strategy, the intent is to award a pool of up to 10 contractors; however, if the Contracting Officer determines during the source selection process that fewer than that number of contracts should be awarded, based upon the selection criteria, the Contracting Officer has the discretion of adjusting that number, or awarding none at all.

2. Scope.

2.1. This Environmental Remediation Services (ERS) contract will support work for the U.S. Army

Corps of Engineers, Northwestern Division (NWD) and existing NWD customers including but not limited to, Department of Defense Environmental Restoration Program (DERP); Formerly Used Defense Sites (FUDS); Military Munitions Response Program (MMRP) for various Department of Defense (DoD) customers; DoD Environmental Compliance Program, Environmental Support for Others (ESFO) Program; support to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) including Superfund and Brownfield Programs; Formerly Utilized Sites Remedial Action Program (FUSRAP); environmental cleanup for various military and Interagency and International Support (IIS) customers; environmental stewardship, and other environmental related regulatory programs.

2.2. Task orders under this contract will be in support of existing USACE NWO customers throughout the United States, including Alaska and Hawaii, and the U.S. territories. Task orders under this contract will also be in support of new NWD customers within the geographic boundaries of NWD.

Task orders will be issued as firm-fixed price (FFP) based on the requirements of the Statement of Objectives (SOO) or Performance Work Statement (PWS) at various known or suspected Hazardous, Toxic, and Radioactive Waste (HTRW) sites and Munitions and Explosives of Concern (MEC) sites.

Services may include, but are not limited to, the control of environmental contamination from pollutants, toxic substances, radioactive materials, and hazardous materials.

2.3. The majority of the task orders that will be issued under this ERS contract will be to provide services related to requirements of the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA), the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act (CERCLA), the National Oil and Hazardous Substances Pollution Contingency Plan (NCP), MMRP, the Clean Water Act, the Clean Air Act, and other related Federal Programs in addition to State/Local specific regulations/requirements dealing with hazardous waste management/disposal, radioactive waste/mixed waste management/disposal, and with Underground Storage Tanks (USTs), and other fuels related issues.

Remedial actions may address both regulated and non-regulated toxic substances. Incidental construction will also be included in the ERS contracts; however, construction activities must be incidental to the ERS work.

Services that may be required in an ERS task order include, but are not limited to: preparation of work plans; studies with associated reports; multiple phases of field investigations; preliminary assessments (PA); site inspections (SI) and remedial site inspections; remedial investigations (RI);

feasibility studies (FS); Engineering Evaluation Cost Analysis (EECA); Action Memorandum (AM);

Proposed Plan (PP); Decision Document (DD); Record of Decision (ROD), monitoring well installation and sampling; short and long term monitoring/long term operations (LTM/LTO) or Long Term Response Action (LTRA); data management; data interpretation; engineering evaluation and corrective actions;

optimization studies; groundwater modeling; geophysical surveys; remediation cost estimates;

management of non-hazardous and hazardous investigative derived waste (IDW); environmental and human health risk assessments; risk based remediation; air emission issues including vapor intrusion;

surface water discharge, applying for environmental permits, remedial design; well abandonment;

meetings; public meeting participation; preparation of presentation material both written and visual;

hydrological, sediment and soil studies; project reports; engineering support and/or design; value engineering studies; operations and maintenance (O&M) for HTRW sites; energy evaluations for remediation systems; remedial action plans; remedial actions; removal action plans; removal actions;

construction support; range clearance activities; site closeout/decision documents; abandoned mines program support; other military munitions activities; and, future project programming and scheduling support.

2.4. Remedial action activities could include, but are not limited to the following: air sparging; soil vapor extraction; bioremediation including explosive media; asbestos and lead-based paint remediation;

radon abatement; landfill capping and collection systems; building remediation and demolition; sediment remediation; air discharge systems; groundwater extraction and injection systems; air stripping; carbon absorption; groundwater treatment systems; incineration of soils; low-temperature thermal desorption;

mixed water disposal; solidification of contaminated matter; soil washing; detection, recovery, and disposal of MEC or any in-situ or on-site treatment methods. Remedial actions may address both regulated and non-regulated toxic substances. Incidental construction will also be included in the ERS contracts however, construction activities must be incidental to the ERS work.

