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Section C - Descriptions and Specifications

PERFORMANCE WORK STATEMENT

Description: The following provides a general description of work that could be expected in executing various project orders for professional services, Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) for Military and Civil Planning, Water Resources, and Environmental Program projects within the North Atlantic Division (NAD) and other Assigned Mission Areas.

C.1. BACKGROUND

C.1.1. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) has established a continuing program of comprehensive military and civil planning services for a variety of Federally-funded construction projects and planning studies. These comprehensive military and civil planning services are available to a wide range of USACE partners, including military installations and major commands, other Department of Defense organizations, other Federal agencies, and state and local governments. These services, which include a full range of comprehensive planning, environmental compliance, and technical assistance, can support long term planning, facility management, emergency planning and preparedness and environmental compliance requirements, as well as water and land resource development.

C.1.2. Services to be performed under this contract will be accomplished by studies/projects that are the responsibility of the USACE, Baltimore District (NAB) or other USACE Districts. These services will be conducted in accordance with pertinent policies, procedures and regulations which govern Military, International and Interagency Support and Civil Works activities.

C.2. PERFORMANCE WORK STATEMENT

C.2.1. The work to be performed under this contract will be comprised of technical studies and support services, including report preparations. The Contractor shall furnish all personnel, supplies, materials, laboratory services and equipment necessary to conduct comprehensive technical planning studies and prepare reports for the NAB Military, Civil Works, and International and Interagency Support programs. The work may encompass a wide range of planning and environmental services in the general areas of planning and environmental compliance, sustainability, and quality at various military and non-military locations. Tasks associated with work performed under this contract consist of, but are not limited to, the following:

C.2.1.1. CIVIL WORKS INVESTIGATIONS. Required work will include reconnaissance (Federal Interest Determination) and feasibility studies and technical support for the Continuing Authorities Program (CAP), Floodplain Management Services (FPMS), Planning Assistance to States (PAS), and General Investigation Program associated with Ecosystem Restoration, Navigation, Flood Risk Management (FRM), and Coastal Storm Risk Management investigations.

C.2.1.2. ENVIRONMENTAL PLANNING AND COMPLIANCE. Required work will include a full range of environmental planning and compliance support including report preparation, technical investigations, analysis and field work. Support under this task includes, but is not limited to, National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) documentation (e.g., Environmental Assessments, Environmental Impact Statements, etc.), Pollution Prevention studies, Emergency Planning and Community Right to Know Act assessments, Clean Air Act investigations, Clean Water Act and National Pollution Discharge Elimination System compliance activities, Solid Waste Management Plans, and Environmental Management Systems. Additional requirements include preparation of Environmental Baseline Surveys for assessing potential hazardous, toxic and radioactive wastes (HTRW) concerns at study areas.

For the purpose of this contract, services in support of restoration activities will be restricted to planning services and will not include intrusive investigations or testing. Additionally, the Contractor is required to have or to obtain appropriate training relative to the handling, storage, and assessment of HTRW and be able to perform various environmental and cultural investigations on HTRW areas.

C.2.1.3. ECOLOGICAL SERVICES. Required work will include environmental analysis, impact documentation, and development of corrective measures and their associated costs. Technical work to support permit requirements under the Clean Water Act (i.e., Section 401 and 404), including wetland delineations and mitigation plans; biological assessments of fish and wildlife resources, including endangered species investigations in accordance with Federal and State requirements; preparation of Integrated Natural Resource Management Plans, development of wildlife mitigation plans and habitat evaluation and assessment may also be required. Required work will include ecological analyses, planning, and monitoring of aquatic, wetland and terrestrial ecosystems. Additionally, evaluation of ecosystem restoration benefits computations leading to National Ecosystem Restoration (NER) Plan that includes that evaluation of habitat quality and quantity evaluation is required. Knowledge of riverine/stream, wetland, riparian, bottomland, lake/reservoir, estuary, and coastal ecosystems are required.

