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IMPORTANT - Award will be made on this Form, or on Standard Form 26, or by other authorized official written notice.

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W912DQ 8. ADDRESS OFFER TO

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CAUTION - LATE Submissions, Modifications, and Withdrawals: See Section L, Provision No. 52.214-7 or 52.215-1. All offers are subject to all terms and

Section L conditions contained in this solicitation.

10. FOR INFORMATION

CALL:

A. NAME (NO COLLECT CALLS)

WILLIAM J HILL 816-389-3827

11. TABLE OF CONTENTS

SOLICITATION/ CONTRACT FORM

SUPPLIES OR SERVICES AND PRICES/ COSTS

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X I CONTRACT CLAUSES

DESCRIPTION/ SPECS./ WORK STATEMENT X

PACKAGING AND MARKING

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INSPECTION AND ACCEPTANCE

DELIVERIES OR PERFORMANCE

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REPRESENTATIONS, CERTIFICATIONS AND

OTHER STATEMENTS OF OFFERORS

CONTRACT ADMINISTRATION DATA 37 - 41 X

SPECIAL CONTRACT REQUIREMENTS

OFFER (Must be fully completed by offeror) 42 - 43 X M

L INSTRS., CONDS., AND NOTICES TO OFFERORS

EVALUATION FACTORS FOR AWARD

NOTE: Item 12 does not apply if the solicitation includes the provisions at 52.214-16, Minimum Bid Acceptance Period.

is inserted by the offeror) from the date for receipt of offers specified above, to furnish any or all items upon which prices are offered at the price set opposite each item, delivered at the designated point(s), within the time specified in the schedule.

13. DISCOUNT FOR PROMPT PAYMENT

(See Section I, Clause No. 52.232-8)

14. ACKNOWLEDGMENT OF AMENDMENTS

(The offeror acknowledges receipt of amendments

AMENDMENT NO. DATE

to the SOLICITATION for offerors and related documents numbered and dated):

FACILITY

12. In compliance with the above, the undersigned agrees, if this offer is accepted within calendar days (60 calendar days unless a different period

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PART II - CONTRACT CLAUSES

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SOLICITATION

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6. REQUISITION/PURCHASE NO.5. DATE ISSUED

20 Apr 2016

4. TYPE OF SOLICITATION

SEALED BID (IFB)

NEGOTIATED (RFP)

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3. SOLICITATION NO.

W912DQ-16-R-3001

Section B - Supplies or Services and Prices

ITEM NO SUPPLIES/SERVICES QUANTITY UNIT UNIT PRICE AMOUNT

0001 92,500,000 Job Unrestricted PRAC - FFP Base Period

FFP

This CLIN is designated for Firm Fixed Price work. The Contractor shall perform Pre-Placed Remedial Action work in support of existing and future customers within the Northwestern Division of the Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) and the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 2. This base period is for a duration of three (3) years from the date of contract award. This MATOC consists of a shared capacity in the amount of $92,500,000.00.

FOB: Destination

NET AMT

0002 Job Unrestricted PRAC - CPFF Base Period

CPFF

This CLIN is designated for Cost Reimbursement work. The Contractor shall perform Pre-Placed Remedial Action work in support of existing and future customers within the Northwestern Division of the Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) and the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 2. This base period is for a duration of three (3) years from the date of contract award. This MATOC consists of a shared capacity in the amount of $92,500,000.00.

ESTIMATED COST

FIXED FEE

TOTAL EST COST + FEE

0003 Job OPTION Unrestricted PRAC - FFP Option

FFP

This CLIN is designated for Firm Fixed Price work. The Contractor shall perform Pre-Placed Remedial Action work in support of existing and future customers within Northwestern Division of the Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) and the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 2. This option period is for a duration of two (2) years. This MATOC consists of a shared capacity in the amount of $92,500,000.00.

NET AMT

0004 Job OPTION Unrestricted PRAC - CPFF Option

CPFF

This CLIN is designated for Cost Reimbursement work. The Contractor shall perform Pre-Placed Remedial Action work in support of existing and future customers within the Northwestern Division of the Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) and the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 2. This option period is for a duration of two (2) years. This MATOC consists of a shared capacity in the amount of $92,500,000.00.

ESTIMATED COST

FIXED FEE

TOTAL EST COST + FEE

SECTION B

1. Contract Definition

This Indefinite Delivery / Indefinite Quantity (ID/IQ) Multiple Award Task Order Contract (MATOC) is a part of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Multiple Environmental Government Acquisition (MEGA) Strategy.

This will be an Indefinite Delivery / Indefinite Quantity (ID/IQ), Multiple Award Task Order Contract (MATOC) for Pre-placed Remedial Action Contracts (PRACs) under NAICS Code 562910, in support of existing and future USACE customers of the Districts within the Northwestern Division of the Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) and the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 2. Firm fixed price and cost reimbursement Task Orders may be written against the ID/IQ contracts.