2.5. The scope for MMRP and other military munitions related activities requires the contractor to have experience with the regulatory process (CERCLA/RCRA) and phases (e.g. PA/SI, EECA, RI/FS, AM, PP, ROD, Non-Time Critical Removal Action (NTCRA), and Time Critical Removal Action (TCRA), Remedial Design and Remedial Actions, etc.) normally utilized to perform military munitions response actions. Activities required include, but are not limited to, the following actions: historical records review (HRR); visual surveys; geophysical mapping and associated activities; military munitions removal/remedial actions and associated activities; Explosive Safety Submission (ESS)/Explosive Siting Plans (ESP) preparation; explosives management (siting, use, etc.); munitions debris handling and disposal; anomaly avoidance; construction support; munitions constituent sampling; small arms/skeet range investigation and removal/remedial actions; x-ray fluorescence; community relations support;

reporting; and Geographical Information System (GIS) support for project activities. Contracts that will require military munitions design efforts will only be executed by USACE Districts which have been authorized to perform military munitions response actions per Operation Order (OPORD) 2006-43, Military Munitions Support Services (M2S2), September 2006 and ER1110-1-8153 Military Munitions Support Services, 30 June 2010.

2.6. Project specific task orders will be issued under the basic contract and any exercised option period thereto. The USACE Contracting Officer or Contracting Officer’s Representative will provide the Contractor with any site-specific information in the USACE possession upon issuance of each task order.

Information provided by USACE on any site will be dependent on the current status of the site.

2.7. Performance-Based Task Orders. Performance-based service contracts (PBC): (1) describe the requirements in terms of results required rather than methods of performing the work; (2) use measurable performance standards (e.g., terms of quality, timeliness, quantity); and (3) include performance incentives/disincentives where appropriate. Performance-based contract methods are intended to ensure that required performance quality levels are achieved and that the Government’s total payment is commensurate with the quantity and quality of services received. Performance-based task orders, with a tailored task order specific Quality Assurance Surveillance Plan (QASP) will be issued IAW FAR 37.102 against the awarded contracts unless the required approval is received in accordance with AFARS 5137.170-2. This contract will use performance work statements or statement of objectives in the resulting task orders.

FAR 2.101 defines Performance Work Statements (PWS) as “a statement of work for performance-based acquisitions that describes the required results in clear, specific and objective terms with measurable outcomes” and Statements of Objectives (SOO) as a “Government-prepared document incorporated into the solicitation that states the overall performance objectives. It is used in solicitations when the Government intends to provide the maximum flexibility to each offeror to propose an innovative approach.” PBCs tend to require more engineering support than traditional prescriptive contracts. This is because PBCs specify what the final goal of a project is, but not how it is to be accomplished. Basically, the PWS and SOO describe the end result the contractor is required to achieve on a specific project but do not tell them how to complete it, thus allowing for maximum flexibility for offerors to propose innovative approaches. PWSs emphasize performance that can be contractually defined so that the results of the contractor's effort can be measured in terms of technical and quality achievement, schedule progress, or cost performance. Under a PWS, milestone payments occur only when the results meet or exceed the stated objectives. Simply meeting the Milestone/ Objective, (i.e., submittal of a document for review) is not the same as completion of the Milestone/Objective, (i.e., approval and acceptance of the document by the regulators). Only upon the completion, approval, and acceptance will the Government pay for that Milestone/Objective. For a performance-based task order, the contractor will be required to use its expertise and develop the methods to achieve the required end result. The requirement for QASPs for service contracts is set forth in FAR Subpart 37.6 and FAR 46.103.

A PWS for a Task Order will to every extent possible:

Define desired results/outcomes.

Define what level of performance is expected (and ensure it is meaningful and fair) and use performance standards and QASP.

Provide all information known about the site(s) or where it can be located and accessed by the Contractor.

Define incentives and disincentives.

Define the measurement terms using clear and concise language avoiding vague or broad statements.

2.8. The description of work stated herein provides a general understanding of the Contractor functions to be performed; individual task orders will contain the specific performance based requirements. Technical requirements described herein in no way limit the activities that may be required under the terms of this contract.

2.9. The Contractor shall be responsible for acquiring the latest version of applicable regulatory or agency guidance, including but not limited to, the referenced documents cited in this Section C of this Solicitation and/or subsequent task orders issued after award of the Contract, unless otherwise specified.

