W9128F20R0046-0001 49M SB ERS SATOC (AM0001).pdf

AMENDMENT OF SOLICITATION/MODIFICATION OF CONTRACT

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

15A. NAME AND TITLE OF SIGNER (Type or print)

30-105-04EXCEPTION TO SF 30

APPROVED BY OIRM 11-84

STANDARD FORM 30 (Rev. 10-83) Prescribed by GSA

FAR (48 CFR) 53.243

The purpose of this amendment is to update Section B, C, J, L and M, as w ell as incorporate the submission date of 2 NOV 2020 at 1400 CT into Block 9 of the SF 33.

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16A. NAME AND TITLE OF CONTRACTING OFFICER (Type or print)

16C. DATE SIGNED

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8. NAME AND ADDRESS OF CONTRACTOR (No., Street , County, State and Zip Code) X W9128F20R0046

X 9B. DATED (SEE ITEM 11)

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10B. DATED (SEE ITEM 13)

9A. AMENDMENT OF SOLICITATION NO.

11. THIS ITEM ONLY APPLIES TO AMENDMENTS OF SOLICITATIONS

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

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

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

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

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

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IT MODIFIES THE CONTRACT/ORDER NO. AS DESCRIBED IN ITEM 14.

A. THIS CHANGE ORDER IS ISSUED PURSUANT TO: (Specify authority) THE CHANGES SET FORTH IN ITEM 14 ARE MADE IN THE

CONTRACT ORDER NO. IN ITEM 10A.

B. THE ABOVE NUMBERED CONTRACT/ORDER IS MODIFIED TO REFLECT THE ADMINISTRATIVE CHANGES (such as changes in paying office, appropriation date, etc.) SET FORTH IN ITEM 14, PURSUANT TO THE AUTHORITY OF FAR 43.103(B).

C. THIS SUPPLEMENTAL AGREEMENT IS ENTERED INTO PURSUANT TO AUTHORITY OF:

D. OTHER (Specify type of modification and authority)

E. IMPORTANT: Contractor is not, is required to sign this document and return copies to the issuing office.

14. DESCRIPTION OF AMENDMENT/MODIFICATION (Organized by UCF section headings, including solicitation/contract subject matter where feasible.)

10A. MOD. OF CONTRACT/ORDER NO.

2. AMENDMENT/MODIFICATION NO. 5. PROJECT NO.(If applicable)

6. ISSUED BY

3. EFFECTIVE DATE

16-Oct-2020

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U.S. ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS, OMAHA DIST

CONTRACTING OFFICE

1616 CAPITOL AVENUE

OMAHA NE 68102-4901

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SECTION SF 30 BLOCK 14 CONTINUATION PAGE

SUMMARY OF CHANGES

SECTION A - SOLICITATION/CONTRACT FORM

The required response date/time 02-Nov-2020 02:00 PM has been added.

SECTION B - SUPPLIES OR SERVICES AND PRICES

The following have been added by full text:

LABOR RATE SCHEDULE (AM0001)

3 June 2020

SECTION B - SUPPLIES OR SERVICES AND PRICES

1. Contract Definition The contract awarded under this solicitation will be an Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity (ID/IQ), Single Award Task Order (SATOC) contract for Environmental Remediation Services with Military Munitions Response Program Capabilities (ERS w/MMRP) under NAICS Code 562910, in support of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Omaha District (USACE) and its customers in the Continental United States (CONUS), Alaska, Hawaii, and U.S.

Territories with the West Half of the United States as primary coverage. Task orders will be issued as the need arises during the ordering period. The contract will include Firm-Fixed Price task orders, for Environmental Remediation Services as identified in Section C.

The contract is required to be registered under NAICS code 562910 in the System of Award Management (SAM) located at https//www.sam.gov/SAM/.

2. Total Amount of Contract The total amount of contract capacity under this solicitation is estimated at $49 Million. There is no limit on the number of task orders that may be executed against this SATOC.