All Task Orders to be awarded under this MATOC will be competed in accordance with (IAW) FAR 16.505(b)(1), Fair Opportunity, unless one of the exceptions to fair opportunity at FAR 16.505(b)(2)(i) applies. Task Order selection will be tailored to specific project requirements and awarded IAW pre-established evaluation criteria.

The Government’s target is to award five (5) contracts under this solicitation; however, if the Contracting Officer determines during the source selection process that fewer or more than five (5) contracts should be awarded, based upon the selection criteria, the Source Selection Authority has the discretion of adjusting that number, or awarding none at all.

Please ensure this NAICS code 562910 is incorporated in your current Contract Registration at the System for Award Management (SAM) https://www.sam.gov/portal/public/SAM/ Failure to have this NAICS code current in SAM may result in not being considered for the award.

***NOTE***

When contacting the SAM Help Desk with issues relating to registering for a CAGE Code, please DO NOT ask for CAGE Code help, instead ask for help with SAM Registration which will end in a better result and assistance with the SAM Help desk.

For SAM Customer Service, contact:

Federal Service Desk URL: www.fsd.gov Hours: 8am - 8pm (Eastern Time) US Calls: 866-606-8220 International Calls: 334-206-7828

DSN: 866-606-8220

2. Eligibility

The contract will be awarded only to qualified offerors who are eligible.

3. Total Amount of Contract

The total amount of shared capacity among all Contractors awarded contracts under this solicitation shall not exceed $92.5 million. There is no limit of the number of Task Orders that may be executed against this contract. The cumulative total of all Task Orders issued under the MATOC shall not exceed the total contract capacity amount of $92.5 million.

4. Guaranteed Contract Amount

The minimum guarantee for the IDIQ is $2500. Task Order 0001 will be issued under each contract awarded as a result of this solicitation. The Task Order will satisfy the minimum guarantee of the contract terms and conditions.

Task Order 0001 will have a period of performance for 5 years. If additional Task Orders are awarded under the contract, Task Order 0001 will be de-obligated and closed at no additional cost or liability to either party.

5. Performance Period

Contracts will have a basic ordering period of three (3) years plus one two-year option period or until the $92.5 million contract limit is reached, whichever comes first. This Solicitation also includes FAR 52.217-8, 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.

6. Pricing

6.1 Firm-fixed price (FFP) Task Orders.

FFP Task Orders will be for services performed at prices expressly provided for therein and based on the rates proposed by the offeror, but in no case shall they exceed the rates proposed in the tables below. Profit will be reflected in individual Task Orders issued. The hourly rates proposed for each firm-fixed price Task Order shall not exceed the hourly rates for labor disciplines proposed by the offeror in the “Hourly Labor Rates, Firm Fixed Price” table shown below, and the offeror’s proposed markups for the other direct costs in the tables below. All hourly rates shall include Overhead, General/Administrative, Labor Burden Fringes, and any other markups that are included in the offeror’s fully burdened rate. All hourly rates shall be exclusive of profit. If a discipline is not listed in the Hourly Labor Rates table and is required for a specific Task Order, that labor rate will be determined before award of that Task Order.

The offeror shall submit its proposed rates for all disciplines and years listed in Table 1 below. The rates proposed will be legally binding and will be the maximum rates that the offeror will use for all firm-fixed price Task Orders.

Lower rates may be offered at the Task Order level, if deemed appropriate by the offeror. Offerors shall provide one rate per labor discipline, including those provided by subcontractors. The offeror may not have all personnel on staff. Therefore, if those personnel are subcontracted, their rates shall be provided in the tables as well. The rates provided per labor discipline shall be fully burdened rates, exclusive of profit.

The offeror shall only provide the Overhead and G&A rates for the prime, even if the labor disciplines will be performed by the prime or a subcontractor, depending on the Task Order. The subcontractor would be subject to honoring the labor rates stated for the subject labor discipline.

NOTE: If during the Contract Period of Performance, the Contractor’s original subcontracted personnel are no longer available to the Prime, the Prime shall find a subcontractor that has at a minimum, the same qualifications as the previous subcontracted personnel. The Prime shall be responsible for negotiating with their subcontractor, the labor rates for those personnel that have been provided in this Solicitation. Those rates provided in Section B, Table 1 are the maximum that will be paid by the Government for any replacement personnel.

In Table 2 (Rates/Markups) below, offerors shall show the breakout of all rates and markups that are incorporated into the fully burdened rates proposed by the offeror in Table 1.

Maximum rates shall be governed by the date of the Task Order requirement. 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" bid schedule. For example, if the rate schedule changes over on 1 November of each year, and a Task Order is issued on 1 Sep 2018 for 12 months work, the maximum rates will be the rates that were effective on 1 Nov 2017. Under the same assumptions, if a modification to this Task Order is required in December 2018, labor rates effective on 1 Nov 2018 will apply.