3. General.

3.1. The Contractor, operating as an independent Contractor and not as an agent of the Government, shall provide all labor, materials, facilities, and equipment to perform all work identified in each individual task order. The Contractor may be required to perform work under multiple task orders at different sites simultaneously. The Contractor shall be cognizant of all appropriate laws, regulations, and guidance. The Contractor shall ensure that all work activities performed by his personnel, subcontractors and suppliers are executed as required by these laws and regulations. Any incident of noncompliance noted by the Contractor shall immediately be brought to the attention of the Contracting Officer (CO) and/or the Contracting Officer's Representative (COR) by written notice. Nothing in this contract shall relieve the Contractor of the responsibility to comply with these laws and regulations. Any conflicts between laws/regulations and contract/task order requirements shall be brought to the attention of the CO and/or COR.

3.2. Permits. The Contractor shall obtain permits and licenses necessary to conduct the work required by this Contract including, but not necessarily limited to, environmental permits, building permits, discharge, Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) or state license for radiation activities, and Department of Transportation (DOT) permits for transport of MEC and HTRW on public highways. The contractor shall comply with all applicable Federal, State, and local laws and regulations, including TB 700-2, when transporting MEC. Rights of entry on and off Government property may be required. The Government will reimburse the Contractor for all appropriate costs related to permits and licenses.

3.3. Data Ownership and Data Rights. All reports and data whatsoever, including all electronic data and software, generated under this contract will be determined by negotiation IAW the DFARS.

When submitting proposals, offerors shall identify IAW DFARS 252.227-7017 to the extent known, all technical data or software that will be delivered with restrictions on its use, release, or disclosure.

4. Contract Performance Requirements.

4.1. Chemistry Requirements. The Contractor shall be responsible for the quality of all required chemistry services performed. The Contractor shall ensure that all chemistry-related tasks are conducted in accordance with the project-specific Work Plan (WP). The Contractor shall identify a Program Chemist as key personnel in the project WP. The Program Chemist will act as a POC on all chemistry-related issues and shall be responsible for ensuring that all Data Quality Objectives (DQOs) are met. All work shall be performed in accordance with the “Chemistry Instructions for Scope of Services for Contracted Environmental Studies”. Following award of this task order, a Uniform Federal Policy Quality Assurance Project Plan (UFP QAPP) scoping session shall be scheduled with USACE technical team.

4.1.1. Uniform Federal Policy Quality Assurance Project Plan (UFP QAPP). The Uniform

Federal Policy Quality Assurance Project Plan (UFP QAPP) is the required format for all quality assurance planning documentation deliverables. This is a standalone document that satisfies all CERCLA and RCRA requirements for investigative purposes. The work plan (WP), the field sampling plan (FSP), and the quality assurance project plan (QAPP) have all been combined into one uniformed standard format in the UFP QAPP. A separate health and safety plan and construction quality plan are required.

The UFP QAPP manual was created by the Intergovernmental Data Quality Task Force (IDQTF) which is composed of EPA, DoD, and DOE personnel, and signed by EPA (2004) and DoD (2005). It is based on ANSI/ASQ E-4Section 6 (Part B) and complies with EPA QA/R-5 and QA/G-5. This requirement is outlined in the DoD Instruction 4715.15. The UFP QAPP template and instructions can be found at U.S.

EPA, Intergovernmental Data Quality Task Force, Uniform Federal Policy for Implementing Environmental Quality Systems: Evaluating, Assessing and Documenting Environmental Data Collection/Use and Technology Programs, Final, Version 2, March 2005. The UFP QAPP is intended to capture the entire project planning process including data quality objectives (DQOs). In order to obtain data of sufficient quality to satisfy data quality objectives for legally defensible data, the EPA, and/or state regulators require the preparation of appropriate planning documents for all environmental measurements that will be used for environmental regulatory compliance.

The Contractor is responsible for preparing the appropriate planning document that complies with the

EPA or other lead regulatory agency regulations, USACE guidance, the Department of Defense Quality Systems Manual (DOD QSM) and EPA guidance. All procedures and activities including but not limited to those required for the acquisition of data shall be presented in the UFP QAPP for approval by the CENWO PDT (technical team), state and EPA authorities, as necessary, prior to the initiation of any fieldwork. The UFP QAPP is intended to be a living document and should be designed such that change pages may be provided to update the document. Modifications shall go through the appropriate approval process, prior to implementation. Any variances from the UFP QAPP format must be approved by the CENWO PDT and documented in the project file.