3. Guaranteed Contract Amount The minimum guarantee for the contract is $2,500. A task order will be issued under each contract under the SATOC to meet the requirements of the minimum guarantee. If the cumulative value of any additional task orders issued to the contractor exceeds the minimum guarantee, the minimum guarantee task order will be de-obligated and closed at no additional cost or liability to either party.

4. Performance Period The contract will have a basic ordering period of four years plus one three-year option period or until the $49 million contract limit is reached, whichever comes first. This contract also includes the clause 52.217-8 Option to Extend Services, which if necessary, allows the Government to extend the term of the Contract an additional six (6) months. The total length of the contract ordering period, including the exercise of all option periods, will not exceed five years and six months from date of contract award.

5. Pricing Firm-Fixed Price (FFP) Task Orders.

5.1 Binding Capped Hourly Labor Rates

The binding capped labor rates for this contract shall be provided by the Offeror in Table 1. The amount to be paid to the contractor for each firm-fixed price task order shall not exceed the “maximum” hourly rates proposed by the contractor for the labor disciplines listed in Table 1, “Binding Capped Labor Rate Schedule.”

TABLE 1-BINDING CAPPED LABOR RATE SCHEDULE (FIRM-FIXED PRICE TASK ORDERS)

Labor Discipline

U nb u rd en ed

L ab or R at e

(B as e P er io d)

B u rd en ed L ab or

R at e (B as e

P er io d

Y ea r

1) rd en ed L ab or

R at e (B as e

P er io d

Y ea

2) rd en ed L ab or

R at e (B as e

P er io d

Y ea

3) rd en ed L ab or

R at e (O pt io n P er io d

Y ea

4) rd en ed L ab or

R at e (O pt io n P er io d

Y ea

5) rd en ed L ab or

R at e (6

M on th

E xt en si on

0001 - Program Manager

0002 – Project Manager

0003 – Contractor Quality Control Supervisor (CQCS)

0004 – Safety and Health Manager (SHM)

0005 – Site Safety & Health Officer (SSHO)

0006 – Geologist

0007 – Field/ Junior Geologist

0008 – Hydrologist

0009 – Geotechnical Engineer

0010 - Geophysicist

0011 – Program Chemist

0012- Chemist

0013– Risk Assessor/ Toxicologist

0014 – Civil Engineer

0015 – Environmental

0016 – Process Engineer

0017 – Engineer-Junior

0018 – Engineering Technician

0019 – Biologist

0020 – Regulatory Specialist

0021 – GIS Specialist

0022 – Estimator

0023 – Site Superintendent/ On-Site Supervisor

0024 – Field Technician

0025 – Hazardous Waste/Transportation

0026 – CADD Operator

0027 – Word Processor

0028- Clerical

0029- Data Processor

0030- Data Base Administrator

0031- Community Relation

0032- Procurement

0033- Specification Writer

0034- Dive Supervisor

0035- Senior Contracts Manager

Provide a burdening calculation for the disciplines listed below, for example:

Burdened Rate = Applicable DoL Wage Rate (including haz pay if required) x (1 + FOOH) x (1 + G&A).

Burdening Rate Calculation

Senior UXO Supervisor

UXO QC Supervisor

UXO Safety Officer

UXO Sweeper

UXO Sweeper 4% Pay Differential

UXO Sweeper 8% Pay Differential

UXO Technician 1

UXO Technician 1 4% Pay Differential

UXO Technician 1 8% Pay Differential

UXO Technician II

UXO Technician II- 4% Pay Differential

UXO Technician II- 8% Pay Differential

UXO Technician III

UXO Technician III- 4% Pay Differential

UXO Technician III- 8% Pay Differential

5.1.1. The capped hourly rates provided on Table 1 shall be “Fully Burdened,” i.e., shall include Overhead (OH), General/Administrative (G&A), Labor Burden Fringes, and any other indirect costs exclusive of profit.

5.1.2. Labor rates used in formulating task order proposals shall not exceed the capped labor rates as of the date of task order requirement.

5.1.3. 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. For example, “Engineer (SUB)”. The rates shown per labor discipline shall be fully burdened rates, exclusive of profit.