Table 1

Maximum Hourly Labor Rates, Firm Fixed Price Task Orders

DISCIPLINE

PRIME

OR SUB

BASE

HRLY

RATE

Year 1

FULLY

LOADED

HRLY

RATE

Base

Period Year 1

FULLY

LOADED

HRLY

RATE

Base

Period Year 2

FULLY

LOADED

HRLY

RATE

Base

Period Year 3

FULLY

LOADED

HRLY

RATE

Option

Period 1/ Year 4

FULLY

LOADED

HRLY

RATE

Option

Period 1/ Year 5

FULLY

LOADED

HRLY RATE

6 MONTH

OPTION

PERIOD IF

NECESSAR

Y (52.217-8)

Program Manager

Project Manager On-Site Contractor Quality Control Supv (CQCS)

Site Safety and Health Officer

(SSHO)

Geologist Chemist

Process Engineer

Field Technician

Clerical

Offerors are to submit their labor rates for each of the ordering periods.

Assume base year 1 labor rates cover period December 1, 2017 through November 30, 2017.

For each labor discipline, please annotate whether the discipline provided is Prime or Subcontractor. If both Prime and Subcontractor will perform the work, indicate “Both” in column 2 and enter a single maximum rate.

Offerors are to provide an example of how mark-ups are applied to the labor rates Offerors are to provide only one table with one rate per discipline. Table 1 must be completely filled out.

If an Offeror is utilizing a subcontractor for a discipline, you must include subcontractor’s base rate in Table 1 and their mark-up breakdown in Table 2.

Joint Ventures must submit a single maximum rate in Table 1 for the JV.

If the cost for a discipline indicated above is included in an Offeror’s overhead rates as part of the

Offeror’s standard accounting system, the Offeror shall enter an hourly rate of $1 and include an explanation below the table regarding how that discipline’s costs are accounted for under the Offeror’s standard accounting practices.

If the offeror has a different job title than the above-listed disciplines, the offeror shall add that job title to the job title in Table 1 above that most closely represents the offeror’s job title. Example: if the offeror has an Administrative Assistant, they shall add “/Administrative Assistant” after “Clerical” in the table above.

Table 2

Rates / Markups for FFP Task Orders

Base

Contract Year 1

Year 2

Year 3

Option

Period 1/ Year 4

Option Period

1/Year 5

6 Month Option

Period – If Necessary (52.217-8)

Total Labor Home Office

Overhead Rate*

Field Office Overhead Rate*

G&A Rate* _________% Fully Loaded

Hourly Labor Rate Annual Escalation

*Must be substantiated by DCAA at a later time

NOTES:

1. Overhead and G&A rates should be shown separately.

2. The rates/markups provided in Table 2 are a breakout of the rates/markups incorporated into the fully burdened rates proposed by the offeror in Table 1.

3. For any mark-up that is not considered as Overhead or G&A in accordance with your company’s standard accounting practice, please adjust the table to include all applicable markups. It the table is adjusted, the Offeror shall provide documentation that the mark-up is part of your company’s standard accounting practices (examples: computer usage fees, Facilities Capital Cost of Money).

6.2 Cost reimbursable type Task Orders

Cost reimbursable type Task Orders will be for allowable incurred costs for best effort on the part of the Contractor.

For cost reimbursement type Task Orders, the Contractor shall use DCAA/DCMA approved forward pricing rates, third party audited rates, or actual rates for individuals performing work if the offeror does not have DCAA/DCMA approved forward pricing rates or third party audited rates.

The Contractor shall have an accounting system that is in compliance with Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP) and the Cost Accounting Standards (CAS), if applicable. In accordance with FAR 16.301-3, the Contractor’s accounting system must be determined adequate for tracking costs for cost reimbursable work.

Therefore, in order to be awarded a cost reimbursable Task Order under this contract the offeror must have an accounting system that is adequate for tracking costs under cost reimbursable contracts. See Section L, paragraph

4.4 for further details.

6.3 Profit/Fee on Firm Fixed Price and Cost Reimbursable Task Orders

Offerors shall propose a maximum profit rate (for firm fixed price work) and a maximum fixed fee rate (for cost reimbursable work) in Table 3. The proposed maximum profit rate will be legally binding and will be the maximum profit rate the offeror will be allowed to propose for all firm fixed price work and cost reimbursable work performed under this contract. The proposed maximum fixed fee rate or maximum profit rate will be legally binding and will be the maximum fixed fee rate or profit rate the offeror will be allowed to propose for all work performed under this contract. Lower rates may be proposed on subsequent Task Orders/Modifications. Profit and fee will be negotiated on an individual Task Order and modification basis.

