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0001 9,899,996 Dollars, U.S.

Environmental Consulting

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Base Period - 1 April 2017 through 31 March 2018 In accordance with the enclosed Performance Work Statement. Any unused capacity from this year will be rolled forward into the next exercised year. FILL IN PRICING

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1001 1 Dollars, OPTION Environmental Consulting

First Option Period - 1 April 2018 through 31 March 2019 In accordance with the enclosed Performance Work Statement. Any unused capacity from this year will be rolled forward into the next exercised year. FILL IN PRICING

2001 1 Dollars, Second Option Period - 1 April 2019 through 31 March 2020 In accordance with the enclosed Performance Work Statement. Any unused capacity from this year will be rolled forward into the next exercised year. FILL IN PRICING

3001 1 Dollars, Third Option Period - 1 April 2020 through 31 March 2021 In accordance with the enclosed Performance Work Statement. Any unused capacity from this year will be rolled forward into the next exercised year. FILL IN PRICING

4001 1 Dollars, Fourth Option Period - 1 April 2021 through 31 March 2022 In accordance with the enclosed Performance Work Statement. Any unused capacity from this year will be rolled forward into the next exercised year. FILL IN PRICING

PRICE SCHEDULE

BASE YEAR

Rates shall be fully burdened. Disciplines subject to the Service Contract Act are identified with an “*” (see attached wage rates).

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Discipline Estimated

Hours Unit Total

0001 Program/Contract Manager 232 HR 0002 Principle Task Order Manager 232 HR 0003 Senior Task Order Manager 364 HR 0004 Principle Planner 89 HR 0005 Senior Geologist 200 HR 0006 Staff Geologist 51 HR 0007 Senior Biologist 63 HR 0008 Staff Biologist 908 HR

Senior Ecologist/Wetland Scientist 200 HR

Staff Ecologist/Wetland Scientist 51 HR

0011 Senior Geographer/Cartographer 53 HR 0012 Staff Geographer/Cartographer 13 HR 0013 Senior Soil Scientist 53 HR 0014 Staff Soil Scientist 13 HR 0015 Senior Archeologist 184 HR 0016 Staff Archeologist 460 HR 0017 Senior Cultural Anthropologist 210 HR 0018 Staff Cultural Anthropologist 59 HR 0019 Senior Ethnographer 40 HR

0020 Staff Ethnographer 10 HR 0021 Senior Environmental Scientist 1208 HR 0022 Staff Environmental Scientist 288 HR

*0023 Senior Technical Writer 400 HR *0024 Staff Technical Writer 80 HR 0025 Senior Cost Controller 78 HR 0026 Cost Controller 25 HR 0027 Senior Public Involvement 16 HR 0028 Staff Public Involvement 40 HR 0029 Statistician 69 HR

0030 Senior Admin Support 280 HR 0031 Senior Editor 256 HR 0032 Staff Editor 51 HR

*0033 Staff Word Processor/Clerk 94 HR 0034 Per Diem Job

TOTAL 0001-0034: $______________

OPTION YEAR 1

Rates shall be fully burdened. Disciplines subject to the Service Contract Act are identified with an “*” (see

Hours Hourly Rate Total

1001 Program/Contract Manager 232 HR 1002 Principle Task Order Manager 232 HR 1003 Senior Task Order Manager 364 HR 1004 Principle Planner 89 HR 1005 Senior Geologist 200 HR 1006 Staff Geologist 51 HR 0007 Senior Biologist 63 HR 1008 Staff Biologist 908 HR

1011 Senior Geographer/Cartographer 53 HR 1012 Staff Geographer/Cartographer 13 HR 1013 Senior Soil Scientist 53 HR 1014 Staff Soil Scientist 13 HR 1015 Senior Archeologist 184 HR 1016 Staff Archeologist 460 HR 1017 Senior Cultural Anthropologist 210 HR 1018 Staff Cultural Anthropologist 59 HR 1019 Senior Ethnographer 40 HR 1020 Staff Ethnographer 10 HR 1021 Senior Environmental Scientist 1208 HR 1022 Staff Environmental Scientist 288 HR

*1023 Senior Technical Writer 400 HR *1024 Staff Technical Writer 80 HR 1025 Senior Cost Controller 78 HR 1026 Cost Controller 25 HR 1027 Senior Public Involvement 16 HR 1028 Staff Public Involvement 40 HR 1029 Statistician 69 HR 1030 Senior Admin Support 280 HR 1031 Senior Editor 256 HR 1032 Staff Editor 51 HR

*1033 Staff Word Processor/Clerk 94 HR 1034 Per Diem Job

Senior Geologist TOTAL 1001-1034: $______________

OPTION YEAR 2

Rates shall be fully burdened. Disciplines subject to the Service Contract Act are identified with an “*” (see

Hours Hourly Rate Total

2001 Program/Contract Manager 232 HR 2002 Principle Task Order Manager 232 HR 2003 Senior Task Order Manager 364 HR 2004 Principle Planner 89 HR 2005 Senior Geologist 200 HR 2006 Staff Geologist 51 HR 2007 Senior Biologist 63 HR 2008 Staff Biologist 908 HR