5.1.4. The hourly burdened labor rates proposed in the Binding Capped Labor Rate Schedule are binding upon contract award for the life of the SATOC, to include all option periods and extensions. These rates are applicable to both task orders and modifications.

5.1.5. The capped hourly, fully burdened labor rates shall include all applied direct and indirect costs, e.g., direct labor costs, payroll taxes, insurance, benefits, applied OH, applied G&A, and other applied indirect costs, but shall not include profit.

5.1.6. 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 provide the unburdened labor rate along with all applied direct and indirect costs which formulate the fully burdened labor rate (exclusive of profit) in the proposal submitted in response to the issued Request for Task Order Proposal (RTOP).

5.1.7. If during the contract Period of Performance, the Offeror’s original key personnel are no longer available, the Offeror shall replace these individuals with personnel whom, at a minimum, meet the minimum qualifications specified in the contract. The Offeror shall be responsible for negotiating labor rates for those personnel that do not exceed the rates provided in Table 1, which are the maximum rates the Government will pay for any personnel. The Contractor shall submit the replacement personnel’s qualifications to the Contracting Officer for approval.

5.1.8. The applicable capped labor 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 issued on 1 September 2020 for 12 months work, the maximum rates will be the rates that were effective on 1 November 2019. Under the same assumptions, if a modification to the task order is required in December 2020, the labor rates effective on 1 November 2020 will apply.

5.1.9. The Offeror has the responsibility to provide labor rates that comply with all potential Service Contract Act wage determinations for each labor discipline subject to those wage determinations/wage decisions. The Government will provide the applicable wage determination(s) for the specific geographic location of the task orders in the RTOP.

5.1.10. Provide only one (1) rate per labor discipline, regardless of whether the individuals employed for that discipline are directly employed or subcontracted or whether the Joint Venture has separate applied indirect costs.

5.1.11. The hourly burdened labor rates proposed by the Offeror shall include direct cost, payroll taxes, insurance, benefits, and applicable markups (e.g., Overhead, G&A, and other identified indirect costs), but shall exclude profit.

Offerors shall provide an example of how the markups are applied to the unburdened labor rates in proposal submittal per Section L, paragraph 5.3.

5.2 Firm-Fixed Price Escalation and Maximum Profit

5.2.1. The escalation rate applied to Table 1 for Years 2 through 5 shall be provided by the Offeror in Table 2.

Table 2: Escalation Rate

5.2.2. Profit will be negotiated at the task order level for each Firm-Fixed Price task order but shall not exceed the maximum profit rate provided by the Offeror in Table 3, “Maximum Profit.” The maximum profit shall be binding for the life of the contract, to include all option periods and extensions, and shall be the maximum profit the Contractor will be allowed to propose for all firm-fixed-price task orders and modifications issued under this contract.

5.2.3. The Contractor may propose a lower profit when responding to a RTOP (or subsequent modifications) based on the tasks identified in the request and the risk associated with the project.

5.2.4. The maximum profit on this contract shall be provided by the Offeror in Table 3:

Table 3: Maximum Profit (Firm Fixed Price Task Orders and Modifications)

6. Binding Capped Rates for Firm-Fixed Price Task Orders

6.1. The Binding Capped Rates represent the maximum Overhead, G&A, or other Indirect rates that the Contractor shall use when responding to a RTOP issued by the Government. These rates are applicable to all Firm-Fixed Price task orders shall also apply to all modifications. The Offeror may use lower rates in proposals, but not higher.

Overhead, G&A, and other indirect rates become the cap for that specific task order. However, it does not affect the Overhead, G&A and other indirect rates used on other task orders. The Offeror shall provide the rates for each applied rate, e.g., Overhead, G&A, and other indirect rates in Table 4. The capped rates provided by the Offeror are binding upon contract award for the life of the SATOC, to include all option periods and extensions.

6.2. The Offeror shall also provide an example of how the rates are applied to Direct Labor, Subcontractor costs, materials costs, and other direct costs.