Table 3 Maximum Profit and Fee Rates

Maximum Fixed Fee Rate (Cost Reimbursable Work) Maximum Profit Rate (Firm Fixed Price Work)

Note: Offerors must propose a single rate in Table 3. Do not propose separate maximum rates for subcontractors or Joint Venture partners. Do not submit different maximum rates for self-performed work and subcontracted work. The purpose of this table is to set a maximum profit/fee rate. On subsequent Task Orders and Modifications issued off this MATOC, Offerors may propose separate rates for Joint Ventures and subcontracted work at their own discretion; as long as they do not exceed the maximum rates identified in Table 3 above.

7. Department of Labor Wage Rates

For the purposes of the sample project, Department of Labor Wage Determination 2005-2349, Rev 18, dated December 29, 2015 is attached in Section J of this Solicitation. For individual Task Orders written against the contract, the appropriate Department of Labor Wage Determination will be provided.

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. No fee or profit will be paid on travel.

CONTRACT MINIMUM/MAXIMUM QUANTITY AND CONTRACT VALUE

The minimum quantity and contract value for all orders issued against this contract shall not be less than the minimum quantity and contract value stated in the following table. The maximum quantity and contract value for all orders issued against this contract shall not exceed the maximum quantity and contract value stated in the following table.

MINIMUM

QUANTITY

MINIMUM

AMOUNT

MAXIMUM

QUANTITY

MAXIMUM

AMOUNT

2,500.00 $2,500.00 92,500,000.00 $92,500,000.00

DELIVERY/TASK ORDER MINIMUM/MAXIMUM QUANTITY AND ORDER VALUE

The minimum quantity and order value for each Delivery/Task Order issued shall not be less than the minimum quantity and order value stated in the following table. The maximum quantity and order value for each Delivery/Task Order issued shall not exceed the maximum quantity and order value stated in the following table.

MINIMUM

QUANTITY

MINIMUM

AMOUNT

MAXIMUM

QUANTITY

MAXIMUM

2,500.00 $2,500.00 92,500,000.00 $92,500,000.00

CLIN MINIMUM/MAXIMUM QUANTITY AND CLIN VALUE

The minimum quantity(s) and CLIN value(s) for all orders issued against the CLIN(s) on this contract shall not be less than the minimum quantity(s) and CLIN value(s) stated in the following table. The maximum quantity(s) and CLIN value(s) for all orders issued against the CLIN(s) on this contract shall not exceed the maximum quantity(s) and CLIN value(s) stated in the following table.

CLIN

MINIMUM

QUANTITY

MINIMUM

AMOUNT

MAXIMUM

QUANTITY

MAXIMUM

AMOUNT

0001 2,500.00 $2,500.00 92,500,000.00 $92,500,000.00 0002 2,500.00 $2,500.00 92,500,000.00 $92,500,000.00 0003 2,500.00 $2,500.00 92,500,000.00 $92,500,000.00 0004 2,500.00 $2,500.00 92,500,000.00 $92,500,000.00

CLIN DELIVERY/TASK ORDER MINIMUM/MAXIMUM QUANTITY AND CLIN ORDER VALUE

The minimum quantity and order value for the given Delivery/Task Order issued for this CLIN shall not be less than the minimum quantity and order value stated in the following table. The maximum quantity and order value for the given Delivery/Task Order issued for this CLIN shall not exceed the maximum quantity and order value stated in the following table.

CLIN

MINIMUM

QUANTITY

MINIMUM

AMOUNT

MAXIMUM

QUANTITY

MAXIMUM

0001 2500.00

$2,500.00

92,500,000.00

$92,500,000.00

0002 2500.00

0003 2500.00

0004 2500.00

CAUTION PAGE

CAUTION!

BEFORE SIGNING AND MAILING THIS PROPOSAL, please take note of the following:

1. ACCOUNTING SYSTEM ADEQUACY: Offerors must have an adequate accounting system to receive a cost-reimbursable task order. All offerors shall provide a recent adequacy determination from either (1) a Federal Government Cognizant Audit Agency or (2) any commercially recognized auditing or accounting firm stating that the offeror's accounting system is adequate. The determination should include a completed Standard Form 1408 "Preaward Survey of Prospective Contractor Accounting System" signed in Blocks 3 and 4. To be considered recent, the determination should be no older than four years prior to the due date of proposals. The offeror must also confirm that the accounting system has not changed since the issuance of the determination. An offeror that does not have a recent accounting system adequacy determination should include with its proposal a completed "Preaward Survey of Prospective Contractor Accounting System Checklist"; a copy of the checklist is included in Section J, Attachment 7. The Contracting Officer will use this completed checklist to request a DCAA preaward survey of the offeror's accounting system.

2. AMENDMENTS: Have you acknowledged receipt of ALL Amendments? If in doubt as to number of amendments issued, please contact our office.

3. HAND-DELIVERED PROPOSALS: If proposals are hand-delivered, you must be aware of enhanced security requirements in effect in the Federal Building and allow for extra time to clear security. You must have a valid picture ID in order to enter the building. No additional time will be allowed due to security requirements.