C.2.1.4. CULTURAL SERVICES. Required work will include a full range of cultural studies to include archeological investigations and historical/architectural work to support National Historic Preservation Act requirements for the identification, evaluation and mitigation of cultural resources. Fieldwork initiated under this contract will be conducted on both privately-owned and publicly-owned (i.e., local, state, and Federal) property. The Contractor shall perform studies and work which shall include, but not to be limited to various types of investigations such as Phase IA (i.e., Background literature, archival, and courthouse record research), Phase I (i.e., disturbance investigations and identification surveys), Phase II (i.e., evaluation investigations and test excavations for assessment of significance and for preparation of detailed data recovery plans), Phase III (i.e., data recovery) for the full range of prehistoric and historic archeological resources as well as historical/architectural evaluation of standing structures (i.e., broad-brush architectural surveys and Historical American Buildings Survey/Historic American Engineering Record.

Additionally, the Contractor may be required to complete the following: prepare research designs for a broad array of data gathering methods and resource assessment techniques ranging from structure, to site, to project, to regional specificity; accomplish construction monitoring; accomplish stabilization, preservation and curation of recovered remains; prepare cultural management/decision reports; review historical reports; prepare documentation for submission to the Keeper of the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) and Advisory Council on Historic Preservation (ACHP); accomplish underwater archeology, peer review of cultural resource reports and research designs; prepare Memorandums of Agreements (MOAs); prepare documentation of historic landscapes and land use plans; and conduct oral history interviews.

C.2.1.5. ECONOMIC, SOCIAL AND FINANCIAL SERVICES. Required work will include a full range of economic and social analysis and forecasting. Included in this requirement are field, office, and computer work required for collection, compilation, analysis, and evaluation of data pertaining to economic analysis to support the Military, Civil Works, and International and Inter-Agency Support programs. Specific services to be provided include, but are not limited to, the following: benefit cost analysis (e.g., identification of National Economic Development and NER Plans for Civil Works project justification), ecosystem restoration benefits computations in habitat units, cost effectiveness /incremental cost analysis, budgeting, project financing, life cycle cost analysis, capital investment strategies and programs, and demographic trends and market assessments.

C.2.1.6. WATER RESOURCE SERVICES. Required work will include activities and reporting requirements to support water resources programs. Included in this requirement are the investigations and preparation of reports (i.e., Federal Interest Determination and feasibility studies to support the Civil Works General Investigations, Continuing Authorities, and Construction General programs) to support watershed planning, ecosystem restoration, flood risk management, and navigation studies and projects for a wide variety of partners. Specific requirements include technical capability to complete the following: flood insurance studies; floodplain management services; non-structural flood proofing investigations; infrastructure analysis, including combined sewer overflows, sanitary sewer and water supply systems; local and regional stormwater management planning; Low Impact Development (LID) analysis and planning; Total Maximum Daily Load (TMDL) analysis; water vulnerability assessments; and watershed management. This work includes a survey component to collect data in the field to support mapping stormwater systems, to input into hydrologic and hydraulic modeling, and to support project planning decision-making.

Additionally, hydrologic and hydraulic modeling (e.g., HEC-HMS, HEC-EFM, HEC-RAS, FLO-2D, and XPSWMM) capability is required, as needed, to support the multitude of the above listed water resource analysis and planning services.

C.2.1.7. COMPUTER DATA MANAGEMENT SERVICES. Required work will include a full range of computer data management activities, analyses and procedures that can be integrated into planning studies to provide for more cost-effective analyses. Such activities include, but are not limited to, the following: data management assistance, preparation of graphics, preparation of web based report documentation, and other web based applications. Other requirements include a full range of geographic information systems (GIS) capabilities, including aerial photo interpretation, mapping (e.g., floodplain mapping, depth grid computations, structure/parcel database development, environmental and cultural resources mapping, etc.), and remote sensing analyses. Specific requirements for graphical support, including GIS/computer-aided design platforms, data formats, spatial data standards, mapping products and other digital information will be specified in individual project orders.

C.2.1.8. NATURAL DISASTER EMERGENCY PLANNING AND PREPAREDNESS SERVICES Required work will include a full range of emergency planning and preparedness services for natural disasters. With regards to hurricane emergency planning and preparedness services, activities include, but are not limited to, the following:

agency coordination, storm surge inundation modeling and GIS mapping tools, vulnerability analyses and assessment tools, hurricane evacuation zones development, community storm impact analyses, behavioral surveys and analyses, shelter analyses, and transportation and evacuation modeling and analyses. Other requirements include hurricane storm tracking software development (e.g., HURREVAC) and the development and facilitation of hurricane planning and preparedness training.