TABLE 4: BINDING INDIRECT CAPPED RATES

Indirect Rate Category Base

Period (Year 1)

Base Period

(Year 2)

Base Period

(Year 3)

Opt. Period (Year 4)

Opt. Period (Year 5)

6-Month Opt. to Extend

Home Office Overhead (HOOH) Rate

Field Office Overhead (FOOH) Rate, if applicable

Fringe Benefits, if separate from HOOH and/or FOOH

General & Administrative (G&A) Rate, if applicable

Other (Identify)

Other (Identify)

6.2.1. The Binding Indirect Capped 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 Indirect Capped Rates represent the maximum rates that the Contractor shall use when responding to a task order request issued by the Government. These Binding Indirect Capped 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 Indirect Capped 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 Binding Cap Rates effective on 1 November 2018 will apply.

7. Department of Labor Rates For individual task orders written against the contract, the appropriate Wage Determination/Decision will be provided with the RTOP.

8. Travel The Contractor shall perform all travel and attend all meetings necessary for completion of the work required by the task orders. 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 http://www.defensetravel.dod.mil/. Actual cost of transportation by public conveyance (plane, limited to coach class) shall be paid. Air travel shall (if possible) be planned in advance in order to acquire the best prices available. Privately owned vehicles shall be paid at the current Government mileage rate in accordance with the FTR. The maximum amount paid for an airline ticket shall be the cost of travel via coach class.

(End of Section B)

SECTION C - DESCRIPTIONS AND SPECIFICATIONS

The following have been added by full text:

STATEMENT OF WORK (AM0001)

Section C- Descriptions and Specifications

1. CONTRACT PROCUREMENT OBJECTIVE AND OVERVIEW

This is a Single Award Task Order Contract (SATOC) Indefinite Delivery/ Indefinite Quantity (ID/IQ) contract for Environmental Remediation Services (ERS) and Military Munitions Response Program (MMRP) Related Services, under NAICS Code 562910, to respond to numerous requests for environmental support for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Northwestern Division, Omaha District within the Continental United States (CONUS) including Alaska, Hawaii, and U.S. Territories with geographic boundaries on the West half United States as primary coverage and secondary coverage in the Eastern half of the United States. This ID/IQ contract will support of the US Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) located anywhere within the military geographical boundaries (Continental United States, Alaska, Hawaii and U.S Territories) of the USACE Northwestern Division, including military installations, Federal agencies, and civil work entities where the USACE is otherwise authorized to respond. However, contract capacity may be shared with other CONUS geographic USACE Districts where the principles of the ER-1-10 and Project Management Business Process have been met. The contractor shall provide environmental support as requested in the task orders (TOs) issued under this contract. This contract requires the contractor to perform all work necessary to complete these task orders, to include completing simultaneously executed TOs.

The contractor shall provide services related to requirements of the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA), the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act (CERCLA), the Clean Air Act, and other related Federal Programs in addition to State/Local specific regulations/requirements. Remedial actions may address both regulated and non-regulated toxic substances. In addition, incidental/minor construction activities are included for ERS (MMRP) task orders, where these requirements are in direct support of specific activities. The contract awarded will be firm-fixed price for a wide range of environmental remediation services at various known or suspected Hazardous, Toxic, and Radioactive Waste (HTRW) or MMRP sites or Natural Resources area. Project specific task orders will be issued under the basic contract and any exercised option period thereto. The USACE Contracting Officer (KO) or Contracting Officer’s Representative (COR) will provide the contractor with any site-specific information upon issuance of each task order. Information provided by the USACE on any site will be dependent on the current status of the site. Each task order will define the performance requirements of the contractor. Task orders may require, but will not be limited to any combination of the requirements stated in Section 2 below.

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.

Exclusive of the project management functions, the contractor may utilize subcontractors identified in the accepted proposal or subsequently approved by the USACE KO to perform any of the functions required within the specific task orders. Task orders issued under this contract will be firm-fixed price.