4. Time for acceptance by the Government of Proposals: See Section L, paragraph 2.6

Section C - Descriptions and Specifications

SECTION C

SECTION C – PERFORMANCE WORK STATEMENT

PART 1 GENERAL

1.1 DESCRIPTION OF WORK

This Pre-placed Remedial Action Contract (PRAC) will support work assigned to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Northwestern Division and the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 2, for hazardous, toxic and radioactive waste (HTRW) remediation projects for both civilian and military agencies of the Federal Government. This contract for environmental response actions will include service and construction activities mandated by the Defense Environmental Restoration Program (DERP), Superfund, environmental compliance and pollution prevention projects under the Department of Defense Environmental Quality Program, Brownfields, Formerly Utilized Sites Remedial Action Program (FUSRAP), environmental cleanup activities under the Base Realignment and Closure (BRAC) Program, Department of Homeland Security and the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), and other environmental and homeland security laws and regulations requiring support activities for military installations, Corps' civil works projects, and work for other federal agencies. The DERP projects will include Installation Restoration Program (IRP) activities on active Army and Air Force installations and on Formerly Used Defense Sites (FUDS).

1.2 SCOPE OF WORK

The contracts to be awarded will require personnel, plant and equipment to respond to numerous requests for environmental support for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Northwestern Division. This Pre-placed Remedial Action Contract (PRAC) will primarily support work assigned to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Northwestern Division. It is anticipated that the majority of the work may be conducted within U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA) Region 2. Use of this contract for work by other Corps Districts within the continental U.S. may be approved by the Kansas City District, after consultation with the MEGA Acquisition Strategy Team.

1.3 WORK SCOPE, CONTRACTOR CAPABILITY AND EXPERIENCE

The Contractors selected for this work shall have the capability and experience to perform or provide a wide range of remedial action services at hazardous waste sites. These efforts may include environmental removal actions, remedial actions, and other remediation activities as well as related activities necessary to ensure complete and successful remediation. Remedial activities may include, but not be limited to, excavation, transportation, and disposal of hazardous, toxic, or low level radiological waste; construction and operation of groundwater treatment plants and extraction systems; dredging of contaminated sediments; installation and operation of in situ treatment technologies including but not limited to air sparging, chemical oxidation, chemical reduction, enhanced bioremediation, ground-water circulating wells, permeable reactive barriers, soil vapor extraction, and thermal treatment; water line installations/service connections hookups; and utility line replacement and/or remediation along utility lines; and erosion, sewer, and storm water controls for the purpose of compliance and/or pollution prevention. Supporting 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; construction completion reports, as-built drawings, periodic monitoring reports, operation and monitoring reports, and other documents as needed; demolition; and public relations activities.

1.4 POTENTIAL ADDITIONAL WORK SCOPE

The Contractors selected for this work may also be called upon to provide services and construction to support Department of Homeland Security and Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) initiatives in the event of a terrorist threat, an actual terrorist incident, or other incident. This will require capabilities that will not specifically be evaluated under this solicitation. These capabilities may include, but not be limited to, implementing measures to reduce environmental vulnerabilities, deterring terrorism and development of capabilities to combat and manage consequences and/or responding to hazardous, toxic, or radiological threats or incidents. These activities may involve weapons of mass destruction (WMD) or other terrorist weapons. Additionally, contractors selected may also be called upon to provide services for planning, design, and construction of measures required for population, area, and infrastructure and other protection efforts to include security engineering, vulnerability surveys, application of engineering evaluations and/or modifications of facilities to deter, defend against, and mitigates the effects of environmental threats, disasters, and attacks.

1.5 BACKGROUND INFORMATION

The Contractor will receive from the Contracting Officer all necessary back-up data. For example, the Contractor will be provided with the remedial investigation/feasibility study and record of decision, if documentation exists, and plans and specifications, for an individual Task Order. It is the option of the Contracting Officer to require a site inspection with a representative of the Contractor before the negotiation of the Task Order/price.

1.6 DESCRIPTION OF TASK ORDER

The Contracting Officer or their authorized representative will provide the Contractor with a Scope of Work or a Performance Work Statement for work or service required. Performance based Task Orders will be issued against the awarded MATOCs pending the required approval is received in accordance with AFAR 5137.170-2. The Contractor shall provide the Government with a cost estimate within 30 days of the request unless specifically requested otherwise, depending on the work/Task Order. The individual Task Orders will be either firm fixed price, or cost plus fixed fee. Optional tasks to be included in an individual Task Order shall be proposed by the Contractor in accordance with FAR Clause 52.236-28, DFARS 252.236-7000 and other applicable sections within the contract.

The Contractor's proposal shall be supported by necessary documentation such as drawings, calculations, catalog cuts, specifications, and architectural renderings, to indicate that adequate engineering and planning to accomplish the requirement has been done. Task Orders will be competed among all members of the MATOC pool. All Task Orders will be solicited and competed in accordance with procedures in FAR 16.505(b)(1), Fair Opportunity, unless one of the exceptions to fair opportunity at FAR 16.505(b)(2)(i) applies. The Contractor will not be reimbursed for the cost of Task Order proposal preparation.