C.2.1.9. FACILITY PLANNING SERVICES. Required work will include a full range of facility planning services, including the following: facility environmental program development; land use planning studies; site-selection studies;

preparation of conceptual site and facility studies; pre-design decision documents; Anti-Terrorism/Force Protection planning requirements; preparation of DD Forms 1391 and planning charrettes; sustainable design concepts and studies; transportation and traffic planning studies; realignment studies (expansion, contraction, relocation, etc.); space utilization studies; infrastructure studies (e.g., BUILDER); landscape development planning; noise impact studies;

and other planning and environmental studies that support facility operations and development.

C.2.1.10. PUBLIC INVOLVEMENT SERVICES. Required work will include a full range of services to support community involvement programs, meeting and workshop facilitation, and public outreach initiatives.

C.3. GENERAL WORK REQUIREMENTS

C.3.1. In general, services provided under this contract will be done as specified by individual project orders. Required tasks, report and document preparation, coordination activities, meetings, status reports, mapping and report format will be specified in each individual project order.

C.4. COORDINATION AND EXECUTION OF WORK

C.4.1. During the course of the work defined in each project order, the Contractor shall keep in close contact with the NAB project manager to ensure prompt and acceptable accomplishment of the work.

C.4.2. GUIDELINES AND INSTRUCTIONS. All work shall be in accordance with instructions, directives, regulations, technical manuals, and other instructions as provided in the project order Scope of Work.

C.4.3. PUBLICATIONS AND DATA. All publications and other data furnished by the Government in support of a work order as designated by the Contracting Officer’s Representative (COR) shall be returned to the COR upon completion of the project order. All information and data generated in the course of accomplishing specific work orders by the Contractor shall become the property of the U.S. Government and be submitted on completion of the project order.

C.4.4. AGENCY COORDINATION. As specified in the project order Scope of Work, the Contractor may be required to consult with Federal agencies, states, municipalities and other units of local government, on behalf of the Government, to obtain required information. The Contractor is required to maintain documentation of meetings, telephone conversations, or other contacts made during the course of completing required work.

C.4.5. REFERENCES. The Contractor shall provide copies of all reference materials cited in final reports. If references are not available, the Contractor shall provide pertinent sections of the reference cited in the final report.

At a minimum, locations of the cited references shall be provided in the bibliography of the report.

C.4.6. LICENSES, PERMITS, PERMISSIONS. Unless provided by the government, the Contractor shall be responsible for obtaining all necessary permits, licenses, rights of entry, and permission for access.

C.4.7. TRAVEL. Travel and per diem in connection with work performed under this contract will be paid in accordance with the current Joint Travel Regulation (JTR).

C.5. PROFESSIONAL QUALIFICATIONS OF PLANNING DISCIPLINES

C.5.1. The Contractor is required to assemble an interdisciplinary team of professionals that are qualified to perform the tasks outlined in this contract. The following section describes the professional qualifications of personnel required to complete the work task described in Section C.2. The disciplines listed are used to identify job categories for this contract (e.g. if a delivery order requires an ecologist, a qualified ecologist should be identified and will be costed using the Environmentalist category).

C.5.2. PRINCIPAL. The Principal is the person responsible for the overall execution of work to be performed under this contract. The Principal must have completed an advanced degree (Master’s Degree or above) at an accredited college or university in (depending on the requirements of the delivery order) planning or a closely related field such as business, biology, economics, engineering, forestry, landscape architecture, management earth science, urban or community planning, water resource planning, natural resource management, conservation, archeology, historic architecture or preservation planning. The Principal must have at least 15 years of professional and management experience which demonstrates experience and understanding in the areas of business development and program management.

C.5.3. PROJECT MANAGER. The Project Manager is the person available to manage particular task orders depending on the work tasks and products requested. The Project Manager must have completed an advanced degree (Master’s Degree or above) at an accredited college or university in (depending on the requirements of the task order) planning or a closely related field such as forestry, landscape architecture, economics, engineering, biological science, earth science, urban or community planning, water resource planning, natural resource management, conservation, archeology, historic architecture or preservation planning. Study Leaders must have a minimum of ten (10) years of professional and managerial experience, which demonstrates the ability to:

(1) Manage the production of technical studies in accordance with defined schedules and budgetary limitations;

(2) Understand and apply the requirements and practices of planning as it relates to projects and studies undertaken by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers; and

(3) Deal effectively with individuals and groups of people and oversee and direct written and graphic analytical presentations.