The contractor shall be responsible for acquiring the latest version of all applicable regulatory or agency guidance, including but not limited to, the referenced documents stated in Section 8 of this Solicitation and/or subsequent task orders issued after award of the contract, unless otherwise specified.

1.1 CONTRACT REQUIREMENTS

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 their 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 (KO) 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 KO and/or COR immediately.

1.2 Army, Air Force, and Formerly Used Defense Sites (FUDS) Environmental Remediation Services (ERS) Program The contractor shall conduct work in the following areas to include by not limited to: assisting with ERS and MMRP activities at active military installations as part of the Department of Defense Environmental Restoration Program and at formerly used defense sites as part of the Department of Defense Environmental Remediation Program.

Activities include preliminary assessment, site inspections, remedial investigations, feasibility studies, and site remediation. The contractor shall provide services related to requirements of the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) and the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act (CERCLA), and other related Federal Programs in addition to State/Local specific regulations/requirements dealing with hazardous waste management/disposal and with Underground Storage Tanks (USTs), and other fuels related issues. The ERS actions may address both regulated and non-regulated toxic substances. As part of any site remediation activities, incidental/minor construction may also be included in the ERS contracts. The Contractor shall be familiar with, understand, and have prior experience executing projects within the regulatory process (CERCLA/RCRA) and phases normally utilized to perform the above listed actions. The contactor shall be familiar with, understand and have prior experience in performing the specific tasks anticipated to be performed under this contract to include, but not limited to the following actions as stated in Section 2.

STATEMENT OF WORK (SOW)/ PERFORMANCE WORK STATEMENT (PWS)

2. GENERAL

2.1 DESCRIPTION OF WORK

This Environmental Remediation Services (ERS) with Military Munitions Response Program (MMRP) capabilities contract, will support work assigned to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), Northwestern Division; for hazardous toxic and radioactive waste (HTRW) sites and Munitions and Explosive Concern (MEC) sites. Services may include, but are not limited to, the assessment, inspection, investigation, study, control, characterization, containment, removal and/or treatment of environmental contamination from pollutants, toxic substances, perfluorinated compounds, radioactive materials, and hazardous materials. ERS projects include both civilian and military agencies of the Federal Government. This contract for ERS w/MMRP will include services related to requirements of the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA), the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act (CERCLA), the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Emerging Contaminate Program; the National Oil and Hazardous Substances Pollution Contingency Plan (NCP), Military Munitions Response Program (MMRP), the Clean Water Act, the Clean Air Act, National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), National Historic Preservation Act, Endangered Species 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.

The ERS activities include preliminary assessments, site inspections, remedial investigations, feasibility studies, and site remediation including excavation/removal of contaminated soil, off-site disposal of contaminated soil, and installation of treatment systems. The ERS actions may address both regulated and non-regulated toxic substances and emerging contaminants. As part of any site remediation activities, incidental construction (i.e. treatment plant construction, potable water hook-ups, temporary site stabilization, drainage modifications, etc.) may also be included in this contract; however, construction activities will be incidental to the remediation effort.

The Contractor shall be responsible for acquiring the latest version of applicable regulator 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.

2.2. SCOPE OF WORK

The contractor shall have the capability and experience to perform or provide a wide range of ERS with MMRP services at hazardous waste sites. These efforts may include site investigations, studies, environmental removal actions, remedial actions, demonstration projects (pilot studies), as well as related activities necessary to ensure complete and successful site remediation. The scope of the ERS work includes military munitions response actions. Contaminants of concern to be addressed under this contract include but are not limited to: perfluorinated alkyl substances (PFAS), petroleum, oil, and lubricants (POLs), volatile organics including chlorinated solvents, semi-volitile organics, polychlorinated bipheynls (PCB), metals, explosives and other munition constituents The ERS activities include, but are not limited to, sampling and laboratory analysis of soil, groundwater, surface water, air, and sediments; monitoring well, extraction well, and injection well installation, monitoring, and maintenance; supporting facilities for construction; work plan preparation; completion reports, periodic monitoring reports, operation and maintenance/repair of remedial systems; monitoring reports, and other documents as needed;

demolition; and public relations activities. The ERS actions may address both regulated and non-regulated toxic substances and emerging contaminants.