The UFP QAPP integrates technical and quality control aspects of a project including planning, implementation, assessment, and corrective actions. UFP QAPP provides project-level guidance for implementing the systematic planning process including; project management and objectives;

measurement, field tasks, and data acquisition; assessment and oversight; data review. In addition to the UFP QAPP guidance, CENWO requires an executive summary at the beginning of the document that will summarize site conditions, site history, and previous investigations that present the current conceptual site model. The UFP QAPP must provide information in sufficient detail regarding sample design, sample types, sample locations, interpretation scenarios, any field contingencies, sampling methodologies, and other sample handling techniques to collect data that meets the project objectives. All field tasks, including geological activities such as well design and installation, well abandonment, soil boring logging, field measurements, and surveying must be included. Specifics on detection and reporting limits of analytics used to support decisions, analytical methods, sample collection methods, field decision logic, data handling, and application to the Conceptual Site Model (CSM), QC practices, data submittals, and CSM updating activities must also be addressed. Data management strategies must be established within the UFP QAPP, and appropriately handled during fieldwork to ensure that all data generated is made available to any stakeholders, decision-makers and personnel involved in the work or near real-time decision-making. The UFP QAPP also describes the organization and QA objectives for field sampling and laboratory efforts, and any evaluation and interpretation of the data before its use. The UFP QAPP serves as a mechanism to formalize the results of planning activities, and allows review and approval of all activities conducted as outlined within those planning documents amongst all project stakeholders.

As part of either the UFP QAPP, a Material Handling Plan (MHP) or Investigation Derived Waste

(IDW) Plan shall be submitted. This plan consists of procedures outlining the safe handling of contaminated material, drummed material, and contaminated liquids in addition to procedures for off-site transportation and disposal of materials. Manifesting, DOT shipping papers, and chain-of-custody procedures should also be included. The plan may also cover importation of clean fill materials for large, grading projects. If the project involves radioactive waste, Low-level radioactive waste, or mixed (co-mingled) waste, the contractor shall follow the requirements in EM 1110-35-1, as well as all federal, state, and local regulations.

4.1.2. Quality Assurance. The Contractor shall develop project-specific DQOs designed to ensure data of adequate quality are collected to support project decisions. DQOs shall be developed in accordance with local, state, and federal regulations, such as USEPA QA/G4, Guidance for the DQO Process (most recent version) and documented in the project UFP QAPP.

All field sampling and laboratory services shall be conducted in accordance with the approved project

WP. Samples shall not be collected or submitted for analysis until the UFP QAPP is approved. The Contractor shall ensure that all requirements specified in the project UFP QAPP are met. If not met, the Contractor may be required to re-accomplish sampling at the Contractor's expense. The Contractor shall conduct audits, verify and validate data, and perform corrective actions in accordance with the project UFP QAPP. The Contractor shall submit results of audits and performance evaluation samples to the

COR.

4.1.3. Laboratory Selection. The Contractor shall select a laboratory that is accredited under the

DoD Environmental Laboratory Accreditation Program (ELAP). The Contractor shall ensure that the selected laboratory meets all state and federal requirements, including state certification where appropriate. The laboratory must also have analytical capabilities sufficient for the methods specified in the WP and adequate throughput capacity to handle the project’s analytical workload during all field activities. Sampling activities shall comply with all applicable FDEP Standard Operating Procedures.

The Contractor may establish an on-site laboratory at the project site if determined necessary by the

Contractor. However, on-site test laboratory(ies) must meet all Method specific requirements and DoD QSM requirements if data is to be used definitively. Screening level data may not require as stringent control, but must still meet quality assurance criteria as approved by the USACE project chemist. All on-site methods including QA/QC techniques must be documented and approved in the UFP QAPP. In addition, all definitive data will be required to meet all validation criteria specified in the UFP QAPP.

By submission of an offer, the Contractor represents that analytical testing in support of the restoration program will be performed by laboratories accredited in accordance with the DoD Environmental Laboratory Accreditation Program (ELAP). Additional information regarding ELAP can be found at the DoD Environment, Safety and Occupational Health Network and Information Exchange (DENIX) website (http://denix.osd.mil).