C.5.4. SENIOR ENVIRONMENTAL SPECIALIST. The Senior Environmental Specialist must have a graduate degree from an accredited college university, with major study in an area such as environmental science, biology, ecology, earth science or natural resource management and conservation or environmental engineering. The Senior Environmental Specialist must have eight (8) years of successful experience which demonstrates an understanding of the fundamental principles and techniques of environmental analysis of one or more biological, water resource, or natural resource disciplines. This experience and education must show that the individual has proficiency in analyzing and solving complex environmental and water resource planning related problems, and the ability to prepare findings in a written format. The individual should have good verbal communication skills and be capable of dealing effectively with other people.

C.5.5. JUNIOR ENVIRONMENTAL SPECIALIST. The Junior Environmental Specialist must have a at least an undergraduate degree from an accredited college or university, with a major study in an area such as environmental science, biology, ecology, earth science or natural resource management and conservation or environmental engineering. The Junior Environmental Specialist must have at least four (4) years experience in one of these fields.

C.5.6. SENIOR PLANNER. The Senior Planner must have a graduate degree from an accredited college or university, with a major study in an area such as urban or regional planning, environmental or natural resources planning, water resources planning, civil or environmental engineering, landscape architecture or geography. The Senior Planner must have completed at least eight (8) years of work experience as a study team member, demonstrating ability and proficiency in the professional principles of social, community, and economic analysis. Experience and education must show that the individual is proficient in oral and written communication and capable of performing objective evaluations of the social and economic impacts of construction related activities.

C.5.7. JUNIOR PLANNER. The Junior Planner must have at least an undergraduate degree from an accredited college or university, with a major study in an area such as urban or regional planning, environmental or, natural resource planning, water resource planning, civil or environmental engineering, landscape architecture or geography. The Junior Planner must have at least four (4) years experience in one of these fields.

C.5.8. SENIOR CULTURAL SPECIALIST. The minimum professional qualifications for Senior Cultural Specialist are a graduate degree in (depending on the requirements of the delivery order) history, historical architecture, archeology, anthropology or related fields with course work in American history, historic research, site preservation, or closely related field of study. The Senior Cultural Specialist must have completed at least eight (8) years work experience which demonstrates a thorough knowledge of the professional principles of history and historic preservation. The Senior Cultural Specialist must also have a thorough understanding of the Section 106 consultation process.

C.5.9. JUNIOR CULTURAL SPECIALIST. The Junior Cultural Specialist must have at least an undergraduate degree from an accredited college or university, with a major study in the area of history, historical architecture, archeology, anthropology or closely related field. The Junior Cultural Specialist must have at least four (4) years experience in one of these fields.

C.5.10. SENIOR ECONOMIST. The Senior Economist must have completed a graduate degree from an accredited college or university in economics plus experience in statistics, accounting, calculus and public administration. Must clearly demonstrate proficiency in oral and written communication, ability to deal effectively with the public, and is able to analyze and solve complex economic problems. The Senior Economist must have at least eight (8) years experience which demonstrates ability and understanding of the fundamental principles and techniques of socioeconomic analysis, life cycle cost analysis, financial analysis, benefit-cost analysis and incremental cost analysis.

The Senior Economist must also have the knowledge and ability to prepare thorough and comprehensive reports on analytical studies relating to difficult problems in economic evaluation.

C.5.11 JUNIOR ECONOMIST. The Junior Economist must have an undergraduate degree from an accredited college or university, with major study in economics plus experience in statistics, accounting, or calculus. The Junior Economist must have completed at least four (4) years of practical work experience that demonstrates the individual is proficient in the collection, analysis, and presentation of technical economic data analysis relative to environmental and water resources planning. Experience in fundamental economic principles and techniques described for the Senior Economist are also preferable.