2.3. PERFORMANCE-BASED TASK ORDERS

All task orders issued under this SATOC shall be performance-based task orders as in Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR) 37.6. 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 contract unless the required approval is received in accordance with AFARS 5137.170-2.

2.3.1. Services that may be required in an ERS task order include, but are not limited to: preparation of work plans following the Uniform Federal Policy (UFP) Quality Assurance Project Plan (QAPP) guidelines; 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); 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; emerging contaminate studies through remediation; engineering evaluation and corrective actions; optimization studies; ground-water 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.

2.3.2. Preliminary Assessments/ Site Investigation activities could include, but are not limited to records and document reviews; Site surveys; and Document Research.

Preliminary Assessments performed under this contract at sites shall be in compliance with EPA guidance EPA/540/G-91/013 resulting in a comprehensive evaluation of the potential for contaminated media or hazardous waste to be present on the site. The Preliminary Assessment shall result in identification and documentation of processes carried out on site that may have used contaminants of concern, specific chemicals that would have been utilized by DoD for those processes during the time frame in question, identification of areas of concern at the site where contaminants may have been generated, processed, stored, or disposed of by past DoD activities, and identification of areas of specific concern where performance of Site Inspection sampling should be performed to further evaluate potential DoD releases.

Site Inspections included under this scope shall be in compliance with EPA guidance EPA/540-R-92-021 and as guided by the CSM developed for the site, to confirm or refute, with a high degree of statistical confidence, the presence of contamination at concentrations posing an unacceptable risk to human health or the environment in all potentially impacted site media and, if possible to identify potential source areas for those contaminants.

2.3.3. Remedial Investigation/ Feasibility Studies (RI/FS) activities could include, but are not limited to Geographical information system (GIS) support for project activities; visual surveys; preparation of impact analysis, environmental impact statements, and various agency specific plans for compensatory mitigation projects; field investigations to include soil delineations, monitoring well installation and sampling; Life Cost Analysis, including evaluation of available corrective actions and recommendations for the most environmentally sound cost-effective alternatives; Environmental and human health assessments; Hydrological and soil studies; management of investigative derived waste; Well abandonment including all associated piping and accessories; and Reconnaissance and Site Specific Feasibility Studies.

Remedial Investigations (RI) shall be in compliance with EPA guidance EPA/540/G-89/004 that result in the collection, compilation and evaluation of data necessary to define source areas of contamination, the potential pathways of contaminant migration, and the lateral and vertical extent of contaminant plumes in all site media. The RI shall define the extent of contamination, especially source areas and the plume core, to allow estimation of the volume requiring remediation and determination of remedial costs without excessive cost risk during the RD/RA phase of the project. The RI shall result in development of a comprehensive conceptual site model which identifies migration pathways and fate and transport processes affecting each contaminant, which identifies potential receptors and complete exposure pathways to the extent necessary to determine whether a threat to human health or the environment exists, and to quantify that risk for all receptors. The RI shall include a comprehensive risk assessment for all identified contaminants of concern The RI shall include consideration of applicable general response actions and preliminary remedial alternatives to ensure collection of all pilot study, treatability, or high resolution site characterization data necessary to develop and evaluate remedial alternatives (including the no-action alternative) in the feasibility study.

Feasibility Studies will be in accordance with EPA guidance. The data needs of the feasibility study must be considered during the scoping and execution of the remedial investigation to ensure that appropriate general response actions, representative technologies, and applicable remedial alternatives for the site are identified and evaluated in coordination with the evolution of the conceptual site model as the RI progresses, and that field data needs necessary to confirm the efficacy of the technologies screened as applicable to the site (e.g. contaminant interactions, bioremediation related geochemistry, soil chemistry, high resolution site stratigraphy, injection/extraction radius of influence) are identified and collected.