1.7 COST REIMBURSEMENT TASK ORDERS

This section outlines Government policies, procedures, practices, and requirements as it relates to cost reimbursement contracting mechanisms.

1.7.1 Contract Management Procedures

It is expected the Contractor will have in place standard operating procedures to cover its detailed procedures relating to cost reimbursement contracted work with the Government.

1.7.2 Proposal Requirements

The Government is concerned with the Contractor's ability to control and project costs on cost reimbursement orders since much of the risk associated with cost on cost reimbursement orders is borne by the Government.

Therefore, the successful Contractor shall exercise adequate cost control policies and procedures.

1.7.3 General

Cost control is also important because of the multiple funding sources possible under this contract. As such, work will be obligated and directed not only by Task Order, but by individual project funds. It is imperative that the Contractor be capable of estimating, budgeting, accounting, and reporting costs by individual funding source as well as work item. In accordance with FAR 16.104(h), the Contractor must be capable to track costs on cost-reimbursable actions. To the extent practical, the Government will attempt to segregate Task Orders or other work authorizations to a sole funding source for administrative convenience. The Contractor shall make available, upon request, supporting documents and provide for physical inspection or demonstration at the appropriate office, of its accounting system capabilities to support cost reimbursement contract accounting needs.

1.7.4 Management Organization, Responsibilities, and Authorities

The objective of cost reimbursement Task Orders is to obtain the specified work or service on time at the least possible cost. As such, the Contractor must demonstrate a management team and organization capable of performing its own management and subcontract management effectively and efficiently. Managers identified as key personnel must have the relevant experience and education to perform the possible scope of services. The primary Government authority under the contract is the Contracting Officer (KO).

Representatives of the Contracting Officer appointed in writing as authorized Contracting Officer's Representative (COR) or Administrative Contracting Officer (ACO) also serve as personnel of authority.

Only the KO or ACO may cause an increase in the contract obligation amount or schedule. Technical direction under a cost reimbursement Task Order may also be made by the COR, as long as it does not impact cost or schedule.

1.7.5 Mobilization

Mobilization is a non-recurring cost unique to individual work sites for a given Task Order. Costs for mobilization will be reimbursed, if incurred, after formal execution of the relevant cost reimbursement Task Order. Mobilization costs prior to formal Task Orders are not reimbursable. Contractors are encouraged to segregate non-recurring costs such as mobilization when submitting task order proposals.

1.7.6 Management Information System (MIS)

Compliance with Department of Defense Instruction (DODI) 7000.2, Cost Schedule and Control System Criteria is not required; however, the principles of defining and maintaining a performance measurement baseline for comparison against the current estimate at completion and schedule are expected to be incorporated in some fashion in the Contractor's MIS. The MIS must be capable of integrating cost and recording progress payments for fixed-price and/or cost reimbursement type subcontracts. The Contractor shall provide personnel with successful experience in using the MIS tools.

1.7.6.1 This MIS must be capable of integrating cost and schedule information to provide, at a minimum:

daily tracking of costs incurred, daily tracking of costs scheduled, projection of cost and schedules, earned value, and time phased budget and spending curves. Automated information should be remotely accessible at the work site and other locations to allow for daily cost tracking of actual labor (both on-site and home office), equipment, purchases, subcontracts, other commitments, obligations, and expenditures. This system should be able to be used as a project management tool to capture committed or obligated costs as they occur, not when reconciled at invoice.

1.7.6.2 As a minimum the system must have the following capabilities. All of these capabilities may not be required on every Task Order and will be required for each specifically based upon the need; however, if the minimum requirements of the system area not specified in the Task Order, the following apply:

The cost tracking system shall be maintained on-site and shall provide real time ability to capture costs and time phased budget and spending curves.

The cost tracking system shall have the ability to forecast costs.

The cost tracking system shall provide a daily report for review and approval by the Government.

The cost tracking system shall allow for active management and budgeting of Task Order costs, including but not limited to home office costs, direct field costs, indirect costs, subcontractor costs, equipment costs, and other project costs.

The cost tracking system shall have the ability to provide a weekly cost comparison/cost variance report. This report shall capture all committed/expended costs and shall allow the comparison of the forecasted total Task Order cost with the budgeted cost. It shall also show the overruns/under runs on the individual Task Order tasks.

1.7.7 Work Allocation Document (WAD)

1.7.7.1 The Work Allocation Document system may be used to allocate previously obligated contract funds by the Government to the Contractor and to further control the obligation or expenditures of funds for identified work. It is a series of numbered documents directly related to the Work Breakdown Structure (WBS) prepared by the Contractor, and approved by the KO, ACO, or COR.