C.5.12. SENIOR BIOLOGIST. The Senior Biologist must have a graduate degree from an accredited college university in Biology with eight (8) years of successful experience which demonstrates a proficient understanding of the fundamental principles and techniques of biology as it relates to environmental analysis and impacts to water and natural resources. This experience and education must show that the individual has proficiency in analyzing and solving complex environmental and water resource planning related problems, and the ability to prepare findings in a written format. The individual should have good verbal communication skills and be capable of dealing effectively with other people.

C.5.13. JUNIOR BIOLOGIST. The Junior Biologist must have an undergraduate degree from an accredited college university in Biology with four (4) years of successful experience which demonstrates a general understanding of the fundamental principles and techniques of biology as it relates to environmental analysis and impacts to water and natural resources.

C.5.14. SENIOR ECOLOGIST. The Senior Ecologist must have a graduate degree from an accredited college university in ecology or biological science with eight (8) years of successful experience which demonstrates a proficient understanding of the fundamental principles and techniques of ecology as it relates to environmental analysis and conservation of water and natural resources. This experience and education must show that the individual has proficiency in analyzing and solving complex environmental and water resource planning and sustainability related problems, and the ability to prepare findings in a written format. The individual should have good verbal communication skills and be capable of dealing effectively with other people.

C.5.15. JUNIOR ECOLOGIST. The Junior Ecologist must have an undergraduate degree from an accredited college university in ecology or biological science with four (4) years of successful experience which demonstrates a general understanding of the fundamental principles and techniques of ecology as it relates to environmental analysis and conservation of water and natural resources.

C.5.16. SENIOR ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEER. The Senior Environmental Engineer must have a graduate degree from an accredited college university in environmental engineering. The Senior Environmental Engineer must have eight (8) years of successful experience which demonstrates a proficient understanding of the fundamental principles and techniques of environmental engineering as it relates to environmental engineering analysis of water and natural resources and the implementation of stormwater best management practices. This experience and education must show that the individual has proficiency in analyzing and solving complex environmental and water resource planning and engineering related problems, and the ability to prepare findings in a written format. The individual should have good verbal communication skills and be capable of dealing effectively with other people.

C.5.17. JUNIOR ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEER. The Junior Environmental Engineer must have an undergraduate degree from an accredited college university in environmental engineering. The Junior Environmental Engineer must have four (4) years of successful experience which demonstrates a general understanding of the fundamental principles and techniques of environmental engineering as it relates to environmental analysis of water and natural resources and the implementation of stormwater best management practices.

C.5.18. SENIOR CIVIL ENGINEER. The Senior Civil Engineer must have a graduate degree from an accredited college university in civil engineering. The Senior Civil Engineer must have eight (8) years of successful experience which demonstrates a proficient understanding of the fundamental principles and techniques of civil engineering as it relates to engineering analysis of water and natural resources and the implementation of stormwater and flood risk reduction/resiliency best management practices. This experience and education must show that the individual has proficiency in analyzing and solving complex environmental and water resource planning and engineering related problems, and the ability to prepare findings in a written format. The individual should have good verbal communication skills and be capable of dealing effectively with other people.

C.5.19. JUNIOR CIVIL ENGINEER. The Junior Civil Engineer must have an undergraduate degree from an accredited college university in civil engineering. The Junior Civil Engineer must have four (4) years of successful experience which demonstrates a general understanding of the fundamental principles and techniques of engineering as it relates to engineering analysis of water and natural resources and the implementation of stormwater and flood risk reduction/resiliency best management practices.

C.5.20. SENIOR HYDROLOGIST. The Senior Hydrologist must have a graduate degree from an accredited college university in hydrology or engineering. The Senior Hydrologist must have eight (8) years of successful experience which demonstrates a proficient understanding of the fundamental principles and techniques of hydrology as it relates to performing hydrologic analysis supporting stormwater management and flood risk reduction studies. This experience and education must show that the individual has proficiency in analyzing and solving complex hydrologic and hydraulic related problems using latest computer programs and hydrologic information data systems, and the ability to prepare findings in a written format. The individual should have good verbal communication skills and be capable of dealing effectively with other people.

C.5.21. JUNIOR HYDROLOGIST. The Junior Hydrologist must have an undergraduate degree from an accredited college university in hydrology or engineering. The Junior Hydrologist must have four (4) years of successful experience which demonstrates a general understanding of the fundamental principles and techniques of hydrology as it relates to performing hydrologic analysis supporting stormwater management and flood risk reduction studies. This experience and education must show that the individual is capable, under the guidance of a Senior Hydrologist, of supporting the analysis hydrologic and hydraulic related problems using latest computer programs and hydrologic information data systems, and the ability to prepare findings in a written format.