2011 Senior Geographer/Cartographer 53 HR 2012 Staff Geographer/Cartographer 13 HR 2013 Senior Soil Scientist 53 HR 2014 Staff Soil Scientist 13 HR 2015 Senior Archeologist 184 HR 2016 Staff Archeologist 460 HR 2017 Senior Cultural Anthropologist 210 HR 2018 Staff Cultural Anthropologist 59 HR 2019 Senior Ethnographer 40 HR 2020 Staff Ethnographer 10 HR 2021 Senior Environmental Scientist 1208 HR 2022 Staff Environmental Scientist 288 HR

*2023 Senior Technical Writer 400 HR *2024 Staff Technical Writer 80 HR 2025 Senior Cost Controller 78 HR

2026 Cost Controller 25 HR 2027 Senior Public Involvement 16 HR 2028 Staff Public Involvement 40 HR 2029 Statistician 69 HR 2030 Senior Admin Support 280 HR 2031 Senior Editor 256 HR 2032 Staff Editor 51 HR

*2033 Staff Word Processor/Clerk 94 HR 2034 Per Diem Job

TOTAL 2001-2034: $______________

OPTION YEAR 3

Rates shall be fully burdened. Disciplines subject to the Service Contract Act are identified with an “*” (see

Hours Hourly Rate Total

3001 Program/Contract Manager 232 HR 3002 Principle Task Order Manager 232 HR 3003 Senior Task Order Manager 364 HR 3004 Principle Planner 89 HR 3005 Senior Geologist 200 HR 3006 Staff Geologist 51 HR 3007 Senior Biologist 63 HR 3008 Staff Biologist 908 HR

3011 Senior Geographer/Cartographer 53 HR 3012 Staff Geographer/Cartographer 13 HR 3013 Senior Soil Scientist 53 HR 3014 Staff Soil Scientist 13 HR 3015 Senior Archeologist 184 HR 3016 Staff Archeologist 460 HR 3017 Senior Cultural Anthropologist 210 HR 3018 Staff Cultural Anthropologist 59 HR 3019 Senior Ethnographer 40 HR 3020 Staff Ethnographer 10 HR 3021 Senior Enviromental Scientist 1208 HR 3022 Staff Environmental Scientist 288 HR

*3023 Senior Technical Writer 400 HR *3024 Staff Technical Writer 80 HR 3025 Senior Cost Controller 78 HR 3026 Cost Controller 25 HR 3027 Senior Public Involvement 16 HR 3028 Staff Public Involvement 40 HR

3029 Statistician 69 HR 3030 Senior Admin Support 280 HR 3031 Senior Editor 256 HR 3032 Staff Editor 51 HR

*3033 Staff Word Processor/Clerk 94 HR 3034 Per Diem Job

TOTAL 3001-3034: $______________

OPTION YEAR 4

Rates shall be fully burdened. Disciplines subject to the Service Contract Act are identified with an “*” (see

Hours Hourly Rate Total

4001 Program/Contract Manager 232 HR 4002 Principle Task Order Manager 232 HR 4003 Senior Task Order Manager 364 HR 4004 Principle Planner 89 HR 4005 Senior Geologist 200 HR 4006 Staff Geologist 51 HR 4007 Senior Biologist 63 HR 4008 Staff Biologist 908 HR

4011 Senior Geographer/Cartographer 53 HR 4012 Staff Geographer/Cartographer 13 HR 4013 Senior Soil Scientist 53 HR 4014 Staff Soil Scientist 13 HR 4015 Senior Archeologist 184 HR 4016 Staff Archeologist 460 HR 4017 Senior Cultural Anthropologist 210 HR 4018 Staff Cultural Anthropologist 59 HR 4019 Senior Ethnographer 40 HR 4020 Staff Ethnographer 10 HR 4021 Senior Environmental Scientist 1208 HR 4022 Staff Environmental Scientist 288 HR

*4023 Senior Technical Writer 400 HR *4024 Staff Technical Writer 80 HR 4025 Senior Cost Controller 78 HR 4026 Cost Controller 25 HR 4027 Senior Public Involvement 16 HR 4028 Staff Public Involvement 40 HR 4029 Statistician 69 HR 4030 Senior Admin Support 280 HR 4031 Senior Editor 256 HR

4032 Staff Editor 51 HR

* 4033 Staff Word Processor/Clerk 94 HR 4034 Per Diem Job

TOTAL 4001-4034: $______________

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Air Travel (Economy/Coach) Joint Travel Regulation Website: http://www.defensetravel.dod.mil/perdiem/trvlregs.html

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Per Diem Joint Travel Regulation Website: http://www.defensetravel.dod.mil/perdiem/perdiemrates.html

As prescribed at FAR 31.205-46, travel costs incurred for travel in the Continental United States, Alaska, Hawaii, The Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, and territories and possessions of the United States, shall not exceed on a daily basis the maximum per diem rates in effect at the time of travel as set forth in the Joint Travel Regulations, Volume 2, DoD Civilian Personnel, Appendix A, prescribed by the Department of Defense.