2.3.4. Remedial action activities could include, but are not limited to the following: air sparging; soil vapor extraction; bioremediation; asbestos and lead-based paint remediation; radon abatement; landfill capping and collection systems; building remediation and demolition; sediment remediation; air discharge systems; ground-water extraction and injection systems; air stripping; carbon absorption; ground-water 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.

2.3.5. Proposed Plans/Records of Decision (PP/RODs) activities could include, but are not limited to the following:

Geophysical mapping and associated activities; Alternative Analysis; and Land Use Controls (LUCs) decisions.

2.3.6. Interim Removal Actions (IRAs) activities may be required to mitigate imminent endanger to human health or the environment resulting from situations including but not limited to, exposed and readily accessible surface or near surface HTRW or munitions, from vapor intrusion, from impacts to active potable groundwater sources, from impacts to landfills or contaminated soil volumes, posed by erosion or other causes. Removal actions can be both time critical and non-time critical and could include, but are not limited to the following: provide alternative water supplies, provide water treatment systems for contaminated private water wells, perform removal and/or isolation of exposed or near surface contaminants or munitions, provide landfill cover stabilization, provide erosion control, install groundwater containment systems to prevent impact to potable water wells or surface water releases.

2.3.7. Remedial Design/ Remedial Actions (RD/RA) activities could include, but are not limited to the following:

GIS support for project activities; Engineering support and/or design; asbestos, lead-based paint, and radon abatement and remediation; Landfill capping and collection systems; evaluations for remediation systems to include:

air sparging; soil vapor extraction; bioremediation; air discharge systems; air stripping, carbon absorption;

groundwater treatment systems; incineration of soils; soil washing; any in-situ or site treatment method; low-temperature thermal desorption; and building remediation and demolition; sediment, mixed water; and contaminated matter remediation and disposal; and Remedial Design documentation and Remedial Action Plans.

2.3.8. The successful Contractor shall perform all necessary planning, fieldwork, and implementation of the response actions requirements identified. The Contractor selected for this work shall have the capability and experience to perform a wide range of response actions and removals for ERS sites including, but not limited to: On-site source control and containment using a variety of technologies; on-site treatment using a variety of technologies; Preparation of Manifest for Customer Signature; Transportation to and/or disposal of waste in off-site facility; Survey removal, transportation and disposal of asbestos-containing materials; installation of all support facilities; and preparation of all applicable O&M Manuals and associated training of facility personnel for equipment installed. The contractor shall be sufficiently capable and experienced to effectively identify changes in the CSM resulting from data collection and field conditions observed during the remedial action, to update the CSM, and to adaptively manage project execution within constraints of the scope and applicable regulations to ensure the performance objectives of the scope are fully met and protectiveness of the remedial action is maintained.. Response actions may or may not be performed in conjunction with investigation and engineering support depending on the individual task order. The requirements related to response actions will be described in detail in individual task orders.

2.3.9. The Contractor may be required to perform both Short and Long Term Operation and Maintenance of facilities constructed under this Contract for the period specified (inclusive of facilities constructed through other contracts or under other task orders issued under this contract). Short term O&M is a requirement during initial startup and shakedown of any active treatment or containment system installed by the contractor. Other short term O&M requirements may be identified associated with short term interim actions. contract gap filling, or other reasons. Long-Term Operations/ Long Term Monitoring (LTO/LTM) activities could include, but are not limited to the following: groundwater containment/extraction or amendment recirculation systems, soil vapor extraction systems, air sparging systems, monitoring and optimization of in-situ amendment based remedial actions, monitoring and revitalization of in-situ permeable barrier walls.