C.5.22. SENIOR GIS TECHNICIAN. The Senior GIS Technician must have a graduate degree from an accredited college university in geography, engineering, or planning. The Senior GIS Technician must have eight (8) years of successful experience which demonstrates a proficient understanding of the fundamental principles and techniques of GIS as it relates to performing environmental and social analysis of water and natural resource projects. This experience and education must show that the individual has proficiency in analyzing and solving complex GIS related problems using latest computer programs and geographic information data systems, and the ability to prepare findings in a written and mapping format. The individual should have good verbal communication skills, be capable of dealing effectively with other people, and proficient cartography skills.

C.5.23. JUNIOR GIS TECHNICIAN. The Junior GIS Technician must have an undergraduate degree from an accredited college university in geography, engineering, or planning. The Junior GIS Technician must have four (4) years of successful experience which demonstrates a proficient understanding of the fundamental principles and techniques of GIS as it relates to performing environmental and social analysis of water and natural resource projects.

This experience and education must show that the individual is capable, under guidance of a Senior GIS Technician, in analyzing and solving complex GIS related problems using latest computer programs and geographic information data systems, and the ability to prepare findings in a written and mapping format. The individual should have good cartography skills.

C.5.24. INTERDISCIPLINARY TECHNICAL I. The Interdisciplinary Technician I must have at least an undergraduate degree from an accredited college or university, with major study in (depending on the requirements of the delivery order) archeology, biology, chemistry, ecology, economics, engineering, geography, history, environmental sciences, or recreation planning; biological, archeological and architectural field methods; laboratory techniques; curation; cultural material preservation, and GIS analysis. The Interdisciplinary Technician I must have at least two (2) years of technical training or professional experience that demonstrates the ability to perform the tasks related to their particular discipline (i.e., archeological testing, archeological and architectural fieldwork surveys, flood plain assessments and evaluations, laboratory analysis, curation, cultural material preservation, and GIS analysis, interpretation and recovery; wetland delineation; habitat and species assessment; biological sampling and laboratory testing; economic analysis).

C.5.25. INTERDISCIPLINARY TECHNICIAN II. The Interdisciplinary Technician II must have practical work experience or an associates degree in (depending on the requirements of the delivery order) archeology, biology, chemistry, ecology, economics, engineering, geography, history, environmental sciences, or recreation planning, biological, archeological and architectural fieldwork methods; laboratory techniques; curation; cultural material preservation; GIS analysis and computer sciences. The Interdisciplinary Technician II must have at least two (2) years of technical training that demonstrates the ability to perform the tasks related to their particular field (i.e., archeological testing, archeological and architectural fieldwork surveys, flood plain assessments and evaluations, laboratory analysis, curation, cultural material preservation, and GIS analysis, interpretation and recovery; wetland delineation;

habitat and species assessment; biological sampling and laboratory testing; economic analysis).

C.6. NON-LABOR ITEMS. The Contractor may be required to furnish and utilize appropriate non-labor items necessary to perform the tasks outlined in this contract. At a minimum, this may include supplies, laboratory services, materials and equipment necessary to execute the requirements of the contract. Any such requirements will be identified in the task order Performance Work Statement (PWS) and will be negotiated as part of the entire task order.

C.7 QUALITY MANAGEMENT. The Contractor must ensure that the quality of all work performed or produced under this contract meets Army approval, through the COR. Quality control/assurance plans must be prepared and approved by the COR prior to performance of physical work.

C.7.1 QUALITY ASSURANCE. A Quality Assurance Surveillance Plan (QASP) will be generated by the Government to monitor Contractor performance for services to ensure conformance with contract requirements. The QASP sets forth procedures and guidelines that USACE will use in evaluating the technical and safety performance of the Contractor. Activities identified in the QASP should be appropriately coded in the project schedule to allow for planning of quality assurance inspections. The QASP is intended to accomplish the following, at least on a basic level:

(a) Define the roles and responsibilities of participating Government officials; (b) Define the types of work to be performed with required end results; (c) Document the evaluation methods that will be employed by the Government in assessing the Contractor’s performance; (d) Provide the Surveillance Activity Checklists and Corrective Action Request (CAR) forms that will be used by the Government in documenting and evaluating the Contractor’s performance; (e) Describe the process of performance documentation; and (f) Outline quality assurance procedures to be employed by the Government during performance of the task order to confirm that work is conducted according to accepted standards.