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PERFORMANCE WORK STATEMENT

Environmental Consulting Services for Projects Within the Geographic Boundaries of the Northwest Division (NWD) and Projects Assigned to the NWD

1 Description of Work

Work performed under this Contract is intended to augment District/Division expertise with technical and logistical support required for Northwest Division (NWD), U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (Corps) hydropower, navigation, flood risk management, water supply, ecosystem restoration, and recreation projects and for other environmental services. Work will include utilization of established planning procedures, field and laboratory sampling, data collection, and analysis protocols, logistical support for field studies, development of relevant analysis and documentation required by Federal and state regulations, most notably the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), the Clean Water Act (CWA), and the Endangered Species Act (ESA), literature searches and coordination with Federal, state, and local agencies.

The Contract will consist of a base contract between the Corps and the Contractor with subsequent Task Orders. The base Contract establishes negotiated disciplines and labor rates for use in drafting proposals for future Task Orders, which detail specific requirements.

1.1 Hydropower, Navigation, Flood Risk Management, water supply, ecosystem restoration, and Recreation Projects

Technical support for Corps projects will consist primarily of studies dealing with general environmental parameters to include but not limited to: fish, plant, and wildlife species presence/absence, habitat surveys/evaluations including modeling, sediment collection, chemical and biological testing including toxicological interpretation, associated environmental coordination and preparation of required NEPA, ESA, CWA, and other compliance analyses and documents. Studies will provide primary support for ecosystem restoration projects, water resource development projects, hydropower operations and maintenance, and testing of potential dredged material, reference areas or sites, and possibly dredged material disposal sites within the Corps NWD, or other areas as designated by task order. Work will include coordination and consultation with Corps representatives to design analyses and quality assurance plans, sediment collection, storage and transport, and chain-of-custody for chemical analysis for priority pollutants.

Studies will include physical, chemical, and biological testing and evaluations in and around inland freshwater environments primarily including the Columbia and Snake River Basins, but other areas may be included.

Tests required may involve literature reviews, data collection for aquatic benthos, fish, wildlife, and plant communities and habitats, performing taxonomic characterizations, chemical characterizations and physical sediment analyses. Work will also include providing expert toxicological advice in the evaluation of test results.

Work will require familiarity with all applicable regulations, including NEPA, CERCLA (Superfund), ESA, Migratory Bird Treaty Act (MBTA), Bald and Golden Eagle Protection Act (BGEPA), Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act (MSA), Fish and Wildlife Coordination Act (FWCA), Model Toxics Control Act (MTCA), Dredged Material Management Program (DMMP), Washington, Oregon, Idaho, Wyoming, Nevada, and Utah State sediment management standards (SMS), and other pertinent Federal, state, and local laws and regulations.

1.2 Environmental Studies

The environmental studies to be performed under this contract will deal with environmental resources and issues throughout the Pacific Northwest within the Corps NWD, but primarily in the Corps Walla Walla District encompassing eastern Washington, eastern Oregon, central and southern Idaho, and western Wyoming.

This includes site-specific resource field examinations, field sampling, monitoring and data analyses and reporting; NEPA environmental planning and impact assessment; and multimedia environmental compliance assessment and follow-up.

1.3 Regulatory Compliance and Guidance

The investigations, studies, and reports will pertain to the following, but not limited to: military activities; the planning, construction, operations and maintenance of the USACE Civil Works projects; activities in support of other Government agencies (General Services Administration, Federal Aviation Administration, etc.); and Federal and State regulatory compliance. These studies and reports will be carried out in full accordance with the requirements of the following (but not limited to) acts, laws, and/or statutes, as applicable:

American Antiquity Style Guide Archeological and Historic Preservation Act, as amended Archeological Resources Protection Act Asbestos Hazardous Emergency Response Act of 1986 Bald Eagle Protection Act Clean Air Act, as amended Clean Water Act (CWA or Federal Water Pollution Control Act), as amended Coastal Zone Management Act of 1972, as amended Comprehensive Environmental Responsibility, Compensation and Liability Act Endangered Species Act of 1973, as amended Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act Estuary Protection Act of 1986, as amended Federal Water Project Recreation Act, as amended Federal Facilities Compliance Act Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act Fish and Wildlife Conservation Act Military Lands Withdrawal Act

National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), as amended National Historic Preservation Act of 1966, as amended Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act Noise Control Act of 1972, as amended Ocean Dumping Act Occupational Safety and Health Act Oil Pollution Act Resource Conservation and Recovery Act

2 Statement of Contractor Services and Expertise

The Contractor shall provide services that will be detailed on each specific task order. Examples of work Contractor would accomplish may include, but are not limited to the following services and their associated Contractor expertise. These services and expertise will be applied to specific Task Orders as defined in Section 3.

2.1 NEPA Environmental Assessment/Environmental Impact Statement/Other Required Environmental Documentation

1. Preparation of Federal environmental assessments and environmental impact statements, pursuant to the requirements of NEPA. This includes preparation of draft and final documents, either for environmental assessments or environmental impact statements

2. Preparation of draft Section 404 (b)(1), Clean Water Act (CWA), evaluations and other draft compliance documents

3. Assessment of project mitigation requirements and planning of compensatory mitigation projects using best management practices and impact avoidance/minimization measures.