1.7.7.2 After Task Order issuance, the Government may request the Contractor to submit WAD budgets in the government-specified WAD system format. This format will include: a) an approved WBS; b) a cost estimate keyed to the WBS; c) a schedule for the task; and d) a narrative description of the scope of work.

The Government will review the submitted WAD/WADs and approve/disapprove as necessary. The budget estimates of costs for the work orders submitted for each WAD shall not exceed the total budget for that order.

1.7.7.3 If a WAD request includes work that is beyond the scope of work/services, a Task Order modification is required. When a modification is necessary, the Contractor must revise the WAD request to include this work.

1.7.7.4 Once WAD approval has been obtained, the Contractor will submit requests to the Government for the release of budget for one or more work orders/work elements within each WAD. No work will be performed until Government approval has been received and the budget is established for the task. The Contractor is authorized to expend and/or obligate funds under the order up to the dollar value authorized by the individual WAD. The Government may not reimburse the Contractor for costs incurred in excess of WAD allocations. Only allowable, allocable and reasonable costs will be considered for payment.

1.7.7.5 Transfer of funds between WADs due to overruns/underruns will be strictly controlled by the Government. It is possible that WADs could have more than one funding source. If this is the case, the WBS for that WAD will identify and segregate funding sources into separate work elements for tracking and control.

1.7.7.6 The Government will not automatically utilize the WAD process on cost reimbursement Task Orders. Depending on the size, complexity, dollar value, and duration of a cost reimbursement Task Order, the Government may elect to control costs while still authorizing the Contractor to expend and/or obligate funds up to the full Task Order estimated cost. In either event, the Contractor is expected to utilize its cost control procedures to deliver to the Government at the least possible cost for the duration and work specified.

1.7.7.7 Work Variation Notice (WVN) and Authority To Proceed (ATP) documents may be utilized at the Government’s discretion. These documents will be initiated by the Contractor, signed by personnel with authority, and submitted to the USACE Project Manager, and other designated personnel, for review and approval. The formats for these documents are available upon request. These documents are to be used for cost reimbursement Task Orders. Copies of these documents are included in Section J.

1.7.8 Procurement and Subcontracting

1.7.8.1 Just as the Government clearly defines its procurement policy, the Contractor's procurement policy shall be clearly delineated. The Contractor shall utilize procurement and subcontracting procedures consistent with good faith principles and fair dealing. Further, where required, the Contractor will employ the principles and requirements of the Federal Acquisition Regulation.

1.7.8.2 The objective of the Government is to select Contractors that will raise the standards of subcontract administration while incorporating integrity and peer respect. Adequate staffing to perform subcontract management is required. Detailed Contractor procurement procedures and subcontract program plans are critical to the successful implementation of this contract. In accordance with FAR 44.203(a), the Contracting Officer’s consent to a subcontract or approval of the Contractor’s purchasing system does not constitute a determination of the acceptability of the subcontract terms or price, or of the allowability of costs, unless the consent or approval specifies otherwise.

1.7.9 Technical Changes and Claims

Contract clauses for changes and disputes are included for cost reimbursement Task Orders. The Contractor shall minimize subcontract disputes and effectively and efficiently control and process subcontract changes.

Pre-pricing of subcontract changes is preferred, as is a formal system of issuing subcontract changes where obligations are recorded in advance of issuance of drawing changes or Task Orders issued to the Contractor.

1.7.10 Closeout Procedures

All cost reimbursement Task Orders may require a final audit by the cognizant audit office of the Federal Government based on the final cost of the Task Order. The Contractor is expected to demonstrate procedures and processes that facilitate quick subcontract and supplier closeout and resolution of disputes.

1.8 SITE-SPECIFIC SUBMITTALS

Site work shall not commence on a project until the Government, the Project Manager (PM), Contracting Officer’s Representative (COR) and other appropriate management personnel, as required, has approved all of the site-specific submittals required for each specific Task Order to include Insurance Certificates and Payment and Performance Bonds, if applicable. Submittals will be identified within each Task Order. Following are standard submittals for all Task Orders unless otherwise specified:

1.8.1 Work Plan - A comprehensive Work Plan shall be prepared, as required, to fully describe all aspects of the work to be completed. The Work Plan shall contain but not be limited to the following:

1.8.1.1 Work to be accomplished.

1.8.1.2 Discussion of implementation of the project including the method of operation, type of equipment, personnel required, data available, contaminant characterization, and other special considerations.

1.8.1.3 Schedule that presents the requirements to complete the required field work and key milestones.

1.8.1.4 Permits, licenses, and certificates, identification number, and locations of the disposal facility, if necessary.

1.8.1.5 For projects where waste will be generated, whether it is hazardous or non-hazardous waste, a work plans shall cover 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. 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 – Management Guidelines for Working with Radioactive and Mixed Wastes, as well as all federal, state, and local regulations.