C.7.2 QUALITY CONTROL. Following contract award and during project implementation, the Contractor shall develop and submit documentation of project-specific quality assurance and quality control activities prepared in accordance with the Uniform Federal Policy for Quality Assurance Project Plans (UFP-QAPP). The Government will review and return the quality systems documentation, with comments, indicating acceptance or rejection. If necessary, the Contractor shall revise the documentation to address all comments and shall submit the revised documentation to the Government for acceptance. In addition, the Contractor shall develop and submit Quality Control Summary Reports to summarize the quality control details of the contract project.

C.8. ENVIRONMENTAL REQUIREMENTS. The Contractor shall identify: applicable Federal, State and Local laws and regulations; applicable Installation specific orders, agreements, or rules; as well as Army and Department of Defense (DoD) requirements, such as those established by the DoD Explosive Safety Board; and perform its work in accordance with said authorities. The Contractor shall ensure that all activities performed by its personnel, subcontractors and suppliers are executed in accordance with said authorities. Any incident of noncompliance noted by the Contractor shall immediately be brought to the attention of the COR telephonically and then by written notice.

Nothing in this contract shall relieve the Contractor of its responsibility to comply with applicable laws and regulations. The Contractor shall obtain all approvals necessary to accomplish the work. When the work to be performed requires facility clearances, the Contractor shall obtain them from the Installation with the assistance of the USACE point of contact (POC) prior to any work and coordinate all work with that POC prior to initiation. The Contractor is required to perform their own utility checks. The Contractor shall comply with all Installation or site specific time and procedural requirements (federal, state, and local) described in the approvals obtained. The Installation technical experts will also independently review Contractor work to ensure compliance with all applicable requirements.

C.9. PROTECTION OF PROPERTY. If it is necessary to access private property or other property outside the control of USACE or project sponsor, the Contractor shall submit a written request to the COR a minimum of 60 days in advance of the proposed entry date stating that a Right of Entry will be needed. The Contractor shall not enter any property not under the control of the USACE or project sponsor without an approved Right of Entry and shall be required to comply with all conditions specified in the Right of Entry. If the Army or project sponsor is unable to obtain the Right of Entry within 60 days, the Contractor shall make best efforts to complete the requirements of this contract without entering such property. The Contractor shall be responsible for any damage that may be caused to property of the United States (federal property) or any other property owned by others during the activities of the Contractor under this contract and shall exercise due diligence in the protection of all property located on the premises against fire or damage from any and all other causes. Any property of the United States or owned by others damaged or destroyed by the Contractor incident to the exercise of the privileges herein granted shall be promptly repaired or replaced by the Contractor to a condition satisfactory to the COR or reimbursement is made by the Contractor sufficient to restore or replace the property to a condition satisfactory to the COR in accordance with Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Clause 52.245-2.

C.10. HEALTH AND SAFETY REQUIREMENTS. Prior to beginning any field work, the Contractor shall produce, obtain acceptance from the Government Designated Authority (GDA), and implement a written Safety and Health Program (Accident Prevention Plan (APP), Site Safety and Health Plan (SSHP), and other appropriate appendices) in accordance with the provisions outlined in EM 385-1-1 and all applicable federal, state, and local laws and regulations.

In creating the APP, the Contractor shall pay particular attention to paragraph 01.A.11 in that “The Contractor shall address each of the elements/sub-elements in the outline contained in Appendix A in the order they are provided in the manual.” The Contractor shall ensure that its employees, subcontractors, suppliers and support personnel follow all safety and health provisions established in the accepted APP/SSHP. USACE reserves the right to stop work under this contract for any violations at no additional cost to USACE. Once USACE verifies that corrective action has been implemented, the Contractor will be able to continue contract work. As a minimum, the SSHP shall contain the following elements: site description and contaminant characterization, Activity Hazard Analysis and Risk Assessment, safety and health staff organization and responsibilities, site specific training and medical surveillance parameters, personal protective equipment (PPE) and decontamination facilities and procedures to be used, monitoring and sampling required, safety and health work precautions and procedures, site control measures, on-site first aid and emergency equipment, emergency response plans and contingency procedures (on-site and off-site), logs, reports, and record keeping.