2.2 Endangered Species and Essential Fish Habitat Analyses

1. Biological assessments and biological evaluations for ESA Section 7 consultations, including evaluations of Corps project effects on all ESA-listed species (fish, wildlife, plants, etc.)

throughout the Pacific Northwest, primarily eastern Washington, eastern Oregon, central and southern Idaho, and western Wyoming.

2. Field studies, technical reports and endangered species analyses for ESA documentation

3. Essential Fish Habitat (EFH) analyses for all applicable species managed by the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS)

4. Habitat restoration and compensatory mitigation planning, design, compensatory mitigation, and construction and post-construction monitoring

(NOTE: Biologists in this category should have an ability to obtain a Federal or State scientific collection permit.)

2.3 Sediment Ecology

1. Sediment, biota, data collection and evaluation

2. Water quality and biological specimens, literature reviews, interviews, field observations, etcetera

3. Professional technical reports based on results of various sediment biological, physical and chemical analyses

4. Database entry of sediment characterization data

5. Quality Assurance/Quality Control (QA/QC) evaluations and reports

2.4 Water and Sediment Chemistry

1. Sediment and water laboratory testing and interpretation, mapping and data analysis and interpretation, analyses using sediment vertical profile imagery, development of sampling and analytical strategies

2. Special Analytical Services in accordance with Sediment Management Annual Review changes posted on the Dredged Material Management Office homepage:

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3. QA/QC evaluations and reports

2.5 Toxicology

1. Bioassay testing and data interpretation

2. Bioaccumulation testing and data interpretation per Federal and state agency DMMP requirements

3. Toxicological evaluation, including ecological risk assessments

2.6 Dredging Planning & Operations

Assist the Corps with the following as it pertains to NEPA and other environmental law requirements:

1. Assistance in design of navigation channels, mechanical and hydraulic dredge equipment and operations

2. Analyses of sediment dredgability, design of dredging projects, design and analysis of dredge material containment and disposal options

3. Calculations of dredge expense estimates

4. Training support for dredging operators

5. Analysis and selection of appropriate environmental dredging techniques and

6. Analysis of sediment remediation options

2.7 Wildlife Biology

1. Population analysis, population modeling, carrying capacity and habitat analyses

2. Ecosystem analyses, including limiting factors analysis

3. Landscape analyses

4. Technical reports and wildlife impact analyses for NEPA including ESA, MSA, MBTA, BGEPA, and FWCA

5. Documentation, feasibility studies, and other planning documents, to include assessment of mitigation requirements and planning of compensatory mitigation projects

6. Study and sampling plans, data collection and analyses (employing scientifically accepted standard collection protocols)

7. Wildlife assessments employing various trapping and handling techniques

8. Habitat restoration and compensatory mitigation planning, design, compensatory mitigation, and construction and post-construction monitoring

(NOTE: Biologists in this category should have an ability to obtain appropriate Federal and State scientific collection permits.)

2.8 Fisheries/Aquatic Biology

1. Ecosystem analyses including limiting factors analyses, fisheries surveys and run reconstructions

2. In-stream flow analyses, habitat restoration, impact analyses

3. Population and community analyses, population modeling, carrying capacity and habitat analyses

4. Pelagic and benthic macroinvertebrate sampling and assessment and fish diet analyses

5. Technical reports and fisheries impact analyses for NEPA documentation including ESA, feasibility studies, and other planning documents, to include assessment of mitigation requirements and planning of compensatory mitigation projects

6. Study and sampling plans, data collection and analyses (employing scientifically accepted standard collection protocols)

7. Fish collection and monitoring, including but not limited to electrofishing, seining, and PIT tag detection analysis

8. Habitat restoration and compensatory mitigation planning, design, compensatory mitigation, and construction and post-construction monitoring

(NOTE: Biologists in this category should have an ability to obtain a Federal or State scientific collection permit.)

2.9 Wetland Ecology

1. Wetland functional analyses, restoration planning, and vegetative and soils analyses

2. Standard assessment procedures such as Habitat Evaluation Procedures (HEP), Wetland Evaluation Technique (WET) and the Hydrogeomorphic Method (HGM)

3. Wetland delineation and functional assessment methodologies appropriate to the region being examined including Corps regional assessment supplemental manuals and the Corps 1987 Wetland Delineation Manual (NOTE: wetland ecologists should be state-certified, if applicable.)