1.8.1.6 Key personnel to be used on the project and their responsibilities

1.8.1.7 Logs, reports, and record keeping to be utilized

1.8.1.8 Site specific assumptions and clarifications

1.8.1.9 Site Control measures

1.8.1.10 Plans as listed below, as required.

1.8.2 Health and Safety

A Site-specific health and safety plan including safety practices, procedures, and equipment is required. The Contractor shall develop, implement, and enforce an Accident Prevention Plan (APP). APPs shall be developed and submitted by the Contractor in the format provided in Appendix A of the EM 385 1-1 (latest version). The Contractor shall address each of the elements/sub-elements in the outline contained in Appendix A in the order that they are provided in the manual. If an item is not applicable because of the nature of the work to be performed, the Contractor shall state this exception and provide a justification. APP shall be job specific and should include work to be performed by subcontractors. In addition, the APP should state measures to be taken by the Contractor to control hazards associated with materials, services, or equipment provided by suppliers. The APP shall be prepared by qualified personnel and validated by the Contractor annually. Validation shall include review by the Contractor's qualified personnel, necessary revision, and completion of a new signature page.

1.8.3 Schedule.

The Contractor shall prepare a project schedule for each individual Task Order. The schedule should show the proposed sequence to perform the work and dates contemplated for starting and completing all schedule activities. Provide a schedule that is a forward planning, as well as a project monitoring tool. Use the Critical Path Method (CPM) of network calculation to generate all Project Schedules. Prepare each Project Schedule using the Precedence Diagram Method (PDM). The schedule will be approved by the USACE Contracting Officer or the USACE Project Manager/COR. The status of activities in the schedule will be updated by the Contractor to reflect the actual status. The schedule status will be included with Contractor Progress Reports as specified in the Task Order(s). The Progress Report shall discuss target and actual completion dates for each element of activity including project completion and provide an explanation of any deviation from the milestones in the work plan schedule. Where applicable, the Contractor shall establish and prepare a payment milestone schedule for each individual Task Order. This milestone schedule shall be approved by the Project Manager/COR.

1.8.4 Sampling and Analysis

In addition to the information below, the Contractor shall also refer to the “Chemistry Supplement to the Scope of Services - Multiple Environmental Government Acquisition (MEGA)”, located in Section J of the Solicitation.

For all EPA Region II Superfund projects, all subcontracted laboratory analytical data shall be provided as a Region II Electronic Data Deliverable (EDD). The Contractor must perform manual verification/validation of all laboratory data including but 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. Data will be validated according to decision logic and data qualifiers outlined in the most recent version of the EPA Region II Validation SOPs or EPA National Functional Guidelines.

For all EPA Region II Superfund projects, additional requirements apply. All laboratories are selected by submittal of an Analytical Services Request form to EPA Region 2, samples shall be managed using SCRIBE software, sample collection is documented in Traffic Reports (trip reports), and sample containers and shipping are the responsibility of the contractor. In addition, the contractor is required to submit all geologic, sample, and lab results in accordance with the Region II specifications for EDDs at http://www.epa.gov/Region2/superfund/medd.htm.

For projects where DoD is the lead agency, such as FUDS or IRP projects, all analytical work shall be performed in accordance with the current version of the Department of Defense Quality Systems Manual for Environmental Laboratories (DoD QSM). The DoD QSM is available at http://www.denix.osd.mil/edqw/.

The laboratory performing the analytical work shall be accredited by the DoD Environmental Laboratory Accreditation Program (DoD ELAP). All proposals shall identify the prime laboratory and any secondary laboratory (ies) to be used. The final determination of 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 that use of the laboratory be discontinued and analytical services be procured from a laboratory which can meet the project specific requirements.

For projects where DoD is the lead agency, such as FUDS or IRP projects, all analytical data shall be provided as a Staged Electronic Data Deliverable (SEDD) minimum stage 2A. The data deliverable shall also be compatible with and suitable for use by the ADR.NET software for data verification. Sponsorship for ADR.NET software tools is available to Contractors from Laboratory Data Consultants (WWW.lab-data.com). 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, 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. Support for specific programs may also mandate the submission of chemical and/or sampling data in electronic formats for archival / retrieval within an agency-specific database system. For instance, Air Force Projects will require an ERPIMS database format submission, and the US Army requires ERIS database format submission. ERPMIS is the Air Force system for validation and management of data from environmental projects at all Air Force bases. This data contains analytical chemistry samples, tests, and results as well as hydrogeological information, site/location descriptions, and monitoring well characteristics.

1.8.5 Planning Documentation Deliverables (Sampling and Analysis Plan (SAP), Field Sampling Plan (FSP) and Quality Assurance Project Plan (QAPP) or similar planning documentation)

Project specific QAPPs shall be prepared in accordance with the UFP-QAPP format (EPA-505-B-900A, current version). The Contractor shall also refer to the “Chemistry Supplement to the Scope of Services - Multiple Environmental Government Acquisition (MEGA)”, located in Section J. Regardless of the planning documents title, 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…