C.11. GOVERNMENT RIGHTS. USACE has unlimited rights to all documents/material produced under this contract.

All documents and materials, to include the source codes of any software produced under this contract, shall be USACE owned and are the property of USACE with all rights and privileges of ownership/copyright belonging exclusively to USACE. These documents and materials cannot be used or sold by the Contractor without written permission from the contracting officer (KO). All materials supplied to USACE shall be the sole property of USACE and cannot be used for any other purpose. This right does not abrogate any other USACE rights under the applicable Data Rights clause(s).

C.12. STAFFING. The Contractor will notify the COR of any changes in key personnel. The change of key personnel is subject to approval by the KO, although such approval will not be unreasonably withheld provided replacement personnel are of the same quality as originally proposed.

C.13. STOP WORK AUTHORITY. The KO has the authority to temporarily stop work on a project following a 24-hour (one working day) written notification to the Contractor. Stop work notices may be related to nonconformance to project specifications, lack of performance by the Contractor, financial considerations, funding considerations, and other circumstances outlined in the contract. Stop work notices may also be related to security levels that could prevent access to an Installation during a time of national crisis.

C.14. CONTRACTOR MANPOWER REPORTING. The Office of the Assistant Secretary of the Army (Manpower & Reserve Affairs) operates and maintains a secure Army data collection site where the contractor will report ALL contractor manpower (including subcontractor manpower) required for performance of this contract. The contractor is required to completely fill in all the information in the format using the following web address https://cmra.army.mil. The required information includes:

(1) Contracting Office, KO, Contracting Officer’s Technical Representative;

(2) Contract number, including task and project order number;

(3) Beginning and ending dates covered by reporting period;

(4) Contractor name, address, phone number, e-mail address, identity of contractor employee entering data;

(5) Estimated direct labor hours (including sub-contractor);

(6) Estimated direct labor dollars paid this reporting period (including sub-contractor);

(7) Total payments (including subcontractor);

(8) Predominant Federal Service Code (FSC) reflecting services provided by contractor (and separate predominant FSC for each sub-contractor if different);

(9) Organizational title associated with the Unit Identification Code (UIC) for the Army Requiring Activity (the Army Requiring Activity is responsible for providing the contractor with its UIC for the purposes of reporting this information);

(10) Locations where contractor and sub-contractors perform the work (specified by zip code in the United States and nearest City, Country, when in an overseas location, using standardized nomenclature provided on website);

(11) Presence of deployment or contingency contract language, and,

(12) Number of contractor and sub-contractor employees deployed in theater this reporting period (by country). As part of its submission, the contractor will also provide the estimated total cost (if any) incurred to comply with this reporting requirement. Period of performance is five (5) years from the time of award. Reporting period will be the period of performance not to exceed 12 months ending September 30 of each government fiscal year and must be reported by 31 October of each calendar year.

C.15 MONTHLY PROGRESS REPORTS. The contractor shall submit by the 15th day of each month a monthly progress report summarizing activities of the preceding month (if at least 15 days of contract performance occurred in that month) and planned activities for the following month. The report shall be a concise summary and include at a minimum, the following information:

(1) Contracting Office, KO, Contracting Officer’s Representative;

(2) Contract number, including task and project order number;

(3) Beginning and ending dates covered by the report;

(4) Date of the report;

(5) Contract completion date;

(6) Contractor name, address, phone number, e-mails address, identity of contractor employee entering data;

(7) Summary of accomplishments for the report month and planned accomplishments for the following month;

(8) Safety reporting including field exposure hours and recordable and/or reportable accidents; (9) Record of deliverables submitted;

(10) record of communication, correspondence, and invoices;

(11) Estimate of percentage complete for each task and overall percentage complete;

(12) Personnel changes, and,

(13) If applicable an updated network analysis schedule.

Reports shall be submitted to the COR and USACE Project Manager in electronic format via email. Email attachments, if any, shall be in Adobe pdf or Microsoft Word format only.