4. Physical, chemical and biological characteristics of wetlands, including hydrology, soils, vegetation and wildlife

5. Clean Water Act Section 404 compliance documents, including detailed alternatives analyses and monitoring reports

6. Wetland Cowardin or other appropriate classification and rating

7. Determinations of a significant nexus for a jurisdictional determination, following current EPA regulations under the Clean Water Act

8. Design of planting plans appropriate to the ecosystem and landscape position, mitigation plans, and long-term O&M (operations and maintenance) plans in compliance with Corps guidelines

9. Habitat restoration and compensatory mitigation planning, design, compensatory mitigation, and construction and post-construction monitoring

2.10 Geomorphology

1. Assessment procedures to address such issues as landscape analyses, watershed analyses, channel classification, channel form, sedimentation processes, sediment budgets, wood loading budgets, stream and floodplain stability, hydrology and hydraulic interaction and erosion

2. Description and evaluation of historic and prehistoric conditions and processes

3. Hydrogeomorphic assessments

4. Planning and evaluation of habitat restoration and other riverine projects, including the placement of large woody debris, and creation or restoration of side channels and tributaries

5. Technical reports and geomorphology analyses for NEPA documentation, feasibility studies, and other planning documents, to include assessment of mitigation requirements and planning of compensatory mitigation projects

6. Experience with standard collection protocols, current literature and Pacific Northwest river basin dynamics

7. Geophysical testing

2.11 Watershed Analyses/Geohydrology

1. Assessment procedures to address stream and floodplain stability, hydrology and hydraulic interaction, and erosion

2. Description and evaluation of historic conditions and processes including parameters such as bank stability, sediment loading, and shading

3. Technical reports and watershed/geohydrology analyses for NEPA documentation, feasibility studies, and other planning documents, to include assessment of mitigation requirements and planning of compensatory mitigation projects

4. Geohydrology studies, including in-stream flow modeling and water management assessments

5. Experience with standard collection protocols, current literature and Pacific Northwest river basin dynamics

6. Watershed restoration studies

7. Watershed design, implementation, analyses and monitoring

2.12 GIS/Cartography and Aerial Imagery Interpretation

1. Compiling and analyses of GIS data using current technology and the most updated datasets

2. Statistical analyses of geographic information for species and habitat effects analyses

3. Imagery interpretation and analyses, remote sensing (air and satellite), and ground validation/verification

4. Map planning and publication quality map construction for Government and Public use and interpretation

2.13 Water Quality

1. Surface and ground water monitoring, data reduction and reports

2. Water quality impact analyses for biological assessments, environmental assessments, environmental impact statements, and planning documents to include the assessment of mitigation requirements and planning for compensatory mitigation projects

3. 404(b)(1) evaluations as part of larger effects studies.

2.14 Air Quality

1. Air quality criteria, pertinent regulatory requirements and data analyses

2. Air quality impact analyses for biological assessments, environmental assessments, environmental impact statements, and planning documents to include the assessment of mitigation requirements and planning for compensatory mitigation projects

2.15 Noise

1. Noise monitoring and data analyses based on pertinent regulations

2. Noise impact analyses for biological assessments, environmental assessments, environmental impact statements, and planning documents to include the assessment of mitigation requirements and planning for compensatory mitigation projects

2.16 Soil Science

1. Field surveys of soil types, condition and quality

2. Validation of existing mapped soil types for accuracy and interpretations

3. Field collection and laboratory analyses of soil samples for such items as soil nutrition, soil compaction, organic matter, and soil moisture holding capacity

4. Experience with standard collection techniques

2.17 Historical Analyses

1. Section 106 NHPA (National Historic Preservation Act) resource inventories and documents (for Survey Reports)

2. Section 106 impact analyses and Determinations of Eligibility or Effect

3. Evaluations for National Register of Historic Places eligibility and preparation of site testing action plans

4. Historic impact analyses for environmental assessments, environmental impact statements, and planning documents to include the assessment of mitigation requirements and planning of compensatory mitigation projects

5. Interpretation of results from imagery interpretation (See GIS, above) to identify and assess sequences of land use change.

2.18 Archaeology

1. Section 106 NHPA resource inventories and documentation

2. Section 106 assessment of adverse effects and Determinations of Eligibility

3. Evaluations for National Register of Historic Places eligibility and preparation of Site Testing Action Plans

4. Archeological impact analyses for environmental assessments, environmental impact statements, and planning documents to include the assessment of mitigation requirements and plan compensatory mitigation projects

5. Malacology investigations and reports

2.19 Linguistics and Translation

1. A language specialist may be required to translate documents meant for public outreach or involvement. Translation may require verbal and typed products.

2.20 Public Involvement

1. NEPA scoping meetings and collaborative public participation and engagement (public meetings and outreach), communication strategies, conflict management, and decision-making techniques for intergovernmental and stakeholder processes

2. Situation assessments, interviews and surveys

3. Facilitation of technical meetings, intergovernmental and stakeholder group meetings and workshops, advisory committees, and public meetings

4. Training of community members, stakeholders and agency personnel in collaboration, communication, facilitation and other skills for community building and long-term conflict management

5. Development and implementation of public outreach tools, such as mailing lists, newsletters, website material, and fact sheets

2.21 Remote Sensing

1. Airborne and space-borne remote sensing technology and management of technical remote sensing applications

2. Remote sensing missions, post processing, and application development

3. Digital data layers and maps for natural resource management

4. Remotely sensed multi-spectral data utilizing Arc/Info and Arc/View and related extensions such as ArcGrid or Spatial Analyst, Erdas Imagine, ENVI or other remote sensing and GIS software for Information Technology Asset Management or other projects