4.2 Investigation and Field Studies (Both on-site and off-site work). The Contractor shall perform all planning, fieldwork, analysis and preparation of any reports as specified in the task order(s). The investigative services to be provided generally consist of, but are not limited to, performing investigations to determine the contaminant(s) and/or MEC source(s), geology, and groundwater conditions, contaminant concentration, contaminant migration, and geotechnical characteristics as well as any other related tasks. The data collection requirements shall be established in the task orders and be usable for preparation of a remedial design and/or implementation of the response action(s) and MEC investigation, evaluation, and response including final disposal. Investigation may or may not be performed in conjunction with the response action, depending on the final task order. Work may include risk assessments, fate and transport, groundwater modeling, or other techniques to determine the potential risks to human health and the environment. The Contractor shall prepare associated reports as described in each individual task order. The Contractor shall have the capability and experience to provide a wide range of investigative and response services required for remediation/responses at HTRW sites, including, but not limited to:

Site characterization and evaluation Identification of action levels for regulated hazardous wastes or substances resulting from review of Federal, state and local laws, regulation, guidance, or developed through risk assessments. This shall also include coordination with appropriate regulatory agencies Public Health Evaluations and National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) documentation as required for proposed site remediation techniques and alternatives Survey and Mapping, GIS, remote sensing Boring for soil sampling, testing (field and/or laboratory) or other chemical or geotechnical analysis (either on- or off-site) Drilling, installation and development of groundwater monitoring wells, production wells, extraction and injection wells, piezometers or other instrumentation Conducting surface or down hole geophysical surveys Conducting hydro geological field testing and performing analyses and data interpretation Sampling and sample handling techniques for chemical and geotechnical characteristics including data management and data interpretation Short and Long Term Monitoring Evaluation of available response actions, and recommendations of the most environmentally sound and cost-effective alternatives Multi-Agency Radiation Site Survey and Investigation Manual (MARSSIM) for radioactive materials sites Preparing and submitting plans (e.g. closure plans, waste analysis plans, Spill Prevention, Control and Countermeasure (SPCC) plans, Underground Storage Tank (UST) Site Assessment plans, Contingency Plans, etc.)

Expert Testimony Participation in community education, public involvement, or public affairs activities Chemical analysis (both on- and off-site) of all media for a wide variety of organic and inorganic parameters including, but not limited to:

Non-hazardous, hazardous, mixed and radioactive wastes Other chemical, physical, and composite testing Characterization and screening for waste-bulking compatibility Transportation and disposal of hazardous substances and radioactive materials Conventional water and waste water quality parameters Reviewing work products for technical adequacy Potentially Responsible Party (PRP) Activities Recordkeeping Training and documentation required by Federal, state, and local laws and regulations

4.3. Analytical Testing. The Government requires the contractor to be compliant with the Uniform Federal Policy Quality Assurance Project Plan (UFP QAPP) format for all work plans prepared under this contract. The Government requires the contractor to use the most recent version of the Department of Defense Quality Systems Manual for Environmental Laboratories (DOD QSM) for all definitive environmental data. The DoD QSM is available at www.denix.osd.mil under announcements. The laboratory to be used shall be accredited by the DoD Environmental Laboratory Accreditation Program (ELAP) or by project-specific audit. All proposals shall identify the prime laboratory and secondary laboratory(ies) to be used for this type of contract work. The recommendation for acceptability of the laboratory will be at the discretion of the USACE Project Chemist. If the laboratory fails to meet the project specific requirements at any time, the USACE Project Chemist may request use of the laboratory be discontinued and analytical services be procured from a laboratory which can meet the project specific requirements.

Data shall be provided as Staged Electronic Data Deliverables (SEDD) minimum stage 2A. The proposed laboratories shall follow the most recent DoD QSM project library; along with the ADR.NET software for data verification of batch QC parameters. Sponsorship for ADR.NET software tools is available to Contractors. The Contractor must perform manual verification/validation of any analytical steps that are not automated within ADR.NET. This includes, but is not limited to data verification and validation of each method’s specific initial calibration, calibration verification and instrument performance parameters as specified in the EPA methodology and DoD QSM. To complete the data assessment, data verification results that show exceedances, will require further evaluation through data validation procedures. Data will be validated according to decision logic and data qualifiers outlined in the most recent version of the EPA National Functional Guidelines or other project-specific guidance.

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