2.3.10. Pollution Prevention activities could include, but are not limited to the following: Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act (CERCLA) Superfund Amendments and Reauthorization Act (SARA) compliance (does not include remedial design or remedial action); Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) compliance, including temporary storage facility (TSF) management (does not include remedial design or remedial action); Hazardous Materials Conservation Act (HMCA) compliance; Toxic Substance Control Act (TOSCA) compliance: Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA) compliance, including pesticide management; Safe Drinking Water Act (SDWA) compliance, including consumer confidence reports; Oil Pollution Act (OPA) compliance, including facility response plans and Spill Prevention, Control and Countermeasure (SPCC) plans; Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act (EPCRA) compliance, including Tier I / Tier II reporting; Natural Resource Damage Assessment (NRDA) compliance; Human Health and Ecological Risk Assessments; Hazardous materials and waste management, including plans, reporting, and control measures such as hazardous materials pharmacy management; Petroleum, oil and lubricant (POL) management;

Special pollutants (e.g. polychlorinated biphenyls (PCB), asbestos, lead based paint, radon gas, etc.) management, including sampling and reporting; Underground storage tank management; Radioactive materials management;

Noise pollution management; Environmental fate studies; Dredge material and sediment quality management, including sediment and biota data collection and evaluation, sediment vertical profile imagery analysis, and sediment dredgability analyses; Design of dredging projects, including design and analysis of dredge material containment and disposal options; Pollution Prevention Opportunity Assessments; Pollution Preventions Plans; and Transportation and disposal of hazardous substances and radioactive materials incidental to compliance activities.

2.3.11. Military Munitions Response Program 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, 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); site surveys; geophysical mapping and associated activities to include the use of advance geophysical classification systems (AGC); Probability Assessments; military munitions removal/remedial actions and associated activities; Explosive Safety Submission (ESS)/Explosive Siting Plans (ESP) preparation; engineering controls design; explosives management (siting, use, etc.); munitions debris handling and disposal; anomaly avoidance; construction support; munitions constituent sampling; removal/remedial actions; x-ray fluorescence; community relations support; reporting; and Geographical Information System (GIS) support for project activities.

2.3.12. Environmental Work For Others. The Contractor shall conduct work in the following areas to include but not limited to: assisting with environmental restoration activities at FUDS as part of the DOD Environmental Remediation Program. Activities include preliminary assessment, site inspections, remedial investigations, feasibility studies, and site remediation.

2.4. SITE-SPECIFIC SUBMITTALS

Site work shall not commence on a project until the Government, the Project Manager (PM), COR and other appropriate management personnel, as required, have approved all of the site-specific submittals required for each specific task order to include Insurance Certificates and Payment and Performance Bonds, if applicable. Requried submittals will be identified within each task order. The following are standard submittals for all task orders unless otherwise specified:

2.4.1. Work Plan

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.

The Uniform Federal Policy Quality Assurance Project Plan (UFP QAPP), which combines the work plan (WP), the field sampling plan (FSP), and the quality assurance project plan (QAPP) into one uniformed standard format is required for all quality assurance planning documentation involving data collection. The QAPP is a standalone document that satisfies all CERCLA and RCRA requirements for investigative purposes. 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.

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), KO, state representatives, 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 KO 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; and 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 regarding sample design, sample types, sample locations, interpretation scenarios, any field contingencies, sampling methodologies, and other sample handling techniques in sufficient detail to ensure collected data meet 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 addressed in the QAPP. 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 shall also include as necessary sampling requirements in complance with all federal, state and local regulations governing importation of clean fill materials for site restoration, larger site backfill and/or 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.

A construction quality plan is required on all projects involving construction activities. In instances where site activities may result in the disturbance of greater than 1 acre of land the contractor shall prepare and submit for approval a storm water and pollution prevention plan in compliance with all applicable state and local regulations.

2.4.2. 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 QAPP. The contractor shall identify a Program Chemist as key personnel in the project-specific WP. The project-specific work plan will follow the Uniform Federal Policy Quality Assurance Project Plan structure, as outlined below. 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 supplemental guidance listed in paragraph 20 below. 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.

2.4.3. Health and Safety

Site-specific health and safety submittals including an activity hazard analysis, safety monitoring, practices, procedures, and equipment are required. The contractor shall develop, implement, and enforce an Accident Prevention Plan (APP). The plan shall incorporate the requirements of 29 CFR 1910, Corps of Engineers EM 385- 1-1 (Safety and Health Requirements) and ER385-1-92, (Safety and Occupational Health Requirements for Hazardous, Toxic, and Radioactive Waste (HTRW) Activities).