5. Determination of need for acquisition of aerial photography, multispectral and hyperspectral data, Lidar imagery, etc., necessary for GIS application for projects

6. Variety of data layers, including but not limited to, soils, topography, cultural resources, vegetative communities, location of threatened and endangered species, aquatic habitat types and floodplain delineation

7. Remote sensing products including analysis, reports, maps and other documentation of analysis techniques

8. Remote sensing databases collected and organized according to Federal regulations.

2.22 Land Survey for Habitat Management Units

1. Digital Global Positioning System (GPS) surveying techniques

2. Boundary, topographical, right-of-way, easement, and encroachment surveying, and aerial mapping ground control

3. GPS and geodetic surveyor receivers and real time kinematic mode (RTK) surveys

4. Planting and food plot design, boundary, control, topographic and invasive species surveys

2.23 Laboratory Services

1. Chemistry/Analytical

2. Bioassay

3. Geotechnical

2.24 Training

Provide appropriate training to Government employees on environmental laws, methods for field data collection, analysis, GIS mapping and cartography, and drafting environmental documentation such as, but not limited to Fish and Wildlife Coordination Act reports for pertinent Government projects.

3 Tasks and Products

Below are brief descriptions of specific tasks and associated products that will be required under the base contract, but will be detailed in requests for proposal in individual Task Orders throughout the contract Period of Performance. The Contractor shall base their proposal on the base contract on these specific tasks. The expected maximum number of each task that may occur during the base or option years is listed parenthetically in the Task title.

3.1 Simple NEPA Categorical Exclusion and “No Effect” ESA Biological Evaluation (10)

This task involves the Contractor completing a NEPA Categorical Exclusion and Biological Evaluation determining “no effect” on ESA-listed species, per the Corps’ templates and requirements. The Contractor shall be involved in “Product Delivery Team” meetings to discuss and review construction designs, methods, and ESA constraints. An example project would be replacing a transmission line breaker at a lower Snake River dam.

3.2 Simple NEPA Categorical Exclusion and “May Affect” ESA Biological Assessment (4)

This task involves the Contractor completing a NEPA Categorical Exclusion and Biological Assessment determining “not likely to adversely affect” ESA-listed species, per the Corps’ templates and requirements. The Contractor shall be involved in “Product Delivery Team” meetings to discuss and review construction designs, methods, and ESA constraints. An example project would be designing and installing a barge mooring wharf at a lower Snake River dam.

3.3 Complex Environmental Assessment and Simple “No Effect” ESA Biological Evaluation (2)

This task involves the Contractor completing a NEPA Environmental Assessment and Biological Evaluation determining “no effect” on ESA-listed species, per the Corps’ templates and requirements. The Contractor shall be involved in “Product Delivery Team” meetings to discuss and review construction designs, methods, and ESA constraints. An example project would be designing and installing a barge mooring wharf at a lower Snake River dam.

3.4 Complex Environmental Assessment and “May Affect” ESA Biological Assessment (6)

This task involves the Contractor completing a NEPA Environmental Assessment and Biological Assessment determining “not likely” or “likely to adversely affect” ESA-listed species, per the Corps’ templates and requirements. The Contractor shall be involved in “Product Delivery Team” meetings to discuss and review construction designs, methods, and ESA constraints. An example project would be applying for levee vegetation management variance with ESA-listed fish and terrestrial wildlife present.

3.5 Complex Environmental Impact Statement and “May Affect” ESA Biological Assessment (2)

This task involves the Contractor completing a NEPA Environmental Impact Statement and Biological Assessment determining “not likely” or “likely to adversely affect” ESA-listed species, per the Corps’ templates and requirements. The Contractor shall be involved in “Product Delivery Team” meetings to discuss and review construction designs, methods, and ESA constraints. An example project would be The Corps’ Sediment Management Plan for dredge material.

3.6 Rivers and Harbors Act, 33 USC 408 and Section 595, WRDA 1999, Project Review for NEPA and ESA Compliance (3)

This task involves review of NEPA and ESA documents provided by a local government sponsor, Native American Tribes, private industry; the City of Pasco, for example, for a project such as constructing a new wastewater treatment facility. The Contractor shall be involved in associated meetings and review construction designs, methods, and NEPA and ESA documentation for accuracy in process and components, but also for appropriate analyses and affects determinations. The Contractor may be required to guide the requesting entity further through the documentation process should significant errors or lack of detail, etc., occur in the environmental documentation.

3.7 Translation of Documents for Public Review (3)

Executive Order 13166, Improving Access to Services for Persons with Limited English Proficiency (2000) requires each Federal agency to develop and implement a system to ensure that limited English proficiency (LEP) individuals can access the agency's Federally conducted programs and activities and is therefore important to analyses under NEPA, as well to ensure affected portions of the public have full access to Federal information services provided by the NEPA process. This task involves taking a finished document such an EIS and translating into a non-English language. This task may be completed with a Translator/Interpreter and Technical Writer to provide the Corps a fully translated, published document for the nearly 25% Spanish community in the town of Walla Walla, for example, that may review the document during the public comment period. Translated responses to public comments may also be necessary depending upon the level of documentation, public review, and significance of comments.

4 Deliverables

Deliverables must be provided on schedule as defined within each specific task order. The contractor must provide early communication (no less than 30 days prior to due date) to the Government if a time extension is required to provide any deliverable. Report deliverables such as NEPA or ESA documents must be clearly and concisely written in accordance with Government formatting (examples will be provided). Grammar and spelling errors and conspicuous errors in data use are unacceptable.

4.1 Responsibility of Correct Documents

The Contractor is responsible for document accuracy. The Contracting Officer (KO) or the Contracting Officer’s Representative (COR) will review all documents. Should the KO or COR find that corrections and/or clarifications are necessary, the Contractor shall revise the work and submit the revisions (original and reproducible copies as required by the task order) within seven (7) calendar days after receipt of the KO’s request, unless otherwise specified in the task order Performance Work Statement.

5 Quality Assurance Surveillance Plan

The Government will evaluate the Contractor’s performance under this contract according to the Quality Assurance Surveillance Plan that will be established for the base contract. This plan will focus on what the Government will do to ensure that the Contractor has performed in accordance with the performance standards outlined in the base contract and each individual Task Order. It will define how the performance standards will be applied and the frequency of surveillance.

5.1 Performance Requirements Summary

The Contractor requirements are summarized into performance objectives that relate directly to mission essential items. The performance thresholds briefly describe the minimum acceptable levels of work required for each requirement under the base contract. Task orders will each contain more specific performance requirements.

Performance Objective

Performance Standard

PWS

Paragraph Number

Method of Surveillance

Acceptable Quality Level (AQL)

Contractor Communications with the Government

Contractor communicates any issues or discrepancies in their ability to provide a final product or within a final product as soon as possible with full transparency.

Daily, weekly, and monthly update reports are submitted on time as defined by the scope of individual task orders.

Contractor is responsive to Government requests with regard to reporting and final products.

Annual COR record evaluation

1 discrepancy per base or option year

Deliverables

Contractor provides deliverables on schedule as defined by each individual task order. Schedule problems or requests for time extensions must be communicated well in advance (no less than 30 days prior to due date). Report deliverables such as NEPA or ESA documents must be clearly and concisely written in accordance with Government formatting (examples will be provided).

Grammar and spelling errors and conspicuous errors in data use will not be accepted.

1 discrepancy per

Invoicing and Accruals

Invoices for the prior month and accruals for the present month must be submitted by the 20th of each month to ensure appropriate contract expenditures and funds tracking

2 discrepancies per

6 Government Furnished Data

The Government will furnish the following data for each task order relating to the particular work or site under investigation (all Government Furnished Data shall be returned prior to final payment of this contract.)

1. EM 385-1-1, US Army Corps of Engineers, Safety and Health Requirements Manual, November 2014

2. Example document formatting

Project specific data, such as surveys, geospatial data, drawings, Government obtained permits, and other information may be provided by the Government as part of the specific Task Order work statement.

7 Personnel Performance

Key personnel, recognized regional experts and experienced specialists, are essential to the successful completion of the contract work. The Contractor selected for this Contract shall have the experienced personnel to perform, or provide, a wide range of services.

The Offeror must identify the key personnel to be assigned to each task order by name, position, and firm (if other than prime Contractor, show address (city/state) where the firm is located) in the organization chart.

Occupational background information shall be presented with appropriate dates and responses to required qualifications as noted in the position description. The occupational background information will be evaluated to determine whether the individuals meet the desired qualifications and experience necessary to perform their roles and responsibilities under this task order. Exclusive of the project management functions (Program Manager, Project / Task Order Manager(s), Contractor Quality Control Supervisor, and Safety and Health Manager), the Contractor may utilize Subcontractors, or consultants identified in the accepted proposal or subsequently approved by the USACE Contracting Officer (KO) or Contracting Officer Representative (COR) to perform any of the functions required within the specific task order.

If, during the performance of this contract, the Contractor must utilize Key Personnel other than those named in the technical proposal, such substitution shall not be made without prior written approval of the KO. If Key Personnel are found to devote less effort than stated in the technical proposal or are performing unsatisfactorily, the KO may direct replacement of such personnel, modify or terminate the task order or contract, whichever is appropriate. Key Personnel and associated duties and qualifications are defined in the following table:

Labor Category Labor

Category Job Description

Minimum Years

Minimum Education

License or Certification

Program/Contract Manager Level V

Senior Officer of company.

Responsible for overall management of technical division or administrative department. Ability to enter into contracts on behalf of company. Serves on the Board of Directors.

15 BS/BA No

Principal Task Order Manager

Level IV

Officer of company.

Responsible for overall management of technical team or administrative department.

Ability to enter into contracts on behalf of company. May serve as “acting” Program Manager when required.

12 BS/BA No

Senior Task Order Manager

Level III

Responsible for overall management of technical team or administrative department.

May serve as “acting” Principle Task Order Manager when required.

8 BS/BA No

Principle Planner

Level III

Responsible for oversight of project design team, or specialized areas of the project design team. May serve as “acting” Senior or Principle Task Order Manager when required.

8 BS/BA

Certified Planner

Senior Geologist Level III

Coordinates design and execution of complex technical tasks with responsibility for technical review of work product within area of expertise; or responsible for Quality Assurance/Control of work product within area of expertise, including GIS; or considered technical expert in field; provides expert witness services; provides training services.

BS/BA

PhD/MS

Certified Professional

Geologist (preferred)

Staff Geologist Level II

Responsible for field investigations, audits, compliance assistance, training services, and report preparation within a wider technical discipline, including GIS.

BS/BA

MS

No

Senior Engineer Level III

Responsible to ensure services are delivered in accordance with the contract terms and company standards. Provides overall management of scope, budgets, and subcontracting plans. Manages multidisciplinary teams for complex projects. Provides training services.

15 BS/BA

Professional

Engineer

Staff Engineer Level II

Responsible for design of systems; system evaluation; or report preparation within a wider technical discipline.

Provides training services.

BS/BA

MS

Professional Engineer

Senior Biologist (General, Fisheries, Wildlife, Botanist)

Level III

Design Studies. Collect and analyze biological data including but not limited to botany, fisheries including mollusks and crustaceans, and wildlife including ornithology and herpetology, relative to associated tasks. Utilize GIS for spatial representation and analysis. Conduct modeling for habitat restoration and impact analyses. Draft technical reports of findings and present information to the Government and the Public.

Supervise Staff Biologist and manage lab/field technicians.

BS/BA

PhD/MS

Certified Fisheries

Professional, Certified Wildlife

Biologist, or equivalent (preferred)

Staff Biologist (General, Fisheries, Wildlife, Botanist)

Level II

Collect and analyze biological data relative to associated tasks as assigned by the Senior Biologist, assist with technical reports of findings and prepare presentations for delivery to the Government and the Public. Manage lab/field technicians.

BS

MS

Associate or Certified Fisheries

Professional, Certified Wildlife

Biologist, or equivalent (preferred)

Scientist

Level III

Design studies. Collect and analyze ecological data relative to associated tasks, perform wetland delineations, utilize GIS for spatial representation and analysis, draft technical reports of findings and present information to the Government and the Public. Supervise Staff Ecologist and manage lab/field technicians.

BS/BA

PhD/MS

Certified Senior

Ecologist, Ecologist or equivalent (preferred)

Staff Ecologist/Wetland Scientist

Level II

Collect and analyze ecological data relative to associated tasks as assigned by the Senior Ecologist, assist with technical reports of findings and prepare presentations for delivery to the Government and the Public. Manage lab/field technicians.

BS

MS

Certified Ecologist or equivalent (preferred)

Senior Soil Scientist/Geomorphologist

Level III

Collect and analyze soil data relative to the chemistry, biology and physics of soils for associated tasks, utilize GIS for spatial representation and analysis, draft technical reports of findings and present information to the Government and the Public. Supervise Staff Soil Scientist and manage lab/field technicians.

BS/BA

PhD/MS

Certified Professional Soil Scientist or equivalent (preferred)

Staff Soil Scientist/Geomorphologist

Level II

Collect and analyze soil data relative to the chemistry, biology and physics of soils for associated tasks as assigned by the Senior Soil Scientist, assist with technical reports of findings and prepare presentations for delivery to the Government and the Public. Manage lab/field technicians.

BS

MS

Certified Professional Soil Scientist or equivalent (preferred)

Senior Geographer/Cartographer

Level III

Collect and analyze geographic data through field observation and electronic data query including remote sensing, interviews and surveys, and use GIS to conduct spatial analysis and develop map products. Draft technical reports of findings and present information to the Government and the Public. Supervise Staff geographer/Cartographer and

BS/BA

PhD/MS

Certified GIS Professional manage lab/field technicians.

Staff Geographer/Cartographer

Level II

Collect and analyze geographic data for associated tasks as assigned by the Senior Geographer/Cartographer. Use GIS to conduct spatial analysis and develop map products to contribute to technical reports of findings and presentations for the Government and the Public. Manage lab/field technicians.

BS

MS

Certified GIS Professional (preferred)

Senior Archaeologist Level III

Plan and conduct site surveys and collect and analyze data for culturally sensitive sites to inform Government actions.

Utilize GIS for spatial representation and analysis.

Draft technical reports of findings and present information to the Government. Supervise Staff Archaeologists and manage lab/field technicians.

12 PhD/MA Professional

Archaeologist

Staff Archaeologist

Level II

Collect and analyze data for culturally sensitive sites as assigned by the Senior Archaeologist to inform Government actions. Assist with technical reports of findings and prepare presentations for delivery to the Government. Manage lab/field technicians.

BA

MA

Professional Archaeologist

Senior Cultural Anthropologist

Level III

Develop and conduct surveys or interviews among the public and Native Americans relative to Government actions.

Analyze data and draft technical reports of findings and present information to the Government. Supervise Staff Anthropologists.

BS/BA

PhD/MA

Certified Diplomat or equivalent (preferred)

Staff Cultural…